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The Eosinopteryx was a 30cm (11.8in) flightless dinosaur whose remains were found in north-eastern China.
Dr Gareth Dyke said the find challenged "widely accepted theories on the origin of flight".
His co-authored paper backs up theories birds evolved from dinosaurs whose feathers were not used for flying.
Eosinopteryx lived about 140m years ago. It had a small wingspan and a bone structure that would have restricted its ability to flap its wings.
It also had toes suited to walking along the ground and fewer feathers on its tail and lower legs, which would have made it easier to run.
Dr Dyke, who is senior lecturer in vertebrate palaeontology at the University of Southampton, said: "This discovery sheds further doubt on the theory that the famous fossil Archaeopteryx - or 'first bird' as it is sometimes referred to - was pivotal in the evolution of modern birds.
"Our findings suggest that the origin of flight was much more complex than previously thought."
Dr Dyke said he was "very excited" to study the only Eosinopteryx skeleton in existence.
"It's such a well preserved complete skeleton of a small dinosaur," he said.
"It would have lived in a forested, swampy environment.
"I imagine it running around and jumping around from tree trunk to tree trunk, maybe using its wings to speed up its running."
The findings were published in a paper called "Reduced plumage and flight ability of a new Jurassic paravian therapod from China".
It was also authored by Pascal Godefroit of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Helena Demuynck of Earth System Science Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dongyu Hu of Paleontological Institute Shenyang Normal University China, François Escuillié of Eldonia France, and Philippe Claeys of Jilin University Geological Museum China.
The developers of the Northern United Colliery site in Cinderford must sign a legal agreement to look after protected species in the area before work starts.
Wildlife experts have said they will ask the Secretary of State to "call in" the decision.
But the government agency behind the plans said it was spending £50,000 to protect the wildlife habitats.
The area is currently home to three protected species; dormice, bats and great crested newts.
The plans are to turn the old mine into 11,000 sq m of office and employment space.
A similar project to create 2,800 sq m of office space at Forest Vale Industrial Park has also been approved.
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) said the plans would bring some 300 jobs and £11m investment into the Forest.
David Warburton, from the agency, said they were "crucial projects" for the Forest of Dean.
He said: "The Forest has not captured quite as much investment over recent years. Investment which is needed to really regenerate the area to provide new homes, new jobs and new educational facilities."
He added he was "absolutely confident we are putting all measures in place to mitigate any harm or danger to wildlife".
Last year Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust objected to the regeneration plans after the former colliery was designated a Key Wildlife Site.
A panel of wildlife experts believe the area is one of the best sites in Gloucestershire for wildlife.
Colin Studholme, from the trust, said: "In all the years the Wildlife Trust has been commenting on planning applications, this is probably the most significant one as far as wildlife is concerned."
The colliery, which closed in 1965, is owned by the HCA and was one of four 'priority investment areas' identified by the Cinderford Regeneration Board.
The outline planning applications are set to deliver:
A separate planning application for a £10.5m spine road is expected to be made to the district council in June.
Mr Schultz will become executive chairman and will change his focus to growing new Starbucks luxury brands.
He will be replaced by the current number two, Kevin Johnson, who has been on the board for seven years.
Mr Schultz, who has been at the company for 30 years, drove much of its expansion, with the firm reporting record profits last month.
He joined in 1982, but stepped down as chief executive in 2000 before returning in 2008.
"Starbucks consistently outperforms the retail industry because our stores, our offerings and the experiences our partners create make us a destination," Mr Schultz said in a statement.
The 63-year old said that the firm was "ideally positioned" to continue its growth with Mr Johnson at the helm.
However, in its last set of earnings the company said it faced "ongoing economic, consumer and geopolitical headwinds".
Mr Schultz has complained that the popularity of online shopping is keeping people at home and away from main shopping streets or malls, a point he underlined in a conference call to discuss his decision to stand down.
He is now set to work on the innovation, design and development of the more high-end Starbucks Reserve Roasteries around the world, as well as the company's social impact initiatives.
Depending on where you are in the world, it's quite possible Howard Schultz changed the way you drink coffee.
The company he runs, at least for a bit longer, needs little introduction. Starbucks has more than 25,000 stores in 75 countries.
But it wasn't always that way. In 2008, the company fell on hard times.
Howard Schultz, who had left the company in 2000, returned and is credited with getting the company back on track. One of the things he did was to focus on the basics.
That February, Starbucks shut its 7,100 company-owned stores to retrain its staff in how to make the perfect cup of coffee.
The company lost $6m that day. But the story of the firm's turnaround has led to some calling him the 'Steve Jobs' of Starbucks.
The 26-year-old all-rounder accepted he breached the International Cricket Council's code of conduct after being edged to the boundary by Shai Hope.
Stokes' "inappropriate comment" was heard through the stump microphone.
He had one demerit point added to his disciplinary record, and is now just one point away from a ban.
An ICC statement confirmed Stokes has three demerit points. If a player reaches four or more within a 24-month period, they will be converted into suspension points.
The two points Stokes picked up before Saturday came on 30 October 2016 and 26 November 2016.
Therefore, the first offence will be wiped from his record on 30 October 2018, while the second will be expunged on 26 November 2018.
Saturday's incident happened during the 101st over of West Indies' first innings at Headingley.
The charge was brought by on-field umpires Chris Gaffaney and S Ravi, third umpire Marais Erasmus and fourth umpire Nick Cook.
England won the opening match of the three-Test series by an innings and 209 runs but West Indies go into Sunday's third day of the second Test with a 71-run lead and five first innings wickets remaining.
The latest five-year plan calls for savings of up to 40% in a bid to reduce its budget by up to £28m.
The force has already had to reduce its spending by £36m since 2010.
Deputy Chief Constable Roger Bannister said the force hoped most of the savings could be achieved by voluntary redundancies and "natural wastage".
He said the exact amount of the budget cuts would not be known until the government's comprehensive spending review on 25 November.
Leicestershire Police has already shed 180 officers and 190 civilian staff since 2010, with most of the job losses achieved through natural wastage, including retirement.
"We will have to become smaller, more efficient and smarter in how we operate if the force is to be more cost-effective," he said.
Mr Bannister warned that "with 83% of our budget spent on salaries the force will inevitably need to operate with fewer officers and staff".
And he said the changes may include shutting down police buildings which are too big and expensive to run.
Loyalist blogger Mr Bryson alleged that Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson was one of five people set to receive a payment after the Nama deal.
Mr Robinson rejected the allegations.
Chairman Daithí McKay said many people use parliamentary privilege to make claims but it was the committee's job to test evidence and find "the truth".
The Sinn Féin MLA chairs Stormont's finance committee, which is holding one of several international inquiries into the £1.2bn property loan sale by the National Assets Management Agency (Nama) - the Republic of Ireland's 'bad bank'.
Speaking to the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme, he was questioned about why Mr Bryson was allowed to make serious allegations in public about the five people, without providing documentary evidence to back up his claims.
"A lot of people make allegations and a lot of politicians make allegations using privilege as well. Our job as a committee is to see if any of those allegations stand up," Mr McKay said.
"We need to now hear from a lot of the parties that have been reluctant to come before the committee or respond to any of our correspondence."
Mr Robinson has already said he would be "happy to appear before the committee" and Mr McKay told Good Morning Ulster he would ensure the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader was given the "time and space" to respond to Mr Bryson.
However, Mr McKay said two former DUP finance ministers, Simon Hamilton and Sammy Wilson, had not yet agreed to give evidence.
"So that is why we have Jamie Bryson, that is why we have other parties coming forward, because some within government are not coming forward to the committee," Mr McKay added.
On Wednesday, Mr Robinson said the claims were "scurrilous and unfounded", and without "one iota of evidence".
During his testimony, Mr Bryson also alleged the other beneficiaries of the Nama deal were to be solicitor Ian Coulter, accountant David Watters, ex-Nama advisor Frank Cushnahan and developer Andrew Creighton.
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Mr Bryson told the committee that the money was paid into an Isle of Man bank account controlled by Mr Coulter.
When asked for a response to Mr Bryson's allegations, a spokesman for Mr Watters and Mr Creighton said there would be "no comment at this time".
A spokeswoman for Mr Coulter re-issued a statement from July when he said no politician was to benefit from the deal.
Mr Cushnahan has previously stated that he never had "any meetings, dealings, correspondence or contact" with Cerberus or any of its representatives.
The controversy began in July when a politician in the Irish parliament alleged that £7m was to be channelled to a bank account that was "reportedly earmarked for a Northern Ireland politician".
That has led to a number of inquiries, including a criminal investigation led by the National Crime Agency.
The BBC has established that money in an Isle of Man bank account was intended to facilitate payments to deal-fixers.
Cerberus, the US investment firm that bought the loans from Nama, has denied that any improper or illegal payments were made on its behalf.
Nama said the sales process was "robust, competitive and secured the best outcome for the Irish taxpayer".
Jamie Bryson first came to public prominence during loyalist protests against Belfast City Council's decision in December 2012 to limit the number of days that the union flag flies from the city hall. It had previously been flown all year round.
Some of the demonstrations resulted in violence.
Earlier this year, Mr Bryson was found guilty of taking part in unlawful public processions as part of the widespread demonstrations. He received a six-month suspended sentence.
Although he was not involved in violence, a judge said the unlawful marches caused disorder at a "very tense and sensitive time".
He previously stood as an independent candidate in the 2011 local government election, receiving 167 votes in North Down.
In beating a bout of H1N1 the body makes antibodies that can kill many other flu strains, a study in the Journal of Experimental Medicine shows.
Doctors hope to harness this power to make a universal flu vaccine that would protect against any type of influenza.
Ultimately this could replace the "best guess" flu vaccines currently used.
Such a vaccine is the "holy grail" for flu researchers. Many scientists are already testing different prototypes to put an end to the yearly race to predict coming flu strains and quickly mass produce a new vaccine each flu season.
Dr Patrick Wilson who led the latest research said the H1N1 swine flu virus that reached pandemic levels infecting an estimated 60 million people last year, had provided a unique opportunity for researchers.
"It demonstrates how to make a single vaccine that could potentially provide immunity to all influenza.
"The surprise was that such a very different influenza strain, as opposed to the most common strains, could lead us to something so widely applicable."
In the nine patients they studied who had caught swine flu during the pandemic, they found the infection had triggered the production of a wide range of antibodies that are only very rarely seen after seasonal flu infections or flu vaccination.
Five antibodies isolated by the team could fight all the seasonal H1N1 flu strains from the last decade, the devastating "Spanish flu" strain from 1918 which killed up to 50m people, plus a potentially deadly bird flu H5N1 strain.
The researchers believe the "extraordinarily" powerful antibodies were created as the body learned how to fight the new infection with swine flu using its old memory of how to fight off other flu viruses.
Next they plan to examine the immune response of people who were vaccinated against last year's swine flu but did not get sick to see if they too have the same super immunity to flu.
Dr Sarah Gilbert is a expert in viruses at Oxford University and has been testing her own prototype universal flu vaccine.
She said: "Many scientists are working to develop a vaccine that would protect against the many strains of flu virus.
"This work gives us more confidence that it will be possible to generate a universal flu vaccine."
But she said it would take many years for a product to go through the necessary tests and trials.
"It will take at least five years before anything like this could be widely available."
The number of deaths this winter from flu verified by the Health Protection Agency currently is 50, with 45 of these due to swine flu.
The insurance industry has claimed that George Osborne is planning another increase in Insurance Premium Tax (IPT).
The tax was raised from 6% to 9.5% in November 2015.
The Treasury said it would not comment on speculation about the Budget, which takes place on Wednesday.
The AA said that a further increase, to 12.5%, would mean that the tax could be doubled in less than six months.
Such a rise would add £37 a year to the average car insurance premium, it said.
IPT is charged on motor, home, pet and medical insurance, as well as car breakdown cover.
Travel insurance, and insurance on some electrical products, attracts the higher rate of 20%.
Edmund King, the president of the AA, said it was ridiculous that the insurance industry might be singled out.
"Treasury minister Harriett Baldwin MP told us in a letter, 'IPT is not a tax on consumers but on insurance companies,' which is like saying fuel duty is not a tax on drivers but on petrol stations," he said.
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) said a rise in IPT would discourage customers from taking out policies.
The cost of motor policies rose more than 20% last year, according to the AA - partly as a result of November's rise in IPT.
However, many premiums have fallen over the longer term, making the tax a relatively easy target for the chancellor.
An increase in IPT could raise as much as £1.3bn for the Treasury in the first year.
George Osborne has already rejected plans to scale back tax relief on pension contributions - a change that could have netted the government up to £7bn a year.
Another alternative - raising fuel duty - has proved unpopular with some Tory MPs.
Co-op Funeralcare is extending its free service to cover 16 and 17-year-olds, meaning for some parts of the UK there will be no cost to bereaved families.
Like many independent funeral directors, the Co-op already offers free services for under 16-year-olds.
Carolyn Harris had to borrow money so she could bury her eight-year-old son.
She said: "This compassionate response by the Co-op reaffirms my faith in the funeral industry that has always maintained great respect and compassion at this most dreadful time.
"In reality this means that in some parts of the country, where compassionate local authorities have scrapped fees, there will be no cost to a bereaved parent."
The MP for Swansea East was forced to take out a loan to cover the costs after her son was killed in a road accident in 1989.
She is campaigning for an end to council burial charges for children.
Some local authorities - including Cardiff, Swansea and Plymouth - have already scrapped charges for child burials and cremations.
The government says help is available for those who cannot afford the charges through a social fund for funerals.
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Corbyn calls for end to child funeral charges
The average cost of a funeral in 2015 was £3,817 including third party fees, according to the Co-op.
The Co-op will cover the costs for the undertakers, embalming, coffin and transport.
It will not pay for third party fees, which include burial and cremation fees, the doctor certification and the minister or celebrant fee.
Richard Lancaster, chief executive of Co-op Funeralcare, said: "Dealing with the death of a child is a devastating experience for any parent and having to comprehend this as well as sorting out the funeral and associated costs makes this experience even more traumatic.
"We hope that others will now improve and extend their own policies on child funeral costs, meaning that funding support across the UK goes much further to assist bereaved parents."
William Eccleston, the managing director of the National Federation of Funeral Directors, welcomed the announcement saying many funeral directors, crematoria and burial grounds have traditionally had a 16-year-old cut off for free services.
He called on all funeral-related services to follow suit - including council-owned crematoria and cemeteries - to ensure costs are not passed on to families.
The children's cancer charity, CLIC Sargent, said the death of a child was something that parents were often financially unprepared for.
Chief executive Kate Lee said: "We know that a child's cancer diagnosis can place a huge financial burden on families, with parents spending an additional £600 per month on expenses such as travel, hospital parking and energy bills.
"For the families we support that go through the devastating experience of losing a child, the funeral expenses they face simply add to this burden."
In the year ending 31 March 2016, there were 3,665 child deaths in the UK.
The BBC said the radio show would "explore of what cars symbolise to women today, including freedom, power, refuge, novelty and familiarity".
The four-part series, which will feature a different guest every week, begins on 30 November.
Dawn French, Olivia Colman, Sarah Millican and Germaine Greer will be among the interviewees.
Coren Mitchell said: "I'm really looking forward to sitting down with some of the greatest women in modern British culture and talking about the pros and cons of the five-speed manual gearbox."
Cars will be used "as a vehicle to share memories and take a comic look at life, love, sex, work, childhood, adulthood and adventure", the BBC said.
The episodes will be recorded in front of a live audience at the BBC's Radio Theatre in London.
Members of the public will be invited to take part in the programme and share their own memories, such as driving to a first job, doing the school run or picnic trips in a campervan.
French, who will appear on the first episode, said: "It will be great to get together with Victoria for a good old girly natter about the torque stats on the BMW Luxus 850."
BBC Radio 4 comedy commissioning editor Sioned William said of Coren Mitchell: "She's brainy, witty and - I'm reliably informed - can change a tyre in under five minutes."
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The artwork, which depicted police officers as pigs, had been removed several times by Republican congressmen only to have the Democrats remount it.
It has now been permanently removed due to a rule banning depictions of "contemporary political controversies".
Riots erupted in 2014 after the death of a young black man in Ferguson.
Michael Brown, 18, was unarmed when he was shot by Officer Darren Wilson leading to days of tense stand-offs between protesters and heavily armed police.
The painting by David Pulphus, a high school student from Missouri, hung among hundreds of paintings on Capitol Hill for months before coming to the attention of conservative news outlets.
The work sparked outrage from Republicans and police advocacy groups, with one congressman calling it "a slap in the face to the countless men and women who put their lives on the line everyday on behalf of our safety and freedom".
Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter of California then took matters into his own hands, removing the painting without permission and delivering it to Congressman Lacy Clay, who represents the student's congressional district.
Mr Clay, along with members of the Congressional Black Caucus, then returned the painting to its original location, only to have it removed again by Republican members of congress.
The tit-for-tat continued for days, until eventually the Architect of the Capitol - which controls works of art in Congress - ruled that it had violated rules for the student art competition because it depicts a subject of "contemporary political controversy".
Mr Clay's office vowed that the congressman still has "much to say" about the controversy and accused Republicans of trying to suppress free speech "with their own brand of retroactive, vigilante censorship".
In a speech on Friday, Labour deputy leader Tom Watson said the act should be extended to give people more rights to scrutinise public bodies.
The commission looking at the act has been criticised for lacking freedom of information campaigners as members.
The government has said there are concerns that "sensitive information" is being inadequately protected.
The six-person commission considering the act includes former home secretaries Jack Straw and Lord Howard.
The passing of the Freedom of Information Act in 2000 gave anyone the right to access recorded information held by government and other public sector bodies. It obliged public authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and UK-wide authorities based in Scotland, to publish certain information about their activities.
In a speech in London, Mr Watson said the Conservatives had been vocal supporters of transparency while in opposition and during the coalition but were following a "trust us, we know best" approach now they were governing on their own.
David Cameron "did not like to be challenged", he said, suggesting the publication of 36 written ministerial statements and more than 420 documents on Thursday, the last day before the Christmas recess, was further evidence of a prime minister intent on "governing from the shadows".
"The Tories, in their pursuit of secrecy, are not just attempting to blind us with massive information," he said.
"They're doing it the old-fashioned way and actually trying to turn off the lights; systematically making it harder for people to engage with policy making, retreating into a darker and more secretive place."
Mr Watson said the FOI review was an exercise in secrecy itself, claiming the government had yet to submit evidence to the inquiry and had been forced into agreeing to its sessions to be held in public.
"It doesn't have the support of the public. It is opposed by many of the organisations that are covered by FOI; it has been condemned by the Information Commissioner and slammed by a former head of the civil service.
"It's a waste of taxpayers' money and it's time it was scrapped. The Freedom of Information Act works well. Labour would strengthen and extend it."
Mr Watson said he suspected the commission was "predestined" to deliver the conclusion which the government wants and which will allow ministers to raise barriers to obtaining information.
He accused the government of seeking to "reverse the transparency Labour introduced" and to "turn off the lights, systematically making it harder for people to engage with policy making, retreating into a darker and more secretive place".
Mr Watson argued that "a more open government will be a better government, with more robust policy making".
When the review was launched in July, Cabinet Office minister Lord Bridges said: "We fully support the Freedom of Information Act but after more than a decade in operation it is time that the process is reviewed to make sure it's working effectively."
Leader Nick Clegg said the party's candidate Mike Thornton had pulled off a "stunning victory" which had been secured "against the odds".
UKIP leader Nigel Farage said its best-ever performance in a Westminster poll showed it had "connected with voters".
David Cameron said the Tories would recover from a "disappointing" result.
The by-election was called after former Lib Dem cabinet minister Chris Huhne resigned as an MP following an admission he had perverted the course of justice over driving licence points.
But the party, which has held Eastleigh since another by-election in 1994, won despite a fall in its share of the vote of more than 14 percentage points since the 2010 general election.
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UKIP candidate Diane James got 11,571 votes, on a 19.3% swing from the Lib Dems.
Conservative Maria Hutchings won 10,559 votes, representing a 14 percentage points fall in her share of the vote since the general election, when she came second to Mr Huhne.
Labour's John O'Farrell was fourth with 4,088 votes.
Lib Dem Mr Thornton, who has been a parish and borough councillor since 2007, said: "The people of Eastleigh recognise that the Liberal Democrats have always had a superb record of delivery, we've always listened to what people want, and we always make sure that we do a good job."
By Robin BrantBBC News political correspondent
What does this result mean?
At a victory celebration in the constituency, Mr Clegg said the party had won in the "most exceptionally difficult circumstances" - given the manner of Huhne's departure and allegations surrounding the party's former chief executive Lord Rennard.
"We held our nerve. We stood our ground... We overcame the odds with a stunning victory," he said, adding that the result proved the Lib Dems "can be a party of government and still win".
UKIP's Nigel Farage said the surge in support for his party was not a "freak result" but a continuation of a trend which had seen it rise in the national polls.
"We have really connected with voters in this constituency," he told the BBC. "And that is because we are talking about issues that the other parties would like to brush under the carpet."
Prime Minister and Conservative leader David Cameron said his party would not "change tack" on the economy, immigration or welfare in response to the poor performance.
"This is a by-election. It's mid-term. It's a protest. That's what happens in by-elections," he said.
"It's disappointing for the Conservative Party but we must remain true to our principles, true to our course, and that way we can win people back."
Labour leader Ed Miliband said he would have preferred to have done better but it was "tough" territory for his party as it had never come close to winning Eastleigh before, even in its 1997 landslide election year.
The result, he added, showed Labour needed to "redouble its efforts" to increase its appeal to voters, in the south of England and elsewhere, who were not traditional supporters.
Turnout was 52.7%, down from 69.3% at the 2010 general election.
Results in full:
Mike Thornton (Liberal Democrat) 13,342 (32.06%, -14.48%)
Diane James (UKIP) 11,571 (27.80%, +24.20%)
Maria Hutchings (Conservative) 10,559 (25.37%, -13.96%)
John O'Farrell (Labour) 4,088 (9.82%, +0.22%)
Danny Stupple (Independent) 768 (1.85%, +1.56%)
Dr Iain Maclennan (National Health Action Party) 392 (0.94%)
Ray Hall (Beer, Baccy and Crumpet Party) 235 (0.56%)
Kevin Milburn (Christian Party) 163 (0.39%)
Howling Laud Hope (Monster Raving Loony Party) 136 (0.33%)
Jim Duggan (Peace Party) 128 (0.31%)
David Bishop (Elvis Loves Pets) 72 (0.17%)
Michael Walters (English Democrats) 70 (0.17%, -0.30%)
Daz Procter (Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts) 62 (0.15%)
Colin Bex (Wessex Regionalist) 30 (0.07%)
Kevin Whyman, 39, was flying a Folland Gnat aircraft that came down near the event at Oulton Park at about 14:00 BST.
BBC presenter Chris Evans, CarFest's founder, confirmed his death and said the pilot's family had been informed.
A visibly upset Mr Evans delivered a statement saying the display pilot had been killed in a "tragic accident".
The Heritage Aircraft Trust, operator of the Gnat Display Team, said in a statement: "Kevin was a Royal Air Force-trained fast jet pilot whose enthusiasm for flying the Folland Gnat was infectious.
"He will be greatly missed by his family, the team and many friends.
"Kevin leaves a wife and young daughter."
Mr Whyman, who was born in Chester, is a Cambridge University economics graduate.
He trained with the university's boat club and coxed Cambridge to victory in the 1996 and 1997 boat races against Oxford.
He had a career with the RAF from 1998 to 2001, when he left for a trading job with a US investment bank in the City of London.
He completed his civilian flying licences so that he could continue with his passion for flying.
BBC producer Justin Bones, on the scene at Oulton Park, said two planes performed a low-level, close-proximity pass just before the crash.
One of the aircraft failed to pull up and crashed north of the circuit, he said.
Mr Evans said: "The event will continue on the advice of the three aviation authorities we are currently involved with, as part of the ongoing investigation to what happened.
"And the police have also advised us that the best thing, and the safest thing to do, is to carry on with the event, bearing in mind there are 10,000 children here, and that's what we are going to do."
Cheshire Police say they are working to establish how the accident happened.
Eyewitnesses described horrified spectators screaming as the plane nosedived suddenly.
Witness Steve Gluning, who works with aircraft, said: "It's an airshow and it's dangerous. You know these things can happen but when they happen in front of you it's shocking.
"We were at the CarFest, my partner and I. Two Gnats came in. Five or six minutes doing individual and pair displays. They did a crossover. One went north and the other, I saw it jink. It went past the trees. Two or three seconds later there was a fireball.
"Instantly, you know that could be fatal."
Tessa Angel was watching the display with her husband.
"We saw two planes flying, weaving side by side. One was at a strange angle. My husband said: 'That's low. I hope he comes back up.' Then it went down," she said.
"People were staring, asking what happened. I didn't see any parachute. There were sirens within seconds, then a helicopter hovering."
Aviation expert Julian Bray said the type of Gnat plane involved in the crash had been around since 1955.
Peter Collins, a test pilot and former RAF pilot based in Cheshire, is familiar with the aircraft.
He told the BBC: "I flew it during training. I rate it as one of the best aeroplanes I've ever flown.
"It was designed as a fighter that was later turned into a trainer."
CarFest's organisers said in a statement: "Our thoughts are with the family of the pilot and all those affected at this time.
"We have helpfully received images and footage captured by those close to the site, which will aid with the police investigation.
"Should anyone else have similar photo or video footage, they are asked to keep hold of it in case the authorities request further information."
An Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) spokesman said: "AAIB will be investigating and is sending a team to the site."
Mr Evans, a car enthusiast who has just become the new presenter of BBC Top Gear, created the motoring and music festival, which raises money for BBC Children in Need.
Other celebrities attending CarFest included TV chefs James Martin, Tom Kerridge and Paul Hollywood.
The review examined deaths linked to Sussex NHS Partnership Foundation Trust patients between 2007 and 2015.
It found killings by Kayden Smith in 2012 and Roger Goswell in 2007 had been "preventable" and "predictable".
The trust has apologised and offered its condolences to families.
Two families' stories
The review of what is one of England's largest mental health trusts was launched following the stabbing to death of Donald Lock, 79, by Matthew Daley in 2015.
Daley, who had been under the care of the trust at the time, was convicted of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility after stabbing Mr Lock 39 times following a collision between two cars on the A24 in Findon, West Sussex.
During the trial, jurors were told Daley's mother had pleaded with mental health experts to have her son sectioned.
The review looked at nine killings committed by patients of the trust and the case of one patient who was killed while under the care of the trust.
Smith killed Danish tourist Jan Jansen at his flat in Hassocks, while Goswell, who was also a patient, killed his wife Susan in West Chiltington before taking his own life.
The independent review commissioned by the trust and NHS England found that, in several cases, the process to assess patients was "inadequate" and "the risk posed by the service user went unrecognised or was severely underestimated".
In some cases, "risks assessments were not completed or were completed incorrectly".
The report said: "Some diagnoses are incorrect and remained unchanged in the face of the service user's behaviour.
"Sometimes service users made threats to kill others but no further action, for example informing the police or warning the person threatened, was taken."
It added: "If the service user had been assessed as high risk, then a management plan would have been triggered."
The report said learning after each killing had not always been taken up across the trust and there was some "repetition" in the recommendations made after each one.
Colm Donaghy, chief executive of the trust, offered his "sincere apology and condolences" to families.
Mr Donaghy said the trust had commissioned the review with NHS England because it wanted to make sure "we have done everything possible in response to these tragic incidents"
"I realise this may bring back painful memories for [the families]. I also understand that some, if not all, will feel angry about our services," he said.
"We have investigated each of the incidents individually. We also wanted independent, expert advice about any common themes which may link them."
He added: "This review sends us a strong message about the need to identify and embed learning when things go wrong in a way that changes clinical practice and behaviour."
Marjorie Wallace, chief executive of the mental health charity Sane, said: "We are pleased that these steps are being taken to deal with the families who have been so often disregarded and who experienced obstacles in finding out the truth."
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George Thompson was convicted of supplying cocaine and amphetamine between 18 July and 21 November 2014.
A jury found him guilty of two charges at the High Court in Livingston.
Judge Lord Ballantyne told greyhound breeder Thompson, of Livingston, he would be remanded in custody until sentence at the High Court in Edinburgh in July.
Thompson's son Stuart, 36, from Uphall, West Lothian, walked free from court on Wednesday after being acquitted of the same charges after the judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence to convict him.
Thompson senior had denied handling and dealing in the Class A and Class B drugs at various locations in the central belt and the Scottish Borders between 18 July and 21 November 2014.
The jury heard he had been under surveillance by Police Scotland's serious crime and counter terrorism squad for months
Officers watched as he made contact with three men who were stopped in possession of controlled drugs shortly after they met him. All three associates were later prosecuted and convicted of drugs offences.
Police also monitored Thompson as he made daily visits to West Cairns Farm at Kirknewton, where Alexander Cameron was killed by his tenant James Smith.
Smith's wife Helen had reported suspicious late-night movements at the farm which resulted in the major police drugs investigation focusing on Thompson.
Police stopped his white Transit van on the A7 near Heriot in the Borders on 20 November 2014 and found half a kilo of cocaine hidden in a compartment above the driver's seat.
A search of the accused's home uncovered two bags containing amphetamine in his freezer drawers.
A search of the farm uncovered three kilos of high purity cocaine and a kilo of amphetamine, commonly known as 'speed', in kennels used by Thompson.
It emerged after Thompson's conviction that he had previously served a three-month prison sentence for being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs.
Det Ch Inspector Kenny Gray from the East Organised Crime and Counter Terrorism Unit said: "There is no doubt that George Thompson was heavily involved in the distribution of drugs throughout the Lothians and Scottish Borders, given the significant quantity of Class A drugs we seized from vehicles and properties linked to him.
"The cocaine was of a very high-purity and we are delighted to have recovered it before it could cause untold harm to our communities.
"Tackling drug crime is a priority for Police Scotland and we robustly gather and investigate all intelligence from the public relating to those involved in offences of this nature.
A "gateway structure" - a standing stone-like monument - is to be installed at Clachnaharry on the Beauly-Inverness road.
Telford Roundabout and the A82's central reservation at the Longman are to be planted with trees and shrubs.
The council is also to hold a public consultation on how other roundabouts and sites could be spruced up.
The consultation will run for 10 weeks from 6 June.
Highland councillors approved the demonstrator project and the consultation at a meeting earlier this week.
The 42-year-old stepped down after a draw with Braintree but stayed on as caretaker manager while a replacement was found.
The National League side have now re-appointed Gary Mills as manager.
Mills, 54, previously managed York from October 2010 to March 2013, leading them to promotion to League Two, and was sacked by Wrexham on Thursday.
McNamara offered to resign as boss if York did not get a "positive result" at Braintree earlier this month.
Mills rejoins York with the club 19th in the National League.
His first game in charge will be Monday's FA Cup fourth qualifying round replay at Curzon Ashton.
A statement on the club website said that following an interview process Mills was "the person most qualified to take the team forward".
It added: "Gary brings with him a depth of knowledge and experience at this level, together with a track record of getting the most out of players and is well known for his exciting, attacking and, when necessary, pragmatic brand of football to achieve positive results."
McNamara took over as York boss in November last year but was unable to prevent them being relegated from League Two last season and won just three of 15 league games this term.
Mills was sacked by Wrexham on Thursday after 18 months in charge at the Racecourse Ground.
Wood was released by the Chairboys in May after five seasons at Adams Park.
The 30-year-old previously made more than 100 appearances for Brentford after spells in non-league with Cray Wanderers and Bromley.
He can play on either side in a defensive or midfield role and featured in Wycombe's 4-3 FA Cup fourth round defeat by Tottenham in January.
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The testing was necessary as the babies were not wearing identity bracelets, Mexico City Mayor Angel Mancera said.
The explosion on Thursday killed a nurse and two infants and injured more than 70 others.
It is believed to have been caused by a leak in a hose from a gas lorry fuelling the hospital's tanks.
"There are parents who have identified their children, but as the babies did not have bracelets on, we have to follow a protocol to identify them," Mr Mancera was quoted by Reuters as saying.
Tank workers struggled for about 15 minutes to repair the hose while a large gas cloud formed, witnesses said.
The explosion shot a fireball into the sky, and was so powerful that much of the building collapsed.
Mothers inside shielded their infants to protect them for the blast. Many of those injured suffered burns or cuts from broken glass.
Rescuers searched under rubble and twisted metal but by late on Thursday said no one was still trapped.
Mr Mancera said a bigger tragedy was avoided as the hospital was able to evacuate many of the people inside before the leak turned into an explosion.
The three operators of the gas lorry have been detained.
There have been a number of other fatal gas explosions in Mexico over recent years.
In February 2013, 37 people died in a blast at the headquarters of the state energy firm Pemex.
Police said on Twitter the students were robbed playing the game in Hulme.
The popular smartphone game, released in the UK on Thursday, involves catching digital characters at real-life locations using GPS.
Police also warned parents the location tracking used in the app could be used by criminals to target children.
Det Supt Joanne Rawlinson said: "There have already been incidents in America where young people are thought to have been targeted through the app.
"I would urge parents to speak to their children about the app and the best ways to make sure they stay safe."
Announcing the move in Paris, Theresa May said the internet must not be "a safe space" for extremists.
Speaking alongside President Emmanuel Macron, she said they would also look at proposals to fine social media firms if they fail to take down such content.
It is the PM's first foreign trip since losing her majority at the election.
It comes as UK officials gear up for the start of Brexit talks on 19 June - Mrs May confirmed those negotiations would begin on time despite the unexpected election result and the ongoing talks with the DUP to shore up a minority Conservative government.
Both France and the UK have faced multiple terror attacks in recent years. Three French citizens died in the attack on London Bridge earlier this month, and a British man, Nick Alexander, was killed in the attack on the Bataclan concert hall in Paris in November 2015.
Mrs May and Mr Macron had a working dinner before travelling to the England v France football friendly at the Stade de France, where there was a minute's silence before kick-off to honour those killed in the Manchester and London attacks.
At their joint press conference, Mrs May said the UK was already working with internet companies "to stop the spread of extremist material that is warping young minds".
But she said she and President Macron agreed those firms must do more "and abide by their social responsibility to step up their efforts to remove harmful content".
The joint UK-French campaign will explore options for creating "a legal liability" which would allow companies to be punished if they fail to take steps to remove terrorist content.
More meetings would be held in the coming days between the UK home secretary and the French interior minister to push forward those plans, the PM added.
Mr Macron said they wanted to "strengthen the commitment" of internet companies to removing extremist material.
The Metropolitan Police's head of counter-terrorism Mark Rowley echoed the prime minister's concerns that terrorist material was too easily accessible online.
Writing in the Times, Assistant Commissioner Rowley said: "We need communities to be more assertive at calling out extremists and radicalisers amongst us. It's not just overseas propaganda inspiring attacks.
"And we need communications and internet-based companies to show more responsibility.
"It is too easy for the angry, violent or vulnerable to access extremist views, learn about attack methodologies, conspire on encrypted applications and then acquire equipment to kill, all online."
Mr Rowley said "an internet going darker" was making it harder to look into people who may be of concern, but he welcomed Theresa May's efforts to look at strategies for dealing with extremism.
The government's independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Max Hill QC questioned whether heavy fines for tech companies that failed to take down extreme content was "absolutely necessary".
He told BBC News: "I've sat with the relevant police unit as they identify extreme content. I've seen them communicating with tech companies and I've seen the cooperation that flows from that.
"It's a question of the bulk of the material rather than a lack of cooperation in dealing with it."
Google says it already invests heavily in combating abuse on its platforms and is working on an "international forum to accelerate and strengthen our existing work in this area".
Facebook has also insisted it works "aggressively to remove terrorist content from our platform as soon as we become aware of it".
Twitter says "terrorist content has no place on" its platform.
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Laura Kenny, 24, revealed the news with a post on Instagram of two adult bikes lined up alongside a child's bike.
Husband Jason added his own post on Twitter, while Great Britain team-mate Dani King tweeted "best news ever".
Agent Luke Lloyd-Davies said the couple and their families are "absolutely thrilled and delighted with the news".
"They very much appreciate all the kind wishes and messages of support that they have received already," he added.
The couple, who married in September in a private ceremony, went public with the news following their 12-week scan.
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Jason, 28, has won six track cycling Olympic gold medals, including three at last summer's Games in Rio.
Laura pulled out of last month's National Track Championships after injuring a hamstring, but said at the time she hoped to be fit for April's World Championships in Hong Kong
Prof Don Berwick, who led a review for government on safety three years ago, said there should be a three-year moratorium on the new contract.
He said the NHS had a "demoralised" workforce and needed to find another way out of the "mess".
Ministers have said the new contract is needed to improve safety at weekends.
But Prof Berwick cast doubt on that by saying it may be "impossible" for the NHS to tackle the issue given the current level of funding, the HSJ reports.
Speaking at an event in London at the King's Fund think-tank, Prof Berwick said: "You cannot achieve excellence in combat with your future workforce, it makes no sense at all.
"So you need to find a way to de-escalate... I think the government should apologise."
But Prof Berwick, who has also acted as a health adviser to US President Barack Obama, said there did not need to be resignations but urged ministers to acknowledge their "mistake".
He also urged junior doctors to have "some courage and generosity" and embrace some of the changes being made.
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Prof Berwick is the most high profile figure yet to speak out against the decision to impose the new contract.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt made the announcement earlier this month after talks with the British Medical Association broke down.
The BMA has argued the deal is "flawed" and say they have put forward a "fair and affordable" alternative.
The new contract, which reduces payments for weekend working, will start being rolled out in the summer.
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It said it was applying to drill, hydraulically fracture and test gas flow at up to four exploration wells at Preston New Road, Little Plumpton.
It said it would also submit an application for its Roseacre Wood site "a few weeks later".
Campaigners say fracking is harmful to the environment.
The energy company said it had produced a detailed environmental impact assessment as part of the application.
The firm said it was applying to install a network of "monitoring stations" within 4km (2.4 miles) of the Preston New Road site.
Cuadrilla's chief executive Francis Egan said the application could be an "important milestone for Lancashire" in unlocking its shale gas potential.
He has estimated the market value of shale gas reserves in Lancashire at £136bn.
Mr Egan said the firm had undertaken "extensive consultation and engagement" with local people.
Lancashire County Council said once the application was registered it would reach a decision "within 16 weeks".
Fracking - or hydraulic fracturing - is a technique in which water and chemicals are pumped into shale rock at high pressure to extract gas.
Lawrence Carter from Greenpeace said Cuadrilla "could not have picked a worse time to push ahead with their drilling plans in Lancashire" and were "bound to hit a wall of opposition".
"Fracking firms are ploughing ahead despite widespread concerns about the impact of fracking on water supply, air pollution and the industrialisation of our countryside."
The technique was suspended in the UK in 2011 after fracking of shale gas deposits near Blackpool was linked to two minor earthquakes.
A study by the British Geological Survey placed the epicentre for each quake about 500m away from the Preese Hall-1 well.
A government report published in June 2012 concluded fracking was safe if adequately monitored.
The company said in December no further work would take place at the site near Weeton.
Cuadrilla also confirmed it was pulling out of Becconsall well, near Banks, and said it would not seek to frack at its Anna's Road site in St Annes.
Cambridgeshire Police investigated Benjamin Morris, 32, after he was accused of travelling to the USA to assault a 14-year-old girl.
At Cambridge Crown Court, Morris, of Bourn Road, Cambridge, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the two boys when they were aged under 13-years-old.
He was also found guilty of assaulting the teenage girl in Vermont, USA.
Cambridgeshire Police said its investigation discovered Morris had befriended the boys in 2004, when they were aged eight and nine and attending an after school club.
He began to babysit them and assaulted them over a six year period, officers said.
Morris pleaded guilty to two counts of engaging in penetrative sex with the boys when they were under 13 and a further two counts of the same charge when they were under 16.
He was also found guilty of two counts of sexual activity with a girl aged between 13 and 15.
Det Con Jo Nicholson said: "Morris abused his position of trust and showed no remorse for his actions, blaming the victims for what happened.
"I hope this sentence will provide some form of closure for the victims and allow them to move on with the rest of their lives."
Once he has served the prison sentence he will be on an extended licence for four years.
Morris was also placed on the sex offenders register for life and made subject of a sexual harm prevention order for life.
Colombine Charnock was a passenger in a Skoda when it collided with four other vehicles and hit the supermarket building in Hungerford on Thursday 8 December.
She died in hospital the next day.
The family of Mrs Charnock, from Buttermere in Wiltshire, said she would be "missed by her many friends".
In a statement, they said Mrs Charnock was known to friends and family as Chris and had previously lived in London where she had been a hospital volunteer.
The family added that they were grateful for the "efficiency, kindness and help of the emergency services" on the night of the incident.
Thames Valley Police said a man in his 80s was driving the car at the time of the collision and that he sustained minor injuries.
No arrests have been made.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein cited Mr Trump's comments on the use of torture and his attitude to "vulnerable communities".
The Republican presidential candidate's campaign has been marked by a number of controversial comments.
Recent crude remarks about women have caused the biggest political fallout.
Overnight President Barack Obama, at a rally for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, condemned those comments, saying: "The guy says stuff that nobody would find tolerable if they were applying for a job at 7-Eleven."
Mr Hussein said at a news briefing in Geneva: "If Donald Trump is elected on the basis of what he has said already - and unless that changes - I think it is without any doubt that he would be dangerous from an international point of view."
Mr Hussein said he was "not keen or intent on interfering in any political campaign within any particular country".
But he said that when an election could result in an increase in the use of torture "or the focus on vulnerable communities in a way that suggests that they may well be deprived of their human rights, then I think it is incumbent to say so".
Mr Hussein has spoken out before on Mr Trump's policies, saying in June that "bigotry is not proof of strong leadership", while in September he launched a scathing attack on Western populist politicians, branding them "demagogues and political fantasists".
During the campaign, Mr Trump has said that "torture works" and has promised to bring back "a lot worse than waterboarding".
Waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques previously used by US forces on terror suspects have been banned by the Obama administration.
Mr Trump said of waterboarding in June: "I like it a lot. I don't think it's tough enough."
His comments on migrants, Mexicans in particular, have drawn fire from rights activists.
He has vowed to build a wall along the Mexican border and in June 2015 branded some Mexican migrants "rapists" and "murderers".
Mr Hussein's latest comments are unlikely to change the New York billionaire's harsh criticism of the United Nations.
"The United Nations is not a friend of democracy," Mr Trump said in March. "It's not a friend even to the United States of America, where as we all know, it has its home."
He has criticised the US spending on the organisation. In April, he said: "Where do you ever see the United Nations? Do they ever settle anything? It's just like a political game. The United Nations - I mean the money we spend on the United Nations."
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Mr Trump is still battling the fallout from his lewd comments on women in a 2005 video released on Friday. Mr Trump described how he had sought to have sex with a married woman and made other sexually aggressive comments.
Many top Republicans, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, have since distanced themselves from Mr Trump.
Mr Trump fired back in a string of tweets, saying the "shackles" had been removed, allowing him to "fight for America the way I want to". He said he neither wanted nor needed Mr Ryan's support.
Mr Trump said "disloyal" Republicans "come at you from all sides. They don't know how to win - I will teach them!"
Mr Obama weighed in against Mr Trump at a campaign rally in Greensboro, North Carolina.
He said: "You don't have to be a husband or a father to say that's not right. You just have to be a decent human being."
Mr Obama questioned how senior Republican politicians could still want Mr Trump to be president.
Meanwhile Mr Trump delivered a gaffe while addressing supporters in Florida on Tuesday, telling them to go out and vote on the wrong date.
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The 31-year-old Denmark international left Anfield to return to former club Brondby in 2014 and his contract expired at the end of the season.
"It's sad, but it is the right decision to stop. I'm proud of my career," he posted on Twitter.
Agger made 232 appearances for Liverpool and scored 14 goals for the club after signing from Brondby in January 2006.
Agger turned down offers from Premier League and other European teams to return to Brondby, saying he was "feeling the effects of playing regularly in a league that is as physically demanding as the Premier League".
However, he later suggested in an interview with Danish television that his relationship with former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers had broken down. Agger told TV3 that Rodgers "didn't appreciate the things I could do."
Two tries from Dave Kearney and one from Rory O'Loughlin helped the Irish province to a 21-7 half-time lead.
Adam Byrne, Joey Carbery and Bryan Byrne added second-half touchdowns, with Ross Byrne converting five tries.
Robert Barbieri and Andrea Pratichetti crossed for Treviso, with Ian McKinley adding the extras on both occasions.
The match marked the return to action of winger Kearney, fly-half Carbery and prop Ross after injuries.
Kearney started his first game since suffering an ankle injury in October and was named man of the match after scoring two first-half tries.
Carbery, missing since suffering an ankle injury in a Champions Cup game with Northampton in December, ran in a try after being introduced from the replacements' bench.
Ross, out with a hamstring problem since November, was also called from the bench in the second half.
With 11 players away on international duty, Treviso's much-changed line-up could not have asked for a worse start as they conceded a try with less than two minutes played - Ross Byrne cleverly dinking over the top following a line-out for O'Loughlin to collect and slide over.
The Italians enjoyed a period of dominance but then Dominic Ryan made an initial break in midfield and the ball was worked wide for Kearney to score.
And 14-0 became 21-0 shortly after after as Kearney again went over in the corner.
To their credit, Treviso got on the board before half-time as Barbieri barrelled his way across the line to narrow the deficit to 14 points at the break.
A scrappy start to the second period was ended on 50 minutes as Adam Byrne notched the bonus-point try, when a solid scrum set the platform for the ball to be spread through the hands and the 22-year-old finished the move.
Pratichetti dotted down for a nicely-worked try shortly after but visiting fly-half Carbery burrowed over the whitewash with 15 minutes remaining.
And there was still time for Bryan Byrne to grab a sixth try for Leinster as he benefitted from an inexorable driving maul to complete a triumph that narrowed the gap on second-placed Ospreys to three points and leaders Munster to four points.
Benetton Treviso: D Odiete; A Pratichetti, T Iannone, A Sgarbi (capt), L Sperandio; I McKinley, T Tebaldi; F Zani, L Bigi, T Pasquali; F Gerosa, T Paulo; M Lazzaroni, D Budd, R Barbieri.
Replacements: D Giazzon for Bigi (53), M Zanusso for Pasquali (67), G Zanini for Barbieri (67), M Tagicakibau for Buondonno (63), Benettin for Iannone (71), de Marchi for Zani (53)
Not Used: F Minto, E Francescato.
Leinster: Z Kirchner; A Byrne, R O'Loughlin, N Reid, D Kearney; R Byrne, J Gibson-Park; P Dooley, R Strauss (capt), M Bent; M Kearney, I Nagle; D Ryan, D Leavy, J Conan.
Replacements: B Byrne for Strauss (56), A Porter for Dooley (56), M Ross for Bent (56), R Molony for Nagle (63), P Timmins for Leavy (69), L McGrath for Gibson-Park (63), J Carbery for R Byrne (54), B Daly for Reid (63).
With a limited number of A-League and under-18 fixtures providing the only opportunity, Ross wants more game time for up-and-coming talent.
"We need to try and get more games," Ross told BBC Hereford & Worcester.
"They work hard but we don't want them in the gym all the time. We want them playing, especially at weekends."
Outside academy and youth matches, the only option to get regular rugby for players not in first-team contention is to send them out on loan.
Warriors currently have five players loaned to other clubs, with two more on dual-registration.
Former Scotland international and London Welsh assistant coach Ross, who has been with the Premiership club since April 2015, says Warriors intend to work hard to get a better environment for its budding stars.
"Somehow we've got to get fixtures for them. You don't want to train all week only to not play at the weekend," Ross said.
"We want to play more and hopefully, over the next couple of years, that will happen."
Matt Cox, Alex Grove, Max Stelling and England full-back Chris Pennell have all graduated from the Warriors' academy into the first team in the past.
More recently, full-back Ben Howard, centre Dean Hammond and second-row Christian Scotland-Williamson have joined them as the Premiership side continue to heavily invest in their academy structure.
Four Worcester players started England's Under-20 Six Nations international against Wales last Friday and two other youth internationals - scrum-half Jamie Shillcock, 17, and flanker Sam Ripper-Smith, 20 - have just signed new contracts at Sixways.
"That can only be good for the future," Ross added.
"We're beginning to get guys coming through and if a player's 50-50 about whether to come here and they see players get given opportunities in the first-team environment at Worcester, it'll encourage them to come."
The Recoletas Hospital delivered the twins by Caesarean section, the usual method in such rare cases.
The unnamed woman had undergone fertility treatment in the US, Spanish media report. The hospital has posted a video clip of the Caesarean delivery.
In 2012 the woman gave birth to a girl, who was later taken into care by social services, amid welfare concerns.
Social workers said the girl was being brought up isolated, poorly clothed and with bad personal hygiene, the Spanish daily El Pais reported.
No decision has been taken yet about the mother's twins. They and the mother are reported to be in good health in hospital. The boy weighs 2.4kg (5.3 pounds) and the girl 2.2kg (4.8 pounds).
The delivery went without complications.
In recent years, El Pais reports, two other Spanish women in their 60s have given birth to healthy babies.
In April 2016 an Indian woman in her 70s, Daljinder Kaur, gave birth to a healthy boy in India's Haryana state after fertility treatment.
Brenda Phillips from Lisburn has invented a silicon ear guard to prevent injury and protect cartilage.
The invention is already in use by rugby players, judo professionals and wrestlers.
Ms Phillips, whose son Connor plays rugby, is now hoping to make it available to all contact sports.
She explained that the idea was sparked by watching an Ulster rugby game on television.
"I was sitting watching the TV with Connor," she said.
"John Afoa (former Ulster player), had what looked like a piece of cotton wool, or some sort of protection on his ear.
"He got rugby tackled and his ear burst open again.
"I said 'In this day and age, why have we not got some protection for our ears?'
"Those horrible cauliflower ears - who wants to have those after playing?
"It's still painful. If you get enough damage on the ear it can cause the canal to swell over so it can affect your hearing. It can be expensive to fix."
Ms Phillips, started up her own dental laboratory 18 years ago in her living room.
She later bought a former church hall in Finaghy where former DUP leader Ian Paisley once preached and transformed it into a family business.
This is the base where Caulear Protection Ear Shields are manufactured.
"It is a clear rubber, it is like a silicon rubber," Ms Phillips told BBC NI's Good Morning Ulster.
"It is lightweight, strong and flexible and is custom made for individual ears.
"It stays on with a medical skin adhesive which is applied to the fitting surface of the ear - you just pop it in and away you go."
Former Ireland rugby international Willie Anderson, who once used leeches to draw out the blood from a cauliflower ear, has welcomed the development.
"I didn't particularly wear a headguard (when playing rugby), I just used a bit of tape," he said.
"This I think will be a fantastic invention for players, anything that can help that sort of pain will be brilliant."
The Tory MP said he "dreaded" a second ballot because it would be "seriously unpleasant" but he was confident the vote would support staying in the UK.
Earlier this week, UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said the SNP should "forget" about a second referendum.
He would not be drawn on reports he had suggested the UK government would block a vote.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said another independence referendum was increasingly likely in the wake of the Brexit vote but she would need the UK government's permission in order to hold a second legally binding vote.
In an interview on BBC Scotland's Sunday Politics, Mr Mundell was asked several times if the UK government would block Scottish government plans for a second referendum
He said there was "not a proposal on the table" so it was not an issue at the moment.
Mr Mundell, Scotland's only Tory MP, said he did not want to get into a discussion about "process" but for a second independence referendum to happen there would need to be a similar deal to the Edinburgh agreement which allowed the 2014 vote.
This would need the UK government and the Scottish government to reach agreement on the terms of the vote.
Mr Mundell said: "Of course there could be another referendum, that is a process issue.
"But the people of Scotland are very clear that they don't want one and that's what we need to continue to debate about."
He added: "I'm not feart of another referendum, as Nicola Sturgeon likes to suggest, because I think it is pretty clear the outcome would be the same.
"But I dread it because I think it would be a divisive and seriously unpleasant event which would set Scot against Scot and I don't think people want to see that."
Mr Mundell said: "What people want to see is the two governments working together to get the best deal for Scotland and the rest of the UK as we leave the European Union."
The Scottish secretary also said it was not impossible for Scotland to remain part of the European Single Market via the European Free Trade Agreement while remaining in the UK, which is the first minister's wish.
Mr Mundell said he did not see the need for a "differentiated" agreement for Scotland but his mind was "open".
The Scottish government's minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland's Place in Europe, Michael Russell, said: "David Mundell's forced admission that it is possible for Scotland to remain in the United Kingdom and the European single market is a significant concession from the Tories.
"The people of Scotland did not vote for Brexit and David Mundell is alone as the only one of the nation's 59 MPs who backed the UK government by voting to trigger Article 50 - despite the grave consequences.
"Members of the Scottish Parliament will have a vote on the UK Government's Bill to fire the starting gun on Article 50 this Tuesday. It is essential that the Scottish Parliament's views are heard prior to the end of the Committee Stage of the Article 50 Bill in the House of Commons."
Mr Russell added: "The Scottish government remains intent on pursuing all possible options to maintain Scotland's place in the European single market and - given that a material constitutional change has occurred since 2014 - the option of independence must remain on the table.
"David Mundell twisted and turned when repeatedly asked if he would block an independence referendum but the Tory leadership must realise that it is the people of Scotland, not them, who have the right to choose.
"Without that option, Scotland would have to accept whatever decisions the UK government makes - no matter how reckless and damaging they are to Scotland's interests."
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Campaigning in south Wales, Mr Farage restated the party's pledge to scrap the Severn Bridge tolls after 2018.
The party currently has no AMs, but came third in the popular vote in Wales at the general election, with 13.6%.
Mr Farage pledged UKIP would discuss issues "people actually care about" in its assembly election campaign.
"I think UKIP in Wales have got a real chance in terms of the assembly election next year of becoming the official opposition," he said.
"And I think we will do it because we will talk about the subjects people actually care about - one of which is that it costs £6.50 to bring a car into Wales and £19.60 to bring a three-and-a-half tonne truck.
"What better message is there that Wales is closed for business?
"Yes, we will fight this campaign on big national issues, but we will also fight this campaign on specific local issues, Welsh issues, and this one, I think is a very good place to start."
Mr Farage said the tolls should be dropped when the bridges go into public ownership in 2018, with any revenue lost to the public purse offset by opting for a cheaper version of the planned £1bn M4 relief road around Newport.
Responding, a Welsh government spokesman said: "We have declared very publicly that we believe the tolls should be in the hands of the Welsh government.
"Our intention would be to reduce the levels of the tolls, alleviating the burden on the economy - it is important that the money that the tolls raise is then applied to the effective maintenance of the crossings."
On the relief road, the spokesman added: "We have announced a preferred route for the M4 around Newport, which we believe is the best solution to transport issues in the area and is vitally important to the economic prosperity of Wales."
The promise to scrap the Severn Bridge tolls was previously made in UKIP's 2015 general election manifesto and also by the Liberal Democrats.
In his March budget, Chancellor George Osborne said VAT on the charges would be scrapped when the bridges return to public ownership.
Responsibility for the bridges lies with the UK government, although Labour has called for this to be devolved.
In July 2013, Welsh Labour's Finance Minister Jane Hutt told MPs that the tolls could be used to finance construction of the M4 relief road.
Meanwhile Mr Farage has also announced that UKIP will be mounting its own campaign for a vote to leave the EU in the forthcoming referendum.
He said all the elections taking place in the UK next May, including the assembly poll, would have a "massive influence put upon them" by the referendum.
David Cameron may have decided against holding the EU referendum at the same time as the assembly election but it won't stop them being influenced hugely by the in-out vote.
That's the view of Nigel Farage, at least, who claims all of the parties will have to come to terms with voters who will take policies on Europe into account when they vote for AMs next year.
So the prospect of the UKIP leader coming to Wales over the next eight months and talking solely about devolved services like health and education is not going to happen.
Europe and immigration will be just as high-profile with the party as ever, and crucially UKIP believes policies on both can be discussed at the same time.
Even today's campaign issue on Severn Bridge tolls is not devolved, but that won't stop Nigel Farage returning to it time and time again because he believes the assembly could pressure the UK government into scrapping the charges.
Media reports identified the woman as 40-year-old Judith D'Souza from the eastern city of Kolkata (Calcutta).
Ms D'Souza is an employee of the NGO Aga Khan Development Network, which works in rural development, health, education and civil society programmes.
It is not known who is responsible or whether a ransom has been sought for her release.
Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted that she had spoken to Ms D'Souza's sister.
"We will spare no efforts to rescue her," she said.
"She is your sister and India's daughter. We are doing everything to rescue her."
In June, the Indian Embassy had issued a security alert for Indians residing in Afghanistan and travelling to the country.
In June 2014, Father Alexis Prem Kumar, a Roman Catholic priest from India, was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in the Afghan city of Herat. He was released in February 2015, but details of his release were not disclosed.
At least four Indians have been released from captivity in the last 13 years in Afghanistan. These include two construction workers who were kidnapped and released in December 2003.
Five police chiefs were removed in Istanbul a day after 52 people were picked up, including three sons of cabinet ministers.
A senior member of the government suggested the investigation was aimed at "tarnishing" its reputation.
But Deputy PM Bulent Arinc stopped short of blaming any particular group.
The arrests are being seen by correspondents as part of a feud between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government and an influential former ally, the US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen.
By James ReynoldsBBC News, Istanbul
A decade ago, Recep Tayyip Erdogan changed Turkish politics by putting together an unofficial alliance of business leaders, the working class and the religious. This alliance included members of an influential, well-organised Islamic social movement led by the exiled scholar Fethullah Gulen.
This wide base of support won Mr Erdogan three general elections. It allowed him to survive two weeks of popular, but unorganised protest in June. But in recent weeks, Mr Erdogan has alienated one crucial element of his alliance - the Gulen movement. In return, many here believe that Mr Gulen's supporters in the judiciary and the police have gone after the prime minister's allies on corruption charges.
This struggle may pose a threat to Mr Erdogan's undeclared ambition to run for president in 2014.
Mr Gulen once backed the ruling AK Party, helping it to victory in three elections since 2002, and members of his Hizmet movement are said to hold influential positions in institutions from the police and secret services to the judiciary and the AK Party itself.
In recent months, the alliance began to come apart and in November the government discussed closing down private schools, including those run by Hizmet.
In a speech after Tuesday's wave of arrests, Mr Erdogan vowed not to bow to any "threat" or "dirty alliances" aimed at creating division within the ruling party.
"Turkey is not a banana republic or a third-class tribal state," he said, speaking in the city of Konya, an AK stronghold. "Nobody inside or outside my country can stir up or trap my country."
But Mr Erdogan appears to have alienated a crucial element of his electoral support and his undeclared ambition to run for president in 2014 may be under threat, the BBC's James Reynolds reports from Istanbul.
The five police commissioners sacked include the heads of the financial crime and organised crime units, who were both involved in the earlier arrests, the Turkish daily Hurriyet reports.
Also dismissed were the heads of the smuggling unit, the anti-terrorism branch and the public security branch, the paper says.
In a brief statement, the police said they had reassigned some staff, in some cases due to alleged misconduct and others "out of administrative necessity".
The officers had "abused their powers", police were quoted as saying by AFP news agency.
The mass arrests were carried out as part of an inquiry into alleged bribery involving public tenders.
The sons of Interior Minister Muammer Guler, Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan and Environment Minister Erdogan Bayraktar were among those detained.
Police also raided the Ankara headquarters of one of Turkey's biggest banks, state-run lender Halkbank, and the headquarters of a large construction company owned by tycoon Ali Agaoglu.
Police searching the home of detained Halkbank general manager Suleyman Aslan have found $4.5m (£2.7m; 3.2m euros) in cash hidden in shoe boxes in his library, Turkey's Dogan news agency reports.
Profile: Hizmet movement
The arrests were made as part of three separate investigations, according to Hurriyet
There was no response to the allegations by those arrested.
Mr Arinc insisted the government would not intervene in the investigation.
"The judicial process should be concluded swiftly and carefully," he said. "We will always respect any decision made by the judiciary and will not engage in any effort to block this process."
Fethullah Gulen has been living in the US since 1999, when he was accused in Turkey of plotting against the secular state.
The claim: EU countries buy 44% of everything we sell abroad.
Reality Check verdict: The 44% figure is probably a bit of an overstatement, but not by more than about two percentage points.
"The true figure is bound to be less than that, given the 'Rotterdam effect'," Mr Jenkin says.
The Rotterdam Effect is the phenomenon of some exports being classified based on the port from which they are shipped rather than their final destination.
The concern is that some exports from the UK are classified as going to the Netherlands, when they are, in fact, going to Europe's biggest port, in Rotterdam, to be shipped around the world.
Sir Andrew replied saying that while it is hard to quantify the level of the Rotterdam Effect, it was unlikely to involve more than 50% of goods exported to the Netherlands which would not knock more than two percentage points off the government's figure of 44% of UK exports going to the EU. That "suggests that the statement in the government leaflet is not significantly affected by it".
It may seem odd that the impact is so small, given that the Netherlands is the third biggest customer for UK exports, behind the USA and Germany. But remember that the Rotterdam Effect only affects exports of goods, while the 44% figure is for both goods and services.
Sir Andrew did suggest that a more prominent note in the statistics about the Rotterdam Effect would be helpful. In evidence to the parliamentary committee chaired by Bernard Jenkin, he said that would be particularly important to people interested in the level of exports to the Netherlands rather than the whole EU.
Read more: The facts behind claims in the EU debate
A major rescue operation, involving the coastguard and RNLI, was launched after several reports of a man falling from the cliffs at Yesnaby.
The casualty was transferred to a lifeboat, which also took a paramedic on board who was lowered from a rescue helicopter.
However, Police Scotland later confirmed the man had died and said there were no suspicious circumstances.
The rescue operation was launched at about 14:15.
The operation involved Stromness Coastguard rescue team, Stromness RNLI lifeboat and the UK Coastguard search and rescue helicopter based at Inverness.
Some 202 people were injured, 52 of them critical, after the 19-tonne vehicle was driven into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day on Thursday.
Imad Dafaaoui said if he had not jumped over a bench, he would have been hit.
Around Wales, flags were flying at half mast and a vigil for the victims was held outside the Senedd in Cardiff Bay.
Mr Dafaaoui, who is from Morocco, said he "froze" when he saw the lorry driving along the Promenade des Anglais before he started running towards the beach.
However, his path ahead was blocked by a bench.
After jumping over it and landing on a woman on the floor, he said: "I just closed my eyes and waited for the crash.
"I was feeling that I'm going to die. I was feeling really, really scared. I didn't know what to do. I just gave up at that moment."
He said the sound of the lorry colliding with the bench was "scary".
"I looked at it and I found it destroyed so it was really, really close," he said.
He also told ABC News that the lorry had been just 20cm away from him.
"I was just waiting to die," he added.
After news of the attack emerged, flags at the National Assembly and Welsh Government buildings were flown at half mast.
First Minister Carwyn Jones said on Twitter he was "truly shocked at the appalling events".
He added: "My thoughts are with all the victims and their families involved."
The National Assembly of Wales' presiding officer, Elin Jones, said: "Our thoughts are with the victims and families of this horrific attack in Nice."
The Senedd building was lit in the colours of the French flag on Friday evening.
Earlier, a vigil was held on the Senedd steps, led by French honorary consul Marie Brousseau-Navarro.
She said the French community in Wales, following three terrorist attacks, was "in a difficult place".
She thanked people in Wales for their "support and solidarity".
"We are hurt and in mourning again," she said.
Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said: "The attacks we have witnessed overnight in Nice were horrific, and we share the pain of a country still recovering from similarly shocking attacks in Paris last year.
"We stand shoulder to shoulder with our friends in France as they attempt to recover from these tragic events, and our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families."
Nathan Gill, UKIP Wales leader, also tweeted: "Truly awful news coming from France. I can't imagine what the families are going through now."
Kirsty Williams, Liberal Democrat AM, said: "The pictures and reports from Nice are truly heartbreaking and horrifying."
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood said: "Plaid Cymru expresses sympathy and solidarity with everyone affected by the terrible attack in Nice."
The streets are lined with swanky Fifth Avenue stores, and real estate agents playfully call a $5m house a "cottage".
It is an Alice in Wonderland world where the real America of high joblessness and housing despair is all but invisible.
The economic story of the last decade has only served to make the divide between these worlds more stark.
And yet the success of those who holiday in the Hamptons on New York's Long Island is just the logical result of a shared American passion for self-betterment. They have been the winners in what some might call a lost decade.
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On one of the most exclusive roads in East Hampton, a long driveway takes me to the discreetly luxurious home of billionaire Ron Baron.
He is an investment guru, the chairman and chief executive of the mutual funds company Baron Capital, which invests in shares for the long-term, unlike most hedge funds.
Mr Baron spent $100m to buy the 52-acre plot, which was the largest ever US property deal at the time.
The house, the grounds, the pool and the basketball court all overlook the surging Atlantic Ocean, which only this week flooded large parts of the northeastern US in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene.
It may be only 50 miles from the working class town of Asbury Park, New Jersey where he started life, but it is a world away in financial terms.
Ron Baron is a small energetic man who drily tells me the last decade has been "acceptable" in financial terms.
In fact, the company more than doubled the money invested in its funds. It now has $19bn under management.
But the last 10 years were not as the good as the previous 20 years, when the money was being doubled every four or five years. Shares are now incredibly cheap, he argues, because fear is everywhere.
In 1970, Mr Baron says his net worth was "minus", but by 1980 he had earned his first million and founded Baron Capital doing research for hedge funds including George Soros.
Originally his goal was to achieve a modest $25m under management.
It has been said, of course, that he epitomises the rags to riches American Dream.
He agrees that he's living a very different life to his father who was earning around $35,000 by the time he took retirement.
"This wasn't the plan," he protests, meaning his billionaire status. "But yes, I'm incredibly fortunate."
Mr Baron's chosen holiday spot has not suffered the same damage from the housing collapse as happened elsewhere in the US.
Prices range from half a million for a starter home to between $15m and $75m for an ocean-front property, according to John Gicking of Sothebys International Realty, who is a former Wall Street trader.
He says property prices went up dramatically in the last decade, though they are now 25% lower than at the peak in 2007.
He reckons the market is protected by the fact there are "higher calibre buyers", many of them from Wall Street, and says he can tell when the stock market is having a really bad day because the phones stop ringing.
Even the rental market is strong. The cost of renting a beach front house for the summer could top $1m.
It is not easy to spot millionaires and Wall Street big shots on the street because everyone dresses down in beachwear or shorts.
I meet Byon and Marina who are tanned and smiling, crooning "baa baa black sheep" to their small daughter on the streets of East Hampton.
Byon says it had been a great decade for them as the economy in New York has been very strong.
Marina tells me as she works at a hedge fund "we have benefited from the downside".
She means that hedge funds can successfully gamble on falling markets by short-selling, and volatility is actually good for business.
"I'm hoping," she says, "that if tumultuous markets continue that will only bring good things for the firm I work for."
She concedes that things have changed since she entered the workforce in the mid 90s and that today's graduates are struggling with "issues we didn't have to deal with".
The drive to create a fortune seems as natural here in the Hamptons as breathing the heady salt-laden air.
Taxi driver Jason Damark, 20, hopes to end up running his father's cab business here, and in 10 years time, he wants to move on and own more companies.
"Everyone wants the American dream," he says, "but the secret is actually working for it. I work day and night, he tells me, so I deserve the money."
Do ordinary Americans resent the kind of wealth that Hamptons residents have accumulated? Billionaire Ron Baron doesn't think so.
"Maybe," he says, "they are pleased to see someone doing better because it represents the kind of opportunity they might have for themselves or their children.
"That's what this country's all about," he boasts.
I ask if it is possible for young people in today's America to do what he did. "Absolutely," he tells me.
More than half the S&P 500 companies were started in recession or depression times.
He founded Baron Capital in 1982 when interest rates were 18% and stockmarkets had been falling for years. "There are," he says confidently, "always better opportunities when times are tough."
It is a winners' philosophy. It may have limited appeal to those who have been plunged into joblessness and poverty by the crisis which many still blame on Wall Street.
You could argue it is one of the prime reasons why America became, and is still, the world's number one economy.
The Brit and Grammy-award winning star has long been tipped to take on the task following Adele's hit song for 2012 film Skyfall.
However he told Capital FM he was "definitely not" doing it.
"People seem to think I'm doing it but I have no idea what's going on. I'm being deadly serious. I think I would know by now," he said.
"I heard Ellie Goulding was going to do it," he added.
But Gladys Knight - who sang the theme to 1989's Licence to Kill - has thrown her support behind Smith, saying he would be her choice to record Spectre's theme song.
"Sam has something in his voice - like it's more than just a song," she told the BBC at the Silver Clef awards in London.
"It's a spirit that you have when you deliver your music. And to me, Sam Smith has that spirit.
"He'd be a good Bond theme [singer]."
If Smith were to sing the song, he could break the film franchise's run of bad luck in the UK singles chart - where no Bond theme has ever reached number one.
Adele's Skyfall and Duran Duran's 1985 song A View to a Kill are the most successful songs from the series, both reaching number two.
Skyfall was kept off the number one position by Rihanna's Diamonds and Swedish House Mafia's Don't You Worry Child; while A View To A Kill was defeated by Paul Hardcastle's 19.
Spectre, which sees Daniel Craig reprise his role as the secret agent for a fourth time, also stars Christoph Waltz as villain Franz Oberhauser.
It is due for release in UK and US cinemas on 6 November.
Sukvinder Mannan, 33, ploughed his car in to a bus shelter near Bearwood in Birmingham in May 2014.
The crash killed 21-year-old Rebecca McManus, who was waiting to go to a hen party, and badly injured her friend.
Inderjit Singh, 31, who was racing Mannan, has been sentenced to 12 months for dangerous driving.
Mannan, of Roundhills Road, Halesowen, reached speeds of more than of 100mph in a 40mph zone, Wolverhampton Crown Court heard.
He lost control of his Mitsubishi Evolution on a bend, causing it to crash into the bus stop where Miss McManus and her friend were standing.
During an earlier hearing, he admitted causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving, plus failing to provide a blood sample.
Singh, of Cranbourne Avenue, Wolverhampton, had been racing Mannan on Hagley Road West on the evening of 31 May. He was cleared of causing death by dangerous driving.
Miss McManus, who had just finished a three-year English Literature and Creative Writing degree at the University of East Anglia, died at the scene.
Her friend, who was also standing at the bus stop, is still recovering in hospital.
Delfouneso, in his first match back at Blackpool after rejoining from Swindon, tapped home from close range in the 95th minute at Bloomfield Road.
Yeovil took the lead after 34 minutes. Tom Eaves did well to hook the ball to the far post, where Francois Zoko beat his man to tap into an empty net.
Blackpool deservedly drew level in the 70th minute thanks to brilliant play by Delfouneso, who broke down the left and crossed for Kelvin Mellor to tap home at the far post.
Then, entirely against the run of play, Darren Ward slotted Yeovil ahead from 12 yards after goalkeeper Sam Slocombe could only parry Eaves' cross into his path.
But Blackpool denied the visitors in the fifth of nine added minutes as Delfouneso pounced to turn the ball home from two yards.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Blackpool 2, Yeovil Town 2.
Second Half ends, Blackpool 2, Yeovil Town 2.
Attempt blocked. Kelvin Mellor (Blackpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Tom Eaves (Yeovil Town) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt blocked. Tom Eaves (Yeovil Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Goal! Blackpool 2, Yeovil Town 2. Nathan Delfouneso (Blackpool) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Aldred following a set piece situation.
Jamille Matt (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Liam Shephard (Yeovil Town).
Foul by Jamille Matt (Blackpool).
Nathan Smith (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Danny Pugh (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Matt Butcher (Yeovil Town).
Attempt saved. Shayon Harrison (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Tom Aldred (Blackpool).
Bevis Mugabi (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Yeovil Town. Bevis Mugabi replaces Ryan Dickson because of an injury.
Foul by Jamille Matt (Blackpool).
Ryan Dickson (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Blackpool 1, Yeovil Town 2. Darren Ward (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Foul by Danny Pugh (Blackpool).
Matthew Dolan (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Yeovil Town. Shayon Harrison replaces Francois Zoko.
Corner, Yeovil Town. Conceded by Will Aimson.
Attempt blocked. Sanmi Odelusi (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Sanmi Odelusi (Blackpool).
Francois Zoko (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Matthew Dolan (Yeovil Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
Substitution, Yeovil Town. Ben Whitfield replaces Omar Sowunmi because of an injury.
Goal! Blackpool 1, Yeovil Town 1. Kelvin Mellor (Blackpool) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Delfouneso.
Danny Pugh (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tom Eaves (Yeovil Town).
Attempt saved. Tom Aldred (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Nathan Smith.
Attempt blocked. Jamille Matt (Blackpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Artur Krysiak (Yeovil Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Nathan Delfouneso (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution, Blackpool. Sanmi Odelusi replaces Danny Philliskirk.
Substitution, Blackpool. Nathan Delfouneso replaces Mark Yeates.
Kelvin Mellor (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Jane Hutt attacked plans to scrap housing benefit for under 21 year olds, saying the young would be "hit hard".
Mr Osborne also announced a compulsory living wage of £7.20 an hour from next April, rising to £9 by 2020.
Wales Office Minister Alun Cairns said "difficult decisions" were taken "in the interests of the country" and people would see the benefit.
The chancellor stressed his commitment to a funding floor for the Welsh government's annual grant from the Treasury, more powers for Wales and road and rail improvements.
But Ms Hutt told BBC Wales some of his other measures would make young people suffer.
"Particularly worrying and bad is the assault on young people," she said.
"The fact that young people - 18 to 21-year-olds - who of course want to 'earn or learn' as he says, are going to have their housing benefit taken away from them or not be eligible for it automatically.
"I think young people are going to be hit hard by this Budget."
Mr Cairns told BBC Radio Wales the UK government was "determined to ensure those who work hard, those who play by the system, start to benefit now because it's been so tough over some recent years".
"We took some difficult decisions over the last five years - they weren't all popular," he said.
"But at the election I think people recognised that they were in the interests of the country.
"Further difficult decisions were taken yesterday, but people will start to see the benefit."
Speaking in the Dail (Irish parliament), on Wednesday, Danny Healy-Rae said "God above" controlled the weather.
During a debate on the issue, he denied the burning of fossil fuel was the main cause of global warming.
Scientists believe gases released from industry and agriculture are adding to the climate change.
Human activities such as burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas are increasing the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2), the main greenhouse gas responsible for global warming.
The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is now higher than at any time in the last 800,000.
Mr Healy-Rae said: "I don't agree with all this stuff about climate change at all.
"There have been patterns of climate change going back over the years before there was ever a combustible engine."
He said paying carbon tax was "hurting the young fella going to work in the morning, the lorry on the road and the tractors in the field."
David Strahan was addressing the Regional Development Committee at Stormont.
Meanwhile, MLAs were briefed on redundancy proposals for Translink on Wednesday.
The company confirmed it is considering around 150 redundancies as part of new cost-saving measures.
The plan is for it to be a "voluntary exit" scheme.
It has also emerged that Translink estimates a loss of £14m in 2014-15 and that it wanted an (average) 10% rise in fares this year, but the minister responsible opted for less than 5%.
Final details of cost-cutting, and the effect on the number of bus and rail services, have yet to be agreed.
In February, fare increases of about 4% came in to effect on bus and rail journeys in Northern Ireland.
However, Mr Strahan said due to further cuts in the 2015/16 budget, further fare increases of up to 10% could be needed.
"If we do not take action Translink is not a sustainable organisation and it will not be here in the future," Mr Strahan said.
"No-one wants to see a fare increase, that's not why I joined Translink, no-one wants to see anyone lose their job.
"However, the result of the funding reductions we're facing is that we have to take action.
"Ultimately it will be for the minister to decide where it falls in terms of fare increase vis a vis service optimisation."
Earlier, a union said it had seen a leaked Translink document proposing the cancellation of 20 town bus services.
It follows a warning from Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy about the impact of savings of £60m he has to make.
He said cuts to next year's budget would mean his department would not have enough money to fund basic services like traffic light repairs. Translink will also face major cuts.
The Unite's Davy McMurray said an internal Translink briefing document stated that 20 local town services would be cancelled.
He said the document also said schedules would be reduced on the rail line and Belfast's Metro service.
"Instead of a bus coming every 15 minutes or a train every 20, it'll be every half an hour or every three quarters of an hour," he added.
"We reckon that from bus drivers, train drivers and engineering staff, you could be looking at 200 jobs going."
On Wednesday, Mr Kennedy said transport was "most likely" to be hardest hit by the cuts.
"You simply cannot cut to the level of £60m and expect to maintain all frontline core services," he said.
"My department will be working and will continue to work with the service providers to explore ways of ensuring that we provide as much service in a cost efficient manner and to seek to minimise the impact on the end user."
In a statement, Translink said: "As a consequence of the reduction in government funding of 2015/16, Translink is considering measures that would need to be taken to adapt to these cuts and their associated impact.
"As part of this, we are currently reviewing how we can best design our network to work within our allocated resources while protecting the routes most important to our customers.
"No decisions have been taken at this stage over 2015/16 service efficiencies and we will engage with local stakeholders should any local service changes be proposed."
The treatment is for an illness called ADA-SCID which prevents babies from fighting off everyday infections.
This is the first approval for a genetic therapy granted to a large multinational drug company, GSK.
Commentators say the development marks the beginning of many more genetic medicines from so-called "Big Pharma".
The condition is extremely rare and affects around two dozen babies each year.
Approval of the gene therapy paves the way for the development of treatments for more widespread illnesses such as thalassemia and sickle cell disease.
Hundreds of inherited disorders such as cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and many types of blindness are caused by faulty genes.
The aim of gene therapies is to cure the disease by introducing healthy copies of the gene into the patient.
And the big advantage of the treatment is that it only needs to be given once and it offers a potentially permanent cure.
The idea first emerged with much hype 30 years ago. At the time, large drug companies such as Novartis and Roche were at the forefront of the technology.
Advocates of gene therapy said it would cure everything but, for 20 years, it cured nothing.
The practicalities of introducing the right gene in the right cells and getting them to stick proved more difficult than first thought.
There were huge setbacks for the technology in the early days.
In 1999, an 18-year-old man Jesse Gelsinger died in a clinical trial of a gene therapy to treat a liver disease. The virus used to transfer the gene into his cells triggered his immune system into overdrive which led to multiple organ failure and brain death.
Three years later, children being treated in Paris for a problem with their immune system developed leukaemia because the healthy gene was inserted too close to a cancer-causing gene which consequently became active.
The setbacks saw large drug companies withdraw from research in the field.
Small biotechnology companies and publicly funded research groups persevered and, in time, many of the early difficulties were overcome.
As well as today's approval of GSK's treatment, which the company calls Strimvelis, in 2012 regulators gave the green light to a gene therapy called Glybera for a pancreatic disorder and another last year called T-Vec for skin cancer.
According to Prof Alan Boyd, who is president of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine and a pioneer in the development of gene therapy, more approvals are likely to be given in the next few years.
"Most of the hard work has been done by small companies. But as some of these products have come closer to market, Big Pharma has come back in," he says.
GSK's Strimvelis marks a starting point for the company to develop its gene therapies. It has research programmes under way for three relatively rare diseases and a programme and another collaboration to use gene therapy to treat cancers.
One of the issues for Big Pharma is how can it make money out of gene therapy. If one treatment cures its customers then is the industry not in danger of putting itself out of business?
GSK's position and those of other drug companies is that it can't afford not to become involved in gene therapy.
If the vision to treat people with one-off treatments that last a long time becomes a reality, any part of the industry that chooses to ignore gene therapy will be in an awful lot of trouble.
So the time is now right for large drug companies companies to become involved in gene therapy again. The question for Big Pharma the how much to charge for a single life-long cure?
GSK has not released details of how it will price its new treatment yet but its president of R&D, Patrick Vallance, says that the aim would be to make Strimvelis and any more gene therapies it develops as accessible as possible to as many patients as it can.
"We are absolutely committed to getting the price right," he says. "It's obvious that you can't charge a price that is unaffordable."
No doubt the pricing will work itself out in the long run and as more trials come through, the cost of gene therapy treatments will get less and less.
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The Georgia race between Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel in suburban Atlanta is too close to call.
Democrat Archie Parnell and Republican Ralph Norman are also neck and neck in the race for South Carolina's conservative fifth district.
The elections will be seen by many as a referendum on President Donald Trump.
Democrats have suffered narrow defeats in Kansas and Montana this year.
The South Carolina seat, vacated when Mick Mulvaney became Mr Trump's budget director, was expected to be an easy win for Republicans.
In the Georgia race, spending on all candidates has been put at $56m (£44m), making it the costliest congressional election in US history.
Mr Ossoff narrowly failed to win the 50% needed to secure outright victory in the election for the Atlanta seat in April, forcing this run-off vote against Ms Handel.
The Democrats were looking to capitalise on the president's low approval ratings to win Georgia's sixth district seat.
On Monday, Mr Ossoff, 30, told local TV: "It's a neck-and-neck race, and it's all about turnout now. That's why we're so focused on getting out the vote."
Ms Handel, 55, spent Monday campaigning across the district, and received support from a Donald Trump tweet on Tuesday.
The president said: "KAREN HANDEL FOR CONGRESS. She will fight for lower taxes, great healthcare strong security - a hard worker who will never give up! VOTE TODAY."
In a second tweet, he said that Mr Ossoff was "weak on crime and security, doesn't even live in district".
Ms Handel came a distant second to Mr Ossoff in the April election, but the Republican vote had been split among 11 candidates.
Republicans believe the run-off will favour them in an affluent seat they have held since 1979.
They also believe last week's shooting of Republicans on a Virginia baseball field will count in their favour at the polls.
The suspected gunman was a Democratic supporter and a Republican advert that sought to politicise the attack was condemned by Ms Handel.
The Atlanta seat was made vacant when Congressman Tom Price left to join the Trump administration as health secretary.
The Republicans have so far staved off defeats by the Democrats this year.
In April they narrowly defended a deeply conservative Kansas seat vacated when Mr Trump appointed Congressman Mike Pompeo to lead the CIA.
Last month, Republican Greg Gianforte won a special congressional election in Montana, despite being charged with assaulting a UK reporter.
If November was the height of political winter for Democrats, the party faithful have been desperately searching ever since for the first signs of spring. In special congressional elections in Kansas and Montana they've strained to see green shoots. Narrow defeats there, with talk of moral victories, have only gone so far.
In Georgia on Tuesday, if Democrats hope for a thaw, they need to post a win.
The Atlanta-area race is the kind of contest Democrats need if they want to take back control of the House of Representatives next year. It's a historically Republican seat that Donald Trump barely won last November, full of the educated suburban voters who populate key swing districts in Florida, California and across the South.
Mr Trump has celebrated his party's previous special election victories. Democrats would love to give him a taste of electoral defeat.
If they come up short, frustration - tinged with hopelessness - will follow. If they win, Republicans will look to next year's balloting with foreboding bordering on panic.
It's one election; a single seat out of 435. The stakes, however, are just that high.
The fault was detected during a routine inspection of an Air Force version of the jet (F-35A) at Edwards Air Force Base in California, said the Pentagon.
Different versions are flown by the Navy and the Marine Corps. All have been grounded.
The F-35 is the Pentagon's most expensive weapons programme. with a cost of nearly $400bn (£260bn).
The Pentagon said flight operations would remain suspended until the root cause is established.
Friday's order was the second time in two months planes from the F-35 range have been grounded.
The Marine Corps variant (F-35B), a short take-off and vertical landing variant (STOVL), was grounded for nearly a month after a manufacturing defect caused a fuel line to detach just before a training flight in January.
The Air Force version takes off from, and lands on, conventional runways while the STOVL version takes off from shorter runways and lands like a helicopter.
The UK is buying the STOVL variant for its future aircraft carriers.
It is replacing the scrapped Harrier jet which had a range of 300 nautical miles, compared with the F-35's 450 nautical miles.
With a top speed of 1,200mph (1,930km/h), the F-35 can fly almost twice as fast as the Harrier, while it also has radar transparency and stealth capabilities - the Harrier had neither.
Speaking on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme, the mother of Andy and Jamie Murray admitted that she "couldn't think of anything worse".
She also said that she would not be calling her son "Sir Andy".
It follows speculation that the current men's singles world number one will be knighted in the New Years honours.
Judy Murray said it had been a big year for the family after both her sons were ranked the best in the world for their sport for the first time.
Her daughter-in-law, Kim Murray also gave birth to daughter Sophia in February, while Jamie received an OBE.
She told the programme that both her sons' achievements were "remarkable".
"It's amazing what they've done in the same year and for family harmony. No fighting at Christmas," she said.
However, when asked about the prospect of Andy Murray being given a knighthood, she said: "Andy's always been about the sport. He's not interested in the fame and fortune.
"He's always been about working hard and trying to achieve within the sport, those are the things that are important to him.
"He got an OBE the year that he won Wimbledon in 2013. But I know he's said that he feels too young for something like a knighthood and I certainly don't fancy calling him Sir Andy."
Despite being a coach for both her sons in the early years of their career and previously leading the British Fed Cup team, Judy Murray said she would not want her granddaughter following in their footsteps.
She said: "Not sure I would be looking to do that to be honest. I would much rather be looking to teach her to dance. I can't think of anything worse for her. Could you image being the child of some well-known tennis player. Every other kid in the block is going to want to beat you aren't they?
"No, I think it would be ghastly. I hope she does something else."
Judy Murray appeared in the twelfth series of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing but was eliminated early on in the show.
She said her sons had a mixed reaction to the news that she was to appear as a contestant.
She said: "They were quite funny when I was doing Strictly because when I said to them 'I've been asked to do Strictly, what do you think?', Jamie said 'oh mum you love Strictly, go for it', and Andy went 'oh my God, you'll be awful', and he was right of course.
"But I think they were concerned for me that it didn't go well and all the rest of it.
"But as I went on through the competition, they were loving seeing me dressed up, loving the fact that I was enjoying myself and also that people were saying nice things about me.
"Probably for most of their careers, people weren't saying particularly nice things about me.
"You had to put up with a lot of bad media over the years for being the competitive mum and in many people's eyes that's not acceptable.
"But it's all changed now and Strictly probably has a part to [play] with that."
A private survey showed contraction in China's vast manufacturing sector on Monday. It followed the release of official data over the weekend and added to concerns about the slowing of world's second largest economy.
Both surveys showed that factory activity dropped in July.
The Shanghai Composite index closed the day down 1.1% at 3,622.91 points.
US based hedge fund Citadel also confirmed that trading in one of the accounts it manages in Shenzhen has been restricted by China's securities regulator.
The regulator has curbed trading in 34 stock accounts for suspected trading irregularities, including abnormal bids for shares and bid cancellations that might have affected the recent slump in the market.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index finished down by 0.9% at 24,411.42 points.
Shares of HSBC outperformed the index, rising 1.9%, after it reported a 10% increase in pre-tax profit in the first half of year from a year ago.
Poor US wage growth data from Friday also darkened the mood as labour costs in the second quarter recorded their smallest increase in 33 years.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index ended down 0.2% at 20,548.11, while Australia's ASX/200 finished lower by 0.4% to 5,679.30 points.
South Korean shares were lower despite data showing that the current account surplus in June hit a record high as exports surged, while imports fell.
The seasonally adjusted current account surplus rose to a preliminary $10.8bn from a revised $6.4bn in May.
Exports were up 8.8% from a month ago, while imports fell 3%.
The Kospi index closed down 1.1% to 2,008.49 points.
The move follows tests of the feature in Australia and Thailand.
But Facebook is still describing the facility as being in "beta", indicating it may still tweak the service.
Last month, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg told shareholders he expected Messenger to become "a big business" within five years despite it not generating a "meaningful amount of revenue" yet.
He made a similar prediction for his other chat app, WhatsApp.
But despite changing WhatsApp's terms last year to permit businesses to send messages to users, Facebook has not yet revealed how it intends to deploy adverts within it.
Messenger has more than 1.2 billion active users, according to Facebook.
For now, adverts will appear only in the app's inbox list of recent chats and not within the conversations themselves.
Tapping on an advert can bring up a relevant web page, allowing a retailer, for example, to sell their goods directly to the consumer.
But marketers can also opt to use the adverts to direct consumers to a conversation within Messenger instead.
Facebook's chief financial officer, David Wehner, has previously forecast that Facebook's advertising revenue growth rates would slow this year.
This was a result, he said, of a drop-off in the number of visits from desktop PCs to its products.
In addition, he said, the company wanted to avoid overloading its core Facebook and Instagram apps with paid-for content.
Introducing adverts to a product that had not featured them to date might therefore address investors' concerns.
But one company-watcher said the move represented a "plan B".
"When Facebook first spoke about trying to monetise Messenger, the whole idea was that it would be a big kind of customer service tool with people able to speak directly to brands to sort out problems," said Sarah Vizard, content editor of Marketing Week.
"The pitch was that companies could save money by setting up AI [artificial intelligence] chatbots to do this.
"There are some brands that are using chatbots on Messenger, but it's still seen as a bit of a gimmick.
"So, Facebook has been looking around for different ways to make money from Messenger and has obviously shifted its strategy a bit to think people will accept some ads within it."
The 33-year-old made 66 appearances for Maccabi Haifa after joining the club from Greek side Ergotelis in 2014.
Stojkovic has previously played in England during a short loan spell with Wigan Athletic during 2009-10.
He played in all three of Serbia's matches at the 2010 World Cup, keeping a clean sheet against Germany.
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Earlier, the Unite union said its members who work at Belfast Metropolitan College have been told to expect between 83 and 113 redundancies.
The college has said that number of positions are at risk.
It said that equated to a budget reduction of £2.6m for 2015/16.
"We have been regularly and proactively updating staff and trade unions on the challenging but nonetheless unavoidable implications of the public sector budget cuts," the college said.
"Initial modelling would indicate that a £2.6m budget cut equates to a reduction of between 83 and 113 full-time equivalent staff. Detailed work is ongoing and we cannot as yet provide final numbers.
"We will be contacting staff over the next few weeks to gauge the level of interest in a voluntary exit scheme and will, of course, continue to work alongside the trade unions and keep staff updated as and when more information becomes available."
Earlier, Unite said there were "very real fears that this scale of job losses will undermine the quality of educational provision at the college".
"This is only the latest in a series of brutal blows to our education sector," it said.
"Over the last few weeks, not a day has gone by without our union receiving notice of potential redundancies from some school or other."
Belfast Met has 34,000 students - almost a quarter of all Northern Ireland's college enrolments.
It also accounts for almost a quarter of the total college spending.
The 37-year-old Liverpudlian, who first joined Crewe a decade ago, returned to the Alex on loan in November.
Boss Steve Davis hoped to make the move a more permanent one in January.
But it is understood a 'gentleman's agreement' has now been reached for Lowe to re-join relegated Crewe.
Davis first tried to bring the much-travelled marksman to Gresty Road when he first took over at Crewe four years ago.
And he hinted that the vastly experienced Lowe would not be the only 'old head' to be brought in this summer to strengthen his predominantly young side.
"The team's got a lot of potential," Davis told BBC Radio Stoke. "It's a very young squad. But they need to learn how to win. They need to find a way to win games.
"Old heads would certainly help in terms of situations within games. Those characters within the squad who have come into it this season could really help."
After starting at non-league Burscough, boyhood Liverpool fan Ryan Lowe did not make his Football League debut until he was almost 22.
He made his name with Shrewsbury Town as a winger before the first of two spells with Chester City, during which he went out on loan to Stockport, followed by moves to Crewe, Bury, Sheffield Wednesday, MK Dons, Tranmere Rovers and then back to Gigg Lane.
Ryan Lowe hit 17 goals in 74 games in two seasons at Gresty Road from 2006 to 2008. He then scored two more in six appearances - which included two of Crewe's six wins this season - when he returned on a six-week loan in November.
But he has been used a lot more by Bury since Christmas, adding four more goals to a career tally that reached 200 on Saturday when he netted in the Shakers' 3-1 home defeat by Millwall.
Firms using the intra-company transfer (ICT) scheme brought in 29,700 non-European staff in the 12 months to September 2011.
But those entering via visa schemes could be as low as 10,000, despite a cap of 21,700, the Home Office's Migration Advisory Committee said.
Ministers want to cut net migration.
Prime Minister David Cameron says he wants the overall figure to reach "tens of thousands" by 2015. It is currently around 250,000.
The ICT scheme, used by firms to bring their own people into the UK for more than a year to do specific jobs, should be kept under review, the committee said.
The number of entrants to the UK via ICT per million of the population was "substantially higher for the UK" than for comparable countries such as the US, Spain, Canada, Australia, Japan, Germany and Ireland.
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During the last general election, the Conservatives presented an "immigration cap" as a key way of controlling levels of migration.
Their stated aim, in government, is to cut annual net migration - numbers coming in less people leaving - to tens of thousands.
But the Migration Advisory Committee figures suggest the cap will have little impact, mainly because employees from multi-national companies switching to the UK from abroad aren't included.
So, while the number of workers on capped routes fell (well below the limit), intra-company transfer numbers remain high.
This is likely to fuel concerns - outlined by the Commons Public Accounts Committee last year - that thousands of overseas IT workers are using the transfer scheme, while British people with similar skills are "struggling to find work".
The committee hints that restrictions could be tightened - but any such move would be resisted by business chiefs.
Committee chairman David Metcalf said it needed to be kept "under review".
He suggested that if the government wanted to limit the use of ICTs, it could raise the £40,000 income threshold, increase the skill level required or limit the number of work permits any one sponsor could have.
But he said: "Some of these transfers are vital, such as the Japanese auto engineer testing cylinder heads made in Japan and training British workers to do such testing.
"Other types of intra-company transfers have evolved over time, particularly those used for third-party contracting in the information technology sector, where it is possible that the UK economy is benefiting in aggregate terms while at the same time some displacement of British workers is occurring."
He added: "They are doing absolutely nothing wrong here, but it's consultancy companies bringing workers in, typically IT workers, typically from India."
They carry out some work in India and then come to the UK to do other work at the UK client's base, before returning to India to complete the work, he said.
Professor Metcalf also said: "It's here that I think we need to keep this under review. It's this group which has grown substantially in the past decade, even in the last five years.
"It is the case these workers may well be displacing British IT workers, but equally it may well be that UK plc gains overall."
One firm alone, which is a major manufacturer in Britain but also has a consultancy arm, brought in 4,000 migrant workers alone last year, Prof Metcalf said.
He added that if the government was concerned about bringing net migration down from about 250,000 now to "tens of thousands" by 2015, as Prime Minister David Cameron has said, it "should not hit the Hondas and Toyotas of this world, because that would look very badly on UK plc".
The number of ICTs had surged from around 20,000 in 2009 to about 30,000 in mid-2011, but had remained largely flat since then.
Shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant said the report "shows the ever widening gap between this Government's rhetoric on immigration and the reality of their policies".
"This government needs to tone down its rhetoric and get in touch with reality.
"We need strong controls on people who want to come here. They should pay their way and add value to our country. I hope we can all agree on that, but the Government needs to be honest with people and get tougher on illegal immigration too."
Most of the rise in the cultivation of coca leaves - the raw ingredient for cocaine - comes from southern areas controlled by left-wing Farc rebels.
Farmers have probably boosted production to cover potential losses in the event of a peace deal between the Farc and the government, says the UN.
They fear an agreement will include programmes to eradicate coca.
The Farc and the Colombian government have been engaged in peace talks since November 2012.
The rebels have already agreed to encourage local farmers to join voluntary programmes to replace coca with other crops.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime report says the potential production of cocaine went by more than 50% in 2014.
"The change is an important warning signal," said Leonardo Correa, one of the authors of the annual report.
The assessment is based mostly on satellite photographs.
Reports on Bolivia and Peru are due in the next few weeks.
The three countries are the world's largest producers of coca leaves and cocaine.
In May, Colombia announced it was stopping using a controversial herbicide to destroy illegal plantations of coca.
The decision followed a warning by the World Health Organization (WHO) that glyphosate is "probably carcinogenic".
The product has been used in US-sponsored crop-spraying anti-narcotics programmes in South America.
President Juan Manuel Santos said Colombia would need to find other mechanisms to combat coca production.
The Colombian drug eradication programme, which is sponsored by the United States, began in 1994.
Jamie Adams was speaking at a full council meeting about Mik Smith, who was jailed earlier in July.
Smith stayed in his job in the council despite an internal inquiry in 2005.
A Labour motion calling for a full investigation was dropped, after the Welsh Children's Commissioner said he would pursue the matter.
Six out of the 11 complaints made against Smith in 2005 were upheld and he was given a verbal warning, but chief executive Bryn Parry Jones said there was no evidence of criminality.
The 49-year-old from Haverfordwest was eventually sacked by the council in 2012 after a report by the social services inspectorate called for his case to be reviewed.
But he went on to abuse an eight-year-old boy and filmed his actions in 2013.
The victim's mother said if the council had investigated complaints properly in 2005 her son may not have been abused.
Last week, Smith was jailed for six years at Swansea Crown Court.
The boy's mother has called for an inquiry into how the council handled the complaints.
"He is in a position of huge responsibility for the people of Pembrokeshire who need to live in a safe way," the boy's mother told BBC Wales' Week In Week Out programme earlier this week.
Significant failings in the council's disciplinary processes were highlighted by the national inspectorates in 2011.
This led to the authority changing its procedures and management of the education department and the council's chief executive said past failings would not be repeated.
Wales' children's commissioner Keith Towler is looking at the council's handling of complaints about Smith and collating information, but there is not yet a formal investigation, according to his office.
Thursday's meeting of the council was told that Mr Towler has already spoken to the director of education Jake Morgan.
The commissioner's office said he could follow one of two routes - carry out his own investigation or hand it over to police if there is any indication of criminal activity.
The chairman and CEO of News Corporation feared the scandal was threatening to taint other titles published under his UK operation, News International.
However, the company has since been beset by further allegations of hacking and corruption, and has led to - among other things - the withdrawal of a bid to take full control of satellite broadcaster BSkyB, the arrest of numerous Sun journalists, and the resignation of Mr Murdoch's son James from several positions in the family business.
A lawyer at the centre of phone-hacking litigation has warned that claims could also be brought against News Corporation in the US.
Yet despite his company's involvement in several inquiries and police operations, Mr Murdoch - now 81 years old - has taken an increasingly hands-on approach to its problems.
His profile as a key player in News International's fate became particularly prominent after he was questioned by British MPs in July 2011 - a meeting which was disrupted when an onlooker attacked the media mogul with a foam pie, leaving Mr Murdoch's young wife leaping to his rescue.
He later went on to launch the Sun on Sunday, which sold 3.26 million copies in its first week - a figure not bettered by any UK newspaper for four years.
The octogenarian even took to Twitter - reaching out to supporters and attacking further allegations against the company.
He also agreed to give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into press standards.
In July 2012, Mr Murdoch announced that he had resigned from a string of directorships controlling News Corp's UK newspapers - at NI Group Ltd, NewsCorp Investments and Times Newspaper Holdings.
News Corp plans to split into two companies, separating its publishing interests from the more lucrative TV and film side.
Mr Murdoch is expected to chair both businesses but to be chief executive only of the TV and film enterprise.
Mr Murdoch, who inherited a taste for the press from his father, is no stranger to controversy.
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He began his career aged 22 when his father Sir Keith, one of Australia's most distinguished newspapermen, died and left his son a half share in two Adelaide papers.
Born in Australia in 1931, Oxford-educated Murdoch had a natural flair for popular journalism and a tendency to fall out with his editors.
Although he spent much of his career denying he interfered too much.
"I think that I give my editors tremendous freedom and the only people who claim that I don't give them enough freedom now are the people who wouldn't know how to use it," he once said.
There was steel beneath the boyish exterior, as the British discovered when he arrived in 1968 to buy the News of the World.
Within a year he had added the ailing Sun newspaper, relaunching it as an irreverent tabloid.
Circulation soared thanks to its sex-and-sensation formula and it went on to became Britain's biggest-selling daily paper.
But his papers were frequently accused of political manipulation, distorting the news to ensure his political allies won elections.
His critics, of which there are many, have called him a vulgarian and a cynic who had degraded standards of journalism by pandering to a sensation-seeking public.
His loyal admirers have always heaped praise onto him, applauding the businessman for his ruthlessness, energy, and astonishing willingness to take risks.
In 1986, by now owner of the Times and Sunday Times as well, Mr Murdoch moved all four newspaper titles into a heavily fortified printing plant, and sacked 5,000 workers.
The ensuing battles with pickets outside Fortress Wapping heralded a revolution in Fleet Street, and an end to over-manning and restrictive practices.
A television revolution followed. Already the owner of the Sun, he went on to introduce Sky, the satellite TV service to Britain.
Despite critics calling it downmarket rubbish, satellite dishes soon became commonplace and Sky gobbled up its rival, BSB, to become hugely profitable.
Before long, Sky could afford to bid more than hundreds of millions of pounds for the television rights to Premier League football.
In June 2010, News Corp had been bidding to take over the 61% of BSkyB it did not already own.
But the company abandoned the bid in July 2011 after the phone-hacking scandal emerged.
In the US, where Mr Murdoch had bought 20th Century Fox, he won a bigger prize, establishing America's fourth television network.
Along the way, he became a US citizen to circumvent rules banning foreigners from owning television stations.
Fox shows like the Simpsons cartoon series sold around the world, but Mr Murdoch continued to suffer setbacks.
In the 1980s his empire nearly crashed when its debts mounted to a staggering eight billion dollars.
He survived to buy Star TV in Hong Kong, broadcasting by satellite to the whole of Asia.
When the digital revolution swept television, promising many more channels, pay-per-view programmes, home shopping and home banking, Mr Murdoch's TV stations were at the forefront.
But in Britain his monopoly of digital broadcasting technology led to fruitless calls for new rules to limit power. He dismissed any suggestion that he was too powerful.
"People say we're anti-competitive, when we do something which is open for anybody in the world to do," he once said.
He closed down one newspaper, the loss-making Today in 1995, partly out of pique when the British government passed laws limiting how much of the media one company can control.
During the Conservative's reign in the 80s and early 90s, Mr Murdoch's publications were generally supportive of the government, but that all changed when John Major eventually left Number 10.
Prior to his election, Mr Murdoch invited Tony Blair to Australia. He also told his papers to tone down their attacks on Labour.
The Sun went further, to the surprise of many, endorsing Blair at the 1997 election.
But Mr Murdoch backed winners and made it clear that once the Labour Party's fortunes declined, it would switch allegiance.
Mr Murdoch's involvement with politicians does not stop at the British government.
He has had dealings with Canadian Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, US President Barack Obama and the former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd over the years.
Married three times, he divorced his second wife, Anna, after 32 years together and tied the knot with TV executive Wendi Deng in June 1999.
Mr Murdoch has always put his business interests first.
He has taken huge gambles and created whole new industries.
In the process, his opponents claimed, he manipulated governments, lowered standards and sidestepped regulations, to become the world's first truly global media mogul.
He was stridently anti-monarchist in his views, rejecting the hereditary principle.
Yet his sons Lachlan and James are primed to take up the reins of power in the Murdoch dynasty.
In 2010, he was ranked the 13th most powerful person in the world in a list compiled by business magazine Forbes.
Thought to be worth around $6.3 billion, he was ranked 117th wealthiest person in the world in 2011.
The magnitude 7.2 quake's epicentre was 345km (215 miles) east of Dushanbe, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Officials say information is likely to emerge slowly from mountainous Gorno-Badakhshan, where the quake occurred.
Schools in the capital and other towns closed and cracks appeared in buildings in the provincial capital, Khorog.
The quake was also felt in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, where some office workers ran into the streets as buildings shook.
A BBC correspondent in Dushanbe says the area around the epicentre - near Sarez Lake, about 100km to the west of the village of Murghab - is remote and very hard to reach.
Mobile networks in the region were down after the quake.
The passenger was on board the 17:00 Anderston to Carstairs train, but the service was terminated at Rutherglen because of the incident.
ScotRail said all trains through Rutherglen could be delayed or cancelled.
British Transport Police said it was called to the station at about 17:30 over reports of an "abusive male".
A spokesman for the force said the man had reportedly been aggressive to rail staff.
Services to Dalmuir, Milngavie, Cumbernauld, Motherwell, Larkhall, Anderston, Carstairs, Glasgow Central, Lanark and Edinburgh via Shotts could be affected by the incident.
A ScotRail Alliance spokesman said: "We do not tolerate abusive or anti-social behaviour of any kind on our trains. We will work with the British Transport Police to assist them in bringing the individual involved to justice.
"Customers delayed by 30 minutes or more as a result of this incident are reminded to keep hold of their tickets to claim compensation through our Delay Repay Guarantee."
A witness said Taliban gunmen stopped buses and took hostages just outside Kunduz city, the provincial capital.
Last week the Taliban killed at least 12 passengers on the same road and are still thought to be holding another 10.
The militants briefly overran Kunduz last autumn before security forces retook most of the city.
The offensive was the first time the Taliban had taken a city since being ousted from power in 2001.
Militants frequently kidnap and kill travellers using roads passing through volatile regions of Afghanistan.
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Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union walked out at 00:01 BST over changes due to come into service in 2020.
Northern has warned travellers its routes would be "extremely busy" but said it expected to operate more than 40% of its normal timetable.
The action coincides with the first day of the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race.
The cycling event, which begins in Bridlington, East Yorkshire and finishes in Scarborough, North Yorkshire attracted more than a million spectators in 2016.
The row is over drivers being in charge of operating the doors, and guards being changed to on-board supervisors.
Arriva Rail North, which operates Northern, said very few trains would run outside 07:00 and 19:00 and urged passengers to check its strike timetable in order to plan their journeys.
It said it would also be running 300 additional replacement buses.
Both Transport for Greater Manchester and Transport for West Yorkshire warned of significant disruption.
The RMT has blamed Northern for the disruption after talks to avert the strike failed.
General Secretary Mick Cash said his members remained "united and determined".
The company said it was still prepared to talk with the union and said it was "disappointed" the strike was going ahead.
A protest by the RMT outside the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday marked one year since the union began its dispute with Southern Rail over the role of guards on trains.
Since then its members have taken 31 days of strike action involving a number of rail companies across England.
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The figure beats last year's total of £1.3m and was raised following fundraisers around the country that culminated in a televised event on Friday night.
£1,665,582 was raised in Wales, which will go to children's charities.
This contributed to an overall UK figure of £37,100,687, which beats last years total of £32,620,469.
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The show's executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins announced the change at Student Pride in London.
He says it's important to tell the story properly, and to get the casting right.
So he wants to find a trans actor to play the part.
It won't happen anytime soon though.
He admits that the writing process hasn't even started yet - that he needs to find the right actor and the right character first.
He said "We try and do our research and get it all in our heads - the way we want to go because we want to tell it properly.
"Also I would want to cast a trans actor as well. You have to - you have to cast a trans actor, but you also don't want to mess up the story because EastEnders reaches so many people and a lot of our audience are quite traditional.
He added "The power of EastEnders is we can change the world a little. You can change it gently and influence people who would be maybe quite bigoted."
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Hollyoaks' Blessing Chambers is trans too.
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Stuttgart, the 2007 Bundesliga champions, lost 3-1 on the final day at Wolfsburg to go down.
Bremen, who could have been relegated, scored a late winner to beat fellow strugglers Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 and secure safety.
Eintracht finished 16th and face a promotion-relegation play-off with Nurnberg, third in the second tier.
Relegated in 1975, Stuttgart secured promotion back to the top flight in 1977.
Scott Brown was sent off for the visitors before they took the lead through Omar Beckles in the 51st minute.
Francois Zoko equalised for the Glovers but they were unable to find a winner.
Accrington were reduced to 10 men after just 22 minutes when Brown was dismissed for a lunge on Zoko.
Referee Nigel Miller did not hesitate in producing the red card and John Coleman responded with a defensive double substitution.
However, it was the visitors who took the lead against the run of play as a Shay McCartan cross was flicked into the far corner by the head of Beckles.
Coleman's men defended well but Yeovil were back on level terms through Zoko in the 74th minute, and both sides had to settle for a point.
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Match ends, Yeovil Town 1, Accrington Stanley 1.
Second Half ends, Yeovil Town 1, Accrington Stanley 1.
Corner, Yeovil Town. Conceded by Marek Rodak.
Attempt saved. Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Yeovil Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
Attempt missed. Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Shayon Harrison (Yeovil Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
Foul by Francois Zoko (Yeovil Town).
Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Yeovil Town. Conceded by Harvey Rodgers.
Attempt blocked. Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Ben Whitfield (Yeovil Town).
Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Shayon Harrison (Yeovil Town).
Noor Husin (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley).
Substitution, Yeovil Town. Shayon Harrison replaces Matthew Dolan.
Goal! Yeovil Town 1, Accrington Stanley 1. Francois Zoko (Yeovil Town) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matthew Dolan with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Yeovil Town. Conceded by Janoi Donacien.
Attempt missed. Ben Whitfield (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Romuald Boco replaces Shay McCartan.
Attempt missed. Bevis Mugabi (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right.
Corner, Yeovil Town. Conceded by Harvey Rodgers.
Attempt missed. Shay McCartan (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Bevis Mugabi (Yeovil Town) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
Harvey Rodgers (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kevin Dawson (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Harvey Rodgers (Accrington Stanley).
Attempt saved. Bevis Mugabi (Yeovil Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Omar Beckles (Accrington Stanley).
Attempt missed. Shay McCartan (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Substitution, Yeovil Town. Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro replaces Tom Eaves.
Attempt missed. Matt Butcher (Yeovil Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Francois Zoko (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high.
Goal! Yeovil Town 0, Accrington Stanley 1. Omar Beckles (Accrington Stanley) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Shay McCartan with a cross.
Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Matthew Dolan.
Foul by Ryan Dickson (Yeovil Town).
Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Yeovil Town 0, Accrington Stanley 0.
The crabs reproduce by releasing many larvae into the water so that a handful reach other vents and colonise them.
But it is thought that they survive for only a short time in open waters; so a strong west-to-east current around Antarctica may have aided their spread.
The animal was discovered in 2011.
The "Hoff" is a type of yeti crab, which is recognised for its hairs, or setae, along its claws and limbs. It lives in one of the most extreme environments on the planet; more than 2,000m under the sea where volcanic vents superheat the water to 380C and there is no light and very little oxygen.
The crab feeds by "farming" bacteria on its hairy chest, then using special comb-like mouthparts to strain off the microbes so that it can eat them.
The crustacean's humorous nickname honours the hairy-chested US actor and singer David Hasselhoff.
In a study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Dr Christopher Roterman and colleagues propose that the "Hoff crab" probably originated around the vents that populate mid-ocean ridges in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
It then expanded into the Atlantic through the Drake Passage that separates South America and Antarctica, spreading along volcanic vent regions that are now extinct.
The crab appears to have exploited the ocean current known as the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), which flows in a clockwise direction, west to east around Antarctica, through Drake Passage.
The crabs can occur at astonishing densities around vents in the southern part of their range. But at the volcanic vents of the south-west Indian ridge, for example, the crabs only occur at low densities and are swamped by other vent animals.
Dr Roterman, a zoologist at the University of Oxford, said the exact reasons for this were unclear, but it could have something to do with the crab's reproductive strategy.
"We suspect their [larvae] dispersal capability may be limited," he told BBC News.
"The fact they have spread so quickly in the Southern Ocean is because the ACC provides a high-speed highway for their larvae.
"But when they head further north, we think they may have a disadvantage against other hydrothermal vent animals."
This part of the research is only at a preliminary stage, said Dr Roterman, but examinations of the crab's larvae reveal they resemble miniature versions of the adult animal. However, these lack a functional mouth and have a small yolk sac. This suggests they may only be able to survive for short times in the water.
Analysis of the DNA of yeti crabs - including the Hoff variety - suggests these crustaceans began to expand and diversify about 40 million years ago.
Some scientists had wondered whether the animals living around volcanic vents were relic species, largely unaffected by environmental changes on land and shallower parts of the ocean.
But most of the species living around volcanic vents today appear to have radiated within the last 55 million years.
The reasons for this are unclear, but a period of intense global warming spanning several million years that dramatically reduced deep-sea oxygen levels globally could be to blame.
This event is known as the Palaeocene-Eocene thermal maximum and is marked by a rise in global temperatures of 6C. The causes remain unclear but the initial changes could have been amplified by a massive release into the atmosphere of methane stored in icy deposits on the ocean floor.
The latest paper appears to confirm a picture in which the inhabitants of deep-sea vents may be periodically wiped out and the vents only repopulated by a wave of new species once conditions become favourable again.
During episodes of extreme climate warming, circulation between the well oxygenated surface waters and those deeper down is thought to decline, leading to the gradual depletion of oxygen in the deep sea.
"Yeti crabs and other such creatures may in fact be especially prone to extinction when there is less oxygen available in the deep ocean," said Dr Roterman.
"This is because if deep-sea ocean oxygen levels fall, the amount of oxygen available to these animals, that already live in an oxygen-poor environment at the limits of their physiological tolerance, may drop below the minimum level at which they can survive.
"They would face the stark choice of 'suffocate or starve'."
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The visitors led after the presence of Georgios Samaras helped force Javier Mascherano to divert a Charlie Mulgrew free-kick into his own net.
Barcelona were not at their best, but produced a moment of sheer class to allow Andres Iniesta to equalise.
Celtic stood firm in the face of relentless pressure until the dying seconds when Alba stole in to score.
It was incredibly cruel on Celtic, who were outstanding to a man.
They remain second in Champions League Group G but now trail Barcelona, who maintain their 100% record, by five points. Spartak Moscow, who beat Benfica earlier in the day, are a point behind Neil Lennon's side with the Portuguese side bottom with a single point.
It had looked ominous for the visitors as early as the second minute when Barcelona sliced through their defence for the first time, Iniesta providing the killer ball, only for Alexis Sanchez to dink the ball wide of Fraser Forster's right-hand post.
That apart though, Celtic began the match comfortably, coping well with the constant passing and movement of the Catalan side.
Forster's first major test came 17 minutes in, and he dealt with it brilliantly.
Lionel Messi floated the ball over the Celtic defence, Iniesta turned it across goal where Marc Bartra flashed a header on target, only for the giant Celtic keeper to push it away.
And moments later, Celtic shocked the hosts by moving in front.
A Mulgrew free-kick from the right was attacked by Samaras, but it was Mascherano who inadvertently knocked the ball past a static Victor Valdes.
Barca had dominated possession, but Celtic's organisation was superb and there was almost half an hour gone before the home side fashioned another decent chance.
Again Iniesta was the source, but his chip was headed wide by Bartra.
Then, as the Barcelona pressure grew in intensity, Kelvin Wilson threw himself in the way of a Xavi drive to divert it over the bar and Adriano Correia tested Forster at his near post from the resulting corner.
Messi, by his own high standards, was having a quiet game but worried Forster with a couple of free-kicks that curled inches off target.
Celtic were dealt an enormous blow just before the break as Samaras was forced off, having rolled his ankle as he was fouled contesting a high ball.
And his replacement James Forrest had not touched the ball before Barca drew level in exquisite fashion.
Messi found Iniesta just inside the box and a lightning-quick one-two with Xavi allowed Iniesta to direct the ball just out of Forster's reach and inside his left-hand post.
The timing of the equaliser was tough on Celtic, who had executed their manager's tactical instructions almost to perfection.
They nearly moved back in front seven minutes after the interval.
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Again, the opportunity arose from a Mulgrew set-piece - this time a corner from the right - but Victor Wanyama failed to test Valdes from an excellent position.
Celtic lost the tenacity of Scott Brown with just over an hour gone, his long-term hip problem seemingly taking its toll once more.
Soon after, Forster held efforts from both Messi and then Iniesta from outside the box as Barcelona upped the ante yet further.
Midway through the second half, Alexis Sanchez fed Pedro Rodriguez on the right of the Celtic box and when his low cross found Messi on the six-yard box, a second Barca goal seemed inevitable, but Forster stuck out a hand and somehow denied the Argentine.
The Celtic keeper was performing heroically and he was swiftly off his line to deny Alexis before an unbelievable flying save kept Messi's diving header from finding the back of the net.
Celtic were becoming more and more hemmed in, but a wayward Xavi effort told the story of Barcelona's increasing frustration as time ticked away.
Barca substitute David Villa struck a post late on as it appeared Celtic would hold on, but in the fourth minute of injury time, Alba sneaked in at the back post to knock Adriano's cross past the helpless Forster from just a yard out.
Despite the bitter pang of disappointment, Celtic can be hugely proud of their side's display ahead of the return fixture against Tito Vilanova's side in Glasgow on 7 November.
Full Time The final whistle is blown by the referee.
Assist by Claro Adriano.
Goal! - Ramos Jordi Alba - Barcelona 2 - 1 Celtic Ramos Jordi Alba grabs a goal from close in to the bottom left corner of the goal. Barcelona 2-1 Celtic.
The ball is swung over by Claro Adriano,
The ball is sent over by Ramos Jordi Alba.
Booking James Forrest receives a caution.
David Villa produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and hits the post.
The ball is delivered by Ramos Jordi Alba, clearance by Kelvin Wilson. Inswinging corner taken by Hernandez Xavi, clearance made by Kelvin Wilson.
Cristian Tello takes a shot. Efe Ambrose gets a block in. Claro Adriano takes a shot from just outside the penalty area which clears the crossbar.
Effort from long distance by Hernandez Xavi goes wide right of the goal.
Cristian Tello produces a cross, clearance made by Kelvin Wilson.
Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Lionel Messi from the left by-line to the near post, Mikael Lustig manages to make a clearance.
Cristian Tello produces a cross, clearance by Efe Ambrose.
Corner taken by Lionel Messi.
Joe Ledley takes the direct free kick.
Substitution David Villa joins the action as a substitute, replacing Alexis Sanchez.
Booking Claro Adriano is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
Joe Ledley fouled by Claro Adriano, the ref awards a free kick.
The ball is swung over by Cristian Tello, Emilio Izaguirre gets a block in.
Substitution Beram Kayal joins the action as a substitute, replacing Charlie Mulgrew.
Substitution Cristian Tello joins the action as a substitute, replacing Rodriguez Pedro.
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Hernandez Xavi, Kelvin Wilson makes a clearance.
Lionel Messi takes a shot. Fraser Forster makes a brilliant save.
Ramos Jordi Alba takes a shot. Save by Fraser Forster.
Unfair challenge on Mikael Lustig by Ramos Jordi Alba results in a free kick. Mikael Lustig takes the free kick.
Lionel Messi delivers the ball, clearance by Kelvin Wilson.
Direct free kick taken by Victor Wanyama.
Booking Booking for Javier Mascherano for unsporting behaviour.
Free kick awarded for a foul by Javier Mascherano on Kris Commons.
Drilled right-footed shot by Hernandez Xavi. Blocked by Joe Ledley.
Kris Commons is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Javier Mascherano.
Centre by Rodriguez Pedro, Lionel Messi takes a shot. Fraser Forster makes a fantastic save.
Andres Iniesta takes a shot. Save by Fraser Forster.
Shot by Lionel Messi. Save by Fraser Forster.
Shot from 18 yards from Lionel Messi. Blocked by Kelvin Wilson. Hernandez Xavi decides to take a short corner.
The ball is sent over by Mikael Lustig, Victor Valdes makes a save.
Kris Commons delivers the ball, Claro Adriano makes a clearance.
Short corner worked by Lionel Messi.
Substitution Kris Commons is brought on as a substitute for Scott Brown.
Lionel Messi produces a cross, Efe Ambrose gets a block in.
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Javier Mascherano by Gary Hooper. Javier Mascherano takes the direct free kick.
Short corner taken by Ramos Jordi Alba from the left by-line.
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Rodriguez Pedro by Joe Ledley. Free kick taken by Marc Bartra.
Centre by James Forrest.
Short corner taken by Hernandez Xavi from the right by-line. Claro Adriano takes a shot. Save by Fraser Forster.
The ball is sent over by Rodriguez Pedro, Efe Ambrose manages to make a clearance.
Centre by Lionel Messi.
Mikael Lustig crosses the ball, Ramos Jordi Alba gets a block in. Corner taken by Charlie Mulgrew from the right by-line, Header by Efe Ambrose from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.
Lionel Messi takes a shot from just outside the penalty area clears the crossbar.
Free kick awarded for a foul by Alexis Sanchez on James Forrest. Charlie Mulgrew produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick. Scott Brown produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the bar.
The ball is delivered by Alexis Sanchez, Efe Ambrose gets a block in.
Alexis Sanchez gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mikael Lustig. Fraser Forster takes the free kick.
The match restarts for the second half.
Half Time The whistle is blown to end the first half.
Effort from the edge of the penalty box by Lionel Messi goes wide of the right-hand upright.
The assist for the goal came from Hernandez Xavi.
Goal! - Andres Iniesta - Barcelona 1 - 1 Celtic Andres Iniesta gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Barcelona 1-1 Celtic.
Direct free kick taken by Kelvin Wilson.
Substitution Georgios Samaras leaves the field to be replaced by James Forrest.
Free kick awarded for a foul by Alex Song on Gary Hooper.
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Georgios Samaras by Claro Adriano. Free kick crossed left-footed by Emilio Izaguirre from left wing.
Free kick awarded for a foul by Andres Iniesta on Kelvin Wilson. Fraser Forster takes the direct free kick.
Efe Ambrose gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Lionel Messi. Lionel Messi produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick.
Foul by Gary Hooper on Javier Mascherano, free kick awarded. Javier Mascherano restarts play with the free kick.
Alexis Sanchez crosses the ball, Effort from the edge of the penalty box by Hernandez Xavi goes wide of the right-hand upright.
Victor Wanyama gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Alexis Sanchez. Alexis Sanchez takes the free kick.
Hernandez Xavi takes a shot. Blocked by Efe Ambrose. Short corner worked by Hernandez Xavi. Shot from 20 yards from Alexis Sanchez. Save by Fraser Forster.
The ball is crossed by Claro Adriano. Alexis Sanchez decides to take a short corner, A cross is delivered by Andres Iniesta. Close range header by Marc Bartra misses to the right of the target.
Georgios Samaras concedes a free kick for a foul on Alex Song. Alex Song takes the free kick.
Ramos Jordi Alba is caught offside. Fraser Forster takes the free kick.
Alexis Sanchez takes a shot. Efe Ambrose gets a block in.
Corner taken short by Hernandez Xavi.
Lionel Messi fouled by Scott Brown, the ref awards a free kick. Strike on goal comes in from Lionel Messi from the free kick.
Rodriguez Pedro delivers the ball.
The assist for the goal came from Charlie Mulgrew.
Goal! - Georgios Samaras - Barcelona 0 - 1 Celtic Georgios Samaras finds the back of the net with a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Barcelona 0-1 Celtic.
Unfair challenge on Scott Brown by Alexis Sanchez results in a free kick. The ball is delivered by Charlie Mulgrew,
Rodriguez Pedro takes a shot. Blocked by Charlie Mulgrew. Floated corner taken by Hernandez Xavi from the left by-line. The ball is swung over by Andres Iniesta, Rodriguez Pedro takes a shot. Fraser Forster makes a save.
Alexis Sanchez decides to take a short corner.
Scott Brown concedes a free kick for a foul on Andres Iniesta. Andres Iniesta takes the free kick.
Hernandez Xavi decides to take the corner short.
The ball is sent over by Ramos Jordi Alba.
Scott Brown concedes a free kick for a foul on Alex Song. Alex Song restarts play with the free kick.
Hernandez Xavi decides to take the corner short.
Scott Brown gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Alexis Sanchez. Hernandez Xavi takes the direct free kick.
Alexis Sanchez has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the goal.
The referee starts the match.
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Jason Dorley-Brown said he wanted to "put a smile on faces" by using flower power to highlight the "serious problem" of the holes across Bath.
But officers say he has shown a fragrant disregard for the rules, saying his attempts to help "do not meet the required standards".
Mr Dorley-Brown said he was "very careful" about which roads he chose.
However, Bath and North East Somerset Council said "the actions of this resident do not meet the required standards" and warned the perennial protester he could be liable if anyone was injured or their vehicles damaged.
Mr Dorley-Brown said he and his fellow "guerrilla gardeners" filled up potholes in the area about every 10 days.
"We're very careful to make sure when we fill in a pothole," he said.
"It's not on a blind corner, it's not on a corner where there's overtaking, it's not on a narrow road.
"We sort of want them to be distracting to a certain extent but people can drive over them. We're not fixing potholes here - what we're doing is filling potholes to raise awareness."
Mr Dorley-Brown, who said he was a keen cyclist himself, said the council had not yet been in direct contact with him.
The floral fan added his campaign was not "an anti-council thing" adding, "let's get the roads back to a better state".
A council spokesman said they took "the issue of potholes very seriously" and said 4,441 had been repaired in 2016 - an increase on the 3,617 repaired in 2015.
Bath and North East Somerset Council has been awarded £272,000 from the government's £70m Pothole Action Fund for 2017-18.
Fifteen doctors meeting inside an upstairs room of their profession's headquarters felt the 100-year-old building shake and heard the unmistakable blast of a bomb.
Three bombs had already gone off in separate incidents on London Underground creating chaos in the capital's transport system. As a result, commuters were turning to buses to reach their destinations.
The number 30 bus had been re-routed to avoid the affected areas, and it was travelling past BMA House, the headquarters of the British Medical Association, when it exploded, ripping the roof off from front to back.
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One doctor later said everything went "a salmon pink colour" before they dropped everything, ran down the stairs and out into the square.
What greeted them was an eerie stillness. Sirens could be heard in the background, pigeons were cooing - and there were casualties and fatalities everywhere.
Their first priority was to cover the dead and then help the seriously injured passengers off the bus because of the fear of another secondary device being detonated.
But they had little or no medical equipment. BMA House was an office and conference building - not a hospital.
So in the first 10 or 15 minutes after the explosion, the building was raided for any useful medical supplies.
The cafe's tables became makeshift stretchers and the canteen's tablecloths were used as bandages to stop the bleeding.
GPs normally accustomed to talking to their patients in a consulting room tended to bleeding men and women lying on the street, holding their hands, urging them to hang on.
Surgeons used to working in spotless operating theatres found themselves kneeling amid the dust, glass and debris of a war zone.
The abiding memory of that morning for Dr Andrew Dearden, a GP from Cardiff, was the slow realisation that this was not a normal trauma event.
He heard the "whoosh" of the bomb, turned round and expected to see a collision.
But as he walked towards the bus, he noticed a wide circle of debris, then a purse lying in the street and closer in a severed limb.
"The closer I got, the more I saw. Although my brain had worked out what had happened, I was confronted with evidence of the real human cost."
The doctors, 18 in total, began to congregate and organise themselves, prioritising the people they could help, comforting the ones they could not.
Dr Peter Holden, a GP from Derbyshire trained in immediate emergency care, took command of his fellow doctors, using his training to set up a treatment centre within the secure courtyard of the BMA building.
"My job was to do the most for the most, secure the scene and prevent chaos."
Armed with only a pair of surgical gloves, a face mask and four first aid kids, he said it was about giving "top notch, simple first aid" for the first 30 minutes or so until the drips and oxygen arrived on ambulances coming to take the injured away.
They had to focus on what resources they had and use them on the people who needed them most in the right order.
With no mobile reception that morning, Dr Holden and his team sent messages via returning ambulances, requesting medical supplies.
Both doctors believe there is no doubt that lives were saved that day because they treated people quickly.
Looking back, Dr Dearden says, "in a day of awfulness, we were lucky to be able do some good".
There were many other people who played an important role too in supporting the doctors' efforts - BMA staff, local hotels, paramedics and passers-by.
Some doctors were hit harder than others by what they saw. Many felt guilty about leaving the scene once everyone had be taken to hospital several hours later.
But a decade on, the series of coincidences that saw a bus explode outside a building full of doctors, is still not lost on them.
Yet this anniversary is not about them, they say.
"It is about the people who were injured and killed that day," says Dr Dearden.
In the garden of the BMA building, within its secure walls, is a sun dial erected in memory of the 13 people who were killed.
It casts a shadow every day at 9.47am - the time the bomb exploded - as a constant reminder of that devastating moment.
Stars from Strictly Come Dancing, the Royal Ballet and Sir Matthew Bourne's New Adventures company will take part in Gala for Grenfell on 30 July.
Phillips said the disaster had made her "wonder if there was a way I could help [and] maybe make a small difference".
Tickets for the event at the Adelphi Theatre in London go on sale on 7 July.
Akram Khan, Adam Garcia and The Mariinsky Ballet are among other members of the dance community who have been lined up to appear.
Proceeds will go to The Kensington & Chelsea Foundation, the independent charity running the Grenfell Tower Fund.
In a statement, Phillips said the news coverage of the fire had been "so powerful you can't move".
"I thought dance is my world, my life, so how could I galvanise and bring the dance community together to raise funds for those who need it most, now and into the future?"
Police believe at least 80 people died when fire engulfed Grenfell Tower in North Kensington in the early hours of 14 June.
Other fundraising initiatives have included an all-star version of Bridge Over Troubled Water that topped the singles chart on its release last month.
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Thames Radio will be a hit music station, playing songs predominantly from the 1980s and 1990s.
It marks the first time Fox will be heard presenting his own radio programme since he exited the Magic breakfast show in September 2014.
The DJ had been accused of sexually abusing fans and colleagues but was later cleared of all charges.
Fox said: "I can't wait to get back on-air in the greatest city on earth.
"Playing London's all-time favourite songs and being able to talk about everything that's happening in the place in which I live and love is going to be an absolute blast."
He added: "This is the station I have wanted to listen to for years, but it simply didn't exist."
Former Fun House presenter Pat Sharp will also host a show on the station, which is owned by Nation Broadcasting.
Sharp, best known as the former presenter of Fun House, said: "For me, being on air once more at a station that will live and breathe London, could actually cap it all."
The station's launch is being overseen by Chris Stevens, who is a former programme director for Smooth Radio.
He told the BBC's Andrew Marr show it would be "very difficult" for a public who voted to leave the European Union to have a leader who had opposed this.
PM David Cameron announced on Friday that he would step down by October.
He had urged the country to vote Remain in Thursday's referendum, but the Leave campaign won by 52% to 48%.
Since Thursday's vote there has been intense speculation about who will replace Mr Cameron, and when and how the UK will begin formal negotiations to exit the EU.
Meanwhile, potential leadership contender Boris Johnson has been meeting with Conservative MPs Jake Berry and Ben Wallace at his home.
The BBC understands he also met with justice secretary and fellow Leave campaigner Michael Gove.
Several sources have told BBC political editor Laura Kuennsberg that Mr Gove will co-chair Mr Johnson's leadership campaign, if he runs.
Mr Johnson, who is widely expected to announce his leadership bid in the coming days, plans to run on a "unity" ticket, with a prominent Remainer part of the campaign leadership, our editor said.
Meanwhile, Home Secretary Theresa May has been canvassing opinion among MPs and is expected to announce her leadership bid in the next couple of days.
Our political editor said there was a growing sense among Tory MPs that only two or three names will enter the leadership contest because it is about choosing the next prime minister, rather than a wide field that would be narrowed down by the Parliamentary party.
International Development secretary, Justine Greening, suggested today that Boris Johnson and Theresa May should come to a deal rather than having a drawn out contest at all.
Mr Duncan Smith, who campaigned for Leave, said: "The government itself now had a view... which was to remain, and so now we need to change that position and actually deliver on this very clear mandate from the British people."
He said he was "incredibly sad" Mr Cameron had chosen to go as he wanted him to "remain to help stabilise the situation and get us moving".
"But I do think it would be very, very difficult for the public who have voted for leaving the European Union to find that they then had a prime minister who actually was opposed to leaving the European Union.
"So I think it is quite clear that - at least the leadership end of it - but I would like all the others, Remain and us, to come together."
Mr Duncan Smith also ruled himself out of the future Conservative leadership contest.
He said the House of Commons had "an obligation to deliver on the British people's verdict" and progress with leaving the EU.
"The Conservative party is in a majority in the House of Commons and my view about this is there are also a number of Labour MPs who are very clear they want this to be delivered on," he said.
When questioned about the Leave campaign's assertion that leaving the EU would free up £350m a week extra to spend on the NHS, Mr Duncan Smith said the NHS would receive "the lion's share".
"It is not a promise broken, I never said that during the course of the election," he said.
"What I said was we would be able to spend the lion's share of that money, now the government is now able to spend, so people can say that there is more money available now for the NHS, categorically more, which is what's required and that's the key point."
Asked if UKIP leader Nigel Farage - a key Leave figure - would be involved in the cross-party exit negotiations with Brussels, Mr Duncan Smith suggested the party's sole MP Douglas Carswell would be consulted.
"There is a UKIP MP who is part of that process in a parliamentary sense, and I'm very happy to discuss... with UKIP about what their expectations are, but the government itself, right now, actually dictates how this will happen," he said.
On immigration, he said the Conservative government had to honour its manifesto pledge to bring net migration - the difference between the number of people coming to the UK for at least a year and those leaving - down to below 100,000.
Mr Duncan Smith said: "I said consistently throughout that we need to get control of our borders and the only way to do that is to leave the European Union…
"Once we do that we are in a much stronger position to achieve that objective of bringing down migration to tens of thousands within this Parliament - I will stand by that."
North and South Ayrshire councils are taking over services run by Premier Home Care (Scotland) Ltd after looking at a number of options.
The local authorities are hiring all 97 Premier staff affected by developments.
The change will take effect as soon as Premier ceases trading on Friday.
Premier has been providing home care services to 219 people in Ayrshire.
In North Ayrshire, 104 people receive 1,200 hours of care per week, while 115 receive a total of 884 hours in South Ayrshire.
North Ayrshire Council's cabinet member for health and social care, Anthea Dickson, said: "There were clearly a number of things we had to consider during our detailed talks with Premier Home Care and all other interested parties.
"But our primary concern was always the service users and ensuring there was no disruption to the service both in the short term and as we move forward in the longer term.
"We have a really good track record of care provision and I'm confident that by taking on the service in-house we can move forward seamlessly and continue to provide a high standard of care".
She added: "I'm also delighted we're able to safeguard the jobs of so many of the Premier Home Care employees."
South Ayrshire councillor Rita Miller, portfolio holder for health and social care, said: "I'm very pleased that, as far as our service users are concerned, it will be very much business as usual and we're contacting them directly to provide that reassurance. Our focus will be to ensure a smooth and seamless transition over the weekend and the continued provision of the best possible service."
For 15 years the Ceredigion community campaigned to save the site which has been restored into a heritage attraction and events venue, with holiday accommodation and a restaurant.
Restoration work included roof repairs, landscaping and reconstruction of the castle's walls.
The site will open to the general public on Wednesday.
The Cadwgan Building Preservation Trust, made up of 250 local people, secured investment for the restoration, including more than £6m from the Heritage Lottery Fund and £4.3m from the European Regional Development Fund.
Hundreds of local volunteers took part in fundraising, raising more than £200,000 to save the 900-year-old site.
A remake of Wales' original Eisteddfod chair has been returned to the castle following the restoration as it believed to have been home to the first ever recorded Eisteddfod in 1176.
The site also has a dedicated Eisteddfod exhibition along with exhibitions telling the story of the castle and the people who lived there.
Cardigan Castle spokeswoman Sue Lewis said: "The castle's commercial streams are absolutely vital in generating income for the upkeep of the site.
"Our target is to attract more than 30,000 visitors to the castle in its first year of trading."
But a row has broken out over plans to invite an English folk group to headline the opening concert in July.
Heather Davidson, 53, of Sowerby Road, Thirsk, was remanded in custody at Teesside Crown Court and is due to be sentenced there on 5 June.
Police were called to the privately-run Sowerby House care home on 11 February, after 81-year-old David Paterson was found dead in his room.
Ms Davidson is thought to have known Mr Paterson through church.
North Yorkshire Police said Ms Davidson did not work at the care home, which remained open during the investigation.
The basis of her plea was not revealed in court, but it was understood she will claim it was a mercy killing.
Mr Paterson's relatives described him as "a devoted family man" and told the court that he had lived in the Thirsk area all his life, and worked as a welder for 30 years.
William Smith will receive £10,000 and the chance to develop his work called Residue with BBC Cymru Wales, BBC Writersroom and National Theatre Wales.
Judges described Smith as a "wonderful storyteller" whose writing is "compelling".
He beat 250 others to the prize.
Born in Swansea, Smith, who now lives in Cardiff, graduated with a film studies degree from University for Wales, Newport, in 2010.
He later went on to write the short film King of The Castle, about the relationship between two brothers and their father's death, made as part of the It's My Shout scheme and broadcast on BBC2 Wales in 2011.
His other works include the 2014 short film Lift Jockeys, about a lift which takes people to heaven or hell, and he has also worked as a producer and presenter for Radio Cardiff.
Anne Edyvean, from BBC Writersroom, said Smith's writing "keeps you turning the pages, while Kully Thiarai, artistic director of National Theatre Wales, said he was a "wonderful storyteller" who was "undoubtedly a talent to watch".
Bethan Jones, executive producer for BBC Drama, added: "This award is a way to ensure writers are able to afford to carve out time to write and have support to develop their work.
"It's great to be able to support William Smith's huge potential."
The three other finalists were Hardey Speight, Jonathan Jones and Bethan Marlow.
The Grade II*-listed General Cemetery could eventually receive up to £4m, Sheffield City Council said.
It contains 10 listed structures, including catacombs - underground tombs - and the money is to be used for repairs and to develop a wildlife park.
The cemetery opened in 1836 as one of the first commercial cemeteries in Britain but closed in 1978.
It houses 87,000 graves including those of Sheffield's industrial, political and religious leaders as well as those of cholera victims and paupers, over a six-hectare (15-acre) site.
George Bassett, founder of Bassett's Sweets, maker of liquorice allsorts, is buried there.
The cemetery also has monuments, a Non-Conformist and an Anglican chapel, and a gatehouse lodge.
Part of the catacombs suffered a partial collapse following a landslip after bad weather several years ago.
David Cooper, the head of Parks and Countryside at the council, said: "This is a very complex cemetery on different levels and the council has done what it can".
He said the grant would be used to "understand the site and prepare a programme of works" and there would be a consultation on future plans for the cemetery.
The funding is to the cover next two years of work and the council hopes to apply for a larger grant in 2018.
Councillor Sioned-Mair Richards, said: "The General Cemetery is one of Sheffield's hidden gems and now we can really put it on the map."
The cemetery, bordered by Cemetery Road, Montague Street, Stalker Walk and the Porter Brook, is open to the public.
Chief executive Juergen Maier said that while the German giant is committed to the UK, he is worried about the prospects for future investment.
"We are concerned about what the future might hold in terms of new investments that we might want to make" he said.
Siemens has 13 plants in the UK and employs about 14,000 people.
It manufactures and exports high value goods including MRI scanners and gas turbines.
His comments follow news that plans by Siemens to export wind turbine blades from a new facility in Hull have been put on hold.
The company's links with the UK go back 170 years. And Mr Maier, who campaigned for a Remain vote, insists that Britain is still a good place to do business.
"We are not going to run away from the British market. We are committed here. It's a great market," he told the BBC.
But he warned that the uncertainty which has followed the vote to leave the EU would soon have consequences.
He said: "Short term, in terms of any investment decisions you want to make here, especially those that result in exporting to the European Union, they will be on ice. No question about that."
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Investment decisions, he said, are a balance between factors including strong innovation and skills and how easy it is to trade.
"Unless you have a really strong argument for innovation or skills being particularly strong here, if those are similar to somewhere else the business case for investing here will now be less attractive until we know what the trading arrangement is going to be," he said.
The company is currently building a £310m manufacturing hub for wind turbine blades in Hull that will employ about 1,000 people.
Mr Maier insists that investment is safe and will continue. But plans to export from the facility in the future are now on hold.
"That's the opportunity that at the moment is not as clear," he said.
Mr Maier said that the UK government needs to get to work fast on a plan for how we will trade with Europe.
"We've got to make sure we end up in a situation where our relationship is strong and friendly with the European Union whilst accepting the democratic vote that we wont be..in the EU directly itself."
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PC Ben Clay is due to appear at Dudley Magistrates Court on Wednesday where he will be formally charged.
The 39-year-old was arrested after a woman made the allegation on 28 January 2015. The alleged offence happened while the officer was off-duty.
PC Clay, a neighbourhood police officer, was suspended from his position at Wolverhampton police station following his arrest.
The complexity of pensions is putting people off saving - particularly women and younger workers, a survey by PwC suggests.
It also suggested that contribution levels were insufficient to provide the retirement income that workers expect.
On average, workers wanted a retirement income of £22,200 a year.
PwC calculated that an employee starting work at the age of 22 would need to save a total of 15% of their annual salary towards their pension.
Its survey suggested that only one in 20 workers were putting aside more than 10% of their salary towards a pension.
"It is clear that many people's expectations of their pension pot and the reality at retirement will be very different as people simply are not contributing enough to their pensions," said Raj Mody, head of pensions consulting at PwC.
"Any system that is asking people to lock up their money for many years needs to be simple to understand, trusted and sustainable to encourage greater savings levels. It also needs to include a strong up-front incentive."
Among PwC's suggestions are:
It said there needed to be a focus on contributions made by those automatically enrolled into pension schemes.
Duncan Howorth, chief executive of pensions consultancy JLT Employee Benefits, agreed that the system of tax relief should be simplified to encourage more lower and middle earners to save.
"We believe we should go to a single [tax relief] rate of one third, 33%.
Effectively we can promote that by saying if you invest £2, you'll get £1 back from the government. A simplification of the message is a way that we can incentivise people for the long-term," he told the BBC.
A government consultation on how pension contributions should be taxed and what incentives should be offered to savers closes on Wednesday.
Steve Webb, the former pensions minister, advised the chancellor not to adopt so-called pension Individual Savings Accounts (Isas) - which are being considered by the Treasury.
Pension Isas would be "front-loaded" for tax, meaning that consumers would pay in savings that had already been subject to income tax, but they would allow those over 55 to withdraw their pension savings tax free.
Under the current system, people only pay tax when they take money out of a pension scheme.
But writing in the Daily Telegraph, Mr Webb says the system of paying tax on withdrawals acts as a disincentive for people to take out too much at one time - the so-called Lamborghini effect.
"The taxation of pension incomes provides a 'brake' on the Lamborghini," he writes. "Having to pay tax makes you think twice about withdrawing the lot in one go; if pensions are tax free, what would hold you back?"
In the video, posted by the Washington Post, Mr Trump is heard telling TV host Billy Bush "you can do anything" to women "when you're a star".
The New York businessman bragged about trying to have sex with a married woman as well as kissing and groping others.
Mr Trump later issued an apology: "I said it. I was wrong, I apologise. I pledge to be a better man."
In a filmed statement on his Facebook page, he added that the videotape was a "distraction" from more important political issues.
Earlier on Friday, when the video first emerged, he had dismissed it as "locker room banter" and added "Bill Clinton has said far worse to me".
He attacked the former president in his Facebook apology.
"I've said some foolish things, but there's a big difference between the words and actions of other people," he said.
"Bill Clinton has actually abused women. And Hillary has bullied, attacked, shamed and intimidated his victims. We will discuss this more in the coming days."
After the video became public on Friday evening, senior Republicans were harsh in their condemnation of Mr Trump's comments.
House Speaker Paul Ryan rescinded his invitation to Mr Trump to attend the Republican Fall Fest in his home state of Wisconsin this weekend.
Mr Trump said that his vice-presidential running mate Mike Pence would represent him at the Wisconsin event.
Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said the comments were "repugnant," adding that Mr Trump "needs to apologise directly to women and girls everywhere".
Another senior Republican, John McCain, said there were "no excuses for Donald Trump's offensive and demeaning comments".
The video has emerged two days before Mr Trump takes part in the second presidential debate with his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton.
The two candidates will be in St Louis for the televised encounter, with polling day only a month away.
The clip was part of unaired footage of an Access Hollywood segment ahead of Mr Trump's appearance on the soap opera Days of Our Lives.
"I moved on her and I failed. I'll admit it," Trump is heard saying. "She was married. And I moved on her very heavily."
"I moved on her like a bitch, but I couldn't get there. And she was married. Then all of a sudden I see her, she's now got the big phony tits and everything. She's totally changed her look."
Later in the conversation, he told Bush he is "automatically attracted to beautiful" women and often tries to kiss them.
"I just start kissing them," he said. "I don't even wait. And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything."
"Grab them by the pussy," Mr Trump says. "You can do anything."
Mr Trump issued a statement shortly after the footage was leaked.
"This was locker room banter, a private conversation that took place many years ago," the statement read.
"Bill Clinton has said far worse to me on the golf course - not even close. I apologise if anyone was offended."
For his part, Mr Bush said he was "embarrassed and ashamed" at the contents of the video.
"It's no excuse, but this happened 11 years ago - I was younger, less mature, and acted foolishly in playing along. I'm very sorry."
Analysis by BBC North America reporter Anthony Zurcher
Donald Trump has often found himself in hot water for public comments he's made about women over the years. It turns out he's said lewd and disparaging things in private as well. Go figure.
The videotape release comes at a most inopportune time for the Republican nominee, who was trying to use his running mate's well-received debate performance on Tuesday to reboot his campaign after a week of distractions and controversy. On Wednesday he told a local news interviewer that his previous offensive comments about women - which have dogged his campaign since the first Republican primary debate last August - were made for the "purpose of entertainment".
That explanation doesn't fit with the boorish, newly married Trump shown on the video privately boasting about his efforts to seduce a married woman and have his way with whomever he pleases.
Now Mr Trump will enter Sunday's debate with a new cloud hanging over his candidacy. It's almost certain that one of the town hall participants will ask him about it. There may be no easy way to respond - but Mr Trump will have to find an acceptable answer. If he bungles it, everything else he says during the 90-minute debate won't matter.
Hillary Clinton described the comments as "horrific".
"We cannot allow this man to become president," she posted on Twitter.
Mr Trump has said he will not bring up stories about Bill Clinton's infidelities in this Sunday's US presidential debate after previously threatening to do so.
House Speaker Paul Ryan said: "I am sickened by what I heard today.
"I hope Mr Trump treats this situation with the seriousness it deserves and works to demonstrate to the country that he has greater respect for women than this clip suggests."
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Nadezhda Tolokonnikova dismissed the amnesty law that set her free, saying it was a "cosmetic measure".
She and band-mate Maria Alyokhina, who was also freed, said the prison system needed wider reform and promised to continue anti-government action.
They were jailed in 2012 after singing a protest song in a Moscow cathedral.
By Bridget KendallDiplomatic correspondent, BBC News
Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova marched back into the spotlight as defiant as ever. Even the fact they were being freed was something to be up in arms about. It was, they both said, a hoax: a cynical attempt by President Vladimir Putin to buy better publicity for Russia ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
They were still punk rockers all the way, performance artists who saw every aspect of their lives as a facet of protest.
"Hold on to your seat belts, everything is just starting," she added, claiming that given the chance, they would have sung the irreverent song in their famous cathedral stunt to the end. There would be new projects, she promised, using the same methods.
But for all the two women's show of bravado, it may be that they will pause before risking a new spectacular protest. They do now know what the consequences of poking fun at the Russian state can be.
Punk band members remain defiant
The act was seen as blasphemous by many Russians, and was condemned by the Orthodox Church.
But their conviction for "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" was criticised by rights groups, anti-government activists and foreign politicians.
The amnesty passed last week aimed to free some 20,000 prisoners.
In a separate move, President Vladimir Putin pardoned former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was once Russia's richest man, on humanitarian grounds.
Both Pussy Riot members said their anti-government stance had not softened, and both promised to form a human-rights group to fight for prison reform.
Tolokonnikova, who was freed from a prison hospital in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, immediately called for a boycott of the Sochi Games.
"What is happening today - releasing people just a few months before their term expires - is a cosmetic measure," she said.
"That includes the case of Khodorkovsky, who didn't have much time left on his prison term. This is ridiculous."
She said far more people should be set free.
"I'm calling for a boycott, for honesty. I'm calling [on Western governments] not to give in because of oil and gas deliveries from Russia."
The 24-year-old labelled the Russian state a "totalitarian machine" and said prison reform was the starting point for reform of Russian society.
Alyokhina, released in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, 400km (280 miles) east of Moscow, told Russian TV that the amnesty was "a profanation".
"If it were possible, if I had had a choice, I would have stayed in prison without a doubt," she said.
Rights groups have already campaigned for a boycott of the Sochi Games after Russia passed a law forbidding "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations among minors".
Gay athletes said they feared the law could be used against them, but Mr Putin later told Olympics organisers that gay athletes were welcome in Russia.
The two Pussy Riot members were due to be freed in March. They were freed early because they both have children, and the amnesty law covered mothers.
They were convicted after performing an obscenity-laced song called Punk Prayer in Moscow's Christ the Saviour cathedral in February 2012.
The song was heavily critical of the Orthodox Church's support for the president, calling on the Virgin Mary to "throw Putin out".
A third Pussy Riot protester, Yekaterina Samutsevich, was also jailed, but was released on appeal in October 2012.
Charges against 30 people arrested while taking part in a Greenpeace protest at a Russian Arctic offshore oil rig may also be dropped later this week under the amnesty law.
The group - mostly foreign activists - have been charged with hooliganism.
The machine was seen flying over to HMP Risley in Warrington at about 23:20 BST on Wednesday, Cheshire Police said.
Following a search of the area, officers arrested four people.
The men, aged 31 and 41, and the 17-year-old, all from Merseyside, are charged with attempting to smuggle phones and Class B drugs into the jail.
The 41-year-old has also been charged with driving without a valid licence or insurance.
They are due to appear before North Cheshire Magistrates' Court.
An 18-year-old Kirkby man who was also arrested has been released pending further investigation.
She is one of six British nominations, with Andy Murray and Mo Farah nominated for World Sportsman of the Year.
Nick Skelton is nominated in the world comeback category and Leicester City in the breakthrough of the year category.
Four-time World Cup mountain bike champion Rachel Atherton in on the action sportsperson of the year list.
The winners, as voted for by members of the Laureus World Sports Academy, will be revealed in Monaco on 14 February.
Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic were named sportswoman and sportsman of the year at the 2016 awards.
Usain Bolt (Jamaica) athletics, Stephen Curry (US) basketball, Mo Farah (GB) athletics, LeBron James (US) basketball, Andy Murray (GB) tennis, Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) football.
Simone Biles (US) gymnastics, Allyson Felix (US) athletics, Angelique Kerber (Germany) tennis, Katie Ledecky (US) swimming, Elaine Thompson (Jamaica) athletics, Laura Kenny (GB) cycling.
Ruth Beitia (Spain) athletics, Michael Phelps (US) swimming, Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) tennis, Fabienne St Louis (Mauritius) triathlon, Nick Skelton (GB) equestrian, Aksel Lund Svindal (Norway) skiing.
Brazil men's Olympic football team, Cleveland Cavaliers (US) basketball, Chicago Cubs (US) baseball, Mercedes AMG Petronas (motor racing), Portugal (football), Real Madrid (football).
Almaz Ayana (Ethiopia) athletics, Fiji rugby union sevens, Iceland football, Leicester City (England), football, Nico Rosberg (Germany) motor racing, Wayde van Niekerk (South Africa) athletics.
Ihar Boki (Belarus) swimming, Sophie Pascoe (New Zealand) swimming, Omara Durand (Cuba) athletics, Siamand Rahman (Iran) weightlifting, Marcel Hug (Switzerland) athletics, Beatrice Vio (Italy) fencing.
Rachel Atherton (GB) mountain biking, Pedro Barros (Brazil) skateboarding, John John Florence (US) surfing, Chloe Kim (US) snowboarding, Kelly Sildaru (Estonia) freestyle skiing, Tyler Wright (Australia) surfing.
The prime minister's plans suggest schools becoming selective and new and expanding grammars will take quotas of poor pupils or help run other schools.
Theresa May says the ban on new selective schools has been in place too long and has held many pupils back.
But Ofsted's chief inspector said the changes would undo years of progress.
Labour says the plans will "entrench inequality".
In a major speech, the prime minister said: "For too long we have tolerated a system that contains an arbitrary rule preventing selective schools from being established - sacrificing children's potential because of dogma and ideology.
"The truth is that we already have selection in our school system - and it's selection by house price, selection by wealth. That is simply unfair.
"We are effectively saying to poorer and some of the most disadvantaged children in our country that they can't have the kind of education their richer counterparts can enjoy."
She added that schools already selected on the basis of specialist disciplines like music and sport, adding: "We should take the same approach to the most academically gifted too.
"So I want to relax the restrictions to stop selective schools from expanding, that deny parents the right to have a new selective school opened where they want one, that stop existing non-selective schools to become selective in the right circumstances and where there is demand."
But Mrs May said the government would use the approvals process to prevent new areas of the country having a limited "binary" choice or schools.
She also said: "People get lost in the argument about whether the grammars schools of the 1950s and 60s improved social mobility or not. But I want to focus on the new grammars of the future: those that will be just one element of a truly diverse system."
The plans will also include the ability for bright children to join grammar schools, not just at 11, but at 14 and 16 as well.
The speech announced an end to the current ban on opening new grammars introduced by Labour in 1998. It is thought that an Act of Parliament would be needed for the ban to be lifted on new selective schools opening, but a change in the law may not be required for grammar schools to expand.
A consultation is to be held on ways to make new selective schools and expanding grammars more inclusive so that places are not limited to families who can "pay for tuition to pass the test".
The government also wants to raise the current maximum level of university tuition fees to £9,250 per year.
Ofsted's chief inspector of schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw, said the idea that poor children would benefit from a return of grammar schools was "tosh" and "nonsense".
He told the BBC: "My fear is by moving to a grammar and secondary modern system - because, let's face it, that's what we'll have if you divide at 11 - we will put the clock back, and the progress we have made over the past 10 to 15 years will slow."
Education Secretary Justine Greening told the BBC the government wanted to create 21st Century grammar schools that would "turbo charge" the education and prospects of disadvantaged children.
This was not about returning to secondary moderns, she said, but about giving parents more choice.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said his party would block the proposals in the House of Lords.
"Fundamentally, it's the same as the old 11-plus system, in that it is dividing children on the basis of their perceived ability at the age of 11.
"I don't think that's a good message for our children."
He added that comprehensive schools "help social mobility, help children develop at their own pace and bring communities together".
There are also plans to make tests for independent schools qualifying for charitable status more rigorous.
Private schools reduce their tax bills through this, and Mrs May said a consultation would be held on how to achieve a greater public benefit in return.
In summary: main proposals
Kevin Courtney, leader of the National Union of Teachers, said opening new grammars was a "regressive move and a distraction from the real problems" of funding pressures and teacher shortages.
Tim Farron, leader of the Liberal Democrats, said: "If the Conservatives care about our children's education they should reverse their cuts to school budgets.
"We need to improve all schools, not just let some become grammars.
"Too many pupils are let down by a divisive system that doesn't work."
Former Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said increased selection by ability would be "at best a distraction from crucial reforms to raise standards and narrow the attainment gap and at worst risk actively undermining six years of progressive education reform".
Hugo Pinell, 71, was killed and 11 inmates were treated for stab wounds on Wednesday when fighting broke out at California State Prison-Sacramento.
Pinell, in jail since 1965, had been serving three life sentences.
He was part of the "San Quentin Six" behind a prison break attempt in which four inmates and two guards died.
He was originally given a life sentence for rape in San Francisco, and then again in 1971 for killing a prison guard at Soledad Prison.
Pinell received a third life term for his role in assaulting prison guards during the infamous prison break attempt at San Quentin jail, near San Francisco, later the same year.
He helped to slit the throats of prison guards in the bloody incident, which led to the deaths of six in total.
Prison staff fired warning shots and used pepper spray to break up the riot at the maximum security facility on Wednesday, officials said. No members of prison staff were injured, they added.
It is not clear if it was Pinell's killing that triggered the riot, as the Associated Press news agency reports, or if he was in fact killed during the violence.
Officials said up to 100 inmates were involved in the brawl.
An investigation into how the incident unfolded is under way.
California State Prison-Sacramento houses some 2,300 inmates, most of whom are serving lengthy prison sentences.
He was arrested on Tuesday by the Metropolitan Police on behalf of the Indian authorities, over fraud accusations.
India has been seeking the extradition of Mr Mallya, who faces charges of financial irregularities at his defunct Kingfisher Airlines.
Mr Mallya is said to owe banks £600m but he denies wrongdoing.
He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday and a case management hearing was scheduled for 17 May.
A brief statement on Mr Mallya's Twitter account said: "Usual Indian media hype. Extradition hearing in court started today as expected."
The 61-year-old former Indian MP entered the UK on a valid passport in March 2016.
Mr Mallya made his fortune selling beer under the Kingfisher brand before branching out into aviation and Formula 1 racing.
He is the co-owner of the F1 team Force India and also owns the Indian Premier League cricket franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore.
However, Mr Mallya's airline was grounded in 2012 and its flying permit lapsed the following year.
Kingfisher made annual losses for five years in a row and finally collapsed after lenders refused to give it fresh loans.
In March last year, Mr Mallya was blocked from receiving $75m in severance pay from the UK drinks giant Diageo.
He was due to receive the money after being ousted from the firm, but a consortium of banks and creditors had demanded the money should be used to settle some of Mr Mallya's outstanding debts to them.
In April last year, India revoked Mr Mallya's passport.
The following month, it began seeking his extradition from the UK.
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The complaint covers graphics processing technologies Nvidia says it owns via a wide patent portfolio.
The disputed technology is used in many Samsung devices, said Nvidia, which also wants gadgets using the technology to stop being sold.
Samsung said it would fight the legal claim. Qualcomm has yet to comment.
"They're using our technology for free in their devices today and they're shipping an enormous number of devices," said Jen-Hsun Huang, Nvidia chief executive, during a news conference.
The infringement complaint is the first ever made by Nvidia and has been filed with a court in Delaware from which it hopes to be awarded damages for unauthorised use. Nvidia owns thousands of patents covering its graphics technology but said it launched the legal action on the back of seven that were representative of its work.
In a statement, Nvidia said it had been forced to take legal action after months of talks with Samsung over use of its technology "made no progress".
In response, Samsung said: "Following a thorough review of the complaint, we will take all measures necessary against Nvidia's claims."
Nvidia has also lodged a complaint with the US International Trade Commission that rules on which devices can be shipped and sold in the US. It has also asked the ITC to block devices made using Arm and Imagination Technologies hardware that it claims are also using its patented technology. Neither Arm nor Imagination are named in the Delaware court papers.
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Nvidia has launched legal action against Samsung and Qualcomm alleging both have made unauthorised use of its technology.
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Australian Hemsworth stars alongside Emily Blunt, Charlize Theron and Jessica Chastain in the Snow White and the Huntsman prequel.
"We had all our kids on set most days, chasing each other round with weapons which doesn't tend to happen at most childcare centres," he told the BBC.
"My daughter went to school and would tell people her dad works in a castle!"
Hemsworth has three young children, while co-star Emily Blunt is expecting her second child, having given birth to daughter Hazel in 2014.
She said that playing the part of Freya, the Ice Queen, who loses her child at the start of the film, "affected [her] really deeply".
"What I loved is that you meet the origin of this character, as a very normal girl who just wanted to fall in love and have a baby and lead a simple life, and yet she goes through this traumatic experience of losing a child in a really awful way, and it just shifts her into a complete 180.
"I found those scenes just so upsetting and really, really shocking to do. I think when you become a mother you are able to engage emotionally in a way that you just have a better understanding of what it would feel like."
Before taking on the title role in a sequel to Mary Poppins, which Blunt says is "a really exciting, but quite daunting prospect... I'm not really allowed to talk about it" - the actress is making the most of her pregnancy by taking on voice work in upcoming releases.
Her vocal talents will soon appear in My Little Pony - The Movie, Gnomeo & Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes and Animal Crackers.
"You can do that when you're pregnant! It's really fun and really easy, and you can pop in in your pyjamas, and no one would ever know."
For Blunt it was the presence of "three very empowered, layered, dynamic female roles" that encouraged her to sign on to fairytale fantasy The Huntsman.
"It's really unusual within a film to have such powerhouse characters in it for women, so that was huge," she said.
From one female-driven movie to another, Hemsworth is due to appear next in a remake of Ghostbusters, with a new all-female cast.
"The film's a hell of a lot of fun," he said.
"There are more out takes on that than anything I've done. It was a highly improvised set, but those women are geniuses of the comedy world. I think it will be pretty special."
The Huntsman: Winter's War is on general release now.
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In the amateur footage, a crew member says "everything is under control" and asks passengers to go to their cabins.
It is thought the delay in deciding to abandon the ship may have cost lives. At least 11 people died.
Rescue workers have suspended their search once again after the ship shifted in choppy waters on Friday.
The boat's movements have twice before hampered the work of rescuers, with the search suspended almost all day on Wednesday.
The ship may have only moved by a metre or as little as a few centimetres, but officials fear it could suddenly slip into much deeper water, says the BBC's Alan Johnston at the scene.
The Costa Concordia ran aground off Italy's coast a week ago with some 4,200 people on board.
Twenty-one people are still missing, and hopes to find any of them alive are fading fast.
Official missing list
Relatives seek the missing
The latest amateur footage was posted online by Italy's Rainews24 on Thursday.
In it, a female crew member is heard telling passengers: "We kindly ask you to return to your cabins, or go for a walk in the hall, if you like."
She says that she is relaying a message from the commander.
"We'll resolve the electrical problem that we have with the generator. Everything will be fine. If you want to stand here, it's fine.
"But I'm kindly asking you to go back to your rooms, where you'll be seated and tranquil. Everything is under control."
In the audio tape aired earlier on Thursday, a port authority officer is heard asking the crewman about the situation on board, after passengers had reported a huge jolt and been told to put on life vests.
But an unidentified voice from the Costa Concordia replies: "We had a blackout and we are checking the conditions on board."
"Do you need help or are you staying in the Giglio area for now?" the port official asks.
"Confirmed. We remain here in the area to check the blackout," the crew member replies, without making any reference to a crash.
Our correspondent says the impression left by the recording is that the crewman failed to give a full account of the gravity of the situation.
The ship's captain, Francisco Schettino, is under house arrest on suspicion of multiple manslaughter.
The owners say he was sailing too close to Giglio on an unauthorised course.
Prosecutors have also accused him of fleeing the ship before evacuation was complete. He denies the accusations.
However Italian media have said Capt Schettino did admit to making a navigational error.
He told investigators he had "ordered the turn too late" as the luxury ship sailed close to an island, according to a leaked interrogation transcript.
He also reportedly said the crew had decided to sail close to the island to salute a former colleague.
The company that owns the ship, Costa Cruises, has suspended Capt Schettino and withdrawn an offer to pay his legal costs, according to reports.
Italian media have also shown pictures of a Moldovan woman who says she was on the bridge after the ship ran aground. The woman defended Capt Schettino's actions, in an interview with Moldovan TV.
The reports say investigators are trying to speak to her.
Salvage operators are standing by to start pumping fuel from the ship's tanks to avoid a potential environmental disaster.
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A video has emerged showing the crew of the Costa Concordia reassuring passengers nothing was wrong, after the cruise ship had begun taking in water.
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"If the answer to Brexit is to make a centralised European Union, where the national parliaments are disempowered and where the union is governed like a state, ... we would have to hold a referendum in Austria, because it would lead to a constitutional change." (BBC interview, 24 November)
"I see Brexit as an auspicious development. Similar things can happen in other countries. There is grumbling in France and also in Italy." (Daily Sabah, 19 November)
"Until the UK's exit is complete, Britain will certainly have to fulfil its commitments. Possibly there will be some commitments that last beyond the exit… even, in part, to 2030… Also, we cannot grant any generous rebates. There is no a la carte menu. There is only the whole menu or none. Without membership of the internal market, without acceptance of the four basic freedoms of the internal market, there can, of course, be no passporting, no free access for financial products or for financial actors." (Financial Times, 18 November)
European Parliament's lead negotiator on Brexit, Guy Verhofstadt
"We agreed… that the process needs to start as early as possible and finish in any case before the next European elections… The window for negotiations is more or less 14-15 months, let's be honest." (Politico, following talks with UK Secretary of State for Brexit David Davis, 22 November)
"The freedom of movement of goods, services, capital and of people is the basic element of the European Union. We will certainly never accept whatever development where these four freedoms are put at risk." (EU Observer, 22 November)
"We don't want conflicts with Europe, but it is time to learn the lesson which comes from Brexit, and from the election of [Donald] Trump. If Europe doesn't change, it will run a big risk. There is widespread discontent. In the United States, in Europe, and also in Italy. And the EU is not seen as the solution, but as the problem. Europe cannot afford to remain immobile. It must put development, growth and investments, and jobs at the centre of its agenda." (Interview with Corriere della Sera, 20 November)
"Unfortunately I haven't heard anything new from David Davis today. For us it's clear - the four fundamental freedoms are not negotiable. Brexit means Brexit, so we're going to have to cut back on our relationships, it's not a cherry-picking situation at all." (Financial Times, following talks with David Davis, 22 Nobember)
"Portugal has had an important role over the years, because it is very involved in the EU... It has known the United Kingdom for a long time. It is not a relationship of today; it is an age-old relationship. And when people know each other for a long time, when countries know one another for a long time, it makes their relationship easier. The world changes, Europe changes, but our bilateral relations do not change." (Jornal de Noticias, 16 November)
"From our point of view, the softer Brexit is, the better. But at the same time, there cannot be any 'cherry picking'. A soft or hard Brexit sounds very black or white… But there is a big grey area in between and it is clear that's where we will end up." (Reuters interview, 17 November)
"I'm not sure whether the UK knows what it wants. The split will be painful, but should it be we who suffer? The biggest loss for the EU would be if the UK comes out from the negotiations a winner." (Bloomberg, 22 November)
"Britain is perhaps our most important economic partner. We want the future cooperation and trade conditions to be as good as today. The best for Norway is a 'soft Brexit', which would keep Britain as closely tied to the common market as possible." (Reuters, 22 November)
BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook.
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Key quotes from high-profile European and other figures on Britain's EU referendum, as compiled by BBC Monitoring between 18-24 November.
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It had ruled out such a move but has now written to its counterparts in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to ask them if they want to take part.
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A British Olympic Association official revealed it had "received confirmation" of the FA's plan for Rio de Janeiro.
Both GB teams would have to qualify and football's world governing body Fifa would also have to sanction the move.
The results of the England men's and women's teams are taken into account when it comes to Team GB qualification as the English FA is the national governing body on the BOA.
Therefore, England would need to finish in the top four at the European Under-21 Championship for the men to qualify.
For the women, England would need to be one of the top three European teams at the World Cup in Canada.
Both tournaments take place this summer.
Several players from the home nations featured for GB at the London 2012 Games despite Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland refusing to give their official backing.
Five Welsh players, including Ryan Giggs and Aaron Ramsey, were named in the men's squad, while Scottish duo Ifeoma Dieke and Kim Little made the women's squad.
Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales were afraid a Great Britain squad could set a precedent that affected their individual status.
On the latest development, an FA of Wales spokesman told BBC Sport: "We are making no official comment at the moment."
The Scottish FA's stance is believed to be unchanged from London 2012 when they opposed a Team GB but did not prevent its players from taking part.
Its opposition is based on the threat that backing a Team GB could poses a risk to its individual memberships of Fifa and the International Football Association Board.
IFAB consists of four British associations and four from world governing body Fifa and is football's ultimate rule-making body.
The Irish FA issued the following statement: "The Irish FA has not changed its position from before. The association was of the understanding that participation at the London Olympics was a one off.
"The Irish FA believes that, when playing, our players should play in a Northern Ireland shirt."
The GB men's side, coached by Stuart Pearce, lost on penalties to South Korea in the quarter-finals in 2012.
The women's team also lost at the quarter-final stage, to Canada, but not before a crowd of 70,584 - a record for a women's game in Britain - saw GB beat group rivals Brazil 1-0 at Wembley.
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The Football Association plans to enter men's and women's Great Britain teams for the 2016 Olympics.
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The star gave a characteristically charismatic performance in Leeds, one of four solo concerts that attracted more than 500,000 ticket applications.
He told the crowd he is eager for his new single Candy to get heavy airplay. "That's my only hope," he said.
"I hope, I hope it's played so much on the radio that you say, turn this off."
Williams took part in the record-breaking Take That reunion last year but his famously fragile ego was wounded by the lukewarm critical and commercial reactions to his last two solo albums.
"Don't worry, I'm not doing Rudebox," he assured the Leeds crowd at one point.
The concert, for 2,300 fans at Leeds Academy, on Tuesday was his first full solo show since 2009, and was intimate in comparison with the stadiums he visited on his Close Encounters Tour six years ago.
Claiming to be nervous at first, he was soon feeding off the adulation of his die-hard followers. "I'm here folks and I'm loving this," he announced.
Doing press-ups on stage, showing off robotic dance routines and cracking cheeky jokes, he was the Robbie of old - hyperactive, compelling, mischievous and needy.
His status in the wider pop world clearly means a lot. He recently told Music Week magazine his forthcoming album Take The Crown is a make-or-break release.
"Never in my career has so much hinged on one album," he said. "Success feels good. When it goes away it doesn't feel so good.
"I'd like to be successful and I'd like to feel good for a bit longer."
Williams played just two songs from Take The Crown in Leeds - new single Candy and Losers, an angst-filled power ballad performed as a duet with one of his backing singers. On record, the track features US singer Lissie.
The rest of the one-and-a-half hour set was taken up with such favourites as Angels, She's The One, Let Me Entertain You and Rock DJ.
Fans had to apply for tickets in a ballot and Williams will visit Glasgow on Wednesday before travelling to Dublin, where his gig will raise money for Unicef and Childline, and Southend.
But his plans may be altered with his wife Ayda due to give birth to their first child any day. He told the crowd in Leeds he had a phone in his pocket that she would call if she went into labour.
The singer has hinted that he will go on a bigger tour next summer. On Monday, he told BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans he "might have something on" throughout June, for which he would be rehearsing in May.
Williams was arguably Britain's biggest pop star in the late 1990s and first part of the 2000s, selling 60 million solo albums and winning a record 17 Brit Awards.
The government is mulling over whether to allow the controversial oil and gas extraction technique in Scotland, with a moratorium currently in force.
Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse told MSPs that a "precautionary, evidence-based approach" would continue.
A public consultation based on newly published studies will be launched in January, before any decision is made.
At the same time, the government will publish its climate change plan and commission a full strategic environmental assessment.
Nicola Sturgeon's government commissioned a series of independent research projects when it imposed a moratorium on fracking in January 2015, the conclusions of which have now been published.
Unconventional oil and gas (UOG) extraction has proved a controversial topic, with some political parties and green groups arguing it causes environmental damage, while others point to economic benefits.
Holyrood voted to support an outright ban on fracking in June, although SNP members abstained from that vote, and Labour has launched a members bill with the same aim.
But Mr Wheelhouse said the government would not be "gung-ho" and had committed to consulting on the evidence collected.
He said: "The extensive package of research published today will ensure the public has access to a comprehensive evidence base on the potential health, economic and environment impacts of UOG ahead of the launch of the Scottish government's public consultation in the early New Year.
"These studies are an important contribution to the examination of the potential impacts of unconventional oil and gas technologies and underline the Scottish government's precautionary, robust and evidence-based approach to UOG."
Mr Wheelhouse was pressed by Conservative MSPs on the timescale for a decision, with claims the government was "incapable of making a tough decision".
The minister said there would be a four-month consultation period starting in January and hoped to have the process complete in the second half of 2017.
Pressed further by Willie Rennie, Mr Wheelhouse said there would be a parliamentary vote on the matter.
He anticipated a "lively debate" and added: "I will intend to do that by the end of 2017."
The research published included a public health impact assessment, although Health Protection Scotland concluded that "the evidence considered was inadequate as a basis to determine whether development of shale oil and gas or coal bed methane would pose a risk to public health".
As well as the health study, five commissioned research projects were published, on the topics of:
The reports found that there would be an increase in traffic for a number of years due to industrial activity were fracking permitted, but that the probability of "felt earthquakes" was "very small".
The economic report laid out a series of different scenarios, with anything from 470 to 3,100 jobs potentially created, and value added to the Scottish economy to 2062 anywhere from £100m to £4.6bn.
Labour's Jackie Baillie questioned whether these "relatively low" figures were worth a risk to the environment. Mr Wheelhouse said he wanted to take a "rounded view" and "let the people tell us what they think is more important".
Shale gas is currently shipped to Scotland from the US for use at the Ineos petrochemical plant in Grangemouth.
The firm's chairman Jim Ratcliffe has claimed fracking could transform the UK's industrial heartlands.
There are precious few bombshells in the fracking reports released today.
They found "inadequate" evidence to draw a firm conclusion on health impacts, while the economic impact could apparently land anywhere in an enormous window from £100m to £4.6bn.
Both sides will find things to claim as a win among the stack of documents and labyrinths of small-print.
Pro-frackers can point to the sunnier economic forecasts, and the "very small" risk of earthquakes; meanwhile anti-fracking groups have already pounced on lines about increasing difficulty hitting climate targets and the gloomier economic projections.
With such a selection-pack of fudge on offer, it's hardly surprising the government remain firmly on the fence.
This is another step down the road, though. The government hope to come to a conclusion on fracking by the end of 2017, but want to hear from you, the public, first.
Expect the public consultation input from all sides to be composed in infinitely stronger terms than today's study reports.
Friends of the Earth Scotland said the research had delivered a "damning verdict" on fracking.
Head of campaigns Mary Church said: "The economic case for pursuing an unconventional gas industry in Scotland simply doesn't stand up, while the risks of doing so could be utterly devastating for communities and the environment. No state has had a moratorium on fracking, looked at the evidence and decided it's a good idea."
WWF Scotland director Lang Banks added: "Looking at the three tests posed by the government's own independent climate watchdog, it's very hard to see how Scotland could go ahead with fracking without breaching its carbon targets.
"According to the independent research, the direct emissions from the production process of an unregulated fracking industry alone could potentially add more than 10 per cent to our current annual climate emissions. And that's before you consider the climate science, namely that the vast majority of known global fossil fuel reserves need to be left in the ground."
Labour and the Scottish Greens have set themselves in opposition to fracking, and the Lib Dems support a ban despite their conference calling for current restrictions to be lifted.
The Scottish Conservatives have spoken in favour of fracking in the Holyrood chamber, while other groups, including trade unions, have also voiced support.
Tory energy spokesman Alexander Burnett said: "We have more dithering and delay and a failure to recognise an opportunity to boost the economy and create jobs at a time when the North Sea oil and gas industry is in decline.
"Ministers already commissioned expert scientific advice, which found that fracking can take place safely provided the right regulatory regime is in place. However, they chose to ignore that for political reasons. Today we have yet more evidence, but this government seems incapable of making a tough decision."
Labour's Claudia Beamish said ministers "had an opportunity to ban fracking, but look set to kick it into the long grass", asking why the SNP were "dragging their heels on a decision".
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Nokia X models will now become part of the Lumia range and run the Windows Phone operating system, although existing Android handsets will continue to be supported.
The move comes as Microsoft announced 18,000 job cuts across its workforce.
The tech firm acquired Nokia's handset division earlier this year.
Nokia unveiled its first family of Android phones at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona in February.
The release of the smartphones, which were priced at the lower end of the market, was described as a "perplexing strategic move" at the time, given that Microsoft had its own mobile operating system, Windows Phone.
In an email to employees on Thursday, Stephen Elop, Microsoft's executive in charge of mobile devices, announced that Android handsets were being phased out.
"In the near term, we plan to drive Windows Phone volume by targeting the more affordable smartphone segments, which are the fastest-growing segments of the market, with Lumia.
"In addition to the portfolio already planned, we plan to deliver additional lower-cost Lumia devices by shifting select future Nokia X designs and products to Windows Phone devices.
"We expect to make this shift immediately while continuing to sell and support existing Nokia X products."
Ben Wood, an analyst at CCS Insight, told the BBC the move was designed to drive sales of Microsoft's Lumia range, which has lagged behind handsets from competitors such as Apple and Samsung.
"Everybody was scratching their heads when the Android phones were unveiled in February," he said, adding that the decision had been made before Microsoft's takeover of Nokia.
However, Mr Wood said, phasing out the Android devices was a strategic decision, designed to "take the work Microsoft have done on the hardware [of Nokia X models] and drive the Lumia price points to much lower levels".
Lee Wan-koo only became prime minister of South Korea in February after a tough parliamentary fight for confirmation, during which a recording of him surfaced in which he boasted of his ability to suppress bad press coverage.
The recording of how he could soften bad news became... bad news.
And then, two months into the job, a construction tycoon, Sung Wan-jong, committed suicide amid swirling allegations of corruption.
Mr Sung left a suicide note - a suicide accusation, would be more accurate - in which he named those whom he claimed had taken his tainted money.
The South Korean prime minister's name was on that list.
The resignation came shortly after the prime minister had declared an "all-out war" on corruption, saying the government would mobilise all its resources to root it out.
Mr Lee initially showed no sign of vacating his seat, denying the allegations - and then after a weekend of feverish speculation - he offered his resignation, still denying the allegations.
It should be said that the prime minister is not the most powerful person in the land - that is the president - but the prime minister is her right-hand man.
He recommends ministers and oversees the daily routine of government. He is next in line if she falls in an emergency.
It is as a confidant of President Park Geun-hye that his resignation (should she choose to accept it) causes the damage.
He is in her inner-circle, and so his demise taints her.
She has seemed beleaguered of late, under pressure over demands for an enquiry from the families of children who died when the Sewol ferry sank (and there are some groups that no politician would want to fall foul of, bereaved mothers being one).
The list of names left by the tycoon who killed himself included others close to her in the ruling New Frontier party so whatever the truth (and the allegations have been denied) it creates trouble for her.
The suicidal tycoon was bent on causing trouble as his death loomed.
Each name on the list had a number alongside it, and the implication inferred by the media is that the figure was the size of the bung.
Again, to labour the point, all allegations of corruption in this inner government circle have been denied, and it may or may not just be the final mischief of a cornered man to create trouble for those left.
"If you bring me down, I'll take you with me," seemed to be the unspoken thought.
Prime Minister Lee's alleged figure, by the way, was 30 million Korean Won ($27,000) in cash from the late businessman in 2013, when Mr Lee was running for a parliamentary seat.
The force of the allegations had been heightened because the dead tycoon had taken the trouble to go on the radio shortly before taking his own life and naming the prime minister.
"They're talking about reform and rooting out corruption," Mr Sung said shortly before taking his own life, "but the first to be cracked down on should be someone like Lee Wan-koo".
Daughter of Park Chung-hee, the third president of South Korea
Served as South Korea's first lady after her mother was murdered by a North Korean gunman in 1974
First woman to be elected as president in South Korea
First South Korean president to have been born a South Korean citizen
Twice chairwoman of the conservative Grand National Party (GNP)
Profile of Park Geun-hye
The president of South Korea looks on from afar. Literally from afar because she was in Peru when her right-hand man announced his intention to resign.
"I feel the agony of the prime minister," she was quoted as saying.
If she accepts the resignation, her own agony might get closer. She would have to find a sixth nominee in scarcely more than two years.
Three people proposed for the job withdrew their candidacies over ethical concerns and Mr Lee's predecessor resigned after the sinking of the Sewol.
Does this matter outside South Korea? It would if President Park were weakened further.
She is already a controversial figure as the daughter of President Park Chung-hee, the general who took power in a coup and who led the country from 1961 until his assassination in 1979.
Her father was a strongman who also initiated the modernisation of the economy, and she has been accused of overbearing tendencies (though nothing to compare with the toughness of her father's regime).
Politics in this highly important part of the world are changing as China rises and America "pivots towards Asia".
South Korea has been tough in its opposition to North Korea and President Park's opponents would say "too tough".
If she went, they might replace hers with a softer policy for good or ill depending on your point of view.
If the suicide list does end up taking down President Park by dint of association with the names on it, then there will be more uncertainty in already uncertain and dangerous times.
The incident follows two separate attacks on an Orange hall in County Tyrone earlier in the week.
The damage to the hall on Main Street was discovered by police at about 02:30 GMT on Saturday.
The graffiti, which related to the 1916 Easter Rising, was daubed on the exterior of the building.
The police say they are treating the incident as a hate crime.
Grand secretary of the Orange Lodge, Drew Nelson, condemned the attack, saying: "It is very concerning that there has been three attacks on two Orange halls over the course of recent days.
"It is evident that there are those who display their hatred of what the Orange institution stands for by shamelessly attacking our properties."
Referring to the Easter Rising graffiti, Mr Nelson said the Orange Order "recognises that this is a challenging year".
He added: "We sincerely hope people will not use the centenary of the Easter Rising in a few weeks as an excuse and smokescreen to attack the symbolic buildings of their Protestant neighbours.
"Nonetheless, we would be very confident these attacks on our halls are emanating from a very tiny group of individuals, and are in no way representative of the vast majority of the wider community who are vehemently opposed to such criminality."
Sinn Féin MLA Daithà McKay also condemned the attack, describing it as "senseless action" which "does not represent the views of the local community in any way".
He added: "The local community want to move forward and do not support his type of behaviour.
"I would urge anyone with any information on this incident to bring it forward to the PSNI."
Mr Nelson appealed for no retaliation, saying: "The Orange institution very much hopes the forthcoming centenary of the Easter rebellion passes off peacefully and without any further sectarian attacks."
The lawsuit alleges that the firm should have introduced a feature that disabled use of the video-chat application while driving.
It points to a patent for a such feature for drivers filed by Apple in 2008.
The iPhone maker has not yet responded to requests for comment.
The accident happened on a Texan road on Christmas Eve 2014. Five-year-old Moriah Modisette subsequently died.
The lawsuit states that the parents - James and Bethany Modisette - were seeking damages for "the defendant's wrongful failure to install and implement the safer, alternative design for which it sought a patent in December 2008".
The patent, which was issued by the US patent office in April 2014 aimed to lock out users while they were driving.
The driver involved in the crash - Garrett Wilhelm - drove his SUV into the back of the Modisette family's vehicle while travelling at high speeds.
The lawsuit documents state that he told police he was using FaceTime at the time of the crash and that the application was still active when police found his phone at the scene.
Mr Wilhelm is facing a jury trial on manslaughter charges in February.
The issue of driver distraction has become a big concern to motor safety experts in recent years.
The lawsuit quotes several studies into the use of tech while driving, including one for telecoms firm AT&T which found that 43% of teenagers admitted to texting or emailing while driving.
A study by the RAC recently suggested that the number of motorists illegally using mobile phones at the wheel was rising. The UK government plans to double fines and points on licences for using a mobile while driving.
A BBC Radio 5 live Freedom of Information request to the DVLA revealed that almost 10,000 drivers have been caught twice for being distracted while driving, including using a mobile phone, in the last four years.
Lorry driver Tomasz Kroker was jailed in the UK for 10 years last year after he killed a mother and three children while distracted by his smartphone. The court heard that he had barely looked at the road for almost a kilometre before the crash.
Ma'afu, 32, left the European champions by mutual agreement after being found guilty of assault and given a suspended four-month prison sentence last month.
In a statement, Blues said Ma'afu had joined "with immediate effect - subject to the normal visa process".
"We are thrilled to sign Salesi and welcome him to Cardiff Blues," said head coach Danny Wilson.
"He is a powerful prop forward. He has a fantastic pedigree in the game."
Ex-Northampton Saints forward Ma'afu, brother of former Cardiff Blues player Campese, switched codes from rugby league to union as a youngster.
He made his senior international debut for Australia against Fiji in 2007 and went on to earn 14 caps and played at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Sydney-born Ma'afu joined Northampton in 2013 and helped the club win the English Premiership title and the European Challenge Cup in 2014.
But he missed the Challenge Cup final after getting a one-week ban for punching Leicester's Tom Youngs.
In February this year Ma'afu was also banned for two weeks after striking London Irish's Tom Court, before signing for Toulon in June.
The Blues currently lie 10th in the Pro12 with 14 points from their first nine games, and second in Challenge Cup Pool 3 after Thursday's 23-22 loss in Montpellier.
The 18-year-old, who is out of contract this month, has been offered new terms and the Rugby Park club remain in talks with his representative.
Kiltie has made 22 appearances for the Scottish Premiership side this season, scoring twice.
He scored twice for the Ayrshire club last term after a brief loan spell at Queen of the South.
Speaking to BBC Scotland in November, Killie manager Gary Locke expressed the view that Kiltie should stay and continue his development.
"The best thing for him at the moment is to play first team football with Kilmarnock," he said.
Hibernian are currently third in the Championship, three points behind leaders Rangers.
The FTSE 100 finished 2.7% lower at 5,689 points as analysts said investors were turning against financial shares because of shaky global growth.
HSBC closed 4% lower, Lloyds Banking Group fell 3.5% and RBS ended down 4.6%.
Elsewhere in Europe, Germany's Dax fell more than 3.3% and France's Cac index finished 3.2% lower.
European banks were also hit hard.
Owen Callan, senior analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald, said: "People are worried about the global economy and particularly now we are beginning to look at the banks. You are seeing more and more people saying: is this 2008 again? Maybe not quite as severe, but do we need to be worrying about the banking sector and risk assets on a bigger level?".
Miners continued higher, building on some impressive gains last week. Randgold was the best riser on the FTSE following strong results, jumping 13.2%.
Engine maker Rolls-Royce fell 2.8% as traders speculated it was on the brink of cutting its dividend. It has issued a series of profit warnings in recent months and is due to release results on Friday.
dAdvertising giant WPP was down 5.3% on fears about the outlook for worldwide advertising revenue as economic growth slows.
Broadcaster ITV was down 7.2%.
Chip maker Arm Holdings was down 5.8% after brokers stated their "neutral" view of the stock.
On the commodities markets, Brent crude also fell, losing almost 1% to $33.75, while US light crude lost 1% to $30.57.
Makelele, 44, became assistant coach at the Swans in January, after signing a contract until the end of the season.
Clement wants to keep the former Chelsea defensive midfielder with the Swans for longer than that.
"If we keep moving in the direction we're going there would be no reason to change anything," said Clement.
Former French international Makelele made 217 appearances for Chelsea between 2003 and 2008 and also had spells with Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain.
His arrival at the Liberty Stadium has coincided with an upturn in fortunes with three wins out of the last four games lifting the Swans away from the relegation zone.
Clement believes Makelele has slotted seamlessly into his coaching setup and now wants that to continue forward into next season.
"I have three assistants," said Clement.
"Karl Halabi I worked with at Fulham, Chelsea and Derby. He is strong on physical preparation of players. I work very closely with him on how we integrate physical training into football training.
"Nigel [Gibbs] was a player for 20 years at Watford and has been a coach for many years so has a lot of experience. He is very good hands on, helping me organise training and run the drills.
The Swans head to Stamford Bridge to face Makelele's former side Chelsea who are eight points clear at the top of the table under manager Antonio Conte.
"Claude is different. He does not have so much coaching experience, but he has a good feel for players, one-to-one, he has great knowledge of the game having played at such a high level," Clement continued.
"He really captures someone when he talks to them. We have a nice blend."
Amongst Chelsea's array of talented players there has been high praise for N'Golo Kante, who signed for the club from defending champions Leicester in the summer of 2016.
Kante's midfield enforcer role has seen comparisons made with Makelele during his playing days, but Clement, whilst impressed by Kante, believes his current assistant boss has the edge.
Clement commented: "Kante is a wonderful player. He did so well at Leicester. They did an amazing job to recruit a player like that.
"He's obviously made that transition from Leicester to Chelsea seamlessly. You can understand why those comparisons are being made, but there's only one Makelele."
Clement expressed his admiration for Leon Britton, who has made more than 500 appearances for the Swans and remains an important player for the club moving forward.
"At the fans' forum, someone stood up and said 'I've got a question for Leon Legend,' added Clement.
"I actually didn't realise how long he'd been here, I think it's 15 years. What a great, young man and he's super professional. He's working hard.
"He's at an age where some of the harder training sessions are difficult for him and it takes a couple of days to recover. But in terms of his personality around the team, it's top draw.
"He's very influential in the dressing room as a senior player. But does it in a very respectable way. I appreciate it very much."
The Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam believes the address could have been raided over ration fraud.
Researchers say the police who found the secret annexe may not have been looking for the eight Jews there.
The raid on Prinsengracht 263 saw all of those in hiding transported to the Auschwitz death camps.
Summarising its findings, the Anne Frank House said: "The question has always been: Who betrayed Anne Frank and the others in hiding? This explicit focus on betrayal, however, limits the perspective on the arrest."
Anne Frank poem sells for $148,000
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Shortly before the raid, an anonymous caller supposedly revealed details of the secret annexe to the Sicherheitsdienst or SD (German Security Service) - but the study's authors have questioned this account.
Using Anne's diary entries from March 1944, researchers found that ration coupon fraud and illegal working activities may have triggered the fateful raid.
From 10 March 1944, Anne repeatedly wrote about the arrest of two men who dealt in illegal ration cards. She called the pair "B" and "D" - which stood for Martin Brouwer and Pieter Daatzelaar.
The pair were salesmen for a firm based at Prinsengracht 263, where Anne's father Otto Frank also had his business - and where the family went into hiding.
Anne writes on March 14: "B and D have been caught, so we have no coupons..."
This shows that the Frank family got at least some of their food coupons clandestinely from these salesmen.
Analysing police reports and judicial documents, the researchers also found that the police who discovered Anne and her companions were not generally employed to hunt down Jews in hiding.
Instead, they had worked on cases involving cash, securities and jewellery.
The study also notes that the police spent over two hours at the property - longer than it should have taken to arrest those cornered in the annexe.
Other evidence shows that people linked to Prinsengracht 263 had been punished by the Netherlands' Nazi occupiers for evading work.
"A company where people were working illegally and two sales representatives were arrested for dealing in ration coupons obviously ran the risk of attracting the attention of the authorities," the researchers wrote.
No firm conclusions have ever been drawn about who betrayed Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis.
The young writer ultimately died of typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, aged 15, just weeks before its liberation. Her father Otto was the only one of the annexe's eight occupants to survive World War Two.
A cub escapes deep snow by hitching a ride on its mother's backside in Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada.
Taken by Daisy Gilardini, from Switzerland, the photo is one of 25 shortlisted for the People's Choice Award in the latest Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition - on show now at the Natural History Museum in London.
Scroll down to see all 25 images, pre-selected by the museum from almost 50,000 submissions from 95 countries.
A mother's hand
Alain Mafart Renodier, France
Alain Mafart Renodier was on a winter visit to Japan's Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park when he took this photograph of a sleeping baby Japanese macaque, its mother's hand covering its head protectively.
Opportunistic croc
Bence Mate, Hungary
Although this shot was taken from a safe hide, Bence Mate says it was chilling to see the killing eyes of this 4m (13ft) Nile crocodile. This one had been baited with natural carcasses on an island in the Zimanga Private Game Reserve, South Africa, but crocodiles also come here just to bask in the Sun.
The stare of death
Johan Kloppers, South Africa
Johan Kloppers saw this little wildebeest shortly after it was born in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. Little did he know that he would witness its death later that same day. The small herd of wildebeest walked right past a pride of lions, and the calf was caught by a lioness and then taken by this male lion.
Monkey ball
Thomas Kokta, Germany
Cold temperatures on Shodoshima Island, Japan, sometimes lead to monkey balls, where a group of five or more snow monkeys huddle together to keep warm. Thomas Kokta climbed a tree to get this image.
Facing the storm
Gunther Riehle, Germany
Gunther Riehle arrived at the sea-ice in Antarctica in sunshine, but by the evening a storm had picked up - and then came snow. He concentrated on taking images of the emperor penguin chicks huddled together to shield themselves.
Ghostly snow geese
Gordon Illg, US
These snow geese almost seemed like ghosts in the pink early morning light as they landed among sandhill cranes in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, US.
Sisters
Bernd Wasiolka, Germany
Bernd Wasiolka encountered a large lion pride at a waterhole in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. One of the two males spray-marked the branches of a nearby tree. Later two females sniffed the markings and for a brief moment both adopted the same posture.
Into the fray
Stephen Belcher, New Zealand
Stephen Belcher spent a week photographing golden snub-nosed monkeys in a valley in the Zhouzhi Nature Reserve in the Qinling Mountains, China. The monkeys have very thick fur, which they need to withstand the freezing nights in winter. This image shows two males about to fight, one already up on a rock, the other bounding in with a young male.
Head-on
Tapio Kaisla, Finland
Tapio Kaisla took a trip to Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjell National Park, Norway, to find these oxen in their natural habitat. Even though spring is not rutting season for these animals, they were already seriously testing their strength against each other. The air rang out with the loud bang of the head-on collision.
Colorado red
Annie Katz, US
It was a crisp, clear day in January when Annie Katz saw this Colorado red fox hunting in her neighbour's field in Aspen, Colorado, US. The light was perfect, and she took the photo as the fox approached her, looking right into the lens of her camera.
The couple
Sergio Sarta, Italy
During a dive off the coast of Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, Sergio Sarta saw a bright-coloured organism - a fire urchin with an elegant couple of little Coleman shrimps. The fire urchin has quills that are very toxic to humans - the shrimps avoid this danger by seeking out safe areas between the quills.
Jelly starburst
Andrea Marshall, US
Andrea Marshall was snorkelling off the coast of Mozambique when she came across hundreds of large jelly-fish. Many were covered with brittle stars - opportunistic riders, taking advantage of this transport system to disperse along the coast. Delicate lighting makes the jelly glow, so the viewer can focus on the subtle colours and textures.
The stand-off
Michael Lambie, Canada
It was breeding season and all the male turkeys were putting on a show for the females, but a number of birds seemed a little confused. This one was more concerned with the potential suitor in front of it, not realising it was its own reflection.
Into the night
Karine Aigner, US
During the summer months, 20 million Mexican free-tailed bats arrive at Bracken Cave in San Antonio, Texas, US, to give birth and raise their young. Each evening at dusk, the hungry mothers emerge into the night in a vortex, circling out through the entrance and rising into the sky to feed on insects.
Willow up close
David Maitland, UK
David Maitland photographed the crystallised chemical salicin, which comes from willow tree bark. Salicin forms the basis of the analgesic Aspirin - no doubt this is why some animals seek out willow bark to chew on.
The blue trail
Mario Cea, Spain
The kingfisher frequented this natural pond every day, and Mario Cea used a high shutter speed with artificial light to photograph it. He used several units of flash for the kingfisher and a continuous light to capture the wake as the bird dived down towards the water.
Eye in focus
Ally McDowell, US/UK
Ally McDowell often focuses on colours and patterns underwater - and this is the eye of a parrotfish during a night dive.
Spiral
Marco Gargiulo, Italy
Sabella spallanzanii is a species of marine polychaete, also known as a bristle worm. The worm secretes mucus that hardens to form a stiff, sandy tube that protrudes from the sand. It has two layers of feeding tentacles that can be retracted into the tube, and one of the layers forms a distinct spiral.
Eye contact
Guy Edwardes, UK
The Dalmatian pelican, seen here on Lake Kerkini, Greece, is the largest species of pelican in the world. It is native to eastern Europe, Russia and Asia. However, its population is currently threatened in some areas from hunting, water pollution and habitat loss, particularly a decline in wetlands.
Confusion
Rudi Hulshof, South Africa
Rudi Hulshof wanted to capture the uncertainty of the future of the southern white rhino in the Welgevonden Game Reserve, South Africa, because of poaching. He anticipated the moment when these two rhinos would walk past each other, creating this silhouette effect and the illusion of a two-headed rhino.
Tasty delicacy
Cristobal Serrano, Spain
The natural world provides countless magical moments, none more so than the delicate moment a tiny, elegant hummingbird softly inserts its slender bill into the corolla of a flower to drink nectar. Cristobal Serrano was lucky enough to capture that exact moment in Los Quetzales National Park, Costa Rica.
Breakfast time
Cari Hill, New Zealand
Shortly after purchasing the Giraffe Manor in Nairobi, Kenya, the owners learned that the only remaining Rothschild's giraffes in the country were at risk, as their sole habitat was being subdivided into smallholdings. So they began a breeding programme to reintroduce the Rothschild's giraffe into the wild. Today, guests can enjoy visits from resident giraffes in search of a treat.
Caterpillar curl
Reinhold Schrank, Austria
Reinhold Schrank was at Lake Kerkini, Greece, taking pictures of birds, but the conditions were not ideal, so he looked for other options. He saw this caterpillar on a flower and encouraged it on to a piece of rolled dry straw. He had to work fast because the caterpillar was constantly moving.
Rainbow wings
Victor Tyakht, Russia
The bird's wing acts as a diffraction grating - a surface structure with a repeating pattern of ridges or slits. The structure causes the incoming light rays to spread out, bend and split into spectral colours, producing this shimmering rainbow effect.
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Top image: Hitching a ride - by Daisy Gilardini, Switzerland.
A female polar bear and her cub in Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada.
Joseph Smith suffered multiple injuries when the Ford Focus car he was travelling in smashed into oncoming traffic on Cardiff's Western Avenue.
Dean Collins, 24, from St Mellons, denies causing death by dangerous driving in September 2015.
Cardiff Crown Court heard he had taken cocaine at some point before the crash.
Toxicologist Sarah Tarrant-Wooding told the jury on Friday a sample of blood taken from Mr Collins showed a presence of cocaine which was too small to accurately measure.
The court heard it was not possible to say how the drug would have affected Mr Collins' actions, but Ms Tarrant-Wooding said it had most likely been taken the night before the crash.
She said, as the drug was a stimulant, users often experienced "down" effects, including "drowsiness and apathy" as it wears off.
Joseph, who was wearing a seatbelt but was not on a booster seat, suffered broken limbs, a fractured spine, head and internal injuries in the crash.
The jury heard Mr Collins crossed three lanes and only the collision stopped him. Four other people were also injured.
When interviewed by police, Mr Collins said he did not do anything to cause the accident and felt Joseph was "tall for his age" so did not need a booster seat.
Mr Collins also denies four charges of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
The case continues.
Foam used by firefighters to tackle the blaze when the plane from Luton came down, in 1999, had unsafe levels of acid in it, investigators found.
Guernsey Water, said regular tests were carried out in the years since and no contaminated water entered the supply.
Andrew Redhead, of the firm, said: "There is no danger to the public."
Tests carried out at the site showed Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), which was previously used in firefighting foam, had been found to be 10 times the safe limit, Mr Redhead said.
He said: "This particular field drains down to Petit Bot and Petit Bot is a pumping station where we're able to take water quality samples.
"If the water there isn't of a satisfactory standard then we don't pump it up and over into the reservoir.
"We make sure the water quality is tested very rigorously throughout the island and I can assure you the water is perfectly safe to drink."
A Public Services Department spokesman said as PFOS was being detected in ground water they wanted to remove the soil "to protect supplies".
About 14,000 tonnes of soil, contaminated by the same chemical, at the island's airport was removed last year and placed in a sealed container in a raised grass bund outside the airport entrance as part of an ??80m airfield refurbishment.
The soil from the field, which covers an area of about 60m (200ft) by 30m (100ft) to a depth of 2m (7ft), is due to be put in a smaller container at the western end of the bund.
The Public Services Department is currently looking for a company to apply to carry out the work, which it hopes will be carried out in the late summer or early autumn during drier weather.
The chemical entered the soil when the airport fire and rescue service controlled a blaze caused by a cargo plane crashing into the field on 12 January 1999.
The Channel Express Fokker F-27 had flown in from Luton to deliver a total of three tonnes of newspapers to the island and was on its final approach when it suddenly pitched, stalled, span and hit the roof of a nearby house before crashing into the field.
Two crew members on board, Captain Martin Bulgin, 36, from Dorset and First Officer Ian Rhodes, 41, who lived in Swindon, died in the crash.
Reports at the time said it was "miraculous" no one on the ground was hurt as the owners of the house hit by the plane were in another part of the building.
A row of houses were also only several feet from the crash site.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch report, released in April 2000, concluded the crash was caused because of incorrect storage of the newspapers on board, affecting the twin-engined plane's weight distribution.
Mohammad Yaqub Haidari was nominated for the post by President Ashraf Ghani. However, it has emerged that he is on Interpol's most-wanted list for large scale tax evasion and fraud.
The presidential office has told the BBC it is investigating whether the accusations against him are true.
Interpol's website says Mr Haidari is wanted in Estonia for tax evasion.
He is also accused of fraud linked to currency conversions.
Mr Haidari told the BBC that he was the victim of a political conspiracy, and that he was being pursued by a criminal mafia.
He said: "They [Interpol] have mentioned in this document that they are pursuing me. I am not in hiding."
He said that he would like to go to Estonia to "defend his rights".
Estonian law enforcement officials could not immediately be reached for comment on Sunday.
According to Estonian media, Mr Haidari was investigated for embezzlement and tax evasion from the time when he was director of dairy firm Rapla Dairy. The company went bankrupt in 2003.
Court proceedings began against Mr Haidari, and he eventually fled Estonia, local media said.
He was sentenced in absentia to four years in prison in 2011, reports said.
The news of the charges is an embarrassment for the new President Ghani, who wants to change the political culture in Afghanistan by appointing people who are both qualified and clean, the BBC's David Loyn in Kabul reports.
No ministers are yet in place almost four months after the new Afghan government was sworn in, and there is a growing sense that the government is drifting, our correspondent adds.
President Ghani announced his cabinet nominations on Monday some three months after he was sworn in, following tortuous negotiations with former rival and current government chief executive Abdullah Abdullah.
Non-party lobby group Operation Black Vote has recruited church leaders to persuade people to register and vote.
It says having more black voters making their voice heard will end discrimination against the community.
And it says it is confident of meeting the target in time to affect the outcome of marginal constituencies.
The BBC's religious affairs correspondent Robert Pigott said community leaders had long struggled to persuade black people to vote.
Significant numbers of people among some sections of the community - such as black Africans - had never registered to vote and a lack of confidence in the democratic process meant turnout was often very low, he added.
Operation Black Vote claims black people face discrimination which is built into the social and economic system - illustrated by poor housing, poverty and a 55% unemployment rate among young black men.
But in communities which often suffer high rates of deprivation, black-led churches have been a success story.
Their leaders say they can harness the churches' energy and organisation to create a powerful new electorate that politicians cannot ignore.
Operation Black Vote, which focuses on voter registration, lobbying politicians and mentoring schemes says it seeks "to inspire black and minority ethnic communities to engage with our public institutions in order to address the persistent race inequalities we face in areas such as education, health and employment".
The Labour leader said that since being suspended on Tuesday night, Mr Livingstone had "continued to make offensive remarks which could open him to further disciplinary action".
These will now be considered by the party's ruling executive committee.
Mr Livingstone has continued to defend his comments about Hitler and Zionism and vowed to fight his suspension.
Following the panel's decision, he said he had been "suspended for stating the truth", criticised the disciplinary process, said his comments had been misreported by the media and repeated his view that Hitler "did a deal with the Zionists".
He also accused his critics of "lies and smears".
Mr Livingstone was suspended by Labour for two years - one year of which he has already served since making the original comments in April 2016.
But he has faced criticism from Jewish leaders and some Labour MPs, who say he should have been expelled.
Mr Corbyn, a longstanding ally of the former London mayor, said: "Ken Livingstone's comments have been grossly insensitive, and he has caused deep offence and hurt to the Jewish community.
"Labour's independently elected National Constitutional Committee has found Ken guilty of bringing the party into disrepute and suspended him for two years.
"It is deeply disappointing that, despite his long record of standing up to racism, Ken has failed to acknowledge or apologise for the hurt he has caused. Many people are understandably upset that he has continued to make offensive remarks which could open him to further disciplinary action.
"Since initiating the disciplinary process, I have not interfered with it and respect the independence of the party's disciplinary bodies. But Ken's subsequent comments and actions will now be considered by the National Executive Committee after representations from party members."
Speaking to BBC News, Mr Livingstone brushed aside questions about the new NEC investigation, saying the reason he had not been expelled was because Labour lawyers knew the party would not have a "cat in hell's chance" if he challenged them in the courts.
"A British judge is not going to say it's wrong to state a historical truth," he said.
Mr Livingstone said he stood by his original comments and said he "can't recall the numbers of people" who had approached him to offer support.
Challenged over the anger his comments have provoked, he added: "If anyone has been offended I apologise on behalf of those Labour MPs that lied in their tweets and their posts on their websites," going on to suggest that the "right wing Labour Party machine" had delayed the disciplinary hearing to undermine Mr Corbyn's local election campaign launch.
The row first erupted in April last year when Mr Livingstone was defending Bradford West MP Naz Shah over claims she had made anti-Semitic social media posts.
He said: "When Hitler won his election in 1932, his policy then was that Jews should be moved to Israel. He was supporting Zionism before he went mad and ended up killing six million Jews."
The Chief Rabbi accused Labour of "failing the Jewish community" by not expelling him.
Ephraim Mirvis said the decision "yet again failed to show" that the party was "sufficiently serious about tackling the scourge of anti-Semitism".
Labour deputy leader Tom Watson said it was "incomprehensible" Mr Livingstone had not been expelled, while former leader Ed Miliband said he was "appalled" at the lack of remorse being shown.
Mr Watson said the ex-London mayor's behaviour "discredits the party I love... I am ashamed that we have allowed Mr Livingstone to cause such distress. This shames us all, and I'm deeply saddened by it."
Shadow attorney general Baroness Chakrabarti, who led an inquiry into claims of anti-Semitism in Labour, said she was "horrified" by the way Mr Livingstone had behaved in the aftermath of his suspension.
But in a statement after the hearing, four Jewish Labour Party members, who gave evidence in support of Mr Livingstone, said that "those claiming offence on behalf of all Jews have no justification for doing so", adding: "It is the verdict, not Ken Livingstone, that has bought the Labour Party into disrepute."
Prime Minister Theresa May will accuse Labour of "betraying the Jewish community in our country by letting Ken Livingstone off the hook" in a speech on Thursday.
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Lawrence Shankland and Craig Moore scored a goal apiece in the final 10 minutes of the first half, earning a valuable point for both sides.
Defeats for Queen of the South and Dunfermline mean Morton can no longer be caught in fourth place in the Championship, with two games remaining.
While bottom side Ayr move within two points of St Mirren.
The Saints failed to take anything against Dundee United, and slipped back into the relegation play-off position.
At Cappielow it was an afternoon for on-loan Premiership strikers.
Aberdeen's Shankland arrived at Morton after spending the first half of the season at St Mirren and notched his third goal for the Ton in clinical style.
Gary Oliver's effort from the corner of the box looped up off a defender and fell nicely for Shankland to despatch past Greg Fleming.
But this was a Morton side that had failed to win in their last seven outings, and their lead lasted less than 10 minutes.
Motherwell's Moore has had an injury-plagued season on loan at Somerset Park yet made up for lost time by burying a rising shot in the top corner after being teed up nicely by Mike Rose in first-half added time.
Overall, it was a fairly insipid match. Ayr's Paul Cairney blocked Thomas O'Ware's goal-bound header on the line when the game was still goalless and Shankland had spurned a couple of earlier opportunities as well.
Had a visiting player been able to get on the end of Nicky Devlin's cut-back near the end, then Ayr might have taken all three points.
Morton assistant manager Craig McPherson: "We're delighted to get the fourth place secured. It's a fantastic achievement and you've got to look over the nine months of the season.
"The boys have been really consistent and have hit a wee bit of poorer form from our usual standard but everyone hits a spell like that."
Ayr United manager Ian McCall: "A draw was a fair result and that point could be crucial.
"It gave us a lift with Craig Moore scoring a great goal and we were on the front foot for most of the second half. Our final ball at times wasn't quite good enough.
"We're a point closer to St Mirren and we'll see how Raith Rovers do against Hibs [on Wednesday]."
Match ends, Morton 1, Ayr United 1.
Second Half ends, Morton 1, Ayr United 1.
Attempt saved. Craig McGuffie (Ayr United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Substitution, Morton. Jamie Lindsay replaces Michael Tidser.
Attempt missed. Michael Rose (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Lee Kilday.
Attempt missed. Declan McDaid (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Michael Rose (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Andy Murdoch (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Michael Rose (Ayr United).
Substitution, Ayr United. Declan McDaid replaces Alan Forrest.
Gary Harkins (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Michael Doyle (Morton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Gary Harkins (Ayr United).
Substitution, Morton. Mark Russell replaces Aidan Nesbitt.
Attempt blocked. Alan Forrest (Ayr United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Ross Forbes (Morton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Aidan Nesbitt.
Attempt missed. Thomas O'Ware (Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Corner, Morton. Conceded by Ross Docherty.
Attempt saved. Ross Forbes (Morton) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top right corner.
Daryll Meggatt (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jamie McDonagh (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Daryll Meggatt (Ayr United).
Substitution, Morton. Jamie McDonagh replaces Lawrence Shankland.
Substitution, Ayr United. Craig McGuffie replaces Paul Cairney.
Attempt missed. Gary Harkins (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Ricki Lamie.
Attempt missed. Craig Moore (Ayr United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
Attempt blocked. Thomas O'Ware (Morton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Michael Doyle (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Paul Cairney (Ayr United).
Foul by Thomas O'Ware (Morton).
Craig Moore (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Gary Oliver (Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Thomas O'Ware (Morton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Nicky Devlin (Ayr United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Aidan Nesbitt (Morton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Ross Forbes (Morton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Aidan Nesbitt (Morton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
The headquarters of South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils in Crowmarsh Gifford were gutted on 15 January last year.
Andrew Main, 47, from Rokemarsh, admitted starting the blaze and has been detained in a mental health unit.
The estimated cost of repairing the damage was £20m and about 400 staff are working from other sites.
South Oxfordshire council leader John Cotton said care housing is one option being looked at for the site.
Money raised from the sale of the land could also be put towards building a new headquarters.
He said: "We are right at the beginning of the process and no decisions have been taken. We have had a look around to see what the possibilities might be for the site.
"There's a real shortage of extra care housing in South Oxfordshire, and if we were to sell it for housing we'd want to make sure it was used for the kind of thing the rest of the market isn't delivering.
"So it would be one of the things we would look at."
Mr Cotton said any decision on the site's future would probably have to wait until after a decision is made about devolution in Oxfordshire.
He added, if South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district council became a unitary authority with more responsibilities, they would need room to expand.
Both councils are temporarily based at Milton Park in Abingdon after signing a four-year lease.
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Mae'r llinell wedi'i sefydlu gan dîm o berchnogion busnes am eu bod yn poeni nad yw llawer o fusnesau wedi cysylltu â'r cyngor.
Ond yn ôl llefarydd ar ran Cyngor Caerdydd mae pob cwmni wedi cael ymweliad a gwybodaeth am y trefniadau.
Mae disgwyl i gannoedd o filoedd o gefnogwyr ymweld â Chaerdydd wrth i dimau Real Madrid ac Juventus wynebu ei gilydd yn Stadiwm Principality.
Bydd nifer fawr o ffyrdd ar gau am resymau diogelwch ac er mwyn rheoli maint y dorf.
Dyw pob busnes yn y brifddinas ddim yn credu y byddant yn elwa.
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"Busnesau gwahanol sy'n elwa o ddigwyddiadau mawr - bariau, tai bwyta a gwestai fel arfer."
Gofid Kharl Pitman, sy'n rhedeg y Bierkeller, yw y bydd hi'n anodd i'w staff gyrraedd a mynd adref o'r gwaith er mae'n cydnabod bod disgwyl i'w fusnes elwa.
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Mae busnesau eraill, fel cadwyn trin gwallt y Lazarou Brothers, wedi addasu a'r bwriad yw dechrau ymgyrch cyfryngau cymdeithasol a fydd yn targedu pobl a fydd yn ymweld â'r brifddinas.
Mae'r gwestai wedi cael eu llogi ers wythnosau ac mae diddordeb mawr wedi bod ar wefannau cynnig llety.
"Mae'r llety'n llawn," meddai Nigel Read o gwmni asiantaeth dai Sea Breeze ym Mhenarth.
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In a statement he said: "I want to apologise to my fiancée, my children, as well as my mother, father, and brothers for the mistake that I made.
"I also want to apologise to the UFC, my coaches, my sponsors and equally important to my fans."
The announcement comes less than a week after Jones successfully defended his title against Daniel Cormier.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) confirmed that following a random drug test in December, Jones provided a sample which contained traces of benzoylecgonine, the main metabolite in cocaine.
Under UFC rules benzoylecgonine is not a banned substance out-of-competition.
As a result, organisers were unable to penalise Jon Jones or stop him from fighting, despite knowing of the positive test.
A statement on the UFC website said they would stick by the fighter.
"While we are disappointed in the failed test, we applaud him for making this decision to enter a drug treatment facility," it read.
"Jon is a strong, courageous fighter inside the octagon [the cage where fighters do battle] and we expect him to fight this issue with the same poise and diligence.
"We commend him on his decision, and look forward to him emerging from this programme a better man as a result."
Jon Jones became the youngest ever UFC champion in 2011.
His current record inside the "octagon" is 21 wins and just one defeat, which came because he was disqualified.
UFC president Dana White said: " I'm confident that he'll emerge from this program like the champion he truly is."
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Tracey Mertens, 31, was abducted from her former Birmingham home and attacked in Eaton near Congleton on 23 December 1994.
She suffered 95% burns to her body and died 12 hours later.
Cheshire Police said in her final hours she managed to tell detectives what had happened to her.
The mother-of-two, who was living in Rochdale at the time, had travelled down to Birmingham on 22 December.
It is thought she intended to return the same day but ended up staying at her sister-in-law′s house overnight and visiting her former home in Cattells Grove, Nechells, the next morning to collect a benefits book.
Shortly before noon she answered a knock at the door and was bundled by two men into the back of a yellow Ford Escort which was parked outside the house.
Ms Mertens was driven to Cheshire where she was set on fire in the grounds of Christ Church in Eaton and left to die.
A member of the public found her ablaze and she was taken to hospital where she died.
Det Insp Gary McIntyre of Cheshire Police said: "Tracey met a violent and horrific death at the hands of her killers.
"She was so brave and told detectives as much as she could before she died.
"I would personally appeal to anyone who has any information about Tracey's death to get in touch - even the smallest amount of information can be crucial when piecing together a case.
"I appreciate that it is a long time ago but I am sure that if you witnessed something you would still remember this now."
A £30,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for Ms Merten's death still stands.
Police were called at 14:40 BST to Old Buckenham, near Attleborough, after reports of a light aircraft crash.
David Jenkins, who was in his 50s, is understood to have been flying an Edge 360 plane as part of a press day for an airshow.
A friend, who did not wish to be named, said "he was the best bloke I knew" and added Mr Jenkins was "highly skilled".
Mr Jenkins was a member of the Wildcat Aerobatic Team, based at Old Buckenham Airfield.
The fire and ambulance service were also called to the scene. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been informed.
A Norfolk Police spokeswoman said: "An area of the airfield has been cordoned off while officers deal with the incident."
Emergency services were called to the A272 Goldbridge Road, in Newick, near Lewes, just after 13:00 BST on Thursday.
The driver of a Renault Megane, who was aged in his 70s, died from his injuries, police said. The tanker driver was unhurt.
Anyone who witnessed the incident has been asked to contact Sussex Police.
The substitute struck after a Danny Collins own goal levelled things up following Calum Dyson's first-half penalty, but the hosts felt aggrieved when the goal came with one of their players down with a head injury.
Grimsby took the lead when Tom Bolarinwa was brought down by Sam Wood in the penalty area and Dyson sent goalkeeper Jamal Blackman the wrong way from the spot to put the hosts in front.
Wycombe found themselves level in freak circumstances in the second half as Blackman sent a free-kick deep into Grimsby's penalty area and Collins inadvertently flicked the ball over keeper James McKeown's head and into the back of the net.
The visitors took the lead with around 20 minutes of the game remaining, but it was not without controversy.
After McKeown punched the ball clear from a free-kick, Gavin Gunning went down with a head injury as Cowan-Hall superbly curled the ball into the top corner.
Gunning was taken off the field on a stretcher, but the goal stood and Wycombe claimed a long-awaited victory.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Grimsby Town 1, Wycombe Wanderers 2.
Second Half ends, Grimsby Town 1, Wycombe Wanderers 2.
Luke Maxwell (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers).
Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Jamal Blackman.
Attempt saved. Callum Dyson (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Michael Harriman.
Dayle Southwell (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Myles Weston replaces Dayle Southwell.
Sam Jones (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marcus Bean (Wycombe Wanderers).
Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Paris Cowan-Hall.
Attempt saved. Dominic Vose (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Tom Bolarinwa (Grimsby Town).
Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Paris Cowan-Hall (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Adi Yussuf replaces Danny Collins.
Luke Maxwell (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers).
Danny Collins (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers).
Sam Jones (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marcus Bean (Wycombe Wanderers).
Attempt missed. Callum Dyson (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Luke Maxwell replaces Gavin Gunning because of an injury.
Goal! Grimsby Town 1, Wycombe Wanderers 2. Paris Cowan-Hall (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
Chris Clements (Grimsby Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Chris Clements (Grimsby Town).
Luke O'Nien (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Dominic Vose replaces Jamey Osborne.
Attempt missed. Paris Cowan-Hall (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt saved. Paris Cowan-Hall (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Own Goal by Danny Collins, Grimsby Town. Grimsby Town 1, Wycombe Wanderers 1.
Marcus Bean (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Sam Jones (Grimsby Town).
Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Tom Bolarinwa (Grimsby Town).
Attempt missed. Michael Harriman (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Foul by Tom Bolarinwa (Grimsby Town).
Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Jay O'Shea scored twice but substitute Billy Bodin notched 15 minutes from the end to force the Spireites to hold on and register back-to-back wins for the first time since August.
Rovers came out of the blocks rapidly and took the lead within three minutes when former Spireite Peter Hartley bundled in the ball from close range after a corner.
Darrell Clarke's side looked dominant and threatened to increase their lead but the hosts eventually found their feet and levelled when Ian Evatt stabbed home his first home goal for Chesterfield in over 11 years following O'Shea's free-kick.
The Irishman then turned the scoreline around when he headed Gary Liddle's cross home, and then hammered in a superb long-range free-kick.
Bodin's 10-yard effort led to many anxious moments for Danny Wilson's men, who moved to within two points of safety.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Chesterfield 3, Bristol Rovers 2.
Second Half ends, Chesterfield 3, Bristol Rovers 2.
Foul by Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers).
Ched Evans (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Cristian Montaño (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ched Evans (Chesterfield).
Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by Cristian Montaño.
Foul by Cristian Montaño (Bristol Rovers).
Ched Evans (Chesterfield) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Ollie Clarke (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ollie Clarke (Bristol Rovers).
Ched Evans (Chesterfield) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Cristian Montaño (Bristol Rovers).
Gary Liddle (Chesterfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Ollie Clarke (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Chesterfield. Dan Gardner replaces Jay O'Shea.
Attempt missed. Billy Bodin (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Lee Brown (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ched Evans (Chesterfield).
Foul by Ollie Clarke (Bristol Rovers).
Jon Nolan (Chesterfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal! Chesterfield 3, Bristol Rovers 2. Billy Bodin (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ched Evans (Chesterfield).
Attempt missed. Cristian Montaño (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ian Evatt (Chesterfield).
Attempt saved. Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Dion Donohue.
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ellis Harrison replaces Rory Gaffney.
Substitution, Chesterfield. Ched Evans replaces Jake Beesley.
Substitution, Chesterfield. Jon Nolan replaces Connor Dimaio.
Billy Bodin (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Reece Mitchell (Chesterfield).
Attempt blocked. Chris Lines (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Cristian Montaño replaces Jermaine Easter.
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Billy Bodin replaces Stuart Sinclair.
Chris Lines (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
The 26-year-old victim from Willenhall has been discharged from hospital following the attack in The Moorfield.
Coventry Police said a 25-year-old local man was assisting officers with their inquiries.
Hamza Mohumed, 24, of The Bentree, Stoke Aldermoor, has already been charged with attempted murder.
He has been remanded into custody and will appear at Warwick Crown Court on 28 September. Police are still appealing for witnesses to the attack on Friday.
Could Reddit offer a solution?
At 280 million active monthly users, the link-sharing site is already a phenomenally influential force on the internet.
The site allows you to post links that are then either up or down voted by other users. Upvoted content is given more visibility - and potentially millions of hits - and the downvoted stuff falls away and barely gets seen by anyone.
As well as the "front page" that shows the most popular content, adjusted slightly according to your own tastes, the site also has "subreddits", smaller sections devoted to a particular topic. This system makes it the ideal place to discover views different to your own, said co-founder Alexis Ohanian in an interview with the BBC.
"It's a community that's not defined by social connection," he said following a talk at the South by SouthWest (SXSW) Interactive festival in Austin, Texas.
"What we hope we can do, because these communities are all there, is expose people to those different Zeitgeists.
"This is the first time you can actually go and see how these disparate groups are feeling and thinking about anything, any time of day."
There's perhaps no better example of this than r/The_Donald. The subreddit has become the leading online hub for President Trump's supporters - the man himself held a Q+A session there last year. It's a noisy collection of insider-jargon, conspiracy theories and cries of "fake news" - but it's also the best place to assess what makes Trump's fans tick.
"I think it illustrates well that there are communities on Reddit that maybe I personally don't really agree with," said Mr Ohanian.
"But they're perspectives that, as long as they're within the lines of our content policy, are worth having."
Many Reddit users - not just Trump fans - were outraged last year when it emerged Steve Huffman, the other Reddit co-founder and its current chief executive, had personally edited comments made on the site by Trump supporters.
While apologising, Mr Huffman also announced new measures to curb some of the tactics used by members of r/The_Donald to "game" Reddit - that is, artificially make posts appear more prominently to other users.
Mr Ohanian said such actions were frustrating, but were ultimately helping the site develop.
"A lot of this ends up pressure-testing a lot of the things we're going to need to have built anyway in the years to come as we keep growing. We have a user base that's really keen on pressure testing a lot of this."
He added that he felt the influence of r/The_Donald had been overblown.
"It is not nearly as big as people perceive it to be. Statistically it's actually pretty small, relative to other communities on Reddit."
Looking to the future, Mr Ohanian told the BBC it plans to move into more "traditional" platforms in order to attract the new audiences it needs to grow.
"People are consuming content on one big screen in their home," he said.
"If we can work with partners who reach those big audiences on those big screens, and bringing people back to Reddit, and we on Reddit are pushing people to that content, we want to create this virtuous cycle that brings awareness of Reddit and the rich conversations that happen there to the audience that's just watching the big screens, not paying attention."
He wouldn't say it directly, but the company will soon be announcing partnerships with TV companies - "high-quality" and "traditional" "content partners" - to integrate Reddit chatter into top shows.
This will undoubtedly bring new users to the platform, but for a site that has managed to maintain its distinct tone and sense of humour, some users will be concerned that a flood people could spoil things.
"I hear where you're coming from," he said.
"Reddit has this amazing ability to still feel small. And that's great. But it's really, really big. Sure there maybe concerns - but Reddit has been absorbing tens of millions of new users all the time, and these communities still proliferate, and still feel small."
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Barclays shares were down nearly 10% after the bank reported a fall in profits and said it would cut its dividend by more than half next year.
It also announced plans to restructure, including a reduction of its stake in its Africa business.
Despite this, the FTSE 100 index was up 45.52 points at 6,142.61.
Shares in the London Stock Exchange (LSE) rose 8.3% after the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, Intercontinental Exchange, said it was considering making an offer for the LSE.
This could scupper plans announced last week for the LSE to merge with Deutsche Bourse.
Shares in equipment rentals company Ashtead Group sank 12%. The company reported a 20% rise in nine month pre-tax profit to £482m, but investors were concerned about its prospects in the US.
In the FTSE 250, shares in Greggs jumped nearly 14% after the bakery chain reported a 25% rise in annual profits. It also announced plans for a £100m restructuring programme which will lead to the closure of three bakeries.
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.6% against the dollar to $1.3993, and was also 0.6% higher against the euro at €1.2868.
There are 210 confirmed cases, 39 of which needed hospital treatment. Ninety two cases are under investigation.
About 50% of the cases are in children under five years old.
The outbreak, which is concentrated on Liverpool where there are 125 confirmed cases, is the largest since the MMR vaccine was introduced.
There are 29 confirmed cases in Knowsley, 22 in Sefton and seven in Wirral. Further cases have been confirmed in Cheshire, Halton and St Helens.
More than 30% of cases have been in people aged 15 years or over.
Dr Roberto Vivancos, a Health Protection Agency consultant, said: "It's obvious from these statistics that people who are not fully vaccinated are not just at risk themselves, but they pose an infection risk to others, such as defenceless babies and toddlers who are too young to be vaccinated.
"Measles is a very infectious illness that spreads rapidly amongst children and adults who are not protected by MMR vaccine.
"It is also a serious illness that can lead to serious complications. On rare occasions, people die from measles.
"It should not be treated lightly, but it is an avoidable illness and we strongly advise parents to ensure that their children are vaccinated."
Earlier this month French police dismantled makeshift Roma camps near Paris, Lyon and Lille and sent 240 Roma back to Romania by plane.
The expulsions were criticised by human rights groups.
On Wednesday the government defended knocking down squalid camps, but also pledged new efforts to integrate Roma.
Critics said the Socialists were copying the mass clearances under conservative ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2010, which sparked a row between France and Romania. At the time the European Commission also condemned the French policy.
Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault chaired Wednesday's government meeting on the Roma issue, where it was decided that the current 150 job sectors open to people from Romania and Bulgaria would be expanded.
The vast majority of the estimated 15,000 Roma migrants in France are from Romania, and the rest from Bulgaria. Both countries joined the EU in 2007.
France, the UK and six other EU countries have maintained labour market barriers for workers from Bulgaria and Romania.
In France, the limitation on access to jobs, the employers' tax and work permit requirement have been barriers applying to those two EU countries but not others in the 27-nation bloc. The tax can be as high as 1,800 euros (£1,421; $2,200) per worker.
The restrictions have to be lifted at the end of next year at the latest, under EU rules on freedom of movement and the single market.
French Housing Minister Cecile Duflot called for "individual solutions that will go along with the dismantling of the camps".
She called for "integration through work, by widening and softening constraints that weigh heavily on Roma populations who wish to work, by eliminating the tax paid by the employers of the Roma and widening, in a very big way, the professions they can have access to".
The announcement was welcomed by the European Commission, which urged France to "lift all the restrictions still in place as soon as possible".
Earlier, Europe's main human rights watchdog, the Council of Europe, said France must go beyond short-term measures and instead make bigger efforts to help Roma in areas such as education, housing, healthcare and employment.
The French government says it aims to get the Roma issue included on the agenda of the EU summit on 18-19 October.
O'Neill, 24, initially joined Southend on a month-long loan last month, but is yet to feature for the League One club.
In another previous loan spell at Roots Hall in 2014, the former Leicester trainee made one appearance.
He featured in only one league game for Burnley since moving to the Clarets from Mansfield Town in 2012.
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Tests examined the safety of cladding in combination with a polyethylene filler and stone insulation.
Of the 111 buildings to fail the test, 90 are local authority or housing association-owned.
Rockwool, the makers of the insulation, said the test does not properly assess their product.
They say it is non-combustible and has the highest grade for fire resistance worldwide.
The Local Government Association said the 16 councils that own the affected blocks were already taking safety steps.
The test is the second of six ordered by the government and takes the total number of buildings that do not comply with current building regulations to 193.
Last week, it was revealed that the combination of materials used on the facades of 82 towers had failed the first of the six cladding combinations being looked at.
Cladding samples from all 111 blocks had already failed the initial combustibility tests, also conducted by the Building Research Establishment (BRE).
Initial safety testing after the fire, which killed at least 80 people, only tested the combustibility of the cladding.
However, the new tests involve a 9m demonstration wall subjected to a replication of "a severe fire in a flat breaking out of a window" to see if the flames then spread up the exterior.
The six new tests were rolled out at the recommendation of an independent expert.
The second series of government safety tests - the first of a wave of more comprehensive assessments - has now been completed, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) said.
It said cladding systems using aluminium composite material (ACM) panels with a polyethylene filler, and stone wool insulation "does not meet current building regulation guidance".
It is suspected that ACM panels on the outside of Grenfell Tower fuelled the spread of the fatal blaze, acting as kindling once the fire took hold.
Cllr Simon Blackburn, from the Local Government Association, said councils "will continue to get on with what they need to do to ensure people are safe in their homes".
"This includes replacing materials on high-rise blocks affected by these fire safety tests," he said.
"The government must commit to meet the full cost to councils of removing and replacing cladding and insulation systems.
"It is also imperative that this testing process moves quickly to identify what landlords should be replacing these systems with as soon as possible."
It comes as the Grenfell Response Team said most survivors of the fire were still living in emergency accommodation.
Residents from 13 homes have been rehoused so far, with 48 out of 175 offers of temporary or permanent accommodation being accepted.
Indian-born Noshir Gowadia, 66, had helped to design the propulsion system for the B-2 bomber.
A court in Hawaii found him guilty in August of passing on information which helped China to design a stealth cruise missile.
Prosecutors had hoped for a life sentence but said 32 years was "in many ways appropriate".
Gowadia was accused of travelling to China between 2003 and 2005 while designing the missile.
He was said to have been paid $110,000 (£69,000) - money that was used to pay off a mortgage on a luxury home on the island of Maui.
His defence had argued that he only provided information which was unclassified and freely available.
But Chief US District Judge Susan Oki Mollway said Gowadia "broke his oath of loyalty" to the US.
"He was found guilty of marketing valuable technology to foreign countries for personal gain," she told reporters.
Assistant US Attorney Ken Sorenson said he was "a little disappointed" that a life sentence was not given.
"But 32 years is stiff and in many ways an appropriate sentence for him," he said.
"We're confident the message is sent that when you compromise US national security, when you disclose national defence secrets, when you profit by US national defence information, that you will be punished, you will be pursued, you will be convicted."
Gowardia's family said the defence intended to appeal against the sentence.
"My father would never, ever do anything to intentionally hurt this country," the Associated Press news agency quoted his son Ashton as saying.
"We hope the convictions will be overturned and he'll be able to go home."
Officer Jason Van Dyke is charged with the first-degree murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, who was stopped by police after slashing car tyres.
In a Thanksgiving message on Facebook, the president paid tribute to Chicago protesters for keeping the peace.
Four people were arrested overnight as demonstrators marched through the city.
The protests were not as widespread or as tense as Tuesday night, which began moments after police released the dashcam video showing the incident.
Mr Obama said on Facebook: "Like many Americans, I was deeply disturbed by the footage of the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
"This Thanksgiving, I ask everybody to keep those who've suffered tragic loss in our thoughts and prayers, and to be thankful for the overwhelming majority of men and women in uniform who protect our communities with honour."
McDonald was stopped by police in October 2014 after reports that he had been walking in the road and slashing car tyres.
The video shows him holding a knife when the police cars arrive and Mr Van Dyke emerges from his car. Within seconds, he shoots the teenager.
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The officer's lawyer said he feared for his life but prosecutors said there was no justification for his actions.
According to court documents seen by the Associated Press, Mr Van Dyke was the subject of 18 civilian complaints over 14 years, including allegations that he used racial slurs and excessive force.
The death of Laquan McDonald has become the latest flashpoint in a long-running debate over police violence against black men.
Protesters said they were organising a Black Friday event which will try to shut down a major shopping area in Chicago on one of the busiest retail days of the year.
Michael Brown: Police shot the unarmed teenager (above) in Ferguson last year, setting off huge protests and unrest nationwide
Eric Garner: Choked to death while under restraint by police in New York
Tamir Rice: Police shot and killed the 12-year-old in Cleveland as he brandished a toy gun
Walter Scott: A South Carolina police officer shot Scott numerous times in the back as he was running away
Freddie Gray: The 25-year-old died after sustaining a severe spinal cord injury while in the custody of police in Baltimore
"I love watching it so much I almost didn't want to spoil the pleasure by being on it," she told Radio Times.
The 48-year-old said it was tricky for a woman her age to be on the show.
"You're not the comedy old bag yet, which would be the joy of going on Strictly," she said.
"If I did it, I'd want to be Ann Widdecombe. I'd want to be out there getting the laughs, being dragged around."
The presenter may not have strutted her stuff in a ball gown, but she can still be seen on a prime time Saturday night show - fronting BBC One's talent search Let It Shine.
The gig comes after Giedroyc stepped down as co-host of the Great British Bake Off, along with Sue Perkins, when it was announced the hit show was moving to Channel 4.
Giedroyc said the furore surrounding the move was "a pretty weird time".
"The press were camped out on my doorstep. My eldest daughter actually saw a few of them off, which I was very, very proud of," she said.
"I'm not the kind of person who would court that sort of attention. I have a very private existence and I had to slightly clench my buttocks during that."
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The man, in his 20s, slipped while walking behind Sgwd yr Eira waterfall.
A helicopter from RAF Chivenor in Devon attended the hour-long rescue, along with 30 mountain rescue members from the Brecon, central Beacons and western Beacons teams.
The man was winched to safety and flown to Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr.
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Top seed Murray made short work of American Sam Querrey, winning 6-4 6-2 6-4 in one hour and 59 minutes.
"Sam, especially in the first set, was hitting a huge ball," added Murray, who had no recurrence of an ankle problem.
"There was a key moment at 3-4 when I saved a break point and then managed to break the next game and had the momentum after that."
Murray will now face Germany's Mischa Zverev, the world number 50, on Sunday.
Querrey was the man who upset then world number one Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon last summer, but Murray made sure he did not fall victim to another shock after the Serb's surprise defeat by Denis Istomin on Thursday.
With six-time champion Djokovic out, Murray is a clear favourite among many observers to finally land the third leg of the career Grand Slam.
"I don't worry about that, really," said Murray, who has lost four Melbourne finals to Djokovic.
"Obviously, if you're to get to the final, then it has an effect. A lot of the times when I've been in the final here, I've played against him. Had some tough ones."
Querrey gave the Scot plenty to think about in the early stages of their third-round match, attacking the net and hurrying the top seed, but a first-serve percentage of just 57% was not enough to keep Murray at bay.
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The American missed a fleeting chance with a break point in game eight and Murray immediately took advantage, getting the break himself in the next game with a beautiful lob.
He took a firm grip on the match with a run of six out of seven games, easing through the second set with two more breaks.
There was a flurry of resistance as Querrey reeled off three straight games to lead 3-2 in the third set, but Murray once again turned up the pressure with his return to break for a fifth time on his way to a comprehensive victory.
"There was a key moment at 3-4 when I saved a break point and then managed to break the next game and had the momentum after that."
Murray will start as a strong favourite against Zverev, but there is plenty of danger lurking on the Scot's side of the draw.
Former winner Stan Wawrinka, the US Open champion, is through to the last 16 after a 3-6 6-2 6-2 7-6 (9-7) win over Serbia's Viktor Troicki.
The Swiss, a potential semi-final opponent for Murray, will play Andreas Seppi next after the Italian beat Belgian Steve Darcis 4-6 6-4 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (7-2).
Should Murray get past Zverev on Saturday he could face a daunting quarter-final against four-time champion Federer, seventh seed Berdych or fifth seed Kei Nishikori, with Slovakia's Lukas Lacko the outsider in that section.
The Chancellor told MPs that the first Conservative-only Budget for 18 years would help working people.
It included plans for a new "national living wage" alongside a series of reductions in welfare spending and some tax increases.
The SNP said Mr Osborne was "taking from the poor, giving to the rich".
Scottish Labour said it was a "bad budget for working families, our most vulnerable and our young people".
But the Chancellor said his Budget was designed to take Britain "from a low wage, high tax, high welfare economy, to the higher wage, lower tax, lower welfare country we intend to create".
He pointed to the Greek crisis as evidence that a "bold new settlement" is needed, saying Britain was still "borrowing too much and spending too much".
However, he pledged to make the £12bn of cuts to the welfare budget over three years rather than two.
The chancellor announced a new compulsory national living wage for workers aged over 25 which will start at £7.20 in April 2016 and then rise to £9 an hour by 2020. It will replace the minimum wage which is currently £6.50, but its starting rate will be lower than that recommended by the Living Wage Foundation.
The government said about 140,000 workers in Scotland would benefit, with full-time workers on the new wage expecting to increase their earnings by about £5,200 more by 2020.
The Scottish Conservatives said the £9 national living wage by 2020 went further than the £8.70 figure recommended by the SNP.
Mr Osborne also said that the benefits cap will be cut from the present £26,000 that a family can claim in a year to £20,000 for those living outside London - a move which he said would save more than £1.5bn.
And he confirmed changes to tax credits, limiting them to two children for new claimants from 2017. The income threshold for tax credits is to be reduced from £6,420 to £3,850.
Among the other measures announced by the chancellor were:
Mr Osborne said the changes announced would save £9bn on the welfare budget by 2020.
The SNP welcomed the principle of a national living wage, but said Mr Osborne had set it too low and claimed the rise would be offset by cuts in tax credits.
The party's Treasury spokesman at Westminster, Stewart Hosie, said the Budget had been "less a plan to boost productivity, which should have been at the heart of this, and more a sermon from the high priest of an austerity cult".
He added: "It was not the budget the country needed and it was not the budget needed by those who have suffered the most over the last five years.
"Although the chancellor was right in one regard, it was a Conservative budget - taking from the poor, giving to the rich. The Tories have done it again."
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) claimed the national living wage will be "nothing of the kind and is simply a cheap gimmick aimed at undermining the successful work we have undertaken to promote a meaningful living wage that genuinely helps people out of in work poverty".
Shelter Scotland described the move to stop 18 to 21-year-olds claiming housing benefit as "shameful, unjustified and cruel".
Director Graeme Brown said: "This completely removes the safety net that is in place to protect young people whose circumstances often prevent them from staying in or returning to the family home."
Tax credits provided £2bn in additional cash to households in Scotland in 2013-14, with two-thirds going to help families in low-paid work with children.
Mr Osborne has previously said tax credits had become a "very expensive" system, costing £30bn.
He said the low paid would be compensated by tax cuts in an effort to end the "merry-go-round on which people pay their taxes and then get back benefits" and firms would be encouraged to pay higher wages.
However Jackie Brock, chief executive of the organisation Children in Scotland, called moves to cut child tax credits "shameful", saying they would "punish children born into larger low income families".
Ian Murray, Labour's shadow secretary of state for Scotland, said the chancellor had "cut vital support for working families, whilst slashing reducing inheritance tax for the most well off".
And he urged the SNP to make clear how they would use the new tax and welfare powers being devolved to Holyrood as part of the Scotland Bill to "make a real difference to working families in Scotland."
Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael described the budget as "an assault on the young and the poor".
The former Scottish secretary added: "If anyone had doubts, the budget today shows that the nasty party is well and truly back."
Addressing the Conservative Political Action Congress (CPAC), he vowed to always put American citizens first and build a "great, great border wall".
He also promised to focus on "getting bad people out of this country".
Mr Trump was greeted by chants of "USA, USA, USA!" as he addressed the annual forum in Maryland.
"We're building the wall," he said. "In fact it's going to start very soon. Way ahead of schedule. It's way, way, way ahead of schedule."
His comments come a day after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly met their Mexican counterparts in Mexico City.
Neither made any mention of the wall in Thursday's news conference after their closed-door meetings.
The wall could cost up to $21.5bn (£17.2bn), according to Reuters, citing a Department of Homeland Security internal report - much higher than Mr Trump's estimated price tag of $12bn (£9.6bn).
On Thursday senior White House strategist Steve Bannon told the crowd at CPAC that Donald Trump wasn't moderating his views or backing down from his controversial campaign promises. On Friday the president took the stage and proved his top adviser right.
In a wide-ranging speech to a crowd of right-wing activists and students, Mr Trump continued his efforts to reshape the Republican Party in his own image. He condemned trade deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Nafta, which previously had widespread conservative support, to cheers. He promised once again to build the Mexican border wall - ahead of schedule, no less - and crack down on illegal immigration, just a few years after many in his party supported comprehensive immigration reform.
In a conference hall that contained more than a few career political operatives and professional Washington lobbyists, he condemned a "broken" political system full of "blood-sucking consultants" who peddle government influence. Two years ago Mr Trump's presence at CPAC was treated as an afterthought and a reality television joke. A year ago he decided to skip the event entirely. On Friday morning he arrived in a presidential motorcade. It's a brave new world for conservatives and their movement.
Mr Trump, who has insisted Mexico would later pay for the wall, needs Congressional approval for funding before moving forward with construction.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has said he would not finance Mr Trump's wall.
On Friday, President Trump also said he was working on a plan to "totally obliterate" the so-called Islamic State.
"Foreign terrorists will not be able to strike America if they can't get in to America," he said.
Mr Trump continued that he "took a lot of heat on Sweden", referring to his erroneous claim that an attack had recently happened there.
He told the crowd: "I love Sweden... but the people over there understand I'm right."
The president then referred to terrorist attacks in France before telling an anecdote about a friend who used to love travelling to Paris every year, but has stopped because "Paris is no longer Paris".
One of the loudest rounds of applause came when he emphasised his "America First" outlook.
"Global co-operation, dealing with other countries, getting along with other countries is good," he said. "It's very important.
"But there's no such thing as a global anthem, a global currency or a global flag.
"This is the United States of America that I'm representing. I'm not representing the globe; I'm representing your country."
He devoted the first 13 minutes of his speech to criticising the media and its use of unnamed sources, without saying which stories he was unhappy with.
Relations between the White House and the media hit a new low for his presidency a few hours later.
Reporters from the BBC, The New York Times, CNN and other outlets were excluded from a briefing by the White House press secretary Sean Spicer. No reason was given, but Associated Press and Time magazine boycotted the so-called gaggle in protest.
Mr Trump is the first president to address the group during his first year in office since Ronald Reagan in 1981, according to American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp.
There are just four breeding pairs left in England and numbers are declining elsewhere in the UK.
Scotland is the traditional stronghold of these raptors, but numbers have fallen 9% since 2010.
Numbers of hen harrier pairs in Wales fell by more than a third over the same period.
The birds of prey live primarily on heather moorland. The males are easily identified by their black wing tips.
The females look completely different, with puffy brown plumage that helps camouflage them and their nests.
But this iconic species is under severe threat, according to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).
Illegal killings, along with destruction of their habitat, are behind the collapse of their population in England. Numbers fell from twelve pairs in 2010 to just four in 2016.
Numbers of pairs in Scotland fell from 505 to 460 over the period, while in Wales they declined from 57 to 35 breeding pairs.
In Northern Ireland, pairs fell from 59 recorded in 2010 to 46 in 2016.
Hen harriers feed on grouse, which has brought conservationists into conflict with managers of estates involved in grouse shooting.
Martin Harper, conservation director at the RSPB, said: "The latest figures back up a continued trend that we have seen for more than a decade - hen harrier numbers are on the decline throughout the UK.
"The illegal killing of this bird of prey is a significant factor behind the diminishing numbers and a large barrier stopping their recovery."
A spokesperson for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said: "We take the protection of wildlife extremely seriously and have robust measures in place to protect all wild birds, including the hen harrier.
"Anyone who kills or injures a wild bird is committing an offence and could face jail if convicted."
Historically, hen harriers were once much more widespread before being driven to extinction in mainland Britain during the 19th Century.
Despite a subsequent comeback, the species has remained rare - and therefore vulnerable - in the UK, with a breeding population under 1,000 pairs.
Longer term figures highlight the dramatic decline in the UK hen harrier population over the past 12 years.
The national survey in 2004 pointed to an estimated 749 pairs, meaning hen harrier numbers have fallen by 204 pairs (39%) in the succeeding years.
Mr Harper added: "Without purposeful action from all, including governments across the UK and the shooting industry, we may see hen harriers once again lost from more parts of the country."
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Ahmed, who joined the BBC in 2014, said he was "delighted and privileged to be moving to this new, connected, role".
Formerly business editor of the Sunday Telegraph, Ahmed has also worked for The Guardian, The Observer and the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
James Harding, the BBC's director of news, said he would "bring intelligence and insight" to his new position.
The business editor role has been vacant since ITV appointed Peston as its new political editor.
According to the BBC, Ahmed "will lead the BBC's economic coverage and will have a broad remit on finance policy stories".
Ahmed's own replacement will be appointed "early in the New Year".
Chairman William Shawcross warned that while the issue is not currently widespread, it is growing.
Mr Shawcross told the Sunday Times the regulator is taking action against charities sending money to various groups in Syria.
He has asked the prime minister for measures to stop those with terrorism convictions from setting up charities.
Currently, those convicted of money laundering or terrorism are not automatically barred from doing so, or from becoming a trustee.
Mr Shawcross said: "It is ludicrous that people with convictions for terrorist offences are not automatically disqualified from serving as charity trustees."
The regulator is currently investigating a number of charities raising funds for causes in Syria.
Mr Shawcross advised that agencies had to be vigilant.
"I'm sure that in places like Syria and Somalia it is very, very difficult for charities always to know what the end use of their aid is, but they've got to be particularly vigilant," he said.
"The problem of Islamist extremism and charities... is not the most widespread problem we face in terms of abuse of charities, but is potentially the most deadly.
"And it is, alas, growing."
In the interview, his first since becoming chairman of the Charity Commission in 2012, Mr Shawcross also said its funding is currently "unsustainable".
"We need two things if we're to continue to improve the commission's performance," said the biographer and author.
"We need a more sustainable funding position and we need stronger legal powers to tackle abuse and mismanagement.
"I know public finances are tight but our funding situation is unsustainable.
"We cannot keep responding to continuous salami-slicing of our budget."
It was feared Coetzee had ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament for a second time but he will now be fit and available for the start of next season.
The South African was injured in the win over Zebre earlier this month.
"It really is fantastic news - I think most people were fearing the worst," said Ulster director of rugby Les Kiss.
The 25-year-old, who has been capped 28 times for the Springboks, made his Ulster debut against Edinburgh in February after missing the start of the campaign with an anterior cruciate ligament rupture.
He had an immediate impact, registering an incredible 26 carries in a 59-minute appearance against the Scots.
Coetzee also featured prominently in the subsequent wins over Glasgow and Treviso, before picking up the injury in the record ten-try Pro12 victory over Zebre.
"He has had a tremendous impact since he joined the club, not only on the pitch, but also on the training paddock with his huge work ethic and infectious positive attitude," added Kiss.
"It's a great boost for the club, the supporters and most importantly Marcell himself, that we will see him back in an Ulster jersey at the start of next season.
"I have spoken to Marcell and he's really pleased with the prognosis. I know from the way he faced the challenge of his previous rehab that he will be back even better than before."
Ri Jong Chol had been released from police custody due to insufficient evidence to press charges.
He was handed over to immigration officials for deportation because he has no travel documents, and left the country on Friday, an official said.
Malaysia is also investigating a firm thought to be used by North Korea to evade sanctions on military exports.
It has condemned the use of the powerful VX nerve agent in the 13 February attack.
Mr Kim, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, died at an airport in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.
Two women were charged on Thursday with killing him by smearing his face with VX, a banned chemical weapon.
Doan Thi Huong from Vietnam and Siti Aisyah from Indonesia have said they thought they were taking part in a TV prank. They have yet to make a formal plea in their case.
Malaysian police chief Khalid Abu Bakar denied that any political or diplomatic pressure had been applied in the case and said the North Korean had been released because of lack of evidence, AFP reported.
Ri Jong Chol had lived in Malaysia for three years but, according to Reuters news agency, his work permit expired on 6 February 2017.
Immigration director-general Mustafar Ali said Ri Jong Chol, who was escorted out of Malaysia by two North Korean embassy officials, is blacklisted from re-entering the country.
Meanwhile, the government said it had launched an investigation into a company called Glocom, which has been operating in Malaysia for several years.
According to a confidential United Nations report, Glocom is run by North Korea's top intelligence agency to sell military communications equipment, in violation of UN sanctions.
The Malaysian authorities say they have already shut down two local companies associated with Glocom.
Malaysia is seeking seven other North Korean suspects, including an embassy official.
Police said on Friday that an arrest warrant had been issued for 37-year-old Kim Uk-il, who works for North Korean national airline Air Koryo. He is believed to be still in Malaysia.
Reuters news agency reported that security checks on North Koreans had been stepped up at all border crossings to prevent them from leaving.
On Thursday, Malaysia announced it was cancelling visa-free travel for visiting North Koreans, citing security reasons.
It has not directly blamed North Korea for the attack, but there is widespread suspicion Pyongyang was responsible.
North Korea has strongly rejected the allegations. It also rejected the findings of the post-mortem examination, having objected to it being carried out at all, and has demanded the body be handed over to them.
It has not yet confirmed that the body is that of Kim Jong-nam, acknowledging him only as a North Korean citizen. Mr Kim was travelling using a passport under a different name.
After starting on 157, he eventually made 247 before they declared on 548-9, with Dieter Klein claiming 6-142.
Patel - who scored 257 in his last Championship innings - faced 305 balls, hitting 31 boundaries.
James Pattinson then took 5-33 as Leicestershire were bowled out for 134, 414 in arrears.
The home side enforced the follow-on but bad light prevented the players returning for Leicestershire's second innings.
Notts all-rounder Samit Patel:
"I'm obviously very pleased to get back-to-back double centuries. If you are in form you have got to try and make the most of it and that's what I'm trying to do.
"I was very disappointed to get out in the way I did but I'm happy with the way it's going and as long as we are winning it doesn't matter.
"We talk about consistency and being ruthless in the dressing room and whoever is in it's all about making partnerships, they were really crucial."
(on Pattinson) "He's a game changer, we know how good he is. He bowls at good pace and he swings them and he's bowled fantastically well for us all year. He's quick, I've faced him in the nets and you have to have your wits about you."
Leicestershire pace bowler Dieter Klein:
"Arriving here this morning, our team talk was all about getting early wickets and we got that, but they were able to set it up to have a bit of a whack at the end.
"Samit batted very well but the position we are in now we have to keep fighting and hope for the best.
"I think a lot of the guys came into this game with positive attitude and tried to embrace playing against a quality attack like this.
"Although it didn't work out in the first innings, I'm sure the guys will come back tomorrow and embrace it again, and hopefully execute it better."
The party has promised to introduce "new protections against internet harms" if they win the election.
It wants to work with social media firms such as Facebook and Twitter but have not ruled out legislation.
Labour accused the Tories of "cynically trotting out tough talk that we know will be ultimately meaningless".
At present, users can delete their profile on social media accounts if they want to get rid of embarrassing content, but this risks losing all their online connections with people.
The Conservatives also want to make it easier to conduct business online, by introducing the right to insist on a so-called digital signature as a replacement for signing a contract by hand.
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The Conservatives want the social media industry to find technological changes that will protect minors from images of pornography, violence and other age-inappropriate content on social media, app stores and websites.
Companies would also be required not to direct users "unintentionally" to hate speech and other sources of harm.
The Tories said the new digital entitlements and protections "will be backed up with a statutory sanctions regime" which would give regulators the ability to fine or prosecute those companies who failed in their legal duties, and to order the removal of content where it clearly breached UK law.
But Labour's digital economy spokesman Louise Haigh said: "We pressed the government to introduce tough new codes to tackle extremist and illegal content proliferating across the web, but they categorically refused to act in the Digital Economy Act.
"The Home Office were crystal clear they did not want to legislate and that they believed the voluntary framework was sufficient.
"Now only three weeks on from those discussions, they're cynically trotting out tough talk that we know will be ultimately meaningless.
"The fact is that in government the Tories have been too afraid to stand up to the social media giants and keep the public safe from illegal and extremist content."
The Conservatives want to be seen to be alive to the realities of the digital age for young people.
Photos vividly illustrating teenage indiscretion, or controversial commentary posted online which may prove rather tricky to defend years later in a job interview, can be very difficult to get rid of, without the user deleting their entire profile.
Attempting to regulate global social media companies, based outside the UK, isn't easy.
But the Conservatives are promising a new law under which these internet giants would be fined if they ignored the wishes of a user who had turned 18 and wanted material removed from when they were younger.
Last week, about 120 diners, who had consumed about 2,000 euros of food and drink, left a restaurant in northern Spain as dessert was due to be served.
It has now emerged a second restaurant only 10km (six miles) away was previously targeted in the same way.
The owners said they believed they were the victims of the same group.
In the first case, the group, purporting to be celebrating a baptism, paid a deposit of €900 ($950; £770) to eat at the El Carmen restaurant in Bembibre, in the north-western Castile and Leon region.
"It happened in the space of a minute," owner Antonio Rodriguez said. "It was something they had planned and they left in a stampede."
El Carmen's case felt more than a little familiar to Laura Arias, the owner of El Rincon de Pepin, a restaurant in nearby Ponferrada.
The group told her they were celebrating a wedding, she said, and ordered a fairly basic menu. They paid €1,000 as a deposit, but consumed €10,000 ($10,600; £8,600) worth of food and drink.
"There were 160 of them and they all disappeared. Suddenly. Within five minutes," Laura told the BBC. "That was the unusual thing.
"Usually people leave over time, and you expect someone to come to talk to you and say they will settle the bill the next morning or something. But they didn't say anything, they just disappeared."
The unusual crime has been reported to police, but Ms Arias is in no doubt who is responsible.
"It's the same people. We can tell from the photos." Reports in northern Spain quoted witnesses as saying the group was from eastern Europe.
On Monday, the Diario del Leon newspaper reported (in Spanish) that two ringleaders had been identified and that police were working to establish firm links between the two cases.
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe told BBC London five cameras would be fitted in each van, three inside, one at the back and one at the front.
The move comes after he met the family of Sean Rigg, who died in police custody in Brixton during 2008.
One "gap" in video footage was around Mr Rigg's transport in a van, he said.
Sir Bernard said his relatives "were a sincere family who were obviously terribly bereaved because they had lost their brother".
He added: "They were concerned we didn't have full coverage by cameras of what had happened to their brother. There was some coverage but it was not complete."
The Met commissioner said the trend of increasing numbers of deaths across Britain in police custody - which at 17 such deaths in 2014-15, is the highest number for five years - was "certainly not true" in the capital.
The head of the Met added: "I am not complacent, any one of these deaths is a terrible thing for the family, but it is a relatively rare event in London.
"In Merseyside we had cameras in police vans for years and in the Met we did not do that and I made a promise we would do that."
Andrew Allison, at The Freedom Association, said he wanted to know why cameras would not be installed in all police vans as it "happened in one so it could happen in any" of the vans.
"What is going to happen to the tape? Will it be immediately erased? Who will have access to it?", he added.
Last month it was announced Met Police officers would wear cameras from March 2016.
Norfolk PCC Stephen Bett claimed £2,700 for driving 96 miles from his "home office" in Thornham to police HQ. He agreed to pay it back last year.
He has told the BBC he is entitled to the mileage and would "fight until I get HMRC to admit they are wrong".
HMRC said it did not comment on identifiable taxpayers.
Mr Bett, who was elected in 2012 on a salary of £70,000, argues that his publicly-funded job should allow him to class his home as his official base.
He claims he has worked this way for 40 years, as a councillor and former Police Authority chairman, and spends most of his time driving directly to appointments "like the chairman of a company travelling between offices".
He said he drives to the Wymondham headquarters "once every couple of weeks" when necessary.
Mr Bett paid back £2,700 he had claimed in mileage after an independent audit last year.
He was also investigated by City of London Police but faced no criminal charges.
At the time, his monthly mileage claim was about £500. In the current financial year, his claims have amounted to about £150 a month.
Mr Bett said he is continuing to dispute the matter with HMRC two years after the row began.
"No-one wants to make a decision and it seems that my papers are currently lost in the system," he said.
"It's typical of a government department, they are ineffective.
"They keep passing my case around and want to be as obstructive as possible in order to avoid a tribunal hearing."
He added: "My accountant and lawyer say, in law, I am right and I have a right to claim these expenses".
Bernard Rix, an expert on PCC legislation, said he believed Mr Bett was the only PCC seeking to designate his home as his place of work.
The mock hangings involved two blow-up dolls, one with a Rangers scarf, the other with an Orange sash.
A 17-year-old man has been arrested over the incident and is due to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court later.
Two men aged 27 and a 22-year-old man were previously held over the display at the game, which Celtic won 5-1.
During the match, toilets in the away end of the ground were vandalised and both clubs later released statements over fan behaviour.
Police have appealed for pictures and video evidence of vandalism and disorder to be sent to a dedicated email address which was set up last week.
Pacific Rim is one of this summer's blockbuster offerings from Hollywood.
It imagines a future when giant robots called Jaeger defend the world against massive alien sea monsters.
Mexican director Guillermo del Toro's movie was inspired by Japanese kaiju films such as Godzilla. Kaiju means monster.
Pacific Rim's reptilian leviathans have names that describe their appearance, or have been influenced by real wildlife, or Japanese words.
And then there is Scunner.
It is a word in the Scots language that has had international exposure in the past.
A Cold War Soviet Union ballistic missile system, the R-1/SS-1, was dubbed Scunner by Nato.
According to US defence group, GlobalSecurity.org, Nato's nickname was inspired by a word in the "Scottish and northern dialect".
The Scots Language Centre in Perth confirmed that scunner is deeply rooted in the Scots language.
Dr Dauvit Horsbroch, the centre's language and information officer, said it was perfectly suited to a Hollywood monster.
"The word 'scunner' is first recorded in the Scots language in the 14th Century and found in all the dialects, so it is a universal Scots word," he said.
"You will hear it used in all forms of Scots."
"You can scunner at something meaning that you are disgusted by, repulsed, or repelled by a thing.
"You can call something or a person a scunner meaning they are very odious, horrible or disgusting. On the other hand, you might say a person is a scunner to mean they are just troublesome or have done something you didn't like.
"Whoever introduced it to the film certainly knew their Scots," he added.
Veteran broadcaster Robbie Shepherd, who was recognised for his services to Scottish culture and language with a Master of the University from Aberdeen University in 2001, associates the word with Doric.
Doric is one of 10 dialects in the Scots language.
Mr Shepherd said: "Scunner can mean you are feeling worse than fed up.
"I have always associated it with the north east of Scotland and Doric. I've not often heard it used anywhere else."
Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures, the studios behind Pacific Rim, have not commented on the choice of scunner for a kaiju.
Some of del Toro's previous films have drawn inspiration from Scotland.
In Hellboy the star - a muscular red, horned demon - is summoned to Earth during Wolrd War II in a ritual ceremony performed on a fictional Scottish island.
The sequel, Hellboy II, features a fantasy creature with a Scottish accent.
Pacific Rim: Man, Machines and Monsters is a book published to coincide with the movie's release.
Its author, US journalist and writer David S Cohen, said names for the monsters developed during the making of the film.
"In general, the kaiju first got nicknames given by the concept artist team who created them," he said.
Cohen said one was dubbed Karloff because the look of it reminded the artists of a Frankenstein monster played by English actor and horror cinema icon, Boris Karloff, and with make up by legendary monster maker Jack Pierce.
Another kaiju was was called Bat-Ears Brady after a character in an old US radio programme.
"Then the names went through more iterations, presumably as marketing - they were going to be toys, after all - and legal weighed in," said Cohen.
"So you get some very descriptive names - Knifehead and Bladehead - some vaguely descriptive names such as Leatherback, some Japanese-flavoured names - Otachi and Onibaba which I think means 'hag' - and then, well, Scunner."
"I don't have any inside information on how Scunner got its name," the writer added.
So an air mystery continues to hang over the official line on how the monster got its name.
But maybe del Toro will clear matters up in the planned sequel by naming a new clutch of kaiju using Scots.
Only time will tell if audiences will see Min (Scots for man) and Horny Gollach (earwig) causing monster mayhem.
It said dates for the rapper's Great Escape tour, due to start in April, have been moved to September.
The announcement comes after the singer recently handed control of her Twitter and Instagram accounts to her management.
The last tweets she posted herself said she was finding social media "too negative and draining".
Regarding the tour, a spokesperson for Def Jam Records told Billboard: "To accommodate for creative team availability and tour production plans, it was determined that the tour will not be ready.
"It's important to Iggy that she delivers the show she envisaged to share with her fans and that requires more time in development."
The tour begins in California and ends in Arizona. There are no UK dates scheduled at the moment.
Her support act was due to be Nick Jonas but he's now said he won't be able to join the rescheduled tour.
Iggy Azalea's been involved in several Twitter spats with high-profile names such as Eminem, Nicki Minaj and Snoop Dogg.
She's also criticised the media for posting photos of her on holiday and her final Instagram post hinted that she was felt her privacy at home was being compromised.
She wrote: "No-one should be made to feel like their own home is a prison... It is illegal to post images of someone in their home or property with a long-range camera."
In an Instagram post by her management, fans were told that Iggy "loves all her Azaleans".
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The 21-year-old Spaniard signed professional terms with Liverpool in November 2010 and made his debut in September 2012.
He spent last season on loan at Almeria before returning to Anfield, scoring against Middlesbrough in September.
Suso made a total of 21 appearances and the club said: "Everybody at Liverpool thanks Suso for his contribution and wishes him the best for the future."
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Most have done so without any publicity. But cases like that of Jeffrey Spector, a 54-year-old father of three who had an inoperable tumour on his spine, reignite the debate about whether assisted dying should be legalised in Britain.
In the last session of Parliament, the Assisted Dying Bill, got further than any previous attempt to change the law in England and Wales.
The Bill, introduced by the former Labour Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer, ran out of time before the election.
Lord Falconer said he would enter the ballot for private members bills after the Queen's speech but told the BBC's World at One: "If it's not selected, that will make entirely chancy whether or not it's possible to pursue the bill in the Lords.
"It's very odd that Parliament may be deprived of the opportunity of debating this important issue. Whatever view you take about the issue, I think everybody agrees Parliament should be debating it."
The bill would give those with have less than six months to live, who are of sound mind and a settled opinion, the right to a lethal prescription of drugs.
Two doctors would have to agree and their decision would be reviewed by a High Court judge in each case.
In Scotland, MSPs will vote on Wednesday on the first stage of the Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill.
This would allow a lethal dose to be prescribed to those with terminal and life shortening conditions where the individual regarded their quality of life as unacceptable, with no prospect of improvement.
The lower age limit in England and Wales would be 18, in Scotland it would be 16.
Neither bill would have helped Jeffrey Spector in the short term, as his condition is not said to have been immediately life threatening.
But campaigners say changing the law would give people like him the reassurance that they could "die with dignity" in their own country at a much later point.
Mr Spector said in an interview: "I am going too early because of the law in the UK."
Dignitas does not restrict assisted deaths to the the terminally ill.
In 2008, Dan James, a 23-year-old paralysed former rugby player died with the help of Dignitas.
Mr James, who had played rugby for England Under-16s and had been tipped as a future star of the game, was paralysed from the chest down after an accident in training.
In 2006, Dr Anne Turner ended her life in Zurich - the retired doctor had a progressive and incurable degenerative disease.
Dr Turner and her three children invited the BBC to travel with them as part of a campaign to change the law.
I was in Zurich to witness her last day and remember her telling me that she had felt compelled to travel to Switzerland to die while she was still capable of acting independently.
Her case became the subject of a BBC drama "A Short Stay in Switzerland" starring Julie Walters.
This issue remains highly divisive - provoking impassioned feelings on both sides of the debate.
Opinion polls suggest the public support a change in the law, with 82% in favour in a poll last month, conducted for the campaign group Dignity in Dying.
Those opposed argue that changing the law would break the bond of trust between doctor and patient and that a right to die would eventually turn into a duty to die for the weak and vulnerable.
James Mildred from Christian Action Research and Education told the BBC: "We want to send a positive and compassionate message - that society will help you to live as comfortably as possible at the end of life and that you are not a burden."
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A massive search involving aircraft and ground troops has been launched after he went missing from his base in central Helmand.
He had left the base alone in the early hours of Monday morning, a move which is described as "highly unusual".
The soldier's next of kin have been informed. The Taliban has told the BBC it has killed a soldier in the area.
The BBC's Quentin Sommerville in Kabul said a local Taliban fighter told the BBC that insurgents had captured a foreign soldier in the Babaji area and after a firefight the solider was killed.
But our correspondent said the Taliban often made exaggerated claims for propaganda reasons.
The international mission in Afghanistan, Isaf, denied that any gun battle took place.
It said it was attempting to find the missing soldier as quickly as possible.
The MoD said in a statement: "A British serviceman is missing in Afghanistan. An extensive operation to locate him is under way."
Prime Minister David Cameron said it was "a very disturbing incident" as he made an unannounced visit to the country.
Defence Secretary Liam Fox said: "The United Kingdom and Isaf are taking all necessary and appropriate action."
Dr Fox also called for restraint by MPs and the media on the case, saying speculation was unhelpful.
A US soldier is believed to be in Taliban captivity in Pakistan.
Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, 25, from Hailey, Idaho, was captured in June 2009 in Paktika province in eastern Afghanistan.
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A taxi containing two men, identified as being from Cameroon and Albania, was stopped entering Kosovo at the border with Albania on Friday.
Police discovered fake banknotes in €50, €100, €200 and €500 denominations in a bag in the taxi's trunk.
Sheets of paper cut to banknote size and printing chemicals were also found.
Kosovo police said that after counting the notes, they had found the face values totalled €2,131,000.
Two Cameroonian passports and a residency permit for France were also confiscated, police said.
Both men were taken into custody.
Kosovo has an unenviable reputation as a smugglers' haven, the BBC's Balkans correspondent, Guy De Launey, says.
Historically a province of Serbia, Kosovo declared independence in 2008 and is supported by EU legal officials and Nato peacekeeping troops.
It is recognised by the US and most EU countries but not by Serbia or its ally Russia.
In November, about €13m in counterfeit notes was discovered in nearby Bulgaria in bundles of the €500 denomination.
The European Central Bank announced it would stop producing the €500 note by the end of 2018, amid fears that its high value facilitated criminal activity.
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The Republic of Ireland international, 27, suffered medial ligament damage in training on Thursday.
Meyler has played 28 times for the Tigers in all competitions this season but has been an unused substitute in their last four outings.
Marco Silva's side sit two points above the Premier League relegation zone before Saturday's trip to Stoke City.
Shanghai took part in the most recent tests and had the highest results.
But there were claims that the city was not representative of schools in other parts of China.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) which runs the tests has announced that Beijing, Jiangsu and Guangdong will take part, alongside Shanghai.
The Pisa tests, taken every three years by 15-year-olds, have become one of the most influential international benchmarks for education standards.
Earlier this year, England's exam regulator announced that the Pisa tests would be used as a benchmark for maintaining standards in GCSEs.
The Department for Education in England has also said it will recruit 60 maths teachers from Shanghai and bring them over to provide master classes in teaching maths in England.
The most recent results showed that Asian school systems were at the top of the rankings in reading, maths and science.
But Pisa tests include regional education systems as well as results for entire countries.
Shanghai was the single most successful education system, but there were complaints that the standards in an individual city should not be measured against the outcomes of a diverse national system, such as the United States or Germany.
The four education systems in the UK, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, are entered separately, but there is also a combined UK ranking.
There is still no plan for a single Chinese entry in the global rankings, but the OECD says that a wider range of regions will participate.
Guangdong, China's most populated province with more than 100 million people, will take part in the 2015 tests.
Jiangsu, a densely-populated province on China's east coast, also joining the Pisa test process, has a population similar to that of Germany.
Beijing and Shanghai are also participating, with the four Chinese provinces having a population of more than 230 million.
The OECD's Andreas Schleicher, responsible for the tests, said: "Carrying out a Pisa assessment in a vast and diverse country like China is a formidable challenge."
The expansion of provinces taking part "marks an important stepping stone", he said.
"China's participation in Pisa 2015 will be conducted in full accordance with Pisa sampling procedures and standards of international comparability," said Mr Schleicher.
The Aberdeenshire station was once used by the Royal family when they travelled to nearby Balmoral.
Although no longer used as a rail station, it housed a tourist centre, retail units and a restaurant - all of which were destroyed by the blaze.
Plans have now been submitted that would see the station recreated.
Parts of the Royal Waiting Room were salvaged from the fire and a replica Royal carriage which had been on display was relatively undamaged.
The new planning application would see the station building reinstated - including the VisitScotland information centre, public library and restaurant - as well as the waiting room and carriage.
There would be a new exhibition space extending along the old platform and over the tracks, taking the form of railway sheds.
A new public square is proposed in front of the station, linking it to the nearby Victoria and Albert Halls and creating a destination point for the Deeside Way.
The plans have been submitted to the Cairngorms National Park Authority by Aberdeenshire Council, Historic Environment Scotland and a firm of architects.
It is hoped that work could start in November, with the station and exhibition space expected to be open towards the end of 2017.
Originally built in 1866, the station underwent a complete refurbishment in 2001 and was leased by Aberdeenshire Council to VisitScotland.
The board has described staffing of its obstetric service at the hospital as "very precarious" and "fragile".
One of the three consultant obstetricians who run the service left in December and a new locum has died "very suddenly", NHS Highland said.
Leave commitments for other staff have compounded the situation.
Gill McVicar, NHS Highland's director of operations for its north and west operational unit, said: "Attempts are being made to secure the services of other locums but it is likely that contingency plans will have to be put in place in the next few weeks to ensure a safe service."
Out-of-hours services could be affected, the board has said.
The maternity service at Caithness General is led by midwives.
Women assessed as being at high risk are booked in to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness as a matter of routine.
Its first outing, which aired on BBC Two last year, garnered rave reviews from TV critics, with the Daily Mail giving it five stars and describing it as "like nothing else on TV".
The series resurrected TV's anthology format - think Play for Today or Tales of the Unexpected - with six unrelated episodes, all with different characters and storylines but all set in a place linked to the number nine.
It boasted a stellar cast including turns, including Helen McCrory, Gemma Arterton, Julia Davis, Tamsin Grieg, Oona Chaplin, Timothy West and Anna Chancellor.
This time round, Shearsmith and Pemberton have managed to enlist the talents of Sheridan Smith, Alison Steadman, Jack Whitehall, Paul Kaye, Jane Horrocks, Julie Hesmondhalgh and Mark Benton, to name but a few.
Shearsmith says the well-received first series was a "calling card... people knew what to expect a little bit; it's like doing a half-hour play, it's quite delicious for an actor".
"You can pull in these amazing actors, if this series was [one storyline] across six or seven weeks, we probably wouldn't have been able to get half the people," adds Pemberton.
This series includes episodes based in a French train sleeper carriage (number nine of course), a Victorian villa and a volunteer call centre.
An anthology is a very different format compared with their previous work on League of Gentleman - primarily sketch-based in the early days - and sitcom Psychoville.
Shearsmith and Pemberton star in the all the episodes of Inside No 9, although some roles are more minor.
"It felt very strange having done years of League where we play lots of different characters all week long... it's quite nice to settle into that part and enjoy playing that one person," says Shearsmith.
"They all feel a bit more real, the tone is hopefully subtler than stuff we've done before,"
The writing process for the pair was also a novelty.
"The biggest tyrannical thing is the blank piece of paper," says Pemberton.
Shearsmith says once they got going it was "a lot more work".
"Each time you're creating a new world but that's its own reward. You get to create six different worlds and that's enjoyable."
Doubtless due to their reputation, the duo were lucky enough to be allowed total creative freedom, not a privilege afforded to many in an industry often chasing ratings.
"We don't tell anyone what we're working on, we just get left alone," says Pemberton.
"That's the really successful thing about it, it's not driven by what the channel thinks they want or what the head of comedy thinks they want. It's driven by us two completely, which makes it unique."
But there is one area they don't have control over - scheduling.
And it's a source of frustration.
"We want people to watch them but because they're on at 10pm on BBC Two, they pass people by and that's the only frustrating thing," says Pemberton.
It's an obvious slot for cult comedy but Inside No 9 is probably their most accessible work yet.
"We're wise enough to think some people really love it; we're not trying to do a thing that's massively popular. It's a very niche thing although I think out of all the things we've done, these are broader," says Shearsmith.
With transmission looming closer, he admits to feeling apprehensive about the reaction.
"It's like presenting your baby to the world and them passing judgement on it. You feel protective of it, you want it to be liked," says Shearsmith.
"But that's what you learn - what the viewing figures are, what the reviews are, awards you win or don't win, it's all out of your control," says Pemberton.
"The one thing you can control is how good the programme is. We were lucky, we've been very lauded for what we've done, we've won some awards, we've not won other awards, it all evens out.
"It's a nonsense anyway, the really important thing you've got to focus on is to keep your quality of work up.
"We felt more pressure when Psychoville came out. It was the follow‐up to the League of Gentleman, an impossible thing to follow," says Pemberton.
"But Psychoville was its own thing, it had a big fanbase and we were really pleased, so this time it felt like 'we've done that second album syndrome'. Luckily, reaction to series one [of Inside No 9] was really brilliant, we were proud of it, we knew it was different."
But the bigger your body of work and the more success it brings, the more difficult it can be to pull something new out of the bag. But the pair use this challenge to spur them on.
"We strive to surprise in the worlds we're creating, you can't become lazy. I don't think we could ever be accused of doing the same thing over and over again," says Shearsmith.
Each tale is notable for its succinctness, which can leave you wanting more.
"Sometimes you feel you could have done a whole series [from one episode], it feels like six pilots," says Pemberton.
"But it only works because it is only happening in that half-hour and you don't go any further with it, you wring out all your peaks and then it's done and you never return and that's why it's good," Shearsmith interjects.
And it's clear the pair delight in wrongfooting the audience, a device enjoyed by fans of the show.
"Any element you can put into a comedy - horror, drama, emotion - none of it is what you normally get out of comedy, so it's suddenly very heightened," says Shearsmith.
"What we want is for people to watch all of them and each week to think, where's this going to go this week? That's what we enjoy about it."
The second series of Inside Number 9 begins on BBC Two on Thursday 26 March at 2200 GMT.
The announcement came after mass graves and more than 30 bodies were found in the south over the past week.
The victims were thought to be migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh who paid smugglers to get them across Thailand.
The military junta has given local authorities until the end of next week to eradicate camps used by smugglers.
But Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who ordered the operation, also said the problem was "from abroad and not from us".
"To solve it we must look to the source because we are merely a transit country," he said.
Last week, authorities uncovered a mass grave containing 26 bodies in the southern province of Songkhla, and since then have found more human remains and several other sites suspected to be former human trafficking camps.
The area is on a route regularly used by Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.
Analysis: Jonathan Head, BBC News, South East Asia correspondent
So is the Thai government serious this time about tackling trafficking? The transfer of around 50 officers, mainly from the police, suggests that perhaps it is. Eighteen arrest warrants have been issued. But it is early days still, and there have been false dawns before.
Human trafficking was one of the first problems to confront Gen Prayuth after he seized power a year ago. Within a month the US, following years of warnings, had downgraded Thailand to the lowest level on its annual report on trafficking. The general promised immediate action. But it never came.
When the annual "sailing season" began in October, and boatloads of Rohingyas and Bangladeshi migrants began arriving on Thailand's Andaman coast, a few dedicated officials tried to stop the flow, organising their own raids and roadblocks, sending information about camps and traffickers back to Bangkok. They got little support.
Many of the bodies dug up over the past week were in a camp I was told about by a police officer six months ago. He said powerful vested interests barred him from shutting the camp down.
This problem is the responsibility of many Thai governments. But had Gen Prayuth acted last year, as he promised, some of those being exhumed from jungle graves might be alive today.
Rights groups have long said that Thai officials are both actively and passively complicit in the trade.
Three Thai local officials and a Burmese national have been arrested on suspicion of human trafficking in connection with the recently discovered mass graves, and police are looking for another four people.
Thai police chief Gen Somyot Poompanmuang said on Thursday: "We have transferred over 50 police officers over this issue because commanders in local areas know who has been involved in what."
Several of those transferred are believed to be senior personnel.
In remarks reported by Reuters, the general added that in the past "there were no sincere efforts to solve this problem".
Two people were injured after two cars collided near the Upper Boat interchange just before 07:00 GMT.
The accident initially closed the main carriageway but after it was cleared a van broke down near the A4054 interchange.
One of the southbound lanes was blocked at the scene.
Whitlock, 23, gained Britain's first-ever Olympic gymnastics gold with victory in the men's floor and won his second gold on the men's pommel horse.
The gymnast, coach Scott Hann and team mate Brinn Bevan were met by crowds at South Essex Gymnastics Club, Basildon.
Whitlock said he was proud to be supported by an "incredible" club and hoped to inspire more gymnasts.
The gymnast now has five Olympic medals, earning bronze in the all-around to add to bronze in both the team event and pommel horse at London 2012.
Whitlock said it was not until he flew into UK with the rest of Team GB on Tuesday that he realised quite how much of an impact their achievements had made at home.
"It was like we were in a bubble in Rio - you could feel it slightly on social media, but it was literally when we stepped forth off that plane that we realised what an impact we'd made," he said.
"The whole of Team GB have done so well."
Mr Hann said: "All the guys have trained so hard but... it's phenomenal and an honour to be part of Team GB and this historic result."
The corporation is planning to identify those who earn more than £450,000.
But the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee said there was no reason not to publish details of those who get more than £143,000 a year.
The BBC said that would allow commercial broadcasters to poach its stars, which "wouldn't be in the interests of licence fee payers".
Currently, the BBC reveals the salary details of executives who earn more than £150,000 per year.
In May, a government white paper on the future of the corporation recommended revealing which performers and presenters get more than £450,000, which would affect names including Chris Evans, Gary Lineker and Graham Norton.
The select committee's acting chairman, Conservative MP Damian Collins, said: "There will be agents, managers, headhunters who will know very well what different people are being paid.
"That's part of the secret knowledge that people within the industry have but it's not shared by licence fee payers - the people that provide the money in the first place," he told BBC's Today programme.
Transparency on pay was "a helpful tool to keep in control of pay costs", he said, and pointed out that it was standard practice in public bodies to declare pay packages above the prime minister's £143,000 annual salary.
The BBC had made an "important step" in declaring the packages of executives on more than £150,000, but that should be extended to every employee.
"I don't think licence fee payers distinguish between a salary paid to an executive, and that paid to a presenter or broadcaster," he said.
In response, a BBC statement said it has "led the way in transparency by publishing details of senior manager salaries over £150,000".
It continued: "We cut our bill for talent pay by £8m last year, but creating a poacher's charter by publishing the salaries of individual presenters and actors wouldn't be in the interests of licence fee payers who say they want the best talent on the BBC."
Elsewhere in its report, the committee has also called for a separate Six O'Clock TV news for Scotland, which would be made in Scotland with a Scottish audience in mind.
The BBC has been looking at the idea following concern that, following devolution, many so-called national stories relate only to England.
Mr Collins said: "We believe that it is perfectly reasonable for editorial decisions on the running order for television news broadcasts in Scotland to be made in Scotland, and broadcast from Scotland, as they are already for radio."
The BBC spokesperson said it was "continuing to test a number of options as part of our ongoing review into our news services".
The statement said: "Ultimately our main aim is to provide the best news offer possible and that is why we're exploring a number of possible formats."
Meanwhile, the committee voiced "serious concerns" over the appointment of the new BBC unitary board, including the way chairwoman Rona Fairhead was "reappointed" without a recruitment process.
Mr Collins said Mrs Fairhead, current chairwoman of the BBC Trust, "may well be the best person" for the job, but there was still time to have a proper process to consider other candidates.
He said the role would be "pivotal" and the chair would play an important part in deciding who else would be on the board.
A BBC Trust spokesperson said that decision was made by the then prime minister and culture secretary, who believed "it was important that the process ran smoothly, with the chairman to provide continuity".
Davies, 28, joined the Bantams on a one-year deal last summer and scored five goals in 25 league appearances.
The Bantams have also released defenders Alan Sheehan, 29, and Christopher Routis, 26, with the duo agreeing deals with Luton and Ross County respectively.
Midfielder Billy Knott, 23, has been let go after making 64 league appearances in two seasons.
The Brazilian businessman bought a majority shareholding from Peter McGuigan, who was in charge of the Shrimps for 16 years.
McGuigan helped the club to promotion into the Football League and their relocation to the Globe Arena.
"I looked at a lot of clubs around the world, but I always loved English football," said Lemos.
He told BBC Radio Lancashire: "I saw a couple of clubs, but the first choice was always Morecambe as I liked it a lot - the atmosphere, a family club and I hope we can build on the foundations we have.
"You always need to have high ambitions to try and improve so we cannot make promises apart from hard work.
"I believe if you work hard in life you can achieve your dreams, so we can dream."
The 29-year-old and two accomplices attached the bomb to the vending machine in a quiet street before taking cover in their vehicle.
But the victim did not close the door in time and was struck in the head by a steel shard from the explosion.
His accomplices took him to hospital but he later died of his wounds.
The men told staff at the hospital in the western town of Schoppingen that their unconscious friend had fallen down the stairs.
But one of them later admitted to police that they had blown up the machine.
Police confirmed that none of the money or condoms from the machine had been taken.
The two surviving men were arrested before later being released from custody.
The Rugby Football Union is giving full-time contracts to 20 players.
They include 12 members of the squad that won the 15-a-side Women's Rugby World Cup in Paris earlier this month, beating Canada in the final.
England's World Cup-winning captain Katy Mclean, one of the players awarded a contract, described the deals as "fantastic news for the sport".
The RFU said the one-year contracts would be awarded on an annual basis.
All 20 contracted players will train full-time at Twickenham and at Surrey Sports Park in Guildford, starting in September.
They will compete in the 2014-15 IRB Women's Sevens World Series, at which England will attempt to qualify for the Rio Olympics on behalf of Great Britain.
Rugby sevens will be included at the Olympics for the first time in 2016, and the RFU said it had decided on a professional set-up in order to allow England to compete effectively against full-time opponents.
England's squad at the Women's Rugby World Cup in France was made up entirely of part-time players, including a plumber, Marlie Packer, and a vet, Sophie Hemming. All of the players trained in their spare time for no pay.
They won the tournament by beating Canada 21-9 in the final in Paris on 17 August, to become world champions for the first time since 1994.
Danielle Waterman, who scored one of England's two tries in the final, gave up her job at an RFU academy for 16-18-year-olds in Gloucester last November to focus on the World Cup.
She told BBC Radio 5 live: "These contracts haven't happened overnight. The RFU has been working towards this for at least as long as I've been involved with England, which is 11 years.
"It has cost a substantial amount of money to do it and the RFU is providing that support, which is brilliant."
Waterman and Packer have been awarded full-time contracts along with primary school teacher Mclean, who said: "This is fantastic news for the sport and exactly what we need as an England squad to continue to be at the top of our sport on a global scale."
In addition to their Sevens commitments, the full-time players will also be expected to play 15-a-side internationals and Women's Premiership rugby.
Their training programme, led by Sevens coach Simon Middleton and RFU head of women's performance Nicola Ponsford, will include strength and conditioning work, as well as medical, nutritional, lifestyle and psychological support.
Ponsford declined to reveal how much players would be paid, but told Radio 5 live that those giving up their jobs would receive adequate financial support.
She said: "The RFU doesn't disclose salaries, so we're not going reveal amounts. But we are going to work with every player to make sure everyone is sorted out financially and can focus on training.
"We want the players to be able to commit to this without having to worry that they're not going to make ends meet."
The development comes six months after the England women's cricket team announced it would be turning professional.
A total of 18 female cricketers were awarded professional contracts in May by the England and Wales Cricket Board.
The building in Tylorstown, Rhondda Fach, is the only community venue left in the town after its library closed.
The Grade II-listed building dates from 1933 and was built using funding from miners' families.
The Heritage Lottery Funding will help provide services including employment support and training, a new cafe and community classes.
There are hopes the hall's former cinema could be revived, which would make it the Rhondda Fach's only cinema.
The hall has already been awarded £161,900 to develop plans and will receive £546,000 from the Heritage Lottery.
It is brutally hot even after the fasting daylight hours give way to the feasting hours of the humid evening.
The sound of Koran readings in the ancient mosques drifts across the modern skyline - a reminder of the energies devoted to prayerful contemplation.
But this year the atmosphere feels a little different.
In the Gulf there is a keen awareness that the deadline is approaching in the talks between the US-led world powers and the government of Iran over that country's nuclear ambitions.
The Sunni monarchies of the region follow the issue as closely as it is followed in Israel - which of course considers itself the likeliest target for any future Iranian nuclear bomb.
The fears in the Gulf are slightly more complex.
