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Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali survived the blast unhurt after it struck the newly re-opened national theatre in the capital, Mogadishu.
Militants from the al-Shabab group say they carried out the bombing.
African Union peacekeepers said the "despicable" attack would not deter peace efforts in Somalia.
The President of the Somali Olympic Committee, Aden Yabarow Wiish, and the Somali Football Federation chief, Said Mohamed Nur, were both killed. They were among a group of dignitaries who had gathered to mark the first anniversary of the launch of Somalia's national television station.
By Mohamed DhoreBBC News, Mogadishu
There is shock and anger in Mogadishu following the explosion at the Somali national theatre - a little more than two weeks after it was re-opened with great fanfare. The prime minister was addressing the crowd of about 300 high-profile guests gathered to celebrate a year since the government-owned TV station took to the air - meant to be yet another milestone in Somalia's slow return to peace.
But scenes of chaos ensued when a blast ripped through seats. The rescue effort was haphazard and some wounded journalists say they were left to organise their own lifts to hospital.
Police say initial investigations point to a female suicide bomber as being behind the explosion, but the Islamist group al-Shabab said it had planted a device at the theatre ahead of the event, which was announced on television on Tuesday night.
All guests were thoroughly frisked as they entered the theatre, so suspicions are growing that it may have been an inside job. It has also prompted people to question why officials would publicise the event when the government is unable to guarantee security - even for its own prime minister.
Sepp Blatter, president of football's governing body Fifa, said he was shocked at the deaths of the sport officials.
"I knew both men personally and can only say good things about their endless efforts to promote sport and football in their country," he said in a statement. "They will be sorely missed."
Three Somali television journalists were also wounded in the blast, sources told the BBC Somali Service.
The theatre had closed in the early 1990s as Somalia descended into civil war and was only reopened last month, amid a new period of relative optimism.
Police and hospital sources told BBC News in Mogadishu that eight people had been killed.
Also speaking to the BBC, the prime minister said a woman suicide attacker had carried out the attack.
Condemning al-Shabab, he said it was in the group's nature to "kill innocent people" and described the attacks as "the last breaths of a dying horse".
Abdullahi Yussuf Abdurahiman, 22, survived the explosion. He told BBC News: "I saw mutilated bodies, shoes on the ground, bloody mobile phones and chairs cut in half by the force of the blast.
"A lot of people were being carried out and there were dead people on the floor. It was unimaginable. Then everyone was running away."
Soldiers started shooting after the blast, witnesses said.
In a statement al-Shabab said it was behind the bombing but referred to a planted device rather than a suicide bomber.
"The Mujahideen successfully planted the explosives before the gathering," it said on Twitter.
Al-Shabab spokesman Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab told Reuters news agency: "We were behind the theatre blast. We targeted the infidel ministers and legislators, and they were the casualties of today."
The explosion comes as the UN-backed government seeks to show it has re-established control of the city since al-Shabab was forced out in August.
However, al-Shabab has continued to attack the capital with bombs and mortars.
Last week, African Union (AU) troops said they had seized control of territory on the outskirts of Mogadishu which, they said, had allowed the Islamist fighters to launch their frequent attacks on the city.
Brigadier General Audace Nduwumunsi, deputy commander of the AU mission said the peacekeepers stood firmly with the Somali government.
"Yet again the terrorists' methods show that they are enemies of peace and are foreign to Somali culture," he said.
"By their attack they are trying to derail the hopes and dreams of the Somali people but they will fail."
He encouraged people in Mogadishu to come forward with any information about possible further attacks.
A suicide bomber dressed as a student is believed to have caused the blast at the boys' school in Yobe state .
Police suggested the militant group Boko Haram carried out the attack.
Yobe state's governor has shut all public schools around Potiskum and criticised the government for not tackling the group.
In a statement governor Ibrahim Gaidam said: "Urgent action must be taken right now to restore a fast-waning public confidence by doing whatever it takes to stop the escalating violence."
Boko Haram has targeted schools during a deadly five-year insurgency aimed at establishing an Islamic state.
It is waging a sustained campaign to prevent children from going to school. It believes girls should not attend school and boys should only receive an Islamic education.
However thousands of people, not just schoolchildren, have been killed by the group.
On 17 October the Nigerian government claimed to have negotiated a ceasefire with Boko Haram.
But two weeks later the group's leader, Abubakar Shekau, denied these claims and said in a video: "We have not made ceasefire with anyone. We did not negotiate with anyone. It's a lie."
The explosion ripped through the assembly hall at the Government Science Secondary School.
Police spokesman Emmanuel Ojukwu told the BBC Hausa service the attack had left 47 people dead, including the suicide bomber. Another 79 were wounded.
Dozens of students were injured so severely medics were unable to save them.
By setting off the bomb during the morning assembly, the militants clearly aimed to kill as many students as possible.
Few of the attacks here are ever claimed by any group but Boko Haram will once again be suspected. The jihadists have carried out particularly brutal attacks on schools before.
Chibok is known in many parts of the world because of April's mass abduction of girls from that remote village. But there have been many other horrific attacks on schools which have received less attention - including last February's raid on Buni Yadi, in Yobe state.
Dozens of boys were burnt to death, shot or killed with knives in the dormitory. Female students were spared but told to never attend school again, go off and get married. Boko Haram wants the education of boys to be limited to strict Koranic studies only.
The insecurity in the north-east is so rampant, with entire towns and villages now in the jihadists' hands, it will be extremely hard for other bombings to be prevented.
"At about 08:00am [07:00 GMT], a suicide bomber disguised himself as one of the male students and while the school was holding its normal assembly, the bomb went off," Mr Ojukwu said.
He added that police were investigating the explosion.
Students reportedly questioned the bomber as he tried to blend in with them before the attack.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan issued a statement offering his "heartfelt commiserations" to those affected in Yobe state.
Though he admitted that Nigeria had seen setbacks in its fight against terror, the president maintained that those responsible would be "brought to justice and made to pay for their atrocious crimes".
One student told the BBC he saw the mutilated bodies of fellow students at the scene. A resident reported seeing parents wailing at the sight of their children's bodies at the hospital.
Soldiers who attended the site of the explosion were met with fury by the assembled crowds who pelted them with stones and accused them of not doing enough to halt Boko Haram's insurgency.
A grieving relative told the BBC: "My brother, a student in the school, died in the blast. He was about 16 years old... We buried him at about 11:00am [10:00 GMT] today."
"The government needs to be more serious about the fight against Boko Haram because it is getting out of control," he added.
Schools in Yobe state have been frequently attacked by Boko Haram militants.
The state is one of three in Nigeria that have been placed under a state of emergency as a result of the group's activities.
Potiskum, one of the largest towns in Yobe, has been targeted before by Boko Haram.
Last week, a suicide bombing killed 15 people in the town.
The bomber joined a religious procession of the rival Shia Muslim sect, before blowing himself up.
Nigeria's police spokesperson told the BBC officers were making progress against the terrorists. "Our mandate is to secure safety and security," he said. "By and large we are making good successes."
The BBC's Will Ross says the authorities are unwilling to admit that the crisis in north-east Nigeria is worsening. The jihadists have taken over towns and villages and there have been some reports of the army fleeing rather than fighting.
In April, Boko Haram sparked global outrage by abducting more than 200 girls from a boarding school in Chibok town in Borno state.
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has dismissed government claims to have agreed a ceasefire, under which the girls would be released.
He says the children have converted to Islam, are learning to memorise the Koran and have been married off.
Who are Boko Haram?
What now after ceasefire fiasco?
Profile: Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau
They start their One-Day Cup campaign with away matches against Kent and Essex in the south group.
Bowlers Fidel Edwards and Brad Wheal, as well as batsman Rilee Rossouw, are all nursing injuries for Hampshire.
"We're excited about the competition starting and we feel we've got a good side," White told BBC Radio Solent.
"It's about getting off to a good start and every side will feel the same," White added. "If you get a couple of wins early on, it sets you up for the competition and to qualify for the latter stages."
A second draw in their opening three County Championship games for Hampshire came on Monday when a double century from Yorkshire captain Gary Ballance denied them victory.
Seam bowler Wheal was off the field for the final day nursing a side strain while the Ageas Bowl pitch flattened out to allow the White Rose to steer themselves to safety.
Hampshire's unbeaten start to the season in four-day cricket has encouraged White.
"It would've been nice if we'd got over the line in one or two of those draws," he said. "If we hadn't lost bowlers in both of those games, maybe we'd have pushed for the wins.
"But, overall we have to be happy with where we are."
Hampshire begin their 50-over season at Canterbury on Thursday, 27 April before facing Essex at Chelmsford three days later.
Bridgnorth-born Taylor, 20, has now made 17 first-term appearances since making his debut against Nottingham in October 2014, on course to helping Warriors win the British & Irish Cup.
He has also played for England under-20s, in last year's Six Nations and in the Junior World Championship.
"Huw is a fine young athlete who always gives everything," said boss Gary Gold.
"He has impressed when presented with opportunities in Europe and in the Anglo-Welsh Cup and I'm sure he will be nipping at the heels of our current back rowers for a chance to make his Premiership debut in the near future."
Taylor becomes the fourth Warriors Academy player to step up to a full professional contract ahead of the 2017-18 season, following fellow forward Jack Singleton, winger Josh Adams and scrum-half Jamie Shillcock.
Taylor becomes the fourth Warriors to sign a new deal in the last week, following the lead set by Gold in opting to remain as director of coaching.
After a combination of rain and bad light had prevented any play on day three, an early lunch was taken on the fourth day after further rainfall.
Umpires Paul Pollard and Alex Wharf called the match off at 13:00 BST with no realistic prospect of play.
The result means Kent have drawn five of their opening seven matches.
Leicestershire have drawn four of their first six games, and have not won since the opening round of fixtures.
The Met Police said the men, thought to be in their late teens, flagged down officers in Bethnal Green at 19:00 BST on Tuesday.
Both men were taken to hospital. Police said it was still not known what liquid was thrown at them in Roman Road.
No arrests have been made. A Met Police spokesman said inquiries were ongoing and a crime scene remained in place in the area.
The condition of the two men is not yet known.
Tower Hamlets police tweeted a "suspected acid attack" had taken place.
A video posted on Twitter by Chris Lennon appeared to show a man not wearing a top pouring water over his face and torso while being helped by paramedics.
In the footage, another man is seen sitting on the pavement, also receiving medical assistance.
BBC journalist Neil Brennan, who lives in the area, said the attack happened outside a corner shop, about two minutes from the Tube station and near police and fire stations.
He said people nearby told him two Asian men had been attacked.
"I saw firemen filling two large bottles with water from the fire truck and ferrying it back and forth to the victims," he said.
Martha Stewart, who founded the firm in 1997, remains a key shareholder and chief creative officer.
She said the merger would "further the growth and expansion" of the brand.
Sales have been falling in the company for the past few years and its image suffered after Ms Stewart was jailed for five months.
The prison sentence was for an insider trading scandal.
"This is a transformational merger for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia," Martha Stewart said.
"This merger is positioned to further the growth and expansion of the unique Martha home and lifestyle brand."
Shares in the firm were down 12%, having surged last week when reports of the deal first emerged.
Martha Stewart Living makes more than half of its revenue from its publishing magazines, such as Martha Stewart Living and Martha Stewart Weddings. It also sells home improvement products sold in department stores such as Home Depot and Macy's.
Sequential Brands include Justin Timberlake's William Rast, Avia sports clothing and Linens 'n Things.
First TransPennine Express trains will be diverted, with fewer services to Chorley, Horwich Parkway and Lostock.
Diesel trains that currently run on the line will no longer be able to use it.
Network Rail said the £400m scheme will improve journey times. Work on the line to Chorley is due to begin on 8 December.
Hassard Stacpoole from Network Rail said: "The railway was built 170 years ago and we have to be able to put the equipment in to electrify the line, that is the overhead wires which carry the power.
"We are also upgrading the line speed, so journey times between places like Preston and Manchester and Bolton and Manchester will be quicker."
The first part of the electrification programme linking Manchester to the West Coast Mainline has been completed.
First TransPennine Express said the majority of services operating between Manchester and Cumbria / Scotland will be re-routed via Wigan.
A spokesman said trains would run during peak times on the Chorley route.
The electrification of the line is part of the government's plan for a new Northern Hub, from London to Birmingham and to Manchester and Leeds, announced in 2009.
Work on the line to Chorley is expected to be completed in 2016.
Today I'd like to have a look at some of the smaller figures in the dossier, in particular some of the zeros.
One of the most prominent zeros is the amount of money the Conservatives say would be raised by increasing the top rate of income tax from 45p to 50p on incomes over £150,000.
There's a lot of history behind this figure - when the government cut the rate from 50p to 45p it said that would reduce the direct tax take by £110m a year and the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) agreed.
Incidentally, some Conservatives say that lowering the top rate has actually increased the tax take. While there is some economic theory to back this up it is by no means undisputed.
But research from HM Revenue and Customs concluded that considerably more than £110m had been lost through other forms of taxation such as VAT as a result of the higher rate, hence the zero rating.
But Labour points to warnings from the OBR about the uncertainty involved in putting a value on the tax change.
Labour says the 50p tax raised an extra £3bn before account was taken of people changing their behaviour to avoid the tax and that the government should have found ways to tackle the avoidance instead of cutting the tax.
Much of the uncertainty is to do with how short a period the policy was in place, which allowed people to move income away from years with the 50p top rate.
Labour hasn't yet said how much it expects to raise from the 50p rate, but I think we can reasonably assume it will predict a positive figure.
While we're looking at zeros, abolishing the New Homes Bonus and reallocating the funds within local government is given as both a cost of £1.17bn and a revenue raiser of £1.17bn.
There are plenty of other zeros in the report, mainly for policies (or alleged policies) that would not take effect until later in the next Parliament.
One of those zeros is another hit for those earning over £150,000 a year, which would limit the amount of tax relief they can get on their pension contributions.
The Treasury gives it a zero for money raised because it says that even if it is introduced in an emergency budget straight after the election, it could not take effect for two years because individuals, companies and the government would need time to prepare for such a change.
Labour have said they would get the money in as soon as possible but that actually the Treasury had worked out that the policy would eventually raise more than it had expected.
So what do these zeros tell us about the forthcoming election campaign?
Well I already concluded that the costing exercise was jumping the gun a bit, coming several months before any manifestos have been published.
But all these zeros also highlight the importance of looking at the effect of a policy over a whole Parliament and not just the first year of it.
The former Aberconwy assembly member beat independent Goronwy Edwards by one vote, but no one party has a big enough majority to secure overall control.
Mr Jones said he wanted to involve all the political groups on the council in the running of the authority.
He said the aftermath of the election was about "spending money wisely" and "not about politics".
"Coalitions shunt others to a position outside the ruling body. It's not right to keep any group out of office," Mr Jones said.
"We need to develop an inclusive style of administration which respects what the people of Conwy voted for."
Mr Jones later admitted it was possible not all political parties would be able to take part in an administration, but said the offer would be extended to all parties.
Previous leader Dilwyn Roberts stepped down and retired as a councillor before May's local elections.
The 23-year-old helped the White Rose reach the T20 Finals Day in 2012 but has not made a first-class appearance for the county in the last two seasons.
Wicketkeeper Dan Hodgson, 25 and all-rounder Jonny Tattersall, 20, have also been released.
"To have played for this wonderful club since I was 15 has been both an honour and a privilege," Ashraf said.
Ashraf, who had a trial with Hampshire earlier this season, added: "I wish everyone at Yorkshire all the success in the world and I will continue to be an avid supporter and fan of this wonderful club. I am now looking forward to the next phase of my life. "
Hodgson played for Yorkshire against Sachin Tendulkar's Mumbai Indians in the 2012 Champions League, while Tattersall made only one List A appearance for the county in 2013.
A young student was travelling from her home in Mazar-e Sharif back to university in Kabul when her coach was stopped at an insurgent road block.
Hiding her phone from view, she filmed the brief conversation between a Taliban gunman and other passengers, later posting it on social media.
The student, Miss Sadat (not her full name), started the eight-hour trip to Kabul at dawn, despite warnings that the road might be dangerous following the recent fighting in the northern city of Kunduz.
The route from Balkh province to the capital leads through open plains as well as mountain areas, including the famous Salang pass. It is deemed one of the safest in the country, unlike roads in the south and east.
The highway is often busy with about 20 passenger buses making the trip every day. It is a cheaper alternative to flights, costing about a 10th of the price of an air ticket.
About half way into the trip, in Baghlan province, Miss Sadat says she noticed that the road appeared to be busy ahead.
"I was expecting that something [was] going to happen," she told the BBC during an interview later in Kabul, citing a "sixth sense". She started filming on her mobile phone.
Miss Sadat, who grew up abroad while the Taliban were in government, says she had never seen or met a single member of the group or even dreamed of ever seeing one.
But that was about to change as the coach was stopped at an improvised insurgent road block.
The student says the checkpoint was surrounded by fighters with what seemed like big weapons on their shoulders. One of the armed men then boarded the bus and started chatting to the passengers, partly in Persian, partly in Pashto, the country's two main languages.
Miss Sadat recorded the entire exchange.
The area of Chashmaye-Shir where the bus was stopped is close to a fork in the road with one branch heading north-east towards Kunduz, the city recently taken and held for several days by insurgents.
The phone camera catches the Taliban fighter's face from below as Miss Sadat moved the mobile on her lap, but the entire conversation is recorded.
The tone is polite with the fighter saying he hopes the passengers are well - they in turn wish him well.
A conversation ensues with a female passenger who does not wear a burqa, the full body veil that was a requirement for women when the Taliban were in power.
Asked whether he is Pashtun - the ethnic group most Taliban belong to - the man says ethnicity is not important.
"It doesn't make any difference. There's no Pashto or Farsi or Uzbek or Turkmen. I'm a countryman," he is heard saying to approving noises from some of the passengers.
"All Muslims are brothers, even if one is Russian, as long as he's Muslim he's our brother. No problem."
The gunman then asks whether there are any army or government militia on board.
A woman's voice denies this and assures him they all are civilians, with some seeking medical treatment in Kabul.
The Taliban fighter is then heard saying that people working for the government should leave their jobs and will be unharmed if they do so.
As he leaves the coach he says that claims the Taliban are brutal are not true.
"Some people say the Taliban are cannibals," he says as passengers laugh nervously. "I'm a Talib, and not a cannibal."
But he adds: "I'd eat the heads of Americans."
It's only when the man leaves the coach that one of the passengers is heard saying, "Thank goodness he's gone."
Miss Sadat says there was a sense of relief among the travellers, but it lasted for only a few seconds - then the coach was stopped again.
The student says she was now very afraid, thinking that maybe the Taliban gunman had seen her filming the encounter.
"Another gunman got on the bus and came towards me," she recalls. "But then he pointed to a rug which was in front of me in the drivers' area and asked for it to be removed."
She says the rug had a picture of a half-naked woman on it.
Eventually the bus continued its journey and Miss Sadat made it safely to Kabul.
After posting the video, she received many messages, some praising her, others critical.
"Some say well-done, you are brave, good luck, we are proud of you and things like this," she says.
"But some others say, you took a risk, you put the life of passengers in danger, don't do this again."
She says she just filmed because the situation was interesting and she wanted to share it with family and friends.
"The Taliban want to show to people that they have become good, they want to win people's hearts," she says, adding she remains unconvinced.
The Taliban leadership has repeatedly said that the movement will attack only government officials, security forces and foreign troops, but will leave civilians unharmed.
During the seizure of Kunduz, a statement from Taliban leader Mullah Mansour asked fighters to respect the lives and property of citizens.
But UN reports regularly blame the insurgent movement for the majority of deaths amongst ordinary Afghans.
A spokesman for the transport company running services on the Kabul-Mazar highway told the BBC that their buses had been stopped by Taliban on that road several times.
"The insecurity on the highways, especially after Kunduz fell [to the Taliban], affects all our lives," said the driver, who did not want to be named.
Linkin Park weren't the first band to fuse metal and rap, but they were the most successful.
Their first album, Hybrid Theory, was certified diamond in the US, representing 10 million sales. Around the world, they sold more than 50 million records.
What set them apart from other nu metal acts like Korn and Limp Bizkit was the vocal interplay between its two frontmen.
Chester Bennington's guttural screams tussled with Mike Shinoda's matter-of-fact rapping in a volatile expression of rage and frustration, while DJ Joseph Hahn framed the band's thrashing guitars with sampled dystopian soundscapes.
Musically, they were miles apart from the sense-dulling artlessness of many of their contemporaries, inspired by contemporary Asia, postmodernism and sample culture. They weren't afraid to show their vulnerability on songs like Numb and In The End.
Linkin Park released a collaborative EP with Jay-Z, and invited grime star Stormzy onto their latest album, One More Light - a brave, if not entirely successful, venture into mainstream pop.
They never swore on record until 2007's Minutes to Midnight (something which boosted their commercial ascent); their lyrics were vivid enough without curse words.
"There's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface / Consuming, confusing / This lack of self-control I fear is never ending," he sang on Crawling, a single from their debut album.
"I tried so hard and got so far," he sang on their biggest hit, In The End, "but in the end, it doesn't even matter."
Bennington was candid about the dark times that inspired these songs - he was molested as a child, and later struggled with drug and alcohol problems.
"I literally hated life," he told Rock Sound in 2015. "I was like, 'I don't want to have feelings. I want to be a sociopath. I don't want to do anything. I don't want to care what other people feel like. I want to feel nothing.'"
As a result, Bennington often sang as if he was fighting for his life and, sometimes, it felt like he was winning. "Every scar is a story I can tell," he sang on Sharp Edges, released earlier this year.
In retrospect, it's tempting (and easy) to find hints of suicidal thoughts in Bennington's lyrics - but that detracts from the complexity of his writing, which could be fragile and empathetic as often as it was angst-ridden.
Outside of music, he tried to be a force for positivity, too - setting up the fund Music for Relief with the rest of Linkin Park, and playing a range of concerts to raise money for victims of disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and the 2004 tsunami.
On their latest album, the band teamed up with a charity installing solar panels in communities without electricity in Africa, Haiti and Jordan.
The lyrics to the title track, too, saw Bennington reach out to fans suffering depression like his own: "If they say / Who cares if one more light goes out? / Well I do."
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Friday played just 21 league games for City in 1976-77, but his notoriety off the pitch and his ability on it made him one of the game's great characters.
The biopic, which begins filming in September, is to be directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Henry Alex Rubin.
It is based on a book by Paolo Hewitt and ex-Oasis bass player Paul McGuigan.
Friday, who also played for Reading, died at just 38 in 1990 after years of drug and alcohol abuse.
After Friday's brief spell at Cardiff he prematurely retired from the game, but he is still revered and frequently compared to George Best for his flamboyant lifestyle and playing style.
He is especially remembered for famously flicking a V-sign at Luton goalkeeper Milija Aleksic after scoring for the Bluebirds.
Welsh band Super Furry Animals used a photograph of the incident on the sleeve of one of their songs.
Describing one of Friday's wonder goals in a game he was officiating, former referee Clive Thomas said: "Even up against the likes of Pele and Cruyff, that rates as the best goal I have ever seen."
But it was also the way Friday lived his life off the field that captured the imagination.
Among several stories of his outrageous behaviour is the tale of him turning up to training drunk while carrying a swan.
When he travelled to Cardiff to join his new team by train he was arrested for not having a ticket and had to be bailed by Bluebirds manager Jimmy Andrews before even signing for the club.
The new as-yet-untitled film is backed by Fortitude International - a production company based in Los Angeles.
Former NME journalist and author Paolo Hewitt, who co-wrote The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw: The Robin Friday Story, said: "It's incredible to think Robin played only 21 league games for Cardiff and was still voted their cult player of all time.
"He's up there with the greats; a pure maverick and a man who lived every minute of his life to the full."
In a statement, he said his work was "now done" and that it "feels right to leave".
He said he was looking forward "to remaining involved with ENO... as an audience member and supporter."
Berry's departure follows a turbulent period for the company, during which it was placed "under special funding arrangements" by the Arts Council.
The ENO's acting chairman, Harry Brunjes, said his contribution had been "phenomenal" and that the company had been "fortunate to have John's insight and capability".
"He has helped build ENO a UK-wide and international reputation for excellent dramatic opera... [and] driven the use of international collaborations."
Berry, who was made a CBE last year, joined the ENO in 1995 as casting director before taking the position of director of opera planning.
He became the company's artistic director in 2005 and has presided over eight seasons of productions at its London Coliseum base.
Its most recent season has seen a production of Sweeney Todd starring Bryn Terfel and Emma Thompson and a Mike Leigh-directed revival of The Pirates of Penzance.
Berry said it felt "right to leave at the end of a hugely successful season both from an artistic perspective and in terms of audience numbers".
Yet his final season followed a period of unrest, during which it was revealed that the company's outgoing chairman, Martyn Rose, had called for Berry to step down.
"For the very survival of the ENO, Berry must leave, preferably soon," Rose wrote in a letter made public in January by the Sunday Times.
Rose's departure was quickly followed by the resignation of Henriette Gotz, ENO's executive director.
Not long afterwards, the ENO was told by Arts Council England to improve its business model or face funding cuts.
The council said it would review the ENO's finances over the next two years and "set rigorous milestones" for progress.
Personal animosities in the arts generally play out behind the scenes. Yet when ENO chairman Martyn Rose quit in January he passed damning judgement on John Berry, who remained in his post. Now both men have left.
Starting out as a musician, Berry joined the ENO as casting director in 1995 and has been in overall artistic control since 2005.
The job of the ENO artistic director is to maintain artistic standards and attract the right directors, composers and performers at a time when cash is short and the number of productions has been reduced. Musical standards are chiefly the responsibility of the music director, Mark Wigglesworth.
An early critical hit for the Berry regime was the Philip Glass opera Satyagraha in 2007. There were plaudits too for Britten's Peter Grimes in 2009, and Terry Gilliam's productions of Benvenuto Cellini and The Damnation of Faust were audience-grabbers.
On the debit side neither critics nor audiences much enjoyed Gaddafi, produced with the Asian Dub Foundation, while Mike Leigh's recent production of The Pirates of Penzance was criticised for a lack of new ideas.
But all artistic directors end their tenure with a balance of hits and misses. John Berry's problem was that too many people on the ENO board and at the Arts Council had lost faith in him.
In a statement released on Friday, Darren Henley, chief executive of Arts Council England, said Berry had "demonstrated a strong commitment to keeping opera at the cutting edge" during his tenure.
He said the council wished Berry "all the best for the future" and that it would "continue to work closely with ENO as they develop their business model."
Martyn Rose added: "This is the right decision for the English National Opera, which I have long believed was in need of a fresh artistic vision and an improved business model to ensure it could survive."
Originally named the Sadler's Wells Opera Company, the ENO adopted its current name in 1974, six years after making the London Coliseum its home.
The company describes its mission as one of "creating new audiences for opera through English language performances which are affordable and accessible to everyone".
25 August 2016 Last updated at 23:29 BST
Chad Smith, the drummer behind hits such as By The Way, Under The Bridge and Californication, told BBC News NI reporter Peter Coulter that the group were excited to be back in the city.
"It's beautiful weather, we're excited to play our show and it's going to be a rip-roaring time of exciting rock music this evening," he said.
Smith also praised the "incredible" Irish crowds and spoke about how he doesn't get nervous before a show.
Between the region and their club predecessors Llanelli, John, 34, has made 329 appearances.
He joined Llanelli in 1999 and graduated to the regional team when it was formed in 2003.
John was part of the Scarlets squad that won the Celtic League in 2004 and has been thanked by Scarlets in a statement.
Two other soldiers and a civilian were killed in violence on Saturday.
The stand-off began when up to four attackers ambushed a military convoy before taking refuge in a training institute.
A new exchange of gunfire began on Sunday morning as soldiers repeatedly tried to dislodge them.
Part of the building was on fire as security forces came under prolonged gunfire.
Two army captains are among those killed on Sunday, military officials say.
About 100 students and staff were evacuated from the building on Saturday as it was encircled by troops.
The security forces say they are preparing for a final assault on the institute and are reported to be using reconnaissance drones in preparation.
Police have described the militants as "suspected anti-India rebels".
The gunmen took refuge in the government-run Entrepreneurship Development Institute after attacking paramilitary forces in a convoy on the main road linking Srinagar to Jammu.
Intermittent exchanges of fire near the building could still be heard until late on Sunday afternoon.
Eyewitnesses say as many as five gunmen could be holed up.
Witnesses say the gunmen told civilians in the complex to "save themselves" and move to a nearby hostel on the campus as they broke into the premises.
Kashmir, claimed by both India and Pakistan in its entirety, has been a flashpoint for more than 60 years.
The two South Asian rivals have fought two wars over the region in the Himalayas.
The data from Public Health England is based on measurements taken from a random sample of 689 adults.
Three quarters of the salt we eat is in foods we buy, and there has been a push for industry to cut salt levels.
High salt can raise blood pressure, which increases the risk of strokes.
Voluntary salt reduction targets were first set in 2006 for a range of food categories in the UK that contribute most to the population's salt intakes - for example crisps, butter and margarines, breakfast cereals and bread.
In 2014, fresh targets were set to include popular dishes consumed outside the home, such as sandwiches, ready meals and children's meals in fast food outlets.
Dr Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist at PHE, said: "While people are having less salt than 10 years ago, we are still eating a third more than we should.
"The majority of the salt we eat is in everyday foods so it's important to check labels and choose lower salt options. Many manufacturers and retailers have significantly reduced the salt levels in everyday foods. However, more needs to be done, especially by restaurants, cafes and takeaways."
Campaigning group Consensus on Action on Salt and Health (CASH) said the nation's salt intake had remained around the 8g per day level for the last few years. It wants more regulation around salt in food.
When shopping for food, you can take steps to cut your salt intake:
Source: NHS Choices
It marks a first Test call-up for Amir, 24, since he was banned and imprisoned for spot-fixing at Lord's in 2010.
His five-year ban ended in September 2015 and he was named in Pakistan's limited-overs squads earlier this year.
The four-Test series begins on 14 July. Pakistan's squads for five one-day internationals and a one-off Twenty20 will be announced at a later date.
Left-armer Amir is waiting to learn if he will be granted a visa to enter the UK.
If selected for the opening match, it will mean a first return to Lord's for Amir since his part in a conspiracy to bowl deliberate no-balls against England in a match there in August 2010.
Amir, Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif were found guilty of arranging deliberate no-balls in return for money. The three each received a custodial sentence and a ban.
Mohammad Hafeez was also selected, subject to his full recovery from a knee injury sustained two months ago, but there was no place for fellow opener Ahmed Shehzad.
Pakistan arrive in England later this month before holding a training camp in Hampshire. Their first warm-up match starts on 3 July, against Somerset.
Pakistan Test squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Mohammad Hafeez (subject to fitness), Shan Masood, Sami Aslam, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Yasir Shah, Zulfiqar Babar, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Rahat Ali, Sohail Khan, Imran Khan.
From nomination to the winning, getting a little golden man can be an expensive business for someone in Hollywood, whether you're an actor/actress, studio, PR or even the make-up artist.
Tinseltown spends big when it comes to this one little five hour ceremony.
The Academy Awards are tonight, so here are some facts to "wow" your friends.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the PR companies who are employed to help spearhead the campaigns of getting the movies the top Oscars, stand to get paid a bonus in the tens of thousands if the film they've been marketing, wins.
There are a hell of a lot of parties connected to the Oscars. Like... a lot.
It's known as "campaigning" where studios basically get the stars in the films to be events with Academy voters to schmooze to help them win. Those parties come in at a cool $2m (£1.3m).
Nominees this year will get a non-Academy affiliated goodie bag, estimated to be worth around £81,000, according to Vanity Fair.
Skincare, accessories, a three night stay in Tuscany, and an Afterglow vibrator are a few of the things stars will get.
Ok, this one isn't really money related, but it is interesting.
Back in 2013, the LA Times conducted a survey of Academy voters. The Academy doesn't release demographic information about its members, so the LA Times used public information and private databases to confirm the race, gender and age of new members who'd joined that year.
The survey found 94% of them were all white, 76% are all men and the average age? 63 years old.
You know when you hear reporters shouting "who you wearing?" when celebrities walk a red carpet?
Maybe it's because on average it costs around £2,280 to prepare a Hollywood actress for the red carpet and that's just hair and make-up.
Imagine how much that jumps to when they get their dress, shoes and jewellery?
Winning a golden statue to display on the mantel or in your downstairs toilet is obviously lovely, but it also helps with the pay packet.
Because according to the Forbes magazine, you're winning if you're a man: by 81%.
Or in other words, after winning the best actor Oscar, a man can expect £2.34m salary increase, just for winning an Oscar.
For winning the best actress, its about £325,460.
Then of course there's the film itself.
After ploughing millions in marketing to get bums on seats at the cinema to watch the film, and then millions more on getting more attention of Academy voters, studios expect to make £8.27m more just because it got Oscar nominated.
But in saying all of that, winning a Golden Globe pays better: £9.24m on average.
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Tom Bennett said he aimed to tackle behaviour such as swinging on chairs, making silly comments or passing notes.
In a blog, he said he would form a working group that would represent "as many ages and stages as necessary".
He said he did not want "monastic silence" but classrooms need to "run on rules that aim for the benefit of all".
The appointment is one of several new education measures being announced on Tuesday.
The government is also setting out changes to the GCSE exam regime, covering mandatory key academic subjects and a new grading system.
Last year, low-level persistent disruptive behaviour was highlighted as a serious problem in a report by Ofsted. The watchdog said some pupils could be losing up to an hour of learning each day.
Mr Bennett, who taught in London's East End for 10 years, said it was an issue "we still haven't licked yet".
"Knowing how to run a room, to design an environment that promotes thought, collaboration and focus, should be one of the uppermost aims of any educator," he said.
"Some absurdists claim that a noisy classroom that rocks with spontaneity is the perfect crucible for learning. It isn't. For every outlier who enjoys spending time in a centrifuge, there are 29 kids who can't concentrate."
Mr Bennett will lead the working group to develop better training for new teachers.
"At present, training teachers to anticipate, deal with and respond to misbehaviour is far too hit-and-miss - great in some schools and training providers, terrible in others," he said.
"Parents and children deserve safe, calm learning spaces, and teachers deserve to be equipped with sensible strategies that maximise learning, safety and flourishing."
On his blog, Mr Bennett said he hoped the group would come up with "recommendations that can offer new and old teachers the tools they need to do what they were trained to do".
"I'd be lying if I said I wasn't utterly thrilled to be doing this. Just don't call me tsar, for God's sake," he added.
Kevin Courtney, deputy general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said "increasing training on managing classroom behaviour is to be welcomed".
"However, the issues which lead to the low-level disruption in class cannot be ignored," he said.
"The narrowing of the curriculum and constant drive towards testing leads inevitably to disaffection and boredom amongst pupils. The department's recent census shows that class sizes are rising too - overcrowded classrooms mean less teacher time for each individual pupil. "
Mr Bennett is the latest in a string of behaviour experts brought in by governments, following Sir Alan Steer under Labour and Charlie Taylor under the coalition.
He is currently the director of researchED, a teacher-led organisation that aims "to make teachers research-literate and pseudo-science proof". His biography on the website says he is the author of four books on teacher-training, behaviour management and educational research.
"In his previous life he ran night clubs in Soho, which provided an obvious training ground in classroom management and pastoral care," it adds.
The ballot was triggered by the death of Lord Avebury, the former MP Eric Lubbock, earlier this year.
Those standing include Viscount John Thurso, a former MP and Earl Lloyd-George of Dwfor, the great grandson of the former Liberal prime minister.
Only the three current Lib Dem hereditary peers in the Lords are entitled to vote in the contest.
The small but select band of electors consists of the Earl of Oxford and Asquith - the great grandson of former Prime Minister Herbert Asquith - the Earl of Glasgow and Lord Addington.
Ballots must be cast by 17.00 BST on 18 April, with the result due to be announced the following day.
John Thurso was MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross for 14 years before losing his seat last year, while Earl Lloyd-George of Dwfor has worked in industries ranging from fishing to risk insurance.
The five other candidates are:
Each has been asked to submit a 75-word statement about their background and relevant experience.
Reforms to the Lords by the last Labour government left just 92 hereditary peers in place. Since then vacancies arising from the death of members have been filled through a series of by-elections.
The US Senate voted by a narrow majority to repeal the rules that were first approved in October 2016.
Politicians who called for the rules to be dropped said they were "harmful".
The decision was called a "crushing loss" for privacy by digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
The rules were drawn up when the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was overseen by a broadly democratic leadership. The requirements, which also covered the ways ISPs stopped data being stolen, were due to come into force by December 2017.
The Trump presidency led to changes at the top of the FCC and prompted scrutiny of some of its decisions - including the broadband privacy provisions.
Members of the US Senate who introduced the measure to overturn the FCC rules said they were "overreaching" and could "stifle" economic growth.
ISPs and advertising groups had lobbied for the rules to be dropped.
Current FCC chairman Ajit Pai, who was appointed by President Trump, said the rules threatened to confuse consumers as they were different to those imposed on web firms such as Google and Facebook.
Following the decision by the Senate, the proposal now passes to the House of Representatives which has an overwhelming Republican majority and is likely to be approved.
If the rules are dropped, US ISPs would be allowed to gather data on customers, their browsing histories, viewing habits, location and app usage. This package of data can then be sold to advertisers or marketing firms without letting customers know who is getting it or how it was gathered.
Democrat Senator Bill Nelson, who wanted the rules to be approved, said the repeal of the rules would let ISPs amass a "gold mine" of data.
"They want to collect and use this information without providing transparency or being held accountable," Mr Nelson told news site Ars Technica.
The EFF urged Americans to contact their representatives to ask them to "kill" the proposal in the House. ISPs had "incredible access" to what people did online, it said.
"They shouldn't be able to profit off of the information about what you search for, read about, purchase, and more without your consent," it added.
It is understood he was stabbed during the incident on Mayfield Drive, Armadale, at about 22:00 on Wednesday.
A man and woman are currently being questioned by officers.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Police and emergency services were called and the injured man was taken to Monklands Hospital, where he is currently in a stable condition."
Witnesses are being urged to come forward by the police.
He arrived in Kathmandu on Saturday evening, and met the country's president the next morning.
They discussed climate change and conservation, Kensington Palace said.
Prince Harry will meet survivors of the earthquakes - which killed nearly 9,000 people - as well as Gurkhas who helped the rescue efforts.
He praised the Nepalese people for what he called their "resolve and resilience" in the wake of the disaster.
He visited artisans and apprentices working to restore the royal palace at Patan Durbar Square, which was heavily damaged by the quake.
The Unesco World Heritage Site was among many damaged by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on 25 April and the second tremor on 12 May.
The prince held talks with Nepal's first female president, Bidya Devi Bhandari, on Sunday morning.
He told her the flight was long, but "worth the hours to be in Nepal, finally".
A Kensington Palace spokesman said: "The prince very much enjoyed his meeting with the president."
"They had a wide-ranging and friendly conversation, covering earthquake recovery, the importance of tourism, conservation and climate change."
The UK has been one of the largest bilateral donors to Nepal, with a total commitment of £70 million in earthquake relief, according to figures released by the Department for International Development (DFID).
That relief helped provide over 250,000 people with shelter in the past year, DFID said.
It is the prince's first official visit to the country.
The trip is celebrating 200 years of joint relations between Nepal and Britain.
Prince Harry served with the Gurkhas in Afghanistan, as a soldier in the British Army, and will meet members of the brigade during his visit.
The Gurkhas - whose name comes from the Nepalese hill town of Gorkha - began joining the East India Company, and later the British army.
They have since served in every major conflict involving British forces for two centuries, and won 13 Victoria Crosses - the highest British military decoration for valour.
More than 200,000 Gurkhas fought in the two world wars, and there are about 2,600 Gurkhas currently in the British armed forces.
A dig at Caerau Hillfort revealed a Neolithic causeway enclosure and one of the largest collections of pottery from the period ever discovered in Wales.
Animal bones, stone axes, flint tools and a Roman brooch were also found.
Cardiff University archaeologists said the finds "surpassed" expectations.
More than 200 volunteers worked alongside the university's experts during the month-long excavation, which attracted 2,000 visitors.
It is the CAER Heritage Project's third season of excavation at the three-hectare (7.4 acre) site.
The scheme is a collaboration between Cardiff University, community group Action in Caerau and Ely (ACE) and nearby schools.
The causeway enclosure unearthed was said by the team to be very rare, with only a handful of others known to exist in Wales.
Dr Oliver Davis, of Cardiff University's School of History, Archaeology and Religion, said: "Excavations in 2014 had indicated that there may have been Neolithic activity on the hill, but the sheer scale of the site and preservation of this year's finds have surpassed our expectations and amazed the team, providing the most compelling evidence yet of the city's 6,000-year-old origins."
He said the site was unlikely to have been a settlement, but rather a meeting place for some of Wales' first farmers to gather for "feasting, exchange and the performance of rituals".
Neolithic burial chambers have been discovered in and around Cardiff, including St Lythans burial chamber, near St Lythans, in the Vale of the Glamorgan, which is thought to date back six millennia.
The goal is to develop such "skin" to monitor oxygen levels in organs during surgery, say researchers in Japan.
Tests on volunteers found the "skin" provided stable measurements of oxygen concentration in blood.
The device contains micro-electronic components that light up in red, blue and green on the surface of the body.
Scientists at the University of Tokyo are working on ways to display numbers and letters on the skin for health monitoring purposes.
Wearable electronics are a future growth area in research, with interest in medical applications such as contact lenses that monitor glucose levels, or smart glasses.
The latest findings are revealed in Science Advances.
"The device unobtrusively measures the oxygen concentration of blood when laminated on a finger," said lead researcher Tomoyuki Yokota and colleagues.
He added: "Ultimately, flexible organic optical sensors may be directly laminated on organs to monitor the blood oxygen level during and after surgery."
Locharbriggs Loyal Orange Lodge wants to stage the procession on 27 June.
About 50 people are expected to take part in the march, from Lochthorn library car park to Locharbriggs community centre.
Police Scotland has not objected to the annual procession, as it has caused "no problems" in previous years.
Dumfries and Galloway Council's licensing panel have been recommended to approve the application.
Laura Graham from Kilkeel, who finished 10th overall, crossed the line in 2:41.53.
The 30-year-old was over three minutes clear of silver medal winner Caitriona Jennings.
Donegal woman Jennings posted a time of 2:44.59, with last year's national champion Pauline Curley taking bronze.
Graham, who has competed in just five marathons before, said: "I only first did a marathon because my dad had a heart attack.
"I still don't think I am good enough to be an elite athlete.
"I knew I had to go steady and think smart for a change, because I didn't do that in London last year."
Charity fundraiser Pat O'Loughlin, 79, completed his 36th Dublin Marathon on Sunday - a record in terms of runners from Northern Ireland.
The Castlederg man, who turns 80 in December, crossed the line in 6:47.
Nambia's Helalia Johannes won the women's race outright in a sprint finish with Bizuayehu Gebireyes.
Helalia clocked 2:32.31 a second ahead of Gebireyes.
Dereje Debele produced a front running display to take the men's title in 2:12:18 in an Ethopian 1-2-3 with Dereje Beyecha second in 2:14.37 and Legese Bekele third (2:15.00).
Sergui Ciobanu, the marathoner who just missed out on Rio 2016 selection, took the men's Irish title in 2:17:39, just 39 seconds outside the qualifying time for the 2017 World Championships in London.
Paul Pollock and Mick Clohissey have already secured the qualifying standard of 2:17.00 for London 2017.
Police said they had found three children alive at the scene but all 11 adults at the party had been shot dead.
It had taken place in a tent set up by the host outside their home in a residential area of the city.
Mexico has recently seen a surge in violence linked to disputes between drug cartels.
In May alone, 2,186 killings were recorded - approximately 70 a day.
A recent trend has seen hit men murdering whole families, including children.
One in 20 white employees are on zero-hours or temporary work contracts.
The figure for ethnic minority workers is one in 13, according to the TUC report, which uses figures from the government's Labour Force Survey.
The report said the recent increase in temporary work was affecting the black community especially.
TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady said: "Black, Asian and ethnic minority workers are being forced into low-paid, insecure work. And it's getting worse."
She said a national strategy was needed "to confront racism in the labour market".
The number of black women on temporary contracts had risen 82% in the past five years, the TUC said.
Overall, there was a 58% rise in the number of black workers in non-permanent work.
The number of white workers in temporary work rose 8%, according to the report.
Hamja Ahsan, 36, is a second generation British-Asian with a Masters degree in art curation.
He quit his job as a gallery assistant a few days ago after being told there was no work that week.
He had been working there for two and a half years, but says his hours had been reduced to between zero and three hours a week.
"I've never had any security," he said. "My income will fluctuate month to month, week to week.
"It feels like I've been in this zone for ever. I feel very worthless."
Omar Khan, director of the race equality think tank Runnymede, said that the poorest black and Asian women were likely to be most affected.
"This research chimes with previous evidence that BME workers are more likely to be in insecure work.
"In addition to tighter regulation on insecure contracts and clamping down on discrimination, the next government should ensure that its policies - notably including the budget - reduce rather than increase income inequalities for [black and minority ethnic] BME people in general and BME women in particular," he said.
The TUC is calling for the next government to ban zero-hours contracts.
The initiative between Oxford-based company Nominet and the Oxford Flood Network is designed to enable people to take action when water levels rise.
Sensors around the city give real time data which is then displayed online.
Nominet CEO Russell Haworth said: "If this can work in Oxford, it can work anywhere."
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"Recent events have underlined the importance of effective monitoring systems when flood waters begin to rise," he added.
On the map, which has been released in a beta version, red indicates high water, followed by amber, green, and white.
It also uses data from the Environment Agency's sensors mounted at nearby locks, and its makers intend to add more sensors over time to give a street level view of water levels.
Ben Ward, from the Oxford Flood Network, said: "You don't need to get out on your bike and go and have a look in dangerous floodwaters.
"It shares that information with others in the community, who can actually see what the water levels are like under neighbours' floorboards, and that could be used by local authorities to make their decisions on where to put their limited resources."
Flooding caused widespread disruption in Oxford in February 2014 with homes and major routes cut off for days.
Its two main arterial routes, Botley Road and Abingdon Road, had to be closed. Train services also had to be stopped due to flooding on the line.
In September the Environment Agency carried out tests for a £120m flood relief channel to protect the city from flooding.
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His comments came as he spoke to MPs on the Treasury Committee.
UK rates have been held at 0.5% since March 2009. Most economists are not expecting the Bank to raise rates until mid-2016 at the earliest.
Mr Carney said that "even with limited and gradual rate increases it still will be a relatively low interest rate environment".
He remained vague on when a rate rise might be coming, and added: "The question in my mind is when the appropriate time for interests to increase and that is strongly consistent with the strength of the domestic economy."
Mr Carney also said that he did not see any need for negative interest rates.
Meanwhile, he said the Bank was monitoring groups of households to find out what impact any rate hike would have.
Kirstin Forbes, an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, who was also giving evidence at the same hearing, said that the next interest rate move would be upwards.
"Given the state of the UK economy, a solid recovery, I still believe certainly the next move in interest rates will be up, we will not require loosening," she said.
Mr Carney also said productivity was more likely to exceed than undershoot the Bank's latest forecasts, reducing the pressure on inflation.
Meanwhile, sterling fell after the Bank's chief economist Andy Haldane said he saw more downside risks to growth and inflation than had been indicated by the Bank's latest economic outlook.
He also reiterated his view that the Bank's next move might actually be a rate cut.
"I see the balance of risks around UK GDP growth and inflation as skewed materially to the downside, more so than embodied in the November 2015 Inflation Report," he told the Treasury Committee.
In late morning trade sterling fell by 0.03% against the US dollar, to $1.5120, and by 0.15% against the euro, to 1.4198 euros.
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The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, claimed the ex-Capital FM chart show host acted "strangely" towards certain women he worked with.
She was one of several witnesses to describe alleged incidents, including "inappropriate sexual comments".
Mr Fox, 54, denies eight counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault between 1988 and 2014.
Giving evidence at Westminster Magistrates' Court, the former colleague said she had been told about Mr Fox, from south-west London, refusing to comply with instructions unless an alleged victim made her breasts "speak to him".
"It just seemed so strange," she said.
"I heard him say things on occasions that I didn't think were that appropriate. It was just telling girls that they looked good but in quite a pervy way."
The witness said she sent a text message to friends after she allegedly saw "Foxy" - as he was known to listeners and colleagues - smell a woman's hair.
The court heard the witness told her friends she "nearly puked in his face" when she saw the alleged incident.
Another witness described how there was a culture of "boy banter" at Capital, and that a complaint against Mr Fox was allegedly "brushed under the carpet" to protect his name.
Asked by defence counsel Jonathan Caplan QC to elaborate on how his client was a "challenging" colleague to work with, the witness said: "I didn't know Neil very well and hadn't worked with him for very long, but I felt that he was a bit of a bully."
Another witness described how Mr Fox had allegedly made "inappropriate sexual comments and brushed up against" his friend, an alleged victim, in a sexual manner.
The court also heard from a former colleague who alleged he had kissed her bare shoulder.
Giving evidence from behind a screen, the woman described how she was washing up a coffee mug in a small communal kitchen when the incident happened.
She told the court it made her feel "really gross".
When asked by Mr Caplan whether she thought the matter should be dealt with at a disciplinary hearing rather than a court case, she replied: "What happened to me was bad and shouldn't have happened.
"But for me, I don't think what he did was that bad."
She said female colleagues were told "early on just to be wary" of Mr Fox's behaviour.
The trial continues.
But the PM said the US president's state visit would still go ahead.
Mr Khan, the mayor of London, has called for it to be cancelled - as has Lib Dem leader Tim Farron.
Mr Trump attacked Mr Khan on Twitter after the mayor told Londoners not to be alarmed about an increased police presence following Saturday's attack.
The London mayor said Mr Trump was wrong about "many things" and that his state visit, expected to take place later this year, should not go ahead.
Mrs May, who had previously stopped short of criticising the US president's comments, said: "I think Donald Trump was wrong in the things he has said about Sadiq Khan... we have been working with Sadiq Khan - party politics are put to one side - we work together."
She replied "yes" when asked if Mr Trump's official trip to Britain would go ahead.
The PM also emphasised the importance to UK security of the special relationship.
Seven people were killed and 48 injured when three men drove a van into pedestrians and stabbed people in bars in the London Bridge and Borough Market areas of the capital on Saturday night.
Speaking in the aftermath of the attack, Mr Khan said there were no words to describe the "grief and anger" the city was feeling, before saying: "Londoners will see an increased police presence today and over the course of the next few days. No reason to be alarmed."
The US president criticised Mr Khan for this on Twitter, saying: "At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is 'no reason to be alarmed!'"
A spokesman for Mr Khan responded, saying he had "more important things to do" than respond to Donald Trump's "ill-informed tweet" that "deliberately" took his remarks "out of context".
But Mr Trump tweeted again on Monday, saying: "Pathetic excuse by London Mayor Sadiq Khan who had to think fast on his "no reason to be alarmed" statement. MSM [mainstream media] is working hard to sell it!"
Mr Khan said he didn't think the UK should "roll out the red carpet to the president of the USA in the circumstances where his policies go against everything we stand for".
Mr Farron has labelled Mr Trump "an embarrassment to America", and his Lib Dem foreign affairs spokesman Tom Brake added: "Theresa May has allowed Donald Trump 24 hours to bully the mayor of London. It isn't good enough."
Earlier Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson - who is also a former London mayor - defended Mr Khan, saying he had been "entirely right to say what he said to reassure people of his city about the presence of armed officers on the streets".
But he told the Today programme the state visit invitation had been issued and accepted and he saw "no reason to change that".
White House adviser Sebastian Gorka defended the president's comments, saying he was making a "very valid point".
He told BBC Newsnight: "We have to jettison political correctness. We have to apply honesty to the threat and saying, 'It's just business as usual, don't worry about a thing', [is] a Pollyannaish attitude to a threat that has killed 170 people in the last two years in Europe alone and maimed more than 700."
He insisted there was no chance the state visit would be cancelled, saying: "If anybody thinks that a state visit is held hostage to Twitter then they have no understanding of the relationship between London and Washington."
Mr Khan and the US president have clashed several times in the past, with the London mayor criticising Mr Trump's remarks about Muslims and his attempts to bring in a travel ban against people from six mainly-Muslim countries trying to enter the US, and Mr Trump labelling him a "buffoon" and challenging him to an IQ test.
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Since the end of 2014 Malawi's police have recorded at least 65 attacks on people with albinism, including abductions, mutilations and murders, according to the UN.
People with albinism, who lack pigment in their skin and appear pale, are regularly killed in several African countries including Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.
Mr Mutharika told BBC Africa's Sophie Ikenye that the church had so far been silence on the issue.
The company's Ballater and Oban branches were shut in March but the flagship Perth store continued trading while a closing down sale was held.
More than 100 jobs have been lost as a result of the collapse.
The company had been trading at its St John Street site in Perth since March 1868.
The closures came after McEwens suffered ongoing trading losses.
A sign was posted at the Perth store on Friday announcing the closure.
It read: "The management and staff wish to thank customers for your custom and support over many years."
The family-run store chain specialised in fashion, cosmetics and homeware.
Meanwhile, administrators have set a deadline of 1 June for interested parties to make an offer for the company's intellectual property (IP) rights.
Assets include trade mark rights protecting the McEwens of Perth brand, as well as rights over a selection of branded websites, domain names and databases from the company's e-commerce side.
IP consulting firm Metis Partners, which is handling the sale on behalf of KPMG, said the brand had "significant cachet value as the name to trust for high end and bespoke fashion in Scotland".
Head of corporate recovery Nat Baldwin said: "The McEwens of Perth IP asset sale has attracted interest from parties both from the UK and overseas so the marketing process continues with best and final offers above a minimum offer level of £25,000 being invited by noon on Wednesday, 1 June.
"We believe that the IP assets, and particularly the McEwens of Perth brand, would offer considerable opportunities for a purchaser to stand out amongst its competitors by preserving the brand for business."
Scotia Global Energy wants to build an experimental "green energy park" at the facility near Annan.
They claim the 90 hectare (222 acres) site is "ideally positioned" for such a development.
The company has pitched its plans to the Scottish government and Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Scottish Enterprise and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) have also been briefed on the firm's proposals.
The plans include:
Its existing electricity grid connection, its proximity to the gas grid and the water abstraction facilities that are on site are an "ideal mix", the report added.
It claims a development company set up to manage the early stages of the project could initially support five jobs.
However, the report said: "As the site matures, the manufacturing supply chain operations could support several hundreds of jobs conceivably exceeding the site's historical peak of 500 jobs."
A spokesman for Dumfries and Galloway Council said it was working with Scottish Enterprise and the NDA on the regeneration of the Chapelcross site.
He added: "The partners recognise that the Chapelcross site represents a major opportunity to attract inward investment and create new jobs which will have a positive impact on the regional economy.
"The vision for the site is to develop a sustainable, mixed use approach providing opportunities for large and small scale businesses across a range of sectors.
"It is highly likely that the energy sector will play a prominent role within that mix, with opportunities for research and development, generation, and storage."
Scottish Enterprise confirmed that it is a member of the South of Scotland Alliance, which is "actively engaged" in discussions on the future of the site.
A spokesman for the NDA said they have had one "exploratory meeting" with a representative of Scotia Global Energy.
He added: "The idea for an 'integrated energy centre' seems to fit in general terms with the emerging development framework for the Chapelcross site but we would need considerably more details before giving serious consideration to this proposal."
Daniel Innes, 20, and Jordan McIsaac, 18, put one of the lizards in a kitchen blender and the other fell to its death.
The pair filmed the act on a mobile phone during a house party in Aberchirder in March last year.
The sheriff said it was one of the most "difficult" cases he has faced.
Banff Sheriff Court heard Innes and McIsaac used the householder's teenage son's phone to film the crime as he slept.
His mother Amanda Bibby, 33, returned home early from a weekend break to find her pets dead, with Innes also causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to her home.
Sheriff Philip Mann told Innes and McIsaac that their crime was "chillingly evil" and a "matter of great concern".
"You've given me one of the most difficult cases I've yet to deal with on the bench and I've been on the bench for about 11 years," he said.
He deferred the sentence for three months for good behaviour and for the men to show they are "truly remorseful."
The sheriff also suggested the men contact the Scottish SPCA to ask if there was anything they could do to make amends for their behaviour.
He told the men that if they returned with a positive letter from the charity they would be spared jail.
However, responding to the case Scottish SPCA Ch Supt Mike Flynn said: "Due to the horrific nature of their crime it would not be appropriate for them to volunteer with the society."
Mr Flynn added that the organisation was pleased to see that the pair had been dealt with by the court.
The children, starting as young as six years old, come each week to this out-of-school private learning centre in Hong Kong.
They are getting lessons in computer coding not always available within Hong Kong's state schools, with parents paying extra for skills that they hope will keep up with a fast-moving digital industry.
Over the next hour-and-a-half, they are taught how to create characters for a simple mobile game, using "drag and drop" software.
"It's a form of coding," says Michelle Sun, the 28-year-old founder of this coding school, called First Code Academy.
"This way, the kids don't have to type as much. It's much more intuitive for them to learn the concepts and build a foundation."
Later they will begin to learn JavaScript, a programming language that underpins many internet applications.
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She sometimes struggles to catch the attention of her young students, some of whom are glued to their screens.
The atmosphere in class is noisy, boisterous and interactive. But she has an easy rapport with the children.
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Ms Sun attended an elite girls' school, succeeding in the city's notoriously regimented, competitive education system.
She was then exposed to western influences, studying at the University of Chicago and then working in California, before returning home to start a coding school.
"When I was growing up, it was about taking in new knowledge and making sure we understand it in tests. But in the information age we are in now, the role of education is different," she says.
Her own experience in Silicon Valley convinced her that there were booming opportunities available to those with programming skills, especially for mobile software.
According to estimates from Juniper Research, the global market for mobile applications will more than double from $47.7bn (£30.8bn) in 2014 to $99bn (£64bn) in 2019.
Asia, bolstered by strong growth in China, is expected to account for more than half of that market.
Hong Kong is already one of the world's most wired cities. According to government figures, 85% of homes have access to broadband, and people own, on average, at least two mobile phones.
But the education system - while world class according to global tests - has not been keeping pace with the speed of change in the digital age.
Computer literacy is commonly taught, but computer programming receives far less attention in classrooms, according to teachers.
A syllabus from the Education Bureau that sets out requirements for junior secondary school students in computer literacy was last updated in 1999.
It exposes students to educational programming which is now considered by many to be outdated.
The students at First Code come from families that can afford fees of between $775 to $1,300 per 12-week term, depending on the age of the child.
That is out of the reach of many people here, as the median monthly household income last year was about $3,000.
To bridge the digital divide, the Hong Kong government aims to make computer programming a required subject for students as young as 11 years old.
"What we want to do is to incorporate coding as a mandatory part of early secondary education so as to equip students for the future digital world," said Joey Lam, Hong Kong's deputy government chief information officer.
She declined to give a specific starting date, but said it would happen within a few years.
Other countries in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia and Singapore, are also working out when and how to start compulsory education in computer programming.
Last September, a new national curriculum was introduced in England, requiring students age five onwards to be taught the basics of programming.
Estonia had started the trend a few years earlier by introducing programming in primary schools.
In Hong Kong, private schools and study centres like First Code are filling in the gap.
As for the children who meet on Fridays, they may only be working on basic mobile games now, but they may in he long run be getting one step ahead of the game.
April had the strongest rise in business activity of 2017, according to the study for Ulster Bank.
New orders increased and job creation accelerated, according to the bank's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a detailed monthly survey of companies.
The private sector had an "encouraging start" to the second quarter of the year, said the bank's chief economist.
Richard Ramsey added that there had been a sharp rise in new business from outside the UK as a result of the weak pound.
However, the value of sterling also continues to make imports more expensive, with "input cost inflation most acute for manufacturers," he said.
Job creation has picked up and is the highest in 10 months, added the report.
Former Moderator Dr Sheilagh Kesting, received the award in recognition of her work to improve relations between the two churches.
Dr Kesting, was invested as a Dame of the Order of St Gregory the Great, only the second time it has been awarded to a non-Catholic in the UK.
The award was granted personally by Pope Francis.
Before becoming Moderator of the Kirk's General Assembly in 2007, Dr Kesting worked for 23 years as its Ecumenical Officer.
She said when she received the award at a private dinner given by the Archbishop of St Andrew's and Edinburgh, Leo Cushley, to celebrate her retirement from the ministry, she was initially speechless.
"I am delighted that the relationship between our two churches has become strong enough that this kind of acknowledgement can be given from one to the other, and it means so much that it comes from Pope Francis," she said.
"We have been watching this new Pope with tremendous interest and excitement about the things that he is saying and the encouragement that he is giving to ecumenical relations.
"So to have this honour from Pope Francis just adds to its significance. It is wonderful."
Presenting her with the award, Archbishop Cushley said: "A few months ago when we learned of your retirement we thought we ought to mark it and we thought this would be a nice thing to do.
"So we wrote to the Pope and we asked him if we could have a papal decoration for you and he said yes. So this is from Pope Francis and it is a declaration making you a Dame of the Order of St Gregory the Great."
He added: "We thank you for all you have done to promote better relations among the churches, especially with ourselves."
David Waterton-Anderson of the UK Association of Papal Honours said the Order of St Gregory was not a political award.
He said: "It is a very, very high honour and a very rare thing for a non-Catholic to receive the Order of St Gregory the Great.
"And this honour is something she can be really proud of because it is not political, but only given for good works."
Established in 1831 by Pope Gregory XVI, it is given to recipients "in recognition of their personal service to the Holy See and to the Roman Catholic Church, through their unusual labours, their support of the Holy See, and their excellent examples set forth in their communities and their countries".
It is thought Lady Hazel Sternberg, who died in 2014, is the only other non-Catholic woman in the UK to have been invested as a Dame of the Order of St Gregory.
Daria Pikus, 22, died in March 2013 after the accident in Turnells Mill Lane, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
An inquest into her death heard how she was hit by a Vauxhall Corsa at about 22:00 BST and died at the scene.
Coroner Anne Pember, who heard the street was dark at the time, recorded a verdict of accidental death.
Cory Tompkins, the driver who collided with Miss Pikus said he was travelling at about 40 or 50 mph, below the road's speed limit of 60 mph.
The victim - who was originally from Poland - was waiting to cross the road, having been dropped off on her way home from work.
Mr Tompkins said he saw the headlights of a car coming towards him but could not see past them.
"I honestly don't think there was any way I could have avoided her," he said.
His passenger, Cain Coor, said the stretch of road had been very dark and said the street lights had been turned off.
Nathan Gallon, the crash investigation officer, told the inquest the road had been dark adding: "Visibility is limited by the range of lights on vehicles."
He went on to talk about how the lights were turned off in 2011 as an energy conserving measure.
Northamptonshire County Council turned off half of all of its street lamps in a bid to save about £2m.
The county council would not comment about the street lamps but released a statement which said: "We extend our sympathies to the family of Daria Pikus at this very difficult time. We are awaiting the coroner's report."
In the past few days there have been claims suggesting that around 7% of the implants have ruptured.
But that is misleading as it is based on one small group of patients.
The Transform cosmetic surgery group has issued a statement saying the rupture rate relates to seven out of 108 patients it fitted with PIP implants since 2005.
The statement says: "This is therefore far too small a sample to provide a robust statistical analysis."
It appears to be these figures which prompted the health secretary Andrew Lansley to set-up an expert committee to review the safety data on PIP implants. The committee, which meets on Wednesday, will be attempting to determine what the overall rupture rate is among the 40,000 or so women fitted with PIP implants.
The trade body which represents private hospitals and clinics described the 7% rupture rate reported in recent days as misleading. Sally Taber, Director of The Independent Healthcare Advisory Services, (IHAS) said:
"Following an audit of our members, which includes data on thousands of patients from leading groups including Transform, The Harley Medical Group, Spire Healthcare, BMI Hospitals and The Hospital Group, we can confirm that the average rupture rates reported for PIP implants is within the industry standard of 1-2 per cent."
Last week the medical watchdog the MHRA was quoting a figure of around 1% as an average rupture rate for PIP and other implants.
This was one reason why the MHRA and health ministers decided not to follow the French lead and recommend the removal of the PIP implants.
In France, the reported rupture rate is 5%, although I have also seen reports that the rate there is 3.6%.
Tim Goodacre, president of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons and an Oxford University lecturer said even a rupture rate of 1% would be high:
"If you have an implant the likelihood that you will need follow-up surgery is about 1% per year. But that can be for a whole range of reasons. Ruptures of implants are, in my experience, rare. After 10 years 10% of women will have needed follow-up treatment, but 90% will not."
Mr Goodacre is one of a number of surgeons on the expert panel meeting tomorrow.
Several groups are calling for a registry of implants. Sally Taber from IHAS suggested this should work along the lines of the National Joint Registry.
This was set up in 2002 and records the details and outcomes of all hip, knee and ankle replacement surgery in the NHS and private sector.
A breast implant registry did operate from 1993-2006 but was eventually shut because only a small proportion of women were willing to take part in the scheme.
Sally Taber said every patient must be prepared to have their data recorded, which would need to be anonymised.
We may never know exactly how many women in the UK have PIP implants. Although clinics and surgeons are required to record information, many firms have gone out of business.
A national register of implants would allow women to get information from a central database, bypassing the firm which treated them.
Tim Goodacre agrees that a registry would improve standards: "At present we can't easily say how many PIP implants were done, where and how well. We must have traceability so that even if a company goes bust, the device can be traced."
Another surgeon on the PIP expert committee said there are no firm figures on what proportion of PIP devices have ruptured.
Fazel Fatah, president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons said: "None of these figures are completely reliable or are a true reflection of what's happening. A significant number of patients do not go back to the clinic where they had their surgery if they suffer a rupture. Instead, they go to the NHS and are dealt with in the NHS. We do not know the exact rupture rate in the UK."
Mr Fatah said he believed women should plan for having implants removed. "The point is not so much the rupture rates but that the quality of the silicone in these implants is not of medical grade. Therefore, the implants are not fit to be implanted into humans."
He said women should not be caught in the middle of an argument over who should pay for the implants to be removed, adding that clinics who carried out the surgery had a "moral obligation" to women and must not be allowed to profit from removing the devices.
About 95% of the PIP implants were done by private clinics, for breast augmentation. Many of these women are seeking urgent appointments with their implanting surgeon.
It is worth repeating that no medical organisation has found any increased cancer risk from the PIP implants compared to other devices. The authorities in France have recommended they be removed as a precaution, and not as a matter of urgency.
Andrew Lansley has given another clear indication that ministers are going to stick to their original advice that the implants do not pose a safety risk.
He denied pre-empting the findings of the expert committee - due on Friday - but said that there was still no evidence to suggest that routine removal of the implants was warranted.
If ministers maintain their position it means that women whose implants are not causing obvious problems would have to pay if they want them removed.
The victims have been named as Joseph McDermott of Omagh, County Tyrone, and Gerard Bradley from near Macosquin, County Londonderry, both in their 20s.
Reports suggest they were working on an apartment block in Perth when a concrete slab fell from a crane.
Western Australia Police responded to a report that two men were "trapped under a large piece of concrete".
An Omagh councillor who knew Mr McDermott personally said there was a "palpable sense of grief" in his home town where he was a well-known figure.
"He hasn't been in Australia for long - it was only a month ago when he left," said Sinn Féin councillor Sorcha McAnespy.
"Whatever help we as a community can do, we will - that's what we do best."
Matt Mathers, also a friend of Mr McDermott, told BBC Radio Ulster he had known him since they were children.
"I know it's kind of a standard thing to say when someone passes away that they were loved by everyone, but I think on this occasion it really rings true," he said.
"He was such a happy-go-lucky sort of character, and growing up Joe would always have been the kind of reserved one, kind of home bird.
"For this to happen, it's tragic really for him to take that big step and move out to Australia and make a life for himself out there and for it be cut short in tragic circumstances, it's difficult to take."
Declan Kelly, landlord of the Portstewart Arms pub where Mr Bradley used to work, paid tribute to his friend.
"Everybody's devastated, you know, just terrible news," he said.
"My phone hasn't stopped all day. Great guy, very popular, nobody in the town would have said a bad word about Brads as everybody knew him. Life and soul of the party when you were out, a gentleman."
Mr Bradley was a member of Portstewart Golf Club and manager Michael Moss described him as "a really nice kid".
"He was a very, very good golfer. He joined here in the year 2000 - he was 14 and he got a 14 handicap," he said.
"He was very popular. Very good at his work and very popular with the members. A really bubbly kid, a really nice kid. It's just a tragedy."
Western Australia Police said officers were called at 11:35 local time (03:35 GMT) on Wednesday to attend a report that "two people were trapped under a large piece of concrete".
The building site has been closed while a health and safety investigation is carried out into the circumstances of the incident.
ABC News journalist Laura Gartry, who reported from the scene, told the BBC: "From what we can understand from talking to witnesses and what the police have said, a large concrete slab of about 10 by 15 metres was being lifted by a crane off a delivery truck.
"It hadn't got very far off the ground when it fell on two construction workers.
"A witness I spoke to who lives nearby had heard a large crash and came running out to find the two men under the slab - he then helped other workers to try to get the slab up, using wooden planks, but we understand that both men had died by the time police arrived.
"The construction union here has been very vocal and want to do their own independent inquiry into how such a tragic accident could happen."
Construction firm Jaxon said in a statement: "Our workforce is grieving and our focus is on supporting the families and those affected."
A spokesperson said: "The accident is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the relevant authorities, and it would be premature to speculate or pre-empt the findings of the investigation."
A spokesperson for the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs said it was "aware of the case and stands ready to provide consular assistance".
Police were called to a fight involving about 20 rival supporters in McLeod Street, near the Tynecastle stadium, on Saturday 16 January.
A 53-year-old man and two 16-year-old boys have been arrested.
They were released on bail to appear in court at a later date and were ordered not to attend any football matches.
Insp Emma Croft, of Police Scotland, said: "As part of our ongoing commitment to tackle fan disorder Police Scotland has been working closely with Hearts FC to identify and address a group of individuals who bring disorder and criminality to the doors of what is a family-friendly club.
"These arrests clearly send out the message that such behaviour will not be tolerated and we will work tirelessly to trace those involved in such criminality.
"All three males are now unable to attend a football match for the foreseeable future, which is particularly relevant given next weekend's Edinburgh derby."
A Hearts spokesman said: "We have a very good and close working relationship with Police Scotland and will continue to do our best with them to eradicate the type of behaviour which is unacceptable to the majority of Hearts supporters."
That's what Nigel and Lesley Eccles have done as co-founders at FanDuel.
It's a storming success that's grown out of Edinburgh University. Alongside Skyscanner, the travel search site, it's the big consumer hope for the Scottish tech sector.
Yet few have heard of it close to home. All its customers are in the USA and Canada, and that's where they've been for the six years since it started.
Online users play daily and weekly fantasy sports, across American football, baseball, basketball and ice-hockey.
They can be in public leagues, or playing with friends, and pay stakes proportionate to the prizes.
The idea is to research players in your chosen league, using the wealth of data in US sports, building up a team with the constrained budget you've been set. That research and choice of team is what is deemed to make this a game of skill.
Then the real players take to the field, and you score points depending on how well the real players do, when their efforts are awarded to your fantasy team.
FanDuel has sponsored partnerships with 13 professional basketball league teams and 16 American football teams, and is official partner of the National Basketball Association. So it's a brand that's getting well known in the nation's sports stadiums and its sports websites.
There are reckoned to be more than 40 million players of fantasy sports online in North America. FanDuel leads the field in daily plays. By last year, it had hit a million regular active users. Since last summer, the number of active users was up four-fold.
One measure of engagement by users is the number of edits and entries they put into their gaming profiles, and that can run to 200 per second.
When I last went to its modest Edinburgh base 20 months ago, one of the things that struck me was that it didn't measure its success by profit (it wasn't making any), but by how much it gives away in prizes.
In 2012, it had given away a $50m (£32m), which seemed quite a lot for a small team in an Edinburgh office block. In 2013, they were on track to give away $135m (£87m).
But since I last checked, it's moved into swankier surroundings and that number has grown somewhat. Last year, the prize fund totalled $560m (£360m), and this year - get this - they intend to give away more than $2bn. That's £1.3bn. And a rough rule of thumb is that for every £9 given away in prizes, £1 is taken as revenue.
FanDuel had already had to put its corporate brass plate into the US, as it needs to keep on-side with lobbying and regulation. And its customer base likes to be all-American with those World Series of theirs.
It was a loophole in 2006 US legislation that gave FanDuel the space to grow, by exempting online fantasy sports from gambling law.
But it still retains its roots in Scotland. The company is recruiting staff for its Edinburgh Quartermile office, and opening a Glasgow city centre base next month. By the end of this year, FanDuel expects to have 90 employees in Scotland, and 160 in the US.
It has offices in New York and Los Angeles, and recently set up a Florida development site with 40 staff, working on all things online sport and gaming.
With that kind of growth, it's no surprise that others are moving into the same fantasy sports field.
Its main rival is DraftKing. Yahoo has vast online sports communities, but is only now getting into the lucrative daily play market. Sports channel ESPN has its branding clout behind this too. Nigel Eccles expresses surprise that they have been so slow to spot what FanDuel has been doing, and to move in to that turf.
The New York Times recently reported analyst estimates that the daily play market is worth $2.6bn in revenue, and will rise at 41% per year to reach $14bn by the end of the decade.
The key to future success in keeping a share of that market is partly to keep the offer fresh. FanDuel has to motivate its young team to stay sharp. With daily plays and the ability to change your fantasy team regularly, it keeps people coming back frequently.
The vital challenge is to keep attracting, or "acquiring", users. That's where much of the $363m (£233m) of recently-raised capital is to go.
FanDuel has just announced the final part of that package, with investments totalling $275m (£176m). That is from some of the blue chip investors of the US tech scene, led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and including investment arms of Google, NBC, Time Warner and the Disney family.
It's easy for marketers to find sports fans, but not cheap to advertise to them. The rewards, though, can be impressive. Not many online websites can claim more than eight hours of eyeball time per month.
He said the UK government was opening negotiations over a £1bn tidal lagoon energy project in Swansea, and on an infrastructure "city deal" for Cardiff.
Severn Bridge tolls - currently £6.50 for cars and £13.10 for vans - will be cut in 2018 to £5.40 for both.
However, Wales' Finance Minister Jane Hutt said the "devastating impact" of austerity cuts was set to continue.
Giving his sixth Budget speech in the House of Commons, the chancellor hailed "a truly national recovery" and record levels of employment.
It was Mr Osborne's final chance to woo floating voters ahead of the general election on 7 May.
He insisted that deficit reduction remained his top priority, but also unveiled measures to raise the tax allowance to £10,800 next year and the starting point of the 40p tax rate to £43,300 by 2017.
The chancellor also announced plans to scrap annual tax returns and replace them with "digital tax accounts", allowing people to manage their affairs using smartphones or computers.
Other measures include:
The National Farmers' Union welcomed a promise that farmers will be able to assess their income for tax purposes across five years as "fantastic news".
The Wales Air Ambulance service has also been promised a share of an extra £10m funding.
Some of the plans in Mr Osborne's statement are likely to depend on a Conservative victory on 7 May - whoever wins the election is likely to set out another Budget later this year.
Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb, a fellow Conservative minister, hailed it as "a Budget to help secure Wales' future".
"It is a Budget that will cement the economic recovery in Wales, that backs business in Wales and that will make a real difference to the lives of hardworking people right across our nation," he said.
The Labour Welsh government's finance minister Jane Hutt said the Budget would result in an extra £18m coming to Wales in 2015-16 under the Barnett formula, but that would be overshadowed by the Treasury's wider cutbacks.
"The UK Government's austerity programme during this Parliament has had a devastating impact on Wales and is set to continue with a further £30bn of cuts forecast up until 2017-18," she said.
Jenny Willott, Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central, was more positive, saying: "This Budget shows just what Lib Dems in government have been able to achieve for the people of Wales: creating opportunity for everyone by building a stronger economy and a fairer society."
But Plaid Cymru treasury spokesman Jonathan Edwards criticised "pre-election giveaways designed to pander to the Tory core vote" that he said "mask the reality that, in the next Parliament, our public services are set to suffer billions more austerity cuts, supported by Labour".
Cardiff council leader Phil Bale said confirmation of negotiations with the UK government over a "city deal" for cash to spend on infrastructure projects was "a major step forward".
He said Glasgow had set a precedent with a city deal worth £1.13bn, including £500m of new money from Westminster.
We knew that VAT on Severn Bridge tolls was going to be scrapped when they returned to public ownership in 2018, but this goes further.
The reduction for cars in 2018 from £6.50 to £5.40 is the result of that VAT cut, but the big step is to bring the cost for vans down to the same level as cars.
This crowd-pleaser for the "white van man" and woman in south east Wales and the south west of England, together with the other reductions, will be the first toll cuts on the Severn crossings since they were built.
What we do not know for sure is whether this is it as far as the Conservatives are concerned regarding toll cuts, or whether there will be more in their manifesto.
Talks on a Cardiff city deal could also be significant and marks a reversal of what has been described to me as the 'ABC policy' on public investment in Wales, which stands for "anywhere but Cardiff".
Is our Sun falling silent? By Rebecca Morelle
In January, Rebecca Morelle examined what might be behind the current, baffling silence of the Sun. Our parent star is usually a churning cauldron, exploding with dazzling flares and spewing huge clouds of charged particles into space. But scientists have to go back about a century to find a period when the Sun was as inactive as it now is. Yet the Sun is currently at solar maximum, when activity should be at its peak. "I've been a solar physicist for 30 years, and I've never seen anything quite like this," solar physicist Richard Harrison told the BBC.
Is our Sun falling silent?
Oklahoma drought kindles Dust Bowl fears. By David Shukman
In the Oklahoma Panhandle, the most remote area of the state, recent rainfall has been so meagre that fears have been kindled of a return to the apocalyptic Dust Bowl scenes of the 1930s. In an echo of that devastating period, the panhandle has experienced fearsome dust storms that have wrecked crops and engulfed towns. BBC News science editor David Shukman travelled to the area to learn what the parched conditions mean for the economy and the rural communities hit by the worst drought in decades.
Oklahoma drought kindles Dust Bowl fears
The confusion over fusion. By Matt McGrath
The BBC's Matt McGrath reported on some of the new teams trying to crack the decades-old problem of nuclear fusion with different approaches. US defence giant Lockheed Martin is one of those backing a new effort to harness the process that powers the Sun for energy here on Earth. But what are their chances given the failures and disappointments of the last 50 years?
The confusion over fusion
How do we really make decisions? By Toby Macdonald
With every decision we take, there is a battle in our minds between intuition and logic. The intuitive part of your mind is a lot more powerful than you may think. BBC Horizon director Toby Macdonald delved into the science of decision-making for this fascinating article about the hidden auto-pilot in our brains that is actually responsible for most of the things that we say, do, think and believe.
How do we really make decisions?
The book that helped save UK's forests. By Mark Kinver
John Evelyn is best known as the diarist who recorded some of the defining moments in English history, including the Civil War, the great plague and the fire of London. But it his book Sylva that is perhaps most influential. Some 350 years after its first publication, the survival of the nation's woodlands depend on management programmes that were inspired, influenced or even instructed by Evelyn's book.
The book that helped save UK's forests
A glimpse of computing's future? By Paul Rincon
For the modest sum of $15m (£9m), a start-up near Vancouver will sell you a black box the size of a garden shed with its logo emblazoned on the side in white neon. Inside the box is - they claim - nothing less than a real quantum computer. Quantum computing exploits weird physics to solve difficult classes of problem faster than their conventional counterparts. However, not everyone is convinced by the company's claims.
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Radars of the lost shark. By Roger Harrabin
The sea around Cocos Island, Costa Rica, are a globally important hotspot for sharks. They are also the setting for a game of cat-and-mouse between government patrols and illegal fishermen intent on luring sharks from the protected waters. Now, wealthy donors such as Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio have funded a powerful radar system that could help rangers keep track of unauthorised vessels. But will it be enough to stop this island paradise being stripped of its rich marine life?
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Mapping the ballet of the skies. By Jonathan Webb
Each year in Britain, starlings swirl in their hundreds and thousands, in shapes that defy mathematical description. Even using computer models, physicists and mathematicians have struggled to explain the synchronised, rapidly fluctuating movements of starling flocks. So how on earth do they co-ordinate these aerobatic displays, and what purpose do they serve?
Mapping the ballet of the skies
X-rays shed light on 'early bird'. By James Morgan
James Morgan reported on how an old technique inspired by Leonardo da Vinci could help us understand how birds evolved. The extinct species known as Archaeopteryx is transitional between birds and dinosaurs. Now, the simple and ancient concept of the pinhole camera is being adapted for the 21st Century in a bid to capture the clearest images of fossil specimens and answer a 150-year-old riddle: could Archaeopteryx fly, or not?
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The Ryanair flight from Bucharest declared an emergency shortly before 22:00 GMT.
It landed safely minutes later at Cologne Bonn Airport.
A spokesperson for Dublin Airport said the flight is now scheduled to arrive at Dublin at 00:45 local time on Wednesday.
The item, by BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg, was shown three days after the Paris attacks in November 2015.
A viewer complained that the report misrepresented the Labour leader's position on the use of lethal force in the event of such an attack in the UK.
BBC News director James Harding said he disagreed with the BBC Trust's ruling.
In the News at Six report, Kuenssberg said she had asked Mr Corbyn "if he were the resident here at Number 10 whether or not he would be happy for British officers to pull the trigger in the event of a Paris-style attack".
He was seen to reply: "I am not happy with a shoot to kill policy in general. I think that is quite dangerous and I think can often be counter-productive."
The actual question Kuenssberg had asked during the interview was: "If you were prime minister, would you be happy to order people - police or military - to shoot to kill on Britain's streets?"
The previous question in the interview, in a section that was not used on the News At Six, he had been asked specifically about his response to a Paris-style attack if he was prime minister and whether he would "order security services onto the street to stop people being killed".
In answer to that question, Mr Corbyn had replied: "Of course you'd bring people onto the streets to prevent and ensure there is safety within our society."
The BBC Trust said the BBC "was wrong in this case to present an answer Mr Corbyn had given to a question about 'shoot to kill' as though it were his answer to a question he had not in fact been asked".
The Trust said the Paris attacks, and how Britain might respond in a similar situation, were "major matters of considerable importance".
It also said: "The breach of due accuracy on such a highly contentious political issue meant that the output had not achieved due impartiality."
But the Trust found no evidence that there was a deliberate attempt to mislead audiences and noted that the full interview had been published on the BBC website.
The complaint did not come from Mr Corbyn or anyone acting on his behalf.
James Harding, director of BBC News said: "While we respect the Trust and the people who work there, we disagree with this finding.
"Laura is an outstanding journalist and political editor with the utmost integrity and professionalism. BBC News reported on the leader of the opposition in the same way it would any other politician.
"It is striking that the Trust itself said there was 'no evidence of bias'. Indeed, it also said the news report was 'compiled in good faith'.
"The process is now concluded and BBC News formally notes the Trust's finding."
The BBC said the complaint had been looked at on four other occasions and each time had been rejected.
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The supermarket, which has announced a big rise in full-year profits, will build a distribution centre at Capital Business Park in Wentloog.
The planned 42,200 sq m (454,000 sq ft) warehouse, offices and loading bays would sit by the Gwent Levels.
The development was given planning permission by Cardiff council.
Plans for a regional distribution centre for Aldi at the site were first submitted in 2004 but were put on hold.
Based in Essen, Germany, the firm opened its first UK stores in 1990 and has more than 450 shops across the country.
On Monday, it announced it had increased its share of the British grocery market after posting a big rise in full-year profits.
British Colonial Co, which opened in July in Brisbane, said it was celebrating the "stylish days" of the British Empire.
It has withdrawn marketing material which said the restaurant had been "inspired by the empirical push into the developing cultures of the world".
The restaurant has said it is "saddened" by the media reports.
"We are very proud of our brand, dining experience and the loyal clientele we have established," it said in a statement.
"We are therefore upset and saddened by today's media reports that our brand is causing offence and distress to some members of the community. This certainly was not our intention."
Comments on social media this week criticised the restaurant's marketing material for ignoring the destructive impact of the British Empire on Australia and other countries.
"The issue is that they romanticised colonisation with no respect to the fact that generation greatly suffered in Australia because of it," said one user on the restaurant's Facebook page.
Another user on Twitter suggested a visit to the restaurant if you are in Brisbane and "in the mood for imperialism and genocide for dinner".
"Are they trying to attract racist clientele?"
Others online didn't think the restaurant's name and decor were that offensive.
"Nothing wrong with being proud of the Empire. Britain did more to elevate the standard of living in more places around the world than any of the natives ever did," said one Facebook user.
The attention has appeared to have an effect on the venue.
The tagline of the restaurant originally read: "Inspired by the stylish days of the empirical push into the developing cultures of the world, with the promise of adventure and modern refinement in a safari setting".
That tagline now reads: "A refined and modern dining experience with the adventure of east meets west in a plantation style, club setting."
The short verse has been in Paisley Museum and Art Gallery's collection for almost 100 years.
It was verified last year by Professor Gerard Carruthers of Glasgow University Centre for Robert Burns Studies.
The parchment will go on display at the museum in January to coincide with Burns Night and when light levels are low enough to protect the delicate ink.
The verse, which was written in reply to a party invitation, is said to be in typical Burns style and uses wordplay combining the tradition for indicating the day of writing, with something that suggests he is worse for wear, in "Foorsday".
The Bard also highlights his joy at the invitation and promises to attend whether by horse or by cart.
Prof Carruthers said: "The manuscript is clearly in the handwriting of Robert Burns. The ink and paper are a good match to other authentic Burns manuscript productions.
"The poem dates from 1785 to 1786.
"The first publication to give an indication of its origins and how it came to be in the collection of Paisley Library is The Works of Robert Burns Volumes 1-5, edited by The Ettrick Shepherd and William Motherwell."
The poem will be on display annually at the museum between 17 January and 19 February starting next year.
Councillor Jim Harte, chairman of Renfrewshire Leisure, said: "I am absolutely delighted that the only existing manuscript of a lovely piece of Burns social verse will be on display in Paisley Museum in the new year for a limited period and each subsequent January thereafter.
"We are proud to possess this charming piece and thrilled to share it with visitors during what is an extremely important time for Scotland's largest town."
Alexei Kervezee hit a stunning 77 in 50 balls as the hosts were bowled out for 295 in the last of their 50 overs.
But New Zealand international Hamish Rutherford (104) shared a second-wicket stand of 132 with Billy Godleman (61).
Wayne Madsen was then unbeaten on 69 as Derbyshire reached 298-3 with 11 balls to spare at New Road.
He shared an unbroken fourth-wicket stand of 104 with Neil Broom (45 not out) as the visitors posted their highest-ever score against Worcestershire in 54 seasons of one-day cricket.
After slumping to 17-2 following their decision to bat first, the hosts were rescued by Kervezee, who followed on from the form he showed in steering Worcestershire home with an unbeaten 52 in their T20 Blast win over Yorkshire.
Having put on 116 for the third wicket with Joe Clarke (44), Kervezee's efforts were then bolstered by 61 from Ross Whitley.
But Derbyshire's sequence of five defeats in six visits to New Road was ended thanks to their two century partnerships, with Rutherford proving particularly aggressive, hitting seven sixes in his 76-ball innings.
Their opening One-Day Cup win followed Friday night's T20 Blast win against Leicestershire, in the wake of the resignation of elite performance director Graeme Welch.
Worcestershire assistant coach Matt Mason:
"Obviously we are disappointed. The lads are very quiet in the dressing room. At the start of Derbyshire's innings, we thought we had enough runs.
"It was a tough wicket to score on, a bit two-paced and getting slower, but hats off to the Derbyshire lads. There were two great partnerships that killed us off.
"We just couldn't get the early breakthroughs to put them on the back foot and Hamish Rutherford's innings was fantastic."
Derbyshire century-maker Hamish Rutherford:
"It was nice to score some runs and contribute to a good team performance to get off in this competition in the right way.
"Worcestershire's total was maybe a touch light on what we thought par was but again the wicket was a touch slow and with variable bounce.
"I figure 300 on that was probably all right. As we showed, we took it deep and managed to get the runs."
It saw the Landsat-8 mission hurtle skywards on an Atlas rocket from the US Air Force base at Vandenberg shortly after 10:00 local time (18:00 GMT).
The spacecraft will maintain the longest continuous image record of the Earth's surface as viewed from space.
It is a record that now stretches back over 40 years - an invaluable tool for studying our changing world.
The latest spacecraft was lifted by the Atlas into a 680km-high polar orbit. It will take about three months for Nasa engineers to test the platform and get it ready for use at its operational altitude of 705km.
"Landsat is a critical asset," said US space agency (Nasa) project scientist Dr Jim Irons.
"Land cover and land use are changing now at rates unprecedented in human history due to an increasing population, advancing technology and shifts in the climate.
"In order for us to adapt to these changes and make sensible decisions about what we do to the surface of the planet, we need the information this satellite series gives us," he told told BBC News.
The entire 40-year image archive is open and free. Scientists around the globe exploit the information in myriad ways - from monitoring the health of crops and the status of volcanoes, to measuring the growth of cities and the extent of glaciers.
One of the uses best known to the general public will be on their phones and computers through Google, which incorporates Landsat data into its Earth and Maps applications.
Known officially as the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LCDM), the new spacecraft is the eighth in the series that is jointly managed by Nasa and the US Geological Survey (USGS).
Landsat-8 will operate alongside Landsat-7, which has sufficient fuel to keep working until about 2016.
Both satellites carry an optical imager to take pictures in visible and infrared light, and a thermal infrared sensor to measure the heat radiation coming up off the Earth's surface.
The instruments see details in the range of 15m to 100m across, depending on the particular wavelength of light being measured.
Landsat-8's instruments are more sensitive, but, critically, directly comparable with 7's.
One key development is the move away from a so-called "whiskbroom" detector design to a "pushbroom" architecture.
In the former, the satellite employs mirrors that sweep back and forth across the field of view, building an image on a relatively small set of detectors.
On Landsat-7, one of these mirrors failed in 2003, leaving gaps in the pictures which then have to be filled with data from a subsequent pass.
The pushbroom technology on Landsat-8 does away with the mirrors and relies instead on a much larger array of detectors.
"We call it pushbroom because it is like pushing a big broom of detectors across the ground track," said Dr Irons.
It will be May before the new spacecraft enters full service. To get to that point, all its systems must go through a strenuous check-out process.
The spacecraft must also be lifted under its own propulsion system into the operational orbit some 705km above the Earth.
As it rises in the sky, it will pass under Landsat-7, giving scientists the opportunity to cross-calibrate their instruments.
Ultimately, the two spacecraft will be separated such that every point on the Earth's land surface is visited every eight days.
"We have a minimum goal of collecting a cloud-free scene once per season for every land location on the Earth," explained Dr Irons.
"In some places that's just a dry season and a rainy season. But in other places, there's winter, spring, summer and fall."
There is a plan for Europe's forthcoming Sentinel series of satellites to combine with Landsat.
The European Union's Copernicus programme will see the launch of Sentinel-2a and 2b in the next three years. Their Multi-Spectral Imagers are broadly similar to the Operational Land Imager on Landsat-8.
"The repeat period for the two Sentinels will be five days, so working with Landsat we would dramatically increase the amount of data available. Our data policies still have to be formally approved but our expectation is that Sentinel data will also be open and free," Dr Josef Aschbacher at the European Space Agency told BBC News.
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First MTR, which was awarded the South Western franchise on Monday, is committed to a fleet of 90 new trains to increase capacity on the Reading, Windsor and London routes.
It will, however, reject 150 Siemens carriages ordered in 2014.
Instead, the operator is commissioning further new trains to replace them on a cheaper annual lease.
The German trains will enter service in April and can carry an extra 8,000 commuters each day.
The substituted cheaper carriages will arrive from 2019.
At the same time, newly-refurbished carriages which currently run to Reading are being dumped, together with other suburban rolling stock which is currently in the middle of a full technical rebuild.
It's a bit like walking into a car showroom, and being offered a brand new car from the factory for less money than the identical demonstrator that is already sitting in front of you ready to go.
The bottom line: hundreds of carriages worth hundreds of millions of pounds are simply being dumped.
The cost of borrowing has tumbled, new manufacturers are competing for orders and production lines are already set up.
That makes a new train cheaper even than one that is right now half-built.
Who pays for the ones that are left behind?
Ultimately we all do, through the fares we pay.
The new and refurbished carriages, which can only be used on southern England's third rail system, are destined to sit on sidings indefinitely.
First MTR, a partnership between First Group and Hong Kong metro firm MTR, said it could not yet be interviewed due to a non-disclosure agreement.
It will take over the seven-year franchise from Stagecoach on 20 August.
The Department for Transport said: "First MTR has committed to deliver 750 new carriages by the end of 2020 which will offer more space and improve journeys for passengers on the Windsor, Reading and London suburban routes.
"It is for First MTR South Western to decide how it uses its trains."
The outage affected 1,300 properties in Fyfield, near Burford, 700 in Witney, and 220 in Chipping Norton.
Extra engineers had been standing by ahead of the storm, a Scottish and Southern Electric Power Distribution spokesman said.
By 22:00 GMT work continued to restore power to 488 homes in Fyfield, 400 in Witney and 50 in Chipping Norton.
The power firm spokesman apologised to customers for the problems and said they would be dealt with as soon as possible.
In Middle Way, Oxford, firefighters were also called out after strong winds blew loose part of a house's roof.
Storm Barney, the UK's second named storm, affected parts of Wales and southern England with gusts in excess of 80mph.
Raheem Wilks, 19, the brother of Leeds United's Mallik Wilks, was shot near Too Sharps barbers in Harehills in the city in January.
Tremaine Wisdom, 28, from Meanwood, Leeds, is due to appear at the city's magistrates' court on Thursday.
West Yorkshire Police said three other men previously charged with murder remained in custody pending further hearings.
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Mr Wilks died in hospital from a single gunshot wound to the chest. He was shot near the barbers on Gathorne Terrace.
Hundreds attended Mr Wilks's funeral, which was held at St Aidan's Church in Harehills in April.
Matalan workers Zoe Morgan, 21, and Lee Simmons, 33, were found dead close to the store on Queen Street at about 05:50 BST on Wednesday.
Police said Andrew Saunders, 20, of Castleton, was arrested within an hour of their bodies being found.
He will appear at Cardiff Magistrates' Court on Friday morning.
In a tribute, 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"
Det Supt Ceri Hughes of South Wales Police said: "What happened to Zoe and Lee is an absolute tragedy. Their families are devastated.
"Our thoughts remain with them. This has shocked the community of Cardiff."
She asked anyone who saw what happened to contact the force and said anyone traumatised by what they saw would be offered support.
Matalan staff in Cardiff attended a tearful meeting on Thursday and former colleagues of the couple later went outside to look at the many floral tributes which have been left.
The store remained closed for a second day on Thursday but will reopen on Friday.
Former University of South Wales fashion student Miss Morgan, of Llandaff North, worked as a visual merchandiser at the store, while Mr Simmons, of Grangetown, was a sales assistant.
The pair had been in a relationship since July.
The discovery of Miss Morgan and Mr Simmons's bodies closed part of the city centre street for several hours on Wednesday.
Some shops were also closed for much of the morning until police investigations were concluded and the street reopened at about 12:50.
Jackie Sayce, 40, from Aberystwyth, has major problems in her left knee after an accident, aged three, and now has a problem in her right leg.
She said bureaucracy had caused the need for two different treatments.
But the Welsh government said it was a matter for Hywel Dda and Cardiff and Vale health boards.
Since her accident, Ms Sayce has had a number of operations and seen a specialist consultant at University Hospital Llandough, near Cardiff, for 15 years.
Her previously healthy right knee developed a problem due to years of over-compensation and she thought it would make sense to have both treated by her specialist.
But living in the Hywel Dda area, she was sent to her nearest suitable hospital, which is Prince Philip Hospital, in Llanelli instead.
"They would argue you need to be treated as close to home as possible so the first referral from your GP goes to your nearest hospital. So it doesn't go to your existing health care provider," she told BBC Wales.
"So whereas I was referred from Llandough to see a specialist within Llandough, Hywel Dda disagreed with that so they referred me to a surgeon in Llanelli.
"However that surgeon... said my surgeon was quite right and I need to go to Llandough for specialist treatment. That process has taken quite a long time to sort out."
Now she has developed a hip complaint and does not know where treatment will take place.
"It would be amazing if we could be treated as a whole person - as one individual," Ms Sayce added.
"Hywel Dda are quite capable of dealing with my routine issues but it makes it very complicated when I'm chasing up appointments and when you're trying to speak to somebody because paperwork gets lost."
Kathryn Davies from Hywel Dda University Health Board said individual cases could not be discussed.
But she said: "We have agreed to review and amend our cross boundary referral policy to ensure we minimise any delay in referrals between different providers and do not disadvantage our patients."
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board said it had not received any referral for Ms Sayce from Hywel Dda.
David Cumming, head of equities at Standard Life, said his firm "could not justify" pay going any higher.
Investors must do more to signal their unhappiness, he told the BBC.
It comes after Theresa May said corporate pay was excessive, and issued a green paper with ideas to curb it.
Mr Cumming told the BBC's Today programme: "We continue to see too many proposals that would bring a substantial increase [in pay], and we have to signal that we are not happy with that."
Blackrock, the giant American investment fund, has already written to public company bosses saying it would vote down proposals for excessive pay or pension perks.
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The BBC understands that, last month, 13 of the City's top fund managers met to discuss the issue.
Previous attempts to enforce boardroom restraint have foundered because shareholders have not been able to speak with a single voice.
But Mr Cumming said that this time round there was likely to be a more united front.
"We do speak to each other, and there is a general view that there are too many chairman who take too obsequious a view of their chief executive and their pay," he said.
Mr Cumming also hinted that the City was fearful of what might happen if it did not succeed in bringing pay to heel.
"If we don't succeed, then we might have much more draconian action from the government, which would be much less flexible and worse overall for shareholders," he said.
His warning was echoed by another fund manager, Colin McLean, managing director of SVM Asset Management.
He said that anger over large financial rewards could come to a head this year, with nearly half of FTSE 100 companies facing binding votes on pay.
"2017 could finally be a year for change in executive pay, with both investors and politicians ready for a fight," Mr McLean said.
He added: "Some long-term incentives were put in place before the 2012 reforms, with binding shareholder votes only required every three years.
"This year almost half the FTSE 100 face binding votes on pay, and we will see changes bite. The shareholder revolt seems less likely to fizzle out this time."
His new play, The Armour, was commissioned to mark the 150th anniversary of London's famous hotel The Langham.
Staged inside the hotel, it opened this week with Finty Williams and S Club 7 star Hannah Spearitt leading the cast.
After being chosen as The Langham's writer-in-residence, Ellis had only weeks to finish the play.
He worked with theatre company Defibrillator to create three inter-linked stories set in different centuries during the hotel's lifetime.
"It was pretty full on," he said. "In the middle of working on the second draft I was playing five-a-side football and I broke my arm protecting my head from a well-struck ball.
"It was my dominant right arm, so I had to learn to type very quickly with my left hand."
He finished the play single-handedly, literally, crafting three acts which are performed in different rooms around the hotel.
The first, set in 2015, sees Spearritt as an international pop-star with "more twitter followers than the population of Venezuela" on a comeback tour after a period of self-destruction.
The second story is set in 1973, when The Langham was used by the BBC for a suite of recording studios, storage and the BBC Club.
The final act takes place in 1871, with Emperor Napoleon III and his wife Eugenie (Williams) seeking refuge at the newly-built hotel while in exile from France.
Ellis thinks his injury helped him understand the Napoleon character in different way.
"In the third story he takes (opium tincture) laudanum. I got put on some pretty strong painkillers when they'd worked out I'd broken my arm in two places. So I related to to some of his flightier moments!"
The play is Defibrillator's second collaboration with The Langham following last year's production of Tennessee Williams's The Hotel Plays.
Ellis's previous work includes writing for Headlong's Decade, while his play Eighty Eight was shortlisted in 2008 for the Bruntwood Prize.
The Armour runs at The Langham until 4 April.
An interview with Hannah Spearritt will appear on the BBC News website next week.
The-23-year-old former Dundee United and West Brom player moved to Easter Road in summer and has helped them to finish second, ahead of Rangers.
The League One player of the year award went to Morton's Declan McManus, who has scored 23 goals for the champions while on loan from Aberdeen.
Arbroath striker Bobby Linn took the League Two player of the year award.
"When I came back up this season I was just looking to get games," Allan told BBC Scotland. "I've loved every minute of it.
"With my experiences down south I've learned a lot and used that this season. I just want to kick on next season and hopefully add more goals to my game."
Allan also praised Hibs boss Alan Stubbs ahead of the Scottish Premiership play-offs, where Hibernian will face either Rangers or Queen of the South in the semi-final.
He said: "He's been brilliant for me. He's gave me a platform and a freedom to play my own game.
"I needed a manager to see what my strengths are instead of my weaknesses. He's worked with me and it's worked well for me and him."
McManus, whose Morton side won the League One title on Saturday, says he is still unsure where he will be playing next season.
The 20-year-old, who is out of contract at Pittodrie in the summer, said: "I'm in the dark as much as anybody else about it.
"I spoke to the gaffer up in Aberdeen a couple of weeks ago and we agreed to not speak about next year until the end of the season.
"It would be heartbreaking to leave - it's been part of my life for the past 12 years. But I've had the best year of my life at the club [Morton].
"Everyone has embraced me. The club will be in my heart for the rest of my life."
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When the number of councils in Northern Ireland was reduced from 26 to 11, responsibilities such as planning were passed to them by the government.
Mr Givan has said regeneration will remain an executive function.
Alliance leader Naomi Long criticised his decision and said it should be a local government matter.
"The truth is that they do not want to give this power to local councils and to allow them to get on with their business," she said.
Analysis BBC News NI's Political Editor Mark Devenport
Under the shake up which reduced the number of councils from 26 to 11, the councils were due to get extra responsibility for regeneration.
However, that proposal was put on hold indefinitely in November 2015, when the former minister, Mervyn Storey, decided not to press ahead with his Regeneration Bill.
The current minister, Paul Givan, now says he will not bring forward proposals to extend his department's regeneration powers to councils during this assembly term.
Last week, enhanced powers over regeneration formed a central plank of Belfast City Council's proposed new City Growth Deal.
It's thought council leaders are likely to be disappointed by the minister's decision to keep the responsibility for regeneration schemes within his own department.
"This is another example of the executive wanting to meddle in what is best done at a local level.
"It completely flies in the face of the whole point of reorganising council structures to give councils more power."
Mr Givan said he wanted regeneration to remain with the executive for the time being.
"This was a power which had been discussed in the last mandate," he said.
"There were numerous attempts to bring forward legislation and there wasn't consensus to do that and I'm clear now in this new mandate that I don't want to be involved in tinkering around who gets what, where the budget should be divided, it's about getting things done."
Scrum-half Walsh, 29, played 64 games for the Saints in a three-year spell, scoring 466 points.
Former Hull KR and Hull FC full-back McDonnell, also 29, made 56 appearances in two spells at the club.
The news comes after back-rower Andre Savelio left Keiron Cunningham's side to join Warrington.
Meanwhile, forwards Olly Davies and Matt Haggarty are also set to leave St Helens to sign for Championship sides, while Frenchman Levy Nzoungou has joined Melbourne Storm Under-20s.
At the 69th Cannes film festival last month, a feature film from Pakistan made a rare appearance in a segment dedicated to airing restored movies.
The Urdu language film Jago Hua Savera, which means The Day Shall Dawn, was screened along with classics such as Russian maestro Andrei Tarkovski's Solaris, French director Regis Wargnier's Indochine and Egyptian auteur Youssef Chahine's Goodbye Bonaparte at the festival, which was held from 11-22 May.
Set in the 1950s in a fishing village, Jago Hua Savera carries a lot of historical baggage.
When director Aaejay Kardar began making the movie in 1958, the political landscape of Pakistan had just begun to change.
General Ayub Khan had become the first military dictator of the country in a coup only months earlier, positioning the country firmly in the American camp during the Cold War.
"Three days before the release of the film, the government asked my father not to go ahead with it," Anjum Taseer, son of producer Nauman Taseer, told the BBC at the screening of the film.
"The government branded the young artists and writers involved in the making of the film as Communists."
It did not help that iconic poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz, who was a known revolutionary, had written the script, lyrics and dialogue of the film.
"Gen Ayub Khan imprisoned my father and many other artists," said Faiz Ahmad Faiz's daughter Salima Hashmi.
It was decided to premiere the film in London, but the military government instructed the Pakistan high commission to boycott the event.
"But on that day, then high commissioner and his wife defied the order," Mr Taseer said.
Inspired by the early works of iconic Indian director Satyajit Ray, Jago Hua Savera is moulded in neo-realism, a genre shaped by Italian greats like Luchino Visconti and Vittorio De Sica.
Shot in black and white on location on the banks of the majestic Meghna river in Bangladesh, then East Pakistan, the film portrays the hardships of a fishing community in Saitnol village near Dhaka, which is at the mercy of loan sharks.
It presents an unusual collaboration between Pakistani and Indian professionals, only a decade after the bloody partition.
Faiz's script was inspired by a story written by popular Bengali author Manik Bandopadhyay. Towering Indian musician Timir Baran, who lived in Kolkata (Calcutta), provided the music.
The only professional actor in the film, Tripti Mitra, was Indian too.
Bengali actor Tripti Mitra and her husband Sombhu Mitra were both members of the Left-leaning Indian People's Theatre Association of the 1940s. With Faiz, Baran and Mitra on board, the producer commissioned British cinematographer Walter Lasally, who later won an Oscar for his work on Zorba the Greek.
"The film is a watershed in the history of Pakistani cinema," says Indian film critic Saibal Chatterjee. "It is the only neo-realism film we know of, from the country. It was lost and those who restored it have done a great job in rediscovering the film."
Given its high aesthetic and production quality and all the publicity it received due to the controversy with the government, Jago Hua Savera should have been a runaway success, but that was not to be.
Within weeks, everybody, including its makers, forgot about the film. A classic that belonged alongside films like La Strada, The Bicycle Thief and Pather Panchali was instead lost to the world of cinema.
Nobody talked about it for another 50 years until two French brothers Philippe and Alain Jalladeau, founders of the Three Continents Film Festival in Nantes, France, decided to screen a retrospective of Pakistani films in 2007.
"It was then that Shireen Pasha (Pakistani documentary filmmaker and head of the department of film at the National College of Arts, Lahore) said you can't have a retrospective of Pakistani films without Jago Hua Zavera," says Philippe Jalladeau.
What followed was a frantic search for a print of the film that took Taseer (his father died in 1996) across Pakistan and Bangladesh, and film archives in the western Indian city of Pune, London and Paris.
One week before the festival, Taseer found some reels of the film with a French distributor, some in London and the rest in Karachi, eventually putting them together for a "showable print".
After the Nantes festival, Taseer took on the task of properly restoring the film and sent a copy to a lab in the Indian city of Chennai. "It took six months to get the copy released by the Indian customs," says Taseer, who then, exasperated by the delay, decided to take the film to London for restoration in 2008 instead. It was finally completed in 2010.
On an unusually warm Sunday morning on 15 May, Taseer joined Faiz's daughter Hashmi and Philippe Jalladeau to present the film in the Bunuel theatre, at the Palais des Festivals venue of Cannes.
The hall was half empty - there were no Pakistani film critics, and only four Indian journalists were present.
But Taseer's and the film's journey are not over. He is aware of the generation gap between the film and today's audience, but is not ready to give up yet.
"I want to show the film in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh," he told the BBC. "The film is a combination of the efforts of the people of the three countries."
He is also aware that the lives of the fishing communities in the three countries have not changed much.
"The fishermen of today have mobile phones, but the same loans," he said.
"There are several young and talented people in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. I want to produce a film on the lives of these fishermen with the help of these talented filmmakers."
Mae un blogiwr wedi rhannu lluniau sgrin sy'n awgrymu bod cynghorydd sir Llafur wedi rhannu deunydd gan grŵp asgell dde eithafol.
Roedd neges y grŵp yn dweud: "Pan mae ci yn ymosod ar blentyn mae'n cael ei ddifa. Oni ddylen ni wneud yr un peth gyda throseddwyr rhyw?"
Dywedodd Tegwen Devichand nad yw hi'n cofio rhannu'r neges a'i bod yn gwrthwynebu'r gosb eithaf.
Ychwanegodd Ms Devichand, sy'n ddirprwy arweinydd grŵp Llafur ar Gyngor Sir Gâr: "Fydden ni ddim yn gallu difa ceffyl, heb sôn am berson."
Fe gafodd post y mae'n ymddangos i Ms Devichand ei rannu ei bostio'n wreiddiol gan y grŵp asgell dde eithafol Britain First.
Fe gafodd cynlluniau i droi Ysgol Llangennech yn ysgol cyfrwng Cymraeg eu cymeradwyo gan Gyngor Sir Gâr ym mis Ionawr.
Mae'r penderfyniad wedi bod yn un dadleuol gydag un cynghorydd Llafur, Kim Thomas, yn ei ddisgrifio fel "arwahaniad... ar ei waethaf, apartheid".
Mae Plaid Cymru wedi cyhuddo aelodau Llafur o weithio gyda UKIP er mwyn tanseilio penderfyniad y cyngor.
Dywedodd Ms Devichand ei bod yn dal i wrthwynebu'r penderfyniad i ddod â'r ffrwd Saesneg yn Ysgol Llangennech i ben.
"Dylai pobl gael dewis... ni ddylai hyn gael ei orfodi arnyn nhw," meddai.
Ychwanegodd nad yw'r blaid Lafur wedi cysylltu gyda hi ar y mater, ac nad yw wedi cael gwybod bod y blaid yn ymchwilio.
Mae hi hefyd wedi cwyno i'r heddlu am "ymgyrch o gasineb" honedig tuag ati.
Ddydd Sul dywedodd Llafur bod aelod arall o'r blaid oedd yn gysylltiedig â'r ffrae wedi cael ei gwahardd.
Fe ysgrifennodd AS Plaid Cymru, Jonathan Edwards, at arweinydd Llafur Jeremy Corbyn am y mater ddydd Sadwrn.
Dywedodd Mr Edwards dros y penwythnos: "Ry'n ni wedi gweld aelodau Llafur a chynghorwyr etholedig yn rhannu propaganda grwpiau asgell dde eithafol.
"Mae hyn ar ben cynghorydd etholedig arall yn disgrifio polisi addysg Llafur ei hun fel 'apartheid'. Mae dechrau ymchwiliad i blaid Lafur Llanelli yn gam gyntaf i'w groesawu, ond rhaid i brif swyddfa'r blaid weithredu ar unwaith i atal y math yma o ymgyrchu sy'n peri rhwygiadau."
Dywedodd llefarydd ar ran Llafur Cymru: "Mae'r blaid Lafur yn ystyried pob cwyn o'r math yma yn ddifrifol iawn.
"Mae'r blaid leol yn Llanelli wedi ein hysbysu o'r cwynion ac mae ymchwiliad wedi dechrau."
Nos Fercher fe ddywedodd cyn aelod cynulliad Llafur Llanelli, Keith Davies, mewn cyfweliad â Newyddion 9 ei fod yn siomedig nad oedd yr Aelod Cynulliad Lee Waters na'r Aelod Seneddol Nia Griffiths wedi cefnogi newid Ysgol Gynradd Llangennech i ysgol cyfrwng Cymraeg.
Ychwanegodd Mr Davies, sydd hefyd yn gyn gyfarwyddwr addysg Sir Gaerfyrddin, ei fod yn credu bod cael ysgol cyfrwng Cymraeg yn Llangennech o gryn fantais i'r ardal.
The closely watched Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 57.6 from 59.4 a month earlier.
The index remains above the 50-mark which indicates growth in the sector.
Housebuilding continued to drive construction activity, but grew at its slowest pace since June 2013.
The weakest construction sub-sector in December was civil engineering, which reported a fall in output for the first time since May 2013.
Despite the slowdown in December, Markit said housebuilders overall had enjoyed their best year since 1997.
Construction companies also reported "a solid increase in new business volumes in December", Markit said.