Many of the conflicts raging in the Middle East, from Yemen to Iraq to Syria, are defined to some extent by the ancient division between the two main traditions of Islam - Shia and Sunni.
Iran sees itself as a protector of the Shia wherever they may be found and also believes in the right to export its brand of revolution.
Its regional rivals led by Saudi Arabia therefore regard it as a dangerous and destabilising power - ever ready to blow on the flames of political dissent through its proxy armies like Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Most of the Gulf states are Sunni with Shia minorities but Bahrain has a Shia majority ruled by a Sunni monarchy.
It is no stranger to political unrest and reports that members of that Shia majority are abused, even tortured, in prison - something the authorities deny.
Add to that the uncomfortable fact that historically Iran once regarded Bahrain as its own territory and that some at least of the Kingdom's Shia population have their roots in Persia and you can see why Bahrain views Iran with particular anxiety.
The Chief of Police in Bahrain, Major-General Tariq al-Hassan, showed me an impressive collection of guns, ammunition and explosives recovered on anti-terrorist operations in recent years.
He says it is clear that Iran is inspiring, inciting and attempting to arm extremist groups in the Kingdom.
"There's no doubt there's overwhelming evidence of Iranian interference, direct and indirect," he told me. "We have evidence the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps or elements within it have been involved in training, funding and recruiting terrorists in Bahrain."
Model state: Lebanon pivotal to Iran's reach across Middle East
Iranian ambitions breed scepticism and fear in Israel
The problem for the Gulf states is that it is possible to see a downside to the outcome of the nuclear negotiations with Iran however they end.
If there is no deal the Iranians may emerge from the talks as an embittered adversary of the Sunni world, readier than ever to support their powerful proxies around the region - that means not just Lebanese Hezbollah but the heavily-armed and well-trained Shia militias of Iraq too.
If there is a nuclear deal and the global economic sanctions are lifted then the Iranians would have much more money to spend on those paramilitary forces if they chose to do so.
And of course there is the over-arching question of Iran's nuclear ambitions themselves.
Tehran adamantly denies that it intends to use its increasing nuclear expertise to build a bomb - to weaponise that knowledge, in the jargon of diplomacy.
Its adversaries are united in scepticism but divided about the best way to react if it becomes clear that Iran is seeking to acquire The Bomb.
Israel has been debating for years the possibility of launching pre-emptive air strikes on Iranian nuclear infrastructure - a repeat on a larger scale of the type of air operations undertaken against nuclear targets in both Iraq and Syria in the past.
That carries with it the risk of triggering retaliation from the Iranians of course (perhaps via Hezbollah) and may only delay the project by three-to-five years, according to some experts.
Israel of course already has nuclear weapons of its own - although its strict policy of not acknowledging that fact in public means they are often not discussed as a factor in this equation.
The Gulf states do not have The Bomb - but when I discussed all of this with the foreign minister of Bahrain, Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad al-Khalifa, he offered a gloomy warning about the dangers of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.
He said simply: "A nuclear programme that is unchecked, that would produce a nuclear weapon, would no doubt cause an arms race. It wouldn't only be Saudi Arabia but many other countries in the region would want to hire that capability."
The prospect of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East is a disturbing one - particularly given the almost limitless financial resources that a country like Saudi Arabia could afford to spend on such a project.
It is fair to say though that not everyone in the Middle East - and indeed not everyone in Bahrain - sees things in quite the same way.
Dr Jasim Husain is a senior figure in the Shia al-Wefaq movement which is Bahrain's largest political movement and which boycotted last year's elections here.
He says it is too easy for non-Shia to demonise Iran and makes the point that there are plenty of other risks and dangers in the Middle East too.
"I think this is really an unfair characterisation of Iran," he told me, "I think it's way too much to describe one country as being very unbalanced and a danger. I think the real problems are the problems we're having with Isis [Islamic State] - they are the real threats in the region."
The world powers negotiating with Iran clearly accept to some extent at least that the government in Tehran is dangerous - both in its readiness to fund paramilitary forces outside its borders and possibly in its nuclear ambitions.
There seems to be a general sense that some sort of deal is likely in which Iran will agree to limits on its nuclear programme in return for an easing of sanctions.
In the Middle East when people feel free to speak off the record they worry a little that America is too keen to make the deal because the Obama administration is desperate for some kind of diplomatic agreement that will be seen as a historical legacy of his presidency.
Managing a process that sees Iran re-integrated into global politics and trade might fit the bill but there are deep fears in the Middle East about the price that Iran might extract in return.
There is much at stake as these talks climax in the Ramadan of 2015 - it will be interesting to see how stable things look when Ramadan rolls round again next year.
The Sweden international arrived at Celtic in the summer on loan from Manchester City and has scored six goals in four games during the month.
Guidetti's September goals helped Ronny Deila's side record four domestic wins.
He is ineligible to play in Celtic's Europa League group campaign due to a delay in processing his transfer.
However, if Celtic progress to the round of 32, he can be registered to participate in any matches which may take place in 2015.
Deila has previously said he wants Guidetti to become a Celtic player permanently "as quickly as possible".
The 22-year-old Sweden international is currently on a season-long loan, but his contract at the Etihad stadium expires in the summer and while he still sees himself as a City player, he is focused on his current role at Celtic.
"It's something I have to look at of course," said Guidetti.
"But I'm trying to stay focused on my football. I've just got to keep doing well. What happens next year, we take next year.
"I have a lot of things coming up and great things to look forward to. We have the Europa League and hopefully we'll go to the finishing stages of that.
"I'm still a Manchester City player at the end of the day, and I've been a Manchester City player since I was 16 years of age. That club has done so much for me.
"I don't want to look ahead too much, because sometimes if you look too much ahead you're missing on the good bits that are happening right now.
"If it's the right thing for me to do, then it's the right thing for me to do. I have good people working with me who will do all the talking.
"If Celtic and them are talking, it's very good. I trust them and they've said to stay focused on my football, there's nothing for me to worry about.
"If I keep doing well, that's all I need to worry about."
Guidetti was flattered to receive the monthly award, and insisted it was down to Deila and Celtic for giving him a new lease of life after a prolonged spell out injured with Manchester City.
"I have been given an opportunity, and I play with great players in front of amazing fans, who help me," said Guidetti.
"The manager believing in me, giving me an opportunity. It didn't go so well for two years, but the reason was because I was injured - not because I was playing badly.
"When the opportunity was given to me, I took it and I'm trying to do my best. I don't see the two years as me playing badly and not doing well, because injuries happen in football and there's nothing you can do.
"It made me stronger and built me as a person and made me a better footballer, so much more grateful for being in the position I'm in today and to be able to play football.
"It's fantastic here - I can't complain.
"I'm playing in one of the biggest clubs in the world and it's an absolute pleasure and honour to put on the Celtic jersey."
Vladimir Bukovsky, 73, of Gilbert Road, Cambridge, denies 11 charges and was on trial at Cambridge Crown Court.
But after two days of evidence, Mr Bukovsky was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital with pneumonia.
The jury in the case has been discharged and the case adjourned until 19 January for review.
The two Inverness fire crews were responding to a 999 call about a road accident when their vehicles skidded on the B9006 on 6 February.
Of nine firefighters who were injured, five were taken to hospital.
Investigators have recommended there be a review of training for driving during icy conditions.
They have also recommended that the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) make arrangements for the gathering and sharing of information on weather that could affect driving conditions.
The accident happened on the B9006 Inverness to Nairn road at about 07:15 while the two crews were going to the aid of two people trapped in wreckage following a road accident.
The first appliance to hit the black ice skidded 180 degrees on the road before it struck a raised grass verge and rotated 360 degrees and landed on its side in the field.
The driver of the second vehicle slowed down, but lost control after passing the point where the first appliance had skidded.
The second fire engine also came off the road and ended up on its side the same field.
However, the crew managed to alert the crew of a third fire service vehicle and it was stopped safely and remained on the road.
Three of those involved in the crash were not wearing seat belts, according to the SFRS investigation.
Lewis Ramasay, assistant chief officer at SFRS, said: "The investigation established that the immediate cause of the crash was the two vehicles skidding on black ice.
"As a result, we are reviewing arrangements for gathering information on road conditions and how these may present specific route risks, in order to ensure that our crews are advised accordingly.
"We are also reviewing training in relation to driving in inclement weather and driver familiarisation with specific vehicles, although the investigation did not find this to be a contributory factor in the crash."
The senior officer added: "The role of a firefighter is one that is often dangerous and our job is to ensure that the risks associated with firefighting and responding to emergency calls are managed effectively.
"This starts from the minute a call is received and appliances are dispatched; our report recognises this and, as a result, we fully intend to use its findings to protect our crews, the public and any other road users.
"This incident is a powerful reminder of the risks faced by frontline crews and it shows how even highly experienced emergency response drivers in state-of-the-art vehicles can be affected by inclement road and weather conditions."
Chris Grayling made the remarks to the Daily Mail, which said the government was considering a scrappage scheme for older diesel cars.
Concerns over nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions from diesel vehicles have been raised in recent years.
The Department for Transport said Mr Grayling was not telling people to stop buying diesel vehicles.
It declined to comment on reports of a new scrappage scheme.
According to statistics from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), NO2 is responsible for about 23,500 deaths in the UK each year.
Concern over emissions increased when it emerged that 1.2 million Volkswagen diesel vehicles in Britain had been fitted with software to help cheat emissions tests.
Mr Grayling told the Mail: "People should take a long, hard think about what they need, about where they're going to be driving, and should make best endeavours to buy the least polluting vehicle they can.
"I don't think diesel is going to disappear but someone who is buying a car to drive around a busy city may think about buying a low-emission vehicle rather than a diesel."
Greenpeace clean air campaigner Areeba Hamid said: "It's a bit confusing. He's saying 'have a long and hard think about diesel' but in the same breath he's saying [diesel cars] won't disappear."
She said the government should deliver a strong message to the car industry and consumers by changing the taxation structure on diesel cars in the next Budget.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) chief executive Mike Hawes said: "The biggest air quality gains will come by encouraging the uptake of the latest low emission vehicles, regardless of fuel type."
Steve Fowler from Auto Express magazine said the government should not "penalise" those who "really have no alternative" to using diesel.
"As much as battery cars, hybrid cars are improving, they're never going to be the greatest things for really long journeys and for things like towing, so diesel - for the moment - will always have a place," he said.
"And people living in rural areas - this is where the one size fits all thing doesn't work."
When guest editing BBC Radio 4's Today programme last December, Britain's chief medical officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, said diesel cars should "steadily be phased out" in order to reduce deaths from air pollution.
London is one of the worst affected areas in the UK for air pollution, and the city's mayor Sadiq Khan has asked the government to adopt a £515m diesel scrappage scheme to help reduce emissions in the capital.
Mr Khan has also said a £10 "toxicity charge" - which will target the most polluting older vehicles in the capital - will come into force on 23 October.
A spokesman for the Department of Transport said the government was helping to tackle air quality by providing a further £290m to support electric vehicles.
The spokesman added: "We will update our air quality plans later this year to further improve the nation's air quality."
The Labour government ran a £300m scrappage scheme for both diesel and petrol cars between 2009 and 2010.
The single, featuring Charlie Puth on vocals, is on the Fast & Furious 7 soundtrack, paying tribute actor Paul Walker who died while filming the blockbuster in 2013.
It is the quickest-selling single of the year and has clocked up 3.72 million listens in the last seven days.
Khalifa told OfficialCharts.com: "I hope we did him [Paul Walker] proud."
OMI's Cheerleader, which had 3.33 million streams this week, was still at number two while former chart-topper Jess Glynne was at three with Hold My Hand.
Clean Bandit are at number four with the track Stronger, which features vocals from Glee star Alex Newell and Sean Bass. It is the group's fifth UK Top 40 track.
Nick Jonas was at number five with his track Jealous.
The album chart was led by US singer/songwriter Josh Groban, who has his first number one with Stages, a compilation of Broadway covers. It features collaborations with Kelly Clarkson, Chris Botti and Audra MacDonald, with tracks from Les Miserables, The Wizard Of Oz, Carousel, Chess and The Phantom of the Opera.
It pushed Paul Simon's The Ultimate Collection down to number two, with Ed Sheeran's X at three. Sam Smith is just below at number four with In The Lonely Hour, which is now in its 48th week in the top 10.
The 2015 Brits critics' choice award winner James Bay is at five with his debut Chaos and the Calm.
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The incident happened shortly before 17:00 BST on Saturday when two cars travelling in opposite directions collided on Thurgoland Bank.
The driver of one of the cars, a 37-year-old man from Stockbridge, died of his injuries, police said.
A 36-year-old driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries. He was held on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
Officers appealed for any witnesses to come forward.
The council is to reorganise secondary schools to improve standards, deal with ageing school buildings and increase Welsh language provision.
Opposition councillors lost a vote to stop the plans at an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday by 22 votes to 29.
Earlier, about 150 protesters gathered outside the council's Haverfordwest office.
Parents and students from action group Save our Sixth Form fear a lack of continuity could be harmful to the prospects of some pupils.
Kay Dearing, a parent governor at Tasker Milward School, told BBC Radio Wales: "I feel very strongly that no-one has yet demonstrated that the proposed model is to the benefit of the pupils."
Changes include closing three sixth forms with pupils attending a new centre in Haverfordwest, along with merging two schools and building a new Welsh medium secondary school.
A consultation on the proposals ends on 5 May.
Labour says it would raise corporation tax to spend £4.8bn on keeping up with rising costs, and £335m so no schools lost out from a funding reorganisation.
The Lib Dems are promising £7bn to protect per-pupil funding levels.
The Conservatives said school spending had reached record levels and attacked the two parties' spending plans.
Headteachers have been warning about job losses caused by cash shortages, with the National Audit Office estimating schools will have to cut £3bn from budgets by 2019-20 to meet rising cost pressures.
A new funding formula will also see some schools lose money, although others will gain.
On Monday, the Institute of Fiscal Studies said protecting schools from real-terms cuts in England would mean spending the equivalent of an extra penny on the basic rate of income tax.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and shadow education secretary Angela Rayner are promising a real-terms funding increase in schools and "free lifelong education" in colleges, including restoring the Educational Maintenance Allowance.
This would be paid for by increasing corporation tax from the current 19% to 26% by 2021, Labour said.
"We will invest in schools and in our young people, ensuring no primary pupils go hungry during the day, reducing class sizes so children can learn and teachers can teach, and restoring the maintenance allowance and grants for students in both further and higher education," Ms Rayner said.
The Lib Dems claimed their plans went further than Labour's and said details of how they would funded would be provided "in due course" in the party's manifesto.
The party said it would also protect further education per-pupil funding in real terms.
Lib Dem education spokeswoman Sarah Olney said: "While funding per pupil is set to see the biggest cuts in a generation, billions of pounds are being spent on divisive plans to expand grammars and free schools.
"This extra £7bn of funding would ensure no school and no child loses out."
The Conservatives said Labour had already committed the corporation tax rise to other projects.
Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke said Labour's announcement was "just made-up promises on the back of nonsensical spending plans".
He added: "The Lib Dems are no better and won't even tell people about the tax rises they would bring in."
As education is a devolved matter, the pledges relate to England only, and the amount Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland receives would be determined by the funding formula.
Steven Kirkwood, 44, denies murdering Michael O'Hanlon by repeatedly stabbing him at HK Autotek, Stevenston, Ayrshire, last July.
He has lodged a special defence of self-defence.
In his closing speech, prosecutor Richard Goddard said the "right thing to do" was to convict Mr Kirkwood.
The jury has heard that abusive texts and Facebook messages were being sent by Mr Kirkwood to his ex-partner Eileen O'Hanlon, who was due to marry Mr O'Hanlon in August last year.
A meeting was set up in the garage on 25 July 2016 to talk over the situation.
There was a struggle and Mr O'Hanlon was stabbed four times and died from massive blood loss.
Mr Kirkwood admits stabbing him, but claims he was acting in self-defence. He said he found the knife on the floor and lashed out because he was pinned down by Mr O'Hanlon and his friend Forbes Cowan.
Mr Goddard told the jurors that Mr Kirkwood had spoken about stabbing Mr O'Hanlon and had said "I think I killed him", 45 minutes after the incident in the garage.
"We have evidence of what eye-witnesses saw, evidence of what Steven Kirkwood admitted to others what he had done in the aftermath of the incident," he told jurors.
Mr Kirkwood had also posted on social media that his ex-partner Ms O'Hanlon had called him a nutcase for years and added: "I'm now going to show them nutcase."
Mr Goddard told the jury: "He started the day posting those words and ended it by stabbing Michael O'Hanlon to death."
The prosecutor added: "There is no evidence the knife was ever in anyone else's hands."
Defence QC Derek Ogg, in his closing speech, said that on the day of the incident Mr Kirkwood had found himself facing two big, powerful men - the reigning Mr Scotland bodybuilding champion Mr O'Hanlon, who was 6ft and 17 stone, and 6ft 4in Forbes Cowan, who was a runner-up in the World's Strongest Man competition.
Mr Ogg said: "These are two big, powerful, strong men. You could not get bigger and stronger men in Ayrshire than these two.
"He used what force he thought at the time was necessary to stop these two big powerful men each of whom had expressed aggression towards him.
"My client has severe arthritis. These men were not just looking for violence, but serious violence. Mr Kirkwood could only escape by going through these two men."
He added: "There was no conversation about resolving any issue. They intended to do violence and wicked violence to my client.
"These are men of such height and strength that if these two came through a door aggressively anyone would be thinking: 'This is it. I'm in for it.'"
"If you had an elephant lying there and you saw these two men coming you would go for it."
The defence QC accused Crown witnesses of being selective with their evidence.
The trial before judge Lady Rae continues.
Users are now able to download its images of the planet, although they will need to register first.
The Sentinel, which has been undergoing in-orbit testing since its launch back in June, views the land surface in optical and infrared light.
Its pictures will be used by scientists to track everything from the growth of megacities to the variable yields of the world's most important food crops.
And researchers will, of course, use 2a's acquisitions prominently in climate studies (examples are being shown at the COP21 talks in Paris).
But the EU's free and open data policy means anyone can now download and play with the images.
And unlike the products from some specialist satellites, which are hard to interpret - the colour views from Sentinel-2a should appeal to a very broad audience.
The European Space Agency (Esa), which manages the satellite for the EU, expects demand to be huge.
Already, many thousands of users have registered to make Sentinel downloads - and these were people who were predominantly after the more complex radar pictures being produced by another spacecraft in the series, Sentinel-1a.
"We expect the demand for all Sentinel data to be unprecedented. It is already unprecedented for us; we've never had so many downloads," said Prof Volker Liebig, the director of Earth observation at Esa.
"It's hard to put a number on what it will be for Sentinel-2a, but it will be in petabytes, for sure."
One petabyte is roughly equivalent to 200,000 commonly used DVDs.
Optical imagery (essentially, what we see with our eyes) is the cornerstone of Earth observation, and increasingly it features in everyday applications on the web and on people's smartphones.
One of the major sources to date of free pictures has been the American Landsat series of spacecraft, which have assembled a continuous record of the world's fluctuating features stretching back more than 40 years.
Sentinel-2a will be complementary, but also more capable - which further suggests demand will be big.
2a's imaging instrument is sensitive across more bands of light (13 multispectral versus eight), allowing it to discern more information about the Earth's surface; and it will "carpet map" a much wider strip of ground (290km versus 185km).
In addition, its colour images have a best resolution of 10m, versus Landsat's 30m.
Sentinel 2a will not be working at full pace straightaway: it is ramping up its coverage of landmasses, however experts have already confirmed that the early products are meeting the required quality.
Further quality improvements are under way. This could take a few months, said Esa mission manager Dr Bianca Hoersch.
"[As] for the user demand, as we see with Sentinel-1, there are more than 14,000 users. I would expect that with Sentinel-2 we will get more users, since the mission data - besides being valuable for operational services and science - is just simply stunning to look at and will attract the broader public.
"Our systems are scalable to absorb increasing demand [and] we are closely monitoring the access performance, e.g. today, the download of a product of about 5GB takes less than 10 minutes."
Anyone thinking of downloading pictures is warned to have plenty of storage. The files are large. Mirror servers are being set up in several countries.
The next Sentinel to be launched in the EU's multi-billion-euro Copernicus Earth observation programme is numbered 3a.
It will focus its gaze more on the oceans. The launch of this platform should take next month.
Even more spacecraft will follow in the coming years.
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Cundy, 19, made his full debut for the U's in the Football League Trophy last season in a 2-0 victory at Dagenham and Redbridge.
He was on loan at neighbours Oxford City earlier this season in the National League South.
The centre-back has trained with the Sandgrounders and is in the squad for the trip to Barrow on Tuesday.
His white paper looks at various options, from becoming no more than a single market to forging even closer political, social and economic ties.
The 27 leaders of EU countries will discuss the plans, without Britain, at a summit in Rome later this month.
The meeting will mark the EU's 60th anniversary.
Germany's foreign minister, Sigmar Gabriel, has already responded to dismiss the idea of the EU purely being a single market.
The remaining 27 members stick on the current course, continuing to focus on reforms, jobs, growth and investment.
There is only "incremental progress" on strengthening the single currency.
Citizens' rights derived from EU law are upheld.
The single market becomes the EU's focus.
Plans to work more on migration, security or defence are shelved. The report says this could lead to more checks of people at national borders.
Regulation would be reduced but this could create a "race to the bottom" as standards slip, it says.
It becomes difficult to agree new common rules on the mobility of workers, so free movement of workers and services is not fully guaranteed.
If member countries want to work more with others, they can.
Willing groups of states can form coalitions on key areas, such as defence, internal security, taxation and justice.
Relations with outside countries, including trade negotiations, remain managed at EU level on behalf of all member states.
The EU focuses on a reduced agenda where it can deliver clear benefits: technological innovation, trade, security, immigration, borders and defence.
It leaves other areas - regional development, health, employment, social policy - to member states' own governments.
EU agencies tackle counter-terrorism work, asylum claims and border control. Joint defence capacities are established.
The report says all this would make a simplified, less ambitious EU.
Brexit: All you need to know
Feeling unable to meet the today's challenges alone or as part of the existing group, EU members agree to expand the union's role.
Members agree "to share more power, resources and decision-making across the board".
The single currency is made central to the project, and EU law has a much larger role.
Several European "Silicon Valleys" would emerge, says the report.
Decisions and action would be taken more quickly, but, the paper warns, "there is the risk of alienating parts of society which feel that the EU lacks legitimacy or has taken too much power away from national authorities".
Jean-Claude Juncker clearly doesn't want the over-riding memory of the Treaty anniversary to be the fact that the European Union has contracted for the first time after expanding steadily since 1957.
The absence of the 28th member state, the UK, will provide a sharp reminder of just how long a shadow Brexit now casts over EU proceedings.
However, in his five possible scenarios, Mr Juncker hasn't provided any grand sweeping vision of the future. After the shock of Brexit and amid signs of a spasm of populism in France, the Netherlands and elsewhere, few would have been in the mood for one.
"Despite our intentions, many unfortunately consider the pictures offending," Norbert Baksa said.
Baksa's series Der Migrant showed a woman dressed in revealingly draped clothes struggling with a policeman and taking a selfie next to barbed wire.
Social media users had accused him of glamorising the migrants' plight.
"We have experienced a lot of negative feedback since the publication of our photo series Der Migrant, although more and more people recognise the true message behind the pictures and agree with it," Baksa told the BBC.
"Considering the heated emotions and because, despite our intentions, many unfortunately consider the pictures offending, we have decided to remove the series from our website."
Earlier, Baksa told the BBC he had not meant to offend anyone.
"It is meant to show that we cannot make a clear judgment on this issue," he said. "Depending on which media you read or watch, you see them as either refugee families fleeing for their lives or as masses of aggressive people. There is always another side to the story, that's what we wanted to say. Do not judge on partial information."
Images of desperate migrants - many fleeing the Syrian civil war - climbing over fences, attempting to evade police and resting exhausted in fields have filled the world's media.
Their travails have drawn mixed reactions around Europe - but Baksa's attempt to riff on their situation unleashed a storm of criticism.
Many of the comments on social media were particularly critical of three photos showing model Monika Jablonczky leaning against a barbed wire fence, her shirt wide open, taking a selfie with a smartphone bearing the logo of luxury brand Chanel.
Some said the images were disrespectful because many of the migrants come from conservative cultural backgrounds where revealing clothing is not commonly worn.
Baksa responded, tweeting that his images were based on news photographs already published in the Hungarian media, which he claimed showed both refugees fleeing for their lives and "aggressive migrants or terrorists".
In a statement on his website, Baksa said he wanted viewers to see "a suffering woman, who is also beautiful and despite her situation has some high-quality pieces of outfit and a smartphone".
He added that he had done his best to "respect people's faith and conviction and not to cross certain boundaries".
The reaction in Hungary to the big flows of migrants across its borders has seen some controversial moments.
Outspoken Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned that Hungary is being "overrun" with refugees who threaten to undermine Europe's Christian roots, the country has built a razor wire fence along its southern border to keep migrants out, and a Hungarian camerawoman was filmed tripping up a migrant who was carrying his child.
However, Baksa said he did not think his photographs would damage his country's image as long as people "think about why the images were made".
Fashion 'victims'
Baksa's "migrant chic" series is not the first time a fashion shoot has courted controversy:
Of the 22 suspended lower court judges, 14 have filed a writ to the high court, saying the judicial council's investigations have no basis in law.
Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas conducted a two-year undercover investigation into the judges.
It is the biggest scandal in the history of Ghana's judiciary.
The 14 judges say they were suspended before they had seen the evidence and given their responses.
Their comments on the allegations themselves have not yet been made public.
However, one lower court judge has been cleared because he was incorrectly identified on the undercover video, says the BBC's Sammy Darko in the capital, Accra.
Justice Frank Addo Ashitey is now demanding an apology.
The undercover report also allegedly implicates 12 high court judges.
They have until Monday to submit their written responses to the accusations.
Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood will then examine their responses before deciding whether to open a formal investigation into the accusations, in which case, they would also be suspended, our correspondent says.
Mr Anas says he has nearly 500 hours of video evidence on tape, which had been handed over to the chief justice.
The attorney-general has granted him immunity under the whistle-blower act to pursue the story.
Correction 12 September 2015: This story has been amended to make clear that only one lower court judge, not three, has been cleared because of mistaken identity, following a statement released by the chief justice on the evening of 11 September naming all the judges implicated.
They have a problem. The price of crude oil is too low for (their) comfort.
In the past, Opec has taken action in similar circumstances, cutting production in an attempt to drive prices higher.
But in this current episode of relatively cheap oil, Opec has been unable to agree any action.
Here is Opec's problem: oil is now trading at about $50 a barrel for Brent crude - a UK type of oil that is widely used as a benchmark. That's less than half the level it reached in June 2014.
The current price is well up from the lows it hit in January of about $27, but it is still low enough to be a problem for Opec members.
For most of these countries oil is the main source of government revenue. Focusing on oil exporters in the Middle East and North Africa the IMF said in a report in April: "The fiscal adjustment [in government spending and taxation] needed to absorb the oil price shock is unprecedented."
Last year, the IMF says, export revenues for this group of oil suppliers fell by $390bn (£266bn), equivalent to 17.5% of their national income, or GDP.
So why the inaction on Opec's part? Why have they repeatedly failed to agree on collective action to address what is a problem for them all?
When Opec has cut production in the past, it has generally been Saudi Arabia, the group's biggest oil producer, which has made the most substantial moves. The kingdom has been called the swing producer - the one whose decisions are most capable of turning the market round.
This time Saudi Arabia has been reluctant to act alone. Yes, it would prefer higher prices, but it does see a silver lining, some benefit from the weakness in the market.
Cheap oil generates pressure on American shale oil producers. That is an industry that has grown rapidly in the last decade, and it is the major factor behind plentiful supplies of oil that drove prices down from the 2014 high.
Back in April, it did look as though Opec, together with a few other oil producers (including Russia) were finally going to do something to underpin oil prices. Not full-on cuts in production, Opec's traditional price weapon. They were discussing a more modest step, an agreement not to increase output - a production freeze as the idea was called at the time.
Just before the meeting many observers (me included) thought they would probably get a deal at the talks in Doha, Qatar.
They failed, and many have suggested this was down to Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He is the King's son - many say his favourite son - and he has taken the central role in Saudi Arabia's efforts to diversify its economy and reduce its dependence on oil.
One issue that is sure to have concerned him is that Iran was unwilling to take part, insisting instead that it would continue to boost production after the lifting of international sanctions related to the country's nuclear programme.
One effect of any production restraint by Saudi Arabia would therefore have been to leave more room for Iran to sell its oil.
Helping Iran out is not on Riyadh's agenda.
Quite apart from the economic aspect of Saudi Arabia's reluctance to give its neighbour across the Gulf a commercial favour, there is a political element.
The two countries are longstanding regional rivals, and have found themselves backing opposing sides in a number of Middle East conflicts.
Perhaps the pressure on Opec is easing a little. The oil price has stabilised for now, at least, at a level close to $50.
Unintended disruptions to supplies have achieved something Opec couldn't do by design. The wildfires in Canada's oil-producing regions, militant attacks on the industry in Nigeria, and the persistent turmoil in Libya have made their mark on the global oil market.
The political situation in Venezuela is also a factor affecting oil supplies. There is a clear risk of more severe disruption there, and it would certainly affect oil prices if Venezuelan production were to fall sharply.
The International Energy Agency said the market looks likely to be close to balance in the second half of this year. In other words, the excess supply that has undermined prices may be coming to an end.
One problem for Opec is that, if this supply excess is ending and it pushes prices higher, it would help American shale oil producers.
Many companies that have been hit by the lower prices of the last 18 months could become profitable again.
If they were to expand production that could well have the effect of limiting any price rise that might otherwise have been on the way.
There's little chance of decisive action at this Opec meeting.
Currently, the group doesn't have a formal production ceiling to cut. At the Opec conference in December members couldn't agree even to reaffirm the previous production level.
Opec is not the force in global oil markets that it once was.
Baroness May Blood also criticised the Labour leader for not allowing members in Northern Ireland to stand for election.
She is the president of the Labour Party in Northern Ireland (LPNI).
People in Northern Ireland have been able to join the party since 2003, but they cannot run for election.
"When you raise issues pertaining to Northern Ireland, you can almost see red mist coming down," she said.
Baroness Blood said she has met the Labour leader just once, but added that she "didn't think much of him".
"He may be a good, decent man, but personally I believe he's helping to destroy the Labour party, and that would be a sad day for this country," she said.
In a wide-ranging interview with BBC Talkback's William Crawley, Baroness Blood also discussed:
Baroness Blood said she believes the Labour Party is becoming a "victim of itself".
"Even before Corbyn it was all about whether you were a Blair-ite, a Brown-ite, whatever-ite, tearing each other apart," she said.
"They deserve what happened to them but we've got to pull ourselves back.
"If Theresa May was to call a snap election, which is very possible next year, Labour would really have a lot of work to do."
Asked about the LPNI's future, Baroness Blood said: "Jeremy Corbyn will slowly come to realise we've got to be recognised.
"If we were able to put people up for Belfast City Hall (council elections), that would at least be a breakthrough where people are putting real ideas forward, rather than old mantras of: 'Here's the flag, vote for us,'" she added.
Baroness Blood admitted she "would never get used" to her peerage title.
"I always tell people to call me a whole lot of things, Baroness isn't one of them," she joked.
She told the programme that while she was happy to sit in the House of Lords, she never wanted to become an elected politician in Northern Ireland.
"In my time, if you wanted to be elected in Northern Ireland you had to be either orange or green," said Baroness Blood.
"I never had any real desire to be an elected politician."
Baroness Blood revealed that her biggest passion in life is helping children - and she has been a big advocate for encouraging integrated education in Northern Ireland.
"I came from a very poor background, I know what it's like to be denied certain things," she said.
"Within our own society, there are children who lose a lot, and it's up to us who have done well in life to help them."
BBC Talkback: William Crawley talks to Baroness May Blood will be broadcast on Wednesday 28 December on BBC Radio Ulster at 12:00 GMT
The Quantock Pony Breeder group has urged people not to feed them after a pony kicked and broke a woman's leg.
Breeder Richard Waterman said: "When you feed them they're competing for that food and anything can happen."
Warning signs have been put up regarding recent biting and kicking incidents.
Mr Waterman said: "It's nice for people to come up and take a picnic, we don't want them to stop doing that, but they must not leave food around and they definitely must not feed them by hand.
"Just the fact of leaving the food around draws the ponies back into this area where there's a road across the hill - and that in itself causes a problem with vehicles driving and incidents where you get the odd pony run over."
As a result of being fed the ponies have become more bold, reaching through car windows to sniff out food.
Car parks around the Quantocks have become a regular feeding spots for 50 or so ponies, which are wild and generally unused to human contact.
"They seem to know they can come back here to find food and find it easy," added Mr Waterman.
The warning is being supported by the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) office and the Quantock Pony Commoners Association.
Angel Colon told reporters Mateen had continued to shoot at club-goers who already appeared dead.
Six people remain in critical condition following the attack at the Pulse gay night club, hospital staff say.
Mateen pledged allegiance to so-called Islamic State (IS) shortly before the attack, US authorities say.
Trauma surgeon Michael Cheatham said he "would not be surprised" if the death toll, currently at 49, rose.
The attack is the worst mass shooting in recent US history. There were 53 people wounded in the attack.
The gunman was killed in an exchange of fire with police.
Mr Colon, who was shot in the leg, hand, and hip, told reporters he remembered thinking "I'm next, I'm dead", as Mateen fired again towards his head.
He said Mateen had shot dead a girl who was lying next to him.
Appearing in a wheelchair, he thanked the hospital staff who, he said, had been constantly by his side, and told them: "I will love you guys forever."
Mr Colon said Mateen was calm as he shot person after person in different rooms in the club.
"This person had to be heartless, ruthless," he said. "I don't know how he could do something like this."
Dr Cheatham said a number of the dead had gunshot wounds to the head. One victim who was shot in the head was in intensive care, he added.
Hospital staff described chaotic scenes as scores of victims were brought in in cars and trucks.
They said the injuries suggested that Mateen had used both his rifle and handgun, and fired at some victims from close range.
"You can never prepare adequately for this, though we have spent quite some time preparing for this over the years," said Dr Michael Cheatham.
Large numbers of hospital staff were called in to deal with the emergency. One described fellow doctors moved to tears by the extent of the injuries.
Mateen had visited the Pulse club as a guest several times over the past three years and interacted with other club goers on gay dating apps, witnesses said.
Chris Callen, a performer at Pulse in Orlando, Florida, told the New York Daily News that Mateen had visited the venue several times.
Another man, Kevin West, told the Washington Post he he had known Mateen through the dating app Jack'd and had recognised him as he walked into Pulse in the early hours of Sunday.
"I remember details," said Mr West. "I never forget a face."
Investigators are pursuing the reports, according to US media.
Jeh Johnson, the Director of Homeland Security, said on Tuesday that the shooting highlighted the need for "meaningful, responsible" gun control measures.
Mr Johnson said such controls were a public safety issue and would not infringe on the rights of responsible gun owners.
"This has become a matter of homeland security," he told CBS News. "We need to do something. We need to minimize the opportunities for terrorists to get a gun in this country."
FBI Director James Comey said there were "strong indications of radicalisation and of potential inspiration by foreign terrorist organisations".
President Obama said the inquiry was being treated as a terrorist investigation, but added there was no clear evidence that Omar Mateen had been directed by IS.
He will travel to Orlando on Thursday to pay his respects to the victims.
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In the year 2013-14, just over a quarter (28%) of offenders were reconvicted within a year.
Those released from short jail sentences - three months or less - were more likely to reoffend than those given longer prison terms or sentenced to community payback orders.
The Scottish government said the figures were "encouraging".
The biggest improvement on reoffending was for younger offenders.
Over the past 10 years, the average number of reconvictions per offender dropped by nearly a third for offenders aged 21 to 25.
On average, those who were sentenced to six months or less in prison were reconvicted twice as often as those given community payback orders, the most common type of community sentence.
While the number of reconvictions for people on Drug Treatment and Testing Orders (DTTOs) rose last year, the rate has dropped by a third over the past 10 years.
Justice Secretary Michael Matheson said: "Today's figures show we are continuing to make good progress on tackling reoffending - a key goal of this government's justice strategy.
"The continued fall in reconvictions is testament to the work done by our police, courts and other partners in communities across Scotland to prevent offending and, where crimes do occur, stop people going on to commit further offences."
The justice secretary added: "I have set out my vision for a Scotland where people are held to account for their offending and are then given the opportunity to change their lives and become active members of society.
"The evidence backs up our approach that robust community sentences, such as CPOs, are more effective at reducing reoffending than short custodial sentences."
He added: "Today's statistics build on the strong work being done in Scotland's justice system, with recorded crime at a 41-year low, youth offending and knife crime down and an end to automatic early release for all long-term prisoners.
"It is encouraging to see but we will not be complacent in our efforts to reduce crime even further."
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US President Donald Trump once called the deal, which was agreed under his predecessor, "dumb".
The agreement allows for up to 1,250 asylum seekers to Australia to resettle in the US.
In return, Mr Turnbull's administration has agreed to resettle people from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador who have sought asylum in the US.
The deal would be honoured but not necessarily admired, visiting Vice-President Mike Pence said after talks with Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull.
Australia has controversially refused to accept the asylum seekers, most of whom are men from Iran, Afghanistan and Iraq, and instead holds them in offshore detention centres on the Pacific nations of Nauru and Papua New Guinea.
If the men are found to be refugees, they are settled outside Australia, in Papua New Guinea, Nauru or Cambodia.
Rights groups say conditions in the camps are unhygienic, too hot and lack facilities, and more than 100 former camp employees have demanded they be closed.
More than 2,000 documents leaked last year detailed widespread abuse and trauma, including sexual assault, happening to people living in the Nauru camp. The Australian government said many reports were "unconfirmed allegations".
Last year after a Papua New Guinea court ruled against one of the camps, Australia agreed to close it, but it is still open.
The deal could move most, if not all, of the asylum seekers to the US. Australian government statistics from January indicated that 1,241 people were in the Nauru and Manus Island camps; the deal allows for up to 1,250 to be resettled.
The White House has said it will apply "extreme vetting" to the asylum seekers involved.
In the first two weeks of his presidency, Mr Trump said he had a bad phone call with Mr Turnbull, when the Australian filled him in on the deal.
Mr Turnbull later said he was disappointed that details of the call had been made public.
Relations appear to have warmed significantly since then.
Saturday's news conference between Mr Pence and Mr Turnbull was, aside from that one awkward topic, largely characterised by mutual praise.
Mr Pence spoke at length about military collaboration with Australia, and stressed the need to ensure stability on the Korean peninsula.
As tension with North Korea continues, he used the occasion to announce that a US naval strike group would arrive in the Sea of Japan in days.
Mr Pence said: "The one thing that nations, most especially the regime in North Korea should make no mistake about, is that the United States has the resources, the personnel and the presence in this region of the world to see to our interest and to see to the security of those interests and our allies."
There had previously been confusion as to the whereabouts of the US carrier group, with contradictory statements from Washington.
Cars, shoes, pizza scissors, vibrating forks and bluetooth water bottles. The list of consumer products - some pointless, some not - that we amass over our lifetimes is almost endless.
The problem is rising populations and rising aspirations mean that the earth's finite natural resources are feeling the strain.
One possible answer is simply to own fewer things. In other words, sharing, renting and swapping stuff, rather than buying it.
It's a concept that has exploded in recent years.
The variety of businesses set up within the sharing economy is staggering, from cars (for example Lyft, Blablacar, RelayRides, Liftshare and Getaround) and fashion (Girlmeetsdress, Fashionhire) to meals (Grubclub, Mealsharing, Tablecrowd and Vizeats) and wi-fi (Fon).
Anything goes at sites such as Rentmyitems and Yerdle (stuff), Storenextdoor (storage), Spinlister (bikes), DogVacay (pet boarding) and Campinmygarden.
And while this model would not be possible without the advent of the internet, it's the changing attitude of the younger generation that is key to this fundamental transformation.
Comfortable with sharing photos, personal information and recommendations on social media, so-called millennials are keen to embrace this new economic paradigm, where access is more important than ownership.
"We are now in the early stages of a different model of organising economic activity," says Prof Arun Sundararajan at New York University.
Indeed he argues the sharing economy taps into a basic human need.
"We are wired for social connection. The appeal [of sharing] is to integrate some semblance of human interaction into our economic activities."
However, the primary driver behind the extraordinary growth of the sharing economy is somewhat more prosaic, according to expert Benita Matofska - money.
Making or saving money is what drives most people to share or rent, while the social and environmental aspects keep them coming back for more, she says.
The benefits to the consumer are clear - you only pay for what you need, when you need it.
Why buy a car when, on average, you only use it for 4% of its life? Why buy an expensive designer dress to wear once a year when you can rent one, and rent a different one next time round, for a fraction of the cost?
Sharing is even changing the way we think about work, says Ms Matofska, with more and more people taking on one-off projects as opposed to traditional jobs thanks to shared work spaces and sites such as Upwork, Freelancer, Guru and Taskrabbit.
But the two start-ups that stand out from the crowd are taxi service Uber, now valued at more than $60bn (£42bn), and room sharing site Airbnb, valued at $25bn.
As a recent report on the sharing economy by US Crowd Companies says, "the world's largest hospitality brand owns not a single room or hotel. The world's largest car service owns not a single vehicle".
Indeed in eight years, Airbnb now has more rooms than the Hilton Group managed in almost 100.
And it's this kind of dizzying success that has grabbed the attention of the established order.
Understandably concerned that they may go the way of the music industry, where many traditional incumbents were wiped out by the advent of streaming, big global brands are desperately trying to work out how best to engage with this new economic model.
Prof Sundararajan's advice is simple: "They have to experiment aggressively with new consumption models".
And many are. Unsurprisingly given the impact of Uber and Lyft, carmakers have also been among the first to react.
Ford is offering financial incentives to customers who rent out their cars using sharing site Getaround, while Daimler runs its own service called Car2Go.
Rival BMW has also been quick to react with its DriveNow service based in a number of German cities, London, Copenhagen and Stockholm.
"There is physically not enough space for the one-car, one-owner business to grow; this is about selling one car a thousand times," explains Tony Douglas, head of mobility services at the German giant.
"Hope and threat are both drivers - it's about generating new business, [and] if we don't do it, someone else will.
"Why be a supplier for Uber or Zipcar and let them own the customer? We want to own the customer."
BMW started looking at the on-demand model four or five years ago, with a small project team of five people. It now has a dedicated and profitable business unit employing more than 100 people.
Other companies are engaging in a different, if rather less imaginative, way - by investing in or buying out sharing start-ups.
US giant General Motors recently announced a $500m partnership with Lyft, having already teamed up with RelayRides; while Hyatt Hotels has invested in Onefinestay, an upmarket room-sharing site.
Retailing, tourism, healthcare, energy supply and recruitment are likely to be the early adopters, but it's not just the private sector that is waking up to this fundamental shift in the way we buy and sell goods and services.
Local councils and charities are also looking to embrace sharing, for example Macmillan's Team Up initiative, where local people can help those suffering with cancer.
While the advent of sharing lifestyles should in the main help relieve pressure on resources, there could, however, be some unexpected knock-on effects.
For example, cheaper and more accessible taxi services could well provide an increasingly attractive alternative to public transport, exacerbating rather than reducing emissions of CO2 and pollutants.
Indeed there is increasing talk of a "rebound effect, where people who share have more money to spend on things, which muddies the water a little," says David Symons, director of consultancy WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff.
But given that those who embrace sharing are by their very nature less obsessed with accumulating material possessions than previous generations, sharing must be seen as a force for good.
The list, based on the last three films in which those included starred before June, revealed Depp returned only $1.20 (81p) for every $1 (67p) he was paid.
Depp's comedy Mortdecai flopped in cinemas, only making back $47.4m (£32m) of its $60m (£40.5m) production budget.
The actor's 2014 sci-fi thriller Transcendence, meanwhile, only just made back its costs.
Denzel Washington is ranked second on the list, returning $6.50 (£4.39) on every dollar.
Will Ferrell, who topped the list in 2009 and 2010, is third this time after only bringing in $6.80 (£4.59) for every $1 spent on him on Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and The Campaign.
That was just ahead of Liam Neeson, whose fourth place is down to the success of Taken 3 cancelling out Run All Night.
According to Forbes, the latter thriller cost $50m (£33.7m) and made $71.6m (£48.3m) back.
Adam Sandler, named the most overpaid actor in each of the past two years, was considered ineligible this year after signing a four-film deal with streaming service Netflix.
Chris Evans was Forbes' best value actor of 2015, the Captain America actor's films returning an average $181.80 (£123) for every $1 he was paid.
Each of an actor's three major films up to June 2015 are counted in the list.
The only films which are not used for the basis of the survey are animated releases, ones where the actor only appeared in a minor role, or those which were released on fewer than 2,000 screens.
Forbes then take the estimated production budget away from the global box office returns for each film to work out each one's operating income.
That figure is then added to the estimated total fee for each star across their three films to discover the final figure for return on investment.
Four actresses fill the next four places in the best value list.
Mila Kunis comes second with an $87.30 (£59) return on every dollar, while Scarlett Johansson, whose last three major films grossed a combined $2.58 bn (£1.742 bn), is third.
Gwyneth Paltrow, whose appearance in Iron Man 3 more than made up for her contribution to Mortdecai, is ranked fourth.
Last year's winner, Emma Stone, comes fifth, with the disappointing performance of Aloha balanced out by 2014's The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Koy Bentley was fatally wounded on the fifth floor of a block of flats on Water Lane in Watford on Monday afternoon.
Hertfordshire Police said a man from Greenwich, aged 24, and a 15-year-old boy from Willesden had been arrested.
They remain in custody and are being questioned on suspicion of murder.
Kainoa has autism, a condition where people see, hear and feel the world differently and can sometimes find it difficult to communicate and form relationships with other people. In Kainoa case he finds being touched uncomfortable and even painful.
His mum brought him to a 4 Paws For Ability centre in Ohio, an organisation who provide service dogs to disabled children and veterans.
Animals are sometimes used by doctors - including here in the UK - to help people come to terms with physical problems and to help them talk about their feelings.
After struggling for years to form any sort of connection with anyone outside of his family, his mum says he's finally managed to find a new friend.
The study undertaken in rats looks closely at why the body starts to shut down when facing overwhelming illness.
And this research could help explain why vital organs often fail during sepsis and shock, University of California researchers say.
But more work is needed before firm conclusions can be drawn, experts say.
Shock, overwhelming infections and multi-organ failure are terminal conditions that are commonly seen in intensive care.
But why the body starts to shut down in these ways, or how best to treat it when it does, are not fully understood.
Previous research has shown that the intestine plays an important role in these often lethal scenarios.
But scientists at the University of California, San Diego, say they are the first to consider how the enzymes in the gut, which normally digest our food, could play a key role in this process.
In the study the researchers infused chemicals which block digestive enzymes into the intestines of seriously ill rats.
They found these rodents were more quick to recover from shock and less likely to die than rats that did not receive this treatment.
The rats were also quicker to return to their everyday behaviours than the ones that did not get the enzyme-blocking drugs, shows the study, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
Dr Geert Schmid-Schonbein, co-author of the study, said: "Many of the events that typically occur in shock - organ injury and increased chance of death - were totally turned around when we blocked these enzymes."
The enzymes the researchers worked on are normally made in the pancreas and most organs are shielded from their corrosive effects by tough membrane walls.
"The digestive enzymes are powerful - they have an amazing ability to digest most biological material," Dr Schmid-Schonbein said.
But when a person is in shock, their organ walls become more permeable, letting harmful substances in and out more indiscriminately, researchers say.
The scientists think once the rats were in a state of shock, the walls of the intestines become leaky, allowing the "self-eating" enzymes to flow into them more freely.
In the rats, the enzymes then appear to eat through the intestinal walls and can travel in the blood to the lungs, liver and kidneys, Dr Schmid-Schonbein said.
"No organ is spared," he says.
The researchers think the high death rate from sepsis and shock may have its origin in the digestive system and that using enzyme-blocking drugs may help reduce the harmful effects.
But Dr Bob Winter, president of the Intensive Care Society, is more cautious. "This is very early work in a rat model. Lots of treatments have shown positive results in a rat model and then failed in human trials of sepsis," he said.
"Having said that we know there are reductions in gut blood flow in all forms of shock and blocking digestive enzymes does have some biological plausibility."
The 52-year-old was on King Street at about 21:00 on Monday when he was approached by a man who assaulted him and took his shopping bag from the back of the wheelchair.
The suspect is described as being 5ft 7in tall, in his early 20s, with dark hair and facial hair. He was wearing a dark hooded top and blue joggers.
Officers have appealed for witnesses.
The victim suffered minor injuries. The shopping bag was recovered a short time later.
The company said the exam would put drivers out of work.
From 1 October, Transport for London (TfL) will require the qualification of licence applicants from countries where English is not the majority language.
The new rules will apply to anyone seeking a new licence or a licence renewal.
Initial proposals had called for only proficiency in spoken English, but the final draft requires, among other criteria, at least an intermediate language qualification.
Besides the spoken portion, the exam also tests reading, writing and listening skills.
It is referred to as the "B1" level on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Someone who passes will have the "ability to express oneself in a limited way in familiar situations and to deal in a general way with non-routine information", the framework says.
Uber said it supported the need for drivers to pass a spoken exam but the requirement to pass a written English exam would "threaten the livelihood of thousands of drivers".
In an email to users calling on them to write to the London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Uber's general manager in London, Tom Elvidge, said: "Fewer drivers will mean longer waiting times or no cars when you need them most."
He also said the B1 qualification would demand more of applicants than the British citizenship test.
In addition, Mr Elvidge said TfL's new rules were more stringent than those the government applied to employees who interacted with the public as part of their duties.
Helen Chapman, TfL's general manager of taxi and private hire, said they were "working to modernise and improve standards in London's private hire industry" and it was appropriate for an English language requirement to apply to private hire drivers.
A TfL spokesman said it was presumed that to pass the black cab drivers' "Knowledge" exam, applicants would need a much higher proficiency in English than the intermediate level to be required of private hire drivers.
Mr Rusbridger insisted the paper was right to publish files leaked by the US intelligence analyst and had helped to prompt a necessary and overdue debate.
His comments come after criticism from the new head of MI5, Andrew Parker.
Making public the "reach and limits" of intelligence-gathering techniques gave terrorists the advantage, he said.
Mr Snowden, a former CIA contractor, fled to Russia with a wealth of secret data including some 58,000 files from GCHQ, Britain's electronic eavesdropping agency.
The stories that followed in the Guardian newspaper, based on material provided by Mr Snowden, revealed the huge capacity of British and US intelligence agencies - GCHQ and NSA - to monitor communications.
Mr Rusbridger said more stories would be published in the future as the leaked documents were "slowly and responsibly" worked through.
In his first public speech since his appointment to director general in April, Mr Parker said intelligence gathered by GCHQ had played a vital role in stopping many UK terrorist plots over the past decade.
Without mentioning Mr Snowden by name, he said ''it causes enormous damage to make public the reach and limits of GCHQ techniques".
He warned that terrorists now had tens of thousands of means of communication "through e-mail, IP telephony, in-game communication, social networking, chat rooms, anonymising services and a myriad of mobile apps".
Mr Parker said it was vital for MI5 to retain the capability to access such information if it was to protect the country.
Mr Rusbridger said those on the security side of the argument wanted to keep everything secret and did not want a debate.
"You don't want the press or anyone else writing about it. But MI5 cannot be the only voice in the debate," he told BBC Radio 4's World at One.
He added that his newspaper had revealed the "extent to which entire populations are now being potentially put under surveillance".
"I just spent a week in America where everybody is talking about this, from the president down."
He added: "It's quite surprising to me that the number of MPs in this country who have said anything at all in the last four months can be counted on one hand - Malcolm Rifkind, Tom Watson, David Davis.
"So, if Parliament's not going to have this discussion and if the courts can only do this in private then I think absolutely it falls to the press to stimulate a discussion, which as I say, throughout America, throughout Europe, is one that the public are intensely interested in."
Asked about Mr Parker's suggestion that publishing the documents was helping terrorists, Mr Rusbridger said: "They will always say that. You read histories of intelligence and you go back to the 1990s and the security people were saying the same."
The independent MP Patrick Mercer said intelligence data should not be published if it compromised public security.
"If in any way our security is compromised by revealing too much, that's a mistake. Just imagine if we had revealed the whole Enigma secret during the Second World War.
"That might have been in the public's interest - but we'd have lost the war."
The plan creates a new holding company, Alphabet, to run all the Google companies.
The biggest of these will be the search engine Google, including Google Play, YouTube, Chrome, Google Maps and Android.
More speculative projects like driverless cars and Google Glass will be run separately under Alphabet .
On the face of it there will be little change as operations will stay the same. Users will see no difference.
But for investors, the biggest appeal is that the structure should make it easier to identify the profitability of the core Google operation.
Investment banking firm Stifel changed its rating of Google shares from "hold" to "buy" and said: "We believe this combination leaves the possibility for shares to exceed the S&P 500 return for many years on the back of this new operating structure."
The idea is to make Alphabet "cleaner and more accountable", according to Larry Page and co-founder Sergey Brin.
Mr Page will be chief executive of Alphabet and Mr Brin will be President.
The Google business will get Sundar Pichai as its dedicated chief executive, rather than Larry Page who, investors feared, was becoming too distracted by new projects such as drone deliveries and life sciences.
Alphabet will still hold on to the existing GOOG and GOOGL tickers to identify its two classes of shares on the NASDAQ market.
Technology consultant Chris Green said : "In many ways it's no different from what a lot of old economy companies have done as they have grown , as they start to diversify and enter new areas, they need to split the businesses and put them under new structures."
But while investors will get a better picture of how Google is doing they may be still in the dark over its sister companies, as there seems to be no plan to separate out earnings of its other projects.
But Chris Green said: "These businesses have a very strong connection. Nothing they have invested in is really out of place and they are all linked together to the 'connected life'.
"This is not just the technology that we use but it also includes the massive data projects that lie behind them and the online storage that these services need to function."
Larry Page has compared the new structure to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, investing long term in core businesses which are allowed to operate independently.
He said: "Alphabet is about businesses prospering through strong leaders and independence. In general, our model is to have a strong CEO who runs each business, with Sergey and me in service to them as needed.
"We will rigorously handle capital allocation and work to make sure each business is executing well. We'll also make sure we have a great CEO for each business, and we'll determine their compensation."
Using Buffett as a model is seldom unpopular with investors, but spotting new trends in technology is something that Buffett has famously avoided.
Projects such as its life sciences businesses, the X Lab, and Wing, the firm's drone delivery project are highly imaginative - but also very risky.
It might be fairer to compare Alphabet to Japan's Softbank, an early investor into internet start-ups, mobile technology, renewable energy and infrastructure and now attracting media attention for producing Pepper, the first humanoid robot designed to live and socially interact with humans.
Valued at over $70bn, Softbank has made an annual 45% return on its internet company investments over the last ten years, largely thanks to its hugely successful investment in Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba.
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Silver medallist at Rio last month having won bronze in London four years earlier, the 26-year-old Yorkshireman needed to be helped home by brother Alistair in the final World Triathlon Series race of the season after suddenly falling victim to the hot and humid conditions in Cozumel.
Video capturing Alistair coming to the aid of Jonny has gone viral and led to enormous praise for the elder Brownlee, a two-time Olympic champion who sacrificed his own chances of victory to help his sibling.
Harry Potter author JK Rowling and chef Gordon Ramsay are just two of the celebrities to tweet about his unselfish response. Ramsay called it "a truly inspirational act of sportsmanship".
Now Jonny, who needed hospital treatment after collapsing at the end of the 1.5km swim, 40km cycle and 10km run, says he will be forever grateful to Alistair for getting him to the finish line.
"Alistair had the chance to win but threw that away to help me out," said Jonny, who led the race until temperatures of 33C got the better of him around 1.5km from the end. "I'll be thankful for the rest of my life.
"Obviously it takes a very strong and good person to do that. Sometimes in sport we talk about winning being the most important thing in the world. A lot of times it is, but maybe helping a brother out was more important."
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Jonny: "I remember it all very clearly. The whole race went very, very well until about 1.5km to go. And then it all kind of fell apart. I remember my legs going a little bit wobbly and thinking: 'I'm not going to make it to the finish line'.
"I remember Alistair coming past me and saying: 'You can make it'. And then my last memory is falling over the finish line and getting carried off. The last 200 metres seemed to take a long long time.
"You're not really thinking straight. I was just thinking: 'I need someone to hold me up'. "At one point, I was thinking: 'Thank you Alistair' and half of me was thinking: 'Just leave me alone, let me fall to the floor and I'd get to rest'."
Alistair: "First I was just thinking: 'What an idiot'. He could have won this race so easily and he's been tactically so ridiculous. It serves him right really.
"I didn't really think too much about what I did. I've been in that position before, thought I'd finished second, and then woke up up thinking why people hadn't helped me out. I didn't really think too much about what I did next.
"I've been in that position before, in London maybe six years ago. I remember being in second trying to win the race and then waking up and being told I'd come 10th. I was like: 'Why didn't all those people who came past me help me out?'. So I didn't give it a second thought. I just had to help him.
"I turned my phone on this morning and it went a bit mad, buzzing away with tweets and messages from people. It's fantastic. Anything that gives us the chance to talk about triathlon and encourage people to get active is a brilliant thing. But I think both of us are thinking this isn't really what you want to be remembered for because at the end of the day Jonny lost the World Series.
"Sport is a beast with two heads. You have to be the most massively competitive person, but then there is the room to do special things as well. It was literally a spur of the moment decision to do the right thing.
"I sat for an hour after the race thinking: 'Did I do the right thing? Would he have received medical attention quicker if I'd just left him? Is it the wrong thing to carry someone over the line?' But the reaction has been nice to reassure me that maybe it was the right thing to do."
Jonny: "The reaction's been amazing. When I turned my phone on I saw JK Rowling and Gordon Ramsay were tweeting about it. It's nice to get messages of support and respect for the sport we do and how hard it is, respect for Alistair for doing the right thing and doing good sportsmanship.
"I don't want to be remembered as the guy who looked like a wobbly horse down the finishing line, but hopefully for what I've done in the Olympics and other good races. At the end of the day, I'm a competitor and I wanted to win the world championship.
"When you've been through what we've been through together you know someone's going to help you out and it shows true loyalty and respect for each other. I like to think I'd have done the same for Alistair."
Alistair: "The loyalty thing is important, but more important is that sport is fantastic up to a line and once someone is in a bad way you've gone over that line. You're not really racing them any more. I didn't really see it like I was racing Jonny any more because he was in that state.
"It would have been unfair to beat him in that state. Also it was a pretty serious, life-threatening situation. To get him over the line is the right thing to do."
The grant will enable 10 social workers to be trained to help children with PTSD as a result of abuse and neglect.
Children identified by family support services as maltreated will benefit.
Effects of a specific therapy called trauma-focused cognitive behaviour therapy on children aged 10 to 18 will be assessed as part of the scheme.
It will also examine how cost-effective it is to screen abused children for PTSD.
Dr John Devaney from the Belfast university, who is an expert in child safeguarding, will lead the study.
"There is clear evidence that children who have been abused or neglected go on to experience problems including PTSD, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, substance abuse and aggressive behaviour," he said.
"There are concerns that the impact of abuse and neglect is currently under-assessed."
He added that the need for therapy often goes "unrecognised", and that can have "lifelong consequences".
"This project will help to train professionals to identify children who have been traumatised by maltreatment so that they can receive timely psychological intervention," he said.
The grant of £264,000 to the university for the project is from the NSPCC and Economic and Social Research Council.
The study, undertaken in partnership with the charity Extern, will start in early 2017 and last for two years.
There were 112,832 loans in 2014/15 compared to 207,619 in 2011/12, a 46% fall.
Opening hours reduced at seven of the libraries after volunteers took over, but total hours rose 6.8%.
The county council said volunteers deserved credit for ensuring services remained.
When the library service lost nearly a third of its budget, the 12 would have closed without community support, the authority said.
Kineton, which became community-run in January 2012, had 6,543 loans in 2014/15 compared to 8,754 in 2011/12, a fall of 25%.
But its weekly opening hours reduced from 13.5 to nine and the latest figure is a 4.7% increase on the volunteers' first full year in charge, 2012/13.
Dordon, Hartshill and Studley were the other libraries with increased loans over that time up to 2014/15, but across Warwickshire there has been a 10% fall since 2012/13.
Friends of Kineton Library chairman Michael Harris, 72, said comparisons were difficult due to reduced opening hours and the library had maintained 20 volunteers.
Mr Harris said: "One of the main reasons I felt [saving the library] was important... was to provide a point in the village where people could come and talk as well as actually borrow books."
Kineton library user Kathryn Gandy, 46, said her two girls aged nine and five "love coming".
She said: "There is still such a good, wide range for them to choose from and especially with my eldest daughter... if she needs to have a book with a particular reference towards something for a project, then they nearly always have it."
The council said the libraries had responded to "specific needs", with some incorporating cafes, shops and even a dance school.
Jamie Mines, from Frome, was injured at Kendrick Industrial Estate, Swindon, in December.
The Health and Safety Executive is investigating.
The semi-professional footballer remains in hospital and missed his first Christmas with his five-month-old twins Isabella and Savannah.
His friend Ian Kennedy, who set the page up, initially put a target of £20,000 but after Mr Mines' second hand was amputated, it was raised to £100,000.
On Wednesday, he wrote: "I'm sorry to say that Jamie has now had to have both hands removed along with one of his legs in order to keep him alive.
"We have now increased the target on his GoFundMe page to £100k to help his partner and two young girls."
Mr Mines was placed in an induced coma and also had the toes on his remaining foot removed.
He is recovering in the intensive care unit at Southmead Hospital in Bristol.
Mr Mines is well-known locally as he plays for Frome Town, Radstock, Larkhall and Paulton football clubs and is described as a "goal machine".
Mr Kennedy added: "To have your life change in the blink of an eye is devastating for Jamie and all of his family.
"Our heart goes out to them because we know the road ahead of him is going to be a difficult one.
"We pray he can keep his head up and stay strong and know he has love, support, and prayers behind him."
The Crues lead second-placed Linfield by six points and also have a game in hand on the Blues.
Craig McClean is available again for the Crues after a ban but Jordan Forsythe could again be ruled out.
Glenavon, who have only lost once in 12 games, will be without suspended Rhys Marshall and Simon Kelly.
Both are serving one-match bans while manager Gary Hamilton is also considering giving an evening off to Ciaran Martyn and Kris Lindsay.
There's live coverage of the four Premiership games on Friday's Sportsound special on BBC Radio Ulster Medium Wave, presented by Joel Taggart.
Our coverage will include the battle between leaders Crusaders and in-form Glenavon at Seaview.
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Martyn has only recently returned to action after a period out because of injury and Hamilton is wary about risking the player on the synthetic Seaview surface.
Lindsay may also be excused for similar reasons as he has been bothered by a knee injury in recent weeks.
On the plus side, Conor Dillon is expected to be available for Glenavon despite suffering from a chest infection earlier this week while Mark Sykes appears to have recovered from a dead leg sustained in the impressive 4-1 Irish Cup win over Glentoran last weekend.
After their 7-0 cup demolition of Armagh City last week, Linfield will aim to account for a Portadown side that have lost their last six Premiership games.
However, the Ports did beat Coleraine in the Irish Cup last weekend and they already have a Premiership victory over the Blues at Shamrock Park this season.
Coleraine will hope to get back to winning ways after four successive defeats when they travel to face Ballymena United in a derby encounter.
The Braidmen will be without suspended pair Nathan Hanley and Johnny Taylor.
Friday's other game sees bottom club Warrenpoint Town aiming for a fourth successive Premiership win when they host fellow strugglers Ballinamallard United.
In all, Warrenpoint are unbeaten in their last six Premiership games after earning draws against Glenavon, Carrick Rangers and Cliftonville prior to their wins over Coleraine, Portadown and Glenavon.
Ballinamallard are only four points ahead of Warrenpoint in ninth place altough Whitey Anderson's side did beat Ballymena in their last Premiership game on 30 January.
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The left-hander hit an unbeaten 244 off 272 balls, with 22 fours and two sixes.
Usman Khawaja also scored a century (121) in a second-wicket stand of 302, as the hosts dominated in Perth.
Warner also hit centuries in both innings of the first Test of the series, which Australia lead 1-0, and averages 261.5 in the series to date.
"He was outstanding," Khawaja told ABC Radio. "I was shocked when he got his third hundred in a row. That's pretty impressive - not many people can do that.
"I just kept telling him he's a genius and he is, he's on fire. The way he's batting at the moment, he's making it look so easy.
"Test cricket isn't easy, no matter who you play against. It's just really nice to watch. I hope it continues for a long time - you don't want to waste good form."
Osimhen starred at the under-17 World Cup in October 2015, scoring 10 goals to help Nigeria win a record fifth title.
The striker, who turns 18 in December, was reportedly wanted by Arsenal, Tottenham and Anderlecht but his family and representatives settled for the German outfit.
Yes Arsenal is a good team for young players but Wolfsburg is the best club for me
"It's true that a big team like Arsenal wanted me and I feel honoured to be invited over. But personally I feel Wolfsburg is a ladder for me to reach my professional goals," Osimhen told BBC Sport.
"Yes Arsenal is a good team for young players but Wolfsburg is the best club for me.
"This the best place for me to learn and develop because my heart is here with Wolfsburg.
"The club's plan for my career is very encouraging and I believe with God on my side I can grow to become one of the best players in the world," he added.
Under Fifa regulations Osimhen cannot sign a professional contract until he turns 18, on 29 December 2016. But Wolfsburg have announced a deal to sign the striker on 1 January 2017.
The proposed transfer follows a co-operation agreement between Wolfsburg and Lagos-based Ultimate Strikers Academy, where Osimhen is based.
Under the co-operation agreement between the clubs, Osimhen has visited Wolfsburg and will continue to train with the club as their guest.
The gangly striker, who idolises former Ivory Coast and Chelsea forward Didier Drogba, said: "I have my father [Patrick Osimhen] and brother [Andrew] with me here in Germany to guide me in the right path.
"The academy has also benefited and I am happy that the partnership will also encourage other young players from our academy to work harder.
"This is a big step for my football, family and the academy. All I can do now is to continue to work hard as a footballer."
His 10 goals in Chile, where he also emerged as the Golden Boot and Silver Ball winner, eclipsed the previous best of nine set by Ivorian Souleymane Coulibaly in 2011 and Florent Sinama Pongolle of France in 2001.
Osimhen was also part of the Nigeria side that won the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal in November, which also qualified them for the Rio Olympics next year.
He was named the 2015 Confederation of African Football (Caf) Youth Player of the Year at the award ceremony in Abuja on 7 January.
It comes as extra funding has been released for the UK's security services to help combat Islamic State terrorism.
Mr Cameron, who is meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin, told BBC News he was hopeful of an agreement with Russia over the future of Syria.
It comes as the French prime minister said the attacks were planned in Syria.
Manuel Valls said the authorities believed new terror attacks were being planned in France and other European countries.
A total of 129 people, including one Briton, were killed in Friday's attacks on bars and restaurants, a concert hall and the Stade de France. So-called Islamic State (IS or ISIL) claimed it was behind the killings.
A minute silence for the victims will be held in the UK at 11:00 GMT, to coincide with a Europe-wide silence at midday French time.
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Briton Nick Alexander from Essex has been confirmed dead and Home Secretary Theresa May said other Britons had been injured.
Mr Cameron said people should be "vigilant" against those who want to "change our way of life and destroy our way of life".
"Remember that our freedom depends on showing resolve and carrying on with our way of life, which is exactly what we ought to do," he added on Radio 4's Today programme.
Mr Cameron is meeting Mr Putin in their first face-to-face talks for a year, at the G20 summit in Turkey.
He said dealing with Russia over the future of Syria was "difficult" and that there had been some "profound disagreements", but added that Mr Putin recognised the threat IS posed to his country.
Civil war erupted in Syria four years ago, and now President Bashar al-Assad's government, IS, an array of Syrian rebels and Kurdish fighters all hold territory. Millions have been displaced and more than 250,000 people killed as a result of the fighting.
The new funding measures will allow MI5, MI6 and GCHQ to recruit an extra 1,900 officers, and a doubling in funding for aviation security is also expected to be agreed this week.
The funding for the 15% increase in staffing for the three intelligence agencies was revealed ahead of the publication of the government's Strategic Defence and Security Review, which is expected next week.
BBC home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford said this was an increase on the number previously briefed to the media by the Treasury.
The intelligence agencies already have about 12,700 staff.
The extra funding for aviation security is expected to be used to pay for more experts to assess airport safety in countries with large numbers of British visitors, among other measures. The UK currently spends about £9m a year on this issue.
Lord Carlile, a former independent reviewer of terrorism laws, told BBC News Islamic State could be "exterminated" if there was international will.
"The Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon has been absolutely right in recent weeks in calling for parliamentarians to support more vigorous bombing of ISIL," he said.
"We must destroy them otherwise this will go on for a generation.
"If people start what is in effect a war then they must reap the consequences for people around them I'm afraid. This is not a group one can talk to or negotiate with."
Meanwhile, officers from the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command unit are interviewing people returning to the UK from France who may have information about the Paris attacks.
The Met is also appealing for any potential witnesses to contact its anti-terrorist hotline, on 0800 789 321.
Mr Alexander, 36, from Colchester, died in the attack at the Bataclan concert hall, where he had been selling merchandise.
His family described him as "generous, funny and fiercely loyal".
Friends also paid tribute to him on social media. Joe Trohman, lead guitarist of the rock band Fall Out Boy, described him as a "great guy".
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More than 80 people died at that concert hall, one of a number of locations targeted by attackers.
The US band Eagles of Death Metal were playing a gig when militants burst into the venue and opened fire, but the band themselves survived unscathed.
Other bands, including U2, Motorhead and Foo Fighters, have cancelled gigs in Paris.
The 24-year-old leaves the Bairns after six years following their Premiership play-off final defeat by Kilmarnock.
Falkirk manager Peter Houston said: "I understood he wanted to play at a higher level.
"If their ambition is only to play for Falkirk then they're no use to me. They have to want to play at the highest level they possibly can."
Saints approached Falkirk in January, informing the Championship club that they wanted to offer Alston a pre-contract deal.
"Blair and I have been very open since he decided he wanted to leave it," said Houston.
"We have chatted regularly and we had one last night when he told me he would sign for St Johnstone today.
"Perhaps, if we'd gone up last Sunday, he would have stayed, but that's what happens in football."
Kirkcaldy-born Alston has been at Falkirk since he was a youth and has been a first-team regular since the end of the 2010-11 season.
In the campaign just ended, he made 46 appearances, scoring 12 times, as the Bairns finished runners-up in Scotland's second tier.
"When we had our first discussion about it, I said if you're paying well then there's no reason for me to leave you out in a huff because you're wanting to move on," added Houston. "I totally understand it.
"He's gone about his business 100% committed to Falkirk right to the very end.
"That thrills me. He never let things get to him.
"Now that the season is over, he's had an offer from St Johnstone and we wish him nothing but good luck. He can come back here any time."
Falkirk won the first leg of the play-off final, but they lost out 4-1 on aggregate after a heavy defeat at Rugby Park.
Meanwhile women had more procedures to inject fat than to remove it for the first time.
Eye lid surgery as well as face and neck-lift operations both soared in popularity in both sexes in 2012.
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) said overall the number of procedures was stable.
There were 43,172 surgical procedures carried out by the BAAPS 230 surgeons last year.
There were 642 operations on moobs - man boobs - down 18% from 2011. Surgeons speculated that more people were heading back to the gym instead.
Breast augmentation was again the most common procedure in the UK with 9,843 going under the knife. That was a fall of 1.6% on the previous year, which was put down to the health scare around PIP breast implants.
There were concerns about the implants rupturing and leaking non-medical grade silicone into the body.
Fat transfers which take fat from one part of the body to inject into another, often the face, increased by 13%.
It was one of a suite of anti-ageing procedures which increased in popularity among men and women in the past year. Facelifts went up by 14%, brow lifts by 17% and eyelid surgery by 13%.
However, liposuction and tummy tucks both fell by more than 10% in men and women.
The president of BAAPS and consultant plastic surgeon, Rajiv Grover, said: "The growth rates for surgical facelifting and other anti-ageing procedures showed a double digit rise, despite a double dip recession.
"Whilst there is an undeniable rise in demand for non-surgical treatments of the face, for example Botox and fillers, once there is actual loose skin in the neck or jowling, only surgery is likely to make a significant improvement and the public seem to be increasingly aware of this.
"The considerable drop in body-shaping procedures such as liposuction and tummy tucks may well be due to people choosing to head back to the gym, perhaps inspired by an unforgettable summer of Olympic golds!"
Lord's centurion Jos Buttler was run out backing up at the non-striker's end by bowler Sachithra Senanayake, but England's batting was disappointing.
Alastair Cook was the only player from his side to make a half-century as England were all out for 219.
Sri Lanka won with 10 balls to spare thanks to Lahiru Thirimanne's 60.
"Sri Lanka have always been a fighting nation. Arjuna Ranatunga started it and the rest have followed. You can say they are a small nation, but they produce good cricketers."
Although the controversy surrounding the dismissal of Buttler is likely to be the main talking point of this encounter, another lacklustre England batting performance will need to be addressed as Peter Moores' second stint as head coach opened with a series defeat.
The top order failed to get to grips with the pace of the pitch and did not put Sri Lanka's bowlers under any pressure - as illustrated by the failure to score more than a solitary boundary during their early batting powerplay.
Openers Cook and Ian Bell put on 76, but the latter's dolly of dollies to Ajantha Mendis was quickly followed by the cheap dismissals of youngsters Gary Ballance (10) and Joe Root (10). Cook, who needed to play the steady foil for the big hitters, then gave away his wicket when he tried to paddle sweep man-of-the-moment Senanayake, having scored 56 from 85 balls.
Eoin Morgan (17) and Ravi Bopara (17) tried unsuccessfully to ignite the innings.
Responsibility to set Sri Lanka a demanding total therefore fell to Buttler, whose incredible 121 from 74 balls at Lord's on Saturday had almost helped England seal the series. The 23-year-old had made 21 from 24 balls when Senanayake intervened.
The wicketkeeper-batsman had been twice warned by the bowler for straying out of his crease before a further transgression saw the bails removed, the spinner's appeal only upheld by umpire Michael Gough once he had consulted Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews.
The enraged home support made their feelings clear inside a gloomy Edgbaston as they watched their team dismissed without completing the 50 overs.
Sri Lanka raced to 51 in seven overs as they threatened to make short work of reaching the required 220.
But the introduction of James Tredwell rocked the top order. Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara fell to his spin, while Lancashire paceman Jimmy Anderson removed Kusal Perera to leave the tourists on 62-3.
The innings was brought back under control by Jayawardene (53), who shared a fourth-wicket stand of 98 with Thirimanne (60 not out), before Mathews (40 not out) saw them over the line with successive boundaries.
Thirteenth seed Venus, 36, beat fellow American Coco Vandeweghe 6-7 (3-7) 6-2 6-3 to reach her first major final since 2009.
World number two Serena, 35, saw off unseeded Croat Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-2 6-1 in the second semi-final.
Serena is attempting to win an Open-era record 23rd Grand Slam singles title.
It would also be a seventh Australian Open victory for the younger Williams sister, while Venus hopes to win an eighth major title, first in Melbourne and first since Wimbledon in 2008.
"It is unbelievable to watch Serena play tennis - the way she hits the ball and the competitor she is," Venus Williams said after the first semi-final.
"It would be a dream to see her on the opposite side of the net on Saturday."
Speaking after her win, Serena said: "I am really proud of Venus - she is a total inspiration. I am really happy for her and to be in the final together is a dream for us.
"She is my toughest opponent, no-one has ever beaten me as much as Venus.
"I feel no matter what that we have both won after all we have been through. I know a Williams is going to win this tournament."
Vandeweghe, 25, had played superbly in seeing off world number one Angelique Kerber and French Open champion Garbine Muguruza to reach the last four, but she could not maintain that level in the semi-final.
The world number 35 deservedly took the first set on a tie-break but it was the experience of Williams that eventually prevailed.
Williams converted four of five break points, but more importantly reduced Vandeweghe to just one from 13 as the younger American was reduced to throwing her racquet in frustration as the chances slipped by.
Two double faults handed Williams a decisive double break in the second set and the seven-time Grand Slam champion broke again at the start of the third.
Vandeweghe stayed close enough to keep the pressure on, saving three match points before finally cracking with an error on the fourth, prompting a jubilant twirl of celebration from Williams.
"Everyone has their moment in the sun. Maybe mine has gone on a little longer than other people, but I have nothing else to do," joked Williams.
Lucic-Baroni was playing her first Grand Slam semi-final for 18 years, but it only lasted 50 minutes as Serena Williams dominated in her 34th major semi-final.
It was their third meeting but their first since 1998, when the pair were teenagers.
The story of Lucic-Baroni's comeback from a series of personal issues that saw her career all but finished had captured the attention, and she ended the tournament by taking a selfie with the crowd on her way out of Rod Laver Arena.
"Mirjana is an inspiration and deserves all the credit today," said Williams. "To get so far after all she has been through inspires me and I wanted to give her all the congratulations.
"It is great to see her out here. I was rooting for her through the whole tournament."
Williams will return on Saturday to try to make history once again by surpassing Steffi Graf and winning a 23rd major singles title.
Once she broke Lucic-Baroni's serve in the third game there was only going to be one winner, runs of five straight games and six straight games bringing her each set.
"The serve was a little better today. I want it to be a little better. I knew it needed to be good because Mirjana is a great returner," added Williams.
The ticket was bought in Merthyr Tydfil or Rhondda Cynon Taff for the Team GB-inspired Lotto Medal Draw on 27 August.
It was one of 27 winning tickets and had the code RUBY 6863 3083.
Andy Carter from The National Lottery said: "This money and all the interest earned over the 180 days will now go to benefit projects all over the UK funded by The National Lottery."
Winners have 180 days after a draw takes place to claim their prize, otherwise it goes to charity.
This person had until midnight on Thursday to claim their winnings, but no-one came forward.
Mr Carter added: "We tried very hard to find the ticket-holder and it's a real shame that they have missed out."
The House of Lords voted by 300 to 231 to delay until 2018 a boundary review necessary to make the change.
Labour peer Lord Hart of Chilton said this would mean the review was based on a more accurate register of voters.
But he was accused of "riding roughshod" over Lords procedures.
Lord Hart had won cross-party support for his proposed amendment to the Electoral Registration and Administration Bill, aiming to postpone the current review of the UK's parliamentary constituency boundaries until October 2018 at the earliest.
BBC political correspondent Chris Mason said: "Had there been a review of the boundaries, and a reduction in the number of MPs from 650 to 600, many analysts suggest that this could have helped the Conservatives secure an additional 20 seats at the next election."
A Downing Street spokesman said the government would try to overturn the Lords amendment when the legislation returned to the Commons towards the end of its parliamentary scrutiny.
"The PM remains of the view that we should have fewer MPs to cut the cost of politics, and more equal size constituencies so that people's votes have more equal weight," he said.
But our correspondent said the reduction in seats was now "very unlikely", with some Conservatives suggesting this could make the difference between them winning or losing the next general election.
Lib Dem leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced that his party would withdraw its support for the boundary review, after the coalition abandoned reform of the House of Lords.
But senior Lords officials had advised peers that the amendment was inadmissible because it was not sufficiently relevant to the main aim of the bill, which is to change the way people register to vote.
Urging Lord Hart to drop his amendment, the new Leader of the Lords, Conservative peer Lord Hill of Oareford, said it would be "unwise" to break with precedent and ignore the ruling from the clerks of the House.
The Labour peer refused, setting the stage for what BBC parliamentary correspondent Mark D'Arcy understands to be the "first occasion since the founding of the coalition in which Conservative and Liberal Democrat ministers are whipped to vote in opposite lobbies".
The vote signifies that a majority of the House of Lords, which is a self-regulating chamber, disagreed with the clerks' ruling.
Lord Hart said the amendment would "ensure the 2015 general election was contested on the basis of current boundaries and provide a window of time to address the current deficiencies in the electoral register".
The peer also said it would ensure that the boundary review was based on the new system of individual voter registration, to be brought in under the bill with all-party backing.
But Tory former cabinet minister Lord Forsyth of Drumlean accused Lord Hart of "driving a coach and horses" through Lords procedures and "riding roughshod" over the advice of the clerks.
He accused the Liberal Democrats of "double crossing" Prime Minister David Cameron and making "an attempt to gerrymander our constitution for political reasons".
He said they were opposing the boundary review only because Mr Clegg was "cross" about the failure of House of Lords reform.
Senior Liberal Democrat peer Lord Rennard, said: "Many in my party take the view that the reduction in the number of MPs proposed in the boundary review should not take place without reform that would strengthen the legitimacy of this House.
"Too much will be made by the media of two coalition parties going into two different lobbies today, but in countries across Europe where coalition is much more the norm, it is much more normal and people understand that different parties vote in different ways on some issues, while agreeing on packages of measures where they can find agreement in what they both consider to be in the national interest."
He said the Conservatives had blocked Lords reform and should therefore not be surprised that they were now in this position.
But author and Conservative peer Lord Dobbs accused Mr Clegg of inventing a link between constituency boundaries and Lords reform as an excuse to "exact a little retribution" from his coalition partners.
"It's nothing less than a great political sulk," he said.
If it is to become law, the amendment will need to be approved by MPs when the bill returns to the House of Commons.
The boundary changes, approved in principle by Parliament last year, would see England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland lose 31, seven, 10 and two seats respectively.
The city is hosting the event on Friday for the fourth time.
This year marks the 21st anniversary of the awards, which were established by Kanya King MBE in 1996.
Thousand are expected to attend the show at the SSE Hydro to celebrate the best in urban music from the past 12 months.
Organisers said the event would recognise the achievements of artists in musical genres ranging from soul and reggae to hip hop, grime and Afrobeats.
Craig David, whose appearance marks a major comeback to the awards for the singer is nominated for Best Male and Best Song.
He said: "I first performed at the Mobo Awards 16 years ago and walked away with three awards that night.
"I'm back with new music and it's only right that I celebrate this by joining Mobo as they celebrate their 21st birthday."
Laura Mvula, the Birmingham soul singer, has four nominations for Best Female, Best Album for The Dreaming Room, Best R&B/Soul Act and Best Video for Phenomenal Woman.
She said: "I'm so thrilled to be back in Glasgow performing on the Mobo Awards stage.
"The Mobos are one of the few music events that have really championed and supported urban music from gospel to grime, so it's an honour to be taking part once again."
Also nominated is rapper Tinie Tempah for Best Male and Best Song for Girls Like, featuring Zara Larsson, and Lady Leshurr for Best Female Act, as well as Popcaan who is up for Best Reggae Act along with Alkaline, Kranium, Protoje and Spice.
Artists who have previously performed at the awards include Rihanna, Amy Winehouse, Grace Jones and Scotland's Emeli Sande, who won both Best Female and Best Album in 2012.
The dimmable bulb contains a filament-shaped LED coated in graphene. It was designed at Manchester University, where the material was discovered.
It is said to cut energy use by 10% and last longer owing to its conductivity.
The National Graphene Institute at the university was opened this month.
The light bulb was developed by a Canadian-financed company called Graphene Lighting - one of whose directors is Prof Colin Bailey, deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Manchester.
It is expected to be priced lower than some LED bulbs, which can cost about £15 each.
Based on traditional light bulb design, the use of graphene allows it to conduct electricity and heat more effectively.
Prof Bailey told the BBC: "The graphene light bulb will use less energy. We expect it to last longer. The manufacturing costs are lower and it uses more and more sustainable components."
The discovery of graphene in 2004 by Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, two Russian-born scientists at the University of Manchester, earned the pair the Nobel Prize for Physics and knighthoods.
A micro-thin layer of graphene is stronger than steel and it has been dubbed a "wonder material" because of its potential uses.
The government has invested £38m in the National Graphene Institute via the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, with an additional £23m provided by the European Regional Development Fund.
Chancellor George Osborne, who opened the site on 20 March, has said he hopes the UK can see off competition from China and South Korea to become a centre of excellence in graphene technology.
More than 35 companies worldwide have already partnered with the university to develop projects.
The race is now on to develop other practical and commercial uses, including lighter but more robust car and aircraft frames and false teeth. The material has already been incorporated into products including tennis rackets and skis.
Former superintendent Roger Marshall agreed match commander Ch Supt David Duckenfield had "told the lie" on the day of the crush.
But Mr Marshall said it was "utter rubbish" he and Mr Duckenfield colluded to cover up what happened.
He said he avoided media coverage of the disaster, in which 96 fans died.
The Liverpool fans died as a result of the crush at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on 15 April.
A public inquiry, led by Lord Justice Taylor, was set up in the aftermath of the disaster to establish the cause.
Mr Marshall was shown footage from the day which was timed at 16:42 when he was inside the police control box with other officers.
Peter Wilcock QC, who represents a group of Hillsborough families, said by that time "David Duckenfield had told the lie of the gate being forced".
Mr Marshall, who was stationed outside the Leppings Lane end, replied: "Yes, but I can tell you that the first I knew of that was at Lord Justice Taylor's inquiry.
"In fact, I was surprised and not a little shocked hearing that. I really was."
Mr Marshall was asked whether "it was a wicked thing to say" and he said: "It wasn't... Yes, I think it was. Yes."
The former senior officer told the inquests Mr Duckenfield did not say "Liverpool fans forced the gates open" to him while he was in the police control box at Hillsborough.
During the hearing, Mr Wilcock asked whether Mr Duckenfield made a "fundamental mistake in not taking any steps to block the tunnel".
Mr Marshall replied: "That may be true, but I share that responsibility of that because, as I said to you not once, but twice, that it is a profound regret on my part that I did not say to control 'There's a mass of people coming through the gates - please ensure there's a reception committee to meet them'.
"So it's not just David Duckenfield and Bernard Murray's responsibility, it's my responsibility as well."
The jury was told Assistant Chief Constable Walter Jackson had summoned Mr Marshall to the control box to ask him what happened.
He then travelled with Mr Duckenfield to South Yorkshire Police headquarters where they saw the then chief constable, Peter Wright, before being sent home.
Mr Marshall said: "The first time I got to know about the 'lie' was certainly at the public inquiry because I didn't read the newspapers and I didn't watch the telly."
Mr Wilcock said it was "incredible" that Mr Marshall did not see any of the "massive publicity that you must have known was a lie".
Mr Marshall said he saw a police counsellor who told him not to read the papers or watch the television.
He added any idea there had been "collusion" between he and Mr Duckenfield "to cover this up" was "rubbish, utter rubbish".
During questioning by Mr Wilcock, Mr Marshall was also accused of refusing to criticise officers in the police control box for "fear of being thought of as disloyal".
Mr Marshall said: "I really don't wish to criticise my colleagues. My colleagues - we were under enormous pressure at that time.
"I can't speak for what was going on in their minds. I can't speak for whatever discussions took place in the control room."
The jury was also shown a letter written by Mr Marshall's solicitor, Vincent Hale, in June 1990.
It was written in response to a complaint made by three families, related to the victims Sarah and Victoria Hicks, John McBrien and Richard Jones.
In one paragraph Mr Hale wrote: "There could certainly be a backlash, if not against the complainants themselves, who happen to represent totally innocent victims, against some of the other dead fans who were not free from blame."
Mr Marshall agreed that the language in the letter was "offensive".
Mr Wilcock said: "Mr Marshall, for 25 years many families, including Doreen Jones, who I represent, have lived with the smear that her son... was some how responsible for his own death.
"Will you take the opportunity now to apologise to her for suggesting anything other than the fact he was a totally innocent victim of this disaster, as was each and every person who died. Will you take this opportunity now?"
Mr Marshall replied: "I will sir, yes."
Mr Wilcock continued: "Will you apologise to the families of the people who died at Hillsborough for the way you have dealt with their complaints and their attempts to clear the names of their loved ones over the last 25 years? Will you apologise for that please?"
Mr Marshall said: "I will sir. But I would add the caveat that the Hillsborough disaster had many, many different causes and the evidence I have given over the years and in these proceedings, I have tried to approach that in a moderate, reasoned, careful and sensitive fashion."
The inquests continue.
Martyn James Price, of St Columbs Wells in Londonderry, admitted threatening to kill more than 16 five-year-olds at Elmgrove Primary School in 2015.
A prosecutor told the judge Price said he wanted to "kill more" than Dunblane massacre killer Thomas Hamilton.
The 35-year-old also pleaded guilty to causing damage to furniture at an apartment and to possessing cannabis.
Downpatrick Crown Court heard that Price made the threat to kill in an email to a customer support adviser at England-based online betting and gaming company in January 2015.
A prosecution lawyer said that Price had been informed that his online account had been suspended pending an investigation over another account he held with a second betting company.
Price, he said, disputed this and claimed his account must have been "hacked".
"About an hour later, Price sent an email in the following terms and I quote: 'It doesn't matter. Forget about it. I am walking into a school on Friday and I am going to kill as many five-year-old kids as I can before ARU (Armed Response Unit) shoots me.
"'I am hoping to top Thomas Hamilton by killing more than he did.'"
The prosecution lawyer told the judge that Thomas Hamilton was a reference to the man who carried out the Dunblane massacre in Scotland.
The court heard that the defendant had contacted a property letting company the previous day "making a specific threat to the Elmgrove Primary School in east Belfast".
"Police were then able to link the two pieces of information and raised the alarm," the prosecutor said.
The court heard that as a result of the threat, Elmgrove Primary School was closed the next day.
After his arrest, Price was found to be in possession of cannabis.
The court heard the criminal damage of £250 related to a chair, a coffee table, a lamp and a kettle in his rented flat.
"Nothing was found that would have suggested that the threat would have been acted upon," the prosecution lawyer added.
A defence lawyer said that while Price's email was "malicious" it was an "empty threat".
The judge said that under the terms of the probation order Price must to abstain from drugs and alcohol and take part in an addiction programme.
If those terms are breached, the judge said, "I will have no hesitation whatsoever in passing the sentence I previously mentioned".
The judge added: "Although you are assessed as a high likelihood of reoffending, I have to have regard to the probation service, who say you are not a danger to the public."
It happened just before 22:00 GMT on Thursday in the Ballymagowan Avenue area of the city.
No one was injured but a man and a woman, who were in the house at the time, were left badly shaken.
The PSNI have appealed for information.
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In a report, it highlights "pressing problems" undermining the effectiveness of laws on buying and owning guns.
Its recommendations - designed to make laws "clearer" and ensure they keep up with technology - include creating a new offence of possessing tools to turn imitation firearms into live ones.
The Home Office said it would "carefully consider" the report.
The commission is an independent body which reviews laws in England and Wales and can recommend reforms.
Commenting on current laws, the commission said: "There are over 30 pieces of overlapping legislation, some of the key terminology - such as 'lethal', 'component part' and 'antique' - is not clearly defined, and the law has fallen out of step with developments in technology."
The report calls for an "approved standard" on deactivating firearms, to reduce the risk that a weapon can be reactivated.
The commission says tools to convert imitation firearms to live ones are increasingly available, and it proposes a new offence of "possessing an article with the intention of using it unlawfully to convert an imitation firearm into a live one".
To clarify definitions, the commission says there should be:
Prof David Ormerod QC, law commissioner for criminal law, said existing laws were causing "considerable difficulties" for investigators, prosecutors and people involved with licensed firearms.
"The purpose of our recommendations for reform is to provide immediate solutions to the most pressing problems in firearms law, bringing clarity for those who own and use firearms, and those who investigate and prosecute their misuse," he said.
"We remain of the view that the entire legislative landscape requires fundamental reform and should be codified."
A Home Office spokesman said: "The UK has some of the toughest gun laws in the world and we are determined to keep it that way."
He added: "We recognise the importance of strengthening legislation to guard against misuse of firearms and will carefully consider the recommendations in the Law Commission's report."
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Firearms laws in England and Wales are "confused, unclear and difficult to apply", the Law Commission says.
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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.
More on the IOC website
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
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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.
The National Institute for Health Research, the research arm of the NHS, reported a 60% jump in people signing up in the past year.
Almost 22,000 people are taking part in 100 separate studies into the degenerative brain disease.
The Alzheimer's Society said such volunteering was essential for developing a cure.
Chris Roberts, from north Wales, has been taking part in a trial investigating the genetics of Alzheimer's disease.
He said: "After a diagnosis of dementia your whole family also receives the diagnosis. It's a team effort.
"What we then need is hope, and this is what research gives us. Taking part means I'm doing something constructive and worthwhile. I'm leaving something behind that might help others, if not myself.
"Any kind of research, small or large, brings with it hope that there may be a future."
Dr Iracema Leroi, a dementia specialist from the University of Manchester, said: "This is one of the ways in which people can make a very positive impact and fight the disease and fight the condition - and be involved in self-management."
She said the areas of research needed were into better care for people, finding a cure and preventing the disease.
Volunteers both with dementia and without the condition were required for the research, and could sign up easily via the new Join Dementia Research service, she said.
Studies include:
Dr Doug Brown, from the Alzheimer's Society, said he was delighted people were taking part. "Not only is it essential for us to make progress towards new treatments and better care, but it could also empower people to learn more about their condition and benefit from additional support."
The government aims to encourage 10% of all people with dementia to take part in clinical trials by 2020. The figure is currently 5.5%.
Life sciences minister George Freeman said: "Volunteers are essential to our battle against the disease and I'm delighted that so many people, with and without dementia, are coming forward to participate in ground-breaking new trials.
"There is still a long way to go, but with their help we hope to find a cure or disease-modifying therapy by 2025. The race is on."
But how big a pension will we need, and how much should we be putting away to pay for it?
On the first question, one clue came from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this week, which said the average retired household now spends £21,770 a year.
So to earn a pension of at least £20,000, how much should you be saving each month?
To get an answer, the BBC asked a firm of actuaries to make some calculations.
To a generation that has got out of the habit of saving, the figures may come as something of a shock.
They reveal that even at the age of 25, you need to be putting away several hundred pounds a month.
And if you haven't started saving by the age of 40, reaching the target is going to be a real challenge.
If you qualify for a full state pension - and initially many people will not - the government currently gives you just over £8,000 a year.
So assuming you are not a member of a defined benefit (DB) pension scheme, you will need to find at least £12,000 of income from a defined contribution (DC) scheme.
For those on the average salary of £26,364, getting such a pension needs very careful planning.
"Twenty thousand pounds on average national earnings is quite an ambitious target," says Patrick Bloomfield, a partner at Hymans Robertson LLP, which did the calculations for the BBC.
"It would have them replace three-quarters of their pay with pension. But I think it is an excellent target to aim at."
The table above shows how much money a worker would have to contribute every month to get an eventual pension of £20,000 a year, depending on the age they start saving.
So someone who starts saving at the age of 25 would need to put away £246 a month, net of tax.
After 20% tax relief, that sum is actually worth £307.
The pot would eventually be used to buy an annuity, or income for life.
Assuming it achieves investment growth of a typical default investment strategy, and assuming the eventual payout increases annually with inflation, as well as granting a 50% income to a surviving partner, this level of saving has a 50/50 chance of providing an annual income of £20,000 or more.
The cost can be higher for women, because they are expected to live longer. However, having a male partner reduces the cost in a joint annuity, as they have shorter life expectancy.
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The figures show that an average earner who starts saving at 25 need only contribute 14% of their salary to hit the £20,000 target.
But if they leave it to the age of 35, they will need to contribute 23%.
By the time they are 45, if they haven't started a pension plan, they will need to pay in pretty much half their earnings, a difficult task.
"The biggest message from this analysis is the cost of delaying when you start to save," says Patrick Bloomfield.
"The challenge is, when they're in their 20s and 30s people are trying to save, they're trying to get on the housing ladder, they're being young and having fun. There are lots of calls on that money."
However, the figures show that there is an alternative option for those who haven't started saving by the age of 45.
If they are prepared to delay taking the income for five years beyond their current state pension age, they can reduce their contributions to £418 a month, or 28% of their earnings.
But not many people will want to be working at the age of 72. Indeed, some will find that ill health stops them doing so anyway.
Someone who is a higher earner may wish to save more.
This table shows how much they would need to save monthly to buy an annuity that pays out £30,000 a year.
If they are on a salary of £52,728 - double the national average - this process is currently made easier for them by the fact that the taxman will give them a rebate of up to 40% of their income tax.
Thus a 25-year-old would need to save £342 a month, while a 35-year-old would need to put away more than £500.
But again, leave it to the age of 45 and he or she would have to save well over £1,000 a month.
If successful, such a saver would receive a pension that amounts to 57% of their previous income.
This too is an ambitious target.
According to the Pensions Commission report from 2006, someone earning more than £50,000 should be aiming to get a pension which is equivalent to 50% of their pre-retirement salary.
Someone earning between £25,000 and £50,000 should aim for a pension of 60% of their salary.
State pension age calculator DWP
How much will I get from a State Pension? DWP
Combined state, workplace and DC calculator, from Standard Life
Should I delay buying an annuity? Hargreaves Lansdown
How much can I earn from a DC pot? Money Advice Service
Of course people retiring do not have to buy an annuity. There are now plenty of alternatives, such as pension drawdown.
These figures also do not take account of National Insurance contributions. Workers in salary sacrifice schemes should be able to reclaim some of those contributions, meaning the amount they need to save monthly will be less than shown.
But the figures we used are still a clear sign that workers need to save more.
One financial advisory firm, the deVere Group, said this week that 80% of the people it sees are not saving enough.
"Too many people have a live-for-today attitude," said chief executive Nigel Green.
"There needs to be a seismic shift in the savings culture."
As Patrick Bloomfield concludes: "There are two big messages in this. The first is please start saving.
And the second is how expensive it is to wait before you start saving. So the sooner you start - even if you can't afford the levels in these tables - every little will help."
The body of Sgt Joshua Wikston was discovered at his home close to the RAF station in Suffolk on Friday morning, the US Air Force said.
He was a member of the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.
Col Evan Pettus, a commander with 48th Fighter Wing of the US Air Force, said: "Our thoughts and prayers are with Staff Sgt Wikston's family, friends and fellow airmen."
He added: "The entire Liberty Wing feels the impact of Josh's loss. We will do everything we can to support his family through this difficult time, and to care for the members of our team who need assistance in the wake of his death."
The airman's death is being investigated by the US Air Force office of special investigations, a spokeswoman said.
Using computer simulations, they tried to turn back the galactic clock to see how Venus's climate has changed.
They made different versions of Venus, each with slightly different details, such as the amount of of the Sun's energy the planet received.
By looking at how these versions developed over time, the team began to see lots of similarities with earth.
One of the Venus simulations had pleasant Earth-like temperatures and even had some snowfall.
These tests help paint a picture of what Venus could have been like one or two billion years ago, when the Earth was only a young planet.
The team from Cornell University say more missions to Venus are needed to prove whether their simulation are right or not.
Today however, Venus is not exactly a habitable planet.
Temperatures there are hot enough to melt metal. Clouds of sulphuric acid cover the surface and the pressure on the ground is similar to being more than half a mile under the sea!
So, probably not a good idea to start planning on moving there anytime soon.
The Universities' Police Science Institute (Upsi) in Cardiff ran a trial in London to warn about thieves on bikes stealing mobile phones.
The #Copcat trial with Metropolitan Police took place in two areas.
Prof Martin Innes from Upsi said early results show the trial was successful and other forces are interested.
"Most crime prevention messages are designed to frighten people into changing their behaviour," said Prof Innes.
"We designed an experiment where we ran two campaigns - a very traditional campaign designed to change people's crime prevention behaviour versus our more experimental campaign and saw what results were and how they were different.
"We tried to use humour and cartoons to change how memorable the messages were for members of the public.
"The campaign was about mobile phone thefts by people on mopeds and bicycles which has become quite a problem at the current time.
"When we were looking at it, it was just an emerging problem that was starting to come through, so we thought this was a good thing to test this campaign on."
Both the traditional and cartoon campaigns were on display in underground stations around Camden and Islington boroughs in 2016.
Prof Innes said people were exposed to them when they stepped on and off the trains, and officers handed out leaflets at stations while there was also a social media campaign.
He added: "What we saw was people were far more likely to remember the cartoon cat - who we called Copcat - and the advice he gave than they were for a far more traditional police campaign.
The "complicated" findings of the campaign are being written up and a way forward is being explored.
"If we can get a campaign that's just as effective in getting people to change their crime prevention behaviours, that doesn't make people afraid, that to us is a good result," Prof Innes said.
"The work was done in conjunction with the College of Policing so once we've understood the nuances in our data and our findings, we're hoping that this has got the potential to roll out and go nationwide.
"There's certainly a lot of early interest in it. We've already entered into conversations with some forces about it.
"I would hope over the next six months we'd be in a position to see these sort of techniques and approaches roll out."
It was the last major town under government control in Idlib province. Correspondents say it may give rebels a route to the ruling elite's heartland.
The Islamist forces, including the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front, began the assault on Thursday.
State media said the army had redeployed outside the town "to avoid civilian casualties".
They quoted a military official as saying that, before withdrawing, troops had engaged in fierce fighting with "armed terrorist groups" who arrived in large numbers from the Turkish border.
Activists from the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said government forces had fled.
The bodies of at least 60 pro-government fighters were lying in the streets, the observatory added.
Before the rise of Islamic State, the Nusra Front was seen as the strongest and most militant rebel force.
The city of Idlib was overrun by the rebel groups last month.
Since then, government forces have been trying to protect their supply route between Aleppo and Hama province on one side and Latakia on the other.
Latakia is home to the core of the Alawite minority to which the family of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad belongs and is so far largely untouched by the war.
BBC World Service Middle East analyst Sebastian Usher says that if the rebels can drive the government completely out of Idlib province, they would open the way to Latakia.
The town of Jisr al-Shughur has been under government control since the early stages of the conflict. In June 2011, large protests against the regime led to the deaths of 120 troops in circumstances disputed by the government and its opponents.
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The Welshman crossed the line 15 hours, 59 minutes and 29 seconds after winner Armel le Cleac'h who set a record time of 74 days, three hours and 35 minutes.
The 42-year-old Gosport-based Thomson's boat Hugo Boss crossed the line off the coast of France surrounded by a flotilla of smaller craft.
"Finishing this race is a result, but second is fantastic," he said.
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"I finished third last time so it's definitely a step up but it wasn't quite the first I was after.
"I've probably slept about five hours in the past three days and I haven't slept at all in the last 24 hours so I was running on the final bit of adrenaline left in my body.
"I've spent 70-odd days on my own and suddenly there's hundreds of people here and when I go in to the channel there's probably going to be hundreds of thousands.
"It's an amazing contrast and it's a wonderful way to finish."
Bangor-born Thomson was joined on his boat by his wife Kate and children Oscar and Georgia, and said their support meant he had never felt lonely during his epic journey.
"I didn't feel lonely - you can be in a large group of people and feel lonely," he said.
"I've got a beautiful wife and great kids supporting me - how can I feel lonely?"
Thomson matches Dame Ellen MacArthur as the best British competitor in the Vendee Globe. She finished second in the 2001 race.
His time is four days days faster than the previous race record of 78 days, two hours and 16 minutes set by Francois Gabart in 2012-13.
Thomson had threatened to overhaul Le Cleac'h on Wednesday, cutting his lead to 34 miles with 309 miles left of the race before a malfunctioning autopilot ended his challenge.
He had led for many of the early stages and broke two race records prior to being overtaken, with Le Cleac'h moving ahead in early December.
Thomson was nearly 1,000 miles behind at Christmas after his boat's hydrofoil was ripped off in mid-November, but he increased his speed after rounding Cape Horn.
He was leading the race by more than 100 miles when his boat was damaged.
Chris Hume, 28, admitted the offences which took place in a Glasgow flat on 11 October last year.
The High Court in Glasgow heard he had never been alone with the child until the day of the incident. When his parents returned home, the boy told them what had happened.
Hume is due to be sentenced next month.
The court heard that following the incident, Hume ran off leaving behind two phones. The family then contacted the police.
Police Scotland's Cybercrime Unit managed to extract footage from the accused's phone.
The boy can be heard on the footage saying "I want to see the camera" and the accused replies "Quick, quick. Before your daddy comes".
Hume is expected to sentenced next month at the High Court in Edinburgh by judge Lady Scott.
It had been telegraphed well in advance, with a starting date of mid-October given. So-called Islamic State (IS) had had plenty of time to prepare.
The Iraqi security forces, helped by Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, seemed confident that their numbers, training and equipment would compensate for any loss of the element of surprise. That, and the US-led coalition's air power.
On day one, the Iraqi army to the south of the city appeared to be making good progress.
Their first task was to clear the dozens of villages on the road to the city. In theory, this should have been the easiest part of the offensive - the villages are surrounded by wide-open desert. As IS fighters fled villages that were being cleared, they could be picked off with air strikes.
At least that was the theory. Day two showed it was not going to be that simple.
The advance slowed. IS fighters moved like ghosts, spotted one minute and disappearing the next. The extremists were using mortars and rockets to carry out harrying attacks as the Iraqi army tried to advance.
The weapon that worried the advancing troops the most, however, was the suicide truck bomb. Even if it does not always reach its target, it can create panic followed by a rapid retreat - what the military prefer to term "a tactical withdrawal".
The Iraqi security forces and the Peshmerga had more firepower to commit to the fight. On day four, they launched fresh attacks from the north and the east. The Iraqi special forces, who are expected to lead the assault into the city, joined the fight for the first time. They too came under heavy attack.
After the first week, they have still yet to reach the city limits. It will be much harder fighting in the urban environment.
About a million civilians are living inside the city - with the expectation that some will be used as human shields. Even in these early days, IS has already proven itself to be a ruthless enemy willing to fight to the death.
On the other hand, the Iraqi army, which fled Mosul without a fight as IS advanced in 2014, still has to prove it is ready and able to win this battle.
Read more of Jonathan's despatches from Iraq:
Intense battles on the road to Mosul
Iraqi army besieges Christian town
The fine has been imposed by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after unencrypted DVDs of interviews were left in a desk drawer.
Staff discovered the loss after moving office in 2011 but the security breach went unreported for nearly two years.
The ICO said the force had "failed to take all appropriate measures" against the accidental loss of personal data.
A second interview had to be abandoned due to the victim's distress and the DVDs have still not been recovered. The defendants in the case were eventually convicted in court.
Anne Jones, ICO Assistant Commissioner for Wales said the breach was "extremely serious".
"Without any doubt we would expect a professional police force, in a position of trust, dealing with this type of highly sensitive information from victims and witnesses on a daily basis to have robust procedures to keep track of the personal data in their care," she said.
"The organisation has failed to take all appropriate measures against the unauthorised processing and accidental loss of personal data."
Responding to the fine, Assistant Chief Constable Richard Lewis said the force had acted immediately to change its processes and a new policy was in place
"South Wales Police takes its responsibilities for the management and security of information extremely seriously and has apologised to the victim in this case," he said.
But the officer also criticised the fine as a "very significant financial penalty particularly at a time of such financial austerity".
"South Wales Police is currently considering whether to now appeal against this penalty," said ACC Lewis.
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The 25-year-old re-joined the club last week after leaving Kidderminster Harriers at the end of his contract.
Rowe-Turner spent two seasons with the Gulls, having joined the club 2010 after leaving Leicester City.
"He's a rough diamond still and he's got a huge amount of potential and I back him to do extremely well," Nicholson told BBC Sport.
"Physically he's got all the attributes and he's at a stage in his career where he knows he's got to really put the work in, because he could still have a really good career ahead of him.
"When he first came in when I was here as a player I thought I could be struggling.
"I managed to fend him off but I think he's a different player now and a different character and I'm looking forward to working with him again."
Rowe-Turner replaces Dan Butler, who turned down a new contract at Torquay to join League Two side Newport County.
"We offered Dan a very good contract and the chance to progress his career here," Nicholson said.
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"We wish him well, he's a great lad, I loved working with him, as did everybody here, and his attitude and performances were a big part of what we achieved last season."
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David Butterfield, 43, was found with a stab wound to the chest at a house in Gomersal, near Cleckheaton, on Friday evening, West Yorkshire Police said.
He was treated by paramedics but died at the property on Shirley Terrace, investigators said.
Michelle Spencer, 47, is due to appear before magistrates in Huddersfield later on Tuesday.
The 20-year-old played for the Republic at Under-21s level but turned down a call-up to the senior squad for a friendly against England in June.
Birmingham-born Grealish qualifies for the Republic through his grandparents.
"It was not an easy decision as Ireland has a special place with me through my family," he said. "But I have decided to represent the country of my birth."
Grealish made his professional debut while on loan at Notts County against MK Dons in September 2013.
His first Villa appearance was in May 2014 as a substitute in a defeat by Manchester City.
England manager Roy Hodgson had made it clear to Grealish that he wanted him to represent his side.
However, Hodgson did not pick him to play against the Republic in June, with the England boss saying "it would have been inflammatory at the last minute if he chose us and played".
Grealish's decision to represent England at senior level is a big blow to Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill - but a real lift to Hodgson as he plans for Euro 2016.
Aston Villa's 20-year-old has not only selected to play for the country of his birth but also an England side that has already secured qualification for the competition in France next summer.
And that, in itself, guarantees he will be given the opportunity to work his way into Hodgson's squad.
Hodgson will be delighted as Grealish is gifted and with the rare talent of having time on the ball even in congested areas, a quality ideally suited to the international stage.
And with Arsenal's Jack Wilshere again struggling with injury, the addition of another talented young midfielder to England's ranks alongside the likes of Everton's Ross Barkley - plus other emerging stars such as Spurs' Harry Kane and Everton's John Stones - is a welcome lift for Hodgson and England.
The Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF) identifies sites for housing developments that may be built on over the next 20 years.
It includes greenbelt sites in Tameside, Bury, Trafford and Stockport.
Protests are being held in locations across the area and follow similar marches earlier in January.
The first draft of the plan, which includes both brownfield and greenbelt sites, was revealed in October.
Stockport Council leader Alex Ganotis said at the time the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) would do all it could to ensure the developments were done "in the right areas".
However, Bury's leader Rishi Shori later said he had been left with no option but to open up the area's greenbelt, as Bury's quota of 13,000 homes could not all be built on brownfield.
GMCA said in 2015, 47% of the total land area of Greater Manchester was designated as greenbelt and this would be reduced to 43% if the plans were approved.
Meanwhile, West Salford Greenway, Rectory Lane, Standish in Wigan and land within the Roch Valley in Rochdale would be newly designated as greenbelt.
The consultation period on the first draft of the plan was originally due to end in December, but was extended until 16 January by GMCA to ensure "everyone who wants to has the opportunity to take part".
About 45,000 people have logged on to the consultation website and Greater Manchester's lead planning officer Chris Findley has promised that opponents of the plans will be listened to.
"The greenbelt was set in the 1980s and it will continue to be there in the next 30 years as well," he said.
"We have been very careful about site selection, but in this consultation draft, we think we do have to look at some of the greenbelt."
Several other local MPs have spoken out against the plan, opposing it on the issues including greenbelt building, infrastructure concerns and affordable housing quotas.
Some, including Conservatives William Wragg and David Nuttall and Labour's Liz McInnes, Lisa Nandy and Andrew Gwynne, took part in a debate about it at Westminster Hall in December.
In October, Mr Gwynne - who called the plan a "greenbelt-grabbing exercise" - and Conservative MP Chris Green vowed to fight plans to use some greenbelt land in parts of the scheme.
Campaigners are protesting in Stockport, Salford, Tameside and Wigan on Saturday and Sunday.
Charlotte Castro, who helped to organise the Tameside event, said she understood houses needed to be built, but questioned whether "affordable housing for young people" would be built on the land.
She said the march on Sunday was "a last attempt" to get their protest message heard.
Blantyre House has seen a rise in violent incidents, including two serious assaults, HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) said.
Spice, a former so-called "legal high", and associated debt and bullying, was blamed in part for the rise.
The Prison Service said the misuse of drugs is taken very seriously.
The 120-capacity jail, which houses category C and D inmates who are preparing for release, was described as "one of the jewels in the Prison Service crown" in a 2010 inspection.
During an unannounced visit to the prison, near Goudhurst, inmates told inspectors that a gang was involved in the use of the Class B drug, which recreates the effects of cannabis.
It was also reported that they were intimidating more vulnerable inmates and new arrivals.
HMIP added that current testing methods do not detect Spice, so the low positive drug testing rate did not give an accurate picture of the level of narcotic misuse in the prison.
Andrew Neilson, director of campaigns at the Howard League for Penal Reform, said: "This is yet another report identifying that a prison which was once excellent is now floundering because of budget cuts.
"It shows the disastrous consequences that happen when the prison estate becomes focused on warehousing people rather than turning lives around."
Chief inspector of prisons Nick Hardwick said Blantyre House still retained many of the strengths identified in the past.
"In particular, its small size means there is an opportunity for its experienced staff to get to know prisoners well and address their needs and behaviour in a personalised way that is simply not possible in larger establishments," he said.
"Those strengths should be advantages in dealing with the wider and more complex range of needs among the prisoners Blantyre House now holds - but neither the prison nor the wider prison service have yet got to grips with the changes required to meet these needs or the resources necessary to make them."
Michael Spurr, chief executive of the National Offender Management Service, which runs offender services in the community and in custody, said: "We recognise that the population at Blantyre House is more complex and challenging than previously and the governor and his team will continue to have the support needed to take forward the recommendations in the report."
A spokesman for the Prison Service added: "We work hard to keep contraband out of prisons and use a range of security measures, including random mandatory drug testing of prisoners and close working with the police and other agencies.
"We will always press for the most serious charges to be laid against anyone attempting to bring drugs and other contraband into prisons, and anyone caught dealing or bullying may be returned to closed conditions."
Captain William Colbeck and Alfred Cheetham, from Hull, were on the ship Morning that took part in the expeditions of 1902-1904.
The two men were welcomed by thousands at the city's Paragon station on their return home in 1904.
A plaque to the pair has been unveiled at the station.
The ceremony was attended by members of the two men's families and Labour councillor Mary Glew.
"We are proud of our city's rich maritime history and it is fitting that we are unveiling this mark of respect at the place where they were so triumphantly welcomed back to Hull by thousands of people," said Ms Glew.
Scott of the Antarctic, as he was nicknamed, was a naval officer and explorer who died in 1912 attempting to be the first to reach the South Pole. He was beaten to his goal by a Norwegian party led by Roald Amundsen.
Captain Colbeck got his master's ticket in 1894 and commanded the Morning, which was sent to relieve Scott's Discover Expedition. He died in 1930.
During his voyage Captain Scott named Cape Colbeck and Colbeck Bay after him.
Alfred Buchanan Cheetham was born in Liverpool but his family moved to Hull where he married.
He was also on on the Morning and in all spent about six years on Antarctic expeditions.
He died in 1918 when his ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat in the World War One.
The plaque is the 25th in a series to commemorate 100 people from Hull.
Now it is becoming well-known for another superlative: it is involved in one of the biggest corruption cases in history.
Last year, the Brazilian-based group signed what has been described as the world's largest leniency deal with US and Swiss authorities, in which it confessed to corruption and paid $2.6bn (£2.1bn) in fines.
Seventy-seven company executives have agreed to plea bargains with Brazilian authorities, and their statements to investigators are being made public.
These revelations are having strong political and economic repercussions throughout Latin America.
It's not a brand many outside Latin America will recognise, but Grupo Odebrecht is the region's largest construction conglomerate.
It started out as a small family construction group in the 1940s founded by Brazilians of German origin. It grew quickly and at its peak, around 2010, the company had 181,000 employees across 21 countries.
Its focus is on building large projects, such as Caracas' metro, a port in Cuba and much of the infrastructure used by Brazil in the 2014 World Cup, including some of the stadiums.
The company is also one of the biggest donors to politicians in Brazil.
Odebrecht is one of the firms that have been caught in Operacao Lava Jato, Brazil's corruption probe into the state oil giant Petrobras. Dozens of companies acknowledged paying bribes to politicians and officials in exchange for contracts with Petrobras.
In June 2015, the group's chief executive, Marcelo Odebrecht, the grandson of its founder, was arrested. Since then, he and 76 other company executives have been jailed.
Last year, all of them signed deals with Brazilian investigators, agreeing to confess to crimes and to identify corrupt officials in exchange for shorter prison sentences.
Odebrecht executives have confessed to paying bribes in exchange for contracts not only in Brazil, but in various parts of the world. An international taskforce of investigators is looking into bribery in 10 countries, including Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
In December, Odebrecht signed a leniency deal with authorities in the US and Switzerland, agreeing to pay $2.6bn in fines for its past mistakes - the largest sum of its kind in the world.
The company is also trying to settle cases with other governments so that it can be allowed to tender for future major infrastructure projects.
The most explosive statements came from the former boss, Marcelo Odebrecht, who says that part of the $48m he donated to Dilma Rousseff and Michel Temer's campaign in the 2014 Brazilian presidential election was illegal.
Other Odebrecht executives have also mentioned donations to top politicians from Brazil's centre-right party PSDB, as well as cabinet ministers in the current government.
Outside Brazil, revelations made by Odebrecht executive Jorge Barata prompted investigators in Peru to issue an arrest warrant against former President Alejandro Toledo, who is currently considered a fugitive.
All those mentioned in the statements have strongly denied any wrongdoing, and have accused Odebrecht executives of lying.
Not always. It is hard for investigators to determine whether those arrested are actually confessing to real crimes, or whether they are telling a story that prosecutors want to hear in exchange for shorter prison sentences.
Plea bargains can be very rewarding for those who sign them. Some of the Petrobras executives who signed such deals in 2014 are now out of prison and serving their sentences at homes, instead of spending years in jail.
On the other hand, plea bargains have been instrumental in bringing to justice powerful people who would otherwise never have been caught.
Brazil's current President, Michel Temer, is potentially the highest target of these investigations. Brazil's electoral court is looking into donations to the Rousseff-Temer campaign in the 2014 election.
If fraud is found, their campaign could be annulled, which means that Mr Temer would be removed from office. Both Michel Temer and former President Dilma Rousseff, who are now political foes, deny all allegations of fraud.
But the outcome of the Odebrecht scandal remains completely unpredictable. Brazil has just returned from holiday season, and judges and investigators are now focusing all their effort on moving the case forward. The fallout of the case is likely to affect the current government and next year's presidential election.
Meanwhile, other countries are just getting to grips with Odebrecht's corrupt practices and are beginning their own investigations.
Mr Trump and North Korea have been exchanging hostile rhetoric, with the US president threatening to rain "fire and fury" on the North.
But China, North Korea's only major ally, has been urging restraint.
A White House statement said the US and China agreed North Korea must stop "provocative and escalatory behaviour".
A statement by North Korea's official KCNA news agency issued on Saturday said the Trump administration "had better talk and act properly," if it did not want "the American empire to meet its tragic doom".
Long-standing tensions over North Korea's nuclear programme worsened when it tested two intercontinental ballistic missiles in July.
The regime was also angered by last week's UN decision to increase economic sanctions against it.
According to Chinese state media, Mr Xi told Mr Trump in a phone call that "all relevant parties" should stop "words and deeds" that would exacerbate the situation.
Mr Xi also stressed China and the US shared "common interests" over denuclearisation and maintaining peace on the Korean peninsula.
A White House statement on the phone call did not mention the apparent plea to the US president.
It stressed the two men enjoyed a close relationship, which would "hopefully lead to a peaceful resolution of the North Korea problem".
President Trump has previously chided China for not reining in North Korea, saying it could do "a lot more".
Tuesday: "North Korea, best not make any more threats to the United States," Mr Trump tells reporters. "They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen"
Wednesday: Mr Trump boasts that the US nuclear arsenal is "more powerful than ever"
Thursday: He says that his "fire and fury" warning maybe "wasn't tough enough". Asked what would be tougher than fire and fury, he replies, "you'll see"
Friday: The US president warns that military solutions are "locked and loaded" should North Korea "act unwisely".
North Korea has announced plans to fire missiles near the Pacific territory of Guam, but there is no indication an attack is imminent.
On Friday, Mr Trump issued a fresh threat against North Korea, saying it should expect "big, big trouble" if anything happened to Guam.
But he added: "Hopefully, it will all work out. Nobody loves a peaceful solution better than President Trump, that I can tell you."
Mr Trump also called the governor of Guam on Friday to reassure him that his island was safe.
"We are with you 1,000%," Mr Trump said in the phone call, recorded and posted on YouTube by Governor Eddie Calvo.
Pyongyang has accused Mr Trump of "driving" the Korean peninsula to the "brink of a nuclear war".
Russia said the exchange of threats between Washington and North Korea worried Moscow "very much". Germany has also expressed alarm.
The Guatemalan scorpion shocked passengers when it made a surprise appearance on New Year's Day.
The creature was tempted into a food container before it was taken to a rescue centre when the Virgin train was stopped at Peterborough.
Staff at the centre said the scorpion had two or three babies overnight.
The female passenger was travelling back from a holiday in Guatemala with her son when she reached into her bag for her glasses - and discovered the surprise guest attached to the case.
It probably took refuge in the rucksack as it was "looking for somewhere dark and dry" to give birth, Darren Mansfield, from The Exotic Pet Refuge in Deeping St James, said.
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Mr Mansfield said: "She dropped the case and the scorpion disappeared from sight.
"A passenger tried to catch it in an ice cream tub, but scorpions don't like sticky, wet places so it wasn't interested.
"Luckily, the woman's son was eating a chicken dinner so she made him wolf that down and it was lured into that container."
The black Guatemalan bark scorpion - which has a sting "equivalent to about three wasp stings" and is not lethal to humans - had "two or three babies last night", Mr Mansfield said.
He said the scorpion and her babies would stay at the Lincolnshire rescue centre.
He added: "Now we've got more mouths to feed."
Eamonn Anderson, 56, was attacked in High Street on 25 October 2016 and later died in hospital.
Iman St Clair, of Kestrel Crescent, Oxford, pleaded guilty to manslaughter at Oxford Crown Crown last month.
He has been sentenced to four years in prison, reduced by 112 days for the time he has already spent wearing a tag on bail.
Mr Anderson died in hospital after St Clair kicked him in the head near St Mary's Church on High Street.
Prior to the assault, the court heard verbal exchanges took place between Mr Anderson and a group including St Clair, in Oxford city centre.
Then a dog Mr Anderson had been walking, chased St Clair's friends down Queen Street, the jury heard.
Mr Anderson and St Clair met again at 23:30 BST in High Street, when a bus driver witnessed St Clair performing a "powerful scissor kick" on Mr Anderson.
The 56-year-old suffered a head injury and died in hospital on 11 November 2016.
Andrew Hall defending said St Clair had not meant to kill Mr Anderson and had accepted responsibility.
The defendant had been studying for his A and AS Levels and was normally "hard working" and "placid", Mr Hall said.
Judge Zoe Smith said Mr Anderson was a much loved son, brother and uncle.
His mother, Edith Anderson, said life would never be the same again.
Judge Smith said she had taken St Clair's youth and character into account in her sentence.
His achievement restored some pride to the US after first Yuri Gagarin and then Gherman Titov had successfully put Russia ahead in the space race.
Like all of the original astronauts, Glenn had seen service as a military flyer before joining the space programme.
And at the age of 77, after a career in politics he did it all over again, becoming the oldest person ever to travel into orbit.
John Herschel Glenn Jr was born in Cambridge, Ohio, in July 1921, the only son of a master plumber and a schoolteacher.
He went to the local high school, which now bears his name, and then to college where he studied engineering.
He failed to complete the course which would have led to a Bachelor of Science degree although his college awarded him one after his earth orbit.
He learned to fly just before America entered the war in 1941, and was commissioned in the Marine Corps in 1943.
He was a pilot in a Marine fighter squadron in the Pacific and again during the Korean War, when he gained a reputation for being able to attract enemy anti-aircraft fire.
After one mission he returned to base with more than 200 holes in the fuselage of his F9F Panther fighter.
He was posted to the US Test Pilot School in Maryland and in 1957 became the first pilot to complete a supersonic flight across the continental US.
Two years later he became one of six pilots selected for the fledgling US space programme following a gruelling series of physical and mental tests.
Glenn almost failed to make the final selection. He did not meet the required academic qualifications and was close to 40, the age that would have barred him from being considered.
On 20 February 1962, Glenn boarded the Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7 for a space journey that would last more than four hours and see him complete three orbits of the Earth.
There was concern over his safe return after instruments indicated a malfunction on the capsule but he splashed down safely in the Atlantic just 40 miles from the target area.
His first words when he was lifted aboard a US destroyer were: "It's hot in there."
Glenn received a rapturous welcome which included a ticker-tape parade in New York and a personal award from President John F Kennedy.
However, this popularity proved to be a double-edged sword.
He wasn't permitted to return to space the following year, allegedly on Kennedy's orders, so Glenn turned his attentions to a career in politics in his home state of Ohio.
But he was to find that being an astronaut could be a disadvantage; people didn't seem to see him as a serious politician.
His first attempt to run for office in the Democratic primaries in 1964 failed after he was forced to give up campaigning following a fall.
But he was successful 10 years later when he won the primary and defeated the Republican incumbent to become senator for Ohio.
As a politician, John Glenn had integrity and an independent mind.
But he was a dull speaker and a poor organiser. He found it hard to delegate, and was something of a loner.
His attempt to win the Democratic nomination for vice-president failed in 1976 after a lacklustre speech at the party's convention.
And he lost out to Walter Mondale in his attempt to secure the Democratic nomination for president in 1984, a campaign that saw him run up debts of $3m.
He'd also had to fight off the negative image of himself as portrayed in the 1983 film, The Right Stuff, which was an account of the astronaut training programme.
Based on the book by Tom Wolfe, the film portrayed Glenn as an argumentative character and a poor team player
His campaign debts were one reason why Michael Dukakis decided not to have him as a running mate in 1988 - that and the fact that he, like Dukakis himself, lacked charisma.
In October 1998 Glenn, who had stood down from politics, was back in space at the age of 77 as part of the crew of the space shuttle Discovery.
During his 218 hours above the Earth, he undertook experiments to examine the effect of space travel on his ageing body and allow comparisons with the data collected on his first flight, 36 years before.
But some commentators questioned the scientific value of this flight, which they felt was a political favour granted by President Clinton.
Once more he returned to a ticker-tape parade and a hero's welcome from a new generation of fans.
John Glenn, the astronaut, never lost his popularity.
He remained the man who had put credibility back into America's space programme and helped pave the way for the 1969 Moon landings.
Ward, 29, said women's cut shirts are supplied for her club Reading but is disappointed the national women's side have to play in men's shirts.
"We'll wear what we're given, but it is nice to be wearing a kit that fits and cut the right way," Ward told BBC Radio Wales.
"It's really disappointing because a lot of shirts come in women's sizes."
The Football Association of Wales have declined to comment.
Ward was speaking after complaints by fans planning to go to the Euro 2016 tournament that replica shirts are not available in women's sizes.
Ward is Wales' all-time leading goalscorer and has been included in Jayne Ludlow's squad for the Euro 2017 qualifier in Kazakhstan on 12 April.
England's women team, who finished third at the 2015 Fifa World Cup, play in women's fitted shirts and Ward says Wales' women side deserve the same.
"Having played in those kits it's much nicer. The men's kit is designed to fit them and it's not hanging off them
"Most of us wear small men's shirts and sometimes if we're lucky we have extra large boys, which are a bit smaller.
"It is what it is, and we play regardless and we are proud to play whatever size shirt we are given."
Wales replica shirts for the European Championship finals in France, supplied by Adidas, were launched in November 2015 in men's and children's sizes.
Ward believes an opportunity has been lost ahead of this summer's finals by not producing shirts for female supporters.
"A lot of football shirts come in women's sizes now and not to have one for such a big occasion as the Euros is really disappointing," Ward said.
"It's not just men and children who want to wear the kit, it's the women as well.
"Everyone wants to go out wearing their colours but they want to go looking and feeling good."
Kit suppliers Adidas issued a statement to BBC Wales.
"The shirts on sale are retailed as adult shirts, intended for both male and female fans," the statement said.
"There is not a women's fit specific garment available however the kits are of a tailored fit and a full size range is available to suit all fan requirements."
Exeter City's game with Carlisle United was halted for more than an hour after smoke was seen coming from the back of a stand at St James Park.
Hundreds of supporters were told to leave the Stagecoach stand at around 15:10 GMT and congregated on the pitch.
The club said police made an arrest at the stadium and have taken the suspect into custody.
The committee is also looking into whether or not President Donald Trump's campaign team colluded in this.
Mr Comey was fired by President Trump last month.
He is expected to address reports that Mr Trump tried to get him to drop an FBI inquiry into Russian meddling.
However, there is speculation that the president might invoke executive privilege to prevent Mr Comey from testifying.
The committee said Mr Comey would testify in an open session at 10:00 local time (14:00 GMT), followed by a closed session.
He is likely to be asked about conversations with Mr Trump in which the president reportedly asked him to drop an investigation into former White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, who resigned when the details of his telephone conversations with the Russian ambassador to the US were made public.
The White House shocked Washington by announcing on 9 May that Mr Comey "has been terminated and removed from office".
The Trump administration said his handling of the inquiry into defeated Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's emails was the reason for his dismissal.
An FBI investigation into her use of a private email server to store sensitive information while secretary of state remains closed. Mr Comey said in July last year it was careless but not criminal.
But Trump critics said he was fired because the FBI was investigating the alleged links between the president's campaign and Russia.
It was only the second time the head of the FBI had been dismissed.
On 9 May, Mr Comey was addressing FBI agents in Los Angeles when, according to US media, he learned he had just been fired when he saw the news on television.
The 56-year-old - who was three and a half years into his 10-year term as FBI director - reportedly laughed, thinking it was a prank.
The blaze engulfed some 3,000 sq metres (33,000 sq ft) of the building and took more than five hours to put out.
Russia's child rights commissioner Pavel Astakhov said the victims were migrant workers who had been living and working in the building.
Of the three children who died, one was a small baby, he said.
State investigators are looking into the cause of the blaze, which broke out on Saturday evening, and said arson has not been ruled out.
Some reports say the workers were from Central Asia.
It showed performers and sports stars tended to die a few years younger than people successful in other careers.
The researchers acknowledge the study does not provide any conclusive answers, but said it asked interesting questions about the cost of fame.
The data was published in QJM: An International Journal of Medicine.
Researchers in Australia looked at 1,000 obituaries in the New York Times between 2009 and 2011.
They showed that performers, such as actors, singers and musicians, as well those who made a career in sport died the youngest - at an average age of 77.
Writers, composers and artists died at 79. Those classed as academics, including historians and economists, survived until 82 on average while those in business or politics made 83.
The researchers, at the University of Queensland and the University of New South Wales, said cancer, particularly tumours in the lungs, was more common in performers.
Professor Richard Epstein said: "A one-off retrospective analysis like this can't prove anything, but it raises some interesting questions.
"First, if it is true that successful performers and sports players tend to enjoy shorter lives, does this imply that fame at younger ages predisposes to poor health behaviours in later life after success has faded?
"Or that psychological and family pressures favouring unusually high public achievement lead to self-destructive tendencies throughout life?
"Or that risk-taking personality traits maximise one's chances of success, with the use of cigarettes, alcohol or illicit drugs improving one's performance output in the short term?"
He added that, whatever the reason, the findings should be considered as a "health warning to young people aspiring to become stars".
Honey Langcaster-James, a psychologist who specialises in celebrity behaviour, said so few people achieved star status that it made it difficult to scientifically study the effect on people's lives.
She said: "The results are interesting of themselves as they suggest an inherent hazard of a public career and that all that glitters is not necessarily gold.
"They may be paying a high price for their career."
However she said it was not easy to come up with a scientific explanation.
On the one hand she said such a career "has unique stressors" such as "the pressure to live up to a public image, which can lead to risky behaviours".
Yet she suspected that "particular personal characteristics predispose people to wanting a career in the public arena", which may also lead to lifestyle choices affecting health.
Saunders, 26, has played 23 times for Sarries across the Premiership, Anglo-Welsh Cup and European competitions.
Joyce, 23, joins from Pro12 side Ulster, while Nagle-Taylor, 22, will arrive from Ealing.
Jersey hookers Jack Macfarlane, 24, and Nick Selway, 27, have also signed new contracts to keep them at St Peter.
"Jared's had Jamie George and Schalk Brits ahead of him in the queue, but I expect hooker to be a competitive position in Jersey next season as well," said Reds head coach Harvey Biljon.
"Seb is a great athlete and we are looking to realise his rugby potential, and Conor has showed in the British & Irish Cup games that he has the ability to be a stand-out Championship player."
The length of the deals have not been disclosed by the club.
Jersey are rebuilding their squad for the 2017-18 campaign, with five of their forwards leaving to join sides currently in the Premiership.
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The company said about 23,000 homes were left without electricity on Thursday due to the storms.
It said trees and branches falling onto overhead electricity lines was the main cause of the damage.
A number of roads were also blocked by fallen trees.
Soft toys Woody Bear and Ronnie the Raccoon are familiar to thousands of families who visit Pleasurewood Hills in Lowestoft, Suffolk, every year.
They were removed from the park's gift shop at about 14:35 BST on Wednesday.
The characters were created specially for the park's opening in 1983 and carry "sentimental value", staff say.
A third stuffed mascot, Clarence the Cat, was left untouched.
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Pleasurewood Hills is one of the most popular attractions in the east of England with more than 200,000 visitors a year. The life-size Woody mascot is a familiar sight in the grounds.
Marketing manager Kate Wood said park staff were "absolutely distraught" to learn of the theft.
"We have managed to get the registration of the two male offenders who took Woody and Ronnie and the police have been informed," she added.
"Instead of pursuing the matter legally further however, we just want our characters back and would just ask for the safe return of the two characters back to the park, and no further action will be taken."
She confirmed that CCTV at the park was also being checked.
The mascots are the only ones in existence and created specially by soft toy makers Lefray for Pleasurewood Hills, which celebrates its 35th birthday next year.
Activity has been spotted at a launch station on the west coast of the isolated nation.
Earlier this week Pyongyang announced it was planning to launch a satellite at some point in February.
The announcement was internationally condemned - critics say it is a cover to test banned missile technology.
North Korea also conducted its fourth nuclear bomb test on 6 January.
UN sanctions against North Korea prohibit it from carrying out any nuclear or ballistic missile tests.
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South Korean state news agency Yonhap reported defence ministry officials on Thursday as saying activity had been spotted at a site in Dongchang-ri, where the Sohae launching station is located.
Defence Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun also said the South's military was ramping up its air defence readiness so it was ready to intercept any missile or debris falling in its territory. The South has already ordered certain commercial flights to divert their routes.
Japan's national broadcaster NHK, citing unnamed officials, also reported similar news about activity at Dongchang-ri, and added that a mobile launcher carrying a ballistic missile had also been seen moving near the east coast.
Separately, South Korean President Park Geun-hye said in a statement reported by Yonhap that any long-range missile launch by the North "should never be condoned as it poses a threat to peace on the Korean Peninsula and the world".
She said the move was "a desperate measure" by the North to maintain its regime, and showed Pyongyang was not afraid of UN sanctions.
The US-based North Korean analysis website 38 North said recent satellite images show recent activity at Sohae suggesting launch preparations.
These include heightened activity at a building used to receive rocket stages, and a complex that appears ready to conduct engine tests.
North Korean state news agency KCNA reported on Thursday that the ruling Workers' Party of Korea was holding a meeting among central and army committee members where they discussed how to "further strengthen" the party ahead of a rare political meeting scheduled for May.
Analysts say the North's recent nuclear and missile activity could be a build-up to the upcoming seventh party congress - the first to be held since 1980 - where leader Kim Jong-un is expected to show off the nuclear programme.
North Korea had told the UN agency International Maritime Organization earlier this week that it plans to launch a satellite between 8 and 25 February.
The move sparked intense warnings and criticism from South Korea, Japan, Russia and the United States.
South Korea has warned a "severe price" will be paid if the North goes ahead.
Pyongyang's main ally, China, has called on the North to "exercise restraint, act with discretion and refrain from any actions" that might escalate tensions.
The council said it was "an exciting new chapter in the integration of health and care services".
Trade union Unison said members were "anxious" about Virgin Care taking over and it would hold the firm "to the high standard the workforce deserve".
Virgin Care said it was "pleased to be chosen to deliver more joined-up care".
The deal will see Virgin Care take over more than 200 health and care services in people's homes and communities, in such areas as district nursing, dementia care and supporting vulnerable children.
Councillor Vic Pritchard, from Bath and North East Somerset Council, said: "Local people can look forward to a more joined-up and personalised service in the future, with the focus firmly on prevention and supporting people to maintain their independence."
John Drake, from Unison, said: "Many community health staff are paid a pittance, despite the long hours they put in and their dedicated work.
"Employees need clear recognition from Virgin that a well-run health service means investment in staff."
A Virgin Care spokesman said: "We're looking forward to working with the many outstanding professionals, and a range of great partners, to provide and oversee high quality, easy-to-navigate services which are shaped by the people who use them."
Services are to be transferred to Virgin Care on 1 April 2017.
Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union members have protested against plans to stop extra payments to weekend and bank holiday staff.
National Museum Wales said on Friday the union will now consult members over its offer to compensate weekend staff.
Planned strikes over the next two weeks, including next Tuesday and Wednesday, will be suspended, it added.
The news comes after three months of negotiations, most recently via the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.
In August, strikes hit six of National Museum Wales' sites, including Swansea's National Waterfront Museum, the National Slate Museum in Llanberis, Gwynedd, and the National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre, Carmarthenshire.
The exact detail of the sponsorship may never be revealed, but it has been reported to be worth around $100m (£62m) to $125m (£77m) over five years.
That could earn the County Down golfer around $50,000 (£31,000) a day.
Tiger Woods has been Nike's standard-bearer for 16 years, but the world number one will be paid even more.
"I chose Nike for a number of reasons," said McIlroy. "They are committed to being the best, as am I. Signing with Nike is another step towards living out my dream."
"Rory is an extraordinary athlete who creates enormous excitement with his on-course performance while, at the same time, connecting with fans everywhere," said Cindy Davis, President of Nike Golf.
"He is the epitome of a Nike athlete, and he is joining our team during the most exciting time in Nike Golf's history. We are looking forward to partnering with him to take his remarkable career to the next level."
The announcement was made ahead of the the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship this week.
McIlroy sat alongside Ms Davis, at a special media conference in the Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Hotel on Monday.
Born in Holywood, County Down, 4 May, 1989
Only child of Gerry and Rosie McIlroy
Introduced to golf by father at age of two
Educated at St Patrick's Primary School and Sullivan
World 9-10 year old Championship Tournament in Miami Florida
Youngest-ever winner of both the West of Ireland Championship and the Irish Close Championship in 2005
Same year set news competitive course record at Royal Portrush Golf Club
Wins European Amateur in Italy with the score of 274 in 2006
Turns professional in 2007
Wins US Open 2011
Wins PGA in 2012
The 23-year-old from Holywood, County Down, is currently number one in golf's world rankings.
Nike believe he is also the most marketable brand in the sport.
The deal will take him into the same league as the top global earners of last year.
Making up the top 10 includes boxer Floyd Mayweather as well as golfers Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.
The figures are a combination of salary, bonuses and sponsorship.
McIlroy earned over $13m in prize money last season, and about $12m-$15m in endorsements and appearance money.
He is now set to propel himself onto the top earners list, and will be the youngest, highest paid sports star on it. He doesn't turn 24 until May.
The dollar signs aren't the most important thing for Rory, he says.
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As part of a recent BBC NI television documentary, he talked of the "ridiculous" money in golf after he had banked a $3m bonus for finishing runner up in the America Fed Ex Play off series.
He said: "I feel very fortunate to be playing a sport in which the monetary rewards are so high.
"But for me it's not about the money. I have always dreamt of playing golf simply to win big tournaments."
Rory has won two Major championship successes in his last two years, but this new multi-million dollar deal will only add to the pressure to deliver even more.
Jeroen Oerlemans, 45, was killed while he was out with a team that clears mines.
He was reporting from a part of the city recently freed from IS control.
Oerlemans was abducted and wounded in Syria in 2012 with British photographer John Cantlie, but freed a week later.
Mr Cantlie was later abducted again, and is believed to remain in IS captivity.
Oerlemans had previously covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Syria and Libya in addition to writing stories about the journey made by migrants to Europe.
He was working in Libya for numerous publications including the Belgian weekly Knack magazine, which confirmed his death.
An announcement on Knack's website said the reporter was shot while on a reporting assignment and that the publication "wishes his family much strength".
Dr Akram Gliwan, spokesman for a hospital in Misrata where pro-government fighters are treated, told AFP news agency that the photographe was "shot in the chest by an IS sniper".
Netherlands Foreign Minister Bert Koenders described Oerlemans as "a journalist who kept going where others stopped".
"[He was] driven to put the news into pictures in the world's hotspots. It is profoundly sad that he has now paid the ultimate price for this," he said.
The coastal city of Sirte was seized by IS in February 2015.
Forces allied with Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord began an offensive against the jihadists in Sirte in May.
Oerlemans is survived by a wife and three small children.
The bank has 48,000 UK workers and will make cuts in both its retail and investment banking operations.
Chief executive Stuart Gulliver said the jobs would go by "natural attrition". Staff turnover stood at about 3,000 annually.
A total of 25,000 jobs could be axed globally, meaning close to 10% of HSBC's 266,000 workers will go.
The bank will also rebrand its UK High Street branches but is yet to decide on a new name.
Options could include reviving the Midland Bank brand, which it bought in 1992, or adopting the name of its UK online bank, First Direct.
Chief executive Stuart Gulliver said he wanted to ensure that customers made a distinction between HSBC's investment and retail banking operations.
The bank is being forced by new government rules to formally separate the two businesses.
Dominic Hook, national officer with the union Unite, called on HSBC to achieve any job cuts through voluntary means and natural attrition.
"It's really sad that all our members, all the hard work they've done to try to get the bank back working properly after all the scandals of the last few years, are going to be paying with their jobs," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
The number of UK branches is expected to fall by about 100 from 1,057 now.
Analysis: Kamal Ahmed, business editor
Tomorrow is the date of the Mansion House speech - George Osborne's annual summary of financial regulation and the City.
The Chancellor could send a positive message to banks, saying that they are welcome in the UK and that regulation and the tax burden need to be "proportionate".
That could pave the way to a reform of the bank levy so that it has less of an impact on the foreign operations of UK banks. That could be announced in the Budget on 8 July.
The Chancellor could also decide not to raise the levy. Both would be welcomed by large global banks such as HSBC.
BBC business editor Kamal Ahmed said the UK job cuts would come as a shock to staff: "Global banking now is a far tougher business than it was pre-the financial crisis. It is hard to get profits."
Mr Gulliver was "running a bank that investors believe simply doesn't make enough money", he added.
Our correspondent said the bank was now looking to "reduce its footprint in developed economies".
HSBC plans to sell assets in Turkey and Brazil, where it will continue to service large corporate clients.
The news came ahead of a presentation that Mr Gulliver gave to investors and analysts in his second major strategy plan since taking up the role in 2011.
"We recognise that the world has changed and we need to change with it. That is why we are outlining the following... strategic actions that will further transform our organisation," he said in a statement.
The 10-point plan aims to cut costs by up to $5bn (£3.25bn) and increase investment in Asia - particularly in China.
"Asia [is] expected to show high growth and become the centre of global trade over the next decade," Mr Gulliver said. "Our actions will allow us to capture expected future growth opportunities."
Shares in HSBC were down 0.9% at 614p in afternoon trading in London, and closed down 0.5% in Hong Kong. The company is valued at almost £120bn.
James Antos, analyst at Mizuho Securities Asia, said the plan would not restore investor confidence in HSBC.
"Slaughtering the staff is not necessarily the solution unless management makes the bank considerably less complex," he said.
HSBC said it would make a decision on whether to move its headquarters out of the UK by the end of the year.
There has been speculation that the British bank may relocate its headquarters to Hong Kong since it announced the review in April.
Analysis: Robert Plummer, business reporter
HSBC used to style itself as "the world's local bank", combining the heft of a global brand with the sophistication of local knowledge. Yet it started moving away from that business model as far back as 2011, hit by a combination of spiralling costs and setbacks in some of those local markets to which it was a latecomer.
In fact, however much we hear about economic globalisation, global banks are having a tough time of it these days. Not only are they hard to manage, but they also face stiff competition from local banks in individual countries.
In Brazil, for instance, where HSBC was unknown until 1997, it has been outflanked by local operators Itau and Bradesco. Unsurprisingly, then, it has decided to dispose of its subsidiary there and concentrate on the area where its expertise has always been clear: East Asia in general, and China in particular.
Mr Gulliver laid out a number of criteria for the decision - including whether the UK government supported the growth of financial services industry.
He insisted that any move would not be a response to any UK legislation affecting banks, but about deciding "where the mind of the company should be".
The government bank levy cost HSBC more than £700m last year - more than any other bank.
Chancellor George Osborne is expected to signal a review of the levy in his Mansion House speech on Wednesday night.
Katie Cutler, 23, of Gateshead, set up an internet appeal after being moved by the plight of the 68-year-old, who is just 4ft 6in and registered blind.
As the money flooded in, PR specialist Claire Barber said she was recruited to publicise the campaign in March 2015.
But Ms Barber claimed she is still owed £6,687 by Miss Cutler.
Ms Barber said she and Miss Cutler agreed a daily fee of £550.
Miss Cutler claimed any fees were to be paid from a planned charitable foundation, which subsequently failed to take off, and not out of her own pocket.
Miss Cutler, who received a British Empire Medal for her charity work in last year's Queen's Birthday Honours, said she has been given until 20 September to pay the disputed debt or face a county court judgement against her.
She said the situation had left he feeling "stressed and sad".
Well-wishers have now set up a fundraising page.
In a statement, Ms Barber said: "We worked together for four months achieving blanket bespoke PR coverage across almost every national newspaper, multiple TV news channels across the North East and UK.
"Katie made two payments in June 2015, then proceeded to write on social media her shock at getting our bill (which was agreed prior to any work undertaken).
"At this point we offered her a payment plan, but she wouldn't respond ... we had no choice but to go to the small claims court.
"We are a small, hard working company and we are simply not able to carry this debt."
Miss Cutler, a mother-of-one, said: "The agreement we had was that she [Clare Barber] would do it pro bono until my foundation was set up. Everyone anticipated it would raise millions of pounds and it would be very successful.
"I understood I wouldn't have to pay out of my own pocket. If I had thought I was personally liable for any of this I wouldn't have gone ahead and done it."
Miss Cutler said she had been in touch with Mr Barnes, 67, who had "understandably" said he did not want to get involved.
The Welsh judoka is joined by Alice Schlesinger and Ashley McKenzie in an eight-strong British squad for the Paris Grand Slam on 11-12 February.
Powell, 26, won bronze in the -78kg category in Paris last year.
She went out of the Olympics in the quarter-finals and finished the season by winning the British Championships.
'To date only five British judoka have won the Paris Grand Slam.
Karen Briggs and Sharon Rendle won in 1992; Nigel Donohue in 1993; Kate Howey in 1997 and Craig Fallon in 2003'
Lucy Renshall, Jemima Yeats-Brown and Max Stewart will be making their first appearances at the prestigious Paris event.
However, Olympic bronze medallist Sally Conway will sit out the event as she has only recently returned to full training.
Donohue, now performance director at British Judo, said: "It will be great to see three of our Rio Olympians in action again.
"I'm also looking forward to seeing how some of our younger judoka perform, including Max Stewart, who returned from a serious knee injury to finish 2016 inside the world's top 25 at -90kg."
British squad: -52kg Kelly Edwards, -63kg Alice Schlesinger and Lucy Renshall, -70kg Jemima Yeats-Brown, -78kg Natalie Powell, -60kg Ashley McKenzie, -90kg Max Stewart, -100kg Philip Awiti-Alcaraz.
A fourth defendant was sent to a juvenile detention centre by the court in the central province of Minya.
The teenagers argued they were mocking beheadings by the Islamic State group.
Egypt's Christians have long complained of discrimination in the predominantly Muslim country.
The four teenagers were convicted by the court in the city of Beni Mazar on Thursday.
Security was stepped up around the court building, with a number of police vehicles reportedly deployed in the area.
Defence lawyer Maher Naguib described the verdict as "unbelievable", saying he would appeal.
The video was published online last April - shortly after IS jihadists beheaded dozens of Egyptian Christians in Libya.
The student's teacher, who filmed the video, was sentenced to three years in prison in a separate trial.
There have been a number of blasphemy cases in recent months.
In January, writer Fatima Naoot received a three-year prison term and a fine after being found guilty of contempt of religion.
A number of similar cases have been filed since the 2011 uprising, many of them against Copts, who make up about 10% of Egypt's 82 million people.
Under Egyptian law, a person can be jailed for up to five years and fined for religious blasphemy.
Human rights groups have long campaigned for the abolition of this article from the country's penal code.
The victims are thought to have been conducting a search inside the building when its roof collapsed.
Earlier, they had managed to lead to safety more than 100 workers at the warehouse where plastic materials and gas canisters were stored.
A search is continuing at the site in Golyanovo, north-east Moscow.
There are suspicions that the fire was caused by a violation of safety regulations.
"The corpses of eight colleagues have been found in the main area where the search was located," the emergency services ministry said in a statement.
"Until the end there was hope that they would be alive. But due to the intense fire, the high temperatures and the thick smoke the firefighters were unable to get out."
Firefighters prevented the explosion of 30 cylinders of household gas in the warehouse, as well as discharging 67kg (148lb) of ammonium from a compressor facility, the emergency ministry also said, quoted by Tass news agency.
The fire - which reportedly engulfed an area of 4,000 sq m (43,000 sq feet) - was finally extinguished at 07:44 local time (04:44 GMT).
There are suspicions that radiators had been left on, overwhelming the building's electricity circuit.
This is the latest deadly inferno to hit the Russian capital, where safety standards are often low.
In January, 12 people including three children died in a huge fire at a textile factory in the east of the city.
Upstart Scotland believes children should only start school when they are seven years old and have called on the Scottish government to introduce a "kindergarten stage" for youngsters aged between three and seven.
The group, which is made up of teachers and education experts, claims young children should not be taught literacy skills; instead they should be given the opportunity to develop through play.
Scotland is currently one of only six countries in Europe which expects children to start school aged four or five.
The move would bring the Scottish education system into line with those of Finland, Poland and Estonia - three of Europe's most academically successful countries.
Four: Northern Ireland
Five: Cyprus, England, Malta, Scotland, Wales
Six: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey
Seven: Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Serbia, Sweden.
Source: National Foundation for Educational Research
Sue Palmer, a writer and a former headteacher who chairs Upstart Scotland, said there is a large volume of academic works which supports delaying the start of formal education.
One study which was published last year found that children who start school later are less likely to be inattentive or hyperactive in class.
Ms Palmer claims research also points to evidence that kindergartens help children develop their self-confidence and their emotional resilience.
"It's not trying to get children ready for school, it's preparing them for life," she said.
Ms Palmer said that, although the Curriculum for Excellence supports the "developmental" approach favoured by the group, the structure of schooling in Scotland makes it difficult to deliver.
The group believes that only a statutory kindergarten stage would change the ethos of education in the early primary school years.
However one leading education expert has warned that the group's plans are unlikely to receive the significant investment they would require.
Professor Donald Christie, emeritus professor of education at the University of Strathclyde, said: "If you're going to design an education system from scratch, would you have the starting age as young as four and a half? My answer to that would be 'no you wouldn't'.
"Of course at the age of four or four and a half, there are many children who can cope very well with the demands of formal education but equally there are children who are developmentally not ready for that kind of change."
He said that the gap between the academically capable children and those who are less able opens up quickly and creates a burden for teachers.
Where the start of formal education is delayed until children are seven, Prof Christie says that those who would have been capable at four are not affected and the children who would have struggled have had time to mature.
But he added that, in in some Scandinavian countries, the ratio of children to adults in kindergartens is as low as four to one.
"I welcome the fact that the Scottish government has tried to reduce class sizes in the early stages but we are still talking in excess of 20 in the early stages of primary school," he said.
"What you can do with that sort of number is quite different to what you can achieve with four or six children.
"It would take a very substantial investment to ensure we can create the conditions that are similar to that so that we can get the advantage of a kindergarten stage and a later start to school."
Prof Christie adds: "It's an interesting proposal, probably a worthwhile discussion that's going to be fostered.
"There's a lot of evidence in support of the idea but practically, given that we are in a period where resources are tight it might be hard to achieve these things."
Upstart Scotland has not officially launched yet its message is gathering pace among parents and teachers.
A local meeting in Fife last week attracted a crowd of about 100 people; another scheduled to take place in Dundee this week is expected to attract more than 300.
Despite the swell in support, the Scottish government say they have "no plans" to change the school starting age.
A spokesman said: "The Curriculum for Excellence is in place to provide a better and more flexible curriculum for pupils between the ages of three to 18 and it is important they are given every opportunity to flourish within that framework.
"Scottish ministers are confident that the legislation setting out the school starting age in Scotland is appropriate and there are no plans to change it."
A team of Israeli and American scientists say new tests showed he responded to external stimuli.
The activity increased when he was being shown pictures of his family and played a recording of his son's voice.
The 84-year-old has been in a coma since 2006, when he suffered a massive stroke.
Since then, he has been in a vegetative state, connected to a respirator.
The doctors at Soroka Hospital in Beersheba said that during tests, "significant brain activity was observed... indicating appropriate processing of these stimulations."
While the responses did not mean Mr Sharon was likely to fully regain consciousness, doctors said they were "encouraging".
Alon Friedman, a neurological director at Israel's Soroka Medical Centre in Beersheba, said the findings suggested that even in Mr Sharon's comatose state, "he might be listening, and some important information goes into his brain and is being processed".
Mr Sharon was a storied military officer who fought in three wars before entering politics.
He was admired by many Israelis as a great military leader, but reviled by Palestinians.
He was elected prime minister in 2001, pledging to achieve "security and true peace", and served until his stroke in 2006.
In 2005, he unilaterally withdrew Israeli troops and settlers from Gaza.
Mr Sharon was a keen promoter of the expansion of the building and expansion of settlements in the occupied territories. He also initiated the construction of the separation barrier along the border and inside the West Bank.
But late in his career, despite fierce opposition in Israel, he ordered Jewish settlers to leave Gaza and four settlements in the West Bank.
As defence minister, Mr Sharon masterminded Israel's invasion of Lebanon in 1982. During the invasion, Lebanese Christian militiamen allied to Israel massacred hundreds of Palestinians in two refugee camps under Israeli control.
Hometrack provides information and data on the property market, especially property valuations, for both individual users and property professionals.
Zoopla already owns the price comparison service, Uswitch, and the property sales website, Primelocation.
Hometrack specialises in automatic valuations of properties.
Alex Chesterman, boss of Zoopla, said he was "delighted" to buy the firm.
He described it as "the clear market leader in automatic valuation model services in the UK and a leading player in Australia".
Hometrack was set up in 1999 and expanded into Australia in 2007.
Unlike Zoopla, which was launched in 2008 and which advertises properties for sale or to let on behalf of estate agents and landlords, Hometrack provides information for mortgage lenders, surveyors, investors, and home buyers.
Hometrack offers an automatic online alternative to surveyors coming and valuing people's homes.
"Now more than 50% of all valuations are carried out in a split second with a computer and Hometrack powers more than 90% of those," said Hometrack's founder Giles Mackay.
Property market commentator, Henry Pryor, said the takeover was "one more step to treating property as a commodity and valuing it online from your desk top".
"The addition of Hometrack to the Zoopla stable will give enhanced credibility to the online Zoopla house price estimates provided on that company's website," he added.
Hometrack says that 17 of the UK's top mortgage lenders use its valuation services.
It employs only 55 staff in both the UK and Australia and will continue to operate as a separate business.
Its chief executive, Charlie Bryant, said: "We have had a long-standing relationship with Zoopla and share the same vision of using data to help our partners operate more effectively."
Employees sent overseas typically receive hardship pay increases, but Panasonic is the first firm to explicitly pay more due to China's air quality problems.
Unrelenting smog has been an ongoing problem in many Chinese cities.
The move was announced as part of Panasonic's pay negotiations.
The firm refused to say how many Japanese staff would be impacted by the compensation and exactly how much they would receive in additional pay.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said China would wage a "war on pollution" as part of his opening remarks at this year's annual meeting of parliament, known as the National People's Congress.
As recently as last month, pollution monitors in Beijing said particulate readings soared to 15 times the daily maximum recommended by the World Health Organization.
That has made many workers reluctant to move to the country.
As well as the pollution premium, Panasonic said it would increase base pay for all of its workers by 2,000 yen ($19.5; £11.7).
It is one of dozens of Japanese firms to have announced pay increases this week.
Toyota, Nissan and Honda also announced base pay raises - the first hikes since the financial crisis in 2008.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has put pressure on Japanese firms to raise wages in an effort to combat deflation and boost the Japanese economy.
Inspectors say the Grade II listed bridge in Derby Street, Ormskirk, needs a weight limit to preserve it.
Lancashire County Council said it had no option but to impose the restriction on the bridge, which carries the A570 over the Liverpool-to-Ormskirk railway.
The council has set an 18-tonne limit after experts expressed concerns over structural problems.
The restriction on the bridge, which opened in the 1840s, will come into force on 8 January.
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Warburton, experiencing his first Old Firm derby, was delighted as Rangers prevailed on penalties at Hampden.
However, he was quick to stress that Sunday's result could not be used as a gauge for next season.
"Again, there's a gap, don't be fooled, but the better team won on the day," said Warburton.
"Celtic are a team packed with international players and we've got to work hard to close the gap. What today showed is that the gap is nowhere near as big as certain people have made out.
"We've made dramatic strides but we've got to keep moving forward. Rangers can't afford to stand still.
"We can't be satisfied going into next season being second, third or fourth. We've got to be highly competitive."
Tom Rogic levelled in the second period of extra time to make it 2-2, only for the Celtic substitute to miss the vital spot-kick in the shootout.
Kenny Miller had given Warburton's side a first-half lead, with Erik Sviatchenko equalising five minutes after the break and Barrie McKay firing in an unstoppable shot early in extra time to re-establish Rangers' lead.
Rangers, who won the Challenge Cup at Hampden last weekend, will face Celtic in the Premiership next season, having wrapped up the Championship title with four matches to spare.
Before Warburton considers upsetting Celtic's recent top-flight dominance he has a final with league rivals Hibernian to look forward to on 21 May.
The Easter Road side also went through on penalties, following a drab 0-0 draw with Dundee United on Saturday.
"That will be a tough test," said the former Brentford boss. "Hibs have got a strong squad and they'll be keen to end the season on a high."
A cup final victory would also bring European football back to Ibrox and Warburton admitted: "That would impact our recruitment.
"If we win the final we'd have to add one or two more players in terms of depth to the squad. That type of competition has to go on."
With top-scorer Martyn Waghorn and winger Harry Forrester injured and Michael O'Halloran cup-tied, Warburton chose to name just five substitutes at Hampden.
"You saw we were down to the bare numbers today so all credit to them," he enthused.
"No one hid from the occasion, all over the park they were superb, so I'm delighted for the squad."
Darlington was part of Wrexham's coaching staff under Kevin Wilkin and was briefly caretaker manager before leaving in May 2015.
He re-joined Welsh Premier League champions New Saints in December 2015 but left his role earlier this month.
"I had different offers on the table to go to different places," Darlington said.
"I've been speaking to Dean Keates since he had the job, and it (the challenge) excited me.
"It's a different challenge to when I first went to Wrexham because we're starting from scratch."
Darlington will combine his role at Wrexham with his role as head of coach education for the Welsh Football Trust.
He said continuing with the Trust was was one of the main reasons why he accepted Wrexham's offer.
"One Football League club was interested, but I wasn't prepared to give up my role with the FAW Trust," Darlington added.
"I love developing Welsh coaches and Welsh players.
"The other opportunities I had were other clubs in the National League.
"But when National League teams come asking then I was only going to go to Wrexham."
Manager Keates released nine players following a disappointing season which saw the Dragons finish 13th in the National League.
Midfielders Mark Carrington and Paul Rutherford and goalkeeper Chris Dunn have signed new deals while youngster Leo Smith has signed his first professional contract.
James Hurst became Wrexham's first signing of the close season as Keates rebuilds the squad.
"We can bring the players that we want in," Darlington added.
"We haven't got to inherit any players that we don't want so we'll bring a brand new squad together.
"We will get that blend right and we will get the balance right.
"But bringing 18 new players into the club, not knowing each other and not knowing the dynamics, the balance and how things work and operate, is going to take a while.
"We want them to get on to that Racecourse and grow with the fans."
The Briton was due to fight Avtandil Khurtsidze on 8 July in London.
But following his arrest in New York, the Georgian's promoter Lou DiBella has confirmed he will be unable to travel.
Thirty-three members and associates of a Russian crime syndicate, including Khurtsidze, have been detained.
In a statement, acting Manhattan US Attorney Joon H Kim said: "The dizzying array of criminal schemes committed by this organised crime syndicate allegedly include a murder-for-hire conspiracy, a plot to rob victims by seducing and drugging them with chloroform, the theft of cargo shipments containing over 10,000 pounds of chocolate, and a fraud on casino slot machines using electronic hacking devices."
Khurtsidze earned the bout with Saunders after winning the interim belt by stopping Britain's Tommy Langford in April.
Saunders' most recent fight was a successful title defence against Artur Akavov in December.
With Sam Warburton struggling to force his way into the starting XV for the first Test, flanker O'Mahony is the favourite to lead the side at Eden Park on Saturday.
"He's a great captain - we all know that," said Stander.
"He's ready to do it."
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O'Mahony is the man in possession having captained the Lions to victory against the Maori All Blacks last weekend.
Number eight Stander added: "He's my captain at Munster and his heart is on his sleeve. I don't think there are a lot of leaders like him. I think he's going to make us proud."
Who should captain the Lions against New Zealand?
Head coach Warren Gatland says there will be some "lively" debate when he and his coaches finalise the match-day squad to take on New Zealand.
Before the Auckland showdown, the midweek team crushed the Chiefs 34-6 with some players "putting their hands up", according to Gatland.
There will be a final selection meeting on Wednesday.
"I have no doubt there will be some healthy debate," the Kiwi said.
"The selection meeting will be with all the coaches - it's always a consensus of the group, it's never one person's call or decision.
"I am sure there will be some lively debate and discussion, but once a decision will be made we will agree on it 100%."
The bulk of the Test side will be the one that comprehensively beat the Maori, although Gatland says wing Elliot Daly has "possibly" played his way into contention.
Both Jack Nowell and Liam Williams were also sharp against the Chiefs as the Lions scored four tries.
"Someone like Jack Nowell - it just hadn't happened for him the last couple of games," Gatland added.
"I was pleased to see him play well, Elliot was sharp as well and Liam [Williams], and as a group they looked pretty dangerous and pretty potent.
"It's pleasing we created [chances], and now we are starting to finish them."
Gatland added: "The selection meeting will be tough and that's the way we want it.
"We spoke about the quality of the squad before we left and some players haven't disappointed us.
"On Saturday we are up against the best team in world in their own back yard where they haven't lost since 1994. It's going to be a big test for us."
Meanwhile, after Gatland was accused of devaluing the Lions shirt by calling up six replacements over the weekend, only prop Allan Dell actually took to the field at the Waikato Stadium.
Kristian Dacey, Tomas Francis, Cory Hill, Gareth Davies, Finn Russell were all unused replacements.
"We wanted that group of players to go 80 minutes," he said.
"The guys that were on the bench we said all along they were coming in for cover."
Sexton comes in at fly-half with Farrell at inside centre, the first time the combination has started in New Zealand.
Captain Sam Warburton replaces Peter O'Mahony on the blind-side flank, with Maro Itoje preferred to George Kruis.
Robbie Henshaw and George North have been ruled out of the rest of the tour.
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Ireland centre Henshaw (pectoral) and Wales wing North (hamstring) were injured in the 31-31 draw against the Hurricanes in Wellington and will return home after Saturday's match.
Wales second row Alun Wyn Jones keeps his place in the starting XV despite a difficult outing in the first Test, and strong midweek performances from Courtney Lawes and Iain Henderson having given Lions head coach Warren Gatland "food for thought".
Lawes, CJ Stander and Jack Nowell are among the replacements after playing in the midweek draw with the Hurricanes on Tuesday.
Ken Owens, Jack McGrath, Kyle Sinckler, Rhys Webb and Ben Te'o also make the bench.
The Lions lost the series opener 30-15 in Auckland, with Lions boss Gatland citing a lack of physicality in the forwards, which he has sought to address with the inclusion of Saracens lock Itoje and Cardiff Blues flanker Warburton.
"You have to make the tough calls," Gatland said.
"We saw Maro's impact in the first Test and he will bring an edge and a physicality, as will Sam Warburton in terms of pressure on the ball."
But while those changes were expected, Gatland has been reluctant to field Sexton and Farrell in the same midfield in the tour matches.
"Both have played well and it gives us that attacking option in the 10-12 channel," Gatland continued.
"We created opportunities in the first Test and there were a few that we didn't finish."
New Zealand have made two changes - Waisake Naholo comes in on the wing and Anton Lienert-Brown at outside centre.
They replace injured pair Ben Smith (concussion) and Ryan Crotty (hamstring).
Experienced Welshman Jones retains his place in the second row and will partner England's Itoje, who was selected ahead of countryman George Kruis.
"It's a big game for him," Gatland said of Jones.
"He was a bit disappointed with last week and how it went.
"He's pretty focused and pretty motivated. Normally in the past when he's had those sort of challenges he has really fronted the next game.
"He's trained well this week and I think he's looking forward to Saturday night."
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Following the first Test defeat, Gatland accused Jerome Kaino of targeting Lions scrum-half Conor Murray, something the New Zealand flanker denies.
"I never go into a game thinking that I am going to target someone and intentionally hurt them," Kaino said.
Gatland was then caricatured as a clown in the New Zealand Herald after his claims while All Blacks boss Steve Hansen described the Lions coach's comments as "desperate".
The Lions lost a 14-point lead as they drew with the Hurricanes in their final midweek match.
British and Irish Lions: L Williams, A Watson, J Davies, O Farrell, E Daly, J Sexton, C Murray; M Vunipola, J George, T Furlong, M Itoje, AW Jones, S Warburton (c), S O'Brien, T Faletau.
Replacements: K Owens, J McGrath, K Sinckler, C Lawes, CJ Stander, R Webb, B Te'o, J Nowell.
After decades of austerity following the Islamic Revolution, middle-class Iranians have developed a taste for high-end designer goods, and for Tehran's young rich, shopping has become the new religion.
"Exposure to foreign trends through travelling, the internet and satellite television has created a desire for branded products," says Bahar, a 30-year-old fashion blogger.
"Showing off is a big part of the story. By spending huge amounts of money on big brands, well-off Iranians want to show they've made it."
One group of super-rich young Tehranis have taken showing off to new levels with their own Instagram site - Rich Kids of Tehran, where without any perceptible sense of irony, they post pictures of their designer clothes and designer lifestyles.
When the site first appeared last year it prompted fury and resentment among poorer Iranians and the conservatives who dominate Iran's political and legal institutions.
But the Rich Kids seem undeterred by the controversy.
Recent postings include pictures of Tehran Fashion Week and a question about where people are going on holiday this year - the responses range from Italy and Istanbul to Japan and Dubai.
Because luxury brands are still the preserve of the rich, they don't yet show up in the Iranian Customs Authority's list of top 100 imports.
But there is an indication of the potential for growth in the most recent figures for cosmetics imports.
In the year to March 2015, cosmetics made up 0.1% of the country's $52bn (£32.8bn) total imports - many of them big name brands snapped up by increasingly image-conscious consumers.
In big cities all across Iran, traditional bazaars now face fierce competition from American-style urban shopping centres where big name Western brands are on conspicuous display.
But although these luxury shopping centres look exactly the same as retail outlets anywhere in the world, the designer goods on display have actually been brought in by third-party importers via Turkey and the Gulf States.
The outlets that sell them have no connection to the big brand manufacturers.
Big Western fashion brands are not banned from doing business in Iran.
But international banking sanctions in place against Iran over its nuclear programme make it very difficult for them to get their profits out.
To date Spanish clothing retailer Mango, Italian fashion boutique Benetton, and luxury women's designer Escada, are among the very few Western companies to open shops in Iran.
The backdoor way in which foreign brands are imported into Iran means they are more expensive than they would be abroad, but so far this doesn't seem to be deterring the shoppers.
Mariam, an office worker who earns the equivalent of just $17,000 a year, has just blown more than a month's salary on a new Burberry bag.
She bought it online from an Iranian website that offers clothes and accessories from big brands and Western High Street retailers.
The site takes payments via local credit cards, and offers a free home-delivery service.
Mariam told BBC Persian she would rather pay more for good-quality brand names than cheaper but inferior, locally made equivalents.
But she concedes that status also plays a big role in how she decides to spend her money.
"There's a lot of pressure on middle-class people to go out wearing designer clothes or an expensive watch," she says. "Personally I feel more confident when I'm wearing brands."
Fashion houses like Burberry currently have no control over this so-called "grey market" of their brand names in Iran.
But that is clearly something which could change.
Despite years of sanctions, the International Monetary Fund puts Iran's per capita GDP (gross domestic product) at $16,500.
That means Iranian consumers on average have more money to spend than their counterparts in emerging markets like Brazil, China, India and South Africa.
With the prospect of banking sanctions being lifted if a nuclear deal is finally reached, the big brands are waking up to the potential of a barely tapped market which could offer big dividends in the future.
The 21-year-old has made two substitute appearances for the Saints, including a Premier League debut in February 2015, but has not featured for them since.
He played four times in a month-long loan spell at Crewe in the 2015-16 campaign, scoring once.
"I'm really happy to be here and I'm excited by the challenge ahead," Seager told the club website.
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Haydn Erasmus played a key role when Treorchy Male Choir reformed in Rhondda after World War II in 1946.
John Cynan Jones, an old friend and former conductor of the choir, said Mr Erasmus had three passions in his life - his family, his choir and the boys' club movement.
The choir said it was deeply saddened by the news.
"He was the last remaining member of the pre-war choir. An absolute pillar of the choir for seven decades," Mr Jones told BBC Radio Wales.
More recently he was known as the "elder statesman" of Treorchy.
"He was a great man, and I don't use that term lightly," said Mr Jones.
"He had three great passions in his life - his family, his choir and the boys' club movement harnessing outstanding talents especially on the soccer field."
Mr Erasmus began his working career in the coal industry, but then moved to work at the EMI factory in Treorchy.
As a result of his work there he received the BEM (British Empire Medal for services to industry).
He sang with the original pre-war choir before it was disbanded, and when it was reformed in 1946 he was one of the reforming members.
"Choirs are the lifeblood of the Rhondda valleys. It was part of our social set-up," said Mr Jones.
"We had this wonderful influx of young men coming back from the forces, looking for something to do, and Haydn was instrumental in getting them together under Mr John Haydn Davies.
As a singer Mr Erasmus was outstanding, he added.
"Haydn had a particularly rich baritone voice which had a special unique quality which helped to blend together the other members in the group."
The choir said in a statement: "During his lengthy membership he witnessed the choir's unparalleled competition success at the National Eisteddfod, appeared in over 1,500 concerts, recordings and broadcasts, royal performances and tours to Switzerland, Strasbourg, China and Australia.
"Haydn rarely missed a concert and was a stalwart member of his section, becoming a dependable, conscientious mentor to many new choristers."
Over the years Mr Erasmus served as a committee member and chairman with the choir, and in recognition of his contribution was appointed vice-president in 2007.
The club said in a statement that the 30-year-old had appeared at Bath Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
"The club takes matters such as this very seriously.
"It does not condone behaviour of this sort, and can confirm that Faosiliva has been suspended pending conclusion of the judicial process.
"Bath Rugby will not be making any further comment until the conclusion of this process."
Faosiliva joined Bath in 2013.
He has won 15 caps for Samoa, including making two appearances at last year's World Cup when he lined up against the United States and Scotland.
He is expected to be sentenced in May.
Four 19-year-olds and a youth changed their pleas during a trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
The attack left Watford fan Nic Cruwys in a coma following a match at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 7 March 2015.
The five, and another teenager who previously admitted grievous bodily harm, will be sentenced on 9 September.
Daniel Lloyd, of Longfellow Road, Dudley; Joseph Lister, of Palmer Close, Wednesfield and a 15-year-old, who cannot be named, admitted grievous bodily harm.
Robert Beech, of Springfield Road, Wednesfield, admitted threatening behaviour, while Ryan Meer, of Watling Street, Gailey, Staffordshire, pleaded guilty to affray.
All five were acquitted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent following a trial which lasted almost two weeks.
Mr Cruwys suffered serious brain injuries and was in a coma for three months following the "unprovoked attack", the trial heard.
He had travelled with friends by train to watch the match, which ended in a 2-2 draw.
The attack happened as they made their way back to the city's train station and planned to visit a pub for a drink.
David Lee, prosecuting, described it as "an unprovoked group attack", adding the defendants were "going in a group to that area to look for trouble, which they found and caused".
The court heard Mr Cruwys continues to receive treatment for his injuries.
In a statement his family said they hope the verdicts "reflect the injuries Nic suffered and our family's pain and suffering".
"Although Nic will never fully recover, we are now hoping to try to move on with our lives and try to put the horrific situation behind us," they said.
And the activists were hoping the same thing would happen to Exxon, a company that has fended off efforts to make it toe the line on climate change for a quarter of a century.
The global giant has taken some hefty blows over the past 12 months.
It is struggling to sell oil and gas in a flooded market, profits are the lowest in 13 years, and the company has lost its vaunted AAA investment rating, for the first time since the great depression.
It is also facing investigations by a number of attorneys general.
Exxon and others, green groups say, will be shown to have misled investors and the public about the true state of climate science and will be fined, condemned and buried in the very ground from which it extracts its evil fuels.
With the fair winds from the Paris climate agreement at their back, climate-conscious shareholders took aim.
But, while the shareholders of BP, Shell, Statoil and others overwhelmingly backed motions to measure their exposure to carbon restrictions, at Exxon this was opposed by over 60% of investors.
And almost all other straightforward attempts to tackle the climate question were blown out of the water.
Yes, they did pass a resolution that would allow small shareholders to nominate climate-friendly people as board members, but they would still have to be accepted by a majority of investors.
Exxon shareholders take 'small step forward' on climate
Exxon Mobil shareholders are cut from a different cloth.
In the Myereson Symphony Centre, in downtown Dallas, they gathered, older, greyer, angrier.
Chairman and chief executive, king and emperor, Rex Tillerson articulated their feelings on all things climate change.
Over the course of the two-hour meeting, he was interrupted by applause on only two occasions.
The first came after a contributor from the floor said the planet had cooled over the past century and we needed more global warming not less.
"If you don't like Exxon, why don't you go ahead and sell it and buy some solar stock?" the speaker from the floor asked, adding: "But whether you'll then have enough money to pay for the jet fuel that you used to come to visit here..."
There was no whooping and hollering, but plenty of applause.
Exxon says it has incorporated a price for carbon in all its internal workings since 2007.
It supports the idea of a revenue neutral carbon tax.
And Mr Tillerson accepts climate change is real and spoke of "catastrophic" consequences if it were left unchecked.
So why did the shareholders baulk at these essentially mild climate-change resolutions that Exxon could easily incorporate into its current business models?
I think years of being the global bad boy on global warming have taken their toll.
It has been painted as the uncaring exploiter, sneaky oil seller that has dodged and denied on climate change to suit its pockets.
And whether these things are true or not, Exxon has not been able to soften its image in a way others have done.
Its slogan could well be: "No-one likes us, but we don't care."
This same sensitivity, insecurity even, was manifest in its interactions with the press.
Journalists could not record images from the TV screens on which the AGM was relayed to a media room. We were accompanied everywhere by minders.
We were free to enter the meeting itself, but could use only pen and paper to record our impressions.
The broadcast of the meeting was also unusual, to say the least.
All we saw for two hours was the face of Mr Tillerson, no shots of the audience at all, not even when he was being asked questions.
The second and last burst of applause in the meeting came on the question of freedom of speech.
This is a very big issue for Exxon Mobil as the shareholders believe current investigations into the alleged undermining of climate science are an assault on their First-Amendment rights.
"The fact that people have different opinions on climate change; they have every right to their opinion, whether we agree with it or not - I will support their right to say so," said Mr Tillerson to a hefty ovation.
It is a little ironic, then, that he did not want to extend that same right to all of the press, as the Guardian newspaper was told it was not welcome at the shareholder meeting.
The more under the cosh Exxon feels, the less likely it is to embrace the ideas of outsiders, however mild.
If its shareholders are really ready to take the steps many want on climate change or indeed anything else, green groups will need to find another means.
They will not be told.
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The 25-year-old moved to the Red Rose from Leicestershire in September 2014 and played 19 games in two seasons.
He was restricted by injury in his first campaign, but took a T20 career-best 4-26 against Birmingham this term.
The former England Lions player has picked up 158 first-class wickets at an average of 38.52.
"I'm excited at the prospect of being able to play for a club like Northamptonshire," he told the club website.
"They are a strong, tight-knit side that have done exceptionally well this season; I can't wait to be a part of it."
Meanwhile, Northants will play South Africa on 21 May next year in a warm-up game for the tourists' three-match One-Day International series against England.
Mrs Wang has been charged with "state subversion", which carries a possible life sentence, and Bao Longjun with "incitement to state subversion".
Both have already been in detention for around six months.
China has been conducting a widespread crackdown on lawyers and their assistants, with scores detained.
Earlier this week, at least seven other human rights lawyers and their associates were formally arrested on similar charges.
Like Mrs Wang and Mr Bao they worked at Beijing law firm Fengrui and had been held in secret since last summer.
Correspondents say that while many of the lawyers detained in the crackdown have since been released, the authorities appear to be taking a strong line against Fengrui, which was known for taking on high-profile cases.
Last month another prominent rights lawyers, Pu Zhiqiang, received a suspended jail sentence after a brief trial for "inciting ethnic hatred" and "picking quarrels" in social media posts.
Rights group Amnesty International called that sentence "a deliberate attempt by the Chinese authorities to shackle a champion of freedom of expression".
Troops began razing homes along the Gaza border in 2013 to create a "buffer zone" and eliminate smuggling tunnels, after a surge in attacks by militants.
But those evicted are given little or no warning, no temporary housing and inadequate compensation, HRW alleges.
The Egyptian government insisted that residents supported the demolitions.
Jihadist groups based in North Sinai, including an affiliate of so-called Islamic State (IS), stepped up their attacks after the military overthrew Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in July 2013.
More than 3,600 civilians, security personnel and militants have been killed in the ensuing violence - more than two-thirds of them since the government announced plans for the buffer zone in October 2014 - HRW cited media reports and official statements as saying.
So far, the military has destroyed nearly all buildings and farmland within about 1km (0.6 miles) of the Gaza border using uncontrolled explosives and earth-moving equipment, according to analysis of satellite imagery, videos and interviews with residents by HRW detailed in a report released on Tuesday.
The military aims to eventually clear an area of about 79 sq km (30 sq miles) along the Gaza border, including all of the town of Rafah, which has a population of about 78,000 people, HRW says.
The government says the operation will allow the military to close smuggling tunnels it alleges are used by jihadists to receive weapons, fighters and logistical help from Palestinian militants in Gaza.
But HRW said little or no evidence had been offered to support this justification, citing statements from Egyptian and Israeli officials that suggested weapons were more likely to have been obtained from Libya or captured from the Egyptian military.
HRW also said the authorities had provided residents with little or no warning of the evictions, no temporary housing, mostly inadequate compensation for their destroyed homes - none at all for their farmland - and no effective way to challenge official decisions.
It concluded that such actions violated protections for forcibly evicted residents laid out in UN and African conventions to which Egypt is a party, and might also have violated the laws of war.
HRW said the government had also failed to explain why troops had not used sophisticated tunnel-detecting equipment, for which they have reportedly received training from the US, to find and eliminate tunnels without destroying people's homes.
"Destroying homes, neighbourhoods, and livelihoods is a textbook example of how to lose a counterinsurgency campaign," said Sarah Leah Whitson, HRW's Middle East and North Africa director.
The Egyptian government said it had complied with "recognised international human rights laws and standards to guarantee the protection of the lives and property of citizens and to limit their suffering from adverse living conditions".
"All measures were taken in consultation and co-ordination with the local residents, who are aware and convinced of the importance of their participation in the protection of Egypt's national security and contribution to eliminating transnational terrorism," it added.
In April 2017 the militant group revealed the locations of it weapons caches, and said it had completely disarmed.
But the Spanish government said the group would "get nothing" in exchange. It demanded that Eta "disarm and dissolve itself".
Its announcement followed a decision on 5 September 2010 not to carry out further attacks. In January 2011, it declared a permanent and "internationally verifiable" ceasefire but refused to disarm.
The group - which killed more than 800 people and wounded thousands in more than 40 years of violence - aimed at Basque independence. It had declared at least two ceasefires before, but abandoned them both.
Euskadi Ta Azkatasuna, Eta, whose name stands for Basque Homeland and Freedom, first emerged in the 1960s as a student resistance movement bitterly opposed to General Franco's repressive military dictatorship.
Under Franco the Basque language was banned, their distinctive culture suppressed, and intellectuals imprisoned and tortured for their political and cultural beliefs.
The Basque country saw some of the fiercest resistance to Franco. His death in 1975 changed all that, and the transition to democracy brought the region of two million people home rule.
But despite the fact that Spain's Basque country today enjoys more autonomy than any other - it has its own parliament, police force, controls education and collects its own taxes - Eta and its hardline supporters have remained determined to push for full independence.
Its violent campaign has led to more than 820 deaths over the last 40 years, many of them members of the Guardia Civil, Spain's national police force, and both local and national politicians who are opposed to Eta's separatist demands.
However, in recent years the group has been under pressure. Although it has mounted occasional attacks, experts believe that concerted political and police action has squeezed its capabilities.
Waning support
Certainly the days in the late 1970s, when the group was able to kill 100 people per year on average - just as Spain was awakening from a long dictatorship and moving towards democracy - appear to be long past.
After three people were killed in 2003, Eta refrained from any other deadly attacks until the last days of 2006.
The Eta of today has some logistical networks in France and a pool of a few hundred youths scattered across the borders of the Basque Country, in France and Spain, willing to engage in deadly missions.
French and Spanish police have sought to reduce Eta's capability and the Spanish government and judiciary have banned the political wing of the movement, which seeks an independent state for the Basques.
The logic for banning the political wing, which has operated for the last decade under different names - Herri Batasuna, Euskal Herritarrok, Batasuna - is that both wings are inextricably linked.
Banning the political branch, it was hoped, would reduce the flow of funds and support to Eta units, and prevent it gaining political representation.
Spanish and French police, working together, have dealt a number of recent blows to the group.
The arrest of Eta's suspected military head, Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, in November 2008, followed the detention of its political commander, Javier Lopez Pena, six months earlier. Both arrests took place in France, long used as a base by Eta.
Since then, French and Spanish authorities have announced the arrest of a string of allegedly senior figures in Eta, giving the impression that they have the group on the run.
At the same, popular support for Eta was slipping away, correspondents say.
This was not only because of the gains made by moderate Basque nationalists, but also because there was a growing feeling that Eta was desperately out of touch with public opinion.
In May 2009, radical separatist parties were excluded from Basque elections.
Basque Nationalists failed to win an outright majority and the Basque parliament voted in its first non-nationalist government in 30 years, led by Socialist Patxi Lopez.
Changing times
Eta's July 1997 kidnapping of a 29-year-old local councillor for the ruling Popular Party in the Basque region, Miguel Angel Blanco, was a turning point in public opinion.
The group demanded that, as a prerequisite for his release, its 460 prisoners who were held in jails all over Spain be returned to the Basque region. The demand was not met.
Blanco was found shot twice in the head. He died in hospital 12 hours later.
Horrified by the young councillor's death, more than six million people across Spain took to the streets over four days to demand an end to Eta violence.
The massive public mobilisation was likened to the marches for democracy that took place towards the end of Franco's regime, and in an unprecedented move some of Eta's own supporters publicly condemned the killing.
The following year, Eta decided to call an indefinite ceasefire.
But that was officially ended in December 1999 after the then government refused to discuss Eta's demands for Basque independence.
The Spanish government had always maintained it would never consider entering talks with the armed group unless it renounced violence.
The Popular Party campaigned for re-election in part on its tough line against Eta and its defence of Spain's constitution in the face of demands for greater autonomy from the Basque country and Catalonia.
But the 11 March 2004 bomb attacks in Madrid introduced a new factor in the equation.
The Popular Party initially said the attacks were the work of Eta, although the finger of blame soon moved to point at Islamist groups.
The electorate rejected the government and voted in the Socialist Party, partly because the Popular Party was perceived to have misled them.
Eta attacks declined in the wake of Madrid bombings, as the group was thought to believe it could no longer achieve its aims by violence.
However, its 2006 ceasefire, described as "permanent", was illusory.
The bombing of a car park at Madrid airport in December of that year left two people dead. Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba declared the peace process "broken, liquidated, finished".
At least eight people have been killed by the group since then.
The train was travelling between the two biggest cities, Yaounde and Douala, when it overturned near Eseka.
The Associated Press said there were 1,300 people on the train instead of the usual 600.
The train was busier than usual as landslides caused by heavy rains have blocked roads across Cameroon.
Transport minister Edgard Alain Mebe Ngo'o said some 300 people were also injured in the derailment, and that the death toll was likely to rise.
The Italian, who is 29 on Tuesday, has agreed a three-year contract to link up again with manager Ronald Koeman.
Pelle scored 55 goals in 66 matches for Feyenoord under Dutchman Koeman, who was named Saints boss on 16 June.
We need more players to bring the squad to where we need and expect
The former Parma player said: "This is going to be the best choice for me because the club wants to keep improving every year."
He is Saints' second signing of the summer, following the £10.9m arrival of FC Twente attacking midfielder Dusan Tadic.
Pelle initially joined Feyenoord on loan from Serie A side Parma in 2012, before joining the Dutch club on a permanent basis in January 2013.
He moves to St Mary's after Saints sold England striker Rickie Lambert to Liverpool for about £4m last month.
Koeman said: "We needed a good player in that position.
"He's a tall striker with a lot of movement and he's fast. He's a player who gives confidence to the team because he keeps the ball."
Koeman expects to make more signings as he rebuilds his squad following the departures of Lambert and midfielder Adam Lallana to Liverpool, and defender Luke Shaw to Manchester United.
"We know that we need some more players because we haven't occupied all of the positions," the 51-year-old said. "We need more players to bring the squad to where we need and expect."
Saints centre-back Dejan Lovren remains a target for Liverpool, who had a £20m bid for the player rejected last week.
The Saracens centre, 26, has failed to recover from a hamstring injury sustained in Scotland's 26-13 win over Japan in Toyota City last weekend.
No replacement will be flown out. Scotland have cover in midfield with Peter Horne, Matt Scott and the uncapped Huw Jones.
Winger Sean Lamont has also played Test rugby at centre.
Vern Cotter's team, named on Thursday, is likely to show a host of changes from the first Test.
Rory Sutherland, 23, will start his first match for his country at loose-head prop in place of the injured Alasdair Dickinson, who was replaced in the squad by Gordon Reid.
Reid, 29, had his first full training session with the squad on Tuesday. The Glasgow Warriors forward was on an Ayr beach during Saturday's first Test when he was contacted by Scotland team manager, Gavin Scott, telling him he was required in Tokyo.
"I was with the family, it was a nice day on the Costa del Ayr," he said. "I wasn't watching the game but I had it taped. When I got the phone call, I said to the missus, 'Just to let you know, I'm going away'. She was pretty angry, to be honest, because it was such short notice.
"It was just because I was leaving her. She doesn't like us to be apart. Young love, eh? Well, it's getting a bit older love now."
Scotland trained in persistent rain and Reid added: "Looks like I brought the Scottish weather with me."
Last week, Cotter said he would seek to give everyone game time on tour and back-row forward Josh Strauss, not in the 23-man squad in Toyota City, will likely appear from the start.
Flanker John Barclay is carrying an injury but trained on Tuesday. There are slight injury concerns over prop WP Nel and loose forward Ryan Wilson also.
Andres Pastrana of Colombia and Jorge Quiroga of Bolivia were not allowed to visit opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez and former mayor, Daniel Ceballos.
Both prisoners started a hunger strike around a week ago.
State officials said the ex-presidents were part of an hostile campaign against the country.
President Nicolas Maduro has said Venezuela's judiciary is independent and those in jail are criminals.
However, their supporters and rights groups say the two men's imprisonment is politically motivated and accused Mr Maduro of cracking down on his opponents.
Mr Lopez is being held in the Ramo Verde military prison outside Caracas, while Mr Ceballos is in a civilian prison in the central state of Guarico.
The presidents attempted to visit both sites.
Leopoldo Lopez is on trial for inciting violence during three months of protests against the government of President Maduro during which 43 people died including some police officers.
Daniel Ceballos, who was mayor of the western city of San Cristobal near the border with Colombia, which was a focus of many of the protests, is accused of supporting street blockades and calling for violence at the protests.
Last month a group of former world leaders sent an open letter to the Venezuelan government urging the release of the opposition leaders.
In April a former Spanish prime minister, Felipe Gonzalez, who announced his intention to help in the legal defence of Leopoldo Lopez, was also denied access to him.
The Venezuelan attorney general said under the country's law Mr Gonzalez could not form part of Mr Lopez's legal team.
Mr Maduro has been scathing about international support for Venezuelan opposition leaders.
"In general, these former prime ministers are usually discredited. They don't even want them in their own countries and then they come over here to disturb us."
Justin Robertson, 36, was paid £1,500 by Benjamin Carr, 22, to kill his former stepmother Pennie Davis in September 2014, after a long-running feud between the pair.
Robertson had denied murder but was convicted after a six-week trial.
His appeal was dismissed at a hearing of the Court of Appeal in London.
Mother-of-five Mrs Davis, 47, was found dead by her new husband in a field at Leygreen Farm near Beaulieu in the New Forest, where she had been tending to her horses.
She had been stabbed 14 times in an attack described by trial judge Justice Andrew Popplewell QC as "particularly brutal".
Carr, from Southampton, was convicted of conspiracy to murder and ordered to serve a minimum of 30 years.
Margaret Roberts, soon to become Thatcher, twice lost the general election in the safe Labour seat in 1950 and 1951.
But it was the beginning of a political journey that was to see her become the country's first female prime minister.
She would also be remembered negatively in Kent for the closure of the Royal Navy dockyards in Chatham and the last of the county's coal mines.
But she was fundamental in driving forward plans for the Channel Tunnel between Folkestone and Calais, which brought many jobs to the area.
Dorothy Shakespeare, who campaigned with Lady Thatcher in both elections, remembered her as a "warm person".
However, she doubted whether she would be able to climb the ranks in a male dominated world.
She said: "At the end of her [Lady Thatcher's] speech at an eve of poll meeting, the chairman said, 'ladies and gentlemen I would like you to know that you have just been listening to a future prime minister'.
"And I said to myself, 'not in my time'."
Although Lady Thatcher lost twice in Dartford, it was during her campaign that she met her husband Denis before marrying him in 1951.
Another setback occurred when she put herself forward as the Conservative candidate for the former Kent constituency of Orpington, but was rejected in 1954.
The town's current MP, Jo Johnson, said: "History could've been so different in many ways.
"Orpington, which I have the honouring of representing, unbelievably rejected her as a candidate in 1954 and it almost snuffed out her career.
"Back then it was felt a young mother of twins simply couldn't be a candidate."
She eventually was selected for the safe seat of Finchley in North London where she became an MP in 1959.
It was during Lady Thatcher's tenure as prime minister that the Royal Navy dockyards closed in Chatham in 1984.
She was, however, to make two visits to the dockyards after her retirement.
Paul Clark, who was a union representative and former Labour MP for Gillingham, said the decision to close the dockyard had a devastating effect on the Medway towns.
He said: "Some 400 years... of the Medway towns that had been built on the dockyard and all the people that worked there - suddenly overnight that had disappeared.
"That was as a consequence of the strategic defence review that was undertaken by Margaret Thatcher and her defence minister."
However, jobs were brought to the county with the construction and management of the Channel Tunnel.
John Noulton, who is a former director of public affairs at Eurotunnel and played a key role in negotiations with France over the Channel Tunnel treaty, said the project "wouldn't have happened without her".
He said: "What pleases me most is how popular it is with British people who were root and branch opposed to it when it was first proposed.
"And how little adverse impact it has had on Kent and the benefits it has brought to Kent."
The council cabinet has agreed in principle to develop a company to run Bupa Care Ltd homes across the county, after its contract with Bupa expires in May 2017.
The council said the current model did not have the resources to "deliver the required levels of services".
It said it could help develop care services.
A spokesman for Bupa Care said: "We are proud of the high quality of care that we deliver in the 12 homes we operate in Powys, which we lease from the council.
"We were surprised to learn in the local media that the council may set up a company to run these homes after the current contract expires next May.
"No final decision has been made and the council will take the next few months to review arrangements and decide what to do next."
Want to know if your Snapchat BF has another BF on Snapchat who is also one of your BFs?
Does that even make sense? Can you handle the drama? Well fear not, the app has introduced emojis next to your most popular mates to outline your relationship to them.
A series of photos of Beyonce have been released to explain it all. Yes, this is the official press release…
The six emojis appear next to your contacts to mark them as your #1 best friend, one of your general best friends, or someone you're on a snapping streak with.
It's something of a replacement for the best friends feature which was removed back in January.
It publically showed the three people you exchanged most Snapchats with.
But wait, there's more...
The latest version of the app also features a low light enhancement button, making it better for night shots and gigs, as well as a 'needs love' feature, which alerts you when you've been neglecting someone for a while.
So there you go, your life has changed forever.
• Gold Heart - You're top friends: The person you send snaps to most sends snaps to you the most too.
• Gritted Teeth - You have a mutual best friend: The person you send snaps to most is also who this person sends snaps to the most.
• Smile - One of your best friends: This is one of the people you send snaps to the most.
• Sunglasses - You have a mutual best friend: One of the people you send snaps to most is also one of the people this person sends snaps to most.
• Smirk - You're their best friend, but they aren't yours: You're one of the people they send snaps to the most, but they're not one of the people you send snaps to most.
• Fire - You're on a snapstreak: You and this person have sent snaps back and forth for the number of consecutive days shown.
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Among them is Dr Michael Jacobs, who leads the specialist infectious diseases team at the Royal Free Hospital in London.
He received a knighthood after helping treat three Britons who caught Ebola while working in Sierra Leone.
Staff who responded to the crisis overseas also received awards.
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The Ebola virus has killed more than 11,300 people in the last 20 months - most in the worst-affected countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.
The disease is spread through close contact with infected fluids, putting health workers caring for patients with Ebola at heightened risk.
British nurses William Pooley, Pauline Cafferkey and army reservist Cpl Anna Cross who all contracted the disease while working in Sierra Leone, were treated at a specialist isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital.
Dr Jacobs said caring for them in this challenging environment was both a huge privilege and enormous team effort.
He said: "We were up in the unit 24 hours a day looking after the patients, led by the nurses who are working incredibly hard.
"They had to be very, very careful to make sure everyone was safe. And with them were doctors and all the other people looking after them."
He added: "Uppermost in our mind was what the nurses had been through when they were working in West Africa and what they had seen."
The team was also involved in trialling experimental drugs against the disease and by investigating patients in detail, they were able to add to a gradually growing knowledge of Ebola.
Dr Jacobs added: "We also learnt how incredible the NHS can be in an emergency like this and in a crisis. The teamwork between my colleagues was remarkable."
Dr Daniel Martin, an intensive care specialist at the hospital and part of the team, received an OBE.
The same honour went to Grace Jackson, of the Department for International Development, who helped coordinated the response to Ebola in Sierra Leone.
Meanwhile, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced that paramedic Collette Kalle was made an OBE for leading a medical team at an Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone.
Omaru Badara Sisay, who also received an OBE for his efforts in coordinating the flow of information in Sierra Leone, said: "Fighting Ebola took some incredible work and sacrifice from over 40,000 Sierra Leoneans, African, British and many other people and organisations who stood up to it there and then."
People working to combat other diseases and broader health issues were also on the honours list, including 10 awards for nurses at MBE level.
Prof Til Wykes, of King's College London, whose research concentrates on developing better treatments for schizophrenia, received a damehood for her work on clinical psychology.
Others include Harpal Kumar, chief executive of the charity Cancer Research UK, who received a knighthood.
Abortions are illegal in Northern Ireland except for cases where the woman's health is at risk.
That has led to women travelling to Great Britain seeking terminations.
But anti-abortion group Precious Life said allowing NI women to access NHS terminations would "run roughshod over the law and the democratic process".
The issue was raised by Scottish Green co-leader Patrick Harvie, who said NI women should have access to the service without facing huge costs.
During First Minister's Questions at Holyrood on Thursday afternoon, Mr Harvie said: "Many women in Northern Ireland find themselves left with no option but to travel elsewhere in the UK to access legal and safe abortion.
"The time and the stress that this costs them is bad enough but there are also significant financial barriers, with some organisations supporting these women estimating that at the low end it costs them at least £400 and in many other cases more than £2,000.
"Does the First Minister agree that the NHS in Scotland should be exploring what can be done to ensure that these women are able to access abortion in Scotland, if that's where they chose to travel to, without facing these kind of unacceptable financial barriers?"
He said abortion should be treated as part of normal healthcare and not "stigmatised".
Ms Sturgeon said she believed that no woman "should ever be stigmatised" for having an abortion.
She added that abortion should not be seen in isolation and was a fundamental part of healthcare.
Ms Sturgeon told the chamber: "I am happy to explore that with the NHS. To explore both what the situation would be right now in terms of accessing safe and legal abortion for women from Northern Ireland within NHS Scotland and whether there's any improvements that are able to be made.
"I believe, like Patrick Harvie, that women should have the right to choose, within the limits that we currently set down in law, and I believe that right should be defended.
"And when a woman, any woman, does opt to have an abortion, and let's stress that is never, ever an easy decision for any woman, then abortion should be available in a safe and legal way."
In a statement, Precious Life's director Bernadette Smyth said abortion was a "criminal offence" in Northern Ireland which "exists to protect both mothers and their unborn children".
"To make provisions for women to access free abortions in Scotland would be to run roughshod over the law and the democratic process in Northern Ireland," Ms Smyth added.
"This will not go unchallenged. There will be a public outcry."
Women from Northern Ireland are not legally entitled to free abortions on the NHS in England following a High Court ruling in 2014, which is being challenged in a legal action at the UK Supreme Court.
The Red Cross said a 55-year-old woman died of a heart attack in Guanacaste, near the epicentre of the quake, and a construction worker was killed when a wall collapsed.
The US Geological Survey said the 7.6-magnitude quake occurred beneath the Nicoya peninsula, 140km (87 miles) west of the capital, San Jose.
A tsunami alert which had been issued for the area has been cancelled.
The quake rattled buildings in some parts of the capital, San Jose, Reuters news agency reported.
Power and communications were briefly knocked out, according to the Costa Rican authorities.
Regional media reported the quake could be felt as far away as Nicaragua and El Salvador.
The US Geological Survey originally said it had a magnitude of 7.9, but revised it down to 7.6.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, which had at first issued a tsunami warning for the Pacific coast of most of Central and South America, has cancelled its alert.
President Laura Chinchillla said Costa Rica's emergency services were surveying the damage.
She said that so far there had been no reports of any serious damage to buildings.
Rugby union's Keelan Giles, Paralympic swimmer Ellie Robinson and gymnast Amy Tinkler make up the final trio from 10 nominated athletes.
The winner will be presented with their award on BBC One's The One Show on Wednesday, 14 December (19:00 GMT).
They will follow in the footsteps of past winners, such as Wayne Rooney, Andy Murray and Ellie Downie.
The top three were picked from an original list of 10, which included Downie (gymnastics), Sophie Ecclestone (cricket), Tom Hamer (Para-swimming), Lauren Rowles (Para-rowing), Georgia Stanway (football), Jess Stretton (Para-archery) and Rebekah Tiler (weightlifting).
In Keelan Giles' first four games for Pro 12 side Ospreys, he scored eight tries, including a hat-trick away to Lyon in the European Challenge Cup.
Ospreys coach Steve Tandy has described the 18-year-old as an "unbelievable finisher" and he has been compared to Wales' record try scorer Shane Williams.
Keelan was called up to Rob Howley's senior Wales squad for the autumn internationals and was one of the stars of Wales' Under-20 Six Nations Grand Slam campaign.
Swimmer Ellie Robinson broke the Paralympic record to win gold in the 50m butterfly at the Rio Games.
The 15-year-old also won bronze in the 100m freestyle, breaking a British record in the process, and has been described as a "great role model to both able-bodied and Para-athletes".
Earlier in the year, at the IPC European Championships, she brought back one silver (50m butterfly) and three bronze medals (50m, 100m and 400m freestyle).
Sixteen-year-old Amy Tinkler gave the performance of her life to take bronze on the floor at the Rio 2016 Olympics, becoming the first female British gymnast to win a medal in the event.
She was the youngest member of Team GB in Rio, and only the second British woman to win an individual artistic gymnastics medal, after Beth Tweddle's bronze in the uneven bars in 2012.
Tinkler also retained her floor title at the British Championships, winning gold for the second year in a row.
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A survey into the proposals for Union Terrace Gardens (UTG) was launched two weeks ago.
LDA Design said the aim - including new access from surrounding streets - was to make UTG a "lively cultural hub".
Aberdeen City Council said the survey showed 94% of people thought facilities would improve.
It drew more than 1,400 responses,
New access would be from Union Street and Union Terrace at the existing Burns Monument. The central lawn space would be retained, and there would be a new café pavilion opposite His Majesty's Theatre (HMT).
Four years ago, councillors rejected plans for a £140m transformation of the gardens.
Businessman Sir Ian Wood had offered £50m towards the cost.
Their ascent once seemed irrepressible - a team playing attractive football, backed by a board comprised of primarily local businessmen and, uniquely in the top flight, a fans' representative.
The Swans were lauded as the antithesis of modern football's greed, an antidote to a sport riddled with knee-jerk reactions and short-term thinking.
Now, however, they are just another club in a relegation scrap.
In the midst of their worst run of form since promotion to the Premier League in 2011 and with hostility mounting off the pitch following an American takeover in the summer, the club is at its lowest ebb for years.
So what is going wrong at Swansea?
On paper, a 3-1 defeat by Manchester United may seem a fairly unremarkable result, but Swansea's most recent loss was indicative of the malaise that has consumed the club this season.
The Swans were abject in every facet of the game, booed by their own fans as they trailed 3-0 after just 33 minutes against a United side who had failed to win their previous four league games.
In only his fourth fixture in charge, Swansea manager Bob Bradley questioned his players' commitment as he reflected on their sixth defeat from seven matches.
"It's a tough spot, there's no two ways about it. We understand very clearly where we are," he said.
"There's no hiding from the situation."
A 10th game without victory left the Swans second from bottom of the Premier League table and contemplating the stark prospect of relegation.
This squad is arguably Swansea's weakest since they were in the Championship, with an underwhelming summer transfer window failing to compensate for the departures of former captain Ashley Williams and forward Andre Ayew.
Although their sales were worth a combined £32m, Williams has yet to be replaced properly in central defence and new strikers Fernando Llorente and Borja Baston - the latter arriving for a club-record £15m - have struggled to make much of an impression.
Since Kenny Jackett's appointment when the club was in League Two in 2004, Swansea have evolved and improved almost every year.
This season, however, they have stagnated and are in danger of a first relegation since 2001.
The defeat by Manchester United was significant not only because of events on the pitch, but because of the antipathy brewing in the stands.
Cries of "we want our club back" were heard at the Liberty Stadium, as fans directed their fury towards the club's new American owners, Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan, and the directors from whom they had bought their controlling stake of 68% of shares in the club in July.
Chairman Huw Jenkins - who made more than £8m by selling 8.2% of his 13.2% stake - was singled out for criticism, having previously been praised as the driving force of Swansea's recent rise.
He led the consortium that saved the club, then in the fourth tier, from financial ruin in 2002 but, along with vice-chairman Leigh Dineen and fellow directors such as Martin Morgan, Jenkins is now facing the wrath of the fans who believe their saviours are acting in self-interest.
The Supporters' Trust raised concerns about the takeover, claiming it was not consulted on some decisions, one of which - the final call on Bradley's appointment - prompted an apology from Levien and Kaplan.
Even the Trust, however, has not been without its problems, with the supporters' body also apologising for failing to disclose the payments made to its former representative on the board, Huw Cooze.
The unrest off the field has been particularly striking because it is in such startling contrast to the communal spirit and continuity with which the club has been run in recent years.
Whereas the discord at board level may be out of character, Swansea are no strangers to regular managerial upheaval.
There were four managers between 2007 and 2014: Roberto Martinez, Paulo Sousa, Brendan Rodgers and Michael Laudrup.
A steady and largely smooth succession, these changes were the result of successful tenures - Martinez jumped up to the Premier League with Wigan, Sousa joined Leicester and Rodgers moved to Liverpool, prompting Laudrup's arrival.
The Dane enjoyed unprecedented success in his first season - winning the League Cup, the club's first major trophy, and qualifying for the Europa League - but his sacking in February 2014 sparked a period of instability.
Whereas previous managers left of their own accord and bequeathed teams on the up, Swansea were now faced with the challenge of arresting a slump.
Garry Monk prospered initially but, since Laudrup's departure, the Swans have had four managers in less than three years.
After Alan Curtis' short stint as caretaker and Francesco Guidolin's nine months at the helm, current boss Bradley was thrust into a daunting scenario with Swansea 17th in the table.
The first American to take charge of a Premier League side, the 58-year-old recognised he faced a "huge" job to save his new club from relegation.
It has been a chastening start to Bradley's reign and, after four games, he is still searching for his first win.
After flickers of improvement in his first two matches against Arsenal and Watford, Swansea were comprehensively outplayed at Stoke and then utterly humiliated at home by Manchester United.
Bradley has chopped and changed tactically and in terms of personnel, but the Premier League is an unforgiving environment for a manager trying to familiarise himself with a new squad and a new competition.
With a difficult match away against Everton - and a reunion with former captain Williams - to come on Saturday, it may be some time before Swansea can rouse themselves from their current predicament.
The problem occurred when administration was outsourced to a platform used by financial advisers between 2013 and 2015.
No individuals suffered a loss.
The company apologised, and said clients' money - including pensions and investments - was now properly protected.
The FCA said Aviva had failed to put in place appropriate controls that would ensure investors would get their money back, should the company fail.
"Had Aviva suffered an insolvency event during the period, customers could have suffered loss," it said.
"Other firms with similar outsourcing arrangements should take this as a warning that there is no excuse for not having robust controls and oversight systems in place to ensure their processes comply with our rules," said Mark Steward, director of enforcement and market oversight at the FCA.
In response Aviva, one of the largest pension providers in the UK, said it had strengthened its controls.
It has also established a specialist team to oversee the safety of customers' money.
"This should not have happened and we are sorry," said Andy Briggs, chief executive of Aviva UK Life.
"Aviva's customers have not suffered any loss and there has been no impact on advisers. We have addressed and resolved the issues identified."
Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBOs) give courts powers including banning people from areas or from drinking in public.
But charity Homeless Link said CBOs, which replaced anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs), prevented homeless people from accessing vital services.
The Home Office said local agencies must determine whether their use of their powers was appropriate.
CBOs were introduced in October 2014 and more than 2,600 are currently active, according to Freedom of Information requests made by the BBC.
Thirty-eight police forces in England and Wales provided statistics.
Breaches incur a maximum five-year prison term.
Ministry of Justice figures show that in 2016, a total of 952 CBOs were issued following conviction at courts in England and Wales.
That figure rose from 707 the previous year, an increase of 35%.
John (not his real name) has a CBO preventing him from entering certain areas of Norwich under certain conditions.
He said he was given the banning order for being drunk in public.
"I kicked off so they decided to give me a CBO," he said.
John, an alcoholic, said the order stopped him from getting the help he needed, located in the city centre.
"I have to go into a shop and nick a sandwich because I can't come into the city centre," he said.
Dale Parker, co-founder of The People's Picnic, which provides home-cooked meals to help vulnerable people in Norwich, said CBOs failed to address the underlying issues of criminal behaviour and isolated the most vulnerable homeless people.
"The majority of services and outlets where people come to get food or the basics are in the city," he said.
"More often than not, the only crime those people have committed is the crime of being poor."
Jacqui McCluskey, of Homeless Link, the national membership organisation for homelessness charities in England, said issuing CBOs to those most in need was "no answer" to the rising numbers of people sleeping rough or finding themselves homeless.
She said the focus should instead be on providing the support needed to help people off the streets for good.
"We would urge authorities to work in partnership with local homelessness services to identify those who are sleeping rough and ensure that effective support is in place, including long-term solutions such as personal support, assistance into employment and increased availability of low-cost housing," she said.
"The priority needs to be tackling the root causes of homelessness, rather than punishing the most vulnerable in society."
Sgt Mark Shepherd, public order tactical adviser for Norwich, said the orders allowed individuals access to the services they needed, and did not accept they led to further crime.
He said: "Each one is for an individual person, at the same time identifying those services that can take them away from their offending lifestyle."
A Home Office spokesperson said: "We are determined to help the most vulnerable in society.
"We are clear that the anti-social behaviour powers should be used to tackle anti-social behaviour, not to target the most vulnerable in our communities. It is for local agencies to determine whether their use of their powers is appropriate.
"We are working to tackle anti-social behaviour, while also supporting people to move on from a life on the streets."
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The pair, who are in their 70s and from Cheshire, became stuck while out walking on sands at Humphrey Head, near Grange-over-Sands, at about 12:10 BST.
Rescuers, equipped with a hovercraft and heavy lifting gear, raced against an incoming tide to free the pair.
Both were taken to hospital suffering from mild hypothermia.
Teams from the RNLI, HM Coastguard and Bay Search & Rescue were involved in what was described as a "challenging operation".
Coastguard spokesman Joel Harding said: "The couple were spotted by an off-duty fire officer, whose wife called us immediately.
"The fire officer stayed with the couple for over an hour until we could get the resources we needed on the scene.
"It had the potential to develop into a very serious incident.
"Considering they were in the sand up to their waists for over an hour, they came out of it quite well and only appeared to be suffering from mild hypothermia.
"They did the right thing by spreading their weight out to stop themselves sinking too much further until we could extract them and pass them on to the ambulance."
The area is signposted, but Mr Harding said quicksand could "move rapidly" by as much as 10 metres a day.
Paul Calland, deputy station officer for Bay Search and Rescue, said: "This was a very challenging rescue as we faced an incoming tide.
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"We got the woman out relatively quickly, but the man was well and truly stuck and was in danger of sinking up to his neck."
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A retired couple had to be rescued after getting trapped up to their waists in quicksand at Flookburgh, off the coast of south Cumbria.
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All of the managerial movements for September will appear below, followed by the full list of each club, league-by-league.
To read the list for August, visit the ins and outs page.
David Gallacher, 37, of no fixed address, attacked Samsam Haji-Ali, 34, and her husband outside a Co-op in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, in August.
He admitted actual bodily harm, assault by beating and two counts of racially or religiously aggravated assault.
The judge called him a "thug and a racist to boot."
Aylesbury Crown Court heard Somali Ms Haji-Ali was racially abused by Gallacher in the Water Eaton Road shop on 4 August.
He swore at her and said: "You come here with your clown outfit on..."
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As her husband Abdullah Sulamain, 40, attempted to calm him down in the car park outside, Gallacher hit him on the head with a bottle of wine and a bag of ice.
He then kicked Ms Haji-Ali in the stomach.
Judge Francis Sheridan said: "She told him she was pregnant and he continued to kick her again, after he was told she was pregnant.
"She is left rolling around on the ground in agony and later found there is bleeding, before she lost the baby."
Ms Haji-Ali miscarried on 24 August.
Judge Sheridan said her pregnancy had been "absolutely fine" before the attack, and in his view "the loss of that baby was a direct result of a kick to the stomach of a pregnant woman".
He told Gallacher: "There was a racial element to this attack.
"The defendant is a shabby racist on the language that he used towards this lady.
"It is time you learnt that your vile conduct and abhorrent views are a thing of the past."
Gallacher admitted two counts of racially aggravated assault occasioning actual bodily harm and three counts of assaulting a police officer during his arrest in September last year.
He was jailed for three years and seven months for the race attacks and four months for the officer assault, to run consecutively.
It is now a category four storm as it powers across the Gulf of Mexico. It is due to make landfall on Texas' central coast very late on Friday.
Greg Abbott has asked for more federal aid to cope with the storm, which may be the worst to hit the US in 12 years.
The National Hurricane Center said storm surges may bring life-threatening floods in and around Houston.
At 18:00 (23:00 GMT), the storm was 45 miles (70 km) east of Corpus Christi, with maximum sustained winds of 130mph (215 km/h), the NHC said.
The storm may bring 40in (102cm) of rain and 12ft (3.5m) storm surges, say forecasters.
Mr Abbott said Harvey was now "turning into a very complex and dangerous hurricane". It is likely to strike at the heart of Texas's oil refining industry, with Corpus Christi, a port city of 320,000 people, in the path of the storm.
In a letter to President Donald Trump requesting federal aid, Mr Abbott said: "The storm surge, coupled with the deluge of rain, could easily lead to billions of dollars of property damage and almost certainly loss of life."
The White House said Mr Trump is likely to visit Texas early next week.
In pictures: Texas braces for Hurricane Harvey
The National Weather Service said on Friday it expected Harvey to make landfall as a category three hurricane, out of a maximum of five. Storms usually lose force when they reach land.
If it does, it will be the strongest storm to hit the US since October 2005, when Hurricane Wilma struck the coast of Florida.
Wilma left 87 people dead, and was part of a record-breaking hurricane season that included Katrina, which devastated New Orleans and killed nearly 2,000 people in August of that year.
However, Mr Abbott warned it could even make landfall as a category four. The last category four storm to hit the US was Charley in August 2004.
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Harvey's wind speed is currently 130mph, though gusts are even stronger.
While Harvey is packing strong and potentially devastating winds, the biggest threats to Texas are rainfall and the storm surge.
Meteorologists are warning of extremely high volumes of rainfall as the storm stalls over the middle Texas coast.
They say Harvey could remain in the area, dumping rain until the middle of next week.
Oil-rich Houston, the fourth biggest city in the US, could face up to 20in of rain over the coming days, officials there said.
On top of that, the central Texas coast is likely to see a significant storm surge - this happens when low pressure at sea "lifts" tides to a level higher than normal, up to 12ft in this case, and high winds then blow the water inland.
The NHC said it expected "catastrophic flooding" across the coast and in some inland areas throughout south-east Texas.
Parts of Texas are already seeing a storm surge 2.5ft above normal.
About 45% of US oil refinery takes place on the Gulf of Mexico coast, and Corpus Christi is an important port for the industry.
Crude oil production has slowed down by about 20% to prepare for the storm, and fears Harvey could lead to a shortfall in fuel have helped drive up prices.
While no mandatory evacuations have taken place, Corpus Christi Mayor Joe McComb encouraged people living in low-lying areas to leave.
President Trump has also been urging people to heed the advice of authorities.
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Long queues of cars have been spotted leaving central Texas and the British band Coldplay cancelled a Friday night concert in Houston.
At least 20,000 passengers on three cruise ships have been unable to disembark in Galveston, Texas, cruise operator Carnival Corp said.
The Houston Chronicle reported they, and the passengers on one other ship, may need to stay out at sea until the middle of next week.
Meanwhile, Driscoll Children's Hospital in Corpus Christi has flown at least 10 babies from its neonatal intensive care unit to hospitals further inland, due to fear of power failures.
The England international went over in the sixth minute of added time, after Mitch Lees thought he had won the game for Exeter with a late try of his own.
Gareth Steenson's penalty was the only score of an attritional first half.
Dave Attwood had a Bath try chalked off early in the second half for a forward pass but two George Ford penalties put Bath ahead before the late tries.
Bath are third after a sixth win in seven league outings, three points behind leaders Saracens, while last season's beaten Premiership finalists Exeter are in seventh following their fourth defeat of the campaign.
Ford had missed two penalties in the opening 20 minutes, both of which the England half-back would have expected to put over easily.
The game did not come to life until the final 10 minutes, when first Lees was forced over after a maul that began on the Bath 22 - just reward for a Chiefs side that had dominated territory in the second period.
But Exeter failed to control the game, Steenson missing a penalty to win it with five minutes left before Bath laid siege to the Exeter line.
Winning seven penalties in a row in the left corner, Bath eventually kicked to the opposite wing and with no time left on the clock they eventually got the ball to Rokoduguni, who skipped past a couple of challenges to go over.
Exeter head coach Rob Baxter:
"The game very quickly became a confrontational battle that had some errors in it. I don't think either team will be massively pleased by some of the rugby, but both teams will be pleased by the commitment of the players.
"Fair play to Bath, they showed that bit more resilience to edge a close game and you have to give them great credit for that.
"I am disappointed and I am frustrated but, in some ways, if you lose a game like that and you look at the table now and the results we've had, you can start to set yourself new challenges."
Bath director of rugby Todd Blackadder:
"I'm not getting carried away at all. I'm just enjoying the week and the battles every week.
"I don't think we're the complete side, not by a long way. That was a true test and exposed a few areas of weakness for us, so we'll have a good look at ourselves.
"But if anything we showed fantastic character. It was good, gutsy stuff and we'll learn from it."
Exeter: Turner; Woodburn, Whitten, Slade, Short; Steenson (capt), Lewis; Low, Yeandle, Williams, Lees, Parling, Dennis, Horstmann, Waldrom.
Replacements: Taione, Rimmer, Francis, Hill, White, Maunder, Hill, Devoto.
Bath: Homer; Rokoduguni, Joseph, Banahan, Brew; Ford (co-capt), Fotuali'i; Auterac, Batty, Thomas, Charteris, Attwood, Garvey (co-capt), Ellis, Ewels.
Replacements: Dunn, Lahiff, Palma-Newport, Stooke, Mercer, Homer, Priestland, Williams.
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Photographs and maps, some of which have never gone on public display, have been found in the St John's College archive.
A number of the images on display were taken during a 1963 expedition to East Greenland involving members of the college.
The group, who practiced by scaling the college chapel's tower in the flatlands of Cambridge, went on to conquer 28 peaks which had never been climbed before.
However, it took them eight days to reach base camp, by which time they had already run out of provisions.
But luckily for the team - put together by St John's student John Lendon - they had pre-arranged for packs of freeze-dried sausages and chocolate to be dropped by plane.
Organisers of the exhibition say the college has an "enduring fascination with exploration... which seems to have begun in the 1600s".
One of the earliest items on display is an atlas dating from 1682 which depicts naked "natives" at the South Pole.
It was presented to John's by the late 17th Century master, Sir Humphrey Gower.
At the time the South Pole was unknown territory. The map-maker clearly had no idea it was a frozen wasteland and "amusingly depicted 'natives'... absolutely starkers", the college said.
Also on show are previously-unseen extracts from the diary of former college master Sir James Wordie, who was chief scientific officer on Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated Antarctic expedition of 1914-17 where they were forced to abandon their ship, Endurance.
Nastase, a former world number one, was heard speculating whether Williams' child would be "chocolate with milk?"
"It disappoints me to know we live in a society where people like Ilie Nastase can make such racist comments," Williams said in a statement.
Williams, 35, is due to give birth to her first child in the autumn.
"I have said it once and I'll say it again, this world has come so far but yet we have so much further to go," Williams added. "Yes, we have broken down so many barriers - however there are a plethora more to go.
"This or anything else will not stop me from pouring love, light and positivity into everything that I do. I will continue to take a lead and stand up for what's right."
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has launched an investigation into the comments made by 70-year-old Nastase, Romania's Fed Cup captain, at a news conference before their tie with Great Britain in Constanta last week.
"I humbly thank the ITF for any consideration given to all the facts in this case. They will have my full support," added Williams, who announced her engagement to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in December.
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The 23-time Grand Slam champion also included passages from the poem Still I Rise by American civil rights activist Maya Angelou in her statement.
"I am not afraid like you. You see, I am no coward. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? You may shoot me with your words… you may try to kill me with your hatefulness, but still like the air, I rise."
Williams, who won her record-breaking Grand Slam at the Australian Open while eight weeks pregnant, thanked her unborn child as she regained the world number one ranking on Monday.
"You gave me the strength I didn't know I had. You taught me the true meaning of serenity and peace. I can't wait to meet you," Williams said in a separate statement.
"I can't wait for you to join the players box next year. But most importantly, I am so happy to share being number one in the world with you."
Williams captioned the statement on Instagram "from the world's oldest number one to the world's youngest number one."
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Nastase's comments about Williams were followed by a foul-mouthed outburst during Romania's Fed Cup win over Great Britain.
Nastase swore at the umpire before abusing Johanna Konta and GB captain Anne Keothavong - calling them both "a bitch" multiple times - leaving Konta reduced to tears.
Before the tie began, he also put his arm tightly around Keothavong and asked for her room number, in earshot of the watching media.
Williams referenced the incidents in Romania in her statement, saying Nastase had made "sexist comments against my peers".
Nastase was banned from the tie and later handed a provisional suspension by the ITF.
In 2014, the whiskey brand was bought by Mexican headquartered firm, Jose Cuervo.
It has now filed a planning application for a new distillery facility which it says will "effectively double production capacity."
The expansion should lead to the creation of up to 20 jobs.
The distillery currently employs around 150 full-time and agency staff.
The plan adds that there will also be around £3m of capital expenditure at the facility every year for the next 10 -15 years.
The application also discloses details of a new tourism and visitor centre at the distillery.
It says these are at an early stage, but are aimed at producing a "world class" facility.
The application will be considered by the planning committee of Causeway Coast and Glens Council.
Bushmills Distillery claims to be the oldest licensed distillery in the world.
Distillation has taken place there since at least the 17th century.
Jose Cuervo is owned by the Mexico-based Beckmann family. Their distribution firm, Proximo, controls a number of premium whiskey and rum brands.
Ms Baloch, 26, recently caused controversy by posting controversial pictures of herself on social media, including one alongside a Muslim cleric.
Police say she was strangled to death.
Cases of women being killed for 'dishonouring' their family are commonplace in Pakistan.
Qandeel Baloch became a household name for posting bold, sometimes raunchy, photographs, video and comments.
Ms Baloch's parents told The Express Tribune that she was strangled to death on Friday night following an argument with her brother.
They said her body was not discovered until Saturday morning. Her parents have been taken into custody, the Tribune reported.
Ms Baloch had gone to Punjab from Karachi because of the threat to her security, police say.
"[Her] brothers had asked her to quit modelling," family sources quoted by the Tribune said.
Sources quoted by the newspaper said that Wasim was upset about her uploading controversial pictures online and had threatened her about it.
Police said he had not been arrested and was on the run.
Ms Baloch's murder was condemned by filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, whose documentary A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness won an Oscar earlier this year.
"I really feel that no woman is safe in this country, until we start making examples of people, until we start sending men who kill women to jail, unless we literally say there will be no more killing and those who dare will spend the rest of their lives behind bars," she told the AFP news agency.
Qandeel Baloch used social media to find fame and the reactions there showed the feelings she inspired, from admiration to disgust.
Some called her death "good news" and even praised her suspected killer. Others said it was wrong to condone her murder, even if she was flawed. Some showed outright support.
Qandeel Baloch has been dubbed Pakistan's Kim Kardashian. There are comparisons: the provocative selfies, the pursuit of celebrity, the controversial rise to notoriety.
But in Pakistan, women, especially poor ones, still lack basic rights, from schooling to choosing a husband and violence against them is rife. The country struggles with sexuality and especially with "immodest" women.
The fact that many of Qandeel's videos went viral suggests a titillating fascination with confident female sexuality - along with fear of its power and of her assertion of independence. However she lived her life, tweeted one, it was her life.
Ms Baloch rose to fame in Pakistan in 2014 when a video of her pouting at the camera and asking "How em looking?" went viral.
In a recent interview she was bitterly critical of Pakistan's patriarchal society and described herself as a leading exponent of girl power.
While many younger people saw her as a cultural icon and hailed her liberal views, she was also subjected to frequent misogynist abuse online.
Her request for better security was ignored by the government, Dawn reported, despite pleas made three weeks ago to the interior minister and other senior officials.
Hundreds of women are murdered every year in Pakistan in so-called honour killing cases.
In fact, it is very likely that the graphics technology in your smartphone or tablet PC was developed in Kings Langley, a small town 30 minutes by train from central London.
That's where Imagination Technologies is based.
It is one of Britain's most successful technology companies and you have probably never heard of it.
But look at the screen of a smartphone or a tablet computer and you are very likely to be watching its technology at work.
Imagination Technologies designs the computer chip technology that drives the graphics for mobile devices like the iPhone and tablet computers.
To be clear, it does not make computer chips. Instead, it licenses its designs to companies like Intel and Samsung, who then incorporate Imagination technology into their computer chips.
And then they produce them - in the hundreds of millions. In the business it is called third-party licensing.
It is estimated that 300 million chips that incorporate Imagination's technology are shipped each year, and the British firm makes about 19p ($0.30) on each chip.
The market is growing fast.
Hossein Yassaie, the chief executive of Imagination Technologies, told the BBC: "We have stated our goal of a billion units by 2016.
"It is really not difficult to see the volume increase is going to continue (and) penetration in the new markets is going to continue."
As well as graphics for smartphones, Mr Yassaie is confident that his company's other areas of expertise will be in high demand.
That includes connecting devices to the internet and to broadcast systems like radio, and delivering high-definition television to mobile phones.
But, if it is such a profitable, high-growth market, then what has stopped giant chipmakers like Intel and Samsung moving in?
Well, designing graphics chips requires hundreds of extremely skilled engineers with years of experience.
According to analysts, even a giant computer chip firms like Intel would struggle to build a rival team.
The nature of the industry also favours an independent firm that designs the product and then sells it on to everyone else - even to rival firms in the computer chip business.
"The economics of this industry vastly favour the third-party licensing model," says Lee Simpson, a technology analyst at Jefferies International.
"The time to market is a constraint for chipmakers. These guys work on nine-month product cycle, so design lead time is becoming crucial."
Companies that need computer chips, like Apple and Samsung, want new or upgraded products every year, so there's little time to experiment with new designs.
Customers also appreciate the independence of Imagination.
In fact, so keen are they to stop its technology falling into rival hands that Apple and Intel are the firm's two biggest shareholders.
So how did a relatively tiny British firm take the lead in such a valuable industry?
When Mr Yassaie joined the firm in 1992, he was convinced that computer graphics was the business to be in.
So the firm developed its technology, and in 1997 landed a high-profile deal to supply the Japanese computer games firm Sega.
But shortly after that came his second strategic masterstroke.
Mr Yassaie decided that people would want to do everything they could do on their personal computers, on their mobile phones.
At the time many considered that impossible, as phones have a feeble power supply and, back then, screens were unsophisticated.
"I was being told by chief executives of other firms that there was no point in targeting the mobile phone market because the screens did not have have enough pixels," said Mister Yassaie.
Fortunately, Imagination's technology was well suited to this task as it required much less power than graphics processors in personal computers.
It quickly found customers for its designs and as demand for smartphones took off, so did Imagination's business.
Imagination also branched out into the radio business. In 2001 it launched the world's first portable digital radio and has been expanding the Pure range ever since.
It has given the Imagination an outlet for its broadcast technology and some valuable experience in dealing with a consumer market - rather than selling to companies.
So what could upset Imagination?
Some analysts are concerned that the company is being distracted from its most profitable market, designing computer chips.
Ian Robertson, a technology analyst at Seymour Pierce, said: "They are taking money out of graphics and investing it into other areas like networking technologies, but it is far from clear if real returns will emerge from those investments."
"I don't see another big breakthrough win like the graphics technology happening again."
Mr Yassaie is confident that is not the case. He thinks his chips are only going to be more important.
He says that in mobile devices, the graphics processing unit (GPU) is doing more and more of the work.
For example, Apple's popular voice command system, Siri, is driven by the GPU.
As for the new areas of business, Mr Yassaie says one should just look at the results.
"Recently we announced a deal with Qualcomm for our Ensigma technology. To get that calibre of a customer surely must suggest we know what we are doing."
Roedd Ivor Gifford o Abertyleri, Blaenau Gwent, yn credu mai merched 11 a 12 oed roedd e'n cysylltu â nhw ar-lein.
Ond cyfrifon ffug oedden nhw, gafodd eu creu gan grŵp o'r enw 'The Hunted One' sy'n chwilio am droseddwyr rhyw.
Dywedodd Gifford ei fod yn credu bod pawb ar y wefan dros 18, ond fis diwethaf daeth rheithgor yn Llys y Goron Casnewydd i'r casgliad ei fod yn euog.
Clywodd y llys bod Gifford wedi cysylltu â dau gyfrif dan yr enwau Jessie a Jodie.
Roedd wedi cysylltu â nhw "droeon" er iddo gael gwybod fwy nag unwaith bod y 'merched' yn 11 a 12 oed.
"Mewn dros 100 tudalen o negeseuon, fe welwch fod y rhan fwyaf yn cyfeirio at weithredu rhyw," meddai Owen Williams ar ran yr erlyniad.
Dywedodd bod Gifford wedi gyrru lluniau o'i hun yn noeth, a'i fod wedi gofyn a fyddai un o'r 'merched' yn gwisgo dillad rhywiol pe baen nhw'n cyfarfod.
"Aeth ymhellach wedyn, gan drefnu i'w chyfarfod wedi'r cysylltiad ar-lein," meddai Mr Williams.
"Fe roddodd gyfarwyddiadau i blentyn, sydd ddim yn gwybod sut i fynd o Gaerdydd i Abertyleri, sut mae dal bws ac wedyn trên."
Aeth dau aelod o 'The Hunted One' i gwrdd â Gifford yng ngorsaf drên Llanhiledd, ble roedd wedi trefnu i gyfarfod y 'ferch'.
Cafodd yr heddlu eu galw ac fe gafodd Gifford ei arestio. Bydd hefyd yn destun gorchymyn atal niwed rhyw am 10 mlynedd.
The freight train, travelling from the city of Beni Suef, hit the vehicles at a crossing about 40km (25 miles) from Cairo, they say.
State TV says many of those killed on the bus were members of an extended family returning from a wedding.
Egypt's roads and railways have a notoriously poor safety record.
Monday's collision happened near the village of Dahshur, with reports saying the minibus and two other vehicles were involved.
Local security officials told Egypt's media that the crossing gates of the tracks had been closed and the train's driver was surprised to see vehicles still crossing.
"The crossing was closed with chains, there were warning lights," Hussein Zakaria, the head of Egypt's railway authority, told state TV.
Ambulances later arrived at the scene to take the injured to hospitals. There are fears that the death toll could rise further.
In January, a train carrying army recruits derailed near Cairo, killing 19 people and injuring more than 100.
Last November, nearly 50 children died when a train hit their school bus near Manfalut, some 350km south of Cairo, after a signal operator fell asleep. That disaster led to the resignation of the transport minister.
Egypt's worst train disaster was in 2002, when a train caught fire in Cairo, killing 373 people.
The former Florida governor told a conservative Christian audience: "I'm not sure we need half a billion dollars for women's health issues."
But he later said he "misspoke", after criticism of his remarks.
Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton had tweeted to him: "You are absolutely, unequivocally wrong."
Appearing on stage at the Southern Baptist Convention in Tennessee on Tuesday, Mr Bush was asked about healthcare provider Planned Parenthood, to which Republicans have been trying to cut funding.
His response was: "The next president should veto Planned Parenthood'', which drew applause.
It was then that he said "women's issues" did not need so much money as half a billion dollars.
But later, the Bush campaign team clarified his remarks with a statement from him.
"With regards to women's health funding broadly, I misspoke, as there are countless community health centres, rural clinics and other women's health organisations that need to be fully funded," it said.
It added that he was referring to the "hard-to-fathom" $500m government funding for Planned Parenthood.
The organisation at the centre of the row issued a statement saying Mr Bush "told the rest of America what Florida women have known for years, which is that he doesn't believe women's health is worth much".
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The incident happened at about 15:45 GMT on Saturday on College Hill, Llanelli.
Dyfed-Powys Police said the silver people carrier, which may have damage to its front bumper, had gone before officers arrived.
The motorcyclist was taken to hospital with a head injury, but his condition is unknown.
Westbrook scored 57 points as well as notching up 13 rebounds and 11 assists.
It was his 38th triple-double of the season - just three short of the NBA record set by Oscar Robertson - with eight games remaining.
"Overall, it's just incredible what he's doing now," Thunder coach Billy Donovan said.
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"That performance was one of the best," Magic coach Frank Vogel added. "It's tough to rank those over the years, but it's right up there with the best. Give him credit."
A triple-double means a player has recorded a double-digit number in three of five statistical categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks.
"I don't take this game for granted. I just try to come out each and every night and compete at a high level," Westbrook said.
The first minister was speaking after Prime Minister Theresa May outlined her government's thinking on Brexit.
Ms Sturgeon, in a BBC interview, agreed that another vote on independence was "all but inevitable".
She believed that Scotland should be able to choose a "different future" to the one outlined by Mrs May.
The Scottish government has repeatedly raised the prospect of a vote on independence if Scotland's membership of the single market was threatened by a so-called hard Brexit.
It has set out proposals aimed at keeping Scotland in the trade bloc even if the rest of the UK leaves.
Scottish voters backed remaining in the EU by 62% to 38% in last year's referendum, while the UK as a whole voted to leave.
In an interview with BBC Scotland following the prime minister's statement, Ms Sturgeon said the move away from the single market "undoubtedly" brings an independence referendum closer.
And when asked by Political Editor Brian Taylor if a second vote was "all but inevitable", the first minister replied "I think that is very likely the case".
The first minister said "there comes a point of democratic principle" where if there are to be "fundamental changes" then people should be offered a different choice.
She added: "What I've heard today from the PM is an inability to engage in discussions that further compromise.
"I will continue to act in an orderly and reasonable fashion. I said I would exhaust all options, and that's what I will do. But we are going to have to see some give from the UK government.
"I am not prepared to allow Scotland's interests to be simply cast aside. I'm not prepared for Scotland to be taken down a path which I firmly believe to be damaging not just to our economy but to the very kind of society that we are."
The prime minister spoke to Ms Sturgeon ahead of her speech, which confirmed that the UK would leave the single market while seeking the "freest possible trade in goods and services" with the EU after Brexit.
Speaking in London as she outlined her 12 objectives for the Brexit negotiations, Mrs May said the Scottish government's proposals would be considered as part of the Brexit process.
And she made clear that she wanted a "customs agreement" with the other 27 member states of the EU as part of efforts to ensure Brexit leads to tariff-free trade and "the freest possible trade in goods and services between Britain and the EU's member states".
The prime minister also said she wanted the UK to be able to negotiate trade deals with other countries around the world as part of plans to create a "truly global Britain".
But she added: "What I am proposing cannot mean membership of the single market. Instead we seek the greatest possible access to it through a new comprehensive, bold and ambitious free trade agreement.
"That agreement may take in elements of current single-market arrangements in certain areas."
When Theresa May talks of heeding the voice of the people in this matter, supporters of the SNP say: "Which people?"
Remember that the Scottish government's policy paper, delivered in December, had broadly three tranches. One, the UK should stay in the single market. That is bust after today.
Two, the UK should assist Scotland to stay in the single market as part of a special deal, possibly emulating Norwegian membership of the European Economic Area. Three, if one and two fail, then a further referendum on independence should be considered.
To be clear, Mrs May went out of her way to stress the role of the devolved administrations in formulating the overall deal which will accompany the UK's departure from the EU. She emphasised this point repeatedly. In the audience, the Scottish Secretary David Mundell nodded appreciatively.
But there was no talk of a special deal for Scotland. Quite the reverse. The talk was of the UK as a whole seeking negotiations. The talk was of the UK as a whole leaving the EU and the single market. The talk was of the UK as a whole seeking to build new global links.
Indeed, Mrs May stressed that nothing must be done which would jeopardise trading links within the UK - within what she called the "precious union" of the United Kingdom.
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When Mrs May's spokeswoman was asked later if there was still scope for Scotland to stay in the single market, she replied: "The PM was very clear - we are leaving the single market."
In her speech, the prime minister urged people across the UK to "face the future together, united by what makes us strong".
Mrs May said: "We will put the preservation of our precious union at the heart of everything we do.
"Because it is only by coming together as one great union of nations and people that we can make the most of the opportunities ahead."
Mrs May also said she wanted to maintain the common travel area between the UK and Irish Republic, to continue the "practical" sharing of intelligence and policing information with Europe and to take control of the immigration rights for EU citizens in the UK.
And she promised that there would be a vote on the final Brexit deal in both the House of Commons and House of Lords.
The Scottish government led a Holyrood debate on Scotland's future relationship with Europe on Tuesday afternoon, with MSPs eventually supporting a motion endorsing single market membership.
The motion from Scottish Brexit minister Mike Russell sought to have parliament note the Scottish government's Brexit plans ahead of talks with the UK government on Thursday.
Backed by 86 members to 36, it also noted "the detrimental social and economic impact on Scotland and the UK of losing their current place in the European single market".
By endorsing the motion, parliament agreed that "in the event that the UK government opts to leave the single market, alternative approaches within the UK should be sought that would enable Scotland to retain its place within the single market, and the devolution of necessary powers to the Scottish Parliament".
Speaking ahead of the debate, Scottish Greens MSP Ross Greer said Mrs May's speech had been "confused, contradictory and dangerous" and made a second independence referendum "look unavoidable".
But the Scottish Conservatives called on the Scottish government to work with other parts of the UK to get the best possible deal, instead of "continually pitting themselves against the UK government".
The party's economy spokesman Dean Lockhart said: "Together, we represent the financial hubs of London, Edinburgh and Glasgow, a significant number of world-class universities and global leadership and expertise across many different sectors.
"With these strengths there can be no doubt that we'll be in a better position if we negotiate as one team."
Scottish Labour's Kezia Dugdale said Mrs May's speech was "designed to appease the right wing of the Conservative Party", saying the Tories had "put the union at risk".
She added that a second independence referendum was "the wrong reaction", instead calling for constitutional reform including a "new Act of Union".
And Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie called for a referendum on the final terms of the Brexit deal, saying he was not going to give up on keeping Scotland in both the EU and the UK.
The Malaysian-based airline, which has operations in Indonesia and the Philippines, among others, posted a net loss on Thursday of 405.73 Malaysian ringgit ($95.8m; £63.4m).
The firm's earnings were hurt by foreign exchange, it said.
Its Indonesian operations also dragged on the firm's bottom line.
AirAsia's share of Indonesia AirAsia's net loss in the period came to 155.7m Malaysian ringgit.
However, the firm said it was working towards a better fourth quarter.
"We are working on increasing capacity in the fourth quarter to meet the strong demand due to the year end holidays and festivities," it said.
Thursday's results come one day after the airline group posted the eighth straight quarter of losses at its long haul service, Air Asia X.
Next week, Indonesia's national transport safety board is expected to announce the findings of AirAsia's deadly crash that occurred in December 2014 when one of its carriers crashed into the Java Sea off of Indonesia, killing all 162 people on board.
Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson earlier refused to resign after details about Wintris, which he owned with his wife, were made public in a massive data leak.
He did not declare an interest in Wintris when entering parliament in 2009.
Opposition parties say they plan to hold a confidence vote.
Mr Gunnlaugsson says no rules were broken and his wife did not benefit financially.
He sold his 50% of Wintris to his wife, who already owned the other 50%, for $1 (70p) eight months after entering parliament.
The offshore company was used to invest millions of dollars of inherited money, according to a document signed by Mr Gunnlaugsson's wife, Anna Sigurlaug Palsdottir, in 2015.
Court records show that Wintris had stakes in bonds issued by three Icelandic banks that collapsed in 2008.
As prime minister, Mr Gunnlaugsson resisted pressure from foreign creditors to make the Icelandic banks repay deposits in full after their collapse.
Had foreign investors been repaid, it might have adversely affected both the Icelandic banks and the value of the bonds held by Wintris.
But Mr Gunnlaugsson kept his wife's interest in the outcome a secret.
In an interview with Channel 2 television, the prime minister insisted he had always put the public interest first.
"I have not considered quitting because of this matter nor am I going to quit because of this matter," he said.
"The government has had good results. Progress has been strong and it is important that the government can finish their work."
The information was contained in a leak of 11m internal files from the Panama legal firm Mossack Fonseca.
The 32-year-old, who can play at fly-half, full-back or centre, will join in the summer on a three-year contract.
His previous clubs include Super Rugby outfits Highlanders and Chiefs.
"Mike's a high quality player. We had a good look at him and his style of play and ability to control a game will fit very well with what we're doing here," said director of rugby Dean Richards.
Delany won his only international cap against Italy on the Kiwis' tour of Europe and Asia in 2009, though he did make another appearance in a game against the Barbarians.
"He's pretty low mileage, in good shape and brings some valuable experience from Top 14, Super Rugby and the All Blacks set-up."
Dan Evans was the story of day one at the US Open after he brushed aside 11th seed Kei Nishikori in his first Grand Slam main draw match outside of Wimbledon.
The victory was a shock to pretty much everyone outside British tennis, not least Nishikori, who admitted he'd never seen Evans play before the match. "Not at all," he said. "I mean, I'd seen his name."
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Evans made a name for himself some time ago on home turf, mostly for the wrong reasons as a poor attitude looked to be frittering away a real talent. Now he prepares to face Bernard Tomic for a place in the last 32 at Flushing Meadows.
So who is the world number 179 and how has he ended up in the second round of the US Open?
Twelve months ago, Evans was playing on the lowest rung of the professional ladder at a Futures event in Wrexham. He lost 6-0 6-2 to fellow Brit Tom Burns in the semi-finals and collected £300 and six ranking points.
"No-one was watching," Evans recalled in New York. "It's not ideal, is it? Better to be here."
He began last August ranked outside the world's top 400, but four wins at Futures level set the engines running and lift-off came with a Davis Cup tie clinching victory over Russia's Evgeny Donskoy in April.
"It was good how it worked out," said Evans. "Every match, when you win against someone who is much higher ranked, definitely gives you confidence.
"I sort of rolled on from there, you know. It's been definitely a good few months for me."
"I don't train hard enough, I don't work hard enough. I know that's the reason. It's my fault. I'm obviously pretty bad at my job."
Evans was his own harshest critic in the wake of that Davis Cup victory, but a decision to do some of his training at the LTA's National Training Centre (NTC) appears to have worked wonders.
According to his ATP profile, Evans "enjoys playing golf, pool and going to the cinema", which it is fair to say, probably doesn't tell the whole story.
He was suspended by the LTA for four months in 2008 and had his funding withdrawn for nightclubbing during Wimbledon. There were further issues across the years until his recent move to the NTC, where a security guard checks everyone is at home before lights out at 10.30pm.
He has described it as "like being 15 years old again", crucially adding: "It has been just what I needed."
Evans still has the look of a man coming round after a heavy night much of the time, blinking into the light and rubbing his eyes, but his exertions have been purely professional in recent months.
Davis Cup captain Leon Smith and coach Nick Weal have shared coaching duties over the summer, while fitness trainer Steve Kotze has had a major impact during the six-week trip to the States.
"I trained really hard with the fitness trainer," explained Evans.
"I practised hard every day, trained hard every day and I've actually reaped the rewards from that. I was pretty disciplined over this trip; I haven't been out or anything, so it's pretty good."
In the weeks that followed his Wimbledon victory, Andy Murray spent many an evening hunkered over his laptop watching Evans on obscure streams at low-key events in North America.
"I have watched some of his matches on the internet in the Challengers over the last few weeks, and he seems to be playing better tennis," said the world number three.
"He's strung it together now for a couple of months. If he can maintain that form for eight, nine months of the year, then he will get himself up and around the top 100 for sure."
Evans has clearly been motivated by such illustrious support, saying: "That's been nice. I spoke to him a little bit this week.
"It's nice that he's embracing the other Brits as well and that's only a positive thing. If he's interested it means you're doing well."
Evans has been vying with James Ward for the British number two spot in recent weeks, but there is a camaraderie with the man he calls 'Dave' that apparently extends throughout the British players.
The pair have been constant gym and practice partners in recent weeks, while the likes of Colin Fleming and Jamie Murray have been courtside for his matches in New York.
"I think British tennis a few years ago wasn't so much of a team," said Evans. "It feels like everyone wants everyone to win now and everyone speaks to everyone and supports.
"I think that's what the NTC has been trying to do, get everyone to be as one and train together and work hard together. It's been good."
And that nickname for Ward? "We all watch Only Fools and Horses and he looks like Rodney, but Trigger calls him Dave," explained Evans with a grin.
Evans played his first ATP match in 2008 and since then has racked up career earnings of £130,000, which does not go a long way if you plan to reach the top of a globetrotting sport.
"It was very difficult from time to time, but we have got a tight family unit and we all support each other and, other than being there for each other and talking, that's all we can do. Twelve months ago, he wasn't as receptive as he is now. He likes to talk to us all about tennis now, he wants the feedback and everything is done on much more of a positive note now. Moving forward he is very positive, we are very positive and for him now it's all about onwards and upwards and not looking too much into the past. He's been the most positive and most confident he's been for such a long time."
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The situation came to a head last year when Evans's father David, an electrician, read him the riot act.
"It is a financial stress," admitted Evans. "Parents help you out a lot from an early age. There's times when you don't win matches and what I was doing last year was wasting money.
"He said 'you've wasted all your money' doing what I was doing, going out and stuff. I was down to not a lot left and he said he would help if I would concentrate, and obviously I'm grateful for that."
With a kick up the rear from home and some encouraging results to build on, Evans was also grateful to the LTA for putting his past indiscretions aside and backing him again.
"I've come away with a coach and a fitness trainer, so I've got them to thank," said Evans. "I wouldn't be able to pay for that. Those guys paying for that helps a lot."
Evans' career has been transformed by the last few weeks and days, to the extent that he was lined up as a hitting partner for Roger Federer and has reportedly signed to a top management agency.
He has guaranteed himself £34,000 for his efforts so far - three times what he earned in the whole of 2012 and enough to buy more than a few good nights out in his native Solihull.
"It means more to win the matches than the money," he insisted. "It's a bonus, the money, but I really want to be top 100. That's when the money will start to come in, when I'm top 100 consistently.
"I just want to play at this level instead of faffing around at Futures and Challengers. Luckily I'm out of Futures now and if I win a few matches here I might be out of Challengers.
"It would be nice to do it all in one but there's still a lot of work to be done when I get home."
The number of people who pass through the doors of the LTA at Roehampton sporting tattoos of any sort, let alone of Jesus on their arm, is probably small. "Every saint has a past. Every sinner has a future," reads one piece of Evans body art, quoting Oscar Wilde.
"He's got a Jesus tattoo," said a perplexed Robson this week. "I mean, if you've ever spoken to him, he's really not the most religious person. That doesn't make a lot of sense to me."
"I'm not sure on her hairstyle sometimes, but, hey," Evans was quick to reply.
More than 120 security staff held a 48-hour strike in April which led to the closure of Dundee Airport.
Hial's other 10 sites continued to operate during the action.
The union members have voted 95% in favour of an offer to harmonise their terms and conditions over the next 20 months.
There was a turnout of 74% of the members to the ballot.
Hial operates 11 Scottish airports in Dundee, Inverness, Argyll, the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland and Wick.
Van der Westhuizen won the World Cup with the Springboks in 1995.
Regarded as one of the finest scrum-halves in history, he won 89 international caps between 1993 and 2003, scoring 38 tries.
He captained the Springboks for four years, including at the 1999 World Cup, before his retirement in 2003.
Van der Westhuizen was admitted to hospital in Johannesburg on Saturday, when he was said to be in a "critical condition".
"Joost will be remembered as one of the greatest Springboks - not only of his generation, but of all time," said South Africa Rugby president Mark Alexander.
"He also became an inspiration and hero to many fellow sufferers of this terrible disease as well as to those unaffected.
"We all marvelled at his bravery, his fortitude and his uncomplaining acceptance of this terrible burden."
Van der Westhuizen made his Springboks debut the year after the team were readmitted to international rugby and was their record try-scorer until Bryan Habana surpassed him in 2011.
He will be best remembered for his major role in the Springboks lifting the World Cup on home soil, beating New Zealand in the final.
After winning the Tri-Nations Championship in 1998, he was named captain for the 1999 World Cup - at which South Africa finished third - before retiring after defeat by New Zealand in the quarter-finals of the 2003 tournament.
At the time of his retirement, his 89 Tests made him the most-capped South African of all time, though five players have since won more caps.
After being diagnosed with MND, a rare condition that progressively damages parts of the nervous system and impacts on important muscle activity such as walking, speaking and breathing, he set up the J9 Foundation, which provides support and care to people with the disease.
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Wales interim coach Rob Howley said he was "devastated" by his fellow former scrum-half's death.
"He was a fantastic rugby player and for me was the best nine I played against," Howley said.
"He was a world-class nine who was respected throughout the rugby world.
"I have been fortunate enough to play against him and enjoy his company off the pitch and it is tragic he has passed so young."
England coach Eddie Jones, who coached against Van der Westhuizen during his time in Super Rugby, also paid his tribute.
"He was an absolutely outstanding player, a very good long-passer with a great kicking game, a terrific defender and a guy who really influenced the players," he told BBC Sport.
"Having coached against him when he played for the Bulls, they were a completely different team with him playing and he will be sorely missed.
"You had to be very tight around the ruck when you played against him because he was a great sniper. He was such a big guy who had good pace and was difficult to defend against.
"It is so sad to hear of his death. You feel for his family and supporters of South African rugby."
Former South Africa captain Jean de Villiers says Van der Westhuizen will be remembered as one of the best to play for the Springboks.
"What he achieved on the rugby field was unbelievable," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
De Villiers remembers Van der Westhuizen's tackle on New Zealand great Jonah Lomu, who died at the age of 40 in November 2015, in the 1995 World Cup final as an "iconic moment in the game".
"The sad thing is that neither of them are with us any more," he added.
"Joost's tackle on Jonah that day - a front on tackle on the guy that was destroying every team in the world. Here comes a scrum-half, someone who is not meant to put in tackles like that, and tackles him front on.
"The team as a whole got so much inspiration from him for doing that. For us as a country it became an iconic day and it changed the way that we were viewed forever."
De Villiers says Van der Westhuizen's contribution to raising awareness of motor neuron disease will be remembered as much as his rugby achievements.
"He never gave up," he said. "He gained so much respect in the latter part of his life, even though he was so successful on the rugby field as well."
Former South African captain Corne Krige added: "If you wanted an X factor in your team - he was that guy.
"He was the ultimate modern day scrum-half - first of the bigger scrum-halves in the world. It's tragic for his family and for his kids and for everyone involved."
Chris Jones, BBC Radio 5 live rugby reporter
Joost van der Westhuizen made an impact on the sport in two ways.
The first was as a magnificent scrum-half - one of the all-time greats - who won 89 caps and scored 38 tries and was the man who stopped Jonah Lomu in his tracks in the 1995 World Cup final, which the Springboks went on to win.
The other part was as a great inspiration - a man who gamely and bravely fought motor neurone disease for six years, who set up his foundation and inspired so many people along the way.
He was a great figure on and off the rugby field.
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The 43-year-old visually impaired Scot was dropped from the British Cycling funding programme in 2013 and missed the chance to add to her medal tally in Rio last summer.
But McGlynn wants to finish her international career at next year's Commonwealth Games in Australia, and the Worlds is the first big step towards attempting to secure selection.
"I feel I was taken off the plan before I was ready to be," she told BBC Sport. "I think I was cut short and still had more to give.
"We don't have many sprint stokers so to drop one wasn't good. They should have kept us competing against each other to see who the best combination was going forward.
"I have a point to prove and even being selected is helping me get over being dropped all those years ago."
Before the likes of Sarah Storey and Kadeena Cox started ruling the velodrome, McGlynn had already secured her place in cycling history.
Born with albinism, which led to her deteriorating sight, she was the first female to join the British Cycling Paralympic programme.
But, while she has always loved cycling, her introduction to the track was not without its problems.
"I remember my first goes on the tandem in the velodrome," she said. "Barney Storey was the pilot and we were doing a flying 200m. When we were going around the banking at speed, it felt like I was on a rollercoaster.
"My stomach was churning and I really didn't know if I liked it."
Despite that shaky start, McGlynn became the first British woman to win a Paralympic cycling gold medal, when she and sighted pilot Ellen Hunter triumphed in the tandem kilo event in Athens in 2004. They also claimed silver in the tandem sprint.
Four years later, Hunter and McGlynn won double gold in Beijing, retaining their kilo title and also taking the 3km pursuit.
After Hunter retired, Helen Scott took over as McGlynn's pilot. They missed out on gold in London, finishing second in the kilo behind Australia and taking bronze in the pursuit.
"Nobody can take those achievements away from me - and I was also world record holder in the kilo event for nine years," said McGlynn.
"I didn't really think it was strange when I was the only female on the squad - I think I thought it was more strange when other females joined!
"When it came to selection time for Athens, although we did have the qualifying standards, GB only had one female spot, and we were the only females on the team, so while it was good that it pushed us on, we probably would have been selected anyway.
"Now the females on the team are fighting among themselves for the spots, which is better."
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The World Championships, which run from Thursday to Sunday, were organised with just seven weeks' notice, leading to criticism from the likes of Storey and compatriot Jody Cundy.
Only tandem events will be part of next year's Commonwealth programme so, with qualification points up for grabs, the GB team features six tandem pairings who will compete in the sprint, kilo and pursuit events. Cundy and Jon Gildea are the only solo riders.
Having been involved at the elite level since 2003, McGlynn believes more needs to be done to help the sport's development.
"The UCI have been saying since 2008 that they would introduce more World Cup events. I don't see why they can't do it," she said.
"The Commonwealth Games shows it isn't detrimental to have both disabled and non-disabled events running at the same time.
"But it is difficult for tandem stokers who are not in the system to get recognised. I'm surprised there aren't too many coming through and there aren't more visually impaired people wanting to get into tandem riding.
"Also, other able-bodied and sighted athletes like Jody and Sarah can go and compete in non-disabled events but if you are visually impaired or blind, you need to have a tandem and a pilot and it is not so easy."
McGlynn and pilot Louise Haston teamed up for the first time for the 2014 Commonwealths, winning two silvers in Glasgow, and renewed their partnership when it was decided cycling would be part of the 2018 Games in Gold Coast.
While many of their rivals were training for Rio or enjoying a break afterwards, they were putting in the miles in training.
"Louise and I were back together on the tandem last July so we could be in a good place at the start of 2017 to get the sort of qualification times we would need for Australia," said McGlynn.
"It was amazing to be part of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. I feel quite fortunate as an athlete to have ridden in London and then in Glasgow. Having that support was just amazing.
"I think Gold Coast may be my last opportunity to race for Scotland so it will make it special."
McGlynn says she feels "less pressure" for this week's event in Los Angeles, but still wants to do her best.
"It's not like we are going to lose our funding if we don't perform," she said.
"The numbers I am doing in training are similar to what I was doing in 2013 but it is just a matter of getting it all out on the day."
Konta, making her debut in the main draw, fought back to beat the 21st seed 4-6 6-4 8-6 in the fourth round.
The last British woman to play in the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam was Jo Durie, at Wimbledon in 1984.
Andy Murray also reached the last eight, with a 6-4 6-4 7-6 (7-4) win over Australian Bernard Tomic.
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It means Britain has male and female representation in the last eight of a Grand Slam for the first time for 39 years.
Sue Barker, Robin Drysdale and John Lloyd all reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in 1977.
Murray's victory came less than 48 hours after he rushed to hospital to visit father-in-law Nigel Sears.
Sears, the coach of Ana Ivanovic, was in Rod Laver Arena on Saturday when he collapsed and had to be carried away on a stretcher.
Serena Williams (USA) (1) v Maria Sharapova (Rus) (5)
Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) (4) v Carla Suarez Navarro (Esp) (10)
Angelique Kerber (Ger) (7) v Victoria Azarenka (Blr) (14)
Johanna Konta (GB) v Shuai Zhang (Chn)
Novak Djokovic (Srb) (1) v Kei Nishikori (Jpn) (7)
Roger Federer (Sui) (3) v Tomas Berdych (Cze) (6)
Gaels Monfils (Fra) (23) v Milos Raonic (Can) (13)
David Ferrer (Esp) (8) v Andy Murray (GB) (2)
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The 24-year-old Konta, ranked 47 in the world, will face Shuai Zhang in the last eight after the Chinese qualifier beat 15th seed Madison Keys 3-6 6-3 6-3.
"It was mentally, emotionally and physically draining," said Konta, after a match that lasted three hours and four minutes.
"Those four minutes were important, believe me. I left it all out there on court, ran after every single ball and was fortunate enough to capitalise on some opportunities."
World number 133 Zhang made the most of an injury to Keys' left hip, which greatly hampered the American's movement from the start of the second set.
After Keys was rendered almost one-legged and periodically tearful, Zhang's game simultaneously disintegrated. But it was the Chinese player who stumbled to victory.
Zhang, 27, had lost all 14 of her previous Grand Slam matches before this tournament and was on the verge of retiring.
Murray has reached his seventh consecutive quarter-final in Melbourne, but has been beaten in the final four times.
The Scot, who said he had not been at his best against Tomic, will now play eighth seed David Ferrer.
"Bernard fought right to the end and made it very tough for me, but I was just able to make a few more balls," said the British number one.
"It was a bit of a scrappy match, a bit up and down."
Asked about his father-in-law's illness, Murray added: "The last few days have been very tough. A lot of emotions, things changing all the time in my head, so it has been stressful.
"Tennis is like the last thing on your mind at those moments - you are just more concerned about your family. Me and Nigel are very close."
BBC Radio 5 live tennis correspondent Russell Fuller:
"Strength in depth may continue to elude British tennis, but consistent success in the biggest events is doing wonders for the sport's year-round profile.
"Andy Murray's sustained excellence in the Grand Slams has inspired many; the team dynamic of the Davis Cup will hopefully have caught the imagination of many others; and now Britain has a female player who is promising to become a regular in the second week of a Grand Slam.
"Can Johanna Konta go further still? Facing a qualifier ranked 133 in the world, who had never won a Grand Slam main draw match in 14 attempts before this week, sounds a dream draw - even if Zhang is a former top-30 player who is a title winner on the WTA Tour.
"Konta has the benefit of having played many more high-level matches in the past six months - but how will both players deal with the occasion on Wednesday? There is a big jump from even the fourth round to the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam, and neither has been there before."
Britain's Jamie Murray, Andy's older brother, made it through to two quarter-finals in a day at Melbourne Park.
He made the men's last eight for the first time as he and Brazilian Bruno Soares beat Briton Dominic Inglot and Swede Robert Lindstedt 6-3 6-4.
He also reached the last eight in the mixed doubles, partnering Katarina Srebotnik to a 6-4 6-4 win over Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Robert Farah.
Murray and Soares will play 13th seeds Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram after they beat American twins Bob and Mike Bryan 3-6 6-3 6-4.
As I speak, their lordships are getting their teeth into the Wales Bill, which followed a short debate on the Middle East. The first speaker in the Welsh debate, Liberal Democrat Lord Roberts of Llandudno, was heard to complain "they're all leaving" as he got up to speak. The self-described manic street preachers is used to a more captive audience.
You can watch the committee stage of the bill here.
A short distance away, Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones took his habitual plea for more money from Westminster to the Institute for Government. His speech went further: "Public support for the devolved Parliament and assemblies has created a presumption of popular sovereignty in the different parts of the UK, which has fundamentally challenged assumptions about a centralized British state.
"So much so, that I believe we should stop talking about devolution, what powers can be handed down by a reluctant Whitehall, and start talking about the Union, and the issues we must share with each other. The referendum campaign underlined this."
I'm unsure what he meant by "popular sovereignty" - turnout in the 2011 election was 42% - but you can read his speech here.
Back in Wales, his predecessor was delivering the inaugural Electoral Reform Society Cymru lecture. His message? Wales should be given the same levels of funding as Scotland, with a "fairer funding formula" included in a UK-wide written constitution.
"If the British government is keen on the Welsh assembly getting income tax varying powers," he said, "then the British government should accept that it must also be given Scottish levels of funding."
He also suggested the issue of "English votes for English laws" was a relatively minor one compared to the future of the House of Lords. "One day we have got to have an elected upper house of some description and by the time we get that I think we are going to be talking about the year 2020 and we're going to talk about a written constitution."
As he spoke, their unelected lordships ploughed on with the details of the Wales Bill, with government amendments to the Welsh government's tax-varying powers due to go through this evening.
If that's not enough constitutional chatter for one day, you can read the Hansard report of yesterday's House of Commons debate on "devolution following the Scottish referendum" here. Unusually, it featured speeches from four former secretaries of state for Wales - William Hague, John Redwood, David Jones and Paul Murphy.
And if your eyes still haven't glazed over, you can catch Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies with the latest from the Senedd here.
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An eight-year-old boy in Whitehaven was left "traumatised" when a "seagull swooped down, took the ice cream out of his hand and off it went", Copeland Borough councillor Graham Roberts said.
"Anybody with any food near their face could have their nose or eye pecked," he said.
The drones spray nests with a chemical to stop eggs hatching.
Mr Roberts said council bosses were concerned the gulls could deter tourists and hit the harbour town's hospitality businesses.
He said: "Whitehaven's a lovely place to visit and we don't want incidents with seagulls to deter people from coming.
"People don't want to be in fear of being attacked by seagulls."
Spraying gull eggs by hand risks attack from the birds, Mr Roberts said.
The use of Drones is one of a number of options being discussed by the council on 27 August. Other options include acoustic electronic devices and manual egg-treating.
Mr Roberts added: "It's frightening. We've got to do something about it.
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"The fact is we can't stand by while people are being hurt. As councillors we have to protect those we represent and people want action.
"Depending on the cost of using drones I think it's very likely we will begin using them within the next six months to a year."
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It happened at about 22:37 local time on Tuesday at Cloonkeenkerril, Colemanstown, Ballinasloe.
The man was driving a car which hit a tree. No other vehicle was involved.
Police have appealed for information.
A member of the Montabaur flight school where Andreas Lubitz took lessons confirmed to BBC News the co-pilot had flown a glider over the region.
Mr Lubitz was on holiday at the time, several years ago, Dieter Wagner said.
A French newspaper reports that the co-pilot holidayed at a local flying club with his parents from the age of nine.
Investigators are trying to establish what may have motivated Mr Lubitz to seize sole control of the Airbus A320 and crash it.
German prosecutors believe he was concealing an illness from his employer, Germanwings, at the time of the crash.
Data from the voice recorder suggests the 27-year-old purposely started an eight-minute descent into the mountains after locking the pilot out of the flight deck.
There were no survivors when Flight 4U 9525 crashed in a remote Alpine valley on Tuesday while en route from Barcelona in Spain to Duesseldorf in Germany.
Prosecutors say there was no evidence of a political or religious motive for his actions and no suicide note has been found.
Mr Lubitz flew a glider over the southern French Alps during a holiday with the flight school in Montabaur, his home town, Dieter Wagner told the BBC.
He had been holidaying there before he became a professional airline pilot.
Mr Wagner, who says he last saw the young man five or six years ago, was quoted by French newspaper Le Parisien (in French) as saying the co-pilot had been "passionate about the Alps and even obsessed [with them]".
Another French news outlet, Metro News, reports that Mr Lubitz holidayed with his parents from the age of nine at the flying club in Sisteron, 69km (43 miles) from Le Vernet, a village near the crash site.
Quoting a "friend of his parents", the paper said in its report (in French) the family had stayed at a nearby campsite and Andreas had come across as a "normal boy".
Metro News quoted Francis Keser, a designer at the club in Sisteron, as saying Mr Lubitz had "known the area well".
Unanswered questions
What drives people to murder-suicide?
Who was Andreas Lubitz?
According to prosecutors, torn-up sick notes were found at the co-pilot's tow addresses in Germany, including one for the day of the crash.
A hospital in the German city of Duesseldorf has confirmed Mr Lubitz was a patient there recently but it denied media reports that he had been treated for depression.
The theory that a mental illness such as depression had affected the co-pilot was suggested by German media, quoting internal aviation authority documents.
They said he had suffered a serious depressive episode while training in 2009.
He reportedly went on to receive treatment for a year and a half and was recommended regular psychological assessment.
Mr Lubitz's employers insisted that he had only been allowed to resume training after his suitability was "re-established".
French police say the search for passenger remains and debris on the mountain slopes could take another two weeks.
In the aftermath of the crash, the EU's aviation regulator, the European Aviation Safety Agency, has urged airlines to adopt new safety rules.
In future, it says, two crew members should be present in the cockpit at all times.
Source: Aviation Safety Network
The 17-year-old timed his sprint to perfection to edge out Guernsey's Samuel Culverwell in the 40 mile (64km) road race in the Bahamas.
"I timed it exactly right - it couldn't have gone any better", he said.
Tara Ferguson, also 17, added a second medal for the Manx team by claiming silver in the girls' road race.
The Commonwealth Games and Youth Games are the biggest international multi-sport events in which the Isle of Man is allowed to compete as an independent state.
And following his race, Bostock said: "It was pretty obvious that it would be a sprint for the medals.
"The course was pretty flat, but coming onto the 250m finishing straight there was a short, sweeping downhill.
"It was so fast coming down into the finish! Once we hit the flat, it was just a long effort. I timed it exactly right."
Ferguson has only been cycling seriously for three years having previously represented the island as a gymnast.
She delivered a fantastic sprint finish, but was narrowly beaten by Scotland's Rhona Callander on the line in the girl's race over the same distance.
"It's been hot all week, that was so hard! We had no idea how the race would go - a small group sprint was my best chance. There were more riders that I thought there would be (contesting the sprint) but I just went for it," she said.
Cycling manager Tim Kennaugh said: "Tara is so strong - she rode a very clever race and Jimmy just did everything right. His sprint was just brilliant.
"I'm so proud of what they have all achieved. There is so much strength in depth in Manx cycling."
Gold
2017 in Bahamas - Jimmy Bostock - cycling (Road Race)
Silver
2017 in Bahamas - Tara Ferguson - cycling (Road Race)
2015 in Samoa - Mathew Rennie - boxing (64kg)
2011 in the Isle of Man - Grant Halsall - swimming (50m backstroke)
2011 in the Isle of Man - Grant Halsall - swimming (200m backstroke)
Bronze
2011 in the Isle of Man - Grant Halsall - swimming (100m backstroke)
Just over half say their university course has been good value and about 8% are undecided.
The survey of 1,004 final-year students also shows 46% would do the same course again.
Universities UK said the last national student survey found 86% of students were satisfied with their course.
The survey, carried out by ComRes from 1-7 May, focused on undergraduates in their final year of degree courses in 2015.
These students were the first to pay higher fees of up to £9,000 per year, after the price of university tuition trebled in 2012.
Many commentators predicted there would be a fall in student numbers but this did not happen.
When tuition fees were trebled to £9,000 in 2012, the fundamental relationship between the student and their university changed.
As central university grants were drastically cut by government, the student became almost fully responsible for the costs of their higher education.
Despite mass protest on the streets of London and other cities and an initial dip in applications, the number of students applying for degree courses has recovered to pre-higher-fee levels.
And hundreds of thousands of students are still willing to take the gamble on a better future.
However, with the change, expectations of what courses would be like may have been raised. And yet average teaching time barely nudges 12 hours a week.
In arts courses, teaching time can be as little as eight hours a week, as there is much more emphasis on independent study.
But science courses, where students expressed a greater degree of satisfaction, tend to have more teaching time as well as access to laboratories and specialist equipment.
Although many of the final-year students in this survey may be feeling disgruntled, it will not be until they start earning and taking their first steps on their chosen careers that they will really know whether their investment has paid off.
The survey found there were differences of opinion between students doing different types of courses.
Two-thirds of those studying science, technology, maths and engineering - subjects that require a lot of practical teaching and staff time - said their courses had been good value.
And 44% of humanities and social science students, which tend to receive less direct teaching time, said they felt their courses represented good value.
Elsewhere, one in eight students said they would still go to university if they had to make the decision again, but would study a different course - according to the survey.
Just 3% said they would not go at all.
Some 58% felt their courses had left them at least somewhat prepared for the future.
Nick Hillman, director of the Higher Education Policy Institute, told 5 live Breakfast that students paying £9,000 had a different attitude from those who had paid £3,000 a year and those whose education had been free.
He said that universities "don't have much more money", because they now receive less from the government, but "students are more demanding".
"What I would like to see is universities telling their students exactly where their money is going," he added.
Mr Hillman also noted that as fees went up, students were tending to choose subjects "more obviously linked to jobs".
Nicola Dandridge, chief executive of Universities UK, said there was no evidence to suggest that the 2012 student funding reforms had deterred students from applying to university, and application rates were high.
She said: "The last national student survey reported that 86% of students were satisfied overall with their course. It shows that universities across the UK are responding to student feedback and working hard to improve the academic experience.
"The shift in England from public funding to increased fees means that students are understandably, and rightly, demanding more from their university courses. Universities are responding to this and are also improving the amount of information to students about courses to ensure that their experience matches their expectations.
"Degree holders also continue to earn considerably more than non-graduates over a working lifetime and employers are predicting a double-digit rise in graduate vacancies this year."
Iwobi, who has represented England at under-16, 17 and 18 level, impressed for the Super Eagles after coming off the bench in a 2-0 defeat to the Democratic Republic of Congo in a friendly in Vise, Belgium.
"It was an honour to represent my country, I was just buzzing to get on for the last half hour and I was excited," Iwobi told BBC Sport.
My target is to get as many call-ups as I can, get as many games as I can and win many trophies with Nigeria
"I got a few touches and I was excited, even though we lost it felt like I won but I enjoyed the moment."
The 19-year-old is looking to follow in the footsteps of his uncle and former Nigeria captain Austin Jay-Jay Okocha.
"He's a legend in African football and I know I'll have to work hard so people can speak positively about me as well," he said.
"Having him as an uncle helps for inspiration but he didn't achieve his status by being someone's nephew - so I must earn my path.
"My target is to get as many call-ups as I can, get as many games as I can and win many trophies with Nigeria."
After the game against DR Congo on Thursday, Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh praised what he called a "very confident performance" from Iwobi and admitted that the youngster has caught the eye with his performances so far on the tour of Belgium.
"It makes me feel welcome, I'm confident, motivated, I want to play in the next match - hopefully against Cameroon," Iwobi noted.
"It's been a crazy week for me [after signing a new long-term deal with Arsenal] I'm just enjoying the moment, hope it continues but I am going to enjoy it as it comes."
The Lagos-born youngster has set his sights on breaking into Arsene Wenger's first team squad after penning a new deal with Arsenal even though he is yet to make a competitive senior appearance in any competition.
He impressed for the Gunners during the pre-season, particularly when he was handed a chance to start against Lyon in the Emirates Cup.
"I just want to play for the first team as soon as I can and show the world what I'm able to do," the Arsenal under-21 captain added.
"I have gone through a lot with Arsenal so it will be a dream come true to get a chance."
Police have sealed off their offices in Islamabad and foreign staff given 15 days to leave the country.
Save the Children said it "strongly objected" to the action.
Pakistan has previously linked the charity to the fake vaccination programme used by the CIA to track down Osama Bin Laden.
The charity has always denied being involved with the CIA or Pakistani doctor Shakil Afridi, who carried out the programme.
The charity has had no foreign staff in the country for the past 18 months in response to the accusations.
It now has 1,200 Pakistani staff working on projects in health, education and food.
Speaking after the charity was shut, Pakistan Interior Minister Chaudry Nisar Ali Khan said that NGO's were operating beyond their remit with backing from US, Israel and India.
"Local NGOs that use foreign help and foreign funding to implement a foreign agenda in Pakistan should be scared. We will not allow them to work here whatever connections they enjoy, regardless of the outcry," he said in a live television broadcast.
Save the Children, which has operations all over the world, has worked in Pakistan for more than 30 years.
The Pakistani government has not given a formal announcement explaining the decision.
But one official told the AFP news agency: "Their activities were being monitored since a long time. They were doing something which was against Pakistan's interest."
A police official said that the charity's phone calls and offices had been placed under surveillance. Speaking to the Reuters news agency, he added that the charity's activities were "very suspicious".
Condemning the move, Save the Children said it was "raising our serious concerns at the highest levels", adding that its workers were all Pakistani nationals.
A Save the Children official told Reuters that the Pakistan government had been stopping aid shipments entering the country, "blocking aid to millions of children and their families".
It comes after the Pakistani government announced it was tightening the rules for NGOs, revoking several of their licences.
The BBC understands that one of those NGO's, the Norwegian Refugee Council, has ceased all operations in Pakistan as its licence has not yet been renewed.
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In 2014, the 29 volunteers at the station, which has been running for 153 years, responded to 65 call outs and rescued 64 people.
Sunderland RNLI was involved in 54 launches, rescuing 67 people.
Tynemouth operations manager David Stenhouse said the figures "hammered it home" that the station is "very much needed".
In an interview with the New York Post, the comedian praised his wife Camille for her "strength" in standing by him.
Cosby, who has been accused of assault by more than a dozen women, said he'd been advised not to discuss the claims.
The 77-year-old actor declined to address the allegations but asked reporters to remain impartial.
"I only expect the black media to uphold the standards of excellence in journalism and when you do that you have to go in with a neutral mind," Cosby said.
New York Post reporter Stacy Brown said the actor sounded "upbeat" on the phone from his home in Massachusetts.
He said "love and the strength of womanhood," had helped him weather the controversy.
"Let me say it again, love and the strength of womanhood. And you could reverse it, the strength of womanhood and love."
But the actor later cut his conversation short, saying: "They don't want me talking to the media."
Police in Los Angeles have recently opened an investigation into claims made by Judy Huth that Cosby molested her when she was 15 years old.
In her legal action, Ms Huth claimed the actor gave her alcohol and forced her to perform a sex act on him in a bedroom of the Playboy Mansion around 1974.
Cosby is counter-suing the 55-year-old, saying she attempted to extort money from him, and has described her claims as "absolutely false".
His lawyers, who have continued to deny the allegations, recently issued a strongly worded statement condemning the "media frenzy".
The actor has never been charged with a crime but the accusations have led to his stand-up tour being called off and the cancellation of a number of TV projects.
In the press release for the new record The Systems Are Failing, the musician writes: "We're destroying the world, and we're still miserable. Fat, sick, stupid and anxious are no ways to live.
"These systems are failing. Let them fail. Change or die."
What makes this different from a Moby album?
I think a lot of people think of me as making sort of down-tempo quiet, electronic living room music and this record is much more of a fast, aggressive post-punk record and, based on the reactions I've had so far, people have been a little nonplussed at that.
What reactions specifically? Do people think you're crazy or are they applauding a brave new direction?
Both in equal measure, part of what led me to want to make a record like this, is the awareness that people don't really buy records any more and people especially don't buy records from 51-year-old musicians who are making their 15th record, so with those two things in mind there's also a sense of emancipation that comes with that.
You can either bemoan the fact that, in 2016 the audience for albums is quite small, but I see it as being really liberating because there's no external pressure at all. I'm not trying to sell records, I'm not trying to get on the radio, I'm honestly just trying to make a record that excites me and that I think is interesting.
You've been very commercially successful and some might say that puts you in the privileged position of not having to worry about it.
Yes and it would be hard for me to argue that. I would feel absurdly presumptuous criticising anyone else's choices, there are a lot of musicians who have children or alimony payments or sick relatives, so they need to make commercial compromises in order to pay the rent. I'm lucky because I live a relatively simple life and I can make whatever music I want to make without any worry about any commercial ramifications.
In your mission statement for this project you state: 'When some of my middle-aged compatriots try to accommodate the pop market place, the results are so anodyne and depressing'. Did you have someone specific in mind?
I did have people in mind but, in the interest of avoiding public feuds, I can't even begin to name names because in the course of my life, whenever I've criticised a fellow musician, it has ended up being something that I have truly regretted. But the truth is that a majority of musicians as they age don't do so in a graceful way. What I mean by that is, I understand that as you age, you want to hold on to your glory days and for most musicians that was decades ago, so you find yourself dressing the same way and touring and taking out your contact lenses so the audience will be blurry and look bigger than it is. If I don't have to go down that route, I'd just as soon not.
But your album Play was the first album to have every track licensed to advertisers - if a corporation came to you now and asked to use Don't Leave Me from the new album - what would you do?
I have a feeling that on my death bed the last question someone asks me before I die will be about licensing music to advertisements. At this point, most of what I do and I hesitate to say this because it does sound a little self-aggrandising but it's sincere, is that most of the work I do now is non-profit.
I own a restaurant in LA and 100% of the profits goes to animal welfare charities and my only show this year is a fundraiser for an animal rights group. I don't mean that in a self-congratulatory way, I just mean my criteria has changed. How do my choices benefit the causes that I care about? So, if an advertiser came to me with a dump truck full of money to license a song, I would probably say "yes" and simply direct the dump truck to one of the organisations I work with.
I've always tried to employ that ethos when it comes to advertising, like "rob from the rich and give to the poor" or, more accurately, "take from corporations and give to those who work against those corporations". But even when I was being crucified for that, I really didn't want to talk about it because it seemed defensive. It made me uncomfortable trying to justify myself even if there was justification there.
With that and the Pacific Void manifesto, it sounds like you're having a conscientious mid-life crisis but, instead of buying a sports car, you're trying to right the world's wrongs.
I've always been potentially an annoying, opinionated loudmouth. I was raised by very active hippies with an idea that whatever you do, in so far as you can, you should try and make the world a better place. Again, I can't be so presumptuous to say I am making it a better place but at least I want to try. There's so much, especially in the public arena, of this shameless, endless self-promotion that it just makes me nauseous.
I don't want to be like them, there are too many horrifying pressing issues. Just putting out a new fashion line or lending your name to a perfume company would be fine if the world wasn't an inch away from catastrophe.
Is this your main creative drive now or will you go back to recording under Moby?
I made a record about two years ago that was very choral and so I used the name The Void Pacific Choir, which is a DH Lawrence quote because I liked it, but I scrapped the album and then started work on this one but I kept the name. But the truth is that it's me on my own so if I go back and record something under my name, it all seems kind of arbitrary to me.
Do you intend on touring the new album?
Dear God no. It's another thing that's emancipating . Most musicians put out a record with the intent of touring and my intention is to never tour again as long as I live because I hate touring. I love playing music but going to the same airports and the same hotels and the law of diminishing returns, as you age you play smaller venues and you try and play new songs but the audience just want to hear the hits which I understand because when I go to see middle-aged musicians, I want to see the hits.
But if I never ever go on tour again, I would be very happy.
Have you said everything you need to with this album?
I've already made the follow-up record, I'm just trying to figure out when my record label will let me release it. Part two is all ready to go but clearly record companies don't love middle-aged musicians who refuse to tour, so I can't be too haughty and high-handed with them. I have to rely on their good graces.
The debut album by Moby & The Void Pacific Choir is released 14 October 2016.
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Laurene-Danielle Jackson died in hospital on 6 November after being caught in a crush of people trying to leave Lava & Ignite on 18 October.
The coroner said the silence would be held in her memory.
Nabila Nanfuka died at Northampton General Hospital on 19 October 2011.
An inquest into their deaths is currently being held at the County Hall in Northampton.
Jurors have heard how more than 900 students had bussed into Northampton from universities around the country - including Nottingham, London and Luton.
They were joined by another 700 or so on the door, taking the club to around capacity.
The inquest has heard how a DJ on the night made 14 announcements in 30 minutes telling club goers that their coaches were leaving which led to a crowd of people forming near the cloakroom.
CCTV footage showed hundreds of people emerging from the dance floor and onto the stair case to try to leave the venue.
No criminal charges have been brought against anyone following the crush.
Ms Nanfuka, 22, from Neasden in north London, was studying a leisure and tourism degree at the University of Northampton.
Ms Jackson, 19, from Wembley, was studying psychology at Kingston University.
Both were found unconscious in the club, and died as a result of asphyxia sustained in the crush.
The inquest is set to continue for another two weeks.
Quantum computing and science that could enable shoes to charge a mobile phone are among the list compiled by Physics World.
A potential new tumour treatment called hadron therapy and the "wonder-material" graphene also feature.
The magazine also picked its top five breakthroughs of the last 25 years.
In all, the publication compiled five lists of five to examine different aspects of physics.
Graphene has been one of the most talked-about discoveries in the last decade.
Its strength, flexibility and conductivity make it a potentially ideal material for bendable smartphones and superior prosthetic limbs.
But graphene has another, less-heralded property which could help it transform the everyday lives of people around the world.
Despite being just one atom thick, it is impervious to almost all liquids and gases.
Generating holes in sheets of graphene could therefore create a selective membrane - "the ultimate water purifier" - which might someday create drinking water from the sea.
"Predicting the future is a mug's game. Of course, we expect to get a few of them wrong," Hamish Johnston, editor of physicsworld.com told BBC News.
"Grandiose, utopian predictions that never materialise always look faintly ridiculous in years to come - have you seen anyone recently flying to work on a nuclear-powered jet-pack?"
Physics World is the monthly magazine of the Institute of Physics and was first published in October 1988.
Selecting the five most important breakthroughs of its lifetime was "harder than choosing Nobel laureates", according to reporter Tushna Commissariat.
"There have been so many eye-popping findings that our final choice is, inevitably, open to debate," she wrote.
"Yet for us, these five discoveries stand out above all others as having done the most to transform our understanding of the world."
They are, in chronological order:
The magazine's 25th anniversary issue also highlights five images that have allowed us to "see" a physical phenomenon or effect.
They range from the microscopic - electrons on a copper crystal - to the enormous - the Cat's Eye Nebula, as photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope.
The list of five "biggest unanswered questions" features some eternal riddles - "is life on Earth unique?" Another is: "what exactly is time?"
The final top five is a set of "fiendish physics-themed puzzles" devised by the British signals intelligence agency GCHQ.
The first has already appeared online - a jumbled set of letters on a page which need to be deciphered before arriving at a physics-themed answer.
A similar puzzle was recently used by GCHQ to attract potential employees.
It will be followed by another four problems, one per week throughout October, which will become progressively more challenging.
"We think the puzzles are going to really stretch even the brightest minds," says Matin Durrani, editor of Physics World.
"You won't need any physics to solve them, but they are certainly going to make you think and they're a fun way to celebrate our 25th anniversary.
"I also hope our top fives in the birthday issue will remind everyone just how vital, enjoyable and interesting physics can be."
The 21-year-old has signed an initial four-year contract, with the option for a further 12 months, at Griffin Park.
Watkins was named the EFL's Young Player of the Year last season after scoring 16 goals in 52 games to help the Grecians reach the play-offs.
"Ollie is a player with an awful lot of potential," Bees head coach Dean Smith told the club website.
"He showed last season what great talent he has and he has developed into a goalscorer. There is more development to come and we believe we can bring that out of him. I am very pleased that he is now playing for Brentford."
Devon-born Watkins made his debut for Exeter in May 2014 and scored a total of 26 goals in 78 appearances for the club.
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The columnist died on Saturday aged 62, three weeks after revealing he had the "full English" of cancers.
Gill, writing in the Sunday Times magazine, said his oncologist recommended immunotherapy, but it was not available on the NHS.
It would have meant "more life spent on earth - but only if you can pay".
The former smoker was diagnosed with lung cancer that had spread to his neck and pancreas, with tumours that were inoperable and unsuitable for radiotherapy, after noticing his health failing in the autumn.
Gill said he had been denied the therapy - costing up to £100,000 ($126,000) a year - that may have helped him live "considerably" longer and is the weapon of choice for "every oncologist in the First World".
He said that the cost of the treatment suggested - nivolumab - was £60,000 to £100,000 a year for a lung cancer patient, about four times the cost of chemotherapy.
Gill said that "old men who think they're going to die anyway aren't very effective activists" and do not see the "public or press pressure that young mothers' cancers and kids' diseases get".
He added: "As yet, immunotherapy isn't a cure, it's a stretch more life, a considerable bit of life.
"More life with your kids, more life with your friends, more life holding hands, more life shared, more life spent on earth - but only if you can pay."
Gill, who previously said he wanted to have his treatment on the NHS due to a sense of "human connection", drew attention to the health service's performance in international oncology rankings.
He wrote: "It was the first question I asked my oncologist, Dr Conrad Lewanski. 'Why is this such a bad place to get cancer, when we have lots of hospitals, when we teach doctors from all over the world, when we've won more Nobel prizes than the French?'. 'It's the nature of the health service,' he says."
Nivolumab (brand name Opdivo) is a type of immunotherapy that stimulates the body's immune system to fight cancer cells.
It works by interrupting the chemical signals that cancers use to convince the immune system they are healthy tissue.
Patients can have nivolumab into a vein as a drip.
It is used to treat advanced melanoma and squamous non small-cell lung cancer. It is also used in clinical trials for other types of cancer.
It is available on the NHS to lung cancer patients in Scotland, but it is under review by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) which makes recommendations on whether the NHS in England will fund new drugs.
Gill said he had a course of platinum chemotherapy at the Charing Cross Hospital in London, but he described how he was later rushed to hospital in pain, "by miles and miles the worst thing I have ever lived through".
After doctors discovered his pancreatic tumour had grown to the size of a fist they offered more chemotherapy, but the article reveals that he began taking nivolumab before he died.
Gill finished the article, which was printed before he died, with a conversation he had with a cancer nurse.
"(She said) 'You're supposed to be with me down in chemotherapy. I saw your name. Why are you up here?'," he wrote.
"'Well, it turns out the chemo isn't working'. Her shoulders sag and her hand goes to her head... I think she might be crying.
"I look away, so might I.
"You don't get that with private healthcare."
Tributes have continued to be paid to Gill, described by Sunday Times editor Martin Ivens as "a giant among journalists" and the "heart and soul" of the paper he joined in 1993.
Broadcaster Andrew Marr tweeted: "Adrian Gill, waspish & ruthless in his print persona, kind & genial in person, golden writer.RIP (reporter in paradise)."
Gill's friend Jeremy Clarkson tweeted: "Please please please read The Sunday Times today."
Deputy editor of the Sunday Times Sarah Baxter told the BBC's Andrew Marr show: "He's just the best of us, I can't believe he's gone.
"He's the best writer, the funniest, the fiercest, compassionate in surprising ways. Extraordinary and gifted man.
"I want to say how adored he was by all our colleagues - everyone high and low at the Sunday Times - he was just such a kind and generous person."
And Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said: "AA Gill was one of the last great stylists of modern journalism and one of the very few who could write a column so full of gags and original similes that it was actually worth reading twice."
He is also accused of lewd practices towards a boy aged 12 on a trip.
The incidents are alleged to have happened on camping trips in Moffat and boating trips on the Caledonian Canal in Inverness.
Talbot, 67, of Greater Manchester, has denied the offences. At Lanark Sheriff Court a trial date was set for 15 May.
He is accused of carrying out the offences involving pupils aged 15 to 17 on trips in Scotland while he was employed as a school teacher.
He faces eight charges of indecent assault between January 1978 and November 1981 and one of lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour in February 1978.
Six of the incidents are alleged to have happened in Moffat and three in Inverness.
An EU official described the mood at the Brexit summit as "very serious".
But that did not stop a Czech minister joking about the decidedly un-English dinner menu, unless you count the strawberries for dessert.
"No beans in tomato sauce nor pudding for the dinner tonight," tweeted Czech Europe Minister Tomas Prouza.
Despite the mouth-watering quail and green bean salad, followed by poached veal tenderloin with seasonal baby vegetables, the dinner discussion theme could easily have given the leaders indigestion.
British Prime Minister David Cameron had to brief them on the EU in-out referendum that went so disastrously wrong for him.
An EU official close to the talks said the other 27 wanted to hear his "explanation of the situation in the UK that led to the vote" and his "timeline" now for the tortuous process of pulling out of the EU.
At least the seating arrangement did not risk any further diplomatic awkwardness.
Traditionally the leaders sit in order of rotating EU presidency. Each country gets to manage EU affairs for six months, though the presidency powers are quite limited.
So that was the easy part. Mr Cameron (UK presidency July-December 2017) sat between his counterparts from Malta (Joseph Muscat) and Estonia (Taavi Roivas).
Mr Roivas tweeted that the atmosphere was "sad but constructive".
And Mr Muscat likewise sounded quite emotional, telling Sky News that it felt like "a wake - we have lost a member of our family".
Of course, now a big question mark hangs over that UK presidency in 2017, as the EU official admitted. Yet another issue that calls for clarification. By then the Brexit machinery is likely to be grinding away slowly but inexorably.
Going into the summit, video footage showed French President Francois Hollande looking stern but then giving Mr Cameron a friendly tug on the arm.
It was a touching gesture, as if to say: "You naughty boy - ah well, you'll get over it."
After the market turmoil of the past few days, with the pound plunging to a 31-year low against the dollar and billions wiped off share values, there was pressure on the UK to trigger the withdrawal procedure, that is, to invoke the EU's Article 50.
The markets, businesses and EU institutions all crave certainty and stability.
But Mr Cameron made it clear before the summit that his successor would have to pull the Brexit trigger. He plans to quit as prime minister by October at the latest. So there was no expectation that he would set the ball rolling here.
For the first time, the UK is excluded from European Council talks on Wednesday, when the 27 - not 28 - leaders meet.
That will be a preliminary discussion about the changed world of 27 member states and their future strategy.
The EU official said a summit in the Slovak capital Bratislava in September would put some flesh on the bones, when the leaders would consider in more detail "how as 27 we can perform better, respond to people's demands".
He also made it clear that Bratislava would be a welcome change from Brussels - perhaps a symbolic choice.
A spate of racist incidents in the UK since the Brexit vote has caused widespread alarm. Czech minister Tomas Prouza told the BBC that "there needs to be a very strong statement from the UK government" about that.
Poles - the largest community of EU workers in the UK - have been abused in some of the attacks.
Mr Prouza said he feared the referendum had "opened a can of worms - this atmosphere reminds us of the 1930s".
"We thought we had buried this 70 years ago," he added.
The Visegrad Group - Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary - agree that freedom of movement must remain a condition for being in the EU single market. So they will be tough negotiators if the UK seeks a free trade deal with the EU.
"It's four freedoms or no freedoms," Mr Prouza said, referring to the EU's free movement of goods, services, people and capital.
The UK has faced calls to take more of the hundreds of thousands of refugees arriving in Europe, many from Syria.
Mr Cameron said: "We are taking action across the board... the most important thing is to try to bring peace and stability to that part of the world.
"I don't think there is an answer that can be achieved simply by taking more and more refugees."
Asked about calls for the UK to do more, the prime minister said: "We are taking action right across the board - we're helping the countries from which these people are coming, stabilising them and trying to make sure that there are worthwhile jobs and stronger economies there.
"We're obviously taking action at Calais, in terms of the Channel - there's more that we need to do, and we're working together with our European partners as well. These are big challenges, but we'll meet them."
The number of migrants entering Europe has reached record levels, with 107,500 arriving in July alone.
Germany expects to take in 800,000 migrants this year - four times last year's total.
The risks for migrants travelling through Europe were highlighted last week by the deaths of 71 people found in a lorry that had travelled to Austria from Budapest.
EU interior and justice ministers will meet in Brussels on 14 September to address the crisis.
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Stephan Mayer, the home affairs spokesman for German chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU/CSU alliance has said the UK's stance on refugees may harm Mr Cameron's ambitions to win powers back from the EU ahead of an in/out referendum.
He told The Times: "If the British Government is continuing to hold this position that Great Britain is out of the club in this big task in sharing the burden, certainly this could do some harm to the bilateral British-German relationship, and certainly also to David Cameron's ambitions to be successful in the renegotiation."
Labour leadership candidate Yvette Cooper has called for the UK to take in 10,000 more refugees, a stance backed by all of her rivals, with Andy Burnham accusing the government of "burying its head in the sand" over the issue.
In a speech at the Royal United Services Institute Mr Burnham said: "This is a humanitarian crisis, not just a tedious inconvenience for British holidaymakers, as our government might have us believe."
And acting Labour leader Harriet Harman said the UK and other European countries must show more urgency.
"I think the government is literally just not involving themselves properly," she told BBC News. "I think it's right that we give resources to those in the camps, it's right that we're part of the international effort as well which is very important to put pressure on those powers in the region to solve this problem, but it's also right we take more of those swept up in this immediate humanitarian crisis."
The Sentencing Council for England and Wales says offending may be partly a product of discrimination and "negative experiences of authority".
It is the first guideline to stress discrimination as a youth crime factor.
Official statistics show that young people from minority backgrounds are over-represented in the justice system.
While national statistics show that ethnic minorities account for approximately 14% of the UK's population, the Youth Justice Board says a quarter of all young people arrested in the year to March 2016 were from these backgrounds - some 21,900 people.
The overall number of young offenders cautioned or convicted has been declining, but the rate of decrease has been slower for minority offenders.
In the new guideline - which applies to all offenders aged between 10 and 17 - the council says that any sentence must aim to prevent them from committing another crime, while also taking into account the child's welfare.
"While the seriousness of the offence will be the starting point, the approach to sentencing should be individualistic and focused on the child or young person," states the guideline, which comes into force in June.
It stresses that sentencing judges and magistrates should take into account underlying factors, including the over-representation of black and minority ethnic children in the justice system.
"The factors contributing to this are complex," it says.
"One factor is that a significant proportion of looked-after children and young people are from a black and minority ethnic background.
"A further factor may be the experience of such children and young people in terms of discrimination and negative experiences of authority.
"When having regard to the welfare of the child or young person to be sentenced, the particular factors which arise in the case of black and minority ethnic children and young people need to be taken into account."
The guidelines go on to tell judges and magistrates to take into account a youth's mental and educational development, emotional volatility and whether they were from a poor background or grew up around other offenders.
Evidence of abuse or neglect and peer pressure may have also played a role in criminality, they say.
Sentencing Council chairman Lord Justice Treacy - the judge who oversaw the trial of the racist killers of teenager Stephen Lawrence - said the guideline had prevention of reoffending at its heart.
"No-one wants children who commit offences going on to become adult criminals," he said.
"The guideline therefore looks with far greater detail at what kind of sentence would prevent this based on the age, background and circumstances of each child or young person, so that it can help them reintegrate instead of becoming alienated further."
On Thursday the ICC introduced 'demerit points' to its code of conduct, which will be added each time a player offends during a two-year period.
Punishments, usually fines, will remain for minor offences such as showing dissent and using obscene language.
But players guilty of offences can be suspended if they break rules again.
All players start on zero points.
The ICC confirmed that planned changes to the decision review system - making it easier to overturn not-out lbw decisions - also came into effect on Thursday.
For on-field lbw decisions to be reversed by the television umpire, at least half of the ball must be shown to be hitting any part of the stumps.
Previously, half of the ball would need to be hitting a zone between the centre of leg and off stumps.
Deputy health minister Vaughan Gething said the cash would also improve services for heart disease, stroke, critical care and mental health.
Liver, neurological, respiratory, and end-of-life care will also benefit.
Each condition has a delivery plan, put together by clinicians, patients and advocates for excellent care.
Mr Gething said: "These plans are making a real difference for people in Wales.
"More people are surviving cancer than ever before, despite significant increases in incidence - 96% of people with cancer rate their care as excellent, very good or good.
"We are making similar progress with our other delivery plans - survival from heart disease and stroke has improved; the number of people dying from stroke has fallen by 1,000 a year; and the number of emergency admissions for stroke, heart disease and diabetes is also falling, demonstrating better management of the conditions in the community.
"I want the health service to use this funding to maintain focus on these key plans and deliver even more improvements in patient care and outcomes."
30 October 2015 Last updated at 17:01 GMT
Teams have been battling it out for weeks to see who will be crowned champion.
Australia take on current world champions New Zealand in a huge clash.
The favourites are the New Zealand All Blacks but the Australian Wallabies will be hoping for an upset.
Martin caught up with some young fans ahead of the match to get their thoughts.
James Newman started work on the "Megaprocessor", which is 33ft (10m) wide and 6ft (2m) high, in 2012.
It does the job of a chip-sized microprocessor and Mr Newman has spent £40,000 ($53,000) creating it.
It contains 40,000 transistors, 10,000 LED lights and it weighs around half a tonne (500kg). So far, he has used it to play the classic video game Tetris.
In a video demonstration he admits the game isn't easy to play.
Mr Newman, a digital electronics engineer, started the project because he was learning about transistors and wanted to visualise how a microprocessor worked. The components all light up as the huge device carries out a task.
"The machine on your desk may be a million times better than what I have built - but mine is much prettier," he told the BBC.
"Mine has 10,000 times more LEDs."
Mr Newman hopes the Megaprocessor will be used as an educational tool and is planning a series of open days at his home over the summer.
"I doubt I'll be able to sell it," he said.
"My dream is that it goes to a museum or educational institute so that people can learn from it."
He edged out his club-mate, David Weir, while Commonwealth silver medallist Frank Baines won the bronze medal despite only competing in five of the six apparatus at the Perth event.
The same club produced the women's all-round winner, Shannon Archer.
The 18-year-old finished ahead of Sofia Ramzan (Dundee), while Carly Smith won the bronze medal.
Dan Purvis, the London 2012 Olympic Games team bronze medallist and winner of the national title for the last three years, finished fourth, having only competed on three of the apparatus - the floor, pommel and parallel bars.
The result was no real surprise to the 26-year-old, who is focusing on the bigger picture.
"It was a bit of a warm up," Purvis told BBC Scotland. "The last time I competed was last year so I wanted to get back into it.
"There's a new cycle and a new code (scoring method) and the idea is to get my three pieces up for the start of the year. Then the other three later on in the year so by the Commonwealth Games (2018) I'll be back on all six."
Scotland's men won team silver at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and Purvis is positive about the nation's prospects for the Gold Coast 2018 event.
"The whole of Scottish gymnastics has improved so much," he said. "From years ago when I was here to now, the difference is fantastic and it's all looking good for the Commonwealth Games.
"There will be a lot of pressure riding on this new team but the talent is coming through. We saw Frank Baines today doing fantastic and a lot of the gymnasts are doing really well. Kelvin Cham and Liam Davis too.
"The set-up in Scottish gymnastics is fantastic, the coaches are just so much on the ball with it and it's great to see."
Having not made the final team for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, going as a reserve only, Purvis is determined to compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and will not rule out aiming for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
"It was very difficult (not making the team for Rio)," he said. "But speaking to my coach Jeff Brookes, he's supported me through my whole career and we just thought we owe it to ourselves to go all out at the Commonwealth Games and hopefully do the best we can there and see what happens.
"I'd love to carry on (after the Commonwealth Games), but it'll be two years before the next Olympics so we'll have a good feeling of where we're at then."
Sledge, who formed Sister Sledge with her three siblings in 1971, was found unresponsive by a friend at her home in Phoenix, Arizona, her publicist said.
She had not been ill and the cause of death is unknown.
Sledge, who is survived by her adult son, last performed with the band in October.
Her death was announced on social media on Saturday - a week before the group were due to perform in Los Angeles.
"Yesterday, numbness fell upon our family," a statement released on Facebook read.
"We are saddened to inform you that our dear sister, mother, aunt, niece and cousin, Joni passed away yesterday."
It added: "We miss her and hurt for her presence, her radiance, and the sincerity with which she loved and embraced life."
Aside from the Grammy-nominated We Are Family, the hit which sold more than a million copies after it was released in 1978, the group also was known for He's the Greatest Dancer, Lost in the Music and a cover of the Motown classic My Guy.
They sung We Are Family for Pope Francis in 2015.
The Sledge sisters came from a family of performers, including an actress mother, a Broadway star for a father and an opera singer for a grandmother.
They performed together from a young age, leading Sledge to note "I can't remember not singing" during an interview with the BBC in 2015.
However, the four have not stayed together throughout their careers. Instead, the band became a trio after sister Kathy left the band in 1989.
Tjaronn Chery's sublime 25-yard free-kick had given the hosts the lead just past the hour mark at Loftus Road.
But Gallagher met Corry Evans' cross and sent the ball over goalkeeper Alex Smithies reach to bring Rovers level.
QPR striker Idrissa Sylla was denied late on by Jason Steele as the visitors held on for a share of the points.
An injury to new signing Charlie Mulgrew forced the Blackburn striker off after only 34 minutes in an uneventful opening half.
The match sparked into life when Ben Marshall's foul allowed Chery the opportunity to curl the ball into the top right-hand corner.
Rovers looked to be heading to their fifth league defeat, but Mulgrew's replacement Evans scooped the ball into the box and Gallagher rose highest to net his second league goal of the season.
Despite their hard-earned draw, Rovers remain bottom of the Championship and are the only club yet to win a league match.
QPR manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink:
"I thought the performance was really good. We deserved more, but you have got to put the ball in the net.
"We created chances with good play, had three one-on-ones and their keeper made some good saves.
"Did we deserve more from this game? Yes, big time. But you have to go and earn it. If you think you can stroll through this division, you are wrong.
"But we knocked on the door and on a better day would have won 2-1 or 3-1. That is why I am happy with the performance and happy with the players."
Blackburn manager Owen Coyle:
"Our first two games of the season were very poor but from there we have progressively got better with each game.
"We've brought a number of players in and the more you work together, the more you see what type of team you're going to be.
"Regardless of how the game went, if we continue to perform consistently like that we will win games and will move up the table.
"It's not about a knee-jerk reaction after four or five games. It's about 46 games and there's work to be done."
Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
Second Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
James Perch (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Martin Samuelsen (Blackburn Rovers).
Attempt saved. Idrissa Sylla (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Washington with a headed pass.
Jake Bidwell (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers).
Karl Henry (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gordon Greer (Blackburn Rovers).
Foul by Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers).
Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Tjaronn Chery (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Olamide Shodipo (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers).
Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers).
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Martin Samuelsen replaces Danny Graham.
Foul by Olamide Shodipo (Queens Park Rangers).
Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Idrissa Sylla replaces Abdenasser El Khayati.
Attempt missed. Abdenasser El Khayati (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tjaronn Chery.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Marvin Emnes replaces Sam Gallagher.
Attempt missed. Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Conway with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Karl Henry.
Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Jason Steele.
Attempt saved. Conor Washington (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Jordan Cousins (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olamide Shodipo.
Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1, Blackburn Rovers 1. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Corry Evans following a corner.
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Grant Hall.
Foul by Tjaronn Chery (Queens Park Rangers).
Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Tjaronn Chery (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Karl Henry.
Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Jason Steele.
Attempt saved. Conor Washington (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tjaronn Chery.
Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Tjaronn Chery (Queens Park Rangers) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
James Perch (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers).
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Karl Henry.
The UK voted to leave the EU. The vote north of the border was to remain.
Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen's Federation, said government cooperation was needed.
Earlier this month, a flotilla of fishing boats sailed up the Thames to urge Parliament take back control of British waters.
The SFF's Mr Armstrong said: "The result of the referendum brings both opportunities and challenges for the fishing industry.
"The Scottish Fishermen's Federation will be doing everything in its power to ensure that the best possible deal is achieved for fishing during the exit negotiations.
"To aid this process, it is vital that we have clarity from both the UK and Scottish governments on their future intentions for fishing.
"Our national governments must work closely with the industry over the coming months and years to ensure that the right framework is put in place to deliver a prosperous future."
Mike Park, chief executive of the Scottish White Fish Producers' Association (SWFPA), said: "European Union fisheries policy is flawed - that is why so many fishermen voted to leave.
"But we need to recognise that there are significant dangers to the industry if the UK and Scottish governments do not react to the very clear message by focusing on a new approach that recognises fishermen themselves and their communities as the key stakeholders.
"Members of the SWFPA insist that we stay on course with regard to sustainable harvesting and sensible fishing, and they are equally insistent that unworkable laws be changed."
Peter Willox, a founding member of the Fishing for Leave campaign, told BBC Scotland: "It's a brand new set of challenges.
"The industry should revert back to an own-government system where the leaders at the top are accountable for decisions."
The Scottish government said before the result that EU membership was in the "best interests" of Scotland's fishing industry.
In 2014, Scotland exported £449m of fish and seafood to Europe - 68% of the total value of Scottish food exports into that market.
Worldwide, seafood exports are the second largest food and drink export behind whisky, and the industry supports thousands of jobs.
Labour's ruling National Executive Committee rejected its application to set up a stand at the annual gathering.
The decision, which is thought to have cost the party £30,000 in sponsorship money, was criticised as "snobby" by one Labour MP.
A Labour spokeswoman said: "We do not comment on commercial decisions."
A McDonald's spokesman said: "We are disappointed with the decision that has been taken."
The company had reportedly wanted to mount an "interactive experience" display in support of British farm produce and is planning to rent space at the Conservative and SNP conferences.
Former Labour minister Ian Austin tweeted: "Why has @UKLabour turned down £30k from McDonald's? My first job was in their branch of Dudley High Street."
Labour MP Wes Streeting told the Sun on Sunday: "I'm exasperated that we should throw away £30,000 worth of sponsorship like this.
"It smacks of a snobby attitude towards fast-food restaurants and people who work or eat at them."
Hiring out exhibition space to charities and companies is a major source of income for Britain's political parties.
The Labour Party has come under fire in the past for renting stands to controversial companies, including, in 2013, tobacco giant Philip Morris.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said firms simply had to tell investors which social media providers they will use.
It comes after the SEC investigated comments made on Facebook last year by the boss of video service Netflix.
Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings had commented on the firm's growth.
On his personal Facebook page last July, Mr Hastings announced that the company had reached the milestone of its users watching one billion hours of streamed films and TV programmes.
The SEC said in its ruling: "We do not wish to inhibit the content, form or forum of any such disclosure, and we are mindful of placing additional compliance burdens on issuers.
"In fact, we encourage companies to seek out new forms of communication to better connect with shareholders."
Under the changes to the SEC's Regulation Fair Disclosure rules, firms will have to note on their websites and press releases that they will use social media to make future announcements, to ensure that all shareholders are made aware.
"One set of shareholders should not be able to get a jump on other shareholders just because the company is selectively disclosing important information," said George Canellos, acting director of the SEC's enforcement division.
"Most social media are perfectly suitable methods for communicating with investors, but not if the access is restricted or if investors don't know that's where they need to turn to get the latest news."
Howard Lindzon, the founder of Stockwits, a firm that collates Twitter posts about company shares, welcomed the SEC's announcement.
"The industry is changing, and it was a matter of time before it was going to be regulated," he told Reuters.
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2, which made $814m (£507m) at the box office, has 11 nominations in 10 categories, including worst film and worst sequel.
Its stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are also listed in the "worst screen couple" category.
Critically-reviled blockbuster Battleship received seven nominations.
Among them was worst supporting actress for pop star Rihanna, who made her acting debut as a US Navy Seal in the film, which was based on the classic grid-based boardgame.
Other notable nominations included actor-director Tyler Perry, who was cited for worst actor and worst actress - thanks to his cross-dressing role in Madea's Witness Protection.
Comedian Adam Sandler won both categories last year, for playing a twin brother and sister in Jack and Jill. His latest film, bad-taste comedy That's My Boy, picked up eight nominations in this year's shortlist.
The Razzies committee also put forward "any two cast members" from MTV reality show Jersey Shore for worst screen couple in the Three Stooges movie - based on the cult US comedy act.
The culmination of the Twilight movie franchise, which tells the story of a human girl who falls in love with a sullen vampire, fared relatively well with critics but the Razzies claimed it had sucked the life out of cinemas.
The previous three films have all been nominated for Razzie awards, but have not come away with any of the major prizes.
However, it is thought the annual awards bash has been waiting for the finale to heap its scorn on the franchise - as a parallel to the way the Oscars waited for the final Lord Of The Rings film before awarding it best picture.
"That's the analogy we're making, that this is the Razzies' flipside," said Razzies founder John Wilson.
"This is our equivalent to The Lord of the Rings. It's our members' last chance to razz Twilight."
A spoof of the Academy Awards, the Razzies announcement arrived a day before Thursday's Oscar nominations. This year's winners will be announced on 23 February, the night before the Oscar show.
The full list of nominees is as follows:
Worst Picture
Worst Director
Worst Actress
Worst Actor
Worst Supporting Actress
Worst Supporting Actor
Worst Screen Ensemble
Worst Screenplay
Worst Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel
Worst Screen Couple
The 400m-long MOL Triumph is the first of a new type of ultra-large container vessel to enter service this year. Its operators claim it is more fuel efficient than previous carriers.
Built by Samsung in South Korea, the ship will run between Chinese and European ports. It can hold the equivalent of 20,170 containers.
Southampton port operator said it was a "significant and proud occasion".
More on this and other stories from across the South of England
The ship is the first of MOL's fleet of six 20,000 TEU-class vessels.
It is on its first trip to northern Europe since entering service earlier in 2017.
MOL Triumph
It arrived in Southampton at about 14:00 BST and will remain in the port until Sunday before heading to Hamburg and its return journey to Asia.
The even larger 20,568 TEU Munich Maersk is due to call at the port later this year. The size of a container ship is defined in terms of its load capacity.
Chris Lewis, managing director of Southampton port operators DP World, said: "It is an honour to be hosting one of the world's largest container ships as it arrives in Northern Europe for the first time."
Paul Clifton - BBC South Transport Correspondent
It's all about economy of scale. One huge engine, one single propeller, shifting vast amounts of cargo between Asia and Europe as efficiently as possible.
MOL Triumph has the latest tricks - like a special paint that reduces friction in the water. These ships use about a third less fuel per container than ships built only five years ago.
Environmental performance is a hot topic. Ships like this burn heavy oil which contains a lot of harmful sulphur. So this one has been designed to switch to liquefied natural gas if the economic case for the cleaner fuel stacks up in years to come.
A round trip between European and Asian ports takes about 90 days. All with just a handful of crew - there are only about 20 people on board.
It was feared untreated water from Wheal Jane, near Baldhu, could spill into a nearby river if levels continued to rise following the heavy rain.
An additional pump lowered into the mine by the fire service has helped reduce the water levels.
The agency said it would continue to monitor the volume and water quality.
On Wednesday evening seven pumps at Wheal Jane were working at "full capacity" following the heavy rain, yet water levels were continuing to rise.
The Environment Agency said it was concerned if levels had continued to rise faster than pumps could abstract, untreated water could enter the Carnon river.
The water from Wheal Jane mine is contaminated with a range of metals which, untreated, could impact on shellfish and other ecology in the Fal Estuary.
Contaminated water has been abstracted and treated from the mine since 1992 following an drainage burst which caused visible pollution from mine water coloured orange by the high iron content.
As a result of the burst, a government funded treatment plant was commissioned to prevent any future impact on the estuary.
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Children's Commissioner Tam Baillie made his claim to members of Holyrood's public petitions committee.
He wants children to have rights and the freedom to move clubs more easily.
Mr Baillie claimed some clubs requested payments from rivals for children who had come through their academies but failed to reach an agreement.
MSPs heard that clubs tie 10-year-olds to contracts which forbid them from playing for other clubs, and can even restrict them from playing for their school team despite guidance to deter the practice by the Scottish Football Association (SFA).
Mr Baillie presented a raft of recommendations to prevent children's rights being breached, including the freedom for children to give 28 days' notice to resign from a club.
Mr Baillie said: "If the young person chooses to get out of that 'contract' they are sometimes left as a hostage to the original club, because there is a dispute over the payment and this can last for quite a period of time.
"In theory, you could have them held year on year because the payments have not been made."
He added: "There is an issue about 10-year-olds signing what they think are contracts, and potentially being held to those right through their formative years.
"There is an issue about 15-year-olds being held to contracts, sometimes against their wishes, for a further two years until they are 17.
"And I think there are issues in respect of the perception that they are not allowed to play for clubs or their behaviour is restricted by the 'contracts', which I would put in inverted commas because there is quite a bit of debate about whether they are contracts or not.
"As far as the children are concerned, they have signed a contract and it impacts on their behaviour because they don't get to play for schools on some occasions, not all, and there are certainly restrictive practices there."
More than 42,000 advance tickets have already been sold for the retrospective which opens to the public on Saturday.
Sales are more than double the number of advance tickets of the museum's previous exhibitions.
David Bowie Is will explore the creative processes of Bowie as a musical innovator and cultural icon across five decades.
The singer's first album in a decade became the fastest-selling of the year earlier this week.
The Next Day is the 66-year-old's first number one since 1993's Black Tie White Noise.
Although Bowie is not directly involved with curating the V&A exhibition, the David Bowie Archive gave the London museum "unprecedented access" to pick out flamboyant costumes, early photographs and other memorabilia.
On display will be more than 60 stage-costumes including Ziggy Stardust bodysuits (1972) designed by Freddie Burretti, Kansai Yamamoto's flamboyant creations for the Aladdin Sane tour (1973) and the Union Jack coat designed by Bowie and Alexander McQueen for the Earthling album cover (1997).
Personal items such as handwritten set lists and lyrics, as well as some of Bowie's own sketches, musical scores and diary entries will also be shown.
Bowie's innovative approach to creating albums and touring shows centred around fictionalised stage personas, with 1972 marking the birth of his most famous creation Ziggy Stardust - a human manifestation of an alien being.
Ziggy's androgynous and otherworldly appearance had a powerful influence on pop culture and signalled a challenge of social traditions.
His many hits over the years include Space Oddity, Changes, The Jean Genie, Young Americans, Ashes to Ashes, China Girl and Let's Dance.
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Davidson twice stooped to nod corner-kicks beyond Neil Alexander, with Darnell Fisher capping a brilliant counterattack with a late third.
Saints climb to fourth in the table thanks to Ross County's Highland derby drubbing.
A poor Hearts side lost at Tynecastle for the first time since September.
Defeat brought to an end a run of four straight wins for the Jambos as Saints captain Steven Anderson created a new club record in making his 362nd appearance.
The visitors started the game brightly with Chris Kane, supported by former Tynecastle midfielder Danny Swanson causing all sorts of problems.
The opening goal game from a corner after just 11 minutes.
Teenage defender John Souttar allowed Davidson to escape and the midfielder had a simple task in converting Liam Craig's delivery.
It was no more than Tommy Wright's side deserved after a very positive opening to the game.
Indeed, only a last-gasp challenge by Blazej Augustyn denied the visitors a second after Alexander had blocked a David Wotherspoon strike from 16 yards out.
Set-pieces were in particular proving fruitful for Saints as the home rearguard's marking continued falter.
Hearts slowly eased their way into the game and came close to an equaliser after 19 minutes, when Juanma's cross was met by Jordan McGhee, but Alan Mannus saved well.
It was from another Craig corner that Saints doubled their advantage. In a carbon copy of his opener, Davidson had space to knock the ball into the empty net.
Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson introduced Sam Nicholson at the break with the ineffective Abiola Dauda making way.
Still though the visitors piled forward, Chris Millar sending in a searching cross that was just wide and Alexander saving well at the feet of Kane.
It was proving a frustrating afternoon for the home fans as they watched their side struggle to find any rhythm to their game.
Neilson made a further switch as captain for the day Augustyn was replaced by striker Gavin Reilly, with Prince Buaben dropping back to centre-half.
Jamie Walker came close to reducing the deficit with a pile-driver of a volley that fizzed just over the crossbar, and Juanma had claims for a penalty turned away by referee Thomson after he clashed with Anderson.
At the other end Craig crashed a terrific 35-yarder off the crossbar as Hearts, who were pouring men, forward left gaps at the back.
The scoring was wrapped up with two minutes left when Fisher finished off excellent build-up from Wotherspoon and Stevie McLean to round off a terrific afternoon for Saints.
Christopher Huxtable, 34, of Swansea, was one of four men killed during a partial collapse at the decommissioned plant.
His body was recovered almost seven months later in September.
About 200 mourners gathered at Swansea Crematorium where his coffin, bearing a Swansea City badge, was driven on a flatbed truck by his former colleagues.
Thames Valley Police and the Health and Safety Executive are still investigating the incident.
The Fed has only raised interest rates three times in the last decade - most recently in March - in a bid to encourage economic growth.
But Ms Yellen said the US economy was now "healthy" and required less help from the central bank.
Investors were unmoved by Ms Yellen's comments, with yields on US Treasury bonds little changed.
Ms Yellen said that "before we had our foot pressed down on the gas pedal trying to give the economy all the oomph we possibly could".
"Now allowing the economy to kind of coast and remain on an even keel - to give it some gas but not so much that we are pressing down hard on the accelerator - that's a better stance of monetary policy," she said at the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy.
Other Fed officials have indicated the central bank will raise rates twice more this year.
"We think a gradual path of increases in short-term interest rates can get us to where we need to be, but we don't want to wait too long to have that happen," Ms Yellen said.
Stocks on Wall Street finished broadly flat ahead of Ms Yellen's appearance.
The Dow Jones rose 1.9 points to 20,658.02, while the S&P 500 edged 1.6 points higher to 2,357.16.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq was 3.1 points higher at 5,880.93.
Many investors are looking ahead to the start of the big banks' earning season which is expected to have gotten a boost from the election of President Trump.
JP Morgan, Citigroup and Wells Fargo are all set to unveil their first-quarter results on Thursday.
There has been speculation that the Trump's administration may relax banking legislation introduced to curb the excesses that led to the financial crisis.
The 56-year-old, who was married to Downton Abbey actor David Robb, appeared in Scottish drama Take The High Road for nine years.
Her body was found at the station just after 08:30 BST on Wednesday.
Her agent Katie Threlfall said the "well-loved" and "vibrant" actress had taken her own life, describing the death as "unbelievably shocking".
She said: "It's just a terrible, terrible loss of a wonderful woman. Nobody had any idea it was going to happen. Her husband is deeply shocked.
"She was a wonderful woman who had troubles and she will be very much missed. She was so well-loved and was the most vibrant character you could hope to meet. It is just a tragedy."
Fellow actors have paid tribute to the actress, whose television career included appearances in Taggart, EastEnders, The Bill and Heartbeat.
Gary Hollywood, who also appeared in the long-running soap Take The High Road, wrote on Twitter: "'Numb' RIP to my 'lady Laird' Briony McRoberts xxx."
British Transport Police said a file had been prepared for the coroner.
Her husband David Robb, who plays Dr Clarkson in Downton Abbey, has been a volunteer for The Samaritans in London for 25 years.
Dundalk were targeting a second straight league and cup double in a repeat of last year's decider at the Aviva Stadium.
Maguire's shot took a defection off Dundalk defender Brian Gartland before hitting the bottom corner.
Dundalk's season continues in the Europa League group stage.
Stephen Kenny's side secured a third successive Premier Division title last month after a 2-1 win over Bohemians.
Dundalk beat Maccabi Tel-Aviv 1-0 in September to become the first Irish team to earn a European group stage victory.
However, manager Mixu Paatelainen is hopeful the 32-year-old will join the club early in the New Year.
United agreed to sign the Japan and former Standard Liege player as a free agent in November, but work permit issues have delayed the move.
"Eiji's not ready to play yet," said Paatelainen. "He's not here. He will come here in a week or so."
Jordan Moore and Ola Adeyemo have followed Aaron Kuhl and Adam Taggart in leaving Tannadice ahead of the January transfer window and Paatelainen hopes to add to his squad.
"We're hoping to bring in one or two during January," said the Finn.
"Whether we're successful with that or not, we'll see.
"There will be one or two leaving also I expect, but it's not 100%. We'll see how things develop on that."
Asked if there had been interest in any of his players, Paatelainen replied: "Not directly but through agents obviously.
"The agents are doing their work and things are developing."
United, who are seven points adrift at the bottom of the Scottish Premiership after drawing with Inverness Caledonian Thistle at the weekend, next face Motherwell.
"It's a massive one, as are all of them," said Paatelainen of the Boxing Day game.
"Where we are in the league table, every match is vitally, vitally important for us and this one is no different.
"We're getting closer. We need to do better. Everybody realises what they must do on the pitch. Every player is looked at, their actions and performances."
Motherwell are fresh from having beaten leaders Celtic in Glasgow.
"They've got a dangerous team, they've got a very good team," said Paatelainen.
"If they can beat Celtic, they can beat us. It's up to us to make sure that it won't happen.
"Their confidence will be sky high after beating Celtic. We need to be at our best to take anything from the game.
"We all know that our game has improved. We all know that we are performing better. We all know that we're not getting the desired results.
"We want victories. We need to keep working hard. Until we get victories, we're not satisfied."
Second-bottom Kilmarnock are on a seven-match winless run and the Tangerines boss is confident of catching the Ayrshire side and those further up the table.
"They're the next club up the league table, so absolutely," he explained.
"It won't happen straight away because there's a little gap, but we know we can close that gap and overtake one or two clubs."
The current cap applies to working-age adults and is £20,000 a year outside London and £23,000 in the capital, having been £26,000 across the UK.
Ministers said the cap, designed to cut the welfare bill and encourage claimants to move off benefits and into work, had proved a "real success".
But Labour called for an urgent review.
People working more than 16 hours a week are exempt.
Since the new lower benefit cap was introduced, only 8,000 households have come off it because they have moved into work - fewer than 10% of the families who have had their welfare cut in the last six months.
Most households are no longer capped for other reasons, including cuts to their overall benefit claim.
The new figures show that seven out of 10 households are single parents - most of whom have pre-school children.
The previous £26,000 cap was for families only while single people without children had a cap of £18,200.
A total of 10,000 capped households include a baby under one-year-old and 70% have a child aged five or under.
Work and Pensions Secretary David Gauke said the latest figures showed the benefit cap had been a "real success".
"It is right that people who are out of work are faced with the same choices as those who are in work," he said.
"But behind these figures are thousands of people who are now better off in work and enjoying the benefits of a regular wage."
However, shadow work and pensions minister Margaret Greenwood said an urgent review of the cap's impact and effectiveness was needed.
"Clearly, this government's decision to cut families' incomes does not amount to supporting them into work, especially given their total failure to provide adequate affordable childcare."
And charity Shelter called for the cap to be scrapped immediately, saying it was pushing families "to the brink of homelessness".
Malaria is one of the most deadly diseases on Earth and can be spread to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes.
The scientists have put a new "resistance" gene into the mosquito's own DNA so that when they produce young these new insects are malaria free.
If these mosquitoes bite people, they don't pass on malaria.
The hope is that this plan will eventually wipe out the disease.
While the results look good in the lab the malaria free mosquitoes haven't been tested in the wild.
Almost half of the world's population are at risk of malaria.
Bed nets, insecticides and repellents can help stop the insects and drugs can be given to anyone who catches the infection, but a lot of people still die every year from malaria.
Mosquitoes in the UK do not carry the parasites which cause malaria.
The injured man, who is in his 20s, was rescued by members of Arran Mountain Rescue Team who abseiled down a cliff at Catacol to reach him.
He was flown to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow by a Royal Navy helicopter. His injuries are "non-life threatening", police said.
The other male paraglider managed to land safely and was said to be well.
The collision between the two paragliders happened at about 16:00 on Saturday, sparking a huge rescue operation.
The Royal Navy helicopter from nearby Prestwick in Ayrshire was scrambled but crew decided that if they went in too close they could blow the victim off the cliff.
Instead, they collected the Arran Mountain Rescue team and dropped them off at the top of the cliff above the paraglider.
The scene of the crash is at the top of the island in the Firth of Clyde, about 16 miles north-west of Brodick, in a spot popular with paragliders. The accident happened in good weather.
Ryan Gray, of Belfast Coastguard, said the operation had been a "difficult multi-agency job".
"At 3.56pm, we received a report from Police Scotland about two paragliders who had been involved in a mid-air collision.
"One managed to land safely but the other crashed into the cliff. He was unconscious for a little while, hanging from the cliff by his wires.
"Due to the fact that he was hanging from his parachute, it was decided it was not a good idea for the helicopter to go in and try to winch him up. He could have been blown off the cliff."
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One day she joined in the no makeup selfie trend on social media and created waves with her honesty and bravery. As a result of her selfie, many other women from across the world found the confidence to post their own no makeup selfies.
Special makeup to cover up her birthmark was given to her by the NHS who gave advice and support as she approached her teens. Since then she has perfected her look.
Amy now encourages other young women with birth marks to post their makeup free selfies and also gives make up hints and tips to advise people on what products are best should they want to wear make up to cover up their birthmarks. You can find out more about Amy and read her advice on her blog.
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England's leading Test wicket-taker James Anderson misses out with a shoulder injury.
Middlesex pace bowler Toby Roland-Jones earns a first call-up and will vie with Jake Ball for a place in the XI.
Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Durham all-rounder Scott Borthwick have all been overlooked.
Left-hander Ballance, 26, has not played a Test since last year's Ashes and replaces Nick Compton, who has taken a break from the game.
Compton, who struggled in the series win over Sri Lanka, was likely to be replaced anyway, leaving England with a spot to fill at number three.
That will be taken by Joe Root, who will move up the order from four.
That leaves a place in the middle order, with Stokes and Buttler both thought to have been in contention after coach Trevor Bayliss said either could play as a specialist batsman - all-rounder Stokes is not yet fit to bowl after knee surgery, while wicketkeeper Buttler has impressed with the bat in limited-overs cricket.
Borthwick was a candidate for a second Test cap after impressive form batting at number three for Durham.
But Ballance gets the nod to earn his 16th Test cap and looks set to bat at five behind James Vince, who is retained from the Sri Lanka series.
He scored a century for Yorkshire against Middlesex this week, but still only averages 33.64 in the County Championship this season.
"He has been in recent form with the bat for Yorkshire in the Championship," said national selector James Whitaker. "Gary is mentally strong and we feel that he will add quality and experience to England's middle order."
That century at Scarborough was made against a Middlesex attack including right-armer Roland-Jones, who has taken 30 wickets in the County Championship this season.
The 28-year-old will probably have to get past fellow uncapped bowler Ball in order to earn a place in the side, the Nottinghamshire man having been part of the England squad for the Sri Lanka series.
"Toby Roland-Jones has been a consistent performer in the County Championship over the last few years and deserves his chance," added Whitaker.
Whoever plays will take the place of Anderson, who injured his right shoulder in the third and final Test against Sri Lanka and was not deemed fit enough for consideration.
England squad for first Test against Pakistan: Cook (c), Hales, Root, Vince, Ballance, Bairstow (wk), Moeen, Woakes, Broad, Finn, Ball, Roland-Jones.
British Geological Survey, Aurorawatch UK and US body Space Weather Prediction Centre have all reported heightened opportunities of spotting the aurora.
It is due to recent activity on the surface of the sun.
The aurora is caused by the interaction of solar wind - a stream of charged particles escaping the Sun - and Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere.
When weather conditions are favourable, Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland offer some of the best places to observe the aurora or Northern Lights as the phenomenon is often known.
BBC Weather has said the aurora could be visible from east Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England on Wednesday night, adding that it would be "fairly cloudy elsewhere".
British Geological Survey (BGS) said: "A very large, centrally located coronal hole has rotated around the Sun's surface so that it is now facing the Earth.
"This means that a stream of fast solar wind is currently hitting the Earth's magnetic field and causing an increase in geomagnetic activity."
BGS said on the previous solar rotation, which occurred 28 days ago, this coronal hole produced a moderate geomagnetic (G2) storm.
There were sightings of the Northern Lights across the north of the UK at that time.
BGS said: "Since then it has grown in size and now covers more of the equatorial region of the Sun.
"The geomagnetic field is also already disturbed by a previous coronal hole which has been causing storm conditions over the last few nights.
"This means we are anticipating stormy conditions again, with a chance for some isolated storm G3 periods."
G3 is the classification for "strong" storms.
The stormy conditions are forecasted to peak on Thursday.
BSG added: "Assuming clear dark skies, there is an increased chance of seeing the aurora overnight Wednesday and Thursday, particularly for those in Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland."
Sightings of the Northern Lights have already been made this week from the Isle of Lewis, Aberdeenshire and Northumberland.
The Cookstown-based group has a strong specialism in hotel development.
It said it handed over "nine high-profile construction projects" during the time covered by its latest figures.
A note in its accounts said that it now has "minimal reliance" on bank funding for working capital and expects to have repaid all bank loans by September.
It has recently sold a portfolio of four Jurys hotels in England for a reported £80m.
The accounts stated that the group has bank loans of £17.5m, with funders including Ulster Bank and Cerberus, the US investment fund.
They added that "hugely positive progress" has been made with all funders.
The firm is currently working on a new office block for Belfast City Council and is also planning two major student accommodation schemes in the city.
It also recently won three major contracts in England, including a 380-bed Hub by Premier Inn hotel to be built at King's Cross in London.
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The Olympic athlete was born in the city and adopted by a couple from South Wales when he was six months old.
Until 2014 he did not know his birth parents, or that his father was Jamaican, which he said could explain his speed.
Now, 43, Jamie has taken his search back to Nottingham and been followed by cameras for a BBC documentary.
The 22-year-old joined the League One side from Exeter in January and has scored one goal in seven appearances.
He picked up the injury during the Posh's 2-1 defeat at home by Rochdale.
Referring to his knee problem, Nichols tweeted: "Thanks for the messages everyone, I'll be back ready for next season stronger than ever."
Another trader said temporary barriers put up in April following the death of Sgt Louise Lucas in March are not keeping pedestrians safe.
A man was hit by a bus on The Kingsway on Monday and suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Swansea council said it was still looking at ways to remove eastbound traffic.
The circumstances surrounding the latest incident are not known.
Businesses on The Kingsway claimed some people are walking down the central reservation so they did not have to wait at the crossings.
Jonathan Coffey, owner of Rogues hair salon, said work on the road over the past few years had affected his business "more than the recession".
But he added that people were beginning to get used to the temporary barriers.
"When it was first done the traffic did affect us," he said.
"Traffic and pedestrians don't mix but you can't blame it all on the road system.
"People do need to be careful, it only takes one slight lapse in concentration."
Another trader, who did not want to be named, told BBC Radio Wales that publicity of incidents on The Kingsway is portraying visiting the city centre as "taking your life into your own hands".
"It's killing businesses, people don't want to come to town any more," the trader said.
"The Kingsway is absolutely terrible, the traffic is chaotic, people don't know how to cross the road basically. It's dangerous."
But Julie Williamson, chairwoman of the Federation of Small Businesses in Swansea Bay, said it was a temporary transition period.
"Traders have suffered greatly since the reorganisation of the traffic," she said.
"But quite a lot of us are confident that once the planned building works and the offices coming into The Kingsway is complete, I really do feel that Swansea is going to be a much, much better place.
"There were fears that maybe the barriers would be misused. I'm not aware of it but I think the council realise it's only a step they're taking to keep things safe for the time being."
A council spokesman said: "We have recently introduced safety barriers on Kingsway's central reservation that follow on from the introduction of 20mph (32km/h) limits and pedestrian signage last year.
"We're also still examining a scheme for the removal of eastbound traffic on Kingsway. It would be inappropriate to comment on any incident before the full information is available."
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said elderly people and a child were among those killed in Qalb Lawzah in Idlib province on Wednesday afternoon.
The Druze faith is an offshoot of Islam considered heretical by jihadists.
However, al-Nusra's leader vowed last month not to harm members of religious minorities who did not fight it.
The group is part of a rebel alliance, the Army of Conquest, which has taken control of much of Idlib in the past three months, driving out government forces.
Another rebel alliance was reported to have launched an assault on the government air base in the south of the country on Thursday.
A rebel spokesman said they had managed to seize most of the al-Thala base, but state television reported that three rebel attacks had been repelled.
The Syrian Observatory, a UK-based monitoring group, reported that Wednesday's shooting occurred after a Tunisian al-Nusra commander tried to confiscate a house belonging to a Druze man who he claimed was loyal to the Syrian government.
Relatives of the house's owner protested and tried to stop the commander.
The dispute soon turned violent and a villager was shot dead before another seized the rifle of an al-Nusra fighter and opened fire, killing one of the jihadists, the Syrian Observatory said. Reinforcements were called in by the commander and at least 20 villagers were shot, it added.
Sources told the BBC that the al-Nusra commander accused the Druze of being "kuffar" (infidels) before ordering the mass shooting, and that rebel groups allied to al-Nusra, including Ahrar al-Sham, eventually intervened to stop the bloodshed.
The main Western-backed opposition alliance, the National Coalition, said an armed clash broke out "following an aggression by al-Nusra Front members" and that it had left "dozens of Druze men" dead.
The Druze made up about 3% of Syria's 22.5 million population before the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in 2011.
Many Druze live in the Jabal al-Druze region in the southern province of Suweida, where they constitute the vast majority of the local population. But there are also several Druze villages in other parts of the country, including in Idlib.
The Druze have largely kept out of the conflict in Syria, only taking up arms to defend their towns and villages.
The head of the Druze community in neighbouring Lebanon, Walid Jumblatt, said he had made contact with Syrian opposition factions and "influential regional forces", according to a news website run by his political party. This contact had yielded a "joint effort" to guarantee the safety of Druze villages in Idlib which had "stood by the revolution", it reported.
Last month, al-Nusra leader Abu Mohammed al-Julani told Al Jazeera that Druze would not be targeted, although he said representatives had been sent to their villages to "inform them of the doctrinal pitfalls they have fallen into".
However, activists in Idlib have said that Druze living in Idlib have been subjected to religious persecution by al-Nusra with several hundred forced to convert to Sunni Islam. The group was also accused of desecrating graves and damaging shrines.
The Tucson Roadrunners said captain Craig Cunningham had suffered a "medical emergency" before Saturday's home match against the Manitoba Moose.
The 26-year-old was treated by medical staff on the ice before being taken to hospital. The game was postponed.
The Roadrunners also called off their games on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Canadian Cunningham, who is under contract with NHL side the Arizona Coyotes, was skating around after the national anthem when he collapsed.
He is being treated in Banner University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona.
Roadrunners head coach Mark Lamb said: "It's been a very emotional time for everybody, but I think everything's on the up and up, Cunny's in stable condition, and he's getting great help."
Vice-captain Eric Selleck added: "It was pretty scary for all of us to see first hand, so it's just been an emotional rollercoaster for us."
Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby's show Nanette shares the Best Comedy Award with British stand-up John Robins' The Darkness of Robins.
The winners saw off competition from seven other nominees, including Ahir Shah, Sophie Willan and Spencer Jones.
The comedians will each receive £10,000 in prize money.
Mr Robins' show focused on the end of his relationship with fellow comedian Sara Pascoe, while Ms Gadsby said Nanette would be her last outing as a stand-up.
Awards director Nica Burns said the decision to have two winners was "fitting that in the 70th anniversary year of the Fringe something extraordinary has happened".
He added: "Both shows, which could not be more different, were hotly debated and fiercely fought for.
"Comedy has many possibilities and audiences [have] very different funny bones. These two incredibly talented winners make you laugh and touch your heart.
"And yes, they will both receive £10,000 each so it's been an expensive year. In the 37 years of the lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Awards this has never happened before and it is unlikely it will ever happen again."
LA-based Natalie Palamides won the Best Newcomer Award and £5,000 for her show LAID - a dark comedy about a woman who lays an egg every day and has to decide whether to raise it or eat it.
The judges decided not to award the annual Panel Prize.
The 75cm (30in) high house belongs to a Warwickshire hospice charity - Shipston Home Nursing - which is hoping to raise money to support its services.
It was placed on Rightmove "as a joke" by an estate agent which is supporting the charity, the Warwick Courier reports.
The charity said the toy did look like a "charming property".
The toy is described on the website as a "classic Georgian house" with four bedrooms, a drawing room and "potential for further accommodation".
"A classic Georgian House in a quiet location situated in a popular village in south Warwickshire with many original traditional features," the description reads.
"Notably there is a fireplace, an Aga, exposed wood floors and charming period features.
"A unique feature of the property is the roof and front elevations swing open to reveal beautiful accommodation set on three floors and it is part furnished.
"The property is not sold to include land or outside space but we suggest a child's playroom or bedroom would be the perfect setting for the grand home."
"We put it on Rightmove as a joke but we actually had somebody who wanted to view it, thinking it was a proper house," said branch manager Sally Coombs, of Peter Clarke Estate Agents.
"We said to the caller that if they looked at it properly, they would see it was a doll's house."
The house was made for the charity by a supporter as a "labour of love", said the hospice's fundraising co-ordinator Rebecca Mawle.
They have not specified a price for the toy but said they hoped bids will be "as high as possible".
"It's beautifully made," she said.
"We are taking bids until 7 September and money will go towards supporting our care for terminally-ill patients."
She said she thought the idea the toy had caused confusion with some home buyers was "hilarious", adding: "Looking at it on the pictures, it really does look like a charming property."
Rightmove's housing expert, Miles Shipside, said: "We wouldn't normally allow listings like this but as it's captured the attention of so many and it's for the agent's local charity, we've let it stay on Rightmove to help them get as many offers as possible."
The English-language clip, which accuses India of committing "sins", features a Chinese actor in a turban, mockingly speaking in an Indian accent.
Xinhua published the clip on Wednesday which is from a chat show discussing the ongoing Doklam stand-off.
It has been met with both bewilderment and anger in India.
Titled "7 Sins of India", the video stars female presenter, Dier Wang, who lists out China's grievances against India in the ongoing border dispute in the Doklam area, which borders China, India and Bhutan.
It is the latest episode of an online series called The Spark, an English-language online chat show recently launched by Xinhua.
Speaking in an amused yet indignant tone, she accuses India of "trampling international law" and "inventing various excuses to whitewash its illegal moves".
Her monologue is interspersed with dialogue from an "Indian", depicted by a Chinese actor wearing a turban, sunglasses, and an obviously ill-fitting beard.
In what appear to be attempts at humour, he waggles his head and speaks English in an exaggerated Indian accent, amid canned laughter.
In another scene he points a pair of scissors at another actor who is supposed to represent Bhutan - a clear reference to the Chinese stand that India is "bullying" the tiny Himalayan nation.
The video appears to be solely targeted at a foreign audience. It is delivered entirely in English and appears on Xinhua's YouTube, Twitter and Facebook feeds - services which are banned in China.
Chinese reports say the online chat show aims to "comment on hot domestic and international topics from China's perspective and with an international vision".
Previous episodes have also focused on the stand-off and Sino-Indian relations, as well as relations with the US and President Donald Trump, but were more sober than this one.
Indian news outlets have rounded on the video, slamming it as racist.
The Hindustan Times said Xinhua released "a racist video parodying Indians" which "particularly targets the Sikh minority".
News portal The Quint said it was "yet another attempt by Chinese media to push its aggressive rhetoric on the standoff", while India Today accused Chinese media of going a "step further" in mocking India.
The video also prompted criticism from social media users.
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But it has also generated some debate on the Doklam stand-off, with many on Facebook arguing about which country has sovereignty over the disputed territory.
The conflict began in mid-June when India opposed China's attempt to extend a border road through a plateau known as Doklam in India and Donglang in China.
The plateau, which lies at a junction between China, the north-eastern Indian state of Sikkim and the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, is currently disputed between Beijing and Bhutan. India supports Bhutan's claim over it.
India and China fought a war over the border in 1962, and disputes remain unresolved in several areas, causing tensions to rise from time to time.
Each side has reinforced its troops and called on the other to back down.
On Wednesday, Indian officials said another border confrontation had flared up, this time in the Western Himalayas.
"He's one of the clever ones and wins all the quizzes," laughed the City boss. "He brings a sensibility. He's level-headed. He's one of a kind."
Privately-educated Bryan is the son of a heart surgeon and, with nine GCSEs, he could have followed in his father's footsteps.
Luckily for City, his fear of blood and love for sport sent him to Ashton Gate.
"I wasn't always going to be a footballer," the 21-year-old told BBC Sport. "I just played because I enjoyed it and until then I never thought I could make a career out of it.
"I could have gone down the A-level route, gone to university and come out of it not able to find a job.
"But when I was 14, I thought: 'I'm going to be a footballer now'."
A few years later and Bryan is now the only Bristolian and academy product in City's first team, and he has bagged his first piece of solo silverware - the Football League's Young Player of the Month award for February.
The left wing-back has already made 41 appearances for the League One leaders this term and is said to be on the radar of Premier League clubs, including Everton.
On Sunday, he is likely to play for his boyhood team against Walsall at Wembley in the final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy - the same competition in which he scored his first professional goal against City's bitter rivals Bristol Rovers in a first-round tie in September 2013.
He said of his Bristol roots: "It makes me feel proud. For a long while there's not been many coming through the academy, but if you watch the youth team there's some great players in there.
"Whenever I play football I want to do as well as I can, but when it's your hometown club, you know friends and family are going to keep an eye on it."
Spotted as an eight-year-old by former kit man Roger Barton, Bryan made his way through the youth team and, like most youngsters, was sent elsewhere for loan spells. In Bryan's case, they were at Bath City and Plymouth Argyle.
But unlike fellow academy graduates Bobby Reid and Wes Burns - who remain out on loan with Argyle and Cheltenham respectively - Bryan made the cut for the first team early on.
He made his City debut in March 2012 in the Championship but won the hearts of the Ashton Gate faithful just over a year later with his winner in the Bristol derby.
But at the time the club were on a downward trajectory. Sean O'Driscoll had not been able to stave off relegation from the second tier and they found themselves at the wrong end of League One, which cost O'Driscoll his job in November 2013.
Cotterill has been able to revive City's fortunes - they are now 11 points clear at the top of the table with a cup final to come on Sunday - and has given Bryan the backing he needed to succeed.
"At the back of last season the manager challenged me to show him I was good enough and I took that challenge," said Bryan.
"He's helped me massively, positionally and defensively. He'll always look for the 1% you can improve on.
"Because the team is playing well, it means I can play well. We're all shining at the moment.
"It's nice to be involved in a positive environment. We're a really tight-knit group and that's the main thing. We're close on and off the field and we'd run through brick walls for each other."
Bryan featured in eight of the nine games Bristol City played in February, and scored his fourth goal of the season against Port Vale, to earn him the Football League accolade.
"When he signed his new contract in the summer, he said it was going to be a big year for him," said Cotterill.
"He went away, he worked hard over the summer, came back and grabbed it by the scruff of the neck. He's won his place through hard work and dedication. We're delighted for him."
Bryan is typically level-headed about receiving the silverware, as he is about the potential interest from Premier League clubs.
"A couple of the lads take the mick a bit but there's no point in taking stuff like that," he responded when asked about scouts looking on. "It's always good, isn't it? But the main thing is to be playing well.
"The big dream is to play in the top level with Bristol City. So I'll just keep running around and kicking people like I'm told to, and that will come."
The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union claims the closure of about 3,000 jobs and hundreds of ticket offices will be announced on Thursday.
Transport for London (TfL) is facing cuts of about £80m in 2013 and 2014.
It said all Tube stations will remain staffed and managed while services are running.
RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: "The savage cuts due to be announced tomorrow will leave every job across London Underground at risk and, if they are not stopped, will reduce the Tube network to a dangerous and hollowed-out shell where safety is compromised and passengers are left at risk the minute they step on to a station or a train.
"With increased passenger demand, against the background of a Tube capacity that is struggling to cope, we need more staff, not less, and this package of Treasury-driven cuts would send London Underground right over the edge."
In March, BBC London reported TfL is facing a 1% cut in its government grant this year, and 2% the following year.
In cash terms, it means a loss of £33m for 2013-14, and £45m for 2014-15.
In January passengers saw on average a 4.2% increase in fares across the Tube, buses and trams.
LU managing director Mike Brown said: "We are now carrying more passengers, more safely and reliably than ever before.
"Major modernisation of the Tube is well under way and many of our customers benefit today from some of the most frequent rail services anywhere in Europe.
"We will shortly set out our vision for a Tube service fit for the future and London in the 21st Century.
"This will include a commitment that all Tube stations will remain staffed and managed while services are running, with more staff visible and available to help our customers buy the right ticket, plan their journeys and remain safe and secure."
Mid and West Wales fire service was alerted to the fire in the Seaside area of Llanelli at about 15:20 BST.
There are three appliances at the scene and a water bowser.
Specialist equipment has also been brought in, including the fire service drone (UAV) and an environmental protection unit.
At the height of the blaze, there were seven appliances tackling the fire.
Pyrotechnic flares were set off before kick-off outside the club's Brunton Park stadium and later inside the ground, with one thrown into the crowd.
At Carlisle Magistrates' Court, two males, aged 17 from the Carlisle area, were given three-year banning orders.
They were also handed three-month youth offending orders.
The 31 January fourth round tie ended with a 3-0 win for Everton.
Cumbria Police said an 18-year-old man remains on bail until 28 April in relation to alleged racist chanting at the same game.
The award goes to the female artist who "has shaped and inspired the music industry with her success, leadership and innovation" over the last year.
Previous winners include Pink, Beyonce and Katy Perry.
Swift will receive the prize at the Billboard Women in Music award ceremony on 12 December in New York.
"As one of the most influential artists of her generation, Taylor Swift has seen incredible success on the Billboard charts," said Janice Min, co-president and chief creative officer of Guggenheim Media's Entertainment Group, which includes Billboard.
"Over the course of her career, she's charted 60 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 - the most of any female artist since her debut in 2006.
"We are tremendously excited to be honouring her as the 2014 Billboard Woman of the Year for the second time."
Taylor Swift is a seven-time Grammy winner and the best-selling digital music artist of all time.
Earlier this week it was announced she would be performing on The X Factor results show this weekend.
On Thursday she appeared in the performed in the Radio 1 Live Lounge, where she sung her current hit Shake It Off and covered Vance Joy's Riptide.
Swift has just featured on the cover of British Vogue and explained what it was like to do high profile interviews.
"I don't really have anything to hide at this point," she told Fearne Cotton.
"It's sort of understood that anything I do is going to be discussed and dissected and debated and I'm used to that dynamic now."
She added: "I'm very proud of the way my life is.
"I'm 24, I'm single, feeling very independent. A lot of fun things have happened in my life."
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Mr Trump flailed his arms while referring to an article about the 9/11 attacks by Serge Kovaleski, who has a congenital joint condition.
But the politician insisted he did not know what the reporter looked like.
He tweeted that he simply was "showing a person grovelling to take back a statement made long ago".
"I have no idea who Serge Kovaleski is, what he looks like or his level of intelligence," he said in a statement.
"I merely mimicked what I thought would be a flustered reporter trying to get out of a statement he made long ago.
"I have tremendous respect for people who are physically challenged and have spent tens of thousands of dollars throughout buildings all over the world on making them handicapped accessible and ADA (American Disability Act) compliant."
He also accused the New York Times of being "dishonest" and "trying to make a story out of nothing".
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The row erupted after Mr Trump's speech at a rally in South Carolina on Tuesday.
The billionaire property tycoon used a 2001 article by Mr Kovaleski, who at the time worked for the Washington Post, to back up his own widely disputed claims that "thousands" of Muslims in New Jersey celebrated the 11 September attacks in the US.
In his article, Mr Kovaleski's wrote that "law enforcement authorities detained and questioned a number of people who were allegedly seen celebrating the attacks and holding tailgate-style parties on rooftops while they watched the devastation on the other side of the river" in Jersey City.
However, Mr Kovaleski recently told CNN he did "not recall anyone saying there were thousands, or even hundreds of people celebrating".
At the rally, Mr Trump accused Mr Kovaleski of backing down from his own story.
"Now the poor guy, you gotta see this guy," the politician said, before launching into an apparent impression of Mr Kovaleski, waving his arms around with his hands at an odd angle.
"Uhh I don't know what I said. Uhh I don't remember. He's going like 'I don't remember. Maybe that's what I said.'"
Mr Kovaleski has arthrogryposis, a condition that affects the movement of joints and is noticeable in his right arm and hand.
Mr Kovaleski reported on Mr Trump between 1987 and 1993. He has said he is sure the businessman remembers him and his physical condition, the Washington Post reported.
The New York Times has called Mr Trump's actions "outrageous".
Thousands of people eagerly awaited the arrival of the Antarctic exploration vessel, which is now a proud feature of Dundee's expanding waterfront.
RRS Discovery was built in Dundee and launched into the Firth of Tay in 1901.
The ship's jubilant return in April 1986 was seen by many to mark a turnaround in the city's fortunes following years of economic decline.
After 30 years as a research ship, Discovery became a training vessel until 1979, when it narrowly avoided the breaker's yard.
The ship was transported on the cargo ship Happy Mariner from its previous home in London to Dundee and moved to a purpose-built dock in 1992.
Gill Poulter, from Dundee Heritage Trust, which looks after the ship, said: "Discovery is really important to Dundee's history and heritage.
"Obviously people associate her with Scott of the Antarctic and that British national Antarctic exhibition.
"But for the local people here in Dundee she's a proud reminder of the city's shipbuilding past and whaling heritage.
"Undoubtedly, Discovery was important for regenerating the city and turning perceptions of the city around so it could be seen as a tourist attraction."
Bill Heald, the son of a crewman who served with Captain Scott and who spent two years trapped onboard the ship in the Antarctic ice, was one of those waiting to welcome Discovery home.
Prof Stewart Brymer, one of those involved in the project to bring Discovery back to Dundee, was also there.
He said: "It was a wonderful day. But if we look back on that day, we can see the return of Discovery actually igniting a spirit within the people of Dundee.
"The people got behind Discovery coming back to the city where she was constructed and launched in 1901."
Giant cranes next to Discovery now compete with the ship's masts on the Dundee skyline.
Its new neighbour, the £80.1m V&A Dundee design museum, is currently under construction and is due to open in summer 2018.
Watching construction work from the deck of Discovery, Prof Brymer said he believed the ship charted a new course for Dundee.
He said: "We can all remember when Discovery sailed back up the river.
"The image that then gave to Dundee, the City of Discovery, has been no mean feat."
The defender, 20, joined Everton in 2014 and played every game as Everton won the Women's Super League Two Spring Series in May.
They will replace Notts County in WSL 1 for the 2017-18 campaign following County's liquidation in April.
The club have been a part-time since starting as Hoylake FC in 1983, before becoming Everton Ladies in 1995.
Broadland District Council in Norfolk postponed its town and parish count on Friday because staff had worked through the night for the general election and its council election.
Returning officer Phil Kirby said: "We fully understand the disappointment... but we felt a delay was necessary to ensure accurate results."
The count was held on Wednesday to ensure candidates could attend.
The council said 35,314 votes were cast in the elections for 14 town and parish councils.
"We have received 223,000 papers which we have had to count for all three elections," said Mr Kirby.
"If you just take the parish council elections, we are just short of 35,000 which is the most we have ever had to count."
Conservative Keith Simpson was re-elected as the Broadland MP with 26,808 votes on Thursday.
The Tories also retained leadership of the council.
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So far, Swindon Wildcats, Hull Pirates and Peterborough Phantoms have done so.
The Premier League had 10 teams last term but one club, Manchester Phoenix, folded before two sides moved up to Britain's top flight, the Elite League.
English Ice Hockey Association boss Ken Taggart says no lower-league sides were willing to step up to fill those gaps.
The tier immediately below the Premier League, the National League, consists of North and South divisions.
It is not yet clear if any other Premier League teams will follow Swindon, Hull and Peterborough in applying to drop down.
An EIHA spokesperson told BBC Sport: "Chairman Ken Taggart emailed all English Premier Ice Hockey League (EPIHL) club owners to advise them that, despite weeks of discussions and several face-to-face meetings, no clubs from the lower National League were willing to step up to EPIHL for the 2017-18 season.
"That left a division of six or seven clubs where half of the clubs had financial problems in recent years, so the new league was at risk should those issues reoccur during the season.
"On balance, his [Taggart's] recommendation was that the EPIHL clubs make an application to the respective National League for the new season."
Swindon are the longest-serving members of the EPIHL, which held its first season in 1997-98.
"It was a bit of a shock. We didn't expect that email to come out," Wildcats managing director Steve Nell told BBC Wiltshire.
"My main focus is to make sure we've got hockey in Swindon next year so I made the application, as advised to by the [EIHA] chairman.
"It is all down to the association and the chairman. They operate the league. It is not our league. If the chairman doesn't want it to run and doesn't think it is sustainable, we would be left with nowhere to play."
Hull Pirates owner Shane Smith added in a statement on the club website: "After we received the email from [Taggart] containing his thoughts about the EPIHL, and how he saw the future, we took the difficult decision to make the application.
"What we can also say is that there is still an alternative scenario, however we won't know any more about this until the end of April."
Meanwhile, Peterborough owners Dave and Jo Lane added on the Phantoms' website: "We understand this is a turbulent time for fans across all of the leagues including the NIHL.
"But we will be doing our utmost to make sure ice hockey remains in the UK and locally."
Their replacement has been contested and after seven years of missed deadlines, a solution has been agreed.
The Education Authority - one very large board - starts operations on 1 April.
The original idea of a single Education and Skills Authority (ESA) for Northern Ireland was abandoned after seven years of fruitless negotiation.
The Education Authority is a more modest organisation than planned, and is really one very large board, rather than a completely new concept.
However, it will streamline the provision of education services and save some of the money that was spent on too many boards with duplicated jobs and services.
Gavin Boyd will lead the new Education Authority as its interim chief executive.
It will have an annual budget of £1.5bn and a total of 37,000 employees.
It will be responsible for education administration such as transport, teacher support, building and catering.
But the main union for office staff has warned that the authority will begin life facing immediate cuts of £10m.
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Government-appointed commissioners took over some services in December 2014 after a report revealed a "culture of cronyism" at the council.
Councillors will again be able to award grants to not-for-profit organisations and regain procurement oversight, following "significant improvements".
Tower Hamlets Mayor, John Biggs, called the move "a real vote of confidence".
A 2014 review by PricewaterhouseCoopers found a "breakdown in democratic accountability" and significant risk of misuse of public funds under former mayor Lutfur Rahman.
Mr Rahman was found guilty of corrupt and illegal practices and removed from office in April 2015 and was replaced by Labour's Mr Biggs.
A new report by the lead commissioner at the council, Sir Ken Knight, highlighted progress at the council but warned there was still "much more to do".
Three commissioners will remain in charge of specific areas of council work.
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid called the move "a positive step", but warned he would "halt the process if there are any concerns".
Mr Biggs said: "This is a real vote of confidence in the progress we have made turning the council around.
"Grant making was one of the most contentious areas under the previous mayor, it's a real achievement to now have grants back under local control."
A village official told the People's Daily that construction of the Mao Zedong statue had not been approved.
The giant statue of the late communist leader, on farmland in Henan's Tongxu county, was said to have cost nearly 3 million yuan ($460,000; £313,000).
It generated headlines around the world when it was completed a few days ago.
An official at Zhushigang village, where the statue was located, said it had not been registered and approved, and had now been removed, People's Daily reported.
Land resource officials at Tongxu county also confirmed the removal of the statue to People's Daily, but said they were not clear why it was removed.
A photo circulated on social media, which could not be independently verified, appearing to show the Mao statue being dismantled, with the legs removed and a black cloth covering the head.
The statue was reportedly paid for by local businessmen and villagers, and was built as a homage to Chairman Mao.
However, it also generated criticism online, with some arguing that it wasted resources and was located at an inappropriate location.
Henan province was the centre of a famine in the 1950s resulting from Mao's policies.
Millions of people died in the famine, triggered by a campaign known as the Great Leap Forward.
Despite being responsible for so many deaths, Mao Zedong is revered by many in China, not least by President Xi Jinping, who praises him as a "great figure".
President Xi has also attempted to centralise power in China's presidency, and has used Mao's legacy to build support, while admitting the former leader made "mistakes".
Mr Hamilton announced he would be standing in Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, currently held by Jonathan Edwards for Plaid Cymru.
The former Conservative MP, who was raised in Ammanford, said he was "delighted" to fight the seat for UKIP.
He currently represents the Mid and West Wales region in the assembly.
Jonathan Edwards is standing for re-election for Plaid Cymru, while Labour has selected David Darkin as its candidate.
Spokesmen for the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats said their parties were planning to choose their candidates next week.
A full list of candidates will be available after nominations close on 11 May.
Following his selection, Mr Hamilton said: "I am delighted to receive the unanimous support of my own branch and to be confirmed as their candidate to fight the seat for UKIP, as I did for the assembly elections last May.
"I was raised and educated in Ammanford and am proud to represent the area in the assembly, as part of my region of Mid and West Wales."
Mr Hamilton, the Conservative MP for Tatton from 1983 to 1997, was a minister in John Major's government but lost his seat to independent challenger Martin Bell in the 1997 election.
Thames Valley Police sparked controversy when they said Brian would be given a more "godlike name" if he qualified for its mounted section.
The force backed down, but Brian failed to make the grade and has returned to his stables in Wilstead, Bedfordshire.
He is now up for sale, but owner Jo Samuel-Blackstock said he would keep his original name.
"Horses have passports with their name in and it is bad luck to change it," she said.
She said Brian would probably end up working in the countryside.
"He is a country boy and not a city boy," she said.
"He was taken to live in a concrete city and rode round Milton Keynes next to buses. It was completely different for him."
Brian is currently "knee deep in mud enjoying being a horse" at The Stables Equestrian Centre.
Miss Samuel-Blackstock said: "I have had emails saying I need Brian in my life, but I want him to go to a home that wants him as a horse."
Brian is likely to end up working in show jumping, cross country jumping or dressage.
Miss Samuel-Blackstock said police had been interested in Brian as the six-year-old cross breed is 17 hands two inches tall and has "quite a presence".
He had been considered for a name change more in keeping with police tradition, such as Hercules or Odin.
But there was a groundswell of support for the name from men called Brian, including Big Brother series eight winner Brian Belo.
The stables has now added the tagline "Home of Brian the Horse" to its website.
Asked if fame had gone to his head, his owner said: "It doesn't seem to. He is not sticking his mane up in the air at any of his old friends."
She put them ahead with an early curled effort, which went in off the post, before Beth Mead lifted the ball over the onrushing Emma Byrne to level.
Natalia had an effort tipped onto the bar before adding a second from the penalty spot after Abby Holmes saw red for bringing Kelly Smith down.
Carla Humphrey added a third from close range and Danielle Carter made it 4-1.
Smith, who came off the bench to replace Lianne Sanderson in the second half, lasted just seven minutes on the pitch as she was helped off injured after Holmes' challenge.
Sunderland suffered two injury setbacks of their own in the first half as Keira Ramshaw was forced off after 15 minutes, and Rachel Furness failed to return after the break.
Second-placed Arsenal next face Women's Super League leaders Chelsea on Thursday.
Arsenal Ladies: Byrne, Williamson, Stoney, Rose, Scott, Losada, Bailey, Sanderson (Smith 65 [Mitchell 76]), Ubogagu (Humphrey 65), Natalia, Carter
Substitutes not used: Augustus, Yankey, Weir, Kelly.
Sunderland Ladies: Laws, Holmes, Bannon, Sharp, Williams, Ramshaw (Kelly 15), McFadden (Greenwell 62), Furness (McDougall 45), Joice, Chaplin, Mead
Substitutes not used: Wilson, Gutteridge, Bass, Harkness.
Attendance: 815
Referee: S Franklin
But that wasn't the only talking point on another busy day in the EFL, with a manager hoping for some unlikely inspiration and a lengthy delay for an injured referee also among the five stories you may have missed.
Two struggling sides cancelled each other out in the Championship's late kick-off, with Blackburn drawing 1-1 against managerless Wolves at Ewood Park.
However, many of the Rovers fans in attendance were treated to a 0-0 draw instead.
How so, you may ask... Well, a protest against the club's owners, Venky's, involved fans walking into the stadium after 18 minutes, five minutes after Sam Gallagher gave the hosts the lead, before walking out on 75 minutes - three minutes before Dave Edwards equalised for the visitors.
Despite admitting the protest didn't provide "ideal circumstances" for his team, Rovers boss Owen Coyle stressed after the game that he didn't feel it contributed to Wolves' equaliser.
Mansfield manager Adam Murray has been under pressure in recent weeks, with his side on a four-match winless run in League Two.
The former Stags midfielder was booed by his own supporters during today's home defeat by Stevenage, and the 35-year-old suggested he was considering walking away from the club.
"I've put too much into this club to take personal abuse. I've given my heart and soul to this club, run though brick walls on and off the pitch as a manager as player," he said.
"You feel like you are fighting your own army. I'm not someone who will stay around to pick a cheque up, that's not me."
When asked by BBC Radio Nottingham if he would consider his future at the club, Murray joked: "I'm going to eat pizza and when I eat pizza anything could happen."
League Two leaders Plymouth's game with Colchester had been a rather ordinary affair, with Craig Slater's equaliser for the U's cancelling out Craig Tanner's opener for the hosts.
That all changed five minutes from the end of regular time, when referee Kevin Johnson was injured in a collision with Argyle striker Jimmy Spencer.
Play was suspended 10 minutes to allow Johnson to be taken off the field on a stretcher and in a neck brace, with linesman Simon Knapp taking over as the man in charge.
The drama did not end there however, as moments after the restart, Ryan Donaldson charged down Colchester goalkeeper Sam Walker's clearance, the ball looping up and into the net to hand the hosts a 2-1 victory.
It's that time of the season when the managerial merry-go-round gets into full swing. Five teams - Wigan, Wolves, MK Dons, Shrewsbury and Grimsby - played their first league games under a new permanent or temporary stewardship on Saturday.
The changes did not appear to have the desired effect though, as Wigan's 1-0 victory at Cardiff under temporary bosses Graham Barrow and Peter Atherton was the only win among the five.
It wasn't all bad for Grimsby physio Dave Moore, who took charge on an interim basis following Paul Hurst's decision to take over at Shrewsbury, with the club's fans seemingly happy with his work...
It's chant which could be ringing out around Blundell Park for some time, with former Southampton boss - and former physio - Nigel Adkins among those to be linked with the full-time job.
It's been a rough season for Rotherham so far, still looking for their first away points of the season ahead of their trip to Ipswich, and already onto their second manager of the season.
Kenny Jackett would have been delighted with his side's efforts at Portman Road, with three points seemingly in the bag at 2-1 as the teams entered the final minute of injury time.
But Ipswich striker David McGoldrick had other ideas, firing in from long range with the last kick of the game to ensure the Millers' wait for an away win would stretch into November.
It's starting to look very grim for Rotherham, who are eight points adrift of safety after only 15 games.
League Two side Doncaster got into the Halloween spirit with their team sheet ahead of their 2-2 draw with Wycombe...
The English League Two outfit say they are "surprised and disappointed" to learn the 27-year-old has signed a pre-contract agreement with the Perth club.
"The club is particularly disconcerted with the timing," York's website said.
"The club hopes that Michael Coulson is still committed to his current employer and is focused on York City's fight for Football League survival."
Coulson, who has been capped at England C level, joined York after leaving Grimsby Town in 2012 and signed a new two-year contract in 2014.
He has made 22 appearances this season, scoring six goals, for former Dundee United and Partick Thistle manager Jackie McNamara's side, who sit second bottom of the table.
Coulson started his career with Scarborough before switching to Barnsley.
He had loan spells with Northwich Victoria, Chester City and Grimsby before his permanent move to the Mariners.
The Community Safety Wardens carry out high visibility patrols in trouble hot spots to provide a link between residents and agencies such as the police, local council and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE).
The six month pilot project is being run by Fermanagh and Omagh Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) and is operating in Enniskillen, Irvinestown and Lisnaskea.
Two wardens work 40 hours a week, at night and at weekends and they can also be contacted by telephone.
They patrol the streets on foot and in a liveried vehicle.
They are jointly funded by the NIHE in the hope that any issues of concern to residents will be quickly resolved.
NIHE south west area manager, Oonagh McAvinney, said the wardens have made a significant impact, dealing with issues such as litter, dog fouling, noise, vandalism, and underage drinking.
"It is a big problem for residents because if they are living in particular estates and if they are constantly experiencing noise for example, that is a real problem for them that they want obviously resolved," she said.
The wardens do not have any enforcement powers but they help to build trust and relationships with residents, so that issues get reported and resolved quickly.
If the problems persist the wardens can bring it to the attention of the NIHE, the local council or the police.
The scheme is not designed to replace community policing, but the wardens are there to support and complement other statutory agencies.
Sinn Féin councillor Sorcha McAnespie, the chairwoman of Fermanagh and Omagh Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) said the wardens can help to prevent and defuse problems before they get out of hand.
"The PSNI are probably under a lot of pressure and strain at the minute with (budget) cuts so it alleviates the pressure on them as well," she said.
"Also it will prevent young people, maybe, getting criminal records, because if something is able to be stemmed before it starts, I think that a more sensible and straightforward approach is always better."
Bernie Whitley who lives in Windmill Heights and is a member of the West End Community group thinks that the wardens are "a great idea".
"They're there, they're visible and people will know they'll be there if anything happens," she said.
"Like all communities things happen and I think that it's a good idea that the wardens are here so that they can help them."
PSNI Ch Insp Joe McMinn said the police will continue to work with the community safety wardens to "ensure that Fermanagh is a safe place for everyone to live, work and visit".
"We recognise the valuable contribution that community safety wardens will make to the community in Fermanagh and appreciate the role they play in providing support to those who frequent the area," he said.
"Community safety wardens will form an important link between residents, businesses and a number of statutory agencies, improving access to various support and advice services to help reduce low-level crime and anti-social behaviour."
"Cedric" is only a basic prototype but could be developed into a machine which is smaller, faster and more efficient than today's silicon models.
Nanotubes have long been touted as the heir to silicon's throne, but building a working computer has proven awkward.
The breakthrough by Stanford University engineers is published in Nature.
Cedric is the most complex carbon-based electronic system yet realised.
So is it fast? Not at all. It might have been in 1955.
The computer operates on just one bit of information, and can only count to 32.
"In human terms, Cedric can count on his hands and sort the alphabet. But he is, in the full sense of the word, a computer," says co-author Max Shulaker.
"There is no limit to the tasks it can perform, given enough memory".
In computing parlance, Cedric is "Turing complete". In principle, it could be used to solve any computational problem.
It runs a basic operating system which allows it to swap back and forth between two tasks - for instance, counting and sorting numbers.
And unlike previous carbon-based computers, Cedric gets the answer right every time.
"People have been talking about a new era of carbon nanotube electronics, but there have been few demonstrations. Here is the proof," said Prof Subhasish Mitra, lead author on the study.
The Stanford team hope their achievement will galvanise efforts to find a commercial successor to silicon chips, which could soon encounter their physical limits.
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are hollow cylinders composed of a single sheet of carbon atoms.
They have exceptional properties which make them ideal as a semiconductor material for building transistors, the on-off switches at the heart of electronics.
For starters, CNTs are so thin - thousands could fit side-by-side in a human hair - that it takes very little energy to switch them off.
"Think of it as stepping on a garden hose. The thinner the pipe, the easier it is to shut off the flow," said HS Philip Wong, co-author on the study.
But while single-nanotube transistors have been around for 15 years, no-one had ever put the jigsaw pieces together to make a useful computing device.
So how did the Stanford team succeed where others failed? By overcoming two common bugbears which have bedevilled carbon computing.
First, CNTs do not grow in neat, parallel lines. "When you try and line them up on a wafer, you get a bowl of noodles," says Mitra.
The Stanford team built chips with CNTs which are 99.5% aligned - and designed a clever algorithm to bypass the remaining 0.5% which are askew.
They also eliminated a second type of imperfection - "metallic" CNTs - a small fraction of which always conduct electricity, instead of acting like semiconductors that can be switched off.
To expunge these rogue elements, the team switched off all the "good" CNTs, then pumped the remaining "bad" ones full of electricity - until they vaporised. The result is a functioning circuit.
The Stanford team call their two-pronged technique "imperfection-immune design". Its greatest trick? You don't even have to know where the imperfections lie - you just "zap" the whole thing.
"These are initial necessary steps in taking carbon nanotubes from the chemistry lab to a real environment," said Supratik Guha, director of physical sciences for IBM's Thomas J Watson Research Center.
But hang on - what if, say, Intel, or another chip company, called up and said "I want a billion of these". Could Cedric be scaled up and factory-produced?
In principle, yes: "There is no roadblock", says Franz Kreupl, of the Technical University of Munich in Germany.
"If research efforts are focused towards a scaled-up (64-bit) and scaled-down (20-nanometre transistor) version of this computer, we might soon be able to type on one."
Shrinking the transistors is the next challenge for the Stanford team. At a width of eight microns (8,000 nanometres) they are much fatter than today's most advanced silicon chips.
But while it may take a few years to achieve this gold standard, it is now only a matter of time - there is no technological barrier, says Shulaker.
"In terms of size, IBM has already demonstrated a nine-nanometre CNT transistor.
"And as for manufacturing, our design is compatible with current industry processes. We used the same tools as Intel, Samsung or whoever.
"So the billions of dollars invested into silicon has not been wasted, and can be applied for CNTs."
For 40 years we have been predicting the end of silicon. Perhaps that end is now in sight.
The economy grew by 0.3% in the first quarter the Office for National Statistics said.
That compares with 0.6% in the last three months of 2014 and 0.7% three months earlier.
Growth of 0.5% in the services industry was offset by a 1.6% fall in the pace of economic output in construction.
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Researchers compared the proportion of teenagers in England with good grades with figures for those with places at "high status" institutions.
The gap between the groups is not simply due to grades, they conclude.
"We need to talk about other possible causes," said Dr John Jerrim of London University's Institute of Education.
The researchers also looked at the extent of the access gap between the social classes to elite universities in Australia and the United States.
"Although academic achievement is an important factor, a substantial proportion of the elite university access gap in each country remains unexplained.
"This suggests that there are working-class children whom, even though they have the grades to attend, choose to enter a non-selective institution instead," said Dr Jerrim, who led the research.
The study suggests that children of professionals in England are 3.2 times more likely to go to a Russell Group university than working-class children.
But the study found that the gap was not just down to poorer grades among working-class pupils.
Once the researchers had taken pupils' exam achievements into account, they found that teenagers with good grades from professional families were 1.4 times more likely to go to one of these universities than working-class pupils with similar grades.
The research suggests the access gap is in fact less pronounced in England than in the United States and Australia.
In Australia, children of professionals are 2.7 times more likely to attend a highly selective university than their working-class peers but only half of this difference is explicable by high school grades, say the researchers.
In the United States entry to elite private universities is dominated by students from professional backgrounds who are more than six times more likely to attend than those from working-class families.
The researchers say less than half (48%) of the difference is explained by high grades.
The figures for leading US public universities show wealthier students are 3.3 times more likely to attend, with around 40% of the difference explicable by grades, says the study.
The paper will be presented to a summit on university access organised by the education charity Sutton Trust.
Dr Jerrim will also tell the summit about differences in student funding in the three countries.
Bursaries for low and middle-income students at Harvard, for example, can allow them to graduate "debt free", despite fees of more than £37,000 a year, he will say.
Dr Wendy Piatt, director general of the Russell Group, said the report showed the main reason pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds were less likely to go to leading universities "is because they are not achieving the right grades" in the right subjects.
"It is also the case that some very bright students are not encouraged to apply for leading universities. We cannot offer places to those who do not apply or who have not done the right subjects to study their chosen course.
"Access is an issue for leading universities across the globe - there is no silver bullet to this entrenched problem."
Dr Piatt said the group was working hard to tackle the access gap, "pumping millions more into outreach programmes" and publishing advice to help students choose their A-levels.
Pam Tatlow, chief executive of the million+ group said: "The Sutton Trust wrongly assumes that the interests of well-qualified students are best served if they study at a small number of universities which label themselves as elite.
"Students are much more savvy than this. They understand that high-quality, top-class degrees leading to high-flying, professional careers are available at a wide range of universities. It is therefore unsurprising that they choose to study at these universities."
The Portuguese has been unhappy with several stories about his first-team squad emerging in the media.
The latest concerned defenders Philippe Senderos and Clint Hill, who will not be offered new deals.
"We need to identify [who is leaking] and then seal it. We are a big club and a big club cannot have this sort of behaviour," Caixinha said.
'No leaks, no leaks'
"We are ruled and managed from inside out - but our way, not the other way around," added the Rangers boss. "When I stay here, that is the way we are going to behave and work.
"No leaks, no leaks. That is a point we definitely need to understand.
"[The leaks] are not destabilising for myself. It's something I don't like but I keep doing my job."
Caixinha took charge of Rangers six weeks ago, following the departure of Mark Warburton.
The 46-year-old has managed in Qatar, Mexico, and his native Portugal, where he assisted then-Sporting Lisbon boss Jose Peseiro between 2004 and 2006.
"I found when I was working at Sporting Lisbon that things came out easy," Caixinha added. "Benfica rules Portuguese football nowadays. But back then it was Porto.
"I can tell you something - nothing comes out from Benfica unless they want it to be known. That is why they are successful.
"With Porto in those days, I used to remember they had a president who said when players were coming in or moving, 'If something appeared in a newspaper and I'm dealing with you, our deal is done. I'm not dealing with you'.
"I found that a very good principle and they were successful. I try to follow successful people, not the opposite."
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Paulinho, who starred in Brazil's Confederations Cup triumph, passed a medical before finalising his contract.
Full name: Jose Paulo Bezerra Maciel Junior
Born: 25 July 1988
Brazil caps: 17
Brazil goals: 5
The 24-year-old arrived in London on Thursday and met Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas and chairman Daniel Levy.
"I am very happy and excited to have joined Spurs. It's a huge pleasure for my career to be at a club as big as Tottenham," Paulinho said.
Real Madrid also showed an interest in Paulinho, who has also played for Lithuanian side FC Vilnius and Polish club LKS Lodz.
Sao Paulo-born Paulinho scored 34 goals in 167 games for Corinthians and played in his country's 3-0 win over Spain in the Confederations Cup final.
He also played for Corinthians in their Club World Cup final win over Chelsea in December.
He has made a total of 17 appearances for Brazil and scored five times, including goals in their 3-0 Confederations Cup win against Japan and the 2-1 semi-final victory over Uruguay.
Earlier this month, when announcing he would leave Corinthians, Paulinho said: "What I have to say to Corinthians is 'see you soon'.
"Pretty soon I'll be back, owing to everything you have done for me."
Robert Ghosen said medical aid was urgently needed in the city, where Shia Houthi rebels are fighting forces loyal to the government.
Aid agencies say more than 540 people have been killed in recent fighting and more than 100,000 have been displaced.
Aircraft from a Saudi-led coalition are bombing the rebels in support of the internationally recognised government.
President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi fled to Saudi Arabia last month as the rebels pushed south from the capital, Sanaa.
As the rebels have advanced on Aden, the port has also been shelled by Saudi forces from the sea.
Fighting escalated in the city this week, with reports of overflowing hospitals, hijacked ambulances and bodies left in the streets.
The ICRC - the International Committee of the Red Cross - says it is ready to send two aircraft to Yemen, loaded with medical supplies, but has so far been unable to do so.
On Monday, an aid flight to Yemen was held back because of logistical problems.
The World Health Organisation says more than 540 people have died in the Yemen's conflict in the last two weeks and nearly 2,000 have been injured.
The UN children's agency, Unicef, says at least 74 of the dead are children, and more than 100,000 people have been displaced.
"We are seeing a lot of people arriving dead at the hospital or dying in the hospitals," Mr Ghosen told the BBC's Today programme.
"The hospitals don't have the right supplies and the right staff," he said.
"People are nowhere to be seen, they are hiding. The economy has completely stopped," he went on, adding the streets were "littered" with rubbish and rubble from damaged buildings.
"[The city] is full of armed people from different groups fighting. This is a big city and nothing is functional," Mr Ghosen said.
Nizma Alozebi, a student from Aden, told the BBC that the violence had spread to residential areas and most shops.
"People are afraid for their belongings and their safety. It's insanity," she said.
Yemen: who is fighting whom?
The Houthis: Zaidi Shia-led rebels from the north, who seized control of Sanaa last year and have since been expanding their control
President Hadi: Fled to Saudi Arabia after rebel forces advanced on his stronghold in the southern city of Aden
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula: Seen by the US as the most dangerous offshoot of al-Qaeda, AQAP opposes both the Houthis and President Hadi.
Islamic State: A Yemeni affiliate of IS has recently emerged, which seeks to eclipse AQAP
Failure 'not an option for Saudis'
Yemen crisis: An Iranian-Saudi battleground?
Meeting the Houthis - and their enemies
The rise of Yemen's Houthi rebels
The ICRC has previously called for a 24-hour ceasefire in Aden, while Russia has also urged the UN Security Council to support a "humanitarian pause" in the air strikes.
On Tuesday, aircraft from the Saudi-led coalition bombed a military base in central Yemen, near the city of Ibb.
The raid targeted forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who are fighting alongside the Houthis. The strike apparently took place near a school, and a rebel television station said three children were killed.
President Hadi was forced to flee Yemen two weeks ago, as the rebels advanced on Aden.
The Houthis have said their aim is to replace his government, which they accuse of being corrupt.
Saudi Arabia says the Houthis have military backing from regional rival Iran, which denies the allegation.
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Maxwell, 18, who has been loaned back to Harriers for the rest of the season, has made 22 appearances this term.
Harriers have confirmed that the fee will be paid in instalments.
"It's a move he's delighted to make. He's earned a lot of admirers," said Harriers chief executive Colin Gordon.
"Birmingham have been a pleasure to deal with," added the former Blues striker. "They know they are getting a player who has the potential to really succeed in the game."
Harriers sit bottom of the National League, 13 points adrift of safety with 20 games of the campaign to go.
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Lesley Griffiths has launched a Transgender Action Plan following consultation and focus groups.
Health, housing and sport have been named as key areas where action was needed to remove barriers, she said.
Young people will be made more aware of transgender issues, and action will be taken to reduce hate crime and abuse.
More people are identifying themselves as transgender at a younger age, the plan notes, quoting a report which suggests they could account for 1% of a school's pupils.
Anyone working with young people should be given specific training on transgender issues, the plan recommends, as well as staff and volunteers in areas such as domestic abuse.
Sport Wales will be asked to review guidelines on equality, after some transgender people reported problems joining teams or using changing rooms.
Employers will be offered guidance on how to support transgender people in the workplace via the Business Wales website.
"I am absolutely committed to ensuring barriers to trans equality are removed," said Ms Griffiths.
"I want this action plan to be a living document which can develop further as we continue to work with the trans community."
Welsh Liberal Democrats equalities spokesman Peter Black dismissed the plan as "completely unambitious".
"Our calls for a gender identity clinic in Wales have been completely dismissed, and many other important issues have been kicked into the long grass through endless reviews," he said.
Serge Haroche of France and David Wineland of the US will share the prize, worth 8m Swedish kronor (£750,000; $1.2m).
Their "quantum optics" work on single photons and charged atoms has opened up a whole new field of study in physics.
It could lead to advanced modes of communication and computation.
The Nobel citation said the award was for "ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems".
Light and matter, when the minuscule scales of single particles are reached, behave in surprising ways in a part of physics known as quantum mechanics.
Working with light and matter on this level would have been unthinkable before the pair developed solutions to pick, manipulate and measure photons and ions individually, allowing an insight into a microscopic world that was once just the province of scientific theory.
Their work has implications for light-based clocks far more precise than the atomic clocks at the heart of the world's business systems, and quantum computing, which may - or may not - revolutionise desktop computing as we know it.
But for physicists, the import of the pair's techniques is outlined in a layman's summary on the Nobel site: they preserve the delicate quantum mechanical states of the photons and ions - states that theorists had for decades hoped to measure in the laboratory, putting the ideas of quantum mechanics on a solid experimental footing.
Those include the slippery quantum mechanical ideas of entanglement - the seemingly ethereal connection between two distant particles that underpins much work on the "uncrackable codes" of quantum cryptography - and of decoherence, in which the quantum nature of a particle slowly slips away through its interactions with other matter.
The prize is the second in quantum optics in recent years; the theory behind decoherence formed part of 2005's Nobel physics prize citation.
Prof Haroche was reached by phone from the press conference. He had been told he had won just 20 minutes before telling reporters: "I was lucky - I was in the street and passing near a bench, so I was able to sit down immediately.
"I was walking with my wife going back home and when I saw the... Swedish code, I realised it was real and it's, you know, really overwhelming."
Prof Sir Peter Knight of the UK's Institute of Physics, said: "Haroche and Wineland have made tremendous advances in our understanding of quantum entanglement, with beautiful experiments to show how atomic systems can be manipulated to exhibit the most extraordinary coherence properties."
The Nobel prizes have been given out annually since 1901, covering the fields of medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, peace and economics.
Speculation had been rife, in light of the discovery of the Higgs boson announced in July, that Peter Higgs or his colleagues may have been in the running for the prize, but historically the prizes tend to honour discoveries after a period of years.
The first-ever Nobel prize in physics was awarded to Wilhelm Roentgen of Germany for his discovery of X-rays, and with this year's winners the total number of recipients has reached 194.
On Monday, the 2012 prize for medicine or physiology was awarded to John Gurdon from the UK and Shinya Yamanaka from Japan for changing adult cells into stem cells, which can become any other type of cell in the body.
This year's chemistry prize will be announced on Wednesday, with the literature and peace prizes to be awarded later in the week.
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Yassar Yaqub, 28, from Huddersfield, was shot when police stopped a car near junction 24 of the M62 motorway on Monday evening.
On Tuesday, protesters carrying banners with slogans including "stop the killings" brought traffic to a halt on Leeds Road in Bradford.
Police said the protest was largely peaceful but damage was caused to some vehicles, including a police car.
The Bastion Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, bears the names of all 453 UK personnel who died in Afghanistan.
He told their family and friends during the service of dedication that it would be a "place of pilgrimage" for them.
Some 3,500 people, including Prime Minister David Cameron, attended.
Military representatives, military charities and organisations, the UK's Nato allies and other senior politicians were also present.
A one-minute silence was observed during the service in memory of those lost.
The memorial, which replicates the design of the original memorial wall in Camp Bastion, was blessed by the Archbishop of Canterbury at a commemoration service at St Paul's Cathedral in March.
Harry said it "reflected the spirit of the old one"
The prince laid a wreath of poppies, with the message: "The fathers, sons, daughters, brothers and sister named on this memorial, will forever be in our thoughts and prayers, as are those who miss them so dearly."
The sun glinted from the cross made of shell-casings that sits atop the memorial wall that once stood at the heart of Camp Bastion.
It is engraved with the names of the 453 British servicemen and women who died between 2001 and 2014.
Before laying a wreath, Prince Harry - himself a veteran of that war - spoke with feeling of the pain of loss, saying that each person who had lost a loved one would feel a different emotion: "grief, sorrow, loss, anger, or regret for that left unsaid."
For Jacqui Thompson, the widow of Senior Aircraftsman Gary Thompson, the oldest serviceman to be killed, the loss is still raw.
She visited the National Memorial Arboretum when the wall was being rebuilt here, and a locket she wore in Gary's memory is now embedded within it; a small comfort for the widow and five daughters that he left behind.
Rifleman William Aldridge was the youngest serviceman to die. He turned 18 just months before he was killed by a Taliban bomb in 2009.
Today, for the first time, his mother Lucy saw her son's name on the memorial.
The war itself may be over, but for the families who've lost their loved ones, the pain goes on, although here at the memorial wall, their names and their sacrifice will live on.
Harry said: "As we sit here amongst friends, we can take comfort in the knowledge that they gave their lives doing a job they loved, for a country they loved, and amongst mates who loved them dearly."
He added: "Once this ceremony is ended and all the trappings of the day have been cleared away, this will become a place of pilgrimage, a quiet space for remembrance just as it was in Camp Bastion, all those miles away."
Harry leaves the Army this month after a 10-year career, having action in Afghanistan twice - most recently in 2012, when he served as an Apache helicopter co-pilot and gunner.
See the full list of those who died in Afghanistan here.
The foundations of the memorial incorporates material from the original wall, with the brass plaques from the original memorial brought back from Afghanistan to be encased within the new granite structure.
It also features a cross made of shell casings from the original structure, Afghan pebble chippings and the last union flag to fly over the memorial at Camp Bastion.
140,000
UK troops served
£21.5bn
Total operational cost
453 UK troops killed
108 died in 2009 - the worst year
470 mentors staying on
UK forces were part of a US-led coalition which invaded Afghanistan and toppled the ruling Taliban in 2001, following the 9/11 attacks in the US.
At the peak of the 13-year campaign the UK military had 9,500 troops and 137 bases in Helmand Province.
The UK ended its operations in Afghanistan in October, while Nato finished its mission in December.
First reported by the New York Times, the hackers in March allegedly targeted those applying for high-level security clearance positions.
Secretary of State John Kerry called the incident an "attempted intrusion" that was still under investigation.
The report has not officially been confirmed by the US homeland security.
Both countries have long accused each other of cyberspying.
The US acknowledges that it conducts espionage but says unlike China it does not spy on foreign companies and pass what it finds to its own companies, the BBC's China editor Carrie Gracie says.
Beijing typically shrugs accusations off as a smear motivated by those who find its growing technological might hard to bear, our correspondent adds.
Mr Kerry told the Associated Press news agency on Thursday he and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, who are in China as part of an annual forum between the two governments, were only notified of the accusation of wrongdoing after the gathering's conclusion.
"We did not raise it in specific terms," he said about the latest accusation, adding it did not appear sensitive material was compromised. "We raised the subject, obviously."
An unnamed official told the New York Times that the March attack was traced to China, but it is unclear if the latest accusation was connected to the government - a China spokesman said it was "resolutely opposed" to internet hacking.
"Some of the American media and cyber-security firms are making constant efforts to smear China and create the so-called China cyber threat," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said.
"They have never been able to present sufficient evidence," he said, adding China was "deeply convinced" such reports were "not worth refuting".
In May, the US charged five Chinese army officers with hacking into private-sector American companies in a bid for competitive advantage, in the first cyber-espionage case of its kind.
While it is unlikely the officers will ever be prosecuted, the US has identified and posted photos of those they believe to be responsible.
Last year, cyber-defence company Mandiant published a report on a Chinese military unit the firm said was behind the vast majority of significant attacks on American federal agencies and companies.
Reinforcements are being sent by the Kurdish Popular Protection Units (YPG) to help secure the main road south to Islamic State's headquarters at Raqqa.
The fighting has prompted thousands of civilians to flee to nearby Turkey.
The YPG advance has been supported by Syrian rebel groups and air strikes by the US-led coalition against IS.
For the Kurds, capturing Tal Abyad allows them to link up the other pockets they control along the Turkish border, from Iraq in the east to Kobane in the west.
"The whole city is under our control and there is no more fighting," Huseyin Kocher, a Kurdish YPG commander in Tal Abyad told the BBC.
"Our people should know that we are going to clean all the remnants of IS in northern Syria."
YPG units advancing from the east and west reached the outskirts of Tal Abyad on Sunday, after days of fierce clashes during which they seized a string of villages.
On Monday afternoon, the units met south of Tal Abyad after taking the road to Raqqa, which is 80km (50 miles) away, a YPG commander said.
A spokesman for the Syrian rebel group Burkan al-Furat, which is fighting alongside the YPG, said there had been "intense clashes" in eastern and southern Tal Abyad.
The Kurdish assault and US-led air strikes have prompted more than 16,000 civilians to flee their homes and cross the border with Turkey.
The refugees were stranded at the border fence over the weekend after Turkey closed the Akcakale crossing, saying it would only allow them to enter in the event of a humanitarian tragedy.
But, on Sunday afternoon, dozens managed to cross through holes cut in the fence before being rounded up on the Turkish side of the border by Turkish soldiers.
Later, refugees were seen passing through Akcakale after local officials said they had been given permission to reopen the crossing by the government in Ankara.
Up to 3,000 refugees arrived at the crossing on Monday, Turkish state television reported.
This is not the first time Syrian Kurdish forces dealt a blow to Islamic State. But if the Kurdish YPG manages to hold on to Tal Abyad, it will be the most serious one.
The border town, which lies 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of Raqqa, the self-declared capital of the Islamic State, is one of the most important border gates for the extremist group.
Syrian Kurdish forces have already shown they can be a match for IS during their resistance in the nearby border town of Kobane.
But the coalition air strikes, which are co-ordinated with the Kurds, proved to be a strong factor in helping the Kurds to succeed.
Kurdish forces have built up their campaign against the group by recapturing the strategic Abdulaziz mountains to the southeast of Tal Abyad and enlisting support from Arab tribes and FSA factions, including the Euphrates Volcano, alongside Assyrian Christian militia.
Forces belonging to IS are stretched and are fighting several groups of regional forces deep in Iraq and Syria.
YPG fighters have been moving into IS territory on either side of Raqqa province since forcing the jihadists to withdraw from Kobane in January.
The US deputy special presidential envoy for the international coalition against IS, Brett McGurk, said on Sunday that the Kurds were "really giving a beating" to IS.
But on Monday, a group of 15 Syrian rebel factions accused the YPG of carrying out a "sectarian and ethnic cleansing campaign" against Arab and Turkmen civilians from Tal Abyad and the western countryside of neighbouring Hassakeh province as it advanced into IS territory.
YPG spokesman Redur Khalil strongly denied the allegation, calling the rebel factions "bankrupt".
In a separate development on Monday, rebels shelled a government-held district in the second city of Aleppo, killing at least a dozen people and wounding more than 100 others, including many children, activists and state media reported.
While she did not name him by the name, it was clear she was referring to lewd comments made by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Here' s a transcript of part of the speech, delivered in Manchester, New Hampshire.
So I'm going to get a little serious here, because I think we can all agree that this has been a rough week in an already rough election. This week has been particularly interesting for me personally because it has been a week of profound contrast.
See, on Tuesday, at the White House, we celebrated the International Day of the Girl and Let Girls Learn. And it was a wonderful celebration. It was the last event that I'm going to be doing as First Lady for Let Girls Learn. And I had the pleasure of spending hours talking to some of the most amazing young women you will ever meet, young girls here in the US and all around the world.
And we talked about their hopes and their dreams. We talked about their aspirations. See, because many of these girls have faced unthinkable obstacles just to attend school, jeopardising their personal safety, their freedom, risking the rejection of their families and communities.
So I thought it would be important to remind these young women how valuable and precious they are. I wanted them to understand that the measure of any society is how it treats its women and girls. And I told them that they deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, and I told them that they should disregard anyone who demeans or devalues them, and that they should make their voices heard in the world.
And I walked away feeling so inspired, just like I'm inspired by all the young people here and I was so uplifted by these girls. That was Tuesday.
And now, here I am, out on the campaign trail in an election where we have consistently been hearing hurtful, hateful language about women - language that has been painful for so many of us, not just as women, but as parents trying to protect our children and raise them to be caring, respectful adults, and as citizens who think that our nation's leaders should meet basic standards of human decency.
The fact is that in this election, we have a candidate for president of the United States who, over the course of his lifetime and the course of this campaign, has said things about women that are so shocking, so demeaning that I simply will not repeat anything here today. And last week, we saw this candidate actually bragging about sexually assaulting women. And I can't believe that I'm saying that a candidate for president of the United States has bragged about sexually assaulting women.
And I have to tell you that I can't stop thinking about this. It has shaken me to my core in a way that I couldn't have predicted. So while I'd love nothing more than to pretend like this isn't happening, and to come out here and do my normal campaign speech, it would be dishonest and disingenuous to me to just move on to the next thing like this was all just a bad dream.
This is not something that we can ignore. It's not something we can just sweep under the rug as just another disturbing footnote in a sad election season. Because this was not just a "lewd conversation". This wasn't just locker-room banter. This was a powerful individual speaking freely and openly about sexually predatory behaviour, and actually bragging about kissing and groping women, using language so obscene that many of us were worried about our children hearing it when we turn on the TV.
And to make matters worse, it now seems very clear that this isn't an isolated incident. It's one of countless examples of how he has treated women his whole life. And I have to tell you that I listen to all of this and I feel it so personally, and I'm sure that many of you do too, particularly the women. The shameful comments about our bodies. The disrespect of our ambitions and intellect. The belief that you can do anything you want to a woman.
It is cruel. It's frightening. And the truth is, it hurts. It hurts. It's like that sick, sinking feeling you get when you're walking down the street minding your own business and some guy yells out vulgar words about your body. Or when you see that guy at work that stands just a little too close, stares a little too long, and makes you feel uncomfortable in your own skin.
It's that feeling of terror and violation that too many women have felt when someone has grabbed them, or forced himself on them and they've said no but he didn't listen - something that we know happens on college campuses and countless other places every single day. It reminds us of stories we heard from our mothers and grandmothers about how, back in their day, the boss could say and do whatever he pleased to the women in the office, and even though they worked so hard, jumped over every hurdle to prove themselves, it was never enough.
We thought all of that was ancient history, didn't we? And so many have worked for so many years to end this kind of violence and abuse and disrespect, but here we are, in 2016, and we're hearing these exact same things every day on the campaign trail. We are drowning in it. And all of us are doing what women have always done: We're trying to keep our heads above water, just trying to get through it, trying to pretend like this doesn't really bother us maybe because we think that admitting how much it hurts makes us as women look weak.
Maybe we're afraid to be that vulnerable. Maybe we've grown accustomed to swallowing these emotions and staying quiet, because we've seen that people often won't take our word over his. Or maybe we don't want to believe that there are still people out there who think so little of us as women. Too many are treating this as just another day's headline, as if our outrage is overblown or unwarranted, as if this is normal, just politics as usual.
But, New Hampshire, be clear. This is not normal. This is not politics as usual. This is disgraceful. It is intolerable. And it doesn't matter what party you belong to - Democrat, Republican, independent - no woman deserves to be treated this way. None of us deserves this kind of abuse.
And I know it's a campaign, but this isn't about politics. It's about basic human decency. It's about right and wrong. And we simply cannot endure this, or expose our children to this any longer - not for another minute, and let alone for four years. Now is the time for all of us to stand up and say enough is enough. This has got to stop right now.
Because consider this. If all of this is painful to us as grown women, what do you think this is doing to our children? What message are our little girls hearing about who they should look like, how they should act? What lessons are they learning about their value as professionals, as human beings, about their dreams and aspirations?
And how is this affecting men and boys in this country? Because I can tell you that the men in my life do not talk about women like this. And I know that my family is not unusual. And to dismiss this as everyday locker-room talk is an insult to decent men everywhere.
The men that you and I know don't treat women this way. They are loving fathers who are sickened by the thought of their daughters being exposed to this kind of vicious language about women. They are husbands and brothers and sons who don't tolerate women being treated and demeaned and disrespected. And like us, these men are worried about the impact this election is having on our boys who are looking for role models of what it means to be a man.
In fact, someone recently told me a story about their six-year-old son who one day was watching the news- they were watching the news together. And the little boy, out of the blue, said: "I think Hillary Clinton will be president." And his mom said: "Well, why do you say that?" And this little six-year-old said: "Because the other guy called someone a piggy, and you cannot be president if you call someone a piggy."
So even a six-year-old knows better. A six-year-old knows that this is not how adults behave. This is not how decent human beings behave. And this is certainly not how someone who wants to be president of the United States behaves.
Because let's be very clear. Strong men - men who are truly role models - don't need to put down women to make themselves feel powerful. People who are truly strong lift others up. People who are truly powerful bring others together. And that is what we need in our next president. We need someone who is a uniting force in this country. We need someone who will heal the wounds that divide us, someone who truly cares about us and our children, someone with strength and compassion to lead this country forward.
And let me tell you, I'm here today because I believe with all of my heart that Hillary Clinton will be that president.
1. David Bowie was born David Robert Jones in Brixton, London, on 8 January 1947. He shares the same birthday as Elvis.
2. Bowie's family moved to Bromley when he was six years old.
3. He went to Bromley Technical High School, now called Ravenswood School.
4. Rock guitarist Peter Frampton was Bowie's friend at school - his dad was head of the art department. He's gone on to play guitar with Bowie many times during his career.
5. One of his pupils was permanently dilated - after his friend George Underwood punched him in the eye while the pair were still at school. The fight was over a girl.
6. Underwood and Bowie remained good friends with Underwood doing artwork for some of Bowie's earlier albums.
7. He started playing the saxophone when he was 12 years old.
8. His first-ever release was Liza Jane/Louie Louie Go Home in June 1964, under the name of Davie Jones with The King-Bees.
9. He later changed his name to Bowie to avoid confusion with Monkee Davy Jones.
10. Bowie is pronounced to rhyme with Joey.
11. At the age of 17, he was interviewed on a BBC programme as the founder of The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-haired Men. He complained: "It's not nice when people call you darling and that".
12. Around 1967, he wrote songs for actor Paul Nicholas of Just Good Friends fame, who was then recording under the name Oscar.
13. He released his debut album, the self-titled David Bowie, in 1967 after playing in a host of pub and club bands.
14. 1967 also saw the release of a single, The Laughing Gnome, which many fans argue is the worst song he has ever recorded.
15. When Bowie suggested that his fans should vote via phone which tracks he should play for his 1990 world tour, The Laughing Gnome was the most requested. He didn't play it.
16. Bowie's first hit in the UK - 1969's Space Oddity - was used by the BBC in its coverage of the moon landing.
17. The fictional character of Major Tom has appeared in three Bowie hits - Space Oddity (1969), Ashes To Ashes (1980) and Hallo Spaceboy (1996).
18. Bowie's first US number one was his single Fame in 1975. It was co-written by John Lennon and features the former Beatle on backing vocals.
19. Model Twiggy features on the cover with him for his 1973 album Pin Ups.
20. Around the time of Bowie's 1975 Young Americans album, Chic founder Nile Rodgers auditioned to play guitar in Bowie's band. He didn't get the part.
21. But Rodgers later produced the biggest-selling album of Bowie's career, 1983's Let's Dance.
22. Bowie is believed to have sold in the region of 140 million albums over his career.
23. He was voted fourth in the BBC's Culture Show public vote in 2006 to discover Britain's greatest living icons. Above him were Sir Paul McCartney (3), Morrissey (2) and Sir David Attenborough at number one.
24. Bowie was hit in the eye by a lollipop while on stage in Oslo, Norway in 2004.
25. Toni Basil of Oh Mickey fame worked as Bowie's choreographer on his Diamond Dogs tour in 1974. She later worked on his Glass Spider tour of 1987.
26. In 1970 when Bowie briefly formed The Hype, everyone in the band dressed up as super heroes. They were booed off everywhere they played.
27. Director Nicolas Roeg cast Bowie in his first leading role, as a stranded alien in the 1976 film The Man Who Fell to Earth. In one scene, shot in a record store, a poster for Bowie's Young Americans album can clearly be seen hanging from the ceiling.
28. He voiced the character of Lord Royal Highness in US cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants in 2007.
29. In the 1986 Jim Henson movie Labyrinth, Bowie plays Jareth The Goblin King.
30. In 2006, he appeared in The Prestige, alongside Hugh Jackman and Scarlett Johansson.
31. In 1969, Bowie formed his own mime troupe, Feathers, as well as an experimental art ensemble.
32. Bowie appeared as Pontius Pilate in Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ.
33. Among his oddest film roles are: The Shark in Yellowbeard and a sinister FBI agent called Philip Jeffries in David Lynch's Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.
34. David was 5ft 10in (1.78m) tall, according to most sources.
35. He declined the CBE in 2000 and a knighthood in 2003.
36. Bowie married Somalian supermodel Iman in 1992. They have a daughter Alexandria Zahra Jones, born in 2000.
37. Iman has a Bowie knife tattooed on her ankle in tribute to her husband.
38. Bowie's schizophrenic half-brother Terry killed himself in 1985.
39. Nine years older than David, Terry was the inspiration for songs including Aladdin Sane, All The Madmen, The Bewlay Brothers and Jump They Say.
40. In 2004, Bowie underwent emergency heart surgery in Germany to treat a blocked artery.
41. Bowie and Iman resided primarily in Manhattan and London.
42. Bowie co-produced some of the best tracks on Lou Reed's legendary album Transformer.
43. His hit Ziggy Stardust is about Vince Taylor, who wrote Brand New Cadillac - later covered by The Clash.
44. Bowie recorded a version of Space Oddity in Italian titled Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Solo - which literally means Lonely Boy, Lonely Girl.
45. The track Move On, from the album Lodger, is a backwards rewrite of his All The Young Dudes.
46. He was in 10 bands - The Konrads, The Hooker Brothers, The King Bees, The Manish Boys, The Lower Third, The Buzz, The Riot Squad, The Hype, Tin Machine and Tao Jones Index. (Some of these performed under other names).
47. Bowie's song The Man Who Sold The World has been covered by Lulu and Nirvana.
48. Bing Crosby recorded his last-ever single with David Bowie. Their duet version of The Little Drummer Boy was recorded for Christmas 1977. It was a hit five years later.
49. Bowie wrote the soundtrack for the 1993 dramatisation of Hanish Kureishi's novel Buddha Of Suburbia.
50. Bowie played the saxophone on To Know Him Is To Love Him from Steeleye Span's Now We Are Six album.
51. He plays just about every instrument on Diamond Dogs - including the famous guitar riff on Rebel Rebel.
52. He was the final guest on Marc Bolan's ITV music show, Marc, in 1977. Bolan was killed in a car crash in south-west London shortly afterwards.
53. Steve Strange, the frontman of 1980s pop group Visage, was in the video for Bowie's 1980 number one hit Ashes To Ashes.
54. Arcade Fire and TV On The Radio are two of Bowie's favourite bands of the last 10 years.
55. Mary Hopkin of Those Were The Days fame sings the "doo doo doo" backing vocals on Sound And Vision.
56. Almost a decade before The Cocteau Twins popularised the approach, Bowie sang in a completely self-invented language on the 1977 Low album track, Subterraneans.
57. His image appears on every single one of his album covers - except the UK release of The Buddha Of Suburbia and his final album, Blackstar.
58. He is mentioned in Kraftwerk's song Trans Europe Express ("Meet Iggy Pop and David Bowie - TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS!") and Backside by the Strawbs ("The boy stood on the burning deck, his back against the mast. He did not dare to turn around till David Bowie passed").
59. In September 1996, David Bowie broke new ground, yet again, with the internet-only release of his single Telling Lies. It would have taken more than 11 minutes to download over a dial-up internet connection. A year later, he launched his own internet service provider, Bowienet.
60. Bowie drew, painted, sculpted and wrote in his spare time. His favourite artists were Tintoretto, John Bellany, Erich Heckel, Picasso and Michael Ray Charles.
61. David got one O-Level - in art.
62. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him 39th on their list of the 100 greatest artists of all time, and 23rd on their list of the best singers of all time.
63. Bowie appeared in series two of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's programme Extras in 2006 where a random encounter with Bowie in a pub ends with Bowie at a piano singing a song - Chubby Little Loser - which ridicules Gervais' character Andy.
64. The opening sequence of the 2009 film Watchmen shows actors portraying David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust and Mick Jagger from The Rolling Stones outside New York's legendary nightclub Studio 54.
65. David Bowie was immortalised in stone by artist Ed Chapman, 40, who created a tile mosaic of the Starman to celebrate his 65th birthday.
66. The David Bowie exhibition at London's V&A in 2013 was the fastest-selling in the museum's history. It featured more than 60 stage costumes including Ziggy Stardust bodysuits (1972) designed by Freddie Burretti, Kansai Yamamoto's flamboyant creations for the Aladdin Sane tour (1973) and the Union Jack coat designed by Bowie and Alexander McQueen for the Earthling album cover (1997).
67. Just over a month before his death, Lazarus - a stage show co-written by Bowie - opened off-Broadway at the New York Theatre Workshop. Inspired by The Man Who Fell to Earth, it focuses on the character of Thomas Newton, played by Bowie in the 1976 film directed by Nicolas Roeg.
68. Lazarus, a song from the stage show, was released as a single on 17 December 2015. It also featured on Bowie's last album, Blackstar.
69. Bowie turned 69 on 8 January 2016. He released Blackstar on the same day.
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Recent reforms to annual reports and accounts could go further, it said.
The MPs said documents should be more informative.
The cross-party committee of MPs considered the published departmental annual reports and accounts, as well as management accounts designed for the use of ministers and officials.
They said in most instances the accounts "appear to be currently failing in their purpose of explaining to the public and parliament the effectiveness of government spending".
"Our vision is that accounts should report on the value for money of government services, the commitments made to Parliament by government, and provide a credible record of expenditure and the balance sheet. Currently we believe that they are only meeting the last requirement."
Committee chairman Bernard Jenkin added: "Financial accountability lies at the heart of parliamentary sovereignty and of democratic government."
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They will visit the British Memorial at Dunkirk Military Cemetery on Friday, 75 years after the evacuation.
A series of events is planned at the French town this weekend to commemorate the rescue of Allied troops.
On Thursday, about 50 "little ships" involved in the evacuation of troops from its beaches sailed from Kent. Such a trip is staged every five years.
Operation Dynamo, between 26 May and 4 June 1940, saw hundreds of boats of all types rescue 338,000 troops from France after they had retreated from Nazi forces.
This year's main commemorative event will be on Saturday, when an official service will take place at the Allied Beach Memorial in Dunkirk.
There will then be a parade of military vehicles and bands through the streets.
On Sunday a memorial plaque will be unveiled at the site of the MV Crested Eagle, a paddle steamer which was sunk with 300 soldiers on board.
There will also be a commemorative service for the Association of Dunkirk Little Ships (ADLS) on the quayside in Dunkirk.
The ADLS has organised sailings across the English Channel since 1970 in honour of the fishing boats, pleasure yachts and lifeboats that took part.
In 1940, their crews had heeded the government's request to help British, French and Belgian troops stranded after a German advance.
Historians say if the evacuation had not been a success, the allied war effort may have been critically damaged.
Among those sailing with the ADLS was Michael Bentall, 94, who came over from Ontario in Canada for the event.
In 1940 he was a soldier in the 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, and marched almost 120 miles to the beaches near Dunkirk to escape the German advance.
Eventually he found a rowing boat and was picked up by a navy ship during the rescue mission.
He said: "I didn't come here because I was feeling I had to come because of myself, it was for the chaps that I was with.
"I feel very lucky that I managed to get away in one sense, but I am also sad that I lost so many friends, pals and comrades. I don't understand how I have lived so long."
Aside from Operation Dynamo, two other troop evacuations from France were carried out.
Operation Cycle evacuated allied troops from Le Havre from 10 to 13 June 1940.
And Operation Ariel was carried out between 15 and 25 June, transporting many thousands of troops to Britain from locations which included Cherbourg, St Malo, Brest, St Nazaire and La Pallice.
Between Operation Cycle and Ariel, some 191,870 troops were rescued.
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Aftab Hussain, 37, of Holywell Place, Rotherham admitted two counts of inciting sexual activity with a child at Sheffield Crown Court last month.
Hussain also pleaded guilty to attempted witness intimidation after he made threats to hurt the girl if she told anyone about the messages.
He was also placed on the Sex Offenders Register.
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South Yorkshire Police said Hussain first contacted the girl in September 2015 via social media.
Officers found Hussain, who worked as a takeaway delivery driver, met the girl and took her out in his car while he was making deliveries.
Det Insp John Fitzgibbons said: "I hope that the positive result at court today offers further reassurance to the victim in this case, as well as victims out there who are yet to come forward, that we will do whatever we can to bring these vile criminals before the courts.
"Hussain is now behind bars where he can cause no further harm and I hope this allows the victim, who has been so brave throughout the investigation and court process, a chance to begin to rebuild her life."
It announces that one Rupert Harrison - the former chief of staff to the chancellor - is joining the business, as chief macro-strategist for multi-asset funds that invest in equities, bonds and cash.
"Rupert's appointment shows BlackRock's continued commitment to attracting people from a broad range of backgrounds to ensure we have the expertise, knowledge, and cultural perspective to provide solutions for the diverse needs of our clients," the message says.
Mr Harrison was often known as the "real chancellor" in government circles given his closeness to the actual chancellor, his role formulating policy and his ability to brief ministers and journalists on the various schemes being implemented by the Treasury.
Mr Harrison, for example, was talking privately about selling the initial chunk of the government's stake in RBS at a loss as much as a year ago.
Yesterday, George Osborne confirmed that would indeed be the government's approach.
Mr Harrison was also someone quickly persuaded that the Conservative's 2010 position on airport expansion in the south-east of England - ie there wouldn't be a third runway at Heathrow - was not sustainable.
David Cameron, with enthusiastic backing from Mr Osborne, subsequently set up the Airports Commission to look at reversing the policy. It will report in the next few weeks, having already proposed that there should be an increase in airport capacity around London.
I am told that at Mr Harrison's recent leaving do, George Osborne joked that it had been an honour to serve in Mr Harrison's Treasury.
Will Mr Harrison one day return to politics, and realise a long-held ambition to become an MP?
Whatever he decides, it seems it will be a long process. Those close to Mr Harrison say he wants to commit to his new life in the private sector for at least a decade before he makes any decisions on where next.
But, interestingly, Mr Harrison did decide against joining a hedge fund for his first major job in the private sector - aware that reputationally it might not be the most advisable, given the short term and controversial nature of many of them.
His job at BlackRock will focus on considering long-term investment strategies and economic trends across the globe.
So, possibly not for the general election in 2020, but by 2025, maybe Rupert Harrison MP will be on the cards.
The seven-part series, to be shown later this year, will aim to highlight recent scientific discoveries.
Filming innovations include suction cameras fitted to the backs of orcas.
"I am truly thrilled to be joining this new exploration of the underwater worlds which cover most of our planet, yet are still its least known," Sir David said.
The BBC's Natural History Unit spent four years filming off every continent and in every ocean for Blue Planet II, with support from marine scientists.
James Honeyborne, the series' executive producer, said: "The oceans are the most exciting place to be right now, because new scientific discoveries have given us a new perspective of life beneath the waves.
"Blue Planet II is taking its cue from these breakthroughs, unveiling unbelievable new places, extraordinary new behaviours and remarkable new creatures. Showing a contemporary portrait of marine life, it will provide a timely reminder that this is a critical moment for the health of the world's oceans."
Among the recent discoveries caught on camera are a tuskfish that uses tools and a new species of crab with a hairy chest - nicknamed the "Hoff crab" after Baywatch star David Hasselhoff.
The Natural History Unit's new filming techniques include "tow cams" that can capture predatory fish and dolphins head-on, suction cams which attach to the back of whale sharks and orcas for a creature's-eye view, and a probe camera that can record miniature marine life.
The BBC said the crew caught unusual examples of marine behaviour on camera, such as a coral grouper and reef octopus with sophisticated hunting techniques, a giant trevally fish that catches birds in flight, and a dive with a sperm whale mother and her calf.
It said the series would also explore new landscapes from methane volcanoes erupting in the Gulf of Mexico to the Antarctic deep at 1,000m, filmed using manned submersibles.
The Blue Planet was watched by more than 12 million people in 2001 and won Baftas and Emmy awards for both cinematography and music. The sequel will be broadcast on BBC One later this year.
It is the first documentary to be endorsed by Houston's estate, following her death at the age of 48, in 2012.
"I want audiences to walk out of the cinema and feel positive about Whitney and her music," said Macdonald, who directed The Last King of Scotland.
He said the film would chart Houston's rise from gospel singer to global star.
The film will include interviews with friends, family and collaborators, including Clive Davis, founder and president of Arista Records, who is credited with discovering the singer.
The filmmaking team will also have access to exclusive demo recordings, rare performances and audio archive.
"I want to reveal a woman that even her most die-hard fans never knew; and a woman those new to her life and music will never forget," said Macdonald, whose documentary includes Touching the Void and One Day in September.
"She changed the way pop music was sung - bringing it back full circle to its blues and gospel roots."
"Although we won't shy away from the darker parts of Whitney's life - her descent into addiction - I want audiences to walk out of the cinema and feel positive about Whitney and her music."
Houston was one of the most celebrated female singers of all time, with hits including I Will Always Love You and Saving All My Love For You.
She won two Emmys, six Grammys, and more than 20 American Music Awards, but her later career was overshadowed by drug abuse and her turbulent marriage to singer Bobby Brown.
She was found drowned in a hotel bath in Los Angeles on the eve of the Grammy Awards.
In 2015, Houston's family has heavily criticised a biopic of the star, directed by actress Angela Bassett. The film, which premiered on the Lifetime channel, was made without the family's blessing.
Macdonald's documentary will be released in the UK in 2017.
Rovers' first half dominance was rewarded by James Coppinger's superb free-kick, but Andy Williams and Tommy Rowe both missed good chances.
The pair made amends soon after the restart when they combined well for Williams to double the lead.
The introduction of Ryan Jackson and Rhys Healey added impetus to County, but the home team always had the edge.
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Match ends, Doncaster Rovers 2, Newport County 0.
Second Half ends, Doncaster Rovers 2, Newport County 0.
Foul by Jordan Houghton (Doncaster Rovers).
Jack Compton (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. William Longbottom replaces John Marquis.
Foul by Liam Mandeville (Doncaster Rovers).
Dan Butler (Newport County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Jack Compton (Newport County) header from the left side of the box is blocked.
John Marquis (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Darren Jones (Newport County).
Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Darren Jones.
Attempt blocked. John Marquis (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Dan Butler (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
John Marquis (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dan Butler (Newport County).
Scot Bennett (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
John Marquis (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Scot Bennett (Newport County).
John Marquis (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Liam Mandeville replaces James Coppinger.
Foul by Joe Wright (Doncaster Rovers).
Marlon Jackson (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jamie Turley (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jamie Turley (Newport County).
Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Cedric Evina.
Joe Wright (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Attempt missed. Scot Bennett (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Marko Marosi.
Attempt saved. Marlon Jackson (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Foul by Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers).
Marlon Jackson (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Newport County. Rhys Healey replaces Sean Rigg.
Substitution, Newport County. Marlon Jackson replaces Jon Parkin.
Attempt missed. Scot Bennett (Newport County) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Cedric Evina.
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Riccardo Calder replaces Harry Middleton.
Goal! Doncaster Rovers 2, Newport County 0. Andy Williams (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tommy Rowe.
Attempt missed. Harry Middleton (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Andy Williams (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
In Thursday's first semi-final Rwanda overcame Sudan 4-2 in their penalty shoot-out and Uganda completed the final line-up by winning their spotkicks duel with Ethiopa 5-3.
Rwanda were forced to come from behind against Sudan, who had Bakri Osman Idriss sent off after only 10 minutes of the match but kept their opponents out and then made the breakthrough in extra-time.
Atahir El Tahir then gave Sudan the lead after 100 minutes but Rwanda levelled through Jean Baptiste Mugiranza 10 minutes later.
And Rwanda clinched victory after Sudan's El Tahir and Mazin Elfalah Ahmed missed their spot-kicks.
Rwanda coach Johnny McKinstry said: "My young team has done the country proud by reaching the final."
The Northern Irishman is also using the tournament to prepare his team for the 2016 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) which will be hosted by Rwanda.
Uganda, the 13-time record winners of the regional tournament, were held to a 0-0 draw with hosts Ethiopia after extra-time.
The Cranes goalkeeper Ismail Watenga saved Gatoch Panom's first penalty in the shootout and his side never surrendered their advantage. Skipper Farouk Miya struck the winning kick.
The two finalists will also take part in the 2016 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) to be hosted by Rwanda.
While Uganda is chasing a record 14th title, Rwanda only won the trophy once in 1999.
Proposals already exist for a £17m museum at Auckland Castle in Bishop Auckland, where religious paintings by Spanish artist Francisco Zurbaran hang.
Now planning permission for additional schemes costing more than £7m is to be sought before the end of the year.
They include a £3.5m gallery dedicated to Spanish art and a £1.5m study area.
Auckland Castle Trust, which owns the former Bishop's home, said it hoped the redevelopment would attract 130,000 visitors a year.
Building work is due to begin in 2015 and take about three years.
The castle's current biggest attractions are the Zurbaran paintings, which have hung in the castle for 250 years.
Trust chief executive David Ronn said: "Our aim in all this is to be a catalyst for the regeneration of Bishop Auckland and especially the historic and very fine Market Square.
"The work of the Trust over the last two years has created 40 jobs, with 80% of those employed living within 20 miles of the castle and there are many more to come."
The action will take place on 22 June, while a ban on overtime and work-to-rule will be carried out next week.
The dispute is over proposed changes to pensions which could see employees retiring at 65 instead of 60.
The union Community said workers had been left with "no option" but to strike. Tata Steel said it was "very disappointed".
Tata has four sites in Wales in Port Talbot, Newport, Flintshire and Carmarthenshire, as well as sites in England including Corby, Hartlepool, Rotherham, Scunthorpe, Teesside and York.
Reacting to news of the strike, a Tata Steel spokesman said: "We have been trying to develop an affordable and sustainable pension scheme for employees so we are very disappointed by today's announcement on strike and industrial action.
"Everyone agrees that changes need to be made to resolve the challenges facing our pension scheme, which has a projected shortfall of over £2 billion.
"We will soon be announcing new measures which will lessen the impact of the proposed pension changes, particularly on our longest-serving employees nearing retirement age."
Roy Rickhuss, general secretary of the Community trade union, said Tata had given workers "no option" but to take industrial action.
He said: "The company has not shown any willingness to return to meaningful negotiations to find an end to this dispute.
"The company could avoid this by returning to the table."
They sniff and sip a type of Oolong tea from tiny, white china cups while making notes on its aroma, body and aftertaste, and consider what food with which to pair it.
Part of a generation that had eschewed tea leaves in favour of the lattés, espressos and frappucinos sold by international chains like Starbucks, young Chinese are rediscovering the country's tea drinking tradition.
And in doing so, they have sparked a boom that is both a cultural and business phenomenon.
"My parents drink tea like this every day but I seldom do," says Sharon Ho, a 30-year-old who works in accounting, as she sips a cup of Wuyi Dark Rock Oolong tea grown in the mountains in Fujian province in southeastern China.
"Normally I drink coffee, but as Chinese we should know about this."
Prices of rare, high-end Chinese teas - such as Pu Erh, a black, fermented tea that can be aged for up to 100 years, or First Flush Longjin, a freshly picked green tea - have rocketed over the past decade.
The industry has been shaped in ways that parallel the Western captivation with wine, with tea becoming a distinctly Chinese way to flaunt your wealth and invest your savings.
Vivian Mak, the tea master who runs the tastings, brews the tea in the traditional way using small fine china tea sets and metal implements on a wooden tray that drains off excess water. But she prides herself on taking an innovative approach to an old industry.
Her signature drink is a jasmine blossom-scented green tea she likes to serve in a martini glass. She serves the fragrant and visually arresting beverage as an alternative to wine at corporate events for clients like Goldman Sachs.
"There's not too much water inside, so you can sip while you mingle," she says.
Mak believes different Chinese teas can complement any type of cuisine, be it a nutty, malty Longjing green tea with a Chinese seafood dish, or a stronger Oolong tea to accompany a hearty French casserole. She also likes to pair teas with different types of chocolate.
"It's like wine. You serve something more gentle or with more body depending on what you eat. Tea is the same way."
Ricky Szeto, the executive director of Hong Kong herbal tea maker Hung Fook Tong, has also found business success repackaging a traditional product in a manner that catches the attention of younger consumers.
Teas infused with medicinal herbs have long been a popular drink in southern China to help relieve the effects of hot and humid summers and damp winters.
Traditionally sold by the bowlful at corner shops from bronze urns, Mr Szeto says the business was a "sunset industry" by the 1980s, when vendors were hit by sky-rocketing rents.
Today, Hung Fook Tong's bottled drinks feature ingredients like ginseng, chrysanthemum, honey and goji berries, and are stocked at supermarkets and convenience stores across Hong Kong and China.
The company also has 93 stores in Hong Kong and 32 across the border in China that sell freshly made herbal drinks and snacks.
One of Hung Fook Tong's best-selling products is Tortoise Plastron Jelly, a black, slightly bitter concoction made from the underbelly of a tortoise that folk medicine claims is good for the complexion. It is sold in an aluminium bag, like an energy drink.
"People love something traditional, but with the trendy packaging," he says.
Mr Szeto says demand is strong, with sales increasing at 20% a year, and turnover is expected to be around 700m Hong Kong dollars ($90m; £56m) this year.
Overseas companies have taken note of the boom. In 2010 Starbucks, which opened one outlet in China every four days last year, began selling three types of traditional Chinese tea alongside its myriad coffee-related products.
And Rahul Kale, director of international business at Typhoo Tea, sees opportunity in China for its stable of teas that include specialty brands such as Heath & Heather Infusions and Ridgways as well its namesake mainstream UK brand of black tea.
"The palate is shifting from 100% Chinese teas to something much wider," he says. "And Chinese like foreign brands." But for now, China accounts for only about 1% of Typhoo's sales.
China's large market hasn't spawned a well-established domestic tea chain. According to the China Tea Marketing Association, there are more than 60,000 tea houses scattered across the country, most independently run.
Once a place where average people could relax over a game of cards or mah-jong and pay next to nothing for their fragrant beverage, many tea houses now target affluent businessmen seeking a place to negotiate deals. They pay by the hour for a room plus the tea they drink.
The move upmarket is reflected by the eye-popping prices some types of Chinese tea command. A compressed cake (around 345g) of Pu Erh dating back to the first half of the last century can be sold for up to HK$200,000 (more than $25,000).
Sellers charge a premium for leaves picked from older plants, wild trees or particular mountain ranges. Enthusiasts talk about oxidation or fermentation levels, loose-leaf versus pressed, and whether the tea was harvested in the spring or the summer.
The hype has prompted one entrepreneur in the southwestern province of Sichuan to grow a tea fertilised by panda dung that costs $3,500 for 50 grammes.
However, connoisseurs like Ms Mak in Hong Kong are sceptical of buying tea for investment purposes. There is no empirical way to establish a tea's provenance, so buyers are easily duped.
"It's too speculative," she says. "It doesn't matter whether it's expensive or not, you have to focus on the taste."
People were left without tickets after paying to go to the festival on the Isle of Wight earlier this month.
More than 900 people have joined the "Stresstival" Facebook page, with many claiming to be out of pocket.
Ben Hyland-Ward, 18, from Brighton, was arrested on suspicion of fraud by false representation and released on bail.
Sussex Police revealed the latest number of complaints as they renewed an appeal to anyone else who may have been a victim to come forward.
Bestival was held between 10 and 13 September and featured Duran Duran, The Chemical Brothers and Missy Elliot as its headliners.
Benzema is being investigated for his part in an alleged plot to blackmail France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena.
He was suspended from France duty in December, and the FFF confirmed he would not be selected for the Euros.
Benzema, who denies wrongdoing, said on Twitter the decision was unfortunate "for me and those who support me".
Euro 2016 takes place in France from 10 June to 10 July, with the hosts facing Romania, Albania and Switzerland in Group A.
Last month, some legal restrictions were lifted over the 28-year-old making contact with Valbuena, meaning he could play for France.
An investigating judge lifted the restraining order keeping Benzema and Lyon playmaker Valbuena apart, but the prosecutor appealed. That was dismissed in March.
The FFF, granted access to trial records, said its decision took into account "the ability of players to work towards unity" and that "athletic performance" was important but not an "exclusive criterion".
FFF president Noel Le Graet and France coach Didier Deschamps made the decision not to include Benzema for the tournament.
Former Lyon forward Benzema, who pleaded his case for a recall by posting a video on Facebook earlier on Wednesday, has not played for his country since being questioned by police in November.
Ahead of the decision, Benzema wrote on his Facebook page: "Whatever happens... Once a Blue, always a Blue!" and posted a video showing some of his 27 international goals.
Benzema played in Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg as Madrid overturned a two-goal first leg deficit to knock out Wolfsburg 3-2.
A Charity Commission inquiry into Hampshire-based Catalyst Trust found all trustees were responsible for misconduct and mismanagement.
It also found loans were given to firms the main trustee had a personal interest in or connection to.
The charity, which the BBC has tried to contact, was wound up in November.
"This inquiry was hindered by the failure of the 'dominant trustee' to fully cooperate with the commission," Harvey Grenville, head of investigations and enforcement at the commission, said.
"Despite this attempt to frustrate our investigation we have been able to take strong action and remove this individual to protect charities from abuse."
The unnamed main trust can no longer act the management of any charity, the commission said.
The inquiry into the trust, which provided project management, advice, loans, grants and guarantees to charities, began in June 2014.
It followed a complaint from a member of the public in 2013 over rental payments of a property the charity owned, as well as the £60,000 of unexplained transactions uncovered in February 2014 during the commission's inspection.
This prompted concerns about the accuracy of the accounts because the charity had not declared an income of more than £25,000 in its annual return, the commission said.
Out of an income of about £71,000, between 2009 and 2013, the inquiry found only £2,217 was described by the trustees as "direct charitable expenditure".
However, it also discovered £2,050 of that was paid to a private firm to develop a software project that was found not to be charitable.
The commission found the trustees failed to manage conflicts of interest and that there was "evidence of both poor governance and poor financial management".
Police said they were held because their action was unauthorised.
The activists said more than two million people had signed the petition to investigate alleged torture and detentions of gay people in the Russian region of Chechnya.
Chechen officials have denied that gay people even exist in the republic.
Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin backed an inquiry into the reported crackdown on gay people in Chechnya, in the North Caucasus.
Earlier this month German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged the Russian authorities to help protect gay rights.
On Thursday, four Russians and an Italian national were held as they tried to deliver a printout of the petition to the prosecutor general's office.
They also carried huge empty boxes, symbolising online signatures they had collected in protest against the alleged crackdown, a BBC Russian reporter says.
The petition was signed "by more than two million people around the world, more than the entire population of the Chechen republic," the Russian LGBT Network said.
It said they were demanding "an unbiased investigation of illegal detentions of hundreds of people in Chechnya because of their homosexuality".
Chechnya's strongman leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, said last week he was ready to co-operate with Russia's federal authorities on the issue.
But Mr Kadyrov repeated recent assertions that there were no "people of non-traditional orientation" (a term sometimes used to describe LGBT people in Russia) in the predominantly Muslim republic.
Chechen officials also say the local police have not received any official complaints from alleged victims.
Just a few weeks ago, "Ruslan" was with his wife and children in Chechnya. Now he's in a safe house for men fleeing detention and torture for being gay.
Reports of a campaign against gay men by Chechen security forces have been trickling through since early April when they first appeared in a Russian newspaper. Now some of the alleged victims are starting to speak out.
"When they brought me in, I denied everything," says Ruslan - not his real name. Even now, he is frightened of being identified.
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Homophobia is widespread in Chechnya. Last month, Natalia Poplevskaya of the Russian LGBT Network said there was "an organised campaign to detain gay men" in Chechnya.
Victims of the crackdown - who were either gay or just perceived to be gay - were being held at a detention centre near Argun, 20km (13 miles) from the city of Grozny, she said.
"Torture is going on with electric shocks, beatings with cables," she told the BBC, adding that three deaths had been reported. "All the people arrested are homosexual men or perceived as being gay."
A Chechen government spokesman, Alvi Karimov, denied the allegations. "You can't detain and repress people who simply don't exist in the republic," he said.
Homosexuality was decriminalised in the Russian Federation in 1993 but concern about homophobia remains high.
In 2013, parliament passed a law imposing heavy fines for providing information about homosexuality to people under 18, sparking international controversy.
Investment banker Jeffrey Blue said the Newcastle United owner promised to pay him £15m if he increased Sports Direct's share price to £8 each.
He was paid £1m but is suing Mr Ashley for the rest at London's High Court.
Mr Ashley said it "would be obvious" to anyone at the pub where they were drinking that he "was not serious".
Mr Ashley told Mr Justice Leggatt, in a witness statement, he met Mr Blue and three other finance specialists at the Horse And Groom pub in central London in January 2013.
"When we got to the pub we started drinking heavily at the bar and consumed a lot of alcohol during the evening," Mr Ashley told the judge.
"We must have had four or five rounds of drinks in the first hour.
"I can't remember the detail of conversations but I do remember that we had a lot of drinks and a lot of banter.
"We were pulling each other's legs about what hypothetical value my shares would be worth 'on paper' at different share prices.
"It was a fun night, as it was intended to be, and everyone was on good form."
Mr Ashley said the group went to another bar afterwards but could not remember which one.
He said: "I find it incredible that Mr Blue is actually suggesting that I made a binding agreement for £15m.
"It's nonsense.
"If I did say to Mr Blue that I would pay him £15m, it would be obvious to everyone, including Mr Blue, that I wasn't being serious."
Mr Ashley said the inference that Sports Direct had senior management meetings in a pub was "100% incorrect".
He said he occasionally made decisions in a pub.
"Definitely not as a norm," he said. "Otherwise I would have to live in a pub."
He added: "I take business decisions all day every day, from home, from the bath."
Mr Ashley told the judge: "Serious, serious decisions are not done on drunken nights out."
What Mr Blue called "senior management meetings" at pubs was actually just a "drink after work", Mr Ashley said.
He also said "going for a drink" was "what we do after work" and Shirebrook, Derbyshire, where Sports Direct is based, was a "very boring, lonely place".
The case continues.
The visitors had taken the lead midway through the first half through Brad Potts, but Dunn levelled on the stroke of half-time.
Morecambe started brightly with a long-range Rose free-kick forcing visiting goalkeeper Sam Slocombe to tip the ball onto the crossbar as it looked set for the top-right corner.
Blackpool started to get the better of the game with defender Tom Aldred volleying over from close range after latching on to Michael Cain's corner.
And it was Gary Bowyer's side who opened the scoring on 23 minutes as former Carlisle man Potts turned superbly in the box and drilled a low shot that beat goalkeeper Barry Roche low to his right.
The Tangerines continued to look the sharper, with Bright Osayi-Samuel firing just over and Kelvin Mellor heading a corner wide from a good position.
Morecambe had been second best for much of the half but levelled in stoppage time from the penalty spot.
Tom Barkhuizen was brought down by Jim McAlister and Dunn stepped up to send Slocombe the wrong way.
The second half was a scrappy affair with few chances but Morecambe took the points with a superb counter-attack goal 14 minutes from the end.
Barkhuizen broke past Colin Daniel and found Rose, who made a run from midfield before slotting past Slocombe.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Morecambe 2, Blackpool 1.
Second Half ends, Morecambe 2, Blackpool 1.
Attempt missed. Mark Yeates (Blackpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
Alex Whitmore (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kyle Vassell (Blackpool).
Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Blackpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
Substitution, Morecambe. Andrew Fleming replaces Jack Dunn.
Attempt missed. Mark Cullen (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Substitution, Morecambe. Paul Mullin replaces Tom Barkhuizen.
Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Tom Aldred.
Attempt saved. Cole Stockton (Morecambe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt saved. Alex Kenyon (Morecambe) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Kelvin Mellor.
Substitution, Blackpool. Mark Yeates replaces Michael Cain.
Goal! Morecambe 2, Blackpool 1. Michael Rose (Morecambe) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
Attempt saved. Clark Robertson (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Ryan Edwards.
Attempt blocked. Mark Cullen (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Blackpool. Mark Cullen replaces Bright Samuel.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Liam Wakefield.
Michael Rose (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Brad Potts (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Michael Rose (Morecambe).
Attempt saved. Alex Kenyon (Morecambe) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt blocked. Alex Kenyon (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Alex Whitmore.
Attempt blocked. Colin Daniel (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by Kyle Vassell (Blackpool).
Lee Molyneux (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Morecambe. Kevin Ellison replaces Luke Conlan.
Michael Cain (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Michael Rose (Morecambe).
Clark Robertson (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Clark Robertson (Blackpool).
Jack Dunn (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Alex Whitmore.
Attempt blocked. Kyle Vassell (Blackpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Colin Daniel.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Alex Whitmore.
Foul by Kyle Vassell (Blackpool).
In a game reduced to 45 overs per side, Yorkshire recovered from 98-4 to post 258-7 thanks to 71 from Gary Ballance and 52 not out from Azeem Rafiq.
Leicestershire were given a flying start by Cameron Delport (67), only to slip from 107-1 to 189-8.
Clint McKay (35) and Dieter Klein (26) gave the Foxes hope, but they were all out for 238 with 14 balls to spare.
Worcestershire's win against Derbyshire means Yorkshire miss out on a direct passage to the semi-finals.
They finish second in the North Group and must wait to see who ends third in the South Group before they discover their quarter-final opponents.
After play was delayed for an hour by morning rain in Leeds, the home side exploited a slow surface, first by battling to a total in excess of 250, then by using their spinners to squeeze Leicestershire.
Still, despite Adam Lyth's 52, the Yorkshire top order wobbled and it needed a stand of 73 between Ballance and Tim Bresnan (34) in order to rebuild the innings.
Bresnan was dropped twice, but neither of those were as costly as the error by Klein, who grassed a loopy, diving chance off his own bowling to reprieve Rafiq, then having scored just one run.
Rafiq then belted three sixes in a 30-ball stay at the end of the Yorkshire innings, but his hitting was nothing compared to the leg-side power of Delport, the left-hander in control of the chase in a 13-over stand of 107 with Ned Eckersley (46).
But Delport holed out to long off from the off-spin of Rafiq, who bowled Mark Cosgrove two balls later.
At the other end, left-arm spinner Karl Carver stifled Leicestershire, chipping through the middle order for figures of 3-24.
When number 10 Klein joined McKay, 70 were needed from nine overs, a desperate situation that McKay set about changing with successive sixes off Ben Coad.
But when McKay went for a repeat and was caught on the leg side off Matthew Fisher, there was too much for Klein and last man Gavin Griffiths left to do.
Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa said on Monday that anti-drug units would be dissolved.
It comes after the murder of a South Korean businessman inside police headquarters. He had been kidnapped and killed by anti-drug police.
More than 7,000 people have been killed since the crackdown on drugs began.
The death toll and President Rodrigo Duterte's hardline stance against drugs have attracted intense criticism from human rights groups and Western countries, although the president continues to enjoy a high level of support among Filipinos.
Speaking on Monday, Mr Dela Rosa said Mr Duterte "told us to clean the organisation first".
"We will cleanse our ranks... then maybe after that, we can resume our war on drugs."
Mr Duterte has made tackling drug use in the Philippines a central part of his presidency.
He had initially promised to eradicate the problem by December, then extended the deadline to March this year.
But he told reporters at a press conference late on Sunday: "I will extend it to the last day of my term... March no longer applies." Mr Duterte's term ends in 2022.
He said he had underestimated the depth of the drug problem.
For eight months President Duterte has been unrepentant as the death toll from his drug war has risen. He has repeatedly promised to support, even pardon, any police officers accused of unlawful killing, and been unmoved even by the clear evidence of police involvement in the drug trade, and the murder of important drug suspects in police custody.
But the shocking murder of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-joo last October has forced Mr Duterte to acknowledge that the Philippines National Police are too tainted to continue running the anti-drugs campaign.
Mr Duterte now accuses the police force of being "corrupt to the core". He has ordered all tainted officers to be sent to front-line duty in the conflict-wracked southern Philippines.
Even if this happens, though, it will not necessarily bring the drug killings to an end. More than 4,000 of the deaths are blamed on unidentified hit squads, although many of those are believed to be run by the police. And the president's promise to extend the anti-drug campaign to the end of his term of office suggests he may try to revive it once the fuss about the murdered South Korean dies down.
Senator Leila De Lima, Mr Duterte's most vocal critic, said the president and the police chief "should categorically give the order to end the killings".
She said the dismantling of the police anti-narcotics operation meant "they are aware that the very men involved in anti-drug operations... are involved in illegal activities under the guise of the so-called war on drugs," she told ANC television.
Mr Duterte also railed against the police force on Sunday and vowed to "cleanse" it, in response to the killing of Jee Ick-joo.
Jee Ick-joo was seized from his home in Angeles city, near Manila, under the pretence of a drug raid, the Department of Justice said. After strangling him, his killers pretended he was still alive in order to collect a ransom from his family.
"You policemen are the most corrupt. You are corrupt to the core. It's in your system," Mr Duterte said, adding that he thought up to 40% of policemen were used to corruption.
Mr Duterte had sanctioned extra-judicial killings previously, saying he would pardon policemen who kill criminals and civilians in the line of duty.
"When I said I'll protect the police, I'll protect the police. But I won't protect lying," he said.
The 7% rate was slower than the previous quarter's rate of 7.4%, but beat analysts' expectations of 6.4%.
Economists had expected the economy to suffer from the government's decision to withdraw high-denomination banknotes as part of an anti-corruption drive.
The federal statistics office retained its growth forecast for the year ending in March 2017 at 7.1%.
The figures surprised economists, who had expected the economy to take a bigger hit from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision last November to withdraw old 500-rupee and 1,000-rupee banknotes, taking 86% of the currency out of circulation virtually overnight.
"Perhaps this data is not capturing the impact of demonetisation," said Aneesh Srivastava, chief investment officer at IDBI Federal Life Insurance.
"I am totally surprised and stunned to see this number... I believe that, with a lag, we will see an impact on GDP numbers."
Saugata Bhattacharya, a chief economist at Axis Bank, said "big rises" in agriculture and manufacturing "show that the impact from demonetisation on growth has been less than expected".
However, Rupa Rege Nitsure, chief economist at L&T Holdings, said the current year's growth "appears to be overstated as our National Accounts Statistics does not adequately capture activities from the unorganised sector".
"While the numbers make sense in terms of direction of change, their actual magnitude appears to be overstated," she said.
The so-called "unorganised sector" - made up of informal workers - is believed to account for about 40% of India's economy.
The police said that three men, one armed with a suspected firearm, entered an office premises on The Cutts at about 13:00 BST on Monday.
The men assaulted two women, both staff members, before tying them up and making off with a sum of money.
The employees suffered minor injuries and were left badly shaken.
Police have appealed for information.
One of the suspects is described as being about 6ft tall, in his 30s with piercing green eyes and pale skin.
Pavol Cizmar, 45, from Slovakia, was intercepted at Killingholme ferry terminal after travelling from the Hook of Holland.
Border officers searched his vehicle and found rucksacks containing 45 packages of cocaine and heroin.
A stun gun and CS gas spray was also found during the search in June, Grimsby Crown Court heard.
During interviews with National Crime Agency (NCA) investigators, Cizmar denied knowledge of any drugs and claimed they must have been dropped into his trailer through the roof by someone else.
He was charged with importing class A drugs and importing weapons.
Cizmar admitted the weapons offences and was found guilty of the drugs charge at trial.
His truck was listed as transporting rolls of paper.
However, in the trailer between the rolls border officials in North Lincolnshire found two rucksacks holding 45 brown tape-wrapped packages, each weighing about 1kg (2.2lbs).
The packages contained 40kg (88lbs) of cocaine and 5kg (11lbs) of heroin.
Mick Maloney from the NCA's border policing unit said: "Cizmar attempted to paint a picture of himself as a legitimate truck driver.
"But in reality he was a professional drugs courier working for an organised criminal network.
"These kinds of crime groups are often also linked to violent crime, the exploitation of young and vulnerable people and criminal gang culture.
"They also rely on couriers like Cizmar, so his was a key part of a much longer chain."
Cizmar, who is from Hornè Lefantovce, was jailed for 11 years and four months.
The "rare" pot, expected to fetch up to ??3,000, has been owned by a south Shropshire family for at least two generations, Halls auctioneers said.
Alexander Clement, Halls' Asian art specialist, is researching whether it is an Imperial brush pot or a copy.
The cinnabar lacquer pot will be auctioned in Shrewsbury in November.
"The brush pot would have been used to hold brushes used by scribes for Chinese calligraphy and are typically carved with ornate motifs symbolising concepts such as longevity," a spokesman said.
An inquest will be held on Wednesday for Margaret Mayer, 85, who had dementia. Her husband Angus, 86, was arrested for her murder.
Mr Mayer was hit by a train at Cardiff Central on the day his wife's body was found in July 2016 and he died seven weeks later.
The council said it sympathised deeply but could not comment further ahead of the inquest.
The couple from Cardiff had six children, who said social services' response to the care needs of the couple was "inadequate and not fit for purpose".
The family said their father was not able to cope with caring for Mrs Mayer, who had Alzheimer's disease, and they "fear for all the families that are struggling with dementia".
They have written to social services detailing their concerns about the help their parents received.
One son, Andy Mayer, a BBC Midlands cameraman, said in the letter that he had been "extremely worried" about his father's behaviour and his "inability to cope with caring for my mother".
Mr Mayer said his father would lose his temper at night in particular with his mother when he "flew into a rage".
There were meetings with social services, but the problems continued despite day centre visits for Mrs Mayer, and a bed alarm.
The letter asked social services if they had a "duty of care" to Mrs Mayer, and if the department's response to elderly carers was "too passive".
The children said their father "wanted to enjoy independent living, but caught in the fog of fatigue... he gave up".
The letter says that the family will never know if Mr and Mrs Mayer would be alive today if more had been done.
An inquest for Mr Mayer will be held at a later date.
The funding will see the town's Grand Theatre produce the work about the giant gorilla in 2017, using "multiple art forms in a variety of locations".
A theatre spokesman said a "surprise" show for a "secret and fantastical site" was also planned for this year.
Chief executive Ruth Eastwood said the works would celebrate "the uniqueness of this amazing town".
The theatre was given the funding after applying to the council's Ambition For Excellence fund, which is aimed at "stimulating and supporting ambition, talent and excellence across the arts sector in England".
The spokesman said the productions would "involve artists of international standing as well as local talent" and be created in conjunction with local arts company LeftCoast.
He added that exact locations for the production had yet to be confirmed.
LeftCoast artistic director Michael Trainor said the award was "a huge vote of confidence in Blackpool's creative community and will bring the very highest quality creative experiences to the amazing locations".
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The "surprise" show, due to be staged later this year, will be created with help from theatre company Dreamthinkspeak, which has created several works for the Brighton Festival and for Liverpool's City of Culture programme in 2008.
Artistic director Tristan Sharps said he had been "dreaming about this project for the last two years" and was "really looking forward to creating a show for a secret and fantastical site at the heart of the town".
"I'm really excited to explore and discover how the project will adapt and develop in response to this remarkable town's past, present and future," he added.
The first-ever March for Science, which was timed to coincide with Earth Day, was aimed at promoting action to protect the environment.
Organisers said it was a celebration of science and a call to support and safeguard the scientific community.
The main event was held in Washington DC.
The event's promoters said the march in the US capital was not aimed against President Donald Trump, while adding that his administration had "catalysed" the movement.
At the demonstration in Washington DC, Dr Jonathan Foley, the executive director of the California Academy of Sciences, said that research was being irrationally questioned, adding that attacks from politicians "amounted to oppression".
"They're specifically targeting science that protects our health, our safety and the environment. Science that protects the most vulnerable among us," he said.
"Some people will suffer, some could even die," Dr Foley added.
From climate change and pollution to medicine, men and women who support science were motivated on Saturday by the coverage of the recent Women's March and are mobilising to make their concerns heard.
Organisers of the March for Science Vienna, in Austria, earlier said on the group's Facebook page that it was encouraging people to turn out to join a movement that began shortly after Mr Trump entered the White House.
Mr Trump has previously called climate change a hoax and his views have raised concerns among the scientific community that the public are beginning to doubt the facts provided as scientific evidence.
In London, scientists and science enthusiasts marched from the Science Museum to Parliament Square.
Many were protesting against what they consider to be an "alarming trend" among politicians for discrediting their research.
The aim of the March for Science was to bring scientists and their research closer to the general public.
Organisers are of the view that it can be challenging for scientists to communicate with the public and are even actively encouraging scientists to become politicians so that their voices can be effectively heard.
The 17-year-old, who also had a trial at Swansea City earlier this year, has signed an 18-month contract.
The ex-Boston United player scored 22 goals for the United Counties League Premier Division side this season.
Burnley were not obliged to pay for the player as he was non-contract, but have made a "donation" to the club, according to Fenmen boss Dick Creasey.
Creasey told BBC Sport: "If I'm perfectly honest with you, I thought he'd be a bit-part player this season.
"He'd played very little men's football, but he grasped it straight away and the rest is history.
"He's willing to learn and listen, but step five of non-league football to the Premier League is quite a journey."
Warren Gatland's side secured the bonus point by half-time through tries by Jamie Roberts, Scott Williams, George North and Sam Warburton.
Roberts went over again after the break with Lloyd Burns, Leigh Halfpenny, Lloyd Williams and Jonathan Davies following him.
Rhys Priestland and Stephen Jones converted all the tries between them.
After Wales saw off Fiji, Ireland beat Italy 36-6 to book their date with Wales, on Saturday 8 October in Wellington.
Wales' scrum was on top throughout against the islanders and Priestland marshalled their attack with poise before veteran 10 Jones entered the fray in the latter stages.
There were also accomplished performances from skipper Warburton and back-row colleagues Ryan Jones and Toby Faletau while centres Roberts and Williams posed major problems for Fiji's defence.
However, teenager North's powerful running and footballing skills again marked him out as a special talent.
Wales gained due revenge having been knocked out of the 2007 World Cup by Fiji in Nantes.
Wales began their Pool D campaign with a 17-16 defeat by South Africa before seeing off Samoa's stern challenge 17-10 and drubbing Namibia 81-7.
While this win was comfortable, their line-out remained a concern, although Fiji were rarely able to take advantage of the sloppiness.
Skipper Warburton rescued his side on several first-half occasions at that phase and was even able to launch try-scoring moves in the process.
The Cardiff Blues flanker played his part in Wales' opening try after six minutes by team-mate Roberts, whose dummy and sidestep sent him through an over-eager Fiji defence for Priestland to convert.
Fiji fly-half Nicky Little, who counts Pontypridd among his former clubs, failed with a penalty attempt.
And Wales produced some wonderful interplay as Priestland, Lee Byrne and North combined to send Scott Williams over, the Scarlets centre finishing with a flourish as he stepped inside and out to break clear.
Priestland converted and added a penalty before Wales' next touchdown.
Roberts this time played the role of provider, starting the assault in which hooker Huw Bennett and number eight Toby Faletau appeared before North finished it off, Priestland converting.
Hooker Bennett was the first of Wales' starters to make way, Burns replacing him in the 36th minute.
Three minutes later North charged on to Warburton's pass from a line-out before sending his captain clear, securing the bonus point in the process.
Lock Bradley Davies, who had taken a heavy knock in the opening period, was replaced by Alun Wyn Jones at half-time.
Wales' dominance continued after the break with more fine attacking play in which Priestland was twice instrumental, along with North's selflessness in sending Roberts over for his second when the wing could have scored.
Even amid the worsening conditions, Wales' momentum was unaffected.
Replacement Burns then drove over from a close-range line-out for his first Wales try.
Halfpenny was next, profiting from prop Gethin Jenkins' long clearance kick.
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Scrum-half replacement Lloyd Williams' arcing run from a dominant Welsh scrum brought the penultimate score.
Another replacement, Jonathan Davies, scored the final try after Wales weathered Fiji's late attempt at a consolation before sweeping back upfield for the Scarlet to finish off.
Wales: Lee Byrne; George North; Scott Williams, Jamie Roberts; Leigh Halfpenny; Rhys Priestland, Mike Phillips; Gethin Jenkins, Huw Bennett, Adam Jones, Bradley Davies, Luke Charteris, Ryan Jones, Sam Warburton (c), Toby Faletau. Replacements: Lloyd Burns (for Bennett, 36), Paul James (for Adam Jones, 58), Alun Wyn Jones (for Davies, 40), Andy Powell (for Faletau, 53), Lloyd Williams (for Phillips, 54), Stephen Jones (for Priestland, 58), Jonathan Davies (for Roberts, 64).
Fiji: Iliesa Keresoni, Albert Vulivuli, Ravai Fatiaki, Gaby Lovobalavu, Michael Tagicakibau, Nicky Little, Vitori Buatava; Netani Talei (c), Sakiusa Matadigo, Rupeni Nasiga, Wame Lewaravu, Leone Nakarawa, Setefano Somoca, Sunia Koto, Waisea Nailago. Replacements: Viliame Veikoso (for Koto, 40), Campese Ma'afu, Mala Ravulo (for Matadigo, 60), Akapusi Qera (for Nasiga, 61), Nemia Kenatale, Seremaia Bai, Vereniki Goneva.
Att: 25,000
Ref: Wayne Barnes (RFU).
Shane Smith of Newton Aycliffe, was killed when his car left Close House Road near Bishop Auckland on Saturday.
The 25-year-old's family have paid tribute to a "gentle giant" who was always "cracking jokes".
Durham Police said it was trying to piece together why the car left the road and appealed for witnesses.
A spokesman said another man, 25, who was also in the car was uninjured.
The family statement said: "We are all devastated by the loss of our Shane. He was a gentle giant with a heart of gold.
"As a family our lives will never be the same as we will always have this awful emptiness. He should be here cracking jokes as he always did.
"We need to know why the crash occurred and why our beautiful, happy, smiling Shane has been taken too young."
West Midlands Police said an unarmed man, 31, locked himself in the premises of mental health charity Pathways in Digbeth with two staff members at 15:00 BST.
The first woman was freed shortly after 19:30 BST, and the second just after 20:00 BST by police.
It is not yet known why he took the hostages. No-one was injured.
Police said the man is not connected to the charity and he remains in custody.
The road has been closed for investigations.
Two ambulances, a paramedic car and five police cars were at the scene.
Witnesses said a wedding party from The Spotted Dog pub were evacuated.
Robin Newton has written to all MLAs, setting out his reasons for permitting her to make a statement last month, without Martin McGuinness's approval.
Mrs Foster and Mr McGuinness held joint office until he resigned on Monday.
Mr Newton said he took the impartiality of his role "extremely seriously".
The DUP MLA, who was elected Speaker in May last year, faced a walk-out protest by opposition parties over his handling of an emergency sitting of the assembly on 19 December.
The chamber emptied as Mrs Foster made a statement about her role in setting up the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme, which has left taxpayers with an unexpected £490m bill.
Members complained that Mr Newton had undermined the principles of power-sharing by permitting the first minister to make a statement to the chamber without the agreement of the deputy first minister.
He faced calls for his resignation as Speaker and will be the subject of a no confidence motion when the assembly reconvenes on Monday.
In a detailed letter to MLAs, Mr Newton said: "I have been deeply saddened by allegations that I was motivated by any party political factors in how business was conducted on 19 December.
"I reject that entirely in the case of this or any decision I have ever taken as Speaker. The independence and impartiality of the role of Speaker is something I have taken extremely seriously."
He wrote that, five days before Mrs Foster's statement, the Speaker's office received a "valid notice seeking the recall of the assembly" which bore the signatures of both the first and deputy first ministers.
However, on the night before the emergency sitting, his office received an "unsigned email in the name of the deputy first minister" which stated that Mrs Foster's statement did not reflect the views of Mr McGuinness and that he was "withdrawing his agreement".
The Speaker said he received advice that the initial recall of the assembly was valid as both the first and deputy first ministers had agreed to it, but that Mr McGuinness could not then act alone to prevent the recall.
"What was done jointly by the first and deputy first minister cannot be undone unilaterally," Mr Newton wrote.
The Speaker insisted that he did not consult anyone from the DUP about the situation and had "acted solely on the basis of official advice".
However, he acknowledged that it had been a "very difficult day" and that "business could have been managed better".
"I admit that I was not prepared for the extent of the frustrations which were exhibited in the chamber from that point on the day."
Mr Newton also added that he was "disappointed that no recognition has been given to the role of the Executive Office in creating this scenario".
He said the first and deputy first ministers should not "lightly seek the recall of the assembly without ensuring that agreement is secured and maintained on the business to be transacted".
In November, Mr Newton apologised to the assembly for not declaring his links to the east Belfast organisation Charter NI, when he made an earlier ruling against an urgent debate on its funding.
The Speaker denied being an adviser to Charter NI, but he said he had offered it advice in the past.
With Shamrock Rovers losing 3-0 at Cork City, Derry are now three points ahead of the Hoops although the Dublin club have a game in hand.
Wexford's Eric Molloy hit the Derry woodwork early on and Gerard Doherty had to make a couple of fine saves.
Derry also had good chances but a draw was probably a fair result.
Second-from-bottom Wexford, already beaten three times by Derry this season, started brightly as Paul Murphy headed wide and Molloy hit the woodwork in the eighth minute with Doherty beaten.
As Derry improved, Wexford defender Gary Delaney made a brave intervention to divert a Lukas Schubert header out for a corner and home keeper Graham Doyle then produced a superb double save to deny the lively Nathan Boyle and Barry McNamee.
Doyle's evening was a mixed bag as he made a number of fine reaction saves but also struggled to deal with a few tame shots from range.
Rory Patterson had the ball in Wexford's net in the 28th but the effort was correctly ruled out for offside.
Wexford enjoyed a good period just before half-time as substitute Jonny Bonner - on for the injured Delaney - hit a swerving shot inches over Doherty's bar and Murphy tested the Derry keeper with a headed effort.
In the second period, Derry looked the more likely side to break the deadlock as Doyle denied Boyle and Schubert got the ball stuck in his feet when he seemed certain to score after Wexford had failed to clear a Patterson free-kick.
But defeat would have been harsh for the home outfit after a battling display.
The first lease for about 16,500 sq ft (1,532 sq m) of space in the first of six buildings has been signed.
Senator Alan Maclean said protests and petitions made it harder to get firms to sign a lease.
A petition against the development by the Jersey Development Company currently has about 1,000 signatures.
Banking group UBS is the first firm to sign a pre-let agreement for office space on the former Esplanade car park site.
The land is owned by the States of Jersey and the development is being completed by government owned body The Jersey Development Company (JDC).
Senator Maclean said a lot of misinformation had been spread and even though Swiss bank UBS had signed up for about a third of one building, it was enough to guarantee a profit.
He said it was too late to stop the development as more than £5m had been spent by the JDC to get to this point in the development.
The minister said: "It is bad enough seeing front page articles talking about protests against the finance centre with thousands of people.
"That gets picked up internationally. What sort of impression does that give of this island as a whole? It does no good for any of us.
"We have been through a process to get to this point, lets get behind the development company, celebrate UBS signing up and get a move on with this."
Deputy Montfort Tadier, of Reform Jersey, who called for a referendum on the development before any work began, said it had previously been promised no work would start until 200,000 sq ft (18,581 sq m) had been let.
He said: "It would seem that the democratic process is an irritant to the oligarchs who are increasingly running our island.
"The minister should get his own house in order and stop breaking promises which were made by his predecessor which were taken by the Assembly in good faith."
Senator Maclean said the promise applied to the previous developer, Harcourt, and that ended when the Jersey Development Company took over.
Further public meetings are to be held to explain what the JDC is planning to build on the Esplanade car park.
McGinity has previously worked as a consultant at the club and was head of rugby at a sport marketing company.
Worcester finished 10th in the Premiership table last season, 15 points clear of relegation.
"It has become apparent that a club's long-term recruitment strategy is crucial to building its success," chief executive Jim O'Toole said.
Party activists mocked Colum Eastwood's decision on social media.
Gerry Adams' chief spokesperson Richard McAuley tweeted a picture of Mr Eastwood on the platform at the conference.
He wrote: "Everything u ever needed to know about the SDLP in one image."
Mr Eastwood told BBC's The View programme: "If we're about convincing people that a united Ireland's a good idea, that's the kind of nationalism I'm involved in.
"It's an open nationalism. It's not a narrow nationalism. It's not one that thinks speaking to unionism is a bad thing.
"I really don't understand where Sinn Féin are coming from in all this, but it really puts to bed this notion that there's any kind of unionist engagement coming from Sinn Féin."
Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt said: "Sinn Féin have a unionist outreach officer and now they're outraged we are outreaching to the SDLP. That's just hypocritical."
But, Declan Kearney, who leads Sinn Féin's reconciliation programme, said it was all part of "the cut and thrust of politics".
He said: "I suppose the real question to ask is whether we're now seeing a situation where the SDLP are sleepwalking into getting bossed by the Ulster Unionist Party and whether there's a prospect of them eventually becoming absorbed into Fianna Fáil in the south or the UUP in the north.
"What we actually need to see is political unionism stepping up to the plate and beginning to reach out to republicanism and nationalism in a way that republicanism and nationalism has been reaching out to political unionism.
"There's been no reciprocation. That's a source of a great deal of discontent and concern and frustration within the wider republican constituency."
Meanwhile, DUP MLA Lord Morrow told The View his party would not invite a Sinn Féin leader to its party conference.
"The difference in an Ulster Unionist conference and a DUP conference is very clear," he said.
"We have a party conference; we have an array of speakers from the DUP and we don't have to go out and invite others to come in and fill the space to tickle the emotions of our delegates."
The View will be broadcast on BBC One Northern Ireland on Thursday night at 22:45 BST.
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There has been a 5.5% drop in alcohol-related hospital admissions and a slight fall in deaths.
There were also a drop in deaths from drug misuse and poisoning.
But while young people are heeding the messages, hospital admissions for the over 50s have increased for a third year running.
Josie Smith, head of the substance misuse programme at PHW called the latest figures "hugely encouraging".
"This indicates that interventions are taking place before these substances begin to truly endanger lives.
"What the data is also telling us about problematic drug and alcohol use in Wales is that trends are changing, with a shift away by younger people, aged up to 25 years, contrasting with increases recorded in the older populations."
In 2014/15, 789 young people were treated in hospital for drug poisoning - a fall of 9.4% but hospital admissions due to drug misuse amongst the over 50s was up 7.5%.
Those with drug issues include ageing heroin users as well as misuse of prescription drugs such as valium.
The total number of people starting treatment for drug or alcohol problems was 16,922, up by 10% on 2013/14.
More than a quarter had referred themselves for help.
Nearly 4,000 had heroin problems, with by far the largest group being men in their 30s.
There were nearly 3,500 young people assessed for treatment. Cannabis is the most common substance cited by the under 25s, with 1,263 assessments in 2014-15, an increase of 2.4%.
Alcohol referrals for this age group were up slightly but had fallen by more than 43% over the last five years.
The report also shows only two cases of treatment for mephedrone (or meow meow). However, Ms Smith said there was still "widespread use," especially in south Wales.
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In remarks seen as attacking Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, Mr Kaine also said the businessman had left "a trail of broken promises".
The 58-year-old moderate Democrat could appeal to Republicans who have been unsettled by Mr Trump's candidacy.
Mr Trump said Mrs Clinton and Mr Kaine "don't look presidential to me".
At the event in Florida, Mr Kaine recalled his time fighting housing discrimination as a young lawyer, saying: "If you want to be right, be a pessimist, if you want to do right, be an optimist. I like to do right."
Correspondents said Mr Kaine's comments were pitched to appeal to more left-leaning Democrats, who may have supported Mrs Clinton's one-time rival, Senator Bernie Sanders.
The Vermont senator had waged a strong campaign in the Democratic primary, championing liberal causes such as universal health care coverage.
The Trump campaign attacked Mrs Clinton's choice of running mate, dubbing the senator from Virginia "Corrupt Kaine".
As governor of the state, Mr Kaine accepted about $160,000 (£122,000) worth of gifts from political supporters, which was legal under the state's lax gift laws.
"If you think Crooked Hillary and Corrupt Kaine are going to change anything in Washington, it's just the opposite," said Jason Miller, spokesman for the Trump campaign.
On Twitter, Mr Trump sought to drive a wedge between the Clinton campaign and voters who had supported Mr Sanders.
Several Republicans senators praised the choice of Mr Kaine, including Arizona Senator Jeff Flake.
"Trying to count the ways I hate @timkaine. Drawing a blank. Congrats to a good man and a good friend," he wrote.
A former mayor as well as governor, Mr Kaine is an experienced politician and has been thoroughly vetted. He was on the short list to be President Barack Obama's running mate in 2008.
His home state of Virginia is seen as a key battleground in the election. Vice-presidential candidates can typically give tickets a slight advantage in their home states.
Mr Kaine embraced the typical role of the running mate, attacking the rival nominee.
He called on Mr Trump to release his tax returns and criticised his business dealings, including his Atlantic City casinos and Trump University.
"Trump leaves a trail of wrecked lives everywhere he goes," Mr Kaine said.
Mr Kaine also speaks fluent Spanish, which could help the Clinton campaign's outreach with Latinos - a key voting bloc.
On Saturday, Mr Kaine frequently spoke to the crowd in Miami in Spanish.
"Bienvenidos a todos en nuestro pais. Porque somos Americanos todos. [Welcome everyone to our country, because we are all Americans]," Mr Kaine said to cheers.
However, left-wing Democrats have questioned his stances on banking reform and abortion rights.
A Catholic, Mr Kaine personally opposes abortion and has favoured restrictions on late-term or "partial birth" abortions.
Also, he was recently among 70 senators who signed a letter urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau not to enact regulations that could harm community banks and credit unions.
The Democratic Party is already pushing back, enlisting President Obama to vouch for Mr Kaine.
"Like Hillary, Tim is an optimist. But like Hillary, he is also a progressive fighter," Mr Obama wrote.
The Democrats' four-day convention starts on Monday in Philadelphia with speeches by First Lady Michelle Obama and Mr Sanders.
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Virginia Senator Tim Kaine has attended his first rally as Hillary Clinton's vice presidential running mate, saying: "America was not built on fear".
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The man had confronted the group after they threw a firework at his house in Berryburn Place, Barmulloch, at about 00:45 on Sunday.
He was then racially abused and had bricks thrown at him before the youths ran off.
The victim was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary and released after treatment.
Police Scotland said officers were currently conducting door-to-door inquiries as well as examining CCTV.
Chf Insp Stevie Hazlett said: "This was a horrific attack on a family's home and a father who came out to protect them.
"It is absolutely essential that we trace the cowardly and despicable individuals responsible as soon as possible because this type of behaviour simply will not be tolerated in our community.
"Officers are following a number of lines of inquiry and I am confident that we will find the group of youths who did this, but we need the support of the local community to achieve this.
"If you have any information that could assist with our inquiries, no matter how insignificant it might be, please get in touch."
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A 61-year-old man was attacked and racially abused by a group of youths in Glasgow in what police are treating as a hate crime.
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It was born out of tragedy after three children were killed when a car plunged into them and their mother on 10 August 1976.
The driver, IRA man Danny Lennon, had been fatally wounded by a British Army patrol which was chasing him.
After the tragedy, the children's aunt, Mairead Corrigan, spoke to journalists.
"We went down this morning to the morgue and we saw two little ones and just to hear now that the third has gone, having a triple funeral on Friday, it's pretty hard," she said.
"I blame maybe one percent of our community of people who are so misguided and misled and I say to them 'please stop getting the young ones doing things that they don't even want to do. Please stop the violence, people can't take anymore, it's just too much'.
"I blame the Provisional IRA, I blame all men of violence. People who say they're Christians yet they can't practice what God said, love one and other and forgive and forget."
Days later, she began the movement along with her friend, Betty Williams.
The women were soon joined by Belfast journalist, Ciaran McKeown, among others.
In the weeks and months that followed they organised street groups, opened an office and led marches which drew thousands of people onto the streets demanding an end to violence.
Still active, the group's Facebook page states their continued message: "We want to live and love and build a just and peaceful society."
The Peace People held marches in Belfast, Enniskillen and Ballymena.
One of their most high-profile rallies was in Trafalgar Square in London where more than 10,000 people demonstrated for peace, while legendary folk singer, and political activist Joan Baez sang the anthem 'We Shall Overcome'.
Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for their efforts in trying to encourage a peaceful resolution to the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
In the subsequent years, the group continued to work for reconciliation in Northern Ireland and around the world.
In 2003, Ms Corrigan, now Mairead Corrigan-Maguire, was arrested at a non-violent prayer protest against the war in Iraq outside the White House in Washington DC.
Ms Corrigan-Maguire was one of five Irish activists deported from Tel Aviv in June 2010 after the ship they were travelling on tried to bring aid to Gaza in defiance of Israel's blockade.
Betty Williams left the Peace People in 1980 and later emigrated to America. She returned to Ireland in 2004.
This weekend, to commemorate their 40th anniversary the Peace People are opening their doors at their premises on the Lisburn Road in Belfast so people can "reflect on how peace and reconciliation has blossomed out of pain and loss".
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He told BBC Two's Newsnight the charges against him had been "rubbish" and he had been "persecuted half to death".
Asked if he would return to Parliament, Lord Black replied: "Well, why not." There was no rule against those with convictions doing so, he added.
Lord Black was imprisoned for three years for defrauding investors.
The former proprietor of the Daily Telegraph and a number of other world newspapers was raised to the peerage as Baron Black of Crossharbour in 2001.
Having left the US after his release from jail earlier this year, he is due to appear on the BBC One comedy show Have I Got News for You this Friday.
During testy exchanges with Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman, he called the US justice system "ghastly", accusing his interviewer of being a "priggish, gullible, British fool" for taking it seriously.
Asked if he expected to retain his seat in the House of Lords, Lord Black said: "Well, why not?"
Lord Black added: "First of all there is not a prohibition on a convicted criminal sitting in that House [of Lords]."
He said: "Let me tell you something, I am proud of having gone through the terribly difficult process of being falsely charged, falsely convicted and ultimately almost completely vindicated without losing my mind, becoming irrational, ceasing to be a penitent and reasonable person and actually being able to endure a discussion like this without getting up and smashing your face in, which is what most people would do if they had been through what I had been."
Mr Paxman said: "Well, you go ahead."
"No, I don't believe in violence," Lord Black replied.
In 2007 the peer was convicted of defrauding Hollinger International shareholders of $6.1m (£3.8m), by paying himself a tax-free bonus from the sale of newspaper assets without the approval of the company's board.
He had been forced out of the company by shareholders in 2003.
After his conviction, Lord Black was sentenced to 78 months in prison. He was released two years later while he pursued a partially successful appeal, in which a judge cut his sentence down to 42 months, including the 29 months he had already served.
Lord Black reported to prison in September last year to complete the remainder of his sentence but was released after eight months on good behaviour.
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Former media mogul Conrad Black has indicated he plans to resume his seat in the House of Lords, despite being convicted of fraud by a US court.
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Fire crews were called to the patrol car on fire outside the Bosworth parliamentary count at Hinckley Leisure Centre.
Steve Moore, watch manager at Hinckley Fire Station, said no-one was injured in the incident.
Onlookers said the car "exploded" and glass was blown across Coventry Road.
Kelly Hewitt, 41, was found by the side of the A66 on Teesside in March 2014 with severe injuries to his groin.
In May, he was discovered dead in his caravan at a Middlesbrough travellers' site. He was covered in blue paint and had a ligature around his neck.
The coroner ruled the father-of-six died as a result of misadventure.
During the inquest in Middlesbrough, coroner Clare Bailey said using the ligatures "may have been an act of some sort of erotic nature".
No-one was ever charged in connection with Mr Hewitt's injuries.
Councillors approved plans to reduce bed numbers at New Belbrook and The Bush units from 15 to 10, on Tuesday.
The council said the service for parents of disabled children costs £1m a year and savings would be invested in "other types of short break services".
Campaigner Freja Gregory, said respite care was "already stretched" and the council was "taking the easiest line".
Bristol City Council said it would continue to fund both units but the savings could provide short breaks services for an additional 50 to 60 families.
"We have over-provision of residential beds," a council spokesman said.
"In 2012-13 there were around 800 bed nights when beds in our residential short breaks units were empty, at a cost of £450 per night."
But Ms Gregory said the units "have to have a certain amount of flexibility" for emergency admissions.
"There may be nights when the occupancy is 70% but you can't run a service like that and have all the beds full all the time," she said.
"They've got to make the cuts, I agree, but they're sacrificing a very small but very severely disabled group of families."
The changes are due to be implemented next June.
The firm, which provides services to the energy and pharmaceutical sectors, also plans to create 114 additional jobs at sites around the UK.
Doosan said it was investing £4.5m in the Renfrew facility, which is being backed with £1.5m Regional Selective Assistance from Scottish Enterprise.
The new jobs are expected to be phased in around the UK sites by 2018.
Doosan Babcock chief executive Andy Hunt said: "The opening of this centre is fantastic news for Scotland and for Doosan Babcock as we seek to grow our process business, creating new roles for British engineers.
"The process sector can be a highly complex area to operate in but, thanks to this investment, Doosan Babcock will have the skillset and specialist knowledge to offer customers an integrated engineering and construction service that is unparalleled."
Doosan said the opening of the centre was the first step in a plan to almost triple the size of its process business over the next five years.
The new department will aim to deliver a "complete service" to companies operating in process industries such as oil and gas, refining, petrochemicals, chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
This service will range from concept design through to the construction and handover of new production facilities, as well as the repair, overhaul and upgrade of existing plants.
The company aims to engage UK customers and then target international growth opportunities, particularly in regions such as the Middle East.
Scottish Enterprise chief executive Lena Wilson said: "Doosan has ambitious plans for expanding its process business on the world stage and it is testament to our key capabilities and skills that Scotland has been selected as the location for such a pivotal part of the company's global growth plans.
"The company's decision to locate this new service here is an excellent example of how the support that we and our partners can offer is helping bring new investment into Scotland."
Finance Secretary John Swinney added: "This is another sign of confidence in Scotland as a great place to do business and a great place to invest."
Joan Edwards passed away in September 2012, aged 90, and left her estate to "whichever government is in office at the date of my death for the government in their absolute discretion to use as they may think fit".
This wording however caused some confusion.
The executors of the will interpreted this to be a donation to the political party in power, and both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats accepted the donation.
The public outcry that followed caused both parties quickly to hand back the money so that it could go to the Treasury.
Miss Edwards had been a nurse, so it was argued by many, that her intention must have been for it to go to the NHS.
It may never be clear what her true intention was - but what is clear is that the wording used in the will was ambiguous.
The second case that has hit the headlines involves an anonymous £500,000 legacy made also to the government in 1928, which came with the strict stipulation that it "could only be used to reduce the national debt to zero".
Eighty-five years later and the fund is estimated to be worth £350m, but because the national debt stands at about £1.2 trillion, it cannot be touched.
It would in this instance have been helpful for the will to have contained a clause that covered this scenario, or if the wording was a little more clear.
When the courts have to rule in cases interpreting a will, there is the "armchair principle" in England and Wales.
The court will endeavour to discover the intention of the deceased (the "testator") and by looking at extra evidence submitted.
It would therefore place itself in the "armchair" of the testator and consider the circumstances that surrounded them when they made their will, to assist arriving at their intention.
The law in Scotland and Northern Ireland may differ and separate legal advice should be sought.
Homemade wills need to be very carefully drafted.
It can be a false economy to make a homemade will, if your beneficiaries then face a costly legal battle to prove your intentions in court.
Strict rules governing the way a will is made and executed mean that errors can be made very easily which can invalidate it.
These errors often include not signing the will or having it witnessed correctly.
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The wording of a will can also be problematic as words and terms have specific meanings in law, which may be different to their use by the testator in their will.
There are regularly problems with the naming and the identification of individuals in wills.
Referring to people by nickname, or an abbreviated name, may cause confusion.
Also be careful if you have family members of the same name.
If you are related to two John Smiths but only want one to be a beneficiary, then make sure you specify which one is the true beneficiary.
Don't forget to include substitute beneficiaries if someone you name as a beneficiary dies before you - and don't assume that the children of a deceased beneficiary will (or will not) take their parents' share - there are special rules which can apply.
Altering your will by crossing out sections or making amendments after it has been signed will usually mean the alterations will be invalid and can lead to conflict within the family which can end up in the courts.
And it is worth remembering that your will when proved after your death becomes a matter of public record - which means that any one can look at it and obtain a copy.
So references to, for example, "that waste of space who is my son" may be worth avoiding.
If your will is judged to be invalid then your estate would be distributed in accordance with an earlier valid will or by the intestacy laws.
Your intention may not be for the government to benefit, but if there are no family members to inherit and no will, your estate will usually pass to the Crown, ultimately funding the Queen's activities as head of state.
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Sport Wales undertook a survey which showed 54% of women had done at least one activity in the previous four weeks compared to 63% of men.
It has launched a new campaign focusing on the social side of sport to encourage more women to get involved.
The Our Squad site lets people register activities and contact organisers.
The online community unites a variety of sports, from roller derby to softball, and encourages women to get involved and try out the site's different sporting offerings.
Sport Wales chief executive Sarah Powell said the campaign was about seeing sport in a different light and "putting fun at the forefront".
"We're not telling people about sport, rather we're tapping into what motivates them to take part," she said, adding a lot of women and girls surveyed said they took part for social reasons.
Ms Powell added barriers women faced getting into sport included children, career and lack of confidence, but she hoped the campaign would encourage them to "take the first steps".
The body drew on research from the National Survey for Wales highlighting the lower levels of female participation in sport.
Sara Phillips, 12, plays for Wales' female under-13 team, and also for Carmarthenshire under-13 boys, Llanelli Cricket Club's under-15 years team, the second team and last Saturday she played for first team too.
It is the first time in Llanelli's 178-year history a female has been chosen to play for the first team.
Sara hopes she will inspire other girls to play cricket. "Sometimes they only see boys playing, but girls have more of a chance to play because there aren't many of us, so it helps us improve in sport," she said.
Second team captain Rhys Westcott said: "The point was discussed by the two club captains who felt it was the right time to bring the first girl into the teams, and Sara was the one who was chosen... we hope as more women come through, it will start a trend through the club now."
Our Squad is supported by ambassadors, who each have their own reason for taking part in sport.
Among them is Angeline Tshiyane, 53, from Newport, who has set up a number of groups to help encourage an active lifestyle among the region's black, minority and ethnic (BME) communities.
She launched her own weekly swimming sessions for children and adults from BME backgrounds, as well as the country's first female only BME walking group.
"More women need to recognise the benefits of taking part in sport," she said. "Not only is it great for your health, but it's a great way to make friendships and raise your confidence."
Angharad Sian Roche, 34, is a softball player who set up Wales' first Welsh-language team, Teirw'r Taf, which competes in the Cardiff Softball League.
Ms Roche said friendship was the driving force behind the team's success.
"You have an instant common interest and everybody taking part wants every member of the team to enjoy themselves," she said, adding it was also good for "burning a few calories".
Despite being told by doctors at 26 she would never run or jump again due to osteoarthritis, basketball player Caroline Matthews went on to represent Team GB at two Paralympic Games and then took up the wheelchair version of the sport.
Ms Matthews, from Sully, Vale of Glamorgan, now coaches her own wheelchair basketball squad, Archers Wheelchair Basketball Club.
Emily Roberts, 16, from Llandudno, Conwy county, suffered with low self-esteem as a result of years of bullying at school, before taking up karate aged 10 to build her confidence.
Emily credits karate with helping her "break down the barriers she put up when she was bullied" and helping her to make friends.
Skater Stephanie Howarth, 30, has represented Cardiff's Tiger Bay Brawlers at UK, European and American roller derby tournaments after taking up the sport five years ago following a trip to watch a game.
"Seeing women involved in a contact sport, and witnessing the level of skill instantly made an impression on me," she said.
Jin Osborne says her involvement in sport to saved her life after she was diagnosed with a rare blood disease.
The 34-year-old fitness instructor from Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan is committed to helping women of all shapes and sizes to get active for the right reasons.
"It's vital to stay physically active because your body needs it and depends on it. I found this out in the worst way," Ms Osborne said.
She added: "Attitudes to sport should be more about its health benefits and the fun and friendships that exercise brings as opposed to what it does to our physical appearance."
One of the most prominent is Omar Shishani, who was appointed by the al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) as commander of the northern sector in Syria.
Until recently Omar Shishani was leader of the Jaysh al-Muhajirin wa al-Ansar (Army of the Emigrants and Helpers), an al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group comprising local and foreign fighters, including Chechens.
Omar Shishani was replaced by another Chechen commander, Salahuddin, as most Chechens in Syria refuse to pay allegiance to Isis.
Villagers here know each other, and some knew Omar Shishani ("Shishani" means "the Chechen" in Arabic).
One man, known as Abdullah, described Omar Shishani as "a good man".
Chechens drawn south to fight Assad
Another, Ayoub Borchashvili, a local imam in Jokolo village, said: "Omar is a respected man, a noble person and I like him very much.
"He and his colleagues flocked to Syria for the sake of Allah to help oppressed people there and to protect their rights."
The BBC has learned that Omar Shishani had served in the Georgian army a few years ago and was later jailed.
Someone who had served with Omar Shishani in the army told us: "He was a sober, respected person, who never showed signs of religious fanaticism or extremism."
No-one explained why Omar Shishani became motivated by religion, although his relation with the Georgian army could have played a role.
Through a middleman, the BBC managed to see a Georgian defence ministry official about Omar Shishani - or Tarkhan Batirashvili, his real name.
The record says Tarkhan Batirashvili was born in Birkiani, one of the major villages in the Pankisi valley, in 1986.
He performed national service in the Georgian armed forces in 2006-2007.
Afterwards, he joined the army at the end of 2007 as a rifleman.
The record says he took part in combat during the 2008 Russia-Georgia war and was promoted to the rank of sergeant.
Tarkhan Batirashvili was never decorated, according to the record. In 2010 he was diagnosed with tuberculosis and was considered unfit for the military service.
He was dismissed from the army and arrested a few months later, accused of illegally purchasing and storing weapons.
He was released from prison before completing his three-year jail term due to deterioration of his health.
According to people who knew him, Omar Shishani had "difficult times" with Georgian intelligence, causing him to move to Turkey.
From there he went to Syria, where armed conflict began, and there, thanks to his military skills, Omar Shishani - or Tarkhan Batirashvili - became one of the most influential military leaders of the Syrian opposition forces.
The Independent Monitoring Board said three prisoners were found dead in their cells during the reporting year.
It blamed "inadequate" physical and mental health services for inmates and said a shortage of staff had resulted in more time spent in cells.
However, it praised staff for their "considerable efforts" in engaging with prisoners on a day-to-day basis.
A Prison Service spokesman said Chelmsford was getting extra funding to pay for more officers.
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The report covered the 12 months from September 2015 and said the board "fears for general prison safety".
It also acknowledged the prison had long-term issues which were "beyond the control of the governor".
It said the Victorian buildings were dilapidated and in need of major refurbishment, for which money was not available.
In a statement, a Prison Service spokesman said: "We are committed to transforming prisons into places of safety and reform and we've announced a major overhaul of the prison system including 2,500 extra frontline officers.
"We take the mental health of those in our custody extremely seriously, but recognise that more can be done to support prisoners.
"That is why we've invested in specialist mental health training for prison officers, increased funding for prison safety, and launched a suicide and self-harm reduction project to address the increase in self-inflicted deaths and self-harm in our prisons.
"We have also invested £14 million to provide more than 400 extra staff in 10 of the most challenging prisons, with HMP Chelmsford using the additional funding to boost the number of frontline officers."
The 22-year-old had to come from behind to claim a 15-14 win over Velikaya, 31, the silver medallist from London 2012.
Ukranian Olga Kharlan took bronze with a 15-10 win over France's Manon Brunet.
Fencing governing body the FIE cleared all 16 Russians to compete, after the International Olympic Committee rejected a blanket ban on the country.
The call had come from the World Anti-Doping Agency in the wake of an independent report into state-sponsored doping in the country.
The FIE said it had "re-examined the results from 197 tests taken by Russian athletes in 35 countries, including Russia, between 2014 and 2016" and all were negative.
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"I would say that it's a recovery that is decelerating a bit," she told the BBC, but said it was expected to gain momentum next year.
"We are seeing massive transitions at the moment," she said.
After double-digit growth for decades, China's economy slowed to 7.4% last year.
The government has said it expected growth to slow further to about 7% this year.
However, the IMF has forecast growth of just 6.8%.
Ms Lagarde told the BBC that changes around the world were producing new situations, including emerging market economies having to cope with much lower commodity prices.
"Whether you look at China transitioning from one growth model to the other, from one exchange currency method to another ... we are having to adjust as a result."
On China's efforts to shift from an export-led economy to a consumer-led one, Ms Lagarde said the IMF was "very supportive of the transition that is taking place at the moment".
She noted China's efforts towards better management of its currency exchange rate and interest rates movements and expected the country's government to better communicate to the world what was going on in its economy "over the course of time".
"You don't move just overnight from being heavily controlled to being market determined, with massive market expectations that suddenly the situation should be the same across the world," Ms Lagarde said.
"It just doesn't happen that way."
Ms Lagarde's five-year term as head of the IMF expires in mid-2016, but at the Fund's annual meeting in Peru this week she indicated she was open to serving a second term.
The attacker threw a hand grenade before running into the court area and detonating a bomb, police told the BBC.
Also on Friday, four suicide bombers targeted a Christian neighbourhood near Peshawar before being shot dead.
Both attacks took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and were claimed by Taliban faction Jamaat-ul-Ahrar.
Militants have targeted lawyers in the past, including a bomb attack in Quetta last month that killed 18 lawyers. That attack was also claimed by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar.
Ijaz Khan, deputy inspector general of police for Mardan district, told reporters three lawyers and two police officers were among the dead at the courthouse.
The suicide bomber attempted to reach the court's bar room, where several lawyers had congregated - but was shot by police before he could enter, Mr Khan said.
The president of the Mardan Bar Association, Amir Hussain, told reporters he was in a neighbouring room when the blast happened.
"There was dust everywhere, and people were crying [out] loud with pain," he said.
Lawyers have come under attack because they are "an important part of democracy, and these terrorists are opposed to democracy", he added in quotes carried by the AFP agency.
Who are the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar?
•A faction of the Pakistani Taliban that operates independently in the Mohmand tribal region and surrounding areas.
•Name translates as The Party of Freedom Fighters.
•Carried out several attacks in Pakistan's north-west, including the Peshawar Valley region.
•Major attacks include a suicide bombing that killed more than 70 people at a park during Easter celebrations.
•Soldiers, lawyers and religious minorities are among those targeted.
The 30-year-old sex worker was hit and knocked to the ground then stabbed in the neck, near Oldham Road, Rochdale, on Thursday evening.
A man demanded money but fled empty handed, Greater Manchester Police said.
Det Ch Insp Sarah Jones said: "This was an unprovoked and vicious attack on a sex worker which left her with a knife in her neck."
The woman was taken to hospital for treatment but was later released.
The arrested man is aged 29, said police.
Neil Jackson, 35, from Penylan, pleaded guilty to eight counts of fraud at Cardiff Crown Court on Thursday.
The Crown Prosecution Service said he had advertised his house on Gumtree.
The court heard he falsely took bonds of between £1,000 and £1,400 from eight people, between October 2016 and March 2017.
The case was adjourned for sentencing until 18 May and Jackson has been remanded in custody.
"Jackson persuaded various people to pay him money over a number of months," said senior crown prosecutor Kelly Huggins afterwards.
"He continued his pretence that he was a registered landlord and that the agreements would be honoured.
"Instead, he lied about his son's health in order to delay them and avoid making repayments.
"His victims were relying on him to put a roof over their heads, but the reality was he deliberately took their money and prevented them moving on with their lives."
The Bluebirds did the damage in the latter stages of the first half, as firstly Ross Hannah capitalised on a poor back-pass by Elliott Durrell and rounded Liam Roberts expertly to put his side in front.
Just two minutes later, Jordan Williams headed in a second after Roberts failed to parry a Liam Hughes shot to safety.
Williams remained "on fire" after the break, cutting inside before unleashing a spectacular third.
Chester unexpectedly rallied midway through the second period and James Akintunde slid in to pull one back after a goalmouth scramble, before three minutes later setting up Theo Vassell to halve the deficit - but Barrow held on for maximum points.
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Match ends, Barrow 3, Chester FC 2.
Second Half ends, Barrow 3, Chester FC 2.
Evan Horwood (Chester FC) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Barrow. Richard Bennett replaces Ross Hannah.
Substitution, Barrow. Andy Haworth replaces Lindon Meikle.
Jordan Williams (Barrow) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Barrow 3, Chester FC 2. Theo Vassell (Chester FC).
Blaine Hudson (Chester FC) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Barrow 3, Chester FC 1. James Akintunde (Chester FC).
Substitution, Chester FC. Ryan Lloyd replaces Johnny Hunt.
Substitution, Chester FC. James Akintunde replaces Elliott Durrell.
Moussa Diarra (Barrow) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Barrow 3, Chester FC 0. Jordan Williams (Barrow).
Substitution, Barrow. Andrew Parry replaces Shaun Beeley.
Second Half begins Barrow 2, Chester FC 0.
First Half ends, Barrow 2, Chester FC 0.
Goal! Barrow 2, Chester FC 0. Jordan Williams (Barrow).
Goal! Barrow 1, Chester FC 0. Ross Hannah (Barrow).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Maguire, 27, has returned to the Kassam Stadium following his release by Championship club Rotherham United.
Scotland international Maguire scored one goal in nine games during a six-week loan spell earlier this season.
"It's an excellent signing. Chris has played all of his football at a higher level," said manager Michael Appleton.
Ismail, 22, has made just five appearances for his parent club since joining as a trainee in summer 2012.
He has previously been on loan at MK Dons, Burton and Notts County.
Meanwhile, midfielder Danny Rose, 27, has left the club by mutual consent after making 138 appearances across two spells with the U's.
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He is being treated at a hospital in Chicago, the company said.
Mr Munoz took over at United Continental only last month after Jeff Smisek was forced out for allegedly making deals with public officials in New York and New Jersey.
Shares fell 3.3% to $55.83 following the announcement.
The airline said it was continuing to operate normally. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and we are respecting their privacy," a spokesman said.
Mr Munoz is the former head Continental Airlines, which merged with United in 2010.
The company's board was waiting to hear from doctors and from Mr Munoz's family about the severity of the heart attack before deciding if an interim chief executive was needed, the Wall Street Journal reported.
It quoted a source who said the heart attack could have been mild and that he could return to work in two weeks.
United Continental has been embroiled in a scandal with the New York/New Jersey Port Authority. It has been accused of maintaining unprofitable flights that were popular with politicians in return for favourable government subsidies and better airport transit deals.
Mr Munoz was appointed chief executive in a bid to clean up the company and deal with a litany of staff and customer complaints.
The company had also struggled under Mr Smisek to merge the operations of the former United and Continental airlines.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said it had ended discussions with the owner of the circuit "for the foreseeable future".
The Telegraph has also reported that entrepreneur Laurence Tomlinson has also given up on securing a deal to invest in the site.
Circuit owner British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) said it would not comment.
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JLR was thought to have offered the prospect of injecting £33m into the home of British motor racing in return for a 249-year lease on the circuit.
But in a statement, the company said: "Jaguar Land Rover has ended discussions with the British Racing Drivers' Club for the foreseeable future and is not proceeding with any plans to either lease or purchase Silverstone at this time."
The first Grand Prix (GP) took place at Silverstone in 1950 and the race track has regularly hosted GPs since the start of the F1 championship in the same year.
Held at Dores on the shores of Loch Ness for the first time last year, the latest event is to be staged on 20 August.
Formed in 1989, Leftfield released a new album last year called Alternative Light Source.
Other acts confirmed include Duke Dumont, Mark Knight and Boys Noiz.
Also, underground dance music acts Leon Vynehall, Dan Shake and Moxie.
Festival founder Dougie Brown said: "We are delighted to announce Leftfield as our special guests, there is no arguing the impact they have had on the electronic music world and their set is guaranteed to be a highlight of the festival."
Groove Loch Ness is held at the site of the cancelled RockNess music festival, which drew up to 35,000 people at its peak but has not been held since 2013.
Last year's inaugural event was headlined by Groove Armada and was organised in just eight months by four people working in the music industry in Scotland.
The European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL), which represents Europe's 24 domestic football leagues, fears national leagues will suffer.
It wants the governing body to scrap proposed changes to the competition.
EPFL head Lars-Christer Olsson said: "Uefa has gone to bed with a limited number of clubs."
Uefa made changes to its elite club competition to head off the supposed threat of a breakaway competition being formed by the big clubs
But Olsson, who was chief executive of European football's governing body from 2003 to 2007, added: "Uefa was afraid for no real reason.
"For the majority of clubs, domestic leagues are more important than international competitions and more important than a breakaway league."
Uefa last month agreed to changes to the competition format which set aside more places for teams from Europe's top leagues - Spain, England, Germany and Italy - at the expense of smaller leagues.
There will also be a revamp of how Champions League cash is distributed.
From 2018, a club's "individual coefficient" - how it has performed historically in European competition - will affect how much money it receives.
Uefa has a duty to act on behalf of the entire game, not just a few, select clubs
That will see established former winners being better rewarded.
The European Club Association, which represents the clubs, backed the changes.
But Olsson said Uefa had pushed through the amendments "without taking into account the wishes and needs of everyone else".
He added: "We are asking Uefa to revoke the current decision and start the process all over again."
The Swede also cited organisational changes he said would move European football towards "a franchise system based on North American models", likening it to the NFL or the NBA.
Scottish Professional Football League chief executive Neil Doncaster - an EPFL member - has described the Champions League changes as "regressive and protectionist".
"We risk an inexorable slide towards an NFL-style closed-shop system. Uefa has a duty to act on behalf of the entire game, not just a few, select clubs and leagues," he added.
Earlier, the EPFL board issued a statement that warned the changes would widen the gap between the richest clubs and the rest.
It has threatened to rip up an agreement with Uefa which stops domestic matches being played at the same time as Champions League and Europa League games.
That would leave domestic leagues free to schedule a full league programme directly against Champions League games.
Uefa rejected the EPFL's claims, pointing to a "wide-ranging" consultation including the leagues.
Acting general secretary Theodore Theodoridis said: "We are happy that the concepts of solidarity, fair competition, fair distribution and good governance remain at the core of European football."
A farm in the village of Sellindge in Kent found 26 hives had been burnt out and others stolen.
It is an attack thought to be linked to the theft of two hives from another farm nearby.
PC Daniel Mills from Kent Police said: "This damage is not only cruel but detrimental to the beekeepers who will suffer a financial loss."
A large number of bees were killed in the attacks, a police spokesman said.
The fires and thefts occurred between 11 and 14 June, police said.
Police have advised beekeepers to camouflage the hives behind hedges or tall fences or to paint them a muted colour.
They also suggested apiarists keep their hives out of view from main roads.
The Local Government Association (LGA) said the problem was increasing because tattoo equipment was becoming more widely available and cheaper to buy.
The LGA warned that unlicensed tattooists can take "dangerous shortcuts with health and safety".
They may work in unsterilised studios, using cheap equipment bought online.
The LGA has also urged online retailers to provide warnings to children about the dangers of using do-it-yourself tattoo kits, which can be bought for less than £25.
It is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to be tattooed, unless it is performed for medical reasons by a qualified medical practitioner, or someone working under their direction.
Unlicensed tattooists, also known as scratchers, often work from home in kitchens or garden sheds and advertise their services on social media.
It is illegal to work as a tattooist without registering with the local council.
LGA Board member Cllr Morris Bright said tattooists operating under the radar posed "a real danger" to people's health as they often have low hygiene standards which "could put your life at risk".
"They can use unsterilised equipment that seriously increases the risk of spreading diseases such as hepatitis or HIV and causing permanent, ugly scarring," he said.
"Unregulated tattooists are also associated with bad tattoos, which require expensive work to put right, and because they've been done illegally, you won't have normal customers' rights.
"We would also encourage anyone who has visited an unregistered tattooist to seek medical advice from their GP and report the parlour to their local authority."
Council environmental health teams are in charge of carrying out raids and prosecuting illegal tattooists.
Those who ignore the law can also be prosecuted under health and safety legislation, which can lead to a £20,000 fine or a jail sentence.
In September 2015, Wrexham County Borough Council prosecuted a man for illegally tattooing children in his home for "pocket money prices".
He was fined just over £600 for six offences and a court order was issued for the destruction of his tattooing equipment.
About 20% of British adults have had a tattoo, according to a You Gov survey in 2015.
Barry Island Pleasure Park was rescued in 2010 from closure due to a drop in visitor numbers.
The planned redevelopment would see the 4.7 acre site turned into a mix of restaurants and cafes, a cinema, bowling alley and 124 flats.
Vale of Glamorgan council deferred a decision for a site visit.
Owner Ian Rogers said: "It's very disappointing, but it's just a site visit."
The fair, close to the beach, has been an attraction since 1920.
It was well used by holidaymakers who went to the nearby Butlins holiday camp, and after that site closed in 1986, it relied more on day trippers.
Poor weather conditions over recent summers had led to a drop in visitors, and in 2010 new tenants agreed a deal with the owner to run it for a year on a seasonal basis.
The park gained new fame when it featured in hit comedy Gavin and Stacey, the story of the romance between a Barry girl and an Essex boy.
Nessa, the character played by Ruth Jones, who co-wrote the series with fellow star James Corden, ran an amusement arcade in the fair.
The council said the site should still be used to attract people to the resort.
"Given the nature of the existing use and the importance of the site to the tourism function of Barry Island as a whole, it is considered essential for the development to be focused upon commercial leisure and tourism uses that can strengthen the existing package of attractions and encourage more people to visit the island," said Rob Quick, the council's director of environmental and economic regeneration.
"The proposed indoor leisure/entertainment centre would form the primary commercial use and, on the basis of the indicative plans, would serve as the hub of the development."
He added: "Since the closure of the Theatre Royal, there is no longer a cinema in Barry and, therefore, it is considered that this element of the scheme would provide a valued facility that is unavailable anywhere else in the town.
"Having regard to the above, it is considered that the proposed development would widen the seasonal spread of tourism activities at Barry Island and assist the maximisation of tourist opportunities."
The review, by a cross-party group of MPs and members of the House of Lords, heard a criminal record could hamper education and employment prospects.
It also found youth justice in England and Wales had "systemic failings" and an "inability" to prevent offending.
The government said it was "continually improving" the youth justice system.
Justice minister Jeremy Wright said youth crime was down and fewer young people were entering the system, but the ministry wanted to do more.
Inquiry chairman Lord Carlile said courts could be terrifying for a child.
"The key problem is that children appearing before courts often haven't got a real clue about what's happening to them," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
"We must make it a much more accessible and understandable system for children, their parents and guardians, and for victims."
The Liberal Democrat peer said the current criminal justice system was not working and that overall reforms would make it "much rounder".
"What we find is that people whose lives have been reformed - they've graduated, they've maybe become teachers or lawyers or accountants - are inhibited at obtaining work because CRB checks and other records checks show that they have committed an offence, for example robbery of a mobile phone, when they were 16 years old," Lord Carlile told the BBC.
"And it's held against them for a very long time. So we think that if people have been through a good criminal justice system, they should be able to wipe the slate clean when they become an adult."
However, he said a "decent time lapse" should be in place when under-18s commit serious offences.
The review said where possible, children should not be taken before a court, and crown court appearances for under-18s should be the rare exception.
Under current rules, criminal convictions for under-18s stay on their record for five and a half years, while cautions last two years. Some offences are never removed.
Source:Ministry of Justice
Mr Wright said work was under way to improve the system.
"We have introduced a new out-of-court disposals framework, set up pilots to divert young people from crime and make sure those with mental health issues and learning difficulties are dealt with appropriately and have improved the way children and young people are dealt with in court," the justice minister said.
"We have received Lord Carlile's report into the effectiveness of the youth court and will consider the recommendations alongside other departments, local authorities and the senior judges."
As well as calling for records to be cleared at 18 for low-level offences, the inquiry said these time periods should be reduced.
Evidence submitted to the inquiry suggested it is often not made clear to children by police that some out-of-court disposals, such as community resolutions, youth cautions and youth conditional cautions, can appear on criminal record checks.
One young person told the inquiry a criminal record was like an "anchor" to past offences.
The inquiry also found:
Lord Carlile said there was "a great deal of confusion" in courts about what they could and could not do, resulting in some "quite unwise" prosecution decisions.
He added that no one should be able to work in children's courts without specific training. This included judges and advocates, he said.
Enver Solomon, of the National Children's Bureau, which provided the secretariat for the inquiry, said reforms were needed to ensure resources were not "wasted on processing children through the courts" in a way which did not stop them becoming "criminals of the future".
"It merits urgent attention by all political parties to bring forward new approaches that are well evidenced and will deliver far better outcomes for child defendants, victims and their families," he said.
Killie's Josh Magennis headed home the only first-half goal as the hosts took the initiative.
Alim Ozturk found the net for the visitors before a second from Magennis put the hosts back in front.
But a late equaliser from substitute Juanma Delgado left it looking like extra-time before Sam Nicholson bagged the winner for Hearts.
Having won their first seven games in all competitions, Hearts' season had faltered with three straight league defeats. Killie, on the other hand, had found their form with back-to-back wins going into the cup tie.
And it was the home side who took the lead following some excellent build-up play.
Kallum Higginbotham found teenager Greg Kiltie, who turned Igor Rossi inside out before crossing for Magennis to head home.
However, Killie were forced into a change when Stuart Findlay had to be carried off the pitch after receiving a knock to his face, Steven Smith his replacement.
Nicholson had a chance to find the target when set up by Morgaro Gomis but the winger's effort was saved by Mark Ridgers, who joined Kilmarnock on an emergency loan on Tuesday amidst a shortage of goalkeeping options.
Hearts continued to make in-roads towards goal in the second half and and Danny Swanson's replacement Juanma did brilliantly to flick a Nicholson cross, but Ridgers saved again.
The leveller came when Ozturk fired a shot through a ruck of players from the edge on the box after Kilmarnock had failed to clear a corner.
Parity did no last long, though, as Higginbotham was allowed to stride forward unchallenged before setting up Magennis, who turned and sent a low drive into the bottom corner.
Still, Hearts would not be beaten and extra-time looked to be on the cards after Juanma's glancing header from Jamie Walker's cross found the net.
But there was another twist in the tale as Juanma mis-hit a shot 10 yards out and the ball fell straight into the path of Nicholson to strike home.
A traumatic end for Kilmarnock who must have thought by then they had done enough to win but it is Hearts who head through to Monday's last-eight draw.
Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson: "I thought we actually played well in quite a lot of the game.
"We lost a really bad goal at the start but we'd started well, first 10-15 minutes really well, dominating the game. But losing a goal from a cross, which was disappointing and it gave Killie a lift, it was difficult to get our passing game going again.
"Second half, I thought we passed well again, got back in it, got the goal to make it 1-1 and looked like we'd go on to win it and then lost another sloppy goal.
"It was then really gung-ho stuff, trying to get a wee bit of discipline in the game and keep going and when we got the equaliser I thought, 'we'll take that', and then we got the winner.
"Great to get through but shouldn't be losing two goals and it's something we really need to nail down."
Kilmarnock manager Gary Locke: "Cruel one for us tonight, I thought our performance was really good.
"We looked a real threat, played some terrific stuff but just that little bit of luck you need to get through in the cup eluded us tonight.
"Huge blow for us, everyone is really, really disappointed in there because we put so much into the game but football can be cruel as I certainly don't think we deserved that.
"The fans here are sensible supporters, they will have seen how well the boys played there and the effort they put in and some of the stuff we played was excellent, you just need that wee bit of luck as well and we didn't get that tonight."
Match ends, Kilmarnock 2, Heart of Midlothian 3.
Penalty Kilmarnock. Jamie Hamill draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Kilmarnock. Jamie Hamill draws a foul in the penalty area.
Sam Nicholson (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half ends, Kilmarnock 2, Heart of Midlothian 3.
Foul by Juanma (Heart of Midlothian).
Jamie Hamill (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Juanma (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Penalty conceded by Juanma (Heart of Midlothian) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Juanma (Heart of Midlothian) after a foul in the penalty area.
Goal! Kilmarnock 2, Heart of Midlothian 3. Sam Nicholson (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juanma.
Foul by Sam Nicholson (Heart of Midlothian).
Scott Robinson (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Kilmarnock 2, Heart of Midlothian 2. Juanma (Heart of Midlothian) header from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Walker.
Foul by Igor Rossi (Heart of Midlothian).
Josh Magennis (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Callum Paterson (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Josh Magennis (Kilmarnock).
Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Lee Ashcroft.
Substitution, Kilmarnock. Kris Boyd replaces Greg Kiltie.
Foul by Osman Sow (Heart of Midlothian).
Lee Ashcroft (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Kilmarnock 2, Heart of Midlothian 1. Josh Magennis (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kallum Higginbotham.
Foul by Prince Buaben (Heart of Midlothian).
Craig Slater (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Goal! Kilmarnock 1, Heart of Midlothian 1. Alim Ozturk (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom right corner following a corner.
Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Lee Ashcroft.
Igor Rossi (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Scott Robinson (Kilmarnock).
Substitution, Kilmarnock. Scott Robinson replaces Tope Obadeyi.
Attempt blocked. Callum Paterson (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Jamie Walker (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jamie Hamill (Kilmarnock).
Attempt missed. Kallum Higginbotham (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high.
Attempt saved. Juanma (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Craig Slater (Kilmarnock) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Prince Buaben (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Craig Slater (Kilmarnock).
Attempt saved. Steven Smith (Kilmarnock) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
Prince Buaben (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
The Dow Jones rose 56.22 to 17,958.73, while the S&P 500 gained 9.28 points to 2,091.18. And the tech-based Nasdaq added 23.74 points to 4,974.56.
Brent crude rose 1.9% to $56.60 per barrel and the price of US oil edged up 0.22% to $50.53.
General Electric shares rose nearly 3% on reports it was planning to sell its real estate holdings.
US media, citing sources, said the firm was close to selling nearly $30bn (£20bn) worth of investments in office buildings and other commercial property.
Investors had fretted that GE's investments in real estate - made through its banking arm, GE Capital - were too risky.
Anadarko Petroleum rose 3.2% and Marathon Oil shares climbed 2.9% on the stabilisation of the oil price.
Metals business Alcoa kicked off the earnings season after the bell on Wednesday, giving a mixed earnings report which led to its shares falling 3.3%.
Shares in game-maker Zynga plunged nearly 18% after the firm said it was bringing back founder Mark Pincus to run the company.
The man, 37, from Leicester, slipped on a rock in an area known as Tin Pan Gully, on Cwm Idwal, at about 11:00 GMT on Saturday.
The fall happened about 300ft (90m) above the A5 road. Members of Ogwen mountain rescue team attended and carried him off the mountain.
The man was later driven to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor by ambulance.
Craig Darwell wants hotels to introduce ID procedures for underage visitors after the incident in Chertsey.
Surrey Police were called to the hotel last Thursday over misplaced fears for his daughter's safety.
Travelodge has since apologised and said its staff were trained based on current national guidelines.
Mr Darwell, from Leeds, said there was only a double room available when he booked the room online for a trip to Thorpe Park - a Christmas present for Millie.
When staff questioned him on arrival, he said he could only show them his Facebook profile which had pictures of Millie as a baby and on her 13th birthday.
He said the most upsetting part was when the police officer talked to her.
"My daughter looked at me and said 'dad' because she thought I'd rung the police," he said.
He said the officer explained the hotel manager had called police before asking Millie if he was her father and whether she had any photos.
"We were going out to tea. We were going to make a night of it. She was in the room crying her eyes out. She couldn't come out of the bedroom," he said.
Mr Darwell believes the situation could have been avoided if the online booking system had requested ID for an underage visitor.
"At the point of booking, when I booked online, if I could have flagged up that somebody's underage, that I need to put some ID in, either a passport or a birth certificate, and I need to put it in at that point and bring it with me," he said.
A Travelodge spokesman said: "We take our responsibilities towards protecting children and vulnerable young people extremely seriously.
"Our colleagues are trained based on current national guidelines from the NSPCC, the police and other agencies and in the past, hotel team actions have led to successful intervention to protect young people."
He added the company was undertaking a full investigation.
A spokeswoman for Surrey Police said officers were called by a member of staff at the Travelodge in Chertsey following a concern for safety and added: "Officers attended, no arrests were made, and no further action was required."
She added: "Local and national evidence shows that child sexual exploitation can take place in hotel environments.
"We continue to work with the hotel industry, taxi companies and licensed premises to make them aware of possible warning signs of children at risk."
It all started so normally. Kate Bush, barefoot and in black, sang into a microphone with a seven-piece band behind her. After her second song, Hounds of Love, she declared "I need a drink of water" and swigged from a bottle at the side of the stage.
This could have been any gig almost anywhere. Perhaps Bush had decided to abandon the lavish theatricals of her one and only tour 35 years earlier in favour of something more conventional.
But then, six songs in, everything changed.
A dancer leapt centre stage, manically spinning an object around his head. Confetti exploded into the auditorium, and a giant screen dropped in front of the stage and played a short film featuring an astronomer.
Here, at last, was the much-anticipated live performance of The Ninth Wave, Kate Bush's 30-minute sonic odyssey about a shipwreck from 1985's Hounds of Love album.
What followed were surely some of the most mind-bending images ever to find their way into a rock concert - huge billowing sheets making a seascape, a search-and-rescue helicopter buzzing over the audience and sailors in lifejackets brandishing hatchets and a chainsaw.
There was even a bizarre mini-play - with Bush's teenage son Bertie as one of the characters - about cooking sausages.
And in the midst of it all Bush herself was carried off by what can only be described as fish skeleton creatures. This was the stuff of nightmares.
Even lovers of Kate Bush's music - and the Hammersmith Apollo was packed with them - were not expecting something so off the chart.
It felt like an opera, am-dram, a movie and a West End musical rolled into one.
After a 20-minute interval, Bush was back with more stunning visuals to accompany a batch of songs - collectively known as The Sky of Honey - from the 2005 album Aerial.
A wooden puppet child wandered the stage as Bush sang at her piano. Giant projections of birds in flight filled the back of the stage while 16-year-old Bertie was back in the role of an artist at work on a huge canvas. He even got to sing a solo song, Tawny Moon.
The early songs from the late 1970s and early 1980s that made a Bush a household name were absent, but no-one seemed to mind.
Bush may not be the energetic 20-year-old who last performed on the same stage in 1979, but the 56-year-old singer has retained the power to entrance her audience. Among the cheers, some were moved to tears at this most unpredictable of comebacks.
After the three-hour show, thousands spilled out into a damp London night knowing they had witnessed something unique. It's likely that many will wake next morning feeling they have been not only to a gig, but squeezed in a trip to the cinema and the theatre as well.
When it comes to photographing Africa, the images burned into the collective consciousness of those outside the continent are mostly of poverty and conflict.
The Everyday Africa Instagram feed is trying to redress the balance. While not shying away from those themes, it looks for the beauty in the normal, returns dignity to the subjects and helps change perceptions of the continent.
Here we present some of the pictures from a recent book which is a collection of some of the account's best images.
Nigerian photographer Tom Saater captured the feeling of hope and anxiety in the face of lawyer Ginika Okafor who had just been called to the bar.
She was on her way to the graduation ceremony in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, when she was photographed in this thoughtful pose.
Saater says this was a very emotional day for Ginika. She had been crying shortly before the picture was taken and had been talking a lot about what her life would be like after graduation, he adds.
Ricci Shyrock took this photo of a man trying to look sharp despite the dusty street around him in Guinea's capital, Conakry, just before the country was declared Ebola-free.
"There was something I relished about seeing such a mundane activity as shoe shining going on normally as the fear of Ebola faded," she says.
"In addition, I'm often drawn to reflections of fashion in the street and what those fashions say about a society.
"I've always seen shoe shining as such an aesthetically obvious way fashion is also a class divide. I wanted to show that class divides exist here just as obviously as they might in somewhere more familiar to the global gaze, such as New York."
Malin Fezehai captured these children at play near Zaria, northern Nigeria.
"I really like the boy in the middle who is looking at something and zoning out from everything happening around him," she says.
"Then you also have a storm coming in the background so the clouds are very dramatic, and I think it's just a nice playground moment that I reacted to."
Austin Merrill caught children at play on the other side of the continent, at a school in Mombasa, Kenya.
"I feel like the image has something to say about the future for these kids," he says.
"They're sprinting toward something that's unknown but hopeful. The crows on the track might be seen as a portend of something negative, but they're overwhelmed in the photo by the buildings - modern structures and a construction crane that speak to opportunity and promise."
Edward Echwalu captured a young boxer during a training session in a makeshift gym in the Katanga slum of the Ugandan capital, Kampala.
The gym is known as a place where young mothers go to box. Initially this was for self-defence, but some women have gone on to earn money from the sport.
"Boxing is seen as a man's sport and these women are breaking the stereotype," Echwalu says. "To me, the boy in the picture is learning that boxing is not the preserve of men."
The metallic jacket and hair-do of this young refugee in Mugunga, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, playing draughts caught the eye of photographer Ley Uwera.
"I was impressed by the hairstyle, the look and attention to detail," she says.
"The photograph shows that everyone can live a normal life. It also shows something positive about a situation that is not so wonderful."
"Being nervous about taking a test is, I believe, something universal for those who have had the privilege of being a student," photographer Jana Asenbrennerova says.
She snapped these students at the Université Protestante in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, as they were taking their final exams.
"I visited several classrooms and the atmosphere in each was quite intense... I easily related to their anxiety and felt their pain of exam taking," she says.
The Instagram format means that the mobile phone plays a central, if unspoken, role in Everyday Africa. Here, in Andrew Esiebo's shot, that comes to the fore.
These two glamorous women in a Lagos cafe are taking and comparing selfies as they prepare for a night out.
Part of Esiebo's work is chronicling the rapid development of urban Nigeria and capturing the people in the cities.
"I took this photo on a hot summer afternoon during the final weekend of a month-long traditional celebration in the Cape Flats here in Cape Town," Charlie Shoemaker says.
"With streets lined with bystanders yelling and dancing, the band snaked through the winding road of the township."
But the photo also shows a moment of joy before a tragedy, Shoemaker says.
"The events later in this day would take me from this beautiful scene to absolute horror as a young member of the band was killed as an innocent bystander to a gang fight."
Portraiture is a familiar format where the pride of the subjects can often shine through.
Photographer Holly Pickett says she was wrapping up an assignment in the southern Senegalese village of Sare Dembara when she decided to snap some of the villagers.
"The young man in this photo quickly picked up his daughter before presenting himself to me.
"He was so proud. He wanted to be photographed while holding her, and it was a spontaneous, sweet gesture of affection. A parent's love is universal."
Nichole Sobecki was drawn to this photographer's studio in Kibera, the large slum in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, as its lights were shining out in the early morning.
The boy was having his photo taken for an ID card.
"The student had the look of intentional seriousness that many of us take up for official portraits," she says.
"As soon as the camera was away he relaxed, laughing with us as we waited for his photo to be printed and the long walk ahead of him to school."
Sobecki is a photojournalist taking pictures to communicate a specific story, but she says she also likes to capture "the quirks, jokes, boredom, frustration and hope that make up this diverse and changing continent".
Laura el-Tantawy says her photograph "is a slice of the vibrant life and energy overflowing on Cairo's streets".
She snapped the women riding in a horse carriage close to Tahrir Square from her car window.
"My first instinct was to photograph the rainbow of colours," she says. "The women's hijabs contrasted against the colours of the design inside the carriage.
"I never saw the woman in the niqab and even now, when I look at the photograph, my eyes often miss her and go to the two girls on the right. Her presence is a surprise for me."
In Mali's capital, Bamako, in November 2015, while attention was focused on the aftermath of an Islamist militant attack on a hotel, life carried on as normal elsewhere in the city.
For Jane Hahn, her picture of this woman riding her motorbike with the wind blowing through her hair, "represents the resilience, strength and beauty of the Malian people".
The offer would be part of the £9bn sale of shares in the bailed-out bank announced in the Budget in March.
Mr Cameron will say later that it marks another step in the journey "we have been making in repairing our banks".
Labour said the Tories had announced the plans at least seven times before.
The Lib Dems said the idea had been looked at by the coalition government but decided against because it was not clear the money could be recouped for the taxpayer.
Under the plans, buyers who keep their shares for a year will be rewarded with a loyalty bonus.
It will include one additional free share for every 10 shares that they still hold.
Mr Cameron is expected to confirm that, with Lloyds shares closing at 78.75p on Friday, those offered to individual investors will be sold for more than the 73.6p a share paid by the previous Labour government when it bailed out the bank following the financial crash of 2008.
This issue includes the wider economy and deficit reduction but also employment and the role of business.
Policy guide: Where the parties stand
The prime minister is due to say: "The £20bn bailout of Lloyds Bank by the last Labour government became a symbol of the crisis that engulfed the British economy under Labour. After the public bailed it out, people feared they wouldn't see their money returned.
"Today they are. Today's announcement marks another step in the long journey we have been making repairing our banks, turning our economy around and reducing our national debt, only made possible by our long-term economic plan.
"That's why it is so important that we don't put all that progress at risk, but instead build on what we've done so we can deliver a brighter, more secure future for our country."
It is known as a retail share offer: but it also amounts to a retail political offer.
Elect a Conservative government, David Cameron will say, and we will make shares available to the public - and not just to institutional investors such as pension funds.
The Tories hope that now the Lloyds share price is above the amount the previous government paid for the shares they can be sold at a profit to the taxpayer.
For the second time in a week - after their announcement offering the right to buy housing association homes in England - the Conservatives are again reviving an idea pioneered by Margaret Thatcher that they hope will be popular.
Labour said this was the seventh time David Cameron had announced the plan to sell Lloyds shares.
Under the terms of the retail offer, buyers will receive a discount of at least 5% on the market price at the time of the sale, with priority being given to investors purchasing up to £1,000 worth of shares.
The minimum purchase will be £250 and there will be a maximum limit of £10,000.
The government has already raised £9bn from the sale of Lloyds shares, and the state's stake in the bank - which was 43% at the time of the bailout - is now down to 22%.
The proceeds from the latest offering will be used to pay down the national debt.
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The 32-year-old's first World Series win since 2012 ended the 13-event winning streak of Gwen Jorgensen.
Jenkins' main rival for the final spot at Rio, Jodie Stimpson, finished 12th.
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In the men's race, Jonathan Brownlee was third behind two Spaniards - Fernando Alarza and winner Mario Mola.
The 25-year-old defending Gold Coast champion, who has been pre-selected for Rio, finished 41 seconds behind the 1:46.28 of number one-ranked Mola, who also took the opening World Series event in Abu Dhabi in March.
Brownlee's brother Alistair, the defending Olympic champion and also pre-selected for Rio, finished 36th.
With an official announcement due in June, Jenkins and England's Commonwealth champion Stimpson are competing to join Non Stanford and Vicky Holland as Britain's female triathlon contingent in Rio this summer.
Jenkins' victory in Queensland is an important one, after Stimpson followed up her season-opening win in Abu Dhabi on 5 March with victory at a sprint-distance World Cup in Mooloolaba, Australia a week later.
Two-time world champion Jenkins is currently ranked number one in the world, two places above Stimpson but the latter is 5-2 up in head-to-head results between the pair since 2014.
On Saturday, Jenkins finished 41 seconds ahead of current world champion Jorgensen of the USA, unbeaten in World Series events since 2014, with New Zealander Andrea Hewitt another second back in third.
"I can't quite believe it," said Jenkins. "I did not have the best swim today, and then on the bike, because it was so technical, it was just as hard even if you were at the front. And I got to the run and just went for it."
Regarding Rio, she added: "The team is not announced yet but I think I have probably done enough today.
"Our team is so strong and it is so unfair that Jodie might not be going to the Games."
1. Helen Jenkins (GB) 1:56.03.
2. Gwen Jorgensen (US) 1:56.44.
3. Andrea Hewitt (NZ) 1:56.45.
4. Flora Duffy (Ber) 1:56.58.
5. Rachel Klamer (Ned) 1:58.06.
6. Katie Zaferes (US) 1:58.14.
7. Emma Moffatt (Aus) 1:58.47.
8. Vendula Frintova (Cze) 1:59.06.
9. Lisa Perterer (Aut) 1:59.07.
10. Kirsten Kasper (US) 1:59.09.
11. Melanie Santos (Por) 1:59.13.
12. Jodie Stimpson (GB) 1:59.21.
Overall Series (After 2 of 9 events)
Leaders: 1. Jenkins, 1,485 points; 2. Duffy, 1,266; 3. Stimpson, 1,139.
1. Mario Mola (Spa) 1 hour 46 minutes 28 seconds.
2. Fernando Alarza (Spa) 1:46.55.
3. Jonathan Brownlee (GB) 1:47.09.
4. Ryan Bailie (Aus) 1:47.31.
5. Ryan Fisher (Aus) 1:47.45.
6. Joe Maloy (US) 1:47.53.
7. Vicente Hernandez (Spa) 1:47.58.
8. Marten van Riel (Bel) 1:48.01.
9. Jacob Birtwhistle (Aus) 1:48.04.
10. Gregory Billington (US) 1:48.16.
11. Tyler Mislawchuk (Can) 1:48.17.
12. Henri Schoeman (SA) 1:48.21.
Overall Series (After 2 of 9 events)
Leaders: 1. Mola, 1,600; 2. Alarza, 1,373; 3. Bailie, 1,097.
Simeon Akinola handed The Iron the lead with a lobbed finished over Phil Smith.
Omar Beckles' header brought the Shots back on level terms as Braintree conceded their first goal in 531 minutes.
Aldershot - who have won once since January - secured all three points as striker Ross Lafayette's shot was saved with Nathan Ralph netting the rebound.
Braintree fall to sixth, despite being level on points with-fifth placed Dover in the final play-off place after Tranmere's win over bottom-of-the-table Kidderminster.
Aldershot Town boss Barry Smith told BBC Surrey:
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"I'm delighted with the way they came back from going a goal down.
"We've had a few sore ones recently and I thought their determination, grit and the desire to get themselves back into the game was excellent.
"If you lose a goal you always want to score as soon as possible, but we had confidence if we kept doing the right things we would've created other chances.
"I thought we got the ball down and played some good stuff at certain spells during the game and limited them to very few opportunities."
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The women, Doan Thi Huong from Vietnam and Siti Aisyah from Indonesia, allegedly smeared deadly VX nerve agent on Mr Kim's face in Kuala Lumpur airport on 13 February.
They appeared in court near Malaysia's capital, protected by special forces.
They could face the death penalty if convicted of murder.
No plea was recorded in the magistrates' court as only higher courts have jurisdiction over murder cases. But after the charge was read out, Doan Thi Huong said "I understand but I am not guilty," in English.
It is widely believed that North Korea was responsible for the attack, which it fiercely denies. Kim Jong-nam, was openly critical of the North Korean regime.
They will appear again on 13 April, when prosecutors will apply for them to be tried jointly in a higher court. The charges were read first against Ms Aisyah, then against Ms Huong, both of whom were in handcuffs.
Siti Aisyah's lawyer Gooi Soon Seng asked the court to issue an order banning the police and potential witnesses from making statements that might endanger his client's right to a fair trial.
Both women have previously said they were paid to take part in what they thought was a TV prank.
Malaysia's chief prosecutor earlier said no decision had yet been taken on whether to charge a North Korean man, Ri Jong Chol, who is also being held over the killing.
That "depends on the outcome of the police investigation, which is still ongoing", Mohamed Apandi Ali was quoted as saying by AFP news agency.
Other suspects in the killing include a senior official at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur and a staff member of the state airline. South Korea believes at least four suspects are North Korean spies.
Kim Jong-nam, 42, was at a check-in desk for a flight to Macau, where he lives, when he was accosted.
His face was smeared with the toxic nerve agent VX - an internationally banned chemical weapon - and he died within 15-20 minutes, Malaysia's health minister said on Sunday.
North Korea has not confirmed that the person killed was Kim Jong-nam, as he was travelling under a different name.
Pyongyang has only said that he was a North Korean travelling on a diplomatic passport. The country also opposed Malaysia conducting an autopsy.
A high-level delegation from North Korea, including the country's former deputy ambassador to the UN, Ri Tong-il, arrived in the Malaysian capital on Tuesday.
They said they wanted to claim the body and were seeking the release of North Korean suspect Ri Jong Chol.
Little is known for definite about Doan Thi Huong and Siti Aisyah except that they had left their homes in different parts of Asia and were trying to make a living in Malaysia.
Malaysian police officials described Ms Huong, a 28-year-old from Vietnam, as an "entertainment outlet employee" while Ms Siti, 25 from Indonesia, was working in a hotel massage parlour.
Ms Huong's Facebook page, in which she posted under the name Ruby Ruby, showed her posing in a number of selfies and glamour shots. There are rumours she once auditioned for Vietnam's version of Pop Idol.
Her family said she left her home village in north Vietnam at 17 to study in the capital Hanoi, and had rarely returned home since. They said they were surprised to learn she was in Malaysia.
Her stepmother told BBC Vietnamese that the family were fed up with all the attention they had received but were grateful for the support of their neighbours.
"They are sympathetic because they don't understand how a daughter of a family with high moral values like us could become like that," Nguyen Thi Vy, 54, said.
Siti Aisyah was arrested for the killing along with her 26-year-old Malaysian boyfriend, who was later released on bail.
She told the Indonesian embassy officials that she thought she was taking part in a reality TV show, and had been paid 400 Malaysian ringgit ($90; £72) to smear what she thought was baby oil on to Mr Kim's face.
Ms Siti was out partying with her friends the night before the killing. A friend, who spoke anonymously, said they had been celebrating her birthday, which had been the day before. Film footage purportedly from the evening shows her talking with friends about becoming an internet star.
Ri Jong Chol, 47, is a North Korean who has lived in Malaysia for the last three years. He is in Malaysian detention.
The Malaysian boyfriend of Siti Aisyah, Muhammad Farid Jalaluddin, was arrested but police said he would be released on bail.
Hyon Kwang Song, 44, second secretary at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur is being sought by police. He is believed to be in the embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
Kim Uk Il, 37, is a staff member of North Korea's state airline Air Koryo, and is also believed to still be in Malaysia.
Ri Ju U, 30, a North Korean also known as "James", has been identified by the women as the man who recruited them.
Ri Ji Hyon, 33, a North Korean, is believed to have fled to Pyongyang.
Hong Song Hac, 34, a North Korean, is believed to have fled to Pyongyang.
O Jong Gil, 55, a North Korean, is believed to have fled to Pyongyang.
Ri Jae Nam, 57, a North Korean, is believed to have fled to Pyongyang.
His family say the 75-year-old is able to sit up in bed, adding that while he is "by no means out of the woods there is room for cautious optimism."
Greaves has a club-record 220 league goals for Tottenham from 1961 to 1970.
His 44 goals in 57 caps puts him fourth in the list of all-time England goalscorers behind Sir Bobby Charlton, Gary Lineker and Wayne Rooney.
A statement on Tuesday from Greaves's wife Irene read: "Jimmy is having to do what he is told and understands the seriousness of what has happened. He's in the best hands."
Greaves, who had a minor stroke in 2012, scored a then-club record 124 league goals for Chelsea between 1957 and 1961.
He also played for AC Milan and West Ham and was part of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad but originally missed out on a medal because he was injured during the group stage.
In the 1980s he forged a new career as a football pundit on ITV, most notably alongside former Liverpool striker Ian St John on Saint and Greavsie, which ran from 1985 to 1992.
He will have a private meeting with the monarch at the Palace of Holyroodhouse on Wednesday to "honour her importance to Canada's history".
He will also thank her for her "continued dedication to Canada", his office said.
Mr Trudeau will visit Scotland after meeting Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar for the first time the previous day.
He will then go on to the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on 7 and 8 July.
The Canadian Prime Minister's office said his visit to Ireland and the UK will "serve to recognise the strong family ties, history and common purpose our countries share".
Mr Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, was elected as Canada's prime minister in 2015 and said he is looking forward to his meeting with the Queen.
He said: "Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's commitment to public service has long inspired me and many other Canadians.
"With this year marking the 150th anniversary of Confederation, I look forward to thanking her personally for her dedication to our country and for carrying out her duties with such grace and strength."
The 18-month-old got his neck tangled in a cable used by keepers to open and close his cage.
An official claimed the lion got himself caught as he jumped around.
However, by the time the police arrived, the lion's carcass had been removed from the cage, complicating any investigation into whether negligence contributed to his death.
Zoo director Ratna Achjuningrum said keepers did not realise they should wait for police.
"They did not think that it was potentially a crime scene that needed to be sealed off," she said.
Surabaya zoo, on the island of Java, is Indonesia's oldest - and home to thousands of animals, birds and other creatures.
In recent months, however, it has been dubbed "the zoo of death" because of the number of animals dying from malnutrition, disease and neglect.
A few days before Michael's death, a wildebeest was found dead in its cage. A few days later, a young mountain goat died of neck injuries. Zoo officials said it was attacked by an adult goat.
And in March 2012, 20kg (44 pounds) of plastic were found in the stomach of a dead giraffe.
In the 1970s the zoo was South East Asia's largest, with more species than anywhere else in the region.
Today it has a total of 3,465 animals from 201 species living within its walls.
But far from being a statistic it should be proud of, activists say overpopulation - along with lack of funding and expertise - are urgent problems for management to address.
Entering the park, crowds of noisy black-furred gibbons known as siamang play, sleep and eat on an island. Nearby, pelicans and herons are crammed into an aviary measuring about 180 sq m (1,940 sq ft).
Veterinarian Liang Kaspe, the zoo's head of operations, says the cage is big enough for the 86 pelicans inside.
"There is no overpopulation here," she said. "They need to live in big groups in order to breed."
"We have a plan to expand this cage," she added.
In a row of enclosures surrounded by a moat, dozens of long-tailed macaques roamed around in packs. At least 10 of them had babies attached to their stomachs like marsupials.
Dr Liang acknowledged that there was a surplus of macaques, but said the zoo could not reduce the population because it could not find any place to take them.
"It's not that easy to move these animals, because we need to think about their lives when they're out of this zoo," she said.
"It's not like having a cow or a cat that you can sell or give to other people if you don't want them anymore."
But other experts say urgent action is needed.
The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (Waza), a group that includes 300 leading zoos and aquariums as its members, deems the animal welfare conditions in Surabaya so appalling that its leader has written two letters to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the past two months.
In one of the letters, Waza Executive Director Gerald Dick said the situation in Surabaya was "becoming more than a single zoo issue".
He suggested that the conditions in Surabaya could threaten the reputation of all zoos, which often face criticism from groups that oppose keeping animals in captivity.
Last month Mr Yudhoyono finally stepped in. In front of journalists, the Indonesian leader said that his wife "never slept" because of the barrage of messages on social media that she received about the zoo.
After he met officials, the central government formally gave Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini full authority to manage the zoo.
The move is expected to put a stop to the infighting and frequent changes in management that have taken place in recent years.
In 2010, as conditions deteriorated, the central government asked experienced zookeeper Tony Sumampau to temporarily run the zoo - then funded by admission fees and external fundraising.
Ms Rismaharini took it over last year, amid deepening problems, but zoo management has not been part of the city budget until now.
Mr Sumampau said he doubted whether the city government would succeed on its own in improving the animals' welfare.
"As long as they change most of the staff and the management, and they have a professional to help them run the zoo, I think it can happen," he said.
"But this is a very difficult political decision. If the mayor wants to spend money, she can rebuild the zoo. But she is not going to be a mayor forever, and that is why most government zoos in Indonesia are not in good condition."
Back at the zoo, Director Ratna Achjuningrum rejected the notion that the Surabaya zoo had become a national shame.
"We have many successes, for example we've been successful in breeding Komodos, and in providing a place for proboscis monkeys that resembles their natural habitat."
The endangered primates she referred to came from the mangrove, riverine and swamp forests in the island of Kalimantan, also known as Borneo.
I pointed out that the island where the proboscis monkeys lived in the zoo had several dead trees.
"Of course there are still shortcomings, but we will improve them," Ms Ratna said.
Murray fought back after losing eight successive games to register a 6-1 2-6 6-3 victory over Italian Fabio Fognini.
He and Heather Watson then completed a 6-3 6-3 win over Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro and David Ferrer in the mixed doubles.
Murray will face American Steve Johnson in the singles last eight on Friday.
The Wimbledon champion was under pressure going into the third set before winning six games in a row to progress, in the process stretching his winning run to 15 matches following his French Open final defeat by Novak Djokovic in June.
"It was really, really hard out there and difficult to appreciate unless you were actually out there playing," Murray said.
"Sometimes the conditions don't allow for you to play really well and the conditions didn't allow that today."
It was a different matter in the doubles, where he and Watson competed a speedy victory after they received a late call-up when Romanians Monica Niculescu and Florin Mergea withdrew from the competition.
Watson, who was knocked out of the second round of the women's singles, admitted she "had her bags packed" before hearing she was playing.
"I genuinely had all my stuff packed, I had no idea, wasn't sure if we'd get in and then just got told, 'Get your kit on, you're on'," she said.
"I really do enjoy mixed doubles I enjoy the variety and trying to return the guy's serves, all of it."
It was a frustrating day for British number one Konta, who delivered an error-strewn performance against Germany's Angelique Kerber.
Number two seed Kerber took just over an hour to beat Konta 6-1 6-2.
The Briton and mixed doubles partner Jamie Murray put in a strong performance against Americans Jack Sock and Bethanie Mattek-Sands, but Konta suffered her second defeat of the day as they were beaten 6-4 6-3.
World number five Rafael Nadal maintained his bid to regain the Olympic men's singles crown he won at Beijing 2008 with a 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 victory over Frenchman Gilles Simon.
The 14-time Grand Slam winner, 30, had not played since the French Open in May and later withdrew from the mixed doubles with partner Garbine Muguruza.
He will, however, compete for gold in Friday's men's doubles match with Marc Lopez.
Meanwhile, Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, who knocked out world number one Novak Djokovic in the first round, is into the last eight after a 6-7 (4-7) 6-1 6-2 win over Japan's Taro Daniel.
"This has been a great tournament, a great week for me already," Del Potro, the 2009 US Open champion, said.
"I'm looking forward to go far, trying to fight for one medal. I'm still playing well, but the next round is going to be a really difficult match for me."
Del Potro will play Spain's Roberto Bautista-Agut next, while Nadal faces Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci.
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GB dominated the possession in the first half and were unlucky not to go ahead when Nick Catlin struck the post.
Olympic champions Germany grew in confidence after the break, with Marco Miltkau poking home the winner in the third period.
Australia took gold with a 3-1 shootout win over India in the final, which finished goalless.
"We need to start taking our chances," said GB captain Barry Middleton.
"We had more energy and more intensity, which is what we've been looking for throughout the tournament but we need to work on breaking the best teams down when it matters."
With many of the GB team having competed as part of the England squad at last year's European Championships, they were looking for revenge following a semi-final shootout loss to the Germans in 2015.
They drew 1-1 with Germany earlier in the 2016 Champions Trophy Pool stage, but created few clear-cut opportunities in the bronze-medal match.
"We weren't good enough in the final third," head coach Bobby Crutchley told BBC Sport.
"I supposed that's at least made it very clear for me what we need to work on over the next few weeks."
Goalkeeper George Pinner - GB's standout player of the tournament - believes GB can produce when it matters in Rio this summer.
"It's up to us to finally deliver in the important games," he told BBC Sport.
"If we go to the Olympics and win a medal then no-one will remember this [result], but we have to learn a lot from this."
GB will name their 16-strong Olympic squad for Rio 2016 on 28 June.
Although the British programme contains 25 players, it is expected that the 16 players will come from the 18 who represented GB in London this week.
It means two will be named as 'alternates' and miss out on the Games unless other succumb to injuries between now and the Olympics.
"We've competed with and beaten all the top teams in the world over the last few years, it's just about being consistent," Dan Fox told BBC Sport.
"There's a lot of belief [that we can win a medal] but it's no good just saying that, we have to go and prove it."
Britain's women begin their bid for a first Champions Trophy title against Argentina on Saturday.
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Kieffer Moore gave the hosts the perfect start by heading in Liam Noble's free-kick. After Mohamed Chemlal doubled the lead inside 10 minutes, Moore slammed a shot against the post as Andy Bishop's men were run ragged.
The player-manager offered a brief riposte himself, reducing Southport's arrears five minutes after the break by turning in a cross. And minutes later he forced Sam Russell into a good save with a low shot.
But Charlie Clough put matters beyond doubt when he headed in Noble's corner, and Moore and substitute Rhys Murphy added further gloss to the victory late on.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Forest Green Rovers 5, Southport 1.
Second Half ends, Forest Green Rovers 5, Southport 1.
Goal! Forest Green Rovers 5, Southport 1. Rhys Murphy (Forest Green Rovers).
Goal! Forest Green Rovers 4, Southport 1. Kieffer Moore (Forest Green Rovers).
Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Rhys Murphy replaces Mohamed Chemlal.
Substitution, Southport. Connor McCarthy replaces Jamie Allen.
Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Darren Carter replaces Drissa Traoré.
Substitution, Southport. James Gray replaces Andy Bishop.
Goal! Forest Green Rovers 3, Southport 1. Charlie Clough (Forest Green Rovers).
Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Fabien Robert replaces Matt Tubbs.
Callum Howe (Southport) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Forest Green Rovers 2, Southport 1. Andy Bishop (Southport).
Second Half begins Forest Green Rovers 2, Southport 0.
First Half ends, Forest Green Rovers 2, Southport 0.
Substitution, Southport. James Caton replaces Craig Stanley.
Goal! Forest Green Rovers 2, Southport 0. Mohamed Chemlal (Forest Green Rovers).
Goal! Forest Green Rovers 1, Southport 0. Kieffer Moore (Forest Green Rovers).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Abid Naseer, who was extradited from the UK in 2013, is accused of plotting bomb attacks in Manchester and New York as part of an al Qaeda conspiracy.
He has pleaded not guilty and denied he was involved in any violent extremism.
A judge has made several rulings to protect the spies' identities, including modified court sketches.
Judge Raymond Dearie had previously approved the wigs and "light" make-up to protect the identifies of the officers and ordered courtroom sketch artists to further generalise their appearance over media organisation's objections.
Mr Naseer faces life in prison if convicted of the charges against him - providing and conspiring to provide material support to al Qaeda and conspiring to use a destructive device.
Prosecutors have called the testimony of the MI5 agents essential, saying they tracked Mr Naseer in 2009 and were the only witnesses to his alleged preparation to attack a Manchester shopping centre.
Inside the courtroom - Nick Bryant, BBC News
In a courthouse in Brooklyn, there was the sort of make-up and hair ordinarily associated with theatrical productions on Broadway.
The first MI5 agent who took the stand, known as Officer 1661, wore glasses, a jet-black wig and also a beard - though it was hard to tell whether the facial hair was real or artificial. Speaking in a northern English accent, he described how he had conducted surveillance in Liverpool and Manchester on the defendant Abid Naseer.
Others agents who took the stand included a female agent, Officer 1488, who wore glasses and a shoulder length brown wig, and a third agent, who looked to be of an Asian background, also wore glasses and a black wig.
Throughout the proceedings, they were watched by a representative of the British government, who himself wore a wig and glasses. He also scrutinised the drawings of court artists, who had been instructed by the judge to depict blank faces and generic hair.
The agents followed him as he visited a shopping centre in Manchester, allegedly the target of the plot, a mosque and other locations.
He was previously arrested in the UK on suspicion of plotting an attack.
No explosives were found but he and others were ordered to leave the country. Mr Naseer avoided deportation to Pakistan.
US prosecutors have argued Mr Naseer was the leader of an al-Qaeda cell in Manchester and involved in planning bomb plots in multiple countries, including an alleged plan to bomb the New York city subway.
Mr Naseer is representing himself and has said he went online and used email to find a wife, not contact an al-Qaeda handler, as prosecutors have alleged.
But one officer told the court he had never seen Mr Naseer in the company of a woman.
On Tuesday, Mr Naseer had the opportunity to cross-examine the intelligence officer who had tracked him in the UK.
"Did these movements cause any alarm or suspicion?" he asked. "No," the man, known as Officer 1661, replied.
Evidence from another MI5 spy was recorded last month and played in court in Brooklyn last week.
The officer said he followed Abid Naseer onto a coach and observed him watching a video of the 9/11 attacks on his mobile phone.
UK officials arrested him at the request of US prosecutors several years ago. He was eventually deported after losing an appeal at the European Court of Human Rights.
Ozcan Eren, 31, of Wood Green and Eren Hayser, 25, of Enfield deny trying to help free Izzet Eren using an imitation Uzi machine gun last year.
However, a police bug inside one of the plotters' cars linked the defendants to the escape attempt, the Crown said.
Met Police shot dead Jermaine Baker, 28, while trying to foil the plot.
The trial will not consider the facts of Mr Baker's shooting.
Izzet Eren was on remand from HMP Wormwood Scrubs accused of gun offences and had arranged for a gang to spring him from a prison van en-route to Wood Green Crown Court for sentencing, Woolwich Crown Court was told.
Jurors heard the prisoner hatched the escape plot from his cell using a contraband mobile phone and the attempted breakout took place on 11 December, in what Prosecutor Jonathan Polnay described as a carefully thought out and professional crime.
The Crown alleges in the months before the breakout bid a car was stolen and left in a car park near Wood Green Crown Court. Police installed a listening device in this car and placed it under surveillance.
On the morning of the escape attempt, the car was picked up by three men, Jermaine Baker, Nathan Mason and Gokay Sogucakli, who were parked in a side road near the court, jurors heard.
Ozcan Eren and Eren Hayser were parked nearby and were overheard by the police bug directing the plot at this point, according to the prosecution, who said mobile phone records also showed Ozcan Eren rang the others from his phone. Eren Hayser then tried to call his co-conspirators, which linked the pair to the escape plot, the Crown claimed.
Izzet Eren hoped the break out would help him avoid a lengthy prison sentence, the court heard.
Izzet Eren, Nathan Mason and Gokay Sogucakli, all of Tottenham, have previously pleaded guilty to conspiring in the escape plot and conspiring to carry an imitation firearm with criminal intent.
The trial continues.
It is hoped 5,700 pupils aged 14 and over will spend up to four hours a week on the subject in a five-year pilot.
Classroom and online teaching, "real-world challenges" and work experience will be made available from September.
A Commons committee last week warned that a skills shortage was undermining confidence in the UK's cyber defences.
The risk that criminals or foreign powers might hack into critical UK computer systems is now ranked as one of the top four threats to national security.
Russia in particular is suspected of planning sustained attacks on Western targets.
Cyber security is a fast-growing industry, employing 58,000 experts, the government says, but the Public Accounts Committee has warned it is proving difficult to recruit people with the right skills.
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The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is providing £20m for the lessons, which will be designed to fit around pupils' current courses and exams.
Digital and Culture Minister Matt Hancock said: "This forward-thinking programme will see thousands of the best and brightest young minds given the opportunity to learn cutting-edge cyber security skills alongside their secondary school studies.
"We are determined to prepare Britain for the challenges it faces now and in the future and these extra-curricular clubs will help identify and inspire future talent."
The government is already providing university funding and work placements for promising students.
An apprenticeship scheme has also begun to support key employers to train and recruit young people aged 16 or over who have a "natural flair for problem-solving" and are "passionate about technology".
Steve Elder, 20, who is a cyber security apprentice with BT, told BBC Radio 5 Live that educating young people about the risks and vulnerabilities of the cyber security world would help the UK prepare for the future.
He added: "Getting young people involved and getting them taught from a young age will allow them - even in their home environment - to protect themselves, before it has to come to people at a specialist level."
Mr Hancock told the BBC he wanted to ensure the UK "had the pipeline of talent" it would need.
Cyber security expert Brian Lord, a former deputy director at GCHQ, told BBC Breakfast that the scheme was an "essential initiative" to recruit more people into the profession.
He added: "There is perception that cyber security is all about techno geeks who have long hair, glasses, wear heavy metal t-shirts and drink red bull.
"There are those, and they do an extraordinarily good job. But there is a whole range of other activities... that can appeal to a wide cross section of children, graduates and apprentices, and at the moment they don't know what [is on] offer.
"The more exposure [children] can get [the more it will] prepare them for a future career and, as that generation needs to understand how to be safe online, you get a double benefit."
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French prosecutors said 150 Russians were behind the most serious clashes before Saturday's 1-1 draw between the two sides in Marseille.
Both teams face expulsion by Uefa if there is any further violence.
"I am very concerned at the threat now hanging over us," said Hodgson.
"We have worked very hard to get here and desperately want to stay.
"We appreciate all your support at the matches, of course, but I am appealing to you to stay out of trouble and to try to make certain these threats being issued are never carried out and we will be able to attempt to do the best we can to stay in this competition by football means."
Manchester United forward Rooney asked fans to be "safe and sensible", and not to travel to France without tickets.
The direct appeal echoes manager Kevin Keegan's plea to England fans after violent scenes in Charleroi, Belgium, during Euro 2000.
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Three days of clashes between supporters led up to England's opening fixture with Russia, and police have deployed tear gas to disperse football fans on a number of occasions. Russian supporters then charged a group of England fans inside the stadium at the final whistle.
Six England fans were jailed on Monday for the part they played in disturbances, while a total of 20 people have been arrested - including two Russians, for invading the pitch.
However, 150 "extremely well-trained" Russian hooligans "prepared for ultra-rapid, ultra-violent action" have not been arrested.
About 35 people have been injured, four seriously. England fan Andrew Bache, 50, from Portsmouth, is in a coma after being beaten around the head by Russians armed with iron bars.
Uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings against the Russian football federation, but not the English Football Association (FA).
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FA chief executive Martin Glenn said he is treating Uefa's warning with "utmost seriousness", while Russia sports minister Vitaly Mutko said European football's governing body had "done the right thing" to start an investigation.
However, Russian MP Igor Lebedev criticised French police and called on Russian football fans to "keep up the good work", saying there was "nothing wrong with football fans fighting".
David Davies, who was FA executive director during Euro 2000, told BBC Sport: "A team has never been as close as it is today to being thrown out of a major tournament.
"In 2000, we were just looking at what went on inside the stadia. Uefa are now looking at what goes on in the streets outside too.
"They are also under huge pressure to act decisively because of the threat of terrorism that the French authorities are already facing."
Sanctions against Russia will be decided at a disciplinary meeting on Tuesday, Uefa said.
Uefa handed Russia a six-point deduction suspended for three and a half years for supporters' behaviour during Euro 2012 - a penalty that would have applied to any breaches during Euro 2016 qualifying.
Russia were punished three times during the tournament four years ago for fans' actions, which included setting off and throwing fireworks, displaying illicit banners and a pitch invasion.
There were also clashes between Russia and Poland fans in the build-up to their match at Euro 2012, with 120 people arrested and 10 injured in Warsaw.
The French government will ban alcohol in "sensitive areas" and the UK has offered to send more police.
Russia's next match against Slovakia will take place in Lille on Wednesday - the day before England face Wales, just 24 miles away in Lens.
Kevin Miles, of the Football Supporters' Federation, told BBC Breakfast he was "very concerned" by the prospect of a repeat incident in Lille.
"There have been no arrests, no protection of the English fans and those Russians who have been involved over the last few days will feel free to travel to Lille and probably think they'll get away with it again," Miles said.
Assistant Chief Constable Mark Roberts, the National Police Chiefs' Council lead for football policing, said England fans should "not retaliate to provocation and seek help from police if you are harassed or attacked".
Meanwhile, the FA of Wales has asked its own supporters without tickets to avoid Lens and Lille. FAW national security officer Wayne Nash said: "With the fact Russia play Slovakia the day before, I'm cognisant of what happened on the weekend."
Police from England and Wales will hold talks with the prefect of Lens and Uefa's head of security on Tuesday.
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Fans attending Euro 2016 contacted Sportsday using #bbcsportsday to share their experiences.
Some have been caught up in the crowd trouble, while others have not seen any sign of it.
Nottingham Forest fan Becky Gamester-Newton, 32, from Surrey, described scenes of "organised and unprovoked hooliganism" and said supporters needed more protection from the police.
"The police have gone in with tear gas once the attack has happened, which doesn't differentiate between the perpetrators and the victims - and in fact many of the hooligans have been equipped with masks anyway so it's actually favoured them."
James Barnett wrote: "I got tear gassed twice and charged at by about 200 Russians. I'm an accountant not a thug!"
Another fan, Andrew Armstrong, added: "Very scary, seeing that Russian gang very organised, scary to a point where I feared for our safety and families with kids."
Dominic Lissaman told Sportsday: "Walked past 20 stocky Russian men with balaclavas and batons, thankfully they didn't realise I was English, scary!"
One disgruntled fan, calling himself The Palace Addiction, was not so lucky. He wrote: "This weekend: 1) Chased by Russians 2) flight home cancelled 3) gassed by the police 4) conceded in the last minute."
Ben Johnson observed: "We've met plenty of people with stories but we have managed to miss all trouble through more luck than judgement. We were sat precisely where the Russians charged after the game but luckily left about 10 seconds before. The explosion was fairly worrying though."
But many fans have been in contact to say they have not seen any of the trouble.
Daniel Drury wrote: "Been here since Saturday morning in Marseille, not seen one punch thrown. Great atmosphere and felt safe all times."
And Ste Dooney added: "We've been in Paris since Thursday. The Eiffel Tower fan park was brilliant. Fans mingling, drinking, playing footy and no trouble."
An average of 8.9 million people watched the opening episode, which saw the return of Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Simon Cowell to the judging panel.
This was up slightly on the 8.8 million who watched last year's launch episode.
Former Spice Girl Mel B made her debut as a judge, having filled the same role on the Australian version.
A further 400,000 people watched on the ITV+1 channel.
The second most watched programme of the night was Doctor Who on BBC One, which had an average of 5.2 million viewers. This was down more than two million on last week's episode, which was Peter Capaldi's full debut in the title role.
Simon Cowell returned to chair the X Factor judges, taking over from Gary Barlow, having launched the show back in 2004. He quit being in front of the camera in the UK in 2010 to spearhead X Factor USA, which ran for three seasons until it was axed this year.
The return of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday will see the two Saturday night big hitters go up against each other after several years of avoiding such a clash.
Strictly will go out from 20:00-21:15, while X Factor airs from 20:00-21:05.
The BBC said the overlap was unavoidable because it had scheduled Strictly to avoid clashing with an extra edition of Coronation Street.
Cowell criticised the BBC's decision, saying it would only hurt the viewers.
He said: "They say this isn't a ratings battle, it is, that's why they did it. They didn't have to put it on at the same time as us, they did and it means that people then have to make the choice where before I think it was more of a gentlemen's type agreement but it just shows as far as I'm concerned, this is personally speaking, the producers of the show for what they are.
"They don't want this show to do well, they don't want people to watch it, and our job is to do the best job we can so people prefer X Factor to them."
Correction 8 September 2014: This story has been amended to clarify the number of people watching The X Factor as it was broadcast and adds the number watching on the ITV+1 channel.
The injured suffered broken ankles and legs and one woman is still undergoing operations as a result of the accident.
Six others were treated for shock.
Temple Lifts, the operating company, admitted to two counts of breaching health and safety law on the north and south lifts.
Ten people were in the lift when it fell three metres into its service pit because a vital mechanism failed.
The lift, which usually carries around 40 people, fell as it was elevating from the ground floor and had tourists from Spain among the people in it.
Southwark Crown Court heard the company could have done more to stop the accident from happening and that the lift's design, maintenance and refurbishment were wanting.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) bought the case to court.
HSE Inspector Michael La Rose said it was a "truly disturbing" incident that could have resulted in greater injuries.
"There were warning signs here that were seemingly overlooked, and missed opportunities to properly rectify recurring faults," he said.
Mr La Rose said there were "clear failings" in how the company did its job.
The company was fined £50,000 and ordered to pay £50,000 in costs. It did not respond to requests to comment.
The latest monthly YouGov poll for ITV Wales puts Plaid Cymru ahead of the Conservatives on constituency votes with UKIP gaining ground on both.
Prof Roger Scully of Cardiff University projected Labour falling short of a majority on 28 seats based on the poll.
He projected 12 seats for Plaid Cymru, Tories 10, UKIP eight and Lib Dems two.
On constituency votes the data, compiled for the Welsh Election Study in April, put Labour on 35% (up 1% since February and March), Plaid Cymru 21% (no change since March, up two since February), Conservatives 19% (down three since February and March), UKIP 17% (up two since March, down one since February), the Liberal Democrats 6% (no change since March, up one since February) and others 3% (no change since March, up one since February).
For the regional lists, where 20 of the 60 AMs are elected using a form of proportional representation, the research has Labour on 31% (no change since February or March), Conservatives 20% (down two since February and March), Plaid Cymru 20% (down two since March, up one since February), UKIP 16% (up two since March, down four since February), the Liberal Democrats 5% (no change since March, up one since February), Greens 4% (no change since March, up one since February) and others 3% (no change since February or March).
"We see a very modest apparent strengthening of support for Labour and slightly more for UKIP, since our last poll," said Prof Scully.
"But the largest change is clearly the slide in Conservative support - and one, moreover, which builds on a further modest fall in our February barometer poll from the 23% support the party enjoyed in December."
Prof Scully said support for Labour was "far short" of where it was at the same point before the 2011 election, but added that the party still had a "big advantage" in the "divided nature of the opposition".
The incident happened on the Andersonstown Road in the west of the city.
It was reported to police shortly before 02:00 BST on Sunday.
Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the assault to contact them at Woodbourne station on the non-emergency 101 number.
Heads gathering for the union's annual conference in Birmingham are urging the government to work with them to set up a new assessment system for next year.
NAHT head Russell Hobby said primary tests no longer gave parents reliable information on children's progress.
Tests allow teachers to spot when pupils need more help, say ministers.
The NAHT highlighted issues such as a lack of time to implement the new primary curriculum and its "inappropriate content", a lack of clarity on standards and contradictory guidelines plus the late publication of materials.
It also highlighted the accidental publication of the content of the spelling, punctuation and grammar test and the cancellation of this year's planned baseline test for pupils in Reception following unsuccessful trials.
Speaking ahead of the conference, Mr Hobby said: "Testing has a role to play in the assessment of children, but the poorly designed tests and last minute-changes we have seen this year do not add value to teaching.
"Increasingly, parents and teachers agree that high-stakes statutory tests like Sats can actually make it harder to find out what children are really learning and to improve their education.
"Our conversations with parents show that they want tests and assessments which help schools understand their children - on a regular basis with lower stakes - rather than what are fast becoming high-profile high-pressure exams."
The incoming NAHT president, Kim Johnson, is to highlight, in his speech, how pressures being placed on children and young people are having an impact on their mental health.
And he will say educational funding is being used to prop up social care and health services in schools.
"The impact on our budgets is significant, yet we daily make decisions that must address well-being, basic food and clothing needs, and medical care to give some children the same start to the day that others take for granted," he will add.
The head teachers' union also plans to debate issues such as forced academisation, assessment and British values in schools, over the weekend.
A Department for Education spokesman said: "Parents rightly expect their children to leave primary school having mastered the basics of literacy and numeracy, and that is why we have tests at the end of Key Stage 2.
"A high-quality education in English - and the ability to communicate effectively - is an important part of the government's commitment to extend opportunity to all.
"All of the documents necessary for the tests and teacher assessments at Key Stage 2 have been available since September 2015.
"We have also recently published materials to support teachers making their judgements.
"We are always willing to engage in discussion with teaching unions to ensure that this transition year goes smoothly."
Dr Sarandev Bhambra was set upon by 26-year-old Zack Davies with a hammer and machete in Tesco in Mold, Flintshire.
Mold Crown Court heard Mr Davies did not intend to kill Dr Bhambra, but acted out of "desperation" and "lost control" when he saw him.
Mr Davies, of Mold, denies attempted murder but admits wounding with intent.
The jury was previously told the attack on 14 January was revenge for the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby.
Mr Davies said his use of words like "white power" was disgusting and that he would like to apologise to Fusilier Rigby's family for bringing his name into it.
Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale were jailed for life in February 2014 for hacking the soldier to death.
Mr Davies said: "I'm disgusted with myself and ashamed.
"I look back and think 'how can I have done that to someone?' But I did... I feel very bad about it."
Asked if he could have done more harm to Dr Bhambra if he had intended, he replied: "Yes, absolutely. It had already gone too far so I stopped before any more damage was done."
He said he was "absolutely fascinated" with Islamic State and the British man known as Jihadi John, who he described as his inspiration.
The prosecutor put to him: "You are a racist at the end of the day."
Mr Davies replied: "I don't think it is that clear cut. I had contradictory extreme views, especially with my interest in Isis and National Socialism."
The trial continues.
Clement's Swansea City side visit Sunderland on Saturday as they battle to stay in the Premier League.
Welshman Congerton said Sunderland held talks in 2015 with Clement, who was eventually handed his first managerial role by Derby County in the same year.
"I think he's one of the best English coaches out there," Congerton said.
"I'm sure he'll go on to bigger and better things and hopefully that's with Swansea.
"I believe he's the guy that can keep Swansea in the Premier League."
Clement's first managerial appointment at Derby County ended with his dismissal after only eight months.
Congerton, now Celtic's head of recruitment, worked with Clement at Chelsea where Congerton was chief scout and the Londoner was part of the coaching team.
He said Clement had gained invaluable experience working as Carlo Ancelotti's assistant at Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid.
"He'd been working with one of the best coaches in the world for a long time," Congerton told BBC Radio Wales.
"I know Paul had a desire to go on his own and he spoke with the owner at Sunderland and myself, but it wasn't to be.
"Paul stayed where he was and we went in a different direction
"He had a difficult time at Derby and I know that will make him better. Thankfully at last he's got the opportunity in the Premier League."
Swansea are a point above the Premier League relegation zone ahead of Saturday's trip to already-relegated Sunderland.
Congerton, who was Sunderland sporting director between 2014 and 2015, said he was saddened by the Black Cats' plight.
"When I arrived at Sunderland they were bottom of the league and we managed to stay up on two separate occasions," Congerton added.
"It's heartbreaking to see the club drop out. It's such a marvellous club with great fans. Hopefully now they can truly rebuild."
What was taken away from Gordon Reid was the use of his legs. A devastating blow for anybody but particularly cruel for a 12-year-old boy.
Between the ages of six and 12, Reid could often be found honing his skills on the courts of Helensburgh Lawn Tennis Club. The sport had become an important part of his life, but his life was about to change.
"I had a neurological condition in my spine called transverse myelitis, which basically left me paralysed from the waist down," Reid recalls. "I was in hospital for six months."
Reid, now 24, was determined that his life would not be shaped by his disability and that he would continue to play the sport he loved.
"For me, it was just a case of wanting to get back to living a normal life and enjoying myself as much as I could," Reid told BBC Scotland.
"I found out about wheelchair tennis when I was leaving hospital. I really just wanted to get back involved in sport because sport was such a big part of my life.
"I tried it once and loved it, loved being able to get back out on the tennis court. I think it was a big part of my rehab as well.
"It helped me gain fitness and become more active again after I had my disability. Obviously it's a huge part of my life now."
Wheelchair tennis would provide Reid with the platform to achieve more than perhaps he could ever have hoped in the sporting world, but before he tasted success, he had to work through some difficult times while facing up to life without the use of his legs.
"There were a lot of dark moments," he recalled. "I could see all my family and friends and how much it was affecting them as well.
"It was a difficult period for all of us: 12 years old is a young age for something like that to happen to you.
"So there were a lot of dark moments and periods of my life where I was quite down and finding it quite hard, but I think tennis has definitely been a big help to me and helped me overcome a lot of the hurdles that have been placed my way in life.
"Of course, because I love sport so much, I wanted to get back involved with sport as much as possible.
"I think it was just about that: making the choice of not letting the condition defeat me and just trying to turn things back around."
His existing talent and experience of tennis meant that the move into wheelchair tennis was an obvious one, but adapting to the new game was not always easy.
"It's really just about timing of moving the chair and making sure your chair is in the right position to get your body in the right position to make the shot," Reid explained.
"It was definitely a struggle at the start. It can be quite frustrating, especially when you're used to being able to just adjust your feet at the last moment or move your body position at the last moment.
"It's definitely something that takes a bit of getting used to. It's just like any other skill I suppose - the more you do it, the more you practice, the better you get at it. It just all came with time."
Reid took up the game in 2005, became the youngest ever British national singles champion in 2007 and, by 2008, he was representing Great Britain at the Paralympics in Beijing at just 16 years old.
"It was a bit of a surreal experience because one day I was in doing my Highers with my friends in school and the next day I was flying around all over the world to compete. It felt like I was leading a bit of a double life."
He would go on to represent GB again at London 2012, making the doubles quarter-finals. In 2013, he beat the world's top three players to rise to number four in the singles rankings, becoming the highest-ranked British wheelchair player in history.
A serious contender in both the singles and doubles formats, he made his Grand Slam breakthrough this year in splendid style.
The Scot partnered Shingo Kunieda of Japan to victory in the French Open doubles, his maiden Grand Slam title.
Reid teamed up with Michael Jeremiasz of France for Wimbledon and made it all the way to the final before losing in three sets to France's Nicolas Peifer and Argentina's Gustavo Fernandez.
With France's Stephane Houdet by his side, Reid added a second Grand Slam by taking the doubles title at the US Open in New York, beating Peifer and Jeremiasz.
After this week's victory at the Masters event in California alongside Jeremiasz, Reid has risen to the top of the world doubles rankings and he is determined to stay at the top of the game.
"There are only two ways you can go when you're number one," he suggested. "That's to stay there or go back down again.
"Everybody will be aiming for me and targeting me, but it's a nice pressure to have because you know you're at the top and you're the best player in the world in doubles.
"It's always been one of my main goals in my career to try and make it to number one. I never really thought it would happen this early to be honest.
"I've done it in doubles, I'll be looking to try to do it in singles as well."
Given how far he has come, you would not bet against him.
The fishing boat captain spotted the fish swimming in Honokohau harbour on Hawaii island, said a local government office.
He jumped into the water and speared the fish, but the fish then struck him in the chest, said witnesses.
Bystanders tried to resuscitate the man - Randy Llanes, 47 - but he was taken to hospital and pronounced dead.
The fish was about 3 feet (90cm) long with a bill about the same length, said the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
The incident is being investigated.
West Hawaii Acting Battalion Chief John Whitman of Hawaii County's fire department said it was not the first time he had heard of billfish - which also include sailfish and marlin - fatally impaling someone.
"They are very aggressive animals," he said.
"If you mess with them, they defend themselves pretty good."
The dead man's sister-in-law reportedly told the local TV station that Mr Llanes "was a tough guy, he was such a tough guy that everyone's scared of him, the whole harbour's scared of him".
But Kalina Llanes added that those who knew him well were "not scared of him because he has such a big heart".
Undercover researchers from the consumer group contacted 14 companies that sell data.
They managed to access personal information about half a million people over the age of 50, including details about their salary and pensions.
In some cases the data was on sale for as little as 4p an item.
Such information can be instrumental in helping scammers who con people out of their pension savings, or persuade them to move money from their bank accounts.
Ten of the firms failed to carry out proper checks to see if the researchers were from a registered company, according to Which?
And it said many of the companies appeared to be in breach of guidelines from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
To share such data, companies have to show that the consumers concerned have given their full consent.
Such consent has to be "knowingly and freely given".
During its investigation, Which? found:
"Our investigation highlights that sensitive personal and financial data is being traded on a huge scale, with some companies apparently willing to sell to anyone who comes calling," said Harry Rose, Which? Money editor.
Which? advises consumers never to share their data with third parties.
The government has already announced plans to ban cold calling, even to individuals who have inadvertently opted-in to receiving marketing calls.
The new laws, announced in the Autumn budget, could see fines of up to £500,000 being levied on perpetrators.
Norwich City, Derby County and Wigan Athletic have parted company with Alex Neil, Steve McClaren and Warren Joyce respectively in the past week.
McCarthy was appointed in November 2012, and his side are currently seven points above the relegation zone.
"We've been competitive every season up until this one," he said.
"We haven't spent Aston Villa money. We haven't spent Norwich money. We haven't spent vast sums of money."
McCarthy added to BBC Radio Suffolk that the fact he is still in post confirmed that "for four years I've done a really good job here" - but that "this year it has been tough".
Last season the Tractor Boys finished seventh in the table, five points adrift of the play-off places.
Defender Christophe Berra has said that the current table suggests the team are in a relegation battle.
"Seven points isn't that big a gap. Two or three wins would ease it, but it is getting tough," he said.
Berra suggested the club's predicament could be down to a lack of spending.
"We've not made the most investments," he said. "Teams in and around us have maybe done a little bit more."
Midfielder Luke Hyam, meanwhile, has been ruled out for another six weeks after rupturing ankle ligaments in training.
Hyam, 25, has yet to play for the first team this season after previously undergoing surgery on a damaged nerve in his leg.
Cheese maker Jonathan Crump, from Gloucestershire, noticed the calf was missing on 2 September when it failed to return with its mother.
But he was "totally amazed" when the 10-day-old calf - now named Sinky - was found by ramblers in a metre-deep hole.
He said: "I never imagined a cow could live for those days without any food."
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The rare Gloucester calf was discovered neck deep in "quite a big hole" by walkers Dan Rawlings, 37, and Tom Lewis, 35.
Mr Rawlings said: "We were just cutting across the fields and spotted something in a hole.
"At first we thought it was a badger, but when we looked closer we realised it was a calf."
After rushing to the farmhouse to raise the alarm, they returned to find the young animal "trying to get out".
"All it needed was a little help and it got out. All the cows came running over moo-ing, so we backed off," Mr Rawlings said.
"It was lovely to see the mum and calf reunited."
Mr Crump, who has a milking herd of 35 cows near Standish, said he had searched his farm for the missing animal but had given it up for dead.
"I'm very grateful they found it. They were actually lost, so it's great they found it," he said.
Sinky, now being fed a course of electrolytes in a bid to combat dehydration, looks set to make a full recovery.
It is thought the hole was created by an underground spring.
More than 30 players from the University of Missouri team in Columbia backed the move.
This comes as one university student is continuing a hunger strike over alleged racism in the mainly white college.
In response, university president Tim Wolfe promised to tackle the problem.
In a statement, the group of black players said: "The athletes of colour on the University of Missouri football team truly believe 'injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere'.
"We will no longer participate in any football-related activities until President Tim Wolfe resigns or is removed due to his negligence toward marginalised students' experience."
A photograph was also posted online showing the players and their coaches locking arms in a sign of solidarity.
The athletes said they were joining other protest groups at the 35,000 campus. Activists have long complained about what they describe as racial slurs and white favouritism in many aspects of campus life.
Mr Wolfe later promised to address the issues.
"It is clear to all of us that change is needed, and we appreciate the thoughtfulness and passion which have gone into the sharing of concerns," he was quoted as saying by Reuters.
Mr Wolfe added that the university had been working on "a systematic diversity and inclusion strategy" to be unveiled next year.
However, he did not say whether he was planning to resign.
Racial tensions boiled over in Missouri in 2014 after a white policeman killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in the town of Ferguson.
The shooting later sparked demonstrations across America against racial bias by the police.
George Hamilton was speaking after a meeting with Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt on Tuesday.
Mr Nesbitt asked for a briefing following Monday's murder before his decision on joining a new Executive.
Earlier, Stormont's political parties were given a document with the main points of a programme for government.
It was delivered in talks that lasted just minutes.
The parties are to reconvene on Thursday to give their initial response.
Speaking after the brief talks, Mr Nesbitt said the Alliance Party had been offered the Justice Ministry. In response, Alliance said Mr Nesbitt had broken an agreement of confidentiality, with Stewart Dickson calling the Ulster Unionists "flippant".
The SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood, said he believed his party was "a very long way" from a programme to which they could sign up.
So what happens next?
The parties have been given until Thursday to make a formal initial response.
That's also the day the new Assembly meets for the first time - and sets the clock ticking on a two week negotiation period. But what are they being asked to agree on?
Sources close to the negotiations describe what will eventually emerge as a "framework programme for government" which will then go out for consultation.
At the end of this year a detailed programme for government will be produced.
There'll also be a budget for the next three to four years.
And there'll be documents setting out strategies on the economy, capital investment and social policy strategy.
Sources say they've looked closely at the model in Scotland where a series of national outcomes describe what the Government wants to achieve over the next ten years.
Following last week's Northern Ireland Assembly election, he DUP maintained the total of 38 seats that it held in the last assembly, while Sinn Féin lost one and now holds 28.
The Ulster Unionists have 16 seats, and the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) lost two and now have 12.
The Alliance Party secured eight seats during the election, meaning it does not have enough seats to automatically qualify for a ministerial department.
An executive will be formed when an agreement has been reached.
Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness said the talks would be inclusive and he wanted to see all of the parties enter the new executive.
DUP leader Arlene Foster said it might be more honest if those who have previously opposed the executive from the inside now do so on the outside.
In his meeting with Mr Nesbitt on Tuesday, the chief constable said that the paramilitary assessment commissioned by the secretary of state and published on 20 October 2015 remains valid.
"Over the course of the last seven months, there have been a number of very serious crimes committed in our community.
"Significant PSNI resources have been allocated to progress the investigations into these incidents. This investigative activity nor wider intelligence to date has not indicated any change to the position reflected in the October 2015 Paramilitary Assessment."
After the meeting, Mr Nesbitt said: "The chief constable confirmed no change from the assessment given to the secretary of state last October - PIRA still exists.
"This is not surprising, but disappointing, given PIRA have drawn the roadmap that others are following. George Hamilton would not be drawn on this week's shootings, but these are serious criminal acts."
He said the chief constable's assessment did not make re-entry to the executive "any more attractive".
The Ulster Unionists have "two other tests regarding the Programme for Government," he said and expected answers in a few days' time.
Ofsted has found no improvement in the care provided by Somerset County Council's children's services department since its last inspection in June 2013.
The new report, based on an inspection in January, described a "corporate failure" to keep children safe.
The council accepted there was "an important need" to improve services.
The four-week inspection focussed on the care of the most vulnerable children in the county.
They include those who are living with their families but may be at risk of harm, children who have been taken into care and may be living with foster carers, and young people who are old enough to be leaving care.
Ofsted found there were "widespread or serious failures" which cause children to be harmed or at risk of harm.
It also identified managers who "have not been able to demonstrate sufficient understanding of failures" and have been ineffective in "prioritising, challenging and making improvements".
The high turnover of the department's directors was also criticised. Julian Wooster, who was appointed in January, is the fifth director in five years.
Mr Wooster said the outcome of the Ofsted report was "not good enough", and accepted there are "significant issues" that need to be addressed within the council and with its partners.
He apologised and said he was confident some of "the building blocks" were already in place.
The Department for Education has also told the authority to work with Essex County Council, as the Ofsted rating for its children's services department improved from "inadequate" to "good".
Chasing 261, Notts were wobbling at 84-3 before Patel (103) and Steven Mullaney's (77) unbroken stand of 181.
Lancashire were earlier restricted to 260-6 despite an unbeaten 75 from Haseeb Hameed, as Notts put in an excellent all-round bowling display.
Notts will reach the quarter-finals if they beat Northamptonshire.
Meanwhile, Lancashire must beat Durham to have any chance.
Lancashire had won their previous three games, including a thriller against Derbyshire on Friday, but were outclassed in front of a crowd in excess of 8,000 at Trent Bridge.
The visitors were squeezed in excellent batting conditions, firstly by the pace of James Pattinson and Stuart Broad, then the control of Patel's spin and Mullaney's medium pace.
An opening stand of 98 between Karl Brown and Alex Davies was compiled in only 16 overs but, after Brown drove Broad to cover for 52, Lancashire were strangled.
Hameed held the innings together with delicate touch and swiftness between the wickets, but Lancashire simply could not accelerate.
Although Ryan McLaren (42) helped Lancashire take 61 from the final six overs, their total seemed well short of being competitive, and looked even more so when Michael Lumb and Riki Wessels got stuck into the visiting bowling.
But Lancashire all-rounder Danny Lamb, on his debut in the absence of the injured Jordan Clark, removed both to drag the away side back into the contest.
However, Patel and Mullaney absorbed the pressure, then exploited a Lancashire attack that became increasingly short of options.
In the end, Patel in particular accelerated towards the finish line, the victory completed with 24 balls to spare.
Notts all-rounder Samit Patel told BBC Radio Nottingham:
"I've been ticking quite nicely but just not been converting and that's been disappointing.
"I've been working hard on my game and it's now coming all together at the right time.
"We can only do what we can do against Northants but it's a massive game on Tuesday. We've got to play well to qualify."
Lancashire head coach Glen Chapple told BBC Radio Lancashire:
"260 was possibly a bit light. It was a funny innings really. We worked well through the powerplay and up to the first 17 overs but then it got more difficult.
"Leicester now have a tough game against Yorkshire and Notts have a tough game against Northants.
"So all we can do is go to the Riverside and try to beat Durham and see."
About 200,000 people attended Lumiere, which saw 29 artworks illuminate Durham over four nights in November.
A report commissioned by the county council concluded it delivered almost £4m more than the 2013 event.
Cabinet members will next week be asked to agree a commissioning fee of £600,000 to bring it back in 2017.
The remainder of the estimated £1.8m cost of staging the festival would come from an Arts Council England grant, sponsorship, trusts and donations, the authority said.
Council leader Simon Henig said the 2015 event had been commissioned on the basis of its "sound economic impact which demonstrated a clear and significant return on our investment for the county, businesses and residents".
Some of the increase was linked to a "greater scrutiny of visitor spend", he said.