The survey said anecdotal evidence pointed to strong demand for new residential development and a further recovery in construction firms bidding for commercial projects.
Markit also reported signs that wages might be starting to rise in the sector, with rates paid to subcontractors growing almost as rapidly as November's record-high pace.
Economists are forecasting that after several years of falling real wages, 2015 might bring the first year that the UK sees widespread increases in pay since the 2008 financial crisis.
Construction firms pointed to new housebuilding as a key area of growth in 2015. Uncertainty surrounding the general election later this year - at which the main political parties are expected to outline how they would tackle the UK's continuing budget deficit - was expected to weigh on confidence.
Tim Moore, senior economist at Markit, said: "A sharp recovery in housebuilding, as well as resurgent demand for commercial development projects, continued to boost staff recruitment and sub-contractor pay rates across the construction sector in December.
"While new business growth moderated to its lowest for a year-and-a-half in December, UK construction firms are still highly upbeat about their prospects for output growth in 2015."
Witness Justin Knock captured images of the base jump and said the "dangerous" move was "skilfully" done with the jumper landing on his feet.
The base jumper landed at about 10.18am, police said, adding that no-one has been arrested.
The Shard stands at 310 metres and is one of the tallest buildings in Europe.
A spokesperson for The Shard said: "We are investigating an incident involving a member of the public this morning."
Eyewitness Mr Knock, said: "I was buying some cheese from the store opposite St Thomas's Street and looked up and this guy was coming down with his parachute.
"It was obviously a dangerous thing to do but he pulled it off skilfully."
He and another man bundled up the parachute within seconds of landing and left the scene. Police and staff from the building arrived at the scene soon after, Mr Knock said.
The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) has written to ACNI to confirm the further cut in its budget.
The BBC understands that ACNI will hold an emergency board meeting next week to discuss how to deal with the reduction which will amount to around £800,000.
Its annual DCAL funding for 2015/16 was cut by 11% or £1.38m in March and now it has received a further in-year cut.
Earlier this year, the department asked ACNI to prepare for possible funding reductions.
As a result, last month, ACNI told 32 of Northern Ireland's largest arts organisations to plan for in-year cuts of up to 10%.
Those affected included the Lyric Theatre, the MAC, Playhouse Theatre in Londonderry, the Grand Opera House, NI Opera and the Ulster Orchestra.
Subsequently, in a statement, DCAL minister Carál Ní Chuilín said she had "no plans to reduce budgets to the organisations funded by my department".
However, DCAL has now confirmed that ACNI will, in fact, face an in-year cut of 8%.
There is no confirmation yet that ACNI will pass that cut on to the 32 arts organisations which receive core funding from ACNI's revenue funding stream, which is money the council receives directly from DCAL.
However, as the money they receive is paid in stages, each organisation may not now receive its full grant allocation.
No-one from ACNI or DCAL were available for comment, but the BBC spoke to a number of sources in arts organisations, who said that the impact of a further 8% cut would would be 'potentially calamitous' for many arts groups.
Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) advised the Regeneration Investment Fund for Wales about the sale of 15 publicly-owned sites for £21m in one deal in 2012.
The Wales Audit Office claimed the land could have been sold for £36m.
Managers from LSH told AMs they had got value for money, but if they had their time again they would have tried to prove they got best value.
There was also criticism from the consultants Deloitte, in an internal report commissioned by the Welsh government, which described LSH as a "passive marketing agent" that provided little advice or analysis.
Giving evidence to the public accounts committee on Tuesday, Jeremy Green from LSH said: "There was an imperative to sell the assets in a timely manner.
"We were not under any impression that this was a fire sale and that we had to sell under any cost.
"Our duty was to obtain value and we believe we did that.
"The only thing we would do again would be to strive to prove that we had achieved best value, so that we did not have to sit here and answer these questions now."
In response to questions about the lack of open marketing of the land, another LSH manager, Lee Mogridge, said the sites had a range of technical problems over ownership which meant that they could not have been advertised more openly.
He also defended the sale of all of the sites in one deal, rather than being sold separately, claiming that it took the risk out of the deal for the board.
But Mr Mogridge could not fully answer repeated questions from the committee chair Darren Millar that not all of the offers for the land were reported to the board by LSH.
The most valuable site for sale covered 120 acres (50 hectares) of farmland on the edge of Cardiff, which could now be earmarked for housing.
The land was sold for £15,000 an acre (£37,500 per hectare) but one valuation has now estimated that large chunks of that land could be worth up to £2m an acre (£5m per hectare).
It was confirmed for the first time that the taxpayer will receive 30 percent of any increase in value, although BBC Wales understands that those terms expire in 18 months time.
The US-funded plan aims to solve the problem of drug trafficking and internal conflict in Colombia, in which more than 200,000 people have died.
The Colombian government believes it has been successful.
President Santos said so in an interview on national radio, calling it a "very useful and effective instrument" that has helped in Colombia's fight against drug trafficking.
US secretary of State John Kerry also praised the plan. In an opinion piece published by the Miami Herald, he said it had "helped to transform a nation on the verge of collapse into a strong institutional democracy with historically low levels of violence".
The initiative has met its goals in many ways, but it has also brought with it unexpected consequences. Here are eight.
According to the US non-governmental organisation, Washington Office on Latin America (Wola), Plan Colombia helped in the aerial fumigation of more than 1.6 million hectares of coca in the country, using the controversial herbicide glyphosate.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), that might have put Colombia's population in danger because glyphosate is "probably carcinogenic".
And according to Wola, the fumigation strategy didn't even work.
Land cultivated with coca went up from 48,000 hectares in 2013 to 69,000 in 2014, the UN said.
Cocaine production does not appear to have gone down either - in 2015, Colombian security forces seized a record 252 tonnes of the drug.
The plan has made drug trafficking fragmented, making it harder to fight against, argues Diana Rojas, a specialist on Colombia-US relations from the National University of Colombia.
It also had international consequences, according to British journalist Johann Hari, who criticises the "war on drugs" in his work.
Mr Hari says that Plan Colombia has helped some of the narco-related violence move from Colombia to northern Mexico.
"If I was a Colombian, I'd be glad it wasn't happening here, but that is not a solution," he told the BBC.
Although the aim of Plan Colombia was to reduce violence, in the first eight years there was an increase in the number of victims affected by the internal conflict.
More than 800,000 people said they were victimised in 2008, according to the government's Unit for Victims.
From the total 7.8 million people registered with the Unit, about 75% said the crime they were subjected to took place during Plan Colombia.
The main culprit has been forced displacement, carried out mainly by guerrillas, paramilitary groups and illegal groups.
But there was a reduction in other forms of violence.
"I don't think in 2002 anyone in their right mind expected that by 2005, homicides would have been cut by almost half," said Adam Isacson, who produced the Wola report.
There was also a sharp drop in kidnappings and massacres.
Plan Colombia provided funds that helped human rights organisations - but some argue that militarisation has only increased risks.
For Ricardo Vargas Meza, a Colombian sociologist who has studied the history of the plan, those worst-affected are civilians.
"There were very tough measures against the civilians, like food control," he explained.
The aim of that was to prevent the guerrillas from getting supplies through third parties, Mr Vargas Meza said.
The Wola report also points to the collaboration between Colombian security forces and paramilitary groups, as well as "false positive cases" (where civilians were killed by the army and passed as rebel fighters) and abuses by the intelligence services.
In the most recent years of Plan Colombia, though, the human rights situation has been improving.
While all the focus was on other security issues, illegal mining started to thrive and became an important source of income for illegal groups.
"That was never factored into Plan Colombia," said Mr Vargas Meza.
That was because the main sources of income for the rebel groups originally identified by the authorities were drug trafficking, kidnapping and extortion, he explained.
But the problem became serious only after 2007, with the increase in the price of commodities.
With Plan Colombia already in place, between 2003-2006 about 30,000 men demobilised from paramilitary groups after an agreement with the government.
The process was partially successful.
A significant number of fighters - 15%, suggests the Wola report - became involved in what the government calls "Bacrims", or criminal gangs, focusing on drug trafficking and extortion.
Such is the power of some of these gangs, that the government has even authorised the use of air raids against them.
Plan Colombia has a strong security forces training component, and because of that, Colombia has developed a very well-trained army and police force.
They now even train soldiers and officers from around the world and allow them to provide support to countries where the US has an interest in intervening.
However, there have been reports of Colombian soldiers quitting their jobs to offer their services as mercenaries - for example, joining the United Arab Emirates forces to fight in Yemen.
71% of the US investment for Plan Colombia went to:
Source: Colombian Government and Wola
Washington thought that at some point, Plan Colombia could be successfully implemented in other countries, according to Mr Isacson, from Wola.
"The US looked at the Plan Colombia experience and hoped that it had found something it could apply in Afghanistan, or in Mexico, or Central America, and found out that it didn't work there," he said.
"Providing helicopters and training of a few units didn't work."
There is a belief in Colombia that the tough offensive against Farc guerrillas, aided by Plan Colombia, weakened the rebel group to a point that forced it to negotiate with the government in Havana.
The two sides have been engaged in peace talks for the past three years.
But Virginia Bouvier, from the Washington-based United Institute of Peace, reads history differently.
When Plan Colombia was implemented in 2000, there was another peace process going on.
"I think the prospect of a militarised plan to strengthen the Colombian military at a time when peace was being negotiated tilted the balance of power towards the military," Ms Bouvier said.
Those peace talks failed - and so, for her, Plan Colombia "postponed the prospect of peace for another decade".
A group calling itself Team System DZ took over the authority's homepage for more than two-and-a-half hours on Saturday evening.
During that time, the homepage carried the message "security stupidity".
In a statement, the city council said no personal data was held on the website.
It said: "We are aware of a security issue which affected the homepage of our website this evening (28 January) between 19.20 and 10pm and are working urgently to investigate the incident.
"The website is currently back online and we would like to assure residents that no personal data is held on the Aberdeen City Council website."
The scrum-half, 27, was found guilty of misconduct by a New Zealand Rugby employment panel over the incident at Christchurch Airport last month.
He was banned for the Rugby Championship win over South Africa.
"He presented himself as genuine, honest and incredibly remorseful," said NZ Rugby general manager Neil Sorensen.
"We accepted that he is genuine about wanting to improve himself and note that he himself has acknowledged he will need the support of his family, friends and rugby to move forward.
"We also noted that Aaron had already made a very public apology to his partner, friends and family, team-mates, his employer, and rugby fans and he had already served a one-week stand-down."
Read more: New Zealand rugby battered by scandal
Smith was dropped to the bench for a Test against South Africa in 2012 after breaking a team curfew.
In 2014, he sent a naked picture of himself on Snapchat which was captured by other users and widely circulated.
Smith has played 54 Tests since his making his New Zealand debut in 2012.
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Del Potro won 6-4 5-7 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 6-4 after five hours and seven minutes, before Guido Pella saw off Kyle Edmund 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 6-3 6-2.
Murray's defeat was only his third in 32 Davis Cup singles matches.
GB must win Saturday's doubles and both Sunday's singles to reach the final.
Murray is scheduled to team up with his brother Jamie for the doubles contest but admitted it would be "really tough" for him to recover following the longest match of his career on Friday.
The winners of the best-of-five tie will face France or Croatia in the final, with that semi-final level at 1-1 after day one.
The world number two hit 35 aces and battled through the longest match of either man's career, but Murray came up short against an inspired Del Potro, who lost their four-hour Olympic final last month.
"I won but I still remember the Olympic final," said Del Potro. "This is very important to me and my team and we are looking to reach another final in the Davis Cup.
"Against Andy you never know when the match will finish. He is a dangerous player, a fighter and great champion. In end I played good forehands and good serves and that was key."
Murray said: "I think it was good match. I felt there wasn't too many mistakes on important moments.
"Both of us came up with good stuff and the shot he came up with to break in the fifth set was the difference."
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Del Potro hit 26 forehand winners and broke serve six times to join Stan Wawrinka and Fabio Fognini as the only men to have beaten Murray in Davis Cup singles matches.
The Argentine, ranked 64th as he works his way back after three wrist surgeries, was the better player for the first two hours and earned a break point that would have left him serving for a two-set lead.
Murray clung on, however, levelling at one set all after breaking serve for 7-5, following a call from the crowd on set point that incensed Del Potro and Argentine captain Daniel Orsanic.
Del Potro's mix of slow, sliced backhands and huge forehands continued to trouble Murray, but the Wimbledon champion twice came back from a break down in the third before saving set point with a stunning forehand lob.
It was a shot that electrified the Scot and his home crowd, and he would edge ahead thanks to an attacking return at 5-5 in the tie-break followed by a big serve.
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Both men were unhappy with a succession of line calls and umpiring decisions, with Murray at one stage saying: "This is getting ridiculous now, it's actually getting ridiculous. It's so, so bad."
A loose Murray service game at 2-1 down was all that separated them in the fourth set, and with fatigue taking a grip they began a decider with the match entering its fifth hour.
Both players had their trainers on at the changeover to try and work some energy into their legs, and it was Del Potro who made the first push at 2-2 only for Murray to save break point with a big serve and a shout of "Let's go!"
Del Potro got the decisive break two games later with a rasping forehand winner after Murray had put a forehand volley within the Argentine's reach, and served out to the delight of the 400 travelling fans.
"I am so happy to be playing tennis again after three surgeries," said Del Potro.
"This kind of moment was what I was missing at home and I always play good in Great Britain, and here I played great, so it is a good place for my tennis."
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After the drama of the opening match it looked as though the similarly fearsome forehand of Edmund might draw the hosts level in a more low-key second contest.
The 21-year-old came back from 3-0 down to win the opening tie-break and had a break point early in the second, but Pella worked his way into the contest.
Five years older and ranked six places higher at 49th in the world, Pella's steadier play prevailed as Edmund went on to make 36 winners but 50 errors.
Pella took the second set with the lone break in game 10 and moved ahead with four straight games in the third.
Captain Smith could be heard urging on his number two player but Pella remained the dominant force in the fourth set, breaking serve at the start and going close to extending his advantage as he won in just over three hours.
"I am happy to give the team a second point after Juan Martin's amazing match," said Pella. "I was fighting every point no matter what."
Captain Leon Smith said it was one of his team's "rougher days" in the competition after enjoying "a lot of good days" in the past but he stressed the team "have to keep fighting".
He added: "Credit to Andy and Juan for a match of high quality between two of the best players in the world right now.
"It's the same for everyone, particularly Andy and Juan who win lots of matches and go deep into tournaments, but playing the Davis Cup at this time of year, a stage of the season where a lot of tennis has been played already, is difficult."
Russell Fuller, BBC tennis correspondent:
Before the opening day of this semi-final, Andy Murray had not lost a Davis Cup match since April 2014. The symbolism of Juan Martin del Potro's opening victory was not lost on the rest of the Argentine team, and Britain will now have to win from 2-0 down - as they did against Russia in the 2013 tie which sparked their return to the World Group.
Murray's five hour, seven minute match against del Potro is believed to be the longest ever completed by a British singles player. He and Leon Smith have until an hour before the start of Saturday's doubles to decide whether Dan Evans might, on this occasion, be a better partner for Jamie Murray.
Masood Mansouri, 34, from Chester, was jailed in April for the kidnap and rape of Ceri Linden, 20, from Colwyn Bay.
He said he did not get a fair trial because his victim was not alive to be quizzed in the witness box.
Judges dismissed his conviction appeal but cut his sentence from 13 to nine years.
Ms Linden was attacked after mistakenly getting into his car thinking it was a taxi during a night out in Chester in August 2014.
She went to police afterwards and was interviewed on camera, but was dead within days, having taken an overdose.
Mansouri was convicted at Chester Crown Court after Ms Linden's video evidence was shown to the jury.
Giving judgment at the Court of Appeal, Lady Justice Rafferty, sitting with Mrs Justice Cox and Sir John Royce, said Mansouri's convictions were "safe".
But after considering the length of the sentence, she said it was too long and cut it to nine years.
That is how Gordon Strachan's assistant fondly recalls finding the net against the Auld Enemy at Hampden Park in 1984.
And he believes the stadium can still host a world-class atmosphere.
"I think the players and ourselves have a huge responsibility towards creating the atmosphere if we start the game on a positive note," said McGhee.
Hampden's future as the national stadium will again come under scrutiny after Scottish FA chief executive Stewart Regan revealed that the governing body would be "considering the options" ahead of the current lease expiring in 2020.
But former striker McGhee, who tasted big occasions with Aberdeen, Celtic, Hamburg and Newcastle United, says this season's Scottish Cup final reminded him of his own experience in a 1-1 draw with England.
"It's the best moment of my career, without any shadow of a doubt," said the 60-year-old.
"The moment was the loudest I've ever heard a crowd in any of my experiences.
"I played in Kiev with Celtic with 101,000 there, I've played in five Scottish Cup finals, but that moment when I scored against England was the loudest noise I've ever heard on a football field. It was fantastic.
"I was at the cup final between Aberdeen and Celtic last week; what an atmosphere.
"I still believe it's a stadium that will generate an atmosphere if the supporters have something to get on their feet about."
McGhee thinks the rivalry between the nations is as strong as it was when he was a player and especially so considering the Scots' need for a victory in a group where they lie fourth, seven points behind leaders England.
He therefore thinks a victory "would be up there" with Scotland's best-ever results considering England have won their last three meetings.
McGhee does not think midfielder Robert Snodgrass was being unrealistic when he suggested Scotland could still win the group provided they beat England on Saturday.
"He's a professional, he's going to present a positive attitude and all of that will help us, because they are positive, they do believe," stressed the assistant boss.
"We're just silly enough to believe we can beat England and go on to win the group.
"If you look at the group and look at the table, if we beat England, we're four points behind them. Who knows?
"I think there is a very positive feeling since the Slovenia game.
"We get it from the fans - I meet fans all the time and there has been a lift since then and I think the players have had a lift from the result and also the reaction of the supporters."
Afghanistan is fast moving from a failing state to a failed state, as the bombings have led to further paralysis of the economy, increased demands by the opposition and demonstrations calling for Mr Ghani's resignation. They will inevitably further delay a policy decision by the US and Nato to send more troops to Afghanistan or respond with other forms of help, such as a diplomatic initiative.
A peace conference on Tuesday called by Mr Ghani is expected to invite representatives of two dozen countries, but with many embassies either having been hit in the 31 May bombing, which targeted the diplomatic quarter, or having sent many diplomats home, the conference is unlikely to be more than a talking shop.
The most vital issue is the political crisis in Kabul. Many Afghans believe the government has lost its legitimacy at home, and is solely propped up by the US and the international community.
Mr Ghani is widely accused of incompetence, arrogance and playing the ethnic card in a deeply divided country, while being apparently unwilling to build a coherent coalition or a working relationship with Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah. It was the US that brokered the coalition after disputed elections in 2014 led to political stalemate.
Opposition leaders have now been joined in the streets by a section of the public infuriated by the bombings in Kabul. The opposition, which now includes many from Mr Ghani's own ethnic group, the Pashtuns, is still fragmented in its demands but all politicians have rejected Mr Ghani's pleas to form an ''inclusive government''.
Instead they are calling on him to step down, establish an interim government of leaders from a wide cross-section that would strengthen the fight against terrorism and prepare the country for elections. However, in the present environment with Afghans so disunited, such a scenario appears equally unworkable.
Washington is the key to what kind of commitment the international community will give to Mr Ghani. So far both Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump have done everything to keep Mr Ghani in power, while pushing him to work with Mr Abdullah, but that policy has now clearly failed.
Before the bombings and the street demonstrations, the Trump administration was discussing whether to send another 3,000-5,000 US troops to Afghanistan, but now that will hardly be sufficient.
Moreover there are acute divisions in the US National Security Council staff, with one group of right-wingers advising Mr Trump to walk away from Afghanistan while the military figures in the NSC want to remain committed. A diplomat close to the administration said that Mr Trump is reluctant to back any policy that increases US responsibility in Kabul.
The economic crisis - already acute with tens of thousands of Afghans fleeing to Europe, villages devastated by the war with the Taliban and US aid now in doubt - has suddenly got much worse. Many shops in Kabul have been closed for the past week amid fears of looting. The Taliban has once again launched an offensive to capture the northern city of Kunduz - they have twice before captured the city and then been repelled.
The rapidly deteriorating crisis may have surprised the West but not Afghans, who have seen it a coming for a long time. On 31 May the biggest suicide bomb in recent history went off in a highly secure area of Kabul dotted with foreign embassies. No diplomats died but more than 150 people, most of them civilians, were killed and hundreds wounded.
The bombing was followed by days of demonstrations condemning the government for incompetence. On 2 June at least four demonstrators were killed by police firing live rounds and tear gas to stop them from reaching the presidential palace. A day later, at least seven more civilians were killed in three suicide bombings at a funeral of one of the young protesters - the son of an Afghan senator.
No group has said it carried out any of the suicide attacks. It is unclear whether the bombings were carried out by the Taliban - who denied responsibility - or Islamic State militants.
Tuesday's Kabul peace conference also comes amid an acute foreign relations crisis, as the majority of Afghans accuse Pakistan of continuing to host the Taliban leadership and its most murderous wing, the Haqqani group. Pakistan denies the charge. Afghans also accuse Iran and Russia of helping the Taliban.
The conference, which will focus on counter-terrorism, really needs to help the Afghans come to a political consensus to form a better or even a new government in Kabul that can win back public trust. But without US leadership, which has "owned" Afghanistan since 11 September 2001, there is little that other states can do or would even be willing to do.
The real tragedy is that most distant states - but not the neighbours - are keen to wash their hands of Afghanistan.
The 29-year-old, who has started 96 top-flight matches since 2007, signed an extended Warriors contract in May.
"It is disappointing to lose someone of Chris' ability but we have players who can step up," high-performance director Nick Johnston told the club website.
Worcester's campaign begins on Saturday 3 September against champions Saracens.
The parade, from Green Park to Parliament Square, was broadcast on 600 TV stations across the world.
About 50,000 spectators were expected to watch the free event which had a film theme this year.
Among those taking part were three terminally ill young people from a hospice who were followed by two ambulances on the parade.
The event, which is in its 31st year, was originally created by Bob Bone and his wife Geri after they had wanted to take their children out on New Year's Day and found most museums, theatres, cinemas, restaurants and shops were closed.
Dan Kirkby, communications director for the event, said it was a very "cosmopolitan event".
"We've got 17 London boroughs taking part plus 8,500 performers, about 4,000 of which have come in from the States as they've got a wonderful, magical marching band culture there and they've embraced this event fully," he said.
He said the event was estimated to bring in about £50m to £100m to the city, "giving Londoners a lovely lift".
St Christopher's Hospice in Sydenham, south London, was the only hospice to design floats and take part in the event.
The three young people from the hospice rode on a Lion King-themed float, which also included nurses, healthcare assistants and volunteers.
Marcello Camus, community artist at the hospice, said: "Participating in this parade is amazing because for some of them it could be one of the last big things that they do in their life.
"Even leaving their house and commuting to the hospice can be exciting, never mind going to central London for the parade."
He added two of the young people said they felt like they were "part of a larger community, that they were represented, that they were being seen and that they were honouring the work of St Christopher's which is like a second home to them".
The money will see the repair and re-use of up to 30 buildings within the city's conservation area.
The buildings have not yet been identified but Upper English Street and Russell Street are among the areas set to benefit from the funding.
HLF said the five-year project will create 20 jobs and five new businesses.
They added it will also secure a further 10 jobs and four existing businesses.
Support was awarded through the fund's Townscape Heritage (TH) programme.
Lord Mayor of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Darryn Causby, has welcomed the award.
"This will enable us to build on the excellent work already completed in the city," he said.
"Armagh has a rich built heritage and the funding will help restore and enhance this culture for future generations."
Paul Mullan of HLF said the plans would "play an important role in regenerating the city's commercial core, restoring its economic heart and opening up its unique heritage for both local people and visitors to enjoy".
William Moscari, 27, of Rodden Street in Belfast is accused of killing, skinning and cooking a dog.
It is alleged he then fed it to a second dog.
Newtownards Magistrates Court heard that he had been seen twice by a psychiatrist but no report had been produced.
The alleged incident happened on 3 December.
He was remanded for another week.
All 17 signatories to the declaration are current or former ministers.
Among them is Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund and France's former finance minister.
On Monday, the deputy speaker of the National Assembly, Denis Baupin, resigned over sexual harassment claims, which he denies.
Sex harassment 'impunity' attacked
French 'sex pest' resignation leaves bitter taste
In the declaration, the women call for a toughening of the law against sexual harassment, as well as specialist desks set up in police stations to deal with such complaints.
Examples of some of the sexual harassment suffered by the women are also given in the article.
It explains that Fleur Pellerin, who was culture minister in Francois Hollande's Socialist government from 2014 until this February this year, rarely suffered harassment until she was appointed to office.
After her first appointment in government, she was asked by a male journalist if she was given the job "because you are a beautiful woman".
"They feel entitled to have a laugh and to make unwelcome gestures such as patting a woman on the buttocks," another signatory, former Women's Rights Minister Yvette Roudy, told French news channel La Chaine Info on Sunday.
"Some women aren't so offended but others are very offended and are now speaking out. It's time women talk about it and make it known that they are not being complimented but are effectively being treated as whores."
Denis Baupin groped one female Green Party member and sent explicit messages to others, female former Green Party colleagues said in interviews in French media last week.
France Inter said the women chose to come forward after Mr Baupin gave his support in March to a high-profile campaign criticising violence against women.
One of his accusers, Green Party spokeswoman Sandrine Rousseau, said Mr Baupin had groped her breast in a corridor and tried to kiss her.
His lawyer said Mr Baupin could sue the women who made the allegations.
Mr Baupin's wife, Emmanuelle Cosse, who is the housing minister in Mr Hollande's government, was not among the signatories.
Attitudes to privacy, sex and sexual harassment in France were also brought into the spotlight in May 2011, when former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was arrested in New York over the alleged rape of a hotel maid. The charges were eventually dismissed.
In March 2012 he faced another serious scandal, when French police launched an investigation over his alleged involvement with a gang suspected of hiring prostitutes. He was later cleared of the charge of "aggravated pimping".
Ms Rudd thanked the New Zealand high court judge for her contribution to setting up the inquiry.
The investigation was set up in July 2014 to examine claims made against public and private institutions.
Justice Goddard was selected after two previous chairwomen quit.
In her resignation letter, Justice Goddard said conducting such a widespread inquiry was "not an easy task" but "compounding the many difficulties was its legacy of failure which has been very hard to shake off".
Ms Rudd said in a statement: "I want to assure everyone with an interest in the inquiry, particularly victims and survivors, that the work of the inquiry will continue without delay...
"I would like to thank Dame Lowell Goddard for the contribution she has made in setting up the inquiry so that it may continue to go about its vital work."
BBC home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds described the resignation as a "crisis" for the inquiry.
It came on the same day the Times reported that Justice Goddard had spent more than 70 days working abroad or on holiday during her time in charge.
An inquiry spokesman told the newspaper she had spent 44 working days in New Zealand and Australia on inquiry business in its first financial year and that she was entitled to 30 days' annual leave.
Peter Saunders, from the National Association of People Abused in Childhood and a member of the inquiry's victims and survivors panel, said: "I personally wonder whether or not we actually need a chair; maybe it is too much of a burden for one person...
"Everything is finally taking off and I don't think we should be too distracted by the unfortunate departure of just one person."
In a statement, Justice Goddard said she was "confident there have been achievements and some very real gains for victims and survivors of institutional child sexual abuse in getting their voices heard".
She said she took on the role because of her "relevant experience and track record in the area" but it was "an incredibly difficult step to take, as it meant relinquishing my career in New Zealand and leaving behind my beloved family".
She added: "The conduct of any public inquiry is not an easy task, let alone one of the magnitude of this. Compounding the many difficulties was its legacy of failure which has been very hard to shake off and with hindsight it would have been better to have started completely afresh."
The inquiry was set up to investigate allegations made against local authorities, religious organisations, the armed forces and public and private institutions in England and Wales, as well as people in the public eye.
It had a budget of £17.9m in its first year, funded by the Home Office, with staffing-related costs accounting for 41% of the total.
Justice Goddard was receiving a salary of £360,000, an annual rental allowance of £110,000 and £12,000 a year to cover utilities, while panel members were each receiving £565 a day.
The original chairwoman, Baroness Butler-Sloss, stood down after just a week following questions over the role played by her late brother, Lord Havers, who was attorney general in the 1980s.
Her replacement Dame Fiona Woolf resigned following questions over her links to establishment figures.
The inquiry's preliminary hearings began in March at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. A panel of advisers had also been selected and the inquiry's terms of reference agreed.
In February 2017 there will be two weeks of hearings relating to the sexual abuse of British child migrants, who moved to parts of the British Empire and Commonwealth between 1920 and 1970.
Public hearings into allegations of abuse relating to Lord Janner are due to start on 7 March and are expected to finish by the end of May.
The Labour peer, who died in December, was accused of sex offences against children - which his family deny.
7 July 2014 - government announces independent inquiry into the way public bodies investigated and handled child sex abuse claims. Baroness Butler-Sloss chosen as head
9 July - Baroness Butler-Sloss faces calls to quit because her late brother, Sir Michael Havers, was attorney general in the 1980s
14 July - she stands down, saying she is "not the right person" for the job
5 September - Lord Mayor of London Fiona Woolf named the new head of the inquiry
11 October - Mrs Woolf discloses she had five dinners with Lord Brittan from 2008-12
22 October - abuse victim launches legal challenge against Mrs Woolf leading the inquiry, amid growing calls for her resignation
31 October - victims' groups tell government officials they are "unanimous" Mrs Woolf should quit. She steps down later that day
4 February 2015 - Justice Lowell Goddard, a serving judge of the High Court of New Zealand, announced as the new head of the inquiry
13 July - Dame Lowell's pay is revealed as more than £480,000 a year
November - inquiry begins hearing directly from victims and survivors
4 August 2016 - Dame Lowell writes to Home Secretary Amber Rudd to resign from her post
Cameras were put at 10 Birmingham sites in September 2013 and two more in 2014.
In the first two years cameras operated, 213,774 penalty charge notices (PCNs) were issued, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request showed.
Former Lib Dem MP John Hemming said the council had been "economical with the truth" on how it would spend the money.
The total income from fines was £6,157,359 from September 2013 - December 13 2015.
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The number of fines nearly halved from the first year cameras operated until the second.
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St Martins Queensway to Moor Street Queensway
48,113 The Priory Queensway southbound to Old Square
31,262 The Priory Queensway southbound to Masshouse Lane
When the cameras were first installed, the Labour-run council denied claims it was a "money-making" move, saying income would be put into transport.
In a reply to a BBC FOI request, the council said the money had not yet been earmarked for any such projects: "The net surpluses from the Bus Lane Enforcement (i.e. total income less expenditure) have been taken to reserves and have not yet been spent on any specific project.
"Work is progressing to identify appropriate highways/transportation projects to fund."
Mr Hemming, who lost his seat as Liberal Democrat MP for Birmingham Yardley in 2015, said: "It's clear this was a route for the council to raise money.
"This money has just gone in the cocoa tin, it's not reserved for transport.
"We should be using taxes to fund public services, not fines."
Where were the first 10 cameras:
Cameras added later:
When it began enforcing bus lane restrictions, the council also said its aim was to improve bus reliability, reduce CO2 emissions, encourage cycling and increase road safety.
In its reply to the BBC, the authority said it did not "hold any information which demonstrated any specific correlation between the issuing of PCNs and the factors mentioned".
The council said it had "always made clear" PCNs were not to make money but to reduce congestion and emissions.
Drivers who paid within 14 days of receiving a PCN could pay a 50% discounted fine of £30. If paid within 28 days, the penalty was £60, and £90 if it was late.
In February 2014, a tribunal found signage was inadequate or confusing at three of the 10 locations and the council came under fire following a story by the Birmingham Mail.
The authority introduced extra signage at three locations between April and June 2014, which it said exceeded the tribunal's recommendations.
Facebook became mired in controversy after some users complained fake news changed the outcome of the US election.
Mr Zuckerberg posted details of several projects to "take misinformation seriously", including methods for stronger detection and verification.
He previously responded to criticism of fake news on Facebook by saying over 99% of its content was "authentic".
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In his post, billionaire Mr Zuckerberg said: "We've been working on this problem for a long time and we take this responsibility seriously."
But he said the problems were "complex, both technically and philosophically." He noted Facebook did not want to discourage the sharing of opinions or become "arbiters of truth".
What Facebook's challenges over fake news reveal, I think, is that we're in completely uncharted territory.
Never has any private company had such immediate power over the way we act, feel, think, date, buy, fight - whatever.
There's an urgent accountability gap between what technology companies do and what the public is allowed to know.
It's simply no longer enough for Zuckerberg to deny an issue and expect people to blindly take his word for it.
Zuckerberg's global ambitions will live or die on his ability to be an astute political operator. The fake news row was a big test, and he handled it poorly -  dragging out the issue in the news agenda for well over a week.
Read more: Zuckerberg is a politician now
Mr Zuckerberg said Facebook is currently working on seven proposals to combat misinformation more robustly including methods for stronger detection and verification, and providing warning labels on fake content.
In the wake of the US presidential election results last week, many criticised Mr Zuckerberg, saying fake news on Facebook aided the rise of Donald Trump.
He dismissed the idea as "crazy" but fake news sites are on the rise due to the profits which can be made from web advertising.
Fake news purveyors can be enticed away from creating funny satirical content to more believable content because they think it is more likely to be shared.
One such story, which was widely shared on Facebook after the election, falsely claimed Hollywood actor Denzel Washington had praised Mr Trump.
On Monday, Google announced it would do more to prevent fake news sites from making money through advertising.
Shortly after, Facebook made explicit a similar restriction on the use of its advertising network.
"Malia will take a gap year before beginning school," a White House statement said.
The 17-year-old will be following in the footsteps of her parents, both of whom went to Harvard Law School.
Her choice of university has been a subject of much speculation.
Malia is the eldest of the Obamas' two daughters. She and her sister Sasha, 15, attend the Sidwell Friends, a prestigious local private school.
The Obamas have said they will keep living in Washington after the president leaves office in January, so that Sasha can finish her high school studies there.
The 3D movie, directed by Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron, sees the pair as astronauts on an ill-fated mission.
Cuaron's Y tu mama tambien won two awards at the festival in 2001 - best scenario and best young male talent for actors Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna.
The gala on the Venice Lido runs until from 28 August to 7 September.
Last Tango in Paris director Bernardo Bertolucci - whose debut film, The Grim Reaper, showed at the festival in 1962 - will lead the jury for this year's Golden Lion for best film.
US director William Friedkin, best known for his films The French Connection and The Exorcist, will also receive a lifetime achievement award.
He described the festival as his "spiritual home", adding he would accept the honorary prize "with gratitude and love".
Cuaron's film features Clooney and Bullock as astronauts attempting to return to Earth after debris crashes into their space shuttle, leaving them drifting alone in orbit.
The rest of the festival line-up is yet to be announced, but films being tipped to be screened include Under the Skin, starring Scarlett Johansson as an alien and Twelve Years a Slave, the latest film from British director Steve McQueen starring Brad Pitt, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender.
The party will devote its opposition day debate in the Commons to the issue, having accused the prime minister of failing to show leadership.
David Cameron has said the UK will take thousands more refugees from Syrian camps.
He has also pledged an additional £100m in aid.
On Saturday, Scottish first minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon confirmed £1m in Scottish government funding to co-ordinate Scotland's practical response to the humanitarian crisis
She has urged Mr Cameron to "do more" to help those in need.
A leading member of the Scottish Catholic Church also called for action, arguing that the UK needed to be "generous in providing a safe haven" for refugees seeking to enter Europe.
The Archbishop of Glasgow, Philip Tartaglia, criticised the "mean-spirited and unhelpful" approach Britain had adopted so far.
In an article in the Herald newspaper, he said the Conservative leader "appeared to offer no hope to those who have already reached Europe".
He wrote: "In my view the refugees crisis is a test, not of political shrewdness, but of common humanity. What is happening in the Mediterranean, Calais and other access points is an affront to human dignity."
The archbishop's comments came after Ms Sturgeon hosted an emergency summit in Edinburgh on Friday involving the Scottish Refugee Council, council leaders, religious groups and opposition politicians to discuss what could be done.
The Scottish government has agreed to set up a taskforce to co-ordinate the country's response to the crisis, with £1m of funding being provided to support its work.
The first minister said Scotland should accept 1,000 people as a "starting point" for further help, and council leaders across the country have signalled a willingness to shelter refugees.
SNP Westminster leader Angus Robertson said the prime minister "has failed to show any leadership on the refugee crisis".
"He must attend this parliamentary debate and show that he is serious about taking action and moving beyond what, to date, has been a slow and wholly inadequate response from his government," Mr Robertson said.
"The prime minister must outline the full details of whether the UK Government will now offer asylum and protection to its fair share of refugees, and how he intends to work with other EU leaders to ensure multi-lateral action and a long-term solution to the crisis."
Labour's Shadow Scottish secretary Ian Murray had earlier written to Mr Robertson urging the SNP to use its Opposition Day debate to press the UK government on what he described as its "shameful" response to the crisis.
He said opposition parties at Westminster must speak out with "one voice" on the issue, and called for the UK to provide more support for refugees.
Earlier this week, Mr Cameron said accepting more people was not the simple answer to the situation.
But on Friday, he said the UK had a "moral responsibility" to help those displaced by the four-year conflict in Syria and more details would follow next week following discussions with organisations working in the region.
Wales will face the Silver Ferns in two games on 7 and 8 February at Sport Wales National Centre in Cardiff.
The Welsh have played New Zealand 14 times but have not hosted the world number two side for almost 20 years.
"To bring these legends across to Wales and to host in Cardiff is a dream come true for us," Jones said.
"It's got to be seen as a platform to expose our players to playing one of the world's best teams and using it as a real learning curve for 2018 Commonwealth Games preparation.
"It's a huge platform. It's a historic event."
New Zealand have won the World Cup four times and were runners-up to Australia in last year's tournament.
Having the Silver Ferns visit Cardiff for the series could provide a huge boost to wider women's sport and not just netball according to Jones.
"The profile for women's sport across the sector is increasing rapidly and netball is integral to that. You have to look at what's happening globally around the excitement of netball," she continued.
"When you go across to the Southern Hemisphere the Silver Ferns and the Australian Diamonds are treated in the same way as the All Blacks are treated in terms of rugby.
"This is a real scoop for us to bring them across and capitalise on their elite performance."
The company, which operates sites in Moodieburn and Bellshill, provides products for markets across the world.
The trading update led to the company's share price falling more than 20%.
The firm, which has seen its market valuation drop 44% since March, said it now planned to introduce new products and drive "production efficiencies".
Devro has grown with the rising demand for meat-based food from developing countries.
It makes collagen-based casings, mainly for sausages, with plants in Australia, the USA, China, the Czech Republic, and in North Lanarkshire.
Despite reporting improvements to sales in Russia and south-east Asia, the company said it had suffered problems with the transition to a new manufacturing plant in South Carolina.
In August, the firm reported problems with the transfer of customers onto new products and capacity constraints during the transition to the new factory.
As a result, revenue in South America fell 9% in the first half of the year.
With its trading update, the company announced plans to grow sales through "improved commercial capabilities", introducing new products and driving production efficiencies.
Those changes are expected to offset the fall in the volume of sales - partially in 2017 and fully in 2018.
The young raptor is being raised by a female and male known as EJ and Odin at Loch Garten, near Grantown on Spey.
RSPB Scotland said the chick hatched at about 07:00 on Saturday and believe it to be the first osprey hatching in the UK this year.
Ospreys migrate from West Africa to breed in the UK and elsewhere.
EJ returned to Loch Garten for her 14th season.
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As well as seeking to encourage more girls and boys to take up the sport, organisers also want more females to follow cricket, while convincing young sportswomen there is a worthwhile career for them in the game.
Ironically, for what is the most financially lucrative women's world cup to date, making huge amounts of money from the event is not the main priority.
And there is a lot of cash around the eight-team tournament - with record prize money of $2m (£1.57m), healthy ticket sales, and big name International Cricket Council (ICC) global sponsors such as Nissan, Emirates, Hublot and Moneygram backing the event.
Rather, it is hoped that the money being spent now on the 28-day, 31-match, tournament, will be a catalyst that piques the interest of potential commercial sponsors in both the UK and elsewhere.
"What strikes me is that we have been presented with this huge potential for growth in so many areas, sporting and financial," Clare Connor, head of England Women's Cricket and a former national team captain, tells me.
"We have got a sport, cricket, that is looking for relevance. People are asking 'how can we help take cricket into a new era?'
"One way is to engage with young women and girls. We have to maximise these opportunities during the World Cup."
Ms Connor, who is also chair of the women's committee at cricket's governing body the ICC, said that irrespective of who wins, the world cup offers a chance to grow the sport in lots of creative ways.
One way is through the ECB's All Stars Cricket, aimed at providing children aged five to eight with a memorable first experience of the sport. The nationwide entry-level participation programme aims to get 50,000 girls and boys - and their families - excited by the game over the summer.
"We also have a soft ball initiative specifically for women." says Ms Connor, with a number of festivals being held during the World Cup.
As well as boosting participation, getting more women to follow women's cricket is a major goal.
"At the moment it is a fallacy to think women watch women's cricket. More males than females are cricket fans," the 40-year-old says.
"Cricket is not currently as relevant to women as it is to men, but the World Cup gives us an opportunity to change that."
She said that the majority of tickets, some 80%, had been sold to fans of England Cricket, and that she expected a high majority of them to be to men.
"But work by our marketing team does show there is a growing interest in watching by women," she adds. "That is why a lot of our marketing of the All Stars children's programme is targeted at mums, we are looking to engage them in the whole experience."
She said a new city-based eight-team Twenty20 tournament, due to start in 2020, was the ideal way to attract a new female audience.
"We have been looking at Australia and the Women's Big Bash, where 50% of spectators are women. They have totally altered the make up of their audience, and that is something we would look to emulate."
The tournament was brought forward so more matches sat in school term time. Just less than half of the matches are taking place on weekdays which presents an opportunity for local schools to witness tournament action live.
Meanwhile, Ms Connor says tickets for World Cup games have been priced to allow an affordable family day out. England's opening game against India is sold out, and 15,000 tickets have been sold for the final at Lord's.
England cricket player Anya Shrubsole on forging a cricket career
The 25-year-old is the daughter of Ian Shrubsole, a former Minor Counties cricketer in the 1990s. At 13 she was the first girl to join the Somerset Academy.
"I remember from the age of three or four my dad playing, and going out onto the pitch at the interval, throwing a ball around. That is my first memory of cricket. I then really got into it when I was at school.
"Back then, when I was growing up and coming through as a player there was an element of financial reward, but not enough to live off it. The money you received wasn't enough, you couldn't have afforded a mortgage.
"However, that wasn't something that was a real issue for me, I wanted to be as good as I could be.
"But I graduated at the same time that cricket turned professional. So I have never had the worry of trying to find a job alongside playing cricket.
"In means that in terms of staying in cricket, it is now a viable career option for young women whereas previously it wasn't. You make a living out of women's cricket, like you can with women's football. Before that you would have needed a separate job alongside.
"It is an immense honour to represent your country, One of the strengths of women's sport is that they are playing for the real love of the game.
"I think we are role models for youngsters. I am guilty sometimes of not thinking that I am, but anyone who plays international sport is a role model.
"The game is still in quite a developmental stage, and I am hopeful we will have a young audience growing up alongside the sport."
On ticket pricing, the ICC worked with a specialist agency to look at various ticket prices both at the venues (so including men's and women's cricket domestic and international), cricket as a whole, and also looked at other women's sports events in this country.
"We are not going to make a great deal of money out of it," says Ms Connor.
But she adds: "We are hoping that eventually the event becomes a commercial money spinner.
"For example, we hope that companies see there is an opportunity there to get involved in women's cricket, like Kia did a few years ago, when they became the official car of the England women's team.
"They saw the women's game as a real area of growth. As a challenger brand they were keen to work with women's cricket which they saw as a challenger sport."
Other positives for the women's game are the widespread media coverage being given to the World Cup. In addition to the scheduled 10 fixtures to be broadcast live on TV, the remaining 21 World Cup matches will be streamed live.
There will be radio commentary and video highlights on BBC radio and sport website.
Meanwhile, the ICC has committed to equal prize money for women and men's cricket by 2032.
"There will be a strategic plan to ensure that the game can deliver equal prize money in 15 years time," says Ms Connor.
"The women's game has only been under the ICC's auspices since 2005. If you think of the developments since then, it is a sport transformed. The World Cup will continue that transformation."
He was only told on the day of the 2017 African Cup of Nations tie that the captain's armband had been given to Mathieu Dossevi for Sunday's 2-1 win.
The 31-year-old scored the winner but says he is unsure if he will play against Djibouti in September.
"For now, I don't know - I'll be here and I'll talk with the coach," he said.
"I need to know whether he really needs me in the team or not.
"I have been the captain for seven or eight years and then one morning I'm told I won't be the captain - that means that we can go to Djibouti and he will put me in the stands.
"So I'd rather quit the team than be sidelined or put in the stands there and I think this will be better for me and the team.
"We can change captains everyday if we are playing street games in Lomé - but this is a national team.
"But what is sure I am going on holidays and allow me to enjoy my holidays before I decide."
He has said that if he decides to play again he does not want to captain the Hawks.
"From now on, I will never captain this team again," he added.
"To tell me on the day of the match that I will not captain the team then it is very disrespectful"
Togo's new coach Tom Saintfiet however tried to play down the issue.
"I don't want to talk too much about this topic because I think that Emmanuel Adebayor is a natural captain for the team," the Belgian coach said.
"He does not necessarily need to have the captain's armband when he plays - he is the captain and the greatest Togolese player.
"He has played today as a great captain without armband.
"For me every player is like a captain - so we have eleven captains on the pitch and every player must be responsible as a captain.
"We may have a captain but you can only win a match with eleven players."
Saintfiet and Adebayor had also fallen out in the build-up to the match against Liberia when the striker was dropped from the squad for a friendly against Ghana.
The coach said the Tottenham player and two other players were axed as they had not attended all the training sessions nor stayed at the team hotel.
Adebayor for his part insisted that he had told the coach he wouldn't play in the friendly in the days before the match.
Both men seemed to have made amends before the Liberia match insisting "there was no problems at all."
The striker has taken several breaks from playing international football in the past, including in the wake of the terrorist attack on the Togo team bus at the 2010 Nations Cup finals in Angola.
Cook, 29, has overseen seven defeats in the past nine Tests and failed to make a hundred in 27 innings.
Former England batsman Pietersen, 34, says "only politics are keeping Cook in a job" as it would be "yet another PR disaster" if he were to be sacked.
In his Daily Telegraph column, he suggests Ian Bell as Cook's successor.
Responding to Pietersen's comments, Cook told BBC Sport: "Everyone is entitled to their view and I can't let it get to me. It is a tough job when you don't win and when you don't score runs it's tougher."
Former England captains Michael Vaughan has called for Eoin Morgan to replace Cook as skipper, while ex-England batsman Geoffrey Boycott said Cook is too "stubborn" to quit.
Cook added: "Everyone is piling in a little, but it will give me more satisfaction if we win and I score some runs.
"I'm not in it for sympathy, but to win cricket games for England."
Pietersen, who was sacked by England in February, also wrote:
Pietersen, England's all-time leading run-scorer, said: "Alastair Cook is enduring an experience I would not wish on my worst enemy, but he should do what is right for England and resign the captaincy."
He was also critical of Cook's batting technique and recommended he seek the assistance of Surrey head coach Graham Ford, to whom Pietersen turned during a poor run of form.
"He could have another 10 years left but his batting needs emergency help and he needs to speak to someone away from the England set-up," said Pietersen, who led England in three of his 104 Tests before resigning in 2009.
"Only politics are keeping Cook in a job because the England and Wales Cricket Board backed him so much that it would be yet another PR disaster if it sacked him now.
"But the ECB needs his runs back so a big decision has to be made. Forget the bad headlines for once."
Ahead of the third Test against India, which starts at Southampton on Sunday, Pietersen said Warwickshire's Bell, 32, "has a good tactical brain" and "could grow" into the captaincy.
Many of you told us how he changed your lives with his unorthodox style and music.
Here are your stories.
Chris Chappel in Suffolk told the BBC: "I had the amazing experience of being tour manager for David Bowie on his Glass Spider, Sound and Vision and Tin Machine tours.
"He was amongst the most charming, creative and talented musicians I had ever worked for in my 30 years on the road.
"He had a great sense of humour and was great company, never compromising his art - he was an icon.
"I'm rather sad. He touched everyone he met - he was a revolutionary of the heart and mind and never afraid of failure.
"I remember we would spend a lot of time on tour buses as he didn't like to fly."
Linda Matthews told us: "Mr Jones (David Bowie) was a client of mine in the 80s when I managed an apartment block in Chelsea where the rich and the famous could stay with no risk of the press finding they were in London.
"He stayed several times and sometimes his young son, Zowie, was with him. Like many famous people, Mr Jones hated being recognised and rather than eating out he, or his minder Coco, asked me to find a cook.
"It seemed best for me to cook and he loved simple fare such as stuffed marrow and treacle tart, to the extent that I was offered a job in his house above Lake Geneva - and I said no!
"A boyfriend of mine helped to carry the food up to Mr Jones's apartment and was under strict orders to look straight ahead and never at Mr Jones.
"During one stay Zowie obviously wanted to play with friends of the same age and there was a family staying on the same floor with a boy of his age. But the father worked with CBS so there was panic about publicity. The boys won - front doors to both apartments open and an enormous Scalextric track set out from one apartment, across the landing to the other apartment.
"And the news of who Zowie's dad was did not get out."
Wendy Smith emailed to recall: "He came to the Royal Court Theatre in 1979. I was the usherette on the door upstairs. He came in with a trendy young couple. The only thing I noticed was his flip raincoat - which was uber trendy then. I ripped the ticket and with a nonchalant gesture pointed to the unsparingly uncomfortable seats. Back in the day we usherettes ruled.
"I looked to the doorway to see one agitated manager and a gaggle of other usherettes. 'Don't you know who that was?' he hissed.
"That was David Bowie. Should have kept the ticket."
Sonya Dey tells the BBC: "We just moved into the house formerly owned by the legendary saxophonist Ronnie Ross.
"Back in around 1960-1962 when David lived in Bromley, he contacted Ronnie Ross on recommendation and, with his pocket money, came for saxophone lessons which took place in our now dining room which was originally Ronnie Ross's music room. So the legend that is David Bowie was born and from there he went on to become who he is today.
"We live in Orpington and have today lit a candle in the very room in which David took his lessons. Its quite sad but eerie to know that David as a little boy of 13-15 graced this house with his presence.
"We will be applying for a blue plaque in due course to honour his early years and keep his memory alive."
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South Africa's PM, who had served in Lloyd George's war cabinet during World War I, found his military expertise was again in demand in Churchill's war cabinet.
The future co-author of the preamble to the UN charter was invited to share his thoughts on war and peace with MPs and peers in Parliament's royal gallery, although the Commons library reports that it was not a "formal presentation".
Parliament itself had sustained severe damage by this period in the Second World War, and Smuts noted: "Irreplaceable treasures of a thousand years of almost uninterrupted progress and culture and peaceful civilisation have disappeared forever.
"But one thing is not lost; one thing, the most precious of all, remains, and has rather increased," he continued. "The soul remains."
He paid tribute to Sir Winston as "the embodiment of the spirit of eternal youth and resilience, the spirit of a great, undying nation in one of the greatest moments of history".
"The stage is set," he declared of the war, "for the last, the offensive phase".
The King celebrated victory in Europe with a trip to Parliament, telling MPs and peers of his gratitude to all of them and his subjects for their wartime service.
"There was visibly present in the royal gallery something immensely venerable and at the same time very much alive," reported the Times.
"The King in his Councils in his Parliaments, the organ that through the centuries has been the very heart of England, ceaselessly driving the life's blood of liberty through the veins and arteries of the nation."
The King returned to Parliament to mark overall victory in World War II.
Opening the new House of Commons chamber, which had been destroyed in World War II, the King delivered a speech to MPs and peers.
In his Westminster Hall speech, President de Gaulle recalled how the UK, "heroic and alone, took upon herself the liberty of the world".
He expressed sympathy for the "wounds" of the German people, who he said were "yesterday our enemies but who are today a vital part of the West and our common ally".
But the focus of his speech was on disarmament, and he looked forward hopefully to a summit at which PM Harold Macmillan, President Eisenhower, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and he were to discuss the possibility of detente.
France "wishes, above all, stocks of nuclear weapons to be destroyed", he told MPs and peers.
It wasn't to be: the summit was cancelled after a US spy plane was shot down over Russia.
Queen Elizabeth II's first speech to both Houses of Parliament - besides those at the annual state opening of Parliament ceremony - marked the 700th Anniversary of the Parliament of Simon de Montfort.
Chancellor Brandt assured MPs and peers in the royal gallery of his support for the UK's application to join the European Economic Community, which he predicted would be enriched by British traditions.
French president de Gaulle had thwarted an earlier UK bid to join.
The Queen marked her Silver Jubilee with an address to Parliament.
President Reagan rallied Parliament's support for a crusade towards global freedom and democracy that "would leave Marxism-Leninism on the ash-heap of history".
But the Cold War was not the only conflict coinciding with his visit: UK troops were closing in on victory in the Falklands.
"Those young men are not fighting for mere real estate," the president reminded MPs and peers in the royal gallery.
"They fight for a cause, for the belief that armed aggression must not be allowed to succeed, and that people must participate in the decisions of government under the rule of law."
After meeting communist chief Mikhail Gorbachev at Chequers, then Conservative PM Margaret Thatcher declared: "I like Mr Gorbachev. We can do business together."
The future Soviet leader went on to address an informal meeting of MPs and peers, declaring: "For all that separates us, we have one planet and Europe is our common home, not a theatre of operations."
But his remarks became less diplomatic after Conservative former minister Norman St John-Stevas asked him about Soviet oppression of religion.
"I could quote a few facts about human rights in the UK," he said. "You persecute entire communities and nationalities. You have got 2.3 million unemployed."
The Times reported that one MP later joked he wished unemployment was as low as that.
The Queen marked the tercentenary of the Revolution of 1688-89 and the Bill of Rights with another speech to MPs and peers.
The Christian Democratic party's Francesco Cossiga used his address to MPs and peers in the royal gallery to "take Margaret Thatcher to task", according to the Times.
She was due to attend a European summit in Rome four days later, and President Cossiga urged her to adopt a "more idealistic approach" to the European Community, the paper added.
His advocacy was apparently unpersuasive. After the Rome summit, PM Thatcher reported back to MPs that she had not taken kindly to federalist Commission President Jacques Delors' aim to make the European Parliament the most powerful democratic institution in Europe, with the Commission working as the executive and the Council of Ministers acting as the senate.
"No! No! No!" she declared.
The Queen marked the 50th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day with a speech to MPs and peers.
PM Sir John Major "appeared overcome with emotion" as President Clinton paid tribute to the Conservative's "peacemaking role and spoke of a Northern Ireland where 'the guns are quiet and the children play without fear'," according to the Daily Mail's coverage of his speech to MPs and peers.
"I applaud the prime minister for taking this risk for peace," he had said.
"It is always a hard choice, the choice for peace, for success is far from guaranteed, and even if you fail, there will be those who resent you for trying. But it is the right thing to do. And in the end, the right will win."
The Scotsman tried valiantly to resist the famously charismatic Clinton, describing him as a "purveyor of folksy pieces of meaningless wisdom".
"Mr Clinton said: 'The only way to abolish war is to make peace heroic.' True, but what does it mean?" the paper commented, before succumbing.
"In spite of the simplicity and embarrassingly cliched nature of most of it, it was a good speech," it reported.
"It was refreshing to hear someone speak of high principles... Mr Clinton got away with it, not only because it was novel but because his delivery was superb."
In his second speech to MPs and peers, President Mandela paid tribute to anti-apartheid British politicians.
Labour peer Lord Brockway "was as concerned about our liberty as he was about the independence of India", he said.
He also recalled ex-Conservative PM Harold Macmillan's historic visit to Cape Town in 1960 and his historic speech declaring: "The wind of change is blowing through this country."
"Let our peoples," the president concluded, "join hands to build on what we have achieved together and help construct a humane African world, whose emergence will say a new universal order is born in which we are each our brother's keeper."
In an informal meeting of the all-party parliamentary group on Tibet, the Dalai Lama urged the UK to exert influence on China.
"The reality today is that Tibet is an occupied country under colonial rule. This is the essential issue which must be addressed and resolved through negotiations," he told MPs and peers.
"Tibet - an ancient nation with a unique culture and civilisation - is disappearing fast. In endeavouring to protect my nation from this catastrophe, I have always sought to be guided by realism, moderation and patience.
"However, it has now become clear that our efforts alone are not sufficient to bring the Chinese government to the negotiating table."
According to the Independent, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman responded: "By inviting the Dalai Lama to visit Britain and offering him a forum, the Tibetan group of the British House of Commons abets the Dalai's action to split the motherland. It will bring about adverse effects to the Sino-British relations."
Marking the 100th anniversary of the Australian federation, PM John Howard addressed MPs and peers in the royal gallery with "a graceful speech saying what a great place Australia was", according to the Guardian's Simon Hoggart.
"Let us consign arguments over the past to the annals of the past, as we make history instead of being doomed to repeat it," said Bertie Ahern, the first Irish Taoiseach to address both Houses of Parliament.
Mr Ahern may have been "lacking in suave elegance," reported the Independent, "but as usual that was more than made up for by his evident abilities and all-round political competence."
Labour PM Tony Blair described him as "a true friend of the British people, a man who is changing the history of his own country and of these islands".
The Pope warned MPs and peers in Westminster Hall that religion - and Christianity in particular - was "being marginalised" around the world.
"There are those who would advocate that the voice of religion be silenced, or at least relegated to the purely private sphere," he said.
"There are those who argue that the public celebration of festivals such as Christmas should be discouraged, in the questionable belief that it might somehow offend those of other religions or none."
BBC correspondent Peter Hunt described the speech at Westminster Hall as "a rallying call, and a plea - for religion not to be squeezed out by secular society".
Two and a half years later, Benedict XVI became the first pope in centuries to resign.
The UK and US were at a "pivotal moment" in their relationship and "profound challenges" lay ahead, US President Barack Obama told MPs and peers in his Westminster Hall speech.
He praised the role of the UK in spreading the ideals of democracy around the world, quoting Sir Winston Churchill, who said the Magna Carta, Bill of Rights, habeas corpus, trial by jury and common law "find their most famous expression in the American Declaration of Independence".
The Queen said she would rededicate herself to the service of the UK and its people as she celebrated her Diamond Jubilee.
She told MPs and peers in Westminster Hall that the commemoration of her 60 years on the throne was a chance "to come together in a spirit of neighbourliness and celebration".
The Queen also praised Prince Philip for being "a constant strength and guide" over the decades.
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi urged the UK to support the shift towards democracy in Burma in her historic address to both Houses of Parliament.
"My country today stands at the start of a journey towards, I hope, a better future. So many hills remain to be climbed, chasms to be bridged, obstacles to be breached," she said.
"Our own determination can get us so far. The support of the people of Britain and of peoples around the world can get us so much further."
Alan Yang and Aziz Ansari won the Emmy for outstanding writing for a comedy series for their Parents episode.
The episode explored the relationship between US immigrants and their children.
Yang used his acceptance speech to say Asian representation still had "a long way to go" in the US.
"There's 17 million Asian-Americans in this country, and there's 17 million Italian Americans," he told the audience in Los Angeles on Sunday night.
"They have The Godfather, Goodfellas, Rocky, the Sopranos. We got Long Duck Dong," he said, referencing the cartoonish character from Sixteen Candles.
He went on to address Asian parents saying: "If you could just do me a favour and just a couple of you get your kids cameras instead of violins, we would be all good."
Ansari, who stars in Master of None as an aspiring actor, was unable to give his speech because their time ran out.
He stepped up to the microphone but was interrupted by the cut-off music.
"You guys are in trouble!" he joked, before running off the stage and into his seat.
His parents, who played his parents in the episode, were present at the ceremony.
Later, he thanked them on Facebook for "giving me everything and more".
Each episode of Master of None explores a different topic, from the challenges of dating in the internet era to feminism to moving in with a partner.
In Parents, Ansari's character, Dev, comes to realise the sacrifices his parents made for him when they moved to the US.
Many Asian-Americans have been praising the win online, saying it reflected their own story.
Master of None had previously been recognised by the Peabody Awards and American Film Institute Award.
But this is the first Emmy win for both writers, who had previously worked together on NBC's Parks and Recreation.
Both have been outspoken about the lack of diversity among characters on television before, with Ansari having previously called out television network CBS for its lack of diversity.
Some users had already predicted the win long before the Emmys.
The Wimbledon finalists beat fourth seeds Marcin Matkowski and Nenad Zimonjic 3-6 6-3 7-6 (7-4).
Eighth seeds Murray and Peers will now face Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey or Leonardo Mayer and Joao Sousa.
Briton Dom Inglot and Robert Lindstedt of Sweden will play their quarter-final on Wednesday.
Inglot and Lindstedt meet sixth seeds Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea, the only pair left in the draw who are ranked higher than Murray and Peers.
"The guys that are left in are all top teams, so I don't really think the seedings play that much of a part," said 29-year-old Murray.
"We got to the final of Wimbledon and it was a great run for us - I guess you get that hunger to do it again, and a couple of months later we've got the chance to get back to the final."
Murray has one Grand Slam title to his name having won the 2007 Wimbledon mixed doubles with Jelena Jankovic.
He and 27-year-old Peers, ranked 15th and 14th in the world respectively, had their best result together when they reached the Wimbledon final, losing to Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau.
They came through a tight quarter-final on the Grandstand court, with one break apiece in the first two sets before dominating the decisive tie-break.
The Nomads took the last Europa League spot in the Welsh Premier League with a play-off win over Airbus in May.
Stabaek and India international keeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu was forced into a fine save from Michael Wilde's shot.
Nicolai Naess came close for Stabaek late on with a wayward effort but Connah's Quay held on to seal a draw.
The two teams will play their reverse fixture in Norway on Thursday, 7 July 19:00 BST.
It was joined by Djibouti and Somalia, while Egypt condemned the attacks without going as far as severing diplomatic ties.
What stands out in Sudan's case is how quickly its relations with mainly Shia Iran have deteriorated.
The two nations were strong military allies in the 1990s and 2000s, with Iran providing arms and training to the African nation.
But relations deteriorated when in 2014 Sudan, the only African state governed by a Sunni version of Islamic law, expelled an Iranian diplomat for promoting Shia Islam in the country.
In the rivalry between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Iran for supremacy in the Islamic world, Sudan is now firmly in the Saudi camp. Its troops are part of the Saudi-led campaign fighting Shia groups in Yemen.
However, to cut diplomatic ties is still unusual. It seems that Sudan - which is not at all a heavyweight in international politics - wants to show how far it is willing to go to demonstrate loyalty to the Gulf kingdom.
Sudan's economy has suffered since the oil-rich south seceded in 2011, and it is hoping that Saudi petro-dollars will help it rebuild its economy.
Somalia is also in dire need of investment following more than two decades of conflict, including the current insurgency by the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group.
Its authorities recently arrested two Iranian men in what was seen as a warning to Iran not to try to propagate Shia Islam in a country where the overwhelming majority of people are Sunni Muslims.
The Saudis have been generous in investments, and funding Islamic projects in various African countries.
It is, therefore, not surprising that Saudi Arabia announced that more than half of the members of the 34-nation Islamic Military Alliance it had formed to fight militant Islamist groups were African states.
It listed Nigeria - Africa's biggest oil producer and most populous state, which has been hit by an insurgency led by the Boko Haram group - as a member.
But Nigeria, according to a Reuters news agency report, denied it had joined the alliance.
The West African state is unlikely to take sides. It has a significant Shia population, and their main representative, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), is backed by Iran.
The IMN is campaigning for an Iranian-styled Islamic republic in Nigeria, and has recently been involved in confrontations with the military.
According to human rights groups, about 300 of its members were killed by soldiers last month after the military accused the IMN of trying to kill army chief of staff Lt Gen Tukur Buratai. The military denied killing anyone.
The alleged killings - along with the detention of IMN leader Ibraheem Zakzaky - caused anger in the Shia world, with Iran lodging a diplomatic protest with the Nigerian government.
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari - a Sunni Muslim - will not want to worsen tensions with Shia, especially when his troops are battling to end the insurgency by Boko Haram, a Sunni group linked to the so-called Islamic State (IS).
Nigeria is more likely to stand back and call for a peaceful resolution to the dispute between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Other African countries, especially those which do not have Sunni Muslim majorities, are likely to do the same.
In a speech on Tuesday, Michael Gove promised to rid the curriculum of "vapid happy talk" and ensure pupils had a structured "stock of knowledge".
New curriculums for schools in England are expected to be published shortly.
Labour's Stephen Twigg said the ideas were "backward-looking and narrow".
Mr Gove set out the principles underpinning forthcoming changes to what is taught in England's primary and secondary schools.
He argued that for young people to understand and engage with the changing world around them, they needed to be equipped with core sets of information, in areas from science to culture and history.
A command of such basic knowledge was necessary before developing and debating other ideas, he said.
Even to understand the results of an internet search engine, he argued it was necessary to have firm foundations of knowledge.
"Unless you have knowledge - historical, cultural, scientific, mathematic - all you will find on Google is babble."
Mr Gove argued that it was poorer families that had the most to gain as "the accumulation of cultural capital - the acquisition of knowledge - is the key to social mobility".
He said such a traditional approach to education was part of the success of private schools such as Westminster and Eton, "where the medieval cloisters connect seamlessly to the corridors of power".
The education secretary highlighted the influence of ED Hirsch, the US educator and literary critic.
The retired academic has argued that there should be a set body of information - the core knowledge - that should be known by children in each school year.
Mr Gove gave the example of the US state of Massachusetts as an example of a school system that had applied the principles of a "knowledge-based curriculum".
The exact details of what will be included and excluded from this latest version of England's curriculum have yet to be published, but Mr Gove promised: "Our new curriculum affirms - at every point - the critical importance of knowledge acquisition".
Labour rejected the proposals, saying that the education secretary was more interested in sound-bites than evidence about how to narrow the educational achievement gap between rich and poor.
Shadow education secretary Mr Twigg said: "Michael Gove is clearly rattled by the widespread opposition to his EBacc exams.
"Instead of lecturing others, he should listen to business leaders, entrepreneurs, head teachers and parents who think his plans are backward-looking and narrow.
"We need to get young people ready for a challenging and competitive world of work, not just dwell on the past."
Mr Gove also spoke in defence of the English Baccalaureate.
But Russell Hobby, leader of the National Association of Head Teachers, added to the criticism, warning there was a "reasonable middle ground" in making schools accountable, which would avoid the "chaos and disruption" of constant changes.
He warned "the EBacc shows the dangers of using narrow statistics to drive behaviour, rather than engaging with the profession in a dialogue about the aims of education, a dialogue which could ensure greater enthusiasm and avoid mistakes in implementation".
Vernon, 32, had been without a club since being released by League One side Shrewsbury Town in May.
He scored three goals in 44 games for Shrewsbury after joining in 2014 following his release by Aberdeen.
The Mariners will be the eighth club for Vernon, who won the Scottish League Cup with the Dons in 2014.
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It would be very annoying to most people but competition is a daily normality for boxing twins Gavin and Jamie McDonnell, who could become the first British identical twins to win world titles.
He would still be fighting at Donny Dome if I didn't help him out. He got a leg-up from me
"This is massive because I don't know any other twins in the country that have done what we've done," said Gavin, who is unbeaten in 18 fights and faces Mexico's Rey Vargas, 26, for the WBC super-bantamweight title in Hull on Saturday.
"To be the first to do anything is an achievement in itself. Our kid Jamie has done a few things like that. He was the first European and world champion from Doncaster so I can't get them but to be the first twins means I get a bit of room on the stage."
The charismatic Doncaster duo, both 30, have each collected a pair of British and European titles but at different times.
Of course the main achievement that separates the two is Jamie's current status as the WBA bantamweight world champion - he has also previously held the IBF version.
Gavin turned pro in 2010 - five years after his brother - but has quickly risen through the ranks and sees his next fight for the prestigious green and gold WBC belt as a chance to step out of Jamie's shadow.
"I'm being compared to him all of the time. He's Mr Bee's Knees, who's done everything - it takes the shine off my fights," said Gavin.
"Nobody wants to be a number two at anything. He's been number one all his life and now I'm giving him a taste of his own medicine. He's number two now if I win the WBC title. He's got the other belts - IBF and WBA, but if I can say, 'who's got the best world title?' No comeback."
But with twins there's always a comeback and Jamie duly interrupts: "You then have to defend it five times to be on a level with me.
"You only have that fight because you were in my ear saying, 'Get me in with Eddie Hearn [the McDonnell brothers' promoter],' so I got him a meeting with Eddie and I said, 'help him out Eddie, will you?' He would still be fighting at Donny Dome if I didn't help him out. He got a leg-up from me."
Gavin's task on Saturday is no easy one as he goes up against a man unbeaten in 28 fights, with 22 knockouts. But promoter Hearn reckons the "down and dirty" Hull Ice Arena will give him an advantage.
"We had decent money on the table to go to Mexico for this fight but I thought Hull Arena can do strange things to a man," said Hearn.
"When you go in those changing rooms and walk out, it's a bear pit. If you're going to beat Vargas - a brilliant fighter - you have to make him feel uncomfortable.
"He has to open the door to the changing room and go 'what is this?' We need every advantage we can get in this fight."
He may seem the confident twin now but Gavin does admit he would not be boxing if it were not for his brother's achievements.
"If it wasn't for Jamie I'd be in the pub with the lads and working a 9-5 job," said Gavin, who worked as a plasterer alongside his twin.
"I never had an ambition to become world champion. I knocked boxing on the head at about 16 because I wanted to go out with my mates. But I saw Jamie at all his fights and saw him win titles. I didn't think I would do that but I wanted to have a go.
"Now I'm fighting for a world title and I believe I can win one. My brother's done it and I believe I can do it."
If Gavin cites his brother as inspiration, Jamie can now see the motivational benefit of such a close-knit rivalry.
"We push each other. Now he motivates me," said Jamie, who suffered the last of his two defeats in 2008.
"I've got to step it up otherwise people will say your brother's overtaking you and I can't have that. We're not jealous of each other. We are just born winners."
The pair are typical twins, always trying to get one over on each other in anything, from their follower numbers on social media to who could build the better house. But as their boxing profiles grow rapidly, there remains a problem.
"We get mistaken for each other all the time," said Jamie. "If someone calls me Gavin, I just go with it."
Gavin adds: "There'll be a tweet saying, 'Great to meet world champion Jamie McDonnell' and it was me. That makes me steam a little bit because I'm not a world champion yet."
There have already been world champion twins - the American Charlo brothers, Jermell and Jermall, own IBF and WBC belts in the light-middleweight division. The McDonnells aim to go one step better by one day completing the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO four-piece set.
"We could get all four between us," said Gavin.
"The question is, whose mantelpiece will they go on? I'm sure we can collect them all in a few years because how many twins have done that? I think every fight for me now will be big fights at the top alongside him."
He was found guilty of using obscene, inappropriate and/or unprofessional language and behaviour towards fourth official Stuart Terheege.
Leicester beat Northampton 37-17 to secure a record 10th English title.
The former England hooker had pleaded not guilty to the charges at the hearing held in Coventry.
At half-time in the final at Twickenham, Northampton assistant coach Dorian West told ESPN that he felt Cockerill had been "intimidating" match officials.
Leicester Tigers say they will not be commenting on the matter until they have studied the RFU report.
Cockerill has been in trouble with the RFU before.
He was handed a four-week match-day ban for abusing officials during an LV= Cup tie with Newport Gwent Dragons in November 2009.
Along with coach Matt O'Connor he was accused of using foul or abusive language about referee Wayne Barnes during Leicester's Premiership semi-final defeat of Northampton in May 2011, although the RFU decided not to take any action.
He also received a formal warning from the RFU about his conduct after he took his frustration out on the wall of the coaches' box during a win over Bath on 16 May 2010.
Former hooker Cockerill played 27 times for England between 1997 and 1999, including four games at the 1999 World Cup.
Northampton skipper Dylan Hartley was sent off for abusive language just before half-time in the final, costing him his place on the Lions tour of Australia.
The decision was taken by Cardiff councillors on Thursday.
Leader Rodney Berman said the honour recognised Dame Shirley's contribution to Wales, the Welsh capital, showbusiness and her charity work.
The 75-year-old singer was made a Dame in 1999, and will be performing at a special concert to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in June.
Mr Berman said: "The work she has done in promoting Cardiff and Wales is priceless. It is hard to think of someone from such a humble upbringing in Butetown and Splott who has gone on to become such a huge international star.
"She has never forgotten Cardiff when it has come to helping us mark milestone events in the city - such as the opening of the Rugby World Cup in 1999 and the concert at the Millennium Stadium to mark the start of the 2010 Ryder Cup.
"I will personally never forget seeing Dame Shirley steal the show in her Welsh flag dress at the concert to mark the official opening of the National Assembly for Wales."
The council leader said Dame Shirley's charity work deserved recognition in itself.
He added: "Whether that's for the scholarship which bears her name at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama or for her long-standing and very generous association with the Noah's Ark Appeal for the Children's Hospital of Wales as Patron, she has done much to help others in Cardiff over a number of years.
Dame Shirley will become only the 61st person to be given the freedom of Cardiff in the 116 years since the first award was made.
She will be joining an illustrious list of recipients that include Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, Pope John Paul II and Princess Diana.
The honour was last given to an individual in 2006, when it was awarded to the former president of the Welsh Rugby Union and Victoria Cross recipient, the late Sir Tasker Watkins.
While the freedom of the city does not confer any special privileges, it is the highest honour that the council can award.
Arrangements are now being made for a special ceremony to mark the honour, and will take place later in the year.
Mr Driffield, 66, and Mr Hymas, 68, are both from North Yorkshire.
Their Ikarus C42 microlight disappeared after leaving City of Derry Airport for Scotland on Thursday.
Debris from the aircraft was found on Friday but no further wreckage was found over the weekend.
Sonar equipment is being used to search in water around Glenarm and Carn Point.
A PSNI spokesperson said the families of the men wanted to express thanks to all agencies involved in the search, "in particular all the volunteers who have given up their time to search for their loved ones".
Speaking about the search operation, Insp Michael McDonnell said a police helicopter has conducted over-flights of the harbour and further out to sea.
"The Community Rescue Service team will continue in their search of the area and they along with Police will continue to respond to any sightings reported," he said.
On Monday, Sean McCarry from the Community Rescue Service, told BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster: "The focus would be to find any of the main fuselage, which would be still intact.
"That would give us assistance in trying to recover whatever would be in the wreckage but also the Air Accident Investigation team would be able to come to a speedy conclusion.
"It is a massive area of water that needs searched, we have no entry point, we don't know what happened exactly.
"The search underwater is pretty much a needle in a haystack."
The attack took place in a market near a Baghdad mosque on Thursday.
The man detonated explosives in a suicide vest, killing at least three other people and injuring dozens more.
The Islamic State (Isis) militant group, in an affiliated Twitter feed, said it was behind the attack and named the man as Abu Bakr al-Australi.
Australia's Attorney-General George Brandis, in a statement, said the news was a "disturbing development".
"The government deplores the violent actions being undertaken by ISIL (Isis) and other extremist groups in Iraq and Syria, and is deeply concerned about the involvement of Australians in these activities."
The involvement of Australians posed "a significant domestic security threat to Australia when those involved return home and seek to pursue violence here".
The man was the second Australian suicide bomber in the Iraq and Syria conflicts, the statement added.
Late last week, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said the government was working hard to stop young Australians becoming radicalised.
"We're doing all we can to prevent people going overseas as foreign fighters," the Australian Broadcasting Corporation quoted her as saying.
Takeaway driver Dan Murray, 55 had been taking an order to Lady Street, near Grosvenor Road, when he was shot at about 22:15 BST on Monday.
He was well known to police and had a lengthy criminal record, the BBC understands.
His partner, Ciara Austin, the mother of his youngest child, has described his killers as cowards.
She said he was killed after being called to what turned out to be a bogus call for a Chinese takeaway delivery.
"I was working on the desk and took the phone call and he knew it wasn't an address that he usually goes to," she said.
"He says to me 'Ciara I don't usually do this one but I will take it anyway'.
"He was set-up, it is the only way they could have got him, they have tried time and time again.
"Cowards, cowards, they had to set him up, come up behind him and shoot him in the car."
Ms Austin said no-one was standing up to those responsible for the killing.
"Everybody knows who is doing it, the dogs in the street know who is behind it and nobody is standing up to them," she added.
"They are getting away with it.
"It is not fair, somebody has to do something, I never ever thought a year ago I would be sitting in this position."
She also denied any allegations that her partner had been dealing in drugs.
"He has never been convicted of drugs, doesn't have a drugs charge, there is nothing on his record," she said.
"This is the rumour mill trying to justify what they have done, trying to justify killing my partner and the father of my son."
Police said there was "absolutely no justification for incidents of this kind", but said it was too early to comment on a motivation for the murder.
The shooting was the third to take place in the city within 24 hours.
Supt John Roberts said the murder had been "horrific" but said the three shootings did not mean there is a "gang culture" in Belfast.
"It is not the case that criminals can run wild with guns in the city of Belfast," he added.
Mr Murray had survived a previous gun attack last May, when he was shot in the face in his home.
The scene of Monday night's shooting remains cordoned off by police.
A teenager was shot in north Belfast about three hours before Mr Murray's killing and a man in his 20s was shot in an alleyway in north Belfast in the early hours of Monday.
In a joint statement, First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said the shootings were "barbaric and wrong".
"We unreservedly condemn the actions of the perpetrators who care only for themselves," they said.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with all the victims and their families and in particular the family of Daniel Murray who was shot dead."
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey said: "I believe this to be criminal gangs who are carrying out armed actions on our streets.
"They need to be removed from our streets, and anybody who has information, I believe, has a duty to come forward with that and give it to the police."
SDLP MLA Alex Attwood said people in west Belfast were becoming anxious about shootings and violence in their area.
"There are people who are now trying to assert their violent and bad authority on the community," he said.
"People are beginning to use the gun and use it with regularity up to the point of murder."
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll said: "I am deeply saddened by the news of another paramilitary attack in west Belfast, this time with tragic results.
"Nothing has been gained or achieved by this unnecessary loss of life, only more mourning and suffering."
Chris Cunningham, brother of Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham, took a seat in Glasgow's Garscadden/Scotstounhill ward.
Meanwhile Trish Robertson took a Highland Council seat in Culloden and Ardersier for the Lib Dems.
Labour were beaten into second in the Glasgow City Council race and seventh in the Highlands.
There are elections to all 32 of Scotland's local authorities in 2017.
The Glasgow by-election was triggered by the death of Labour councillor John Kelly, and the defeat leaves the party with a one-seat majority on the council.
The SNP took 43% of first-preference votes to Labour's 39%. Turnout was 23.8%.
SNP leader and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon posted "congratulations" to Mr Cunningham on Twitter, as did council leader Frank McAveety, who added: "No greater honour than to serve Glasgow's citizens."
The Highlands by-election was triggered by the death of another Labour councillor, John Ford.
The SNP took the most first-preference votes, with the Lib Dems second at that point, but when the second preferences of all other candidates were redistributed Ms Robertson pipped the SNP candidate by 25 votes. Turnout was 30%.
Party leader Willie Rennie said the win was a "stunning and spectacular result".
The latest results, published in 2013 from tests taken in 2012, showed that the highest performers were in Asian countries.
It showed the UK failing to make progress on previous tests and there was more attention for Shanghai's top results.
It raised questions about the long hours of study in countries such as South Korea and showed how the global education map is changing.
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The final finished 3-3 in normal time, with Britain's keeper Maddie Hinch making a string of remarkable saves.
And the Dutch, the current world champions, could not beat Hinch in the shootout, which Britain won 2-0.
Helen Richardson-Walsh and Hollie Webb scored the decisive penalties to win Britain's 24th gold at Rio 2016.
With two days of competition remaining, it is their 58th medal in total, seven short of their tally at London 2012.
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"It's difficult to put into words what this means," said Richardson-Walsh.
"Seventeen years ago, when I started my career, we were so far off this. It has taken so much hard work and it means absolutely everything."
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Webb's winning penalty sparked celebrations from the British team - bronze medallists four years ago - after they survived long periods of pressure at the hands of their feted opponents.
The Netherlands are the world's number one team, have won gold at the two previous Olympics and are the reigning world champions.
And while they showed their quality for much of the game, they were repelled by a spirited British performance, summed up by the heroics of Hinch.
The goalkeeper saved an early penalty stroke from Maartje Paumen and kept out a number of Dutch penalty corners.
Britain led at the end of the first quarter through a Lily Owsley tap-in, before Kitty van Male and Paumen put the Dutch in front.
GB then levelled twice to take it to penalties, with Crista Cullen sweeping the ball home to make it 2-2 before Nicola White finished off a goalmouth scramble either side of another Paumen strike.
Before the shootout began, Hinch got out a little black book with notes on the opposition - and the homework paid off as she kept out four Dutch penalties before Webb scored the decisive fifth for GB, who won all eight matches in Rio,
Earlier, Germany beat New Zealand 2-1 to take the bronze medal.
Keeper Hinch said: "Goalkeeping has its highs and lows. You can be a villain, but you can also be a hero in the moment.
"It helped that the Dutch had a shootout in their semi-final, so that gave me a chance to see what they do.
"I basically give myself a game plan for each player and I execute that. Thankfully it worked. The Dutch did what I thought they would do."
Great Britain captain Kate Richardson-Walsh and wife Helen Richardson-Walsh became the first married couple to win gold for Britain since Cyril and Dorothy Wright in the sailing in 1920.
"To win an Olympic medal is special," said Kate. "To win an Olympic medal with your wife there next to you, taking a penalty in the pressure moments is so special. We will cherish this for the rest of our lives.''
Now 36, Kate confirmed "100%" that it would be her final GB appearance.
"I will retire as a reigning European champion with England and an Olympic champion with Great Britain," she said.
GB coach Danny Kerry said: "We know we're good at shootouts. We have some tough characters taking them and we have probably the best goalkeeper in the world. Some days you know you're going to win."
Netherlands coach Alyson Annan said her team "dominated the whole game", adding: "Tactically, we were strong. Technically, we were strong. Physically, mentally, we were the better team. That makes it much more disappointing.''
Simon Mason, former GB Olympic hockey player
"I am genuinely struggling to put that into words. GB were under pressure for huge chunks but we thought if it went to penalties they could win. Fair play Maddie Hinch. Just incredible. That will change the face of British hockey."
Luke Reddy, BBC Sport in Rio
"That was the most exhilarating 15-minute spell I've been lucky enough to watch at the Games. Every attack was met with tense silence, roars breaking out when danger passed. The families went through despair, nerves, joy, relief and much more. There were tears, a lot of tears."
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has said Ms Villiers should resign.
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood also said Ms Villiers should step down if Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU.
But speaking on Monday, David Cameron said she was doing an excellent job and she had made a personal decision over the EU referendum.
"She is exercising her ability to reach a personal decision and to campaign for Britain to leave the EU and that's absolutely right she is able to do that," he said.
"I think the key thing is everybody in Northern Ireland should make up their own mind based on the evidence and I look forward to coming to try to help persuade them to remain in a reformed EU."
The secretary of state has said Northern Ireland will remain in a strong position financially if the UK decides to leave the European Union.
Her stance has been supported by the Democratic Union Party, but criticised by Sinn Féin and the SDLP.
The referendum on whether the UK should remain in the EU is due to be held on Thursday 23 June.
Ms Villiers said: "Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK could flourish outside the European Union and indeed that's something that the prime minister also acknowledges.
"We give, at the moment - £19bn a year to the EU and so we could actually, if we left, we could still afford to fund every single one of those programmes and still have significant sums left over for other priorities in Northern Ireland."
She has argued that it is time for the UK to "take back control and restore the ability to make our own laws and control our own borders in this country".
However, a previous NI secretary, Peter Hain, said Northern Ireland could be "dragged back" if the UK left the EU.
Mr Hain, who was secretary of state from May 2005 until June 2007, said he was concerned about the impact on Irish border controls.
"We have a unique situation on the island of Ireland with a border that now exists constitutionally but, in practice, is invisible to the great benefit of people on the island of Ireland, north and south," he said.
"I do not think that the existing border arrangements would be sustainable if we left the EU and that would have all sorts of very serious consequences for the peace process."
The phone had been given to the offender from Llangefni, Anglesey, as part of a project to reintegrate criminals into the community.
When the error emerged in 2014, it was found he had been given a contract SIM rather than a pay-as-you-go.
A criminal investigation was launched but no charges were brought.
The inquiry showed three people may have had access to the phone. Two people were arrested but neither was charged.
The force said the bill was due to high data charges for "video/music streaming" and various other "high-data volume internet applications".
It was linked to a SIM contract which was "not intended for such use".
North Wales Police said no disciplinary action had been taken against any member of staff and it has since reviewed and tightened up its mobile phone policy.
Details released under a Freedom of Information request showed the Orange mobile was used for a number of months and the bills, which totalled £44,500, were paid monthly.
The force said it occasionally used "inexpensive pay as you go mobile phones" to maintain contact with "vulnerable victims of crime and offenders to integrate them back into the community".
This is done through the integrated offender management unit, working with those who are subject to court or prison licences or are not subject to probation supervision.
"This multi-agency team works to help individuals to positively change their life through access to support services," said director of finance and resources Tracey Martin.
"A phone allows two way communications between the offender and the support agencies to provide encouragement and to keep the individual on track for the benefit of the community as a whole.
"Unfortunately, on this occasion, a contract phone was mistakenly given and then misused. The situation was dealt with as soon as it came to light in 2014 and we have since improved our procedures to ensure that it can't happen again."
The ground was cleared soon after Falkirk's 3-1 victory over Queen of the South due to the discovery of an unattended package.
The forgotten chocolates were in a bag, wrapped in gift paper.
"A police expert attended the Falkirk Stadium and the package was declared safe," read a statement from the Championship club.
A police spokesperson said a patrol car had been parked in front of his house.
Mr Erdogan has filed a criminal complaint against the satirist in a case that has prompted a debate in Germany over freedom of speech.
German prosecutors are investigating whether he broke a law against insulting foreign leaders.
Public broadcaster ZDF announced earlier on Tuesday that his weekly satire programme would not go ahead this week because of the "vast amount of media reporting and the resulting focus on the programme and its presenter".
It was not immediately clear if a concrete threat had been made against Boehmermann but Cologne police told German media: "When you can't rule something out then you have to do something."
Bild website reported that the satirist and his family were apparently facing a threat from supporters of the Turkish president. No request for protection measures had come from the comic but were a result of risk analysis, reports said.
To some the poem was puerile, vulgar and irresponsible at a time when Europe needs Turkish help in the refugee crisis.
To others it was an ingenious work of subversive art, which highlighted the importance of freedom of speech: a sketch in which even President Erdogan is now playing his part.
Either way, Jan Boehmermann always goes a step further than polite society generally allows. Clever, funny and complicated, he has singlehandedly revolutionised German state broadcasting.
During the height of tensions between Athens and Berlin over the Greek debt crisis Boehmermann portrayed Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis as a vengeful motorbike-riding sex bomb. But it was his fellow Germans, and the rest of the media establishment, that the comedian was mocking.
A jaunty 1930's-style Springtime for Hitler remake wittily highlighted the similarities between the views of the anti-migrant party AfD and Nazi-era politics.
Even refugee helpers have been fair game, as Boehmermann mercilessly portrayed modern, multi-cultural Germans as a self-righteous unstoppable horde of muesli-eating, Birkenstock-wearing sexual perverts.
But for Boehmermann's many fans the fear is now that taking on Turkey's president has been a step too far.
Boehmermann, considered Germany's most incisive satirist, had read the obscene poem on his Neo Magazin Royale programme on 31 March, making clear that it included material that broke German laws on free speech. Section 103 of the criminal code bans insulting representatives or organs belonging to foreign states.
In particular, the poem made references to sex with goats and sheep, as well as repression of Turkish minorities.
Days earlier, another German TV programme that poked fun at President Erdogan had prompted the Turkish government to summon the German ambassador in protest.
On that occasion, both Germany and the EU insisted that press freedom was inviolable.
However, Chancellor Angela Merkel became involved in the latest row, when she told Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu that Boehmermann's poem had been "deliberately offensive". The poem itself has been removed from ZDF's website.
Although a number of viewers complained about the broadcast, Chancellor Merkel has herself been criticised by political opponents for jeopardising freedom of speech in order to shore up the EU-Turkey deal on returning migrants from the Greek islands.
Hannelore Kraft, state premier of North-Rhine Westphalia where the satirist lives, tweeted that freedom of satire was part of German democracy: "This should not be put in doubt. Certainly not through external political pressure."
Mrs Merkel emphasised on Tuesday that the deal with Turkey bore no relation to the legal action facing Jan Boehmermann. "Freedom of the press, opinion and science apply and are completely separate from that," she insisted.
The German chancellor had been expected to visit Turkey in the coming days, to open facilities built for refugees with EU funding. However, her spokesman made clear on Monday that there were no immediate plans for a trip.
Ali Zeidan met British PM David Cameron earlier and said weapons left after the collapse of the Gaddafi regime in 2011 were an "international" problem.
On Monday the UN was told a "worrying" amount of weapons were leaving Libya.
Mr Cameron said the country faced "huge challenges" and Britain was determined to help.
At the meeting in Downing Street on Tuesday, Mr Zeidan said he wanted to co-operate with Britain, "especially in the field of removing weapons from Libya".
He said: "It is now an international matter and we do need assistance in order to perform this task because we are now facing a battle with international terrorism that extends from Afghanistan to Mali."
Mr Cameron told Mr Zeidan: "We recognise the huge challenges you face in terms of security and governance, putting in place the capacity that Libya needs for a good and strong government.
"We are doing everything we can to help."
Specific details of the proposed help have not yet emerged.
Speaking before the meeting, Mr Cameron said talks would include "legacy issues" such as an ongoing investigation into the murder of policewoman Yvonne Fletcher outside the Libyan embassy in London in 1984 and the north African country's supply of arms to the IRA.
The UN Security Council heard on Monday from its committee on Libyan sanctions, which said more arms and ammunition were being smuggled out of Libya.
The committee said there was "an increasing number of reported cases of trafficking in such materiel to Syria".
Weapons from Libya were used by Islamist militants who laid siege to a BP gas plant in Algeria in January, killing at least 40 foreign workers including six Britons.
Tarek Mitri, UN envoy to Libya, said elections after the fall of Gaddafi "raised more expectations than what the political institutions and forces have been capable of meeting".
Security problems, political disagreements and disruption to oil exports had contributed to public scepticism and even "rejection" of the process, he said.
He added: "But this should not be mistaken for a loss of faith in national unity, democracy and the rule of law.
"Their commitment to the principles for which they fought their revolution remains deep."
Trevor Gibbon, 48, is accused of killing Alison Morrison in December.
The day before he ambushed Ms Morrison, Mr Gibbon had pleaded guilty to harassing her family and was issued with a restraining order, the Old Bailey heard.
He denies murder but the court heard he would admit the killing but say he was suffering a mental abnormality.
Prosecutor Brian O'Neill QC said Mr Gibbon would argue he had an "abnormality of mental functioning" which impaired his ability to form rational judgment and exercise self-control.
The mother-of-one was forced to the ground and stabbed 33 times as she made her way to work on 18 December, the jury was told.
As she lay dying in the street, Ms Morrison told residents trying to help her: "Trevor Gibbon did this to me", the Old Bailey heard.
Mr Gibbon, who was armed with two knives, ran off to his car and was picked up in Lincolnshire the next morning with dried blood on his hands where he told police he was a "coward".
Mr O'Neill told jurors: "That morning Trevor Gibbon was a very angry man.
"He may well have felt that Alison Morrison had gotten the better of him and had won their protracted dispute. He may well have felt the need for revenge as a result."
Mr O'Neill added it was "a planned, premeditated attack on an unarmed defenceless woman by an angry man who was out for revenge.
"This was murder, nothing less."
The dispute started in 2011 when 45-year-old Ms Morrison, her husband and their son moved next door to Mr Gibbon and his partner, Maria Perrett, in Windsor Crescent, Harrow, north-west London.
Mr Gibbon complained about the noise from the boy's skateboard and the Morrisons' attempted to placate him, but nothing seemed to satisfy him, the jury was told.
The prosecution said the Morrisons wanted to live in peace with their neighbours, but Mr Gibbon seemed to take almost every opportunity to escalate things.
Mr O'Neill said: "While the list of individual incidents may sound trivial, their cumulative effect was such that it had a deteriorating effect upon the health and well-being of Mr and Mrs Morrison."
Mr Gibbon and his partner refused attempts by the council and police to resolve the issues and he was issued with a prevention of harassment letter in April 2014 - which he refused to sign, the prosecution said.
The court heard on the day of the attack witnesses heard Ms Morrison scream for help and saw her attacker "slowly" stabbing her with a long-bladed knife.
The case continues.
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Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw said head teachers needed to protect new teachers to maintain their enthusiasm and stop them leaving their jobs.
Sir Michael said it was not inspections that put new recruits off, but a lack of support and working in poorly-led schools with badly behaved pupils.
He was giving evidence before the Commons Education Select Committee.
Sir Michael added: "It [recruitment] is a big issue and it has been so ever since I've been a teacher.
"Before I joined Ofsted I used to talk a lot to teachers joining the profession, particularly to Teach First.
"What used to upset me was talking to people who were bright-eyed and bushy tailed, hugely enthusiastic about coming into teaching and wanting to do well for disadvantaged youngsters, saying to me that they were put off teaching in the first few years because they weren't adequately helped and supported by leaders.
"That the culture of the schools in which they were worked was poor, that behaviour was poor, every day was a daily struggle, with poorly behaved, badly behaved pupils.
"They were there for a reason and they wanted to commit themselves to a period of time in those institutions where they were working. But a lot of them said: 'I'll take it for a bit of time but not a lot longer'.
"The thing that puts off teachers is working in an institution that's not good and that's poorly led, and where behaviour, particularly, is poor."
The chief inspector was adamant that the pressure of being inspected was not the issue.
"It's not Ofsted in my view, and that's often a red herring," he told MPs.
"Head teachers have got to make sure they run good schools, where there's a strong and positive culture, protect those newly-qualified teachers in a way that some don't and that those young teachers make a career in teaching.
"That's the thing that puts off teachers. It's not Ofsted. Although they might say that and some of the union reps might say it."
It came after justice secretary and fellow Brexit campaigner Michael Gove announced that he would run for leader.
The reaction on social media began with tweets and memes reacting to Mr Johnson's speech, which took many by surprise.
Others speculated about the motive behind it and incorporated political developments in the US.
On Twitter, others decided to add captions and draw their own conclusions from events in the Conservative leadership contest.
Celebrities have also given their verdicts on events of the day and predictions of what they think will happen next.
They say that 133 people were rescued, but 16 are still missing after the four-deck Almirante went down near the popular resort town of Guatapé.
There were about 170 people on board. Witness Juan Quiroz told the BBC the boat sank in less than five minutes.
Leisure boats quickly came to the rescue, hauling victims from the water and the top deck of the vessel.
Some survivors complained that they had not been given life jackets.
Army helicopters and divers later joined the search-and-rescue operation.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, who travelled to the scene on Sunday evening, said six people had been killed, revising down an initial death toll of nine given by officials.
More than 20 people have been taken to a hospital in Guatapé.
Eyewitness Louisa Murphy told the BBC: "We saw things flying off the side of the boat. And within, I think, probably about 20 second the boat had sort of sunk with just the top deck visible."
Luis Bernardo Morales, a fire service captain involved in the rescue, said the boat was very close to the port when it sank.
"We do not know whether it was a mechanical failure, an overloading or something to do with the currents that caused it to sink," AFP news agency quoted him as saying.
Local residents said that the vessel had sunk twice before but had then been repaired before being used again.
Guatapé is a popular Andean resort town, known for its water sports and recreational activities.
He met veterans and appeared at a rally in South Carolina on Monday, ahead of Saturday's primary election.
George W Bush's legacy has come under fierce attack from Republican frontrunner Donald Trump.
Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor, has spent a lot of campaign cash but failed to make an impact.
He is struggling to catch up with Mr Trump and Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who won the New Hampshire and Iowa contests respectively.
Mr Bush's famous family has largely kept out of his presidential nomination battle and he insisted last year that he was running as his own man.
But last week his mother Barbara Bush, wife of former President George HW Bush, spoke out in his support.
And on Saturday, Jeb Bush defended his brother's presidency, saying he had built a "security apparatus to keep us safe".
In a televised debate, billionaire businessman Mr Trump tore into George W Bush's record, accusing him of lying about the reasons for the Iraq War, which he said had destabilised the Middle East.
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"I want to tell you - they lied," said Mr Trump. "They said there were weapons of mass destruction, there were none. And they knew there were none."
He also scoffed at Mr Bush's defence of his brother.
"The World Trade Center came down during your brother's reign, remember that."
Experts say that Mr Trump's tactic of attacking the former president is risky because he still maintains wide appeal among Republicans in South Carolina, from churchgoers to business leaders and retired military personnel.
On Monday, George W Bush, alongside his wife Laura, met US military veterans at an American Legion Post in Columbia, South Carolina.
Last week, he praised his brother's abilities in a radio advert, and Jeb Bush will hope his personal appearance will bring dividends on polling day.
Although George W Bush remains a divisive figure nationally, he and his father both won primary elections in South Carolina.
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, who quit the presidential race and is now backing Jeb Bush, said: "The Bush name is golden in my state."
While Republican voters in South Carolina make their choice for president, the Democratic Party is holding its own contest in Nevada on Saturday. Republicans in Nevada and Democrats in South Carolina get to express their views in separate contests the following week.
Mr Cruz, Mr Trump and Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have all won one state each.
20 February - South Carolina primary (Republican); Nevada caucus (Democrat)
23 February - Nevada caucus (R)
27 February - South Carolina primary (D)
1 March - 'Super Tuesday' - 15 states or territories decide
18-21 July - Republican convention, nominee picked
25-28 July - Democratic convention, nominee picked
8 November - US presidential elections
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He was found guilty of bribery, abuse of power and "intentionally disclosing national secrets", China's official Xinhua news agency reports.
Until his retirement in 2012, Zhou was one of China's most powerful men.
He was put under investigation one year later as part of President Xi Jinping's major anti-corruption campaign.
State TV showed a clip of Zhou, 72, pleading guilty at a closed-door trial in the northern city of Tianjin. When responding to the judge, he said he would not launch an appeal.
"I've realised the harm I've caused to the party and the people. I plead guilty and I regret my crimes," he said.
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The verdict caught many people off guard.
It was expected that Zhou Yongkang's trial would be played out for the Chinese public; his failings strung out for every citizen to see.
In similar high-profile cases, like that of Zhou's protege, Bo Xilai, the foreign and Chinese media were given 48 hours' notice that Bo's trial would begin. Reporters camped outside the courthouse for days, breathlessly waiting for updates.
In March, the head of China's Supreme People's Court had promised that Zhou Yongkang's trial would be "open in accordance with the law". The trial was set to take place in the eastern port city of Tianjin. It seemed Zhou was set to follow Bo's pattern. Like other senior officials convicted of serious crimes, it was expected he would receive a suspended death sentence.
Months passed without any word. Some guessed that Zhou Yongkang was not co-operating with prosecutors. Others believed that his crimes were too much of an embarrassment for the government.
After all, Zhou Yongkang had held a seat at the very top of the Chinese government pyramid. If he was thoroughly corrupt, some in China might ask whether others at the top were rotten too.
In the end, the decision to keep Zhou Yongkang's trial secret matches the case surrounding him, and Zhou's own public persona: inaccessible and secretive.
The news agency said Zhou was tried behind closed doors on 22 May because the case involved state secrets. There was no public announcement until the conviction was reported on Thursday.
In a breakdown of the ruling, Xinhua reports that Zhou received a life sentence for directly accepting bribes worth 731,000 yuan ($117,000; £76,000), seven years for abuse of power and four years for "deliberately releasing state secrets". His family was said to have received bribes of 129 million yuan.
All political rights have been stripped and his property confiscated, it added.
Reaction on Chinese social media platforms has been welcoming of the conviction, with one user commenting: "Haha! Put the old tiger in the cage!"
The jibe is a reference to President Xi Jinping's promise to crack down on both "tigers and flies" - meaning officials at all levels - in his fight against corruption.
Zhou was charged in April, nine months after a formal investigation was announced. He has since been expelled from the Communist Party.
He was once head of the Ministry of Public Security, as well as a member of China's top decision-making body, the Politburo Standing Committee.
It is the first time such a senior Chinese figure has been convicted of corruption since the Communist Party came to power in 1949.
Mr Xi vowed to end endemic corruption when he came to power in 2012.
Since then, a number of Zhou's former associates from his time working in the oil industry and as Communist Party chief in Sichuan province have been investigated or prosecuted as part of Mr Xi's corruption crackdown.
The Xinhua report did not refer to Bo Xilai, a former protege of Zhou's and former Chongqing Communist Party chief, who is currently in prison on charges linked to his wife's murder of a UK businessman.
Correction 15 June: This story was amended to say that Zhou's family was reported to have received a bribe of 129 million yuan, not Zhou himself. Zhou was formally convicted of being responsible for the bribes he accepted, and those accepted on his behalf.
The Aberdeen Breviary contains services and readings used in Scottish churches and was printed in 1509-10.
Bound at the back of it is a smaller book, called the Compassio Beate Marie, which has the story of the arrival of St Andrew's relics in Scotland.
Librarians said the purchase would guarantee public access to an essential piece of Scottish history.
The Aberdeen Breviary was the first printed service book to chronicle the lives of the Scottish saints and is thought to have been compiled by the best Scottish historians of the day.
Produced around 1509, it was the reason King James IV granted a licence for printing to begin in Scotland.
This particular copy has another small book bound at the back of it called the Compassio Beate Marie. It features readings about the arrival of St Andew's relics in Scotland.
The set had been held at Glamis Castle in Angus for many years.
There are three other surviving sets of the Aberdeen Breviary, including one already in the National Library's collections.
All the copies are different and the Glamis copy is considered by some scholars to be the best surviving example.
The National Library said the last time such a unique example of early Scottish printing was added to its collection was more than 200 years ago.
Scotland's National Librarian, Dr John Scally, said: "This is a very significant addition to our collection.
"Each surviving copy of the Aberdeen Breviary makes an important contribution to our understanding of how Scotland's first books were printed.
"As is often the case with the first products of a printing press, the work was still somewhat experimental and many corrections were made during the printing process.
"The Aberdeen Breviary is the only work which allows comparisons to be made, shedding new light on Scotland's first experience with printing."
The works, written in Latin, have been digitised and will be available to view on the library's website.
Cory Allen, who plays in the centre position, scored a hat-trick of tries, but had to go off in the second half with a leg injury.
He is now set to miss the rest of the tournament.
Other Welsh players, Samson Lee, Paul James, Dan Lydiate, and Aaron Jarvis all received injuries in the match too.
Star player Leigh Halfpenny was already ruled out of the tournament after getting injured in a warm up match against Italy.
Wales's next match in Pool A is against hosts England on Saturday at London's Twickenham Stadium.
The planning committee approved Phase One of the Rochdale Riverside scheme for a complex of new shops and a cinema in the east of the town centre.
The development features new Marks and Spencer and Next stores with Reel Cinemas operating the cinema.
Developer Genr8 said it would be the "final element" of the town's regeneration.
The scheme will have about 24 shops and restaurants.
Council leader Richard Farnell (Labour) said: "This is yet more progress for this important development, which will bring High Street names that are not currently represented in Rochdale, as well as thriving restaurants and a cinema, which will create a fantastic destination for our residents and visitors.
"It will also boost our local economy by more than £17m and create around 1,000 jobs."
Gary Davies, of the Rochdale Development Agency, said the approval showed Rochdale was bucking the national trend of town centre decline.
"This decision is part of a wider regeneration which also includes the way the council has encouraged new retail outlets with discounted business rates - at present 17 out of 20 retail units are occupied in the town centre," he said.
Mike Smith, Partner at Genr8 Developments, said: "We recognise that this scheme will play a significant role in the regeneration of Rochdale and it is therefore imperative that we attract the right mix of occupiers to boost the local economy and establish Rochdale as a key leisure and retail destination."
Councillors also approved outline plans for the scheme's second phase, which will see a further investment into the town centre, with potential for new offices, a hotel, apartments and commercial uses.
The communities secretary will give the final decision.
Work could start on the site in Smith Street in the autumn.
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The Cardiff City midfielder will lead Iceland against hosts France in Sunday's fourth quarter final in Paris.
"I don't think anyone is full," said the 27-year-old who led the celebrations with fans after Iceland's shock win over Roy Hodgson's team.
"I think we're still hungry for more and obviously we have another difficult game against France on Sunday."
Gunnarsson, who played 29 times during Cardiff's 2015-16 Championship campaign, believes his team have a real chance of more success against France.
"We said before the game that beating England would change lives and for Icelandic football in general and I think it has," he told BBC Radio Wales.
"We're getting more and more attention and the further we go it will get even better, and as long as we keep our feet on the ground and keep on progressing as a team you never know.
"If you come to a game with the right attitude and are tactically spot-on you've always got a chance - even if you are the underdogs."
Iceland were the lowest-ranked team going into Euro 2016 and the country with a population of only 323,000 - smaller than the city where Gunnarsson plays his club football.
So far they have drawn with semi-finalists Portugal and Hungary and beaten Austria and England.
France will be overwhelming favourites for Sunday's match, but Lars Lagerback's team have also beaten Netherlands away in a Euro 2016 qualifier during the past 12 months.
And Gunnarsson is happy to see the team and the fans getting recognition for their achievements.
"It has been special for football back in Iceland," he added.
"It has put us on the map even though we're have the underdogs in this tournament it's done wonders for how we are going about things and for the fans.
"We have to give credit to the fans because they've turned up in numbers and they're getting a lot of positive attention as well which is a good thing."
The highly-rated forward, 25, could miss Saturday's game at Wasps.
"Dave's going very well, he's very physical for us," said Baxter, whose side sit second in the Premiership.
"If he has to miss the odd game or a few games we have back-row forwards who are good players, who've played a lot of rugby and have good combinations."
Baxter added to BBC Sport: "Any combination of Thomas Waldrom, Julian Salvi, Don Armand, Ben White, Tom Johnson, Kai Horstmann, young Sam Simmonds - we've got some genuine quality there and I think those guys are going to have to step up, and any time Dave's not available they'll have to step up."
Ewers excelled in last week's win over fourth-placed Harlequins, which sent the Chiefs three points clear of Leicester Tigers in third.
And, while England captain Chris Robshaw got many plaudits, Baxter felt Ewers, who many have tipped as a future England player, outshone him.
"Dave had a monumental game," said Baxter. "I know he was coded at 22 tackles, but with assists I coded him at another five or six tackles on top of that - he was getting towards the 30-tackle mark and four or five of them were genuine big, solid stop tackles.
"He certainly carried and made more yards than almost any other player on the field, and when I say yards I mean hard yards.
"It's a bit of strange one for me to see Chris Robshaw bigged up on the TV. I'm not saying he didn't have a good game, he did have a good game, but he wasn't the best back-row forward on the pitch."
But instead of being the main event, it was merely the warm-up act for his statement in which he told MPs the government had reached an "important milestone" in its attempts to change Britain's relationship with Europe.
He called for them to support his draft deal on reforms to the European Union.
But David Cameron is under no illusions about how difficult his task of winning over Conservative MPs will be.
Recent research for BBC South East showed that even in the Conservative heartlands of Kent and Sussex only two Tory MPs at this stage would vote for the UK to remain part of the EU.
The Ashford MP Damian Green is one of them.
He said Mr Cameron's deal would help Britain prosper.
But many more are not convinced. Six said they were most likely to vote to leave and many others were still undecided.
After hearing about Mr Cameron's package of proposed reforms to Britain's relationship with the EU, Lewes MP Maria Caulfield said she still intended to vote for Britain to leave the EU.
She said the issue of immigration had not been dealt with and the introduction of the living wage in April would encourage more people to come.
But it has to be said she is not alone - I also spoke to another Sussex MP this morning, Tim Loughton, who said he is not happy with the deal negotiated and is now also more inclined to vote out.
And the South Thanet MP and former UKIP founder Craig Mackinlay said: "The emergency brake sounded so hopeful some weeks ago.
"But the concept of 28 feet reaching for the pedal all wanting an influence really means that when a hazard is seen, indecision will mean that an accident will surely happen."
What we still don't know is when this referendum will take place.
The First Ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have written to David Cameron urging him not to hold the EU referendum in June.
They said the campaigning would clash with their campaigns for parliamentary elections on 5 May.
But the Prime Minister would only confirm he would not hold it within six weeks of those May elections.
That still leaves the door open for the referendum to be held in June.
If that is the case, it gives the PM just four months to persuade some members of his cabinet, backbench MPs and - more importantly - the voters of the benefits of remaining part of the EU.
The 27-year-old former world number four lost 7-5 7-5 to American Sam Querrey on his return after an 11-month absence following two wrist operations.
"There are so many positive things," the Argentine said. "I'm looking forward to the future because I can make a plan for playing tournaments."
Querrey faces Rajeev Ram in the final.
Ram upset fourth seed Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-3 to set up an all-American showpiece in Florida.
Despite not making the final, 2011 Delray Beach champion Del Potro performed well in his four matches - the same number he played in the whole of 2015.
He forced Querrey to produce his best display of the tournament, with the world number 61 breaking at 5-5 in each set to seal victory.
Del Potro has suffered a succession of injuries since his 2009 US Open triumph and was ranked outside the top 1,000 before this tournament.
The mountain is in the news after climbers became stranded there after an earthquake, but school groups and 80-year-olds are among the estimated tens of thousands who safely climb its summit each year.
It is a road well-travelled. Climbers must pay for a guide. A rest house more than 3,000 metres up serves porridge, coke and tom yam soup.
Apart from breathtaking views from one of South East Asia's highest mountains, visitors can enjoy the vast array of wildlife in the Mount Kinabalu National Park, including carnivorous plants.
But some say Kinabalu should be approached with caution.
"Despite its popularity, it's a very tough trek and not to be undertaken lightly", advises Rough Guide.
Bad weather can scupper a trip, or at least make it very miserable. The dizzying, nauseating effects of altitude sickness is also a risk on the 4,095m peak.
The mountain has seen deaths - in 2001, British teenager Ellie James died after becoming separated from her group in adverse conditions.
Last year German student Viktoria Paulsen fell to her death from Low's Peak, the highest point of Kinabalu.
And a British army attempt to complete the first descent of Low's Gully ended in fiasco.
The ten-man group split, and although the advance party was successful, the remainder got trapped, to be rescued almost two weeks later - including six days without food.
A British colonial administrator, Sir Hugh Low, made the first recorded ascent, but stopped short of climbing Mount Kinabalu's highest peak, describing it as "inaccessible to any but winged animals".
Spenser St John, another Victorian-era Briton whose name still labels the mountain today, reportedly faced locals armed with spears on a later attempt. The peak was finally reached in 1888 by John Whitehead.
The local Kadazan Dusun tribe consider the mountain sacred. One theory on how it got its name is that it is derived from "Aki Nabalu", which translates into "revered place of the dead".
An alternative piece of folklore has the name derived from "Cina Balu", or "Chinese widow". The widow referred to is a distraught Kadazan woman, abandoned by her Chinese Prince husband, who then retreated into the mountain and turned into stone.
The gulf between those who see Mount Kinabalu as a tourist attraction, and those who see it as a sacred landmark, remains, just as Spenser St John found.
A group of tourists who posed nude on the peak last week have angered some locals, who say the earthquake that trapped a group of climbers on Friday may have upset mountain spirits.
Michael Brown was shot by a white police officer, Darren Wilson, on 9 August, sparking protests.
A police chief said the latest violence in the suburb of St Louis, Missouri, was "probably much worse" than on any night since the teenager's death.
St Louis County police chief Jon Belmar said rioters had fired 150 shots.
Many in the African-American community had called for Mr Wilson to be charged with murder, but after three months of deliberation a Missouri grand jury - of nine white and three black members - made no recommendation of charges.