Adam Deathe, business engagement manager at Durham Business District, said hotels, restaurants and shops all benefited as visitors came into the city from across the North East and further afield.
"Lumiere brings national attention to Durham and hotels are booked up months in advance as people come for a couple of days at least," he said.
"Often they use the city as a base and explore the wider area as well."
First staged in the city in 2009, the festival has returned every other year, while January 2016 saw organisers, Artichoke, hold the first Lumiere London.
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Peaty, who also claimed mixed relay gold earlier in the week, won gold in Tuesday's 100m final and added the 50m title as he came home in 26.66 seconds.
Ross Murdoch, who won 200m breaststroke gold on Thursday, claimed the bronze.
Earlier, Fran Halsall defended her 50m backstroke title as she broke a six-year European Championship record, while Georgia Davies won bronze.
Peaty, who also did the 50m-100m double at the world championships in Kazan last year, recorded the same time as the semi-final win after finishing strongly following a slow start.
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"I over-thought the start and paid for it with the time, but it's great to win," Peaty, 21, told BBC Sport.
"It's a bit slap and dash and you can put too much thought into it, which is what happened there with the start.
"But it's great to get some confidence before the Olympic Games in Rio with a win."
Halsall, who claimed the 50m backstroke title in Berlin in August 2014, won with a time of 27.57, which knocked 0.07 seconds off Aliaksandra Herasimenia's 2010 time in Budapest.
Denmark's Mie Nielsen finished second ahead of Halsall's Great Britain team-mate Davies, who came third in 27.87.
Italy's Federica Pellegrini won a fourth successive women's 200m freestyle gold. The 27-year-old, who won the Olympic title in 2008, was 0.04secs quicker than Femke Heemskerk of the Netherlands, who had led at the final turn.
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Emergency workers are on their way to the affected area to search for survivors and provide mobile shelters.
Officials said Sunday's quake had destroyed at least 80 homes in the Arequipa region.
Earthquakes are common in Peru. In 2007, almost 600 people died when an 8.0-magnitude quake hit the central coast area.
The quake struck at 21:58 local time (02:58GMT) at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles), according to the US Geological Survey.
Its epicentre was 7km west of the town of Chivay, the USGS said.
The worst affected districts are Ichupampa, Yanque, Achoma and Maca.
At least 40 people are reported to have been injured.
A local mayor told Peruvian media that "the quake was felt very strongly... we have lost contact with nearby villages and are asking for heavy machinery".
Arequipa Governor Yamila Osorio said she would travel to the affected area.
The region was already suffering from freezing temperatures.
Hours before the quake, President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski had visited the area to assess the damage caused by the cold snap.
They said half of the sum related to the economic losses from early deaths and patients taking time off work.
They believe the findings could help identify which areas offer the best returns from investment in research.
Lung cancer was the most expensive, costing £2.4bn a year, bowel cancer cost £1.6bn, breast cancer £1.5bn and prostate cancer £800m.
The study, which is being presented to the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) conference in Liverpool on Wednesday, looked at economic losses, health care costs and the burden of unpaid care provided by friends and family.
The £15.8bn total for all cancers included £7.6bn in economic costs, £5.6bn for health and £2.6bn for unpaid care.
Lead researcher Dr Jose Leal said: "Our research shows that cancer impacts on the economy as a whole - and not just the health service.
"Premature deaths, time off work and unpaid care by friends and family account for 64% of all cancer costs.
"These wider costs should be taken into account when deciding research priorities.
"Cancers with the highest economic cost could offer the highest expected returns from investment in research."
NCRI director Dr Jane Cope said: "These figures remind us that cancer has a cost, not just in professional health care but also in loss of earnings for patients and loved ones who give up work to look after them."
Jean King, director of tobacco control at Cancer Research UK, said the research was further proof of the need to tackle smoking, particularly among the young.
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Many people will be familiar now with the dominant theory in cosmology - that our observable Universe emerged from an incredibly small, incredibly dense space, presumably in some quantum process, and then expanded outwards. Our studies of the oldest light in the sky - the famous cosmic microwave background (CMB) - indicate this event occurred some 13.82 billion years ago. On some levels this idea seems fantastical, but when we look deep into space, it makes sense. The American astronomer Edwin Hubble showed us that the galaxies are rushing away from each other, and that the further you look, the faster they recede. Run the "movie" backwards, and everything must have been much closer together in the past. But the earliest moments are certainly hard to grasp, and scientists themselves confess that the further back you go, the more difficult the physics is to describe and comprehend.
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It's an "add on" to BBT. It proposes that about a trillionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a second after our observable Universe got going, it went through a super-rapid expansion, taking an infinitesimally small patch of space to something about the size of a marble, before then continuing to coast outwards. (Note: space may open up faster than light, but nothing in it is moving faster than light). One of the pioneers of inflationary theory, the American Alan Guth, describes inflation "as sort of the bang in the Big Bang". And it fixes some puzzling aspects in BBT. For example, it explains why the Universe looks so smooth on the largest scales. Inflation would have stretched away any unevenness. It also explains the structure we see in the Universe - all those galaxies and clusters of galaxies. The random quantum fluctuations that existed before inflation would have been amplified to provide the seeds for everything that came after.
The first fractions of a second after the Big Bang
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Inflationary theory came with a prediction - something the experimentalists could test. It was hypothesised that the very rapid expansion would have been accompanied by waves of gravitational energy, and that these ripples in the fabric of space-time would have left an indelible mark on the CMB. Gravitational waves alternately squeeze and stretch space as they pass through it. And the primordial waves associated with inflation would likely have changed the orientation of the oldest light in the Universe. In other words, it would have polarised this light. This being the case, it should be possible to detect a very characteristic "twist" in the CMB, provided the signal is large enough and the investigations are sensitive enough. A telescope at the South Pole, operated by the Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization 2 (BICEP2) project, has now claimed to have done this.
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Assuming the observations are correct, it's a huge result. It represents our most direct detection yet of gravitational waves. That alone might be Nobel Prize-winning territory. But beyond that, this is a huge step for the study of the origin of the Universe. Inflation has always involved some highly speculative physics. So free was the hand of theorists that they were able to dream up literally hundreds of different models for how inflation might have worked. They can't do that anymore. The size and shape of the signal claimed by BICEP2 means many of the more exotic models will now go straight in the bin. Importantly, the discovery gives scientists an energy scale for inflation. The physics they develop to describe inflation must now fit inside that parameter. The good news is that the energies implied by BICEP2 are consistent with ideas for what is termed Grand Unified Theory. This is the realm where particle physicists believe three of the four fundamental forces in nature can be tied together.
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The British star famous for playing Nelson Mandela and starring in The Wire, is reportedly being considered for the next 007.
The Daily Beast is reporting there was leaked email from Amy Pascal, chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment motion pictures group.
It is reported the contents said: "Idris should be the next Bond.
Pascal was thought to be emailing Elizabeth Cantillon, the former executive vice president of production for Columbia Pictures - which distributes the Bond franchise.
There is no confirmation from Idris Elba or from Sony Pictures that the actor will take over to be the next 007.
The 42-year-old has previously said he would play Bond.
During a Reddit AMA in September he responded to a fan's question of whether he'd be willing to take the role, writing: "Yes, if it was offered to me, absolutely."
Daniel Craig, who is currently filming his fourth appearance as Bond in new release Spectre, is signed on to do one more film.
"I've been trying to get out of this from the very moment I got into it. But they won't let me go, and I've agreed to do a couple more," he told Rolling Stone two years ago.
Spectre is due for release in November next year.
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The movie tells the story of a trio of African-American women working at Nasa whose skills helped put astronaut John Glenn into orbit in 1962.
Actresses Taraji P Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae cried as they watched clips ahead of an on-stage Q&A.
Henson apologised afterwards for being so overwhelmed.
"I never got into acting for the accolades. I'm a girl from the hood. I didn't grow up with much, so all I had was dreams and hope," she said.
"This story is so important. Had I known about these women coming up, maybe I would have aspired to be a rocket scientist."
In Hidden Figures, Henson plays mathematician Katherine Johnson, alongside Nasa colleagues Dorothy Vaughan (Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Monae).
Cameron Bailey, the artistic director of the Toronto International Film Festival, said the women had been a "visionary trio who had crossed race and gender lines".
The cast also includes Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst and Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons.
Spencer said her character Dorothy "could disassemble anything and put it back together", a skill she had used to fix Nasa's IBM computer.
"No women, not black or white, were mentioned in Apollo 13 or all of these other movies," Spencer said, adding that she was sad that the real Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson had not lived to see their story told on film.
"But I'm excited that Katherine Johnson will," she said, her voice breaking with emotion.
"I just want her to be proud," added Henson.
"People come up to me and they're like, 'Oh, Oscars!' Everybody wants to put on that pressure.
"I don't accept that pressure - I'll let you all say it - but what I was most concerned about was if Katherine would be proud, because she's still alive - this is her story."
The film, directed by Theodore Melfi, is due out in early 2017.
The special screening was followed by an outdoor concert by Pharrell Williams whose songs feature on the soundtrack.
The Toronto International Film Festival runs until 18 September.
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Crane, 20, finished with 4-39 as the North fell short on 208 in pursuit of 228-8 in Abu Dhabi.
Durham fast bowler Mark Wood took 2-38 for the North on his return after three ankle operations.
Rain saw the final contest in the inaugural series between players from northern counties and southern counties shortened to 40 overs per side.
The three-match series is designed as a warm-up for county cricket's 50-over competition, the Royal London One-Day Cup, as well as helping players prepare for international cricket.
Eight players earned an automatic place on each team - with North represented by players from northern counties and South from southern counties - through the Professional Cricketers' Association's Most Valued Player ratings formula, while the remaining players were chosen by the England selectors.
The PCA MVP rankings system identifies the match-winners and key influencers of matches throughout the domestic season.
It takes into account conditions, quality of opposition, captaincy and strike-rates as well as runs scored and wickets taken.
South are coached by England assistant Paul Farbrace, while bowling coach Ottis Gibson oversees the North squad.
Kem Ley was shot at a cafe in the capital Phnom Penh last year, in a killing that shocked the country.
Oeuth Ang, who goes by the name "Chuob Samlab" (Meet to Kill), admitted the killing, saying it was over money.
Rights groups believe Kem Ley was probably killed for his outspoken criticism of the government.
Oeuth Ang, a former soldier, was found guilty of murder and illegal possession of a firearm.
Assassinations of high-profile activists are not uncommon in the country.
Over the past two years a growing number of anti-government campaigners and politicians have been prosecuted on what they say are trumped-up charges, says the BBC's South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head.
Hun Sen, who has ruled Cambodia for more than three decades, is accused of increasingly authoritarian rule.
The country has also pushed through legislation allowing political parties to be dissolved if their leaders have criminal convictions, a measure critics believe is intended to ensure Hun Sen's party wins the coming general election, due next year, our correspondent adds.
Kem Ley had called for a new era of clean politics. Days before his death he had commented on a report exposing the business dealings of Hun Sen and his family.
Trinity Culley, then aged nine, grabbed towels and delivered her sister while the family waited for an ambulance at their home in Fingringhoe, Essex.
Mum Dee said Trinity was "amazing but a bit embarrassed as she saw everything".
"We're certainly not going to have to have that 'where babies come from' talk with her after this," she said.
Mrs Culley, 28, went into labour two weeks early on 31 March.
"Trinity dashed downstairs and grabbed towels and covered me up," she said.
"She just said, 'It's alright mum, I've seen this on One Born Every Minute'."
Trinity was not allowed to watch the programme but had been doing so in secret in her room, Mrs Culley said.
Jasmin Elizabeth-Rose weighed in at 7lb 1oz (3.2kg) and arrived "in about five minutes".
Mrs Culley said she and husband Terry, 34, were "extremely proud" of their eldest daughter.
Trinity, who has since had her 10th birthday, was "chastised" for watching the show on her television "which was not meant for that sort of thing".
Mrs Culley said: "She just turned to me and said, 'Well mum, if I hadn't watched it, I wouldn't have known what to do, would I?'."
In exchange for an empty bottle or jar, children will get a free ticket to a showing at the renovated Hippodrome cinema in Bo'ness, near Falkirk.
The picture house was re-opened last year after a £2m restoration.
The offer will see film fans who donate a clean, empty jam jar (with its lid) given two tickets for the price of one at special screenings.
This season's offer will allow movie-goers access to the silent Buster Keaton classic, Steamboat Bill Jr.
The jars will be used by the Georgian Kitchen in nearby Callendar House in Falkirk for jam-making.
Astrid Shearer, audience development officer at the cinema, said: "We're really proud of the Hippodrome's unique heritage and we like to think that, although we do show the latest releases, we also celebrate our place in cinema history, and give our audience the opportunity to see some exceptional and rarely screened films."
The exchange will not happen overnight: the complex logistics involved mean it will be 2017 before the great cetacean is hanging from the ceiling of the iconic Victorian Hintze Hall.
The museum thinks the change will increase the wow factor for visitors.
But it also believes the whale can better convey all the cutting-edge science conducted at the institution.
That is something a plaster-cast model of a Diplodocus skeleton - as familiar and as popular as it has become - can no longer do effectively.
"Everyone loves 'Dippy', but it's just a copy," commented Sir Michael Dixon, the NHM's director, "and what makes this museum special is that we have real objects from the natural world - over 80 million of them - and they enable our scientists and thousands like them from around the world to do real research."
The 25m-long blue whale skeleton currently hangs in the mammals gallery.
It was acquired for the museum shortly after it opened in 1881. The animal had beached at Wexford on the southeast coast of Ireland.
The curators paid £250 for it in 1891, although it was not put on public display in London until 1935.
Every single bone is present. They will now all be carefully dismantled, cleaned and catalogued, and then re-suspended on wires above the Hintze entrance.
Anyone walking into the current mammals gallery knows the skeleton to have a flat pose, but the intention is to give it a dramatic, diving posture in its new home.
"It's a fantastically complete specimen," said Richard Sabin, whose vertebrates division at the NHM will oversee the transfer.
"It's also one of the largest of its kind on display anywhere in the world; and we know its history, we know how it was killed and processed, and that's quite rare.
"Just the act of moving it will be great for science because we'll scan every bone, and that means any researcher will be able to study it and even print 3D parts if they want to."
The museum has chosen the whale to lead what it calls its "three great narratives".
These cover the origins and evolution of life, the diversity of life on Earth today, and the long-term sustainability of humans' custodianship of the planet.
The cetacean has something to say on all them, particularly the last. Blue whales were hunted to the brink of extinction before a ban on their exploitation was put in place in the 1960s.
Indeed, it was NHM scientists who were instrumental in gathering the data in the earlier decades of the 20th Century that showed commercial practices were driving the animal to oblivion.
"And going forward we want to tell more of these stories about the societally relevant research that we do," explained Sir Michael.
"So, for example, today our teams help the police with the forensic examination of crime scenes; we do projects that potentially could help feed nine billion people in 2050; and we also look at whether it's possible to eradicate certain parasitic diseases in Africa.
"We're not just nerdy guys who can identify every species of butterfly."
The museum would like to make the switch-over to the whale much faster, but Hintze Hall is a major circulation space and it has to remain open throughout the transition.
Dippy will not disappear. It is likely to feature in a larger exhibit that illustrates how dinosaurs lived in their environment. This could be taken outside to the front of the South Kensington building, Sir Michael said.
There is also the possibility that Dippy could go on tour as well, to bolster the exhibition spaces at regional museums in the UK.
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Brooks, 19, was included in a 20-man party for Wales' first appearance in the prestigious Under-20 competition.
But the Sheffield United player's England call-up was announced 11 minutes after his Wales withdrawal.
"It's a frustrating part of the job with dual nationality players," said Wales manager Robert Page.
"We'll support him in his decision."
Brooks has made four appearances in all competitions for League One champions Sheffield United this season.
The Welsh-language arts festival will run from 29 May to 3 June at Bridgend College's Pencoed Campus.
The council approved the six-day youth event which it hopes will bring 100,000 visitors and £6m to the local economy.
Cabinet member councillor Phil White said it was "a unique opportunity to promote the county borough to a national audience".
The 2015 Urdd National Eisteddfod will be in Caerphilly from 25 to 30 May.
The US agency's current policy prohibits anyone working for it who has used cannabis in the past three years.
However, its director James Comey has acknowledged that this is complicating its efforts to recruit hacking experts, according to the Wall Street Journal.
It said he made the announcement at a conference in New York.
"I have to hire a great workforce to compete with those cybercriminals, and some of those kids want to smoke weed on the way to the interview," the newspaper quoted him as saying at the White Collar Crime Institute's annual meeting.
It added that when one attendee asked how a cannabis-using friend interested in working for the bureau should now act, Mr Comey replied: "He should go ahead and apply."
A spokeswoman for the FBI confirmed Mr Comey had discussed cannabis in unscripted remarks during a question and answer session after his speech at the conference.
However, during a committee hearing at the Senate on Wednesday the FBI director subsequently said he had been trying to be "philosophic and funny" when he made the comments.
"I don't want young people to use marijuana. It's against the law," he added.
"I did not say that I'm going to change that ban. I said I have to grapple with the change in my workforce."
Unlike the FBI, the UK's National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU)'s vetting policy does not make specific reference to cannabis, but does have a wider anti-drugs rule.
"Whilst previous drug taking is not necessarily a barrier to employment provided people are open about it, applicants are told not to apply if they have taken illegal drugs in the preceding 12 months," said a spokeswoman for the National Crime Agency, of which the NCCU is a division.
"Before joining all new entrants have to undertake a drugs screening test before appointment is confirmed.
"Once employed, individuals are subject to NCA policies including random and intelligence-led 'with cause' substance testing. Certain high-risk posts require individuals to take more regular testing as a role requirement."
One expert thought it was sensible to review such anti-drugs policies.
"The sort of hackers that you want to hire tend to be young, the young tend to have bad habits such as smoking marijuana, and over time you'd expect them to do this less," Dr Richard Clayton, from the University of Cambridge's Computer Laboratory, told the BBC.
"But equally, I believe the FBI and the National Cyber Crime Unit have more problem recruiting people because of the salaries they pay, which compare poorly with the salaries available in the private industry."
The UK's Defence Secretary Philip Hammond told BBC Two's Newsnight programme in November that the NCCU might hire convicted hackers despite a current ban against recruits with a criminal record.
"The conviction would be examined in terms of how long ago it was, how serious it was, what sort of sentence had followed. So I can't rule it out," he said.
But Dr Clayton said he was concerned how this might be implemented.
"We like to send out the message that hacking is very bad and that if you get caught it can ruin your life," he said.
"But it's a problem if you then say, 'If you get caught we might let you serve a few months in jail and then give you a nice cushy job.'
"Perhaps we might want to have some sort of 'we won't hire you until your conviction is at least five years old' sort of policy."
The 39-year-old led the club to consecutive promotions from the National League to League One before a 10th-place finish in 2016-17.
After assisting former boss John Ward, Clarke took charge in March 2014 prior to relegation to non-league that term.
His side finished seven points off the play-off places in May, in their first season back in the third tier.
He had signed a three-year deal to 2019 in May 2016, after turning down a formal approach from Championship side Leeds United.
"We were very keen for him to remain in charge and to build on the success he has brought to the club in a very short time," club president Wael Al Qadi told the club website.
"It was important, we felt, to ensure we had the man we wanted at the helm. With Darrell as manager, we feel that the club is in a stable position and we are confident that he will continue to move us forward."
Clarke added: "I would like to thank the club's owners and directors for giving me the opportunity to continue, long term, to take the club forward and I would also like to thank our amazing fans."
The 21-year-old Frenchman previously played under Saints manager Claude Puel at the Ligue 1 club.
"I am really happy," said Hassen. "It's a pleasure for me to come to England and I am really happy to get to know the Premier League."
Southampton's executive director of football Les Reed added: "He has built an excellent reputation during his time with Nice."
Hassen, who has made 50 first-team appearances for Nice, has represented France at every youth level, from under-16s through to under-21s.
The Saints are also close to completing a £14m deal for Napoli forward Manolo Gabbiadini.
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Council plans were for 21 libraries to be community-run but the authority is now proposing that those libraries have some paid staff.
Consultation responses said this was necessary for libraries to survive.
The library budget is being halved in 10 years, from £7.8m in 2010 to £4.2m by 2020.
North Yorkshire County Council said under the new plans the "highest-performing" libraries - Catterick, Colburn, Crosshills, Easingwold, Eastfield, Sherburn, Stokesley and Thirsk - would be given 12 to 15 hours a week of additional support.
Five to seven hours of additional support will be given to the following libraries: Bedale, Bentham, Boroughbridge, Helmsley, Ingleton, Kirbymoorside, Leyburn, Norton, Pateley Bridge, Scalby, Settle, Starbeck and Tadcaster.
The authority said larger, busier libraries in Filey, Knaresborough, Pickering, Ripon and Whitby would retain a 40% staffing level alongside volunteers.
Core libraries in each of the county's seven districts will remain the same with a combination of the current staffing level of 60% and volunteers.
The authority said more than 17,000 people took part in the consultation and councillors were expected to approve the changes next month.
Skinner, 26, recovered from a poor start to beat New Zealand's Natalie Rooney 12-11 in the final.
Corey Cogdell won bronze in a shoot-off for the USA against Spain's Fatima Galvez after tying their match 13-13.
Skinner missed three early shots in the 15-game final, but took advantage after Rooney missed two in a row to win Australia's third gold of the Games.
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Areas affected include adult social care and children's services, including children's centres.
The county council said an increase in demand meant it needed to save the extra cash by 2018.
It comes on top of £64m cuts announced last year, when leader Conservative Ian Hudspeth said children's centres were no longer under threat.
Fears that some centres could close sparked protests last year.
A petition signed by David Cameron was presented by about 100 campaigners to the authority in a bid to save the county's 44 centres.
It was later agreed there would be a review to agree how the council could save £3m in 2017.
This latest round of proposed cuts sees the children's services lose an additional £1m next year, and £2m the following year.
However, the authority said there would be "no immediate reductions in services for many months".
Mr Hudspeth, said: "The council is facing unprecedented budget pressures from the rising costs of care and this pressure is expected to continue for many years to come.
"Since 2010, we have had five years of reducing council costs and finding savings of more that £200m."
Labour county councillor Liz Brighouse said none of the county's centres should close, but said because of the "massive cuts in budgets" she did not know how the council could keep them all open.
"We have to make sure centres which are keeping children safe are properly funded and kept open," she added.
A further £2m is set to come from the subsidised transport budget, which includes home to school transport, concessionary bus passes and dial-a-ride.
Another £6.1m would be found from learning disability services.
The council had already announced it would need to find that money and is running a consultation called the Big Plan looking at changing ways in which learning disabilities services work.
There will also be another £3m of unidentified cuts that would come from adult social care.
The annual cost of a resident parking permit would also rise from £50 to £60.
The new cuts would be implemented from next April up until the end of March 2018.
The council's cabinet will consider the proposals on 16 December. Full council is expected to make a final decision in February.
The leader of Oxfordshire County Council sees its financial woes as a clear case for more devolution.
Conservative Ian Hudspeth says its "the only way" the council can keep providing services, as it spends an increasing proportion of its budget on social care.
Certainly, many councils have been frustrated by constraints imposed by central government.
Cherwell District Council has already said it is planning to do without its Revenue Support Grant from 2017, and many have railed against the 2% cap on council tax rises.
But the Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has repeatedly opposed large hikes in council tax as being unfair on families in a difficult financial climate.
If the council did have the power to set its own tax, would residents be happy to pay a different rate to neighbouring counties?
Midwifery sisters Mary Doogan, 57, and Concepta Wood, 51, say being forced to supervise staff taking part in abortions violates their human rights.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde claims conscientious objections do not give them the right to refuse such duties.
The hearing, at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, continues.
Ms Doogan and Mrs Wood sought during a grievance procedure to have confirmation that they were not required to delegate, supervise or support staff in the participation and care of patients through "the processes of medical termination of pregnancy and feticide".
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) rejected their application.
Both women have now gone to court seeking to have the ruling set aside in a judicial review.
They claim that the refusal to recognise their entitlement to conscientious objection was unreasonable and violated their rights under Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) guaranteeing the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
They are seeking a finding that their entitlement to conscientious objection to taking part in abortions in terms of the 1967 Abortion Act includes the right to refuse to delegate, supervise and support staff involved in such work.
The women said in their petition that they are practising Roman Catholics and: "They hold a religious belief that all human life is sacred from the moment of conception and that termination of pregnancy is a grave offence against human life."
They maintain that they hold the belief that that their involvement in the process of termination is wrongful and an offence against God and the teachings of their church.
Ms Doogan and Mrs Wood, who are both midwifery sisters at the Southern General Hospital, in Glasgow, worked in the labour ward.
Ms Doogan, from Glasgow, has been absent through ill health since 2010 as a result of the dispute.
Her colleague, from Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, has been transferred to maternity assessment work.
NHS GGC, which is contesting their action, said it recognised their right not to participate in terminations under the terms of the Abortion Act.
But it maintains that it decided correctly that requiring them to delegate staff to nurse women undergoing medical terminations and to supervise and support staff undertaking that duty was lawful.
It maintains that the women's rights to conscientious objection under the legislation does not include the right to refuse such duties.
The board said that its decision respects the women's rights under Article 9 of the ECHR.
The GMB claimed the firm was failing to pay corporation tax and was not offering a "living wage" to employees.
Protests were held outside sites at Doncaster, Swansea, Glenrothes, Gourock, Hemel Hempstead, Peterborough, Milton Keynes, Rugeley and Slough.
Amazon said it paid "all applicable taxes" and offered a "competitive package" to all its employees.
About 20 protesters outside the company's Doncaster site were dressed as grim reapers, wore masks of David Cameron and Nick Clegg and carried a giant mock Anti-social Behaviour Order (Asbo).
Paul Clarke, GMB national officer, said where Amazon differed from other retailers was its "refusal to pay proper taxes or to treat its workers properly".
"Profitable companies like Amazon, dodging fair taxes while failing to pay their staff a living wage and treat them properly, deserve a corporate Asbo," he said.
Mr Clarke said the retailer also denied staff the right to union representation and collective bargaining.
In a statement, Amazon said it employs more than 5,000 permanent employees across the UK as well as thousands of temporary staff, adding it paid "all applicable taxes in every jurisdiction that it operates within".
"We are proud of providing our associates with a safe and positive working environment, which includes on-the-job training and opportunities for career progression," the firm said.
The retailer offered its employees a "competitive package" including performance-related pay, with permanent employees also offered benefits including healthcare and a personal pension plan, it added.
Not only that, the defeat at Gateshead, win at Southport and draw at Halifax have taken in a combined 1,374 miles.
Defender Dean Wells, 28, like most of his team-mates, works as well as plays, and he has combined his job as a school caretaker with the Iron's push for the play-offs.
Here he talks to BBC Essex and gives is his week in his own words.
"I get a 6.30 alarm call from my little boy waking up to be fed. I pick up the gaffer Alan Devonshire at 7.15 before we meet the coach in Peterborough and we're in Gateshead five hours later.
"I play the full 90 minutes. The workrate of the lads, considering the number of games we've had and the travelling, is superb.
"For the first couple of hours on the coach back everyone's quiet. You have to get your head around the loss. But then the boys have a bit of banter and you have to get on with it.
"I roll into my house at about 10 past 11. I'm a massive Brentford fan, so I stay up to watch the Football League Show."
"It's Mother's Day, so I go and see my aunt who has brought me up since I was four.
"I got a bit of rest between 12 and two in the afternoon, had a little sleep and then caught some of the Liverpool versus Tottenham game."
"I'm up for seven to get Joe, the eldest of my two kids, ready for school. Then I'm at the gym for a couple of hours, before I go to work from two until seven.
"I'm a school caretaker at a local primary school in Isleworth. Last season I was doing 36 hours a week, but I've dropped it to 25 hours to fit it around the football.
"It can be anything from litter picking to fixing things in the classroom. It's not too bad. It's the joy of part-time football."
"It's the day from hell. I've never had a day like this.
"After finishing work at seven last night, I'm back in the school for seven this morning. For an away game I usually get a break after work - not today.
Heading into their game against Aldershot on Saturday, 22 March, Braintree were 13th in the Conference Premier.
Six games in 13 days later - and 13 points to boot - has seen them fly up the table to fourth place.
The Iron still have one game in hand on the teams below too.
"I'm superstitious and I like to pack my bag the day of the game, so I couldn't do it last night.
"I'm supposed to finish work at 12, but I ask to leave 10 minutes early to pick my lunch up from my aunt's - she's a better cook than my missus.
"I have to be at the gaffer's for 12.15 and we drive to Corley Services on the M6 to meet the coach.
"To be honest I was more tired driving up than back, because after such a good win you soften the blow a bit.
"Normally I'd get some sleep on the coach on the way back but you're still buzzing from all the sports drinks.
"I get in at half-past three. I'm in bed 15 minutes later."
"I got a decent night's sleep. Six or seven hours. Then it's off to the gym to see how the legs are getting on.
"Working part-time makes the recovery work hard. There's no going in for a warm down or a day off. One of the boys was in at five last night and up at eight for work.
"We get paid money though - it's part of the job.
"Luckily it's parents' evening at the school so my boss has let me come in an hour late, so I'm not in until three. It's off to my aunt's first for some healthy food to repair my body.
"It was Joe's parents' evening yesterday and he got a good report - so I found enough time to tell him 'well done'.
"He said 'well done on the result. Are the play-offs possible?' I said 'We hope so, but we're taking each game as it comes'.
"I haven't seen my six-month-old at all this week. It's not nice, but I'll make up for it when the fixtures are done and dusted."
"Considering the week we've had, I feel quite good. If we lose tonight it might be a different story though.
"I'm a bit stiff but once you start warming up you're fine.
"If we were in mid-table and just going through the motions, you could be disheartened. But the position we're in, we can't afford to have those thoughts.
"The motto at the moment is 'get on with it'. It's about a four-and-a-half hour journey home - so bed at about three.
"Then it's back up for work in the morning."
A woodchip fire broke out in Alexandra Docks, Newport, on 15 December 2015, and three months later there was another in Maesteg, Bridgend county.
South Wales Wood Recycling admitted three environmental charges at Cwmbran Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
The firm was ordered to pay £29,120 in fines, legal and investigation costs.
Company director Dennis Burke, 67, of North Cornelly, Bridgend county, had two charges against him dismissed, as well as a fourth charge against the company.
The court heard the fire at Newport burned for six weeks after a pile of wood chips exceeding 8,000 tonnes caught fire.
The company's permit specified the piles should not have exceeded 7,500 tonnes and be split into two piles with a fire break between them.
Adam Vaitilingam, defending, said the pile built up after two ships which were due to export the wood chips out of the dock were cancelled.
He added that strong winds at the time caused the fire to spread quickly and nearly caused "a loss of life for several members of the team".
In Maesteg, South Wales Wood Recycling had paid a now defunct company to take about 3,000 tonnes of wood chips in anticipation of a new biomass plant being built on the site of the old Llynfi Power Station.
The company said it was under the impression the necessary permit had been secured by that company in order to store the wood chips on the site.
Aled Watkins, prosecuting, said Natural Resources Wales made repeated visits to the Newport site and warned about the dangers of storing the wood in one pile.
Over the course of the six-week blaze at the Newport site, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service crews made 106 visits totalling 888 hours of labour, plus 218 hours spent on the site by fire officers costing a total of £181,524.
The company said it had taken on board the advice from NRW in Newport and "far from ignoring" it, was in the process of trying to rectify the situation when the fire broke out.
The Maesteg fire burned for 10 days and was not on the same scale as Newport, the court heard.
That site is in the final stages of being cleared.
District Judge Martin Brown said: "The company had the foresight of the danger in keeping the material in the form that it did [in Newport]."
The firm was fined £16,000 for the two Newport offences plus £4,000 for Maesteg.
It was also ordered to pay £9,000 in legal and investigation costs and a £120 surcharge.
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The hearings have focussed on the death of Arthur Horrocks, 41.
Nicola Stewart recalled hearing Mr Horrocks give her encouragement before he lost consciousness himself.
His nephew also described trying to rouse him after seeing that his eyes were closed as if he had gone to sleep standing up.
The inquests are investigating the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans who were fatally crushed at the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest on 15 April 1989.
Mr Horrocks travelled from his home in Wirral with his brother Malcolm Horrocks, two nephews David and Keith Golding, and Keith's girlfriend Nicola Stewart.
The court heard how they went through the turnstiles at Hillsborough at about 14:45 BST then went into pen three on the Leppings Lane terraces.
In Ms Stewart's 1989 statement, she said that the "pressure just continued" to build among the crowd and "then there was one almighty surge".
She continued: "I couldn't move at all. My arms were pinned to my side.
"My feet were pinned to one position on the ground.
"I was screaming and all around me people were screaming as well because the pressure around was so unbearable.
"I was gasping for air, but there was nothing there. I wasn't able to expand my lungs because of the pressure we were all suffering from.... I could feel myself passing out."
Ms Stewart added: "Arthur Horrocks was just behind me. The last thing I remember him saying to me was 'keep your head up, keep breathing' and then he said to Keith 'I can't breathe'. I know I almost went."
David Golding, who gave evidence in court, said that Mr Horrocks was in front of him "within touching distance".
In his 1989 statement David remarked that "as the players came on to the pitch there was a big cheer" and as he looked to his left "I saw that Arthur's eyes were closed and his arms were down by his side".
He told the court: "I tried slapping his face, telling him to wake up. Keith was in a distressed state at this time, and Nicola.
"I said to them 'try and keep your arms up from your sides' so you had a bit of leverage if you needed to push anybody off you.
"But Arthur was just still and his eyes were as though he had just gone to sleep on his feet."
Mr Golding said that slapping his uncle and talking to him had no effect.
He said that shortly after he fell to the floor in the pen and his legs were trapped under bodies and Arthur also fell down.
Mr Golding added: "I didn't see him fall. I just saw him lying on this - what appeared to be bodies."
Former police constable Douglas Earls told the court he went into pen three and gave "six quick breaths and six chest compressions" to casualties he found inside, including Arthur.
Mr Earls said: "By this time I had organised other fans to pass people over the spiked fence to the other side to get him out of the pen."
In his 1989 statement Mr Earls said that Arthur was not breathing and did not have a pulse.
The jury saw video footage of Arthur being carried out of the pen and onto the pitch timed at about 15:25 BST, 19 minutes after police had stopped the match.
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Mr Earls said that after they had left the pen Mr Golding recognised his uncle and said "That's Arthur, it's Arthur, make him breathe".
The retired officer said he assisted an ambulance crew to give Arthur CPR and accompanied him to Sheffield's Northern General Hospital.
The ambulance carrying Arthur was seen on CCTV footage leaving the stadium at 15:48 BST.
He continued to receive chest compressions and resuscitation, but a doctor at Sheffield's Northern General Hospital said that he had died.
His body was initially taken to a temporary mortuary set up in the hospital's plaster room.
It was then sent back to the stadium's gymnasium where Malcolm Horrocks, Arthur's brother, identified his body.
The inquests, sitting in Warrington, Cheshire, continue.
Kelly Ackrill and Ashleigh Davidson, 28, from Ivybridge in Devon, had due dates two weeks apart in January.
But as soon as Kelly went into labour, so did Ashleigh and their babies River and Louella followed soon after.
Ms Ackrill said: "We are really close, we spend a lot of time with each other - but this is amazing."
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River was born at 18:40 GMT on Christmas Eve at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth and his cousin Louella followed at 16:00 GMT the following day.
Both sisters are hairdressers and, although not identical, look alike. But there the similarities end.
"We have never experienced anything like it before but it's really odd how they are so close together," said Ms Ackrill.
"At 30 weeks I went into hospital having contractions.
"A few days before I went into hospital Ashleigh messaged me and asked me if I was OK because she kept on getting pains.
"She was convinced she was feeling the same labour pains that I was feeling.
"Ashleigh had been having contractions on Christmas Eve but it was not regular.
"Then I gave birth and the next day she went in and gave birth."
Ms Ackrill now has three sons, including River, and one daughter with partner Aaron Craig. Her sister Ashleigh now has two daughters with husband Tim.
The sisters also found out they were pregnant within days of each other.
"I had a feeling that we we would give birth closer than two weeks apart anyway," added Ms Ackrill.
"There's definitely something there."
Leave racked up 104,166 votes in the county and won with 57% - compared to Remain which secured 78,987 of ballots totalling 43%.
In Telford and Wrekin, the Leave campaign claimed victory with 63% after a total of 56,649 of votes - while Remain took 32,954 - 37% of votes.
The turnout in Shropshire was 77% and in Telford and Wrekin 72%.
EU referendum reaction
Daniel Kawczynski, Conservative MP for Shrewsbury & Atcham, said he was elated by the result.
"It is time to stand proud and tall as the fifth largest economy in the world, a permanent member of the UN security council and a member of the G7.
"This country punches above its weight and I have every confidence in our future."
But Richard Yates chairman of the Shropshire Branch of the National Farmers' Unions said he was concerned for the future of the country and his business.
"I fear it will lead to a break up of the UK. As a farmer and a businessman I am in unknown territory."
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Lucy Allan, Conservative MP for Telford, said she was pleased the Leave campaign won. She said: "I think it's to do with feeling under-represented, ignored, cut off from the political elites.
"Also it's a question of low wages being undercut by people coming in - those are the issues that people tell me they have concerns about."
Mark Pritchard, Conservative MP for Wrekin who had campaigned to remain in the EU, said the most important thing now was to restore stability in Britain and negotiate the best exit terms.
Gavin Denton, a commuter in Telford who voted to remain, told Radio Shropshire the result was "shocking" and rejected the agreement for a peaceful Europe after World War Two.
"I don't think anyone expected that it would happen," he said.
"I've felt European all my life."
But William Mantle, from Bridgnorth, was happy to be leaving the EU.
"Finally the glasses are off and people can really see what the European Union is all about," he said. "It's a corrupt organisation for the elite."
Thomas Holt, a winemaker who brings his produce from Spain to Shrewsbury, said the result has had an "instant impact" on his business by making his products more expensive.
"I'm very worried about the future, and I think it's a dark day for the UK," he said.
Adam Fejfer, a Polish man working in Shropshire, also said he was worried about the future.
He said: "Probably I will have to spend a few good quid for my British citizenship, which will be expensive for me and my family. I am really scared."
Workers have walked out for 48 hours in the long-running dispute with parent company Govia Thameslink (GTR) over the role of guards on new trains.
RMT spokesman Garry Hassell said the dispute "could last until Christmas".
Southern said the action would "achieve nothing" and it was pressing ahead with its plans.
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A Southern spokesman said: "This two-day strike will achieve nothing. After many months of trying to reach agreement with the RMT, we are now moving forward with our plans.
"We have guaranteed all our onboard staff a job until the end of the franchise, with no reduction in salary. Our plans are safe, and will mean fewer cancelled trains."
The rail operator said it was running 65% of the 2,020 trains detailed in an enhanced temporary timetable, but conceded many routes would have fewer trains and some would have no service at all.
The latest action follows a series of one-day strikes since April and a five-day walkout last month that was called off after three days.
Speaking to BBC South East Today, regional executive Mr Hassell said: "It could last until Christmas if the company continues not to take on meaningful talks - I believe we've been the doves in this dispute.
"The game's not up because whatever trains they bring, and whatever the name of the company is, the train service must be run safely."
Meanwhile, RMT general secretary Mick Cash said the strike was "rock solid and determined".
Mr Cash claimed it had been "forced" on workers "by the arrogance and inaction of Govia Thameslink and the government, who have made it clear they have no interest in resolving this dispute or in tackling the daily chaos on Southern".
The RMT is fighting moves to re-categorise conductors as "on-board supervisors", with drivers taking over responsibility for opening and closing carriage doors.
The union maintains it has legitimate concerns over safety and job cuts.
The rail operator, which imposed the changes on 21 August after several strikes went ahead, insists the plans are safe and will mean fewer cancelled trains.
The RMT said its fight was with "the company and the government, who have dragged this franchise into total meltdown".
"We cannot sit back while jobs and safety are compromised on these dangerously overcrowded trains," Mr Cash said.
Speaking on Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Cash accused Southern of "trying to railroad through their plans by getting rid of a second safety-critical person", saying the move was "detrimental to passengers and the disabled".
Alex Foulds, Southern's passenger services director, responded: "Our priority is to make our services more accessible, not less.
"There will be an on-board supervisor rostered to work every single train on which we currently have conductors and, because they'll be able to work any of our routes, we'll find it much easier to cover someone who goes sick at the last minute, for example.
"Those on-board staff will be more visible and better able to offer passenger assistance for everyone, including those with disabilities."
Analysis: Richard Westcott, BBC transport correspondent @BBCwestcott
There's more to this strike than meets the eye.
It's become a critical battle in a wider war over how the railways are staffed in future.
The government wants to save money and that inevitably means changing the roles of some of the people who work there. Moving to driver only operated trains in franchises is a way to cut costs.
The unions say that threatens jobs, so they've drawn a line in the sand. No more driver-only trains.
Both sides have a lot at stake. Whatever happens with Southern could set the tone for other rail franchises coming up in the future.
Rail bosses said the strike was taking place in the same week Southern reinstated more than a third of train services it had removed from the timetable in July to cope with ongoing disruption.
When the reduced timetable was brought in, the rail company blamed issues with crew availability.
Industrial action by RMT members and high levels of staff sickness had contributed to disruption of Southern services from the south coast into London, but the union denied claims that staff illness was unofficial industrial action.
Rail Minister Paul Maynard said: "Passengers want a railway that works for them and delivers the timely, modern and convenient service they expect.
"They should not have to suffer any further disruption from strikes as the unions try and prevent the delivery of a modern railway, with additional capacity and improved performance."
Customer advice issued by Southern said routes it would have no service on included:
Mohammed Alloush is the political leader of the powerful, Saudi-backed group Jaysh al-Islam (Army of Islam).
Both the Syrian government and its staunch ally, Russia, consider Jaysh al-Islam a terrorist organisation.
The opposition committee also warned that it would pull out of the talks if a third party was invited to attend.
Russia wants opposition groups tolerated by President Bashar al-Assad to participate in the negotiations on a political solution to the conflict in Syria, which has left more than 250,000 people dead since 2011.
Kurdish groups, which control large parts of the north, also want to attend.
An unprecedented meeting of Syrian opposition politicians and rebels in Riyadh last month led to the creation of a committee to oversee the talks with the government.
On Wednesday, the head of the Supreme Commission for Negotiations, Riad Hijab, announced Mr Alloush's appointment as its chief negotiator.
Jaysh al-Islam controls much of the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus. Its leader, Zahran Alloush, was killed in an air strike last month.
Russia says Jaysh al-Islam differs little from the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), but the two are violently opposed to each other and Zahran Alloush said before his death that he favoured allowing Syrians to decide whether they wanted Islamic rule.
Asaad al-Zoubi, a former Syrian army general, will serve under Mr Alloush as head of the opposition negotiating team, while his deputy will be George Sabra of the Syrian National Council.
Mr Hijab warned that the committee would not accept any attempts by foreign parties to "inject individuals in the form of a so-called third delegation, justifying their presence under unfounded pretexts merely to disrupt the political process and prolong the fighting in the name of combating terrorism".
The former prime minister also said that the opposition could not negotiate while Syrians "suffer from shelling, starvation and siege" by government forces.
"Dates are not sacred," he added. "Debased political bartering at the expense of the Syrian people is tantamount to callous extortion which we will not accept under any circumstance."
The UN has said it will not issue invitations to the peace talks until major powers backing the government and opposition had agreed on who should attend.
After a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Switzerland on Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters they were not considering postponing the talks.
"We hope the negotiating process will begin this month," he said. "I stress that this will be just the start, because of course it will take a lot of time, a whole range of arduous tasks are to be resolved."
The paper said the printer found the front-page article "too sensitive". Tuesday's entire newspaper, however, can still be viewed online in Thailand.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 87, is currently in a Bangkok hospital.
Thailand has strict lese majeste laws that can result in jail terms for anyone who insults the monarchy.
Critics say the laws are used liberally by the military government to silence discussion about the royal family and the succession to the throne.
The Thai authorities have blocked a number of other news websites, notably the UK-based Daily Mail, after one article last year which included salacious details of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn's private life. That censorship precedes last year's military coup, although it has increased since the military takeover.
The military has shown itself to be extremely sensitive to any reporting on the royal family, with both the number and harshness of convictions for lese majeste rising sharply after the coup.
As the New York Times details in its article, Thais have been jailed for an overheard conversation in a taxi, a hand gesture, a university play, bathroom graffiti and most recently, two sentences of 28 and 30 years for Facebook posts.
Military ruler Prayuth Chan-ocha has also become visibly more irritated by media criticism of his performance, threatening to tape journalists' mouths shut, and to find other ways of punishing them.
Last weekend prominent journalist Pravit Rojanaphruk was detained, driven blindfolded to a secret military base outside Bangkok, and held for two days in a windowless room while being interrogated over his alleged links to anti-military conspiracies. He says it was made clear to him this was punishment for speaking out.
Thailand's lese majeste laws explained
The International New York Times (INYT) emailed subscribers in Thailand saying that Tuesday's edition was not printed as "it includes an article that our locally contracted printer deemed too sensitive to print".
"This decision was made solely by the printer and is not endorsed by the International New York Times," it said.
The article notes that the king has been in and out of the hospital in recent months and discusses his successors, particularly Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn.
Written by the paper's South East Asia correspondent Thomas Fuller, who is based in Bangkok, it also comments that lese majeste laws have stifled discussion on the issue in Thailand.
The last update on King Bhumibol released by palace authorities was in August when they said he was recovering from hydrocephalus, or excessive build-up of fluid on the brain.
The monarch has had frequent bouts of ill health in recent years. His health is closely watched in Thailand as he is seen as a unifying symbol and pillar of stability in a society that has seen increased political divisions and violence.
Nathan Matthews admits killing his 16-year-old stepsister but denies murder and conspiring to kidnap her.
The 28-year-old told Bristol Crown Court his intention was to "shock and scare" her because of the way she treated his mother.
Mr Matthews said he had "thoughts about doing it for a couple of months, on and off".
He described going to her house, where he tried to knock the teenager out in a struggle to get her into a suitcase.
Mr Matthews said he was wearing a mask when he handcuffed her and put Sellotape over her mouth and eyes.
He told the court the teenager struggled as he tried to put her into the suitcase and described how her breathing slowed.
"I remember I couldn't hear any breathing, so that's when I thought something's not right," he said.
"So I checked her for a pulse and there wasn't a pulse. She didn't have a pulse. Then I shut the suitcase."
After putting Becky's body in the boot of his car, he said he returned to the house and slammed the door so his girlfriend and co-accused Shauna Hoare would think Becky had gone out.
He told the court he sat on the sofa thinking "act normal".
In court: BBC Points West's Fiona Lamdin
Nathan Matthews is at times very distressed.
His mother Anjie was crying and her husband Darren had his arm around her, with the two gripping each other's hands in the public gallery.
When Mr Matthews is asked about his mother he sobs, leaning on the witness box by his elbows, hanging his head low.
He is squeezing a piece of paper and a tissue in his hands. Most of the time he is looking down, not giving any eye contact.
Asked why he did not go to the police and admit what he had done, Mr Matthews said: "Because then everybody else would find out and would be hurt."
Becky went missing from her family home in St George, Bristol on 19 February and her dismembered body was found in a shed several days later.
Mr Matthews, 28, of Hazelbury Drive, Warmley, South Gloucestershire, also admits perverting the course of justice, preventing Becky's burial and possessing a prohibited weapon.
Becky's best friend Courtney Bicker, 17, told police in a recorded interview that Becky said Mr Matthews had "graphically" described how he would kill her.
Mr Matthews denied threatening to kill her and said: "No, I can't say for 100% [that] I didn't make a random joke about something, but I never threatened Becky."
He denied that he conspired with his Ms Hoare to kidnap his stepsister.
Asked if he was controlling in his relationship with her, he said "she did mention it" but "it was not all one-sided" and "she had control over me as well."
He told the jury he suffered from anxiety and anger issues and said "if I am shown violence then I will show it back".
Mr Matthews admitted there was violence in his relationship with his partner and he had "scared her".
He said he had thrown her phone against a wall, shoved her head against a window while driving and pushed her into a lock on a door.
Ms Hoare, 21, of Cotton Mill Lane, Bristol, denies murder and conspiracy to kidnap, a weapons charge, perverting the course of justice and preventing a burial.
Two other men, Donovan Demetrius, 29, and James Ireland, 23, deny assisting an offender.
The trial continues.
Britain will be without their most successful female Olympian, Laura Kenny, who is pregnant with her first child.
Kenny's husband Jason is also taking a break following Rio 2016.
"It's a young squad and anyone has the chance to unseat someone more senior," said Dyer.
"The guys here are looking to make their own mark."
Archibald and Barker won gold alongside Laura Kenny and Joanna Rowsell-Shand, who has retired, in the team pursuit at Rio 2016.
Archibald is part of a new-look team pursuit squad and will also contest the scratch race, omnium and individual pursuit in Hong Kong, where the championships start on Wednesday.
Barker will also challenge for the points race and the madison.
"Laura has ruled the roost in the omnium in the past but Katie and Elinor are pretty good bunch race riders in their own right, as we've all seen," added Dyer.
"The most important thing with these World Championships is that those who have been committed to team events now have the freedom to commit a little bit stronger to individual stuff."
At the age of 23, Archibald is a senior member of the 20-strong Great Britain squad, which features 10 World Championship debutants.
They will be hoping to match their table-topping five gold medals from last year's event in London.
"The biggest change for us going into this World Championships is Laura not being here, along with Joanna and Ciara Horne," Archibald told the BBC's Rob Hatch.
"Myself and Elinor have somehow been thrust into the position of being the elders, aged 22 and 23. It's daunting.
"It's a fairly obvious truth that Laura Kenny is Olympic and world champion. You've got to expect that if she had continued training she would have had the form to make that selection.
"But she is not here and there is still a huge amount of competition. I feel quite privileged to have this chance and have this omnium spot. I want to be competitive."
Barker has relished being able to focus on her individual performances, winning gold in the Track World Cup points race in the Netherlands in November.
"I've done more racing in the last six months than I did in the year and a half before the Olympics," she told BBC Sport.
"I've made the most of being able to ride independently. I've changed my goals slightly and put my focus on the bunch races rather than the team pursuit."
The madison - one of the oldest and most exciting events in track racing - is part of the women's programme at the World Championships for the first time in Hong Kong, meaning women and men now compete in exactly the same events.
The race, similar to the points race but with riders in teams of two, was taken off the men's Olympic programme for the 2012 London Games.
But there are hopes it could be reintroduced for both men and women at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Archibald said: "It's going to be pretty exciting. When you make something an Olympic event, every nation pays attention and commits to it.
"For madison racing, there is a fantastic conversation going on. We all want it to be an Olympic event and this will be the first major trial."
Dyer added: "We know the UCI have been working hard behind the scenes.
"In the last year we've seen the women's madison come to the fore and that looks like a genuine attempt to achieve equality between men and women."
Olympic champions Steven Burke and Callum Skinner have also been named in the squad of 20 riders.
Women's endurance: Katie Archibald, Elinor Barker, Ellie Dickinson, Neah Evans, Emily Kay, Manon Lloyd, Emily Nelson.
Men's endurance: Matt Bostock, Steven Burke, Kian Emadi, Chris Latham, Mark Stewart, Andy Tennant, Oliver Wood.
Sprint: Jack Carlin, Katy Marchant, Lewis Oliva, Ryan Owens, Callum Skinner, Joe Truman.
Carter, 35, a two-time World Snooker Championship finalist, was fighting cancer for a second time after he had battled testicular cancer in 2013.
He said on Twitter: "Two beautiful words that I've been waiting for 'all clear'. I can now concentrate on getting my life and career back.
"I will be glad when this year is over. Some better things to come in 2015."
Carter's manager Steve Daintry told BBC Sport: "He went in for tests on Monday and had full body scans and blood tests.
"He has been on tenterhooks all week and on Friday, professor Neville Davidson said he was completely all-clear, with nothing to worry about. It couldn't have gone any better.
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"Although things had been looking good, this was the biggest test to see how his body had responded to the treatment.
"It's a big weight off Ali's mind. He can get back to a normal life and put the cancer behind him."
Essex-based Carter, who has won three ranking events during his professional career, finished as runner-up in the 2008 and 2012 World Championships.
After his diagnosis in May, he missed the first five months of the 2014-15 snooker season, before winning the General Cup, a non-ranking event held in Hong Kong in October.
He then played in the Champions of Champions event in November and got a standing ovation from the crowd in his first ranking event match at the UK Championship later that month.
"It has been a crazy, hard year for Ali and this is just a massive relief for him," added Daintry.
"He is a very down to Earth guy and he is very popular - the reaction and support he has had from his family, his friends, his fans and from the snooker family has been brilliant.
"The main thing for him is to get some normality back in his life. He wants to get back playing snooker and has a different perspective on life now."
Jacqueline Perry, 49, admitted nine counts of theft from semi-conscious patients at Swansea's Morriston Hospital.
Swansea Crown Court heard Perry, of Morriston, stole while working at the hospital between November 2014 and January 2015.
She will be sentenced in May.
An earlier hearing at Swansea Magistrates' Court heard Perry stole a 22 carat gold wedding ring belonging to 89-year-old Nancy Thomas.
The cancer sufferer also lost two other gold rings of "sentimental value," with all three collectively worth £1,800.
Perry also stole a gold ring from a patient recovering from surgery for stomach cancer and wallets containing small amounts of cash from chronically ill patients.
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Support Stafford Hospital campaigners, who oppose the transfer of services to Royal Stoke University Hospital, have been at the entrance since July.
They now plan to open a campaign office and stand as independent candidates for Stafford Borough Council.
They would put up candidates in all wards bar two where councillors have fully backed the campaign, they said.
The Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, which ran Stafford Hospital, now known as County Hospital, was dissolved in November after a £6m inquiry into care failings.
The 30-year-old Jamaican had previously said he would run his final race at the London Stadium in August.
Speaking on Monday, Bolt revealed he had spoken to coach Glen Mills about whether to end his final "emotional" season after competing in London.
"We haven't fully made up our mind on what we're doing yet," he said.
The World Championships has been referred to as Bolt's "swansong", with many expecting his final appearance to come in the 4x100m relay final on August 12.
"I'm not worrying about that until the World Championships or at least getting close to it," he added.
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Speaking before an IAAF world challenge event in Ostrava, Bolt continued: "Right now, I'm just focused on getting through the season.
"I just like entertaining the crowd. I definitely want to try and enjoy every minute of it - it won't be the same sat in the stadium."
He also reiterated he will not be competing in the 200m in London, saying: "People keep asking, but no."
Bolt became the first man in Olympic history to win both the 100m and 200m in record times, and twice successfully defended the sprint titles he won in Beijing in 2008.
"It's just been a great career. I've really enjoyed the ups and downs, all the experience I've gathered, all I've been through, the happiness and the sadness," he said.
"It's been a wonderful career and I've done everything I've wanted to do and it's coming to an end and I'm fine with it.
"It's an emotional season."
Philip Last, 53, of Great Yarmouth, was at the wheel of the lorry when it crashed in West Mersea, Essex, on 23 September 2015.
In total, 23 people were injured.
At Ipswich Crown Court, Judge David Goodin told Last his "negligence" had "grave consequences".
He added: "At the forefront of my mind is an immediate custodial sentence."
Some of those injured in the crash sat in court as Last entered his guilty pleas.
They made no comment after the hearing, which was adjourned until 22 March for reports.
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Winnie Blagden received cards from the Queen, Prime Minister David Cameron and Hollywood actor Dustin Hoffman after an internet appeal went viral.
The campaign was launched by BBC Radio Sheffield after learning the 100-year-old had no surviving friends and family.
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Kisner chipped in from 95 feet for an eagle on Sunday's final hole to take the event to a play-off, which was held on Monday following bad weather.
The two teams could not be separated before Sweden's Blixt and Australian Smith birdied the fourth play-off hole.
This year's event saw a revamped team format playing foursomes and fourballs.
Blixt and Smith, the world number 252 and 112 respectively, had led by four shots going into the final round before American duo Kisner and Brown forced the play-off with a round of 12 under par.
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Chairman Phil George said the Welsh Government-commissioned independent review of literature and publishing was "deeply disappointing".
It recommended stripping Literature Wales of much of its responsibilities for nurturing writers and promoting their work.
It was suggested the Welsh Books Council (WBC) should handle it instead.
Until now the WBC has focused on grants for publishers and distributing printed works.
The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) was criticised by the review's authors for not properly overseeing Literature Wales' activities, despite giving it a public subsidy of more than £700,000 a year.
Mr George said: "I don't think that we failed in our oversight of Literature Wales.
"The first thing to say is that we don't recognise the description of Literature Wales as a kind of dysfunctional organisation not worthy of public funds.
"But that's not because we are complacent about it, we know that all the organisations that we fund get careful attention from us and we look carefully at the way that they operate and there are ambitions that we develop with them."
Chairman of the review panel, Prof Medwin Hughes, declined to comment while its recommendations were still being considered by the Welsh Government.
Mr George did accept some improvements could be made: "We are not saying Literature Wales is perfect. We are working with them on a number of fronts.
"But we certainly don't recognise the description of them and therefore we don't think that we have been neglectful in looking after them."
Economy Secretary Ken Skates declined to be interviewed but First Minister Carwyn Jones was asked about the review's conclusions during an assembly committee meeting.
Responding to a question by Bethan Jenkins about it, Mr Jones said: "I'm aware of the comments.
"Over the years, one of the things I've noticed is that it's a small sector but the comments can often be quite strong when they're made."
He said the government would consider "all the comments made" as part of its formal response to the review, but no date for that response had been decided.
The assembly's culture committee will hold its own inquiry into the review of literature and publishing in September.
Conservative committee member Suzy Davies said: "I think one of the things that's been disappointing about this report, despite it being claimed to have reached a wide section of the public, when you look at the actual figures that have been quoted - 800 people filled in a questionnaire.
"Do you know, they are authors, publishers and journalists. They are not members of the public, so your average readers or consumers of the written word, in whatever format it is, I don't think this has even touched the surface of what they think.
"So before the cabinet secretary [Ken Skates] comes to any conclusions he needs to take some evidence from the outside world as well."
The 24-year-old left Nottingham Forest at the end of last season after failing to agree a new contract.
Manager Simon Grayson told the club website: "This is a fantastic deal for the club because we had to fight off competition from a number of Championship and Premier League sides.
"The fact he has chosen to join us is proof people are really buying into what we are trying to do here."
Lynch becomes Town's fifth summer signing after the arrivals of defender Paul Dixon, midfielders Oliver Norwood and Adam Clayton, and forward Sean Scannell.
Lynch was called up to the Wales squad for the friendly with Mexico in May but has yet to win an international cap.
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The American, who finished on six under, had to contend with heavy rain, which caused a brief suspension, while gusting wind affected all the players.
Matt Kuchar (71), overnight leader with Spieth and Brooks Koepka, is second.
England's Ian Poulter (70) and US Open champion Koepka (72) are three under, with Rory McIlroy (68) on one under.
Northern Ireland's McIlroy, who was five over after six holes in round one, enjoyed the better of the weather on Friday morning with his two-under-par round putting him right into contention.
England's Richard Bland, 44, briefly tied for the lead on five under but was among the later starters who had to endure the worst of the weather and had three bogeys and a double bogey in his 72 to drop alongside McIlroy.
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Scotland's Richie Ramsay is one shot better off after following his opening-round 68 with a 70.
Just eight players were able to post under-par rounds as the wind, which gusted up to 35mph on the Merseyside coast, proved ample defence for the course.
Nine players are left under par for the Championship, 26 fewer than after round one.
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Two-time major winner Spieth began his round with a birdie on the first, before he was pegged back with bogeys on the third and ninth.
Successive birdies on the 11th and 12th holes were followed by a stunning eagle on the 15th as he opened a three-shot lead, despite heavy rain that left standing water on the greens.
However, he three-putted the 16th from 20 feet for a bogey but parred the final two holes to sign for a 69 to add to his first round 65 and tie for the lowest ever 36-hole score in an Open at Birkdale.
"I give myself a B grade today," said the 23-year-old. "I got pretty frustrated through the turn, hitting it into pot bunker after pot bunker and squeaking out pars somehow.
"I didn't get everything I could out of yesterday's round and I got more than what I deserved today."
Ominously it is the the third time he has opened a major with two rounds in the 60s, he won the Masters and US Open on the other two occasions.
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Poulter, who began the day on three under, carded a solid 70 which included one bogey and one birdie.
The bogey came on the 16th and was his first in 26 holes.
"I have nothing to lose," sad Poulter, who finished runner-up at Birkdale in 2008. "I qualified to get in and I am going to try and go out there and grab it with two hands.
"I'm pumped up and ready to go out there toe-to-toe with anyone this weekend."
He added: "I'm pulling hard this week on memories of how I remember 2008."
Four-time major winner McIlroy knocked in three birdies in his first six holes on Friday to push him up the leaderboard, but the 2014 champion was pegged back with bogeys on the 13th and 15th, before a birdie on the 17th saw him under par at halfway.
He said: "To be in after two days and be under par for this championship after the way I started, I'm ecstatic with that."
McIlroy added that his second round was "right up there," with his best rounds at The Open.
"I couldn't ask to be in a better position after yesterday, having been five over through six yesterday and now be in the clubhouse after two rounds under par," he said.
Former Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie said on BBC Radio 5 live that "anyone within 10 shots has a chance" heading into the final two rounds.
England's Paul Casey, who turned 40 on Friday, and had been in second place overnight on four under, is one player in that category, although he had seven bogeys in his 77 to finish on three over.
He sits alongside England's Andrew Johnston (74), world number one Dustin Johnson (72), Irish Open champion Jon Rahm (74) and Australia's Adam Scott (74).
Johnson, who bogeyed the last, after finding one of Birkdale's 123 bunkers, conceded: "I wish I could blame it on the wind. I'm just struggling a bit with the irons, not hitting the shots I wanted to."
Two-time champion Ernie Els (73) of South Africa was three over for the day to drop to one over alongside 2015 champion Zach Johnson, who shot the lowest round of the day with a four-under 66.
England's Ross Fisher's 72 saw him drop to two over, alongside Masters champion Sergio Garcia (69) and American Rickie Fowler (71).
Defending champion Henrik Stenson of Sweden is also two over after his 73, a day after his rental house was burgled while he played his first round.
Londoner Alfie Plant is guaranteed the silver medal, awarded to the leading amateur, because he is the only one to make the cut. The 25-year-old eagled the par-five 15th on his way to a 73 to add to his first round 71.
Plant has a 150-strong 'fan club' of family and friends wearing #TeamAlfie T-shirts following him round the course.
He said: "It's been brilliant. I hope the weather changes because I'm sure they'll be a lot louder."
When it was pointed out previous silver medal winners include Tiger Woods and McIlroy, Plant added: "That's not bad is it? Hopefully I'll follow in their footsteps."
Seventy-seven of the 156 players who started the Open have made the halfway cut - which is the top 70 players, plus ties and came at five over par.
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A host of big names finished on that mark to make the weekend, with Olympic champion Justin Rose (74), former Masters champion Danny Willett (74) and fellow Englishmen Lee Westwood (74) and Tommy Fleetwood - who birdied the 15th and finished with three pars for a one-under 69.
Australia's Jason Day also sneaks in after the world number six shot a 76 along with two more Englishmen, Andy Sullivan and Toby Tree and Scotland's David Drysdale.
Former Open champion Phil Micklelson was one of the biggest casualties, missing the cut at The Open for just the fifth time in 24 starts, after a 77 left him on 10 over.
"The five-time major winner quipped: "Unfortunately it's the first cut I've missed this year and I missed it with flair."
Scotland's Martin Laird had five bogeys and two double bogeys in his 79 to fall to seven over, while 1999 champion Paul Lawrie (79) finished nine over.
Padraig Harrington, who won the Open the last time it was played at Birkdale missed the cut by one shot, while 2011 champion Darren Clarke also missed out.
Wales Stuart Manley who had been two under after the first round on his Open debut, had seven bogeys and three double bogeys to card an 11-over 81.
The tweet, which criticised the waste of plastic, was posted on Thursday and has since been retweeted 60,000 times.
The mandarins, an easy-peel variety called Sumos, were available in some shops in Northern California.
Whole Foods subsequently tweeted back: "Definitely our mistake. These have been pulled."
Twitter user Nathalie Gordon posted the image and wrote: "If only nature could find a way to cover these oranges so we didn't need to waste so much plastic on them."
Underneath she posted a photograph of the Sumo mandarins.
In a press statement Whole Foods Market said: "Many of our customers love the convenience that our cut produce offers, and this was a simple case where a handful of stores experimented with a seasonal product.
"Orange and tangerine slices have long been a staple favourite in our stores. We're glad some customers pointed it out so we could take a closer look and leave Sumos in their natural packaging - the peel."
The retailer told the BBC that the packed slices of oranges and tangerines would remain on the shelves.
Sumo is a trademark name for a citrus fruit which is easy to peel, sweet, seedless and bigger than an ordinary mandarin.
There are already 60 huts at Coldingham Bay in Berwickshire but another 11 could now be built.
The approval will also allow for the replacement or alteration of the existing huts but with strict conditions on structure and colour.
A council planning officer said it was hoped that would help create a more "uniform appearance" in the area.
The huts are owned by Scottish Borders Council and leased to tenants.
Previously they had to apply individually to obtain planning consent to alter a hut, but a report said the reality was that a lot of changes had been made without seeking permission.
The latest blanket approval would allow works to be carried out according to fixed styles and colour schemes.
A council report said the introduction of new huts could also act as a "catalyst" for other tenants to upgrade their properties.
Sheeran's third album, titled ÷ (Divide), has become a monster hit since its release on Friday.
The all-time list for first-week sales has Adele's 25 and Oasis's Be Here Now at the top with 800,000 each.
If Sheeran doesn't quite match them, he could go third on that list, above Take That's Progress, which sold 518,601.
Sheeran has said he wants to challenge Adele's album sales.
"Adele is the one person who's sold more records than me in the past 10 years," he told GQ.
"She's the only person I need to sell more records than. That's a big feat because her last album sold 20 million. But if I don't set her as the benchmark then I'm selling myself short."
His album has already exceeded expectations. Before the release, Sheeran's manager Stuart Camp told Music Week he would be "ecstatic" with first-week figures of 350,000.
But he added: "But really I'm thinking, what will we have sold by the end of 2018? It's about the long game."
The final chart and first-week sales figures will be revealed on Friday.
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Leigh Richmond Roose's name has been added to a plaque at the Old College, with the names of other students and staff killed in World War One.
He became known as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his day but was killed during fighting in 1916 aged 38.
But his name has been missing from the plaque for a century.
Louise Perkins from Aberystwyth University said: "For a century, the name of Leigh Richmond Roose has been missing from the war memorial erected by the Old Students' Association to honour those from the University who had fallen in the Great War.
"We're not sure why his name was left off but we are now making good this omission and celebrating the life of one of Aber's most colourful alumni."
Born in Holt, Wrexham, in 1877, the footballer came to study the arts and sciences at Aberystwyth University in 1895 and started playing in goal for Aberystwyth Town.
During his first year as a student, he was also selected for the Welsh team and according to rumour, would insist on wearing his old Aberystwyth Town shirt under his international jersey.
He played for clubs including Arsenal, Aston Villa and Sunderland.
In 1905, Mr Roose was described by the Daily Mail as one of Britain's most eligible bachelors.
After completing his studies at Aberystwyth, he studied medicine in London.
When World War One broke out in 1914, Mr Roose joined the Royal Army Medical Corps despite never completing his medical studies because of his football career.
He later transferred to the Royal Fusiliers and served in the trenches, winning the prestigious Military Medal for his bravery in fending off a flame-throwing attack by hurling grenades at the enemy, despite being wounded.
He was killed in action on 7 October 1916.
At the end of the war, the University's Old Students' Association acquired 10 Laura Place and presented it to the university in memory of staff, students and former students who had lost their lives during the conflict.
It also provided the original roll of honour which did not include Mr Roose's name - possibly because his name was misspelt on his recruitment papers and consequently on the war memorial to the missing of the Somme at Thiepval.
Tony Bates, chairman of Aberystwyth Town FC, said Mr Roose "still retains iconic status".
"He is perhaps the biggest character we have ever had the privilege to call one of our own.
"This is a fitting tribute to an exceptional goalkeeper, a friend to Aberystwyth and a war hero."
The Fed's chief said that while the US economy was improving, the US employment situation was still fragile.
"Too many Americans remain unemployed or underemployed... wage growth is still sluggish," she said.
Her comments helped propel US shares to fresh highs - the Dow and S&P 500 both closed at records.
Investors are not eager for the Fed to begin tightening anytime soon and a rate rise before June seems unlikely, as Ms Yellen also warned of weaknesses abroad.
In her semi-annual testimony in Congress she said: "Foreign economic developments, however, could pose risks to the outlook for US economic growth," she told Congress, focusing specifically on a slowdown in China as well as the struggling eurozone.
But she added that efforts to stimulate growth in the eurozone could ultimately help the US economy, and she noted that declining oil prices could provide a boost to US economic output.
This is Ms Yellen's first testimony in front of a Congress that is controlled by a majority of the Republican party.
Many Republicans have questioned the Federal Reserve's choices in the wake of the financial crisis, including presidential hopeful Rand Paul.
In response to questions from US Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from Ohio, Ms Yellen condemned a bill in Congress that would "audit" the Fed - a move that is seen as strongly political, as the Federal Reserve is already audited by accounting firm Deloitte.
"I strongly oppose 'Audit the Fed,'" she replied, adding: "'Audit the Fed' is a bill that would politicise monetary policy."
"Her breast's exposed because she's feeding the people; she isn't wearing a veil because she's free," he said.
But opponents were quick to seize on his remarks as the race hots up ahead of next year's presidential elections.
One historian said his use of Marianne as a feminist symbol was "moronic".
Mathilde Larrere, an expert on the French Revolution, said Marianne was an allegory and the use of her naked breast "just an artistic code" and nothing to do with femininity.
The issue of the full-body swimsuit, known as a "burkini", has overshadowed French politics in the wake of the militant attack on Nice in July. As campaigning kicks off for next year's presidential election, Republican candidate Nicolas Sarkozy has called for the swimsuit to be banned.
Mr Valls last week defended the right of local mayors to impose beach bans, although France's top administrative court has said the bans breach fundamental freedoms.
And, addressing a Socialist Party rally attended by several ministerial colleagues, he said the French had to reclaim patriotism in the face of Islamist totalitarianism, insisting there should be no compromise on the role of women.
But when he invoked Marianne, Social Affairs Minister Marisol Touraine and Education Minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem did not applaud.
Green politician Cecile Duflot said the prime minister's remark was comical because Marianne's head was covered with a Phrygian cap, another symbol of the French Revolution. She shared several images on social media from a National Assembly exhibition, including one describing Marianne as "a little part of all of us".
Mathilde Larrere set out in a series of tweets why the prime minister had been wrong to invoke Marianne to support his argument.
The renowned Eugene Delacroix painting depicted Liberty, she said, and not a republic.
During the 19th Century there were two competing images of Marianne that mirrored two differing concepts of the republic, she said. A wise, fully clothed, unarmed Marianne and a Marianne with a Phrygian bonnet, sword and exposed breast.
Radical revolutionaries would espouse the naked Marianne and more conservative republicans the clothed figure, Mathilde Larrere explained. And none of the men of that period had imagined giving women civil powers, freedom or the right to vote.
Le Figaro political correspondent Sophie de Ravinel said that Manuel Valls had departed from his text to make the remarks, and she pointed out that while Marianne's breast was exposed, her head was covered too.
Over the years, the faces of several leading French women have been used to symbolise Marianne, including Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve and Laetitia Casta.
More recently, there was some controversy over the reported use of a topless Ukrainian protester who was said to have inspired the face on France's national stamps.
Inna Shevchenko founded the bare-breasted movement Femen and was granted asylum in France in 2013.
The development includes three wind farms and up to 332 turbines and will be 64 miles off Hornsea.
Energy Secretary Ed Davey said the Hornsea Project One scheme would create 2,500 local jobs and bring millions of pounds into the UK economy.
It is expected to be start operating by the year 2020.
The project is a joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power, Siemens Project Ventures GmBH and Dong Energy.
Consent for the scheme has been given on the condition that it has an employment and skills plan approved by North Lincolnshire Council, including local advertising of jobs and supply chain opportunities.
Friends of the Earth campaigner Simon Bowens said it was "fantastic news for the blossoming offshore wind industry on the North Sea coast".
"The UK could be an offshore wind powerhouse, but the Government must show much greater ambition if we are to reap the full benefits and continue to drive down costs in the years ahead."
A commentator on Fox News had claimed that GCHQ had carried out the activity on America's behalf, but Mr Ledgett said the claim showed "a complete lack of understanding in how the relationship works".
Each side, he said, was prohibited from asking the other partner to carry out acts that they were prohibited from doing.
He also said the huge risks to the UK in carrying out such an act would completely outweigh any benefits.
"Of course they wouldn't do it. It would be epically stupid," he told me.
GCHQ had also dismissed the allegation as nonsense.
Mr Ledgett's comments came in a wide-ranging - and long-scheduled - interview in his office at NSA headquarters at Fort Meade. He acknowledged that these were unusual times when it came to the political maelstrom surrounding America's intelligence agencies and their relationship with the new administration.
"Our job in the intelligence community is to be apolitical. Our job is to speak truth to power," he emphasised.
The origins of much of the tension lie in the assessment by the US intelligence community that Russia interfered in the presidential election, and the subsequent reaction from Donald Trump.
Mr Ledgett said the evidence of Russian involvement was "extraordinarily strong" and "irrefutable" and that the NSA had played a key role in establishing the case.
Mr Ledgett said he was "dead solid 100% confident" that the Russian state was behind the attempts - although he said it was not for the intelligence community to evaluate the actual impact of those attempts on the vote itself.
There has been speculation that Russia will interfere in upcoming European elections, but the NSA deputy director said it was hard for him to talk about any evidence supporting that.
There has been a shift towards more aggressive action in cyberspace in recent years - from Russia but also other states - with some commentators claiming that "cyber war" is breaking out.
Low-intensity conflict rather than war is a better description, Mr Ledgett said.
"Cyber war is going to look very different - you are going to see massive failures of key infrastructure systems in the countries that are being targeted in a way we have not seen yet."
The problems in attributing attacks and the lower barriers for entry mean that this trend may well continue, though.
The US last week indicted a group of Russian hackers as part of a broader strategy of trying to develop layered deterrence. Chinese and Iranian hackers have been indicted in the past.
"Our assessment is that it does cause actors to pause," Mr Ledgett said, while acknowledging it did not provide absolute deterrence.
The spread of internet-connected devices in the home is another concern.
"It's a truism that the more things you connect to a network, the more vulnerabilities you introduce," Mr Ledgett argued, adding that he did not have what are called "Internet of Things" devices in his own home.
Last week there were claims that the CIA - along with Britain's MI5 - had found vulnerabilities in some "smart" TV sets which allowed them to be turned into bugging devices.
Mr Ledgett emphasised that the mission of the NSA was to focus on foreign intelligence and not domestic.
He said that 90% of vulnerabilities in systems that the NSA spotted were reported to companies so they could fix them. And any vulnerabilities that the agency sought to leave in place to exploit for intelligence gathering needed to be approved by other government agencies.
"There's a fringe narrative out there that the US and UK and all these other governments are willy-nilly just exploiting every vulnerability in every device they can in order to gather information into a big pile and then root through it for interesting things. That's not what we do at all."
He acknowledged that the debate around the NSA's power was healthy, but said the way it came about was bad, referring to the Edward Snowden revelations.
He said that while he would not point to specific terrorist attacks or deaths as a result of disclosures, the NSA had seen one thousand "entities" (such as terrorist groups or foreign military units) which had tried to change behaviour to avoid surveillance.
Mr Ledgett is due to step down in the coming months after a 40-year career in national security. Twenty-nine of those years were spent at the NSA, where he ended up as its most senior civilian.
He acknowledged that the current environment - with the intelligence agencies drawn into political debate - was unprecedented.
"It is an uncomfortable place to be," he said. "Intelligence needs to not be politicised to be at its best."
The 24-year-old fast bowler has been told that he must now require surgery.
Milne was signed in January to cover the second half of the T20 Blast qualifying group campaign, while Pakistan's Wahab Riaz was then brought in to cover the first seven matches.
But Riaz now joins up with Pakistan for the Test series with England.
Essex, second bottom of the southern group with just two points from five games, now hope to find a stand-in at short notice.
"We have a list of replacements that we are working hard to bring in," said Essex head coach Chris Silverwood. "Hopefully we can treat the fans to an exciting arrival in the coming weeks.
"It is disappointing for ourselves and Adam. We were excited by his arrival. But, unfortunately, he requires surgery on an elbow injury he picked up previously."
Although struggling in the T20, Essex remain top of Division Two in the County Championship and also head their One-Day Cup group after four games.
Adam Milne has not appeared since being ruled out with a hamstring injury after his Indian Premier League debut for Royal Challengers Bangalore in mid-April.
Playing in the same team as Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, he went for 43 runs from his four overs in a 45-run win over Sunrisers.
Milne is the third New Zealander forced to return home early from T20 duty, following in the wake of Worcestershire's Mitchell Santner (broken finger) and Birmingham Bears wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi, who has been selected for the Kiwis' forthcoming tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa.
MaxMind matches IP addresses, which are used to connect devices to the internet, to physical locations. It has said these are not meant to be precise.
James and Theresa Arnold say it registered their home as the position of more than 600 million addresses.
They say this has led many people to wrongly believe a host of crimes were committed at the property.
"The first week after the Arnolds moved in, two deputies from the Butler County Sheriff's Department came to the residence looking for a stolen truck. This scenario repeated itself countless times over the next five years," documents filed with a Kansas court read.
The Arnolds complained they have been disturbed at all hours by "local, state or federal officials looking for a runaway child or a missing person, or evidence of a computer fraud, or call of an attempted suicide".
The issue came to light in April after an investigation by Fusion, a TV network and website, which reported that the property's owner Joyce Taylor and her tenants had been accused of being "identity thieves, spammers, scammers and fraudsters" for years.
IPs can be used to identify individual houses but can also be imprecise. Sometimes, they only refer to the country a device is in and, in some cases, even that information can be inaccurate.
Fusion said Ms Taylor's troubles were the results of IP mapping by MaxMind, which chose her property as the default spot for IPs it could not locate more precisely other than saying they were in the USA. The house in Kansas, which the Arnolds rented out in 2011, is near to the geographical centre of the country.
Since then, they say they have had a constant stream of people who have researched the IP addresses they believe to be behind a string of nefarious activities and found them to be registered to their address.
"In 2013, the Butler County Sheriff Department ran a background check on the plaintiffs because of all the activity taking place at the residence," the court documents say, adding that the department was receiving "weekly reports about fraud, scams, stolen Facebook accounts, missing person reports" linked to the home.
"Threats began to be made against the plaintiffs by individuals who were convinced that the perpetrator of internet scamming lived at the residence. State investigators - convinced that the plaintiffs had been involved in an identity theft - came to the residence to take pictures of assets.
"The following events appeared to originate at the residence and brought trespassers and/or law enforcement to the plaintiffs' home at all hours of the night and day: stolen cars, fraud related to tax returns and bitcoin, stolen credit cards, suicide calls, private investigators, stolen social media accounts, fund raising events and numerous other events."
They accuse MaxMind of "reckless and grossly negligent conduct" that has caused "great emotional distress, fear for their safety, and humiliation" and have asked the Kansas district court to award the damages.
MaxMind said it was aware of the lawsuit but declined to comment on pending litigation.
The company's founder Thomas Mather has previously said: "We have always advertised the database as determining the location down to a city or zip code level. To my knowledge, we have never claimed that our database could be used to locate a household."
He said MaxMind has changed its default centre points to be in the middle of bodies of water.
The 16-year-old who cannot be named, had denied a charge of murder at Birmingham Crown Court.
Saleem Hassan, 21, died in June from serious head injuries following the attack near the Noor-Ul-Uloom Mosque in Small Heath.
The boy was remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced on 11 January.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the attack happened after "a verbal altercation" between Mr Hassan and the defendant's brother inside the mosque.
Wendy Stevens, from the CPS, said the boy saw the altercation "and rather than avoid getting involved, ran home and picked up a baseball bat with which he returned to the scene and launched an attack on Saleem".
West Midlands Police said Mr Hassan was struck twice on the head , once when he was "motionless on the floor".
He died five days later in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, police said.
Joshua Declan Thomas, then aged 15, was one of three youths who killed 17-year-old Ben Bellamy in September 2004.
He was convicted of murder at Swansea Crown Court in 2006 and was ordered to serve at least 18 years behind bars.
The 12-month sentence cut means Thomas could apply for parole in September 2022.
But Mrs Justice Lang praised Thomas, now 26, at the High Court for his "exemplary" efforts to reform himself in prison.
She said he had expressed "genuine remorse" and had "come a long way" since the killing - though he still claimed Ben was alive when the youths left him.
Ben, from Sketty Park, was walking home from a night out at Cinderella's nightclub when he bumped into his killers.
He was later dragged onto a beach, attacked by two of the youths, stripped naked and left to drown in about a metre of water.
The judge said Ben was "a slight young man who put up little resistance" but was beaten until "he was unable to walk or stand".
She added: "The personal statements from members of his family describe the loss of a kind, thoughtful, young man with a bright future".
The judge who jailed Thomas, who has attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), described it as "determined, cold and violent killing".
His killers hoped that his body would be taken out to sea and, if ever found, people would believe he had drowned accidentally.
Mrs Justice Lang said Thomas had attained qualifications in maths, IT, English, gym, first aid and customer service and had taken part in the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme in prison.
He was an active fundraiser for a range of charities and had done voluntary work "in order to give something back to society" and had helped other prisoners with their literacy skills.
But Thomas still claimed Ben was still alive when they left him and "he could not say how he ended up face down in the sea".
The judge said: "He appears to be unwilling or unable to acknowledge the full facts of the index offence and his responsibility for it.
"This suggests a lack of insight, and consequent risks, which may require further work".
He will then be freed in 2022 if the Parole Board accepts that the risk he poses to the public has passed.
A centre-right coalition won the most votes in October's election but lost its overall majority.
A new leftist bloc has now voted 123 to 107 against the administration's programme, prompting its collapse.
The move could lead to a new government led by the Socialist Party, likely to focus on alleviating austerity.
The Socialists came second in the elections but have since forged agreements with the Left Bloc and the Communist Party, making an alternative coalition possible.
Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva must decide either to ask the Socialists to form a new government, or to allow the incumbents to stay in charge until new elections are held.
Speaking during the debate in parliament, Socialist leader Antonio Costa said his proposed coalition would "guarantee conditions of stable governance".
Pro- and anti-government supporters rallied outside parliament as the vote happened.
Portugal was one of the countries hardest hit by the crisis in the eurozone, accepting an international bailout in exchange for sweeping cuts.
The current government has warned that the left-wing coalition risks turning Portugal into another Greece.
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The 27-year-old Czech, playing only her third tournament since she was stabbed by an intruder at her home in December, started nervously and trailed early on.
She recovered to take the first set and was a break up in the second before Sweden's Larsson once again hit back.
However, 11th seed Kvitova broke again in the ninth game and saw out the win with an ace on her second match point.
"It was amazing to step out on Centre Court again," Kvitova told BBC Sport. "It was amazing to be back here and playing on this beautiful court - my favourite court.
"It was my motivation to come back and play at Wimbledon and I'm happy that my dream came true."
Kvitova suffered career-threatening injuries to her left hand in December's attack, but recovered quicker than expected to play at the French Open, where she lost to Bethanie Mattek-Sands in round two.
She capped her remarkable comeback by winning the Aegon Classic in Birmingham last month but then pulled out of Eastbourne with an abdominal injury.
"I'm still missing matches," she said. "It's practice that you can't get through training alone. You just need to play as many matches as you can.
"I was tight and nervous today and started badly with my serve, so need to improve that and my ground strokes. I hope with more matches, I will be better and better."
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Kvitova's nerves were evident as Larsson, 28, broke her serve in the opening game of the match but she recovered to win six of the next seven games and take the first set.
Larsson fought hard in the second set too but Kvitova's blend of power hitting and deft drop shots eventually proved too much.
Prior to the tournament, Kvitova told BBC Sport that she had "won her fight" by simply being fit for Wimbledon. However, she is one of only two former champions in the women's singles draw - Venus Williams being the other - and so any further improvement could see her in contention for a third title.
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In a wide open women's singles draw, second seed Simona Halep, a semi-finalist at Wimbledon in 2014, set down a marker with a comfortable 6-4 6-1 victory over New Zealand qualifier Marina Erakovic.
The Romanian, who lost to Jelena Ostapenko in this year's French Open final, needed just one hour 13 minutes to beat Erakovic, who released her debut record under the stage name Mad Era earlier this year.
Halep will face Beatriz Haddad Maia in the second round, after the Brazilian saw off Britain's Laura Robson 6-4 6-2.
Elsehwere, Ukraine's fourth seed Elina Svitolina, who squandered a big lead against Halep to lose in the quarter-finals at Roland Garros, began her campaign with a hard-fought 7-5 7-6 (10-8) win over Australia's Ashleigh Barty.
Former world number one Victoria Azarenka came from a set behind to beat Catherine Bellis 3-6 6-2 6-1 in her first Grand Slam match since the 2016 French Open, having given birth to son Leo in December.
American Bellis, 18, surged into a 3-0 lead and held her advantage to take the first set, before Azarenka, 27, did the same in the second to level the match.
The Belarusian then showed glimpses of the game that took her to two Australian Open titles in racing out to a 4-0 lead in the decider and rode a brief fightback from Bellis to wrap up a promising win as the light faded on Court One.
Azarenka will play 15th seed Elena Vesnina in round two after the Russian beat compatriot Anna Blinkova 6-4 5-7 6-2.
In contrast to Azarenka, Canada's Eugenie Bouchard - runner-up in 2014 - started strongly against 25th seed Carla Suarez Navarro, only to collapse to a 1-6 6-1 6-1 defeat.
The 71-year-old was rushed to hospital on Tuesday afternoon. It is not immediately clear what illness she has.
A statement released on her website said she "regained consciousness on the ambulance ride to an LA area hospital".
The Canadian-born artist is "currently in intensive care undergoing tests and is awake and in good spirits," it added.
Los Angeles fire officials said paramedics had answered a 911 call in Bel Air, where Mitchell lives, and had taken a patient whom they did not identify to hospital.
In December she told Billboard magazine that she had a rare skin condition, Morgellons disease, which prevented her from performing.
"I can't sing any more - don't miss it. I can't play any more - don't miss it. I've got all these instruments laying around and hopefully one day I'll pick them up," she was quoted as saying.
Morgellons is a controversial condition and is not recognised by mainstream medical authorities. Sufferers say it is characterised by crawling and stinging sensations under the skin but many in the medical community believe it is a psychiatric disorder.
Read: Seven essential songs of Joni Mitchell.
Musicians took to social media to send messages of support. Boy George tweeted: "A prayer for Joni Mitchell."
Billy Idol also sent best wishes: "Sorry to hear today's news about Joni Mitchell. I sang on her 'Dancing Clown' single many moons ago, all the best 4 her recovery."
Mitchell has released 19 original albums, with her last in 2007.
Best known for her 1970 hit Big Yellow Taxi, Mitchell was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
Her 1971 album, Blue, is ranked 30th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
The woman, who is believed to be in her 20s, is in a critical condition in hospital after incident, which happened at about 10:45 at Mede House in Salisbury Street.
She was found on the ground and taken to Southampton General Hospital.
Hampshire police urged anyone who saw someone leaving the block of flats at about the same time to contact them.
The number of companies has more than doubled in the last year, meaning 35,000 low-paid workers will see their pay rise when the wage is increased on Monday, Citizens UK said.
The current Living Wage rate is £7.65 an hour, compared with the national minimum wage of £6.50.
The Living Wage reflects what workers require to meet their basic needs.
In London, the Living Wage is currently £8.80 an hour.
The rate is set by the Living Wage Foundation, part of the community organisation Citizens UK, and is calculated by the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University. It has cross-party support.
Last week, research published by the Resolution Foundation think tank found that a record five million UK workers were in low-paid jobs, having risen by 250,000 in the last 12 months.
This was a problem for the government, it said, because it kept income tax revenues low.
"The good news is that the number of accredited Living Wage employers has more than doubled this year - over 1,000 employers across the UK have signed up," said Rhys Moore, director of the Living Wage Foundation.
He added that the number of the companies signed up in the FTSE 100 had risen from four to 18, and included Canary Wharf Group and Standard Life. Nationwide and Nestle have also signed up.
"Low pay costs the taxpayer money - firms that pay the minimum wage are seeing their workers' pay topped up through the benefits system," he said.
The new higher rate of Living Wage will be announced at 00:01 GMT on Monday, while the rate for London will be announced by Mayor Boris Johnson later in the morning. Both will rise to reflect the higher costs of living.
A report by consultants KPMG revealing the number of workers being paid less than the Living Wage will also be released on Monday.
"Far too many employers are stuck in the spiral of low pay," said KPMG's Head of Living Wage Mike Kelly.
"Unless wages rise, a significant sector of the UK population will see themselves caught between the desire to contribute to society and the inability to afford to do so.
"The Living Wage may not be possible for every business, but is certainly not impossible to explore the feasibility of paying it."
Over the wider economy as a whole, wages are not rising as fast as prices, meaning real pay for many people is falling.
The latest figures show that average weekly earnings are rising by 0.9% excluding bonuses, below the rate of inflation, which is 1.2%.
European football's governing body is already investigating if Paris St-Germain have broken the rules, designed to stop clubs from 'financial doping'.
La Liga president Javier Tebas said City and PSG's "funding by state-aid distorts European competitions and creates an inflationary spiral that is irreparably harming the football industry".
City and PSG spent hundreds of millions of pounds on new players this summer.
PSG have been owned by the Gulf state of Qatar, via its Qatar Sports Investments fund, since 2011.
They more than doubled the world record transfer fee when they spent 222m euros (£200m) to sign Neymar last month, before adding Kylian Mbappe on loan from Monaco, a deal that is expected to be made permanent for £165.7m in 2018.
Manchester City's summer spend of £215m was the biggest by any club in any transfer window.
The Premier League club was bought by The Abu Dhabi United Group in 2008.
A La Liga statement released on Monday confirms it wrote two letters to Uefa on 22 August - one to express concerns over the French club, and another relating to City.
The body claimed that "both PSG and Man City benefit from sponsorships that make no economic sense and lack any fair value".
The statement continued: "La Liga calls on Uefa to proceed with its investigation, taking into account the full history of PSG's actions. Additionally, La Liga calls on Uefa to open a similar investigation into Man City."
Hastings, 31, tore his patella tendon while playing for Australian side Victoria on 6 December.
Worcestershire had been looking to sign a replacement overseas player as cover for the first half of next season.
"He had the operation on Friday and the surgeon was delighted," director of cricket Steve Rhodes said.
"We know now that if the rehab work goes well, John will be available a lot sooner again to play more cricket for Worcestershire than had been originally anticipated.
"The best possible scenario is John manages to be available for the first game of the season in April - but we are not counting our chickens as it might be slightly later than that."
The Wikileaks founder still faces the more serious allegation of rape.
But prosecutors have run out of time to investigate Mr Assange for sexual assault because they have not succeeded in questioning him.
He denies all allegations and has said they are part of a smear campaign.
The Australian journalist and activist sought asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden.
Under Swedish law, charges cannot be laid without interviewing the suspect.
Prosecutors had until 13 August to question Mr Assange about one accusation of sexual molestation and one of unlawful coercion, while the time limit on a further allegation of sexual molestation runs out on 18 August.
The more serious allegation of rape is not due to expire until 2020.
An official announcement from the prosecutor's office is expected on Thursday morning.
Mr Assange has always denied all the accusations and says he fled into the Ecuadorian embassy because he fears being extradited from Sweden to the US and put on trial for releasing secret American documents.
He has said in the past that he will not leave the embassy, even if the accusations of sex crimes are dropped.
The woman who accused Mr Assange of sexual molestation and unlawful coercion - who is identified in legal papers only as AA - is said to be relieved that the case is now behind her.
"She had wanted him to stand before the court and answer the accusations but it's five years ago and she's not interested in going to court now," her lawyer, Claes Borgstrom, told the BBC.
"She wants to put it all behind her. It's been a difficult time for her and she's now trying to forget about it and move on with her life."
Swedish prosecutors had initially insisted that Mr Assange be questioned in Sweden, but earlier this year - under pressure to advance the investigation - she agreed that he could be interviewed in London.
But the Swedish government has been unable to negotiate access with the Ecuadorian authorities, with both sides blaming the other for the impasse.
Lawyers for Mr Assange say the allegations of sexual assault should have been dropped long ago.
"Our position is that the investigation should have been shut down earlier because there wasn't enough evidence to keep it going," Thomas Olsson, one of his Swedish lawyers, told the BBC.
"It's regrettable that it's gone on for this long."
He said he believed Mr Assange could clear his name over the rape allegation.
"We are convinced that as soon as he has the opportunity to give his version of the circumstances, there'll be no need to continue the investigation."
Sweden is expected to continue discussions with Ecuador over the terms under which the prosecutor could question Mr Assange over the remaining accusation.
The UK government has urged Ecuador to co-operate, stressing that the UK has a legal obligation to extradite Mr Assange.
"We are clear that our laws must be followed and Mr Assange should be extradited," a UK Foreign Office spokeswoman said.
"As ever, we look to Ecuador to help bring this difficult, and costly, situation to an end."
The cost of policing the Ecuadorian embassy in Knightsbridge for the past three years now stands at around £12m ($18.8m; €16.8m).
The South African franchises, who played their final Super Rugby game on Friday with the Cheetahs defeating the Kings 21-20, would join 12 teams from Wales, Italy, Ireland and Scotland from September.
Pro12 board members are set to meet in Dublin on Tuesday, 18 July to discuss the tournament's immediate future with the South African sides expected to join - with the Bulls, Sharks, Stormers and Lions maintaining their Super Rugby status.
But what do we know about them?
Who are they?
Known as the Toyota Cheetahs, the franchise area encompasses the western half of the Free State province, the same as that of provincial Currie Cup side the Free State Cheetahs.
The Cheetahs were one of the two new franchises that entered the expanded Super Rugby competition in 2006, alongside Australia's Western Force.
Where do they play?
They are based at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. The stadium had its capacity increased to 48,000 for the 2010 World Cup.
How successful have they been?
In their first season the Cheetahs finished 10th in the final standings out of 14 sides. Their best regular season finish was in 2013 when they were sixth.
In 2017 the Cheetahs finished second in the Africa I conference, but seventh out of eight in the South African standings and 13th overall. They won four out of their 15 games.
Who has played for them?
Some of the famous Springbok names include Os du Randt, Juan Smith, Willie le Roux, Heinrich Brussow and Cornal Hendricks.
Dragons pair Sarel Pretorius and Rynard Landman also represented the Cheetahs before moving to Wales.
Current Springboks include back-rower Oupa Mohoje and wing Raymond Rhule.
Who is the coach?
On 17 July, 2017, the side announced a coaching staff switch, with Franco Smith becoming the new director of rugby and Rory Duncan the head coach of the Cheetahs and Free State Cheetahs.
Smith is a former Springboks outside-half and centre who made 27 appearances for Newport after making his debut 1999.
Smith also coached Treviso before taking over the role as Cheetahs' head coach in 2015.
Who are they?
The team were created in 2009 to play the British and Irish Lions on their tour of South Africa, a match the Kings lost 20-8.
After initially failing to gain a Super Rugby franchise, the Kings were awarded a place in the 2013 competition.
For their debut season the Kings' catchment area was made up of the Eastern Cape and parts of the Western Cape, drawing players from three provincial unions.
After the South African Rugby Union (SARU) took over the running of the franchise in November 2015, the franchise had no formal ties to any of the provincial unions.
Where do they play?
The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is a 46,000-seater stadium in Port Elizabeth on the Eastern Cape. It was one of three coastal stadiums to host during the 2010 World Cup.
How successful have they been?
After making their debut in 2013 the Kings were relegated after losing the two-legged match with the Lions. They missed the 2014 and 2015 seasons before returning for 2016.
In 2016 they won just two out of 15 matches, finished bottom of the four teams in the Africa 2 Conference, seventh in the South African Group and 17th overall, with just the Japanese Sunwolves team finishing the season with a worse record.
In 2017 the Kings again finished bottom of the Africa 2 Conference but were fifth in the South African standings and 11th overall. The Kings won six out of their 15 games.
Who has played for them?
Scarlets supporters will know one of their former players in lock David Bulbring.
Former Leicester outside-half Jaco van der Westhuyzen played in the opening game against the Lions in 2009 and kicked a penalty.
Ex-Bath and Springboks flanker Luke Watson also turned out for the Kings.
There are no notable Springboks in the current squad with back-rower Andisa Ntsila, second-row Wilhelm van der Sluys and prop Schalk Ferreira some of their prominent performers
Who is the coach?
Former back-row or lock forward Deon Davids has been the Kings head coach for the last two seasons in Super Rugby.
He previously played and coached for Boland.
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One afternoon after work, the rubbish picker from north-eastern Brazil was lying exhausted in a hammock when her youngest son, Damiao Sandriano, invited her to take a look at a book.
"Mum, would you like to read with me?" he asked. "It's a story, and it has pictures."
At the time, the 42-year old was unable to write her own name.
The closest to any formal education she had ever had was a class for young adults in which she was taught the letters of the alphabet.
But she gave up, frustrated at not being able to get past the letter "e". She recalls the experience as "an agony".
It was not until her son stepped in that she would try again.
After a few informal lessons by Damiao at their home on a dirt road in Jardim Progresso, a poor community on the outskirts of the city of Natal, Sandra was able to trace an "e".
Damiao helped his mother how to remember the letters better. The "R", he explained is "like a 'B' but open".
The letter "h" they simply nicknamed "the chair".
Being able to write her own name was a watershed moment. Sandra was able to exchange her old ID which only bore her thumbprint for one with her signature.
"I said: 'I will get myself a new ID to prove that now I know how to write my name'," Sandra told the BBC.
"I went there and they asked me to sign on the paper. I thought: 'There, now I can do it, I don't need to feel ashamed anymore'."
Sandra is one of the 760 millions adults worldwide who, according to Unesco figures, cannot read or write.
In Brazil, there are 12.9 million, making up around 8.3% of the population over 15 years of age.
Sandra was forced to work from an early age after her mother abandoned her when she was three.
After she was taken in by her grandmother she was sent to live with a couple who did not allow her to go to school
She worked on the couple's farm, crushing and grinding cassava for flour and cleaning their house.
One day she was working in a banana field when a group of children walked past carrying notebooks.
"I wanted to go where they were going," she recalls. "But they said: 'Go back to work!'. And I cried."
When she was 12, Sandra ran away to try to find her mother.
She managed to track her down but her mother wanted nothing to do with Sandra, and her mother's partner tried to hurt her, Sandra recalls.
Sandra then lived on the streets until she was 13, when she was picked up by a man who offered her food and a roof over her head.
During the time they lived together, they had three children. But it was a life punctuated by regular and brutal beatings.
In 1996, after the man stabbed her and ripped part of her scalp off with his teeth, Sandra took the children and left.
She promised her children that no man would ever hit her again.
Sandra managed to get by picking waste and taking it for recycling.
Without being able to read or write she had to rely on strangers for help with just taking a bus.
"Can you read the sign for me?" she would have to ask them sheepishly at the bus stop.
She said it was a daily humiliation. She never dreamed of having a formal job.
As the years went by she married and had more children before divorcing her husband.
Four of her seven children died when they were still young, three of various disease and one was run over.
Damiao is the youngest of the seven.
One day, after hearing his mother describe the "big shame" of not knowing how to read and write, Damiao, who was three at the time, suggested they make a pact.
"I will learn [how to read and write], and when I do it, I will teach you," he promised.
Damiao had a teacher who helped him with after-school lessons and encouraged him to read books.
Damiao says he loves to read as it takes him "to another world" and gives him "infinite imagination".
Seeing her son come back from school every day is Sandra's pride and joy.
At home, Damiao turns from pupil into teacher.
In the course of the past year, mother and son read 107 books together, some of which she found in the rubbish she picks through for a living.
Her writing is coming on as well. She was thrilled when she signed Damiao's school paperwork for the first time.
"There was a space for me to state my relationship to him. I wrote in very clear in big letters: 'Mother'."
Damiao says his mother can already write "a lot of words", but he wants her to learn more.
"I want her to learn the words she feels inside. She likes to talk about love, emotions," the 11-year old says.
At home, he helped her write a message in green, capital letters on the wall.
It reads: "Little corner of happiness where, thanks to God, nothing is missing."
A group of university experts is proposing a system giving more detailed information alongside grades such as first or upper second class degrees.
There have been 21 universities piloting such points-based measurements of student performance.
Graduate employers have backed the call for more detailed university grades.
The system being proposed is a "grade point average" (GPA), which would show students' achievement through their time in university. This would reflect results from work throughout a degree course.
The GPA advisory group, in a report published by the Higher Education Academy, says it would add another layer of detail to the current system of first, upper second (2:1), lower second (2:2) and third class degrees.
It responds to concerns from employers that it is hard to distinguish between job applicants when more than half of all degrees awarded in the UK are now upper seconds.
The proposed system would provide a scale from 0 to 4.25, so for instance work marked as a C would have a grade point of 2.5, while a C+ would be a 2.75. An A- would be 3.75, while an A+ would be 4.25.
The intention is to provide a much more "granular" detail of students' achievements than a broad brush grade.
Sir Bob Burgess, the former vice chancellor of Leicester University, who has headed the advisory group, says adopting such a points-based system would "meet the vital need for a more precise indicator of degree grades and to provide students with a more internationally recognisable measure".
A grade point average system is used by universities in the United States.
Each individual university would still be able to decide how they would award points, so that a 2.5 grade in one institution could not necessarily be compared with the same score at another.
As well as deciding on their own marking, universities could choose whether or not to include first year exam results or to give extra weighting to final exams.
But the proposers say that it would provide more transparency than the current system.
"It's a scale based on evidence and not thought up in an armchair," said Prof Graham Curtis, part of the Higher Education Academy advisory group.
Employers backed the principle of more detailed grades.
Stephen Isherwood, chief executive of the Association of Graduate Recruiters, said it would provide "more information for employers to make a decision".
He said students would also "benefit from a fairer representation of their grades".
Nicola Dandridge, chief executive of Universities UK, said the current degree grading system was recognised as a "blunt instrument".
And he said the proposals "provide a good platform now to test the value of GPA with the whole higher education sector".
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The Dons hinted at ending a run of 23 straight league defeats in the east end of Glasgow during an even first half.
But their resistance ended when Dedryck Boyata rose to head home Scott Sinclair's free-kick after 57 minutes.
Aberdeen rallied again late on but couldn't find an equaliser to stop them slipping 27 points behind the leaders.
Looking at the hosts' line-up, it was easy to see why the visitors fancied their chances of a first league win at Celtic Park since 2004.
Key players such as Moussa Dembele, Stuart Armstrong and Leigh Griffiths all missed out through injury, but Aberdeen's five straight wins backed up that belief with form.
What the first half lacked in clear-cut chances, it made up for in tactical intrigue with both managers pushing and pulling their men from the sidelines like tinkering chess masters.
Aberdeen deployed a high line and they pressed the champions in a way they are not accustomed to domestically.
The work-rate from the visitors was impressive but as expected, Celtic enjoyed the majority of the possession and their first chance came when left-back Kieran Tierney curled an effort just over the bar after cutting inside and spying Joe Lewis off his line.
But with their main strikers out, Celtic's killer instinct was also missing and there was a lack of focal point up front, despite some good movement between Scott Sinclair and Patrick Roberts in particular.
Sinclair passed up a chance inside the box just before the break, although Ryan Jack should be praised for a timely tackle.
The Dons were doing their job defensively but in the pursuit of stifling Celtic they were creating very little of their own. A Graeme Shinnie shot high over the bar was as close as they came in the first half.
But as many teams have found to their cost this season, you can only stifle this Celtic side under Brendan Rodgers for so long and 12 minutes after the break they were ahead through Boyata.
The big Belgian defender rose magnificently inside the six-yard box to head home an equally impressive Sinclair cross from the left-hand side.
Aberdeen looked punch drunk after that - the men in green and white sensed it and pushed for the second. They almost got it too through Sinclair but his curling right-foot effort battered off the bar.
Their crisp passing and movement off the ball, at times, left the visitors chasing shadows.
When the Dons settled they knew, if they were to take points, they had to push out, but they also knew that would leave gaps and Roberts almost exploited pace down the left-hand side but pulled his low drive just wide.
Aberdeen had scored in seven of their last eight visits to Celtic Park though and the belief they started with never really left them.
They continued to press Celtic, hoping to pounce on a stray ball or misplaced pass, but the champions saw it out with the professional swagger that we have become used to.
Match ends, Celtic 1, Aberdeen 0.
Second Half ends, Celtic 1, Aberdeen 0.
Mikael Lustig (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen).
Substitution, Aberdeen. Peter Pawlett replaces Shaleum Logan.
Gary Mackay-Steven (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Andrew Considine (Aberdeen).
Substitution, Celtic. Erik Sviatchenko replaces Patrick Roberts.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Jayden Stockley replaces Mark Reynolds.
Scott Brown (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Scott Brown (Celtic).
Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Scott Brown (Celtic).
Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Substitution, Celtic. Liam Henderson replaces Callum McGregor.
Foul by Scott Brown (Celtic).
Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kieran Tierney (Celtic).
Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Miles Storey replaces Adam Rooney.
Patrick Roberts (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Mark Reynolds (Aberdeen).
Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Celtic) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Scott Sinclair (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Substitution, Celtic. Gary Mackay-Steven replaces James Forrest.
Ash Taylor (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Mikael Lustig (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen).
James Forrest (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Andrew Considine (Aberdeen).
Scott Sinclair (Celtic) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Scott Sinclair (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen).
Goal! Celtic 1, Aberdeen 0. Dedryck Boyata (Celtic) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Scott Sinclair following a set piece situation.
Kieran Tierney (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen).
Scott Brown (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kenny McLean (Aberdeen).
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Celtic continued their stranglehold over Aberdeen at Parkhead to stretch their Premiership lead to 25 points and unbeaten domestic run to 28 games.
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Midfielder Livermore, 25, joined Hull for £8m last June from Tottenham.
"The club has suspended Jake Livermore pending further investigations to be made by the Football Association and our own internal disciplinary procedures," a Hull statement read.
Livermore, who has one England cap, has played 39 times for Hull this season.
His international debut came in a friendly against Italy in August 2012.
Players who test positive on match days for illegal 'social' drugs - as opposed to performance-enhancing drugs - can face up to a two-year ban under FA rules.
The FA confirmed a player had failed a drugs test but did not name them. A statement read: "In line with its anti-doping regulations the FA can confirm it has issued a provisional suspension to a participant following a positive test for a prohibited substance."
Prior to signing for Hull permanently, Livermore spent the 2013-14 season on loan at the KC Stadium and has had loan spells at MK Dons, Derby, Peterborough, Ipswich and Leeds.
When he joined Hull, Livermore signed a three-year contract, with the club holding an option for a further 12 months.
Steve Bruce's side are 18th in the Premier League, the last relegation place - two points behind Newcastle and Sunderland and three points adrift of 15th-placed Leicester.
They travel to Tottenham on Saturday (15:00 BST) before ending the season with a home game against Manchester United on Sunday, 24 May.
Former Goodison Park under-21s coach Stubbs, who took over as Hibs manager this summer, has previously worked with the 19-year-old.
"Hibernian are a massive club and I'm looking forward to working with Alan Stubbs again, Kennedy told the Hibs website.
Stubbs says described Kennedy as "a player with huge potential".
Hibernian will be a great platform for him to continue his development and to fulfil his potential
Kennedy has been capped once by Scotland's Under-21 side and was previously sent out on loan by Everton to Tranmere Rovers and MK Dons.
He joined the Toffees from Killie in 2012.
"I'm looking to play as regularly as possible and to help Hibernian climb back up into the Premiership," explained Kennedy.
"I trained for the first time today, but I feel like I've settled in really quickly and I already know some of the players here.
"This is a new challenge for me and I'm determined to make the most of it by being part of a successful Hibs team."
And Stubbs added: "His arrival emboldens what I've consistently said throughout the summer transfer window - we want to bring quality players here to Hibernian.
"I'm delighted to sign someone, who I have worked with over the past couple of years - he knows exactly what I want and I know what he is capable of.
"I would like to thank Everton for allowing me to take one of their talented young players on a six-month loan and believe Hibernian will be a great platform for him to continue his development and to fulfil his potential."
Hibs begin their Championship campaign with a home match against Livingston on Saturday.
The MT Vier Harmoni, carrying 900,000 litres of diesel, is being searched in Batam Island, Indonesia.
Indonesian Navy spokesman Edi Sucipto said the confusion was due to an "internal management problem". Malaysia also said it was an "internal dispute".
The tanker was reported missing off Kunatan port, Malaysia, on Monday.
Its cargo is reportedly worth about 1.57m ringgit ($392,795; £300,000).
The head of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said the dispute between the operator and the crew had been resolved but he did not outline what had happened to the ship's oil cargo, or whether it would sail back to Malaysia.
Matalan workers Zoe Morgan, 21, and Lee Simmons, 33, were found dead near the Queen Street store on Wednesday.
Andrew Saunders, 20, of no fixed abode, was later arrested, and then charged on Thursday.
He spoke only to confirm his name, age and address at Cardiff Magistrates' Court on Friday.
The defendant was remanded in custody to next appear before Cardiff Crown Court on Monday.
In a tribute released on Thursday, Miss Morgan's family described her as a "beautiful daughter, sister, granddaughter and auntie who had a heart of gold and would do anything for anybody".
The statement continued: "She was taken away from us tragically, too soon, and has left a massive hole in our lives that will never be filled.
"Zoe will always be in our hearts forever and always. We are all broken hearted. xx"
The Matalan store remained closed for a second day on Thursday but reopened on Friday.
Amari Morgan-Smith, who recently joined York on loan from League Two side Cheltenham, netted in the 22nd minute after racing onto Jon Parkin's flick-on.
Parkin went close to doubling York's lead just before the break, with Barrow restricted to long-range efforts.
But just when rock-bottom York began to think the win was in the bag, Jordan Williams beat home goalkeeper Kyle Letheren to the ball and slotted home the equaliser.
But Newton's drilled strike gave the Minstermen a valuable three points.
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Match ends, York City 2, Barrow 1.
Second Half ends, York City 2, Barrow 1.
Substitution, York City. Scott Fenwick replaces Danny Holmes.
Goal! York City 2, Barrow 1. Sean Newton (York City).
Alex-Ray Harvey (Barrow) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, York City. Vadaine Oliver replaces Simon Lappin.
Goal! York City 1, Barrow 1. Jordan Williams (Barrow).
Substitution, Barrow. Akil Wright replaces Liam Hughes.
Moussa Diarra (Barrow) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, York City. Danny Holmes replaces Shaun Rooney.
Second Half begins York City 1, Barrow 0.
First Half ends, York City 1, Barrow 0.
Goal! York City 1, Barrow 0. Amari Morgan-Smith (York City).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
A study of 99 men attending a US fertility clinic found those eating junk food diets had poorer sperm quality.
High intakes of omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish and plant oils, were associated with higher sperm concentration.
More work is needed to confirm the findings, the researchers report in the journalHuman Reproduction.
The team, led by Prof Jill Attaman from Harvard Medical School in Boston, questioned men about their diet and analysed sperm samples over the course of four years.
Compared with those eating the least fat, men with the highest fat intake had a 43% lower sperm count and 38% lower sperm concentration (number of sperm per unit volume of semen).
Men consuming the most omega-3 fatty acids had sperm with a more normal structure than men with the lowest intake.
Prof Attaman said: "The magnitude of the association is quite dramatic and provides further support for the health efforts to limit consumption of saturated fat given their relation with other health outcomes such as cardiovascular disease."
However, 71% of participants were overweight or obese, which could have had an impact on sperm quality. Furthermore, none of the men had sperm counts or concentrations below the "normal" levels defined by the World Health Organization of at least 39 million and 15 million per millilitre.
Commenting on the research, British fertility expert Dr Allan Pacey, of the University of Sheffield, said: "This is a relatively small study showing an association between dietary intake of saturated fats and semen quality.
"Perhaps unsurprisingly there appeared to be a reasonable association between the two, with men who ate the highest levels of saturated fats having the lowest sperm counts and those eating the most omega-3 polyunsaturated fats having the highest.
"Importantly, the study does not show that one causes the other and further work needs to be carried out to clarify this. But it does add weight to the argument that having a good healthy diet may benefit male fertility as well as being good general health advice."
Wales basked in sunshine on Saturday with top temperatures of 27°C (80F) in Hawarden, Flintshire, and 25°C (77F) in Cardiff with beaches packed.
It was a cooler 18°C (64F) at Mumbles Head, Swansea.
BBC Wales forecaster Derek Brockway tweeted: "Super sunny Sunday. Very warm or hot with sea breezes."
Sunday is predicted by some to be the hottest June 18 on record in the UK.
While the BBC weather forecast says Wales will be "hot and sunny day with light winds", it did warn of a "very slight chance that the heat will trigger an isolated thundery shower during the afternoon."
BBC Wales presenter Behnaz Akhgar warned the public: "Take care. High UV and high pollen count."
As temperatures soared on Sunday, mountain rescuers helped a black Labrador after its paws got hot while being walked in Snowdonia.
The dog was being walked by two men when it started struggling on Glyder Fach at about 13:50 BST.
Volunteers from Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue tied bandages around its paws during the three hour rescue.
Meanwhile in Swansea, firefighters are battling a grass fire on a cliff between Rotherslade Beach and Limeslade Bay in Mumbles.
Mid and West Fire Service were called to the blaze, which can be seen from the beaches, at 11.50. Three fire engines are at the scene.
There was heated debate over the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, this time with the suspended president herself at the centre of the questioning, giving answers to more than 50 senators one by one.
It was an unprecedented moment in Brazilian history, the final episode in a trial expected to end with her permanent removal from office.
Ms Rousseff is accused of breaking budget laws, but the case has a much more complex background.
Brazil is currently going through its worst economic crisis in decades, with the economy in recession after years of promising growth.
During Ms Rousseff's second term, the country has seen the public deficit, inflation and unemployment soar and has lost its hard-earned investment-grade credit rating.
Corruption allegations have tainted Ms Rousseff Workers' Party, fuelling animosity towards her and her mentor and predecessor in office, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
At Monday's session, senators blamed her for the tanking economy and accused her of concealing the growing fiscal deficit as she sought re-election.
They also questioned how she could not have been aware of the corruption at state-run oil giant Petrobras, when for years she chaired its board of directors.
The revelations about corruption at Petrobras, in which members of Ms Rousseff's Workers' Party as well as business executives and influential members of other parties have been implicated, have played a crucial role in undermining the government's credibility.
Ms Rousseff could have had her lawyers represent her at Monday's session, but she decided to defend herself, a decision that may have been more about leaving her mark on history than trying to change senators' minds.
Depending on the outcome of the impeachment vote, her appearance in the senate may prove to have been her last stand and spell the end of 13 years in power by the Workers' Party.
Addressing her "beloved Brazil", she insisted the allegations against her were a pretext to remove her from office.
She said she was being judged for the acts of her government in general, not the specific illegal acts of which she stands accused.
She also said while the impeachment trial could not be compared to the military coup of 1964 - following which she was imprisoned and tortured - it would nevertheless inflict a lasting wound on the country.
Senators should examine their conscience before deciding how to vote, she said.
Her defence included strong words and harsh accusations, but she maintained a respectful tone throughout.
This was in contrast to the exchanges during earlier stages of the impeachment trial, which led Speaker Renan Calheiros to describe the senate as "a madhouse".
The 81 senators will cast their votes after another long round of speeches on Tuesday, expected to last up to 15 hours.
By Wednesday at the latest, Ms Rousseff's fate should be clear.
If two-thirds of the senators vote in favour of her impeachment, Ms Rousseff will be formally removed from the presidency and barred from holding office for eight years.
In that case, interim President Michel Temer, her former ally and vice-president, will be officially made head of state until 2018.
Mr Temer's government seems so confident of the outcome it has made plans for a swift inauguration to allow him to attend the G20 summit starting in China on 4 September.
As Ms Rousseff presented her defence, Mr Temer was next door in the presidential palace welcoming Brazil's Olympic athletes and posing for pictures.
His supporters say he has the political ability to build alliances and put the economy back on track.
His detractors fear they will get a conservative government and austerity measures most of the population did not vote for.
With the investigation into corruption at Petrobras continuing and Brazil's political system deeply discredited, the dust in Brasilia seems far from settling, and political stability appears a remote prospect.
There have been times this season, especially in Europe, when Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino has decided to play Alli out on the left and play Kane on his own up front.
When that happens, Kane looks isolated. It never seems to work.
Sunday showed how much Alli helps Kane when they play together, and vice versa. Between them, they scored three goals and, like an old-school strike pairing, they shared the workload as well.
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Everton did not offer Lukaku anything like the same sort of support.
Like Kane, Lukaku is only 23 and still developing as a striker, and he is also banging in goals at a ridiculous rate.
But it was interesting to watch him and Kane in Sunday's game and, rather than examining their own individual strengths and weaknesses, look at what their teams did - or did not - do for them.
Going back to last season, the most obvious effect Alli has on Tottenham's attack is with the runs he makes beyond Kane to get behind the opposition defence.
Alli will always make good runs and, against Stoke and now Everton, he has made them to get into goalscoring positions - and taken his chances too.
He is a clever finisher, so those goals will keep coming for him, but it is the help he gives Kane when he finds pockets of space in front of the opposition back four that I think is having the biggest impact for Tottenham.
When Alli is close to Kane, whether he is occupying one of the centre-halves or making another centre-half think about which one of them he should be picking up, it gives Kane more space to operate in.
There are even times when Kane comes short to get the ball, leaving Alli as the Tottenham player who is highest up the pitch.
That flexibility is down to the extra freedom that Pochettino has given Alli this season, especially since he switched to playing three at the back at the start of November.
When Spurs play in a 4-2-3-1 shape, Alli has more responsibility to stick in a certain position but, with the 3-4-2-1 formation they used against Everton, he is allowed to roam to stay closer to Kane.
When Pochettino changed formation, the whole point was to help his attack. It was not because they were leaking goals - it was because they were not scoring enough.
It has worked, and Alli has been one of those to benefit.
I think it has been easier for him to score goals in 2016-17 than it was last season because, even though the opposition teams are watching him more, he is getting into better goalscoring positions because he is already higher up the pitch.
While I saw what Alli and Spurs do to make Kane stronger, it was another story with Lukaku. In the Everton striker's case, I saw what might take him to the next level - but only from what his team were missing.
Kane had Alli and also Christian Eriksen playing around him at White Hart Lane, but Lukaku was in a completely different situation.
Everton manager Ronald Koeman got his tactics wrong, particularly in the first half, and gave Spurs too much respect.
I am not sure why he changed his approach because his side were on such a good run but they were very negative and their midfield played very deep.
That meant Lukaku was up against three centre-halves on his own for most of the match.
These are the sort of occasions when people seem to scream at Lukaku to offer more - to make more runs for starters - but he was completely isolated against Spurs with no support until the latter stages of the match.
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Lukaku keeps scoring goals, of course, so he must be doing something right.
But, because of his size and how strong he is, some people will always expect more. They want him to be dominating defences like Didier Drogba did in his prime for Chelsea.
I actually think that Lukaku is getting there. Most managers would probably choose Kane over Lukaku because of his consistency. Yet if you asked most defenders who they would rather mark, I bet you they would pick Kane.
That's because a lot of Kane's strengths come from having Alli and Eriksen around him - while, with his pace and power, Lukaku can be a beast on his own.
As far as his running goes, it is true Lukaku covers less ground than Kane.
But there is a reason Kane is always on the run - he has got support around him and he knows the ball is coming.
That is the key thing here. As a player, when some of my team-mates got on the ball and I knew they could deliver a pass, I ran. If I didn't think they could find me, I was less likely to.
I remember going back to Nottingham Forest for a pre-season friendly soon after I left them to join Newcastle. My old manager Paul Hart said it was brilliant that I was making so many runs, but asked why didn't I do the same for him.
Without being disrespectful, I told him that I had Nobby Solano on one wing, who was so accurate that he could land a pass on a penny, and on the other I had Laurent Robert, who could deliver a ridiculously good cross into the box.
So I had got a reason to set off on runs, whereas at Forest I might have made five or six runs in a game and got one pass.
Everton have got the quality to find Lukaku more, of course, but I still think they are taking too many touches before they look for him.
With Ross Barkley, they have got a player with the same attributes as Alli too. The potential for a partnership like Kane and Alli is there.
Barkley did not have the same freedom of position as Alli did on Sunday but I still thought he played well, especially with the decisions he made when he was on the ball.
When Everton did come forward with a purpose, he was always a threat.
If there is an element of his game that I think Barkley could take from Alli, it is that he needs to keep the ball moving forwards when he picks it up in the opposition half. Too many times, his first touch seems to take him back into midfield instead.
But that could be put down to his confidence, because he seems to be in a different situation to Alli right now.
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While Alli has emerged as a key figure for Spurs, Barkley will not have the same feeling that he is his team's main man.
He is close to it, but I feel that he is being held back from what he is capable of. That is partly as a result of some of the negative comments Koeman has made about him this season and also because he always seems to get moans and groans from the crowd if things do not go right for him.
If he was playing with the same belief as Alli, he would be a different beast.
Jermaine Jenas was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
Police and paramedics were called to a house on Culcheth Lane, Newton Heath, at 00:45 BST on Sunday amid reports of an assault.
A woman, 38, was found with head injuries and she died shortly after.
The arrested man, 48, is in custody being questioned by Greater Manchester Police (GMP).
A post-mortem examination is due to take place later. The woman has not yet been identified.
The British number one raced to a 6-1 6-3 win in 75 minutes to set up a clash with defending champion David Ferrer.
Murray, 29, beat the Spaniard when he won the Vienna title on his previous visit to the Austrian capital in 2014.
The Scot could overtake Novak Djokovic at the top of the rankings with titles in Vienna and next week in Paris.
That would require Djokovic to lose before the final in Paris - and Murray to significantly extend his winning streak, which now stands at 13 matches.
He is trying to win his third consecutive title following victories in Beijing and Shanghai as he tries to capitalise on a chance to top the rankings for the first time.
Murray took his record against Isner to 7-0 with a one-sided victory, breaking the 6ft 10in American's serve four times and playing superbly to come back from 0-40 down midway through the second set.
Isner had treatment for a blister on his right hand early in the second set, and Murray said: "It obviously helped me as from the back of the court he wasn't really generating much power with his forehand.
"I was then able to dictate most points from the back of the court. I think I returned pretty good, though. It was important to put him under a bit of pressure, especially from the beginning of the match."
Ferrer saved a match point and won the last four games to beat Serbia's Viktor Troicki 6-3 3-6 7-5, while Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Croatia's Ivo Karlovic made it through to the other semi-final.
Top seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares suffered a surprise 1-6 6-3 11-9 defeat by Austrian Oliver Marach and France's Fabrice Martin in the doubles semi-final.
A few years ago, Mrs Souza might have gone to the agency to look for a maid - not to offer her services as one.
She has spent the past 12 years working in the Greater Sao Paulo area's metalworks industry, where salaries are on average three times higher than those of domestic workers.
Mrs Souza has never worked as a maid and seems overqualified for a job cleaning houses, ironing clothes, taking care of children and cooking.
But she cannot afford to be picky right now. Her debts are piling up, from health insurance to her daughter's college tuition.
"I have bills to pay every month, so I thought getting a job as a maid would be the solution," she says.
"I don't have formal experience, but I do this sort of work in my own home. So why not?"
Brazil is going through its worst recession in more than two decades.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts the country's economy will have contracted by almost 8% in two years by the end of 2016.
Brazil soared in the past decade, as one of the emerging Brics economies, when its commodities were hot property in the international markets.
But with China slowing down and commodity prices reaching record lows, Brazil's economy went into reverse at high speed last year.
President Dilma Rousseff - from the governing Workers' Party - tried to delay the effects of the recession in the labour market and pumped stimulus money into the economy through tax breaks and subsidies.
But now those policies, intended to protect workers, are doing the exact opposite.
Brazil's debt grew, and the country lost its investment-grade credit rating as well as consumer and investor confidence.
And workers' situations have deteriorated rapidly in the past few months.
In just one year, the number of unemployed people jumped 41% - from 6.4 million people to 9.1 million.
Brazil went from a situation some economists consider full employment, back in early 2014, to 9% unemployment now.
Wages increased in that period, but inflation rose almost twice as fast, so most workers are now worse off.
A closer look at Brazil's economy reveals some worrying trends.
Domestic workers are a symbol of that change.
Brazil is the country with the highest number of domestic workers in the world. Six million people - more than 90% of them women - work as maids.
A few years ago, when Brazil's economy was flourishing and the country needed workers to fill all the new jobs, women began leaving domestic service to work in industry and shops.
In 2011, Brazil's Finance Minister hailed domestic workers as a "sub-utilised" labour reserve - an army of women who could gain skills and enter the job market filling better roles, with higher wages.
And that really did happen.
From 2007 until last year, the percentage of people working in domestic jobs fell - from about 8% of Brazil's workforce to below 6%.
Middle-income families were left with the choice of either paying higher wages to their maids or doing their own cooking and cleaning.
But now there are signs that this trend is in reverse.
More women are finding themselves in Mrs Souza's position: losing their jobs in industry and commerce and moving into less skilled jobs with lower wages, many of them returning to roles they thought they had left behind.
Simone Fernandes spent Brazil's boom years working in a supermarket. She thought her days as a maid were over, but now she is back working for a middle-class family.
"Back then things were getting better," she says.
"You had many job offers. You knew that when you left a job, you'd be quickly employed less than a month later.
"Also, you could go to your boss and he would give you counteroffers. But that was then. Now, you have to be happy to just have a job."
Daniele Kuipers, who set up Casa and Cafe, a website that helps maids find jobs, says the number of women offering their services grew a staggering 92% last year, as Brazil's recession deepened.
But the demand for domestic servants did not grow.
Middle-income families are cutting their expenses because of the crisis too.
During the boom years, Brazil updated its domestic service laws, increasing protection for formal workers.
This should have been good news - but, in the current recession, it has only increased costs for hiring maids formally.
As a result, Fernando Souza, owner of the Prendas Domesticas job agency, says, there is huge growth in the number of informal domestic workers, who get lower wages and are not collecting their social security payments.
This growth in black market jobs is a trend for all workers in Brazil, not just maids. In one year, Brazil lost one million formal jobs.
Brazil's prolonged recession is having dire consequences for the poorer classes.
Mrs Fernandes and her husband had to sell their car and move into a smaller flat.
They are working longer hours - but, with prices rising on a monthly basis, their standard of living is declining rapidly.
There may be one silver lining, though, for some of these families who were emerging socially but are now sinking again.
During Brazil's good years, both Mrs Souza and Mrs Fernandes managed to get their children through college.
That means the next generation of workers may be more skilled than the current one.
Brazil's challenge for the future will be to create new skilled jobs for them.
Additional reporting by Ruth Costas, BBC Brasil.
Yn ôl yr undebau amaeth fe allai creu Corff Cynhyrchwyr Llaeth (DPO) helpu gosod y diwydiant ar seiliau mwy cadarn.
Byddai'n golygu bod ffermydd teuluol ar draws y wlad yn uno i drafod telerau gyda phroseswyr llaeth fel un uned gyfreithiol.
Y gobaith yw y bydd yn symleiddio'r ffordd y mae ffermwyr yn delio â phroseswyr, gan helpu denu mwy ohonyn nhw i Gymru.
Ond mae adroddiad wedi rhybuddio y gallai perswadio ffermwyr i ymuno fod yn her, tra na fyddai rheidrwydd ar broseswyr i ddod i gytundeb â chorff o'r fath.
Ar hyn o bryd mae un corff DPO yn weithredol yn Lloegr ac un yn Yr Alban, ond maent yn gyffredin trwy Ewrop, yn enwedig yn Yr Almaen.
Mae grŵp, sy'n cynnwys y ddau undeb ffermio, yn edrych i weld os all y DPO chwarae rôl er mwyn sicrhau bod y diwydiant yng Nghymru yn parhau.
Dywedodd cadeirydd bwrdd llaeth NFU Cymru, Aled Jones wrth BBC Cymru y gallai "ffermwyr sydd yn dod at ei gilydd" arwain at "ffordd fwy proffesiynol o weithredu".
"Dwi'n meddwl bod yna gymaint yn fwy o gryfder os 'da chi'n gweithredu fel un corff," meddai.
Yn y blynyddoedd diwethaf mae ffermwyr wedi protestio y tu allan i hufenfeydd ynglŷn â phrisiau llaeth.
Ond mae Mr Jones yn dweud bod angen canolbwyntio ar sefydlu perthynas well gyda'r bobl sydd yn prosesu'r llaeth.
"Os barhawn ni fel ag yr ydan ni - mae 'na ychydig bach o brotestio ac yn y blaen - faint o wahaniaeth mae hynny yn gwneud?" meddai.
"Mae'n rhaid i ni weithio mewn ffordd wahanol, mewn dull gwahanol, dull mwy aeddfed o bosib."
Ychwanegodd hefyd bod bron hanner llaeth Cymru yn mynd y tu allan i'r wlad i gael ei brosesu.
"Yn y tymor hir dwi'n gobeithio y gallwn ni ddenu mwy o broseswyr i Gymru, gan weld y ffaith ei fod yn le da i fuddsoddi," meddai.
Prif bwrpas y DPO yw trafod telerau ac amodau'r cynnyrch, yn cynnwys y pris, gydag un neu yn fwy o'r proseswyr llaeth.
Maen nhw felly yn cael eu heithrio rhag rhai elfennau o'r gyfraith gystadleuol.
Yn ôl Mr Jones mae'r syniad yn cynnig sicrwydd a gwell gwerth am arian i'r cynhyrchwyr a'r proseswyr, ond gall gymryd blynyddoedd i sefydlu'r corff.
Roedd adroddiad gafodd ei gomisiynu gan y grŵp gweithredol yn rhybuddio y gallai fod yn heriol perswadio ffermwyr i gymryd rhan.
Dywedodd awduron yr adroddiad, Promar International nad oes gan ffermio cydweithredol record dda ym Mhrydain, ac y byddai nifer o ffermwyr yn wyliadwrus.
Ond roedd yr ymgynghorwyr yn dod i'r casgliad y dylai ffermwyr yng Nghymru ystyried y DPO o ddifri neu fyw "gyda'r gwallgofrwydd o dderbyn y status quo".
Mae gweinidogion Llywodraeth y DU wedi awgrymu y gallan nhw chwarae rôl yn y mater.
Felly mae arweinwyr yn y byd amaeth yn dweud na fyddai'r syniad - sydd wedi esblygu o gyfraith yr Undeb Ewropeaidd - yn cael ei effeithio gan Brexit.
Mae sefyllfa nifer o ffermwyr llaeth yng Nghymru yn fregus wedi ychydig o flynyddoedd cythryblus pan wnaeth pris llaeth ostwng.
Mae ffigyrau yn dangos bod nifer y ffermwyr llaeth wedi haneru yn ystod y 15 mlynedd diwethaf, gyda thri ffermwr y mis ar gyfartaledd yn gadael y diwydiant.
Er bod prisiau llaeth wedi cynyddu rhywfaint yn y misoedd diwethaf mae arweinwyr ffermio yn dweud bod nifer o gynhyrchwyr yn dal i gael trafferth, a bod ganddynt ddyledion mawr.
Bydd cyfres tair rhan, sy'n dechrau ar BBC One Wales ddydd Llun, yn edrych yn fanylach ar broblemau'r sector llaeth.
Dywedodd cyflwynydd y rhaglen, Gareth Wyn Jones bod gan y diwydiant amaeth cyfan "ran i'w chwarae, o'r ffermwyr mynydd i'r ffermwyr iseldir".
"Mae gennym ni rhan i weithio gyda'n gilydd," meddai.
Mae'n credu y gallai'r DPO neu gorff cydweithredol fod yn ffordd ymlaen, ond bod gan y llywodraeth hefyd rôl bwysig i'w chwarae.
The Red Lion in Oakley Green, near Windsor, was registered as a community asset in March in a bid to protect it from development.
Punch Taverns is now selling the pub, which remains open, and community interest groups have until 14 July to confirm their interest.
According to a residents' association, a group of locals are hoping to run it as a co-operative.
Under Community Right To Buy legislation, any interested party would have six months from the deadline to put together a bid.
In a newsletter, the Oakley Green, Fifield and District Community Association said: "The wheels are in motion and various organisations have been identified as potential sources of funding.
"At some stage there may be an opportunity for local residents to buy shares in the business."
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead communities councillor Samantha Rayner, said: "One of the Royal Borough's manifesto commitments is to support residents to access the government's Pub Loan Fund."
The government's pub loan fund, launched in September last year, is aimed at helping community groups take over the running of their locals by providing loans to carry out feasibility studies, pay for lawyers or buy refurbishment materials.
According to the local Campaign for Real Ale, there are nine pubs in Windsor and Maidenhead listed as community assets.
Wales face Fiji on Thursday having had only four days to recover from their bruising win against England.
Gatland will not use it as an excuse during this World Cup but believes it is an issue which needs to be addressed in the long term.
"It's something we all need to be aware of because it's a pretty brutal game at the moment," he said.
"It's important we consider and look after the welfare of our players as well.
"I'm not complaining about the short turnaround because we've known about that for a long time. We've had to prepare for that."
Wales are second in Pool A having beaten Uruguay and England in their opening two matches of the World Cup.
After playing Fiji at the Millennium Stadium, their final group game on 10 October is at Twickenham against current leaders Australia, who face England on Saturday.
The short turnaround between fixtures has been an issue for other teams at the World Cup, with Japan given only three days' rest after their historic win against South Africa before they were soundly beaten by Scotland.
Gatland believes rugby's increasing physical impact means the sport's governing body, World Rugby, should consider extending the break between World Cup matches.
"We've still got guys who are battered and bruised this morning and we've got a game in two days," the New Zealander added.
"I don't know whether four or five-day turnarounds in World Cups are too short.
"When you're involved all the time you don't see the changes but the only gauge I have as a coach is my involvement with the Lions in 2009 (South Africa) and 2013 (Australia).
"South Africa is one of the most physical countries to go and play and then, from South Africa to Australia, the step-up in physicality and intensity increased massively."
The incongruous sight greeted shoppers at Ringwood Market in Hampshire.
Passerby Brian Case said: "I actually passed it and saw a car in a market stall. It was only when I walked to the post box and walked back that I realised what I'd seen."
One of the town's traffic wardens presented the beleaguered car with a parking ticket.
Mr Case said: "At one point there was an elderly lady looking at the clothes and not even looking at the car."
He added that none of the clothes rails were touching the car, which appeared to be completely unscathed.
The car was still in situ after the stall came down at about 15:00 BST on Wednesday.
Market organiser Edward Morant told the Bournemouth Echo the car was a "nuisance".
"The trader was not in the least bit happy," he added.
The accused are Michael Patrick Nolan, of Gortnamona Way, Belfast, and Henry Christopher Marley, from Edward Street, Portadown, County Armagh.
They are charged with trying to rob Donemana credit union and assaulting two women who were working there.
Mr Nolan is also charged with attacking two women in a burglary in Derry.
The defendants appeared at a special sitting of Londonderry Magistrates' Court on Saturday,
Including the alleged offences at the credit union, Mr Nolan faces a total of 15 charges.
Other charges against the 37-year-old include the assault of two women at Woodside Heights in Derry on Thursday, burglary, stealing a car, dangerous driving and failing to stop for police.
Mr Marley, 32, is also charged with burglary of the house at Woodside Heights, causing criminal damage to a woman's car and stealing a handbag and car keys.
Neither man applied for bail and both were remanded in custody to appear via video link again next Thursday.
North Wales Police were concerned for Joshua Parry, 11, and his nine-year-old brother Huw who were last seen late in the afternoon.
The brothers had been last seen on the Gaerwen Industrial Estate area, near Llangefni.
But after a plea on social media, the police confirmed in a statement at 21:20 GMT that the boys had been "located safe and well."
Ms Blackett, who is now the UK chief executive of global media agency MediaCom, last month became the first businesswoman to top the Powerlist 100, which champions the most influential black people in Britain.
Today she is one of the few exceptions to the current lack of ethnic diversity in British boardrooms.
She manages £1.2bn ($1.8bn) of advertising spending for companies like Procter and Gamble, Shell, Universal, RBS and Volkswagen for MediaCom, and earlier this year she was awarded the OBE.
It's a far cry from her life growing up in Reading as the daughter of parents who had come to Britain in the 1960s.
As for the careers advice, Ms Blackett happily ignored it to pursue her own path.
Being a teacher or nurse are both "worthy careers", she says. But at the time there were limited expectations for her as the daughter of West Indian immigrants. "That's what they felt my career path would be."
These days, while some may question the continuing relevance of lists such as the Powerlist in 21st Century Britain, Ms Blackett insists they are still "incredibly useful".
"It shows the diversity of different jobs or careers that people can go into. [They are] a great source of inspiration for young black people in the UK today," she says.
Later this month Business Secretary Vince Cable is due to launch a plan to have one in five bosses in British boardrooms come from black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds within the next five years.
The government move comes following a survey earlier this year of Britain's top 100 companies by recruitment consultants Green Park that revealed that more than half of FTSE 100 firms have no non-white leaders at board level.
Green Park also said that Britain's corporate "diversity deficit" could put UK companies at a serious disadvantage in both domestic and global markets.
Recent research by the consultants McKinsey in its "Diversity Matters" survey of 366 organisations and thousands of executives in the UK, US, Canada and Latin America found a statistically significant link between firms with a more diverse leadership and better financial performance.
UK firms that had a 10% higher gender and ethnic or racial diversity in their management teams were found to have on average 5.6% higher earnings than their competitors.
Meanwhile, companies in the top quarter of racial or ethnic diversity were 30% more likely to have above-average financial returns compared to others in their sector.
However, it is crucial to point out that this correlation does not establish a causal link. In other words, it does not prove that firms are more profitable just because they are diverse - there could well be other factors at play here.
McKinsey is rightly cautious about reading too much into its figures, merely saying that the existence of the relationship is statistically significant and consistently present in the data.
"There is a significant correlation between diversity and performance," says UK managing partner, Vivian Hunt. "We don't claim by any means [the data] is perfect but it demonstrates the correlation."
Yet intuitively, many in business do feel that it does make clear commercial sense to recruit at all levels from as wide a pool as possible.
"When businesses open themselves up to a wide range of opinions, backgrounds, ages, genders and sexualities - it enables innovation and counters groupthink," says Simon Walker, director general of the Institute of Directors (IoD).
"Commerce is now a truly global affair, but sometimes it seems that companies have failed to grasp this when it comes to their own staff," he adds.
Karen Blackett makes the point that: "If you can have people on your boards that can build empathy and understand the target audience, you're future-proofing your business."
When it comes to broadening Britain's boardroom diversity, many are looking to the United States and in particular, American football's so-called Rooney Rule that has helped change the make-up of management within the sport.
Under this rule, when National Football League (NFL) teams recruit a new head coach they have to interview at least one black or African-American candidate.
The rule could soon be in place in the sporting arena in England too, with Football Association chairman Greg Dyke saying a form of the rule to boost the number of black and ethnic minority coaches in England might be "a good way forward".
The media magnate Robert Johnson, chairman of the RLJ group and the US's first African-American billionaire, is calling for US firms to consider more non-white candidates for jobs.
He wants US companies to interview at least two African-American candidates for every job opening at vice-president level and above.
"The idea is to create something called enhanced best practice," says Mr Johnson, best-known for founding Black Entertainment Television, the first cable television network aimed at African-Americans.
"You do this because it is in the best interests of your company, best interests of the community, and the best interests of diversity in this nation.
"Without that I don't believe you can ever close the employment gap, the wealth gap and the talent gap between white Americans and black Americans," he says.
"The idea is to say to all Americans that this country would be better off if you made sure that the 30 million African-Americans be given a fair chance to succeed in jobs and business opportunities."
But this is not a call for quotas, he says.
"If they are talented, they get the opportunity, if they're not talented, you don't hire them. There's no mandate to hire anybody, it's only a mandate to consider someone for a job."
Mr Johnson says he has been pleased by the political support his proposal has received from both Republicans and Democrats.
Back in Britain, Karen Blackett agrees that a UK corporate version of the Rooney Rule could be beneficial.
"I think the Rooney Rule could be an interesting model," she says, "That doesn't influence outcome. What it does do is influence input.
"I personally don't agree with quotas just because there could be negative repercussions.
"I do believe in making sure you widen the net, because at the end of the day you want the very best candidate.
"You need to make sure you're fishing [in] not just one part of the pond."
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox will spend two days in Washington with US counterpart Robert Lighthizer.
EU rules mean the UK cannot sign a trade deal until it has left the bloc.
Mr Fox said it was too early to say exactly what would be covered in a potential deal. Firms and trade unions have both warned of the risks of trying to secure an agreement too quickly.
The Department for International Trade said discussions were expected to focus on "providing certainty, continuity and increasing confidence for UK and US businesses as the UK leaves the EU".
Mr Fox added: "The [UK-US trade and investment] working group is the means to ensure we get to know each other's issues and identify areas where we can work together to strengthen trade and investment ties."
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) director general Adam Marshall said the US's experience at such negotiations would make it difficult for the UK to secure a good deal.
"We're just getting back into the game of doing this sort of thing after 40 years of doing it via the EU," he told the BBC's Today programme.
"So I think early on in the process, it would be concerning if the UK were to go up against the US on a complex and difficult negotiation."
Mr Marshall said while the BCC's business group's members would welcome the US and the UK talking about how to increase trade between them, the focus should be on improving "small practical things" such as custom procedures rather than a comprehensive trade deal.
Trade unions the TUC and Unite have also expressed disquiet over a rushed US trade deal.
"Ministers should be focused on getting the best possible deal with the EU, rather than leaping into bed with Donald Trump," TUC boss Frances O'Grady told the Guardian.
But independent economist Michael Hughes told the BBC's World Business Report that talking to the US at this stage was important.
"To have some preliminary ideas and get some basic principles out is a sensible thing to do," he said.
He said currently talks were expected to focus on financial services and farming.
"In both cases it is likely that the UK would have to water down some of the standards it currently has, either in terms of genetically modified food or in terms of regulation of financial services firms operating in the UK, in order to get a deal, so it's a delicate one," he added.
Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump said he expected a "powerful" trade deal with the UK to be completed "very quickly".
At the time, a UK government official said Mr Trump and UK Prime Minister Theresa May had agreed to prioritise work on a post-Brexit trade deal.
In the first quarter of 2015, it said that 0.89% of applications for current accounts came from criminals.
The figures mean that bank accounts have overtaken mortgages as the biggest source of attempted fraud.
In comparison, 0.83% of mortgage applications were fraudulent over the same period.
The main reason for the rise was "an exponential increase" in identity fraud, when criminals use somebody else's personal details to set up an account.
Of those trying to open accounts fraudulently, 49% used a stolen identity. That was up from 32% in the first three months of 2014, said Experian.
The firm is employed by many High Street banks to detect criminal activity.
Criminals opening current accounts are then able to access other financial products, such as credit cards, which are also used to steal money.
Many will have obtained personal details through phishing emails, which trick account holders into revealing numbers and passwords.
"Knowing what your bank can and cannot ask you for will help you avoid phishing scams," said Nick Mothershaw, a director of identity and fraud at Experian.
"Making sure sensitive mail is shredded is also important."
Customers who are the innocent victims of fraud are usually reimbursed by their bank. Nevertheless account holders are being warned to be vigilant.
"It's important to be alert, so if you get a call, text or email out of the blue, don't reveal any information unless you are absolutely sure who you are dealing with," said Jon Sacker, of Financial Fraud Action UK.
Action Fraud, which works alongside the Police, recently said that a third of people fail to take sufficient measures to protect their online details.
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City, who reached the FA Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 win at Middlesbrough on Saturday, take a 5-3 lead to Monaco for the return leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday.
Guardiola's side, third in the table, then host fourth-placed Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday, 19 March.
City are 10 points behind leaders Chelsea with 11 matches left.
Guardiola's most realistic chances of success in his first season in charge of City are in the FA Cup and the Champions League.
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"The Monaco game and against Liverpool before the international break will define our season," Guardiola told BBC Sport.
"Every game you play, you have to play well, try to win and show the opponent you are there to win.
"It's the only way you can improve as a club with a good mentality, and that is what I am going to try in my period here.
"It doesn't matter the competition, no complaints, no regrets. Go there and try to win the game."
City's scheduled home league match with West Brom on 22 April will have to be rearranged following their latest FA Cup win.
The FA Cup semi-finals are scheduled to take place at Wembley on 22-23 April.
Excalibur Steel is the name of the management buy-out bid. It was thought to involve keeping the blast furnaces open for the production of new steel and was favoured by unions. It was based on the original turnaround plan submitted to - and rejected by - the board of Tata in March.
The Liberty House bid was submitted by Indian businessman Sanjeev Gupta who has already snapped up some of Tata's assets. His plan involved recycling existing steel in less costly and labour-intensive Arc furnaces rather than producing brand new steel.
These two bids have been submitted separately and seem incompatible but it emerges there is a potential compromise position in which Excalibur would work with Liberty on a plan that would see one of the blast furnaces continue operating for an unspecified time, while simultaneously introducing Arc furnaces alongside.
In a potential tie-up, Excalibur would bring valuable management know how in the shape of Stuart Willkie, the man who ran Tata's strip products business until taking a recent leave of absence to mount the Excalibur bid.
A combined bid is thought to be popular with the government which has offered hundreds of millions in debt financing and an offer to take a stake of up to 25% in the company that wins.
Other names reported to be interested are: private equity group Greybull Capital, which recently bought Tata's Scunthorpe steel plant; Chinese producer Hebei Iron and Steel; Leeds-based private equity fund Endless; JSW, India's second largest steel producer; and NUCOR, the largest steel-maker in the US.
The bids will be submitted to a Tata board meeting in Mumbai on Wednesday and the Business Secretary Sajid Javid will be going along in a show of government support.
He was severely criticised for being in Australia at the time of the crucial board meeting in March when Tata put its UK business up for sale.
The earlier closing was part of a voluntary arrangement among clubs.
It followed controversy over the death of Joby Murphy, 20, who drowned after drinking £1 vodka shots on a night out.
Music promoter Lyndon Stephens said: "The change has happened very quickly and it caused a lot of confusion in terms of people getting home."
Mr Stephens said there was a distinction between alcohol and entertainment licenses.
"While alcohol licenses always ran until 1am, entertainment licenses meant the event could continue until 3am, but that has now changed back to 2am," he said.
Police entered several clubs at about 02:00 BST on Sunday to ensure people left the premises on time.
Mr Stephens said the earlier closure would be bad news for tourism, with people from some mainland European countries accustomed to only going out at 1am.
Colin Neill of industry body Pubs of Ulster said their members had agreed to the 2am closing time as a voluntary measure.
"It follows the storm over irresponsible promotions and allegations of illegal trading," he said.
"It's really the industry putting our house in order and showing we can self-regulate.
"At the moment the legislation allows you to sell drink until 1am, but this is really saying that by 2am people are ready to go home because of that.
"We need to change the legislation before we have longer opening."
Mr Neill said Northern Ireland's licensing laws needed to be modernised.
"We don't want 24-hour licensing but we are looking at a model where some clubs can stay open a bit later," he said.
Nightclub owners met Environment Minister Alex Attwood last month to discuss what he described as "irresponsible" drinks promotions.
Mr Attwood wants to make it tougher for pubs and clubs to get and retain entertainments licenses.
It followed the death of 20-year-old Joby Murphy who drowned in the River Lagan in January after a night of drinking £1 vodka shots. At the time, his father criticised cheap drink deals.
The athlete had been expected to take the stand on Friday.
The trial, in the South African city of Pretoria, has already heard 15 days of prosecution-led testimony.
Mr Pistorius denies deliberately shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in February 2013, saying he mistook her for an intruder.
Prosecutors allege that he killed her after an argument.
By Pumza FihlaniBBC News, Pretoria
There are no juries in South Africa's legal system but in serious High Court cases, two assessors are assigned to help the judge evaluate the case and act as additional eyes and ears.
They are usually lawyers or retired magistrates but they can also be lay people. For the sake of continuity and in the interest of justice, the same assessors need to be present for the entire trial.
In the event that both assessors disagree with a judge's verdict they can overrule her. But in the case of lay assessors, the judge's legal experience counts in her favour and her decision carries more weight.
Both assessors in the Pistorius case are lawyers so they are crucial in ensuring justice.
The justice department explains that a judge does not have to listen to the assessors' opinions but they usually help the judge to reach a decision.
Judge Thokozile Masipa, announcing that the assessor was ill, said that in her absence the court was "not properly constituted".
The judge suggested the date of 7 April to resume the trial, which both prosecution and defence teams accepted.
Under South African law, there is no jury system and two assessors, normally lawyers or retired magistrates, help the judge reach a decision in serious cases.
The BBC's Karen Allen in Pretoria says that, although Mr Pistorius is not legally obliged to testify, he is the only witness to the alleged murder and is expected to testify when the trial restarts.
His lawyers had previously told journalists that it was "likely" they would call him to give evidence first, she adds.
Prosecution testimony has relied on accounts from neighbours and specialist ballistics, forensic and mobile phone evidence.
Our correspondent says the defence had been due to address key questions, in particular:
Ms Steenkamp, a model, reality TV celebrity and law graduate, was hit by four bullets while in the toilet cubicle of Mr Pistorius' home in Pretoria.
People who were in the area on the night of the shooting have told the court they heard screams, shots and bangs.
However, Mr Pistorius has said he believed Ms Steenkamp was in bed when he shot at the toilet door, thinking an intruder was about to attack them.
Mr Pistorius is a double amputee who holds six Paralympic medals and competed in the 2012 Olympic Games.
If found guilty, the 27 year old - dubbed the "blade runner" because of the prosthetic limbs he wore to race - could face life imprisonment.
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Mr Pistorius said in his statement at the start of the trial that he woke in the early hours and walked on his stumps to the balcony, pulled in two fans, closed the sliding door and drew curtains. He said that shortly before he had spoken to Reeva, who was in bed beside him.
He said he rejected prosecution claims that a witness heard arguing coming from the house before the shooting.
Mr Pistorius said he heard the bathroom window sliding open and believed that an intruder, or intruders, had entered the bathroom through a window which was not fitted with burglar bars.
"Unbeknown to me, Reeva must have gone to the toilet in the bathroom at the time I brought in the fans," he said.
Mr Pistorius said he approached the bathroom armed with his firearm, to defend himself and his girlfriend, believing Ms Steenkamp was still in bed.
Both sides agree four bullets were fired. Ms Steenkamp was hit three times.
Mr Pistorius said he fired his weapon after hearing a noise in the toilet which he thought was the intruder coming out of the toilet to attack him and Ms Steenkamp.
He said he was in a fearful state, knowing he was on his stumps and unable to run away or properly defend himself.
Mr Pistorius said he rejected claims that he was on his prostheses when he shot at the door.
A witness told the trial she woke to hear a woman screaming and a man shouting for help. She said that after the screams she heard four shots.
Mr Pistorius said he went back to the bedroom after shooting at the toilet door, still shouting for Reeva. Lifting himself up onto the bed, he felt over to the right hand side of it and noticed Ms Steenkamp was not there.
Mr Pistorius said this was when he realised she could have been in the toilet.
Mr Pistorius said he went back to the bathroom but the toilet was locked, so he returned to the bedroom, pulled on his prosthetic legs, turned on the lights before bashing in the toilet door with a cricket bat.
Forensics expert Johannes Vermeulen told the court that the height of the marks on the door caused by the cricket bat suggest Mr Pistorius was on his stumps at the time.
Mr Pistorius's defence team say he then called security at the gated housing complex and a private paramedic service before carrying Ms Steenkamp downstairs.
A security guard claimed it was the other way round, and he had called Mr Pistorius first after reports of gunfire. However, phone records shown to the court revealed Mr Pistorius called the estate manager at 3:19am, a minute later he called the ambulance service and at 3:21am he called estate security.
A minute later he received an incoming call - estate security calling him back.
According to police phone expert Francois Moller, Mr Pistorius called his friend Justin Divaris a short time later and just after 4:00am he called his brother Carl.
Conservative Nick Boles, who is undergoing chemotherapy for a tumour in his head, said he felt "pretty grim" but he wanted to "represent my constituents" in Grantham and Stamford.
He posted a picture on Twitter of himself in a wheelchair and wearing a blue medical mask.
Mr Boles has been off work since his diagnosis last October.
He will be in Parliament to vote on amendments to the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill - which, if passed, will allow Brexit talks to get under way - on Tuesday.
Mr Boles has spent the last week receiving his third round of chemotherapy.
He published a statement on Facebook, saying: "Today, on my own initiative, I am coming out of hospital to support the government on the Article 50 bill."
Mr Boles added: "I feel pretty grim and will have to go back to hospital after I have voted.
"But I want to come to Parliament to represent my constituents on this important bill and do my bit to ensure that it is passed without amendment."
Mr Boles supported the Remain campaign during last year's EU referendum debate, but he said last September that the early signs for the UK in the aftermath of the vote to leave the EU had been more "positive" than anticipated.
A new development corporation, headed up by an elected mayor for the Tees Valley, will look to attract investment to the site and create jobs.
Lord Heseltine said the government was committed to keeping the SSI site safe.
The full make-up of the new corporation and a list of prospective clean-up firms will be made "within weeks".
The steelworks closed in October.
During a visit to Teesside, Mr Heseltine said: "Key to the economic future of the Tees Valley will be the regeneration of sites and securing strong business investment to create jobs for the skilled workforce affected by SSI's closure."
The creation of the corporation - the first to be created outside London - will unlock greater planning powers and make it eligible for business developments grants.
Communities Secretary Greg Clark added: "The closure of the SSI site has been incredibly difficult for Redcar and the wider Tees Valley.
"Already, up to £80m of government funding is in place to ensure former SSI workers and local affected businesses get the support they need.
"This new Mayoral Development Corporation is the next step, putting local people who know the area best at the heart of driving regeneration and delivering new businesses and jobs for the community."
The year-long inquiry in Dublin has been examining the reasons behind the 2008 banking crisis and economic crash.
On Sunday, Pearse Doherty said he was unable to sign off on the report.
He said: "While the report includes new information, it fails to fully answer the questions regarding how the crisis came about and who was responsible."
Mr Doherty, who is the party's finance spokesman, said people "deserve the full truth".
"When I agreed to take part in the banking inquiry, foremost in my mind were the people who have lost their homes and businesses, the cuts inflicted on our public services and the generation forced into emigration because of the banking crisis," he said.
"The people have the right to know how the banking crisis came about, who was responsible and to be assured that it would never happen again."
Members of the committee have been holding further discussions on Sunday after failing to reach agreement about key sections on Saturday.
The draft report must go to a legal review on Monday. The deadline for the committee to publish its findings is 27 January 2016.
The Republic of Ireland experienced a catastrophic financial crisis in 2008 from which it still has not fully recovered.
The country's banking sector had to be almost entirely nationalised when the bursting of a property price bubble coincided with a global downturn.
The inquiry, which began hearing from witnesses in December 2014, has been looking at the political, economic, social, cultural, financial and behavioural factors that contributed to the crisis, as well as the preventative reforms which followed.
Bombardier's shares rose nearly 7% while Siemens' shares hit a record high before easing back.
Talks between Bombardier, a major supplier of London Underground trains, and Siemens started earlier this year, according to media reports.
Analysts said a deal would help tackle growing competition from China.
The proposed merger would firmly establish the world's second biggest train maker, Reuters and Bloomberg reported.
It would also help Siemens and Bombardier compete with market leader, China's state-backed CRRC, they said.
The merged company would have joint sales of $16bn (£13bn), but the tie-up would face close scrutiny from competition regulators, Reuters reported.
The impact from a deal would be felt beyond the Bombardier and Siemens' home markets of Canada and Germany respectively.
Bombardier's rail unit employs 3,500 staff in the UK and has built trains for operators including Greater Anglia, Scotrail and in London.
Siemens employs 700 train workers in the UK and its contracts include supplying Eurostar trains.
RBC analyst Walter Spracklin said that although details were lacking, he viewed a combination of the two positively.
He pointed to shared expertise of industry leaders, potential cost savings and better competition against lower-cost Chinese companies that are "beginning to reach beyond their own borders".
Siemens and Bombardier have discussed a merger before, but are under pressure after consolidation elsewhere in the rail industry.
CRRC was created by combining China's two biggest players in 2015.
Bombardier shares rose 6.8% in Toronto on Tuesday, while Siemens shares rose 2.4% at one point before slipping back to finish 0.4% higher.
The BBC is yet to receive a comment from Siemens or Bombardier, but both firms declined to comment when contacted by news agencies.
Lima is home to dozens of radio stations and several TV networks.
Radio is an important news source, particularly in rural areas.
The use of criminal defamation charges against journalists is the main threat to media freedom, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
Journalists are susceptible to threats and physical attacks, especially when covering corruption, says Freedom House.
Media ownership is highly concentrated. RSF says Grupo El Comercio controls most national print titles and a major national TV network.
Around 13 million Peruvians were online by 2016 (Internetlivestats). Facebook is the top social media platform.
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Departing the stage with the fans begging for more and the critics showering fawning admiration.
Joe Schmidt clearly has that knack. He takes his leave as Leinster coach with two trophies in the 2012/13 cabinet, adding to the Heineken Cup triumphs in each of his first two seasons.
Not a bad three-year stint for the New Zealander who now enters the international arena with Ireland.
Ulster, full of hope they might land a first trophy in seven years, again left a showpiece final empty-handed.
They were trailing in the Pro12 final for all but the opening two minutes, and the 24-18 result indicates that Leinster justified their favourites' tag.
This all-Ireland dispute was settled in the rather quaint surroundings of the Royal Dublin Society grounds in a well-to-do part of the city, commonly known as D4.
Ulster, table-toppers after the 22-fixture regular Pro12 programme, had nominated the venue as, technically speaking, they were the home team.
In future, their revamped Ravenhill HQ will be able to host an occasion such as this. But that is for another day.
The northern fans took it all in good heart, singing "We're supposed to be at home."
The atmosphere was deafening. The provinces may have been restricted to just 9,000 fans each, but the noise seemed amplified way beyond that.
The RDS is an ageing complex, used all year round for all sorts of occasions.
Today, as well as this high-profile rugby match, these grounds were accommodating the Ireland Insurance Institute exams and an art exhibition. Forthcoming attractions include Rod Stewart's 'Live the Life' tour and the annual Dublin Horse Show.
As if to emphasise who was really on home turf, Leinster stars like Jonny Sexton and Brian O'Driscoll were swinging into the parking area in their own cars, just before the arrival of the coach, decked out in red, black and white, carrying Ulster to their date with destiny.
The weather smiled on this season's finale as thousands of Ulster supporters flocked south by train, bus and car in the hope of seeing the men in white lift some silverware for the first time since the 2006 Celtic League success.
They crowded outside the local hostelries, enjoying a pre-match pint in brilliant sunshine as, inside the ground, players were going through their warm-up rituals.
As far as big-time showpiece finals go, Ulster had not prospered since the good old days of 1999 and the European Cup win by the team coached by Harry Williams - before rugby went completely professional and wall-to-wall commercial.
Although they had finished ahead of all-comers in the regular season, and beaten Leinster twice into the bargain, Ulster went in as definite underdogs.
Leinster were determined to give Schmidt a winning send-off.
Despite the European successes in his three years in charge, the domestic prize of the Pro12 had eluded him - until now.
Indeed, Leinster had lost the last three finals in this competition. The expectancy among the locals was that the sequence was not going to stretch to four.
And so it proved. Schmidt's 99th competitive match with Leinster was to end in the manner of 76 before - victory for the men in blue.
A Shane Jennings, try followed by 11 points from the boot of France-bound fly-half Jonny Sexton, had Leinster 16-6 up by the break.
If Robbie Diack had got the ball down for a try, instead of being held up, it might, just might, have been a different ball game.
But, while Ruan Pienaar's penalties kept Ulster in touch, Leinster scored the game's two tries and ended the match with their adoring Dublin public singing 'come on you boys in blue'.
And so Ulster end the season, one which had promised much early on, without the sought-after silverware.
It had been a season touched by tragedy and the Ulster players badly wanted to end it with a trophy to take back Belfast. They wanted to do it for Nevin Spence, their talented young centre who so tragically died with his father and brother in an awful farming accident back in September.
It wasn't to be, not on this occasion. On a beautiful May evening in Dublin, the RDS witnessed a familiar scene, Leinster lifting a trophy.
Mark Anscombe will be back at Ravenhill for his second season at the Ulster helm.
Meanwhile, a smiling Schmidt takes his bow to answer Ireland's call, with the gratitude of Leinster ringing in his ears.
He is leaving at the top and both sets of fans at the RDS will be united in the wish that Leinster's undoubted loss will prove to be Ireland's gain.
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The Barcelona striker had not played competitively for Uruguay for 640 days before Friday's World Cup qualifier.
Douglas Costa scored for Brazil after 39 seconds before Renato Augusto doubled their lead on 26 minutes.
Edinson Cavani pulled one back before Suarez struck just after half-time.
Suarez, who captained the side at the Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, bit Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay's final group match of the World Cup on 24 June 2014.
He was given a nine-game ban from competitive internationals, as well as a four-month ban from all football-related activity.
The former Liverpool forward missed Uruguay's subsequent World Cup defeat by Colombia, the entire 2015 Copa America and four games of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.
Uruguay are now second in South American qualifying, three points behind leaders Ecuador, while Brazil moved level with Argentina and Paraguay in third place with eight points.
The company said that a trial of its immunotherapy drug Imfinzi had lowered the risk of stage III lung cancer worsening or causing death.
AstraZeneca ended 8.46% up, making it the biggest riser in the FTSE 100.
The increase helped the benchmark share index finish 0.57% up, or 42.2 points, at 7,428.8.
The biggest faller was Provident Financial, down 2.2% despite reporting quarterly trading figures that were broadly in line with analysts' estimates.
Outside the top flight, shares in Entertainment One - the company behind the Peppa Pig children's TV series - fell 2.7% after it said it would take a £47m one-off charge to cover the cost of "reshaping" its film unit.
The charge covers the renegotiation of a distribution agreement, and costs incurred by the company as it moves away from physical distribution towards a focus on digital content.
In Frankfurt and Paris, the main indexes closed just more than 0.4% up.
On the currency markets, the pound was down 0.05% against the dollar at $1.2881, and fell 0.7% against the euro to 1.1783 euros.
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Businesses and homes have faced disruption because of an industrial dispute over pensions between Northern Ireland Water and trade unions.
Workers are refusing to respond to emergencies outside normal working hours.
BBC News NI's Kevin Sharkey spent the day in Tyrone.
It reported pre-tax profit up 15.8% to £690m in the first half of the year.
The world's largest advertising group said worldwide GDP growth "seems to have slowed in the second half of last year and into the new year".
The firm said trading in the UK was stronger in July, "perhaps reflecting a post-Brexit vote recovery, driven by a weaker pound sterling".
WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell had previously warned about the impact of leaving the EU on the UK economy.
Speaking to the BBC, Sir Martin said that he was pleased with the company's performance post-Brexit, acknowledging that the UK had "perked up" in July after the vote.
But he suggested that it might have been even stronger without the referendum. Overall, he said it was too early to tell how the vote to leave the EU would affect the economy.
Asked if he wanted Brexit negotiations to start as soon as possible, in other words triggering the "article 50" clause which would prompt the exit talks, Sir Martin said: "Basically, yes."
"What business wants is things resolved as quickly as possible, but practically, that's pretty impossible," he said, adding that the government needed time to negotiate.
"We've outsourced trade negotiations for the last 10 years or so, so building an organisation that can negotiate all these trade agreements... is a very big task and will take a long time."
In its release, WPP said there was "limited likelihood of a worldwide recession" but named Russia, Brazil and the UK as possible countries that could see two quarters of negative growth.
WPP's like-for-like net sales grew 3.8% for the six months to 30 June.
Shares in the company were the biggest risers on the FTSE 100, up more than 6% in afternoon trade, as analysts hailed the results as "robust".
"Quite apart from the immediate boost to the quality of its overseas earnings given the weakness of sterling in the wake of Brexit, "maxi-quadrennial" events such as the Olympics and the impending US elections also provide an environment in which the company will typically prosper," said Richard Hunter from Wilson King Investment Management.
The study said police received 9,789 reports concerning 3,242 missing under-18s between January and September.
It said some had been reported missing more than once and almost half of the reports were about children in care.
The report by Stockport MP Ann Coffey was commissioned in the wake of the Rochdale grooming case in 2012.
There were about 1,000 convictions in about 13,000 cases of serious sexual offences against under-16s over six years, the report said.
Ms Coffey said the children that had gone missing from care were "very vulnerable" and "at significant risk" of being sexually exploited by predators.
The report found that of the 3,242 individuals reported missing to Greater Manchester Police (GMP), 530 were in care.
That number is over three times the children that were reported in neighbouring Lancashire, where 999 under-18s were classed as missing by police in the same period.
The report stated that one in five of those reported missing in Greater Manchester were at risk of serious harm, including CSE.
In 2013, police forces introduced a new recording system, which separated reports of missing children into two categories - missing, which receives an immediate response, and absent, which does not.
The report found there were 4,923 additional episodes where a child was reported as absent.
In the report, Ms Coffey said: "There must be concern about the high number of looked after children who continue to generate multiple missing reports, as these children are particularly vulnerable to CSE."
She said she had "strong concerns" that some of the independent private children's homes in Greater Manchester were "flaunting government guidance, which says they have to notify the local authority when a child moves in from another area".
"We have, in the North West, about 25% of all private and independent children's homes in the country so authorities, often from many miles away, place children in the Greater Manchester area.
"These are very troubled children who have been moved to get them out of a situation where maybe they have been at risk.
"Those children don't necessarily want to be in Greater Manchester and one of the ways in which children demonstrate they don't want to be somewhere is that they run away.
"There is a significant risk of CSE of children who go missing from care, [as they] are very vulnerable children and are often preyed on by predators who understand this."
She said GMP had told her that seven children "assessed at high risk of CSE were recently placed into two private children's homes in one local authority area from a local authority in the Midlands".
"The local authority, GMP and CSE teams were not informed of their arrival.
"The children came to notice because they went missing shortly after they arrived."
The report recommends further research into the new police system, spot checks on children's homes and care provision for 16 and 17-year-olds to be registered and inspected by Ofsted, in the way under-16 care is.
Cassandra Harrison, from the charity Barnardo's, said: "What we want to see is a robust evaluation of this new [police] system to make sure children are not slipping through the net.
"We know from our services who work with sexually exploited children that there's some concern around this, because we know that perpetrators are very manipulative, very clever and actually children can be exploited within a very short period of time."
The report was commissioned by Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd to assess the improvements in protecting youngsters after nine men were jailed in 2012 for running a child sexual exploitation ring in Heywood and Rochdale.
Ms Coffey will deliver the report's full findings on Thursday.
The visitors were on the front foot in the opening stages but it was Torquay who broke the deadlock when Moore tucked the ball into the bottom corner.
The Gulls doubled their lead on the hour mark when Moore nodded in from Dan Sparkes' cross.
And Moore, who also scored on his Torquay debut against Wrexham at the weekend, netted his third when he headed in another Sparkes cross.
Former England youth international Curtis Obeng made his debut for Solihull Moors after signing for the West Midlands side earlier in the day.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Torquay United 3, Solihull Moors 0.
Second Half ends, Torquay United 3, Solihull Moors 0.
Shepherd Murombedzi (Solihull Moors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Torquay United. Nathan Blissett replaces Kieffer Moore.
Substitution, Torquay United. Shawn McCoulsky replaces Dan Sparkes.
Goal! Torquay United 3, Solihull Moors 0. Kieffer Moore (Torquay United).
Substitution, Solihull Moors. Darryl Knights replaces Omari Sterling-James.
Substitution, Torquay United. Sam Chaney replaces David Fitzpatrick.
Luke Young (Torquay United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Torquay United 2, Solihull Moors 0. Kieffer Moore (Torquay United).
Substitution, Solihull Moors. Harry White replaces Akwasi Asante.
Courtney Richards (Torquay United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Connor Franklin (Solihull Moors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Second Half begins Torquay United 1, Solihull Moors 0.
First Half ends, Torquay United 1, Solihull Moors 0.
Goal! Torquay United 1, Solihull Moors 0. Kieffer Moore (Torquay United).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Other nations will be wary of them as competition starts this week, she said.
"Scotland are obviously very successful on the world stage," Howie told BBC Scotland.
"The Commonwealth Games was the last big event and we obviously did well on home soil, so people will be out to beat us."
The outdoor championships in Christchurch start on 29 November and run until 11 December.
It goes ahead despite the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck earlier this month, the epicentre of which was just over 100 miles from the venues for this quadrennial event.
Howie admits the venues will be challenging for the Scots.
"They're playing on four different greens, all with very different conditions, and they'll be tough conditions, so it's how the players deal with those as a wee gust of wind here or there could be the difference," she said.
"It's going to be tough but I've got every faith that the guys are prepared and ready to perform."
This is only one of the qualification events for the Commonwealth Games team after Bowls Scotland agreed ranking targets with Commonwealth Games Scotland.
They can qualify for each discipline should they manage a top-six finish in New Zealand, although there will be further opportunities in competition in 2017.
Scotland head coach David Gourlay is adamant that thoughts of qualification for the Gold Coast in 2018 will not be a distraction.
"It's nothing new as we faced this in Adelaide to qualify for Glasgow," he said.
"There is a little bit of added pressure, but we've tried to focus on players performing with distinction and bringing back medals, as last time we came away with three, so it would be good to add to that."
Olympic gold medal winning curler Howie believes bowls needs a culture change to prevent Scotland from falling behind in the sport and, as she did with curling, has been working on both physical and psychological performances.
"The players have played for so long they know {the technical and tactical} side, but it's to push them to that extra level," she said.
"We're not saying they have to bench press 120kg, but they play three games a day and have to be physically fit.
"It is a mental game as you are on the green for a long time, so mentally you have to be fit and that team dynamic is huge.
"Five people aren't going to play well all the time, somebody is going to have a bad game, so the team dynamic and helping each other through that is vital and could add that extra percentage."
While the players focus on this championship, Gourlay told BBC Scotland he and Howie have an eye on the next generation and are working with the governing body on programmes to sustain and build on the success enjoyed in recent years.
"The Commonwealth Games was really important for bowls as a sport," he added. "With the guys doing so well, winning three medals, the media coverage and exposure we got was great, but coming with that is a lot of expectation that we keep that going.
"It's important we put the building blocks, the foundation, in place for future as we can't always rely on the Alex Marshalls, Paul Fosters, Darren Burnetts and that's the process we're doing at the moment."
The peer said the next prime minister had the chance to make the UK the "most dynamic and freest country" in Europe.
He hailed the referendum result as "a tribute to the courage of the British people", most of whom, he said, were not "cowed" by "Project Fear".
David Cameron is stepping down as prime minister after losing the referendum.
He campaigned strongly for the UK to stay in the EU, but the country voted by 52% to 48% in favour of leaving the EU.
A Conservative Party leadership election is under way to find his successor, with five candidates in the running.
During the first of a two-day House of Lords debate on Brexit, Lord Lawson - who served in former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's government between 1979 and 1989 - told peers: "The next government and the next prime minister will have a historic opportunity.
"The opportunity to make the United Kingdom the most dynamic and freest country in the whole of Europe, to finish, in a word, the job which Margaret Thatcher started, and to become a beacon to our European friends currently embroiled in a failed and doomed experiment."
Also speaking in the debate, Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, said the EU referendum campaign had been "robust" on both sides, but he said arguments had, at times, "veered over the line" into the "unacceptable".
Comments on both sides had led to "cracks in the thin crust of the politeness and tolerance of our society through which, since the referendum, we have seen an out-welling of poison and hatred that I cannot remember in this country for very many years", he said.
The archbishop said it was "essential" for politicians and society as a whole to challenge the attacks, xenophobia and racism "that seemed to have been felt to be acceptable".
He warned against "pulling up the drawbridge" and called for a healing of the rifts in society by tackling inequality.
"It is inequality that raises the levels of anger, resentment and bitterness," he said.
The 17-year-old victim was in a fight with a group of people in Yeoman Lane on Friday evening, police said.
Tejuan Allen, of Helmsley Road, Leicester, has been charged with attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
He is due to appear before Leicester Magistrates' Court later.
The victim is said to be in a stable condition in hospital.
A 19-year-old woman, who was also arrested in connection with the incident, has been bailed pending further inquiries.
Union leaders and MPs will join workers at the event in the town on Tuesday following the announcement 900 jobs would go at the Tata Steel plant.
Anna Soubry, the minister for small business, visited the plant earlier to discuss what can be done to protect the long term future of steel making there.
The industry blames cheap Chinese imports for a collapse in steel prices.
Tata has pledged £3m to help create jobs in the town, with another £6m provided by the government.
Conservative MP Ms Soubry said: "There are other parts of this business which I think have huge potential, so my job is to make sure that we continue to make steel here in Scunthorpe. That's what we are determined will happen."
Thousands of people have signed petitions calling on the government to do more to help protect jobs at the plant.
On Saturday, fans of Scunthorpe United will stage a show of support by creating a 'wall of light' with their smartphones.
Tony Gosling, a steelworker who chairs the football club's supporters society, said: "The steelworks is intrinsically linked with Scunthorpe and its football club, many of our members will be affected by the proposed job losses.
"We really appreciate the effort the football club are putting in to show solidarity with steelworkers."
On the one hand, he has certainly antagonised the Muslim world by calling for a ban on the Koran, which he likened to Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf.
On the other, he was voted politician of the year in 2007 by the Dutch political press, partly because of his "well-timed one-liners".
His Freedom Party went from winning nine seats in the 2006 election to 24 in 2010, taking a bigger share of the vote than the Christian Democrats - the main party in the outgoing government. He did not formally join the new government coalition - but it relies on his party for support.
If his views on Islam are inflammatory, his other opinions sit in the Dutch libertarian tradition, and he argues that he is only "intolerant of the intolerant".
Instantly recognisable for his mane of platinum blond hair, which earned him the nickname "Mozart", he is a charismatic leader.
Mr Wilders made a high-profile foray into the world of global politics on 11 September 2010, when he marked the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a visit to Ground Zero in New York.
In a speech to a rally against the construction of an Islamic centre
near the site, he contrasted the "forces of Jihad" with New York's tradition of tolerance, which he tied to his own country's.
His speech echoed themes from Fitna (which roughly translates from Arabic as "strife"), his hugely controversial film which juxtaposes the Koran with 9/11 and other atrocities.
No TV company in the Netherlands would broadcast the 17-minute film and some Dutch politicians tried to impose a ban before Mr Wilders posted it on the internet in March 2008.
Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen complained the furore over Fitna could endanger Dutch companies, soldiers and residents abroad.
Asked about the impact of his film, Mr Wilders said: "It's not the aim of the movie but people might be offended, I know that. So, what the hell? It's their problem, not my problem."
Attempts by the Freedom Party leader to carry his anti-Islam message abroad have brought him into conflict with other Western states.
The British Government tried to ban him from the UK on the grounds that he posed a threat to public security, though the move was later overruled by the courts.
Former colleagues describe Mr Wilders as a 24/7 politician with no time for other interests.
Born in the Limburg town of Venlo in 1963, he came from a Roman Catholic background but has since said he is not religious.
The son of a printing company director, he began a career in social and health insurance, and socio-economic policy brought him into politics, as a speech-writer for the Dutch Liberal Party (VVD).
He was elected as a city councillor in Utrecht in 1997 and MP the following year, but he disagreed with the party's support for Turkish entry into the EU and left it in 2002 to strike out on his own.
It is a measure of his meteoric rise through Dutch politics that since the 2010 election, the VVD has found itself relying on Mr Wilders to support its coalition with the Christian Democrats, though the Freedom Party remains outside the government.
Mr Wilders has prompted comparisons with Pim Fortuyn, the maverick political leader who famously described Islam as a backward religion.
Fortuyn was murdered by an animal rights activist in 2002, shortly before an election.
It was another high-profile murder, in November 2004, which altered Mr Wilders's career dramatically: the slaying of Dutch film-maker Theo van Gogh by a radical Islamist.
Together with ethnic Somali politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Van Gogh had produced the short film Submission, which featured an actress in see-through clothing with Koranic script on her body.
Although he had no involvement in the film, Mr Wilders was given a permanent bodyguard, as was Ms Hirsi Ali, because of their outspoken views on Islam.
The Freedom Party's policies include banning the burka, the Muslim garment that covers most of the body, and banning Muslim Halal slaughter (as well as Jewish Kosher slaughter). He says such practices are incompatible with Dutch values.
Mr Wilders, whose wife is Hungarian, is adamant that he is not a racist.
He told the BBC his intention had only ever been "to have a debate about freedom of speech and the threat of Islamisation of our Western societies".
"It's not my intention to have anything at all to do with violence," he said.
"On the contrary, I despise violence - I just want a debate."
Unlike other figures on the fringes of European politics, he has never been accused of anti-Semitism. On the contrary, he is a strong admirer of Israel, visiting the country frequently.
"My allies are not Le Pen or Haider..." he told the Guardian newspaper
, referring to other European far-right leaders.
"We'll never join up with the Fascists and Mussolinis of Italy. I'm very afraid of being linked with the wrong, rightist, Fascist groups."
One of his criticisms of Muslims in the Netherlands is their conservative stance on sexual freedoms, such as gay rights.
"I believe we have been too tolerant of the intolerant," he told the BBC.
"We should learn to become intolerant of the intolerant."
Amsterdam judges moved in January 2009 to try Mr Wilders for inciting hatred and discrimination, arguing that "by attacking the symbols of the Muslim religion, he also insulted Muslim believers".
However, acquitting Mr Wilders of all charges on 23 June 2011, Judge Marcel van Oosten said: "The bench finds that your statements are acceptable within the context of the public debate."
Andrew Stocker, 57, is accused over the deaths of Scott Cain, 23, and Ashley Clarke, 24, both found unconscious in the apple store at Lord Selborne's Blackmoor Estate in February 2013.
At Winchester Crown Court, Mr Stocker, of The Links, Bordon, denied two counts of gross negligence manslaughter.
Blackmoor Estate did not enter pleas to four health and safety charges.
It is accused of contravening regulations under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
The case against the estate was adjourned for a further plea and case management hearing on 9 January.
A trial date was set for both defendants of 3 June and Stocker was released on unconditional bail.
The two men, who worked for Blackmoor Estate, near Liss, Hampshire, died while retrieving apples from a long-term storage container in which fruit is kept at very low oxygen levels, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.
John Palmer, the fourth Earl of Selborne, was one of the hereditary peers who remained in the House of Lords following the reforms of 1999.
Ond beth yw cysylltiadau Cymru â'r diwydiant hedfan? Dyma ychydig o'r hanes:
Wilbur ac Orville Wright sy'n cael eu cydnabod gan amlaf fel y cyntaf i hedfan mewn awyren self-propelled yn llwyddiannus, a hynny yn North Carolina, UDA, yn 1903.
Ond mae rhai yn dadlau mai Cymro o'r enw William Frost oedd y cyntaf i gyflawni'r dasg, yn Saundersfoot, Sir Benfro yn 1896.
Mae sôn bod Frost wedi hedfan 500 metr cyn iddo gael damwain a hedfan i mewn i goeden. Yn anffodus doedd yna ddim tystion yno i gadarnhau y digwyddiad yn annibynnol, a chyn iddo gael y cyfle i geisio eto fe gafodd y peiriant ei ddinistrio yn llwyr yn ystod storm.
Cafodd James Ira Thomas Jones ei eni ar fferm ger Sanclêr yn Sir Gâr yn 1896. Roedd yn beilot llwyddiannus yn ystod y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf, ac roedd yn gyfrifol am saethu llawer o awyrennau Almaenaidd i lawr yn ei gyfnod yn yr Awyrlu Brenhinol.
Ar un adeg roedd ganddo 'ffigyrau lladd' cystal â'r enwog Farwn Coch o'r Almaen, gan ladd 38 o weithiau mewn pedwar mis. Mae'n debyg bod ei ddyddiau yn hela ar y fferm tra oedd yn iau wedi ei helpu i feithrin ei ddawn i saethu.
Cafodd ei urddo sawl gwaith, gan gynnwys y Military Cross a'r Urdd Gwasanaeth Nodedig (Distinguished Service Order).
Aeth ymlaen i ymladd yn erbyn y Bolsieficiaid yn ystod Rhyfel Cartref Rwsia (1917-1923). Roedd hefyd yn brwydro yn yr Ail Ryfel Byd ac fe gafodd ddyrchafiad i fod yn Gadlywydd Adain (Wing Commander). Bu farw yn Aberaeron yn 1960 yn 64 oed.
Damwain awyren ger Llandŵ ym Mro Morgannwg yn 1950 oedd y ddamwain awyren waethaf yn y byd ar y pryd.
Roedd yr awyren Avro Tudor V wedi ei llogi i gludo cefnogwyr rygbi nôl o gêm rhyngwladol rhwng Cymru ac Iwerddon. Dim ond tri o'r 83 o deithwyr wnaeth oroesi wedi i'r awyren syrthio i'r ddaear wrth geisio glanio yn Llandŵ.
Cafodd pedwar o bobl eu lladd ar 6 mai 1959 pan syrthiodd awyren i'r ddaear ar un o ffyrdd prysuraf gogledd Caerdydd. Roedd hi'n wyrth na chafodd rhagor eu lladd gan bod yr awyren wedi syrthio yn agos at Stadiwm Maendy ble roedd cystadleuaeth athletau fawr yn cael ei chynnal ar y pryd. Roedd y lleoliad hefyd dafliad carreg o Ysgol Uwchradd Cathays.
Yng Nghaerdydd yn 1984 cafodd cwmni awyrennau Airways International Cymru ei sefydlu. Roedd yn cynnig hediadau i 20 o ganolfannau ledled Ewrop, gan gynnwys Milan, Geneva a Salzburg.
Roedd y cwmni yn gwneud yn dda yn ystod yr haf ond yn ystod misoedd y gaeaf roedd yr awyrennau'n cael eu benthyg i gwmnïau eraill fel Air New Zealand, Aer Lingus, British Midland Airways a Manx Airlines. Daeth Airways International Cymru i ben fel gwasanaeth yn 1988.
Cwmni awyrennau Cymreig arall oedd Awyr Cymru, enw sydd wedi cael ei ddefnyddio ddwywaith - yn 1977 am ddeunaw mis, ac eto yn 1997. Ar 23 Ebrill, 2006 daeth y gwasanaeth i ben yn barhaol, oherwydd costau cynyddol a chystadleuaeth gan gwmnïau enfawr a oedd yn cynnig gwasanaeth tebyg.
Cafodd y safle ym Mrychdyn yn Sir y Fflint ei agor yn 1939 fel ffatri i adeiladu'r awyrennau bomio Vickers Wellington a'r Lancaster yn ystod yr Ail Ryfel Byd. Fe brynodd y cwmni De Havilland y safle a cafodd yr awyrennau Mosquito a Comet eu cynhyrchu yno.
Heddiw mae dros 5,000 o bobl yn gweithio ar y safle ym Mrychdyn, gydag adenydd pob awyren Airbus yn cael eu cynhyrchu yno, ac eithrio'r A320 (sy'n cael eu gwneud yn Tseina) a'r A400M (sydd yn cael eu gwneud yn Filton).
Mae'r adenydd yn cael eu cludo i dde Ffrainc ar awyren enfawr Airbus Beluga. Ond oherwydd eu maint mae adenydd yr A380 yn cael eu cludo ar long i Toulouse i'w cysylltu i weddill yr awyren.
Mae'n debyg bod 34 maes awyr o ryw fath wedi bod yng Nghymru ar un adeg. Mae'r rhain yn amrywio o faes awyr rhyngwladol, meysydd awyr rhanbarthol a meysydd bychain iawn.
Maes Awyr Caerdydd yw'r mwyaf yng Nghymru, a'r unig un sy'n cael ei ystyried fel un rhyngwladol. Mae Maes Awyr Abertawe a Sain Tathan ymhlith y meysydd awyr rhanbarthol. Ymysg y rhai bychain mae meysydd awyr Caernarfon, Aberporth a Llanbedr, Meirionnydd.
Dechreuodd y gwaith o adeiladu Maes Awyr Caerdydd yn 1941. Yn ôl ystadegau diweddar, Amsterdam yw'r daith fwyaf poblogaidd, gyda Dulyn a Mallorca yn ail ac yn drydydd.
James Shaw lost 6-2 6-1 to London 2012 gold medallist Noam Gershony before world number three Andy Lapthorne levelled the tie with a 6-3 6-1 victory over Shraga Weinberg.
Lapthorne and Antony Cotterill then beat Gershony and Weinberg 6-3 6-0 in the decider of the final in Sardinia.
GB missed out on a historic double as the men's team lost 2-1 to France.
"It's been a great week, the team spirit has been really high and we have had some really good performances," Cotterill said.
"Everyone has played a part, including the crowd. We knew today would be tough against Israel but we played some great tennis to finish with a comfortable win in doubles."
The GB men's team had a dream start in their final, as world number seven Alfie Hewett beat France's world number five Nicolas Peifer 6-3 6-3.
But world number one Stephane Houdet forced the deciding doubles rubber, beating world number two and five-time Grand Slam champion Gordon Reid 6-4 6-3.
Then, in a repeat of the Rio 2016 Paralympics final, Paralympic champions Houdet and Peifer beat silver medallists Hewett and Reid 6-3 6-0.
Paralympic singles champion Reid added: "It's a disappointing end to a great week as we came into the final unbeaten in all our matches this week and were confident we could regain the title we won in 2015.
"However, Houdet and Peifer are not Paralympic champions for nothing and we will look to come back stronger."
Psychologists at Cardiff University are working on a number of projects looking at the health benefits of "sleep engineering".
The team is considering ways of "decoupling" emotions from troubling memories during rest.
Sleep expert Prof Penny Lewis said the research area was new and "really exciting".
Post-traumatic stress disorder is believed to affect one-in-three people who suffer a traumatic event, with thousands of sufferers in the UK, including many armed forces veterans.
Prof Lewis, who is based as the university's CUBRIC neuroscience institute, believes the brain's processing of emotions during sleep could hold one of the keys to treating the debilitating disorder.
"Sometimes things happen to you in your life that you don't want to remember in graphic detail, like if you've been mugged or had an accident for instance," she said.
"And it's important over time those memories become less upsetting. So, what you want probably is to remember what happened but not to get upset every time you remember it."
Sleep scientists believe these kinds of anxiety could be treated by triggering the troubling memories while a person slumbers.
This triggering of memory reactivation can be done by presenting stimuli that are linked to the target memories during sleep.
Prof Lewis said: "So if we trigger emotional memories to reactivate during REM sleep, then we find that [people] rate the upsetting memories as much-less upsetting than they did before sleeping.
"It's early days on this but we're pretty excited about it," said Prof Lewis.
The university is currently conducting experiments using sleep labs at CUBRIC.
Female rebels were compelled to have abortions so as not to undermine their fighting ability, Attorney General Eduardo Montealegre told reporters.
The left-wing rebels have denied this in the past, saying contraception was readily available.
The Farc has fought a five-decade insurgency in Colombia but peace talks in Cuba have made significant progress.
Agreement has been reached in four broad areas during three years of talks with the Colombian government.
These include how the justice system deals with crimes committed by the rebels and government forces.
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Mr Montealegre said 150 former fighters had testified to being forced to have abortions.
"We have evidence to prove that forced abortion was a policy of the Farc that was based on forcing a female fighter to abort so as not to lose her as an instrument of war," he said.
Government figures suggest there are up to 8,000 fighters, a third of them women.
More than 220,000 people have been killed in the conflict, the majority civilians.
The Farc, which was formed in 1964 with a vow to install a Marxist regime, once controlled a swathe of Colombian territory the size of Switzerland.
But the group has suffered a number of setbacks in recent years and has become increasingly involved in the drug trade.
It gives the president the right to negotiate global trade deals, with Congress only able to approve or reject a deal but not change it.
The 'fast-track' trade bill must now go the Senate for approval, which is by no means assured.
Democrats and unions believe it will lead to the loss of US jobs.
The measure, which was passed by 218 - 208, was amended to strip out a companion bill which aimed to provide support for American workers hurt by imports.
It takes President Obama a step closer to passing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) - a deal between the US and 11 other nations to remove or reduce barriers to trade and foreign investment.
The deal would include Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Brunei, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Chile and Peru.
Businesses support the TPP because they argue that it would open new markets for them.
Unions, on the other hand, are concerned about the effect on jobs.
Sheila Hyslop, 49, died of her injuries four days after the fall on Albert Road in Dumfries in March last year.
She was taken to the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh for treatment to a head injury but never recovered.
A fatal accident inquiry at Dumfries Sheriff Court was due this month but extra time has been allowed to prepare.
Despite cool conditions the 28-year-old from Bradford posted a lap of 123.580mph on his Silicone Engineering Kawasaki Classic Superbike.
The lap moves him ahead of Michael Dunlop who has been quickest in every other session this week.
Dunlop posted a lap of 120.51mph after making some chassis changes.
Gary Johnson and James Hillier both posted laps in excess of 122mph to move into the top five on the leader board and Bruce Anstey completed a lap at 121.18mph.
Manx rider Ryan Kneen set the quickest lap in the Lightweight class at 111.63mph with only Ian Lougher and Anstey having gone faster.
Meanwhile, Isle of Man rider Andrew Dudgeon continued to impress in Manx Grand Prix practice with a lap of 118.96mph - his quickest of the week.
Tom Weedon (118.23mph), Barry Lee Evans (117.26mph) and Glenn Harrison (116.94mph) all improved on their lap times ahead of Wednesday's Junior Manx Grand Prix.
The session was later red flagged following an incident at Churchtown on the approach to Ramsey.
James Bucket was taken by helicopter to Noble's Hospital where he was reported to have fractures.
Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson ended the session after mist descended around the course.
Dean Harrison - 123.580mph
Ian Lougher - 113.893mph
John McGuinness - 107.199
Michael Dunlop - 102.082mph
Andrew Dudgeon - 118.96mph
Typhoons and torrential rain have damaged 5,000 homes and left more than 60,000 people homeless.
South Pyongyang province suffered the biggest lost of life. More than 30,00 hectares of land have been submerged.
North Korea is often hit by severe floods. Its poor economy leaves it ill-equipped to deal with the fall-out.
The KCNA website said "big human and material losses" had been caused between 18 and 24 July.
Around 300 public buildings and 60 factories had been inundated or collapsed, the news agency added.
Last year summer floods and a bitterly cold winter led to chronic food shortages, prompting Pyongyang to appeal for international aid.
The United Nations has forecast that three million North Koreans would need food aid this year.
For 66 years North Korea has been governed by a secretive dynastic regime, which has remained isolated from the international community.
Kim Jong-un, who became leader after the death of his father Kim Jong-il late last year, so far seems to be adopting a different approach to leading North Korea.
But relations with the West remain strained over its nuclear programme and accusations that Pyongyang violated UN resolutions in April by testing long-range missiles.
Apethorpe Hall, near Oundle in Northamptonshire, was a favourite haunt of King James I.
The mansion has been bought for £2.5m by French professor, diplomat and academic, Jean Christophe Iseux, Baron von Pfetten.
English Heritage spent £8m renovating the hall, which fell into disrepair under a previous owner.
Part of the deal with Baron von Pfetten will see Apethorpe Hall open to the public for 50 days every year for the next 80 years. English Heritage will manage public access.
Built in 1470-80, Apethorpe played host to Queen Elizabeth I, King James I and King Charles I.
Its stately apartments were where James indulged in "more commodious entertainment... and princely recreation" with his favourite, George Villiers, later to become the Duke of Buckingham.
The hall eventually became the property of Wanis Mohammed Burweila, but he left the country after the Libyan Embassy siege in 1984.
History of Apethorpe Hall
Apethorpe then fell into decay and ruin, riven with dry rot with its Jacobean plasterwork ceilings starting to collapse
The building was eventually bought by a consortium led by former QPR president Harold Winton, but the government was not happy with its plans and issued a compulsory purchase order and Apethorpe was bought for £3.5m.
In 2008, the 51,000 sq ft hall, complete with stable block, gardener's cottage and 45 acres of land, was put on the market for £4.5m.
English Heritage chief executive Simon Thurley said Apethorpe was "by far the most important country house to have been threatened with major loss through decay since the 1950s".
Baron von Pfetten said he had spent the past 10 years renovating a 17th Century chateau in France and that his aim for Apethorpe was for it to "regain the place in British history it deserves".
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At the last election it was won by the Liberal Democrats from Labour with a majority of 310.
The candidates so far announced for the constituency are Stephen "Steve" Emmens (UKIP), Lesley Grahame (Green), Stan Grant (Class War), Clive Lewis (Labour), Lisa Townsend (Conservative) and Simon Wright (Liberal Democrat).
Britain's world number two and defending champion Andy Murray will be joined by four other top 10 players in Rafael Nadal, Stan Wawrinka, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Milos Raonic.
Marin Cilic, Juan Martin del Potro, Richard Gasquet, John Isner and Nick Kyrgios will also be competing.
The tournament runs from 13-19 June.
Scotsman Murray, 28, will be aiming to become the first player to win five titles at the pre-Wimbledon event.
Wimbledon begins on 27 June this year, running until 10 July.
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Reds striker Christian Benteke headed in against Southampton at Anfield to put Klopp on course for his first win.
But Saints forward Sadio Mane made it 1-1 when he levelled late in the game.
"It's only a goal, only a game of football. It's like it's the last thing in your life and we have to calm this down," said 48-year-old Klopp.
"I don't understand this pressure but the guys feel it. I hope I'm not the only person in the stadium who thought 'this is not the end of the world'. We can work on this."
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The German, who replaced Brendan Rodgers as Liverpool manager earlier this month, believes he has seen signs of progression in his players.
"I saw development, I saw the next step, but at the end we are disappointed because of the result," added the former Borussia Dortmund coach.
"The problem is the other teams don't wait for us - they want to win, they want to beat us."
Klopp will get his next chance to register his first win as Liverpool boss against Bournemouth at Anfield in the League Cup fourth round on Wednesday.
"Football is not a fairytale. Sometimes we write stories like this but today it didn't happen," he said.
"We can change a lot of things if it's necessary but not all things will work from the start. If you work something you are not 100% better the next day."
The German can clinch the championship in Mexico this weekend if he wins and Hamilton finishes 10th or lower.
On his personal battle with Hamilton, who he has known since they were teenagers, he said: "It's not something I think about too much.
"Of course it's intense, but at the same time there is an easy-going side."
Rosberg is continuing to insist he is concentrating only on each race as it comes and not thinking about the championship, a mantra he has been using since very early in the season.
He says he is "well aware" of the fact that he could win the title on Sunday.
But he added: "It has been a great season so far which has put me in this position. It is exciting to be in the championship battle with Lewis towards the end of the season.
"We've been there before but it is very cool.
"But I have said before my way of achieving the best performance is to focus on the things within my control and that here in Mexico is to try to win the race."
Hamilton said he was "not frustrated" about the fact that even winning the final three races might not be enough for him to clinch the title.
Referencing the engine problems that have meant he is behind in the championship rather than leading it, he told BBC Sport: "We have had our frustrations already this year. We prepare for whatever we face.
"Me and my guys are working as hard as we can. As long as we have done everything in our power to get the best result, then we can go into our winter with a peaceful heart."
Rosberg has won nine races to Hamilton's seven this season and leads the Briton by 26 points with a maximum of 75 available in the three remaining races.
Such is his advantage that he can afford to finish second twice and third once and still clinch the title even if Hamilton win all three races in Mexico, Brazil and Abu Dhabi.
Rosberg owes his position partly to a series of engine problems that have afflicted Hamilton this year, without which the reigning champion would almost certainly be leading.
Hamilton has had two engine failures in qualifying in early-season races, a subsequent grid penalty and an engine failure while leading the Malaysian Grand Prix in September affect his points total, while Rosberg has only suffered a gearbox glitch that resulted in him dropping from second to third at the British Grand Prix.
Rosberg said he had no objection to people pointing out that Hamilton had suffered more reliability problems than him.
"I'm here to win races," Rosberg said. "There will always be people who have opinions going against me for one reason or another. It's the nature of the business. I like to focus on the people who support me and that's it."
Asked what winning the title would mean to him, Rosberg said: "It's a childhood dream but that's where it ends because what's important this weekend is winning the Mexican Grand Prix and then we see what happens.
"It just feels right to focus on the things I can influence, keep it simple, be in the moment and it's been working so just stick with it."
The club's under-14s team was travelling back from a match in Donegal town when the bus crashed on the Laghey to Pettigo Road, near the border.
It is understood the bus overturned at about 15:00 GMT on Saturday,
A second man was transferred to Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry with a suspected broken ankle.
The visitors failed to clear a corner and substitute Adams turned in from close range to earn a first win in four league games for Gary Rowett's Blues.
Earlier, home striker Clayton Donaldson had hit the post with a low shot and Bristol City's Lee Tomlin sent a free-kick against the crossbar.
Blues' Jonathan Spector was sent off for a tackle on Tomlin late on.
The visitors had been much improved after the interval but their defeat at St Andrew's stretched their winless league run to three games.
Donaldson scored a hat-trick in last season's corresponding fixture but his effort against the upright was the closest he came to ending a personal goal drought which stretches back to 17 September.
Adams, who joined Blues from Sheffield United in August, was on a similar scoreless run but popped up to score his third goal for the club with nine minutes remaining.
Birmingham City manager Gary Rowett: "We navigated the difficult periods and finished winning the game.
"Sometimes you can win without playing well in the Championship. You saw Burnley do it last season where you are resolute, keep clean sheets, nick games and don't play well. That is a skill in itself.
"This season we have been much better playing at home. The clean sheet was important and I'm delighted with our home form which includes wins over Norwich City, Sheffield Wednesday and now Bristol City."
Bristol City manager Lee Johnson: "I'm disappointed to come away from the game without any points.
"The games at Championship level are always on a fine balance. I was disappointed with the goal and the mistakes which led up to that goal,
"I cannot be too critical of my side because I thought we were fantastic in the second half. Away from home we took the game to a good side and peppered the final third with runners and quality. It was just that finish and beating the man of the match, Tomasz Kuszczak."
Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Bristol City 0.
Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Bristol City 0.
Attempt missed. Lee Tomlin (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Callum O'Dowda (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
Foul by Joe Bryan (Bristol City).
Greg Stewart (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Greg Stewart.
Jonathan Spector (Birmingham City) is shown the red card.
Lee Tomlin (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jonathan Spector (Birmingham City).
Substitution, Bristol City. Callum O'Dowda replaces Mark Little.
Marlon Pack (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Marlon Pack (Bristol City).
Greg Stewart (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bobby Reid with a cross.
Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ryan Shotton.
Joe Bryan (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Greg Stewart (Birmingham City).
Attempt missed. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
Attempt missed. Aden Flint (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joe Bryan with a cross.
Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by David Davis.
Attempt missed. Bobby Reid (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
Bobby Reid (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City).
Substitution, Bristol City. Aaron Wilbraham replaces Gary O'Neil.
Substitution, Bristol City. Korey Smith replaces Jamie Paterson.
Goal! Birmingham City 1, Bristol City 0. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Morrison following a corner.
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joe Bryan.
Substitution, Birmingham City. Greg Stewart replaces David Cotterill.
Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bobby Reid following a set piece situation.
Attempt missed. Bobby Reid (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Paterson with a cross following a set piece situation.
Attempt saved. Lee Tomlin (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Lee Tomlin (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Michael Morrison (Birmingham City).
Attempt saved. David Cotterill (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jacques Maghoma.
Foul by Lee Tomlin (Bristol City).
David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Tammy Abraham (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City).
The fire broke out at Housing Options premises on High Street in the city centre at around 19:20 GMT.
Fire investigators have been at the scene and inquires are continuing.
Anyone with information about the man or the incident has been asked to call 101.
Ashley Broomhall hopes to make the trek on Wednesday, the date of which - May the fourth- is often linked to the Star Wars phrase "May the force..."
He will wear his stormtrooper armour for the walk up 3,208ft (978m) Scafell Pike in the Lake District.
Mr Broomhall wore the costume for the treks up the two taller peaks.
It took him seven hours to walk up and down 4,406ft (1,344m) Ben Nevis near Fort William. On the way up he had a snowball fight with other walkers.
Before Ben Nevis, he tackled 3,560ft (1,085m) Snowdon in Snowdonia, Wales.
Mr Broomhall, from Whitchurch in Shropshire, has been doing the walks to raise money for Cancer Research UK and Lingen Davies Cancer Relief Fund.
He set himself the peaks challenge after his mother, Janet, was diagnosed with cancer.
The 28-year-old said: "My mum is now a year in remission and everything has gone brilliantly after her treatments.
"Unfortunately my auntie, Sue Toms, has also been diagnosed with breast cancer and, unlike my mum who just needed radiotherapy after her operation to remove the cancer, she has had to go through chemotherapy to shrink the lump down before her operation.
"Her operation is scheduled for next week and my mum will be going down to Cornwall to be with her and help."
He added: "We are all keeping our fingers crossed and because of my mum's experiences with her cancer she has been able to help my aunt and understand what she is going through."
Mr Broomhall has been a member of Star Wars costuming club the 501st UK Garrison for about six years.
Members attend events across the UK dressed in "movie-accurate" costumes to raise funds for charity.
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Keen walker Arthur Jones, from Denbigh, was staying in the city of Chania, but has not been seen since 19 June.
His family raised the alarm with police as he was due to fly home on Tuesday but failed to turn up for his flight.
Four relatives and two experienced walking friends have taken 1,000 flyers in English and Greek to hand out.
Mr Jones's son Jeffrey Jones from Prestatyn said the family first learned he was missing when they visited his house on Wednesday.
The father of four arrived in Crete on 17 June and sent his family a postcard in the first few days saying he was planning a walking trip.
His son described him as a "Bear Grylls" type man who is used to coping with the outdoors and said he would have been well equipped.
He added: "We do now know he had plans to camp out for three nights from the Thursday [19 June].
"There's been a possible sighting in a remote area. That's all we've had so far."
North Wales Police confirmed Mr Jones had been reported missing and said police in Greece were leading the investigation, working with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Interpol.
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesperson said: "We are aware of a British national, Robert Arthur Jones, reported missing in Greece. We are providing consular assistance to the family.
"UK police are assisting the Greek authorities with the investigation."
The men's 50km walk gold medallist is one of six Russian athletes to have their results annulled.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) ruled Russia's anti-doping agency (Rusada) had been "selective" in its disqualification periods.
Australian Jared Tallent will now be awarded the gold and Irishman Robert Heffernan the bronze.
All six Russian athletes are already serving doping bans.
A statement from the IAAF said the governing body was "grateful to Cas for the decisions upholding the IAAF's appeals concerning the cases of six international-level Russian athletes".
It added: "The IAAF will immediately proceed to the effective disqualification of results, re-rankings and re-allocation of medals in all competitions under its control.
"With respect to the Olympic Games, the IAAF will inform the International Olympic Committee of the CAS decisions and request the disqualification of results and the reallocation of medals."
Tallent, who finished second behind Kirdyapkin, tweeted: "History has been re-written... I am Olympic champion."
Irish walker Heffernan, 38, said: "I had to read it a few times just in case I made a mistake.
"That makes me an Olympic bronze medallist and it's unreal."
The other London 2012 result affected is the women's 20km race walk, with Cas ruling that silver medallist Olga Kaniskina's results should now be disqualified from August 2009 to October 2012.
And 3,000m steeplechase 2011 world champion Yuliya Zaripova is now set to lose her gold medal.
Other Russian athletes affected by the ruling are Olympic 2008 men's 20km race walk winner Valery Borchin - currently serving an eight-year ban - plus 50km men's race walk 2011 world champion Sergey Bakulin and Vladimir Kanaikin, runner-up in the 2011 World Championship 20km men's race walk.
Defender Laurent Koscielny could again miss out because of a calf problem, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is sidelined by a hamstring injury.
Everton manager Ronald Koeman has no new injury concerns ahead of the game.
It remains to be seen whether the match will mark the last Everton appearance for Romelu Lukaku and Ross Barkley, whose futures at the club are in doubt.
John Motson: "Arsenal have not allowed Manchester City or Liverpool to shake them off in the pursuit of a top-four finish but they know that even a seventh win in eight games might not be enough this time.
"The Gunners may yet earn an additional shot at qualifying for the Champions League for a 21st consecutive season by forcing a play-off. For that to happen, they need to finish level on points, goal difference and goals scored with either City or Liverpool.
"A sub-plot to the game is the personal battle for the Premier League's Golden Boot between Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez, who have 24 and 23 goals respectively.
"Both have now been usurped by Tottenham's Harry Kane but the Belgian or the Chilean would strengthen their summer bargaining position if they can overhaul him."
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger on his side's prospects of a top-four finish: "I am not a betting man. It doesn't matter about chances. We are professional and we want to win.
"We just want everyone to play 100% in their last game, that is usually the way in England. We just have to focus on our game."
Everton manager Ronald Koeman: "You work hard to get to the highest position in the table, you know if you are seventh then you have to play Europa League football.
"The Champions League is the next step. If we can do our business this summer then the team for next season will be really strong.
"If we have a stronger team the expectation will be higher, that's okay. I know I can deal with the pressure."
Everton will finish seventh whatever happens and they will make a game of it, but the Gunners are on a good run and I think they will come out on top.
However, even if Arsenal do win, I think it will be too little, too late as far as making the Champions League places goes.
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He said the EU could "forget about" Turkey re-admitting failed asylum seekers who had reached Europe via Turkey, a key part of the agreement.
Mr Erdogan also said the EU's top court was leading a "crusade" against Islam.
His comments are the latest in a widening, increasingly acrimonious dispute with EU governments and institutions.
The Turkish government has been enraged by Germany, the Netherlands and other nations' decisions to block its officials from holding political rallies in those countries.
It wants to win the votes of large Turkish populations living in Europe ahead of a key referendum that would expand Mr Erdogan's executive powers.
The EU has criticised the referendum, saying it would concentrate too much power in the president's hands.
The migrant deal, signed in March 2016, saw Turkey promised aid, visa-free travel for its nationals and accelerated EU membership talks in return for its help in reducing the flow of migrants crossing to Europe.
The number of migrants reaching Greece by sea dropped sharply after the deal was reached, and Turkey's continued co-operation with the EU is regarded as crucial in managing the mass arrival of migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East.
President Erdogan said the EU had broken its promise of granting visa-free travel to Turks.
"Now they say readmission. What readmission? Forget about it," he said.
"You don't let my minister into the Netherlands. You revoke the landing rights of my foreign minister. You prevent [us] holding meetings at the General Consulate building, which is my land. But after that you'd expect us to do this [re-admit migrants]. That's not going to happen. "
On Wednesday Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Turkey could immediately stop implementing the agreement if it wanted to, echoing previous threats made by the Turkish government
The EU Commission has that it expects Turkey to comply with its commitments under the accord.
More than 1.2m first-time asylum seekers sought protection in the EU last year, Eurostat has announced, with Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis making up the largest groups.
Although the numbers were slightly less than in 2015, they were more than double that who applied in 2014. Six in every 10 applied in Germany.
Turkey hosts more than three million refugees, making it the country with the largest refugee population, according to the European Commission.
Mr Erdogan's latest remarks follow a series of inflammatory comments about Germany and the Netherlands, including accusing them of Nazi-like behaviour for banning rallies.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on Thursday said such remarks were "unacceptable".
But the Turkish leader is showing no signs of toning down his rhetoric. He has also denounced a European Court of Justice verdict permitting private companies to ban workers from wearing religious symbols in the workplace under certain conditions.
"They started a clash between the cross and the crescent, there is no other explanation," he said.
Turkey is furious at a decision taken by the Netherlands on Saturday to bar two Turkish ministers from addressing expatriates in the country, citing "risks to public order and security".
Some 5.5 million Turks live outside the country, including an estimated 400,000 in the Netherlands.
In retaliation, Turkey barred the Dutch ambassador from returning to Ankara, and suspended high-level relations with The Hague in a raft of diplomatic sanctions.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's party won Wednesday's election in the Netherlands. Mr Erdogan responded by saying that although he had won the election, he had lost Turkey's friendship.
The woman continued singing for about 20 minutes despite other audience members shouting at her to leave.
It was the final performance in Nottingham of the hit musical.
Some audience members said police were called, but Nottinghamshire Police said they could not find any record of it.
Sacha Gainard, from Wymeswold in Leicestershire, said the atmosphere at the Royal Concert Hall "felt more like a football match" than a trip to the theatre.
"We were a few rows in front of the woman, who it sounds like was being told off for singing along loudly and badly," he said.
"She was swearing and being quite aggressive to those who were trying to shush her.
"It rumbled on, and after every song, it seemed to bubble back up to enough of a level most of us on the second tier could hear her."
Mr Gainard said theatre staff removed her "after a good 20 minutes of her carrying on".
He had bought tickets for his parents as a Christmas present and they had driven up from Somerset for the show.
"It did ruin the first half for those of us on that tier, and not really the kind of atmosphere you expect at the theatre," Mr Gainard said.
Alexandra Burke is starring in the musical as Rachel Marron, the character made famous by Whitney Houston in the film of the same name.
Mr Gainard said there was "no way" the cast could have missed the audience shouting at the woman.
"How they kept singing, and so beautifully, I don't know," he said.
It was unveiled on Tuesday at a Co-Operation Ireland reception, attended by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.
Speaking prior to the unveiling, Mr Davidson told the BBC he was very aware of "the gravity and the responsibility" involved in painting the monarch.
The portrait was produced from a sitting at Buckingham Palace in May.
Mr Davidson has painted many significant public figures including politicians, artists, actors and musicians.
However, he said that painting the Queen was unique.
"Here's someone who is perhaps the most famous face in the world and has been so for 63 years," he said.
"I'm bringing everything that I know about painting to it.
"With anybody I paint, it's a human being in their own right, but with this particular painting I was aware of the gravity and sheer importance and weight which comes with the person I was painting."
The origins of the commission were from the Queen's visit to Northern Ireland in 2012.
During a visit to the Lyric Theatre in Belfast, Her Majesty shook hands with Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness for the first time.
A number of Mr Davidson's portraits are on display in the theatre, and he was able to show some of them to the monarch.
"That was at a Co-operation Ireland event," the artist said.
"In the years since then it has just quietly and slowly worked its way to becoming a reality."
Prior to the sitting, the artist visited Buckingham Palace to choose a room to paint in.
"I chose a room where the light was particularly good: the yellow drawing room at the front, which characteristically has been used for most of the royal portraits," he recalled.
During the subsequent sitting, Mr Davidson said he made about 20 drawings of the Queen, as well as taking a number of photographs.
"The drawings tend for me to be really important because they capture what I felt," he said.
"The camera just simply takes a frozen frame.
"The drawings are used for the likeness and the spirit of the time that we spent together."
Following the sitting, Mr Davidson completed the painting at his studio in County Down.
He said that he felt his portrait was a "symbol" of the Queen's role in advancing a closer relationship between Britain and Ireland.
"This isn't just my interpretation of the Queen, this is an Irishman's interpretation of the Queen," he said.
"I have witnessed over many years the Queen's actions in advancing healing within the Anglo-Irish relationship.
"That does inform the weight of the painting and it informs my attitude to it as well."
Had he any trepidation about the reaction to such a high-profile portrait?
"I sometimes wonder why I choose to be in the same room as the person whenever any of the portraits are unveiled," he laughs.
"It's a scary time.
"But, in some ways, whenever the painting is out of the studio it's out of my hands."
The Queen is a joint patron of Co-operation Ireland.
Tuesday's unveiling was also attended by Northern Ireland First and Deputy First Ministers, Arlene Foster and Martin McGuinness.
But Plaid Cymru AM Sian Gwenllian warned the Welsh Government should be "advocating membership of the single market" not just access.
Caroline Jones said UKIP would fight for "as low a tariff as possible".
While the Tories' Nick Ramsey said he wanted to be in the single market.
Mr Skates was speaking on BBC Wales' Sunday Supplement programme about the Labour AMs vote on Wednesday against a Plaid Cymru assembly motion to support "full membership" of the single market.
But he said it was "nonsense" they had sided with UKIP and the Conservatives on the issue.
Mr Skates said: "I think Plaid Cymru are somewhat confused in terms of what membership and access actually mean. I think they believe it comes without an obligation to have free movement of people.
"If they think you can pick and choose in terms of membership what you then have to comply with, they need to state very clearly they're in support of no change to immigration."
He said: "What [First Minister] Carwyn Jones and I and the Welsh Government have been crystal clear on is that we need free and unfettered access to the single market.
"In reality, what that means in a simple sense is you don't have tariffs.
"Even countries like Norway, the EEA countries like Iceland and Liechtenstein and so forth, don't describe themselves as members of the single market because being a member of the single market means you essentially have to be a member of the EU.
"What [Prime Minister] Theresa May has said... is there will be a bespoke rather than an 'off the shelf' deal which means the EEA option for the UK is something she's not seriously considering... It's there to be negotiated.
"In the absence of any other indication from the UK Government... we are saying we are filling that void at the moment with a compelling argument for ensuring that Britain retains unfettered access to the single market while also recognising that in the referendum immigration was a major issue so we cannot maintain free movement of people."
Ms Gwenllian told BBC Wales' Sunday Politics programme: "It seems to me they [Labour] have reached a hard Brexit position in line with what the Tories and UKIP are saying.
"It seems to me Plaid Cymru is the only party now united around what we think is the best deal for Wales."
Caroline Jones AM said: "We want to be with everyone in Europe. I think there will be a tariff [on access] but we will fight for as low a tariff as possible."
Mr Ramsey AM said: "Personally I would rather we were in the single market, whatever form that takes.
"We need some form of access to that market and I think we're all singing from the same hymn sheet on that."
He was attacked after challenging a man found inside Stoke Forgings, Brierley Hill, on Sunday.
Det Insp Colin Mattinson said he suffered serious head injuries after the "sustained and violent attack" at about 13:00 GMT.
He was found by a colleague who started work at about 19:00 GMT.
Mr Mattinson said the guard was believed to have challenged the man who was near an office inside the metal factory in Vine Street.
"Inquiries are continuing and we are studying CCTV and carrying our forensic investigations at the scene," he said.
"We are still trying to establish what the man was doing inside the premises and what, if anything was stolen."
The factory unit has been sealed off for forensic inquiries and neighbourhood officers have increased "reassurance patrols" in the area, a West Midlands Police spokesman said.
Anyone with information about the incident was urged to contact the force on 101 or call Crimestoppers.
Colin Capp, 23, attacked Darren Thomas, 45, while he slept in their cell on Wing B at the prison.
Cardiff Crown Court heard he wrapped a plastic bag around his head and stabbed him repeatedly in the neck with a pen.
Mr Capp, from Scotland, admits killing his cellmate - but denies murder claiming "diminished responsibility".
Prosecutor Peter Rouch QC said: "Darren Thomas had around 100 puncture marks to the left side of his neck.
"He died from sustained application of significant pressure to the neck - his death was caused by strangulation, suffocation or both.
"It's abundantly clear that Mr Capp intended to kill Darren Thomas.
"He understood what he was doing and his ability to exercise self control was not substantially impaired."
Mr Thomas had just started a 12-week sentence at HMP Cardiff for breaching an ASBO banning him from entering Cardiff city centre.
He was put in a cell with Mr Capp - an arsonist who had been recalled to prison after checking himself in to a psychiatric ward saying he was thinking of starting more fires.
The pair had been risk assessed about whether they would make suitable cellmates at the prison.
Prison officers went to their cell in the middle of the night after an alarm went off and found Mr Thomas with a plastic bag wrapped around his head.
Mr Capp told prison staff that Mr Thomas had threatened him with a plastic knife earlier in the day and said: "I needed to do him before he did me."
Mr Capp denies murder and the jury was told that they will hear from psychiatrists who have assessed him.
The trial continues.
Mr Duncan Smith told a committee of MPs in July and the Commons in September that the 2017 plan remained in place.
But he has now said some people receiving Employment Support Allowance may not be transferred in time.
The government estimates about 700,000 people in this group could be moved to Universal Credit after 2017.
In an interview with the BBC, Mr Duncan Smith said the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) "may take a little longer" as it was dealing with a vulnerable group and the official in charge of the project, Howard Shiplee, may want to take more time.
Mr Duncan Smith insists despite the possible late transfer of claimants the new benefit system will "essentially" be complete by 2017.
Ministers will argue that these claimants are among those least able to work so least likely to lose out by not being part of Universal Credit.
But the opposition will ask why an apparently unqualified commitment to the 2017 timescale was given to MPs as recently as September.
A written statement from the Department of Work and Pensions said the "safe and smooth delivery" of the new system would "take precedence over meeting specific timings".
Mr Duncan Smith told the BBC: "We may take a little longer on those who are already in, say, ESA who have no work requirement on them because they are a very vulnerable group and therefore Howard Shiplee may say we want to take a little more time on them because they need to be processed carefully and dealt with carefully.
Iain Duncan Smith wants to send out the message that his Universal Credit plan is under control.
Having been savaged by the National Audit Office, he says the department is getting to grips with a new IT system.
He insists his plans to get Universal Credit set up by 2017 are "essentially" in place.
But news that 700,000 people could be transferred onto the Credit after 2017 will be seized on by his opponents, particularly after he told MPs in September that he would deliver "in time and in budget".
There will be more difficult questions when the DWP reveals just how much taxpayers' money has been written off along the way.
"But essentially Universal Credit as a benefit will be the benefit by 2016 and the remains of the vast, vast majority of the stock will be in place pretty much by the end of 2017."
The DWP's written statement said what it described as an "enhanced" IT system for Universal Credit had "proved viable" and would undergo further tests with a view to using it more widely.
The new system would be more efficient and would eventually become the "final vehicle" by which Universal Credit was delivered, said Mr Duncan Smith.
The department will continue to use the existing system while the new technology is developed.
The statement said "most" of the existing benefit claimants will be moved to Universal Credit during 2016 and 2017.
Mr Duncan Smith declined to say whether the Department still aimed to enrol 184,000 claimants onto Universal Credit by April 2014 - an aim set out in December last year - in the existing trial areas.
Asked about the policy he said: "I'm not setting targets for specific numbers at particular points, what I'm giving you is the overall plan is how we will achieve the completion of Universal Credit."
Recent figures showed only around 2,000 people were receiving the Universal Credit in pilot areas so far.
Addressing MPs in September, Mr Duncan Smith said: "The plan is, and has always been, to deliver this within the four-year schedule to 2017. At the time I came here, I believed that to be the case, I am standing here today telling this House - whether you like it or not not - I'm saying that that is exactly what the plan is today. We will deliver this in time and in budget."
He told the Work and Pensions select committee in July: "We are bound to the timescales set: between October 2013 and 2017, all of those who fall within the ambit of Universal Credit will be on Universal Credit."
The DWP will give further details when ministers appear before a committee of MPs on Monday. They may include the amount of money "written off" as the IT system has changed. Mr Duncan Smith said he did not recognise figures quoted in the press.
Earlier this year the National Audit Office said Universal Credit had been badly managed, was "overambitious" and provided poor value for money.
It said risks were taken to hit targets, IT systems had "limited functionality" and an unfamiliar project management approach was used.
Under the Universal Credit plans, six key means-tested benefits - jobseeker's allowance, employment support allowance, housing benefit, working tax credit, income support and child tax credit - are to be combined into a single payment which ministers say will ensure that claimants are always better off in work and also reduce fraud.
Mr Duncan Smith also denied claims - made by Labour sources - that he had sought to shift blame for problems with the Universal Credit to the DWP permanent secretary Robert Devereux.
Labour's Rachel Reeves, shadow work and pensions secretary, said: "On the morning of the Autumn Statement this is yet another shambolic announcement from this out-of-touch Government.
"Iain Duncan Smith has today admitted what everyone has known for months - that Universal Credit is massively behind schedule. But just a couple of weeks ago he was telling Parliament the Government would 'roll out Universal Credit on the plan and programme already set out'."
Swiss federal prosecutors said they had "concrete indications" pointing towards political espionage, but refused to say who they were targeting.
It came a day after the Swiss foreign minister told his Turkish counterpart Swiss authorities would investigate any illegal intelligence activities.
Turkey is due to hold a controversial referendum next month.
The referendum would give President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers. But in order to get it through, he needs to win the vote of Turks living at home and the more than four million citizens living abroad.
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But his attempts to hold "Yes" rallies in a number of European countries have been blocked, leading to rows with both Germany and the Netherlands, as well as the wider European Union.
Switzerland, home to more than 70,000 Turkish nationals, has tried to stay neutral. However, local media reported Turks critical of Mr Erdogan's government were being spied on during a lecture at the University of Zurich earlier this month.
More recently, a member of Switzerland's upper house of parliament filed a lawsuit accusing two Turkish organisations of spying on Turkish citizens and dual nationals living in Switzerland, and requested an investigation.
On Friday, the office of the attorney general said in a statement it "has been made aware of concrete suspicion that political espionage has likely been conducted involving the Turkish community in Switzerland", confirming it had opened the investigation on 16 March.
With most of the council results in the elections, Labour has gained 211 county councillors, with the Conservatives losing 247.
But Mr Miliband said he recognised that turnout was low and UKIP had done well.
"There are still lots of people saying: 'Can anyone turn this country around?'" he said. "I believe Labour can."
"We're carrying on that work to convince people we can," he told the BBC.
Labour frontbencher Chuka Umunna added: "The big issue today for the Conservative Party - this is a party that hasn't won a general election since 1992 - is do they look closer to the goal of winning a general election after today, or do they look further away from it?
"On all the evidence we've seen so far, they look even further away from it than they did back in 2010."
The shadow business secretary argued that Labour, on the other hand, was making "excellent progress" in key marginal seats in areas like Nottinghamshire.
"Do we still have a way to go? Of course! We've got lots more works to do," he added.
Labour's target was to gain 200 councillors, although this was lower than the 300 needed to get back to the number of councillors it had in these areas in 2005.
Anscombe, 24, was a part of the Welsh side beaten by South Africa in Saturday's World Cup quarter-final.
Although the country of his birth marched to the semi-finals with a crushing win over France, Anscombe insists he is proud to play for Wales.
"I'm glad to be here. I wouldn't have it any other way," said the Cardiff Blues player, whose mother is Welsh.
"Everyone maybe questions your loyalty and I would certainly do anything for those boys next to me in a red jersey.
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"I'm proud of who I'm playing for now and I would love to have a few more chances and put that red jersey on as many times as I can.
"It certainly justified my decision."
Anscombe, who can also play as a fly-half or centre, joined Cardiff Blues from Waikato Chiefs in New Zealand in 2014.
He missed the start of the World Cup with an ankle injury and, following his recall to the squad, aggravated the injury in the defeat to South Africa.
"I think I've done something maybe similar to what I've done [before the tournament]," said Anscombe.
"It's the same ankle but I don't know if it's quite as bad.
"We're not in a semi-final and we feel we're good enough to be there.
"We can come up with excuses and say we have injuries - and we have [had injuries] - but a bit of brilliance out of nothing [Duane Vermeulen's pass out the back of his hand to Fourie du Preez] gave them the try."
Climbs in the Vosges, Jura, Pyrenees, Massif Central and Alps will form part of the three-week, 2,183-mile trek that starts in the German city of Dusseldorf on 1 July and finishes in Paris.
Two individual time trials bookend the race which will see defending champion Chris Froome try to win a fourth title.
"We want to favour long-range attacks," said Tour director Christian Prudhomme.
The route, which takes in Belgium and Luxembourg, is concentrated in the south and east of France.
The Col d'Izoard, which has featured in the race more than 30 times, will be a summit finish for the first time - one of just four in the race, with two coming in the first week. This year, the first mountain-top finish was not until the second week.
Stage five finishes atop La Planche des Belles Filles, where Froome won his first Tour stage in 2012 on his way to finishing second overall as his then Team Sky team-mate Bradley Wiggins became the first British winner of the race.
Despite the mountainous nature of the route, the 2017 edition will actually have fewer climbs rated category two or harder than in recent years.
There will be 23 such climbs next year, compared to 28 in 2016 and 25 in 2015 and 2014. However, the climbs will be spread over a longer period of time, placing the onus on the riders to maintain their climbing form.
The Grand Depart in Dusseldorf opens with an individual time trial, with the second coming in the penultimate stage in Marseille.
Organisers also announced that around 10km of mountain terrain will be off-limits to roadside fans.
The move follows a crash on last year's 12th stage on Mont Ventoux where Froome - who memorably ran part way up the mountain - Richie Porte and Bauke Mollema collided with a motorbike after crowds encroached on to the road.
Stage 1: 1 July - Dusseldorf - Dusseldorf (time trial), 13km
Stage 2: 2 July - Dusseldorf - Liege (Belgium), 202km
Stage 3: 3 July - Verviers (Belgium) - Longwy, 202km
Stage 4: 4 July - Mondorf-Les-Bains (Luxembourg) - Vittel, 203km
Stage 5: 5 July - Vittel - La Planche des Belles Filles, 160km
Stage 6: 6 July - Vesoul - Troyes, 216km
Stage 7: 7 July 7 - Troyes - Nuits-Saint-Georges, 214km
Stage 8: 8 July 8 - Dole - Station des Rousses, 187km
Stage 9: 9 July - Nantua - Chambery, 181km
First rest day: 10 July
Stage 10: 11 July - Perigueux - Bergerac, 178km
Stage 11: 12 July - Eymet - Pau, 202km
Stage 12: 13 July - Pau - Peyragudes, 214km
Stage 13: 14 July - Saint-Girons - Foix, 100km
Stage 14: 15 July - Blagnac - Rodez, 181km
Stage 15: 16 July - Laissac-Severac L'Eglise - Le-Puy-en-Velay, 189km
Second rest day: 17 July
Stage 16: 18 July - Le-Puy-en-Velay - Romans-sur-Isere, 165km
Stage 17: 19 July - La Mure - Serre-Chevalier, 183km
Stage 18: 20 July - Briancon - Izoard, 178km
Stage 19: 21 July - Embrun - Salon-de-Provence, 220km
Stage 20: 22 July - Marseille - Marseille (time trial), 23km
Stage 21: 23 July - Montgeron - Paris Champs-Elysees, 105km
Chairman Alan Yentob made the claim as he and founder Camila Batmanghelidjh appeared before MPs where they denied the charity had been badly run.
Mr Yentob said the murder of a boy who had been using Kids Company's services took place five days after it shut.
He said it was related to "the absence of a place for these children to go".
The leaders of Kids Company, which had worked with vulnerable young people, also denied claims of financial mismanagement during the Public Administration Select Committee hearing.
The charity collapsed in August days after receiving a £3m grant from the Cabinet Office and in the midst of a Scotland Yard investigation into allegations of historical sexual abuse.
The closure came after ministers said they wanted to recover the grant - with officials saying they believed conditions attached to the use of the money had not been met.
The pair claimed the charity would not have folded if there had not been "malicious allegations" of sexual abuse.
"Only our finance person and the Cabinet Office knew that the money had hit our account. Suddenly out of the blue we get allegations that we don't even know relate to sexual abuse," said Ms Batmanghelidjh.
"That was the kiss of death for a charity dealing with children."
Mr Yentob said that while he believed the allegations had not come from "anywhere near the Cabinet Office", he believed the leak was malicious.
He said that once it became public the charity was under investigation it had been impossible for them to accept a series of donations lined up from private benefactors and they had to shut.
Michael Buchanan, BBC social affairs correspondent
It's clear from these tetchy exchanges that MPs didn't receive the information they were seeking, and in some cases implied they didn't believe what they were hearing.
The admission by Ms Batmanghelidjh that they hadn't handed over to local councils all the files the charity had on clients when it closed was possibly the only new fact to emerge from more than three hours of questioning.
Her habit of providing an anecdote when a fact was requested infuriated MPs. Their annoyance was matched by the controlled fury of Ms Batmanghelidjh and Mr Yentob, who clearly feel their work with the charity has been thrashed and traduced in recent weeks.
Nobody doubts that Kids Company did some fantastic work with very vulnerable individuals over many years; MPs - and many others - simply wonder if it could have done it more cheaply and effectively.
Committee chairman Bernard Jenkin said MPs had been told the suicide attempts and violence mentioned by Mr Yentob was in part because "desperate kids no longer had money to pay their drug pushers".
But Mr Yentob reacted by saying that was a "terrible allegation".
Mr Yentob, who is also the BBC's creative director, also told the committee:
In a series of heated exchanges with MPs, Ms Batmanghelidjh defended the work her charity had been doing, saying:
She also told the committee there were officials in Whitehall who had set out to undermine the charity by briefing against it.
"Some civil servants have been absolutely malicious and unprofessional and have behaved in ways that isn't respectful of a democracy and you need to look into this," she said.
When asked by Mr Jenkin what evidence she had for her allegations, Ms Batmanghelidjh replied: "I will produce it."
The hearing came after documents seen by BBC Newsnight and BuzzFeed News showed the Pilgrim Trust, a charity which disburses about £2m a year, wrote to the Charity Commission in 2002 to raise concerns about Kids Company.
In the letter, Pilgrim Trust director Georgina Naylor noted an "absence of financial acumen from the director of Kids Company".
The National Audit Office is investigating grants given to Kids Company, and the charity is also the subject of a statutory investigation by the Charity Commission and an inquiry by the Constitutional Affairs Committee.
The Dons hold a two-goal lead thanks to last week's 3-1 success at Pittodrie.
They know if they plunder another, it should be enough to book their place in the second qualifying round.
"I think the amount of chances we created last Thursday gives us a lot of hope for an away goal," said defender Graeme Shinnie.
"If we can get that, it could be very crucial in the game.
"Last year was my first involvement and I think we scored in every away game.
"We won't necessarily need one. I think the scoreline last week shows that, but obviously it would be nice as it would give us an even bigger cushion.
"I think, when you get drawn in European games like this, you don't know what to expect until you actually play them."
The Dons will give Niall McGinn the chance to recover from a hectic schedule when they take to the field in Luxembourg.
McGinn returned from Euro 2016 duty with Northern Ireland and within days was thrown in from the start against the side from Luxembourg in the first leg at Pittodrie.
Indeed, the forward scored the Dons' second goal to break Fola resistance and help the Scottish Premiership side to the cusp of the next round.
But manager Derek McInnes has decided now is the time to allow the Ulsterman the opportunity to catch his breath ahead of another energy-sapping campaign.
The Dons have put in some strong performances on their European travels under McInnes.
And he is hopeful the Fola return will represent another chance for his team to impress on the road, as they did in victories in Groningen and Rijeka in particular in recent seasons.
"We've had some good results, we've been to some difficult places. We've got some away goals and put in good, winning performances, " McInnes told BBC Scotland.
"At home, we've got ourselves into strong positions because of our away performances.
"This time round, we've been at home first and, while we've got an advantage, there's nobody thinking we're home and dry.
"Experience tells us, to get through in Europe, you have to bring two decent performances in two legs.
"We feel as though we've had one and the onus is on us to try and improve on that again and put in another to get us through."
The ducklings were reported stuck down a drain in Great Notley, Essex after trailing their mother across a road on Tuesday afternoon.
The first two were plucked to safety by firefighters but a third could be heard further down the drain.
The RSPCA said he had to be flushed out into a net - an experience which left him "startled".
How long the ducklings, who are now without a mother, were stuck down the drain is not known.
RSPCA inspector Sarah Elmy said: "We could hear them, but not see them - it was so frustrating
"They had to flush water along the drain to get the little one out - and into the waiting net.
"He was a little startled - but fine, and has now been taken to a local wildlife specialist for care."
Among them was a 17-year-old stopped at Sydney airport a fortnight ago, said Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.
Mr Dutton said there was a "growing threat" from Australians attempting to join groups like Islamic State (IS).
Special anti-terror teams were installed in Australia's eight international airports in August.
The teenager, who was on his way to the conflict in the Middle East, was returned to the custody of his parents while investigations continued, said Mr Dutton.
The interception came about a week after two Sydney brothers, aged 16 and 17, were stopped at the same airport on suspicion of attempting to join IS.
The brothers, who have not been named, were also returned to their parents.
According to Australian media reports, the two students have been allowed to resume their studies at a prestigious Sydney high school, despite concerns being raised by some parents of other students at the school.
'Trophy paraded online'
Australia's anti-terrorism units have spoken to 85,000 people at airports around the country since August, said Mr Dutton.
Australia estimates that about 90 of its citizens have already travelled to Iraq or Syria to fight with IS and 20 have been killed in the conflict.
There are unconfirmed reports that Melbourne teenager Jake Bilardi carried out a suicide attack in Syria earlier this month after joining IS.
His father, John Bilardi, said in an interview with Australia's 60 Minutes, that his son was a "loner" who had a "death wish" and had been treated as a "prize" by IS.
"He was a trophy that they paraded online. They gloated about how they had recruited this young boy who didn't even have a Muslim background," said Mr Bilardi.
It is a criminal offence in Australia for citizens to set foot in the IS strongholds of Mosul and Raqqa without a legitimate reason such as a visit to family.
Any Australian who travels to the cities could face 10 years in prison.
The logo appeared in a pro-Brexit flyer alongside those of other major global manufacturers.
The company said it hoped legal proceedings would prevent future "false statements and misrepresentations" appearing in Leave campaign literature.
Nissan executives have previously said the firm would like Britain to remain in Europe.
Nissan said the decision to lodge an injunction at the High Court came after repeated requests that Vote Leave stop using the company's logo had been ignored.
"Use of the Nissan name and logo by the Vote Leave campaign in their materials grossly misrepresents our widely circulated and publicly stated position announced on 23rd February 2016," said Nissan spokesman David Jackson.
"We vigorously protect the Nissan brand and intellectual property in all markets in which we operate."
Five other companies, including Vauxhall and Toyota, were included in the Leave leaflet, which stated that "major employers... have all said they'll stay in the UK whatever the result of the referendum".
Last week Toyota said use of its logo could "mislead those reading into thinking that Toyota could endorse the Vote Leave campaign".
Toyota, which built more than 10% of UK-manufactured cars last year, said it was also considering taking legal action against "unauthorised use" of its trademarks.
In February, Toyota said that its long-term competitiveness and operations would be best served in Britain stayed in the EU.
Unilever has also complained about the use of its corporate logo in a Vote Leave leaflet.
It called its inclusion a "complete misrepresentation" of the company's position on the European referendum vote.
The Anglo-Dutch firm said it was planning to complain to the Electoral Commission, the UK's elections watchdog.
"We weren't consulted or asked if we were happy for our name to appear. If we had been, we would never have allowed this to happen," said a Unilever spokesman in a statement.
"Our position couldn't be clearer. We firmly support Britain remaining."
The Vote Leave campaign has not responded to the BBC's request for comment on Nissan's legal proceedings.
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"Blind Dave", from West Bromwich, is hoping to compete the challenge with his team in six days.
He has already completed several gruelling challenges in the past few years - seven marathons in seven days on seven continents, 10 marathons in 10 days travelling from John O'Groats to Land's End, and cycling between each stage.
He hopes to raise £30,000 through his latest challenge for the Albion Foundation, which encourages blind and disabled people to play football.
BBC Midlands Today's Sarah Falkland went to watch him train.
The 26-year-old elbowed Watford's Valon Behrami in the 67th minute of the 2-1 defeat at Vicarage Road on Saturday and is banned with immediate effect.
The incident was not seen by the match officials, but was caught on video.
The England player will miss Premier League games against Middlesbrough, Sunderland and Manchester City.
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The liquid is used by worshippers in some Hindu ceremonies - although it is illegal to sell for human consumption in England.
Known as gau mutra, it was found in several shops which also sold food.
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health warned against its sale where food was present.
All the bottles found by the BBC had a label in Hindi which said they contained cow urine intended "for religious purposes".
'Buyer's choice'
In one shop urine bottles were displayed under a shelf of naan bread.
One worker in a shop in Greenwich said: "Hindus come in to buy it for religious reasons, if a baby is born it may be used during a religious ceremony in the house for good luck."
A Hare Krishna temple in Watford, Bhaktivedanta Manor, has a dairy farm which also produces the urine for worshippers.
Managing director Gauri Das said the temple had been selling cow urine since the early seventies.
"There has been a demand from the South Asian background. They use it for puja's [religious ritual], medicinal purposes or even cleaning in order to purify things," he said.
"I don't sell it [the urine] for human consumption.
"It is down to the worshipper to do what they want with it."
A Foods Standards Agency (FSA) spokesperson said although it is illegal to sell the urine for human consumption, when applied externally it would not be considered food - although it could be subject to other legislation.
"If cow urine is on sale for human consumption, the business must be able to prove it is safe," the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health said.
"If the business cannot prove the product is safe then it must not be on sale.
"We would strongly advise not to sell cow urine where food is present."
A Greenwich Borough Council spokesperson said: "Non-food products of animal origin are strictly regulated to prevent consumers from being exposed to harmful diseases.
"We are not aware of any particular premises in the borough where this product is on sale but will investigate immediately upon receipt of further information."
Twelve-week-old Lexi climbed into the insulation cavity in the wall of a house in Witton Gilbert near Durham in May.
Firefighters and the RSPCA spent two-and-a-half hours cutting it free.
It was not known where the kitten came from and there was no response to posters. It has been rehomed with Gaynor Capp and her son Thomas, eight, in Durham.
Ms Capp said: "She's really lovely and such a friendly, playful cat.
"She's got into the habit of sitting in my bathroom sink and drinking the running water, or sitting on the kitchen bench and lapping up the water."
The reigning Commonwealth champion, 23, claimed victory in two minutes 9.15 seconds at Ponds Forge.
His time is outside the automatic qualification mark, but inside the consideration time of 2:10.52.
"The time isn't near my best but I've certainly got a decent background of work behind me," he said.
James Wilby took the silver medal with a time of 2:10.01, which also puts him in consideration for Budapest. Andrew Willis (2:10.52) finished third.
Murdoch rose to fame when he shocked Glasgow 2014 poster-boy Michael Jamieson to claim Commonwealth gold in the 200m breaststroke.
However, he failed to qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in his favoured event.
He did qualify for the 100m breaststroke, but lost some of his funding after failing to make the final in Brazil.
"It's been a long road since the Commonwealth Games and I've had a tough couple of seasons but I'm glad to come here this year and have a really good go at it," he said.
"I'm looking forward to the next 14 weeks. We'll get sharper on my skills and get an even bigger background of work in ahead of the summer."
The World Championships take place in the Hungarian capital of Budapest from 14-30 July.
Double Olympic silver medallist James Guy claimed his third medal of the British Championships by winning the 100m butterfly.
The 21-year-old, who was part of Team GB's 4x200m freestyle and 4x100m medley relay teams in Rio, also swam under the consideration time.
Adam Barrett took silver, with Olympic medallist Duncan Scott claiming bronze.
The women's 100m freestyle was the closest race of the night as 16-year old Freya Anderson won her first British title when she pipped Siobhan-Marie O'Connor in the final 25m.
Anderson swam a new personal best time of 54.35 to beat O'Connor, who won silver in the 200m individual medley in Rio.
Sheffield's Rosie Rudin won the 200m backstroke in front of her home crowd with a new personal best time.
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Three Emlyn Mulligan points and two Kevin Conlon scores helped Leitrim lead 0-6 to 0-2 as Antrim struggled.
However, McCann's 31st-minute goal turned the game as Antrim moved into a 1-4 to 0-6 lead by half-time.
As McCann tagged on a succession of points Antrim took control and Brian Neeson's late goal sealed their win.
Neeson's goal was one of his trademark chipped efforts over the keeper.
Antrim were forced to make three late changes to their starting line-up as Justin Crozier, Michael McCann and Mark Sweeney were ruled out.
McCann's leg injury saw Sean Burke drafted into the side with the Johnston brothers Ricky and Martin replacing Crozier and Sweeney.
Burke was among Antrim's other scorers with Kevin Niblock and Niall McKenna also contributing points.
Louth are also on a maximum six points after their opening three games as they earned a comfortable 0-15 to 1-2 win over Wicklow.
ALLIANZ FOOTBALL LEAGUE RESULTS
Saturday
Division 1
Dublin 1-14 0-16 Monaghan
Division 2
Armagh 1-10 0-12 Fermanagh
Sunday
Division 1
Cork 3-10 4-25 Roscommon
Donegal 1-14 1-12 Mayo
Down 0-06 0-22 Kerry
Division 2
Derry 2-12 1-18 Galway
Laois 0-14 1-14 Tyrone
Meath 1-13 1-20 Cavan
Division 3
Longford 0-10 2-11 Kildare
Offaly 1-13 0-14 Sligo
Westmeath 0-11 1-08 Tipperary
Limerick 0-11 1-14 Clare
Division 4
Wexford 4-20 1-06 London
Antrim 2-14 0-09 Leitrim
Carlow 0-15 3-15 Waterford
Louth 0-15 1-02 Wicklow
The Dow Jones rose 76.8 points to 16,330, while the S&P 500 rose 0.5% to close at 1,952 points.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.8% to 4,796 points.
Many economists had expected the central bank to raise rates in September, but recent market turmoil has led some to revise their opinion.
If rates do rise, it would be the first move since the financial crisis.
"Investors are in wait-and-see mode before the Fed meeting and nobody is going to take big bets before that," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Wunderlich Securities.
In corporate news, Apple shares rose 2.2% to $112.57, rebounding from losses on Wednesday when the iPhone and iPad maker unveiled new products.
sShares in Krispy Kreme Doughnuts tumbled almost 12% after the company cut its profit forecast for 2016.
pSportswear maker Lululemon plunged more than 16% after its results showed that profit margins were narrowing.
Avon Products fell 9.5% to $4.10, reversing earlier gains. The Wall Street Journal reported that the cosmetics company was in talks with private equity firms about selling a stake in the struggling company.
Police fired rubber-coated bullets and tear gas, and detained more than 200 people. Police say they seized petrol bombs, knives and drugs.
Violence has also been reported at protests in Rio de Janeiro.
Prices for a single ticket in Sao Paulo were raised on 2 June from 3 reals ($1.40, £0.90) to 3.20 reals ($1.50, £0.96).
The authorities say that the rise is well below inflation, which since the last price rise in January 2011 has been at 15.5%, according to official figures.
'Vandals'
An estimated 5,000 protesters converged on the streets of Sao Paulo's central area on Thursday - the fourth day of the protests.
The protesters clashed with police, who fired tear gas to try to disperse the crowd.
The demonstrators were mostly university students, but the authorities said there were also groups of anarchists looking for a fight.
Some are reported to have set fire to rubbish in the streets, while others smashed shop windows.
At least 55 people have been injured, according to the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper. It added that six of its journalists had been wounded, two of them shot in the face.
State Governor Geraldo Alckmin branded the rioters "vandals" and promised to act to avoid a repeat of the violence.
"The police acted with professionalism," Mr Alckmin said, rejecting claims that they had used excessive force.
Brazil's Minister of Justice, Jose Eduardo Cardozo, said the demonstrations were legitimate but resorting to violence and vandalism was unacceptable.
More than 2,000 people also took part in protests against fare increases in Rio, one of the host cities for the Confederations Cup which starts on Saturday.
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CCTV footage showed Amar Paul, 27, Tejinder Bhuee, 24, and Zafar Iqbal, 33, driving two Mercedes cars and a VW Golf on a damp road surface through roadworks at up to 100mph (160km/h).
They were banned from driving for 12 months, fined and given community service and suspended prison terms at Birmingham Crown Court.
Road safety charity Brake said it was "shocking" they had escaped jail.
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BBC correspondent Phil Mackie said the corporation understood West Midlands Police was unhappy with the leniency of the sentence.
Dash-cam footage of the race was recorded by an unmarked patrol car during a campaign targeting reckless road-users on the A38 near Minworth, West Midlands, at about 21:15 GMT on 5 March.
The judge at Birmingham Crown Court, Recorder Christopher Tickle, said the three men had been "responsible" by indicating to change lanes.
But Brake spokesman Jason Wakeford said: "It's shocking that these defendants escaped jail time because no-one was killed or injured."
Prosecutor Richard Franck told the court: "This is dangerous driving, in our submission, at its most dangerous."
Paul, from Berrow Drive in Edgbaston, Birmingham; Bhuee, of Fitzroy Avenue, Harborne, Birmingham, and Iqbal, of Victoria Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, admitted charges of dangerous driving and street racing at a previous hearing.
The three were given six-month prison terms suspended for two years, fined £750 and ordered to perform 100 hours of unpaid work.
West Midlands Police PC Mark Hodson, said: "At the last hearing a judge told them to expect custodial sentences.
"Collectively we need to send out a strong message that it's not acceptable for selfish drivers to use public roads as their own private race tracks and put other motorists in danger."
The judge told the men offences had breached an injunction banning car cruising in parts of the West Midlands.
Their "manic" driving at speeds of up to 130mph on an empty section of carriageway had been short-lived, the judge added.
Defence barristers said the men had pulled over as soon as they were able as they entered a section of roadworks.
Marcus Kraehling-Smith, representing Paul and Bhuee, said his clients were hard-working young men who were normally sensible, responsible people.
Frank Dillon, mitigating for Iqbal, said the mechanic had been driving a Mercedes acquired on finance and had only exceeded the speed limit for a brief period of time.
The Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association (SSTA) said the vote would take place between 14 and 30 September.
Another teaching union, the EIS, began a partial work to rule in June over workload related to new qualifications.
The Scottish government said it was committed to reducing workloads.
Education Secretary John Swinney has told teachers he is "absolutely committed" to addressing the issue of excessive workload.
On Monday, he issued new guidance to schools on the Curriculum for Excellence, saying it was designed to cut down on bureaucracy.
SSTA general secretary Seamus Searson welcomed Mr Swinney's efforts but said action over the burden of new qualifications was not being taken fast enough.
He said: "The SSTA wishes to acknowledge and welcome the deputy first minister's determination to declutter the work of teachers and allow them to focus on teaching and learning in our battle of 'closing the attainment gap'.
"However, the SSTA view is that teacher workload has and is unlikely to be significantly reduced in the current session, especially in the area of national qualifications and therefore, a formal ballot is necessary to protect its members."
SSTA president Euan Duncan added: "Much of a teacher's time is now taken up with SQA assessments and verification of assessments within their school and local area.
"Should any teacher decide to keep their working week within the 'working time agreement', the reality is that they would be unable to develop the necessary resources for learning and teaching".
A Scottish government spokesman said: "Given that we are taking steps to address the issues, industrial action by teachers would not be in the interests of anyone, least of all children and parents.
"The issues and concerns being raised by the teacher unions are being addressed. We have set out the various actions we are taking to tackle bureaucracy and free up teachers to teach, and we are already actively considering further measures.
"We are committed to reducing teacher workload and continued engagement with the profession will play a critical role in making this happen.
"We urge the unions to work with us to ensure our teachers feel supported and empowered to deliver an education system that gives all young people the chance to reach their potential."
The friendly is Les Bleus' final warm-up before they kick off their home tournament against Romania in Paris six days later.
Strachan accepts the match is as tough a test as his men could have faced.
"I imagine they would be the favourites, I can see why people would say that," he told BBC Scotland.
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"But, I can also see why people don't want to face Italy, with their defence, and England, Germany and Belgium, with these fantastic players they've got now.
"But the French must be the favourites. They've got players in there that can win games.
"It just shows you, it's not all about systems, it's about the players you've got in that system."
Strachan has spent more than a week with the squad already, with half that time being in Malta as they prepare for a tilt at the World Cup qualifiers which begin in September, back on the southern European Mediterranean island.
It has also allowed Strachan and his coaching team time to concoct a way of shocking the French on home soil, including watching their 3-2 friendly win over Cameroon.
But he accepts the best laid plans can go awry given the standard of player available to French coach Didier Deschamps.
"What you can't be ready for sometimes is pure brilliance, [Dimitri] Payet's free-kicks, individual brilliance like [Paul] Pogba's cross the other day for [Olivier] Giroud's goal was just phenomenal," he said.
"So, we know their shape, but what the players do within that shape, there's some real brilliance at times and that's what we'd like to produce in the years to come, where people know our shape but they can't deal with the players that we've got.
"That's still the secret to being a good side, it's good players.
"I think once you get to a certain level, where that's your style, you can get fitter, you can become more intelligent, but can you start beating people at 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 which you've not done, ever?
"I doubt very much that we can do that but that's up to us as Scottish coaches to produce players that can pass the ball, shield the ball and dribble with the ball.
"You need those three elements, people think it's just the one or another, you need the three to be a top player."
The France game will be Strachan's final chance to work with the players before the road to Russia 2018 begins in earnest and he says he has relished the end-of-season fortnight spent with the squad.
"I've enjoyed working with the boys, they're a good bunch of lads," he added. "We didn't enjoy the Italy game [Sunday's 1-0 defeat in Malta], but we've enjoyed the aftermath of sorting that out.
"I think everyone expected us to get beat, but we'd have liked to have put in a far better performance.
"We worry about our passing during the game, possession. Then you look at it as a coach. Did the players, when they won the ball back, have enough support round about them? And we went 'no'.
"The reason being that players were over-conscious of defending, over-conscious of protecting defenders and we looked at that on the video, then we worked it out and we took the players out on Tuesday and had a great time sorting it out.
"We're hoping that because we'll have a better shape when we win the ball back that retention of the ball will be a lot easier and when you have the ball, the other team can't score."
Rashford, 18, was not involved in Manchester United's 3-0 win. He had made a rare start for the Under-21 team at Manchester City two days earlier.
But what happened at the Greenhous Meadow was to have enormous consequences for Rashford, United and, possibly, England.
Will Keane was the unlucky man, forced off 11 minutes from the end, nine minutes after being introduced as substitute.
Without Keane's groin injury, Rashford probably wouldn't even have been on the bench the following Thursday for the Europa League tie with FC Midtjylland.
In that case, there could have been no last-minute call-up after Anthony Martial got injured in the warm-up - so close to kick-off manager Louis van Gaal was left one substitute short for the match - and there would not have been the two debut goals that launched Rashford on an amazing journey that could yet end with a place at Euro 2016.
Of course, Rashford's rise did not really begin as recently as February.
He comes from Wythenshawe, in south Manchester, and was encouraged to join the local Fletcher Moss Rangers boys club by his dad, Robert, who was a coach there.
Pretty quickly, Rashford came to the attention of Manchester United.
"He was eight when he went to the development centre, and came into the academy at nine," said Paul McGuinness, who was a coach within United's academy for 24 years until his departure in February.
"The talent was obvious. There are late developers but quite often, if you are going to be the best, you are the best at eight. Danny Welbeck and Jonny Evans were top in their group right the way through. Ryan Giggs would have been the same.
"It was Marcus' movement that set him apart. His running was very smooth and elegant.
"But it wasn't just his ability. He was self-driven and curious. He always had a trick, and practised any chance he got. Even when he was picked up to go training, the coaches would frequently find him knocking a ball on to the roof of a shed or a garage and trying to control it as it came down. Either that or he would be chipping a ball into a bin."
To an outsider, Rashford has emerged from nowhere to become a Premier League star.
It is true that he only made his first-team debut on 25 February, and that by the time he played Bournemouth on Tuesday, a day after he was picked in England's provisional 26-man Euro 2016 squad, he was scoring his eighth goal in 17 appearances.
But the work that goes into making a Premier League footballer is immense. And it is not always straightforward.
"The term 'emerged from nowhere' is an interesting one," said McGuinness.
"Marcus has already been on a long journey from where he started off. He had a little period, around 14 and 15, when he struggled because he grew quickly. It happens to a lot of players during growth and development. His legs were growing very long and he lost co-ordination.
"While it was happening he was frustrated because he couldn't do the things he normally would. He was a little bit sulky and a little bit moody because of it.
"Then there is the sheer physical effort required to take the step up to each level.
"One of Marcus' first games for the Under-18s was at Newcastle. He was on the wing and he was running and running. Even in the first half, his body language was screaming 'Oh god, I didn't realise I had to do this much'. It was crying out for him to come off. We kept him on.
"He was 16 in an underdeveloped body playing under-18 football. You have no idea how much the extra intensity takes out of you."
Once he had made the switch to United's Under-18 team, he was under McGuinness' direct control.
At 50, McGuinness has spent the majority of his life at the club, first as a player, then a coach.
It was his team, containing Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard, that won the FA Youth Cup in 2011. McGuinness' experience is vast.
Together with his coaching colleagues, he sensed more could be made of Rashford's talent.
"He wasn't goal obsessed," he said. "He would play up front but he was always wanting to be the clever number 10.
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"Someone with that much ability and speed is wasted doing that.
"It happened with Cristiano Ronaldo. When he first came he was all tricks and stepovers and show. Then he started to realise that goals got you all the attention. And he changed didn't he? He started to score headers. He saw what could happen if he changed to a striker's mentality."
So the work on Rashford began. His body shape, his runs, his timing. How he received the ball. Practice, practice and more practice.
"We won a good indoor tournament in Germany in front of 6,000 people," said McGuinness.
"We used it specifically with Marcus to work on receiving the ball one on one with his back to goal."
Rashford had always been ahead of his age. Really, he should have been elevated into Warren Joyce's Under-21 squad on a permanent basis this season.
But a summer conversation between McGuinness and Joyce has had a dramatic outcome.
Former Crewe Alex striker and prolific non-league goalscorer Colin Little was given the job of showing Rashford how to be a centre forward.
"He needed to work specifically with Colin on his finishing, his movement, receiving the ball chest forward rather than with his back to goal," said McGuinness. "He would learn how to get on the shoulder of the last man, quickly swing his hips round and run sideways to open up the space for a pass. Lots of little details.
"We did that lots and lots. We directed a lot of team practice on it. We targeted him because he deserved it. We thought he could be a first-team player.
"He has missed the Under-21s now. But he still needs the work. He is not the finished article."
McGuinness will be watching Rashford's development with a more detached perspective from now on.
Since leaving United he has kept himself busy visiting a number of clubs to offer advice on youth coaching. He also had a brief stint with the England Under-18s. He hopes to use his experience as a head of coaching, or academy manager, or even as a first-team manager at a club committed to youth development, although he accepts "you cannot always choose".
For now though, McGuinness is enjoying Rashford's ascent.
"It will be great to see him play in the FA Cup final," he said. "Marcus is a great lad and very humble. When I left United he was the first to send a text to say thanks for the work we had done.
"He is not there yet. He still drifts about, and he'll need a bit of luck in avoiding injury.
"But he has given himself a good foundation. It is up to him to build on that. Nobody else can do it."
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The man, who has not yet been identified, was found in the Firth of Clyde near Cumbrae ferry terminal at 14:00.
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The area began flooding more than six weeks ago and the continuing heavy rain has since flooded dozens of homes.
In all 13 Dutch pumps were brought in by the Environment Agency and will be used to divert water to try and cut levels on the River Tone.
The agency said the scheme would reduce the flood risk in the villages of Northmoor and Saltmoor.
The two high-capacity pumps currently operating are situated in Dunball - others have been installed in Beer Wall.
When they all are up and running they will move 7.3 million tonnes of water each day from the Somerset Levels
The pumps would be used to send water down the River Sowey and the King's Sedgemoor Drain to the River Parrett at Dunball near Bridgwater, Melvin Wood from the Environment Agency said.
"On the River Tone catchment we will see the levels dropping hopefully within days, but it is dependent on whether further water comes down the river from further rainfall we might receive," he said.
"Within days we should see levels dropping within the Parrett."
Mr Wood said it "may take weeks" for the water levels on the flooded moors to clear.
"But we're talking about getting the levels down so that we can start our major pumping operation on Currymoor and the moors upstream of Langport within several weeks."
However some residents said they were worried about water being diverted into areas not currently flooded.
Mr Wood said contingency plans had been drawn up to prevent that happening.
"We've got additional pumping at Beer Wall, sandbagged properties at Aller Drove and we're putting additional sandbagging in at Westonzoyland," he said.
Two severe flood warnings remain in place in the Somerset Levels, at Salt Moor and North Moor including Moorland, and at A361 East Lyng to Burrowbridge.
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The American, 39, beat Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa and Australian Marc Leishman in a four-hole play-off to add The Open to his 2007 Masters victory.
He told BBC Sport: "I'm honoured to be your Open champion and your champion golfer of the year.
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"I'm humbled because of the names that are etched on this piece of metal. To have my name on the trophy is surreal."
Johnson won the play-off - holes one, two, 17 and 18 - with a one-under aggregate score, with 2010 Open winner Oosthuizen on level par and Leishman two over.
"The key to this week has been patience and perseverance, without question, and in the play-off in particular," Johnson added.
"I can't play any better than I did. I just stayed in it, waited for the opportunities and made a few putts."
In his final round, Johnson holed a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th to move to 15 under, which ultimately proved good enough to get in the play-off.
"There was a lot of emotion when I made that putt on the 72nd hole as I had a good round going and I had missed one on 18 last week," he said.
"But I knew I quickly had to get my emotions back in check as I knew the other two guys weren't going to let it slide. Either of them could have won and Louis played tremendously in the play-off."
Jordan Spieth's hopes of winning his third major of the year, to keep alive his hopes of winning an unprecedented Grand Slam, were ended when his 20-yard birdie putt from the 'Valley of Sin' in front of the 18th green missed the hole by inches.
It left the American on 14 under par, one adrift of the play-off. However, the 21-year-old Texan was the first to congratulate Johnson as he walked off the green following his victory.
Johnson said: "I can't describe the magnitude of what Jordan was going through but to have a champion like him take the time on 18 to give me his best wishes speaks volumes of what sort of young man he is.
"He's a phenomenal talent, but he's also a better person than he is a golfer."
Joseph Hobbin, 60, was a resident of Kennedy Court in Haddington, which was owned by Ark Housing Association.
While a bath was being run, Mr Hobbin's legs slipped out of a bath chair and went into the water - probably due to an epileptic fit.
The housing association pleaded guilty to two contraventions of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
It was fined at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
The presiding sheriff ruled that Mr Hobbin suffered "catastrophic injuries" due to the mishap in June 2013, from which he died two weeks later.
Sheriff Norman McFadyen said the Ark Housing Association had a "blind spot" over its failure to adequately assess the risks of scalding a person in their care.
Sheriff McFadyen added: "It is often said that an accident was waiting to happen.
"Given the lack of systems, training and equipment, it is indeed surprising in this case that there had not been a previous incident.
"Noting as I do the care with which various aspects of risk had been assessed and addressed, it seems all the more puzzling that only the most cursory mention was made in the company's risk assessment material of the need to check that water was not too hot and that nothing was said about how that was to be done."
He added: "Any parent of young children - and indeed most parents-to-be - will be only too aware that testing temperature by pinkie finger-tip at the tap end is not going to give a reliable indication of the warmth of water in a deep bath.
"In this case, the bath was estimated to be three-quarters full. And, indeed, it appears that the support worker did have concerns that the water might be too hot."
In setting his fine at £75,000, Sheriff McFadyen acknowledged that Ark Housing Association had taken "swift remedial action" to prevent another accident and has co-operated fully with investigators. The firm has turned over more than £19m in each of the last two financial years.
Jane Gray, chief executive of Ark Housing Association, said: "This was a tragic accident which we deeply regret. ARK has been honest and open, and admitted liability.
"We were glad to hear the Crown Fiscal note in court that ARK has co-operated fully with the Health and Safety Executive's investigation and that we took immediate remedial steps to ensure there could be no risk of such an incident occurring again. These steps included installing Thermostatic Mixer Valves where necessary, providing thermometers, training staff and implementing written instructions for bathing and showering.
"Our deepest sympathies once again go out to Joseph's family and friends."
Investigators claim children were taken to hospital and found unconscious after drinking alcohol bought from B&J Newsagent on Chepstow Road.
Trading Standards received 13 complaints from members of the public.
Newport council are meeting today and could suspend or revoke the licence.
The report into the newsagent, which has been run by Jayesh Patel since 2005, gathered evidence from Trading Standards, Gwent Police and Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
It is alleged two 12-year-old girls became so ill from alcohol bought at the shop they had to be taken to hospital.
Another 13-year-old was brought home drunk by three police officers because she could not walk.
In evidence, other children said the premises holder told them to put bottles of alcohol in their coat to hide the sale.
Thirty-five years ago, the longest war of the last century erupted. But what unfolded as a brutal eight-year confrontation between Iran and Iraq still resonates today.
"On many sides, that war is still being fought, in a way, again and again," reflects Iraqi poet and writer Sinan Antoon, who grew up in Baghdad.
"I think the Iran-Iraq war has had a profound impact on the way in which the Islamic Republic developed," notes Prof Ali Ansari, of the University of St Andrews in Scotland. "The more hardline Revolutionary Guard have used it as a foundational myth."
And the human cost is everlasting.
"Our neighbour lost both of his legs during that war," recalls Antoon, now an associate professor at the Gallatin School at New York University. "In 1990, when Saddam Hussein gave up on everything he supposedly fought the war for, my neighbour said, 'Why did I lose my legs then? It was all for nothing.'"
An estimated million lives were lost. An entire generation was scarred on both sides of a bitter divide.
And yet lessons learned were also lost in a region now engulfed by devastating fires fuelled by proxy wars among regional and world powers. Syria, Iraq and Yemen are all being torn apart along deepening fault lines: Shia against Sunni, Persian versus Arab, alliances of a "new Cold War" forged by Moscow and Washington.
The Iran-Iraq war was, in some ways, a markedly different time. Iraq was under the authoritarian rule of Saddam Hussein who was later toppled, put on trial, and executed after the US-led invasion of 2003.
Neighbouring Iran was led by Ayatollah Khomeini who had just returned from exile to lead the 1979 Iranian revolution which ousted the Shah. A confrontation with his arch-rival Saddam galvanised his nation as he struggled to consolidate his revolution against enemies at home.
Hostilities erupted in September 1980 after months of mounting tension across the border. Iraqi troops advanced several hundred miles into Iranian territory and its warplanes struck Tehran's airport.
"Even though Saddam was responsible in a legal perspective for an illegal invasion, Khomeini provoked through subversion and massive propaganda," asserts Prof Mansour Farhang who, until a year before the war, had been Iran's ambassador to the United Nations and worked with international mediators in the first years of the war to try to stop it.
As the war dragged on, both sides drew on support and supplies from foreign allies, with the United States emerging as a significant provider of economic and military aid to Iraq. Iran's fighting force was also powered by the astonishing zeal of its fighters who flooded to the front.
But, as the years went by, it came to be known as the "forgotten war", even as Iran and Iraq kept paying an increasingly steep price.
But the world woke up to the scale of the carnage when Saddam unleashed the horror of chemical weapons against Iranian foes and his own Iraqi Kurds backing them.
And Iran's mind was concentrated on the urgent need to find a way out when Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down in July 1988 by the American cruiser USS Vincennes, killing 290 people on board. The US government expressed "deep regret" but it heightened Iran's suspicion that Washington was about to become directly engaged in this conflagration.
Ayatollah Khomeini described his reluctant decision to accept a UN resolution to end hostilities as "drinking poison".
Three decades on, many invoke this description to explain his successor Ayatollah Khamenei's difficult decision to accept this year's agreement with world powers, including the United States, to significantly curb its nuclear programme.
But Iran is now a powerful player in the region, with significant sway over Iraq's powerful Shia-dominated leadership and some of its well-armed militias.
And Iraq, since 1988, has lurched from one war to the next and now finds itself battling the terrifying rise of the so-called Islamic State, a virulently anti-Shia movement.
Ayatollah Khomeini tried and failed to rally Iraq's majority Shia to his side in the eight-year war. But sectarian tensions course through much of the violence now tearing at Iraq's very survival as a unified state.
And neighbouring Syria is a battleground between President Assad's forces backed by Iran and Russia, and armed opposition forces bolstered by an array of Arab and Western states.
Most tragic of all, the mounting despair of millions now displaced from their homes is manifested in the mass displacement of desperate asylum seekers making their way to Europe.
The lament of Iraqi Ahmed al-Mushatat, conscripted into the 1980s war after his medical studies, is now a constant refrain across the region: "We thought this war will never finish. We were losing our friends, our cousins, our brothers, every day."
Wars do eventually end. But wars of our time threaten to drag on even longer than long wars of the last century.
Analysis: The Iran-Iraq War's Legacy is on BBC Radio 4 at 20:30 BST on Monday 5 October and can be listened to later via podcast.
The vehicle's owner spotted it being driven away by two men at about 10:20 BST in Ashton-in-Makerfield.
He called Greater Manchester Police whose officers approached the car.
They ended up chasing the Land Rover down Warrington Road, where it was in collision with a Mercedes carrying two people, before hitting a lamppost and a wall. Four people are now in hospital.
Two men have been arrested, said a police spokesman.
Gary Sim, 21, James Watson, 27, and Paul Watson, 29, deny killing Thomas Lamb at Edinburgh's Restalrig Circus on 20 September last year.
Lawyers entered not guilty pleas on their behalf at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Between them, the men are accused of four charges.
Prosecutors allege that Gary Sim assaulted Mr Lamb at the Tor public house in Restalrig Road on 19 or 20 September.
It is claimed that Mr Sim approached Mr Lamb from behind before putting his arm around his neck, pulling him from his chair, and pushing him on the body, causing him to fall to the ground. Mr Sim then allegedly caused Mr Lamb's head to strike against a table and chair.
The second charge alleges that on 20 September at Restalrig Circus, Mr Sim and the two Mr Watsons repeatedly struck Mr Lamb on the head and body.
Prosecutors claim that the three men then repeatedly kicked and jumped on Mr Lamb's head and body before repeatedly striking him "with a garden fork, knife or other similar sharply pointed or bladed instrument."
It is claimed that Mr Lamb sustained multiple stab wounds and that the three men murdered him.
The third charge alleges that having committed murder, Mr Sim attempted to defeat the ends of justice by disposing of his clothing and washing his hands.
It is claimed that he performed these actions at an address in Loganlea Drive, Edinburgh, and elsewhere in the city between 20 and 22 September in an "attempt to avoid prosecution".
The fourth charge alleges that between 20 and 22 September, at Taylor Place and elsewhere in Edinburgh, James Watson cleaned his clothing and shoes in an attempt to defeat the ends of justice.
The trial continues.
Mr Goldberg, 47, husband of Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg, was found lying next to a gym treadmill on Friday at a holiday resort in Mexico.
Mexican authorities have no plans for a criminal investigation.
The officials said Goldberg still had vital signs when he was discovered, but later died at a hospital.
He reportedly left his room in the resort near Nuevo Vallarta at 16:00 local time to exercise, and family members went to look for him when he failed to return.
He was found at about 18:30 in the gym, lying by a treadmill, with a blow to the lower back of his head.
It was apparent he had slipped on the treadmill and hit the machine, a spokesman for the Nayarit state prosecutor said.
A Harvard University graduate, Mr Goldberg joined SurveyMonkey in April 2009. Before that, he was a entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and technology and music industry executive.
He founded one of the first online music services, Launch Media, in 1994 and led the company until its acquisition by Yahoo in 2001.
Following the sale, Mr Goldberg became vice-president and general manager of Yahoo Music, where he led the company's global music operations.
From 2007 until he joined SurveyMonkey in 2009, he served with venture capitalists Benchmark Capital.
Alok Sharma said the UK's "reputation as a nation of animal lovers" meant it could make a "strong case" for reform.
He was speaking in a Parliamentary debate triggered by a petition calling for an end to the "brutal" trade which attracted more than 100,000 signatures.
Celebrities and campaigners also signed a letter urging Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to make the case.
Animal welfare campaigners want to end the dog meat trade in South Korea - where dogs are eaten and also used to produce a soup with supposed curative properties - criticising the methods used to kill the animals.
During the Westminster Hall debate, Mr Sharma held up a photograph of his pet golden retriever to demonstrate Britons' "special relationship" with dogs.
He told MPs dogs were not an internationally protected species and the UK had no jurisdiction to take action in countries where eating the animal is legal.
He said: "But I do agree that whilst we have no legal jurisdiction, we can and do still work hard to make our views known to the South Korean government and to press for change."
Mr Sharma went on: "Our reputation as a nation of animal lovers means we can make a strong case for dogs as pets rather than as food."
Dame Judi Dench, Downton Abbey star Peter Egan and author Jilly Cooper were among the signatories of the celebrities' letter, co-ordinated by Humane Society International (HSI).
It said the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang would "bring global media to South Korea's door", and urged the government to "reach out to their South Korean counterparts and support the growing number of Korean politicians and citizens who want to see reform".
It said recent draft laws in South Korea offered "a real opportunity to move towards an end to the dog meat trade" and urged the government "to vigorously encourage such legislative reforms".
In response to the petition, the Foreign Office said: "The British Embassy in Seoul has raised the issue of cruelty towards animals on numerous occasions with the South Korean authorities and explained that the UK public and parliamentarians would like to see Korean regulation that would bring the practice to an end.
It noted that changing attitudes mean dog soup is declining in popularity, adding: "The trend is such that dog meat eating is likely to die out of its own accord, though that day could still be some years off."
Ajax's defeat by Real Madrid meant City would have finished third in Group D had they beaten the German champions.
But Dortmund posed the greater threat, forcing a series of saves from Joe Hart before Julian Schieber slid in to score from Jakub Blaszczykowski's cross.
City crash out of Europe without a win in any of their six group games.
Their haul of three points is a meagre return given the vast resources at Roberto Mancini's disposal, and is the lowest by an English club in the 20-year history of the competition.
Manchester City's tally of three points from their six group games replaces Blackburn's record in 1995-96 as the worst by an English team in the Champions League. Rovers finished bottom of a group containing Spartak Moscow, Legia Warsaw and Rosenborg on four points, with their only victory coming in their final game against Rosenborg when Mike Newell scored a nine-minute hat-trick.
City become the first Premier League side not to manage a single group win, and missing out on the consolation prize of the Europa League means their seeding is likely to drop further when they return to Europe next season.
On this evidence, a vast improvement is required if they are to make any impact. If it had not been for some superb saves by Hart, City would have lost by an even greater margin to a depleted Dortmund side without many of their stars.
Jurgen Klopp's side were already through as group winners so the onus was on the visitors to chase victory, especially with Ajax behind early on in Madrid.
But Mancini's men created little in the first 45 minutes, and their only effort on goal was a bouncing shot by Edin Dzeko that Roman Weidenfeller pushed round his post.
Carlos Tevez worked hard and covered a lot of ground but, without the injured David Silva, City were lacking a spark in attack.
Dortmund also began slowly before creating a host of chances either side of half-time.
Hart, City's hero when they snatched a point against Dortmund at the Etihad Stadium in October, came to their rescue before the break when he got his fingertips to a Marco Reus drive and dived to keep out Ivan Perisic's curling shot.
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The home side went closer still when Mats Hummels was just unable to turn in an inviting free-kick from Blaszczykowski, who came on for Marco Reus at the interval.
Edin Dzeko headed straight at Weidenfeller as City tried to respond but the chances kept coming for Dortmund, with Hart tipping a swerving Perisic volley over the bar and reacting well to beat away Kevin Grosskreutz's fierce strike.
So it was no surprise when they took the lead just before the hour mark, Schieber gratefully gobbling up Blaszczykowski's delightful low cross.
The scorer almost added a second soon after when Hart kept out his chip and City's response was muted at best, despite the best efforts of Tevez.
The Argentine striker and his compatriot Sergio Aguero forced smart saves from Weidenfeller but Hart remained the busier goalkeeper, stopping a Robert Lewandowski effort with his face.
In the end City went out meekly. They had known before kick-off they could progress no further in the Champions League and this lethargic performance was an appropriate way to end a hugely disappointing campaign.
A far better display will be needed when the Premier League champions return to domestic action on Sunday in what promises to be a pivotal clash with title rivals Manchester United.
Full Time The final whistle goes and the game is over.
Roman Weidenfeller takes the free kick.
Booking Mario Balotelli receives a yellow card for dissent.
Mario Balotelli challenges Augusto Felipe Santana unfairly and gives away a free kick.
The assistant referee signals for offside against Mario Balotelli. Roman Weidenfeller takes the free kick.
Marcel Schmelzer takes the direct free kick.
Substitution Oliver Kirch goes off and Leonardo Bittencourt comes on.
Marcel Schmelzer fouled by Sergio Aguero, the ref awards a free kick.
Unfair challenge on Augusto Felipe Santana by Carlos Tevez results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Augusto Felipe Santana.
Sergio Aguero takes a shot. Fantastic save by Roman Weidenfeller.
Robert Lewandowski takes a shot. Save by Joe Hart.
Moritz Leitner has shot on goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
The offside flag is raised against Pablo Zabaleta. Roman Weidenfeller restarts play with the free kick.
The ball is sent over by Sergio Aguero, clearance by Mats Hummels.
Robert Lewandowski has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide right of the goal.
Substitution Robert Lewandowski replaces Julian Schieber.
Shot by Moritz Leitner from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the goal.
Mario Balotelli is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Roman Weidenfeller.
The referee blows for offside. Joleon Lescott restarts play with the free kick.
Substitution (Man City) makes a substitution, with Pablo Zabaleta coming on for Samir Nasri.
Corner from right by-line taken by Gareth Barry.
Carlos Tevez takes a shot. Save made by Roman Weidenfeller.
Mats Hummels challenges Gareth Barry unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Gareth Barry.
Substitution Mario Balotelli on for Edin Dzeko.
Ivan Perisic takes a shot from just outside the penalty area clears the crossbar.
Corner taken by Samir Nasri.
The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Roman Weidenfeller.
Julian Schieber takes a shot from 18 yards. Save by Joe Hart.
Booking Joleon Lescott shown a yellow card.
Assist on the goal came from Jakub Blaszczykowski.
Goal! - Julian Schieber - B Dortmund 1 - 0 Man City Julian Schieber gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the six-yard box low into the middle of the goal. Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Man City.
Substitution Sergio Aguero replaces Scott Sinclair.
Moritz Leitner decides to take the corner short.
Kevin Grosskreutz takes a shot. Save by Joe Hart.
Moritz Leitner decides to take a short corner.
Effort from 12 yards by Ivan Perisic. Save by Joe Hart.
Foul by Samir Nasri on Jakub Blaszczykowski, free kick awarded. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Marcel Schmelzer.
Francisco Javi Garcia fouled by Moritz Leitner, the ref awards a free kick. Francisco Javi Garcia takes the free kick.
Samir Nasri delivers the ball, Edin Dzeko takes a shot. Roman Weidenfeller makes a comfortable save.
The second half kicks off.
Substitution Jakub Blaszczykowski is brought on as a substitute for Marco Reus.
Half Time The half-time whistle blows.
Corner taken right-footed by Samir Nasri from the left by-line, Edin Dzeko has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide right of the target.
Ivan Perisic takes a shot. Comfortable save by Joe Hart.
Julian Schieber takes a shot. Vincent Kompany gets a block in.
The referee blows for offside against Carlos Tevez. Indirect free kick taken by Roman Weidenfeller.
Samir Nasri takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, Mats Hummels makes a clearance.
Marco Reus takes a shot. Save by Joe Hart.
Marco Reus takes a outswinging corner.
Samir Nasri takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post.
Edin Dzeko takes a shot. Save by Roman Weidenfeller.
Handball by Sisenando Maicon. Direct free kick taken by Marcel Schmelzer.
Marco Reus crosses the ball in from the free kick, save by Joe Hart.
Booking Francisco Javi Garcia booked for unsporting behaviour.
Foul by Francisco Javi Garcia on Ivan Perisic, free kick awarded.
Marco Reus has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the target.
Headed cross/shot by Ivan Perisic, comfortable save by Joe Hart.
Unfair challenge on Oliver Kirch by Samir Nasri results in a free kick. Marcel Schmelzer takes the direct free kick.
Samir Nasri takes a outswinging corner.
Oliver Kirch is ruled offside. Joe Hart restarts play with the free kick.
Edin Dzeko is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Roman Weidenfeller restarts play with the free kick.
Edin Dzeko concedes a free kick for a foul on Augusto Felipe Santana. Augusto Felipe Santana restarts play with the free kick.
Oliver Kirch takes a shot. Comfortable save by Joe Hart.
Edin Dzeko is caught offside. Free kick taken by Augusto Felipe Santana.
Edin Dzeko is ruled offside. Moritz Leitner takes the free kick.
Julian Schieber challenges Gareth Barry unfairly and gives away a free kick. Joleon Lescott takes the direct free kick.
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Moritz Leitner by Gareth Barry. Augusto Felipe Santana takes the free kick.
A cross is delivered by Scott Sinclair.
Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Samir Nasri.
Foul by IIkay Gundogan on Carlos Tevez, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed by Gareth Barry, clearance by Kevin Grosskreutz.
The match has kicked off.
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Politicians have warned that the losses could have a devastating impact and unions have said as many as one in six steelworkers faces redundancy.
Where will the axe fall?
On 12 October 2015, the Insolvency Service confirmed the Redcar steelworks near Middlesbrough would close with the loss of 2,200 jobs.
Official receiver Ken Beasley said there was no "realistic" prospect of a sale - marking the end of the 98-year-old works.
Local Labour MP Anna Turley accused the government of throwing the towel in.
The government has said it will provide up to £80m to "support people who have lost their jobs as a result of SSI's liquidation, and mitigate the impacts on the local economy".
PwC administrators were appointed to parts of Caparo Industries' steel operations on 19 October.
PwC said it had taken over 16 out of 20 units within the group, which has plants across the UK, but mainly in the West Midlands.
The firm said 1,700 employees across the group would be briefed on the impact of administration, but would be paid as normal.
It is unclear how many jobs are at risk, but BBC sources said initial reports of 1,800 redundancies were wide of the mark.
Tata Steel announced on 20 October that nearly 1,200 jobs would go at its plants.
Some 900 jobs losses will come at its steel plant in Scunthorpe, which employs 4,000 people and is one of the largest in the UK.
The company also said 225 jobs would go at the Dalzell plate rolling works in Motherwell and 45 posts at the Clydebridge plant in Cambuslang.
Business Secretary Sajid Javid said the government had set up a task force to look at how to help the UK steel industry and its workers.
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the Scottish government would establish a Scottish Steel Task Force "to fight for a future for our steel industry".
The TUC has warned that one in six of the UK's 30,000 steelworkers now faces the prospect of losing their job.
General secretary Frances O'Grady has said: "At this rate there won't be a British steel industry in a year's time."
Conlan, 30, takes on Nicaraguan and former world title challenger Yader Cardoza on a Waterfront Hall bill which also features Paddy Barnes.
"Hopefully the world title eliminator will happen before the end of May," Conlan told BBC Sport Northern Ireland.
But super-flyweight Conlan knows he must first see off Cardoza, 28.
The Nicaraguan was beaten in a WBC world light-flyweight challenge against Mexico's Adrian Hernandez on a unanimous points decision in May 2013.
Cardoza has lost five of his subsequent 13 contests to bring up his career record to 22 wins, 10 defeats and a draw.
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But while Conlan will be expected to avoid any slip-ups on Friday night, he will not be underestimating the Managua-based fighter, in a contest delayed from 18 February after the Belfastman came down with a heavy cold.
"He throws lots of punches, is dangerous with the head and is aggressive and non-stop but that should leave me with opportunities to counter-punch. I think it's going to make for an exciting fight," added the 30-year-old.
Conlan's build-up to Friday's contest included a fortnight in Los Angeles where he trained alongside his brother Michael who is preparing for his professional debut in New York next week.
Barnes also joined the Conlan brothers at the training camp in California where they rubbed shoulders with the likes of WBO featherweight champion Oscar Valdez.
"We had world-class sparring every other day," said Conlan, who will be fighting for the WBC International Silver Super-Flyweight belt in Friday's bout.
Conlan admits that it will be "strange" to take to the ring at the Waterfront Hall and not hear his brother barking out advice during the contest.
Michael remains in the US ahead of his St Patrick's Day bout at Madison Square Garden and the 2012 Olympic bronze medallist is in daily contact with Jamie to pick up pieces of advice about the pro game and give his own tactical take on Friday's Belfast contest.
Twice Olympic bronze medallist Barnes is hoping for a much more satisfactory evening against Argentina's Adrian Dimas Garzon than his debut win over Bulgarian Stefan Slavchev in November.
Slavchez was disqualified in the fourth round of the bout after lifting Barnes off his feet, following a frustrating professional opener for the Belfastman.
"I learned absolutely nothing from that fight and I don't ever think about it," said Barnes.
"He was a journeyman who came to survive and I was over-eager. Trying to impress the crowd and chasing him too much.
"This time I'm going to take my time and I know I will get the knockout."
Garzon is reckoned to be a higher class of journeyman, having been knocked out in four rounds by Jamie Conlan in November 2015 and also restricting British prospect Kevin Satchell to an eight-round points win last March.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles told the BBC he believed the money would make a "significant difference".
The government says only councils which guarantee weekly collections for five years and demonstrate improvements in recycling and procurement are eligible.
But Labour's Caroline Flint said the money was effectively a bribe to councils to "save Eric Pickles' face".
More than half of English councils run some form of fortnightly collection.
Many have invested in technology to operate alternate weekly schemes - in many areas the recycling is taken one week, general waste the next - and say fortnightly schemes encourage recycling and minimise expensive landfill taxes.
But Mr Pickles called it a "basic right" for homes to have their rubbish taken away weekly.
Asked whether £250m was enough, he told the BBC he believed it would make "a significant difference".
"[Councils] already receive significant sums of money in order to do collections. This is not a bung, they would have to bid for a scheme to improve procurement, or to introduce incentive schemes for recycling or to introduce schemes whereby we look towards mechanical sorting of biological and recyclable waste."
"It will change a great deal... I think there's a recognition by all those concerned in the trade that this will make a significant difference."
The Weekly Collections Support Scheme is being funded by the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) - no other budgets would be cut to pay for the scheme, it said.
In 2008, Mr Pickles told the Conservative Party conference that weekly collections would "be back" if the party gained power.
But in June the government admitted it could not force councils to provide weekly collections.
Mr Pickles told the BBC on Friday the government was not trying to force councils to do anything - but wanted to remove the financial incentive to go to fortnightly collections.
However, shadow communities secretary Caroline Flint dismissed the proposal as a "pre-Tory-conference stunt".
The Daily Express welcomes the move, declaring "sanity at last!"
The Telegraph's editorial says the extra cash means local councils have run out of excuses for not delivering on their core responsibility.
But the Daily Mail, which has campaigned on this issue, notes that Eric Pickles cannot force local authorities to make collections.
David Blackburn warns, in the Spectator, it has come at the "expense of accommodating cash-hungry local government, which could set a worrying precedent".
Finally, Green Party coordinator Rupert Reed fears, in Left Foot Forward, that the move could reduce the amount of recycling.
"They are pulling out of the hat £250m to bribe councils to follow what Eric Pickles wants them to do, and that is to save Eric Pickles' face," she said.
"What is worrying is why, if there is £250m available, they are not thinking about Sure Start centres and helping young people in further education?"
She said it appeared the money would only cover two and half years' worth of collections but councils would be expected to sign up for five years.
Friends of the Earth waste campaigner Julian Kirby told the BBC that fortnightly bin collections meant more recycling and reduced landfill.
And the Conservative leader of Wyre Forest District Council, John Campion told the BBC he would rather spend the money on other things.
"Yes, we can look at frequency but it is on the 'nice to have' list rather than the 'must have' list which is now about jobs and protecting the economy and getting the district working again."
But the Conservative Chairman of the Local Government Association, Sir Merrick Cockell, welcomed the news.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "Any bid has to demonstrate the potential to increase recycling rates, which is one of the reasons a lot of councils went to every two weeks, and to provide other environmental benefits - reducing fly tipping, litter and all that side of good environmental waste collection. So, there's not one side to these bids."
At a time when the government is making large spending cuts, Mr Pickles was asked where the money had come from.
He said: "It's not easy to find... clearly my department's been cutting down a lot on waste and this money is coming out of my department."
Keith House, the LGA's Lib Dem environment spokesman, said the new money was good news but added: "There is more than a whiff of old fashioned 'Whitehall knows best' in Eric Pickles' diktat that only councils that provide weekly bin collection will be eligible for the new money."
But from the beginning of the current term a grim and disturbing drama has been played out instead in the busy street outside the school gates in the Israeli town of Beit Shemesh.
As the children and their mothers make their way home, intimidating pickets of ultra-orthodox Jewish men have been waiting for them a little way up the street - some, say the families, have thrown stones and tomatoes and faeces as they have tried to pass.
At the peak of the protests the scenes were shocking and intimidating, with a baying cacophony of shouted insults reaching a climax as the small family groups tried to find a way along the pavement.
The ultra-orthodox protesters - all men - are a striking sight. Bearded and with their hair in long, wispy ringlets they are dressed in long overcoats and black, broad-brimmed Homburg hats.
It is a traditional costume with its roots deep in the past, but the insults the men shout are about how they think their neighbours should be living now, in modern Israel.
There are taunts about sluttishness and immorality - and cries that the girls are "defiling the neighbourhood". These are, unbelievably, references to how girls aged between six and 12 are dressed to attend a religious elementary school.
It is surely, you think, the stuff of nightmares for the children - a thought that troubles mothers like Hadassah Margoleese, whose eight-year-old daughter Naama is one of the children running this gauntlet of anger and intolerance.
"These are little girls who are being abused every day and then they end up at night with nightmares," she says.
"My daughter is anxious on a daily basis now.
"When walking to school, when coming home from school, she either smells something that they've done on our streets - yesterday there were faeces on the stairs - or she's worried, she's scared of just the noise.
"Whenever she hears a noise she asks, 'are they there, are they out there?'"
By most people's standards Hadassah and her family are orthodox Jews - deeply religious, and modest in manner and dress.
That, though, is not enough for their ultra-orthodox neighbours, some of whom would like to see men and women riding in separate, segregated sections of the buses in Beit Shemesh.
Not surprisingly it proved difficult to find anyone who would attempt to justify throwing stones or shouting insults at little girls - men from that wing of the ultra-orthodox tradition have no interest in engaging with the media.
But one ultra-orthodox Jewish man from Beit Shemesh did agree to talk to us.
Shmuel Poppenheim has played no part in the protests against the girls of the Orot school - and says they are wrong.
But he does think that the girls - and their mothers - should be dressed even more modestly than they already are, and he says this is also about the much broader issue of who controls territory in the town.
"We are talking about an area that is inside or on the border of ultra-orthodox neighbourhoods," he told me.
"The ultra-orthodox population felt the school was stuck there to block us, to put up a border that says this is how far ultra-orthodox population goes and no further than this."
What is happening in Beit Shemesh matters because it is a small but startling example of a wider trend in Israeli society.
The ultra-orthodox community, which has a high birth rate, is growing rapidly. It accounts for just under 10% of the Israeli population at the moment - a proportion that is likely to double within 20 years.
And that matters because the community has come to be seen by many other Israelis as something of a burden on their economy - many ultra-orthodox men live on welfare, preferring to spend their time in prayerful contemplation of scripture rather than more conventional forms of employment.
As the community grows it is likely that it will expect - and acquire - more influence in Israeli society.
That is certainly how things look to Rabbi Dov Lipman a member of the community whose families are running the gauntlet of ultra-orthodox protest in Beit Shemesh.
He is from a very different religious tradition to Shmuel Poppenheim, but he agrees there is a larger issue at stake here.
Rabbi Lipman says what is happening in the streets outside the Orot school as a microcosm of a struggle between different traditions within Judaism for the future of Israel.
"This is not so much about how the girls dress, it's really not." he told me. "It's about the entire city and the direction it's going in.
"I think that this is very much a case study for what will happen in the rest of Israel."
Israel often finds itself defined by the tensions which surround it - by the prospects for peace with the Palestinians or the hostility of its relations with the Arab nations it borders.
This dispute in Beit Shemesh, and the issues it encapsulates, are a reminder that sharp internal divisions too will play a role in the Israeli future.
No division looms sharper or more pressing than the one between the ultra-orthodox and the rest of Israel's Jewish population.
Francis said St Teresa had defended the unborn, sick and abandoned, and had shamed world leaders for the "crimes of poverty they themselves created".
Tens of thousands of pilgrims attended the canonisation in St Peter's Square.
Two apparent cures of sick people after Mother Teresa's death in 1997 have been attributed to her intercession.
In India, a special Mass was celebrated at the Missionaries of Charity, the order she founded in Kolkata (Calcutta).
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Cardinal Angelo Amato read a brief biography of Mother Teresa's work, then asked the Pope to canonise her in the name of the Church.
Pope Francis responded: "We declare and define Blessed Teresa of Calcutta to be a saint and we enrol her among the saints, decreeing that she is to be venerated as such by the whole Church."
The Pope said Mother Teresa had spent her life "bowing down before those who were spent, left to die on the side of the road, seeing in them their God-given dignity".
He added: "She made her voice heard before the powers of the world, so that they might recognise their guilt for the crimes of poverty they themselves created." He then repeated: "The crimes of poverty they themselves created."
Despite the intense heat, the atmosphere among the pilgrims in St Peter's Square was one of joy, and the service a celebration of the life of this extraordinary woman.
Teresa was born an ethnic Albanian, and the Albanian flag was much in evidence, as was the distinctive white habit, trimmed with blue stripes, worn by the nuns of her order, the Missionaries of Charity.
In his homily of St Teresa's work, Pope Francis said she had shone a light in the darkness of the many who no longer had tears to shed for their poverty and suffering. It was clear that her life reflected the kind of Church that this Pope is trying to build: one that shows mercy to all and offers practical help for the poorest and for all those in need.
Although critics have sought to portray St Teresa as a sinner and a hypocrite, her supporters have been just as vocal in her defence, challenging those critics to live their lives the way St Teresa did, before they cast the first stone.
Hundreds of Missionaries of Charity sisters attended the event, along with 13 heads of state or government.
Some 1,500 homeless people across Italy were also brought to Rome in buses to be given seats of honour at the celebration - and then a pizza lunch served by 250 nuns and priests of the Sisters of Charity order.
One pilgrim, Charlotte Samba from Gabon, told Associated Press: "Her heart, she gave it to the world. Mercy, forgiveness, good works. It is the heart of a mother for the poor."
Large TV screens were set up at Mother House in Kolkata for the Vatican ceremony.
Mother Teresa founded a sisterhood that runs 19 homes, and won the Nobel Peace Prize.
But she was not without her critics, as some people noted a lack of hygiene in the hospitals run by her sisterhood, and said she accepted money from dictators for her charity work.
She died in 1997 - aged 87 - and was beatified in 2003, the first step to sainthood.
In 2002, the Vatican ruled that an Indian woman's stomach tumour had been miraculously cured after prayers to Mother Teresa, despite the doubts of her husband.
Pope Francis cleared the way for sainthood last year when he recognised a second miracle attributed to her.
Her work complements Francis' vision of a Church that serves the underprivileged.
Her canonisation is a centrepiece of his Jubilee Year of Mercy.
Born in 1910 to ethnic Albanian parents, Agnese Gonxha Bojaxhiu grew up in what is now the Macedonian capital, Skopje, but was then part of the Ottoman Empire.
Aged 19, she joined the Irish order of Loreto and in 1929 was sent to India, where she taught at a school in Darjeeling under the name of Therese.
In 1946, she moved to Kolkata to help the destitute and, after a decade, set up a hospice and a home for abandoned children.
She founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950. The sisterhood now has 4,500 nuns worldwide.
She achieved worldwide acclaim for her work in Kolkata's slums, but her critics accused her of pushing a hardline Catholicism, mixing with dictators and accepting funds from them for her charity.
It often takes decades for people to reach sainthood after their death, but beatification was rushed through by Pope John Paul II.
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Raymond Cormier, 53, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Tina Fontaine, 15, who was found dead in 2014 in Canada's Red River.
Police say that the pair knew each other and had several encounters.
A BBC investigation in April revealed that dozens of aboriginal women disappear each year, with many later found dead in the river.
Fontaine hailed from the Sagkeeng First Nation, north-east of Winnipeg, but was in the care of the Manitoba child-welfare system when she disappeared, according to the CBC.
Mr Cormier was arrested on Wednesday in Vancouver, but had lived for several years in Winnipeg, where the Red River runs. No arrests had been made previously.
Police say that he remains in custody, and they are now working to transport him back to Winnipeg to face trial.
The news of an arrest in the Tina Fontaine inquiry marks progress in a case that has been a painful chapter in Winnipeg's history.
The discovery of the schoolgirl's body in the Red River sent shock waves through the city. Hundreds took to the streets and social media to demand better protection for Aboriginal women.
Dozens of Aboriginal women and girls have been murdered or gone missing in the province of Manitoba in the last three decades.
For years, campaigners say the violence was seen as an Aboriginal on Aboriginal problem, often dismissed by the authorities and not properly investigated.
But Tina's murder brought the issue into the spotlight.
Now a suspect has been arrested in her case, the pressure will move onto the specially set-up police task force, known as Project Devote, which is investigating more than 20 cold cases of murder and disappearance.
Many other Aboriginal families in Winnipeg are still waiting for answers.
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Police are commending the public for their help in the case.
"People came to us," Sergeant John O'Donovan said. "They never stopped coming to us with information."
Fontaine was reported missing on 9 August 2014, and her body was found in the river eight days later. Her death was determined to be a homicide.
On Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women in an appeal to First Nations chiefs.
The public inquiry would be a "top priority" of his newly-elected Liberal government, he said. Mr Trudeau promised increased funding for programming and a review of laws on indigenous peoples.
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Wales' team to face Tonga in Auckland on Saturday will feature three players winning their first caps and another six uncapped players on the bench.
Harlequins centre Roberts, 30, has described Robin McBryde's squad as "an exciting group".
"Robin McBryde has alluded to the fact it's not a development tour and it's wrong to give it that tag," he said.
"We're obviously aiming to developing strength in depth across a lot of positions in Test rugby.
"Come the World Cup in two years' time, if we can get two or three quality Test level players in every position then that's the goal for everyone.
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"And on this tour I'm sure there will be players who will be competing for that in years to come or maybe six years' time.
"But it's about the here and now and it's about playing in a Test match."
Roberts will captain his country for the first time on his 95th appearance in Friday's Test at Eden Park. He is Wales' most experienced player on a tour which is without 12 players on British and Irish Lions duty.
But the former Cardiff Blues player has been reminded of his first tour with Wales' senior side as a 20-year-old in South Africa in 2008.
"I've enjoyed the company of a lot of the younger lads," Roberts told BBC Wales Sport.
"The energy and the enthusiasm of youth kind of infects you and makes you feel young again, certainly not in body but in mind.
"It's been really refreshing and it's been good fun. A lot of the younger lads are in their first couple of years as professional rugby players.
"To be on tour away with Wales you kind of get a bit of a throwback to when I first toured in 2008 and remembering the emotions of then, and respecting the fact that the senior players back then were brilliant with me as a young player.
"It's about giving back then and making sure all these young lads are enjoying the tour and enjoying representing their country, and enjoying buying into what we're about and touring.
"To be the other side of the world and playing for your country is pretty special.
"The lads know that and we have two great opportunities to win two games."
Wales face Samoa in their second game of the two-Test tour in Apia on Friday, 23 June.
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The 24-year-old competes in his first World Series event of the year in Kitzbühel, Austria on Sunday and says recovery has been tough.
"It's been really frustrating," Brownlee told BBC Sport.
"There were times when I wondered if it was ever going to get better and be able to race or train properly again."
Just two weeks ago, alongside his brother Jonny, he claimed a joint victory in his comeback race in Blenheim and was relieved to come through unscathed.
"I was a bit nervous really about the little things that could go wrong," said Alistair.
"I've done four-six weeks of solid training without feeling anything but you're never quite sure until you actually race.
"It felt absolutely fine to be honest so I'm happy with that."
World sprint triathlon champion Jonny, who has won World Series events in San Diego and Madrid so far in 2012, says it has been difficult to see his brother suffer during the crucial build-up to this summer's Games.
"He found it tough because he's had injuries before where when you recover, you don't feel them again, but the Achilles is something that kind of hung around," Jonny Brownlee told BBC Sport.
"He'd be running along in training and go over on his ankle and say 'that's it I'm retiring' and I'm like, 'what do I say? I'll keep quiet'. Then we'd run a but more and he'd say he was retiring again.
"We can joke about it now but it was tough seeing Alastair like that."
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Alistair's physiotherapist Emma Deakin suggested in March that the triathlete could come back stronger than before his injury, but he confesses this may not be the case.
"I think that's a bit of an optimistic way of looking at it," said Alistair. "I missed three months of training which is never going to be ideal, three months out from an Olympic Games.
"But it could happen, the Olympic year is a funny year.
"I've got no chance of over-doing it because I've only been training for six weeks so that's probably the only positive you can take from it."
After competing in Kitzbühel on Sunday, the Brownlees will head to St. Moritz, Switzerland for a four-week training camp.
"As far as time is concerned, I'm not massively away [from where I want to be]," added Alistair.
"In the time I have left [before the Games] I could probably go from being completely unfit to fairly fit, so I'm hoping that if I have a good injury-free few weeks then it should work out well for me."
The brothers will return to the UK just over two weeks before the Olympic Games begin and after a 'rest' period in Leeds, will travel to London, four days ahead of the men's triathlon in Hyde Park on 7 August.
SNP ministers wanted to ask voters the yes/no question: "Do you agree that Scotland should be an independent country?" in autumn 2014.
The wording of the question will now be altered to: "Should Scotland be an independent country?"
The change was suggested by the Electoral Commission watchdog.
Final approval of the referendum arrangements rests with the Scottish Parliament.
In a report on the issue, the commission, which has been testing the government's proposed wording, said concern had been raised over the phrase "Do you agree" and said more "neutral" language was needed.
Proposed yes/no referendum question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?"
Original Scottish government question: "Do you agree that Scotland should be an independent country?"
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Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the Scottish government would accept in full the commission's recommendations, which also include increases in the campaign spending limits proposed by the Scottish government in the run-up to the referendum.
That would see the cap on the two main opposing campaigns - Yes Scotland and Better Together - raised from £750,000 to £1.5m, while there would also be changes in the cap for political parties.
Ms Sturgeon said: "I am particularly delighted with the conclusion the Electoral Commission has reached on the question. While its view is that our proposed question was clear, simple and easy to understand, I am nevertheless happy to accept their recommended change.
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"I am also pleased with the spending limits proposed by the Electoral Commission - they deliver a level playing field and will allow a fair and balanced debate on both sides."
For the UK government, Scottish Secretary Michael Moore added: "We accept the commission's advice on the clarity of the question, the funding levels for the referendum and on the clarity of the process.
"The UK government has always acted on the advice of the Electoral Commission for every previous referendum."
Scottish ministers also welcomed a call from the Electoral Commission to clarify the process which would follow the referendum result, under a joint agreement by both governments, to avoid confusion.
UK ministers said they had already begun setting out views on the post-referendum process, and Prime Minister David Cameron said he would not ''pre-negotiate Scotland's exit from the United Kingdom".
Yes Scotland and Better Together also welcomed the commission's findings.
Scottish Electoral Commissioner John McCormick said voters were entitled to have confidence in the result of the referendum.
He said: "We have rigorously tested the proposed question, speaking to a wide range of people across Scotland.
Electoral Commission recommendations, as accepted by the Scottish government (original proposals in brackets)
Limits cover the 16-week regulated period before the poll.
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"Any referendum question must be, and be seen to be, neutral. People told us that they felt the words 'Do you agree' could lead voters towards voting 'yes'."
Calling on the Scottish and UK governments to work together to provide more clarity on the referendum, the commissioner added: "People had a clear understanding that 'independent country' meant being separate from the UK.
"But they did want factual information in advance about what will happen after the referendum."
On campaign spending limits - which cover the "regulated", 16-week period of the campaign before the poll is held - the commission based its recommendations partly on information it now had on the likely shape and scale of campaigning.
Mr McCormick said: "The campaign spending limits we have recommended are designed to ensure there are no barriers to voters hearing from campaigners in what will be a historic vote for the people of Scotland.
"We have listened carefully to the views of the Scottish government and to campaigners, and have set out proposals based on our principles that spending limits should allow effective campaigning for all outcomes, deter excessive spending and encourage transparency."
In drawing its findings on the question, commission spoke to voters across Scotland to see whether they could easily understand and answer the question and took advice from "plain language" experts, politicians, academics and others.
The question and spending limits will form part of a Referendum Bill to be introduced to the Scottish Parliament in March.
The legislation is expected to be approved by MSPs without any major issues, given the SNP's overall majority at Holyrood.
"Armed youths must be disarmed and independent media be restored," Agathon Rwasa told BBC Great Lakes service.
Earlier, a group of 17 smaller opposition parties agreed to boycott the polls.
They say President Pierre Nkurunziza should not be allowed to seek a third term in office.
Burundi has been hit by street protests and a failed coup since President Nkurunziza announced in April that he would seek re-election.
On Thursday, UN envoy Said Djinnit, who had been hosting talks between the two sides stepped down, as the opposition had demanded.
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Mr Rwasa said the current crisis should be resolved first to avoid "an election that may not meet all the democratic credentials".
"But we are ready to take part if the atmosphere is conducive and the electoral commission is well prepared," he said.
The presidential election was postponed by the electoral commission by 18 days, which falls short of a call by regional leaders to delay the poll by at least six weeks.
In a statement earlier on Friday, the 17 opposition parties demanded a further delay and noted that the electoral commission was not complete after two of its five members fled the country.
The crisis in Burundi is one of the issues expected to dominate proceedings at this weekend's African Union summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The opposition and civil societies say Mr Nkurunziza's attempt to run for office again contravenes the constitution, which states a president can only serve two terms.
However, the Constitutional Court has ruled that he was first elected in 2005 by parliament, not in a popular vote, and so he is eligible to stand again.
The plan is to wipe out the insects that spread malaria to people via bites, Nature Biotechnology reports.
Two copies of the mutant gene render the malaria-carrying female insect completely barren.
But one copy is enough for a mosquito mum or dad to pass it on to offspring.
This should perpetually spread the infertility gene throughout the population so the species dwindles or dies out.
However, the Imperial College London team say more safety tests are needed, meaning it will be a decade before the mutant mosquitoes can be released into the wild.
The mutant mosquito can still carry and transmit malaria to people via bites.
But their genetic make-up means they should breed with and replace other malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
Any offspring with one copy of the gene would carry on passing the trait to future generations, while any female offspring that inherits both copies would be unable to reproduce.
In this way, the host of the malaria parasite should eventually become extinct.
In the Imperial team's experiments with Anopheles gambiae - a breed of mosquito that is rife in sub-Saharan Africa where the bulk of human malaria deaths currently occur - the mutant mosquitoes were kept with wild-type ones so they could mate.
The gene for infertility was transmitted to more than 90% of both male and female mosquitoes' offspring across five generations, thanks to technology called gene drive, say the researchers Dr Tony Nolan and Prof Andrea Crisanti.
Normally, one copy of a recessive gene has a 50% chance of being passed down from parents to their offspring. Gene drive - a DNA cutting and pasting machine that can manipulate genetic code as it is passed from parent to offspring - boosts this inheritance rate.
Some experts fear that wiping out mosquitoes may upset the natural balance of the environment.
But Prof Tony Nolan said their method should not make a big dent in the overall mosquito population - just the ones that transmit malaria.
"There are roughly 3,400 different species of mosquitoes worldwide and, while Anopheles gambiae is an important carrier of malaria, it is only one of around 800 species of mosquito in Africa, so suppressing it in certain areas should not significantly impact the local ecosystem."
Prof David Conway, an expert in malaria at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said the work held promise: "The key achievement here is that a novel genetic drive mechanism can force these modifications to be passed on, using a trick that would not occur in nature."
But he said more work was needed to check that the mosquitoes don't evolve resistance to the genetic modification.
A car crashed into a group of pedestrians in Nailsea, near Bristol. Alex Gould, 18, later died in hospital and two others were badly injured.
James Bisset, 23, of Yatton, has also been charged with a number of other offences including driving while above the legal alcohol limit.
He is due to appear at North Somerset Magistrates' Court on 10 October.
The married father-of-two, 34, was struck and killed by a pick-up truck while on duty in Wallasey on Monday.
Clayton Williams, 18, of Wallasey, has been charged with murder; and Phillip Stuart, 30, of Oxton, was charged with aggravated unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and burglary.
The Birkenhead football club made the tribute before its National League game against Eastleigh.
Tranmere's vice-chairman Nicola Palios tweeted to announce the plans, which also included a collection.
The club had initially proposed a minute's silence, but bosses changed their minds after supporters expressed a preference for applause.
PC Phillips was an avid football fan and a supporter of neighbouring Merseyside club Everton.
His family told in a press conference how he had wished to one day take his daughters to their first match.
Mr Williams, of Wheatland Lane, Wallasey, appeared before Liverpool Crown Court on Friday when he was remanded in custody until 22 October, when he is due in court again.
His solicitor issued a statement that said the 18-year-old accepted his driving caused the death of PC Phillips but said he did not intend to kill him.
Mr Stuart, of Mayfair Court, Oxton, was also remanded in custody until 22 October.
Three women, aged between 19 and 59, and a 39-year old man, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender in connection with PC Phillips' death, have been released on bail.
The structure, also known as the sphere 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.
In 2007, Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL), the company that manages the site, released the results of public consultation on future uses for the dome.
Suggestions included turning it into a hotel, museum and even a nightclub.
However, because the structure is contaminated with low levels of radioactivity and due to high maintenance costs, it was decided to demolish it.
In 2011, plans to repaint the dome at a cost of £500,000 were cancelled.
The repaint had been done every 10 years to protect the dome's metal work.
DSRL said that following an assessment the steel was deemed thick enough to last as a protection until the reactor inside was dismantled.
The year 2022 is among planned "milestones" in the NDA's latest annual business plan for DSRL.
The bulk of the plan sets out targets for the next 12 months of the wider programme to clean up and demolish Dounreay, a former experimental nuclear power site.
The dome is one of the most recognised features of Dounreay.
In the 1950s, a sphere was considered to be the best shape of structure to contain a gases from the reactor, if there was a breach.
The sphere is made up of plates of steel that were welded into the shape of a sphere.
In the 1960s, it featured in a series of special edition stamps promoting Britain's "white heat of technology".
Flybe said on Tuesday it was forming a new alliance with Eastern following a breakdown in its partnership with Loganair.
The move will see Eastern operate a number of routes Loganair has flown under Flybe livery for eight years.
They include services from Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Glasgow to Sumburgh, Shetland.
The other routes which Eastern are due to start running on 1 September are between Kirkwall and Aberdeen and between Glasgow and Stornoway.
Loganair said it was "extremely disappointed" by the announcement, but said it was "up for the fight".
Flybe, which is due to end its current franchise agreement with Loganair at the end of August, said a new five-year deal would see Eastern run its scheduled network under the Flybe brand.
Flybe said the new alliance would "significantly improve" connectivity for Scotland.
Chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener said: "This alliance with Eastern Airways is an excellent opportunity to strengthen the Flybe network.
"We already operate flights at a number of common airports and this will enable passengers to connect to a greater number of destinations, across the UK and into Europe, all booked through Flybe.com."
Eastern Airways chief executive Richard Lake said: "This alliance will benefit both airlines as not only does it strengthen Flybe's network, but broadens our distribution and enhances connection opportunities for our customers through its global airline association.
But Loganair managing director Jonathan Hinkles said: "We are extremely disappointed and surprised at this announcement.
"We have been negotiating in good faith with senior Flybe staff about a continuing codeshare relationship to ensure that customers can access ongoing connections from all of Loganair's extensive Highlands and Islands network to the rest of the UK.
"Flybe's decision means it will no longer be possible to book many of these connecting flights in a single booking, adding cost and complexity for the customer.
"Flybe is intent on challenging us head-to-head on a few of our traditional and established routes that make up our extensive network in Scotland, but we are 'Scotland's Airline', and I can promise them that we are up for the fight.
"We've invested a huge amount in the infrastructure - engineers, ground handling, support staff - to provide our Highlands and Islands services and we're here to stay."
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The inquiry was due to start on 1 November, but will now begin on 28 February.
A pre-inquiry meeting in Newport on Friday confirmed revised traffic forecasts were less than initially predicted, stalling the process.
The Welsh Government want a 15-mile, £1.1bn motorway at Newport to relieve congestion at the Brynglas tunnels.
They hope the relief road will open by the autumn of 2021.
The new road is proposed to be built to the south of Newport, and will connect the M4's current junction 23 at Magor and junction 29 near Castleton.
"The department of transport issued revised guidance," Inspector William Wadrup told the pre-inquiry.
"So they (the Welsh Government) were less confident of the traffic case and the precision of it. So effectively they froze the process."
Mr Wadrup said the Department of Transport had used the planning data "in error."
"This was pointed out to the department, who accepted this," added Mr Wadrup.
The M4 relief road project has been on the agenda since it was first proposed by the Welsh Office in 1991.
Up to 13 alternatives to the Welsh Government-backed route are scheduled to be suggested at the inquiry when it begins next month.
The Welsh Government are also due to propose the remodelling of junctions for the current Magor Services, and the new junction serving Newport docks.
The inquiry, which is expected to last five months, will also look into the Welsh Government's proposed compulsory purchase of land at Newport docks for the construction of the new road.
Owners Associated British Ports have objected to the relief road scheme because of the potential impact on operations at Newport docks.
Mr Wadrup said the docks are "sacrosanct", and should be exempt from compulsory purchase orders.
Secretary of State for transport Chris Grayling, with support from the Welsh Government, has asked the inquiry to investigate the purchase of the land at Newport docks.
A concurrent inquiry will also look into the proposed demolition of the Magor Vicarage as it is a listed building.
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In a speech, he called for a focus on "jobs of the future" in areas such as the car industry and green energy.
He is challenging Jeremy Corbyn, who has called for "radical solutions" such as "injecting £500bn into our economy".
Mr Smith hit out at his rival, saying he was "useless" as leader and had "fractured" the Labour movement.
Mr Corbyn, who is holding a campaign rally in Bristol later, has said he would invest in infrastructure, manufacturing and new industries backed by a publicly-owned National Investment Bank and regional banks.
The Labour leader has also pledged to bring in stronger employment rights, including an end to "exploitative zero hours contracts" and mandatory collective bargaining on pay rates for companies with 250 or more employees if he becomes prime minister.
He has also said he would end the public sector pay cap by bringing back the 50p top rate of income tax and a 1% increase in corporation tax.
Meanwhile, five new Labour Party members have won a High Court battle to vote in the leadership contest after a court ruled against the party's decision not to allow anyone who joined after 12 January to take part. Labour is expected to appeal the ruling.
Speaking at a tech start-up centre in Newcastle, Owen Smith said he wanted to "rebalance the economy" saying successive governments had allowed the economy to be "too reliant" on financial services and "insecure, low-skilled and low-paid jobs".
"I want to make Britain the workshop of the world once more," he said, as he called for "a new industrial revolution to secure the jobs of the future".
He said this would mean supporting "existing industries such as the automotive industry" but also investing in new industries including digital and tech start-ups, creative industries and renewable energy.
Mr Smith said the Bank of England's decisions to cut interest rates to a record low and expand quantitative easing show the economy is "standing on the edge of another recession", with "ordinary working people" set to pay the price.
The Pontypridd MP said ministers must not be given a "blank cheque" on Brexit, and he also underlined his demand for a second referendum to allow voters to sign off the terms of a deal on leaving the EU.
He did not hold back on his criticism of Mr Corbyn, either, saying that the leader "didn't deliver" on promises made.
"Great at slogans, useless at solutions. Great at talking about forging a united Labour movement but he has done the opposite. He's fractured it," he said.
He said he might be tempted to call a snap election if he was in Prime Minister Theresa May's position: "If I were her, I might well do."
Meanwhile, answering readers' questions in the Sunday Mirror, Mr Corbyn said Labour must offer "radical solutions to problems" to win elections.
"That means we must prioritise the NHS to eliminate its deficit, we must make trains work for passengers and not shareholders, and we must address chronic under-investment by injecting £500bn into our economy through regional investment banks," he said.
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The incident took place on Sunday in the eastern province of Shandong, at the Taian Tiger Mountain Park.
Authorities said the 65-year-old keeper was cleaning the enclosure when the lion bit him on his shoulders and neck. He died later from his injuries.
The lion was on the loose in the zoo for more than an hour before it was shot dead by police.
'Rusty and rotting'
Reports in Chinese media did not say how the lion managed to get out of its enclosure after the early morning attack.
Officials put up steel barriers at the park's entrance, while zoo staff as well as visitors who had arrived for a morning swim in a pond in the park were evacuated.
Beijing Youth Daily quoted a police spokesman as saying they mobilised local officers as well as special forces to the park.
The spokesman said they cornered the lion by a wall within the zoo grounds, and shot it dead to "ensure the safety of park visitors".
A reporter with news portal Youth.cn said that shortly after 08:00 local time, he heard a shot, then "continuous gunfire" 10 minutes later.
The park reopened for business in the afternoon.
The incident is currently the third most popular trending topic on the Chinese microblog network Weibo.
Many questioned if it was necessary to kill the lion and raised concerns about the safety and living conditions in zoos, which have been criticised by animal rights groups.
"What humans like about lions is their fierceness, but this has resulted in lions losing their freedom, being starved and living in bad conditions, and now this one has lost its life," wrote one Weibo user.
Others however argued that the lion needed to be put down as it had killed a man and posed a danger to others.
The Taian Tiger Mountain Park houses a range of animals including deer, pigs, camels and birds in wire cages. An undercover report by Iqilu.com last year found it was in "serious disrepair".
The news portal, which published pictures, said its reporter found some cages were "rusty and rotting, posing a safety issue". A park official told them that they would do a clean-up and necessary repairs.
Activists with China Zoo Watch last August uncovered widespread abuse of tigers in zoos, and also found some were being used in illegal animal shows, reported China Daily.
It has agreed the figure in a loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to cover some of its investment costs.
Bosses are meeting in Wrexham on Thursday at a waste water works it is turning into an energy park.
It is investing £36m to harness solar and hydro power at Five Fords, Marchwiel.
The company said it was also developing an advanced anaerobic digestion plant on the site, which will use waste to generate enough energy to supply about 3,000 homes.
Welsh Water, which serves Wales and Herefordshire, generates 20% of its own energy needs through wind, hydro, solar and anaerobic digestion technology.
It said the majority of its power was spent on pumping water and waste water through thousands of miles of pipes.
It has pledged to invest £1.7bn in its businesses between 2015-2020.
Set in Wyoming after the American civil war, The Hateful Eight unites a cast of Tarantino regulars including Samuel L Jackson, Kurt Russell and Reservoir Dogs stars Tim Roth and Michael Madsen.
It also casts Single White Female actress Jennifer Jason Leigh as the only woman of the eight, while Tarantino jokes that Channing Tatum "interns" for a first part in one of his movies.
Just as Django Unchained attracted criticism, accusing the director of displaying a lack of sensitivity over slavery, so The Hateful Eight is reported to have created unease at early screenings in Hollywood over its race-related language, as well as the violence directed towards Leigh.
However, Harvey Weinstein, the executive producer of the film, has called accusations of misogyny against Tarantino "fishing for stupidity", and Tarantino and Leigh have both been nominated for Golden Globes for screenplay and actress, something Tarantino says he's "thrilled" about.
Leigh plays Daisy Domergue, a captured gangster on her way to be hanged.
Russell, who spent the four-and-a-half months of the shoot chained in handcuffs to Leigh for the plotline, explains that they "had worked out the violence we were expected to carry out on each other carefully".
"When this sort of thing is involved, you need to trust that actor, because if you don't you can't do your scenes properly. I wanted to make it look effortless and it was important that she was safe in my hands, that she could play the part as she needed to."
Tarantino himself defends his script: "The violence is meant to send shockwaves through the audience, to create sympathy with Daisy, but also I have trapped all my characters in a cabin during a blizzard.
"It's a pressure cooker in terms of storyline and you know the way I go; that any piece of outrageous violence can happen. So you're telling me I can cross all the lines with seven characters, but the eighth I have to protect? It goes against the entire plot."
On the race issues in the film, however, with Jackson playing a former Union soldier with a letter from Abraham Lincoln in his pocket, Tarantino admits that "over the last 18 months, many of the themes we were dealing with in the film, we were watching on our TV screens" - referring particularly to the riots that followed the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in 2014 by a white police officer in Missouri.
The director's first draft of The Hateful Eight was leaked online in January 2014, after which Tarantino initially cancelled the movie. Now he says he's grateful "that the first draft got out after all, because it's on record that I wasn't writing a script in response to these events happening."
He does believe his scripts have a deeper meaning, saying: "I like masking what I want to say under a story. I think in history, no other genre deals with modern America better than the western. The westerns of the 1970s after Vietnam and Watergate were very cynical, for example.
"Django Unchained did really well and I hope it did reinvent the genre a little, so now we've got two big westerns coming to cinemas - The Revenant with Leo DiCaprio and this one. I've always said if you want to be known as a western director you have to make three of them, so I guess I might have to do one more."
But cowboy shows like the 1960s TV series Bonanza were also an inspiration for the creation of The Hateful Eight; and the film has a retrospective feel throughout, with a three-hour running time, a musical overture from composer Ennio Morricone and a 12-minute interval for audiences.
The movie itself was shot on 70mm film, employing the very lenses used to shoot the Ben Hur chariot race in 1959. (However many cinemas will be showing a shorter non-70mm version of the movie as few venues have the specialised equipment necessary.)
Last year Tarantino announced he might retire after making 10 films - The Hateful Eighth is his eighth, if Kill Bill is included as one movie. Russell, who starred for Tarantino in 2007's B-movie homage Deathproof, believes that it would be a tragedy if he did, saying the director is "in a league of his own".
"You just know within a few frames of this film opening who is directing it.
"Every couple of generations someone comes along like him, and I wish everyone in the industry got a chance to work with him. Trust me, it's a crazy circus everyone should be a part of."
The Hateful Eight is released in the UK on 8 January.
Tracey Sherlock of the Welsh Refugee Council said other migrants were "still struggling" to get the paperwork necessary to settle and find work.
Hayley Richards of Oxfam Cymru did not want to "belittle" the Syrian crisis.
But special arrangements for Syrians sent a message that other refugees were "not as worthy", she warned.
The UK government has pledged to settle 20,000 Syrians in the UK by 2020 under its Syrian resettlement scheme.
Latest figures - for July to September - show that 294 Syrians have been resettled in Wales since the scheme was launched in October 2015.
Ms Sherlock, policy manager for the Welsh Refugee Council, was one of several people who told the assembly's equalities committee on Wednesday how "resourcing heavily favours Syrian resettlement".
Referring to Welsh Government funding to help resettle refugees and asylum seekers, she said: "We have four caseworkers working on that supporting 700 people over the last quarter.
"By contrast, our Syrian Resettlement Scheme supported 46 people, so ten families, over the last year with two caseworkers.
"All of the administrative things that people when they get refugee status through the asylum route find very problematic, they're not issues for people coming through that Syrian resettlement scheme.
"So, very quickly people get support around employment, education opportunities, whereas people coming through the spontaneous route are still struggling when they get refugee status to access perhaps a National Insurance number, the paperwork necessary to then move into employment and all of those other things important for integration," she added.
Ms Richards, policy and advocacy officer for Oxfam Cymru, said it was "very obvious that the two-tier system exists" although she stressed: "That's not to belittle the crisis that Syrians are facing - it's horrendous."
However, she added: "It does send out a message to other asylum seekers and refugees in Wales, and this is also perpetrated by the media and the UK government, there's a real sense that Syrian refugees are good and all other refugees and asylum seekers are not as worthy.
"Even within the Syrian community themselves - Syrians who have arrived spontaneously don't get the same welcome as Syrians who have come through the scheme."
Speaking for the British Red Cross, refugee operations support officer Neil McKittrick said: "It's certainly not unique to Wales, this two-tier system - it's evident throughout the UK.
"On the one hand, when the first Syrians started arriving they were met by dignitaries.
"People who come through the normal asylum route, their first contact with officials tends to be based around a sense of distrust - 'why is it you're here? What is it you're doing?'
"So, from the very first contact that people have, that kind of sets the tone."
A Home Office spokesman said: "All those who are granted refugee status or humanitarian protection in the UK are entitled to unrestricted access to the labour market and have broadly the same rights as British nationals and other lawful residents."
The council is to cut £42m from adult services and £16m from children's services under its budget proposals.
A "significant number" of day centres and children's centres would close, as well as at least two leisure centres and up to half the libraries.
Funding for school crossing patrols will also be cut under the plans.
The council's chief executive Ged Fitzgerald said he was hoping community groups and other organisations would run some services affected by the cuts.
The authority said it was going to "work with schools" to see if they could fund lollipop patrols when funding is withdrawn.
Investments at some pelican crossings will also be pulled if the plans are approved.
Park Road Leisure Centre in Dingle and Everton Park Leisure Centre are earmarked for closure within the next three years as part of £4m cuts to the council's Lifestyles Centres budget.
By Claire HamiltonPolitical Reporter, BBC Radio Merseyside
This latest round of cuts will affect the lives of the very old and the very young in Liverpool and plenty in between.
Two leisure centres (including Park Road in Dingle where Olympian Beth Tweddle trains) will definitely close.
Some adult day care centres will shut. Sure Start centres - which were reorganised a couple of years ago - will be under the spotlight again and many of those could close.
Half the city's libraries (again, heavily used by the elderly and the pre-schoolers) will close unless community groups come forward to run them.
Perhaps a few will - but in reality it is a mammoth task to run a library, and neighbouring authorities are struggling to find qualified volunteers to operate theirs.
Mayor Anderson is certain the city council will still exist in five years time, but based on these forecasts, its role will be very different.
The council will cut a further £500,000 from its annual spending on library services, in addition to a £1m annual saving agreed last year.
This could result in the closure of up to half the city's 19 libraries.
Mayor of Liverpool and city council leader Joe Anderson said the council had to make "some really tough decisions".
"Many of the proposals will result in some significant changes to services that people hold dear, but we need to start making those decisions now as the money simply isn't there to fund them in the future," he said.
"Every service will be impacted in some way by these savings and several hundred people employed by the council will face the prospect of losing their jobs."
He said the plans "protect the most vulnerable adults and children in our communities".
The latest budget cuts follows central government funding cuts of £173m over the last three years.
They had left the remote Atlantic archipelago at 04:00 on Friday morning.
The passage lasted just under 31 hours across 41 miles of the Atlantic, through the Sound of Harris and across the Minch.
They were welcomed home by a large crowd at Portree Harbour on Saturday morning.
The rowers, who were raising money for the RNLI and Skye and Lochalsh Young Carers, spent two years preparing for the venture.
Five of the eight crew were volunteers with Portree RNLI.
After the boat arrived at Portree, team leader Donnie Nicolson said: "We are delighted to have completed the row in such a brilliant time.
"We are tired, but sheer adrenaline and all the support we've been getting has kept us going."
He added: "As five of the rowers are crew members of the Portree Lifeboat, we are fully aware of the enormous costs that are needed to keep the RNLI running. Hopefully we can do our little bit to help.
"Skye and Lochalsh Young Carers is a charity most of us were not unaware of until the challenge.
"We hope we can not only raise some funds for them, but just as importantly raise their profile and let people know the extraordinary and important job they do in our local community."
Until last month, the last time the boat was in the sea was more than 100 years ago.
Named Aurora, the 20ft-long (6m) skiff had lain in a boat shed on Skye since before the outbreak of World War One.
David Evans, 23, was erecting a wall at the Well Barn Estate in Moulsford, Oxfordshire in 2010 when the block fell off a concrete lintel and crushed him.
Cavendish Masonry Ltd had been found guilty of corporate manslaughter and admitted a health and safety offence.
The Health and Safety Executive said the death was "completely avoidable".
HSE inspector Peter Snelgrove said Cavendish Masonry, based in Maesteg, south Wales, had not properly planned the moving of the heavy limestone with a crane.
"The stone toppled because its shape was such that it was potentially unstable when freestanding, yet nothing was used to fix it in place.
"It needed to be sufficiently restrained before the lifting slings attaching it to the crane were removed."
Cavendish Masonry admitted a breach of the Health and Safety at Work Act and was found guilty of corporate manslaughter following a trial at Oxford Crown Court in May.
The company was fined £150,000 and ordered to pay £87,000 in costs.
Speaking after the conviction, the family of Mr Evans said there had been a "void in their lives" since his death.
"We miss his smile, his infectious laugh and his profoundly honest nature.
"We hope that these lessons are learned and communicated throughout the stonemason and construction industry.
We do not want another family to go through the devastation and uncertainty that we have experienced over the last four years and the pain of loss which will always be with us."
The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, who has made mental health a policy priority, talked of a "seismic shift" to end the "injustice" of some young people being left without access to care or treatment.
Now the reality and failings of the system have been laid bare by a taskforce of experts and NHS chiefs in England set up by the government.
Their report begs the question of why Mr Clegg and his coalition colleagues have over the last five years allowed children's mental health provision to get to the state its now in.
The report describes how there are an increasing numbers of referrals, longer waiting times and more complex and severe problems being presented by patients.
It says there is a lack of clear leadership and accountability across different agencies, access to crisis services is variable and "real changes" across the system are required. Children and young people's mental health services are, says the report, facing "ingrained and systemic" problems.
The report looks at the funding issue and notes that money often sits in different budgets in different organisations without adequate information on how it is spent and who is responsible. The authors note tactfully that "historically" mental health services have suffered when the public sector is under financial pressure.
Translated, that means this area of the health budget has fallen in real terms and the report says that children and adolescent services funding has been reduced as a proportion of overall spending on mental health services.
The report makes clear that there is a strong economic case for protecting the mental wellbeing of children and teenagers. A mental health problem can greatly increase the risk of physical ill-health - for example, coronary heart disease in adults. Early intervention, its argued, can result in significant savings in costs to public services in later years.
The taskforce does give credit to the Government for some recent initiatives in the mental health field. Improved access to psychological therapies, more beds for young patients in areas with the least provision and extra funding for care of young people with eating disorders are moves which get a positive write-up in the report.
But the group of experts and leading lights in the NHS and at the Department of Health who wrote the report are clear that radical reforms are needed.
The status quo, in their view, is in essence not fit for purpose. The fact that as many as 70% of children and adolescents who experience clinical problems have not had the right counselling or treatment at an early enough age speaks for itself.
Mental health charities have welcomed the report and the response by Health Minister Norman Lamb who has unveiled new measures, including better access to care and more support for parents.
Like Mr Clegg, he is strongly committed to improving mental health services. But that question is still lingering - why has it taken till the final weeks of this Government's term of office for a full action plan to be announced?
Following the beat of Stayin' Alive has been recommended in the past to help people perform the correct number of chest compressions each minute - as has Nellie the Elephant.
However, using these tracks can lead to compressions which are too shallow, studies show.
Experts now argue that better alternatives are now available.
They want research into the field to come to an end.
Correctly performed CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation - or mouth-to-mouth) is lifesaving and is thought to triple survival rates.
The UK Resuscitation Council recommends that the chest is compressed by 5-6 cm and at a rate of 100-120 compressions per minute.
Performing CPR to Stayin' Alive was recommended in the US as the song contains 103 beats per minute.
Nellie the Elephant had been recommended in the UK. A study published in 2009 showed that using the song as an aid did increase the number of people getting the right rate. But there was a drop in those hitting the correct depth.
Now a study, published in Emergency Medicine Journal, has investigated Achy Breaky Heart, by Billy Ray Cyrus, and Disco Science, by Mirwais. It showed more than a third of compressions were still too shallow.
The authors concluded: "When considering the combined importance of correct depth and rate, the authors are unconvinced that music provides any benefit in improving the quality of CPR compared with a metronome or audible feedback, suggesting that this interesting but unproductive area of resuscitation research should be discontinued."
The St John Ambulance said training aids can prove helpful.
"Although first aid training doesn't advocate using music to perform CPR, we have found that sometimes people struggle to get the correct number of chest compressions needed per minute and that a training aid, such as a certain musical beat, can help people identify the rate.
"To be effective, both the rate and depth of chest compressions have to be right and we use other training aids to ensure that individuals get the right depth."
The lead author of this study, Prof Malcolm Woollard, said music was not necessarily a bad tool and that "anything that encouraged people to intervene was a good thing".
"Any form of CPR is better than none at all," he added.
However, he said technology was moving on and devices can sense the pressure and rate of chest compressions, even some smartphones, could be used.
Dr Jasmeet Soar, chair of the Resuscitation Council (UK), said: "I agree with the authors that alternative prompt and feedback devices are probably better than music for improving the rate and depth of chest compressions given to patients with cardiac arrest.
"More importantly, if someone has collapsed, is unconscious and unresponsive, and not breathing or just making occasional gasps, dial 999 and start chest compressions. Push hard at about two compressions per second.
"After 30 chest compressions, give two rescue breaths if you are trained - if not, just carry on giving chest compressions until expert help arrives."
Gemili, who was just three thousandths of a second outside the medals at Rio 2016, was hampered by a hamstring problem as he came sixth in Birmingham.
"I didn't want to race, but the powers-that-be said if I wanted to make the team I had to," said the 23-year-old, who will be part of the 4x100m squad.
"I was trying to run with one leg."
The three-time European gold medallist had been struggling with a hamstring injury since the World Relay Championships in the Bahamas in April.
British Athletics declined to comment on Gemili's claim.
As the first two finishers in the race on 2 July, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake and Danny Talbot took the automatic qualifying places for the 200m.
Zharnel Hughes, who finished fourth in Birmingham and has a quicker season's best than Gemili, was named as Britain's third representative when the team was announced on 11 July.
Gemili said: "I had a terrible race and I could have stopped, maybe I should have, but I was too proud to go out there and pull up."
He missed another chance to impress the selectors when he pulled out of the Anniversary Games, which were staged seven days after the British trials.
And Gemili's appeal to selectors to reassess his form before 24 July - the deadline for World Championship teams to be finalised - was declined.
British Athletics performance director Neil Black said at the team announcement that "performance in the trials and recent performances meant we chose Zharnel ahead of Adam".
Gemili said: "I'm completely fit now and, because I told them I would be, that's annoying."
The World Championships begin in London on 4 August.
"Missing the chance to run in front of a home crowd is gutting, it's heartbreaking," Gemili told BBC Sport.
"But I have learned a lot about myself, my body and the people around me. I have got to take the positives from it."
Kieran Gillespie, 25, from Birmingham, denies murdering Leon Barrett-Hazle in Handsworth in the city on 23 January, claiming he acted in self-defence.
Mr Gillespie told police he had pulled "a pair of scissors" on his victim after believing he had been stabbed in the face.
Mr Barrett-Hazle, 36, from Smethwick, West Midlands, was found to be unarmed.
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The jury at Birmingham Crown Court was told the bus's CCTV would show a row breaking out between the men, with Mr Barrett-Hazle punching Mr Gillespie in the face.
Mr Gillespie, of Wellesbourne Road, fled the scene in Rookery Road but returned to the bus to recover his baseball cap after the stabbing, the prosecution said.
After his arrest, he told officers a disagreement arose because Mr Barrett-Hazle kept looking at him on the back row of the 11A bus.
Stephen Linehan QC, prosecuting, said tests showed Mr Barrett-Hazle's multiple stab wounds could not have been caused using scissors.
The barrister said: "He drew that weapon and we say you'll conclude it was a knife of some type.
"In interview, Gillespie said he stabbed him two to three times - it was far more than that."
The trial continues.
University College London (UCL) Urban Laboratory found the number of LGBTQ+ venues fell from 127 to 53 since 2006 - a 58% decrease. This compares with a 25% drop in London pubs since 2001.
The report found said a "significant number" were closed due to property developments and increasing rents.
Sadiq Khan said the importance of LGBTQ+ venues "cannot be overstated".
The Mayor of London said LGBTQ+ venues "enrich London as a whole" and help "members of an often vulnerable community to take pride in their identity".
Ahead of the Pride parade on the weekend, Mr Khan and Night Tsar Amy Lamé announced a new LGBT+ Venues Charter, where owners and developers can commit to measures to protect their venues.
An annual audit to better track venue numbers was also announced by City Hall.
Last November, UCL highlighted a string of long-standing venues closing in rapid succession in the capital - including the Black Cap, the Queen's Head and Madame Jojo's.
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Islington saw an 80% drop in LGBTQ+ venues since 2006, Lambeth venues fell by 47% while both Camden and Westminster lost 43% over the same time period.
As of 2016 there are no LGBTQ+ venues in 19 out of London's 32 boroughs - up from 10 in 2006.
Dr Ben Campkin, director of UCL Urban Laboratory, said: "A large number of venues have succumbed to changes of use, development, and the inability of operators and customers to defend themselves against rent increases and unfavourable changes to their terms of lease."
He added the report disputed claims that "LGBTQ+ spaces are no longer needed, or have been replaced by digital apps, which tend only to serve small sections of these communities".
The sides last met in 2005 when a scoreless draw in Dublin denied the Republic a World Cup play-off spot.
Switzerland, ranked 14th in the world and coached by Vladimir Petkovic, have qualified for the Euro 2016 finals.
Martin O'Neill's team will aim to join them in France when they take on Bosnia-Herzegovina in a two-legged play-off next month.
The Republic will play the first leg away on 13 November, with the return tie three days later.
Campaigners angry about the relocation of gynaecology services from Redditch to Worcester tweeted: "260 women making a 36 mile round trip over the next 6 months. That's 9360 miles travelled".
Reverend David Southall replied: "I would have thought patient safety trumped distance travelled. People go to Ikea for less".
He said the comment was "banter".
Emergency gynaecology services were temporarily moved from the Alexandra Hospital to the Worcestershire Royal after there were not enough doctors to fully staff the unit in Redditch. The arrangement has been extended by six months.
Neal Stote, from protest group Save the Alex, which is campaigning to keep services at the hospital, said: "The tweet may seem like a minor thing but it just shows the hospital trust does not understand the depth of feeling about services.
"It adds insult to injury".
Mr Southall said he was "trying to point out that people travel long distances."
"We are a very mobile population. To travel alone in a car when you're poorly is obviously not ideal. As for the Ikea comment - it was just a bit of banter," he said.
Twitter user Mike Bond called it "a shockingly stupid comparison" and said "the people who drive to Ikea by choice HAVE CARS. Some ill people don't."
Nichola Farnes said the comment was "offensive and unhelpful".
But Mr Southall has claimed he has been "cartooned" by his detractors.
"Save the Alex posted a picture of a list on Facebook which had an Ikea shopping list of 'tea lights, meatballs and ectopic pregnancy'.
"That is not what I was saying. I am just saying patient safety comes first".
Damien was last seen in West Cowes on 2 November 1996 when he was 16.
The 38-year-old man, from Ryde, Isle of Wight, is the last remaining suspect linked to Mr Nettles' possible murder.
He answered a rescheduled bail appointment on Sunday. Police confirmed there was insufficient evidence to charge him with an offence.
A woman, 36, and a man, 45, both from Cowes, were also released from bail on Thursday.
Four other men arrested last year were released without charge in February.
Damien had lived with his family in Woodvale Road, Gurnard, but his mother moved to Texas after her husband had to move there for work.
Damien's body has not been located.
Supt Dave Powell from Hampshire Police said: "Our work to find out exactly what happened to Damien Nettles will be continuing.
"Although we have not charged anyone with a criminal offence, it has been exceptionally important to investigate information passed to us by the local community, which led to these arrests.
"Murder cannot be ruled out at this time because such a wide range of information has been received about Damien's disappearance since 1996."
"It cannot be right," the prime minister said, "that people can grow up and go to school and hardly ever come into meaningful contact with people from other backgrounds and faiths."
The context of the speech was tackling extremism - and his fear that "segregated schooling" would make it harder to stop the radicalising reach of a separatist Islamist ideology.
He warned of the risks of young people growing up in an inward-looking and disconnected environment.
But how do you really stop such segregation? Particularly when, as the prime minister's speech highlighted, schools can be more segregated than the neighbourhoods they serve.
This reflected recent research from the University of Bristol and the Demos think tank.
This showed a pattern of different ethnic groups tending to disproportionately concentrate in separate schools. In London, 90% of ethnic minority children were starting in schools in which ethnic minority pupils were the majority.
White pupils were disproportionately likely to be in schools with a white majority.
The academics highlighted the places with the greatest segregation between white and ethnic minority pupils - headed by Blackburn, Bradford, Birmingham and Oldham.
Among the most interesting commentary on this was from Trevor Phillips, former head of the Commission for Racial Equality, who said this wasn't about "terrible racial hostility".
Instead it reflected the cumulative outcome of many individual decisions, where families "unconsciously make a choice".
Education can bring out tribal instincts. Parents making school preferences are influenced by more than exam results, they want somewhere that feels right for their child - and that opens a whole set of questions about identity. Personal choice and calls for more integration can be pulling in different directions.
Where does a legitimate exercise of parental choice - over factors such as school ethos, the social mix of the intake, religious affiliation, mixed or single sex, private or state - turn into a form of self-segregation?
This isn't only a question in England's schools.
In France, with a centralised, secular education system, there were warnings from Prime Minister Manuel Valls about the emergence of segregated schools in which there were only children from "immigrant backgrounds, from the same culture and same religion".
But trying to enforce integration causes its own problems.
In Beijing last week there were reports of Chinese parents staging protests against positive discrimination measures to give minority pupils more access to college places. The parents were angry that it would reduce chances for their own children.
Mr Cameron said tackling segregation would specifically not mean "busing" pupils, referring to the controversial policy in the United States of sending pupils across cities to create more racially mixed schools.
The US provides the biggest example of an attempt to enforce integration. And last year brought much attention to the question with the 60th anniversary of a landmark legal ruling that outlawed school segregation.
There was disappointment that abolishing segregation had not been the same thing as achieving integration.
While many of the set-piece battles against segregation were fought in southern states in the 1950s and 1960s, there were warnings that decades later in liberal, multicultural northern cities that schools were too often islands of separation, with communities living parallel lives.
In New York, research showed a pattern of black and Hispanic students taught in schools in which almost no white pupils were enrolled. These were accusingly labelled by campaigners as "apartheid schools".
In response there have been suggestions that schools should switch to admissions systems that deliberately construct a more diverse intake.
But there have been longstanding claims that enforced desegregation can be counter-productive and that busing had led to "white flight" rather than integration, with white families moving out from multicultural inner cities to the suburbs.
A particular aspect of Mr Cameron's focus on segregation has been on religion, specifically the place of Muslims in the state school system.
What is most striking about the segregation data on faith schools is that Muslims do not have much of a place at all.
Of the 1.8 million children in faith schools in the state system in England, only 7,000 are in Muslim schools.
This doesn't mean that the demand goes away.
Without the option of regulated state Muslim schools, many families use low-fee private Islamic schools, operating outside the public sector. Among pupils attending Muslim schools, 91% are in private schools, compared with only 6% for Church of England or Catholic.
And a recent Ofsted report on pupils disappearing from school registers in Birmingham and east London suggested that some were switching to "unregistered" schools.
Perhaps they are seeking what Mr Cameron said was needed to deter radicalisation - a sense of "belonging". A sense of being somewhere where young people feel confident that they will fit in and where they will be safe in their identity.
A research project with schools in London, run by Kathryn Riley, professor of urban education at the UCL Institute of Education, is looking at ways to help pupils develop a sense of belonging.
The researchers say young people have a "deep-seated desire to be rooted and to belong" - and that schools need to find a way to make that work for pupils from many different backgrounds.
Mr Cameron put forward some ideas for building bridges - such as encouraging different schools to share facilities and teachers. He also proposed free schools with an integrated intake.
Brian Lightman, leader of the ASCL head teachers' union, backed calls to support schools with a "monocultural intake".
"In such cases it is really important that they are outward facing and enable young people to understand and empathise with the diversity which exists within the country as a whole," said Mr Lightman.
Expect to hear more about this balancing act between personal choice and collective identity when schools return in the autumn.
About 4,300 soldiers and their families are to move to Wiltshire from Germany and UK bases in the next six years.
At a public meeting on Wednesday some residents expressed concerns about local roads coping with the influx.
But Paul Mannering, from the DIO, said the plans "will not go through without the appropriate considerations".
By 2019, the Ministry of Defence is planning to base around 28% of the British Army in and around Salisbury Plain.
To cope with the influx of soldiers and their 3,000 dependents, the army is proposing to build 300 new homes at Ludgershall, 540 at Larkhill and 277 at Bulford.
Graham Wright, Liberal Democrat county councillor, said he was happy with the army's proposals but other residents said their concerns about "schooling and transport links" had not been answered by the DIO.
But Mr Mannering, the DIO's requirements manager, said their concerns would be "taken on board" to ensure the plan was not "railroaded through".
He said: "The plan is to develop communities, not houses - and the transport plans, there's more work needed.
"But there's a full planning process to go through yet and opinions do count."
Residents have until 17 June to comment on the plans before they are handed to Wiltshire Council in July.
The museum in Aberystwyth, which was once the coliseum, is starting a Gathering Memories project to create new displays and a film about its history.
The memories will also be used as inspiration for the creative design of the new shop and cafe.
It is part of a £1.3m Heritage Lottery project.
The Coliseum was opened as a theatre in 1905 and became a cinema in 1933. It closed in 1976 and re-opened as the Ceredigion Museum in 1982.
Curator Carrie Canham said: "The coliseum is a very special building and visitors often tell us about their fond memories when they visit.
"We've started to record these memories for posterity, including those of Walford Hughes who was born in 1920 and remembers seeing performances and magic lantern shows here when it was still a theatre."
As a cinema, the coliseum was managed by Harry and Olive Gale who hoped to provide "amusement without vulgarity".
Anyone with memories can contact the museum or drop in between 14:00-16:00 BST on 6 August.
Ceredigion council leader Ellen ap Gwynn said she remembered visiting the coliseum in the early 1970s.
"I particularly remember coming here to see the film 'Herbie Goes Bananas' with my husband Iolo who is an avid film and VW fan," she said.
"We had just come back from holiday and I'm afraid that I fell asleep and missed most of it.
"There is a lot of interesting history connected with the building and we would love the local community to get involved and share their stories with us."
Miguel Arias Cañete said it was "quite astounding" that 149 nations have published their plans to curb carbon emissions.
He told BBC News that even six months ago he would not have believed such commitments would emerge.
Nations have been announcing plans ahead of the Paris climate summit.
He warned, though, that nations' pledges had not yet reached the level needed to prevent potentially dangerous warming.
Mr Cañete said: "There are many, many reasons to be cheerful. The fact that 149 countries to date have presented the United Nations their commitments to fight global warming is astonishing.
"We have countries which together produce nearly 90% of global emissions - so that's a big effort. If we compare it with the Kyoto Protocol - the first time we tried an international agreement to help global warming - there were only 35 countries and they covered less than 14% of emissions.
"It's quite astounding. The most important things is that the commitments are not only figures or targets - it shows countries are developing climate policies in a very comprehensive way."
Mr Cañete said the key was that instead of a UN conference imposing top-down targets, governments were volunteering their own action plans.
"There is no complacency - but we if we had kept on going with business as usual (ever-rising carbon emissions), global temperature would have raised between 3.8 and 4.7C," he said.
"We estimate that current commitments achieve about 3C maximum. That's a big step, although clearly it's not enough."
The generally agreed maximum "safe" temperature rise is 2C - although some vulnerable nations say this is not safe for them.
Professor Jacquie McGlade, chief scientist of the UN environment programme (UNEP) told BBC News: "I am very surprised in a positive way - the normal procedure for these events has been governments brought kicking and struggling to the table.
"Now I see member states, citizens are willingly pledging for transformational change in society. It's a participatory progress so you do feel it will stick when we leave Paris (the climate conference next month)," she said.
"When countries saw the big players - the EU, the USA - put their figures on the table, there's a bit of copycat - which is a good thing.
"Some countries sent in their commitments and having seen other countries, they took them away and came back with more ambition. That tells you this is going to be a race to the top, not the bottom." Gabon was one example, she said.
Prof McGlade, based in Nairobi, said Africa was suffering the consequences of climate change already and was determined to tackle the problem itself.
"There is a sense that this is a universal problem - the 'them and us' is beginning to disappear," she told BBC News.
"Africa is becoming more and more conscious that it has to be a leader (on energy) if it wants to attract investment. You see Africa approaching this with an appetite, then you see a country like the UK not being pro-active in a way we would have recognised before."
Charles Sena Ayenu, a Ghanaian solar entrepreneur taking part in the Rabat meeting, said: "There's still work to be done, but I see a lot of optimism, a lot of excitement and passion - not just from governments but from the private sector like us."
The positive comments are predicated on the expectation that nations will actually carry out their promises. They contradict the conclusions of a new report from the former UK chief energy scientist David Mackay, which asserts that the UN talks are doomed to fail because nations will do as little as possible.
Mr Cañete stressed that the current wave of commitments should be a starting point, not a finishing point. The EU wants the Paris conference to agree the need for a regular review of climate targets.
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The idea was to reduce glasses being used as weapons in alcohol-related violence, but opponents said drinkers would not accept the change.
However, since then, more and more places have been using them.
It is arguably the most-well known change to have come out of a scheme to reduce night-time violence which was pioneered in Cardiff and adopted by cities across the world.
The Cardiff Model for Violence Prevention was launched in 1997 to fill gaps in police knowledge by anonymously gathering information at hospitals from victims of violence.
It was started by Prof Jonathan Shepherd, who came up with the idea while researching for his PHD, after learning up to two thirds of incidents which resulted in hospital treatment were not known to police.
He said reasons for not reporting incidents included people being afraid of reprisals and nightspots fearing they may lose their licence.
And the solution was very straightforward.
"It is a simple process but those are the best ideas," he said.
"But it certainly wasn't obvious before we did this research that the police don't know about a whole lot of violence which results in emergency treatment.
Prof Shepherd explained the three elements to the "Cardiff Model".
"First it's collecting information in accident and emergency departments about precisely where people are getting injured, which street location, which school, which park, which licensed premises, which weapon was used and times and date," he said.
"The second element is the anonymisation of that information. So it's not about sharing information about individual patients with local authorities and the police.
"The third element of the Cardiff Model is a violence prevention board which brings people together from police, health, local authorities and voluntary sector to turn this unique information into practical prevention action."
As well as plastic glasses, other changes introduced by the Cardiff Violence Prevention Board have included real-time CCTV usage to help police respond quicker to incidents along with pedestrianised areas around nightlife and better licensing for bars and clubs.
He added: "The most important thing from the evaluations is that this way of preventing violence on a collaborative basis actually works.
"The studies that have been published show that where this is done, violence that puts people in hospital is reduced by 40% compared to cities where this model is not implemented.
"The same goes for serious violence recorded by police where this model is introduced."
The model has been so successful, the UK government made it part of its crime prevention programme which has led to more towns, cities and A&E departments taking it on.
"The thing I'm most proud of is the violence falling across England and Wales," said Mr Shepherd who is a professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales.
"In Cardiff, there have been almost 1,000 fewer hospital admissions following violence between 2002 and 2016 and around 65,000 fewer A&E attendances following violence.
"As a surgeon myself, clearly that's fantastic news as it takes a lot of work away and it's very costly to deal with 65,000 people who are injured especially when most of this happens at nights and weekends when most health services are stretched."
It has also been used in parts of United States, Australia, South Africa and Netherlands.
The first international interest came from Amsterdam in 2009 and was followed up in the United States in Atlanta, Philadelphia and Milwaukee.
Since then, the leading national public health institute in the US - Centers for Disease Control - has recommended towns and cities implement the Cardiff Model.
And about 18 months ago, the Australian government funded the implementation of the model at hospitals in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and two other smaller cities.
"It's very gratifying that this started in Wales, in Cardiff, so this is known as the Cardiff Model," Prof Shepherd said.
"It's extraordinary to go to meetings in Philadelphia and Sydney where the label on the door is 'Cardiff Model implementation'."
Prof Shepherd would like to see the model being used more widely across the world in the longer term, but said the focus should be on key areas first.
He added: "Because this is a low-tech enterprise, it's particularly relevant to low and middle-income countries.
"This is not about treating people with a fancy new drug or a technological piece of surgical kit. It's about simple information sharing and use.
"That can be done in a poor town in a poor country just as much as in a western country.
"I think it's relevant pretty much everywhere but it's particularly relevant where violence rates are high - so in South American countries, in African countries, for example.
"Although it would be clearly nice to see this implemented everywhere, there are priority areas and I think focusing effort - at least to start with - over the next number of years should be on those countries which have a real problem with violence."
There were 2,580 incidents last year, the equivalent of 50 blazes every week - double that of two years previously.
The total includes accidental and deliberate fires. The Ministry of Justice said most were "relatively minor".
Thameside Prison in London recorded the most fires last year - 101.
The Ministry of Justice figures emerged after a Commons question from Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron.
HMP Birmingham, the scene of a riot involving hundreds of inmates last December, recorded 82 fires, followed by Nottingham's 78, Doncaster's 75 and 73 in Sheppey and Swaleside.
Ten prisons recorded one fire incident during the year, including Thorn Cross in Cheshire, Huntercombe in Oxfordshire and Full Sutton in Yorkshire.
There was a spate of outbreaks of disorder in prisons in 2016, when inmates set fire to their own cells.
In HMP Featherstone in the West Midlands, where there were 13 recorded fires in 2016, prisoners started multiple fires during a week-long outbreak of disorder last August.
And in November, a fire outbreak during a riot at HMP Moorland in Doncaster left cells damaged and two inmates injured.
The following January a prisoner at HMP Winchester in Hampshire needed medical treatment after a fire broke out in a prison cell. The prison recorded 47 fires last year.
Fire outbreaks have started to become more common over the past two years.
The number of prison fires between 2005 and 2013 remained steady at between 900 and 1,100 each year. However in 2014 this increased to 1,236 and in 2015 there were 1,935 blazes.
Prisons Minister Sam Gyimah said that the fire incidents covered a "wide range of circumstances" including accidental fires and deliberate acts of arson.
He added that the government would "never compromise" on inmates' safety.
"Staff are trained to respond to emergency situations in a timely, appropriate manner," he said.
"Although the Fire Service routinely attend fire incidents in prisons, the majority are relatively minor in their nature."
The 18-year-old from Barry died four days after the serious assault at Trecco Bay caravan park in Porthcawl, Bridgend county, on Sunday, 8 March.
Appearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Tuesday, David James Braddon, 26, from Caerphilly, admitted carrying out the attack.
He will be sentenced on 3 June.
Speaking after the court hearing, Det Ch Insp Kath Pritchard of South Wales Police said: "This was a brutal attack on a teenage boy which has left his family and friends devastated by the incident, and brought shock and sadness to both the visitors of Trecco Bay and also the community of Barry.
"We know incidents like this can cause a great deal of concern and anxiety. The community support has undoubtedly helped us to bring the person responsible for Conner's murder to justice."
Following the fatal attack in March, his family paid tribute to the former Ysgol Bro Morgannwg pupil as "a unique, caring and compassionate young man with a warm, infectious smile complete with a cheeky wink".
This was compared to 27,650 mothers taking maternity leave according to figures obtained by BBC Wales from HMRC for 2016/17.
It means less than 1% of new fathers in Wales received payment for shared parental leave to look after their newborn children.
The figures are for the first full financial year since shared parental leave was introduced in 2015.
The Freedom of Information request also found in England 6,100 fathers and 542,850 mothers received a statutory payment to take time off work with their children.
The figures, obtained by BBC Radio Wales' Eye On Wales, account only for men who received shared parental pay and women who received statutory maternity pay.
A spokesman said: "Parents may also take unpaid leave. HMRC are not able to identify these individuals and therefore cannot identify everyone taking shared parental leave or maternity leave."
The numbers were rounded to the nearest 50.
Source: UK Government; ACAS
Cardiff University IT worker Tom Green, 37, took six months of shared parental leave to look after his son Sam.
He said: "Even though women take maternity leave this is accepted as the norm - I was the first person to take shared parental leave in my part of the university, so it wasn't usual.
"If I'm a pioneer, I'm a pioneer. I don't feel like it. I'm just trying to do the best for my family."
Jennifer Liston-Smith from My Family Care, which advises employers be more family friendly, said: "To come out, if you like, as wanting to share parenting, and certainly for guys in corporate cultures that is a little different and there are things for them to think about - is it going to affect their careers? Anything like this takes time to become more popular."
She said some fathers were using shared parental leave - which can be taken in blocks and at the same time as the mother is on maternity leave - as an add-on to paternity leave.
Ms Liston-Smith added: "What tends to happen is that a partner will take the statutory paternity leave and then take two maybe four weeks of shared parental leave when the baby first arrives. Then towards the end of the parental leave the partner might take another chunk of leave, but not a huge absence from his job."
Statistics for the second quarter of this year, April to June, show the proportion of 16- to 18-year-olds who were Neet was 9.1% - 168,000 in total.
This is a drop of 1.4 percentage points - 28,000 - on the same period in 2012.
The government hailed the rate for the second quarter of the year as the lowest for more than 10 years.
The Department for Education stressed there had been five consecutive quarters where the 16-24 age group rate was lower than it had been the year before.
Skills Minister Matthew Hancock said: "With GCSE results out today, I am heartened to see the fall in the number of young people not in work, training or education.
"We are heading in the right direction, but one young person out of work, education or training, is one too many.
"That is why we are continuing to work hard to give young people the skills, confidence and experience demanded by employers and universities.
"Only then can we say we have done everything we can to ensure young people reach their potential and help us compete in the global race."
Analysis of the figures suggested the decrease was driven by two factors:
The figures come out as 16-year-olds are receiving their GCSE results. This group of teenagers will be the first to have to stay on in education or training after their 16th birthday.
Under the new rules, young people will be required to continue their education to the end of the academic year in which they turn 17. From summer 2015, this will rise to staying in education until their 18th birthday.
The email attachment from East Riding of Yorkshire Council contained names and addresses of the recipients.
The council quickly sent another email apologising and asking people to delete the original without reading the database.
Director of corporate affairs Darren Stevens said: "We are very sorry. It was a clerical error."
It is thought the email was sent to users of a children's centre in Hedon, near Hull.
Mr Stevens said instead of the planned guide the email included a database of details belonging to the people the email was sent to.
He said the email had not included any financial or health details and the council took data protection "seriously".
A review has begun into how the error occurred but human error could never be eliminated completely, Mr Stevens said.
"Think twice before any email is sent and make sure it has the correct attachment," was his rueful advice.
Van Genechten sprinted home first in the 158.5km stage from Maceda to Puebla de Sanabria with Daniele Bennati second and Alejandro Valverde third.
Froome was caught up in a crash inside the final kilometre but was awarded the same time as his rivals.
The Team Sky rider was unhurt in the incident and remains 32 seconds behind race leader Darwin Atapuma of Colombia.
Spain's Valverde, who began the stage in second, closed the gap to Atapuma by four seconds thanks to the bonus seconds earned with his third-place finish.
Froome is aiming to become the first man in 38 years to win the Vuelta and Tour de France in the same season.
1. Jonas Van Genechten (Bel/IAM Cycling) 3hrs 55mins 44secs
2. Daniele Bennati (Ita/Tinkoff) same time
3. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar)
4. Philippe Gilbert (Bel/BMC Racing)
5. Kevin Reza (Fra/FDJ)
6. Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu/AG2R)
7. Gianni Meersman (Bel/Etixx-Quick-Step)
8. Kristian Sbaragli (Ita/Dimension Data)
9. Romain Hardy (Fra/Cofidis)
10. Tosh Van der Sande (Bel/Lotto)
1. Darwin Atapuma (Col/BMC Racing) 25hrs 41mins 5secs
2. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar) +24secs
3. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) +32secs
4. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) +38secs
5. Esteban Chaves (Col/Orica) same time
6. Samuel Sanchez (Spa/BMC Racing) +1min 7secs
7. Leopold Koenig (Cze/Team Sky) +1min 12secs
8. Peter Kennaugh (GB/Team Sky) +1min 14secs
9. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita/Etixx-Quick-Step)+1min 22secs
10. Simon Yates (GB/Orica) +1min 28secs
They enlisted the outspoken support of their MP, stirred a political crisis, and got local flood management priorities overturned.
At the time, some warned that the Levels had attracted disproportionate attention as more populous areas of the country also faced floods.
Now the authors of a Royal Society report on resilience to extreme weather have told BBC News that they believe the campaign to protect the Levels prompted politics to override science.
They say those resident on the Levels may have to get used to living with floods, and they question whether investment to protect farmland is the best use of public money.
Some local farmers have reacted angrily, saying the academics fail to understand the complex geography of the Levels, and arguing that the water management system installed in the 1960s should be maintained.
But experts said that in a world of climate change, people must reconsider previous expectations for managing land.
The two flood experts on the Royal Society resilience report were asked by BBC News how global lessons might be applied to Somerset.
One, Prof Paul Bates from Bristol University, said: "There was completely disproportionate attention on the Somerset Levels. About 150 homes were flooded compared with 6-10,000 nationwide. Local farmers lobbied very effectively, seized the agenda and got the Environment Agency to overturn its policy of not dredging.
"But the agency's policy was the right one. This is a massive seasonally-flooded wetland and dredging would have made only a marginal difference. It could even make matters worse if it shunts the water somewhere else.
"There's huge demand for flood protection in the UK. It's not cost-effective to use public money protecting agricultural land.
"We should be looking for greater resilience - perhaps by re-routing transport links, or making individual homes flood-proof, or maybe raising roads if that proves cost-effective."
"In the end," he said, "we may have to compensate people living there to move away completely" - although he emphasised this was a personal view."
A co-author, Prof Rob Nicholls from Southampton University, said: "The flooding of the Levels looked impressive - but most of the area flooded was agricultural land. You would be better investing in protection for London, Portsmouth or Hull where there are many more people facing recurring problems.
"People think, hey - I've got a right not to be flooded. But we can't afford to think like that. Some places you need to learn to live with water, accept mentally that it will flood… or just pull out."
The approach of the Royal Society experts was endorsed by Prof Georgina Mace, of University College London, the Royal Society lead author.
But their comments have provoked understandable anger in Somerset. One farmer, James Winslade told me: "These so-called experts haven't got a clue what they are talking about. We are used to being flooded - but we don't expect to get ignored for so long."
I visited the Levels with another farmer, Heather Venn. She told me: "This part of the river has been dredged and they've put the silt on to the side of the bank. It's made a difference already.
"We certainly haven't gone underwater yet with all the rain we've had and I know we won't over the next couple of months… because there's a General Election coming up and the pumping's going to happen."
Ms Venn did eight interviews in a day at the height of the media storm over the Levels. She insists that locals gained public sympathy because it was clear they could have been helped with simple dredging. Some of their land was underwater so long, she said, that the grass had become a crust of sludge.
"If this system had been maintained at its design level in the sixties we wouldn't have had the devastation - and that's why the media were in here," she said.
Prof Bates countered: "All flooding is avoidable - just at what cost?" He says people have become attached to a landscape created when the UK was on a drive to increase farm output. A re-think was needed at a time of climate change and reduced government spending, he said.
Ms Venn said dredging had a large effect for a small input. She said people did not realise if the Levels were not protected, then the towns of Bridgwater and Taunton would become more vulnerable to floods.
An Environment Agency spokesman said the towns could be protected independently from the Levels. He said it has cost an extra £10m to dredge the rivers and improve local defences, which prior to the floods were further down the queue of national priorities.
He said Somerset was towards the bottom of the list of counties in the South-West based on the number of homes flooded last winter. Around 180 homes were inundated in Somerset (about 150 in the Levels), compared with more than 400 in Wiltshire.
But governments of course, are swayed by politics. A Defra spokesperson told us: "Last winter was the wettest in 200 years, which took its toll on flood-prone communities such as Somerset. That's why we provided additional funding to dredge the rivers Parrett and Tone - this will help the water levels reduce quicker in the event of another flood.
"It is vital that we protect people and property from flooding, including farmland, which is the backbone to our food and farming industry - and worth £97bn to the economy."
The academics say politicians around the world need to look at flooding issue in the round: farmers with upland fields must slow the flow of water from their land and maybe change the crops they farm.
They recommend that farmers also stop allowing fertilisers to run into ditches and stimulating the growth of clogging weeds.
And the report authors say local authorities should stop granting permission for homes on flood plains - especially bungalows; homes that have been flooded should be built back with concrete floors and raised electricity points.
They also suggest people will have to accept that they may be flooded in exceptional circumstances.
These changes are an academic's wish-list. Whether they are deliverable in a world of politics is a different matter.
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Statistics gained under the Freedom of Information Act show nine councils have reduced how much they plan to spend.
It has led to concern that vulnerable groups are denied support some carers call "light at the end of the tunnel".
The Welsh Government said it was up to councils to ensure they had necessary respite placements.
According to figures provided by 21 of the 22 local authorities to BBC Wales, cuts have been made to defined respite budgets in Blaenau Gwent, Ceredigion, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Swansea and Torfaen.
In Carmarthenshire, Conwy and Monmouthshire, the overall residential care budget, which includes provision for respite, has been cut.
In several other counties the budget for respite in 2011-12 was up on last year, but in some cases represented a cut on previous years.
No figures were provided by Anglesey council.
The figures show Swansea Council has cut its internal provision respite budget for older people and younger adults by over 80% in the last two years.
In 2009-10 it spent over £680,000, but this year the budget is less that £108,000.
Director of social services Chris Maggs admits the council is operating in a tough financial climate, but insists the changes will improve choice.
"We're faced with some incredible challenges as local authorities, and we obviously need to look at how we use all of our resources." said Mr Maggs.
The council has decided to transfer money from respite care into its own residential homes, who will provide short breaks in the future.
"What we're doing is re-using our money," he said.
"Whilst it is true that we're reducing the total amount of money, we're also improving the range of services we have by using our existing services in a different way, so it maximises what we've actually got."
But the potential changes have angered some families who depend on respite care.
Suzanne Hayes, from Rhossili, near Swansea, is a carer for her 27-year-old stepson John, who has cerebral palsy.
She described the six weeks of respite allocation they are given every year as "light at the end of a tunnel", but she feels strongly that the family need more support.
"John needs to have breaks because he can mix with different people," she said.
"We live in a beautiful area, but it is very isolating for John."
The short respite breaks also give the family time to recover while John is away.
"It's not the big things, it's going for a coffee. It's having your own knife and fork in your hands, because we have to feed John."
According to the charity Carers Wales, respite provision is already in short supply, but the cuts being made by local authorities will limit support even further.
"For individual families if a respite service which they've relied on gets cut, that's a real problem," said director Roz Williamson.
"But for most families, the problem is that they can't get access to anything - so the qualification for getting any help from a local authority keeps going up and up and up - so most families get nothing."
A consultation on the future of respite care in Wales has recently closed, following an independent review which said there was "a strong case for funding more outcome focussed respite services in Wales".
The Welsh Government said it recognised "the important role that respite care has in supporting individuals and families at what can be an extremely difficult time".
A spokesperson said: "We are protecting the social services budget through the local government settlement. Funding for social services will increase in cash terms by £35m by 2013-14.
"It is a matter for local authorities to ensure they have necessary respite placements."
After making his Town debut on the final day of the 2015-16 season, Burton was limited to just three mid-campaign appearances on their bench in 2016-17.
But Hurst must now decide if Burton, 20, will be second choice next season following the release of Mark Halstead.
"Sometimes you never know until they're thrown in," Hurst told BBC Shropshire.
"Sometimes circumstances dictate and then it's sink or swim time.
"There's enough people that have gone on to have careers who I'm sure have made their debut due to circumstance rather than the manager thinking 'he's ready to play and I'm sure he's going to do superbly well for us'."
The reportedly once much-coveted Burton's experience has so far come in non-league, having had loan spells with Nuneaton Town and Southport in the Conference in 2014-15.
He was then loaned out again to sixth-tier level last season, first rejoining Nuneaton Town, before then going to fellow National League North side Telford.
While Jayson Leutwiler will remain Town's first-choice keeper, Hurst now has to decide whether he needs to bring in a more established back-up keeper.
Meanwhile, BBC Shropshire reports that experienced Irish midfielder Gary Deegan has been made available for a free transfer this summer.
Philip Spriggs, 52, formerly of Oxford, attacked his victim on 30 January 1986 as she was walking near Pullens Lane in Oxford.
He pulled his victim to the ground and threatened her before she escaped.
In 2015 Spriggs was jailed for 17 years for a string of sex offences against two children.
He was serving his sentenced in HMP Wood Hill when Thames Valley Police reopened the investigation into the 1986 attack.
Earlier a jury at Oxford Crown Court found him guilty of one count of attempted rape.
Pete Beirne, head of the force's Major Crime Review Team, said: "The victim has shown incredible bravery throughout this process, and has had to live for the past thirty years knowing that the man who attempted to rape her has never been brought to justice for his crimes."
Spriggs was previously found guilty of a total of 20 charges, including 11 counts of rape, over seven years between 2007 and 2014.
He will be sentenced for the attempted rape at the same court on Tuesday.
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Adam Gemili claims he was forced to run at the British trials while injured, as he unsuccessfully tried to secure a 200m place for the World Championships.
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A bus passenger was knifed to death during a row with a stranger on the vehicle's upper deck, a court heard.
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More than half of London's LGBTQ+ venues have closed down in the past decade, according to a new report.
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Republic of Ireland will play Switzerland in a friendly at the Aviva Stadium on 25 March next year.
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A hospital chaplain has been criticised for likening a trip to a gynaecology unit to going to Ikea.
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A man arrested on suspicion of being involved in the murder of missing Isle of Wight teenager Damien Nettles has been released without charge.
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David Cameron last week warned against the pernicious isolation that comes with "segregation" in schools.
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"More work" is needed on transport plans for 1,300 new troops' homes on Salisbury Plain, according to Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).
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Europe's climate change chief says he is astonished at the positive progress by governments towards a global deal on CO2.
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Prison fires in England and Wales have reached record levels, according to official figures.
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Just 250 fathers officially took shared parental leave in Wales last year.
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A serial child abuser has been found guilty of the attempted rape of a 13-year-old girl 31 years ago after new DNA evidence was discovered.
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Williams, 34, defeated the Russian 7-5 6-0 to set up a quarter-final with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Kuznetsova failed to serve out the first set and before rain halted play the top seed was far from her best.
But under the Centre Court roof, Williams was supreme, winning eight games on the trot to secure victory.
From trailing 3-1, two-time Grand Slam champion Kuznetsova twice broke Williams' serve for a chance to serve for the set, but the defending champion immediately broke back to level at 5-5 before play was suspended because of light rain.
When the players returned to the court the roof had been closed and the indoor conditions favoured Williams' big serve, with Kuznetsova failing to win a game as the world number one confidently secured the first set and, without further loss of a game, the match.
"She has played really well against me in the past and beat me earlier this year so I knew I had to play well to win," Williams told BBC Sport.
"It was really tricky out there. It wasn't raining hard but was dewy and on the grass you can fall easily - then you think 'should I run or not' and it became more difficult because of that."
Having played on middle Sunday, Williams will now play on three successive days at SW19.
"In order to win a tournament you usually have to play quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals back-to-back," said Williams.
"So I thought 'Serena, you have done this over 70, 80 times', so for me it is an easy transition."
Joining the defending champion in the last eight is her sister Venus, the five-time champion.
She beat Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 on Court One to progress to the last eight at Wimbledon for the first time since 2010.
The 36-year-old, who last won the title at SW19 in 2008, lost her opening two service games to trail 3-0 but fought back to take the first set to a tie-break, which she led 4-2 before rain stopped play.
When the match resumed the American confidently wrapped up the tie-break and then broke her opponent's serve in the third game of the second set.
Although Navarro levelled at 3-3, Williams immediately broke again in the next game and served out to take the second set and the match after an hour and 35 minutes. She will next play Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan.
In one of the matches of the tournament, Dominika Cibulkova beat Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3 5-7 9-7 in a thrilling dual that lasted nearly three hours.
Cibulkova will play Russia's Elena Vesnina in the next round.
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Fifth seed Simona Halep will come up against fourth seed Angelique Kerber of Germany in the quarter-finals after seeing off Madison Keys 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 6-3.
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Elaine Fairfax, from London, placed the winning bid after another fan doubled her previous offer of £500,000, live on Chris Evans' Radio 2 breakfast show.
"Oh my God," said Gary Barlow, upon being told the news by Chris Evans.
The businesswoman, who made her fortune by setting up a pet insurance firm, will now receive a 45-minute, one-off performance from the band.
"We'll come and sing to you, have a drink with you, have selfies, see your friends, meet your mum and dad," said Barlow. "Whatever you want us to do, we'll do it.
"Try and get rid of us. You'll be pushing us out the door by the end of it".
The proceeds will go to Children In Need, which stages its annual telethon on Friday.
It is the first time Take That have performed a private show for a competition winner since the start of their career.
"The last time we did something like this was in 1991 for Jackie magazine," said Barlow.
The prize was orchestrated by Chris Evans, who suggested the idea to Barlow in an email a few days ago. He phoned his bandmates Mark Owen and Howard Donald, and they had agreed to take part within four minutes.
"This is a charity we all love," said Barlow, who has previously organised the fundraising Children In Need Rocks concerts at the Royal Albert Hall.
Earlier this year, the singer surprised a mega-fan by turning up unannounced at her 40th birthday party in Maidstone, Kent.
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Stephen Lewis, 41, was involved in a collision with a Skoda Citigo near Ilfracombe, north Devon, on Monday.
Emergency services were called to Ridge Hill at Combe Martin around 07:30 BST.
Mr Lewis, described as a "great ambassador" for South Wales Police, suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at North Devon District Hospital.
Another rider, a 43-year-old man, cycling with Mr Lewis was treated for minor injuries, while the female driver of the car was not hurt.
Colleagues have paid tribute to Mr Lewis, who was stationed within the community safety team at Neath, Neath Port Talbot.
Western divisional commander Ch Supt Joe Ruddy said he was "hard working, enthusiastic" and someone "who loved helping people".
"Steve was a hugely respected member of the team and everyone is shocked and saddened to hear of his death in such tragic circumstances. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues at this very sad time," he added.
Devon and Cornwall Police is investigating the collision and has appealed for witnesses.
Five people were taken to hospital just before 02:00 BST after the accident at the Johnston Bridge roundabout.
One of them, a 23-year-old man, is said to be in a critical condition.
A sixth person, an 18-year-old man, was arrested but has since been released on bail pending further inquiries.
A number of roads in the area remain closed.
PSNI Insp Rod Flood said: "It is believed that six people were inside the car at the time of the incident.
"Two females, aged 42 and 22, and two males, aged 28 and 27, have been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment to injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.
"One male, aged 23, has been taken to a nearby hospital with serious head injuries. His condition is described as critical."
BBC News NI reporter Julian Fowler visited the scene of the crash.
"The blue Ford Focus was travelling down the Cornagrade Road when it appears to have mounted the pavement and collided with a metal railing," he said.
"It then travelled across a traffic island before stopping in the middle of the roundabout."
Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them.
The Johnston Bridge roundabout at the junction with the Cornagrade Road, Queen Elizabeth Road, Queen Street and Halls Lane remain closed to traffic.
Thavisha Lakindu Peiris, 25, "bled to death" in his car in Southey Crescent in Sheffield on 27 October.
Shamraze Khan, 26, of Southey Crescent, pleaded not guilty to Mr Peiris' murder at Sheffield Crown Court on Monday.
Kasim Ahmed, 18, of Main Road, Darnall, pleaded guilty to murder and will be sentenced later this month.
Mr Peiris was working as a Domino's Pizza delivery driver after graduating in IT from Sheffield Hallam University and was due to start his "dream job" shortly after he was stabbed in the chest and killed.
The court heard the defendants carried out a knife robbery at Castle Market in Sheffield earlier that day, where they had stolen two mobile phones.
The men attacked Mr Peiris that evening to steal his phone, the court was told.
"They took the keys of his car and and left him to bleed to death in the driver's seat," the prosecution said.
After his arrest, Mr Khan told police he saw Mr Ahmed pull out a knife and stab Mr Peiris in a "frenzied attack", but claimed he did not know he was carrying a weapon.
He said he was unable to stop him, but did not encourage or take part in the attack.
But the prosecution claimed both men were carrying knives that night and were jointly responsible for the attack and guilty of murder.
Mr Peiris, originally from Sri Lanka, was described as "friendly and gentle" by his family.
The trial continues.
The 73-year-old is charged with lying and breaking financial laws in an attempt to pay $3.5 million (£2.3 million) to cover up "misconduct".
The FBI said Mr Hastert broke federal banking laws by withdrawing hundreds of thousands of dollars at once.
The charges may be connected to his history as a teacher and wrestling coach in Illinois in the 1970s.
One woman has said Mr Hastert sexually abused her brother then and she believes he was not the only victim.
Mr Hastert has not been charged with sexual abuse and his lawyer has not said what counts Mr Hastert will plead guilty to.
Jolene Burdge told ABC News in June that her late brother Steve Reinboldt never came forward about the alleged abuse because he feared "no one would believe him".
She said he told about the abuse in 1979, when he revealed he was gay.
The FBI interviewed Ms Burdge, who has considered coming forward with her brother's story in the past, in May.
Ms Burdge never asked Mr Hastert for money, but she thinks the person cited in the indictment who was paid off knows what happened to her brother.
The terms of the deal will not be disclosed until the pleas are made public.
The plea will prevent a trial and most likely keep embarrassing details of the case from being made public.
Before the deal, he faced up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines.
Mr Hastert served as speaker of the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007 and served in the House since 1987.
After losing the job of speaker in 2006 and resigning from the House of Representatives in 2007, Mr Hastert joined the Washington law firm Dickstein Shapiro as a senior adviser.
Motorist Linda Miller captured the dashcam footage on the A601 in Derby on her way home from a shopping trip.
She complained to police after witnessing the "dangerous" episode.
While some motorised scooters can legally be driven on roads, a Derbyshire Police spokesman said it was "not really appropriate" for the vehicle to be on the ring road.
Mrs Miller, from Littleover, said she saw the scooter "tootling along" on Tuesday.
The ring road has a 40mph speed limit, although the scooter appeared to be travelling far slower than that.
Mrs Miller, a retired phlebotomist, said : "We were just driving along coming around Derby where the A6 goes off, on the north side of Derby.
"I looked sideways and there was this mobility scooter tootling along in the far left-hand lane.
"It didn't have a licence plate.
"It just looked so dangerous. It's a bit of road where you've got a lot of cars coming on, and going off, across five lanes.
"It's bad enough when you're in a car - it's a horrendous bit of road."
The Highway Code states scooters with an 8mph (12.9 kph) speed limit can be used on dual carriageways - with a speed limit of under 50 mph (80kmh) - but only if they have a flashing amber beacon.
"People need to ask themselves if it is a sensible thing to do," Mrs Miller said.
"I did report it to 101 in the end - and I have a case number but I don't think it will go any further."
Daniel Cookson, 30, who served with the South Yorkshire force, was arrested in November 2013 after the teenager's parents found "inappropriate text messages" on her phone.
Officers found he had contacted her between March and November, the force said.
He denied inciting the girl to engage in sexual activity but was found guilty at Sheffield Crown Court.
Cookson, from Worksop, was handed an 18-month jail term and put on the sex offenders register for 10 years. He was also banned from working with children.
He was also subjected to a sexual harm prevention order, police said.
The PC, who was based in Rotherham, was suspended after he was arrested and charged in August last year.
South Yorkshire Police said a "misconduct investigation will be considered by the force's Professional Standards Department".
Samsung, Lotte, LG, Hyundai: they are unavoidable, selling everything from mobiles to laptops, cars to washing machines as well as food, drink and even health insurance.
Staggeringly, sales revenue from the top five chaebols are worth more than half of South Korea's entire economy.
But increasingly these empires have come under the spotlight because of the influence they wield (the word chaebol is a combination of the Korean words for "wealth" and "clan").
Calls for them to be reformed have come and gone before, but as South Koreans head for a presidential election, could this time be different?
At a recent protest in Seoul I watched scores of young people raise their arms and voices against chaebols and the powerful position they hold in the country.
In the crowd, I met Kim Seung-yeon, a young part-time worker who was there to campaign for better pay and working conditions.
Like many young Koreans, she told me the system feels stacked in favour of the chaebols.
"Right now chaebols monopolise too much of the wealth in South Korea, and it isn't being used properly," she said to me. "I think this needs to be corrected."
The frustration over the close ties between business and politics has only grown through the complex corruption scandal that has engulfed the nation.
South Korea's President Park Geun-hye, and the heads of Samsung and Lotte, two of the country's biggest chaebols have all been charged with bribery.
But these very same businesses helped to build South Korea at a time when the country was emerging from a war and they are vital to the economy.
Nowhere was that made more apparent to me than at a study centre in the capital.
There I met a group of young women who were all preparing for entrance exams to get jobs with chaebols.
It is a rigorous and exhaustive process.
But in South Korea's ultra-competitive society, it is also a ticket to success.
"If I get into a chaebol it means that I will have a well-paid job, and people will look at me and think 'wow'," explains Kang Da-heun who was studying to get a job with Lotte. "It will help me with my marriage prospects, and my future will be very bright."
Did it bother her, I asked, that the boss of Lotte might potentially go to prison for his role in a long-running corruption scandal?
"It won't affect the company's prospects at all," she said to me. "Lotte will keep being Lotte."
On the face of it, she appeared to be right, as I learned from a visit to Lotte's massive department store complex and the new premises of the Lotte World Tower.
It's the tallest building in the country, at almost 500m high. It opened its doors a few weeks ago, against the backdrop of the bribery charges levelled at the company's boss.
Lotte and other chaebols say they are changing, and trying to improve corporate governance at their firms, but also point to the fact that they are responsible for a sizeable portion of growth in the economy.
"At the moment chaebols have this negative image," Hwang Kag-gyu, head of Lotte's corporate innovation office told me.
"But we feel partially falsely charged. It was necessary [in South Korea's history] for big companies to grow... I believe everyone benefited from these mutual growth partnerships."
Not everyone feels that way though.
A few hours outside Seoul, in the city of Gwangju, I met Cho Seong-gu, who used to own a fairly small, but he says thriving, software business.
To expand, he partnered with a chaebol and when there was a dispute over the terms of the deal, Mr Cho lost everything - his business, his house, even his marriage.
He blames the culture of chaebol-worship in South Korea for his problems.
"I have fought for 15 years," he told me in his tiny flat. "I have met more than 170 congressmen, my case has even been discussed in the national assembly and featured countless times in the media. It's impossible in Korea for a small business to win against a chaebol."
Back on the 123rd floor of the Lotte World Tower, hordes of local tourists gathered to take selfies and marvel at the city below. Much of what they were looking at was built by chaebols, an achievement only these sprawling empires could pull off.
As I watched from the sidelines, it struck me that the relationship between Koreans and their chaebols is a complicated one, and that any hope of real reform is going to be a long and difficult process.
Chaebols are an essential part of South Korea's economy, and helped to transform what was once a poor nation into Asia's fourth largest economy.
But along the way, their tentacles have spread into pretty much every single sector of business, meaning they are now towering giants, overshadowing everything in their sight.
Torquay United fan Breed has bought a stake in the National League club as part of a new consortium running the Gulls.
But more than that, he is now the chief executive.
"I'm still a fan," insisted Breed, 41, who still owns the nursing company he set up in 1992 in his native Torquay. "I've been a fan since I was five when my parents first brought me here.
"But my role has changed. I was doing commentary and I've been running the travel club for many years. I'm in a prominent role now and I have to take my professionalism on through that," added Breed, who has been part of BBC Radio Devon's team of commentators for the past two seasons having been a summariser since 2010.
But is that not easier said than done? A chief executive has to make dispassionate decisions to ensure the success of a business, while fans will often let their hearts overrule their heads.
"What the club are going to get from me is complete honesty and 110% commitment," Breed told BBC Sport.
"I've owned my old business for over 20 years and it's a very successful business, so I think that does qualify me to be able to take on what I've learnt by building my own company up to take it on here.
"But I think, quite frankly, I'm always going to be a fan, whether I'm the chief executive or the sweeper-upper."
Breed and his team of new directors, who took over the club in June, have not been shy in making big changes.
Among their first decisions were to put former manager Chris Hargreaves on gardening leave after he decided not to take a pay cut, scrap the club's youth academy and bring in former Mansfield boss Paul Cox to replace Hargreaves.
Breed continued: "The club has haemorrhaged money. That's very clear with the losses that we've posted over the last few years and that's my main objective - to look at all the costs so we can make as much money available for the manager to put it out on the pitch.
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"I'm confident we have the people in place to run this football club in a far more efficient way than I believe it was previously."
Breed's highlight in the commentary box came last season when Torquay captain Luke Young blasted in a thunderous long-range winner against Wrexham.
"It was probably one of the best goals I've ever seen live," he said. "But it was a real comedy gold moment for a radio commentator because I hit the roof. I was jumping around in the commentary box going nuts and being unprofessional, but I enjoyed it very much."
So can the chief executive of a football club still double up as the voice of the team on a Saturday afternoon or a Tuesday night?
"I think my radio days are numbered," he admitted. "I'd still like to do some radio commentaries but I'm not sure how that will come across to the fans, to be honest."
The film was nominated for 11 awards going into the Los Angeles ceremony, but only won three including prizes for its stars Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver.
Following on from his Oscar win in February, Leonardo DiCaprio won best male performance for his role in The Revenant.
Mad Max: Fury Road's Charlize Theron won best female performance.
Will Smith was given the MTV Generation award, recognising his film career. Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry, who presented Smith with his award, praised the star as "a champion for diversity in Hollywood".
"[He] blazes a path for actors by showing that someone of any colour can play any role, and can open any movie and win any award and be the biggest freaking movie star in the whole world," she said.
Accepting his award, Smith joked the honour was "code for the old dude award".
He added: "This is absolutely beautiful. I released my first record when I was 17. I'm 47 years old now. This June marks 30 years in this business."
British actress Ridley beat her Star Wars co-star John Boyega to win the breakthrough performance award, while Driver was voted best villain for his role in the franchise.
Chris Pratt and Amy Poehler also collected awards for best action and best virtual performance respectively, while Oscar-winning Amy Winehouse film Amy was voted best documentary and Straight Outta Compton won best true story.
Bridesmaid's star Melissa McCarthy received the comedic genius award and said although she was the first woman to achieve the feat, she was "certainly not the first one to deserve it".
Ryan Reynolds collected two awards - best comedic performance for his role in comic book movie Deadpool, and best fight for a sequence in the film with Ed Skrein.
Among the other quirky category winners were Pitch Perfect 2's Rebel Wilson and Adam Devine for best kiss, and Jennifer Lawrence for best hero for her part in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2.
The awards will be screened on MTV in the UK on Monday evening.
Mr Dewani is accused of organising the killing of his wife Anni while on honeymoon in South Africa in 2010.
Defence lawyers claimed taxi driver Zola Tongo, who is serving 18 years for her murder, was an unreliable witness.
But state lawyers said Tongo's financial difficulties led him to take part in the murder plot.
Tongo, prosecutors allege, was paid 15,000 rand (about £1,000) to organise the murder of Mrs Dewani.
Mr Dewani, a care home owner from Westbury-on-Trym near Bristol, who was extradited from the UK after a lengthy Home Office battle, claims the couple were hijacked while Tongo drove them through the Gugulethu township in his taxi on 13 November 2010.
He was released unharmed but his wife was driven away. Her body was found in the abandoned taxi in Khayelitsha the next morning. She had been shot.
The state alleges that Mr Dewani conspired with others to stage the hijacking.
Mr Dewani maintains the money was actually for a surprise helicopter trip which Tongo was helping to arrange.
Prosecutors have submitted a 62-page report following a defence bid to have the case thrown out.
Tongo was jailed alongside Mziwamadoda Qwabe, who was sentenced to 25 years for his part in the murder.
Xolile Mngeni, who was convicted of firing the shot which killed Mrs Dewani, was sentenced to life in prison and died in jail.
Prosecution lawyer Adrian Mopp said the group were "not the A Team of contractors" and said they could "barely organise transport".
"They are not sleek operators at all," Mr Mopp said.
But he defended Tongo's evidence saying the timings of the plot were "very clear".
Mr Mopp added: "We are dealing with an amateurish attempt. If it was not for the fact the deceased was killed it would have been comical how this act was put together and executed."
The state's submission to the court concludes that "contradictions and discrepancies" in Tongo's evidence "may flow from natural defects of observation" and "mistakes of memory".
But Tongo "never strayed from the crux of his evidence" about the murder plot.
Judge Jeanette Traverso said she would make a decision on the case next Monday.
The prince met Nathan and Sarah Dunford and their four children outside 54 Peverell Avenue East, in Poundbury.
The prince also officially opened the Poundbury Cancer Institute in the town and met staff.
The institute's aim is to help identify the most effective treatment for individual cancer patients.
Poundbury is an urban extension to the Dorset county town of Dorchester and is based on the prince's planning ideals.
The development aims to combine social and private housing with work and leisure facilities to create a "walkable community".
Police said he was assaulted shortly before 06:30 BST on Monday.
It happened in Bloomfield Park.
They have appealed for any witnesses to come forward.
Mae Ysgrifennydd yr Economi, Ken Skates, wedi ysgrifennu at ACau yn enwi'r safleoedd posib ar gyfer y gorsafoedd newydd.
Maen nhw'n cynnwys gorsafoedd mewn gwahanol rannau o Gymru, gan gynnwys Caerdydd, Casnewydd, Abertawe, Wrecsam ac Ynys Môn.
Mae'r 12 cynnig yn cynnwys:
Yn ei lythyr, dywedodd Mr Skates fod y rhan gyntaf o broses tri cham wedi ei chwblhau, a'i fod wedi llunio rhestr fer o 12 allan o 46 dewis posib.
"Bydd ail ran yr asesiad yn edrych yn fwy manwl ar yr achosion ariannol ac economaidd ar gyfer y gorsafoedd rheilffordd newydd, gan gynnwys gofyn am gyngor gan Network Rail ar y mater."
Roedd gan Bow Street, Llangefni a Sanclêr orsafoedd rheilffordd prysur yn ystod yr 19eg Ganrif, ond daeth y teithio i ben yn y 1960au yn dilyn toriadau Dr Beeching.
But Jose Antonio Abreu is such a man. Granted, he is not your average public figure.
A musician, economist and former cabinet minister, Mr Abreu is best known as the founder of the world-renowned music programme known as El Sistema.
Over the past 38 years, the scheme has provided free music education to three million children - to international acclaim.
"What Abreu and El Sistema have done is to bring hope, through music, to hundreds of thousands of lives that would otherwise have been lost to drugs and violence," is how the director of the Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle, described Mr Abreu's achievements when he proposed him for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.
Despite receiving many international prizes, the man known as Maestro Abreu has not lost his humility.
"The orchestra holds within itself its own capability to exist, live and perpetuate itself," he told BBC News during the Japan tour of one of El Sistema's renowned youth orchestras. refusing to claim credit for his brainchild.
Music runs deep in Maestro Abreu's family. His maternal grandparents moved from Italy to Venezuela in the 19th Century.
There, his grandfather founded a local orchestra.
His grandmother, a passionate opera fan, used to translate from the Italian to the young Jose Antonio while listening to records of Puccini or Verdi.
His mother played the piano, and his father the guitar.
At age nine, he followed in his mother's footsteps, practising on the family piano. It was the only one in his neighbourhood in Barquisimeto, the city where he grew up in western Venezuela.
He pursued music studies, but later moved to Caracas to read for a degree in economics in order to help support his family.
He worked as an economist for the government and was elected as a substitute member of parliament in the 1960s, but music was never far from his mind.
"I had a deep frustration because I lived in a country that only had one orchestra, where 70% of musicians were foreign. Other countries such as Argentina, Brazil or Mexico had reached great musical development," he recalls.
"That's when the idea was born to organise a system to have at least one great Venezuelan-born orchestra," he says.
It was 1975 and Mr Abreu was 35.
At the first meeting, 11 students showed up in a garage where he had set up 25 music stands.
"They were so determined and so enthusiastic that I understood from that very moment that success was guaranteed," Mr Abreu remembers.
What started as an experiment has become the most successful and praised music education programme in the world, with spin-offs across the globe.
In Venezuela it is one of the best funded social programmes.
The idea is simple - children are taught from the age of three to play music for free during afternoon classes, with a focus on orchestral practise.
There are now 285 nucleos (teaching centres) around the country, often located in poor and violent neighbourhoods.
Many say that Mr Abreu's contacts and economic and political expertise were key to securing government funding from early on, which helped the scheme grow so quickly.
"It's very much a product of Mr Abreu himself," says Tricia Tunstall, a music educator and author of Changing Lives, a book about El Sistema.
"He is unusual in several ways. He was deeply an artist and deeply a government economist. He combined articulation, vision and a deep spirituality... Those things are exceptional.
"I think he is one of the great visionaries of the 20th Century," Ms Tunstall told BBC News.
Frank Di Polo, one of the co-founders of El Sistema and Mr Abreu's brother-in-law, agrees.
"El Sistema maintains itself thanks to Abreu, who has been able to negotiate with all the governments that in 38 years have always funded the programme."
"It was he who had the tenacity, willpower and vision to make out of a small youth orchestra a musical empire that reaches the entire country," Mr Di Polo says.
Many co-workers point to Mr Abreu's demanding and indefatigable nature as a key to success.
"For rest, there is the eternal rest" is one of Mr Abreu's mantras that is often repeated by students and employees.
Mr Di Polo, at whose house Mr Abreu lives, says he often leaves at 8am and is rarely back before 11pm.
According to his brother-in-law, Mr Abreu leads an almost ascetic life with books his only belongings.
El Sistema has become his life and mission, and the children he teaches are like a family to him.
Edicson Ruiz is one of El Sistema's many success stories.
He came from a poor family in Caracas and it was thanks to Mr Abreu that he kept up his music studies. El Maestro bought him a double bass, tutored him personally and gave him a chance to earn a living by working in one of the professional orchestras.
In 2002, when he was 17, he became the youngest musician ever admitted to Berlin's Philharmonic Orchestra.
"I grew up without a father, so he was my father and at the same time my mentor. Without him, I would have never had the chance to make music. He has been my inspiration," said Mr Ruiz.
At 74, Maestro Abreu's health is deteriorating. He often has to hold onto the arm of a colleague when walking.
But he says he does not worry about El Sistema's future without him.
"El Sistema will keep faring wonderfully well because it is educating hundreds of thousands of youngsters, all with a great musical vocation, willing to work hard, knowledgeable of their mission and capable of carrying it out," he says.
You can hear Irene Caselli's interview with Mr Abreu on Outlook on Thursday 5 December at 12:00GMT.
Jones was seen at Harlequins training, raising doubts about his position.
Although his absence from the European Challenge Cup win at Gloucester was put down to illness, Gough thinks Jones could be under pressure.
"Things have not gone well for Lyn at the Dragons this year," he told BBC Radio Wales Sport.
"The mystery seems to be going on longer now, it actually adds more speculation to it.
"It's been very worrying and when the results have gone the way they have, questions start to get asked and people start lighting embers under the fire.
"For him to not be there at the game when they actually pull out a fantastic win away from home, it adds to the speculation as well."
Dragons head coach Kingsley Jones dismissed speculation about Lyn Jones as "tittle tattle."
"It's ridiculous and I just tend to switch off from it," he said.
Dragons are the lowest-placed Welsh side in the Pro12, lying in 10th spot and 18 points behind Ospreys in ninth.
Former Wales lock Gough, who had two spells playing for the Dragons, thinks Jones must take responsibility for another disappointing domestic campaign.
"If Lyn was honest and looked back, he hasn't got the results," he added.
"He had two or three years to mould his side - he's brought signings in and this year it's been very poor.
"Rodney Parade used to be a fortress and it's not quite happening under his reign.
"So you can have the speculation but on the form and the results this year, although there have been some close results, it's not quite happened."
Acts include Conor O'Brien of Villagers, Sir James Galway, the Ulster Orchestra, The Voice winner Andrea Begley and Belfast Community Gospel Choir.
Built between 1843 and 1845, Crumlin Road Gaol is the only Victorian era prison remaining in Northern Ireland.
In recent years, it has staged occasional live music and weddings.
Modelled on London's Pentonville prison, Crumlin Road Gaol cost £60,000 to build.
The County Gaol for Antrim, as it was originally known, opened in 1846 and the first 106 inmates were forced to walk in chains from the old county gaol in Carrickfergus.
Well-known prisoners have included, Eamon De Valera, Ian Paisley, Martin McGuinness, Michael Stone and Bobby Sands.
In the gaol's lifetime, 17 men were executed by hanging, their bodies buried within the prison walls in unconsecrated ground.
The only marker was the men's initials, scratched into the wall against the year of execution.
The last man to be executed was Robert McGladdery. He was hanged on 20 December 1961, after being found guilty of the murder of Pearl Gamble.
The gaol closed its doors in 1996 after 150 years as a working prison.
Following extensive renovations it reopened in 2012 as a visitor attraction and conference centre.
The live music programme will be broadcast from the gaol at 9pm on BBC Two NI and BBC Radio Ulster, and will also be available to watch across the UK behind the red button from 10pm.
Alice Gross of Hanwell, west London, was last seen by her family at about 13:00 BST on 28 August.
Her mother told the BBC Alice had recently been diagnosed with anorexia.
CCTV footage shows her walking along the Grand Union Canal tow path near the Holiday Inn at Brentford Lock between 13:30 BST and 17:30 BST.
Speaking on BBC London 94.9, Alice's mother Rosalind Hodgkiss said: "Alice had been diagnosed with anorexia and was going through a tough time in a number of ways and we are wondering whether her disappearance had anything to do with that, but we don't know.
"That is the main reason why we have had such concerns for her well being and her health in particular."
The teenager had told her family she was going to meet up with friends but went for a walk alone on the riverside tow path, CCTV footage showed.
"We are desperate to know that she is safe and we really want her to know that we want her home, and we are desperate for her to know how loved she is," the mother added.
The Met Police's homicide team has "taken the lead" on the case.
The purple rucksack, which contained items that have been identified by Alice's family, was found alongside the towpath on Tuesday, police said.
CCTV footage of the towpath shows the Brentside High School student wearing a rucksack-style bag while walking in the River Brent area.
She was heading in the direction of the Kew at about 14:23 BST and more than an hour later was seen on the same tow path, walking alone, heading in the direction of Hanwell.
The Met Police said it was "not unusual" for the homicide team to be involved, although it remains a missing person inquiry.
Det Ch Insp Andy Chalmers said: "A week on since Alice was last seen by her family we are becoming increasingly worried about her welfare and safety as each day passes.
"Her disappearance is out of character and this investigation continues to be a priority for us.
"Our investigation has reached a point where we now know Alice was heading along the Grand Union Canal tow path in the direction of Hanwell and one would assume she was heading home."
Divers have also been seen in the River Brent near to where the teenager went missing.
Police have appealed for anyone who saw Alice on the towpath or befriended her while she was on a song-writing workshop at the Camden Roundhouse to contact them.
The teenager has been described as being 5ft 2in tall, slim, with shoulder-length light brown hair.
When she was last seen by her family, she was wearing dark blue jeans, a dark green lacy cardigan and denim Van's shoes. She may also be wearing tartan-framed spectacles.
Paul Alliston, who is also known locally as Paul MacMillan, was last seen swimming for land after the fishing boat went down on Saturday.
One member of the crew, Lachlann Armstrong, was rescued but his colleagues Chris Morrison and Martin Johnstone died.
A large number of people have volunteered to take part in the search.
The operation is being co-ordinated by the police, coastguard and RNLI.
It will include a coastal search around Mingulay, Sandray, Berneray and Pabbay.
The owners of the Louisa, Duncan and Murdo Kennedy, will be among those taking part.
Duncan MacInnes, secretary of the Western Isles Fisherman's Association, said: "The owners are to be joined by fishermen from Lewis, Harris and Uist with a number of vessels going down as well.
"There'll be an extensive shore and sea search to see whether the last remaining member of the crew, skipper Paul MacMillan's body can be recovered.
"We're hoping if that can be done that at least it would give some closure to his family in what has been the worst tragedy that we've experienced here in the Western Isles for the last 60 years."
The boat sank while at anchor in the early hours of Saturday.
Lachlann Armstrong, who started to swim for shore with Mr MacMillan, was rescued after reaching Mingulay.
The bodies of Chris Morrison, 27, from Harris, and Martin Johnstone, 29, from Caithness, were recovered later.
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has begun an investigation into the sinking.
A number of carriage were derailed by the accident in the coastal city of Alexandria.
Reports said one of the trains had been brought to a halt after a malfunction. Transport Minister Hisham Arafat blamed "human error".
Deadly train accidents in Egypt are rare but not unheard of.
The trains, one travelling from the capital Cairo and the other from Port Said, crashed at about 14:15 local time (12:15 GMT).
One resident, Hoda, was standing on her rooftop when she saw the trains crash.
"They rose in the air forming a pyramid when they collided. I started to scream from the rooftops for people to grab some sheets and run," she said.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered an investigation into the accident, and the government promised financial compensation to the families of the victims.
The accident is likely to trigger fresh anger over the mismanagement and poor conditions of the country's transport system, BBC's Arab affairs editor Sebastian Usher reports.
In 2013, dozens of people were killed and when a train crashed into a minibus and other vehicles south of Cairo.
Egypt's deadliest rail accident occurred near the capital in 2002, when a fire ripped through a crowded train killing more than 370 people.
The assault occurred when Owen Labrie, 18 at the time, participated in a school tradition of older students competing for sexual conquests.
Labrie, who is now 20, was charged with rape but later convicted of a misdemeanour sexual assault.
He was also found guilty of using Facebook and email to lure the girl.
His case brought into the spotlight the St Paul's School tradition called "Senior Salute", in which older pupils kept a score of how many girls they had sex with.
He had said he and the girl, now 17, had consensual sexual contact but he stopped short of raping her in a moment of "divine intervention".
In trial, he admitted to bragging about having intercourse with her in an academic building to his friends.
The girl said she has been verbally assaulted by other students since returning to school and has been "living in almost constant fear".
Prosecutors had asked for three to seven years in prison while Labrie's defence called for probation and community service, characterising the encounter as a consensual act between two teenagers.
Superior Court Judge Larry Smukler called Labrie a "very good liar" as he sentenced him.
The beaks behind Boogaloo and Graham are practising to pick, pick, pick their way down the Hollywood red carpet after the Northern Ireland short film won a nomination for this year's awards.
You could say that farmer Kenny Gracey in Tandragee plays host to a whole cast of Hollywood hopefuls.
The Doctor Doolittle of Northern Ireland's film world has his own menagerie of movie star animals with a list of credits to their names.
Game of Thrones, Dracula, Robot Overloads, The Survivalist ... the Gracey clan have squawked, clucked and moo-ed their way through them all.
"I have goats, donkeys, deer, chicken, sheep, cattle and white pigeons," he said.
Goats, Suzy, Kate and Abbey were regulars on the last series of Game of Thrones and Logan-Bishop, the Longhorn Bull, played sidekick to Natalie Portman in Your Highness.
A pair of white pigeons and a donkey called Joey have also lit up the silver screen in Game of Thrones.
"I have the old types of animals because of my interest in rare breeds," Mr Gracey said.
"They are very apt for older period films where an animal like a Charolais would look out of place. But a Longhorn would be right. So the animals have come into their own.
"And now, for some people, I'm the first port of call. If I haven't got it, I'll get it."
Animals have always been close to the farmer's heart.
He has a particular fondness for a wild red deer, Yanna, orphaned at just a day old.
"She follows me around like a dog, in fact, she thinks she is one. She is very attached to me and was reared from a day old with a bottle. Our dog, a wolfhound called Hennessy, helped to look after her when she was a baby and they are very close.
"Now, people come to see her, they think it is amazing to see a wild animal so tame. Who ever gets to put a hand on a wild deer? It is amazing."
Meanwhile, beaks and claws are firmly crossed as Boogaloo and Graham wait to hear whether Oscar glory is theirs... Kenny Gracey is more than happy to accompany them to Hollywood, if he's needed.
At least 247 people are known to have died in the quake that devastated villages in mountainous central Italy.
Lucie McLaughlin from Belfast has been working as an au-pair in Spello, 65km (40 miles) from the epicentre.
She told BBC Radio Ulster all the objects in her bedroom "were just tipping from side to side. It was absolutely such a strange experience".
Dozens are believed trapped in ruined Amatrice, Accumoli and Pescara del Tronto, in .
The search went on through the night, with more than 4,300 rescuers using heavy lifting equipment and their bare hands.
'Really scared'
Ms McLaughlin described how her door and window shutters banged open and closed during the quake.
"I was trying to get to the light switch," she said. "I was holding on to the bed, it was moving quite a lot from side to side."
The au-pair added: "I was really saddened to hear this morning of the deaths that the earthquake caused and the destruction closer to the epicentre."
The magnitude 6.2 earthquake left at least 73 people dead and many more missing, as rescuers searched for survivors.
Many of the dead were in Accumoli, close to the epicentre, and a short distance away in Amatrice, which was largely reduced to rubble.
The village of Pescara del Tronto was levelled to the ground and the number of dead was expected to rise.
The quake hit at 03:36 (01:36 GMT), 100km (65 miles) north-east of Rome.
The company said the cut was the price equivalent of £32 off the average annual bill.
It is the first of the big six energy firms to announce a price cut this year.
Pressure has been growing for price reductions in light of big falls in gas and electricity wholesale costs.
Industry regulator Ofgem and Prime Minister David Cameron have joined consumer groups in voicing their concerns.
An ongoing investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been examining the energy market for 18 months.
The chief executive of E.On, Tony Cocker said, "The underlying position is that whilst the price we pay for our customers' energy has fallen, we also have to take into account managing the various other risks in the market which can change, and the fact that many of the other costs that we don't control, but do have to bear have increased or may increase."
E.On said it had Britain's cheapest energy tariff, with the launch of a one-year fixed dual fuel product with an average price of £783.
Director of consumer policy at Uswitch, Ann Robinson, said: "Consumers have patiently waited for over six months to see another big six price cut so this move, while welcome, is long overdue.
"Given the fact that wholesale prices are at a five year low, E.ON customers may well feel underwhelmed by the size of this cut.
"Wholesale electricity costs fell 23% last year, so why have we not seen a single reduction to big six standard electricity tariffs? This is yet further evidence that the energy market simply isn't working for most UK households."
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Rhys Patchell's penalties put the Blues 6-0 up but a Jack Conan try helped the home side move 10-6 up with Isa Nacewa moving beyond 400 points for Leinster.
Another Patchell penalty cut the lead to 10-9 by the break and his two further kicks put the Blues 15-13 up.
But Nacewa's third penalty and a late penalty try proved enough for Leinster.
After retaking the lead with Nacewa's 65th-minute penalty, Leinster dominated the next 12 minutes of action and the clinching penalty try came after Blues skipper Josh Navidi had been sin-binned for coming in from the side as the home side were camped on the visitors' line.
Four-times champions Leinster opened their campaign last weekend with a 16-9 defeat in Edinburgh with the Blues earning a 61-13 bonus-point win over perennial Pro12 struggles Zebre.
Patchell's two early penalties gave the Blues a 6-0 advantage at the RDS with his second effort from just inside his own half.
However, Leinster, minus their 16 Ireland World Cup squad members, regrouped to dominate possession with flanker Josh van der Flier and centre Ben Te'o both particularly prominent.
Veteran Nacewa's first penalty brought up his 400 points for the Irish province and they were ahead by the 16th minute as Conan burrowed his way over after a break by the lively Te'o.
Nacewa's conversion increased Leinster's lead but the Blues produced remarkable discipline to withstand further pressure and then snatched three points before the break as Patchell slotted another long-range penalty.
After having 76% of the first-half possession, Leinster increased their lead to 13-9 thanks to a second Nacewa penalty but the visitors continued to show great resolve as two Patchell penalties put them 15-13 up.
At that stage, a remarkable rearguard action win appeared on for the visitors but Leinster reasserted themselves in the closing 15 minutes as Nacewa's third penalty was followed by their clinching penalty try following Navidi's 75th-minute sin-binning.
Leinster were already camped on the line when the Blues skipper was yellow carded and from the resultant line-out, another maul ended up with referee Ben Whitehouse signalling the penalty try, which Nacewa converted.
Patchell attempted to snatch a losing bonus point with a late ambitious drop-goal attempt but was off target.
TEAMS
Leinster: Isa Nacewa (capt); Garry Ringrose, Ben Te'o, Noel Reid, Fergus McFadden; Cathal Marsh, Luke McGrath; Michael Bent, Aaron Dundon, Jamie Hagan; Ross Molony, Mike McCarthy; Dominic Ryan, Josh van der Flier, Jack Conan.
Replacements: Cian Kelleher for McFadden 61, Isaac Boss for McGrath 55, Peter Dooley for Bent 76, Bryan Byrne for Dundon 60, Royce Burke-Flynn for Hagan 48, Tadhg Beirne for McCarthy 76, Daniel Leavy for van der Flier 76
Not Used: R. Byrne.
Cardiff Blues: Dan Fish; Aled Summerhill, Tom Isaacs, Gavin Evans, Owen Jenkins; Rhys Patchell, Tavis Knoyle; Sam Hobbs, Kristian Dacey, Craig Mitchell; Jarrad Hoeata, James Down; Josh Turnbull, Josh Navidi (capt), Manoa Vosawai
Replacements: Lewis Jones for Knoyle 71, Gareth Davies for Hobbs 69, Scott Andrews for Mitchell 70, Lou Reed for Down 68, Ethan Jenkins for Vosawai 42
Not Used: Ethan Lewis, Thomas Davies, Garyn Smith.
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
Assistant Referees: Eddie Hogan-O'Connell, Jonathan Peak (both IRFU)
Citing Commissioner: Peter Ferguson (IRFU)
TMO: Seamus Flannery (IRFU)
Benn Wragge was fatally wounded in Thurston, Suffolk, on Sunday.
The principal of Thurston Community College, where Ben was a pupil, said he was an "extremely likeable character" with a "calm and respectful demeanour".
Two teenagers arrested on suspicion of manslaughter have been released on police bail until 16 June.
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"This is a heart-breaking time for Thurston Community College, Thurston Village and our wider community," principal Helen Wilson said.
"The aftermath of this tragedy will be felt throughout our entire community.
"Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with Ben's family and friends at this time."
Ben was taken to West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds after being found injured at a property in the village at 13:35 BST on Sunday.
He was taken to West Suffolk Hospital, in Bury St Edmunds, but died shortly afterwards.
A post-mortem examination found he died from a single wound caused by an air pellet.
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They are the first host nation, in the history of the tournament, to not make it into the group stages.
Ireland and Wales have qualified for the quarter-finals.
Scotland are still in with a chance of making it through to the next round.
There are four weeks to go before the final, so we asked young England fans who they'll be supporting for the rest of the tournament.
Out of the small group we spoke to, none of them said they were going to support one of the other home nation teams...
Mobile phone footage shows passengers walking through Manchester Airport's seemingly unstaffed passport control.
The incident happened early on Saturday morning after the delayed arrival of a Ryanair flight from Madrid.
Manchester Airport and the Home Office said they were examining the details of the alleged security breach.
Flight FR3186 had been due to arrive at 23:35 BST on Friday, but did not do so until 02:05 BST on Saturday morning.
One of those on board, Clinton Laykin from Stoke-on-Trent, provided BBC News with footage shot on his mobile phone.
He estimated there had been 130 to 140 passengers on board.
In the footage, Mr Laykin says: "This is the UK border and there's nobody at Passport Control at Manchester Airport.
"A planeload of people have just arrived and come straight through and we are going to baggage reclaim.
"Nobody has checked our passports."
A spokesman for the airport told BBC North West Tonight: "It is the responsibility of an airline's handling agent to notify UK Border Force (UKBF) about arrivals from outside of the UK.
"By them doing this in advance of a flight's arrival, ensures the relevant UKBF staff [are] in place to handle the immigration process.
"As an airport we will work closely with our third party partners to investigate what occurred in this instance."
A Home Office spokesman said: "We are currently carrying out an investigation into this incident."
A Ryanair spokesman said: "There appears to have been a malfunction in the airport's system, which caused incorrect flight information to be published, and subsequently resulted in this issue at border control. We have asked Manchester Airport to look into this matter and ensure it does not recur."
Northants opener Richard Levi smashed eight sixes as he made 88 from just 43 balls, but he had little support.
Northants were 107-1 at the midway point, but Sodhi (3-39) and Gurney (3-46) shone to restrict them to 195-8.
Play stopped with Notts on 52-0 from 5.1 overs, giving them a 12-run win on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern system.
Alex Hales finished unbeaten on 30 from 16 balls, ably assisted by fellow opener Riki Wessels (14 not out) until the weather brought a premature end to proceedings.
It is a second win in two days for Notts, who scored their highest ever T20 total in amassing 227-3 against Derbyshire on Friday.
Northants remain second in the North Group but missed the chance to move top, as only England international Ben Duckett (28) really came close to backing up Levi with the bat.
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The organisation is already searching for a replacement for performance director Shane Sutton, who left amid allegations of sexism, which he denies.
Drake, CEO since 2009, has been in charge during a hugely successful era.
"I believe that the end of this Olympic cycle is the natural moment for a new CEO to take the organisation forward into Tokyo 2020," he said.
"I have been involved with British Cycling in some form for almost 20 years, the last eight as CEO, and it is an organisation that I will always love.
"I have been privileged to be a part of the amazing success we have experienced over those two decades and I know that it will go on to even greater heights.
"Now is the right moment for both myself and British Cycling to move on."
The announcement of his exit - revealed by BBC sports editor Dan Roan - comes with British Cycling under scrutiny from UK Anti-Doping (Ukad), which is investigating allegations of wrongdoing in the sport.
The claims surround therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs), and the administering of medication to riders.
Ukad officials visited British Cycling headquarters earlier this month, saying the meeting was arranged with the governing body's "full co-operation".
He has overseen a truly remarkable period for the sport in this country
A day earlier, former Team Sky rider Jonathan Tiernan-Locke had told BBC Sport he was "freely offered" the controversial painkiller Tramadol when competing at the Road World Championships four years ago.
British Cycling put the allegation to the medic in question, doctor Richard Freeman, on the BBC's behalf. He denied it.
Team Sky are also under investigation, and their former rider Sir Bradley Wiggins, a Tour de France winner, has been criticised over his use of TUEs.
There is no suggestion British Cycling, Team Sky or Wiggins have broken any rules.
Wiggins took anti-inflammatory drug triamcinolone for allergies and respiratory problems shortly before the 2011 and 2012 Tours and the 2013 Giro d'Italia, his TUEs having been approved by the relevant authorities.
In an interview with BBC Sport published earlier on Thursday, former head of British Cycling Peter Keen said he feared the controversy could cause "collateral damage" to Team GB.
He said it would be an "absolute tragedy" if innocent riders were unfairly tainted, adding there were "lessons to be learned" for British Cycling and Team Sky.
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Keen backed Drake, saying he is "an outstanding individual who I've known for 20 years" and "one of the greatest minds in sports development".
However, he added: "Undoubtedly through his leadership mistakes were made and they're uncomfortable and I know it hurts Ian when they're raised.
"But they reflect a whole series of things done with good intention that weren't thought through and managed as well as they could."
The controversy over TUEs began after hackers allegedly from Russia released athletes' medical files stolen from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).
British Cycling's independent review is yet to publish its findings into the allegations surrounding Australian Sutton, 59.
In April, the organisation was also ordered by UK Sport to investigate allegations official kit - including a high-performance bike - had been sold online for profit.
During Drake's time in charge, track cycling has overtaken rowing as the nation's most successful Olympic sport.
Britain won 20 of the 30 gold medals available in the sport over the past three Games.
Participation in cycling has also increased dramatically, with the sport now behind only swimming and athletics in terms of popularity.
Britain was recently awarded the 2019 Road World Championships, which will be staged in Yorkshire, although Drake himself did not attend the announcement.
During Drake's time in charge:
BBC sports editor Dan Roan
This is significant - the departure of the man at the very top of Britain's best-funded and most successful Olympic sport. Ian Drake has overseen a truly remarkable period for cycling in this country, both in terms of medals and participation growth.
But the news also comes with the sport mired in controversy, and many will see Drake as the first victim of that turbulence.
It is no real surprise. Last week, Drake pulled out of an event marking Britain's winning bid to stage the 2019 Road World Championships. Amid mounting criticism of the way this crisis has been handled - and the relationship between the governing body and Team Sky - pressure had been mounting.
But with various investigations into the sport continuing, it is highly unlikely the fallout is over.
The all-rounder, 23, has played three Tests, nine one-day internationals and five Twenty20 matches for Pakistan.
He is the sixth player involved in allegations connected to the PSL.
In March, Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan was suspended for a year after failing to disclose approaches made by two bookmakers.
The PCB has already initiated proceedings against Sharjeel Khan, Khalid Latif, Nasir Jamshed and Shahzaib Hasan.
In a statement on their website, the PCB said: "This notice requires Nawaz to appear before the PCB Security and Vigilance Department for an interview in relation to possible breaches of the PCB anti-corruption code."
Last August, IS released a video of the killing of James Foley, who went missing in Syria in 2012.
Ms le Pen posted images of his killing, and others, in reply to a journalist who compared her party to IS.
The image of Mr Foley was removed on Thursday morning.
Its removal came several hours after his parents called for it to be taken down. However, graphic images of two other killings remain on Ms le Pen's Twitter feed.
"We are deeply disturbed by the unsolicited use of Jim for le Pen's political gain," Mr Foley's parents John and Diane said in a statement.
Mrs Foley told RTL radio that the tweets "add to the family's pain".
Ms le Pen said on Thursday: "I did not know it was a photograph of James Foley. It can be accessed by anyone on Google. I learned this morning that his family has asked for it to be removed and of course I took it down immediately."
Profile: James Foley
Prosecutors in the Paris suburb of Nanterre say they are investigating Ms le Pen for sharing violent images.
The images were posted on Wednesday morning with the statement "THIS is Daesh", using an acronym for IS. The tweets were signed MLP, indicating they were written by Ms le Pen herself.
The far-right Front National leader, who has more than 838,000 followers on Twitter, was replying to comments by television journalist Jean-Jacques Bourdin.
He said the FN and IS shared a "community of spirit" as the militant group wanted to set off a nativist backlash in France.
Mr Bourdin later called her decision to post the images "indecent".
On Tuesday, Ms le Pen was acquitted of charges of inciting hatred on the December 2010 campaign trail in Lyon, France.
The charges related to her comments comparing Muslims praying in the streets to the Nazi occupation of France in World War Two.
Last weekend, her anti-immigration party gained a record number of votes in regional elections.
It led in six of the 13 regions after the first round of voting, though due to tactical voting it did not go on to win any regions in the second round.
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The 29-year-old has scored 15 goals in 93 appearances since joining Dale in the summer of 2014.
Andrew is currently serving a nine-match ban for elbowing Oldham defender Peter Clarke.
"I've got to thank Calvin for showing faith in me and in the club," boss Keith Hill told the club website.
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Rochdale striker Calvin Andrew has signed an extension to his contract, which will keep him at the League One club until the summer of 2018.
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A disciplinary panel found that Donna Wood, a senior nurse, dishonestly suggested that the temperature of Ms Cafferkey was lower than it was.
The pair were tested for the virus on their arrival at Heathrow Airport in London from Sierra Leone in 2014.
Ms Cafferkey became seriously ill with the disease the following day.
She was recently cleared herself of misconduct over claims she hid her infection, when the panel ruled that her judgement had been impaired by her illness.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council disciplinary panel will now consider whether Mrs Wood's behaviour constitutes misconduct, and whether it has made her unfit to practise as a nurse.
Mrs Wood was accused by another volunteer returning from Sierra Leone - Dr Hannah Ryan - of suggesting that Pauline Cafferkey's temperature be recorded as 37.2C, when she knew it was at least one degree higher.
Under protocols at the time, a temperature above 37.5C would have triggered an investigation into the presence of Ebola.
Dr Ryan told the hearing that Mrs Wood said, "let's put it down as 37.2 and get out of here and sort it out later".
The hearing concluded: "The panel found that you intended to conceal it from the Public Health England screening staff in order to leave the screening area earlier and deal with it later."
And it added: "The panel found that these actions would be dishonest by the ordinary and honest standards of your profession, and that you must have realised that your actions would be dishonest by those standards."
Mrs Wood, who was a senior sister at a Stoke-on-Trent hospital, had told the panel that she couldn't say whether she had or had not written a temperature for Ms Cafferkey on a screening form - but denied knowing that she had a temperature above 38 degrees, an allegation she described as "preposterous".
However the panel said it found Mrs Wood's evidence to be evasive at times, and occasionally implausible.
It said it could not work out why she could remember conversations she had with colleagues in the toilets and in the baggage reclaim area, but not in the screening area.
The panel was unable to establish who had recorded Ms Cafferkey's temperature on the screening form.
But it noted that Mrs Wood was aware at some point that Pauline Cafferkey's temperature was raised, and said: "Everyone working there (in Sierra Leone) was very aware of the need to take their temps.
"You were well aware of the significance of a raised temperature as a warning sign of Ebola. "
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November sales were down by 24.7% from the previous year.
The company said the drop reflected "the impact of the recent stop-sale for all 2.0L 4-cylinder TDI vehicles as well as for the 3.0L V6".
VW was forced to stop selling 2 and 3 litre diesel engine cars after it was discovered they contained software that disguised emission levels.
Volkswagen sold fewer than 24,000 cars in November, with the Golf and Passat models seeing the steepest declines.
The company saw a very minor sales decline of 0.24% in October. The US is not a large market for Volkswagen. Even before the scandal it had struggled to gain traction in a market where larger SUVs and trucks are popular.
The carmaker has admitted to installing devices that lowered the emissions levels of diesel engine cars during testing, but that increased emissions during normal driving.
The company's head Matthias Mueller has previously apologised for the scandal and said, "My most urgent task is to win back trust for the Volkswagen Group".
Other carmakers have seen a steady rise in US sales this year.
Sales of General Motors cars rose by 1.5% in November. Toyota and Fiat Chrysler each reported a 3% increase in their November sales compared with last year.
Adam Mitchell disappeared after a night out in the city on 9 November.
His family were told on 28 November that a body had been found at St Fergus, Aberdeenshire. Police have confirmed that it is Mr Mitchell.
His family have asked that those attending the celebration wear band T-shirts as a tribute to the teenager's love of music.
The date and venue for the celebration are to be confirmed at a later date.
In a death notice in the Inverness Courier, his family said: "In honour of Adam we wish all who attend to wear band shirts.
"Dig them out from the back of your wardrobe and wear them with pride as he did."
Wanessa Lewandowska, 15, died in the crash in High Town Road, Luton, on 9 August.
Michael Fludgate, 20, of no fixed address, was arrested on Saturday after his release from hospital, where he had been treated since the collision.
He was charged with causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop for police.
He was also charged with causing death while unlicensed or uninsured.
He appeared before magistrates in Hatfield on Saturday and was remanded in custody.
It is believed Wanessa, known locally as Nessa, died after the Volkswagen Golf she was travelling in hit a bollard and crashed.
The 30-year-old announced in April that he was leaving Premiership side Bath, having signed in 2012 from Scarlets.
"I'm really excited about the challenge of playing for the Rebels," Day said.
Day currently plays for Toyota Verblitz and will join his new side at the end of the Japanese Top League season, which concludes in January.
"Playing in the Pro12 and Premiership I would always watch Super Rugby and enjoyed the attacking style," he said.
"I think it's the most exciting competition in the world.
"Super Rugby has some of the best and most skilful players in the world and I want to test myself in that arena."
Fellow forward Gareth Delve - the first Welshman to play Super Rugby - had a three-year stay at Melbourne Rebels between 2010 and 2013.
With many surgeries cramped and dilapidated, the money will be used to expand and refurbish premises, according to the Department of Health.
GP practices will have to apply for the money, which is effectively a loan from the department.
The British Medical Association (BMA) has said the investment "acknowledges the hard work of GPs".
It added that GPs had "come up with new ideas to help address the impact of years of under-funding and inadequate workforce planning".
But it said there was still a "real threat" of practices closing as doctors "retire and cannot be replaced".
"We are keeping a close watch on this issue, particularly in the border counties where many practices are vulnerable to collapse," the BMA said.
To expand the role of GP practices, there is to be further investment in practice-based pharmacists.
That package, previously announced by Health Minister Simon Hamilton, is worth more than £7m.
Mr Hamilton said the investment "meets the recommendation of the independent Doctors and Dentists Review Board".
"[The investment] will help to address rising demand and will ensure we adopt innovative new ways of working such as online appointment booking and repeat prescriptions," he said.
"By working at scale through federations, our GPs can help us ensure services are delivered in the community and help address some of the pressures facing our hospitals."
An extra £1.25m is being made available to extend the care of patients at home.
That could, for instance, pay for a nurse to work additional hours within a health trust.
The body of a 27-year-old man from Poland was found at Morton Hall Immigration Removal Centre, near Lincoln, on Wednesday.
The Prison Service-run site is for men subject to deportation who need secure conditions.
An independent investigation is being carried out by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.
The Unity Centre charity said detainees at the centre were "very low" and people were "sick and tired of the place".
It described the man who died as "young and caring" and said he had "spent his time watching TV, playing games and at the gym".
Morton Hall, which is run by the Prison Service on behalf of UK Border Agency, has 392 rooms spread across six residential units.
The centre is used to detain some asylum seekers who are awaiting decisions and also people whose asylum claims have failed and are awaiting deportation.
A Home Office spokesman said: "Our thoughts are with the individual's family at this very sad time.
"As is the case with any death in detention, the police have been informed and a full independent investigation will be conducted by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman."
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Julian Midder and Sarah Brown take off on the challenge next year.
Mr Midder said they will have to travel over some remote parts of Africa, negotiate controlled military airspace and be lucky with the weather.
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons said 30,750 procedures had been done - down from 51,140.
Surgeon Rajiv Grover, who compiled the report, said more men and women were choosing cheaper, non-surgical procedures, such as chemical peels.
The biggest fall was in the number of brow lifts, while breast augmentation remained the most popular surgery.
Mr Grover, a consultant plastic surgeon and former BAAPS president, said: "In a climate of global fragility, the public are less likely to spend on significant alterations and become more fiscally conservative."
How safe is the cosmetic surgery boom?
The association said that anecdotally, non-surgical treatment such as facial injections have continued to grow in popularity.
But Mr Grover added: "It's worth, however, remembering that the non-surgical sector is rife with lax regulation, maverick behaviour and unethical promotional gimmicks, so the public must remain vigilant.
"Non-surgical does not, and never has, meant non-medical."
The surgery audit showed that in 2016:
Current BAAPS president and consultant plastic surgeon Simon Withey said the audit showed patients were "getting the message" that surgery was not a "quick fix".
"If it means people are taking their time to be truly sure a procedure is the right investment for them, then this can only be a good thing," he added.
Sharp is also said to be reviewing a rival offer from the Innovation Network Corp of Japan, a government-backed investment fund.
A decision by Sharp is reportedly expected by the end of the month.
Shares of Sharp surged by as much as 25% in Tokyo trading.
Sharp is a major producer of display screens for smartphones, tablets and televisions, but has become saddled with heavy debts.
The consumer electronics maker has been bailed out twice in the last three years by its banks.
In 2015, Sharp announced major losses for the fiscal year ending in March and cut more jobs.
Foxconn, the world's largest electronics contract manufacturer, first offered to invest in the troubled Japanese firm in 2012, but talks collapsed.
In the past, Japanese officials have expressed reservations about allowing Sharp to be bought by a foreign competitor because of its proprietary technology.
She had returned from school to eat lunch on Monday when a powerful earthquake shook the house.
Scared, she ran for safety, but was hit by a falling wall and buried under debris.
She was rushed to a hospital in the provincial capital Peshawar with severe injuries. She was finding it difficult to breathe.
Her uncle Abdul Qadeer managed to get her to the Lady Reading Hospital, the city's biggest, within two hours. But she did not have that much time.
Despite last-ditch efforts by doctors, her breathing never recovered and when I met the family, she was being moved to a coffin for her final journey home.
The hospital, which also treats the victims of terrorist attacks, was flooded with over a hundred injured people from Peshawar and elsewhere.
The deputy superintendent of the hospital, Dr Arif, told me that six of the wounded were in critical condition and that they had heard that more patients were on their way to the hospital from far-flung areas.
Two children arrived from the city of Mardan and the tribal region of Bajaur. They were both around three or four years old.
One of them was bleeding from his nose and mouth, his eyes dark and swollen. When his heavy breathing suddenly fell silent, doctors rushed him to a different ward.
The assembled crowd tried to calm two crying women who had come to collect the body of a young man, telling them it was God's will. Both covered their faces and kept moaning.
A representative from Swat district - badly hit by the quake - told media that the main hospital in the town of Saidu Sharif did not have electricity to run X-ray machines and other much needed equipment.
"Some people arranged a generator but then the officials did not have the money to get fuel for it. This is the state of our preparedness," she said in anger.
Residents of Alchevsk, a city in the Luhansk region, had been urged to attend the "First People's Court" on 25 October.
The separatist "Prizrak" battalion (ghost), which controls the area, said it had conducted its own investigation into the alleged crimes and invited everyone to condemn the suspects.
Speaking on the phone from Alchevsk, a fighter using the nom de guerre Smuggler told me he was present at the "trial", and he was proud of it.
"I believe criminals and scumbags should be erased from the face of the Earth," he said.
"We all believe that," a comrade could be heard in the background.
"I've met their victims," said Smuggler. "They are devastated. We live under emergency laws, we have a lot of crime, we have no proper courts at the moment, so our people create 'people's justice'. I hope after this election we will have proper authorities, laws and courts."
Tanay Cholkhanov, a journalist sympathetic to the rebels who was embedded with the battalion at the time, attended the so-called trial and said it was a "complete farce".
"Most people who were there did not understand what was happening. It was tragic," he said.
The battalion's video of the trial, posted online at the weekend, shows some 340 people present, in a town whose pre-war population stood at more than 100,000.
The video shows the battalion commander, Alexei Mozgovoi, using the opportunity to issue a warning to all residents.
"Too many women go to restaurants," he said. "What kind of example do they show to their children? From now on, we will arrest all women we find in restaurants and cafes."
Incredulous gasps are heard from the audience.
The video shows how both suspects were presumed guilty on the basis of evidence presented by battalion investigators.
One was spared the death penalty and condemned to being sent to the front line, to "redeem himself and die with honour".
The other was sentenced to death by firing squad, despite desperate pleas from his mother, present in the audience.
By a large majority, the suspect is sentenced to death. "Good people, spare him," the man's mother screams. "Blame me, I am the one to blame!"
The battalion confirmed to the BBC that both convicts were currently held in custody and the sentences were to be carried out in the next few weeks.
The "Prizrak" battalion is reported to number some 1,500 men and controls an area with a population of 10,000 civilians.
"They intimidate these civilians, says Tanay Cholkhanov, who believes Commander Mozgovoi should be brought to justice.
But in the areas of eastern Ukraine now run by rebels, justice lies in the hands of those in power.
The late singer's new album The Wonder Of You has beaten competition from Lady Gaga and Michael Buble to become his 13th album to top the chart.
Before now, Elvis and Madonna were tied record holders with 12 number one albums each to their names.
His ex-wife Priscilla Presley told the Official Charts Company he would have been "so thankful" for the achievement.
She said: "I am incredibly proud of all he has accomplished and so grateful to the UK fans who have kept his legacy alive with all of their support.
"I hope they continue to listen and love his music as much as I do."
In Elvis's newest album, his original vocal performances are accompanied by music from The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
The singer, who died in 1977, is now second only to The Beatles, who have 15 number one albums to their name.
This week's top four albums were all new releases - with Michael Buble's ninth album Nobody But Me debuting at number two.
Lady Gaga's fourth solo album Joanne entered the chart at number three. All her previous solo albums have reached the top of the chart.
Leonard Cohen's You Want It Darker landed at number four, while last week's number one WALLS by Kings of Leon, dropped to fifth place.
Further down the top 10, Status Quo's Aquostic II - That's A Fact debuted at seven, while a new deluxe edition of Sia's This Is Acting helped the album climb 35 places to number eight.
Korn's 12th album The Serenity Of Suffering debuted at number nine, giving the band their first UK top 10 album since 2002, and the cast recording of the new David Bowie musical Lazarus was new at 10.
Other new entries included Jimmy Eat World's Integrity Blues (number 21), The Pretty Reckless's Who You Selling For (23), and Melanie C's Version Of Me (25).
The top five of the singles chart remained entirely unchanged this week - with Little Mix's Shout Out to My Ex hanging on to the top spot.
Clean Bandit landed the highest new entry at number seven with Rockabye, which features Sean Paul and Anne-Marie.
Further down the chart, Drake scored his 20th top 40 hit with Fake Love, which was new at number 37.
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The Senegalese was sent off in the 67th minute at Upton Park for a challenge on Dwight Gayle, with West Ham leading 2-1 in a game that ended 2-2.
Kouyate, 26, will now be available for Saturday's visit of Arsenal.
An FA statement read: "An independent regulatory commission has upheld a wrongful dismissal claim."
Bu farw Joseph Smith yn y gwrthdrawiad ar Rodfa'r Gorllewin yn y ddinas ym mis Medi 2015.
Clywodd Llys y Goron Caerdydd bod gan lystad y bachgen, Dean Collins, 24, gocên yn ei waed pan darodd gerbydau eraill.
Cafodd Collins ei ganfod yn euog ddydd Mawrth o achosi marwolaeth Joseph a phedwar cyhuddiad arall o achosi anafiadau difrifol drwy yrru'n beryglus.
Fe gafodd pedwar o bobl anafiadau i'w cefnau, breichiau a choesau, ac fe wnaeth un ohonynt gael ei ddallu mewn un llygad.
Roedd y llys wedi clywed bod Collins yn gyrru'r car Ford Focus yn wyllt cyn y gwrthdrawiad, ac nad oedd Joseph yn defnyddio sêdd arbennig i blentyn gan nad oedd Collins yn meddwl ei fod angen un.
Dywedodd Collins wrth y llys ei fod yn cofio teithio tuag at y goleuadau traffig ger archfarchnad, Tesco ond ei fod yn cofio dim ar ôl hynny nes iddo ddeffro yn y car gydag anafiadau difrifol.
Cafodd ei ddedfrydu i chwe blynedd o garchar am achosi marwolaeth Joseph a thair blynedd am achosi anafiadau difrifol drwy yrru'n beryglus.
Bydd y ddwy ddedfryd yn cydredeg, ac fe gafodd ei wahardd rhag gyrru am wyth mlynedd hefyd.
They say human brain cells can be coaxed to take over the job of the ones that are destroyed in Parkinson's.
Tests in mice with Parkinson-like symptoms showed that the therapy appeared to ease the condition.
Many more studies are needed before similar tests can begin in people.
Experts say the research published in Nature Biotechnology is hugely promising, although at a very early stage.
The scientists still have to check if the treatment is safe, and whether the converted cells, which started out in life as astrocytes, can truly function like the dopamine-producing neurons lost in Parkinson's.
People with Parkinson's lack enough dopamine because some of the brain cells that make it have died.
It is not known what kills the cells, but this loss causes debilitating symptoms, such as tremor and difficulty in walking and moving.
Doctors can prescribe drugs to help manage the symptoms, but cannot treat the cause.
Scientists have been looking for ways to replace the damaged dopamine neurons by injecting new ones into the brain.
The international team of researchers who carried out the latest work, however, used a different approach that does not require a cell transplant.
They used a cocktail of small molecules to reprogramme cells already present in the brain.
When they mixed a sample of human astrocytes with the cocktail in their laboratory, they produced cells that closely resembled dopamine neurons, although not a perfect match.
Next, they gave the same cocktail to sick mice.
The treatment appeared to work, reprogramming their brain cells and lessening their Parkinson's symptoms.
Dr Patrick Lewis, an expert in neuroscience at the University of Reading, said work like this could potentially offer a game-changing therapy for Parkinson's.
But he added: "Moving from this study to doing the same in humans will be a huge challenge."
Prof David Dexter of Parkinson's UK said: "Further development of this technique is now needed."
"If successful, it would turn this approach into a viable therapy that could improve the lives of people with Parkinson's and, ultimately, lead to the cure that millions are waiting for."
Waight Keller takes over from Ricardo Tisci, who left the label at the end of January after 12 years in charge.
Waight Keller, who announced earlier in January she was leaving Chloe after five years, will be the first woman to run Givenchy's creative side.
She unveiled her final collection for Chloe at Paris Fashion Week.
Waight Keller, whose appointment was announced on social media, takes on a post previously filled by John Galliano, Alexander McQueen and Julien Macdonald.
In a statement, she said the "confident style" of label founder Hubert de Givenchy had "always been an inspiration".
According to the Telegraph, her appointment may signal a "tonal shift" towards a "more classic, feminine vision".
Waight Keller studied at the Ravensbourne College of Art and the Royal College of Art before going to New York to work at Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren.
She went on to work with Tom Ford at Gucci before spending six years as creative director at Pringle of Scotland.
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The girl's situation has polarised Chile since she appeared on TV and said she would be happy to have the child.
President Sebastian Pinera, who opposes relaxing the ban on abortion, praised the girl's "depth and maturity".
His critics want the law overhauled to allow abortion in cases of rape and when the mother is at risk.
Amnesty said in a statement that the Chilean state must provide the girl with all medical options, including abortion.
"The Chilean state is responsible to provide her with every support necessary as she contends with the horrendous physical and psychological consequences of being raped and pregnant as a result," said the group's Guadalupe Marengo.
Sources: World Health Organization, Guttmacher Institute
The 11-year-old girl was raped repeatedly over a two-year period by her mother's boyfriend, who has since been arrested.
Mr Pinera said he had asked the health minister to personally look after the girl's health.
"She surprised us all with words showing depth and maturity when she said that, despite the pain caused by the man who raped her, she wanted to have and take care of her baby," he said earlier this week.
Chile is one of seven Latin American countries where abortion is completely banned.
Last month, the case of a seriously ill woman in El Salvador made international headlines when the courts upheld the ban on abortion even though the woman's life was at risk and the foetus was unlikely to survive.
She was eventually allowed to have a caesarean section.
The Army insists the deaths were all suicides, but each of the families disagreed. Now, a long-awaited fresh inquest into the death of one of the young soldiers - Private Cheryl James - is under way.
Speaking ahead of the start of the inquest, her father Des James said he hoped for "justice" for his daughter and the other young soldiers who died at Deepcut.
"Twenty years after we lost Cheryl, and following numerous attempts by successive governments to assign the scandal of Deepcut to history, the answers to our many questions may finally be within reach."
So who were the Deepcut four?
Pte Benton was the first to die. He was found with five gunshot wounds in June 1995 while on guard at a perimeter fence.
A BBC Panorama investigation claimed that one night Mr Benton was attacked by a gang wearing gas masks as he slept.
On another occasion, the programme said, he was thrown through a window after falling out of favour with a sergeant for answering back.
Did he kill himself? The Army said so, and an inquest concurred.
A friend of Pte Benton added to the suggestion. Trevor Hunter said the recruit had been the target of "vicious verbal attacks and humiliating abuse" which drove him to take his own life.
"He was an easy target because he had a croaky voice, he spoke his mind and his kit was a mess," Mr Hunter said.
But independent ballistics expert Frank Swann, who investigated the deaths initially for the police and later the families, said it was impossible for Pte Benton to have killed himself. He suggested he had been shot four times from a distance and only once from close range.
Pte Benton's mother Linda has called for a new inquest and a public inquiry, saying she did not believe he had committed suicide.
Pte James was found dead with a bullet through her forehead in woodland outside the barracks in November 1995.
The Army said she had killed herself but an inquest recorded an open verdict.
Her parents Doreen and Des believed their daughter suffered sexual harassment and violence at Deepcut - one of Pte James' friends went as far as saying the recruit "had been forced" to have sex with a corporal.
Did she kill herself? Frank Swann said it was "highly unlikely" Pte James shot herself and that "she was probably trying to push the gun barrel away from her face when she was shot, accidentally or deliberately".
Her family said it suspected a cover-up after the bullet, removed during a post-mortem and which would have been a vital piece of evidence, went missing.
Now new evidence has emerged suggesting Pte James "may have been sexually coerced or raped the night before, or before the time of her death".
Her father Des James said hearing the new evidence was "shocking".
"It's the last thing parents want to hear. It's the one thing a father dreads," he said.
"I want justice for all four of them. It goes beyond my daughter and the kids who died at Deepcut.
"This is an issue of recruits being passed weekly into the hands of the Ministry of Defence and their duty of care."
Pte Gray was found with two gunshot wounds to his head while on guard duty in 2001
The Army said he killed himself but, once again, an inquest returned an open verdict. Some aspects of his death seem mysterious, including reports that a figure was seen running away from the area and suggestions his body was moved shortly after his death.
Frank Swann said it was "highly unlikely" Pte Gray killed himself.
Pte Gray's parents, Geoff and Diane, believe he loved life in the Army and do not think he committed suicide.
They said: "He had no girl problems, no money worries and, in fact, he could not have been at a better time in his life."
The Grays have consistently pushed for a public inquiry into the Deepcut deaths and also for a new inquest for their son.
Mr Gray said: "There's an awful lot of young soldiers being killed in various circumstances and I believe that an awful lot of those soldiers' deaths have not been investigated correctly.
"I think the Army has had a blasé attitude towards young soldiers - you're in the Army, you're nothing but a number, but as soon as you're dead that number is scratched out straightaway."
Pte Collinson was found with a single gunshot wound through his chin while on guard duty in 2002.
Once again, the Army said he had killed himself and an inquest returned an open verdict. His parents insist he was a happy, cheerful young man, full of pride at being a soldier and making plans for his future, and had no reason to take his life.
Frank Swann said it was "unlikely" bullet wounds to the underside of Pte Collinson's chin and head were self-inflicted, but it was possible they were the result of an accident.
Pte Collinson's mother, Yvonne Heath, said: "I don't believe that my son pulled that trigger but at the same point I don't believe anyone wished him dead. I think in the regime at Deepcut at the time there was very little supervision. I think some silly prank went terribly wrong."
More than 100 witnesses are expected to give evidence during the new inquest.
The family have requested the scope of the hearing be widened to take account of new evidence which they believe sheds fresh light on Pte James's state of mind.
Coroner Brian Barker QC will consider whether a third party was involved in her death and what happened on the evening before she died.
He will also address whether there were "shortcomings" with barracks policies on sexual behaviour, supervision of young females, drugs, alcohol and accommodation.
The inquest is due to take place at Woking Coroner's Court in Surrey and is expected to last seven weeks.
At Old Trafford
Ferguson may face Uefa sanction for his non-appearance after Manchester United's Champions League exit against Real Madrid, a fate sealed in the most contentious and frustrating of circumstances.
The Scot could, however, have been weighing up the potential for financial as well as emotional and footballing loss as there was the possibility for fines to run up faster than a taxi's meter had he revealed his true feelings about a night of pure but painful sporting theatre
United had been given a platform to build on the 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu when Sergio Ramos turned Nani's cross into his own goal early in the second half.
Nani is the fourth Manchester United player to be sent off at Old Trafford in the Champions League after Rafael Da Silva, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt. (Opta)
It was pulled from under them when Cakir produced a red card - for Nani's high challenge on Alvaro Arbeloa in the 56th minute - which did not appear to fulfil too many of the criteria required for such punishment.
The mood was altered in a moment. Jose Mourinho, like the great opportunistic coach that he is, sensed the shift in momentum and introduced Luka Modric, who scored the equaliser while Cristiano Ronaldo finished off the job and ended United's interest in the Champions League at the last-16 stage.
Ferguson still feels United could have won more than two Champions Leagues on his long watch and every exit brings added pain as the 71-year-old strives to bring another back to Old Trafford towards the end of his career.
No words were required or offered - sad for the world's press crammed into a media theatre so high on anticipation that even standing room was spoken for - to conclude that this latest loss to Mourinho ranks alongside some of Ferguson's worst.
With the possibility of favourites and recent nemesis Barcelona going out to AC Milan and the opportunity to eliminate the dangerous Real a realistic possibility, Ferguson will know a door could have opened here. The knowledge that it has been slammed in his face with a helping hand from a perceived grave injustice will only add to his dark mood.
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Mourinho's very obvious desire to be seen to be playing fair by United, a charm offensive that is almost reaching worrying proportions, led him to say the best team lost. He will find no argument from anyone of a United persuasion.
Ferguson took big decisions and made meticulous plans for Real's arrival. To see the destiny of the tie, to a very large extent, taken out of his hands by referee Cakir's decision to dismiss Nani will hurt for a very long time.
He had been bold enough to drop Wayne Rooney from his starting line-up in a landmark selection that had been rumoured but dismissed as highly implausible. How could Ferguson possibly feel he could do without Rooney for a game of this magnitude and what would it say about the striker's current place in United's order if he was dropped?
Ferguson did decide to do without him and it was a pick (or non-pick) that was proving highly successful until the red card. Manchester United are not out of the Champions League because Rooney was left out - they are out after a game-changing decision that few felt was correct.
When news of Rooney's omission was confirmed, this was the decision it was felt might define the night. Instead it was a decision of a different sort.
Nani was high and did catch Arbeloa but, as per the rulebook, it is hard to make any case that he was using "excessive force or brutality against an opponent" when excessive force means "the player has far exceeded the necessary force and is in danger of injuring his opponent".
Of course Cakir's angle could have told him differently and his instant reaction to the incident was to reach for his pocket, time afforded by Nani lying on the ground following the collision doing nothing to change his mind when the red finally appeared.
And Real may still have come back even if Nani had stayed on the field. What is beyond dispute is that it moved the balance crucially towards Real for a vital phase of the game. Old Trafford, with flamboyant encouragement from an enraged and literally hopping mad Ferguson, raised the volume but United were unnerved, unsettled and world-class players and coaches prey on opponents in those vital moments of weakness.
In that period United were bundled out of the Champions League and the quest for a fourth crown must wait another season.
Ferguson will be there to conduct it but is there a deeper sub-plot to Rooney's exclusion? An understandable debate quickly began as to whether this was the beginning of the end for him at Old Trafford.
It was not so long ago that the idea of leaving Rooney out of United's biggest game of the season, arguably their biggest since the 2011 Champions League final against Barcelona at Wembley, would have been unthinkable. The notion would have been laughed out of town.
Not any more. Not when he cannot get in the team to face Real Madrid at Old Trafford. The mantle of United's most significant striker has already passed to Robin van Persie - on Tuesday Rooney could not even make the team alongside him. It is not an indignity he usually has to suffer and not one that will sit easily with him.
It was part of Ferguson's plan for strict tactical discipline to keep Real, as much as is possible against a team of such attacking riches, under control while hitting the Spaniards on the break. Rooney clearly had no part to play in that.
Rooney himself will surely have been hurt by the decision and his reaction will be measured carefully. It was a shock to most systems to see his name among the substitutes.
He arrived on the scene too late to make any meaningful contribution and will share his manager's pain, not only at the result but his inability to influence it. Rooney-watching will be an intriguing business between now and the end of the season.
Nani's red card, United's defeat and Ferguson's post-match reaction, or lack of one, will shape the agenda for a while but when the dust settles the true significance of his decision to leave Rooney out will be analysed. There must be question marks if he is passed over for a fixture of such magnitude.
There was, and will be, a lot of pain around Old Trafford that will not be soothed by Mourinho's kind words. Ferguson's own words on the subject would have been received with relish and no doubt would have been incendiary - but they were not needed to reveal his anguish after such a bitter loss.
With England having to win the match at Lord's to level the series and stay number one in the world, there must have been a temptation to bite the bullet and deal with the Pietersen issue afterwards.
England players are well paid and you must be available to play. You sign the contract, like Pietersen did, or you don't
But it shows how disenfranchised he is within the set-up and how aggrieved the ECB are with his comments about team spirit and even more so about reports he sent text messages to South Africa players during the Headingley Test.
It has been reported that the content of those messages was not very flattering about either captain Andrew Strauss or team director Andrew Flower. It is my understanding that Pietersen was asked to apologise for those text messages and he has not done so.
The subsequent YouTube interview he conducted to explain his decision to make himself available to England again in all forms of cricket was both a violation of his contract and a last-ditch attempt to salvage his place. He was asked not to do it and yet he still did.
The decision to omit Pietersen is a real statement by the selectors - and one backed by the board - that the team comes first. Until he demonstrates that he understands that ideal, Pietersen will not play.
The move will split opinion but in a team sport you have to have 11 individuals pulling together. You can have different types of people in a squad but they all have to play for the team and respect both their team-mates and the game.
Trying to manoeuvre things so he can play for England and play a full season in the Indian Premier League is not the way Pietersen should be behaving.
Certain New Zealanders do it, as does Chris Gayle of West Indies, but that is because their boards do not have the money to pay them well. They accept players can earn big sums in the IPL.
Test debut: v Australia (Lord's), 21 July 2005
Test record: 88 matches, 151 innings, 7,076 runs, highest score 227, average 49.48, 27 fifties, 21 centuries
One-day international debut: v Zimbabwe (Harare), 28 November 2004
ODI record: 127 matches, 116 innings, 4,184 runs, highest score 130, average 41.84, 23 fifties, nine centuries
T20 international debut: v Australia (Southampton), 15 June 2005
T20 international record: 36 matches, 36 innings, 1,176 runs, highest score 79, average 37.93, seven fifties
But English cricket can afford to pay their players well and that is why they are top of the world rankings and both New Zealand and West Indies are not.
England players are well paid and must be available to play. You sign the contract, like Pietersen did, or you don't.
Pietersen is going to have to show commitment to the team. I also know the ECB still want to know about the texts he was sending to the South Africans. That is unfinished business.
The selectors will also have to decide what to do for the one-day internationals against South Africa and the World Twenty20 starting in September.
Pietersen retired before the previous one-day series against Australia and England won comfortably without him. So you would have to question whether he deserves a place anyway.
The message to Pietersen is clear: he has to be a team man, fully committed and nothing less.
Most of the players will think it is the right decision to leave him out. They will know their job is certainly going to be more difficult without him, certainly when it comes to scoring runs, but they all buy into the team ethos. England bowler Jimmy Anderson said on Sunday that the Pietersen saga has been a distraction.
The irony will not be lost on many that we have this rather sorry saga running alongside the Olympics, where the commitment and delight of the athletes is there for all to see, achieving great things on lottery grants.
The existing male-only policy serves only to undermine the club and the R&A, the company it spawned as the governing body that runs the Open.
It's an anachronism that makes golf look elitist and out of touch with modern society, and does nothing to help grow a game that is under increasing pressure to attract new players.
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An otherwise brilliant Open at Muirfield last year was overshadowed because the Championship was staged at an exclusively male club.
As Phil Mickelson surged to his thrilling win, there should have been unequivocal evidence of golf's ability to excite and inspire but the message was compromised by plentiful ammunition given to critics who claim it's a sport for snobs.
At first glance, the furore last July seems to have been the tipping point. Royal and Ancient members are now being urged by their committee to vote to allow women members in a ballot to be staged on 18 September.
But club secretary Peter Dawson, who is also the chief executive of the R&A, denies the move is a reaction to the adverse headlines generated at the last Open.
"This change at the R&A is not related to that," Dawson told BBC Sport. "It's about our role as a governing body in golf and we feel it is the right move.
"If you look at all good governance practice documents, the gender issue is right up there. For a governing body not to recognise that is very difficult.
"It will enable us, as time goes by, to increasingly populate our committees and so on with women, which can only be good for the game."
Dawson sees no reason to abandon the policy of playing the Open on courses that are the home of a male only-club. Currently Muirfield and Royal St Georges exclude women members, while Royal Troon is home to separate men's and women's clubs.
How they respond to the R&A's move is for them to decide but it surely makes them look ever more isolated.
"Obviously they are aware of what's happening," Dawson said.
"They are aware of the pressures at the time of the Open Championship but we are not doing this to try to put pressure on those clubs.
"The Open has to go to the best courses and these clubs are certainly among them."
Dawson admits he wouldn't want another Open overshadowed in the way that happened at the last Open, adding: "I would never want not to have the Open at Muirfield.
"To take a course like that away from the Open rota would not be good for the Championship. It'll be some years before we go back to Muirfield and we will have to see how golf's journey has progressed by then."
A two-thirds majority is required at the St Andrews meeting of members in September. However the motion would not have been put forward if there was much chance of it being rejected.
Open sponsors expressed discomfort at the male-only members policy at last year's tournament, which was another area of influence.
"As a partner of the R&A and a long-term international sponsor of golf, we welcome this positive step and look forward to further developments," said HSBC's head of sponsorship, Giles Morgan.
The move has also won approval from leading figures in the game. Gary Player told his Twitter followers: "Like Augusta National, the R&A at last realises you cannot lead by example, grow the game and exclude women members. Respect."
Player's sentiments get to the heart of the issue for the grassroots game. The fact that the Old Course and the other layouts in St Andrews are public facilities available to both men and women isn't universally known.
Part of the reason is that these courses are synonymous with the iconic Royal and Ancient clubhouse, which has always been known as the home of an all-male club. Not for much longer, it would seem.
The date of 18 September is a hugely significant day of voting in Scotland as the nation decides on independence. On the same date, there will be another ballot that should mean plenty for the game of golf.
Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien answered questions at a passionate forum hosted by Swansea City Supporters' Trust.
They admitted making mistakes during last summer's takeover and in the transfer market, but defended Jenkins.
"I expect him to be here a long time," said Kaplan. "He cares about the club deeply."
Kaplan added: "Not all his decisions are right, not all my decisions are right decisions, not all Jason's are either.
"But he cares deeply about the club. He was instrumental in getting the club to where it is.
"We have all made mistakes along the way, but Huw is our long-term partner. He's been very open to new ideas and he has been great to work with."
Kaplan and Levien bought a controlling stake of 68% in the club in July, a transaction which saw selling shareholders such as Jenkins make millions in profit.
The Americans and the existing directors faced stinging criticism from supporters, who called on Jenkins and other selling shareholders to leave during Swansea's poor start to the season.
Fans were also unhappy that the Supporters' Trust, which owns a stake of over 21% in the club, was not fully consulted during last summer's takeover.
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With the benefit of hindsight, Levien admitted he and Kaplan would have done things differently - but stood by Jenkins and his fellow directors.
"I think mistakes were made in the acquisition process. Looking back now, I would have liked to engage earlier with the Trust," said Levien.
"I cannot speak for the shareholders, but I know for more than a decade they led the club to great success. I think the board who were here during that period deserve respect."
Swansea have endured a torrid season, plunging to the bottom of the Premier League table earlier in the campaign before finding themselves in their current difficult position of 17th spot, one place and one point above the relegation zone.
Mixed dealings in the transfer window have contributed to that decline, with club-record signing Borja Baston arguably the most disappointing signing with just one goal from 17 appearances in attack since joining from Atletico Madrid for £15m.
"Do I think mistakes were made in recent transfer windows? Sure," said Levien.
"I think there were big successes too. I think Alfie Mawson was quite a find.
"Do we think we can improve on the process [of signing players]? Yes."
Leave.EU received a letter from BOA lawyers telling it to stop using logos and images of athletes immediately.
The campaign group said it would "continue to publish stories that showcase how Britain is thriving as we Leave the European Union".
Its Twitter feed still features a video congratulating Team GB's medal winners.
Leave.EU, founded by millionaire UKIP donor Arron Banks, played a prominent role in the 23 June referendum despite not being the official Leave campaign.
Its recent tweets include a video - posted on Monday - showing some of Team GB's successful Olympians, with the title: "We may be small, but we truly are Great Britain" and ending by showing Team GB's logo.
The group has received a letter from the British Olympic Association - which it has posted on its website - warning that its use of "Olympic-related intellectual property" was an infringement of the BOA's rights.
"These rights are reserved exclusively for our official partners who, as you will appreciate, pay significant sums to use our IP [intellectual property] and associate themselves with the Olympic Games," the letter said.
Leave.EU accused the BOA of suing it "for pointing out how great Team GB are doing".
But the BOA said no legal action had been taken.
It said: "In some cases during the Games we have to speak to organisations about the misuse of our athletes' and team's IP.
"In this case, given the scale of the use of our intellectual property without our consent, we contacted Leave.EU by email to request them to refrain from doing so."
Gold medal-winning cyclist Callum Skinner responded to Leave.EU's video by tweeting his thanks for the support, but adding: "I wish you wouldn't use my image to promote your campaign".
Kim Briggs, 44, was hit while crossing the road in east London last year.
Matthew Briggs has criticised the "fetishism" of cyclists riding fixed gear bikes with no front brake and is calling for a change in the law.
It comes a day after Charlie Alliston, 20, was found guilty of causing bodily harm by "wanton or furious driving".
Alliston, who was cleared of manslaughter, was riding a fixed gear bike with no front brakes when he hit the mum-of-two.
She suffered "catastrophic" head injuries and died a week later in hospital.
Mr Briggs told BBC Radio 4's Today programme he was campaigning for a change in the law because "sometimes in life you have to step up and do the right thing".
He called for cycling to be incorporated into the Road Traffic Act with the creation of new offences, such as causing death by dangerous cycling, death by careless cycling and causing serious injury.
Mr Briggs described his wife as the "most wonderful woman, the most fun loving woman".
He said he was launching a campaign for a change in the law to honour his wife, and to "try and stop another family having to go through what we have had to go through".
"I've lived in London for 28 years. I cycle in London, this is not a witch-hunt against cyclists."
"This is dealing with a specific issue of reckless cyclists and also those people who choose to ride fixed wheel bikes without the front brake."
Mr Briggs said riding fixed gear bikes with no front brakes was a fashion statement bordering on fetishism.
To those who rode bikes without a front brake, he said: "I would just urge them to read my story. To understand what happened to my wife, mother of two, the most wonderful woman, the most fun loving woman who went out to work and didn't come back.
"Why would you take that risk with somebody else's life? And even at the most selfish why would you endanger yourself?"
Asked on BBC Radio 5 live how his children were coping with the loss of their mother, Mr Briggs said: "My children are amazing. My children are the reason I get up every single morning. They are resilient, they are funny, they are full of life.
"They are an absolutely credit to their mother who brought them up with joy, with laughter, with compassion and I'll do the same. They are the reason I'm doing this. I just love them from the bottom of my heart."
Alliston was charged with an admittedly archaic offence - but it is the closest to dangerous driving a cyclist can be charged with.
Unlike a dangerous cycling charge, causing GBH by wanton and furious driving takes into account injury.
It may sound slightly eccentric, but perhaps it is down to its wording which was coined in 1861.
Introduced under the Offences Against the Person Act, the charge was created to deter people from driving horse carriages recklessly.
It is now used when it is not possible to prosecute under the Road Traffic Act 1988 - ie, when the vehicle in the crime was not mechanically propelled - and in cases of serious injury or death caused by a cyclist's actions.
It carries a maximum penalty of two years' imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine.
Previous successful prosecutions under the offence include those against cyclists Darryl Gittoes and Darren Hall, who both knocked down pedestrians who later died.
In a quiet corner of the garden is a bench bearing a plaque which reads: "Daniel. Our friend. Missed but not forgotten".
It's an apt epitaph for a child described as "invisible" in the serious case review.
There were dozens of missed opportunities to intervene in his short but chaotic life, but only one or two key moments where the accumulation of evidence might have triggered action.
A key theme to this and many other high profile serious case reviews is that critical information wasn't adequately shared between professionals.
The 76-page report portrays a system where staff are overworked and the system repeatedly lets individuals, like Daniel, down.
None of the agencies involved - the police, teachers, doctors, nurses and social workers - ever directly asked him about his extreme weight loss, bruises and other injuries.
The report attempts to explain why.
It says Daniel was a "solemn" and withdrawn little boy who spoke very little English. There was a scarcity of interpreters, and Daniel's mother, Magdalena Luczak, was "controlling" and "intimidating".
Daniel, she said, had a medical condition which accounted for his weight loss. The cuts and bruises were explained away as typical childhood injuries. When he broke a bone, the explanation was believable - he'd fallen off his bike.
The report's author, Ron Lock, has written 11 other serious case reviews. He says child protection professionals were often unprepared to "think the unthinkable" and were often too willing to follow the "rule of optimism".
In this case it meant, despite clear signs to the contrary, no-one was willing to consider that Daniel was being subjected to prolonged and horrific abuse.
There were exceptions. A police officer insisted that the case be referred on after one of many visits to a call about domestic violence.
Teachers at Little Heath Primary School were worried enough to report Daniel's behaviour and involve the family GP and a paediatrician, but the referrals never got beyond that.
Martin Reeves, chief executive of Coventry City Council, points out that there haven't been any other cases like this in the city and believes that may have contributed to the failure to recognise the severity of the case.
He also said more would be done to ensure agencies shared vital information about cases. He promised that lessons had already been learned.
However, there have been other high profile cases nearby like Khyra Ishaq in Birmingham and Ryan Lovell-Hancox in Wolverhampton, and nationally significant ones like that of Baby P.
Dame Clare Tickell, chief executive of the charity Action For Children, said: "The same lessons that need to be learnt from cases like Daniel's are coming up time and time again.
"Hundreds of vulnerable children at risk of dying and serious harm are falling through the cracks of a creaking child protection system."
There have been calls for a wide-scale reform of the child protection system.
One model is being employed in a handful of areas across the country. Different agencies sit alongside each other in what are known as Multi Agency Safeguarding Hubs.
The nearest to Coventry is jointly run by Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. There are frequent briefings and conversations about cases and if more than one agency has a concern, intervention will follow. Professionals who were reluctant to share information have become used to working in a more collegiate way.
The next serious case review into a child's death will focus on Keanu Williams, the two-year-old boy beaten to death by his mother Rebecca Shuttleworth in Birmingham in 2011.
It's expected to be published in a matter of weeks. If the same failings are found to have taken place again, the clamour for a wholesale reform of child protection is likely to grow.
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) received 10,529 new complaints about these short-term credit products in the 2016-17 financial year.
This was a rise from 3,216 complaints during the previous year.
The increase was part of wider consumer concern about credit products - an area also worrying regulators at present.
The City regulator - the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - and the Bank of England have warned of an acceleration in consumer borrowing, such as loans, overdrafts, credit card debt and car finance.
The FCA is already conducting is own inquiry into overdrafts, door-to-door lending and other forms of loans. Consumer groups have consistently argued there should be an overdraft cap in place.
A Lords committee also recently called for stronger controls such as a cap on "rent to own" products.
The FOS figures, published in its annual review, show that the total number of payday loan complaints was nine times higher than two years ago.
Since the start of 2015, payday loan rates have been capped at 0.8% per day of the amount borrowed, and no-one has to pay back more than twice the amount they borrowed.
Caroline Wayman, the chief financial ombudsman, said awareness among payday customers of their right to complain might have increased as a result of this well-publicised clampdown.
Complaints have included high costs and interest rates, money being taken from accounts by a lender without permission, and damaged credit ratings despite claims that ratings would be boosted.
Nearly two-thirds (59%) of complaints have been upheld by the independent ombudsman.
"The most striking story this year has been the rise in complaints we have seen from people having trouble with credit," said Ms Wayman.
"It is clear that financial difficulties and financial exclusion remain significant challenges for many people. The important thing is to speak up if you're struggling. Money is often very complicated - and our job is to unravel what's happened and find a fair way to put things right by looking at individual complaints."
Other areas of complaint included hire purchase agreements and debt collecting.
The most-complained about financial product was still Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) which led to 168,769 inquiries in 2016-17 - just over a half of the ombudsman's workload.
The loan insurance was mis-sold to millions of people who did not want or need it, or who were illegible to claim. The banking industry has paid out billions in compensation and has set aside more to settle up before the compensation claims deadline of August 2019.
Separate figures show a rise in the number of complaints made by UK consumers about traders in the EU.
Consumer advice organisation, the UK European Consumer Centre, said it had dealt with 18% more cases in 2016 than the previous year.
Transport was the most common subject for complaints, followed by recreation and culture, then restaurants, hotels and accommodation.
Criminal gangs are using guns to settle their disputes, said detectives.
They believe the "sickening and cowardly" shooting on Monday may be linked to the murder of Salford's "Mr Big", Paul Massey, in July.
The woman has been named locally as Jayne Hickey, 29. Both victims are in hospital with leg wounds.
Security boss Mr Massey was shot outside his home in Salford and there is a possible link to a feud between rival gangs in the Swinton and central Salford areas. There have been several shootings.
A second feud has broken out, unconnected to Monday's attack, centred on another area of the city, Little Hulton. There have been at least six shootings linked with that.
Det Ch Supt Russ Jackson, of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), said rival gangs were understood to be involved in drug dealing, loan sharking and extortion, but the gang war may also be over other issues.
"It is very difficult to understand what the feuds are about. But what I can say is that it's got all the hallmarks of a feud over disrespect.
"These incidents often start not necessarily over drugs but over a degree of disrespect shown to each other," he said.
Speaking at a news conference, Deputy Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said gun crime was "absolutely not" out of control in the city.
He said a major police operation involving 50 detectives was already running in Salford, targeting organised crime.
DCC Hopkins said 30 guns had been seized since January, there had been dozens of arrests and armed response units were working around the clock.
But he appealed for the public's help to break down what has been called a "wall of silence" surrounding gangs in the city.
Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd also urged local people to come forward.
"I can't believe that even those involved in the organised gangs in Salford will be anything other than sickened themselves by the descent when we see not grown men involved in gangs but a woman - a mother - and a seven-year-old child becoming the victims of the violence that has echoed around these streets in recent months," he said.
Murphy's fifth spot in Tuesday medal race in Rio moved her from up from the bronze position and behind Dutch winner Marit Bouwmeester.
Denmark's Anne-Marie Rindom won bronze, while Britain's Alison Young was eighth after winning Tuesday's race.
Murphy, 26, led for most of the way in London only to end up fourth.
Her success in Rio was Ireland's second medal of the Games after the silver won by Cork rowing brothers Gary and Paul O'Donovan last week.
The Dubliner's achievement comes 36 years after the last Irish Olympic sailing medal won at the Moscow Games in the Flying Dutchman class by David Wilkins and Jamie Wilkinson.
Murphy was thrilled by her performance as she held her nerve in Tuesday's high-pressure race to banish memories of her 2012 disappointment.
"This time four years ago, I had just finished fourth and it was the hardest day of my life," said the Dun Laoghaire sailor.
"But I said I was going to come back and try and get a medal.
"I didn't think I was going to be in this position even a few months ago. I was sailing really badly so to be able to come and do it when it matters is really incredible."
Instead of merely defending her overnight third position, Murphy opted to attack the medal race and looked at one stage as though she might challenge Dutchwoman Bouwmeester for the gold.
"I knew if I was scared, I was going to end up losing out so I just went for it," added Murphy, who dived into the water along with Danish bronze medallist Rindom in celebration immediately after Tuesday's race.
A 6km (4 mile) stretch of road from the Red Fort to the India Gate monument in the city centre only allowed public transport from 07:00 to 12:00.
Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal led a group of cyclists on the route to promote alternative forms of transport.
However, many questioned its effectiveness, as the streets were largely empty due to a public holiday.
The state government hopes to mark "car free day" once a month in a bid to combat pollution.
In May 2014, the World Health Organization announced that Delhi's air is nearly twice as toxic as that of Beijing, which was believed to be the most polluted city in the world.
An estimated 8.4 million cars ply its roads every single day.
"All of us have to do our bit to decongest the roads and to reduce pollution. People should leave their cars and start using public transport and bicycles,'' Mr Kejriwal said as he prepared to lead the cyclists.
But the question was how effective the gesture was, given that just one road was closed for five hours, and also on a day when schools, colleges, businesses and government offices were shut on account on the Hindu festival of Dussehra.
BBC correspondents said that the impact of the initiative was likely to be greater in coming months, when vehicle movement in the city is normal.
The government said it had picked 22 October as the date of its initiative before it was known that Dussehra would be celebrated on that day.
Delhi police also criticised the choice of date as "hasty and quite impractical".
But the car free day also had its share of cheer leaders.
"Even though it's only for a few hours, it's a very good start. We have to get people thinking about the harm air pollution is doing to our health,'' Sunil Kumar, an environmental activist who cycled to the event, told AP.
It is usual for grand prix drivers to employ a trainer to ensure they are in peak physical fitness.
But the Briton said he chose to take over his own programme this year as "a kind of challenge" he has set himself.
"Can you have the motivation to do it yourself and get ready and tone up, not having a trainer and be ready? I have," the Mercedes driver said.
The 32-year-old added that he had upped his physical preparations to match the greater demands of this year's faster cars.
"Every year you try to improve, but I would say I have taken a good step," Hamilton said after the Australian Grand Prix at the weekend.
"My discipline has definitely gone up in terms of my training and how specific I am with my diet."
But he denied he had significantly changed his approach to F1 in terms of the amount of commitment he put in over the winter after losing out on the title to former team-mate Nico Rosberg last year.
"I don't think so," he said after finishing second to Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in Melbourne on Sunday, adding that his hectic lifestyle of global travel was not a hindrance to his job.
"I work hard every year and I have been touring. I have not been home much. I have been enjoying myself.
"It appears people judge off things they see and in previous years I arrived at the first race just as fit. I always arrive fit and ready. None of those things I do are a distraction. I have done just as much this year; it is just I have a job to do. I have made sure the fitness levels are higher than before so for sure I have applied myself better."
And he said his desire to win the title was even bigger this season.
"I had fantastic fight the past few years and last year was the closest I've had," he said. "But of course I want to win the world championship more than ever before.
"The hunger… while last year [I felt] the hunger couldn't be any more, it has freakin' doubled. So I am fit and ready.
"I am going home, for example, after this. Usually I stay out in Asia [before the next race in China] but I am going home to get my head down, rest and make sure I come back fighting for the next race because I believe I can win."
His lawyers say claims are "false".
The most recent, filed at a Los Angeles court on 13 February, says the yoga teacher raped a Canadian woman who paid $10,000 (£6,500) for a nine-week class.
Jill Lawler says she was expected to massage Choudhury while watching Bollywood films with hundreds of other students.
She says she was then sexually assaulted on several occasions.
"Throughout the sexual abuse, defendant Bikram Choudhury offered multiple explanations and justifications for his behaviour," the civil lawsuit says.
"He would say: 'I'm dying, I need to you to save me. If I don't have sex I will die. You are saving my life, you are helping me.'"
Choudhury has yet to make a comment personally, but his lawyers said he did not assault any of the women.
"Their claims are false, needlessly bring shame upon the yoga community, and dishonour the health and spiritual benefits that Bikram Yoga has brought to the lives of millions of practitioners throughout the world," a statement says.
This form of yoga, created by Bikram Choudhury, is made up of a series of 26 postures which are carried out in an extremely hot room.
The 90-minute classes are all taught in exactly the same way in rooms heated to 105F (40.5C) exactly. Because of this consistency across the world, Choudhury refers to the practice as McYoga.
He teaches wearing small black pants, while followers also wear tight, skimpy clothing.
According to the Bikram Yoga website, there are many rules for practitioners to follow.
"No physical, hands-on corrections or adjustments of students (with the exception of Bikram)," reads one of the guidelines.
"Clapping is not encouraged at the end of class (with the exception of spontaneous recognition of new students).
"It is highly recommended that studio owners and teachers refrain from romantic relationships with students and others within their Bikram Yoga College of India community."
Many followers are very loyal to Bikram yoga and credit it with changing their lives.
Celebrities including Madonna, Andy Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow and Goldie have all participated in Bikram yoga.
The Los Angeles district attorney declined to bring charges in a case against Choudhury in 2013 for lack of evidence, spokesman Ricardo Santiago says.
Sarah Baughn, a yoga champion, has also sued Choudhury for sexual assault.
The 29-old says there was such a cult-like atmosphere among the Bikram community and that she had endured Choudhury's sexual assaults as just something that went with the territory.
She says she was emotionally, spiritually and financially connected to Bikram yoga and that the practice helped her overcome scoliosis and depression.
People told her to separate the man from the teacher, which she managed to do for a while, she says.
Baughn also says she was scared to leave because Choudhury said he could get people banished from the yoga world.
Her lawsuit should reach court in August. She no longer does yoga.
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Fontaine - the sister of fellow Oscar-winner Olivia de Havilland - died in her sleep on Sunday in her home in Carmel, her friend Noel Beutel said.
Born in Japan to British parents, she and her older sister moved to the US as children.
She won an Oscar as a vulnerable wife in the movie Suspicion in 1942.
Hitchcock also cast Fontaine in the lead role in his first Hollywood work, Rebecca.
Her other films included The Constant Nymph, Jane Eyre and Letter from an Unknown Woman.
Fontaine won her Oscar over her sister, who was in the running for her role in Hold Back The Dawn.
The pair's constant and lifelong rivalry was legendary in Hollywood.
De Havilland is still alive at the age of 97 and lives in Paris.
Fontaine gained another two Academy Award nominations, including for her lead role in Rebecca in which she played opposite Laurence Olivier.
The actress later said it was a "bittersweet moment" beating De Havilland to the best actress prize. "I was appalled that I won over my sister," she added.
But De Havilland - who played a significant role in Gone With The Wind - won two statuettes later in the 1940s for To Each His Own and The Heiress.
When she won the Oscar for To Each His Own in 1947, it is said she snubbed her sister's congratulatory gesture.
The sisters' difficult relationship continued for decades.
Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter in 1978, Fontaine said: "I married first, won the Oscar before Olivia did, and if I die first, she'll undoubtedly be livid because I beat her to it."
In her autobiography, the actress said: "I adore, respect and like my sister. But we don't seek out each other's company. We're such complete opposites."
The pair remain the only siblings to have both won Academy Awards for acting.
Fontaine - born Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland in Tokyo - had four marriages which ended in divorce. She held dual British-US citizenship.
She starred opposite many of the Hollywood greats, including as Joan Crawford's rival in her first major role in 1935's No More Ladies.
Fontaine also lined up with Katharine Hepburn, Fred Astaire and Cary Grant - her co-star in Suspicion.
The star was determined to play more wilful roles later in her career, gaining recognition for Tender is the Night in 1962.
Her final major screen appearance came four years later in The Witches, while her final screen credit was for the TV movie Good King Wenceslas in 1994.
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Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine - the star of several psychological thrillers produced by Alfred Hitchcock - has died in California aged 96.
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De Villiers took Rashid Khan for four sixes and a four in his 29-ball 64 to propel the Proteas to 209-5.
South Africa were worried by Afghanistan opener Mohammad Shahzad, who hit five sixes in a 19-ball 44.
But after he was bowled by Chris Morris, who took 4-27, Afghanistan fell away to 172 all out.
South Africa, beaten by England in their opening match, are still to face West Indies and Sri Lanka in a Group 1 that could yet be decided on net run-rate.
Afghanistan will be eliminated if they lose to England on Wednesday, but the only nation outside of Test cricket still left in the competition again showed they can compete at this level.
De Villiers has got form for devastating hitting in white-ball cricket, holding the record for the fastest century and 150 in one-day internationals.
Here, with the Proteas in danger of falling short of a winning total, he dished out some brutal treatment to 17-year-old leg-spinner Rashid.
It was the joint-fourth most expensive over at the World T20, with De Villiers sweeping Mohammad Nabi for another six from the first ball of the following over before holing out on the mid-wicket fence.
In all, the Proteas took 71 off the final four overs to reach the sixth-highest World T20 total.
South Africa already had one bad experience at a run-filled Wankhede Stadium, conceding 230 to lose to England on Friday.
In response, they omitted Dale Steyn for David Wiese, then saw new-ball pair Kagiso Rabada and Kyle Abbott flayed by the unorthodox Shahzad.
Swinging and swiping, Shahzad heaved four of his five sixes over the leg side, taking Afghanistan to 47-0 from only three overs.
However, he was eventually contained by the control of the excellent Morris and bowled at the end of the fourth over.
From there regular wickets, including two each for Rabada, Abbott and leg-spinner Imran Tahir, saw Afghanistan bowled out off the final ball of the innings.
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis: "I did feel a little bit of déjà vu when Shehzad was batting. There were some really good shots being played and immediately you're under pressure in the field.
"Chris Morris stood up for us and gave us a bit of aggression.
"Once again our batting was really solid, but our extras let us down and that's why we let teams get closer than they should. I think we're going to a different continent for the next game, so obviously that means a change of strategy.
Afghanistan captain Asghar Stanikzai: "The wicket was good for batting. We lack experienced bowlers and their total was a bit high for us. Shehzad started very well, but we lost his wicket very early."
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AB de Villiers smashed 29 off an over before South Africa were given a scare in a 37-run win over Afghanistan at the World Twenty20 in Mumbai.
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The Scot recovered from a stutter in the first set to win 7-6 (7-1) 6-1 against the Spanish world number 19.
Bautista Agut beat Djokovic in the semi-finals, but Murray ultimately eased to his sixth title of the year.
Murray, 29, is 915 points behind the Serb for 2016, increasing his hopes of finishing the year as world number one.
It is the third time he has won the Shanghai Masters, which gives him 1,000 ranking points.
Murray, who also won the China Open on 9 October, has now won his past 23 sets over the two tournaments and the recent Davis Cup tie with Argentina.
"In the last few months, I have won a lot of matches and made improvements," Murray told Sky Sports. "I have been moving forward better and changed the direction of the ball better. I have also come up with some bigger serves when I have needed them.
"My goal wasn't to finish number one at the end of this year but in the early parts of next year there is an opportunity - 900 points doesn't seem like loads.
"But Novak will win matches. He is the best player in the world. I don't think he has lost an indoor game in a long time."
Murray's superiority was apparent from the start, with his first point a powerful ace, and he looked on course to close out the first set with minimum fuss after breaking Bautista Agut to take a 4-3 lead.
However, serving at 5-4, he lost three set points before his opponent levelled the match again with a strong forehand.
The Briton put away three consecutive aces for 6-6 and then dominated the tie-break, winning seven points in a row.
A string of Bautista Agut errors put Murray a break up at the start of set two, but to the Scot's obvious frustration he gave it straight back with a miscued forehand.
But the Spaniard twice double faulted to go a break down before handing over yet another break, making victory a formality for Murray who buried his first championship point with an overhead smash.
BBC Sport tennis correspondent Russell Fuller
Andy Murray is showing the end-of-season form usually associated with Novak Djokovic.
He has won 23 sets in a row since losing to Juan Martin del Potro in the Davis Cup semi-final, and heads to Vienna in a week's time with the chance to make further inroads into the Serb's rapidly evaporating lead at the top of the world rankings.
Djokovic is not due to play until the Paris Masters, an event he has won three years in a row and four times in total. But were Murray to win in both Vienna and Paris [he has never won the Paris title, and fatigue may become an issue] then due to the vagaries of the way the rankings are calculated, he would become world number one if Djokovic failed to reach the final in the French capital.
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Britain's Andy Murray beat Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters and edge closer to Novak Djokovic in the world rankings.
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Sundowns lost 1-0 against Zamalek in Egypt on Sunday but triumphed 3-1 on aggregate as 'the Brazilians' raised their first continental title of any kind.
In addition to winning $1.5m for claiming the trophy, the Pretoria-based side will also now represent Africa at December's Fifa Club World Cup.
"To come to Egypt and raise the trophy, I don't think there's any sweeter way to lift it," Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane told the Confederation of African Football website.
Mosimane, who coached South Africa's national team from 2010 to 2012, is the first South African to lead a Champions League-winning side.
When Orlando Pirates won in 1995, the only previous time a South African team had triumphed, the Johannesburg side was led by a Scottish and Zambian coaching duo.
South Africa's Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula was in attendance at the game in Alexandria, and he believes Sundowns' victory will inspire their league rivals to take the competition more seriously.
"It is important for southern Africa and for South Africa," Mbalula told BBC Sport.
"It's a really important achievement because in this competition, the dominance has (traditionally) been in North Africa. I think Sundowns have made it big for us - we are very excited.
"We, the government, have always said that clubs must take the competition seriously, so this is very important."
On Monday, both the South African government and President Jacob Zuma sent out congratulatory messages to Sundowns through their Twitter accounts.
The team's success was made all the sweeter given that Sundowns had been knocked out of the Champions League by DR Congo's AS Vita in a preliminary round.
Sundowns dropped into the second-tier Confederation Cup from which they were also eliminated, only to earn a sensational reprieve to the Champions League after Vita were disqualified in May for fielding an ineligible player.
"It's a miracle," Sundowns goalkeeper Dennis Onyango told BBC Sport.
"We've suffered a lot. When we were given a chance, it was our time to show what we can do. The guys have proved (the doubters) wrong. We've won it at last."
Sundowns, who are owned by billionaire mining magnate Patrice Motsepe, will now contest December's Fifa Club World Cup in Japan.
They will be the first South African team to do so since the tournament started in 2000, five years after Pirates' win.
"To club Motsepe and coach Mosimane, I would like to say you deserve all the accolades and you truly led from the front," said South African FA President Danny Jordaan in a statement.
"This is a historical first for a South African club to qualify for the prestigious Fifa Club World Cup."
"I want to wish Sundowns all the best in their next assignment and I am confident they are up to the challenge. They showed their tenacity and technical know-how in overcoming Zamalek over the two legs."
"This victory will serve South African football very well and will help in building a competitive Bafana Bafana side. South Africa stands tall on the African continent once again. Well done."
The Fifa Club World Cup, which features the champions of each continent, including Uefa Champions League winners Real Madrid, will take place between 8-18 December.
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Nigel Willerton, director of the Tennis Integrity Board, and Chris Kermode, who heads the Association of Tennis Professionals, will both be quizzed.
Tennis authorities are already conducting an independent review into the sport's anti-corruption practices.
It follows a BBC and BuzzFeed News investigation that uncovered suspected illegal betting in tennis.
A culture, media and sport select committee "will explore how the governing bodies of tennis address match-fixing, and any weaknesses in the governance of the game, nationally and internationally".
The joint investigation by the BBC and BuzzFeed uncovered files showing that, over the past 10 years, 16 players who were ranked in the top 50 have been repeatedly flagged to the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) over suspicions their matches were targeted.
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All of the players, including winners of Grand Slam titles, were allowed to continue competing.
TIU chairman Philip Brook said he remains "totally confident" in the work of his organisation in catching cheats, while Kermode accepted there is the need to "be as open and transparent as possible".
He added: "Having lists of suspicious betting patterns do not mean corruption. They are a red flag and that is not evidence."
Last week, sports gambling watchdog Essa produced a report which said tennis accounted for nearly three-quarters of all suspicious betting alerts flagged in 2015.
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At least eight people died in Garland, near Dallas, five of them when their cars were blown off a motorway.
In west Texas, snow combined with high winds to cause drifts that left a number of roads impassable.
Heavy rains have caused flooding further north, leaving 12 people dead in Missouri and Illinois.
The storms across the south have been unusually powerful for winter.
Reports from Texas said churches were destroyed, cars mangled and trees toppled across a 64km (40 mile) zone from south of Dallas up to suburbs in the north-east.
Garland police believed that tornado-strength winds late on Saturday were the cause of car accidents, Melinda Urbina from the Dallas County Sheriff's office, told the BBC.
Ms Urbina said the winds "tossed cars around" and vehicles were later found below Interstate 30, about 15 miles (24km) north-east of Dallas. She urged local residents to stay off the roads.
In a Sunday morning briefing, Lt Pedro Barineau, of Garland police, said 600 buildings had been damaged.
"It is total devastation," he said.
The Red Cross is setting up shelters for those with damaged homes.
Two people were also found dead at a petrol station in Copeville, and a third was killed in Blue Ridge, reports in Dallas media said.
Kevin Taylor, a church pastor in Glenn Heights, south of Dallas, described to WFAA how his church began collapsing around him.
"Doors began to turn inward, when I saw that I figured the glass was going to shatter and hit me in the face, so I broke and ran down the hallway and by the time I got just a few feet everything collapsed and went dark and fell on top of me," he said, adding: "By the grace of God I'm here though."
Some 25,000 people were without power on Sunday morning.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared Dallas County and three other counties disaster areas.
He warned the death toll could rise.
The National Weather Service confirmed that several tornadoes had touched down near Dallas and other towns in northern Texas.
In the Texas Panhandle and parts of New Mexico and Oklahoma, the problem was snow - high winds caused drifts that have made a number of roads impassable.
Interstate 40 west of Amarillo to the New Mexico border is set to be shut until Monday morning.
The deaths in Dallas come as much of the south-central region of the US has been hit by severe weather in the past week.
Further north, six people died in two incidents when cars drove into flooded roads in Missouri. Another driver was found dead in his car in a creek.
Three adults and two children also drowned in southern Illinois when their vehicle was swept away.
While extreme weather in the US around Christmas is not unknown, meteorologists say that unseasonably high temperatures in some areas contributed to the severity of the storms.
The forecast for the eastern US is of continuing high temperatures - Washington DC pushed close to 70F (21C) on Sunday.
Police say they were first called to Nelson Street, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent at around 21:00 BST having been told car windows had been smashed.
They were then called to Rochester Road, Sandford Hill to more reports of people fighting and smashed windows.
Six men, aged between 18-23 were arrested on suspicion of affray.
Staffordshire Police say they seized "a machete and hammer along with a red Mercedes" and say they are linking both incidents.
More on this and other Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire stories here
Officers recovered a suspected firearm but say examinations show it was a "plastic, toy gun."
Inspector Mick Eyre, of Staffordshire Police said: "I want to take this opportunity to reassure residents that we take such matters extremely seriously and respond with the appropriate resources."
"Such behaviour on our streets is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
Police are appealing for any witnesses to the incidents to get in touch with them.
The senior Conservative MP said mass immigration had put unprecedented strain on education, health and jobs.
The former shadow home secretary also warned that migration was putting too much pressure on certain communities.
In an interview with BBC Look North, David Davis, said: "We are a tolerant nation. We accept people with open arms, but this challenges that.
"From the point of view of maintaining a civilised society, we need to change the rules and that has to be one of the conditions of us staying in the EU."
In a recent speech on immigration, Prime Minister David Cameron pledged to curb welfare for EU migrants coming to the UK - a proposal which would see workers from overseas prevented from claiming certain benefits for up to four years.
However, the Mr Cameron has so far ruled out a limit, or so-called "emergency brake" on EU migration - a move many Conservative backbenchers support.
Any proposal to cap the number of European migrants coming to the UK would be opposed by those who argue that freedom of movement is a fundamental EU principle.
Labour MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber, Richard Corbett, said: "There are almost as many Brits living in other European countries as there are EU migrants in Britain.
"Those EU migrants in Britain pay far more in taxes than they take out in benefits."
The recent debate around immigration has focussed largely on the arrival of citizens from Romania and Bulgaria into the UK.
Many argue that newspaper predictions about being Britain being 'swamped' by a new wave of migrants from Eastern Europe proved wide of the mark.
My colleague Sarah Corker travelled to Romania to produce a special report for Sunday Politics in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
She found that many Romanians are worried about young, skilled workers leaving the country, creating a 'brain drain' in hospitals, schools and universities.
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There were hundreds of entries from 51 countries around the world, showcasing the cosmos beyond our planet.
Astronomer judges Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, from the BBC's Sky at Night, and Marek Kukula whittled the entries down to just 20 winning photographs.
Categories included; Earth and Space, Deep Space and Our Solar System.
Images from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014 can be seen at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, London, until 22 February 2015.
Images by: Patrick Cullis (Moon Balloon), Catalin Beldea (Totality from above the clouds), Rogelio Bernal Andreo (California vs Pleiades), David Fitz-Henry (The Helix Nebula), Matt James (Wind Farm Star Trails), O Chul Kwon (Venus-Lunar Occultation), George Tarsoudis (Best of the Craters), Alexandra Hart (Solar Nexus), Stephen Ramsden (Calcium K Eruption), Alexandra Hart (Ripples in a Pond), Olivia Williamson (The Martian Territory), Emmett Sparling (New Year over Cypress Mountain), Eugen Kamenew (Hybrid Solar Eclipse), Chris Murphy (Coastal Stairways), J P Metsavainio (Veil Nebula Detail), Bill Snyder (Horsehead Nebula), James Woodend (Aurora over a Glacier Lagoon)
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Now, he cannot rely on the famous old competition to protect him - or his failure to win the Premier League since 2003/04 - after Watford's shock 2-1 quarter-final win at Emirates Stadium.
So no FA Cup, as good as out of the Champions League as Arsenal attempt to overturn a 2-0 deficit against holders Barcelona in the Nou Camp on Wednesday, and eight points behind Premier League leaders Leicester City after two losses and a draw in their last three league games.
The 66-year-old is a towering figure in Arsenal's history - but if The Gunners finish this season empty-handed it must be time for Wenger to consider relinquishing control of the club he has served with such distinction since September 1996.
So why should the end of Wenger's era be on the agenda?
No Arsenal fan - even Wenger's fiercest detractors - would wish to see a wonderful career peter out to the soundtrack of growing criticism after bringing four titles, which also included two doubles with the FA Cup, and six FA Cup triumphs in all.
There comes a time, however, when any manager's recent record must be subjected to close scrutiny, irrespective of the past. It is not a vendetta or a personal campaign against Wenger, simply an examination of unflattering facts.
It is the law, the reality, of football management.
And if Arsenal do not win the title this season, a campaign they have almost been waiting for in many respects, the time would be right to hand over power because there are no signs that Wenger is close to recreating his successes of the past.
If he fails again, Wenger will have faltered with Arsenal's rivals all stumbling around them. Chelsea have imploded, Manchester City have been indifferent and Manchester United have been off the radar.
It would be a desperate reflection on Wenger and his team if they fail to take advantage of that collection of circumstances.
Since that last title, on the back of 38 games unbeaten, Wenger has only finished second once, in the following season. There have been six fourth-placed finished and four seasons in third. Arsenal have rarely threatened to actually win the title again.
And if they go out to Barcelona, it is will be their sixth successive Champions League exit at the last 16 stage.
If history repeats itself this season, then it must be the end of the old "Arsene Knows" and "In Arsene We Trust" mantras, and change must be considered. Wenger cannot be immune from the normal measures of success and failure.
Any regular visitor to Emirates Stadium will sense the growing frustration and fury among Arsenal fans as their team falls short - an understandable emotion they rightly feel at this huge club.
There were reports of Arsenal supporters confronting each other after the FA Cup loss while a tetchy Wenger described criticism (justified given Arsenal's recent record) as "a farce".
Arsenal fans brandished a prominent banner at the 4-0 FA Cup fifth round replay win at Hull City bearing the words: "Arsene. Thanks For The Memories But It's Time To Say Goodbye."
The air can only be cleared by a trophy and will become more polluted by criticism should Arsenal, as they so often have under Wenger in recent times, come up short once more. Or it could be cleared by a change of manager.
There is growing unrest, not helped by Leicester City's rise to the top and north London rivals Tottenham moving into second place, with Wenger inevitably the central figure and the focal point for fans' disappointments.
This, in reality, means winning the Premier League. Surely Wenger's future now largely hinges on that.
Arsenal's flaws remain the same this season as they have for so many of the barren years. Responsibility for that lies with the manager.
Wenger has invested in big signings by bringing in £42.4m Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid and Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona for £32m - but old failings have been left unattended to undermine Arsenal.
Indeed, Arsenal were the only major club in Europe's top five leagues not to sign a single outfield player last summer. Show of faith or flawed gamble? It will be seen as the latter if Arsenal win nothing.
Arsenal have lacked a powerful midfield presence for many years, yet Wenger has failed to address the problem. It has led to a heavy burden of responsibility being placed on Francis Coquelin, with a free transfer in his second spell at the club, Mathieu Flamini, as back-up.
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And while Olivier Giroud is a serviceable Premier League striker, he is short of true world-class and once again Wenger has failed to produce. Arsenal have been linked with Luis Suarez, Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain, to no avail.
Wenger's once golden touch in spotting and capturing the best youngsters also seems to have deserted him, with Juventus snapping up the brilliant 22-year-old Argentine Paulo Dybala and Borussia Dortmund's Pierre Emerick Aubameyang stating he has no interest in moving to north London.
He was on Arsenal's radar when he was at St Etienne but moved to the Bundesliga in 2013.
Wenger bristles at suggestions Arsenal lack natural leaders but their constant failures and mental weakness at pressure points suggest otherwise - as seen against Watford and also when they lost 3-2 to a youthful and injury-hit Manchester United in February.
These problems have been a narrative in Arsenal's failures - and Wenger has not changed the storyline.
Arsenal's board will not escape scrutiny either, but Wenger has never suggested in recent years that he was stopped from spending money. He has simply adopted a frugal approach that has seen the club left behind.
Sometimes a manager's time simply comes to a conclusion. Twenty years is a lifetime in football and Wenger may well be the last Premier League manager to preside over a dynasty.
And, no matter how fiercely the desire burns to bring back the former glories, a fresh voice is needed - and that time may have finally arrived at Arsenal.
Change is often required to refresh hearts and minds and simply blow away the cobwebs within a club. This is not a criticism of Wenger, simply that a manager's timespan just comes to an end.
Wenger's words praising Arsenal's spirit and attitude have been a constant accompaniment to a lack of silverware and it has been present again during a run of just four wins in 14 games.
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It is a familiar sound, but a hollow one after defeats, and maybe it has become too familiar to his players. They do not back up Wenger's words with actions - maybe they now need to hear someone else.
History will remember Wenger as one of British football's greatest managers, but all good things must come to an end and some results and performances in recent weeks have smacked of the last days of his reign.
There is no agenda against Wenger. There is barely anyone who would begrudge him a happy ending at Arsenal.
Football, however, is not always like that.
This is now actually the biggest problem facing Arsenal's board after their years of complete loyalty to Wenger. It has meant those who would be a perfect fit for the club have gone elsewhere.
Two of the prime contenders are no longer available. Pep Guardiola, who many believe would have seen Arsenal's location, infrastructure and financial power as his perfect Premier League platform, is joining Manchester City, while Jurgen Klopp is at Liverpool.
Manuel Pellegrini will be available at the end of the season after leaving Manchester City, but is the 62-year-old an upgrade on Wenger?
Jose Mourinho is also available but he seems destined for other parts and is hardly the sort of combustible character Arsenal's board would consider, despite his great success. Forget that.
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Ajax manager Frank de Boer would surely welcome the move. He has no Premier League experience but has great pedigree as a player and has won four Eredivisie titles.
Bayer Leverkusen coach Roger Schmidt is highly rated, while plenty with Arsenal connections might emerge from the pack.
Steve Bould has worked alongside Wenger but has no managerial experience, while others are serving their apprenticeship.
Patrick Vieira appears to have been lost to Manchester City as he now coaches New York City FC, Dennis Bergkamp works with De Boer at Ajax, while Thierry Henry has just completed his Uefa "A" coaching qualifications.
If Wenger leaves he will be a hard act to follow - and a hard man to replace.
Brendan Rodgers' side survived early pressure to sweep to victory and secure the earliest title success, with eight games to spare, in a 38-game campaign.
Two deadly finishes from Sinclair - he has scored six in three outings against Hearts - edged Celtic ahead.
Stuart Armstrong and Patrick Roberts matched them before a Sinclair penalty.
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The final whistle signalled a party in the Edinburgh sunshine as Celtic celebrated their 48th Scottish title - their 12th this century and first with Rodgers as manager.
And the records keep tumbling for Celtic, who remain unbeaten in 37 domestic games this season, eclipsing a 100-year-old club record.
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Winning the title in Edinburgh was an act of perfect symmetry for Rodgers' side.
The Northern Irishman's first domestic game in charge of Celtic was at Tynecastle and the packed stands were playing host to the 300th league meeting between the sides - and the 150th to be hosted by Hearts.
On that day back on 7 August, a late goal from Sinclair was needed to subdue hosts who were looking to overtake Aberdeen as Celtic's main title challengers after finishing third in their first season back in the top flight.
A Sinclair double also helped secure a 4-0 win over Hearts in Glasgow in January on a day when he deputised up front due to the absence of first-choice strikers Moussa Dembele and deputy Leigh Griffiths.
That day, the 28-year-old's goals came after he was switched to a more natural wide role, with Roberts in the centre, and that's the way they started at Tynecastle this time out as Rodgers was again denied his two top marksmen through injury.
Lesson learned, one-time Manchester City winger Sinclair combined superbly with fellow Englishman Roberts, himself on loan from the Etihad Stadium, twice within three first-half minutes to virtually end Hearts' challenge.
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Aberdeen's 7-0 thrashing of Dundee on Friday had ensured that Celtic would require another three points to secure the title.
However, there were few signs that Hearts had the form to make them wait any longer.
Celtic had arrived at Tynecastle unbeaten in their last 10 visits since their last defeat by Hearts - 2-0 at Tynecastle in October 2011 - with the Edinburgh side only avoiding defeat once during that spell.
Since Ian Cathro had taken over as head coach from MK Dons-bound Robbie Neilson, they had slipped from second to fifth and had won only once in their last seven outings.
Yet they had lost only two of their last 14 Premiership home games and they came out full of determination to deny Celtic a title party in their own back yard.
Cathro looked to have won the early tactical battle, with his high-pressing game knocking the visitors out their stride and Isma Goncalves twice testing goalkeeper Craig Gordon, who then saved at point-blank range from Jamie Walker.
It had looked ominous for Hearts when Sinclair played in Callum McGregor to find the net after only two minutes.
The linesman's flag allowed the home side to breathe again and they were soon giving as good as they got in a fast and furious start that raged from end to end.
McGregor somehow side-footed wide from only six yards and we began to question Rodgers' decision to switch to an unusual formation with three at the back.
However, Sinclair played a clever one-two with Roberts on the edge of the penalty box before thumping high past goalkeeper Jack Hamilton to give Celtic a 24th-minute lead.
It was soon two as Roberts threaded the ball behind the Hearts defence for Sinclair to score again.
Hearts' defensive frailties had come home to roost and Armstrong's 20-yard drive after the break and Roberts' deft chip from the edge of the penalty area ensured the title was on its way back to Glasgow.
Sinclair completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot after being pulled down by Krystian Nowak.
What now for Celtic? With the League Cup already won, a Scottish Cup semi-final awaits as they seek a domestic treble and the prospect of ending the domestic season unbeaten - a feat no Scottish champions have achieved since the late 19th century.
Match ends, Heart of Midlothian 0, Celtic 5.
Second Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 0, Celtic 5.
Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Kieran Tierney (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Don Cowie (Heart of Midlothian).
Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Celtic).
Andraz Struna (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Celtic. Kolo Touré replaces Dedryck Boyata.
Goal! Heart of Midlothian 0, Celtic 5. Scott Sinclair (Celtic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Penalty Celtic. Scott Sinclair draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Krystian Nowak (Heart of Midlothian) after a foul in the penalty area.
Kieran Tierney (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Don Cowie (Heart of Midlothian).
Substitution, Celtic. Cristian Gamboa replaces Mikael Lustig.
Substitution, Celtic. Gary Mackay-Steven replaces Patrick Roberts.
Attempt saved. James Forrest (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Angus Beith replaces Esmael Gonçalves.
Dedryck Boyata (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Dedryck Boyata (Celtic).
Esmael Gonçalves (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Dedryck Boyata (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Krystian Nowak.
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Prince Buaben replaces Alexandros Tziolis.
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Malaury Martin replaces Jamie Walker.
Goal! Heart of Midlothian 0, Celtic 4. Patrick Roberts (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
James Forrest (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Don Cowie (Heart of Midlothian).
Attempt saved. Jamie Walker (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Perry Kitchen (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Goal! Heart of Midlothian 0, Celtic 3. Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.
Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alexandros Tziolis (Heart of Midlothian).
Attempt missed. Bjorn Johnsen (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Perry Kitchen (Heart of Midlothian).
Foul by Jozo Simunovic (Celtic).
Jamie Walker (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Heart of Midlothian 0, Celtic 2.
First Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 0, Celtic 2.
James Forrest (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
The bus was travelling from Kandahar to Kabul when the accident took place in the Jildak area of Zabul province.
Many of the dead, including women and children, were charred beyond recognition in the inferno. At least 25 people were also injured.
Afghanistan has a bad traffic accident record, with many poorly maintained roads and vehicles.
The injured were taken to Zabul's capital, Qalat, and to Kandahar province. Some are in critical condition.
Gul Islam Seyal, spokesman for the provincial governor in Zabul, accused the drivers of both vehicles of recklessness.
The Kabul-Kandahar road is prone to militant activity and some drivers increase speed to avoid involvement.
In May, 73 people died when two buses and a fuel tanker collided on a highway in Ghazni province.
At least 30 people died in a similar accident in Kandahar province in April 2013.
The sport's next global event will be held in 12 locations in Japan, from Sapporo City in the north to Kumamoto City in the south and all manner of compelling places in between.
Shimazu is talking about the pressure, and the honour, associated with a leading role in hosting not just Asia's first Rugby World Cup but the first to take place outside of the game's traditional hotbeds.
"Yes, I feel the pressure," says Shimazu. "Especially after the England World Cup was such a great success. Even when the national team failed to make the knockouts, there was a fantastic atmosphere in the country.
"Our challenge, though, is not to try to imitate England but to make a very Japanese World Cup, to identify the things that make us unique. We have three years, but the reality of it all is really sinking in."
This woman from Kirkintilloch, this surreal departure from the Land of the Rising Sun to the village in East Dunbartonshire, is Shimazu's idea. He mentions that Japanese people, in the past few years, have come to have a greater understanding of Scotland through a programme that ran on the NHK channel, a mini-series - 15 minutes from 08:00 six days a week - that brought in upwards of 20 million viewers per show during its 150 episodes that ran from September 2014 to March 2015.
It was a drama called 'Massan', based on the real-life story of Masataka Taketsuru, an heir to a liquor store with a passion for making whisky, and his wife Jessie Roberta Cowan, a doctor's daughter from Kirkintilloch. "It was a dramatisation of their lives and it was very famous in Japan," says Shimazu.
He tells the tale of Taketsuru leaving Japan for Glasgow in 1918 in pursuit of knowledge about the whisky industry. He enrolled on a course at Glasgow University and fell in love with the daughter of the family he was staying with - Jessie, who was known as Rita.
Taketsuru learned about whisky on visits to distilleries in Speyside and Campbeltown. He married Rita in a registry office in Glasgow in January 1920.
"And then they came to Japan and created Nikka Whisky, which is still very popular today, 100 years later," explains Shimazu. "They set up their distillery in Hokkaido [Japan's northernmost island]. That's close to Sapporo, a host venue for the World Cup.
"Even during World War II, Rita stayed there. Her husband asked if she wanted to go home, but she stayed. Maybe Scotland and their fans should base themselves in Sapporo in 2019 and taste the Nikka Whisky that one of their own people helped create."
Taketsuru - known as Massan - is remembered as the father of Japanese Whisky - a vastly successful industry - and Rita is known as its mother. "Through this programme we learned about Scottish culture," says Shimazu.
There are many other things he has had to learn about in the role he has held for two years, his appointment coming largely because of his knowledge of how local government works in Japan.
"We have 12 host venues but we actually have 19 local governments covering those 12 venues," he says. "I've 40 years' experience working in that world."
A World Cup in Japan is by turns exciting and challenging. From the 72,327 capacity at the International Yokohama Stadium - where the 2002 football World Cup final was held and where the rugby equivalent will be staged in 2019 - to the 16,187 capacity in Kamaishi City, the 12 host grounds have a total average capacity of 37,888, which is almost 10,000 less than England in 2015 but almost 9,500 higher, per ground, than the New Zealand World Cup in 2011.
That's an awful lot of tickets to sell. True, there are 126 million people living here but this country is one of rugby union's newborns in the grand scheme of things.
Fewer than 25,000 turned up at the Toyota Stadium - capacity 45,000 - last Saturday to watch the Brave Blossoms lose 26-13 to Scotland. On top of that, there is competition from the Olympics that will take place in Tokyo less than a year after the World Cup.
Shimazu and his team wanted the ticket-selling process up and running by the end of this year, but that's not going to happen. Some of the leading rugby nations were successful in their bid to have the draw put back until May 2017. "We'd like to sell our tickets as early as we can," he says.
"There are lots of infrastructural advantages of having the Olympics straight after the World Cup, but one small worry is that one of our stadiums in Tokyo is also hosting the Olympic sevens so we're concerned that some Japanese people, who don't know much about rugby but would like to come and watch, may be confused about tickets for the 15-a-side games and the sevens games.
"The quicker we know who is playing where, the better chance we have of getting our plans in place.
"There are other challenges. Accommodation is a big challenge, but hotels are under construction. There's also a higher expectation amongst the people of Japan after the team did so well in England. Maybe we'll be drawn against Scotland again, like in England. Of course, next time we'll win."
It's said as a joke, but you wouldn't doubt them. The hosts will stage a hell of a party - and they're not intending to bow out early.
Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem, an American-born Muslim convert, was sentenced to 30 years for what a judge called an "extraordinarily serious" crime.
His two friends were shot dead after opening fire at an event that featured cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
A security guard was wounded but no-one else was injured in the attack.
Kareem is the second person in the US to be convicted of charges supporting the so-called Islamic State (IS) group.
Gunmen killed at Prophet Muhammad cartoons event
IS claims US Prophet cartoon attack
Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi were killed in a police shoot-out outside the conference in Garland, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, two years ago.
The event, organised by a group critical of Islam, included a contest for drawings of the Prophet Muhammad - such pictorial depictions are considered forbidden by many Muslims.
Prosecutors said Kareem had watched jihadist videos depicting violence with Simpson and Soofi, encouraged them to plot an attack to support the terrorist group and researched travel to the Middle East to join IS fighters.
Kareem told Judge Susan Bolton he "had nothing to do with this crime". He said he did not know his friends had been planning to attack the conference and only found out about the shooting after they were killed.
He also told jurors at his trial last year that he did not approve of Simpson using his laptop to watch al-Qaeda promotional videos.
But prosecutor Kristen Brook argued Kareem had played an active role in helping attempt mass murder.
"That just doesn't make him an outside participant or fringe guy," she said.
He was convicted of conspiring to support a foreign terrorist organisation and interstate transportation of firearms, among other charges.
Authorities also claim he inquired about explosives to blow up the Arizona stadium, which is where the Super Bowl was held that year, before deciding on the cartoon event.
Earlier this week, ex-convict Joseph Schreiber was sentenced to 30 years in prison for setting fire to a mosque that the Orlando nightclub shooter had occasionally attended.
Schreiber pleaded no contest and was also ordered to pay $10,000 (£7,986). in compensation, despite damages to the mosque exceeding $100,000.
Police said around 350 people had been expected at the event on Richmond Avenue, Headingley, on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 March.
A closure notice was applied for, using anti-social behaviour legislation, due to concerns about drug use, anti-social behaviour and disruption.
It means only tenants at the property can enter it for 24 hours from Friday.
The party had been advertised on social-media as featuring "resident DJs" and guests were invited to bring "a bag o'chems", which police believe referred to drugs.
Supt Sam Millar said: "The open references to the planned consumption of drugs was a real cause for concern.
"As soon as the event was brought to our attention, we took swift action to put legal measures in place to stop it going ahead and to provide the basis for further legal action if the conditions were ignored."
Letters from Leeds City Council's licensing department have been hand delivered to the tenants.
The closure notice, served on the house, runs for 24 hours from 10:00 GMT on Friday and makes it an offence for anyone other than the tenants to enter the property.
According to Gospel accounts, The Last Supper is the final meal that Jesus shared with his Apostles before his crucifixion.
For centuries, it has been the subject of artistic interpretation, most famously by Leonardo da Vinci in his 15th Century mural.
Now Iain Campbell, artist-in-residence at Glasgow's St George's Tron, Church of Scotland, has created a new Glaswegian version of the Last Supper featuring men who find themselves in difficult financial or personal circumstances.
It was commissioned as part of a social enterprise project between the church and Glasgow City Mission to run a cafe in the church.
The artist began his oil painting in September and has been working on it since in full public view.
He says his previous work featured politicians Nicola Sturgeon, Ruth Davidson and Johann Lamont and he had wondered whether his Last Supper should feature well-known faces.
However, he decided to use real people to highlight the work of the City Mission.
Mr Campbell says: "Painting this in public, folks continually came up to me to chat about it.
"Again and again they said they were surprised that they look like real people rather than some idealised version of the Last Supper.
"There's a sense that there is some real raw stories behind the faces in the painting."
Mr Campbell adds: "We decided to call the painting Our Last Supper. It was based on something one of the guys had said to me.
"He said: 'I suppose for any one of us this might be our last supper.'"
John Wallace is one of the men featured in the painting.
He was unemployed and finding life tough when the project started.
He says: "A couple of bits of depression and things like that, problems getting the better of you.
"Most of the gentlemen at this table have all come from the same sort of background. So you are not on your self."
John says he values the support and friendship of the City Mission and life for him is looking up.
He is picking up work in restaurant kitchens and has moved into his own place.
Arthur Curtis, who is featured in the foreground of the painting, says: "Could it be you that it could happen to?
"Could it be someone you know that it could happen to?
"You've just got to face up to it."
Arthur says he hopes people will pop in for a coffee and enjoy a piece of art that focuses on those so often pushed to the margins of society.
The Reverend Alastair Duncan, minister of the St George's Tron, says: "One of the questions Iain was often asked was 'Who is Jesus in the painting?'.
"He would quote the parable of the sheep and the goats which Jesus told in Matthew's gospel in the context of which he said 'whatever you do for the least of these you do for me'."
The minister added: "The people who Glasgow City Mission supports may be in hostel accommodation, may have their own place or may be genuinely homeless but they are people who in some ways have been vulnerable or are finding a way out of that.
"They just need that consistency of care and support for them whatever stage they are in."
The Care Quality Commission has named former chief executive Cynthia Bower, her deputy Jill Finney and media manager Anna Jefferson.
They were all said to be present at a meeting where deletion of a critical report was allegedly discussed.
Ms Bower and Ms Jefferson have denied being involved in a cover-up.
Ms Finney has had her employment terminated from her new job, chief commercial officer at Nominet which controls the .co.uk web domain. She has not yet commented.
David Behan, the CQC's current chief executive told the BBC the organisation needed to "restore confidence".
He added: "We need to demonstrate openness and transparency - and revive the trust of the public, patients and politicians."
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt tweeted following the naming of the officials: "Pleased to receive CQC letter naming the individuals involved. Clear sign NHS is changing. We must have accountability throughout the system."
The three officials were not initially named when claims first surfaced on Wednesday.
But the CQC was forced into a U-turn amid mounting pressure from ministers and the information commissioner.
The allegations of a cover-up emerged in a report by consultants Grant Thornton, commissioned by the CQC after a new leadership team was appointed last summer.
The report said the three officials attended a meeting in March 2012 with the author of an internal report detailing the CQC's monitoring of Furness General Hospital.
Grant Thornton found that in 2011 an internal review was ordered into how problems had gone unnoticed.
But the author of the report - Louise Dineley, CQC head of regulatory risk and quality - said that in a meeting in March 2012 with the three officials named she was told to delete the report by Ms Finney and that Ms Jefferson and Ms Bower had "verbally agreed".
Ms Dineley claimed Ms Finney, who has now left the CQC, said "read my lips" when she gave the instruction.
The Grant Thornton report concluded this "might well have constituted a deliberate cover-up".
The allegations have been denied by those involved.
Ms Bower said she "gave no instruction to delete" the internal review, but added that as the boss of the healthcare watchdog: "The buck stops with me."
In a statement issued to the BBC, Ms Jefferson, who is still an employee of the CQC, said: "I am a new mother myself and the thought of what the families who have lost babies at this hospital have gone through is heartbreaking.
"I would never have conspired to cover up anything which could have led to a better understanding of what went wrong in the regulation of this hospital.
"I am so appalled that I have been implicated in this way."
The CQC had given the hospital - run by Morecambe Bay NHS Trust - a clean bill of health in 2010 despite problems emerging about the maternity unit .
More than 30 families have now taken legal action against the hospital in relation to baby and maternal deaths and injuries from 2008.
In a statement about Ms Finney, Nominet said: "The increasing public scrutiny over our CCO's former role at CQC has made it impossible for her to continue with her role and responsibilities at Nominet.
"With regret, we felt it necessary to terminate Jill Finney's employment with immediate effect."
Stephen Vullo QC told Southwark Crown Court that his client had been wrongly found guilty of assaults on four women.
Mr Harris will not give evidence at this trial, Mr Vullo said.
The former entertainer, 86, denies seven charges of indecent assault and one of sexual assault on victims aged between 12 and 42, from 1971 to 2004.
He is following proceedings via a video-link from prison.
Mr Vullo said: "What do we say about trial one? In short, we say that the jury got it wrong."
He said the defence team had "enormous faith" in the jury system but "no system is infallible".
The jury heard evidence about Mr Harris's conviction for assaulting an eight-year-old girl at a community centre in 1969.
His then personal assistant described it as "highly unlikely" Mr Harris would have been at the centre, in Portsmouth, because of his high level of fame.
Bruna Zanelli said: "He was a major star... a household name. We were a management that was highly esteemed. And we wouldn't have sent any client to work at a community centre. It just wouldn't have happened."
Mr Harris maintains his innocence and has pleaded not guilty to assaulting seven girls and women in a series of "brazen" attacks spanning 30 years, the most recent in 2004, the court has heard.
Mr Vullo told the jury that part of the evidence would relate to Harris's first trial, but that they should focus on the latest allegations.
The jury was also told about an answerphone message left for one of the victims in the first case.
In the 2013 message the victim, who was aged 15 when Harris assaulted her in a London pub while she was on a visit from Australia, is accused by her ex-partner of lying about her allegation against the entertainer.
In an email sent to British police the following year, the victim's ex-partner said the woman made up the allegations after hearing of Mr Harris's arrest in the UK.
The man, who the court heard had been physically abusive during the relationship, told police he felt obliged to support her at the time.
In his email he said: "To my knowledge Mr Harris is innocent of (her) claims."
On Mr Harris not giving evidence, Mr Vullo pointed out some of the alleged offences in the current trial went back four decades, and said calling the entertainer would not help a great deal.
"If the defendant can say no more to you than 'I cannot remember being there', the evidential importance of giving evidence is actually quite weak," he said.
The case continues.
The families of two autistic men claim the council failed to make clear the impact of changes brought in February.
In a Judicial Review hearing, their lawyer said the council had made simultaneous proposals to shut the Westminster House Respite Centre.
The authority said the cuts were in response to reduced government funding.
It is attempting to save £1.6m by restricting council-funded care to the most pressing cases.
The Judicial Review has been brought by two men known only by their initials. "JM" is described in court as being aged 32, with severe autism and a brain injury dating back to his birth.
He lives with his retired parents who are his full-time carers.
"NT", the second claimant, is 31 years old and has autism and a learning difficulty. He spends the week in residential accommodation, returning to his mother at the weekends.
The report into the impact of the changes "gave no information at all for councillors on the impact of what they were about to do", according to David Wolfe, representing the two men.
He told the hearing: "Council promises to mitigate the impact of the cuts in eligibility for help amounted to nothing more than a promise of 'we'll do what we can'."
Mr Wolfe said councillors had not been told how many people would be affected and who they were.
"The one thing they were told is how much money would be saved," he added.
Up to 2,000 vulnerable people on the Isle of Wight could be affected by the changes being introduced in April 2012.
Until recently the council followed a policy of meeting adult social care needs as long as they were "critical" or "substantial".
However, in February the council resolved to cover these needs only if they involved issues of personal safety and accommodation.
This means that in future only those vulnerable adults assessed as critical - or at risk of becoming critical - will continue to receive public funding.
The hearing continues.
The Blackburn Rovers striker admitted a charge of assault last November.
He pleaded guilty to attacking Anthony Bradley outside Buck Whaleys nightclub on 8 June 2013.
Stokes, 28, who is originally from Dublin, was given a two-year suspended sentence.
He was also ordered to pay the victim 30,000 euros (£25,492).
The judge said that she was taking into consideration "the seriousness of the offence and the personal circumstances" of Stokes.
The court had heard that Mr Bradley, 53, suffered a broken nose and two broken teeth in the incident.
He has also been diagnosed with a degenerative spinal condition since the assault, which causes pain across his neck and shoulders.
The judge also ordered Stokes to sign a bond to be on good behaviour for two years.
Stokes has played nine times for the Republic of Ireland.
His career started at Arsenal and he also played for Sunderland and Hibernian.
He is best known for a six-year stint at Glasgow Celtic where he scored 58 goals.
The Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce made the call on Tuesday.
It said most of its members felt the sector had "a future" but there were concerns about a "lack of government policy".
The chamber said the task force should be drawn from the private sector, with the intention of devising "a positive plan to drive competitiveness".
More than 1,000 jobs will be cut over the next two years at Bombardier in Northern Ireland, with a further 1,800 jobs to go in Ballymena with the closure of JTI and Michelin there.
"Energy costs consistently dominate member concerns particularly in sectors such as manufacturing," said the chamber's chief executive, Ann McGregor.
"We welcome the recommendations of the ministerial energy advisory group but would like to see the NI Executive put in place a plan of action to respond to those recommendations as a matter of urgency."
Hannah, 31, scored just five goals in 32 appearances for the Cumbrian club last season in the National League.
But the former Bradford City and Grimsby Town forward now rejoins the club where he was top scorer with 22 goals in 42 league games in 2015-16.
He becomes Jon McCarthy's fourth summer signing after co-strikers Harry White, Nyal Bell - and defender Andy Halls.
Hannah scored one of his five goals last term against Chester in an early-season 3-2 win at Holker Street.
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The world's population is projected to grow to 9 billion by 2050, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations believes that food production will have to increase by 70% in the next 35 years to prevent widespread hunger.
But the increasing use of farmland for biofuel production means that there is less land available for food, and about half - or two billion tonnes - of the food that is produced is wasted, according to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Technology and data analysis could help improve the situation.
For example, innovations in the way data can be collected from cattle have the potential to transform dairy and beef production.
Vital Herd, a Texas-based start-up, has developed a device that can be swallowed by cows. The sensor, or e-Pill, sits in the cow's rumen and uses sonar technology - originally developed for military purposes - to collect information about the animal, including heart rate, temperature, rumination time, rumen acidity and oestrogen levels. It will be available commercially later this year.
The information stored on each e-Pill will be transmitted wirelessly to receivers as cows pass by, and then through the internet to Vital Herd's cloud-based herd management software. This will collate and interpret the data about each animal so it can be viewed by farm managers. The software will send out alerts by text message or email if it appears that individual animals have anything seriously wrong with them.
"Forty per cent of dairy cows get ill each year," explains Brian Walsh, Vital Herd's chief executive. "The cause can be early lactation, the type of feed they are receiving or one of a very large spectrum of health complications. Early warning or auto-detection can help minimise complications or avoid them altogether."
The US Department of Agriculture says total economic loss from animal sickness and death is more than $5bn (£3bn) a year, with global losses amounting to 12 times this.
Mr Walsh believes that more productivity benefits will be realised by analysing historical data from a wide range of cattle. "If we can aggregate data from customers in different regions we could do industry benchmarking and studies to link productivity to vital sign data and genetics," he says.
Big data analysis can also increase crop yields by helping famers make better decisions about when to plant, manage and harvest their crops.
For example, the Climate Corporation, a company founded by two ex-Google employees and acquired by agriculture giant Monsanto in 2013, operates a cloud-based farming information system that takes account of weather measurements from 2.5 million locations every day.
It processes that data, along with 150 billion soil observations, to generate 10 trillion weather simulation data points. Using this information, the company claims it can provide US farmers with temperature, rain and wind forecasts for areas as small as one-third of a square mile (about 200 acres), for the forthcoming 24-hour and seven-day periods.
Accessed from a web browser, this information enables farmers to work out when best to spray large areas of farmland, because they can ascertain when the land is dry enough, when the wind speed is low enough to permit spraying, and when there is a long enough time window before the next rainfall to ensure that the spraying is effective.
The system also uses daily weather data from the past few months to provide farmers with yield estimates for their crops in individual fields, and it allows them to explore historical data from the last thirty growing seasons to provide an accurate estimate of the value of fields they may be considering buying.
But even if crops, dairy products and meat can be produced more efficiently by making use of big data, it's a major undertaking to get it from the farm or abattoir to the dining room table. That's because most food has to be transported hundreds or even thousands of miles on pallets in containers loaded on to trucks, ships and even aeroplanes, stopping at warehouses and distribution points on the way.
Changes in temperature, humidity and even oxygen levels in the containers can all affect the condition of the food when it arrives at its market destination. About 10% to 15% of food that is transported chilled spoils during transport, according to some industry estimates, costing around $25bn.
Tech Mahindra, an IT service company based in Bangalore, India, offers a system called Farm-to-Fork which aims to monitor containers centrally, sending alerts out whenever the conditions in a container deviate from their ideal ones.
Sensors in each container measure temperature, humidity and other parameters, communicating over mobile data networks while the containers are in transit, and via wi-fi when they arrive at distribution centres. Global positioning system (GPS) data also keeps a track of where the containers are.
In some circumstances problems can be rectified automatically, according to Mahesh Vasudevanallur, a practice head at the company. For example, if the sensors indicate that oxygen levels in the container have fallen too low, more of the gas can be released from an on-board tank.
If automatic adjustment isn't possible, humans can intervene. "For a ship on the high seas, an alert message goes to a technician to see what action can be taken," Mr Vasudevanallur says. "With a truck, a driver can go to the nearest depot to get things fixed rather than driving on to his final destination."
All this recorded data can be used to improve food transport conditions, he adds.
"Big data scientists can do freshness and nutrition analysis at each part of the value chain to improve food longevity. That will do wonders getting the products to stomachs instead of being wasted."
Even at 80 years old, Woody Allen is too young to remember the glittering Cafe Society of the 1920s and '30s that both informs his latest film and gives its title.
Yet that has not stopped him recreating the nightclubs, jazz bars and pool parties of this bygone era, in a film in which movie stars and Hollywood moguls rub shoulders with criminals and bootleggers.
The result is a film of pronounced juxtapositions: One in which a scene of tuxedoed and glamorously gowned socialites can slip into another in which a man is shot in the head in a barber's chair.
Could this be seen as Allen's homage to Martin Scorsese, another New York film-maker with a distinctive personal style, whose work abounds with such nefarious mayhem? "I should be so lucky!" he exclaims.
One certainly does not expect a Woody Allen film to feature dead bodies being disposed of in wet concrete, or it to have a character who ultimately meets his maker via the electric chair.
"Oh no, [but] you should," he says with mock indignation. "Right from the start, [in 1969's] Take the Money and Run - even though it was a silly picture, I played a gangster.
"I made Match Point, which was a murder picture, as was Cassandra's Dream and Irrational Man and Manhattan Murder Mystery.
"I'm not graphic in general, but here it was indicated. I was writing about my [New York Jewish] background, and that was what happened."
Born in the Bronx and raised in Brooklyn, the director - born Allan Stewart Konigsberg - entered the world on 1 December 1935 - just five weeks after the Jewish-American gangster Dutch Schultz violently left it.
In Cafe Society, the romantic travails of youthful Bobby Dorfman (Jesse Eisenberg) are largely kept separate from the more ruthless activities of his brother Ben (Corey Stoll).
It is clear, however, that Allen's overall intention is to create a picaresque tableau - one in which the choices people make have a profound impact on whether they will ever achieve or experience lasting happiness.
Kristen Stewart's character Vonnie - a fresh-faced young studio secretary who is torn between Eisenberg's bashful ardour and the more seasoned attentions of a married movie star agent (Steve Carell) - is a case in point.
Which man she chooses will have massive repercussions not just for her respective paramours, but also a wealthy young woman named Veronica (Blake Lively) who comes to share more than Vonnie's (albeit abbreviated) name.
Stewart, known to millions for her Bella Swan role in the Twilight film series, admits Vonnie's "mannerisms and demeanour are pretty outside of [her] more immediate go-to personality traits".
"But I'm far from a character actor, and Vonnie was definitely in there somewhere - I wasn't faking it.
"The movie would only work if she had this really contagious, enticing and inviting willingness to be impulsive - to live in the moment and appreciate life in a shameless, non-judgemental way.
"For a story told in the context of that era, it's really forward and cool and modern that she can indulge in unconventional relationships and not feel bad about it at a time when young respectable women were supposed to do very particular things."
For Eisenberg, the chance to travel back in time was as much of an attraction as the opportunity to work again with Allen, a director he collaborated with previously on the 2012 portmanteau comedy To Rome with Love.
"It's a surreal experience," he explains. "You enter into a different time period, a romantic glamour that doesn't exist anymore.
"You mourn the loss of that sweet formality, if not the horrible poverty, racism and sexism. At the same time, the clothes were nicer."
Eisenberg's own mannerisms and demeanour inevitably recall those of Allen, the role of Bobby being one it would easy to imagine him playing at the beginning of his career.
The Social Network and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice star says he tried to make "the character [his] own", while conceding it was difficult not to let some of Allen's familiar inflections seep into his portrayal.
"It's written by Woody Allen, it's written in his style and cadence [and] he's standing a foot from me every day giving me direction," the 32-year-old shrugs.
"I think it's impossible not to be inspired or affected by him subconsciously, even though I made every conscious effort to avoid it."
Soon to celebrate his 81st birthday, Allen's ability to secure financing for his projects without surrendering artistic control makes him an anomaly in today's Hollywood.
He's had his ups and downs, many of the latter as a consequence of his turbulent personal life. Cafe Society, though, shows his working routine to be as robust and as streamlined as ever.
"When I finish a script I never have to show it to anybody," he reveals. "I never have to get any approval for it or approval of casting.
"I raise the money privately, so I make the movie I want to make and then I hope people like it.
"As a director, I would not have liked to work in Hollywood in the '30s, because the studio ruled film-makers and told them who to cast and what scripts they had to do.
"I've been very blessed, very lucky - and I've never had to argue for final cut."
Woody Allen, Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart were speaking at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Cafe Society opens in the UK on 2 September.
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Four times runner-up in the Formula 1 drivers' championship, Moss effectively retired in 1962 but continued to race in historic cars and legends events.
But after qualifying for the Le Mans Legends he said it was time to stop.
"I have always said if I felt I was not up to it or I was getting in the way of competitors I would retire," he said.
Moss, who suffered paralysis to his left side and spent a month in a coma after a crash in the Glover Trophy at Goodwood in 1962, revealed that the decision to finally hang up his gloves came while racing his Porsche RS61 in practice.
Moss's 16 grands prix wins is one more than Lewis Hamilton
He had been set to partner Ian Nuthall in the Legends event - which comes before the main 24-hour Le Mans race and features classic cars from 1949-65.
"This afternoon I scared myself," he told stirlingmoss.com. "I love racing, but now it is time to stop."
During a career that spanned 63 years from his debut as an 18-year-old, Moss won 16 grands prix, including the British Grand Prix on two occasions and Monaco on three.
In 1955 he finished runner-up to Juan Manuel Fangio in the drivers' standings for the first of three times, while in 1958 he finished just a point behind champion Mike Hawthorn - Moss even helping Hawthorn avoid a potentially decisive points penalty in Portugal.
Commenting on the retirement, Martin Brundle - who raced alongside Moss in the British Touring Car Championship, tweeted: "I'm hearing that Sir Stirling Moss, my 1981 team-mate and good friend, has declared he is retiring from race driving at 81 years old. Legend."
Tiziana Cantone had already tried to take her own life twice before her third and final attempt, her mother said.
The 31-year-old was a "sensitive" girl who - despite moving home, changing her name and fighting through the courts to have the videos removed from the internet - could not escape the notoriety caused by the sex tape she featured in.
"She was hurting and at times took refuge in alcohol. But she was always a healthy and normal girl," her mother Maria Teresa told investigators, La Repubblica newspaper reported.
Tiziana had won a "right to be forgotten" ruling - but could not understand why the court had ordered her to pay €20,000 (£17,000; $22,500) in legal costs.
By then it was much too late - the video had been copied and republished thousands of times.
"She was suffering from everything she saw and heard and in particular from the outcome of the legal proceedings, because she believed justice had not been done," her mother said.
Her mother has been joined in grief by many Italians - but not all.
Some continued to condemn her, such as Walter Caputo, a Turin city councillor for the Democratic Party of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
Mr Caputo wrote on Facebook that Tiziana had in sending the video to acquaintances perhaps been "aiming for a certain notoriety" and was "certainly not a saint".
Mr Caputo later apologised for the remarks, which he said had been poorly considered, Fanpage.it website reported.
Author Roberto Saviano said the hostility towards Tiziana stemmed from what he described as Italy's "morbid" relationship with sex.
"I grieve for Tiziana, who killed herself because she was a woman in a country where uninhibited and playful sex is still the worst of sins," he wrote on Twitter.
Another commenter suggested that had Tiziana been a man - "if she were called Tiziano" - she would still be alive because men having sex do not attract the same kind of scandalised reaction.
One mourner at her funeral said she was surprised by how few men had attended.
"There were many women and very few men and this thing made me feel really bad," she told reporters.
Tiziana's suicide came just as friends thought she was finally putting the episode behind her.
"I wonder how anyone can be so fierce, how to rage against a girl who has not done anything wrong," Teresa Petrosino told Corriere della Sera.
"I think that they should be ashamed, all those who have filled the web with insults and meanwhile secretly watched the images."
The education minister has written to councils advising them head teachers should instead exercise discretion.
Pupils are allowed to have up to 10 days away, but schools are judged on absenteeism rates.
Campaign group Parents Want a Say said the advice was a "terrific result".
Nearly 2,000 people signed a petition after hundreds of parents were fined over term-time holidays.
In his letter to councils on Wednesday, Huw Lewis said he was concerned some councils were advising "head teachers should not exercise their discretion and should instead refuse all requests for term-time absence as a matter of course", regardless of the circumstances.
"This is contrary to the regulations which allow a margin of discretion for the school in such matters so that each request can be considered fairly and on its merits," the minister wrote.
A BBC Wales Freedom of Information request in 2015 found wide variations in policy of imposing fines.
While Cardiff council issued 370 fixed penalty notices between January and May, 10 other councils did not issue any.
After receiving the petition in December, petitions committee chairman, William Powell AM, wrote to Mr Lewis saying some parents may have been dealt with unfairly and unlawfully.
He welcomed the minister's response, saying some councils had been "engaging in a cynical game of 'pass the parcel' on this issue".
"It is clear that the minister's intention, contrary to what applies in England, is for the discretion of individual head teachers to be respected," Mr Powell said.
"The Minister's response to the petitioners, in the light of compelling evidence received, is, in my view, a victory for common sense."
Craig Langman, chairman of campaign group Parents Want a Say, said it was a "terrific result" for parents in Wales.
"We hope this will encourage Westminster to reconsider its position on the policy in England," he added.
In just his third first-class match, Hameed, 18, hit an assured 91 as the Red Rose drew with Surrey.
The England Under-19 captain has been with Lancashire since the age of nine and made his debut last month.
"It certainly really bodes well for the future," former England spinner Giles told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"It's a great attribute to have as he just loves batting, that should sound obvious for a batter, but he just doesn't give things away.
"The only player I've seen that sort of mindset in, to that degree, is Jonathan Trott and he had a pretty good career."
Warwickshire batsman Trott retired from international cricket in May after scoring 3,835 runs in 52 Tests over eight years with England.
"Has, as we've said, has a pretty bright future," Giles added.
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The 500lb (227kg) device was discovered on a building site in The Avenue, Brondesbury Park.
Nearby residents have been evacuated and a 300m cordon put in place while teams prepare to move the bomb.
Mr Clifford, 71, was arrested on 12 March at Littlehey Prison, in Cambridgeshire, where he is serving a sentence for sex-related offences.
He was arrested as part of Operation Yewtree, the Met Police investigation into sexual abuse allegations.
Mr Clifford will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 21 July.
Baljit Ubhey, chief crown prosecutor for CPS London, said: "We have concluded that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest for Mr Clifford to be charged with one offence of indecent assault."
Operation Yewtree is investigating sexual abuse allegations and was launched in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.
English and French clubs intend to quit the Heineken Cup next year in favour of the proposed Rugby Champions Cup.
While Dodson admits the implications of a split are "grave", he insists there remains time for dialogue.
He said: "I won't pretend it's not a serious financial issue for the SRU but there is still a lot of talking to do."
The SRU receives around £5m a year for Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh participating in the Heineken Cup.
And European Rugby Cup (ERC), which has run the Heineken Cup since it began in 1995, wants to reopen negotiations.
English Premiership and French Top 14 clubs say they will not attend talks planned by the organising body next month.
They believe the Heineken Cup structure favours teams from the Pro12, which is made up of sides from Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Italy.
But Dodson believes there will be further talks and that agreement can be reached on a format that includes Scotland's two representatives.
"I remain very confident that there will be a European competition next season and that the Scottish clubs will be in that competition as long as it is in our interests to do so," he told BBC Scotland.
"I think it's been wrongly portrayed that we have been maintaining a position. That's not the truth.
"We have always been prepared to talk and meet with people to try and get this great competition back on track.
"We are not ruling anything in or ruling anything out at this stage. I think it would be crazy to do that.
"Everyone has said they want to play in a competition where everyone is involved. That is our position and will continue to be our position."
The SRU has previously stressed that any competition must be supported by national governing bodies as well as the International Rugby Board (IRB).
"It's a high-stakes game for everyone," Dodson added.
"But the most important thing is that we have a period now where we can get down to negotiations.
"A lot of public statements have been made and we have been very keen not to get involved.
"We prefer to do our talking in private where it is meaningful and progress can be made.
"In the next two or three weeks people will get round the table again to make real attempts to get this thing solved."
Dodson was talking at the Scottish launch of this season's Heineken Cup, with Edinburgh opening their campaign against Munster on 12 October and Glasgow at defending champions Toulon the following day.
The Jewish Agency, which acts as a link for Jews around the world, said the exodus resulted from a rise in anti-Semitic attacks in Europe.
It reported that 9,880 western European Jews emigrated to Israel last year.
Around 8,000 came from France, where Jews have been targeted in a series of recent attacks, it said.
The agency also reported that about 800 Jews left Britain to Israel in 2015, the AP news agency reported.
Jews have been targeted in many European countries, such as Belgium and Denmark, but the worst attacks have been reported in France
The country's 500,000 Jewish population is the world's third largest, after Israel and the United States.
"That a record number of European Jews feel that Europe is no longer their home should alarm European leaders and serve as a wake-up call for all who are concerned about the future of Europe,'' Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky said, according to AP.
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French Jews question their future
This week, a teacher in Marseille was stabbed by a boy who reportedly said he had done it for the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, the third attack on Jews in recent months in the city.
The attack prompted a local Jewish leader to ask men to stop wearing the traditional skullcap. France's chief rabbi, however, urged Jews to keep covering their heads.
In January 2015, four Jewish shoppers were killed by an IS supporter at a kosher supermarket, shortly after the deadly assault on the office of Charlie Hebdo magazine.
Since then, more than 700 synagogues, Jewish schools and community centres have been protected by police or soldiers.
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The bridge in Stoke Road in Stoke-on-Trent "has a history of incidents where drivers have failed to observe the height restriction", Network Rail said.
Beams will be installed to provide additional protection, reducing the risk of structural damage and potential disruption to rail services, it added.
Stoke Road will be closed to traffic until 16:30 GMT on 11 March.
Work will take place between 07:00 and 17:00 GMT Monday to Friday and overnight from 22:00 to 06:00 GMT on two weekends - 21, 22, 28 and 29 February.
Network Rail apologised for any inconvenience caused.
About 20 million people from 38 countries enter America each year under the visa waiver programme.
It has come under increased scrutiny since last month's attacks in Paris, with lawmakers expressing concern that militants could get into the US.
Under changes that are be submitted to Congress, all countries in the scheme would be asked to issue "e-passports".
Their registrations would come under greater scrutiny from US agencies, and travellers would also be screened to see if they had travelled to militant-held areas.
The Department of Homeland Security will also ask Congress for additional powers, including increase fines for airlines that fail to verify passport data.
The changes will "enhance our ability to thwart terrorist attempts to travel on lost or stolen passports", White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters in Paris, where President Barack Obama is attending UN talks on climate change.
The programme currently allows people from designated countries to visit the US for 90-day stays without getting a visa.
Several of the suspected perpetrators of the Paris terror attacks were from Belgium and France, which are countries on the list.
The team have scored a number of crucial last-minute goals this season.
The latest was Will Vaulks' winner in the first leg of the Premiership play-off final against Kilmarnock.
"We have worked on things this season as a team. We worked on the mindset of the players with a company," Houston told BBC Scotland.
"That has been hugely beneficial to us and the players bought into it. That was the most important thing.
"They have a very positive mindset. If the lose a goal, for example, they clear their heads quickly.
"And that's important because, if you let it dwell, you get annoyed with yourself and start falling out with your team-mates."
Falkirk, who travel to Rugby Park for the second leg on Sunday, have further embraced the idea of creating positive attitudes in match preparation.
"We also have personal training programmes that the club had lost when we moved from Stirling University, so we have added that in along with some sports science," Houston explained.
The manager believes that, should Falkirk come through against Kilmarnock in Sunday's second leg, their promotion to the top flight of Scottish football would be more than justified.
"I genuinely believe that Falkirk are the size of club that Scottish football needs," he said. "Our crowds are very vocal and good numbers-wise support for such a small town.
"We are averaging crowds more than some of the Premiership teams. I think it's good enough and big enough."
Houston expects his team might have to score on Sunday if they are to come out on top after the two legs.
Indeed, although Falkirk were 1-0 winners on Thursday, he feels his team can improve on their performance.
"We were fortunate to win the game," he suggested. "We didn't keep the ball very well against Kilmarnock.
"It's not a trait I can accuse the players of, so I can't be too negative on it.
"The fact that we won the match against a Premiership side is still much better.
"To go in with a 1-0 win is much better than a 1-0 defeat."
The Sunday Times reported that Moscow and Beijing had "cracked" a secret cache of files taken by Mr Snowden.
It said some Western intelligence agents had been removed from "hostile countries" because information leaked by Mr Snowden showed how they work.
The Sunday Times stands by its story.
Mr Snowdon's leaks in 2013 revealed surveillance carried out by US intelligence.
Journalist Glenn Greenwald, who helped break the original stories, told the BBC there was "zero evidence" to support claims Russia and China had gained access to the documents.
He criticised what he called "anonymous cowards in the British government" who had spoken to the Sunday Times.
Mr Snowden, now living in Russia, left the US in 2013 after leaking to the media details of extensive internet and phone surveillance by American intelligence.
His information made international headlines in June 2013 when the Guardian newspaper reported the US National Security Agency was collecting the telephone records of tens of millions of Americans.
Mr Snowden is believed to have downloaded 1.7 million secret documents before he left the US.
His actions have been praised by civil liberties campaigners but criticised by intelligence officials, who say the leaks pose security risks.
Mr Greenwald told the BBC's Today programme: "All this story is are people inside the government who have an obvious interest in smearing Snowden.
"They don't have the courage to put their names on these allegations so they remain anonymous.
"There's zero evidence for them. There's all kinds of reasons to believe they're not true.
"It's not journalism it's just acting as subservient stenographers for the government."
According to the Sunday Times, Moscow had gained access to more than one million classified files held by Mr Snowden.
A UK government source told the BBC Russia and China had information that had led to agents being moved but added there was no evidence any had been harmed.
Mr Greenwald said Mr Snowden had told him he did not take documents with him when he went to Russia because he feared he would be hacked.
He said: "Snowden told me before he left Hong Kong that he had intended to destroy the set and he has said publicly many times that he gave all the copies he had to journalists."
Mr Greenwald said there had been "a huge shift" in the media narrative towards a "pro-Snowden sentiment".
He added: "And as soon as the Snowden narrative shifts, up pops anonymous, unnamed cowards in the British government to smear him with these evidence-free claims and I think that's really the story."
A spokesman for The Sunday Times said: "This story was responsible journalism and another example of The Sunday Times setting the news agenda.
"We reported what various reliable and well-informed sources from within the government told us.
"We fully stand by our story, as did the BBC which also had it confirmed by government sources in its reporting yesterday."
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Wales led 4-1 at half-time, Tina Evans firing in a penalty corner, before Natasha Marke-Jones, Danni Jordan and Leah Wilkinson also found the net.
Lisa Daley and Marke-Jones's second-half strikes sealed an emphatic win.
Wales are top of Pool B after the opening day and play Poland next on Tuesday, 8 August at 18:00 BST.
Poland lost their opening game 2-0 to Belarus, while in Pool A it was France 0-1 Ukraine and Italy 1-1 Russia.
Wales head coach Kevin Johnson was delighted to have started the tournament in style.
"It was important for us to start well and that gives us confidence, belief and momentum," he said.
"We knew we had to focus on the important things and try and find the game that we have been playing for a while.
"It's kind of hard to know what the 'home thing' is going to be before we get out there playing, but we ran any nervous energy off in the first quarter and settled down."
We have seen other insurrections - most notably at BP - but these have been non binding. What's the difference?
Shareholders get to vote on pay every year but only once every three years does their vote have any teeth.
This is the moment when the company presents the pay policy. In other words when it lays out the method by which pay will be calculated for the next three years. If shareholders reject this - as Weir's did yesterday - its back to the drawing board.
The debate over high pay tends to focus on the injury done to our ideas of fairness and merit. The gap between the boardroom and the shop floor has become a chasm.
According to the High Pay Centre, 20 years ago CEOs earned 40 times as much as the average worker. That multiple is now 180.
There is increasing support gathering for the view that high pay is not just grossly unfair and socially divisive, it is economically destructive.
How so? The argument goes like this.
Remember, most company CEOs don't last long. The average tenure for a FTSE 100 boss is five years. Even when bonuses and pay are delayed, the period over which their performance is judged is pretty short.
Therefore, the CEO has to work quickly. The best way to maximise profit is to keep prices as high as the market will bear while cutting costs to the bone.
That will increase profits in the short term but is also a recipe for a lack of investment in new products, new machinery, new training, new technology, new anything.
All the things that, over time, raise an economy's productivity and its citizens living standards. The amount of money businesses are investing in things that will provide long term benefits is lower than at any time since the 1960s.
Some writers, like economist Andrew Smithers, argue that it is not too far fetched to link the decline in productivity, the amount of output per worker hour, to the excesses of executive pay.
We have been here before. The shareholder spring of 2012 was meant to chasten boards into more comprehensible, more transparent, and less offensive pay awards. It ushered in the idea of a three-yearly binding vote that Weir just lost.
And yet here we are today with Bob Dudley trousering £14m as his shareholders suffer and, wait for it, Sir Martin Sorrell to get a pay award of nearly £70m (his shareholders made money).
Senior city figures realise something is wrong. Nigel Wilson, the chief executive of Legal and General last week launched a working group to examine a pay regime he described as "broken".
It remains to be seen whether this shareholder spring gives way to yet another long summer for those in the boardroom.
Archie the Jack Russell terrier was found abandoned earlier this year and spends most weekends with London nursery teacher Marie-Hélène Léoni.
The Dogs Trust centre at Harefield says when he returns to the shelter he only obeys commands delivered in her accent.
Staff have been forced to mimic her voice when interacting with Archie.
Miss Léoni, 57, is originally from Savoie in the French Alps.
She has been taking four-year-old Archie out regularly for day trips and for walks near her home in Maida Vale, west London, for the past eight months.
She explained: "I'd sing him classic French children's songs, like 'À la Volette', 'Meunier tu dors' and 'Il était un petit navire'.
"I call him 'Poupounette' too, which translates as 'lovely doggie' and 'mon petit chou', meaning 'my little darling', and after that he started trusting me more and more."
Lizzie Smith, a canine carer at Dogs Trust, added: "She does have a lovely French accent, and it's astonishing to see the way Archie will only react when he hears it - which means during the week when he's back with us, the staff try to replicate Marie-Hélène's accent."
She admitted that their attempts showed "varying degrees of success".
Miss Leoni's work and other commitments mean she is unable to look after Archie full-time.
Staff at the Dogs Trust centre say Archie is now ready to find a loving new home and say it would be a "bonus" if his new owner can speak à la Française.
East Anglia's Children's Hospices (Each) wants to replace its aging facility in Quidenham, Norfolk, to help children with terminal illnesses.
The duchess, who is the charity's patron, will attend the launch at the Norfolk Showground on 25 November.
While there, she will meet families and speak to supporters of the hospice.
The charity runs services in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridge and Essex.
The current Quidenham hospice is one of the oldest in the UK and is extremely restricted in its facilities and development, the charity said.
It is hoped the new building, in Framlingham Earl, would include a hydrotherapy pool and improved accommodation and play areas.
I kicked things off with Labour's shadow Welsh Secretary Owen Smith in the baking sunshine at Barry Island.
He gave some interesting answers when I asked him whether he'd be prepared to criticise the Welsh government publicly on the delivery of public services if he felt he needed to.
Mr Smith told me: "Where there needs to be hard words there will be hard words."
The context here is important. We are coming to the end of the first parliamentary term in which there has been a Conservative-led coalition at Westminster and a Labour Welsh government in Cardiff since the start of devolution.
The relationship has at times been hostile.
The Conservatives have long maintained that the criticism has brought much-needed scrutiny that was lacking when there were Labour governments on either side of the M4.
Labour of course insist the best relationship for the good of public services is one of "critical friendship" rather than "divide and rule", and that was the tone Owen Smith struck when I spoke with him although he did say those hard words would be made publicly if needs be.
Labour are also juggling with two narratives on the Welsh economy that at times appear to compete with each other.
Today was a classic example. Owen Smith was accompanied by the shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Rachel Reeves at a food bank in Barry to campaign against what they call the bedroom tax and and what they also call an explosion of zero hours contracts.
The tone and content seem very different to what Labour's First Minister Carwyn Jones talks about when he says the Welsh economy is benefiting from a devolution dividend that has resulted in record levels of inward investment.
I've put this point to both senior Labour figures and they're response is that the two are not mutually exclusive.
Carwyn Jones says his efforts have come despite the UK government while Owen Smith says inward investment operates against a broader environment of low wages and insecure employment.
In the sunshine of Barry Island, there were lots of smiley faces but Labour are banking on those smiles being skin-deep, while underneath it all there rests deep disquiet about the direction of the economy.
In other words, are people feeling the economic recovery? The central question of this election campaign.
Next up the Lib Dems.
It has been prompted following concerns by parents about the care given to their children.
Several families have met with Prof Sir Bruce Keogh, medical director of the NHS, who has asked Sir Ian Kennedy to lead the investigation.
In a statement, Bristol Children's Hospital said it was troubled that families continued to have concerns.
A recent inquest into the death of four-year-old Sean Turner, from Wiltshire, found that while there was no gross negligence, there were missed opportunities.
Steve Turner, Sean's father, said: "One Sunday morning I picked up the paper and read an horrific story with regard to the Bristol Children's Hospital.
"I tweeted Sir Bruce Keogh and asked him to pick up the reins and sort this mess out."
He agreed to meet with parents, including the mother of seven-year-old Cardiff boy Luke Jenkins, who died in 2012 following heart surgery at Bristol Children's Hospital.
Faye Valentine said the meeting with Dr Keogh was "promising".
"We feel quite pleased that something has come out of today and hopefully he'll look into our concerns," she said.
Dr Keogh said it was to be an inquiry by the parents but led by Sir Ian, who led the Bristol Royal Infirmary tragedy investigation.
"We've heard some very harrowing stories in a dignified way from the families," Dr Keogh said.
"Ian Kennedy is a highly respected individual, very ethical, got great integrity and the important thing is that he conducted the original Bristol Royal Infirmary inquiry.
"He understands the issues, he can hit the ground running.
"What I'm really after is getting to the bottom of these problems, finding a solution and getting the Bristol unit to be one of the very best in the country as quickly as possible."
A spokesman for the hospital said it had continued to make improvements, including better communication with parents.
Mr Erdogan said the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne was a defeat for Turkey as it "gave away" islands to Greece.
Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos warned Turkey not to pursue "dangerous paths".
Tensions over a disputed Aegean islet in 1996 brought Greece and Turkey to the brink of war.
Since then, relations between the neighbours have eased.
Speaking in Ankara on Thursday, Mr Erdogan said the Treaty of Lausanne, which forged the modern borders between Greece and Turkey, was essentially a defeat for Turkey.
"We gave away islands to Greece that we could reach with a shout. Is this victory? Some tried to trick us into believing that Lausanne was a victory," he said.
"Those who sat at that table did not do right by that treaty. Now, we suffer its setbacks."
Mr Erdogan's remarks angered both the Greek government and the Turkish opposition.
"Efforts to cast doubt on international treaties lead to dangerous paths," said Mr Kammenos on Friday, urging Turkey not to "pursue" those paths.
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said questioning the treaty was "dangerous to relations between the two countries and to the broader region", his office said.
Turkey's main opposition CHP party - whose late leader negotiated the treaty - said Lausanne had reversed the tough conditions of a previous treaty that had been negotiated by leaders of the Ottoman Empire.
CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu said Lausanne was "Turkey's deed" and questioned why Mr Erdogan had raised the issue while there was "unemployment, corruption and people chasing after their lives" across Turkey, the Hurriyet Daily News reported.
Mr Erdogan came to power in 2002 and has become known for his authoritarian approach.
He spent 11 years as prime minister before becoming Turkey's first directly-elected president in August 2014.
A further 25 will be involved in a continuing training mission in Ukraine.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said troops in the Baltic region would deter Russian aggression beyond Ukraine and reassure eastern European Nato members.
Mr Fallon, who is in Brussels for a Nato meeting, also called on Russia to change its strategy in Syria where it has been carrying out air strikes.
Russia's growing military involvement in the Syria conflict is expected to be high on the agenda of the Nato meeting.
Nato states have expressed concern over Russia's backing for separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine and its bombing campaign in Syria.
In June, RAF Typhoons, which have been deployed to the Baltic region each year since May 2014, were scrambled from Estonia to intercept and shadow two Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea.
Nineteen UK teams in Ukraine have trained nearly 1,600 members of the Ukraine Armed Forces (UAF) at eight training sites.
The operation is on course to have trained more than 2,000 UAF troops by the end of the financial year.
By Jonathan Beale, BBC defence correspondent
Britain has already been sending troops to take part in exercises in the Baltics. The RAF has been sending Typhoon jets to the region to help patrol the skies.
It's all part of reassuring nervous Nato allies worried about their increasingly belligerent neighbour, Russia.
That's how this latest UK deployment should also be viewed.
About 100 British troops will be sent to the Baltics to take part in a Nato training mission that's already up and running.
It will be a "persistent" rather than a permanent presence.
An MoD source said he expected the British troops to be there 90% of the time.
Nato does not want to be accused of breaking previous agreements with Russia about building new military bases in eastern Europe.
This move is likely to irritate Moscow. But such a modest deployment won't cause alarm.
Mr Fallon said the UK deployment was "further reassurance for our allies... for Nato, for the Baltic states and for Poland."
He said the troops were part of a "more persistent presence by Nato forces" to respond to "any further Russian provocation and aggression".
The move forms part of the US-German Transatlantic Capability Enhancement and Training initiative, which co-ordinates military training and exercises in the Baltic States and Poland.
Later, Mr Fallon is expected to say: "We are committed to supporting the sovereignty of the democratic nations of Eastern Europe.
"We are already deploying RAF jets to the Baltics and providing crucial training to the Ukrainian armed forces.
"Now we will have a more regular drumbeat of troops deploying in the Baltics and Poland."
Sir Andrew Wood, former British ambassador to Russia, said Russian president Vladimir Putin would see the stationing of British troops in the Baltic states "as a provocation".
On Russia's intervention in the Syrian civil war, Mr Fallon said Russia was "making a very serious situation in Syria much more dangerous".
Russia says its air strikes, which are backed by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, are aimed at so-called Islamic State and "other terrorists".
But the US and its allies say other "moderate" rebel groups have been targeted.
Mr Fallon said: "We'll be calling on Russia specifically to stop propping up the Assad regime, to use their influence constructively to stop Assad bombing his own civilians."
Sir John Sawers, former head of Britain's MI6 foreign intelligence agency, said Russia's intervention in Syria was "a major step up" in its level of support for Assad's regime.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the "reticence" of the West, in the wake of Iraq and Afghanistan, to deploy military power "had left a space into which Putin has inserted himself".
The collection, which includes many of his best-known WW1 and World War Two cartoons, was put up for sale in 2011.
The 410 drawings and paintings have now been acquired by the William Heath Robinson Trust (WHRT).
The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) gave a £250,000 grant to assist the purchase.
An additional grant of £50,000 was provided by the Art Fund, the national fundraising charity for art.
Heath Robinson's drawings of complicated inventions saw his name enter the lexicon in 1912 as a synonym for absurdly ingenious devices.
Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park and Olympic Cauldron designer Thomas Heatherwick are among those to have cited him as an influence on their work.
The cartoons include Deceiving the invader as to the state of the tide (left), part of a series looking at possible ways to resist a German invasion, and another drawing depicting British and German tunnellers meeting underground as they attempt to plant mines beneath each other's trenches (right).
Confusing the Enemy's Sense of Direction (left) imagines underground pulleys being used to spin a rural road sign, while 'Netting Tanks' (right) imagines armoured vehicles being armed with nets to "deal with a threatened menace on the Western Front".
Heath Robinson also found much to laugh at away from the battlefield, to which these colour illustrations of applicants "for the position of water diviner on the Metropolitan Water Board" (left) and "a Christmas deed of kindness" (right) attest.
"These fantastically wry cartoons represent British humour at its best," said Carole Souter, the NHMF's chief executive. "We felt that it was important to keep this collection together for the nation to rediscover and enjoy."
The collection, which includes rare early sketches and advertising commissions, will be displayed at the new Heath Robinson Museum in Pinner, north west London, when it opens in April 2016.
"We are proud to become custodians of such an exciting collection of works by one of Britain's best loved artists," said Geoffrey Beare of the WHRT.
Born in 1872, William Heath Robinson moved to Pinner in 1908. He died in September 1944, aged 72.
The male victim is the 1,641st person to be identified out of a total of 2,753 people who died in the attack.
His identity - which was determined using new DNA technology - is being withheld at the request of his family.
Before Monday's announcement, it had been over two years since the last identification took place.
The last time a victim was identified was March 2015.
His identity was determined by New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, which had been retesting DNA recovered in 2001.
A total of 1,112 people who died (40%) remain unidentified nearly 16 years after the terror attack.
Harlequins flanker Robshaw was captain throughout Stuart Lancaster's reign and in 42 of his 43 England games.
Joe Launchbury of Wasps has been tipped as a future skipper, but it is thought Jones wants a more confrontational character to lead the side.
Hartley was dropped from the World Cup after being banned for a head-butt.
It was the latest in a long list of disciplinary issues for the Northampton hooker, who has been suspended a total of 54 weeks in his career
However, the 29-year-old's total of 66 England caps makes him one of the most experienced players available to Jones heading into the Six Nations, which starts on 6 February.
Hartley, who captained Northampton to the Premiership title in 2014, has been out of action for a number of weeks with concussion.
He will again be absent for Friday's European Cup match with Racing Metro, but director of rugby Jim Mallinder expects him to return to soon.
Although he is unlikely to continue to lead the side, Robshaw remains firmly on the England radar, but as a blind-side flanker rather than on the open side, where he has won the vast majority of his caps.
Meanwhile, Jones met with former head coach Stuart Lancaster on Wednesday and is in the process of finalising his coaching team.
Jones began overhauling his backroom team by getting rid of Mike Catt, Andy Farrell and Graham Rowntree.
Steve Borthwick has been appointed as forwards coach, although the RFU remains in dispute with his club Bristol, while Saracens defence guru Paul Gustard is expected to join the team in the new year.
Jones is also meeting this week with Northampton attack coach Alex King about a possible role, although Jones will be in charge of shaping England's attacking plan himself.
Jones, 55, was named as England's first foreign head coach last month and met Robshaw, who made his international debut in 2009, on Saturday.
The new coach, who led Japan at the World Cup, has previously said Robshaw, 29, was not "outstandingly good in any area" following England's early exit from the recent World Cup.
England won only one of their opening three matches and became the first sole hosts to be eliminated at the group stage of the tournament.
BBC Radio 5 live's Chris Jones:
Hartley's poor disciplinary record is well documented but, at the age of 29 and with 66 international caps, he is hugely experienced.
His ballast and technical ability were badly missed by England during the World Cup.
Although Robshaw may lose the captaincy under Jones, he remains firmly on the radar as a blind-side flanker.
The action plan is aimed at multinational companies that shrink their tax bills by shifting their profits from one country to another.
Firms including Starbucks, Amazon and Google have been accused of pursuing such strategies.
They have all said they operate within the law.
The OECD says 44 nations making up 90% of the world economy favour its plan.
Announcing the proposals, the OECD's head of tax, Pascal Saint-Amans, told journalists in Paris that they would "change the rules of the game" by making sure companies paid taxes in the country where profits were generated.
At present, firms can exploit agreements intended to avoid double taxation of profits by using them to obtain double tax deductions instead.
They also use internal billing procedures to ensure that profits are registered in countries where corporate tax levels are lower.
Under the OECD plan, a country-by-country model would require firms to declare their revenue, profit, staffing and tax paid in each jurisdiction.
The measures will go before finance ministers at the next meeting of G20 nations in Australia this weekend.
Richard Collier, tax partner at PwC said the changes would have a big impact on global firms.
"The scale and scope of change surpasses what many people had anticipated at the outset.
"The big worry for businesses is that different tax authorities will require different information, which could add to the administrative and cost burden for businesses."
Anton Hume, at accountants BDO, said the measures could result in companies moving away from tax havens: "It may mean that a lot of activities are onshored again."
Shares in Hikma jumped 5.2% after Citi raised its rating on the stock to "buy" from "neutral".
In a quiet day for company news, Hikma was the biggest riser on the FTSE 100, with the index up 17.02 points at 6,724.90.
Card Factory fell 8% after it said management planned to sell shares.
Management is aiming to sell about 7.4 million shares in the company, which represents about 2.2% of the company's issued share capital.
On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.1% against the dollar to $1.5863, but rose 0.27% against the euro to €1.4007.
Six men and one woman died, and more than 50 people were injured, when a tram overturned on 9 November.
TfL has pledged to do "everything we can to support the families and all those affected".
An interim report into the crash is due to be published on Wednesday, but it could take "many months" to produce a final report, investigators warned.
Announcing the offer of assistance to victims' families, London's Transport Commissioner Mike Brown said: "The TfL Sarah Hope line is available 24 hours a day to provide advice on a whole range of matters and immediate financial and other support.
"This includes covering funeral costs and travel expenses for relatives."
Meanwhile, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has conducted preliminary analysis and downloaded information from the tram's "black box" data recorder.
Previously it said the vehicle had exceeded the speed limit on the bend.
The RAIB said last week the two-carriage tram had been travelling "significantly" faster than the permitted 12mph (19km/h) as it entered a tight bend near the Sandilands stop.
Trade body UK Tram said tram accidents were incredibly rare and has cautioned against hastily imposed precautions as a knee-jerk reaction.
Simon French, head of the RAIB, appeared before MPs at the Commons Transport Select Committee on Monday and said a full investigation would involve a large number of interviews, as well as detailed analysis and examination of the evidence.
He said: "If there's information of immediate safety importance that needs to be communicated of course we will do so as is normal in our investigations by issuing urgent safety advices."
BBC London's transport correspondent Tom Edwards said: "We already know the tram was going too fast on the bend, the crucial question we're all trying to find out is why.
"We might get the speed of the tram, we might get some urgent safety recommendations but the full investigation is going to take many, many months."
At the scene: BBC London reporter Jason Rosam
New Addington is still in shock, you can sense it in the air. People are trying to go about their normal daily lives but there's constant reminders of what happened seven days ago.
Here at the parade of shops where I'm standing there's a makeshift memorial to the victims - it's got flowers, cards, photos, candles and messages for those lost.
One message hung onto a tree really says what the mood is perfectly: "It's so sad that you started your day from here only to lose your lives 20 minutes later. You will never be forgotten."
Doing this job I regularly stop people in the street who are rushing to work and a lot of people ignore me or brush me past. But here, every person I've spoken to has taken the time to stop and talk to me and that's unusual.
A police investigation has also been launched and the tram's 42-year-old driver, Alfred Dorris, from Beckenham, south-east London, has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and released on bail until May.
The Office of Rail and Road is carrying out its own investigation into whether safety rules were being followed.
Born in Tokyo, Sciver has lived in Japan, Poland and the Netherlands, playing a different sport in each country, before settling in England and on a career in cricket.
"My mum works for the foreign office and gets various postings in England and abroad," the 22-year-old, who is now based in Surrey, told BBC Sport.
"I played in the women's football league in Poland and I was about 12 playing with a load of 22-year-olds. That was an experience.
"Moving around a lot helped me to be who I am today. Travelling around all over the place doesn't really affect me.
"I moved country every four or five years so I had to adapt to that; different schools, different languages and different people.
"I think I've come out at the other end better for it. It was really enjoyable to just see the world a bit more."
There are very few sports Sciver has not turned her hand to. She played hockey and tennis in England before settling on cricket - even now, she finds time for a few rounds of golf in between her commitments with bat and a larger ball.
Sciver is one of a new generation of England women's cricketers, newly professional and with a financially-viable career in the sport.
She made her Test debut against Australia in last winter's Ashes, scoring a total of 72 runs and taking one wicket in England's 61-run victory at Perth.
She also played in the recent series against India, where the home side lost the Test match but fought back to win the one-day international series 2-0, and is now preparing to face South Africa in three T20 games, starting on Monday at Chelmsford.
"After the Test match we were disappointed to lose, but after the quick turnaround in the ODIs we're feeling pretty confident," said Sciver.
"I want to solidify my place in the team and put in the performances that I know I can do and become more reliable and consistent.
"It's good being an all-rounder. If one doesn't go so well, you've got the other to fall back on.
"It's a definite aim to get them both going on the same day, but I wouldn't want to be in any other position.
"I like being involved in the game and I wouldn't want to go 50 overs without breaking it up with one or the other."
Sciver fell into cricket as a teenager, playing games against her dad and brother in her back garden, before joining Surrey club Stoke d'Abernon.
She played the usual games against boys' teams. "They didn't like it so much when a girl bowled them out," she joked.
Her performances led to her being selected for Surrey's academy, which became the pathway to an international career that began when she was selected for England's limited-overs series against Pakistan in 2013.
It was not until last October that Sciver made her big impact at the top level, becoming the first England player to take a T20 hat-trick in Barbados.
Bowling the 19th over in the deciding group match of a tri-series involving New Zealand and West Indies, Sciver had the Kiwis' Maddie Green caught by Holly Colvin, then bowled Erin Bermingham and trapped Frances Mackay lbw off successive balls to finish with 4-21 and help England into the final.
"I think it was mostly luck on the first wicket," she admitted. "She tried to paddle me but it went to short fine-leg, which was ideal.
"It was towards the end of the innings and they could still get away with the game, but what we talk about is bowling at the stumps and being a threat.
"That's what I did and it worked out really well. I think that's the first hat-trick I've ever taken in any cricket game."
Despite the increase in financial support from the England and Wales Cricket Board and new sponsors, Sciver is one of many England players who balance a career in cricket with university.
She studies Sports and Exercise Sciences at Loughborough University, and admits it has been hard to combine touring with studying for a degree.
"The university have been really good. They've let me go part-time in my third year so I can split it over two years but I am going to end up taking exams all over the world," she added.
"When we were in Australia for the Ashes in the winter I was revising for my exams. I've done exams in Bangladesh, I've done some in India.
"It's been interesting - the team manager's probably not enjoyed it as much as I have."
Listen to radio commentary of England women's cricket fixtures on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra or at www.bbc.co.uk/cricket.
John McBrien, from Flintshire, and David Steven Brown, from Wrexham, died along with 94 others at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough football stadium, Sheffield.
An inquest into the deaths of the 96 fans, killed as a result of a crush in the central pens of the Leppings Lane terrace that day, found they were unlawfully killed.
Jurors found police failures led to the deaths and the behaviour of Liverpool fans did not contribute to the dangerous situation at the turnstiles.
Police delayed declaring a major incident and the emergency response including the ambulance service was therefore delayed.
Jurors found there were defects at the stadium which caused the disaster. There was also an error in the safety certification of the Hillsborough stadium.
Eighteen-year-old student Mr McBrien, from Flint, had travelled to Sheffield on a coach organised by the Deeside Supporters' Club from Flint.
Machine operator Steven Brown, as he was known to family and friends, went to the match with his brother, Andrew Brown, who survived.
The inquest concluded both men died of compression asphyxia. Mr McBrien's time of death was between 15:00 BST and 16:35, while Mr Brown died was between 15:00 and 15:58.
Live reporting from the Hillsborough inquests
Read profiles about those who died in the disaster
A total of 10,886 badgers were culled in 10 areas in the counties of Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Cornwall, Devon and Herefordshire.
The government is proposing to allow continued "strictly licensed" culls to stabilise the badger population at its now reduced level.
Opponents of the plan say there is no evidence the cull is effective.
The highly-controversial culls began four years ago with the aim of stopping the spread of TB among cows, although animal welfare campaigners have criticised them as "inhumane and ineffective".
But the government insists "proactive" culling, which aims to remove 70% of the badgers in a given area, is necessary to tackle the disease which it says costs the taxpayer more than £100m every year.
The Humane Society International UK said it was outraged by the culls, describing them as "badgercide".
Director Claire Bass said: "Nearly 11,000 badgers have been shot in England since September this year, a staggering 14,829 badgers overall since the start of the culls, a shocking and grim death toll for this supposedly protected species."
Source: Defra/Natural England
The CQC report highlighted the "positivity and compassion" shown by staff at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre and praised a programme which allows patients to be treated at home.
However, inspectors found some improvement was needed in safety procedures and outpatient services.
The centre's chief executive said it would "learn from all of the feedback".
Andrew Cannell said he was "very proud of the hard work and dedication shown by all our staff and volunteers", adding that they "fully deserve" the outstanding rating.
Inspectors made an unannounced visit in June and found a need to improve staffing in the radiology department. There were also issues with locating documents, some of which were found to be out of date.
However, the leadership of the NHS trust which runs Clatterbridge and the support given to patients was praised.
These included visits from a therapy dog which "offered comfort and support" and a hand bell on each ward which patients rang to celebrate the end of their treatment.
Professor Sir Mike Richards, the chief inspector of hospitals, said Clatterbridge was "a centre of excellence delivering state of the art care".
The pop star accidentally stole the show at February's awards when she was pulled backwards down the stairs by a malfunctioning matador cape.
A huge cheer rang around the arena on Tuesday when she performed the same routine without a hitch.
The show also included a surprise appearance from Graham Norton, who gyrated with the star on stage.
And, in a break from her tour's standard setlist, she played Like A Prayer to highlight World Aids Day.
"The entire family of my adopted son died of Aids," said Madonna, whose youngest son, David, was born in Malawi.
"It is not a disease that had gone away. We need to remember that. Let's acknowledge all the people who have passed, and those who have fought to raise awareness. We shall overcome one day."
The Rebel Heart tour launched in Canada three months ago and has already become one of the highest-grossing shows of the year, taking $46m (£30.5m) at the box office, according to Nielsen Soundscan.
Over two-and-a-half hours, the visual spectacular addresses themes of love, loss, revolution, sin, salvation,power, corruption and Madonna... But mainly Madonna.
"Even I have to admit that I outdo myself," she deadpans half-way through the set.
The concert is split into roughly four sections, the first of which has a pan-Asian theme, with Madonna descending from the sky in a kimono-like robe and performing martial arts moves with her dancers.
Elsewhere, there is an x-rated re-enactment of The Last Supper, a Day of the Dead themed street party and a balletic tussle with a back-up dancer during Heartbreak City.
But Madonna is charismatic enough to command the entire arena on her own and the show's strongest moments come when she's solo on stage, shaking her hair to Like A Virgin or leading a singalong to Who's That Girl?
The star is in an 80s mood throughout, resurrecting overlooked gems like True Blue (performed on a ukulele) and Burning Up, one of her earliest songs, which still sounds like a mission statement: "I'll do anything, I'm not the same, I have no shame, I'm on fire."
More recent material is drawn from Madonna's current album - the scattershot, but largely successful, Rebel Heart.
The record marks one of the first times the star has addressed her own legacy and accomplishments and that sense of reflection is on display at the O2.
"I'm still trying to figure out who I am after all these years," she observes after playing Who's That Girl? "Does anyone ever really know?"
She even addresses her two divorces, saying she "sucks at marriage" and joking about the "three rings in every marriage - the engagement ring, the wedding ring and the suffering".
Both moments come in the latter half of the show, when the pomp and pageantry give way to a more relaxed atmosphere.
Into The Groove gets a flirtatious flamenco makeover, while a slowed down Material Girl sees Madonna throwing tuxedoed dancers down a sloping LED screen (revenge for the Brits? Who knows).
Norton makes his appearance at the end of the night, dragged up on stage for the reggae-tinged Unapologetic Bitch and careening down the walkway, arms akimbo, with Madonna in tow.
She gives him a banana as a thank you present.
By this stage, Madonna actually seems to be having fun, teasing the crowd ("you've had your tongue down his throat all night," she scolds one unfortunate couple) and asking for help when she forgets her words.
Twenty-five years after she invented the modern, multi-media pop spectacle with her Blond Ambition tour, it seems the star has found the freedom to play with the format.
Where once she declared "I am the boss" and commanded attention, she now thanks fans for the longevity of her career. "It's an amazing gift for me to have been able to do what I do for more than 30 years," she says.
The Queen of Pop's crown may have slipped at the O2 in February - but her grip is firmly back on it now.
Mr Trump is focusing on cutting taxes, eliminating regulation and ending trade deals.
Mrs Clinton, on the other hand, wants to raise taxes on the wealthy, increase spending on job training and lower taxes on companies that hire more Americans.
Here are some of the ways they differ.
Mr Trump favours cutting taxes for everyone and reducing the number of tax brackets from seven to three.
"The rich will pay their fair share, but no one will pay so much that it undermines our ability to compete," Mr Trump said during a speech on Monday.
Mrs Clinton would keep taxes the same for most Americans but add an additional bracket for the highest earners. The income from that would be used to pay for programmes like free university education for students from low- and middle-income families.
Her campaign is calling the higher taxes on the wealthy - 4% on people who earn more than $5m - the "fair share surcharge".
Both candidates have proposed closing tax loopholes that typically favour the rich.
Mr Trump proposes a child care deduction that would cover the average cost of child care, while Mrs Clinton favours limiting the number of deductions taxpayers can claim at 28%.
Tax deductions allow people to subtract some of the income they are taxed on - effectively lowering which bracket they fall into. They typically favour the rich who can take more, while the 43% of Americans who currently pay no income would be unaffected by the change.
Donald Trump also proposed eliminating the estate tax or "death tax" completely. The tax only applies when a family member passes on more than $5.45m worth of assets to an individual or $10.9m to a married couple.
According to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, Mr Trump's plan would reduce the amount of income the government takes in by $9.5tn over the next decade. Mrs Clinton's plan would add $1.1tn in revenue over the next 10 years.
Neither candidate has proposed significant reductions in spending on public pension and healthcare programmes like social security, Medicaid and Medicare. The funding needed for those is expected to balloon over the next decade and its unclear where the money to pay for them will come from without tax increases.
An analysis performed by Tax Foundation last month found that while Mr Trump's plan would lower taxes for all Americans it would lower them most for the highest earners.
Mr Trump has done his best to capitalise on the discontent around trade deals.
His economic proposal suggests renegotiating trade deals using "negotiators whose goal will be to win for America". He has not spelt out what that "win" looks like, but he has promised to step away from deals like the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) if a good deal cannot be reached.
Mr Trump has also promised to get tough with countries that violate trade agreements, applying new tariffs and pursuing cases against them in the World Trade Organization. He has specifically said that he will label China a "currency manipulator".