President Barack Obama joined the teenager's family on Monday in appealing for calm, urging Americans to accept the decision was "the grand jury's to make''.
The sun's shining this morning on South Florissant, which saw some of the most violent demonstrations outside the Ferguson Police Department last night.
Local residents have been up since the early hours cleaning up the streets. Shopkeepers are boarding up shops. A small group of protesters is yelling at half a dozen police standing outside the department.
A group of residents is standing outside a beauty parlour which was looted last night. Its windows have been smashed in and they're hoping to stop anyone else coming in and looting.
"We're trying to come together and get past this", says Judy. Everyone's expecting more demonstrations tonight.
"They let our town burn," says Anastasia Knowles. "They sacrificed us for Clayton," she says referring to the choice to deploy the state national guard there and not in Ferguson.
Authorities said more than 80 people were arrested amid chaos in several areas of St Louis overnight. Sixty-one of those arrests were in Ferguson, with charges including burglary and trespassing.
The fabric of the community, Mr Belmar said, had been "torn apart" in Ferguson, which is a predominantly black community patrolled by a mainly white police force.
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As protesters charged barricades, hurling glass bottles, police responded with smoke and tear gas.
One protester, Charles Miller, told the BBC that while he did not advocate violence, he understood why people were angry.
"You can't just go shoot an 18-year-old who's unarmed on the street, despite what the story may have been," he said.
Thousands of people also protested in other US cities, from Los Angeles to New York.
In Oakland, California, they blocked traffic on a major highway in the San Francisco Bay area.
Mr Wilson said he tried to block Mr Brown and another man in the street with his police vehicle in connection with a robbery, but when he tried to open the car door, Mr Brown slammed it shut.
The police officer said he managed to reopen the door, pushing Mr Brown back with it, and then the teenager hit him in the face. In the struggle which followed, Mr Wilson said, the teenager tried to grab his drawn gun while insulting him.
Mr Wilson said he fired several shots during the struggle before Mr Brown ran off. When Mr Brown stopped running, the officer said, he ordered him to get on the ground but Mr Brown advanced on him instead, putting his right hand under his shirt in the waistband of his trousers. Mr Wilson said he then fired the fatal shots.
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Much of the debate since August has centred on whether Michael Brown was attempting to surrender to Darren Wilson when he was shot, and protesters have adopted the chant "Hands up, don't shoot".
But state prosecutor Robert McCulloch, speaking after the grand jury decision, said physical evidence had contradicted some of the witness statements.
Police say there was a struggle between the teenager and the officer before the shooting.
Mr Wilson himself says that before the shooting, Mr Brown had pushed him back into his car, hit him and grabbed at his drawn gun.
The jury was made up of 12 randomly picked citizens from the state of Missouri. At least nine votes were needed in order to issue an indictment.
Mr Brown's family said in a statement: "We are profoundly disappointed that the killer of our child will not face the consequence of his actions."
But they also appealed for calm, saying: "Let's not just make noise, let's make a difference", and calling for all police to wear body cameras.
Mr Brown's mother, Lesley McSpadden, wept at news of the jury's decision as she was comforted by supporters outside the police station in Ferguson.
Mr Brown's family could yet file a wrongful-death lawsuit against Mr Wilson.
Meanwhile, a justice department investigation is still under way into whether the police officer violated Mr Brown's civil rights.
Darren Wilson, 28, is currently on paid leave and has kept out of the public eye.
The department is also investigating practices at the Ferguson police department.
Anthony Grainger was shot in the chest during a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) operation in Cheshire in 2012.
Public inquiry lead Judge Thomas Teague QC suggested evidence given in the inquiry by witnesses should not be used in any prosecution against them.
But Attorney General Jeremy Wright said that would not be appropriate.
Mr Grainger, 36 and of Bolton, died during the operation in Culceth.
The inquiry into his death, due to start on 16 January 2017, will look at the police operation, the decision to send armed officers, and any failures in gathering intelligence.
The partner, brother, mother and stepfather of Mr Grainger, along with "GMP officer Q9", have been named as "core participants".
Judge Teague has previously said it was the "utmost public concern" when an unarmed person was shot dead by police.
He said some evidence may not be made available to the public, due to the "nature of the documentation".
[CORRECTION - 1 December 2016: The original version of this story, published at 10:03 GMT on 26 December, stated "Judge Thomas Teague QC, leading the public inquiry, had asked for immunity for those giving evidence". This is incorrect - the judge instead asked that evidence provided by witnesses should not be used against witnesses in any future proceedings.]
Last season, 36-year-old Simon March, who works in digital marketing, beat more than 3.5 million others to the Premier League title. Here he shares his secrets, including his 10 top tips for picking and managing a winning side.
How long per week do you spend on Fantasy Football?
I try not to over-think it but it's often where my mind wanders when I'm stuck in traffic or queuing for something. It's also a great source of office and pub banter. It probably gets discussed more than real football now.
How did you get into it?
This will be my seventh season but I only really started playing properly a few years ago when I joined a work mini-league. It was taken quite seriously as, along with bragging rights, it had an entry fee and prize money. I'm not sure they're going to invite me back again this year…
Who is best bargain/unknown you have had?
Dusan Tadic was a major differential for me early in the season but John Terry was probably the real game-changer when he scored three goals in four games over Christmas. I remember thinking he was 'due a goal' beforehand. It's one of those nice but rare occasions when a gut prediction like that actually pays off.
Top picks: Wayne Rooney, Diego Costa, Jordan Henderson, David Silva
Having already delivered season after season, Chelsea's Eden Hazard and Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero practically pick themselves, as might Alexis Sanchez after his explosive debut season at Arsenal.
However, with doubts over whether the latter two will start the season following their late return from the Copa America in Chile, I think Wayne Rooney offers a great early season captaincy option at Manchester United. Now stationed up front, Rooney has an excellent goalscoring record against each of his first three opponents - Tottenham, Aston Villa and Newcastle.
Fit-again Diego Costa is hard to ignore after delivering so consistently for Chelsea last season and Jordan Henderson looks good value as he appears poised to inherit set-pieces in the wake of Steven Gerrard's departure at Liverpool.
Finally, David Silva's consistency and all-round involvement in Manchester City's attacking play makes him another intuitive selection.
Worth a look: Callum Wilson, Troy Deeney, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Patrick Bamford, Matt Ritchie, Memphis Depay, Dimitri Payet, Mesut Ozil, Yaya Toure, Juan Mata, Diafra Sakho
There is plenty of potential value among the players new to the Premier League this season, especially in the forward positions.
Bournemouth's Callum Wilson and Watford's Troy Deeney (both Championship) and Newcastle's Aleksandar Mitrovic (Belgian top flight) are arriving off the back of prolific goalscoring seasons in their respective divisions.
Chelsea loanee and Championship Player of the Season Patrick Bamford will gain lots of attention if he can cement a spot up front in Alan Pardew's increasingly attacking Crystal Palace team.
Finally, in the budget-friendly category, with set-pieces and plenty of attacking threat, Bournemouth midfielder Matt Ritchie could be the one to watch if he can reproduce last season's Championship title-inspiring form in the Premier League.
In the more premium category, new signings Memphis Depay and Dimitri Payet bring flair, creativity and an eye for goal to Manchester United and West Ham respectively. How quickly they adapt to the Premier League, however, will be critical in assessing their value as assets.
Among the already established Premier League players, I'll be monitoring Arsenal's Mesut Ozil, Yaya Toure at Manchester City, Juan Mata at Manchester United and West Ham's Diafra Sakho particularly closely. All four could be poised for a big season ahead and will each offer good value if they can deliver.
Cheap defenders who play in teams that prioritise defence will often score more points than costlier alternatives who play in more attack-minded teams. Equally, a good striker in a team which generates a lot of chances may score more goals than a star striker in a more defence-minded team.
The nature of a team can limit or amplify a player's point-scoring potential. Reviewing the overall characteristics and strengths in teams before you decide which players to select can help you to identify players with great scoring potential and to uncover undervalued assets.
The scoring system in Fantasy Football favours certain types of players over others. The highest-scoring players are typically attackers who are heavily involved in a high-scoring side.
This could mean that they are the main focal point of the attack, such Olivier Giroud at Arsenal or Harry Kane at Tottenham or they are a key source of creativity such as Silva at Manchester City or Cesc Fabregas at Chelsea.
Players who take set-pieces, especially penalties, are particularly valuable and it's worth trying to identify who these are before you make your selection. Finally, defenders with strong attacking output such as Leighton Baines at Everton or Branislav Ivanovic at Chelsea can offer you a big advantage if you own them at the right time.
The start of the season offers many unknowns, so try to keep your initial squad flexible and dynamic. Avoid spending too much of your budget in attack at the expense of your defence or midfield and select players from a range of prices in each category. This will allow you viable transfer options should you need them and it will put you in a strong position to move quickly on any emerging form players.
Avoid taking too many risks with your initial player selection. A few keeps it interesting but try to make sure they're balanced out by a greater number of proven fantasy football performers.
Players who are highly owned among managers can have a defining impact on individual gameweeks and the season as a whole.
Historically, star players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez have pushed towards 50% ownership in a season and it can be devastating to your league position if you are lacking such players when they deliver.
Keeping an eye on the 'Teams Selected by %' statistics can help you to identify which players it might be too risky to go without. If you find yourself chasing a lead, this data can also help you identify the lesser-owned players you might want to take a chance on to try and close the gap.
Conventional wisdom suggests players perform better in 'easier' fixtures. 'Rotation' is the tactic of swapping between players who have contrasting fixture difficulty so each player only plays in their more favourable fixtures.
This can be an effective method for both maximising value and reducing risk throughout your squad, particularly among defenders and between goalkeepers.
Some local rivals, such as Newcastle and Sunderland, always alternate their home games, offering a straightforward 'home/away' rotation. However, it's worth looking at the fixtures and identifying the range of rotations that are available when choosing your players.
The single most influential factor for success is, in my opinion, how effectively you use your transfers throughout the season.
Where possible, try to 'carry-over' free transfers. Using two transfers in one go can make a far more dramatic difference to your team than using just one transfer each week.
Try to leave your transfers as late as possible in the gameweek, allowing yourself the opportunity to absorb as much team information as possible from news conferences and other sources. This will help you avoid squandering transfers on players who become injured or unavailable.
Patience is key when it comes to using your transfers effectively. When a player scores a surprise points haul, it's often worth waiting to see how well they perform in the next game before transferring them in, this helps you avoid wasting transfers on one-off performers. Equally, it often pays to keep faith with proven performers, even if they are experiencing a run of poor form. Usually it's only a matter of time before they start scoring again.
In Fantasy Premier League, player prices rise and fall throughout the season as managers transfer them in and out. It operates and fluctuates like a virtual stock exchange. If you can predict the purchase behaviour of other managers and move on a player early before their price rises, you can profit through increased team value.
A high team value can become a big advantage later in the season as it permits a larger budget to spend on premium players. One way to help predict which players might rise or fall in price is by reviewing the 'Transfers In/Out Round' statistics for the current gameweek.
In many ways, the season is actually a collection of smaller games, each offering a different challenge and each requiring a tailored strategy.
Key stages in the season include the season start, the intense winter schedule, international breaks, double gameweeks (where a team has more than one fixture) and the season finale. These are often where seasons are won and lost.
Identifying these stages early on allows you to adjust your team and strategy in the preceding weeks to help prepare for them. Typically, these periods bring some uncertainty over line-ups so it can pay to go into them with a strong bench.
As a general rule, I try to plan for about four gameweeks ahead. The plan doesn't usually survive even nearly that long but the process helps to keep things on track.
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Arnautovic, who joined from Stoke for £24m in July, scored twice in the 2-2 draw in Vienna last October.
Defenders Moritz Bauer of Rubin Kazan and SK Rapid's Maximilian Wober earn first call-ups from Marcel Koller.
That sees Tottenham defender Kevin Wimmer left out, although the £15m West Brom target remains on standby.
Wales coach Chris Coleman will announce his squad on Friday, 25 August to face Austria and then Moldova in Chisinau three days later.
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The third seed was in serious trouble before recovering to win 5-7 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-1 in stifling conditions at Flushing Meadows.
Murray goes on to face Brazilian 30th seed Thomaz Bellucci in the third round on Saturday.
British number two Aljaz Bedene lost 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-2 to American Donald Young.
In the women's draw, Briton Jo Konta enjoyed a stunning three-set win over ninth seed Garbine Muguruza that lasted three hours and 23 minutes.
Murray had not lost in the first week of a Grand Slam since 2010, but he flirted with that outcome against world number 35 Mannarino.
With the temperature around 32C and humidity at 50%, Murray looked like the most uncomfortable person in Arthur Ashe Stadium for much of the afternoon.
"It was an extremely tough match," a sweat-drenched Murray said afterwards.
For the best part of two hours he struggled to find any rhythm, took one pile-driver from Mannarino between the shoulder blades, wrapped an ice towel around his neck at the changeovers and castigated his team in the stands.
Failure to convert six of seven break points in the first set, including from 0-40 at 5-6 down, only added to his frustration.
Mannarino, in contrast, looked calm and increasingly capable of pulling off only the second top-10 win of his career to create a huge shock.
"I just had to kind of tell myself that I would get there eventually," said Murray. "I managed to turn it round."
A flat performance was in danger of becoming Murray's last at a Grand Slam in 2015 when he lost 11 straight points to fall two sets down.
However, a break at the start of the third jolted him into life, the Scot fist-pumping as his support team, including mum Judy, got to their feet.
The 2012 champion was in control from then on, taking the set as his will to win and supreme fitness overcame a nagging lack of consistency in his game.
One point of astonishing scrambling by Murray at the start of the fourth brought the crowd to their feet, urged on by the Briton, and he would break for a 2-1 lead.
The turnaround was effectively complete when Murray won 11 of 12 points in the decider to take a 3-0 lead, and he closed it out after a punishing three hours and 17 minutes.
"I thought he played some really, really good tennis," said Murray.
"He has such an unorthodox game, I didn't really feel that comfortable at many points out there in the match.
"But I was happy - very happy - with the way I fought through that and finished the match stronger than him."
Slovenia-born Bedene's wait to reach the third round of a Grand Slam continues after Young fought back from losing the first set in front of his home crowd.
The 26-year-old world number 57, who switched allegiance to Britain in March, is ranked 11 places higher than Young and looked to be in control when he led 2-0 in the second set.
But Young, 26, instantly broke back as Bedene lost his rhythm to eventually succumb in two hours and 42 minutes.
The defender bundled into his own net in the 84th minute after attempting to keep out Tommy Rowe's rasping low drive from 15 yards.
It broke the stubborn resistance of a Stevenage side that had won their previous six away league matches.
And it was nothing more than Doncaster deserved after dominating the ball for long periods of the game on the 10th anniversary of their move to the Keepmoat Stadium.
Darren Ferguson's side did lack an incisive touch in the final third and it appeared their efforts would go unrewarded.
Conor Grant made a second debut for Doncaster after joining on loan from Everton and was a lively presence in midfield.
The closest the hosts came to breaking the deadlock was when Mathieu Baudry had an effort hooked off the line and Harry Middleton hit the crossbar via a deflection with a volley from close range.
Stevenage threatened a late equaliser when substitute Charlie Lee powered a header on goal but Baudry flicked over on his own line.
Match ends, Doncaster Rovers 1, Stevenage 0.
Second Half ends, Doncaster Rovers 1, Stevenage 0.
Jordan Houghton (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tom Pett (Stevenage).
Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Jack King.
Attempt saved. Kgosi Ntlhe (Stevenage) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Andy Butler.
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Paul Keegan replaces James Coppinger.
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Mathieu Baudry.
Jack King (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card.
Jordan Houghton (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jack King (Stevenage).
Attempt saved. Andy Williams (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Own Goal by Fraser Franks, Stevenage. Doncaster Rovers 1, Stevenage 0.
Foul by Conor Grant (Doncaster Rovers).
Jack King (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Stevenage. Rowan Liburd replaces Matt Godden because of an injury.
Dale Gorman (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jordan Houghton (Doncaster Rovers).
Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Fraser Franks.
Attempt blocked. Conor Grant (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by Jordan Houghton (Doncaster Rovers).
Tom Pett (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Andy Butler.
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Andy Butler.
Substitution, Stevenage. Jobi McAnuff replaces Ben Kennedy.
Andy Butler (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Charlie Lee (Stevenage).
Attempt missed. John Marquis (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Matty Blair (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Charlie Lee (Stevenage).
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Andy Williams replaces Harry Middleton.
Attempt missed. Conor Grant (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Tom Pett (Stevenage) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Substitution, Stevenage. Charlie Lee replaces Tyler Walker.
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Mathieu Baudry.
Jordan Houghton (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Dale Gorman (Stevenage).
Matty Blair (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Dale Gorman (Stevenage).
Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Theresa May said what have been dubbed "Asbos for terrorists" could be introduced for those who try to radicalise others.
Groups believed to be inciting terrorism could also be banned under new orders, even if they "fall short of the legal threshold", she said.
In response, Labour said more detail was needed on the specific powers.
Home Office minister James Brokenshire said there would be no "knee-jerk reaction" following the killing of US journalist James Foley by Islamic State (IS) militants.
Authorities are seeking to identify a man with an English accent who appeared in footage of the killing.
Mr Brokenshire said the government would focus on ensuring existing legislation was as effective as possible, and would consider "measures attached to individuals" engaged in extremist activity - as well as organisations.
In her article, Mrs May described the "very deadly threat" to the UK from terrorism at home and abroad, saying she wanted to build on the work of the Extremism Task Force set up after the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby in London last year.
The UK would also "make Prevent a statutory duty for public bodies", she said.
The Prevent programme - part of the government's counter-terrorism strategy - aims to tackle radicalisation by working with a range of sectors, including faith, education and the justice system.
"I am looking again at the case for new banning orders for extremist groups that fall short of the legal threshold for terrorist proscription, as well as for new civil powers to target extremists who seek to radicalise others," she added.
The Extremism Task Force report had suggested that new civil measures - akin to powers to tackle anti-social behaviour - could be introduced to target the "behaviours extremists use to radicalise others". At the time, they were widely reported as terror Anti-social Behaviour Orders (Asbos).
By Caroline WyattReligious affairs correspondent, BBC News
Countering the call to jihad
Mrs May said that since 2010, more than 150 foreign individuals had been excluded from entering the UK, including "hate preachers".
She added the UK had improved its ability to address the problem of extremism online - with 28,000 pieces of terrorist material removed from the internet so far this year.
Mrs May added that "people who insist on travelling to fight in Syria and Iraq will be investigated by the police and security services".
The home secretary outlined some of the measures which are in place to tackle those that travel abroad to commit acts of terror:
But shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said more should be done to respond to the "serious problem" of people travelling abroad to fight.
"I remain concerned that the government is not addressing the gaps in the Prevent programme - especially the lack of support for community-led approaches to preventing radicalisation.
"And the home secretary also needs to respond to the concerns raised by the current and previous independent reviewer of terrorism legislation about the decision to weaken control orders, where they have advised that stronger measures should be put in place."
Currently, TPims are used to restrict movement, the use of computers and mobile phones and meetings with others. They replaced the previous system of control orders - which were more restrictive - in 2011.
The BBC's political correspondent Ben Wright said the government was not planning a new raft of legislation and there would not be time before the election to introduce new laws even if it wanted to.
John Gearson, a professor of security studies at King's College, London said banning borderline groups could help deter recruitment.
"Undermining their ability to propagandise and to actually identify people is a good thing," he said.
"But the problem is if these people are looking for an ideology, something to fill their lives, they are going to find it whether or not we ban an organisation."
The Muslim Council of Britain has urged Muslims to play their part in countering radicalisation and report any wrongdoing to the police.
Protesters gathered outside as Labour's Paul Flynn said it would be "terribly wrong" to go ahead with the visit.
But Tory Nigel Evans told the US president's critics to "get over it" and that plans would not be changed.
The debate was triggered by two petitions - one against a state visit, which got 1.85 million signatures, and one in favour which got 311,000.
Opening proceedings in Westminster Hall, Mr Flynn, a member of the petitions committee, said it was "extraordinary" an invitation had been issued so soon into the US president's term.
He said there was "no question of any disrespect" towards the United States in opposing Mr Trump's visit, but said the president had caused problems in "every political area in which he has become involved in" and had been " behaving like a petulant child".
He claimed a state visit would put the Queen "in an awkward position".
But Mr Evans said Mr Trump was being criticised for implementing the policies he had promised during the US election campaign.
Critics who "stand up and condemn him for being racist" are "attacking the American people" who voted for him, he said.
"If they wanted more of the same," he added, "that was on the ballot paper".
Conservative MP Sir Edward Leigh said a recording from 2005, in which Mr Trump apparently said he would grab women "by the pussy", was "horrible and ridiculous" but that many politicians would have made "some ridiculous sexual comment" in private.
SNP MP Hannah Bardell said: "I cast no aspersions, but is he seriously suggesting that it is a legitimate perspective and point of view that the comments made, in public, by Trump on a number of issues, including marriage equality for LGBT people, and in private, which were recorded and broadcast, on sexual abuse and attacking women, are a legitimate position?"
Sir Edward replied: "I said actually precisely the opposite. As far as I know I've never spoken like that and no friends of mine have ever spoken like that - I completely deplore it and find it ridiculous to speak like that in private.
"All I'm saying is most of us would be rather embarrassed if everything that we said in private in our past (was broadcast)."
Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan responded to the debate for the government, saying: "We believe it is absolutely right that we should use all the tools at our disposal to build common ground with President Trump.
"The visit should happen. The visit will happen. And when it does, I trust the United Kingdom will extend a polite and generous welcome to President Donald Trump."
Outside, a group of anti-Trump protesters gathered in Parliament Square.
Similar demonstrations were organised elsewhere around the UK, including in Edinburgh, Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff and Newcastle.
Prime Minister Theresa May announced the state visit during a visit to Washington for talks with Mr Trump.
It led to petitions titled Prevent Donald Trump from making a State Visit to the United Kingdom and Donald Trump should make a State Visit to the United Kingdom.
Commons Speaker John Bercow was criticised by some MPs after he said Mr Trump should not address Parliament during the trip in light of the row over his travel ban and comments about women.
Mr Trump was invited to the UK for a state visit after just seven days as president, while it took 758 days for Barack Obama and 978 days for George W Bush.
The government has said it recognised the "strong views" expressed by the US president but looked forward to welcoming him once details have been arranged.
Desreen Brooks died after she was hit by a car driven by Geoffrey Lederman, 85, from St John's Wood, north-west London.
Three Court of Appeal judges cut the term to 12-months after hearing of Lederman's declining health.
His health has deteriorated in prison, the court heard.
Lord Justice Treacy, Mrs Justice Swift and Mrs Justice Thirlwall rejected arguments that there had been flaws in the sentencing process, but they responded to a plea on behalf of Lederman that the court "exercise its mercy".
The court heard Lederman's mental and physical health had declined.
Giving the judgment of the court, Mrs Justice Thirlwall said: "Having considered all the matters urged upon us, we are satisfied in all the particular circumstances of this case - and the effect on the appellant of the last month [in prison] - it would be appropriate to reduce the sentence."
The pensioner was sentenced to 18-months and disqualified from driving for life at Blackfriars Crown Court on 22 December for causing death by dangerous driving.
The court heard Lederman crashed in to nine pedestrians near West Hampstead train station in north-west London on 10 November 2012.
He was driving home from a bridge tournament in his Mercedes when he mounted the pavement on the wrong side of the road.
Ms Brooks died in front of her husband and toddler son.
Amy Werner, a 23-year-old American student, was thrown into the air by the car and suffered brain damage and lost her sight in one eye following the crash.
Use the team selector below to show your thoughts on each position - rather than choosing a starting 11, you will simply be putting a tick or a cross for every position.
Think your first-choice keeper is fine - put a tick there.
Worried about right-back? use a cross.
Think you've got one great striker but lack back-up or an alternative, put a tick in one attacking position, a cross in the other. You get the idea.
We will analyse the data to find out which fans are the most content, which would change great chunks of their squad and which individual positions are a cause for concern at clubs.
For each position, select whether you think Spurs are sorted, or if a player is needed.
Manitoba New Democrats (NDP) had been in power since 1999 and a Conservative takeover in the province has not happened in more than a decade.
Brian Pallister will become the province's premier, ousting the New Democrats' Greg Selinger.
The Manitoba results are the latest in a string of setbacks for the NDP.
National NDP leader Thomas Muclair was recently voted out by the party.
The party is attempting to re-identify itself after huge losses to the Liberals in the 2015 federal election.
"Thank you, Manitoba! We will not let you down," the Progressive Conservative party of Manitoba posted to its Twitter and Facebook pages after the election.
The party won 40 of 57 seats while the NDP suffered losses across the province, according to the CBC.
"The only thing better than tonight in Manitoba is tomorrow," the 61-year-old Mr Pallister, who became leader of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives in 2012, said during his victory speech in Manitoba.
"And tomorrow, all Manitobans are going to walk out into a beautiful spring morning. They're going to look up and the sky's going to be blue."
During his campaign, he pledged to lower taxes and improve Manitoba's finances. Its credit rating was downgraded last year after not meeting balanced budget targets, the CBC reports.
Mr Selinger resigned as leader of the Manitoba NDP on Tuesday night following the party's loss.
"In a democracy, friends, the people are always right, the collective wisdom of Manitobans has to be respected," he said. "Tonight as we examine the results... I have offered my resignation."
Next year has been designated Yeats 2015 by the Irish government.
It will be a year-long national and international celebration of the life and works of the poet.
Artists and organisations have been invited to apply for a share of the 500,000 euros budget to fund projects to celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth on 13 June 1865.
Yeats was awarded his Nobel Prize in 1923, for his "always inspired poetry, which, in a highly artistic form, gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation".
Yeats' poetry ranged from lyrical to political, and some of his best-known poems can seem remarkably contemporary.
Lines such as these from The Second Coming (1919) continue to have relevance today:
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity
His poetry is regularly quoted in popular culture with references to some of his well-loved verses in films such as Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby, and Steven Spielberg's AI: Artificial Intelligence.
Yeats' lyrical poetry has also long been a favourite with musicians. In 2011 Scottish rock band, The Waterboys, released An Appointment with Mr Yeats, an album of his poems set to music.
The organisers behind Yeats 2015 expect to attract 85,000 extra visitors to Ireland, and hope it will generate renewed interest in Irish culture and literature.
Individuals and organisations have been invited to apply for funding for projects to form part of the commemorations.
Yeats 2015 is part of the decade of commemoration in the Republic of Ireland, which includes events to commemorate the Easter Rising and the Dublin Lockout.
The deadline for applications for funding is Monday 29 September, and details can be found on the Western Development Commission website.
This is due to too many people dying in hospital, rather than at home or in other settings, it says, where they would prefer to be.
The charities' report calls on the government to set out how they are going to improve end-of-life care.
NHS England said instances of poor care should be taken seriously.
And it said a recent survey found that three-quarters of bereaved people rated the overall quality of end-of-life care for their relative as 'good' or 'better'.
The report, produced by Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Cicely Saunders Institute, Hospice UK, Motor Neurone Disease Association, National Council of Palliative Care and Sue Ryder, details the way in which dying people are currently failed by the system.
It says some people are left unsupported at home at the end of their lives and many families receive no advice on how to care for their dying relatives.
This can lead to people being admitted to hospital in an emergency when they are seriously ill.
The report - On the Brink: The Future of End of Life Care - said this is putting extra pressure on the NHS resources - costing an average of £4,500 per person who dies in hospital and accounting for nearly three million bed days for people at the very end of their lives.
In a national survey of bereaved people, 10% of carers rated their loved one's care as 'poor' in the last three months of their life - equivalent to 48,000 people in 2015.
Although a recent survey of bereaved carers found that just 3% of people wanted to die in hospital, 220,000 out of 470,000 people died in hospital in 2014.
Lynda Thomas, chief executive of Macmillan Cancer Support, speaking on behalf of the coalition of charities, said: "People at the end of life should be given choice over important issues such as where they spend their final days, and sadly we know that this isn't always the case.
"Too often we hear of people being marooned in hospital, because they are not getting the right care at home. Nobody wants to see this happen as it is an appalling situation for the individual and puts strain on the health service."
She said a review of choice at the end of life, which was published last year, was still awaiting a government response.
An NHS England spokesman said a separate international comparison found that the UK leads the world in end-of-life care.
"However, any instances of poor care should be taken seriously and we want to continue improving people's experience of care, which is why we are working with other agencies and charities to support local commissioners to meet the needs of their local populations."
The Environment Secretary Liz Truss says she will use EU farm grants to incentivise English landowners to catch water on their fields.
Farmers in areas vulnerable to flash floods might be paid to turn pastureland to woodland.
Or they may allow mini-dams to be built to hold water until rains subside.
The farmers union, NFU, supports the idea but insists that extra cash is needed additional to EU funding.
Ms Truss told BBC News she has instructed officials to study how farmers working in some river catchments in Cumbria and Yorkshire can be given grants to slow the flow from hills to towns.
It will utilise part of the EU farm fund known as Pillar 2, which allows governments discretion over spending on rural development and wildlife.
She is acting on long-standing proposals from environmental campaigners and flooding experts to treat river catchments as a whole, with schemes that benefit wildlife, slow the flow of water and improve water quality.
“We clearly need to do more in urban areas in terms of conventional flood defences,” she told BBC News. “But that can’t be enough - we have to manage water in the whole catchment.”
She pointed to the apparent success of a scheme in Pickering highlighted two years ago.
Environmentalists have welcomed the incentives for farmers, but some argue that all farmers should be obliged to catch water on their land if they want to receive EU farm funds. They complain that currently farmers are paid for little more than owning land.
They point to a study by the government-funded Centre for Ecology Hydrology into floods in Oxford in 2007. It found that the peak river flow through the city would have been reduced by several feet if levees had been removed and fields upstream had been allowed to flood.
Ms Truss said EU rules did not allow the main tranche of farm spending – Pillar 1, which swallows 88% of the budget – to be used to combat flooding.
Dr David Tickner from the green group WWF told BBC News: “This proposal is a step in the right direction but seems contradictory to the Secretary of State’s announcement two weeks ago that farmers could dredge ditches without needing permission - potentially increasing flood risk downstream.
“Solutions need to be underpinned by scientific evidence and not just instant reactions whenever floods occur.”
The NFU has already expressed support in principle for rewarding farmers for catching rain, but views differ among individual farmers. Robert Heath from South Warwicks said: ”If we were in an area affected by flooding I would definitely be interested because at the moment farmers are losing out.
Phil Barber from near Witney has switched to spring crops because of regular winter flooding from the Thames. He said: ”I’d rather they spent money on dredging rivers.”
Ms Truss said the policy area was complex and would not be rushed. Pilot projects would be set up across rivers at greatest risk before the flood grant scheme was widened. She is working with the Environment Agency, Natural England and the Natural Capital Committee on a 25-year plan for managing England’s environment.
The government will want to ensure value for money – a recent report by the European Court of Auditors found that whilst three-quarters of the audited projects under an EU farm environment scheme contributed to landscape and biodiversity protection, costs in 75 % of cases were unreasonably high or unjustified.
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There have been no shortage of heroes and villains down the years wearing shirts of both nations.
But can you pick out the players we have silhouetted in our England v Scotland quiz?
Nine people were rescued and two suspected smugglers detained, after the inflatable boat capsized off the coast of Kusadasi, DHA news agency said.
Five children were among the dead, it reported, and said the migrants were Syrians, probably attempting to reach the Greek islands.
Video footage showed several bodies laid out near ambulances on a beach.
It comes as more than 200 migrants are feared dead after a Spanish aid organisation found five bodies off the Libyan coast.
Proactiva said those bodies were found on Thursday morning, floating near two capsized boats which could each hold more than 100 people, 15 miles (24km) from the Libyan port of Sabrata.
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said it was "deeply alarmed" by the reports
Numbers of migrants trying to reach Europe from Libya via Italy have risen dramatically this year since a deal between Turkey and the EU greatly reduced the numbers attempting to cross from Turkey to Greece.
According to figures from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), between the start of this year and 22 March, nearly 3,500 migrants arrived in Greece - and two died on the way, compared to nearly 150,000 arrivals and 366 deaths in the equivalent period last year, before the deal was agreed.
In the same period this year, more than 20,000 people have arrived in Italy - using the Central Mediterranean route from Libya - with 515 deaths, up from just under 15,000 and 160 deaths in 2016.
The figures exclude the latest incidents, which the UNHCR says come after an intense week of arrivals in Italy, with almost 6,000 migrants and refugees rescued in just five days this week.
The Italian coast guard said they had co-ordinated more than 40 rescue operations in the last few days.
IOM spokesman Joel Millman said earlier this week: "We have yet to complete March, and we are already racing at a pace of arrivals that has exceeded anything we've seen before in the Mediterranean."
"This is typical of spring, getting very busy, but it's not typical to have the numbers be so high this early and the corresponding deaths that go with it."
This week marks the one year anniversary of the EU-Turkey deal, under which Turkey has agreed to take back migrants arriving in Greece if they do not apply for asylum or their claim is rejected.
But the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has said he will review the agreement after a referendum next month on boosting his powers, which has sparked a row over Turkish campaigning in some EU countries.
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants.
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PD Warrior is an exercise regime that claims to slow down the onset of Parkinson's symptoms.
Participants at the private Morrello Clinic in Newport said the treatment works and should be free on the NHS.
The Welsh Government and Parkinson's UK said more clinical studies are needed.
The clinic has been running a 10-week course in the exercise regime, which was developed five years ago in Australia.
Jenni McCabbe, 67, from Newport, is paying £350 for the training because she has mobility issues caused by Parkinson's.
"I wish I'd started 16 years ago, it would have been very helpful," she said.
"PD Warrior is teaching me to make large dynamic movements.
"I've written to the head of research at Parkinson's UK to evaluate it and have it rolled out into the NHS if possible."
Jason King, an exercise physiologist from Sydney, Australia, is leading the Welsh trial of PD Warrior.
He said the training was different because it combines over-exaggerated movement with mental tasks.
"It might be saying girl's names up through the alphabet or counting backwards from 30," he said.
"You keep your mind going while keeping the intensity in the exercise up, which is challenging and that's what we want."
Research in Australia has suggested the training can encourage "neuroplasticity" or a rewiring of the brain around areas damaged by Parkinson's.
But more study is needed before the treatment can be endorsed in Britain, according to Parkinson's UK.
The director of the charity in Wales, Barbara Locke, said she was pleased PD Warrior is available as a private treatment in Wales.
"We think it's a great opportunity to find out more about the programme and how it can benefit people with Parkinson's," she said.
"But we're very clear - it isn't to be seen as a cure and we certainly don't have evidence that it halts the symptoms or slows them down in any way."
In a statement, the Welsh Government said it was watching the trial in Newport "with interest".
It has committed £1.2m on improving services for people living with long-term neurological conditions like Parkinson's.
The Team Ireland star returned home to County Londonderry last week, fresh from success at the World Para-athletics Championships in London.
The visually impaired athlete won two golds in the T13 100m and 200m.
The 30 year old said he is aware that his career has a limited shelf life.
In an interview with the BBC's Sunday News programme, Smyth said he was delighted with his latest performance and still plans to compete at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
"As long as I feel I can kick on and sustain at that level, I will continue to do so, and once I get to Tokyo I'll probably reassess and see where I'm at and where the future is," he said.
The Eglinton para-athlete, however, acknowledged that he is "not getting any younger" and said he had already taken steps for life after his sporting career.
"The hard thing is that people often look at sport and think 'lots of money, flashy lifestyle', and yes, that is the case within certain sports, but a for a lot of sports that's a long way from the reality of the situation," said Smyth.
"I don't think there are a lot of things in place for athletes as they try to transition, because you give 100% to something constantly and so you have to let everything else sit on the backburner."
Far removed from his running career, he revealed that he is interested in finance, and on Monday, he is starting the first of two stints of work experience.
"One is more retail banking, and the other is more in investing and stock-broking, just to get an overview of things to see if I can gain some experience and over the next few years help me transition from sport," said Smyth.
Asked about pursuing a coaching career, he said he had not ruled it out - but added that he would like the opportunity to try something different from the life he has led so far.
"When it comes to things like coaching, there's not really the opportunities, there's no money in it," he said.
Smyth is confident that the qualities which brought him success in his professional sporting career will propel him further in whatever path he chooses to follow.
"A lot of those characteristics you have to learn to be successful in sport are the same things you need to be successful in any walk of life, it's about you transfer them into anything you do," he said.
With no competitions on the horizon until the 2018 Para Athletic Championships, Smyth is wasting no time in moving ahead.
He plans to spend the rest of the summer on work experience, before resuming his training in September.
One thing is for sure, if he does end up working in finance, there will not be many people who can claim to work with a paralympic star who has won dozens of gold medals.
Smyth hopes he can win a few more before swapping sprinting for a desk job.
This interview was broadcast in full on The Sunday News on BBC Radio Ulster on Sunday, 23 July at 13:00 BST. You can listen again on the BBC iPlayer here.
Their most recent concern is a 20% cut in fuel subsidy to bus service operators, by the government, which came into effect on Sunday.
Previously operators received a base subsidy of 43.21p per litre. That figure has now dropped to 34.57p.
Tim Gardner, from Webberbus, said the passenger would be the one to suffer if the company could not make a surplus.
"The amount of fuel that we burn within our buses is quite substantial," he said.
"Although it is only a few pence per litre, multiply that by hundreds of thousands of litres and it adds up to be a fairly substantial number.
"If we do not make a surplus we cannot reinvest into our fleet, develop our networks, and at the end of the day the passenger will suffer - so we have to look at some way to recoup the cost."
Operators said they had been expecting the 20% cut to be fazed in over a four-year period but had been notified recently that it would, in fact, be made in full from 1 April.
On top of this, bus companies are facing subsidy cuts from local councils and what they describe as the "enormous" price of fuel.
"We can deal with one or two hits but we can't deal with all three," said Alan Graham from South West Coaches.
He said he believed that Somerset would not have any rural bus services in 10 years time if things continue this way.
"We've got to try and keep fares down to get people on our vehicles," he said.
"If we had more people on the buses then we would obviously get income that way, but in rural Somerset we don't get that number of people on the buses."
Bus operators in England were told by the government in October 2010 that the Bus Service Operators' Grant (BSOG) - a rebate on fuel duty - would reduce by 20% over three years from April 2012.
The trade union Unite says that the shop floor jobs are to go from the firm's "complementary labour force".
That part of the workforce is made up from temporary and contract workers and tends to fluctuate depending on demand.
The company confirmed that up to 130 contract workers are being let go and described it as "regrettable".
Last year, Bombardier cut 300 temporary and contract jobs and made 90 people redundant from the permanent workforce.
The aerospace company is one of Northern Ireland's biggest employers.
About 5,000 permanent employees and about 1,000 temporary and contract staff work at its Belfast base.
In a statement, Bombardier said "the need to be competitive" meant the company had to make adjustments to its staffing levels.
Bombardier has had a difficult few years with the development of its C Series plane badly delayed and a business jet project suspended.
That has been reflected in its Northern Ireland workforce - Tuesday's announcement brings the number of job losses to more than 500 in six months.
Last week, the Canadian firm appointed a new chief executive in an attempt to find a way out of the current problems.
The new man, Alain Bellemare, needs to convince more airlines to buy the C Series, an aircraft which has cost more than $5bn to develop.
"Our manpower situation is kept under constant review. We have reviewed our latest requirements based on current customer demand," the firm said.
"Up until mid-2014, we had increased our complementary labour force by over 1,000 positions, but lately we have had to reduce this level."
A spokesman for the union Unite said the cuts were "another savage blow" to the company's workforce.
Regional coordinating officer Davy Thompson said: "This announcement highlights the inadequacy of existing employment protection, in particular for that afforded to agency workers who are making up more and more of the Northern Ireland labour force.
"There's a need for Stormont politicians to get serious on action to improve job security protections for workers, particularly within the manufacturing sector where there is a real risk of de-skilling."
It was announced after Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met for the first time at G20 talks on Friday. The truce is also backed by Jordan.
It is in force along a line agreed by Syrian government forces and rebels.
About 300,000 people have been killed in Syria's conflict, which began with protests in 2011. Another 11 million have been forced from their homes.
Russia and the US have backed opposing sides, with Moscow supporting the Damascus government while Washington has called for the removal of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Russian forces and a US-led coalition have been carrying out air strikes in their respective campaigns.
The ceasefire, which Russia has said covers the regions of Deraa, Quneitra and Sweida, was reported to result from months of undisclosed talks between Russian and US officials.
Speaking after the meeting between Mr Putin and Mr Trump in the German city of Hamburg, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said: "This is our first indication of the US and Russia being able to work together in Syria."
Mr Tillerson said Friday's meeting also showed that the two countries eventual aims for Syria were "exactly the same" - but they differed on how they should be achieved.
Coastguards said the engine could not be controlled and was leading the vessel several miles out to sea.
The alarm was raised at 10:00 BST by a device which gave their position, and both the main and inshore lifeboats from Llandudno went to the rescue.
The pair were taken off the 32ft (10m) yacht unharmed and the vessel was towed to Conwy marina.
Government adviser Abdul Basit Haroun said smugglers were hiding IS militants on boats filled with migrants.
He based his claim on conversations with boat owners in parts of North Africa controlled by the militants.
He alleged that IS was allowing them to continue their operations in exchange for 50% of their income.
The UN estimates that 60,000 people have already tried to cross the Mediterranean this year.
More than 1,800 people are feared to have died making the journey in often overcrowded and unseaworthy boats in 2015 - a 20-fold increase on the same period in 2014.
In an interview with BBC Radio 5 live Investigates, Mr Haroun said IS used "the boats for their people who they want to send to Europe as the European police don't know who is from IS and who is a normal refugee or not".
The militants often sat separately from the other migrants and were not scared of the crossing, he said, adding that they were "for IS - 100%".
Mr Haroun added that IS allowed boat owners to operate - but demanded a 50% cut of whatever they made from each ship.
Source: The UN refugee agency
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He also suggested that the jihadists were planning ahead for future attacks in Europe.
Earlier this year, the EU's border control agency, Frontex, warned that it was "possible" that foreign fighters were using irregular migration routes to get into Europe.
IS - which controls large parts of Iraq and Syria - has been active in recent months in Libya, exploiting a power struggle between rival groups after the fall of Col Muammar Gaddafi.
In March, IS also claimed responsibility for the attack in Tunisia's capital Tunis, in which 22 people were killed.
The Atlantic 85 inshore boat set off just after 01:00 BST on Thursday to a person calling for help in the River Rother at Rock Channel.
On the way, the boat hit a "submerged, unlit object", injuring the crew and damaging the boat, the charity said.
Two of the injured were taken by ambulance to hospital and are now recovering in hospital and at home.
The original casualty who called for help was assisted by a passer-by safely to shore, the charity said.
Rye Harbour was the scene of one of the RNLI's worst lifeboat disasters in its 165-year history when 17 crew lost their lives in 1928.
The charity said the Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat had been in service since 2010.
Aqsa Mahmood, 20, was reported missing by her family in November 2013.
A Twitter account under the name Umm Layth, believed to be Ms Mahmood, said: "Follow the examples of your brothers from Woolwich, Texas and Boston.
"If you cannot make it to the battlefield then bring the battlefield to yourself."
The post was made on the Twitter account in June. The account has now been deactivated.
Ms Mahmood's family have described her as a "studious and ambitious girl" and said they "cannot understand why she has travelled to Syria".
She was a pupil at Craigholme School and Shawlands Academy in Glasgow.
In a statement, issued by Police Scotland, her family said: "We had no knowledge of our daughter's plans to leave Scotland and immediately reported her as a missing person to the police.
"Aqsa is a studious and ambitious girl and we cannot understand why she has travelled to Syria.
"We are struggling to come to terms with the situation and we are working with the police."
A Police Scotland spokesman added: "A (then aged) 19-year-old female from Scotland was reported missing to Police Scotland by her family in November 2013.
"Inquiries are ongoing in relation to her whereabouts and we are supporting her family."
The Boeing 757-224 landed safely at the County Clare airport at 14:28 BST.
Flight UA76 left Belfast International Airport at 11:19 BST and was due to arrive in New Jersey's Newark Airport at 13:45 local time.
United Airlines said it was a "mechanical issue". In February, a plane on the same route had to make an emergency landing in Manchester.
The reason given for that diversion was also a "mechanical issue". United Airlines said it was not the same plane that was re-directed to Shannon.
There were 121 passengers and nine crew members on board Monday's flight to Newark and they are spending the night in County Clare.
Shortly after take-off, the plane developed a mechanical issue believed to have been with the landing gear.
An emergency was declared and the plane was diverted to Shannon Airport, where it circled for about two hours to burn off fuel before it was light enough to make a low approach for inspection.
It then gained altitude for a go-around before landing.
Belfast journalist Lesley-Anne McKeown was on the flight with her husband Brendan. They were heading to New York for three nights to celebrate his 40th birthday.
The Press Association reporter, who is 29 weeks pregnant, said everything was normal with the take-off until the wheels came up and there was a "really loud grinding noise".
"That persisted for a while and then one of the senior flight officers came over the tannoy and said there was a mechanical problem.
"He said there was 'nothing to worry about... at this point'. When he said 'at this point' I got worried."
She said the atmosphere was tense, as cabin crew spoke to various people on board about emergency procedures.
"People were just worried," she said. "They were trying to keep their spirits up but you could see people were scared. This lasted for two hours."
She said she was most frightened when the plane did the fly-past to check if the front wheels were up or down.
"They confirmed the wheels were down. There was a palpable sense of relief but they still didn't know whether they were in the lock position - whether they could take the impact of the landing," she said.
There were tears and cheers when the plane touched down, she added, and lighter moments during the mid-air drama.
"When everyone was trying to keep their spirits up the woman in front of us turned to the woman beside her and said 'at least it's not raining'," she said.
"Typical Belfast humour."
United Airlines apologised for the inconvenience caused.
"We are providing our customers with meals and overnight hotel accommodation, and are making arrangements for them to continue their journeys tomorrow," the company said.
Peter Morgan, 54, of Llanellen, Monmouthshire, is accused of strangling Georgina Symonds, 25, in January.
The father-of-two admits killing Miss Symonds but denies murder.
Newport Crown Court was told Mr Morgan had visits from call girls at his family home before meeting Miss Symonds.
He continued to see other women despite paying her £10,000 a month to work as his exclusive escort, the trial heard.
Dr Ajat Sanikop, a mental disorder expert who interviewed Mr Morgan after he admitted strangling Miss Symonds, said the millionaire began paying for sex in 2011.
He said: "[Mr] Morgan began using such services after he was showed how to use his iPhone for various things.
"He met Georgina a year later but he continued to use escort services. She had no major objections to him seeing other escorts.
"Then, in April 2015, his marriage broke down when his wife, Helen, came to be aware about him bringing escorts to the marital home."
Dr Sanikop also said Mr Morgan told him Miss Symonds was only in a relationship with him for money, but he was in love with her regardless.
He added: "I think he was quite clear that Georgina was with him because of the money and the lifestyle he gave her.
"But he said he loved her. He was quite aware that as long as he paid her she would stay with him, and if he stopped she wouldn't.
"He described it as a relationship, but it's difficult to classify it as one."
The court was previously told Mr Morgan strangled Miss Symonds at her home in his castle grounds in Llanmartin after hearing she planned to leave him and hid her body in farm buildings behind his family home.
He denies murder, saying he was suffering from diminished responsibility due to Asperger's syndrome.
Clinical psychologist Prof Simon Baron-Cohen said he was "in no doubt" that Mr Morgan had Asperger's syndrome.
He said Mr Morgan suffered from a "black-and-white" mindset which affected his decision-making in dealing with Miss Symonds.
"His accounts of his social relationships are not that of a typical person," he said.
The court heard that Miss Symonds threatened to send explicit videos and pictures she had of Mr Morgan to his family.
Prof Baron-Cohen said: "He felt he had to stop and frighten her. He felt quite trapped, and wanted to protect his children at all costs."
The trial continues.
Over 3.8m antidepressant prescriptions were dispensed in Wales in 2011, the highest rate per head of any UK nation.
Mental health charities said more people should be offered counselling, but a doctor's spokesman said lengthy waiting times gave them little choice.
Ministers say mental health provision would be boosted by £3.5m.
The number of antidepressant prescriptions per head in Wales rose last year by nearly 8% - a similar increase to that seen in England and Scotland.
Wales has the highest rate of antidepressant prescriptions of any UK nation at 1.24 per head, compared to 1.18 in Northern Ireland, 0.89 in Scotland and 0.88 in England.
The figures were obtained by BBC Wales in a Freedom of Information request to the Welsh government.
Drugs such as Citalopram, Fluoxetine (often known as Prozac) and Lofeprine, amongst others, cost the Welsh NHS over £16 million in 2011.
Advice from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommends the use of talking therapies such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) to treat mild to moderate depression and anxiety disorders.
Their guidelines state that antidepressants should "not routinely be offered" for people with persistent mild or moderate depression or anxiety and that talking therapies should be considered instead.
David Bailey, chair of the British Medical Association's general practitioners committee in Wales, said doctors tried where possible to avoid prescribing drugs for depression but sometimes had little choice.
"Within a 10 minute consultation there's only so much talking therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy you can actually do," he said.
"So what we would like is to have relatively quick access to a professional who can do that much more focussed treatment for a patient.
"At the moment there's a huge issue with the time before which people can get these sorts of therapies."
The Welsh mental health charity Gofal said patients found family doctors lacking time and resources to prescribe appropriate treatment.
"In our experience GPs can often only offer a five to 10 minute chat followed by a prescription for antidepressants," said a spokesperson.
"In some areas, alternative therapies such as CBT and counselling can be and are being prescribed, but patients are still faced with very lengthy waiting times, during which their mental health often deteriorates to a state of crisis."
The Welsh government said there were clear guidelines on the prescribing of antidepressants, and that it was boosting the provision of counselling services.
"We are investing £3.5 million from October 2012 to develop primary care mental health services across Wales," said a spokesperson.
"One aspect of this provision will be to increase evidence-based interventions such as psychological therapies to people with mild to moderate mental health problems."
The Welsh government added that it had commissioned a review of access to psychological therapy services which would report back in the winter.
Information obtained by BBC Wales under the Freedom of Information Act show a mixed pattern in referrals for therapy, which had dropped in some regions.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board said referrals had increased in 2011, while the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg, Cwm Taf and Aneurin Bevan boards said they had fallen.
Hywel Dda Health Board in mid and west Wales said the waiting time for cognitive behavioural psychotherapy was currently around 10 months, while other forms of therapy had shorter waiting times.
But wind and solar alone cannot deliver a world of clean and free fuel. Both are, by their very nature, variable, so to realise their true potential other technologies need to be harnessed.
Improving connectivity to other countries is one relatively simple solution, but in a world where governments are becoming increasingly preoccupied with energy security, its attractions are somewhat limited.
Managing demand more effectively using smart grids and appliances is another.
But the technology with the most revolutionary potential is energy storage.
As Jimmy Aldridge at the UK's Institute of Public Policy Research think tank says: "This is the most exciting area within the energy sphere and it's totally transforming the way we interact with the grid."
There are some very obvious ways in which storage can help communities and companies across the world.
Blackouts in developing economies can cause havoc.
In South Africa in 2008, for example, power cuts caused some of the country's biggest gold and platinum mines to close, leading to a rise in global commodity prices, not to mention huge disruption to the lives of millions. Such unreliable power grids also hamper foreign investment.
Energy storage can not only provide back-up power in case of power cuts, but also help electricity grids run at average rather than peak load, therefore reducing the chances of cuts in the first place.
To this end, Puerto Rico, for example, has set a 30% storage requirement for any new renewable capacity.
A series of articles looking at how the world will meet increasing demand for energy and the need to cut CO2 emissions linked to global warming, using old and new technologies
But it's not just developing countries that can benefit. The US government estimates that hundreds of power cuts between 2003 and 2012 cost the country up to $70bn (£45bn) a year. Tens of storage systems are already operating in many states, while California has set a target of 1.3GW to help meet its renewable objectives.
The UK has already built its first grid-level storage battery while Italy, Hungary and Saudi Arabia among others are likely to follow suit.
Storage is also proving invaluable for isolated communities that have no access to the national grid, with islanders in particular enjoying continuous power without the need for additional diesel generation.
But this is just the beginning. Renewables, together with energy storage, open the tantalising possibility of communities and individuals becoming energy self-sufficient.
With solar panels or wind turbines generating electricity and batteries storing it, households become far less reliant on the grid.
* Includes operational projects and those under construction Source: DOE Global Energy Storage Database
The costs today are prohibitively high for mass adoption, but there are already residential energy storage solutions on the market, such as those developed by the UK's Moixa Energy.
The German government is even setting aside €50m (£36m; $56m) a year to offer subsidies to its citizens specifically to help buy storage batteries. Since May 2013, some 5,500 Germans have been given on average €3,200, with demand increasing all the time.
According to Julia Hertin at the German Advisory Council on the Environment, cost is still a barrier. "At the moment, this is more of an emotional decision than an economic one - people like the idea of being energy self-sufficient," she says.
"There could be a point when [storage] becomes a game changer, but we're not there yet."
But costs will come down. As Ben Warren at consultancy EY points out, solar panels cost 80% less than they did just five years ago.
"The storage market looks and smells just like the solar PV market did [then]," he says. "Over the next three to five years, energy storage will become very affordable, very quickly."
Indeed forecasts suggest the market could be worth anything between $30bn and $400bn in the next five to seven years.
The implications for consumers, big power utilities and grid operators are profound.
Small-scale storage could have a similar effect to grid-scale storage, as consumers would be able to buy power from the grid when it's cheap and plentiful, and use their own when it's more expensive. This would help balance demand and reduce strain on the system.
But it will also lead "very quickly to a point where demand from the grid is much reduced", says Mr Aldridge.
This raises important questions about who will pay for grid maintenance - initially at least only the more wealthy will be able to afford renewables and storage, leaving those who can't afford them to pick up the bill.
But it's the utilities that will be hit hardest by a fundamental shift away from centralised energy production. As Andrew Jones at S&C Electric says: "You can't compete with someone who has no fuel costs."
Research by Barclays has estimated that 20% of US electricity consumers will be able to use power from solar and storage for the same price as they get it from the grid by as early as 2018.
It concluded: "In the 100-year plus history of the electric utility industry, there has never before been a truly cost-competitive substitute available for grid power.
"We believe that solar plus storage could reconfigure the organisation and regulation of the electric power business over the coming decade."
As a result, the bank downgraded its credit rating on all US electricity utilities.
The threat is so grave, in fact, Citibank has estimated that "in their current form" utilities in developed economies could see the size of their market shrink by more than 50%.
The point is not lost on some. At the end of last year, the boss of German energy giant E.On announced the company was spinning off its fossil fuel and nuclear business to focus on renewables, declaring that the traditional business model for utilities had "broken apart".
As Mr Warren says, with an increasing number of energy services companies able to provide everything their customers need to generate and store their own energy, utilities are waking up to the fact that "central generation and pumping juice down wires is not the future".
The ultimate beneficiaries, of course, will be consumers.
Energy storage paves the way for what Bill Watkins at Imergy Power Systems calls the "democratisation of energy", where consumers are no longer in thrall to big power companies and are able to generate their own power that, after set-up costs, is effectively free.
Large-scale generation and national grids are not going to disappear overnight, if ever, but many individuals and communities will soon have the power to choose their own energy futures.
Some within the industry view such a bold vision with scepticism. They do so at their peril.
Eighteen jade artefacts were stolen in the professionally-planned raid on Cambridge University's Fitzwilliam Museum at about 19:30 BST on 13 April.
Marvin Simos, 16, from east London, was one of four people sentenced.
Cambridge Crown Court heard the art, which has not been recovered, was of "incalculable cultural significance".
Simos, of Hanameel Street, Victoria Dock, London, admitted burglary. He was sentenced to a four-month detention and training order.
Steven Coughlan, 25, of Gypsies Residential Site, in Eleanor Street, Bow, east London, Robert Smith, 24, of Rosedale Stables, Swanley, Kent, and a 29-year-old man from London, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will each serve six years after admitting conspiracy to burgle.
Sentencing, Mr Justice Fulford described the crime as an "act of cultural vandalism".
He said: "This resulted in the loss to the museum and the public at large, not only in this country but across the world, of pieces of incalculable cultural significance and many millions of pounds in monetary value.
"The likelihood is they passed into private hands and will not be seen again for many generations, if at all."
The judge added: "They are rare and beautiful objects and I draw the irresistible inference that they have gone or will go to one or more private collectors."
A display case was smashed after a disc cutter was used to create a hole in a back wall.
The art has been valued at between £5m and £15m.
Defence counsel told the court "others higher up the chain", who have not been identified, recruited the gang to target the jade exhibits.
The day before the raid, Smith, Coughlan and the 29-year-old were caught on CCTV "paying particular attention" to the Chinese gallery which housed the stolen artefacts, police said.
Glenn Harris, for Coughlan, said his client had lived a "pitiful existence" and had drink and drug problems.
Coughlan had been released from prison for another offence eight days before the burglary.
Beata Kopel said her client, Smith, was of limited intellect and had never attended secondary school. He was not physically involved in the burglary but took part in its planning.
Peter Caldwell, for Simos, said the boy did not enter the museum and had been "thoroughly exploited" and "selected for his naivety".
Alexander Taylor-Camara, mitigating for the 29-year-old, claimed the man had been pressurised into taking part and was not a "professional burglar".
David Scrase, acting director of the Fitzwilliam, said the raid had damaged the museum's precious reputation for "guarding treasures".
Staff had been shocked by the "brutal" destruction of the Chinese gallery, he said.
A spokesman for the museum added: "We very much look forward to the next stage of the investigation, entailing the return of all 18 stolen jades to the Fitzwilliam Museum."
Loss adjusters are to offer a reward for information leading to the recovery of the stolen property, with an advert is to appear in the Antiques Trade Gazette.
In a video statement, police named him as 68-year-old Clive Cressy, believed to be from Hove in East Sussex.
Speaking to the camera, an unnamed officer said he had been charged with having sexual intercourse with underage girls, buying child prostitutes and molesting a child aged under eight.
The Foreign Office said it was aware a man had been arrested in Phnom Penh.
The footage was filmed by a local TV station as police searched his home, where they reportedly found a suitcase containing condoms, toys and girls' dresses.
It also showed pictures of the suspect's passport, which appeared to confirm his name and age.
The policeman said the suspect was arrested in the capital city after a police operation lasting months.
He said he was reported after people in the neighbourhood saw him walking with young girls.
Mr Cressy is described in the video as a private doctor. Checks with the General Medical Council could not find a record of his being registered as a practitioner in the UK.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are in contact with the Cambodian authorities following the arrest of a British man in Phnom Penh."
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Anderson, 34, was left out of the 16-man party to tour India after missing the tour of Bangladesh with a shoulder injury.
He will not play in the first Test but could appear in the second after making a quick recovery.
"It's a credit to the hunger he has shown to get back," captain Alastair Cook told BBC Radio 5 live.
"There's nothing more he can do, apart from coming out here and getting acclimatised and get some more overs in."
England will play five Tests against number one ranked side India, starting in Rajkot on 9 November.
Anderson, who has taken 463 wickets since making his Test debut in 2003, made six Test appearances for England over the summer.
He missed the first Test against Pakistan at Lord's in July due to a shoulder problem but returned to take nine wickets in the remaining three Tests.
England will not play any practice games throughout the Test series, which Cook described as "not ideal".
"I don't think it matters quite so much now after Bangladesh but maybe during the series, the guys who haven't played or haven't done as well as they like, could play a game away from Test cricket," he added.
Lancashire teenager Haseeb Hameed could make his debut in Rajkot as England look to come back from a batting collapse in Bangladesh that saw them lose 10 wickets for 64 runs.
"If he does get thrown into the cauldron, I think he'll handle it very well," coach Trevor Bayliss said.
"He's very much part of the squad and it feels like he's been here for two or three years."
Williams, who has made 74 appearances for Tigers since joining from Scarlets ahead of the 2014-15 season, is nearing the end of his current deal.
The 24-year-old was linked with a return to his former club before re-signing with Leicester in January 2015.
"Every indication so far is that he's keen to stay," Cockerill told BBC Radio Leicester.
"It's down to him whether he feels that this is the place for him, but as he plays every week we'd like to think that that would be the case."
Williams has yet to win a Test cap, with the so-called 'Gatland's law' meaning only three players playing outside of Wales can be selected.
But Cockerill believes the Neath-born player, who can also play at centre, can fulfil his international ambitions without joining a Welsh club.
"Ultimately any player in any position, if you're good enough, you will play for your country," Cockerill continued.
"Owen's a very good player, I've got no doubt that he could play at Test level tomorrow and do a very good job.
"[Wales backs coach] Rob Howley has go to decide whether he's their best 10 or their best 12 to do what they need to do.
"There's different laws or stipulations around that. I'm not sure Owen playing in Wales would guarantee him a place in the Wales team at this point. "
Mr Brown said the UK could take a lead in the EU to create jobs, cut energy bills and tackle tax havens.
"We should be a leader in Europe, not leaving it," he said, as he set out what he called a "positive" case for a Remain vote on 23 June.
Vote Leave dismissed what it called a "hastily cobbled together re-launch".
And Boris Johnson, one of its leading campaigners, said the Remain side was "rattled" with just 10 days to go until the referendum on the UK's future in the EU.
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The Remain campaign believes Labour voters are crucial to winning the referendum, but it is concerned that many may not turn out to vote - or may support Brexit.
In a speech in Leicester, Mr Brown - whose late intervention in the Scottish independence referendum was considered an influential factor by some observers - sought to galvanise Labour support for the EU.
He said action on the environment, cutting energy bills, enhancing workers' rights and social standards, and tackling tax havens were all best achieved by being inside the EU.
And he argued the challenges of globalisation meant greater co-operation between countries was needed.
This issue covers energy availability and environmental protections.
"That is going to be the lesson we have got to learn from this debate in this referendum - that the EU is not the cause of the problem, but if you can get co-operation working, the EU can be part of the solution to the problem," he said.
Mr Brown said there was a need to "show we can manage globalisation better" and "balance the autonomy that people want with the co-operation we need", adding: "That is what the EU is about."
He said the UK would be "in pole position" to champion change when it takes the rotating presidency of the EU in 2017, if it votes to stay in the EU.
By Laura Kuenssberg, BBC political editor
It might pain me to say it, but plenty of political interventions that we report on go unnoticed.
That's why this afternoon, talking to interested members of the public - not all Labour voters but interested parties nonetheless - who had turned up to hear the former PM Gordon Brown speak, it was striking that unprompted many of them mentioned they thought he might "do a Scotland".
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Mr Brown said Labour's agenda for Remain was a "positive" one, that showed "the benefits that will come from staying part of the European Union".
"It shows that the Labour Party can work at great strength when we all work together," he added.
Ahead of his speech, he told BBC Radio 4's Today: "The Labour voters that I talk to don't like the status quo... They want to know that they are going to be better off, and that's the message I can put."
He also defended current levels of immigration, and said fears over the impact on local communities would be better addressed by increasing investment in stretched public services than ending free movement rights.
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A study by think tank Migration Watch, that wants lower immigration, has forecast net migration would run at more than a quarter of a million a year for at least 20 years if Britain stayed in the EU.
Mr Brown insisted "illegal immigration" was the biggest problem the UK faced, and said the only way to tackle it was from within the EU, with cross-border co-operation.
Ex-Tory cabinet minister and Vote Leave campaigner Iain Duncan Smith said Labour was "lecturing" rather than listening to its own supporters over immigration.
Traditional Labour voters were "pretty disgusted" with the party over its pro-EU stance, he said and added: "The number one thing they want is migration brought under control and Labour has nothing to say on that matter."
At a separate event on Monday, shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn acknowledged there was widespread unease among many traditional Labour communities about the impact of immigration.
But he warned: "The truth is that leaving the EU is not going to stop immigration."
Labour MP and Vote Leave chairwoman Gisela Stuart said her party's voters "have now seen through government spin and no amount of hastily cobbled together re-launches" would change that.
"We know that hardworking British people are feeling the strains caused by uncontrolled migration - and that they are sick and tired of being told their concerns are somehow illegitimate.
"The Remain campaign have nothing to say on immigration, and Gordon Brown added nothing to their case today."
The capital was unusually quiet as details of the breakthrough began to emerge on Thursday night, according to Thomas Erdbrink of the New York Times.
He put that down to many Iranians being glued to state television, which broadcast a live speech by a US president for what is believed to be the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Journalist Pedram Alvandi took a "selfie with Obama".
After midnight, people started going out onto the streets to celebrate.
Videos showed people chanting, singing, dancing and clapping, waving flags and blaring car horns.
Others celebrated at home.
The ban on social media networks did not stop hundreds of posts online.
On Friday morning, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his fellow negotiators were welcomed by crowds after flying back to Tehran from Lausanne, where the last round of talks were held.
While the reaction to the deal on social media appeared largely positive, some users argued that Iran could have done better. "The removal of the sanctions was good but it eventually ended against our interests," @RezaKhonsa wrote.
"Only Iranians celebrate a failure as a victory," said blogger Reza Parchizadeh (in Persian).
Iranian conservatives meanwhile expressed their outright opposition. Some used the hashtag "#Lausanne_chay" to compare the political framework to the 1828 Treaty of Turkmenchay, which saw Iran lose many of its northern territories to Russia.
Google+ user SeyedMahdi mocked the political framework, writing (in Persian): "They have agreed that centrifuges at Fordo [nuclear site] will produce popcorn instead of enriching uranium."
There has so far been no reaction on Twitter by Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on all state matters.
It comes after the Guardian reported Mr Trump called Prime Minister Theresa May to say he did not want to visit until he had support from the British public.
US administration officials have, however, told the BBC the president "does not feel like" visiting the UK any time soon.
Mr Trump was invited for the state visit by the Queen.
Downing Street says there has been "no change" to his planned trip.
Mr Trump came in for criticism after attacking London Mayor Sadiq Khan over his response to the recent terror attacks.
Mr Khan had told the public they should not be alarmed at the increased police presence on the streets after the attacks on London Bridge and at Borough Market.
But Mr Trump then accused him via Twitter of making "pathetic excuses".
A Downing Street spokesman said: "We aren't going to comment on speculation about the contents of private phone conversations.
"The Queen extended an invitation to President Trump to visit the UK and there is no change to those plans."
The Guardian reported that, according to a Downing Street adviser who was in the room, Mr Trump made a call in recent weeks in which he stated his reservations about the visit.
Mrs May is reported to have been surprised by Mr Trump's position.
A senior official in the White House told the BBC that "the president has tremendous respect for Prime Minister May" and that the subject of the state visit "never came up on the call".
Following the Guardian article, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn posted a message on Twitter, welcoming the "cancellation" of the visit.
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said Mr Trump was "clearly terrified of the British public".
He added: "He knows that the British people find his politics appalling and that they won't be scared to make their views known.
"Theresa May should be embarrassed that she was so quick to offer Trump a state visit. Now neither of them want to be seen with the other."
Mr Trump's own Twitter account, through which he regularly makes announcements, has not made any recent mention of the UK state visit.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the cod quota would rise by 15% and that for English Channel plaice would double.
The limits for 2016 were set at the annual EU Fisheries and Agriculture Council in Brussels.
Fisheries Minister George Eustice said the agreement was a "great result" for British fishermen.
Quota increases for the UK include:
There were cuts of 55% in Irish Sea sole and 9% in Bristol Channel plaice. Quotas remained the same for Celtic Sea monkfish, pollock, and skate and rays.
The number of days UK fishermen can remain at sea remains at 2015 levels.
Mr Eustice said: "These negotiations are the culmination of months of government-led work to secure the best possible deal for the UK fishing industry, and the tough decisions we've taken to manage fishing and recover fish stocks are paying off - this is a great December council result for UK fishermen.
"I entered these discussions with the firm belief that any decisions need to support a profitable fishing industry, sustainable fish stocks and a healthy marine environment, and the significant quota increases we've achieved for iconic species like North Sea cod demonstrates the success of this approach.
"We still have more to do to reach maximum sustainable yield (MSY) for all quota species by 2020 and to deliver the full discard ban by 2019, but already fishermen are benefitting from the action we've taken in recent years to recover stocks.
"By fighting for the fishing industry, and making a clear case for the need for more sustainable fishing, we have got a good deal and shown we can get what we need in Europe."
That is the name of the virtual crypto-currency I created to see how easy it is to leap on the virtual cash bandwagon.
That bandwagon briefly propelled each Bitcoin, the best known crypto-currency, to be worth about $1,200 (£715). Currently each virtual coin trades for much less than half of the value of that November 2013 peak.
It is a bandwagon that others, notably Litecoin and Dogecoin, have jumped on to as well.
More are leaping aboard every day according to figures gathered by crypto-cash tracking site Cryptsy which currently lists more than 170 virtual currencies.
"Most of the new crypto-currencies which have come into existence since the advent of Bitcoin are basically Bitcoin-duplicates with a different brand name," says economic historian Garrick Hileman from the London School of Economics.
"Because Bitcoin is open source anyone is free to 'copy and paste' Bitcoin's core software protocol to create a new crypto-currency."
Many of those newer virtual currencies have sought to outdo Bitcoin by sharpening up the computer code behind the currency to avoid some of the technical troubles that dog the market leader, he says.
Talking about alternative crypto-currencies, which are known as alt-coins, made me wonder how easy it is to create one.
Jeff Garzik, one of Bitcoin's core developers, told me; "It is trivial to create your own currency. It doesn't really take much programming skill, even."
Mr Garzik pointed me towards Matt Corallo who is behind the Coingen.io website that makes it very straightforward to roll your own money.
The first step was to get hold of some Bitcoins to pay the small fee Mr Corallo charges for a copy of the coin-generating software.
This proved a hurdle because it is difficult to buy Bitcoins quickly. I was keen to put a layer of security between me and whoever I bought them from so ended up using the Barclays Pingit app on a smartphone to buy coins via the BitBargain website.
With Bitcoins safely in my digital wallet I transferred a few to Mr Corallo and, like many hundreds of others, filled in the form that defined how my coin, now dubbed Beebcoins, would work.
I decided there would be a maximum of 21 million Beebcoins, picked an abbreviation (BBC), uploaded a logo and made some choices about the technical innards of the Beebcoin system.
The next step was to install the software on several computers and then get them talking to each other to form the little network needed to mine the coins. Crypto-currencies are inherently community-based and I happen to have enough computers at home, seven at the last count, to form that community and get mining.
Coingen provides precious little in terms of support so I scoured the web for help and found a checklist to run through to get the network humming.
Technical considerations drove the choice of crypto-cash enthusiast Sean Houlihane who is now a dedicated miner of Vertcoins.
Vertcoin's developers have modified its mining algorithm which generates the coins. Despite its name, mining actually involves getting a computer to search for the answer to a hard mathematical problem. The miner who finds the answer typically gets rewarded with newly minted coins.
Mr Houlihane liked Vertcoin because, he said, it is designed to be hard to mine with dedicated processors. The rise of these purpose-made processors have made it all but impossible for the vast majority of people to mine Bitcoins. The mining is dominated by groups that have tied together hundreds of dedicated processors with which the average home miner cannot hope to compete.
By contrast, he said, Vertcoin cuts out the professionals in favour of the amateurs.
"The combination of needing different software and being new means that not too many people are mining Vertcoin today," said Mr Houlihane. "Obviously if the popularity increases significantly, the price goes up and what I've mined so far becomes worth more."
I typed commands into the command line, helped the machines see each other and connect on my home network and got each one doing the complicated maths to generate coins.
Within 20 minutes the first message popped up telling me some coins had been mined. Sadly, that did not mean I could spend or share them straight away. Instead the Beebcoins had to "mature" - this meant that any computer had to complete a lot more mining work before it was rewarded. There is no free lunch with an alt-coin.
In total, it took the machines I used more than six hours running at full speed to complete the work needed to get those coins to mature. I now have thousands of the things. I wonder what I've spent in electricity to do all that work?
It struck me then that if I wanted to turn Beebcoins into an actual currency it would take much more than just computers. It would require a marketing job to get people to value the coin and back it with more computers or even real cash. Also needed would be people with far better web-programming skills than mine to add a friendlier layer to that virtual cash-generating system.
The sheer hard work involved in getting beyond the basics was exposed by tech news site Ars Technica which created its own crypto-currency - Ars Coins. It recruited a few developers to help and even so hit real problems when it rolled out the currency to readers. Solving them and then getting people to buy in was hard. Even then the only reward it could offer Ars Coin miners was special icons on messages they post to the magazine's discussion forums.
For me the Beebcoin experience has given me a greater understanding of how crypto-currencies work and why some of them fail and others succeed. The value of these virtual currencies lies, like the real things, in what people are willing to pay for them.
That's perhaps why so many of these alt-coins revolve around an online community as people are already invested in that group and have a ready need to reward the good behaviour of other members.
At the moment, Beebcoins have zero monetary value unless there is someone out there that wants to take the network off my hands. One careful owner. All offers considered. Going cheap.
The Dons played more than 15 minutes with 10 men after defender Jon Meades was sent off for a second bookable offence, but a change of shape by manager Neal Ardley secured them a well-earned point.
Former Millwall player Paul Robinson came close for Wimbledon early in the first half but his shot went over the bar.
The game turned feisty after half-time with a number of poorly-timed tackles and Meades picked up his first yellow for a late challenge on David Worrall early in the second half.
Millwall showed signs of frustration at the referee after he dismissed two shouts for penalties, while Wimbledon were forced to make changes after Meades was dismissed in the 74th minute.
Both sides had opportunities to win the game, with the Lions trying to take advantage of their extra man, but neither could find the net and the result saw Wimbledon slip out of the play-off places.
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Match ends, Millwall 0, AFC Wimbledon 0.
Second Half ends, Millwall 0, AFC Wimbledon 0.
Foul by Byron Webster (Millwall).
Chris Robertson (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Chris Robertson.
Attempt missed. Byron Webster (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Paul Robinson.
Foul by Callum Butcher (Millwall).
Dannie Bulman (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Harry Smith (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Barry Fuller (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card.
Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Barry Fuller (AFC Wimbledon).
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Chris Robertson.
Attempt saved. Tom Beere (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Tony Craig (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Tony Craig (Millwall).
Tom Elliott (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Millwall. Callum Butcher replaces Ben Thompson.
Attempt missed. Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Seth Owens replaces Dominic Poleon.
Attempt saved. Joe Martin (Millwall) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Second yellow card to Jonathan Meades (AFC Wimbledon) for a bad foul.
Harry Smith (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jonathan Meades (AFC Wimbledon).
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Tom Beere replaces George Francomb.
Attempt missed. Tom Elliott (AFC Wimbledon) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Joe Martin (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Joe Martin (Millwall).
George Francomb (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Tony Craig.
Attempt saved. Barry Fuller (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Jordan Archer.
Attempt saved. Ben Thompson (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Millwall. Fred Onyedinma replaces Aiden O'Brien.
Hand ball by Tom Elliott (AFC Wimbledon).
Foul by Harry Smith (Millwall).
Chris Robertson (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Chris Whelpdale replaces Lyle Taylor.
Attempt blocked. Lyle Taylor (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
The Bulldogs won 89-67 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to break the Australian Football League's longest Premiership title drought of 62 years.
"It's just an amazing performance from our boys," said Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge.
"Some of those efforts in the last quarter were just sensational."
The Bulldogs were appearing in only their third Grand Final, and first since 1961, and they became the first team to reach the championship showdown having finished seventh in the regular season.
The club from Melbourne's western suburbs went into receivership in 1989 and was only kept afloat through the fundraising of supporters.
Sydney were bidding for their sixth title and second in five years but were outplayed in the final quarter.
Two goals from Liam Picken, whose father lost in four Grand Finals, and a long-range effort from Tom Boyd settled the contest in front of 99,989 spectators.
Bulldogs captain Bob Murphy, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in April, was an emotional figure on the sidelines, and Beveridge gave his winner's medal to Murphy at the trophy presentation.
The match had begun without incident despite indigenous rights campaigners calling for Australians to follow the lead of NFL players and boycott the national anthem.
The 40-year-old leaves the Ajax under-19 job he had just taken this summer to work with new head coach Unai Emery at the French champions.
Kluivert had spells with Ajax, Barcelona and Newcastle as a player and has been Netherlands assistant manager and managed Curacao's national side.
"I am extremely honoured to join such a great club," he said.
"I will conduct my mission with great ambition and rigour. We are all in Paris to reach the very high objectives set by the club and meet the expectations of the players and supporters alike.
"As I am moving to Paris, I would also like to express my gratitude to Ajax Amsterdam, the club thanks to which I discovered top-level football and which has always given me their trust."
Leader of the Commons Andrea Leadsom said the next parliamentary session was being doubled in length to two years.
The highly unusual move would allow MPs to scrutinise "substantial amounts of legislation", she said.
This year's Queen's Speech was due on Monday but has been put off until Wednesday as Theresa May's minority government seeks a deal with the DUP.
The Queen's Speech traditionally takes place during the ceremonial State Opening Of Parliament, setting out the government's proposed legal programme for the coming year.
The last time it was cancelled was in 2011 by the then Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government.
That decision, the first time it had been taken since 1949, was criticised at the time by Labour as an "abuse of power" aimed solely at easing the passage of controversial legislation.
Announcing the scrapping of the 2018 event, Mrs Leadsom said the European Union exit legislation would begin with the "Great Repeal Bill".
She said: "We will build the broadest possible consensus for our Brexit plans, and that means giving Parliament the maximum amount of time to scrutinise these bills by holding a two-year session of Parliament.
"It will mean we can work together to deliver a successful Brexit deal and a strong social legislative programme that delivers justice and opportunity to everyone."
The government also wanted to pass "a domestic agenda which aims to tackle the social injustices in our country", she added.
Meanwhile, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has accused the government of being "in no position to negotiate a good deal for Britain" with the EU.
Writing in the Sunday Mirror, he said that if the prime minister "can't command the support of Parliament, we are ready to take that responsibility".
Hackers had broken into the company's computers and released thousands of items of personal information in an attempt to derail the release of the North Korea-themed comedy.
The employees argued they suffered economic harm from the stolen data.
US investigators have blamed North Korean hackers for the attack.
The cyber attack wiped out massive amounts of data and led to the online distribution of emails, personal and sensitive employee data as well as pirated copies of new movies.
The lawsuit against Sony was filed by former employees claiming the company's negligence caused them economic harm by forcing them to step up credit monitoring to address their increased risk of identity theft. They described the data breach as an "epic nightmare."
The movie depicted the fictional assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
The cyber-attack drew widespread international attention and Sony subsequently stopped the movie's general release.
A unknown group calling itself #GOP - later identified as Guardians of Peace - claimed it was behind the attack, prompting the FBI to launch an investigation.
North Korea dismissed any suggestion it may have had a hand in the attack as a form of retaliation for Sony's release of The Interview. A North Korean foreign ministry spokesman had earlier called the movie an "act of terrorism", promising "merciless" retaliation if it was released.
The movie eventually received a much smaller release and was offered through legal digital downloads.
The settlement with a US District Court in Los Angeles still needs to be approved by a judge but it sees Sony paying pay up to $8m to reimburse current and former employees for losses, preventative measures and legal fees related to the hack of its computers last year.
Under the agreement, the company will pay up to $10,000 a person, capped at $2.5m, to reimburse workers for identity theft losses, up to $1,000 each to cover the cost of credit-fraud protection services, capped at $2m, and up to $3.5m to cover legal fees.
Sony Entertainment chief executive Michael Lynton called the agreement "an important, positive step forward in putting the cyber-attack firmly behind us".
"I think that there was not that much impact from a business perspective," Sony chief executive Kazuo Hirai said, speaking at a technology conference in California.
"There was impact for a very short time on the morale of the employees, but I think they have come around. We did learn some lessons with becoming more robust in terms of security, and we have done that. We have come out being a stronger and more resilient business."
The court had dismissed Sony's initial attempt to stops the court case, confirming that the employees could pursue their claims that Sony was negligent and violated a California confidentiality law.
Announced in March, the then-culture secretary said changes were needed because a "loophole" was giving some people a "free ride".
Fewer than 2% of UK households only use catch-up services, TV Licensing says, but many who do are under 35.
Some of them told the BBC whether the new law will affect them.
Second-year psychology student Chris Deyes, 24, says he's not going to pay for a TV licence and will be covered by his parents' licence.
"Generally I watch catch-up, especially at university - but I rarely watch the BBC except for The Great British Bake Off, The Apprentice and Match Of The Day. It wouldn't make much difference to me if I stopped watching it really," he said.
For Chris, paying the same fee to watch these shows on iPlayer as those that watch a lot of live TV seems wrong.
"I don't know why we are paying for a TV licence if we are only watching a couple of hour-long shows once or twice a week," he said.
"I do understand that if everyone watches on demand then they wouldn't make any money. But it's quite a lot per person in halls when my accommodation costs £142 per week," he added.
"I don't see why something like the free over-75s licence can't be brought in for students. Why can't we be exempt from paying? It's only three years off."
Recent English literature and journalism graduate Sophie Moody, 22, from Suffolk, says she paid for a TV licence throughout her studies, and thinks the licence is worth the money overall.
"Even if you're watching TV on catch-up, you're still watching something that's been created with just as much work going into it," she added.
Sophie doesn't think the current licensing system is perfect though, because she thinks paying separately for their bedrooms in halls is unreasonable, and the content and archive on iPlayer needs improving.
"I do agree with giving a discount for people who are students too because I think it's unfair as we're studying," she added.
"It does seem a bit steep to make everyone pay the full fee. There's no way most students will be able to afford that... when they're living on tinned beans. People will just stream things for free," said 26-year-old Ruth Gaukrodger, an editorial assistant from London.
Ruth said after graduating university she got a TV and bought a licence, but still watches a lot of catch-up television on her laptop.
"Sometimes you sit down to watch something and it's not at the beginning, or you can watch iPlayer in the bath or in bed," she added.
"Students are aware of the cost of producing these shows, but for them it's a lot to pay for content when you have clear alternatives. A lot of the BBC shows appeal to a fairly older demographic too."
She added: "I wouldn't have paid for the TV licence when I was a student, I would have stopped using iPlayer and paid for Netflix because it's cheaper and has a lot of US dramas, which is what I watched a lot of at university.
"I can see how some people are frustrated that they now have to pay for it, but a lot of people are watching TV online now so you've got to change your pricing to go with it," said junior doctor Adam Jones, 26, from Oxford.
He said he hardly ever watches live TV in his home except for the Six Nations and when he does watch television, he mostly watches documentaries and period dramas on catch-up.
"If you compare the monthly cost of a TV licence with the cost of going to the cinema or going out to the pub once a month, it's pretty reasonable," he said.
"I am watching all this stuff anyway, so somebody's got to pay for it."
But Adam thinks it will be difficult to 'police' the new system.
"How are you going to prove that people have been watching stuff after it's been on, if it's an online service that doesn't track exactly who's logging in and using it?" he said.
"At the end of the day if people don't want to pay the TV licence they won't, they'll figure out a way of doing it."
A TV Licensing spokesman said: "We know the vast majority of people are law abiding and would anticipate those who need a licence for the first time will buy one.
"We have a range of enforcement techniques which we will use, and these have already allowed us to prosecute people who watch on a range of devices, not just TVs."
The official count gives Parnas just over 2% of the vote in Kostroma, the only region where the party was registered to field candidates.
President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party notched up strong wins across the country.
In some regions its candidates for governor took over 90% of the vote.
"Let the Americans try to hold such clean elections!" proclaimed a satisfied election chief, Vladimir Churov, adding that a mere 11 instances were recorded of candidates resorting to fisticuffs.
Independent monitoring group Golos, however, noted more than 1,700 suspected violations of the electoral law. But it says that, this time, most of the damage was done before election day.
For the liberal opposition in Kostroma, the result is well below the required threshold to enter the local parliament and the party itself admits that even its own count falls far short.
"A real war was waged against our team," its chief candidate, Ilya Yashin, complained on Facebook on Monday, claiming that the orders came from the Kremlin.
"We were not to be permitted to clear the threshold, under any circumstance," he argued.
Mr Yashin pointed to a smear campaign in state media and propaganda against him, including an especially-created newspaper that "outed" him as gay with graphic imagery.
Pro-Kremlin activists even attached fake, US diplomatic licence-plates to a car and filmed it at a campaign rally, to "prove" that the opposition are treacherous puppets of the West.
And by allowing them to run only in largely rural Kostroma - when most opposition support is in big cities - activists argue they were set up to fail.
Co-founded by politician Boris Nemtsov - who was shot dead in February - Parnas represented a coalition of opposition groups including the Progress party of Alexei Navalny.
They led the mass protests that followed allegations of vote-rigging at the last, national elections - the most significant challenge yet to President Putin's rule.
Pro-Kremlin commentators and media have hailed the Kostroma result as a disaster for the liberal opposition and a triumph for United Russia.
Whilst President Putin undoubtedly remains highly popular, opposition activists argue this was not a fair fight and have vowed to go on.
They point to the immense resources deployed against them, as proof that the Kremlin views them as a real threat.
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On Saturday, tens of thousands of people demonstrated across the Republic of Ireland against water charges.
The controversial austerity measure is a key part of the government's plan to pay back the international financial bailout the state had to seek in 2010.
On Sunday night, Drogheda mayor Kevin Callan resigned from the governing Fine Gael party over the issue.
Mr Callan said he did so in light of what he called the overwhelming levels of public dissatisfaction with the handling of the introduction of water charges by the government and Irish Water.
The utility company was set up last month to provide water services throughout the Republic.
However, speaking on Monday, Mr Callan's former party colleague, Mr Coveney said: "There's one certainty, and that's that Irish Water won't be scrapped.
"Irish Water has spent a lot of money to set up a very large new company, which is going to remain in public ownership, and is going to provide water in a much more cost-effective and efficient manner in the future.
"But I think we need to learn from some of the mistakes that have been made over the last six or eight months."
The political debate on the issue has widened with Ireland's largest union and Labour Party politicians calling for a referendum that would guarantee Irish Water remaining in the hands of the state.
Micheál Martin, the leader of the opposition Fianna Fáil party, has described as "utterly bogus" a claim by Prime Minister (taoiseach) Enda Kenny that the top rate of income tax would have to rise by 4% if water charges were not introduced.
SIPTU president Jack O'Connor and former Labour minister of state Joe Costello have both called for a referendum that would guarantee Irish Water remaining in public ownership.
The Right2Water campaign said 150,000 people had turned out to protest on Saturday.
Right2Water campaigner and former member of Unite trade union, Brendan Ogle, has also criticised the Taoiseach's warning that income tax would rise if the government was to abolish water charges.
Speaking on state broadcaster RTÉ, Mr Ogle said the turnout at the anti-charge protests on Saturday sent a significant message to the government over the level of disquiet at local level.
He said his campaign against water charges was not in any way political and described the charges as a form of double taxation.
"We believe water should be paid through progressive general taxation and that is how it should be done.
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Minister for Finance Michael Noonan said the council, an inner Cabinet comprising the taoiseach and three other ministers, would be addressing the issues of certainty about what charges people would face in the future.
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The "exceptionally diverse" shortlist - whittled down from more than 60 entries - includes a gothic mystery and a teenage romance.
The award recognises both author and editor of a debut novel for children aged seven and over.
The winning author will receive a cheque for £1,000 at a ceremony in London on 10 July.
The shortlist includes Winter Damage by Natasha Carthew (edited by Rebecca McNally), CJ Flood's Infinite Sky (Venetia Gosling) and Wild Boy by Rob Lloyd Jones (Mara Bergman).
Other contenders include Julie Mayhew's Red Ink (Emily Thomas), Alex the Dog and the Unopenable Door by Montgomery Ross (Rebecca Lee & Susila Baybars), Fletcher Moss' The Poison Boy (Imogen Cooper and Barry Cunningham) and Geek Girl by Holly Smale (Lizzie Clifford).
The winner will be decided by a judging panel led by Julia Eccleshare, children's books editor of The Guardian.
"This year's shortlist is exceptionally diverse," said Eccleshare.
"Here are seven very different books. But, not only are they all very well written, they all feel exceptionally fresh and original: these are stories we haven't read before, and that is very exciting."
Judges include Wendy Cooling, Tamara Macfarlane, author and owner of Tales on Moon Lane bookshop, former librarian Alec Williams, and last year's winning author Dave Shelton.
Shelton won for his enigmatic tale A Boy and A Bear in a Boat. Previous winners include 2012's Annabel Pitcher for My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece and 2001's Marcus Sedgwick, for Floodland.
The award is unique in honouring the editor of the winning title, highlighting their role in bringing new work to the fore.
The award was set up in memory of the prize-winning author Henrietta Branford and her editor Wendy Boase - who both died of cancer in 1999.
The 19-year-old England youth international made five first-team starts for the French club since 2015.
He has played with Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham, who is currently on loan at City, with England's Under-19 side.
"There aren't many young, English centre-halves as good as he is," head coach Lee Johnson told City's website.
Chief operating officer Mark Ashton added: "We still feel we have work to do in this window and everyone at the club is working hard behind the scenes to get business done."
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Under the scheme, 11 Genomics Medicine Centres are being set up in English hospitals to gather DNA samples to help devise targeted treatments for a wide range of diseases.
It is focusing on cancer and rare genetic diseases.
The aim is to sequence 100,000 genomes within three years in order to develop new tests and drugs.
Doctors will offer suitable patients the opportunity to take part in the scheme.
They will have to agree to have their genetic code and medical records - stripped of anything that could identify them - made available to drugs companies and researchers.
Up to 25,000 cancer patients will have the genetic code of their healthy tissue compared to the genetic code of their tumour.
A giant game of spot-the-difference will then take place to identify the precise mutations in DNA that are causing a patient's tumour.
This would allow targeted medicines to be developed.
Previous genetics research has shown how different cancers can be - for example that breast cancer is not one disease but at least 10 - each with a different cause and life expectancy and each needing a different treatment.
And the development of targeted drugs such as Herceptin - given only if a patient's breast tumour has a certain mutation - has been possible because of genetics research.
Meanwhile, 15,000 patients with rare diseases will have their genome compared with those of their parents and grandparents.
Thousands of genetic diseases - which are individually rare but combined affect large numbers of people - could be identified by finding mistakes in the three billion pairs of letters that make up our genetic code.
The resulting knowledge could give patients an explanation for a disease that has plagued their entire life.
Prof Graeme Black, who will lead the project in Manchester, told the BBC: "It's possible to sequence an individual's entire genetic make-up, their genome, in merely a few days where five years ago that was completely unimaginable.
"Therefore it's possible for conditions where there's a possibility that it's genetic, that we can identify genetic causes much quicker than had been imagined previously."
Edward Sherley-Price has first-hand experience of just how little is known about some conditions.
His 11-year-old daughter Alysia has regular seizures.
She was diagnosed with a developmental delay before her second birthday, but the cause was unknown.
It took until 2013 for genetic testing to discover what was wrong - a rare genetic mutation in a gene known as STXBP1.
The family say getting a diagnosis has given them a renewed sense of optimism.
The 100,000 Genomes Project could help people like Alysia by identifying a specific mutation, which lead to taking part in future drug trials.
The NHS said it was aiming to be the most scientifically advanced healthcare system in the world.
The 11 Genomics Medicines Centres will open across England in February at:
The 11 centres are just the first wave of the project, which will eventually cover the whole of England.
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are not taking part.
The pilots have been under way this year and 3,000 genomes will have been sequenced by January.
All the data produced in the 100,000 Genomes project will be stripped of anything that could identify the patient and then be made available to drugs companies and researchers to help them create precision drugs for future generations.
The project's leaders say it will be the partnership between the health service, industry and academics that will deliver a new era of genetics-based medicine.
NHS England medical director Prof Bruce Keogh said the impact of genomic medicine will be on the same scale as other British successes including the smallpox vaccine and IVF.
He said: "Our NHS is better equipped for the emerging science that will determine the future practice of medicine than any other Western healthcare system.
"[It] puts us in a position to unlock a series of secrets about devastating diseases, that have remained hidden for centuries, for the whole of human kind."
Life sciences minister George Freeman said: "We want to make the UK the best place in the world to design and discover 21st century medicines."
Angela Douglas, chairwoman of the British Society of Genetic Medicine, said: "The challenge of the project will be to embed its outcomes into routine health practice.
"The genetics community looks forward to working with researchers, scientists, associated medical specialists and Genomics England to meet that challenge."
Victory over Bolton took the Cherries three points clear of third-placed Middlesbrough with just one game left.
Only defeat, a Boro win and a 20-goal swing on the final day of the season can deny them a top-flight spot.
Goals from Marc Pugh, Matt Ritchie and Callum Wilson sparked wild scenes of celebration amongst the home fans.
Bournemouth's impending promotion marks an amazing rise through the Football League for the club, who were in administration and close to liquidation in 2008.
They only just avoided relegation in 2009 - Eddie Howe's first season as manager - but promotion to League One followed the season after.
Former Cherries defender Howe then led them into the Championship in 2013 after returning to the south coast from Burnley.
Howe's contribution cannot be overstated, with the 37-year-old set to join an elite band of managers to guide a club through the Football League and into the top flight.
"This club was on its knees six years ago," Howe told BBC Radio 5 live.
"We had nothing. A group of supporters put their money in their pockets to keep the club alive and they are reaping the rewards. It is the club I watched as a kid, the club that gave me an opportunity in the game as a player and a manager.
"It shouldn't be them thanking me, it should be me thanking them. It is a family club and deserves its moment in the sun."
Bournemouth's success this season owes much to the goals of record signing Wilson, a £3m capture from Coventry at the start of the season.
Both Wilson and Ritchie went close to giving the Cherries the lead several times in a frenetic opening.
But after several fine saves from Adam Bogdan, the opener arrived on 39 minutes, when Pugh beat the Bolton goalkeeper with a left-foot shot.
It prompted joy in the stands of the 11,700-capacity Goldsands Stadium - and there was better to come just four minutes later, when Ritchie latched onto Yann Kermorgant's lay-off to drive home from 12 yards.
Bournemouth's fans started signing the theme tune to Match of the Day as the realisation hit home that they would be seeing their side in the top flight of English football for the first time in the club's history.
Kermorgant had the chance to make the final 20 minutes a formality, but he blazed over the bar from the penalty spot after Dorian Dervite was dismissed for hauling down Wilson.
Wilson made it 3-0 after he spun and shot smartly past Bogdan to turn the remaining 12 minutes into a carnival.
The final whistle sparked a pitch invasion from home fans, who could yet be celebrating the Championship title if results go their way on Saturday.
Campbell showed a return to form as he took third in the single scull final behind Mahe Drysdale and Damir Martin.
Peter Chambers was part of the GB boat that took third in the men's lightweight four final.
Richard Chambers and Will Fletcher led the double sculls final before fading.
Chambers and Fletcher led the field at halfway but slipped back to finish nine seconds behind winners France, who finished ahead of Norway and Italy, with Irish duo Gary and Paul O'Donovan also in front of the British pair.
On Saturday, another Coleraine rower Joel Cassells and his British partner Sam Scrimgeour maintained their winning sequence this season in the non-Olympic lightweight pairs class as they told gold.
Campbell, back to full health after suffering from hay fever last month, produced a competitive performance in the single sculls final as he was less than five seconds behind New Zealander Drysdale.
London 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Campbell finished 3.36 seconds behind runner-up Croatian Martin.
Peter Chambers and his British team-mates Chris Bartley, Mark Aldred and Jono Clegg were 3.54 seconds behind winners New Zealand in the lightweight four decider with Denmark also just ahead of the GB boat.
Campbell and the Chambers brothers have been picked for the British team for the Rio Games.
The trio were medallists in London four years ago while Campbell will become the first NI competitor at four Olympic Games in Rio.
An explosion at St George's Coptic church in Tanta killed 27 people. Hours later, a blast outside St Mark's Coptic church in Alexandria left 17 dead.
So-called Islamic State (IS) said it was behind the explosions, the latest in a series of attacks targeting the Christian minority in the country.
President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi ordered military deployments across Egypt.
In a statement, he said the army would be sent to protect "vital and important infrastructure". The government announced three days of mourning.
In Alexandria, Pope Tawadros II, head of the Coptic Church, had been attending Mass inside the church targeted but was not hurt, state media reported.
Several police officers, including one policewoman, were among those killed, the interior ministry said. The suicide bomber blew himself up after they stopped him from entering the church.
The first explosion in Tanta, 95km (60 miles) north of Cairo, took place near the altar of the church. It remains unclear if it was also caused by a suicide bomber.
"I saw pieces of body parts and broken seats. There was so much blood everywhere, some people had half of their bodies missing. The first three rows [inside the church] were destroyed," Nabil Nader, an eyewitness, said.
The explosions injured at least 71 people in Tanta and 35 others in Alexandria, the health ministry said.
The blasts appear to have been timed for maximum impact, as people gathered to mark Palm Sunday. It is one of the holiest days in the Christian calendar, marking the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem.
Egyptian security forces had been put on alert in anticipation of attacks.
The attacks come weeks before an expected visit by Pope Francis intended to show support for the country's Christian minority. He condemned the explosions.
"I pray for the dead and the injured, and I am close in spirit to the family members [of the victims] and to the entire community," the Pope said.
The Copts are one of the most ancient Christian communities and the largest still left in the Middle East. But they have long felt vulnerable and marginalised. This sense of precariousness has only increased in recent years, with the rise of violent jihadism in parts of Egypt.
The country's political and Muslim religious leaders have tried to provide reassurance that they stand united with the Copts - and have portrayed the recent upsurge in attacks as an attempt by extremists to sow division.
But in recent months, Coptic families have been fleeing the northern Sinai after a series of murders and assaults.
Their trust in the state's ability and willingness to protect them will now be even more deeply shaken - as bombs desecrate Palm Sunday, fulfilling a rash of recent threats by the Islamic State group to intensify their violence against Christians in Egypt.
Pope Tawadros II told local TV that "sinful acts will not undermine the unity and coherence of the Egyptian people in the face of terrorism".
In the UK, the General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Bishop Angaelos, condemned the "senseless and heartless brutality" of the attacks.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said on Twitter that he had "great confidence" that President Sisi would handle the situation "properly".
Violence against the religious minority has risen in recent years, especially since 2013, when the military overthrew President Mohammed Morsi, who hailed from the Muslim Brotherhood, and launched a crackdown against Islamists.
Some Morsi supporters blamed Christians for supporting the overthrow.
In February, IS warned of more attacks against Copts, who make up about 10% of Egypt's population.
The Coptic Orthodox Church is the main Christian Church in Egypt. While most Copts live in Egypt, the Church has about a million members outside the country.
Copts believe that their Church dates back to around 50 AD, when the Apostle Mark is said to have visited Egypt. Mark is regarded as the first Pope of Alexandria - the head of their church.
This makes it one of the earliest Christian groups outside the Holy Land.
The Church separated from other Christian denominations at the Council of Chalcedon (451 AD) in a dispute over the human and divine nature of Jesus Christ.
The early Church suffered persecution under the Roman Empire, and there were intermittent persecutions after Egypt became a Muslim country. Many believe that continues to this day.
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Pte Alex Stringer, 23, of Canvey Island, Essex, lost both legs and an arm in Afghanistan in 2011.
Basildon Crown Court heard how his friend Conor Aldous, 22, acted as Pte Stringer's carer.
During that time, in 2012, Aldous stole £2,500 from him. He was jailed for 10 months after admitting theft.
The court heard how Aldous, shortly after he stole the money from Pte Stringer, helped him walk down the aisle on artificial legs.
Judge David Owen-Jones, sentencing, said: "It was a mean offence.
"He was extremely vulnerable and you abused that trust.
"It is a very serious offence and only an immediate custodial sentence can be justified."
Aldous, of Grays and who was accompanied to court by his pregnant girlfriend, showed no reaction as sentence was passed.
His partner broke down in tears as Aldous was led to the cells.
At a news conference with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr Trump promised to deliver a "great" peace deal, but said both sides must compromise.
The Israelis and Palestinians have had no substantive peace talks since 2014.
In the conference, Mr Trump also asked his visitor to "hold off" on settlement building for "a little bit".
Israel has approved thousands of new homes in West Bank and East Jerusalem settlements since Mr Trump took office last month.
The Israeli government is hoping for better relations with the White House after eight years of friction with the former Obama administration.
At Wednesday's press conference, neither leader committed explicitly to back a future independent Palestine, a longstanding bedrock of US policy.
A "two-state solution" to the decades-old conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is the declared goal of their leaders and the international community.
It is the shorthand for a final settlement that would see the creation of an independent state of Palestine within pre-1967 ceasefire lines in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, living peacefully alongside Israel.
The UN, the Arab League, the European Union, Russia and, until now, the US routinely restate their commitment to the concept.
Reconsidering the two-state solution
"So I'm looking at two states and one state," said Mr Trump. "And I like the one that both parties like. I'm very happy with the one that both parties like.
"I can live with either one. I thought for a while that two states looked like it may be the easier of the two.
"To be honest, if Bibi [Mr Netanyahu] and the Palestinians, if Israel and the Palestinians are happy - I'm happy with the one they like the best."
He said it would ultimately be up to the parties themselves to reach a peace agreement.
Mr Trump was also asked about his election promise to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which could have serious implications for any peace negotiations.
"As far as the embassy moving to Jerusalem, I'd love to see that happen," Mr Trump said.
"And we're looking at it very, very strongly. We're looking at it with a great care, a great care, believe me. And we'll see what happens."
When he was asked about a two-state solution, Mr Netanyahu said he wanted to focus on "substance" and not "labels".
"There are two prerequisites for peace," said the Israeli prime minister. "First the Palestinians must recognise the Jewish state.
"Second, in any peace agreement, Israel must retain the overriding security control over the entire area west of the Jordan River."
Meanwhile the Palestinian presidency stressed its commitment to a two-state solution and an end to the Israeli occupation, Reuters news agency reported. Earlier officials had urged the White House not to abandon the concept of a Palestinian state.
The presidency said it was ready to "deal positively" with the Trump administration, and agreed with Mr Trump's call for Israel to hold off on settlement building.
It was the US and Israeli leaders' first face-to-face meeting since Mr Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential election.
A retreat from US backing for a two-state solution would upend decades of American - and international - policy embraced by Republican and Democratic administrations.
On Tuesday, a senior White House official signalled a potential policy shift by saying peace did not necessarily have to entail Palestinian statehood, and that Mr Trump would not try to "dictate" a solution.
More than 600,000 Jews live in about 140 settlements built since Israel's 1967 occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem - land Palestinians claim for a future state.
The settlements are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this.
A relatively large group of journalists followed Mr Netanyahu from Israel to cover his first meeting with President Trump. A lot was at stake, especially after the eight years of the strained relations with the Obama administration.
Ahead of the meeting, the general sentiment among them concerned the lack of clarity on how the meeting between the two leaders would go. Whether they will get along and mostly what will be said on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the two-state solution, a formula which has been a long-term tenet of US and Israeli policy.
Waiting in the East Room for the press conference, journalists were filing reports, posting on social media and also getting their selfies taken with White House insignias. So did Israeli officials.
The two leaders entered the room, and as very warm words were exchanged, it looked like the turning of a page in the relationship between the two countries.
But perhaps it was also another turning point, departing from the two-state solution formula, a term they avoided using. Their confidence gave the impression that some sort of regional deal is perhaps already being explored with moderate Arab countries. The journalists were left guessing how this will play out or, as Trump put it, "we will see".
At least 570 people are now known have died after the magnitude-7.8 quake.
The cost of rebuilding could be as high as $3bn (£2.1bn), President Rafael Correa said.
Even before the earthquake struck, the World Bank had predicted Ecuador's economy would shrink by as much as 2.0% this year.
Oil-rich Ecuador has suffered because of falling oil prices in recent months.
Left-leaning President Correa said all levels of society would be expected to contribute to rebuilding funds, even if they did not live in the worst-hit Pacific region.
Among the measures he announced in a televised address late on Wednesday:
"Society is built with institutionalised commitment, with organised collective action," Mr Correa said.
"This is how a modern society responds to this kind of disaster and the way each Ecuadorian, within his ability, contributes to the recovery of his own motherland."
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Figures given by officials for the number of people missing ranged from 231 to 1,700, with some 4,000 people injured.
Thousands of people have been left homeless, making them vulnerable to dirty drinking water and disease.
Foreign nationals from the UK, Ireland, Canada, Colombia, Cuba and the Dominican Republic have been confirmed among the dead.
A new 6.2-magnitude quake struck off the Ecuadorean coast early on Wednesday. The quake was centred 70km (44 miles) west of Esmeraldas at a shallow depth of 10km.
"You can't imagine what a fright it was. 'Not again!' I thought," Maria Quinones told Reuters in Pedernales, that was close to the epicentre of Saturday's quake.
The World Food Programme and Oxfam are sending supplies, while the UN said it was preparing a "major airlift".
Some people have been pulled out of the rubble alive but hope is fading that others will be found.
Focus is turning to the survivors. The quake damaged communications, transport links and sanitation, hampering relief efforts.
Unicef has warned that 150,000 children have been affected by the disaster and said landslides were complicating rescue efforts in some areas, and some towns were without electricity.
Women's FA Cup winners Arsenal, who beat Sunderland 5-1 on Saturday, struggled to break down a hard-working, organised Blues side, who remain third.
Birmingham have now gone five consecutive games without conceding.
Jordan Nobbs' low shot was held by Birmingham's debutant goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger in the closing stages.
Another debutant, midfielder Andrine Hegerberg, headed Birmingham's best chance of the game over from close range.
Fourth-placed Arsenal rallied late on but were denied any clear-cut goal-scoring opportunities for much of the contest.
Birmingham remain one point above the Gunners, who have a game in hand, but both clubs lost ground on second-placed Chelsea, who thrashed Sunderland 5-0.
Blues boss David Parker gave debuts to Norway midfielder Hegerberg, ex-Paris St-Germain keeper Berger and substitute Isabelle Linden, following the departures of England midfield duo Jo Potter and Jade Moore, and all three impressed with their displays.
Birmingham City boss David Parker: "It was another cracking performance and yet I still want more, there is still so much more to come from this group, it's quite scary.
"Teams are looking at us and thinking we have lost a few players - but look at the players we have added and the kids coming through too. We are growing so quickly and so much, and there is so much more to come from this group.
"It was a great save from our new goalkeeper (Berger), she's played against the best for PSG in the big Champions League games and when you have someone who can make crucial game-defining saves, and distribute the ball like her, it's a real asset to have."
Arsenal manager Pedro Martinez Losa: "I thought we deserved a little bit more in the second half but you have to accept results.
"On another day we probably would have taken the points, so we're not happy but obviously we value one point away from home and I'll take it in a very competitive game.
"Birmingham are full of confidence and you have to give them credit, they were well organised and we knew it was going to be very difficult to score here. Teams will come here and drop points."
Match ends, Birmingham City Ladies 0, Arsenal Ladies 0.
Second Half ends, Birmingham City Ladies 0, Arsenal Ladies 0.
Attempt blocked. Freda Ayisi (Birmingham City Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emily Westwood.
Foul by Dominique Janssen (Arsenal Ladies).
Andrine Hegerberg (Birmingham City Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Dominique Janssen (Arsenal Ladies) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Nobbs with a cross following a set piece situation.
Chloe Peplow (Birmingham City Ladies) is shown the yellow card.
Emma Mitchell (Arsenal Ladies) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Isabelle Linden (Birmingham City Ladies).
Foul by Fara Williams (Arsenal Ladies).
Kerys Harrop (Birmingham City Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Jordan Nobbs (Arsenal Ladies) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Dominique Janssen (Arsenal Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Andrine Hegerberg (Birmingham City Ladies).
Dominique Janssen (Arsenal Ladies) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Abbey-Leigh Stringer (Birmingham City Ladies).
Casey Stoney (Arsenal Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dangerous play by Isabelle Linden (Birmingham City Ladies).
Josephine Henning (Arsenal Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Melissa Lawley (Birmingham City Ladies).
Offside, Birmingham City Ladies. Melissa Lawley tries a through ball, but Isabelle Linden is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Melissa Lawley (Birmingham City Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Josephine Henning (Arsenal Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jessica Carter (Birmingham City Ladies).
Substitution, Arsenal Ladies. Dominique Janssen replaces Daniëlle van de Donk.
Corner, Arsenal Ladies. Conceded by Emily Westwood.
Attempt blocked. Jordan Nobbs (Arsenal Ladies) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Scott.
Substitution, Birmingham City Ladies. Chloe Peplow replaces Alex Windell.
Attempt missed. Fara Williams (Arsenal Ladies) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Vicky Losada (Arsenal Ladies) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Vicky Losada (Arsenal Ladies).
Emily Westwood (Birmingham City Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Josephine Henning (Arsenal Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Isabelle Linden (Birmingham City Ladies).
Corner, Birmingham City Ladies. Conceded by Fara Williams.
Fara Williams (Arsenal Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Melissa Lawley (Birmingham City Ladies).
Foul by Jordan Nobbs (Arsenal Ladies).
Andrine Hegerberg (Birmingham City Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Isabelle Linden (Birmingham City Ladies).
The Seagulls, who finished two places above the relegation zone last term, beat Hull 1-0 at home on Saturday.
"We wanted to be in a position where we could at least challenge to go up. That is still the case," said Hughton.
"We've made a tremendous start and I could not have envisaged it."
Hughton's side are unbeaten so far in the Championship this campaign, and earned their fifth win in six league games thanks to Israel international Tomer Hemed's third goal in two games.
"I was hopeful we could challenge better," said former Norwich manager Hughton. "At the moment the margins are going our way.
"Just now we have fit players and good options, and we have continued the momentum following the international break."
Before kick-off at the Amex Stadium, both sides paid tribute to the 11 victims of the Shoreham air disaster.
Matt Grimstone, a member of Brighton's ground staff, and Seagulls supporter Jacob Schilt were among those who died when a Hunter Hawker jet crashed on to the A27 on 22 August.
"A tribute can go two ways. It can draw you on and motivate you, and the way we started I would like to think that it inspired the players," said Hughton.
"It was a fitting tribute by the club and it was a fitting day; in particular for the two lads (Matt Grimstone and Jacob Schilt)."
The sport was initially dropped from the programme of events when Gibraltar were given the right to host the event after Menorca pulled out.
Football and volleyball, which had featured in every games since they began in 1985, were also dropped.
However, beach volleyball will now be included, although there are no facilities for indoor volleyball.
"There will not be any mountain biking, but there will be a road race, time trial and criterium included in the Gibraltar games, which is good news," Guernsey Island Games Association chairman Brian Allen told BBC Radio Guernsey.
"There were concerns about that very small island, but they were very reassuring, they gave an excellent presentation," he added.
Guernsey Velo Club's development officer Paul Brehaut says the competition for places in 2019 will be even greater, with some of the island's top mountain bikers vying for places in the road race team:
"There'll be no definite five spots for the boys, that's for sure," he told BBC Radio Guernsey,
"There's a couple of guys like James Rowe and Mike Serafin who are very competitive on the road every weekend that they race. Mike's a very good sprinter, James is a fantastic climber, so that's two that will be in the mix for the road team for sure."
The news came during the annual meeting of the International Island Games Association, where Guernsey were confirmed as hosts for the 2021 event.
Shaw, 21, is set to see a specialist to determine the extent of the injury after a scan on Monday revealed he has ligament damage.
The England defender left the field after only nine minutes of Sunday's 1-1 draw with Swansea at Old Trafford.
United boss Jose Mourinho confirmed Shaw will not play again this season at a news conference on Wednesday.
"Shaw has an important injury and we are waiting for one more opinion before the medical department decides what to do," said Mourinho.
"But he is out for the season."
The Red Devils face La Liga side Celta Vigo in the Europa League semi-final first leg on Thursday.
Paul Pogba is fit to face Celta, with Chris Smalling and Phil Jones also ready to return, as is fellow centre-back Eric Bailly, who was forced off injured against Swansea.
"[Eric has] this kind of personality that fights against every problem, unless it's impossible," said Mourinho.
Manchester United have a maximum of seven games remaining this season, should they reach the Europa League final.
The bottom side in the Premiership will race the Championship play-off champions in an end-of-season race, to decide who rides in the following season's top tier.
The divisions will no longer be known as the Elite League and Premier League.
Somerset, Rye House, Leicester and Belle Vue are among the sides to race in the 2017 top flight.