Mr Trump has called for a 35% tariff on Mexican goods and a 45% tariff on Chinese goods.
That would mean a $100 television from Mexico would cost $135.
This could encourage US consumers to buy more products made in America, but it would also likely encourage Mexico to place an import tax on US goods, making it hard for US companies to sell their goods abroad. Mexico purchased $267.2bn in US goods in 2015, making it the second largest export partner for the US.
Mrs Clinton has said these tariffs will lead to a trade war making it harder for the US to compete on a global stage.
Clinton has gone back and forth on trade. She previously supported the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) but has said in her campaign that she doesn't think it's the best deal for America.
Her plan focuses more on increasing production in the US by offering tax incentives to companies that build there rather than barring imports out. While she has criticised some trade deals, she hasn't ruled out signing new ones if elected.
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Both candidates have promised to put Americans back to work, though unemployment has hovered around a low 4.9% since the beginning of the year.
Mr Trump's employment plan focuses on encouraging more businesses to open in the US. He has suggested that investing in infrastructure, cutting the trade deficit, lowering taxes and removing regulations will make it easier for companies to hire.
In his speech on Monday, Mr Trump focused mostly on increasing manufacturing jobs, which have declined by around 5 million since 2000. Much of that decline has been caused by improvements in technology, however, not outsourcing.
Mrs Clinton's policy for jobs growth is a little more specific. She has called for increasing jobs training - in part paid for by tax revenue from wealthier Americans. She has pushed for infrastructure spending and investment in new energy to lift the number of jobs in those sectors.
Despite their many areas of disagreement, there a few things both candidates are pushing for.
Mr Trump has not addressed how he will pay for these cuts, other than saying the changes will boost the economy and that will increase the tax base.
Mrs Clinton has said most of her spending increasing will be covered by tax increases, but it is unclear if those numbers entirely match up.
She will give her own economic policy speech on Thursday.
Mark Murray from St Asaph will instead have to pay 1,700 euros - nearly £1,500 - in legal fees.
He went to Italy last year to face Father Romano Nardo, who taught him in Yorkshire in the late 1960s and told him the impact he had on his life.
The encounter was filmed by Italian newspaper La Repubblica and posted online.
In the film, the priest can be seen sinking to his knees and begging forgiveness.
Mr Murray was summoned to court in Verona earlier this year over the encounter and a hearing took place last week in his absence.
The judge found Mr Murray had not persecuted Father Nardo and his behaviour was not considered criminal - the case was dropped but Mr Murray will have to pay legal fees.
He is one of 11 men who settled out of court with the Comboni Order, formerly the Verona Fathers, for alleged abuse suffered during the 1960s and 1970s at Mirfield in Yorkshire, where he was studying to be a priest.
The settlements were not an acknowledgement of guilt by the Church.
The two communities in the Niger Delta - the Ogale and Bille - claim decades of oil spills have ruined their homes.
They wanted their case heard in the UK.
But the High Court in London agreed with the Anglo-Dutch company's argument that the case, affecting more than 40,000 people, should be heard by local courts in Nigeria.
The villagers have repeatedly said they will not get a fair hearing in Nigeria.
However, Igo Weli, a spokesman for the multinational's subsidiary, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC), told the BBC it was a "myth" that the communities could not get justice in their home country while welcoming the High Court decision as "common sense".
"It's about claims by Nigerians about the operations of a Nigerian company in Nigeria and I think the Nigerian court is the best place to handle that," he said.
"It's about incidents related to sabotage, illegal refining and crude thefts. Bille and Ogale are two communities that have been severely impacted by those activities which is a major source of pollution in the Niger Delta."
But neither of the communities - who say repeated spills since 1989 have meant they do not have clean drinking water, farmland or rivers - are ready to give up.
King Emere Godwin Bebe Okpabi, ruler of the Ogale, said: "Our community is disappointed but not discouraged by this judgement.
"This decision has to be appealed, not just for Ogale but for many other people in the Niger Delta who will be shut out if this decision is allowed to stand.
"Shell is simply being asked to clean up its oil and to compensate the communities it has devastated."
They have been given the go-ahead by Mr Justice Fraser to challenge his ruling in the Court of Appeal.
In 2014, another community in the delta, Bodo, took Shell to court in the UK over an oil spill. That case was settled by Shell the following year with an unprecedented $84m (£55m) payout to the Bodo community.
The difference with this latest case is that the Nigerian subsidiary SPDC has refused to submit to a UK jurisdiction.
This year's BBC Price of Football study found that the average price of the cheapest match-day ticket in the top four divisions of English football is up 4.4% from 2013.
The BBC contacted 207 clubs for the study. Of those, 176 were in England, Scotland and Wales and another 31 in Europe.
Start by choosing your team and entering your costs below. You can scroll down to see full data tables.
Rangers FC are omitted from the survey and calculator because they did not provide data to the BBC. Full details on how the calculator works, and how the survey was compiled, can be read here.
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In a communique on Saturday, the global lender said it would review the resources it had available to tackle the crisis.
The statement added that eurozone nations would do "whatever necessary" to resolve Europe's debt crisis.
Following the statement, UK chancellor George Osborne said there was "no plan" for a Greek default.
However, the communique, issued during a meeting between G20 finance ministers, the IMF and the World Bank, did not give specifics on whether extra funds would be available to the global fund.
"Our lending capacity of almost $400 billion looks comfortable today but that pales in comparison with the potential financing needs of vulnerable countries and crisis bystanders," said IMF managing director Christine Lagarde in an action plan presented to the fund's policy steering panel.
The IMF's statement also called for governments to take steps to shore up the banking system.
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Banks holding large amounts of European sovereign debt have come under pressure from investors concerned about losses if those debts are not repaid.
"Advanced economies will ensure that banks have strong capital positions and access to adequate funding," said the communique.
The IMF, it said, would develop mechanisms to assist troubled financial institutions working across national borders.
Mr Osborne said eurozone members had agreed on the need to take decisive action to tackle the crisis.
Speaking in Washington, the chancellor said allowing Greece to default on its debts was not one of the proposals.
"No-one here has put forward a plan for that," said Mr Osborne.
The weekend meeting comes after another week of volatility on the world's share markets.
In Europe, the main share indexes in London, Paris and Frankfurt all fell about 4% over the week.
The IMF statement follows a similar communique from the G20 group of leading economies on Friday.
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The G20 committed "to take all necessary actions to preserve the stability of banking systems and financial markets as required".
It said it would follow up this pledge with a "bold action plan" at the beginning of November.
That statement left many analysts uncertain as to the direction of policy.
"The statement from the G20 last night may have taken the edge off the current bitter market sentiment, but the reassurances from the finance ministers lack substance," said Jane Foley at Rabobank.
"Until politicians back their actions with words in respect to moving closer to a solution to the eurozone debt crisis, markets will continue to worry about a messy and painful outcome from the eurozone debt crisis."
Governments have so far given little hint of what action they may take, but markets have long been calling for a substantial increase in the eurozone's communal bailout fund, the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), from its agreed level of 440bn euros ($596bn; £385bn).
Many investors also want the eurozone to issue bonds guaranteed by every one of the 17-member nations - so-called eurobonds. However, a number of policymakers, particularly those in Germany, have resisted the idea.
In July, European finance ministers proposed making the EFSF more flexible, allowing it to buy individual government bonds - which would bring down the cost of borrowing for heavily indebted nations - and to offer emergency credit lines to banks. However, the proposals have not yet been ratified.
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The IMF said it was critical that this agreement be implemented.
Analysts say far swifter action is needed in order to soothe investors' jittery nerves.
Jim O'Neill, chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, suggested this weekend's meeting in Washington could mark the beginning of concerted action to tackle the debt crisis in Europe which is the cause of so much stock market volatility.
"The thing that really brought the world to a better place in 2008 was genuine collective action involving both the developed and the developing world through the G20," he told the BBC.
"The fact that they're all there together in [Washington] DC this weekend should lay the framework for thoughts about quite significant actions... sometime between now or possibly at the November G20 in France."
The man, dressed as a priest, stormed the stage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival in County Kerry on Monday night.
He held up a placard and shouted: "Fathers for justice!"
Television cameras cut away from the stage while the protester was removed by security.
The Rose of Tralee International Festival is a week-long pageant in which women of Irish descent from around the world vie to be named the Rose of Tralee.
The festival's organisers confirmed the man had purchased a ticket and was removed by Irish police after being taken from the stage.
They were satisfied adequate security measures were in place, they said in a statement.
The man took to the stage while the Cavan Rose, Lisa Reilly, was speaking to presenter Dáithí Ó Sé.
Irish Independent journalist Andrea Smith described the stage invasion as "very shocking".
"It was like something out of Father Ted, as suddenly a man dressed as a priest runs onto the stage, nobody knows what to do and he's shouting about Fathers 4 Justice," Ms Smith, who was live-blogging the event, told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme.
"It probably gave the organisers such a fright, but it's also probably the most exciting thing that's ever happened in the history of the Rose of Tralee," she said.
It is understood the man was Matt O'Connor, a founder of Fathers 4 Justice, who is originally from County Kerry but now lives in England.
The group are best known for a series of high-profile stunts.
In 2004, a campaigner dressed as Batman held a protest on a balcony of Buckingham Palace.
Earlier that same year, two men threw packages of flour dyed purple at the then prime minister Tony Blair.
The Crown alleges Osmond Bell murdered Nova Welsh at her home in Lighthorne Avenue, Ladywood, Birmingham.
Mr Bell, 60, said he had been in the cupboard up to three times while running a business restoring washing machines from a nearby garage.
He denies murdering the mother of his two children.
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A "one-in-a-billion" DNA profile matching Mr Bell was found after her death on chewing gum used to secure the lock of the cupboard, Birmingham Crown Court has been told.
Mr Bell, of Regent Road, Handsworth, said his relationship with Ms Welsh, 24, ended after arguments about their goals in life.
He told the court he did not know for certain in the summer of 1981 that his former partner was seeing another man.
Asked by his barrister, Jeremy Dein QC, if he had been in the cupboard where Ms Welsh's body was found in August 1981, Mr Bell said he had been into the under-stairs room with his business partner and his brother.
He said: "The very first time we went in was to gain access to the pipe - we were going to attach a hose to the stopcock."
Claiming to have used a discarded piece of gum as a form of filler to secure the door after it was forced open, Mr Bell stated: "We were able to put the keep back on and relocate the screws.
"I have a picture of it as it happened. I re-secured it by using the screws that were there and also used a bit of gum in the place of glue."
The trial continues.
Crews were called to the building on the Electra Road in Campsie at about 08:40 GMT on Wednesday.
Twelve fire appliances have been sent to the scene from Derry, Strabane, Omagh and Dungiven.
It is not yet known how the fire started.
"There are hundreds if not thousands of tonnes of waste inside," said Mark Smyth, the assistant group commander at the Fire Service.
"It is a sizeable building and we are working hard to control this.
"There's no hazardous or toxic waste burning as such, but we do recommend local people to stay inside.
"We don't anticipate any interruption for local people.
"We have had to get water from a considerable distance away."
Environment Minister Mark H Durkan told BBC Radio Foyle: "People can see the smoke from the city.
"There has been significant damage caused here which is a real shame.
"It's a vast site. There has been a build up of waste within the building that hasn't been touched because of the company going into administration."
Mark Carney, the Bank's governor, averred there could be a "technical recession" - that is six months of economic contraction with all that could mean for job losses and real incomes.
Sterling could fall sharply, investment dry up and confidence slump.
Today, a different tone - nuanced, maybe, but still significant.
Although Mr Carney made it clear that the economic risks were still very visible - and indeed some, such as sterling's slump, were beginning to "materialise" - preparation ahead of the referendum was now paying off.
And, yes, he actually used the word "positive" for some of the effects seen post the Big Vote.
Financial markets had remained stable, government and business borrowing costs - even for the battered banks - had fallen and the decline in the pound had provided a boost for exporters and businesses that earned revenues overseas.
Investors may be concerned with profitability and economic growth, Mr Carney said.
What they didn't seem so worried about was the resilience of the whole system, which can be a much more toxic issue - as anyone who went through the 2008 crisis will attest.
That is not to suggest that the governor thinks anything much different from what he and members of both the Financial Policy Committee and the Monetary Policy Committee believed before the referendum.
It is to suggest that the governor is well aware of his new role post the leave vote to provide reassurance, a one-man stability mechanism during this remarkable episode of political and economic volatility.
The governor has not only been very visible since the vote on 23 June - today is his third appearance before the cameras - but he has also been keen to say that the Bank is working as it should to provide all the monetary and financial stability support it can during such uncertain times.
That has gone a considerable way to calming market jitters.
Of course there are significant risks ahead, the Bank says.
It has raised fresh concerns about the debt levels being carried by "vulnerable" consumers who might be affected by job losses or a fall in incomes.
It says foreign investment in commercial property developments has declined significantly.
And, given that 75% of all lending to smaller businesses uses commercial property as collateral, any fall in prices could have worrying knock-on effects for access to credit.
Today's announcement that Aviva has followed Standard Life in stopping people removing their money from its property investment fund for fear of a disorderly "rush for the exit" shows that uncertainty in the commercial office and shops market is having a tangible impact on retail investors.
Which could have an impact on broader consumer confidence.
Housing transactions have also slowed and the share prices of the major home builders have slumped, raising fears about the government's targets for house building.
Which were pretty heroic in the first place.
Mr Carney also warned that the UK's large current account deficit meant that foreign investors' confidence in the country's economy had to be maintained.
The UK relies on the "kindness of strangers" to service that deficit, as the governor memorably put it earlier this year.
Mr Carney's tone has softened. No, he doesn't believe there are necessarily sunny uplands ahead.
It's just that his job in a world where there is such little visibility politically or economically on the path ahead has changed.
From warning mode. To reassurance.
Facebook campaign group Concentrix Mums believe around 100 claimants have been sent information such as bank statements, self assessment details and National Insurance numbers of others.
A Concentrix spokesperson said: "We treat these allegations seriously and are investigating".
The firm will not have its contract renewed, HMRC has previously said.
The claims - made to the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme - come the day before the senior vice president of Concentrix, Philip Cassidy, is due to be questioned by the Work and Pensions Select Committee.
The firm was hired to help cut tax credit fraud and overpayment, but has been accused of incorrectly withdrawing tax credits from hundreds of claimants.
Paul Eite, a single father who had his child tax credits stopped, is attending the hearing and said he will raise "very serious data protection issues" that he claims have been uncovered.
"We have got evidence that will show that [Concentrix is] sending... documents back to the wrong people," he explained.
One Concentrix claimant, Shanice Manning, has shown the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme evidence of a letter she received that was addressed to a "Mrs Whittaker".
She said it contained the national insurance number and case number for the claimant.
"Concentrix wasn't aware it had done that until I rang them and made them aware," she said.
She added that when she did this, she was referred by the call centre advisor to an American man who "came on the phone and was all like 'what's your problem'. That's all he was saying to me."
Ms Manning said she then rang HMRC but "I never heard anything more".
"Then I emailed my MP to tell him, and he looked into it," she added. Ms Manning said she was then asked to send the letter back to Concentrix, but does not know whether Mrs Whittaker was informed of the situation.
A Concentrix spokesperson said: "The handling of individual claimants' private information is a strict and rigorous one. We treat these allegations seriously and are investigating."
HMRC said in a statement: "We take the protection of our customers' information extremely seriously. We have very robust processes in place to ensure that personal data is properly protected. We look into all allegations reported to us around data security."
Its chief executive Jon Thompson is due to appear before MPs later this month.
The Victoria Derbyshire programme is broadcast on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News channel.
It follows the disabling of an email-forwarding feature which allows people to migrate automatically.
Yahoo said it was a "temporary" move while it worked on improvements.
The firm is dealing with fallout from a massive breach of customer data and accusations that it allowed the US government to spy on emails.
In a statement to the BBC, Yahoo said: "We're working to get auto-forward back up and running as soon as possible because we know how useful it can be to our users. The feature was temporarily disabled as part of previously planned maintenance to improve its functionality between a user's various accounts. Users can expect an update to the auto-forward functionality soon. In the meantime, we continue to support multiple account management. "
But some of its customers were not convinced.
"This is all extremely suspicious timing," Jason Danner, who runs an information technology business in Auckland, New Zealand, told the Associated Press. He said that he was trying to leave Yahoo after 18 years with the email provider.
Such a feature has been "a basic concept for 15 years for just about every email provider out there", added technology business owner Brian McIntosh.
"All of a sudden it's under development. And only at Yahoo," he told the Associated Press.
There are also reports that customers of BT - which outsources its webmail hosting to Yahoo - are also unable to delete BT Yahoo email services.
A spokesperson told the BBC: "We apologise to customers who have been unable to delete their Yahoo account. We are working quickly to sort this out and expect to have this fixed soon."
In September, Yahoo revealed that hackers had stolen the personal information of half a billion people in 2014, a record-breaking theft that appears to have gone undiscovered for two years.
More recently there have been accusations that Yahoo opened its users' emails to government surveillance.
The New York Times said that the FBI scanned its users' incoming emails for an unusual string of characters that had been linked to a terrorist organisation. It added that the messages were made available to the FBI, but the scans have now stopped.
The details built on an earlier report by the news agency Reuters which said Yahoo had scanned millions of its users' emails on behalf of the US government.
In response, Yahoo said the Reuters report was "misleading" and that it was "a law-abiding firm".
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The croft involved is currently under restriction while further testing is undertaken.
A Scottish government spokesman said: "The source of the infection is under investigation."
Although Scotland has officially been "TB free" since 2009, there are still cases. The designation requires less than a tenth of 1% of herds to have had the condition over the past six years.
The cattle involved in Skye have been destroyed.
The farmer affected by incident said in a statement through NFU Scotland: "This is an extremely worrying and very difficult time for me.
"The cattle that tested positive on the farm have been slaughtered and further laboratory tests are now under way.
"Waiting for those results is very stressful but I want to get to the bottom of this, get my herd restrictions lifted and get my TB-free status back as quickly as possible and I will work with the authorities to do that."
A spokesman for NFU Scotland added: "This is clearly a terrible time for our member.
"We are working with him and the authorities to ensure he gets the support and advice needed to help him get free of current herd restrictions.
"Thankfully, such TB cases remain rare."
A recent discovery of the disease in a badger in Cumbria appeared to cause concern to grow among farmers in Scotland .
NFU Scotland said it would be a disaster if Scotland was to ever lose its Bovine TB-free status.
Experts have been urging farmers not to panic, but to exercise high levels of biosecurity.
Scotland is officially Bovine TB free, but that does not mean we are free of Bovine TB.
Figures from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) show that there were 40 "new-herd" incidents in Scotland during the year to April this year.
These are usually, if not always, caused by infected animals being imported into Scotland.
Farmers who bring cattle from high-risk areas have to test more frequently.
The sector is particularly concerned about protecting its valuable TB-free status since the disease was detected in a dead badger in Cumbria.
But the risk of it crossing the border through wildlife is still much less than through cattle movements.
Amber Peat was last seen at her home in Bosworth Street in Mansfield at about 17:30 BST on Saturday.
Her father Danny Peat said hundreds of people had helped search for his daughter since she left home without any money or a mobile phone.
Officers believe the teenager, who is about 4ft (1.21m) tall, is still in the Mansfield area.
Despite media appeals and a huge social media campaign, there has been no sign of her.
Mr Peat said her disappearance was completely out of character.
"She's a real home girl. She doesn't go out - all she wants to do is read a book. She would read 24 hours a day if you let her," he said.
"It's got to the stage now... we are just petrified."
Amber is white with long, dark brown hair and of petite build.
She has brown eyes and a small scar above her lip, and was wearing a black Puma zip-up top, purple trainers and blue jeans.
Mr Peat said: "She wouldn't be able to stay out. She's a tiny little thing and the weather's been freezing.
"We think she's may be in somewhere with somebody."
He said she had never been missing from home for this long.
"We just want her to know that she's not in any trouble... we just need to know that she's all right," he said.
"She's our little girl and we just want her home."
Homemade posters appealing for information have gone up in dozens of shops and houses in the area.
Yolanda Cassidy, who works in a newsagents, said: "I've heard she is a quiet girl and not really street wise, and for her to go so long without being in contact, without a phone, is clearly worrying.
"People want to help, posters have gone up all over the place. People want to see her safe."
Nottinghamshire Police missing persons co-ordinator Kirsty Gittings, said: "Amber, if you are reading this appeal please get in touch with us or your parents. They are very worried about you."
Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to contact Nottinghamshire Police.
The 35-year-old joins from Indian Super League side Delhi Dynamos, where he had been since August 2015.
He has signed a contract until the end of the season and teams up with fellow Frenchman Patrice Carteron, who became the club's manager earlier in January.
Malouda, who played Chelsea from 2007 to 2013, has earned 80 France caps and scored nine international goals.
Lee Kun-hee was accused by Lee Maeng-hee of hiding company shares after their father, Samsung's founder, died.
But on Thursday Seoul's High Court upheld the original verdict which found in favour of Lee Kun-hee.
Lee Maeng-hee's lawyer said his client had not yet decided whether to take his case to the Supreme Court.
The High Court found that some of the shares in the Samsung Group claimed by Lee Maeng-hee had been left to him by his father, Lee Byung-Chull, when he died in 1987.
But it said the 10-year period for inheritance claims had expired.
A ruling against the chairman - who is also South Korea's richest man - could have diluted his grip on one of the country's biggest companies.
Lee Maeng-hee and other relatives had filed a $4bn claim against Lee Kun-Hee in 2012, arguing he had hidden shares in other people's names.
The other family members chose not to continue with their claim after a lower court ruling against them last year.
The Samsung chairman accused his brother of becoming jealous as the company grew into a global brand.
Lee Byung-Chull, who founded Samsung in 1938 selling dried fish in South Korea, had three sons and five daughters.
Under Lee Kun-hee's leadership, Samsung has grown into the world's biggest maker of mobile phones and televisions.
In 2008, Lee Kun-hee was convicted of tax evasion, which led him to resign as chairman of the company.
But he received a presidential pardon in 2009 and returned to lead Samsung Electronics in 2010.
Police said the 45-year-old woman had been taken to hospital with a "potential serious leg injury" after the crash on Seafield Road.
The road was closed for an hour after the incident, which happened at about 14:00 on Tuesday.
The car involved in the collision was a Volkswagen Polo. Officers have appealed to witnesses to contact them.
Six people survived the crash in Medellin, which was taking the team to compete in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final on Wednesday.
They include defenders Alan Ruschel and Helio Zemper, and reserve goalkeeper Jakson Follman. The club's coaching staff and journalists were among the 77 passengers.
Chapecoense were in the Brazilian fourth tier in 2009, but had recently made themselves a "national force" before their run in South American football's secondary continental competition - the equivalent of the Europa League.
BBC Brasil's Fernando Duarte said: "Their story is a fantastic fairytale, but now it has reached a tragic end."
The football world has paid tribute, with players such as Brazil and Chelsea defender David Luiz counting former team-mates among those who lost their lives.
Teams in Brazil have said they will give players to Chapecoense so that they can continue as a club.
The club from southern Brazil were founded in 1973 and only won promotion to the country's top division in 2014, but victory over two legs in their first continental final would have seen them qualify for the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier competition.
The Brazilian Football Confederation has announced a seven-day mourning period, during which all matches have been postponed, while the Brazilian government has declared three days of mourning nationwide.
Chapecoense's "Leicester City-like run" in the Sudamericana was described as "a massive achievement for a very small club" by Duarte.
The president of Chapecoense's guiding committee, David de Nes Filho, summed up the sentiment at the club in an interview on Brazilian radio station Radio Globo.
"It was not just a group founded on mutual respect; it was a family," he said.
"We lived in harmony, with great happiness. Before boarding the flight, they said they were going to turn their dreams into reality. The dream ended this morning."
Clubs - including Chelsea, Barcelona and Real Madrid - paid tribute to the victims during training, and a minute's silence was held at both EFL Cup quarter-final matches in England on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Al Jazira and Al Shabab held minute silences for Chapecoense boss Caio Junior, who managed both Arabian Gulf League clubs.
BBC Sport South American football expert Tim Vickery
This is a club that as recently as 2009 were still in Brazil's fourth division. It is only in the last three years that they have established themselves as a national force.
This was to have been the biggest game in the club's history. Now we wait anxiously to find out how many players have survived this terrible accident.
The Copa Sudamericana is the second biggest cup competition in South American football, to have reached the final, after coming from Brazil's fourth division, in just six or seven years is a truly remarkable achievement which seems to have been interrupted by this terrible tragedy.
Brazil's greatest footballer, Pele:
Chapecoense statement: "May God be with our athletes, officials, journalists and other guests travelling with our delegation."
Chapecoense's Argentine striker Alejandro Martinuccio did not make the trip because of injury. "Pray for my companions please," he tweeted.
World governing body Fifa: "Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, fans of Chapecoense and media organisations in Brazil on this tragic day."
Fifa president Gianni Infantino: "This is a very, very sad day for football. At this difficult time our thoughts are with the victims, their families and friends. Fifa would like to extend its most heartfelt condolences to the fans of Chapecoense, the football community and media organisations concerned in Brazil."
Former Brazil international and two-time world player of the year Ronaldinho: "Power to the families and friends of all people who were on this plane! May God comfort you in this time of grief!"
Former Brazil forward Kaka: "My prayers for today's tragedy, I ask God to comfort the family, friends and involved. My deepest feeling."
Atletico Madrid: "Shocked by the accident of the plane in which the Chapecoense and our ex-player Cleber Santana travelled."
Both Real Madrid and Barcelona held a minute's silence before Tuesday's training. Real said: "Real Madrid expresses its sorrow at the tragic air crash involving the Brazilian club Chapecoense and extends its condolences to relatives and friends of the victims. At the same time, we are wishing an early recovery for the survivors."
Chelsea and Brazil defender David Luiz was a former team-mate of Chapecoense player Arthur Maia. He said on Instagram: "To wake up and know that you are no longer among us, with this news that breaks hearts around the world I can not believe it!"
Luiz's club and national team-mate Willian: "God have mercy on the people who are there and give strength to all family members."
Liverpool and Brazil midfielder Lucas Leiva: "God bless all these people that were in this terrible accident."
Argentina and Barcelona star Lionel Messi posted on Facebook: "My deepest condolences go to all of the families, friends and supporters of the Chapecoense squad. #FuerzaChape."
The company posted a pre-tax profit of £539.7m for the year to the end of April, up 42% on the previous year.
Strong demand in the company's core markets of London and the South of England helped to bolster results.
But Berkeley warned of upcoming potential uncertainty amid plans for a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union.
"We welcome the stability in central government following the general election and the commitment to increase housing supply, but political uncertainty remains with the London mayoral election and referendum on Britain's relationship with Europe on the horizon," said chairman Tony Pidgley.
The company supports the UK's membership of the EU.
It said that staying in the EU is "the best way for London to remain a world city".
The midfielder's first-half finish owed much to brilliant skill in the build-up by exciting prospect Scott Wright.
Hamilton contributed to a riveting contest that was not awash with chances, but still managed to provide an enjoyable spectacle.
Referee Nick Walsh had his work cut out with plenty of minor infringements to call.
The Dons will visit Motherwell in the last eight.
The pressure was on the man in the middle in light of comments made by managers Derek McInnes and Martin Canning following Sunday's meeting between the teams.
Dons boss McInnes rebuked his Accies counterpart for suggesting the Lanarkshire side rarely got the decisions going their way in Aberdeen's 2-0 victory in the Premiership at Pittodrie. The pair had to agree to disagree on that matter.
The game started at a crazy pace, with play open and stretched as if it was the last five minutes. Goalkeepers were fluffing clearances, Darian MacKinnon picked up a booking, Dons goalkeeper Joe Lewis needed treatment and strikers were getting in the way of each others' shots.
But more clear-cut chances emerged and initially it was Aberdeen's Ryan Christie who spurned two of them - first dragging wide after a brilliant first touch and then later being denied by Accies goalkeeper Woods when well-positioned.
Steven Boyd was impressive for the hosts and was involved in anything good they did in an attacking sense, yet it was the Dons who took the lead at a venue they have lost at in their past two visits.
Wright, a day after his 20th birthday, beat Grant Gillespie with a lovely piece of skill down the left and his low cross eventually fell to McLean to despatch into the net from the edge of the box.
Hamilton nearly responded immediately when Lewis pulled off a great save to turn Docherty's left-foot effort wide following more good work by Boyd.
After the break Boyd set up Bingham, who failed to get his shot away soon enough, then Tomas headed narrowly wide for the hosts.
The match's bizarre entertainment factor was summed up when Aberdeen's coaching team paused slightly when deciding who to take off for Miles Storey, and the Hamilton stadium announcer said "make your mind up" over the tannoy.
Near the end Gillespie nearly equalised when he went on a nice mazy run only to see his attempt curl agonisingly past the wrong side of the post.
Hamilton manager Martin Canning: "It was quite similar to Sunday. I thought we performed well. We're disappointed to lose the game but I saw encouraging signs.
"We know we can compete at this level. That's the second best team in the country and we've competed well over the two games albeit we've lost 3-0 over the two games. They've got the numbers, I wouldn't say quality because we've got the quality, but they have a few more who can lend a hand."
Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes: "It was a difficult game. Hamilton have a brilliant attitude. They make the game untidy at times and don't give you a minute. But I thought, once we got the goal, that settled us down.
"Hamilton kept us on our toes until the end. By and large, pleased to get a clean sheet and win at a difficult venue."
Second Half ends, Hamilton Academical 0, Aberdeen 1.
Corner, Hamilton Academical. Conceded by Graeme Shinnie.
Foul by Gary Mackay-Steven (Aberdeen).
Grant Gillespie (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Mark Reynolds (Aberdeen).
Daniel Redmond (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Greg Stewart (Aberdeen) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Greg Docherty (Hamilton Academical).
Anthony O'Connor (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Anthony O'Connor (Aberdeen).
Louis Longridge (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Grant Gillespie (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Hamilton Academical. Conceded by Graeme Shinnie.
Attempt blocked. Greg Docherty (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Greg Stewart (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt missed. Andrew Considine (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Louis Longridge.
Attempt blocked. Miles Storey (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Ali Crawford (Hamilton Academical) is shown the yellow card.
Andrew Considine (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Steven Boyd (Hamilton Academical).
Attempt saved. Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Gary Mackay-Steven (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Greg Docherty (Hamilton Academical).
Corner, Hamilton Academical. Conceded by Mark Reynolds.
Foul by Kenny McLean (Aberdeen).
Georgios Sarris (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Miles Storey replaces Nicky Maynard.
Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Massimo Donati replaces Xavier Tomas.
Greg Stewart (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Xavier Tomas (Hamilton Academical).
Substitution, Aberdeen. Greg Stewart replaces Ryan Christie.
Greg Tansey (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Steven Boyd (Hamilton Academical).
Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Daniel Redmond replaces Darian MacKinnon.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Gary Mackay-Steven replaces Scott Wright.
Corner, Hamilton Academical. Conceded by Anthony O'Connor.
Corner, Hamilton Academical. Conceded by Kenny McLean.
Ryan Christie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Volunteers will be taking part in a three-week dig on the farm near Llangwm with Dyfed Archaeological Trust.
It forms part of the Heritage Llangwm project, which aims to find out more about the village's 12th Century Flemish founders.
The dig site is home to a medieval dovecote and possibly a Flemish manor house.
James Meek, of Dyfed Archaeological Trust, said: "The ideal would be to find a rubbish tip with medieval artefacts and other material that's come from Flanders."
Heritage Llangwm has received grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Cadw.
Money has already been spent on restoration works to the village's St Jerome's Church, which was built by Flemish craftsmen about 800 years ago.
Mandzukic poked home a scrappy goal after goalkeeper Alan Mannus pushed out an angled shot into the six-yard box and the home defenders failed to clear.
An experimental home side went further behind when Cop stabbed in from two yards out after being left unmarked.
Kramaric scored with a stunning 25-yard shot into the top corner.
The result ended Northern Ireland's run of six friendly matches unbeaten.
The hosts had made Windsor Park something of a fortress in recent years, winning eight and drawing two of their last 10 fixtures at home, conceding only three goals.
Their last reverse in Belfast was in September 2013, when they lost 4-2 to Portugal in a World Cup qualifier, before work began on their newly reconstructed National Stadium.
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Before the match, manager Michael O'Neill was keen to play down the importance of the game, indicating that it offered an opportunity to give some of the players on the periphery of his squad a chance to impress.
The inclusion of Rochdale midfielder Matthew Lund for his first cap was one of six changes from the starting line-up which brushed aside Azerbaijan 4-0 in Friday's World Cup qualifier, with Ross County forward Liam Boyce being handed a first start.
Aberdeen winger Niall McGinn was made captain for the night as he won his 50th cap but the home side were unable to make any significant impact in their 13th and final game of a memorable year, which included reaching the last 16 of Euro 2016.
Northern Ireland will be keen to put this result behind them quickly as they turn their attention to another World Cup qualifier against Norway on 26 March.
O'Neill's side lie second in Group C, with two wins, one draw and one defeat from their first four matches.
Croatia, who also made the knockout stages at Euro 2016, were dominant throughout, despite being bereft of a number of key players including Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic, Vedran Corluka, Danijel Subasic, Mateo Kovacic and Dejan Lovren.
A ninth-minute defence-splitting pass by man-of-the-match Kramaric set up Cop, whose drive across goal ultimately ended with Juventus striker Mandzukic finding the net.
Poor marking allowed Cop the opportunity to extend his side's lead in the 34th minute with his first international goal after Matej Mitrovic had flicked on a corner.
Midway through the second half, ex-Leicester City player Kramaric unleashed a spectacular effort from outside the area past Mannus into the top left-hand corner.
Croatia will host Ukraine in their next World Cup qualifying game on 24 March as they hope to build on their promising start to the campaign. They are top of Group I thanks to three wins and a draw from four.
Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill: "We are disappointed to lose but we knew it was going to be tough.
"We were stretched a bit in terms of personnel because of injuries but it was a chance to play some of the fringe players and for the younger players to show what they can do.
"Tonight's result was not really important - the focus was on winning the Azerbaijan game and we did that.
"I thought the scoreline was a little harsh on us and there were positives to take but it shows that we don't have huge depth in the squad, especially against opposition of this quality.
"This was the first time we arranged a friendly match after a competitive game and it's something that we may not do again."
Match ends, Northern Ireland 0, Croatia 3.
Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 0, Croatia 3.
Foul by Ante Coric (Croatia).
Conor McLaughlin (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Filip Bradaric.
Duje Cop (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ryan McGivern (Northern Ireland).
Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Filip Bradaric.
Attempt saved. Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Davis.
Substitution, Croatia. Josip Pivaric replaces Marko Rog.
Attempt blocked. Oliver Norwood (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by William Grigg.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Filip Bradaric (Croatia) because of an injury.
Foul by Filip Bradaric (Croatia).
Oliver Norwood (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Croatia. Ivan Vargic replaces Lovre Kalinic.
Marin Leovac (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland).
Attempt missed. Duje Cop (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Ante Coric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland).
Offside, Northern Ireland. Steven Davis tries a through ball, but Kyle Lafferty is caught offside.
Substitution, Croatia. Ante Coric replaces Mario Mandzukic.
Attempt saved. Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Foul by Filip Bradaric (Croatia).
Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Northern Ireland. William Grigg replaces Liam Boyce.
Goal! Northern Ireland 0, Croatia 3. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Duje Cop.
Substitution, Northern Ireland. Paul Paton replaces Niall McGinn.
Attempt blocked. Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
Foul by Tin Jedvaj (Croatia).
Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Croatia. Sime Vrsaljko replaces Domagoj Vida.
Attempt missed. Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross following a corner.
Substitution, Northern Ireland. Kyle Lafferty replaces Josh Magennis.
Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Domagoj Vida.
Attempt missed. Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Duje Cop following a set piece situation.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) because of an injury.
His comments follow the team's 10-2 aggregate defeat by Bayern Munich in the last 16 of the Champions League.
"Changes seem inevitable," Jenas told BBC Radio 5 live.
"This is a pivotal moment in Arsenal's history, a moment to look on. There needs to be a cleansing."
The Gunners, managed by 67-year-old Frenchman Wenger since 1996, were knocked of this stage of the Champions League for the seventh successive season.
They faced an uphill struggle going into Tuesday's second leg having suffered a 5-1 defeat in Germany three weeks ago.
Theo Walcott's first-half strike gave them a sliver of hope, but that diminished when Robert Lewandowski scored from the spot shortly after the restart and defender Laurent Koscielny was sent off for the foul that led to the penalty.
Arsenal lost any momentum and conceded four goals in 17 minutes as they suffered the worst aggregate defeat of an English side in the Champions League.
"Arsenal fans are within their rights to vent their frustrations, the players have not turned up," added Jenas.
"They have shown a real softness to the way they are playing. They have proved the critics right."
Arsenal's best chance of silverware this season is in the FA Cup and they host non-league Lincoln City in the quarter-finals on Saturday.
They are fifth in the Premier League, 16 points behind leaders Chelsea and two points adrift of fourth-place Liverpool, although they have a game in hand.
"It will be a tough ask to get into the top four," said Jenas. "You have seen over the last two games how far away they are from being able to progress in European competitions - the way they fell apart has not been great for Wenger."
There was also reaction from other former professionals, including ex-Arsenal striker Ian Wright.
He told BT Sport: "The first game was more upsetting than this. I thought the guys had a bit of a go. After the penalty decision it started to go against us.
"It's a sad day because we've gone out again at this stage. We're going through a period in our history that's the worst.
"With everything that's going on you have to say it will take some sort of monumental effort for Arsenal to turn it around in terms of the drive and determination of the players. It feels like something is coming to an end."
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand added: "The last 10 years in terms of league trophies and the Champions League, it's been a disappointing time for Wenger.
"It's disappointing to see him go out on this note after all he's done. At this moment in time things are not going right and he can't seem to find the answer."
James Holness: Wenger points the finger of blame elsewhere for Arsenal's failings, but ultimately he MUST take responsibility. He has to go.
Grumpy Expat: I love Arsene Wenger. Given me many happy memories. I loved my ex-girlfriend too. As difficult as it was, that had to end too.
Craig Smith: Sad day for Arsenal as Wenger's legacy is going down in flames. Hope he quits early so can be given a positive send off.
Tim: Wenger shouldn't be given the option of turning down new deal. No one is bigger than the club. Sack him. Now.
Johnny Magrinho: Wenger to blame? Ridiculous. The success he's brought to this club is astronomical. This? Not his fault. Blame the players.
RobroyMan: Arsenal need a serious rebuild from the board down. Mentality is marshmallow. Bellerin, Ozil and Sanchez gone. Manager is responsible for the character of his team, full stop. Bring In Allegri.
Rewstep: Well now go, Walk out the door, Just turn around now, you're not manager any more...
Selected from user comments and tweets sent to #bbcfootball
The boot went viral after a Reddit user posted a picture showing the shoe's tread and its swastika imprints.
Conal International Trading Co, the City of Industry company that manufactures the boot, has since issued a public apology and pulled the shoe.
The company said it was "no way intentional" and an "obvious mistake" made by manufacturers in China.
"We will not be selling any of our boots with the misprint to anyone," the company said in a statement.
"We would never create a design to promote hate. We don't promote hate at our company."
The Reddit user's post has been viewed more than two million times, sending social media into a flurry.
"There was an angle I didn't get to see when ordering my new work boots," the Reddit user wrote.
"The soles don't look that much like swastikas, but the prints are unmistakable," a Reddit user wrote. "And whoever made the soles would have understood that."
Amazon, where the Polar Fox military combat boots were sold before the company pulled the listing, was inundated with reviews cracking Nazi jokes, calling the boot "heily recommended" and rating the pair a "nein out of 10".
Another Amazon user quipped: "Good for marching into Poland, but not so good for much else".
The listing was removed from Amazon on Thursday.
The boots also gained the attention of the popular neo-Nazi website, Daily Stormer, where they were called a "must have", the Washington Post reported.
German weekly magazine Stern also pointed out the boot's name, Polar Fox, shares a name with a World War Two military operation.
Polarfuchs, or Polar Fox, was an operation in which German and Finnish soldiers captured Salla, Finland from the Soviet Union.
Passengers aboard a train to Plymouth were delayed after a fatality on the line.
Esmee Phillips, 21, complained to First Great Western, saying "the shocking and callous" loudspeaker announcement left people "completely open-mouthed".
The company has apologised for "any distress caused".
Its services were disrupted on Friday after a man was killed by a train between Slough and Reading.
Miss Phillips was travelling back from Oxford to Plymouth on a delayed service and said a female staff member made two loudspeaker announcements about the fatality.
She said the announcement said: "Our delays are due to someone who couldn't be bothered to live any more.
"Because of this, there are severe delays. Some of you have missed your connecting flights for the Bank Holiday."
Miss Phillips said she and other passengers "cringed" at the message.
"It was shocking as it was said in a very callous and tasteless way, especially as you don't know what personal experiences other passengers have gone through," she said.
Fellow passenger Jay Young said the announcements, made once near Westbury and again just before Exeter, made passengers in his carriage "gasp".
First Great Western said: "We expect high standards from our onboard teams, who are trained to make clear announcements about delays.
"When this involves a fatality this should be done with sensitivity and care. We're sorry for any distress caused to customers yesterday and can confirm that this incident is under investigation."
Hill achieved her first national senior mark as her winning time of 29.15 seconds cut 0.25 seconds off Aisling Cooney's 2011 mark.
Ferguson cut 0.06 off Karl Burdis' 2009 Irish mark as he was second in 25.34 behind Shane Ryan (24.94).
Bethany Firth won the women's 100m free in a new personal best of 56.58.
Firth is using the Bangor event as part of her preparations for her Paralympics challenge with the British team in Rio later this year.
Former US team member Ryan, 22, is set to become Irish qualified in May as he aims to secure a spot at the Olympics.
Ryan won the 100m freestyle in 50.14 on Friday with Bangor youngster Jordan Sloan taking third in 50.80.
Ryan will be in action in the 100m backstroke with Ferguson at the Swim Ulster international meeting on Saturday.
Donegal youngster Mona McSharry achieved the European Senior Championship qualifying standard as she broke Sycerika McMahon's 2011 Irish junior breaststroke record by 0.17 by triumphing in 1:09.07.
In the same race, Niamh Coyne took bronze in 1:10.96 to secure qualification for this year's European Junior Championships.
In the men's 100m breaststroke, Alex Murphy booked his spot at the European Championships with the personal best of 1:01.01 as he finished 0.03 behind Commonwealth Games gold medallist Ross Murdock.
The 27-year-old scored from a long kick forward in his side's 1-1 draw with Southampton last November.
His kick, after 13 seconds, caught the wind and bounced over opposite number Artur Boruc into the Saints' net.
It has now been measured at 91.9m (301ft 6in), earning it the accolade in the record book's latest edition.
"I feel amazing to be honoured in this way and as a goalkeeper I didn't expect this to happen, not for this type of record anyway," the Bosnia and Hercegovina international told Stoke's official website.
He added: "I will take it though and enjoy it."
Begovic joined an exclusive club of goalkeepers to have scored in the Premier League when finding the net against Southampton.
Peter Schmeichel, Brad Friedel, Paul Robinson and Tim Howard are the others with goals to their name.
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Roedd llefarydd Llafur ar ddiwylliant ymhlith 47 o ASau a anwybyddodd y chwip.
Roedd arweinydd y blaid, Jeremy Corbyn wedi awgrymu y gallai aelodau'r fainc flaen golli eu swyddi petaen nhw'n gwneud hynny.
O fwyafrif mawr, fe bleidleisiodd aelodau seneddol dros y mesur yn Nhy'r Cyffredin nos Fercher.
Fe bleidleisiodd 498 o blaid ac 114 yn ei erbyn, ac mae'r cam yn galluogi'r Prif Weinidog Theresa May i ddechrau ar drafodaethau Brexit.
Dywedodd canghellor yr wrthblaid, John McDonnell wrth raglen Today ar BBC Radio 4 ei bod hi'n bosib na fydd penderfyniad yn cael ei wneud ar ddyfodol Mr Brennan nes ar ôl i fesur Erthygl 50 basio drwy Dŷ'r Cyffredin.
"Fe fydd confensiwn seneddol yn ei le, sef os ydych chi yn y cabinet neu cabinet yr wrthblaid, fe fyddwch chi'n camu o'r neilltu," meddai.
"Ar gyfer swyddi eraill fe fydd hynny'n dibynnu ar beth mae'r prif chwip yn ei adrodd ac fe fydd hynny'n digwydd yn ei bryd.
"Dydw i ddim am geisio dyfalu o flaen llaw beth fydd gan y chwip i'w argymell."
Mae'r mesur nawr yn wynebu craffu pellach yn Nhŷ'r Cyffredin a Thŷ'r Arglwyddi cyn dod yn ddeddf.
Mae'r Prif Weinidog wedi dweud ei bod eisiau i Erthygl 50 ddod i rym erbyn 31 Mawrth, drwy ddechrau'r trafodaethau ffurfiol gyda'r Undeb Ewropeaidd.
Roedd Mr Brennan yn un o saith aelod seneddol Llafur Cymreig a wrthwynebodd y cam, tra bo mwyafrif aelodau seneddol Cymru wedi gefnogi.
Pleidleisiodd Madeline Moon AS Penybont, Chris Bryant, AS Rhondda, Ann Clwyd, AS Cwm Cynon, Owen Smith, AS Pontypridd a Stephen Doughty, AS De Caerdydd a Phenarth hefyd yn erbyn y mesur.
Mr Brennan oedd yr ail aelod o'r fainc flaen o Gymru i gyhoeddi y byddai'n pleidleisio yn erbyn dymuniadau Jeremy Corbyn, wedi i Aelod Seneddol Canol Caerdydd, Jo Stevens ymddiswyddo o'i swydd yn llefarydd ar Gymru ddydd Gwener.
Mewn datganiad ar ei wefan cyn y bleidlais, dywedodd Mr Brennan fod ei etholwyr wedi rhoi "neges glir" iddo, ac mai ei ddyletswydd oedd gwrthwynebu'r mesur.
Roedd Caerdydd ymhlith pump ardal yng Nghymru a bleidleisiodd i aros o fewn yr Undeb Ewropeaidd yn y refferendwm fis Mehefin.
Dywedodd Mr Brennan fod araith ddiweddar y Prif Weinidog Theresa May ar y broses o adael yr UE wedi ei gwneud hi'n glir na fydd Prydain "fawr mwy nag ychwanegiad i Trumpland" o fynd â'r DU ar y llwybr hwn.
"Fedra i ddim â phleidleisio dros y dyfodol hwn. Mae e hefyd yn ddyfodol nad yw mwyafrif clir o fy etholwyr i'n ei gefnogi" meddai.
"Rwy'n credu ei bod hi'n eitha clir y bydd tanio Erthygl 50 yn arwain Prydain ar lwybr i'r math o economi a chymdeithas nad ydw i erioed wedi credu ynddo."
Ychwanegodd Aelod Seneddol Gorllewin Caerdydd ei fod yn parchu'r rhai hynny oedd wedi pleidleisio dros y mesur yn dilyn y refferendwm, ond ychwanegodd: "Rwyf wedi dod i'r casgliad fod y Llywodraeth yn benderfynol o deithio i gyfeiriad trychinebus, a fydd yn anochel drwy Erthygl 50, ac mae'n ddyletswydd arna i i'w wrthwynebu."
Paul Mapps, 26, of Trinant, Caerphilly, stabbed Ian Davies, 27, with a kitchen knife at a house party in January.
The court heard the men had been good friends but their relationship became "somewhat volatile" when Mr Davies starting dating Mapps' sister Dawn, 30.
Mapps was found guilty by a majority verdict at Cardiff Crown Court.
He attacked Mr Davies with a kitchen knife after he turned up at his sister's birthday party.
Mapps denied murder and said he stabbed his friend in self defence after he came at him with a vodka bottle.
But a jury found him guilty after a two-week trial.
Judge Neil Bidder QC jailed him for life and told him he must serve a minimum of 20 years in prison.
He said: "I am sure that I can reject any suggestion you were acting in self defence when you stabbed him.
"You plainly have difficulty in controlling your anger, despite undertaking a previous anger management course.
"There is only one sentence I can impose and that is life imprisonment. You will serve a minimum of 20 years in jail and will only be released if you are deemed no longer a danger to the public.
"You may never be released."
After the hearing, Mr Davies' sister Carrie said the family felt justice had been served.
"Although the outcome doesn't ease our great sense of loss, we can now start to move forward with our lives, and focus our efforts on looking after and supporting Caine, Ian's six-year-old son."
Lock Lood de Jager and hooker Bismarck du Plessis have both recovered from injuries sustained in the 23-19 quarter-final win against Wales.
In the only change to the squad, lock Victor Matfield is on the bench after recovering from a hamstring injury.
Matfield, 38, will hope to win his 126th Test cap after being preferred to Pieter-Steph du Toit on the bench.
The influential De Jager is fit to start despite suffering a foot injury last weekend, while Du Plessis will play with the hand wound he suffered in the quarter-finals strapped up.
It is the first time since 2007 that the Springboks have not changed their starting XV between successive World Cup matches.
South Africa's starting line-up have a collective 701 Test caps between them and eight squad members were involved in the 2007 semi-final.
JP Pietersen, Bryan Habana, Fourie du Preez, Matfield and Schalk Burger all started that semi-final against Argentina eight years ago, which the Springboks won before going on to claim the title, while Bismarck du Plessis, Jannie du Plessis and Ruan Pienaar came on as replacements.
The All Blacks have won 10 of the last 12 Tests against the Springboks, and will be favourites after their sensational 62-13 demolition of France in the quarter-finals.
But two-time champions South Africa, who have found form after their shock opening defeat by Japan, have beaten the defending champions in two of their three previous World Cup matches.
South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer: "This New Zealand side is probably the best team that's ever played the game. If you look at their run after the World Cup, they've just got better after the previous World Cup and that doesn't happen in world rugby. It will need our best performance probably ever to beat them."
Springbok wing Bryan Habana: "To beat the number one side in the world you have to be better than your best in every facet of your play.
"Your discipline has to be unbelievably good. Your defence has to be as sound as it's ever been before, your physicality and intensity has got to go 10 notches up and you know you have to be in for a massive 85 to 90-minute game."
South Africa: Willie le Roux; JP Pietersen, Jesse Kriel, Damian De Allende, Bryan Habana; Handre Pollard, Fourie du Preez (captain); Duane Vermeulen, Schalk Burger, Francois Louw; Lood de Jager, Eben Etzebeth; Frans Malherbe, Bismarck du Plessis, Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: Adriaan Strauss, Trevor Nyakane, Jannie du Plessis, Victor Matfield, Willem Alberts, Ruan Pienaar, Pat Lambie, Jan Serfontein.
NHS Highland will hold the sessions in Dingwall from 14 September until the end of the month.
The classes on techniques will be run as part of this year's Lip Reading Awareness Week, which runs from 14 to 19 September.
Speech and language therapist Liz Kraft said the skill could help people feel less isolated.
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She said: "Deaf, deafened or hard of hearing people, who do not use sign language, and are not part of the deaf community, can struggle to stay in touch with their own language and be part of any community.
"Lip reading and managing hearing loss classes have been shown to be of huge benefit and allow anyone with hearing loss to do the very best they can to help themselves."
Richard Matt, 48, and David Sweat, 34, used power tools to break out of Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora.
"These are dangerous men capable of committing grave crimes again," said Governor Andrew Cuomo.
New York state is offering a $100,000 (£65,000) reward for information.
Mr Cuomo said the prison breakout was the first escape from the facility in 150 years.
The New York Post reported that the two men cut through the steel back walls of their cell before clambering along a catwalk to reach a series of pipes and tunnels, which they again cut their way through.
The pair then climbed up through a manhole into a nearby street, "disappearing into the darkness some 20 miles (30km) south of Canada".
They placed bundles of clothing in their beds to fool guards into believing they were asleep, before making their escape during Friday night. Their absence from adjoining cells was not discovered until the following morning.
Mr Cuomo said someone must have heard at least some of the noise.
After the prisoners were apprehended, the authorities would conduct a full review of the escape, he added.
"We'll go through the exact details of what they did and how they did it to ensure this never happens again."
Matt was given a jail term of 25 years to life for the kidnapping and beating a man to death in 1997.
Sweat was serving a life sentence without parole for the murder of Broome County Sheriff's Deputy, Kevin Tarsia.
Mr Tarsia's brother Steven, said finding out that his killer had escaped "turns your world upside-down all over again".
Police are trying to determine how the men acquired the tools needed to carry out the escape.
Mr Cuomo posted pictures of pipes and walls with chunks cut out after he was shown the inmates' escape route.
More than 200 officers are searching for the prisoners, using sniffer dogs and aerial surveillance.
They may have crossed the border into Canada or headed to another state, Mr Cuomo said. There is also concern they may have had assistance from someone outside the prison.
Roadblocks have been set up in the area to catch the pair, who both have distinctive tattoos, according to local media.
Motorists spent £3.6bn on car finance deals in March, a rise of 13% on the same month in 2016, the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) said.
The vast majority of the purchases were via so-called Personal Contract Purchases (PCPs).
The Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have raised concerns about such deals.
The Bank's worry is in relation to levels of consumer borrowing.
However Adrian Dally, head of motor finance at the FLA, said lenders were behaving responsibly.
"We do not share their concerns," he told the BBC. "Lending is responsible. This is a sustainable model going forwards."
Both new and used cars can be bought on PCPs, under which buyers effectively rent a car for up to four years.
They can then pay a final lump sum or return a car at no extra cost at the end of a contract - as long as it is within an agreed mileage and in good condition.
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Including used cars, consumers spent a record £32.5bn on car finance deals in the year to March, the FLA said.
March was a record month for car sales as a whole, as it came ahead of changes to Vehicle Excise Duty in April.
The changes particularly affected luxury cars, boosting the value of sales. Following the introduction of the changes in April, sales fell back.
Consumer groups said that motorists should think carefully before committing to PCP deals.
"Today's figures are a further indication of the popularity of car finance deals," said Joanna Elson, chief executive of the Money Advice Trust - the charity that runs National Debtline.
"For many consumers this offers access to a car that would otherwise be unaffordable, however it is important that the affordability of offers is fully assessed and that consumers are clear on the terms so that they know from the outset what they are committing to, and can plan accordingly."
The FCA is investigating car finance deals. It said it was worried about a "lack of transparency, potential conflicts of interest and irresponsible lending in the motor finance industry".
But while some economists are worried about the growth in car finance deals, others say concerns are overdone.
That is largely because motorists can hand their cars back if they can no longer afford payments.
Ultimately it is the car manufacturers who carry the risk on such deals, as they guarantee second-hand values.
It is 4 o'clock in the morning and I'm waiting for a Skype call from a computer hacker on the run in Canada.
After weeks of contact through Twitter and encrypted emails with "Commander X", I should finally have the chance to speak to him in person. After an hour with no call, I give up and return to bed.
"You can never have complete certainty as to what's going on, who's involved," says Gabriella Coleman, an anthropologist at McGill University in Canada, who has spent years studying hackers operating under the banner of Anonymous.
But, she says, "not being able to fully understand who's behind the mask" is what gives Anonymous political power.
Even if you have never heard of Anonymous, you have probably seen their supporters wearing the distinctive Guy Fawkes masks made famous in the comic book series and film V for Vendetta.
The movement emerged in 2008 following an attack on the website of the Church of Scientology. Since then their targets have ranged from companies like PayPal through to politicians and governments. But who are the people carrying out these attacks and why do they do it?
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"It's about the right not to be oppressed by governments or any organisation for that matter," says a young Scottish activist talking to me from a webcam in his bedroom.
"We want to fight the powers-that-be when they overstep the lines," he adds.
He goes by the nickname Dr Steelhammer, and his first operation this year was to attack Catholic Church websites over the Church's opposition to gay marriage in Scotland.
Dr Steelhammer tells me they brought down one website for half an hour - but, I wondered, what was the point?
"The internet is not some playground that corporations and governments can take basic civil liberties with and destroy them and get away with it," he says.
As far as big companies are concerned he says "we have shown that around 10,000 angry people can make them lose a lot of profit by taking down their websites."
He is referring to the notorious hacking of the Sony website in 2011 when the company's PlayStation network was taken down for weeks and millions of users accounts were accessed.
It is estimated to have cost the company over $100 million and was part of a 50-day rampage by a group of hackers known as Lulz Security - or LulzSec - which targeted organisations ranging from the FBI to Britain's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA).
Over a dozen people around the world have been arrested and charged over the attacks and if convicted, they could face years in prison.
I spoke to one of them who is currently on bail - so we are not using his name. Smart and articulate, he is also a realist.
"I'm not under the illusion that we're going to change the world," he tells me, "but if we can make a big enough noise for people to notice there's a problem and scream loud enough, someone's going to take notice. That's what Anonymous is."
Although he is a skilled programmer, he says Anonymous has grown quickly because you do not need to be tech savvy to become involved.
"People who are too lazy or don't have the guts to go out and actively protest and campaign... it's so easy with Anonymous, the normal Joe can just click a button and you're away."
I find out just how easy it is in a cafe in Edinburgh where I meet a hacker, Martin - not his real name. He arrives with a netbook and, in a few minutes, shows me how to download software which has a big red button asking you to fire the laser.
If you do, it will send millions of page requests to a website or server trying to overload it, causing it to crash.
This is what worries the people who are trying to deter and catch the Anonymous hackers, like Detective Superintendent Charlie McMurdy - head of the Metropolitan Police's beefed up e-Crime unit, who has over 100 staff under her command. She classes these attacks as a "Tier One" threat.
"People tend to think it's online, it's almost like a game rather than that clicking that button is actually causing serious harm," she says.
In just a few years, Anonymous has grown from a handful of hardened hackers into a movement whose targets range from the Syrian government to paedophile websites.
Although currently at the entry level of activism, Dr Steelhammer has some advice for those pursuing Anonymous:
"What I would say to Scotland Yard, the FBI, the federal government in America is 'why are you even bothering to pursue us because there are too many of us?'"
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The students were returning from a picnic on Sunday evening when the incident occurred, police said.
At least 30 students were injured and are receiving treatment in hospital. Police have launched an investigation.
It is not clear how the live wire fell on the bus, but media reports said it happened after some students pulled at a tree that was touching the cables.
Some reports said it was a coconut tree, while others said the wire snapped when the children tried to pluck fruit from a mango tree
"We are probing. As of now we've filed a case of accidental death. We don't know if there was any negligence," television channel NDTV quoted a police official as saying.
In a similar incident last year, at least 25 people were electrocuted in the in the Tonk district of the northern Rajasthan state after a live wire fell on a bus carrying a wedding party.
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The actress will play a character called 'Bill' in series ten.
"I'm incredibly excited to be joining the Doctor Who family," she said. "I couldn't be prouder to call the Tardis my home."
Pearl said her new character "Bill" was "wicked", describing her as "cool, strong, sharp, a little bit vulnerable with a bit of geekiness thrown in".
The announcement was made during half-time of the FA Cup semi-final match between Everton and Manchester United.
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The hearing was told Brookfield Residential Home in Clacton, Essex, lacked "the most basic level of care".
Essex County Council removed all of its 11 residents last year after a series of inspections.
Brookfield's managers have now lost a tribunal appeal against a Care Quality Commission (CQC) decision which banned them from running the home.
The Care Standards Tribunal heard the appeal brought by Lystra and Jos Dorval, who were the managers and care providers.
The CQC's inspection in November 2014 concluded the home was inadequate and "even the most basic level of care was not being provided".
The tribunal judge outlined the concerns raised by inspectors, who reported that a female resident had an open ulcer on her left buttock which was "about 1.5ins (4cm) in diameter".
The report said she also had a black eye, was inadequately fed and one of her lower limbs was oozing a liquid which soaked her bed sheets.
Concerns were also raised about poor food hygiene, poor management of medicines and inadequate staffing levels and staff training.
The Dorvals challenged the CQC's ruling by claiming its inspector was "biased" against them and had either "invented or exaggerated" the problems in the final report.
In rejecting the claims, Judge John Burrow said: "Mr and Mrs Dorval had not shown insight, had not shown a commitment or ability to drive change and did not display the managerial ability to bring about the necessary improvements."
He concluded the commission's cancelation of their registrations was "necessary, proportionate and correct".
Speaking after the tribunal, Mrs Dorval said the loss of the council contract was because the authority "found a cheaper contract in a bigger home".
She said: "There was one lady who had a fall that morning [of the inspection] - she had a black eye and had a doctor and social worker seeing her and her relatives were told about it - and they [the CQC] were fully aware of all of that.
"There was not one person in the community said a bad word about the home."
Dick Madden, councillor with responsibility for adult services at Essex County Council, said it "acts to safeguard residents if failings come to light and deals with failings appropriately".
A group called OurMine appeared to take control of the main HBO accounts, as well as those for the network's shows including Game of Thrones.
One post said "OurMine are here. we are just testing your security".
It is the latest cyber security headache for the entertainment firm after hackers released Game of Thrones scripts and company data.
Some of the social media posts were removed quickly afterwards.
HBO did not immediately respond to the BBC's request for comment.
OurMine has a reputation for hacking high profile Twitter accounts.
Last year it compromised Netflix, as well as Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and Google chief executive Sundar Pichai.
The hack is the latest in a string of security setbacks for HBO in recent weeks.
Unidentified hackers claim to have stolen 1.5TB of data from the company in July.
Out of the haul they released Game of Thrones scripts, company documents and unbroadcast episodes of HBO's other shows including Curb Your Enthusiasm and Insecure.
Separately, four people have been arrested for leaking an episode of Game of Thrones before it aired. The accused were current and former employees of a Mumbai-based company that stores and processes the series for an online streaming service.
Next came a leak in Europe. An episode of the fantasy show was mistakenly released on to its broadcaster's Spanish and Nordic streaming platforms days before it was scheduled to be broadcast.
The episode, titled Death is the Enemy, has since been withdrawn, but not before it was copied and circulated on several file-sharing platforms.
It came during his tour of Latin America aimed at increasing Russian influence in the region.
The nuclear agreements will see the Russian atomic energy corporation Rosatom get involved in the construction of units in Argentina's nuclear Atucha 3 power plant.
Mr Putin will go to Brazil to attend the football World Cup final on Sunday.
Russia will host the next tournament in 2018.
After Sunday's match, Mr Putin will attend a summit of the Brics emerging economies - also including India, China and South Africa - in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza.
Correspondents say Argentina is desperate for foreign investment as it faces a possible default after investors rejected its debt restructuring.
The first stop of Mr Putin's Latin America tour was Cuba - and he also made an unexpected visit to Nicaragua, the first by a Russian leader.
"Today, co-operation with Latin American states is one of the key and promising lines of Russia's foreign policy," Mr Putin told Cuban state media.
Mr Putin is looking to tighten ties with this region, partly to balance a slump in relations with the West over Russia's intervention in Ukraine, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Havana reports.
In Cuba he met Fidel Castro, who led Cuba for nearly half a century before handing over power to his brother, Raul, in 2006 because of ill health.
Russian media said they discussed international relations and Russian-Cuban ties.
David Murdoch's rink won four and lost five of their first nine games and still have matches against Germany and Russia to complete.
However, after results on Thursday, the Scots cannot catch any of the top four sides - Canada, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.
The host nation lead the standings on 10 wins.
Sweden and Switzerland have eight victories and the United States have seven wins.
Giants led 18-0 after 16 minutes with tries from Shannon Wakeman, Jermaine McGillvary and Ryan Hinchcliffe.
Adam O'Brien and Darnell McIntosh crossed either side of half-time to extend the lead to 30 points.
McGillvary and Ukuma Ta'ai went over late on as the hosts moved four points clear of ninth-placed Catalans.
While England winger McGillvary was in dominant form, the Giants were just as impressive as a defensive unit, as they held an opponent without points for the first time since April 2016.
Widnes have now ended a game scoreless two times this season, having lost 34-0 at home to leaders Castleford in March.
The Vikings were already out of contention for a place in the top eight ahead of the Super 8s split, as they remain in 11th place with two games to play.
Huddersfield Giants: Rankin; McGillvary, Cudjoe, Gaskell, McIntosh; Brough, Ridayrd; Rapira, Leeming, Wakeman, Roberts, Ta'ai, Hinchcliffe.
Replacements: Clough, Dickinson, Mellor, O'Brien.
Widnes Vikings: Thompson; Ince, Bridge, Runciman, Marsh; Mellor, Heremaia; Dudson, White, Buchanan, Whitley, Houston, Cahill.
Replacements: Burke, Manuakafoa, Johnstone, Walker.
Referee: Tom Grant
The department store giant was prosecuted following an investigation by south Wales trading standards officers.
Torfaen council teams visited House of Fraser shops in Cwmbran, Cardiff and in Bournemouth in south-west England.
The company said it regretted not meeting its "own high standards".
Newport Magistrates Court was told the issue focused on Christmas items on sale in 2015 labelled with "Was" and "Now" prices.
However, the sale tickets failed to show lower prices offered during the two intervening time periods.
Torfaen council, which brought the prosecution, said that gave shoppers the impression they were getting a better bargain than actually existed.
Fining the firm, District Judge Martin Brown said: "It may seem to some to be a rather trivial affair, but this is a large retailer in whom the public consider they can place their trust.
"This business practice is one that a company of this standing should have been painstakingly guarding against."
Responding to the fine, a spokesperson for House of Fraser said the company accepted "certain charges" brought against it relating to a "small range" of Christmas decorations.
"We are committed to giving our customers great value through price offers and our policy is always to be clear and transparent to ensure that our customers are able to make informed decisions," the retailer's spokesperson said.
"We regret that on this occasion we did not meet our own high standards.
"Although, the charges related to only a very small selection of products, we have taken additional steps to further enhance our procedures going forward."
Torfaen council said the prosecution delivered a clear warning message that its trading standards officers will "crackdown on those who fail to adhere to government guidelines and consumer protection legislation."
In addition to the £40,000 fine, House of Fraser was also ordered to pay £8,621 in costs and charges.
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to the fire in Glenmor Road, Llanelli, at about 22:45 BST on Saturday.
It broke out on the ground floor of a building and two crews attended.
The extent of the damage is not known.
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Organisers unveiled the first 55 of this year's 101 films on Wednesday, with more than a third made by women.
Notable females with films on the list include Sophia Takal, who made 2011's Green; and Ingrid Jungermann, known for short films Slope and F to 7th.
Other highlights include the premiere of the R-rated cartoon Nerdland and Equals starring Kristen Stewart.
Takal tweeted her excitement at her film's inclusion in the festival programme: "So excited my new movie Always Shine premiering Tribeca!!!," she said.
Jungermann was equally delighted, tweeting: "Thrilled for our world premiere to be in our favourite city in the world. Thank you Tribeca for being our champion!"
The films announced on Wednesday are from the competition categories US Narrative, International Narrative, and Documentary along with Viewpoints, which showcases work from promising new film-makers from around the world.
The festival also has a special award for women film-makers called the Nora Ephron Prize.
It is designated for those considered to be showing the trailblazing spirit of the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Silkwood and When Harry Met Sally.
This year's 12-day festival will, organisers have said, include features from 32 countries, with 77 world premieres.
A total of 130 directors will screen their films, 42 of which will do so with their feature directorial debuts.
Festival director Genna Terranova said: "We are very impressed by the films this year and inspired to see new voices transcending traditions and taking risks by telling their stories their own way.
"We are excited to share with audiences how the world of independent documentary and narrative film-making is thriving."
Jungermann's festival film will mark her feature-length debut. Women Who Kill - in which she also stars - is described as a wry satire on contemporary romance, telling the story of the love affair between two female crime podcasters.
Takal's feature film Always Shine will be shown at a world premiere screening. The movie is a psychological drama about obsession, fame and femininity, revolving around the friendship between two actresses and starring Mackenzie Davis and Catlin FitzGerald.
Other women film-makers on the festival programme include Deb Shoval and Karolina Waclawiak, who will be showing the world premiere of their feature film AWOL, a love story between two young women.
In the documentary category, director Jenny Gage will be hosting the world premiere of All This Panic, which looks at what it's like to grow up and find one's way as a young adult in New York.
This year's Tribeca will open with the world premiere of The First Monday in May, a documentary about the Metropolitan Museum of Art's headline-grabbing costume exhibition, China: Through the Looking Glass.
The second half of the festival programme will be announced on 8 March and the festival runs from 13-24 April.
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Barrow has long suffered shin problems and was advised not to compete in the competition in Kazan, Russia five weeks ago by medical experts.
But she was determined not to miss the event as a top-three finish would have earned Britain a place at Rio 2016.
"My shins were so sore, but I tried my best," Barrow, 23, told BBC Sport.
The former European champion was barely able to train after the diagnosis in the build-up.
However, after qualifying for the synchronised 10m platform final with the fourth-highest score, there were hopes the British pair could secure their first world medal together.
It was not to be though, with China's defending champions Ruolin Chen and Liu Huixia winning gold and Canada and North Korea both impressing to secure the silver and bronze medals respectively.
"We're a bit gutted about the result as we know we can be up there," said Barrow.
"The preparations weren't ideal, but hopefully with some rest I can come back strong next year and get that Olympic place."
Barrow and Couch have another chance to qualify Britain for the Games in Brazil in the synchronised 10m event at the Rio World Cup competition in early 2016.
Before that, they both return for the individual 10m platform competition, which begins on Wednesday.
If they can secure top-12 finishes they will seal Britain berths in the event for Rio 2016.
"It's so disappointing as we couldn't work any harder, but I've just got to put that behind me and smash it even more," Couch told BBC Sport.
The 24-year-old victim was attacked on Mark Lane, off New Briggate, in Leeds city centre, shortly after 05:00 BST on 14 August, West Yorkshire Police said.
A police spokesman said the footage "clearly makes for disturbing viewing".
The suspect is described as a tall black man, aged between 30 and 40, with a shaved head, a long black overcoat and black trousers.
The woman was walking to get a taxi home after a night out when she was approached by the man in Kirkgate, officers said.
"He spoke to her and walked alongside her along Briggate before they reached Dortmund Square where he picked her up in his arms and carried her to the scene of the attack a short distance away," the force said.
Detectives said the "shocking" CCTV footage showed the man "loitering in a car park at the rear of the Malmaison hotel in Swinegate at about 04:40" and also walking along Briggate.
Det Supt Pat Twiggs said they released the video after receiving permission from the victim, who had been left "traumatised".
"I think the CCTV gives a really stark illustration of the very serious nature of this offence and we hope it will focus the public's minds on helping us to identify and trace the man responsible."
He believes the man may have been "looking for someone to attack before he focuses on the victim".
He was seen approaching another woman who was wearing a skirt in Swinegate at about 04:45 BST and police have appealed for her to come forward.
Det Supt Twiggs said: "I am appealing for that woman to contact us. A man can be seen walking in the opposite direction shortly before and a taxi can be seen parked nearby.
"We would also like to trace those people as potential witnesses."
He said the smartly-dressed man may have been a doorman and police were talking to bars and clubs. However, he added there could be other reasons for why he was dressed in that way.
The officer added :"He may have been staying at a hotel in the city centre and we would like to hear from anyone who has information about that."
5 October 2016 Last updated at 17:26 BST
The bird, powered by a Rohm microcontroller, has been enhanced with two extra wings since its appearance last year.
But as BBC Click reporter Dan Simmons found out, it can be a little tricky to control.
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Jessie Bellham admitted stealing the £48.99 blind from the Dunelm Mill store in St James Retail Park, Northampton, last October.
He was given a 12-month order for burglary by Northampton Crown Court.
Bellham, of Chaucer Street, must carry out 180 hours of unpaid work and also spend 20 days in rehabilitation for drug dependency.
Pictures of the 39-year-old leaving the shop with the stolen shade tucked into his clothing attracted global attention.
The item was found abandoned by shop staff on a nearby canal path, shortly after the theft.
Clayton Williams ignored the command to stop and crashed into a vehicle and lamppost in New Brighton on 3 May 2015.
PC Phillips was killed three weeks after Williams' subsequent release from a Young Offenders' Institution.
Williams was cleared of murder but has been found guilty of manslaughter.
Neighbours described Williams as a "troubled boy".
The BBC has learned authorities had tried to engage with the Williams family to try to prevent the 19-year-old's offending, but the attempt failed.
Two days after the non-fatal crash in May 2015, Williams appeared in court charged with aggravated vehicle taking and the court dealt with previous offences relating to a motorbike that he drove up Rake Lane with no insurance or licence in August 2014.
Court records from the time describe Williams as having "an appalling record" when he got into a stolen car with his friend and was "on bail for a very similar offence" before the fatal crash involving PC Phillips.
On 2 June 2015, the judge - Mr Recorder Edge - said: "I see that you have members of your family and your girlfriend who are in court.
"No doubt you have been a profound disappointment to them all for a long time."
He added: "I hope this has been the wakeup call that has been described. You could have killed yourself, you could have killed your mate and you could have killed those other people."
PC Phillips, 34, was struck in Birkenhead in October 2015 as he deployed a stinger device to stop the stolen Mitsubishi 4x4 driven by Williams. He sustained injuries that were "not survivable".
Williams said he had used cannabis since the age of six and was heavily under the influence of the class B drug when he crashed into the officer.
One person living near the Williams home in Seacombe, Wirral said he was a "a troubled boy."
"He was out of control. I'm not surprised something bad happened. I always thought he'd move on from petty crime," said the neighbour, who did not want to be identified.
For the earlier New Brighton crash, Williams was sentenced to 32 weeks in a Young Offenders' Institution at Liverpool Crown Court.
After his release, the neighbour asked where he had been. "He smirked and said 'inside'," they told the BBC. "He really wasn't bothered at all."
Other neighbours recall that police were "always" being called to the house.
One of the agencies working with the Williams family was Catch 22, an organisation known for intensive interventions with the hardest-to-reach families.
The BBC understands Catch 22 was involved in trying to intervene with the Williams family (for a year until March 2014), but never directly supported him.
Julia Hassall, Director of Children's Services at Wirral Council, said the authority could not comment on its work with individual families.
Birkenhead MP Frank Field has called on the government to introduce measures to prevent offenders from "spiralling out of control".
He said the reoffending rate in 2013-14 for adult offenders released from custody after sentences of less than 12 months was "almost 60%".
Mr Field has written to Justice Secretary Michael Gove urging him to "run prisons in a manner that increases significantly the chances of prisoners making a go of their life once they are back in the outside world".
Amy Hughes, from Cheshire, did the challenge in September, when she logged three more miles than the current record.
However, she is now "furious" after Guinness World Records (GWR) declined it citing her boyfriend, who logged the challenge, as not being independent.
GWR said official witnesses should not be linked with record attempters.
Ms Hughes, who previously ran 53 marathons in 53 consecutive days in 2014, said: "After seven days of ultimate hell, pain and complete exhaustion and then 10 months of waiting, Guinness World Records have declined my world record attempt for running the most amount of miles of a treadmill in a week."
The runner, formerly of Oswestry in Shropshire, said there were thousands of spectators when she undertook the treadmill attempt in the Trafford Centre.
"Those of you that saw me know what I went through to break this record in the most honest and public way.
"To say I am furious and upset is an understatement."
A spokesperson for GWR said an independent witness to a potential record should be "neither affiliated with nor related to the individual or group attempting the record".
About a thousand people have since signed a petition calling for GWR to amend its decision.
There had been complaints that Derek Mackay had not left committees much time to properly scrutinise his first set of tax and spending plans, after he delayed publication until 15 December.
So MSPs immediately got down to work with most of the cabinet facing a committee grilling over funding for their areas in the week before Christmas.
Here are the highlights from the first week of budgetary scrutiny.
The political flashpoint in the budget was local government finance, so it was fitting that the man who penned it was sent straight to the local government committee.
Mr Mackay repeatedly insisted that he had provided a "fair and reasonable settlement" for local government.
The finance secretary also denied claims of "double counting" in the budget, prompted by the fact £107m of funds for social care used to show a boost in the local services budget are also used to meet a target in the health budget.
The Fraser of Allander Institute economic think tank said the money should only be included under the health line or local government, adding "you cannot have it both ways".
However under questioning from Labour's Elaine Smith, Mr Mackay said: "The position is that the transfer that exists from health to social care is the same as in previous years. There's no double counting in that it's certainly part of local government services."
While the core funding for councils falls in the budget, Mr Mackay said the "totality" of funding for local services would rise, with potential council tax rises and ring-fenced funds for health and schools included.
He defended this, saying: "What are communities most interested in? It's the totality of the package to their community. It's what are you investing in schools, what are you investing in social care partnerships."
Committee convener Bob Doris noted that in light of "local services" being funded partly from the local government, education and health budgets, "we're not quite sure who's doing the scrutiny, a consolidated piece of work, on the financial position of local authorities and the support provided to them".
He said: "We need to do better as a parliament on how well we follow the public pound at a local authority level."
Economy Secretary Keith Brown told MSPs that Scotland "continues to be an attractive country for business growth" in light of the budget proposals.
Much of the questioning from the committee focused on funding for enterprise agencies.
Under examination by Tory Dean Lockhart and Labour's Richard Leonard Mr Brown accepted that money had been moved away from Scottish Enterprise; there was dispute over how much, but Mr Brown said it was "more than made up for" by other enterprise investment.
Adding that "we have to live within our means", Mr Brown highlighted cuts to business rates and an increase in capital investment to conclude that "we have a very strong commitment to enterprise in Scotland".
The budget will also see 100,000 properties exempt from business rates under the small business bonus scheme, which Mr Brown said had been "extremely well received".
He also agreed with convener Gordon Lindhurst that the government should focus on developing trade with countries outwith the EU, in particular with countries like the US, Brazil, Russia, India and China.
At more than £13bn, the health and sport portfolio is Holyrood's biggest area of direct spending. And due to SNP manifesto commitments, the draft budget included a promised boost for health funding.
Health Secretary Shona Robison said the government had "consistently prioritised" the NHS. However, like her cabinet colleague Mr Mackay, she came under pressure about the "double counting" claims over funds supporting both the health and local authority budgets.
She said: "I don't think there is double counting. We've been clear in our statements that the £107m is allocated to the health budget and then transferred into the new integrated authorities. I don't think that could be clearer."
Director of Health Finance Christine McLaughlin added: "The reflection in local government isn't adding to the value of the settlement, it's showing as another source of funding as it flows through from health. It's only included once in the overall numbers."
Green MSP Alison Johnstone also raised questions over an 8.3% real-terms cut to the sports budget. Ms Robison agreed it was a "tough settlement", and said Sport Scotland should prioritise the delivery of grassroots community sport.
John Swinney, himself a veteran of many budget statements, defended the allocation for schools during his appearance at the education and skills committee.
He was pressed in particular over funding for implementing the Curriculum for Excellence (CfE), which Scottish Parliament Information Centre analysis showed was to drop by 49.2% across the SQA, Education Scotland and central government budgets.
Tory MSP Ross Thomson said this cut came during an "intense period of assessment redesign" which needed additional resource. But Mr Swinney said the curriculum and qualifications framework had been developed to "a very advanced stage".
He said: "I think the decisions that we've taken have been robust and clear decisions. I obviously will continue to monitor all of these decisions as we go through the financial year but I'm confident that we've taken a set of decisions that are appropriate for the stage of development of Scottish education."
Labour's Johann Lamont asked about the "huge uncertainty" in the sector and among parents about the reforms.
The deputy first minister said definitive guidance about the delivery of CfE had been issued in August, adding that teachers had told him it was "enormously helpful in simplifying guidance".
With Scotland setting up its own social security agency to deliver a range of newly devolved benefits, a hefty share of the budget has been committed to that new department.
Social Security Minister Jeane Freeman told MSPs that £80m had been allocated to developing the new Scottish welfare programme.
However, under questioning from Tory Adam Tomkins and Labour's Mark Griffin, she conceded that the £80m would go towards all the new powers devolved under the Scotland Act, not just social security. She said both the Crown Estate and employment support would have a call on some part of the total, and said she would try to clarify this for the committee.
Asked by convener Sandra White if the budget total was likely to change, Ms Freeman said she was "confident and comfortable" that the £80m figure would be sufficient initially.
However she warned that at times all the Scottish government could do was put a "sticking plaster" on UK government policy.
The justice committee took evidence from the government's top law officer, Lord Advocate James Wolffe.
Repeatedly pressed by Conservative justice spokesman Douglas Ross, Mr Wolffe conceded that there had been a real-terms cut to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal's Office budget.
Members heard the revenue budget reduction comes in at £1.4m, which service bosses said would be taken 50% from the staff budget and 50% from non-staff costs.
However, when asked if he was left going "cap in hand" to the government for funding, the Lord Advocate said: "Would I like to have more money? There is no head of any public service anywhere in Scotland who would not like to have more by way of resources.
"Can I deliver a prosecution service that fundamentally does the job that it is there to do - to prosecute crime effectively, rigorously and fairly - with the settlement we have achieved? I believe that I can."
Much of the budgetary questioning for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Secretary Fiona Hyslop focused on Brexit.
Committee convener Joan McAlpine noted that while the external affairs budget was to rise overall - chiefly due to a rise in humanitarian aid - the European line of the budget was to fall.
Ms Hyslop said this was because there was now a separate budget line for the government's Brussels office, which was where "a great deal of the European strategy funding is now located" with the government "geared up to deal with the consequences" of Brexit.
With cultural funds largely protected, Janet Archer from Creative Scotland told the committee she was "absolutely delighted" with the budget, while Malcolm Roughead from VisitScotland said his group was "delighted with the outcome".
However, as Ms McAlpine pointed out, the schools music budget was cut by £1m. Ms Hyslop said she was "being up front" with the committee: "In order to protect the portfolios for Creative Scotland, VisitScotland, the national collections and the national performing companies, I had to take some reduction somewhere."
The environment and rural economy budgets both grew in both cash and real terms in the draft budget, according to SPICe.
Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing told MSPs that the key priorities in his area were reforming farm payments, developing the food and drink and forestry sectors, supporting fishing and and improving digital connectivity.
SNP member Gail Ross and Tory Peter Chapman highlighted a real-terms reduction in forestry budgets, which Mr Ewing admitted "has perhaps not received quite the same focus as farming and fishing".
The Scottish government has missed its latest tree-planting targets, and Mr Ewing said he was "determined" to do so in future, committing to "substantial funding to assist plantings".
Lib Dem Mike Rumbles raised the issue of the farm payments IT system, which he said "a heck of a lot of money" was being spent on. Mr Ewing said he was "determined" to ensure that "farmers get their money on time".
Mr Ewing also highlighted a substantial increase in funding for peatland restoration, from £2m to £10m - something which was also praised by Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham during a meeting of the environment committee.
Ms Cunningham told members that climate change, flooding and land reform were the key priorities in the environment budget, noting that budgets were "protected" for these areas. She added: "I hesitate to use the word 'increased', because the likelihood of a great deal of extra money suddenly being around is pretty remote."
Scottish Natural Heritage faced funding cuts in the budget, and warned that the UK leaving the EU could have a "significant impact" on their work with the loss of EU funding. Ms Cunningham said there was a "huge question mark over funding right across the board because of Brexit".
The O's started strongly and deservedly led when Bradley Pritchard's strike found the bottom corner of the net.
But Pools were level after 20 minutes, Kudus Oyenuga scoring a penalty following Alan Dunne's handball.
The visitors continued to create the better chances, but Gray's long-range shot went in via Dunne to make it 2-1 and another Gray strike sealed victory.
It was on-loan Crystal Palace teenager Gray's first Pools goals in his second appearance and was harsh on Orient, who could have gone fourth with a win.
They dominated the first half with John Marquis going close, while Mathieu Baudry also had a close-range header saved by Pools keeper Trevor Carson after the interval when the score was still 1-1.
But Hartlepool, who remain 18th but are now 10 points clear of the relegation places, finished strongly and took the points thanks to Gray's fortunate first and calm 12-yard effort with five minutes left.
Match ends, Hartlepool United 3, Leyton Orient 1.
Second Half ends, Hartlepool United 3, Leyton Orient 1.
Kal Naismith (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mathieu Baudry (Leyton Orient).
Foul by Ollie Palmer (Leyton Orient).
Scott Harrison (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Ollie Palmer (Leyton Orient) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Matthew Bates.
Substitution, Leyton Orient. Blair Turgott replaces Alan Dunne.
Goal! Hartlepool United 3, Leyton Orient 1. Jake Gray (Hartlepool United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kal Naismith.
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Nicky Featherstone replaces Scott Fenwick.
Attempt saved. Lloyd James (Leyton Orient) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Scott Harrison replaces Michael Duckworth because of an injury.
Substitution, Leyton Orient. Scott Kashket replaces Bradley Pritchard.
Delay in match Michael Duckworth (Hartlepool United) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Mikael Mandron (Hartlepool United) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
Goal! Hartlepool United 2, Leyton Orient 1. Jake Gray (Hartlepool United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mikael Mandron.
Foul by John Marquis (Leyton Orient).
Rhys Oates (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Rhys Oates replaces Kudus Oyenuga.
Attempt saved. Kudus Oyenuga (Hartlepool United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Bradley Pritchard (Leyton Orient).
Michael Duckworth (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay in match Alan Dunne (Leyton Orient) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Mathieu Baudry (Leyton Orient) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
John Marquis (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kudus Oyenuga (Hartlepool United).
Lloyd James (Leyton Orient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Lloyd James (Leyton Orient).
Jake Carroll (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Matthew Bates (Hartlepool United) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
Corner, Hartlepool United. Conceded by Sean Clohessy.
Foul by Bradley Pritchard (Leyton Orient).
Carl Magnay (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by John Marquis (Leyton Orient).
Scott Fenwick (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
John Marquis (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adam Jackson (Hartlepool United).
Second Half begins Hartlepool United 1, Leyton Orient 1.
Cumbria children's services was rated "inadequate" three times in four years.
Ofsted inspectors criticised leadership and found "serious failures" in the way children in care were looked after.
Children and families minister Edward Timpson told the council he was satisfied it was "taking reasonable steps to address remaining weaknesses".
However, he warned that if improvement did "not continue at pace" he would need to consider whether the council could be allowed to continue to control the unit.
Labour council leader Stewart Young said there was "more work to do but we're definitely going in the right direction".
"We were disappointed with the most recent inspection but an awful lot of work has gone in over the last 12-18 months," he said.
Last year the Department for Education (DfE) appointed an advisor to help make improvements.
The authority was warned that, if sufficient progress was not made, an external body could end up running the department.
Mr Young said it was "never the case" that children were at risk.
He said a former director of public health had said "he couldn't put his hand on his heart" to say children were safe but "didn't say that children were unsafe".
The county council is currently carrying out serious case reviews after the death of 13-month-old Poppi Worthington from Barrow.
It was criticised by a family court judge for failing to follow national and local guidelines over the death of such a young child.
Mr Timpson said the impact of the reviews on the nature of intervention required by the council would be considered.
The children's services unit will be re-inspected in six month's time.
Slater, who has four England Saxons caps, damaged ligaments in his right knee in Saturday's loss to Saracens.
The 27-year-old missed the start of the season with knee problems and and was out for nine months last season, after having surgery on his left knee.
"It's probably six to eight weeks," director of rugby Richard Cockerill told BBC Radio Leicester.
"He has a medial injury on the inside of his right knee. It is not a horrifically bad injury; it's a pretty straightforward one.
"It's not ideal but that's the game."
"We regret the unintentional loss of lives," said Lieutenant General James Terry, head of the US-led campaign.
US Central Command said the strike on 5-6 November, near Harim City, targeted the al-Qaeda-linked Khorasan Group.
There had been no indications prior to the strikes that children were present, officials said.
The admission followed an investigation into the incident by US military authorities, directed by Lt Gen Terry.
A statement on the investigation said the Pentagon conducted a "thorough assessment, review and validation process" and concluded the target buildings were being used exclusively for military purposes.
Two "non-combatant" adults also received minor injuries in the strike, which targeted an explosives manufacturing facility, the statement said.
"The coalition continues to take all reasonable measures during the targeting process to mitigate risks to non-combatants and to comply with the principles of the Law of Armed Conflict," Lt Gen Terry said.
Thursday's statement is the first US acknowledgment of civilian casualties caused by the air campaign, despite a UK-based activist group documenting more than 100 deaths.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Wednesday that 131 civilians had been killed in coalition air strikes since September, including 42 children.
A single strike on the northern Syrian province of Aleppo was said by the group to have killed 52 civilians, seven of whom were children.
A spokesman for US Central Command said at the time it had "no information to corroborate" the claim but added: "We take all allegations seriously and will look into them further."
The SOHR said a total of 2,440 people had been killed by coalition air strikes, the vast majority of them Islamic State militants.
US military officials have examined 46 separate reports of civilian casualties caused by the air campaign since 8 August, according to a Pentagon spokeswoman.
Of those, 35 were found to be either not credible or there was not enough information to assess them, she said.
Three of the allegations, involving three separate incidents, are being investigated and the credibility of six other allegations is still being assessed, she added.
Relatively little is known about the Khorasan group other than information released by US officials.
They say the group is made up of veteran fighters from the Afghanistan and Pakistan region who have embedded themselves within al-Qaeda's Syria branch, the al-Nusra Front.
The US Air Force began striking Islamic State linked targets in Syria in September, leading a coalition including Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
The UK and other European countries have participated in air strikes against targets in Iraq only.
Police found the victim, Brian Robson, injured at a house in Brooklands Road, Cosby, at about 11:30 GMT on Thursday.
He later died in hospital and Peter Bunyan, of Brookfields Road, has been charged with his murder.
Mr Bunyan will appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Saturday.
A post-mortem examination has suggested that Mr Robson died as a result of a head injury.
In a letter seen by Reuters, Iraq's envoy to the UN said nearly 40kg (88lb) of uranium compounds were seized.
The letter appealed for international help to "stave off the threat of their use by terrorists in Iraq or abroad".
But the UN atomic agency IAEA said the material was "low grade" and did not pose a significant security risk.
US officials have also reportedly played down the threat, saying the materials were not believed to be enriched uranium.
They added that it would be difficult for the rebels to use the materials to make weapons.
"Terrorist groups have seized control of nuclear material at the sites that came out of the control of the state," Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim said in the letter.
"These nuclear materials, despite the limited amounts mentioned, can enable terrorist groups, with the availability of the required expertise, to use it separately or in combination with other materials in its terrorist acts," he added.
However, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) spokesperson Gill Tudor said on Thursday it "would not present a significant safety, security or nuclear proliferation risk".
But she said that "any loss of regulatory control over nuclear and other radioactive materials is a cause for concern".
Mosul, some 400km (250 miles) north-west of Baghdad, was last month seized by Isis-led (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) insurgents.
The letter comes a day after Iraqi officials confirmed that the rebels were in control of a disused chemical weapons factory.
Iraq said the Muthanna complex, north-west of the capital Baghdad, housed remnants of rockets filled with sarin and other deadly nerve agents.
The UN and US have said the munitions are degraded and the rebels will be unable to make usable chemical arms from them.
Meanwhile, tensions are building between the central Iraqi authorities and the autonomous Kurdistan regional government, one day after Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Isis militants were being harboured in the Kurdish city of Irbil.
A spokesman for Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani said that Mr Maliki had become hysterical and urged him to step down.
He said: "You have destroyed the country and someone who has destroyed the country cannot save the country from crises."
Kurdish ministers have also said they would not attend cabinet meetings until further notice in protest at Mr Maliki's comments.
In recent weeks, Isis insurgents have seized huge swathes of north-western Iraq. Kurdish troops moved into areas abandoned by the Iraqi forces during the Isis onslaught, including the oil-rich region of Kirkuk.
The UN has said at least 2,417 Iraqis, including 1,531 civilians, were killed in "acts of violence and terrorism" in June.
More than a million people have fled their homes as a result of the fighting.
Opinion polls in run-up to the election put the Law and Justice party, led by Jaroslaw Kaczynski well ahead of PM Ewa Kopacz's Civic Platform party.
Law and Justice regained the presidency in May when Andrzej Duda won the poll.
Our correspondent says many Poles are unhappy at their poor prospects, and feel benefits are spread unfairly.
Law and Justice is most strongly supported in rural areas and by those who close to the country's powerful Roman Catholic Church.
Civic Platform has been hit by disrepute, with a number of ministers caught up in an eavesdropping scandal last year.
And on Friday, Deputy Justice Minister Monika Zbrojewska was fired after being charged with drink-driving.
Europe's refugee crisis also proved to be a key topic of debate before the election. While the government has agreed to take in 7,000 migrants, opposition parties have spoken out against the move.
Last week, Mr Kaczynski was criticised for suggesting migrants could bring diseases and parasites to Poland.
The 66-year-old is not running as prime minister, and has instead nominated Beata Szydlo, a relative unknown, as the party's choice for the post.
However, some observers think Mr Kaczynski will take on the top job himself, if Law and Justice scores a convincing victory.
The result of the election is likely to be closely followed among Eurosceptic nations such as the UK.
While Civic Platform sought close ties with the EU, one Law and Justice party member told Reuters they were keen for "a less bureaucratic, more cost-effective EU that does not seek deeper political integration".
Half the money for the Life Sciences Investment Fund is being provided by the Welsh government.
The rest will be raised by a company set up to run the fund and led by Welsh biotech entrepreneur Sir Chris Evans.
Ministers hope it will boost growth, create jobs and raise Wales' global profile as a base for life sciences - the study of living organisms.
It is one of the key sectors targeted by the Welsh government as having the potential to grow.
The Welsh government says life sciences - which includes pharmaceutical and medical technology firms - employs 15,000 people in Wales and is worth £1.3bn to the economy.
Ministers have previously spoken about their desire to make Wales an attractive place for scientific research and development.
Economy Minister Edwina Hart said: "Wales has significant opportunities in life sciences and we are determined to make the most of them.
"Life sciences businesses can grow very quickly in a global and growing market and we know the rewards for success are huge.
"A small number of successful businesses - compared to other sectors - can generate a great deal of economic value for Wales."
Based in Cardiff, the fund will be run by Arthurian Life Sciences, chaired by Port Talbot-born Sir Chris Evans.
He has stepped down as chairman of the Welsh government's life science sector panel which advises ministers on the industry.
Arthurian won a tender to run the fund and has committed to raising £50m for the project.
Sir Chris said: "I am delighted that through Arthurian, Wales now has its first genuine Life Sciences Fund up and running.
"It is fully active, FSA-regulated, cash in the bank, experienced fund management professionals running it and an excellent board of immensely successful individuals to govern and guide the fund over its lifetime."
Using "intelligent trial and error", their six-legged robot learned how to walk again in less than 2 minutes.
"This new technique will enable more robust, effective, autonomous robots," the engineers behind the robot said.
They said the aim was to mimic the behaviour of injured animals.
The trial-and-error methodology could have ramifications for robots used in the workplace and for military purposes. A robot that can keep attacking - no matter how damaged - brings to mind the relentless android from the Terminator films.
According to one expert, adaptive robotics is the cutting edge of the field. Most robots currently sit in factories and perform very specific functions. Scientists want to get robots to understand new and changing situations.
"The real challenge we are pursuing in robotics is robots that can adapt to uncertain and unstructured environments," Dr Fumiya Iida, of the Machine Intelligence Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, told the BBC.
The scientists - Antoine Cully and and Jean-Baptiste Mouret of the Sorbonne in Paris and Jeff Clune of the University of Wyoming - published a research paper on their robot on Arxiv, a platform to release early versions of academic research that is overseen by Cornell University's library.
"When animals lose a limb, they learn to hobble remarkably quickly," Arxiv said in a blog post on the research. "And yet when robots damage a leg, they become completely incapacitated."
The scientists' robot has solved this by trying to mimic animals - by discovering which leg is broken and then then using trial and error to figure out the best way to continue walking.
"Locomotion is a major challenge," Dr Iida said. "It's an issue of energy efficiency. Robots are unusually very inefficient compared to animals."
Other companies are also trying to mimic animals, such as Boston Dynamics, which is now owned by Google. It makes a variety of robots, including the internet sensation Big Dog, which can attain locomotion on a variety of different and difficult terrains.
Big Dog was funded by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) and Boston Dynamics contracts for the US military - which is an area where the trial-and-error algorithms could be applied, especially to machines injured in warfare.
But Dr Iida said that military use was only one aspect of better adaptive robots.
"There are lots of applications beyond the military," he said. "You can think of robots in extreme environments, so not only in warfare, but in space such as robots on the Moon and Mars, and in nuclear power plants. Think of Fukushima, for example, where humans can't go."
While these engineers are focused on self-learning robots, others are developing robots and materials that can "heal themselves" when they are damaged.
BAE Systems said recently that in the future, it could build drones that contained a lightweight fluid that would allow jets to heal themselves from damage sustained in flight, as well as on-board 3D printers that can make new parts, while a new plastic that can fix itself has been developed by engineers at the University of Illinois.
The Championship club claim the new system could see some supporters save as much as £282.
Hull will give fans the choice of three different levels of membership, with the cheapest costing £21 a month.
Vice chairman Ehab Allam said: "For too long, the price of football in this country has been much too high. This new scheme will at least ensure the same cannot be said of Hull."
The BBC's Price of Football survey 2015 found that the Tigers' cheapest season ticket cost £531, while their most expensive was £606.
Their cheapest ticket is currently the costliest in the second tier of English football, but eight clubs have more expensive tickets in the top band of pricing.
Allam added: "The membership scheme is about rewarding the supporters for their fundamental part in this remarkable story and ensuring that, wherever the team start their new campaign, the club and the fans will be doing it together."
If the Tigers, currently fourth in the second tier, reach the Premier League this season then some supporters will pay £13 per match next season, while remaining in the Football League will lower that figure to £11 per game.
It is understood this is the first time such a scheme has been tried by a Football League club, although Barnet, then in the Conference, scrapped season tickets in favour of a monthly non-contract membership scheme in 2013.
Defender Raphael Varane had already been ruled out of the host nation's campaign with a thigh injury.
The 23-year-old Real Madrid player, who has won 29 caps for Les Bleus, is out for up to three weeks.
Sevilla defender Adil Rami, 30, has been called up by manager Didier Deschamps as Varane's replacement.
France play Group A rivals Romania in the tournament opener on 10 June.
France squad for Euro 2016:
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris, Steve Mandanda, Benoit Costil.
Defenders: Adil Rami, Laurent Koscielny, Eliaquim Mangala, Jeremy Mathieu, Patrice Evra, Bacary Sagna, Christophe Jallet, Lucas Digne.
Midfielders: Paul Pogba, Blaise Matuidi, Morgan Schneiderlin, N'Golo Kante, Yohan Cabaye, Moussa Sissoko.
Forwards: Antoine Griezmann, Dimitri Payet, Anthony Martial, Kingsley Coman, Olivier Giroud, Andre-Pierre Gignac.
Rebels will be allowed to pull back to opposition-held areas north of Homs, activists say. The Syrian government has not commented on the reports.
Fighters have held areas around the Old City despite a two-year siege. Earlier this year civilians were let out.
Also on Friday, two bombs in Hama province reportedly killed at least 18.
Eleven children were among the dead after suicide bombers struck in the villages of Jibrin and al-Humeiri, both under government control, state media said.
The attack comes three days after scores of people were killed and injured in car bombings in government-controlled parts of Homs city.
There has so far been no claim of responsibility for the Hama bombings, correspondents say, but al-Qaeda affiliated rebels of the Nusra Front have carried out several car bombings in recent weeks.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a UK-based activist group, said about 1,000 fighters were expected to pull out from rebel-held areas of Homs under the terms of a ceasefire.
The city has seen some of the worst fighting in the three years of the Syrian conflict.
The SOHR said rebels will be allowed to withdraw to the north of the province, while the army will take control of areas of the Old City which they have vacated.
"The withdrawal has not begun yet and under the agreement those leaving will be able to keep their weapons," Homs activist Thaer al-Khalidiyeh told AFP news agency.
A team in the city from the AP news agency said it was unusually quiet on Friday, with no shots fired.
In February, hundreds of civilians - many ill and starved - were evacuated from Homs Old City after the UN negotiated a temporary ceasefire between rebels and Syrian forces.
Zahera Tariq, 33, was last seen in Walthamstow on Tuesday and is thought to have left the country via London City Airport.
Ms Tariq and her four children were reported missing by a family member the next day, the Met Police said.
CCTV images of the family prior to their departure to Amsterdam have been released.
Commander Richard Walton, of the Met's counter-terrorism command, said relatives were "extremely worried".
However, he said there was "no current information" to suggest Ms Tariq had already reached Syria.
Doctor Usama Hasan from the counter-extremism think tank the Quilliam Foundation said the so-called Islamic State, which operates in Syria, was known to persuade vulnerable people their life would be better with them.
He said: "They promise them this kind of utopia, and they do have lots of money, and they do look after westerners.
"The second aspect is...we spend far too much time complaining about Britain's problems as though it's some kind of broken disastrous country, and we play into the extremist narrative that somehow Britain is a corrupt and evil place to live, and that IS is the perfect place to live."
One of the family's neighbours, Khalil Muhaammadi, said he was "very surprised" to learn the family had gone missing.
He said: "It's very, very shocking. They were a normal, working family. Very nice people. I'm very surprised, it shouldn't happen to this family."
He said the children were "very chatty and smiley" and the girl was "very clever".
Scotland Yard believes more than 40 women and girls have travelled to Syria from Britain in the last year.
Earlier this summer a family of 12 from Luton went missing and said they were "safer than ever", according to a statement said to be released on their behalf.
Separately, three Bethnal Green Academy pupils, Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and Amira Abase, 15, fled Britain in February to join the militant group and in June three sisters reportedly took their nine children to Syria.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to the blaze at Pwll y Pant just before 10:25 GMT on Saturday.
It is understood the casualties were suffering from smoke inhalation.
Three fire engines were sent to scene from Caerphilly and Aberbargoed.
Troon is the only club on the Open rota to have a male-only membership policy.
A majority is needed to remove the ban, with the club reporting in June that "over three quarters of the members" supported admitting female members.
Muirfield still has a ban on female members and has been told by the governing body they cannot stage another Open until it is removed.
That left Troon as the only club on the Open that has men-only membership after Royal St George's, which hosted the Open in 2011, voted last year to end its 128-year ban on female members.
The club consulted members in May over the its men-only policy but brought forward a vote on the issue following Muirfield's ban.
Muirfield said in June it wanted to hold a fresh ballot on admitting female members before the end of the year.
The 145th Open Championship will begin on 14 July.
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse offices in Crowmarsh Gifford were gutted by a fire on 15 January.
Last month workers moved to a new base at Milton Park, in Abingdon, after the councils signed a four-year lease.
Andrew Main, 47, from Rokemarsh, admitted starting three fires and was detained in a mental health unit.
People will be able to visit the office in Eastern Avenue from Monday, June 29.
Matthew Barber, leader of Vale of White Horse District Council, said: "I think we all responded well to the fire, and whilst we've kept disruption to a minimum over the past six months, it'll be good to restore a bit of normality.
"Staff have been scattered everywhere, so it's a relief to be under one roof."
Since the fire some staff were housed in temporary accommodation in Abingdon and Sandford-on-Thames, and others worked from home.
The council has not yet decided what it will do with the Crowmarsh site, which was destroyed by the fire.
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At the age of 14, with a taste of what could be in store, future reigning Commonwealth, European, World and Olympic champion Adam Peaty was pretty sure the swimmer's life was not for him.
"I remember it was a Sunday evening and we used to do a double session on Sundays so it was a full training day," breaststroke specialist Peaty told BBC Sport from his new training base in Loughborough.
"I was in the gym doing 3,000 reps of everything, burpees and press ups until I was goosed.
"I got into the car and said to my mum: 'I don't want to do this any more, I want to quit'. She said just keep going until the end of the next week and so on each week."
A mother's wisdom involving some cleverly-timed mind games kept the teenage Peaty sweet enough to see the hard work begin to pay off.
But the 22-year-old is clear in his mind that his long-serving coach Mel Marshall - now the National Lead Centre Coach at Loughborough - takes considerable credit for his incredible transformation from a kid "whose times weren't the best" to the world's best.
Marshall's appointment as head coach at the City of Derby Swimming Club in November 2008 was the start of an incredible journey for both of them.
"It was insane when I first started," explained Peaty. "I was making up for time I had lost, I was racing kids who had been racing for ages, who had that experience and fitness on me.
"But as soon as I started to get the ball rolling with Mel, that was when it popped and everything kind of blew up."
In swimming terms, only taking the sport completely seriously at the age of 14 meant he had some catching up to do.
Many top-level swimmers have been sampling the delights of six or seven sessions per week and ungodly alarm calls since before they have reached double digits.
"I speak to a lot of kids and parents and they are throwing their kids into 4am training at eight, nine and 10 years old," said Peaty.
"It's weird because, for me, I think I have been successful because I haven't had that grilling from a young age."
It is no wonder that swimming is seen as a very young person's sport and that it is commonplace for retirement to come in the mid-20s.
Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington finished in 2013 at the age of 23, while one of the world's best sprinters Fran Halsall called time on a glittering career at the age of 26 in January.
"Some of the best athletes in the world are the late starters," said Uttoxeter-born Peaty. "Maybe they have more energy because they haven't been doing it for so long.
"As soon as I left school, I wanted to do it professionally and here I am.
"I am enjoying it a lot more from 16 or 17, whereas kids who have done it from a young age - sometimes, not always - are burning out at 16 or 17 and want to do other things like hang out with their mates, go to the cinema and at 18 go to the pub."
The rare possibility of a few drinks at the pub was part of the post-Rio partying process. An entire month off was as needed as it was welcomed.
And Peaty is feeling the benefit.
"We needed that emotional and physical break so we can repair everything," he explained.
"You can have a bit of downtime and enjoy having a little bit of a normal life. We don't drink and eat bad food when we are training. To go and party and celebrate the proper way was so needed."
Another significant change has been Peaty's relocation, which has seen him move house from the Derby area to be within 10 minutes of his Loughborough training base. The improved facilities and cutting down on travelling has been a big help.
"My times are really good for this time of year. It's looking good to say the least," he said.
"My performance has gone up again, which is great to hear at the start of another four-year cycle. I personally think I have got stronger. I am lifting more in the gym and am swimming faster for longer."
Marshall concurs.
"In the water he is certainly not holding back," said his coach of nine and a half years. "I am seeing him do things recently that he has never done before. It's very exciting.
"I want to really harness things that are special. We have got a history and have been through a lot together so I want to keep those elements, but I also want us to grow as a relationship.
Marshall says Peaty has embraced his celebrity and success but remains grounded and humble.
But there are differences.
"He drives a really nice car now," she said. "He has changed but for the better; he copes with the media really well, he gives back to the community, he gets involved in charity challenges, he's a good role model and always has time for everybody.
"In terms of those things you are looking for from an Olympic champion, he really exercises those on a regular basis."
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There seems little risk of complacency from either Marshall or Peaty.
"Mel is always the first one to ground you," said Peaty. "Even if you think you will have a little bit of a walk, she says: 'Oi you, get in the pool and do this'. That is the way I like it. That is the way to have to work if you want to be professional.
"I want to get into the pool every single day and not care about what I have done in the past. I want to look to the future and this is how I get a better future. That is the way I see it."
The chance and desire to defend his many titles means Peaty has more than enough goals to focus on during the next four-year Olympic cycle.
"It's weird because it's starting again," he said. "It's my second time around.
"I'm getting older and I'm becoming one of the more experienced ones in the group. I'm not that kid who was trying to take on the world and be everything at the same time.
"Now I'm wiser and a bit more experienced. I know where to put my energy and I know where to put my emotions - and hopefully it will come out with more wins."
Peaty says pressure is something that "pushes him", rather than holding him back.
"I never ever feel pressure," he said.
"I think that was why I could go into my first Olympics, race and get a world record and I could go into an Olympic final and not really treat it as an Olympic final - except from the last 50 where I was possessed.
"You have to open your mind up to that positivity and fill your mind with the positive thoughts.
"And the positive thought this time is I am the Olympic champion, world champion, European champion and Commonwealth champion.
"I have the world record and that is probably what the competitors are thinking about, so it's their thing to worry about and mine to gain confidence from."
The 14-year-old is to be carried from her home to Our Lady, Star of the Sea, in Castlebay, for the funeral mass on Monday morning.
Eilidh's friend, Laura MacIntyre, 15, was injured in the terrorist attack.
The girls, from the Castlebay Community School in Castlebay, Barra, were attending an Ariana Grande concert.
They had travelled to Manchester for the event with members of their family.
Last week, Eilidh's parents, Roddy and Marion, said in a statement their daughter had been "beautiful, popular and talented".
They described her as "a loving sister" who loved socialising with friends, and who had an "unsurpassed" love of music.
"Eilidh and Laura were so excited about going to the concert together but what should have been the perfect ending to a fantastic trip ended so tragically," they said.
"We continue to have Laura and her family in our thoughts and pray that she makes a full recovery."
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Henrik Stenson was in a rare moment of solitude. His life had been turned on its head after the spectacular 63 that secured his stunning victory over Phil Mickelson.
That epic, record-breaking duel at Royal Troon yielded the Open Championship and, aged 40, the Swede's long-overdue first major title.
Now he was at the US PGA, the next major, and was packing his bags into the back of his car. He smiled and readily accepted another congratulatory handshake.
"You know what - that was something truly amazing," I said.
"I know, the reaction has been incredible," he replied. "You have no idea when you are in the middle of it."
It is now almost a year since his three-shot victory, his 20-under-par total leaving him 14 clear of JB Holmes in third.
The famous Claret Jug is heading back into the hands of the R&A, and Stenson is readying himself for this week's title defence at Royal Birkdale.
Golf does not stand still. The scale of Stenson's task is made all the harder by a long list of likely rivals who covet the oldest and most important title in the game.
Birkdale was the venue the last time the Open was won by a defending champion - Padraig Harrington's victory in 2008.
But if Stenson is to emulate the Irishman, he has to beat challenges from all over the globe.
There is a rampant newcomer in Spain's Jon Rahm, in-form local lad Tommy Fleetwood, Japan's Hideki Matsuyama and a string of Americans headed by world number one Dustin Johnson and including players such as Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth and US Open champion Brooks Koepka.
Do not discount Masters winner Sergio Garcia, who has all the attributes to overcome the magnificently demanding yet fair Southport links, or Olympic champion Justin Rose, who made his breakthrough as an amateur at Birkdale in 1998, holing out from the rough to finish fourth aged just 17.
Adam Scott is another who fits the profile of a potential winner.
The Australian came desperately close at Lytham in 2012 and played the Scottish Open last week, a proven event for producing Open champions. Six of the past seven winners have competed on the links of Scotland the week before the championship, and Sunday's winner Rafa Cabrera-Bello is a quality ball-striker who will feel renewed confidence.
And then there is golf's capacity, like no other sport, for throwing up winners no-one can predict - a Ben Curtis (2003) or Todd Hamilton (2004) type who reserves his best golf for the week that matters most.
But there can be no doubting the pedigree of the reigning champion, and Stenson has allowed himself the odd moment to reflect on the scale of his Troon achievement.
"It's certainly not something that I want undone," he told BBC Sport.
"It was a career dream and a childhood dream that came true winning the Open Championship last year. So it's been hectic but it's been a very good year."
The Claret Jug has taken pride of place, a focal point to remind him of that extraordinary Ayrshire weekend when nothing was going to deny his quest to become Sweden's first male major winner.
"When I had a bit of a break over Christmas, I would walk into my office in my house and there it is. You just think back to that wonderful week and how well I played and what I managed to accomplish," he said.
"To play your best golf when it matters the most in the tournament that you most of all want to win, it was something very special.
"Of course at that point the number one priority was to win the Claret Jug and get your name on there.
"But the way we managed to win, the level of golf that Phil and I played, put me in the record books and that could be something to be very proud of over time.
"There could be a race to overtake them this week but they could stay for 30 years or so."
Stenson began that final round with a sloppy bogey, and Mickelson's birdie led to a two-shot swing on the opening hole.
But thereafter the Swede went on the rampage, culminating with birdies on three of the closing four holes to bring a testing Troon to its knees.
There was no rush to watch replays of his greatest golf.
"It took a good two or three months to actually watch the final round and it is always a little surreal to watch yourself," he said.
"It all feels very natural because you were there, and I was the one playing, but at the same time you haven't watched it from the outside, so to speak, so it is a different thing to watch it on tape.
"If I ever need a little boost in the right direction and remind myself of what I can do, I can always go back and pick that tape up again."
Stenson, though, knows this is not the time for reflection. A mediocre performance to finish tied 26th at last week's Scottish Open sums up the past year, and he has yet to return to winnings ways.
"At times I feel like I've been a little bit off, mentally, and the focus hasn't been there 100%," he admits.
"It's kind of hard to turn the page because you are always talking about what happened last summer and with this game you have got to be in the moment and keep looking forward."
That will have to be the case at Birkdale this week. Arguably the finest golf course in England, it invariably identifies great champions.
The roll of honour includes greats such as Peter Thomson, who won there twice, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Tom Watson and Johnny Miller. Mark O'Meara was the Masters champion when he won in 1998 and Harrington was a dominant force in 2008.
Given his stratospheric standards a year ago, Stenson has a tough act to follow.
Add in the strength in depth at the top of the game and the pedigree of previous Birkdale winners, he knows his mind cannot wander this week.
No matter how great are the memories.
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The match was postponed on Tuesday after snow made the pitch unplayable.
"You have to think whether or not it could all happen again here. It can all go wrong again in two weeks," Watzke told the news agency.
The Dortmund team bus had to be pulled out of mud by a tractor at Lotte.
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The Frimo Stadium holds just 10,059 fans and the team were playing in Germany's regional leagues before being promoted last season. They have beaten top-flight sides Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen en route to the last eight.
The game may be replayed on Tuesday, 14 March, between Dortmund's Bundesliga matches against Hertha Berlin (11 March) and Ingolstadt (17 March).
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Braniff fired home left-footed at the back post from Eoin Bradley's exquisite left-footed cross into the area.
Hall picked up a loose ball and saw his shot deflected off Matthew Clarke into the bottom corner for the second.
It is the Lurgan Blues' seventh success in the competition but Blues boss David Healy still awaits his first trophy.
Relive Glenavon's Irish Cup win over Linfield
Northern Ireland's record international goalscorer took charge in October but saw his side lose to Ballymena United in the County Antrim Shield decider in January, both finals taking place at their home ground, Windsor Park.
Linfield's trophy drought dates back to March 2014, when the south Belfast side beat Crusaders on penalties to collect the Shield in former manager David Jeffrey's final season in charge.
They have not won the Irish Cup since they completed the double in 2012.
Linfield had the better of the early chances, with Andrew Waterworth seeing an effort blocked and Jonathan Tuffey showing good reflexes to save Stephen Lowry's flicked effort with his right leg.
Gary Hamilton's team came back into the game and Joel Cooper's curling ball into the area almost found the top left hand corner.
Bradley had the ball in the net but referee Raymond Hetherington blew up for a foul by Ciaran Martyn on goalkeeper Gareth Deane.
Braniff, whose four goals against Crusaders in the semi-final secured his club's place in the showpiece occasion of the season, broke the deadlock on the stroke of half-time with a clinical finish from Bradley's perfectly executed right-wing delivery.
Hall's strike three minutes into the second half came off the legs of the unfortunate Clarke and the 2014 winners never looked likely to relinquish their advantage thereafter.
Aaron Burns went closest for Linfield with a free-kick which was pushed over by Tuffey, while Braniff sqaundered a good opportunity to give the final scoreline an even more convincing look when he fired wide with just Deane to beat.
The victory completes another successful season for Hamilton and his players, who had already secured their place in the Europa League by finishing third in the Premiership for the second successive season, one place behind Linfield.
Man-of-the-match Kevin Braniff: "We were told to go and press high up the pitch but while we were maybe a bit sloppy in the first 15 minutes , we went on to control the game.
"There weren't many clearcut chances in the game but we took ours and that was the key.
"We scored our goals at the best possible time and to beat Linfield on their home patch makes it even sweeter."
Glenavon manager Gary Hamilton: "Every one of our players was excellent today and the supporters were like an extra man.
"That's two Irish Cups now and it feels great. It's a great day for everyone at the club."
Glenavon: Tuffey, Kelly, Dillon, Kilmartin, Marshall, Cooper, Bradley, Hall, Patton, Braniff, Martyn (capt).
Subs: Lindsay, Sykes, McGrory, Hamilton, Kearns
Linfield: Deane, Haughey, Callacher, Waterworth (capt), Lowry, Burns, Ward, M Clarke, Mulgrew, Gaynor, Smyth
Subs: Glendinning, Stafford, Millar, Fallon, Quinn
Referee: Raymond Hetherington
Attendance: 11,500
Community Pharmacies (UK) Ltd hoped to move the Superdrug branch in Derby's intu shopping centre to a GP surgery on Wilson Street, 2,000ft (600m) away.
The NHS, which blocked the move, said the surgery would be less accessible to women seeking emergency contraception.
Mr Justice Langstaff dismissed the pharmacy firm's challenge.
An NHS panel said many of Superdrug's customers were young women and there was a risk they would be inconvenienced by the move.
It added the obvious route to the new location would pass a homeless night shelter at Milestone House, on Green Lane.
The health service raised concerns some of those seeking shelter there would be suffering from drug or alcohol problems and "might indulge in anti-social behaviour or begging".
The High Court judge said the NHS was entitled to take into account the particular needs of women.
Mr Langstaff added that those accustomed to getting the morning after pill from Superdrug were a group to whom the relocated pharmacy might be "significantly less accessible".
Lisa Hughes, from the NHS Litigation Authority, said the organisation is "gratified that the judge has confirmed our approach to such decisions, where we aim to ensure that the needs of all patient groups are met when we are considering access to pharmaceutical services".
Andrew Murray, managing director for the pharmacy company, said the relocation would have "enabled us to provide a better service to local patients".
"Unfortunately, sometimes regulation gets in the way of common sense," he said.
"We are disappointed in the result, but have no further comments to make."
Perth-based Seriously Good Venison will start selling the product via its website and at farmers' markets in the central belt from the beginning of May.
It follows successful consumer taste panels run by scientists at Queen Margaret University (QMU) in Edinburgh.
The firm claims it will be the first commercially produced black pudding made with deer blood in the UK.
QMU's Scottish Centre for Food Development and Innovation had been tasked with identifying if consumers were keen to deviate from the traditional black pudding recipe, which is usually made with pig blood.
Seriously Good Venison director Vikki Banks, who has been running the business since 2009, said: "We had identified a gap in the market for the UK's first black pudding made from deer.
"We developed several recipes - one original recipe and another which would be suitable for the gluten-free market.
"However, we needed specialists support to establish the facts about customer taste preferences and perceptions of the product concept."
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Femininity Comes From Within depicts women after having a mastectomy and following breast reconstruction.
Model Margaret Howe said she hoped it would give other women confidence in the "fantastic job" done by surgeons.
Photographer Julia Holland's project for charity Keep Abreast began two years ago and is ongoing.
Ms Howe, who is also a health care assistant working in plastic surgery at the hospital, has been diagnosed with breast cancer twice and underwent a second reconstruction in 2009.
She said she wanted to be photographed as so many patients had told her they had lost their femininity after a mastectomy.
"I don't think they have. There is more to us than just our breasts," she added.
"I'm passionate that the ladies still feel like a woman, still feel feminine, going through that journey having their breasts reconstructed."
Speaking about the portraits, she said: "They all look so beautiful and happy and feminine.
"It's a huge message to send out to ladies who are going to go through this quite traumatic time."
Mum-to-be Adele Wood, 26, visited the exhibition on Monday and said she hoped to sit for Ms Holland.
She had just discovered she was pregnant when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
She underwent a mastectomy at 12 weeks and at 30 weeks pregnant is about to finish her chemotherapy.
She said the exhibition made her realise the advances in breast reconstruction surgery, which she hopes to have next year after the birth of her son.
"I'm having [photographs] of the bump and the scar, the baby and the scar and the baby and the reconstruction, so I can show him when he's older what we went through together.
"I just plan on taking photos and videos of everything."
The exhibition in the east atrium at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital ends on Thursday.
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Smith, 45, and O'Kelly, 60, will now remain at Griffin Park until the end of the 2018-19 season.
The pair joined the Bees from Walsall in November 2015.
"It is great news for the club that both Dean and Richard are fully committed for the long term," co-director of football Phil Giles said.
"Their arrival helped us bring some stability and allowed us to concentrate on building some solid foundations for the future."
Smith has won 23 of his 62 games in charge of Brentford in all competitions.
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The hosts went closest in a goalless first half as Cardiff goalkeeper Allan McGregor pushed Ross Wallace's shot on to the post.
Substitute Forestieri made Wednesday's pressure count as he headed in after McGregor had saved from Jordan Rhodes.
Despite Fulham's win at Norwich, Carlos Carvalhal's side stay sixth in the table, while Cardiff remain 14th.
A slow start to the game saw both sides struggle to settle, and McGregor's save from Wallace was the only real chance before half-time.
Cardiff, with little to play for in mid-table, frustrated their opponents and showed a flicker of attacking intent as Joe Ralls had a shot comfortably saved by Keiren Westwood.
While the score remained goalless and Fulham took a 2-0 lead at Norwich, Wednesday found themselves outside of the play-off places.
That prompted Carvalhal to make changes, and two of his substitutions had a decisive impact.
Rhodes' powerful shot was saved by McGregor, but Forestieri followed up with a diving header to clinch a third successive league win for Wednesday.
Sheffield Wednesday boss Carlos Carvalhal:
"I just want to say we did a fantastic performance against Newcastle, winning, and we did a fantastic victory against Cardiff, winning again.
"I think in the second half people were a little nervous, one period or another, but our fans were amazing again.
"Everybody understood that we must be patient in this moment and we achieve a goal and this is the most important."
Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock told BBC Radio Wales:
"I'm disappointed. I've never felt more comfortable at Hillsborough. Other than the shot in the first half, I didn't think we were troubled.
"We had some good opportunities which we didn't take advantage of. Other than that, I was quite pleased - just disappointed with the goal.
"When they put Rhodes and Forestieri on, we haven't spent a penny. You look at the sort of money they've spent and they're sixth in the league, so it's got to give us a lot of confidence that we can improve in the summer.
"They're sixth in the league and I don't know how they've come away with a win."
Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Cardiff City 0.
Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Cardiff City 0.
Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
Offside, Cardiff City. Kenneth Zohore tries a through ball, but Anthony Pilkington is caught offside.
Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
Foul by Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday).
Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
Foul by Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday).
Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jack Hunt (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
Substitution, Cardiff City. Peter Whittingham replaces Joe Ralls.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Craig Noone replaces Greg Halford.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Anthony Pilkington replaces Junior Hoilett.
Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Cardiff City 0. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fernando Forestieri with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt blocked. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
Attempt saved. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Jazz Richards (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Vincent Sasso (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ross Wallace following a set piece situation.
Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu replaces Steven Fletcher.
Attempt missed. Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ross Wallace with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
Attempt missed. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Bennett.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Greg Halford (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
Attempt blocked. Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Researchers say the creature was found by divers in a huge underground cavern in southern Germany.
Experts believe that these loaches are the most northerly species of cave fish ever discovered.
They think they separated from surface-dwelling fishes some time over the past 20,000 years.
Scientists say that there are some 200 species of cave fish living in various parts of the world, but none had been found in Europe until now.
There are some 400 different cave-dwelling creatures in the Western Balkans, including the famous olm, a blind salamander.
Experts believed if a cave fish were ever to be found in Europe it would most likely be in that region so they were astonished to discover one, much further north, in the south of Germany.
The cave loach was first seen by a diver called Joachim Kreiselmaier back in 2015.
He was exploring in the Danube-Aach cave system when he saw the fish and happened to have a camera to photograph it. He showed the picture to Dr Jasminca Behrmann-Godel, an expert in fish evolution at the University of Konstanz in south-west Germany.
"When I saw the photo I wasn't sure it was really something special," she told BBC News.
"Then he brought me a live specimen and that was like the bang. That was the moment we realised that this was something really new!"
The divers have observed about 150 of the fish in their journeys to the cave and five have now been brought back for studying in the laboratory - not an easy task.
"No more than 30 divers have ever reached the place where the fish have been found," Joachim Kreiselmaier said.
"Due to the usually bad visibility, strong current, cold temperature, and a labyrinth at the entrance, most divers do not come back again for diving."
Genetic analysis suggests the cave dwellers are closely related to stone loaches found in the nearby rivers, the Danube and the Radolfzeller Aach. However the scientists are unsure if they can be classed as a distinct species.
"The first thing you see is that they are pale, they appear a bit rose, or pinkish, because you can see the blood vessels through the skin," said Dr Behrmann-Godel.
"The eyes are still there, only about half the size of the surface fish population. If you put a light on them they don't react so we are not sure if they are still functioning. There is a change going on from the optical sense to some other perception capabilities."
While the cave system formed some 400-500,000 years ago, it is only since the last glacial period some 20,000 years ago that saw the opening of the Aach spring by the retreating Alpine glacier which allowed the first colonisation of the cave system with fish.
In evolutionary terms, this is very recent and it puts the German discovery at the younger end of the scale of cave fish worldwide.
Cave loaches have also been found much further north than other species. A team of researchers in Pennsylvania argued that their discovery of cave sculpins around 14 years ago was probably the furthest north that cave fish would ever be found. The German ones however are some 760km (470 miles) further north.
While only a small portion of the 250 sq km underground home of the cave loach can be explored by divers, the researchers believe there may be thousands of more of these pale, pink creatures living undisturbed in the region.
And they may not be the last cave fish species to be discovered says Dr Behrmann-Godel.
"We never would have expected something like this so there may be some other things out there."
The fish study has been published in the journal, Current Biology.
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Their 10-game unbeaten Championship run came to an end at Carrow Road and McClaren wants new players to help them climb into the play-off places.
"The squad has been tested over the last couple of weeks," McClaren told BBC Radio Derby.
"We were a little bit short [against Norwich]. It was one game too many."
A bid has already been submitted for Nottingham Forest captain Henri Lansbury, and Derby are still interested in the midfielder.
McClaren is also still hopeful of bringing back Chris Martin from his loan spell at Fulham - despite the London side's reluctance to release the striker.
Injuries to left-backs Craig Forsyth, Marcus Olsson and Max Lowe - plus makeshift left-back Ikechi Anya - mean the Rams are also in need of more defensive cover.
Former England manager McClaren, whose side are in seventh place and just two points outside the top six, told BBC Radio Derby that a bid for Lansbury had been made.
"They have turned it down and we will discuss that even further," he added. "He is a player we have always admired but I will leave it to the club and see if anything can be sorted.
"That [Martin deal] is at board level at both clubs. They made an agreement to do the loan and if it needs to be terminated they need to make a decision to do that."
BBC Radio Derby's Owen Bradley
Derby's 10-match unbeaten put the Rams firmly back in the Championship promotion race, but the view within the club and amongst supporters is that new signings in January will be needed to keep them there.
Steve McClaren had already made a move for Nottingham Forest captain Henri Lansbury before the defeat at Norwich, though that result and performance underlined why they need some new blood. Derby also hope that Chris Martin will return early from his loan spell at Fulham, with McClaren desperate to be reunited with his former top-scorer at Pride Park.
That won't be the end of it for Derby, even if they are able to land their top two targets. McClaren might decide to bring in a defender following yet another injury, and will almost certainly look to exploit the loan market as he did so effectively in his first spell in charge.
Expect the Rams to be busy between now and the end of the month.
The accident happened at a roundabout on Braidcraft Road at about 16:15 on Saturday afternoon.
Police said the 26-year-old biker was taken to the city's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment.
The 51-year-old driver of the bin lorry and his two male passengers were not injured. Police said inquiries into the incident were ongoing.
Wes Baynes scored the only goal of the game with 11 minutes left to secure victory for Andy Morrison's side.
Nomads will earn more than £150,000 by booking their place in the Europa League qualifying rounds.
Airbus' defeat in the play-off came only two weeks after they lost to New Saints in the Welsh Cup final.
Lord Levy told BBC Newsnight he believed anti-Semitism existed across the political divide, but it seemed "more prominent" within Labour.
It follows the party's decision to suspend MP Naz Shah from the party over comments about Israel on social media, pending an investigation.
Ms Shah has made a "profound apology" in the Commons for her remarks.
The MP for Bradford West has been widely criticised for Facebook posts she made before she became an MP, in which she suggested, among other things, that Israel should be moved to the United States.
Lord Levy, who was Tony Blair's envoy and chief fundraiser, told the BBC her comments displayed "ignorance", and he was left "scratching his head with despair as to how people like this can enter our parliament with such a lack of knowledge, discretion and sensitivity".
His comments were echoed by cross-bench peer Baroness Neuberger, who claimed Labour's problem of anti-Semitism was "attached to Jeremy Corbyn becoming leader", and added that it was "an issue with the hard left".
Labour has faced claims of growing anti-Semitism in its ranks. Earlier this year a Labour Luton councillor was suspended from the party after claiming Hitler was the "greatest man in history".
Jeremy Corbyn has insisted anti-Semitism will not be tolerated but some of his MPs say the party leadership is not doing enough to stamp it out.
Shadow education secretary Lucy Powell, Ed Miliband's former chief of staff, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the party "had to do more" to tackle anti-Semitism and MP Lisa Nandy said it had to be more "pro-active".
But Ken Livingstone - the former London Mayor who is a close ally of Mr Corbyn - said Ms Shah's remarks were not anti-Semitic and the suspension was unnecessary.
He told LBC Radio: "What we have at the moment is a lot of people making a big issue about anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. In 47 years I have never heard anyone say anything anti-Semitic.
"We expelled a couple of people from the Labour Party early on for saying things that could clearly be interpreted as anti-Semitic.
"This is not that; this is an over-the-top comment about the horrendous conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians."
Lord Levy told BBC London Mr Livingstone was "living on another planet" and "well past his sell-by date" if he believed Ms Shah's comments were not anti-Semitic.
Ms Shah was also defended by George Galloway, the former Respect MP who she defeated at the general election, who said in an article that her comments were "half-witted" but not anti-Semitic, and claims to the contrary were "just another stick to beat Corbyn out of office with".
The former Labour MP said Mr Corbyn and his closest ally shadow chancellor John McDonnell were "lifelong campaigners for Palestinians" but he claimed there was an "establishment" conspiracy to falsely paint them as anti-Semitic.
Initially, Mr Corbyn warned Ms Shah about what he described as her "offensive and unacceptable" posts - but he came under pressure to go further by David Cameron, at Prime Minister's Questions.
Ms Shah, who has quit on Tuesday as an aide to Mr McDonnell, then told the Commons: "Anti-Semitism is racism, full stop. As an MP I will do everything in my power to build relations between Muslims, Jews and people of different faiths and none."
Labour later issued a statement saying Mr Corbyn and Ms Shah had agreed that she was "administratively suspended from the Labour Party by the general secretary", pending an investigation.
"She is unable to take part in any party activity and the whip is removed," the statement added.
In a 2014 Facebook post Ms Shah shared a graphic showing an image of Israel's outline superimposed on a map of the US under the headline "Solution for Israel-Palestine conflict - relocate Israel into United States", with the comment "problem solved".
The post suggested the US has "plenty of land" to accommodate Israel as a 51st state, allowing Palestinians to "get their life and their land back".
It added that Israeli people would be welcome and safe in the US, while the "transportation cost" would be less than three years' worth of Washington's support for Israeli defence spending.
The post was brought to light by the Guido Fawkes political blogging website, which also highlighted a post in which she appeared to liken Israeli policies to those of Adolf Hitler.
Naz Shah burst onto the political scene during the 2015 general election, where she ousted Respect MP George Galloway.
Her selection as a candidate proved controversial, with divisions emerging in the local party. The candidate who was chosen first stood down four days later, before Ms Shah was imposed by the ruling National Executive Committee.
A bitter campaign followed, with Mr Galloway sparking anger by questioning Ms Shah's account of her forced marriage.
After her victory, she was celebrated locally and nationally for her unique background and life experiences.
Growing up in poverty in Bradford, Ms Shah and her family were abandoned by her father who eloped with a neighbour's teenage daughter. She has spoken openly about her experience of surviving a forced marriage and domestic violence.
Norman Rimmington, known as "Rimmo", signed with Barnsley FC in 1945 and worked for the club in a series of roles after his retirement.
The club said it was "truly devastated" by his death and described him as a "true legend" who "embodied everything good about our town and our people".
Details of his funeral arrangements are yet to be released.
In a statement, the club said: "Rimmo was a true club legend and a man who represented the club with the upmost pride and dedication throughout his life."
Born in Staincross, Mr Rimmington was a "fearless" goalkeeper who made 27 appearances for the club, before moving to Hartlepool United in 1947.
He returned to Barnsley in 1952 where he held numerous posts including assistant manager, groundsman and physio. More recently he was a kitman and also worked in the laundry room.
"Through his commitment and service to the club over the decades Norman became affectionately known to the fans as "Mr Barnsley" - a fitting tribute to a man who devoted his life to the club," Barnsley FC said.
"Norman will be deeply missed by everyone here at Barnsley Football Club and we would like to send our sincere condolences to his family at this sad time."
•Born: 29 Nov 1923, Staincross, near Barnsley
•Occupation: Pit fitter and mechanic
•1946-47: Barnsley FC (27 appearances)
•1947-52: Hartlepool Utd (127 appearances)
•1952-61: Barnsley A team coach
•1961-1972: Head coach and physio
•1972-1978: Groundsman and physio
•1978-1980: Assistant manager and physio
•1980-1985: Physio
•1985-present: Kitman and laundry
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Joe Cordina opened the Joshua-Klitschko bill with a first-round stoppage in only his second professional fight against Sergej Vib.
Cordina and Joshua first met in a Team GB initiation in 2010 and the 25-year-old Welsh super-featherweight aims to follow in the giant Joshua's footsteps onto the big stage.
After a fourth-round stoppage against Jose Aguilar in his first professional bout last weekend, he said the Wembley bill was a huge step up, but also the sort of event he is more than capable of headlining.
"When I started boxing I was 16. There's no way I would have thought I'd be fighting in Wembley so soon. It's a dream come true," he said.
"It's just amazing. It's these shows I'm in the game for. I want to be going down in history."
Joshua's journey with Team GB culminated in a gold medal at London 2012.
Cordina did not reach his full potential at the Rio Olympics, despite claiming bronze at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and becoming European champion the following year.
After signing for promoter Eddie Hearn, he trains at the Matchroom Boxing gym with Joshua looking down at every feint and jab from framed pictures on the walls.
"It's a massive boost of confidence to see Joshua headlining an event against a guy who's been dominating world boxing since I was a child," Cordina continued.
"We started with Team GB the same week and he's gone on to do this, it's a huge inspiration for me.
"He's a total professional in every aspect. He eats and sleeps right and trains like a demon. I try to pick his brains, I want to go on and do what he's done.
"As long as I'm progressing I don't see why I can't fight a big fight like this. Maybe in the Principality Stadium."
Cordina is quick to draw comparisons between their professional careers; Joshua took the same opening slot at Wembley in 2014 when Carl Froch knocked out George Groves. But in their humble nature there is a greater resemblance.
A four-hour car journey to Brentwood, where Cordina lives and trains during the week, reveals a boy who was also disruptive at school but now unwilling to let me buy my own coffee, persistent that I shared his small packet of sweets.
The Matchroom gym sits at the end of a country lane in an affluent area of smart restaurants and flashy cars. He trains to the sound of self-asserting sponsors snapping away at his every move.
But Cordina returns to a shared property; a lock on his small, unkept room where he sleeps next to his fridge in a poorly lit house of cigarette smoke-stained walls.
It is a world away from Tony Sim's gym, but also a world away from his life back home with his partner Lauren and young daughter Sophia.
"The moment I put my coat on my daughter starts crying. Shouting 'daddy don't go.' It's quite upsetting but she'll understand one day.
"I've moved my girlfriend into my mother-in-law's house. I don't want her being on her own. I don't get any privacy sleeping there on the weekend but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make."
Joe Cordina is straddling two worlds. He is making ends meet, but on Saturday will be living a dream.
"Where will you be in five years time?" I ask him.
"I'll be a millionaire." He replies in a millisecond and signs off with a convincing smile.
Police confirmed members of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team made the discovery on Helvellyn earlier.
A spokeswoman for the force said formal identification of the body had not yet taken place.
The family of a missing man, Michael Flanagan, has been informed of the discovery. The coroner is also due to be informed, police said.
Leighton Andrews said Glamorgan and Newport universities want to merge sooner rather than later.
Cardiff Metropolitan University, which has opposed the merger plan, will not be forced to join them for the time being.
It welcomed the government's change in position.
Mr Andrews made a statement in the Senedd on Tuesday, outlining Glamorgan and Newport universities' decision to move ahead with a merger with effect from next April.
He said in the light of the "excellent progress" made by the two institutions on a merger, he had decided to cancel the consultation started involving Cardiff Met.
He said: "I will now await receipt of the business case being prepared by the University of Wales, Newport and the University of Glamorgan.
"I have of course made no decision at this stage and will carefully consider their case when I receive it."
Mr Andrews added that the Welsh government would work closely with the two institutions to ensure "a smooth transition, including consideration of any need for additional financial support".
Since November last year, he has made it clear he wants to create one new "super university" for the region.
But Mr Andrews told the chamber it was still his intention, so Cardiff Met may have only been granted a reprieve.
"The policy of the government remains that we wish to see a single post-92 university in south east Wales," he said.
Cardiff Met has fought to maintain its independence, claiming the merger plan was high cost and high risk, and not backed by a proper business case.
Barbara Wilding, chair of the board of governors at Cardiff Met, welcomed the dropping of consultation on a three-way merger.
"The university is pleased that the Welsh government has decided to cancel with immediate effect the statutory consultation process involving the dissolution of Cardiff Metropolitan University which we believe was legally and financially flawed," she said.
Both Glamorgan and Newport universities welcomed Mr Andrews' decision to allow their merger to progress.
A University of Glamorgan spokesperson said: "In this decision he has removed a potential risk of delay, clearing the way for us to move forward on schedule and to our robust timescale.
"The creation of a larger, modern combined university for our region will be hugely beneficial to the staff and students of both institutions and to the wider communities we serve."
In a statement, the University of Wales, Newport, said: "We are pleased that he has recognised the positive progress we have made towards the creation of a new university for south Wales."
Opposition parties in the assembly claimed the minister had been forced to back down because he was seeking to impose a decision.
Conservative education spokeswoman Angela Burns said: "This is a massive climb down for the education minister, but a win for diplomacy over belligerence and aggression.
"This entire sorry saga sends a clear message to the education minister that bully boy tactics do not work and the future of higher education should be based on collaboration and co-operation not enforced mergers."
Plaid Cymru's Simon Thomas said: "The Party of Wales warned from the beginning that the minister had gone about this the wrong way.
"From the outset, we called on the Welsh government to adopt a voluntary approach to the merger of universities because we do not believe that forcing a dissolution order on universities is the way to generate consensus and collaboration."
Liberal Democrat education spokesman Aled Roberts added: "I have always made it absolutely clear that my favoured way forward is one of voluntary mergers based on discussion and consensus."
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On Thursday, Omer Riza became the fifth man to take charge of the club this season, following Danny Webb's resignation after two months as manager.
Andy Edwards, Alberto Cavasin, Andy Hessenthaler all came and went earlier in a campaign which has seen the financially-imperilled club slump to the bottom of the League Two table.
The O's have had 11 managers since owner Francesco Becchetti bought the East London club in July 2014, but is Riza taking on the toughest job in England?
Here, BBC Sport takes a look at some of the hottest manager's seats in football, starting with a team who showed that sometimes change can be a good thing.
Surely no club will be able to beat Watford's record of going through four permanent managers in a season and still achieving promotion to the Premier League?
The Hornets started the season under the management of Italian Beppe Sannino but he resigned at the end of August with the team second in the Championship table, saying that he had "gone as far as I can" in the role.
Sannino's replacement Oscar Garcia was forced to step down just 27 days after being appointed because of ill health.
Garcia's tenure was lengthy compared to the next man in the hotseat, with Scot Billy McKinlay lasting just eight days.
The former Blackburn midfielder was unbeaten in his two games but owner Gino Pozzo decided to bring in Slavisa Jokanovic in October in the "long-term interests" of the club.
The Serb guided the Vicarage Road side back to the Premier League after an eight-year absence, but was unable to enjoy the fruits of his labour, as Spaniard Quique Sanchez Flores replaced him in June 2015.
Perhaps looking to follow in the Hornets' footsteps, Notts County also saw four different coaching staffs take charge of the first team last season, with Mick Halsall and Richard Dryden sharing responsibilities for the 12 days between Ricardo Moniz's departure and Jamie Fullarton's hiring.
Sadly for Magpies fans, the changes didn't have the desired effect, as Fullarton would last only 69 days before they finished 17th in League Two under the care of Mark Cooper, who lasted just 48.
Cooper quit the club at the end of the season to move to National League side Forest Green, explaining that he was "excited to be joining a club with a clear aim and strategy" and that "a lot of clubs are run day-to-day and don't plan for the future".
Such upheaval is nothing new to Meadow Lane though as, if you include caretakers, there have been 20 managerial changes since 2009, with four 'permanent' managers lasting fewer than 100 days in charge.
Things might be looking up for current boss Kevin Nolan, himself a former Orient manager, as with seven wins from his first 14 games, he should have few worries about adding to his 77 days in the job to date.
Two other clubs in the EFL have had their side selected by four different people so far this season.
Derby County appointed Nigel Pearson on a three-year deal in May 2016 but less than five months later he left by mutual consent.
Chris Powell took over on a caretaker basis before giving way for the return of Steve McClaren on 12 October.
McClaren managed to outlast Pearson, but on 12 March his second spell was brought to an end after a 3-0 defeat by Brighton.
Former Rams defender Gary Rowett was appointed two days later, no doubt hoping to avoid a repeat of his fate at previous club Birmingham, where he was relieved of his role despite guidinmg them to seventh in the table.
Just 36 miles away, Coventry City have also had the distinction of four different managers giving pre-match team talks this term.
Tony Mowbray resigned in September after 18 months in charge with the Sky Blues already three points adrift at the bottom of League One.
Technical director Mark Venus took over until the club appointed Russell Slade on 21 December.
However, Slade, who had started the season at Charlton before being dismissed in November, lasted just 16 matches and was sacked with the club 13 points adrift.
Mark Robins is now the man in the chair at the Ricoh Arena and has led the Sky Blues to two wins from his four games in charge.
Despite the turmoil surrounding the club, with fans desperately unhappy at the way the club is being run by owners Sisu, the Sky Blues could end the season with silverware as they play Oxford United in the final of the EFL Trophy on Sunday.
While Leyton Orient can stake a claim for the toughest job in English football, they can't match the changes seen at Italian club Palermo in recent years.
The Serie A strugglers made their 11th coaching switch in two seasons in January when they hired Diego Lopez, though the turnover seems to have come to an end with the departure of former president Maurizio Zamparini in February.
Staying in Italy, Leeds chairman Massimo Cellino managed to get through an impressive 36 coaches in his 22 years as Cagliari owner to earn himself the nickname 'the manager eater'.
Turkish club Genclerbirligi had six different managers during the 2015-16 season, with one of them, Yilmaz Vural, lasting only one game before being fired, reportedly after asking for the club to sign new players in the winter transfer window.
And spare a thought for managers in Brazil, where regular sackings are an unfortunate part of the football culture. Serie B side Nautico are among the worst offenders, having had seven different coaches in charge for a game in one calendar year in 2013, and a further 10 changes since.
Tahir Alam resigned as Park View Educational Trust chairman on Tuesday.
The trust has been in the spotlight since allegations emerged about hardline Muslims trying to extend their influence in schools.
Mr Alam said he intended to continue his career in education and make a difference to the lives of children.
Speaking about the impact of the allegations, he said: "It has been quite shocking; difficult for me, difficult for my family.
"My reputation has been damaged. I've been painted as a sinister character when, in fact, I work very openly in education.
"What I have done is very transparent and open."
Paul Larby, 58, Peter White, 57, and Jane Wright, 63, of the Grove and Rufford Hunt, insisted their dogs were on a trail when they stumbled on a fox.
But the footage, taken at Laneham, Nottinghamshire in January 2016, showed no attempt to call the hounds off.
All were convicted at Mansfield Magistrates' Court of hunting a mammal with dogs.
Including costs, Larby was fined £1,128, White £853 and Wright £448.
White, from Kneesall, Nottinghamshire, gave evidence of six trails he said he laid on the morning of the incident.
Larby, a huntsman from Barmby Moor, and Wright, a hunt volunteer from Lound, both in Nottinghamshire, told the court they had been following a trail when the fox jumped out of a hedge in front of them.
It was chased and killed by the dogs before they could intervene, they said.
The prosecution claimed no one saw the trails being laid and the hounds had run across roads - which trails are not laid across.
Birdwatcher Philip Palmer told the trial a fox was chased by a pack of 45 hounds in view of members of the hunt.
Both Larby and Wright were in the field, but Mr Palmer said he heard no attempt to call the dogs off.
District Judge Timothy Spruce said: "There is good and compelling evidence that the hunt was aware of the fox, but it appears there is no evidence that hounds were directed away."
The League Against Cruel Sports said it was the first case it was aware of where footage from members of the public was used to secure a conviction.
Nottinghamshire Police said the Grove and Rufford Hunt had shown a "total disregard for the law".
The American occupied top positions at the Vienna State Opera and the New York Philharmonic, which he accompanied on a 2008 tour of isolated North Korea.
In 2009, he and his wife founded the Castleton Festival, which aims to showcase classical musicians at the start of their careers.
Maazel was admired for the precision and rigour of his conducting.
According to a 2011 profile in The Guardian newspaper, he had a powerful memory and became known for performing without a score.
"In fact the hardest part is trying to forget music when I'm not conducting it," the newspaper quotes him as saying.
"I don't want to be conducting Mahler with my head stuffed full of 10 million notes from other composers."
Maazel was born in France in 1930. As well as conducting, he also composed music, producing an opera based on George Orwell's novel, 1984.
He died as a result of complications following pneumonia, according to the website of the Castleton Festival.
Malcolm Corfield, 63, from Caldicot, Monmouthshire, said the 30mm (3cm) artefact was a "find of a lifetime".
He said the cross was now in the hands of a coroner and, if it is declared treasure, museums could bid for it.
Mr Corfield was on a search with members of the Gwent Detecting Club when he dug up the cross.
"I had goose bumps. I couldn't believe what it was," he said.
Tomas Hornay attacked Luis Nazario Ximines with two kitchen knives at the house they shared in Dungannon, County Tyrone on 1 August 2013.
Both men were originally from East Timor but were working in Dungannon and living at the house in Woodvale Park.
Hornay has been remanded into a secure mental health unit in south Belfast.
The 36-year-old defendant has been held in custody at the Shannon Clinic - Northern Ireland's only secure mental health facility - since he was transferred from prison in November 2013.
He had already pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Mr Ximines, but that plea was not accepted by prosecution.
On Friday, the jury at Dungannon Crown Court deliberated for 75 minutes before returning their unanimous decision that Hornay had murdered his friend and housemate.
During the trial, the court heard evidence that Hornay told doctors he heard "several voices" telling him to kill his friend after the victim insulted his wife.
It was alleged Mr Ximines made sexually derogatory comments about Hornay's wife after the defendant "inadvertently" left a photograph of her visible on a computer.
Consultant forensic psychiatrist Dr Adrian East, who leads the Shannon Clinic, told the court that Hornay described being distressed and angered by the insults.
Dr East adding that in the month leading up to the fatal attack, Hornay was not able to sleep as he "spent all night thinking" about Mr Ximines.
"He stated that over that period he wanted to kill the deceased and he went onto say that he was experiencing several voices telling him to kill the deceased," said the psychiatrist.
On the day of the killing, Hornay told doctors he was getting ready to go to work at Moy Park but became "increasingly angry and began formulating a plan to harm the deceased" because "he couldn't take it any more."
The court heard Mr Ximines was asleep in the house when Hornay armed himself with two kitchen knives, mixed chilli seeds in some water and threw the mixture into his victim's face.
He stabbed him about the neck and chest, causing fatal injuries.
Sentencing was adjourned until 27 March, to allow for further medical and probation reports.
In their first ever match on Uruguayan soil, an inexperienced England side were in clinical form against the Consur representative XV.
Ben Foden went over twice, while there were also tries for Tom Wood and Paul Doran Jones.
Debutant Stephen Myler converted three of the tourists' seven touchdowns.
England will now head to Argentina, where they will play two Tests against the Pumas.
The first is on 8 June in the northern city of Salta, while the second will be played a week later in the capital Buenos Aires.
An error-strewn start in Montevideo saw the hosts take a shock lead but, from the moment Foden levelled on the 20-minute mark, England took complete control as the South Americans had no answer to their forward power.
Vunipola's treble marked a memorable weekend for his family after his older brother, the Saracens and England prop Mako, made his debut for the British and Irish Lions on Saturday against the Barbarians in Hong Kong.
England were coming into the match full of confidence after tries from three debutants secured a 40-12 win over the Barbarians at Twickenham on Sunday, when they took their first chance to shine since their 30-3 mauling at the hands of Wales in the final round of the Six Nations.
With a number of his established internationals on Lions duty in Australia, coach Stuart Lancaster took the opportunity to hand seven more players their first starts for England in this non-cap game.
Luther Burrell, Kyle Eastmond, Jonny May, Kearnan Myall, Henry Thomas, Myler and Vunipola were all handed their full international debuts, while Wood was made captain.
The South Americans made the brighter start and were awarded a penalty try on 17 minutes after Francisco Sansot broke clear. Standing virtually on his own try-line, May was adjudged to have deliberately knocked-on.
He was yellow carded for the offence and fly half Benjamin Madero converted to give the Consur XV a 7-0 lead.
England hit back immediately, however, when Foden touched down in the corner after a pass from Stephen Myler, who hit the upright with the subsequent conversion.
After their slow start, England were now suddenly in control and a six-minute treble from Vunipola saw them cruise into a commanding lead.
The London Wasps number eight drove over from a line-out for his first try on the half-hour mark, before touching down in similar style just three minutes later.
The 20-year-old completed his treble in the next attack out wide after a defence-splitting pass from Eastmond.
Myler, who impressed on his first start at fly-half, converted two of the three tries.
Skipper Wood finished the first-half scoring when he powered over following a neat pick-up-and-run from Richard Wigglesworth, with Myler again converting.
To the Consur XV's credit, they came out well after the break and were next on the score sheet when Argentina's Sansot touched down under the posts after a clever chip. Madero comfortably converted.
England's superiority was quickly restored, though, when Foden touched down for his second try on 48 minutes following Tom Johnson's fine break.
Replacement Paul Doran Jones then capitalised on more forward dominance to make it 41-14 just before the hour mark.
Diego Magno drove over for the hosts on 68 minutes, with Madero converting, to complete the scoring.
England: Ben Foden, Jonny May, Luther Burrell, Kyle Eastmond, David Strettle, Stephen Myler, Richard Wigglesworth, Joe Marle, David Paice, Henry Thomas, Courtney Lawes, Kearnan Myall, Tom Wood (capt), Tom Johnson, Billy Vunipola,
Replacements: Rob Buchanan, Alex Corbisiero, Paul Doran Jones, Dave Attwood, Matt Kvesic, Lee Dickson, Freddie Burns, Jonathan Joseph.
Consur XV: Tomas Carrio (Argentina), Belisario Agulla (Argentina), Francisco Sansot (Argentina), Juan Socino (Argentina), Leandro Leivas (Uruguay); Benjamin Madero (Argentina), Tomas Cubelli (capt), (Argentina), Bruno Postiglioni (Argentina), Arturo Avalo (Uruguay), Mario Sagario (Uruguay), Cesar Fruttero (Argentina), Pablo Huete (Chile), Tomas de la Vega (Argentina), Javier Ortega Desio (Argentina), Antonio Ahualli (Argentina)
Replacements: Alejo Corral (Uruguay), Oscar Duran (Uruguay), Nicolas Klapenbach (Uruguay), Diego Magno (Uruguay), Juan Gaminara (Uruguay), Agustin Ormaechea(Uruguay), Mosies Duque (Brasil), Santiago Gbernau (Uruguay)
Referee: Joaquín Montes (Uruguay)
Former Priory Federation chief executive Richard Gilliland, 63, and its ex-finance director Stephen Davies, 57, deny fraud charges.
Lincoln Crown Court was told Mr Gilliland bought hundreds of items online, including videos and condoms.
He is also accused of suppressing his son's criminal record to get him a job.
The Priory Federation runs four schools in Lincoln and Grantham.
Prosecutor David Allan said "greed" led both men to abuse their positions instead of protecting the financial interests of the Priory Federation.
Lincoln Crown Court heard Mr Gilliland allegedly employed his son Kia Richardson at a Priory premises even though he had criminal convictions for possessing heroin and indecency.
Mr Allan said Mr Gilliland's son was "highly unsuitable to be working around children" because of his background.
The court was told Mr Davies assisted by arranging payments for courses for Mr Richardson, but he has claimed he was "bullied" by Mr Gilliland.
Mr Gilliland denies six charges of fraud by abuse of position and Mr Davies three.
The alleged offences are said to have happened on various dates between 1 October 2008 and 30 November 2011.
The case continues.
Theresa May has offered the Welsh Government a formal seat in talks to shape the UK's EU exit strategy.
But First Minister Carwyn Jones said there was "certainly a great deal of uncertainty" about the UK's position.
The joint ministerial council (JMC), which includes Mr Jones and the prime minister, met for the first time since 2014 on Monday.
Prime Minister Theresa May said it was "imperative" Wales helped make Brexit discussions work.
But Mrs May's official spokeswoman said: "We have been very clear that we should be working together to secure the best possible deal for the whole country.
"We expect representatives of the devolved administrations to act in that way and to in no way undermine the UK's position."
The prime minister offered the leaders a "direct line" to Brexit Secretary David Davis during the discussions.
Following the meeting, Downing Street said that a new cross-nations forum on the talks to leave the EU would be set up, chaired by the Brexit secretary.
Plans are to be drawn up to integrate it with the "wider process of exiting the EU", with the first meeting set for November ahead of the triggering of Article 50 by the end of March.
The prime minister said she wanted the JMC to meet more regularly and would set up another session early next year.
Further work is to take place on putting the committee on a new formal footing with "guaranteed" annual meetings.
Mrs May said: "The country is facing a negotiation of tremendous importance and it is imperative that the devolved administrations play their part in making it work."
Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns also attended the meeting at Downing Street, alongside Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, Arlene Foster and Martin McGuinness.
Speaking after the meeting, Mr Jones said: "We don't know what the meat on the bones will be or indeed the general principles for the negotiation."
But he welcomed the "work programme" and said that it was "absolutely essential" to hold these meetings more frequently and ensure that the nations' voices were heard.
In a statement, Mr Jones said the starting point for Brexit negotiations must be "full and unfettered access to the single market".
He also welcomed agreement by the UK government for the JMC to meet more frequently.
But Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said the UK government would have been criticised for not engaging with devolved governments if it had stated a certain position on Brexit,
On Saturday, the prime minister said she wanted the meeting to be the "start of a new grown-up relationship between the devolved administrations and the UK government".
Mr Cairns said Mrs May had set a "clear framework" for Wales to be at the centre of any Brexit negotiations.
But Mr Jones warned there needed to be a clear agreement between the different administrations before the UK pushed ahead with a deal to leave the EU.
Meanwhile, Plaid Cymru urged the first minister to prioritise protecting Wales' membership of the single market during the meeting of the JMC.
Shadow secretary for external affairs, Steffan Lewis, said: "Unless the first minister shows strong leadership and outline decisive demands - factors which have been absent from his response to the referendum result so far - there is a danger that Wales will become a bystander to Brexit".
In 2011 there were 688,120 babies born in England, the highest number since 1971, official figures show.
Provisional numbers from the Office for National Statistics suggest 2012 could be another record-breaking year.
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) says hospital services are struggling to keep up. But the government says it has been investing in maternity care.
Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter said that the number of midwives is increasing faster than the birth rate.
Jon Skewes, a director at the RCM, says some maternity units have been forced to close temporarily for safety reasons because demand has outstripped staffing.
The RCM says a big issue is the country's rising birth rate - which is up by more than 124,000 since 2001.
In some parts of England, the birth rate has jumped more than 50% in recent years.
The area which saw the fastest growing number of births to local women was Corby, Northamptonshire, where births jumped 63% between 2002 and 2011. That was almost three times faster than the England-wide rise of about 21%.
Other "hotspots" include Bournemouth, Boston in Lincolnshire , the London borough of Barking and Dagenham, Slough and Norwich (48%), Peterborough, Watford, Southampton, and Bristol, says the RCM's report called The State of Maternity Services.
In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland the birth rate has plateaued.
Throughout the UK more older mothers are now giving birth - the number of babies born to women aged 30-34 was the highest on record, with records beginning in 1938.
Meanwhile, the number of babies born to girls and women aged below 20 has fallen.
Older mothers are more likely to experience complications during pregnancy and labour and need medical intervention.
Official data also suggest that immigration may be another factor behind rising birth rates - foreign-born mothers make up nearly a quarter of the figures.
The RCM says although more midwives are being employed in England, and the number of places for midwives in training is on the rise, there are still too few staff to cope with the rising demand for services.
And with a substantial number of England's working midwives soon reaching retirement age, the problem could intensify, it says.
RCM chief executive Cathy Warwick said: "England remains around 5,000 midwives short of the number required to provide mothers and babies with high-quality service they need and deserve.
"Maternity units are under intense strain and have been now for many years, with many midwives really at the end of their tether in terms of what they can tolerate. We are reaching a crucial tipping point for maternity services in England."
Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter said: "It is because of the historical shortage in the number of midwives, that from day one, investing in maternity care has been a top priority for the government.
"We have taken quick action and there are now over 800 more midwives in the NHS since 2010, and there are also a record 5,000 midwives in training who will qualify in the next three years.
"The number of midwives is increasing faster than the birth rate. Most women already have choice and one-to-one maternity care, and we are working closely with the Royal College of Midwives to ensure that personalised, one to one maternity care is available for every woman across the country."
Mike Freer said it happened at North Finchley mosque in north London as he met constituents on Friday afternoon.
Mr Freer said about 12 people forced their way inside, with one of them calling him a "Jewish homosexual pig".
The trouble began after messages on the Muslims Against Crusades website urged supporters to target him, he said.
Mr Freer said a message posted ahead of the incident on the group's website made reference to Labour MP Stephen Timms, who was stabbed while holding a surgery in east London last year.
It warned the attack on Mr Timms should serve as a "piercing reminder" to politicians that "their presence is no longer welcome in any Muslim area".
The Finchley and Golders Green MP, a member of the Conservative Friends of Israel, said there was a vocal demonstration outside the mosque as he began his surgery, but then a second group of people arrived and forced their way inside.
"One of them sat at a table where I was dealing with a constituent and was abusive," he said.
The MP said he was then escorted by staff at the mosque to a locked part of the building until assistance arrived.
Mr Freer said he only realised the potential danger he had been in when he was made aware of the website's reference to the attack on East Ham MP Mr Timms.
The message also stated that "as a member of the Conservative Party", Mr Freer had "the blood of thousands of Muslims on his hands".
"Had I seen the website beforehand, I suspect it might have been a bit more worrying," the MP said.
Mr Freer, who played a prominent role in the campaign against Palestinian activist Sheikh Raed Salah's visit to the UK earlier in the year, said he would "continue to condemn all forms of religious intolerance".
He added that he wanted Home Secretary Theresa May to monitor closely the actions of Muslims Against Crusades.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Officers attended North Finchley Mosque at 4.10pm on Friday after a disturbance by protesters inside the building.
"There were no arrests."
Higgs, a product of Bromley's youth system, is in his second spell with the Kent side, having returned last summer following two seasons at Carshalton.
Manager Neil Smith said: "For him to be given another year is fantastic news for myself, the player and the club.
"It shows we are doing things the correct way by trying to produce our own players."
She is accused of taking part in a customs agency bribery scheme.
Prosecutors now say they have enough evidence to open an investigation against President Otto Perez Molina, who also denies wrongdoing.
The scandal has outraged Guatemalans, who live in one of the poorest and most violent countries in Latin America.
Ms Baldetti was arrested in hospital in Guatemala City after being admitted with an unspecified health issue.
The prosecutor's office said prosecutor Francisco Sandoval informed Ms Baldetti of her detention at the hospital.
Nearly 30 other people have been detained, accused of taking millions of dollars from businessmen who paid bribes in order to avoid higher import duties.
Mr Perez Molina, who leaves office in January, has so far avoided attempts to have his immunity lifted.
But Prosecutor General Thelma Aldana has called for an impeachment process to be opened against the president.
Prosecutors say Ms Baldetti's aide, Juan Carlos Monzon Rojas, masterminded a corruption ring known as "La Linea," or "The Line".
"Above Juan Carlos Monson in the [power] structure of 'The Line' we found President Perez Molina and Roxana Baldetti," said Ms Aldana.
Ms Baldetti resigned on 8 May after a joint investigation between Guatemalan prosecutors and the UN led to arrests of several government officials.
UN investigators presented wiretapped conversations in which participants mention "the R", "the No. 2" and "the lady" - suspected references to the vice-president.
The investigation looked into some 6,000 emails and intercepted 66,000 phone calls.
Guatemala has seen large protests over the scandal and another corruption investigation that rocked the nation's social security institute.
It was McEvoy's second Melbourne Cup success, after first winning with Brew in 2000. The 36-year-old said it was "a dream come true".
Known as the "race that stops a nation", the event is the world's richest two-mile handicap.
Heartbreak City was second, with pre-race favourite Hartnell in third.
A crowd of more than 100,000 at Flemington Racecourse for Australia's richest race, which draws a deep field of talent from home and abroad to compete for the A$3.6m (£2.25m; $2.75m) prize.
Almandin had to dig deep to see off Irish challenger Heartbreak City after a thrilling duel through the closing stages.
The success is another feather in the cap of jockey Kerrin McEvoy, who gained a high reputation during five seasons - 2004 to 2008- riding in Britain alongside Frankie Dettori at Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin stables.
The Irish will, of course, be ruing second place, but they got a terrific ride from Brazilian-born Joao Moreira, the so-called "Magic Man", who started in an unfavourably wide stall. Principal British hope Oceanographer never featured, while Big Orange couldn't dominate.
Almandin is owned by Australian property magnate Lloyd Williams. The win makes him the most successful owner in the history of the Melbourne Cup, with five victories to his name.
He said he was "quite emotional" about the result and praised Australian trainer Robert Hickmott for helping his six-year-old gelding, formerly based in Germany, recover from a damaged tendon.
"We have got a great staff up there. Super what they've done with it," Mr Williams told reporters.
McEvoy thanked Williams for "having faith in me".
"I feel very privileged to have won my second Melbourne Cup," he said.
No British-trained runner has ever won the race and the wait goes on, with Qewy - trained by Godolphin's Charlie Appleby - the best of five challengers in fourth.
Full Melbourne Cup 2016 finishing order
1 Almandin 2 Heartbreak City 3 Hartnell 4 Qewy 5 Who Shot Thebarman 6 Almoonqit 7 Beautiful Romance 8 Exospheric 9 Pentathlon 10 Big Orange
11 Grand Marshal 12 Oceanographer 13 Bondi Beach 14 Grey Lion 15 Jameka 16 Excess Knowledge 17 Our Ivanhowe 18 Sir John Hawkwood 19 Assign 20 Gallante 21 Secret Number 22 Wicklow Brave 23 Curren Mirotic 24 Rose Of Virginia
Paul Manafort is said to have proposed a strategy to nullify anti-Russian opposition across former Soviet republics a decade ago.
AP says documents and interviews support its claims about Mr Manafort.
Mr Manafort has insisted that he never worked for Russian interests.
He worked as Mr Trump's unpaid campaign chairman from March until August last year, including the period during which the flamboyant New York billionaire clinched the Republican nomination.
He resigned after AP revealed that he had co-ordinated a secret Washington lobbying operation on behalf of Ukraine's ruling pro-Russian political party until 2014.
Newly obtained business records link Mr Manafort more directly to Mr Putin's interests in the region, AP says.
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It comes as Trump campaign advisers are the subject of an FBI investigation and two congressional inquiries.
Investigators are reviewing whether the Trump campaign and its associates co-ordinated with Moscow to interfere in the 2016 presidential election campaign to damage Mr Trump's opponent, Hillary Clinton, a stern critic of Mr Putin.
Mr Manafort is said to have pitched the plans to aluminium magnate Oleg Deripaska, a close ally of President Putin.
In a confidential strategy plan in 2005, AP reports, Mr Manafort proposed to influence politics, business dealings and news coverage in the US, Europe and the ex-Soviet republics to advance the interests of the Putin government.
At this time, US-Russia relations were deteriorating.
"We are now of the belief that this model can greatly benefit the Putin government if employed at the correct levels with the appropriate commitment to success,'' Mr Manafort is said to have written, adding that it would be offering "a great service that can refocus, both internally and externally, the policies of the Putin government".
Mr Manafort signed a $10m-a-year contract beginning in 2006, AP reports. How much work he did under this contract was unclear.
Mr Manafort and Mr Deripaska reportedly maintained a business relationship until at least 2009.
When Donald Trump picked Paul Manafort to be his campaign chair last March, the political operative was a relatively minor player in Washington, consigned to working for deep-pocketed foreign benefactors. That those benefactors have turned out to include Russian oligarchs and Ukrainian politicians with ties to Vladimir Putin is sure to cause growing concern in the Trump White House.
Now it appears increasingly likely that Mr Manafort is one of the "individuals associated with the Trump campaign", in Director James Comey's words, at the heart of an ongoing FBI investigation.
This would explain why White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer recently downplayed Mr Manafort's connections to the Trump team, saying he "played a very limited role" in the campaign for "a very limited amount of time".
Mr Manafort could face legal consequences if the FBI concludes that he did not properly disclose his work for foreign leaders. That would at the very least prove embarrassing for Mr Trump, given the power he delegated to Mr Manafort last summer.
If it turns out that Mr Manafort's contacts with foreign interests continued during his time at the top of the Trump campaign, the situation for the White House could go from embarrassing to full-blown scandal.
In a statement to AP, Mr Manafort confirmed that he had worked for Mr Deripaska in several countries but insisted the work was being unfairly cast as "inappropriate or nefarious" as part of a "smear campaign".
"I worked with Oleg Deripaska almost a decade ago representing him on business and personal matters in countries where he had investments," Mr Manafort said in the statement.
"My work for Mr Deripaska did not involve representing Russian political interests.''
A spokesman for Mr Deripaska in Moscow declined to answer questions from AP.
Further allegations have been made in Ukraine about secret funds said to have been paid to Mr Manafort.
Lawmaker Serhiy Leshchenko said he had evidence that Mr Manafort had tried to hide a payment of $750,000 (£600,800) by a pro-Russian party in 2009.
Mr Manafort's spokesman said the claim was "baseless".
Mr Manafort was an adviser to Ukraine's ex-President Viktor Yanukovych, but denies receiving any cash payments.
Denis Hays, 72, was teaching at Greasbrough Primary School, Rotherham, when he invited pupils to his home for inspections between 1975 and 1977.
He was dismissed in 2015 when claims emerged that three pupils, aged between 11 and 14, had taken part part in his so-called "child development study".
A disciplinary panel found Mr Hays' behaviour was sexually motivated.
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Giving evidence to the panel, one of the boys, Pupil A, described how Mr Hays had measured each of the boys' various body parts.
He said this included measuring his and Pupil B and C's head, arms, legs, neck, chest, penis and testicles, while the boys were naked.
The three pupils attended Mr Hays' home once every three months over the two-year period having recently left the primary school, The National College for Teaching and Leadership panel heard in March.
Neither the primary school nor the boys' secondary school was aware of the study.
Mr Hays had been teaching at the school for 46 years when he was dismissed for gross misconduct in 2015 after Pupil A reported the allegations.
He claimed the private study was designed to help him gain further qualifications and promotion, but no such study was ever completed.
The panel rejected the teacher's claim that he did not grasp the seriousness of his conduct and that he was merely "naive" .
It said in its report: "The panel considers that, on balance, Mr Hays was intentionally trying to keep a true account of the study from others in the knowledge that the study was inappropriate."
Mr Hays claimed he had parental permission for the boys to participate in the study, but the panel heard the parents were unaware of what the measurements involved and that Mr Hays was often the only adult present during the examinations.
Maybe his anti-trade rhetoric could put large swathes of the Midwest in play. Maybe he could be competitive in his home state of New York, or with the white, working-class portions of New England.
The wild-eyed optimists even cast furtive glances at blue-state bastion California.
Instead, as the months passed, the race appeared to be boiling down to the same old battleground states that had dominated recent contests - Ohio, Florida, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
Virginia and Colorado moved a little more firmly into Hillary Clinton's camp, while Iowa tilted Republican.
So what, exactly, was Mr Trump doing in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, on Tuesday night? And why on earth was he in thought-to-be-firmly-blue Michigan and New Mexico earlier in the week?
Call it his Blue State Gambit. A last-minute push to see if Mrs Clinton is weak in any of her supposedly "safe states". Or maybe it's better termed a spaghetti-against-the-wall strategy - throwing everything out there, and seeing what sticks.
The electoral map presents a cold, hard reality that the Trump team surely recognises.
If you give the Republican every consensus toss-up state on the map right now - Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, Nevada, Iowa, Arizona and half of Maine, that only gets Mr Trump to 268 electoral votes - two shy of the 270 necessary to put him in the White House.
That's the "Clinton firewall" staring Mr Trump in the face. He either has to win Pennsylvania or New Hampshire - which haven't budged from Mrs Clinton's column despite heavy efforts on both sides - or find a new way around the electoral blockade.
And so the Trump campaign is unrolling a $25m television advertising campaign that includes Wisconsin, New Mexico and Michigan. And the man himself travelled to western Wisconsin for the first time since April, giving a closing-argument stump speech to a packed crowd of around 3,000, with at least 1,000 more left outside.
He offered the usual condemnations of "crooked" Hillary Clinton, along with blistering attacks on Obamacare and current US trade policy.
In a new twist, he ended on an optimistic note - the kind of positive pitch that might play well with the disaffected Democrats and political independents who could help him carry purportedly pro-Clinton "blue" states.
"All we have to do is stop believing in our failed politicians and start believing in each other and our great country," he told the cheering crowd.
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"There is no dream out of our reach. Don't let anyone tell you it can't be done. The future lies with the dreamers, not the cynics."
If Mr Trump sounded re-energised, it was because just over a week ago, pundits and prognosticators were writing his campaign's epitaph.
He was sagging in the polls, and talk turned to how many congressional candidates he would drag down with him.
That was before a week of good news (or rather, bad news for Mrs Clinton). Some Obamacare-managed health insurance rates were going up, her campaign was beset by more embarrassing hacked emails and, the week's capstone, FBI Director James Comey sent his cryptic letter to Congress about a renewed investigation into the Democrat's private email server.
Now, if polls are to be trusted, the Trump campaign is showing signs of life. He's narrowing the gap in major national preference surveys and has pulled ahead in several of battleground state polls.
In Eau Claire, Mr Trump shared the stage with a who's who of Wisconsin politicians - Governor Scott Walker, Senator Ron Johnson (who is in a tight re-election race against former Senator Russ Feingold), Congressman Sean Duffy and Republican Party Chair Reince Priebus.
That should just about end talk of the Republican establishment turning its back on their presidential nominee in the dying days of the campaign.
It's looking more and more like the election is going to go down to the wire.
Although the latest Wisconsin poll shows Mrs Clinton with a six-point lead, outside the arena in Eau Claire Mr Trump's supporters were practically bubbling over with the possibility that Wisconsin could be in play.
"I think there's a lot more support than maybe we've probably been seeing," said Shannon Olson, who came to the rally with his young son, both wearing Trump-esque dark suit and red ties.
Mr Olson said Mr Walker's multiple victories in the state's gubernatorial races were evidence that Mr Trump could carry Wisconsin next week.
"There are Republican voters here," he said. "And in an important election, we may see a different turnout this time."
He added that Mr Trump's talk about trade and bringing back manufacturing jobs would appeal to Wisconsin voters.
On the other side of a police cordon from the rally-goers, Beth Mule - one of about 50 anti-Trump protesters - painted a different picture.
"Scott Walker is an aberration," she said. "People are going to come to their senses, and I think we'll prevail on election day."
As she stared across at the Trump faithful streaming into the arena, she hoisted a sign over her head that read: "Some of you can't help it, but many of you should know better!"
A few yards away, Steve Unmus - another local schoolteacher - was a bit more cautious. He said that if Mr Trump was relying on Wisconsin, which hasn't been won by a Republican presidential candidate since 1984, as part of his path to the White House, he's in trouble.
"But ..." he added, followed by a long pause.
"Friday kind of freaked me out," he said, referring to the re-emergence of the Clinton emails story. "It's going to be close."
Is he worried?
"I've been nervous for about a year now," he said. "Literally."
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Matt Cranch, from Newquay, Cornwall, who had only been working as a cannonball stunt man for a few weeks, died after a safety net collapsed at a show on Monday.
An investigation into the incident at Kent County Showground is under way.
Jacob Axtell, 22, originally joined the Scott May daredevil team, based in St Just, with Mr Cranch but left because of family commitments.
Mr Axtell said he was devastated by his best friend's death.
He said: "He was the sort of friend who would do anything for you and he was like that with everyone.
"He knew a lot of people and no one had a bad word to say about him. He did not have a bad bone in his body."
Mr Axtell met his friend when they worked together at the Watergate Bay Hotel, near Newquay, where they shared staff accommodation.
He said Mr Cranch's main hobby was his cars and he often worked on vehicles in his small garage.
Mr Cranch worked as a barman at the Watergate Bay Hotel but left only "a few weeks ago" said Will Ashworth, the hotel's managing director.
He was "extremely popular" at the bar where he worked for three years and everyone was very shocked, Mr Ashworth added.
He said as a barman Mr Cranch was in a "high profile position" and was popular with colleagues in his team and guests there.
"He was always cheerful and very friendly and was a pleasure to be around," he said.
"... I don't think I could over-estimate how popular and what a nice guy he was."
Many tributes have been left to Matt Cranch on Facebook.
Some are from old school friends of the 23-year-old who was originally from the Isle of Man.
They paint the picture of a young man remembered for his kindness, fun personality, as well as his "multi-coloured VW camper van" and old Beetle cars.
He was also remembered for playing in a band while living in the Isle of Man and going to youth theatre.
Ruth Harrison writes on the social network site that he was a loveable character who "made me smile even on a bad day".
While Heather Watson describes him as having "one of the purest hearts I have ever come across".
Following a highly critical report by the Banking Standards Commission in April, Sir James asked for his knighthood to be removed.
The report described him as the "architect" of the strategy that led to HBOS' downfall.
Mr Crosby served as chief executive of the bank between 2001 and 2006.
He was given the knighthood in 2006 after he had left HBOS.
The announcement, which came in the London Gazette, said: "Letters Patent dated 11 June 2013 have passed the Great Seal of the Realm cancelling and annulling the Knighthood conferred upon James Robert Crosby on the 6 December 2006 as a Knight Bachelor."
Mr Crosby said in April that the Banking Standards Commission's report "made for very chastening reading".
"Although I stood down as CEO of HBOS in 2006, some three years before it was taken over by Lloyds, I have never sought to disassociate myself from what has happened," he continued.
"I am deeply sorry for what happened at HBOS."
Mr Crosby also resigned as a non-executive director of Compass Group and gave up 30% of his £580,000-a-year HBOS pension, meaning he will waive around £174,000 this year.
At the height of the financial crisis, Lloyds took over the collapsed HBOS, the group that owned Halifax and Bank of Scotland. But the government ended up with a stake of about 40% in the new Lloyds Banking Group.
The report by the Banking Standards Commission, a government body set up to improve the UK's banking system, estimated that 96% of shareholder value was wiped out when HBOS collapsed, costing taxpayers £20.5bn.
Lloyds Banking Group has since cut tens of thousands of jobs and remains 39% state-owned.
The banking crisis also precipitated the economic slump from which the UK is still struggling to recover.
Mr Crosby's knighthood is the second casualty of the banking crisis. Fred Goodwin, the former chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, was stripped of his knighthood in 2012 after leading the bank to near-collapse in 2008, and an eventual multi-billion pound government bailout.
Luke Williams' men trailed at the break after Gwion Edwards continued his prolific start to his Posh career by scoring a fourth goal of the season.
Edwards headed home a 36th-minute Marcus Maddison free-kick which appeared to have been harshly awarded following a challenge from Michael Doughty.
But Doughty got over that disappointment when he levelled from the penalty spot six minutes into the second half after seeing his shot handled by defender Michael Bostwick.
But the hosts hit the front again on 63 minutes when new recruit Sean Murray endured a nightmare Town debut.
The former Watford man tripped Chris Forrester to concede a penalty only four minutes after his introduction as a substitute and Maddison made no mistake in beating Lawrence Vigouroux.
But Swindon rallied to claw their way level again when a dangerous Doughty cross was turned into his own net by Posh defender Jack Baldwin with 14 minutes to go.
And they came closest to winning it when substitute Luke Norris flashed a last-gasp shot wide.
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Match ends, Peterborough United 2, Swindon Town 2.
Second Half ends, Peterborough United 2, Swindon Town 2.
Attempt missed. Sean Murray (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Jermaine Anderson.
Attempt blocked. George Moncur (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
George Moncur (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lloyd Jones (Swindon Town).
Substitution, Swindon Town. Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill replaces James Brophy.
Foul by Paul Taylor (Peterborough United).
James Brophy (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Lawrence Vigouroux.
Attempt saved. Jermaine Anderson (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution, Peterborough United. Nathan Oduwa replaces Tom Nichols.
Own Goal by Jack Baldwin, Peterborough United. Peterborough United 2, Swindon Town 2.
Substitution, Swindon Town. Luke Norris replaces John Goddard.
Jack Baldwin (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lloyd Jones (Swindon Town).
Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Jack Baldwin.
Attempt blocked. John Goddard (Swindon Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
Foul by Paul Taylor (Peterborough United).
Nathan Thompson (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal! Peterborough United 2, Swindon Town 1. Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty Peterborough United. Chris Forrester draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Darnell Furlong (Swindon Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
Tom Nichols (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James Brophy (Swindon Town).
Substitution, Peterborough United. George Moncur replaces Gwion Edwards.
Substitution, Swindon Town. Sean Murray replaces Anton Rodgers.
Attempt saved. Paul Taylor (Peterborough United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Lloyd Jones (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (Swindon Town) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
Attempt saved. Tom Nichols (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Goal! Peterborough United 1, Swindon Town 1. Michael Doughty (Swindon Town) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Penalty conceded by Michael Bostwick (Peterborough United) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Lloyd Jones.
Attempt blocked. Paul Taylor (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. John Goddard (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Second Half begins Peterborough United 1, Swindon Town 0.
First Half ends, Peterborough United 1, Swindon Town 0.
Goalkeeper Michel Vorm could return to the squad but Danny Rose is still absent with a knee injury.
Arsene Wenger has given centre-back Laurent Koscielny a "60% chance" of playing after suffering a knee injury against Leicester.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is fit but Shkodran Mustafi is missing with a thigh problem.
Guy Mowbray: "Tottenham's best approach would be to forget the title race for one day.
"Park all thoughts of Chelsea and concentrate on winning a derby - to end 21 seasons of St. Totteringham's Day.
"They'll have their own name for Arsenal not being able to catch them already. T-shirts might be on sale outside at full-time if it happens - but there's that 'if', which seems stronger now than a couple of weeks ago.
"The Gunners have rediscovered their scrapping gene in their last three games, and will (surely?!) fight tooth and nail to ruin their North London rivals' title bid.
"Arsenal's last visit to White Hart Lane as it stands and the 50th Premier League meeting of the teams could and should be memorable."
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Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino: "My feeling is now, when you are so close - only four points the gap - I will be very disappointed if we don't win the title.
"My challenge or my aim is not to be above Arsenal. My aim is to be above 19 teams and to be first, to be on the top.
"You cannot ignore Chelsea's game before us, but we played the day after they lost to Crystal Palace and it didn't affect our preparation."
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "This is one of the only times where Spurs look in people's minds as the favourites.
"I expect an open, committed match with high pace and there could be goals as both teams play positive football.
"I don't think that the top three is decided. We have an opportunity to be in there only if we win our games, we don't have to speculate at all.
"There is a lot that can happen until the end of the season."
Spurs have now won eight league games on the spin but I just have a feeling that Arsenal will put a spanner in the works of their bid to catch Chelsea.
Prediction: 1-1
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Kalambaie wa Kalambaie was one of 116 people, including many South Africans, who died.
In 2015, a coroner in a Lagos court said "the church was culpable because of criminal negligence".
Mr Joshua and his church have consistently denied any wrongdoing.
The pastor has so far not been charged, but the engineers responsible for the building are facing criminal charges.
The two children, aged three and six, are looking for at least $520,000 (£370,000) in damages, say Lagos court papers quoted in the Nigerian media.
This is supposed to compensate for the money that their father would have been expected to provide them with until he turned 70.
Their lawyer Bolaji Ayorinde told the BBC that he has had a lot of inquiries from relatives of people who died in the building collapse about the possibility of taking action.
Mr Joshua, referred to by his followers as a "prophet", is one of Nigeria's best-known evangelists and is popular across Africa.
He blamed the 2014 incident on a small plane which he said had been circling the building, which was a multi-storey guesthouse in a Lagos compound belonging to the Synagogue, Church Of All Nations.
This was dismissed by the Lagos coroner.
Mr Ayorinde said he was not concerned about taking on the popular preacher arguing that "the law treats everyone as equal".
Profile: Nigerian preacher TB Joshua
In pictures: TB Joshua's ministry in 2005
Mr Flowers was arrested in November following newspaper allegations he was involved in a drug deal. He had stepped down from the Co-op six months earlier over concerns about his expenses.
He has been charged with two counts of possession of a class A drug and one count of possession of a class C drug.
A second man has also been charged with offering to supply drugs.
The charges against Mr Flowers relate to possession of cocaine, methamphetamine and ketamine.
Accompanied by two minders, Mr Flowers fought through waiting photographers and TV crews as he arrived at Stainbeck Police station in Leeds earlier.
His solicitor Andrew Hollas told those gathered outside his client would make a full statement following his appearance at Leeds Magistrates' Court next month.
"He has been hounded for six months by certain elements of the press and they have included many allegations within their papers that have been completely without foundation," Mr Hollas added.
Claire Stevens from the Crown Prosecution Service said Yorkshire and Humberside's Complex Case Unit had "carefully considered a file of evidence gathered by West Yorkshire Police" in relation to the alleged offences.
"Following a review of the evidence, I have concluded that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to charge Paul Flowers with possession of Class A and Class C drugs relating to an incident on 9 November 2013," she added.
The second man, Gavin Woroniuk, is accused of offering to supply cocaine, methamphetamine, cannabis and ketamine, the CPS said.
Mr Woroniuk also faces a charge of possession of criminal property.
The drugs allegations put Mr Flowers at the centre of a political row as the Conservatives highlighted his connections to the Labour Party.
Chancellor George Osborne launched an inquiry into how he was deemed suitable to chair the bank.
The Methodist preacher had previously served as a Labour councillor in Bradford and on an informal board advising Ed Miliband on banking.
But his appearance before the Treasury Select Committee in November last year was widely criticised.
It has also since emerged that Mr Flowers left Lifeline, a drugs charity based in Manchester, after allegations about his expense claims.
William Fearn, from Hodge Hill, Birmingham, served in North Africa in 1940 before being deployed to Malta for two years.
He was decorated with the Africa Star, the Defence Medal, the 1939-1945 Star and the 1945 War Medal.
Police said the medals, taken between Thursday and Tuesday, were "worth a few pounds" to anyone trying to sell them.
But they were "priceless" to Mr Fearn and his family, the West Midlands force said.
PC Lee Parry said the thieves may have stolen the medals "thinking they were of high value".
Officers were checking CCTV and speaking to residents, local stores and second hand dealers.
Under CT Plus' contract with the States the subsidy it is paid is reduced when services are not run.
In June 2013 it was fined £68,679, after drivers held a one-day strike and weekday services were reduced.
Most of the fines have been allocated by the Environment Department to improve specific bus services.
The company has had service credits - the financial penalties - deducted in 11 of the past 12 months.
The most number of services were dropped in June 2013 when changes in working conditions led to drivers striking and working to rule, which led to the loss of a number of weekdays services.
Environment Minister Roger Domaille said if services had not improved from their low in June then the contract would have been terminated.
He said the money from the penalties was used to put on extra journeys, such as those that improved the frequency of services to Torteval.
Deputy Domaille said: "[Service credits have] proved to be a spur to encourage them... to get a much better service, which is what we have now."
The company's three-year contract is due to end in March, when it is due to go out to tender.
Rooney, looking a shade offside, looped in a 69th-minute header from Andrew Considine's nod across goal.
McLean tapped in from close range late on after keeper Andy McNeil turned away a low strike from Niall McGinn.
The Dons hit the crossbar twice in the first half, while Morton's Jai Quitongo was denied by a good Joe Lewis save.
Aberdeen were beginning to look forlorn when Rooney eventually made the breakthrough. Their fans had grown restless as Morton gained in confidence, but a clever goal from the Irishman changed the nature of the game.
Rooney reacted swiftly to Considine's downward header from Graeme Shinnie's cross, and steered the ball over McNeil and covering defender Gavin Gunning. Aberdeen needed Rooney to be sharp, because much of their play until then had lacked purpose.
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Their initial drive, which brought a series of early corners, with a McLean effort blocked at the near post and a Johnny Hayes header against the bar, soon dissipated.
Rooney also struck the bar with a header just before the interval, but otherwise Aberdeen did not play with the kind of swagger or authority that might have been expected, mostly because their opponents would not allow them to.
The Championship side had to endure a frantic opening spell, when composure was glaringly absent in a team containing six players 21 or under.
Once the impressive duo of Jamie Lindsay and Andy Murdoch began to stand their ground in midfield, though, and the centre-back pairing of Thomas O'Ware and Gavin Gunning stood tall, Morton began to contribute to the semi-final.
Their threat rested almost entirely with the lively, edgy figure of Quitongo, who played on the shoulder of the Aberdeen centre-backs, or hared into the channels after the ball.
He saw a first-half effort blocked by the outstretched leg of Lewis, while a second-half shot flashed past the top-corner and an overhead kick flew over.
The rashness of the finishing reflected the lack of poise that was the most obvious deficiency in Morton's play. They were game throughout, but drained, physically and mentally, by the time Aberdeen added a second when McGinn's shot was pushed away by McNeil into the path of McLean, who turned the ball into an empty net.
The story of the game ought to have provoked a deeper sense of occasion. The lunchtime kick-off, though, contributed to a crowd of a little more than 16,000, while the nature of the game also subdued supporters.
Large areas of Hampden were empty, and Aberdeen at times seemed unable to inject passion or dynamism to their play, at least until they scored.
Morton, too, spurned good moments, not least the opportunities to deliver dangerous cross balls from the right flank. Their doggedness was obvious and Aberdeen had to overcome that organisation and industry as well as the flat atmosphere and then grumbles of frustration from their fans.
Ultimately, the victory was merited since they took their chances with a clear-eyed ruthlessness. It was a pragmatic victory, rather than an impressive one.
Match ends, Morton 0, Aberdeen 2.
Second Half ends, Morton 0, Aberdeen 2.
Attempt missed. Wes Burns (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Miles Storey replaces Niall McGinn.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Wes Burns replaces Graeme Shinnie.
Substitution, Morton. Lee Kilday replaces Jamie Lindsay.
Goal! Morton 0, Aberdeen 2. Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Ryan Jack replaces James Maddison.
Andrew Considine (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Andrew Considine (Aberdeen).
Scott Tiffoney (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Scott Tiffoney (Morton).
Attempt missed. Andy Murdoch (Morton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Attempt blocked. Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. James Maddison (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
Substitution, Morton. Scott Tiffoney replaces Jamie McDonagh.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Mark Russell.
Attempt blocked. Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by Andrew Considine (Aberdeen).
Jai Quitongo (Morton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen).
Jamie McDonagh (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt blocked. Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Morton. Aidan Nesbitt replaces Kudus Oyenuga.
Attempt missed. Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Goal! Morton 0, Aberdeen 1. Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrew Considine.
Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dangerous play by Michael Doyle (Morton).
Attempt missed. Jai Quitongo (Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt missed. Jai Quitongo (Morton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Adam Rooney (Aberdeen).
Gavin Gunning (Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
James Maddison (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andy Murdoch (Morton).
Jamie Lindsay (Morton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corrie Mckeague, from Fife, vanished after a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, on 24 September.
The 23-year-old's Nokia was tracked from Bury to Barton Mills, but was not found.
Suffolk Police said it would be impossible to link the phone back found in Mildenhall, near Barton Mills, with the airman's disappearance.
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The police said the telephone had no essential components. As a result, no further investigations will be carried out on it.
On Monday, it was revealed Mr Mckeague was due to become a father.
Forbes McKenzie, of McKenzie Intelligence Services which was brought in to assist the search, said the whereabouts of Mr Mckeague's telephone was "key".
Mr McKenzie said: "Where the phone finished is indicative of where Corrie last was.
"I'm very interested in what other phones were co-located with Corrie's phone."
Mr Mckeague's Nokia Lumia 435 phone is thought to have been in a black PVC case which was frayed and worn around the edges.
Fletcher, in at number six as a nightwatchman, helped his side from their overnight 96-4 to 305 all out.
He was run out just short of a maiden first-class century, slipping after been sent back by James Pattinson (59).
Durham reached 162-5 at the close, leading by 19 runs, but with opener Keaton Jennings unbeaten on 62.
Much will depend on England Test batsman Jennings if the hosts, who began the season on minus 48 points because of last season's financial issues, are to start 2017 with a positive result.
The match was turned in Notts' favour by an eighth-wicket partnership of 108 between Fletcher and Australia pace bowler Pattinson, who made a career-best 89 not out in the win at Leicestershire in their first match of the season.
Jake Ball (2-46) made early inroads with the ball before Pattinson (2-24) broke a fourth-wicket stand of 71 between Jennings and Paul Collingwood (40) when the latter edged to Riki Wessels, who took a stunning high catch at first slip.
The prolific director began his career in television before going on to direct more than 30 films over six decades.
Oscar-nominated for popular weepie Love Story, his other films included Author! Author!, Silver Streak and The In-Laws.
Current Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs said the organisation was "deeply saddened" by his passing.
"I was a member of the Board during his presidency and fortunate enough to witness first-hand his dedication to the Academy and his lifelong passion for visual storytelling," she said in a statement.
"Our condolences go out to his loved ones."
Hiller's work included successful collaborations with playwrights Neil Simon and Paddy Chayefsky and the comedians Steve Martin and Richard Pryor.
But he remains best known for Love Story, a tale of ill-fated lovers that featured the famous line: "Love means never having to say you're sorry."
Starring Ryan O'Neal and MacGraw, the film was nominated for seven Oscars but only received one, for its score.
Hiller had to wait until 2002 to be recognised by the body he presided over from 1993 to 1997, when he received its Jean Hersholt humanitarian award.
Rocky star Carl Weathers, Superbad director Greg Mottola and comedy actor Fred Willard have been among those to pay tribute on Twitter.
MacGraw released a statement, in which she remembered the film-maker as "a remarkable, gifted, generous human being."
"Arthur Hiller was an integral part of one of the most important experiences of my life," she wrote. "My heart and love go out to his family."
The director, whose wife Gwen died in June, is survived by daughter Erica, son Henryk and five grandchildren.
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He had to pull together a group of children and celebrities to record and perform a single for Children in Need.
The choir are singing a cover version of Avicii's smash hit Wake Me Up, and it is doing well in the UK music charts.
Some of the celebrity singers include CBBC's Radzi Chinyanganya, Bake-off presenter Mel Giedroyc and Strictly meanie Craig Revel Horwood.
Ricky caught up with Gareth to find out how the rehearsals are going.
The double Olympic champion defended his World Championships 5,000m and 10,000m titles in Beijing in August.
His involvement next March in Wales would be a major coup for the event, which will be held over the same course as this Sunday's Cardiff Half-Marathon.
"We've got a really good dialogue with Mo Farah," said Matt Newman, the chief executive of organisers Run 4 Wales.
"I was speaking with his agent only yesterday in fact.
"We were talking about Mo's programme for 2016 which they're really just putting together."
It has been a difficult summer for Farah, with a series of allegations made against his coach Alberto Salazar - all denied by the American, and with no suggestion Farah has done anything wrong.
But the 32-year-old Briton remains one of the biggest - and most popular - stars of distance running and underlined his talent last month by defending the two World titles he won in 2013 in Moscow.
Farah remains favourite to also successfully defend his Olympic titles at the 2016 Games in Brazil next August.
"Of course, what Mo Farah has come out and said is it's all about the Olympics in Rio in the summer, but there are some options for him in March," Newman added.
"Just before the World Half-Marathon Championships in Cardiff is the World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Oregon.
"Obviously he lives in that part of the world so that will also be something of interest to him.
"But at the moment we've got a really healthy dialogue with Mo Farah so we'll be doing our best to persuade him that Cardiff's a better option than Portland in Oregon."
Beloy moved to Belgium from what was then Zaire now DR Congo as a young boy, and says he had bananas thrown at him in his early football career.
He says racism is still an issue at varying levels in Belgian football.
"In Mechelen, I was the first black person," he told BBC Sport.
"People came to our garden to look at the young black kids as they told each other: 'Their parents live in Africa and still live in the trees.' We were a novelty, a curiosity" said Beloy.
The 59-year-old claims the abuse continued into his playing career and in April 1978 during a game between his Beerschot VAC side and Antwerp, a banana was thrown at him from the stands.
"I picked up that banana and put it aside to continue playing," he continued.
"The next day the newspaper published a cartoon, depicting 'Beloy' with a banana skin. But that was the only reaction, that was it, full stop."
Beloy believes not much has changed over the years especially for youngsters. He currently works with a club in Antwerp whose youth teams are predominantly made up of immigrants.
"Everywhere they go, they face racism - it's the black team playing against the white team - but these kids are just six, seven or eight years old," he says.
"At youth level, matches shouldn't be competitive. That's what Club Brugge do.
"Alternative solutions to combat the problem would be time outs or a centralised hotline for complaints."
Beloy also feels that even at senior level there are issues.
"Beveren were a team entirely made up of Ivorians, who cost Beveren nothing and they sold them on to the biggest clubs in the world," he points out.
"For me that was pure human trafficking, another form of racism."
It seems that there are still problems in the lower leagues too according to Anthony Mbachu, a striker of Nigerian origin, who plays for amateur side Kalmthout.
He highlights abuse he suffered while playing against Maria-ter-Heide.
"The assistant coach [Patrick] Supilie began to shout - 'it is always the same with you, banana head' - all kinds of racial slurs were hurled my way," said Mbachu.
Supilie later apologised for his comments after the Kalmthout players walked off in protest.
The Belgium Football Association (KBVB) awarded the match to Maria-ter-Heide because the game had to be abandoned.
However Maria-ter-Heide were eventually sanctioned with a three-point deduction for racism.
"I played with Christian Benteke at Standard Liège at youth level and I never encountered a problem then," Mbachu continued.
"It all changed when I went to the provincial level. Opposing defenders often say 'go back to your country.'
"Why? I don't understand. I swallow it, but privately it destroys me."
Crystal Palace striker Benteke was born in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa and was one of ten players with African ancestry who featured in November's Belgian squad for a friendly against the Netherlands and a World Cup qualifier against Estonia.
"The Red Devils are the standout example of how a multicultural society can function," said Frank Van Laeken, who co-authored a book on racism in Belgian football with Beloy.
"They are a mix of traditional Belgians and 'new' Belgians, all working together at the top but it's an exception, you don't find that mix of colours and different backgrounds anywhere else in society."
Beloy believes one of the problems is that the football association has been left to deal with the issue of racism.
"One of the problems is that Belgium doesn't have a federal minister of sport," he explained.
"The FA is responsible for the national team and the amateur leagues, the Pro League for the professional club game, but the Belgian system is too fragmented to monitor racism," highlighted Beloy.
The KBVB says that it receives about 25 complaints about racism a year.
"We can't hide behind the Red Devils. Every case of racism is a case too many. It's totally unacceptable," said Belgian FA president François De Keersmaecker.
"We focus on three issues: regulation, repression and prevention.
"To end racism is difficult, but it is paramount that at youth level, in clubs, in schools and in work shops, we act. Young people understand the problem better than the older generation."
The country's military ruler dropped objections to accepting help in the case after being pressed on the issue by UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
The bodies of David Miller, 24, and Hannah Witheridge, 23, were discovered on a beach on 15 September.
Two Burmese men are under arrest but the Thai inquiry has been criticised.
The UK Foreign Office summoned the Thai charge d'affaires earlier this week to express concern about the police investigation.
Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, both migrant workers from Myanmar, also known as Burma, are alleged to have confessed to the killings earlier this month.
Police have denied subsequent reports that the pair, both aged 21, then withdrew their confessions.
The two suspects were in court for a pre-trial witness hearing on the island of Koh Samui on Tuesday, but did not testify.
They are charged with conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to rape and robbery, and could face the death penalty if found guilty.
Thai Prime Minister Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha met Mr Cameron at a summit in Italy and agreed that a delegation of British officers could travel to Thailand, having previously rejected offers of assistance.
A diplomatic source said that Thai authorities were leading the investigation, but it was important that the victims' families could be reassured about the justice process.
He said: "There are two areas we are particularly concerned about. One is the verification of the DNA samples of the suspects, making sure there is further independent verification.
"And the second is the investigation into allegations of mistreatment of the suspects.
"What the PM secured was agreement from the Thai PM that we can send some British police investigators to Koh Tao to work with the Royal Thai Police on this."
The discussion between the leaders came at the Asia Europe Meeting in Milan.
Post-mortem examinations found Mr Miller, from Jersey, died from drowning and a blow to the head, while Miss Witheridge, from Great Yarmouth, died from head wounds.
Police have said DNA found on Ms Witheridge matched samples taken from the suspects.
Concerns about the murder investigation include the fact the crime scene was not sealed off after the killings, as well as the fact an early statement was released by police saying that no Thai person could have committed such a crime.
Mr Zaw's mother Phyu Shwe Nu has said her son was being made a "scapegoat" by police.
Miller was signed for six T20 Blast group games and maybe available if they reach the knock-out stages.
"Early exploration has been made, that's not taking away our focus from the games right now," said coach Robert Croft.
Nick Selman is in line to replace Miller at Hampshire on Thursday.
Young Welsh paceman Lukas Carey is set to continue for group leaders Glamorgan, with Timm van der Gugten still out injured.
Carey, 20, bowled Kent's Daniel Bell-Drummond in the opening over of his T20 debut against Kent and followed up by dismissing Surrey's England opener Jason Roy first ball at a packed Oval.
"It was a great game to be part of in front of 20-odd thousand, I didn't think I'd be involved in the T20 so this is a bonus," said Carey.
"For Jacques (Rudolph) to come up and say I was bowling the first over feels like quite an achievement.
"There's definitely more pressure playing in front of big crowds and where we are in the group, but I try to remain relaxed and get on with my job."
If Carey plays against Hampshire, Glamorgan would field three Welsh players in their T20 side after being down to two because of injuries at one stage, while Kiran Carlson could challenge for a place soon after injury.
"Welsh players will play in the side if they force their way in and they're good enough," Croft told BBC Wales Sport.
"Don't forget the Welsh players are learning off some blinking good overseas players, which will stand them in better stead for longer careers, and that's what important to us."
Glamorgan would be almost assured of a last eight place with victory in Southampton, but Croft is unwilling to take anything for granted.
"We pride ourselves on a positive brand of cricket, and we'll see where that gets us. Our focus and determination hasn't changed," he said.
Glamorgan won the One-Day Cup match in Southampton earlier in 2017, but Hampshire won in Cardiff in the opening match of the T20 Blast.
The home side are without batsman Rilee Roussow and wicket-keeper Lewis McManus, both having surgery on broken fingers.
Hampshire (from): J Vince (capt), J Adams, T Alsop, G Bailey, L Dawson, S Afridi, S Ervine, C Wood, I Holland, C Dickinson, G Berg, K Abbott, M Crane, F Edwards.
Glamorgan (from): J Rudolph (capt), A Donald, C Ingram, N Selman, C Cooke, G Wagg, C Meschede, A Salter, M De Lange, L Carey, M Hogan, R Smith, T Cullen.
The 22-year-old, who lives and trains in Cardiff, broke the world record with a throw of 41.68m but broke it again in her final throw to win gold.
Davies beat South Korea's Young Dae Joo 14-12, 4-11, 11-9, 11-5 in his final.
Arnold beat New Zealander Holly Robinson and Poland's Katarzyna Piekart who won silver and bronze respectively.
Arnold finished 11th and fifth in the event at Beijing 2008 and London 2012.
"This has been my absolute dream - I cannot believe I am Paralympic champion and double world champion. It is so surreal," Arnold told Channel 4.
"I've been injured for two months but coming here has been as clean slate and I just went out there with nothing to lose.
"I actually thought I had one more throw! When my coach told me I had won gold I just burst into tears. I didn't expect to break the world record by that much."
Welsh world number one Davies is a former Brecon rugby player who suffered a broken neck in September 2005 following a collapsed scrum against Ynysybwl.
"I'm not really sure how I'm feeling right now! I can't believe I kept it together. I have played Young Dae Joo twice in competition before and lost both times," Davies told Channel 4.
"I must thank everybody for their support. We've been working hard behind the scenes and it has paid off. I'm chuffed I managed to keep it together.
"I haven't beaten any of the Koreans for a while so to do it on the biggest stage is brilliant. Come on!"
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Three women were attacked between 6 and 10 February in Moseley and Kings Heath, West Midlands Police said.
The teenager, from Sparkhill, appeared at Birmingham Youth Court to admit conspiracy to commit robbery.
He has been remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on 27 February.
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The conspiracy charge also includes an incident on 10 February when two boys were stunned with a device during a robbery in which a mobile phone was stolen.
Earlier, police said two more teenagers have been arrested in connection with the attacks.
Both aged 16, the boys were arrested at their home addresses in Moseley and Balsall Heath on suspicion of conspiracy to rob.
A suitcase containing several sets of machetes, knives, hammers and mobile phones was found at one address, police said.
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Adventurers visit Yosemite National Park in the United States to conquer the steep rock face.
Free climbing means Tom and Kevin will use just their hands and feet to climb, rather than pulling themselves up on ropes.
But they will be attached to a safety rope to stop them from falling.
The two climbers will try to free climb the steepest part - the Dawn Face.
Young adventurer Ella has climbed El Capitan and visited Newsround to describe her experience.
Hannah Birt was navigating through a bridge at about 15:00 GMT on Saturday when heavy currents caught her, pinning her up against the bridge arch.
"The boat flipped over and it just pinned my legs in the boat.
"My hips were taking the full force of water, I was pinned under the water so I went for the surface," she said.
"I yelled up 'I'm gonna die' and I called for ropes and people dropped them down. I couldn't move, I was cold and hypothermic. The rescue services were brilliant, I couldn't thank them enough, as well as the people who were shouting and keeping me awake."
It took nearly an hour to rescue Ms Birt from the river.
In the ambulance on the way to hospital, she lapsed in and out of consciousness and, at one stage, her body temperature dropped dramatically low.
She is grateful to everyone who helped save her life and said in the first moments after the kayak tipped, she could have easily died.
"I would've drowned, if I had not got my head above water at that time," she said.
Paul Coyle, northern area commander with the Fire and Rescue Service, was at the scene said: "The flow of the water was pinning her against the canoe and the bridge.
"She had nowhere to go and she had a suspected broken leg and was in pain."
Fire and rescue workers were joined by Lough Neagh Rescue, the police, the ambulance service and some of her friends who had been out on the river.
"The operation to rescue her took about an hour," Mr Coyle said. "This was a great team effort and it took that to rescue her."
He said that Ms Birt had a good life jacket and dry suit which protected her from hypothermia.
"It was a very challenging incident but it had a great outcome," he said.
Ms Birt was taken to Antrim Area Hospital and has since been discharged.
The ex-England Under-18 international, who made his Town debut on the final day of the season, is one of 17 players whose deals are set to expire.
"It's a case of waiting to see what happens," Burton told BBC Shropshire.
"There are a lot of lads out of contract here, because a lot signed two years ago," added 19-year-old Burton.
Speculation has previously linked him with Wolves, Aston Villa and even Glasgow Rangers.
But Newport-born Burton has witnessed the route to the top taken by England's number one, fellow Shropshire lad Joe Hart, who did a full season as Shrewsbury keeper a decade ago.
"I've grown up watching the club," he said. "I want to stay and play for the team as much as I can. We will have to see what happens to everyone.
"It feels like I've been waiting a long time to get on the pitch, because I've been here since I was 10. But I couldn't wish to make my debut for a better team."
The League One club have until 23 May to tell their soon-to-be out-of-contract players if they want to keep them or not.
Shrewsbury, who finished 20th, remained at the third tier of English football by four points in the end, having secured their safety on the penultimate weekend of the season.
Town boss Micky Mellon last week revealed that he is to remain as manager next season, following their relegation near-miss.
Christopher Halliwell was jailed on Friday for the 2003 murder of Becky Godden, having already been convicted of killing Sian O'Callaghan in 2011.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, ex-detective Steve Fulcher said Halliwell told him "police want to interview me about eight murders".
Mr Fulcher said he "concluded" it meant Halliwell was linked to other cases.
"There's no question, from all the information I gathered when I was running this inquiry in 2011, that he has committed other murders," he added.
In particular, he suggested Halliwell could have been involved with the disappearance of Linda Razzell, who was last seen on her way to work in Swindon in 2002.
The 41-year-old mother-of-four's husband, Glyn Razzell, was sentenced to life in prison for her murder but claims to be innocent and the victim of a conspiracy.
Ms Razzell's family, however, told BBC Wales they have "no doubt" that Razzell is guilty.
"We were 100% happy with the police investigation," a family spokesman said.
Mr Fulcher said police were aware Halliwell had a "direct relationship" with Mrs Razzell.
However, he denied newspaper reports he had suggested Halliwell could be linked to the disappearance of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence.
The Sunday Express reported Mr Fulcher as saying Ms Lawrence's case "fitted Halliwell's behaviour".
But North Yorkshire Police said they were "not aware" of any evidence to link Halliwell to Ms Lawrence. She vanished in York in March 2009.
Wiltshire Police are also not linking Halliwell to any other murders but were due to liaise with other police forces over cases.
Det Supt Memory said: "It is fair to say that there may be other victims as there is an eight-year gap, however I am not linking him to any other investigation at this time."
Mr Fulcher resigned from Wiltshire Police in 2014 after being found guilty of gross misconduct for failing to follow the proper procedures when arresting Halliwell in 2011.
During the investigation into the disappearance of Ms O'Callaghan, Halliwell offered to take police to "another one" and led Mr Fulcher to a field in Gloucestershire, where Becky Godden's remains were found.
The evidence gathered by Mr Fulcher, however, was ruled inadmissible as he had not cautioned Halliwell.
Ms Godden's mother, Karen Edwards, has praised Mr Fulcher for his actions but he has been repeatedly criticised by her father John Godden.
The 52-year-old taxi driver from Swindon was jailed for life in 2011 for killing Ms O'Callaghan.
Ms O'Callaghan mother, Elaine Pickford, said she felt there was "too much speculation going on" around other suspected victims of Halliwell.
"Despite my belief that there is likely to have been more victims, I personally do not feel it is helpful to either the police or those families to publicly speculate on those victims, scenarios and to presume," she said.
"Having been through the awful five-day experience when Sian was missing, you are, as a parent and a family, imagining all sorts of things, as well as trying to retain some small hope.
"Public speculation I don't feel would have helped us, just facts, which we were kept up to date on during those days and sadly when Sian was found."
Becky Godden's remains were also discovered. in 2011, in a field in Eastleach, Gloucestershire.
Christopher Halliwell was arrested outside a supermarket in Swindon at the height of the search for office worker Sian O'Callaghan.
At the time, it was still a search for a missing person and former Wiltshire Police detective Steve Fulcher "pleaded" with Halliwell "for Sian O'Callaghan's life".
"After a period of time all he said was 'have you got a car? we'll go'
"On that basis I allowed him to direct us to the White Horse at Uffington, where subsequently Sian O'Callaghan's body was found."
It was at this point - when police realised that Sian was dead - that Halliwell should have been taken to a police station and given access to a lawyer.
But Halliwell dropped a bombshell. He told Mr Fulcher "there was another one".
The detective chose to break guidelines saying there was a flaw which "doesn't allow police officers to act in the interests of the parties whose lives are threatened".
"It's a straight case between a victim's right to life and an offender's right to silence."
He led officers to a field in Eastleach, Gloucestershire, and paced out to the final resting place of Becky Godden.
The Flybe flight 1274 from Amsterdam to Manchester was forced to ground early after passengers alerted cabin crew.
Birmingham Airport was closed for half an hour from 15:25 BST due to the incident, a spokeswoman said.
No-one was injured but flights were delayed on the ground and in the air while safety checks were carried out.
Passenger Suhail Ahmed-Qadri, from Manchester, said he and others on board felt "a big shudder" shortly after the plane took off.
"We looked out of the window and could see the tyre of the plane had burst," he said.
"It hadn't gone back up into the undercarriage. We called over one of the cabin crew who couldn't believe it. She informed the captain who made an announcement.
"We had to circle Birmingham Airport for about an hour to burn fuel before we could land. The runway was shut because of the emergency landing and we could see ambulances and emergency services crews and their flashing lights from up in the sky.
"It was a scary experience and I have mixed feelings about it. A couple behind me were very upset and were crying and hugging. I thought we would make it and that we would be OK."
A Flybe spokesman apologised to passengers for the inconvenience, and said the decision to redirect the flight was taken "as a precautionary measure, to take into consideration more favourable wind conditions".
The company also confirmed passengers would be taken by bus from Birmingham to Manchester.
The 18-year-old was injured during Saturday's Championship victory over Birmingham City and, after seeing a specialist, requires surgery.
Dozzell was part of the England Under-19 side that won the European Championship earlier this summer.
"I saw Dozzer yesterday and he was very down. He is bound to be," Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy told the club website.
"It's the season out for him and it's very disappointing, for us but especially for Dozzer. He will get looked after well by our medical staff and we wish him as quick a recovery as possible."
The European Commission said Facebook had said it could not automatically match user accounts on its own platform and WhatsApp.
But two years later it launched a service that did just that.
Facebook said the errors it had made were not intentional.
In a statement, the Commission said: "The Commission has found that, contrary to Facebook's statements in the 2014 merger review process, the technical possibility of automatically matching Facebook and WhatsApp users' identities already existed in 2014, and that Facebook staff were aware of such a possibility."
However, it added that the fine would not reverse its decision to clear the $19bn purchase of WhatsApp and was unrelated to separate investigations into data protection issues.
EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said: "Today's decision sends a clear signal to companies that they must comply with all aspects of EU merger rules, including the obligation to provide correct information.
"And it imposes a proportionate and deterrent fine on Facebook," she added.
Commission rules suggest the social network could have been fined up to 1% of its turnover - a figure that would have been at least twice the amount it has been told to pay.
"The Commission must be able to take decisions about mergers' effects on competition in full knowledge of accurate facts," said Ms Vestager.
In statement, Facebook said: "We've acted in good faith since our very first interactions with the Commission and we've sought to provide accurate information at every turn.
"The errors we made in our 2014 filings were not intentional and the Commission has confirmed that they did not impact the outcome of the merger review. Today's announcement brings this matter to a close."
Richard Craig, an IT, telecoms and competition expert from law firm Taylor Wessing, said the fine showed that companies had to be more open with regulators during mergers and acquisitions.
Mr Craig said that regulators were overcoming their usual reluctance to consider privacy when scrutinising competition cases.
"The direction of travel is clear that both competition and data protection regulators alike will be vigilant in ensuring that those with access to big data do not utilise it in a way that harms competitors or consumers."
The WhatsApp-Facebook merger has proved troubling elsewhere too.
Last week, Italian anti-trust regulators imposed a 3m-euro fine on WhatsApp for making users agree to share personal data with Facebook.
In addition, French data protection regulators also fined Facebook 150,000 euros for breaking rules on data sharing and user tracking.
The inquiry, due to report in late 2019, is looking in detail at the historical abuse of children in care.
Wellbeing Scotland said it is now concerned victims that it has helped will be deterred from giving evidence.
The inquiry said it felt the organisation did not meet the criteria to play a significant role.
Wellbeing Scotland formerly operated as Open Secret and said it represented more than 1,000 survivors of child sex abuse.
It has been told it has not been granted core participant status in the inquiry.
It has appealed against the decision as it want its members to receive legal assistance and financial support and to be able to cross-examine witnesses.
The charity said it is the largest organisation in Scotland specialising in historical child abuse cases so it was imperative that it could give evidence to the inquiry.
Janine Rennie, chief executive of Wellbeing Scotland, told BBC Scotland: "The inquiry has given us no specific reason for their decision.
"We are left wondering whether they're concerned that allowing an organisation with 1,058 survivors on its files might lead to a huge increase in costs, and the length of time the inquiry will take.
"But giving us this accreditation would probably save money, compared to granting legal aid to so many individuals."
Ms Rennie said the new inquiry chairwoman, Lady Smith, had said in January 2017 that if any perpetrator of abuse were mentioned in evidence, he or she would be informed.
The charity said this could deter many survivors from coming forward - so it was vital that they had access to legal advice to support them in giving evidence.
The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry said "core participants" were are individuals and organisations judged to have "a significant role in all or part of the matters being considered by the inquiry".
A spokesman added: "They are more involved in the process of the inquiry than a member of the public and applications to become core participants are therefore determined on the basis of stringent rules.
"Wellbeing Scotland has made an application, which was rejected because it did not meet the required criteria. They have now submitted a fresh application for core participant status which is currently under consideration."
He added: "Wellbeing Scotland has not been banned from participating in the inquiry. Further, it should be noted that the fact that an organisation is not a core participant in no way blocks it or any individual associated it from participating fully in the important work of the inquiry.
"We continue to actively encourage anyone with relevant information to please speak to us."
The first public hearings are due to begin in May and the inquiry is expected to last four years.
Lady Smith replaced the original chairwoman who resigned in July 2016. Susan O'Brien stood down complaining of government interference.
A huge shadow cast by the Moon as it passes in front of the Sun has just touched the west coast of North America.
Over the course of the next 90 minutes it will track east, cutting across 14 states, from Oregon to South Carolina, before heading out over the Atlantic.
It is the first total solar eclipse visible from America's lower 48 states in 38 years.
It is also the first such event since 1918 where the path of darkness traverses both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, and the first total solar eclipse to make landfall exclusively in the US since independence in 1776.
Millions of Americans have been on the move, attempting to get into a position where they can best view the event.
Small towns in the 14 states on the "path of totality" have been inundated with visitors. So too have the National Parks.
People directly in the path, and blessed with clear skies, will witness our star's light blocked out for up to two minutes and 40 seconds.
Those who stand off to the side will experience a partial eclipse, which on this occasion will encompass all of North America and northern parts of South America.
There are even parts of western Europe, including the UK and Ireland, that will snatch a sight of the Moon's disc taking a bite out of the Sun just as it sets.
Wherever people watch the drama unfold, they are urged to take care. Looking directly at the Sun with the naked eye can be dangerous.
Many commentators believe Monday's eclipse will prove to be the most observed, most photographed, and best documented such event in human history.
It will certainly challenge the numbers that saw the 2009 eclipse that swept across India and China.
The US, of course, has excellent transport connections, and this will have helped many people get into a good position.
More than 50 million people are said to live within a two-hours' drive of the 115km-wide (70 miles) totality path.
State and local authorities prepared for Monday as if they were about to confront the fallout from some natural disaster.
Carbondale in Illinois billed itself as the "Eclipse Crossroads of America" because it is in the path of darkness both on Monday and when the next US eclipse occurs in 2024.
As anticipated, it has proved to be a magnet for visitors who have been making good use of the more than 60,000 extra car parking spaces organised for the day.
Many skywatchers were expected to wait until as late as possible before deciding where to go, based on up-to-date weather forecasts.
Many of those who planned years and months ahead consulted historical weather data.
This information suggested the highest probability of clear skies would be in the northwest. Madras in Oregon, with its 70% probability of cloud-free conditions, was another go-to destination.
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The "eclipse show" for land-dwellers began on the Oregon coast at 09:05 local time (16:05 GMT; 17:05 BST) when skywatchers saw the Moon start to traverse the Sun.
Totality was then reached at 10:16 (17:16 GMT; 18:16 BST). The Sun's light was completely blocked out for one minute and 59 seconds.
The Moon's shadow is set to race on through Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina. It is a journey that takes roughly 90 minutes.
The place that will experience the longest period of totality (2 mins, 40 sec) is about 10km south of the city of Carbondale, Illinois.
The Atlantic coastal city of Charleston will say goodbye to the eclipse. It experiences totality at 14:47 local time (18:47 GMT; 19:47 BST).
It is around this time that Europeans will be catching their partial view of the event.
Ireland, Northern Ireland, northern England and Scotland see a brief partial eclipse.
In Belfast, for example, this partial starts at 19:37 BST and ends at 20:23 BST.
Southern England sees the Moon start to take a chunk out of the Sun just as it goes over the horizon.
Skywatchers will want to make for high ground and pray that any cloud clears just at the right moment.
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A snowstorm forced the cancellation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's planned visit to Washington on Tuesday. The forecast for Friday's meeting is much brighter - meteorologically, at least.
But with the exception of their ability to effect profound change upon the western world, President Donald Trump and Angela Merkel have little in common.
He is flamboyant, impetuous and prone to rhetoric which sets alarm bells ringing in Berlin. She is reserved, pragmatic and lingers over decisions.
He lambasted her open door refugee policy. She opposed his travel ban.
But the relationship they strike is likely to have lasting consequences for the future of Europe - and beyond.
Mrs Merkel, who is said to have been studying Mr Trump's speeches and even an old interview with Playboy magazine, appears to have concluded that the way to the president's heart is through business.
She is taking the chief executives of BMW and Siemens and the manufacturer Schaeffer along with her.
Together they are expected to reinforce the mutual benefits of the transatlantic economic relationship. They are expected to emphasise that 810,000 people are directly employed by German companies in the US.
The chancellor and chief executives will need to talk tough. President Trump has already hinted at higher import taxes for countries such as Germany that have a trade surplus over America.
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For talks that will last all of two hours there is a lot on the agenda.
Nato, the Middle East and international terror, for a start. Germany's defence spending is currently 1.23% of GDP, but Mrs Merkel is expected to reassure President Trump of its existing commitment to increase that gradually to Nato's 2% target.
And there's a lot to disagree on.
On climate change, German will insist on the importance of cutting greenhouse gas emissions, while Mr Trump's support for the Paris climate deal is unclear.
Germany is also seeking a unified response to Russia's actions in eastern Ukraine and a commitment to sanctions if the terms of the Minsk ceasefire agreement are not met.
Expectations in Berlin are not high.
It is unlikely that the Merkel-Trump pairing will replicate the warm and trusting political alliance between the chancellor and President Obama, which survived the revelation that the Americans had listened in to Mrs Merkel's phone calls.
It is also election year for the chancellor.
Donald Trump is deeply unpopular among Germans. A recent poll for the national broadcaster found that trust in the US under his administration had fallen to a new low and was on a par with Vladimir Putin's Russia.
Angela Merkel needs to walk a diplomatic tightrope. She has to build a working relationship with Mr Trump without appearing to sacrifice her own values or disappoint those keen to cast her as the West's last defender of those democratic ideals.
She has already reminded Mr Trump of his obligation to common values and explained the Geneva Conventions to him.
Mrs Merkel has made it clear that she is still in instruction mode, stating her intention to explain to Mr Trump "that for us nationality and membership of the EU are two sides of the same coin".
Theresa May aside, Mrs Merkel is the first EU leader to meet with America's new president, who supports the UK's decision to leave the union. She will be keen to emphasise the importance she attaches to holding the fragile European project together.
This may be billed as a getting-to-know-you visit, and as Angela Merkel put it: "It's better to talk with than about someone."
But governments around the world will be watching closely for clues as to how America's relationship with Germany and with Europe is likely to evolve. And what that means for the wider world.
The 2014-15 report from Public Health Wales showed 78% of women in the target age of 25 to 64 had been tested.
Almost a quarter of the women received their results within four weeks.
Women are invited for screening for abnormal cells from the age of 25.
Rachel Jones, head of cervical screening Wales, said: "The positive figures suggested in the annual report are consistent across Wales, with coverage of screening exceeding 76% in each of the health boards."
Working with a host of industry experts they will help to choose the shortlist for the 2016 award, which is then decided by public vote.
Previous winners include James McAvoy, Tom Hardy and Jack O'Connell who was was presented with the award at the Baftas earlier this year.
Colman said she was looking for a performance "you couldn't ignore."
"I think it's important to support people who are coming into it," she said of being on the jury.
"I would have liked someone to go 'well done, you' at the very beginning... it's nice to be able to do that for each other."
The award is not only open to newcomers and can go to actors who have already appeared in a number of films.
Ross, who hosted the BBC's film review programme for 11 years, said he is looking for someone who has "already made a splash."
"It's not about being just a new young face," he said. "It's about someone who has the ability to shine on screen, regardless of the quality of the film or the role or regardless of the genre," he said.
"Someone who has already earned their place in the affections of the audience as someone who, when they see them on the cast list, they think, 'OK, I want to go and see that film because that person always does interesting work'."
They are joined by producer and jury chair, Marc Samuelson; film critic James King; Philomena producer, Gabrielle Tana; Pirates Of The Caribbean and Testament Of Youth casting director, Lucy Bevan; director of Harry Potter and Four Weddings And A Funeral Mike Newell, and Nina Gold - the renowned casting director for Star Wars Episode VII, The King's Speech and The Imitation Game.
The jury will select five nominees who will be announced on 6 January 2016.
The winner is revealed at next year's EE British Academy Film Awards in February.
The Crown Estate, which manages the seabed, has granted a lease to the Norwegian firm Statoil which allows the construction of the Hywind project - 15 miles off Peterhead - to begin.
The first power is expected to be generated towards the end of 2017.
Marine Scotland granted consent for the five 6MW turbines last year.
WWF Scotland director Lang Banks said: "Successfully developing floating turbines could enable Scotland to secure even more clean energy from offshore wind in the future."
Before kick-off Leeds fans projected images on to one of the stands urging chairman Massimo Cellino to quit.
And there was little to cheer during the game as Leeds' best chance saw Souleymane Doukara's header saved.
Boro's Jordan Rhodes missed when clean through, before team-mate Ben Gibson saw red for two yellow cards late on.
Rhodes, a £9m signing from Blackburn, was handed his first start by Aitor Karanka, but shot straight at Marco Silvestri first time when he perhaps should have taken an extra touch midway through the second half.
The Scotland striker, who had scored five goals in his past four appearances against the Whites, had a first-half header ruled out after the ball was deemed to go out of play before Ritchie De Laet put in the cross and also nodded wide late on.
All of the focus before the match was once again off the pitch as home supporters urged Cellino to sell his 75% share in the club.
Several images lit up the East Stand including 'Time to go Massimo' and 'Billy [Bremner] wouldn't accept this… so why should we? Sell the club' and remained on show during the match.
Cellino agreed in principle to sell his majority share to supporters' group Leeds Fans United at the end of last October, but changed his mind a week later. Numerous protests against the Italian businessman have taken place since.
Middlesbrough are now without a win in five games and remain one point behind leaders Hull in second, while Leeds stay 16th.
Leeds manager Steve Evans said: "It's not my job to get involved with supporters.
"I think supporters are quite rightfully the lifeblood of every club. I am a Glasgow Celtic supporter and Glasgow Celtic supporters are the lifeblood of that club.
"Leeds United supporters are long here before any owner arrives or head coach, manager, player, and they will be here for a long time after.
"But our supporters want to see performances on the pitch. That's what disappoints them more than anything."
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The men were working at Hawkeswood Metal in Nechells when the 15ft (4.5m) wall of concrete and metal fell on them just before 09:00 BST on Thursday.
West Midlands Police described it as "a very traumatic incident".
The recovery effort continued all day and will recommence "first thing" on Friday, a spokesman for the force said.
Det Supt Mark Payne said: "It's a difficult and complex process, we've had to move a huge amount of metal and concrete in order to access some of the deceased men.
"That process is still ongoing."
A sixth man was injured in the crush but managed to escape from the debris. He was taken to hospital with a broken leg.
West Midlands Ambulance Service, a specialist rescue unit, police and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) worked together at the scene.
A spokesman for the ambulance service said: "On arrival, ambulance crews found that a wall had collapsed. Sadly, there was nothing that could be done to save the five men who had been working next to it."
The five who died have not yet been officially named but they are thought to be Spanish nationals of Gambian origin, who moved to Birmingham to work.
"Everybody is sad," said Ansumana Barrow, 63, president of the Gambian Association in Birmingham.
"We are hard working. They [the men who died] are feeding their families, that's why they are here. Unfortunately, this thing happens."
A spokesman for Hawkeswood Metal confirmed the deaths were caused by "the collapse of a partitioning wall within the company premises" but it was not known why the structure had collapsed.
"The wall had been in place for more than two years and had not been subject to any damage or was not subject to any incident that would have resulted in its collapse," he said.
The company, which says it is co-operating fully with police, fire crews and the Health and Safety Executive, said it wished "to offer their condolences to the families of all those involved in the incident at this very sad time".
Det Supt Payne, of West Midlands Police, said: "We are still in the very early stages of this investigation to determine exactly what happened this morning.
"Sadly five people have lost their lives and we have several teams of specialist officers supporting their families at this time.
"This has been a very traumatic incident for those who were at the site this morning and we will continue to work alongside the HSE and the other emergency services at the scene."
At a news conference, he said the victims had been working to recover scrap metal when the accident happened.
The recycling plant was the scene of a major fire in February this year, when 700 tonnes of scrap metal went up in flames.
In 2012, the company was fined £50,000 after a worker's arm became trapped in machinery.
Hawkeswood Metal Recycling Ltd pleaded guilty at Birmingham Crown Court to a breach of health and safety law.
According to its company website, the firm processes more than 500,000 tonnes of scrap metal each year.
The company, which employs about 50 people, began trading more than 40 years ago and has a customer base that includes local authorities, major PLCs and smaller independent companies.
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Two bodies have been removed from a recycling site in Birmingham where a retaining wall holding scrap metal collapsed, killing a total of five men.
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They face Belgium in Lille on Friday knowing victory will clinch them a place in the semi-finals of Euro 2016.
"I'm not going to play the occasion down, I'm going to enjoy it and savour it," said Coleman.
Wales have not reached a major finals since they were beaten by Brazil in the last eight of the 1958 World Cup.
"Since that 1958 quarter-final, we have to put this down as the biggest game our country's ever been involved in," said Coleman.
Ranked 26th in the world, Wales face a side 24 places above them. However, they beat and drew with Belgium in qualifying for Euro 2016 and have already progressed further than England, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
"We have done well to get this far," said Coleman. "But when you are in the quarter-final of the tournament knowing if we can get it right there are great possibilities, it is different. It is a fantastic pressure to have."
Wales may lack the strength in depth of their opponents, but they have star quality in the form of Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey.
Belgium also have their world-class players, among them Eden Hazard, Kevin de Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku.
They are also in top form. They lost their opening game 2-0 against Italy but have won their three matches since.
There will be about 20,000 Wales fans in Lille for the match, but with the city just 10 miles from the Belgian border, it has been estimated there will be up to 150,000 Belgium supporters making the trip.
This has led to concerns that many ticketless Welsh fans may not even be able to get into the Lille fan zone, which holds 30,000. Paul Corkery, of the Football Supporters' Federation Cymru, warned: "Once it's full it's shut."
Belgium manager Marc Wilmots said his team will have home advantage, adding: "We have a team with a few worries. So it's good to have a 12th man."
In Wales, there are fan zones open in various locations, including Cardiff, Newport, Pontypridd and Anglesey.
A butcher in Cardiff has produced a special Euro Burger, while Neil Ward, chief executive of the Football Association of Wales Trust, claimed the team's progress has even got passionate rugby union fans talking about the side.
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Unbeaten in their past three meetings with Belgium, Bale has suggested Wales are a "bogey team" for the Red Devils, who are ranked second in the world and have scored eight goals without conceding in their past three games.
The 26-year-old does so with some justification, having scored the winning goal in their last encounter - a highly charged 1-0 victory in a Euro 2016 qualifier at the Cardiff City Stadium in June 2015.
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Coleman and his players have described that as the turning point of their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, the moment they started to believe they would end their 58-year wait for major tournament appearance.
Both teams have evolved since the match in Cardiff. Wales are revelling in their Euro 2016 adventure, sweeping into the last 16 with a spectacular demolition of Russia, then grinding out a nervous win over Northern Ireland.
Meanwhile, Belgium - until now significantly less than the sum of their world-class individual parts - appeared to be finally click into gear with a ruthless 4-0 second-round thrashing of Hungary.
"They won convincingly against Hungary and they looked good, but they don't always play like they can and they make mistakes like anyone else," said Coleman. "It is up to us to make sure that side comes out."
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Bale and Ramsey might grab most of the headlines but the importance of the Wales defence should not be underestimated.
Wales drew 1-1 in Brussels towards the end of their 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign thanks to excellent defensive foundations and ground out a goalless draw in the same city on their way to qualifying for Euro 2016.
"Whether that's a back four, a back five or whatever, there's never been a time going into a game with this manager that we've felt anything other than prepared," said right-back Chris Gunter.
Gunter and fellow full-back Neil Taylor often go unnoticed in the grand narrative of recent achievements, but the side conceded just four goals in 10 qualifiers and, at Euro 2016 itself, have kept clean sheets in their past two games.
Wales defence has been built around captain Ashley Williams in recent years, though it is two less celebrated players who have shone brightest in France: Ben Davies and James Chester.
Tottenham's Davies made a crucial goalline clearance in the opening win over Slovakia and has been consistently impressive in possession on the left side of Wales' three-man central defence.
Chester, meanwhile, has defied his status as a peripheral figure at West Brom with a string of solid displays.
The former Hull defender has made 14 tackles and 13 interceptions in his four appearances, while 88% of his 172 passes have been accurate.
Confidence has been a commodity in rich supply for Wales. No occasion, no matter how significant, looks like unsettling Coleman's men.
They will be the underdogs against a Belgium side whose strength in depth is the envy of most teams in Europe. However, that could suit the Welsh, who are at their most effective when counter-attacking.
Wales demonstrated against Northern Ireland how they can struggle to unlock deep-lying defences, but Belgium are expected to be on the front foot in Lille.
"They have got pace and power," said Coleman. "When it is time to defend, we will defend with our lives. When it is time to attack, we will attack with our lives. If we do that, Belgium will be in for a hell of a game."
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Wales manager Chris Coleman says his players "know what's at stake" as the country prepares for its biggest football match in almost 60 years.
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City are bottom of Group E after a 2-1 home defeat by CSKA Moscow.
But captain Kompany insists the side, who had two players sent off against CSKA on Wednesday, is still learning.
"Everyone will jump on the bandwagon," he said. "I go the other way. I believe in my team. I back everyone at this club 100% to turn it around."
Now in their fourth Champions League campaign, City have twice failed to make it out of their group and have never gone beyond the last 16.
That form contrasts sharply with their domestic achievements, with two Premier League titles and the League Cup won in the same period.
"Let's put things into perspective," said Kompany. "We are not a club who has been there for 20 years and you don't just go from never playing in the Champions League to winning it.
"We are trying to put milestones down every year and so far we have been quite successful."
The second-half dismissals of Fernandinho and Yaya Toure compounded a miserable night at the Etihad Stadium. And the fact that Greek referee Tasos Sidiropolous booked the wrong man when he should have sent off CSKA's Pontus Wernbloom added to Kompany's frustrations.
"Getting the wrong man is laughable," he said. "I do believe a bit in karma so we are being unlucky now [and] at some point in the season it has to go our way."
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Vincent Kompany says he still believes Manchester City can succeed in Europe - despite the club being in danger of another early Champions League exit.
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The FTSE 100 in London closed down 2%, or 121 points, at 5,923 - the first time the index has been below the 6,000 mark since February.
The Cac in Paris sank 2.3%, while Frankfurt shed 1.4%.
Jitters sent the interest rate on 10-year bonds issued by the German government negative for the first time.
Recent opinion polls have suggested that there may be growing support for a Brexit vote in the 23 June referendum.
"Markets are on the verge of a full-blown panic sell-off due to rising probability of Brexit," said Rabobank analysts.
PVM Oil Associates analyst Tamas Varga said: "Safe havens are back in fashion. The thought process is that if the UK leaves the EU, then the EU might slip back into recession."
Markets were already jittery over the health of the global economy and worries over when the US may start raising interest rates.
A new survey from Bank of America Merrill Lynch showed fund managers were holding more cash than at any time since 2001 and have reduced the number of shares they own to four-year lows. "Globally, sentiment remains weak," the survey said.
How trade and the UK's economy are affected by membership of the EU.
Returns on 10-year UK government bonds fell by a significant amount - 0.06 percentage points - to a record low of 1.146%, while 20-year and 30-year "gilts" also dropped to record lows.
The decline in yields, or returns, for government bonds reflects strong demand from investors for a safe place to park their money.
In the case of Germany, the yield fell as low as minus 0.032% - meaning investors were prepared to pay, rather than be paid, to own "Bunds".
Luke Hickmore, co-manager of Aberdeen Asset Management's Strategic Bond Fund, said that Bund yields could fall as low as minus 0.1%: "This is just investors getting, very, very, very nervous about the way this [Brexit] vote is going to go."
Ulrich Kater, economist at DeKaBank, said the uncertainty about a possible Brexit was driving investors to the safe haven of German bonds. "The drop in yields below the zero mark once again shows the immense challenges currently facing global financial markets," he added.
LBBW analyst Werner Bader added: "Fears that Britain will quit the EU has killed off any willingness to take risks."
The yield on Japan's 10-year government bond, which has been in negative territory for some time, fell to a new low of minus 0.175%.
Something has tipped the yield on German government 10-year debt into negative territory. But it is still an extraordinary fact that it was anywhere near that to start with. It reflects the persistent failure of the eurozone to generate a really convincing recovery from the financial crisis.
That in turn led to the European Central Bank taking extraordinary steps that have kept the downward pressure on bond yields. It's partly about the European Central Bank's ultra-low interest rate policy, which tends to drive down the returns on other assets that pay interest.
But perhaps the big contributor is the ECB's quantitative easing policy, which involves buying bonds, including those issued by the German government. That tends to push the prices higher, and with a bond, the yield goes down when the price rises.
The yield on Germany's bonds was always relatively low as it is regarded as a borrower that is certain to repay. As a result it's little surprise that it was the first in the eurozone whose 10-year bonds should go into the weird world of negative returns.
Sterling fell 1.1% against the dollar to $1.4115 as opinion polls showed mounting support for Brexit ahead of next week's EU referendum.
Investors are betting sterling will fall, regardless of the outcome of the 23 June vote, with millions placed in the derivatives market, where traders can speculate in the future price of currencies.
James Ruddiman, director at currency broker Audere Solutions, said: "Expect some wild swings in the coming days, with $1.40 the next level to watch. I would expect greater degree of panic if the 'leave' margin widens in the coming days."
Since the start of the year sterling is slightly down against the US dollar from its high of $1.47.
Luke Ellis, president of Man Group, the world's largest listed hedge fund, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that most of the activity was by companies looking to protect themselves against a fall in the pound.
Few traders were prepared to call the outcome of the referendum, he added.
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Stock markets across Europe fell on Tuesday as investors weighed up the consequences of next week's EU referendum vote.
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She spoke to children live in the Newsround studio and answered questions sent in online.
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BBC Europe editor Katya Alder has been answering children's questions about the upcoming European Union referendum.
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IRA members ambushed a mini-bus carrying the men in County Armagh and shot dead 10 of them after checking they were Protestants.
Alan Black, who survived, said the latest delay was like groundhog day.
The families said they are concerned at the imminent retirement of coroner John Leckey without a replacement appointed.
They said they would be taking a judicial review into that.
The families also highlighted the failure of the Garda Síochána (Irish police) to supply relevant documents, despite assurances from the Taoiseach Enda Kenny earlier this year.
Kingsmills is among dozens of inquests dating from the early days of the Troubles that face delay because not enough money is available to investigate or there is nobody to oversee fresh hearings.
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The families of the Kingmills massacre victims have said they are disappointed at the eighth adjournment of an inquest into the 1976 atrocity.
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Ryan Bevington takes over from prop James with Sam Parry replacing Baldwin.
Hooker Matthew Rees is suspended while Rhys Patchell has not recovered from concussion.
Jarrod Evans, 19, makes his first Pro12 Blues start to cover Patchell's absence and Sam Warburton is back at open-side after illness.
James has a calf injury and Baldwin a shoulder problem in the wake of Ospreys' European Champions Cup defeat by Clermont Auvergne.
Ospreys' Fiji centre Josh Matavesi has failed to pass a head injury assessment and misses the encounter.
Blues captain Josh Navidi, centre Cory Allen, utility back Gareth Anscombe and flanker Ellis Jenkins were all ruled out by injury.
Ospreys' casualty list also includes Wales internationals Rhys Webb, Gareth Delve, Ashley Beck and Dafydd Howells,
Both regions have made poor starts to their domestic season, each winning only twice in seven games.
All those wins - for both regions - have come against Italian opposition.
However, Ospreys were impressive in gaining two bonus points in Clermont, scoring four tries in the process, and are likely to start as favourites.
Ospreys: Dan Evans; Tom Grabham, Jonathan Spratt, Hanno Dirksen, Eli Walker; Dan Biggar, Brendon Leonard; Ryan Bevington, Sam Parry, Dmitri Arhip, Alun Wyn Jones (capt), Rory Thornton, Dan Lydiate, Justin Tipuric, Dan Baker.
Replacements: Scott Otten, Nicky Smith, Aaron Jarvis, Lloyd Ashley, James King, Tom Habberfield, Sam Davies, Ben John.
Cardiff Blues: Dan Fish; Blaine Scully, Ray Lee-Lo, Gavin Evans, Tom James; Jarrod Evans, Lloyd Williams; Gethin Jenkins (capt), Kristian Dacey, Taufa'ao Filise, Lou Reed, James Down, Josh Turnbull, Manoa Vosawai, Sam Warburton.
Replacements: Ethan Lewis, Sam Hobbs, Craig Mitchell, Jarred Hoeata, MacAuley Cook, Tavis Knoyle, Gareth Davies, Tom Isaacs.
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Leighton Hodges, Wayne Davies (Wales)
Citing commissioner: Aurwel Morgan (Wales)
TMO: Gareth Simmonds (Wales)
Greece promised to crack down on tax evasion and other reforms to secure an extension to its bailout.
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 closed up 0.73% at 18,466.92.
Following a break over the Lunar New Year, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index ended up just 4.68 points at 24,836.76.
Elsewhere in China, markets remained closed for the holiday period.
Analysts said the markets might have welcomed Friday's news from the debt talks, but that a Greek exit from the eurozone was still a possibility.
"If you actually look at the deal, Greece got nothing and Germany got everything," said Melbourne-based IG market strategist Evan Lucas.
"And we are now edging towards a Greek exit from the economic and monetary union.
"Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras will now have to sell the 'unsellable' deal considering his party came to power on the mandate of winding back austerity," Mr Lucas said.
In Australia, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 0.45% at 5,908.00 as investors moved on from weak earnings reports from energy and resource firms.
In Korea, the Kospi share index ended the day up 0.35% at 1,968.39.
8 January 2016 Last updated at 11:41 GMT
The owl was flying above a motorway in Montreal when it swooped in front of the camera, posing perfectly.
Barbara Frei, the director of the McGill Bird Observatory in Montreal, told Canadian local news that the owl was probably looking for a place to perch.
She said that owls sometimes fly along motorways because they are a good place to find small prey, like rodents, which they hunt.
These inhibitory neurons ensure that a neutral memory of a context or location is not contaminated by an unpleasant event occurring at the same time.
The team says their work could one day help them better understand the neural basis of conditions such as post traumatic stress disorder.
The study is published in Science.
Attila Losonczy, from Columbia University in New York and colleagues, were interested in how the hippocampus stores memories of a particular context and then separates this memory from a fearful event.
When looking at individual neurons in the brains of mice, they found inhibitory cells - called interneurons - were crucial for fear memory formation to travel to the correct part of the brain.
"These cells are activated by the unpleasant salient event and they act somewhat like a filter. They may function to block out unwanted information related to this strong, salient event," Dr Losonczy told the BBC's Science in Action programme.
"This way, the hippocampus can process and store contextual information reliably and independently without the potentially detrimental interference from this [unpleasant] salient event," he added.
When mice were conditioned to express fear in a particular context, they later associated the same environment with the unpleasant event.
But when scientists deactivated these inhibitor neurons, the mice no longer showed any fear. That is, the team was able to stop the mice from forming fearful memories.
This highlighted the importance of the role of these interneurons on first encoding the fearful memory before it was passed onto another part of the brain.
"The next time this aversive stimulus is not present, we should still be able to remember the context correctly," Dr Losonczy explained.
"This contextual representation is then played out from the hippocampus to other brain areas like the amgydala where the actual association between the context and the fearful event takes place."
Understanding how context and fear are learned and the specific neurons involved, could help scientists better help people with conditions like anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders.
"If we understand how the circuits in our brain influence memory under normal conditions, we can then try to understand what actually went wrong during psychiatric disorders," added Dr Losonczy.
Xu Liu from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US, who was not involved with the research, said that the study was a cleverly designed way to "peek into the mouse's brain and zoom into the cells of interest while the animal was learning".
"This study solved the puzzle of how the hippocampus can successfully encode the context, while ignoring the impact of the ongoing negative stimulus."
"[It] shows one mechanism for parallel-processing in the brain, where temporally overlapping inputs are disentangled and sorted into separate pipelines for further processing," Dr Liu told BBC News.
Listen to Science in Action on the BBC World Service at 20:30 GMT or download the podcast here
The explosives were initially found at Hurst Spit near Milford-on-Sea on Thursday night by a passerby.
The shells, which had been placed within a police cordon, then vanished overnight before disposal teams arrived.
Police said the person who had removed the shells had since come forward.
The shells were thrown in an area of the sea not regularly used by bathers.
The Hampshire force said: "We have carried out an assessment of this location and any risk posed by these objects to the public is low."
Several former players had called for Cook, 29, to be replaced following series defeats by Sri Lanka and India.
However, he will lead a 16-man squad to tour Sri Lanka for a seven-match one-day series in November and December in preparation for the World Cup.
All-rounder Ravi Bopara and batsman James Taylor will also tour Sri Lanka.
Cook has been England one-day captain since 2011, taking over the Test side from Andrew Strauss the following year.
Asked if Cook being captain in Sri Lanka meant he would skipper the side at the World Cup in February and March, Whitaker told BBC Sport: "Yes.
"He's our exceptional leader, he has shown huge amounts of fortitude and resilience over the summer, and I'd like to make it perfectly clear we are 100% behind Alastair Cook as captain.
"We feel he is our best man to lead the team into the World Cup. He's our number one batsman, he's showed that in the past and he'll show it again in the future."
There is no room in the Sri Lanka touring squad for Yorkshire batsman Gary Ballance, while seamer Stuart Broad is missing as he continues his recovery from a knee operation.
"We know that Gary is an exceptional player," said Whitaker. "We just felt, for Sri Lanka, James Taylor and Ravi Bopara give us more flexibility in the middle order.
"We have spoken to Gary and a plan will be put in place for him to be in the best position possible to challenge for a World Cup place in the new year."
Both Bopara, 29, and Taylor, who has played in two one-day internationals, missed out on the chastening 3-1 series defeat against India at the end of the summer, but have earned recalls after successful seasons with their respective counties.
Bopara scored three half centuries in five matches for Essex and will add vast experience to the England team with 108 ODI caps to his name, 2,453 runs and 37 wickets with his medium-pace bowling.
Nottinghamshire's Taylor scored 444 runs in seven One-Day Cup matches at an average of 88.8, with three centuries and one fifty.
The 24-year-old told BBC Radio 5 live: "I'm delighted to be back in the squad. We've got a seven-match series against Sri Lanka before the World Cup so it's up to me to make a statement in that series and hopefully cement my place."
Asked about Cook as captain, Taylor said: "He's an exceptional talent, an experienced player and he's our leader. He's got the backing of all the staff and all the players.
"He's scored hundreds of runs in the last few years in all formats and I'm sure he'll get back to scoring heavy runs."
Moeen Ali and James Tredwell will share the spin bowling duties in Sri Lanka, while all-rounders Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes and Chris Jordan complement a seam bowling attack which also includes James Anderson, Steven Finn and Nottinghamshire left-armer Harry Gurney.
Alex Hales keeps his place at the top of the order after making his debut against India and scoring 92 runs in four matches.
Batsman Jonathan Trott is not in the squad despite helping Warwickshire to the final of the One-Day Cup with almost 500 runs.
The 33-year-old has addressed the stress-related condition which forced him out of last winter's Ashes tour, and says he is ready to resume his international career.
"We've been talking about Jonathan Trott for the last few weeks and we're very pleased he's come back and done well for Warwickshire," added Whitaker. "I'm sure throughout the winter we'll continue to have those discussions about Jonathan because he's been an exceptional player in the past."
Spinners Adil Rashid and Stephen Parry will travel with the squad to help the side prepare, before joining up with the England performance programme (EPP).
Yorkshire openers Adam Lyth and Alex Lees are also among the 19 players on the EPP, which will be led by former head coach Andy Flower.
The programme will consist of training blocks at the National Cricket Performance Centre in Loughborough before a three-week camp in Sri Lanka for spin bowlers and batsmen, while the fast bowlers will train in Potchefstroom, South Africa.
England ODI squad to tour Sri Lanka: Alastair Cook (Essex, captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), James Anderson (Lancashire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Ravi Bopara (Essex), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Harry Gurney (Nottinghamshire), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), James Taylor (Nottinghamshire), James Tredwell (Kent), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).
England performance programme squad (batting and spin camp in Sri Lanka): Zafar Ansari (Surrey), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Adam Lees (Yorkshire), Adam Lyth (Yorkshire), Stephen Parry (Lancashire), Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire, Adam Riley (Kent), Jason Roy (Surrey), James Vince (Hampshire), Tom Westley (Essex).
England performance programme squad (fast bowler camp in South Africa): Jack Brooks (Yorkshire), Matthew Dunn (Surrey), Mark Footitt (Derbyshire), Craig Overton (Somerset), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Boyd Rankin (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham).
The latest incident is for "the setting off and throwing of fireworks by spectators, and displaying of illicit banners" in their final Group A match against Greece on 16 June.
The Russian Football Union has been fined £28,000 for the incidents in the game, which Russia lost 1-0.
Russia had already been punished for incidents at both their previous games.
The Russian Football Union was fined £24,300 for the behaviour of their fans during their 1-1 draw with Poland in which fireworks were let off, "illicit" banners were displayed and the pitch invaded.
That game in Warsaw on 12 June was also marred by clashes between opposing fans.
Uefa had already given Russia a suspended six-point deduction for their fans' actions in their 4-1 win against Czech Republic in their opening group game.
A Uefa statement at the time read: "The Football Union of Russia (RFS) has been fined 30,000 euros for the setting off and throwing of fireworks by spectators, displaying of illicit banners and the invasion of the pitch by a supporter at last week's Uefa Euro 2012 Group A match against Poland in Warsaw.
"The case in question and decision do not have any impact on the probation period for the sanction imposed on the RFS following the incidents at their first match against the Czech Republic in Wroclaw."
Russia were punished for supporters' use of fireworks and display of far-right banners in the victory over the Czechs.
The penalty was suspended for three-and-a-half years and would apply to Euro 2016 qualifying in the event of further breaches. It also included a fine of £96,000 (120,000 euros).
The Russian Football Union said it would do all it could to avoid being "subjected to this severe punishment".
Celebrations have stretched from the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, across the UK, to the other side of the world.
And, of course, British political leaders could not avoid weighing in with congratulations five days ahead of the general election.
Katrien Grobler, the historical visitor
I'm from South Africa, I've been in London for four months.
I thought I'd go along and arrived about five minutes before the announcement.
I'm shaking with excitement, the atmosphere is amazing! There are at least 1,000 people here. Most of them are photographers!
There are people with flags; people just want to be part of it. It's part of history and I just want to be here!
Meanwhile @zach_dovey, working at the hospital, was caught out by the announcement, tweeting: "Turning up to do an A and E shift at St. Mary's Hospital and had forgotten about #theRoyalBaby shenanigans".
Julie Lischer, the anglophile abroad
I live in Marietta, Georgia, in the USA. Congratulations on the new baby girl!
We held a shower for the royal baby. I served scones and cucumber sandwiches and all kinds of Royal treats. I invited my friends. Everyone came in their finery and hats.
We took up a collection of five US dollars per person and I send that money to one of Kate and Will's favourite charities.
We also had a shower for baby George and did the same. I received a lovely thank you card from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. When I opened my mailbox and saw the Buckingham Palace postmark I almost fell over.
We were on assignment in Cobham, Surrey, with my husband's job in 2007-2010. I fell in love with your country.
I flew back for the Royal wedding in 2011. I was one of the thousands of people out on the mall cheering and snapping photos!
Rebecca Henley and Jeremy Maynard, the accidental tourists
We went to the see the canal boats at Little Venice, but we stumbled on the Lindo Wing and all the hype. There were hordes of people.
We saw Wills, he was waving to the crowd. We chatted to a police lady. She said she was there when George was born.
It was exciting, thrilling. The crowd was hilarious. It was funny to see so many people out in support.
The people from the press were arguing among themselves and trying to attach cameras to the hospital walls.
There's also been a huge reaction on social media generally, with journalists, politicians, businesses and the public sharing #royalbaby facts, tributes and well wishes.
The BT Tower in central London displayed a message announcing it was a girl, and Tower Bridge is set to be lit pink later this evening in celebration of the birth of the princess.
The party leaders were out in force on social media too, offering the good wishes to the royal couple... the reception the politicians got on Twitter, however, was less warm.
The bonhomie even seemed to have spread north of the border with SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon adding her congratulations to the list, and being received with equal disdain from her constituents...
Some were tweeting more than others, but even that didn't stop people weighing in and offering their thoughts on perhaps more political issues in response.
And finally UKIP Leader Nigel Farage urged UKIP candidates to take an hour out to toast the arrival of the new royal.
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Garreth Wood and his wife, former Miss Scotland Nicola Wood, made the offer after losing triplets, born prematurely at the hospital in 2013.
They hope the equipment will help save the lives of other premature babies.
Last week Sir Ian Wood announced he was donating £10m for a new car park at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
Garreth Wood, who is the managing director of a pub and restaurant chain, and his wife Nicola, said they were making the donation to try to "prevent other families going through the same heartache we did".
"We'd been directly affected by infection through losing our children," said Mr Wood.
"We just felt that this machine would be such a huge benefit to the hospital in being able to detect infection in newborns much earlier."
The Heart Rate Observation, or "HeRO", system works out the probability of a baby having an infection from variations in its heartbeat.
It provides early warning of infection, which is a leading cause of death in vulnerable babies.
Consultant neonatologist and Wishaw hospital's clinical director Dr Samuel Ibhanesebhor said: "Infection is known to be one of the main killers of premature babies in neonatal units all over the world.
"Although we have various mechanisms to prevent infections, we like to pick it up before the clinician is aware that the baby is infected and therefore intervene in a prompt way."
The couple's triplets were born at 24 weeks gestation. They named them Asha, Oren and Willow, but they survived for just two weeks.
"A couple of our girls had infections," said Mrs Wood.
"That's not to say that if these machines had been in place they would have survived. It's an uphill struggle for all these babies but to give them a fighting chance, another monitor....to us that was really important.
"We wanted to do something in their memory."
NHS Lanarkshire contributed the remaining £400,000 cost of installing and operating the HeRO system.
It will monitor all 28 cots in Wishaw General Hospital's neonatal unit. Independent research suggests that the system can reduce death rates in premature babies by 20%.
The Woods are no strangers to Wishaw's premature baby unit.
Their first daughter, Ezra, was cared for at the hospital after being born prematurely at 32 weeks in 2010.
Since her birth, the couple have donated £35,000 to fund extra training for staff and £5,000 to buy specialist breathing equipment to help babies with breathing problems.
The couple brought Ezra with them to see the new machines in action.
"We tried to make it simple to describe to her what the machines do," said Mrs Wood.
"She turned round to me and said 'So they're machines to make sure babies don't go to heaven, Mummy?' and I said 'Yes that's it, they're machines to make sure babies don't go to Heaven.'"
Theresa May, who has said she will trigger Article 50 - the formal process for leaving the European Union - by April, will make the speech on Tuesday.
The government has been under pressure to spell out its negotiating stance but says it cannot show its hand in detail.
Labour's Jeremy Corbyn says Mrs May is overseeing a "shambolic Tory Brexit".
Mrs May has refused to be drawn on the details of her plans for Brexit negotiations with the 27 other EU member states as Britain begins the two-year Article 50 process.
But she told Parliament's liaison committee in December: "We've also said we will publish more information about our approach before Article 50 is triggered.
"I will be making a speech early in the new year setting out more about our approach and about the opportunity I think we have as a country to use this process to forge a truly global Britain that embraces and trades with countries across the world."
On Thursday, her official spokeswoman said: "She will be making a speech on Tuesday, setting out more on our approach to Brexit, as part of preparing for the negotiations and in line with our approach for global Britain and continuing to be an outward-looking nation."
BBC political correspondent Chris Mason said Mrs May would be wary of promising more than she could deliver - or being so specific about her aims that other EU countries could set the price for achieving them impossibly high.
Her words would be scoured by different audiences - MPs, 27 other EU states and the UK electorate, he added.
Shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer said: "So far the prime minister has refused to provide any clarity about the government's basic Brexit negotiating stance.
"That has caused great uncertainty and confusion.
"The prime minister must therefore take this opportunity to reassure the country that she has a plan for Brexit and that she will fight for a deal that prioritises jobs, the economy and delivers trading arrangements that are free of tariffs and bureaucratic impediments."
The speech comes as the Supreme Court is preparing to rule on whether Mrs May has the right to trigger Article 50 without a vote in Parliament - something she has said she will do before the end of March.
Passengers had to be evacuated from the vehicle on the eastbound carriageway between junction 29 at Pant-y-dulath and junction 31 at Caerwys, near Holywell.
The coach was destroyed by the blaze and a replacement was sent to pick up passengers. No injuries were reported.
It is believed the fire was caused by an electrical fault.
Three crews from North Wales Fire and Rescue Service tackled the blaze after being called at 10:13 BST on Monday.
The lane will stay closed while the coach is recovered and the carriageway is repaired.
This footage was captured by motorist James Nicholls.
John Burns targeted the 42-year-old teacher on waste ground in the Drumchapel area of Glasgow in May.
He pinned the victim to the ground and told her he had a knife, but fled after she struggled and told him she needed to visit her father in hospital.
Police later traced Burns and his DNA was found on the woman's clothes. He will be sentenced at a later date.
The High Court in Paisley heard how the attack was caught on CCTV.
The teacher had been walking alone when she was grabbed from behind and bundled to the ground.
Prosecutor Paul Brown said Burns then lay on top of the victim, leaving her unable to get away.
Mr Brown added: "She shouted repeatedly: 'No, please don't'.
"At this point, Burns said into her ear: 'Keep quiet - keep still, I've got a knife."
Burns then began molesting the woman who kept telling him to stop.
The attacker told her at one point: "Just let me do it then."
Mr Brown said: "She was terrified. She continued to struggle and shout."
As the woman continued to plead, she then told Burns: "I need to go to the hospital to see my dad."
The court heard Burns seemed to "stop in his tracks" and suddenly got up from the victim.
He then fled before the woman managed to make it to a local police station.
Officers later visited Burns' home in Drumchapel and found that the glasses he wore matched the description of those worn by the attacker.
His DNA was also found to be on the victim's clothing.
Marshall Islanders have been at the forefront of anti-nuclear activism after ecologically-devastating American bomb tests at their Bikini Atoll.
The UK, India and Pakistan were accused of failing their obligations under the 1968 nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
But the International Court of Justice said it could not rule on the case.
The Marshall Islands had sought to use the case to force nuclear powers to disarm. The tiny South Pacific nation originally filed cases against all nine treaty signatories: The UK, US, Russia, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea.
But only the UK, India and Pakistan recognise the jurisdiction of the Hague-based International Court of Justice and only those three cases proceeded to the preliminary court stage.
At hearings in March, Marshall Islands' representative Tony deBrum said he watched one of the US nuclear tests with his grandfather as a nine-year-old boy.
"The entire sky turned blood red," he told judges. He said islands were "vaporised" by the tests.
Judge Ronny Abraham acknowledged the "suffering" of the Islanders but ruled that they failed to prove a legal dispute existed between them and the three nuclear powers before the case was filed in 2014, which meant the court had no jurisdiction to hear the case.
In 1996, the International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion that the use or threat to use nuclear weapons would "generally be contrary to" the laws of war and humanitarian law.
Aberdeen Journals is based in the Lang Stracht area of the city.
An announcement on the move is believed to be imminent.
The £107m Marischal Square development is due for completion in the summer of next year.
Neither Aberdeen Journals, developer Muse, or Aberdeen City Council have been willing to comment.
It is understood staff were told of the plans last week.
The proposed move is set be discussed in private by councillors at the authority's finance, policy and resources committee next week.
So far drinks and restaurant chain All Bar One and Marriott hotels have confirmed they intend to move into Marischal Square.
Protestors failed in their bid to get the development halted last March.
Councillors voted by 22-21 to continue with the project.
Aberdeen Journals is owned by Dundee-based DC Thomson.
The Press and Journal and Evening Express have not been printed in Aberdeen since 2013 when production moved to Dundee.
Until 1970 and the move to the Lang Stracht, Aberdeen Journals Ltd had offices in Broad Street, close to where Marischal Square is being built.
Paul Pogba set up Mario Madzukic for the hosts' opener in the first half.
Lazio right-back Patric was then sent off for a second yellow card, before Dybala converted a penalty and finished from distance from a counter-attack.
Juve's 26th win of the season restored their nine-point lead over Napoli with four games remaining.
Third-placed Roma moved to within five points of Napoli after a dramatic comeback courtesy of 39-year-old Francesco Totti.
The Italian veteran came off the bench to score two late goals to help his side to a 3-2 victory over Torino.
Roma have now opened up a seven-point lead over Inter Milan in the race for the final Champions League spot, after Milan lost 1-0 against Genoa.
Elsewhere, Fiorentina lost 2-1 at Udinese and Chievo came from behind to thrash relegation-threatened Frosione 5-1.
The 25-year-old has been with the Lions since an initial loan spell from Newcastle United in 2015.
The Northern Ireland international has scored three goals in 34 appearances for Millwall so far this season.
"It was an easy decision. The team, coaching staff and fans have all made me feel at home here. I am excited to be staying," he told the club website.
The statement sent US markets higher with the Dow Jones rising nearly 300 points.
Investors have been anxious about when the US central bank will raise its short term interest rate.
That rate has been kept at 0% since late 2008, when the Fed slashed rates in the wake of the financial crisis.
However, as the US recovery has taken hold, the Fed, under chair Janet Yellen, has begun easing the measures it was taking to boost the US economy.
It ended its bond-buying programme known as quantitative easing in October, leading many investors to focus on when the Fed would begin to raise its short-term interest rate, known as the federal funds rate.
In explaining the Fed's thinking, Chair Yellen said at a press conference: "We expect to be able to normalise policy but until those conditions have lifted, that have held back economic activity, monetary policy will need to stay accommodative.
"So in that sense perhaps that's equivalent to saying that the path of normalisation is anticipated to be relatively gradual but again the path of rates will depend on how economic conditions actually evolve."
When pressed on what she meant when she said the Fed probably would not raise for the next couple of meetings, she tartly replied: "So, a "couple," I believe, the dictionary probably says a "couple" means two. So a couple means two."
That pushes any potential rate rise until at least April 2015.
Most observers had interpreted language used in the Fed's previous statements - suggesting that it would wait a "considerable time" before raising rates - as meaning the change would come some time later, in mid-2015.
However, the addition of language indicating the Fed will be "patient" in its rate-raising decision has led some analysts to believe that a rate rise could be further off.
But Chair Yellen took pains to say that the language change was not necessarily indicative of any change in timing.
"Today's statement which indicates that the committee judges that it can be patient in beginning to normalise the stance of monetary policy does not signify any change in the committee's policy intentions as set forth in its recent statements," she said.
Some said that the extra language was simply a way for the Fed to give itself a cushion as it goes about adapting its monetary policy.
"The ambiguity is intentional and intended to maximise policy flexibility," wrote Ward McCarthy, chief US economist at Jefferies investment bank, in a note to clients.
Aubameyang, who is contracted with the Bundesliga club until 2020, scored 31 goals in the Bundesliga last season as his side won the German Cup and finished third in the league.
He had been expected to move but has been told he will continue his career in Dortmund, much to Pulisic's delight.
I have learned a lot from him by just being around him in training and picking up small things
"Aubameyang is a leader, a big player for us and we love having him here and would love to have him here for a long time," USA international Pulisic told visiting foreign journalists inside the club's dressing room on Friday.
"Off the field he is just a good guy, always ready to have a laugh. But he knows when he needs to be serious. He is just a really good teammate."
Aubameyang has scored 120 goals and provided 33 assists in 189 appearances for Dortmund who he joined from French side Saint-Étienne in July 2013.
Despite media reports linking Aubameyang to a move away, 18-year-old Pulisic refused to be drawn on speculation over the player's future and insists Aubameyang is hugely valued by his fellow players in the Dortmund dressing room.
"I only focus on myself but he [Aubameyang] has been great with me.
"I have learned a lot from him by just being around him in training and picking up small things. Obviously he is a great player and it is great to have him here.
"He creates the music in the dressing room. He is the DJ, but I want to have that job (of providing the music) but for now he stays in charge."
Last season Aubameyang became only the second African player to win the golden boot in Germany after Ghana's Tony Yeboah achieved the feat twice whilst playing for Eintracht Frankfurt - in the 1992-93 season and the following year in the 1993-94 campaign.
A former France youth international, he switched allegiance to Gabon in 2009 and has represented the Panthers at the 2012, 2015 and 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
The 2015 African Player of the Year has scored 18 goals in 44 appearances for his country.
The UKIP leader said his party had momentum after Douglas Carswell won the Clacton by-election by 12,404 votes.
In Friday's other by-election result, Labour held on to Heywood and Middleton but UKIP slashed its majority to 617.
David Cameron said voting UKIP helped Labour, while Ed Miliband pledged no "complacency" from his party.
After Mr Carswell overturned a 12,068 Conservative majority in the Essex seat to push his old party into second place, Mr Farage said "something big" was happening in British politics.
He added: "We've got a chance here in a general election next year that is likely to be very tight, in an election in which no one party is likely to have a majority. If UKIP can keep this momentum going, we could find ourselves next May in a position where we hold the balance of power."
He said UKIP's second place in Heywood and Middleton was "even more significant" than its win in Clacton, saying the party was now the main opposition to Labour in northern cities.
Mr Farage also said he expected more Conservative MPs to join UKIP following the defection of Mr Carswell and Mark Reckless, who has triggered a by-election in Rochester and Strood, Kent.
"I think it would be very surprising if more people did not come across", he said.
Mr Farage, who will campaign in Rochester and Strood on Saturday, said he had also spoken to Labour MPs "frustrated that they are not able to change things in British politics".
Mr Cameron said the general election would be "the most important in a generation".
He added: "What last night demonstrates is that if you see a big UKIP vote you end up with Ed Miliband as prime minister, Ed Balls as chancellor, Labour in power."
Speaking in Heywood, where he congratulated winning candidate Liz McInnes, Mr Miliband said UKIP voters did not think political parties listened to them or that the country represented them.
He said Labour had changed and realised it was "not prejudiced" to worry about immigration, but said he did not think UKIP could "represent the interests of working people".
The next election would be a fight against "disillusionment and despair", he predicted.
On a walkabout with Mr Farage in Clacton on Friday morning, Mr Carswell said he did not want to be UKIP leader, and said his old party had "smeared" Mr Reckless since his defection.
In his acceptance speech earlier he told UKIP supporters there was "nothing that we cannot achieve" but urged his party to reach out to as many voters as possible - including first and second generation immigrants - and to "temper" its "passion with compassion".
In the wake of their narrow victory in Heywood, senior figures defended Ed Miliband's leadership but several MPs have expressed concerns about its electoral strategy.
"If last night's vote heralds the start of UKIP's serious assault into Labour's neglected core vote, all bets are off for safer, let alone marginal seats at the next election." former pensions minister Frank Field MP said.
Mr Field said "very large numbers" of Labour voters were unhappy with the way the party was performing, saying this stemmed from their concerns about levels of immigration.
He added that "until we get that central to our message we're in trouble".
But shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said Labour was "more united" than at any time he could remember since his election in 2001 and Ed Miliband had held the party together after it lost power in 2010.
British politics is now a national contest between at least four parties - Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats and UKIP - and arguably five or more if you add the Greens (who are polling as well as the Lib Dems), the SNP (who are threatening Labour's many former Labour strongholds) not to mention Plaid Cymru and Respect.
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Mr Carswell is the first MP to be elected under UKIP's banner although it did have one MP for two years after 2008 after another Tory MP, Bob Spink, defected to them.
It had also looked at one point that UKIP could have been celebrating a double success with the result in the Greater Manchester constituency of Heywood and Middleton - held comfortably by Labour since its creation in 1983 - deemed close enough to warrant a "bundle check" of votes.
But in the end, Labour's Liz McInnes got 11,633 votes - 41% - with UKIP's John Bickley gaining 11,016 - 39%.
The Heywood and Middleton contest was prompted by the death of long-serving Labour MP Jim Dobbin last month. His majority at the last general election was 5,971.
The Lib Dems lost their deposit in Clacton, where they were pushed into fifth place behind the Greens with just 453 votes and saw their vote collapse in Heywood and Middleton.
But Energy Secretary Ed Davey said his party was "never going to be in the race" in Clacton and it was "confident" about the future based on its record in government.
Douglas Carswell (UKIP) 21,113 (59.75%)
Giles Watling (Con) 8,709 (24.64%)
Tim Young (Lab) 3,957 (11.20%)
Chris Southall (Green) 688 (1.95%)
Andy Graham (LD) 483 (1.37%)
Bruce Sizer (Ind) 205 (0.58%)
Howling Laud Hope (Loony) 127 (0.36%)
Charlotte Rose (Ind) 56 (0.16%)
Turnout was 51%
Liz McInnes (Lab) 11,633 (40.86%)
John Bickley (UKIP) 11,016 (38.69%)
Iain Gartside (Con) 3,496 (12.28%)
Anthony Smith (LD) 1,457 (5.12%)
Abi Jackson (Green) 870 (3.06%)
Turnout was 36%
If approved, Somerset County Council will stop 13 Saturday services and scrap eight routes.
Bus campaigner, Susan Jessop from Evercreech said: "It's going to be absolutely disastrous if they take our buses away."
The consultation was due to end on Monday but this will now run until 4 January, the council has said.
The council subsidises 81 bus routes across the county - some wholly, others partially - which are deemed to be commercially unviable.
It is proposing to reduce its funding for services where there are: alternative services, low passenger numbers, tourist-specific routes or commercial alternatives.
A petition has been started in Evercreech to keep the 161 Saturday service between Wells and Shepton Mallet.
Mrs Jessop added: "A lot of buses have been taken away from some of the villages and it's just isolating people. The youngsters use it for the cinema and ten-pin bowling and so on.
"They encourage us to use the buses, which a lot of people are, even if they do drive. If they get rid of the buses, we'll never get them back again."
The local authority has said some areas would be offered a demand responsive bus service.
The reduced bus services are being proposed as a result of government spending cuts to the council's budget, the authority added.
The Championship club said they had made the decision following a "thorough review of the 2014-15 season".
McClaren, 54, who has been strongly linked with the managerial job at Newcastle, joined Derby in September 2013 and led them to the Championship play-off final in 2014.
"I'm very disappointed with the decision," said former England boss McClaren in a statement.
Derby finished eighth in the second tier this season, missing out on the play-offs.
"The club means a huge amount to me, and I was not looking to leave," added McClaren.
"While we were all unhappy with the way the season ended, I still believe real progress was being made.
"I do not believe or accept that rumours linking me to the Newcastle United job were a factor in the team's performances this year, as had been alleged.
"I wanted to remain with the club and was confident in leading the side to a successful season next year."
The Rams were leading the Championship in late February but won only two out of their last 13 league games.
And their 3-0 home defeat by Reading on the final day of the Championship season left them outside the top six, having looked almost certain to be battling for promotion to the Premier League again after the previous season's near miss.
In the weeks that followed that defeat, former England boss McClaren, who had two years remaining on his contract, held talks with chief executive Sam Rush.
Derby announced the decision around an hour after Norwich beat Middlesbrough in the Championship play-off final at Wembley to earn a place in next season's Premier League.
The club statement continued: "The board believes that the appointment of a new head coach is required to continue the club's on-field progress and the search is now underway to appoint a successor.
"The board remains firmly committed and driven to achieving promotion to the Premier League."
As well as coaching England from 2006-07, McClaren was previously manager at Middlesbrough, FC Twente, Wolfsburg and Nottingham Forest.
The halt will not apply to the battle against jihadist groups Islamic State (IS) and al-Nusra Front.
The 17-member International Syria Support Group (ISSG) also agreed to accelerate and expand aid deliveries.
The announcement comes as the Syrian army, backed by Russian air strikes, advances in Aleppo province.
The move threatens to encircle tens of thousands of civilians in rebel-held parts of the major city of Aleppo.
The Syrian government has not yet responded, though a key rebel coalition welcomed the announcement.
"If we see action and implementation on the ground, we will be soon in Geneva," Salim al-Muslat told reporters, referring to the Swiss city where the UN is trying to get peace talks between the Syrian government and rebels off the ground.
More than 250,000 people have been killed and 13.5 million displaced in almost five years of fighting in Syria.
Both Sergei Lavrov and John Kerry admitted, repeatedly, this was only progress on paper. Some diplomats are already saying "it's not worth the paper it's printed on".
There are still major gaps. One of the biggest is that Russia's bombing of Aleppo and what it calls terrorist targets is not included in the possible truce even though its actions are seen by many as strengthening Syrian government forces.
On the issue of delivering desperately needed aid to besieged areas, UN officials say they are determined to seize this new opening.
The next week will confirm whether Syria's government and opposition forces are ready to provide access denied for so long.
It will be a week which tests the commitment of all outside players, as well as Syrians on all sides.
That, in itself, is some progress. But moving towards talks to end Syria's devastating war will still take far more than that.
US Secretary of State John Kerry admitted the ceasefire plan was "ambitious" and said the real test would be whether the various parties honoured the commitments.
"What we have here are words on paper, what we need to see in the next few days are actions on the ground," he said.
A task force chaired by the US and Russia will work to implement the truce through consultations with Syria's rival groups.
Aid deliveries for besieged Syrian communities are due to begin as early as Friday.
To try to immediately step up aid deliveries to besieged and hard-to-reach areas in Syria
For a US/Russia-led task force to work to achieve a "cessation of hostilities" across Syria beginning in one week's time
"Cessation of hostilities" will exclude action against so-called Islamic State group, jihadist group al-Nusra Front and other UN-designated terrorist groups
To work towards an eventual ceasefire and implementation of a UN-backed plan for political transition in Syria
Mr Kerry made the announcement alongside his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and the UN special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura.
Mr Lavrov said there were "reasons to hope we have done a great job today". An earlier proposal from Russia envisaged a truce starting on 1 March.
At the news conference Mr Kerry again suggested that Russian strikes were targeting what the West sees as moderate opposition forces, rather than terrorists, as Moscow says.
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said the cessation would only work if Russia halted its raids, although Mr Lavrov said they would continue.
The ISSG also agreed that peace talks involving the Syrian government and rebels should resume as soon as possible.
Initial talks were suspended just days after they began earlier this month in Geneva, in the wake of the Aleppo offensive.
Thousands of people displaced by the fighting have been stranded at the border with Turkey and aid agencies have warned of a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation.
Why is there a war in Syria?
Anti-government protests developed into a civil war that, four years on, has ground to a stalemate, with the Assad government, Islamic State, an array of Syrian rebels and Kurdish fighters all holding territory.
Who is fighting whom?
Government forces concentrated in Damascus and the centre and west of Syria are fighting the jihadists of Islamic State and al-Nusra Front, as well as less numerous so-called "moderate" rebel groups, who are strongest in the north and east. These groups are also battling each other.
How has the world reacted?
Iran, Russia and Lebanon's Hezbollah movement are propping up the Alawite-led Assad government, while Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar back the more moderate Sunni-dominated opposition, along with the US, UK and France. Hezbollah and Iran are believed to have troops and officers on the ground, while a Western-led coalition and Russia are carrying out air strikes.
Magna Carta Rediscovered has toured Kent throughout the anniversary year.
But at Rochester Cathedral from Saturday the exhibition is showing Magna Carta alongside Textus Roffensis - which experts believe was the "grandfather" of Magna Carta itself.
Textus Roffensis was compiled in Rochester in the 1120s. Magna Carta was sealed in Runnymede, Surrey, in 1215.
A spokeswoman for Rochester Cathedral said Textus Roffensis contained the first recorded English laws and the Coronation Charter of Henry I.
She said the Coronation Charter later influenced the rebel barons who drafted Magna Carta and struck a deal with King John.
Textus Roffensis will be shown alongside Faversham's 1300 edition of Magna Carta, which still has King Edward I's seal attached.
Later editions of Magna Carta were drawn up in the years following the original 1215 treaty and it is thought seven 1300 editions survive.
Magna Carta protected the rights and freedoms of society and established that the king was subject to the law.
Its influence can be seen in other documents across the world including the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the US Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Why are there so many Magna Cartas?
The Magazine is a Grade I-listed stone gatehouse, built in about 1410 and used to store ammunition in the Civil War.
While not normally open to the public, it was due to be part of a Heritage Sunday open day.
Scaffolding will be set up to assess the extent of the problem but city council officials said it was unclear how long repairs would take.
Cracks were discovered in the parapet, along with damaged stonework on the main staircase.
The building, more properly known as the Newarke gateway, gained additional significance in recent years as Richard III's body may well have been carried through it after the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
Describing the decision as "a shame", Leicester City Council's heritage manager, Sally Coleman, said: "During our recent routine repairs, some additional damage was discovered, and in order to ensure people's safety, we've taken the decision to close it to visitors while we investigate further.
"Once we know exactly the extent of the work needed, we'll have a clearer idea of how long the repairs will take, and when it can reopen."
Officers searched five properties in the city on Tuesday after information was supplied by Slovakian authorities, Northumbria Police said.
Three Slovakian men aged 19, 30 and 36 and a Slovakian woman aged 55 were arrested on suspicion of trafficking people into the UK for exploitation.
A number of victims have been taken to safe locations, the force said.
The raids were part of a UK-wide operation coordinated by the National Crime Agency.
Those arrested were later bailed pending further inquiries.
Saville, 25, joined the Shots from Barnet last summer and made 26 appearances in all competitions.
Walker, 26, scored 14 goals in 40 league appearances after moving to the EBB Stadium from Luton.
Aldershot, who finished 15th in 2015-16, reappointed Gary Waddock as manager last month.
Tax officials had made the application, but the court in London on Monday heard the money had been paid.
The total amount owed to HMRC has not been revealed.
Phil Brown's Shrimpers side are currently seventh in the League One table, and their next game is a trip to Fleetwood on Saturday.
Shaun Harrad volleyed home his third goal in as many games to give Wrexham the lead in the final minute of a poor first half.
Blair Turgott found himself unmarked in the Wrexham area to fire past Shwan Jalal and bring Bromley level.
But Gerry McDonagh secured Wrexham's win with 10 minutes remaining.
The Dragons, with Dean Keates and Andy Davies in caretaker charge, move up to 14th in the table while Bromley fall to 17th.
Wrexham caretaker manager Dean Keates told BBC Radio Wales: "I couldn't be more proud of the lads.
"They've gone out and shown great character. It was about stopping the rote - the club's not been on a good run.
"It's just positive that we got the result and I'm over the moon for the lads. They've turned it around and got a 2-1 victory they fully deserved."
Match ends, Wrexham 2, Bromley 1.
Second Half ends, Wrexham 2, Bromley 1.
Substitution, Bromley. Reece Prestedge replaces Lee Minshull.
Goal! Wrexham 2, Bromley 1. Gerry McDonagh (Wrexham).
Substitution, Wrexham. Callum Powell replaces Rob Evans.
Substitution, Bromley. Tobi Sho-Silva replaces Jamie Philpot.
Substitution, Wrexham. Leo Smith replaces Tyler Harvey.
Goal! Wrexham 1, Bromley 1. Blair Turgott (Bromley).
Substitution, Wrexham. John Rooney replaces Antony Barry.
Second Half begins Wrexham 1, Bromley 0.
First Half ends, Wrexham 1, Bromley 0.
Goal! Wrexham 1, Bromley 0. Shaun Harrad (Wrexham).
Blair Turgott (Bromley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Dave Martin (Bromley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Tyler Harvey (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Vern Cotter's side will face the Asian champions on Saturday 18 June at Toyota Stadium, Toyota City, and the following Saturday at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo.
Both matches, at venues that will host games at the next Rugby World Cup, have a kick-off time of 11:20 BST.
Scotland beat Japan 45-10 at last year's finals in England on their way to qualifying for the quarter-finals.
Whistleblower David Phelan claimed patients were removed from lists at Kettering General Hospital because national targets were being missed.
The hospital admitted it used data filtering to get a "true picture of the size of its waiting list" but the practice had stopped in December 2015.
Graham Foster and David Sissling have announced their resignations.
The hospital said former chief executive Mr Sissling had to take prolonged sick leave from his position in September 2016 after suffering a brain haemorrhage.
While he is much recovered he has decided not to return to the chief executive role.
Former chairman Mr Foster has announced he would also now like to resign to enable a new chairman and a new chief executive to be recruited together.
He said: "I feel the appointment of a new chief executive would be best achieved with a chairman who is committed to the trust for at least three years given the scale of challenges faced."
Mr Foster joined the trust as chairman on 1 September 2013, with Mr Sissling arriving in April 2014.
Current interim chief executive, Fiona Wise, will continue in her role until December.
At the end of last month a BBC investigation found thousands of Kettering General Hospital patients had waited a year or more for operations.
The hospital admitted there had been "anomalies" and claimed its data management had been "well intended, if misguided".
It denied it was trying to seek any "financial advantage" from its actions.
No other star is known to have approached this close to us.
An international team of researchers says it came five times closer than our current nearest neighbour - Proxima Centauri.
The object, a red dwarf known as Scholz's star, cruised through the outer reaches of the Solar System - a region known as the Oort Cloud.
Scholz's star was not alone; it was accompanied on its travels by an object known as a brown dwarf. These are essentially failed stars that lacked the necessary mass to get fusion going in their cores.
The findings are published in Astrophysical Journal Letters.
Observations of the dim star's trajectory suggest that 70,000 years ago this cosmic infiltrator passed within 0.8 light years of the Sun. By comparison, Proxima Centauri is 4.2 light years away.
In the paper, astronomers led by Eric Mamajek at the University of Rochester, New York, say they are 98% certain that Scholz's star travelled through what is known as the "outer Oort Cloud" - a region at the edge of the Solar System filled with trillions of comets a mile or more across.
This region is like a spherical shell around the Solar System and may extend out to as much as 100,000 Astronomical Units, or AU (one AU is the distance between the Earth and the Sun).
The Oort Cloud is thought to give rise to long-period comets that can swing past the Sun when their orbits are disturbed.
To determine the trajectory of the star, the researchers needed two pieces of information: the change in distance from the Sun to the star (its radial velocity) and the star's motion across the sky (its tangential velocity).
Scholz's star currently lies 20 light years away - making it a fairly nearby system. But it showed very slow tangential motion for a star this close. This indicated that it was either moving away from us or towards a future close encounter with the Solar System.
The radial velocity measurements confirmed that the binary star system was actually speeding away from us. By tracing its movements back in time, they found its close shave with the Sun occurred some 70,000 years ago.
A star passing through the Oort Cloud could potentially play gravitational havoc with the orbits of comets there, sending them on trajectories into the inner Solar System. But Dr Mamajek believes the effects of Scholz's star on our cosmic neighbourhood were "negligible".
"There are trillions of comets in the Oort cloud and likely some of them were perturbed by this object," he told BBC News.
"But so far it seems unlikely that this star actually triggered a significant 'comet shower'."
The effect of a passing star on the Oort Cloud is a function of the star's mass, speed and proximity. The worst case scenario for stirring up comets would be a slow-moving, massive star that came close to the Sun.
Scholz's star came relatively close, but the binary system (the red dwarf and its brown dwarf companion) has a low mass and it was speeding by. These factors conspired to make its effect on the Oort Cloud very small.
While this is the closest flyby detected so far, Dr Mamajek thinks it's not uncommon for alien stars to buzz the Sun. He says a star probably passes through the Oort Cloud every 100,000 years, or so.
But he suggests an approach as close - or closer - than that made by Scholz's star is somewhat rarer. Dr Mamajek said mathematical simulations show such an event occurs on average about once every nine million years.
"So it is a bit of a strange coincidence that we happen to have caught one that passed so close within the past 100,000 years or so," he said.
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Domain property group said the median price in greater Sydney had risen 8.4% over the June quarter and 22.9% year-on-year.
It was the fastest annual pace of gain since the late 1980s, and was stronger than price booms in the early-2000s.
Record-low mortgage rates and demand from investors have fuelled the growth.
The report comes amid fears that many people living in Sydney and Melbourne will never be able to afford their own home.
The increase in the median house price in Sydney between July 2014 and June this year was double the national average of 11.7%, the report said.
"It's a perfect storm of local supply and demand factors generating the price growth," Domain economist Andrew Wilson said in a statement.
"A strong local economy, coupled with high levels of migration and a chronic undersupply of housing and record levels of investor activity have also been a significant contributor," Mr Wilson said.
The report also found that average house prices in London were now below the median price in Sydney. Median prices for London houses were not available.
Meanwhile, the median Sydney house price was catching up to global real estate hot spots such as New York and Paris, Mr Wilson said.
High demand coupled with low interest rates have led to concern that property bubbles are forming in Sydney and Melbourne.
Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey said the Federal government was willing to work with the New South Wales state government to address what he described as a housing "supply logjam".
"The demand is extraordinary for Sydney so the response has to be to increase the supply of housing," Mr Hockey told reporters on Thursday.
He said building approvals had increased recently and housing construction was strong "but clearly it is not meeting demand".
The Domain report said the median house price in Melbourne - the next most-expensive city - rose 3.5% over the June quarter to A$668,030 ($492,000, £315,000).
Foursquare, Reddit and Quora were among the sites taken offline by the glitch.
Amazon EC2 is the retailer's cloud computing business. It provides processing power and storage to companies that do not have their own data centres.
No reason has so far been given for the outage.
Visitors to the website of location-based social network Foursquare were greeted by an apology.
"Our usually amazing datacentre hosts, Amazon EC2, are having a few hiccups this morning, which affected us and a bunch of other services that use them.
"Everything looks to be getting back to normal now," read the statement.
Amazon's cloud service last hit the headlines when it decided to stop hosting a mirrored version of the Wikileaks website.
Like a number of American-owned web hosts, it had come under pressure from the US government over the leaking of confidential State Department files.
Several of the web services that took action against Wikileaks suffered reprisal attacks by hackers.
However, at this stage, there is nothing to suggest that the most recent outage was related to the Wikileaks controversy.
Cardiff Crown Court heard Jade Williams, 27, exposed herself at Newport's Celtic Manor after complaints about her and Dafydd Williams, also 27.