Coventry, King's Lynn, Poole, Swindon and reigning champions Wolverhampton will make up the rest of the top tier.
British Speedway Promoters Association (BSPA) chairman Buster Chapman told BBC Radio Norfolk: "We were going stale, we weren't moving forward.
"Everyone has decided we need to bring some drastic changes and bring some life back into it.
"This next three, four or five years are all about the future of speedway in England."
Despite confirmation that Belle Vue Aces will race in the top tier next season, BSPA announced they have had their speedway promotion licence and their licence to race at the National Speedway Stadium revoked because of their financial situation.
The Manchester club moved to their new home at the start of the 2016 season but they had to cancel their opening meeting because of safety concerns.
They first raced there 54 days after the venue was due to open.
Manchester City Council said the Aces had paid no rent costs towards the £8m facility since they moved in and Eastlands Trust would run the stadium in the short term.
"It has come to light that the group companies have significant debt, not only with the council but also other parties," said Sir Richard Leese, the leader of Manchester City Council, in a statement.
"The BSPA and the city council have been in regular dialogue over the situation and both parties remain absolutely committed to speedway in Manchester, but this must be a long-term and sustainable solution for the club to ensure that Belle Vue Aces continue as the city's speedway team."
Jordan Miers, 21, was seen "confused and disorientated" after leaving a work's Christmas party in the city centre on 19 December 2015.
His body was recovered from the River Tawe almost three weeks later.
Acting senior coroner Colin Phillips recorded a conclusion of misadventure at the inquest on Thursday.
The inquest heard Mr Miers had drunk "the equivalent of three pints of beer" and had taken the MDMA ecstasy drug while on the night out.
He was seen with his "arms swaying" as he walked alone from the city centre towards his parents' home in Bonymaen.
Mr Phillips said: "It was Jordan's first time… and he would not have been used to the experience of taking drugs."
During the hearing, South Wales Police Det Con John Nicholls described the former Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe pupil as a "clean-living and popular individual".
As well as achieving 11 GCSEs and studying for a PGCE, Mr Miers coached children's football teams in the Birchgrove and Port Tennant areas of the city.
Det Con Nicholls said his interest in taking the drug had "come as a surprise" to those who knew him.
The inquest heard that the day before - on December 18 - Mr Miers had "an argument" with his girlfriend of four years and moved out of the flat they shared in Skewen.
Acting Coroner Mr Phillips said the post-mortem gave Mr Miers' cause of death as drowning while under the influence of MDMA and alcohol.
He told Mr Miers' parents Melanie and Christopher: "I am greatly saddened.
"It goes against the natural order to lose one's son ahead of his parents."
PA is when one parent undermines the role of the other by turning a child against them following a separation.
Between 2013 and 2016, the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service in Wales dealt with 22,670 cases involving children.
The Welsh Government said it was developing information and advice services.
Psychologist Dr Sue Whitcombe said social workers, psychologists and solicitors should receive training.
"This is a severe form of child emotional abuse when at its most severe and pure form and it needs to recognised along with those other types of child abuse," she said.
There are laws in some countries, including Mexico and Italy, which punish parents who alienate one another.
One man, who did not wish to be identified, told BBC Wales his experience of PA had been "heartbreaking".
"There's not a day goes by where I don't think of my daughter," he said.
"You know, I made memories with my daughter - we went to parks, ponds... We weren't one of these that stay in the house. We did everything together.
"Rather than counting down days to her birthday or anything else, something that she should be looking forward to, instead she's counting down the days she hasn't seen her father."
"It wrecks your life, it totally turns your life upside down."
An online petition calls on the Welsh Government to formally recognise PA as a type of emotional abuse of children and proposes funding for mandatory training for professionals.
A government spokesman said: "We recognise the impact parental separation can have on children and the benefit they derive from having an ongoing positive relationship with both parents, where it is safe and in their best interest.
"To support parents who are separating we are developing information and advice services to help them focus upon how they can best support their children and make arrangements that meet their long term emotional needs."
It will see 84 turbines installed in the Outer Moray Firth, which will generate 588MW of power once operational in 2019.
The Scottish government gave the project consent in March 2014 and it was granted an investment contract by the UK government in May that year.
Construction work is expected to start next year.
The harbour at Wick will be used for the shipping in and out of equipment, turbines and construction workers.
SSE has the largest stake in the project - 40% - with organisations Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners having a 35% stake and SDIC Power 25%.
The project will be one of the largest private investments ever made in Scottish infrastructure, according to SSE.
It has claimed the farm would generate enough electricity for 450,000 properties and support about 890 jobs. Ninety staff would be needed to maintain the farm once it was operational.
Conservation group WWF Scotland said the scheme would help to tackle climate change, while Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) said it would bring important investment and jobs to the Highlands and Moray.
Paul Cooley, director of renewables at SSE, said: "Contracts have already been placed with many UK based suppliers, and Siemens intend to undertake turbine blade construction from Siemens' new manufacturing facility in Hull.
"Around £10m of investment is planned at Wick Harbour to house the wind farm's operations and maintenance facilities and improving the existing RNLI facilities."
WWF Scotland director Lang Banks said: "Proceeding with the Beatrice offshore wind farm is great news for the climate and Scotland's economy.
"This single project will almost quadruple our offshore wind capacity, helping to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions as well as creating jobs and supporting local economic renewal.
"Scotland's waters boast 25% of Europe's offshore wind resource and it is vital that we continue to tap into this invaluable resource in the future."
At its closest point the farm would be about 8.5 miles (13.5km) from the east Caithness coast.
Mohammed Riaz, 63, of Manchester Road, Nelson, Lancashire denied forcing or compelling Margorsha Bienick and Michal Czesniawski into slave labour.
The jury was unable to reach a majority verdict after six hours of deliberation and was discharged by the judge at Burnley Crown Court.
The prosecution is yet to decide whether a retrial will go ahead.
Mr Riaz Snr faced two charges under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
His son Khuram Riaz, 27, was cleared of similar charges earlier in the trial.
Sandown Bay Academy has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted because of "ineffective leadership at all levels".
Inspectors said the school's sponsor, Academies Enterprise Trust (AET), also failed to deal effectively with a "debilitating cyber-attack".
Isle of Wight councillors voted in May to ask the government to oust AET "off the island altogether".
In April, the head teacher resigned and the trust replaced the board of governors.
Ofsted inspectors, who visited the following month, said pupils had been "let down in the quality of education they receive for too long".
The report said grades had fallen since 2015 and "too many pupils are persistently absent".
It said AET had not supported the school following the cyber-attack which resulted in a "widespread loss of important documents", including pupil progress reports, teaching plans and exam work.
Ofsted praised the behaviour of pupils and a unit for pupils with autism.
On 25 May, the day after inspectors left, AET announced plans to close the Sandown site as part of a previously-declared "merger" with Ryde Academy, 6 miles (10km) away.
Explaining its proposal, AET said income at Sandown Bay had dropped by £5m in five years.
A six-week consultation by AET on the merger plan runs until 6 July, while Isle of Wight Council is holding a separate consultation on rival plans to retain secondary education in Sandown.
In a statement, the trust said: "We acknowledge that AET has not succeeded in driving forward the educational improvements at Sandown Bay that we would all wish to see."
It said it had replaced the governors and head teacher with an "experienced" management board and "new leadership team".
Zsigmond's business partner, Yuri Neyman, said he died on Friday in Big Sur, California.
The film-maker won an Oscar for Steven Spielberg's 1977 film Close Encounters and was nominated again a year later for The Deer Hunter.
He was also revered as an architect of the American New Wave in the 1970s.
Hungarian-born Zsigmond first gained renown for his collaboration with maverick director Robert Altman on his films McCabe and Mrs Miller and The Long Goodbye.
He went on to work with many of cinema's most celebrated film-makers and became one of Hollywood's most admired cinematographers, thanks to his contributions on films such as Blow Out, Deliverance, The River and Images.
The most recent of his four Oscar nominations came in 2007 for The Black Dahlia. He also shot a number of episodes of the Fox sitcom The Mindy Project.
In 2003, Zsigmond ranked among the 10 most influential cinematographers in film history in a survey conducted by the International Cinematographers Guild.
Guild president Steven Poster said in a statement: "Vilmos' genius was not only in his images, but in his sense of duty to honest storytelling. Working up close with him, I also learned about perseverance and an obligation to the story from the master.
"His brave beginnings providing footage from the Hungarian revolution will always be an important part of his legacy and to future generations of cinematographers and film students. He made a difference."
American Psycho novelist and screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis paid tribute on Twitter saying Zsigmond was "one of the greatest cinematographers in movie history and defined the look of 70s film".
Easy Rider actor Peter Fonda also tweeted: "Such a dear man and great friend."
Zsigmond was one of the most in-demand cinematographers in Hollywood, working with directors such as Michael Cimino, Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Brian De Palma and George Miller.
Spielberg was particularly impressed with Zsigmond's work and chose him for his debut feature The Sugarland Express, which then inspired the director to hire him again for his global hit Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Zsigmond's Oscar nomination for the traumatic Vietnam War film The Deer Hunter came in 1979 and the cinematographer considered the film one of his finest achievements.
During the 1980s, the film-maker worked on smaller movies and received another Oscar nomination for Mark Rydell's The River in 1984.
Zsigmond also worked on a series of Woody Allen films in the 2000s, including Melinda and Melinda, Cassandra's Dream and You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger.
The fire was reported shortly before 17:00 BST on Monday.
There was no-one in the property at the time.
Detective Constable Anita Cummings said investigations were at an early stage and appealed for information.
The Gunners, third highest scorers this season with 10 goals, are fourth in the table, two points clear of Spurs.
"We have all the best attacking players in the Premier League," Wenger said.
"The clubs here have huge financial potential and offensive power. All the best players play here."
Premier League clubs spent a record £835m this summer as Alexis Sanchez arrived at Arsenal, Manchester United signed Radamel Falcao on loan and Angel Di Maria in a British record £59.7m deal, Chelsea acquired Diego Costa and Liverpool purchased Mario Balotelli as replacement for Luis Suarez, last season's top scorer with 31 goals.
Danny Welbeck also arrived at Arsenal in a £16m deal from Manchester United, and his first goal for the club helped secure a 3-0 victory over Aston Villa last Saturday.
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Both Sanchez and Welbeck could figure for Arsenal against Spurs in Saturday's late kick-off.
"North London derbies are always very intense and the players from both sides know each other so well," added Wenger.
"Over the years Tottenham have always had a good team and for us to be on top of them means we can fight for the top of the league.
"These games are important moments in the season."
Despite suffering their second defeat of the season against West Bromwich Albion last Sunday, three points for ninth-placed Tottenham would see them leapfrog Arsenal, whose win at Villa is their only victory in five matches across all competitions.
Mauricio Pochettino, who led Southampton to an eighth-place finish in his first full season as a Premier League manager last year, acknowledged the importance of what will be his first game against the Gunners as Spurs manager.
The Argentine, 42, also paid tribute to Wenger, whose 18 years at Arsenal makes him the current longest-serving manager in English football.
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"Tottenham for me is a big job, it's a dream to stay here and have the time Arsene had in Arsenal," he said.
"For this, I need to show my skill, I need to work hard, I need to get the results.
"We arrived three months ago and we need to make our way but we are focused on the game and know the history. But it is also important to write the history, starting now.
"It's a derby. So you need to show all that you have inside."
Leading the way is celebrated classical musician and Ramon Magsaysay award winner TM Krishna.
The Carnatic music vocalist has critiqued the south Indian classical music industry for being under the dominant preserve of the upper-caste Brahmin community. He wants to create more inclusive egalitarian spaces where the arts of all communities come together in the city.
To that effect Krishna has been seen across Chennai, on various platforms, taking his music outside the hallowed portals of the city's prestigious sabhas or music halls, setting a personal example.
Krishna took his music, spoken of in sacred terms by most performers, to a fishing village on the shores of the Bay of Bengal in Chennai.
Open to the sky and sea, the entire village served as a concert hall for the alternate festival, the Urur-Olcott Kuppam Vizha that "celebrates oneness" this month.
Krishna has joined hands with Nityanand Jayaraman, a prominent social activist, to make the village a venue for holding open-air concerts with the aim of "bringing down barriers, equalising spaces and de-classing the arts".
"Krishna is using art to heal differences and break stereotypes and liberate the art to new spaces," says Mr Jayaraman.
The festival included a coming together of different forms of music and art alongside Carnatic music.
The music of the marginalised - devotional music by a community of transgender people and dirges of Chennai's slums, for example - are being taken to "a concert space for the first time," says Krishna.
He has even hosted "concerts in spaces symbolic of day-to-day life", such as in crowded public buses and and railway platforms across Chennai.
Krishna believes that this effort is an important step "in addressing many cultural and artistic hegemonies and hierarchies".
Krishna is an unusual Indian maestro who has taken the traditionally upper-caste classical music to the lower-castes and disprivileged.
He has travelled to war-ravaged Jaffna in Sri Lanka to perform and engage with Tamil students.
And back home, he has engaged in unconventional activities, like setting the lyrics of song by a local alternate rock band called Kurangan to Carnatic ragas (The basic musical modes which denote "moods" in Indian classical music) and releasing a video to highlight the environment degradation unfolding in a local creek.
"Such collaborations from the traditional world of Carnatic music with other genres and current issues make it more accessible", says Kuber Vasuki of Kurangan.
Coming from the orthodox traditions of the south Indian classical music world, Krishna's outreach programmes are, many believe, a first of its kind.
David Shulman, one of the world's foremost authorities on the languages of India, writes of Krishna as one, "for who music is a medium for public moral statement and an instrument for making peace".
Krishna's Magsaysay award citation read that Krishna saw Carnatic music "was a caste-dominated art that fostered an unjust, hierarchic order by effectively excluding the lower classes from sharing in a vital part of India's legacy.
He has questioned the politics of art and made an active effort to widen his knowledge about the arts of the Dalits (formerly known as untouchables) and non-Brahmin communities.
Moved by the persecution of Tamil novelist Perumal Murugan whose writings on caste angered Hindu groups, Krishna set to music and sang an evocative poem of the writer.
Carnatic music, traditionally set to songs composed by Hindu devotional poets of the 17th Century and beyond, is a genre associated with southern Indian classical music.
Dated more than 2000 years ago, it evolved from the devotional canon of hymns and verses set to tune as musical prayer offerings in temples across southern states.
From the temples it found its audiences in the courts of kings and by talented performers.
Later it moved to concert halls across the southern cities. Chennai's famous Carnatic music "season" - held from December to January - is a century old.
Musical concerts are held across Chennai and these concert halls are frequented by the upper castes as patrons and with predominantly Brahmin performers.
A century later Krishna is calling out his community of classical musicians to make their music more meaningful by sharing its beauty with all kinds of people.
Eight years in the making, the 12-track record stretches to nearly 80 minutes and includes a tribute to Motorhead legend Lemmy on the song Murder One.
"We're still up there, man," frontman James Hetfield tells the BBC.
"As far as our look and our health, we're doing our best. We got grey hair but we've earned this stuff."
After the playback, the band decamped to Webster Hall for an intimate (by their standards) charity concert, playing songs from throughout their 35-year career, alongside new tracks Moth Into Flame and Hardwired.
"I don't know, eight years went by fast," Hetfield told the crowd at one point. "But not for you, I guess."
The morning after the show, singer and guitarist James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, guitarist Kirk Hammett, and bassist Robert Trujillo sat down with BBC 6 Music's Matt Everitt to discuss the record.
Lars Ulrich: I'm still kind of tripping on the sonics. It just sounds really good and really rich and really full.
The last record (2008's Death Magnetic), as it went along, it kept getting bigger and bigger. The songs got longer endings and that type of stuff. This record was quite different. The songs got tighter and leaner and a little more concise.
So when I hear this, I feel this is Metallica at the leanest we've been for a while. Maybe even the leanest were capable of.
Lars Ulrich: The old cliche is "turn it up to 11". I guess we turn it up to 12 or 13. But as I get a little older, I realise there's a slight element of getting into character. You're up on stage, you're in the moment, you're with your bandmates - and you turn into a little rock gnome or something. I'm not quite like that at 7:15 in the morning when I'm trying to get kid number three to finish his fruit bowl.
James Hetfield: I've come to terms with it [aggression] being a part of me. I'm able to identify it and use it. Sharpen it at times, use it in the right places and otherwise you just shut the box on it for a while and try to be normal.
James Hetfield: Well, anything worthwhile takes work. You know, a marriage is tough enough but being married to three other guys in a band for 30-odd years? We're guys and we all have our own agenda - and we can be cynical about each other's agendas. We're creative, too, so we make up tons of stuff in our heads if we don't communicate. So communication is pretty huge.
We love each other and we hate each other and sometimes it's really easy, sometimes it's really hard but it's always worth it.
James Hetfield: It's dealing with fame - and for everyone's that's their goal: "I want to be famous!"
And there's also the topic of, "Man, are we really doing this right?" In the timeline of history, man has been around for a nanosecond and [I'm asking]: "Are we done now? Have we had our time?" There's a lot of polarization going on in the States, and I see it other places as well. But it just seems like you have to get more extreme to balance out the other extreme. We've got to find some balance in the middle here somewhere.
We stay away from politics from religion. That just seems to polarize people even more. We all have our own beliefs but, at the end of the day, we're trying to connect with people and it seems like political views don't do that as much as music does.
Lars Ulrich: That we live and breathe super heavy metal 24 hours a day, and that we have devil horns coming out of our foreheads. We're pretty chilled, normal dudes with a vast outlook on music from jazz to classical and pop to reggae. Metal is what we gravitate towards, and what we play. But most of us are borderline civilised people.
Kirk Hammett: That we're unlistenable! You take a take a name like Metallica and it automatically brings up all sorts of suggestions. What I always say is: "Give us a listen because we're not what you expect". We're not a one trick pony and we take chances. Sometimes we fail miserably, sometimes we come out sparkling clean. It's all about it's all about the experience, really.
Robert Trujillo: Each album you make, each body of music you just never know how the world's going to relate to it. And it seems that, right now, people are ready for some new Metallica and old Metallica.
I mean, we're all over 50 - I'm 51 and I'm the young guy in the band - but I feel that when we put our instruments on we're like teenagers again. You know? There's this love for what we do.
James Hetfield: We're still blown away by the fact we're still going, and that people like what we do. That's bizarre to me!
James Hetfield: I never say never on anything. In this band, we've done lots of things that we had no clue we'd even want to do - movies, and playing Antarctica and making an album with Lou Reed. So I never say never. We've got no agenda than just to play and have a good time.
Kirk Hammett: It doesn't feel like we're in the twilight of our career. From what I can gather, collectively, we still have a lot to say, music that we want to create and everything that comes in the wake of that. If I was just to stop now it would it would feel like coitus interruptus or something. I'm not finished yet!
James Hetfield: Well, my neck's a little sore from last night! There's a lot of myths in rock and roll - you're not allowed to grow up, you're not supposed to age. Yes, we are boys trapped in men's bodies but we accept where we are now. We got grey hair but we've earned this stuff. I've earned my silver.
Robert Trujillo: I feel like we're rocking for the future. We haven't even played all these new songs but I'm already thinking of the next album.
You can listen to the full Metallica interview on the Shaun Keaveny Breakfast Show, via the BBC 6 Music Website. Hardwired… To Self-Destruct is released on November 18th.
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Natalie Bennett, the party's leader, said membership had reached 59,000 and to help get that message across, some of their names appeared on the posters used as the backdrop for today's manifesto launch.
Printed as an "executive summary" to save paper, the manifesto sets out the party's programme to create "a more equal, more democratic society while healing the planet".
The Greens call it a "peaceful revolution" but it's an expensive one too. Their proposals include plans to increase government spending by an additional £177bn a year by the end of the next parliament.
By 2019 government spending will be around 20% higher than it's forecast to be for the year 2015.
The Greens don't like being drawn into the same tax-and-spend scrutiny of the other parties but they know economic credibility matters. So they've tried to answer the question about their sums adding up.
Their spending plans will be paid for, they say, by tax increases and growth that comes from creating one million new jobs.
They admit though, that they aren't sure how much their wealth tax would raise as it hasn't been tried before.
At today's press conference Natalie Bennett brushed away questions about their plans for pensions by telling the audience to check on the website where the full manifesto is published.
Whatever the uncertainties, the Greens believe their pitch - anti-austerity, outside the mainstream, environment-friendly - is winning support.
They're fielding a record number of 535 candidates in England and Wales.
Caroline Lucas was their first MP, elected in 2010, and is seen as an effective spokesperson. The Greens' big priority is to retain her Brighton Pavilion seat and they are targeting 12 others, including Norwich South, Bristol West and Oxford East.
By contrast, Ms Bennett has had to live down the catastrophic interview she gave London-based LBC radio at the launch of the election campaign in January. Since then, she has appeared more confident although her personal rating didn't improve after the first TV debate.
Could the Green Party influence the next government? They have ruled out any arrangement that props up a Tory administration.
If Labour leads the next government, then the Greens say they would be prepared to offer support on a vote-by-vote basis. But the conundrum they face is that Labour plans spending cuts - more austerity - which the Greens say they want to end.
Port, 41, from east London, was found guilty on Wednesday of four murders.
At the inquest into Daniel Whitworth's death, the coroner recorded an open verdict as she was not convinced it was suicide, despite an accompanying note.
Police were advised to test items found by his body for DNA, but they did not.
The police watchdog is investigating how the serial killer case was handled.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is examining the initial police response to the deaths of the four men in London.
A total of 17 Metropolitan Police officers are under formal investigation.
Port met his victims on dating websites, including Grindr, and coaxed them to his home in Barking for sex before giving them fatal doses of drugs.
Three of the bodies were found dumped in or near a graveyard within 500m of his flat - the other was found outside his front door.
Port, who is due to be sentenced on Friday, was found guilty of four counts of murder, 10 offences of administering a substance with intent, four rapes and four sexual assaults.
Daniel Whitworth, 21, was found dead in the churchyard on 20 September 2014, three weeks after the body of another victim - 22-year-old Slovakian Gabriel Kovari - had been found in the same spot.
Mr Whitworth was found wrapped in a blue bed-sheet and had a bottle of the drug GBL in his pocket.
A fake suicide note found in his hand - which had in fact been written by Stephen Port - said Mr Whitworth had accidentally killed Mr Kovari and was taking his own life as a result.
The note also said: "Please do not blame the guy I was with last night", a reference to Port.
Detectives from Barking and Dagenham Police accepted the note at face value and treated both deaths as non-suspicious.
A number of concerns were raised by the coroner at Mr Whitworth's inquest in June 2015. Three months later, the body of Port's fourth victim, Jack Taylor, was found.
The coroner said that her "concerns of a third party involvement in Daniel coming to be in the graveyard on 20 September cannot be allayed by the evidence that has been produced to the court".
Transcripts, obtained by the BBC, show coroner Nadia Persaud questioned Det Insp Rolf Schamberger about the police response to the death.
She noted that a pathologist had recommended the bed-sheet should be further examined, and asked whether that had been done.
Det Insp Schamberger said it had not, saying the "circumstances at the time indicated towards no other external parties being involved".
"The potential outcome of having the blanket analysed, the bed-sheet analysed, could have been to identify maybe where he had been the night before, who had contact with him. But it wasn't submitted," he added.
When the bed-sheet was tested, after Jack Taylor's death, it was covered in Port's DNA and was found to be from his bed.
Police had samples of Port's DNA, so would have been able to identify him, had they checked.
Asked at the inquest for his conclusions on the investigation, Det Insp Schamberger said: "The conclusion was that we have been unable to piece together Daniel's last movements, or how he got to the place in the graveyard where he ended up.
"And, given the circumstances that he was found with the note that he had written, and the small brown bottle containing the liquid which turned out to be a drug that..."
The coroner interrupted to ask: "That was tested, was it?"
The response came: "It was tested and found to contain G (or GHB). But there was nothing to indicate that it hadn't been self-administered, and that it appeared to be a suicide."
When he was then asked if the bottle was tested for fingerprints or DNA, Det Insp Schamberger said he thought only the contents were tested.
Port's DNA was also later found on the bottle.
Det Insp Schamberger told the inquest that police officers had checked the note found with Whitworth's body against one of his diaries, but confirmed that a handwriting expert had not been consulted.
When it was eventually checked, an expert concluded that the author of the note was not Whitworth but the handwriting was a match for Port's.
The coroner asked if attempts had been made to trace the person referred to in the note.
The detective said attempts had been made but that none "provided any further leads as to who he might have been with on that night."
In the eventual trial of Stephen Port, prosecutors said: "Daniel's movements prior to his death were not checked, and no attempt was made to trace the person referred to in the note as 'the guy I was with last night'."
The detective confirmed that officers had not been able to eliminate the possibility that Mr Whitworth's body had been moved but, despite this, further inquiries did not take place.
Recording an open verdict at the inquest, coroner Nadia Persaud concluded by saying she had "some concerns" surrounding Mr Whitworth's death which had not been answered by the police investigation.
Most concerning were the pathologist's findings of manual handling prior to his death, she said, highlighting a suggestion that someone had lifted Mr Whitworth from under his arms.
"This does raise, in my mind, the question of someone moving him," she said as she ended the inquest at Walthamstow Coroner's Court.
"Although it was strongly recommended, the bed-sheet that he was found wrapped in was not forensically analysed, and the bottle of GLB which was found near him was also not tested for fingerprints or DNA.
"The police were not able to locate and identify the person that Daniel appears to have been with the night before he passed away," she added.
"That person may have been able to provide some helpful information to the investigation."
He said some shows now neglect traditional storytelling for the sake of "gratuitous" use of CGI graphics.
The 84-year-old, who was a fixture on Jackanory from the 1960s to '90s, said: "You can't help but notice how children's TV has changed".
Cribbins is returning to the genre in the new Cbeebies show Old Jack's Boat.
He said the series, which starts on Monday, has "a very nice balance" between traditional storytelling and animation.
But of other children's programmes, he said: "It's all very fast and noisy now I think.
"You think of the gentleness of Jackanory, somebody would walk onto the set, sit down and say 'hello I'm going to tell you about Ratty and Mole and the Wind in the Willows' and off you went.
"Nice and gentle, and the only thing you saw, apart from the guy or lady talking to you, was a few captions and illustrations, which were stills. That was how it used to be. Pure, simple storytelling.
"Now there seems to be - sometimes, not always - a tendency to use every single opportunity to put in CGI and animation and a lot of it is, I think, gratuitous when the story is actually doing the work for you.
"I think we've got a very nice balance with Old Jack's Boat of story and little bits and pieces [of animation] as well."
Old Jack's Boat was co-written by former Doctor Who scribe Russell T Davies and features ex-Doctor Who actress Freema Agyeman.
Cribbins is also known for playing Wilfred Mott in Doctor Who as well as for roles in Coronation Street, Last of the Summer Wine and Worzel Gummidge.
He holds the record for the most Jackanory appearances - 111 in total - and played station porter Albert Perks in classic 1970 film The Railway Children.
Migrants are having to work long hours while living in expensive and overcrowded housing, says a new report.
Catholics are waiting longer than Protestants to get social housing, and the delay has doubled since 2009, adds the report.
The commission has compiled the report based on a range of evidence.
People from minority ethnic groups are said to be vulnerable to attack and a fifth of people with disabilities live in homes which do not meet their needs, says the report.
Dr Evelyn Collins, Chief Executive of the Equality Commission, said: "Ensuring that everyone has access to a sustainable, secure home and enjoys the right to independent living, and the development of shared, safe communities are essential building blocks to a successful, flourishing Northern Ireland.
"As a society we must not ignore inequalities in this crucial area
"Unchallenged, they will continue to affect the lives of many people across Northern Ireland and the life chances of future generations."
The report found that Catholics wait an average of 15 months for social housing, compared to Protestants, who wait an average nine months.
People from what is called "other religions" waited for 13 months according to the latest figures.
It was not clear why Catholics have to wait longer, said the commission, but it pointed to the short supply of housing in certain areas.
In west Belfast, for instance, people waited an average 28 months.
In certain areas, such as north Belfast, the peace line meant that when vacant housing did become available, it could not be filled by Catholic applicants, says the report.
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Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will decide by 30 June whether they want to take industrial action.
The union is calling for above-inflation pay rises and an assurance there will be safe staffing levels when the service starts in September.
London Underground said the news of the ballot was "bizarre and unnecessary".
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: "Nobody should be under any illusions, the night running plan has been cobbled together on the hoof and will rip up the safety rule book.
"Monday mornings will be absolute chaos as the network struggles to get back into gear after running flat out, round the clock through the weekend."
The RMT union is also asking that LU staff are not forced to do night or weekend work.
The Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and the drivers' union Aslef are also holding strike ballots.
Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the TSSA, said: "Boris Johnson is not going to get a first-class night Tube up and running by September if he makes a second-class pay offer to the staff who will be expected to deliver it on time."
Transport for London has denied there will be any safety issues and said it had made a fair pay offer to staff, which includes a two-year deal and extra for the night Tube.
London Underground director Nick Brown said: "We are still in the midst of these negotiations and all parties have agreed that there is much still to discuss, which makes news of the strike ballots all the more bizarre and unnecessary.
"We encourage the trade unions to make themselves available to continue our talks at Acas.
"We want to reach a settlement that rewards our hard-working staff and is fair, affordable and sustainable."
All-night services are expected to run on Fridays and Saturdays on the Piccadilly, Victoria, Central, Jubilee and Northern lines from September.
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The title Lordship of the Manor of Wedlock went under the hammer with Seel & Co in Cardiff on Tuesday night.
The title may be used after the highest bidder's name as well as on official documents like passports and driving licences.
Auctioneer Marc Morrish said there was a "fair amount of interest" with auctions like this being "quite rare".
Aiden Webb, 22, from Norwich, set off to climb Fansipan mountain alone on 3 June.
He died after slipping down a waterfall. His body was found six days later.
Family and friends from across the world attended his funeral in Norfolk on Friday.
Writing on Facebook, his father Trever Webb said the service was "the most beautiful, but the most tragically sad day in our entire life. Nothing will replace our Aiden".
He described him as "the best son and friend we will ever have".
The Anglian Ruskin University graduate was an experienced climber and planned to conquer the 3,100m (10,300ft) high mountain in one day.
At some point, he was forced off the main mountain trail by a landslide.
He injured himself falling down a ravine, but managed to contact his girlfriend Bluebell Baughan by phone, who was in the nearby town of Sapa and raised the alarm.
He then fell down a 18m (60ft) waterfall and was killed on impact.
After extensive searches his body was discovered by rangers on 9 June.
Friends also paid tribute to the climber, with one saying: "One last goodbye, but the legend will never die."
Another said: "The sun was shining, there were drinks drunk and memories shared. What a beautiful send-off for a beautiful person."
Another said: "Today was filled with tears, songs, laughter, unspeakable grief and memories. Above all though it was filled with love. You created so much love among so many people."
Tributes were also paid to his girlfriend Miss Baughan, 24, from White Notley, Essex, who was described as "the most courageous girl".
Mr Webb's parents are planning to return to Vietnam in December, having said the only way they could "proceed" was by returning to the country to thank those who had helped bring their son home.
The attack took place between 17:30 BST and 20:30 BST in Nunnery Wood, Worcester Woods Country Park, on 9 July.
Det Ch Insp Neil Austin said: "This is without doubt an alarming and distressing incident and specially-trained officer are continuing to support the victim."
The attacker was described as white, middle-aged, with grey hair.
He was thought to be wearing blue jeans.
Mr Austin added: "Additional patrols will remain in place in and around the countryside park and Spetchley Woods areas until further notice."
Anyone who saw anything which could help officers was urged to contact West Mercia Police or Crimestoppers.
Officials are describing it as the worst monsoon rainfall in years in the Chittagong region. Chittagong is the second largest city of Bangladesh.
At least 150,000 people have also been stranded by the floods, officials say.
Rescue operations are continuing but rain is hampering efforts. Flights to Chittagong airport have been cancelled.
Most rail links have also been suspended after a railway bridge collapsed. Days of heavy rain have caused mud banks to collapse, burying houses and blocking roads.
Those killed were drowned in flash floods, hit by landslides, struck by lightning or buried by wall collapses.
Many homeless people live at the foot of the hills or close to them despite warnings from the authorities about the danger of landslides.
Chittagong port received 40cm (15.75in) of rain in a single 12-hour period on Tuesday. The BBC's Anbarasan Ethirajan in Dhaka says that dozens of people are still missing and the death toll is expected to increase.
Our correspondent says that the downpours have flooded vast areas of the city, displacing thousands of people.
"We are having the worst rainfall in many years," said Jainul Bari, district commissioner for Cox's Bazar, one of the affected areas.
Volunteers using loudspeakers warned people about the danger of heavy rainfall and landslides in Cox's Bazar, officials say, but local people and rescuers were still left helpless when floodwater suddenly inundated dozens of villages and severely disrupted communications.
In neighbouring Bandarban district, bodies have been recovered from multiple landslide sites, local officials have said.
Bandarban police chief Saiful Ahmed told the AFP news agency that most of the victims were asleep when huge waves of mud and debris buried them alive.
"One family has lost 12 members," Mr Ahmed said.
Other officials have said that they are expecting more heavy rain in the next few days.
Security forces have been deployed to help the search and rescue effort.
Chittagong has been hit repeatedly by monsoon rain and landslides in recent years. As a result, the government has tried to tighten rules on where development can take place but with little success.
The Bulgarian sixth seed led 5-0 after Medvedev injured his shoulder in the warm-up and required treatment.
The 21-year-old Russian fought back but Dimitrov eventually won 6-3 3-6 6-3 after one hour and 45 minutes.
Dimitrov will play Spain's Feliciano Lopez in the last four, while 2012 winner Marin Cilic meets Gilles Muller.
Croatian fourth seed Cilic beat American Donald Young 6-4 7-5 to set up the semi-final against Luxembourg's Muller, who won 6-4 7-6 (7-5) against American Sam Querrey.
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It appeared unlikely that the third quarter-final would even start when Medvedev called for the trainer during the warm-up.
The youngster, ranked 60th in the world, hurt his shoulder during a practice serve and had treatment before deciding to play.
After the first five games went to Dimitrov, a close contest developed and the Russian had his chances at a break up in the decider, finishing with 14 aces.
"It was a very tricky match," said Dimitrov.
"It's never easy to play a guy you've never played before. He's a very talented player, he definitely surprised me.
"I wasn't playing good tennis overall but those are the matches that I'm happy to win. Hopefully I can produce some better tennis tomorrow."
Lopez, 35, needed almost two and a half hours to win 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (1-7) 7-5 against Czech seventh seed Tomas Berdych.
The world number 32 saved two match points at 5-4 in the final set before taking Berdych's serve in the next game, after earning his first break points of the match, with a brilliant passing forehand that video technology showed was initially incorrectly called out.
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Cilic and Muller will meet after both men reached the semi-finals without dropping serve in the tournament.
Cilic, the 2014 US Open champion, has not faced a break point in dominating his opening three matches, winning 78 of 84 points behind his first serve.
"I'm playing really well this week," he said. "I'm feeling great on the court and again today another match without losing serve, so that's extremely good."
Muller is in the form of his life at the age of 34, the left-hander taking his winning run on grass to seven matches in a row.
He is at a career-high ranking of 26 in the world and has already won the first two ATP titles of his career in 2017.
"It's a great feeling when you get that many matches in a row," said Muller.
"It does happen too often in a year for me, so to get this many wins in a row gives me a big boost and a lot of confidence."
The Australian, who retired in 2013, feels the number of 'pay drivers', such as Sauber's Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson, is not good for the sport.
"These guys are on a phenomenal level but the depth has never been weaker," Webber told BBC Radio 5 live.
"We need to get the calibre that we have at the front of the grid. We need more depth and the cars to be faster."
Pay drivers bring sponsorship to secure a seat in order to help their team reach its annual budget.
Webber added: "If you go from the top 10 back, there are a lot of pay drivers. This is not good.
"The physical components are the lowest it's ever been. It's like a rugby tackle but 30% softer."
When Webber entered F1 in 2002, the cars were near their fastest and physically demanding to handle with V10 engines and refuelling allowed.
A series of changes in recent years has taken the sport down a slower, environmentally-friendly path with a raft of drivers aids to make overtaking easier.
"The drivers want cars that are more demanding," says Webber.
"It's a bit like being an F-18 fighter pilot but flying for British Airways. They're within their comfort zone, pacing races. It's frustrating.
"F1 should be the pinnacle. It should be by far the fastest through the corners, physical on the drivers and things where the drivers are the gladiators again.
"The car still needs to be something the fans have never seen anything like before. There's so many categories which are close to them now."
Following the death of British IndyCar driver Justin Wilson last month, calls for closed cockpits in single-seaters have increased.
Governing body the FIA has been looking into various methods to provide better protection for drivers' heads since Felipe Massa, then driving for Ferrari, was hit on the helmet by a bouncing spring during qualifying for the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Cockpits enclosed by a fighter jet-style canopy had been considered, but were dismissed because of concerns about the strength of the cover.
F1 driver Jules Bianchi died in July nine months after suffering serious head injuries in a collision with a recovery vehicle in the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix.
The deaths of the Frenchman and Wilson, who competed in F1 for Minardi and Jaguar in 2003, have brought the issue of open cockpits into question once again.
Webber has joined a number of current drivers who feel it is time to offer greater protection to drivers' heads.
"I am a purist but I'd like to see them closed. They're delaying the inevitable now. It's going to come," he said.
"In 10 years it probably will be there so let's just bring it forward and find a way that is elegant and safe for extraction.
"There's enough experts to make that happen."
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Lewis Hamilton's victory in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix extended his lead at the top of the drivers' standings to 53 points over Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.
Despite his dominance, the two-time world champion has been criticised for attending celebrity events such as the MTV video awards in Los Angeles.
Is Hamilton being too flamboyant for his own good or is his character just what the sport needs?
"You can be cool," says Webber. "David Beckham, Usain Bolt, Valentino Rossi - they're all different characters. Lewis is different in his own way.
"Lewis sees himself as a brand. He wants to be marketable and he's a little bit box office.
"Don't underestimate his penetration in the American market too."
Two fast drivers in the quickest car. One has a slight edge over the other. Both are fighting it out for the world championship until the season finale in Abu Dhabi.
For Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in 2014, read Sebastian Vettel and Webber in 2010. Germany's Vettel pipped his Red Bull team-mate to the drivers' championship and proceeded to enjoy a dominant run of four consecutive world titles.
With Rosberg off the pace of Hamilton this season, just as Webber was compared to Vettel in 2011, the Australian feels the off-season this winter will be crucial for Rosberg to regroup.
"That's why the first world championship is very important," says Webber. "My weakest year was the year after and Nico is going through that now.
"I led the championship for a huge part of 2010 before Seb got on a roll at the back end.
"Nico can come through this period but now there's no time to take a break. The races are every fortnight - bang, bang, bang.
"It's not like tennis or golf where you can miss a tournament and go hug your teddy. You've got to keep pressing on.
"This winter will be big for Nico."
For the second season in a row, Jenson Button's future in the sport remains uncertain.
The 2009 world champion has a contract with McLaren for 2016 - but the team have the choice whether to exercise this option.
Button, 35, wants his future to be finalised in the next few weeks, but with the McLaren struggling at the back of the field, Webber feels a change of scenery could do the Briton good.
"To know he's going into a race and has no chance is mentally very difficult," said Webber.
"I'd love to see him try something different, try sportscars.
"I get frustrated watching his situation. I want to see him in a competitive car but is that going to happen next year? Unlikely.
"JB, the type of guy he is, gutsy and a dark horse, he would love the environment where it's a little less tense."
The 15-year-old, from Measham, has not been seen since about 18:00 GMT on Friday when she was dropped off outside Ibstock Community College.
Police said the find of the teenager's mobile phone and belongings, alongside other information had led them to believe she has been killed.
Two men, aged 27 and 28, have been re-arrested on suspicion of murder.
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Det Ch Supt David Sandall said: "Since we started looking for her we have found her mobile phone in Melbourne Road, Ibstock and items of clothing which we believe are hers in the Ibstock and Diseworth areas.
"In all the circumstances, we fear the worst and have told her family to prepare themselves that we are now treating her disappearance as a murder enquiry.
"We have become increasingly concerned for Kayleigh's safety as the hours have passed since she was dropped off by her dad on Friday evening.
"Five days on, we've heard nothing from her, and this is completely out of character."
Leicestershire Police has searched several locations including Sence Valley Forest Park, Ibstock and a field off Ashby Road, in Belton, Leicestershire.
Mr Sandall said: "The park has been cordoned off and is likely to remain so for some days yet while we conduct a thorough search of the area looking for her.
"A number of other locations are currently being searched, including an area in Belton and Diseworth."
The two men were arrested on Monday on suspicion of kidnap and have now been re-arrested on suspicion of murder.
They remain in police custody for further questioning.
Mr Sandall has urged anyone who was in the Diseworth or Belton areas between Saturday afternoon and Monday morning to contact them.
Friday 13 November
Kayleigh is dropped off at 18:00 GMT by her family outside Ibstock Community College to spend an evening with friends.
Saturday 14 November
Kayleigh contacts her family on Saturday morning, according to police.
Det Ch Supt David Sandall says: "We have been trying to piece together her last movements and we believe she may have been in the Sence Valley Forest Park area on Saturday afternoon."
Monday 16 November
Two men, aged 27 and 28, are arrested in connection with Kayleigh's disappearance on suspicion of kidnap. Police made the arrests in the early hours of Monday morning.
Police cordon off a house in Baker's Croft and make an urgent appeal for witnesses as they grow increasingly concerned over Kayleigh's disappearance.
Tuesday 17 November
The entrance to Sence Valley Forest Park is cordoned off. A forensic tent is erected and a tactical support team is brought in.
Police say Kayleigh's phone has been found by a member of the public.
Kayleigh's parents, Stephanie Haywood and Martin Whitby, make an appeal in the hope of finding their daughter.
Police are given a further 36 hours to hold and question the two men arrested.
Wednesday 18 November
The search of Sence Valley Forest Park resumes.
Police activity moves to the Belton area, less than 10 miles away from the park. A tent had been erected in the Belton area.
At 13:00, police announce they are treating Kayleigh's disappearance as murder, and the two men have been rearrested on suspicion of murder.
Cordons remain in place at the park and the search is widened to other areas including Belton and Diseworth.
In fact, when it comes to second chances, sport can be incredibly generous.
Carlos Tevez helped Manchester City win the Premier League after three months of unauthorised leave in Argentina, John Higgins was cheered to the world snooker title a year on from corruption allegations and jockey Lester Piggott returned to success in the saddle following three years in jail for tax fraud. Countless others have won medals after drugs bans.
But how easy is it to forgive when you have been directly wronged? When it comes to fixing, how gracious could you be to the man that has deliberately betrayed you and your team for a quick buck?
As former Essex fast bowler Mervyn Westfield prepares to follow Pakistan trio Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt back into cricket after a ban for spot-fixing, BBC Sport spoke to those directly affected by corruption and asked if they could play with a returning fixer.
Former England off-spinner Graeme Swann played in the 2010 Lord's Test where the spot-fixing of Amir, Asif and Butt took place. Swann took nine wickets in the match, while team-mate Stuart Broad made his only Test century.
"I knew I was bowling really well at the time and felt like I deserved those results. No matter how well I bowled, it will forever be tarnished with a black mark hanging over it.
"Stuart Broad was aghast when there was talk of the result not standing. He said 'oh my god they're not going to take the names down off the honours board are they'? Thankfully, it did stand."
All three were jailed, but have now been released and have served the bans handed to them by the International Cricket Council. Amir has already returned to international cricket and is in the Pakistan squad for the upcoming World Twenty20.
"I was glad when they got punished. Now I'm aghast they have been given the chance to play again.
"The notion that every man deserves a second chance is absolute nonsense. In sport, where you know full well what you're doing - tarnishing the game, ruining it for millions of people - then you shouldn't get another crack at that.
"There are certain jobs you can't do with a criminal record. Once trust is gone, how do you win that back? Every time someone buys a ticket, they are putting their trust in what is delivered on the field is above board. Every dodgy run-out is going to hang over them."
England and Pakistan are not guaranteed to meet at the World T20, but Pakistan are touring England this summer. Amir could return to play a Test at Lord's.
"It's very hard to say how I would react if I had to play against them now. Ideally, sitting on my pedestal, I'd like to say I'd refuse to play. The question is far bigger than that for the players because the authorities have cleared them.
"I'd at least make a statement, come out and say this guy shouldn't be playing.
"I feel terribly sorry for the players that might have to come up against them. The likes of Broad, Alastair Cook, and James Anderson shouldn't have to come up against these opponents again."
Paul Grayson was Essex coach when Westfield deliberately under-performed in a one-day match against Durham in 2009. Westfield was encouraged to spot-fix by Essex overseas player Danish Kaneria, who was banned for life.
"I had a lot of sympathy for Mervyn because he was a very talented cricketer coming through the ranks. He was just finding his way at Essex and that was taken away from him.
"I felt let-down by Danish. I had such a good relationship with him that part of me didn't want to believe it, but we had to find ways of getting over it.
"It was a really difficult situation for everyone in the group. There was quite a lot of anger from senior players towards Danish for taking Mervyn down.
"It took the group a long time to get over it. The club took a lot of stick of it, the majority of which was unfair. It was said we brushed some of it under the carpet, which was certainly not the case. We tried to deal with it the best way we could."
Westfield was banned for five years, but was allowed to play club cricket in 2014 and has been given a dispensation to play minor counties cricket for Suffolk in 2016 ahead of his first-class ban expiring next year.
"In Meryvn's case, I would have been happy to welcome him back. He made a mistake, but he put his hands up and he's gone through the process. He knows that he did wrong.
"Danish is a different case. This is a senior player who knew what was going on.
"I can see why players would be reluctant to welcome someone back. It's all down to the individual. You'll always have a few that wouldn't want him back and would take some winning over.
"As a coach, you'd have to find out the ones who had an issue and get them in a room together to discuss these things. You don't want resentment. You don't want five or six lads not talking to each other.
"You'd have to get the acceptance of the group. You'd have to speak to the senior players first because they are the powerful figures in the dressing room. If you got clearance from the senior players, the younger lads would buy into that."
Joe Gatting was in the Sussex side that contained Lou Vincent and Naved Arif, who were found guilty of fixing a one-day match against Lancashire in 2011.
"A lot of teams I have been involved with have values that they live by and trust is always number one. I'm not sure how comfortable I'd be sitting in a team with a guy that has been convicted. It just wouldn't work. A lot of guys would always have that doubt in their head, maybe even taking focus off the game.
"You want to look around a changing room and think you have 11 good guys that will give their all to win a game. If you haven't got that, I just can't see it working.
"I don't think I can imagine any circumstances where I would be more comfortable with it. I'd rather have someone in my team who will give 100% than a world-class player who has fixed. I'd be very confident to say that most guys would feel the same because a sports team wants everyone pushing in the right direction."
Vincent and Arif were both banned for life, but Gatting, currently without a club after being released by Hampshire, could, in theory, encounter the likes of Westfield or Amir in county cricket.
"It's a privilege to play. There are thousands and thousands of kids who would love the opportunity to play professional cricket at whatever level. If you are lucky enough to get in that position and then you decide you are going to fix, you're taking away the chance of someone who is trying their hardest for an opportunity.
"I don't bring it back to my situation of being without a county. There are guys out there who want that opportunity, but some are getting a second chance. I'm not sure how that's fair on the sport. They are giving people a second chance when they shouldn't have that opportunity."
Amir was booed by a crowd in New Zealand when he made his Pakistan comeback, while Westfield says he expects a "bit of banter" as he steps up his return this summer.
Both would do well to listen to Herschelle Gibbs, the South Africa batsman who returned to have a successful international career following a six-month ban for his involvement in fixing.
"I was very nervous and emotional," said Gibbs. "Luckily I still had the support of the majority of South Africa and, more importantly, my team-mates.
"I do remember the first Test against Sri Lanka - they made a point of reminding me. I couldn't really focus on my batting. I think I got a duck anyway. It wasn't easy. It was a difficult year or two after everything unfolded.
"After the six months away I was excited to come back. I had a lot energy and I was very chirpy, but the emotional side took its toll.
"My family and friends gave me the most support. They are the closest people to you. I've been on the road for most of my life, so I took it on the chin and carried on trying to make runs and doing my bit for the team."
While many - including Kevin Pietersen, Muttiah Muralitharan and Michael Vaughan - have called for spot-fixers to be banned for life, former England captain Michael Atherton has backed Amir and the Professional Cricketers' Association has championed Westfield's cause.
In our incredibly small sample, Grayson presented the balanced approach of a coach used to gelling a dressing room of differing characters in order to produce a harmonious team.
However, if Swann or Gatting at all speak for the majority of professionals, then returning fixers have a huge job in winning over their team-mates and opponents.
It was her implacable opposition to communism that earned her the title The Iron Lady.
For me the appeal became vividly apparent one day in November 1988 when she was on a visit to Poland.
At the time the Polish government was trying to maintain an uneasy balance between loyalty to Moscow and giving its people more freedom.
The visit began with the Polish President Wojciech Jaruzelski, sporting dark glasses as always, showing her the promontory in Gdansk where the German bombardment of the then-named city of Danzig started the war in 1939.
It was polite, diplomatic stuff but there was no warmth, no meeting of minds and no smiles.
Contrast this with her subsequent visit to the shipyards in the same city, where the Solidarity movement had grown and strengthened.
With the Solidarity leader Lech Walesa at her side, Mrs Thatcher was given a thunderous reception from thousands of hard-hatted and hard-handed ship workers.
They not only filled the square, where a monument to those killed in protests had been erected, but were perched on buildings, walls, lampposts and vehicles.
The noise was huge and she just stood there, beaming.
For these workers she was the symbol of freedom. It was a long way from the bitterness of the British miners whom she had defeated a few years earlier.
I witnessed a similar event a couple of years later in the then Soviet republic of Armenia, which had suffered a terrible earthquake in 1988.
The British government had, as part of its aid, built an earthquake-proof school in Leninakan - it was named after Lord Byron, who thought highly of the Armenians.
It was a very fine building, standing among many untouched earthquake ruins, and Mrs Thatcher came to open it.
There were such vast crowds cheering her that one of her officials told me he thought they were the biggest she had seen on any of her world visits.
Again, to them she was a sign of a better life. They did not care for her problems at home, then beginning to grow.
They saw her, as the shipyard workers in Gdansk had done, as someone who had stood up to their rulers and had shown that there was another way.
Her first major foray on to the world stage came when the military junta ruling Argentina suddenly invaded the Falkland Islands, territory that Britain had occupied since the 19th Century but which Argentina had always claimed.
The junta was delighted. Its leader General Galtieri took the salute of his supporters from the balcony of the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aries as Mrs Thatcher fumed and sent for her naval chiefs.
It was a bloody little war. There were nervous moments for the Royal Navy when daring Argentine Air Force pilots hit ship after ship.
But when the Union flag was flying again over Port Stanley, Margaret Thatcher was established as a determined leader who was to go on to make her mark on the wider world.
Two factors helped propel her into history: One was her alliance with her soulmate Ronald Reagan, who had become US president in 1980.
Thus was added to her armoury the clout of the United States and the rhetoric of the "Great Communicator".
The second was the profound change through which the Soviet Union was going.
It is likely that the Soviet system would have collapsed anyway at some stage, but Mrs Thatcher and Mr Reagan were there to give it a shove and probably hastened its end.
Mrs Thatcher had shown her diplomatic acumen when, in 1984, she met Mikhail Gorbachev in London before he took over the Soviet Communist Party.
She declared: "I like Mr Gorbachev. We can do business together."
The business they did together was the dismantling of communism.
Her foreign policy, however, also had its problems.
Perhaps the biggest was over South Africa, in particular her resistance to sanctions against the white minority government.
This led to some fractious meetings of the Commonwealth.
At the 1987 meeting in Vancouver, one could feel the hatred for her among other leaders.
Typically she hit back, instructing two of her senior officials at one stage to lay into the Canadian hosts for increasing their trade with South Africa.
The Canadians were shocked at such tactics.
She herself blandly expressed some wonderment that others did not like getting the "medicine they dished out".
At one press conference, asked about a threat by the African National Congress to retaliate against British citizens, she declared that this was the action of a "typical terrorist organisation".
It was no surprise therefore that Nelson Mandela was not her favourite South African leader.
She made few friends in the European Community either, with her "handbagging" and insistence on a rebate for excessive British budget contributions.
Her heart was not in an ever-closer union with Europe.
She regarded her free-market philosophy as something that gave Britain - and herself - a role in the world as a whole.
And in the final days of her own rule, she was still as firm as ever, giving advice to Mr Reagan's successor, President George Bush Senior.
At a meeting shortly after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in the summer of 1990, she thought Mr Bush might be wavering in his response.
She told him not to "go wobbly". Rightly or wrongly, she never did.
The striker got his first after 10 minutes for the Scottish Championship outfit and had already added his second before Paul Paton made it three.
Clark competed his hat-trick before half-time before he and a last-minute goal from Calum Smith completed the rout of the League Two visitors.
Peterhead edged out East Fife 1-0 in the other group game.
The side relegated from League One last season got the better of the side now in the division above thanks to Rory McAllister's 10th-minute strike.
Meanwhile, in Group E, Clyde survived a late fright as Jim Chapman got one over his former club, Annan Athletic, in his first game as manager with a 2-1 win.
Chapman switched to Broadwood this summer, taking four of his squad with him.
But it was another summer signing, Jack Breslin, the former Hamilton Academical defender, who gave the Bully Wee the lead after 57 minutes.
Former Dundee United and Blackburn Rovers striker David Goodwillie looked to have secured the points with a minute of normal time remaining.
However, Steven Swinglehurst threatened a late comeback in stoppage time.
Clyde go top of the table on goals scored, ahead of League One outfit Ayr United, who surprised Premiership side Kilmarnock 1-0 in Friday's Ayrshire derby.
Match ends, Dunfermline Athletic 6, Elgin City 0.
Second Half ends, Dunfermline Athletic 6, Elgin City 0.
Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 6, Elgin City 0. Calum Smith (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Lochhead.
Attempt saved. Calum Smith (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Scott Lochhead (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Darryl McHardy (Elgin City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Elgin City. Conceded by Jean-Yves Mvoto.
Attempt blocked. Thomas Reilly (Elgin City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Lee Ashcroft (Dunfermline Athletic).
Calum Ferguson (Elgin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Joe Cardle (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Alisdair Sutherland.
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Jean-Yves Mvoto replaces Declan McManus.
Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Cameron Eadie.
Attempt missed. Scott Lochhead (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Stephen Bronsky.
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Calum Smith replaces Nicky Clark.
Corner, Elgin City. Conceded by Lewis Martin.
Attempt saved. Joe Cardle (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Scott Lochhead (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the right.
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Scott Lochhead replaces Michael Paton.
Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Stephen Bronsky.
Attempt blocked. Joe Cardle (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Corner, Elgin City. Conceded by Nathaniel Wedderburn.
Substitution, Elgin City. Calum Ferguson replaces Jamie Reid.
Corner, Elgin City. Conceded by Sean Murdoch.
Attempt saved. Chris Dodd (Elgin City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Darryl McHardy.
Attempt saved. Nathaniel Wedderburn (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Chris Dodd (Elgin City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 5, Elgin City 0. Nicky Clark (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kallum Higginbotham with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Matthew Cooper.
Substitution, Elgin City. Stephen Bronsky replaces Chris McLeish.
Second Half begins Dunfermline Athletic 4, Elgin City 0.
Substitution, Elgin City. Alisdair Sutherland replaces Ross McKinnon.
First Half ends, Dunfermline Athletic 4, Elgin City 0.
Foul by Ryan Williamson (Dunfermline Athletic).
Chris Dodd (Elgin City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Campaigners wanted the structures saved as they were designed by Sir Basil Spence, the architect behind Coventry Cathedral.
The power station was the first inland nuclear power station in Britain.
The towers' height is set to be reduced by half at the end of this year.
The building was constructed between 1959 and 1963 to a design by Sir Basil Spence, with garden designer Dame Sylvia Crowe as landscape consultant.
It began generating electricity in January 1965 as Britain's fourth nuclear power station.
The power station was taken off line in 1991 and decommissioning began in 1993.
The minister Alun Ffred Jones was asked to consider whether the reactor towers met the criteria for listing 20th century buildings.
His decision not to list them clears the way for the towers to be partially torn down, with work expected to start towards the end of this year.
Clayton Hirst, who campaigned to save the towers, said he was "obviously disappointed at the decision, but satisfied Cadw looked at it in a thorough and vigorous process".
Writing about his reasons for saving the towers on the Waleshome.org website Mr Hirst said Trawsfynydd should sit alongside Coventry Cathedral as one of Spence's greatest works.
"The problem is that it is tainted by what is contained within," he wrote.
"Not only is the site contaminated with radioactive material, but the very fact that it houses two worn out nuclear reactors contaminates the public's attitude towards the structure, making it one of Wales' most unloved buildings."
The Twentieth Century society, which campaigns for the preservation for Britain's modern architectural heritage was asked to back the campaign for the listing, but declined to do so because there were too many "issues".
Although they agree the building is worth saving "architecturally" there were too many other considerations, not least the fact that the building is full of "toxic material", according to the society's Jon Wright.
"It's an important building, but it doesn't surprise me that it's not been granted listed status," said Mr Wright.
He added the society believed it was far better to keep it there than cover it up, which will happen under the decommissioning plans.
"You can't pretend it was never there, that's a bit silly," he said.
"Better to leave it as it is until it is decided how to deal with what's inside."
The station was built with all local mortar and stone, and it was designed for the landscape, he added.
"Even the lake is man-made, so it's not as natural a place as it looks," Mr Wright said.
"I am sorry it hasn't been listed, but pleased Cadw looked at it closely," he added.
The 66-year-old MP for Islington North, a fervent anti-war campaigner, told the Islington Tribune he would stand on a "clear anti-austerity platform".
He joins Yvette Cooper, Andy Burnham, Mary Creagh and Liz Kendall in the race to succeed Ed Miliband.
Candidates require support from at least 35 Labour MPs in order to make the final leadership ballot.
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Corbyn said the "first hurdle" would be meeting the threshold, saying it was "unfortunate" the nominating process was restricted to MPs.
Mr Burnham, shadow health secretary, and shadow care minister Liz Kendall have received the required number of nominations.
Shadow home secretary Ms Cooper and shadow environment secretary Ms Creagh, a constituent of Mr Corbyn's, have yet to reach the target.
The winner of the contest will be announced before the party's annual conference, in September.
Announcing his candidacy, Mr Corbyn, a vocal campaigner against war and nuclear weapons, said: "This decision to stand is in response to an overwhelming call by Labour Party members who want to see a broader range of candidates and a thorough debate about the future of the party.
"I am standing to give Labour Party members a voice in this debate."
Mr Corbyn told BBC Radio 4's The World Tonight he wished the leadership contest had been delayed "so we could have had a policy debate for quite some time to sort out the direction we want to go".
The MP said none of the other candidates in the leadership race had addressed the "essential problem" that austerity would have continued had Labour come to power.
"We have to be saying that the poorest in this country have suffered a great deal due to austerity, we have great inequality than ever before.
"It's up to Labour to restore that balance," he told the programme.
Labour MP John McDonnell said in a tweet that Mr Corbyn would be the "left candidate" in the contest.
"Everyone contact Labour MPs to put him on ballot paper," he added.
Mr Corbyn has represented Islington North in London since 1983.
Iturbe, 22, signed from Roma until the end of the season, could make his Cherries debut against Birmingham in the FA Cup third round on Saturday.
Roma paid more than £17m for the Argentine winger in July 2014.
"He will bring energy, creativity, pace and can pick a pass. We're hopeful that he can have a big impact for us," Howe told BBC Radio Solent.
Bournemouth are awaiting a work permit for Iturbe before he can be cleared to play at St Andrew's.
"It was a really long process to get the deal agreed," added Howe. "A player of his calibre is not one you would normally associate with a club like us.
"But we're trying to compete and stay in the Premier League. To do that, we need to get the best players.
"We had competition and we were able to secure his signature in a move that favoured us so we get to look at him before any decision is made to sign him permanently."
Iturbe has made 19 appearances in all competitions for Roma this season, including Champions League games against Barcelona and Bayer Leverkusen.
He was addressing a concern that London's luxury new-build property market is becoming a repository for the wealth of the global super-rich.
As such, many argue it is doing nothing to ease the city's acute housing crisis - especially if the new homes are left empty.
Figures compiled by the global real estate consultancy Knight Frank show that for the two years to June 2013, 69% of new-build buyers in the prime central London market were not British.
Almost half, 49%, were not resident in the UK - thus raising the fear that homes have been bought purely as an investment and may be left empty.
In an earlier phase of the development of the Thames-side Battersea power station, half the apartments built in former power station's shell were sold outside the UK.
The chief executive of the Battersea Power Station Development Company, Rob Tincknell, is aware that empty properties create a perception problem.
"If this place doesn't work and there's nobody living here, it just won't function properly," he says.
"It is essential we do what we can to make sure our homes are occupied, and we're doing everything possible".
"You can't stop investors buying, but even if they do they're going to rent these properties out because people will want to live here - they will be great investments."
Walking beneath One St George Wharf, another luxury tower development along the river from the Battersea site, I meet a woman walking her dog.
"There's no way normal Londoners can live here, no way," she says.
She agrees rich foreign buyers are squeezing out local people though she accepts it is "not their intention - it is just they have the money and the wherewithal."
"It's out of most people's range," says a man eating a sandwich as he enjoys the new riverside walkway.
"Youngsters coming on the market don't have a chance."
Across London I meet Westminster councillor David Boothroyd outside one of London's most controversial new-build properties. One Hyde Park is a luxury development with, as the name implies, views of Hyde Park itself.
"It is the most luxurious block of flats you could ever imagine in London and they sell for about £70m each."
"It turns out there's almost no one actually living here," he says.
The flats themselves are mostly investment properties and it is easier for the owners to keep them empty than have the hassle of renting them out, he says.
"It is not contributing anything to the community because it is empty."
He surveyed his central London borough, Westminster, and found that even though the number of homes had increased, the number of voters and council tax payers had fallen because so many properties were unoccupied.
However, Grainne Gilmore, head of residential research at estate agents Knight Frank, argues that those who leave properties empty are few and far between.
"It is a very small slice of the market. As you move up the value chain you have billionaires - globally wealthy people - who own homes all around the world and they spend a fraction of their time in each.
"They are different from the investors, they want to keep their homes for their use only, but it really is at the top end of the market and it is a small fragment of homes in the capital."
Despite anecdotal evidence of foreign buyers stoking house price inflation by purchasing normal residential properties, research by Knight Frank suggests that away from the prime central London locations, foreign non-resident buyers - at least of new-build homes - are less active.
Source: Knight Frank
More than 79% of all new homes, even in inner London, are bought by UK residents and in outer London the figure is more than 93%, according to Knight Frank.
"We do not have enough supply of homes in the capital and that has driven up pricing. Houses are not being built full stop," says Grainne Gilmore.
Much of the building that is taking place is aimed at the top end of the market.
According to the property consultancy EC Harri, the next decade will see 20,000 prime residential units completed in London, with a sales value of £50bn.
Prof Tony Travers, who is local government expert at the London School of Economics, agrees and says that London's rapid house price inflation is more to do with the lack of building than with foreign buyers.
"The population of London is growing by about 100,000 each year, but we're only building about 18-20,000 new homes."
Back at Battersea Power Station the modest plans for affordable homes, just 15% of the total, have drawn stiff criticism. And only half of those are expected to be social housing, accepts Rob Tincknell.
So the homes ordinary Londoners can afford are simply not being built.
Battersea Power Station stopped generating electricity in 1983 and since then differing development proposals have come and gone - but this one, backed by Malaysian money, looks likely to succeed.
A much-loved building will have been given a new lease of life, yet most of the 3,444 new homes will be beyond ordinary Londoners' reach.
For most, London will have gained another neighbourhood to look at rather than live in.
He made his apology during an evidence session to MSPs on Holyrood's health committee.
Last week watchdog Audit Scotland reported that the Scottish NHS had met only one of its eight key waiting time targets last year.
MSPs also heard from Scotland's Health Secretary Shona Robison.
She said she wanted all patients to be treated quickly and efforts were being made to improve the system in order to cut the amount of time patients wait.
The committee's convener, Labour's Neil Findlay, quizzed Mr Gray on the Audit Scotland report, asking if he thought it was a "glowing endorsement" of NHS management in Scotland.
The health chief said he was "not after glowing endorsements" and added that he accepted the recommendations of the "balanced" report.
Mr Gray went on to tell the committee: "I apologise to patients who wait longer than they should - I have done so in the past. I regard it as appropriate and proper that I should do so.
"It is not what we seek that patients should wait longer than the targets that we have set, but if I may say on the eight targets we are, as far as I can determine and I have done some research, the only country in the world that tries to meet all eight of these targets."
He added that while the health budget had increased, he did not think it was unreasonable to ask boards to make efficiency savings.
The Scottish government has asked former chief medical officer Sir Harry Burns to conduct a review of targets and indicators in the NHS.
Ms Robison believed that progress against waiting targets should be viewed in the context of increasing funding, but also rising demand.
She said: "If you look at outpatient demands, for example, increasing over the years, despite those huge increases in demands... most people are still being treated within the 12 weeks target for a first outpatient consultation.
"Also in terms of inpatient waits, 91.2% of inpatients were treated within the 12-week treatment time guarantee for quarter two of this year.
"That isn't good enough, we want everybody to be treated quickly, but I think it's important to make the point that the vast majority of patients are still treated quickly within the NHS.
"What we need to do is to make sure through our transformation programme we improve that performance in a sustainable way."
The 19-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan to Berwick Rangers, playing 16 times and scoring twice for the Scottish League Two side.
He becomes manager Martin Canning's first signing of the close season.
Hamilton could lose two of their regular defenders this summer with both right-back Ziggy Gordon and centre-half Lucas out of contract.
Gordon has been linked with Dundee and Jagiellonia Bialystok.
The 23-year-old, capped by Scotland at under-19 level, came through the youth ranks at New Douglas Park.
Lucas joined Accies last summer after the 25-year-old left Moldovan club Milsami Orhei and is now back home in Brazil considering his options.
Accies also look likely to lose goalkeeper Michael McGovern after the 31-year-old impressed for Northern Ireland during the Euro 2016 finals.
His contract ran out at the end of June and, like Gordon and Lucas, he has not accepted the offer of a new deal.
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Kirobo Mini, who was 10cm (4in) high, had been designed to provide companionship, the company said.
And it could tailor conversations to include comments about journeys based on data from its owner's vehicle.
It also has childlike attributes, but a robotics expert told the BBC a robot could not be a substitute for a child.
"He wobbles a bit, and this is meant to emulate a seated baby, which hasn't fully developed the skills to balance itself," Fuminori Kataoka, Kirobo Mini's chief design engineer, told the Reuters news agency.
"This vulnerability is meant to invoke an emotional connection."
Prof Dr Kerstin Dautenhahn, from the school of computer science at the University of Hertfordshire, said the "cute" robot may appeal to young people.
"It reminded me of the Tamagotchi - the idea of having a cute little thing that is not necessarily giving you the impression that it is alive but has these lifelike attributes," she told the BBC.
"They are appealing to people's nurturing instincts."
However, Prof Dautenhahn, said it was "offensive" to believe it could be a child substitute for women without children, as some reportshave suggested.
Some of Toyota's marketing material shows women cradling the robot, but the company does not not explicitly make this claim.
"It might make people feel good, but there is no human component here, robots cannot be substitutes for children," said Prof Dautenhahn.
Toyota says Kirobo Mini can:
It has a provisional price tag of 39,800 yen (£300), and there are no plans to sell it outside of Japan.
It is considerably cheaper than other companion robots - Aldebaran's humanoid robot, Pepper, cost 198,000 yen at launch.
Kirobo Mini's predecessor, a 34cm robot called Kirobo, was sent up to the International Space Station in 2013.
Its job was to accompany Japanese astronaut Kochi Wakata as part of a study about isolation.
The site at the Mostyn Champneys retail park in the Conwy town is entering a period of consultation.
A spokeswoman said staff had been informed, adding: "We will be working with them over the next few weeks to support them as much as possible."
"Due to commercial sensitivities, we are unable to comment further at this time."
The DIY chain employs 19,000 people across its operations in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
The 21-year-old will join the Sky Blues until at least January, subject to international clearance.
Former Sky Blues manager Tommy Wright, who is now in charge at St Johnstone, helped to facilitate the move.
"I'd like to thank Tommy for his help and I look forward to seeing Gareth in action," said Ferguson.
Rodger joined St Johnstone in 2010 and has also had loan spells with Montrose and Brechin City.
United have suffered a nightmare start to the Premiership season, sitting bottom after losing all three games and conceding 13 goals.
Their latest defeat came on Saturday, losing out 2-0 at home to derby rivals Coleraine.
While Cardiff University remained the best-placed Welsh university in the annual Complete University Guide, it fell from 23rd place last year to 31st.
Swansea University fell three places to 45th.
However, Bangor climbed six spots to 58th and Cardiff Metropolitan moved up 19 spots to 79th.
With Cardiff Metropolitan being Wales' most improved institution on the list, its deputy vice-chancellor, Jacqui Hare, said the university was "really proud".
"The increase in our position in this independent ranking reflects our significant investment in the student experience here at Cardiff Met," she added.
The guide, which has been running since 2008, uses 10 measures to rank the top 125 universities across the UK.
It rates them all on entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality and graduate prospects, among other criteria.
Aberystwyth University maintained its 87th place ranking from last year, while University of South Wales fell from 100th to 102nd and Wrexham-based Glyndwr University dropped 13 places to 123rd.
The merged University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, which had been unranked since 2013, fought its way into the list at 125th.
The top three was unchanged from last year, with Cambridge University first, Oxford second and the London School of Economics third.
This year's Complete University Guide suggested Welsh universities have the highest student-staff ratios of any UK nation at just over 19 students per member of staff, compared to the UK average of 17.
It is one of several guides ranking the best institutions, with the latest Times Higher Education world university rankings due out on Wednesday.
Other barometers include the Research Excellence Framework, which rated almost a third of research by Welsh universities as being of "world-leading" quality when it was last released in December 2014.
The discovery was made by a member of the public in Lower Largo at 09:30.
The 47-year-old was one of three men reported missing on 10 August after their fishing vessel capsized near East Wemyss.
Birrell Stewart, 30, was found in the sea the same day but died in hospital. The body of Jason Buchan, 35, was found earlier this week.
The Lib Dems highlighted research which suggested many employers cannot get candidates with the skills they need.
The SNP pledged to create more "high-skill" apprenticeships.
Labour called on the SNP to "come clean" over cuts to council budgets, and the Conservatives claimed a key Labour health policy was "in tatters".
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said a report from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills had stated a fifth of employers in Scotland cannot get candidates with the skills they need.
His party plans to invest extra cash in colleges as part of a plan to raise ??475m a year extra funding for education by increasing income tax rate in Scotland by 1p across all bands.
Mr Rennie, who was visiting Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, argued: "The best route out of poverty is work and the best route into work is education. We know the best way to build a sustainable, vibrant economy is to deploy the talents of all our people.
"At the moment too many people are being left behind. Businesses are crying out for skilled workers but Scotland has slipped down the international education league table and 152,000 college places have been lost on the SNP's watch.
"More than 20,000 of these were places here in the north-east. Tens of thousands of people in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire are not getting the opportunities they deserve on the SNP's watch. That will not help Scotland be the best again."
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon focused on the same issue when she visited communities near the Dalzell Steelwork in Motherwell, days after a deal was reached to save it and another mothballed steel plant in Clydebridge, South Lanarkshire.
Ms Sturgeon had already promised her party would up the number of apprenticeship training places from 25,000 a year to 30,000 a year by 2020 if it is re-elected on 5 May.
Now, the SNP has vowed those additional 5,000 places will be in "high-level science, technology and engineering courses that deliver the skills employers need and the high-wage jobs our young people deserve".
Ms Sturgeon said: "Giving our young people the skills they need to be at the cutting edge of our economy and our jobs market is vital for their future and for the future of our economy.
"That means learning from our traditional industries, expanding support for science, maths, engineering and vocational training, building greater connections between industry, schools and colleges, and ensuring our young people are able to see the huge opportunities ahead of them."
Meanwhile, Scottish Labour said cuts to council services would have a negative impact on older people and make delivering proper social care in Scotland even more difficult.
The party said it would make "fairer choices" on tax to stop cuts to local services, and would spend the health budget more effectively, with an additional ??300m for social care to guarantee a care package within a week of assessment.
Labour's Jackie Baillie said: "We need to end the sticking plaster approach to our NHS which sees queues at our A&E wards and only a third of our NHS staff believing there are enough of them to do their jobs properly.
"Labour would relieve the pressures on our hospitals by protecting the health budget and spending it better. That would help our health service, established in the 1940s, to meet the challenges of the 2040s. More than 270 Scots died in the last year waiting for a care package. That is simply scandalous.
"The SNP need to come clean on the impact of their cuts on our older people that may need extra care in later life. These are cuts we don't have to make. We can end austerity in Scotland by taking different, fairer decisions on tax."
But Labour came under attack from the Conservatives over proposals unveiled by party leader Kezia Dugdale, which were widely reported as being a pledge that everyone in Scotland would be entitled to a GP appointment within 48 hours.
On its website, Scottish Labour said it would "end the SNP GP crisis and guarantee an appointment within 48 hours," with Ms Dugdale telling the party's conference: "Our plan for the NHS will guarantee an appointment at your local surgery - which you can book online if you choose - within 48 hours".
But Labour's health spokeswoman, Jenny Marra, clarified at a hustings event last week that: "There was a little bit of confusion because of the way it was reported in the press - it's not a guarantee to see a GP directly".
Instead, Ms Marra said the 48-hour commitment referred to "the most appropriate health care professional" rather than specifically to a GP.
Jackson Carlaw of the Conservatives said: "There was no doubt in anybody's mind that Labour was promising everyone access to a GP within 48 hours.
"However, under pressure at an election health hustings this was 're-profiled' by Jenny Marra as nothing more than access to a local surgery but not a guaranteed appointment with a doctor."
A summer weekend discount offer on South West Trains (SWT) was unavailable on Saturday.
A veterans' group said the rail firm's stance was an "absolute disgrace".
The firm said weekend promotions were regularly not applied to busy days when they could lead to "serious overcrowding".
Veterans, war widows and members of their families gathered for a memorial event in central London marking the 70th anniversary of VJ Day.
Train passengers on Saturday paid standard charges - up to 60% more than the promotional fare available during other summer weekends.
Tony Hayes, of Veterans' Association UK, said: "They should have had a discount or kept the normal discount. It's an opportunity to make extra cash.
"They've hit the wrong people - these guys are on a pension and couldn't really afford it."
The train firm said its summer promotion had been launched on 13 July, with some days excluded in advance.
A spokesman said: "It would have been irresponsible of us to encourage even more people on to our network on a day when we knew that trains would be extremely busy.
"We believe it makes more sense to encourage people to take advantage of our offers at slightly less busy times when they will be able to enjoy the experience more."
Other large scale events in the region included the England v France ruby international at Twickenham, which attracted 60,000 fans.
The company also insisted it had initiatives to support military personnel and veterans.
BBC South Transport correspondent Paul Clifton said train operators work the same way as airlines and ferry companies.
"They try to sell most seats on most services. When numbers are down, they use cheap offers to fill seats that would otherwise be empty. When numbers are up, as they were this weekend, they don't need the special deals to fill their trains," he said.
Terry Perkins, 68, allegedly broke into Chatila jewellers in Old Bond Street during the August bank holiday in 2010. He denies the charges.
Only five stills of the raid remain available, Southwark Crown Court heard.
Perkins, of Enfield, was sentenced to seven years in jail for his role in the Hatton Garden raid in 2016.
The prosecution said the Mayfair burglary bore "striking" similarities with the Hatton Garden Raid in 2015
Matthew Hollands, a detective in the Metropolitan Police's armed robbery unit, told the court the footage had been destroyed due to rules on how long police property can be stored for.
He said the move was "regrettable", but due to the "passage of time" it was decided that "these exhibits would be destroyed".
The key footage from came from nearby shops and Westminster Council, the court heard.
It showed four men in high visibility jackets getting out of a white van on the morning of 29 August and later leaving the premises with white containers and bags.
But none of the remaining stills include the men.
The group tried to drill into a safe containing about £40m worth of jewellery, but was unsuccessful.
They did, however, manage to get into the showroom where they allegedly stole £1m in precious stones and jewellery, the jury was told.
Fellow Hatton Garden raider Daniel Jones, 60, pleaded guilty to his role at an earlier hearing ahead of the trial.
Defending Perkins, Peter Rowlands pointed out that no descriptions of the men's height, build or age had been recorded when the viewing logs of the footage were produced.
The trial continues.
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The Irishman, 27, stunned champion Jose Aldo on Saturday night with a 13-second win, the fastest ever knockout in a UFC title fight.
"If I go up to that lightweight division, there's no way in hell I'm vacating my belt," he said.
"There'll be a belt on both shoulders. The belts will still be active because I'm active."
The Dubliner, who says he will decide his next move during the Christmas period, added: "I know the option is there for the 155lb lightweight belt.
"Maybe I feel there's a couple of contenders in the featherweight mix - let them compete against each other while I go up and take the lightweight belt, and then go back down and take out that contender.
"Then I'll go back up after a lightweight contender has emerged and take them out."
McGregor has been credited, along with former women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, with widening the appeal of mixed martial arts.
There were an estimated 10,000 Irish fans among the 16,516-strong attendance at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
"The Irish fans, you can't beat them. We're making this sport what it is today. They're doing us proud."
McGregor had predicted he would beat Aldo in the first round in the build-up to the fight.
"If you can see it here and you have the courage to speak it, it will happen. I knew he would overextend and I knew I'd catch him. Mystic Mc strikes again.
"Jose has been a phenomenal champion. It would have been nice if the contest had stretched out a little longer, but I still feel the same process would have happened."
McGregor had to lose weight to reach the 145lb cut-off for the featherweight title, and looked gaunt at the weigh-in before putting on weight for the fight the next day.
"I always giggle. Every time on the scales, everyone says 'it's the worst I've ever seen him - he'd better rehydrate right or he's in a lot of trouble'. Don't get me wrong, it's a tough weight cut but tell me one time I've missed it or not shown up fresh the next day."
He also repeated the fact he would love to fight in his home city of Dublin. "If they offer me Croke Park or the football stadium, you're damn right I'll take it."
Brazilian Rafael dos Anjos, 31, defends his lightweight championship against 32-year-old American Donald Cerrone next weekend.
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In January, the company was told it must quit the cross-Channel ferry market following a ruling by the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
But Court of Appeal judges overturned the decision by a majority of two to one on Friday.
MyFerryLink, which has been operating the service since 2012, described it as a "momentous victory".
Raphael Doutrebente, of MyFerryLink, said the decision should "spell the end of the road" for the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) "attempts to suppress" its cross-Channel service.
"The decision of the Court of Appeal is very comprehensive, exposing fatal flaws in the CMA's analysis," he added.
"The decision represents a significant victory both for our dedicated employees and for our customers, who will continue to benefit from healthy competition on the short sea route."
MyFerryLink has been running up to 24 daily crossings on the Dover-Calais route using three former SeaFrance ships that Eurotunnel bought when the operator went bust in 2012.
The CMA claimed Eurotunnel had more than half the market share of Channel crossings when its rail link and ferry operations were both taken into consideration.
In a statement the CMA said would "study the judgment carefully and consider its next steps".
The report published in the journal Nature showed that overall the number of infections fell by 50% across the continent.
Bed nets were responsible for the vast majority of the decrease.
There have also been calls to maintain funding to ensure the progress is not undone.
Meanwhile, a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the charity Unicef say malaria death rates have fallen 60% globally since 2000 and more than six million lives have been saved.
The report said 13 countries that had malaria in 2000 reported no cases in 2014 while a further six countries had fewer than ten cases.
However, Africa still accounts from 80% of cases and 78% of deaths.
Dr Margaret Chan, the director general of the WHO, said: "Global malaria control is one of the great public health success stories of the past 15 years.
"It's a sign that our strategies are on target, and that we can beat this ancient killer, which still claims hundreds of thousands of lives, mostly children, each year."
The executive director of Unicef, Anthony Lake, argued: "We know how to prevent and treat malaria. Since we can do it, we must."
The researchers from the University of Oxford analysed data from 30,000 sites in sub-Saharan Africa to estimate that 663 million cases were prevented over the past 15 years.
One of the researchers, Dr Samir Bhatt, told the BBC News website: "It's just phenomenal.
"Just by putting in these interventions you've managed to save all these cases, 700 million is a huge number and that's the reality of what happened and that's why it's such an optimistic message."
But despite the progress, the job is far from done. A child still dies from malaria every minute in Africa.
The rate of improvement is also slowing - cases were falling by 9% a year up to 2011 but that has since fallen to 5%.
Dr Bhatt added: "We need to really be careful that we don't start reducing the number of interventions and keep driving forwards. We need to keep redoubling efforts."
Drug resistance is also a worry. Dr Bhatt describes mosquitoes being able to shrug off the effects of some insecticides as an "absolutely huge" issue in Africa.
Meanwhile, resistance to the drug artemisinin has been detected in south-east Asia and would seriously hamper efforts to control the disease if resistance spread to Africa.
Eight African countries are aiming to eliminate the disease by 2020 including Namibia.
The country's former health minister Dr Richard Kamwi, whose brother died from malaria, said there had been a "drastic reduction" in cases in his country.
He warned that any cuts to funding "would be very unfortunate".
He told the BBC News website: "I have seen some countries where elimination was almost in sight and when they stopped indoor spraying we have seen resurgence.
"I want to emphasise to big funders and government [the need] to keep up their support."
Meanwhile, a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the charity Unicef say malaria death rates have fallen 60% globally since 2000 and more than six million lives have been saved.
The report said 13 countries that had malaria in 2000 reported no cases in 2014 while a further six countries had fewer than ten cases.
However, Africa still accounts from 80% of cases and 78% of deaths.
Dr Margaret Chan, the director general of the WHO, said: "Global malaria control is one of the great public health success stories of the past 15 years.
"It's a sign that our strategies are on target, and that we can beat this ancient killer, which still claims hundreds of thousands of lives, mostly children, each year."
The executive director of Unicef, Anthony Lake, argued: "We know how to prevent and treat malaria. Since we can do it, we must."
As well as a complete overhaul, the aircraft was given new nose art featuring a kangaroo and bagpipes.
It is part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF), based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, is currently at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford.
The Lancaster is due to return to its base for the BBMF's 60th anniversary celebrations next week.
After the flight on Monday, Flt Lt Tim Dunlop tweeted that the aircraft now has a "new car smell".
The Aircraft Restoration Company, which carried out the nine-month project on the aircraft, described it as "an honour and a privilege".
The Lancaster was previously grounded in 2015 after an engine fire.
One of only two in the world permitted to fly, it was forced to miss most of the display season.
Speaking at the time, Flt Lt Dunlop said it was very frustrating.
"These historic aircraft are happiest in the air and that's where we want them to be - as a living memorial to the crews who flew them," he said.
Following the incident, the Lancaster was also excluded from VE Day commemorations.
However, it is hoped the aircraft will return to Coningsby in time to be part of the BBMF's 60th anniversary celebrations on 11 July.
The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, who is patron of the flight, will also be in attendance.
More than 7,300 Lancasters were built during World War Two but most were scrapped in the years after 1945.
The BBMF's Lancaster, formerly known as Thumper, is allowed to fly a strictly limited number of hours each year, in order to extend its airworthiness.
The 31-year-old won in 41 minutes 32.126 seconds, just over a second ahead of championship leader Maverick Vinales of Spain.
Another Italian, Danilo Petrucci, was third on his Ducati.
Yamaha's Valentino Rossi, who suffered a motocross training accident last month, finished fourth having led.
Three-time world champion Jorge Lorenzo also led in the opening laps before the Spaniard dropped off the pace as Dovizioso, Vinales and Petrucci took up the challenge.
Dovizioso grabbed the lead on lap 14 of 23 before Vinales zipped past Petrucci at Turn One to move into a position to challenge the Italian.
However, Dovizioso held off the Spaniard to become the fourth different winner in six races this season.
Vinales' second place saw him increase his championship lead to 26 points
1. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Ducati 41:32.126
2. Maverick Vinales (Spain) Yamaha 41:33.407
3. Danilo Petrucci (Italy) Ducati 41:34.460
4. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 41:35.811
5. Alvaro Bautista (Spain) Ducati 41:37.928
6. Marc Marquez (Spain) Honda 41:38.011
7. Johann Zarco (France) Yamaha 41:45.331
8. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Ducati 41:46.519
9. Michele Pirro (Italy) Ducati 41:47.006
10. Andrea Iannone (Italy) Suzuki 41:47.628
1. Maverick Vinales (Spain) Yamaha 105
2. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Ducati 79
3. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 75
4. Marc Marquez (Spain) Honda 68
5. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 68
6. Johann Zarco (France) Yamaha 64
7. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Ducati 46
8. Danilo Petrucci (Italy) Ducati 42
9. Jonas Folger (Germany) Yamaha 41
10. Cal Crutchlow (Britain) Honda 40
Gunmen stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery cafe in Dhaka late on Friday before troops entered almost 12 hours later.
Six attackers were also killed and one was arrested, officials said. Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina has declared two days of national mourning.
Nine Italians, seven Japanese, one US citizen and an Indian also died.
Bangladesh Army Brig Gen Naim Asraf Chowdhury said the victims had been "brutally" attacked with sharp weapons.
Italy's Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said one other Italian was still unaccounted for. Many of the Italians reportedly worked in the garment industry.
Japan said one of its nationals was among 13 people rescued. The seven that died were consultants for Japan's foreign aid agency and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said they "were giving their all for the development of Bangladesh".
Two Sri Lankans were among those rescued.
Nine Italians named by the Italian foreign ministry as: Cristian Rossi; Marco Tondat; Nadia Benedetti; Adele Puglisi; Simona Monti; Claudia Maria D'Antona; Vincenzo D'Allestro; Maria Rivoli and Claudio Cappelli
Seven Japanese. Names not released
Three Bangladeshis named in national media as Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain and Abinta Kabir, both students at Emory University in the US, and Ishrat Akhond. It is believed Abinta Kabir could also be a US citizen
One Indian. Tarushi Jain, 18, who was a student at the University of California, Berkeley
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IS later released pictures online of five men it says carried out the attack. The smiling militants are shown posing in front of a black IS flag.
The SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadist networks, said the images identified the attackers by noms-de-guerre indicating they were Bangladeshi.
The siege began as diners gathered to break their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Bangladesh's Daily Star newspaper said the gunmen tortured anyone who was unable to recite the Koran. They provided meals overnight for only the Bangladeshi captives, it said.
"It was an extremely heinous act," Ms Hasina said in a televised statement. "What kind of Muslims are these people? They don't have any religion.
Sumon Reza, a supervisor at the cafe in the Gulshan district of Dhaka, managed to flee to the roof when the attackers burst in.
"The whole building was shaking when they set off explosives," he told local media. He later jumped from the roof and escaped.
Street 79 in Dhaka's upmarket Gulshan area is remarkably quiet. The street is barricaded with scores of heavily armed police.
"Please sir, please move back," one police officer tells us, politely but firmly.
The tension in the air is palpable. As more media teams arrive, the officer loses his temper and screams at his men, telling them to make sure no-one crosses the barricade.
The Holey Artisan Bakery is known as a bustling cafe popular with expats and wealthy locals.
"There is an open-air terrace overlooking a lake," Dhaka Mayor Annisul Huq tells me.
"That's why it was so popular. It was so serene. I can't believe that this has happened to my Dhaka, I simply cannot."
He has cut short a trip to Moscow and is visibly shaken.
People mill around, talking in whispers. There is fear in the air, but also disbelief at the nature of the attack and the brutality of it - the selective targeting of foreigners and the manner in which they were killed.
The attack began when the armed men burst into the cafe at about 21:20 (15:20 GMT) on Friday and opened fire.
Media reports quoted witnesses as saying that they shouted "Allahu Akbar", meaning "God is great".
At least two police officers were killed in exchanges of fire and 30 police officers were injured.
A statement on IS's self-styled Amaq news agency said militants had attacked a restaurant "frequented by foreigners".
The attack comes after a spate of murders of secular bloggers, gay activists, academics and members of religious minorities, blamed on Islamist militants.
Red Bull are without an engine partner for 2016 after all-but finalising a split from Renault but failing to secure an alternative supply.
Team principal Christian Horner said: "At this point, everything is open.
"Is it likely we'll be with Renault? Difficult to see that would be the case but in F1 nothing is impossible."
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Horner said the termination of Red Bull's contract with Renault, which was due to last until the end of 2016, had not been finalised.
However, a continuation of the relationship would be a major climbdown for Red Bull, who have been heavily critical of the French company over the past two years as it failed to produce a competitive engine under F1's new turbo hybrid rules.
Horner, whose team won four consecutive world title doubles with Renault engines, said: "Maybe we have been guilty of being too honest on occasion."
He added: "We have enjoyed a long relationship with Renault - nine years. We have had some good years and some tough years. The last couple of years have been tough.
"We have pushed Renault because we're hungry for success and sometimes it's got uncomfortable.
"We just have to be open-minded and come up with the best solution for the team."
Renault Sport boss Cyril Abiteboul told Autosport: "Frankly, when you see the way we have been treated, it's going to be a very difficult sell to my board and to my executive management to do something else to what is currently planned."
Red Bull have been in talks with Ferrari since Mercedes told them in September they were not prepared to give them an engine.
But Ferrari have so far offered Red Bull only a supply of their 2015 engine, not their definitive 2016 design, which will be supplied to customers Sauber and Haas - the new US-based team - as well as to their factory team.
Ferrari's position is Red Bull approached them too late and they are not set up to supply any further 2016 engines.
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Mercedes F1 team boss Toto Wolff reaffirmed at this weekend's Russian Grand Prix that the German company would not supply engines to Red Bull.
Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz has said he will pull both his teams out of F1 if he cannot get an engine that allows them to be sufficiently competitive.
The team have previously said they think it will be another two years at least before Renault is able to produce a competitive engine.
The 2015 Ferrari engine is very similar in performance to the standard-setting Mercedes and in the region of 50bhp more powerful than the Renault.
Horner said: "I am working very hard to try to find a solution in the coming weeks. We have to find a way to get as competitive an engine as possible in the car and to satisfy our shareholders and Mr Mateschitz."
In a report, the UK-based human rights group says the abuse has been taking place during a disarmament campaign in the eastern Jonglei state.
Amnesty urges South Sudan to take "immediate action" to end the violence.
The government in Juba has played down the scale of the violations, saying they are isolated cases.
Amnesty says its researches interviewed scores of people in the region, who described widespread torture and abuse against civilians, including children as young as 18 months old.
It also says that in some cases the security forces looted property and destroyed crops.
"Far from bringing security to the region, the SPLA [South Sudan Army] and the police auxiliary forces have committed shocking human rights violations," said Audrey Gaughran, Amnesty's Africa director.
She accused the authorities of "doing very little to stop the abuse".
The government launched Operation Restore Peace in March in response to ethnic clashes in Jonglei in which hundreds of people were killed.
South Sudan's Information Minister Barnaba Mariel Benjamin told the BBC's Newsday programme that any abuse was isolated and was being "handled responsibly by the government because the disarmament programme is being done side by side with the presence of the UN peacekeeping forces".
"To say that there is a widespread abuses... I think that is not true," he said, accusing Amnesty of being unfair by not asking the government for its comment before publishing the report.
BBC Africa analyst Grant Ferrett says the danger is that the alleged abuse could fuel resentment and a new round of conflict.
The visitors withstood heavy pressure in a goalless first half as goalkeeper John Danby was kept busy in Serbia.
Vojvodina had 24 shots to the Nomads' one, with 87% possession, and the Welsh side were finally beaten by Aleksandar Palocevic's 86th-minute goal.
The second leg takes place at Rhyl's Belle Vue Stadium on Thursday, 21 July.
Connah's Quay are Wales' only remaining representatives in the competition after Bala Town and Llandudno bowed out.
The Nomads progressed to the second qualifying round after beating Norwegian side Stabaek 1-0 on aggregate.
England left Northampton centre Burrell, 27, out of the squad in favour of Burgess, 26, who has since returned to league with South Sydney Rabbitohs.
"I have got no grudge against Sam. He didn't put himself in the team. He had an opportunity of a lifetime and he was able to live that dream," said Burrell.
"I had to get behind the team, stomach what happened and try to support them."
Burgess featured in England's opening three World Cup matches before being dropped for the final fixture against Uruguay as the side went out in the group stages.
He subsequently left Premiership side Bath just one year into a three-year deal earlier this month to return to Sydney.
"He's gone back to a game he probably knows better and probably is better suited to. He's a fantastic icon in Australia and Sydney and he's going to be a huge asset in rugby league," Burrell, capped 13 times by England, told BBC Radio Northampton.
"I put on the TV and watch the NRL and get behind him and his brothers. He's a player that grew up not so far from me in west Yorkshire so we've known about each other for a while.
"For me it was about wishing him the best of luck, my issue wasn't with him whatsoever."
Burrell, who has been at Saints since 2012, admitted he struggled to deal with being dropped by then head coach Stuart Lancaster, who left his post earlier this month.
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Remembering the meeting with Lancaster, Burrell said: "As soon as I walked through the door I knew, I could feel it in the air, I could see it in his face.
"I just kind of sat there in silence, just let him speak and he told me. I just got up and left, trying to hold back my emotion, but I found that very difficult.
"Mentally, I was gone. I was broken. I was the one who was pretty broken down in that room."
And Burrell said of Lancaster: "He let me down. That is how I feel about him.
"I have known Stuart a long time. I have a huge amount of respect for the bloke, what he's done and what he has achieved.
"I didn't think I had done anything to justify not getting selected."
Scarborough in North Yorkshire, has the joint highest rate of amputations along with Mansfield in Nottinghamshire.
They had 4.9 per 1,000 adults with diabetes, eight times more than Brent, north-west London, with only 0.6 per 1,000 patients in the past three years.
Overall, the number of patients having an amputation is on the increase.
According to the Hospital Episode Statistics and Quality and Outcomes Framework, there were 19,066 amputations carried out between 2009-12, and 22,109 between 2012-15 - an increase of 3,043.
Dave Campbell, from Scarborough, lost four toes due to complications with diabetes.
The true cost of type 2 diabetes
He says he got an ulcer in his foot which became infected, resulting in him having two toes amputated. The same thing happened again two years later.
"Fortunately I still have the big toe, which is very helpful as far as balance is concerned," he said.
"Everything I do has to be done at a slow pace."
Katharine Speak, the lead on diabetes and high-risk podiatry services in North Yorkshire, said people with diabetes may not always be getting the right treatment at the right time.
"We are not seeing the patient soon enough," she said.
"Sometimes they feel that they can deal with things themselves and once it's got out of control there is very little we can do to get it back."
Chris Gosling, from Scarborough's Diabetes UK support group, said: "There is the impression that Scarborough is a nice holiday town, but in fact it has one of the highest deprivation rates in Yorkshire.
"People aren't aware of the complications of diabetes, they do not have a GP possibly, there are a lot of hard to reach groups who don't use the medical facilities, and it is not diagnosed quickly enough."
Stephen Ryan, Regional Head of Diabetes UK said: "We know that up to 80% of amputations can be avoided with good diabetes care and improved footcare.
"We need to make sure that everyone with diabetes gets good quality annual foot checks and knows how to reduce their risk of foot problems, and that anyone who has a foot problem gets the right care to prevent or treat it.
"It is particularly important that if anyone with diabetes has a foot infection they get urgent attention from a multidisciplinary team of specialists."
Police were called to Downham Road in Ramsden Heath at about 11:00 GMT following a call from the East of England Ambulance Service.
A man in his 40s was airlifted to Basildon Hospital. His injuries are described as serious but not life-threatening.
Officers are looking for a woman who left the scene and say they are "concerned for her welfare".
The man and the woman were known to each other, an Essex Police spokeswoman said. A weapon was recovered from the scene, she added.
The National Police Air Service helicopter based at Boreham, near Chelmsford, said on its Twitter account that it was also involved in looking for the woman.
East Super League junior outfit Bonnyrigg Rose were the thorn in Dumbarton's side on Tuesday, winning 1-0 in a Scottish Cup third round replay.
It's only gone and set up a fourth-round tie against cup holders and local rivals Hibernian.
The Rosey Posey hope the tie can be moved to Tynecastle, but in the meantime here are four things you might not know about the Midlothian club.
Bonnyrigg Rose list former James Bond actor Sir Sean Connery as one of their former players.
The Edinburgh-born actor, now 86, spent a couple of seasons with the Midlothian club in the early 1950s when he was in his twenties.
Turning to a life on screen seemed to be a sensible choice, though, because Connery is not remembered for lighting up junior football stadiums across the central belt of Scotland.
But there was one reference in the Dalkeith Advertiser from 1951 that described him scoring "with a 30-yard shot in a 3-1 defeat by Broxburn Athletic".
Other notable former players include Pat Stanton (Hibs) and John White (Tottenham).
Hearts through and through, you can understand why Rosey Posey boss Robbie Horn is desperate to get their fourth round tie against Hibs staged at Tynecastle.
Horn is 39 now but was on Hearts' books as a young footballer. A centre-half, he struggled to break through with the Jam Tarts but did manage six Scotland Under-21 caps and a run-out at Craig Levein's testimonial.
Horn went on to play for Forfar Athletic and Berwick Rangers, where he was later assistant manager.
The Rose's New Dundas Park plays a vital role in the community and amongst other things, gives a base to Bonnyrigg Homing Society.
Pigeons come and pigeons go, especially on Saturday mornings before a match later in the afternoon.
But Rosey Posey club secretary Robert Dickson talks fondly of their feathered friends, insisting the players and fans are happy to share the stadium with a few extra "wingers".
As always with junior or part-time teams, there are a wide range of day jobs among the Bonnyrigg Rose squad.
Their goal hero against Dumbarton, Adam Nelson, is a custody officer.
Star striker Keiran McGachie is a leisure centre manager.
Right-back Alan Horne is a laboratory technician.
Centre-back Dean Hoskins is a steel fabricator.
And goalkeeper Michael Andrews is a media sales executive.
Mr Wright has faced calls to step down after a report on child abuse in Rotherham, where he managed children's services between 2005 and 2010.
The report said at least 1,400 children were sexually exploited from 1997-2013, mainly by gangs of Pakistani heritage.
A Labour MP now wants a possible misconduct case against Mr Wright.
The report also revealed there had been three previous inquiries, including one written in 2006 during Mr Wright's tenure in children's services, which provided "stark evidence" of the situation in Rotherham.
Meanwhile, the former director of children's services in Rotherham, Sonia Sharp, said she was briefed by politicians, senior managers and frontline staff about the issue of sexual exploitation of young people when she took up her post in 2005. She left Rotherham Council in 2008.
Dr Sharp said it was already known when she joined there were "many children in the community at risk" and staff feared "this was the tip of an iceberg".
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles attacked poor scrutiny in local government.
He said: "It is appalling that institutionalised political correctness led to the council turning a blind eye to heinous crimes.
"Britons across class, colour and creed will be appalled at the criminal acts that were committed and the failure of municipal governance.
"The biggest enemy to good community relations is failing to confront and challenge those who do wrong.
"This is a wake up call for local government - from the inadequate scrutiny by councillors of protection for the vulnerable to the conspiracy to cover up uncomfortable truths to avoid awkward questions, and the subsequent failure to sack those guilty of gross misconduct."
In a statement, Mr Wright said he had "formally" tendered his resignation from the Labour Party.
But Mr Wright insisted he was the most appropriate person to hold the office of commissioner (PCC).
"I remain committed to, and intend to remain in, my role as an Independent Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire," he said.
"As a father, and a citizen of South Yorkshire, my thoughts are with the victims and their families and I reiterate my apology to them and take full responsibility for my part in the collective failures which took place at Rotherham Council during the time I was in office, and indeed to that end I resigned in 2010," he continued.
"I stand by my earlier comments that I've taken that experience to deliver a major transformation in the way South Yorkshire Police deals with horrific crimes such as child sexual exploitation, and much progress has been made since I was elected as commissioner in terms of supporting victims, taking preventive action, increasing awareness of the issue and bringing criminals to justice."
Rotherham isn't alone in facing the distressing problem of child sexual abuse. But the report exposed a deeply dysfunctional system here.
The council insists things have improved significantly in recent years. Many, though, are still shocked that efforts to confront exploitation fell woefully short.
Was there a particular problem specific to Rotherham? Did Labour's total dominance of this authority allow a complacent, rotten culture to develop? Was the political opposition so enfeebled that effective challenge to the leadership was striking by its absence?
As people here reflect on these political questions, it's worth thinking for a moment about the complex, corporate identity of modern councils. Social workers report to safeguarding managers, child protection co-ordinators, directors of services, and chief executives. All overseen by 63 elected councillors.
Such a complex web of relationships. So many different chains of command - making true accountability very hard to establish.
While Mr Wright's has refused to to stand down, Rotherham Council leader Roger Stone resigned with immediate effect on Tuesday.
Mr Stone, who had been the leader since 2003, said: "I believe it is only right that as leader I take responsibility for the historic failings described so clearly."
Shadow policing minister Jack Dromey had earlier told the BBC Mr Wright would be suspended from the Labour Party if he had not resigned by Thursday morning.
Now Labour backbencher John Mann MP is to write to Home Secretary Theresa May asking for the police to investigate whether a case of misconduct in public office could be brought against Mr Wright and others involved in the allegations in Rotherham.
Mr Mann said the inquiry should not be carried out by South Yorkshire Police, but by another force.
Mrs May has said Mr Wright should "heed calls" to resign, though she stressed it was not her job to hire and fire PCCs.
"I think he has real questions to answer," she said.
Rotherham MP Sarah Champion has also called for Mr Wright's resignation, along with shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper, shadow chancellor Ed Balls and shadow youth justice and victims minister Dan Jarvis.
The BBC has asked the Labour Party to comment on why Mr Wright was selected as its candidate for the PCC elections in 2012 but has not yet received a response.
Deputy Prime Minister and MP for Sheffield Hallam Nick Clegg has also called on Mr Wright to quit. Speaking on his weekly LBC Radio phone-in, he said his message to Mr Wright was: "Please do the decent thing and stand aside because you have to take responsibility."
Shaun Wright, 46, was born in Royston, near Barnsley in South Yorkshire. He lives in Rawmarsh, Rotherham, with his wife Lisa and two sons.
In 2000 he was elected as the councillor for Rawmarsh and in 2005 he was appointed as the cabinet member for children and young people's services.
In 2010 he stood down from the post and in 2011 was appointed mayor of Rotherham.
The following year he was elected as the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire, earning a salary of ??85,000.
Shortly after he was elected PCC he stood down from his role as councillor for Rawmarsh.
Mr Wright is also a former vice chair of South Yorkshire Police Authority, a magistrate, a school governor and a trustee of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
Harry Harpham, chairman of South Yorkshire's police and crime panel, which scrutinises the work of the South Yorkshire PCC, told the BBC's Today programme Mr Wright's position had become "untenable" and he should go "at the earliest opportunity"
He said: "He can only be removed from office by resigning or unless he commits a criminal offence.
"We are not able to remove him, however, I will seek an urgent meeting with Shaun to let him know my position."
Under the legislation that created the roles in 2012, a PCC can only be suspended if:
(a) the commissioner has been charged in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man with an offence, and
(b) the offence is one which carries a maximum term of imprisonment exceeding two years
Meanwhile, former Rotherham council chief executive Mike Cuff has also said he had to "take my share of responsibility for the council's failure to prevent the appalling abuse which has been so clearly described in this independent report". He added that he was "truly sorry".
Mr Cuff, who was the council's chief executive from 2004 to 2009, echoed Mr Wright's apology.
"It was on my watch that the organised abuse of young girls by a gang of Asian men came to light," he said.
"This led eventually to their conviction in 2010. I know that professional social workers and the police worked well together to support the abused girls and to secure the successful prosecution of their abusers."
This "close co-operation" between agencies "holds the key to the effective protection of vulnerable young people in the future", he added.
The report, commissioned by the council, was published on Tuesday and revealed the massive level of abuse in Rotherham, mainly by Pakistani heritage criminal gangs.
The inquiry team noted fears among council staff of being labelled "racist" if they focused on victims' descriptions of the majority of abusers as "Asian" men.
1,400
children were abused, 1997-2013
13 of victims were already known to social services
157 reports concerning child sexual exploitation made to police in 2013
10 prosecutions were made between 2013 and April 2014
The location was disclosed by a member of a drugs gang who was attacked by residents of Carrizalillo.
The town is 75km (47 miles) south of Iguala, where 43 students disappeared over a year ago.
Carrizalillo residents say there was unusually high gang activity on the night of the students' disappearance.
Locals say that over the past years, the town has increasingly come under the control of the Guerreros Unidos (United Warriors) drugs gang, whose members extort local businesses and terrorise residents.
They say that in the early hours of 27 September 2014, dozens of armed men belonging to the gang arrived in Carrizalillo in pick-up trucks.
The students were last seen on 26 September 2014.
The government report into their disappearance said that they were seized by corrupt local police officers who handed them over to the Guerreros Unidos.
According to the report, the Guerreros Unidos mistook the students for members of rival drugs gang Los Rojos and killed them.
The report says that the Guerreros Unidos burned the bodies and dumped their remains in Cocula, a small town near Iguala.
However, an independent group of experts has cast doubt on this version of events and the Mexican authorities have reopened their investigation.
In the weeks after the students' disappearance, dozens of mass grave were discovered in Guerrero state.
Hardly any of the bodies have been identified but their discovery has revealed the extent of the violence and disappearances in this region of Mexico.
Relatives of the 43 students, who are still hoping to find them alive, have reacted with scepticism to the theories put forward by the residents of Carrizalillo.
The 43 were all students at an all-male teacher training college in the town of Aytozinapa, in south-western Guerrero state. The college has a history of left-wing activism and the students regularly took part in protests.
They disappeared from the nearby town of Iguala on the evening of 26 September 2014 amid a confrontation between municipal police and the students during which six people were killed.
Independent forensic experts have matched charred bone fragments reportedly found at a rubbish dump near Iguala to Alexander Mora, one of the 43 missing students. They also say there is a high probability another set of remains could belong to Jhosivani Guerrero de la Cruz, another of the students. However, experts from the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights say the chain of evidence was broken and they could not be sure the bone fragments had been found at the dump.
According to the official report, the students were seized by corrupt municipal police officers who handed them over to members of a local drugs gang. The drugs gang mistook the students for members of a rival gang, killed them and burned their bodies at the dump before throwing their ashes into a nearby stream.
They think officials have failed to investigate the role soldiers from a nearby barracks may have played in the students' disappearance. The government has refused to let the soldiers, who were in the area at the time of the disappearance, be questioned by anyone but government prosecutors. The families also point to the report by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights which said that there was no evidence the bodies of the 43 were burned at the dump.
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."
The opposition has called for Ms Rousseff's impeachment over a huge corruption scandal in the state-owned oil company, Petrobras.
Most of the politicians accused of taking bribes are from Brazil's governing coalition.
Anti-government marches are expected to take place on Sunday.
Ms Rousseff was head of Petrobras for seven years, when much of the corruption is believed to have taken place.
But she has not been implicated in the corruption scandal.
Government supporters say the calls for her impeachment, less than four months after she was re-elected to a second four-year term, amounts to a coup attempt.
Pro-government demonstrations are going ahead in 14 Brazilian states. Most of them have been called by unions that support the governing Workers' Party.
"I am here to prevent that they take away the social benefits we have earned," said 69-year-old Alaide Pereira da Silva at a march in the city of Ribeirao Preto, in Sao Paulo state.
"We can't blame Dilma [Rousseff]. The congressmen are to blame. She doesn't govern on her own," she told O Globo newspaper.
Last week, the Supreme Court approved the investigation of 54 people for their alleged involvement in the kickback scheme.
The list was prepared by the Attorney General, Rodrigo Janot, who alleged that private companies paid corrupt officials in order to get lucrative Petrobras contracts.
According to the investigation, high-profile politicians also took a share of the money siphoned off from the oil company.
Mr Junot's list includes Senate President Renan Calheiros, President of the Chamber of Deputies Eduardo Cunha, former Energy Minister Edison Lobao and former President Fernando Collor de Mello.
In December, prosecutors charged executives from six of the country's largest construction firms for allegedly channelling kickbacks into a Petrobras scheme to pay politicians.
The Met Office issued the yellow "be aware" weather warning following the sharp drop in the early hours of Sunday, and snowfall on Friday.
Widespread icy patches were expected on untreated roads.
The weather saw Wrexham FC's game against Forest Green postponed because of a frozen pitch.
The warning expired at midday, and although temperatures were expected to remain just a few degrees above freezing most of Wales was forecast clear skies and sunshine.
DNA tests are being carried out to establish whether two senior figures in al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula - its leader Nasser al-Wuhayshi and bombmaker Ibrahim al-Asiri - are among them.
However, US officials say neither man was an intended target of the strikes.
Training camps in remote, mountainous areas and several vehicles were hit.
The last strike reportedly destroyed a 4x4 carrying at least three men that was travelling through the province of Shabwa.
Witnesses said that soldiers in an unmarked helicopter arrived at the scene soon afterwards to retrieve their bodies, suggesting one or more of them might have been a senior militant.
The strikes in Shabwa and the neighbouring provinces of Bayda and Abyan started on Saturday and ended shortly after midnight on Monday.
A top Yemeni official told the AFP news agency that the "unprecedented" air campaign came after "information that al-Qaeda was plotting attacks on vital installations, military and security, as well as foreign interests".
Yemen's interior ministry said that as many as 55 militants including three "leaders" of al-Qaeda, had been killed on Sunday and early Monday, and another 10 on Saturday.
The report sparked rumours that Wuhayshi and Asiri were among the dead, and on Tuesday Yemeni officials revealed that they were carrying out DNA tests in an effort to identify several bodies.
Wuhayshi, a Yemeni former aide to Osama Bin Laden, is said to have overseen the formation of al-Qaeda in Yemen and later the merger with the Saudi offshoot of the jihadist militant network that led to the creation of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
He appeared in a video last week warning that AQAP would fight Western "Crusaders" and their allies everywhere.
Asiri is a Saudi who US counter-terrorism officials have accused of making the bombs used in a string of high-profile operations by AQAP.
He is believed to have built the device his younger brother used in an assassination attempt on Saudi Arabia's deputy interior minister in August 2009, and the underwear bomb a Nigerian man tried to detonate in an aircraft over the US in December 2009.
US officials told the New York Times that they had been trying to kill Wuhayshi and Asiri, but that they had not been the intended targets of the strikes over the weekend.
The senior Yemeni official said Yemeni MiG-29 fighter jets took part in the raids, which tribal and local sources said also involved US drones.
Both the CIA and the Pentagon declined to comment on the operations, and White House spokesman Jay Carney referred all questions to the authorities in Sanaa.
Meanwhile, four security officers have been killed in a series of attacks in the past two days in the capital Sanaa and the central city of Harib, officials say. A colonel in the military police was shot dead by two men on a motorcycle as he was walking to work on Tuesday morning.
Livermore, 29, won 4x100m gold - with Usain Bolt, Kemar Bailey-Cole and Nickel Ashmeade - and individual 200m bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
He returned the positive result - for an unnamed substance - in an out-of-competition test in December.
A full hearing is set for 11 September.
Following a preliminary hearing on Friday, Kent Gammon, chairman of the independent three-member panel, said Livermore had violated the rules of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (Jadco).
Jadco is a separate body to the anti-doping disciplinary panel, but will be represented at September's hearing.
Livermore is not part of the Jamaica squad for next month's World Athletics Championships in London.
It happened in Shore Crescent about 23:30 GMT on Saturday.
The men threatened a woman inside and caused damage to the house before leaving.
There were no reports of any injuries.
Police are appealing for information.
Nadia Savchenko appeared furious after her statement was refused, despite 90 minutes remaining of what was expected to be her last full day in court.
Summing up, Ms Savchenko's lawyers described the case as a show trial.
She denies directing artillery fire from a Ukrainian volunteer battalion at the Russian journalists in June 2014.
Ms Savchenko has become a heroine in Ukraine where she is a symbol of the country's resistance against Russia. She regularly declared "Glory to Ukraine" to family and supporters in the court.
She was elected in absentia to Ukraine's parliament in September 2014, three months after she was captured by pro-Russian rebels.
The helicopter pilot was tried in a cramped courtroom in the small Russian town of Donetsk, close to the border with Ukraine.
Nadia Savchenko was clearly infuriated by this unexplained delay. She had been expecting to make her final statement and there was still plenty of time before the court closed.
Instead, the judges rose and rushed out. Their announcement of a break until 9 March was barely audible. From her courtroom cage, Ms Savchenko yelled that she was declaring a hunger strike. "Even if they kill me," she vowed in Ukrainian, "they won't break my spirit or the spirit of Ukraine."
She was still shouting about the lack of justice in Russia when journalists were ushered out by armed bailiffs in balaclavas. Outside the defence lawyers were equally stunned. One wondered whether the contents of her final speech had unnerved the court; another guessed at some kind of backroom deal between Moscow and Kiev over a prisoner swap.
Ms Savchenko's decision to call a hunger strike will add pressure to proceedings. She has already refused food twice before for long stretches. This time she has vowed to refuse water as well.
She faces 23 years in prison if found guilty.
Ms Savchenko appeared on Thursday dressed in a traditional embroidered Ukrainian blouse and watched proceedings from a wooden and metal cage.
Representatives from the embassies of Canada, Sweden and the EU are monitoring her trial, along with her younger sister, Vira, and a few friends.
The prosecution argues that it has proven her guilt in relation to the murders of two Russian state TV journalists during fighting in eastern Ukraine.
They say she acted as a spotter, deliberately directing mortar fire at the journalists out of "hatred" for all Russians.
She is also charged with the attempted murder of the team's cameraman - who was not injured - and illegally crossing the border into Russia.
Her defence argues that the evidence against her does not stack up. They say she was abducted by pro-Russian separatists, handed over to the Russian authorities and smuggled across the border by her captors.
Telephone records show she was captured before the journalists were killed, the defence argues.
The bomb damage diagrams are aerial photographs of Berlin, Cologne and Dresden, overlaid with coloured areas indicating how much damage was caused by the strategic bombing campaign.
They were included in the campaign's so-called Blue Books - used as propaganda to justify the bombing raids.
The maps, held in the Imperial War Museum's archives, have been collated by military cartography historian Peter Chasseaud.
On the following four maps, colour coding is used:
Numbers are used to mark buildings of interest like key factories, German ministries and the Gestapo headquarters.
Almost half of the 125,000 Bomber Command lost their lives, and their military commanders' policy of large-scale area bombing near the end of the war has long drawn criticism.
The young volunteers of Bomber Command destroyed German cities with several "thousand-bomber raids", killing between 300,000 and 600,000 civilians.
This aerial image of Cologne is from November 1944. The area to the west of the river, almost all coloured in dark blue, indicates the city centre.
Cologne had been the target of Britain's first "thousand bomber raid" on 30 May 1942.
"By this point, Cologne had been bombed many times," said Dr Chasseaud. "This image shows the result of many raids."
Studying the aerial photographs showed how much of the city had been destroyed - for example, if a shadow could be seen inside a wall, that meant its roof had collapsed.
Showing the most densely populated areas also indicated potential future targets.
The two images of Berlin show how much the city had suffered during World War Two.
The first shows north west Berlin in December 1943, with the second image depicting north east Berlin in March 1945.
The raids - carried out by the United States Army Air Forces by day and the RAF at night - had become increasingly destructive from 1943 onwards.
This Blue Book image shows Dresden in March 1945, just months before the end of the war. The city centre can be seen south of the river - largely in blue.
Dresden had been heavily raided the previous month, on 13 and 14 February, with more than 1,000 planes involved.
Some 25,000 people were killed in a firestorm and 75,000 of its 220,000 homes were destroyed.
British fire hazard maps, which show the areas of Berlin and Hamburg most susceptible to fire, are also being published for the first time.
This 1944 map of Hamburg was produced to show which areas of the city would burn the most easily, said Dr Chasseaud.
The fire hazard maps are coded red, for areas of high flammability, pink, for areas of medium flammability and purple, showing industrial areas and docklands.
Areas that have already been destroyed are left blank and again, numbers are used to mark buildings of special interest.
There are fewer areas in red on the Berlin fire hazard map, dating back to 1944, as it wasn't considered as easy to burn as some other cities, like Hamburg (above), said Dr Chasseaud.
This is because it wasn't a medieval wooden city, its buildings were not as close together and the centre of the city was more spacious than some others.
Dr Chasseaud explained: "I think it's important that maps like these, showing a very controversial episode from the war, notably the strategic bombing campaign, are in the open.
"There was a lot of opposition to the strategic bombing of Germany and debates fought in Parliament, and it's worth remembering that even during the war, people were speaking out against government policy and 'carpet bombing' in particular. There were huge civilian areas being targeted."
So-called carpet bombing - widespread bombing attacks - by the Allies became policy in 1942 after they decided that bombing a whole city was more effective than a more targeted approach.
Dr Chasseaud said there was a real "moral dilemma" over bombing civilian targets - adding this was a dilemma that remains today. Pinpoint bombing was seen as a "diversion" by Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris, head of Bomber Command.
"His main aim was to break the civilian population and bring war to an end that way," he said. "But he was wrong. Civilian morale never cracked, as it never did in the UK.
"It's quite clear from these maps that Bomber Harris had his own private agenda and was very keen to propagandise on his own behalf, and that of Bomber Command."
Dr Chasseaud stressed that the casualties from Bomber Command "should never be forgotten", along with the casualties in Germany - which were "even worse".
The Blue Books held by the Imperial War Museum were owned by the British Joint Staff Mission in Washington DC, who had been responsible for handling copies destined for then US President Franklin D Roosevelt.
Only a small number of the books, which were intended to show how effective the RAF campaign was compared with their counterparts in the US, were ever produced.
More than 150 maps from the Imperial War Museum are being published in Dr Chasseaud's book, Mapping the Second World War, published by Collins on 8 October.
The commerce ministry is also banning the importation of so-called "rare earth metals" used in high-tech goods.
The UN Security Council voted in March to increase the sanctions.
The unanimous decision came after North Korea carried out a fourth nuclear test in January and launched a long-range rocket the following month.
The BBC's Robin Brant in Shanghai says this is a step closer to fully implementing the UN sanctions which China backed. Some doubt Beijing has been fully adhering to them.
The Chinese ban on exports is linked to any fuel or oil products that could be associated with North Korea's nuclear programme.
Our correspondent says these restrictions are likely to hurt as China accounts for the vast majority of trade with North Korea and mining is a key source of currency for the North.
According to AFP news agency, quoting Chinese customs figures, the coal trade between the neighbours was worth $1bn (£704m) last year.
But China's commerce ministry said the trade in coal would still be permitted as long as the revenue was intended for "people's well-being", Reuters news agency reports.
Some critics have likened this to a de facto loophole which could give China wiggle room to maintain trade, our correspondent says.
North Korea is China's third biggest supplier of coal, delivering 20m tonnes last year, Reuter reports.
Previous UN sanctions imposed after North Korean tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013 did little to dispel its nuclear ambitions.
The nuclear test on 6 January and a satellite launch on 7 February were violations of existing UN sanctions.
Last week, the US and Chinese leaders met on the sidelines of a nuclear summit in Washington about the situation in North Korea.
President Barack Obama said that he and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had agreed to work together to try to prevent further missile tests by North Korea.
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Much of the burden of making sure the sanctions are implemented falls on China.
Under the new measures, any North Korean ships arriving in China must be inspected for contraband and imports halted if there is proof profits from those exchanges go towards the North's nuclear programme.
Washington has long pushed for Beijing to put more pressure on North Korea, saying in February that China's "unique influence over the North Korean regime" gave it the chance to do so.
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More than 5,000 tonnes of oil were spilt when a large oil tanker, Eleni V, capsized off the Norfolk coast in 1978, polluting more than 20 miles of the coastline.
Trenches were dug to sink the oil below Gorleston beach, but recent stormy weather has eroded more than a mile of coastline, exposing the oil deposits.
Great Yarmouth Borough Council plans to skim some oil away but said the rest is expected to be covered by sand when the tide turns "within the next few days".
Three decades of sustained economic growth, concentrated along the booming coast, has lured millions from the impoverished Chinese countryside. This great migration - unprecedented in human history - has put 46 Chinese cities over the one million mark since 1992, out of a national total of 102.
And this is just the start.
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Currently only about 40% of China's population lives in cities, roughly that of America in 1885.
It is estimated that another 350 million Chinese will become urban by 2025, raising China's urban numbers to a cool billion.
Accommodating all these people has meant building on a scale the world has never seen before.
In the first 20 years of China's economic revolution, begun under Deng Xiaoping in the late 1970s, China built some 6.5bn sq m (70bn sq ft) of new housing - the equivalent of more than 150 million average-sized apartments.
In Shanghai there were no skyscrapers in 1980; today it has twice as many as New York. Between 1990 and 2004 developers erected 85m sq m of commercial space in the city - equivalent to 334 Empire State buildings.
Nationwide, China's construction industry employs a workforce of about 37 million.
Nearly half the world's steel and cement is devoured there, and much of the world's heavy construction equipment has relocated to the People's Republic. Tower cranes, for example, have become the ubiquitous symbol of urban China.
But China's urban revolution has also destroyed as much as it has built.
In its head-long rush to be rich and modern, China has deprived itself - and the world - of a priceless heritage.
Beijing, once among the world's great urban treasures, is fast becoming just another node of globalised consumerism; full of absurdly sanitised reconstitutions of its lost past, unaffordable to working people, lacerated by eight-lane highways.
Urban development in China has also displaced more people than any nation in peacetime.
In Shanghai alone, redevelopment projects in the 1990s displaced more residents than did 30 years of urban renewal in the United States.
Because China's cities are growing outward as well as upward, urbanisation has also consumed a staggering amount of rural countryside.
Between 1985 and 1995, Shanghai's footprint grew from 90 sq miles to 790.
The "spreading pancake" of urban growth in China - "tan da bing", the popular Chinese expression for sprawl - has devoured some 45,000 sq miles of productive farmland over the last 30 years, nearly half the land area of the United Kingdom.
Chinese suburban development is much more concentrated than in the US. Large detached homes owned by single-families - the American standard - are relatively rare.
The basic unit of Chinese suburbia - with its mid-rise apartment towers, community centre and shared public spaces - is half way between a Maoist "dan wei" (work unit) and a Californian gated community.
Nonetheless, such development on the urban periphery is fast making China a nation of motorists.
China's domestic car market now exceeds America's, and the largest car showrooms in the world today are not in Los Angeles or Houston but the People's Republic.
Accommodating the steady flow of new cars - Beijing and Shanghai average 1,000 new vehicle registrations a day - is a national road network on the verge of eclipsing the American interstate system as Earth's most extensive human artefact.
And with cars and highways have come all the standard spaces of suburban consumerism - drive-through restaurants and big-box shopping malls, budget chain motels, and even that vanished icon of middle America, the drive-in cinema.
None of this bodes well for planet Earth. How ironic that, just as the West has begun to get its environmental house in order - finally taking serious action to reduce its carbon footprint, combat global warming, and end its oil addiction - here come the millions of China, wanting the very lifestyle and material amenities that have put us on the verge of environmental collapse.
If China were to match, per capita, car ownership in the US (which is falling, incidentally), it would mean more than one billion cars.
The planet, in a word, would be fried.
And this takes no account of India, which will soon overtake China as the world's most populous nation.
Experts such as Paul Gilding have come up with a measure for our total global footprint in terms of our impact on the environment and resources. In his book The Great Disruption he concludes that our economy is operating at about 150% of capacity - in other words, the way we live will take between one-and-a-half planets to sustain.
That is not just unsustainable, it is a catastrophe.
And yet, who are we to say to China: "We've had our playful, wasteful day in the sun but you must now conserve."
Happily, we don't need to; the Chinese are saying it themselves.
Even as it sprawls, China is building more public transit than all other nations combined, and is well ahead of the US in developing sustainable building technologies and clean-energy alternatives such as solar, wind, and biomass.
According to a study by the Pew Charitable Trusts, China invested $34.6bn (£21bn) in the clean energy industry between 2005 and 2009 - nearly twice that of the US.
We may have taught China to drive, eat, and buy its way to ruin; China may yet show us how to save the world.
Thomas J Campanella is author of The Concrete Dragon: China's Urban Revolution and What It Means for the World. He is currently a Fellow in residence at the American Academy in Rome.
Referring to his council estate roots, Mr Khan, the city's first Muslim mayor, said he wanted all Londoners to have the same opportunities he has had.
It comes as Defence Secretary Michael Fallon defended Conservative Zac Goldsmith's campaign, describing it as the "rough and tumble" of politics.
The much-criticised campaign questioned Mr Khan's alleged links to extremists.
Mr Khan beat Mr Goldsmith, by 1,310,143 votes to 994,614, giving him a larger personal mandate than either of his predecessors, Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone.
He has announced he will step down as MP for Tooting, meaning a by-election will be held to elect a new representative in Parliament.
The former Labour minister's victory in London ends eight years of Conservative control of City Hall.
It has also given a boost to Labour after its poor performance in Scotland's election which saw it slump to third place behind the Conservatives.
Following on from its London success, Labour has also won Bristol's mayoral contest, with candidate Marvin Rees beating the incumbent, independent George Ferguson, by a comfortable margin.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn welcomed Mr Rees' victory, saying in a tweet: "Another Labour mayor who will stand up for their city!"
But Mr Corbyn was absent from Mr Khan's swearing-in ceremony earlier on Saturday.
Mr Khan - who nominated but did not vote for Mr Corbyn in the Labour leadership contest - said he was "not sure" why, adding: "We'll have to find out what he was doing."
There is no specific form on these type of things, but this mayoral election was Labour's biggest success in these recent elections, so it is pretty unusual that Corbyn was not at Mr Khan's signing-in ceremony.
And by contrast we are expecting Mr Corbyn to attend an event to celebrate the election of the Labour candidate, who has just won the role of Bristol mayor.
Read into that what you will, but I think it raises questions about how Sadiq Khan and Jeremy Corbyn will work together.
Meanwhile, Nicola Sturgeon introduced the SNP's new batch of MSPs as the party celebrated its third successive victory in the Holyrood election - though the result left the SNP two seats short of a majority in the parliament.
In other election news, the Northern Ireland election count has come to an end, and the Democratic Unionists remain the biggest party in assembly, with Arlene Foster continuing as first minister.
As he swore in as London mayor in a ceremony in Southwark Cathedral, Mr Khan, the son of Pakistani immigrants, said: "I'm only here today because of the opportunities and helping hand that our city gave to me and my family.
"My burning ambition for our city, that will guide my mayoralty, is to ensure that all Londoners get the opportunities that my city gave to me."
"I promise you I will always do everything in my power to make our city better. I will be a mayor for all Londoners," he added.
He also pledged to lead "the most transparent, engaged and accessible administration London has ever seen".
Speaking later, Mr Khan said he was disappointed by the "negative and divisive" nature of Mr Goldsmith's mayoral campaign, which focused on Mr Khan's alleged links to Islamic extremists. But his victory, he said, was a rejection of the politics of "fear".
Several senior Conservatives - including former cabinet ministers Ken Clarke and Baroness Warsi - have, like Labour, voiced criticism of the way the contest was fought, while Mr Goldsmith's sister Jemima said it "did not reflect who I know him to be".
But Defence Secretary Michael Fallon - who called Mr Khan a "Labour lackey who speaks alongside extremists" during the race - defended the Conservatives' approach, saying it was legitimate to put a candidate under scrutiny.
"Both candidates were asked questions about their backgrounds, their personalities, their judgements, the people they associate with. That's the nature of our democracy and the rough and tumble of politics," he said on BBC Radio 4's Today.
Repeatedly challenged over whether he believed Mr Khan was a security risk to London, Mr Fallon said: "London is safe with a Conservative government working with the new mayor of London."
The new mayor did not have a privileged start in life. He was one of eight children born to Pakistani immigrants, a bus driver and a seamstress, on a south London housing estate.
From an early age, he showed a firm resolve to defy the odds in order to win success for himself and the causes important to him.
That resolve has won him the biggest personal mandate in the UK, a job with wide-ranging powers over London and with enormous emotional significance for him.
Some question whether he has the experience or record of good judgement necessary for the role.
He insists he is there to represent all Londoners and to tackle inequality in the capital, and now he has the chance to prove it.
The Sadiq Khan story
Labour's Tottenham MP David Lammy said Mr Khan had risen above what he described as "smears".
"If we ever get a prime minister of colour it will be because of what Sadiq Khan has achieved," he told Today.
Meanwhile, John McTernan, Tony Blair's former strategist, told the BBC Mr Khan's election showed Labour can "win a victory" and was a good result for Mr Corbyn in the "short term".
But he said the campaign run by Mr Khan - who distanced himself from the Labour leader during the contest - was "totally independent" of Mr Corbyn and the politics he articulated.
"This creates a new powerbase in the Labour party," he said.
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In total, 2,747 seats in English councils - spanning metropolitan boroughs, unitary authorities and district councils - were up for grabs in Thursday's elections, in the single largest test of political opinion before the next general election, scheduled for 2020.
Labour's vote share is down about 6% on average on 2012 - the last time the seats in England were contested - with 24 fewer councillors. But its share is up 4% on the general election in key wards, with the Conservatives down by a similar amount.
In Wales, Labour's vote is down by eight points overall, the Conservative vote is down by three points, and Plaid Cymru is up by two points. UKIP increased its vote by 12 points and saw seven candidates elected.
David Cameron said the party's second place in Scotland and its showing in England, where it took control of Peterborough Council and won council seats in key Westminster marginals such as Dudley and Nuneaton, represented a good result for a party which had been in government for six years.
Talking up Labour's performance, Mr Corbyn said it had done better than expected by retaining several councils in southern England, adding: "We hung on and we grew support in a lot of places."
Ruddocks of Lincoln has been on its present site on the city's High Street since 1904 selling stationery, games, toys and gifts.
Henry Ruddock, the owner, said: "Costs are going up and business declining".
Jules Jackson, a shop assistant working at the store, said she was "gutted" at the closure and working there felt "like a family".
Mr Ruddock said it was "immensely sad" that the shop was closing but he could not "put sentiment in the till".
He blamed the rise of internet shopping and changing consumer habits for the shop's closure.
"The sums just don't add up, in one way it's really quite simple", said Mr Ruddock.
The shop closed its doors at the end of Saturday's trading.
The business had its first shop on High Street by 1820 and was in business before that date. The Ruddock family entered the business in the 1870s, said Mr Ruddock.
The closure was announced on 6 March and since then the shop "have had lots and lots of people coming in and saying goodbye", he said.
About 20 staff were employed at the shop.
The Double Tree hotel in the city said in a tweet: "You have been at the heart of the community for so many years and could never be replaced, this is sad news for #Lincoln".
Another twitter user Mrs Tiggy tweeted "So sad to read this, one of my favourite shops in Lincoln. The high street will not be the same".
A separate family-run design and print business is not affected by the shop's closure.
The pair were descending the treacherous Les Droites mountain near Mont Blanc on Wednesday when the accident happened.
The boy called emergency services on his mobile phone but helicopter rescue efforts were delayed by fog.
He was found unhurt on Thursday morning suffering from mild hypothermia.
They were at a height of 3,700m (12,140ft) when the 61-year-old father fell around 40m (130ft) to his death on Wednesday evening, Le Dauphine.com reported.
It was not until the next morning that helicopters were able to rescue the child. The father's body was retrieved shortly afterwards.
"The teenager was there for around 10 hours - hanging from the cliff face. We commend the way he acted, and his courage demonstrated throughout the night," police commander Stephane Bozon was quoted as saying.
Le Dauphine reported that the pair were Americans living in London.
Every year thousands of mountaineers attempt the various peaks of the Mont Blanc range, which includes Europe's highest and best-known summit of the same name.
An average of 59 people are killed each year in accidents on its slopes, according to the Chamoniarde, an association that provides safety information for the area.
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Jose Callejon slotted home an early opener, with Lorenzo Insigne smashing home a second after an hour.
Dries Mertens then beat Hart at his near post to finish a good move, before Callejon got his second and Piotr Zielinski completed the rout.
Napoli go above rivals Roma into second spot in Serie A - for now at least.
Roma will move back into second if they beat Juventus later on Sunday (19:45 BST). If Juventus draw or win that game, they will clinch the Serie A title - for a record sixth consecutive season.
Earlier this week, Torino president Urbano Cairo admitted he "didn't expect so many mistakes from Joe Hart", who is on loan from Manchester City.
Match ends, Torino 0, Napoli 5.
Second Half ends, Torino 0, Napoli 5.
Hand ball by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
Corner, Torino. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andrea Belotti (Torino).
Attempt missed. Adem Ljajic (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joel Obi.
Substitution, Napoli. Arkadiusz Milik replaces José Callejón.
Corner, Torino. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
Attempt blocked. Cristian Molinaro (Torino) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Offside, Torino. Cristian Molinaro tries a through ball, but Adem Ljajic is caught offside.
Goal! Torino 0, Napoli 5. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Callejón.
Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Torino 0, Napoli 4. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
Substitution, Torino. Joel Obi replaces Daniele Baselli.
Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Davide Zappacosta.
Attempt blocked. José Callejón (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Foul by Marko Rog (Napoli).
Daniele Baselli (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Torino 0, Napoli 3. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
Foul by Raúl Albiol (Napoli).
Adem Ljajic (Torino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andrea Belotti (Torino).
Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andrea Belotti (Torino).
Substitution, Napoli. Marko Rog replaces Marek Hamsik.
Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cristian Molinaro (Torino).
Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Allan.
Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by José Callejón.
Jorginho (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Cristian Molinaro (Torino).
Goal! Torino 0, Napoli 2. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
Substitution, Torino. Juan Iturbe replaces Lucas Boyé.
Attempt missed. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Iago Falque.
Raúl Albiol (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Lucas Boyé (Torino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrea Belotti.
George Tonkinson's parents, Lewis and Sally, of Cookhill, Worcestershire, were killed in the crash in Hampshire on 3 January.
Jim Turner, head teacher of King's Hawford school in Worcester, took presents to him in hospital on Monday.
He said George, who suffered serious injuries, was making a "remarkable" recovery.
The aircraft came down in Blackwood Forest, south of the A303 near Popham airfield, after taking off from Bembridge on the Isle of Wight on 3 January.
Mr Turner said the six year old "loved" reading the cards at Birmingham Children's Hospital and hearing the audio messages sent to him from fellow pupils.
His friends also sent him a teddy bear and made a song for him.
One pupil said: "Please do come back to school soon. We all miss you lots and our whole school misses you."
Mr Turner added: "I think the messages that we sent in yesterday from the children were a great help to him. They made him smile.
"He's got his family around him. He's got older siblings who are caring for him now. He's got obviously his grandparents too."
The head teacher said he hoped George, who is recovering from head and arm injuries, would be back at school towards the end of this term or the start of next.
In the meantime, he said he was going to see George "on a regular basis" and the school would help him with lessons at home.
One of them has died amid fears that the highly contagious virus could spread, the official added.
It is not clear why the relatives took the patients away.
Nearly 200 people have died of Ebola in West Africa since an outbreak was first reported in Guinea in March.
There is no cure or vaccine for Ebola - one of the world's deadliest viruses.
But people have a better chance of surviving if it is identified early and they get supportive medical care.
Ebola can kill up to 90% of those infected and is passed on through contact with the fluids of infected people or animals, such as urine, sweat and blood.
Why Ebola is so dangerous
Dr Amara Jambai, the director of disease prevention and control at Sierra Leone's health ministry, told the BBC that staff at the clinic in Koindu town in eastern Sierra Leone had tried to stop the six patients from being removed.
However, the families had been "aggressive" as they took their relatives away, he said.
The BBC's international development correspondent Mark Doyle says while it is unclear why relatives did this, a Sierra Leonean official speculated that it was because they thought their loved ones would die in the clinic or on transfer to a hospital in Kenema, the main city in the region.
Four of the six had already tested positive for Ebola, and one them had died after being removed from the clinic, Dr Jambai said.
The authorities did not know where the others were and were now very concerned they could spread the disease, he added.
Dr Jambai said two people had so far died of Ebola in Sierra Leone, and not four as previously reported.
Guinea has been worst-affected, with 258 suspected and confirmed cases of Ebola, including 174 deaths - 146 of which have been laboratory-confirmed positive.
In Liberia there have been 12 suspected cases, with nine deaths.
A spokesman for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva said Ebola was often spread when family members, trying to care for a relative, came into contact with infected body fluids.
The WHO says treatment by qualified personnel can sometimes help patients and reduces the risk of outbreaks spreading.
Hussein Abdullah, vice president of the country's mosque council, told the BBC the team gathered samples of noise from places of worship in about 10 cities.
They found loudspeaker volumes set too high, the call to prayer broadcast at different times and sermons at hours there shouldn't be any, he said.
There are approximately 800,000 mosques in the country.
They become particularly active during the holy month of Ramadan, which began in mid-June.
Mr Abdullah said part of the problem was that mosques were competing with one another at such loud volumes that "Muslims couldn't focus on what was being broadcast".
He said the authorities would appeal to mosques to ensure they were only heard in their immediate area and not beyond.
"They should agree on the time and duration. Say for the morning there's a prayer for 5 to 7 minutes, then the call to prayer. That's enough. Don't broadcast a prayer loudly from 4 o'clock in the morning," he said.
The new team would complement a previous initiative, which saw around 100 groups of technicians deployed across the country to help fine-tune mosque loudspeakers and give advice on how best to arrange speakers to reduce noise, the AFP news agency reported.
"This is not to limit the freedom to pray. We just want to manage the noise, so the sound that comes out of mosques is more harmonious and soothing and people can pray better," Mr Abdullah said.
The 28-year-old made just four appearances for the Premier League side last season and has failed to score a league goal since his permanent move from Middlesbrough in July 2014.
But the former Netherlands Under-21 international did score 31 goals in 162 games in six years at Boro.
Emnes joins Rovers with the club bottom of the table and without a league win.
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The 7.1 quake struck 169km (105 miles) north-east of Gisborne on Friday morning local time.
Authorities asked people in the Tolaga Bay area to leave their homes.
Some damage to property has been reported, but no injuries.
The quake caused a tsunami but it has had no noticeable impact, an emergency worker told New Zealand radio.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii tweeted that only a 21cm (8in) wave had been measured.
Local civil defence officials said it was now safe for Gisborne residents to return, but advised them to stay away from beaches, streams and estuaries, saying the tsunami threat had not entirely lifted.
Residents were told to head for high ground or far inland if they felt another strong quake.
The quake occurred at 04:37 local time (16:37 GMT) at a depth of 19km (12 miles), US monitors say, and was followed by a series of large aftershocks.
Residents across North Island said they felt shaking and rattling as the quake struck but there were no immediate reports of serious damage.
In 2011, the city of Christchurch on South Island was devastated by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that left 185 people dead.
Each year more than 15,000 earthquakes are recorded in New Zealand, but only about 150 are large enough to be felt.
The artist's website said the Electoral Commission warned the offer "would invalidate the election result".
Avon and Somerset Police said earlier they were investigating after receiving complaints about the scheme.
Banksy said he "regretted" the cancellation of his "ill-conceived and legally dubious promotion".
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Applicants from six Bristol constituencies would have had to send him a photo of their ballot paper as proof of their vote against the Tories to get what was termed "a souvenir piece".
Police said on Monday: "It is a criminal offence under the Representation of the People Act 1983 for any voter to accept or agree to accept a gift or similar in return for voting or refraining from voting.
"Any person participating in an offer to receive a gift is at risk of being prosecuted."
The offer was made to voters in the Bristol North West, Bristol West, North Somerset, Thornbury, Kingswood and Filton constituencies in and around Banksy's home city.
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The RNLI has released footage of the rescue, involving a woman stranded by the incoming tide on a sandbank at Uncle Tom's Cabin, Blackpool.
The woman, seen still clutching her mobile phone during the rescue, was taken to hospital as a precaution but has since been released.
RNLI volunteer Jonathon Horrocks said she had a "very lucky escape".
"By the time we reached her she was totally exhausted and was in very real danger of drowning," he said.
In the song attributed to the Familia do Norte (FDN) gang, a man gives details of the killings and says that "the war has only just started".
It goes on to threaten members of rival gang First Capital Command (PCC).
The song was shared on social media in the days following the riot.
Investigators have said that they believe that the riot was triggered by members of the Familia do Norte gang.
Most of the 56 inmates killed in the riot at the Anisio Jobim jail belonged to the PCC.
The song, entitled "Funk about the FDN's massacre", also appears to back up investigators' suspicions that the Familia do Norte was acting on the behest of another gang, the Red Command, when they attacked the PCC.
Until recently, the Red Command and the PCC were abiding by a truce, which allowed each gang to control drug trafficking routes in certain regions of Brazil.
But security experts who monitor gang activity think that the truce crumbled in 2016 as the PCC tried to expand its operations into the north of Brazil.
In its lyrics, the funk song praises a new alliance between the Familia do Norte gang and the Red Command.
It also refers to the rupture of "the friendship" between the Red Command and the PCC.
It goes on to describe the weapons used in the killings, such as rifles and a grenade, and to boast about the violence inflicted, including decapitating PCC members.
BBC Brasil's Felipe Souza says it is not the first time Familia do Norte has used funk songs to threaten its rivals.
He says that in 2015, the gang shared a song in which it denounced members who had split off to form a new gang as "traitors".
Three members of the off-shoot were subsequently murdered.
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill in Southampton planned to let pupils finish in time for the England v Wales football match on 16 June.
Term-time holiday campaigners had accused the school of "hypocrisy".
A statement from the principal later said it was "more appropriate" for them to stay in class, with the game screened in school time.
As reported in the Southern Daily Echo, principal Ian Golding initially wrote to parents stating: "Unless we are flexible with our times we will have people absent."
The letter said it would be "sensible" for the secondary school, in Romsey Road, to finish at lunchtime in time for the Euro 2016 game.
A statement from Mr Golding to reverse the decision said the school took attendance "extremely seriously".
He said such sporting events are "a cause for celebration and enjoyment" and suitable for pupils to watch in school time.
"As a community in which many of my students have a real passion for football, I will be facilitating the showing of the game during the last hour of school time for those who wish to watch it so that they too can experience it together," he said.
Among those who voiced criticism of the initial decision was campaigner Jon Platt from the Isle of Wight, who won a High Court ruling last month after refusing to pay a £120 fine for taking his daughter on an unauthorised term-time holiday.
He said: "I want to watch the game and I would enjoy the game even more if my little girl could be off school."
However, he still questioned the decision to allow the pupils leave when schools are fining parents for unauthorised absences.
"I understand that there is a little bit of hypocrisy here because this school has fined parents in the past for taking their kids out of school for holidays - so they are going to come in for a bit of stick," Mr Platt added.
Dismissing objections by the censor board which had wanted 89 cuts, the court said the film must be certified for release in the next 48 hours.
Judges ordered one scene showing a character urinating to be removed, and a disclaimer to be changed.
The producers of the film described the ruling as a victory for democracy.
They had gone to court, saying the demands by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) set a dangerous precedent.
The film board had said they thought the movie portrayed Punjab in a bad light. The proposed cuts included removing every mention of the word "Punjab" from the film, deleting swear words and also a number of other words such as "parliament", "legislators" and "elections".
The censors had also said that the film questioned the sovereignty of India, but the court rejected the argument.
"We have read the script in its entirety to see if the film encourages drugs. We do not find that the film questions the sovereignty or integrity of India by mentioning the names of cities, or referring to a state or by a signpost," the judge said.
The court observed that the board's job was to certify and not censor.
The film's director, Abhishek Chaubey, told reporters outside the courtroom that he had accepted the order to delete a scene showing the lead character urinating into a crowd while under the influence of drugs.
He said he would also add a disclaimer specifying that the film was not against any specific state, and did not support drug abuse or the use of swear words.
Last week the court told defence lawyers the film industry was "not made of glass" to be handled with care and added that there was no need for excessive censorship as the public was the "biggest censor".
The board has the option of appealing against the verdict in the Supreme Court.
Ahead of the ruling, censor board chief Pahlaj Nihalani had given ground, telling reporters on Sunday the film could be released with 13 cuts.
The film board has recently come in for criticism for its controversial decisions to remove scenes in several films, including some Hollywood movies, before they were allowed to be screened in cinemas.
The technology giant sold 47.5 million iPhones in the quarter to 27 June, up 35% on a year ago, with Mac computer sales up 9% to 4.8 million.
Chief executive Tim Cook called it "an amazing quarter".
Profits rose 38% to $10.7bn (£6.87bn), while revenue was up 33% to $49.6bn.
The third quarter is typically the slowest for iPhone sales because many customers put off buying new phones, on the expectation of a new model.
Despite the strong results, shares fell 6.7%, or $8.85, to $121.89 in after-market trading in New York.
Analysts blamed the fall on disappointment about the company's revenue forecasts for the fourth quarter, which were slightly lower than expected, as well as the firm's profits being too heavily dependent on the iPhone.
Apple is forecasting revenue to be between $49bn and $51bn in the fourth quarter.
Demand for its iPad tablets remained weak, with Apple selling 10.9 million, down 18% from a year earlier.
But Mr Cook also said the Apple Watch had had a "great start", in the first indication of how well the company's first piece of wearable technology was selling.
The Apple boss said last autumn that he did not want to reveal detailed figures for the watch, which went on sale on 24 April, to avoid giving competitors inside information.
But Apple said that revenue from "other products", which includes the watch as well as products such as the iPod and its Beats headphones, came to $2.6bn - about $952m higher than the previous quarter.
Chief financial officer Luca Maestri said that revenue from the watch amounted to "well over'" that $952m increase.
Sales of the watch in the first nine weeks had exceeded those of both the iPhone and iPad after they were first launched, he added.
And Apple said its gross margin - the difference between the amount it spends on making the products versus how much consumers pay - was 39.7%, up slightly on a year ago.
Apple also continued to do well in the China market - defined by Apple as China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Sales doubled year-on-year and accounted for more than a quarter of the company's total third-quarter sales.
The jump should help to reassure investors that demand in China remains robust despite fears the market is close to saturation point.
But Colin Gillis, an analyst for BGC Partners, told the BBC that the firm's "complete dependence" on iPhone sales and growth in China was still a concern.
"Look at the PC market. People ask if that could ever happen to smartphones. Of course it could. And there are risks associated with its dependence on China," he said.
However, Mr Gillis said that investors should put the results into perspective.
"Overall the results are stunning - it's made $10bn in profit. But Apple is an outlier in many metrics, so you need to look at the performance relative to expectations," he said.
The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, which smashed iPhone sales records when they were launched last year, are now 10 months old.
The 34-year-old, who has a famed 16-stone frame, has 17 goals in 48 games for the club since joining them after leaving AFC Wimbledon last summer.
Akinfenwa - also known as "The Beast" - has helped the Chairboys to within four points off the play-off places.
"I know sometimes the strikers get the plaudits, but the work that goes on by everyone is incredible," he said.
"When we cross that line we are together, and I want to thank everyone; the staff, the players and the fans."
Hassan Zubier, a paramedic born in Kent who now lives in Sweden, said he did "what he was trained for" when a knifeman stabbed two women to death in the city of Turku on Friday.
He was injured four times as he tried to help others, according to reports in the Swedish media.
Police in Finland are treating the attack as a terrorist incident.
Mr Zubier, 45, who was born in Dartford, was on holiday in Turku when he was caught up in the attack.
"I am not a hero. I did what I was trained for. I did my best and no more," he told the BBC from his hospital bed.
Earlier, he told Swedish newspaper the Expressen: "I saw a guy stabbing a woman with a knife while she lay on the ground.
"I rushed to help her and I tried to stop the blood flow, while others gave her heart and lung assistance."
But the woman's injuries were so severe that she died in his arms.
The knifeman, an 18-year-old Moroccan, was arrested after being shot by police.
Four other Moroccans have been held.
The two women stabbed to death were both Finnish while eight people were also injured.
Police say the knifeman appeared to choose women as targets, with six of the eight wounded being female.
Prime Minister Juha Sipila told a press conference that Finland had experienced a terror attack for the first time.
Police said in a statement: "The act had been investigated as murder, but during the night we received additional information which indicates that the criminal offences are now terrorist killings."
The UK embassy in Finland said it had "been in touch with the British national and offered consular support".
Just one of the region's 14 seats has not returned a Labour MP since the 1930s.
Liberal Democrat party leader Nick Clegg's Sheffield Hallam constituency is a splash of yellow in what is otherwise a solid block of red.
In fact these well-to-do suburbs of Sheffield have not returned a socialist MP since 1885 and at the 2010 general election Mr Clegg increased his majority to more than 15,000 votes.
Statistically such a large cushion ought to see the Lib Dem leader home again, but Labour candidate Oliver Coppard fancies his chances and a constituency poll conducted by Tory Peer Lord Ashcroft at the start of campaigning indicated he could be marginally ahead.
If Labour has hit the front, that is an astonishing reversal of fortunes because for the past three general elections the Conservatives have been the runners up to the Liberal Democrats.
In fact, Sheffield Hallam, the 11th most affluent of all 650 constituencies, had been solid Tory since before the Boer War until a local protest vote against an unpopular sitting MP in 1997 saw Liberal Democrat Richard Allen take it.
Nick Clegg, then a virtually unknown Liberal Democrat MEP, was adopted as the candidate when Mr Allen stepped down before the 2005 election and has comfortably held the seat since then.
Mr Clegg is now fighting for his political life against a local backdrop which has seen the Liberal Democrat power base on the city council crumble since he took his party into the coalition government.
Elsewhere in the county, attention is focused on the rise of the fortunes of the UK Independence Party in South Yorkshire on the back of a succession of scandals involving Labour politicians which have seen the party come under extreme pressure in historically safe steel and mining constituencies.
Within two years of the 2010 general election Barnsley MP Eric Illsley and Rotherham's Denis MacShane were jailed for separately defrauding thousands of pounds of illegally claimed parliamentary expenses.
Since then the storm has broken over how a Labour-dominated local council in Rotherham failed to tackle the grooming and sexual abuse of hundreds of girls by criminal gangs.
In the Barnsley by-election UKIP's Jane Collins came second. She repeated this a year later in the by-election to replace Denis MacShane.
Now one of UKIP's Yorkshire and the Humber MEPs, she is standing again as the candidate in Rotherham.
UKIP is confident Labour's setbacks have created an opportunity in the neighbouring seats of Rother Valley and Wentworth and Dearne.
The party also feels its policy pledge to reduce the immigration of cheap foreign labour from new European Union member states is striking a chord.
If UKIP is to take these seats its candidates will have to overturn some relatively robust Labour majorities - 5,218 in Rotherham, 5,866 in Rother Valley and 13,920 in Wentworth and Dearne.
However UKIP points out that at the recent European elections it matched, and in some cases overtook, the Labour vote in many parts of South Yorkshire.
The Green Party also has hopes of a breakthrough in Sheffield Central despite coming a distant fourth in 2010.
Its optimism is based on success in a recruitment drive at the city's two universities and its hopes that disaffected Liberal Democrat voters will switch to the Greens.
In 2010 Liberal Democrats almost took the seat with the then leader of the council Paul Scriven finishing just 165 votes behind Labour's Paul Blomfield.
Natalie Usher told BBC Radio Scotland the delays were due to the complications of working with the private sector.
The plan being considered is for a studio in Cumbernauld, close to the site used by the TV series Outlander.
Talks on the project are ongoing.
Ms Usher, a member of the Film Studio Delivery Group, was set up three years ago, said: "We want a private sector led studio and we are committed to deliver that for Scotland. It is essential.
"It is notoriously difficult to make a studio work. We are committed to delivering it but it's not easy."
Creative Scotland and Scottish Enterprise have been in talks with a private developer since last year.
In the meantime, a second proposal - entirely privately funded - has been submitted.
Pentland Studios Ltd want to build a combined Film Studio and backlot on a 50-acre site at Straiton, Midlothian.
But Midlothian Council has so far failed to give planning permission, and the company has asked the Scottish government to call it in for further inquiry.
Ms Usher said Creative Scotland was happy to support the project - as well as developing a public studio option.
"We are open to other proposals - not just one thing," she said.
"Pentlands is a mixed-use facility. It's a fantastic proposition which we would be happy to see happen."
But those who work in the industry believe Scotland is in danger of missing out to other more pro-active areas of the UK.
Mandy Sykes who has worked as an actress and a director said: "The backers aren't going to be around for ever.
"This low ambition, 'make do and mend' attitude is not going to work. We need to raise the ceiling in Scotland or we will never have a film industry which supplies and supports and creates wealth for our workers."
She's one of thousands who've signed a petition supporting the Pentlands Studio, but she believes it doesn't rule out a public studio as well.
"There's room for both. This would start a system of studios but it's important to do something now. It's there to go. It just needs planning permission," she said.
"We're losing business at the moment. There were six feature films that filmed here in 2011 - and they all went back to London to do their studio work. So we got 0.6 % of the UK share. We are losing out on that money which would filter down to indigenous films and local crews."
Assistant director Tommy Gormley agrees. Earlier this week, he wrote an open letter to Creative Scotland and Scottish Enterprise to say he thought any further delay in building a studio would be "catastrophic" for the industry.
"At the moment the UK tax advantage for film making is extremely attractive," he said.
"Film making is an amazing fusion of industry and art and that industrial process brings a lot of work, a lot of jobs and we're missing out on that.
"Ten years ago, the Northern Ireland industry was nowhere and now they're massively overtaking us. The studios in Northern Ireland and Wales are not a drain on resources. They are bringing money to those countries."
He added: "I'm not asking for a publicly financed studio. It could be private. It could be public. It could be either/or but the lack of ambition from the people in charge, I find quite staggering."
He also warned of a talent drain.
"Scotland is not a backwater, never has been, but we are gradually losing our crew base. I was on the set of Wonder Woman yesterday and I counted nine highly skilled Scottish technicians in London because nothing was happening in their home country.
"Scotland has the personnel available but they're gradually being leeched away because there's nothing happening and the spend is so low."
But not everyone agrees that a public film studio is a wise investment.
Michael Caton Jones, director of Rob Roy and Memphis Belle, whose latest film Urban Hymn had its UK premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival this weekend, is not convinced.
"I think it's a red herring," to be honest, he said.
"It would be useful to someone who owns a studio. Will it make a business? I'm not so sure, just an aspect of the business.
"Film follows money is the tenet. In my time, I have seen the Irish film industry become popular because of tax credits, the Australian, Czech, Hungarian. All of these places made it financially attractive and viable."
He added: "A studio is four walls. It needs to be fed. It doesn't make an industry. When I made Rob Roy we simply needed a big building.
"We ended up using a distillery warehouse in Fort William and a shed in Perth. It didn't stop us coming because what we wanted was the exteriors and that's what's unique to Scotland.
Saracens' Vunipola, 24, was injured in the 37-21 win over South Africa and will not train for the next two days.
Second row Dave Attwood, 29, who replaced Vunipola on Saturday, will go back to club Bath after having an injection on a knee injury.
"We've got a few bumps and bruises from Saturday," said England forwards coach Steve Borthwick.
"We'd like all our players fit, but, whenever there's an injury, it creates an opportunity and some players are grabbing those opportunities with both hands.
"In the build up to last Saturday's game, the players who weren't in the matchday squad put pressure on those first-choice players to help the preparation.
"To have the guys pushing themselves like that is really important."
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The Ministry of Sound, in Elephant and Castle, south London, was fighting to prevent developer Oakmayne building a residential tower block nearby.
The club feared noise complaints from the completed tower block would eventually lead to its closure.
But none of the three Liberal Democrat politicians who rejected the application declared that the party locally had been in receipt of donations from the nightclub - £21,000 at local level and £57,300 at national level.
Technically, planning councillors do not have to declare donations to their party - even though they would have to declare attending a party at the club - because councillors are deemed not to benefit personally.
In light of the BBC investigation, lawyers for Oakmayne are writing to Southwark Council asking for the decision-making process to be re-run.
A further £1,000 was donated to Simon Hughes, the local Liberal Democrat MP.
Mr Hughes has also publically sided with the nightclub in the dispute, arguing that residential development in the area is inappropriate.
The BBC's office gave Mr Hughes' office the opportunity to comment but they declined.
The last two donations were made on 30 June, while the meeting was held in October.
On Monday permission was granted for another tower block nearby - despite objections from Ministry of Sound on the same grounds.
Again the three Liberal Democrats voted against the development, which was passed by four votes to three and the donations were not declared.
Tony Travers, a local government expert at the London School of Economics, said: "It is a very good example of something that, even though it's technically within the rules, the public might judge as not good.
"I think the public would find it odd."
He continued: "It's a significant donation for a local party.
"They would very rarely get donations of that size - donations would typically be between £50 and £500."
Government guidance reads: "If a reasonable member of the public with knowledge of all the relevant facts would think that your judgement of the public interest might be prejudiced, you have a prejudicial interest.
"You must ask yourself whether a member of the public - if he or she knew all the relevant facts - would think that your personal interest was so significant that it would be likely to prejudice your judgement."
Although the donations were properly declared to the Electoral Commission when they were received, both Oakmayne and Southwark Labour were unaware of their size until contacted by the BBC.
Southwark Labour says it is unable to comment for legal reasons.
Christopher Allen, chairman of Oakmayne Properties, said he was "very surprised" the donations were not declared.
He added: "The public rightly expects politicians of all parties to act with absolute probity, and this evidence appears to cast very serious doubts over the decision to refuse planning permission, when all the evidence supported it and the council's own planning officers had recommended it for approval."
There is nothing to suggest the Ministry of Sound deliberately set out to sway members of the committee when making the donations.
Chief executive Lohan Prescencer said: "We give money to all sorts of good causes. We've helped the Liberal Democrats locally, we've helped Simon Hughes because he's a fantastic constituency MP.
"We also supported Oona King who was a Labour candidate in her bid for the mayoral election and we've supported Conservative candidates too.
"Our political associations have absolutely nothing to do with us fighting for survival."
Asked whether the councillors should have been more forthright about the donations, he continued: "Planning committee is not a party political committee.
"They have to declare personal donations.
"It's got absolutely nothing to do with political donations."
The club is taking advice from a planning QC and hopes to overturn the planning permission for the second block.
Anood Al-Samerai, Leader of Southwark Lib Dems, said: "We do declare who gives us money.
"But I agree, I was a bit concerned because they were big donations.
"I contacted the borough solicitor in advance of the meeting. He came to me with advice that we did not have to declare it."
She added: "It would certainly be helpful if the advice [from central government on declaring donations] was clearer. I'm in favour of anything that makes politics more transparent."
But the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) said the deal between radio giant Clear Channel and the Big Machine label was not enough.
RIAA chairman Cary Sherman said an "industry-wide solution" was required.
The US radio industry has long resisted paying royalties for sound recordings, saying its airplay boosts record sales.
Songwriters and song publishers currently receive royalties when their compositions are played on US terrestrial radio, but there is no equivalent law for labels and performers to be paid for the sound recordings.
Speaking to
a Congress committee hearing
on the future of audio, Mr Sherman said: "We're obviously delighted that the biggest radio group has acknowledged that something should be done and has actually gone and done something.
"That's a breakthrough. We've been advocating for this for about 80 years. But we need an industry-wide solution, not a label-by-label piecemeal solution."
Copyright for a song is split into two - one right for the songwriters and another for the musicians who perform on the recording.
The composition of the music and lyrics is owned by the songwriters and publishers. The sound recording is owned by the performers and record label.
Songwriters and publishers are paid when their songs are played on US radio.
But the US is one of the few countries where the performers and label are not paid when the recording is aired on terrestrial radio.
Big Machine's artists include country superstars Taylor Swift and Tim McGraw.
Jazz bassist and composer Ben Allison, speaking to the committee, said: "Terrestrial broadcasters have an inexplicable 'free ride' when it comes to performance royalties."
He described the radio industry as "the only business in America that can legally use another's intellectual property without permission or compensation".
But the National Association of Broadcasters [NAB], which represents radio stations, said there was no need for legislation.
"NAB remains steadfastly opposed to a government-mandated performance tax on local radio stations," a statement from NAB said.
Broadcasters have argued that their airplay provides promotion for musicians and the extra financial pressure could force many stations to close.
A law that would have entitled rights owners to compensation was proposed in Congress in 2009.
Attempts by broadcasters and the record industry to agree a framework for the payment broke down and the plan has not made it into legislation.
In the UK, music rights society PPL distributes radio and TV airplay royalties to performers.
But under UK copyright law, US musicians who performed on a track recorded in the US do not get paid for British terrestrial radio airplay.
Jon Webster, chief executive of the UK's Music Managers' Forum, said: "In the UK, PPL undertakes the process of ensuring 4,000 record labels and 45,000 performers get the correct amount of income after they have negotiated deals with each rights user. A collective solution is best for everyone."
He told a Sky Blue Trust supporters' meeting on Monday night that Coventry RFC chairman Jon Sharp has now agreed in principle to the move.
City are currently contracted to stay as tenants at the Ricoh until 2018.
And Fisher admitted club owners Sisu have cancelled plans for a new ground.
"We weren't able to close a land deal on our own stadium - full stop," he told the meeting.
"But we have spent a lot of time working with the Football League and Coventry Rugby Club to develop a stadium which would be more than ample in terms of capacity."
"It's the preferred option because it keeps us in the city. We are committed to staying in Coventry.
"Jon Sharp has made a statement over the last day or so which shows his commitment, as long as we have some form of mediation. If he can accommodate the football club, and all the infrastructure challenges, then that's what they will do.
"As long as there is a breakout of peace, I believe the Butts Park Arena is an option for a Coventry RFC and Coventry City groundshare."
Questions remain to be answered over the possible upgrade and renovation of a ground which, on Fisher's own estimate, could have a capacity of "anything from 12,000 up to 25,000".
But the renewed talk of the Butts Park Arena, closer to the centre of the city, does appear a step forward for the club's long-suffering fans.
Although more than 40,000 tickets have been sold for City's first trip to the new Wembley for the EFL Trophy final against Oxford United on 2 April, they are bottom of League One, having won just five of their 38 games this season under four different managers.
And although it might not be long before relegation to League Two is confirmed, it might at least not now happen before City walk out at Wembley on Sunday week.
But, if they lose at home to Bristol Rovers on Saturday, they would be within one defeat of dropping into English football's bottom tier for the first time since 1959.
Apart from spending the 2013-14 season in exile in Northampton following their fall-out with the then Ricoh Arena owners ACL, the Sky Blues have played at the stadium on the outskirts of the city since leaving their old Highfield Road home in 2005.
After returning to the stadium in 2014, they then had a change of landlords when Premiership rugby giants Wasps took over its running after moving from High Wycombe.
The Butts Park Arena is currently home to three teams, Coventry RFC, semi-professional rugby league side Coventry Bears and non-league side Coventry United, who play in the Midland Football League Premier Division, having been formed in 2013 by disillusioned Sky Blues fans in reaction to the move to Northampton.
The Englishman is 24 points adrift of Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg after finishing fifth in the Grand Prix of Europe, which the German won.
"I am definitely not feeling confident for the future, but I have a lot of races ahead," said Hamilton.
"It's looking like a good year for Nico, but I never give up."
Hamilton arrived in Baku having cut Rosberg's lead from 43 points to nine with two victories.
But he made life difficult for himself on F1's newest track with a mistake-ridden performance in qualifying, which left him 10th on the grid.
His race was then hampered by a problem with the car's engine settings, which the team could not tell him how to change because of restrictions on help drivers can be given over team radio.
"I am just glad I got some points and am hoping from now on I will have some better races," said Hamilton.
"But I have been hoping that for some time and still have these engine problems here and there so we have work to do."
The team said they had programmed one of the engine's modes incorrectly, so it was giving less power when it was intended to give more.
The same problem afflicted Rosberg in the race, but he was able to change out of it faster than Hamilton.
That's because he had changed the setting himself during the race.
When that change subsequently caused a drop in power, it was a relatively simple leap of understanding to change it back again.
By contrast, Hamilton had been in the mode from the start of the race because he was going to have to pass people.
When he noticed a problem first occur on lap four, it took a while for the team to work out what it was and it was not obvious to Hamilton what to do.
He said he felt the team radio rules should be revisited.
"It was dangerous," he said. "Just looking at my steering wheel a large proportion of the lap, all the way down the straight just looking at my wheel and all they can tell me is it's a wrong switch position.
"So I am looking at every single switch thinking: 'Am I being an idiot here? Have I done something wrong?' And I hadn't.
"The radio ban was supposed to stop driver aids and this wasn't a driver aid it was a technical issue.
"F1 is so technical that it is far too technical almost.
"To have that many switch positions it is something you should be able to rectify because everyone can see it in the garage.
"It would have added to the spectacle if I had had full power. I would have been more in the race."
Asked if he felt F1 should be "less computer and more man", he said: "Definitely. But it isn't and it won't be so there is no point talking about it.
"It is what it is. Maybe the rule needs to be looked at again."
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The tech-heavy Nasdaq index, which has fallen on just three days in May, again posted the strongest gains amid light trading ahead of a holiday weekend.
The Nasdaq rose 4.93 points to a record 6,210.19.
The wider S&P 500 climbed less than one point, or 0.03% to 2,415.82, while the Dow Jones fell 0.01%, dipping 2.67 points to 21,080.28.
All three indexes have recovered since May 17, when stocks dove as political tension in Washington spooked Wall Street.
A strong season for corporate earnings has propelled May to close on a high note.
About three quarters of companies listed on the S&P 500 index exceeded earnings expectations, according to the research firm FactSet. Energy, metals and IT stocks have led the earnings gains.
Even some consumer stocks, which have lagged this season, have shown recent strength.
On Friday, companies such as cosmetics retailer Ulta and the Costco wholesale club placed among the top gainers after beating analyst expectations when they released earnings earlier in the week.
Earlier, figures from the Commerce Department showed that the US economy grew faster than initially estimated in the first quarter of the year.
US gross domestic product grew at an annual pace of 1.2% in the quarter, up from the first estimate of 0.7%.
The Jewish community had challenged the ban, introduced in 2013, saying that it was discriminatory.
The Constitutional Court had previously ruled that it was against Polish law to allow animals to be killed without first being stunned.
But to produce kosher and halal meat, animals must be uninjured before death.
The ban had been challenged by the Union of Jewish Religious Communities on the grounds that it impacted on their constitutional right to practise their religion and prevented minority communities from following their traditions.
The court ruled that the ritual slaughter of animals should be allowed on the grounds of religious freedom.
The ritual slaughter of animals had been practised in Poland for centuries by both Jews and Muslims, the court's judge said.
Under Jewish and Islamic law, animals must be healthy and uninjured at the time of death, which usually rules out normal stunning methods that involve electrocution or shooting the animal with a metal bolt.
Animals are traditionally slaughtered with a single, rapid cut to the throat in Muslim and Jewish communities.
Before the ban, Poland had been a major exporter of kosher and halal meat and poultry to the Middle East.
The reversal of the ban also allows for a resumption of exports, Jewish leaders say.
Animal rights groups had welcomed the ban, saying the practice caused animals unnecessary suffering.
Israel, however, criticised it, noting that the Nazis had done the same thing during their occupation of Poland during World War Two.
The ban was brought in last week after tests deemed them to contain "unsafe and hazardous" amounts of lead.
Nestle maintains its noodles are safe but last week began withdrawing them from Indian shops.
On Friday the court ruled that as the noodles are being withdrawn anyway "the question of granting stay... at this stage does not arise".
The judges ordered the food authorities to file their responses to Nestle's petition that the ban be completely revoked in time for a further court hearing on 30 June.
Nestle has argued that the tests that found lead are flawed and inaccurate. It says it has carried out its own tests on over 1,000 batches of Maggi noodles, plus commissioned tests at external labs on a further 600 batches.
"All results indicate that Maggi noodles are safe and well within the regulatory limits established in India," the company said.
The instant noodles arrived in India in 1983 and were until recent developments to be found in corner shops across the country.
Kevin Strootman dispossessed Lazio defender Wallace inside the area before firing his side ahead.
Unused Lazio substitute Danilo Cataldi was sent off moments later after pulling Strootman's shirt as the Roma player was celebrating his goal.
Radja Nainggolan sealed the points at the Stadio Olimpico after beating Federico Marchetti from 25 yards.
Roma move back up to second in the table after AC Milan had earlier leapfrogged them with a 2-1 win over Crotone.
There was no shortage of incident as Roma beat their city rivals for the fourth successive game in Serie A.
With the game goalless, Roma thought they had won a penalty when the referee pointed to the spot after Bruno Peres went down inside the area.
After a short delay the official changed his mind and awarded a free-kick just outside the area. Replays clearly showed the Brazilian defender had slipped.
The red card for Cataldi, who was warming up on the sidelines, came after he reacted to Strootman appearing to throw water in his face.
Lazio had the better chances in the first half, Ciro Immobile blazing two good opportunities over the bar.
Former Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko had a header from six yards brilliantly saved by Marchetti when the game was goalless.
Lazio are fifth in the table on 28 points, four behind Roma and eight behind Juventus, who beat Atalanta 3-1 on Saturday.
The derby was again played out in front of thousands of empty seats as a large number of Roma fans protested against security measures.
Match ends, Lazio 0, Roma 2.
Second Half ends, Lazio 0, Roma 2.
Cristiano Lombardi (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kevin Strootman (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cristiano Lombardi (Lazio).
Substitution, Roma. Juan Jesus replaces Bruno Peres.
Diego Perotti (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ciro Immobile (Lazio).
Attempt missed. Patric (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Senad Lulic following a corner.
Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
Radja Nainggolan (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Patric (Lazio).
Offside, Lazio. Felipe Anderson tries a through ball, but Cristiano Lombardi is caught offside.
Foul by Radja Nainggolan (Roma).
Felipe Anderson (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Kevin Strootman (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Marco Parolo (Lazio).
Substitution, Lazio. Ricardo Kishna replaces Keita.
Bruno Peres (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Daniele De Rossi (Roma).
Keita (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kevin Strootman (Roma).
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Lazio. Patric replaces Dusan Basta.
Substitution, Lazio. Cristiano Lombardi replaces Lucas Biglia.
Marco Parolo (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Emerson (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Marco Parolo (Lazio).
Foul by Radja Nainggolan (Roma).
Felipe Anderson (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Lazio 0, Roma 2. Radja Nainggolan (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniele De Rossi.
Attempt missed. Marco Parolo (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Senad Lulic.
Attempt missed. Bruno Peres (Roma) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Radja Nainggolan with a cross.
Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Radja Nainggolan (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Senad Lulic (Lazio).
Senad Lulic (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Radja Nainggolan (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Senad Lulic (Lazio).
Foul by Kostas Manolas (Roma).
Rovers won on Friday night to move a point ahead of the Candystripes, who were beaten 3-1 by leaders Dundalk.
"The boys were a bit down after the defeat but we're up for this game, it's a pivotal one," said Shiels.
"We have to play with passion, drive and energy - we're going to out to win and to do it in style."
Both teams have five games remaining with the Dubliners occupying third place in the League of Ireland table, which will ensure European football next season.
Derry take on Rovers before completing their league programme with games against Longford, Bohemians, Sligo Rovers and St Pat's Athletic.
City will aim to capitalise on home advantage, having played just one of their last seven matches at the Brandywell.
"It's great to be back in the city and hopefully give our fans something to cheer about," added Shiels.
"We've had nine away games in nine weeks and it's been hard on the players, while our next two after this one are also on the road.
"We're going to give them a tough match and we need to have our game heads on from the first whistle."
The body of Adrian Greenwood, 42, was discovered by his cleaner in the hallway of his four-storey house in Iffley Road on Thursday.
He had been stabbed several times in the chest and neck.
Thames Valley Police said a 26-year-old man being held on suspicion of murder was released without charge on Saturday afternoon.
A post-mortem examination confirmed Mr Greenwood died "following a vicious and sustained attack".
The murder weapon has not yet been found.
The last sighting of Mr Greenwood was at Sainsbury's supermarket in Oxford Road, Kidlington, at about 18:00 BST on Tuesday.
Police are appealing for people who knew him to come forward to enable detectives to build up a picture of his life and associates.
Det Supt Chris Ward said: "We know Mr Greenwood had a number of businesses so anyone that had dealt with him from a business point of view or anybody that had a personal relationship with him - we will treat all of that information sensitively.
"I think the answers lay in his personal life and his business connections and that's why I'm appealing for people to come forward that knew him".
Mr Greenwood was an Oxford graduate who had written two historical biographies and traded rare and antiquarian books as well as art.
In 2011, he spoke to the BBC ahead of an auction of Banksy artworks in Oxford, where he sold a locked 1970s safe stencilled by the artist.
Mr Greenwood was also in the news in 2010 when his limited first edition of a Harry Potter book was stolen from an art gallery in Woodstock.
It was later found in a carrier bag outside a shop in Abingdon.
The pair, who both work for Edinburgh council but were not named in court, were found guilty of contempt in 2013.
A sheriff ruled they were in contempt for failing to obey a court order for a mother to have weekly contact with her sons, who had been taken into care.
But a judgement from the Court of Session has overturned that decision.
Three senior judges found there had been serious concerns for the wellbeing of the children and that the social workers, who were in a "difficult situation", had the best interests of the youngsters at heart.
In his ruling, judge Lord Malcolm said that a decision made by the social worker to suspend contact "out of a genuinely held concern" of risk to the children, could not be categorised as contempt of court.
The social workers, named in court papers as AB and CD, are "senior and experienced" employees who were found in contempt over their failure to obey a court order from May 2013.
Earlier that year, a children's hearing reduced contact between the mother and her boys, who were in care, from weekly to monthly.
But she appealed to the sheriff, who granted weekly contact with each child.
In July 2013, AB suspended contact, a decision approved by CD, her immediate superior.
AB referred to the boys being "distressed, distraught and at times traumatised" and wrote that it was her view" that the weekly contact could not be continued in good conscience, knowing the dire effect it has been having on both children".
Following a complaint letter from the mother's solicitor, the sheriff ultimately found that both social workers had failed to obey the court and found them guilty of a contempt of the authority of the court.
No penalty was imposed but they were found liable for the expenses of the proceedings.
The three Court of Session judges unanimously ruled in favour of the social workers on Friday.
Quashing the contempt ruling, Lord Malcolm said: "The court should be sensitive to the difficult situation in which these, and no doubt the other social workers involved, were placed.
"In the context of their long involvement in the case, and the burden of a duty to safeguard the welfare of the children, they adopted a precautionary approach."
Several other members of the family are also on trial over the allegations.
Mr Wildenstein is accused of hiding assets worth hundreds of millions of euros, exposed after claims by the first wife of his brother Alec and other members of the family.
If convicted, he could face 10 years in jail.
The trial has been dubbed "Dallas-upon-Seine" by some of the media in Paris, the BBC's Lucy Williamson reports.
The story behind this trial extends back through almost 20 years of public scandal and family intrigue, involving a dynasty with vast assets and deep rifts between its members, our correspondent says.
The family estate includes a host of famous paintings, properties in the Caribbean, racehorses, and a ranch in Kenya made famous in the film Out of Africa.
The level of secrecy around the family fortune was first uncovered in messy divorce proceedings between Guy's brother Alec Wildenstein and his then-wife, Jocelyn -nicknamed the "Bride of Wildenstein" because of her extensive plastic surgery.
Ten years later in 2008, after Alec's death, Guy Wildenstein declared an inheritance of $61 million (£41.5m; €56m).
But repeated claims by other women who had married into the family led investigators to look again at the Wildenstein finances in 2010.
Guy Wildenstein gave a rare interview three months ago in which he denied wrongdoing and said he hoped he would not be made into a "scapegoat".
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) had forecast that the auction would raise £3.5bn for the Treasury.
The winning bidders are Everything Everywhere; Hutchison 3G UK; Niche Spectrum Ventures, a BT subsidiary; Telefonica (O2); and Vodafone.
4G mobile broadband should provide smartphone and tablet computer users with superfast download speeds.
The auction netted far less than the £22bn raised from the 3G auction in 2000.
Ed Richards, Ofcom chief executive, told the BBC that the figure was lower because "we are in very, very different times", but he insisted that maximising the size of the auction was not the objective it was set by the government.
"What we were trying to do was ensure that a valuable economic resource was brought into productive commercial use," he said.
The shortfall has important political implications, because Chancellor George Osborne included £3.5bn worth of 4G auction receipts in his Autumn Statement in December.
BBC political producer Andrew Fagg says this allowed Mr Osborne to play the "trump card" of predicting that the UK's budget deficit would fall in 2012-13.
However, economists have now pointed out that without that full amount, borrowing would have been going up.
"The lower-than-expected windfall means that all bets must now be off on whether the deficit will in fact come down," says our producer. "Next month's Budget will reveal the answer."
Responding to the announcement, a Treasury spokesperson said: "The £3.5bn number at Autumn Statement 2012 was certified by the independent OBR and based on external expert independent analysis based on similar auctions, including the last 3G one.
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"The final auction revenue will be accounted for at Budget in the usual way."
The OBR in its turn said it had described the £3.5bn "Government's estimate" as "an area of particular uncertainty" in its December 2012 forecast.
But Rachel Reeves MP, Labour's shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, said: "This is yet another blow to George Osborne's failing economic plan. It shows how foolish and short-termist the chancellor was to bank this cash in the Autumn Statement to make his borrowing figures look less bad.
"He couldn't bring himself to admit that borrowing was up so far this year, but his trickery has now badly backfired."
Even senior Tories took the opportunity to criticise Chancellor George Osborne's figures.
John Redwood, MP, said: "The figure for the 4G auction was optimistic, just like most of the numbers in George Osborne's strategy. This is a dent, but there are far bigger dents in the public finances."
Ofcom says 4G will provide £20bn of benefits for UK consumers over the next 10 years.
But the culture secretary, Maria Miller, is even more bullish, saying: "Spectrum use is worth more than £50bn to the UK economy and 4G mobile broadband is a key part of our digital growth strategy, so I am delighted the auction has been completed."
The regulator auctioned the spectrum in two bands, 800MHz and 2.6GHz, equivalent to two-thirds of the radio frequencies currently used by wireless devices, such as tablet computers, smartphones and laptops.
This "will allow 4G networks to achieve widespread coverage as well as offering capacity to cope with significant demand in urban centres", said Mr Richards.
"4G coverage will extend far beyond that of existing 3G services, covering 98% of the UK population indoors - and even more when outdoors - which is good news for parts of the country currently underserved by mobile broadband", he said.
Vodafone bid £791m, the most of all the bidders, for five chunks of spectrum; EE, the T-Mobile and Orange joint venture formerly called Everything Everywhere, paid £589m for four chunks.
EE was the first to launch a 4G service in late 2012, but has struggled to attract users, leading it to run a cut-price special offer in January.
Its chief executive, Olaf Swantee, said: "One in four consumers and businesses are already buying this service when they are in a 4G area."
A warning light came on in the cockpit of the helicopter just a few minutes into a flight to an offshore platform last Tuesday.
The Airbus EC225LP "Super Puma" crashed near Bergen on Friday.
A Scottish man killed in the crash has been confirmed as 41-year-old oil worker Iain Stuart.
Mr Stuart, from Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire, worked for the oil field services company Halliburton.
In a statement, his family said they were "devastated" at his loss.
"Iain was a loving husband and devoted father to his two children and as a family we are heartbroken. He was a caring son, brother, uncle and friend to many," they said.
"We are appreciative of all the messages of support and kind thoughts."
"We now ask, as a family, that we are allowed some privacy at this difficult and sad time to grieve and come to terms with our loss."
The aircraft's operator CHC confirmed the helicopter returned to Flesland, Norway, on Tuesday after a warning light came on.
A part was replaced, but the warning light reappeared during a test flight the following day. Another component was changed and a second test flight was completed without a warning light.
According to CHC, none of the changed parts was "physically connected" to the rotor or gearbox.
A spokeswoman for the company said: "These Returns to Base (RTBs) are essential for flight safety and part of operating in a highly regulated industry.
"Sometimes an RTB can be for technical issues, other times it is much more mundane. At all times, CHC has met or exceeded the requirements of our regulatory authorities and our customers, and continues to offer a compliant service.
"Speculation about the cause of the accident is unhelpful and we must also be careful to respect the feelings of the families who perished in the tragic events of Bergen."
Commercial flights by the helicopter in the UK have been grounded by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
A team from the UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch has gone to the crash site to help with the investigation.
A petition to remove the EC225 Super Puma helicopter from services, started by an oil worker following the crash, has now been signed by more than 5,000 people - some of them relatives of those killed in other incidents.
The petition calls on the CAA to "revoke the air worthiness certificates for this aircraft", claiming that failure to do this could result in "more needless deaths".
Commenting on the petition, the mother of 27-year-old oil rig worker Stuart Wood who died in a Super Puma crash in 2009, said all versions of the helicopter should be withdrawn.
Audrey Wood, from Newmacher, Aberdeenshire, said: "Seven years on and my life has stood still. Wouldn't wish this heartache on my worst enemy.
"All variants of Puma should be removed from the oil industry, men should feel safe travelling to work not fear if they will ever see their loved ones at home again."
The helicopter in the latest crash was flying from the Gullfaks oil field to Bergen, a centre for the North Sea oil and gas industry, when it crashed near the small island of Turoey.
A major rescue operation was launched but ended within hours of the crash. Mr Stuart was a passenger on the aircraft along with 11 Norwegians and an Italian.
The British Airlines Pilots Association (Balpa) said the "ripples" of the crash would spread far beyond Norway - a country with a "good safety record".
Balpa's general secretary, Jim McAuslan, said: "The worldwide helicopter pilot community is united in demanding that we get to the bottom of what caused this latest accident in the North Sea and what can be learned from it."
Mr McAuslan added the association would do all it could to help with the investigation into the Norway crash.
In 2012, two EC225 Super Puma helicopters ditched into the North Sea in Scotland - one off Aberdeen and another off Shetland. Both incidents were blamed on gearbox problems and all passengers and crew were rescued.
EC225s in the UK were grounded following the incidents but given the go-ahead to resume flying in August 2013.
Later that same month a different model of Super Puma, the AS332 L2, crashed off Shetland, killing four people.
Super Pumas are responsible for many of the 140,000 helicopter passenger flights in the UK each year.
In a statement published on their website, the group said they were taking up an offer made by Colombia's Paulina Vega in her quest to win her title.
Ms Vega, 22, has so far not responded to the offer.
The rebel army has been in talks with the government for the past two years.
It has waged an anti-government guerrilla war for the past 50 years.
Representatives of both sides are trying to strike a deal but the talks in the Cuban capital, Havana, are deadlocked.
Agreement has so far been reached on issues of land reform and bringing the Farc into formal politics, but a final peace deal remains elusive.
During interviews prior to being crowned Miss Universe, Ms Vega had spoken of wanting to see peace in Colombia.
In their statement, Farc rebels said they welcomed her "willingness" to travel to Havana, adding: "We invite you to materialise your visit to update you about the development of the peace talks."
The BBC's correspondent in Havana, Will Grant, said it was surprising that the group would act on Ms Vega's sentiments.
Some 220,000 people, most of them civilians, are estimated to have been killed since the Marxist-inspired Farc rebels launched their armed struggle in 1964.
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Asda has given a commitment to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that it will alter the way it presents promotional deals.
However, the supermarket said there were no specific findings against it.
The regulator was investigating whether supermarkets were misleading customers with confusing price promotions.
The investigation came after a super-complaint by the consumer group Which?.
At the time it issued the super-complaint, in April 2015, Which? cited several examples of what it called misleading pricing by supermarkets:
In July last year, the CMA said it had found evidence that supermarkets were misleading consumers with promotions, and found some examples that "could be in breach of consumer law".
Presenting the CMA's latest findings, executive director Michael Grenfell said: "The CMA's examination of the market, following the super-complaint, found that supermarkets generally take compliance seriously, but there were some promotional practices that could mislead shoppers."
The CMA said it had "had particular engagement with Asda in relation to specific areas of concern".
It added that Asda had made a commitment to change the way it operates "was/now" and multi-buy pricing deals.
Asda has said it will ensure that:
A spokesperson for Asda said, "All supermarkets were asked to review their pricing practices and make any necessary changes. The CMA has asked for a commitment from Asda on our promotional pricing rules and we were happy to provide this.
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Richard Lloyd, Which? executive director, said: "We are pleased to see the CMA investigation has resulted in Asda taking action to stop misleading special offers.
"Asda has been found breaking the rules and now must immediately clean up their act."
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The former Liverpool player was taken ill in October 2016 when he suffered a brain aneurysm and was hospitalised in Yaounde where his condition stabilised before he was taken to Paris.
Song returned to Yaoundé to a rapturous welcome on Saturday where he was met by dignitaries, friends and family.
I don't remember what happened, but after my situation I've seen a lot of things. People have told me what happened. So I'm very happy to come back and I want to say thank you to all the people
"I'm going to say thank you to the people, to God and President Paul Biya and his wife because he did everything to keep me in a good way," Song told reporters on his arrival at the Yaoundé Nsimalen Airport.
"And people in Cameroon, I'm going to tell them 'thank you' for everything they did when I was in my situation.
"To come out of a heart issue without a scar, I am thankful to God and the Cameroonian people. I am healthy thanks to the doctors, I underwent three aneurysm operations," Song added.
The 40-year-old joked that his return to Cameroon was "not an April fool" and said he could not recall the moment he fell unconscious last October.
"I don't remember what happened, but after my situation I've seen a lot of things. People have told me what happened. So I'm very happy to come back and I want to say thank you to all the people.
"When I opened my eyes the first reflex was to touch my head and I realised something was wrong, I was very far and I thank God for his mercy," Song told the throng of journalists.
Bernadette Song, Rigobert Song's mother, was elated at seeing her son.
"To be here to celebrate the return of Song, I am overwhelmed with happiness. I joked that he left like a passenger without a ticket, but today he has come back on his feet. I thank Cameroonians and the presidential couple for loving him so much."
Poueni Francoise, a friend who went to Paris to bring Song back to Cameroon, described how seriously ill the former Indomitable Lion was.
"I was there when Song arrived at Pitie-Salpetriere (in Paris), operations followed immediately and he spent 40 days in a coma."
Now, although appearing lean and with his famous hair much shorter, Song displayed his usual jovial nature.
He acknowledged the Indomitable Lions' triumph at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations and that his reception at the airport reminded him of the special welcome he and his former team-mates received after winning the 2000 and 2002 Nations Cups.
"The Lions came back with the trophy, what again, a retired person?" Song joked.
As for his future plans, Song said he wanted to continue working as a coach for Cameroon's football federation having undergone a series of tests to determine his fitness.
"I'm going to continue my job. I'm ok now. I don't have a problem. My problem is in the past now. It's another situation. I'll continue to work normally.
"I will start preparing the CHAN (African Nations Championship) set to take place in four months."
He also said labour commitments at Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port and Luton plants would be honoured.
PSA Group, which makes Peugeot and Citroen cars, wants to buy General Motors' Vauxhall and Opel businesses.
Vauxhall's 15,000-strong pension scheme is one of the UK's largest.
Mr Clark, who had a meeting with Mr Tavares on Friday, said: "The meeting was reassuring. We discussed how PSA's approach is to increase market share and expand production, rather than close plants.
"I was assured that the commitments to the plants would be honoured. There was also recognition that members of the Vauxhall pension fund will be no worse off."
Company filings to the end of 2014 - the latest available - peg the Vauxhall pension scheme with assets of about £1.8bn and liabilities of about £2.6bn, leaving a deficit of £840m.
Mr Tavares told Mr Clark that no deal has been done and that discussions continue.
"This is a very important company and workforce which has been successful and we all want it to be just as successful in the future," Mr Clark added.
Vauxhall employs 4,500 staff at plants at Ellesmere Port and Luton. About 23,000 people work in Vauxhall's retail network and 7,000 in its UK supply chain.
Unite union leader Len McCluskey, who also had a meeting with Mr Tavares on Friday, said he was optimistic.
"He [Mr Tavares] was very pro-union. He talked in terms of not being here to shut plants. That's not his nature.
"He pointed out that since being chief executive of Peugeot, he hasn't shut a single plant. So I'm going to take him on face value at the moment and hope that I am not disappointed in the future."
Unions in Germany and the UK have been concerned that a takeover of Opel and Vauxhall could lead to job losses.
Should the PSA deal go ahead, GM would leave the UK and Europe, while PSA Group would become Europe's second-largest carmaker - behind VW - supplanting Renault-Nissan.
The French state has a 14% stake in PSA, as do the Peugeot family and Chinese company Dongfeng Motor.
US Central Command said in a statement that three strikes were carried out between 24 August and 4 September in Shabwah province in central Yemen.
The statement did not say how the strikes were carried out or give the identities of those killed.
AQAP has taken advantage of Yemen's civil war to seize territory.
The group remains a significant threat to the region, the United States and beyond, according to the Central Command statement.
"Strikes against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen put consistent pressure on the terrorist network and prevent them from plotting and executing attacks against US persons, our homeland and allies," it said.
AQAP and the rival jihadist group Islamic State (IS) have exploited the instability caused by the war between Yemen's government, which is backed by a Saudi-led multinational coalition, and the Houthi rebel movement.
The UN says the fighting has left 6,600 people dead since March 2015. At least three million Yemenis have also been displaced.
The executive board of the IOC backed extra focus on countries whose testing programme is deemed non-compliant by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
The board said: "We are taking further decisive action to protect the clean athletes at the Olympic Games 2016."
The IOC budget for the pre-Olympic testing programme has been doubled.
The committee has stepped up its fight against drug cheats after it was confirmed up to 31 athletes from six sports could be banned from the Rio Games following the retesting of 454 selected doping samples from the 2008 Games.
Olympic chiefs have also announced that 23 competitors at the London 2012 Games have failed retrospective doping tests.
Russian athletes are currently banned from international competition after allegations of state-organised doping.
The executive board has agreed a five-point plan:
The IOC says its programme comes on top of an extensive drive already being carried out by International Federations and National Anti-Doping Organisations.
As well as focusing on non-compliant countries, such as Kenya, Russia and Mexico, a special focus will also be put on those sports which WADA has declared most affected.
Under the IOC's disciplinary commission, international federations are working for swift decisions including the suspension of all implicated athletes for the Olympics in Rio.
An Olympic stakeholder meeting in June will co-ordinate the approach among international federations, which take the first decision of the eligibility of athletes with respect to qualification for and participation in the Olympic games.
The re-analysis programme for the Olympics in Beijing 2008 and London 2012 will be further extended. Together with WADA, the IOC will target medallists from both games for possible re-analysis.
An Olympic summit in October will evaluate and review the doping programme and measures taken for the games in Rio.
The IOC will continue to push for all testing independent from sports organisations and to establish such an independent process, working with WADA, in time for the winter Olympics in PyeongChang 2018.
The IOC's Executive Board added in a statement: "The fight against doping is a top priority for the IOC, which has established a zero-tolerance policy.
"The IOC will not hesitate to punish anyone within its reach responsible for using or providing doping products or methods, including officials, coaches and other members of the athlete's entourage."
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McKaigue attempted to block a Donnelly run before the Tyrone man raised his right hand to the Derry player.
Referee Maurice Deegan took no action against the Tyrone centre half-forward.
"It's clear Mattie Donnelly strikes Chrissy McKaigue," said BBC Sport NI's Championship pundit Oisin McConville.
"If that's the case, it's a sending-off."
Donnelly has already been in disciplinary trouble twice this season.
The Trillick man was sent off for striking Cavan's Seanie Johnston in a Dr McKenna Cup in January and was banned retrospectively for one match during the Football League following a post-match altercation with Mayo's Aidan O'Shea in March.
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The incident happened 10 minutes into the second half as Tyrone were on their way to earning a 0-22 to 0-11 victory.
"It's something that the disciplinary committee may have a look at," added McConville.
"It wasn't dealt with on the day so they are able to have another look at it.
"Us looking at the pictures, can you conclusively say it was a punch in the mouth? It's a difficult one.
"I can imagine if Tyrone went up to defend that, they would be able to get (Donnelly) off on this occasion.
"(But) From what we saw, it was a clear enough strike. Certainly at that stage, Derry were were well in the game and it (a Donnelly red card) would have made a huge amount of difference to that match."
Jason Kennett-Orpwood, 59, admitted 11 charges at Mold Crown Court on Friday.
They related to possessing 66 indecent movies and 1,425 images between April 2011 and May 2015.
He was vicar of Bistre in Buckley until he resigned in 1999 when he was cautioned for downloading indecent images of boys.
Both cases were joined and Kennett-Orpwood was placed on the sex offender register, and bailed on the condition he observes a tagged curfew and has no contact with anyone under the age of 16.
He will be sentenced in November.
The claim: The government is planning to cut £3.7bn in funding for disabled people.
Reality Check verdict: The government is not proposing a £3.7bn cut to disability benefits but it is trying to overturn a ruling that more people should be eligible. This will not affect the claims of current claimants.
The PIP is for people who face additional costs because of a disability or long-term illness. It has two elements: the daily living component and the mobility component.
PIP assessments are based on a system of points, which are awarded to claimants according to the seriousness of their conditions.
The number of points an applicant receives determines whether they are eligible for either element of PIP and, if so, whether at the standard or higher rate.
The tribunal's rulings covered the two elements.
The first found that some claimants who require assistance to take medication or monitor a health condition should receive more points than the assessments currently give.
The second found that claimants who suffer overwhelming psychological distress when taking journeys should receive more points.
The effect of the rulings would be to increase the number of eligible applicants and increase the number of people who qualify for the higher rates.
The Department for Work and Pensions estimates that the total cumulative cost of complying with the tribunal's decisions would be £3.7bn over the next four years.
Disabilities minister Penny Mordaunt released a written statement on Thursday 23 February explaining that the government would seek to overturn the tribunal's decisions.
That can be done using a statutory instrument that amends the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
Labour opposes the reform and will seek to block the statutory instrument in the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
If the government succeeds in getting the reform through, it will mean fewer people will receive PIPs in the future and fewer people will qualify for the higher rates. But it will not cut the awards of current claimants.
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Lisa Pathfinder is a fundamental physics experiment that will test the technology needed to detect gravitational waves - what are sometimes referred to as ripples in the curvature of space-time.
Scientists and engineers have declared the demonstrator ready to fly after more than a decade of development.
It will likely go up in November on the European Space Agency's Vega rocket.
The month marks the 100-year anniversary of when Einstein published the field equations that underpinned his Theory of General Relativity.
Gravitational waves are a direct consequence of that grand idea. And although there is plenty of evidence to suggest the Universe is awash with these ripples, so far no actual detection has been made – either here on Earth or in space.
It's not for want of trying, but the signal is expected to be very faint, even from the biggest sources.
"Gravitational waves are essentially the mechanism that carries the force of gravity through the Universe," explained Esa's Lisa Pathfinder project scientist, Dr Paul McNamara.
"They are produced by very large, violent events in the Universe – things like galaxies merging, where super-massive black holes in those galaxies come together. Supernovae, pulsars - any violent event where mass is moving. But for the space-based detectors, we're really looking at the very big things in the Universe – the super-massive; the million solar mass objects."
Confirmation of the waves' existence and their subsequent routine observation would open up a new paradigm in astronomy.
It is one that would no longer depend on traditional light telescopes to look at and understand phenomena on the sky.
"The overwhelming part of the Universe is dark and will never be visible with electromagnetic radiation, but for all we know everything in the Universe interacts via gravity. So, ‘listening’ to gravity seems like the obvious thing to do to learn about the dark side of the cosmos," said Prof Karsten Danzmann, the co-principal investigator on Lisa Pathfinder.
A new paradigm in the study of the Universe
Gravitational waves should propagate at the speed of light, alternately stretching and squeezing space.
And despite their delicate nature, their presence ought still to be apparent to an ultra-stable, super-fine measurement system.
It is worth re-stating: Pathfinder's job is not to make a detection, merely to demonstrate the required metrology.
To do this, it will try to put two small gold-platinum blocks into a near-perfect free-fall and then track their relative movement using lasers.
The intention is to get these "test masses" following a "straight line" that is defined only by gravity.
That's easier said that done because there are plenty of forces that want to push these blocks off course.
There's the pressure of sunlight, the influence of magnetic fields, and the distortions introduced by changing temperatures. The spacecraft’s own gravity will also exert a slight tug on the blocks.
"There are phenomena like collisional molecules," explained Pathfinder’s other co-PI, Prof Stefano Vitale.
"Despite being under high vacuum, there are still residual molecules and they can hit the test masses. They’re very small but they communicate a force, and we are after forces that are less than the weight of a bacterium," he told BBC News.
"We have a performance budget book with many, many entries, but the leading ones number 10; and we think now that after all we have tested, experimented and mastered in the lab - we think we can control these forces, but obviously nothing can substitute for a final test on orbit."
The experiment has been designed such that disturbances to the blocks as small as just a few picometres should be noticed. One picometre is a fraction of the width of an atom.
A system for ultra-precise measurement
This level of sensitivity has long been achieved in Earth-bound set-ups, but never in space.
And if scientists want to hunt the ripple signals associated with the mergers of super-massive black holes – and their low frequency means they can only be detected in space – then picometre sensitivity is what Lisa Pathfinder must achieve.
If the satellite can successfully showcase this off-world capability, it will initiate the next step: an operational gravitational-wave observatory.
Esa has essentially already committed itself to such a venture.
The space agency has said that the billion-euro mission it will fly in 2030 will investigate the "gravitational Universe". There will be a call for science proposals that fit with this theme, but in truth there is really only one contender. Certainly, only one contender will come forward with technology that has already been de-risked to the tune of 430 million euros (and that is just the cost to Esa of Lisa Pathfinder; it does not include other sums spent in the agency’s member states).
The more significant question centres on what sort of space-borne gravitational-wave observatory should be flown.
The basic architecture calls for lasers to measure picometre changes in the positions of platinum-gold blocks that are separated not by 38cm, as in Pathfinder, but by millions of km. This involves putting the blocks in different spacecraft units and flying them in formation.
In terms of the best science, the ideal scenario would be to have a trio of spacecraft with the lasers running between each of them. A three-armed laser interferometer.
But when this architecture was proposed a few years ago, the cost frightened the Americans who at that stage were going to be partners on the project – and they pulled out.
A simpler, Europe-only version was then devised that had just two laser arms. But its perceived inferior performance meant that it failed to win the support of the scientific community.
So now the mission's chief proponents are pushing to go back to three arms, and an advisory panel convened by Esa looks set also to endorse such a configuration.
Of course, the additional arm raises the price, adding perhaps another 100 million euros to the overall budget.
If the Americans came back in, it would sort that issue straightaway. But Europe will not be held hostage again by the US, and it will start from the premise that it will have to pick up the full cost of any chosen architecture.
"It's quite a long way into the future, so that really makes it a cash-flow problem. But I'm sure we could find a way," said Esa science chief Prof Alvaro Gimenez.
Assuming nothing goes horribly wrong with the Lisa Pathfinder demonstration, industry will probably be asked in 2017 to begin to spec the observatory with definition studies. A formal implementation could then follow at the beginning of the next decade, ready for that 2030 launch opportunity.
The 23-year-old, who started just two Premier League games for Tottenham before January, came off the bench to cancel out Graziano Pelle's opener.
"I have just been desperate to get on the pitch and silence a few critics," he said.
"Hopefully they can realise the quality I bring to the team."
Townsend scored on his international debut against Montenegro to help England qualify for the World Cup, but missed the finals in Brazil with an ankle injury.
Former Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson had questioned Townsend's place in the team earlier in the week in comments made to Sky Sports.
Townsend tweeted: "Not bad for a player that should be 'nowhere near the squad' ay @PaulMerse?"
He added: "I have been thinking about it all week. As soon as the goal went in, I was thinking of all the people questioning my call-ups and saying I should be nowhere near the England squad."
England boss Roy Hodgson was also full of praise for the 70th-minute substitute, who replaced Fabian Delph, describing him as a "game-changer".
"I stuck by him because of the qualities he brings," Hodgson said. "Andros has got that ability to get turned around very quickly and run at enormous pace with skill at defenders and that's something defenders don't like.
"We've always appreciated that quality he has. In a squad of 20-odd players, there should be a place for guys like him because he's a game changer."
Hodgson defended playing "destroyer" Phil Jones in midfield as a "useful experiment" despite England toiling, with the Manchester United defender at the base of a diamond.
But, with Jones replacing the ill Chris Smalling at the back and Michael Carrick being introduced as a substitute in midfield, the visitors improved after the break with Townsend's long-range strike earning them a draw.
"We experimented with Phil because, in a destroyer-type role, that could be useful in the future," Hodgson said. "I didn't think Phil played badly in that position.
"His position will come under scrutiny. He was much better when Michael Carrick came on.
"I don't want to criticise any players. I don't think we should write it off as an experiment which didn't work. There might be a time when we need him in there."
Hodgson believes England will learn from a poor first-half performance at the Juventus Stadium in Turin after seeing Italy go in ahead at the break.
He was encouraged, though, by a spirited second-half display that saw forward Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane, who was making his full England debut, nearly score a winner.
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Hodgson said: "The second half was very good, the first half was nowhere near the performances we look for, nowhere near the standards that we have set.
"The game was almost dead and very tame in the first half, Italy didn't have too much reason to be excited by their first half either. We didn't see anything like what we want to see from the team.
"At the end, the domination we had and the chances we created, we could even consider ourselves unlucky not to win, but the important thing for me was that we produced yet again, the type of performance I want to see, albeit, only for one half and we will learn from that. You don't forget anything that happens at international level as a player or coach and we will hopefully learn from that."
The pair said they could not find new partners to help run St Martin's surgery in Knowle and have told the NHS they will leave in three months.
One of those, Dr Holly Hardy, said they made a "difficult decision" to ensure "patient safety in the long term".
NHS England has until September to find replacements but said the surgery would not necessarily close.
"We will be seeking a provider for an interim GP service whilst options for the long term future of the surgery are considered," the NHS said in a statement.
Dr Hardy added: "We have reached the end of a line. We've been working, and our staff, exceptionally hard, for the last six months to keep the practice going.
"We've reached the point that we can't go on any longer."
Local MP, Labour's Dawn Primarolo, said: "Inevitably there's a danger that patients won't be able to get the access they need.
"I have asked NHS England to call an emergency meeting of all the GP practices in the area so we can sit down and work out how I can make sure... my constituents get access to their GP."
Dr Beth McCarron-Nash from the British Medical Association said it was "something we're hearing about across the country".
"It's something we've raised with the government and NHS England as a matter of urgency," she added.
The Ethiopian wolf, red wolf, tiger, lion, African wild dog and cheetah have all been squeezed out as land is lost to human settlements and farming.
Reintroduction of carnivores into areas where they once roamed is vital in conservation, say scientists.
This relies on human willingness to share the landscape with the likes of the wolf.
The research, published in Royal Society Open Science, was carried out by Christopher Wolf and William Ripple of Oregon State University.
They mapped the current range of 25 large carnivores using International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List data. This was compared with historic maps from 500 years ago.
The work shows that large carnivore range contractions are a global issue, said Christopher Wolf.
"Of the 25 large carnivores that we studied, 60% (15 species) have lost more than half of their historic ranges,'' he explained.
"This means that scientifically sound reintroductions of large carnivores into areas where they have been lost is vital both to conserve the large carnivores and to promote their important ecological effects.
"This is very dependent on increasing human tolerance of large carnivores - a key predictor of reintroduction success."
The researchers say re-wilding programmes will be most successful in regions with low human population density, little livestock, and limited agriculture.
Additionally, regions with large networks of protected areas and favourable human attitudes toward carnivores are better suited for such schemes.
"Increasing human tolerance of large carnivores may be the best way to save these species from extinction," said co-researcher William Ripple.
"Also, more large protected areas are urgently needed for large carnivore conservation."
When policy is favourable, carnivores may naturally return to parts of their historic ranges.
This has begun to happen in parts of Europe with brown bears, lynx, and grey wolves.
The Eurasian lynx and grey wolf are among the carnivores that have the smallest range contractions.
The dingo and several types of hyena are also doing relatively well, compared with the lion and tiger.
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The Dow Jones lost 0.14%, or 29.58 points, to 20924.76 points. The S&P 500 shed 0.29% to 2368.39 while the Nasdaq Composite was 0.26% lower at 5833.93.
Pharma stocks fell after President Donald Trump said that he was planning "a new system" to increase competition in the industry and bring down prices.
Merck and Pfizer were among the top fallers, losing 1.05% and 0.77%.
Several hospital groups also fell sharply after Republicans announced a proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act.
Despite doubts about the bill's prospects, Tenet Healthcare lost 7.11% and Universal Health Services fell 2.24% over fears they could face cutbacks.
Shares in Snap, the owner of Snapchat, slid further as enthusiasm for the stock continued to wane.
Snap's shares had soared on Thursday last week when they made their debut, but on Monday they dropped 12%.
On Tuesday, they tumbled 9.8% to $21.44 following a lukewarm reception from analysts.
The boa constrictor - a species known for holding its prey in a lethal grip - went missing from a house in Kells, Whitehaven, on Friday evening.
Cumbria Police said the household pet made off after being left unattended while being cleaned.
A spokesman said the animal did not pose an immediate risk, but urged people not to approach it.
Boa constrictors are commonly found in tropical forests in South America.
They are from the family of constricting snakes, which kill their prey through asphyxiation and can grow to more than 9ft (2.7 metres) long.
Anyone who sees the snake has been urged to contact the police.
Briton Joshua, 27, knocked out Klitschko at Wembley Stadium in April and had hoped they would fight again in Las Vegas on 11 November.
However, the Ukrainian, 41, announced his retirement earlier this month.
"In my heart of hearts I kind of knew he probably wouldn't fight again," said Joshua.
Klitschko's nine-year reign as lineal world heavyweight champion was ended by Britain's Tyson Fury in 2015 before he failed to regain the IBF and WBA titles in the 11th round defeat by Joshua.
"He was saying how obsessed he was with becoming heavyweight champion of the world again," said Joshua.
"If you fail at the first hurdle, you go again - [he] knew from my side I was ready for a rematch, making it clear that if he wants to go again, we'll go again.
"With Klitschko, we weren't hearing too much, so I just thought he was 50-50, but I had a feeling he might not fight again."
When asked how much of a disappointment Klitschko's retirement was, Joshua replied: "Massive. It was probably even a disappointment for his management, his trainer [Johnathon Banks]."
Joshua has yet to finalise a date and venue for a fight with mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev, who the Briton must face before 2 December or risk being stripped of his IBF belt.
The WBA have also ordered Joshua to defend his title against Cuba's Luis Ortiz, having given them 30 days from 3 August to agree the fight.
Joshua added he respected Klitschko's decision but contrasted it with 40-year-old Floyd Mayweather Jr, who is coming out of retirement to fight UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor in Las Vegas on 26 August.
"Mayweather's still going strong - Klitschko still had a good fight in him [in April's defeat]," he said.
"I'm sure he's still got a couple of other good fights in him."
However, Joshua admitted even though "all looks good on the outside" Klitschko had "put his body through so many years impact".
He added: "I'd appreciate it if we just sat down as gentlemen, and he gave me some experience he's learned from over the years. "
The largest group are boys aged 16 and 17, coming from countries such as Afghanistan or Eritrea.
A refugee charity says many children are facing "serious shortages" in legal advice to help them make their case to stay.
The Home Office said it had increased funding to cover the costs of care and other support for unaccompanied minors.
Figures released to the BBC England data unit under the Freedom of Information Act reveal at least 104 councils were caring for more unaccompanied minors than they were in 2015.
There were at least 4,156 children seeking asylum without parents or guardians and cared for by 147 councils on 31 March 2016, compared with 2,569 the year before. The figure is likely to be higher as some councils did not have up to date figures and some would only say they had fewer than five such children.
The BBC's findings coincide with a report by the children's charity, Unicef, which has called on the government to do more to help unaccompanied children driven from their homes by conflict.
Unaccompanied minors made up about 8% of all asylum claims in the UK in 2015.
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Bilal is 22 years old and is now a passionate Leicester City supporter. He arrived from Afghanistan as an unaccompanied child, aged 15. The police handed him over to social services in Warwickshire.
"Every single minute I was missing my family," Bilal said.
"I tried to make myself busy with football, games, making friends.
"My English family tried to make me happy. When I tried to cry, they'd take me to the playground or to football.
"Before I'd cry, I'd try to busy myself. It was not easy."
He was initially fostered by an English family, then moved to Leicester, where he went to secondary school, and he still lives in the city. He is in the process of applying to settle in the UK permanently.
Yet he urges other refugees to think carefully about the journey.
"We were in a small boat for 10 to 15 people," he recalled. "It took three or four hours to Greece. It was massive water. If someone was coming now I'd tell them 'stop, it's not easy'. So many people are dying."
Bilal said Leicester was now his home.
"If I go anywhere I say I'm from Leicester, originally from Afghanistan."
The data shows Kent County Council, which includes the Port of Dover, now cares for more than one in five of England's unaccompanied minors.
It is followed by Croydon, which is where the UK's asylum screening unit is based and where asylum seekers must present themselves if they have already reached the UK.
Others in the top 10 include Northamptonshire.
A spokesman for its county council said: "Geographically, it is often the first place that lorries stop to take a break after coming in from the ports and there are a large number of lorry stops, the M1, A45 and A43 as well as warehouses and logistics companies."
When a child claims asylum in the UK they become the legal responsibility of the local authority in which they are discovered. Local authorities receive funding from the Home Office to look after these children and they are usually either placed into foster care or "semi-independent living" situations.
Councils' responsibility to looked after children does not end when they turn 18.
In Northamptonshire, there were 147 children 17 and under seeking asylum. However it was also working with a further 94 care leavers aged up to 24.
A spokesman for Northamptonshire County Council said there was often a shortfall between the government grant it receives and the costs.
Judith Dennis, policy manager for the Refugee Council, said the UK received about 3% of asylum claims made by unaccompanied children in Europe.
"Around the world, more lone children than ever before have been forced to flee their countries," she said.
"These children arrive without their parents or guardians and have escaped countries where conflict, violence, or human rights abuses are rife.
"It's often a child's parents, not the child themselves, who take the decision that the situation is so dangerous that the child must be sent to safety."
Ms Dennis said there were "serious shortages" in the availability of legal advice for children trying to navigate the asylum system.
The largest group of unaccompanied children are 17-year-old boys. And some are not believed by the authorities to be as young as they claim.
Bristol City Council, for example, gave details of two "children" aged 18 and 19, who were being cared for while "appealing age assessments".
Ms Dennis said: "One of the biggest issues young people seeking asylum face on arrival in the UK is that they are usually unable to verify their date of birth with official documents. Most countries from which refugees come don't register births in the same way as in this country, although some will have documents that can help provide information about age.
"Refugees may have to travel on documents that do not belong to them or have been obtained fraudulently; this is accepted in international law in recognition that people may not be able to obtain passports or travel documents from a government from which they are escaping.
"Such documents are likely to have an adult's date of birth because children would not be allowed to travel alone."
The number of people displaced by conflict was at the highest level ever recorded, the UN refugee agency said. About one in every 113 people on the planet were refugees, asylum seekers or displaced, half of them under 18 years old.
Afghanistan and Eritrea, which has been criticised for human rights abuses, account for the largest numbers of unaccompanied children cared for across England.
There were 148 unaccompanied Syrian children in the care of local authorities. These were not part of the relocation scheme for vulnerable Syrians fleeing the civil war.
And there have been instances of lone children coming from Russia, North Korea and Cuba.
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From 1 July 2016, councils were no longer expected to look after more unaccompanied asylum seeking or refugee children than 0.07% of the general child population in their area. If the figure was exceeded they are now to transfer a child to another local authority.
Experts on migration are waiting to see what the impact is of distributing children more evenly across the country.
Dr Nando Sigona, of the School of Social Policy at the University of Birmingham, said: "A better distribution of unaccompanied asylum seeking minors across local authorities may sound like a sensible idea - but if it really is will depend on what criteria will be applied to guide the redistribution."
And Alp Mehmet, vice-chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: "While we welcome the huge efforts being made to help the most vulnerable, it is also important that in so doing there is no encouragement of people traffickers to ply their squalid trade and young people to risk their lives to get to the UK in the belief that once here their future is assured."
Peter Oakford, Kent County Council's cabinet member for specialist children's services, said the authority faced "enormous pressures" on services, foster placements, accommodation and finances.
"We believe that any national dispersal scheme should be mandatory," he said.
"We urge all local authorities to accept their responsibilities under this new system. We urgently need to share the numbers fairly across all local authorities.
The Home Office said children's safety and welfare was "at the heart of every decision made".
"That is why we have substantially increased funding to local authorities who are responsible for supporting unaccompanied asylum seeking children," a spokesman said.
"We are keen to ensure that no local authority is asked to take more [children] than the local structures are able to cope with."
From 1 July 2016, the daily rates paid to councils went up from £95 to £114 for under 16s and from £71 to £91 for 16 and 17-year-olds.
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The Welshman said he felt lucky that he did not need surgery on a partially dislocated shoulder suffered in a crash caused by a police bike.
He hopes to use the 2017 Tour de France, from 1-23 July, to recover.
"I always knew I could get back into decent enough shape," Thomas told BBC Wales Sport.
"It was just a case of how good a shape I would be in."
The Team Sky rider was leading his team for the first time in Italy, but pulled out of the event five days after the crash with the injury having taken its toll.
He said: "Mentally it was as tough as it was physically. I took a week off after the crash.
"Where I dislocated my shoulder, a bit of the bone had come away with the cartilage, but luckily I didn't need an operation so I was just trying to get back into the best shape possible.
"I was feeling the best I ever felt in training before the race and doing the best numbers I had ever done before.
"It was tough to take mentally initially, but when you have another goal like the Tour de France it certainly helps to get over that disappointment."
Thomas has competed in seven previous Tour de France races, the first in 2007, but a decade later says he has lost none of his enthusiasm.
"I am as excited now as when I was picked for my first," he said.
"It's always exciting when you get the official nod, especially in a team like Sky, who are looking to win the race overall.
"When you look at the super strong squad that we have got, it's always nice to get picked.
"So I am looking forward to another lap of France. It's the biggest bike race in the world and the one I grew up watching.
"It's so iconic and the first thing you think about cycling. To be a part of it again is massive. But it's going to be tough."
Thomas is hopeful his Team Sky colleague Chris Froome can continue making British cycling history with a fourth Tour title.
"He has got a great chance," Thomas said. "His run up to the race has not been like previous years, but he is still in great shape.
"He has the experience and knows how to win the race and deal with all the outside pressures.
"We all have confidence in him."
Sudip Sarker worked as a consultant colorectal surgeon at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
A police inquiry into Mr Sarker's actions began in 2013 after concerns were raised about the number of patients who died while under his care.
He was excluded from working at Worcestershire Royal Hospital and Redditch's Alexandra Hospital in 2012.
At the same hearing, conditions were placed on his registration by the General Medical Council.
Worcestershire Acute Hospital NHS Trust's acting chief executive Chris Tidman said: "I do hope that the dismissal provides assurance that the trust will take whatever action is necessary so as to protect patient safety.
"In the meantime, Mr Sarker continues to be investigated by both the police and the General Medical Council."
A telephone helpline and dedicated email address were established in 2013 for people to discuss any concerns.
Edward Stokes, 29, was critically injured near The Army and Navy pub in Plaistow at about 00.10 GMT on Saturday.
He was taken to hospital for treatment, along with three other injured men, but died.
A post-mortem examination is expected to take place on Monday. Ten people have been arrested and bailed.
Detective Ch Insp Cliff Lyons said: "Although ten people have been arrested and are currently being questioned, it is believed that two men involved in the attack fled the scene prior to the arrival of the emergency services being alerted and we are keen to trace them."
"Whilst we are aware that a fight broke out prior to these four males being injured, what instigated the fight resulting in the death of Edward is unclear at this stage and we are retaining an open mind."
An 18-year-old old man was later discharged from hospital. Two others - aged 19 and 37 - are still being treated for injuries not believed to be serious.
The Met said six women and four men arrested in connection with the incident had all been released on bail until April.
This was their fifth meeting with Celtic this season and the aggregate score is currently running at 11-3 to Brendan Rodgers' men.
In those five games, Celtic have had 93 attempts on goal to Rangers' 40. They've had 42 attempts on target to Rangers' 19.
They've knocked Rangers out of both cup competitions and are 33 points clear of them in the league table and yet we still wonder about how and when the Ibrox club are going to breach this gap.
It's a question from another era, not this one. When are Rangers going to catch up?
That one is only worth posing when there are sufficient signposts from Ibrox that they are capable of making inroads and those signposts are singularly absent.
They have question marks over their manager, the vast majority of their players and their chairman, Dave King, who talked the talk readily enough in the past.
If we are to indulge the "gap" issue, here's some of what needs to happen for these clubs to become rivals in the here and now rather than in our mind's eye.
Rangers need Pedro Caixinha to develop into a coaching visionary and a scouting genius capable of plucking raw talent from untapped markets then developing it and turning it into a first-team force. All on a budget.
Simultaneously Celtic, you suspect, need to lose Rodgers as manager, lose the steady hand of Peter Lawwell as chief executive, lose their marquee players, while wasting their windfall on inferior players and then lose the Champions League loot. In other words, lose their way in a major fashion.
The Old Firm is looking like a jaded brand, a rivalry that even Barry Hearn at his bombastic best would struggle to pitch as something unique in the world of football.
To borrow an expression from the fast-talking promoter, Hearn wouldn't be pulling down the trousers of any sponsor in the selling of this product right now.
Sunday's episode lacked drama and atmosphere. It was too one-sided for too long to be considered anything special.
Once it was the Bearded Lady of the British game, a fascinating if grisly spectacle that was hard to take your eyes off.
Nothing about Celtic's 2-0 victory in the Scottish Cup semi-final was different. Nothing took you by surprise. It was as most people expected - a comfortable win for Celtic, a club that has motored free of Rangers in every conceivable category you can think of.
In the aftermath of the semi-final, Celtic winger Scott Sinclair said that this was one of his team's best performances of the season.
In pockets of the game, yes, it was. When Celtic were good, they were very good.
Their movement, their accuracy, their speed of thought was streets ahead of a Rangers team that set up in an attacking formation that was tantamount to a death-wish.
Caixinha hasn't been in the job long at Ibrox, but it should have been long enough to know that if you don't come to a game against Celtic in full battle mode then you can forget it.
Rangers set up like a team that thought they were Celtic's equal, like a side that believed they could play three strikers and go toe-to-toe.
They had numbers at the back and numbers up top, but that middle bit? That's kind of important as well and Rangers didn't have anything like enough of a presence in there.
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Not that it's been written yet, but you can imagine that Point A in the manual of how to beat Celtic in domestic competition is to make it a war in midfield, make Scott Brown uncomfortable so he doesn't have the run of the place as he did on Sunday.
Sinclair's comment about this being up there with Celtic's best performances was true but only to a point.
Across the whole span of the game, Celtic have played a lot better this season. This wasn't them at their relentless best.
This was a team that coasted to 2-0 then lost their intensity because subconsciously they knew the game was done. They gave up some decent chances towards the end. Therein lay one of Rangers' problems - they weren't good enough to take them when they arose.
Celtic marched on to the final and a tilt at a treble and, very possibly, an unbeaten domestic season.
Under Rodgers, they are a focused club again. They know what they are and they know what they are trying to be - a team that can continue to dominate at home while adding two or three players to propel themselves forward in Europe. There's a buoyancy there, a clarity of thought.
Across the city, it's muddled. Rangers supporters are trapped between the world they used to live in and the world they live in now.
Some fans accept their fate and have patience. Others do not.
What seems to unite all Rangers people is a knowledge that this team needs rebuilding, almost from scratch. Part of the rancour comes from the fact that there isn't sufficient funds there to rebuild it.
This wasn't how it was sold to them when King offered a vision of a war-chest and great times ahead. That vision, like the team itself, has become blurred.
The Lincoln star joins Wolf Hall novelist Hilary Mantel and fashion designer Zandra Rhodes, who are both made dames.
Dame Maggie Smith becomes a Companion of Honour. The actress joins 65 individuals recognised for "services of national importance".
American actress Angelina Jolie is being awarded an honorary damehood.
Her work to end sexual violence around the world sees her featured on the Diplomatic Service and Overseas Birthday 2014 Honours list, for exceptional service to Britain overseas.
Pianist Andras Schiff receives a knighthood for services to music, while Homeland star Damian Lewis is made an OBE.
Also on the list - released to mark the Queen's official birthday - are Beatles biographer Hunter Davies and singer and DJ Cerys Matthews.
Writer Davies is made an OBE alongside composer Talvin Singh and actress Phyllida Law, mother to actresses Emma and Sophie Thompson.
There are MBEs for BBC 6 Music host Matthews, journalist and children's book specialist Julia Eccleshare and Torchwood star John Barrowman.
David Lan, artistic director at the Young Vic, becomes a CBE.
Occupation: Actress
Honour: Companion of Honour, for services to drama
For more than six decades, Dame Maggie has honed her talents across the stage, TV and cinema, consistently winning numerous awards.
She is probably best known for early works, such as the titular role in The Pride of Miss Jean Brodie in 1969, for which she won a best actress Oscar.
A second supporting actress Oscar came in 1978 for California Suite.
Other accolades include five Baftas, three Emmys, three Golden Globes, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Tony Award.
She was made a dame in 1990 for services to the performing arts.
Smith currently stars as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, in ITV's hit drama series Downton Abbey.
It was recently announced she will star in a film version of Alan Bennett's play The Lady in the Van - a role she played on stage in 1999.
Occupation: Actor
Honour: Knighthood
Daniel Day-Lewis said he was "entirely amazed and utterly delighted in equal measure" to receive the honour.
He is known for being one of the UK's most intense and talented actors and is highly selective with his roles.
The 57-year-old puts a huge amount of preparation into his characters and often remains in character for the duration of a film's shoot.
In 2013, he made Oscar history by becoming the first man to win the best actor award three times.
The son of poet Cecil Day-Lewis and actress Jill Balcon, he won his first Academy Award in 1990 for My Left Foot, his second in 2008 for There Will Be Blood and his third last year, as President Abraham Lincoln.
He captured the public's attention with his roles in 1985 in My Beautiful Laundrette and A Room with a View, and establishing himself as a leading man in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988).
He has won further accolades for his work in In The Name of the Father, The Age of Innocence and Gangs of New York.
The actor, who has both British and Irish citizenship, has not appeared in a role on stage since he dramatically withdrew from the National Theatre production of Hamlet in 1992, citing exhaustion.
Occupation: Novelist
Honour: Damehood, for services to literature
In 2012, Hilary Mantel became the first woman and the first living British author to win the Man Booker prize twice for her historical novels Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies.
The two novels, which follow the rise of Thomas Cromwell from blacksmith's son to Henry VIII's right-hand man, also marked out Mantel as the first person to win the Booker prize for a direct sequel.
Mantel, who is working on the last part of the trilogy, The Mirror and the Light, said she was "delighted" with the honour.
"It's given for 'services to literature' but I see it not so much as a reward for the past, more as encouragement for the future. It means a great deal to have my efforts recognised, especially as I feel I've come to a new phase in my creative life.
"I hope it will please the many people who have helped, guided and encouraged me over a writing career of some 30 years."
Derbyshire-born Mantel wrote her first novel - Every Day is Mother's Day - in 1985. She has written a further 11 books on subjects as diverse as Saudi Arabia, the French Revolution and a tormented medium in 2005's Beyond Black.
She was made a CBE in 2006, but it was not until 2009's Wolf Hall that Mantel became a household name.
An Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation of the first two books is playing in London's West End, while a BBC adaptation of Wolf Hall is due next year.
Occupation: Pianist
Honour: Knighthood, for services to music
Schiff has been hailed as the greatest musician Hungary has produced since the composers Bela Bartok and Zoltan Kodaly.
Born in Budapest, he studied music in his hometown and latterly London, where he was a finalist at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1975.
He emigrated in 1979, becoming a British citizen in 2001.
Alongside his brilliance as a pianist, he has a reputation as one of the great musical thinkers. His lectures on Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas remain a central tenet of music broadcasting.
Recent awards include the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal in December 2013.
Occupation: Fashion designer
Honour: Damehood, for services to British fashion and textiles
Rhodes is instantly recognisable by her pink hair, dramatic make-up and iconic jewellery.