Her boyfriend clashed with police sent to intervene, ending with pepper spray and a stun gun being used.
Both were jailed for four months after admitting affray charges.
The pair had been celebrating Jade Williams' 27th birthday at the hotel, which is famous for hosting golf's Ryder Cup and the Nato summit of world leaders.
"The couple had received warnings about their behaviour before police were called," said prosecutor James Evans.
"This included showing her breasts to staff in the spa.
"The officers resorted to using a Taser and pepper spray on him. They fired the Taser for a second time and only then were they able to restrain him."
Judge Paul Hopkins QC was told Jade Williams had been drinking and threw a cup of water at one police officer, while her boyfriend punched another officer who needed hospital treatment.
Williams from Newport, also admitted criminal damage.
His partner also pleaded guilty to a public order offence, assaulting a police officer, and possession of cannabis.
Defending Dafydd Williams, barrister Gareth Williams accepted that his behaviour had been unacceptable.
"He went there as a treat, there was over-excitement in relation to going there. On this occasion, he acted arguably out of character," he said.
Jailing the pair, the judge described their actions as "truly appalling".
Speaking after sentencing, Supt Glyn Fernquest from Gwent Police said: "Assaults on officers simply doing their jobs is never acceptable and it is encouraging to see the courts have handed out custodial sentences on this occasion."
Supporters had planned to have Scotland flags at the Vicente Calderon after the government's representative in Madrid decided not to allow Estelada flags for "operational and security reasons".
But a Madrid judge has overruled that decision after Barcelona appealed.
The club had said it was "an attack on the freedom of expression".
After the flag was banned, Catalan nationalist organisations had decided to hand out 10,000 Scottish Saltires at the Madrid final.
Scotland voted to stay in the United Kingdom in 2014, but the Spanish government will not allow Catalonia a similar referendum.
"We've chosen this symbol because it highlights the different treatment that Catalonia receives from Spain, compared with the UK government's treatment of Scotland," a group of bodies said in a statement.
Barcelona released a statement following Friday's new ruling.
"The club celebrates that the judge's decision will allow the free expression of legal symbols and banners by its members and supporters," it read.
"At the same time, FC Barcelona expresses its concern about the reoccurrence of situations like the one on Wednesday, and which are an affront to the freedom of expression, and do nothing to benefit what has always been a celebration of football and sport."
Carles Puigdemont, President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, tweeted that he will now attend the game following the decision being overruled.
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Seventy-nine people are either dead or missing presumed dead after the London fire last week.
Cardiff council will now review all safety procedures and discuss "the need for sprinklers" in its nine high rises with the fire service.
Swansea city council has sprinklers and alarm systems installed in its 11 high rises, as does Flintshire in its three.
There are nine high rises in Cardiff, in areas such as Gabalfa, Whitchurch, Butetown and Llanedeyrn, with most 11 storeys but the highest 16.
While the Welsh Government made it compulsory for sprinklers to be fitted in all new-builds from 2016, the move was not retrospective.
In a briefing, cabinet member for housing Lynda Thorne, said this meant it "cannot be applied to existing unaltered premises".
However, despite regular risk assessments taking place, the local authority will now discuss the need for installing sprinklers.
In a letter to tenants following the London incident, it said the fire service advises the safest place for residents during a blaze is within their flat, unless it is directly affected.
"Each high-rise flat is built to be fire proof; this means fire should be contained within the individual flat," it read.
"It is worth noting that while there have been instances of fire in our high-rise blocks in the past, none have spread to adjoining properties."
The letter added that cladding used at Grenfell Tower, said to have contributed to the fire spreading, is different to that on Cardiff high rises.
"You may be aware that there is concern that a new cladding system installed at Grenfell Tower may have contributed to the spread of fire," the letter added.
"While several of our high-rise blocks were over clad in the early 1990s, this was done using traditional fire-retardant materials, different from those used in London.
"Your safety is our utmost concern and in order to satisfy any doubts you may have we will be engaging an independent firm of consultants to review the integrity of existing cladding systems."
A review of cladding used is now taking place at Channel View, Grangetown and The Maelfa, Llanedeyrn.
Her campaign, described as the world's longest hunger strike, had led to her being detained, and forced fed through a tube in her nose for over a decade.
She was held under a law that makes attempting suicide a crime.
The court in northeastern Manipur state granted her bail on Tuesday and asked her to reappear on 23 June.
Ms Sharmila has signed a personal bail bond and is expected to be released from her judicial custody in a local hospital after bail procedures are complete.
She tasted honey to symbolically break her fast in front of journalists in the hospital.
What next for world's longest hunger striker?
Ms Sharmila told the court in the state capital, Imphal, that she was a "prisoner of conscience" and she wanted to end her fast, be free and fight in local assembly elections.
"I have to change my strategy. Some people are seeing me as a strange woman because I want to join politics. They say politics is a dirty, but so is society. I want to stand in the elections against the government," she said.
She told reporters she had decided to "try a different [form of] agitation" because "I have been fasting for 16 years and I have not got anything from it yet".
Ms Sharmila had been protesting against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which gives soldiers sweeping powers to arrest without warrants and even shoot to kill in certain situations.
AFSPA is in effect in several Indian states, including in Manipur and Indian-administered Kashmir.
A hunger strike in pictures
Photographer Ian Thomas Jansen-Lonnquist has closely followed MS Sharmila's journey over the past few years.
She started her fast 16 years ago after 10 civilians were killed by Indian soldiers in Manipur.
She has spent most of the last 16 years in judicial custody in a hospital in Manipur's capital, Imphal, where she was force-fed a cocktail of medicines and baby formula.
Ms Sharmila was released in August 2014 after the court rejected the charge that she was "attempting to commit suicide". But she was re-arrested two days later after she refused to end her protest.
Ms Sharmila appeared in the Manipur High Court every two weeks to reaffirm her protest.
Her protest has won her worldwide recognition, with Amnesty International describing her as a prisoner of conscience.
The activist received considerable attention from local and international media outlets in recent years.
Ms Sharmila has the support of women and civil rights groups in the state.
A memorial has been built at the site in Manipur where the 10 civilians were killed by Indian soldiers. The state has a population of about 2.5 million people and a huge force of army, paramilitary and state police are deployed there to fight insurgent groups.
The pair spoke to veterans and their families beside the annual display of more than 100,000 small wooden crosses, each with a poppy and personal message.
They honour service personnel who have lost their life since World War One.
The Last Post was played before a two-minute silence and the duke and his grandson planted their own crosses.
It was the third time Prince Harry, who who served in Afghanistan, has visited the Field of Remembrance. The Duke, who was in the Royal Navy during World War Two, has been attending since 2003.
The prince spoke to nine-year-old Rhiannon Lewis, from Essex, who attended the event with her family to remember her late uncle, Lt Aaron Lewis, who lost his life in Afghanistan in 2008.
He also chatted with Liam Young, a former corporal, who served with the Light Dragoons in Afghanistan. The 29-year-old, who was also deployed to Iraq, planted a cross for six of his comrades killed in Afghanistan in 2009 and another who died later in a civilian accident.
The first Field of Remembrance, planted by The Poppy Factory, was set up in the grounds of Westminster Abbey in November 1928.
There are now further fields in Cardiff; Lydiard Park, near Wootton Bassett; Belfast; Gateshead; Edinburgh, and Inverness.
Employees at McDonald's restaurants in Cambridge and Crayford, near London, voted overwhelmingly for a strike.
The Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) said staff wanted secure working hours and a £10 per hour wage.
A spokesman for McDonald's said the fast-food company "works hard to ensure teams are treated fairly".
"We can confirm that, following a ballot process, the BFAWU have indicated that a small number of our employees representing less than 0.01% of our workforce are intending to strike in two of our restaurants.
"As per the terms of the ballot, the dispute is solely related to our internal grievance procedures."
Rebecca Long-Bailey, shadow secretary for business, environment and industrial strategy, said: "The strike at McDonald's is motivated by working people coming together to fight for decent pay and working conditions."
The company announced in April that staff would be offered a choice of flexible or fixed contracts with minimum guaranteed hours.
McDonald's employs around 85,000 staff in the UK and one million worldwide.
The League Two outfit have only three players contracted beyond the end of this term.
Newport are 11-points clear of the League Two relegation zone, though Feeney is their third manager of a a disrupted season that has seen the Exiles use over 40 different players.
"I want to bring my own boys in, I'm not going to lie," Feeney said.
"I know what I need in the summer and what I want but it's about getting over that line first," the manager told BBC Wales Sport.
"There are some that will be [here next year] but, no disrespect, you've got to move on and bring your own players in - that's what you're judged on.
"That's what I want and unfortunately that's football."
The Exiles lost for the fifth game in succession last time out as Cambridge United kept up their late push for the National League play-offs.
Feeney feels the club needs new players to avoid a repeat of a campaign struggling at the foot of League Two.
"At the moment I just want to get these players over the line," he said.
"They've been brilliant for me but you look at these teams that are challenging and they have the mentality to win promotions.
"People will bounce off that and that's what I want to bring to this club.
"A lot of our boys have come from the league below or have had relegations in this league.
"You want to make them better but you look for that little bit of quality to grind games out.
"Players are available in the summer and people are playing for their futures."
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His first goal came in the 14th minute when he touched home Joe Rafferty's delivery from close range.
Davies should have had a second within minutes when he met Reuben Noble-Lazarus' centre only to volley over the top with Lee Worgan's goal at his mercy.
But the former Bradford striker had his second of the night in the 22nd minute when Dale were awarded a spot kick, Bobby-Joe Taylor having been penalised for a tug on Joe Bunney's shirt as the left-back raced to the byline.
Davies calmly stroked the ball into the bottom right-hand corner of Worgan's goal with the keeper diving in the opposite direction.
Maidstone enjoyed a brief spell of pressure early in the second half but never really threatened Conrad Logan in the Dale goal.
The home side were denied a third with Worgan pulling off saves to deny Joe Thompson, Noble-Lazarus and Callum Camps.
Rochdale now face a trip to Carlisle in the second round.
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Match ends, Rochdale 2, Maidstone United 0.
Second Half ends, Rochdale 2, Maidstone United 0.
Corner, Maidstone United. Conceded by Joseph Rafferty.
Attempt saved. Joe Bunney (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Scott Tanser (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Callum Camps (Rochdale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Bobby-Joe Taylor (Maidstone United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jimmy McNulty (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Bobby-Joe Taylor (Maidstone United).
Substitution, Rochdale. Aaron Morley replaces Reuben Noble-Lazarus.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Anthony Acheampong.
Hand ball by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Rochdale).
Corner, Maidstone United. Conceded by Harrison McGahey.
Attempt saved. Tom Murphy (Maidstone United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Kevin Lokko.
Attempt blocked. Oliver Rathbone (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Maidstone United. Tom Murphy replaces Yemi Odubade.
Foul by Scott Tanser (Rochdale).
Bobby-Joe Taylor (Maidstone United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Maidstone United. Ben Greenhalgh replaces Alex Flisher.
Substitution, Rochdale. Scott Tanser replaces Steve Davies.
Attempt missed. Jack Evans (Maidstone United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Joe Thompson (Rochdale) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Joe Thompson (Rochdale).
Yemi Odubade (Maidstone United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Steve Davies (Rochdale) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Maidstone United. Conceded by Joe Bunney.
Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Rochdale).
Alex Flisher (Maidstone United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jamar Loza (Maidstone United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Oliver Rathbone (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jamar Loza (Maidstone United).
Yemi Odubade (Maidstone United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Joe Thompson (Rochdale).
Corner, Maidstone United. Conceded by Steve Davies.
Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Rochdale).
Jack Evans (Maidstone United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Maidstone United. Jack Paxman replaces James Rogers.
Attempt saved. Joe Thompson (Rochdale) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Joe Bunney (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Eamonn Dolan, who had been treated for a tumour on his bladder, died on 21 June at the age of 48.
The Eamonn Dolan stand at the Madejski Stadium was opened ahead of the team's first Championship match of the season.
Wording on a plaque on the stand described him as a "true Royal".
A giant image of Mr Dolan, made up of smaller pictures of the 32 young players he helped to graduate to the first team, has also been erected outside the north stand.
The players who came through the Academy system during his 12 years in charge include current Premier League stars Shane Long and Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Former Reading captain Ady Williams said: "Thirty two in 12 years is an amazing stat. Will it ever be done again? I'm not so sure it will."
Reading FC co-chairman Sir John Madejski joined members of the Dolan family to unveil the plaque, dedicating the stand to a "believer" and a "true Royal".
Nicola Sturgeon confirmed the VisitScotland deal, a first for TripAdvisor in Europe, in New York.
Speaking on the final day of her visit to the US, the first minister said it would promote Scottish tourism to 70 million potential new visitors.
The two organisations will work on a joint marketing campaign in the UK.
Ms Sturgeon said: "Our tourism industry has always been strong - spending by North American visitors leapt by almost 28% to £633m in the last year alone.
"However, it's crucial that we ensure Scotland's appeal reaches as wide an audience as possible.
"This collaboration will ensure that millions more people will understand Scotland's appeal, and boost Scotland's tourism industry for years to come.
"The fact TripAdvisor has chosen Scotland as its first European partner shows just how resilient they believe Scotland's economy to be - and the fact we were voted the second-best country in the world to visit by the Rough Guide means site visitors are guaranteed a good holiday."
Charlie Smith, of VisitScotland, said: "TripAdvisor is the biggest tourism website in the world based on tourists' real experiences.
"This partnership will give us the chance to learn from those at the forefront of innovation while inspiring millions of potential new visitors.
"This collaboration will help us put Scotland's regions, cities and unique experiences on the world stage and to grow our tourism industry for future generations."
The £400,000 compartment fire simulator is part of an expanded partnership between the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd.
Similar facilities will be installed in airports in Inverness, Stornoway and Kirkwall over the next two years.
Bosses said the scheme would improve access to training across the country.
SFRS Chief Officer Alasdair Hay welcomed the expansion of the partnership with HIAL.
He said: "Our primary aim is to ensure all employees have the skills and knowledge required to perform their role competently, with the focus of increasing firefighter safety and reducing risk to our local communities.
"Improving the quality, efficiency and infrastructure of training provision and commercial opportunities through this partnership enables us to ensure that effective training is provided to all employees in a consistent, professional standard and quality - irrespective of geographical location."
David Hackett, airport fire service operations manager for HIAL, added: "As one of the largest airport fire groups in the UK, our professional firefighters train for a wide variety of potential scenarios, which are quite distinct from the challenges faced by SFRS firefighters.
"We therefore welcome the opportunity to work with the team at SFRS and share best practice. It will be a valuable learning experience for both partners, and we look forward to expanding this partnership approach at other HIAL airports."
Instead of criticism, the peer earned a polite round of applause.
He hastily added that he paid the equivalent of his tax bill to charity, at the Fabian Society fringe meeting.
During one of the most surreal spectacles of this year's Labour conference, he said he thought the next election was Ed Miliband's to lose.
Lord Ashcroft, who was sharing a platform with senior Labour figures, including John Denham, said he had been impressed by the Labour leader's conference speech, which he had watched from the balcony at the Brighton Centre.
"I enjoyed the speech. I thought he delivered it well. He was self-deprecating and handled humour extremely well. Unfortunately for him, I doubt it will go very far towards convincing a sceptical public about his qualities as a leader."
Lord Ashcroft, a former Tory Party treasurer who has donated millions to the party, has reinvented himself in recent years as a widely respected pollster and internet politics magnate.
He did not have good news for the Labour leader from his latest batch of focus groups, saying his researchers "regularly hear words like 'out of his depth' and 'not as good as his brother'".
"Infuriating though this must be to you all, it shows how hard it is to change perceptions of a leader once they are entrenched," he said.
He said Labour had been lulled into a false sense of security by the mass defection of Lib Dem voters after the last election, but the party had still not done enough to regain voters' trust on the economy.
He also attacked Mr Miliband's announcement of plans to freeze gas and electricity bills, which he called a "form of price control" that was "doomed" to fail.
But despite all of that, he added, he still thought the next election was Labour's to lose.
"For many swing voters, Labour's great virtue is that its heart is in the right place. If Labour is the party that understands people, the Tories are the party who will take tough decisions even if they are unpopular. When Labour could claim a monopoly on both those things, the party was unbeatable."
He said his polling in marginal seats showed a "great swing to the Labour Party", but added that, as polling day approached, "we could see the closest election in 40 years".
The peer, who until 2010 was not domiciled in the UK for tax purposes, ended by speaking about his humble origins and his belief in the creation of wealth.
He said he had recently spoken to senior Labour figures, including former campaigns chief Tom Watson and frontbencher Michael Dugher, about how good it would be for the parties to work together.
"From my own point of view, yes, I am a notorious tax avoider and, I'd like you to know, in the confidence of this room, that I still am and I'm proud of it," he told the meeting, to laughter.
He added: "Every year, just before the end of the tax year, I see what my taxable income is and I give it to charity."
But he could not resist a final battle cry to round off the meeting, telling the Labour faithful: "I remain a proud tax avoider."
She told a BBC TV election special it had been a "terrible mistake" to make "a promise which we could not keep" while in coalition at Westminster.
The Welsh Lib Dems want to replace tuition fee subsidies of up to £5,190 a year with maintenance grants of £2,500.
Ms Williams said the policy was more affordable than the current system.
The Lib Dems' own review of their 2015 general election defeat cited the U-turn on tuition fees as one of the reasons for their collapse from 57 seats in 2010 to eight.
Taking questions from an audience on the BBC's Ask the Leader programme, Ms Williams said: "I can't get away from the terrible mistake my party made in the coalition in Westminster.
"We made a promise which we could not keep, and that let people down.
"It didn't matter that Labour introduced fees, [and] they'd raised them. Plaid Cymru had raised them in the assembly. Our wrong did not make those wrongs right.
"What we can do now is be very clear and upfront about what is affordable.
"I could stand here and I could say that's fine, we can carry on paying these student fee grants for years and years when the reality is I can't make that promise.
"I don't want to make the same mistakes as my colleagues. I do things differently in my party in Wales. I don't want to make those same mistakes.
"That's why in this election we're offering a policy which we believe is affordable and which we believe is deliverable."
Asked if students would be £2,000 a year worse off under the Welsh Lib Dem plan, Ms Williams said: "Not upfront.
"At the moment no student gets that financial support upfront. The support goes to an institution in England."
Welsh Labour has ruled out means testing for university tuition fee grants if the party remains in power after the election in May.
The Welsh Conservatives would replace tuition subsidies with a scheme paying half the rent for students not living at home.
Plaid Cymru would also scrap tuition fee subsidies and instead pay Welsh students working in Wales after graduation £6,000 a year, up to a maximum of £18,000.
UKIP has said it would like to cut tuition fees, while the Greens have called for free university education across the UK.
Their names rhyme, their clothes match - Japanese couple Bon and Pon are putting a smile on the social media world with their perfectly co-ordinated chic outfits and silver hair.
In an Instagram account that screams #lifegoals, the couple, 60 and 61, post demure photos of their everyday life in amazing matching outfits.
Bon and Pon, married for 37 years, created their account just three months ago, but they are already Instagram celebrities - @bonpon511 has an enviable 89,000 followers (and counting).
Not many couples could get away with matching tartan, but Bon and Pon can.
It's not only their devotion to co-ordination that makes them so appealing.
They also have impeccable taste - wearing minimalist colours, tailored cuts and smart shoes.
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They post with hashtags #whitehair, #silverhair and #over60 - reminding us all that fashion has no age limit.
But why do they co-ordinate their look? "It's fun to wear matching clothes," says Bon.
Bon told the BBC they particularly liked to match outfits on holiday.
Even their children are in on it. Here they are in a gift from their daughter - matching scarves.
Sometimes they wear the same outfit twice - so there is hope for the rest of us.
In one photo, Pon appears alone. But that's OK, she's paying tribute to David Bowie in Tokyo.
By Georgina Rannard, UGC and Social news
Shortly after trading began, the benchmark FTSE 100 share index was up 6.66 points at 7,171.09.
Diageo shares rose more than 4% after the company - whose brands include Johnnie Walker Scotch and Smirnoff vodka - reported a 4.4% rise in sales for the half-year to 31 December.
The company said it had been helped by an improved performance from its US spirits business.
Whitbread shares were the biggest fallers on the index, down nearly 6% after the company reported disappointing trading at the London branches of its Premier Inn hotels business.
A key revenue measure for the London hotels fell by 6% in the three months to 1 December.
The results overshadowed better figures from its Costa Coffee chain, where like-for-like sales grew by 4.3%.
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.15% against the dollar to $1.2652 and was 0.3% higher against the euro at 1.1783 euros.
The 10:30 BST start for the group game was delayed, and with no respite from the weather, play was abandoned without a ball bowled at about 14:15 BST.
Both sides won their opening games, but take a point apiece from this match.
New Zealand - as one of the tournament favourites - will be the more frustrated side after the washout.
Both are next in action on Sunday, with South Africa meeting West Indies in Leicester, while White Ferns captain Suzie Bates has the chance to play her 100th one-day international as New Zealand face rivals Australia at Bristol.
Currently 27 manufacturers have a permit to test autonomous vehicles in California.
However there must always be a human being in the car.
Google's driverless car company Waymo said that in 2016 it drove 636,000 miles in the state and required 124 human interventions.
This was down from 341 in 424,000 miles in 2015.
The new proposals include a framework for how the testing would work and also what would be required by manufacturers to make the vehicles available outside the tests.
"These rules expand our existing autonomous vehicle testing programme to include testing vehicles where no driver is present," said Jean Shiomoto, director of the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
"This is the next step in eventually allowing driverless autonomous vehicles on California roadways."
The department is now inviting written feedback until 24 April.
Bonucci, 30, spent Friday in talks with Milan and will sign a five-year deal subject to passing a medical.
He has won six league titles in seven years with Juve, and signed a contract extension until 2021 last December.
The move comes weeks after Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri said Bonucci would be "leader of the dressing room".
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Goss, 21, did not make a senior appearance at United but was named on the bench for a Premier League game against Watford in November 2015.
The Germany-born player joined United from Exeter City in the summer of 2012.
"I feel I am ready to play first-team football," Goss told BBC Sport. "I am buzzing it is all done."
He added: "It was a tough decision because I still had time on my contract but I felt the time was right to get out there and show everyone what I can do. Manchester United wanted to loan me out.
"Hopefully I can settle down in London quickly and start to play."
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The Italian, 47, still has two seasons left on the three-year deal he signed when he joined the club last summer.
The Stamford Bridge outfit are keen to reward Conte for an outstanding debut campaign in which he won the Premier League and reached the FA Cup final.
Despite rumours that he was thinking of a return to Italy, Conte said last month that he wanted to stay in London.
Chelsea are still to make a signing this summer.
Everton striker Romelu Lukaku has been linked with a return to the club he left for £28m in 2014, while Leicester forward Riyad Mahrez and Juventus right-back Dani Alves - who is also a target for Manchester City - have been identified as possible targets.
On 9 June, striker Diego Costa said Conte had sent him a text message to say he no longer wanted the Spain striker at the club.
Stephen McCusker, who worked at the Rachel House Hospice in Kinross, downloaded 1,740 images of children, 40 of which were considered indecent.
The 48-year-old, from Glenrothes in Fife, said he could offer no excuses except "curiosity mixed with wine".
The Nursing and Midwifery Council banned him for 12 months.
Panel chairman Brian Yates said McCusker had a 20-year career without any disciplinary action or complaint.
He also said that the images were at the lower end of the indecent image scale.
The nurse pleaded guilty last year to one count of taking, or permitting to be taken, indecent photos of children over a four-year period.
He was given a three-year supervision order by the court and ordered to complete 250 hours of unpaid work.
The court heard McCusker had been viewing the material for "quite some time" and he had told officers that he would "view it, feel disgusted and then delete it".
McCusker said he was "interested" in young boys and girls but had never sexually abused a child, adding he could offer "no explanation" for his behaviour.
He was not present or represented at the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
He sent a letter which said: 'I was a nurse for 20 years with an exemplary record. I find it difficult to put in words my shame at the damage I have inflicted on the reputation of the Children's Hospice Association Scotland and the NMC."
McCusker resigned from his post at the hospice immediately after his arrest, the Nursing and Midwifery Council was told.
Mr Yates said: "Mr McCusker has brought the profession into disrepute as a consequence of his conviction and in particular by reason of the nature of the offence involved.
"Members of the public would be deeply concerned to learn that a learning disabilities and children's nurse, working in a children's hospice had a conviction for offences relating to possession of indecent images of children."
Hereford-born Morris, 22, only signed a two-year deal in May but his existing contract is now extended by a year.
"You could see his potential. Now he's started to believe it himself," Walsall boss Jon Whitney told BBC Sport.
"Some players get discarded too quickly and Kieron could easily have been one. But this club gives players like him more time and he's worked hard for it."
Whitney added: "He's one of my main players now, he's on the teamsheet."
"This club is amazing for bringing youngsters through," said Morris. "You only have to look at some of the names who have passed through the door in the last five, 10, 15 years. It's a place where you will get your chance and it's up to you then to take it."
Morris has taken his chance this season following the summer departure of many of the first-team regulars that took Walsall to the League One play-offs.
After scoring in successive matches against Charlton, Bury and Grimsby Town in August, he also netted in Saturday's 3-2 win over Shrewsbury.
It was part of an unbeaten four-game run which has seen Walsall pick up seven points out of a possible nine in League One, climbing to within four points of the play-off zone, as well as reaching the next round of the EFL Trophy.
"We're starting to click now as a team," he said. "It's one defeat in eight for us so we have to keep this run going and try to get up the table."
North Wales Police will train people, who will then be sent to problem areas with hand-held speed guns.
Details of speeders will be sent to police. Offenders will get two warning letters and on the third speeding occasion police will take action.
Sgt John Roberts said: "Our aim is to spread the message that our community simply won't stand for speeding motorists."
Menzies said Iain Napier had informed the company that he wished to retire.
Mr Napier, who joined the board eight years ago, will step down after the group's annual general meeting on Friday.
He is the third high-ranking figure this year to leave the Edinburgh-based print distribution and aviation services company.
In January, former chief executive Jeremy Stafford resigned after just 15 months in the post, citing "personal reasons".
And last month, chief financial officer Paula Bell gave notice of her intention to resign in July, in order to join the board of Spirent Communications.
In a statement on Wednesday, the company said Mr Napier's wish to retire was "in line with the reduction of his other plc responsibilities".
Current non-executive group director Dermot Jenkinson will become interim chairman, following Mr Napier's departure.
He will run the process of appointing a permanent successor.
Mr Jenkinson said: "The board would like to thank Iain for his considerable contribution to the John Menzies business and board over the last eight years.
"He has marshalled us through significant periods of change over his tenure with great skill and experience. We wish him the very best for the future."
In March, John Menzies reported that contractual problems at London Gatwick Airport last year cost the company £6m in lost earnings.
In its annual results statement, the firm said profits were hit by increased labour costs incurred in maintaining ground handling service levels.
Overall pre-tax profit for the year was down by about 30%, at £18.2m.
The group's turnover for the year was flat at just under £2bn.
Mr Balls said Mr Corbyn's approach was "devoid of connection to the reality of people's lives".
The remarks are made in his autobiography, Speaking Out, which also includes candid reflections on Labour's general election defeat last year.
Mr Corbyn's campaign team said there was "nothing utopian" about working for "ordinary, hard-working people".
In his memoir, serialised in the Times, Mr Balls reflects on a political career that took him from the commanding heights of government to crushing defeat at the general election.
He lost his seat of Morley and Outwood to Conservative Andrea Jenkyns in the 2015 vote.
On his relationship with former leader Ed Miliband, he writes: "Having kept me at a distance in the run-up to the election in 2015, I think we probably only spoke twice in the whole four-week election campaign.
"That was astonishingly dysfunctional when I compare it to how Tony [Blair] and Gordon [Brown] worked."
He also opens up on Ed Miliband's 2014 conference speech, after which the then Labour leader was widely criticised for forgetting to mention immigration or the deficit.
"The omissions were a symbol of Labour not being willing to face up to the problems the country was worried about and proof that we were trying to brush difficult issues under the carpet.
"We weren't ready — and didn't deserve — to return to government. It was incredibly frustrating," he said.
His criticism of Mr Miliband's successor is stronger still.
He writes: "Refusing to listen to the electorate has never been a winning formula, any more than Jeremy Corbyn thinking the volume of the cheering from your core supporters is a reliable guide to wider public opinion.
"Caution will not win the day; but nor will Jeremy Corbyn's leftist utopian fantasy, devoid of connection to the reality of people's lives."
Mr Balls's reflections come as MPs prepare to return to Westminster - and he prepares to appear on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing.
The Jeremy Corbyn for PM campaign tweeted that it was "sad to see" Ed Balls's comments, saying "All members of Labour should be striving for the policies that Jeremy has laid out."
"There's nothing utopian about wanting this country to work in the interests of ordinary, hard-working people. There's nothing fantastical about believing in a system where people are treated as equal."
It was "a bit rich for a man who lost the support of the country at large - and even the voters in his own seat - to lecture on being 'in touch'," it added.
"It's worrying that a former shadow chancellor of the exchequer should feel that rail nationalisation, energy democracy and clamping down on tax avoidance is a leftist utopian fantasy."
Matuidi headed home in the 93rd minute after PSG had allowed Metz to come back from 2-0 down to level late on.
Edinson Cavani and Matuidi had put the reigning champions in charge during a three-minute first-half spell.
Yann Jouffre curled in a free-kick before Cheick Diabate levelled for Metz but Matuidi had the final say.
PSG move to 77 points, level with Monaco who have a vastly superior goal difference and a game in hand.
Match ends, Metz 2, Paris Saint Germain 3.
Second Half ends, Metz 2, Paris Saint Germain 3.
Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Chris Philipps (Metz).
Goal! Metz 2, Paris Saint Germain 3. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Javier Pastore with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Maxwell (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Matthieu Udol.
Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Yann Jouffre (Metz).
Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cheick Diabaté (Metz).
Yann Jouffre (Metz) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
Ismaila Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Metz 2, Paris Saint Germain 2. Cheick Diabaté (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr with a cross.
Attempt saved. Gonçalo Guedes (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
Attempt saved. Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Gonçalo Guedes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Chris Philipps (Metz).
Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cheick Diabaté (Metz).
Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marco Verratti with a through ball.
Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Chris Philipps (Metz).
Corner, Metz. Conceded by Maxwell.
Foul by Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain).
Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Gonçalo Guedes (Paris Saint Germain).
Ismaila Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jonathan Rivierez.
Goal! Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Yann Jouffre (Metz) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
Cheick Diabaté (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Gonçalo Guedes (Paris Saint Germain).
Matthieu Udol (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
I had just been sacked as player-manager by Chelsea and, along with Ronald, Frank Rijkaard and Marco van Basten, I went on a special fast-track course that the Dutch FA had put on for former top international players that allowed us to get our badges in only a year.
Koeman, who had retired in 1997, had always wanted to become a manager when he was a player and you could tell then he wanted to make the most of this opportunity.
We were all enthusiastic but even his note-taking was extremely systematic - it still makes me laugh that he wrote everything down very carefully using lots of different coloured pens.
That course was 18 years ago but Koeman is still a very pragmatic guy who loves to have a structure in place, which is part of the reason he has made a successful start at Everton after his impressive two-year spell at Southampton.
One of his sayings is "how you train is how you play", which has been his mantra since we played together for PSV Eindhoven and the Dutch national team in the 1980s.
I was always used to that approach too. It was rule number one under the best coaches I played for and the idea is that during the week you mimic the conditions you will play under on Saturday, so you get used to them.
I am sure Everton players have found out already what is expected of them - Koeman will not let them switch off during training games or think they can only give 70% effort. It has to be 100%.
He has increased the intensity of their sessions but there is more to his approach as a manager than just hard work and discipline.
Technically and tactically he is very strong too, and part of that is linked to how he was as a player.
Koeman was a brilliant defender but he was not very quick. If you are the slowest player on the pitch then you always have to be thinking what will happen next.
He needed to anticipate things all the time, but he did it so well he never made any slide tackles because he never had to, he always saw things coming. In fact, he saw slide tackles as a last resort.
So I know he always understood the game very, very well. He was always in the right place so he never got in any trouble.
That made him a very intelligent player and it is also why he is such an intelligent coach - he thinks ahead.
One example of that is when he took charge at Everton in the summer, he knew how they had conceded too many goals from set-pieces last season, so he has been trying to improve that, and it has worked.
He is quiet, considered and thoughtful and his whole personality is like that - even away from football too - although he is not afraid of raising his voice when he has to with his players.
Those communication and man-management skills were obvious when we were players. I was captain of the Dutch team that won the 1988 European Championship, but we had a couple of players who took responsibility for their area of the team and he was one of them.
Koeman was captain of our defence and leadership was one of his strengths.
In that era, we had a lot of strong personalities right through the Dutch team. People now say that we were always fighting but that is not true.
We could argue at times, though, because ultimately we always wanted to win and, if somebody did not do their job at the back then I needed Ronald to tell him that.
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Sometimes I watch Premier League games here and when people make mistakes they say nothing to each other - they just let it go and it is like happy families. I don't understand it.
If you want to win, you have to wake people up and I have seen Koeman do it already at Everton. With his treatment of Ross Barkley in the past few weeks, he has been trying to sting him a little.
That is also our way - the Dutch way - a little bit. He has high standards and he has been saying to Barkley that if you don't want to listen to me, then you have to learn the hard way.
By leaving him out, or taking him off, then Koeman is thinking that maybe he will learn.
He is trying to show Barkley that this is how you will end up if you don't do what is necessary for me, but for sure he will also have told the player that he is only doing it because he wants him to become better.
Koeman has done it to get a reaction and he got one against West Ham on Sunday, when Barkley scored his first league goal since the opening day of the season.
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It was not a great game, or a great performance by Everton but they took their chances against the Hammers and got the win.
They also got a clean sheet, and Tottenham are the only top-flight side to have conceded fewer goals in their first 10 games. That is something else Koeman will have worked on, although you would not say Everton are a defensive-minded team.
In terms of his style of play, I think he is very versatile. He played for so many great teams and had exposure to many different styles, with the ultimate being Johan Cruyff's Barcelona.
But of course he cannot play like Barca did when he is with Everton, and he understands that you have to adapt your style to the players you have got.
As a coach you learn that, although you have a philosophy, that doesn't mean you have a set tactical philosophy. That can be something totally different each week.
You also have to adapt to the league you are in. Koeman has experience across Europe but he also knows the Premier League now after his two seasons with Southampton.
He knows how to get results in England but he also knows to stay calm when they do not come. Before Sunday, Everton had suffered a little drop in form after their good start to the season but he believes in his players so there was no need for him to panic.
Koeman finished seventh and sixth in his two seasons at Southampton and it is going to be hard for him to improve on that with Everton, especially when you consider the other teams above them.
It will be a fantastic achievement if they do manage it and under Koeman I know they will fight hard, so they have a chance.
Ruud Gullit was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
The defendant was arrested after a woman out shopping saw a man crouch down and aim what she believed was a smartphone under her skirt.
Previously, a judge said the defendant could not be made to reveal the code, citing constitutional protections.
That decision has now been reversed by the Florida Court of Appeal's Second District.
Store CCTV captured footage of a man crouched down, holding an illuminated device and moving it towards the victim's skirt, according to court documents published by news site Courthouse News.
Aaron Stahl was identified by law enforcement officers who reviewed the footage, according to court documents.
After his arrest, Mr Stahl initially agreed to allow officers to search his iPhone 5, which he told them was at his home.
However, once it had been retrieved by police - but before he had revealed his passcode - he withdrew consent to the search.
The trial court had decided that Mr Stahl could be protected by the Fifth Amendment, which is designed to prevent self-incrimination.
However, Judge Anthony Black's formal opinion to the court quashed the decision.
Judge Black referred to a famous Supreme Court case, Doe v US 1988, in which Justice John Paul Stevens wrote that a defendant could be made to surrender a key to a strongbox containing incriminating documents but they could not "be compelled to reveal the combination to his wall safe".
"We question whether identifying the key which will open the strongbox - such that the key is surrendered - is, in fact, distinct from telling an officer the combination," wrote Judge Black.
"More importantly, we question the continuing viability of any distinction as technology advances."
However, the decision was criticised by senior staff attorney, Mark Rumold, at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital rights group.
"I think they got it wrong," he told the BBC
"This is not the first time this issue has come up in the courts and I think other courts have done a better job of evaluating the Fifth Amendment and the constitutional rights that are at stake."
Mr Rumold said there were "sound constitutional reasons" to prevent the state compelling information from a defendant's mind.
He added that there were a number of cases across the US in different courts tackling the issues around unlocking phones.
"It's something the Supreme Court will need to weigh in on eventually," he said.
Most of Crimea's two million people have been hit by the power cut. There are also some water shortages.
Anti-Russian activists were blamed for the cut. Russian forces annexed Crimea in March 2014, during Ukraine's crisis.
Public transport is still running and Crimean hospitals are using generators.
A state of emergency was imposed in Crimea on Sunday after two more key pylons were damaged - bringing the total to four. Monday was declared a non-working day.
It is still not clear how exactly the pylons were damaged in Kherson, a Ukrainian region adjacent to Crimea. That region has been tense since Russia's annexation of Crimea - an act that was condemned internationally.
Crimean Tatar activists, denying repair workers access to the damaged power lines, suggested that the weakened pylons were blown down by the wind.
But Ukraine's state energy company, Ukrenergo, said the damage was caused by "shelling or the use of explosive devices".
Russia has blamed Ukrainian nationalists from far-right party Right Sector as well as Crimean Tatar activists, calling it "an act of terrorism".
Earlier this year those activist groups prevented food lorries crossing into Crimea.
The blackout has knocked out street lighting and cut cable and mobile internet. It has also forced the closure of some 150 schools.
A Crimean Tatar activist told Ukraine's TV news broadcaster 112 Ukrayina that Russia must release "political prisoners" and let their leader Mustafa Dzhemilev return to Crimea in exchange for repairs to the power lines.
But later Mr Dzhemilev, leader of the Crimean Tatar National Movement, told BBC Ukrainian that his supporters would grant repair workers access to the power lines. "I think that Crimea will have electricity soon", he said.
Crimean Tatar activists accuse Russia of abusing Tatar rights and denying them a voice since a pro-Moscow government was installed in Crimea.
Images on social media show Ukrainian flags on some damaged pylons - and Crimean Tatar flags on others.
Crimean authorities said they had managed to partially reconnect the cities of Simferopol, Yalta and Sevastopol using generators.
Only 30% of Crimea's electricity is generated locally - the rest comes from Ukraine, Russia's government daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta reported.
Emergency power-saving measures have been imposed: Sevastopol is getting three hours' supply, followed by a six-hour cut; in Simferopol residents have three-hour power cuts three times a day.
Ukrainian authorities said they encountered activists blockading the site when they tried to repair the damaged pylons.
The power cut is threatening food outlets which rely on cold storage and lack generating capacity.
A hospital worker said the electricity was sufficient to keep wards warm but not to power hot plates, so patients were only getting cold food.
The engineering giant said it would be investing the majority of the £150m in a new test bed in Derby.
This facility would test large civil aero-engines creating up to 200 jobs.
There will be no compulsory redundancies in Derby, or Hucknall and Annesley in Nottinghamshire - safeguarding 7,000 jobs for five years.
Rolls-Royce has further axed plans to close a precision machining facility in Derby, which would save about 150 jobs.
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Simon Hemmings, from the Unite union, said the deal was "a once in a generation type of investment and a big commitment to the UK".
"It's about keeping jobs in Derby for 25 years plus and we are hoping it will bring hundreds of millions of pounds to the city," he added.
"We are so proud, it's brilliant news."
Eric Schulz, president of civil aerospace at Rolls-Royce, said: "This investment comes at a time of unprecedented growth in Rolls-Royce.
"We are doubling the production of new engines at the same time as introducing three new engines to the market."
Business Secretary, Greg Clark MP, said: "The UK and Rolls-Royce are known throughout the world as pioneers of advanced engineering technology.
"I welcome the confidence the company is showing in the UK."
Tylicki suffered a T7 paralysis in a four-horse pile-up riding Nellie Dean.
James Fanshawe, who trained the Tylicki mount Speedy Boarding to victory in May's Prix Jean Romanet at Deauville, was among paying tribute.
"Freddy has a tremendous character and this will help him with the battle ahead," he said.
The sport was united in support for Tylicki, said Professional Jockeys Association chief executive Paul Struthers.
"Racing may have many issues and flaws but its biggest strength is how it pulls together in difficult, tragic times," he said.
"Freddy is one of the most popular members of the weighing room and will not lack for support, with offers already flooding in."
At The Races presenter Matt Chapman set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for Tylicki's recovery, which has already far surpassed its target of £20,000.
He wrote on the page: "We all know the risks jockeys take, and we all know they know the risks. But when one gets badly hurt those of us who love the game, bet on the game, need the game, have the opportunity to come together and say: 'You know what? We can help this person.'
"Freddy Tylicki is going to need loads of help."
Steve Drowne, who avoided injury when his mount, Skara Mae, was brought down in the same incident, added: "He is everyone's friend and he loved doing what he was doing and had just had his best year ever, getting a couple of Group Ones in the book. But racing is probably the last thing he is thinking about now."
Emerging Newmarket-based trainer Charlie Fellowes said he would always be thankful to Tylicki for providing him with his first winner on a day that he described as the "happiest of my life".
Tylicki rode Barbary to victory in a seven-furlong handicap at Lingfield in February 2014.
Fellowes said: "He is the happiest, most genuine guy you will come across. He always came in with a smile on his face and he would never be in a bad mood."
Rod Millman, who employed Tylicki more than any other trainer this year, believes the rider's character will help him in the future.
"This was the news we were dreading all week and the whole yard is devastated. He does, though, have great spirit and I'm sure that will see him through," he said.
The stewards on duty at Kempton on Monday concluded the incident was accidental, and the British Horseracing Authority has no plans for a further review.
"Thankfully, incidents such as these are a rare occurrence but we are not complacent and the issue of racecourse safety is one that we keep under constant review," said a spokesman.
The Democratic-led Senate voted 54-46 against the bill, which would fund the government only if President Obama's healthcare law were delayed a year.
If no agreement is reached by midnight (04:00 GMT), the government will close all non-essential federal services.
The shutdown would be the first in the US in 17 years.
By Mark MardellNorth America editor
The Republican leadership in the House are not stupid. But they are trapped by their radicals.
Any backing away from confrontation could brand John Boehner an Obama-loving apostate, and cost him his job. The same goes for his members who don't want to be deselected in primary elections.
This is not about ideology. The Republicans in the House are all conservatives, all hate "Obamacare" and think government spending is irresponsibly out of hand.
This is about strategy. It is an argument between those Republicans who want to rush to the barricades and go down in a blaze of glory, heroes of the revolution to like-minded Tea Party types, and those who think it is a pointless charge but don't want to be labelled traitors and cowards.
More than 700,000 federal government workers could be sent home on unpaid leave, with no guarantee of back pay once the deadlock is over.
One of the key points of contention in the political stalemate has been President Barack Obama's healthcare law, popularly known as Obamacare.
Republicans in the House of Representatives - and their allies in the Senate - have demanded the law be repealed or stripped of funding as a condition for continuing to fund the government.
Major portions of the law, which passed in 2010 and has been validated by the US Supreme Court, are due to take effect on Tuesday.
After the Senate vote on Monday afternoon, the chamber's Democratic majority leader blamed Republicans for the imminent halt to all non-essential government operations.
"It will be a Republican government shutdown, pure and simple," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, referring to the Republicans as "bullies".
"We are not going to negotiate on this. We have done everything we can to be fair and reasonable."
Following Mr Reid's pledge, Republican House Speaker John Boehner told reporters the House would not pass a budget bill that did not include concessions from the Democrats regarding Mr Obama's healthcare law.
In addition to the threat of a shutdown, a second fiscal deadline is approaching in the coming weeks. About 17 October, the US government will reach the limit at which it can borrow money to pay its bills, the so-called debt ceiling.
House Republicans have demanded a series of policy concessions - notably on the president's health law and on financial and environmental regulations - in exchange for raising the debt ceiling.
Although there were no reports that negotiations over either the budget or the debt ceiling were underway on Monday, Mr Obama said he was "not at all resigned" to a government shutdown.
But he warned there could not be "any kind of meaningful negotiations under the cloud of potential default" on the government's debt.
"Our currency is the reserve currency of the world," Mr Obama said after an Oval Office meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"We don't mess with that. And we certainly don't allow domestic policy differences on issues that are unrelated to the budget to endanger not only our economy but the world economy."
Source: Washington Post
The bill the Senate rejected on Monday was passed the day before by the House of Representatives. That bill would have delayed the implementation of the healthcare law and repealed a $29bn (£17.9bn) medical device tax.
Mr Obama and his fellow Democrats in the US Senate have vowed to reject any House bill that touches the health law.
Some Democrats, including Mr Reid and Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, have called on Mr Boehner to put the Senate bill up for a vote in the House.
They say a budget bill unencumbered with a delay of the health law could pass the House with Democrats joining a small number of Republicans.
If the government does shut down on 1 October, national parks and Washington's Smithsonian museums would close, pension and veterans' benefit cheques would be delayed, and visa and passport applications would go unprocessed.
Programmes deemed essential, such as air traffic control and food inspections, would continue.
The defence department has advised employees that uniformed members of the military will continue on normal duty, but that large numbers of civilian workers will be told to stay home.
As lawmakers grapple with the impending shutdown, the 17 October deadline for extending the government's borrowing limit looms even larger.
Earlier this month, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said that unless the US were allowed to extend its borrowing limit, the country would be left with about $30bn (£18.5bn) to meet its commitments, which on certain days can be as high as $60bn.
A failure to raise the limit could also result in the US government defaulting on its debt payments.
Washington faced a similar impasse over its debt ceiling in 2011. Republicans and the Democrats only reached a compromise on the day the government's ability to borrow money was due to run out.
That fight was resolved just hours before the country could have defaulted on its debt, but nevertheless it led to ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgrading the US for the first time ever.
The 2011 compromise included a series of automatic budget cuts known as the "sequester", which came into effect earlier this year.
The US government has not undergone a shutdown since 1995-96, when services were suspended for a record 21 days.
Republicans demanded then-President Bill Clinton agree to their version of a balanced budget.
After weeks of negotiation, they reached a compromise similar to what they discussed prior to the shutdown.
The head of Central Saint Martins college, where Prof Wilson was director of the prestigious MA Fashion course, said she had been "inspirational".
Fashion industry figures called her a "legend" and a "genius".
Prof Wilson was appointed OBE in 2008 for services to education and the fashion industry.
She became course director at London's Central Saint Martins in 1992, teaching students including Christopher Kane and Roksanda Ilincic who went on to become renowned designers.
Prof Jeremy Till, head of the college, said she had taught "a huge proportion of the world's leading fashion designers".
He said: "Her commitment to her students and passion for creative excellence are legendary. Her deep understanding of fashion and her drive for funding for bursaries, facilities and opportunities are part of what made her such an extraordinary educator."
Prof Wilson's legacy would live on through her former students and colleagues, he added.
Caroline Rush, chief executive of the British Fashion Council, wrote on Twitter: "Prof Louise Wilson, I can't believe you have gone. You were much loved and respected. A legend and an inspiration. RIP".
Fashion journalist Hilary Alexander also paid tribute, saying Prof Wilson was a "genius" who would be missed.
Alexandra Shulman, the UK editor of Vogue magazine, said Prof Wilson had "played a remarkable role in making the British fashion scene as successful and relevant as it is today".
She added: "Her teaching and influence made a mark on so many of our leading designers. I will miss her outspoken views and her clever and often very funny observations."
With Rory McIlroy and world number one Jason Day among the later starters, Spieth birdied three of the first nine holes at Augusta National.
The 22-year-old American added three more on the back nine as he went through his round without a bogey.
His playing partner, England's Paul Casey, stayed in touch at three under.
England's Lee Westwood ended the day on a one-under 71, but it was South Africa's Ernie Els who was the talk of the course after a horrific putting display on the first green.
The four-time major winner, who has twice finished second at the Masters, reached the green in three but then seven-putted from within three feet.
It was the worst ever first hole score at the National, and left the 46-year-old six over as he trudged to the second tee.
Rickie Fowler was another big name to endure a nightmarish start as a double bogey on the first and an eight on 13 contributed to an eight-over 80.
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After a stellar 2015 Spieth came to Augusta in less certain form.
But his remarkable record on this course - runner-up to Bubba Watson on his debut in 2014, champion in a record-equalling score a year ago - continued in good scoring conditions.
The Texan birdied the 10th, 13th and 18th on the back nine, Casey moving within a shot with a birdie on the 16th before dropping back with a bogey on the par-four 17th.
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In March, the BBC revealed that the EA proposed to cut pre-school provision for pupils in special school nurseries from 22.5 hours a week to 12.5 hours.
The cut would have affected disabled children in special schools offered "full-time" places of 4.5 hours a day.
That decision was criticised by former education minister John O'Dowd who ordered the EA to review it.
The EA subsequently postponed the plans and introduced interim arrangements in a number of special schools.
As a result, pupils at six special school nurseries had their hours of attendance cut from September 2016, while eight continue to operate nursery classes on a full-time basis.
As part of the review, EA officials are to meet special school principals, teachers and parents of children with special needs.
A full public consultation on the plans will then take place in January 2017, with a final announcement on the way forward expected in April 2017.
The full implementation of any new arrangements will begin in the 2018-19 school year.
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Former England captain Alan Shearer played in two finals while at Newcastle - but how well does he really know the FA Cup?
Newsround went to meet him ahead of this year's Wembley showpiece and set him 10 challenging FA Cup questions.
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The red deer, from Wollaton Park in Nottingham, were spotted on a roundabout near the Queen's Medical Centre at about 09:00 BST.
The animals had got out through a vandalised fence and were later herded into a front garden by a passing ambulance crew.
The RSPCA said it was lucky they were unharmed and there were no accidents.
The stags were sedated and placed into a horse trailer and are now recovering back at Wollaton Park.
Simon Parker, RSPCA chief inspector for Nottinghamshire, said: "This could have ended tragically as they were running out on the road and it is very lucky that no accident was caused as a result of this.
"To ensure this doesn't happen again, we urge visitors to Wollaton Park and other parks with deer, to ensure all gates are closed and that any vandalised fences are reported immediately."
The force's internal audit section examined financial transactions over a number of years at the college in Templemore, County Tipperary.
Its report revealed that money was being spent on gifts and entertainment, and identified a non-transparent system of accounting.
The Garda has been embroiled in a number of controversies recently.
Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan said that while the accounting practices would not be acceptable by today's standards, there was no misappropriation of money or misuse of public funds.
Tánaiste (deputy prime minister) Frances Fitzgerald told the Dáil (parliament) on Tuesday that the report raises serious governance issues and will be referred to the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Public Accounts Committee.
Meanwhile, Commissioner O'Sullivan is to give evidence to the Oireachtas (parliamentary) Committee on Justice and Equality on Thursday.
She will face questions over revelations on fixed charge notices and breathalyser test figures.
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin of Sinn Féin, who chairs the Justice and Equality Committee, said members wanted assurances "that there can be no repeat of these outrageous facts".
On Tuesday, the government announced it was planning two investigations into the Garda.
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 that the government continues to have confidence in Commissioner O'Sullivan.
She 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 Dáil (parliament), Mr Kenny said of the independent review: "We continue to see a list of unacceptable revelations about the operation of An Garda Síochána.
"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 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.
The move was an attempt to divert attention from the violent repression of protests, an activist told the BBC.
Reports from Hama say an army assault on the city has left dozens of civilians dead.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the Syrian government was responsible for more than 2,000 deaths.
Human rights groups estimate that more than 1,600 civilians have been killed since anti-government protests began in March.
At least 150 people have been killed since Sunday, mainly in Hama, the rights groups say, as the military intensifies its efforts to quell dissent.
On Thursday, President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree authorising a multi-party system, Syria's state news agency Sana said.
Mr Assad's ruling Baath party has enjoyed a monopoly on power since 1963. Ending the system of one-party rule has been a key demand of pro-democracy protesters.
The government adopted a draft law to this effect on 24 July, but the new decree gives it immediate effect.
An activist who fled Hama on Wednesday dismissed the president's move as an attempt to divert attention from what was happening in his city and other places in Syria.
"Well, this is too late for this right now, after killing so many people and invading cities and burning buildings and burning houses, raping people and arresting people and putting people in jail, what this kind of rule going to make for us now?" he told the BBC. "It's too late."
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe also dismissed the move.
"This is almost a provocation. What we want is an end to the violence against the civilian population which is only defending its rights," Mr Juppe told French radio.
By Jim MuirBBC News, Beirut
There are very few accounts of what exactly happened when Syrian army troops and tanks stormed the centre of Hama on Wednesday, and how many people were killed or injured.
There is a complete blackout of communications, so it may be some time before anything like a complete picture emerges.
The last time an uprising there was ruthlessly put down, in 1982, many thousands died.
That is one reason why the world is watching this drama with such concern.
It helped prompt the unprecedented statement from the UN Security Council, condemning the violence against civilians.
Even Syria's traditional friends, such as Russia and China, joined in. It has been met so far by an embarrassed silence in Damascus, where the official media have not even reported it.
But they have been playing up the news of two decrees issued by President Assad on political parties and general elections, part of the "comprehensive reform programme" the regime has launched in response to the crisis.
International criticism of Syria has been mounting since the UN Security Council adopted a statement on Wednesday condemning the government of President Assad for "widespread violations of human rights and the use of force against civilians".
Mrs Clinton repeated an earlier statement that the United States believed Mr Assad had lost legitimacy in Syria.
"We've seen the Assad regime continue and intensify its assault against its own people this week," she said on Thursday.
"We think to date the government is responsible for the deaths of more than 2,000 people of all ages."
She added that the US and its allies were working to apply more pressure on Syria beyond the addition of more individuals to a sanctions blacklist.
President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, long an ally of Syria, said Mr Assad would "face a sad fate" unless he urgently carried out reforms and reconciled with the opposition.
And EU states extended their sanctions against Syria, adding more names to a list including President Assad and 34 other people as well as firms linked to the military. They stopped short of targeting the oil industry and banks, however.
Dozens of people are believed to have been killed in a five-day military assault on Hama, with residents saying on Thursday that tanks have shot their way into Assi (Orontes) Square, in the centre of the city of 800,000 people.
Activists said as many as 30 more people were killed in Hama late on Wednesday, after Ramadan prayers.
One resident who escaped the city on Wednesday told the BBC it looked "exactly like a battlefield... like a Gaza Strip kind of city. Like some villages in Iraq when the US army invaded it. That's how it looks like".
He said artillery was firing at buildings and snipers were shooting at anyone they saw on the streets.
Many people had left the city, he said, but for those left, food and medicine were running low.
Communication with the city is all but completely cut off, as are water and electricity, correspondents say.
Anti-government protests began in March, inspired by the successful uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, and soon spread to many cities across the country.
Protesters have vowed to rally every evening during the holy month of Ramadan, after nightly prayers.
Mr Assad blames the current violence on "armed criminal gangs" backed by unspecified foreign powers.
Over the past four weeks, 26 people have been admitted to intensive care as a result of the flu, compared to five people over the same period last year.
Most of the patients have underlying health conditions.
The Scottish government said almost half of those eligible for vaccinations due to such conditions are yet to receive them.
People who suffer from chronic conditions such as asthma, heart problems, diabetes, kidney or liver disease are at risk of serious complications from flu, and are offered the vaccination by the NHS.
However, 48% of those with pre-existing health conditions eligible for the jab have not received it.
Meanwhile 54% of pregnant mothers have not had the free vaccine.
Public health minister Maureen Watt said: "It is important that those who are eligible for the flu vaccination make an appointment as soon as possible to protect their health.
"Flu is a serious illness and each year the winter months present an increase in the number of cases requiring hospital treatment.
"Flu can cause severe health complications, and the best way to protect yourself and help prevent spread of the virus is to get vaccinated."
Appealing to those who have not yet had the jab, she added: "It only takes a few minutes, and even if you were immunised against flu last winter it is important to receive the vaccine again, as the viruses change each season."
Chef Babu, (Shabbir Satter) of the Indian Tree in the town, said he was called over "very discreetly" by the man, who wanted to remain anonymous.
The customer was one of a group of five who dined at the restaurant last Tuesday, the Portadown Times reports.
He said he wanted to add the huge service fee in recognition of the "excellent food".
Luna Ekush, who owns the restaurant, said the tip was "incredibly generous".
"It is a very simple thing to express gratitude, but this has had such a big impact. We are still in shock," she said.
"All the staff working that night will split the money as the customer said it was for everyone.
"I don't think anyone at the restaurant has ever received such a massive tip, I definitely have not.
"I want to thank Babu for his hard work, all credit for the food must go to him."
The study identified the postcodes across the UK with the best work-life balance.
Factors considered included schools, access to green spaces, employment prospects, working hours, affordable housing and average commuting times.
Coming out top in NI was BT65 covering Craigavon, Enniskeen, Drumgor and Tullygally.
Another Craigavon postcode, BT64, also won the accolade in 2015.
The research was carried out for the Royal Mail by the Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr).
It analysed statistical data to reach its conclusions - researchers did not visit any of the areas and residents were not asked for their views.
The new town of Craigavon was created in County Armagh in the 1960s, with its design owing much to modernist architecture and town planning.
Its design has often drawn comparisons with Milton Keynes.
Grants were offered to encourage people to relocate to Craigavon from Belfast.
However, the town would later be criticised for being a "soulless" urban space notorious for its many roundabouts.
The two postcodes adjacent to BT65 finished in the top five of the Royal Mail study - with BT64 (Craigavon-Lurgan) finishing third and BT66 (Lurgan) coming in at fourth.
Rounding out the top five ion Northern Ireland were BT16, Dundonald, in second place and BT10, Finaghy in south Belfast, in fifth.
Olga Murtagh, strategic director at Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, said: "We are delighted to hear that three out of the top five places to live in Northern Ireland are in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough.
"Craigavon residents are very well served by roads and infrastructure, an exceptional network of pedestrian and cycle routes, access to retail, entertainment and a quality mix of urban and rural spaces that are welcoming to all.
"All of this is in addition to a wide range of services and facilities on their doorstep including an acute hospital, quality education and diverse leisure provision.
"Craigavon's 'New Town' success - both as a residential area and as a base for industry - is down to the visionary planners who designed the area 52 years ago, and there is still scope to improve the form and function of this urban area through regeneration."
The Republic of Ireland are in the driving seat at the top of Group D, two points ahead of second-placed Serbia and a further two ahead of Wales in third.
Chris Coleman's men will have to take risks and attack, as they're the ones who need to make up ground.
That will play right into Irish hands in Dublin because, like Wales, they're a team who prefer to play on the break.
So how can Wales triumph in what is a must-win game?
Wales often struggle when teams sit back and defend deep, denying them the chance to counter-attack quickly.
We've seen that in their World Cup qualifiers so far - particularly the draws against Georgia and Serbia - and Northern Ireland frustrated them during Euro 2016 as well.
For years Wales have been the underdogs, happy to sit back and use the pace of Gareth Bale and others to hit teams on the break.
Now, however, they are often the favourites in games and dominate possession against conservative opponents.
When that happens, they need a 'Plan B'.
Wales must be more patient in possession and, to be more effective in these situations, they need their main playmaker Aaron Ramsey to be at his best.
In the Euro 2016 semi-final, Portugal exploited Ramsey's suspension by sitting back, knowing Wales did not have the creativity to carve them open.
Georgia did the same when Ramsey was injured for their October draw but, now the Arsenal midfielder is fit again, he will have a huge role to play in Dublin.
If Ireland defend deep, Ramsey will need to step up and take control - and he may need his team-mates to get into more advanced positions too.
We've seen Joe Allen play in the '10' role at Stoke, just behind the striker, and he has really taken to it with six goals for his club this season.
Although he will still have to help Joe Ledley with the defensive midfield work, it may be that Allen has to move forward and ease the creative burden on Ramsey.
Apart from the odd little tweak - such as Allen playing in a more advanced role - I can't see Wales doing anything differently to what they've done in recent years.
Suspensions and injuries meant Coleman switched to a 4-4-2 formation in November's draw with Serbia but, with a full-strength squad at his disposal now, I think he'll go back to his favoured wing-backs system in Dublin.
Ben Davies has impressed at left wing-back for Tottenham recently, but I think he'll stay in his usual position for Wales on the left side of the back three.
I expect the rest of the team to be as it was during Euro 2016. Wing-backs Neil Taylor and Chris Gunter will need to push on and, as mentioned earlier, I think Ramsey and Allen will need to be at their creative best in midfield.
Ireland are going to make life difficult for Wales.
Like their opponents, the Irish are well-organised and have a really strong team spirit.
They're also very hard-working and physical, so they could be a big threat from set-pieces, which has been a weakness for Wales in recent years.
I can tell you from experience, their striker Shane Long can be a handful.
He's a tireless runner, he's strong in the air for his size and you have to be wary of him in the box - because he can be clever in drawing fouls.
Jonathan Walters has a lot of those qualities as well and, together with Long, he could be a thorn in Wales' side.
They will try to turn the Welsh defenders as often as possible, and they will make runs into wide areas to stretch Wales' back three.
As a centre-back, you don't want to get pulled out of position - you would much rather mark a big target man who stays in the same place.
So Wales captain Ashley Williams and his fellow central defenders will have to be on top of their game against two tricky forwards.
This match will be more like a Premier League fixture than an international game in terms of pace and intensity.
The pressure is on Wales after a slow start to the campaign but, with their big players all back and available, it's up to their stars to step up and deliver.
Danny Gabbidon was speaking to BBC Wales Sport's Dafydd Pritchard.
A scheme to move unaccompanied children from the so-called Jungle was launched in October after criticism of the government's efforts to provide refuge.
Many have been reunited with family members already in the UK, Immigration minister Robert Goodwill said.
He also insisted the transfers had not ended and more children would arrive from Europe "in the coming months".
Children who have family links have been admitted to the UK under the Dublin regulation - which requires evidence that they have relatives who can care for them.
Others, without family ties, have arrived under the "Dubs amendment" rules which allow particularly vulnerable children - such as girls and those under 13 - refuge in the UK.
The Home Office said the transfers were being carried out as part of a planned process in conjunction with French authorities and all the children taken from the camp to children centres in France had been interviewed by UK officials.
A total number of those brought to the UK as a result of the operation is expected to be published once all the transfers are concluded.
Mr Goodwill said: "We have been working with the French authorities to bring children eligible to come here under the Dublin Regulation or the Immigration Act since the clearance of the Calais camp in October.
"More than 750 children have arrived so far. Many have been reunited with family members already in the UK, while others are being cared for by local authorities across the UK.
"The remaining children are safe and in the care of the French authorities."
He added: "The Dubs process has not ended. More eligible children will be transferred from Europe, in line with the terms of the Immigration Act, in the coming months and we will continue to meet our obligations under the Dublin Regulation."
The charity Unicef, and the former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams were among those who previously accused the government of "foot-dragging" over the transfer of migrant children.
There was also controversy when the young people started to arrive in the UK from Calais, with Monmouth MP David Davies suggesting that some looked older than 18.
An employment tribunal has ruled that the women, who mainly work at check-outs or stacking shelves, can compare themselves to higher paid men who work at warehouses.
The women feel they are paid less than others, despite their roles being of equal value.
Asda said it "continued to strongly dispute the claims".
The difference in pay between the predominantly female staff who work in store, and the mainly male staff who work in the distribution centres, is between £1 and £3 an hour, the lawyers making the claim said.
If the claims are successful, it could mean workers recovering more than £100m in back pay, going back to 2002, and pay rises in the future.
"This is a dramatic victory for the workers we represent," said Lauren Lougheed a lawyer in the employment team at Leigh Day, who is representing the Asda claimants.
"Asda tried to argue that because the shops and distribution centres were in different locations, with different pay arrangements, that Asda could pay the men what they like.
"However, the employment tribunal found that Asda, the employer of both men and women, could have made sure that there was equal pay between men and women if they wanted to, but chose not to.
"This judgment will have far reaching implications on other supermarket equal pay claims including those we are bringing on behalf of around 400 Sainsbury's workers who are in a similar situation."
But Asda said the outcome of the tribunal was "technical" issue and did not "determine the eventual outcome of the case".
"The tribunal has yet to consider whether the jobs are of equal value in terms of their demands and if some jobs are, only then will the tribunal move on to consider the reasons for the differentials, including the existence of different market rates in different industry sectors," the supermarket said.
"We continue to strongly dispute the claims being made against us. We believe that the demands of the jobs are very different and are considering our options for appeal."
"Pay rates in stores differ from pay rates in distribution centres for legitimate reasons, including the different market rates for different jobs in different sectors."
The ruling from the Manchester Employment Tribunal means that test cases will now be brought.
There's a lot at stake in this legal action, not just for Asda but for lots of other retailers as well.
Asda rightly points out that this preliminary hearing has only ruled on whether jobs in a depot are comparable to those in its stores.
It is now for another tribunal to consider whether the jobs are of equal value.
But every retailer with a distribution centre as well as stores will be watching this case. Leigh Day now have 9,500 claimants waiting in the wings. It hopes to bring at least one test case next year.
The judge acknowledged the financial implications of the claims would be very great. Leigh Day reckons if successful, it could recover more than £100m going back more than 15 years.
No wonder Asda will be fighting this all the way.
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Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg: "Someone is going to hold the balance of power on May 8 and it won't be David Cameron or Ed Miliband. But it could be Nigel Farage. It could be Alex Salmond. Or it could be me and the Liberal Democrats."
UKIP leader Nigel Farage: "UKIP has a plan, we genuinely want to make working people better off. And we will do that by leading the charge and making the argument for a low tax revolution."
Labour leader Ed Miliband: "There is so much all over the papers. If I got furious about what's all over the papers in the last four-and-a-half years, goodness knows what would have happened."
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That would be at the Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast next April. If he achieves this goal Williams, 33, will then hang up his spikes.
Then, and maybe only then, Williams will be able to reflect more fondly on a period of time where he has fretted over money, suffered with stress and felt the need to temporarily move his life to the other side of the world.
The Commonwealths would be a fitting end because of what happened to Williams when he missed Glasgow 2014.
The former European 400m hurdles champion had to withdraw on the eve of the Games, along with 800m runner Gareth Warburton, after testing positive at a Grand Prix in Glasgow.
The pair were cleared by UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) of knowingly cheating but Williams received a four-month ban, while Warburton was handed a six-month suspension after the pair took supplements they didn't know were contaminated.
Williams has battled back and just failed to reach the Olympics last year after his selection credentials were ignored by British Athletics. Now he wants to complete his career in a Welsh vest.
The Commonwealth Games is an event where Williams won a bronze medal in Delhi in 2010 behind fellow Welshman Dai Greene and he was supposed to be the athletics co-captain in Scotland three years ago before his withdrawal.
"I would love to be in that Welsh team and finish my career on a happy note," Williams told BBC Wales' Beth Fisher in a special radio interview.
"If I don't, then it's not meant to be but it won't be from a lack of trying. I am very proud to be Welsh.
"It's been a long career and I have enjoyed it. There have been some been downs and some great ups.
"I had a massive setback in 2014, the worst experience of my life. I believe in fate and things do happen for a reason.
"I learned a lot, who you true friends are.
"I am 33 now. I wanted to finish after that Commonwealth Games (in Glasgow) because I have other goals in life.
"But what happened there has kept me going."
Williams admitted the road back on track following the verdict to his case in 2015 has been fraught.
The athlete admitted he had struggled with the financial implications of his legal case following the failed doping test which was helped to be funded by his father and former Welsh rugby player JJ Williams.
Williams says the event had taken its toll on the family.
"We went for a top QC and had a great result with a four-month suspension," said Williams.
"Luckily my Dad was in a position to help me financially and he offered and decided to go down the route of getting a top QC.
"You are left with a massive debt. It cost us all a fortune and you have to pay it.
"I am lucky but there is bad feeling over the money side, not necessarily with the other stuff, between me and my Dad.
"Money can sometimes cause a lot of headaches and it caused my Dad a lot of headaches.
"Put yourself in his shoes. His son was getting married and he was very helpful with putting some money towards that.
"He has worked hard for his money so why should he give it to me?"
Following the verdict, Williams admitted he initially struggled to cope with the aftermath and relocated to Australia with wife Leila for a time.
"I suffered from stress afterwards," admitted Williams.
"I was a shell of myself. The sports psychologist referred me to a clinical psychologist so I tried to sort the problem out.
"It was stressful for everyone who was associated with me. So we went to Australia to get away from it all, a change of scenery and get a bit of sun.
"It worked. At the end of the year I was ranked second in the UK, finished fifth in the European Championships and only just missed out on the Olympics.
"It was hard. But with hard work we managed to get ourselves out of this bad situation."
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Back on the track last year, Williams returned close to his best still had to cope with the disappointment of his Olympics omission last year which he unsuccessfully appealed.
This was despite Williams, who reached the London 2012 semi-finals, running two Olympics qualification times and finishing fifth at the European Championships in Amsterdam.
There was a spot available, with only Seb Rodger and Jack Green named in the event, but the selectors chose not to fill the third space despite Williams finishing third in the British Championships and Olympics Trials.
Despite that setback Williams has his eyes on that one final flourish with Wales, as well as helping other athletes about checking their supplements.
"It is very much a taboo subject but not to me," said Williams.
"I am on the British Athletics anti-doping sub committee and I have given lots of talks.
"I want to turn my experience as a positive for others so they don't have to go through what I went through."
The Reverend Christopher Howarth, of Rocks Park Road, Uckfield, was found guilty of 26 offences against the boys, now aged 19 and 20.
Hove Crown Court was told the former teacher paid money to the boys in return for sexual gratification.
He admitted one count of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
The offences, including seven counts of sexual activity with a child, took place between 2004 and 2012 in the Uckfield area of East Sussex.
Howarth, 67, was an unpaid non-stipendiary priest until he was suspended by the Diocese of Chichester in December 2012.
He was a teacher at Uckfield Community Technology College before he retired in 2007.
He was remanded in custody to await sentencing on 7 August.
Theresa Villiers was speaking at the launch of the 20-page NI Conservative election manifesto.
It is called Strong Leadership, A Clear Economic Plan, and A Brighter, More Secure Future for Northern Ireland.
In the foreword, David Cameron said he was fully committed to Northern Ireland and keeping the UK together.
The Tories are fielding 16 candidates in the election in Northern Ireland, but not in Fermanagh and South Tyrone or North Belfast, where there is an agreed unionist candidate.
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Ms Villiers said the Conservatives believe in the union and in candidates from different parts of the United Kingdom standing in different parts of the country.
She said her party believes in "re-balancing the Northern Ireland economy" and implementing the Stormont House Agreement including the devolution of corporation tax if the Northern Ireland parties honoured their side of the agreement.
The Secretary of State said the main themes of the party's Northern Ireland manifesto were similar to their national one: rewarding work by lowering taxes for the low-paid, dealing with debt and reforming social welfare to make taking a job more attractive.
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Celtic remain unbeaten in domestic competition this season and confirmed their sixth successive title on Sunday.
Scott Sinclair scored a hat-trick at Tynecastle, with Stuart Armstrong and Patrick Roberts also on target.
"It typifies how they've been for the majority of the season - their attitude, determination, style and intensity," Rodgers told BBC Scotland.
"We knew it would be a tough game and to win a pressure game like that is a remarkable achievement from the players.
"We take the energy and hunger from training into games and, from a coaching perspective, that's great to see.
"The fans have been behind the team from day one. Everyone deserves a huge amount of credit - the players, staff and supporters."
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Rodgers took charge of Celtic last summer following the departure of Ronny Deila.
And club captain Scott Brown is in no doubt that the Northern Irishman's appointment set Celtic on the road to a reaching a new level.
"Football-wise, it's been top notch," he said. "The manager has recruited great players and brought belief to everyone. We have really pushed on this season."
Having already won the League Cup, and with a Scottish Cup semi-final against Rangers coming up this month, the question now is whether Celtic will remain unbeaten this season and whether they will secure the treble.
Brown, however, refuses to look beyond their next match at home to Partick Thistle in the league.
"The target remains one game at a time," he added. "We've got a big game on Wednesday, so we'll go back to working hard in training."
Hat-trick hero Sinclair, who took his tally for the season to 21 goals in all competitions on Sunday, also exemplified the relentless drive that seems to underpin the attitude instilled by Rodgers.
"It was a performance that was unbelievable from the whole team," Sinclair said. "We've still got work to do and the season is not over yet.
"We keep winning and that's the mentality here - to keep going.
"We take one game at a time. We've done so well, so we just have to keep going."
The 19-year-old left-back becomes the 15th signing to join Vale since the arrival of Bruno Ribeiro as manager of the League One club on 20 June.
He was a regular member of the Liverpool Under-21 side last season.
Vale's latest move comes following a solid start to the season, in which Ribeiro's men have lost once in four league games, conceding just one goal.
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Retail sales grew by 5.9% compared with July 2015, the Office for National Statistics said.
"Better weather this year could be a major factor, with sales of clothing and footwear doing particularly well," said Joe Grice of the ONS.
He added that there was anecdotal evidence suggesting the weaker pound encouraged overseas visitors to spend.
Sales of watches and jewellery were up 16.6% in July compared with the same month last year - the biggest jump in nearly two years.
Compared with June, UK retail sales were up 1.4%, a figure that was much stronger than expected.
Sterling climbed almost a cent against the dollar after publication of the figures.
The retail data went against expectations of an immediate hit to consumer confidence from the UK's vote to leave the European Union.
Other figures released earlier this week also showed little immediate impact of the Brexit vote on the labour market, but there were signs of inflation pressures building after the plunge in sterling, which could diminish the spending power of households.
Dennis de Jong of UFX.com said: "The High Street certainly hasn't taken as big a hit as many had predicted in the immediate aftermath of Brexit, but retailers will still have concerns about what lies ahead over the next few months.
"The government won't be celebrating just yet, as they will need to see more evidence that consumers are continuing to reach for their wallets as the effects of Brexit become clearer."
Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist for Pantheon Macroeconomics said that "consumers' blissful ignorance won't last long".
"July's retail sales figures show that consumers have been protected from the immediate fallout of the Brexit vote, but with firms intending to stop hiring and inflation set to soar, the High Street is set for a tough year," he said.
"The real test for consumer spending lies in 2017 when jobs cuts will kick in and inflation will erode spending power," Mr Tombs added.
The Bank of England more than halved its forecasts for household spending growth over the next two years after the vote to leave the EU.
It now expects growth in spending of 1.0% and 0.75% in 2017 and 2018 respectively due to lower growth in wages and higher inflation.
Traffic has been stopped from using a section of the A344 next to the stones, in Wiltshire. It will now be dug up and grassed over.
The road has been closed in both directions between Airman's Cross and the A303 at Stonehenge Fork.
Drivers are advised to follow the diversion via the A360 Longbarrow roundabout.
English Heritage wanted to close the road to "restore the dignity" of the World Heritage Site.
Peter Carson, from English Heritage, said the move would also improve the experience for visitors.
He said: "The stone circle and the avenue that links it with the landscape will at last be reunited, which means people can explore the wider landscape and see the wonderful archaeological features contained within."
In 2013, 36% of boys at St Paul's High School in Bessbrook got five GCSEs at grades A* to C, including English and maths.
By 2015, that had risen to 65% in the school, which has more than 1,500 pupils.
The improved results are due to the introduction of new measures and programmes aimed specifically at boys.
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63% of girls in 2013
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By contrast, the number of girls achieving five GCSEs at grades A* to C, including English and maths, was 63% in 2013 and 70% in 2015.
The special interventions the school put in place included new GCSEs in subjects like agriculture and horticulture, and weekly meetings to discuss pupils' progress.
Christine Fearon, the school's head of pastoral care, said the approach was intensive.
"It's constant monitoring and review, a bit like big brother watching you, unfortunately for some of our boys," she said.
"We meet every week and carry out a series on audits on behaviour and attendance and on the ground we focus on literacy and numeracy."
The school has also employed more men as classroom assistants to provide male role models for boys.
Paudie McMahon is a classroom assistant at St Paul's and said his presence made a difference for male pupils.
"Some of the younger male students are a bit disillusioned and unfocused and maybe don't have a male role model at home," he said.
"I've been through the system so I know the need to work hard to get the most out of life."
Staff at St Paul's also say male relatives are involved in any discussions about pupils with teachers and attend parents' meetings.
Gavan Quigley's son Caleb is a pupil.
He said: "I suppose traditionally it's the mother's role with the schooling.
"Teachers here will either phone you or send you an email to keep you in the loop with anything.
"I think it makes a great difference from a father's point of view because we feel very much involved in what's going on."
St Paul's has recently been rated as outstanding in an inspection by the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI).
The ETI praised the "successful focus" the school had brought to improving boys GCSE results in its inspection report.
Most of these deaths were caused by accidental electrocution, Bijayshree Routray told Press Trust of India news agency.
Over a third of the elephants were killed by electric shock and hanging electricity wires, he said.
There are around 26,000 wild elephants in India where it is a heritage animal.
"The government has set up a joint committee to monitor elephant deaths," Orissa's Forest and Environment Secretary RK Sharma said.
It will include members from both the forest and environment and energy departments to try and stop the deaths of elephants from accidental electrocutions.
Other causes for the deaths of the jumbos included poaching, poisoning by farmers to prevent them from damaging crops and being run over by trains.
While elephants are worshipped by many in India, shrinking habitat has led to increased conflict with people and the deaths of many of the protected animals.
Guy Hedger, 61, was shot at his home in Ashley, Dorset, shortly after 03:00 BST and died in hospital.
Police said it was not thought the two offenders, who stole jewellery from the house, were known to the victim.
A family statement described Mr Hedger as "a caring and compassionate partner, son, brother and uncle" who would be "sorely missed".
It said Mr Hedger "enriched the lives of all those who knew him".
The statement continued: "We are devastated that Guy's life has been cut short in this way. Guy will be sorely missed by family, friends and colleagues, but he will live in our hearts forever.
"We ask for time to grieve in private."
Detectives are trying to establish why the home of the former Liverpool Victoria (LV) marketing executive, near Ringwood, Hampshire, was targeted.
Dorset Police said an element of pre-planning may have been involved and has urged anyone who saw people or vehicles acting suspiciously in the area in the days or hours before the shooting to come forward.
Det Ch Insp Sarah Derbyshire said: "This was a truly horrific crime and our deepest sympathies go out to Guy's family and friends.
"I want to reassure the public that we have the best detectives, officers and staff working day and night on this case.
"The violent offenders responsible for this crime are still at large and we are doing everything in our power to bring these individuals to justice."
A helicopter was used to search the area following the shooting, which police believe was a planned burglary that turned violent.
The shotgun used is yet to be recovered.
Victims and survivors had hoped a package would be up and running by now.
It would include a new investigations unit, an oral history archive and enhanced funding for Troubles-related inquests.
Speaking on BBC NI's Sunday Politics, Ms Thompson said some sort of agreement needs to be in place by Christmas.
"I believe that if we're going to see the legislation that is needed within this parliamentary session, then we need to see something for consultation, really this side of Christmas," she said.
"It's really important that was does get put in place is fit for purpose, trusted, transparent and deals even-handedly with issues where different victims and survivors have different wishes and fears and priorities."
Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly says he wants an agreement on dealing with the past as quickly as possible.
Secretary of State James Brokenshire has said it is clear that the process would benefit from a more public phase.
Mr Kelly wants talks between all the parties.
"We're up for a short, sharp negotiation - let's get it sorted," he said.
"Yet the British government are not showing. I mean the proof is in the pudding, so if he [Mr Brokenshire] says that he's determined to do this and there is a compromise then let him put it forward."
Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt hit out at the DUP and Sinn Féin's failure to resolve legacy issues.
"Within the basket of measures that are truth acknowledgement and justice we object to the fact that what we have at the moment is imbalanced, incomplete and imperfect and we're not supporting a continuation of that," he said.
"What we want is a full solution to truth."
Kerry Gillespie, now 36, said she had gone with two friends to watch Celtic footballers training in the east end of Glasgow.
They spotted the body of Derek Sheerin on waste ground behind the Celtic social club, near the club's stadium.
She was giving evidence at the trial of Philip Morrison, 40, who denies murdering Mr Sheerin in September 1994.
It is alleged that Mr Morrison, from Londonderry, compressed Mr Sheerin's neck with a belt and robbed him of a watch, tobacco and £20.
Ms Gillespie said that on the 25 September, she and her friends were walking in single file, with her at the front, when she saw the body.
She was asked by prosecutor Iain McSporran: "What did you do when you saw the body?"
"I screamed and ran back," she told the High Court in Glasgow.
Ms Gillespie said she ran towards two men who were walking on a path from London Road towards the River Clyde.
One of the men, 49-year-old Duncan Innes, said he had been walking to nearby allotments with a friend.
After being approached by the girls, he went to look at the half-naked body before calling police.
He described seeing papers scattered around the body.
Asked by Mr McSporran what he thought had happened, he said: "I thought maybe it was a sex thing went wrong. Two guys having sex a certain way and it has gone wrong."
The court also heard a statement from James Grayson, the first police officer on the scene, who is no longer alive.
Mr Grayson said he responded to a call at 11:30 on 26 September, 1994.
In his statement, he said: "Due to the distressed condition of the young girls I put them in the rear of my van.
"I went and saw a man's body. A belt was around his neck, his trousers were at his ankles and papers were scattered around."
The trial before judge Lady Rae continues.
The 25-year-old signed a short-term deal in August when he returned for a second spell at Fratton Park after leaving Dagenham & Redbridge.
His only three appearances for Pompey this season have all come in the group stage of the EFL Trophy.
The former England Under-19 international also previously played for Barnet and Brentford.
The 22-year-old left-back becomes Vale caretaker boss Michael Brown's fourth January signing.
He follows the arrival of experienced winger Chris Eagles and two loan signings, striker Tyler Walker from Nottingham Forest and midfielder Callum Guy from Derby County.
Tanser made his Rochdale debut in a 1-0 League Two win over Plymouth in 2013.
Having previously been on the junior playing staff at both Blackpool and Burnley, he played 59 times for Dale, but did not feature over the second half of last season and has made just nine appearances this term.
Ahead of Saturday's trip to second-placed Scunthorpe, Vale are 15th in League One and six points clear of the relegation places, following the 2-2 home draw with 21st-placed Bury on 20 January.
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John Nisbet, 72, died after his cab was involved in collision on the A1 in East Lothian at around 12:30 on 27 November.
Police believe he picked up his last customer at about midnight, before dropping them in the Wallyford area 30 minutes later.
Sgt Roger Park said the person might have information which could help the police investigation.
He added: "We continue to work to establish the full circumstances surrounding John's death and our condolences remain with his family and friends at this difficult time.
"As part of our inquiries, we're very keen to trace the person or persons who used this taxi shortly before the collision itself.
"I want to stress that they are not in any trouble whatsoever, but we believe that they may have information which can help with our investigation."
Mr Nisbet, from Edinburgh, was driving his London Taxi TX1 when it collided with a Peugeot Boxer.
The accident happened on the southbound carriageway between Old Craighall and Wallyford, near Musselburgh.
Earlier this week Mr Nisbet's son Eddie said his father's death "left a void that will be impossible to fill".
Goalmouth action was limited in the early stages with the first real chance not coming until the 29th minute when Stanley defender Matty Pearson hit the crossbar following Sean McConville's corner.
Barnet had to resort to some desperate defending to stop Stanley, with Michael Nelson blocking a goal-bound strike from McConville on the stroke of half-time.
The Bees' first shot on target did not come until first-half stoppage time but Mauro Vilhete's effort was easy for Stanley's on-loan goalkeeper Marek Rodak.
The home side started the second half with purpose and forward McCartan fired narrowly over from 30 yards while, at the other end, winger Jamal Campbell-Ryce saw a chip comfortably saved by Rodak.
McCartan then provided the game's decisive moment, firing a 20-yard free-kick into the top corner in the 54th minute after Billy Kee had been fouled on the edge of the area
The Bees' 22-goal top-scorer John Akinde should have levelled six minutes from time but his unmarked header from 10 yards was blocked on the line.
There was still time for Stanley substitute Jordan Clark to hit the woodwork.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Accrington Stanley 1, Barnet 0.
Second Half ends, Accrington Stanley 1, Barnet 0.
Corner, Barnet. Conceded by Marek Rodak.
Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Bira Dembélé (Barnet).
Attempt blocked. Ruben Bover (Barnet) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Jordan Clark (Accrington Stanley) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
Foul by Scott Brown (Accrington Stanley).
John Akinde (Barnet) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Bira Dembélé (Barnet) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Corner, Barnet. Conceded by Mark Hughes.
Attempt blocked. John Akinde (Barnet) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Shay McCartan (Accrington Stanley).
Michael Nelson (Barnet) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt missed. Harvey Rodgers (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Ryan Watson.
Attempt saved. Ryan Watson (Barnet) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution, Barnet. Ryan Watson replaces Tom Champion.
Corner, Barnet. Conceded by Mark Hughes.
Attempt blocked. Mauro Vilhete (Barnet) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Mauro Vilhete (Barnet) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley).
Foul by Jordan Clark (Accrington Stanley).
Justin Amaluzor (Barnet) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Bira Dembélé (Barnet) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jordan Clark (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Bira Dembélé (Barnet).
Substitution, Barnet. Nana Kyei replaces Jamal Campbell-Ryce.
Attempt blocked. Shay McCartan (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Barnet. Justin Amaluzor replaces Simeon Akinola.
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Jordan Clark replaces Sean Clare.
Foul by Sean Clare (Accrington Stanley).
Bira Dembélé (Barnet) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Bira Dembélé (Barnet) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Foul by Harvey Rodgers (Accrington Stanley).
John Akinde (Barnet) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Simeon Akinola (Barnet).
That crushing north Belfast derby loss is the only one the Reds have lost in a run of 12 Premiership games and they are 10 points behind their rivals.
"I don't think the boys will need a team talk after what happened the last time we played Crusaders," said Lyttle.
"I thought we let a lot of people down and hopefully we can put things right."
Crusaders, seven points clear of second-placed Linfield, have already beaten third-placed Cliftonville twice it the league this term, but manager Stephen Baxter knows Saturday's opponents will be hurting following that festive embarrassment at Solitude.
"No manager likes losing three or four, it is a punishing experience, humbling sometimes," said Baxter who is aiming to complete a hat-trick of championships with his Seaview side.
"But Cliftonville have quality footballers. The last time we got our noses in front and then got away from them a little bit. They are capable of doing the same to us.
"We won't underestimate them because they are a top team."
Linfield, Premiership runners-up to Crusaders for the last two seasons, continue their pursuit of a first title since 2012 by hosting Ballymena United on Saturday.
Blues manager David Healy has announced that five players have signed contract extensions at Windsor Park.
Defenders Matthew Clarke and Mark Haughey and reserve keeper Gareth Deane have accepted three-year deals.
Full-back Niall Quinn has agreed terms on a two-year contract and central defender Mark Stafford for one-year.
Ballymena, fourth in the table, lost 2-1 away to Linfield in December.
Portadown, nine points adrift at the bottom of the table, host Glenavon in a Mid-Ulster derby.
"The derby games are the pinnacle of the season and if you cannot get up for them you should not be playing football," said Glenavon player-manager Gary Hamilton.
"We have to crate more chances than we have been doing against the bottom six sides. That has been the most disappointing thing for me this season."
Most people know Dubai is tough on drugs; that tourists can get in trouble for drinking alcohol outside designated areas; and people who have sex in public can find themselves facing the full force of the law.
There are some other unpredictable ways of falling foul of the law in Dubai - even if the authorities rarely enforce some of the laws.
Scott Richards promoted a charity drive to buy blankets and tarpaulins for refugees in Afghanistan. He was held for 22 days and has now been charged with fundraising without permission.
However, he is not the first foreigner to find themselves in trouble over entries on social media.
People have been warned to be careful how they use social media following the introduction of a strict cybercrimes law in 2012.
The following year, an American was jailed for making a spoof video about Dubai youth culture.
Also in 2013, police in Dubai arrested a man who filmed an incident in which a government official attacked an Indian van driver. The man was arrested for sharing footage of a crime, after his video was posted on YouTube. Charges were eventually dropped.
Dubai is very conservative when it comes to bad language. Swearing, profanities, insults and "all kind of vulgar language" are considered obscene acts - as is making rude gestures - and offenders can be fined or jailed.
In June, one local website reported that a court had ordered the retrial of a man convicted of swearing at a colleague in a WhatsApp message.
The UK Foreign Office's advice to British travellers states that kissing and hugging in public are strictly prohibited. The UK Foreign Office says married couples holding hands "is tolerated", but suggests all open displays of affection are "generally not tolerated".
Rape is illegal in Dubai of course. However, alleged victims have also occasionally found themselves facing arrest.
In 2013, Norwegian woman Marte Deborah Dalelv said she had been raped by a colleague while on a business trip in Dubai. She reported the attack to the police, but was charged with having extra-marital sex, drinking alcohol illegally and perjury after prosecutors dismissed her rape allegation.
She was given a 16-month prison sentence - but was later "pardoned" and told she was free to leave the country.
Ms Dalelv said her attacker was given a 13-month jail sentence for extra-marital sex and illegal alcohol consumption.
Dubai has bars and nightclubs, but the Foreign Office says you should not dance in public. "Dancing is allowed in the privacy of your home or at licensed clubs," the advice says. The Dubai Code of Conduct says dancing and loud music is forbidden in public places, such as beaches, parks and residential areas. It is classed as "indecent and provocative", the FCO adds.
It is against Dubai law to live together, or to share the same hotel room, with someone of the opposite sex if you aren't married or closely related, according to Foreign Office guidance. So, in theory, any unmarried couple staying in a hotel room together is breaking the law, although tourists are rarely prosecuted.
Taking pictures of women in public without consent is "strictly frowned upon", as is randomly addressing women in public, the Foreign Office states. Showing any disrespect towards religious beliefs or practices is considered deeply offensive and very likely to result in a heavy fine or imprisonment.
Non-repayment of debt is a criminal offence and can get people sent straight to jail. Having a cheque bounce and not paying bills - including a hotel bill - can also result in imprisonment.
Unsurprisingly drugs are strictly illegal in Dubai. However, the Foreign Office says authorities are also likely to prosecute if they find traces of illegal drugs in someone's blood or urine.
In 2008, British tourist Keith Brown was sentenced to four years in prison after Dubai customs officers found a speck of cannabis, weighing just 0.003g, stuck to his shoe - although he was reportedly freed a few weeks later.
Bringing some medicines into the country is also forbidden, including some containing psychotropic substances. The Foreign Office says if you are using prescribed drugs it is advisable to carry a doctor's note and you may need to seek prior agreement from the authorities.
But smartphones now account for more internet use than PCs, and that changes things.
"When you have a 5in-diagonally-across screen - it's not designed to type," acknowledges Google's search chief Amit Singhal.
"So, on mobile you have to fundamentally give users new ways to interact."
To address the problem, Mr Singhal's team has developed Now on Tap.
The facility - which is being released as part of the latest Android mobile operating system - lets users get related information about whatever is on their handset's screen with a single button press.
As an example, Mr Singhal describes a text chat with his wife, in which he suggests a restaurant.
He explains his spouse could bring up driving directions and the place's opening hours simply by holding down the home button when the restaurant's name was displayed.
The feature works with any app. And if someone wants to know something specific, they can trigger a contextual voice search by saying: "OK Google".
One possibility would be asking: "Who's the lead singer?" when a song's name is displayed in Spotify.
"It's search designed for the mobile world," says Mr Singhal.
"You don't have to switch windows to type information into one window and then go to another."
Like many of Google's services, there's a trade-off involved.
Those using the service will end up disclosing ever increasing amounts of information about their interests and habits.
That helps Google target its ads, but also opens it up to criticism.
"They're gobbling up everything they can learn about you and trying to monetise it," said Apple's chief executive Tim Cook earlier this year.
"We think that's wrong… and we think some day, customers will see this for what it is."
Apple has made much of the fact it anonymises information gathered about users, meaning, for example, it sends location-specific alerts without recording their travel histories alongside their account IDs on its servers.
Mr Singhal retorts that Google gives users "full control" over the data it has access to, but adds that he believes people appreciate the benefits that sharing their data makes possible.
"If Google doesn't know where my office is or what time my next meeting is, it can't [automatically] tell me there is traffic - please leave now," he says.
"We believe with opt-in and proper consent and control over your data, Google can provide you so much more value."
Resting on its laurels wasn't an option.
US-based users spend more than six times more hours using apps rather than mobile browsers - often to search for goods - according to a recent study by Comscore.
Now on Tap prevents Google being shut out of such activities when the apps aren't its own.
But the firm faces an additional threat - consumers are increasingly being encouraged to use rivals' virtual assistants:
It may seem curious that Google's competitors are giving their tools personalities, while its own voice-search results seem soulless in comparison.
But Mr Singhal suggests such computer-coded characters aren't yet ready for prime time.
"One of the challenges with computer-based personalities is that human-based interactions are far more nuanced than can be encoded in an algorithm today," he says.
"A funny character or a sarcastic character may not be the right character all the time.
"Sitting across here from you, I can read your emotions. Computers don't do that.
"I deeply believe that we have to be very sensitive to human interaction, so we won't do this lightly.
"And I think that technology will take a long time to develop."
In the meantime, Google is investing deeply in image recognition.
Early fruits of the initiative include its recently launched Photos app, which attempts to automatically catalogue images with the appropriate keywords.
Mr Singhal shows off how he can command his phone to find and display photos of turtles he took on a recent holiday, despite the fact he never tagged them.
The tech has, however, had teething problems - not least an incident when it accidentally labelled black people as "Gorillas".
While that issue has been fixed, Mr Singhal acknowledges the limitations of the technology in its current state.
"When we started working on speech recognition, many years back, we used to get one in four words wrong," he says.
"And if you get one in four words wrong, you can't build a viable product out of it.
"Computer vision is at that stage today.
"Today we can tell this is a chair - but we can't tell what brand of chair, what model of chair."
Such limitations didn't stop Amazon offering Firefly - a feature on its Fire phone that let users scan real-world objects to get information about them.
But Mr Singhal suggests that it's no coincidence that the handset flopped and was recently withdrawn from sale.
"I'm glad they tried doing these things, because it pushes the envelope for all of us," he says.
"But at the same time we had Google Goggles as an app way before.
"And we learned that the technology still needs a lot of work before you can build a billion-user product out of it."
Unsurprisingly, Mr Singhal is not keen to discuss the intricacies of the regulatory probes Google faces.
India and the EU have accused the company of abusing its lead in search to stifle competition, and the Wall Street Journal recently reported that the US was also looking into the issue.
"How this world will experience information on mobile devices is a wild open field with numerous contenders, many of them with very deep pockets," he says.
"I feel that trying to think about the future with the lens of the past is absolutely the wrong thing to do. That's what stops innovation from happening."
That's not to say, however, that he believes that Google won't continue to lead its field.
"Having competition in this space keeps us honest," he says.
"Science progresses. We build things that don't exist otherwise.
"We have done this for 17 years. The future will be built on the solid foundation that is Google Search, and we believe that is the future that will be useful for our users."
Work includes improving disabled access, baby changing facilities and new customer interview spaces.
Opponents say the work is inappropriate when the council is closing public toilets and increasing parking charges.
The council, which supports a merger with Bournemouth and Christchurch, said the upgrade was "much needed".
Dorset's nine councils are considering a major reorganisation that would leave just two unitary authorities in the county.
But the Conservative-led Borough of Poole said the civic centre had not been updated or refurbished since its opening 30 years ago.
Lib Dem councillor Mike Brook said: "They are wanting to spend on a building that they may not even have in between two and four years time and yet they are demanding cuts from the public, they are closing toilets, they are hiking up the car parking charges and just grabbing money and not really considering the long-term impacts of what they are doing."
Poole resident and campaigner Bob Lister said: "How can you spend £31,000 on furniture for a foyer? The costs are astronomical for what's required. It just needs a lick of paint and a slight update.
"There is already disabled access. It's just a waste of money on a building which is going to be closed in two to four years time."
A spokesman for Borough of Poole said the work would "improve the customer journey for all visitors".
A statement said: "Many people who use the customer inquiry centre are in a vulnerable position and this much-needed refurbishment will help to create a space that is comfortable and unintimidating, helping those in need achieve the best possible start to their process.
"More than half the cost for this proposal is drawn from existing budgets and all new facilities implemented will ensure that Borough of Poole finance reception is accessible for all users for the foreseeable future."
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Led by overwhelming all-around favourite Simone Biles, the USA scored 184.897 to retain their crown and win a fifth successive global title.
Russia claimed silver with 176.688, ahead of bronze medallists China (176.003) and Japan (174.371).
Great Britain, seeking a first medal in the event since 1928, scored 174.362.
The British team - Claudia Fragapane, Becky Downie, Ellie Downie, Ruby Harrold and Amy Tinkler - had high hopes of finishing on the podium after winning bronze at last year's World Championships in Glasgow.
But, after finishing fourth in qualifying on Monday, they had to settle for a place lower in Rio's Olympic Arena.
The US were the hot favourites in Rio after winning the past three world crowns - in 2011, 2014 and 2015 - in addition to their success in London four years ago.
And the quintet of 19-year-old Biles, Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, Madison Kocian and Laurie Hernandez showed why by producing a dominant display from the very start.
Biles, who has dominated the sport since making her senior debut in 2013, is trying to become the first gymnast to win five medals at a single Olympic Games.
So it was fitting that the 4ft 9in gymnast sealed her nation's victory with an almost flawless floor performance to close the event.
The US are the first women's team to win back-to-back Olympic golds since Romania in 2000 and 2004.
Britain made an encouraging start on the uneven bars, ending the first rotation in third place, but slipped to fifth at the halfway stage after Ellie Downie fell off the beam.
They were unable to improve on that position after the floor exercise, despite producing a performance only bettered by the Americans.
Downie impressed in the vault - the final rotation - but it was not enough to lift GB into contention.
Christine Still, BBC Sport gymnastics expert and veteran coach:
"The British have performed fantastically well. There have been a few ups and downs in the championships but they have not let it affect them.
"They have carried on fighting right through and gave a great performance today.
"What a fantastic final, some great gymnastics going on. This has been truly great.
"USA did not disappoint and there will be talk if this is the greatest team ever."
Becky Downie: "This is one of the strongest teams we have ever put out, we could not have done more and nobody should be disappointed."
Ellie Downie: "We put everything we could into this competition. We went out there and enjoyed it, but we did not get the scores we wanted on some of the apparatus. We wanted that team medal but we did all we can so we're really proud."
Claudia Fragapane: "I am happy to have gone out there and enjoyed the competition. These girls made it fun and we gave it our all."
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The win will boost its Oscar chances, as the Producers Guild of America (PGA) has predicted the winner of the best picture Oscar for the past eight years.
Some bookmakers have already made Adam McKay's film favourite to be named best picture at next month's Academy Awards.
Inside Out and Amy picked up the PGA's prizes for best animated film and best documentary.
The Big Short's Oscar chances appeared to have dwindled after the film failed to be honoured in the best picture categories at both the Golden Globes and Critics' Choice awards.
Yet its unexpected triumph over such Oscar-tipped titles as Spotlight, The Martian and The Revenant has now turned it into an Oscar front-runner.
Bookmaker William Hill has seen a huge rush to back The Big Short for Oscar glory and has slashed its odds from 10/1 to 5/4 accordingly.
"We think this is the biggest move in 30-odd years of Oscar betting," said a William Hill spokesman.
Released in the UK this weekend, The Big Short sees Christian Bale, Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling play brokers who make millions betting that the US housing market will collapse.
The film is up for five Oscars in total, among them best director, best supporting actor (Bale) and best adapted screenplay.
Collecting the Darryl F Zanuck award for outstanding producer of theatrical motion pictures on Saturday, producer Dede Gardner made reference to the diversity row that has been the talk of Hollywood of late.
"Yes, we have a real problem. We do. We do," she told the audience at the Los Angeles ceremony.
"We have privilege in our hands. We are storytellers. We need to tell stories that reflect our world and our country."
Gardner was honoured alongside her co-producers Jeremy Kleiner and Brad Pitt. The latter, who also appears in the film, did not attend.
Fargo, Transparent and Game of Thrones were among the television programmes honoured at the event, held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles' Century City district.
Entertainment was provided by Lady Gaga, who performed her Oscar-nominated song Til It Happens To You to an audience that included Ridley Scott, Gary Oldman and actress Amanda Seyfried.
Birdman, last year's recipient of the PGA's top prize, went on the win best picture at the 2015 Academy Awards.
A large number of the PGA's 7,000 members are also Oscar voters, prompting many to see its annual awards as a significant indicator of how the Oscar chips will fall.
The latest world rankings published saw Wales ranked in eighth position and inside the required top 12 position for Gold Coast qualification.
All the home nations have qualified with England ranked third, Northern Ireland 10th and Scotland squeezing in as 12th.
The Commonwealth Games will be held between April 4-15.
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For some it has raised additional question-marks over the fate of any putative nuclear deal between Iran and the international community.
But more significantly it may also mark a renewed effort by Moscow to bolster its diplomatic profile in the Middle East.
The decision to sell the S-300 to Iran is not new, the contract goes back to at least the latter part of 2010.
But for a variety of reasons - concern about Iran's nuclear activities and with intense lobbying from Israel and the West - the Russians never went ahead and delivered the system.
It is not yet clear exactly which version of the S-300 will be sold to Iran.
It is no longer the most sophisticated of Russia's air defences, but it is nonetheless a highly capable system and much better than those the Israelis and Western air forces have faced in the region during recent campaigns.
Critics argue sophisticated air defences weaken the military threat against Iran, and thus weaken the pressure upon it to make and abide by a final nuclear deal.
Russia's view is this is solely a defensive system delivered to a country in a highly volatile region.
It has delayed delivery for some years, but Iranian concessions in the nuclear negotiations mean the sale can finally go ahead.
Once delivered the S-300 will give Iran an additional outer-tier to its air defences.
But the S-300 is by no means an entirely unknown quantity.
Greece (a Nato member) deploys an early version of the S-300 that was originally sold to Cyprus.
There have been persistent reports Israeli and Western air forces have trained against the system.
There has been much exaggerated commentary on the S-300.
It is no wonder-weapon, but it certainly makes attacking Iran's nuclear infrastructure from the air that much harder, perhaps ruling out a go-it-alone strike by the Israelis.
But what's really behind this S-300 deal?
Some see it as an embattled Russian president cocking a snook at the West, though in fairness tensions with Moscow over Ukraine have not damaged concerted efforts to make progress with Iran around the negotiating table.
Others see Vladimir Putin's decision to lift the ban on selling the S-300 to Tehran as signalling a new departure for Moscow's policy in the Middle East.
This is certainly the view of Dmitri Trenin, director of the Carnegie Moscow Centre and a leading analyst of Russian foreign policy.
"As always, the motivation behind the deal is complex," he says.
"A billion dollars in revenue would help, of course, particularly in rough times, but furthering relations with Iran is more important in the long term.
"With its relations with the West badly broken, Russia seeks to consolidate and expand its ties to major non-Western players."
During the years of Washington's active engagement in Iraq, Russia's once-strong role in the Middle East seemed to have been eclipsed: the basic facilities of its naval base at Tartus in Syria almost emblematic of its post-Cold War decline.
But in many ways appearances are deceptive.
Russia had never really gone away and it has seized upon every opportunity in the wake of the failed "Arab spring" to maximise its influence.
No more so than with the government of its long-standing ally Syria, whose President, Bashar al-Assad, is anathema to the West, but not for the Kremlin.
It may not be hugely excited by Mr Assad's behaviour, but as Mr Trenin explains: "Russia's basic calculus regarding Syria and Mr Assad has so far been supported by the developments on the ground over the past four years.
"President Assad is still standing; the secular opposition has not been able to do much.
"Islamic State, is a very powerful factor, but giving in to IS is not an option."
Mr Trenin says the Kremlin is convinced that "its understanding of the region is superior to that of the US and that sticking with one's allies, rather than ditching them, pays off".
Mr Putin, he argues, believes that Russia needs to return to the Middle East, albeit in a wholly different role to that of the Soviet Union.
And the transformation has been significant. "Four years ago," says Mr Trenin, "Russia was present in the Middle East mainly through its beach-going holidaymakers. Now it has an ally [President Assad in Syria] stubbornly and successfully resisting attempts to topple him.
"It is practising mediation on its own [two rounds of Syria reconciliation talks in Moscow], and in Iran it has a regional power as a partner."
In addition, its former ally Egypt is again cosying up to Moscow.
A major arms deal was signed last year; a sure indication of the military government's frustration at its dealings with Washington.
Moscow has also developed a highly pragmatic relationship with the region's other major power, Turkey.
The only blot on the landscape is the immediate tensions with Israel prompted by the S-300 deal.
Israel gave up arms deals with Georgia and has hesitated to sell lucrative drones to Ukraine in an effort to win favour with Moscow.
Closer ties with Iran will also frustrate the Saudis and others in the Gulf.
What Russia needs, says Mr Trenin, "is an integrated regional approach which would allow it to avoid dangerous liaisons and unnecessary entanglements".
These are indeed difficult diplomatic waters to navigate, given the many regional rivalries that have only come to the fore as significant parts of the region's political landscape have descended into chaos and blood-letting.
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Says who? Well, Chinese officials, as it happens.
Earlier this year, China's top promoter of foreign trade, Wan Jifei, said rising protectionism was having a negative impact.
"Trade protectionism is shortsighted and narrow-minded, and it cannot fundamentally address the problems of unemployment and economic growth worldwide," said Mr Wan, who is president of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.
"Free trade is the engine of national economic growth," he added.
His view was backed by President Hu Jintao, who praised the council's role in countering protectionism.
Now, you might think it a bit rich for China to denounce such measures, given that Beijing is routinely accused by others of protectionist behaviour.
Most recently, US President Barack Obama has alleged that China illegally subsidises exports of cars and car parts, thus forcing US manufacturers to shift production overseas.
On the other side of the US political fence, anti-China sentiment is also strong. The Republicans' Mitt Romney has pledged to declare China a "currency manipulator" if he is elected president in November, reflecting the anger felt by many Americans over what they see as the deliberate undervaluing of the yuan to favour Chinese exporters.
China is already facing several cases at the World Trade Organization (WTO), including one brought jointly by the US, the EU and Japan over its restrictions on rare earth exports.
On the other hand, China also sees itself as a victim of protectionism. In an effort to alleviate the pressure, it has begun talks with Japan and South Korea on a free-trade pact.
Some observers think the US should put its own house in order before it starts calling other nations protectionist.
After all, one proposal on the "to-do list" that President Barack Obama presented to Congress in the spring was a 20% tax credit for firms that relocate jobs to the US from abroad.
But the US can also point to fresh progress on trade liberalisation after its long-delayed free-trade deal with Colombia finally took effect in May.
Even so, fresh bilateral trade disputes between the US and China keep emerging.
In another row, Washington has slapped anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese solar panels, which it says are being sold at unfairly low prices. China denounced the move as protectionist, but the EU has also now begun an anti-dumping investigation into the trade.
It seems that free-trade and protectionist tendencies are fairly evenly balanced among the great powers, with every nationalist impulse countered by a liberalising one.
This "one step forward, one step back" behaviour can be seen in the EU as well, beset as it is by the crisis in the eurozone.
The recent French presidential election saw both the successful challenger, Francois Hollande, and the defeated incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, stepping up their protectionist rhetoric in an effort to woo the 80% of voters who are anti-globalisation.
However, as has often been stated beyond the country's borders, France is a big winner from globalisation, with French companies doing 14 times more business abroad than foreign firms do in France.
Mr Hollande has said he wants French financial aid to go to exporters of French products.
But if he is serious about his campaign promise to create 150,000 new jobs in France, many analysts feel he will have to promote more competition in the economy, not less - in other words, more liberalisation and less protectionism.
In any case, the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has long maintained that a return to protectionism would be a grave danger for the global economy, making it unlikely that Mr Hollande will get his way at a pan-European level.
Other regions of the world, notably Latin America, are similarly blowing hot and cold in the same trade debate.
In retrospect, the 2005 collapse of the ambitious Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) plan, which would have included all 34 of the hemisphere's democracies, marked the global turning of the tide against wholesale trade liberalisation.
Not long afterwards, the Doha world trade talks, held under the auspices of the WTO, entered their current moribund state, dispelling hopes of lowering trade barriers around the world.
Now Argentina is spearheading moves in South America's biggest economies to batten down the hatches and fend off imports from outside the region.
Argentina and Brazil are the most powerful members of the Mercosur trading bloc, which also includes Paraguay and Uruguay.
Argentina has proposed to Brazil that the external tariff levied on goods from outside the Mercosur region should rise from 10% to 35%, the maximum allowed under WTO rules.
At the same time, the cash-strapped government in Buenos Aires is desperate for Brazil to buy more of its goods and is pressing Brasilia to remove its import barriers to certain Argentine goods, including pharmaceuticals and citrus fruits.
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez's economic nationalism recently manifested itself in her government's expropriation of Spanish-controlled oil company YPF.
Now her "fortress Mercosur" approach is demonstrating why some economists think trade blocs, or indeed bilateral trade agreements, do not actually promote free trade but merely divert existing trade.
India, too, is facing both ways on the issue. Recent comments by Indian politicians have echoed those of China in denouncing protectionist sentiment, particularly on the part of the US.
But India is still reluctant to give foreign firms greater access to its economy, as shown by the political row over its much-delayed decision to open up the supermarket sector to global giants such as Wal-Mart, Tesco and Carrefour.
Single-brand firms such as Starbucks and Ikea are already allowed to open stores in India, but only provided they buy 30% of their goods from domestic small industries.
From the perspective of the UK, such restrictions are frustrating. The list of British companies that have passed into foreign ownership is endless, from Cadbury's to Jaguar Land Rover.
Yet while Foreign Secretary William Hague has pledged to "argue relentlessly" around the world in favour of free trade and against protectionism, UK firms seeking to make acquisitions abroad do not always have reciprocal access to those foreign investors' home markets.
At the same time, some commentators in the UK are now beginning to wonder openly whether protectionism is such a bad thing after all.
The left-wing Compass pressure group caused a stir when it published a paper arguing that globalisation was "the underlying cause of today's economic and social malaise" and that "progressive protectionism" was the answer.
This is defined as "encouraging and allowing countries to rebuild and rediversify their economies by limiting what goods they let in and what funds they choose to enter or leave the country".
This prompted a heated response from a senior fellow at a free-market think tank, the Adam Smith Institute, who described the idea as "fascist economic policy" that was "stuck in some sort of 1700s mercantilist time warp".
But given the current ambivalent mood of politicians and voters alike in the face of global economic crisis, a return to widespread protectionism can hardly be ruled out.
"It must be clear that if Britain wants access to the internal market, all the rules and freedoms around the internal market must be totally respected. On that point we must be intransigent. I see the manoeuvres... You cannot have one foot in and one foot out. If we start to dismantle the internal market by agreeing to the demands of a country that wants to leave, then we will be bringing about the end of Europe." (Paris news conference with French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, 7 Oct)
"Brexit negotiations won't be easy. If we don't say full access to the internal market is linked to full freedom of movement, then a movement will spread in Europe where everyone just does whatever they want. We have to make our interests align so that European industry federations don't put pressure on us." (Speaking at German trade and industry meeting in Berlin, 6 Oct)
"We must try to formulate offers in a way so that the British remain close to us, also to have the chance to return some day." (At same meeting in Berlin, 6 Oct)
"The UK wants to leave and pay nothing. It's not possible. There must be a threat, there must be a risk, there must be a price. Otherwise we will be in a negotiation that cannot end well." (Speaking at Paris Delors Institute, 6 Oct)
"There are principles, and on these principles no country still remaining in the EU will budge. That is the position of France, just as much as it is the position of Germany." (10 Oct)
"We want to work towards a constructive, open and close relationship with the UK, both bilaterally and also in terms of the UK's relationship with the EU as a whole. The UK can leave the EU, but the UK doesn't stop being a big European partner." (Bloomberg TV interview in Macau, 11 Oct)
"It appears as if there's quite a lot of work that needs to be done in the UK before there's a clear view of what the British want. The British government is putting in some efforts to identify what kind of relationship they want. All the same, the UK's partners can't move ahead until the UK has done this work." (Bloomberg interview after meeting British Prime Minister Theresa May in Copenhagen, 10 Oct)
"The first step must be taken by the UK... The internal market means free movement of people, goods, services and capital. That is not a selection menu, it is all inextricably linked. The negotiations will require significant British effort: a final agreement is not only in the interests of the EU but also of the UK..." (After meeting Mrs May in The Hague, 10 Oct)
"Shutting the frontiers for a day would show people what it means to wait two hours to get into Italy or Spain, to have controls everywhere, to block all exchanges. One day. So that people see what it is to be outside Europe. It's terrible what I'm saying, but it would be good for people to understand. The UK wants to have its cake and eat it. Before, they were in and they had many opt-outs; now they want to be out with many opt-ins. We're not on Facebook where there's an 'it's complicated' status." (Speaking at a conference on Brexit in Paris, 10 Oct)
"It is their choice to go for a hard Brexit, and I would not be in favour of that at all." (10 Oct)
"Whatever the final settlement, what we know with certainty is that Brexit has increased the risk to the Irish economy." (10 Oct)
"It will be a process like no other with far-reaching consequences - its final scope no-one can predict with absolute certainty. It is not only about trading arrangements and access to the EU's single market... is also about preserving our joint and unique culture, our decades of strategic partnership and our commitment to the same shared values..." (Speaking in London after meeting Theresa May, 11 Oct)
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It follows government criticism over "significant quality failures".
Disabilities Minister Mike Penning said a new company would be appointed in early 2015, and Atos would not receive "a single penny of compensation".
Atos had been due to finish in August 2015. It said the settlement was "in the best interests of all parties".
It also said it would "work hard to support transition to a new provider", adding: "We will be transferring our infrastructure and employees to ensure consistency of service to those going through the process.
"There will be no change for those applying for Employment and Support Allowance."
Last month, Atos said it was seeking to end its government contract under which it carried out the Work Capability Assessments.
Atos will continue to carry out the assessments in Northern Ireland under a separate contract.
It will also continue with assessments for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) - another welfare change introduced by the government - in Scotland, the north of England, London and the south of England.
Another company, Capita, provide PIP assessments in central England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Claimants applying for Employment and Support Allowance must undergo a Work Capability Assessment to see how their illness or disability affects their ability to work.
Atos has been criticised over the number of these assessments it has made as well as for lengthy waiting times.
Disability campaigners have described the work tests as "ridiculously harsh and extremely unfair".
Last summer, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) identified "significant quality failures" in the written reports Atos produced after tests and put a plan for improvement in place.
But in February, the DWP said standards had declined unacceptably.
Mr Penning said the government was looking for a provider to replace Atos "with the view to increasing the number of assessments and reducing waiting times".
He said: "I am pleased to confirm that Atos will not receive a single penny of compensation from the taxpayer for the early termination of their contract.
"Quite the contrary, Atos has made a substantial financial settlement to the department."
The DWP said "one national provider" would be appointed to take over the contract early next year.
In the longer term, it said, it planned to take on "multiple providers".
Atos chief executive Ursula Morgenstern said: "We are pleased to have reached an agreement with the government to allow us to exit this contract early and we remain committed to delivering essential services to the UK government as a strategic supplier."
She said the company would "work hard to support transition to a new provider".
Richard Hawkes, chief executive of disability charity Scope, meanwhile, said: "I doubt there's a single disabled person who'll be sorry to hear that Atos will no longer be running the fit-for-work tests."
He said the "fundamentally flawed" test should be "more than an exercise in getting people off benefits".
"It should make sure disabled people get the specialist, tailored and flexible support they need to find and keep a job."
Public and Commercial Services union general secretary, Mark Serwotka, said the assessments were "designed to harass vulnerable people and take their benefits away rather than provide support and guidance".
"Doctors, MPs and disabled people all believe the tests should be scrapped so, instead of replacing the failed Atos with another profit-hungry provider, the government should bring the work in-house and invest in it properly."
And charity Sense called for a "root-and-branch reform of the system to ensure disabled people are judged fairly on their ability to work".
Shadow work and pensions minister Kate Green joined calls for the government to "reform fundamentally" the assessment system, adding that people with disabilities who could work must be given the "support they need to find a job".
This would prevent the militants from rebuilding a presence in the area, Gen Tukur Buratai added.
The military overran the militants' last camp in Sambisa on Friday.
It had become their main base after they lost control of urban strongholds in north-eastern Borno state in 2015.
Many of the militants are thought to have fled to areas closer to the border with Niger and Chad before the camp fell, says BBC Hausa service editor Jimeh Saleh.
In an address to troops in Damasak town in Borno state, Gen Buratai said that troops were conducting a "mop-up operation" against Boko Haram in the forest, a former colonial game reserve.
"We are opening up roads in Sambisa forest to site a base. It is going to be one of our training centres in the country as well as ground for testing acquired equipment before putting them into operation," he added.
There has been speculation that some of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped in 2014 were being held in the forest, after it was named by a small number of girls who have been freed.
On Saturday, President Muhammadu Buhari said that efforts to find the remaining girls would be intensified.
He congratulated the armed forces on the Sambisa operation, calling the apparent success "long-awaited and most gratifying".
The militant group, which is linked to the so-called Islamic State, still stages suicide bombings in the north-east and in neighbouring Niger and Cameroon.
More than 15,000 people have been killed and two million left homeless during the seven-year insurgency in the region.
The row is over drivers being in charge of operating the doors, and guards being changed to on-board supervisors.
Its members have taken 31 days of strike action since last April.
The RMT is also in dispute with Arriva Rail North and Merseyrail over the same issue, with members from across the country joining the protest in London.
Protesters held up banners which read Safety Before Profit, and Keep The Guard On The Train.
The real cost of the Southern rail row
Two days of talks between the union and Southern's parent company, Govia Thameslink Railway, were adjourned on Tuesday.
The RMT said both sides were planning to reconvene next week.
Southern is also in dispute with the train drivers' union Aslef after two attempts to seek a resolution were rejected by union members.
A 24-hour strike on Arriva Rail North is due to go ahead on Friday after the failure of talks, the RMT said.
It will coincide with the first day of the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race.
Talks between Merseyrail and the union also ended without agreement on Monday, with commuters facing the prospect of more strikes.
RMT general secretary Mick Cash has accused the government of causing the disputes and of "tying the hands" of companies over staffing of the railways.
It followed the inadvertent release of personal information which was later posted on the internet.
It is understood that the data included redundancy payments to named local authority staff.
The ICO said that in light of remedial measures taken by the council, no further action was necessary.
The details were released in November last year in response to a Freedom of Information request from the WhatDoTheyKnow website.
The council was eventually alerted to the blunder in February and immediately took steps to have the material removed from the web.
The authority said it was a genuine case of human error and offered a public apology to those affected.
A three-point action plan was subsequently undertaken to enhance data handling and protection procedures and prevent a repeat of the incident.
The ICO has now reviewed the case and issued its determination - a summary of which is included in a report to the authority's audit and risk management committee.
It concluded that the lack of "substantial damage and distress" to those affected, along with the steps taken after the incident, meant no further action was required.
The Met Office said strong winds were expected to develop from late on Saturday and were most likely to peak on Sunday morning.
They should ease off through Sunday afternoon.
Forecasters said that while the expected gusts were not exceptional for some areas of the country, increased outdoor activity at this time of year could lead to greater disruption.
The gusts were expected to be around 45-50mph widespread and 60mph in isolated parts.
Yellow "be aware" warnings have been issued by the Met Office covering the period from 05:00 until 19:00 on Sunday.
BBC weather presenter Kirsteen Macdonald said: "Ordinarily a warning would not be issued for winds of these strengths.
"It is the fact that the strong winds associated with the area of low pressure are widespread, for the time of year.
"It's likely to cause disruption to ferry services, impose bridge restrictions and perhaps take down small branches.
"All in all, this may create travel problems and the public are advised to check/plan ahead and stay tuned to the forecasts."
The warnings are for the following areas:
Relief workers allege that they are being forced to paste stickers of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayaram Jayalalitha on aid coming into the city.
The allegations have caused widespread anger in the city which was largely submerged by the floodwaters.
Ms Jayalalitha's party, the AIADMK, has denied the reports and promised action against "errant" party workers.
At least 280 people have died in floods in the state since last month and a massive relief operation is continuing to get food and medicines to tens of thousands of people. Many residents are still living in shelters.
A social media post about how volunteers were being forced to add stickers of Ms Jayalalitha, known as "Amma" or mother in the state, went viral over the weekend.
"Many of my friends who had gone to Cuddalore with relief materials complained that thugs and goons are forcibly pasting Amma stickers on every box and only then clearing the vehicles," the post on Facebook said.
A group of volunteers from social organisations also told BBC Hindi's Imran Qureshi that a local politician told them that "people will not accept the food and milk packets without the photo of the chief minister".
In other areas, relief workers were not allowed to distribute aid until the local minister arrived.
"In Padikuppam [a Chennai suburb], our volunteers were asked to wait until the minister came. We waited for almost three to four hours but the minister did not turn up,'' Magesh Kumar, a spokesperson of the Lok Satta party, told BBC Hindi.
A local reporter from Chennai told the BBC that a company which had sent a consignment of drinking water to Chennai was asked to pay five rupees per bottle if they did not paste Amma stickers on them.
The latest allegations, compounded with disenchantment with what many have called Ms Jayalalitha's "absence" during the floods, have led to an outpouring of resentment on social media.
Apart from angry posts, people began creating and sharing memes and tweets that mocked the chief minister.
However, the AIADMK has asked people making allegations against party workers to provide proof, so that they can take action against them.
The party issued a statement reiterating that it had not issued any order to workers to paste stickers of Ms Jayalalitha on aid material.
It even went to the extent of saying that if anyone provided "video or voice" evidence, the party would initiate action against those who were misusing the chief minister's name.
London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) has had its permission to recruit and teach non-EU students revoked, the Home Office has confirmed.
One student said he feared he would be unable to complete his £8,500 course.
The college said it would intensify teaching to ensure all students gained their qualifications in time.
"These are genuine and good students," said LSBF rector and chief executive Prof Maurits van Rooijen.
"We will deal with every student on an individual basis to ensure they will be able to continue their courses and complete their qualifications."
One student studying for a master's degree in business administration at LSBF said almost half the students on his course had so far received a Home Office "notice of curtailment".
"I paid £8,500 up front, which is a lot of money in Africa," said the student, who asked not to be named.
"I did not expect this to happen in Europe and in the UK particularly.
"No-one at the college will address the question properly.
"At this time they are offering to compress the schedule so that we can finish the course by the end of March, but we are not sure this is possible."
The Home Office notice tells students their records have been checked "and there is no evidence that you have made a fresh application for entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom in any capacity".
"It is not considered that the circumstances in your case are such that discretion should be exercised in your favour," it says.
"The secretary of state has therefore decided to curtail your leave to enter or remain."
The students are asked to return their residence permits and told they may not work in the UK.
The Home Office said the college had been found to be in breach of its duties in sponsoring students from outside the European Union.
The college said the issue stemmed from "a technical discussion" about the proportion of non-EU students it had accepted whose visa applications had then been refused.
Government rules stipulate a refusal rate of less than 10% in any 12-month period.
Prof Van Rooijen said the college's own independently audited figures were "definitely within the margins" so it was "surprised and shocked" by the Home Office's conclusion.
He said most of the affected students, some 280, were taking professional qualifications, such as accountancy.
Most of the others were either in the final year of an undergraduate degree or on one-year master's programmes, he said.
"Almost all are near the end of their courses," he said, so it should be possible to accelerate their programmes to finish by the end of March.
The four or five students on longer courses would have to move to one of LSBF's sister institutions in France or Italy, said Prof Van Rooijen.
He said the college had been in touch with accrediting institutions to ensure changes to teaching and exam timetables would not prevent students qualifying.
The National Union of Students said the college's plans to "squash" courses into a shorter timeframe or to move students to institutions in France or Italy were not good enough and called for better protection for international students facing course changes and closures.
NUS spokesman Mostafa Rajaai said international students too often faced "unfair and unjust treatment".
"The government cannot treat international students the way it does and expect the UK to remain a desirable destination for prospective students," said Mr Rajaai.
The college is part of for-profit education group Global University Systems, which runs several institutions in the UK, Asia and North America.
The Algeria international, 20, joined Spurs in January 2012 after a trial period at White Hart Lane.
He made his first-team debut in a win at Southampton in December 2013 and has since established himself as a first-tem regular.
Bentaleb played at the 2014 World Cup and made 35 appearances for Tottenham last season, scoring one goal.
Olaseni Lewis, known as Seni, was an ambitious 23-year-old IT graduate with a degree from Kingston University and plans for postgraduate study.
In August 2010 he was physically well with no history of mental illness.
But within two days of uncharacteristically odd and agitated behaviour - and 18 hours after being brought to hospital - he was all but dead, having collapsed during prolonged restraint by police.
He never regained consciousness and died three days later.
Seni was restrained three times - first by hospital staff and then by police - for 45 minutes before his collapse.
The IPCC investigation was completed in the autumn of 2011.
The family's solicitor Raju Bhatt said: "The family is faced, 12 months on, with no progress.
"The IPCC appear to recognise that 'confusion' and 'oversight' served to undermine their investigation."
The death raises uncomfortable questions in light of the inquest into Sean Rigg's death.
Mr Rigg, 40, died at Brixton Police Station in 2008. An inquest found police used "unsuitable" force.
At the inquest into Mr Rigg's death the South London and Maudsley Trust (Slam) admitted deficiencies in protocols between themselves and the Metropolitan Police.
The Met suggested they regularly look at how police and mental health practitioners work together.
So two years after Sean Rigg's death, why did things continue to go wrong?
It is not known why Seni Lewis began acting oddly, although he might have smoked strong cannabis.
When he failed to settle his family took him to Mayday University Hospital, Croydon.
His subsequent distressed behaviour concerned Accident and Emergency staff.
His family agreed he should be taken to a place of safety - known as a section 136 suite - at Maudsley Hospital to protect himself and others.
All the time he was showing signs of growing distress.
His father and friend joined him at the Maudsley and he was given medication.
But it was clear Mr Lewis was scared and uncertain what would happen next.
During the afternoon, he managed to leave the hospital, going to Denmark Hill Station - followed by hospital staff, his father and friend.
Police were called and Mr Lewis was coaxed back.
Mr Lewis's parents agreed he should stay in hospital for treatment, rest and assessment.
Mother Ajibola Lewis said: "We knew he wasn't well and needed help - more than we could give."
Staff agreed to admit him as a voluntary patient.
But admitting him required another journey - NHS managers insisted his home address meant he must go to Bethlem Royal Hospital several miles away.
Having helped Mr Lewis settle there his family left giving contact details.
At about midnight Mr Lewis's friend called the hospital to check on his welfare and was told he had been taken back to Mayday Hospital.
Staff were trying to get in touch with his family - apparently unaware they already had contact details for his mother.
The friend provided the details again and Mr Lewis's mother was informed he was taken to Mayday A&E after a "collapse".
His family have since gathered an outline of what transpired after they left Bethlem Hospital.
Mr Lewis had become increasingly agitated at their absence - especially when told he could not leave.
He understood he was there voluntarily.
The family said eventually it appears he was sectioned, restrained and held face down on the floor while medication was administered by hospital staff.
Police were called after he allegedly damaged a door and were asked to to help take Mr Lewis to the seclusion room.
His family understand that despite being handcuffed and struggling he was never violent.
Once inside the seclusion room he was held forcefully face down on the bed and then on the floor by police.
The restraint lasted 45 minutes and involved 11 officers.
Further medication was forcibly injected and - no longer struggling - he was left on his own lying face down on the floor, the Lewis family understands.
He was then seen motionless. In reality he was all but dead.
Following attempts to resuscitate him he was taken by ambulance to Mayday Hospital and put on life support, dying shortly afterwards.
The IPCC then investigated.
Mr Bhatt told the BBC none of the restraining officers have ever been put on notice that their conduct was under investigation.
They have not been interviewed, under caution or otherwise. Their written accounts remain untested.
Mr Lewis's case will offer more food for thought to new IPCC chairwoman, Dame Anne Owers.
She has already expressed concern that failure to interview police under caution undermines the search for the truth.
The IPCC has said it awaits advice from the CPS before proceeding, while the Met said it was unable to comment.
Meanwhile Slam claims it has striven to improve policies and practice.
An inquest is due next spring.
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Roger Mitchell revealed it would essentially have been a Dundee United takeover of Dundee.
The new club would have been called Dundee United City Football Club.
"Some people don't want to remember that that deal was done - those two teams on a Friday night had merged," Mitchell told BBC Scotland.
Mitchell was speaking in October ahead of a forthcoming BBC series about the history of Scottish football.
Although the deal eventually unravelled, Mitchell says the new club would have played in Tangerine at Tannadice Stadium.
"They had come up with a new name. They had come up with the strip they would play in," recalled Mitchell, who left the SPL in 2002, four years after helping to launch the organisation.
"We had been told about that. We were ready to deal with it and what that meant for promotion and relegation.
"It was a crucial moment. It was two historic clubs merging."
The boys had told the school in the small, northern town of Therwil it was against their faith to touch a woman outside their family.
Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga said shaking hands was part of Swiss culture and daily life.
A local teachers' union said the exemption discriminated against women.
The case has propelled Therwil, a town of 10,000 people in the Basel-Country canton, to the centre of a national debate about Swiss identity. A similar case has been reported elsewhere in the region.
Christian Amsler, head of the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education, suggested that the school may have tried to get an "unpleasant problem out of the way" but had simply made a mistake.
There has been little support for the school's decision to grant special dispensation to the boys, who are 14 and 15 and have lived in Switzerland for several years.
Therwil Mayor Reto Wolf said the community was unhappy with the decision taken by the school, which is run by the local canton.
"In our culture and in our way of communication a handshake is normal and sends out respect for the other person, and this has to be brought [home] to the children in school," he told the BBC.
Felix Mueri, the head of the Swiss parliament's education commission and a member of the anti-immigration Swiss People's Party, said the decision sent out the wrong message. "Today's it's the handshake and what will it be tomorrow?"
Muslim groups also disagreed with the school's response.
There was no reference in the Koran justifying a refusal to shake a woman teacher's hand, said the Swiss Federation of Islamic Organisations. Saida Keller-Messahli of the Forum for Progressive Islam urged the Swiss not to give in to extremist demands.
However the smaller Islamic Central Council of Switzerland said that a handshake between men and women was prohibited. "After the sex attacks in Cologne (on New Year's Eve), they asked Muslims to keep their distance from women; now they demand they get closer to them," spokesman Qaasim Illi told Swiss media.
The justice minister said such dispensation for children was not her idea of integration.
The beleaguered school has tried to find a compromise, by deciding that the two pupils should not greet either men or women with a handshake.
Headteacher Juerg Lauener said the school had no reason to adjust its policy, unless the local authorities ruled against its decision.
Local education officials said the school had taken a pragmatic approach, but agreed it was not a permanent solution as rules should be the same for all pupils.
Swindale Beck, which flows into the River Eden near Haweswater, was straightened 200 years ago to clear land for grazing.
However, the lack of natural bends and faster flowing water meant gravel was washed away, making it less easy for Atlantic salmon and trout to spawn.
A kilometre-long channel mirroring its original course has been dug, with the water now directed into it.
The project, involving United Utilities, the RSPB, Natural England and the Environment Agency, will also alleviate flooding by slowing the flow of water through the valley.
In February, her party confirmed it received a donation of about £435,000 from pro-union business people.
The DUP said the money from the Constitutional Research Council (CRC) was spent on pro-Brexit advertising.
The Electoral Commission said it is not investigating the donation.
The CRC is chaired by Richard Cook, a former vice chairman of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
The DUP said about £425,000 was spent on the Brexit campaign.
There are concerns from the DUP's political opponents that three donors associated with the CRC have not been named by the DUP.
On Thursday Sinn Féin said it will would meet the Electoral Commission to discuss "concerns" over what it has described as "dark money".
Arlene Foster said, "We have satisfied ourselves that it was all kept within the rules, and we are satisfied the money came from UK business people.
"This is a re-heated story. We dealt with it at the time of the Assembly election and here we are dealing with exactly the same thing.
"Sinn Féin are trying to deflect from the real meaning of this election, which is all about the union."
Mrs Foster was asked if she knew the full identity of the other individuals who gave the money.
She said she did know who had made the donation and she was "satisfied that the people who gave it had every right to give the donation".
"We have answered all the questions the Electoral Commission have asked us.
"It is satisfied we have done everything in accordance with the law and I am satisfied. As far as I'm concerned that's the end of the matter".
The DUP leader said there was "no issue" with her judgement.
"Behind all of this, is that people didn't like that we were part of a national campaign in relation to Brexit and we took our position up as a UK party. There's nothing to see.
"Sinn Féin has brought millions of pounds into Northern Ireland throughout the years and no-one has known where that money has come from.
"It does frustrate me that we are talking about these issues instead of issues around the union."
Mrs Foster also spoke about her party's performance in March's assembly election.
"The last election was a perfect storm. We were under incredible attacks from all sides. Personally I was being buffeted by everyone.
"The fact that we came out with over 225,000 votes was a good result, given where we were."
Mrs Foster said she would continue to engage with the Irish language community. In April she met with a number of Irish language groups.
The meetings came after she said in February that her party would never support legislation to give official status to the language.
"I have yet to be convinced there is an need for such an act but we are still talking about it.
"There has been very much a use of Irish language to batter people, we've seen it in the chamber and when I meet people who genuinely do love the Irish language and the way they speak to me, through drama or literature, it is different," she said.
The Scottish Atlas of Palliative Care has been compiled by academics based at the University of Glasgow's Crichton campus in Dumfries.
It includes maps, tables, lists and diagrams showing which services are available, at what level, and where.
The atlas contains previously-unavailable data on palliative care services across Scotland.
The team behind it is led by Prof David Clark of the Crichton-based End of Life Studies Group.
He said it would be a vital resource for policy-makers, decision-makers and "thought leaders" across Scotland.
The project was part-funded by the Scottish government.
A spokesperson said the atlas would support a range of work to fulfil a vision that, by 2021, everyone in Scotland who needed palliative care would have access to it.
Emergency services were called to Coronation Terrace, Nantyffyllon, Bridgend county, at about 07:50 GMT on Thursday.
The Coal Authority has now carried out an initial assessment of the collapse.
A statement said investigations "indicated that the collapse is unlikely to be coal mining related".
Following the collapse, a fire service spokeswoman said a man was assessed, but he was not hurt.
The Coal Authority said the hole measured three metres by 3.2 metres (9ft by 10.4ft) and was four metres (13ft) deep.
A statement published on its website added: "The collapse goes up to the edge of a residential building and extends slightly underneath the road.
"Our initial site and desktop investigations have indicated that the collapse is unlikely to be coal mining related.
"However, we are continuing to work closely with the council while they carry out further physical investigation works.
"If these investigations reveal that the cause was due to unrecorded historical coal mine workings we will undertake repair works as required."
Reeves is best known for TV shows Vic Reeves Big Night Out and Shooting Stars, but has said that he considers himself an artist before anything else.
"I think everything I do is art. I don't really differentiate between painting, acting or comedy," he said.
The exhibition, at The Grand on the Leas in Folkestone, runs to Saturday.
Reeves studied art at Sir John Cass College in Whitechapel, east London, and his work includes unusual self-portraits, quirky celebrity paintings, landscapes and distorted animal pictures.
"I think putting your imagination on canvas or a television screen is the same thing," he said.
"If you've got an idea you have got to have an outlet for it.
"So if it's painting, poetry, singing or acting it all comes out somewhere."
The comedian lives in Charing, near Ashford, with his wife Nancy Sorrell and their family.
He said selling the paintings would be like losing close friends.
"But if you have 250 friends you have to weed a few out, don't you?" he said.
The exhibition was organised with auctioneer and valuer Michael Hogben, from BBC TV show Bargain Hunt, who met Reeves when he was setting up a performance art piece in a local pub.
The art will be auctioned on Saturday with prices starting at £50.
McCarthy claimed before the game that he only had eight fit first-teamers.
And the average age of the 10 outfield players who started the 2-1 loss against Palace was under 20.
"They played like men. If they get one game or 150 games in Ipswich Town's first team, that one is going to leave a lasting memory with them," he said.
Ipswich went into the game after starting the season with five successive victories and they are one of two sides in the Championship with a 100% record.
But former Millwall, Sunderland and Wolves boss McCarthy made 11 changes at Selhurst Park against Premier League opposition.
"They'd have seen my team and thought 'if we don't beat this mob we're in trouble', but as soon as you start thinking that, it puts that seed of doubt in your head and you've got that fear factor and I think we contributed to making it that way by the way we played," he told BBC Radio Suffolk..
"I told them before the game: 'Leave yourself proud of your performance. If your mum and dad are here, let them be proud of it. Don't miss an opportunity to perform well'.
"I think there are players there who could come in and play (in the Championship). I'm not saying they are going to play 40 games (this season) but if we need a bit of help - we haven't got a big squad - they've all given me a bit of comfort and confidence that I've got a bit of back-up."
The tactic has emerged after Scotland Yard's cybercrime unit smashed a fake credit card fraud racket.
Officers realised crucial evidence in the investigation was concealed on a suspect's iPhone - but it would be unobtainable if the device was locked.
So a covert team seized it in the street while the suspect was on a call - beating the security settings.
The street seizure of the phone was dreamt up by detectives from Operation Falcon, the specialist Metropolitan Police team running investigations into major fraud and related crimes organised online.
Gabriel Yew had been under investigation for the suspected manufacture of fake cards that gangs were using across Europe to buy luxury goods. Detectives suspected that he was using an iPhone exclusively to communicate to other members of the network but knew if they arrested him, he could refuse to unlock it and they would never see incriminating evidence.
They considered whether they could legally force a suspect's finger or thumb on to the device's fingerprint reader to unlock it, but found they had no such power.
However, they concluded they could stage their own lawful "street robbery" - using a similar snatch technique to a thief - and in June a team set out to do precisely that.
Undercover surveillance officers trailed Yew and waited for him to unlock his phone to make a call - thereby disabling the encryption.
One officer then rushed in to seize the phone from Yew's hand - just as would happen in a criminal mugging. As his colleagues restrained the suspect, the officer continually "swiped" through the phone's screens to prevent it from locking before they had downloaded its data.
"The challenges of pin code access and encryption on some phones make it harder to access evidence in a timely fashion than ever before," said Det Ch Insp Andrew Gould who led the operation.
"Officers had to seize Yew's phone from him in the street. This evidence was crucial to the prosecution."
The phone revealed a motherlode of information on Yew's efficient business-like practices. He had orders for fake cards and there was evidence linking him to four men who were subsequently convicted and a further 100 potential suspects.
Detectives also uncovered Yew's "factory" with thousands of blank credit cards ready to be programmed.
Yew pleaded guilty to fraud and weapons offences and at a sentencing hearing this week at Blackfriars Crown Court was jailed for five and a half years.
The victim was critically injured in an attack at a house in Thomas Russell Park in the town last week.
The accused, Michael O'Connor, did not speak throughout the hearing at Belfast Magistrates' Court, but he nodded to confirm he understood the charge.
There was no bail application and he was remanded in custody to appear again by videolink on 29 December.
The court was told Mr O'Connor, of Westrock Grove, Belfast, was arrested on Thursday night on suspicion of attempting to murder the victim, but no details of the attack were revealed.
A detective constable said police could connect him to the charge.
It is understood the woman has been living in the house with her young child for a number of years.
Michelle Brown used derogatory comments about the Labour MP for Streatham, Chuka Umunna, in a call in May 2016 to her then senior adviser Nigel Williams.
Ms Brown said her language was "inappropriate" and has "apologised to anyone that has been offended by it."
UKIP chairman Paul Oakden said it does not condone her personal views.
Ms Brown, who called Mr Umunna a "coconut", was also recorded using an abusive remark about Tristram Hunt, who was then Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central.
Mr Williams, who was her senior adviser for 12 months, was sacked by Ms Brown in May.
Ms Brown said in a statement: "The point I was making is that because of his considerable wealth and privilege, Chuka Umunna cannot possibly understand the difficulties and issues that the average black person faces in this country any more than I can, and I stand by that assertion.
"I do however accept that the language I used in the private conversation was inappropriate and I apologise to anyone that has been offended by it.
"As far as the language I used about Mr Hunt is concerned, it was a private conversation and I was using language that friends and colleagues often do when chatting to each other."
Ms Brown's comments have been referred to the assembly's standards commissioner.
Mr Oakden said UKIP "obviously does not condone the personal views expressed by Michelle Brown".
"We will conduct an investigation into this matter, the findings of which will be passed through to our National Executive Committee so that they might consider disciplinary action," he said.
"We will also investigate whether a UKIP member and official surreptitiously recorded a private telephone conversation with Michelle Brown and then disseminated it without her consent, more than a year after the event."
Mr Williams said he believed Ms Brown should resign from her seat and UKIP's national executive committee should remove her from the party.
The assembly's Labour Group condemned the "absolutely outrageous language" and said "anything less than immediate suspension would be a clear endorsement of Michelle Brown's racist slur."
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood said: "This racism reflects poorly on our parliament - The National Assembly for Wales - and that's why her party should take action on this."
This is not the first controversy Ms Brown has faced - in February, she was forced to deny claims she had smoked "recreational drugs" in a Cardiff Bay hotel room.
Her spokesman said the smell was caused by the AM smoking a strong tobacco product.
The antidote, naloxone, can be given by friends and family members of addicts - and even their children. It has reportedly saved hundreds of lives.
But does the opioid blocker make heroin addicts feel it is safer to use heroin more often?
Karl Price was just nine-years-old when his 12-year-old brother started using heroin.
Growing up in Birmingham surrounded by the drug, it seemed inevitable that later he too would succumb.
"One day I was in a block of flats, and a guy offered me some, and I said yeah," he tells the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme. "I was 18."
"Within three weeks of taking it for the first time. I was completely hooked and homeless."
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The next four years of Karl's life were a combination of addiction and crime, focused only on feeding the cost of a habit that sometimes ran to "hundreds of pounds a day".
The drug ravaged his life.
He saw his ex-partner die of an overdose.
And on three occasions he came to the brink of dying too, but was saved each time by naloxone.
The single injection of the antidote works by disabling the opiate receptors in the body, blocking the effects of heroin.
It is an intra-muscular injection, meaning it can be injected straight into a person's arm or leg.
Naloxone was used to treat the singer Prince when he overdosed on opiate painkillers on an earlier occasion before he died.
Despite still being a prescription-only drug in the UK, since October 2015 it has been legal for trained carers, hostel managers, drug users, and addicts' friends and family to carry naloxone in case of an emergency.
Even some toilet attendants and lifeguards, who may encounter accidental overdoses or intentional suicide attempts on the beach, have been trained to administer the antidote.
Stacey Smith, from the drug charity Change, Grow, Live, runs a scheme that has trained 6,000 people to use naloxone in the past year, saving 241 lives so far.
"It sounds scary to have to inject someone, but it's really simple. It takes 10 minutes to train someone," Stacey says.
When it comes to training children, for example those whose parents are heroin addicts, careful consideration is given on a case-by-case basis.
"It sounds quite horrible, a child injecting a parent to stop them dying," she points out.
"But the alternative might be that they see their parent die. That's the reality of it."
The increased availability of naloxone in the UK comes at a time when more people than ever are dying from heroin and morphine overdoses.
Figures released this month by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that deaths from overdoses in England and Wales more than doubled in the past three years - from 579 in 2012 to 1,201 in 2015.
ONS researcher Vanessa Fearn says that this has been partly driven by a rise in the purity of heroin and its wider availability over the past three years.
"Age is also a factor in the record levels of drug deaths, as heroin users are getting older and they often have other conditions, such as lung disease and hepatitis, that make them particularly vulnerable," says Vanessa.
In the US, which is in the clutches of a heroin and opioid epidemic, naloxone is reported to have saved 27,000 lives between 1996 and 2014.
But its use has sparked a debate, with critics arguing that by reducing the risk of overdose, the problem of addiction is perpetuated rather than eradicated.
It is true that naloxone does nothing on its own to cure addiction.
In the case of Prince, he was revived by naloxone from an overdose of the opiate painkiller called Percocet.
But six days later he died of an overdose of another opiate painkiller, fentanyl, when no one was around to administer naloxone.
Does an antidote make heroin addicts feel it is safe to use more of the opiate, potentially put them off seeking help with recovery?
Stacey Smith says no.
"Drug users will always take risks because of their habit. Nobody plans to overdose," she explains.
"This kit is a last resort, but of course it's part of a whole approach that includes advising drug users on injecting safely and trying to get them into treatment."
Karl Price agrees, saying safety is not a consideration that even enters an addict's head.
On one occasion, he was given the naloxone injection by a friend when he overdosed in a 10p public toilet - a terrifying experience for both of them.
"Having a naloxone injection is not a pleasant experience. It takes all the drugs out, so you go into instant withdrawal," he says.
"I can remember coming round and feeling really ill - cold, shivering, aching.
"But without it I would have died. I've been so lucky, and I think that can give you that moment of realisation to get help," he explains.
Now 12 months clean, and working as a recovery coach for other drug users for CGL, which has services all over the UK, Karl has trained to use naloxone and is encouraging others to do the same.
"Not that many people, even drug users, are aware of it," he says.
"And at the end of the day, if you've got an antidote to something - does anybody really need to die from a heroin overdose?"
The Victoria Derbyshire programme is broadcast on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News channel.
Islamist group al-Shabab told Reuters news agency it was behind the attack on MP Isak Mohamed Rino.
Another MP, Mohamed Ali, was wounded in the blast, which comes as the government hosts a security conference.
Pro-government forces have made gains from al-Shabab in recent years but the al-Qaeda-linked group still controls many southern rural areas.
Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed condemned the car bomb as a "cowardly attack".
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Sunday opened a three-day conference, saying the "culture of lawlessness that has plagued Somalia for the last 23 years is coming to an end".
Al-Shabab frequently stages attacks in Mogadishu and elsewhere.
Somalia has been ravaged by constant warfare since 1991, when Siad Barre was ousted.
The app will answer any questions which parents and children may have about their hospital stay.
It will also allow children to create a profile so that clinicians know things such as their favourite colour.
Later, it may be used to offer insights into treatments.
Watson is an AI platform that is already advising doctors on treatments in a dozen cancer hospitals in the US, trawling through data - it can read 40 million documents in 15 seconds - to offer insights into possible treatments.
It may eventually do similar things at Alder Hey but is starting with a more simple patient/doctor app, designed to make hospital visits run more smoothly.
The hospital is working with the UK's Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) Hartree Centre on developing the app.
For the next few months, hundreds of Alder Hey patients and their parents will be asked a range of questions on everything from parking, to what they would like to eat, to their favourite games and films, and what they want their bedroom to look like.
They will also be asked what questions they have about clinical procedures, general anaesthetic, and surgery. A team of experts from the Hartree Centre and IBM, will use this information to train "Watson" to anticipate and respond to questions from patients and families before they come into hospital.
Mr Iain Hennessey, a paediatric surgeon and director of innovation at Alder Hey, told the BBC: "Helping our patients and their families prepare properly for coming into hospital will really reduce their anxiety and could mean we can get them better and home faster.
"So much of medicine is about looking after people. It is roughly a third of what we do and it is a neglected part. How we communicate with patients hasn't changed much over the last 100 years. A leaflet is seen as cutting edge and a website of patient information is award-winning."
He said that later, the platform may offer "more hardcore diagnostics" but said governance around using patient data was "a nightmare".
"I wanted to get this off the ground quickly and using patient records takes time, is costly and can cause controversy. Alder Hey is famous for caring and that's what I wanted to build on."
Future applications could include summaries of patient notes, spotting trends across the hospital and the AI could even be used to offer treatment and care options.
IBM's European director for Watson, Paul Chong, commented: "I'm thrilled to see IBM Watson technology applied to help doctors and their patients in the effort to improve the lives of children and their families."
The 14 MPs had to resign their seats after losing appeals against the convictions in October.
In late November, President Baldwin Lonsdale dissolved parliament when it failed to form a unity government.
But the head of the electoral commission has warned there was not enough time to prepare for the vote.
John Killion Taleo told AFP they were using an electoral roll from July 2015, which was not up to date.
There are concerns that deceased voters have not been removed, and that many young voters who have since turned 18 - the voting age in Vanuatu - will not be able to take part in the polls.
A total of 263 candidates are standing for 53 parliamentary seats.
Former Solomon Islands prime minister Sir Francis Billy Hilly, who is leading a group of foreign election observers, also told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that they faced challenges in flying to remote polling stations.
Air Vanuatu has reportedly cancelled some domestic flights due to engine problems.
Vanuatu has seen political instability in recent years with several changes of prime ministers.
Last year, the 14 MPs were convicted of bribery while the president was abroad.
In his absence, then-parliamentary speaker Marcellino Pipite was the acting president, and he used his powers to pardon himself and the others.
On his return, Mr Lonsdale overturned the pardons. The Supreme Court later ruled the pardons had been unconstitutional.
Rikki Neave's naked body was found in woodland near his Peterborough home in November 1994. He had been strangled. The investigation reopened last year.
James Watson, 35, from Peterborough was arrested and bailed in April and re-arrested in Portugal on 2 August.
Officers from Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire travelled to Lisbon to fetch him.
He was initially bailed until June and re-bailed until September, but last month police confirmed he had left the country.
He was traced to Portugal where local police detained him in the capital. He did not resist extradition.
Rikki Neave was last seen leaving his Welland estate home for school on the morning of 28 November 1994.
His body was found the next day in a wooded area about five minutes walk away.
He had died as a result of compression to the neck, post-mortem tests found.
Rikki's mother, Ruth Neave, was cleared of his murder at a trial in 1996. She later admitted child neglect and cruelty and was jailed for seven years.
A Crimewatch appeal broadcast on the 20th anniversary of Rikki's death led officers to release an e-fit of two teenage boys they wanted to talk to in connection with the case.
The pair had been seen walking out of the woods where Rikki's body was found on the morning of 29 November.
Stargazers across Scotland photographed the Aurora Borealis on Wednesday night.
Scotland is one of the best places in the UK to observe the Northern Lights, which are related to activity on the sun.
On Wednesday night, the aurora was visible from the Isle of Skye, as well as Peterhead in Aberdeenshire and North Berwick in East Lothian.
Lancaster University's AuroraWatch UK said that 2017 had started quietly for aurora watchers, but overnight on Wednesday and Thursday the UK received "a whopping 13 total hours of elevated geomagnetic activity".
Five of those hours had activity strong enough to trigger amber-level alerts to the displays. Amber is AuroraWatch UK's second highest alert for chances of seeing the Northern Lights.
The rise in the activity was due to what is known as a negative polarity coronal hole high-speed stream.
BBC Radio Scotland's Brainwaves programme has looked at the science behind the Northern Lights, a phenomenon that some scientists believe could become harder to see from Scotland.
The mother-of-two, from Cardiff, joined tens of thousands of demonstrators in a protest against government cuts on Saturday.
Ms Church said she attended in "a show of solidarity" with other protesters.
A Treasury spokeswoman said it was continuing to cut the deficit, which was the best way to deliver economic security.
Ms Church, 29, has been a vocal critic of the Tories.
Families, students and campaigners from across the country took part in the march, which made its way from the financial district to parliament.
Among them were comedian Russell Brand and Ms Church, who carried an End Austerity Now placard.
Her mother Maria Cooper also joined the march wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the words 'Prosecco socialist' in retort to her daughter's critics.
Speaking at the march, Ms Church said: "I'm here today in a show of solidarity with everyone here, it is a massive turnout - everybody who thinks that austerity isn't the only way and thinks it is essentially unethical, unfair and unnecessary."
Asked if she was inspired by the surge of the Scottish National Party she said "absolutely".
"We are in one of the richest nations in the world and social inequality is unacceptable," Ms Church added.
"I'm immensely proud to be here. I think this is a brilliant movement and it is for the common good. We are here to make a stand."
It follows Ms Church's appearance at an anti-austerity rally in Cardiff in May.
The Treasury said: "Income inequality in the UK is lower than 2010 because the government's long term plan is helping working people, with two million more in work, unemployment falling and wages rising well above inflation. The Government has taken millions out of income tax, and ensured that the richest 10% contribute the most to paying down the deficit.
"But the best way to help people across the UK is to deliver lasting economic security, which is why we're continuing to work through the plan to cut our deficit - still one of the highest in the developed world - to ensure a recovery for working people, especially in these times of international economic uncertainty."
Officers were called to The Downs in Harlow at lunchtime on Thursday after reports a man had been attacked.
Emergency services attended and the man was taken to hospital in London with stab wounds, Essex Police said.
His injuries are not thought to be life threatening. The men on the CCTV images are thought to be in their late teens or early 20s.
Officers would also like to talk to the driver of a vehicle who may have witnessed or have information about the attack.
Residents in The Downs area are being asked to check their gardens and bins for any hammers or similar weapons that may have been discarded.
Ben Lake, the country's youngest MP at 24, defeated the Lib Dem's leader in Wales, Mark Williams, after two recounts, taking 11,623 votes compared with 11,519.
Meanwhile, Conservative Glyn Davies has retained the Montgomeryshire seat, taking 51.8% of the vote share.
Chris Davies held Brecon and Radnorshire, taking 20,081 votes against the Lib Dem's 12,043.
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood said Mr Lake fought "an energetic and positive campaign" and would make "an excellent MP".
She said his addition to the three seats the party held in 2015 would give Wales "a formidable voice to defend Wales" in Westminster.
Mr Lake said the win had been "unexpected".
"We have been able to run a very positive campaign and also engage with a lot of young people," he added.
The chair of the Welsh Lib Dem national executive committee Carole O'Toole called the Ceredigion result "a sad day for liberalism in Wales".
She added: "Mark Williams has worked tirelessly for the communities of Ceredigion and for Wales since 2005, leading campaigns to change the legal definition of child neglect, to secure a better deal for milk farmers, and standing up for rural Wales.
"This is a difficult result for us following the results in last year's assembly elections and we will need to take stock and consider how we move forward from here."
Birmingham, winners in 2012, knocked out holders Arsenal on Sunday in the last eight, while Chelsea beat fellow top-flight side Sunderland.
Current league champions Man City, who have never reached an FA Cup final, earned a late win at Bristol City.
Both semi-finals are scheduled to take place on Monday, 17 April.
Liverpool have never won the competition but have reached the final on two occasions, in 1995 and 1996, and beat Notts County Ladies 2-0 at home in the quarter-finals.
This year's final on Saturday, 13 May, will be held at Wembley, where it has been staged since Chelsea beat Notts in the 2015 final.
Man City and Chelsea, the top two sides in the league for both of the past two seasons, had been drawn to face each other in the FA Cup semi-finals in each of the past two years.
The draw for the last four - carried out live on BBC Radio 5 live - guaranteed that the 2017 final cannot be a repeat of any previous final, as Birmingham met Chelsea in the 2012 final.
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The 24-year-old, who joined from Leinster in 2011, can play on the wing or at full-back and has scored seven tries in 26 games for the Tigers.
Director of rugby Richard Cockerill said: "Niall has been a very important member of the squad here for the last two seasons.
"He is a good young player who is developing really well."
Morris, who began his career at Blackrock College, said he believed his game had improved a lot since he joined the Tigers.
"I've had great support from the coaches and the players, and I want to continue to play here and do my best for the club," he added.
The length of his new contract has not been disclosed.
The Met Police said officers were attacked when they arrived to close the event, in a disused building in Lambeth, late on Saturday.
Fourteen officers were injured and eight people arrested, the force said.
In a social media message, organisers of the event accused police of "bashing people senseless".
Police said the unlicensed music event was shut down shortly before 07:00 GMT.
They described being attacked with missiles by the group and said criminal damage was caused to cars and private property.
They said a member of the public, a man, was also treated by London Ambulance Service.
Commander Mak Chishty said: "Last night police faced hostility and attack; this is completely unacceptable. "
Southwark Police tweeted a picture of broken chairs and other debris writing: "Tired and bruised having had all of this, and more, thrown at us. Yes, that includes the propane tanks."
The injuries sustained by police were described as "minor" and they were treated at the scene.
BBC reporter John Sweeney was woken in the early hours of the morning by the sound of the crowds outside his north Lambeth home. The footage above was filmed from his window.
"It was like a dark ballet, choreographed by Edvard Munch - many of the people were wearing Halloween and Day of the Dead costumes," he said.
"It was mad - and it was maddening. I've just been going around with Syrian refugees to find a little boy and I never felt under threat. But here I was in my own house, scared because outside someone was sat on the roof of my car."
He said most of those involved appeared to be in their late teens or early 20s and did not seem to be local.
"It was about 3am and the police were outnumbered. There was a kind of rain of bricks, poles and spiky bits of wood being thrown at them. The police were going forward, and being beaten back.
"There was a fire in the street, being fuelled by wood from our neighbour's fence.
"These people, for no reason, were deliberately seeking to hurt people who happened to be wearing a uniform, defending other people's property. This was collective madness and collective badness."
He said he had another reason to be concerned about his car - the ashes of his father were in the boot.
"If it had been on fire, I wouldn't have minded losing the car - but I didn't want my dad's ashes being disrespected."
Crowds first gathered on Black Prince Road at Albert Embankment, across the river from Westminster, before dispersing down Lambeth Road on to Lambeth High Street and nearby Whitgift Street.
They reportedly charged at police, set fire to bins and chanted "scum" and "pigs".
One witness described the scene as "mayhem".
A resident told BBC Radio London: "There was a lot of smashing going on, a lot of banging. It was difficult getting home."
Others took to social media to vent their frustration at the disturbance.
Rhodri tweeted: "They're now gathering on my street. There are families here with young kids that don't deserve this disruption. #Lambeth."
The event - called Scumoween: A Nightmare On Scum Street - had been advertised on Facebook to take place in Whitgift Street, starting at 20:00 on Saturday and lasting until 06:00 on Monday.
Of 13,000 invited guests on the social networking site, about 4,000 said they planned to attend.
On Wednesday, organisers had advised: "Stay peaceful, stay calm. Patience and numbers is in our favour. Do not antagonise the police. We don't need to.
"At the end of the day we want to leave them remembering our good attitudes, we just came to dance, we are not their enemy."
However an updated message on the event's Facebook page, posted after the disturbance, accused police of "bashing people senseless" and "letting their dogs go at people almost unrestrained".
"The police were not interested to talk through peaceful resolutions," the message added.
Anyone with any information about the disorder is urged to contact police by calling 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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Evan Mawarire, who left the country last year in fear for his life, was arrested at Harare International Airport.
The BBC's Shingai Nyoka reports that police have not said what he has been charged with.
The pastor backed a stay-at-home strike last July, which was one of the largest anti-government protests in years.
Mr Mawarire first came to fame last April when he posted a video on Facebook of himself wrapped in a Zimbabwean flag complaining about the state of the nation.
It sparked a #ThisFlag protest movement against the leadership of the country.
Protesters were demanding that civil servants were paid on time, roadblocks were reduced and police officers stopped harassing people for cash.
They also demanded that President Robert Mugabe fire and prosecute corrupt officials.
In July, protesters staged a national "shutdown" which led to a complete closure of schools, businesses and shops across the country. It was the biggest strike action since 2005.
Mr Mawarire was arrested and charged with inciting public violence but a court ruled police had violated his rights and released him.
He left the country soon after.
He has been in the US for about six months.
When he landed in Zimbabwe on Wednesday, Mr Mawarire "was escorted into another room by three men even before he went through immigration or customs", his sister Telda Mawarire told AFP news agency.
Our correspondent reports that, after being detained at the airport, Mr Mawarire was taken to a police station in the centre of the capital, Harare.
Police have said he was 21-year-old James Campbell from the Gilford area.
His bike collided with a tractor on the Ballymacanallen Road at about 13:25 BST on Wednesday.
The road was closed following the incident, but has since reopened.
Insp Gregory Beckett said: "We would like to hear from anyone who was travelling on the Ballymacanallen Road or who witnessed the collision."
Captain Edward John Smith, who died when the ship went down, was born in Well Street in the town.
Professor Ray Johnson who has made documentary films about the Titanic, helped to unveil the plaque.
The Stoke-on-Trent-based producer said: "This street and this house links Hanley and Stoke-on-Trent with world history".
The unveiling follows a service on Saturday night at a statue of the captain in Lichfield, Staffordshire, to mark 100 years since the ship sank.
More than 1,500 candles were laid at the statue in Beacon Park. About 300 people, attended.
The short memorial service featured a tea-light candle for every person who died. A single violinist played as the candles were set down.
A flare was also released from the park, to represent the distress flares set off from the Titanic as disaster struck.
Mary Hutchinson, from the Lichfield Titanic Commemoration Group, said: "It speaks of all the attributes of being human.
"There was rightful pride from creating a state-of-the-art vessel with the patronage of some of the northern hemisphere's most wealthy and influential people.
"The captain was on his retirement journey, the whole thing was completely state-of-the-art 100 years ago and then faced such appalling tragedy on so many fronts."
The under-pressure United boss walked out of a news conference after less than five minutes on Wednesday.
United have gone six games without a win - including three successive losses - and Van Gaal said he is experiencing his worst period at Old Trafford.
He added: "There's no disguising the fact we're in a very bad period. Things must begin to improve immediately."
Van Gaal was writing in the United match programme for the 28 December encounter with Chelsea, whose former manager Jose Mourinho has been linked with his job.
"We can turn this situation around. The best way to come out of this period and improve is for us all to stick together," he said.
Captain Wayne Rooney insists the team are behind Van Gaal, despite their longest run without a win since 1998.
"We're fighting for the manager and trying to get results to turn this around," Rooney, 30, told Sky Sports.
"You have a lot of people talking about things they believe are happening when in reality the people writing that stuff don't know anything that's happening."
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Van Gaal's news conference on Wednesday, before Saturday's trip to Stoke City, lasted just four minutes and 58 seconds.
The 64-year-old Dutchman asked reporters if any of them wanted to apologise to him and said speculation about his future had affected his family.
England striker Rooney, who has two Premier League goals this season, said: "We all have families and sometimes things get written, which is not nice for your family to see.
"It's tough but it's part of football and part of being a footballer.
"It's not nice when you're getting criticism every week. It's tough for the players to deal with. We hurt. We're proud people and proud to play for Manchester United."
The Red Devils have not won any of their last four league games and are fifth in the table, nine points behind leaders Leicester City.
They were booed off the pitch by supporters in Saturday's 2-1 loss to Norwich and fans have called for Van Gaal to adopt a more attacking style of play.
"As a group of players we know we can do better. We regularly have meetings with the players and with the manager," said England captain Rooney.
"I know my own performances can be better. I'm working hard to try and improve that.
"We haven't won games the last few weeks and it's normal confidence will be a bit low - we need to lift it."
NBD Nano aims to mimic the way a beetle survives in an African desert to create a self-filling water bottle capable of storing up to three litres every hour.
The insect harvests moisture from the air by first getting it to condense on its back and then storing the water.
Using nature as an inspiration for technology, known as biomimicry, is increasingly widespread.
NBD Nano, which consists of four recent university graduates and was formed in May, looked at the Namib Desert beetle that lives in a region that gets about half an inch of rainfall per year.
Using a similar approach, the firm wants to cover the surface of a bottle with hydrophilic (water-attracting) and hydrophobic (water-repellent) materials.
The work is still in its early stages, but it is the latest example of researchers looking at nature to find inspiration for sustainable technology.
"It was important to apply [biomimicry] to our design and we have developed a proof of concept and [are] currently creating our first fully-functional prototype," Miguel Galvez, a co-founder, told the BBC.
"We think our initial prototype will collect anywhere from half a litre of water to three litres per hour, depending on local environments."
The founders want to use a fan to get the surrounding air to pass over the surface of the bottle. The air would then condense and get stored inside the device.
"Dry places like the Atacama Desert or Gobi Desert don't have access to a lot of sources of water," said Mr Galvez.
"So if we're creating [several] litres per day in a cost-effective manner, you can get this to a community of people in Sub-Saharan Africa and other dry regions of the world. And if you can do it cheaply enough, then you can really create an impact on the local environment."
About three billion people on Earth - almost one in two - live in water-scarce conditions, with demand growing drastically, while supply remains constant, according to the World Health Organization.
In some countries, condensation devices on rooftops already harvest water from the air - but these technologies consume large amounts of energy to produce small amounts of water.
NBD Nano's prototype seems to be more energy-efficient, but it still would not be able to satisfy the needs of an entire community, Erik Harvey from WaterAid charity told the BBC.
"Even in water-scarce areas, communities need more water than what they would consume for themselves - livestock and agriculture in arid environments are very important," he said.
But it does not mean the start-up is wasting time developing a water bottle, he said.
"There is a range of viable markets for them, like the military or the outdoors market, people going camping, and the advantage that they may have is a much lower energy input device," said Mr Harvey.
A number of companies have recently been researching nature-inspired solutions to real-life problems.
Electronics firm Qualcomm studied light reflection on butterfly wings to design its Mirasol e-reader display.
And Canadian company Whalepower mimics humpback whale flippers in its wind turbines and fans to reduce drag.
San Diego Zoo in California recently opened a Centre for Bioinspiration.
And there is a Biomimicry Institute in Montana, US, where consultants work with companies, helping them to apply nature-inspired solutions to particular problems.
Peter Capaldi, who replaces Matt Smith, will have a dark blue Crombie coat with red lining, dark blue trousers, white shirt and black Dr Marten shoes.
Filming for the new series began in Cardiff earlier this month.
Doctor Who's regeneration was the most-watched Christmas Day television moment last year with 10.2 million viewers seeing the five-minute sequence.
The new look was created by Doctor Who costume designer Howard Burden.
Commenting on his outfit, Capaldi said: "He's woven the future from the cloth of the past. Simple, stark, and back to basics. No frills, no scarf, no messing, just 100% Rebel Time Lord."
Capaldi, who is currently starring as Cardinal Richelieu in the BBC series The Musketeers, admitted to first-day nerves after stepping onto the show's set in Cardiff, with co-star Jenna Coleman.
Filming on the latest series of the show will continue until August with director Ben Wheatley coming on board.
Lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat said: "New Doctor, new era, and of course new clothes. Monsters of the universe, the vacation is over - Capaldi is suited and booted and coming to get you."
Doctor Who took two honours at last week's National Television Awards - best drama and drama performance for Smith.
The record-breaking 50th anniversary special last year was among Smith's final appearances on the show.
Samora Roberts, known as Black Dee, was found guilty of possessing heroin and having crack cocaine for supply.
The 34-year-old ran a drugs operation in Birmingham's James Turner Street with Omari George, 22, a court heard.
He was jailed for five years and four months after admitting supplying cannabis and possessing crack cocaine.
Roberts was arrested in June 2013 after 11 .38-calibre Smith and Wesson cartridges were found during police raids.
Birmingham Crown Court heard she was "thrown into the limelight" during filming for the 2014 season of Benefits Street, and had since been reduced to "sofa-surfing" and claiming Jobseeker's Allowance.
Roberts was convicted by a jury in November last year of possessing ammunition and heroin, and two counts of possession of crack cocaine with intent to supply, having earlier admitted offences related to cannabis.
Judge Philip Parker QC told her police surveillance footage of her home between 3 May and 10 June 2013 had shown a "steady trade" of drugs being sold to customers, and described the supply of illegal substances as "a despicable offence".
"All drugs lead to a dependency of some sort," he said.
"The presence of live ammunition is deeply concerning. It shows how drugs can sometimes require other crimes to be committed in order to preserve them."
Roberts was sentenced alongside George, of Dora Road, Handsworth.
Marvin Scott, 39, who previously lived in James Turner Street but has since moved to City Road in Edgbaston, was jailed for four years for conspiracy to supply crack cocaine.
Tina Thomas, 48, from James Turner Street, received a 16-month suspended sentence after admitting supplying cannabis and possessing ammunition without a licence.
The council has given notice that it will surrender its lease on the lighthouse at the end of March 2017.
The authority hopes community groups or businesses will take over running tours of the lighthouse.
It is part of moves to make almost £3m of budget savings next year.
The 91ft (28m) lighthouse was built just off Holy Island in 1809 and is visible for 28 miles out to sea.
Access to the whitewashed buildings and its tower also requires some effort - with 400 steps down onto the South Stack island outcrop itself.
While the lighthouse building itself is owned by Trinity House, visits to see the lighthouse are operated through the council.
Anglesey council's executive committee met on Monday to discuss the future of some of its heritage sites.
It is estimated releasing the lighthouse lease would save the authority about £13,000 in running costs.
Members heard groups are also being sought to take over the operation of:
The council's head of learning, Delyth Molyneux told the committee that they had received expressions of interest.
"We are in a much better position than we were some months ago," she said.
"There has been definite progress."
The committee will receive an update on 20 March.
The watchdog said the programme's treatment of the former MPs had been "fair" and in the public interest.
The pair were recorded discussing possible lobbying work with reporters posing as staff of a fake Chinese firm.
Parliament's standards commissioner said neither broke Commons rules.
In her report earlier this year standards commissioner Kathryn Hudson said there had been "errors of judgement" from Sir Malcolm while Mr Straw had breached the code of conduct "by a minor misuse of parliamentary resources".
But she attacked the undercover sting, carried out by Channel 4's Dispatches and the Daily Telegraph, saying that if they "had accurately reported what was said by the two members in their interviews, and measured their words against the rules of the House, it would have been possible to avoid the damage that has been done to the lives of two individuals and those around them, and to the reputation of the House".
The Parliamentary Standards Committee, chaired by Labour MP Sir Kevin Barron, also attacked the programme saying: "By selection and omission the coverage distorted the truth and misled the public as to what had actually taken place."
Channel 4 stuck by its story and called in Ofcom to rule on whether it had broken the rules on undercover investigations.
In its report, Ofcom said the makers of Dispatches: Politicians for Hire had "taken reasonable steps to ensure that it avoided unjust or unfair treatment" of Sir Malcolm and Mr Straw.
The broadcaster had also "taken reasonable care to satisfy itself that the facts were not presented, disregarded or omitted in a way that portrayed Sir Malcolm Rifkind or Mr Jack Straw unfairly in the programme as broadcast", it added.
The regulator said both men been given enough time to respond to the allegations and their views had been represented in a "fair manner" - and the secret filming used in the programme complied with Ofcom's broadcasting code.
The regulator described the programme as "a serious piece of broadcast journalism," which had "a significant public interest" justification.
Dispatches Editor Daniel Pearl said he was "delighted" the programme "has been thoroughly vindicated by the independent regulator".
The two then-MPs were secretly filmed by reporters claiming to represent a Hong Kong-based communications agency called PMR which was seeking to hire senior British politicians to join its advisory board.
Sir Malcolm was said to have claimed that he could arrange "useful access" to every British ambassador in the world because of his status, while Mr Straw boasted of operating "under the radar" to use his influence to change European Union rules on behalf of a commodity firm which paid him £60,000 a year.
In as statement following the standards commissioner's ruling, Sir Malcolm said: "Channel 4 Dispatches and the Daily Telegraph must recognise the judgment of the Standards Commissioner and the Standards Committee that they were responsible for 'distortion' and for misleading the public in making these allegations."
Mr Straw said: "Throughout my 36 years' parliamentary career I took great care to act with probity and to treat the rules of the House of Commons with the greatest respect. I am most grateful to the Committee on Standards for confirming this."
"Jack-the-lad" Leroy West was in the 1/4th Battalion, the Northamptonshire Regiment, in what was Palestine.
The sniper was awarded the medal after the Second Battle of Gaza on 19 April 1917, which resulted in the battalion's single biggest loss of life on one day.
West survived the war but then disappeared from records.
David Parish, from the Northampton branch of the Western Front Association, said the "jack-the lad" probably did not want to be found and no photos of him exist.
He said: "His real name was Henry Clarence John Holscher, he was born in 1888 in Auto in Texas, he qualified as a civil engineer and jumped ship in Liverpool."
Alison Butler, who has written a battalion history with Mr Parish, said they gleaned the private's history from his service record.
"It's full of his insubordination - he didn't like taking orders, he didn't like saluting and he didn't like discipline," she said.
West, who claimed to be Canadian when he joined the Northumberland Fusiliers in 1915, was court-martialled, jailed, escaped and recaptured while serving in Egypt.
After six months' hard labour, he was released into the care of 1/4th Battalion and it appears he found his niche.
Miss Butler said: "They sent him on a scout's course and he became a sniper.
"He was in no man's land, scouting up to the enemy's trenches, no one was telling him what to do and he was in his element."
West's sentence was commuted as a result of his gallantry.
The story was discovered ahead of events to mark the 100th anniversary of the Second Battle of Gaza, in which 139 men from the battalion died.
Keziah Flux-Edmonds was found unconscious on Wednesday at a house in Cromwell Avenue, East Cowes, alongside the body of Darren Flux-Edmonds, 44.
She was taken to St Mary's Hospital in Newport but died a short time later.
"Everyone's just in absolute shock, it's an absolute tragedy," said Isle of Wight Councillor Julia Baker-Smith, who lives nearby.
Hundreds of people gathered for an evening vigil on the newly-built housing estate. Flowers, toys and candles have been laid at the family home throughout the day.
Keziah was a pupil at the nearby Queensgate Primary School. Ms Baker-Smith said special arrangements were being made for when staff and pupils returned from the half-term holiday.
"It's going to be a very very sad day. But everything is being put in place to make sure people get the support they need."
Another resident said: "It's dreadful, we're all thinking of the family."
Dozens of people have also posted about the deaths on social networking site Facebook.
One post reads: "So sad, thoughts with family and friends at this very sad time."
Hampshire Constabulary said they did not believe there was a wider risk to the community.
The force said specialist officers were supporting the family and investigations into the exact circumstances of the deaths were ongoing.
It comes after raids in Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent by West Midlands counter terrorism officers on 26 August.
Those charged are: Naweed Ali, 28, of Evelyn Road, Sparkhill; Khobaib Hussain, 24, also of Evelyn Road, Sparkhill; Mohibur Rahman, 31, of High Lane, Stoke-on-Trent; Tahir Aziz, 37, of Wulstan Road, Stoke-on-Trent.
They will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on Friday.
A fifth man, aged 18, was released without charge.
Writing in the Times Educational Supplement, Ofqual chief executive Isabel Nisbet said the current reliance on handwritten papers "cannot go on".
Only a few sections of existing exams can be taken on computers.
Two exam boards welcomed her comments, but head teachers said resources would be a problem for a computerised system.
Pupils are becoming increasingly "techno savvy", Ms Nisbet wrote. "They use IT as their natural medium for identifying and exploring new issues and deepening their knowledge.
"Yet we are even now accrediting new GCSEs, due to run for several years, which are still taken largely on paper," she said.
"This cannot go on. Our school exams are running the risk of becoming invalid, as their medium of pen and ink increasingly differs from the way in which youngsters learn," she added.
Currently, the three exam boards offering exams in England - Edexcel, AQA and OCR - offer only a small number of papers that can be done online.
Handwritten scripts are, however, widely scanned onto computers and marked on-screen.
Edexcel managing director Ziggy Liaquat said: "Technology has the potential to transform education by making its delivery more personalised, efficient and effective and more transparent and secure."
AQA chief executive Andrew Hall welcomed Ms Nisbet's comments and said it was "really important" that students be "assessed in the same way that they learn and using the technologies that are commonplace in the world outside the classroom".
"The real prize here is to have assessment, online, on-demand, when the student is ready," he said, suggesting a future where students did not all take their exams at the same time.
However, a spokesman for OCR said the board's focus "was not to make existing paper-and-pen tests electronic but to explore ways that computers can add real value to assessment".
John Hand, BBC News
Last year, I took an A-level - partly out of journalistic curiosity about how much exams have changed in the 20 years since I last did so.
I found that one thing had remained resolutely the same. The ultimate test of knowledge in any subject comes down to a two-and-a-half hour writing marathon on good old-fashioned pen and paper - and your arm aches for hours afterwards.
In common with many teenage students, I rarely used pen and paper during my course. Assignments were completed on computer - and I even got into the habit of entering key grammar reminders into my mobile.
But with the exam approaching, I worried about how my handwritten scrawl - badly affected by 20 years of using journalistic shorthand - would be deciphered by an examiner. When the results eventually came out, I performed noticeably better in the oral and listening exams than in the papers which demanded long bursts of wielding a pen.
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The board's chief executive, Mark Dawe, said that moving to a computer-based system posed "real challenges" in terms of providing fair, secure computer access in schools.
Sion Humphreys, a policy adviser for the NAHT headteachers' union, echoed his concerns, adding that resources were a "thorny" issue at a time of cuts to technology investment in schools.
"You might have a large comprehensive where there are 240 young people in a year group - it's just not conceivable to think of 240 computers being available at the same time, all in working order, at the same time under, the same conditions," he said.
Mr Humphreys also disagreed that pen and paper could make exams become "invalid".
"Yes, they are using technology increasingly in schools as a medium of learning, but they're still also using pen and paper as well and there's a place for that," he said.
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own exam regulators.
GCSEs and A-levels offered by the three exam boards can be taken all over the UK, although most Scottish students sit Scottish highers instead.
Daw hynny yn dilyn penderfyniad gan y cwmni i fuddsoddi £15m yn y cynllun, gyda Llywodraeth Cymru hefyd yn cynnig grant o £5m.
Bydd y gwaith yn cael ei wneud ar safle GE Aviation yn Nantgarw, Rhondda Cynon Taf, sydd eisoes yn cyflogi 1,400 o bobl.
Mae disgwyl iddyn nhw gyflogi 65 o bobl yn ychwanegol er mwyn gallu gwneud gwaith atgyweirio ar yr injan GE9X.
Daeth y cyhoeddiad yn dilyn cyfarfod rhwng y Prif Weinidog Carwyn Jones ac uwch-swyddogion y cwmni yn ystod ymweliad â phrifddinas yr Unol Daleithiau, Washington DC.
Bydd y cyllid yn cael ei ddefnyddio i wella cyfleusterau'r safle yn Nantgarw a gwella sgiliau'r gweithlu presennol dros y pum mlynedd nesaf er mwyn sicrhau eu bod yn barod i gynnal a chadw'r GE9X pan fydd cwmni awyrennau Boeing yn dechrau eu defnyddio.
Dywedodd rheolwr gyfarwyddwr GE Aviation yng Nghymru, Lan-Chun Lindsay, ei fod yn "ddiwrnod gwych i Gymru, yn enwedig i'n cymunedau ar draws y Cymoedd".
Ychwanegodd Mr Jones bod sicrhau ymrwymiad gan gwmni o faint GE Aviation "o bwysigrwydd strategol enfawr i economi Cymru".
"Mae'n newyddion hynod o dda bod y buddsoddiad yma'n mynd i gryfhau ei chynaliadwyedd tymor hir, cadw maint y cyfleuster a sicrhau y bydd yn parhau yn gystadleuol," meddai.
England opener Adam Lyth made 67 as they won by four wickets at Headingley with a day to spare.
Middlesex began on 127-4, but were bowled out for 229, with all-rounder Will Rhodes taking 3-42.
Set 213 to win, Lyth and Gary Ballance (29) added 71 and Yorkshire got home on 215-6 with a six by Glenn Maxwell.
Having begun the match as Championship leaders, Middlesex slipped two places to third and were left to rue the loss earlier in the day of their last four wickets for just 23 runs.
After a poor start when Lyth's occasional off-spin accounted for Dawid Malan (35), they reached 206-6 as James Franklin and Ollie Rayner added 47.
But Rayner's dismissal, caught at short cover off Steve Patterson, heralded a slump which saw Franklin run out of partners on 55 not out.
The New Zealand all-rounder had Alex Lees lbw for 10 with his first delivery as Yorkshire started their run-chase, but England team-mates Lyth and Ballance put the home side back on course.
Both eventually fell to Rayner's off-spin and first-innings centurion Jonny Bairstow went for a duck as he edged Toby Roland-Jones to first slip where Franklin failed to hold the chance, but Rayner, at second, snatched the loose ball.
It seemed as if skipper Andrew Gale would see Yorkshire home, but he was bowled by Tim Murtagh for 37 before Maxwell (23 not out) and Rhodes (10 not out) finished things off in the second over of the extra half hour.
Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie:
"The game was a tough one but I was confident we could win it once we knew what we would be chasing and I would have been happy to chase 300. I would have backed our players to do that.
"I was always quietly confident but Middlesex have a really good group of bowlers and the pitch was starting to turn for Ollie Rayner.
"The most pleasing thing is we maintained our positive intent throughout the game.
"Our bowling was a lot better than in the last game at Taunton. Steve Patterson was fantastic with his accuracy and Jack Brooks' five in the first innings showed he has the knack of taking wickets."
Middlesex all-rounder James Franklin told BBC London 94.9:
"We knew we were going to have to play good-hard cricket against these guys because it's their home turf and we just came up short.
"There were probably a few moments in the game that were 50-50 that we didn't quite take and Jonny Bairstow's (first-innings) hundred was an outstanding hundred in the context of the game.
"Small moments are sometimes the difference between two strong teams.
"It's disappointing we came second, but we gave it a good shake."
The man in charge of new CoD title Advanced Warfare says he has "low tolerance for toxic behaviour".
He was speaking after the developer at the centre of the #GamerGate row said the industry should do more to condemn the online trolling of women.
Michael Condrey said: "Like a lot of areas of society there are examples of people behaving poorly."
Zoe Quinn received death threats and was forced to leave her home after having a relationship with a video games journalist.
The #GamerGate story has dominated media coverage of the games industry since August.
Some people will tell you it's a debate about ethics in video game journalism, others will say it's about misogynistic men trolling women online.
With the new Call of Duty being released today the game's lead developer Michael Condrey told Newsbeat: "I certainly wouldn't characterise the community of fans I know and had the pleasure to engage with as toxic or misogynistic.
"The community as a whole is very healthy, engaged and thoughtful and probably like anything anywhere well outside of gaming.
"In the fringes of a lot of areas of society there are examples of people behaving poorly."
"Come to the game to have fun, come to be social, come to enjoy and build a community and have a positive energy.
"Toxic behaviours, abusive language, inappropriate emblems, I don't want that around.
"So for our community, Sledgehammer Games and Advanced Warfare we have pretty low tolerance for toxic behaviour."
The pressure is on Michael and Sledgehammer Games, the studio that created the game, for this version of Call of Duty to be successful.
Last month one of its main rivals in the first person shooter genre, Battlefield 4, won a Golden Joystick award for best multiplayer game.
In 2011 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 made nearly £500m in sales globally during the first five days of its release alone.
So to try and draw in the fans this new version has got futuristic fighting, multiplayer options galore and a star turn from Kevin Spacey.
According to members of the game's development team, Aaron Halon and Brett Robbins, there could be more stars of the silver screen turning their talents to video games in the future.
Brett told us: "He was basically number one on a shortlist, when we actually started writing the story we actually had him in mind."
Aaron said: "It's something that we set out early on to really focus on… I definitely think it's a trend we'll see continue in the future."
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City manager Pep Guardiola has said he will not pick Toure until his agent Dimitri Seluk apologises for criticising the decision to leave him out of the Champions League squad.
"I wish to apologise - on behalf of myself and those who represent me," said the Ivory Coast player.
The 33-year-old added that he wants "to help City succeed further".
Seluk said Toure, whose £200,000-a-week contract expires next summer, had been "humiliated" when he was not included in City's Champions League squad.
Guardiola, who was Barcelona boss when Toure was sold to City in 2010, responded at the time by saying: "Seluk must apologise. If he doesn't, he won't play.
"I cannot accept as a coach, when his player doesn't play, going to the media to speak and speak and speak."
Asked by BBC Sport about Guardiola's stance, Seluk then said: "What do I need to apologise for?"
"Those statements do not represent my views on the club or the people who work there," added Toure on Friday, who has not played for City since 24 August.
"I have nothing but respect for Manchester City and only wish the best for the football club.
"I am immensely proud to have played a part in the club's history and want to help City succeed further. I live to play football and entertain the fans.
"On that note, I would like to thank all of the fans for their messages through this difficult period. This means a great deal to me and my family."
Toure, a four-time African Footballer of the Year, has scored 75 goals in 267 appearances for City since arriving from Barca for £24m.
He was won the Premier League twice, the FA Cup and two League Cups during his time in England.
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Two petrol bombs were thrown at her property on Wednesday night.
One of them ignited causing scorch damage to a window and door. BBC Newsline's Helen Jones reports.
The unnamed man was driving a Ford Mondeo when the crash occurred at about 01:00 GMT on Manchester Road in Burnley. He died at the scene.
The 48-year-old taxi driver suffered serious chest and leg injuries and was taken to hospital.
His two female passengers, aged 58 and 38, also received head injuries. A third car, which was parked and unattended, was also damaged.
Lancashire Police said an investigation was under way and appealed for witnesses.
What we wanted to see on the fifth day, when defeat seemed inevitable, was some fight and character.
We got that and then some.
For England to take it to the penultimate ball of the match, so nearly pulling off the greatest rearguard in Test history, was absolutely extraordinary.
Everyone involved played with real passion and determination and, after everything that has happened in the past six months or so, it was important for England to put up such a fantastic show of resistance.
"The criticism of Cook is out of order - it's a few people with an agenda against him. But he is under pressure. He needs to find form with the bat and everything will flow from there.
"I don't think captaincy is a burden. Alastair is a strong character. It does all seem to be getting a little but too much at the minute. Perhaps that's why people need to support him rather than swinging axes."
At the end of it all, to see James Anderson, a man who has seen and done so much in a long career, in tears, was a very powerful image.
That England got so close to saving the game was down to Moeen Ali's outstanding maiden Test hundred.
Not only fighting to save the match, but also for his place in the side, Moeen, a natural flair player, produced an innings of discipline and determination. He could have done no more.
Looked at from an entirely neutral point of view, it was a wonderful Test, made all the more so by the fact it is the second in as many weeks to have such a dramatic finish.
Just like at Lord's, England should have won at Headingley. It is a skill to take the opportunities that present themselves in Test cricket, a skill that, at the moment, England do not possess.
However, despite the defeat, there are positives for England to take, not least Moeen, but also the runs scored by Joe Root, Gary Ballance and Sam Robson, and the hostile pace bowling of Liam Plunkett.
What they need now is for the captain to score some runs.
Which brings us to Alastair Cook, who is under pressure not only for the run of six defeats in seven Tests, but also because of a year-long run of poor form with the bat.
I had dinner with Cook on the second evening of this match and he was his usual, steely self. The manner in which he talked of the future gave no indication that he was considering surrendering the captaincy, and he confirmed as much in some bullish post-match interviews.
But he knows he is under the cosh and the criticism he is receiving is clearly affecting him.
There is an agenda out there, which can be seen by anyone on social media. Cook is not on Twitter but he has been made aware. These personal, vitriolic attacks by some high-profile individuals are out of order and have stepped over the mark.
However, Cook is such a steely individual that they might even make him dig his heels in even more. If that is the case, certain issues need addressing.
The first, most obviously, is his batting. An average of 25 over the past 12 months is well below the standard we expect from the man who has scored 25 Test centuries, more than any other England player.
England need Cook the batsman more than they need Cook the captain, and the man himself will know that his primary job is to score runs.
Although he would not want to give up the captaincy, he knows that, if necessary, someone else could do that job if it meant he could get back to his best at the top of the order.
Secondly, the rest of the England team must take responsibility for their own game because the captain is only as good as those around him.
"Cook is a really, really nice boy. He's honest and he's straight but his form is suffering. He needs to start scoring runs because it's a results-orientated business.
"He has to have some imagination with his captaincy, one plan can't fit into every situation."
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There are more reasons for Cook to continue than the obstinate streak that has made him such a successful batsman.
The England and Wales Cricket Board has invested heavily in him, making Cook the man around which the team will be rebuilt following the Ashes debacle. If Cook quits, the ECB will be very disappointed.
Also - and this is not damning him with faint praise - there seems to be no other viable alternative.
Stuart Broad is not physically fit enough to do the job - he has a long-standing knee injury that will require surgery - Matt Prior is working his way back in to the side and the feeling is Ian Bell is not a natural leader and would be better off left to concentrate on his batting.
A lack of leaders in the England side is one we have talked about for some time. These players hardly ever appear in county cricket, so have little experience of captaincy. For that reason, Cook has been learning on the job.
It has been suggested that he should give up the one-day job, but that is not relevant at the moment - England do not play another one-day international until the end of the India Test series. That is a discussion for another time.
Instead, with Cook still at the helm, England must concentrate on getting the captain and the rest of the team in the right frame of mind for the first Test against India starting on 9 July.
Jonathan Agnew was talking to BBC Sport's Stephan Shemilt.
28 March 2016 Last updated at 16:50 BST
Now, campaigners have started using satire to shine a light on corrupt practices in the country.
The BBC's Lerato Mbele reports from Johannesburg.
The Grade II listed Opera House in Tunbridge Wells town centre, which still has its stage, balconies and audience boxes, became a pub in 1996.
It is hosting two performances of opera favourites from the last 400 years by The Merry Opera Company.
"I love the fact that we are using the building as an opera house," said landlady Melanie De freitas.
"We are closed to the public all day and it is a massive change to the usual clientele."
The Merry Opera Company, based in Edenbridge, Kent, is performing its show Kiss me, Figaro!
Manager Matthew Quirk said Sunday would be the fifth time he had been involved with a performance in the pub.
"We love it because it was built as an opera house," he said.
"It has the most marvellous acoustics and it is just great fun to go there."
The Opera House opened in 1902, but became a cinema in the 1930s and a bingo hall in the 1960s.
Wetherspoons took it over 18 years ago but about twice a year it invites performers in and reverts to its original use.
The venue usually sells about 40 tickets, but makes only about half its normal £3,000 pub takings.
"Not as many people as we would like in Tunbridge Wells appreciate opera," said Ms De freitas.
"It's not something I am that fond of myself but it is great to have it here."
The proposal to charge firms a fee per employee car parking space faces tough opposition from businesses.
Oxfordshire County Council is set to fund a study of plans to replicate a scheme in Nottingham which is raising £9m a year for public transport.
A levy is also being considered in Cambridge.
Supporters say such schemes will cut traffic, reduce pollution and liberate commuter parking spaces for shoppers.
Powers for councils to impose a workplace parking levy were introduced by government 16 years ago.
The firms can choose to pay the fee themselves or pass it on to employees.
Each time a council considers the levy, it is fought by businesses warning that jobs will be lost. So far only one council - Nottingham City Council - has taken that risk.
Four years into the scheme the council's transport chief Nick McDonald says cash from the levy has allowed the authority to complete two new tram lines, install widespread cycle schemes, introduce electric buses and create the UK's biggest municipal bus fleet.
New business parks were being built on tram lines, he told BBC News. What's more, he said, the scheme has actually helped business.
"The reality is that we haven't seen a single business leave the city as a result of the workplace parking levy" he said.
"If you look at our inward investment, it's gone up. Start-up businesses have gone up as well.
"It's never an easy thing to introduce policies strongly resisted by the business community. But in this case we felt confident that it was the right move and we have been proved correct. Firms can now see the advantage of being in a forward-looking city that's developing world-class public transport."
The actual impact on jobs is disputed. One firm, Games Warehouse, did cite the levy as one reason for shifting to Derby. But the council says other firms have arrived in its place.
Still, other local politicians are cautious about the scheme. Birmingham rejected a levy after opposition from business. In Oxfordshire, the council is stepping gingerly forward with a study into the potential impacts.
The Oxford-based retail consultant Keith Slater calls it a tax in disguise.
"My main concern is that it's just another cost for businesses in Oxford who are already paying for any car parking spaces they have because they are subject to business rates," he said.
"So they're paying out money but not getting anything back from doing so."
But supporters of the scheme say business does benefit - from less congestion and pollution, and better public transport.
And here's an intriguing development: the employers' group, the East Midlands Chamber, which originally fought the Nottingham levy when it was imposed, is now neutral on the issue.
Its policy director Chris Hobson said: "Now the tram's in place it's undoubtedly beneficial for the areas served, although there are still some areas that feel they have lost business as a result."
The chamber said most businesses did not understand when the levy was imposed that it could be offset against other tax demands.
"In a way it became just a different means of collecting tax, but with the money going straight to Nottingham instead of central government," a spokesman said.
The AA remains strongly opposed. Its president Edmund King said: "In essence the levy is a tax on work. It either increases the costs of running a business or puts an extra burden on drivers who already pay almost four times as much in motoring taxes as is spent on roads."
He said shift workers who needed to use their cars could be disproportionately hit by a levy.
But public transport campaigners hope discussion over the levy will prompt broader reform of workplace car parking.
Accountancy firms like Deloitte charge their employees for using valuable car park spaces in order to ensure fairness between drivers and people who walk to work.
Stephen Joseph from the group Campaign for Better Transport says the chancellor should consider this in his forthcoming Autumn Statement.
"Employee car parking is completely untaxed as a benefit, while if employers give public transport season tickets to their workers they are fully taxed," he said.
"Even the USA, land of the car, taxes some car parking and gives a benefit for public transport commuting. We want at the minimum the chancellor to introduce a "bus bonus" to support those who commute by bus, but get no tax benefit."
Green groups point out that even public transport pollutes - so the greatest incentives should be given to those who walk or cycle to work.
The Treasury wouldn't comment.
The other UK city where a parking levy is being actively discussed is Cambridge.
The county council said it was staging a detailed consultation with employers to reach a solution matching the needs of the Cambridge region, which it noted, were "very different" from Nottingham.
A decision on the scheme would be made in January, the spokesman said. Cambridge, too, is facing push-back from firms which label the idea a tax on business.
So, is Nottingham the only city where a workplace levy will improve public transport and cut congestion and pollution? That seems unlikely.
Is it the only city that will take a political risk to find out? That is a different question.
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said Games Workshop had moved to Derby rather than Games Warehouse.
The Very Rev Dr Sandy McDonald, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1997-98, had been fighting the degenerative lung disease pulmonary fibrosis.
He died at the Erskine Care Home in Bishopton, Renfrewshire on Thursday.
Current Moderator, the Rt Rev Dr Angus Morrison, said: "Dr Sandy McDonald was a wonderful man and minister."
He added: "Genuine love for people was a defining mark of his ministry.
"He had a special concern for the well-being, at every level, of his fellow ministers. Sandy's memory will be cherished by many."
He is survived by three children, including Doctor Who and Broadchurch star Tennant, who was born in Bathgate, West Lothian.
Tennant is understood to have taken his stage name from the Pet Shop Boys frontman Neil Tennant after reading a copy of Smash Hits magazine.
Dr McDonald was described by colleagues as a "beloved figure, widely admired for his fearlessness, generosity and irrepressible high spirits".
In the 1980s he co-presented religious programme That's The Spirit on STV, and once appeared with Tennant as a guest on cookery show Ready Steady Cook.
He also took on a cameo role alongside his son in an episode of Doctor Who in 2008.
Following his diagnosis, he spoke out in favour of the right to die of terminally ill people, contrary to the Kirk's official position on the issue.
Former Kirk moderator the Very Rev John Chalmers said: "Working with Sandy McDonald was one of the great pleasures of my career in ministry.
"It was no surprise to me when Sandy called for a serious dialogue on the right to die - he was a man who tempered his views in the light of reality, he was a man who sat lightly to dogma and who preferred faith in action.
"The Church of Scotland needs a new breed of Sandy McDonalds who catch a passion for the good news of Jesus Christ, but whose understanding of the faith is not frozen in time, but develops and matures with new revelation and understanding."
Dr McDonald was born in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire, in 1937 and trained for the ministry after national service with the Royal Air Force.
He served at St David's Parish Church in Bathgate, and St Mark's Parish Church in Ralston, Renfrewshire, and then as general secretary of the Church of Scotland's board of ministry until he retired in 2002.
Helen, his wife of more than 40 years, died in 2007.
Friend the Very Rev Dr Lorna Hood said: "Sandy didn't just preach. He put his whole self into it - his arms, his voice, his whole body went into his sermons.
"People loved it when he preached. He was a great pastor and he held parish ministry at the heart of the Church."
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) will walk out from 18:00 GMT on 8 January.
However, plans for an RMT driver walkout on the Central Line on Christmas Eve has now been suspended.
The unions said abuse against staff had increased since staff levels were cut and ticket offices closed.
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said working on the Tube had become "horrific" because of "the toxic impact of the job cuts programme".
"With the constant overcrowding on stations and platforms, it is only a matter of time before there is a major tragedy if we don't act decisively," he said.
Manuel Cortes, the general secretary of the TSSA, said workers were "fed up of being made scapegoats for passenger frustrations".
A recent review commissioned by London Mayor Sadiq Khan found the office closures had caused "significant issues" for passengers but said they should not be reopened.
Steve Griffiths, chief operating officer for London Underground, said it was "working with unions" and additional staff were being employed "to provide a better service for our customers".
The planned walkout on the Central Line had been organised by the RMT because of the "overly harsh" dismissal of a driver for gross misconduct after he passed a red signal.
Peter McNaught, operations director for the Central Line, said the driver had "potentially put the safety of others at risk" and a "full and fair disciplinary process" was carried out.
The 36-acre site has been left derelict since the Ministry of Defence decided to close the barracks in 2006.
The proposed development could cost up to £200m but the minister said the money would be made available.
Plans for the site include social housing and an open-air event space.
The plans are now open to public consultation so local people can give their opinion on the development.
The Ministry of Defence gifted the barracks to the Northern Ireland executive back in 2011, and now they have announced how they plan to develop the site.
"This is an exciting opportunity for Ballymena. It's nearly 40 acres of land that we want to develop which could create £200m of investment and we're working with a range of stakeholders to achieve that," said Mr Givan.
"We want to hear what people think so that we can really push forward, the economic opportunities here for the people of Ballymena to make this a real economic power house for this area."
Anne Donaghy, the chief executive of Mid and East Antrim Council, said it was a massive project for Ballymena.
"It will be something that will change the look of Ballymena and change the industry in Ballymena," she said.
"We're hoping to get industry in here from technology as well as public services and some housing as well."
The mayor of Mid and East Antrim Council, Audrey Wales, said bringing jobs into the area was a top priority.
"This site will take about £200m to develop and it is so close to our town centre that it can just help to regenerate our whole town centre," she said.
"It is an awful lot of money but with the support of the department and funding through council I believe this is achievable.
"There are so many people committed to making this happen and if you believe that something is going to happen and you work positively towards it then it will happen."
When asked about they money for the development, Mr Givan said it would be attainable.
"There will be the money made available for this," he said.
"We recognise there needs to be investment in our infrastructure, we need to create the opportunity for jobs to be located here in this area.
"But this is a key site for us to develop for me as minister and for the executive as an opportunity to provide the regeneration that Ballymena needs."
Andrew Ridgeley took to social media on Thursday to criticise the show, titled The Last Days of George Michael.
The former Wham! star said the channel had been "insensitive, contemptuous and reprehensible" and should have waited until after his friend's funeral.
But Channel 5 said it was "a measured account" of Michael's life and death.
"George Michael was a high-profile public figure and there has been legitimate public interest in the circumstances surrounding his death," the broadcaster said in a statement.
It said the documentary, which aired at 21:00 GMT on Thursday, had been "based on contributions from those who knew him and reported on him over many decades".
Ridgeley, who paid an emotional tribute to Michael at last month's Brit Awards, had called the programme a "piece of voyeurism" that should only have been aired "after a respectful period".
It was confirmed earlier this month that Michael - who was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou - died on Christmas Day as a result of heart and liver disease.
Fans of the late singer called Channel 5's programme "pathetic", "disrespectful" and "utter trash" on Twitter.
One who complained directly to the broadcaster received a reply saying it was not the show's intention "to upset or cause any offence".
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Chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw says the performance gap between some areas is "completely unacceptable".
Inspections will be brought forward in those areas where, he says, standards are too low.
Derby is the first area to be targeted. Its city council said it had made huge improvements recently.
At an education conference in Sheffield, Sir Michael said that schools in underperforming areas that were due to be inspected during the next six months would be checked within a single seven-day period.
The concentrated inspections will be held in all targeted areas in the next few months.
Speaking on the BBC Today programme, Sir Michael said there was a "huge difference in school standards between local authorities," even when comparing areas that had similar populations and levels of deprivation.
"We are targeting the lowest-performing local authorities and we will go into Derby today to find out what is happening," he said.
"In Derby, parents have a less than 50% chance of finding a good primary school and a 40% chance of a good secondary."
At the North of England Education Conference, he told journalists local authorities had the power to intervene but "inertia" was stopping some from doing so.
He said councils had a statutory responsibility to ensure that all children in their area had access to a good education so should also raise the alarm if academies were underperforming.
If councils seemed unable to drive improvements, he said, Ofsted would report them to the Education Secretary, Michael Gove.
This could lead to some councils being stripped of some of their responsibilities.
"The secretary of state has to look at a range of alternatives," he said. "He may want to use an academy chain or a private provider."
Ofsted identified several areas as underperforming in its annual report last November, saying these were places where too few schools were classed as either good or outstanding. The areas include Coventry, Derby and Doncaster.
Inspectors will descend on targeted areas in a set week and heads will be asked whether they are getting enough support from their local council.
If Ofsted is not satisfied, it plans to go into town halls to inspect school improvement services for the first time, it is understood, although this change will require consultation.
Derby City Council's cabinet member for children and young people, Martin Rawson, told BBC Radio Derby he welcomed the announcement of fresh inspections as an "opportunity to demonstrate the huge improvements made in the last few months".
He said recent inspections in the area had shown that schools were making progress.
As a group, councils say they agree improvements are needed in some areas, but that their powers are hampered by bureaucracy and have been restricted by the increasing numbers of schools becoming academies, which are semi-independent and are outside of council control.
They say most of the powers they have to intervene in underperforming schools can be used only once Ofsted has put a school into a "failing" category and that they have less freedom than the trusts which run academies to intervene in struggling schools.
The Association of Directors of Children's Services says the decision to bring in new inspections of council school improvement services "without notice" is "regrettable and unsound".
David Simmonds, of the Local Government Association, told Today: "Mums and dads have an expectation that there will be a good school available to them and expect local authorities will take responsibility for making sure that this is the case, but there has been a very clear message from the government about school independence and separating schools from local authorities."
Head of the NASUWT teaching union Chris Keates called the wave of inspections "crude spectacles" aimed at creating a "climate of fear and panic".
She added: "As this announcement by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector comes only a short time after the secretary of state declared war on local authorities resistant to his ideological reform of school structures, it would be understandable if the conclusion was drawn that Ofsted was being used by the secretary of state to settle political scores against those who have had the temerity to challenge or criticise his policies."
In November Ofsted launched a league table ranking local authorities according to inspectors' ratings of schools.
At the time Sir Michael said the inequalities for local children were "stark".
Muthiora Kariara, a political novice who is running with independent presidential candidate Japheth Kaluyu, answered questions for about an hour.
Some of the candidates were not allowed to take part because they arrived late.
Political parties have accused the organisers of failing to consult them in the planning of the event.
The main candidates for deputy president, the current holder of the office William Ruto and Kalonzo Musyoka of the opposition National Super Alliance, boycotted the debate.
Viewers who tuned in saw a stage set with six podiums at the Catholic University of East Africa in Nairobi - but only one of them occupied.
BBC Africa reporter James Copnall says Muthiora Kariara did not look overawed, even when the moderators appeared to struggle to pronounce his name.
He took part in what became a solo question and answer session broadcast live to the nation - perhaps the best political advertising a newcomer could wish for, our correspondent adds.
The effects of Storm Desmond in December left much of Carlisle under water, with houses, offices, shops and the club's Brunton Park home all heavily damaged.
It brought the community together. The club's players, management and staff did their bit to help with the clean-up.
Sunday's FA Cup fourth-round tie with Everton is their second game back at Brunton Park since the floods.
Captain Danny Grainger and goalkeeper Mark Gillespie spoke to BBC Radio 5 live about how the people of Carlisle united in adversity.
Goalkeeper Gillespie found himself marooned in Carlisle while the majority of the first-team squad were at Welling, battling for a place in the FA Cup third round.
Gillespie: "By about midnight the water was at the front door and that's when I realised the seriousness of the situation.
"The police had been to the door saying if I had anywhere else to go but I didn't. It was a case of just going to bed and hoping for the best really.
"When I woke up through the night, the water was getting higher and higher, and when I got up in the morning it was flooded downstairs. Outside you couldn't see cars, the main street was just a river.
"At six o'clock that evening I was able to climb out of the window, down to the guys in the boat and off I went. It was obviously something I will remember, but for the families and people of Cumbria it's still very much the present and they're having to deal with that."
Once the waters had cleared, the debris and devastation was left for clean-up. Staff throughout the football club volunteered to help bring the city back to working order.
While Grainger, a proud Cumbrian, grew up on a farm wearing wellies amongst the mud, some of his team-mates were a little less accustomed to the conditions.
Grainger: "Some of the lads have never done things like that, but everyone was up for it. All of us were in shock when we got to the houses and saw how bad they were.
"Me and Mark got to the first house and tried to lift a sofa; it was like lifting a set of bricks. The weight of it was unbelievable but she said it had sat under water for the last two days.
"I probably look at floods and think once the waters gone that'll be it, things will dry out and it'll be fine.
"I didn't realise how much muck, silt, sand and the smell of everything left behind. It's heartbreaking to see people's houses like that."
Gillespie: "That was a real highlight for me, seeing how much help we managed in one afternoon. I went into about six houses cleared living rooms, carpets and other things.
"Because there were so many of us doing it, we managed to put smiles on peoples' faces when you could see how difficult it was. To be able to do that at that time was unbelievable."
Carlisle's plight, evidenced by extensive national news coverage of Cumbria's flooding, brought with it a swell of support from the teams they faced in league and cup.
Welling auctioned the match ball from their tie to raise funds, Plymouth supporters sent a hamper, and other clubs - including Everton's fans - donated funds.
On the field, Blackburn, Preston and Blackpool staged "home" fixtures while Brunton Park recovered from flood damage.
Grainger: "Everyone has been fantastic. Football clubs and fans have looked after us, they really have.
"Obviously we've had the three games away from home, we've trained over at Newcastle's facilities, and we've been down to Champneys for two days down there preparing for games.
"We've been really looked after so hopefully we've repaid them (fans) by getting this glamour tie."
Carlisle's run to the fourth round has provided funds that have been put towards repairs required at Brunton Park.
It has also given fans, many of whom were affected by floods, a positive experience, although it took a dramatic penalty shootout win against Yeovil to secure the home tie with Everton.
Grainger: "That's the Carlisle way - we always do things the hard way. We can't just make it easy."
Gillespie: "I just had a feeling that this is meant to be. I managed to save one, the lads stuck their penalties away and here we are. It was just a bit of fate really that it had to happen."
While offices and changing rooms are slowly getting back to normal, the most pressing aspect for Carlisle was to re-lay a pitch to facilitate a return to their "home" as soon as possible.
Football returned to the city on 23 January and Brunton Park is ready for a big cup encounter on Sunday.
Gillespie: "It was different on Saturday [versus York] as we didn't go through the usual entrance. We had to walk along the outside, you see the cabins outside and only really the changing rooms have been fixed so it's there for everyone to see.
"There's still a lot of work still to be done, but credit to the people that have been able to get the games on because I think it would have been devastating not being able to play this Everton match at Brunton Park.
"The fact that we can is a massive boost and everyone should take credit for that."
Under manager Keith Curle, Carlisle United have reached the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time since 1996-97.
Everton will arrive on Sunday having lost their League Cup semi-final to Manchester City, and thus missed out on a Wembley trip.
Grainger: "I think they will be happier coming here than to Yeovil. No Premier League team wants to come to a League Two team in the FA Cup. It's one of those games where shocks can happen.
"There's always one in every round. Why can't it be us? We've taken Liverpool to penalties [in the League Cup] and on another night we would have won that game.
"It's a no-pressure game for us, we get to enjoy it. All the pressure is on Everton. We've been through a lot in the last eight weeks and it prepares you well."
Gillespie: "We're a tight group and we've battled to get here. We've had to play home games at away grounds and training has been difficult just to get on grass, so I think that brings us together. We've all been through it.
"We're playing against a Premier League team. If we don't perform on the day, they will turn us over."
Jodi Arias had faced the death penalty but that was removed as an option in March, when a jury failed to reach agreement on prison or execution.
She was convicted of premeditated murder in 2013.
The case's salacious testimony of sex and violence gained huge media attention in the US.
Arias, 34, initially blamed the killing of boyfriend Travis Alexander, 30, on intruders, and later said she had killed him in self-defence.
She shot Alexander and stabbed him nearly 30 times in his suburban Phoenix home.
Four family members of Alexander spoke ahead of the sentence, criticising Arias as they broke down in tears.
"Stop murdering my brother again and again by smearing his name," sister Tanisha Sorenson said, referring to Arias as "this evil that sits behind me".
Arias also gave a statement in which stood by her testimony of self-defence and accused police and prosecutors of changing their story during the investigation.
"The most important thing I want to say is that I'm very sorry for the enormous pain I caused to the people who loved Travis," she said.
"I'm truly disgusted and I'm repulsed with myself."
David Cole admitted manslaughter following the death of Leonie Roberts in a country lane in Cornwall.
Cole was semi-conscious when he was pulled out of a car by police but Miss Roberts, 28, from Chepstow was found dead in the vehicle parked in a lane near Looe, in June 2013.
The 36-year-old barman from Havant, Hampshire was given a four-year jail sentence at Exeter Crown Court.
The pair had started an on-off relationship when they worked together in a bar in Miss Roberts' hometown of Chepstow in Monmouthshire.
The couple spent the days leading up to Miss Roberts' death fulfilling their last wishes with £5,000 Cole had stolen from the pub where he was working at the time.
The court heard that the pact was Miss Roberts' idea and that she had persuaded Cole to join her.
She had left notes saying she was planning to take her own life with or without Cole's help but had asked him to join her in death.
Judge Francis Gilbert QC told Cole he should have tried to dissuade her but instead stole the gas cylinders used in the pact.
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Iraqi activist Nadia Murad was awarded the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize by the Council of Europe.
Miss Murad became the face of a campaign to free the Yazidi people and stop human trafficking after escaping IS in November 2014.
The 23-year-old had been captured and enslaved three months earlier along with about 5,000 women and girls.
During her months in captivity, she was bought and sold several times, and subjected to sexual and physical abuse at the hands of the jihadists.
Miss Murad, who was named a United Nations goodwill ambassador in September, called for the creation of an international court to judge crimes committed by IS extremists in her acceptance speech in Strasbourg.
She went on to brand IS's attack on the Yazidi a "genocide", adding: "The free world is not reacting."
The award, which honours outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights, comes with prize money of 60,000 euros (£54,250;$67,000).
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The announcement coincides with International Women's Day.
The fund will support projects to mark the passing of the 1918 Representation of the People Act and "remind us all just how important it was."
But Labour said women are still having to fight for "economic equality".
The Act of 1918 gave some women the vote for the first time and paved the way for the introduction of universal suffrage 10 years later, which saw women win equal voting rights to men.
Mr Hammond said: "It was the decisive step in the political emancipation of women in this country and this money will go to projects to mark its significance and remind us all just how important it was."
He said the money would help educate younger people about the significance of the suffrage movement.
Meanwhile, thousands of women are expected to gather in London to campaign about their pensions. They want the government to implement fairer arrangements for women - born in the 1950s - who they say have had up to six years added to their pension age with little or no notice.
The government maintains the decision was made more than 20 years ago for equality.
Shadow equalities secretary Sarah Champion said: "It's right that we mark and celebrate the achievements of so many women who risked their homes, families and freedom to fight for democracy and economic equality."
"However, 99 years later, women are still having to fight for economic equality under this Tory government," she added.
"From cuts to universal credit and 54,000 women losing their jobs through maternity discrimination, to the treatment of thousands of women born in the 1950s who have been left with a crisis in their retirement planning, this government is systematically turning back the clock on gender economic equality."
And writing on Twitter, leader of the Women's Equality Party, Sophie Walker, said: "£5m for women's festivals? I'd rather equal pay, job opportunities, political representation and no [violence against women and girls] ".
The Women's Budget group - an independent, not-for-profit organisation monitoring the impact of government policies on men and women - suggested the £5m could be used "to analyse (the) impact of (the) budget on women".
But Sam Smethers, chief executive of women's rights charity the Fawcett Society, welcomed the funding.
She said: "We need to ensure young women and men know their suffrage history and the relevance of that struggle to tackling discrimination, harassment, and inequality that women and girls experience today."
Women had argued for - and won - new rights in the 19th Century. But without the vote, campaigners believed there was little incentive for politicians to improve the lot of women further.
Organised campaigns for women's suffrage began to appear in 1866 and from 1888 women could vote in many local council elections.
When parliamentary reform was being debated in 1867, John Stuart Mill proposed an amendment that would have given the vote to women on the same terms as men but it was rejected by 194 votes to 73. After this, the campaign gained momentum.
The movement to gain votes for women had two arms: the suffragists and the suffragettes.
In 1897, the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies was formed under the leadership of Millicent Fawcett. The NUWSS wanted the vote for middle class property-owning women.
They used peaceful tactics to campaign - non-violent demonstrations, petitions and the lobbying of MPs.
Born out of the suffragist movement, came the suffragettes led by Emmeline Pankhurst.
Their name was courtesy of the Daily Mail newspaper, which coined the term "suffragette" as a derogatory label for the more radical and militant members of the women's suffrage movement.
In 1903 Mrs Pankhurst decided to break with the NUWSS and set up a separate society, to include younger and working class women. This became known as the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU).
Their motto was "deeds not words" and violence, hunger strikes and law-breaking became part of their campaign tactics.
In 1918 the Representation of the People Act extended the vote to all men over 21, and to some groups of women over 30.
Yet more than half of women still did not have a say in electing their government.
Campaigning would continue until 1928 when women were finally granted the vote on equal terms to men.
The Dutchman, 26, overcame Scotland's Wright in a repeat of the 2015 final to win the tournament for a second time.
Suffolk-based Wright, 45, is yet to win a major televised PDC event.
As well as the £60,000 winner's prize, Van Gerwen earned an additional £10,000 for hitting the eighth nine-dart finish in UK Open history.
He achieved a perfect leg in his fourth-round victory over Rob Cross.
Wright almost matched Van Gerwen's feat in the final, but missed an attempt at double 12 for a nine-darter of his own.
Amateur qualifier Barry Lynn produced the shock of the tournament, defeating world champion Gary Anderson 9-3 in the last 32.
Lynn had knocked out former World Grand Prix finalist Brendan Dolan in an earlier round and eventually reached the quarter-finals, when the Braintree thrower's run was ended by Van Gerwen.
The Premier League resumes on Thursday, with league leader Van Gerwen due to face Dave Chisnall in Nottingham.
He said other EU countries have higher minimum wages and most migrants claimed in-work benefits, which are being cut.
The National Living Wage, unveiled by George Osborne in his Budget, will start at £7.20 and rise to £9 by 2020.
The Office for Budget Responsibility said this will put the UK near the top of the global minimum wage league table, relative to median earnings.
Some commentators have suggested this will make it even harder for the government to achieve its aim of cutting net migration to the "tens of thousands".
Writing in a blog post entitled "A Budget for Hard Working Poles", Jonathan Portes, director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, said most new arrivals from Eastern and Central Europe were not eligible for in-work benefits such as tax credits, as they tended to be single and childless.
"So, while wage rates - in particular the level of the minimum wage - almost certainly do impact migration decisions, there is little or no evidence to suggest that the availability of in-work benefits does so.
"It follows, therefore, that the impact of the changes described is likely to be to increase labour supply from EU migrants; and to reduce labour supply from low income natives with children."
Mr Portes also points out that the National Living Wage will only be available to over-25s, which may lead employers to employ more under-25s, who will get a lower rate, which may also "provide a boost to the relative employment prospects of EU migrants".
Asked at a press conference whether the National Living Wage would boost immigration, Sajid Javid said: "There are plenty of other countries in Europe which have a high minimum wage. The UK does not stand alone in that.
"Where there is evidence that migrants are attracted to Britain it is with in-work benefits. We made a key point in our Europe negotiations is that this has to chance.
"With the changes announced in the Budget, we no longer have the most generous in-work benefits in Europe, and they are no longer a magnet."
The Office of Budget Responsibility has produced figures showing how the National Living Wage would move the UK up the international minimum wage league table, assuming other countries do not increase their rates.
So far, so relatively normal for Russia. Or maybe not.
There were several striking things about the protests that swept Russia this weekend.
First of all was the fact that people defied direct orders by the police to stay off the streets.
Russia has harsh anti-protest laws and even those staging peaceful, one-person pickets are regularly detained. But on Sunday, tens of thousands came out to show their anger at high-level corruption.
That will worry the Kremlin.
The laws were tightened after the last mass rallies in 2011-12 sparked by allegations of vote-rigging. Those largely unsanctioned protests started small and morphed into a mass wave of anger against President Putin. Tougher penalties were meant to prevent a repeat of that.
Then there's the geographical spread of the rallies, covering more than 80 cities across Russia's vast landmass. They varied in size and scope but the anti-corruption cause is proving a popular one.
Perhaps most striking of all, though, was the make-up of the crowd which included significant numbers of young people, even schoolchildren.
The Kremlin's spokesman has criticised organisers for luring them on to the streets, claiming they were paid to turn out. Silent until he spoke, state TV channels have picked up that suggestion and run with it.
But these were young Russians who have grown up under Vladimir Putin on a diet of patriotism. On Sunday, they joined a crowd chanting "Putin - thief" and "Russia will be free!"
Their presence is proof of how effectively Alexei Navalny and his team use social media.
He is a prolific blogger and tweeter himself and his team of young activists produce slick videos at his anti-corruption fund that drive their message home. Every protest and every court hearing is streamed on the internet.
That skill helps the activist reach large audiences as well as young ones. He is banned from state television but his team's latest film detailing corruption allegations about Russia's prime minister has been viewed around 13 million times on YouTube.
By contrast, Sunday's rally was ignored by all the main TV channels in a move that can only have been deliberate and co-ordinated.
Today, President Putin's spokesman faced a barrage of journalists' questions about the protests. He insisted that the Kremlin doesn't feel threatened, and that the rallies were illegal and irresponsible.
But the authorities don't seem sure how to deal with Alexei Navalny.
Unlike other opposition challengers, his cause is not democracy - a dirty term for many here, after the criminal 1990s - or any vague concept like human rights. It's very concrete: corruption.
As many Russians feel the squeeze from sanctions and the falling oil price, the idea of an elite enjoying designer watches, luxury yachts and vast estates is likely to anger them even more.
Sentenced to 15 days behind bars, Alexei Navalny has temporarily been removed from the picture. More than a dozen staff at his anti-corruption fund have also been detained, and on Sunday the office was closed.
But the activist has vowed to fight on.
In court, Alexei Navalny said the fact that tens of thousands had protested on Sunday despite the risk meant that many more Russians agreed with them.
"There are millions of us," the activist told journalists in court, "and we're not going anywhere".
Admit it or not, the Kremlin will have taken note.
South Africa needed at least a draw to progress, but the result ends Tunisia's hopes of advancing.
Menzi Masuka scored the all-important goal in the 85th minute to secure South Africa's place in the last four.
South Africa finished second in the group on six points.
The hosts Senegal finished top of Group A with a third consecutive win, beating Zambia 1-0 in Dakar.
Mohamadou Diallo scored for Senegal in the third minute to inflict a third straight defeat on Zambia who are eliminated.
Senegal and South Africa will both now have to wait until Saturday to see who they will play in the semi-finals.
Senegal will play the second placed team in Group B, whilst South Africa will face the Group B winners.
Both semi-finals will be played on Wednesday 9 December.
The tournament also serves as a qualifying competition for next year's Olympic Games with the top three finishers booking a place in Rio.
The note was found in Preston, Lancashire, where a crackdown on antisocial begging has been launched.
Beginning with "Sorry", the note was left outside Scotts designer clothes store and signed by a man named Chris.
Handwritten on a ripped piece of cardboard, he says he had been "moved on from everywhere" else he had slept.
"Thank you for not throwing my things away," he said. "Most people would. I've moved the rubbish.
"Thank you so much. I'm actually homeless. From Chris."
Chris, who did not want to give his full name, told the BBC he left the note because he wanted to return at some stage.
He said he was grateful the shop did not dispose of his possessions after they closed the shutters on Wednesday night.
"I left a note for them saying sorry, and nice one for not throwing my stuff away.
"Someone robbed all my stuff yesterday, I don't know why. That's why I put the note there because they usually would just throw it away.
"They're nice. That's a good thing. A lot of stuff of mine has gone missing and I've lost my sleeping bags, I've lost blankets, I've lost all sorts of stuff."
"I need my blankets. Even on that hot day, during the heatwave, it was freezing at night."
Earlier this month a campaign was launched which aims to reduce "professional" begging in the city.
Backed by organisations including Preston City Council and Lancashire Police, it focuses on beggars who are persistent and in some cases not in genuine need.
But there are concerns that genuinely homeless people are not always finding the support they need.
Gary Welsh, of the Lancaster and District Homeless Action Service charity, said: "The authorities should know who is genuinely homeless. But on the flipside, there are lots of services for homeless people to access. It's just sad that we are in beginning of the 21st Century and we still have Victorian problems."
A spokesman for Preston City Council said the campaign was not designed to target rough sleepers.
"The Off The Streets Preston initiative is not in any way targeting people like Chris, who is a genuine rough sleeper," he said.
"We are continuing to offer support for rough sleepers and vulnerable people, and working with them to help them address their needs."
A zip wire, abseiling and "walking of the bridge's cables" are being considered, in addition to a visitor centre and glass lift.
Last November, East Riding of Yorkshire Council rejected proposals which included a hotel, restaurant and an office block.
Bosses said they wanted to turn the bridge into a tourist destination.
Kevin Moore, chief executive of the Humber Bridge Board, said the office block plans had been shelved but they were still considering whether to include the hotel and restaurant.
"We want to bring in adrenaline experiences, so safely walking the cables, possibly abseiling, a zip wire. These are all things some people may want to do here.
"Obviously we've got to look at the health and safety implications. But we really want to interpret the bridge in as wide a way as we possibly can."
The initial proposals would have allowed visitors to travel under the bridge at Hessle in a glass gondola before changing to the lift which would have ascended 510ft (155m) to the top of the north tower. These plans are now being reviewed.
Mr Moore said they would have a "revised concept" formed by December, which would then be submitted to the authority.
The council's planning committee voted against the original scheme because of concerns over the 60,000 sq ft office block.
The 33-year-old has been included in Northamptonshire's squad for the summer, funding himself independently.
"I really want to be part of the England set-up," left-armer Panesar told BBC Radio Northampton.
"If it doesn't happen then at least I tried my best. I'm confident I can bowl the way I used to bowl."
Panesar has been training at Wantage Road this winter while recovering from a shoulder injury.
"There's a sub-continent winter tour in Bangladesh and India which keeps me motivated and it's something I want to be part of.
"I know I've got a lot of hard work ahead of me, but I'm prepared to do that," said Panesar.
He added he had been in regular contact with Peter Such, spin-bowling coach at the England and Wales Cricket Board.
"He keeps an eye on me and we're going to get together and have a few sessions once my arm is in a better place," said Panesar.
The Luton-born spinner, who has also played for Sussex and Essex, has taken 167 wickets in 50 Tests, the last of them three years ago.
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A statement on the Northants website said it had seemed "unlikely" Panesar would be added to their squad because the "player budget for 2016 was already confirmed".
"Monty has now organised his own funding and the chances of him playing for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club are looking more likely," the statement added.
Panesar made himself unavailable for selection by Essex at the start of the 2015 season, and only played three first-class games throughout the summer.
He was released by Essex at the end of the season after off-field "issues", and later admitted to bouts of paranoia and lack of self-confidence, stating: "I would feel that people are not being supportive of me."
Panesar was dropped by Essex in 2014 for a "timekeeping" error, and during his time with Sussex was fined by police for urinating on a nightclub bouncer.
He was given a way back into cricket by Northants, who allowed him to travel with the squad on their pre-season tour of Barbados last month, seven years after his last appearance for the club.
"We've all had some honest conversations but he is fitting in really well," said captain Alex Wakely.
"He still has to prove his worth and Graeme White is bowling very well at the moment so he still faces some challenges to get a place."
161 people lost their lives after an attempted coup by a military faction on Friday night.
A flight to Dalaman in the south-west of the country left Aldergrove on Saturday afternoon.
Tour operator Thompson said most travellers had decided to continue with their holiday plans.
Sharon Laverty and her friend Victoria Hewer told the BBC that they were reassured by the fact the flight was still operating.
A male holiday maker said: "No difference to Belfast over the last 40 years, so why spoil the holiday?"
Another traveller, Brian McCullough, said: "Where we are going is hundreds of miles away from the trouble in Ankara and Istanbul, so it shouldn't be a problem."
Dylan McKee is a regular visitor to Turkey.
He said he had no concerns: "We know people out there and they are telling us it is safe, so we'll go out there, we'll have our holiday and we'll come home, we'll be safe."
The Foreign Office issued updated advice to travellers on Saturday: "We strongly advise you to stay indoors, avoid public places, in particular demonstrations, and remain vigilant.
"Avoid areas of conflict and take sensible precautions if you are in the vicinity of any military or security forces."
The latest advice from the Irish government is for "Irish citizens in Turkey or intending to travel to Turkey is to exercise a high degree of caution."
"The situation in Ankara and Istanbul in particular remains tense, and there is a heightened security presence on the streets in both cities.
"There have been incidents of violence, and Irish citizens should be extremely vigilant and stay informed of local developments and security advice.
Police said they were called to the "sudden death" of the Bournemouth University student, aged in her 30s, at a house in Gillet Road. Officers discovered "unknown chemical substances" at the property.
Neighbours left their homes while the substances were removed on Thursday.
The death is not being treated as suspicious and next of kin are aware.
The university described the death in the student village on the edge of its Talbot Campus as "an isolated incident" and said it was "making support available for any student who has been affected".
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service also attended the scene.
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The South African says he is "thrilled" with the deal which will keep him at Kingspan Stadium until 2020.
Ludik, 30, joined Ulster from French side Agen in 2014 and made a superb start to the season before suffering a fractured cheek bone against Connacht.
The full-back, who has also played on the wing and at centre this season, is expected to be out of action until the end of November.
Ludik will qualify to play for Ireland next summer.
"Myself and my family really enjoy Belfast and we feel very much at home here," he stated.
"Everything about Ulster Rugby is first class; the stadium, the training facilities, the players and coaches, the medical care and the supporters.
"Once I return to fitness, I'm looking forward to contributing to the team this season and for the following three years."
Ulster's Director of Rugby Les Kiss described the player's contract extension as "a major boost".
"He is an outstanding guy who gives 100% to the cause and adds so much value both on and off the pitch.
"His form at the start of this season has been absolutely brilliant and I'm looking forward to seeing him deliver for us over the next few years."
The Argus reported the remarks made by Lewes councillor Donna Edmunds.
She posted her views after being asked whether she supported Henley-on-Thames UKIP councillor David Silvester, who said the government's support for gay marriage had caused the recent floods.
Ms Edmunds defended her comments as "an essentially libertarian stance".
However, she later issued a statement saying she regretted the remarks.
On the forum, Ms Edmunds said she did not agree with Mr Silvester, who has been expelled by UKIP, but said business owners should be allowed to refuse services to anyone they wanted for any reason.
When The Argus asked her to clarify her statement, Ms Edmunds said it would be OK for a shop owner to refuse her based on no other fact than she was a woman, or if service was refused to a gay person.
She said: "I'm a libertarian so I don't think the state should have a role in who business owners serve."
Norman Baker, Lewes's Liberal Democrat MP, tweeted about his surprise at the capacity of UKIP repeatedly to pick candidates with "abhorrent" views.
And the Conservative Party Press Office tweeted: "UKIP MEP candidate & Cllr says businesses should be able to turn away women, gay & black people. @UKIP do? Nothing."
A spokesman for UKIP said: "Ms Edmunds' comments appear somewhat misguided and we do not endorse the position intimated, but we believe she has apologised for the remarks."
And the party's chairman Steve Crowther later said: "Whilst we are a libertarian party this kind of ultra-libertarianism really goes beyond what is acceptable.
"Society has to have rules and it is certainly not UKIP's policy to allow people to refuse service to each other on the grounds of race, sexuality etc."
Ms Edmunds, an MEP candidate for the South East, issued a statement which said: "I regret what I wrote and can see how an essentially libertarian stance could be broadly misinterpreted.
"I in no way endorse any form of discrimination. I believe in cutting red tape for business and I also strongly believe in an individual's personal and religious freedoms, but I stand against any form of prejudice."
The mother of one added: "I hope this remark has not caused any embarrassment for the party."
Lewes District Council said Ms Edmunds's views were her personal opinion and not shared by the authority.
A spokeswoman said the council had a statutory duty to protect people from discrimination and believed everyone in the area should feel "welcome, safe, valued, included and respected".
She added: "All officers and councillors receive regular training opportunities and there is no excuse for them not to be aware of their duties as council employees and elected members."
The 18-year-old has made 14 appearances this season after being given his debut against Exeter on the final day of the 2015-16 campaign in May.
Justin's new contract ties him to the club until the summer of 2019, and it includes an option for a further year.
"We are very excited by James. Now he has to continue the development he has shown," said boss Nathan Jones.
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Gatland, on a sabbatical from Wales to lead the British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, will be at Friday's penultimate game against Ireland.
After two defeats, Edwards says Wales' players will want to make amends.
"They've got two games left and they can prove a point," ex-Wales and Lions scrum-half Edwards said
"That should be another incentive for the Welsh players to prove a point to Warren Gatland that some of the previous results they've had really don't matter.
"They might, just about might, surprise Ireland."
Rob Howley's side travel to France for their final game of the Championship on Saturday, 18 March.
Fourth-placed Wales, who are out of title contention after back-to-back defeats by England and Scotland, have named an unchanged side for the game at the Principality Stadium.
Edwards believes Friday's game sees the two top contenders going head to head for the number nine jersey he famously wore in the victorious tour of New Zealand in 1971.
"Conor Murray and Rhys Webb are vying for the Lions position," Edwards told S4C's Y Clwb Rygbi.
"Although there are others in the market there is no doubt this will be a real tough encounter.
"I'm expecting Rhys Webb to really show his capability but I've got great respect for both of them. It will be very interesting to see who comes out on top."
Ireland can set up a title decider with England in Dublin on 18 March with victory in Cardiff and Edwards is expecting a tough match for Howley's unchanged side.
"Whenever you play Ireland you know what you're going to get," Edwards added.
"It might not be fine skills; it will be all about heart and who wants it more than anybody else.
"I'm expecting nothing different from the Irish and I'm looking forward to it immensely."
Watch the full interview with Sir Gareth Edwards on S4C's Y Clwb Rygbi ahead of this Friday's game between Wales and Ireland from 19.15 GMT.
Wayne Nash, national security officer of the Football Association of Wales (FAW), said supporters should "enjoy the match" wherever they were.
Discussions have taken place about having a British police presence inside the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens.
It follows the violent scenes that marred England's game against Russia.
Nash, speaking to BBC Wales Sport, told fans: "If you do not have a ticket, do not go to Lens for the game.
"Enjoy the match if you are in France, whether in the south of France in the bars or restaurants or in the campsites. And if you are in Wales, stay at home and don't travel to the game without a ticket."
Lille, which is 24 miles from Lens, hosts Russia's second Group B game, against Slovakia on Wednesday.
Nash added: "We have never advised our fans to go to Lille. Our advice was always to go to Arras or Amiens.
"Of course, with the fact Russia play Slovakia the day before, I'm cognisant of what happened on the weekend. It just makes our advice more pertinent really."
The FAW and the English Football Association are hoping there will be some British police presence inside the stadium on Thursday.
Police from both countries discussed the situation on Monday and will now hold talks with the prefect of Lens and Uefa's head of security.
Nash said: "Thursday's game has a very British feel to it and we have talked about deployment of officers. We think it would be reassuring to have officers in and around the stadium. Our fans are used to it.
"It's not the French way but we think on this occasion, and following the events at the weekend, our fans would be reassured."
Nash emphasised Wales supporters had been praised for their behaviour before, during and after Saturday's 2-1 win over Slovakia.
"We had a great day in Bordeaux, our fans behaved impeccably - that is well documented and evidenced," he said.
"We want them to come and enjoy the game, enjoy the occasion, get behind the boys and be as passionate as they were at the Slovakia game. But just be aware we have to keep things the right side of decent."
Yet after they have paid their last respects, said their final farewells and departed, a vital aspect of Mr Achebe's burial will still be pending.
According to Igbo tradition, death is not an end to life. It is simply a transition to a new world.
And without the rites of passage performed during a ceremony called "ikwa ozu", which means "celebrating the dead", Mr Achebe will be forbidden from taking his rightful place among his ancestors.
No matter how accomplished he was in this life, the literary icon would not be accorded an iota of respect in the next world.
"Ikwa ozu" rites differ from community to community.
The one commonality is that they occur after the elderly deceased is buried.
Mr Achebe's "ikwa ozu" is scheduled for immediately following his interment, on 24 and 25 May.
Igbo funerals are typically lavish.
It is not uncommon to hear people express anxiety when a relative is ill: "God, please, don't let my mother die. I can't afford her burial right now."
Vast amounts are expended on livestock and alcohol entitlements for the various age grades within the deceased's community, for the entertainment of guests and, usually, for the long-distance transportation of the corpse.
The honourable final resting place for an Igbo man is his ancestral village; and for a woman, in her husband's village.
In order to recuperate financially, many families tend to wait several months after the burial before embarking on the even more expensive "ikwa ozu", a situation that has led to the ceremony being frequently referred to as the "second burial".
Sometimes, families that can afford to organise the ceremony immediately also prefer to wait for months.
That way, they and their friends can reconvene for a second fanfare, and maybe combine the "ikwa ozu" with a grand memorial service.
Depending on what traditional titles the deceased held in his lifetime, the "ikwa ozu" can last anything from days to weeks.
As an "ogbuagu", a "tiger killer", my maternal grandfather's second burial lasted seven days.
The ceremony took place in Oguta in 1994, more than a year after his first burial.
From a mock trial to determine who - if anyone - had killed him, to the breaking of a paddle tied to a goat's neck to signify the final severance of his ties with this world, each rite involved my grandfather's age grade, his fellow title holders, or members of his family.
Being the first daughter, the "ada", my mother was the significant participant in the "ino uno akwa" rite, when my grandfather's favourite meals were prepared and set before her from dawn to dusk.
By consuming the meals, in silence, she was believed to have been ensuring that her father would never lack a steady food supply in the new world.
Chinua Achebe's obituary
Two key factors have radically altered the customs surrounding burials in Igbo land.
One is technology.
Barely hours after Mr Achebe died, the news went viral on the internet.
Official mourning and tributes soon followed.
And so, when a member of his mother's family granted an interview to Nigeria's Punch newspapers days later, in which he stated "we have not yet been informed", some might have wondered how they could be in Nigeria and not know.
But, according to Igbo tradition, there is a laid-down procedure for breaking the news of death, especially that of a great man.
Informing the deceased's mother's family should be a special event.
The first group to be informed is the deceased's immediate family. Afterwards, the extended family is told.
Then the entire community is summoned to an "ikpo oku".
The news is broken while presenting them with alcohol and livestock.
Only after the "ikpo oku" are public displays of mourning permitted to commence.
As part of the official mourning activities for my grandfather, his five wives gathered in his back yard daily - weeping, wailing and flaying their bodies on the floor - from 05:00 to 06:00.
This continued until the day he was buried, when the women's heads were shaved clean.
The final group to be informed is the deceased's mother's family.
They are then given a date to visit the immediate family and learn exactly how the death occurred.
Lavish entertainment is provided at the occasion. The number of yams, goats and cows the mother's family demands to take home with them is dependent on the deceased's status in his community.
This elaborate procedure for passing on the news of death helps prevent murder; it ensures that no-one leaves this world without the exact circumstances being ascertained.
In Umuahia, my hometown, the mother's family is solely responsible for selecting the spot where his grave is to be dug.
The Igbo bury their dead among the living, within the premises of the family home.
The second factor of change is Christianity.
Concerned about the impoverishment of bereaved folk owing to costly funerals, many churches have now placed a limit on how long relatives can preserve their deceased in the mortuary.
This is aimed at forestalling elaborate, expensive planning.
For the Catholic and Anglican churches, the limit is two to three weeks.
Church leaders will not officiate at a ceremony if the family exceeds these times without first receiving special permission in the case of special circumstances.
Churches also frown on the "ikwa ozu", which they consider pagan.
The more committed a family is to their Christian faith, the less likely they are to embark on traditional rites of passage.
But since burials are a communal affair, many reluctant participants are often forced to stand by and watch while the rites are carried out.
Some Christians leave clear instructions before they die, stating that no traditional rituals be conducted on their behalf.
My mother, now a papal knight, a dame of the Roman Catholic Church, insists that if things were done all over again, she would not participate in her father's "ino uno akwa".
But then, Igbo tradition stipulates all sorts of woeful consequences for families that do not ensure their dead's rightful place in the next world.
Without organising an "ikwa ozu" for their deceased, family members are forbidden from being conferred with certain titles or holding key positions in the community.
And nobody will be allowed to plan one for them when they eventually die.
Even worse, the spirit of the deceased is believed to torment any recalcitrant family, inflicting on them various disasters, from disease to destitution.
Many church-goers moderate these ancient and modern worries by cloaking traditional rites with Christian activities.
The shaving of widows' heads, for example, could be conducted while the women who usually gather to watch sing Christian choruses in the background.
And instead of sitting in silence while the "ino uno akwa" meals are served, the "ada" could be reading her Bible or praying to Jesus.
Also, a second burial could metamorphose into a memorial service.
And an "ikwa ozu" could conclude with a thanksgiving service.
The thanksgiving service for Mr Achebe will be held on Sunday 26 May at the St Philips Anglican Church in Ogidi.
Pro-EU Swansea East member Mike Hedges made the remark while explaining why he thought Brexit posed a risk.
UKIP Wales leader Nathan Gill, who is campaigning for a Leave vote, said the remark was "shameful".
Mr Hedges later apologised for the remark.
He had told BBC Wales: "It's like getting divorced after 43 years.
"It might look better on the outside with all these young women available to you.
"But I think the reality may well be something different."
In response Mr Gill said: 'It's shameful for anyone - let alone a member of the Welsh assembly - to lower the tone of debate in a way that may be seen as offensive.
"The vote on 23 June is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," he added.
"A vote to Remain is a vote to continue to send £350m to the EU every week, rather than spending it on our own priorities such as higher education and scientific research."
Mr Hedges later apologised on Twitter, saying the comments "should have been gender neutral".
The SNP have set out plans for tougher targets on climate change.
Labour is calling for a ban on fracking, while the Tories want to give councils the power to bring in moratoriums on wind farms and fracking.
The Lib Dems say they want to plug the "black hole" in Scotland's rural economy.
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to raise Scotland's 2020 climate change target to a 50% cut in greenhouse gas emissions.
The new target would be contained in a Climate Change Bill if the party is returned to government at the 5 May election.
The Scottish government has missed its interim emissions targets for the last four years.
The SNP's Aileen McLeod, said: "It has not always been easy but Scotland has been a genuine world leader in the area of climate change and green energy, and the latest evidence shows that we are on track to exceed our 42% target."
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale will outline a Labour plan for a greener Scotland, including:
Labour said climate change was the great challenge for this generation.
Ms Dugdale said: "The next Scottish government needs to offer more than warm words - it needs to deliver real change.
"The SNP's approach to climate change is similar to its whole approach to government - set a target, miss it and then set an even tougher target in the hope nobody notices."
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson told the BBC her party would give local authorities the power to enforce a moratorium on wind farms and fracking.
Ms Davidson has also accused the SNP "burying bad news" at election time to avoid fresh questions over its house buying tax.
She said that unlike in 11 previous months, the Scottish government has failed to produce new figures at the end of last month on the sums collected by Land and Buildings Transaction Tax.
Meanwhile, Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Willie Rennie will put pressure on the Scottish government to "plug the black hole in Scotland's rural economy", as he visits a Cupar farm.
Speaking ahead of the visit, Mr Rennie said: "The SNP has failed spectacularly to support people living and working in Scotland's rural and remote areas.
"That's why Liberal Democrats in our manifesto have set out plans for immediate restitution payments for farmers who have lost out.
"They cannot be expected to pay for the SNP's shambolic handling of CAP payments."
The findings on the Clutha bar tragedy in Glasgow came in a report from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.
It said fuel transfer pumps were turned off and a controlled landing was not achieved for "unknown reasons".
The report also recommends that all police helicopters be equipped with black box flight recording equipment.
Scotland's Crown Office has now confirmed that a fatal accident inquiry into the crash will be held as soon as possible.
The report into the crash, which took place on 29 November 2013, said:
At a glance guide to the investigators' findings.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) chief inspector Keith Conradi said: "The AAIB is independent, tasked with investigating the causes of accidents to prevent recurrence and help make aviation safer.
"We do not apportion blame in our reports.
"We have made a series of safety recommendations in this final report including that European and British civil aviation regulators require all police and medical helicopters to carry flight recording equipment."
A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority said the CAA had assisted the AAIB with its investigation and would study the report and its recommendations.
He added: "We will continue to work with helicopter operators to achieve the highest possible safety standards."
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said it was "deeply disappointing that after two years of investigation the report does not reach a clearer conclusion".
She said that in some respects, the report "seems to raise more questions than it answers".
She added: "I therefore share the disappointment of the families that it does not provide the closure they sought and hope that the FAI that the Crown Office has now said will happen as soon as possible, can help the families get the answers they seek."
A Crown Office spokesman said: "The report raises a number of questions for which the families of the victims deserve answers.
"The Crown will now conduct further investigations into some of the complex issues raised by the AAIB report.
"We will endeavour to do this as quickly as possible but these matters are challenging and the necessary expertise is restricted to a small number of specialists."
The Police Scotland Eurocopter EC 135 was operated by Bond Air Services, which said: "Today's AAIB report is an important step in the process of understanding the terrible events of that night, although some questions remain unanswered.
"The AAIB has made no specific recommendations for Bond, but we are studying the report and will continue to work with others, including the manufacturer and regulators, to learn from its findings."
Deputy Chief Constable Iain Livingstone of Police Scotland said: "Since the crash, Police Scotland has been carrying out an extensive major investigation under the direction of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
"Today's publication of the report by the AAIB contains a large amount of technical detail and is a significant milestone.
"The AAIB's findings will now be considered by Police Scotland's investigation team and the Crown."
The helicopter crew who were killed were pilot David Traill, PC Tony Collins and PC Kirsty Nelis.
Seven customers in the Clutha died. They were John McGarrigle, Mark O'Prey, Gary Arthur, Colin Gibson, Robert Jenkins, Samuel McGhee and Joe Cusker.
Relatives of those who died were informed about the AAIB's findings at private meetings in Glasgow on Wednesday and Thursday.
Speaking after the report had been published, John McGarrigle who lost his father John in the crash, said it was now obvious why he was "furious".
He said the document did not give answers and that he had been "bombarded by data and graphs and numbers for three hours at the meeting" on Wednesday.
Mr McGarrigle said at the end of the meeting the families were told about the two fuel supply switches being in the off position and they may never know why.
He said he was angry about the length of time it had taken for the report to come out.
Glasgow Lord Provost Sadie Docherty said the city council was "acutely aware that bereaved families and friends are struggling to cope".
She said: "They are in our thoughts and prayers as they express disappointment and frustration at their questions not being adequately answered.
"The council's major incident support team will be available to anyone seeking assistance."
Tyres have been set on fire and roads have been blocked in the capital Bamako on a fourth day of demonstrations.
Soldiers' families also took to the streets in a nearby town, complaining that the army was not equipped properly.
The rebels want an autonomous Azawad region in the northern desert.
Fresh fighting broke out in the middle of January - led by Tuareg rebels recently returned from Libya, where they served as Col Gaddafi's security forces.
The BBC's Martin Vogl in Bamako says the capital is tense and shops and businesses closed early for the day.
Our correspondent says the return to fighting - after two years of relative peace between the government and the Tuareg - has re-ignited old ethnic tensions between southerners and northerners.
He says southerners are angry that some of their family members have been killed - accusing the government of failing to properly arm those fighting on the front line.
The businesses and homes of Tuareg families have been vandalised in the towns of Kati, close to Bamako, and Segou, some 240km away - prompting President Amadou Toumani Toure to go on national TV.
He urged southern Malians not to discriminate against northerners despite the recent Tuareg rebel attacks.
"Those who attacked some military barracks and towns in the north must not be confused with our fellow Tuaregs, Arabs, Songhoi, Fulani, who live with us," President Toure said.
"They have the same rights and aspirations as us to live in peace," he added.
It was his first major speech since the fighting in the north resumed two weeks ago.
The Tuareg are a nomadic community who mostly live in northern Mali, northern Niger and southern Algeria.
Mali's Tuaregs have long complained that they have been marginalised by the southern government and have staged several rebellions over the years.
The study, led by the University of Hull, studied sightings and population numbers for creatures introduced into Britain over the last 150 years.
It found 13,000 yellow-tailed scorpions and between 30,000 and 50,000 ring-necked parakeets in south-east England.
About 10 coatis, which are also known as Brazilian aardvarks, and about 20 snapping turtles were also found.
The coatis, which are members of the racoon family and hail from North America, are thought to be living wild in Cumbria.
The snapping turtles, also from North America, are believed to be living in parts of Kent, London, the West Midlands and West Yorkshire.
The scorpions originate from north-west Africa and southern Europe and the ring-necked parakeets come from Africa and Asia.
Report author Dr Toni Bunnell, of the University of Hull, said it was thought some of the animals had originally been kept as pets but were released when their owners could no longer look after them.
"If you get enough turfed out in the same area and they can survive and the habitat suits them, then you have got a breeding population. That seems to be what's happening."
She added that other species were thought to have escaped from private collections.
The report was commissioned by the Eden television channel.
The forward-looking GfK consumer sentiment indicator fell to 9.3 points for December from 9.4 points in the previous month.
The score is the lowest since February, but was above analysts' predictions.
Confidence in the economy among German consumers dropped for the sixth consecutive month, although the pace reduced.
Concern about the labour market led the way, according to the survey of 2,000 shoppers, with 69% of all those surveyed expecting an increase in unemployment due to the influx of asylum seekers this year.
This month's survey was conducted before the attacks in Paris on 13 November.
In contrast to general sentiment, optimism for making a big purchase improved, with the sub-index for willingness to buy climbing by three points to 48.9.
GfK analyst Rolf Buerkl said he was optimistic for this year's Christmas sales, as customers might be tempted to shop online if they are concerned for public safety.
"It is possible that a few people here and there will avoid going to the Christmas market or visiting a shopping mall," Mr Buerkl said.
While promising a fierce fight to the end, IS prepared the way in its propaganda for its military defeat in the city.
The group began to shift its messaging in May 2016 amid losses in its Iraqi and Syrian heartland, saying that victory was not determined by territorial hold but persistence in faith.
It emphasised its enduring ideological reach, insisting that the group was invincible even if it faced what it portrayed as temporary setbacks on the ground.
IS cited a military official as saying the group had begun readying for its battle to defend Mosul from the first day it captured the city, suggesting the group knew its hold on the city could never last.
Following the launch by Iraqi forces of the operation to recapture Mosul in October 2016, IS has played up the strength of its affiliates in other countries.
It recently suggested that the capture of parts of the city of Marawi in the Philippines by pro-IS militants in May was reminiscent of its capture of Mosul, indicating that the symbolic centre of its so-called "caliphate" could be revised.
The group noted that a precursor had lost control of areas of Iraq in 2007 but resurfaced much stronger.
IS has demonstrated its ability to carry out attacks in various parts of Iraq outside Mosul, with a current offensive near Qayyara to the south of the city diverting attention from its crumbling "caliphate".
It has issued multiple calls for attacks worldwide, and in June claimed a third attack in the UK and its first attacks in Iran and Israel.
In the course of the battle for Mosul, IS has often said the city would prove to be a graveyard for its enemies.
But on 7 July it described Mosul's Old City as a graveyard for thousands of civilians, blaming their suffering on US-led coalition bombardment.
This served its narrative depicting an alleged global war against Sunni Islam.
IS used the destruction in Mosul - including the landmark Great Mosque al-Nuri and Hadba minaret, reportedly orchestrated by the group itself - to serve its own ends.
It boasted about the fierce resistance its members had put up in the city over almost nine months, against an array of powerful enemies.
It also gloated about the material and human cost visited upon its foes.
In a recent recognition of its demise in Mosul, the group said it planned to apply lessons derived from the protracted battle to future fronts in its unending war.
These are just some of the ways its media spins victory out of military defeats.
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He first created Discworld in 1983 because he wanted to "have fun with some of the cliches" of fantasy novels.
Pratchett's whimsical writings endeared him to millions of avid fans across the world.
But in later years he fought a much-publicised battle against Alzheimer's disease.
Terence David John Pratchett was born on 28 April 1948 near Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire.
An only child, he spent his early years in a house with no running water or electricity but he said that the family never felt deprived.
"It was right after the war, so that if you had a house with a roof on it you were ahead of the game," he said.
Pratchett later remembered an idyllic childhood spent playing with other village children in the local fields and woods.
He vividly recalled a visit to London in 1954 when his mother took him to the Gamages department store in Holborn.
The small boy was overcome by the bright lights and vast range of toys. "Lots of my future writing started to happen on that day," he later said.
An early interest in astronomy was sparked when he began collecting a series of cards in Brooke Bond Tea packets entitled Out into Space.
When his parents bought him a telescope, he spent hours out in the dark garden, peering into the sky.
Pratchett was also an avid reader and The Wind in the Willows became a major influence on his later writing, together with his growing collection of sci-fi books.
He left school at 17 and got a job as a trainee reporter on a local newspaper where, among other things, he wrote children's stories under the pen name Uncle Jim.
Out of one of these columns, written in what would become his trademark whimsical style, came the characters that eventually populated his first book.
His breakthrough came in 1968. While interviewing a publisher, Peter Bander van Duren, he casually mentioned he had been working on a manuscript.
Van Duren and his business partner Colin Smythe read the draft and The Carpet People was published in 1971.
According to Smythe, the book received few reviews, but they were ecstatic, with one describing it as "of quite extraordinary quality".
Pratchett followed this up with his only two purely science-fiction novels, The Dark Side of the Sun, published in 1976, and Strata five years later.
The latter work introduced the concept of a flat world, something that would surface again in Pratchett's most popular series of novels.
"Nothing in the universe is 'natural' in the strict sense of the term," Pratchett said of Strata. "Everything, from planets to stars, is a relic of previous races and civilisations."
Pratchett was a great computer fan, writing his earlier novels on an Amstrad word processor before switching to a PC as the technology improved.
Loath to abandon the security of a full-time job, he continued to work as a journalist before becoming a press officer at the Central Electricity Generating Board.
He had responsibility for three nuclear power stations and began his new post, with "impeccable timing", just after the partial meltdown of the reactor at Three Mile Island in the US.
"About every Friday one of the reactors would blow up - again," he joked later in an interview with the Scifi.com website.
"It was my job to say, 'Well, we didn't leave much radioactivity. You could barely see it!'"
In 1983 Pratchett published The Colour of Magic, the first in what would become the Discworld series of books.
It was more a collection of short stories than a novel but, boosted by a serialisation of the story on the BBC's Woman's Hour, the paperback edition, released in 1985, established Pratchett's reputation.
"The nature of Discworld gave me the opportunity to do all kinds of things," he said. "I could fit more or less anything into it. By about book four, I discovered the joy of plot."
By the time that fourth Discworld book, Mort, was published in 1987, Pratchett felt confident enough to become a full-time writer.
While Discworld remained at the centre of Pratchett's output, by 2013 he had published 40 novels in the canon while also writing some horror fiction and a number of children's books.
His style of writing was nothing if not eccentric. He avoided chapters where possible, on the basis that they broke up the narrative, and peppered his text with footnotes.
Pratchett also used punctuation as a source of humour. His character Death always conversed in capital letters while the auditors of reality eschewed quotation marks.
He drew heavily on real people for many of his characters. Leonardo da Vinci, for example, became the painter and engineer Leonard of Quirm.
Many of his works were adapted for the stage and animated versions of some of his children's stories, including Truckers, have appeared on TV.
He fought a running battle against critics who said fantasy could never be considered as literature.
"Stories of imagination," he said witheringly, "tend to upset those without one."
Away from writing he maintained an interest in astronomy and natural history.
He became a campaigner to promote the conservation of the orangutan and the librarian in Pratchett's Unseen University found being the shape of an orangutan ideal for his work.
In 2007, Pratchett announced that what had been thought were the symptoms of a mild stroke were in fact the signs of early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
In a public statement headed "An Embuggerance", the author assured fans that "this should be interpreted as 'I am not dead'. For me, this may be further off than you think."
Pratchett, determined to battle the disease, donated half a million pounds to an Alzheimer's research charity and set about trying a number of possible cures.
He made a two-part documentary for the BBC, Living with Alzheimer's, in which he learned more about the disease and discussed its effect on his life and writing.
Pratchett became a campaigner for assisted suicide in 2009 , the same year in which he was awarded a knighthood for services to literature.
The following year he was chosen to give the BBC Richard Dimbleby lecture on the subject Shaking Hands With Death.
The words had to be delivered by the actor Tony Robinson as the disease had affected Pratchett's ability to read.
Pratchett also introduced a BBC documentary entitled Terry Pratchett - Choosing to Die, which won an award at the Scottish Baftas.
Despite his illness he continued to write, either using word recognition software or dictating his words to an assistant.
In an interview with the Mail on Sunday in 2009 he was sanguine about his prospects.
"I intend, before the endgame looms, to die sitting in a chair in my own garden with a glass of brandy in my hand and Thomas Tallis on the iPod, the latter because Thomas's music could lift even an atheist a little bit closer to Heaven.
"Oh, and since this is England, I had better add, 'If wet, in the library.' "
The Environment (Wales) Bill sets a target for emissions to be reduced by at least 80% by 2050.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) - responsible for landscapes and wildlife - will be asked to put sustainability at the heart of its decision-making.
AMs passed the bill unanimously, but opposition parties said it could have been more ambitious.
Natural Resources Minister Carl Sargeant said: "This is a great day for Wales as the passing of the Environment Bill will ensure that the sustainable management of our natural resources will be a core consideration in all future decision-making."
Other highlights of the bill, which had been three years in the making, include:
While the bill was passed unanimously, opposition parties spoke of missed opportunities.
The Welsh Tories' Shadow Environment Minister Janet Haworth said Labour "missed an ideal opportunity to increase Natural Resources Wales' independence from Government, to embrace the United Nations' definitions of biodiversity and ecosystems, and have failed to offer Dwr Cymru necessary recognition as a statutory consultee in planning matters".
Plaid Cymru spokesman Llyr Gruffydd said legislation to cut carbon emissions "don't necessarily go far enough" but were "a step in the right direction".
He added that Welsh Labour had missed an opportunity to give Natural Resources Wales "an unequivocal remit for being the environment champion for Wales".
William Powell, for the Welsh Liberal Democrats, said Welsh Labour ministers remained "unambitious" on tackling climate change.
"This bill will simply put Wales in line with the rest of the UK, I think we should aim for higher than that," he said.
"With the right ambition, we could lead the way in renewable technologies and in creating a circular economy."
Haf Elgar, chair of Stop Climate Chaos Cymru, a coalition of environmental groups, said the legal framework to cut carbon emissions was "a big step ahead".
"However we are disappointed that the target for 2050 isn't higher," she added.
Annie Smith, from the Wales Environment Link, said there was a lot of support for the bill among environmental and countryside groups.
"It gives us a great platform to start from - now real things need to happen to get us into a better place as a result," she said.
John Kerry said many Europeans felt "overwhelmed" by recent challenges but the US was confident Europe would "emerge stronger".
His comments in Munich come ahead of a crucial Brussels summit, where Prime Minister David Cameron is hoping to secure a deal on a reformed EU.
An EU-exit group said the US stance on Britain leaving was "for US interests".
Mr Cameron, who was also in Germany, said changes he was seeking to UK membership would make Europe "more outward-looking, competitive and dynamic".
He hopes to secure a package that he can recommend to the British public, ahead of a referendum on whether the UK should stay in or leave the EU.
Mr Kerry, who spoke about the EU while at security conference in Munich, said Europe was facing a number of challenges including the UK's potential exit.
"Here again however, I want to express the confidence of President Obama and all of us in America that, just as it has so many times before, Europe is going to emerge stronger than ever, provided it stays united and builds common responses to these challenges," he said.
"Now obviously, the United States has a profound interest in your success as we do in a very strong United Kingdom staying in a strong EU."
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Last year, US President Barack Obama said the UK must stay in the EU to continue to have influence on the world stage.
A spokesman for Vote Leave, one of two groups vying to be the official Out campaign in the EU referendum, told the BBC the British government was "pulling favours" from world leaders.
"The State Department has long thought the UK is better off in for US interests," he said.
"But this vote is about the future of the British people and Britain's best interests and we're confident the British people will vote to take that control."
However, Britain Stronger In Europe - a group campaigning for Britain to remain in the EU - said Mr Kerry's comments reinforce how Britain's "global influence is clearly enhanced by staying in Europe".
Executive director Will Straw said: "Being in an alliance with 27 other European democracies strengthens our hand when dealing with threats like terrorism and a resurgent Russia. And increases our clout and credibility in Washington."
In a speech to business, political and civic leaders in Hamburg, Mr Cameron said he would campaign "unequivocally" for the UK to stay in - if the EU agreed to the new terms of membership.
While defending Britain's right to protect its sovereignty, he told his audience - which included German Chancellor Angela Merkel - that Britain was an "open nation" and he "never wants us to pull up the drawbridge and retreat from the world".
"So when it comes to the question of Britain's future in Europe, my aim is clear," he said. "I want to keep Britain inside a reformed European Union."
Mr Cameron also appealed for Germany's help in finalising reforms, stressing the countries' shared interests and values.
Negotiations on the final wording of the deal - which includes an "emergency brake" on benefit payments to EU migrants and a UK opt-out from "ever closer union" - look set to carry on right up to the start of the Brussels summit on 18 February.
Campaigners for an EU exit have said the draft deal, published earlier this month after months of negotiations between UK and EU officials, did not come close to the changes voters had been promised.
No date has yet been announced for the referendum although Downing Street is reported to favour staging the poll in June.
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Downpatrick Crown Court heard Brandon John Rainey, 18, had "groomed" his victim with flattery, cannabis and prescription drugs.
Rainey pleaded guilty to charges of rape, attempted rape and sexual assault, all on 1 April last year.
The judge said it was clear Rainey knew his victim was 12.
The court heard the girl's mother caught the pair in bed together after they had exchanged social media messages.
It was claimed the mother physically assaulted Rainey before calling police.
Rainey, whose address was given as c/o the Young Offenders Centre, denied any wrongdoing when interviewed by police, but when DNA evidence was put to him, he claimed the girl told him she was 16.
Jailing him, the judge said it was clear that Rainey knew at all times his victim was a child of 12 and that even after he had been caught and assaulted by his victim's mother, he continued to send the girl messages "to try to avoid detection".
Rainey also told her to clear and delete any previous messages he had been sent.
The judge said that as well as being under a suspended sentence at the time of the rape, Rainey had been in court that day and had been made the subject of a year-long conditional discharge for public order offences.
It was because of his record, his attitude to the offence and because of his behavioural and mental health problems coupled with a history of "substance misuse and abuse" that the judge said he was deeming Rainey to be a "significant risk to the public".
The judge said he believed the public would be best protected by an extended sentence, meaning that when eventually released by the Parole Commissioners, Rainey would have to serve an extra two years on supervised licence.
Rainey was also barred from working with children, ordered to sign the police sex offenders register and made the subject of a 10 year Sexual Offences Prevention Order.
Passengers arriving from Verona at 14:30 BST on Saturday were left in the airport terminal for about two hours. One passenger said a Stansted Airport staff member had to be called in.
Another said on Twitter: "Big mess up here, at the airport."
Both the airport and Border Force have apologised to those affected.
Neither organisation would say how many passengers had been affected or why no border control was in place at the airport.
Laurent Gatto was one of several passengers to vent frustration on Twitter.
He said he had been "stuck" for nearly two hours "because first there were no staff for immigration control, and now they can't get the computer to work".
Mike Palmer said: "Parents stuck at Cambridge Airport because no immigration. Someone coming from Stansted. Typical British efficiency."
David Surley, head of business and route development at Cambridge International Airport, said: "The airport is in contact with UK Border Force Management to seek a clear understanding of the problems UK Border encountered in processing these routine flights and assisting our passengers entering the UK at Cambridge... to ensure that service is not compromised or further affected in this way.
"It is highly unusual for our passengers to encounter UK Border disruption during their travels."
A Border Force spokesperson apologised and said: "Border Force set high standards for its performance and we are conducting an investigation into what happened."
He said checks had been carried out on all passengers.
Last year Cambridge International Airport handled more than 20,000 commercial passengers. It operates international flights to Verona in Italy, Gothenburg in Sweden, Chambery in France and Jersey.
Barrie McKay's superb 25-yard strike after 30 minutes opened the scoring but the hosts missed a string of chances.
Martyn Waghorn, Lee Wallace and debutant Lee Hodson all went close before Barton curled a free-kick just wide moments after his entrance.
Waghorn eventually made it 2-0 after 74 minutes from Hodson's through ball.
Kenny Miller then headed over late on from fellow substitute Harry Forrester's cross.
After opening their campaign with victory at Motherwell on Saturday, Rangers' win puts them top of Group F on goal difference, with Stranraer snatching two late goals to beat East Stirling 3-1 after winning at Annan in their opener.
As well as Barton, the Ibrox fans also got a first glimpse of fellow summer signings Matt Gilks, Clint Hill and the lively Hodson, while Josh Windass and Niko Kranjcar also started following their debuts at Fir Park.
Kranjcar's quality in midfield was obvious, but despite his probing the hosts had to wait half an hour to find the breakthrough.
It was worth the wait though as McKay cut in from the left and bent an unstoppable strike past a helpless Blair Currie.
The Annan goalkeeper had done better with two efforts from Hodson though, parrying the former Kilmarnock full-back's header from point-blank range before pushing away a long-range shot.
A slick combination move involving McKay, Waghorn and Lee Wallace should have produced a second goal early in the second half but the Ibrox skipper prodded his shot wide, while Kranjcar was denied by Currie's finger-tip save.
That was the Croatian's last involvement as Barton was introduced on the hour to huge cheers from a crowd of 31,628.
The 33-year-old almost made himself an instant hero with just his second touch, whipping a 20-yard free-kick just wide of the target.
Miller was foiled by another Currie save soon after but Waghorn, Rangers' top scorer last season with 28, bagged his second of the new campaign with a composed finish.
Rangers boss Mark Warburton: "It was a warm night and a good, physical work-out for us.
"We dominated possession but it's hard to play against teams who have 10 players behind the ball. What we have to do better is penetrate more."
Annan boss Jim Chapman: "We can't complain. It was a fantastic learning experience for my guys against such quality players."
Rangers: Gilks, Hodson, Hill, Kiernan, Wallace, Halliday, Windass, Kranjcar, O'Halloran, Waghorn, McKay. Subs: Foderingham, Tavernier, Wilson, Barton (for Windass, 60), Holt, Forrester (for Kranjcar, 60) Miller (for McKay, 60)
Annan: Currie, Black, Lucas, Krissian, Swinglehurst, Cuddihy, Omar, Robertson, McKenna, Wright, Ribeiro. Subs: Mitchell, Norman, Park, Watson, Dachnowicz, Asghar, Liddell.
Attendance: 31,628
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A £5m fund to celebrate next year's centenary of the first British women to get the vote, has been unveiled by Chancellor Philip Hammond in the Budget.
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They were advised to agree proposals to set up a "waste transfer facility" on a site at Easter Langlee, near Galashiels.
The council's existing landfill site is due to reach capacity in 2017.
Plans to build a plant which would produce energy from the region's waste were scrapped earlier this year.
From January 2021, landfill sites in Scotland will no longer be able to accept biodegradable municipal waste that has not met "stringent pre-treatment processes".
A report to Scottish Borders Council estimated that the new transfer facility will cost £5.5m.
A spokesman for the council said: "The report recommends that the landfill site is closed in 2017, and that a waste transfer station is developed at Easter Langlee to take its place.
"The landfill will subsequently be restored and waste will be transported out of the Borders to alternative treatment facilities in order to comply with the 2021 landfill ban.
"This option is considered to represent the most flexible and cost effective way forward for the council at the current time. It will also provide time for the development of the council's new waste management plan."
About 40,000 tonnes of household and commercial waste is put into the Easter Langlee landfill site by the council every year.
The Commission, which drafts EU laws, says there is too much national fragmentation in Europe's air traffic control - and that costs the EU nearly 5bn euros (£4bn) annually.
It says the Single European Sky plan could triple air traffic and cut costs.
Currently flights are too long, creating extra pollution, it says.
The Commission estimates that Europe's air management inefficiencies add 42km (26 miles) to the average flight.
It adds that the US - a comparable aviation market - handles twice as many flights for the amount that Europe spends on flight management.
The EU Transport Commissioner, Siim Kallas, said that early next year he would present new draft legislation to accelerate implementation of the single airspace plan and to step up enforcement actions, including infringement procedures where necessary.
Member states which fail to implement EU laws on time can be taken to the European Court of Justice, which has the power to impose fines.
The single airspace plan sets performance targets aimed at boosting airspace capacity and cutting costs.
Under the plan, the many national air traffic control systems would be merged into nine Functional Airspace Blocks (FABs).
A European network manager would also have new centralised powers, including authority for route planning.
Major firms, such as Ford, General Motors and Toyota, have reported sales dips in the first half of the year.
They come after a record 17.55 million cars, SUVs, minivans and pick-up trucks were sold in 2016.
Forecasters expect US sales to fall to about 17 million this year, as demand recedes after years of increases.
Sales growth in previous years was boosted by unusually low borrowing costs and pent-up demand, as cash-strapped households delayed purchases during the economic downturn around 2009.
"That was not sustainable forever," James Lentz, the chief of Toyota North America, told the BBC's Michelle Fleury.
America - where more than 90% of households own at least one vehicle - is known for its car-loving culture, suburbs and weak mass transit.
But the 2016 record for new car sales wasn't that much higher than the 17.4 million peak set in 2000 - even though the US has 42 million more people, and carmakers were offering buyers generous incentives.
With technology set to transform driving, and more and more people around the world living in dense, traffic-logged cities, the slowdown could be a warning that carmakers face a bigger problem.
"There's a pretty general consensus that this recent phase of elevated auto sales is coming to an end, and really the question is whether it's going to end with a hiss or a pop," says Tony Dutzik, a senior policy analyst at Frontier Group, a liberal think tank.
Until the economy contracts more broadly, there's unlikely to be a dramatic sales decline in the US, says Katherine Davidson, a London-based global sector specialist for the asset manager Schroders. But growth in the long term is more unlikely, she says.
"Whether we have passed peak forever in the US is I think the bigger debate," she says. "It's entirely possible we have seen the best years of the US auto market."
One theory used to explain stalling sales growth in the US is that younger Americans, who were hurt disproportionately by the economic crisis, are waiting longer to buy cars, just as they are waiting to make decisions about marriage, homeownership and child bearing.
The average age of buyers of new vehicles in the US increased about seven years between 2000 and 2015, and is now around 50, though the precise number varies depending on the survey.
"I think the way Americans move through their life stages is changing a little bit," says Stephanie Brinley, a senior analyst at IHS Markit.
As the US economy improves and the generation knocked by the recession ages and regains its economic footing, it will help sustain car sales, says Mr Lentz, of Toyota.
"We're very, very bullish on Gen Y and the car industry," Mr Lentz told the BBC, referring to the generation, also known as millennials, often defined as being born roughly between 1980 and 1994.
Indeed, the share of purchases by buyers born between 1977 and 1994 has already increased from 21% in 2012 to about 29% today, says Thomas King at JD Power, a marketing information services firm headquartered in California.
The growth paused this year as credit tightened amid concerns about too easy car loans, but Mr King expects it to increase over the long term.
That group clearly has an appetite for new cars - including larger ones such as SUVs and minivans - key sources of sales strength in recent years, says Jeremy Acevedo, an analyst for Edmunds,
But he says carmakers shouldn't rely on younger buyers to drive new sales. He says they're already part of the market, getting access to cars through family help and other means.
"Even if they're not out there registering ... it's still very clear that they're influencing car sales, and still driving vehicles around on roads today," he says.
Yet Gen Y's level of future purchases is also hard to predict because of bigger changes, says Mr Dutzik of Frontier Group.
This generation is the first to enter prime car-buying years with e-commerce and ride hailing services such as Uber and Lyft widely available, he says.
"You have a set of folks right now ... who have before them a range of options that have been available to no previous generation," says Mr Dutzik.
"The question is how is it going to change [their decisions]? And that's something I think we're still learning."
For carmakers, the future is especially hazy, since car-sharing firms might step up their purchases, even if future households scale back, he added.
Mr King of JD Power says he expects US sales to remain at about the current levels over the next few years, thanks in part to financial incentives for buyers.
"Overall the demand [from regular households] still remains very high from a historical perspective, and the rate of decline is very, very modest," he says.
Mr Lentz, of Toyota, also expects a plateau. But some companies have told investors they are ready for a sharper contraction.
Chuck Stevens chief financial officer at General Motors, said in April: "We are very cognizant of that we operate in a cyclical industry, and we're eight years into expansion, and it's not like we're sitting and waiting for a downturn to be prepared."
A 2016 McKinsey report predicted the annual growth rate for global car sales would slow to about 2% by 2030, due to economic factors and increased use of taxi and car-sharing services.
Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler are among the firms that have announced layoffs in recent months.
Companies are also shifting resources away from the US and Europe to markets such as China, where a growing middle class is predicted to drive strong growth.
But there are risks in those markets too, as rapid urbanisation and traffic jams keep demand for cars in check.
"We believe forecasters have overstated demand growth expectations for the global car fleet, by failing to factor in the impact from population density and congestion in emerging market urban areas," analysts at LGIM wrote in a note in June.
One thing is certain, Ms Brinley of IHS Markit says: "It's a cyclical industry. It always has been."
The 29-year-old has passed 1,000 first-class runs in each of the past three seasons, and has 575 Championship runs at an average of 44.23 in 2016.
"The desire to play for England is as strong as it has ever been," he said.
"I feel now is the right time to accept a new challenge in an environment which will hopefully see me fulfil the dream of playing for England."
Uncapped Stoneman made his debut for Durham in 2007 and has played in three Championship-winning sides, as well as captaining the team which won the One-Day Cup in 2014.
The left-hander, who played alongside Surrey coach Michael Di Venuto at Durham, had been approached by both Surrey and Hampshire.
"Joining Surrey under the guidance of long-time mentor Michael will provide the platform to reach new levels with my batting," he added.
Surrey have not disclosed the length of Stoneman's contract.
Developer Pegasus Life wants to build new homes on the cliff top at Dawlish in Devon where the rail line was closed for more than two months last winter.
Storms left the line, which connects Cornwall and much of Devon with the rest of the UK, dangling in mid air.
Pegasus called it an "excellent and appropriate concept for this wonderful location".
Network Rail has threatened legal action if the scheme goes ahead and results in damage to the line.
Teignbridge Council officers are recommending approval for the plans, subject to Network Rail lifting its objections to the 31 retirement homes at Old Teignmouth Road.
Network Rail told the authority: "We have serious concerns that the proposal if permitted could destabilise the cliff. The area concerned has a high profile of cliff failures and associated rock stabilisation works having to be carried out.
"You should recall we recently had to shut the main line railway as a result of damage to the sea wall caused by storms.
"Before we were able to reopen the railway we also had carefully controlled sea cliff collapses and therefore we know there are potential issues in this locality."
And it warns: "Network Rail will consider any such failure and damage [to the railway line] as an act of nuisance and shall take all necessary action to seek redress for the damage caused and any financial penalties for closure of the railway through the courts."
Howard Phillips, chief executive of Pegasus Life said: "We are committed to creating stunning homes that sit in harmony with their surroundings.
"Prior to our application, there was extensive consultation with the local community, and a high level of support was received.
"We will build the new homes in sensitive appreciation of the special landscape, including ensuring there is a 10m (33ft) exclusion zone from development by the cliffs and would only proceed when Network Rail have the assurances they need."
The council's planning committee is due to consider the application on 13 January.
Mr Charles' manager, Patrice Capogreco, said the actor may take legal action against the drivers and taxi company.
The first incident occurred on Wednesday night after a Melbourne event where Mr Charles was declared Victorian Senior Australian of the Year.
When Mr Charles tried to get in a taxi the driver allegedly demanded upfront payment because "he might not pay".
The second incident occurred at Melbourne airport at 15:00 local time Friday (04:00 GMT).
Mr Charles was attempting to get inside a taxi when it suddenly drove away, Ms Capogreco told the BBC.
"He's a strong, resilient man and it takes a lot to affect him, but enough is enough," she said.
The Victorian taxi regulator said it was investigating the case as a matter of priority.
"This type of behaviour is unacceptable and illegal. [We] deplore discrimination and racism of any kind," the Taxi Services Commission said in a statement.
It said taxi fares must be prepaid for all trips between 22:00 and 05:00.
However, Mr Charles had said Wednesday's incident had occurred at around 21:00.
In an interview before the second incident, Mr Charles told the BBC it was common for Indigenous Australians to be refused a taxi.
He said some Aboriginal Australians were forced to ask strangers to flag taxis down on their behalf.
"We're so used to it ... being abused by this behaviour," Mr Charles said. "White Australia has to get used to the term racial vilification."
The actor had a cameo role in the Warner Brothers Peter Pan sequel film Pan this year. He is best known for his work on Australian films, including Tom White and The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith.
Mr Charles is also well known as an Aboriginal elder and role model.
Musician Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu was involved in a similar incident in 2012.
The service was created by the Labour Party and ever since, it's been seen politically as "theirs".
Labour leader after Labour leader has used the party's historic link with the NHS as an important political dividing line with the Conservatives.
And for the Tories in turn, trying to reduce the public's scepticism about their attitude to the health service has been a huge task. Remember how much David Cameron talked about the NHS? One of his first big campaigns as Tory leader was centred entirely around the service.
And speech after speech, campaign after campaign, he tried to detoxify the impression that the Tories simply couldn't be trusted with nurses and doctors. Part of that was the political decision to protect, or ring fence the NHS budget from cuts, while other parts of the public sector were having their budgets sliced.
But now pressure on the NHS is really starting to bite. For diehard Labour supporters there is just no question about who can look after the service.
And the party's announcement today of an extra £37bn for the NHS in England over five years, roughly an extra 7% every year, is a traditional kind of commitment - billions more go in, Labour outflanking the Tories on public spending.
It's not completely clear, however, how all of the £37bn would be spent. I asked the man who wants to be the health secretary in four weeks time, Jonathan Ashworth.
He outlined £10bn more for infrastructure, extra cash for patient care to get waiting lists back down, £500m for a winter crisis fund, an end to the public sector pay cap, and new targets too.
But while Labour has not yet detailed every single part of its plans, like mental health for example, he couldn't therefore account for every penny of that huge extra sum he wants taxpayers to stump up for.
Nor was he able to give final details on how it would be paid for. Labour is publishing its manifesto on Tuesday, and it's only then that their plans for taxation will become fully clear.
We do know Labour will introduce new taxes for higher earners, the top 5%, and according to Mr Ashworth "every single penny" will go towards the health service.
But until the full details of their economic plans are clear it's just not possible to see if their sums really add up on the NHS, or anything else.
Even senior members of the Shadow Cabinet have still not been given full details of the proposals. Mr Ashworth says they would expect more back from the service in return for more funding. But it's notable that what Labour is promising is essentially more cash, and more targets.
At a time when some are calling for a fundamental rethink, there is not much sign that either of the two big parties are looking at radical rethinks.
PS There are rumours the Conservatives may also promise some more cash for NHS when they launch their manifesto later in the week. I understand the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, has been pushing for extra money. Watch this space.
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Tyler has been rewarded after he was spotted helping police tidy up after a football match.
He was helping to pick up rubbish after he'd been to watch a Newcastle United match last month.
The police posted the video on social media to try to find out who he was.
Lots of people saw it and identified Tyler as the helpful litter picker.
But an extraordinary rescue on the world's highest mountain has bonded two climbers, one from Israel and one a Turk.
By his own account Nadav Ben-Yehuda was only 300 metres from the summit of Mount Everest, and on course to become the youngest Israeli to conquer it, when he spotted someone lying in the snow, clearly in trouble.
He recognised Aydin Irmak as a Turkish climber he had befriended down at base camp. Other climbers, set on reaching the summit, or just too exhausted by the altitude, had passed by without helping.
Irmak had no gloves, no oxygen and no shelter, according to Ben-Yehuda, and was unconscious.
So the Israeli abandoned the goal he had been preparing for over many months, and helped to carry Irmak down the tough, nine-hour descent to base camp, from where both men were evacuated by helicopter for medical treatment. Both are suffering from frostbite. Irmak would certainly have died without help.
The story has inevitably been widely covered in the Israeli media, but it is also being reported in some Turkish newspapers - a rare piece of positive news about a country many Turks only ever see in the most negative light.
Turkish-Israeli inter-state relations have been deteriorating for many years, driven by a Turkish government which feels outrage over Israeli policy towards the Palestinians, and an Israeli government which has refused to soften that policy to accommodate the sensibilities of the only ally it had in the region.
Relations hit an all-time low in May 2010, when Israeli commandos stormed a ship full of activists trying to break the blockade of Gaza, killing nine Turkish citizens.
Attitudes in Turkish society have also hardened towards Israel. Rising Islamic piety in much of the country has led to a stronger sense of solidarity with perceived Islamic grievances elsewhere, the Palestinian issue foremost until the dramatic Arab uprisings of the past year. That hostility has also been fuelled by Turkish television dramas, which often portray Israel as a brutal military oppressor.
The story of Nadav Ben-Yehuda and Aydin Irmak contradicts that narrative.
So could it help break the ice between Turkey and Israel?
There have been other "ice-breaking" episodes: the time Turkey sent water-bombing aircraft to help Israel combat deadly forest fires in December 2010, and the aid Israel sent to Turkey after the earthquake that struck Van last year. But neither prompted a breakthrough in restoring relations.
Turkey is still adamant that there can be no real improvement until Israel apologises and pays compensation for the nine people killed on board the Gaza flotilla. A Turkish prosecutor has asked a court in Istanbul to accept an indictment of murder against senior Israeli military commanders over the incident.
The two countries are at odds over other issues, in particular Israel's involvement in the exploitation of oil and gas off the coast of Cyprus, a project Turkey opposes because it does not recognise the Cypriot government.
Trade between Israel and Turkey, though, has been largely unaffected - it actually grew last year to well over $3bn (£2bn). Israeli tourist numbers have dropped sharply, but those who come receive the same hospitality given to other visitors in Turkey's more liberal-minded coastal resorts.
The turmoil in the Arab world, especially Turkey's strife-torn neighbour Syria, means that Ankara is once again relying more on its alliance with the US, and co-operation with staunch US allies like Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
And the US is telling Turkey to fix the row with Israel, saying it is an unnecessary distraction from the more serious challenges confronting Ankara in the Middle East. It is still is not clear how that thaw can happen.
But the tale of a good deed high in the Himalayas can only help.
It is the first conviction of a traditional fox hunt under legislation introduced in Scotland in 2002.
Johnny Riley, 24, and his father, John Clive Richardson, 67, of Bonchester Bridge, were fined £400 and £250 respectively for deliberately hunting a fox with dogs near Jedburgh last year.
They plan to appeal against the decision.
During their trial, the pair had denied breaching the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002.
Their defence lawyer David McKie said they had worked within the terms of the legislation by using hounds to flush out a fox from cover to waiting guns.
However, depute fiscal Fiona Caldwell argued the two men had clearly broken the law at Townfoothill near Jedburgh on 16 February last year.
She said evidence had shown it had been a "deliberate course of acts culminating with those responsible for the hunt, hunting the fox with dogs".
The verdict was welcomed by the League Against Cruel Sports Scotland which supplied video footage to the trial.
Its director Robbie Marsland said: "Today's guilty verdict is the first successful prosecution for mounted fox hunting in Scotland and while we're delighted with the outcome, and our role in this, we remain of the view that the law needs strengthened.
"The Scottish government has committed to consult on the hunt ban following a review by Lord Bonomy, who clearly stated there was evidence of lawbreaking by Scottish hunts."
He said the guilty verdict had confirmed that to be the case and said they looked forward to working to help "strengthen the law".
However, the Countryside Alliance voiced disappointment at the conviction claiming the huntsmen had been subjected to "trial by television".
It said footage which had been given to the BBC had put pressure on police and prosecutors to take the case forward.
Director Jamie Stewart said: "Scottish mounted packs not only adhere to the law but also work under an enhanced protocol."
He said the organisation was disappointed with the verdict and would await the full transcript of the judgement before making further comment.
PC Andrew Loughlin, wildlife crime officer for the Scottish Borders, said: "Wildlife crime is a priority for Police Scotland and we will always take action against those who breach wildlife laws.
"I would ask those who undertake countryside pursuits to keep their dogs under control as they will be held accountable should their dogs chase or kill wild mammals.
"We continue to work with our partners to tackle the issue of illegal fox hunting and would encourage anyone who witnesses this activity to get in touch with police via 101."
Trussell Trust figures showed 85,656 three-day food packages were given out in the 2015/16 financial year, compared to 85,875 the year before.
It also said benefit delays and changes remained the biggest causes of Welsh food bank use, at 43% of all referrals.
Wales manager Tony Graham said 85,000 supplies given out in Wales is "85,000 too many".
Of those, 31,267 three-day food packages went to children, figures showed.
But the charity said it was not clear exactly how many people received help because some visited more than once.
"Hunger is clearly an issue that continues to have a real impact on people in this nation," Mr Graham said.
Meanwhile, the charity has partnered with Rhondda Cynon Taf council to see £20,000 go towards rolling out debt and money advice and budget cookery courses in food banks in the area.
Caledonian MacBrayne said the MV Hebrides, sailing from Harris, suffered a technical failure as she was preparing to dock at 11:00 on Sunday.
The speed of the vessel, which had 76 passengers and crew on board, could not be slowed and it crashed into pontoons and rocks on the seabed.
No-one on the ferry or on shore were hurt in the incident.
Travel from Uig on Skye to Tarbert and Lochmaddy is disrupted - with extra sailings on alternative routes.
A team of divers will inspect a below-water area of the hull.
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has announced that it has begun an investigation of the incident.
Morag Macleod, who was waiting to board the ferry, told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme about the boat's approach to the harbour.
"There was quite of a few of us standing there and we just watched this ferry take a route we had never seen it take before," she said.
"It was going at quite a speed past us into the bay instead of having gone into berth where it usually does by the pier.
"We were seeing it building momentum, thinking crikey the brakes have failed, that's the way it looked."
Calmac said the vessel "encountered a technical failure" and has apologised for the disruption.
In its latest statement on the incident, Calmac said it was continuing to form contingency plans.
The ferry operator has put on two return sailings, instead of the usual single return journey from Lochboisdale on South Uist to Mallaig, on Monday.
There will also be an additional return sailing on the Berneray to Leverburgh, Isle of Harris, route.
CalMac's operations director Drew Collier said: "We are doing everything possible to ease disruption for our customers and apologise for the undoubted inconvenience which is being experienced.
"We are grateful for the support, patience and understanding we have received from passengers and we ask that our customers continue to bear with us while we work to sort out the best alternatives possible.
"The safety of our passengers, crew and vessel is paramount and everyone can be assured that a full formal investigation is under way."
The Premier League club also failed to take notice of a written warning sent three weeks before the final breach.
City were fined £35,000 last month but the written reasons have now been released.