Once dubbed the Princess of Punk, her early outfits and bold textiles were initially spurned by the conservative British public.
She found a foothold in New York in the late 1960s when Diana Vreeland featured her garments in American Vogue, and gradually made her mark on the British market - going on to be named Designer of the Year in 1972
The late Diana, Princess of Wales, Elizabeth Taylor and Freddie Mercury have all worn her clothes. Kylie Minogue, Dame Helen Mirren and Naomi Campbell are among her current fans.
In recent years, she has diversified into set and costume design for opera, and founded the London Fashion and Textile Museum in 2003.
She was made a CBE in 1997.
Occupation: Actress, director and campaigner
Honour: Honorary damehood, for services to UK foreign policy and the campaign to end war zone sexual violence
Oscar-winning actress Jolie, who topped the UK and US box office earlier this month in Disney's Maleficent, is also special envoy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
In May 2012 she co-founded the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI) with William Hague and is described as having made an "exceptional contribution".
"To receive an honour related to foreign policy means a great deal to me, as it is what I wish to dedicate my working life to," said Jolie.
"Working on the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative and with survivors of rape is an honour in itself. I know that succeeding in our goals will take a lifetime, and I am dedicated to it for all of mine."
Jolie - who has six children with partner Brad Pitt - told BBC Breakfast last month that a life-changing trip to Sierra Leone around the time she starred in 2001's Lara Croft: Tomb Raider kick-started her humanitarian work.
"I realised how sheltered I'd been and how fortunate I was and I felt horrible for ever having been self-destructive or self-pitying... I just felt a responsibility to be a better person."
Last year the 38-year-old revealed she had chosen to have a double mastectomy after discovering she had an 86% chance of developing breast cancer.
Jolie, whose mother fought cancer for nearly a decade, has since said she is "very happy" with her decision and plans to have further surgery to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer in the near future.
The 471-bed facility, to be built at Llanfrechfa Grange, Cwmbran, is part of a plan to modernise health services run by the Aneurin Bevan Health Board and will be home to more than 40 specialist services.
When the go-ahead was given in October, the Welsh Government expected the hospital to open in 2022.
But the board now expects the doors to open to patients in spring 2021.
Health Secretary Vaughan Gething will cut the first ground on the site and announce the hospital will be known as The Grange University Hospital.
He said the "state-of-the-art" hospital would "bring together complex and more acute services onto one site".
"This will improve the quality of care for the very sickest patients," he said.
Judith Paget, the health board's chief executive, added: "It will help us to create a much improved care environment, timely access to emergency care and ensure patients get the best outcomes from their care."
Six hundred people will be employed in the construction of the hospital and once completed, it will contain 10,500 voice and data points, 13,500 light fittings, and 118 miles (190km) of cables.
The social network suspended Richard Spencer on 15 November.
Since then, he was filmed shouting: "Hail Trump, hail our people, hail victory," at a meeting, prompting some audience members to raise their arms in Nazi-style salutes.
A leading anti-racism campaigner has criticised Twitter's decision.
The technology company told the BBC that Mr Spencer had been temporarily blocked for running multiple accounts and not - as had been speculated - for hate speech offences.
"Our rules explicitly prohibit creating multiple accounts with overlapping uses," said a spokesman for the company.
"When we temporarily suspend multiple accounts for this violation, the account owner can designate one account for reinstatement."
He added that Mr Spencer's other accounts would remain blocked.
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Mr Spencer is president of the white nationalist think tank the National Policy Institute.
He has not commented about his reinstatement, beyond posting a Gif from the Terminator film alongside the words "I'm back".
He had previously accused Twitter of "purging" him and others based on their views.
These include support for the idea of "ethno-states" - nations whose citizens share a common ancestry.
Mr Spencer has denied links to neo-Nazism, and defended his supporters' arm gestures at the filmed Washington DC event, saying they were "Roman salutes" given "in the spirit of ironic exuberance".
But one critic has warned that his return to Twitter poses dangers.
"He has access to hundreds of thousands of people and can poison minds, often those of young impressionable people," said Gerry Gable, founder of the anti-fascist Searchlight magazine.
"If the the industry can't get together to put a stop to this, then governments have got to step in and take some action."
Mr Spencer was banned from visiting the UK earlier this year by the then Home Secretary, Theresa May, who suggested his views would "foster hatred which might lead to inter-community violence".
He has also been temporarily barred from visiting 26 other European countries, for taking part in an illegal meeting in Hungary in 2014.
US President-elect Donald Trump has also voiced concern.
When questioned about the alt-right meeting at which the salutes were given, Mr Trump said: "It is not a group I want to energise, and if they are energised I want to look into it and find out why... I condemn [them]. I disavow and condemn."
What is the alt-right?
Supporters of the alt-right movement differ on many points, but are generally outspoken in their attacks on multiculturalism, globalisation and immigration.
Their targets also include what they see as political correctness and feminism.
Steve Bannon - President-elect Donald Trump's chief strategist and former head of Breitbart News, which has covered the movement - defined it as "younger people who are anti-globalists, very nationalist, terribly anti-establishment".
He added that it had "some racial and anti-Semitic overtones".
The Associated Press news agency has expressed caution about using the designation.
"The term may exist primarily as a public-relations device to make its supporters' actual beliefs less clear and more acceptable to a broader audience," its staff were told last month.
"In the past, we have called such beliefs racist, neo-Nazi or white supremacist."
The UK as a whole pays in more to the EU budget than it gets back.
But research by Cardiff University shows that Wales is a net recipient of EU funds, as more EU money comes to Wales, than it effectively pays into the EU through the UK's contribution.
How do the figures break down?
According to the Cardiff University research, in 2014 Wales received £396m from European structural funds, which was invested in roads, museums, universities and other big projects.
It also received £260m from the Common Agricultural Policy, to support farmers.
Another £2m from other programmes bring the EU total to Wales in 2014 to £658m.
On the other hand, Wales contributes to the EU budget through taxation.
The Cardiff researchers calculated that was worth £414m, bringing Wales' net receipts from the EU to £245m.
Both the UK contribution to the EU budget and the funds the EU transfers to the UK vary from year to year.
Wales' receipts from the EU would therefore be slightly different in 2015, but the 2014 Cardiff University figure is a good indication of the amounts Wales receives.
Is Plaid talking about its total or net receipts from the EU?
Plaid says it would demand that the full amount of EU funding is replaced by Westminster, not the net figure.
The party says that's £680m a year, slightly higher than the 2014 figure calculated by Cardiff University.
Will Westminster pick up the tab?
During the referendum campaign, Leave campaigners, including the current Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, said all programmes in Wales would be funded at current levels until 2020, "or up to the date when the EU is due to conclude individual programmes".
But after the EU referendum, Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns announced in the House of Commons that "simply replacing what are currently EU funds with another source from Westminster misses the point".
The UK government has not laid out its funding plans for Wales after the UK leaves the EU.
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It will take over the work of the Historical Enquiries Team and will start work in January.
Its initial workload will include investigating the Bloody Sunday killings and reviewing letters sent to around 200 republican On the Runs.
Seventy officers and staff will be employed in the unit.
Chief Constable George Hamilton told Policing Board members that current financial challenges had led to a change in how the police service responded to the demands of the past and the pace at which this would take place.
The HET was set up in 2005 as a special investigative unit attached to the PSNI to re-examine the deaths of 3,260 people in Northern Ireland between 1968 and 1998.
Earlier this year the police announced that financial pressures would lead to the closure of the unit.
Last year the director of the HET Dave Cox stood down after a highly critical inspection report.
Sinn Féin said the new unit would not have public confidence.
"At today's meeting of the Policing Board the chief constable announced the HET would cease to exist on December 31 and will be replaced by a legacy investigation unit early in the new year," the party's Pat Sheehan said.
"We are very disappointed by this announcement as it is clear this new body will not be compliant with human rights legislation, particularly Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights - the right to life.
"In all our engagements with victims' groups they told us that whatever replaces the HET must be Article 2 compliant."
When the English monarch, nicknamed Richard the Lionheart, died in 1199 his heart was embalmed and buried separately from the rest of his body.
Its condition was too poor to reveal the cause of death, but the team was able to rule out a theory that he had been killed by a poisoned arrow.
The researchers were also able to find out more about the methods used to preserve his organ.
The study is published in the journal Scientific Reports.
The medieval king became known as Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a courageous military leader.
He was central to the Third Crusade, fighting against the Muslim leader Saladin.
Although he ruled England, he spent much of his time in France, and was killed there after being hit by a crossbow bolt during a siege on a castle.
After his death, his body was divided up - a common practice for aristocracy during the Middle Ages.
His entrails were buried in Chalus, which is close to Limoges in central France. The rest of his body was entombed further north, in Fontevraud Abbey, but his heart was embalmed and buried in the cathedral of Notre Dame in Rouen.
The remains of his heart - now a grey-brown powder - were locked away in a small lead box, and discovered in the 19th Century during an excavation.
But until now, they had not been studied in detail.
To find out more, a team of forensic specialists and historians performed a biological analysis.
Dr Philippe Charlier, a forensic scientist from Raymond Poincare University Hospital, in France, said: "We carried out exactly the same kind of analysis that we would perform on an exhumed body for forensic purposes.
"We did a microscopic examination, toxicological analysis and also a pollen analysis."
Time of death
The heart was too badly decomposed to confirm exactly how the king died - most historians believe gangrene or septicaemia from his wound would have been the cause.
However, another, less widespread theory put forward in a medieval chronicle is that Richard I may have been killed by an arrow coated in poison.
But Dr Charlier said his tests revealed that this probably was not the case.
"Our toxicological analysis showed no presence of any arsenic or any other metals, so we haven't found any proof of any contamination during the end of Richard the Lionheart's life," he explained.
"We have no confirmation that he would have been poisoned: there is no argument for this."
The team found pollen in the sample, including grains from poplar and bellflower. This suggests that Richard I died at the end of April, May or the beginning of June, as these plants are in flower then. In the history books, his date of death is given as 6 April 1199.
The analysis also revealed much more about the techniques that were used to preserve his heart - providing an insight into medieval religious rituals.
Dr Charlier said: "The spices and vegetables used for the embalming process were directly inspired by the ones used for the embalming of Christ.
"For example, we found frankincense. This is the only case known of using frankincense - we have never found any use of this before. This product is really devoted to very, very important persons in history."
The heart, which was wrapped in linen, also had traces of myrtle, daisy, mint and possibly lime.
The scientists think these would have been used for their smell, to give the King an "odour of sanctity", which would be "similar to Christ".
They also found mercury, which would have been used stop the heart from decomposing.
Dr Charlier said that during the post-mortem, they used up as little material as possible.
He explained: "We wanted to conserve it for the future generations.
"These are not only samples, they are also human remains and we have to respect them."
Mark Ormrod, professor in history from the University of York, said the research was extremely interesting.
"That consciousness of using very high-quality herbs and spices and other materials that are much sought after and rare does add to that sense of it being Christ-like in its quality," he said.
"Medieval kings were thought to represent the divine on Earth - they were set apart form other lay people and regarded as special and different. So that treatment of the heart strikes me as being absolutely credible."
He added that it was rare to get a forensic insight into the remains of medieval kings - and that this study and the work done on the remains of Richard III, who was recently found buried under a car park in Leicester, were unusual.
He said: "Generally speaking, when human remains are found on consecrated ground, the church, the state and the law all prevent one from undertaking any scientific analysis of them, so the opportunities to do these kinds of things are very rare."
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The most-watched launch in the show's history, it beat ITV's X Factor, which attracted an average audience of 7.5 million later in the evening.
The show paired 15 celebrities with the professional dancers who will train them for the next three weeks.
It also saw dancer Ola Jordan suffer an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction.
The Pole was paired with former athlete Iwan Thomas, who hoisted her awkwardly into the air in celebration.
"In this one second, he ripped my skirt, broke my nail and my boobs popped out," Jordan later revealed on Twitter.
Jordan, who is married to former Strictly professional dancer James Jordan, has only recently recovered from a knee injury from competing in the Channel 4 skiing series The Jump. There had been doubts over whether she could dance again.
The return of Strictly also featured the return of last year's winners Caroline Flack and her partner Pasha Kovalev, who reprised their semi-final Salsa, which received a perfect score from the judges.
Singer Jess Glynne also performed her number one single, Hold My Hand, while the class of 2015 performed their first group number.
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Terence Moore told the new inquests it was "really tight" on the terraces and described the crowd "tilting forwards" when a crush barrier broke.
His evidence focussed on the final movements of his friend Paul Hewiston, 26, who died in the disaster.
Ninety-six Liverpool fans lost their lives at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final.
The pair had travelled to Sheffield for the match with friends in a van.
Mr Moore said they were "15 or 20ft" from the fence at the front of the pen three enclosure.
He told the court: "It was just really, really tight. It was almost getting, like, a Chinese burn on your body, it was so tight.
"Paul was to the left of me. I said 'I'm going to try and get out of here'."
But he told the jury it was impossible to move.
Mr Moore said as the crush barrier broke, "my feet left the ground. I was just sort of floating with my legs behind me up in the air and my arms were trapped, one on my back, one on my front".
He said he was "jammed, lying forward" for 15 or possibly 30 minutes and Paul was on his left hand side.
"I was not aware that anyone was deceased or anything. I just heard people screaming and all different people shouting 'help us, get us out, we're getting crushed'," he said.
Mr Moore said he noticed a taller man standing nearer the front of the pen and fans were shouting 'I think he's dead, I think he's dead'.
At that point, Mr Moore said he knew people were "in a lot of trouble".
He said he believed he blacked out "at some stage" and when he woke up saw a "mountain of people" in front of him.
Mr Moore found his friend further down the terrace "on the floor... on the bottom" and said he was pale in colour and he "thought the worst" as he showed "no signs of life".
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"Somebody else was helping me to try and revive him for a few minutes. I told him it was my friend, so I was not going to leave," he told the jury.
But the man told him to go and help others because he knew what he was doing.
Mr Moore said he stayed in the pen "until everyone was gone off that terrace".
He added: "I didn't stop, I just carried on until I got to the very front - there was actually no one left, just clothes and shoes and things like that."
The jury heard how Dr Michael Hutson, Andrew Lawson and Kathleen Rose, a St John Ambulance volunteer medic, gave Mr Hewitson CPR on the pitch from around 15:22 BST.
He may also have received mouth to mouth resuscitation from Dr Paul Saddler, a junior doctor based at Doncaster Royal Infirmary.
In a statement, PC Malcolm Beaumont also described giving CPR to Mr Hewitson at the Leppings Lane end.
He was carried across the pitch on a makeshift stretcher at 15:32 BST and eventually taken into the gymnasium, where bodies were being stored, jurors heard.
Another friend of Mr Moore, Paul Walters, identified his body at 20:30 BST.
The inquests continue.
Remzi Akguc is accused of killing Hidir Aksakal, 53, who was found dead in Epping Forest, north-east London.
Mr Akguc, aged 40 and of Margery Street, Finsbury, is due before Redbridge magistrates on Saturday.
Turkish national Mr Aksakal lived in Margate, Kent, but had close links to the Green Lanes area of Haringey, north London, where he previously lived.
Also known as Boxer Cetin and Musa Yakut, he was last seen in Green Lanes in the early hours of 17 August.
A post-mortem examination showed Mr Aksakal, whose body was found on 9 September, died from gunshot wounds.
A 22-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder has been released on police bail.
All secondary schools in the area will be disrupted by the two-day strike which will end on Thursday.
Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) have already carried out two one-day strikes.
The dispute centres on a plan to cut the number of principal teachers and run departments together as faculties.
Some teachers fear the move will add to their workloads and are concerned about what could happen in the long term to the pay of principal teachers who do not get one of the new posts.
West Dunbartonshire Council has said the system it is planning is already in use at a number of schools across Scotland.
Earlier this month the union rejected a proposal by the council to settle the dispute.
It had suspended a third set of strikes earlier this month to ballot members on a revised offer from the council.
EIS general secretary Larry Flanagan said: "EIS members in West Dunbartonshire are determined to stand firm against the authority's plans to cut principal teacher posts in secondary schools.
"These changes would have a detrimental impact on the operation of secondary school departments, and a negative effect on learning and teaching activity in secondary schools."
He added: "The EIS will have picket lines in place at all West Dunbartonshire secondary schools and will be holding a campaign rally today at Clydebank Town Hall, which we have invited representatives of all main political parties to attend.
"We will be asking each political party to share its views on these proposals and, in particular, the EIS will continue to urge the ruling Labour party group in West Dunbartonshire to abandon these unpopular plans once and for all."
A council spokeswoman said: "Following months of negotiations, proposals were jointly developed with the EIS to address all of the points the union raised in relation to the new management structure.
"We believed this compromise, which would have introduced an additional 18 principal teachers and two centrally-deployed staff, would bring the dispute to a positive end for the benefit of our young people, parents and staff."
She added: "More than 50% of our secondary school staff have not supported this strike action. We urge the EIS to reconsider the significant compromise that has been offered."
The row centres on moves to cut the number of principal teachers of individual subjects.
Instead there would be so-called "faculty heads", whose roles would cover a number of subjects.
For instance, a school might have one "head of humanities" in charge of subjects such as English and modern languages.
Further strikes are set to take place on Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 April.
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane twice went close to opening the scoring on his return to St Mary's before the break, only to be denied by a superb Fraser Forster save and Virgil van Dijk's last-ditch block.
Brazilian duo Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino missed good chances when clear on goal, while another former Saint, Nathaniel Clyne, headed wide late on.
Perhaps affected by the international break, Liverpool lacked the fluency that has characterised their impressive start to the season.
However, they were also met with a resolute Southampton defence.
The hosts had chances of their own, with Charlie Austin heading Cedric Soares' cross wide, but defeat would have been harsh on Liverpool who remain ahead of second-placed Manchester City by virtue of scoring more goals.
This fixture has gained added interest in recent years, with Liverpool spending almost £100m on buying some of Southampton's best players.
Croatia centre-back Lovren, who cost the Reds £20m when he moved from the South Coast, is one of those players and he enjoyed a relatively comfortable afternoon.
Right-back Clyne was a constant threat on the overlap, only to spurn the chance to punish his former side by heading substitute Daniel Sturridge's cross well wide on 80 minutes.
Lively Senegal forward Mane came close to ensuring a triumphant return for the Saints' old boys but his curling first-time effort from Georginio Wijnaldum's pass was tipped over brilliantly by Forster.
The impressive Van Dijk also made a crucial block before Mane faded after the break.
It was perhaps Adam Lallana - the former Saint who was not on the pitch - whose absence was most keenly felt by Liverpool.
The in-form midfielder was injured on England duty during the week and Liverpool lacked the cohesion he brings to their prolific attacking triumvirate.
Southampton kept their opponents quiet in the first half, despite the previous three meetings between the two sides producing 14 goals.
Liverpool only burst into life following Mane's two chances at the end of the first 45, and that marked the start of a flurry of Liverpool chances after the break.
Coutinho took an unusually laboured touch when clear through to allow Jose Fonte to recover, before the Brazilian turned provider with a deft throughball to Firmino, only for his compatriot to poke wide when unmarked 10 yards out.
Liverpool, however, will be pleased to secure only their second clean sheet of the season against a Saints side who did not register a single shot on target.
Despite breaking Liverpool's own winning streak of four games, a point means Saints are now without a win in four Premier League games.
The Dutch defender had one nervy moment, appearing to pull Firmino's shirt on the edge of the area to prevent the Brazilian going through, but referee Mark Clattenburg quickly waved away Liverpool's protests.
Otherwise he was excellent, making a key block on former team-mate Mane and ensuring his fellow defenders were never overwhelmed by Liverpool's attacking talents.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp: "We could have won the game, but in the end I am happy with performance. It was an away game at Southampton and a good performance - with a clean sheet.
"Usually you lose in game like this, because body language is such you end up doing something different and giving one chance away and they score.
"When you are ready for work then you deserve the minimum of a draw. Not the best day in our life, but for sure not the worst.
"It is tight at the top but not only for us. That is good. All teams are the same. This league is tough and we are here because of this and we like it."
Southampton boss Claude Puel: "I think it was a good performance today. We played against a very good team with good players.
"It was difficult to play against them because they work very well with a lot of the ball. So it was important to keep discipline to get a point.
"We have 15 international players and it is difficult to work without these players during the break. However, what we showed was a good spirit, attitude and discipline. We tried to play good football but it was difficult against this team."
Match ends, Southampton 0, Liverpool 0.
Second Half ends, Southampton 0, Liverpool 0.
Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Sadio Mané.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Oriol Romeu.
Attempt blocked. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Sturridge.
Hand ball by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
Attempt missed. James Milner (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Fraser Forster.
Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt blocked. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
Attempt missed. Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Sturridge with a cross.
Substitution, Southampton. Harrison Reed replaces Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
Substitution, Liverpool. Daniel Sturridge replaces Emre Can.
Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool).
Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Emre Can (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho with a cross.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Milner.
Substitution, Southampton. Jay Rodriguez replaces Charlie Austin.
Hand ball by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton).
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton).
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Sofiane Boufal.
Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
Attempt missed. Emre Can (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
Virgil van Dijk (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
José Fonte (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cédric Soares (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Cédric Soares (Southampton).
Attempt missed. Charlie Austin (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Charlie Austin.
Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Southampton).
Offside, Liverpool. Nathaniel Clyne tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
Posh, beaten 5-1 at Bury in their previous away game, were defeated 2-0 by a side that only had 13 League One goals all season prior to the match.
"We were poor from minute one. The Bury result was a 5-1 defeat, but we never folded like (against Oldham)," he said.
"That's probably the worst I've seen us under my management. I'm disgusted with the performance to be honest."
Second-half goals from Paul Green and Ryan McLaughlin, their first for the Latics, gave the second-from-bottom hosts victory over a Posh side currently just four points outside the play-off places.
McCann, who became manager in May, continued to BBC Radio Cambridgeshire: "Without me being too critical, because I'll take responsibility, I'm the manager, on the whole the character this season has been good. It wasn't against Oldham.
"We lacked energy, tempo, anything about us. We were launching hopeless balls into their box into centre-halves like Anthony Gerrard and Peter Clarke who've been around this league and just head things away.
"I toyed with making changes to freshen it up, but I gave them another shot because they won the game. I'm possibly regretting that decision now."
A family spokesperson said she died at a Boca Raton hospice after suffering from cancer.
Before and after marrying Nat in 1948, Maria Cole had her own singing career, performing with greats such as Count Basie and Duke Ellington.
After her husband died in 1965, also from cancer, she created the Cole Cancer Foundation.
Born in Boston in 1922, Maria moved to North Carolina as child after her mother died. She later moved to New York to pursue a music career.
Duke Ellington heard recordings of her singing and hired her as a vocalist with his orchestra.
She stayed with him until 1946 when she went solo at the city's Club Zanzibar as an opening act for the Mills Brothers.
It was there she met her future husband, and she continued to travel and perform with Nat throughout the 1950s.
Her children, Natalie, Timolin and Casey Cole, said in a joint statement: "Our mum was in a class all by herself.
"She epitomised class, elegance, and truly defined what it is to be a real lady. She died how she lived - with great strength, courage and dignity, surrounded by her loving family."
Radio, the main source of entertainment and news, is losing audiences to TV.
By early 2014 there were 68 private TV stations, operating alongside national state TV and 22 state-owned provincial channels. There are 174 radio stations, 47 of them in Kabul.
The government has signed a deal with Paris-based Eutelsat to deploy a satellite for Afghanistan's use. This will help Afghan broadcasters to reach all corners of the country.
Hundreds of press titles publish under a wide range of ownerships - from the government, provincial political-military powers and private owners to foreign and NGO sponsors.
Australian-Afghan Moby Group operates some leading stations, including Tolo (Sunrise) TV and Arman FM.
Much of the output on private TVs consists of imported Turkish and Indian music shows and serials, and programmes modelled on Western formats. Tolo TV is the most popular national station.
Journalists "routinely face violence, threats, and intimidation by security forces and officials", says Freedom House (2013).
Laws ban material that is deemed to be against Islamic law and some private stations have angered religious conservatives. TV stations self-censor, and often partially-pixelate images of women.
Foreign-based or foreign-funded radios broadcast in Kabul, including the BBC (89 FM), Radio France Internationale, Deutsche Welle and US-backed networks Radio Free Afghanistan (broadcasting as Azadi Radio) and the Voice of America, which brands in Dari and Pashto as Radio Ashna ("Friend").
BBC World Service is available on FM in other major cities, and on shortwave across Afghanistan.
Newspaper readership has seen a significant leap, from almost nil under Taliban rule. Newspapers tend to reflect more openly on domestic developments than do broadcasters.
Internet access is limited and computer literacy and ownership rates are low. In 2014, 6% of Afghans were using the internet, according to InternetLiveStats.com.
Facebook is used by some younger Afghans and the political elite. But limited and expensive internet access acts as a brake on social media use.
The 24-year-old is thought to be the first in the world to have a baby after having an ovary frozen before the onset of puberty.
Moaza Al Matrooshi, whose son was delivered at the privately-run Portland Hospital yesterday, told the BBC: "It's like a miracle.
"We've been waiting so long for this result - a healthy baby."
Her doctor, Sara Matthews, a consultant in gynaecology and fertility, said she was overjoyed for the family - and delighted by the hope it offered to others too.
"This is a huge step forward. We know that ovarian tissue transplantation works for older women, but we've never known if we could take tissue from a child, freeze it and make it work again."
Doctors say it will give hope to many other girls and young women who risk losing the chance of motherhood as a result of treatment for cancer, blood or immune disorders.
Moaza Al Matrooshi, who is from Dubai, was born with beta thalassaemia, an inherited blood disorder that is fatal if untreated.
She needed chemotherapy, which damages the ovaries, before receiving a bone marrow transplant from her brother at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.
So, prior to treatment, when she was nine years old, she had her right ovary removed in an operation in Leeds, where the tissue was frozen.
Fragments of her ovarian tissue were mixed with cryo-protective agents and slowly reduced in temperature to minus 196C, before being stored under liquid nitrogen.
Last year, surgeons in Denmark transplanted five slivers of the ovarian tissue back into her body - four were stitched on to her failed left ovary and one on to the side of her uterus.
Moaza had been going through the menopause. But after the transplant, her hormone levels began returning to normal, she began ovulating and her fertility was restored.
In order to maximise the chances of having a child, Moaza and her husband Ahmed underwent IVF treatment.
From the eight eggs that were collected, three embryos were produced, two of which were implanted earlier this year.
Moaza said: "I always believed that I would be a mum and that I would have a baby.
"I didn't stop hoping and now I have this baby - it is a perfect feeling."
She also thanked her mother, whose idea it was to save her young daughter's ovarian tissue so that she might be able to have a family in the future.
Dr Sara Matthews, who conducted the fertility treatment, said: "Within three months of re-implanting her ovarian tissue, Moaza went from being menopausal to having regular periods again.
"She basically became a normal woman in her 20s with normal ovary function."
Prof Helen Picton, who leads the division of reproduction and early development at the University of Leeds, carried out the ovary freezing.
She told me: "This is incredibly encouraging. Moaza is a pioneer and was one of the first patients we helped back in 2001, before any baby had been born from ovary tissue preservation.
"Worldwide more than 60 babies have been born from women who had their fertility restored, but Moaza is the first case from pre-pubertal freezing and the first from a patient who had treatment for beta thalassaemia."
Researchers in Leeds have been at the forefront of ovarian tissue freezing.
In 1999 scientists from Leeds were instrumental in performing the world's first transplant of frozen ovarian tissue.
Prof Picton said that in Europe alone, several thousand girls and young women now had frozen ovarian tissue in storage.
This is usually done prior to patients receiving chemotherapy or radiation treatment, both of which damage fertility.
Moaza still has one embryo in storage as well as two remaining pieces of ovarian tissue.
She told me she definitely plans to have another baby in the future.
Earlier this year a cancer patient from Edinburgh became the first UK woman to give birth following a transplant of her frozen ovary tissue.
The mother, who conceived naturally, wished to remain anonymous.
Last year a woman in Belgium gave birth using ovarian tissue frozen when she was 13.
Unlike Moaza, she had begun going through puberty when her ovary was removed.
The first woman in the world to give birth following the transplantation of her own ovarian tissue was in Belgium in 2004.
The Guangzhou Grandview Aquarium said it wanted to take in giant pandas among thousands of other animals.
The aquarium was criticised internationally after footage emerged of Pizza living in cramped conditions unsuitable for his species.
A UK wildlife park's offer to rehouse the bear was recently dismissed.
The aquarium has been at the centre of controversy after it opened in January inside a shopping mall.
The mall told the BBC it was planning an indoor zoo, about 5,900 sq m in size, which will house pandas and white tigers among other animals.
It is already home to beluga whales, walrus calves, a wolf and arctic foxes.
"It concerns me that they're trying to house any large mammals within the shopping centre," said Welfare Director Dave Neals of Animals Asia, an animal charity that has been petitioning to close down the site.
"I don't believe there would be enough space or that they would be able to provide adequately for those animals,"
Pizza lives in a small enclosure, with a constant stream of visitors taking photos or tapping on its glass exhibit.
Animals Asia said the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, home to a specially created polar bear habitat, offered to house Pizza but was turned down.
Mr Neale called this decision "disappointing".
"It was an opportunity for them to actually do something that was going to improve the bear's welfare and ultimately there's very little you can do within that type of enclosure to make that type of bear happy and healthy," he told the BBC.
The owners of the indoor zoo in Guangzhou insist they have made improvements to the park since July.
But Animals Asia said conditions were still cramped, with "nothing natural".
The mall said it had submitted its expansion plans to the authorities, and hopes to finish building work by 2017.
Christian Doidge put the Daggers ahead inside the first minute, volleying home from Oliver Muldoon's lofted ball.
Joe Worrall met a deep Ashley Hemmings corner to nod in a second soon after.
Ayina's deflected effort gave the hosts late hope before Wilkinson pounced with a tap-in finish after goalkeeper Mark Cousins parried Alex Rodman's shot.
Wilkinson and Ayina were among three strikers signed by Newport on Thursday.
Newport County manager Warren Feeney told BBC Radio Wales: "Yes, you want three points in every game but it was a fantastic comeback and that was the thing that pleased me.
I'm disappointed with the goals we conceded and we got off to the worst possible start.
"But I believed in the players. Their fitness levels have improved and I thought by the end there was only going to one team to win it. "
Dagenham & Redbridge assistant manager Ian Culverhouse told BBC Radio London:
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"We asked for a fast start and they delivered. To be two goals up in the first 10 to 15 minutes was tremendous for them.
"We had a couple of opportunities in the second half as well where we broke really quickly, but the final product was just not there.
"The way we defended and the attitude of the players was superb.
"The equaliser has killed us but we will analyse it and come again stronger. We are adding building blocks all the time.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) said the ban related to the re-testing of samples taken at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.
The implementation of a one-year ban must first be ratified by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
"Only clean athletes should be able to compete," an IWF statement said.
Weightlifting's governing body has yet to name the athletes whose samples have been re-tested.
The IWF announced it would hand bans to "national federations confirmed to have produced three or more anti-doping rule violations in the combined re-analysis process" of samples taken from Beijing 2008 and London 2012.
The statement followed confirmation last week that four London 2012 Olympic weightlifting champions from Kazakhstan, including four-time world champion Ilya Ilyin, had tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
Six other lifters who competed at the 2012 Games have also tested positive after hundreds of samples were reanalysed.
Last week, the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) decided not to lift the suspension of Russian track and field athletes, which was imposed in November following accusations of state-sponsored doping.
On Tuesday, the IOC opened the door for some athletes to go to this summer's Olympic Games, if they could prove they were clean.
They met playing at primary school level and ended up with one of the most enduring and solidly successful managerial partnerships in Scottish football.
From schoolmates at Musselburgh Grammar, through their respective playing careers, they joined forces at Berwick Rangers. Jefferies' appointment as manager at Shielfield Park might have been the end rather than the beginning, since his initial instinct was to appoint another friend, Lindsay Muir, as his assistant.
Muir, a former Hibernian player, was not ready to stop playing, though, and when Brown phoned to congratulate Jefferies and offer help if he ever needed it, a managerial team was established.
There was little time to become accustomed to the demands of the job. Berwick were Scotland's bottom club and needed to be revived. "We went 22 games without defeat," Brown recalls, "and still finished second bottom."
The catalyst for the team's run was John 'Yogi' Hughes. The management team decided to adopt Wimbledon-style tactics, and move the centre-back up front.
"We went to Cowdenbeath and we drew 3-3," Jefferies said. "Yogi got a hat-trick and two centre-halves were taken to hospital.
"We played the league leaders on the Saturday at Berwick and we drew 4-4. The two centre-halves were taken to the hospital there and Yogi scored another hat-trick. He was a hardy boy."
Strong individuals were important to Jefferies and Brown. They were never afraid to take on challenging personalities, as they showed when they moved to Falkirk and signed the likes of Ian McCall and Simon Stainrod, as well as bringing Hughes back to Scotland from Swansea and also capturing Maurice Johnston and Frank McAvennie.
When Hearts came calling in 1995, though, Jefferies could not resist. The job that he took on turned out to be one of drastic rebuilding, although he understood that was required.
"The players had a terrific career at Hearts, but in 10 years they had five managers, good managers, people who had been successful," Jefferies said.
"It needed someone strong enough to go in and change it."
Hearts fell to the bottom of the league following a defeat at Falkirk - a result gleefully celebrated by the home support - and Jefferies and Brown, standing in the toilet off the away dressing room at Brockville, decided the time was right to blood some of the club's promising young players and sign some fresh talent, including French goalkeeper Gilles Rousset and Italian defender Pasquale Bruno.
"I said, 'that's it, I've had enough, I'm going to make changes'," Jefferies said.
"[The young players] had five years of winning the reserve league twice and winning the reserve cup. I said, 'let's see if they're good enough or not', and we never looked back."
The mood at the club instantly changed and Hearts ended the season fourth in the league and in the Scottish Cup final, which they lost 5-1 to Rangers.
The progress continued, although there was another defeat by Rangers in the Scottish League Cup final. Those defeats, and a series in the league the following season, all contributed to Jefferies and Brown's greatest triumph, though - the 1998 Scottish Cup final against the Ibrox side.
"I gave [the players] a fact: we'd played Rangers four times in the league and had a lot of plaudits for the way we'd played but they'd scored 13 goals against us in four matches," Jefferies said.
"So we needed to change the way we played. Our plan was to let them attack us."
A defensive mindset turned out to be ideal. Hearts scored in the opening two minutes and went on to lift the cup, sparking memorable scenes of celebration back in Edinburgh that night and the following day when the team paraded the trophy in an open-top bus.
"When I got up the next morning I was pretty rough," Jefferies said. "So when I came down, [the hotel had] a little shop and I said, 'you've not got a Resolve have you'?
"This was about half-eight in the morning, and they said, 'no, but Boots in Shandwick Place is open'.
"The place was dead, nobody about, then one person coming along the road, head down.
"He'd be about in his 60s or something, long coat on, long scarf, and I said, 'you've had a good night then'.
"He just half-looked up and said, 'have I had a good night? God bless that Jim Jefferies'. And he walked past me."
There was a frustrating spell at Bradford, seven-and-a-half mostly happy years at Kilmarnock, then a second spell at Tynecastle.
Their careers were underpinned by a sense of sound management and team building, even if their ferocious presences on the touchline left the impression that every instruction was hollered in anger.
"Everybody just thinks we shouted all the time," Brown said. "We did it for a purpose, not just because we had lost the rag.
"Every day I worked with Jim was a pleasure. Jim was one of the best man-managers you could meet.
"I did my part at the club and he did his. I regret not one single day, and I miss it like anything."
PC Greg Taylor said he accidentally shot the officer in the forehead with the spray for speaking during a police briefing he was leading in Northampton.
A panel at a police disciplinary hearing found him guilty of misconduct but cleared him of gross misconduct.
He was given a final written warning which will remain on his file for 18 months.
Prosecuting solicitor David Ring told the panel there had been a stand-off between PC Taylor, who had been acting as a sergeant, and another officer in the team.
Mr Ring said: "He (PC Taylor) said if he did not stop talking he would spray him."
He said the second officer, who cannot be named, challenged PC Taylor at Campbell Square police station in Northampton on 22 June.
"In an element of bravado, he dared him to spray him and he took off his glasses to give him a clear shot," Mr Ring said.
"PC Taylor removed the cap and depressed the plunger in short bursts. It hit him in the forehead.
"Everyone in the room thought it was extremely funny."
PC Taylor, 37, told the hearing that he had not intended to fire the spray, which is used to incapacitate suspects, and that he had been stupid.
He said: "I hate to use the word banter but there is a culture of wit and mockery."
Assistant Chief Constable Rachel Swann, who chaired the panel, found him guilty of misconduct.
She said he had been "irresponsible and foolish" but had not breached standards of honesty.
The panel said his actions "fell well below" that expected of a police officer.
Madrid, who rested Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema, took the lead with an own goal by ex-West Brom defender Gianni Zuiverloon.
Marco Asensio and Alvaro Morata scored twice each, making them Real's joint top scorers this season with five.
Nacho scored a stunning flying volley to make it 6-0, with Benja puling one back before Mariano's late strike.
The second leg at the Bernabeu is on Wednesday, 30 November.
Real played their first leg a month before everyone else because of their involvement in the Fifa World Club Cup in December, as did Barcelona last season.
The 31-year-old won two caps between 2008 and 2009 and has played in all three divisions of the English Football League, as well as the Chinese Super League and Cypriot top flight.
He was on the scoresheet when AEL Limassol beat Marseille 3-0 in a Europa League tie in 2012.
He has previously played for Dagenham & Redbridge, Charlton Athletic and Shanghai Dongya.
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A remarkable race that featured three safety cars and several crashes, including clashes between team-mates, was won by Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo.
Vettel was given a 10-second stop-go penalty for swerving into Hamilton's Mercedes as they prepared for a restart at the end of one of three safety car periods in Baku.
But the time Hamilton lost being forced to pit for a new head restraint put him behind Vettel. He followed him past a number of cars as they recovered positions, and closed up as the race entered its final lap, but the Englishman was not able to pass.
Hamilton ended up finishing fifth, a place behind Ferrari's Vettel, and lost two points to the German. He is 14 points behind after eight of 20 races.
Hamilton's Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas, who was last and lapped after the first lap, passed Williams driver Lance Stroll for second on the final straight as the 18-year-old Canadian scored his first podium in his eighth race after a mature drive.
The controversial incident between Hamilton and Vettel happened as they prepared for the restart after the second safety car period.
Vettel ran into the back of Hamilton as he accelerated out of Turn 15, the penultimate corner, damaging his front wing. The German then pulled alongside Hamilton's Mercedes and drove into it, banging wheels.
Vettel told his team over the radio that he believed Hamilton had deliberately slowed, saying: "He brake-tested me. What the hell is going on?"
Hamilton told his Mercedes engineers: "Vettel literally just came alongside me and hit me."
When he was told of the penalty, Vettel said: "Tell me when I did dangerous driving." Ferrari told him they would discuss it after the race.
Hamilton said over the radio, addressing his remarks directly at race director Charlie Whiting, that he believed a 10-second penalty was "not enough for driving behaviour like that - you know that, Charlie."
Before the stewards delivered their verdict on Vettel's driving, Hamilton's race had already fallen apart.
He had controlled it from the start, despite the chaos behind him, and was leading Vettel by 2.5 seconds after 28 of 51 laps when the cockpit head restraint padding that protects the drivers from impacts began to lift on the straight.
His race engineer asked him to try to push it back down again but he was unable to force it into position and Mercedes were ordered to pit Hamilton to fix a restraint into position.
He rejoined in eighth place and fought his way up past Esteban Ocon's Force India, McLaren's Fernando Alonso and Haas driver Kevin Magnussen before the end.
Ricciardo was handed victory by the problems of Hamilton and Vettel but he also had to earn it.
He dropped to 17th early in the race with an unscheduled pit stop to clear debris from his brake ducts - but fought his way back up to 10th by the time of the first safety car period.
The chaos of the next two promoted him to fifth, thanks to some aggressive overtaking by the Australian, between Stroll and the other Williams of Felipe Massa, then he passed Stroll into Turn One at the final restart as Massa dropped out with a broken damper.
Stroll hung on for a few laps but Ricciardo eventually edged away to win by four seconds as Stroll was caught by Bottas on the final straight after a superb recovery by the Finn.
Bottas had been lapped at the end of the first lap following a collision between himself and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen at the second corner, Bottas bouncing over the kerb and into his fellow Finn, damaging both cars.
But the first safety car period allowed him to un-lap himself and he drove well to pick his way through the field after that.
The first safety car period happened because of a mundane reason - Daniil Kvyat's Toro Rosso had broken down and stopped in a dangerous place and needed to be recovered.
But it set up a domino effect at the restarts.
At the first attempt to restart on lap 17, Vettel was challenged for second by Force India's Sergio Perez, and behind them the second Force India of Esteban Ocon and Raikkonen were side by side with the Finn losing some bodywork.
That and a number of other brushes between cars left debris on the track and the race was immediately stopped for it to be cleared.
The safety car was out for another two laps, but just before the second restart Hamilton and Vettel clashed.
Then, as the race restarted, the Force India drivers collided as they tried to accelerate out of Turn two side by side, creating a whole load more debris, and the safety car was immediately deployed again.
The incident is likely to cause further recriminations at the team, where there was a dispute about team orders at the previous race in Canada.
Two laps later, Alonso went on to the radio to say the race should be red-flagged because there was so much debris. "This circuit is too fast to have this risk," he said.
Shortly afterwards, the red flag was thrown and the race stopped for 15 minutes.
At the restart Nico Hulkenberg looked set for a strong finish in the Renault, running sixth and threatening Magnussen, but he made a critical error in misjudging Turn Seven, breaking his right front wheel on the inside wall.
Ocon recovered from the clash with Perez to take a solid sixth ahead of Magnussen, Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz and Alonso, who scored McLaren-Honda's first points of the season despite losing battery power in the closing laps.
Ricciardo's team-mate Max Verstappen retired early from fourth place with an engine failure.
They described their visit to Stutthof as "shattering", saying the site is a "terrible reminder of the cost of war".
The royal couple met five Holocaust survivors at the camp near Gdansk, where 65,000 people were killed by the Nazis in World War Two.
The five-day tour of Poland and Germany will see the Cambridges also visit Berlin and Heidelberg.
Prince George, three, and Princess Charlotte, two, have accompanied their parents on the trip.
During their visit to Stutthof, William and Catherine met British survivors Manfred Goldberg and Zigi Shipper, both 87.
As a teenager, Mr Goldberg spent more than eight months as a slave worker in Stutthof. There he met Mr Shipper, who had previously been at Auschwitz.
Days before the war ended, the camp was abandoned and prisoners were sent on a death march to the German town of Neustadt. The pair - both 15 at the time - were liberated at Neustadt on 3 May 1945. They later moved to the UK, where they remained friends.
Mr Goldberg said he was "extremely nervous" about returning to the camp, adding: "I agonised before I agreed to come here, because I felt I'd put it all behind me.
"In 1946 when I was a youngster I was admitted to England, I didn't dream I would ever have the privilege of shaking the hand of a future King of this country."
A message left in the visitors' book, which both the duke and duchess signed, said: "We were intensely moved by our visit to Stutthof, which has been the scene of so much terrible pain, suffering and death.
"All of us have an overwhelming responsibility to make sure that we learn the lessons and that the horror of what happened is never forgotten and never repeated."
The royal couple then met Poland's first democratically-elected president, Lech Walesa, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 for leading Solidarity - the party that helped bring to an end communism in Poland.
Prince William and Catherine had a tour of the European Solidarity Centre, which represents the movement Mr Walesa championed, before laying roses at the Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970.
The memorial - made up of three 42m steel crosses - was unveiled in 1980, to commemorate the 44 people who died during anti-communist riots.
In Germany later this week, Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold a private meeting with the royal couple in Berlin before they visit the city's famous landmark, the Brandenburg Gate.
The duke and duchess will also visit Berlin's Holocaust museum and memorial.
A boat race is planned in the German city of Heidelberg, which is twinned with Cambridge.
William and Catherine will cox opposing rowing teams in the race with crews from Cambridge and Heidelberg.
On the second day of the Polish leg of the tour, the royal couple joined a street party at Gdansk's central market square, where they were offered Goldwasser - a Gdansk liqueur - and traditional Polish pierogi dumplings.
They also visited the Gdansk Shakespeare theatre, opened in 2014, which has the Prince of Wales as patron.
The businessman, who is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for president, has been strongly criticised by two of his Republican rivals.
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham said Mr Trump acted inappropriately and he should apologise.
Mr Trump has cancelled his appearance at a big Republican event on Friday.
His campaign team said he was pulling out of the Heritage Foundation because of a "significant business transaction" that needed his attention.
The criticism has been piling up since a man at Mr Trump's rally in New Hampshire on Thursday night prefaced a question by saying Mr Obama was a Muslim and "not even an American".
The supporter went on to say: "We have a problem in this country - it's called Muslims."
Mr Trump let it go unchallenged and within a few hours, Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton said his failure to denounce "hateful rhetoric" was "disturbing and wrong".
And on Friday his Republican competitors for the nomination waded into the row.
"He's playing into this hateful narrative and he has to set it right," said Mr Graham, who said he would never question the president's faith or patriotism.
Leaders have an "obligation" to correct such statements, said New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
"If somebody at one of my town hall meetings said that, I would correct them and I would say, 'The president's a Christian and he was born in this country. Those two things are self-evident,'" said Mr Christie.
The White House also responded. Spokesman Josh Earnest said: "Mr Trump isn't the first Republican politician to countenance these views to gain votes."
The monitors, which often take the form of sensors fitted to clothing or nappies, measure signs such as heart rate and breathing during sleep.
The data is shared with a phone app.
The doctors spoke out after seeing babies being brought to A&E after smart-monitor false alarms.
The team from the Children's Hospital in Philadelphia said the devices should be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
One brand they mentioned was Owlet, which sells a $250 (£199) monitor that tracks sleeping babies' heart rates and oxygen levels via a sensor concealed inside his or her sock.
It says on its website that it has already submitted a medical version to the FDA for approval.
"For most healthy babies there is not a role for home monitoring at all," said neonatologist Dr Elizabeth Foglia, one of the authors of the opinion piece published by the American Medical Association journal Jamanet (subscription).
"All the data we have so far suggests monitoring healthy infants at home has not been shown to reduce the risk of Sids [Sudden Infant Death Syndrome].
"There are few classes of babies for whom it would be appropriate to go home with a medical monitor - and a physician would prescribe that monitor."
While the makers of the devices are very clear that they cannot prevent Sids (also known as cot death), they say the devices monitor a number of warning signs.
Dr Foglia, Dr Christopher Bonafide and Dr David Jamison wrote that they were concerned that the publicly available devices, while intended to alleviate parental anxiety, could end up causing more distress.
"By continuously monitoring healthy infants, parents will inevitably experience some alarms for conditions that are not life-threatening, including false-positive alarms... and true-positive alarms for events that are not clinically important," they said.
"Healthy infants have occasional oxygen de-saturations to less than 80% without consequence, and these monitors could increase the risk of over-diagnosis and potential harm if these innocuous events generate alarms."
The devices have proved popular with parents.
"It is unsurprising that new parents are seduced into buying new gadgets for their babies and as technology evolves there is a growing array of monitoring products," said Ben Wood, analyst at CCS Insight.
"New parents are low-hanging fruit for gadget-makers because they want to give their babies the best start in life.
"The problem is that in the age of the 'worried well' such products can end up leading to false alarms that can alarm parents and place even more pressure on already stretched health services."
11 November 2016 Last updated at 08:26 GMT
There'll be a 'supermoon' visible in the sky over the UK overnight on Sunday 13 November.
The moon will look bigger and brighter than normal.
This happens when there's a full moon and the moon is at a point during its orbit where it is particularly close to Earth.
This weekend's 'supermoon' is set to be the biggest for almost seventy years.
Prof Tim O'Brien from the University of Manchester came into the studio to talk to Ricky about how you can see the supermoon.
Popeyes, whose fans include pop singer Beyonce, began 45 years ago as a Southern-fried "Chicken on the Run" restaurant in a New Orleans suburb.
The chain now has more that 2,600 outlets, mainly in the US.
Restaurant Brands, which includes the Tim Hortons chain, has more than 20,000 outlets in more than 100 countries.
The $1.8bn deal will see Popeyes shareholders get $79 for each share they hold. Media speculation about the sale began on 10 February, Restaurant Brands said in a statement.
Daniel Schwartz, the chief executive of Restaurant Brands, said: "We look forward to taking an already very strong brand and accelerating its pace of growth and opening new restaurants in the US and around the world."
Restaurant Brands was formed in 2014, when 3G Capital-backed Burger King acquired Canadian coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons for $11bn.
The fast food giant said it would pay for the Popeyes deal with "cash in hand" and financing from JP Morgan and Wells Fargo.
The obstinate bird caused a bottleneck on the M27 in Hampshire when it swanned onto the eastbound carriageway, blocking two lanes.
After a failed attempt to fly away, the swan was rescued and "safely taken away", Highways England said.
Swan Lifeline said the birds can often mistake roads for rivers in wet weather.
Highways England tweeted a picture of the bird holding up traffic at junction 11, near Fareham, at about 08:00 GMT.
The agency tweeted: "Two lanes are closed on the #M27 eastbound within J11 due to a stubborn swan on the carriageway!"
Swan Lifeline is working with the RSPCA and Hampshire Police, which sent officers to the scene.
It has advised the force to take the swan to a rescue centre near Portsmouth.
Manager Richard Stokes said: "Swans think the motorway is a river when it has been raining and the tarmac is wet, which is why it was running up and down the carriageway."
Recently, the rescue of a swan from a motorway in Gloucestershire by two police officers was likened to something out of spoof film Hot Fuzz, after they posted a selfie with the bird in their vehicle.
Other animals have also caused chaos by wandering into unexpected places, including last month when a cow blocked a rail line between Southampton and Brockenhurst.
But the full-back could be called up as injury cover if required and provided he proves his fitness.
The 27-year-old has not played since September and was omitted from Gatland's 35-man tour squad.
"We've spoken to Leigh and we've picked a standby list and he's part of that," said Gatland.
"He understands he does need some games and he's happy to be on a standby list."
Wales face England at Twickenham on 29 May before travelling to play three Tests against the World champions and a midweek game against Waikato Chiefs.
Halfpenny had surgery on a knee after suffering an injury playing for Wales against Italy on 5 September.
His return has been delayed, though Gatland said he was expected to be back in action for Toulon soon.
"He hasn't been involved in rugby since September and his return to play isn't too far away, he's started some running now," Gatland said.
"Maybe there's a possibility he'll get a few games for Toulon and maybe the potential to call him in later in the tour if there are injuries and he does get some form back."
Gatland said he had no discussion with Toulon over releasing Halfpenny after the French club's owner Mourad Boudjellal said the player would not be paid by the club if he toured with Wales.
"We cross that bridge when we come to it," added Gatland.
"At the moment there isn't any issue because Leigh isn't in the squad.
"One of the great things about Leigh is his priority is to play for Wales.
"We're conscious of making sure that relationship between the clubs and us will stay as positive as it can be because you don't want players in the middle of rows between countries and clubs because there's only one loser in that and that's the players."
Racing 92 lock Luke Charteris and Clermont Auvergne centre Jonathan Davies are also likely to be involved in French domestic play-offs, but have been named in Wales' tour squad.
The French Top 14 final will be played on 24 June, the eve of Wales' third and final Test against the All Blacks in Dunedin.
Wales have first call on the players during an World Rugby-sanctioned international window, and Gatland said the fact both players were leaving France at the end of the season "put a different slant" on the situation.
'Sea Music' was given to the town by the sculptor in 1991, but had suffered from salt corrosion from the sea.
The 11m (35ft) high steel sculpture, featuring three viewing platforms, aimed to "bring together the cascading waves and the sails of boats".
Poole Museum was awarded £44,600 in lottery funding to conserve the landmark on Poole Quay.
In accordance with Caro's wishes before he died in 2013 of a heart attack at the age of 89, the supporting structure of the viewing platforms has been painted silver.
The project has also seen an exhibition of his Concerto Series at Poole Museum.
BHF Cymru is funding Swansea University work to understand how a mutated gene causes CPVT, leading to an irregular heart rhythm.
It is estimated one under 35-year-old dies every fortnight due to an undiagnosed inherited heart problem.
It is one of the only teams in the world able to examine the molecules in this detail.
Kristian Hough was 19 when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest on holiday on the Isle of Skye and survived, and tests and his family history suggest CPVT.
His mother Brenda said: "We were having breakfast, Kristian got up and just fell to the ground.
"His eyes glazed over, he turned grey and went clammy. I knew this was serious, we started to do CPR. Amazingly, the paramedics arrived within four or five minutes.
"They administered defibrillation four times and restarted his heart."
Ms Hough researched the family history and found seven people on the maternal side from Treherbert in Rhondda Cynon Taff who had experienced sudden cardiac arrest, the youngest aged 13.
Dr Lowri Thomas from Swansea University said: "The aim of this research is ultimately to improve the quality of life of those children and young people living with CPVT to develop more effective, personalised treatment.
"By better understanding the origins of CPVT, down to a molecular level, we will be better equipped in the future to be able to treat these conditions more effectively."
Winds of up to 80mph swept through some areas, with heavy rain causing flooding.
Hundreds of homes were left without power, and members of the crew on a cargo ship near Dover had to be lifted to safety in the rough sea.
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An independent Rugby Football League tribunal ruled on charges brought in April.
And an independent body has upheld the verdict, which also saw Salford fined £5,000 for "seeking to avoid declaring payments" to one player and "non-declaration of benefits" to two others.
Salford remain ninth in the table.
The Red Devils are five points behind eighth-placed Castleford and must win their next three matches, starting at Warrington on Thursday, to stand any chance of finishing in the top eight.
After Salford were initially charged in March, owner Marwan Koukash had said he would "go for all-out war" if the club were deducted any points.
Following Thursday's announcement, Koukash said: "It's very disappointing.
"Although we demonstrated that we haven't broken the salary cap, and in many ways the RFL has accepted that, the centre point is that I broke the operational rules, which is not declaring three payments in 2013, to which I hold my hand up."
A spokesperson for the RFL added: "The decision today from [independent body] Sports Resolutions clearly shows that the RFL disciplinary process is robust and fair.
"It is of utmost importance that clubs adhere to the salary cap and that if they are found to have broken it they are held to account.
"As we have previously stated and agreed we see this decision as final and binding and hope all parties involved can now focus on the rest of the season."
David Byrne was shot at the Regency Hotel in Dublin on 5 February.
A father and son, in their 50s and 30s, were arrested by the police on Tuesday.
Gardaà (Irish police) believe at least six people were involved in the attack which left two others wounded.
Three days after David Byrne's murder, Eddie Hutch Sr, 59, was also shot dead in his north Dublin flat in what looked like a revenge attack.
Both killings have been linked to a gangland feud in the city.
The Republic of Ireland international, who arrives for an undisclosed fee, is Burnley's seventh summer signing ahead of their return to the Premier League.
"I'm absolutely thrilled, I've had eight years at Wolves and I was on loan at Brighton last year but to start a new chapter is great," he said.
Burnley begin their Premier League campaign at home to Chelsea on Monday.
"Burnley have done superbly well to get promoted and hopefully I can play some part in us having a successful year," said Ward.
"I don't think I could have picked a better place than Turf Moor and obviously to come to the Premier League is a massive pull as well."
Dublin-born Ward began his senior career with League of Ireland side Bohemians before joining Wolves in 2007, where he went on to make 239 appearances.
Burnley have already recruited goalkeeper Matt Gilks, midfielders Steven Reid,Matt Taylor and Michael Kightly, and forwards Lukas Jutkiewicz and Marvin Sordell.
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It has been clear for a while that this is not a great United side.
And, if Saturday's FA Cup final win over Crystal Palace was Louis van Gaal's last game in charge, then he has gone out with what will be remembered as a typical performance of his time as boss.
The same thing has happened many times before this season - they were the better team so they did deserve to beat Palace, but they did not play particularly well.
United had to win the FA Cup on Saturday to take any credibility away from this season.
But the fact they have got some silverware does not change the fact it has been a hugely disappointing campaign for them.
Lifting a trophy is obviously a good way to end a season but, like I said before the final started, finishing fifth made it a poor one, whether they won at Wembley or not.
It is clear they need to improve their team, but the problem now is how they do that.
Missing out on Champions League football means they will have a problem attracting the absolute top-class talent that they should be aiming for.
Whoever is in charge will have the same problem - United will miss out on those players, because those players want to be in the Champions League.
There are some reasons to be cheerful for United fans looking ahead to next season.
Their youngsters have been a big part of the success they have had, so it was appropriate that one of them - Jesse Lingard - scored the winner with such a sweet strike.
I thought Marcus Rashford was going to have that sort of impact on the game with the way he started it, and it was a shame he had to limp off in the second half.
Even so, he was impressive without getting a goal. We know about his pace and he used that again to cause Palace problems but his touch was also very good. It is clear his team-mates have got a lot of belief in him because they were fizzing balls up to him all the time.
Will he get into Roy Hodgson's final squad for Euro 2016? I don't know, but it is only 86 days since his first-team debut, on 25 January.
Whether he makes it to France this summer or not, when you consider where he was at the start of the year, and look at where he is now, then it has already been a remarkable few months for him and there is a lot more to come, too.
United's best player in the FA Cup final was one of the senior members of their squad, however.
They showed great character to go forward looking for a winner in extra time despite being down to 10 men, and Wayne Rooney epitomised that kind of determination.
He led by example the whole game and the way he drove into the Palace area to set up United's equaliser summed up who he is and what he is about.
Rooney gave it everything he had. It was no surprise to me that he did it all playing in midfield again, because he is clearly enjoying his new role. He has a lot more to offer as well.
Alan Shearer was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan
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Official figures show there were 31,213 scheduled operations across NHS Scotland during the month.
A total of 578 operations (1.9%) were cancelled by hospitals due to "capacity of non-clinical reasons", up from 467 (1.6%) the month before.
Health minister Aileen Campbell said cancellations were never made lightly.
Reasons for cancelling procedures include the unavailability of beds, staff and equipment as well as employee illness, dirty equipment and theatre sessions overrunning.
Ms Campbell, the Scottish government's public health minister, said: "The number of operations cancelled for non-clinical reasons remains a very small percentage of the overall number of scheduled procedures taking place in the NHS in Scotland.
"However, decisions to cancel planned operations are never taken lightly and we are always working with health boards to make sure we manage capacity and planning, to keep all cancellations to a minimum.
"Over the past year we have seen the number of cancelled operations remain relatively stable, with fluctuation over the winter months when additional demands are put on our health service."
She added: "Health boards work to ensure disruption to patients is always kept to an absolute minimum, and any postponed procedures will be rescheduled at the earliest opportunity.
"We have made it clear to boards that patients with the greatest clinical need, such as cancer patients, should not have their operations cancelled."
Scottish Labour's health spokesman Anas Sarwar said: "The SNP government must not allow themselves to be so distracted by the fallout from the EU referendum that they take their eyes off the day-to-day running of our NHS.
"This increase in cancelled operations, because our NHS can't cope, must act as a wake-up call that SNP ministers can't forget about the day job.
"Under the SNP, only a third of our NHS staff believe there are enough of them to do their jobs properly. Patients are losing out because of the SNP government overworking and undervaluing those who work in our health service.
"For nearly a decade now the SNP have taken a crisis management approach to our NHS. What we need is investment and a plan for the long term, as the representatives of doctors and nurses have been calling for. Their calls cannot go ignored for much longer."
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The 64-year-old Italian was honoured after leading the Foxes to their maiden top-flight title in his first season with the club.
Ranieri also received the Premier League accolade, with Brighton's Chris Hughton taking the Championship award.
Wigan's Gary Caldwell and Northampton's Chris Wilder took the League One and League Two honours respectively.
Ranieri is only the second non-British or Irish manager to win the prestigious accolade after Arsenal's Arsene Wenger, who won it in both 2002 and 2004.
The Leicester boss had already picked up three manager of the month awards in the course of his side's remarkable campaign, and was named Italian manager of the year in his homeland last month.
Hughton received his award despite his side failing to win their division.
Brighton finished third in the second tier and were knocked out of the play-offs in the semi-finals on Monday by Sheffield Wednesday.
Women will be able to use it to pay for anything from one-to-one midwifery care to home births, the use of birthing pools and hypnotherapy.
The move is part of a shake-up in maternity care unveiled by NHS England to increase the choices women have.
The overhaul is also aimed at improving safety in maternity services.
It has been agreed to on the basis of recommendations from an independent review of services.
This was set up by NHS England in the aftermath of the inquiry published last year into the failures that led to the deaths of babies at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust.
The review - chaired by Conservative peer Baroness Julia Cumberlege - said it had never been safer to give birth in England, but improvements still needed to be made to ensure care was "world class".
The review's report said that while the numbers of still births and deaths shortly after birth had fallen by over a fifth in the past decade, about one in 17 births resulted in some level of harm.
It also highlighted the £560m spent each year by the NHS on clinical negligence cases relating to maternity care.
The review took evidence from thousands of families about their experience of maternity care and found they "did not always have confidence" that complications would be picked up or problems investigated properly.
To improve care, the review has called for:
Women also complained about the lack of choice they were given, despite existing policy stating they should be able to choose where they give birth.
Nearly nine in 10 women give birth in hospital, but just one in four says this is where she would want to have a baby.
The review team felt personal budgets, already used by the elderly, disabled and those with long-term conditions such as heart disease, would help empower women.
The system, to be piloted later this year before a national rollout in 2017, would give women a notional budget they could then use on whichever NHS-accredited services they liked.
These could include:
The review authors said low-risk, standard births cost the NHS about £3,000, so women could expect that sum at the very least.
Baroness Cumberlege said: "To be among the best in the world, we need to put women, babies and their families at the centre of their care."
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens said the review had set out a five-year strategy which the health service could now work towards.
"The NHS could and should raise its game on personalised support for parents and their babies," he said.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the publication of the review was a "significant moment" and would give women more choice and make services safer.
Royal College of Midwives chief executive Cathy Warwick said she was "delighted" with the plans, but warned more midwives would be needed to deliver the ambitions.
There are currently 21,500 working in the NHS, but the college believes another 2,600 are needed.
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Defender Robertson, 19, and midfielder Connolly, 17, have both signed two-year contracts with the Scottish Premier League club.
And manager Jackie McNamara expects them to feature next term despite only one season of senior football each.
"I will look for both to make an impact as soon as they come in," he said.
"My desire is to improve Dundee United and I see these young players as two assets who will do that.
"They know that at Tannadice there is the opportunity to get involved at first-team level should they promote themselves correctly.
"I believe that both have an exceptional chance of becoming important players for Dundee United."
Connolly follows in the footsteps of his midfielder father, Paddy, who started his career at Tannadice before playing for Airdrieonians, St Johnstone, Morton, Ayr United, Stirling Albion, Brechin city and Albion Rovers and who is presently assistant manager with Alloa Athletic.
The teenager made a swift impact at Hampden, making 25 appearances and scoring six goals since breaking into the team in November.
Robertson made 40 appearances in his first season in the first team and had also attracted the interest of St Johnstone and McNamara's former club, promoted Partick Thistle.
Queen's Park, who missed out on promotion to Division Two after losing to Peterhead, had voiced fears of missing out again on compensation for the duo should they head for Hampden.
United used a loophole concerning the Spiders' amateur status to avoid a compensation payment for full-back Barry Douglas, .
An emotional day in court then climaxed with testimony from a security guard shocked to find Mr Pistorius carrying a dying Reeva Steenkamp.
The athlete had earlier told him "everything is fine" when he rang him after shots were heard.
Mr Pistorius denies both murdering Ms Steenkamp and shooting from his car.
By Pumza FihlaniBBC News, Johannesburg
Model Samantha Taylor said she was 17 when she started dating Oscar Pistorius and they broke up on 4 November 2012 after he took Reeva Steenkamp to the SA Sports Awards.
She was called to testify regarding a lesser count relating to the alleged reckless handling of a firearm. Ms Taylor was familiar with the Pistorius house and spent about four nights a week there during their relationship, she said.
She painted a picture of a Pistorius who was greatly attached to his gun. "He always had it on him," even when he visited friends, she told the court.
Fearful of an intruder, whenever he heard a strange noise at night he would grab the gun then go to investigate, much as he did the night he shot Ms Steenkamp.
But unlike with Ms Steenkamp, Ms Taylor said that on at on least two occasions, her former boyfriend woke her up to check if she had also heard the noise.
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Early in her testimony, former girlfriend Samantha Taylor broke down while discussing two break-ups with the athlete.
She said Mr Pistorius had twice been unfaithful, with the relationship finally ending when he "cheated" on her with Reeva Steenkamp.
The defence pointed to emails it said proved the relationship with Ms Taylor was already over by the time Mr Pistorius began seeing Ms Steenkamp, but Ms Taylor insisted the relationship was not "officially" over when he started dating Ms Steenkamp.
The model also said the alleged shooting incident happened when he became angry after a police officer stopped him for speeding, saw the gun on the car seat and told him it could not be left there.
She accepted that he laughed around the time he actually fired the gun.
Ms Taylor testified that Mr Pistorius kept his gun "on him all the time," and described him as a man who could get very angry.
Pieter Baba, a security guard working at Oscar Pistorius' gated community, the Silverwoods Country Estate, followed Ms Taylor in the witness box.
He said the athlete told him everything was "fine" when he called to investigate neighbours' reports of gunshots on the night Reeva Steenkamp was killed.
He said he made the phone call from outside the runner's villa, before dawn. His said Mr Pistorius then called him back, crying but not saying anything, before the line went dead.
When he saw Mr Pistorius carrying a dying Reeva Steenkamp down the stairs, Mr Baba said he was initially too shocked to help.
Mr Pistorius looked at the floor while Pieter Baba gave his evidence, at one point appearing to cry when the security guard described the bloody scene he found.
The BBC's Nomsa Maseko says that while Samantha Taylor was brought in to testify in connection with the lesser firearm charge, her evidence about the alleged shooting incident is crucial to the prosecution's case over the murder charge too, as it paints Mr Pistorius as an angry, reckless gun owner.
The prosecution sought to do the same with evidence given on Wednesday, when the court heard from boxer Kevin Lerena about another incident in which Mr Pistorius is alleged to have fired a gun - in a restaurant - after it was passed to him by another friend in the group. He said Mr Pistorius asked the gun's owner to take the blame.
Towards the end of Samantha Taylor's evidence, the court was adjourned a second time, when she broke down again in the witness box.
Oscar Pistorius trial: Evidence
After returning, she was asked by the prosecution if there had been other occasions when Mr Pistorius thought there was an intruder in his house.
She replied that it had happened at least twice. Crucially, she said he always woke her up before taking his gun with him to check.
Mr Pistorius claims he shot Ms Steenkamp after mistaking her for an intruder, and had not attempted to wake her before picking up his gun.
If found guilty, the 27-year-old double amputee, dubbed the "blade runner", could face life imprisonment.
Friday's trial began with more testimony from neighbour Johan Stipp, who on Thursday told the court he found Mr Pistorius praying over Ms Steenkamp's body as she lay dying.
Questions again focused on his and other witnesses' testimony about the timing of various screams and gunshots.
The prosecutor insisted the sounds witnesses reported do not fit Mr Pistorius' version of events, while the defence tried to draw out differences in the evidence given by the neighbours who have appeared in court so far.
Mr Pistorius again appeared distraught as the events of 14 February 2013 were recounted.
The state is seeking to convince the court that Mr Pistorius and Ms Steenkamp, a model, reality TV star and law graduate, had an argument before the athlete fired the shots that killed his girlfriend.
There are no juries at trials in South Africa, and his fate will ultimately be decided by Judge Thokozile Masipa.
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Kane will be making his first appearance for his country since 4 September 2016 because of injury.
England's last permanent captain was Wayne Rooney, who has been left out of the squad.
"I wanted to give him that boost," said England boss Gareth Southgate. "He was pretty chuffed. It's a great honour."
Kane will be making his 18th appearance for the Three Lions, having made his debut for the senior side against Lithuania under Roy Hodgson on 27 March 2015.
He came off the bench to score in the 4-0 Euro 2016 qualifying win at Wembley after replacing Rooney.
"We have several players who have excellent leadership qualities," added Southgate.
"Harry is a player who we have worked with in the Under-21s before. He's got a terrific mentality and I know he is delighted to be leading the team."
Kane, England's 119th captain, scored 35 goals in 38 league and cup appearances for Premier League runners-up Spurs in 2016-17.
England team-mate Adam Lallana said Kane deserved to lead his country.
"I'm absolutely delighted for Harry, I've been so impressed by him. He's demonstrated why he's one of the world's best players," added the Liverpool midfielder.
Group F leaders England are six points clear of fourth-placed Scotland with five games remaining.
Analysis: Radio 5 live's football correspondent John Murray
This is not a permanent appointment as England captain. Gareth Southgate was very keen to stress that they are developing a group of five or six leaders who can play that role for England.
It is interesting that he has been chosen as captain for this game - which is the hardest game in the group.
The men are Justinas Gubinas and Ovidijus Kavaliauska, who are both 22 of Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Remigijus Bidva, 24, and Nerijus Radavicius, 29, of Longhaven.
They have been charged with raping the woman at a farmhouse while she was drunk and incapable of giving consent.
They all deny the charge and have lodged a special defence of consent.
The men are alleged to have forced the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, to drink alcohol and induced her to carry out sex acts on 1 November 2014.
Giving evidence at the High Court in Aberdeen on Monday, the woman told the jury that the men took her to a house outside Fraserburgh in a car.
CCTV footage played to the court showed the woman chatting to a group of young men in a car park after leaving Deejays nightclub in Fraserburgh.
She described herself as being "beyond drunk" and claimed she was kicked in the back and slapped awake later that day.
The woman, who suffers from a borderline personality disorder, said video footage taken of sex acts made her feel "dirty".
The trial continues.
There are clear simplifications in the 2012 Budget.
Small businesses will be able from 2013 to use a 'cash basis' for calculating their tax, which will greatly simplify their tax return.
In the future, they will only need to count up what they have received and paid, and not worry about complicated accounting concepts such "accruals" and "prepayments".
That should cut their accountancy bills too.
The age-related personal allowance which benefits pensioners is to be frozen, and then abolished.
The nasty clawbacks applied to pensioners who earn slightly more than the current thresholds will also disappear.
On a wider canvas, increasing personal allowances simplifies the overall tax and benefits system.
By allowing people to retain more of their earnings before tax, it reduces the merry-go-round of first paying tax on a low income, then claiming benefits to make up the difference.
That has to be a good thing.
It is not all good news. The budget also introduces new fiscal tangles.
One is the new taper for child benefit - those with earnings between £50,000 and £60,000 will see the child benefit clawed back through the tax system, causing high marginal rates of tax for those individuals and a good deal of complexity.
Another tangle is the new restriction on reliefs for high earners.
This is a novel way of squeezing more tax out of the very wealthy by limiting the tax reliefs they can claim to a maximum of 25% of taxable income.
This will not affect the vast majority of people because reliefs can be claimed up to £50,000 in any event.
But it will seriously affect sole traders or partners who have made losses. Currently, trading losses in one year can be offset against the profits of an earlier year, or against other income of the same or the previous tax year, or carried forwards, without limit.
This is not a tax dodge - it simply allows a person to pay tax on their overall income, taking one year with another. There are extensive anti-avoidance provisions to prevent abuse.
The new rules will delay a person from getting tax relief, and may prevent it altogether. If a person cannot use loss relief to offset against other income, they can only carry forward the extra losses. If the business subsequently fails, the losses can never be claimed.
How can this be helpful to small businesses, struggling with the recession?
Of even greater concern is that this cap on tax reliefs apparently applies to charitable donations, which can currently be offset without limit against your taxable income.
The government has promised more work on this area, but when the chancellor spoke, charitable donations were expressly mentioned as within this new restriction.
This means that a rich person who planned to give away half his £10m of earnings, would now be restricted to only £2.5m with the attendant tax relief.
In the past the government has praised the US culture of philanthropy; this new announcement will cause serious damage to many charities by reducing the amount they can expect from large UK-based donors.
For the first time, the government is going to tell you how much tax and National Insurance Contributions (NIC) you pay.
Every year around 20 million tax payers will get an individual statement setting out their contribution to the chancellor's funds.
The figures will not be complete - they will only cover income tax and NICs, so they will be paying VAT, stamp duty, airline passenger duty, fuel and alcohol duties on top - but they will be interesting.
Once you can see clearly how much tax you have paid, I am prepared to bet that tax cutting will move up the political agenda.
Just in time for the next election.
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Tries from John Barclay, John Hardie and Tommy Seymour, with Greig Laidlaw kicking 21 points, brought a welcome 36-20 win over Italy in Rome.
Scotland next play France at home before an away trip to Ireland.
"If we keep the desire to improve, that attitude will move us forward," said Cotter after his first Six Nations win.
"We wanted to improve and I think we can improve from this game. We can become better again.
"This will give us a bit more confidence to keep working and being a bit more accurate and re-enforcing the things we have done well.
"It was an important win. We will enjoy this evening and then next week turn our heads towards the French game.
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"We are certainly getting something from our hard work and stubbornness and desire to get better. For some of these guys it was a first Six Nations win so it will do them some good."
Five of the starting team - Finn Russell, Mark Bennett, Jonny Gray, Willem Nel and John Hardie - as well as replacements Stuart McInally, Tim Swinson, Josh Strauss and Peter Horne - enjoyed their first Six Nations victory, plus Cotter himself - at the eighth attempt.
"Credit to the players - I thought they put in a good effort," Cotter added. "They were numbers down on a couple of occasions and they battled hard to fight out the win and score a try at the end.
"It was by no means an easy game. We got into an early lead but they came back as we expected. I am happy for the players. They prepared well and got the win so it's good."
Captain Greig Laidlaw, who was named man-of-the-match after landing eight kicks from nine shots at goal, was relieved to be finally celebrating a Six Nations victory.
"There is no happier Scot than me," he told BBC Scotland. "It's been a long time coming, hasn't it?
"I really felt we deserved to win - we were the better team. We scored 36 points, but as much as our attacking play was good, we were camped on our line a couple of times and kept Italy at bay, so I am delighted with the character of the side.
"There are always going to be times in a game when you are under a bit of pressure, and the most pleasing thing was we were calm and in control in defence.
"Credit to the boys in the scrum. The platform they gave us was second-to-none.
"For us as a collective, it is brilliant. It gives us confidence in the way we play. We didn't scrape home, we finished the game in style.
"We can't wait to get back to Murrayfield now and play at home."
Flanker Barclay, who scored the first try, paid tribute to Laidlaw's leadership in the wake of opening defeats by England and Wales.
"Greig was great," he added. "He kept the boys together and kept us upbeat. It is a good bunch of boys - the best I have been involved with.
"There has been a lot of false dawns over this team so we need to keep working hard and keep improving."
Harrop plans to appeal against a High Court winding-up order, issued on Monday, to push ahead with a deal with All Eight Sports Management.
"If this is enforced and A8 pull out, creditors stand no chance of getting their money," he told BBC Radio Derby.
However, Ilkeston FC Supporters Group has indicated it will try to set up a new club.
An hour before the hearing at the High Court in Liverpool began, Harrop announced an "agreement in principle" had been reached with All Eight Sports Management.
However, his plea for more time to settle a £14,438 debt owed to an office equipment hire firm was rejected by the court.
"Should this [the takeover] go through, all the creditors will get sorted out," Harrop said after the ruling.
"I tried to make the judge see that but the barrister from the other side argued that if a judgement wasn't made, it wouldn't get sorted out.
"I think it's a case of the proposed new owners of the club making some representation to the other side's lawyers."
Harrop, who bought the Robins in March 2015, believes the current club can avoid a similar fate to predecessors Ilkeston Town, who were liquidated in 2010.
"The new owners have realised the creditors out there need to be satisfied and that actually is the cost of the club to them," he added.
"They clearly stated that as soon as they take over they will meet the existing creditors and come to an arrangement with them."
Duncan Payne, chairman of the Ilkeston FC Supporters Group, told BBC Radio Derby they would discuss taking over the lease of the New Manor Ground.
He said: "We believe passionately that, given what has happened twice in the past seven years, the football club is best left in the hands of people who really care about Ilkeston, the community and its football.
"Any town of this size, with the supporter base that we've got and the facilities the New Manor Ground has, is going to attract a lot of interest.
"The future is, in my opinion, going to be bright."
Neville, 41, was sacked by the La Liga club in March after less than four months in charge.
He left his post as England assistant manager after their Euro 2016 exit.
"It could be that I'm no longer ever a coach in football. That's not a loss," he told Sky Sports News.
Neville stepped down from his position with England on 27 June, within minutes of the shock 2-1 defeat by Iceland, along with manager Roy Hodgson and fellow coach Ray Lewington.
"The FA invested in me for four years. I'm the most experienced I've ever been yet you get chucked overboard," Neville added.
"I'm only 41 years of age and you're regarded as a failure and the reality of it is the investment has to come through defeat and victory.
"I've been to eight tournaments as a player, three as a coach, I'm probably the only English coach that's managed in La Liga at a top four club in the last 15 to 20 years, even if it's only for four months."
Valencia won three of their 16 league games under Neville, and 10 of 28 matches overall.
Neville co-owns National League North side Salford City with fellow ex-United stars Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes and brother Phil.
He was also involved in the development of Hotel Football, near his former club's Old Trafford stadium, and said these commitments meant he did not want to return to coaching "in the next five years".
Senegal are reported to have complained to Fifa after striker Sakho, 25, missed the Africa Cup of Nations with a back injury, but then played for his club.
Fifa rules say a player cannot play for a club if he is meant to be on international duty.
Allardyce said: "It is not conducive for us to be putting him on the field until it is resolved, sadly."
Sakho played and scored in last Sunday's 1-0 FA Cup win over Bristol City but was not part of the squad for Saturday's 2-0 Premier League defeat at Liverpool.
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Allardyce said: "We have covered all the rules and regulations but at this moment in time it is sensible to do the right thing and not get involved any more - that is what I was told yesterday.
"If you speak to the lad you would know how angry and disappointed he is at being denied the opportunity to play football when it is not our fault."
Senegal boss Alain Giresse, who was told Sakho had withdrawn as he could not fly because of a back injury, claimed West Ham had "set a dangerous precedent" by playing him.
With Senegal eliminated, Allardyce hoped Sakho's countryman Cheikhou Kouyate would be on the bench for West Ham at Anfield.
But he said the 25-year-old midfielder told the club he was injured after they went to "great lengths" to get him back to England.
Konta, now the world number seven, admits she was "pretty serious" about her tennis from the age of nine, and her sleep-deprived father would no doubt agree. His daughter used to drag him out of bed at five in the morning to go for a run.
And her work ethic and attention to detail have been apparent to everyone she has come into contact with.
"If she has a routine to follow, she will follow it to the letter. It's almost robotic, but actually a huge strength," says Judy Murray, a former captain of Britain's Fed Cup team.
And, according to Pete McCraw - Tennis Australia's national women's coach when Konta was based in Sydney, she had a willingness to separate herself from her peers and was comfortable standing out from the crowd.
The dedication and sacrifices have paid huge dividends in the past 12 months as Konta has won WTA titles in Los Angeles,Sydney and Miami.
The Wimbledon title is her next major goal. The list of potential champions may be long, but it includes the 26-year-old, who has become one of Britain's most successful athletes.
So, who is the real Johanna Konta?
Before tennis became her obsession, Konta can remember offering some treats to rainbow lorikeets on the balcony of her parents' flat. She soon discovered the medium-sized parrots would settle on the palm of her hand in exchange for a few granules of sugar.
One of her earliest tennis memories, though, is less comforting.
"I remember being at the net and being hit in the eye by what I thought at the time was this massive boy," she recalls.
"He smashed a ball into my eye. It didn't go blue or anything but I'm pretty sure I was afraid to be at the net for a while - but I got over it pretty quickly."
Konta was introduced to tennis at the age of eight, and the sport soon played a hugely significant role in her life.
"I remember that I was very dedicated to working hard. I would do anything I could or needed to do to be better, to be fitter, to be stronger," Konta says on a BBC Radio 5 live special.
"I didn't have very many friends when I was younger. I think because I was competitive and really committed to doing the work. I think that sometimes sets you aside from the norm."
Konta says she loved school, and loved learning, but realised home schooling was the only option if she was going to commit to the travel usually required to build a path into the professional ranks.
At the age of 12, Konta found herself in Mildura, in the north west of the state of Victoria, to compete in the junior grass-court national championships. It was the first time McCraw - Tennis Australia's newly appointed national women's coach - had set eyes on her.
"What caught my eye was a girl who, at an early age, was comfortable separating herself from her peers - a girl who brought a meticulous, organised, motivated approach to her tennis," he said.
At the time, Konta was rated as just the 388th best junior in Australia - a ranking that would not typically attract attention from a national coach.
McCraw noted her tenacity, drive, enthusiastic spirit, infectious smile and unrelenting desire to succeed. He frequently found her warming up, skipping and practising shadow swings long before the other juniors were on site.
"She loved writing what she had learned in her notebook," he remembers.
"She always had a clean grip on her racquet, her water bottle was full, and she was always on time. Probably the strongest memory is that she was always up for learning even when she was working on areas of her game that were not her strength.
"Sooner or later in tennis, you are going to have a peer group of one. You need to have a willingness to separate yourself, and Johanna brought that with her.
"She would even put her bag slightly offset from the other girls' bags in a communal place."
Konta had to separate herself from her parents for four months as a 14-year-old to attend the Sanchez-Casal Academy in Barcelona.
She remembers "waiting at the pay phone by the reception area every evening waiting for them to call".
Soon afterwards, the English south-coast resort of Eastbourne became home as her Hungarian parents decided to settle in the UK.
Konta has been happy in the past to describe herself as "highly strung". But that is perhaps less evident since she started to invest so much time in the mental aspect of her sport.
"There was a stage in my development where it was one of my main challenges to relax more," Konta recalls.
"I think I will always have an element of that but I like to think that, as I get older, I will have a better management of it and become calmer. I find myself someone who is deeply loyal to the people who are close to me.
"I'm very much a home body. I love the comfort of family, of home and I believe I'm quite a passionate person as well."
Konta says she loves eating and has recently enjoyed experimenting in the kitchen. She believes she makes really good roast potatoes and is "very close to attempting to make muffins".
Judy Murray sees a woman who has not always found it easy to deal with the attention associated with a sudden rise from 150 in the rankings to the world's top 10.
"You're suddenly in the spotlight and it's how much of yourself you want to share with everybody else, and not every player is comfortable doing that," says Murray. "She's quite quirky, she's good fun. I think she keeps herself to herself and she's perfectly entitled to do that."
My hunch is Konta has many strong opinions, but chooses to bite her tongue despite often persistent questioning.
"I find that a lot of things get taken out of context," she explains.
"Even when you read articles, you still don't hear the tone of voice or the context in which it was said. I'm not talking specifically about me, I'm talking articles in general - I think it's a difficult art to capture the emotion the athlete is actually speaking with."
Murray believes it is important for the future of women's tennis that players are prepared to express their personalities and offer wider opinions about the game.
For the most part, Konta remains guarded in post-match interviews and refers to "staying in the process" and "keeping things in perspective".
But it was only relatively recently - at the US Open of 2015 - that Konta's efforts started to attract wider attention. So will she reveal more as she becomes more accustomed to life at the top?
"I think, for me, it's not something that comes naturally. I am quite a private person but I also understand the importance of sharing my journey with not just the people that are following my progress, but also with young girls who want to become an athlete."
The New York Times on Friday revealed that Donald Trump Jr, his brother-in-law Jared Kushner and then-campaign chair Paul Manafort had a previously undisclosed meeting with an influential Russian lawyer in Trump Tower during the heat of the 2016 presidential campaign.
Then, on Sunday, the paper reported that during the meeting the group discussed information that was possibly damaging to Hillary Clinton and the Democrats. Trump Jr had previously said only that the meetings were "primarily" about a suspended Russian adoption programme.
Finally, the Times on Monday evening landed the haymaker - that Trump Jr went into the meeting thinking it was the Russian government itself that had incriminating information on the Democratic candidate.
Those stories, and subsequent reporting by the Washington Post, raise a bevy of questions. Here are a few of the big ones.
What is a gun? What is smoke? Is anything real anymore? The media could discover a metaphorical .357 Magnum on the floor, still warm to the touch, and it would probably be dismissed by many as just another bit of fake news.
These latest revelations aren't going to cause such existential angst, but they're still enlightening - and could be bad news for Trump Jr. For the first time there's confirmation of a meeting between Mr Trump's inner circle and someone with ties to the Russian government where campaign issues were discussed.
More than that, Trump Jr seems to have walked into the meeting with the impression that the Russian government wanted to help his father - and there's email evidence that supports this.
As the Washington Post puts it: "The meeting suggests that some Trump aides were in the market to collect negative information that could be used against Clinton - at the same time that US government officials have concluded Russians were collecting such data."
That may not be evidence of collusion, but it gets close to evidence of a willingness to collude.
News of the hack of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) servers first surfaced a week later. Roughly a month after that, Wikileaks began releasing information from the hack, causing a political headache for the Democrats just before their national convention.
Now throw in the fact that both Mr Kushner and Mr Manafort have been mired in their own Russia-related controversies, and the plot thickens.
"Everybody does it" is Trump Jr's current defence of the meeting, after his original explanation was undercut by subsequent revelations and his revised statement proved more incriminating than exculpatory.
"Obviously I'm the first person on a campaign to ever take a meeting to hear info about an opponent," he tweeted sarcastically. "Went nowhere but had to listen."
"Opposition research", as it's called, is a standard part of any campaign. Usually a candidate has a team of researchers chasing down any and every possible bit of unflattering information on their opponents.
Dirt-digging is a messy business, however, and these units usually have a fair amount of separation from a candidate's top team to insulate the campaign from embarrassing blowback. Such insulation was non-existent in this case.
A Russian national, apparently at the behest of a British publicist working for a Russian music star who is the son of a billionaire real estate developer, was able to arrange a sit-down meeting with three top figures in the Trump campaign.
As Republican campaign strategist Evan Siegried points out, even for a campaign as unconventional as Mr Trump's, letting those close to a candidate talk to sources of uncertain background is "not just dumb", it's a serious departure from basic standard operating procedure.
Another Republican operative, Stuart Stevens, drew comparisons to an episode during the 2000 presidential race between Al Gore and George W Bush.
"When Gore campaign was sent Bush debate brief book, they called FBI," he tweeted. "If foreign interests offer you info on former [secretary of state], you call the FBI."
The Trump team didn't do that. Instead, they took the meeting.
In June, Trump Jr took to Twitter to celebrate former FBI head James Comey's testimony that there was no evidence campaign aides had "repeated contacts" with Russians. Now, it turns out, he helped set up one such meeting - and reportedly thought that the Russian government was a willing partner.
Mr Kushner wrote in his security clearance application that he never met with Russian nationals - and had to subsequently revise his answers when it was revealed he had multiple meetings.
Close campaign aide turned White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn said he never spoke with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak about sanctions. He resigned in disgrace after government surveillance proved that assertion inaccurate.
Mr Manafort had to acknowledge he received millions in payments from a pro-Russian Ukrainian party and retroactively register as a foreign agent, after insisting last year that he had no such ties.
Jeff Sessions, a close political confidant of Mr Trump during the campaign and now US attorney general, had to recuse himself from his department's Russia investigation because he was not forthcoming about his own meetings with Mr Kislyak.
Time and time again, those close to Mr Trump have had to backtrack on assurances they made that they did not have Russian contacts or connections. Taken individually, these episodes may be unremarkable. In their totality, however, they become a steady drumbeat of evasion and obfuscation whenever the topic of Russia comes up.
Several congressional committees and Independent Counsel Robert Mueller are looking into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. The Trump Tower meeting, while it may not be a smoking gun, will definitely pique their interest - and could result in legal exposure for Trump Jr.
On Monday morning Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine said that the Senate Intelligence Committee should interview Trump Jr and other participants about what took place in New York last June. Adam Schiff of California, ranking Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee, has made a similar call.
Trump Jr's assertion that neither Mr Manafort nor Mr Kushner knew the details of the meeting ahead of time appears to insulate those two from possible political and legal fallout, as does Mr Trump's lawyer's statement that the president was not aware of the meeting. Trump Jr may not be so fortunate.
"His statements put him potentially in legal crosshairs for violating federal criminal statutes prohibiting solicitation or acceptance of anything of value from a foreign national, as well as a conspiracy to defraud the United States," writes Darren Samuelsohn in Politico.
For the past few weeks, some Trump supporters have been insisting that even if members of the campaign did co-ordinate with Russian operatives, it wouldn't have been illegal or even improper.
At the time the assertions appeared unexpected and unnecessary. That's not so much the case anymore.
There are two schools of thought surrounding the impact this could have on Mr Trump's efforts to enact healthcare and tax reform, devise a federal budget, pass some sort of infrastructure spending bill and do all the other stuff that used to occupy the days of a pre-"modern" presidency.
On one hand, the latest round of Russia stories are crowding out any efforts to promote the president's priorities on the public stage. The latest iteration of the Senate's Obamacare repeal bill is woefully unpopular, and there's been little opportunity for any of its advocates - whether in the administration or Congress - to make a high-profile pitch for why it should be made law.
Other agenda items, like tax reform, are so far back on the burner they may have fallen completely off the stove.
The counter to this is that, given the heat many politicians have taken over proposed elements of the healthcare bill, flying under the public's radar may afford the involved parties time and space to regroup.
Two weeks ago, members of the Senate were being hounded by reporters for the latest details on the ongoing healthcare fight. This week, the media's lidless gaze is fixed elsewhere. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has already sent two draft bills to the Congressional Budget Office for analysis. If he gets a result that's positive for his party, he may try to race to a vote before opposition mounts.
Of course these theories may well co-exist.
Congressional Republicans could have the space to quickly pass a new healthcare bill and get it on Mr Trump's desk for a short-term win. Without the ability to boost its approval ratings, however, the unpopular law ends up being a long-term drag on the party heading into next year's midterm election and undermines subsequent legislative efforts.
With a little help from his eldest son, Mr Trump could end up losing by winning - or vice-versa.
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Zvi Ammar, head of Marseille's Israelite Consistory, said the "exceptional measure" was needed to protect Jewish lives.
However, France's chief rabbi urged Jews to keep covering their heads.
The teacher was stabbed by a boy who reportedly said he had done it for the jihadist Islamic State (IS) group.
Monday's machete attack left the teacher, Benjamin Amsellem, who was wearing a skullcap at the time, with an injured shoulder and hand.
Militants said to be from IS killed 130 people in attacks in the capital Paris less than two months ago.
Speaking to La Provence newspaper (in French), Mr Ammar called on Jews "not to wear the kippah [skullcap] in the street to avoid being identified as Jewish".
"It is sad to find ourselves in this position in 2016, in a great democratic country like France," he said.
"But faced with an exceptional situation, we have to take exceptional measures. It causes me such pain to come to this conclusion but I do not want anyone to die in Marseille because they had a kippah on their head."
Mr Ammar, the head of Marseille's Israeli Consistory, the top Jewish governing body, said he knew his comments would anger some Jews, but "nothing is more important" than protecting human lives.
He told French media on Tuesday he was asking Jews to go without the skullcap "until better days".
However, France's chief rabbi, Haim Korsia, urged Jews in Marseille not to follow such advice.
"We should not give in to anything, we will continue to wear the kippah," he said, stressing that Jews and the skullcap were not responsible for the violence.
Monday's attack was the third on Jews in recent months in Marseille, which has the third-largest urban population of Jews in Europe after Paris and London
A 15-year-old Turkish Kurd was arrested after attacking Mr Amsellem, 35, in a Marseille street in broad daylight.
The teacher's lawyer, Fabrice Labi, said his client had told him: "I had the feeling [the attacker] wanted to decapitate me."
Speaking briefly to reporters on Tuesday, Mr Amsellem said the experience had been "unimaginably difficult".
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve earlier called the latest attack a "revolting anti-Semitic aggression" while French President Francois Hollande later said such acts were "unspeakable and unjustifiable".
Jewish men often wear a skullcap, also known in Hebrew as kippah or in Yiddish as yarmulke, as an outward sign of their religion.
The latest stabbing in Marseille came just days after France held memorial events for those killed in the Paris attacks last January.
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.
1524 - Spanish adventurer Pedro de Alvarado conquers El Salvador.
1540 - Indigenous resistance finally crushed and El Salvador becomes a Spanish colony.
A ever-growing memorial wall lists those identified as being among the estimated 70,000 civil war victims
US role in Salvador's brutal war
1821 - El Salvador gains independence from Spain. Conflict ensues over territory's incorporation into Mexican empire under Creole general Agustin de Iturbide.
1823 - El Salvador becomes part of the United Provinces of Central America, which also includes Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
1840 - El Salvador becomes fully independent following the dissolution of the United Provinces of Central America.
1859-63 - President Gerardo Barrios introduces coffee growing.
1932 - Some 30,000 people are killed during the suppression of a peasant uprising led by Agustine Farabundo Marti.
1961 - Right-wing National Conciliation Party (PCN) comes to power after a military coup.
1969 - El Salvador attacks and fights a brief war with Honduras following the eviction of thousands of Salvadoran illegal immigrants from Honduras.
Champion of the poor: A right-wing death squad killed Archbishop Oscar Romero in 1980
El Salvador remembers Archbishop Romero
1977 - Guerrilla activities by the left-wing Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) intensify amid reports of increased human rights violations by government troops and death squads; General Carlos Romero elected president.
1979-81 - Around 30,000 people are killed by army-backed right-wing death squads.
1979 - General Romero ousted in coup by reformist officers who install a military-civilian junta, but this fails to curb army-backed political violence.
1980 - Archbishop of San Salvador and human rights campaigner Oscar Romero assassinated; Jose Napoleon Duarte becomes first civilian president since 1931.
1981 - France and Mexico recognise the FMLN as legitimate political force; US continues to assist El Salvadoran government whose army continues to back right-wing death squads.
1982 - Extreme right-wing National Republican Alliance (Arena) wins parliamentary elections marked by violence.
1984 - Duarte wins presidential election.
1986 - Duarte begins quest for negotiated settlement with FMLN.
1989 - FMLN attacks intensify; another Arena candidate, Alfredo Cristiani, voted president in elections widely believed to have been rigged.
1991 - FMLN recognised as political party; government and FMLN sign UN-sponsored peace accord.
At least 1,000 people died and tens of thousands were left homeless by two massive quakes in 2001
Salvador struggles with quake aftermath
2001: Earthquake devastates Salvador
1993 - Government declares amnesty for those implicated by UN-sponsored commission in human rights atrocities.
1994 - Arena candidate Armando Calderon Sol elected president.
1997 - FMLN makes progress in parliamentary elections; leftist Hector Silva elected mayor of San Salvador.
1999 - Arena candidate Francisco Flores beats former guerrilla Facundo Guardado in presidential election.
2001 January, February - Massive earthquakes kill 1,200 people and render another one million homeless.
2002 July - US court holds two retired, US-based Salvadoran army generals responsible for civil war atrocities, orders them to compensate victims who brought case.
2003 August - 360 Salvadoran troops despatched to Iraq.
2003 December - El Salvador - along with Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala - agrees on a free-trade agreement with the US. The government ratifies the pact in December 2004.
2004 March - Arena candidate Tony Saca wins presidential elections.
Tens of thousands attended the funeral of iconic FMLN guerrilla leader Schafik Handal in 2006
El Salvador buries revolutionary
2005 March - OAS human rights court votes to re-open an investigation into the 1981 massacre of hundreds of peasant farmers in the village of El Mozote, regarded as one of the worst atrocities of the civil war.
2005 October - Thousands flee as the Ilamatepec volcano, also known as Santa Ana, erupts. Days later scores of people are killed as Tropical Storm Stan sweeps through.
2006 March - El Salvador is the first Central American country to implement a regional free trade agreement with the US.
2006 April - El Salvador and neighbouring Honduras inaugurate their newly-defined border. The countries fought over the disputed frontier in 1969.
2007 January - 21 inmates are killed in a riot at a maximum-security prison west of the capital.
2007 February - Three members of the governing Arena party are murdered in Guatemala. There are suspicions that an organised crime syndicate is behind the killings.
2008 January - More than 400 judges hold a street protest over corruption allegations made against four of their colleagues.
2009 January - Former FMLN rebel movement emerges as largest party in parliamentary elections, although short of a majority. Seen as preparation for presidential election in March.
2009 February - Ruling party Arena wins largest number of places in local elections despite polls favouring the opposition FMLN.
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2009 March - Former Marxist rebel Mauricio Funes of the FMLN party wins presidential elections, marking the first time in two decades that a leftist president has been voted in.
2009 June - Mauricio Funes sworn in as president. Restores diplomatic relations with Cuba.
2009 November - More than 140 people are killed and thousands left homeless in mudslides and floods.
2010 June - Fourteen people killed in two attacks by suspected gang members on public buses in capital, San Salvador, on the same day.
2011 September - US adds El Salvador and Belize to its list of countries considered major producers or transit routes for illegal drugs.
2011 October - Torrential rains cause flooding across Central America, killing several people in El Salvador.
2011 December - Government apologises for civil war massacre of more than 1,000 poeple in the town of El Mozote.
2012 March - Funes government suffers setback in parliamentary polls which give the right-wing a narrow victory.
2012 December - Human Rights Court for the Americas finds El Salvador guilty over the civil war massacre at El Mozote in 1981.
2013 April - A year-long truce between street gangs has saved the lives of thousands, the government says.
2014 March - Vice-President Sanchez Ceren scores narrow win over conservative candidate Norman Quijano in presidential election. He takes office in June as the first former left-wing rebel to become president.
2014 June - The US boosts aid and speeds up deportations to cope with the growing number of migrants from Central America. El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala are to receive millions of dollars to combat gang violence and help citizens repatriated from the US.
2014 September - Former president Francisco Flores is placed under arrest after he hands himself in to the authorities over charges of misappropriating funds from Taiwan during his 1999-2004 term in office. He denies the charges, which he says are politically motivated.
2015 May - Murdered Archbishop Oscar Romero is beatified, after Pope Francis approved his status as martyr in January.
In total, 3,602 children under 18 were in possession of firearms certificates, of which 327 were 13 or younger.
The Home Office figures for 2016/17 are for those who have certificates for firearms and/or shotguns.
The police force with the largest number of children having access to guns was Devon and Cornwall, which issued 206 certificates.
Overall, 580,658 children and adults were authorised to use guns last year - a reduction of 7,023 compared with 2015/16.
Previous Freedom of Information answers from the Home Office have shown children as young as seven to be in possession of a certificate.
There is no minimum age for applying for a shotgun certificate, but the law prohibits children from using them without the supervision of an adult aged at least 21, until they are 15.
In addition, children aged under 18 are banned from purchasing or hiring any firearm or ammunition.
Across all ages, Devon and Cornwall has the highest number of firearms certificates with 11,144, followed by Sussex (6,934) and North Yorkshire (6,734).
City of London Police issued only three licences, while Merseyside and Cleveland were the forces with the next lowest number of certificates - 1,029 and 1,125 respectively.
Applications for certificates are examined and then granted or refused by local police forces after a number of checks including interviews, visits and references.
Certificates can be revoked if a chief officer of the local force is satisfied the holder can no longer be entrusted with firearms or shotguns.
The figures showed that 358 firearms certificates and 1,216 shotgun certificates were revoked in 2016/17, with both numbers falling by 10% on the previous year.
The UK is seen as having some of the toughest gun control laws in the world.
A Home Office spokesman said there are "very strict controls on young certificate-holders, including around their tight supervision".
He added the Policing and Crime Act 2017 had strengthened firearms legislation by closing legal loopholes that had been exploited by criminals.
Peter Glenser, chairman of the British Association for Shooting and Conservation, said teaching children to use firearms safely and responsibly "removes the myths that surround firearms, and teaches both self-control and responsibility towards others".
He added: "Shooting has many aspects - from pest control through to Olympic and Commonwealth Games clay shooting - and it is vital that anyone wanting to compete at these top levels gets an early start in life," he added.
Duncan McCausland is seeking damages for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment.
He was arrested three years ago and held for three days.
Another former PSNI officer, who went on to become chief constable of West Yorkshire Police, is also taking legal action.
They were two of nine men questioned about the awarding of police vehicle contracts.
None of them faced any criminal charges.
Mr McCausland was one of the PSNI's most high-profile senior officers before his retirement in March 2011.
He has always strenuously denied any wrongdoing and claimed the decision to arrest him as part of the bribery probe in June 2014 was disproportionate, as he had volunteered to assist the investigation.
In a writ lodged in the High Court in Belfast, he accused his former employer of "wrongful arrest, unlawful detention and false imprisonment".
He claimed this was the result of "misfeasance in public office" and is seeking "aggravated and exemplary damages".
A former PSNI constable and two businessmen from England who were also arrested have lodged similar claims.
Another writ has been issued by former West Yorkshire Police Chief Constable Mark Gilmore.
He was not arrested, but was questioned.
A former RUC and PSNI officer, he was appointed chief constable in West Yorkshire in April 2013.
He was suspended on full pay 14 months later after being questioned as part of the PSNI investigation.
That suspension was lifted when he was informed that he would not face any charges.
But, he did not return to his post and retired last year.
Mr Gilmore is suing the PSNI for "aggravated and exemplary damages" for personal injuries and loss caused by misconduct in public office.
It is understood that a number of others arrested during the investigation are also considering legal action.
In a statement, a solicitor for Mark Gilmore confirmed that he has initiated legal action.
"A judicial process has now been embarked upon and it would be inappropriate to offer further comment at this stage," the solicitor said.
When informed in December 2015 that he would not face any charges, Mr McCausland called on the PSNI chief constable to apologise for the way he had been treated.
"This matter can be resolved very quickly in an easy way if Chief Constable George Hamilton, who I know personally, is prepared to offer his regrets for what happened," he told the BBC.
In response, the chief constable said he was "wholly content" with the way police dealt with the case.
In a statement to the BBC, a PSNI spokeswoman said: "In relation to a number of claims arising from a police investigation, PSNI can confirm that it will enter a defence in all cases."
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Dywedodd Carwyn Jones mai dyma'r math o bwnc fydd angen ei drafod fel rhan o gonfensiwn cyfansoddiadol y Blaid Lafur ynghylch dyfodol y DU.
Bydd aelodau blaenllaw'r blaid o bob rhan o Brydain, gan gynnwys y cyn-brif weinidog Gordon Brown, yn bresennol yn y lansiad yng Nghaerdydd ddiwedd mis Mawrth.
"Nid wonkery cyfansoddiadol yw hyn, rydyn ni'n ceisio gwneud pethau i weithio'n well ar gyfer pobl gyffredin," meddai Mr Jones.
Mewn cyfweliad â rhaglen Sunday Politics Wales BBC Cymru, dywedodd y gallai anallu i osod rheolau masnach ar draws y DU ar ôl i'r wlad adael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd "gostio swyddi, gallai gostio llawer o arian, byddai'n effeithio ar bobl gyffredin, ac mae angen ei ddatrys cyn gynted ag y bo modd".
"Ar hyn o bryd mae 'na reolau. Mae 'na reolau'r UE sy'n rheoli'r hyn y gallwn ac na allwn ei wneud,"meddai.
"Os nad oes unrhyw reolau, fe fyddai 'na anhrefn. Mae hynny'n beth drwg ar gyfer unrhyw farchnad sengl."
Ond wrth ymateb dywedodd arweinydd y Ceidwadwyr Cymreig, Andrew RT Davies: "Dwi ddim yn deall pam ei fod e wedi dweud y gallai arwain at ryfel masnach.
"Pan wnes i edrych ar y setliad cyfansoddiadol y tro diwethaf, doedd masnach na diwydiant wedi ei ddatganoli, na hefyd trafodaethau rhyngwladol."
Dywedodd Mr Jones y byddai'r frwydr i gadw'r Deyrnas Unedig yn gyflawn "yn cael ei golli" oni bai bod llywodraeth y DU yn dechrau gwrando ar y gwledydd datganoledig.
"Yr hyn yr ydym wedi dweud yw bod meysydd sydd eisoes yn gyfrifoldeb i Gymru a'r Alban a Gogledd Iwerddon, dylai fod yna broses o wneud penderfyniadau ar y cyd... mae'n rhaid i ni weithio allan pa reolau fydd yn rhan o farchnad sengl fewnol y DU a phwy sy'n eu plismona," meddai.
"Does dim angen sefyllfa lle mae popeth yn cael ei reoli gan San Steffan.
"Gallwn rannu grym yn y DU, gallwn barhau i fod yn sefydlog, gallwn barhau gyda'r Undeb, ond mae angen i lywodraeth y DU sylweddoli hynny nawr neu bydd y frwydr yn cael ei golli."
Galwodd y prif weinidog am gonfensiwn cyfansoddiadol ar gyfer y DU gyfan bum mlynedd yn ôl.
Bydd y ffigyrau amlwg o bob rhan o Brydain, gan gynnwys y cyn-brif weinidog Gordon Brown, yn bresennol yn y lansiad yng Nghaerdydd ar ddiwedd mis Mawrth.
"Ro'n ni ymhell ar y blaen gyda hyn. Fe wnaethon ni gydnabod amser maith yn ôl yr heriau fyddai'n wynebu'r DU," ychwanegodd Mr Jones.
"Mae hyn yn nwylo Whitehall. Mater i Whitehall a yw'n gwrando'n ddigon astud er mwyn cadw'r DU yn gyflawn."
Yn dilyn galwadau Prif Weinidog yr Alban, Nicola Sturgeon i gynnal ail refferendwm annibyniaeth yr Alban, dywedodd Carwyn Jones y byddai'n "drasiedi i Gymru os byddai'r Alban yn gadael" y DU.
"Mae'r Alban yn wrth-gydbwysedd defnyddiol yn y DU. Nawr, fe wnes i rybuddio cyn y refferendwm Brexit fod gan Brexit y potensial i rwygo'r DU a dyna sydd wedi digwydd.
"Mae yna ffyrdd o sicrhau bod y DU yn aros gyda'i gilydd ond mae angen i lywodraeth y DU ddechrau gwrando nawr."
Mae Plaid Cymru wedi beirniadu cyhoeddiad y prif weinidog, gan ychwanegu bod angen confensiwn cyfansoddiadol ei hun ar Gymru.
Dywedodd Adam Price, llefarydd economi'r blaid: "Dyna'r math o arweinyddiaeth y dylem fod yn gweld gan brif weinidog Cymru, yn arwain sgwrs genedlaethol yn ystod y cyfnod ansicr yma pan ry'n ni'n mynd i adael un Undeb, yr Undeb Ewropeaidd, ac mae'n edrych fel pe bai ni'n mynd i adael un arall yn yr ystyr bod y DU yn dod i ben, o bosibl ymhen dwy flynedd.
"Ac eto ble mae'r weledigaeth ar gyfer beth mae hyn yn ei olygu i Gymru? Dyna'r confensiwn y dylem fod yn ei chael a fyddai'n cynnwys y pleidiau oll, ar draws Cymru gyfan, pob rhan o gymdeithas, gan ofyn ble rydym am gymryd ein cenedl?
"Yn hytrach na'r Blaid Lafur yn siarad â'i hun, pam nad yw'n siarad â'r gweddill ohonom?"
Dywedodd arweinydd grŵp UKIP yn y Cynulliad, Neil Hamilton ei fod yn credu y byddai Brexit yn arwain at "mwy o bwerau" i'r sefydliadau datganoledig, tra bod arweinydd y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymreig, Mark Williams wedi croesawu'r confensiwn.
Bydd Sunday Politics Wales yn cael ei darlledu ar BBC One Cymru ddydd Sul, 19 Mawrth am 11:00.
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The home side had played themselves into a good position, with a lead of 300, at 223-4 in their second innings.
But with rain falling, umpires Rob Bailey and Nigel Cowley took an early decision to abandon the game.
Durham's Keaton Jennings was left unbeaten on 105, having made 116 in their first innings on the opening day.
Durham head coach Jon Lewis: "To have a week off between games is the norm in the rest of the world, so hopefully things will dry up and we can get in some decent preparation.
"We have a second team game here against Scotland next week, but we won't be loading the side.
"There's nothing worse than getting left out of the first team at the start of the season then not getting a chance to prove yourself. The seconds have had no luck with the weather so far."
Somerset captain Chris Rogers: "We didn't quite get it right here, but the bowlers will improve.
"We also found it hard with the bat. We kept losing wickets in groups and didn't build partnerships, but what I like about this group is that they can all contribute.
"I have loved being back here. To be up against Graham Onions and Chris Rushworth up here at the start of the season is as challenging as it's going to get."
The image of a clown promotes PrimEVIL at Lenwade, Norfolk, and can be seen in about 40 locations around Norwich.
PrimEVIL is for over-12s and is made up of themed zones including a haunted hotel and a zombie facility.
The Advertising Standards Authority has received 21 complaints. The organiser said it does not contravene standards.
Goymour Properties, which runs PrimEVIL at the Dinosaur Adventure Park, said its posters had been on display since early September.
However, after receiving complaints, a poster near a school has been moved and another outside a shop was replaced.
The firm has previously told complainants the poster "does not transgress the criteria for such public posters and do not contravene advertising standards".
Martin Goymour told the BBC: "The clown compares very favourably to some of the posters used to promote films, such as the Batman and Joker film.
"We deliberately did not use bloody or gory images."
Johannah Martin complained to Dinosaur Adventure and the ASA after her daughter was upset by a poster which has since been removed in Rackheath.
She said: "If you take your child to a shop to look at horrific masks and outfits, that is your choice. We had no choice but to see this."
The ASA said it had launched a formal investigation following 21 complaints that the advert is inappropriate for outdoor display because it is distressing for children and likely to cause fear or distress.
"We're now liaising with the advertiser to give them the opportunity to defend their ad," a spokesman said.
"We will establish whether the advertising rules have been broken and publish our findings in due course."
North Yorkshire Police said the shell was discovered at a house on Bogs Lane at around 13:10 BST.
Neighbouring properties were evacuated and a 100m cordon was established. Bogs Lane and Kingsley Drive were both closed to traffic.
The force said an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team had removed the shell and disposed of it,.
Covering 214,969 sq km (83,000 sq miles), it is the only English-speaking country on mainland South America.
In popular culture, the country is sadly best known for the tragic events of Jonestown, where more than 900 people died in a mass suicide.
To mark the 50th anniversary of independence, BBC News highlights some of the positive contributions from "the land of a thousand rivers".
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's sci-fi dinosaur adventure draws heavily on the Guyana Highlands - which extend across three countries - Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela.
Lying on the border of all three, Mount Roraima's tabletop shape is unmistakably that described in the book.
It was first scaled by a European team in 1884, according to Unesco, by "a British expedition team led by Everard Im Thurn".
You might also recognise it for inspiring the landscape of the Disney/Pixar film Up.
Her mother is Guyanese, which, under long-established West Indian rules, is an entirely legitimate claim to ownership.
You doubt us?
It's the world's highest single drop waterfall.
Here's a BBC employee getting a holiday snap in 1979. Dashing young chap, clearly destined for great things.
A natural brown sugar, so good they named it after the river. It is to sugar what Champagne is to wine, with "large sparkling golden crystals", according to BBC Food.
Before serving as United Nations Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos had a long career in British politics and public life.
On her appointment as the UK's secretary of state for international development in 2003, she gained the distinction of being the first black woman in the cabinet.
Trix Worrell's comedy was Channel 4's longest-running sitcom. It broke new ground in British television by featuring a middle-class, aspirational West Indian family.
Set in a barber's shop in Peckham, south London, it clocked up 71 episodes before its sad end in 1994.
The spinoff series, Porkpie, made Ram John Holder's character a national institution. Yeah man!
In 1965, he formed The Equals, one of the UK's first multiracial pop bands. You might recognise Baby Come Back, or the politically charged funk of Black Skinned Blue Eyed Boys.
In the 1980s, he became a global star and made Brixton's Electric Avenue world famous, with the song of the same name.
His anti-apartheid anthem Gimme Hope Jo'Anna showed he had not lost his political edge.
He is a passionate supporter of preserving the heritage of West Indian music.
He left Guyana aged five with a childhood dream of becoming a pilot. Being longsighted put an end to that.