A first-team player missed a test on 1 September 2016 because the hotel address provided was no longer correct.
In addition, City also failed to inform the FA of an extra first-team training session on 12 July 2016, while anti-doping officials were unable to test reserve players on 7 December, 2016 because six of them had been given the day off without the FA being informed.
Clubs are required to provide accurate details of training sessions and player whereabouts so they are available for testing at all times.
If clubs fail to provide this information - or testers are unable to find the players they are looking for - three times in a rolling 12-month period then they are deemed to have breached the rules.
The final breach on 7 December occurred despite the FA writing to City on 14 November to remind them clubs must notify the governing body if five or more players in a particular squad are given a day off from a scheduled session.
They were also warned in writing after the second strike in September.
City told the FA the two training-session breaches were "administrative errors" related to the club's new management team under Pep Guardiola being unfamiliar with the system.
An independent regulatory commission hearing was critical of City's failure to meet their obligations and heed warnings.
"It is no less concerning that in this case, despite the club being made aware of their breaches on two previous occasions [and] the resources available to the club, they failed to deal with these and implement a system to correct this," it said.
BBC Sport's Simon Stone
The fact City accepted the charge is not a surprise.
Doping is a word that attracts big headlines and they are even greater when it is attached to one of the world's leading football clubs.
However, as I understand it, the three breaches of the whereabouts rule were relatively low level.
Still, it is slightly embarrassing for the Blues.
The constitution is a matter "reserved" to Westminster, so as with the referendum last year the Scottish government would need the UK Parliament's approval to hold one.
However, unlike last time, the UK government might not feel bound to allow a vote.
Parliament in London might say that the matter was recently settled and that it would not allow a series of votes in a "neverendum".
Senior SNP figures have said that the vote last September was a "once-in-a-generation" opportunity.
That said, if the SNP put the promise of a referendum in its manifesto and again got a majority for it in the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections, it could be difficult for Westminster to say no.
It would do the Union no good if the UK Parliament could be accused of trying to frustrate Scottish desires.
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Conor Murray's try had given the visitors a narrow lead early in the second half after England had dominated territory and possession but failed to convert it into points.
But two tries in five minutes from Anthony Watson and Mike Brown snatched back control of what had been a tight, error-strewn match.
And ferocious, often last-ditch defence then kept waves of Irish attacks at bay and left Jones's men top of the championship table.
Ireland have now failed to win any of their opening three matches and, with Wales next to visit Twickenham in a fortnight, talk will turn to a possible Grand Slam for the men in white.
It is premature - England must also visit France on the last weekend - but the ebullient Jones will be delighted with the way they came through the sternest test of his young regime.
An open first quarter saw Johnny Sexton and Owen Farrell exchange penalties, both sides ceding promising positions with sloppy errors from cold fingers on a freezing late afternoon.
Ireland were running it from deep, England looking to use the power and bulk of Maro Itoje and the impressive Billy Vunipola to smash holes in the green-shirted wall.
The hosts camped out in the opposition 22 as the half wore on and several times spurned space and numbers out wide, the imprecision that of a team new to each other rather than as familiar as this one should be.
Ireland were giving them a regular helping hand, their half-backs repeatedly failing to clear their lines, and Farrell put his team in front with his second penalty after Murray's pass put Devin Toner in trouble.
Murray was to have his revenge. After James Haskell was sin-binned for a late and high tackle on him, the scrum-half burrowed over from a close-range ruck, Sexton stroking over the conversion from the touchline for a 10-6 lead.
Farrell narrowed it to a one-point match after Toner was penalised for blocking him off, and the 14 men in white held firm until Haskell returned and the momentum swung again.
England went wide right through Nowell, the forwards battered towards the line and, with Irish defenders sucked in, Chris Robshaw's long pass found Watson all alone on the left for the simplest try of the winger's international career.
Five minutes later they struck again. Once again it was Vunipola who crashed through the initial tackles, Watson taking it on and huge gaps appearing on the right for Farrell to send the lurking Brown into the corner.
Only a desperate last-gasp tackle from Jack Nowell denied Robbie Henshaw a try in the corner, and replacement Danny Care then became England's second man to be yellow-carded for not rolling away as Ireland pressed again.
It left the hosts without a recognised scrum-half for the last nine minutes, and as debutant Josh van der Flier drove for the right-hand corner with the defence stretched to breaking it took another new cap, replacement centre Elliot Daly, to somehow hold him up.
England coach Eddie Jones: "I think our performances have stepped up. We were facing a better team today.
"We probably left 10 to 15 points out there, as we couldn't always convert our attacking pressure. We weren't quite sharp enough and we were letting them get a hand in at crucial times.
"Vunipola was great. He just loves playing rugby. He loves the team environment and loves playing for England."
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England: Mike Brown, Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph, Owen Farrell, Jack Nowell, George Ford, Ben Youngs; Joe Marler, Dylan Hartley (captain), Dan Cole, Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Chris Robshaw, James Haskell, Billy Vunipola.
Replacements: Jamie George, Mako Vunipola, Paul Hill, Courtney Lawes, Jack Clifford, Danny Care, Elliot Daly, Alex Goode.
Ireland: Rob Kearney, Andrew Trimble, Robbie Henshaw, Stuart McCloskey, Keith Earls, Jonathan Sexton, Conor Murray; Jack McGrath, Rory Best, Mike Ross, Donnacha Ryan, Devin Toner, CJ Stander, Josh van der Flier, Jamie Heaslip (captain).
Replacements: Richardt Strauss, Cian Healy, Nathan White, Ultan Dillane, Rhys Ruddock, Eoin Reddan, Ian Madigan, Simon Zebo.
Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)
Touch judges: Nigel Owens (WRU) & Alexandre Ruiz (FFR)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (SARU)
The camera at the junction of Cardiff's Newport Road and Colchester Avenue snapped motorists going through the red light or breaking the 30mph limit.
It caught over three times as many drivers as the next busiest camera - North Road, Cardiff, which had 3,836.
All but one of the ten most prolific Welsh speed cameras are in south Wales.
Figures which show the number of drivers caught speeding by fixed speed cameras on Welsh roads have been released by the GoSafe Partnership - which is made up of local councils, Welsh police forces and the Welsh government.
The camera topping the list on Newport Road, one of the busiest roads in Cardiff - saw 12,107 motorists caught between April 2014 and March 2015, an average of more than 30 a day.
This would generate an estimated £3,000 each day in £100 fixed penalty notices issued to drivers exceeding the 30mph limit.
But Chris Hume, partnership manager at GoSafe, which is responsible for red light and speed camera enforcement, insisted the camera was helping with safety.
"This camera has been there since 2011. The collision history on the 50m stretch of road there in the three years before that was that there were 10 collisions which caused injuries - two of them involved pedestrians," he said.
"Since the camera has been there we have had three collisions.
"That suggests the camera needs to be there. We're talking about one of the busiest arterial roads into Cardiff which has about 36,000 vehicles a day. So only one in every 1,000 drivers are doing something wrong."
He said the cameras were not being used to generate money for councils or police forces, with all the revenue from fines going to the UK government.
Last year, the Newport Road speed camera was dubbed the "UK's busiest" after it was revealed it was catching more drivers than a speed camera on the M60 in Greater Manchester.
Top 10 busiest permanent speed cameras in Wales
Source: GoSafe Partnership
The 37-year-old followed Thursday's time-trial triumph with a comfortable victory after attacking on the first lap in Nottwil, Switzerland.
Storey finished well clear of Poland's Anna Harkowska, who also finished second to Storey in the time trial.
"I feel really good," said Storey.
"The worlds before a Paralympic year, in any sport, are the hardest because everyone wants to take the psychological advantage into the Paralympic year.
"Next year will be my third Paralympics as a cyclist, and you need to take those psychological scalps. The next 12 months people really begin to ramp it up so it's a really good indication of where you are and what you need to do."
Storey is Britain's most decorated female Paralympian with 22 medals.
She has won 11 gold, eight silver and three bronze medals in both cycling and swimming across six Paralympics.
Storey won four golds at the 2012 Games in London and has now won 22 world titles across both sports.
She began her sporting career in the pool, winning six medals at the 1992 Paralympics before switching to cycling in 2005.
Elsewhere, Simon Price finished fourth in the C2 men's road race after a closely contested sprint finish. Hannah Dines (T2) and Megan Giglia (C3) also finished fourth - although neither was in medal contention.
Lora Turnham and Corrine Hall - the defending world champions - came sixth in the women's tandem race. An early attack left Steve Bate and Adam Duggleby out of the running in the men's tandem event.
Stefan Stocker presided over the firm during a period in which Takata airbags were linked to the deaths of five people.
Additionally, concerns that some of Takata's designs may be defective have led to widespread recalls.
Since 2008, an estimated 24 million cars have been recalled worldwide.
Under certain conditions, Takata airbags can be set off with too much explosive force and potentially fire out metallic shrapnel.
The company has been heavily criticised by regulators in the United States for its slow response to the problems, which first came to light six years ago.
Takata says Mr Stocker is stepping down in order to speed up the decision making process within the company. His role will be taken over by the current chairman, Shigehisa Takada.
The 23-year-old Wales international midfielder joined the Vixens in 2015.
She has previously played for Arsenal Ladies and Coventry City.
"I gave Hayley the captaincy last year, at a young age, but she has not let me down," head coach Willie Kirk told Bristol City's club website. "She has handled it with a lot of maturity."
Kirk's side will begin their 2017 league campaign against Reading at Ashton Gate on Saturday, 22 April.
Besik Kudukhov, who won freestyle 60kg silver at London 2012, died in 2013.
He was found to have taken the steroid turinabol when the World Anti-Doping Agency re-tested samples this year.
An International Olympic Committee (IOC) disciplinary committee said the case has "now terminated its investigation with no action taken".
Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt - who finished third in London - tweeted in August on hearing of the failed test: "If possible he must be allowed to keep the medal. It will keep his family's honour intact. For me humanity is above everything else."
Vice-president of United World Wrestling, Georgy Bryusov said: "The IOC will not deprive Besik Kudukhov of his silver medal".
Islington council spent more than £6.2m buying back homes it sold to people for less than £1.3m, a Freedom of Information request reveals.
Housing charities blame a lack of investment in social housing.
The government has vowed to build more affordable houses and in February called the current market "broken".
The Right-to-Buy policy was introduced by the Conservatives in the 1980s, allowing council house tenants to buy their homes at a discount.
BBC News looked at local authority areas where waiting lists rose for four consecutive years since 2011 and chose 10 at random.
One property in Islington in north London was sold for £17,600 in 2004 (at a discount of £26,400), and was bought back by the authority for £176,750 some 11 years later.
House prices there rose by 135% over that period, according to Rightmove.
Iona Bain, founder of the Young Money Blog, said: "The unfairness is accentuated by the fact that someone who could take advantage of Right to Buy has not only benefitted from living rent-free for 20 to 30 years but now can pocket inflated profits by selling at a time when councils are desperate for homes.
"They have lucked out from an extraordinary period of house price rises, unprecedented pressure on the housing system and major flaws in how this scheme was devised.
"If I was a young private renter struggling to pay my bills, let alone save for a deposit on my first home, I would be very angry."
Figures from the House of Commons Library show, as of 2016, affordable homes were not being replaced at the same rate they were being sold.
Meanwhile, Birmingham, one of the biggest councils in Europe, agreed in its budget to buy back Right-to-Buy homes when they became available - up to 200 in total.
Kate Webb, head of policy and research at housing charity Shelter, said: "Ironically, soaring house prices means councils are paying vastly inflated sums to buy back what they once sold off at a discount.
"If Right to Buy is to work, then it has to be accompanied by an iron-clad guarantee to replace properties sold on a like-for-like basis, otherwise councils simple won't have enough properties for all those families crying out for a home, and will be left paying the price for generations to come."
Paul Dossett, head of local government at Grant Thornton UK LLP, said the policy had been a "financial disaster".
He said: "When you consider the amount of people currently struggling to get on the housing ladder and the stretched finances of many councils due to increased demand across numerous services, these figures are unacceptable."
The government has now extended the policy so housing association tenants can buy their own homes at a discount, fulfilling a pledge in the 2015 Conservative party manifesto.
Right to Buy has already been brought to an end in Scotland while in Wales the government is hoping to ban the scheme to reduce pressure on social housing. A separate scheme exists in Northern Ireland.
Islington councillor Diarmaid Ward, who has responsibility for housing, said the council had bought back properties "at the low end of the market".
"We're no longer buying back ex-council homes," he said. "We've now embarked on the biggest home-building programme in a generation: building 500 new council homes for social rent by 2019."
Camden's housing chief councillor Pat Callaghan said: "We intend to build over 1,000 council homes - but with 5,000 people on our waiting list, we need government backing to fully meet our residents' needs."
Labour party leader and Islington North parliamentary candidate Jeremy Corbyn promised to build a million new homes in five years if Labour were in power.
He said: "Homes built for social rent are at the lowest levels since official figures began.
"The Conservatives have failed to deliver a promised one-for-one replacement for homes sold through right-to buy - instead only one is being built for every eight sold."
The Conservative Party has been contacted for a comment.
Liam McCarthy, from West Bromwich, was remanded in custody to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on 19 November.
The unemployed 25-year-old, of Phoenix Street, appeared before city magistrates on Thursday charged with rape and two counts of assault.
Police were called to City Hospital at 09:00 BST on Wednesday and cordoned off the scene for forensic examination.
The UoW has been criticised over BBC Wales revelations of a visa scam at a partner college in London.
Hugh Thomas, who has been under pressure to quit, said he was stepping down in the "best interests of the transformed university".
The UoW will be rebranded in a merger and future students will receive Trinity St David college degrees.
The merger involves Trinity St David and Swansea Metropolitan colleges.
BBC Wales education correspondent Ciaran Jenkins said it will effectively signal the end of the University of Wales as an institution after 120 years.
The new merged college will operate under the royal charter of Trinity Saint David, which dates back nearly 190 years.
The university has said the development signifies "a sense of history and a new beginning".
It's not every day that a national institution with 120 years of history, the second largest university in the UK, suddenly disappears.
The University of Wales, based on the plans announced on Friday afternoon, will no longer exist.
There will be no more University of Wales degrees, which 250,000 people in Wales and around the world currently hold.
We're talking about an institution of which Prince Charles is the chancellor, which since 1893 has served communities in Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff, Swansea, and all manner of places throughout the world.
Today's decision effectively brings all that to an end.
It comes after two BBC Wales investigations, the latest into allegations of a visa scam involving one of its partner colleges in London.
The pressure mounted from there with the vice-chancellors of Wales's other universities calling for the brand to be scrapped, and that seems to be what's happened.
The future of the University of Wales had come into question following Welsh government proposals to rationalise the structure of higher education in Wales.
It was compounded by scandals involving courses validated by the University of Wales at outside bodies at in the UK and overseas.
Education minister Leighton Andrews told BBC Wales earlier this month that Mr Thomas should resign, with the university's leadership "untenable".
He said what had happened over the last year was "deplorable" and he thought the University of Wales "probably requires a decent burial."
Mr Andrews had warned of the damage to others in the university sector, while several colleges in Wales which awarded University of Wales degrees announced plans to award their own degrees as the revelations continued to unravel.
Rayat London College has been suspended by the UK Border Agency and prevented from recruiting overseas students following a visa scam.
Last year BBC Wales revealed Fazley Yaakob, a pop star with two bogus degrees, was running a college offering UoW courses in Malaysia.
It led to a damning report from the higher education watchdog, the QAA, which found serious shortcomings in the way the university collaborates with colleges around the world.
Vice-chancellor Prof Medwin Hughes said the university had committed itself to an "irreversible change which will deliver for our nation. It signifies a sense of history but also a commitment to a new beginning."
He told BBC Wales it was an "historic day" and that the three institutions were recreating themselves under the new degree-awarding "brand" of University of Wales: Trinity St David.
Mr Thomas, announcing his resignation, said the "historic decision" taken by the governing body for merger had led him to assess what in leadership terms was in the best interests of the transformed university.
Vice chairman Alun Thomas said Mr Thomas was a man of "integrity and commitment".
"We understand Hugh's reasons for standing down at this time and we thank him unreservedly for leading the university to a position where the inheritance of its founders can be secured."
A Welsh government spokesperson said: "We welcome the decision of the chairman to resign. It is the right decision in light of recent events.
"The University of Wales has played an important part in the history of Wales. It's important that any successor institution builds upon that history."
Conservative education spokeswoman Angela Burns AM said: "It is now crucial that lessons are learned and that Welsh Higher Education regains its credibility".
Dr Peter Noyes, vice chancellor of the University of Wales, Newport, said Friday's announcement "should not detract from a distinguished history lasting 12 decades".
"Wales should be sad that this day has come but those who have played a part in the institution's history, whether graduates, academics or others should look back with fondness on this national institution," he said.
"We are heading towards a future with a transformed higher education sector in Wales and it had become clear that the University of Wales was unable to play a part in that future."
The claim was made in a letter from a purported whistleblower who says hundreds of email accounts were monitored without legal authority.
The letter claims officers shredded documents to cover up the monitoring, despite being ordered to preserve them.
Scotland Yard says the allegations in the letter are "deeply troubling".
A spokesman for the IPCC said: "We have begun an independent investigation related to anonymous allegations concerning the accessing of personal data.
"We are still assessing the scope of the investigation and so we are not able to comment further."
If the alleged whistleblower's allegations are true, the hacking would be unlawful if personal communications were intercepted for any other reason other than to combat major crime, terrorism or some other serious public need. Such monitoring must be approved by the home secretary.
A public inquiry into undercover policing was announced in March 2015 following controversy surrounding the conduct of some officers.
And last month, the IPCC revealed it was investigating whether the National Domestic Extremism and Disorder Intelligence Unit inside Scotland Yard had shredded documents, despite orders to preserve them for the inquiry.
Green Party peer Baroness Jenny Jones has now revealed that she received a detailed letter days later, making new and more extensive allegations against the Met.
It says that the document shredding had been happening "for some time and on a far greater scale" than the IPCC had been aware of in order to cover up illegal gathering of intelligence on protest groups.
"For a number of years, the unit had been illegally accessing the email accounts of activists," says the letter.
"This has largely been accomplished because of the contact that one of the officers had developed with counterparts in India who, in turn, were using hackers to obtain email passwords."
The writer claims several hundred campaigners were targeted and officers would be tasked to read the emails and pass on any contents deemed valuable.
While the letter is anonymous, it contains detailed information to support the writer's assertion that he or she is a serving detective and provides the email passwords of 10 people who were allegedly targeted.
Colin Newman, a volunteer for Greenpeace in Cornwall, is on the list. He regularly dresses up as a fish to draw attention to threats to the oceans.
The former civil servant told the BBC he had been arrested twice for taking part in direct action and cautioned for trespass in a protest against coal-fired power stations.
But he stressed that he neither considered himself anti-police nor "a threat to national security". He said he had attended training sessions with police forces to help them understand and manage peaceful protests by campaigners like him.
"When I was told I was on this list I was at first surprised, then angry and then felt violated," he said.
"I trust the police. But some of my emails were very private - they include details of counselling. I have had sleepless nights."
Baroness Jones said: "This illegal hacking is one of the worst cases of state snooping that I've ever heard. The personal information within the letter is accurate and it could only have been obtained illegally.
"There is more than enough to justify a full scale criminal investigation. It is completely unacceptable that the police can stick their noses into the lives of innocent people without a shred of evidence that they are involved in terrorism or serious crime."
A spokesman for Scotland Yard confirmed that it was taking the allegations seriously.
"All possible steps are being taken to ensure that all relevant material and associated computer systems are preserved to assist the IPCC's investigation," said the spokesman. "Whilst at this stage the allegations have not been thoroughly investigated, they are deeply troubling and the MPS will provide the IPCC with its fullest possible support. "
Next month the Metropolitan Police is expected to face pressure at a rare public preliminary sitting of the undercover inquiry over claims that it is failing to co-operate with the already-delayed probe.
In a statement, Lord Justice Pitchford, the chairman of the inquiry said: "We would welcome the opportunity to speak with the author of the letter and I would urge that person to contact the Inquiry on terms of confidentiality."
The transport, local government and environment departments, plus the Treasury, have all agreed deals ahead of the spending review on 25 November.
The cuts will help the public finances back into surplus, he said.
A Treasury source told BBC News the agreements were "really good progress".
The departments will be expected to cut day-to-day spending over the next four years through a combination of efficiency savings and closing low value programmes.
Negotiations are continuing with others, the source added and it has been revealed there are plans for nine new prisons to replace old jails.
The chancellor has asked most parts of the government to come up with savings of between 25% and 40% by the end of the current parliament. A number of departments, including health and overseas aid, have had their budgets protected.
In a speech in London, Mr Osborne warned that if the government does not control spending and reduce levels of national debt there is a risk of loss of confidence in the economy.
"I know some ask: why do we need this surplus?" he said. "I'll tell you why: to protect working people.
"A surplus will make our country more resilient, safe and secure. It means that next time we have the money to help us through the tough times when the storms come. Let me put it another way: if our country doesn't bring the deficit down, the deficit could bring our country down.
"That's why, for the economic security of every family in Britain, the worst thing we could do now as a country is lose our nerve."
Analysis by BBC chief political correspondent Vicki Young
After defeat in the Lords over cuts to tax credits George Osborne wants to restate the economic case for balancing the books. He's trying to get the message across that he's not reducing spending because of an ideologically driven desire to shrink the state, but because paying billions in debt interest is a waste of money and leaves the country vulnerable if there's another economic downturn.
Thirty per cent cuts sound dramatic but they apply only to day-to-day spending and in departments such as transport, the bulk of expenditure goes on infrastructure such as road and rail upgrades, which won't be affected.
The chancellor insists negotiations are going smoothly but many larger, high-spending departments are still to settle. Revealing that four departments have reached an agreement puts pressure on others such as Theresa May and Iain Duncan Smith.
The settlement with the four departments will see their day-to-day spending cut by 8% in each of the next four years. This will be achieved, Mr Osborne said, through a combination of further efficiencies, stopping some areas of spending and refocusing others.
He insists this will not affect capital spending and investment in infrastructure such as road and rail upgrades, flood defences and broadband.
During the election campaign, Mr Osborne ruled out increasing income tax, VAT and national insurance to help pay down the annual deficit, the difference between the money the government raises and what it spends, which is forecast to total £69.5bn this year.
Paul Johnson, the director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies, said these pledges meant cuts of the magnitude being talked about would be needed if the government was to hit its target of reaching a budget surplus by 2019-2020.
And the Local Government Association said that while the settlement with the Department for Communities and Local Government did not include council funding, should town halls see a similar reduction in resources, it would leave them £16.5bn worse off by 2020.
One department which has not yet reached an agreement is the Department for Work and Pensions, from where Mr Osborne is seeking £12bn in welfare savings.
The chancellor is currently seeking new ways to save £4bn after the House of Lords rejected legislation paving the way for working tax credit cuts.
But Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith is strongly resisting attempts by the Treasury to make Universal Credit less generous by increasing the penalties faced by claimants who take extra work, the BBC understands.
Universal Credit is a new type of benefit designed to support people who are on a low income or out of work.
It is replacing six existing benefits - income-based jobseeker's allowance, income-related employment and support allowance, income support, child tax credit, working tax credit, and housing benefit.
Speaking on Monday, Prime Minister David Cameron said the spending review was about putting the security of UK families first.
"By making the further savings we need over the course of this parliament, we can prioritise what matters for working families - schools, the NHS and our national security," he told the CBI annual conference.
For Labour, shadow chancellor John McDonnell said the government's approach was "more about the politics than the economics". He accused ministers of getting their priorities wrong and undermining "those people who are working hard by cutting their tax credits".
He told the BBC Labour would stop tax cuts to the wealthiest and would continue to oppose cuts to corporation tax.
He insisted that Labour would make sure corporations and the wealthiest paid their taxes and warned that cuts to HMRC's budget would mean that even more tax collectors were laid off.
The shadow chancellor said he always asked for a written record, even if it was just for £10 to cut a hedge, because it was the "right thing to do".
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said this was "absurd" and showed Labour did not understand business.
He added he did not think anyone in the country would do such a thing.
On Sunday Mr Balls told BBC Radio 5's Pienaar's Politics that people should ask for a record of paying somebody, even if it was for small jobs like cutting a hedge, because they have a "legal obligation" to pay tax.
But Mr Duncan Smith told BBC Breakfast Mr Balls's comments demonstrated "Labour's complete lack of understanding of how business works and how people get by".
Analysis, by personal finance correspondent Ian Pollock
Cash payments are not dirty. In case you had gained the opposite impression, paying a self-employed person in cash for doing a job around your house or garden is completely legal.
Furthermore there is no legal obligation on you to keep a record of the payment, or to account for it to anyone at all. It is your money and you can do what you like with it.
All UK tax obligations lie with the self-employed person you are paying. As a matter of fact, a tradesman is not obliged to even offer you a receipt.
But they should keep proper records so they can pay the right income tax and pay VAT too, if applicable.
Of course, everyone knows that some tradesmen prefer cash because it is hard to trace.
That makes it easier for them to dodge their own tax obligations, if they so choose.
But so long as you have not colluded with them, there is no onus on you to do anything about it. You aren't even obliged to grass them up, though HMRC would like you to do so.
He added: "Here we have a man that would be the chancellor who is wandering around saying Big Brother is going to watch you carefully, that if you do any cash transactions and don't keep receipts, somehow they are going to punish you. I find that absurd."
And Mr Balls's colleague, shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna, also said he did not think most people would keep a receipt for such things.
He told BBC Breakfast: "I don't think everybody will keep a receipt..I don't necessarily keep a receipt for everything I pay for though it's a good idea to keep a record."
The shadow chancellor's comments were made as Labour and the Tories continue to row over alleged tax dodging in light of the HSBC tax scandal.
Pressed on the issue Mr Balls said: "It's not your job to pay their taxes for them and I think most people you give a tenner to are not going to be VAT-registered.
"They've got the legal obligation to make sure they pay their taxes if it's that kind of transaction - but I think the sensible thing for anybody is that you've got a record of it and you've done it properly."
Mr Balls had been "extremely careful" about observing such rules ever since entering politics, he explained.
Backbench Conservative MP Peter Bone, appearing on the same programme on Sunday, accused him of implying that all small businesses were trying to dodge taxes.
"There are so many cash businesses," Mr Bone said. "If you go into a cafe for a cup of tea you would not expect a receipt for it. If you were running a fish and chip shop you do not always give receipts.
"It shows a complete lack of understanding of business. Is he trying to imply that if you are a small business that deals in cash, you are trying to dodge tax?
"I think it shows how completely out of touch he is with small business. There is an implication that everybody is out to fiddle their taxes. It is just wrong."
In recent weeks, Mr Balls has been asked to answer accusations that the Labour Party is anti-business, but has insisted it has a track record of supporting an "open, dynamic, wealth-creating, entrepreneurial economy".
Referring to the Palestinians, Mr Ban said it was human nature for oppressed peoples to react to occupation.
Speaking at the UN Security Council, Mr Ban also condemned recent stabbings of Israelis by Palestinians.
More than 155 Palestinians, 28 Israelis, an American and an Eritrean have died in violence since October.
"The comments of the UN secretary general encourage terror," Mr Netanyahu said in a statement. "There is no justification for terror."
So cautious in his use of language for so long, Mr Ban seems determined to speak more plainly as he prepares to leave office, says the BBC's Nick Bryant in New York.
On Monday, a 24-year-old Israeli woman was fatally stabbed in a West Bank settlement - the third such attack in 10 days. The two Palestinian assailants were shot dead by a security guard.
Most of the Palestinians killed have been attackers, Israel says, while others have been shot dead by Israeli forces during protests and clashes.
Mr Ban told the Security Council the wave of attacks was driven by a "profound sense of alienation and despair" among some Palestinians, particularly the young.
"Palestinian frustration is growing under the weight of a half century of occupation and the paralysis of the peace process," he said.
"As oppressed peoples have demonstrated throughout the ages, it is human nature to react to occupation, which often serves as a potent incubator of hate and extremism."
He condemned the attacks but said Israel's settlement-building programme cast doubt on its commitment to the creation of a Palestinian state.
But Mr Netanyahu accused the Palestinians of working against the creation of a state.
"The Palestinian murderers do not want to build a state, they want to destroy a state and they say it out loud," he said.
"They do not murder for peace and they do not murder for human rights," he added.
He said the UN had lost its neutrality and moral force a long time ago.
Ronald S Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, said Mr Ban's remarks were a "dangerous justification of terrorism".
"It is extremely worrying and shocking that the leader of the international community has chosen to excuse the inexcusable," Mr Lauder added.
US-backed peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians collapsed in 2014.
The Palestinians complained that Israel was building settlements on land they claim for a future state.
Israel has approved the construction of 153 new settler homes in the West Bank, the NGO Peace Now said on Monday.
The move marked the end of an informal construction freeze in the West Bank that lasted for 18 months, Peace Now added.
He also described calls for him to step down as honorary president of the party as "crazy".
Marine has condemned her father for his recently repeated claims that Nazi gas chambers were a "detail of history".
She says she will stop him from standing in polls later this year.
On Wednesday, she said in a statement (in French) that 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".
In a sign she is supported by others in the National Front (FN) leadership, party vice-president Florian Philippot suggested Jean-Marie Le Pen should resign from the party he founded 40 years ago.
But in response, the 86-year-old warned the FN was at risk of imploding if he agreed to the "crazy idea" of stepping down.
"The prestige that I obviously still have within the Front National would provoke a considerable stir, and a loss of influence for [Marine] that she probably doesn't gauge," he told RTL radio on Thursday.
"Marine Le Pen may want me dead, that's possible, but she must not count on my co-operation," he added.
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The rift opened up after Mr Le Pen earlier this month 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 was governed by immigrants - singling out Prime Minister Manuel Valls, who is of Spanish heritage - and that France needed an alliance with Russia to save the "world of the whites".
Marine Le Pen is widely expected to run for president in 2017.
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.
Her mother, Kate McCann, said she also finds the slowness of the Portuguese investigation "distressing".
Madeleine was three when she disappeared in Praia da Luz, Algarve, seven years ago on Saturday.
Mrs McCann said she walks in that area every year to feel closer to Madeleine.
Madeleine's bedroom at the family home in Rothley, Leicestershire, has been kept exactly as it was when she went missing, her mother said.
"She might want to change it a bit now she's a bit older," Mrs McCann said. "It's absolutely the same."
Mrs McCann's visits to Praia da Luz take place once or twice a year, with the most recent being in April 2013.
"That's obviously the last place we were with Madeleine," she said.
"I'll still walk those streets and I guess try to look for answers. It helps me, most of the time."
She admitted she went "quietly" so as not to generate publicity which some local people "resent".
Scotland Yard launched a new investigation - codenamed Operation Grange - into Madeleine's disappearance last July, two years into a review of the case, and made renewed appeals for information.
A high-profile campaign run by the McCanns and the Portuguese police investigation had so far failed to locate the missing child.
Mrs McCann said she was particularly frustrated that police in Portugal had so far ruled out a joint inquiry with their British counterparts.
"As a parent, I find the slowness of action in Portugal really hard to take. I find it quite distressing," she said.
"Even though we're seven years down the line, waiting weeks or months, particularly for letters of request to be processed basically... it is frustrating.
"I suppose I do struggle with the fact. Please work together."
Mrs McCann said she had not been given a reason why a joint team had not been set up.
"To us, it makes sense that the two police forces should work together, to have a more streamlined approach to avoid duplication and basically to progress the investigation at a faster pace," she added.
Her husband Gerry said: "What is very, very clear is that there are lots of lines of inquiry and a lot of further work needs to be done in Portugal.
"The Met can only do so much with the information that they have."
Mr McCann said it was a "big step forward" that the Portuguese investigation had been reopened but admitted the bureaucratic process was causing delays.
"The concern that we have, and I think also that the Metropolitan Police have, is that at the minute, there's almost parallel investigations going on, which doesn't make sense," said Mr McCann.
"We're not quite sure why there's resistance to the joint investigation team, because clearly resources in Portugal is an issue and this would be one mechanism by which they could have additional funding."
The seventh anniversary of the day Madeleine went missing from the McCann's holiday apartment will be marked with a small gathering in their home village.
They said they planned to celebrate Madeleine's 11th birthday later this month with their other two children, nine-year-old twins Sean and Amelie.
Mr McCann said: "It's really hard. She's not there. It's by far the toughest day of our year, every year."
The family still has a birthday cake for Madeleine every year, said Mrs McCann.
She added: "You think - 11, she's due to start secondary school in September. Which is just.... It's a long time."
Madeleine's younger brother and sister were described by their mother as "great kids".
"They really are wonderful," said Mrs McCann. "They've grown up with a big sister not being there.
"She's talked about frequently... we're a family of five, they've got an elder sister and they've handled it incredibly well."
Her husband added that the pair are "normal, happy nine-year-olds."
The best-case scenario, said Mr McCann, would be if Madeleine had been "taken by someone who wanted a child" and has been "loved and cared for".
High-profile cases of missing women found years after they were taken, including Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight who were rescued from a house in Ohio last year, have given them hope, the McCanns said.
"If you're one of those people, then statistics mean nothing." said Mrs McCann. "It is real hope. We're not blinkered.
"We know what the statistics say. But we also know about all of these cases.
"For each one of those children, now women, that have been found, statistics would have said they were dead."
Asked for a message for Madeleine, her mother said: "We love you Madeleine. We miss you every day, as we did that very first day, and we're waiting for you.
"We're never going to give up. We'll do whatever we can to find you."
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The former Ivory Coast Under-20 and Under-23 international initially arrived at Huish Park on a short-term deal in November 2015.
Zoko, 32, then extended his deal in January until the end of the season.
"You do not win games without scoring goals and Francois played a crucial part in our relegation battle last season," said Yeovil boss Darren Way.
"He has been a superb signing. Last year he didn't have a full pre-season, so I am looking forward to working with him to get him a full pre-season under his belt.
"His family have been very supportive to him in allowing Francois to remain in sunny Somerset for another year."
Zoko said: "I hope we can put smiles on the supporters' faces next season."
He follows goalkeeper Artur Krysiak, and defenders Omar Sowunmi and Ryan Dickson in signing new deals following the Glovers' brush with relegation.
Way's side ultimately finished the season 14 points clear of trouble, in 19th place.
Zoko has scored 58 goals in 188 appearances, plus 63 as substitute, with Carlisle United, Notts County, Stevenage, Blackpool and Bradford City since first arriving in English football in August 2010.
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Ms Pitanga told TV Globo on Sunday that she believed Mr Montagner had stopped her trying to save him as it would have endangered her.
Both actors had gone for a swim in the Sao Francisco river in Sergipe state after a day shooting the soap opera Velho Chico.
He was buried in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Ms Pitanga said they had arranged to go swimming with other stars after the day's filming but it had ended up being just the two of them.
They had chosen a quieter part of the riverbank where they would not be overlooked and could have privacy from bystanders.
She said they had chosen a place where there were some rocks and the water seemed calm and deep. Mr Montagner had dived in but she had noted some eddies around the rocks.
Concerned that they might be pushed against the rock and scratch themselves, she suggested they swim back. They then realised that there was a strong current and they were making no progress.
She managed to reach rocks around three metres away and called back to Mr Montagner.
Ms Pitanga said she realised he hadn't followed her and looking back saw he wasn't swimming and he appeared frightened.
She swam back twice to grab his arm and show him it was easy to reach the rock but he seemed paralysed and told her he couldn't do it. Ms Pitanga said she shouted to him to float and started to call for help as he went under the surface.
"I realise now that there was probably something trapping his leg. He didn't tell me because he didn't want to frighten me. I think he realised it would be difficult to save myself if I tried to help him."
Ms Pitanga said that she realised then that he couldn't swim because he was trying to hold himself up in the water.
"I saw his last look. He wasn't desperate, he was full of sadness. He was a man full of life and projects, looking forward to being with his wife and family."
She said the near-death experience had given her another chance.
"He gave me another chance to live, a second chance to be with my friends and family, to live. I will honour this."
Local police said there was little that anyone could have done.
"My reputation was in tatters," RB Sinha told the BBC, saying rumours he died of a heart attack spread after an incorrect report of a tax raid on him.
India's recent ban of old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes was a move against illegal cash holdings, but it sparked chaos.
Most reports of deaths and suicides have been all but impossible to verify.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked people to remain calm and give the government 50 days to fully replace the banned notes with new ones.
The government says the move was to crack down on corruption and illegal cash holdings known as "black money" - and this has included tax raids to unearth undeclared cash.
On Tuesday local media said an income tax raid on 65-year-old Dr Sinha's home in the district of Chhapra in Bihar state yielded 60 million rupees ($888,890; £714,290) in illegal cash.
"This was entirely incorrect. A local channel even sent their reporter and cameraman outside my house and shot some footage. Then the news spread like wildfire on social media and WhatsApp," he said.
"Things became worse when rumours started floating in the district that I had died of a heart attack following the raid.
"So I held a press conference at my clinic on Tuesday to declare that I am healthy and alive and there was no income tax raid on my residence."
Dr Sinha said he had sent legal warnings to two local channels and a news site for carrying the false news.
There have been media reports that up to 33 people have died "due to demonetisation" since last Tuesday when the old high denomination notes were scrapped.
The victims include people who have reportedly suffered from heart attacks while standing in queues outside banks, and other unable to pay for treatment at hospitals for lack of cash.
He limped off with an injured ankle in Blues' Champions Cup qualifier 46-21 loss away to Stade Francais on Friday.
Williams, 19, who had his foot in a protective boot and was walking with crutches on Saturday, will have the injury assessed this week.
The Caernarfon RFC product was named in Wales caretaker Robin McBryde's 32-man squad after a fine Blues debut season.
The full-back or wing was in line for a first Wales cap after impressing for his region in scoring four tries in 13 appearances.
Scarlets wing Steff Evans is also in danger of missing out on his first Wales cap, after the 22-year-old was sent off in their 27-15 Pro12 semi-final win against Leinster in Dublin on Friday.
Evans was red carded by referee Marius Mitrea for a first-half tip tackle on Ireland centre Garry Ringrose, which could earn a ban of between four and 12 weeks.
The 276-year-old New Room, in Bristol, is set to be "transformed" with grants of £2.5m from the lottery and £1.4m from the Bristol Methodist District.
It is said to be the oldest Methodist chapel in the world - used by Wesley for those responding to his message of Christian faith and social justice.
A library, new lecture rooms and a cafe are all planned for the site.
These will sit inside a brand new, three-storey building in the Horsefair Courtyard, which will be linked to the New Room building by a glass roof.
The interior of the chapel itself will not be changed.
The Reverend Ward Jones, chair of the New Room Trustees and the Bristol Methodist District, said the "significant" grants gave the opportunity to "look to the future in a very exciting way".
"We will be able to upgrade our current facilities, so that we can properly welcome and inform visitors from the local area, from schools and colleges, and from all over the world," he said.
Building work is subject to meeting planning conditions but is expected to begin in the autumn.
The head of the Heritage Lottery Fund in the South West, Nerys Watts, said: "Thousands of shoppers pass the entrance to the New Room every day without realising that it is one of the most important buildings in the history of Methodism.
"This grant...will transform the museum's offering to visitors, ensuring its internationally important collections and archives are better maintained and displayed."
Born on 10 June 1936, the Londonderry businessman become known as "Northern Ireland's secret peacemaker".
For more than 20 years, he acted as secret back-channel between the British government and the IRA leadership.
He was at the centre of a chain of events that ultimately led to the historic IRA ceasefire of 1994 and the Good Friday peace agreement.
The DUP leader Arlene Foster said on social media, "(It) was lovely to meet Brendan again in recent weeks.
"Deepest sympathy to the Duddy family. They mourn a man who worked hard for a shared NI."
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams tweeted "I am very sorry to hear of death of Brendan Duddy. A decent man who did his best."
He added, "Brendan was a tireless advocate for peace over four decades.
"There was always a constant in his determination and commitment to finding agreement, achieving progress, and ending conflict."
The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin praised Mr Duddy's work throughout the Troubles, tweeting, "In a world of violence, conflict and threats of war, we need more people like Brendan Duddy. Rest in Peace".
Danny Kennedy, from the Ulster Unionist Party, tweeted: "Sorry to learn of the death of Brendan Duddy. I served with him on the NIPB (Northen Ireland Policing Board) for a brief period. He was a fine and honourable man."
The SDLP MP Mark Durkan tweeted: "Brendan Duddy RIP - Ear for thinking, tongue for explanation, eye for nuance, head for ideas, heart of peace. "Tutored" me during Hume-Adams."
The Irish Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Charlie Flanagan said he was "saddened" by Mr Duddy's death, adding that he was a "quiet hero".
BBC reporter Peter Taylor, who made a documentary about Mr Duddy, said he was the "unsung hero of the Troubles".
The veteran journalist, who has reported extensively on the Troubles, told the BBC: "I don't think the part he played has ever been fully recognised and his place in history will be quite rightly secured.
"The fact we have a relative peace in Northern Ireland would not have happened without the remarkable efforts Brendan made.
"I'm sure that took its toll on him. He was a very fit, athletic, agile man. I think it took its toll in the long term and he did it at great risk to himself and his family."
During the civil rights demonstrations of the late 1960s, Mr Duddy ran a fish and chip shop whose beef burgers were delivered by young van driver called Martin McGuinness, the future IRA leader and deputy first minister, who died in March this year.
While Mr Duddy's public face was the family business, he got a taste of the role as go-between just before Bloody Sunday in 1972, when he was asked by the police to persuade IRA members to remove their weapons from the Bogside.
After Bloody Sunday, Mr Duddy met an MI6 officer called Michael Oatley and became the secret channel between the British government and the IRA, that would last until the 1990s.
Codenamed "Soon", he was the key link between then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the IRA during the 1981 hunger strikes.
In the early 1990s, he hosted talks at his own home in Derry between Mr Oatley and the intelligence services, and Mr McGuinness and the republican leadership.
According to Mr McGuinness, Mr Duddy's successful role in the peace process was so renowned it even reached Colombia.
In 2014, the Sinn Féin politician said that when he met President Juan Manuel Santos, the Colombian leader told him that when his government opened a back channel with the rebel group Farc, the negotiator was codenamed "Brendan".
While playing the role of peacemaker, Mr Duddy also grew his business empire - the family firm, Duddy Group, has interests in property, bars, restaurants and hotels, including Derry's City Hotel and the Ramada Hotel in Portrush.
Sabul Miah, 39, was given two life terms in 2003 at Southwark Crown Court.
Kent Police said they were called to reports he had absconded from Standford Hill Prison on the Isle of Sheppey at 13:10 BST on Thursday.
Miah stabbed an elderly war veteran in the chest, knifed an 82-year-old woman in the hand and attacked three others for their pensions.
Police have urged anyone who sees him, or who is aware of his whereabouts, not to approach him, but to dial 999.
It has asked for a review of a recommendation that it should return the work to the heirs of the original owner.
A committee of government-appointed experts said last year that the gallery had "a moral obligation" to return it.
The oil painting became part of the Tate's collection in 1986.
The 1824 work - entitled Beaching A Boat, Brighton - was understood to have been looted and smuggled out of war-time Hungary.
It was first recorded in London in 1962, and was donated to the Tate by Mrs PM Rainsford.
However, "new information has come to light on the history of the painting," said a Tate statement.
"This was reviewed by Tate. The Tate Trustees have now approached the Secretary of State to invite the Spoliation Advisory Panel to review the new information. We cannot comment further at this stage."
The panel resolves claims from people, or their heirs, who lost property during the Nazi era, which is now held in UK national collections.
The DCMS said it was "considering the information received from the Tate trustees and a decision will be made in due course".
After the Spoliation Advisory Panel's initial conclusion a year ago, Tate said it would recommend to its trustees that the work be returned to returned to the family of the original owner, who died in 1958.
The report said the unnamed man was "a well-known Hungarian artist and connoisseur from a Jewish background" and described how he fled the 1944 Nazi invasion and "went into hiding".
The claimants discovered two years ago that the painting by Constable had ended up in Tate's collection. The claim was formally submitted to the spoliation panel in April 2013.
The 36-year-old Northern Irishman ended the season without a drive for 2016 after Citroen revealed it would not take part in next year's championship.
However, the team has now decided to compete in selected rallies in 2016 before a full-time return in 2017.
"I've very excited about the challenges that lie ahead," said Meeke.
Meeke won in Argentina in April, Citroen's only 2015 victory, and finished fifth in the series.
The eight-time winners of the championship planned to take a year away from the sport to concentrate on the development of a new car running new regulations for 2017.
Meeke's priority next year will be working on developing the new 2017 CR WRC - he and team-mate Stephane Lefebvre will race in a PH Sport DS 3 WRC next year.
"Various options were available to me to pursue my career, but I chose to stay with Citroen Racing to reap the rewards of the work done over the last two years or more," added the driver, who is from Dungannon, County Tyrone.
"I began my career in motorsport as a design engineer so although I can't wait to get into the car, I'll be following every stage of the design and assembly of the first car with great interest."
Speaking at Comic-Con in San Diego, he told thousands of fans of the TV show the story, set in Victorian England, would also be seen "on the big screen".
The fans, some of whom had queued for hours, were also the first to be shown a short scene from the episode.
Set in a snowy Baker Street, it sees the sleuth arriving home after a case.
"Did you catch a murderer, Mr Holmes?" asks a young child, carrying Sherlock and Dr Watson's suitcases.
"Caught the murderer, still looking for the legs," replies the detective, played by Benedict Cumberbatch.
"I think we'll call it a draw."
The new adventure is set in the same time frame as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories.
Moffat said one of the challenges in writing the episode was exploring the different role played by Conan Doyle's female characters.
"One of the problems with the original, which we addressed in the modern series is that, for the most part, the women in the original Sherlock Holmes series don't really speak very much.
"And there isn't a Molly Hooper," he added to much laughter, referring to the morgue registrar played by Louise Brealey. "We'd forgotten that we invented Molly."
He also spoke about the continuing appeal of the character of Sherlock Holmes. Moffat's own theory is that "we're always going to be in love with the idea of a man who understands everything but himself".
The first day of Comic-Con saw British drama take centre stage. Another popular event was a Doctor Who panel which also featured Steven Moffat. The show's head writer appeared alongside Peter Capaldi who plays the Doctor, Jenna Coleman, who plays Clara, and Michelle Gomez, who plays Missy.
The 6,500 fans who filled the convention's Hall H were also the first to see the first trailer for the new series which airs on BBC One in September.
Amongst the biggest cheers were those for Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams's appearance at the end of the footage. She was seen greeting the Doctor with the words 'What took you so long, old man?'
During the hour long panel session, the Dr Who team were again asked about the possibility of a woman being cast as the Time Lord.
Jenna Coleman told the audience: "I'm sure it will happen at some point. It's just about casting the right actor".
And Peter Capaldi was rewarded with applause when he paid tribute to the show's history of over half a century, and the enthusiasm shown by American fans at his first Comic-Con.
"It's just an extraordinary experience, the whole thing. I could tell you that the show was successful overseas, and that it was catching on in America. But I didn't realise it was to this scale. So to come here and find this warmth and affection is absolutely extraordinary.
"But the most amazing thing that happens," he added. "I get the affection for the whole 50 years pointed in my direction."
Comic-Con runs until Sunday, 12 July. Forthcoming sessions include panels on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Game of Thrones, Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight and Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Gower AM Edwina Hart and Neath AM Gwenda Thomas are to stand down at the 2016 assembly election.
Mr Jones praised the economy and transport minister's "determination and energy" and said former deputy minister Mrs Thomas was "a passionate advocate for the rights of carers and children".
Labour Llanelli AM Keith Davies is also leaving Cardiff Bay next year.
Mrs Hart and Mrs Thomas were elected to the first assembly in 1999, while Mrs Hart has also been a member of the cabinet since the start of devolution.
Paying tribute to the women, Mr Jones said: "I know that for both Gwenda and Edwina, representing their 'home' areas was incredibly important to them - and both Neath and Gower are losing very talented and passionate advocates."
Mrs Hart said it had been an "honour and a privilege" to serve her constituency for 16 years.
"I am very grateful for the support they have given me during this time, and I will continue to represent their views vigorously until the end of the assembly term next year," she added.
Mrs Thomas said: "It has been a privilege to be part of Wales' political journey, but most of all, I am happy to have had the chance to work for communities I love and call home."
Edwina Hart has been a defining figure in Welsh devolution.
She oversaw a dramatic reduction in the number of boards running the Welsh NHS.
More recently, she helped define a new era of economic development following the abolition of the Welsh Development Agency.
There are no other Welsh government departments with a personal stamp on it like hers, and I understand she enjoys a degree of autonomy that is not afforded to any other minister.
Despite criticism, her approach has been unashamedly interventionist.
It is impossible to say whether the Welsh government would have bought Cardiff Airport for £52m two years ago without her - but the decision had the Edwina Hart stamp all over it.
If something is failing in the private sector, Mrs Hart believes in using the levers at her disposal to step in.
Without great fanfare, she built up the Welsh government's property portfolio to try to inject life into the economy after the recession and she has proposed what would, in effect, be the re-nationalisation of the biggest rail franchise in Wales.
The biggest question following her departure is whether plans for the £1bn M4 relief road around Newport will succeed without its biggest champion driving it through.
Michelle O'Neill said it was "inconceivable that we continue to allow children to be exposed to such harm".
In February 2016, Assembly members voted in favour of introducing the ban.
Similar legislation came into force in England and Wales in October 2015 and in Scotland in December 2016.
In the Republic of Ireland, a ban took effect last year.
The consultation will run from 6 January 2017 to 3 March 2017.
The draft regulations propose that the existing legislation, as set out in the Smoking (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, will be extended so that it will be an offence to:
The minister said: "The health impact of exposure to second-hand smoke has long been recognised and indeed was the motivating factor behind the introduction of legislation to ban smoking in all indoor public and work places in 2007."
The World Health Organisation recognises that second-hand smoke is a significant threat to health, particularly amongst children, who are more likely to suffer from range of illnesses.
The consultation will seek views on the proposed new offences, suggested exemptions and "views on how the new measures will be enforced".
The accused had allegedly beaten the boy, 11-year-old Mohamed Thaqif Amin Mohd Gaddafi, with a water hose.
The boy later contracted serious infections and doctors amputated his legs. He died on Wednesday from complications.
The incident has prompted calls for greater scrutiny of religious schools.
In late January the boy enrolled in a privately-run Islamic school in the town of Kota Tinggi, in Johor state.
Police say that he was among a group of 15 boys beaten by the assistant warden on 24 March for making too much noise in the school's assembly building.
His mother pulled him out of the school when she visited several days later and found him looking weak, according to reports.
He was taken to the hospital three weeks later when his legs swelled up, apparently from blood clots. Doctors found he had contracted serious infections and had to amputate his legs.
They were about to amputate his right arm as well on Wednesday when the boy died.
Excerpts from the boy's diary, published in Malaysian media, appear to describe systematic abuse at the school, and that if one student made an error the whole group would be punished.
Police initially arrested the assistant warden - who has not been named - for child abuse, but said they were re-classifying the case as murder after Mohamed Thaqif died.
They also disclosed that the accused was a former convict previously jailed for theft.
The school has declined to comment, citing the ongoing police investigation. A separate investigation by Johor's religious authority has cleared the school of any wrongdoing.
But the head of the country's umbrella group for religious schools said CCTV footage showed the student was "only hit on one of the legs", and there was "probably a high chance that other factors" led to the boy's condition.
"There is no need to point fingers on anybody just yet... It is not right to label all religious schools to be abusive towards their students," Mohd Zahid Mahmood was quoted as saying.
A deputy minister told reporters on Wednesday night that it was "unfair for us to prematurely pin the blame on anybody" before the investigation was complete.
Prime Minister Najib Razak meanwhile has called for a speedy investigation.
Islamic authorities have said they are reassessing staff hiring guidelines for religious schools.
The case has caused an outcry, with Malaysians asking why the school hired a former convict to take care of children, and how the abuse could have gone undetected.
But at the heart of the issue is the regulation of Islamic schools - many say there is insufficient oversight.
Hundreds have mushroomed over the decades, and this week Mr Najib gave 80 million Malaysian ringgit (£14.3m, $18.4m) to registered schools.
But many unregistered schools have popped up, mostly in rural communities, and authorities have struggled to keep track and regulate them.
The issue is sensitive in Muslim-majority Malaysia, leading to what one writer has called the "culture of silence, keeping face and sweeping things under the rug".
Writing in The Malay Mail newspaper, Aziff Azuddin noted past cases of alleged abuse in religious schools and the lack of transparency in school authorities' responses.
With some interpreting criticism of religious schools as "an attack on religion", "is it any wonder then that we can never really address the true issue: abuse taking place in an educational institution?" he asked.
Edinburgh-based joinery firm Laurence McIntosh is to create the structure based on a design researched and developed by Page\Park architects.
It is hoped the work will help test the materials and techniques used to construct the original library.
The main library construction is scheduled to begin early next year.
Work on the prototype will be undertaken this spring and is expected to take about two months to complete.
Project manager of the Mackintosh Building Restoration, Sarah MacKinnon, said it was a massive step forward for the project.
"This process will provide invaluable, practical information about the supply chain for the tulip wood, the construction method and the finishing of the wood," she said.
Laurence McIntosh director, David MacDonald, said it was a dream contract.
He said: "This year we're celebrating 70 years of joinery and cabinet making at the very highest level; we've restored prestigious buildings before, but the Mack is something special.
"Our whole team of over 50 craftsmen, joiners and apprentices is excited to contribute to the Mackintosh legacy."
The prototype's specification was developed following research into the library's design and construction from sources including the GSA's archives and the original drawings held in the Hunterian.
After the Mackintosh building blaze, an investigation by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service concluded it was caused by flammable gases from a canister of expanding foam.
The report said the gases ignited as they came into contact with the hot surface of a projector.
Firefighters were called to the Stables Market after the blaze broke out at about 20:00 BST. It was brought under control about two hours later.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) sent 10 fire engines and more than 70 firefighters to tackle the blaze.
The Stables Market is the largest of a number of markets in Camden, selling books, clothing, and jewellery.
A nearby supermarket was also evacuated.
Shortly after the fire broke out, LFB tweeted: "The fire at Stables Market on Chalk Farm Road can be seen from miles around."
It later tweeted: "Fire is in the roof voids of the shops at Stables Market in #Camden. We've stopped the fire from affecting the overhead passenger train line."
David Byard, who works in the Barfly pub opposite the market, said: "We noticed thick black smoke billowing from the market.
"The fire brigade were at the scene with a hydraulic platform."
He said that the fire appeared to have been put out by about 21:00 BST.
Ash Jones, who was in a pub close to the market, said: "An alarm went off and we were evacuated.
"Buses were abandoned as the roads were closed and 200 or 300 people were left standing in the street."
The Metropolitan Police confirmed Chalk Farm Road had been cordoned off at Camden High Street .
The market is located in the historic former Pickfords stables and Grade II-listed horse hospital which served the horses pulling Pickfords' distribution vans and barges along the canal.
Many of its stalls are set in large arches in railway viaducts.
Price, 31, came from three legs down to beat Peter Wright 6-3 in the final and take the £10,000 PDC prize money.
The former Cross Keys hooker left rugby to become a darts player in 2014.
After being defeated by eventual winner Josh Payne in Players Championship Six, Price beat Matt Clark, Ricky Evans and Benito van de Pas ahead of his victory.
Lincoln County, Boston Pilgrim and Grantham and District hospitals will use the cash to update wards, modernise buildings or extend car parks.
The money has been secured through ProCure21+, a Department of Health scheme for developing NHS services.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) said the work would ensure high-quality and more efficient services.
The trust was taken out of special measures earlier this year after it was criticised for its lack of staff and poor patient care in 2013.
The latest work, expected to be completed by March, will involve changes to maternity wards at Boston Pilgrim and Lincoln County hospitals and improved facilities for dementia patients.
Paul Boocock, the trust's director of estates, said lighting, heating and ventilation would also be updated at the sites to reduce costs in the long term.
"It's an important step in transforming our clinical services and ensuring they are safe and sustainable for the 21st Century," he said.
"By modernising our buildings, we can better meet high-quality clinical standards and become a more energy-efficient organisation."
The work comes ahead of a major review of health and clinical services in Lincolnshire.
A public consultation will be held later this year to get people's views on the future of care and services, including the possibility of one central maternity unit in the county.
Christine Talbot, chairwoman of Lincolnshire County Council's health scrutiny committee, said while the funding was "good news" she had concerns about money being spent when services could change following the review.
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The World War Two fighter planes left Humberside Airport at 16:00 BST and soared over several regions, including Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the East Midlands.
The flypast marks the Royal Air Force's success in thwarting a German attack on British air space on 13 August, 1940, as Victoria Holland reports.
It would save £500m a year and ensure such patients made a fair contribution, the health secretary said.
Earlier in the year, the government indicated it intended to charge for A&E and ambulance care, but this has now been extended to some GP services too.
Doctors' leaders said GPs should not act as "immigration control".
Under the proposals, refugees and asylum seekers would be exempt from charges, and no-one would be denied emergency care at the point of need, the government said. A consultation will start on Monday.
Visitors from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) - which covers the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway - already pay for planned non-urgent hospital care.
And in April, new rules came into force which mean non-EU citizens settling in the UK for longer than six months are required to pay a "health surcharge" as part of their visa application - which, according to the Department of Health, has already produced £100m in savings.
But the proposed changes would also see such patients charged for GP services such as blood tests, lung function tests, prescriptions, dental treatment and physiotherapy.
They would also have to pay for care received by paramedics, ambulance transport costs, and A&E services such as X-rays, setting broken bones, treating wounds, draining fluids and, when needed, intensive care.
"We want to make sure that everyone makes a fair contribution to services, by extending charging to make sure visitors pay for the care they receive," Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said.
"This government was the first to introduce tough measures to clamp down on migrants accessing the NHS and these changes will recover up to £500m per year to put back into frontline patient care."
Prof Nigel Mathers, honorary secretary of the Royal College of GPs, said: "One of the founding principles of the NHS is that healthcare is free at the point of need and limiting access would fundamentally change that.
"General practice is already under immense resource and workforce pressures so it is imperative that GPs and our teams do not find ourselves acting as immigration control and being burdened with even more bureaucracy."
The British Medical Association has previously said doctors are meant to treat patients and "not to act as border guards".
"A doctor's duty is to treat the patient in front of them, not to act as border guards. Any plans to charge migrants and short-term visitors need to be practical, economic and efficient," a spokesman said.
Visitors from EEA countries must present a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) when using the NHS, so that the cost of their healthcare can be recouped from their government.
However, visitors from the EEA countries without an EHIC, and those from outside EEA who receive non-emergency treatment in NHS hospitals in England are now being charged 150% of the cost under changes also brought in earlier this year to discourage "health tourism".
The government consultation will close on Sunday 6 March 2016.
Dawson played twice for Essex in the T20 Blast group stage, but hopes to lead Hampshire to victories in both the One-Day Cup and T20 Blast Finals.
The 25-year-old was recalled early by his parent county to the first team.
"It was a fresh challenge for me. I enjoyed it and I'm glad I did it," he told BBC South Today.
"Getting out of your comfort zone a little bit helps. You realise what you've got and what a good place it is to play cricket here (at The Ageas Bowl)."
Hampshire travel to Gloucestershire in the One-Day Cup quarter-final on Wednesday before their sixth successive T20 Finals Day on Saturday.
They face Lancashire Lightning in a repeat of last year's semi-final.
Dawson hopes his side can overcome their recent poor record in the competition at Edgbaston, where they have lost the last two semi-finals, and lift the trophy for the first time since 2012.
"Six years in a row is an unbelievable effort from the lads," he added.
"We've fallen short a couple of times and been beaten in the semi-finals. That's something we want to put right this year, play in that final and go all the way as it's such a great day."
Eight journalists - including the magazine's editor - died along with two policemen, a maintenance worker and a visitor when masked men armed with assault rifles stormed the Charlie Hebdo offices on Wednesday.
The magazine has angered some Muslims in the past by printing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The offices were firebombed in 2011.
Most Indian papers and journalist see the incident as an attack on freedom of expression in France and around the world.
"Let me ask a very straightforward question: How can a few harmless, satirical cartoons published by a newspaper with just 30,000 subscriptions cause so much anger among jihadists?" asks an article in The Times of India.
The paper adds that "it is time to say in a unified voice that freedom of expression is a fundamental human right. And it includes the right to criticise each and every religion".
"It is human beings that have human rights. Not religions," the article adds.
Writing in The Indian Express, senior journalist Praveen Swami argues that this attack "may be the first of the new wave of Europe-wide attacks by citizens of its member-states who have been trained and equipped by jihadist groups in Iraq and Syria, experts and intelligence services are warning".
Journalist Helene Ferrarini writes on the NDTV website that Charlie's columnists and cartoonists would train their guns on all kinds of power structures and conservatives and religion wasn't their only subject.
"The bloody attack on Charlie is an assault not just on the magazine or its journalists but on what they stood for: freedom of speech. It has struck at the very heart of the journalistic ideals, the French press stands for," she writes.
In some domestic news, papers are urging the Delhi police to solve the "mysterious" death of the wife of former minister Shashi Tharoor.
Nearly a year after Sunanda Pushkar's body was found in a hotel room in Delhi, the police on 6 January said they were treating the death as murder.
The police say the death was "not natural and was due to poisoning". It is, however, still not clear which poison was used or whether Ms Pushkar administered it herself.
"The Delhi police's decision to file murder charges in the Sunanda Pushkar death case raises more questions than answers," The Times of India says.
The Indian Express, similarly, feels that Delhi police have made "a spectacle of itself" and "failed to bring any modicum of clarity or closure to the high-profile case".
Ms Pushkar was found dead in a five-star hotel in Delhi on 17 January last year.
And finally, child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi has handed over his Nobel Prize medal to the president of India, saying it belongs to the nation, reports say.
The medal will now be on display at the Rashtrapati Bhavan (President's House) museum, The Times of India reports.
Mr Satyarthi and Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in December.
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AGCO, owner of tractor maker Massey Ferguson, said up to 100 jobs could go at its parts operation site in Desford, Leicestershire and its headquarters in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire.
The US firm said the cutbacks were "as a result of the current downturn in global farm machinery markets."
The jobs are to be axed at the end of this month, the company said.
AGCO currently employs 500 people across the two sites, which will also be restructured under the changes.
Senior vice president and general manager Rob Smith said the cuts would ensure AGCO remained in a strong position when markets improved.
The firm was working to reduce its cost base and reorganise itself "to ensure we are well structured to deliver when markets pick up", he said.
Moncada was suspended from his post in October when he came under investigation by Panama's Congress.
He also pleaded guilty to falsifying documents and was sentenced to five years in detention.
Moncada was appointed by former President Ricardo Martinelli, who himself faces a corruption probe.
As part of the deal struck with prosecutors, Moncada will hand back two apartments worth a total of $1.7m (£1.1m) he had bought since coming to office.
Shortly after taking up his position in 2010, Moncada had declared only a gold watch and a 2005 Toyota van. He also said at the time that he had no other income apart from his judge's salary.
Moncada's lawyer said his client's health was deteriorating and he had therefore agreed to plead guilty to two out of the four charges against him.
He was also facing allegations of money laundering and corrupting officials.
It has not yet been decided whether Moncada will be sent to jail or whether he will be allowed to serve his sentence under house arrest.
Moncada is one of a series of officials to face corruption probes since President Juan Carlos Varela came to office on a promise to clean up Panamanian politics.
Last month, the supreme court voted to investigate Mr Varela's predecessor in office, Ricardo Martinelli, over allegations he had inflated multi-million-dollar contracts.
Mr Martinelli denies the allegations.
The attack happened in Merkland Drive, near David Gray Drive, sometime between 17:00 and 22:00 on Saturday.
The area is near the Merkland Nature Reserve.
Police Scotland are understood to be following a definite line of inquiry.
Minutes of the 20-21 September meeting showed policymakers were nearer to raising rates than at any time since last December.
They only held off because inflation was still running below their 2% target and there was no sign of rising wage pressure.
Rates were kept between 0.25% and 0.5%.
It lends further weight to the expectation of an interest rate rise by the end of the year.
According to the minutes, "several members judged that it would be appropriate to increase the target range for the federal funds rate relatively soon if economic developments unfolded about as expected."
They also said "it was noted that a reasonable argument could be made either for an increase at this meeting or for waiting for some additional information on the labour market and inflation".
Seventeen Fed officials participated at the September meeting, 10 of which had a vote.
However, both voting members and the wider group were split on how much longer they should allow the labour market and inflation to improve before raising rates.
Several of the committee's more hawkish members even said waiting too long could send the US into recession.
"A few participants referred to historical episodes when the unemployment rate appeared to have fallen well below its estimated longer-run normal level," the minutes explain.
"They observed that monetary tightening in those episodes typically had been followed by recession and a large increase in the unemployment rate."
In the end, three voting members dissented in favour of an immediate hike while a majority decided against raising rates "for the time being".
At the time, the Federal Open Market Committee said it expected inflation to remain low in the near term, "in part because of earlier declines in energy prices".
Many economists expect the Fed to hold rates at the next meeting in November, but increase them modestly in December.
The S&P 500 index held steady following the release, reaching 2,141.83 in mid-afternoon trading - up 0.24%.
Millions of pounds have been slashed from council budgets by central government, thousands of jobs have been lost and services affected.
This year, on Merseyside the headlines seem less dramatic, but maybe that's because the narrative of 'cuts' has become established.
In Liverpool two years ago the city council withdrew school uniform grants from 24,000 pupils whose parents struggled to afford blazers and shirts and cut funding for youth mental health.
Analysis: Arif Ansari, BBC North West political editor
Local government in the North West has been hit harder by spending cuts than any other region in England.
Ministers are trying to reduce the deficit and that means targeting the bigger budgets.
Larger city councils get the most cash to deal with the most pressing social problems.
Even if the local government budget had been frozen, council leaders would have been making savings due to rising costs, particularly adult social care. But, in fact, local government spending has been reduced more than any other department.
Labour accuses the government of punishing Northern councils at the expense of more affluent ones in the South. The government points out that they still get far more funding.
The best councils have responded by becoming much more collaborative, innovative and efficient.
But undoubtedly some are struggling to cope.
So far it's estimated North West councils have had their budgets reduced by a third since the general election. And there's no sign the pressure is about to ease.
Last year they started a consultation on closing half the city's libraries. Earlier this year, the Mayor announced they have now been 'saved'.
That said, libraries across Merseyside are still perhaps bearing the most visible brunt of the cuts. Almost all our councils have reduced opening hours - and in Sefton seven libraries have closed.
Plans to allow local community groups to run them have stalled.
Lollipop crossing patrols are also under review at most councils, with schools being asked to fund them instead of councils.
In Wirral some street lights have been turned off in a bid to save cash (though they are now back on); in Sefton charges for burials have gone up, and in Liverpool some council-run leisure centres are under threat.
Local councils are still haemorrhaging jobs. In St Helens, for example, 1,600 posts have gone since 2010.
Whilst cuts to services inevitably attract the headlines, most of the savings have been behind the scenes as councils fundamentally change the way they operate.
The three-Test series begins with a day-night match - the first in England - at Edgbaston on Thursday.
The tourists have lost six consecutive Test series, their most recent win coming against Bangladesh in 2014.
"I am concerned with the way we are playing," said 53-year-old Ambrose, who played 98 Tests for West Indies.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 live's Tuffers and Vaughan Cricket Show, he added: "I am hoping they can at least win one Test or compete, but, as a realist, I am not too sure they will."
West Indies will be without several key players - including Chris Gayle, Darren Bravo, Darren Sammy and Marlon Samuels - after a number of disputes in the Caribbean between the board and its players.
Ambrose said the inexperience in the squad is a "serious problem".
"I still believe if we had all those names, our cricket would be better," he said of the side who are eighth in the Test rankings, above only Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.
Many of West Indies' star names opt to play in lucrative global Twenty20 competitions rather than in the domestic league.
"Look at the Twenty20 squad. We have them players available and they have always been a force," said Ambrose, who took 405 Test wickets.
"According to the Cricket West Indies board, you have to be available to play all the first-class games in the region to be eligible for the Test team.
"I don't have a problem with that, but Cricket West Indies need to be more lenient with their players if they want their best team.
"So many players are starting their careers so have no-one to turn to who is a senior pro."
Ambrose will be a part of the Test Match Special commentary team for the England and West Indies series this summer.
The benefits include the animals' importance to sporting estates and tourism and also being a source of "healthy food".
Negative impacts include harm grazing deer do to native woodlands.
The review was done to help guide Scottish government decisions on deer management.
In the review document's foreword, Scottish Natural Heritage chairman Ian Ross said deer, especially red deer, "are emblematic of the wild beauty and nature of Scotland's upland and woodland landscapes".
The study found that between 1961 and 2016, red deer densities in Scotland have increased by 60% overall.
However, it added that there were "marked variations" in deer densities across the country.
The review suggested the animals were important to rural economies and ecosystems, but also that in certain places deer were damaging to some habitats.
Veteran prop Martin Castrogiovanni is forced out with a thigh injury and is replaced by Leonardo Cittadini.
Simone Favaro is drafted in at open-side flanker for Robert Barbieri while Andrea Lo Cicero replaces Alberto De Marchi at loose-head prop.
De Marchi is the only player from those changes named in the replacements.
The Italy backline remains unchanged from the 18-11 defeat at Twickenham.
Italy, who stunned France in Rome on their opening Six Nations match this year, sit second from bottom of the table with two points, one more than Les Bleus.
However, after their stirring display against Grand Slam chasing England, the Italians will fancy their chances of achieving a first ever Six Nations win over Ireland.
The Irish have won all 13 previous Six Nations clashes between the two countries.
Andrea Masi; Giovanbattista Venditti, Gonzalo Canale, Gonzalo Garcia, Luke McLean; Luciano Orquera, Edoardo Gori; Sergio Parisse (capt), Simone Favaro, Alessandro Zanni; Joshua Furno, Quintin Geldenhuys; Leonardo Cittadini, Leonardo Ghiraldini, Andrea Lo Cicero
Replacements: Davide Giazzon, Michele Rizzo, Alberto De Marchi, Antonio Pavanello, Francesco Minto, Paul Derbyshire, Tobias Botes, Tommaso Benvenuti
Alex Younger said UK intelligence and security services had disrupted 12 terrorist plots since June 2013.
He said many of the threats came from ungoverned spaces in the Middle East - namely Iraq and Syria.
Mr Younger also warned that "hybrid warfare", which included cyber-attacks and subverting democracy, was becoming an "increasingly dangerous phenomenon".
"The risks at stake are profound and represent a fundamental threat to our sovereignty," he said. "They should be a concern to all those who share democratic values."
In his first public speech since taking up the post of "C", he warned of the impact of Russia's alliance with President Bashar al-Assad in Syria in casting all opponents of President Assad as terrorists.
"I believe the Russian conduct in Syria - allied with that of Assad's discredited regime - will, if they do not change course, provide a tragic example of the perils of forfeiting legitimacy," he said.
"In defining as a terrorist anyone who opposes a brutal regime they alienate precisely that group that has to be onside if the extremists are to be defeated."
He added: "We cannot be safe from the threats that emanate from that land unless the civil war is brought to an end."
The Islamic State group had exploited the situation in Syria to fortify its stronghold in the region and wage a war on the West, he told journalists at MI6 headquarters in London.
He added that IS, also known as Isil or Daesh, had a "highly organised external attack planning structure" which was plotting attacks against the UK and its allies "without ever having to leave Syria".
Describing the risks MI6 agents faced in the field, he said: "Encountering terrorism, some of our agents operate in the most dangerous and hostile environments on earth.
"They know that the result of being identified as an MI6 agent could be their death. But they do what they do because they believe in protecting their country - and religion - from the evil that Daesh and other terrorist organisations present."
The threat level for international terrorism in the UK has been severe - meaning an attack is highly likely - since August 2014.
There are five threat levels - low, moderate, substantial, severe and critical - set by MI5's Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre.
The ministry said members of an "anti-Islamic terrorist takfiri group" had been arrested and explosives seized.
The intelligence ministry gave no further details about the suspects.
"Takfiri" is a term used by officials in Shia Iran to describe Sunni extremists who declare other Muslims as apostates deserving of death.
Iran is currently helping both the Syrian and Iraqi governments battle the jihadist group, Islamic State (IS), which considers Shia to be infidels for their veneration of the Prophet Muhammad's family and other beliefs and practices.
Militants claiming to be defending the Sunni minority community in south-eastern Iran have also carried out a number of attacks against the state in recent years.
The intelligence ministry said the investigation by its agents - whom it described as "Unnamed Soldiers of the Lord of Ages" - was continuing "inside and outside" Iran.
"Updated information will be released to the great Iranian nation as soon as the proper conditions are established," it added.
The Fars news agency cited the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, as saying the bomb attacks had been planned for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Last month, Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said 20 terrorist groups that had planned to carry out bomb attacks and cause insecurity had been dismantled.
Justine Roberts said she suffered a "swatting attack" last week - a type of harassment in which a perpetrator calls the emergency services out to their victim on a false pretence.
She added that another member of the site had been similarly targeted.
Some accounts have been hijacked.
Ms Roberts also disclosed that someone had managed to hack into the site's administrative functions.
Additionally, she revealed that there had been an attempt to force Mumsnet offline by swamping it with internet traffic, in what is known as a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.
A Twitter account linked to the incident, called DadSecurity, has been suspended.
A spokeswoman for Mumsnet said it currently had 7.7 million members.
Ms Roberts - who is married to Newsnight editor Ian Katz - said the incident involving her home happened on Tuesday of last week.
"I wasn't actually there - I was on holiday," she told the BBC.
"The first thing I knew was when our au pair contacted us the next morning to tell us that at 03:30 she'd been woken up and disturbed by a Swat team of five armed police and three unarmed police and a police dog.
"They'd received a report of a man prowling round the house with a gun."
She said that she was aware such incidents had become more common in the US, but she believed they remained relatively rare in the UK.
"At first I think the police were slightly nonplussed and said they were not sure, because there were no actual real victims, that it was a pursuable crime.
"But I think in the States it's treated incredibly seriously because, of course, if you get copycat things like this it can be incredibly disruptive, not to mention the cost to the security forces."
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police provided further details.
"Police were called at approximately 00:15 on Tuesday 11 August to a residential address... following a report that a man had murdered a woman at the address," he said.
"This was followed by a second call during which the caller stated he had members of his family held in a room. This call was assessed as requiring a firearms response.
"Local officers and firearms officers attended the address and carried out an assessment. Two people resident at the address were spoken to. The incident was treated as a hoax and the police response explained to those at the address.
"No suspects have been identified at this time, however enquiries continue."
Ms Roberts said that the second case occurred after a Mumsnet user had engaged the DadSecurity Twitter account and received back a message saying "prepare to be swatted" alongside a picture of a Swat team.
When the police arrived, she added, they initially handcuffed the husband.
"The [hoax] report had said they had heard gunshots and identified a man as shooting in the house," Ms Roberts said.
"It's incredibly disturbing and not surprising that that user and her family were very upset."
DadSecurity's tweets are now offline, but the BBC can confirm it repeatedly posted "RIP Mumsnet" and claimed to have stolen data from the site before being blocked.
Ms Roberts also provided details of other attacks including:
Ms Roberts added that there was evidence that at least 11 accounts had been hacked, but warned that many more could be affected.
"It's a reasonable assumption, and our working one, that the passwords of everybody that has logged since 6 August 2015, and possibly some time before that, have been collected," she wrote in a follow-up post.
Mumsnet has yet to determine how the hacks were carried out, but one theory is that a "cross site scripting" (XSS) attack was involved, in which code would have been added to Mumsnet's site to redirect the login process to computers controlled by the attacker.
That way the hacker would have been able to harvest the passwords of people as they typed them in.
Ms Roberts said Mumsnet itself stored users' passwords in a "high strength" encrypted form, so doubted its own database had been cracked.
As a precautionary measure, all the site's users will have to create new passwords to access their accounts.
In addition, members are being asked to check that the page they log in on uses a specific address - https://www.mumsnet.com/session/login.
"It's challenging to build a website that can stand up to a determined attacker, while still being cost-effective to run and easy to use," commented security expert Dr Steven Murdoch from University College London.
"These types of incident will keep on happening, so this is a good reminder to not use the same password on multiple websites and be cautious about what information you give out online."
A one-off accounting charge meant fourth-quarter net income was $272.3m, down by 8% compared to $295.6m in the same period 12 months earlier.
In after-the-bell trading in New York shares in the company gained 4.5%.
About 700 million web surfers visit its website every month, ranking it among the top in the global industry.
However, it shed more than 1,000 jobs during 2012, and has long been divided over whether it should focus on media content or on tools and technologies.
Chief executive Marissa Mayer was brought in last July from Google to turn the company round, and the latest financial figures are the first full quarter's under her leadership.
Ms Mayer has been focusing on building better mobile and social networking services.
She said that during the quarter Yahoo made progress "by growing our executive team, signing key partnerships including those with NBC Sports and CBS Television and launching terrific mobile experiences for Yahoo Mail and Flickr".
Steve Davies (35) and Lewis Gregory (43) began the recovery after the hosts slipped to 48-4.
The tail then added valuable runs, led by Craig Overton (44*), as Somerset edged to a 22-run first innings lead.
Dom Bess removed Yorkshire opener Adam Lyth (10) early in the reply, but Handscomb and Alex Lees (38) helped the visitors to a 105-run lead at stumps.
Resuming 161 runs behind, Somerset soon lost James Hildreth (23), trapped leg before by Steven Patterson, but Davies, who moved to 11,000 first-class runs, and Gregory added 65 for the fifth wicket.
The hosts were still 53 in arrears when both were out shortly before lunch, but Overton helped guided the tail past the Yorkshire total.
This included a stand of 24 with twin brother Jamie who became Ryan Sidebottom's 750th first-class victim as the former England bowler took season-best figures of 5-56.
The visitors lost Lyth when just 13 runs ahead in their reply, but Lees and Handscomb patiently built the lead with a battling 58-run second-wicket stand before Overton capped his feats with the bat by removing Lees' middle stump.
Handscomb was dropped in the slips on 27 when Marcus Trescothick put down a difficult chance off Bess, and the Australian international took advantage with a gritty innings.
He brought up his 50 - only the second of the match - off 78 balls as he and Gary Ballance (15*) took Yorkshire to 127-2 before bad light stopped play.
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A blue Dacia Sandero mounted a kerb on the A4106 Tythegston road, just before the A48 roundabout, and struck the 19-year-olds at about 16:00 BST on Friday.
The critically injured man has been flown by air ambulance to University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.
A 49-year-old driver of the Dacia is helping officers from South Wales Police with their enquires.
The second injured man, understood to be less seriously hurt, is being treated at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend.
The 23-year-old suffered a significant tear in his quad and is likely to miss the autumn internationals having become the latest player to get hurt during England's training camp in Brighton.
Wasps' Sam Jones broke his leg while Bath's Anthony broke his jaw.
"He was loaded pretty heavily on Monday, far heavier than we would have loaded him with his training," he said.
Nowell had missed the start of the season after having surgery on a thumb injury, and had only made one replacement appearance.
But Baxter was particularly critical of the England medical team for failing to realise the extent of his star player's injury.
"We were told there was no significant injury and England didn't feel it was a big issue, just an overload issue, but when we get him back here and we scan him we find a significant tear of his quad," the former lock added.
"It's not a one or two centimetre tear, we're talking a nine or 10 centimetre tear.
"For that not to get picked up is a bit annoying and now we've realised that he's going to be out for a significant period of time."
Premiership rugby have criticised the timing and intensity of the training camp, which also led to Ollie Devoto and Henry Slade missing training time when they returned to Sandy Park.
Baxter says Premiership clubs must get together with England to ensure this situation does not happen again.
"Injuries will happen, but the amount of injuries that came out of this two-day camp are so significant that if questions weren't asked, it wouldn't just be remiss of us as Premiership coaches, it would be very remiss of England not to ask how all those injuries happened.
"I don't really care if England think they have an unlimited supply of players, that's fine, but there isn't an unlimited supply of players.
"You don't have to have many training camps where you pick up five or six significant injuries before you get through your whole playing group."
Mr Jones announced the Welsh Government had appointed officials to represent Wales in EU negotiations.
He reiterated his support for the UK remaining in the single market - but said he was not making the same demands on Europe's system of freedom of movement.
Opposition parties have accused him of being slow to respond to Brexit.
"We've got to sell Wales to the world... like never before," Mr Jones said, speaking at Cardiff's Cathays Park.
"We need to reassert our confidence and we need to do it now."
Mr Jones revealed he is visiting the US next week as part of his drive to drum up business, while Economy Secretary Ken Skates is heading to Japan in October.
Mr Jones said the Welsh Government had "appointed a team of senior government officials to represent Wales in the forthcoming EU negotiations and to fight for Wales' best interests on an international stage".
Asked for further detail, a Welsh Government spokesman said the "European Transition Team", had been set up as part of the office of the first minister to support him in co-ordinating the Welsh Government's negotiating strategy.
Calling for the UK to stay in the single market, Mr Jones told the press conference: "I don't advocate that things should stay as they are for the free movement of people.
"What I advocate is that things should stay as they are regarding the free movement of goods and services."
But he said it was "right to say the only model at the moment that exists involves accepting both".
Mr Jones also set out Welsh Labour's law-making priorities at the press conference, called to mark 100 days since he was reinstated as first minister.
He said an assembly bill on what will replace stamp duty in Wales - Land Transaction Tax - would be introduced next month, followed "swiftly" by a new public health bill, a law on landfill disposal tax, a trade union bill and legislation to abolish the Right to Buy.
A law to amend the Welsh Language measure will be introduced in the new assembly term and a development bank for businesses in Wales would be operational by the second quarter of 2017, he said.
News earlier in August of a committee to advise on Brexit was dismissed by Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies as a "last-minute scramble for ideas".
A spokesperson for the Welsh Conservatives said: "Catch-up Carwyn's approach to governance has to date been defined by a distinct lack of proactivity and a drought of ideas - and this announcement is more evidence of that."
Analysis by BBC Wales political editor Nick Servini
It has become clear that Carwyn Jones will define his approach to Brexit negotiations around the need for the UK to remain in the single market.
The problem is that the free movement of goods and services may be entirely connected to the free movement of people, which could be unacceptable to many of those who voted to leave.
He is banking on access to the single market still being possible at the same time as the UK regains more control of its borders. That could be a big ask.
His tone was markedly different to the Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns, who will represent Wales at the cabinet, where the big early decisions on Britain's negotiating position will be made.
Mr Cairns talked about opportunities and entrepreneurs thriving on change, while Mr Jones spoke of investments being put on hold and potential problems for attracting investment.
There have been reports that Tevez, 33, who joined Shanghai from Boca Juniors in December, wanted to leave the club.
The ex-Manchester City striker has asked Shanghai to allow him to return home for treatment on a calf injury.
Tevez, who signed a two-year contract, has scored twice in 11 games.
He is one of the world's highest paid players, earning £634,615 a week, according to the Sun.
"According to the request from Carlos Tevez to our club, after discussion, we now approve his request," Shanghai were reported as saying in the South China Morning Post.
"He's permitted to go back to Argentina and receive treatment at the Clinica Jorge Bombicino and he must rejoin the team on 30 August and participate in training."
During the 2010-11 season, Tevez fled to Argentina for three months following a disagreement with Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini.
He lost almost £10m in wages, fines and lost bonuses during the dispute.
Robin Garton, 69, from Devizes, Wiltshire, has not been seen since 25 September.
He disappeared while on a hillwalking trip in the north west Highlands.
Extensive searches have been made of Glen Coe since then involving helicopters, mountain rescue teams and search dogs.
Police divers have made searches of the River Coe.
Mr Garton, a former art dealer and the founder of a climate change charity, is described as 6ft 2in tall, of slim to medium build, with fair, thinning hair. He occasionally wears glasses.
Winnall's 10th of the season from Conor Hourihane's cross gave the Tykes the lead, while fellow striker Tom Bradshaw was denied by goalkeeper Jason Steele.
Rovers, who had Darragh Lenihan sent off late on for chopping down Sam Morsy, pressed for an equaliser.
However, Watkins' injury-time strike ensured the points for the hosts.
With three wins from their past four games before Boxing Day's match, Barnsley had resurrected their early-season form and this victory kept them in touch with the top six going into 2017.
Their rediscovered confidence was reflected in their start, as Bradshaw had chances to score before Winnall nodded in the opener.
The goal sparked the visitors into a response, with Adam Davies in the Reds' goal worked hard by efforts from Marvin Emnes, Wes Brown and Sam Gallagher.
Blackburn's desperation for points was evident in their efforts towards the end of the game, first in further chances for Corry Evans, Gallagher and Emnes again, and then in the frustration of Lenihan's dismissal.
Watkins' goal was the final act for Barnsley, condemning Rovers to a fourth defeat in succession.
Barnsley head coach Paul Heckingbottom:
"Avoiding relegation wasn't our focus. That limits you to wanting to finish fourth from bottom.
"Our focus is to be as good as we can be so we won't limit ourselves in that respect, we'll just try and pick up as many points as possible.
"The players have got every right to be buzzing, they've been terrific and long may it continue.
"You are where you deserve to be, so as we're ninth we deserve to be ninth. We won't get carried away and will keep trying to get better."
Blackburn head coach Owen Coyle:
"There's a sense of frustration for me at the end when there's a stonewall penalty as far as I was concerned. Then of course a couple of minutes later we're down to 10 men.
"There were little things we could have done better in the game, we created chances to get back into it.
"We certainly know we're capable of turning things around quickly and moving up the table to where we want to be."
Match ends, Barnsley 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.
Second Half ends, Barnsley 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.
Attempt saved. Liam Feeney (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
Hand ball by Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers).
Goal! Barnsley 2, Blackburn Rovers 0. Marley Watkins (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Bree following a fast break.
Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sam Morsy (Barnsley).
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Adam Davies.
Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hope Akpan with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
Attempt blocked. Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Emnes.
Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the red card.
Sam Morsy (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
Substitution, Barnsley. Jacob Brown replaces Tom Bradshaw.
Attempt missed. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Marley Watkins.
Sam Morsy (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Sam Morsy (Barnsley).
Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Tom Bradshaw (Barnsley) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
Hand ball by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marley Watkins (Barnsley).
Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Feeney with a cross.
Substitution, Barnsley. Adam Armstrong replaces Sam Winnall.
Substitution, Barnsley. Marley Watkins replaces Ryan Kent.
Attempt saved. Conor Hourihane (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Kent.
Foul by Sam Winnall (Barnsley).
Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Liam Feeney replaces Craig Conway.
Attempt missed. Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) hits the right post with a left footed shot from more than 35 yards.
Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Sam Winnall (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers).
Foul by Sam Morsy (Barnsley).
Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Josh Scowen (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
The survey of more than 2,000 UK adults for the British Council found 40% were embarrassed by their language skills.
But nearly two-thirds (65%) thought it was important to learn a few local words or phrases before going abroad.
The poll comes as exam regulator Ofqual notes a decline this summer in A-level and GCSE entries for languages.
While other traditional subjects have seen a rise in entries this year, Ofqual said languages were continuing to fall in popularity.
The Russell Group of research intensive universities said this further fall in the number of students studying foreign languages was concerning.
"Languages are vitally important to the UK if it is to be fully engaged with the world," said the group's director general Dr Wendy Piatt.
The British Council poll found a quarter (25%) of the 2,098 UK adults surveyed said the thought of having to speak a language on holiday made them feel nervous.
Over a third (36%) said they relied on the assumption that everyone would speak English in the country they are visiting.
Just under a fifth (19%) said they would choose a holiday destination where they knew they would not have to communicate in another language.
Only 16% of those surveyed said that they could speak a foreign language to a high level.
But almost half (48%) said they enjoyed trying out their language skills while on holiday.
Mark Herbert, head of schools programmes at the British Council, said: "While it's good to see that Brits are generally willing to have a go at speaking the local language when on holiday, too many of us still rely too heavily on English while abroad.
"The reality is that speaking a foreign language doesn't just help you to get the most out of your holiday - it is a rewarding way to connect with another culture and, with employers now crying out for more language skills, it can boost your job prospects too.
"Ultimately having more of us being able to speak at least a little of a foreign language is good for the UK's long-term competitiveness in the increasingly globalised world."
The Association for Language Learning said learning a language was not just important for education and skills, but also for the economy, security and community relations.
President of the association, René Koglbauer, said: "At times of fear of 'otherness', it is crucial to emphasise the importance of language learning and its unique contribution to broadening the minds of our youngsters, their awareness of cultural differences and their critical appraisal of misconceptions."
Andy Dowie's own goal gave the visitors the lead before Dumbarton hit back through Christian Nade.
Two goals in the last 20 minutes from Declan McDaid and Robbie Crawford kept Ian McCall's men three points ahead of Ayrshire rivals Kilmarnock.
Killie were 4-2 winners over Clyde to gain their first points of the group.
Rory McKenzie gave Killie an early lead before Darren Ramsay and Kevin Nicoll edged Clyde in front.
That is how it stayed until 53 minutes when summer signing Dominic Thomas scored, with the former Motherwell man adding his second soon after.
After McKenzie scored again to make it 4-2, Jordan Stewart was sent off for the visitors following a late challenge to curtail any hope of a Clyde comeback.
In Group F, Greenock Morton scored twice in the final five minutes before beating Queen's Park 4-2 in a penalty shootout.
The Spiders had taken the lead through Bryan Wharton with 20 minutes to go, and when Thomas Orr scored with nine minutes left it looked to have earned the League One side a shock win.
Bob McHugh turned in Scott Tiffoney's cut-back to set up a frantic finale, and Darren Barr's volley two minutes into time-added-on took the game to penalties.
Morton won the bonus point to stay top of the group on five points with Tiffoney, Andy Murdoch, Ricki Lamie and Gary Harkins all scoring from the spot for the hosts, with Adam Cummins and Bryan Wharton netting for the visitors.
Elsewhere in Group F, Berwick Rangers also needed a late goal in the 90 minutes, but lost 4-2 on penalties to Edinburgh City.
Ashley Grimes had twice given Edinburgh the lead but goals from Aaron Murrell and Pat Scullion pegged them back.
The capital side won the shootout after Chris MacDonald and Andrew Irvine missed for Berwick.
It follows a police operation which removed a protest camp set up on a test drilling site since April 2014.
About 30 protesters were evicted on Tuesday, after being served with a court order compelling them to leave the area in November.
Up to 400 campaigners chanted and made speeches during a protest at the site which has been cleared by bailiffs.
They claim they were "denied their right to peacefully protest" after police closed off Duttons Lane during the eviction.
Nine people were charged with a number of offences after the eviction, including aggravated trespass and obstructing a police officer.
Cheshire Police warned on Twitter the event could lead to disruption on the roads around Upton and Chester.
Patrols were deployed for reassurance, the force added.
A Frack Free Dee Coaliton spokesperson said: "The events of Tuesday have merely strengthened the resolve of our communities to continue in our opposition to extreme energy technologies being utilised here or anywhere.
"The protests will continue daily, outside of the police blockade whilst it remains in situ and then outside of the site once it is removed.
"Upton Community Protection camp may be gone but the community is not."
An IGas spokesman earlier told the BBC the company respected "the right to peaceful protest, [but] these protesters [at the camp] were trespassing as determined by the High Court".
Planning permission for IGas to run tests at the site runs out on 28 May.
David Lee, 56, of Carrickaness Road, Dungannon, showed "complete disregard" for rules protecting the food chain.
He was convicted of fraud and several other charges, ordered to pay £6,000 compensation and fined £3,600.
Lee turned up late at night at Patrick McGorrey's farm at Clonoe in August 2015 with more cattle than agreed.
The animals were not the specification ordered, thus affecting their resale value.
A number were also sick, leaving the family with a £2,000 vet's bill.
The McGorreys said they believed their elderly father had been "taken advantage of".
The judge at Dungannon Magistrates' Court said Lee had demonstrated contempt for the rules on which food safety in Northern Ireland are based.
Lee plans to appeal the fraud conviction, effectively postponing the compensation payment.
The judge said the Northern Ireland farming community depended on the "integrity" of the animal movement system.
He said it not only underpinned human health but provided assurances in the event of an animal disease outbreak.
The judge said he found it "alarming" that someone like Lee with his "contemptuous attitude to the rules" could be so heavily involved in the cattle trade.
The court was been told that he had sold 3,000 cattle in a ten-month period.
His record keeping was described as "shambolic".
Lee was given a three-month prison sentence suspended for two years on the fraud charge.
He got further suspended sentences for failing to notify the Department of Agriculture on the animals' movements and failing to keep a herd register.
Spanish giants Real have made a world record £86m bid for the forward.
Bale, 24, was due back at training on Tuesday after a break in Marbella.
It is a dream move for him but I think in the end this could have happened in a different way
"He is involved in a big transfer to Real Madrid and, if it happens, we wish him all the best, but the fact that he hasn't turned up is not the correct behaviour," said Villas-Boas.
"I gave the player the weekend off. Monday was a day off for the squad. It is up to the club now to decide if it's a fineable offence. I've given my opinion on it, it's up to them to decide whether they act on it or not."
Under rules laid down by the Professional Footballers' Association, a player can only be fined two weeks' wages, which in Bale's case would amount to around £160,000.
Bale has not featured for Spurs or Wales this season due to a foot injury.
He has been left out Tottenham's squad for Thursday's Europa League second leg against Dinamo Tbilisi but has been called up by Wales for this month's World Cup qualifiers against Macedonia and Serbia.
Bale has been linked with Real all summer and Villas-Boas says the record-breaking transfer "could happen very, very soon".
The former Chelsea boss added: "It is a dream move for him but I think in the end this could have happened in a different way.
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"At the moment, the two clubs are speaking. I suppose it could go to the last day or it could happen in next two days. But you wouldn't expect the biggest transfer in world football to happen easily."
Tottenham are reluctant to sell until they have signed a replacement.
They have been linked with Roma's £30m-rated Argentina forward Erik Lamela, but they missed out on Brazil midfielder Willian, who joined Premier League rivals Chelsea.
"I have told you that we will continue re-strengthening the squad, so we are looking at different positions to make us stronger," said Villas-Boas.
"In the next couple of days, we will have further news and I think we will see further additions at Tottenham."
Villas-Boas is also annoyed with England manager Roy Hodgson for not consulting him before selecting Andros Townsend for international duty.
Tottenham have spent £59m this summer.
In July, they broke their transfer record to sign Brazil midfielder Paulinho for a fee of just under £17m from Corinthians.
In August, they spent £26m on Valencia's Spain striker Roberto Soldado (pictured).
Spurs have also bought 25-year-old French midfielder Etienne Capoue, 25, for £9m from Ligue 1 club Toulouse and Belgium international winger Nacer Chadli from Dutch club FC Twente for £7m.
"I would like to give you a little bit more information but the fact (is) that I wasn't contacted in any way or form by Roy Hodgson regarding the player call-up," said Villas-Boas.
"I would have preferred to give my opinion on the fact that he gets called up so soon."
Hodgson handed call-ups to Steven Caulker and Tom Huddlestone for last year's friendly in Sweden, but they have not played since, while Jake Livermore has been discarded by England after just one cap.
Villas-Boas worries that Townsend may end up in a similar position.
"If there is continuity to the future of Andros in the national team, it's a great step for him," said Villas-Boas.
"If there is no continuity in the future, if his performances change in some way or if the player doesn't get involved in Tottenham and, in the end, he gets dried out, then it's a big surprise for me, because I think a player who gets called up for the national team after two games should have respect and continuity towards the future.
"So I assume from this moment that there will be that belief. I can recall, last season, we had Jake Livermore, Tom Huddlestone, Steven Caulker, called up for England.
"At the moment, it doesn't seem to have any continuity there."
The service in Flatiron Copse cemetery was organised by the south Wales branch of the Western Front Association.
The cemetery is located just yards from where 3,993 Welsh soldiers were killed, missing or injured during the five-day battle in World War One.
A Welsh flag and poppy was placed on every Welsh soldier's grave.
The 38th (Welsh) Division attacked Mametz Wood between 7 and 14 July 1916, with more than 4,000 of them killed or injured.
The battalions were drawn from all over Wales and represented north, south, rural and industrial areas, as well as men from the London Welsh.
The band of the Royal Welsh also took part in the short service on Friday.
Phil Davies, secretary of the south west branch of the Western Front Association, said the cemetery was a very special place for Wales.
"It is important that what these men did is never forgotten," he said.
The visitors included a number of people who were visiting the graves of family members.
Robert Tedstone from Abercarn laid a wreath on the grave of his ancestor, Thomas Tedstone, who came from Maesycwmmer in Caerphilly county and died on 7 July 1916.
On Thursday, a memorial service took place at the site of the Welsh dragon memorial, facing the wood.
The service was led by Archbishop of Wales Dr Barry Morgan and included an address by First Minister Carwyn Jones.
BBC Wales Today reporter Roger Pinney was at Thursday's ceremony
The old general called it the butchers bill. We would think of it as the human cost of war.
At a centuries distance it's easy to talk of slaughter and sacrifice. But for many of us who attended the centenary service at Mametz Wood one fact will stand out.
It came from Lt Gen Jonathon Riley, one-time commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
"Here," he said, "we lost as many of our people in 15 minutes as we did in 15 years in Afghanistan."
For the ceremony we stood in a pretty valley drenched in bright sunshine.
A delightful place. Looking down on us a defiant dragon, the prominent memorial to the men of the 38th (Welsh) Division.
One hundred years ago they gave this same ground in front of Mametz Wood a name. Death Valley they called it.
In five days, 4,000 were killed or wounded here.
The music, the speeches, the hymns made the ceremony an emotional experience.
The First Minister Carwyn Jones summed up the sentiment of many. "We came to remember," he said, "and give thanks."
George Osborne said departmental budgets would fall by £3bn in 2015/16.
However, Scotland's Finance Secretary John Swinney said that the cut was an "unexpected and unwarranted" imposition of further austerity.
Mr Osborne made the announcement ahead of his emergency budget which will take place on 8 July.
The Tory minister believed it was vital to tackle UK debt "as quickly as possible".
During a debate in the House of Commons the Chancellor also confirmed that the government's remaining stake in Royal Mail - currently valued at £1.5bn - would be sold when ministers could be sure they would get value for money.
Mr Swinney, who is due to meet Mr Osborne in London on Monday, said that the people of Scotland had clearly voted against austerity in the recent general election.
He explained that the billions the Chancellor planned to take from departmental budgets in the 2015/16 financial year would have a knock-on consequence of £176.8m in Scotland.
Mr Swinney said there had been no prior discussion with the Scottish government over the cuts.
He added: "The Scottish Parliament has already agreed our budget for this year and that should be respected, not slashed as part of George Osborne and David Cameron's ideological obsession with austerity.
"Scotland has already seen our overall budget cut by 9% and our capital budget cut by 25% since 2010.
"Further cuts risk more damage to public services and will hold back economic growth, as underlined in the latest report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)."
By Brian Taylor, BBC Scotland political editor
Why now? Why cut now rather than wait for the coming Budget in a few weeks time? A range of motivations suggest themselves with, perhaps, two to the fore.
Getting out the bad news about spending now allows Mr Osborne, perhaps, to offer a few goodies to those who voted for the UK government and its policy programme.
Secondly, it is possible that the Chancellor anticipates that it might be even more difficult than previously thought to find the promised £12bn of savings in the welfare budget - particularly as the PM keeps denoting areas which he regards as sacrosanct, such as child benefit.
However, the Treasury insists that today's announcement is not designed to offset decisions on welfare.
Read more from Brian....
The UK government has pledged to clear the deficit by 2018/19.
Mr Osborne must find a further £30bn of savings over the next three years, including £12bn from welfare spending and £13bn from government departments.
He told MPs: "We set out two weeks ago that we were going to find further efficiencies and savings in government. That is what we deliver today.
"Further savings in departments this year, selling our stake in the Royal Mail, getting on with what we promised, reducing the deficit, that is how you deliver lasting economic security for working people.
"As everyone knows, when it comes to living within your means, the sooner you start the smoother the ride.
"Sharing resources and risks across the UK is a much better idea than full fiscal autonomy that would cost Scotland £10bn a year."
The group Justice for Health, which is mounting the legal challenge, says the contract is "unsafe and unsustainable" and it accuses Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt of acting outside his powers.
The Department of Health says the case is without merit.
Ministers insist the new contract is needed to improve levels of medical cover in hospitals at weekends.
The hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice in London will run for two days.
The medics are arguing that, although Mr Hunt is entitled to "recommend" a new contract, he is attempting to go significantly further even though he has no power to decide the terms and conditions under which the NHS and other bodies should employ junior doctors.
The group's founding members are all junior doctors - Dr Nadia Masood, Dr Ben White, Dr Fran Silman, Dr Amar Mashru and Dr Marie-Estella McVeigh.
The new contract is due to be rolled out from October.
Dr White said it was "incredible" that junior doctors have had to take the government to court.
He said: "Jeremy Hunt's own civil servants in the Department of Health said there was a very high risk to trying to bring in seven-day services without the required investment and staffing.
"And actually you've got us, the doctors and the nurses on the front line, saying, 'This is not going to be safe.'
"So that forms a key part of one part of our legal argument. That there's no definition even of a seven-day service."
Dr Mashru said the legal challenge would look at three areas: the lawfulness of the imposition of the contract; whether Mr Hunt had properly informed the public and Parliament about the plans; and the evidence behind Mr Hunt's reforms.
Junior doctors had planned a series of five-day strikes in September, October, November and December in protest against the new contract.
They called off the September strike after senior colleagues said the action was disproportionate and risked patient safety.
Barrister Clive Sheldon, who led Mr Hunt's legal team, told Mr Justice Green in a written statement: "The claim is wholly without substance."
He said Mr Hunt had felt that a new contract should be introduced by the NHS.
He argued that Mr Hunt had not decided to "compel" NHS employers to use the new contract, but had decided to "approve" the new contract.
The area is said to be claimed by both Inner Mongolians and residents of neighbouring Gansu province.
About 100 masked attackers reportedly beat staff and damaged checkpoint buildings on Sunday before escaping.
Reports said that an undisclosed number of suspects have been identified by police.
Some 13 people were injured in the early morning attack in Ejin Banner county, which lasted about two hours, reports said. Two of them were checkpoint staff, while the rest were "herdsmen and farmers defending the frontier", said a Global Times report.
The attackers were armed with sticks and pepper spray. Those at the checkpoint were reportedly beaten, robbed of their valuables, and then tied up and left outside in freezing -20C weather.
Two forklifts were then used to smash into checkpoint buildings as well as several vehicles, local media said.
Initial investigations have shown the incident occurred due to a provincial border dispute between Ejin Banner county and Jinta county in the Gansu province, Xinhua news agency quoted the local police authority.
Local official Li Yanbo told reporters that the area has long been the source of dispute among locals due to the repeated redrawing of provincial boundaries in the 1960s and 1970s.
The Global Times said there had been several clashes between Inner Mongolians and residents of Gansu province in the area.
In September, the same outpost had been visited by masked men carrying sticks who intimidated staff. The men later drove away after staff persuaded them to leave.
The region has in the past also seen tensions between minority ethnic Mongolians and Han Chinese.
While not fully self-driving, the software means the Model S and new Model X can "automatically steer down the highway, change lanes, and adjust speed in response to traffic".
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said the autopilot mode was designed to increase driver confidence on the road.
However, Mr Musk said users adopting the software - available in North America from Thursday - should exercise caution while using it.
"It should not hit pedestrians, hopefully," he told the media. "It should handle them well."
He added that if the car is involved in a collision, the driver is still liable.
"The driver cannot abdicate responsibility. That will come at some point in the future."
Other regions of the world would be updated in the next couple of weeks pending regulatory approval.
The software uses a combination of cameras, radar, ultrasonic sensors and mapping data to determine its position and navigate.
When the car has arrived at its destination, it is able to scan for an available space and park itself.
Unlike Google, which is aiming for a fully-autonomous vehicle, Tesla's approach is to gradually introduce features which take away the need for drivers to carry out certain functions.
Currently there are limitations to the software which would improve over time, Mr Musk said.
"If there's heavy snow it's going to be harder for the system to work, so we'd advise caution.
"Essentially it's like a person - how well can a person figure out what route they should take. Over time it will be better than a person.
"Long term it will be way better than a person. It never gets tired, it's never had anything to drink, it's never arguing with someone in the car. It's not distracted."
Other car manufacturers such as BMW and Volvo are also developing, and implementing, autonomous features to their cars.
Google's entirely self-driving car has clocked up well over one million miles on public roads, mostly in California.
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The 36-year-old veteran will take over the role lined up for Australian opener Phil Hughes, who was recalled to the national team over the winter.
Hughes is now expected to be named in the Aussies' squad for this summer's Ashes series, forcing Worcestershire to look elsewhere.
"Thilan's Test average of 48.76 speaks volumes," said coach Steve Rhodes.
"We've been searching for an overseas batsman once we realised that Phil Hughes was not going to be available.
"It's wonderful to have him available for the whole season. It gives us real stability," Rhodes told BBC Hereford & Worcester.
"Thilan's wealth of experience is a big boost for the squad in general, but particularly our talented young batsmen who will benefit from his wily words of wisdom."
Samaraweera has twice toured England with his national team, in 2006 and 2011, but has never previously played any form of county cricket.
"Playing county cricket has been one of my long-term career ambitions," he said. "I am extremely grateful to Steve Rhodes and Worcestershire for giving me the opportunity to fulfil this ambition.
"And I look forward to repaying this faith by making significant contributions on the field this season.
"I can't wait to arrive in April and get started with the boys and pull on the Worcestershire shirt for the first time."
Investigations are continuing into the incident on Ferry Road in the Drylaw area at 18:35 on Saturday.
Police said it appeared two motorbikes went through a red light at a pedestrian crossing and the boy was "mown down" by one of them.
He is in a stable condition in hospital and due to have surgery.
Detectives said there had been a number of reports of motorbikes being driven dangerously and recklessly in the area on Saturday evening.
The drivers of the two bikes involved had their faces covered with scarves.
Police are reviewing CCTV and carrying out door-to-door inquiries.
Det Ch Insp Paul Grainger, who is leading the investigation, said: "The boy remains in hospital and his condition is now described as stable.
"He is currently undergoing surgery as a result of the injuries he sustained in this collision and it is too early to assess what impact these injuries may have on his life moving forward.
"At this stage we are keen to hear from anyone who may have been in the Ferry Road area last night around the time of the collision, or indeed before or after it."
The first motorbike involved was red and driven by someone wearing a red and black ski-type jacket and a full-face crash helmet which was white with a purple and orange design.
The second motorcycle, which was the one that struck the boy, was a white Triumph Daytona 650cc. The rider was wearing a grey hooded top, dark tracksuit bottoms and a white full-face helmet with a coloured design.
Det Ch Insp Grainger added: "This was a terrifying incident which could easily have had fatal consequences and both the boy's mother and I would urge anybody that has any information to contact the police or Crimestoppers.
"We need the help of the community to catch those responsible for this.
"This young boy was going about his own business, making a routine crossing of a busy road at what should have been a safe pedestrian crossing when he was mown down by this motorcycle.
"Nobody should be attempting to assist, hide or cover up for the people responsible who have shown a reckless disregard for other people's safety with terrible consequence."
Earlier, local community group Trim and Friends of West Pilton posted an update on Facebook from the boy's mother which said he was undergoing surgery and described him as "brave" and a "wee trooper".
Robert Pearson, chairman of the community group, told BBC Scotland there have been ongoing issues with people riding motorbikes dangerously in the area.
He added: "We as a community have said for years it is not a case of if somebody gets hit by one of these bikes, it's a case of when.
"Last night a young child going about his normal business innocently was struck by a bike and left for dead."
Supt Mark Rennie said: "This has been a shocking incident which has deeply affected the local community.
"For over a year now Police Scotland has engaged with a significant range of partners and the City of Edinburgh Council to target offenders and also deal with the root cause of this type of reckless offending and risk taking behaviour.
"Despite that a small minority of offenders continue to steal motorcycles and put themselves and others at risk.
"I would reassure local residents that patrols are ongoing across the area in this regard, and anyone who has any concerns, or indeed information which they would wish to pass on should talk to our officers."
Rock and roll royalty have revelled in the razzmatazz of having their names in lights over the famous Las Vegas strip.
Now a former Welsh cabbie and his little brother are joining them with their rock harmony group.
The Tenors of Rock are starting a year-long residency in the self-styled entertainment capital of the world on 14 January, following in the footsteps of some of the greatest names in showbiz.
"So you probably want to know how two brothers from a little sleepy town in Wales get to headline their own show in Las Vegas?" said the group's founder Gareth Richards as he walked down a balmy Las Vegas boulevard.
Well, now you mention it...
They are billed as the "newest, most exciting vocal group around" but the Tenors have already had the seal of approval from the "Queen of Vegas".
"Priscilla Presley was at our first Vegas gig back in 2013," Mr Richards recalled.
"When someone who was married to the king of rock and roll turns up at our first Vegas gig, everyone thought 'wow, this band must be something special'. It caused a real stir.
"She was meant to be doing panto in the UK, but was in town and her producer said 'I've got some mates doing a gig at The Palms, you should come along.' And fair play, she did.
"She's the Queen of Vegas and doesn't come out often so the press were like 'these guys must be awesome'.
"It was a real juxtaposition as one minute we were hanging out with Priscilla Presley, the next we were eating food off the dollar menu in McDonalds.
"There was no money in it, at the time we were skint. The feedback, though, was great and people said we'd end up in Vegas."
Four years on, after at times considering "jacking it in and getting a proper job", they have hit a career jackpot in Sin City.
He was once the guy driving a Dragon's Taxi around Cardiff, now Mr Richards is the one being chauffeured around.
But it is not all work and no play for the tenors as they fine-tune their 80-minute performance at Harrah's casino and hotel, which will include hits from Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Queen, Guns 'n' Roses, AC/DC and The Eagles.
"We're being treated like megastars but we're just five normal guys having a laugh," joked Mr Richards.
"And that's what is capturing the imagination of the Americans.
"You've got Elton John, Rod Stewart, Mariah Carey or Celine Dion over the road, Britney Spears or Backstreet Boys down the road and Diana Ross next door.
"That's not forgetting Frankie Valli, Boys II Men and Jennifer Lopez as well the Vegas Strip staples like Penn and Teller and the Chippendales.
"Then you've got these clowns from Wales having a go.
"And the funny thing is, the massive poster as you arrive into Vegas airport is of us. That's when this all hit me, it's so surreal.
"There's 170 shows a night in Vegas so we've got to work hard and put on a real show to stand out. We must become part of the Vegas community to survive."
It is a far cry from his first gig in front of "10 men and a dog" aged 16 at The Bricks club in the Rhondda Cynon Taff - and not long since odd-jobbing as an estate agent and trainee taxi driver "just to pay the bills".
"All I wanted to do growing up was football and I was in the youth team at Cardiff City," said Mr Richards.
"I was playing with Robbie Earnshaw, who went on to play in the Premier League and for Wales. But I wasn't good enough.
"I got into singing by accident after playing Tony in West Side Story in the sixth form at Stanwell School in Penarth.
"Amazingly that earned me a place at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
"I started gigging around the Rhondda Valleys. I thought I made it when I played one song at The Bricks up the Rhondda.
"My second gig was at the Prince of Wales in Treorchy and I had to call the bingo in between playing Stereophonics and Bon Jovi covers.
"I thought I was Tom Jones and my old man was at the bar crying with laughter."
Now it is full houses of a different kind on his mind after forming Tenors of Rock with four other West End singers six years ago.
"After doing a few West End shows and acting around the country playing all kinds of parts, I didn't want to be in the hands of agents any more so I set up Tenors of Rock.
"It has been difficult and I've thought numerous times I might have to give it up and get a proper job to earn some money.
"The odd jobs were paying for my dreams but I believed - and that experience with Priscilla Presley a few years back and the good vibes from gigs like it, kept me believing. Then hey presto, we get that call."
The Tenors of Rock were doing a show in the Philippines when bookers for Caesars Entertainment, who own eight hotel/casinos on the Vegas Strip, offered them "the chance of a lifetime".
"That was an emotional moment for all of us, and that's what we'd been working tirelessly, gigging around the globe, for," said Mr Richards.
"It's special for Jonny, my brother and I as Welshmen , only Tom Jones and Shirley Bassey have had a Vegas residency.
"What a privilege we've got to follow them and keep the good name of Wales going.
"We're such a small nation with such huge talent, we don't shout about how good we are sometimes as it's not our way."
The Richards brothers will follow the legendary Righteous Brothers onto the Harrah's Showroom stage.
"We couldn't have a better chance to make it here," said Mr Richards.
"We're following the legend that Bill Medley, the man behind The Time of My Life, You've Lost That Loving Feeling and Unchained Melody. Absolute classics.
"We're in a casino that is in the centre of the strip, we couldn't be in a better spot. Now it's up to us to become part of the Vegas furniture."
Kenichi Phillips, 18, was killed as he sat in a Seat Leon on St Marks Crescent shortly before 19:00 GMT on 17 March.
His father, who did not want to be named, said Kenichi "was loved and will not get the chance to see his son born".
A 22-year-old Birmingham man arrested on Friday has been released on police bail as inquires continue.
A post-mortem examination confirmed Kenichi died from a gunshot wound.
His father said: "Kenichi was only 18 years old. He was a great grandson, a grandson, a cousin, nephew, brother, son and friend."
West Midlands Police said several people are thought to have been in the area at the time and appealed for witnesses to contact the force or Crimestoppers.
Det Supt Mark Payne said: "This happened in the early evening at a time when people were returning home from work and children may have been playing outside. Innocent people going about their daily business could easily have been caught up in this.
"It's shocking, totally unacceptable. We need to get the person responsible, and the weapon used, off the streets as soon as possible.
"If anyone saw what happened, or suspects they know who is responsible, please call us so we can take action."
In January, officers expressed "great concern" over a spike in gun crime in Birmingham.
Chief Constable Dave Thompson said he had not known such frequent shootings during his five years with the West Midlands force.
However, overall gun crime figures for the city dropped from 524 in 2014 to 357 in 2015.
Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir has also said that about £40,000 per year is to be spent buying new works for the collection.
There are more than 1,400 paintings in all, bought with public money.
They include work by artists like Colin Davidson, William Conor and Catherine McWilliams.
Successive governments in Northern Ireland have bought local art since 1963, but only a fraction of the collection has been on public display.
Some of the works are only on show in government offices, while many are in storage on the Stormont estate.
Mr Ó Muilleoir established an expert panel earlier this year to advise him on how the collection could best be used.
Among their recommendations are that:
The five-person panel was chaired by the chief executive of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Roisin McDonough.
The panel also said that about £40,000 should be used to buy new works by local artists each year.
Mr Ó Muilleoir said that he agrees with the panel's recommendations and will act on them.
"In 12 years we haven't bought any new works of art," the finance minister said.
"Therefore we haven't given artists the means to survive, to thrive, to do well.
"We have effectively boycotted the work of artists and I think that's wrong."
"I'm hoping now that we will start buying art and investing in art each year."
Ten works from the collection are currently on display in the Alley Arts Centre in Strabane, County Tyrone, along with 10 works collected by the government of the Republic of Ireland.
There are plans to display more of the art in community venues like schools, libraries and hospitals across Northern Ireland next year.
Revised plans were submitted after Jersey's planning authority rejected an earlier proposal in August 2013.
Co-op management said the £12m scheme will be a major boost to tourism and a gateway to the centre of town.
After a campaign to save six listed buildings, the Co-op gave four to the Jersey National Trust.
Colin McLeod, Channel Island Co-op chief executive, said he was "relieved".
"People who have followed the Charing Cross story - or tome - will have seen the very difficult competing demands on that site.
"To deliver a solution that's based on consensus with planning officers and the National Trust emphasises the lengths we have gone to."
Marine Le Pen, who leads the French National Front (FN), said Mr Trump had "made possible what had previously been presented as impossible".
She is widely expected to reach the second round of the election in May.
Ms Le Pen also held up Russian President Vladimir Putin's rule as model of "reasoned protectionism".
Her Eurosceptic, anti-immigration party took more than 27% of the vote in regional elections last December but did not get control of any region because mainstream parties worked together to defeat it.
Analysts expect other parties to again rally behind her opponent in the presidential ballot, if she does reach the run-off.
However, Mr Trump's shock election on an anti-immigration, protectionist platform and the UK's referendum vote in June to leave the EU have rocked the political establishment on both sides of the Atlantic.
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UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said both Mr Trump and Ms Le Pen use "awful and absurd language" against Muslims and other minorities.
He told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show: "She uses this populism against minorities in order to get herself elected."
Speaking to the Marr Show in a pre-recorded interview, Ms Le Pen was asked if victory now looked likelier for her.
"Yes, I wish that in France also the people upend the table, the table around which the elite are dividing up what should go to the French people," she said.
French voters would, she said, be offered the choice of a multicultural society "following the model of the English-speaking world, where fundamental Islam is progressing" and "an independent nation, with people able to control their own destiny".
"I believe that every country has the right to defend its own interests," she added.
She also called the EU an "oppressive model", and said it would be replaced by a "Europe of free nations" which "many Europeans are yearning for".
Asked about the potential threat posed by Russia since its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and military intervention in Syria last year, she said there was "no reason to be scared".
"Russia is a European country, and so we'd better, if we want a powerful Europe, negotiate with Russia," she added.
She also praised that country's "reasoned protectionism" under President Vladimir Putin, who she says is "looking after the interests of his own country, defending its identity".
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Asked about immigration, Ms Le Pen said: "We are not going to welcome any more people, stop, we are full up!"
On relations with French Muslims, she said she did "not judge people based on their religion" but the state would "act accordingly" if people refused to "comply with our codes, our values, our French lifestyles".
France is home to the largest Muslim community in Western Europe. Jihadist attacks over the past two years have contributed to a rise in anti-immigration sentiment.
The FN leader denied her party was motivated by racism, saying: "I don't think it's racist to say that we cannot take in all the poverty of the world, we cannot take care of hundreds of thousands of people arriving here, because our first obligation is to protect the French people."
But Mr Corbyn said Le Pen uses a "shallow, populist, nasty" appeal.
He added: "The reality is she does not have an economic answer to the problems faced by left communities in France, any more than UKIP has an answer to the left behind communities in Britain".
A spokesman for UKIP said the party had made it clear for many years that it does not share the same policies of the FN, whose immigration policy is driven by its "long standing antipathy to significant groups".
"We believe that immigration is a boon to this country, but that it should be controlled, with no hint of favour for any group or ethnicity," the spokesman added.
UK viewers can see the full interview on BBC One's Andrew Marr show at 09:00 GMT on Sunday, and afterwards on the BBC iPlayer
The group was established after a crash at the Jim Clark Rally in the Borders in which three spectators were killed.
After the accident, near Coldstream, Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill ordered a safety review.
The first recommendations published include an independent safety delegate for each rally.
Better training for marshals and improved safety messages for spectators have also been advised.
The recommendations have already been implemented by organisers of the Isle of Mull rally.
The review followed the death of spectators Iain Provan, 64; Elizabeth Allan, 63; and Len Stern, 71, at the Jim Clark Rally this year.
Earlier at the same event but in a separate incident spectators had been injured - and in February last year Joy Robson, 50, was killed watching the Snowman Rally in the Highlands.
Sports Minister Shona Robison said: "The tragic events at the Jim Clark Rally, and at the Highland Snowman Rally in 2013 where a spectator was also killed, brought the safety of spectators at motor sport events into the spotlight.
"Safety is absolutely integral to staging successful and enjoyable sporting events and all partners need to move forward together to keep people safe.
"Motor sport can never be completely safe.
"However, these initial findings set out clear improvements that can help to prevent tragic accidents."
She said the Scottish government saw the changes as "essential" to allow rallies to continue to take place safely in Scotland.
South of Scotland Lib Dem MSP Jim Hume welcomed the findings.
"People across the Borders and beyond were shocked at the tragic events of this year's Jim Clark Rally, an event which is regarded with great affection as a social staple for local communities and which brings in huge crowds from across Scotland," he said.
"I'm pleased that the interim report acknowledges those points.
"It's vitally important that communities in the Borders and its visitors are able to enjoy the Jim Clark Rally safely.
"The tragic events of this year must never happen again."
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire's Conservative MSP John Lamont said he was pleased the group had avoided a "knee-jerk reaction".
"The tragic deaths at the Jim Clark Rally had a huge impact on the Berwickshire community and it is right that we do everything in our power to prevent another accident like this occurring in the future," he said.
"Clearly some steps can and need to be taken to make spectating as safe as it can be.
"However, as I have said before, I would urge caution against any draconian measures being imposed which would prevent the Jim Clark Rally and others from taking place."
He said he looked forward to seeing the group's final recommendations before the end of the year.
A spokesman for the Jim Clark Rally said they were not in a position to comment at this time.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 37, was jailed for five years last month on secret charges.
The United Nations has said she should be freed immediately, calling it a "mockery of justice".
Richard Ratcliffe said his wife was being used as a "bargaining chip" and the UK should be more critical of Iran.
He said the UK government "regularly expressed concern but they've never ever criticised and called a spade a spade".
He said his wife was angry that more was not being done to secure her release and family members who have seen her for the first time since her arrest were shocked at how much weight and hair she had lost.
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who works for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, was arrested at Tehran airport after visiting her family on holiday seven months ago. The exact charges against her have not been published.
The couple's two-year-old daughter Gabriella had her passport taken after her mother's arrest and has been staying with her grandparents in Iran ever since.
Mr Ratcliffe said: "She still wakes up in the middle of the night asking for her mum."
He said she can no longer speak English and when he calls her it has to be translated into Farsi.
A UN working group has said that Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe's detention contravened international law.
"Taking into account all the circumstances of the case, especially the risk of harm to Ms Ratcliffe's health and physical integrity and the well-being of her child, the working group considers the adequate remedy would be to release her immediately."
It also found she had been discriminated against, and detained because she was a dual national. Iran does not recognise dual nationality.
Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur for Iran, said the case was "a mockery of justice" and was "evidence of the Iranian judiciary's complete disregard for the most basic fair trial and due process guarantees" both in Iranian and international law.
The Ratcliffes' local MP, Labour's Tulip Siddiq, agreed more needed to be done to secure her release.
She said she thought the British government was wary of jeopardising diplomatic relations, which have improved steadily since the deal on Iran's nuclear programme was struck.
"The government has consistently made excuses to avoid laying judgement at the door of the Iranian authorities," she said.
"We are now calling on Theresa May and Boris Johnson to put the entire machinery of government behind bringing Nazanin home to her family as soon as possible."
The Foreign Office said both the prime minister and foreign secretary had raised her case with their counterparts in Iran and would continue to do so.
Sun finally greeted the relay at the Urdd Eisteddfod in Bala, Gwynedd, after rain soaked baton bearers over the weekend in south Wales and Powys.
Thomas, the current 400m Commonwealth Games record holder, handed the baton on to a number of young people.
The baton now heads to Carmarthenshire, visiting Dylan Thomas's writing shed.
The relay is the curtain raiser to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow which start on 23 July.
On Monday, the baton spent the day at the Urdd Eisteddfod, a touring Welsh language youth festival that attracts around 100,000 visitors each year.
The baton and its bearers - who were chosen for their contribution to their community, Welsh life or sport - were part of the eisteddfod opening ceremony.
They were then cheered and clapped around the Urdd's maes (field) by the watching crowd.
Thomas, who has Olympic, Commonwealth Games and European championship medals to his name, said he was proud and honoured to be a part of the relay.
"I was part of the Olympic Torch Relay and I think the Commonwealth Games this summer is going to be fantastic, and hopefully me being here today can help add a bit of excitement," he said,
BATON RELAY ROUTE IN WALES
•Day four: Laugharne, Carmarthen, Ammanford, Llanelli
•Day five: St David's, Machynlleth
•Day six: Llanberis, Beaumaris, Menai Strait, Caernarfon
•Day seven: Rhyl, Moel Famau, Ruthin, Llandegla
The baton is now heading back south where it will tour around Carmarthenshire on Tuesday.
The relay will start at Dylan Thomas's former writing shed at Laugharne as part of events taking place in 2014 to mark 100 years since the birth of the poet. It will also take in Carmarthen Leisure Centre, Ammanford Leisure Centre, Llanelli and Carmarthen.
The baton arrived at Cardiff Airport on Saturday morning and was greeted in the rain by crowds in Abertillery, Ebbw Vale, Tredegar and Merthyr Tydfil.
On Sunday it visited several places in Rhondda Cynon Taf, before heading to Llandrindod Wells in Powys in the evening.
The baton will travel 731 miles (1,176km) in Wales over seven days visiting sights including the summit of Snowdon.
The baton tradition started before the 1958 Cardiff Games and has taken place in some form before every Games since.
The number of inquiries questioning GCSE and A-level grades rose even more sharply, up by 48% to 450,500, according to exam watchdog Ofqual.
"Every such change has a big impact on the individuals affected," said education minister Nick Gibb.
"There is a growing lack of confidence in the exam system," said head teachers' leader Brian Lightman.
School leaders have voiced concerns about the quality of marking this summer - and the figures from Ofqual, for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, show a big increase in inquiries to the "review of marking service", up by 56% to almost 444,000.
There were warnings that mistakes in marking could mean that young people missed out on university places or being able to stay on to take A-levels.
Overall, about one in every 33 scripts marked this year resulted in an inquiry about marking or grades.
If schools and parents are not satisfied by the response to this inquiry, they can make a further appeal, and about one in five of these challenges resulted in a grade being changed.
This meant 45,500 grades have been corrected - up by 15% compared with the results of summer 2013. It represents a much bigger increase over the last few years - about 50% more grade changes than 2011.
"We're not surprised to hear that there has been a significant increase in requests for re-marks. Many schools have told us of a worrying number of results which simply did not reflect how well students should have done," said Mr Lightman, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders.
"Schools need to be able to trust the marks given to students. They need to know that examinations will be marked accurately, fairly and in a timely manner."
Mr Lightman said it remained unclear whether the increase in appeals is due to a "fundamental weaknesses in marking".
But he warned that the "lack of confidence in the exam system which has been exacerbated by frequent and ad hoc changes to qualifications".
The overall proportion of exam grades being changed remains low, but has increased for both A-levels and GCSEs. This year, 0.52% of GCSE grades and 0.65% of A-level grades have been changed.
Richard Harman, chairman of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference of independent schools, said: "We have been concerned about the accuracy of exam marking for many years, and so it is extremely worrying to see a new leap in the figures for re-grades this year."
"The college or university places of tens of thousands of students have been needlessly jeopardised this autumn and the exam boards must be made to do much better."
Education Minister Nick Gibb said: "It is essential that students can be confident that their hard work will be accurately assessed and the exams they sit properly marked.
"Parents, pupils and schools must have faith in exam marking and we are working closely with Ofqual and the exam boards to ensure this is the case."
The man he shot, 35-year-old Ross Monaghan, was discharged from hospital after treatment for a shoulder wound.
Mr Monaghan was cleared of a gangland murder in 2012.
He had dropped his child off at St George's Primary, Penilee, shortly before the shooting happened in Muirdykes Road at about 09:05.
Five years ago., Mr Monaghan was cleared of killing Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll after a judge ruled there was insufficient evidence to convict him.
A police spokesman said the man appeared to have been targeted and they were not ruling out a gangland-related attack.
He said there would be extra police presence in the area over next few days to provide reassurance to the public.
The man suspected of shooting Mr Monaghan has been described as wearing a blue padded jacket, blue jeans, a dark woollen bobble hat and a woollen scarf covering his face.
Their was no child in the buggy he was pushing.
Police officers confirmed they were treating the attack as attempted murder.
Det Ch Insp John Kennedy said: "This was a particularly distressing incident for the local community, given it took place close to a primary school.
"Although our investigation is at an early stage, we are carrying out a number of inquiries to establish the exact circumstances of the incident but I do believe that this was a targeted attack focused on one intended victim.
"Whilst forensic and ballistic examinations continue to take place at the scene, detectives are carrying out door to door inquiries in the area and reviewing CCTV. This is a highly-populated, residential area and I am appealing to anyone who may have seen the man with the buggy before or after the incident to come forward with any information."
Additional uniformed officers have been sent to the area following the shooting.
Ch Insp Simon Jeacocke said: "People in the community are shocked and alarmed at this morning's incident and I have high-visibility officers patrolling the area to provide reassurance.
"We are also working closely with our colleagues in Education Services at Glasgow City Council to ensure that pupils, staff and parents are provided with support and information and we have specialist resources such as the mounted branch providing visible, additional support."
A passer-by told BBC Scotland that she heard a bang as she dropped her son off at nursery.
"I heard a big bang and I thought it was like an air rifle going off," she said.
"The kids were asking what had happened."
She added: "All the birds came flying up."
Glasgow City Council had said it was aware of an incident outside St George's Primary School.
A spokeswoman said all staff and pupils were safe and the school remained open.
St George's Primary School tweeted: "All pupils and staff are safe at St George's primary. Police dealing with an incident which happened outside school grounds."
Gangland figure Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll, 29, was shot dead in the Asda car park in Robroyston, Glasgow, on 13 January 2010.
Mr Monaghan was tried for the killing, but was acquitted after it emerged there was no evidence which placed him at the Asda store at the time of the shooting.
He was also cleared of attempting to defeat the ends of justice by disposing of the two guns used in the shooting and torching the getaway car.
William Paterson was convicted of Mr Carroll's murder following a two-week trial in May 2015. He was told he must serve a minimum of 22 years in jail.
Two other bodies were found at the crash site in the sea near Paraty, some 250km (160 miles) south of Rio de Janeiro.
Teori Zavascki, 68, was overseeing a massive corruption investigation at the state oil company, Petrobras.
The scandal has rocked Brazil. The political crisis it triggered led to the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff in September.
Dozens of politicians have been arrested - including former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - as part of the inquiry, known as Operation Car Wash, over the past two years.
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Prosecutors say they were paid vast amounts in exchange for granting lucrative contracts to private companies that had overcharged Petrobras.
President Michel Temer has declared three days of national mourning following Mr Zavascki's death.
In Brazil's tumultuous times, where political divisions are running deep in virtually every institution, it is hard to find truly independent voices.
But Judge Teori Zavascki was arguably one such voice. The Petrobras investigation gained much credibility when he was appointed to oversee the case in the Supreme Court.
A few days from now, the court will start analysing the plea bargain deals struck with 77 executives from Odebrecht, a construction company that admitted corrupt deals with Petrobras.
This has the potential to be the most explosive moment in the long-running Petrobras case, as new revelations are expected to be made against top politicians.
Without Judge Zavascki at the helm of this process, Brazil's Supreme Court will have an extra challenge in convincing the public it can resist pressure from the powerful.
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Monk says talks are on-going ahead of the 26-year-old's proposed move to the Premier League champions.
The Ivory Coast international's agent Francis Kacou said on Wednesday that the deal should be completed soon.
"Unless they reach the valuation we hold . . . then obviously no business can be done," said Monk.
"There are talks between the two clubs and at this moment in time it's ongoing.
"Obviously they have talked about fees, but whether they are close or far apart is unclear at the moment.
"It's important that whatever happens, whatever player that we try to make agreement with or sell, that it reaches the valuation that Swansea hold."
The Swans boss also played down the possibility of losing another striker, Frenchman Bafetimbi Gomis, 29, to Crystal Palace and dismissed reports linking the Welsh club with Tottenham Hotspur's full-back Kyle Naughton, 26.
Bony joined Swansea for a club-record £12m from Vitesse Arnhem in 2013.
The fee being discussed would break the Welsh club-record sale of £15m that Liverpool paid Swansea for midfielder Joe Allen in August 2012.
Bony, who scored an injury-time equaliser for Swansea against QPR on New Year's Day, is on Africa Cup of Nations duty with the Ivory Coast for at least the next three weeks.
"I spoke to him after the QPR game and just wished him all the best for the Africa Cup of Nations. That's the only conversation I've had with Wilfried," said Monk.
"Wilfried has been fantastic for me, I've enjoyed working with him daily and improving him.
"If the two clubs agree the right fee for Swansea City then I'm sure that deal will be done and we'd wish Wilfried all the best. But if not, he comes back to Swansea and then it's the same as normal."
Monk also repeated he will not seek to bring on-loan Michu back to the Liberty Stadium from Napoli.
Michu joined Swansea from Rayo Vallecano for £2.2m during the summer of 2012 and was the club's top scorer with 22 goals in his first full season.
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The former Oviedo and Celta Vigo player's second season with the Swans was marred by knee and ankle problems and he scored only two goals in 15 starts in the Premier League.
The Spaniard has not played for the Italian club since October 2014.
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Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan informed Justice Minister Alan Shatter of his decision to resign on Tuesday.
Two officers had raised concerns about flaws in the penalty points system.
Mr Callinan told a parliamentary committee the claims were "disgusting", but he was urged to withdraw his remarks after an independent report recommended major reform of the system.
By Shane HarrisonBBC NI Dublin correspondent
The resignation of a garda commissioner is a relatively rare event, but in this case it was almost inevitable.
A stout defender of his force who put a strong emphasis on discipline, Martin Callinan's refusal to withdraw comments that the behaviour of whistleblowers was "disgusting" sealed his fate, even though he believed if he were to apologise he would be dancing to someone else's political tune.
The resignation damages the Irish government and exposes rifts, both within the Fine Gael party and with its coalition partner, Labour.
The pressure will now be on Justice Minister Alan Shatter, who also appeared to take a hard line on the whistleblowers controversy, to go some way towards meeting public concerns on the penalty points issue.
The whistleblowers - Sgt Maurice McCabe and now-retired John Wilson - had claimed that senior police officers had inappropriately wiped the penalty points from the driving licences of often well-connected offenders.
The pair made their allegations to the Public Accounts Committee of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
When Mr Callinan appeared before the committee, he described the actions of the two whistleblowers as "disgusting".
Since then, a report by the independent Garda Inspectorate found that there were consistent and widespread breaches of policy by those charged with administering the penalty points system.
The inspectorate also found Sgt McCabe's information was "credible".
Last week, Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar said that if he could choose one word to describe the two officers' actions it would be "distinguished", and added that the garda commissioner "was not above criticism".
In the Dáil (parliament) on Tuesday, Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin and Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams both pressed Taoiseach Prime Minister Enda Kenny to ask the justice minister, Mr Shatter, to resign as well.
Mr Kenny said he would not be doing so.
He accused Mr Adams of only being interested in "getting another head on the plate" and said Mr Shatter would continue to reform the justice system.
"He will bring our system into the modern era, so everyone in the country can have confidence in it," Mr Kenny said.
In his resignation statement, Mr Callinan said he had taken the decision to retire from his post in "the best interests of An Garda Síochána (Irish police) and my family".
By Andy MartinBBC Ireland Correspondent
From the moment the head of police in the Republic of Ireland, Martin Callinan, stood down, it seemed there was more to his resignation.
After all, his offending comment, branding the actions of two whistleblowers within his force "disgusting", was made three months ago.
It had created tension with the ruling Fine Gael party, putting the Irish justice and transport ministers at loggerheads. But the fact that Mr Callinan had stubbornly refused to retract the comments suggested that he was going nowhere.
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"Having joined An Garda Síochána in May of 1973, it has been a great honour and privilege to have spent nearly 41 years as a member of this tremendous organisation, serving the people of Ireland," he added.
Mr Callinan, who was appointed Garda Commissioner in 2010, said the last four years had seen "major changes" within the police force, some of which had "not always been easy".
However, he said the changes had "resulted in a reduction in crime throughout the country".
He sent his "best wishes and wholehearted support" to his successor and all other members of the police force.
Cabinet ministers are discussing the issue on Tuesday.
Padraig Mac Lochlainn, Sinn Féin justice spokesman and chairman of the Public Service Oversight Committee, said Mr Callinan had made the right decision.
"From the moment that the allegations from the two Garda whistleblowers, Maurice McCabe and John Wilson, emerged about widespread malpractice of the penalty points issue the Garda Commissioner sought to downplay and even dismiss the allegations," he said.
"Worse, he repeatedly sought to discredit the credibility of the two whistleblowers which culminated in the outrageous 'disgusting' comment at the Public Accounts Committee."
Mr Mac Lochlainn said recent separate reports in the penalty points controversy by both the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Garda Inspectorate vindicated the core allegations of the whistleblowers.
One of the two officers, Mr Wilson, told Irish state broadcaster RTÉ that while Mr Callinan had served his country during his long career, "his position had become untenable and his decision to resign was the correct one".
Mr Callinan was due to retire in August 2013 but Justice Minister Alan Shatter tweaked a ban on officers serving past the age of 60 to allow the police chief serve for two more years.
The order came at a time when hard-hitting cutbacks and reforms had to be inflicted on the service under the Republic of Ireland's economic rescue package.
However, the financial woes, including the closure of 100 police stations, appeared to be the least of his worries, as he was forced to battle several high-profile fall-outs about alleged police wrongdoing.
Last year, the long-running High Court judge-led Smithwick inquiry said the Garda remained a force where "loyalty is prized over honesty" as it concluded officers colluded in the murders of two Royal Ulster Constabulary officers in 1989.
Last May the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) accused the service of withholding vital evidence from its inquiry into allegations that elite officers colluded with a convicted drug trafficker.
The independent watchdog set up to investigate police wrong-doing claims a specialist unit within the service turned a blind eye to drug dealer Kieran Boylan's activities in exchange for information on other dealers.
The row laid bare mounting tensions between police and the watchdog.
Claims by GSOC earlier this year that its headquarters in central Dublin had been bugged by government-level technology has led to another inquiry, headed by a retired High Court judge.
A dossier of alleged police wrongdoing gathered by the whistleblowers is being investigated in a government-appointed inquiry by a senior lawyer.
In a statement, the Association of Garda Chief Superintendents paid tribute to the outgoing commissioner.
"In the course of a long and distinguished career in An Garda Síochána, Commissioner Callinan served the people of Ireland with commitment and dedication at all times." it said.
The Deputy Garda Commissioner, Noirín O'Sullivan, has been tipped as a possible successor for Mr Callinan.
If successful, the Dubliner would become the 20th commissioner and the first woman to hold the top job in Irish policing since the foundation of the state.
Gynaecologist Dr Anthony Madu, 46, secretly carried out locum work at hospitals while firstly suspended and later on paid sick leave from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.
He was found guilty of six counts of fraud in 2014 but was spared jail on condition he paid back the money.
But Swansea magistrates heard he had not done so.
Nigerian-born Madu, of Woolwich, London, continued to work for other health boards while on paid leave, including in Manchester, Yorkshire, and the Midlands.
The cost to the four hospitals he defrauded was said to be £240,000 and his 2014 trial at Newport Crown Court heard he had transferred £95,000 to a Nigerian bank account.
Speaking at the time, prosecutor Christian Jowett said Madu, a specialist registrar, had not told his employers about his additional work, or his two locum agencies about being on sick leave, which he was legally obliged to do.
"He continued to work and receive payment from both Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and his work in England," he added.
Madu was suspended and put on extended leave by the health board in 2009 over allegations about his conduct towards other staff and claims he had falsified his training record.
From January 2010, he submitted sick notes on three different occasions, saying he could not work because of stress.
But the doctor, who earned close to £100,000 a year, went on to do locum work worth about £69,000 with three NHS trusts in England while still earning more than £29,000 from his employers in Wales.
In June 2016 Madu was ordered to pay £73,000 back to the NHS within six months, an order which he appealed.
After he failed to repay it he was jailed for two years.
It hit the island of Shikoku late on Thursday, bringing torrential rain and winds of up to 185 km/h (115mph).
Kyodo news agency reported at least two deaths while broadcaster NHK said at least 31 were injured.
Nangka has since weakened and been downgraded to a tropical storm, but officials have warned of continued strong winds and storms in the area.
As of Friday morning, the Japan Meterological Agency warned of high waves, gales and thunderstorms in many parts of the main island of Honshu, as the storm headed north.
It is currently moving slowly at 15km/h with a maximum sustained wind speed of 90km/h, according to the agency.
The Ulster champions were blitzed by the Cats, who fired in eight goals in a massive 52-points winning margin.
The Oak Leafers never got going, and there was no way back after they were caught cold in the opening 10 minutes, when they conceded three goals.
It was 5-12 to 0-4 at the break and Kilkenny cruised to victory with Shane Walsh hitting 2-7.
Derry will reflect on their visit to Semple Stadium, the spiritual home of hurling, with painful memories following a difficult afternoon.
John Donnelly fired in the opening goal after less than two minutes, and a mix-up in the Oak Leaf defence allowed Walsh to get in and net the second with Richie Leahy adding a third less than minute later.
Cormac O'Doherty and Corey Reilly did land Derry points from distance, but they were soon putting out fires again at the back.
Early in the second quarter, the Cats got a fourth goal, blasted ferociously home by Billy Ryan, who added a second four minutes later to put the game out of sight with just 20 minutes played.
They reached the break 23 points clear - it could have been worse had Derry goalkeeper Francis McEldowney not pulled off splendid saves from Blanchfield, Richie Leahy and How Lawlor.
O'Doherty relieved the pressure with a couple of well taken Derry scores, but their opponents went through for a sixth goal, smashed home by Walsh for his second.
The bench contributed 2-9, including goals from John Walsh and Eoin Kenny, and a four points haul for Alan Murphy, as the Cats went at it unrelenting right to the finish.
Kilkenny: D Brennan; M Cody, C Delaney, N McMahon (0-1); D Mullen (0-1), J Cleere, T Walsh; L Scanlon (1-1), H Lawlor (0-1); R Leahy (1-1), J Donnelly (1-7), S Morrissey (0-1); S Walsh (2-7, 0-5f), L Blanchfield (0-6), B Ryan (2-0).
Subs: J Walsh (1-3) for Ryan (21), A Nolan for Cleere (22), A Murphy (0-4, 1f) for Leahy (h-t), E Kenny (1-1) for Morrissey (h-t), R Bergin (0-1) for T Walsh (47)
Derry: F McEldowney; S Higgins, P Turner, R McCartney; E McGill, C Steele (0-1), S McGuigan; C McAllister, C Kelly; T Magee, O McKeever, C Reilly (0-1); D Cartin (0-1, f), C O'Doherty (0-3), G Farren.
Subs: B Laverty (0-1) for Magee (h-t), P Burke for Higgins (h-t), C McCrystal for McEldowney (37), S McKeever for Turner (42), S Quinn for McGuigan (52)
Referee: J O'Brien (Laois).
Brighton benefited, but had a little help from shot-shy Fulham along the way, while those other Magpies - the ones from Nottingham - also had a case of deja vu over one of Cambridge's goals.
There was also some questionable musical talent on show as BBC Sport looks at five things you might have missed from the first full Football League programme of 2017.
A free shot at goal from 12 yards? Nervy though it may be, you'd have to fancy your chances more often than not.
Well, not if you play for Fulham, who missed their fifth spot-kick out of six this season in the painful 2-1 home defeat against fellow promotion-hopefuls Brighton & Hove Albion.
This time it was Stefan Johansen who was the culprit, although that's not doing justice to a fine save by Seagulls keeper David Stockdale.
But a penalty miss is a miss and Johansen follows Tom Cairney and Sone Aluko - who both failed to score against QPR - and Chris Martin, who was culpable against Rotherham, while Cauley Woodrow also failed from the spot in the EFL Cup against Bristol City.
Martin may well have been the man for the occasion, as a 50-50 strike is pretty good for the Cottagers, but the on-loan striker is not playing at the moment while his future is resolved.
It's been a pretty woeful festive period, and season, for the world's oldest Football League club.
And while an impending takeover could brighten the outlook at Notts County, the new year has begun very much in the way the last one ended - with a defeat. A ninth consecutive league defeat in fact, which equalled an unwanted club record.
Cambridge United, who are managed by former Magpies boss Shaun Derry, were the opposition. Derry, one of 21 men to have been been in charge of the Magpies since May 2004, masterminded a 4-0 win against his old club.
To make matters worse, the U's opening goal came when goalkeeper Adam Collin's clearance rebounded off striker Luke Berry and into the net - the third time Notts County have conceded a "rebound" goal in four games against the same opposition since November 2015.
But while results, performances and seemingly luck have been dreadful, the prospective new owner Alan Hardy provides hope that the Meadow Lane mess will finally be sorted. And also that the famous old club will not be starting next season as a non-league club for the first time in their history.
It's fair to say that Newcastle will be glad to see the back of Blackburn and Mulgrew this season.
The Scotland international has only scored twice for Owen Coyle's men since joining from Celtic in the summer but his goals have brought his side six points - with his second knocking the Magpies off the top of the table.
Despite their victories over Rafael Benitez's men, the Ewood Park side remain in the Championship relegation zone and fans from the BRFC Action Group protested against the club's owners Venky's, with a pre-planned march before the game and sit-in afterwards.
When Colchester United signed former Wolves centre-back George Elokobi, they thought they knew what to expect from the powerful defender.
The 30-year-old has made nearly 200 English Football League appearances during spells with seven clubs and it was hoped he would help get the defence singing from the same hymn sheet.
Since returning from a loan spell with Braintree earlier this season, the Cameroonian has been calling the tunes on the pitch as well as off it.
Following his side's 2-0 win over Cheltenham Town, their sixth in seven matches, he revealed his musical talent, with supporters treated to Elokobi banging out a tune on the South Stand drum - something that is becoming a bit of a regular feature for the on-song U's.
That goalscoring feeling is good whatever the timing, but Millwall forward Aiden O'Brien's strike against AFC Wimbledon was a little bit special for a couple of reasons.
Firstly, it was a 25-yard cracker.
And it was also the first EFL goal of 2017. File that under obscure quiz questions. It might come in handy in around 11 months.
O'Brien's fifth-minute effort in the lunchtime kick-off helped the Lions earn a point in a 2-2 draw, but it could help you clinch third place and a share of £10 in the Dog & Duck's football year quiz.
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The 38-year-old initially chose to quit at the end of last season, before reversing his decision last November.
"There comes a point where family becomes more important," Prince said in a statement on the the club website.
Prince, Lancashire's leading run scorer this season, was crucial in helping the Red Rose county to promotion to Division One.
"I wanted to come back and get the side back up to Division One and that's been achieved," added Prince, who played for Lancashire in six of the last seven seasons.
"Not only that, but we've won the T20 Blast which was a bonus. The whole squad have been excellent and I've absolutely loved my time at Lancashire."
Notably this season, Prince hit 261 against Glamorgan in a 501-run third-wicket stand with ex-Proteas team-mate Alviro Petersen, the third highest for a third wicket partnership in first-class cricket history.
Prince also made 119 international appearances for South Africa - playing in 66 Tests, 119 one-day internationals and one Twenty20 international - after making his debut against Australia in February 2002.
He had a spell with Nottinghamshire in 2008 and three separate stints with Lancashire as their overseas player in 2009, 2010 and 2012.
Having played his last Test in December 2011, he returned to Old Trafford as a non-overseas player under the Kolpak ruling in 2013.
Last year 33cm (13in) lines appeared by disabled bays in Humberstone Road, Chesterton, Cambridge.
Now a set separating residents' bays and pay and display parking have appeared in neighbouring Hamilton Road measuring just 28cm (11in).
The council said it was "a genuine attempt to be helpful to motorists".
"Although we have seen people try and squeeze cars into unusual places such as pedestrian crossings, we don't expect anyone to try and park on these lines," a county council spokesman said.
"This is a genuine attempt to be helpful to motorists by signalling with other signs the divide between pay and display parking and residents' parking on this street."
The lines were intended to "help drivers park in the right bays and avoid a fine for parking in the wrong one", he added.
One resident described the lines as "ridiculous" but admitted she was concerned she might get a ticket if she parked on them.
Another described the lines as "cute" and said they were "probably helpful... but should be bigger as you can hardly see them".
Speaking to the BBC while visiting Vietnam, Mr Carter said the US could ensure "peace and prosperity", the only way "everyone gets to rise and win".
He spoke amid new tensions over multi-nation claims in the South China Sea.
The US has accused China of creating land that could be used as airstrips in the Spratly Islands. Beijing denies it is asserting itself militarily.
Mr Carter said the US was not looking to militarise the situation, but that "nothing" would stop its operations.
Earlier this month, China criticised Washington after a US spy plane flew over areas near the Spratly Islands.
"Nothing will stop US military operations at all," said Mr Carter. "We will fly, we will sail, we will operate here in the Pacific as we always have."
He added: "We're not looking to militarise the situation or escalate the situation.
"We will continue to do what we have done for seven decades since World War Two ended - by being the pivotal military power in the region, which we are and will continue to be."
The US says China has added 2,000 acres in five areas of the Spratly Islands, and recently installed - then removed - artillery on the Spratlys.
Other issues covered in Mr Carter's BBC interview include:
Last week, China said it would focus on projecting its military presence beyond its borders at sea.
The defence planning document urges the Chinese navy to shift its focus to "open seas protection", rather than "offshore waters defence" alone.
In recent years, China has focused on building up its navy. It has launched an aircraft carrier and invested heavily in submarines and other warships.
On Sunday, China rebuffed some of Mr Carter's criticism on China's land reclamation projects, which he had described as "out of step" with international rules.
The Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Chinese armed forces, Adm Sun Jianguo, said that China's rights and interests there were "indisputable" but that it was exercising them "with enormous restraint".
He said China's island-building was about helping the region and improving the living conditions of personnel stationed there.
"There is no reason for people to play up this issue in the South China Sea," he added.
Tensions rise over China's 'Great Wall of Sand'
The 9ft (3m) deep, 22ft (7m) long hole was caused by heavy rain washing away a drain running under part of Traigh Golf Course, near Mallaig.
The club is now having to find money to help it pay the estimated £16,000 cost of the repairs needed.
The sinkhole has been fenced off and the nine-hole course remains open to members.
Traigh, between Arisaig and Mallaig, is known as one of Scotland's most picturesque courses because of its views to Skye and the Small Isles.
The club's insurance will cover some of the cost of the repairs, but it still expects to have to raise thousands of pounds.
About 200 tonnes of sand will be needed to fill the hole near the seventh green.
The Ibrox side have lost four, and drawn one, of the Old Firm games this season, but Caixinha has not written off his side's chances in their final league meeting.
"The previous games belong to the past," Caixinha said. "The present and the future will be on Saturday.
"If I don't believe we could do these things, I would resign and go home."
Caixinha's first game in charge against Celtic came in last Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-final, which Rangers lost 2-0. The Portuguese admits there is a gulf between the two teams, but insists that he is working to close that.
Brendan Rodgers' side will travel to Ibrox unbeaten domestically this season, and with captain Scott Brown able to play after his appeal against the red card shown for his tackle on Ross County's Liam Boyce two weeks ago was upheld.
"I'm assessing the gulf between the clubs and I'm working on a daily basis. It exists and I cannot deny it," Caixinha said. "But we want to reduce it and we are going to do it.
"It is not a question of time, though. It is a question of work, belief and commitment.
"If there was not confidence in the squad I would not be here.
"On Sunday, we didn't have the passion in order to be committed enough to let the game flow. The breakdown in communication is what we analysed after the match and everything was clear.
"Am I confident that will be cleared up for Saturday? I'm always confident.
"After the game, the players were the same as all the Rangers supporters - sad.
"We have had our setback but we have another match. We need to improve and put passion on the pitch in order to defend the colours of this club."
Caixinha also insisted that there is no disharmony in his squad over the pre-season schedule.
Rangers play their final game of the season away to St Johnstone on 21 May and if they finish, as expected, in the top four they will play their first Europa League qualifier on 29 June.
That leaves five-and-a-half weeks for the players to be granted time off and for the manager to prepare them for his first full campaign in charge.
"Not at all," said Caixinha when asked if the players had expressed any misgivings about the pre-season schedule. "They are hard workers. They are professionals.
"It's not me who set up the plan, it's the date of the first competition, which is June 29.
"It's totally important we have the right amount of time to prepare in order to be ready for that first match.
"It's my job [to make sure we are prepared]. According to the time I have, I need to organise things in that direction. That [time] is what we have, that's what we need to organise."
Hyundai already has an electric model on the market, but its range lags behind its competitors' models.
Along with its affiliate Kia, Hyundai is planning 31 eco-friendly models by 2020.
The latest move comes amid increasing competition in the market for ecologically-friendly cars.
Hyundai's environmentally-conscious new additions will include three plug-in hybrid vehicles, eight battery-powered cars and two fuel-cell vehicles.
The company also has plans to develop its first dedicated facility for pure electric vehicles, which will allow it to produce a variety of cars with longer driving ranges.
Its current electric model, the Ioniq, has a range of 280km, less than GM's Bolt or Tesla's Model 3, which both have ranges in excess of 350km.
Automotive analyst Robin Zhu from Bernstein Research says Hyundai's new model would be competitive when it comes out after 2021, even though its high-end competitor Tesla will probably exceed its expected range by then.
"For econo-boxes that go from A to B, you need to be competitive, but as long as they offer the right product for the right value, the onus is not on Hyundai to do something groundbreaking," he said.
Hyundai's latest push into the electric market comes amid growing global competition for electric cars.
In addition to electric-only manufacturers such as Tesla and Faraday Future, major US, Japanese and European carmakers are now offering electric options.
According to the International Energy Agency, new registrations of electric cars hit a record in 2016, with more than 750,000 sales.
While electric cars have the highest market share in Norway, far more are sold in China.
China accounted for more than 40% of the electric cars sold last year, more than double the amount sold in the United States.
The consultancy McKinsey said Chinese manufacturers produced 43% of the 873,000 electric vehicles built worldwide in 2016.
Robin Zhu said the Chinese market is partly driven by generous government subsidies, and it's unlikely that Chinese manufacturers will continue to dominate over the long-term.
"Right now, VW's market share is almost 0%. But it's not going to be 0% when they pull up their socks and do it," he said.
An empty CrossCountry passenger train came off the tracks at Eastleigh and blocked lines through the station.
It was eventually cleared and moved to a nearby depot. Services are returning to normal with small residual delays.
South West Trains had feared cancellations and delays would continue until 18:00 BST.
The operator said fewer services were able to run while the derailed train was recovered.
CrossCountry said its train, which had not yet entered service, was involved in a "minor low-speed derailment" that caused issues with signalling arrangements in the area.
It was eventually put back on the tracks and taken to a nearby depot. An investigation has been started .
The retired Classics teacher had just been demobbed from the Army after serving in World War Two when the first Edinburgh Festival took place in 1947.
He told BBC Scotland: "It was a double delight.
"I was four years in the army, I'd been more or less starved of live music, and I had the good luck to be demobbed during the first festival."
The idea of a cultural celebration to provide a new "platform for the flowering of the human spirit" came from Rudolph Bing, an Austrian Jew who had fled the Nazis.
Bing, who was the general manager of the Glyndebourne Opera, had sought Oxford and Cambridge as his first choices but it was Edinburgh that rose to the challenge of hosting the best of European culture while still recovering from a devastating war and the austerity that continued.
The first Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama featured The Glyndebourne Opera which presented The Marriage of Figaro and Macbeth as well as Margot Fonteyn dancing in Sleeping Beauty with the Sadler's Wells Ballet and a 33-year-old Alec Guinness in an Old Vic production of Richard II.
For Mr Dewar, it was the reuniting of conductor Bruno Walter with the Vienna Philharmonic that was the most amazing example of the festival's healing mission.
He says: "Above all I remember Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde. That was outstanding for several reasons.
"Firstly, it was Bruno Walter's first meeting with the Vienna Philharmonic since 1938."
Walter was a German by birth but he was also Jewish.
He conducted in Berlin before Hitler came to power but left for Vienna in 1933.
Walter was then forced to flee Vienna in 1938 at the time of Anschluss, when Germany annexed Austria, and he ended up in the US.
Edinburgh was the first time he had been reunited with his old orchestra.
Mr Dewar, aged 21 at the time, says the concert was also remarkable because they played Mahler and Bruckner "who were more or less frowned upon and hardly ever performed in this country".
He says Bruckner was described by one critic as a "symphonic boa constrictor", showing the contempt British critics had for him at the time.
Mr Dewar, who is now 91, has had a lifelong love of classical music.
During the first festival he took the train from his home in Inverkeithing in Fife and tried to attend as many concerts as he could.
He says he went to the performances on his own and was transported by the music but did not register the emotional feelings of others in the audience at the resumption of normal life after the war.
"I did not feel that myself," he says.
"I don't get very emotional myself ever and I was so taken up by the music myself."
The first festival was a huge success and Mr Dewar, who later taught Latin at the Royal High School in Edinburgh and was a rugby coach, made a point of returning year after year to indulge his love of music.
He says: "I've seen virtually every top orchestra in Europe and the US and the top conductors, pianists, violinists, singers, you name it."
However, one disappointment was not getting to see legendary opera singer Maria Callas in 1957.
He says he had tickets to see one of her later performances but she was unwell and had to be replaced.
Nowadays, Mr Dewar books his tickets well in advance and often manages to get his "own" favourite seat in the Usher Hall.
Having struggled for many years to afford the best seats for concerts, he decided when he retired that he would "treat" himself.
He used to go to 25 performances in each festival but has cut it back to about 15 in recent years.
"I don't have the stamina or the money," he says.
While the international festival has given him many years of pleasure, its rowdy and larger sibling The Fringe has never interested him.
Mr Dewar says: "At the very first festival a handful of people came to chance their arm.
"Now of course there are thousands.
"I wish the festival and the Fringe would separate and run at different times. The place is too crowded."
The MP for Barking, Margaret Hodge, will examine whether value for money has been achieved from the taxpayers' £60m contribution to the bridge.
Ms Hodge, a former chair of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, will also look at whether transparency standards have been met by public bodies.
Mr Khan has said no more taxpayer money should be spent on the bridge.
The mayor said: "I'm clear that since the beginning of the project there hasn't been the necessary standard of transparency and openness around the Garden Bridge.
"Nearly £40m of public money has already been spent and Londoners deserve more information about the decisions that have been made."
Mrs Hodge said she did not have a view on whether the Garden Bridge was "a fantastic idea or a waste of money".
But James Hatts, editor of local news website SE1, believes the mayor's review is overdue.
He said the Garden Bridge Trust had "already burned through £30-40m of public funds" and "there are huge question marks" over the business plan.
"They are relying on corporate events, souvenirs, credit card readers as you walk onto the bridge so that you can give a donation," he said.
"It's really difficult to see that they are going to get £3.5m year on year. Ultimately, the way Boris Johnson and local authorities structured the planning permission and associated agreements for the bridge means there's a chance the public purse will end up meeting ongoing costs."
This could be the beginning of the end for the Garden Bridge. It was meant to be a haven on the Thames and while many in the establishment loved it and thought it would be well received, slowly but surely dissent has grown.
Protesters objected to the location of the bridge as it would affect protected views of St Paul's from South Bank and would require the destruction of numerous established trees on the river banks. They also thought taxpayers money could be better spent elsewhere.
Now it seems like this is a slow death by a thousand reviews.
The review by the Garden Bridge Trust, a third investigation of the scheme, could make it harder for the trust to raise all the private money needed for the scheme. So far not all of it has been raised.
The mayor hasn't killed off the bridge just yet but there are those who think he effectively has done in announcing this review.
Lib Dem London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon called on Mr Khan to state he will not underwrite the maintenance of the Garden Bridge.
"His current stance of providing a permanent taxpayer bailout to pay for the maintenance of the bridge while claiming to never provide any further public funding for the project is utter nonsense and indefensible."
Campaigners also pointed out that by ordering the review at a cost of £25,000 the mayor was already spending taxpayers' money on the Garden Bridge.
The Garden Bridge aims to link Temple with the Southbank.
Peter Nielsen, 32, from Tranent, East Lothian, fell in the Aladdin's Buttress area on Friday.
He was airlifted to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, where he died as a result of his injuries.
Police Scotland said Mr Nielsen was an experienced climber who was in the Cairngorms with an organised climbing group.
The Trump Turnberry golf resort in Ayrshire, which the US presidential hopeful bought for an undisclosed sum in 2014, made a loss of almost £8.4m.
In the previous year, the resort lost £3.6m.
Mr Trump's other Scottish course - Menie in Aberdeenshire - lost nearly £1.1m.
The American has said he would invest £200m in Turnberry, having bought the resort from Dubai-based Leisurecorp.
In June, Mr Trump attended the official reopening of the Open venue following a major revamp.
The accounts for his company Golf Recreation Scotland Ltd, which runs Turnberry, said "significant capital expenditure" had taken place in 2015, with "fixed asset additions" amounting to £17.5m, most of which related to renovations of the hotel and golf course.
The company added that the Trump Organisation remained "fully committed to reviving the resort, including the transformation of the iconic Turnberry Lighthouse into golf's most impressive halfway house".
Director Eric Trump, who is Donald Trump's son, wrote in the 2015 accounts: "Upon completion of the construction project, it is expected that revenue will increase as the property is re-established an an industry-leading resort.
"The directors believe that the resort will return to profitability in the short to medium term."
Mr Trump opened his Menie course in July 2012 after a lengthy battle with local people and environmentalists.
The course, which is owned by Trump International Golf Club Scotland, lost just under £1.1m in 2015.
In its accounts, the company said overall revenues increased year-on-year by 7.4% "in spite of the economic downturn experienced in the north east of Scotland due to the collapse of the oil prices with a hundred thousand redundancies in the oil and gas industry affecting every sector in the region".
In June, several local residents raised Mexican flags next to the course ahead of a visit to Scotland by Mr Trump.
They said they wanted to "show solidarity" with the people of Mexico.
The move came after Mr Trump outlined plans to build a wall along the US-Mexico border to stop illegal immigrants.
The ride-hailing firm had previously won the right to challenge Transport for London (TfL) in court over the assessments.
Uber had argued the tests could put a third of its drivers out of business.
"TfL are entitled to require private hire drivers to demonstrate English language compliance," said judge John Mitting when he rejected Uber's claim.
She was hit by a black Range Rover Evoke on Gartocher Road, in Sandyhills, at about 14:00 on Thursday.
The woman is being treated at Glasgow Royal Infirmary where her condition is described as serious but stable.
Sgt Nicola Taylor said that a number of people came to the woman's assistance but officers still needed to speak to anyone who witnessed the crash.
Holyrood's health committee has been gathering views about priorities for the 2018/19 budget.
A submission from the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh urged a population-based approach, including "removal" of "redundant facilities".
And unions warned of an "urgent" gap between available resources and demand.
MSPs have been gathering views from health professionals and groups about future budgets. The call for submissions closes on Wednesday.
They have heard widespread concerns about a growing gulf between demand on services and available funding, with Unison Scotland telling the committee that "the NHS in Scotland isn't getting the resources it needs".
The submission from the British Medical Association Scotland warned that the "gap between NHS resources and growing demand is increasing at a greater and greater pace".
They said that this was "not an abstract problem for future years, but an urgent reality that is causing services across Scotland to deteriorate".
The Royal College of Physicians echoed this, saying that NHS Scotland had "much to do" over the effective and efficient use of resources.
Their submission said: "With limited national wealth, decision-makers and influencers must realise that the removal of redundant, although cherished facilities, practices and remedies is essential. There is ample evidence about the right, and most valuable, interventions to prioritise.
"This involves choice, and taking a population approach in proportion to need. The media's focus on exceptions and deficits, and the most vocal advocacy, must have a counter-weight in evidence-informed decision-making, taking judgement on comparative value."
The group hit out at "inappropriate" investment decisions, saying that evidence was sometimes not being used in a "robust" decision-making process.
They said: "There is a background of the media, public and political expectation that the care services will cope whatever the inputs - 'more doctors, more nurses, more ambulances and more helicopters'. This is persistently misleading, and leads to inappropriate investment decisions and failure to take courageous decisions to set and stick with priorities.
"We have low expectations that the current review of indicators and targets will help us to enter a new era of rational priority setting and decision making."
The BMA Scotland submission also issued a warning about priorities, saying: "When insufficient resources are available to the NHS, performance against targets inevitably becomes more difficult.
"It is important that the response to such deterioration in performance when it occurs is not simply to increase the pressure on overstretched staff to meet targets.
"Such pressure risks skewing clinical decision making, rather than decisions about patient care always being made in response to clinical priority."
Unison Scotland's submission meanwhile noted that "whatever the merits of the political arguments over NHS services, it is simply the case that funding is not keeping pace with the demands placed on NHS Scotland."
They said it was "important to emphasise that there is a lot of positive and innovative practice going on", the union said real-terms increases to the health budget were "not keeping up with growing demand".
They added: "It is hardly surprising that NHS Scotland struggles to meet national performance targets - the NHS is underfunded, not overspending, and staff are under great pressure to bridge the gap."
Unison said that "radical reform" would be "desirable", but said it would be "very difficult to deliver in practice".
Responding, a Scottish government spokeswoman said: "People are now living longer lives, which means our health and care services must change to aid increasingly more people living with multiple, complex conditions.
"Our ambitions for the NHS are founded on the twin approach of investment and reform.
"We are increasing the NHS revenue budget by £2bn by the end of this parliament, by which point more than half of frontline spending will be in community health services.
"This year alone we are investing £128m to help support delivery of service reform."
Charles O'Neill and William Lauchlan are serving life terms in different prisons for killing Allison McGarrigle.
They claimed a lack of contact breached their human rights and each sought £35,000 in damages for hurt feelings.
A judge said the couple's rights had not been breached as their relationship was based on abusing children.
O'Neill, 51, is detained in Edinburgh's Saughton prison and 37-year-old Lauchlan is held in Glenochil jail in Clackmannanshire.
Their repeated requests to be allowed to see each other through inter-prison visits and maintain contact via letters and telephone calls, have been declined by prison authorities.
They brought a judicial review stating that Scottish ministers had failed to provide them with "suitable and sufficient contact" with each other.
They argued that the Scottish government failed to respect their rights under Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR), which provides protection for private and family life.
They also claimed they had been discriminated against on the basis of their sexual orientation.
They said they were in "a long-standing intimate and sexual relationship" before being imprisoned after their trial in 2010.
Both sought damages of £35,000, claiming they were entitled to an award for "hurt feelings" among other things.
In his judgement, Lord Stewart said he had decided that the Scottish Prison Service had not acted unlawfully towards the murderers and had not discriminated against them and that they were not entitled to damages.
Lord Stewart said the case was not about conjugal visits which are not permitted in British jails.
The judge said: "It is a dangerous thing, I accept, to pass judgement on the value of someone else's family life. Sometimes it has to be done."
"In this case I feel justified in saying that the life Charles O'Neill and William Lauchlan have had together when at liberty since 1993, to the extent evidenced to me, is so negative that it cannot be 'family life' as that concept should be understood.
"Their relationship and relations between each other do not engage, do not attract the support of, do not merit the protection of the 'family life' provisions of Article 8 ECHR."
O'Neill was sentenced to at least 30 years in prison, while accomplice Lachlan was sentenced to a minimum of 26 years after they were found guilty of murdering 39-year-old Mrs McGarrigle in Largs, Ayrshire, in 1997.
Her body, which they disposed of at sea, was not found.
They were also sentenced for sex abuse offences following two trials.
The team worked in three communities, Cenotillo, Hoctun and Tunkas, all not far from Merida, the state capital of Yucatan. Over the past two decades, residents have seen a significant number of the population cross the border to the US, many never to return.
The group was led by volunteer organisation Ubelong's co-founder Raul Roman and former New York Times photojournalist Lonnie Schlein, and comprises portraits of those affected by the migration. These images are on show at the Cervantes Institute in New York.
Anacleto spoke about a woman who was buried the day before the photograph was taken. He said: "She was 72. Fifteen years ago her five sons left for the United States. They could not be here. They will never come back."
Juan Casanova at his home in Hoctun shows his American and Mexican passports. He said: "There is no other place like the US. They open the gates when you need a chance."
Raimundo recently returned to his hometown after spending a few years in the US as an undocumented immigrant.
"People have good houses here because they have relatives in the US. We are thankful that our parents sacrificed so much as immigrants to give us a better life, but we felt abandoned growing up here. I returned home to be a true father figure for my child."
Clara and Wendy are the mother and the wife of Steve, a Hoctun native who migrated to the United States 12 years ago. They said: "We are two women waiting for the same man. We pray every day that he comes back soon."
Martha and Faustino's children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren live in the United States.
Martha said: "We are happy that almost our entire family has a better life in the United States, but we're also sad that our culture and way of life are slowly disappearing from the future of our family."
Celia, 44, and Karime, 26, have parallel lives. Both married husbands who left for the United States shortly afterwards.
Karime summarises a common feeling among women in her hometown: "When our husbands leave we all have hopes that they will return soon. But almost nobody comes back home. My husband left in search of the American dream, and on the way he lost his family and I lost mine."
Miguel returned to Tunkas after spending 10 years in California.
He said: "They gave me a job the first day I arrived in the United States. I sent money to my wife every fortnight. She bought land and began to build our house. One day she told me that the work is finished. She said: 'Whenever you are ready to return, you will be coming to your own home.'"
Sonia is seen here with her four-month-old granddaughter. Her husband left for the United States 17 years ago and has not returned. She said: "When people cross the border, they change, but often for the worse."
Jose Rodolfo, 70, lives in both the United States and in his small town in Mexico. "I became an American citizen. My American dream is to eat well, to wear better clothes, and be comfortable. There is no misery in America."
Mexico: Immigration Through a Lens, the Human Side of Mexican Migration to the United States is on show at Cervantes Institute in New York from 6 - 24 October 2015.
His parents will accept a degree in aeronautical science on his behalf on 13 May.
The university said it wants to honour the 17-year-old's ambition to become a pilot before he died in 2012.
His death prompted nationwide protests and a fierce debate about race relations in the US.
The unarmed black teenager was walking home from a shop in Sanford, Florida, when he got into an altercation with George Zimmerman, a neighbourhood watch volunteer.
Mr Zimmerman, the son of a white father and Hispanic mother, argued he acted in self-defence and with justifiable use of deadly force.
A jury acquitted Mr Zimmerman of second-degree murder in 2013.
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Following the verdict, protests erupted in cities across the US including Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington and Atlanta.
The case was instrumental in launching the national Black Live Matter social movement.
Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, the teenager's parents will accept the degree in Miami Gardens, where Ms Fulton went to school.
Roslyn Clark, the university's president, said in a Facebook post the school was honouring Mr Martin for "his long dream and the steps he took during his young life toward becoming a pilot".
"Sybrina, our alum, epitomises strength and dignity as she uplifts other victims of violence while effecting change for a more equal and just society," she added.
Ms Fulton said she was "grateful" for her son's honorary degree.
"In 1997 I graduated from FMU with a Bachelors degree in English with a minor in Mass Communications. It's now 20 years later & now my son #TrayvonMartin will receive his Bachelors in Aviation, something he loved," she said in a Facebook post.
Emily Price, from Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, studied maths and physics and was due to do a Masters degree in Aberystwyth.
She was taken ill after being elected to the town's central ward.
Her family said they plan to establish a memorial at Aberystwyth University.
"She fell in love with Aberystwyth and planned to make her life there," her mother Natasha Price said.
"Emily was special to us as a family and it is comforting to know that she was also loved by so many others.
"Emily was a gentle girl who always had a smile on her face and never said no to helping others. We will miss her terribly, a light has gone out of our lives.
"There are no words that seem to describe Emily, she was quite simply just Em."
Ms Price's family said she enjoyed being president of the physics society at Aberystwyth University and went into local schools to educate children about science.
She loved politics, Sherlock, the Big Bang Theory and Harry Potter.
Ms Price's funeral will take place at Cambridge crematorium on 2 June.
Her family said anyone who loved her was welcome to attend.
The council held a minute's silence at its meeting on Monday, where Ms Price was due to make her declaration to become a councillor.
Marcus Kelman, 44, from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, was caught with the Class A drug in a van in Renfield Street, Renfrew, on 9 November 2015.
The High Court in Glasgow heard that police officers became suspicious as Kelman had double parked outside a house connected with drug dealing.
Judge Lady Scott noted this was his third drugs offence conviction.
The court heard that after becoming suspicious police followed Kelman before stopping his van.
The officers found £450 in cash and a box with brown powder inside which they suspected was heroin but Kelman claimed was chocolate protein.
When Kelman was arrested he stated he was "going down for this" as this was his "third strike".
Kelman later claimed he had agreed to act as a courier as he owned money.
It emerged that Kelman was jailed for drugs offences for four years in 2008 in the High Court in Glasgow and for two years in 2012 at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
It also emerged that in May 2005, a civil action brought by the Crown resulted in the confiscation of the Kelman's two Glasgow flats, £40,000 from his bank account and a £4,000 diamond encrusted watch.
That action was taken despite Kelman's not guilty plea to drug dealing charges being accepted at the High Court in Glasgow in May 2004.
Arsene Wenger's side knew nothing other than victory would do after defeat by Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia in their opening game - and with two meetings with group favourites Bayern Munich still to come.
Instead it was a dreadful night for Arsenal, who must now become the first team since Galatasaray in 2012-13 to lose their first two group games and still reach the knockout stage.
The Gunners' display was summed up by the wretched first-half own goal conceded by David Ospina - preferred to Petr Cech in goal - when he dropped Kostas Fortounis's corner into his own net after Theo Walcott equalised Felipe Pardo's deflected shot.
Alexis Sanchez gave Arsenal hope with a 65th-minute header only for Alfred Finnbogason to restore Olympiakos's lead within a minute.
When Arsene Wenger persuaded Chelsea to sell them goalkeeper Petr Cech, the theory behind his arrival was that the 33-year-old's experience, wisdom and acquaintance with success would make the difference in the big games.
So what sense did it make for Wenger to leave Cech on the bench and select his deputy Ospina for a game where Arsenal simply could not risk any mistakes or the concession of cheap goals?
Forget talk about any slight injury to Cech. He was fit enough to take his place on the bench so surely fit enough to start a game of this significance.
Fate was tempted - and could not resist as the hapless Colombian dropped a harmless corner from Fortounis into his own net just before half-time after Walcott had brought Arsenal back into it with an equaliser.
Wenger's decision was laced with high-risk - and in the context of Arsenal's hopes of making progress in the Champions League a risk not worth taking, as well as a serious error of judgement.
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Arsenal's defensive naivety was best encapsulated by the manner they went out to a very average Monaco side in the last 16 of last season's Champions League.
The Gunners pulled a goal back to make the score 2-1 in injury time in the first leg - then promptly rushed forward like lemmings in search of an equaliser, only to concede the decisive third goal that effectively put them out.
The question now is will they ever learn? Will they ever cure the defensive frailty and general vulnerability that leaves them exposed at this level?
Arsenal were victims of a deflection and a crass goalkeeping error for Olympiakos's first two goals - but the soft underbelly was on show again for the third, so easily unpicked as Finnbogason steered in the winner.
They simply did not show the maturity or composure to settle themselves. And if they cannot do that by now you have to wonder when they ever will.
Amid a night of unrelenting gloom, the only shafts of light for Arsenal and their supporters were Walcott and Sanchez.
The Englishman continued his development as a striker with another goal, his second in successive Champions League games after scoring his 12th in 13 Premier League matches at Leicester City on Saturday.
Sanchez scored a hat-trick at Leicester and he was lively throughout, heading the second equaliser only to see Olympiakos score their third almost immediately.
In reality, this is to clutch at straws because this was a desperate Arsenal display elsewhere.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger: "It is still possible of course to qualify but it is difficult to swallow losing a game like that. We lost it on a lack of defensive concentration and bad luck. They had four shots on goal and we conceded three goals.
"The turning point at 2-2 is we give them a goal again straight away. If it stays 2-2 for five minutes we win the game.
"A goalkeeper can make a mistake - that doesn't explain that we lose the game. It happened to Petr Cech already this season [against West Ham]."
Arsenal face the visit of Premier League leaders Manchester United on Sunday. In the Champions League their next two matches are against Bayern Munich.
Match ends, Arsenal 2, Olympiakos 3.
Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Olympiakos 3.
Attempt missed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
Joel Campbell (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Leandro Salino (Olympiakos).
Joel Campbell (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alfred Finnbogason (Olympiakos).
Attempt missed. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs.
Attempt saved. Per Mertesacker (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Leandro Salino.
Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Roberto.
Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Felipe Pardo (Olympiakos).
Substitution, Olympiakos. Praxitelis Vouros replaces Konstantinos Fortounis.
Substitution, Arsenal. Joel Campbell replaces Héctor Bellerín.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dimitrios Siovas.
Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs with a cross.
Offside, Arsenal. Aaron Ramsey tries a through ball, but Mesut Özil is caught offside.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dimitrios Siovas.
Attempt blocked. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Pajtim Kasami (Olympiakos).
Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dimitrios Siovas (Olympiakos).
Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal).
Omar Elabdellaoui (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Mesut Özil (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Mesut Özil (Arsenal).
Hernâni (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Konstantinos Fortounis (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card.
Esteban Cambiasso (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
Hand ball by Esteban Cambiasso (Olympiakos).
Alfred Finnbogason (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alfred Finnbogason (Olympiakos).
Offside, Arsenal. Alexis Sánchez tries a through ball, but Mesut Özil is caught offside.
As the period of mourning began, reports emerged of troop movements in Pyongyang and other major cities as different factions of the military and the ruling party rushed to consolidate their positions.
That Kim Jong-il would succeed his father was not in doubt, but the level of his control over secretive state institutions was a complete unknown.
Negotiations with the US to dismantle North Korea's nuclear weapons' programme had broken down the previous year, and the US administration was preparing for the possibility of the collapse of the regime and - in a worst-case scenario - war.
Amid all this, the BBC was allowed in, with the invitation itself proving to be evidence of the tensions under the surface.
In the week that we were chaperoned around, open arguments broke out between minders - often in front of us.
Our first stop was a huge Pyongyang art gallery where artists were working round the clock on portraits of Kim Jong-il. Stacked up under high ceilings, they showed North Korea's new leader taking command in an array of places - farms, factories and on warships.
But one minder told me under his breath: "He is only the Dear Leader. It'll be years before they are shown."
Our next visit was to a badge-making factory where new red lapel badges of the "Dear Leader" were tumbling out of a machine. One minder explained the factory was working overtime to meet the huge demand of the people. Another insisted they would be held back until it was "safe" to be seen wearing one.
The badges were apparently related to the ruling party and therefore might not have been viewed with sympathy in places where the party and the military were at odds.
In a long interview with a senior party official, we were told that this was an opportunity for North Korea to open up for reform. I later heard that he had lost his particular power battle. He had been executed for corruption.
Our minders were young men, mostly educated in China, Russia, even Malta, and we never knew exactly which institutions commanded their loyalty.
Over evening drinks they would crack hilarious jokes.
One night, the conversation turned to America and the 1969 moon landing. Despite their differences, our highly intelligent guides became deadly serious, insisting that this historic event had never happened because North Korea would be the first country to send a man to the moon.
While Kim Il-sung held absolute sway over his country, under Kim Jong-il it slid deeper into poverty and further towards military confrontation.
In 2006 and 2009, it carried out nuclear tests. In March 2010, it sank a South Korean patrol boat. And in November 2010 it shelled an island near the disputed border.
Tributes and mourning over the next few days may well follow the public pattern seen in 1994.
One similarity is the delay - under the traditions of Confucian mourning - between the death of Kim Jong-il on Saturday and the announcement more than a day later. The regime kept the secret so well that the South Korean President, Lee Myung-bak, only knew about it from the television news.
Rivalry may run high underneath, but in a crisis, North Korea's secretive and ruthless leaders have a track record of sticking together.
He will combine the two roles as he looks to guide the country to the 2017 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Terry Matterson led the Tomahawks to the last eight of the 2013 finals, eventually losing to winners Australia.
"I am honoured to be appointed head coach of the USA Hawks. We saw in 2013 the impact the USA team can have on the international rugby league game," McDermott told the Rhinos website.
"The main task is to qualify for the 2017 World Cup. But along that journey I hope to have an influence over the development of players coming through and have an input into the broader coaching network in the USA.
"Having had first-hand experience of working with the players in the States, I have been impressed with their attitude, athleticism and commitment to rugby league and that gives us strong foundations to build on."
McDermott has led Leeds to two Grand Final victories, one World Club Challenge success and a Challenge Cup win.
Lords Speaker Baroness D'Souza said he had also quit as chairman of the Lords privileges and conduct committee in the wake of the Sun on Sunday's story.
The footage showed him snorting powder from a woman's breasts with a £5 note.
Baroness D'Souza said his behaviour was "shocking and unacceptable" and that she was referring him to the police.
"Lord Sewel has this morning resigned as chairman of committees. The House of Lords will continue to uphold standards in public life and will not tolerate departure from these standards," she said.
"These serious allegations will be referred to the House of Lords commissioner for standards and the Metropolitan Police for investigation as a matter of urgency."
In the footage, Lord Sewel - who is shown wearing a wedding ring - also discusses the Lords' allowances system.
As chairman of committees, the crossbench peer also chaired the privileges and conduct committee, and was responsible for enforcing standards in the Lords.
The role, which comes with an £84,500 salary, meant he was in charge of proceedings when the Lords considered a bill at committee stage, and was automatically made a deputy speaker.
Lord Sewel served as a minister in the Scotland office under Tony Blair's Labour government.
The Sewel convention, which applies to the relationship between Westminster and the Scottish government, is named after him.
He has been a member of the Lords since 1996 and is also a senior vice principal of the University of Aberdeen.
In a recent blog for the Huffington Post, he said the Lords had taken "major steps" to "protect its reputation and punish misconduct by its members".
He highlighted the new power of peers to suspend for any length of time or expel a member who had misbehaved.
Simon Hamilton called on the republican party to "change its attitude and approach" to the negotiations.
John O'Dowd of Sinn Féin dismissed the DUP's claim that his party is making excessive demands in the discussions, saying it simply wanted "equality".
The talks between Stormont's parties have been paused on Sunday.
Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire is due to announce the government's next move on Monday.
He has the option of extending the talks, calling another Northern Ireland Assembly election or reintroducing direct rule.
The parties are deadlocked on several issues, including a Sinn Féin demand for a legislation that would give official status to the Irish language.
The DUP has said it is opposed to an Irish language act.
Speaking on the BBC's Sunday Politics, Mr Hamilton said the DUP wants to see devolution restored through a "good deal" that is "fair".
"We want to see an executive and an assembly up and running again," the former enterprise minister said.
"At this minute in time, that requires Sinn Féin to change its attitude and its approach to these talks and not demand the sort of 10-0 win it's looking for.
"Instead, [it should] work with us together and build on the progress that we have been making over the talks to get a fair, a sensible and a balanced deal that can be supported by all sides of our community."
But Mr O'Dowd said Mr Hamilton's "10-0 win" suggestion was "absolutely ridiculous" and denied that Sinn Féin was seeking "cultural supremacy".
"We want an executive built on a rights-based society, which serves all its citizens on an equal and fair basis," the Upper Bann MLA said.
"When you have a rights-based society for everybody, people's rights - whether you're from the Orange tradition or any other tradition - [are] protected in law.
"Devolution, the executive and the all-Ireland bodies that go with it are the only show in town, but they have to represent everybody."
Northern Ireland has been without a functioning devolved government since January, when the coalition led by the DUP and Sinn Féin collapsed.
On Saturday, Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams said the DUP was lacking a sense of urgency in the negations and suggested there is little hope of a deal by Monday.
The talks process has already crashed through two deadlines- one in March, a few weeks after the assembly election, and another on Thursday - without a resolution.
The DUP and Sinn Féin have both blamed each other for refusing to compromise on some contentious issues.
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It represents a second injury blow for the Scots after captain Greig Laidlaw was also ruled out of the remainder of the championship.
Strauss, 30, suffered a kidney injury during the 22-16 defeat by France.
Strauss will now return to Glasgow Warriors for further care and a review of the injury will be scheduled in approximately six weeks' time.
"After completing the [French] match, he was scanned in Paris," said Scottish Rugby. "Both the scan, and the player, were reviewed back in Scotland, where the full extent of the injury was confirmed."
Gloucester scrum-half Laidlaw left the Stade de France on crutches on Sunday following an ankle injury. Scottish Rugby confirmed the 58-time capped player sustained ligament damage.
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Laidlaw was replaced by Glasgow's Ali Price in Paris. John Barclay, who took over as captain, also departed with a head knock before half-time, only for his replacement John Hardie to suffer the same fate early in the second half.
Police were called by the ambulance service to an address on Dundonald Street at around 15.45 GMT following reports a man had been bitten by a dog.
The 22-year-old, yet to be officially identified, was treated by paramedics at the scene but subsequently died from his injuries, Lancashire Police said.
Police have not specified the breed of dog involved in the attack.
DI Jane Webb from Preston CID said: "This is a tragic incident in which a man has sadly died. Enquiries are on-going to establish the exact circumstances and my thoughts very much remain with his family, who are being supported by specially trained officers at this time."
Bunches of flowers were left at the scene, including two bouquets tied to a nearby lamppost.
The dog was taken from the address and put down by a vet.
There have been accusations the selection of Neil Hamilton and fellow ex-Tory MP Mark Reckless as UKIP candidates in Wales was imposed by the party centrally.
On Tuesday, Nathan Gill said he would "probably not" have chosen them.
Mrs Hamilton criticised his revelation.
She tweeted: "Only a 3rd rate General would diss his crack troops on the eve of battle."
On BBC Wales' Ask the Leader programme, Mr Gill said: "Would I have allowed people to come in over our hardworking Welsh membership?
"Probably not... but it wasn't my decision."
"The members have given us these candidates and therefore I back them."
Mr Gill added: "Of course they've got years of experience.
"Mark Reckless was an MP. He did a very brave thing when he came over to UKIP. We all recognise that. He's a very intelligent and clever man.
"Of course they're an asset."
Opinion polls suggest UKIP are set to win their first ever assembly members when voters go to the polls on 5 May.
But the party has been hit by a succession of rows over candidate selection.
Mr Hamilton is UKIP's lead candidate in the Mid and West Wales region, while Mr Reckless is the lead candidate in South Wales East.
Mr Gill holds the same position on the North Wales list.
As the highest scoring challengers, second-placed New Zealand picked their opponents leaving Sweden to face Japan in the other play-off.
"We had a look at the forecast over the coming week and thought it was our best chance of progressing," said New Zealand helmsman Peter Burling.
Team USA won the qualifying round with a crucial victory over New Zealand and take a one-point lead into the finals.
Holders USA advance automatically to the first-to-seven America's Cup matches - which begin on 17 June - and will have a bonus-point lead over their challengers.
The first team in each semi-final to win five races progresses to the challenger final for a chance to take on the American team.
Ben Ainslie said his Land Rover BAR team are facing "a real battle" against New Zealand but were "up for it".
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Great Britain went into the final day of qualifying with an unassailable lead over bottom-of-the-table France knowing qualification was already guaranteed.
In their first race of the day, the British boat jumped Japan at the pre-start and then dealt well with the conditions to seal their fourth race win of the qualifiers before losing the final race to USA.
Elsewhere, Sweden comfortably beat France, who were eliminated on Friday - all but one of the six teams taking part in the qualifiers advanced to the play-offs.
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Holders Oracle Team USA await the winners of the challenger final in the America's Cup.
The first to seven points wins the America's Cup, or the Auld Mug as the trophy is known, with a possible 13 races to be sailed on 17-18 and 24-27 June.
The America's Cup, the oldest competition in international sport, was first raced in 1851 around the Isle of Wight and has only been won by four nations.
The announcement came shortly after two other soldiers, who died in separate incidents on Thursday, were named as Corporal Lloyd Newell and Craftsman Andrew Found.
The latest casualty was killed on Saturday when he was shot on patrol. His next-of-kin have been informed.
The total number of service personnel killed in Afghanistan stands at 374.
Spokesman for Task Force Helmand, Lt Col Tim Purbrick, said the soldier who was killed on Saturday was part of the protective cordon guarding a meeting between the Afghan National Army and people who had recently reoccupied the Haji Tor Aga Kalay area in the Nahr-e Saraj District.
He said insurgents with "engaged them with small arms fire during which he was fatally wounded. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends."
Corporal Lloyd Newell, a member of the Parachute Regiment, was killed by small arms fire in Helmand Province on Thursday.
Craftsman Andrew Found, 27, from Whitby, Yorkshire, was a member of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, he died in an explosion while trying to rescue a vehicle.
Cpl Newell was married with a nine-week-old daughter. The MoD said it would not be releasing details of his age or where he was from "because of the nature of his work".
An MoD spokesman said the paratrooper "was a man of integrity and principle".
"He was a natural and talented soldier who loved his work and the military lifestyle.
"He personified the great British Paratrooper - selfless, humble, cheerful and utterly reliable. He did his duty, relishing discomfort as a personal test, and always acting in the greater interests of the team."
Craftsman Andrew Found, of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, serving with the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, was killed by a bomb in the Gereshk Valley area of Helmand.
His wife Samantha said of the father of two: "You're my husband, my best friend and are my world. I cannot explain my pain and the hole you have left in all our lives.
"You are the best husband anyone could have wished for; a great dad, friend and you have touched the hearts of many in your life.
"You loved your job, your family and friends and always loved a good joke. You always made me smile. I will love you always and forever. You were my rock and my hero and always will be. I love you so much."
The couple had a son, Jaxson. Craftsman Found also had another son, Michael, from a previous relationship.
His parents Jennifer and Alan Found, and his brother Simon, said: "Even though we are all in pain now, we will remember the fun, the laughter and all the love he brought to all the people he knew and loved."
The two deaths bring the total number of UK troops who have died since operations in Afghanistan began in 2001 to 374.
The non-leaguers broke the deadlock after Berry swapped passes with Harrison Dunk before keeping his composure to finish past Brian Jensen.
Bury's Shaun Harrad thumped Andy Procter's cross into the top corner with a fine header just a minute later.
But Berry nodded in the winner to set up a home tie against Sheffield United.
The initial tie was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch, with the rearranged meeting ending in a goalless draw.
The win secures a meeting with Nigel Clough's Blades on Sunday, 8 December.
Cambridge head coach Richard Money told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire:
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"I said after the first tie that I couldn't prouder of them, but I'm probably even more proud tonight.
"For a game and an hour, we were absolutely terrific with the ball, and the last 30 minutes was about blood and guts and real desire to make sure we won the game.
"We stopped making the small gains you need to make against a team like that, they scored a goal which rocked us back a little bit.
"I think the best team has gone through. To dominate a team from a league above us for as long as we have done is full credit to the players."
Bury manager Ronnie Jepson told BBC Radio Manchester:
"I'm frustrated. I thought we were going to go 2-1 up on a couple of occasions.
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"We hit the post with a header, Craig Jones has had a great chance, and then they go and score from a set-piece at the other end.
"They're decent chances, and then to go and concede one from a set-piece is not very nice.
"If you look at the Football League Show, you'll see how many goals are conceded from set-pieces. We tell the boys how important it is. Sometimes people switch off, and you can't afford that because, like you've seen, you get punished."
The not-for-profit Oil and Gas Technology Centre will invest more than £1.6m in the projects.
They include the development of "a new generation" of drones for remote inspections and an electromagnetic method of inspecting corroded pipework.
The centre hopes to see inspection and maintenance costs cut by 50%, by 2021.
It was launched in Aberdeen in February with £180m of funding from the UK and Scottish governments.
Its goals include "unlocking the full potential" of the UK North Sea and anchoring the industry's supply chain in north-east Scotland.
In one of the new projects, UAV firm Air Control Energy aims to deliver "a step change in the capability and functionality" of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for remote inspection of oil and gas facilities.
The technology centre said: "These advanced drones could be 20 times faster than traditional inspection techniques and reduce costs by 50% in comparison to rope access methods."
The centre is also backing TRAC Oil and Gas on a new electromagnetic method of checking corroded pipework under insulation and composite wrap materials.
The third project, with Deepwater Oil Tools, involves a new type of articulated joint designed to enable drilling operations in rough weather conditions.
According to the centre, it could lead to savings worth tens of millions of pounds a year.
Since its launch in February, the technology organisation has set up five "solutions centres" - asset integrity, well construction, small pools, digital and decommissioning - to facilitate collaboration with companies on challenges facing the industry.
Those who have signed up include major operators Total, Chevron and Nexen, as well as a number of IT and subsea technology specialists.
Total and Chevron have also invited the centre to join them in a number of offshore field trials, mainly involving offshore inspection in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).
The trials are due to be completed by October.
Oil and Gas Technology Centre chief executive Colette Cohen, said: "Since our launch in February 2017, we've screened almost 200 technologies and have an excellent pipeline of opportunities, with operating companies now facilitating field trials on the UKCS.
"It's exciting to approve investment of £1.6m in our first three projects and we look forward to helping these innovative companies take their concepts from early stage development through to deployment in the oil field."
The Rt Rev Peter Ball, who was bishop of Gloucester and bishop of Lewes in East Sussex, faces two charges of indecent assault and one of misconduct.
Brighton magistrates were given a letter by his solicitor saying the 82-year-old was not well enough to attend.
The case was adjourned to Lewes Crown Court on 23 May.
Bishop Ball is charged with indecently assaulting a boy aged 12 or 13 in 1978, indecently assaulting a man aged 19 or 20 between 1980 and 1982 and misconduct in public office between 1977 and 1982.
Npower will provide vouchers worth up to £49 to people referred to Gloucester Foodbank who use pre-payment meters.
It said that would keep their lights and heating on for up to two weeks.
The latest statistics suggest that there were 2.35m households in fuel poverty in England in 2013, about 10.4% of households.
The pilot scheme is designed around the food bank service, which provides free food to people in acute need, usually after a referral from a doctor, social worker, or Jobcentre staff.
Npower customers with pre-payment meters who are referred to Gloucester Foodbank, on Great Western Road, can apply for a credit to top up their meter. Those using other energy firms considered "most in need" by food bank managers could also be eligible.
The aim is to stop people deliberately going without gas and electricity to save money.
The Npower scheme is the first in south-west England, although it has also started four trials in Kingston-Upon-Thames, London, and 16 in County Durham.
It is being run in partnership with charities the Trussell Trust and National Energy Action.
The way food poverty in England is measured has changed: households are now considered to be in fuel poverty if, once they have paid essential energy bills, they are left with income below the official poverty line.
The government says the fuel poverty "gap" - which measures how much the poorest need to spend on bills, compared to typical households - is narrowing, because of rising incomes and energy-efficiency measures.
After a 2-2 first-leg draw in Paris last week, the tie remained in the balance in Manchester thanks to Sergio Aguero's missed penalty for City in the first half.
The home side had Joe Hart to thank for three fine saves at 0-0, notably a ferocious Zlatan Ibrahimovic free-kick that the England goalkeeper clawed to safety.
But, roared on by a capacity crowd of 53,039 that supplied an unforgettable atmosphere, City held their nerve at the back before De Bruyne's decisive strike 15 minutes from time with their only shot on target.
The final whistle brought scenes of pure emotion from the fans at Etihad Stadium, who were already in uncharted territory.
England's last remaining representatives in Europe's elite club competition had never reached the quarter-finals before this season - now they can dream of the final in Milan.
First they can look forward to Friday's semi-final draw, after winning what was viewed as the battle of Europe's richest clubs with a PSG side who have now fallen at the last-eight stage for four successive seasons.
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City's defence has been much maligned this season and their performance in Paris in particular meant a clean sheet looked a long shot in this second leg.
The main reason they achieved one was Hart but, on this occasion, their back four also deserve immense credit.
Their full-backs coped with PSG's wide players, whether it was wing-backs Maxwell and Gregory van der Wiel in a 5-3-2 formation in the first half, or orthodox wingers Lucas and Angel di Maria in a 4-4-2 after the break.
At centre-half, Nicolas Otamendi and Eliaquim Mangala had kept just three clean sheets in 17 previous games together this season, and one of those was the 17 minutes they played together against Dynamo Kiev in the last 16.
But between them they barely gave Ibrahimovic a sniff of goal in open play and nullified PSG's main threat until he finally found the net just before the final whistle.
Sadly for the enigmatic Sweden striker, the offside flag had long since been raised.
Ibrahimovic was not the only striker to draw a blank.
His battle with Aguero was much-hyped before the match, notably by City's own poster campaign to drum up ticket sales, but again this dual of the super-strikers disappointed.
Like Ibrahimovic in the first leg, Aguero missed a penalty - and by some margin. After being tripped by Kevin Trapp, the Argentina international fired well wide of the target to the disbelief of the home fans.
While Aguero's influence was then confined to his industry, Ibrahimovic fired in two free-kicks as he attempted to add to his tally of 39 goals from 42 games this season - but Hart saved both of them.
Instead it was De Bruyne who would supply the precise finish from 20 yards, with the £55m Belgium forward again showing his worth to City with another fine display since his return from injury.
The draw for the Champions League semi-finals is on Friday, with the ties to be played on 26-27 April and 3-4 May. The final is in Milan on 28 May.
PSG, who are 28 points clear at the top of Ligue 1 and have already sealed the defence of their French title, host Caen on Saturday (16:00 BST). City, still looking to secure a top-four Premier League place and Champions League football next season, travel to play Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on the same day (17:30 BST).
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Locke resigned on 30 January following a 1-0 home defeat to Hamilton, with the Ayrshire club occupying the relegation play-off place.
But Locke is proud of the work he did developing young players and believes the team can salvage their season.
"I'm more than confident that the squad of players they have is good enough to get them out of trouble," he said.
"Looking at the league table, it's very tight. If the club get a couple of wins then they can get themselves up the league.
"I'm hopeful that they can kick on and finish well."
Following a spell as assistant to Allan Johnston, Locke, 40, was put in temporary charge in February 2015 and signed a three-year contract in April.
He won 11 of his 43 games in charge.
"It was a big decision," he said of his resignation on BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound. "I just felt that, for me, it was the right thing to do.
"It was frustrating. You'd go and get a great result at Parkhead and then the following week you'd lose four or five goals.
"It went from one extreme to another and, as the manager, you've got to take responsibility for that.
"Looking back, you'd maybe do one or two things differently.
"Certainly, off the pitch, a lot of things people don't see, needed to be improved.
"They didn't have any sport scientist or a gym at the stadium and I thought that was important, certainly for the younger players.
"One positive I can take from my time there is that I put a lot of young players into the team and a lot of them have done well.
"I could have maybe brought in a couple more players rather than helping the club off the pitch.
"But I thought it was only right to address those issues and those young players are fitter and stronger than they were this time last year."
Locke spent the last seven years of his playing career at Kilmarnock, leaving in 2009, and notices a big difference in the financial climate.
"When I played, Kilmarnock spent a lot of money and we regularly finished in the top six," he said.
"The board were great to me and they want what's best for the club but they simply don't have the money that they used to have.
"I think maybe expectation levels need to be looked at.
"But, with the players they've got, they should be in a position to challenge for the top six and if you look at the table they can still do that."
Christopher Alphonsos Robinson, of Aspen Park in Dunmurry, had previously been charged with attempting to murder the father-of-three.
The charge was changed after Mr Ismay died on Tuesday from injuries he sustained in a dissident bomb attack in east Belfast a fortnight ago.
Mr Robinson refused to stand as the new charge was put to him.
Mr Ismay was seriously injured when a bomb exploded under his van at Hillsborough Drive, off the Woodstock Road on 4 March.
The father of three died 11 days later.
Police said that a post-mortem examination showed he died as a "direct result of the injuries" of the bomb.
A detective sergeant told Belfast Magistrates Court on Friday that the preliminary port mortem examination established the cause of death as deep vein thrombosis following the injuries to the prison officer's legs.
A defence solicitor told that a second post mortem examination would be carried out on the body of Mr Ismay soon and the results of it would be known in the coming days
The British Medical Association said the government had failed to recognise the damaging impact long hours could have on patient care.
But NHS Employers said it was committed to talks about the safety of patients and doctors.
It said the decision to stop the talks had come as a "huge disappointment".
Under plans set out by the government in 2013, hospitals in England will have to ensure senior doctors and key diagnostic tests are available seven days a week.
NHS officials and the British Medical Association - a union that represents doctors across the UK - had been involved in negotiations about working hours for junior and senior doctors for the last 18 months.
But the British Medical Association (BMA) announced it had stopped taking part in the talks on Thursday evening.
The organisation said it was not prepared to agree to change to contracts that would risk patient safety and doctors' well-being.
Dr Paul Flynn of the BMA said: "So far the government has failed to produce any detail on how it will staff and resource a massive expansion of services in a safe and sustainable way.
"Without this detail, consultants are not prepared to sign up in the dark to proposals that could put patients at risk by forcing existing doctors to work dangerously long hours, or lead to weekday services being cut because there simply aren't enough doctors to staff them."
But Gill Bellord, of NHS Employers, said: "This is a hugely disappointing way to conclude a year and a half of serious discussions.
"All our talks with the BMA have been aimed at ensuring safer working hours for doctors in training, as well as providing them with stability of pay and agreed work schedules that take account of educational needs.
"Underpinning all of this is the essential need to deliver safe care for patients."
She added: "It is a source of personal and professional disappointment that the BMA team feel able to throw our joint progress so far out of the window and walk away from what is currently on the table."
NHS Employers said it had put forward an offer of a maximum 40-hour contract for consultants, unless extended by mutual agreement, and accelerated access to higher pay.
His company, Tel Aviv-based Onavo, offers an application that shrinks mobile phone data to help users save money - and appeals to any age. That made Onavo the winner of the Grandmother's Award for best start-up, judged by tech-agnostic ladies in the later stages of life.
Standing in his office in Tel Aviv, Mr Rosen recalls the moment: "They went on stage and said: 'We love Onavo and we understand what it does... it is such an easy app to understand' - we just save money, that's it, period, they loved us."
Guy Rosen is one of Israel's many young, enthusiastic entrepreneurs who, fresh out of the army, decided to set up a tech firm.
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Tiny Israel, a country embroiled in conflicts for decades, has managed to transform itself from a stretch of farmland into a high-tech wonder.
Israel currently has almost 4,000 active technology start-ups - more than any other country outside the United States, according to Israel Venture Capital Research Centre.
In 2010 alone the flow of venture capital amounted to $884m (£558m).
The result: high-tech exports from Israel are valued at about $18.4bn a year, making up more than 45% of Israel's exports, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics.
Israel is a world leader in terms of research and development spending as a percentage of the economy; it's top in both the number of start-ups and engineers as a proportion of the population; and it's first in per capita venture capital investment.
Not bad for a country of some eight million people - fewer than, say, Moscow or New York.
Serial entrepreneur Yossi Vardi says there is a whole blend of factors responsible for turning Israel into a start-up miracle. He himself has invested in more than 80 Israeli high-tech firms - among them the first web messaging service ICQ. He sold many of them to technology giants such as AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo and Cisco.
"If you look at how this country was created, it was really a start-up on the large scale," says Mr Vardi, who has been dubbed the godfather of Israel's high-tech industry.
"A bunch of crazy people came here, trying to pursue a dream of 2,000 years."
Over just a few decades, Israeli start-ups have developed groundbreaking technologies in areas such as computing, clean technology and life sciences, to name a few.
"Look at... agriculture, at the defence industry, at the universities here," says Mr Vardi.
"The high-tech is a popular story right now, the internet gave it a lot of visibility, but the story of the culture and the spirit is part and parcel from the kinds of the cultural genes of [the Israeli] people."
But there is more to this start-up scene than certain aspects of Israeli culture - the lack of hierarchy, a constant drive for individualism, regular risk taking. The government played a key role in the rapid rise of this start-up nation.
"The government jump-started the industry," explains Koby Simona from Israel Venture Capital Research Centre.
One was the creation of the Yozma programme in 1993, a so-called fund of funds set up to invest in local venture capital funds that would channel money into new technology firms.
Soon numerous start-ups dotted Israel's industry landscape, and venture capital funds mushroomed all over the country - a blooming industry that quickly attracted foreign investors.
Israel's defence forces are also boosting entrepreneurship.
Military service is compulsory, but besides regular military units, the army also has designated hi-tech units, where computer-savvy conscripts are constantly prompted to come up with innovative ideas in disciplines such as computer security, cryptography, communications and electronic warfare.
"The military enables young people in certain units to get technological skills, to run large technological projects at a very young age, where they need to improvise in order to get fast solutions," says Prof Niron Hashai from the Jerusalem School of Business Administration at Hebrew University.
Once back in the real world, many military alumni use the newly acquired experience to launch their own technology start-ups.
And then, of course, there is Jewish immigration - a key driver of the country's economy since its foundation.
The biggest and the most important wave of immigration came from Russia, says Prof Hashai.
"Many were very smart people with technological background," he says.
"Maybe they were not so much entrepreneurs, but when these guys meet Israeli-born guys, many interesting things happen."
The first start-up boom of the 1990s lasted just a few years though. When the global dot.com bubble burst in 2000, the fortunes of Israeli venture capital started to decline.
Today, industry insiders speak of a lost decade.
Still, venture capital continued to flow into the country, and now investors are reaping the rewards.
During the past two or three years, all around Tel Aviv a new generation of start-ups has begun to emerge, ready to prove that Israel's high-tech industry is back in business.
Take Takadu, a company founded in 2008 that offers smart water infrastructure monitoring, remotely detecting leaking pipes in real-time all around the world. One of Takadu's customers is Britain's Thames Water. When a water pipe in London bursts, chances are that it will first be spotted by a computer in Tel Aviv.
Another example is Boxee. The five Israeli founders decided from the get-go to headquarter the company in Delaware in the United States, but locate the company's research and development office in Tel Aviv.
Boxee tries to provide the missing link between content on television and the internet. Once you connect Boxee's small shiny black cube to your TV, it will also link wirelessly to your home network. With a remote control, you can then browse and watch all online content on the big screen - not just your movies, YouTube videos or web TV, but also videos uploaded by your friends to Facebook, Twitter and other social networks.
Shortly after its launch in 2008, Boxee's little box could be found in more than two million homes across the US, Canada and the European Union, says Tom Sella, one of the firm's co-founders.
Then there is Waze - a firm that has developed a free app that turns your smartphone into a web community-based GPS device.
It will guide you through a city's road labyrinth, but combines the map with updates from other users - or "wazers" - from traffic jams to construction works to accidents.
The bright Middle Eastern sun may be setting slowly, painting Tel Aviv's roofs in warm shades of red, but one part of the city will continue to buzz for many hours.
This is Rothschild Boulevard - also known as the Silicon Boulevard, home to the offices of many hot start-ups such as Face.com and Soluto.
Some of them do not mind following in the footsteps of ICQ, 5Min, LabPixies and others, who have been scooped up by international tech giants.
Take the Gifts Project, for instance, set up by a handful of young enthusiastic employees sharing a tiny office with a balcony that looks out to Rothschild Boulevard and sports a huge logo of a pink pig. They've just been bought by the world's biggest online store eBay.
Others want to strike out on their own. One of them is Soluto, a firm that aims to make computers more user-friendly and crowdsources technical support that helps computer users anywhere in the world, for free.
Whatever their strategy, it seems that they are here to make an impact.
"These entrepreneurs are thinking big, they're using the latest web technologies, they are trying to build global businesses - they're not satisfied by building something small, they're really trying to create something huge," says Saul Klein, a Tel Aviv-based investor working for British venture capital fund Index Ventures.
"I think the new Israeli technology scene is almost rebelling against the last 10 years, where Israel for many years has underdelivered.
"This is Rothschild Boulevard - and I believe this is the place to watch."
The software giant posted a $3.1bn (£2.4bn) profit for the three months to June.
That was far better than the $3.2bn loss for the same period last year when Microsoft booked hefty charges on writing down the value of mobile phone assets it bought from Nokia.
Shares rose 4% in after-hours trading in New York.
Investors had not been expecting significant company-wide profit growth, but were looking for gains from the cloud computing division called Azure.
Revenue for the unit rose 7% to $6.7bn, while overall adjusted revenue rose $420m to $22.6bn.
Chief executive Satya Nadella has focused on the building Microsoft's expertise in cloud-based services amid slowing PC sales.
"The Microsoft Cloud is seeing significant customer momentum and we're well positioned to reach new opportunities," he said.
Microsoft has been competing with Amazon, Google and others for control in the cloud service and storage space.
Mr Nadella was behind its biggest takeover last month when it acquire LinkedIn for $26.2bn. Investors want to know Microsoft's plans for the networking site.
The purchase will give Microsoft access to the details of 433 million LinkedIn users, which Microsoft could combine with its Office 365 cloud service to offer its business clients more insight into their customers.
Microsoft's hardware business continued to take a hit during the quarter.
Revenue from the devices unit fell 35%, driven most by a 70% fall in mobile sales.
Microsoft took a $7bn hit last year when it wrote down the value of its Nokia mobile phone division, which it bought in 2014.
Earlier this month Microsoft said it would miss its deadline to get Windows 10 on to one billion mobile devices by next year. It blamed cuts to that division for the delay.
The tablet and hybrid laptop business managed to grow by 9%.
Natural Resources Minister Alun Davies said it would look at December and January's flooding incidents and cover all coastal authorities in Wales.
The first phase this month will look at the direct impact of the floods.
The second part will look at what lessons can be learnt and the flood risk management in the affected areas.
Mr Davies ordered the review on 5 December following some of the some of the worst weather conditions Wales has seen in over 20 years.
There was severe flooding along the coast and several train lines remain closed due to damage.
Hundreds of residents on Aberystwyth's seafront were evacuated while the A487 in Newgale is still closed after tons of pebbles were washed ashore.
Mr Davies said the storms had severely tested Wales' coastal defences, but things could have been much worse.
He praised the response of emergency services who he said had "undoubtedly saved lives".
Flood defence improvements in areas including Newport, Borth, and Colwyn Bay, had prevented or lessened flooding, Mr Davies added.
"We are now looking at how we prioritise future investment in flood defences so we can not only protect homes and businesses but also maximise opportunities for economic regeneration and growth in the long term," he said.
"We know that our changing climate means that extreme weather events such as this are not going to go away. It is impossible to prevent flooding but we are working hard to build resilience around our coasts in Wales."
The Welsh government is working with local authorities and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to see how they can help in the aftermath of the floods.
Mr Davies said they were in talks with the UK government about an application to the EU Emergency Solidarity Fund, originally set up to help those affected by the 2002 floods in Eastern Europe.
Councils will be able to apply for grant funding for emergency works to restore damaged defences, he said.
Several roads in Pembrokeshire were damaged during the storms, including the road along Amroth seafront, which was partially wash away.
Darren Thomas, head of highways for Pembrokeshire council, said they had applied for emergency funding, but were pressing ahead with repairs in the meantime.
"Clearly the sooner we get any sort of financial support the better. We are not hanging back in terms of our response to the conditions, we will execute the repairs at Amroth as quickly as we can," he said.
"If any additional finance comes in, that's going to help us enormously."
Emyr Roberts, chief executive of Natural Resources Wales, said staff had already completed emergency work on many sea defences, but warned some repairs would take much longer.
"We will then look at what lessons can be learned from these storms and what can be done to improve the situation for the people who live and work along the Welsh coastline," he said.
Over the term of the current administration, the Welsh government is investing more than £240m in flood and coastal defences.
David Ward, Liberal Democrat MP for Bradford East, said some of his constituents had been quoted over £20,000 for basic car insurance.
Mr Ward is to hold a summit in Bradford on Tuesday to examine the problem.
Mr Ward said: "In this part of Bradford, it's a more serious issue than elsewhere. It can't go on."
An online petition set up by Mr Ward which calls for more affordable insurance, tougher policing of uninsured drivers and tighter regulation of claims companies has so far attracted more than 560 supporters.
Mr Ward said: "There isn't one cause and there isn't going to be one solution, but the cost of each claim is going up and up."
Bradford woman Leah Greaves, 20, who has just passed her driving test, said she was finding it difficult to get an affordable quote for her Vauxhall Corsa and was being offered quotes of £7,000 to £8,000.
Ms Greaves said the Gocompare website had even come up with a quote of £53,000.
However, in a statement, the firm said: "Gocompare do not display prices above £12,000 on their website as they feel that showing such high premiums would not be helpful to customers.
"It is possible that an insurance company could provide a quote in this region but it would not be displayed at Gocompare.com."
Members of the Bradford Hackney Carriage Owners and Drivers Association said they supported Mr Ward's campaign and would be attending the MP's summit.
Association member Shabir Munir said some drivers had found it "impossible" to continue running a cab and had handed back their licences.
He said: "The first thing the insurers say is that Bradford is blacklisted.
"They claim to have raised insurance by 20% to 30% when, in fact, it's more than 100%."
Malcolm Tarling, from the Association of British Insurers, said high premiums were an issue throughout the country, not just in Bradford.
However, Mr Tarling said the insurance industry was changing.
"If we can regulate, as we're trying to, legal costs and continue to cut fraud and reduce the number of uninsured drivers then premiums will start to fall."
Pegasus dominated their game against Pembroke Wanderers but had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Jill Ringwood gave Pembroke an early lead but Michelle Harvey equalised.
Ulster Elks, Belfast Harlequins and Ards were all beaten as Hermes-Monkstown remained two points clear at the top.
Ringwood scored after six minutes for Pembroke and it took until the 47th minute for Harvey to find the back of the net to earn a draw from her side's 12th penalty corner.
That goal earned a draw but it is a result that leaves the Belfast side in sixth place in the table.
The point for Pembroke moved them ahead of Belfast Harlequins and Ulster Elks in the three-team battle to avoid relegation.
The Elks lost 1-0 at Cork Harlequins with Michelle Barry getting the only goal of the game and they remain bottom on goal difference from Harlequins who were beaten 6-0 by Railway Union at Deramore.
The scoreline was flattering to the visitors and had Harlequins converted a couple of good first half chances the result might have been different.
Former Irish international Kate Dillon opened the scoring in the first quarter and two goals in the second quarter from Anna May Whelan and a penalty stroke from Orla Fox made it a mountain to climb for Harlequins.
Dillon, with her second, Zara Delaney and Kate Orr scored in the second half.
At the top of the table Hermes-Monkstown maintained their two point lead over UCD after a 4-0 home win over Ards.
Internationals Anna O'Flanagan, with another domestic hat-trick, and Chloe Watkins with a penalty stroke were the scorers.
An Orla Patton goal was enough for UCD to beat Loreto 1-0.
Saturday's results mean that the Ulster sides fill four of the bottom five places in the league.
Yet at a time when readers and advertisers are turning increasingly to the internet, where news is often free, does a newspaper, which charges £2.50 per paper edition, still have a promising future?
For more than a century already the FT has been learning to roll with the times.
When the Financial Times was founded through the merger of two other papers in 1888 it aimed to be the friend of "the honest financier" and "the respectable broker". It was initially a four page journal targeting city clientele.
Its owners decided to turn it pink either as a stroke of marketing genius to make it stand out from its rivals or because unbleached paper was cheaper, depending on which historian you believe.
Early on, a boom in South African gold mining shares helped it establish its financial niche with readers and advertisers.
In 1957 the paper was taken over by then oil-to-media company, Pearson, which brought with it additional capital. The stock market boom of the fifties and early sixties helped boost circulation and establish it as one of the UK's national quality papers.
William Rees-Mogg and Nigel Lawson joined the paper and to coin Harold Macmillan's phrase Britain and the Financial Times "had never had it so good".
As the FT expanded its coverage to include the arts and public affairs, Britain's other papers began to catch on to the advantages of publishing sections on business and finance and competition got stiffer.
The paper's most difficult period came in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
The UK's economy was stagnating and the print unions were making newspaper publishing tough.
Yet according to John Lloyd, the paper's industrial editor at the time Arthur Scargill, leader of the striking British miners' union, used to read the FT in the morning before he turned to the communist Morning Star "to get the facts".
The Financial Times has always had ambition to be a truly international newspaper, at one point publishing five international editions in continental Europe, the US, Asia and the Middle East.
In 2000 the FT even started publishing a German language edition, Financial Times Deutschland, but it never managed to make a profit and Pearson sold the FT's 50% stake to its German partner in 2008.
And now chief executive John Ridding says they're now back to producing what's essentially a single, global product.
"There's a little bit of what the editor refers to as lipstick and make-up on the front page but fundamentally the same stories appear in all of our editions."
Nowadays the newspaper forms the core of the FT Group which in 2013 made a profit of £55m, the last year its accounts were published separately.
Last year, for the first time, the newspaper was profitable before advertising, that is simply on the cover price.
"The issue we all face is the issue of habit. It used to be that the FT or another paper would turn up on your doorstep," says chief executive John Ridding.
"With digital delivery that has all been disrupted. The challenge we face is how do you recreate that sense of habit."
The FT has been one of the more successful paper publishers to help readers make the shift to a digital habit.
Its total circulation has risen to 737,000 with digital representing 70% of that.
People may not always be physically picking up the pink'un but the access to specialist information and expert analysis is enough to persuade them to part with the £5.35 a week subscription fee.
Lt Mike Madden said he and officers who arrived later saw dead bodies and had to pass injured people as they tried to "engage the shooters".
Officials say a husband and wife shot dead 14 people and wounded 21 in the city of San Bernardino on Wednesday.
Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, were killed in a shootout.
Bomb equipment, weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition were later found in the attackers' home.
The authorities have still not found a motive for the attack.
"It was unspeakable, the carnage that we were seeing," Lt Madden told a news conference.
"The number of people who were injured and unfortunately already dead and the pure panic on the face of those individuals that were still in need and needing to be safe."
He said he and other police officers led about 50 people out of the centre's conference room.
"Then we went further into the building and that was a difficult choice to have to make as well, passing people that we knew were injured and in need of assistance," Lt Madden said.
"But our goal at that time had to be trying to locate the shooters and deal with them."
Police said between 75-80 people were at the centre when the shooting began.
The names of the victims have now been released by San Bernardino's coroner.
The youngest victim was 26 and the oldest was 60.
Who are the victims?
Police said the attack indicated there had been "some degree of planning".
Local police chief Jarrod Burguan said it appeared that the duo was prepared to carry out another attack.
"There was obviously a mission here. We know that. We do not know why. We don't know if this was the intended target or if there was something that triggered him to do this immediately," said David Bowdich, assistant director of the FBI's Los Angeles office.
In the shootout with police hours after the attack, Farook and Malik fired 76 rounds of ammunition at the officers and the officers fired 380 rounds back.
Two police officers were injured during the pursuit.
It marks the deadliest mass shooting in the US since 26 people were killed at a school in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012.
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The 26-year-old France forward was speaking on French TV show Quotidien.
"I think I will decide [on my future] in the next two weeks," he said.
Asked if United would be his new club he replied: "Possible, possible." Asked to give the chances on a scale of one to 10, Griezmann added "six".
The presenter replied: "It's the first time you've said that." And Griezmann replied "it's the first time."
Griezmann, who has won 41 caps for France since making his debut in 2014, scored 26 goals this season as Atletico finished third in La Liga.
He was named the third best player in the world behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the Ballon d'Or awards in January.
There is a 100 million euro (£86m) release clause in Griezmann's contract.
United have the opportunity to qualify for the Champions League by winning the Europa League on Wednesday against Ajax in Stockholm.
She remained in the post for nearly three years, until the Constitutional Court forced her to step down in early May 2014 after finding her guilty of abusing her power.
Weeks later, the military seized power and suspended the constitution, saying it was necessary to restore order after months of entrenched protests against Ms Yingluck's government.
Then things got worse. On 23 January, the military-picked legislative assembly voted to impeach Ms Yingluck for dereliction of duty over a controversial subsidy scheme which paid farmers above market rates for rice.
This means she is banned from politics for five years. She is also facing a criminal charge over the scheme - which could result in a jail term if found guilty.
Yingluck Shinawatra, a former businesswoman born in 1967, was following as prime minister in the footsteps of her more famous brother, Thaksin Shinawatra.
She led Pheu Thai to a landslide victory in the July 2011 general election, a year after violent protests on the streets of Bangkok.
Before the poll, Ms Yingluck, who has two degrees in politics, had never run for office or held a government post.
She had until then pursued a corporate career, formerly as managing director of AIS, the telecommunications firm her brother founded, and managing director of SC Asset Company, a family firm involved in property.
Critics were quick to point out her political inexperience, saying her main qualification appeared to be the fact that she was the youngest sister of Mr Thaksin, the billionaire who was ousted as prime minister by the military in 2006 and jailed in absentia for corruption.
They suggested her primary role was to marshal the Thaksin faithful - the mainly poor rural voters who kept him in power - and then serve as his proxy as he governed from overseas exile.
Ms Yingluck performed well on the campaign trail - people seemed to warm to her. And the Thaksin faithful backed her party in 2011 polls.
Speaking to the BBC after her election win, Ms Yingluck said she planned to work hard. People would trust her, she said, as long as the government preserved the rule of law and treated people fairly.
"As long as we solve problems, I hope Thai people will give me a chance to prove myself and show my sincerity."
Three months later, she faced her first challenge as parts of Thailand were hit by severe flooding.
More than 500 people died in the north of the country and a fifth of the capital ended up under water, forcing her government to announce a 100bn baht ($4bn: £2.5bn) recovery plan amid accusations it had been unprepared.
In early 2012, her government approved a compensation fund for victims of recent political unrest - allocating 2bn baht ($63m, £40.8m) to families of the deceased, as well as those who were hurt or "unfairly detained".
Ms Yingluck was also seen to establish cordial ties with two key institutions, the royal palace and the military.
But a rice subsidy policy, whereby her government bought rice from farmers at above market rates to boost rural incomes, hit Thailand's rice exports hard. Her opponents said the programme was rife with corruption and many farmers were left out of pocket.
It was, however, a political amnesty bill that provided the trigger for protests which foreshadowed Ms Yingluck's demise.
Her government proposed legislation allowing amnesty for those convicted of political violence that took place after the coup that ousted her brother, including the mass street protests that paralysed Bangkok in 2010.
It proved unpopular with some of her traditional supporters, who argued it would allow those responsible for the deaths of civilian protesters in 2010 to go free.
But it sparked opposition fury, amid fears the ruling party would use it to allow Thaksin Shinawatra back into Thailand without having to serve his jail term.
And the firm conviction among opposition supporters that Ms Yingluck's government was controlled by her brother caused some to erupt onto the streets in protest.
Ms Yingluck appealed for calm - and allowed the amnesty bill to fail in the Senate. But that did not appease the protesters, who demanded that her government be replaced with an unelected "people's council".
The government's decision to call a snap election for 2 February also failed to quell anger. The ruling party was expected to win the election and the opposition boycotted the polls, which were then declared unconstitutional.
Fresh elections were announced but the opposition called for them to be delayed and a referendum on reforms to be held.
Then the courts stepped in and removed Ms Yingluck over the transfer of her national security chief. Weeks later, the military ousted what was left of her government, leaving Thailand once again under military rule.
Mr Mujuru, 62, was one of Zimbabwe's most senior politicians and married to Vice-President Joice Mujuru.
Analysts say his death is likely to intensify turmoil in President Robert Mugabe's party over the question of who will succeed the 87-year-old leader.
Under his nom de guerre, Rex Nhongo, he was the director of Mr Mugabe's forces during the 1970s' war of independence.
State Security Minister Sydney Sekeramayi said Gen Mujuru died in a fire at his farmhouse in Beatrice, about 80km (50 miles) south of the capital, Harare, in the early hours of Tuesday.
"We came here early in the morning after we were told what had happened. I still thought he might have been badly burnt, it was difficult to reconcile that he actually died - burnt beyond recognition," Mr Sekeramayi told state-run ZBC television.
"Rex Nhongo, Gen Solomon Mujuru, was just a charred body - one of Zimbabwe's greatest sons," the minister said, struggling to hold back his emotion.
Pathologists and police are investigating the cause of the fire at the 3,500-acre farm that had been seized from a white farmer in 2001.
A close relative told the BBC the family had no idea what caused the fire which eventually engulfed the farmhouse.
It began when the general was alone. Guards noticed plumes of smoke and called the maid, the relative said.
They tried to get into the house but the flames were so fierce they could not enter, they said.
When the fire service arrived the general's body was found close to the front door apparently overcome by the fumes, the relative said.
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The BBC's Brian Hungwe in Harare says Gen Mujuru was a senior politburo member in the Zanu-PF party and regarded as a moderate.
He was a strategist and rumoured power broker in divisive Zanu-PF succession politics, he says.
His death will create a void and leave his wife - one of the country's two vice-presidents - exposed, analysts say.
There has been fierce rivalry between the Mujurus and Defence Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa for control of the party.
During the war against Rhodesian rule in the 1970s, Gen Mujuru led the armed struggle together with the late Josiah Tongogora.
Knox Chitiyo, of the London-based think-tank Royal United Services Institute, knew Gen Mujuru personally and said he was someone "who couldn't be pushed around".
"He was very, very respected particularly among the military in Zimbabwe and among the liberation war veterans. His liberation war credentials were pretty impeccable," Mr Chitiyo told the BBC.
He said Gen Mujuru had also proved his mettle after independence during the early 1980s.
"He had to handle a lot of internal politics within the party, a lot of politics within the military and for him to be able to handle that and retain his capacity as head of the military showed that he was a tough guy," Mr Chitiyo added.
The circumstances of the death would raise a number of questions, he said.
"There's definitely going to be a lot of speculation about this, for two reasons: One is [that] his predecessor died in a car crash and also because of what's going on right now in Zimbabwean politics - the issues around the succession, the possible elections, possibly next year."
Our reporter says it was Gen Mujuru who implored the freedom fighters in Mozambique during the conflict to accept Mr Mugabe as the leader of the Zanla rebel movement forces after his release from detention in 1974.
At independence in 1980 he took over the command of the army, before retiring and going into business 10 years later.
Our reporter says as the leading commander of the liberation war against colonial rule, he is expected to be buried at the national shrine, Heroes Acre, some time this week.
Extensive coverage of every game at the tournament will be provided across television, radio and online.
The 2015 competition was also shown on the BBC, when the England team reached the semi-finals.
"We're delighted the BBC will bring the biggest tournament in women's football to the widest possible audience," said director of BBC Sport Barbara Slater.
"Women's football has grown significantly over the last few years and we are proud of the contribution we have made.
"France 2019 promises to be another fantastic showcase for the sport."
Fifa secretary-general Fatma Samoura said: "The seventh edition of the Fifa Women's World Cup in 2015 reached record-breaking numbers of TV viewers and social media clicks, underlining global interest in the world's biggest single-sport event for women.
"As excitement grows around the eighth edition of the competition, we are delighted to work with the BBC to broadcast the ultimate event in women's football to even greater audiences in the UK via the BBC's TV, radio and digital platforms."
Nottingham-born Woodburn, 17, received a first squad call up for the World Cup qualifier on Friday, 24 March.
Wales boss Chris Coleman has rejected suggestions that Woodburn being eligible for England was a factor in the player's call-up.
"I don't know why Chris is denying it," said former Wales striker Saunders.
"You can't buy or sell players and we're only a small country.
"If someone is eligible for us and there's a bit of potential there then he's (Coleman) done the right thing.
"He's Welsh and he's playing for us. It's good news for the squad."
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Woodburn is eligible for Wales through his maternal grandfather and has already played at under-16, under-18 and under-19 level.
The forward has made seven appearances for Liverpool this season and become the youngest scorer in the club's history with a goal against Leeds United in the EFL Cup in November.
"He's got a good attitude and nothing fazes him. Top players have that sort of attitude about them," former Liverpool striker Saunders told BBC Radio Wales Sport.
"He doesn't look like a rabbit in headlights when he plays for Liverpool. He's a talented player and scores goals."
Wales are third in Group D, four points behind Martin O'Neill's Republic of Ireland, who are top and Coleman said Woodburn's inclusion is not a spur of the moment decision.
"He's been in our system for five years, so we know all about him," Coleman said. "He's done well this season. We are looking forward to having him on board"
"If we want to put him on for tactical reasons, it would be for that, but not because we are worried about anyone else looking at him."
In an internal letter to bishops, Cardinal Peter Turkson says people should be "encouraged" to exercise their "ecological citizenship".
The letter says that climate negotiators meeting in Paris need to hear the voice of "God's people".
Activists say the call is evidence of a step-change in the Church's approach to climate change.
Major demonstrations across the world have been planned to mark the start of the global climate conference, known as COP21.
In Paris, planned big rallies have been cancelled in the wake of the 13 November attacks which killed 130 people.
Nearly 1,000 people thought to represent a security risk have been barred from entering the country, said Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve.
A handful of other activists have been placed under house arrest under emergency powers introduced following the attacks.
But elsewhere protesters have taken to the streets to demand action.
Over the next two weeks, delegates meeting here are hoping to strike a new, far-reaching deal on climate change.
In his letter to around 5,000 Catholic bishops around the world, the cardinal makes it clear that relying on political leaders to achieve environmental justice is not enough.
He states that more than one million people around the world are likely to take part in climate marches on 29 November.
The marchers will be exercising "global ecological citizenship", he says, and he suggests to the bishops that they "are warmly invited to offer your support in prayer, word and action".
The letter gives contact details for the bishops on how to find out about marches in their diocese.
"If you could please encourage the faithful and many others to exercise their 'ecological citizenship', this would surely help to reinforce the humble and peaceable spirit of Laudato si', and it would spiritually express communion with the universal church," the letter reads.
Cardinal Peter Turkson is president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace but is seen as the Pope's point man on climate change.
A sometimes controversial figure within the Church, he was touted as a potential replacement after Pope Benedict's retirement.
Under Pope Francis he has emerged as a leading advocate for the environment and helped write the first draft of the Pope's landmark encyclical, Laudato Si'.
The Pope has expressed his worries that the negotiating process here in Paris may fail to deliver a global agreement. He said it would be "catastrophic" if global leaders let special interest groups derail the deal.
Speaking in Nairobi earlier this week, the Pope said the world faced a stark choice to either "improve or destroy the environment".
Environmental campaigners are in little doubt that the letter to Catholic bishops is in keeping with the Pope's progressive stand on climate change.
"In the letter he is not only asking people to go to the streets, he is asking them to pray as well," said Oscar Soria from Avaaz, who are organising the global marches.
"I think it is a continuation of the Pope's narrative right now, from the encyclical, to his speech at the United Nations, then to Nairobi and then the climate march.
"It's clear sign that the Vatican is stepping up its climate battle in a way never seen before."
In Paris, an installation of "marching shoes" will be built with contributions from thousands of people. The Pope has agreed that a pair of shoes bearing his name will be part of the display.
Cardinal Turkson is expected to attend COP21 as part of the official Holy See delegation.
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After her dismissal, Asma Bougnaoui took her case to the French courts and it was eventually referred to the ECJ.
She was "professionally competent" as a design engineer and sacked solely for refusing to remove her headscarf, its advocate general has advised.
A final ruling will be made by judges, who usually follow legal advice.
Muslims in France have frequently challenged moves by the state and other bodies to regulate religious clothing.
This case reached one of France's highest courts, the court of cassation, which requested an opinion from the European Court of Justice - whose verdict is binding on member states.
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Paris ban on Muslim street prayers comes into effect 2011
Before Ms Bougnaoui was employed by IT consultancy company Micropole in 2008, she was told in interviews she might not be able to wear the hijab, which covers the head but not the face, at all times.
She provided services to clients on their own premises. But after one such visit, a client complained that her headscarf had "embarrassed" its employees. Micropole asked Ms Bougnaoui to remove her headscarf on her next visit, but she refused and was dismissed on 22 June 2009.
In her view, ECJ advocate general Eleanor Sharpston said there was "nothing to suggest that Ms Bougnaoui was unable to perform her duties as a design engineer because she wore an Islamic headscarf". In fact, the company itself had made express reference to her professional competence.
Ms Sharpston rejected the idea that banning workers from wearing religious attire when they came into contact with clients could be necessary "for the protection of individual rights and freedoms necessary for the functioning of a democratic society".
In conclusion she said Ms Bougnaoui's dismissal constituted "direct discrimination" and that company policies imposing an entirely neutral dress code could only be justified "if it pursues a legitimate aim and is proportionate".
The ruling is not binding on the court but advisory. Judges will deliver the final, binding verdict at a later date.
The blaze in the block of flats in Shepherd's Bush Green on 19 August caused damage across five floors.
The tumble dryer had been recalled by its maker and was due to be inspected.
London Fire Brigade wants manufacturer Whirlpool to ask people to stop using faulty machines but the firm said they should just not be left unattended.
The fire started in the kitchen of a seventh-floor flat in Shepherds Court.
The occupants were at home when smoke started pouring out of the Indesit tumble dryer and they alerted fire crews.
People in the flat and four other flats affected by the fire have been rehoused.
London Fire Commissioner Ron Dobson said: "If my kitchen had one of the recalled goods in it, I would unplug it straight away until it has been checked and repaired.
"The flat's occupants had a terrifying ordeal. The kitchen quickly became smoke logged and thankfully they noticed the smoke and quickly left the flat and called the brigade. This decision could have saved lives."
The fire brigade said it wanted Whirlpool to change its advice as "a matter of urgency".
"We want this change because we attend nearly one fire a day involving white goods," it said in a statement.
The brigade said it was dangerous if people went out and left machines unattended when there was a danger of fire but also that if they were home and a fire broke out, lives would be at risk.
A statement from Whirlpool said its own investigation was continuing and the company had contacted 3.6 million consumers who own an Indesit, Hotpoint or Creda tumble dryer manufactured between April 2004 and September 2015. It said engineers had resolved 750,000 cases.
It added: "Consumers can continue to use their affected dryer whilst waiting for the modification.
"However, we require that consumers do not leave their dryers unattended during operation as an extra precaution."
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Born in 1931 in what is now St Petersburg, Korchnoi survived the siege of Leningrad during World War Two and is seen as one of the best players never to be World Champion.
He was a four-time USSR champion and ranked number one in the world in 1965.
However, he became convinced he had to leave the Soviet Union after being banned from playing internationally.
He played three matches against Soviet rival Anatoly Karpov, losing the 1974 final of the Candidates Tournament - which determines the challenger to play the world champion.
Mr Karpov became world champion in 1975 after the American Bobby Fischer refused to defend his title.
Korchnoi was then allowed by the Soviet authorities to compete internationally again the following year and sought political asylum in the Netherlands after a tournament there.
He later progressed to the World Championship final in 1978 and 1981, but lost to Mr Karpov on both occasions.
Korchnoi continued playing chess well into old age.
He was the oldest active chess grandmaster on the international tournament circuit for many years and won the World Senior Chess Championship in 2006.
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Chess grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi, who defected from Russia to the West in 1976, has died in Switzerland aged 85.
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The party made gains from the Conservatives as it won 30 of the 39 seats on the council.
Councillor Andrew Leadbetter said he was "considering his position" as Conservative group leader of the council.
Control of Plymouth City Council hangs in the balance as no party managed to win a majority.
Labour gained four seats in Exeter while the Conservatives lost four, leaving them with eight and the Liberals Democrats with one.
Among the winners for Labour were four Exeter University students, Dan Gottschalk, Rose Ashwood, Luke Sills and Lewis Keen, all first-time councillors.
John Chilvers, president of Exeter Labour Students, said: "It's a great testament to our hard work, it is just a shame about how the party performed nationally.
"People should come to Exeter to see what wining is about and how to do it.
"There are no safe seats for Labour so if you didn't work hard you would not achieve this."
Mr Leadbetter said: "Obviously I'm disappointed.
"There is something special about Exeter that seems to make them want to have Labour candidates - they've had a Labour MP here for a long time so it's continuity."
Former Exeter city centre manager John Harvey, who had been standing as the Conservative candidate in the Alphington ward, tweeted that he was "absolutely devastated" at the result.
Labour and the Conservatives hold 27 seats each in Plymouth after Labour lost a seat and the Conservatives gained one.
Decisions will have to be made over the next few days over who will lead the city council.
Counting in the Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner is due to start later.
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Fry made his Boro debut in August last season, and has since made a further seven appearances for the club.
The Middlesbrough-born 19-year-old has won England caps at under-16, under-17 and under-19 level.
He could make his debut for the MIllers when they host Bristol City in the Championship on 10 September.
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On Monday, Ms Dolezal resigned from the anti-racism organisation NAACP, after her parents said she was pretending to be black.
Speaking to NBC, she said that from the age of five she "was drawing self-portraits with the brown crayon instead of the peach crayon".
She added that she "takes exception" to suggestions she had deceived people.
"This is not some freak-show, Birth of a Nation blackface performance," she told NBC's Matt Lauer. "This is on a real connected level how I've had to go there with the experience."
Hours beforehand, her mother Rutheanne Dolezal told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme that her daughter had become "disconnected from reality".
Ms Dolezal's estranged parents say her origins are mostly white, with a small amount of Native American ancestry. They say that she has no black origins.
They have produced childhood pictures of her daughter with pale skin, freckles and fair hair.
US media reported on Tuesday that in 2002 she sued the historically black Howard University for discriminating against her for being white.
She subsequently claimed to be the victim of hate crimes for being black.
Ms Dolezal, then known as Rachel Moore, received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Howard University 13 years ago.
Court documents obtained by the Smoking Gun website show that she sued the university for "discrimination based on race, pregnancy, family responsibilities and gender".
As part of her claim, she alleged that some of her artwork had been removed from an exhibition in order to favour black students.
She said the art was removed from the 2001 exhibition because Howard University was "motivated by a discriminatory purpose to favour African-American students over".
The case was dismissed in 2004, with no evidence found that Ms Dolezal had been discriminated against. That decision was upheld by the Court of Appeal in 2005. She was ordered to pay costs of $2,728.50 (£1,752) to Howard.
It is estimated that 93% of Howard University students are black, while only 1% are white. Its alumni include the writer Nobel Prize winning novelist Toni Morrison.
On Monday, Rachel Dolezal announced her resignation as president of the The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's Spokane Chapter in Washington in the wake of the race row.
An online petition calling for her to step down received hundred of signatures. She had already lost her job as a lecturer in African-American studies at a local university.
According to the Spokesman-Review newspaper, Ms Dolezal said she was a mix of white, black and American Indian on her application to serve on Spokane's citizen police ombudsman commission in January.
The city's ethics committee said it was investigating the allegations, in addition to a separate investigation related to Ms Dolezal on a different matter.
A Kushner Companies spokesperson told the BBC that it and Anbang Insurance Group have "mutually agreed to end talks" over 666 Fifth Avenue.
The potential deal had raised questions about a conflict of interest.
Mr Kushner plays an influential role at the White House.
The potential $4bn (£3.2bn) investment deal would have netted Kushner Companies more than $400m, Bloomberg had earlier reported.
Some real estate experts were said to have considered the terms of such a transaction unusually favourable for the US company.
Five Democratic lawmakers wrote to the White House on 24 March to raise concerns about what they called a "highly troubling transaction", which they said if executed "would appear to present a clear conflict of interest" for Mr Kushner.
They asked if Jared Kushner had been directly involved in talks with Anbang and for more details regarding his reported divestment of ownership of the building.
Kushner Companies spokesman James Yolles has said that Mr Kushner sold his ownership stake in 666 Fifth Avenue to family members, meaning that any transaction would pose no conflict of interest with his role at the White House.
The ageing 41-floor property, which occupies a full block that fronts Fifth Avenue between 52nd and 53rd Street, was purchased by Kushner Companies in 2006 for $1.8bn. At the time, it was the highest price paid for a single building in Manhattan.
Anbang is yet to comment. Kushner Companies, owned by Jared Kushner and his father Charles, says it is in "advanced negotiations" with a number of other potential partners.
Jared Kushner, 36, is married to Mr Trump's daughter, Ivanka.
He has found himself in the spotlight this week after volunteering to speak to the Senate Intelligence Committee about meetings with Russian officials, as alleged ties between the Trump team and Moscow continue to dog the president.
The committee is examining Russia's alleged interference in last year's election.
Russia has always denied any interference.
United States Olympians win their places through one-off races against their domestic rivals rather than rely on previous success at major events.
The British Olympic Association (BOA), which runs Team GB, said talks are in their "very early stages".
The idea would not come in until 2020 at the earliest, with some sports welcoming the chance to boost revenues.
"There is a shared belief that Olympic trials events, such as those seen in the US, have the potential to be successful in the UK, helping to sustain the profile and public interest in Olympic sport," said a joint statement issued by the BOA and UK Sport, the agency that allocates lottery and public funding to Olympic and Paralympic sports.
Some sports have already dismissed the idea but athletics and swimming, the two sports that usually send the most athletes to the Games, are keen to keep talking about the feasibility of the proposals.
Both, however, already have their own televised trials, as well as lucrative sponsorship deals that do not always complement the BOA's.
The BOA has denied it wants to bring in the "first-past-the-post" trials that generate so much drama - and therefore interest - in the US.
"A trials format wouldn't work for cycling," said British Cycling boss Ian Drake.
He outlined concerns over the already complicated process of qualifying riders for the Games and the crowded calendar.
"As the national governing body, we're responsible for our riders' ability to produce inspirational performances against the world's best and on the biggest stages," he added.
"A key part of the success British Cycling has achieved over the last four Olympic cycles has been the way our performance staff have prepared and selected riders.
"So we know holding trials means potentially asking our team to peak numerous times within a short space of time - to qualify places, for the trials and then for the Olympics - and puts medal-winning performances at risk."
It is a stance shared by several other governing bodies that the BBC has spoken to in recent weeks, including GB Boxing.
"The qualification process is long and complicated and it is very difficult to see how an event of this nature could be fitted into what is already a very demanding schedule," a GB Boxing spokesman said.
There is support for the BOA idea from some quarters.
A senior figure from British Rowing told the BBC the organisation liked the concept, providing some leeway on selection could be reserved for its coaches.
Rowing is currently holding its Olympics trials effectively in private.
But the challenge will be to marry the wish for more publicity - and satisfy any potential broadcasters' demands for drama - with the sports' primary purpose of arriving at the Olympics in the best shape to win medals.
High-profile examples of the American trials system include defending champion Carl Lewis failing to qualify for the 100m at the Barcelona Olympics while Allyson Felix needed team-mate Jeneba Tarmoh to give her America's third 100m slot at London 2012.
The 31-year-old, identified as Tiziana, sent the video to her ex-boyfriend and three others, who put it online.
More than a million people watched it, and she became the subject of jokes and abuse.
Tiziana killed herself in her aunt's home in Mugnano near Naples on Tuesday.
Local prosecutors have opened an investigation into her death, which came more than a year after the video was circulated on Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media.
The four men are being investigated for defamation.
How Italy viewed Tiziana Cantone's death
After the video went viral, Tiziana left her job, moved to Tuscany and was in the process of changing her name, but the story kept following her.
The words "You're filming? Bravo", spoken by her in the video, have become an online joke and the phrase has been printed on T-shirts, smart phone cases and other items.
In a court case, Tiziana won a "right to be forgotten" ruling, ordering the video to be removed from various sites and search engines, including Facebook.
But she was also ordered to pay 20,000 euros (£17,000; $22,500) in legal costs, which local media have called a "final insult".
Italy has reacted to Tiziana's suicide with a mixture of shock and shame. Her death has provoked a debate about the corrosive effects of the public shaming of young women.
"As a government, there's not a lot that we can do," said Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. "It's mainly a cultural battle - also a social and political battle. Our commitment is try to do everything we can... Violence against women is not an ineradicable phenomenon."
The procession of the hearse carrying Tiziana's body was broadcast live. A reporter offered commentary in a hushed voice as the vehicle drove by, followed by dozens of mourners.
The woman who wanted to be forgotten is now remembered across the country.
The woman's family have called for justice and for an end to shaming.
"Now we call for the justice system to act so that her death was not in vain," the family said, quoted by Italian media.
The 32-year-old, who made his debut for the county in 2002, has scored 9,590 runs in 157 first-class games at an average of 38.20.
"Chris is an integral part of the squad and has a significant role to play," said head coach Mark Davis.
"His influence and leadership is vital to our future success."
Nash's highest first-class score of 184 came against Leicestershire in 2010 and the Cuckfield-born right-hander is closing in on 3,000 runs in List A cricket for Sussex and 2,500 runs for the Sharks in the T20 format.
He has also taken 151 wickets across all formats with his off-spin.
"It is nice to know that I'm going to be here at least until I'm 35," Nash said.
"It's an exciting time with Luke Wright taking over as captain. I'm looking forward to playing under him and hopefully over the next three years I can really hit my best form."
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But how has the rendition gone down in his Sheffield Hallam constituency?
BBC Political Editor for Yorkshire Len Tingle reports.
Two trips to Madagascar to pick up what might be debris from the plane have been cancelled at the last minute, according to the man that found them.
The potential clues have been left untouched for weeks, with no prospect of them being gathered and examined.
"Credible evidence is turning up, why are they not investigating it?" Grace Subathirai Nathan told the BBC.
Her mother, Anne Daisy, was on MH370 when it disappeared in March 2014.
"From day one we've had the notion they want an end to it, to sweep it under the rug. How can potential evidence be unattended for a month? It's becoming a farce."
American Blaine Gibson sold the family home to fund his own search for parts of MH370. Having found one piece in Mozambique that investigators say is "almost certainly" from the plane, he travelled to Madagascar where he uncovered more potential evidence.
Blaine says a Malaysian investigator was initially due to fly to Madagascar to retrieve the debris on 16 June. That was then changed to 21 June. A press conference was lined up, then the trip was cancelled at the last minute.
Blaine even offered to take the finds to Malaysia himself but says his offer was turned down.
Grace is not the only frustrated MH370 family member.
"It's been nearly a month, but the Malaysian response has been bordering on indifferent", K S Narendran, known as Naren, told the BBC.
"The point is, these are all pieces of a puzzle, that pieced together might tell us a story." Naren lost his wife Chandrika on the plane.
The official reason is that they don't have enough money for the trip, but Naren suspects something else.
"I wonder if it's just a way to bring it to a quiet close."
The Australian Transport Safety Board told the BBC: "Australia is leading the underwater search for MH370 but it is Malaysia, as the investigating body, that retains authority for coordinating the examination of debris."
The BBC contacted both the Malaysian authorities and ICAO, but was unable to get a response.
The few pieces of MH370 that have emerged so far have told us nothing about why the plane crashed. So why is it so important to collect more?
"Their examination can reveal information about how the aircraft hit. For example, are all the pieces from the left or right side of the aircraft?" said Anne Evans, an accident investigator with the highly respected British Air Accidents Investigation Branch for 23 years.
She told the BBC that debris could answer other questions too.
"Was the aircraft intact when it hit the water, so do we have pieces from the entire fuselage, front and rear? Although the information gleaned from these items may be extremely limited given their small number, the documentation and analysis of all pieces can still yield some clues".
It's important to note than these Madagascan finds may have nothing to do with MH370, although various experts I've spoken to suggest there is a good chance at least some are from the plane.
"I don't understand why they won't even take a look at it," Naren said. "I understand members of my family won't come back, but it doesn't take away my need to know. I wonder if the families have become an afterthought or an irritation."
Grace, who runs a support group for the families, says they have tried to raise the issue elsewhere.
"We have written to the ICAO [International Civil Aviation Organization - the UN body in charge of aviation] but they don't write back. The Malaysians shun us."
"We have absolutely no communication with investigators. We still don't know what they found from analysis on the flaperon [the first confirmed piece of MH370 debris to be found]."
They are also upset that the Malaysian government recently said that the possible personal effects found in Madagascar were nothing to do with the plane. "How do they know" Grace said, "without examining them?"
Where confirmed or suspected MH370 debris was found
1. A section of wing called a flaperon, found on Reunion Island in July 2015 - confirmed as debris in September 2015
2. Horizontal stabilizer from tail section, found between Mozambique and Madagascar in December 2015
3. Stabilizer panel with "No Step" stencil, found in Mozambique in February 2016
4. Engine cowling bearing Rolls-Royce logo, found in March 2016 in Mossel Bay, South Africa
5. Fragment of interior door panel found in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius in March 2016
6. Fragments including what appears to be a seat frame, a coat hook and other panels found on Nosy Boraha island in north-east Madagascar.
Grace and Naren both support the expensive, complex and dangerous sea search now combing the ocean floor six days sail from Australia. But that could be wound up in a matter of weeks or months.
If no new clues come to light, the Malaysian and Australian governments have said they will call it off.
That is why the families want the search extended, to the beaches on the other side of the Indian Ocean, where more than two years later, the only solid clues to this whole mystery are washing up.
Grace says not knowing what happened is torture.
"My biggest fear is that the whole thing will be forgotten. We've all gotten' worse in our own way, we need to be able to understand something before we can accept it".
Naren says if you don't solve the mystery, you can't stop it happening again: "Do we have to wait for more unfortunate incidents to bring the focus back?"
This brings the number discovered since last August to 23.
The UN has been unable to examine the mass graves and cannot say if they were recently dug.
It estimates that over 400 people, including women and children, have been killed in clashes between the army and a rebel group.
Jose Maria Aranaz, the director of the UN's joint human rights office, told the BBC that it is important that "a transparent independent investigation take place" in order to reassure the population and to ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice.
The government is fighting to put down a rebellion by a group called Kamwina Nsapu, which began after a regional chief was killed.
Both sides have been accused of committing human rights violations.
Late last month two UN experts who were abducted after going to investigate reports of abuses in the region were found dead in shallow graves.
Mr Hutch was shot dead at about 10:00 local time on May 24 at the Avondale House flats on North Cumberland Street in Dublin, where he lived.
He was the nephew of Gerard Hutch, the man known as 'The Monk'.
His murder is thought to be linked to an ongoing feud between two Dublin families.
King has made 23 appearances for League Two side Stevenage this season after joining on loan in August.
The 31-year-old returned to the Iron at the end of his loan deal, but failed to break back into the first team.
Hinds, 19, has yet to feature for Arsenal's first team.
He has represented England up to under-18 level, and was part of the Three Lions' 2015 Under-17 World Cup squad.
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Dyma fyddai'n tro cyntaf i swyddogion arfog grwydro maes y Brifwyl, fydd yn cael ei chynnal eleni ger Bodedern rhwng 4 a 12 Awst.
Dywedodd prif weithredwr yr ŵyl, Elfed Roberts fod yn rhaid i'r Eisteddfod gymryd camau "oherwydd beth sydd 'di digwydd dros y misoedd diwethaf".
Yn gynharach eleni fe wnaeth yr Urdd amddiffyn y penderfyniad i gael heddlu arfog yn yr eisteddfod ieuenctid ym Mhencoed, gan ddweud eu bod yn rhan o "gamau diogelwch angenrheidiol".
Daeth y presenoldeb arfog yn Eisteddfod yr Urdd ddiwedd mis Mai wythnos yn unig wedi'r ymosodiad terfysgol ym Manceinion ble chafodd 22 o bobl eu lladd gan ffrwydrad.
Mae'r brifwyl hefyd wedi gorfod ystyried eu trefniadau diogelwch o ganlyniad i'r hinsawdd presennol, yn ôl y prif weithredwr.
"Mi fydd 'na fesurau yn y fynedfa o ran chwilio bagiau wrth fynd i mewn," meddai Mr Roberts.
"Oherwydd beth sydd 'di digwydd dros y misoedd diwethaf, dwi'n meddwl bod hi'n anorfod bod rhaid i ni edrych ar y mesurau diogelwch. Rydan ni wedi bod yn trafod hyn efo'r heddlu a'r cyngor sir."
Ychwanegodd: "Mae'n debyg y byddan nhw [heddlu arfog] yna. 'Da ni wedi cael trafodaethau gyda Heddlu Gogledd Cymru, a phenderfyniad yr Eisteddfod ydi beth bynnag mae Heddlu'r Gogledd yn ei gynghori, yna 'da ni'n barod i fynd efo hynny.
"Nhw sy'n gwybod beth sydd orau, nhw ydi'r arbenigwyr, ganddyn nhw mae'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf, ac felly os 'dyn nhw'n teimlo bod rhaid cael heddlu arfog, yna bydd 'na heddlu arfog yna.
"Sut mae'r heddlu arfog yn cerdded o gwmpas y maes, ydyn nhw'n cerdded yn agored ta be', mae hynny eto fyny i'r heddlu."
The Foxes narrowly avoided relegation last season but are two points clear at the summit after 15 games.
But Mahrez, who took his goal tally to 11 with Saturday's treble at Swansea, is more concerned at getting the eight more points needed to reach 40, a total usually enough for survival.
"I don't think we can win the league," he told BBC World Football.
"We just need to get the 40 points and then after that we will see."
The Algeria international's form, along with that of 14-goal team-mate Jamie Vardy, has been instrumental in Leicester's rise.
"I'm not surprised because I knew I could do the things that I have done," Mahrez, 24, added.
"Football is just confidence. When you start scoring and you carry on it gives you more confidence so maybe that has helped me."
Marseille president Vincent Labrune reportedly dismissed the idea of the French club signing Mahrez when the player was suggested to him as a potential target in December 2014.
"Do you really think that Leicester players now have a place at Olympique Marseille?" Labrune is quoted as saying. "I don't put up with people taking me for a sucker."
"He thinks what he thinks. I know what I am, I know what I'm doing in the football, I know what I can do," Mahrez said.
"The people who don't know football - I don't want to speak about them.
"Everyone's not going to love you. Sometimes some people love you, some people hate you, some people don't like your football. That's life so I don't care, I don't mind."
They were escorted to the reception in the capital Abuja by armed soldiers, after a check-up at a medical centre.
Mr Buhari said he was joyous that they were free. He is now travelling to London for medical reasons as concern grows for his health.
A spokesman said there was "no cause for worry" and that he was travelling for a "follow-up" consultation.
Mr Buhari, 74, returned from the UK in March after seven weeks of sick leave. When he returned home he said he had never been so ill in his life.
What illness he has remains undisclosed but concerns about his condition grew in recent weeks after he missed several cabinet meetings.
The girls were handed over on Saturday in exchange for Boko Haram suspects after negotiations.
They were from a group of 276 abducted in north-eastern Nigeria in 2014. Before the latest release, about 195 of the girls were still missing.
The number of Boko Haram suspects released by authorities remains unknown.
"I cannot express in a few words how happy I am to welcome our dear girls back to freedom," Mr Buhari told the girls in Abuja, according to his office.
"On behalf of all Nigerians, I will like to share my joy with you," he said.
Mr Buhari would have left earlier on Sunday to London but wanted to receive the schoolgirls, his spokesman Femi Adesina said.
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Arriving in Abuja earlier, some of the girls looked tired and confused by all the attention after spending three years in captivity.
Before being taken to the capital, they were brought by road convoy from a remote area to a military base in Banki near the border with Cameroon.
Our reporter says that many families in Chibok will be rejoicing at this latest news, but more than 100 of the girls taken have yet to be returned.
"This is good news to us. We have been waiting for this day," Christian pastor Enoch Mark, whose two daughters were among those kidnapped, told Agence France-Presse.
"We hope the remaining girls will soon be released." It was unclear whether his daughters had been freed.
A statement from a spokesman for President Buhari earlier said he was deeply grateful to "security agencies, the military, the Government of Switzerland, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and local and international NGOs" for playing a role in the operation.
In a later BBC interview, presidential spokesman Garba Shehu added: "With all of these things together we negotiated over a period of several months, and at the end of it some of their [Boko Haram's] members were exchanged for the 82 girls."
After the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno state, was raided in April 2014, more than 50 girls quickly escaped and Boko Haram then freed another 21 last October, after negotiations with the Red Cross.
The campaign for the return of the girls drew the support of then US First Lady Michelle Obama and many Hollywood stars.
Last month, President Buhari said the government remained "in constant touch through negotiations, through local intelligence to secure the release of the remaining girls and other abducted persons unharmed".
Many of the Chibok girls were Christian, but were encouraged to convert to Islam and to marry their kidnappers during their time in captivity.
Boko Haram has kidnapped thousands of other people during its eight-year insurgency aimed at creating an Islamic caliphate in north-eastern Nigeria.
More than 30,000 others have been killed, the government says, and hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee from their homes.
Ofgem said it was the largest penalty paid to date by a UK energy supplier.
Its investigation found "extensive poor sales practices" amongst staff selling on the doorstep and by phone.
E.On has apologised to its customers, and has promised to pay compensation to anyone who was mis-sold an energy package.
The company has estimated that the bill for compensation payments is likely to be between £3m and £8m, on top of the £12m penalty.
"I am personally absolutely devastated by this, and I'm sure my colleagues across the country are equally devastated" said Tony Cocker, E.On's chief executive.
He told the BBC he took full responsibility for the failings, but said he would not be resigning as a result.
However he said his bonus for the year to 2013 would be cut by "around 25%", resulting in a payment of £510,232.
His bonus in 2012 was £687,300.
In total pay was cut from over a million pounds in 2012, to £945,286 in 2013.
By John MoylanBBC News
From the earliest days of retail energy competition, when households were given a choice of their energy supplier, consumer groups have warned about sharp practices and pressurised selling techniques.
The firms and the regulator repeatedly claimed that they were addressing the issue. Yet today's news suggests problems continued right up to the end of last year.
E.On insists that there was no organised attempt to mislead or misinform customers. Yet at a time when energy prices were soaring, the fact remains that the actions of E.On and other firms meant that hundreds of thousands of customers did not get the best deal.
The industry says the days of pressurised telephone sales and doorstep selling are behind it. But today one of the leading consumer groups has warned that we can't simply draw a line under the affair and that we should remain vigilant.
Consumer trust in the energy suppliers has collapsed in recent years. Few issues can have done more to erode that trust than the prolonged and sustained mis-selling of gas and electricity to hard pressed households.
Other directors have had their bonuses cut by up to 50%.
The mis-selling took place over a three-and-a-half year period, between June 2010 and December 2013.
Customers were misled by sales staff, and some may have been sold more expensive tariffs than they were already on with other companies.
E.On was the last of the big six energy suppliers to stop doorstep selling, in September 2012.
It said it had now stopped all cold-calling by telephone as well.
The £12m penalty will be distributed to 333,000 of the company's poorest customers.
Those who receive the Warm Home Discount - pensioners, disabled people and low income families - will receive £35 each, even though they were not necessarily affected by the mis-selling.
Other vulnerable customers will also receive automatic payments.
In addition, the company will be writing to 465,000 other customers to advise them how to complain if they believe they were the victims of mis-selling.
Or they can call the company directly, on 0800 0568 497.
The regulator said that E.On had opportunities to improve its sales practices long before 2013, but its response was inadequate.
In addition, Ofgem said that E.On had
Sarah Harrison, senior partner in charge of enforcement at Ofgem said: "The time is right to draw a line under past supplier bad behaviour and truly rebuild trust so consumers are put at the heart of the energy market.
"E.ON has today taken a good step by accepting responsibility for its actions and putting proper redress in place."
The energy watchdog has imposed nearly £100m in fines and redress on energy companies for various rule breaches over the last four years, £39m of which have been for mis-selling.
E.On was itself fined £1.7m by Ofgem in November 2012, for overcharging customers. The company blamed a computer error.
The Blades came from behind to earn their point, with Jay O'Shea's fine strike cancelling out a first-half effort from home striker Tope Obadeyi.
Oldham, whose own good form has lifted them out of the relegation zone, wasted a great chance to open the scoring when Josh Law headed over from Lee Erwin's far-post cross.
But they made no mistake in the 44th minute as Paul Green combined with Law, whose cross from the right gave Obadeyi a simple tap-in from two yards.
Erwin went close to doubling Oldham's lead, glancing a header inches off target after he was well found by Chris Taylor.
Instead the visitors levelled five minutes into the second half as James Hanson's touch set up O'Shea for an excellent finish from just inside the box.
United's goal lifted their game, but they struggled to create openings until the closing stages when Billy Sharp fired over before being denied by home goalkeeper Connor Ripley.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Oldham Athletic 1, Sheffield United 1.
Second Half ends, Oldham Athletic 1, Sheffield United 1.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Peter Clarke (Oldham Athletic) because of an injury.
(Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Billy Sharp (Sheffield United).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Connor Ripley (Oldham Athletic) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Sheffield United. Leon Clarke replaces Caolan Lavery because of an injury.
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Ryan Flynn replaces Ousmane Fane.
Attempt saved. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Tope Obadeyi (Oldham Athletic).
Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Michael Ngoo replaces Lee Erwin.
Attempt missed. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic).
Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ethan Ebanks-Landell (Sheffield United).
Attempt missed. James Hanson (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution, Sheffield United. Caolan Lavery replaces Matt Done because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match (Oldham Athletic).
Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by John Fleck.
Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Simon Moore.
Substitution, Sheffield United. Paul Coutts replaces Jay O'Shea.
Kieron Freeman (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Chris Taylor (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Kieron Freeman (Sheffield United).
George Edmundson (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jay O'Shea (Sheffield United).
Paul Green (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Chris Basham (Sheffield United).
Attempt missed. Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Ousmane Fane (Oldham Athletic).
Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Jake M Wright.
Attempt missed. Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high.
Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas is reportedly keen on having the 49-year-old back in France next season.
But Garde insisted he is fully committed to rock-bottom Villa's attempts to stay in the Premier League.
"I'm 100% focused on Aston Villa. The situation is difficult enough not to comment on speculation," he told BBC WM 95.6.
Former Arsenal midfielder Garde was a player and head coach with Lyon and, in an interview published in the Daily Express, Aulas described him as "a child of the club".
"If he called tomorrow, it would help me a lot," he added.
Villa are eight points adrift at the foot of the table, but Garde does not think his time at the club will harm his profile in the game when it is time to move on.
"I'm not working and living only for my reputation - I'm not living for the past, I'm living for the future," he said.
Garde, who has been critical of his players since he replaced Tim Sherwood in November, has won only three of his 19 Premier League games in charge.
Despite having only eight games left, he does not accept that relegation is a foregone conclusion.
"No, relegation is not inevitable for me, all the players are aware of the situation," he added.
"I'm not stupid enough to think it's going to be easy - it's an impossible mission that we have to make possible."
The Foxes could go six points clear of second-place City with victory at Etihad stadium.
Pellegrini sees no reason why Leicester cannot maintain their impressive form, but does not believe Saturday's game will be decisive in the title race.
"It isn't the biggest game of the season so far," he said.
"The Premier League doesn't finish here. There are a lot of points to fight for."
Pellegrini announced on Monday that he will leave the club at the end of the season, with Pep Guardiola replacing him in the summer.
The 62-year-old joked on Friday that he decided to make his decision public "because he was bored".
However, he stressed that he felt it was important to have the matter out in the open, so that everyone at the club can concentrate on the remainder of the season.
"It is important for everyone to know I knew what was happening and nothing was happening behind my back," said Pellegrini.
"This is the last time I talk about that. We must concentrate on this season. I am not talking about the future. Ask me about the team and the game."
Pellegrini is attempting to lead Manchester City to four trophies - Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup - in his final season at the club.
The Blues face Chelsea in the fifth round of the FA Cup later this month, with the game currently scheduled for Saturday, 20 February.
However, Pellegrini could play a weakened side if the game is moved to the following day.
"If we play against Chelsea on Sunday it won't be a normal team," he said.
"It will be a young team. I don't see why we can't play on Saturday. Logically it would be Saturday. I must do what I think is better for the club, which is Champions League."
City defender Vincent Kompany could potentially feature in that game, with Pellegrini confirming his captain is expected to return to full training next week.
The defender has managed just nine minutes of football in three months after straining his calf on his comeback against Sunderland on Boxing Day.
"I hope after another week, Vincent will be back working with the squad fully," he said.
"It's important now for Vincent to start playing again as we have just 14 senior players. That's not so many for so many games."
Finally, Guardiola's first pre-season with Manchester City will involve a tour to China after the club confirmed they will play in the International Champions Cup.
Their families say the Metropolitan Police did not tell them that a friend of the girls was already in Syria.
The force admitted it could have given letters about the case directly to the parents rather than via the girls.
Shamima Begum and Amira Abase, both 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16, left their London homes last month.
After their friend - a fellow pupil at Bethnal Green Academy - had gone missing in December, the girls were among seven spoken to by police at the school as potential witnesses.
The Met said the deputy head teacher had contacted the girls' families directly to inform them that their friend was missing.
However, she did not tell them that the girl was believed to be in Syria - as the Met initially indicated on Saturday, before issuing a clarification.
The families say that if they had known where the girls' friend was, then they could have taken steps to intervene with their own plans.
The 15-year-old girl, who has not been named, flew from Gatwick to Istanbul on 6 December and then travelled to the region of Syria controlled by IS.
The force said all of the girls were being treated as potential witnesses who may have had information about their friend.
The girls were also given letters to take to their parents in February, asking permission for counter-terrorism detectives to take handwritten statements about their friend's lifestyle and beliefs.
The letters, which made it clear that the girls were not being investigated, were found hidden in their bedrooms only after the three had left home.
The letters, first published by Vice News, were dated 2 February and handed to the girls three days later - 15 days before they left London.
The text of the letters read: "I understand your daughter may have known [the missing 15-year-old] as a friend.
"It is my role to understand [the missing girl] better and the reasons why she has decided to leave this country.
"I am trying to gather information which may help to find her and reunite her with her family.
"This will help the police and partner agencies to understand and prevent other vulnerable teenagers from disappearing. For these reasons I seek your permission to speak to your daughter."
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said on Saturday: "We now understand that these letters were not passed on in every case.
"With the benefit of hindsight, we acknowledge that the letters could have been delivered direct to the parents.
"All the teenagers were all being co-operative, they were all being treated as potential witnesses and there was nothing whatsoever to indicate that they themselves were planning to travel to Syria."
There was no indication of them being vulnerable or radicalised, the force added.
"It remains a priority to try to prevent people travelling to join terrorist groups whether they be determined terrorists, radicalised individuals or vulnerable teenagers."
The three girls are thought to have joined Islamic State (IS) in Syria, having initially taken a flight to London to Turkey.
Relatives have criticised detectives for not going to them directly with what they believe was vital information about their friend or their request for statements.
Kadiza's cousin, Fahmida Aziz, said: "I think it's absolutely crazy for an authority like a school or the police not to inform the parents.
"They kept us in the dark."
Halima Khanon, Kadiza's sister, added: "If we had known what was going on, we would have definitely looked into this... taken precautions with my sister."
Amira's father Abase Hussen said he believed he could have stopped her from leaving Britain for Syria.
Mr Hussen said: "The message I want to send is 'we love you, we miss you and [can't] imagine life without you'."
Most of the money for the upkeep of Down Royal and Downpatrick comes from an annual levy paid by every bookmakers shop.
In the last year the levy has fallen from £2,000 to £1,123 after the expiry of a five-year deal between the courses and the bookies.
The racecourses say that is putting their future in doubt.
However, the bookies say the fall in funding was always planned.
In 2010 the bookies and the courses agreed the five-year deal that set the levy at £2,000.
That has now ended, but with no new deal in place, it has reverted to the lower level.
The courses say that is no longer adequate to cover the basic costs of organising and running quality race meetings.
Jim Nicholson, the chairman of Down Royal, said: "We've been cut by £175,000 this year.
"If it continues at that level we would be very fearful that within a couple of years, our whole industry could be in absolute crisis."
The worst case scenario painted by the courses is that they could close within three years if the levy does not go up to a " fair and reasonable" level.
However, the bookies point out the higher levy was explicitly a temporary arrangement.
Adrian Eastwood from the bookies association, the NI Turf Guardians, said his industry had supported the courses "to the tune of millions of pounds" over the last 25 years.
He said they had agreed to the 2010 deal when presented with "exceptional circumstances" which needed additional funding.
"The proviso was that at the end of five years the additional funding would cease."
It falls to the Department of Agriculture to referee this dispute as it is responsible for the legislation that controls the levy.
The department said the rate of the levy is currently under review and officials have met representatives of the bookies and the racecourses.
It added that the rate will be "subject to the normal, formal consultation process" and that any changes will be in place in time for 2016.
Many of those worked in the industry in the days of Corus, or even British Steel.
There are several options on the table, but under the plan being backed by the trustees, the government has warned that all of those workers would face "a substantial loss" in their pensions.
However, it says the proposal under consideration is better than if the scheme collapsed, and had to be taken over by the pensions lifeboat, the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).
It has also made it clear this would be a one-off arrangement, and the changes would not be extended to other schemes.
So how much can workers expect to lose over their lifetime?
The trustees' preferred option involves making a special exception for the British Steel Pension Fund, by allowing it to index future payment up-ratings by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), rather than the Retail Prices Index (RPI).
In the first instance that would affect deferred members - people no longer working for Tata but who are not yet claiming a pension - as well as those who have already retired.
But those still working would be hit the worst, as they would face lower increases for the longest period.
RPI is usually significantly higher than CPI, although as the chart below shows, that is not always the case.
Unlike CPI, RPI includes mortgage interest payments. As a result it fell below CPI in 2009 and 2010, when UK house prices collapsed, and interest rates were cut to a record low.
Nevertheless, economists expect RPI to outpace CPI over the next ten years by between 0.75% and 1% every year.
Indeed this month CPI was just 0.3%, while RPI was 1.3% - illustrating a typical gap between the two measures.
Nevertheless CPI is unlikely to remain so low in the longer term.
So, assuming it were to return to its 2% target, while RPI retains its 1% margin, how much less could steel workers expect from their pension?
Take a steel worker who retires today on a pension of £100 a week.
Under the existing pension scheme, he or she could expect that to grow to £181 a week after 20 years.
Under the new scheme, up-rated by CPI, he could only expect £148 a week.
That would amount to £32 less - or a reduction of 17% in his or her pension.
Nevertheless the government has insisted that steel workers would be better off under its new plan than they would be if the scheme was absorbed into the PPF.
The PPF already uses CPI anyway.
On top of that, it says that 50,000 current workers would be saved from the extra 10% reduction in their pensions that they could expect within the PPF.
70,000 workers who are mostly retired would see little difference.
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Debutant fly-half Steve Shingler crossed for a fine early try in his 15-point haul for Cardiff Blues.
Other tries came from ex-Ulster forward Nick Williams, Tomos Williams and a penalty try, with Gareth Anscombe converting two of the scores.
Solomoni Rasolea scored Edinburgh's try while Duncan Weir kicked 11 points.
Ellis Jenkins led the Blues out with New Zealander Nick Williams and the ex-Scarlets trio of Shingler, Kirby Myhill and George Earle starting, while Wales utility back Matthew Morgan was a 58th minute replacement.
Edinburgh fielded a new midfield trio of Glasgow stalwart Weir, Rasolea and Sasa Tofilau.
It was the new boys who made plenty of impact as Shingler crossed for the first try after eight minutes, after his own break put Blues on the attack.
He also landed a penalty and two first-half conversions, with the home side awarded a penalty try in the 34th minute when Jamie Ritchie was yellow-carded for dragging down a rolling maul.
But Australian Rasolea also made a quick impression, crashing through for a short-range score after 15 minutes, Weir converting and booting two penalties from a series of long-range attempts, as Blues led 17-13 at the break.
Further penalties from Shingler and Weir were the only third-quarter scores, before man-of-the-match Nick Williams wrestled his way over for a typical close-range score 15 minutes from time, converted by Anscombe.
As the rain made conditions even more slippery, scrum-half Tomos Williams sniped over to earn the bonus point after 71 minutes.
Cardiff Blues lost Kirby Myhill with a knee injury while Nasi Manu (ribs) and Nathan Fowles (arm) were Edinburgh casualties.
Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson told BBC Wales Sport:
"It's a good start, a five-point win in the first home game of the season in difficult conditions that I thought would have suited them more than us, but I was pleased with the way we dealt with their set-piece.
"I thought Nick Williams was superb and showed exactly why we signed him, his physicality is on another level and he's got some skills as well, on the whole his performance was top-drawer."
Edinburgh head coach Alan Solomons:
"They dominated territory and possession, and you can't play when you're deep in your half and don't have the ball.
"Maybe in the first half we had opportunities to counter-attack and we didn't, we kicked it away and they dominated the aerial battle.
"In fairness our pack will pick up, but they need game-time under their belt, but also give credit to Cardiff."
Cardiff Blues: Dan Fish; Blaine Scully, Cory Allen, Rey Lee-Lo, Tom James; Steve Shingler, Tomos Williams; Rhys Gill, Kirby Myhill, Taufa'ao Filise, George Earle, Macauley Cook, Josh Navidi, Ellis Jenkins (capt), Nick Williams.
Replacements: Kristian Dacey, Gethin Jenkins, Scott Andrews, James Down, Cam Dolan, Lewis Jones, Gareth Anscombe, Matthew Morgan
Edinburgh: Glenn Bryce; Rory Scholes, Sasa Tofilau, Solomoni Rasolea, Tom Brown; Duncan Weir, Nathan Fowles; Rory Sutherland, Ross Ford, WP Nel, Fraser McKenzie, Grant Gilchrist (capt), Jamie Ritchie, Hamish Watson, Nasi Manu
Replacements: Stuart McInally, Jack Cosgrove, Simon Berghan, Ben Toolis, Magnus Bradbury, Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, Blair Kinghorn, Chris Dean
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
Assistant referees: Stuart Gaffikin (IRFU), Rhys Thomas (WRU)
Citing commissioner: Jeff Mark (WRU)
TMO: Simon McDowell (IRFU)
Attendance 4,807
Several crossings were cancelled on Sunday and Monday after the Ben-my-Chree experienced engine problems.
The Steam Packet Company said it successfully completed its first return crossing to Heysham and four more sailings are scheduled for Tuesday.
The Ben-my-Chree has been part of the company's fleet for 18 years.
A spokesman said the problem had been caused by a "failed cylinder head-securing stud on one of the two main engines".
Work is ongoing on the multi-million pound project to lay 30 miles of new track and build seven new stations.
Mr Salmond also announced a feasibility study to look at ways to use the railway to boost tourism in the area.
Among the possibilities is a permanent exhibit of the Great Tapestry of Scotland at Tweedbank Station.
Mr Salmond also unveiled plans for a "steam train experience" on the line which could also start in September 2015.
He met members of Scottish Borders Council (SBC), Great Tapestry of Scotland (GTS) trustees, members of the Borders Tourism Industry and members of the Waverley Route Heritage Association in Tweedbank to discuss the plans.
He said: "From September 2015 - for the first time in almost half a century - there will be passenger train services running on this track.
"For commuters and tourists alike, the reopened line will provide opportunities to enjoy the many fantastic attractions and experiences on offer in the Borders.
"We can expect the Scottish economy to benefit by tens of millions of pounds from the regular train line."
The feasibility study will look at how the area can benefit from the railway.
Other measures announced to help boost the tourism potential of the new railway include:
SBC leader David Parker said he was delighted by the plans to "further strengthen the tourism potential of the Borders railway".
"The Scottish government's commitment to steam and charter trains is extremely welcome and will be a fantastic boost to the Borders economy," he said.
He said the plans for the permanent home for the Great Tapestry of Scotland were also "fantastic news".
Alistair Moffat, co-chairman of the GTS Trustees, said: "Four years ago, work on the Great Tapestry of Scotland began - in the Borders.
"When Sandy McCall Smith had the idea and asked me to start working on the narrative, I did that work at my house near Selkirk.
"And it is very fitting and satisfying that a work of art that has been made all over Scotland, stitched by a thousand Scots, should come back home to the Borders, the place where Scotland's textile industry saw its fullest flowering."
Midlothian Council leader Owen Thompson said plans for a path from the Newtongrange Station to the museum were very welcome.
"The station itself will potentially bring enormous economic benefits to the area and to hear Transport Scotland is now funding a path straight to one of our most fascinating museums is great news for the museum in particular and tourism in general," he said.
Catherine Maxwell Stewart, of the Scottish Borders Community Planning Partnership, said the announcements would help to "put the Borders on the map as a tourist destination for all."
VisitScotland Chairman Mike Cantlay said the railway was a "huge opportunity for Scottish tourism".
The study of tourist potential was also welcomed by David Spaven, the author of a book on the route.
He said that none of the developments would have been possible without the "dogged efforts of rail campaigners over a period of more than a decade".
"Of course, a key tourism issue which has still to be sorted out is how the charter trains will be accommodated within the limited single-track infrastructure being provided by Transport Scotland," he said.
He said it would need a "lot of ingenuity" to properly accommodate tourist charter demand on the railway.
The missing aircraft, believed to be flying from Inverness, was due to arrive at the airport at about 12:00.
Air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane about four miles (6.4km) west of the airport.
Police Scotland said a plane was found close to the village of Abernyte in Perthshire.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) confirmed it had "deployed a team to investigate a light aircraft accident".
The emergency services, including the coastguard, RNLI and the RAF had been helping with the search.
Lifeboat crews from Broughty Ferry and Montrose and a Coastguard helicopter from Inverness were called out.
Weather was poor when the plane went missing, with heavy rain, low cloud and gusts of up to 35mph (56kmh).
A spokesman for Aberdeen Coastguard said they received a call about a "possible aircraft crash" at 12:43.
Dundee Airport operates only a maximum of two scheduled services a day, but is a popular base for light aircraft enthusiasts.
A training school also operates from the site.
The airport is less than two miles (3.2km) from the city centre.
When browsing the internet, certificates are designed to ensure the communication between a computer and web server is secure.
Google said it would no longer accept certificates issued by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) following a security lapse.
The CNNIC said Google's decision was "unacceptable and unintelligible".
The CNNIC is responsible for providing certificates for websites with .cn domain names, as well as Chinese-language domains - including banks and government sites.
It means users of Google's Chrome browser will see a warning notice when trying to access sites with CNNIC certificates.
It will state that the website the user is attempting to access may be unsecure.
Google discovered last month that unauthorised security certificates were issued to several of its own domains.
After an investigation, conducted with the help of the CNNIC, it became clear that there was a problem with MCS Holdings, a Cairo-based firm contracted by the CNNIC to provide certificates.
Google said domains with security certificates issued by MCS Holdings were vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks - a method of hacking that involves intercepting communications between, for example, a person's computer and a web server.
MCS Holdings has said the problem was an accident and was due to human error.
While Google welcomed the CNNIC's help with the investigation, it said the regulator had "delegated their substantial authority to an organisation that was not fit to hold it".
As a result, Google has decided to no longer trust domains with certificates issued by, or on behalf of, the CNNIC.
Users will be presented with a warning screen before being asked if they want to proceed to the "unsecure" site.
However, there will be some exceptions.
Google has offered a grace period to some major CNNIC-approved sites - such as banks - so they can obtain certificates from a different issuing authority.
The search giant said the CNNIC was welcome to reapply for trusted status "once suitable technical and procedural controls are in place".
But in a statement posted on Thursday, the regulator expressed anger, saying: "The decision that Google has made is unacceptable and unintelligible.
"CNNIC sincerely urge that Google would take users' rights and interests into full consideration."
The pair were part of the coaching set-up at Loftus Road under Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who was sacked as manager on 5 November.
The R's reappointed Ian Holloway as boss on Friday and the 53-year-old is set to bring in his own backroom staff.
Performance consultant Chris Barnes has also left the Championship club.
"Ian has come in and as with any managerial appointment, they have their own ideas about how they see their staffing working out," Rangers director of football Les Ferdinand told the club website.
"Needless to say, he's keen to add to his backroom staff and we'll confirm any appointments as and when they're official."
The MWC is hoping to open the "all-inclusive and fully accessible" mosque in the city.
It said the space would be "for all communities and managed by women, primarily for women".
The event is at the Carlisle Business Centre and runs until 15:30 BST.
Guests include Shuruq Naguib, a lecturer in Islamic studies at Lancaster University and co-chair of the British Association for Islamic Studies, and Shaykh Akram Nadwi, a dean of Cambridge Islamic College and former research fellow at Oxford University.
The MWC said it aimed "to ensure that Muslim women have the space to discuss issues that affect them and their families in their daily lives in an environment that is open to everyone".
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The Englishman high-fived spectators as he walked down the 18th and his one-under 70 left him on five under, seven adrift of leader Henrik Stenson.
"It's been amazing," said the 27-year-old. "It's been such great fun.
"The two in front are quite far ahead. But you can dream. We'll just have to go out and see what happens."
The two in front at Royal Troon are Swede Stenson, who is chasing his first Open title, and American Phil Mickelson, second on 11 under.
Nicknamed 'Beef' while playing junior golf, affable Londoner Johnston will play alongside American Bill Haas, who is six under, in the penultimate pairing on Sunday.
Playing in only his second Open, the hugely entertaining Johnston's rapidly growing popularity is down to his unique interaction with the crowds, as well as the media.
The American press in particular have taken a real shine to him, concentrating on his nightly meal plans.
Johnston, who is the leading Englishman, said: "When I was asked on TV on Friday what I was going to have for tea, I said 'Caesar salad', so I had one bloke screaming 'Caesar salad' at me for the first six holes. It was hilarious.
"Actually, I had a pizza in the end. Just a 10-inch one. I like Caesar salad. I just don't tend to choose it."
But their line of questioning that he might be a bit of a 'salad dodger', when asking about the size of the pizza he'd had, got perhaps a bit too personal at one point.
One asked: "How much do you weigh?"
A surprised but nonetheless sportingly unflustered, Johnston brought the house down by replying: "I don't know. Do you want to pick me up?"
The daily cries of 'Beeef' whenever he holes a putt or plays a good shot have acted as a catalyst.
"I guess I'm just a down-to-earth bloke who likes to talk to people. You want people to go home with good memories. I'll chat to anyone from anywhere, as long as they're nice people who are nice to me."
The chirpy, lovable Johnston, who comes from a quarter Jamaican background, has already made it clear that he will answer a question on virtually any subject with a smile on his face.
On his beard, he admitted that his girlfriend "wants me to shave it off, as it's getting a bit long".
He added: "I'll have a tidy-up next week. I've been growing it since the Portugal Masters last October."
On reading bedtime stories and playing games with his niece, who is over from Florida with his sister, he said: "They wanted to come over and see me play in France and I went to the Bridgestone Invitational instead.
"But then I got her into the US Open and she's come here too, so I think she's had a good deal."
He also admitted that he almost welled up "when I chipped in at 14" because he could see his mum crying.
"That got me going. I had to turn away, and say to myself: "Don't look at mum."
Johnston's biggest career pay cheque was the £333,330 he picked up for winning the Spanish Open in May.
If he can finish fourth or higher on Sunday, he will better that.
The prize pot at Royal Troon offers £337,000 for fourth, £433,000 for third, £675,000 for second, and a winner's cheque of £1.175m.
Although none of that would compare, of course, to winning the silver Claret Jug.
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Left-hander Tamim has scored 1,202 runs in 56 Twenty20 international appearances for Bangladesh at an average of 23.56.
The 28-year-old's only previous experience in English domestic cricket came in a five-game spell with Nottinghamshire in 2011.
He could make his Eagles debut when they play Kent at Beckenham on Sunday.
Glory Days sold 96,000 copies in its first week on sale, beating Metallica and Bruno Mars to the top spot.
The record is now the second fastest-selling release of the year, after David Bowie's Blackstar, which shifted 146,000 copies in January.
Little Mix have also achieved the highest first-week figure for a UK girl group since The Spice Girls' Spiceworld notched up 192,000 sales in 1997.
Metallica's Hard Wired... To Self Destruct has entered at number two, while Bruno Mars's 24K Magic has debuted at three.
Just below them, at number four, is Michael Ball and Alfie Boe's album of duets, Together, which has been certified gold in just two weeks, denoting 100,000 copies sold.
Other new entries come from UB40, whose unplugged album has landed at number 17, while YouTube singer-songwriter Dodie has crept into the chart at 35 with her debut album Intertwined.
Elsewhere, Adele's 25 has climbed 10 places to number 23, thanks in part to the album being discounted by some retailers.
Last week's number one, 24 Hrs by Olly Murs, has dropped to six in this week's countdown.
In the singles chart, Clean Bandit have fought off a challenge for the number one spot from US hip-hop act Rae Sremmurd.
The Cambridge-based dance act have notched up a third week at number one with Rockabye, a dancehall song about a single mother struggling to support her baby.
It has notched up more downloads (31,000) and streams (4.3 million) than any other track this week, forcing Rae Sremmurd's Black Beatles into the runner-up's position.
There have been minor shuffles elsewhere in the top 10, with Maroon 5's Don't Wanna Know reversing its sales decline to reach number five, a new peak.
Lower down, R&B star The Weeknd has scored two new entries, led by the Daft Punk-featuring I Feel It Coming at number 18. The title track of his new album Starboy enjoys a comfortable eighth week inside the top 10 at number eight.
Other new entries have come from DJ Tom Zanetti, whose single You Want Me has jumped from 72 to 24, while dance act Sigma have scored a collaborative hit with folk singer Birdy. Their song Find Me has made its first top 40 appearance at 36.
Finally, John Legend has scored his sixth top 40 single with Love Me Now, which has climbed eight places to number 37.
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