But he still worked his way up through the Royal Air Force to become the most senior black officer in the British armed forces, and head of the RAF's Cranwell officer training base.
He sang regular Calypso current affairs updates on the BBC's Tonight programme, which was launched in 1957.
And as a Commonwealth volunteer, Flt Lt Grant had spent World War Two in German prisoner camp Stalag Luft III after being shot down over the Netherlands.
He was also a qualified barrister and co-founder of the Drum Arts Centre, Britain's first black arts centre.
On his death in 2010, BBC London's Kurt Barling reflected on his incredible life and career.
Booker Brothers, McConnell and Co - known to most Guyanese simply as Booker's - controlled much of Guiana's sugar industry prior to independence.
The Booker Prize came into existence in 1969, following a suggestion that Booker's might like to sponsor a literary prize to go with its Author Division.
A friend of James Bond author Ian Fleming, Booker's chairman Jock Campbell, had established the Author Division to manage Fleming's book rights - the deal was struck over a round of golf.
It also looked after the works of Agatha Christie and Harold Pinter.
The BBC's first poet in residence, and, along with WH Auden and Philip Larkin, he is also a recipient of the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.
Half-caste is a staple of England's national curriculum. On BBC Bitesize, Agard reads and explains the poem.
The 1967 film may have starred Sydney Poitier, but the book on which it is based draws on Guyanese author E R Braithwaite's experiences as a teacher in London.
Alongside Guess Who's Coming To Dinner and In the Heat of the Night, it helped turn Poitier into a Hollywood star.
The Bourda ground in Georgetown was where the West Indies won their first Test match, in 1930, "the first Test venue on mainland South America and the only one in the world below sea level", according to Martin Williamson, of ESPN Cricinfo.
The gentle ursine face, flowerpot hat and milk-bottle spectacles belied his brutal effectiveness when holding a cricket bat.
As captain of the West Indies between 1974 and 1985, he presided over indisputably the greatest cricket team in history.
Its apotheosis is 1984's "Blackwash" Test series in England, in which they thrashed their hosts 5-0 in unforgettable fashion - a first for any visiting team.
For West Indians everywhere, those teams came to represent the emancipation from the British Empire and helped define the identity of our newly independent nations.
And if you ask me to name a starting XI of Guyanese cricketing greats, then... Lance Gibbs, Roy Fredericks, Colin Croft, Alvin Kallicharran, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Rohan Kanhai, Basil Butcher, Clayton Lambert, Carl Hooper and Roger Harper.
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to the blaze near High Street, Bryngwran, at 00:05 GMT on Saturday.
A service spokeswoman said the fire, which spread to a nearby house and shed, was caused by smoking materials.
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Division Two leaders Essex started the day on 16-1 and required just another 197 for victory.
But seam bowlers Liam Norwell (4-65), Craig Miles (3-26) and David Payne (3-40) never let the batsmen settle, and by lunch they had slipped to 124-8.
When Norwell bowled Essex's top scorer Ashar Zaidi for 37, the hosts won.
The match swung in the hosts' favour when Tom Westley, Nick Browne and Ravi Bopara were sent back to the pavilion in the space of five overs to leave Essex on 59-5.
Miles' dismissal of Bopara for three saw him claim a split-innings hat-trick, having also struck with his final two deliveries of the first innings.
He then saw off the potentially dangerous duo of Dan Lawrence and captain Ryan ten Doeschate before James Foster fell with the last ball before lunch for just seven.
Third-placed Gloucestershire then wrapped up victory in the afternoon with little trouble as they aided their promotion bid as they move to just four points behind Worcestershire.
The victim died on Friday from wounds to his upper body, thought to have been sustained during a dispute in Peckham Rye.
A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
He is due to appear at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court later.
The existing Castle Station in Northampton will be replaced by a £20m glass and steel building in 2014.
In medieval times a royal castle was situated on part of the site, and last year items from Saxon times were unearthed in an initial trench.
The dig will be done by experts from Northamptonshire Archaeology and will take about 12 weeks.
It will record any remains before the new station is built.
Councillor Jim Harker, leader of Northamptonshire County Council said: "Northampton's unique selling point over many of its neighbours is its long and important history and heritage.
"It had one of the first universities in England and its castle was the scene of many important historical events."
Last October, a 12th Century ironstone wall, pottery fragments and a Saxon brooch were unearthed during a preliminary investigation on the site.
During the next two weeks hoarding will be put around the site and it will be prepared for the dig.
The short-stay car park will be relocated to a new area alongside the station.
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Tempers frayed after seven hours of debate during the Brexit Bill's Monday committee stage in the Commons.
The disagreement came as deputy speaker Lindsay Hoyle tried to move on from SNP MP Joanna Cherry.
Mr Salmond claimed Mr Hoyle had cut off his party colleague while speaking and demanded she be allowed to continue.
The Glasgow musician picked up the £20,000 prize for his album Thirteen Lost & Found during an award ceremony at the city's Barrowland Ballroom.
Hubbert, known as Hubby, whose album includes collaboration with other artists, said: "I am shocked and delighted at winning."
Nine other artists were shortlisted for the award.
The contenders included Django Django, Karine Polwart, Admiral Fallow, The Twilight Sad, Lau and Stanley Odd.
The original longlist of 20 albums had included Emeli Sande's Our Version of Events and 18 Months by Calvin Harris, two of the best-selling albums in the world last year.
The award, developed by the Scottish Music Industry Association, was judged by a panel which included Glasgow University music expert John Williamson, broadcaster Douglas Anderson, author Christopher Brookmyre, artist Douglas Gordon and music critic Sue Wilson.
Mr Williamson, chairman of the judging panel, said: "All of the albums had supporters among the judges and the final decision was extremely close.
"Among the things that impressed across the range of albums were the range of emotions and quality of songwriting. All of these are records made in a modern way without big budgets or big productions and all involved degrees of collaboration and community with other musicians from Scotland and beyond.
"In the view of the judges, RM Hubbert's album was the one that encapsulated and engaged the most."
The probe was launched in March 2011 after a complaint over the care given to Joshua Titcombe at Furness General Hospital, in Barrow.
It later looked at the deaths of 18 other babies and two mothers, but concluded in 2012 no action would be taken in relation to those cases.
An independent report concluded there had been a "lethal mix" of failures.
Joshua died of sepsis, nine days after being born at the hospital in November 2008.
His father James, refused to accept the explanations he was given for his death and in 2011 successfully argued for an inquest, which heard midwives repeatedly missed chances to spot and treat a serious infection.
Mr Titcombe said the outcome of the police investigation was "inevitable" and one he had been expecting for "some time".
Other families then contacted Cumbria Police, which began a more detailed investigation looking at 18 further deaths and 14 births that had resulted in complications.
Joshua's case was examined by the Health and Safety Executive, who have now notified police they will not be carrying out further investigations.
Det Insp Doug Marshall said: "Although we have not been able to progress to a criminal prosecution, I am confident that it was right for us to undertake a police investigation.
"Our investigation meant that other agencies also began looking at what was happening at Furness General Hospital, and it assisted families in getting the independent investigation that they deserved.
"It was always going to be difficult for the police to reach the bar for prosecution. However, it was in the public interest for us to investigate these serious complaints as thoroughly as possible."
An inquiry into the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, chaired by Dr Bill Kirkup and separate from the criminal investigation, last month found 20 major failures from 2004 to 2013.
Police said it did not raise "any further issues of significance that were not already known to the investigation team".
Mr Titcombe said: "I genuinely believe that the Kirkup Report has been a turning point and we're not looking for anymore investigations, I'm satisfied that that report got to the truth.
"As long as the trust follows through with the recommendations and implements them, then I think these terrible events will never be forgotten and the legacy will be safer services locally and improvements in patient safety nationally."
The tent fell upside down, before it was lifted up again and landed on top of parked vans. It took a team of workers and a forklift vehicle to secure it again.
The Met Office said gusts reached speeds of up to 47mph in Kirkwall on Friday.
The incident was captured on camera by Andy Mair.
The manager for agricultural machinery firm Opico was setting up his own stand across the field.
"It was surreal. I've never seen anything like it," said Mr Mair.
"It took a bit of work to get it under control. It landed on a caravan and a burger van. They used a forklift to lift it off them.
"There were at least 20 people helping to get it pegged down again."
The Orkney County Show is held every August, with more than 90 trade stands at Bignold Park in Kirkwall.
Police were called to the A468 near the the Pontypandy roundabout in Caerphilly at around 03:30 BST on Sunday.
The passenger of the blue Seat Ibiza was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver, also 24, was taken to hospital and is in a stable condition.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Gwent Police on 101.
The unnamed victim was injured in an incident at HMP Nottingham on Tuesday and taken to Queen's Medical Centre in the city for treatment.
The inmate, who has not been identified, has been placed on a segregation unit and police are investigating.
A Prison Service spokesman said all incidents are fully investigated.
"Any violence in prison is unacceptable - especially when it is directed at our hardworking staff," he said.
"All incidents are fully investigated and prisoners found guilty can find their sentences extended significantly."
The 66-year-old from Ballybinaby, Hackballscross, County Louth, is being tried for tax evasion at the Republic of Ireland's Special Criminal Court.
He denies nine charges against him.
A revenue inspector told the court he believed Mr Murphy was involved in the farming business and that, from 1996 to 2004, he did not file any tax returns.
Prosecutors allege that Mr Murphy conducted significant dealings in relation to cattle and land, and received farming grants from the Department of Agriculture but failed to make any returns to revenue.
The prosecution followed an investigation by the Republic of Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB).
The revenue inspector's evidence was heard last week during legal argument, but defence lawyers raised objections about its admissibility.
On Wednesday, the three-judge, non-jury court, ruled that the testimony was admissible.
The revenue inspector, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the court that he was instructed to carry out an investigation into the tax affairs of Thomas Murphy in October 2005.
He said he examined various papers including bank account documents, cattle mart invoices, Department of Agriculture grant cheque documents, EU Area Aid application forms, statements from cattle mart staff and documents seized by CAB from the homes of Mr Murphy and members of his family.
The inspector told the court he was satisfied that "based on documentary evidence that he [Thomas Murphy] was a chargeable person and that he should have furnished returns".
Mr Murphy has already pleaded not guilty to nine charges alleging that he failed to furnish a return of his income, profits or gains or the source of his income, profits or gains to the Collector General or the Inspector of Taxes for the years 1996/97 to 2004.
The trial continues.
A race that has turned the political rules on their head, we'll know in few days if the actual result does so too.
And here's a reminder of how a Jeremy Corbyn victory might seem almost unintentional. I understand a few weeks ago, one of Mr Corbyn's own senior supporters urged him to consider pulling out of the race.
The left wing's point of making its voice heard by entering a candidate had been proven, they said.
The supporter told Mr Corbyn that he should think about withdrawing because, after all, he's never entered with any intention of winning. The message was, this has gone far enough, time to stop.
The request fell on deaf ears I'm told.
After the success Corbyn's campaign has had in attracting new supporters and crowds around the country, who can blame him for answering that he believed he could win, and go on to become prime Minister? He is not like most politicians, but he is a politician after all.
His team won't confirm that such a conversation took place, but they don't deny it. A spokeswoman said "Jeremy Corbyn is standing to be the next PM. The question is, who will be the Tory candidate?"
This gives an intriguing picture of how despite the hype, even some of his senior supporters have concerns about his mission and its long term impact on Labour's fortunes. As the former Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, who knows Corbyn well, suggested, perhaps the person who is most terrified about Jeremy Corbyn winning is Jeremy Corbyn.
Despite the clamour of the summer, there is not enough reliable data, nor understanding of the implications of the new expanded electorate to predict the result with any confidence.
And in the last couple of weeks the fizz has gone out of the Corbyn campaign and both Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham's teams report support coming their way.
But if Mr Corbyn does win, he may well be haunted by a sense that he didn't really want the job in the first place.
Refreshing to some perhaps, but for the Labour Party itself, a worry to many more.
The 40-year-old spent the majority of his 19-year playing career at Canterbury before moving to Essex at the end of the 2008 campaign.
Walker, who was appointed as assistant to Essex head coach Paul Grayson at the end of 2011, is replaced by Chris Silverwood at Chelmsford.
"I am delighted to be returning to my roots," Walker told the Kent website.
"I cannot wait to get back to Kent and get started in helping the club deliver some on-field success.
"I would like to thank everyone at Essex for the support they have given me and I wish them well for the future.
"A return to my home club is something I hoped for and I aim to help a talented group of players deliver what they are capable of."
Grayson said it was "hugely disappointing" to see Walker, who scored 12,197 first-class runs at an average of 36.08 during his career, leave Essex.
"He is an excellent coach," he added.
"He is a super bloke and we've enjoyed him as both a player and also coach in the last two years. We completely understand his reasons for going.
"He's going to leave us with a lot of memories and will be missed but we wish him all the best in his new career."
Meanwhile Kent have appointed Dan George as first-team physio, Michael Najdan as analyst and Jon Fortescue as strength and conditioning coach.
It was not a sparkling start, Adam Lallana's 95th-minute goal securing victory against a side that played more than 30 minutes with 10 men after captain Martin Skrtel was sent off.
Allardyce could be justified in suggesting beggars cannot be choosers and that winning was everything after England made a humiliating retreat from Euro 2016 with a last-16 exit to Iceland in France.
So what will the new manager take away from Slovakia after his first week among his new players and a crucial, albeit scrappy, win?
England struggled to create chances and turn possession into goals at Euro 2016, a flaw which cost them dearly in draws against Russia and Sunday's opponents Slovakia, who held them to a damaging goalless stalemate.
There is a predictability and pedestrian streak about England that Allardyce must find a way of curing - and any analysis of this must be couched in the context that this was his first game and a damaged team will not be rebuilt in a day.
England's lack of threat was emphasised by the fact it took 64 minutes to muster their first shot on target, and that was more of an over-hit pass from captain Wayne Rooney than an effort on goal.
Allardyce stated before the game he did not want England to have possession simply for the sake of it. This was a message that did not get across amid the tedium of the first hour.
The build-up was, on too many occasions, slow motion, good positions were wasted too often and, while Harry Kane's confidence has clearly taken a hit, this top-class striker cannot live in splendid isolation at international level. He, like most strikers, needs support and service.
Slovakia stood firm against England in Euro 2016 and they looked like doing it again here until Lallana's persistence and willingness to try a shot paid off in those last seconds.
In future, preferably swiftly and during the course of this qualifying campaign, Allardyce must uncover an X-factor to ensure frustrating nights like this are eradicated.
England have attempted 49 shots, including blocks, in their past two matches against Slovakia and scored only once, in the dying moments of the second game.
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Dele Alli provided drive and danger when he came on, but the mind also wandered to what precocious Manchester United teenager Marcus Rashford might have offered.
True, Rashford has not had an overload of first-team football at Old Trafford this season but he has looked at ease with England and has pace, a fearless attitude and an eye for goal. Food for thought for Allardyce?
Everton's Ross Barkley, for now, is an outsider but is also a maverick talent that could be of use.
He was not given any game time by Roy Hodgson at Euro 2016 and was excluded from Allardyce's first squad - perhaps paying the price because his tactical discipline is still a work in progress.
Allardyce's work has barely started but this was a performance that will have told him England need to find more unpredictability and threat to avoid being thwarted by the sort of organisation and resilience Slovakia showed here in Trnava.
Allardyce has made no secret of the fact managing England would be the pinnacle of his career - so to see him savour this victory was to witness one of the game's most enduring figures fulfilling the first part of a dream.
It was also the first chance for him to get acquainted with the task in hand and see at close quarters what he must do to cast off the shadows hanging over this England team after their harrowing experiences in France.
Allardyce has exuded confidence and comfort in his new footballing skin here in Slovakia. He has been relaxed, humorous, but also serious about the main business. This is a task he is relishing and is not daunted by - a tough evening will not alter that.
The 61-year-old must now transmit some of his own iron-clad confidence and self-belief to his new players who still, understandably perhaps, looked cautious, tentative and too risk averse to let their football flow.
Allardyce is determined to break down the psychological barrier that has blocked England for so long and he will go beyond tricks such as bringing in comedians Bradley Walsh and Paddy McGuinness to give the squad a few laughs.
The most confident, self-assured man around England's camp is currently the manager. The quicker he can transfer that to those under his command, the quicker the Allardyce show will really hit the road.
Allardyce is a man and manager who revels in the image of someone who is in charge, who calls the shots.
Yet his post-match comments about captain Wayne Rooney were almost deferential to the 30-year-old, who plans to retire from international football after the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
The hint before the game was the experiment of using Rooney as a midfielder, as Hodgson did at Euro 2016, was over and he would be operating in more attacking positions.
But Rooney, who became England's most capped outfield player ahead of David Beckham as he won his 116th cap, played in a deep-lying central midfield role in a 4-1-4-1 formation from the start, spraying passes around with mixed fortunes. He was involved, but mainly on the margins.
It was only when Alli came on that England had threat from a position behind the striker. Rooney's role was something of a movable feast as the game went on and it was surprising to hear Allardyce more or less admit he was powerless to control this free hand.
He insisted it was "not for me to say where Wayne Rooney will play" and added: "Wayne played wherever he wanted to. I can't stop Wayne playing there.
"I think that he holds a lot more experience at international football than me as an international manager. Using his experience with a team, playing as a team member, it's not for me to say where he is going to play."
Except it is.
Rooney may be able to decide where he plays in an exhibition match but the idea he can simply do what he wants is not sustainable against opposition of the highest international quality.
His position in the England team is a constant narrative these days but Allardyce has firmly backed him by confirming him as captain.
He remains a very good footballer but not necessarily as a free spirit wandering around as some sort of player without portfolio, as the manager seemed to suggest.
Alli's cameo complicated matters and Allardyce, over time perhaps, will surely have to work out precisely where Rooney can and cannot be utilised by England.
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Allardyce is not England manager because everything is well in their world. He is there because they were once again brutally exposed at a major tournament.
For all the talk of a new era and Allardyce's own buoyant and confident approach, criticism of "same old England" was premature and unfair on the new manager.
He picked a team to get a result in Slovakia. It was a solid, unspectacular line-up set up in a manner designed to avoid the sort of calamity that befell England against Iceland in Nice.
Allardyce will need time and patience to put his own stamp on the team. To suggest it would happen immediately is the stuff of fantasy but he will embrace the touch of luck that brought that 95th-minute winner.
England were badly wounded and in need of repair after Euro 2016. Allardyce will be convinced he can oversee that process but even his detractors will admit it is a job that will need time.
And a win, any sort of win, was just how he will have wanted to begin the task.
The 31-year-old France international spent last season on loan at Marseille.
Gomis scored 21 goals in 33 games for the French club and they were keen to keep him, but he has opted for Turkey.
"I have a lot of friends from Turkey, and also [Didier] Drogba and [Aurelien] Chedjou have told me that the best team in Turkey is Galatasaray," Gomis told the Galatasaray official website.
The move is subject to international clearance.
Gomis joined Swansea on a four-year contract from Lyon in 2014 as back-up to former Swans striker Wilfried Bony and the Frenchman scored 10 goals in his first campaign, including five in his last six games.
But his scoring rate dropped and after 17 goals in 71 games, Gomis was loaned to Ligue 1 side Marseilles last summer.
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Last year the High Court ruled Devon County Council unlawfully changed the direction of traffic in Totnes, after traders claimed business was suffering.
The council appealed, saying it made the area safer.
But the Court of Appeal has upheld the decision, leaving the authority facing a six-figure legal bill.
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Campaigner Peter Richardson, the writer, director and actor known for the Comic Strip Presents, said: "We're going to have a big party.
"Totnes will be a proper market town again."
Mr Dimbleby was among campaigners who marched in 2014, describing the traders as "the life blood of this community"
Devon County Council changed the traffic flow through Totnes in 2013 which meant vehicles could no longer be driven up the High Street from the bottom of the town.
The Court of Appeal decision means that the traffic flow will be returned from 3 May.
The legal costs already stand at more than £100,000, against a backdrop of the council having to save £110m over the next four years.
A Devon County Council spokesman said: "The County Council is obviously disappointed with the outcome of the appeal.
"We will comply with the ruling and remove the current signing so that traffic will be able to travel up the high street.
"We anticipate that the volume of traffic will increase in Fore Street, and would like to advise pedestrians to take extra care to avoid injury or accident."
That is despite the fact that new controls on lenders were brought in by the regulator several months earlier.
There were 3,216 complaints about short-term loans in 2015/16, compared to 1,157 the year before.
However Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) remained the most complained-about financial product.
There were 188,712 complaints about PPI over the year, a drop of 8% on 2014/15.
Complaints about packaged bank accounts - where customers pay a fee, but enjoy benefits like travel insurance - more than doubled to 44,244.
Claims management companies, rather than individuals, were responsible for filing most of them.
The main complaints about payday lenders involved:
New controls on payday lenders were brought in by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in January 2015.
After that date, interest charges were capped at 0.8% per day of the amount that was borrowed.
Stricter affordability checks were brought in a year before that, in 2014.
As a result of the new controls, and bad publicity, many payday lenders left the market.
Complaints about pet insurance also rose during the year, by 38%. Among the issues that caused disputes were:
Emrys Hughes, 65, worked as a tractor driver in Llanidloes when he suffered near fatal and life-changing injuries on 16 November, 2015.
Mold Crown Court heard he would never walk again.
Sundorne Products (Llanidloes) Ltd admitted a health and safety charge and was fined £180,000 and £7,650 costs.
The court heard Mr Hughes was walking in the yard but was in the blind spot of the mechanical shovel driver.
He was struck with force as the vehicle was being driven at some pace to get a momentum to load refuse.
It was described as "an accident waiting to happen" because the yard had no system to separate pedestrians and moving vehicles and no pedestrian walk ways.
Mr Hughes was in intensive care for weeks afterwards, and stayed in hospital until April last year.
His partner had to give up work to care for him, and they moved to a specially adapted bungalow.
"My life has changed considerably since I lost my legs," he said in a victim impact statement.
Prosecutor Craig Morris said the company fell well below the required standard and failed to implement practises recognised in the industry to keep pedestrians and vehicles apart.
An investigator viewed CCTV footage from the yard for the previous two weeks and saw about 90 instances where there were moving vehicles close to pedestrians in the yard, with nothing to stop them being there at the same time.
Judge Niclas Parry said that the financial penalty was not intended to reflect "the devastating injuries" he had suffered, and said the events were "truly shocking".
The court was told Sundorne Products cooperated with the Health and Safety Executive, pleaded guilty at an early stage and was "truly remorseful", continuing to support Mr Hughes.
It installed pedestrian fencing and had appointed a health and safety manager following an audit.
According to reports, Kyrgios was heard calling the tournament a "circus" and complaining about the ball kids during his win over Andreas Haider-Maurer.
The 20-year-old was fined $1,500 (£984) and could trigger a 28-day ban if he incurs $5,000 in fines before February.
It was his second code violation warning in a week.
The world number 32 will face a one-month ban if he receives another fine for verbal or physical misconduct, with the penalty stemming from the suspended ban he received for a sexual comment about Stan Wawrinka's girlfriend during a match in August.
Kyrgios had criticised the Shanghai surface on Monday, describing conditions as "crazy" when a cameraman was ejected for repeatedly talking during points.
"They were talking in the middle of the points. I was just expecting a lot more obviously from a Masters event," Kyrgios said.
"You're not going to see Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal playing on a court like that. They're always playing on centre court where things usually go pretty smoothly."
Kyrgios and his doubles partner Bernard Tomic entertained the crowd for different reasons on Tuesday when they had a putting competition on court during a medical time out and played rock-paper-scissors to decide who received during one sudden-death point.
The Australian pair beat Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 to reach the second round.
Kyrgios also plays Japan's Kei Nishikori in the second round of the singles competition on Wednesday.
An analysis of 13,000 IVF pregnancies suggested the freezing process might be better for the mother and the baby's health.
However, some fertility specialists argue there would be fewer pregnancies if freezing was more widely used.
The study's findings were presented at the British Science Festival.
Most of the time in IVF clinics in the UK, eggs are taken, fertilised and the resulting embryos implanted. This is thought of as using fresh embryos.
However, about one in five cycles of IVF in the UK uses frozen embryos - these were "spare" embryos kept from a previous IVF attempt.
There have been concerns that freezing may pose a health risk. However, the latest analysis, which is also published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, suggests that freezing may have better results.
It reported a lower chance of haemorrhage, premature birth and deaths in the first few weeks of life.
Lead researcher Dr Abha Maheshwari, from the University of Aberdeen, said: "Our results question whether one should consider freezing all embryos and transfer them at a later date rather than transferring fresh embryos."
She told the BBC more research was needed and that it was "a controversial topic".
"It is a debate we should be having now," she added. "It needs further exploration about what we do in the future."
Why frozen embryos might have better results is unknown and the researchers acknowledge the results are "counter-intuitive".
One theory is that stimulating the ovaries to release more eggs, as part of normal IVF, may affect the ability of the womb to accept an embryo. Freezing the embryo until later would allow it to be implanted in a more "natural" womb.
However, data from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority says that in 2010 frozen embryos were less likely to result in pregnancy. There was a 23% success rate for frozen and a 33% chance for fresh embryos.
Dr Maheshwari argues that new techniques in the past few years have greatly increased the success rate.
However Prof Alison Murdoch, the head of the Newcastle Fertility Centre at Life, Newcastle University, said: "It is of some concern that conclusions have been drawn, incorrectly, that we should routinely freeze all embryos and transfer them in a future menstrual cycle.
"There is ample evidence to show that this would result in fewer pregnancies even if the outcome for those pregnancies were better."
The director of IVF at Hammersmith Hospital in London, Stuart Lavery, said it would be "incorrect to conclude from these findings that we should stop performing fresh transfers and freeze all embryos".
However Mr Lavery said it provided reassurance that frozen embryos were as safe as fresh ones.
It was a view shared by Dr Allan Pacey, the chairman of the British Fertility Society and a researcher at the University of Sheffield.
He said: "I think this is interesting because some people are nervous about frozen embryos and there have been various headlines about this study or that which suggest that frozen embryos may be a worry.
"What's really useful is that it shows that from the point of view of the woman's health during labour, and some early measures of the baby's health, frozen embryos do all right and are arguably better."
Glentress Forest near Peebles is considered to be one of the UK's premier mountain biking venues and gets more than 300,000 visitors a year.
An enhanced visitor centre and potential cabin site are among the masterplan proposals.
Scottish Borders Council will meet to discuss the plans next week.
Councillors are being asked to agree to approve the draft scheme as a basis for a 12-week consultation.
The authority would then receive a further report on that feedback in order to formally agree how to take the project forward.
The "development vision" being put to the council outlines how the site could develop over the next 20 years.
Among the proposals are:
Once the plan has gone out to consultation it will be brought back to the planning and building standards committee to seek final approval.
Captain McShane and USA international Williams had to be separated by team-mates in the 83rd minute of the game.
The incident was not seen by match official, but was caught on video. Both players have until Friday to respond.
Reading manager Brian McDermott has spoken to both players since the incident and taken disciplinary action.
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The Royals lost the game 2-1 to a late Adam Forshaw goal moments after Matej Vydra had missed a chance to win it for the visitors.
Speaking before the charges were confirmed, McDermott said his side must move on from the incident.
"Football is a high-octane game," he told BBC Radio Berkshire. "We all want to win and it's one of those things.
"It's a volatile situation when you lose in the last minute. We've had a chance to win the game and we don't take it.
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McDermott, who returned to Reading for a second spell as manager in December, refused to say he was "disappointed" in his players' actions.
"These things happen, we're all human beings," he said. "This is what life is about, there's a lot worse things going on.
"The boys will apologise. We know it's not right, but this is a sport where we're trying to get to that league above.
"It's happened and we have to deal with it the best way we can."
Appearing on ITV's The Agenda programme on Monday, the ex-Conservative chairman opted to display a headline reading: "No 10 takes Eton mess off the menu."
Lady Warsi said she wanted to make a "serious point" about social mobility.
No 10 said PM David Cameron was also concerned about the issue.
Mr Cameron attended Eton, as did his chief of staff, Ed Llewellyn, policy chief Jo Johnson, minister Oliver Letwin, and the chancellor's chief economic adviser Rupert Harrison.
Education Secretary Michael Gove recently said the number of Old Etonians in Mr Cameron's inner circle was "ridiculous".
"I don't know where you can find a similar situation in any other developed economy," he told the Financial Times.
Baroness Warsi, who is also the Minister for Faith and Communities, said: "Michael was making an incredibly serious point that it can't be right that the 7% of kids who go to independent school end up at the top tables, not just of politics, but banking, and law, and every other profession.
"What Michael wants to create is a first class, world class state system which means that in future years you will have more pupils from state schools, people like me, around the cabinet table, and in that I fully support Michael Gove."
But the PM's official spokesman said: "I think that is the light-hearted section of the programme. I think that's the explanation.
"The prime minister has spoken about the importance of greater social mobility. That is absolutely at the heart of the government's education reforms. He appoints the people who he thinks are the best people to do the jobs."
Asked if Mr Cameron continued to have full confidence in Lady Warsi, the spokesman replied: "Yes, he does."
The spokesman was "not sure" whether the PM had caught the programme.
Burrell referred to "the perverted homosexual spirit" during a sermon at a church in Houston, Texas.
The singer had been the host of Bridging the Gap - a weekly radio show broadcast on Texas Southern University's KTSU-FM.
Earlier this week Ellen DeGeneres cancelled the singer's appearance on her talk show.
The university then announced that the Kim Burrell show "is no longer airing as part of KTSU Radio programming".
In a video published after the sermon, Burrell said she made "no excuses or apologies" for her comments.
"To every person who is dealing with the homosexual spirit, that has it, I love you and God loves you but God hates the sin in you and me. Anything that is against the nature of God," she added.
DeGeneres, who is a well-known advocate of gay rights, tweeted after Burrell's comments to say the singer "would not be appearing on my show".
Williams still appeared on the show without Burrell, and told DeGeneres: "The world is a beautiful place, but it doesn't work without inclusion and empathy."
"There's no space, there's no room for any kind of prejudice in 2017 and moving on," he added.
Explaining her decision to cancel Burrell's performance, DeGeneres said she had experienced "a lot of hate and prejudice and discrimination because of who I choose to love".
She added that Burrell "said some very not nice things to say about homosexuals, so I didn't feel that was good of me to have her on the show to give her a platform after she was saying things about me".
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Matt Greenwood, from Walsall, West Midlands, has been given nine months to live after the cancer spread from his hip to his lungs.
Included on the Oxford University engineering student's list is a skydive, road trip around America and a hot air balloon ride with his father.
Matt thanked people for their support.
He said: "The support has been unbelievable from all directions, just an outpouring of love and it's really, really been moving."
Arlene Foster said that "if there's an election, there's an election".
She described Sinn Féin's demand that she stand aside during an investigation into the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme as "ludicrous".
The RHI scheme is approximately £490m over budget.
Speaking to the Impartial Reporter newspaper, Mrs Foster said: "We want to see an independent inquiry probably more than anybody".
"While others have been engaging in hysteria over Christmas I've been actually working to try and find a plan and work through all of this with my ministerial colleague Simon Hamilton," she said.
The RHI was set up by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (Deti) under the stewardship of Mrs Foster in 2012 to encourage businesses and other non-domestic users to move from using fossil fuels to renewable heating systems.
It was an attempt by the NI Executive to increase consumption of heat from renewable sources.
But flaws in setting the scheme's subsidy rate left it open to abuse as claimants could earn more cash the more fuel they burned.
'Conflict of interest'
Sinn Féin's Gerry Adams said at the weekend that the DUP leader's refusal to step aside during an investigation into the green energy scheme was "unacceptable".
He also hinted that Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness could resign if Mrs Foster remained in post.
Mr Adams suggested there was a "clear conflict of interest" if she remained.
However, the first minister described Sinn Féin's position as "a purely political demand and not one that serves any genuine purpose".
Also writing in the Belfast Telegraph, Mrs Foster said the party "demand an independent inquiry free from any political interference, but they then make the holding of it conditional on my stepping aside".
Speaking on BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster, her party colleague, Economy Minister Simon Hamilton, said that if Sinn Féin wanted an election "then we say bring it on".
"I'm saying categorically that the first minister will not be stepping down from her post, so the corollary from that is that if Sinn Féin are threatening an election then that is the more likely outcome".
For France this huge stretch of the Pacific - as big as Western Europe - remains strategically valuable. Atomic testing on the atolls enabled France to keep the nuclear clout it needed to remain one of the world's leading powers.
There are five island groups - the Society Islands, the Tuamotu archipelago, the Gambier Islands, the Marquesas Islands and the Tubuai Islands. Tahiti is the most densely-populated island.
European contact was gradual; the Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and British were credited with the discovery of one or more of the islands. In the 18th century European traders and missionaries came, bringing diseases that wiped out much of the indigenous population.
The missionaries tried to put a stop to local religious practices, nudity and other aspects of indigenous life. Some forms of Polynesian culture were lost for many years.
Tahiti, in the Society islands, became a French colony in 1880. France later annexed other islands to form the French Colony of Oceania. In 1946 the islands became an overseas territory and in 2004 gained "overseas country" status.
Pro-independence movements flourished in the 1970s and over time the islands took more control of internal affairs, culminating in a statute granting increased autonomy in 1996.
In 2014, French Polynesia's assembly adopted a resolution asking France to pay nearly $1bn in compensation for the environmental damage caused by its nuclear weapons tests. The resolution was tabled by the ruling anti-independence party without the support of the territorial government, signalling a major rift within the party's ranks.
French Polynesia enjoys a high standard of living, but wealth is unevenly distributed and unemployment is high.
Tourism is an important money-earner; travellers favour Tahiti and Bora Bora. Boasting a year-round warm climate, volcanic peaks and tranquil lagoons, it is easy to see why the islands are popular. French Polynesia is, though, prone to typhoons.
Population 277,000
Area 4,167 sq km (1,609 sq miles)
Major languages Tahitian and French
Major religion Christian
Life expectancy 73 years (men), 78 years (women)
Currency
Head of state: The president of France, represented by a high commissioner
President: Edouard Fritch
Edouard Fritch became president of French Polynesia in September 2014 after his predecessor, veteran politician Gaston Flosse, was forced to resign over a conviction for corruption.
Mr Flosse stepped aside after failing to secure a pardon from President Francois Hollande over the conviction, which was upheld by France's highest court in August.
Mr Flosse was convicted for running a vast network of phantom jobs to support his political party in one of the biggest cases of its kind in French legal history. He was sentenced to a four-year suspended jail term, a large fine, and banned from public office for three years.
Edouard Fritch is number two in the governing Tahoeraa Huiraatira party which Mr Flosse still heads. He has served several times as a minister and was formerly Speaker of the French Polynesia assembly.
There are two daily newspapers. TV and radio services are provided by the French public overseas broadcaster, the Reseau Outre-Mer, and by private operators.
Multichannel TV is available; channels include French and international stations.
The incident happened in Silverstream Crescent in the north of the city on Friday morning.
It was reported to the PSNI just after 08:00 BST. The Police are treating the incident as criminal damage.
The victim lives alone and was very distressed by the incident, a relative told the BBC.
The 64-year-old, named locally as George Laird, was fatally injured at the Norbord plant in Cowie.
He was taken to Forth Valley Royal Hospital following the incident on Wednesday afternoon but died overnight.
A spokesman for Police Scotland said that a joint investigation with the Health and Safety Executive was under way.
He added: "Police in Stirling were called to an industrial site off Station Road in Cowie at 5.40pm on Wednesday July 13 after a man sustained serious burns as a result of a work-related incident.
"The 64-year-old was transferred by ambulance to hospital, where he has since passed away.
"A joint investigation between the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Police Scotland will be carried out in order to establish the full set of circumstances."
Karl Morris, managing director of Norbord Europe, said: "Safety is Norbord's top priority and we are deeply saddened by this incident.
"We express our profound sympathy to the family at this very difficult time.
"We are co-operating fully with Police Scotland and the HSE on their joint investigation to ascertain the cause of the accident."
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Ghana's Frimpong was sent off playing for FC Ufa against Spartak Moscow on 17 July for a gesture to the crowd after saying he heard monkey chants.
The midfielder was banned for two games but Spartak escaped punishment after the RFU found no evidence of racism.
Fifa has given the RFU until Tuesday, 28 July to respond to its request.
Russia host the 2018 World Cup and have been criticised for their handling of the issue of racism against a backdrop of incidents.
Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure has even gone so far as to suggest black players could boycott the Russia World Cup.
In February, football anti-discrimination group Fare documented more than 200 incidents of racist and discriminatory behaviour linked to Russian football over two seasons.
Fifa sustainability boss Federico Addiechi says the governing body will work with the RFU to tackle the problem ahead of the World Cup, with the qualifying draw for the tournament set to take place on Saturday in St Petersburg.
He said: "It is up to us as the organizers of this event to make sure this event is welcoming everyone, not just for the players and participants but also for the fans.
"If the Russian Football Union are in need of our support, and I think they are, then we can provide certain support."
United Nations chief of anti-discrimination Yuri Boychenko says Russian authorities are slowly acknowledging racism is a problem in the country.
He added: "First comes recognition, that authorities here should recognise that there is a problem and I believe that the recognition is coming."
Russia's minister for sport Vitaly Mutko - a Fifa executive committee member - said the country's football authorities were working to address the problem. "We have introduced punitive sanctions for clubs and offenders and they are more harsh now," he said.
"Another measure is a special inspector at the match whose responsibility will be to pay attention to that kind of incident so no incident is left unpunished."
Officials say some people have carried out cremations on the terrace roofs of houses in the city.
Many Indians regard the Ganges as holy and use its bank for cremations.
Hindus believe that if a person is cremated in Varanasi, the deceased will achieve release from sufferings of the cycle of birth and death.
Two of the 80 ghats - a series of steps going down to the water - lining the Ganges in Varanasi specialise in the business of human cremation.
"As the ghats are not available for cremation, the roofs of havelis [old mansions] and other old houses along the ghats are being used for cremation, but with great difficulty," Uttar Pradesh government spokesman Shailendra Pandey told AFP news agency.
Utpal Upadhyay, a long-time city resident, said this was the "worst floods in the holy city since 1978".
"The Ganges has risen, the banks are inundated, and people are not able to cremate. People are praying in their homes and flooded streets," he told the BBC.
Cremations have been also affected in the Hindu holy city of Allahabad, also in Uttar Pradesh, where pyres were being lit in the nearby alleys, an official said.
Floods across large swathes of India have killed at least 40 people and displaced tens of thousands of people.
More than 100,000 people have left their homes in recent days in Uttar Pradesh and the neighbouring state of Bihar as rain-swollen rivers have burst their banks, reports say.
At least nine people have died in Uttar Pradesh and another 15 in Bihar as flood waters hit villages and cities, disaster management officials said.
Several people have also been killed in the central state of Madhya Pradesh in the last 24 hours, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.
Floods are common in India during the monsoon season between June and September.
But excessive rains this year have caused the Ganges and its tributaries to rise above the danger level in about 20 districts in Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Cook's team stood a chance of returning to number one in the Test rankings with victory but lost on the fourth day.
"For a batter, our currency is runs - and as a top order, we haven't consistently been doing it," Cook said.
"We played at a disappointing level as a side and we weren't good enough in all three areas of the game."
England went into the final home Test of the summer needing to avoid defeat to hold trophies against all nine Test opponents for the first time.
"We're still the same side who beat Australia and won away in South Africa, so it's not all doom and gloom, but we're a work in progress," Cook added. "We had the opportunity to beat Pakistan and it's frustrating."
Three dropped catches by Cook's team on day two allowed Pakistan to add a further 120 as the tourists eventually compiled 542, veteran Younus Khan making 218.
The skipper also put down a chance on day three, and he said of the fielding blemishes: "The catching is a concern: when we've won games we've caught our catches; when we've lost we've dropped our catches.
"We've definitely dropped in standard this series.
"You expect to win your home series, but Pakistan showed their class - we knew Younus was going to get us eventually as you don't average 50 in more than 100 Tests if you're not a class player."
England passed 400 only twice in the series and were bowled out for under 300 on four occasions.
Cook and star batsman Joe Root finished with 935 runs between them at an average of 66.78 but the other members of the top five - Alex Hales, James Vince and Gary Ballance - could only muster a combined 498 at an average of 22.63.
Asked what had disappointed him about the series, England coach Trevor Bayliss said: "It is the same as for the last six to 12 months - we rely very heavily on Cook and Root to score runs.
"Jonny Bairstow has done extremely well and Moeen Ali has made some runs but we need two or three other guys to stand up in the batting order."
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq, who scored a century at Lord's and half-centuries at Old Trafford and Edgbaston, was named man of the series for his team.
"The win was special, keeping in mind it was Independence Day," Misbah told BBC Test Match Special.
"It was something special to draw the series here after being 2-1 down, losing the second Test badly and losing the third. But the way the team fought back, I'm a really happy captain."
Pakistan have two one-day internationals against Ireland followed by five ODIs and a Twenty20 against England, before another away tour - of New Zealand and Australia starting in November.
"In Asia, this team's unbeatable as our spinners come into it more and our batters are better," Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur said.
"It's the games away from home which will determine how far this team can go. We've got a tough itinerary now."
The world's two most expensive players will line up together as Real Madrid bid for a second Champions League final win against city rivals Atletico.
"He's really close to Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos," Ancelotti said.
"Now he is more comfortable in his position, he knows his team-mates and they know him and he has more power."
Bale, who is returning to the San Siro Stadium, the scene of one of his most famous performances when he scored a hat-trick for Tottenham against Inter Milan, has publicly stated there is no rift with Ronaldo.
Ancelotti, who paid a world record fee for Bale, also explained that he had to convince the former Spurs man to remain as a winger during his time as manager at the Bernabeu, after his agent asked the club president to move the Welshman into a central role.
The ex-Chelsea boss was quoted at the time as saying Bale's agent "needed to stay quiet".
"It was not difficult because I do not want to speak with the agent, the agent went to speak with the president and after that I explained my position directly to the player," Ancelotti told BBC Wales Sport's Gareth Bale documentary.
"The best way is that if the player is not comfortable he has to come to the manager but I understand the world of football. When I played I didn't have an agent and now there are agents.
"In that situation I spoke directly with Gareth. I said I understand he would be more comfortable in a different position but I have to think about the team and for me the best position for him was on the right side."
Ancelotti, who is succeeding Manchester City-bound Pep Guardiola at FC Bayern Munich, has no doubts Bale's tenure in Spain will be a long one despite rumours he could move back to the Premier League.
"He's a fantastic player and talent. My experience with him at Real Madrid was really good," he told BBC Sport.
"It's not easy for a player to come in from another country but the first year he did really well. He showed fantastic quality and his future at Real Madrid will be long."
Chinese Catholic bishop Peter Shao Zhumin was seized by authorities in May, Vatican spokesman Greg Burke said.
The cleric's family has been given no information on the reasons for his removal or his current whereabouts.
Relations between the Vatican and China have been strained by disputes over who can appoint bishops in the country.
Mr Burke said he was "profoundly saddened" by the situation involving the detention of a bishop from his diocese in Wenzhou, in China's southeastern Zhejiang province.
He said the incident was detrimental to efforts to reach an understanding with the Chinese authorities on the status of the Church in the communist state.
"The Holy See hopes that Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin may return as soon as possible to his diocese and that he be allowed to carry out his ministry in peace," Mr Burke said.
Catholics who have been seeking news of the bishop fear that he may be being pressured by the authorities to pledge his allegiance to the Communist Party instead of the Vatican.
The news comes amid recent reports that the Vatican and Beijing are drawing closer to reaching an historic agreement governing the selection of bishops for 10 million Chinese Roman Catholics.
There are currently about 100 Catholic bishops in China, with some approved by Beijing, some approved by the Vatican and, informally, many now approved by both.
An agreement between the Chinese government and Pope Francis on who has the authority to appoint bishops in the country would be a positive step towards re-establishing diplomatic relations between China and the Vatican.
The appointment is crucial for Mr Macron, who needs to do well in next month's parliamentary elections to push through his planned economic reforms.
Later he will travel to Germany to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The 39-year-old former investment banker and economy minister was inaugurated yesterday in a ceremony at the Élysée Palace.
He promised to convince people that "the power of France is not declining - that we are on the brink of a great renaissance".
Mr Macron has kept his choice of prime minister a closely guarded secret, but the BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris says the candidate most hotly tipped is Édouard Philippe, the mayor of Le Havre.
Mr Philippe is not a member of the president's new party - La République En Marche - but of the centre-right Republicans.
This is significant, our correspondent says, because it would mean Mr Macron is trying to draw into his camp more leading figures from the conservative opposition.
Presides over the government, but they are not seen as superior to other ministers
Carries out the political programme of the president
Co-ordinates ministerial initiatives to make sure they do not go against the president's agenda
Cannot impose will on other ministers, but can ask president to sack them
Can exceptionally replace the president in chairing government meetings
Presidents often sack prime ministers for political expediency
The visit to Mrs Merkel is expected to be a cordial one, with President Macron having strong pro-EU views.
He has said he wants to reform the eurozone, giving it a common budget and its own finance minister, but he will need German backing.
For its part, Germany wants to see France carry out structural changes such as reducing public spending and reforming its rigid labour market.
Mr Macron has promised such reforms as he tries to revive the economy and reduce unemployment, but to realise them his party will need a majority in parliament.
République en Marche recently unveiled more than 400 candidates for June's elections. Many have never held elected office before.
Mr Macron was sworn-in as president a week after his victory over the National Front's Marine le Pen, with 66% of the vote in the run-off poll.
He had never contested an election before and only formed his centrist movement a year ago.
Mr Macron is France's youngest leader since Napoleon and the first to be born after 1958, when a presidential system was set up.
Police said the child received hospital treatment following the incident, at 13:15 BST on Saturday on the A470 between Caersws and Carno.
The road was closed on Saturday afternoon, with diversions in place.
Dyfed-Powys Police asked for anyone who witnessed the child falling from a black Rolls Royce limousine to contact them.
Wiltshire Police said it received three calls from people between 06:24 and 06:38 GMT saying they did not know where the noise had come from.
BBC Wiltshire received calls, texts and tweets from people in Rodbourne, Old Town and Pinehurst who heard the sound.
The British Geological Survey (BGS) said it was not thought to be down to an earth tremor, while the MoD scotched suggestions of a sonic boom.
The Wiltshire force said officers had not attended any explosion-related incidents.
A BGS seismologist scrutinised signals from the nearest seismograph sites to Swindon and found no evidence of a seismic disturbance of any kind, a spokesman for the society said.
"It may well be the case that people did experience something but, whatever it was, may have been so localised and too small to be recorded," he said.
Asked whether the noise could have been a sonic boom - the noise when jets break through the sound barrier - a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said: "There is nothing to suggest it was anything to do with us.
"There are no reports of activity from a military perspective."
A deep pit containing a 120mm (4in) mortar tube, and three fighters from the militant group - Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Fully armed and in combat fatigues, the men are all wearing head torches. They move quickly, in well-drilled movements, loading and unloading the tube from a stack of mortars at the back of their position.
This is a show of readiness, a show of strength, for the next war with Israel. It is a war that both the militants and the Israeli military, on the other side of the border, believe could come again soon.
The hidden mortar pit is right by the border with Israel, or so I am told.
I cannot be entirely sure as the armed fighters blindfolded me, searched me for tracking devices and removed my mobile phones before the journey.
Viewed as a terrorist group in the West, Islamic Jihad is committed to Israel's destruction.
At the back of the firing position is a small curtain that leads into a tunnel cut through the earth. It turns a corner and enters a larger, even deeper tunnel, perhaps 20m down.
Its reinforced concrete walls have an arched roof, tall enough for the men of Islamic Jihad to stand up, and run through it.
This is their escape route, running for hundreds of metres, its exit - or exits - unknown.
The well-constructed walls glisten as condensation reflects off the lights, powered by a car battery, that runs along the length of the tunnel. Deep underground, the air in the tunnel is cool.
Standing inside, his face hidden, is a fighter, with the nom de guerre, Abu Hamza.
"In the last war we noticed that every moving thing on the surface of the earth was bombed, whether it was ambulances, civilians or fighters walking on the street," he said.
"So [the tunnels] are our hiding place, away from the eyes of the Zionist enemy… we used them to launch [mortars and anti-tank] missiles".
The tunnel was used in the last war, and it will be used in the next, he said.
As tensions - including attacks - continue between Hamas, who govern Gaza, and the Palestinian Authority, Islamic Jihad wants to make its presence felt.
The 50-day conflict in Gaza left at least 2,189 Palestinians dead, including more than 1,486 civilians, according to the UN, and 11,000 injured. On the Israeli side, 67 soldiers and six civilians were killed, with scores more wounded.
Large parts of neighbourhoods in Gaza are in ruins, and the Strip is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis which has left many thousands of families homeless.
Six months on, the rubble from the war lies mostly uncleared and there has been little rebuilding.
In Israel, communities along the border are well drilled at responding to the rocket and mortar attacks. But they fear even more the tunnels that Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad built under the border fence.
Some 32 tunnels were discovered crossing the border and there are believed to be hundreds more inside Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to eradicate the border tunnels but it seems that the threat, though reduced, still remains.
The war in Gaza took place in the skies - a battle between Israeli artillery and aircraft and militant mortars and rockets from Gaza.
But it was also an underground war. Israel was caught unprepared as the militants used tunnel warfare to an extent never seen before.
According to Col Dado, a commander of southern Gaza for the Israel Defense Forces, "the main goal of the tunnels is not to make peace - it is to go and attack civilians and to capture or kidnap soldiers.
"We are worried about it and trying to invent solutions to this problem."
He would not give details on how Israel is doing so. It is thought to be using enhanced scanning equipment to identify tunnel sites, which it then destroys.
On Gaza's southern border, another battle is raging. Near daily explosions can be seen and heard as Egyptian forces extend a buffer zone with Gaza to a kilometre wide.
Egypt's soldiers move around in armoured vehicles. Border controls have been tightened and they are using explosives to destroy homes and smuggling tunnels that have been a lifeline to Gaza.
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi blames Hamas and others for aiding attacks in the Sinai.
Gaza is being cornered, more isolated than ever before. In Gaza City, demonstrators recently took to the streets to protest against Egyptian policies.
Publicly at least, Islamic Jihad refuses to acknowledge Egypt's role as hostile.
Abu Abdullah, another fighter, said, "we believe that Egypt's role in the conflict is as a… booster of the Palestinian cause".
But when I ask another militant when he thinks the next war will come, he jokes: "With Israel or with Egypt?"
And another war with Israel is inevitable, say the militants of Islamic Jihad. They say they lost 145 fighters during the last conflict. Many more civilians were killed. So what was achieved?
"Our biggest achievement is that we stood our ground, and we challenged the occupier," said Abu Ibrahim, a commander of their Saraya al-Quds brigade.
"Unlike the whole world, we are still able to say 'no' to them, 'no' to the occupation. We are still able to resist."
Along the border with Israel, it remains relatively quiet. The six-month ceasefire is holding.
But Col Dado, like the men of Islamic Jihad on the other side of the fence, is pessimistic.
"We can see their side is [rebuilding] the tunnels and [preparing themselves] for the next fight," he said.
"We are doing the same. I hope it will be a long time from today, but I'm not pretty sure about it.
"So - sooner rather than later?" I ask.
"Unfortunately," the colonel responds.
An inquiry into Emstrey Crematorium in Shrewsbury is due to publish its findings next month.
In March, its chairman David Jenkins said at least 60 families were believed to be affected.
Furnace Construction Co Ltd has said its equipment was capable of recovering ashes from infant cremations.
In a statement, the company said operators would have had to manually override some settings.
Mr Jenkins has previously said he had been told by crematorium staff the equipment could not recover a child's ashes.
Shropshire Council said it would be inappropriate to comment while the inquiry was ongoing.
The independent inquiry was set up in December to investigate claims babies' ashes were not returned to grieving parents prior to 2012, when new equipment was installed by Co-operative Funeralcare, which took over the running of the site in 2011.
In an update, inquiry chairman Mr Jenkins said he had spoken to families and had been "struck by their very real and acute sense of anguish that they do not have the ashes of their lost child as a tangible focus for their grieving, and, in some cases, anger at officialdom for, as they see it, depriving them of their child's remains".
However, he said he was still seeking detailed information on the maintenance and technical capabilities of the equipment formerly used in Shrewsbury.
He has also had contact with the Scottish government, which was at the centre of a similar inquiry regarding failures at the Mortonhall crematorium.
Mr Jenkins said he had also asked for an update on progress implementing the recommendations of its commission led by Lord Bonomy.
Despite qualifying for their first European Championships mainly playing with one striker, the majority of users of BBC Sport's team selector have gone for a more attacking line-up.
Almost 30,000 teams have been chosen so far, with West Brom defender Jonny Evans and Southampton midfielder Steven Davis getting the most picks - 28,000 apiece.
Lafferty - who scored seven in nine qualification games - is third choice (25,500), and in-form Wigan striker Grigg is the sixth-most selected player (21,000).
O'Neill's team finished top of their qualifying group and will take on Poland, Ukraine and Germany at Euro 2016.
Despite starting the final five Group E qualifying games, Hamilton goalkeeper Michael McGovern is very much the second-choice among fans (7,000 picks) behind veteran Roy Carroll (16,000).
Those playing just in front of the goalkeeper were also in the forefront of fans' minds, with West Brom centre-back Gareth McAuley and Manchester United defender Paddy McNair among the top five most selected players.
Grigg just missed out on the top five after a 28-goal promotion season for Wigan and 88th-minute strike in Northern Ireland's 3-0 warm-up friendly win over Belarus.
In order of the most selections to the fewest, here are the most popular Northern Ireland players after almost 30,000 teams were selected:
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James Murray suffered a serious head injury in the accident on the B797 on Monday.
He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for treatment.
Police said he died in the hospital on Thursday morning.
The body of Giulio Regeni, 28, was found on Wednesday, more than a week after he disappeared, with "clear signs" of torture, according to a prosecutor.
There have been claims that police could have had a role in the death.
Italy's foreign minister has said he will not settle for "alleged truths".
Mr Regeni disappeared on the evening of 25 January, the fifth anniversary of the start of the uprising against former President Hosni Mubarak, when there was a heavy police presence in Cairo.
The researcher, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge, was carrying out research on trade unions and labour rights in Egypt, a sensitive topic in recent years.
The perils of reporting in Sisi's Egypt
Spotlight on human rights in Egypt
Egypt's Interior Minister, Magdi Abdel Ghaffar, was quoted by the Reuters news agency as saying: "There are many rumours repeated on pages of newspapers insinuating the security forces might be behind the accident. This is unacceptable. This is not our policy."
Officials have stepped up a crackdown on dissent in Egypt, and human rights groups have accused security forces of torturing detainees, committing killings with impunity and detaining suspected activists or Islamists without ever reporting their arrests.
Rumours about a possible involvement of Egypt's police in the death have been reported by the Italian press, activists and opposition groups.
Mr Ghaffar said that the Egyptian security agencies are "known for (their) integrity and transparency" and that the student's killing was a "criminal incident for sure", AP reported.
Italy's government has stepped up the pressure on Egypt to find those responsible for Mr Regeni's death.
Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni told La Repubblica newspaper that Rome wanted "the real perpetrators to be discovered and punished according to the law".
Mr Regeni disappeared after leaving his home to meet a friend in an area of Cairo near Tahrir Square, the symbolic centre of the 2011 uprising. His body was found beside a road in the capital's western outskirts.
The researcher, a student at Cambridge's department of politics and international studies, was a visiting scholar at the American University in Cairo (AUC).
Senior Egyptian prosecutor Ahmad Nagi said last week that Mr Regeni's body had bruises, knife wounds and cigarette burns.
Egypt's privately-owned Al-Yawm al-Sabi news website, quoting the Egyptian Forensic Medicine Authority, said on Monday that Regeni "died instantly" after being hit with a "sharp tool on the back and front of his head".
But Italy's Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said on Sunday that a second autopsy performed in Italy "confronted us with something inhuman, something animal".
"It was like a punch in the stomach and we haven't quite got our breath back yet," he added.
La Repubblica reported that, as well as being systematically beaten, Regeni had his finger and toe nails pulled out in a pattern of torture which the newspaper said suggested that he had been identified as a spy.
Their discussions covered EU reform, with the UK's aims to be considered by European leaders at Thursday's meeting.
Downing Street said the pair agreed that the next steps in the UK's efforts should be "technical discussions" on the substance of the issues.
Mr Cameron has said he wants to reform the UK's membership of the EU, before holding an in/out referendum in 2017.
A Downing Street spokesman said the PM's discussions with Mrs Merkel lasted 45 minutes, and covered the eurozone, the UK renegotiation, migration, and Libya.
"On the UK renegotiation, the prime minister updated Chancellor Merkel on his talks with other leaders and they agreed that the next step should be to kick off technical discussions on the substance," the spokesman said.
French minister Emmanuel Macron told the BBC that the UK should not be able to cherry pick aspects of the EU.
The economy minister said he understood Mr Cameron's push for reform but the UK could not be allowed a "Europe a la carte".
"I don't understand how it is possible to say 'we the UK have all the positive aspects of Europe but don't want to share any of the risk with any member states'," he said.
"It just doesn't fly. It's a common responsibility."
Meanwhile, Jonathan Faull, one of the most senior British officials in the European Commission, is to head a new Brussels task force responsible for "strategic issues related to the UK referendum", which will begin its work on 1 September.
Mr Faull, who has worked in the Commission for more than 30 years, will report directly to its president, Jean-Claude Juncker.
EU Budget Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva said Mr Faull would "lead our work as issue after issue comes to our attention, in terms of what the expectations of the UK are for reforms of the European Union, what is possible [and] how we can meet each other".
She added: "Our relations with the UK as it prepares for a referendum are very important."
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While in Germany, the prime minister also attended a state banquet for the Queen, who is on a four-day state visit to the country.
At the event, the Queen spoke of the need for unity in Europe and how the continent must strive to "maintain the benefits of the post-war world".
She warned in her speech, which was heard by Mr Cameron and Mrs Merkel, that "division in Europe is dangerous".
The European Council summit on Thursday will be the first time the UK's objectives have been discussed officially by EU leaders.
Mr Cameron has not outlined the full details of his negotiating aims but he has given a broad indication of his priorities.
Among them, he wants to restrict welfare entitlements, have greater powers for national Parliaments and an opt-out for Britain from the principle of "ever closer union".
The prime minister has spent the last few weeks touring European countries to explain his renegotiation aims and sound out the opinions of other leaders.
He has spoken face-to-face with his counterparts in Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain and Romania among others.
And last week, he held talks with European Parliament President Martin Schulz, Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Slovakian PM Robert Fico.
Mr Cameron said his negotiations were getting "a good response", but cautioned that it will take "hard work" to get the backing of all 27 other EU leaders for his plans.
The PM has said he hopes to secure a "better deal" for the UK in Europe before putting it to a referendum in 2017, although there are suggestions it could be held as early as autumn 2016.
Labour has dropped its opposition to a referendum and now supports plans for an in/out vote.
Former Labour Home Secretary Alan Johnson is to head up the party's campaign to stay in the European Union.
The Aslef union has announced a three-day strike next week in a dispute over driver-only operated trains.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which has claimed all Southern services could be halted, argues the strike would breach customers' rights.
Meanwhile, the latest strike by RMT conductors has entered its third day.
Southern has said the High Court hearing, which started on Wednesday, is expected to reach a judgement at 14:30 GMT.
Aslef members have also launched an indefinite ban on overtime which, coupled with the RMT action over changes to the role of conductors, has led to about half of Southern's services being cancelled during the current three-day strike.
The long-running RMT dispute, which has seen several strikes throughout 2016, is set to continue in the run-up to Christmas.
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Gareth Bale put Chris Coleman's side ahead before Jamie Vardy equalised and Daniel Sturridge scored a 91st-minute winner to take Roy Hodgson's team top of Group B with four points.
Chief football writer Phil McNulty assesses England's performance, while BBC Wales Sport's Dafydd Pritchard rates the Wales team after their dramatic encounter in Lens.
Shocking attempt to keep out Gareth Bale's free-kick. Poor.
Excellent attacking option. He has made the right-back spot his own and played his part as the pressure grew.
Almost scored a first-half goal and was comfortable when defensive work needed to be done.
Had very few uncomfortable moments as Wales failed to gather any real attacking momentum.
Some shaky moments but again was an attacking force after the break as England pressed.
Very solid presence in midfield. Looks right at home in the defensive holding role. Can improve his passing, though.
Determined but with little real impact. However, still a class act in the making. Must keep out of trouble.
Creative, one of England's better players in that dreadful first half and warmly applauded by the fans when he was substituted.
England's best and most composed player again. Very consistent in the first two games of Euro 2016. Huge influence on the team.
Looks tired and off the pace after a long season. Place now surely at risk against Slovakia.
Missed an early chance and got worse after that with his confidence seemingly low. Hooked at half-time and rightly so.
Energetic and got the goal that brought England to life as they finally found some attacking impetus.
The match winner. Always willing to try things and has the talent to be a Euro 2016 star.
Fearless in his cameo and showed some lovely touches. A golden future.
Having missed the first game with a back spasm, the Crystal Palace keeper made some decent saves but could not stop Vardy and Sturridge's goals.
Tactically disciplined as England poured forward, his defensive duties made it almost impossible to help in attack.
Arguably the best player in Wales' five-man defence, making several important interceptions, tackles and blocks.
Early mistake almost gifted England a goal in the first minute, and it was his header which led to Vardy's equaliser.
Perhaps lucky to avoid conceding a penalty for handball but gave a solid defensive display overall.
Had his hands full with Kyle Walker and Adam Lallana on England's right. Defended sensibly and tried to give Wales an outlet on the left.
Screened the defence expertly and made good use of the precious little possession Wales had.
Starting only 40 days after breaking his leg, the Crystal Palace midfielder was typically industrious.
Worked tremendously hard, sacrificing his attacking instincts to play a pivotal role in a determined Welsh defensive effort.
Not at his elusive best, the Real Madrid forward nevertheless struck with another free-kick and kept England's defence on their toes.
Recalled after scoring from the bench against Slovakia, he made himself a nuisance as he harried England's defenders, albeit without offering an attacking threat.
Replaced Ledley and ensured his work ethic was not missed with a similarly committed display.
Like Edwards, ran relentlessly but did not have much of an opportunity to threaten in attack.
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The 20-year-old, who never played a first-team game for the Potters, scored twice in two games for Town's Under-21 side while on trial.
He also had loan spells at five clubs, including Scunthorpe, Mansfield and Accrington, scoring one goal in 16 senior appearances in total.
"I see this as the start of my career now," Alabi told the club website.
"I don't think I have really had the opportunities at other clubs, but the manager here has told me to come in, work hard and we will see what happens."
Meanwhile, 18-year-old defender Myles Kenlock has signed a two-year deal at Portman Road.
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A stop at Dalcross close to the airport has been a long standing aspiration of the group, which promotes improvements to public transport.
Hitrans has proposed constructing the station on the Inverness to Aberdeen line at a cost of £2m.
It could be open in 2018, if planning permission and funding are secured.
Hitrans said it could become the second busiest station in the Highlands after Inverness.
As well as people travelling to the airport, the group believes the station would be used by residents of a new village being built at Tornagrain.
Unicode, the authority on computer text and characters, has agreed to add the three flags to the next release of emojis.
Leading technology companies such as Apple, Google, Microsoft and Facebook will now be able to introduce the flags to their software.
A UK flag is already available on smartphones and other devices.
The campaign for a new range of emoji flags was started by Jeremy Burge of Emojipedia and BBC Wales' social media lead Owen Williams in March 2016.
The new flags are anticipated to be rolled out by the summer.
Emoji flags already available include those for Ascension Island, St Barthelemy, Curaçao, Diego Garcia and Djibouti.
A flag for the Isle of Man is available but the Northern Ireland flag was not included in the proposals as it has no official status.
In the video, filmed by car passenger Paul Bent and sent to the BBC, the other man can be seen holding a phone in one hand while driving.
Mr Bent said he was "outraged" when he spotted the Nottinghamshire Police van in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, on Monday.
The force said the driver was a police officer and was being investigated.
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Mr Bent said he captured the mobile phone footage in Centenary Way.
"He wasn't trying to be discreet," he said.
"He didn't seem to even be looking up from his phone. He was just totally oblivious that we were at the side of him filming him."
Paul Murphy, for Nottinghamshire Police, said action was "taken swiftly".
"In advance of a formal interview, appropriate action will be taken to refer the officer to our driver training team for reassessment to drive police vehicles.
"Nottinghamshire Police officers and staff are not above the law."
The attack happened late on Wednesday in Yongling township, a Xinhua report said.
Those killed included two relatives of the suspect's girlfriend and six other people, the report said. The injured were receiving treatment, it added.
The suspect was detained by police at the scene.
State media said the 17-year-old killed two of his girlfriend's relatives "after having conflicts" with his girlfriend.
He killed the other six people "while fleeing the scene", it said.
No other details were immediately available.
Violent crime has been in the spotlight in China since a string of incidents in 2010 involving lone individuals targeting children in apparently random attacks.
Priyanka Yoshikawa, 22 and who also has an elephant training licence, said she would use her win to "change perceptions".
Last year, Ariana Miyamoto was the first mixed-race person to win the Miss Universe pageant.
Critics complained then that a "pure" Japanese should have won.
Only about 2% of babies born every year in Japan are biracial, or "haafu", the Japanese word for half.
"We are Japanese," Ms Yoshikawa told AFP news agency. "Yes, my dad is Indian and I'm proud of it, I'm proud that I have Indian in me. But that doesn't mean I'm not Japanese."
She credited her win to Ms Miyamoto, saying she had helped show "mixed girls the way".
"Before Ariana, haafu girls couldn't represent Japan," said Ms Yoshikawa. "That's what I thought too. Ariana encouraged me a lot by showing me and all mixed girls the way.
"I know a lot of people who are haafu and suffer," she said. "When I came back to Japan, everyone thought I was a germ."
"Like if they touched me they would be touching something bad. But I'm thankful because that made me really strong."
A few years ago, a woman of Indian descent, Nina Davuluri, faced Twitter abuse after being crowned Miss America. Some called her an "Arab", some a "terrorist", and some an "Arab terrorist". Indians, in large numbers, came to her defence.
Now, Ms Yoshikawa is being criticised for having an Indian father and some Indians have taken to social media to advise the Japanese to "get over it". One Twitter user said she won because she "must have deserved it" while another said "after Gautam Buddha, Ms Yoshikawa is the only Indian to make it big in Japan".
In Ms Yoshikawa's case - as in Ms Davuluri's before her - the biggest complaint seems to be the "lack of purity". But some are wondering whether this debate over purity has any relevance in today's globalised world.
As one Twitter user said: "Talent cannot be controlled or ruled by caste, colour, gender or country of origin."
The pageant winner, also an avid kick-boxer and qualified elephant trainer, said that she hoped to change perceptions.
"When I'm abroad, people never ask me what mix I am. As Miss Japan, hopefully I can help change perceptions so that it can be the same here too."
Ms Yoshikawa's win did not trigger the backlash that Ms Miyamoto received on social media.
There were however, several on Twitter that expressed unhappiness.
"It's like we're saying a pure Japanese face can't be a winner," said one user.
"What's the point of holding a pageant like this now? Zero national characteristics," another complained.
Ms Yoshikawa however, was not letting the doubters get to her.
"There was a time as a kid when I was confused about my identity," she said. "But I've lived in Japan so long now I feel Japanese."
Dame Lowell Goddard, who resigned last month, said in a memo to MPs that the inquiry needed overhauling.
She said the inquiry should focus less on the past and more on current standards of child protection.
New chairwoman Alexis Jay said its terms of reference would remain but an internal review of it would be held.
Last month, Dame Lowell became the third chief to quit the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), which was set up to investigate allegations made against local authorities, religious organisations, the armed forces and public and private institutions in England and Wales, as well as people in the public eye.
The inquiry was set up after a string of scandals involving celebrities such as BBC DJ Jimmy Savile, who since his death in 2011 has been exposed as one of the UK's most prolific sexual predators, and the targeting of vulnerable children by organised gangs in towns such as Rotherham, Oxford and Rochdale.
The spotlight also fell on sexual assaults carried out in schools, children's homes and at NHS sites.
The inquiry was then launched in 2014 and it has announced 13 initial investigations, which include inquiries into the allegations of abuse by people of prominence.
In her memo to the Home Affairs Select Committee, Dame Lowell said she had stepped down in order to challenge the way the probe was running.
There was "an inherent problem in the sheer scale and size of the inquiry", she said - adding that its budget did not match.
"Its boundless compass, including, as it does, every state and non-state institution, as well as relevant institutional contexts, coupled with the absence of any built-in time parameters, does not fit comfortably or practically within the single inquiry model."
She said there should be a complete review, "with a view to remodelling it and recalibrating its emphasis more towards current events and thus focusing major attention on the present and future protection of children".
Dame Lowell also said:
Inquiry sources have told the BBC she lost the confidence of senior insiders.
However, Prof Jay said the panel would not be seeking any revision of the inquiry's terms of reference or introducing any new restrictions on its scope.
"To ensure that the inquiry can meet the challenges it faces, I have already initiated a wide-ranging internal review of the inquiry's ways of working," she said.
"We are currently looking at different approaches to evaluating the information we receive."
But Lord Macdonald of River Glaven QC, who was director of public prosecutions from 2003 to 2008, said the probe's "overwhelming focus on the past" was "ballooning out of control" and called for its terms of reference to be rewritten.
Peter Saunders, founder of the charity National Association for People Abused in Childhood and a member of the victims' advisory panel for the inquiry, said it remained the "best hope" despite its scale.
The prime minister's official spokeswoman said the government believed the inquiry was "absolutely vital and we remain committed to doing it".
A spokeswoman for the Home Office said: "We owe it to victims and survivors to confront the appalling reality of how children were let down by the very people who were charged to protect them and to learn from the mistakes of the past."
7 July 2014 - government announces independent inquiry into the way public bodies investigated and handled child sex abuse claims. Baroness Butler-Sloss chosen as head
9 July - Baroness Butler-Sloss faces calls to quit because her late brother, Sir Michael Havers, was attorney general in the 1980s at the time of the alleged paedophile scandal. MPs and victims claimed she was too close to the establishment.
14 July - she stands down, saying she is "not the right person" for the job
5 September - Lord Mayor of London Fiona Woolf named the new head of the inquiry
11 October - Mrs Woolf discloses she had five dinners with Lord Brittan from 2008-12. The former home secretary faced questions over his handling of child abuse allegations during his time in office in the 1980s. Before his death in January 2015, Lord Brittan insisted proper procedures had been followed
22 October - abuse victim launches legal challenge against Mrs Woolf leading the inquiry, amid growing calls for her resignation
31 October - victims' groups tell government officials they are "unanimous" Mrs Woolf should quit. She steps down later that day
4 February 2015 - Justice Lowell Goddard, a serving judge of the High Court of New Zealand, announced as the new head of the inquiry
November - inquiry begins hearing directly from victims and survivors
4 August 2016 - Dame Lowell writes to Home Secretary Amber Rudd to resign from her post
11 August 2016 - Prof Alexis Jay announced as new head of the inquiry
In her first interview since being found with her baby in May, Amina Ali Nkeki told Reuters she also wanted to go home to Chibok, a town in the north.
She and her child are being held in the capital, Abuja, for what the government calls a restoration process.
More than 200 girls were kidnapped from a school in Chibok in April 2014.
The abduction led to the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, that was supported by US First Lady Michelle Obama and Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai.
The Boko Haram group has waged a violent insurgency for several years in north-eastern Nigeria in its quest for Islamic rule.
Ms Nkeki was found three months ago by a vigilante group in a forest with suspected militant Mohammed Hayatu, who identified himself as her husband, and their child of four months.
The 21-year-old said she was unhappy about being separated from Mr Hayatu, who was arrested after they were found.
"I want him to know that I am still thinking about him," she told Reuters. "Just because we got separated, that does not mean that I don't think about him."
During the interview she only lifted her gaze from the floor once to breastfeed her daughter when the baby was brought into the room, Reuters reports.
"I just want to go home - I don't know about school," she said. "I will decide about school when I get back."
Her mother, Binta Ali, told the BBC Hausa service earlier this week that her daughter wanted the government to give her a sewing machine so she could become a seamstress.
She said the man claiming to be her daughter's husband had said he was a mechanic from the town of Mubi before he was captured by Boko Haram - and that he had organised their escape.
Earlier her brother had told the BBC that because of an increase in air strikes Mr Hayatu was no longer willing to continue fighting and they had planned to leave together.
Ms Nkeki said she had not watched the video, released by Boko Haram on Sunday, which apparently shows recent footage of some the other missing Chibok girls.
"I think about them a lot - I would tell them to be hopeful and prayerful," she said. "In the same way God rescued me, he will also rescue them."
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Annan Hospital and ward 14 at Dumfries Infirmary have been closed to new admissions.
A total of 14 patients across the two hospitals have symptoms of sickness and diarrhoea consistent with norovirus.
Routine visiting remains suspended and anyone with concerns about a relative at either site should contact the hospital for advice before visiting.
Members of the public visiting other areas of the Dumfries hospital have been asked to comply with the hand hygiene and infection control measures in place.
Anyone who has experienced diarrhoea and vomiting has been asked to allow at least 48 hours since their last symptom before visiting the hospital.
Gower MP Byron Davies spoke in a Commons debate following the attack on Wednesday which left four people dead.
Plaid Cymru MP Liz Saville Roberts warned against reacting to "warped ideology" with "unworthy responses" that could promote extremism.
Prime Minister Theresa May said the Commons debate had shown "normality" and defiance of terrorism.
Arrests have been made in Birmingham and London, and there has also been related police activity at a location in Wales.
Mr Davies, a member of the home affairs committee, spoke of his experience serving under counter-terrorist command in London during the 1980s, tackling Irish and Middle Eastern terrorism.
"I know only too well the challenge that's faced by police," he said, adding that he wanted to reinforce the message about resources, saying all police and security forces fighting terrorism should "want for nothing".
Ms Saville Roberts told MPs that their return to the Commons on Thursday was "not a show of defiance" but "a show of respect for the dead and the injured".
She asked Mrs May: "Do you agree with me that we must not react to such a warped ideology with unworthy responses?"
The prime minister said the response of MPs had been "absolutely appropriate".
"It has shown gratitude for the bravery of the police and our emergency services," Mrs May said.
"It has shown respect and concern for those who have been the victims of the terrible attacks that took place but also it has shown normality
"I think that is what is important as we defy the terrorists and as we work to defeat them."
Rhondda MP Chris Bryant called for a shield to be unveiled in the Commons in honour of PC Keith Palmer, who died after being stabbed by the suspected terrorist.
The Labour member said it reflected a custom by which murdered MPs such as Ian Gow and Airey Neave were honoured.
"He was our shield and defender yesterday," he said.
Earlier, Kim Howells, the former Pontypridd MP who served chairman of Parliament's security and intelligence committee, told BBC Wales it was very "difficult" to contain terrorist threats in a democracy.
"We don't live in a police state and as a consequence of course there's a very good chance that someone will always get through.
Lord Carlile, the UK government's former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, said the security services had enough powers to deal with the threat from terrorism.
"It was definitely predictable that there would be a low-technology attack of this kind somewhere," the former Welsh Liberal Democrat leader told BBC Radio Wales.
"We may have to consider the question of whether all police should be armed around major public buildings and places of public resort but those are lessons learned matters."
Welsh Assembly committees met as scheduled on Thursday following the suspension of proceedings in the Senedd on Wednesday.
Committee chairmen paused proceedings at 0933 GMT to observe a minute's silence.
Rovers said they were going to make an official complaint to the English Football League following the 26-year-old striker's move last month.
They claimed City knew the details of a release clause in his contract.
Rovers said in a statement: "The decision comes after high-level discussions between the clubs about an agreed transfer policy going forward."
Taylor, who scored 61 league goals in 118 league games for Bristol Rovers, became the first player to leave Rovers for City since Trevor Morgan in 1987.
Bristol City said they "welcomed the news" that the complaint was not being pursued.
The system for enforcing confiscation orders imposed by the courts is not working, a report by the Home Affairs Select Committee added.
Only a "paltry" 26p in every £100 is being recouped, the MPs said.
The Home Office said it was "making progress" and £1.2bn had been seized between April 2010 and March 2016.
But the committee concluded that the system for monitoring suspicious financial activity was overloaded and there were not enough skilled investigators.
Among its recommendations the MPs called for specialist "confiscation courts", with judges able to compel offenders to attend hearings.
Non-payment of a confiscation order would be a crime in itself, and prisoners would have to remain incarcerated until all debts were paid. The MPs also called for offenders to have their passport taken away until debts were settled.
"To enforce this, we recommend that no criminal be allowed to leave prison without either paying their confiscation order in full, or engaging with the courts to convince a judge that their debt to society is squared," the committee added.
Confiscation orders are issued by courts against convicted offenders and can be applied to any offence resulting in financial gain.
But even after an order has been made, there are very few incentives for criminals to either engage with the courts or pay the money back with many choosing instead to extend their prison sentences and avoid paying, the report added.
"It appears that some criminals view paying back their proceeds of crime as an option rather than a requirement - essentially a choice between payment and prison," it said.
The report also said:
Committee chairman Keith Vaz said: "At least £100bn, equivalent to the GDP of Ukraine, is being laundered through the UK every year. The proceeds of crime legislation has failed to achieve its purpose."
He said the National Crime Agency's main system for reporting suspicious transactions, known as Elmer, was "not fit for purpose", adding that it was capable of managing 20,000 reports a year, but it was currently burdened with 381,882.
As of September 2015, the total debt outstanding from confiscation orders was calculated at £1.61bn, although the committee admitted that this figure was "problematic".
A Home Office spokesman said: "We are committed to attacking criminal finances, making it harder to move, hide and use the proceeds of crime, as set out in the Serious and Organised Crime Strategy.
"And there is clear evidence we are making progress in this effort; the government seized a total of £1.2bn from criminals between April 2010 and March 2016, with more assets recovered in 2015-16 than ever before."
The spokesman also said it would consider the recommendations in the report.
The man, who is in his 20s, was arrested in connection with the incident in Bessbrook, County Armagh.
Police went to a house in Charlemont Square East on Sunday night after an altercation involving several people.
The toddler was taken from the house after apparently suffering serious head injuries. She remains critically ill.
It is understood the man being questioned is not the child's father, but was in a relationship with the mother.
They had only met recently, apparently via the internet and neighbours said he had moved into the house three days ago.
Half will go to his widow, Iman, along with the home they shared in New York. The rest is shared between his son and daughter.
It was also revealed that Bowie had requested that his ashes be scattered in Bali in a Buddhist ritual.
The singer died of cancer on 10 January, aged 69.
The will was filed in a Manhattan court on Friday under Bowie's legal name, David Robert Jones.
The star's personal assistant, Corinne Schwab, was left $2m and another $1m went to a former nanny, Marion Skene.
Bowie's son, Duncan Jones, and daughter, Alexandria Zahra Jones, both received 25% of the estate. Alexandria was also left a home in upstate New York.
In the will, written in 2004, Bowie asked that he be cremated in Bali but if that was "not practical", then his ashes be scattered there anyway "in accordance with the Buddhist rituals".
Bowie's body was cremated on 12 January in New Jersey, according to a death certificate filed with the will.
Source: Buddha Dharma Education Association
At the time it was reported that no family or friends were present at the ceremony, in accordance with his wishes.
It is not known whether his ashes have been scattered.
Bowie had released a new album, Blackstar, just two days before his death, which has been retrospectively interpreted as his epitaph. The album is in the number one spot in the UK charts for the third week.
In human and financial terms, the burden is huge and it is hitting the poor especially hard.
Often thought of as a disease of the rich, experts say the unabating rise may be fuelled as much by food scarcity and insecurity as it is by excess.
Changing lifestyles, rapid urbanisation and cheap calories in the form of processed foods are putting more and more people at risk of developing Type-2 diabetes.
There are now 382 million people worldwide living with diabetes, according to new figures from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
More than half are in Asia and the Western Pacific, where 90-95% of cases are classed as Type-2.
China is leading the world, with the disease now affecting more than 98 million people or about 10% of the population - a dramatic increase from about 1% in 1980.
Prof Juliana Chan of the Chinese University of Hong Kong says there is a complex interplay between genetic, lifestyle and environmental factors, which have been compounded by China's rapid modernisation.
"Diabetes is a disease of paradoxes," she says.
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"It is typically an ageing disease, but the data shows that the young and middle-aged are most vulnerable. It is prevalent in obese people but emerging data suggests that for lean people with diabetes the outcome can be worse."
The big question is whether China has the capacity to deal with a health problem of such magnitude.
China spent $17bn (£10.6bn) on diabetes last year. The disease may consume more than half of China's annual health budget, if all those with the condition get routine, state-funded care, the IDF says.
"Diabetes is a silent killer in a silent population," says Prof Chan.
Men and women, trapped by stigma, poverty and misinformation, often do not seek help for diabetes until it is in its advanced stages.
Kidney failure, cardiovascular disease and blindness are common complications.
Prof Chan says China's leaders need to do a lot in terms of public health policy.
"One of the greatest challenges is that the system is not conducive to preventative care. We need to go out and find those at risk otherwise you miss the critical moment to prevent the disease," she says.
Governments are waking up to the problem, according to Leonor Guariguata, a biostatistician at IDF.
"India and China are uniquely positioned - as they are developing so fast, they have the resources to act fast and reframe their health systems," she says.
India is closely trailing China, with an estimated 65.1 million diabetics.
Kanmani Pandian is 25 years old and expecting her first baby in January.
Two months ago she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes - a disease she had never heard of.
Kanmani was lucky. In Chennai, in the south-eastern state of Tamil Nadu, universal screening is available for pregnant women.
If left unchecked the disease can lead to life-threatening complications, including foetal macrosomia, or excessive birth weight, making the delivery dangerous for both mother and child.
More than 21 million live births were affected by diabetes in 2013. In India, the condition is particularly prevalent.
Dr R M Anjana, a diabetes expert based in Chennai, says gestational diabetes is often not taken seriously "because people think it's a one-time thing or a mild affliction".
The condition disappears after birth, but within five years of pregnancy, 70-80% of women develop Type-2 diabetes, she says.
The infant is also at increased risk of developing the disease in later life.
Across the Western Pacific the disease is taking an unprecedented human and economic toll.
In Fiji, surgeons carry out a diabetes-related amputation every 12 hours on average.
"Before people seek help for foot infections they would have tried traditional medicines and herbs. By the time they come to the clinic the infection is often so advanced they need an amputation," says Dr Wahid Khan, co-founder of the Diabetes Trust of Fiji.
"People don't want to own up to having diabetes. Culturally, it's seen as an illness that leads to early death. If it's known the person has diabetes there is less chance of them getting a job for instance," Dr Khan says.
One in three people in Fiji aged 30 or above has diabetes.
"The writing has been on the wall for a long time," says Dr Khan.
Following the trend across Asia, Fiji's economy, driven by tourism, the sugar industry, gold, copper and fish exports, has produced a rising middle class.
"People would traditionally grow their own crops, catch their own fish, if you wanted to get anywhere you would have to walk. We've become more lazy and less active," says Dr Khan, adding that he also has a gripe with the confectionary and fast food industries.
In Fiji, diabetes could be prevented or delayed in 80% of cases through simple lifestyle changes, says the IDF.
Three diabetes "hubs" were opened earlier this year, and Dr Khan is urging all adult Fijians to get screened.
As part of a "massive campaign" to begin in 2014, Dr Khan says surgeons will be asked to "save rather than cut" when it comes to amputations, which are often seen as preferable to keeping patients in hospital for prolonged periods of time.
"There is no one answer to diabetes," says Dr Khan, "but we are striving for the right path."
Additional reporting by the BBC's Shilpa Kannan in Delhi.
Belles have lost all three of their opening Women's Super League One fixtures this season, after winning promotion last year.
"We know we need to strengthen because we're a very thin squad," said Harris.
"We're a couple of player's short and we need to put pressure on the players that we already have."
He added: "Those players in my view have not quite come to the standard that they've shown in training."
Doncaster made seven signings in the summer, including England striker Natasha Dowie.
However, they are currently bottom of the WSL 1 table with no points and a goal difference of minus 10 following defeats by Chelsea,Birmingham and Manchester City.
But Harris insists that the club are confident that they can "regroup" during the month-long break at the end of May.
"If you look at the run of games we've had, we've not had the easiest of starts," he told BBC Sport.
"The morale is good but when you've lost three games on the trot, it does knock your confidence a bit.
"I don't think it's a lack of belief though, I think it's just that little bit of confidence, that little rub of the green to get you going."
Mark H Durkan said he was "unconvinced of the advantages", and his decision would hold for the "foreseeable future".
The European Union said earlier this year that its 28 member states could adopt their own positions on the issue.
Each regional assembly within the UK is making its own decision.
While no GM crops are being grown commercially in the UK, imported GM commodities, especially soya, are being used mainly for animal feed, and to a lesser extent in some food products.
Mr Durkan said the relatively small size of farms in Northern Ireland could create "potential difficulties if we were to seek to keep GM and non-GM crops separate".
He said the costs of maintaining separateness could be expensive and impractical.
"Further, we are rightly proud of our natural environment and rich biodiversity," he said.
"We are perceived internationally to have a clean and green image. I am concerned that the growing of GM crops, which I acknowledge is controversial, could potentially damage that image."
The minister is responsible for all matters relating to the release of GM material into the environment, including the growth of GM crops.
Scotland banned GM crops in August.
Wales is maintaining what it describes as "a restrictive and precautionary approach to GM crop cultivation".
In England, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has said it will only allow GM crops to be planted and the marketing of GM food or feed products if a "robust risk assessment indicates that it is safe for people and the environment".
It says each proposal would be looked at on a case-by-case basis, with an emphasis on the scientific evidence.
Eighteen million farmers in 28 countries grow GM crops on 181 million hectares, which is 13% of the world's arable land.
The main producers are the USA, Brazil and Argentina, and the leading GM crops are soya and maize.
Before GM crops can be grown in the EU, they have to be authorised. So far 48 genetically modified organisms have been licensed for potential use in animal feed in the EU.
Experts carried out the procedure on Sunday evening after tests showed she had reached peak fertility.
Tian Tian, which means Sweetie, has failed to produce a cub despite repeated artificial inseminations since her arrival at the zoo in 2011.
The zoo is open but the panda enclosure will remain closed to visitors until 5 May.
Panda reproduction is notoriously difficult, partly due to the very short breeding window with ovulation occurring only once a year.
Staff had hoped Tian Tian would mate naturally with the zoo's male giant panda Yang Guang but when this did not happen, a decision was taken to artificially inseminate her using Yang Guang's sperm.
Colleagues from the China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP), the Leibnitz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) and Roslin Embryology assisted the zoo's staff during the procedure.
Iain Valentine, director of giant pandas for The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, said it would be some time before they knew if Tian Tian had conceived.
Writing in his blog, he said: "We continue to believe that it's important biologically for Tian Tian, a female in her prime, to breed and reproduce and add to a vital ex-situ population outside of China.
"If we can successfully assist Tian Tian to carry to full term, we have no doubt that she'll be an excellent mother and both our male and female's genetics will be preserved in future giant panda generations."
Some animal rights campaigners have in the past criticised the use of artificial insemination and attempts to breed the animals in captivity as there is no intention to return to them to the wild.
The two giant pandas arrived in Scotland in December 2011 and are being rented by Edinburgh Zoo from the Chinese government for a decade for an annual fee of about £600,000.
Tian Tian had previously given birth to twins in China but all attempts to produce a cub at Edinburgh Zoo have failed.
Zoo staff believe she may have been pregnant on a number of occasions but pandas sometimes re-absorb the foetus during the course of the pregnancy.
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Mr Neves won 33.5% of the votes in the first round to 41.5% for President Dilma Rousseff, who is running for a second four-year term.
Ms Silva failed to qualify for the 26 October run-off, with 21.3%.
She cited Mr Neves's "commitments" as the reason for supporting him.
On Saturday, he announced in an open letter to the nation that he would include in his manifesto issues such as land reform, the demarcation of indigenous lands, the rights of rural communities and environmental concerns.
Those issues formed a key part of Ms Silva's campaign.
When in a similar position four years ago, Marina Silva chose not to endorse any of the remaining two candidates and took a back seat as Dilma Rousseff went on to win the election, succeeding President Lula.
And while Marina is unlikely to play a prominent, visible role in Aecio Neves's campaign, her endorsement is a big boost to his bid for the presidency and will add to the perception that, after 12 years of unbroken PT [Workers Party] rule, the rest of Brazil is ready for change.
Marina Silva posed such a threat to Dilma Rousseff in the early part of the campaign that the incumbent's tactic was to attack her opponent's policies and her character. It was an offensive which Marina was unable to turn on its head and was partly the reason why she fell away so badly before the first round of voting.
So although Dilma and Marina should, theoretically, be ideologically close having served as ministers in Lula's government, their personal animosity meant that Marina's support for Aecio was almost a "given".
Brazil's opinion polls will probably reflect this news with an even bigger lead for the PSDB candidate over President Rousseff, but the polls are notoriously volatile and should not be taken as any indicator how the voting will go on 26 October.
"I prefer to be criticised for my actions while fighting for what I believe in and for what is best for Brazil," she said.
Ms Silva, who grew up in a poor family of rubber tappers in the Amazon, is a former environment minister.
She fell out with the Workers Party government now led by Ms Rousseff and eventually founded her own political movement, Rede Sustentabilidade (Sustainability Network).
Ms Rousseff said Ms Silva's endorsement of Mr Neves, who is seen as a pro-business candidate, was "understandable".
"She is closer to the economic programme of Aecio [Neves] than to the social programme of my government," said Ms Rousseff.
Mr Neves, who is running for the Social Democratic Party, received the news "with much emotion and responsibility," he said.
"We are now one body, in one common project to help Brazil and all Brazilians."
Ms Silva stood as the Socialist Party candidate after presidential contender, Eduardo Campos, died in a plane crash in August.
Once she entered the race, she overtook Mr Neves in opinion polls, but her popularity dropped in the final weeks of the campaign.
Many of her supporters blame Ms Rousseff's attacks against Ms Silva's policies and record in the run-up to the vote for the result.
Ms Silva, a former Workers' Party member, had been seen as ideologically closer to Ms Rousseff.
But she indicated over the past week which way her support was likely to go.
"The results show that most Brazilian want a change," she said.
The Workers Party came to power nearly 12 years ago with Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as president.
Its policies are credited with lifting at least 30 million people out of poverty.
But the government has faced allegations of corruption and of overspending in preparations for this year's football World Cup.
In the next two weeks, Ms Rousseff will be defending her record on social programmes and the economy against those who say it is time for change in Brazil, says the BBC's Wyre Davis in Rio de Janeiro.
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The Brazilian environmentalist Marina Silva, who came third in Sunday's presidential election, has backed opposition centrist candidate Aecio Neves in the second round.
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The Cypriot, 31, reached the third round at London 2012 and was due to appear in his third Games in Rio.
In a statement on Facebook, the 2006 Australian Open finalist said he still had "niggling" pain in his elbow.
"Unless I am 100% fit and healthy to compete, I shall not participate at the Olympics because I would be doing injustice to my country," he said.
Baghdatis will now continue with rehabilitation in time for the US Open, which begins on 29 August.
Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic and world number eight Tomas Berdych have also opted out of the Olympics.
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Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Issa Hayatou and executive committee member Jacques Anouma were reportedly paid $1.5m by Qatar.
The accusations were heard by British MPs at the culture, media and sport committee in the House of Commons.
MP Damian Collins said the evidence against the Fifa pair was submitted by the Sunday Times newspaper.
Collins said: "The Sunday Times' submission, and this is to be published by us later, claims that $1.5m [£916,000] was paid to Fifa executive committee members Issa Hayatou and Jacques Anouma who went on to vote for Qatar."
We must have the evidence and then we will act against all those [in] breach of the ethical code rules
Hayatou's 2010 finals vote probed
Hayatou, a Cameroonian, has led Caf since 1988 while Ivory Coast's Anouma has been on the confederation's executive committee for the last four years.
When the British parliament did publish the newspaper's submission, it claimed 'that a similar deal had been struck with Amos Adamu, although he was prevented from voting because he was suspended following our original article'.
In its evidence, the Sunday Times said a whistleblower who had worked for the Qatari had told its reporters that the cash would go to the three members' football federation - but 'there would be no questions asked about how the money was used'.
Qatar, which beat the United States in the final round of voting for the 2022 finals, later issued a statement denying the 'serious and baseless' allegations that will 'remain unproven because they are false'.
Last year, Fifa's ethics committee banned Nigeria's Adamu and Tahiti's Reynald Temarii following a Sunday Times investigation into World Cup bidding.
Adamu, who denies the claims and has taken his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, was banned for three years for seeking bribes from undercover reporters.
The information submitted to British lawmakers also claimed that Qatar employed an African fixer with close connections to Hayatou to arrange deals for votes.
"In Cairo, [former Fifa Secretary General Michel] Zen Ruffinen introduced the reporters to an acquaintance called Amadou Diallo," read the statement.
"Zen Ruffinen claimed that Qatar was using Diallo to arrange financial deals with the African members in exchange for World Cup votes.
"Further inquiries established that Diallo had been employed by the Qatar bid and was also the "charge de mission" (chief assistant) to Issa Hayatou."
The latest developments mean no fewer than eight executive committee members - one third of the total of 24 - have either been alleged to have been or already found guilty of impropriety in relation to the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter, whose post is up for re-election on 1 June, has said he will ask for the evidence, which he will then forward to the ethics comittee.
"We must have the evidence and then we will act immediately against all those (who) would be (in) breach of the ethical code rules," the Swiss said on Tuesday.
Blatter is facing a challenge from Qatar's Mohammed Bin Hammam for the Fifa presidency.
The 34-year-old has made 484 league appearances, including spells at Norwich, Swindon and Colchester.
Manager Jim Bentley told the club website: "His vast experience will be vital for us this season. He is an excellent addition to our squad."
The Shrimps also announced deals for free agent Daniel Nizic and Liverpool player Jack Dunn over the weekend.
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There was a 57% rise in prescriptions for the most common drug to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) between 2007 and 2013.
Experts say the long-term effects of methylphenidate are unknown.
The Welsh government said drug treatment should only be by professionals with ADHD expertise.
Concerns about how ADHD is diagnosed have also been raised by the Association of Education Psychologists.
It is estimated that ADHD affects between 2 to 5% of children and young people.
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Common symptoms of the disorder, which is normally diagnosed between the ages of three and seven, include inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness.
It can be treated with therapy or medication and the most common prescribed drug is methylphenidate, also known as Ritalin.
Figures seen by BBC Wales show there are big variations in the number of prescriptions being given out across Wales.
In the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board area - which covers Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend - there was an 88% rise to 12,446 from 2007 to 2013.
Zoe Piper from Bridgend, has a 10-year-old son, Dylan, who was diagnosed at the age of six.
Before he was diagnosed he was expelled from one school after three weeks.
"He was going under the tables, apparently hitting children, he was wetting himself - he actually painted himself green one day," said his mother.
"That was five years ago and everybody still knows him as the naughty child.
"It was a really hard decision for us to put Dylan on medication but weighing it up, it was a case of we had to try the medication or he couldn't continue in the school.
"Once we put him on medication we thought it would completely change him.
"But it didn't change him, the only thing it did was dampen down the extremes of the excitability.
"He still had his little wicked sense of humour, he still had all that going for him.
"The problem was that he was getting used to a dosage so we were going up and up but obviously the higher you go, the more weight you could lose.
"Dylan did get to the point where it was quite dangerous - he lost half a stone - he's under four stone now.
"I made the decision to take him off the methylphenidate and now I've put him onto another drug."
Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board, covering north Wales, produced the most prescriptions - 21,111 in 2013 - with the number rising by 78% since 2007.
Over the last seven years, the Welsh NHS spent over £13m on prescriptions.
Kate Fallon, general secretary of the Association of Education Psychologists, said: "We don't actually have enough research to know what are the long-term effects, particularly of the long-term usage of the drugs, and what effect that might have on these very vulnerable brains of these children if they are being given the drugs at such a young age."
Data on exactly who the prescriptions are going to and how long they have been prescribed the drug are not available.
Ms Fallon added: "You've got some very bald figures here and without knowing the ages of the children or the length of time that the children are on them, then you can't really get a proper picture to say if we tried to implement some of the sorts of programmes might we be able to bring down the use of these drugs.
"I'd be very keen to talk to the Welsh government about suggesting to them that they do look at those figures, and the Welsh government could lead the field in this, in tackling this whole issue of the diagnosis of ADHD and the prescription of drugs and perhaps show to England how it might be done."
A Welsh government spokesperson said: "Drug treatment should only be initiated by an appropriately-qualified healthcare professional with expertise in ADHD and should be based on a comprehensive assessment and diagnosis.
"Child and adolescent mental health services in Wales have strong working relationships with schools and others agencies to enable any problems to be highlighted and addressed at an early stage."
Prestwick Airport in South Ayrshire and Machrihanish, near Campbeltown on the Kintyre peninsula, have recently stepped up their attempts to move into the space age.
They have been liaising with the UK government and the UK Space Agency over the possibility of licences being issued to break out of commercial airspace into orbit.
They are now waiting for the government to bring forward a bill setting out the requirements.
It all began five years ago when the UK government announced that Britain should lead the way on commercial space flight and set a 2018 target for getting a spaceport up and running.
The sites needed to be a safe distance from densely populated areas and have a runway that could be extended to more than 3,000m (9,842ft).
The need for a long runway was because the government envisaged the spaceport launching horizontal take-off "spaceplanes", not old-technology vertical rockets.
Most of potential spaceplanes, such as the British-built Skylon, are still quite some time away from flying but ministers wanted the UK to be in position to catch the first wave when it arrived.
There was much talk of spaceports taking tourists on sub-orbital flights but the Scottish space community seems agreed that initially their main business would be delivering satellites into orbit or carrying out scientific research.
Two years ago a shortlist of five potential sites was announced. In addition to Machrihanish and Prestwick, Stornoway in the Western Isles was mentioned because it was one of the few sites that would be able to accommodate vertical launch rockets.
The Scottish sites were in competition with Llanbedr Airport in Wales and Newquay Cornwall Airport.
However, in May last year the government changed its focus and decided that any airport that met the criteria could become a spaceport.
At the same time it announced a Modern Transport Bill, which would include "legislation to enable the future development of the UK's first commercial spaceports".
Dr Malcolm Macdonald, director of the Scottish Centre of Excellence in Satellite Applications at Strathclyde University, said: "Initially it was announced as a competition between different sites and the government would back a winner.
"They have moved away from that to a licensing process."
The major interest of ministers and the space industry in a UK spaceport is as a facility to enable satellite launches rather than passenger space tourism.
Small satellite operators have difficulty getting low-cost access to space.
The first satellite designed and built in Scotland was launched in July 2014 via a rocket in Kazakhstan, piggy-backing along with other larger payloads.
Dr Macdonald said: "My feeling is they should have been targeting the launch of small and even nano satellites.
"That is what the sites in Scotland are now looking towards, while at the same time recognising the opportunities that would come along with space tourism."
Dr Macdonald added: "There are companies like OneWeb looking to launch a constellation of 650 spacecraft in the next three or four years to effectively deliver broadband from space.
"They have get them into orbit and they want to do that as cheaply as possible."
"If they can get operational very quickly they may be able to capitalise on that kind of market. There are number of companies looking at these mega constellations."
The UK government's Department for Transport (DfT) told BBC Scotland it had been working hard to develop the Modern Transport Bill but there was currently "no timetable" for its implementation.
A DfT spokeswoman admitted that events over the last year, such as Brexit, had made it difficult to find parliamentary time for the bill.
Dr Macdonald said the Modern Transport Bill was very important as it would bring "clarity" to the regulatory requirements for a UK spaceport.
He said one of the problems would be how the spaceflight would "transition" through the area where civil aircraft are operating would need to be quite well regulated.
"On top of that if you are launching a rocket as an external store on an aircraft or if you are using a spaceplane then the fuel can be quite explosive so you need to have the correct blast radius" Dr Macdonald said.
"There would be a whole range of things that would be required."
Prestwick has done a lot of work in preparation, basing the requirements on those in place in the USA.
They claim it would only cost between £1m and £3.5m to have the airport fit to receive a US licence.
Prestwick Airport's spaceport development officer Richard Jenner said the airport would need to make some modifications but it was confident it already had most safety measures in place.
The Machrihanish plan is being put together by DiscoverSpace UK.
Its managing director, Tom Millar, told BBC Scotland that vertical take-off was "not on the cards" so it was looking into the options for horizontal launches.
Machrihanish has a very long runway and is not close to large settlements, which meets the original government criteria.
Mr Millar also said that the airspace above the runway had very few commercial flights, taking away the concern over interference with passenger aircraft.
The project is also looking at connecting to a restricted airspace corridor that runs from the Ministry of Defence rocket range at Benbecula.
According to Mr Millar, getting small satellites into space would be a viable revenue stream.
He said the logistics of space tourism "do not stack up at this point".
Prestwick Airport's Richard Jenner said a company called Orbital Access was looking at an air-launch system.
It would use a wide-body carrier aircraft, with special modifications, to support the launch rocket before its release at altitude.
Dr Macdonald says: "They would use an aircraft to get up to altitude. It would carry a launcher rocket underneath the aircraft wings which is released at altitude and it goes up into space from there."
"It is an hybrid solution but would allow you to have a high frequency of launches. It could take off from any airport in terms of the aircraft but because of the rocket there would be a need for additional safety precautions."
Dr Macdonald says: "I'd be surprised if at least Prestwick does not get a licence.
"Again it comes back to the qualifier that we don't know what the government are looking for but Prestwick have done a lot of work.
"They could start to build up the possibility.
"Whether they will ever become a day to day spaceport, that's quite a long way down the line but in some respects even if you develop the local capability in Scotland to design and build the vehicles that are accessing space but they they go off to operate in China, if they are designed and built in Scotland we are getting a lot of that value anyway."
The genre used to be something of a joke in the UK - all rhinestones, ten-gallon hats, line dances and honkeytonks - but now artists like Kacey Musgraves, Carrie Underwood and Lady Antebellum are permanent fixtures in the album chart.
At the heart of it all is the Country To Country (C2C) music festival, launched at London's O2 arena in March 2013 (March was picked because it falls outside country's peak summer touring season in the US).
The first year, headlined by Tim McGraw and Carrie Underwood, failed to break even but the artists went away impressed.
"It was so much fun," recalls Underwood - a former American Idol winner with 22 US number one singles to her name. "I felt the audience was very responsive and they seemed to have a really great time."
Fast-forward to 2016 and the festival has expanded to a three-day event, held simultaneously in London, Glasgow and Dublin.
"It's grown faster than we probably anticipated," Milly Olykan, the O2's festival director recently told Music Week magazine. "I go to Nashville quite regularly and I know that our reputation is spreading there."
So why has country finally gained a foothold in the UK after decades of disdain?
"This extraordinary surge in popularity has been coming for quite a long time," says Bob Harris, host of BBC Radio 2's Country Show, who will also present coverage of the festival on a dedicated pop-up digital radio station this weekend.
"When I first started doing my show in 1999, Nashville was still quite insular. The artists, people like Alan Jackson and George Strait, didn't put the UK that high on their priority list.
"Then, as time went by, I was discovering new artists like Keith Urban, who were much more willing to look outside the Tennessee border. Meanwhile, you've got a new generation of kids who were turned on to the sounds of modern country by Taylor Swift.
"All of these things have gradually come together, then - bang - there's C2C which is really the hub of it all, where it all converges each year.
"To see all the pieces of the country Lego come together in this way has been a really amazing experience."
Country To Country was originally dreamed up by the O2 and SJM Concerts in collaboration with the Country Music Association. It attracts an audience whose average age is 24-45, and which is evenly split between men and women.
But the real draw is the music - which has changed dramatically from the line-dancing days of Billy Rae Cyrus.
"Nashville and the South of America were very alien to us. It was very old-fashioned and extremely religious," says Ben Earle of UK country duo The Shires, who will make several appearances at this weekend's festival.
"But country music has become much more progressive. "
One of the chief innovators is Sam Hunt, a 30-year-old firebrand who scored three platinum-selling hits on the US country chart last year.
Inspired in equal measure by Garth Brooks, Otis Redding, Outkast and Usher, the singer has a half-sung-half-spoken delivery that makes him a close country cousin to pop star Ed Sheeran.
He hails - like a lot of country's most innovative new artists - not from Tennessee, but its Southern neighbour, Georgia.
The state, he says, is "a melting pot for a lot of different styles of music" which makes it a "trendsetter" in every genre.
"That mix of influences has become popular across the US - that blend of the soulful, Southern sound with the country storytelling lyric and even some of the more urban influences, hip-hop and R&B."
Lyrically, Kacey Musgraves pushes the envelope further, talking about same-sex relationships and smoking marijuana. Her straight-talking approach has caused a few problems with censorious US radio stations, but endeared her to British fans.
She is one of the few artists at this weekend's festival who can headline her own UK tour - playing two dates at the Royal Albert Hall (and the Royal Variety Show) late last year.
"I've never been too scared to push buttons," she told Simon Mayo on BBC Radio 2, "but the things I sing about aren't that crazy to me. They're from the perspective of a 24 to 27-year-old girl.
"From the beginning I've felt like I may not be everybody's cup of tea - but I would rather have stronger fans in smaller numbers than a huge mass of people who don't really get me."
Carrie Underwood, who returns to headline the 2016 Country To Country festival, is excited that her genre - for so long self-referential and insular - has started to look outside itself for inspiration.
"Country has always been really great at telling stories and talking about life," she says, "but I do think it's become a little more broad in its influence.
"Music right now - music of any genre - it's all just so accessible. I don't really think anybody really listens to just one genre of music any more.
"So we have country music artists that are a bit influenced by rock music, or R&B music - which I think is really cool, because that means there's something for everybody."
With more and more country records infiltrating UK daytime radio, Country To Country is being viewed as a way to introduce audiences and (perhaps more importantly) radio programmers to America's finest.
That's why you see artists who can sell out 100-date arena tours at home sharing the bill with their award show competitors.
It also explains why Nashville record label Big Machine - which represents Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift - set up offices in London in January.
They're betting that the UK will come to embrace modern country, filling the void left by the lack of new, arena-sized rock bands.
"Looking out from the stage at last year's C2C, this music is bringing in a young audience who are much less conservative," says Bob Harris.
"They're down the front, they're dancing, they're really right in the middle of the energy of it all. And that has been a shot in the arm. It's brought this new, young energy into the music that will take it into the future."
Carrie Underwood agrees: "With every trip I make here, I feel like it's one step further to seeing everything grow and get bigger.
"That's the hope - the hope is just to be able to keep coming back."
Graham Higgins, 28, slashed, kicked and stamped on Albert McDonald in the city's Riddrie area on 15 June 2015. The 58-year-old died later in hospital.
Higgins was also convicted of attempting to murder another man and assaulting two others.
At the High Court in Glasgow, judge Lord Armstrong ordered him to serve a minimum of 21 years in prison.
Following the sentencing, Det Ch Insp Laura McLuckie paid tribute to the victims and their families who have been left "devastated" by Higgins' "mindless violence".
"Whilst nothing can replace the loss of Albert, we hope this conviction brings some measure of comfort to those closest to him and sends out a clear message that such crimes will not be tolerated," she added.
It emerged after the trial that Higgins already had a lengthy criminal record for offences including assault and possession of a knife which saw him jailed on 12 separate occasions.
The court heard how Mr McDonald was murdered shortly after leaving the Snug Bar, near his home in the city's Duke Street, at about 21:05.
He was seen getting into a silver Audi car that was driven by a person wearing a green top.
Higgins had been seen earlier that night wearing a hoodie matching that colour.
By 21:22 the emergency services had been called after Mr McDonald was found seriously injured in nearby Cumbernauld Road.
He was rushed to the city's Royal Infirmary but died soon after from "blunt force injuries of the abdomen".
Prosecutors said Higgins repeatedly kicked and stamped on Mr McDonald as well as striking him with a knife.
Higgins and Mr McDonald were believed to know one another, but the motive for the killing remains unclear.
The court heard that before the murder, Higgins had already set upon two other men.
He attacked Richard Gachagan in the city's Townhead and later turned on Joseph McLean in the nearby Royston area.
He initially pulled Mr McLean from a car before kicking and stamping on the man in a similar way to how he later assaulted Mr McDonald.
Even after the murder, Higgins went on to glass Paul McPhail at a pub in the city's Baillieston area.
He was held the next day by police after causing a disturbance in Lauders Bar in Sauchiehall Street by throwing chips at staff and customers.
He was finally detained on suspicion of murder in July last year following a high-profile inquiry.
Higgins admitted assaulting Mr McPhail and was found guilty of murdering Mr McDonald, attempting to murder Mr McLean and assaulting Mr Gachagan.
Jailing him, judge Lord Armstrong said the attacks were all on "older men" and appeared to be "unprovoked".
The final Markit composite eurozone Purchasing Manages' Index (PMI), which combines manufacturing and services activity, rose to 54.2, its highest reading since May 2011.
Any reading above 50 indicates growth, while below 50 points to contraction.
Markit said the data pointed to second-quarter economic growth of 0.4%.
It comes despite concerns over the possibility of a messy Greek exit from the euro.
Speculation that Athens would miss a €1.6bn repayment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday held back manufacturing activity in the month, Markit said.
But the European Central Bank's (ECB) massive €1 trillion bond-buying programme announced in March was beginning to help the service sector, with activity running at its fastest rate since mid-2011.
Markit said the ECB stimulus programme - combined with low inflation - had boosted spending and investment across the eurozone, as consumers and businesses splurged their cash in an attempt to beat expected price rises.
"Despite the escalation of the Greek crisis in the second half of the month, the final PMI for June came in slightly above the 'flash' estimate, suggesting the turmoil has so far had little discernible impact on the real economy," said Markit's chief economist, Chris Williamson.
But he noted companies continued to cut prices to help boost sales, as they have since early 2012.
The composite price index was 49.4, below May's reading of 49.5, suggesting prices are still falling and that the ECB's battle with low inflation across the currency bloc has some way to go yet, despite official estimates suggesting a slight increase in inflation.
Price discounting helped drive up the PMI covering the service industry, which makes up the bulk of the eurozone economy. It rose to 54.4 from May's 53.8.
The prime minister described IS as "sick terrorists" who he pledged would be defeated.
A video was released on Saturday showing the beheading of a US aid worker and 18 Syrian prisoners.
Earlier Home Secretary Theresa May told the Commons the killing of American Abdul-Rahman Kassig demonstrated the "deadly threat" faced by the UK.
Mr Kassig - known as Peter before he converted to Islam - became the fifth western captive beheaded by IS in recent months.
The father of a British man thought to be pictured in the video has denied it is his son.
Ahmed Muthana said 20-year-old Nasser Muthana was not among the uniformed jihadists seen in the footage.
Meanwhile the Ministry of Defence said it had carried out further air strikes against the militants in Iraq.
It released a video which it said showed a single RAF missile strike on an IS communications vehicle.
Appearing in the Commons after discussing the West's response to IS at the G20 in Australia, Mr Cameron said: "We will not be cowed by these sick terrorists. They will be defeated and they must face the justice that they deserve.
"The threat is faced by countries right across the world. We must face it together."
Mr Cameron said new legislation aimed at tackling British citizens going abroad to fight with the militants would be introduced in the next two weeks.
The Counter-Terrorism Bill would give police new powers to seize passports, stop suspects from travelling, and to stop Britons returning to the UK "unless they do so on our terms", he said.
Mrs May said Mr Kassig's murder, and the recent attack on the Canadian parliament, were reminders of "the very deadly threat we face from terrorism at home and abroad".
She told MPs: "That is why protecting the British public remains this government's number one priority and why we're taking urgent action to ensure our police and intelligence agencies have all the tools they need to keep people safe."
Labour leader Ed Miliband said the latest beheading was another demonstration of IS's "evil ideology" that reinforced "our determination" to defeat the militants.
Tory transport spokesman Russell George accused the Welsh Government of "hypocrisy", given its view that Severn Bridge tolls should be abolished.
Referring to the Cleddau Bridge tolls at 75p for cars and £1.50 for lorries, he said: "They've done nothing to tackle the one toll it could scrap."
The Welsh Government said it was a local authority matter.
Pembrokeshire council decided in May to keep the tolls in place after a review.
The criticism comes after the UK government announced plans to cut the Severn Bridge tolls by more than half.
Cars, vans and small buses could pay as little as £3 from 2018, after the crossings return to public ownership.
Wales' Economy Secretary Ken Skates said the tolls should be scrapped, as a tax on entering Wales.
Mr George criticised the minister, claiming he failed to answer his point about the Cleddau Bridge when he raised the issue of tolls in the Senedd.
"It's a bit rich of the Welsh Labour government to grumble about the Severn Bridge tolls when they've done nothing to tackle the one toll it could scrap," Mr George said.
"Hardworking people across Pembrokeshire will rightly question why the Cleddau Bridge is not afforded the same focus and status."
He added: "The decision to cut the Severn Bridge tolls by the UK Conservative government is a huge boost to motorists.
"While there's no doubt we'd all like to see the abolition of tolls in the future - what is much more important, however, is having a Welsh Government focusing its energy on decisions it has power over and can implement immediately."
In May, Pembrokeshire council revealed that it had accumulated a surplus of £11.2m on Cleddau Bridge tolls, and confirmed it would keep the charges unchanged.
In response, Mr Skates said: "Nobody is fooled by this cynical Tory attack designed to divert attention from the real story.
"The Conservatives have clearly been stung by the fact that they are the only party that want to maintain a tax on businesses and individuals for using a road crucial to the economy of south Wales.
"Welsh businesses will not be taken in by this attempt to deflect from the Conservative UK government's failure to scrap the Severn Bridge tolls, despite our consistent calls to do so.
"The tolls on Cleddau Bridge are a matter for the local authority and not the Welsh Government."
Hewitt, 75, was found guilty in March of two counts of rape and one of sexual assault on girls he was coaching in the 1980s and 1990s.
Judge Bert Bam criticised the Australian-born player for not showing remorse during his trial.
He said justice must be seen to be done, even for ageing offenders.
One of the victims who gave evidence at the trial said that Hewitt had assaulted her when she was just 12 years old.
The judge said at the time of Hewitt's conviction that the striking similarities between the three victims' testimonies showed that his conduct was calculated.
Speaking at the sentencing hearing in Pretoria, Hewitt's wife Delaille had begged the court to show mercy and not award a custodial sentence.
Hewitt had testified that he suffered from poor health.
The BBC's Nomsa Maseko, in Johannesburg, says the tennis champion has also been ordered to pay a fine to the South African Department of Justice, which will help fund its campaigns against sexual abuse.
Hewitt, who was a multiple Grand Slam doubles champion in the 1960s and 1970s, is expected to appeal against his conviction and sentence.
He was suspended from the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012 over the allegations.
Hewitt played initially for Australia, later moving to South Africa and taking citizenship there.
He was a member of the South African team which won the Davis Cup by default in 1974.
India, their opponents, refused to travel to South Africa for the final as a protest over the government's apartheid policies.
The pair were found at an address in Alpha Road, Croydon, at about 07:20 BST. The woman, 37, was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
The man, aged 25, was also wounded but his injuries were not thought to be life threatening.
A 34-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder. Police said the trio knew each other.
Karim Benzema turned in Dani Carvajal's low cross to open the scoring for Real.
They were in danger of slipping six points behind leaders Barcelona, who won 2-0 at Levante earlier, as Yousseff El-Arabi equalised for Granada.
But Modric hammered the ball into the top corner in the 84th minute to give boss Zinedine Zidane a first away win.
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The opener was Benzema's 23rd goal of the season and eighth in his last six games as Real forward Cristiano Ronaldo again failed to score away from home.
Ronaldo's last goal away from the Bernabeu came at the end of November and the top scorer missed an early chance as he fired just wide of the far post.
Granada had lost three of their last four league games and last season conceded 13 goals in two league defeats by Real.
But they carried a real threat all evening and after goalkeeper Andres Fernandez had superbly saved from Benzema, deservedly levelled through substitute El-Arabi with an hour gone.
The Morocco international ran onto a pass from former Blackburn forward Ruben Rochina to slot home with virtually his first touch to become the joint top scorer in Granada's La Liga history with 34 goals.
But ex-Tottenham midfielder Modric capped a superb display with his first league goal of the season to keep Real a point behind city rivals Atletico Madrid and four adrift of leaders Barca.
Elsewhere in La Liga, Sevilla held out with 10 men after having on-loan Tottenham defender Federico Fazio sent off to secure a 1-1 draw at top-six rivals Celta Vigo and extend their unbeaten run to 10 games.
Fazio received two bookings in the first 25 minutes of his first game since rejoining Seville, who went ahead through Daniel Carrico's 43rd-minute goal.
Claudio Beauvue levelled for Celta Vigo 19 minutes into the second half, and the two teams will meet again in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final next Thursday evening with Sevilla leading 4-0 from the first leg.
His party would cut less than the Tories and borrow less than Labour, he said.
Lib Dem economic plans have "a heart as well as a brain", he added.
It comes as the Tories announced plans to cut inheritance tax on family homes and Labour said it would ramp up fines on tax avoiders.
The Lib Dems say they would get rid of the deficit through raising taxes by an additional £12bn, cutting public spending by £12bn, and cutting welfare by £3bn.
The Conservatives described the announcement as "further evidence that a vote for the Lib Dems is a vote for higher taxes".
Mr Clegg challenged the other parties to spell out in similar detail how they would balance the nation's books.
He acknowledged that the two years following 7 May's general election would not be easy.
But he claimed that the Lib Dems were the only party offering a "balanced" programme to pay down the remaining deficit, while still finding money to raise income tax thresholds to £11,000 and invest in the NHS.
"We are going to spread the burden of finishing the job of fixing the economy fairly across society," he said.
"Yes that means more cuts, but it also means asking the wealthiest to pay their fair share too."
The Lib Dem plans involve finding £3bn savings from the welfare budget, including "savings which ask wealthy pensioners to make a small sacrifice", he said.
Universal credit will be adjusted, and the rate of increase of benefits will be "restrained", he added.
The Lib Dem deficit-reduction plans include:
Mr Clegg said: "We have a plan to build a stronger economy and a fairer society, which means we will cut less than the Conservatives and borrow less than Labour.
"It's a plan to protect our economy and invest in our schools, hospitals and public services... a plan with a heart as well as a brain."
He added: "I can't promise you the next two years will be easy. Your hard work and sacrifice has turned our economy around, but there is still a job to finish.
"But, with the Liberal Democrats, there is light at the end of the tunnel and the only way to continue the balanced approach that the coalition has taken is to put Liberal Democrats in government again."
A Conservative spokesman said: "Today just serves as further evidence that a vote for the Lib Dems is a vote for higher taxes - which is exactly what Labour want too.
"Only the Conservative Party are committed to cutting taxes so people keep more of the money they earn."
Entryism is the infiltration of an organisation by another group's members who intend to change its policies.
The tribunal found that two members associated with the CPI had been unjustifiably expelled from the union.
It also criticised Nipsa's "regular" record of sorting out internal grievances though tribunals.
Its judgement said "the tribunal does not exist to provide a public forum for the periodic ventilation of obscure and internecine disputes within Nipsa".
It added that "no other union appears to require this regular attention".
The Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (Nipsa) has more than 45,000 members, mainly Civil Service staff and public sector employees.
The judgement said the case was part of a dispute between two factions in the union which "has been a rich source of litigation over recent years".
The factions are: 'unity', which is associated with the Marxist Leninist CPI, and the 'broad left' which is associated with various Trotskyite parties.
The case involved two people who were employed as officials for other trade unions and then joined Nipsa.
They were elected as officers and delegates in their Nipsa branch in 2015.
Their right to membership of the union was queried by members associated with the broad left who also alleged the meeting at which they were elected had been "packed" by the CPI.
The tribunal noted that "as Communist coups go, it was hardly the storming of the Winter Palace".
The union leadership, which is dominated by the broad left, decided the two people were not eligible for membership as Nipsa does not represent employees of other trade unions.
The two took a case to the tribunal alleging discrimination on the grounds of political opinion.
However the tribunal said they had not shown that the two factions actually have any substantive political differences.
It added that name-calling or trolling on social media is not sufficient to show political difference nor is "alleged adherence to Trotsky's 1938 Transitional Program".
However the tribunal found they had nonetheless been unjustifiably expelled from the union.
They claimants said they have suffered stress, insomnia and reputation damage as a result.
However, the tribunal said it has seen no evidence of this, adding "the claimants nor any representative of the respondent trade union evinced any degree of stress or upset during the hearing".
"To the contrary everybody involved, and their supporters, showed every sign of enjoying the process."
Shanay Walker, 7, from Nottingham died in 2014 from a brain injury. She had more than 50 injuries to her body.
Her aunt Kay-Ann Morris was later jailed for child cruelty.
Social worker Christine Baker told an inquest she has been "taken in" by Morris who had "talked the talk and ticked every box".
An earlier trial at Nottingham Crown Court heard Shanay was placed in her aunt Kay-Ann Morris's care after her mother, Leanne Walker, suffered post-natal depression.
Morris told Mrs Baker that Shanay would be moving into an extended family and that she had several years' experience as a carer for people with dementia.
Mrs Baker said: "I was taken in, I fully accept that."
Coroner Mairin Casey was told there were 16 "contact meetings" between Shanay and Morris before the trial placement began in July 2012.
The inquest heard Morris had told social workers about her own violent and abusive childhood in which she had been abused by her own mother Juanila Smikle, who is also Shanay's grandmother.
Smikle was jailed on five counts of cruelty after Shanay's death.
Mrs Baker said she should have thought more about Morris' experiences as a child when assessing her.
She said: "On reflection, I should have done a more robust assessment and I should have explored the family network more for potential risks.
"I took too many things at face value and I'm really sorry about that."
Morris was jailed for eight years, while Smikle, of Easegill Court, Nottingham was found guilty of cruelty at a retrial and was sentenced to seven years in prison.
The inquest continues.
The SY Hygeia of Halsa, registered in the UK, was boarded by French customs off the island of Martinique on Monday as it began a transatlantic crossing.
Two men from Jersey, aged 42 and 57, were arrested after the seizure of about 550lb (250kg) of the class A drug.
The pair face prosecution from the French authorities.
The yacht was boarded after an investigation involving the British and French police and officials from the National Crime Agency (NCA).
Hank Cole, the NCA's head of international operations, said: "We have no doubt that without this intervention the drugs would have ended up on the streets of the UK where, after being cut, they would have had a likely potential value of £30-40 million.
"Our investigation into the organised crime network involved in this attempt continues."
Det Supt Neil Thompson, from the Metropolitan Police said: "It is clear that the drugs recovered would have been distributed throughout the streets of London and beyond, generating further criminality and fuelling gang activity.
"If you deal in drugs in any scale we will find you, we will arrest you, and you will face the consequences of your actions."
The seizure follows a similar haul found by the Irish Naval Service in September based on information supplied by the NCA.
He is 20 points behind Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who finished second at the Red Bull Ring behind Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas.
Hamilton said: "I don't have a crystal ball but it doesn't look great.
"There is a long way to go. The bigger the gap gets, the more the pressure builds."
Yet Hamilton recovered from eight on the grid, after a five-place penalty for making an unauthorised gearbox change, and added that there were some positives.
"Twenty points behind is 20 points behind," he said. "It's not great but it could be 30-something today. Of course, there is a hit when you get a penalty and start eighth rather than third. It makes a difference but it is not the end of the world. I got the best points I could."
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said that Bottas' victory had done Hamilton a favour because it took points away from Vettel.
"For Lewis, it was actually the best outcome that Valtteri wins the race rather than Sebastian," Wolff said.
"It was important for him to take the points home even if for him it feels like a loss today.
"It can't really come much worse. A safe lead in Baku [two weeks ago] lost by a tiny little thing [the headrest coming loose]. Then while still recovering, you need to take a gearbox penalty on a track that is not completely bad for overtaking but not great. Overall, not the best days."
Bottas' victory moves him to within 15 points of Hamilton and the Finn said he "believed" he could win the title in his first year at Mercedes.
"For me, since the day I signed with Mercedes, what else can you put as a target?" the Finn said.
"It has always been the target. but I don't want to shout about it too much.
"It is still early days in the championship and with more than 50% of the season to go, so there are a massive amount of points to get - and with this team, I am developing so much every single race."
Vettel said: "I don't really care. Obviously, I'm not too happy today because I didn't win. I had the clear aim today to win and didn't quite make it. It was very tight.
"Points-wise, I know that the higher-up you finish, the better it is with points but whether it's Valtteri, Lewis or someone else, I think you're fighting anyone out there for the race. That's been the primary target today, for the past races and will be for the next races.
"Then I think you change your minds fairly quickly in terms of who is a contender and who is not. We're still quite early, there are a lot of points to get, so I'm not too bothered at the moment."
IS began demolishing the site, which was founded in the 13th Century BC, on Thursday, according to Iraqi officials.
The head of the UN's cultural agency condemned the "systematic" destruction in Iraq as a "war crime".
IS, which controls large areas of Iraq and Syria, says shrines and statues are "false idols" that have to be smashed.
"They are erasing our history," said Iraqi archaeologist Lamia al-Gailani.
Nimrud lies on the Tigris river, about 30km (18 miles) south-east of Mosul, which IS controls.
Many of the artefacts found there have been moved to museums in Baghdad and overseas, but many remain on site.
BBC Middle East correspondent Jim Muir says the attempt to destroy Nimrud is already being compared with the Taliban's demolition of the Bamiyan Buddha rock sculptures in Afghanistan in 2001.
As well as destroying artefacts, Islamic State also trades in them - and the trade is one of its key sources of revenue.
IS "assaulted the historic city of Nimrud and bulldozed it with heavy vehicles," the tourism and antiquities ministry said on Thursday.
It said the militants continued to "defy the will of the world and the feelings of humanity", calling for a UN Security Council meeting to discuss how to protect cultural heritage in Iraq.
Nimrud covers a large area, and it is not yet clear whether it has been totally destroyed, our correspondent says.
But a local tribal source told Reuters news agency: "Islamic State members came to the Nimrud archaeological city and looted the valuables in it and then they proceeded to level the site to the ground.
"There used to be statues and walls as well as a castle that Islamic State has destroyed completely."
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Irina Bokova, head of the UN cultural agency Unesco, condemned the assault.
"This is yet another attack against the Iraqi people, reminding us that nothing is safe from the cultural cleansing under way in the country," she said.
"The deliberate destruction of cultural heritage constitutes a war crime. There is absolutely no political or religious justification for the destruction of humanity's cultural heritage."
Dr Gailani told the BBC: "Nimrud for us in Iraq and for me as an archaeologist is one of the most important [sites]. There are still quite a lot of things that are standing - the reliefs and the statues, the famous winged bulls.
"They are erasing our history. I wish it was a nightmare and I could wake up."
It is a "horrific crime against the cultural heritage of the whole world", said the president of the British Institute for the Study of Iraq, John Curtis, calling Nimrud "the best preserved Assyrian site in Iraq".
Last week, IS released a video apparently showing militants with sledgehammers destroying historic artefacts in a museum in Mosul.
One militant was seen drilling through and pulling apart what appeared to be a stone winged bull.
In the video, the artefacts are described as "false idols" and their destruction justified in religious terms.
That attack was also condemned by the UN as a war crime.
IS has controlled Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, and nearby areas since June 2014 - a region with nearly 1,800 of the country's 12,000 registered archaeological sites.
Iraqi forces and Shia militia, have united to try to drive IS militants from the northern city of Tikrit, with the support of Iran.
The militants are also being targeted by a US-led coalition mounting air strikes.
On Friday, Iraqi forces were said to have cleared IS fighters from the town of al-Baghdadi, in the western Anbar province, with the support of US-led strikes.
The town, which was taken over by IS last month, is about 8km (5 miles) from an air base housing hundreds of US troops who are training Iraqi soldiers.
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Te'o, 30, has won five caps as a replacement, but has been named at outside centre for the meeting with the Azzurri.
Danny Care partners George Ford at half-back, with Owen Farrell at inside centre and Elliot Daly on the wing.
"Ben Te'o at 13 gives us another way of playing the game," said head coach Eddie Jones.
"We are excited about seeing him, George Ford and Owen Farrell play together in the midfield."
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Care last started for England in the Grand Slam showdown with France in Paris a year ago.
"Ben Youngs has been outstanding for us at number nine, but Danny Care gets the starting jersey this week," added Jones.
"For the first half he'll give us a lot of speed and running at the base of the ruck as well as the scrum. Ben will then come on and finish the game."
Elsewhere wing Jonny May and flanker James Haskell both return to the starting XV, as Jones makes four changes from the side that beat Wales.
Haskell came off the bench in the wins over France and Wales.
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"Tom Wood has been great for us at seven, and Jack Clifford did well against Wales but James Haskell has the starting role on Sunday; he has come back to a much better level of fitness and we are sure his explosive actions will help us in the first part of the game," Jones continued.
Mako Vunipola has been included among the replacements after recovering from a knee injury, while Henry Slade is also included in the squad, with Anthony Watson missing out.
Farrell, 25, wins his 50th cap at Twickenham as England look to win their 16th straight game under Jones.
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"It is an important Test match for us and our only consideration is to play well. Italy have a proud record in Test rugby, they beat South Africa in November, and we will not underestimate them," said the Australian.
"I know the Twickenham crowd will give Owen Farrell a big cheer. To reach 50 caps at such a young age is a fine achievement. The one thing I know about Owen is that his next 50 are going to be more impressive than his first."
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Te'o has made an explosive impact off the bench in the first two Six Nations matches, and is rewarded with a place in the starting XV for the first time.
Normally an inside centre, Jones has surprisingly selected him in the number 13 shirt, and he will provide the ball-carrying power England have missed in the absence of Manu Tuilagi, and which the last coaching regime hoped would be provided by another cross-code convert, Sam Burgess.
There were suggestions Owen Farrell would move to fly-half on the occasion of his 50th cap, but Jones has persisted with the playmaking combination of George Ford and Farrell at 10 and 12.
England team to face Italy
Brown; May, Te'o, Farrell, Daly; Ford, Care; Marler, Hartley, Cole, Launchbury, Lawes, Itoje, Haskell, Hughes.
Replacements: George, M Vunipola, Sinckler, Wood, Clifford, Youngs, Slade, Nowell
These are part of a package of pre-election promises by this government: none will become law before the country goes to the polls in May.
Annuities provide an income for the rest of your life, however long you live. After your death some annuities pay a smaller sum to your spouse or partner. These are often called "joint life" annuities.
The new proposal is that you will be able to cash in your annuity for either a single lump sum or a series of payments. This has obvious advantages. Pensioners can invest it in a different way in the hope of receiving a higher income, perhaps via a buy-to-let property. Or you could pay off your mortgage, reduce other debts, help children with university fees, or even go on holiday.
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But cashing in an annuity may not be straightforward. How will the value of your annuity be calculated? Will it take into account your state of health, and how many more years you are likely to live? If you have a "joint life" annuity, will your spouse or partner have to consent to you cashing in the annuity?
Another issue is tax. The new rules will remove the penal 55% tax charge which applies now, but the cash you receive will still be taxable at your marginal rate.
If your annuity pays £50 a week, or around £2,000 a year at the moment, the £50 may not be taxed at all because it is within your tax-free personal allowance.
But a lump sum of, say, £30,000 would be taxed at 20%. As a result, you would receive £26,000, not £30,000. Depending on your circumstances, the lump sum could push you into the 40% or even the 45% tax rates, and may cause you to lose your personal allowance.
Another issue is whether the cash lump sum will block your access to certain state benefits.
The chancellor has promised that those thinking of cashing in their annuities will have access to advice. Factors that should be considered before deciding what to do include: the fees you will pay, the tax and benefit implications of the lump sum, and the drop in your income.
Currently, you can save up to £1.25m in a pension. If you save more than this, you are likely to pay tax on any excess at 55%.
The chancellor announced plans in the Budget that would see the lifetime allowance reduced to £1m from April 2016. If you already have more than £1m in your pension at this point, you will be able to "protect" an amount up to £1.25m. HM Revenue and Customs will set out the procedure for this in due course.
If you are in a final salary scheme, it is often difficult to understand how much your pension is worth. You should check this with the pension trustees before the new protection opportunity closes.
Once you have protected your pension fund, you must not make any further pension contributions, and neither must your employer. This needs care, especially for those in final salary schemes.
You can currently save up to £40,000 a year in a pension. This is straightforward for those with personal pensions or those known as "defined contribution schemes", where you and/or your employer pay cash into your pension pot.
It is more complicated for those in final salary schemes. If you have a pay rise, the amount of your pension will increase, because your future pension reflects your pay.
So a pay rise of £4,000 a year may translate into a £48,000 increase in the value of your pension. This is more than the annual allowance.
That is why the chancellor ruled out any further reductions in the allowance, saying it would involve "penalising moderately-paid, long-serving public servants, including police officers, teachers and nurses".
Pension tax relief cost £34.3bn last year. Although this will reduce by between £300m and £500m a year as a result of the proposed change to the annual allowance, further cuts are likely, whichever party wins the election.
Possible targets are the national insurance relief given to employers and employees who make contributions into employer schemes.
Another is the 25% tax-free lump sum available from your pension. Further reductions in the annual allowance and lifetime allowance are less likely, because of the impact on public sector workers in final salary schemes.
No-one really knows what will happen after the election, but pensions will continue to be complicated.
Hawkins was the only one of Britain's Olympic marathon trio to take part after brother Derek and Tsegai Tewelde pulled out in Amsterdam.
The 24-year-old younger Hawkins brother said: "I was feeling quite strong in the last six kilometres.
"But the middle part, I just wasn't feeling it."
Switzerland's Eritrea-born Tadesse Abraham took gold in one hour, two minutes and three seconds, with Hawkins finishing in 1:03:57.
"It started off a lot more aggressive than I thought," said the Scot.
"Normally, I like to come through, but I thought I'd try something different and try to put myself near a medal, but it didn't pay off."
Matt Bond was 42nd, with fellow Englishmen Lee Merrien and Jonny Hay 52nd and 77th.
Derek Hawkins did not take part because of injury, while Eritrea-born fellow Scot Tewelde pulled out overnight because of illness.
In the women's race, Gemma Steel was the first Briton home in 10th place in 1:12:19.
Compatriot Alyson Dixon was 13th, with fellow English competitors Lily Partridge 51st and Tina Muir 59th, while Charlotte Purdue did not finish.
Abdenasser El Khayati latched on to a neat Stuart Beavon cut-back to fire the hosts ahead before the break.
Beavon pounced to make it 2-0 after Ben Alnwick spilled a Mark Duffy shot, before Gabriel Zakuani was sent-off for a challenge on Timmy Thiele.
Marcus Maddison pulled one back from 30 yards while Jermaine Anderson had an injury-time equaliser ruled out.
Burton boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink told BBC Radio Derby:
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"It was rubbish. The second half was even worse. We scored two good goals but I was not happy with how we played, was not happy with the performance, was not happy with the dynamics of the team.
"We became sloppy. We became not Burton Albion. We didn't play the game out as we can. We didn't look (like) a team and that's not what we are about.
"I'm happy with the points, don't get me wrong, but the result should have been so, so, so much better."
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel described the move as "a destabilising attempt to alter the status quo in the region".
And on Saturday, almost as if to underline the risks involved, the Japanese authorities say that they scrambled two F-15 fighters to intercept two Chinese surveillance planes that were approaching the islands.
China's more assertive policy and Japan's apparent willingness to push back against it raises the possibility of sparking a wider conflict, albeit by accident perhaps, rather than by design.
All of the necessary points of friction are there. Last January, Japan insisted that a Chinese frigate locked its targeting radar on to a Japanese warship near the disputed islands. China denied it.
In the year ending last March, Japan scrambled aircraft to intercept what it regards as Chinese intruders a record number of times. And both China and Japan have mounted exercises that encompass the seizure or the defence of remote islands.
Having sought to draw lines at sea, Beijing is now seeking to draw lines in the air.
The upshot could be greater instability, with the ever-present danger that an incident between warships or aircraft could precipitate a localised conflict between China and Japan.
The consequences of such an encounter risk an escalation that could ultimately draw in other powers.
While China is pursuing the rapid modernisation of its air and naval forces, in any localised conflict it might be at a disadvantage compared to the modern and probably more capable Japanese.
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But drawing up a military balance between Japan and China is not really the issue here. The real question is how might such a crisis be managed? How might it be contained? Indeed is containment actually possible?
For there is a growing concern that the traditional tools of crisis management may be less useful than in the past.
Earlier this month a wargame was held at the US think tank, the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, acting out just such a scenario involving China and Japan.
It focused on how the US might respond to such a crisis. As matters got increasingly fraught between China and Japan the players acting out the roles of senior US officials resisted the deployment of US military muscle for fear of worsening the drama.
But then the Chinese actors in the wargame escalated significantly. Long-range Chinese anti-shipping missile units were moved to high-alert. Forces were despatched towards the islands in contention. The US was forced to act; the recommendation was made to send two aircraft carrier strike groups to the East China Sea.
At this point the wargame apparently ended; the US having played its trump card, and with the heavyweights of US naval power on the way the assumption was that the crisis would die down.
But one US strategic expert who follows events in this region closely - Robert Haddick - has warned that such assumptions may be outdated.
In the past, he notes, the despatch of a US carrier battle group was seen as the escalatory trump card, because there was very little that potential adversaries could do against them.
However, China's growing area-denial or access-denial strategy seeks explicitly to put such US assets in jeopardy. Long-range anti-ship ballistic missiles are intended specifically to take out US carriers.
Escalating by despatching a carrier or two might in future not calm a crisis, warns Mr Haddick. It could actually encourage the Chinese to strike out against them.
The growing tensions between China and Japan are just one aspect of the wider strains in the region, which both Chinese and US strategy may actually be making worse.
One antidote is for better understanding between the US and Chinese militaries and there has been some recent progress here.
But in a broad sense the whole US strategic doctrine in the region - dubbed Air-Sea Battle - seems designed to contain China's rising military might, while China's area-denial strategy seems intent on hampering the ability of US air and naval forces to make significant interventions in waters that it regards as its strategic backyard.
This is why an unwanted Sino-Japanese clash puts so many experts' teeth on edge.
Backed by Iranian senior officers and skilled Hezbollah fighters, Mr Assad's forces have gained the upper hand and achieved significant gains in the north, south, Damascus suburbs and now the Aleppo area.
Aleppo, capital of the revolution as the rebels call it, is a strategic prize for the Damascus government.
Its potential encirclement by the Syrian army would deepen the humanitarian crisis and represent a shattering blow to the opposition.
The Syrian army and its allies are getting closer by the day to the Turkish border.
Their game plan is to seal the Turkish and Jordanian border and prevent men and materiel from reaching the rebels, thus effectively delivering a decisive blow.
Regardless of whether a ceasefire takes hold, any political settlement would reflect the current balance of power which favours Mr Assad.
Russia's agreement in Munich on Thursday to a temporary truce is predicated on a favourable configuration of forces inside Syria.
Freezing the battlefield lines would work in President Assad's favour.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also reckons that there are many armed factions among the opposition that would not abide by the ceasefire terms.
Far from the beginning of the end, the Syrian conflict has entered a new phase in which the Assad regime has momentum on the battlefield and the negotiating table.
In stark contrast, the opposition is politically and militarily disunited with limited options. There is a disconnect between the opposition's political aspirations and its physical capacity.
The challenge facing the opposition is to bridge this conceptual divide that undermines its negotiating strategy.
There are fundamental differences between Moscow and Washington regarding the future of Syria.
In contrast to the Western powers, Russia does not prioritise a radical restructuring of governance in Damascus and solidly backs President Assad.
It is also difficult to see an end to the regional wars by proxy that fuel the fires in Syria. The Saudi-Iranian rivalry is as fierce as ever and Turkey is heavily invested in trying to topple Assad and prevent the Kurds from gaining more influence and autonomy in neighbouring Syria.
More importantly, recent territorial gains by the Assad regime have complicated the quest for political transition in the war-torn country.
Mr Assad has few incentives to compromise, let alone agree to the opposition's expansive demands.
His strategic goal is to either secure a military solution or force the opposition to accept a settlement on his own terms.
Context matters. As the Syrian army advanced towards Aleppo a few days ago, US Secretary of State John Kerry was angry at the Russians for not agreeing to an immediate ceasefire and for enabling Assad to gain a strategic advantage over the rebels.
As they began their meeting in Munich, Mr Kerry and Mr Lavrov sang to different tunes.
While Mr Kerry said he planned to have a "serious conversation" with Mr Lavrov about the urgency to make progress on humanitarian access and a ceasefire, Mr Lavrov was non-committal and threw the ball back into the American court.
At the heart of the American-Russian divide on Syria lie not only clashing interests and worldviews but also different strategic priorities.
In contrast to the US, Russia has made a strategic investment in Syria and its military intervention on the side of Assad last September is a game-changer.
Vladimir Putin now exercises decisive influence in Syria, a powerful bargaining card with America.
Russia has already changed the priorities of UN-backed peace talks in Geneva away from the future of Mr Assad to a ceasefire and constitutional reforms.
Mr Putin's decision to intervene in Syria and shore up Mr Assad with new fighter jets, military advisers and advanced weapons stopped the bleeding of the Syrian army and allowed it to shift from defence to offence.
Russian airpower also restricts the ability of regional powers like Turkey to directly assist the rebels.
Notwithstanding the recent shift on the battlefield, it would be short-sighted and reckless for Mr Assad to declare victory as his Foreign Minister Walid Muallem and his top adviser Bouthaina Shaaban did in the past few days.
Time and again in the past five years, the Assad regime has been guilty of hubris, monstrous miscalculation and underestimation of the complexity of the struggle.
What Mr Assad does not grasp is that the very survival of Syria as a unified state and society is at stake.
Fawaz A Gerges is a professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics, and is the author of the forthcoming ISIS: A History (Princeton University Press).
Ex-Port Authority executive Bill Baroni was sentenced to two years for closing lanes on a busy New York City bridge.
Former Christie aide Bridget Kelly was handed a prison sentence of 18 months for her role in the 2013 scandal.
The traffic jam was arranged to target a local mayor who decided not to endorse Mr Christie's re-election bid.
Kelly and Baroni were convicted in November on counts including wire fraud, conspiracy and misusing the bridge for improper purposes.
On Wednesday, Baroni told the judge he regretted his actions and that he had "failed".
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"I regret more than anything that I allowed myself to get caught up in this and fail to help those who need it," Baroni said.
Baroni, 45, was the former deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which oversees airports, tunnels and bridges in the New York area.
Christie aides initially tried to explain the four days of gridlock in September 2013 on the George Washington Bridge between New Jersey and New York City as a legitimate traffic study.
Both Kelly and Baroni testified in court that Mr Christie had known in advance about the lane closures on the country's busiest span.
Kelly, the governor's 44-year-old former chief of staff, provided one of the most damning pieces of evidence in an email she wrote saying: "Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee."
But Mr Christie denied any knowledge of the political plot and was not charged.
A third aide who has already pleaded guilty, David Wildstein, testified that Mr Christie had laughed about the traffic jam during a 9/11 memorial service two days after the lanes were blocked.
Baroni's defence lawyers argued that his long career in public service warranted leniency.
But Assistant US Attorney Lee Cortes said Baroni should have known better and alerted authorities to the plot instead of helping to cover it up.
US District Court Judge Susan Wigenton said Baroni deserved some prison time for what she called "an outrageous display of abuse of power".
Baroni will be allowed out on bail while he appeals his conviction.
He was also sentenced to 500 hours of community service.
The scandal was widely perceived to have contributed to Mr Christie's failure in his 2016 bid for the White House.
On the same day his aides were sentenced, Mr Christie was appointed by President Donald Trump to lead a federal task force on the opioid crisis in America.
When asked on Wednesday before the sentencing whether Baroni and Kelly should go to jail, Mr Christie said: "The judge will do what the judge believes is appropriate."
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The 18-year-old made 15 appearances for the Minstermen, scoring one goal.
"York gave me the platform to kick on so I owe a lot to them, but it's about what happens next now," he told the Norwich website.
"Norwich is a huge club and I'm looking forward to developing myself as a player here."
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Residents were rounded up and forced to watch the men being shot, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says.
About 240 people - mostly soldiers - have now been killed by IS since it overran the town last week, it adds.
It comes amid fears IS may destroy the 2,000-year-old Roman-era ruins.
IS militants have already destroyed ancient sites in Iraq that pre-date Islam - most recently the ancient city of Nimrud, one of Iraq's greatest archaeological treasures.
Since the town's takeover, IS has also taken control of a military airbase and a notorious prison nearby.
There have so far been no reports of damage at the site in the town of Palmyra, known locally as Tadmur. Last week IS militants locked the doors to the museum at the site and placed guards at its doors, Syrian officials said.
Footage published online by a jihadist media outlet belonging to IS purportedly showed the ruins "undamaged", Reuters reports. While there has been no independent verification of the images, residents on the ground say the ruins remain unharmed, the news agency adds.
Syrian officials said they had moved hundreds of Palmyra's statues to safety prior to the IS takeover but could not transfer large monuments.
The 20 men who were shot dead on Wednesday were accused by IS of fighting alongside Syrian pro-government troops, who fled the town in the face of the IS onslaught last week.
Soon after the town's capture last week, witnesses said IS militants went door-to-door looking for government soldiers and made announcements via a large mosque calling on residents to hand them over.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which tracks developments on the ground in Syria based on witness reports, said nearly 70 women and children were among the 240 people killed in the town. There are fears that another 600 prisoners the militants are holding may suffer a similar fate.
There are also concerns that a rare species of bird, the northern bald ibis, may become extinct in Syria because of the town's capture.
About a third of the town's 200,000 residents were able to flee before IS arrived, the UN told the BBC last week. But it said it had received reports that Syrian forces based in Palmyra had prevented many others from leaving.
The ancient ruins are situated in a strategically important area on the road between the Syrian capital, Damascus, and the contested eastern city of Deir al-Zour.
Sustrans says the network of walking and cycling routes could have huge benefits.
It adds it will take "long-term capital investment" by the Stormont Executive.
Sustrans was responding to the launch of a strategic plan for a path network in Northern Ireland.
Infrastructure minister Chris Hazzard is making £160,000 available to councils which want to work up detailed proposals.
The greenways would see the development of abandoned railway routes, canal towpaths and flood embankments.
They include some with a cross-border element.
Mr Hazzard said: "While the overall target is ambitious and long term, this is a starting point on which to build a lasting legacy for future generations."
Ten of the 11 councils have been approved for grants worth between £8,000 and £32,000 to run feasibility studies on their plans.
About 300 gifts, which Emma Tapping has been wrapping for months, can be seen swamping her tree in the picture.
In 2015, the 36-year-old's photograph was shared more than 30,000 times on Instagram with many people criticising her and labelling her "materialistic."
However, the Isle of Man mother said her family "deserve a great Christmas".
Writing on Facebook, she said it had taken a year of "hard graft, saving and planning" to create the present pile.
She added that "the haters will hate but nothing and no-one will change how I do Christmas".
In 2015, the mother-of-three, who runs a holiday cottage on the island, bought two children about 85 gifts each and a further 30 for her 16-month-old baby.
Twelve months on, she said that number had increased to about 100 presents each.
National Express West Midlands said it is installing technology on 1,500 buses through its network in the next two years.
A spokesman said the move will speed up routes and make fewer buses over-run.
Customers had complained drivers not giving change lost them money if they lacked exact change and added time on their journeys.
A Swift card can already been used on National Express buses in the area. It works in a similar way to Oyster cards used across London's transport system.
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National Express confirmed Swift travel cards and cash would still be accepted on the network.
Jens Mullak, from Init Innovations in Transport, which is developing the systems for National Express West Midlands, said there is a "growing trend" for contactless payment around the world.
"I think it's a gradual process, but with the popularity of contactless bank cards and the usage of mobile phones this will surely more and more replace cash payments."
The Glasgow rivals meet in the Scottish Cup semi-final with Rangers looking to end Celtic's treble dream.
Perdo Caixinha's team go into the tie in third place in the Premiership, 33 points behind champions Celtic.
"We've not been consistent enough so you can't say it would be a success by getting to one cup final," Wilson said.
"Over the course of the season we've been poor. We would have preferred to do a lot better in the league.
"But as it it is, a win on Sunday would give us something to look forward to."
Celtic remain unbeaten in domestic competition this season but Rangers can take some confidence from the 1-1 Premiership draw they earned away to the champions on 12 March.
Graeme Murty was in interim charge of the team for that draw but new boss Caixinha will be in the dugout on Sunday at Hampden.
The Portuguese coach has racked up three wins and two draws from his first five games since moving to Glasgow but Wilson insists no-one at Ibrox is getting ahead of themselves.
"We've let ourselves down over the course of the season so to talk about confidence I don't think is really right," said Wilson, whose side are nine points adrift of second-placed Aberdeen in the league.
"We're on a good run right now and we want to keep it going to make sure we've got a final to play for.
"Is our motivation about stopping Celtic's run? No, it's just all about getting to the final.
"If you asked a lot of the boys that's why we came to Rangers, to play in cup finals and we've got the opportunity to go and do that, so that's our full focus for Sunday.
"We're under no doubts it's going to be a tough game for us, but we went to Celtic Park and got a draw in the league and hopefully we can go one better this time."
The teams met at the same stage of the competition last year, with Championship outfit Rangers, under then boss Mark Warburton, seeing off Ronny Deila's Celtic on penalties following a 2-2 draw after extra time.
"It's a completely different game, different managers, there are lot of differences in the games," said former Hearts and Scotland centre-back Wilson.
"But we can look back and remember the feeling we had at the end of it. We all want a bit more of that."
More bitterns have been recorded than at any time since the early 19th Century, says the RSPB.
Bitterns are counted by listening for the far-carrying, booming call of the male bird.
So far this year more than 150 have been recorded in England and Wales.
Last year, 140 booming males were counted at 61 sites.
According to the RSPB, it has already been an exceptional year for the bittern, offering hope that conservation efforts to restore lost habitats can help other species.
"We've probably got more bitterns than we've had for the last 200 years," said Grahame Madge of the RSPB.
And Martin Harper, the charity's conservation director, added: "The bittern is a species which proves that conservation can be successful, especially when you can identify the reason behind its decline and bring in measures and funding to aid its recovery."
The bittern
Source: RSPB and BBC Nature
The bird - a type of heron - relies on reed beds in marshes and wetlands for its hunting and breeding grounds.
The RSPB says projects to restore wetlands have given the bittern a chance to recover from its extinction in the 19th Century, and another fall to very low numbers in 1997, when only 11 males were recorded in England.
According to this year's figures, Somerset has the most bitterns, with more than 40 males.
More than 80 have been recorded in East Anglia, including at Lakenheath in Suffolk and Ouse Fen in Cambridgeshire.
One bird has also been heard for the first time at Anglesey in Wales.
Justin Ross Harris, 35, had denied intentionally leaving his son, Cooper, to die in the car park near his Atlanta office in 2014.
Harris argued the death was an accident, saying he had forgotten to drop the toddler off at day care.
The trial heard he was sending lewd text messages to underage girls during the time that Cooper was dying.
The children left behind in hot cars
He was found guilty on eight counts, including malice murder as well as charges of child cruelty and sex crimes related to the text messages he sent to a teenage girl.
Prosecutors argued Harris plotted to kill his 22-month-old son and wanted to leave his family to continue affairs with other women.
But Harris' attorneys said that though he was responsible for the boy's death, he loved his son and the incident was result of a tragic forgetfulness.
Cobb County Police Detective Phil Stoddard had testified in court that Harris was sitting in his office, exchanging nude photos with several women, including a teenage minor, on the day his son died.
Mr Stoddard also told the grand jury panel Harris had researched online how long and what temperature it would take to die in a hot car.
He also said Harris looked at websites advocating a child-free lifestyle.
The child died of hyperthermia as his body overheated amid outside temperatures of almost 90F (32C).
Harris told authorities he had taken his son to breakfast and given him a kiss while putting him into the back of the car afterwards. But then he drove to work and forgot he was still in the car.
Harris also said it was a break from his usual routine. He typically ate after taking his son to nursery.
Car park surveillance footage showed Harris returned to his car after lunch to drop off some light bulbs he had bought.
He did not get inside the vehicle.
Friends and family testified on Harris' behalf, including his ex-wife, Leanna Taylor, who divorced him after the arrest.
She said while he "destroyed" her life, he was a loving father who would not intentionally harm their son.
Throughout the five-week trial, Harris cried when photos of his son were shown to the jury, according to Reuters news agency.
Astronauts on the platform reached out with a robotic arm and grabbed the vessel at 11:00 GMT.
Cygnus is on a demonstration mission to prove its technology.
It is one of two commercial ventures seeded by Nasa to pick up America's ISS re-supply requirements following the retirement of the space shuttles.
The new vehicle, developed by the Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC), made its approach using a mix of GPS, inertial navigation and lidar.
It parked itself a little over 10m under the station, within reach of the Canadarm2.
Operated by astronauts Italian Luca Parmitano and American Karen Nyberg, the robotic limb then grappled the freighter, pulling it into the ISS's Harmony module.
Capture - the securing of bolts mating Cygnus to Harmony - occurred at 1244 GMT, when the ISS was moving over the Indian Ocean.
Cygnus has arrived at the station a week later than planned after an initial attempt last Sunday encountered software problems.
This left the freighter unable to establish the correct communications and navigation links with the space station.
Cygnus was commanded to loiter more than 2,000km from the ISS while engineers developed, tested and uploaded a patch. The arrival mid-week of a new crew at the station then pushed the second berthing attempt back even further.
Astronauts will wait a day before entering the freighter to start removing its stores.
The current schedule calls for Cygnus to stay at the platform for about a month, after which it will be sent into a destructive dive into the atmosphere.
Nasa is attempting to hand over routine human spaceflight operations in low-Earth orbit to commercial industry, in a way similar to how some large organisations contract out their IT or payroll.
The carriage of freight is the first service to be bought in from external suppliers; the transport of astronauts to and from the station will be the second, later this decade.
The US space agency hopes these arrangements will save it money that can then be invested in exploration missions far beyond Earth, to destinations such as asteroids and Mars.
To this end, it offered Orbital a series of incentive payments to help it develop a cargo-delivery system, with the carrot of a bumper, eight-flight, $1.9bn (£1.2bn) operational contract once it was up and working.
Nasa has also seeded California's SpaceX company in the development of its Dragon capsule. This vehicle has already completed two missions in a 12-flight, $1.6bn contract.
Cygnus has significant European involvement. The pressurised vessel that holds the cargo is produced in Turin, Italy, by Thales Alenia Space (TAS).
Its design is based on the logistics modules that TAS produced for the space shuttles when the orbiters ran cargo deliveries to the station.
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Officials in Tennessee unearthed the tapes of James Earl Ray in 2011 but had no way to view the old technology.
Ray is seen in 1968 on a plane after extradition from Britain and as he is searched and given a medical exam and a bulletproof vest at a Memphis jail.
King, a Baptist minister, was shot in Memphis on 4 April 1968, at age 39.
Ray, a racist drifter and bungling career criminal, was captured in London by Scotland Yard detectives two months later.
Extradited to Memphis, he avoided a jury trial - and possibly the electric chair - by entering a guilty plea the following year.
He was sentenced to 99 years in prison. He later recanted his confession, saying he had been framed by shadowy conspirators, but his guilty plea was repeatedly upheld in the courts. He died in 1998 at 70.
The footage of Ray in custody was discovered in the Shelby County sheriff's office along with logs and photographs from the investigation.
County officials had seen a photograph taken during the investigation of an employee from that time showing a video.
And Harvey Kennedy, a former sheriff's department employee, told staff of a box of Ray materials in his old office.
Researchers found the tapes, which were in an early video format that could not be played in Shelby County, so they sent the tapes to New York for conversion into current technology.
"It's kind of like Christmas when you get these tapes, but then you can't play them back," Tom Leatherwood, the county's register of deeds, told the BBC.
Researchers now say Shelby County authorities bought the cameras and planned to film Ray's arrest and trial to prevent any chance of mistrial, should his defence claim police mishandled the investigation or the procedure.
"We have the invoices and owner's manual of the equipment," Mr Leatherwood said. "It was purchased specifically because they were about to take James Earl Ray into custody."
The footage shows Ray being read his Miranda rights, which are guarantees under the US Constitution of fair treatment during questioning, by Sheriff Bill Morris.
The tapes also show police outfitting Ray in a bulletproof vest to ensure that unlike John F Kennedy's assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, he would make it to trial alive.
"No law enforcement agency wanted that to happen under their jurisdiction," Mr Leatherwood said.
Though Ray never stood trial, county officials filmed inside the courtroom during initial proceedings.
After researching security procedures from the trial of Robert F Kennedy's assassin Sirhan Sirhan, county officials asked everyone who entered the courtroom, including would-be jurors, to identify themselves on tape.
The jurors were all male, and only two were black.
But how does it work? Here is a quick guide from BBC Sport…
The first round of deals is due to take place from about 1am on Friday, 21 April, from outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, close to the steps featured in the 1976 hit boxing film Rocky.
A further six draft rounds will then take place up until Saturday with a total of 253 selections due to be taken.
Each NFL team has one choice per round. The order is based on how the teams finished last year. To help even up the league, the worst performing side receives the first pick - so, in theory, can gain the brightest prospect from the college system.
This year, that is set to be the Cleveland Browns, who finished last season with just one victory. The Super Bowl winners - New England Patriots - would have been the 32nd pick out of the 32 teams, but they traded their spot to the New Orleans Saints.
There are no transfer fees in NFL but teams can trade picks - so do not be surprised to find orders can change. Each team has 10 minutes "on the clock" to make their pick in the first round.
Once the choice is made, the player is usually paraded on stage and introduced by the league's commissioner Roger Goodell.
The Jacksonville Jaguars, who will be playing one game each year at Wembley until at least 2020, is to announce two of its picks from a London studio. The fifth and seventh picks are to be announced by fan Charlotte Johnson, from Lincoln.
To be suitable for the draft, players must have spent enough time in US college education to be deemed eligible by the NFL. That means some players can enter the Draft before they finish their degree. Players must also have been out of the US high school for at least three years.
Players usually show off their speed and skills across various tests before team representatives at the NFL's annual scouting combine, this year's took place between 28 February and 6 March.
The money seems to be on Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett being snapped up pretty quickly in this year's draft. He is tall at 6ft 4in and weighs 270lbs - but he can run 40 yards in just 4.64 seconds.
Beyond that, there is no real agreement among the experts - names include Stanford defensive end Solomon Thomas, Louisiana State running back Leonard Fournette and Ohio State cornerback Marshon Lattimore. The top tip for a quarterback seems to be Mitchell Trubisky of North Carolina - but also keep an eye out for Deshaun Watson, who led Clemson to the US college football national title.
Jermaine Eluemunor, a 22-year-old Londoner, is also hoping to be chosen as an offensive tackle in the Draft. As this video shows, his unusual path to the NFL began when he watched the Dolphins play the Giants at Wembley on TV back in 2007.
More than eight million viewers are expected to tune in to watch the event in the US - not bad for a group of people talking and not a single touchdown being thrown.
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There are usually plenty of talking points after the event as fans and pundits work out which teams landed a star and who were left with the also-rans.
Organisers said the 53-year-old would be given its Cecil B DeMille award for "his outstanding contributions both in front of and behind the camera".
Clooney was being recognised "as much for his global humanitarian efforts as he is for his accomplishments in the entertainment industry," the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) said.
2015's awards take place on 11 January.
Recent recipients of the DeMille award, named after the famed producer of The Ten Commandments, include Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and the late Robin Williams.
Woody Allen was honoured at this year's event, though the actor and director did not travel to Los Angeles to collect his accolade.
Clooney is no stranger to the Golden Globes, having been previously honoured by the HFPA for his performances in The Descendants, O Brother Where Art Thou and Syriana.
The former ER star and Hollywood heartthrob is expected to tie the knot shortly with human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin.
Glasgow fly-half Duncan Weir makes his first start of the campaign with Finn Russell recovering from concussion.
Lock Tim Swinson replaces Jonny Gray, who sustained a torn pectoral muscle in the 29-18 victory over France.
Ryan Wilson returns at number eight for Josh Strauss, who drops to a bench including Rob Harley and Henry Pyrgos.
With Swinson promoted to the starting line-up, Harley will provide second-row as well as blind-side cover, and scrum-half Pyrgos takes over from the unfortunate Sam Hidalgo-Clyne.
The Edinburgh player has tasted just three minutes of action after being on the bench for all four Six Nations matches to date.
Pyrgos, meanwhile, has recently returned to action for Glasgow after an operation on his wrist after last autumn's World Cup.
His inclusion means there are 11 Warriors players in the match-day 23.
Weir, who will move from Glasgow to Edinburgh at the end of the season, last started a Test against South Africa during the World Cup.
The 24-year-old appeared as a replacement in Scotland's second Six Nations match this year against Wales, but was left out of the 23 for the wins over Italy and France, turning in two man-of-the-match displays for Glasgow instead.
"Duncan has been training with the group and he is playing well with Glasgow, so it is a great opportunity for him," said Cotter.
"He gets to lead us out on the park in the number 10 jersey, and brings his energy and freshness to it, so it's a good thing."
Peter Horne, who excelled after taking over from Russell just five minutes into last Sunday's Test, has to settle for a place on the bench again.
"Peter played really well when he came on," Cotter noted. "We are hoping he will bring the same contribution, whether it is at 10, 12 or 13."
Gray's injury also means a rare start for Swinson, 29, who has won his last 11 caps off the bench, including all four matches in this campaign.
It will be his eighth Test start and his first since the defeat by Italy at Murrayfield in last year's Six Nations.
Wilson, who impressed in the victory in Rome before suffering an ankle injury which hampered his training before the France match, gets a second start at number eight.
"Ryan probably has slightly fresher legs than Josh after the France game," Cotter explained. "We have had limited time to prepare, which is always a bit of a worry, so we have gone with a bit of freshness."
Captain Greig Laidlaw will surpass David Sole's record of leading Scotland in 25 Tests as his side target three straight wins in the championship for the first time since 1996.
Scotland have only won once - in 2010 - in Dublin in eight attempts in the Six Nations era.
They have only scored four tries in their last 10 Six Nations Tests against the Irish over the past decade, but did manage three in a 28-22 pre-World Cup warm-up defeat in Dublin last August.
Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors), Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors), Duncan Taylor (Saracens), Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors), Tim Visser (Harlequins), Duncan Weir (Glasgow Warriors), Greig Laidlaw (captain - Gloucester), Alasdair Dickinson (Edinburgh), Ross Ford (Edinburgh), WP Nel (Edinburgh), Richie Gray (Castres), Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors), John Barclay (Scarlets), John Hardie (Edinburgh), Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors)
Replacements: Stuart McInally (Edinburgh), Rory Sutherland (Edinburgh), Moray Low (Exeter Chiefs), Rob Harley (Glasgow Warriors), Josh Strauss (Glasgow Warriors), Henry Pyrgos (Glasgow Warriors), Peter Horne (Glasgow Warriors), Sean Lamont (Glasgow Warriors).
David McMillan's assault at HMP Glenochil left officer Neil Cumming requiring 53 stitches to a face wound.
McMillan, 39, was found guilty of serious assault in his absence after being removed from the courtroom due to his disruptive behaviour.
He had originally defended himself in court.
McMillan was captured on CCTV carrying out the attack at the prison in Clackmannanshire on 29 October, 2014.
The left side of Mr Cumming's forehead was left paralysed following the assault.
Mr Cumming told the trial at the High Court in Edinburgh: "I see it in the mirror every morning and people looking at me can see it.
"I think they maybe wonder how did he get that, what kind of bother has he been in?"
The trial heard that Mr Cumming was off work for five months following the attack.
McMillan is currently held in jail under an order for lifelong restriction imposed on him in 2008.
Trial judge Lord Uist said: "This was a premeditated assault as the accused must have extracted the razor blade from its holder within a safety razor.
"He calmly walked up to the prison officer, lunged at him three times and slashed him on the left side of his face.
"This was a calculated, unprovoked and motiveless attack on a prison officer in the course of his duty."
Mrs Haley, the daughter of Indian immigrants, was a vocal critic of the property mogul on the campaign trail.
The 44-year-old governor later voted for Mr Trump, lamenting that she was "not a fan" of either candidate.
But she appears to have mended relations with the president-elect, whom she is meeting in New York.
Nikki Haley, the Republican who took on Trump
Born Nimrata "Nikki" Randhawa, Mrs Haley is the first minority and female governor of South Carolina, a deeply conservative state with a long history of racial strife.
As the youngest governor in the US and only the second Indian-American to serve at the helm of a US state, she has been touted as a rising star within the Republican Party.
She took a public stand against resettling Syrian refugees in South Carolina and also opposed President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law.
Last week, Mrs Haley was elected vice-chair of the Republican Governors Association, paving the way to become chairman of the group in 2018.
The Indian-American, who is in her second and final term as governor, was elected in 2010, riding the wave of the Republican Tea Party with the support of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.
Her re-election win in 2014 also marked the largest margin of victory for a South Carolina gubernatorial candidate in 24 years.
Before becoming the Palmetto state's chief executive, she served six years as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives.
An accountant and businesswoman, Mrs Haley was raised in a Sikh household but converted to Christianity and attends a Methodist church.
She is married to Army National Guard Captain Michael Haley and has two children.
Mrs Haley attracted national attention last year when she asked the state legislature to remove the Confederate battle flag from the Capitol following a racially charged massacre that left nine people dead at a Charleston church.
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The state has long wrestled with its connection to the divisive flag, which is considered by many as a totem of racism, but defended by others as an important historical symbol.
"Today, we are here in a moment of unity in our state, without ill will, to say it is time to move the flag from the Capitol grounds," said Mrs Haley at a news conference.
"One-hundred and fifty years after the end of the Civil War, the time has come."
Though she had previously supported preserving the flag's symbolism of Southern Heritage, the governor signed a bill requiring its removal and the flag was taken down in July 2015.
Mrs Haley endorsed Florida Senator Marco Rubio during the Republican primary election, and later after he dropped out, threw her support behind Senator Ted Cruz - Mr Trump's final rival before he became the party's nominee.
The governor also admonished Mr Trump to release his taxes and criticised his harsh campaign rhetoric throughout the primary election.
In January she was praised by Republicans for her rebuttal to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, in which made pointed remarks which appeared to criticise Mr Trump.
The governor said: "During anxious times, it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. We must resist that temptation".
Mrs Haley also confronted the then-frontrunner's call to temporarily ban Muslims from the country, adding: "No one who is willing to work hard, abide by our laws, and love our traditions should ever feel unwelcome in this country".
Mr Trump lashed out by calling the governor "very weak on immigration" and tweeting she was embarrassment to the state.
She responded in a tweet: "Bless your heart", which is often viewed as condescending dismissal in the South.
The value of sales increased by 0.6% on the previous quarter, but were flat over the year.
Sales volumes rose 0.8% in the second quarter and grew by 2.4% annually.
Scotland was slightly ahead of the rest of Britain in volume terms for the quarter but lagged just behind in value, according to Retail Sales Index figures from the chief statistician.
Sales at large retail businesses, those with at least 250 employees, which account for about 70% of retail industry sales, remained at the same level, with no growth during April to July compared with the previous quarter.
Small and medium stores, which account for the remaining 30% of sales, saw an increase in sales volumes of 1.5%.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney said the figures showed a "positive picture".
He added: "We are working hard to support Scotland's retailers, with the most competitive business tax environment anywhere in the UK, with 96,000 properties across all sectors of the Scottish economy paying zero or reduced business rates.
"There is positive business survey evidence and wider consumer sentiment which suggests a continued positive outlook for retail sales in Scotland."
The Scottish Retail Consortium said the resumption of growth in retail sales in the second quarter was "heartening".
Director David Lonsdale added: "However, with the value of retail sales over the past year as a whole decidedly flat, this suggests a continuing fragility to consumer confidence in Scotland, despite lower prices in shops and average pay rises outstripping inflation.
"The prospects for retailers are ultimately determined by the state of the economy and their own ability to adapt and seize on the opportunities that arise.
"However, these figures do bring into sharp focus big upcoming decisions which could affect disposable incomes and take home pay, notably the setting of the new Scottish Rate of Income Tax in next month's Scottish Budget and the unveiling this autumn of the promised replacement of council tax."
The experts said about a third of all computer servers using the HTTPS protocol - often represented by a padlock in web browsers - were vulnerable to so-called Drown attacks.
They warn that passwords, credit card numbers, emails and sensitive documents could all be stolen as a consequence.
A fix has been issued.
But it will take some time for many of the website administrators to protect their systems.
The researchers have released a tool that identifies websites that appear to be vulnerable.
They said they had not released the code used to prove their theory because "there are still too many servers vulnerable to the attack".
As yet, there is no evidence hackers have worked out how to replicate their technique.
An independent expert said he had no doubt the problem was real.
"What is shocking about this is that they have found a way to use a very old fault that we have known about since 1998," said Prof Alan Woodward, from the University of Surrey.
"And all this was perfectly avoidable.
"It is a result of us having used deliberately weakened encryption, which people broke years ago, and it is now coming back to haunt us."
The researchers, cybersecurity experts from universities in Israel, Germany and the US as well as a member of Google's security team, found a computer server could be vulnerable to attack just by supporting 1990s-era encryption protocol SSLv2 (Secure Sockets Layer version 2), even if in day-to-day use it employed more modern encryption standards to scramble communications.
In practice, older email servers would be more likely to have this problem than the newer computers typically used to power websites.
But many organisations reuse encryption certificates and keys between the two sets of servers.
The researchers dubbed the flaw Drown - an acronym for decrypting the Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA) algorithm with obsolete and weakened encryption.
"Operators of vulnerable servers need to take action," they wrote.
"There is nothing practical that browsers or end-users can do on their own to protect against this attack."
The SSLv2 protocol was deliberately weakened because, at the time of its creation, the US government wanted to try to restrict the availability of tough encryption standards to other countries.
It has since eased its export limits, but the effects live on.
"The problem is that while clients - such as [web] browsers - have done away with SSLv2, many servers still support the protocol," blogged Prof Matthew Green, from Johns Hopkins University.
"In most cases this is the result of careless server configuration.
"In others, the blame lies with crummy and obsolete embedded devices that haven't seen a software update in years - and probably never will. "
To mount a successful attack on a website would still require a considerable amount of computational force.
But, the researchers said, under normal circumstance, hackers could rent the required capacity from Amazon's cloud compute division for as little as $440 (£314).
In addition, because many of the servers vulnerable to Drown were also affected by a separate bug, a successful attack could be carried out using a home computer.
"This form of the attack is fast enough to allow an online man-in-the-middle style of attack, where the attacker can impersonate a vulnerable server to the victim," the researchers wrote.
"We were able to execute this form of the attack in under a minute on a single PC."
The researchers said many popular sites - including ones belonging to Samsung, Yahoo and a leading Indian bank - appeared to be vulnerable.
Prof Woodward said the team's test had also indicated a problem with bbc.co.uk.
"The weakness is actually in the old Pop3 server," he said.
"Few people still use Pop3, but it means that things like your password reset server could theoretically be eavesdropped upon."
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Officers on the Gold Coast tourist strip raided the home just after Christmas, seizing hydroponic cannabis from a locked room.
Police held the family at the house for five hours while they were questioned.
The family told the BBC they were asked not to enter the room, which had been blocked with a bookcase, because it was undergoing renovations.
The sound of water rushing through pipes raised their suspicions, but they did not try to enter the room.
Jacquie Young and her partner Dieter Winkler were expecting extended family to arrive at the house when eight plain-clothed officers carrying guns and crowbars arrived at the front door.
"I think we'll be able to laugh about it soon, but at the moment I'm still a bit annoyed because we were so looking forward to the holiday," Ms Young said.
Officers told Ms Young and Mr Winkler that the wiring in the room was "dodgy" and could have caused a fire at any moment.
"A week late I'm still absolutely gobsmacked that people can be so aware of what they're doing and so selfish ... but putting people's live at risk is a really despicable act," she said.
"My middle son was really shell shocked, he just wanted to come home. It was quite frightening."
A 40-year-old woman is expected to face court in February.
Airbnb confirmed the family was refunded A$1800 ($1261; £860) and offered reimbursement for their alternative accommodation.
"While incidents like this are incredibly rare, we take them very seriously... There is absolutely no place for this sort of activity on Airbnb and this property has been banned," a spokesperson for the lodging website said in a statement.
Personal information for 100 million people was accessed by cyber-thieves between 2012 and the summer of 2015.
At a press conference on Tuesday, US federal prosecutor Preet Bharara called the scheme "securities fraud on cyber-steroids".
Twelve institutions were victims of the hacking, including JPMorgan, and asset manager Fidelity.
US prosecutors said they were expanding charges against two Israeli men, Gery Shalon and Ziv Orenstein, as well as a US citizen, Joshua Samuel Aaron.
Charges against the three men were expanded to include computer hacking and identity theft among 21 other counts.
"The charged crimes showcase a brave new world of hacking for profit," said Preet Bharara the lead prosecutor on the case.
"It is no longer hacking merely for a quick payout, but hacking to support a diversified criminal conglomerate," he said.
Mr Aaron, 31, was a fugitive and believed to be living in Moscow.
Mr Shalon, 31, and Mr Orenstein, 40, are in custody in Israel, where their lawyers couldn't immediately be reached for comment.
The men allegedly manipulated stock prices by selling shares of companies to individuals whose contact information they had stolen. They then dumped their own shares, causing the price to fall.
The men were also charged with running an illegal payment processing business that they used to collect $18m (£11.9m) in fees.
Prosecutors claim the men hacked into competitors' systems to spy on them and then hacked into a credit card company investigating their payment processing business in order to avoid detection.
This is how prosecutors say they did it.
The hacking technique often involved using legitimate accounts belonging to Joshua Aaron.
Using this legitimate access, as if Mr Aaron was a normal customer, paved the way for the hackers to gain access to networks and systems containing reams of data about other customers - people who were investing in stocks.
Over the course of several years, they stole personal data on more than 100m people.
The hackers didn't access bank details. They didn't need nor want them.
Investigators said the hackers used the personal details to send out information to bosses' email addresses, promoting certain stocks that hackers had bought cheap. The price would rise, and the hackers will then sell off their now very valuable shares.
It's a technique known as "pump and dump".
Separate charges have also been brought against a Florida man, Anthony Murgio, who operated a unlicensed digital currency service and had previously been linked to the breach at JPMorgan.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission had already filed civil charges related to securities fraud against Mr Shalon, Mr Aaron and Mr Orenstein.
The company hit hardest by the breach was JPMorgan. More than 83 million of the bank's customers had data stolen in the breach.
At Tuesday's press conference, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch thanked the institutions involved for coming forward to report the hacking allowing prosecutors to pursue criminal charges.
"In an age when enormous quantities of vital information are stored in digital format on potentially vulnerable Internet-connected devices, public-private partnerships and information-sharing are more critical than ever," Ms Lynch said.
Froome finished alongside his general classification rivals, two minutes 56 seconds behind De la Cruz.
The Spaniard is not expected to challenge in the overall standings but won the 164.5km stage by 27 seconds ahead of Belgian Dries Devenyns.
He overtakes Colombian Nairo Quintana, who took the red jersey on Saturday.
Froome is aiming to become the first man in 38 years to win the Vuelta and Tour de France in the same season.
He finished alongside Quintana and second-placed Alejandro Valverde, both of Movistar, as well as three-time champion Alberto Contador after they did not challenge De la Cruz for the stage win.
1. David de la Cruz (Spa/Etixx-Quick-Step) 3hrs 47mins 56secs
2. Dries Devenyns (Bel/IAM Cycling) +27secs
3. Moreno Moser (Ita/Cannondale) +33secs
4. Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa/Astana) +51secs
5. Mathias Frank (Swi/IAM Cycling) same time
6. Alexandre Geniez (Fra/FDJ) +53secs
7. Bartosz Huzarski (Pol/BORA) +58secs
8. Thomas De Gendt (Bel/Lotto) +1min 04secs
9. Pello Bilbao (Spa/Caja Rural) same time
10. Dylan Teuns (Bel/BMC Racing) +1min 10secs
1. David de la Cruz (Spa/Etix-Quick Step) 33hrs 46mins 24secs
2. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) +22secs
3. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar) +41secs
4. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) +49secs
5. Esteban Chaves (Col/Orica Bike Exchange) +1min 19secs
6. Leopold Konig (Cze/Team Sky) +1min 38secs
7. Alberto Contador (Spa/Tinkoff) +2mins 01sec
8. Darwin Atapuma (Col/BMC) +2mins 06secs
9. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita/Etixx-Quick Step) +2mins 07secs
10. Samuel Sanchez (Spa/BMC) +2mins 08secs
Violence broke out following the derby game on 11 April.
Four men were were arrested in raids across Wolverhampton on Thursday. Two others were arrested later in the day, while a seventh man handed himself in after a CCTV appeal.
All seven have been released on bailed pending further inquiries.
Birmingham City won the game 2-1, before a crowd of 19,330 at their St Andrew's ground.
Six people were arrested on the day of the game, officers said.
West Midlands Police have released CCTV images of eight remaining men they hope to trace in connection with the disorder.
In the latest war of words, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker accused the government of misleading voters after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said the country's creditors were trying to "humiliate" its people with demands for reforms.
But strong language has long been a feature of the bailout negotiations.
Just days after Syriza won the country's election, the new Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said Greece was "determined not to be treated as a debt colony that should suffer what it must".
And the imagery of suffering and servitude was also apparent when he called on Germany to help end the "gross indignity" of the Greek debt crisis.
More recently, PM Tsipras denounced the fiscal "strangulation" of his country, while European Council President Donald Tusk delivered an unusually forthright plea for Greece's leaders to stop "gambling".
"The day is coming, I'm afraid, that someone says that the game is over," he said.
The analogy of the crisis as some sort of card game or contest has been used by both sides, even though the Greek government has denied approaching the talks in this manner.
Mr Varoufakis told Italian television back in February that the euro was as "fragile" as a house of cards. "If you take out the Greek card the others will collapse," he said.
Meanwhile, the drama of ancient Greece has also provided an irresistible opportunity for some speakers.
When describing the progress of the talks in June, EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said: "I really like Greek tragedy, but I think now we really have to move on to the happy ending."
But more unusual metaphors have also begun to emerge.
Mr Juncker sparked some amusement last week while describing the grave task facing negotiators as they try to divert Greece away from default and exit from the eurozone.
He said Greece was a cow slipping on ice that must be pushed to firm ground.
Wall Street Journal reporter Gabriele Steinhauser then revealed that a Commission spokesman had decided it necessary to clarify further - that the cow had been skating on thin ice for too long and needed to be moved off.
And surprising as it may seem, this is not the first time an image of a cow has appeared in the discourse around the negotiations.
Mr Varoufakis, whose sound bites have earned him his own feature on BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House programme, said in February that creditors' demands were like "trying to extract more milk from a sick cow by whipping it".
The finance minister's oratorical skills have certainly helped raise his profile on the world stage, but they have arguably also landed him in rather hot water.
He was replaced as his government's top negotiator in April amid criticism about his style.
It came just days after he quoted Franklin D Roosevelt in a post on Twitter, which was taken by some to show ill feeling between the finance ministers of Europe.
He later said he had directed his post at journalists, and denied reports he had been personally insulted by finance ministers at a meeting in the Latvian capital, Riga.
But it still gave us a brief glimpse of the mood around the talks as the different sides struggled for an agreement.
Observers got more of an insight than they were expecting when Jeroen Dijsselbloem, president of the Eurogroup, told Dutch magazine Vrij Nederlands about the working relationship between negotiators.
His relationship with Mr Juncker was "good", he said. "We are on the phone almost weekly to stay on the same page about Greece," he said.
"Every time we meet he hugs me and gives me sloppy kisses... although he seems to do that with everyone."
The rhetoric in recent weeks has not always been quite so affectionate, with EU officials and German politicians venting their frustration at Greece
One diplomat described Greece's attempts to unlock bailout funds from the EU and IMF as "amateurish".
Greece has retaliated, with PM Tsipras suggesting that the IMF bore "criminal responsibility" for austerity measures that had plunged the Greek economy into recession.
"We've lost the diplomatic tone that you would usually see in negotiations such as these," says Matthew Carey, an international lawyer specialising in dispute resolution.
Mr Carey says Greece has increasingly adopted a "gun at the head" approach.
However, it is difficult for the government to take a hard line on an agreement when Greeks have already said they do not want to leave the eurozone, he adds.
Time is running out for leaders to reach a debt deal. Some will say now is the moment for actions rather than words.
The 21-year-old had been on trial with the League One side after leaving Heerenveen, for whom he failed to play a league match in two seasons there.
Sietsma spent time on loan at Dutch second-tier side FC Emmen last term.
"This is a big club in a big stadium and I'm looking forward to the season," he told the club website.
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Leckey, which is based in Lisburn, has already started recruiting for the new positions.
The company's chief executive James Leckey said the investment was an "exciting milestone" for the company.
"Growing our workforce will ensure we have the resources that we need to strengthen our brand," he added.
Invest Northern Ireland has given the company more than £700,000 of public money towards the expansion.
The jobs will include design, manufacturing, sales and marketing roles.
Bettie Jones, 55, was killed along with her neighbour, 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier, who was the reason for the police call-out early on Saturday.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said an investigation had been launched.
The city's police department is already the subject of a federal investigation over its use of force.
It follows the killing of a black teenager by a white officer in 2014.
Saturday's double shooting happened in the early hours. Antonio LeGrier told the Chicago Sun-Times that he had returned home to find his son, who had mental health issues, in an agitated state.
He said he called the police, and warned his neighbour Bettie Jones, who lived on the floor below, about what was going on.
When the police arrived, he said, he heard gunshots and found his son and Ms Jones lying in the foyer.
Chicago Police Department said in a statement that "upon arrival, officers were confronted by a combative subject resulting in the discharging of the officer's weapon, fatally wounding two individuals.
"The 55-year-old female victim was accidentally struck and tragically killed. The department extends its deepest condolences to the victim's family and friends."
Mayor Emanuel, in a statement, said: "Anytime an officer uses force the public deserves answers, and regardless of the circumstances, we all grieve anytime there is a loss of life in our city."
US Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced earlier this month that a federal investigation into the Chicago Police Department would focus on whether there was a racial dimension to its use of force and its accountability procedures for officers involved in the use of force.
According to the Better Government Association, Chicago police shot 240 people in the 2010-2014 period, or about one per week. Seventy of those people died and of those, two-thirds were African American.
Ms Lynch's announcement came after weeks of protest which followed the release of video footage, showing the moment a police officer opened fire on 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, shooting him 16 times, in 2014.
The officer, Jason Van Dyke, was charged with first-degree murder just a few hours before the video was released in late November - more than a year after the shooting.
In response to the outcry, Mayor Emanuel fired the city's police chief and later announced the resignation of the Independent Police Review Authority's chief.
Mr Emanuel originally said a federal investigation would be "misguided", but later back-tracked and welcomed an investigation.
Dudu Mazibuko told the BBC that the scheme was intended to "reduce HIV, Aids and unwanted pregnancy" among young girls in the Uthukela district of eastern KwaZulu-Natal province.
Those receiving the bursary would have to provide proof from regular virginity tests, the mayor added.
Rights groups have condemned the move.
An estimated 6.3 million people in South Africa are HIV-positive, with more than one in 10 people living with the virus.
The conditions of the scholarship were "a violation of the rights and dignity of the girl child", a spokesperson for the South African group People Opposing Women Abuse (Powa) told the BBC's Focus on Africa radio.
"Virginity testing will never stop the spread of HIV and Aids," Idumeleng Muloko said.
Kwazulu-Natal is one of the provinces worst affected in a country which already has the highest number of people living HIV in the world.
Mayor Mazibuko said that neither district nor university authorities would be the ones carrying out the virginity tests.
According to the mayor, those who received the scholarship would already have been tested as part of an annual Zulu ceremony, where virgin girls and women are pre-selected to perform a reed dance for King Goodwill Zwelithini.
Asked whether she would be comfortable submitting her own daughters to the practice, Ms Mazibuko told the BBC that she would be, and that her own granddaughter was hoping to take part in this year's ceremony.
The government-backed Commission for Gender Equality has also criticised the initiative:
"I think the intentions of the mayor are great but what we don't agree with is giving bursaries for virginity," chairman Mfanozelwe Shozi told AP news agency.
"There is an issue around discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, virginity and even against boys. This is going too far."
Horace Williams, 36, died of a single stab wound in Cape Hill, Smethwick, on Saturday afternoon.
Douane Brown, 39, of Bickington Road, Birmingham, is due before Sandwell Magistrates' Court accused of Mr Williams' murder.
Mr Brown has also been charged with possession of a knife in public, said West Midlands Police.
He even suggested that he would cancel his holiday if he thought a deal could be struck with the DUP.
Mr Adams was responding to the DUP leader, Arlene Foster, who earlier claimed Sinn Féin was no longer "interested in devolution".
Northern Ireland has been without a functioning devolved government since January.
The coalition led by the two biggest parties, the DUP and Sinn Féin, collapsed over a green energy scandal.
Speaking at the launch of the Northern Ireland Air Ambulance on Wednesday, Mrs Foster said: "Given some of the commentary over the summer from Sinn Féin it does point, I have to say, to me and to other unionists, that Sinn Féin aren't interested in devolution and interested in having an agreement with their neighbours in Northern Ireland."
She pointed in particular to comments made by Sinn Féin northern leader Michele O'Neill in the Irish News.
"There is no spirit of compromise, there is no willingness to build a shared future for all of the people of Northern Ireland. It's their way or no way and that's hugely disappointing" she said.
But Mr Adams accused the DUP leader of trying to engage in political "table tennis".
"Let no one in any circumstances, in any way, underestimate Sinn Féin's preparedness to make talks work. Our record is there for all to see, he said.
"I'm going on holiday. I'll cancel my holiday now. We will put a negotiating team in now to deal with these outstanding issues. They're all about rights. They're all very straightforward. They threaten no one."
He also questioned the DUP leadership's willingness to embrace a "new dispensation in which everyone's rights are respected and actively promoted and defended"
Meanwhile, Mr Adams and Mrs Foster are due to meet Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on his first official visit to Northern Ireland on Friday.
The DUP leader said she was looking forward to the meeting but she also accused the taoiseach of "disrespecting" those who supported leaving the EU after he said he remained "hopeful" Brexit would not happen.
"I just hope the Republic of Ireland will continue to work constructively with us in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK because it is very much in their interest to have a Brexit that works for them as well as a Brexit that works for the UK," she said.
The most significant sticking points between the parties are disagreements over an Irish language act, same-sex marriage, a Bill of Rights and measures to deal with the legacy of Northern Ireland's Troubles.
In January, the late Martin McGuinness, of Sinn Féin, resigned in protest over the DUP's handling of an inquiry into the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme.
His party had demanded that Mrs Foster step aside temporarily to allow an investigation into the scheme she set up, but Mrs Foster refused.
Over the past months, and during two elections at Stormont and Westminster, the two parties have remained deadlocked over a number of issues.
Belgian Van Avermaet held off Slovakia's Sagan on the line to win the 198.5km leg from Muret to Rodez.
Early breakaway riders Thomas de Gendt, Wilco Kelderman and Cyril Gautier were caught with 200 metres remaining.
Britain's Froome, 30, remains two minutes and 52 seconds ahead of second-placed Tejay van Garderen.
American Van Garderen, who finished 10th but with the same time as Froome, had few opportunities to make up ground on the yellow jersey holder on a stage that lacked drama until the final minutes.
Froome, having showed his resilience in the previous stage by holding off attacks from his general classification rivals, had a more straightforward time in the peloton on a day when temperatures of up to 38C proved the most troubling factor for riders.
The steep finish on Saturday's 178.5km route to Mende may offer slight grounds for optimism to Froome's prospective GC contenders.
"We already saw on a 500m climb like today gaps opening up, so tomorrow on a climb like Mende at 3km and more than 10%, I definitely think the general classification guys will be fighting to gain time," said Froome.
Stage 13 came agonisingly close to being won by a breakaway rider, but Belgian De Gendt, Dutchman Kelderman and France's Gautier, having led the field for the whole day, were overhauled by the peloton on the streets of Rodez with the finish line in sight.
The final incline allowed the peloton to catch them with BMC rider Van Avermaet, 30, claiming his first Tour stage win by finishing stronger than Sagan, who has not won a Tour stage in two years.
"I was dead, really dead,'' said Van Avermaet. "I thought I'd caught second. I pushed for the line and was so happy he didn't overtake me."
The result takes Tinkoff-Saxo rider Sagan's number of second-place finishes in his Tour career to 15, compared with just four victories.
Sagan, 25, who keeps hold of the green points jersey, told ITV4: "It's not about luck. It was my mistake for waiting too long.
"I was pushing in the saddle and then sat down. I had to continue to push but it was my stupidity."
1. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing 4hrs 43mins 42secs
2. Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo)
3. Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R +3secs
4. John Degenkolb (Ger) Giant +7secs
5. Paul Martens (Ger) LottoNL
6. Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky
7. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana
8. Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo
9. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar
10. Tejay van Garderen (US) BMC Racing
1. Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky 51hrs 34mins 21secs
2. Tejay van Garderen (US) BMC Racing +2mins 52secs
3. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar +3mins 9secs
4. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar +3mins 58secs
5. Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky +4mins 3secs
6. Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo +4mins 4secs
7. Robert Gesink (Ned) LottoNL +5mins 32secs
8. Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto +7mins 32secs
9. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana +7mins 47secs
10. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek +8mins 1secs
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme, set up in 2012 by the now First Minister and DUP leader Arlene Foster, is set to run £490m over its budget.
The motion, proposed by former DUP councillor Ruth Patterson, was passed by 23 votes in favour to 12 against.
The UK government has already rejected an Alliance call for a public inquiry.
The Treasury has refused to cover the RHI overspend and it will have to be paid from the block grant that Northern Ireland receives from Westminster.
Mrs Patterson, who was expelled from the DUP in 2015, asked her fellow councillors to note the "serious public concern amongst our constituents in relation to financial squander" over the RHI scheme.
Now an independent councillor, she proposed that Belfast City Council writes to Secretary of State James Brokenshire to request a public inquiry.
"The secretary of state has a public responsibility to initiate an inquiry regarding this," Mrs Patterson said.
"I certainly think he will listen to Belfast City Council - we are elected by the people and we certainly need to have our say in this. We are the closest, on the ground, to the people of Northern Ireland, right across the province, and everyone is talking about the same issue."
A government spokesman said it is up to the Northern Ireland Executive to decide on what form of investigation is carried out.
Mrs Patterson's motion also called on her former party leader Mrs Foster to "step aside" during the inquiry.
DUP councillor Lee Reynolds said the outcome of the vote was "predictable" and accused other parties of playing political "games".
"They're not interested in solving the problems with RHI, which we should be trying to move forward," Mr Reynolds told BBC News NI.
"They're not interested in getting towards an independent investigation, they're just trying to find ways of having a go at the DUP and trying to undermine the First Minister Arlene Foster."
Eighteen councillors abstained from taking part in the vote.
Sinn Féin attempted to amend Mrs Patterson's motion, this time calling not for a full public inquiry, but for an independent investigation led by a judicial figure from outside Northern Ireland, but their amendment did not attract enough support.
"We think the public want the truth, but they also want the truth as quickly as possible," said Sinn Féin councillor Jim McVeigh.
"They don't want to wait a year, or two years, like some of these public inquiries can take, so we think the best way to do this is a robust, transparent investigation that will get to the truth quickly."
The Ulster Unionist Party also proposed an amendment that called on Mrs Foster to resign, but it too failed.
Earlier on Tuesday, it was reported that the UK government has already rejected a request from Alliance Party leader Naomi Long to hold a public inquiry into the RHI scandal.
Mrs Long had written to both Mr Brokenshire and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke to ask for their intervention.
A government spokesman said: "The operation of the RHI scheme is a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive. So it is right for the executive and the assembly to decide the form of any investigation or inquiry."
Mrs Foster has resisted calls for a public inquiry and for her to temporarily step aside while the matter is investigated.
The matter has caused a rift at the heart of the Stormont administration, with Sinn Féin threatening to call a fresh election if the first minister does not stand aside for an investigation.
The rocks were spotted by a helicopter pilot last month, prompting fears that someone, or more than one person, could be missing.
Police now believe it was likely to be a genuine distress signal left by a man and woman who became stranded in 2013.
They say they were contacted by the brother of the man, who read about the case on the BBC.
"The brother actually saw an article on the BBC," Senior Sgt Dave Rudd of Western Australia Police.
The man, called John, said his brother - identified only as Robert - and a female companion were aboard a yacht that became stranded at Swift Bay, about 500km (300 miles) from the city of Broome in 2013.
The pair boarded an escape raft which at some point "was attacked by a couple of crocodiles" but made it to shore safely and built the SOS signal.
Senior Sgt Rudd said they survived on rations, found some fresh water and were eventually rescued by another passing yacht.
Police said they have not been able to speak directly with Robert because he is on a boat in the Mediterranean Sea.
But they said they had seen photographs showing the distress signal taken at the time the pair ran into trouble.
"We can see from the photo that it's the same location and the same SOS," Senior Sgt Rudd said.
"We're very confident it's legitimate and it's the real deal but until we speak with him there's still a few unanswered questions."
The duo dissolved their double scull partnership in May to focus on earning spots in the larger boat.
Grainger, 40, and Wales' Thornley, 28, could miss the Games unless selectors decide to return them to the double.
The squad is to be announced on Thursday.
"Whilst we had not lost confidence in Vicky Thornley and Katherine Grainger and felt they were still a potential medal boat, they asked to be considered instead for selection to the women's eight, which is already a proven medal winning combination," said British Rowing in a statement.
"We opened up a process and gave them the opportunity. They have not been successful and we are now looking at next steps in a selection process which is on-going."
Grainger - who is Britain's most decorated female Olympian alongside swimmer Rebecca Adlington - won the double scull with Anna Watkins at London 2012 after collecting silver medals at the three previous Games.
However her hopes of defending the title appeared to be at an end after she and Thornley failed to make the podium at the European Championships, prompting British Rowing to stop work on their partnership.
British rowing legend Sir Steve Redgrave said last month that despite their struggles he still expected Grainger and 28-year-old Welshwoman Thornley to appear at Rio.
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The leaders of each of the three most successful parties - incumbent Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic of the Progressives, the Socialists' Ivica Dacic and Radical Party founder Vojislav Seselj - all played their parts in the disastrous decade when Slobodan Milosevic was president.
Since 2008, Mr Vucic has recast himself as a pro-EU reformer - and his Progressives have taken almost half the votes in each of the past two elections. Mr Dacic has kept his Socialists in consecutive coalition governments and led negotiations to normalise relations with Kosovo.
Both have voiced their regret about the events of the 1990s.
Serbia's pro-EU Prime Minister Vucic claims election victory
"We all made some terrible mistakes," Mr Vucic told the BBC in 2013. "We need to find a better way for Serbia."
Only Mr Seselj remains unrepentant. He spent more than a decade in custody at The Hague, before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia finally acquitted him of war crimes last month.
On his return to the political scene, his rhetoric was as fiery as ever. The EU and Nato are one and the same, he says; those who support them are traitors to Serbia.
Clearly it is a line that retains some appeal. After missing the 5% threshold to enter parliament in the 2012 and 2014 elections, the Radicals are back, with around 8% of the vote.
Internationally, Mr Seselj's return to parliament is bound to raise eyebrows and even concerns. But in Serbia there is a more nuanced view.
"The right-wing parties are not the real threat," says Borko Stefanovic, a former senior figure in the Democratic Party who recently founded the Serbian Left.
"The real threat is poverty, unemployment and the lack of any perspective for our youth. You can get a job only if you're a member of the Progressive Party."
Veteran political commentator Bosko Jaksic suggests Mr Vucic may even welcome the return of his former mentor.
Not as an ally, but as a living retort to critics who suggest the prime minister is becoming autocratic.
"Vucic has learned how to appease politicians in Brussels - and he's doing it very well. He can do some necessary reforms - but also some unnecessary political moves relating to free speech and freedom of the media."
For his part, Mr Seselj has offered to join a coalition with the Progressives - as long as they drop Serbia's EU membership application. A response in the affirmative seems highly unlikely.
Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), led by Aleksandar Vucic, centre-right
Founded in 2008, it has been in power since 2012. It won an overall majority two years ago, an unprecedented event in Serbia's short democratic history. It wants to pursue EU membership while maintaining good relations with Russia.
Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), led by Ivica Dacic, left
Founded in 1990 by Serbia's late strongman Slobodan Milosevic. Its main goals are achieving more social justice, social welfare and finding a political solution for Kosovo. But it has supported austerity policies implemented by its coalition partner SNS.
Serbian Radical Party (SRS), led by Vojislav Seselj, ultra-nationalist
Founded in 1991, promoted since its early days a "Greater Serbia" comprising parts of Bosnia and Croatia where Serbs formed the majority. It opposes EU membership and supports a closer alliance with Russia.
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Superficially, there is a distinctly '90s feel to the results of Serbia's third parliamentary election in less than four years.
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Frank the Tank, as the reptile has been named, had become the talk of Pakefield, near Lowestoft, Suffolk.
The 5ft-long (1.5m) iguana was finally retrieved by a company called Froggy Hire, but was in a sulk and "sat and glared" at those who tried to feed him.
He has now been rehomed at a nearby petting zoo.
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"He's not been the happiest of boys - he's had three months of freedom, and now he's back in a vivarium," said owner of Zoo-Tastic, Alison Gregory.
"It's the biggest one we've got and he's got freedom within the room."
Jason Cook, who owns cherry-picking firm Froggy Hire, used heavy duty gloves and a duvet to capture fugitive Frank after being persuaded into rescuing him by his 15-year-old daughter Kaitlin.
"I've done plenty of odds and sods in my time, but I've never rescued an iguana before," he said.
"I couldn't just leave him there. Even if I didn't want to rescue him, my daughter would have made me do it anyway."
Local resident Angela Hills stored Frank in her shed while people phoned around to find a new home for him.
"I had no idea reptiles could sulk but he just wouldn't eat, I gave him a leaf to eat and he just sat and glared at me," she said.
"We will actually really miss him, people still look up at the tree, and it's a really nice community thing... but he wouldn't have survived outside when it gets colder," she said.
The structure is the first stage of a project to build a visitor centre and memorial in Canwick Hill, Lincoln, to commemorate the 55,500 servicemen who died serving Bomber Command.
The 55 tonne spire, made of weathered steel, was installed on Sunday.
Chair of trustees for the International Bomber Command centre said it was a "significant moment".
Tony Worth said: "It is a major step forward because it is providing a visible sign that we are serious about this project.
"We will actually get something that people can see and show this is really going to happen."
The spire, which will stand higher than the Angel of North, has been made by a North Yorkshire company.
The project will also see a peace garden and walls installed with the names of all the servicemen.
Lincolnshire earned the title Bomber County because a third of all the UK's stations were based in the county.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said there were worries regarding competition over the Link ATM network, which is run by Vocalink.
The CMA said Mastercard and Vocalink were two of the three most credible suppliers of services to Link.
As a result, a merger would reduce the number of possible bidders the next time a service provider is chosen.
The two companies have until 11 January to come up with a plan to address the concerns.
If they fail to deliver, then the case could be referred for an in-depth investigation.
CMA acting chief executive Andrea Coscelli said: "The Link ATM network provides an essential service for millions of customers.
"It's important that Link has a good choice of providers when it comes to supplying the necessary infrastructure so it can take advantage of the opening up of payment systems to competition.
"These concerns warrant a closer investigation in the event that Mastercard cannot address them at this stage."
When the deal was announced in July, Chancellor Philip Hammond said the takeover of Vocalink by America's Mastercard "shows that Britain remains an attractive destination for international investors".
As well as the Link system, Vocalink also supplies Bacs, the automated clearing house which processes direct debits.
Vocalink was owned by several major banks including Barclays, Lloyds and HSBC.
Jack Berry House in Malton was funded mostly by retired jockey Jack Berry, who broke 46 bones in his 16 year racing career.
The centre includes an underwater treadmill, hydrotherapy pool, horserace simulators, a gym and respite accommodation.
Mr Berry said: "Words can't justify how proud I feel at this very moment.
"Jump jockeys average a fall every 16th ride and in one in ten falls they get injured. We need to look after them," he added.
North Yorkshire is an important centre for the horse racing industry, with more horses and jockeys being trained in Malton and Middleham than ever before and more than 50 trainers now in the area.
Until now, injured jockeys in the area had to travel elsewhere for treatment.
Jack Berry House will be used to train apprentice jockeys as well as giving rehabilitation and respite care.
It will be run by the Injured Jockey Fund (IJF).
Jockey Dougie Costello, recovering from a broken ankle, said: "A jump jockey basically has to learn to ride with injury.
"You'll never come back to what your body was but if you can come back to 99% and we've got people like this to help us, then as a sport we're working in the right way."
Princess Anne is due to cut the ribbon at Jack Berry House at 15:00 BST.
In February, she opened accommodation for young racing staff in Malton partly financed by a fund set up after teenage jockeys Jamie Kyne and Jan Wilson died in a flat fire in 2009.
Swiss drug company Novartis said it was entering into formal negotiations with the university over its research site in Horsham, which closed in June.
The university said the new campus would bring £1.7bn investment to the region over 10 years, create 2,250 jobs and provide places for 3,500 students.
It already has five campuses in Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings.
Novartis closed its Horsham site following a global review of research locations.
Last year it announced it was selling the northern section, mainly used as a car park, to developer Linden Homes and looking to sell the rest of the site for a science or business park.
A spokesman said: "The university's proposal offers an exciting opportunity which could bring long-term benefits to the town as well as realise our ambition in leaving a legacy at the site."
Vice-chancellor Julian Crampton said discussions were at an early stage but if the sale went ahead it planned to open a centre for higher education that would boost opportunities in the Gatwick Diamond business area.
Gerry McDonagh's third goal of the season gave Wrexham the lead after an excellent ball from Jordan Evans.
Mark Carrington nearly doubled the lead but his shot struck a post while Moore and Nathan Blissett hit the crossbar.
Moore headed wide before the on-loan debutant scored with two minutes remaining.
Wrexham substitute Paul Rutherford had a goal disallowed in injury time and Dean Keates is still seeking his first win since taking permanent charge of the Dragons.
Wrexham manager Dean Keates told BBC Radio Wales Sport: "I'm frustrated and disappointed. For the effort and work rate and the guts that we showed we deserved the three points.
"On another day we could probably have gone in at half time two or three up.
"We got put under a lot of pressure in the second half but the lads stood up to it. But two mistakes and we've conceded a goal."
Match ends, Torquay United 1, Wrexham 1.
Second Half ends, Torquay United 1, Wrexham 1.
Goal! Torquay United 1, Wrexham 1. Kieffer Moore (Torquay United).
Substitution, Torquay United. Jamie Reid replaces Dan Sparkes.
Substitution, Torquay United. Sam Chaney replaces Joe Ward.
Substitution, Torquay United. Shawn McCoulsky replaces Nathan Blissett.
Joe Ward (Torquay United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Second Half begins Torquay United 0, Wrexham 1.
First Half ends, Torquay United 0, Wrexham 1.
Mark Carrington (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Torquay United 0, Wrexham 1. Gerry McDonagh (Wrexham).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
The guidelines from NICE - the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence - say a home birth may be just as safe for low-risk pregnancies.
Hospital labour wards with doctors should be for difficult cases, it says.
Otherwise there is a danger of over-intervention, according to NICE.
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists said it supported the recommendations, as long as issues around emergency back-up options and the assessment of pregnancy risk were ironed out.
The Royal College of Midwives said more investment in midwifery would be needed to implement the changes.
Currently, some women do not have this choice of where they give birth, says the RCM.
NICE said new evidence had come to light that meant it needed to update its recommendations for England and Wales.
Previously, it had said that women should be given the choice of where they wanted to give birth but urged caution about home births and deliveries in midwife-led units.
Now NICE says there is good evidence that, overall, birth is very safe wherever it happens.
The Birthplace study - the largest carried out into the safety of different maternity settings, involving almost 65,000 births in England - found midwife-led care was just as safe as doctor-led hospital care for low-risk deliveries.
A home birth carried a higher risk for first-time mothers the risk of harm was still small - less than one in every 100 deliveries.
Home births were just as safe as other settings for low-risk pregnant women who already had at least one child.
Christine Carson, clinical guideline programme director for NICE, said: "Every woman should ultimately have the freedom to choose where she wants to give birth and be supported in her choice.
"We're pleased we are now able to propose more definite advice to help pregnant women choose the best option for them. We now want to hear what others think so that we can ensure the final, updated guidance will promote the safest possible care for women and their babies."
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The National Childbirth Trust said the draft guidance should be put into practice as soon as possible, but must be backed up by enough midwives with sufficient resources for women to have a real choice.
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) said: "We support choice for low-risk women who have had successful previous births to give birth at home, provided transport arrangements are in place for hospital transfer in the event of an emergency or should there be a request for pain relief.
"Based on the findings from research, there are issues around the risk assessment of pregnant women and the RCOG is in favour of alongside midwifery units (AMUs) for women who may need multi-disciplinary care during delivery."
AMUs are located at a hospital that also has a labour ward.
Some 729,000 babies were born in England and Wales during 2012 - a rise of about 20% from 2002.
About 15 women in every 100 have an unplanned caesarean, although this varies around the country. Ten in every 100 births are planned caesareans.
About two in every 100 deliveries are home births.
Approximately 40 in every 100 deliveries are "normal" births - women who spontaneously go into labour and do not require any real intervention other than support and pain relief.
Even more importantly for the players' agents, it is likely to have sparked the interest of the clubs with the deepest pockets, who may well be about to spend big on their talents.
Here, we look at five stand-out transfer targets to emerge from the World Cup finals - and five deals that were done during the tournament.
The Golden Boot winner was the break-out star at the World Cup and is likely to be the subject of significant interest from Europe's top clubs as a result.
The 23-year-old Colombia forward scored six goals in five matches, earning his side a quarter-final place for the first time, before they lost to hosts Brazil.
Rodriguez only moved to Monaco from Porto last year, but his dynamic displays in Brazil - not least his stunning volley against Uruguay in the last-16 - have put him firmly in the transfer spotlight and are likely to have increased his valuation significantly from the £38.5m the French club paid for him last summer.
You could take your pick from the German team, such is the strength in depth of Joachim Low's World Cup-winning squad, something exemplified by the fact it was substitute Mario Gotze who scored the winner in the final.
But one of Germany's most consistent performers looks set to leave the Bundesliga. The performances of midfielder Toni Kroos in all seven games have made him a firm target for Real Madrid.
The Bayern Munich playmaker scored two goals in Germany's 7-1 rout of hosts Brazil and had the joint-highest number of assists, after pulling the strings in the Germans' irrepressible midfield.
His midfield partner Sami Khedira may well make way for his international colleague at Real, with reports linking him with a move to Arsenal.
The engine of an impressive young French side, Pogba was named the best young player of the tournament and won high praise all round after helping Didier Deschamps' team to a quarter-final berth against eventual champions Germany.
The 21-year-old Juventus midfielder scored against Nigeria in the round of 16 tie, and will be at the forefront of Deschamps' plans when France host the European Championship in two years' time.
But the former Manchester United youngster may return home a lot sooner, as he is reportedly on Paris St-Germain's list of transfer targets this summer.
Nicknamed the Alpine Messi, the diminutive Swiss has been identified as one of a number of forwards who could be in Liverpool's sights as they begin the task of replacing Luis Suarez.
The Bayern Munich striker scored the only all left-footed hat-trick in World Cup history - against Honduras - and was named man-of-the-match twice as he helped his team reach a last-16 tie against Argentina.
His group stage treble included a strike from outside the box that ranks among the best in the tournament.
Currently a free agent after leaving French club Ajaccio, the Mexican played like a man in the shop window and could barely have done any more to attract the attention of clubs on the look-out for a new goalkeeper.
The 29-year-old produced a man-of-the-match performance to deny Brazil in the group stage and kept the Netherlands at bay for 88 minutes before being undone eventually by Louis van Gaal's men.
His team departed at the last-16 stage, but Ochoa was one of the stand-out performers for the Mexicans. He joins Manuel Neuer, Tim Howard and Keylor Navas - who is attracting his own share of attention after Costa Rica's fairytale run - as the best goalkeepers of the tournament.
Despite receiving a four-month Fifa-imposed ban from all football-related activities for biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini, Uruguay striker Luis Suarez will become the most expensive transfer of the summer should he pass a medical at Barcelona.
The La Liga giants have reportedly met Liverpool's £75m buy-out clause to land the 27-year-old.
Suarez will not be able to play any domestic football until the end of October, but that did not dissuade the Catalan club, who identified Suarez as central to their rebuilding process this summer, after a disappointing 2013-14 season.
Thankfully for the Brazilian defender, his move to Paris St-Germain from Chelsea went through before Brazil's campaign disintegrated in their 7-1 humbling at the hands of the Germans.
Luiz was captain in the absence of his new club defensive partner Thiago Silva and PSG fans may well have their reservations after poor defensive performances in the capitulation against Germany and the 3-0 play-off defeat to the Netherlands.
Chelsea may well see it as a good piece of business, however, after reportedly receiving £40m for a player they bought from Benfica for £21,3m in January 2011.
Chelsea invested some of the Luiz transfer fee in another player who had a disappointing World Cup, Spain striker Diego Costa.
The 25-year-old forward's most notable contribution in Brazil came when he won the penalty that allowed the defending champions to open the scoring in their 5-1 drubbing by the Netherlands, before they exited at the group stage.
Costa came into the World Cup on the back of his best season to date, however, scoring 36 goals in 52 games for Atletico Madrid, as they won their first La Liga title since 1996 and reached the Champions League final.
The Chile forward was central to his team's impressive run at the finals, scoring twice and setting up another, before they were edged out on penalties by Brazil in the last 16.
He subsequently moved from Barcelona to Arsenal for a fee in the region of £35m.
The 25-year-old had initially been linked with Liverpool as part the Luiz Suarez deal, but instead was signed by Arsene Wenger on a long-term deal.
The Belgian striker, another of the breakthrough performers in Brazil, is thought to be close to completing the formalities of a move from French club Lille to Liverpool.
Talks over a deal were already thought to be underway by the time the 19-year-old scored a late winner in the Belgians' 1-0 win over Russia. The teenager then went on to start the last-16 victory over the United States.
The Anfield club could pay £10m with add-ons, but plan to loan Origi back to Lille for the 2014-15 campaign.
A hotel attack by gunman in Ouagadougou left 29 people dead at the weekend.
The Quebec government confirmed the six people killed were from the French-speaking Canadian province.
CBC News reports they included a family of four who were in Africa to help build a school, on behalf of a religious group.
Gladys Chamberland, Yves Carrier and their adult children Charlelie and Maude left their home in Lac-Beauport, Quebec, in December to head to Africa, says CBC.
They were working on behalf of the Congregation des sœurs de Notre-Dame du Perpetuel Secours.
Louis Chabot and Suzanne Bernier were on the same humanitarian mission and also killed during the attacks.
Sister Yolande Blier, a representative of the Quebec-City religious community that helped organise the trip, told CTV News that Yves Carrier and Gladys Chamberland had made several trips to the region.
"I think they fell in love with Burkina Faso," she said. "They loved the values of the Burkinabe, they loved the welcome there."
A statement issued by Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs offered condolences to the bereaved and condemned the killings.
On Monday, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) named the three militants who it says carried out the attack.
This was AQIM's first attack in Burkina Faso. It is based in the Sahara Desert between Mali, Niger and Algeria.
At least three attackers died in the assaults, officials say.
Forensic experts from France and Burkina Faso were on Monday sifting through the wreckage of the hotel for clues about the attack.
SchoolDash, an education data firm, has mapped the provisional results from this summer's exams.
It shows 4.7 percentage points more pupils in the south achieve five good GCSEs including English and maths.
Last week Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said it was a "sad truth" that many underperforming authorities were in the north of England.
There have been warnings from Ofsted about geographical divides in school achievement, with much attention being focused on weak exam results in coastal schools.
But the analysis of provisional results, put out early for the first time this year, shows the north-south gap, based on a line roughly drawn between the Severn estuary and the Wash.
According to SchoolDash, this line splits England into 3.7 million pupils in mainstream state schools in the North and about 4 million in the South.
And this year, the gap in achieving the benchmark of five good GCSEs, including English and maths, is 4.7% in provisional GCSE results, compared with 4.8% in the final results for 2014. In 2013, the gap was 2.8% and 1.8% the previous year.
The results breakdown suggests that London has been consistently the top achiever, with the South West and East Anglia improving.
But the analysis also shows that the gap at GCSE level is not consistent with primary school tests or A-levels.
The gap in national tests at the end of primary schools has been much narrower - with the most recent results showing a 1.1% difference.
The analysis suggests that once deprivation is taken into account, northern primary schools could be seen as more effective than their southern counterparts - with the exception of London which combines both high levels of deprivation and high results.
SchoolDash founder Timo Hannay says the overview shows that regional performance up to the age of seven "correlates closely with deprivation except in London, which does unusually well".
Up to the age of 11, "northern schools tend to make better progress but once those kids go to secondary school their average performance falls well behind their compatriots in the south".
The fees involved are paid by shops and businesses to banks, every time a consumer uses his or her card.
Retailers say customers could ultimately benefit from lower prices in the shops.
But banks argue that consumers will instead end up paying higher charges to use debit and credit cards.
The EU proposals involve a potential cap on what are called "interchange" fees.
They will be considered by the European Commission on 24 July, but could take years to implement.
Shops and businesses pay different interchange rates to the banks, depending on the size of the retailer, and whether the customer has used a debit card or a credit card.
On average, debit card transactions cost the retailer 9p each, or around 0.2% of the bill.
Credit card transactions typically cost much more, at around 0.9%.
Under the plans to be considered by the EU, debit card interchange fees might be capped at 0.2%, and credit card fees at 0.3%.
In other words, many debit card fees would not be affected by the changes, but charges for credit cards would, on average, be reduced by two-thirds.
In the first instance, these caps would only be applied to cross-border transactions, such as a UK resident making a purchase elsewhere in the EU.
But the caps could later be applied within each of the member states.
Shops and businesses would be the first to benefit from such changes, as they would have to make much smaller payments to banks when a customer uses a credit card.
They have welcomed the idea.
"It's hugely significant, and massively positive," said Richard Braham, head of payments at the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
"There's definitely more that can be done, on a domestic level, to reduce the exorbitantly high fees," he told the BBC.
The BRC argues that if retailers pay lower fees, they can pass those savings on to customers.
But the banks argue that the present fees accurately reflect the costs of processing the transactions involved.
And they say they stand to lose about £1.2bn worth of revenue from credit card interchange fees every year.
If the plans are approved, they warn that consumers will end up paying more for the cards themselves.
For debit cards, they say consumers might have to pay an extra £11 a year.
Credit cards, they say, could cost an extra £25 a year.
"Ultimately, consumers will end up having to pay more," said Richard Koch, the head of policy at the UK Cards Association.
40% of people with credit cards do not pay any interest charges, so banks say they need to recover their costs somehow.
And they say there is no evidence that fee caps would reduce prices in the shops.
Sir Elton had said he wanted to talk to Mr Putin about his "ridiculous" stance.
Later, a message on the musician's Instagram account thanked Mr Putin for "reaching out" in a phone conversation.
But a Kremlin spokesman said no conversation between the two men had taken place - and hinted that the call could have been a hoax.
Sir Elton's Instagram message added: "I look forward to meeting with you face to face to discuss LGBT equality in Russia."
His office said that the two men had spoken.
But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that reports of a conversation were "not true".
"I don't know who spoke to Elton John but President Putin did not speak to him," he said.
"I don't know [what happened] but President Putin did not speak to Elton John and most importantly we didn't receive any proposals to meet."
He added: "If the president does get such a signal from Elton John, the president has always been open to discuss any... human rights problems, any issues. He is always ready to clarify the real situation."
Russia has faced international criticism for its laws against homosexuality, including a 2013 bill prosecuting people for providing information about homosexuality to people under 18.
A report by Human Rights Watch last year said Russia was failing to prevent and prosecute homophobic violence amid a rise in attacks against minorities.
During his interview, Sir Elton admitted he thought it was unlikely he would meet President Putin.
"It's probably pie in the sky. He may laugh behind my back when he shuts the door, and call me an absolute idiot, but at least I can think I have the conscience to say I tried."
Sharapova, 30, is set to return from a 15-month doping ban at the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart on Wednesday.
Her wildcard entry was called "disrespectful" to other players by ex-world number one Caroline Wozniacki.
Agnieszka Radwanska said Sharapova should not be invited to Grand Slams.
Sharapova plays Roberta Vinci of Italy in the first round in Stuttgart, and victory over the world number 35 could set up a second-round tie with Radwanska, who faces Ekaterina Makarova.
Britain's Johanna Konta is in the other half of the draw and will start against a qualifier.
Sharapova, twice a winner at the French Open and a former world number one, is currently unranked and will require a wildcard to compete at Roland Garros, with the France's tennis federation yet to announce its decision.
Referring to Radwanska and Wozniacki, Sharapova's agent Max Eisenbud said the "next generation [is] passing them" and that they are "smart to keep Maria out of Paris" in a statement released to tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg.
Neither Polish world number eight Radwanska, 28, nor 26-year-old Dane Wozniacki have won a Grand Slam title, but both have competed in Grand Slam finals.
Eisenbud added that if there was "no Serena [Williams], no Maria [Sharapova], no Victoria [Azarenka], no Petra [Kvitova]" at the French Open, it would be the "last chance" for "journeyman" players like Radwanska and Wozniacki to claim a Grand Slam.
World number two and 23-time Grand Slam winner Williams will miss the tournament after announcing her pregnancy, while former world number one Azarenka gave birth to her first child in December and is expected to return to competition at the end of July.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova has said she has a "chance" of making a shock return at the French Open next month as she recovers from a career-threatening hand injury sustained when she was stabbed by an intruder in December.
Sharapova was given a two-year ban last year, backdated to 26 January 2016, after testing positive for heart disease drug meldonium at the Australian Open.
Her suspension was reduced to 15 months in October, following her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).
Eisenbud also said other players "have no clue" about Sharapova's case because they have not read paragraphs 100 and 101 of the Cas ruling.
Paragraph 100 states the panel accepts Sharapova "did not endeavour to mask or hide her use of mildronate [meldonium]", while paragraph 101 adds that "under no circumstances, therefore, can [Sharapova] be considered to be an 'intentional doper'".
Donati ended the 0-0 first-leg draw with a groin problem and Imrie struggled to finish with a rib injury.
Midfielder Darian MacKinnon and injured captain Mikey Devlin are suspended.
United striker Simon Murray is free to play despite being sent off in the first leg, but midfielder Wato Kuate will not feature again for the club.
That could provide an opportunity in the starting line-up for Scott Fraser, Stewart Murdoch, Lewis Toshney, or Charlie Telfer, who came on for Kuate at Tannadice.
Fraser, who had an x-ray on a foot injury ahead of the first leg, and Murdoch, who has had a thigh injury, had hoped to be involved in the first leg but did not even make the bench.
Toshney, who has at times been utilised in midfield instead of his more recognised defensive role, made a surprise appearance as an unused substitute after being expected to miss out with a dislocated shoulder.
Cameroon-born Kuate was substituted immediately after on-field arguments with captain Sean Dillon and team-mate Mark Durnan - then fans on the sidelines as he left the field.
Manager Ray McKinnon said afterwards that the 21-year-old's behaviour would not be tolerated.
Murray was shown a second yellow card - both were for alleged diving - after 77 minutes at Tannadice.
But TV replays suggest the 25-year-old was fouled by Scott McMann inside the Accies penalty box in the second incident and United lodged an appeal on Friday.
Because the Scottish FA will not be able to hear the appeal until next Thursday, Murray is free to play at New Douglas Park.
With Accies' Devlin having been ruled out the play-offs with a season-ending injury and Georgios Sarris failing to recover from a back injury, former Celtic midfielder Donati was utilised in central defence in the first leg.
Manager Martin Canning will therefore be faced with another difficult selection problem at the back should Donati and Sarris fail to overcome injury to play on Sunday.
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Imrie, though, has said he is ready to play through the pain barrier to help Accies avoid relegation.
The 33-year-old said that, while United were aggrieved about the Murray decision, he should have had a penalty early in the first half after being elbowed in the face by Durnan.
Hamilton, who have been in the top flight for the last three seasons, were forced into the play-off after finishing second bottom of the Premiership.
United, who suffered automatic relegation a year ago, have already won two-leg play-offs against Greenock Morton and Championship runners-up Falkirk after finishing third in the second tier.
A crowd of 9,386 attended the first leg at Tannadice and United will have the bulk of the support again at New Douglas Park.
The Tayside club say 3,000 of their fans have bought tickets for the second leg at the stadium that holds 5,500.
Hamilton Academical midfielder Dougie Imrie: "It is a one-off game, there is everything to play for.
"If we can play the way we did in the first half, with the chances we created and with some of the play, which was excellent, I am sure we will do enough.
"I thought we created two or three good opportunities and the keeper has kept them in the game with a couple of good saves.
"But we can't switch off. We will not take Dundee United for granted.
"We saw United's threats - breaking on us quickly - so we need to be switched on for that.
"They are a good team, they have come through two play-off ties already, so they are full of confidence.
"It is about who turns up, plays the best and scores the goals."
Dundee United manager Ray McKinnon: "The tie is in the balance, definitely.
"It is about whoever turns up and has the more desire, and maybe the wee bit of luck, who will be the victors.
"But it is wide open. It is all to play for. We want it to be exciting and it certainly will be on Sunday, no doubt.
"It might be a bit of magic. It might be determination. It might be a bit of luck. You can never tell.
"All we need to do is regroup and recover. That is what we have been doing for the last three weeks.
"I think the players have got quite used to it now and we will be ready to go on Sunday."
Speaking to reporters after four hours of talks with centrist politicians, he said he was willing to be "named leader of the coalition".
He resigned after 13 months as prime minister when predecessor Silvio Berlusconi withdrew his support.
The Vatican newspaper backs Mr Monti's bid to return as prime minister.
The BBC's David Willey, in Rome, says that Mr Monti clearly threw his hat into the political ring at a news conference on Friday evening.
"A new political formation has been born," Mr Monti said.
A single reform list, grouping together centrist parties, would stand for election to the Senate under the provisional title "Monti's agenda for Italy", he said.
But in the lower house, the chamber of deputies, there would be a coalition of centrist parties, including the Christian Democrat UDC.
As senator for life, Mr Monti cannot stand for election, but he is able to take part in the campaign and could return to the post of prime minister if a centrist coalition were successful.
He was brought in to form a technocratic government last year after the government of Silvio Berlusconi collapsed under pressure from the financial markets.
Mr Monti, a former economics professor and European Union Commissioner, was chosen to impose financial rigour on the economy.
In power, he made some progress early on, including raising the retirement age and structural reforms.
But later policies were watered down and Mr Berlusconi and his centre-right People of Freedom (PDL) party increasingly attacked Mr Monti's economic austerity.
Mr Monti has described his 13 months in office as "difficult but fascinating".
"The work we did... has made the country more trustworthy... more competitive and attractive to foreign investors," he said.
However ordinary Italians have been hard hit by the combination of tax rises and spending cuts Mr Monti has imposed to repair Italy's public finances and it is uncertain how well he will fare in the election on 24-25 February.
The left-wing Democratic Party (PD) is currently leading the opinion polls, while Silvio Berlusconi will lead the challenge from the right as head of his PDL party.
With observers suggesting that Mr Monti's centrist grouping could attract up to 15% of the vote, the election will be a three-way race, our correspondent says.
The Democratic Party received a boost earlier on Friday when anti-mafia prosecutor Pietro Grasso appeared alongside party leader Pier Luigi Bersani, saying he wanted to be "at the service of a country that has reached the maximum of confusion".
In stark contrast, Silvio Berlusconi continued to be troubled by his past, with press reports of his 36m euro-per-year divorce settlement with his ex-wife, Veronica Lario.
In another potential setback for Mr Berlusconi, an interview with him that was due to go out on Rai TV's main evening news was replaced by his successor's live news conference, La Repubblica newspaper reported.
Mr Monti was optimistic that the electorate would stick with him. He told an impromptu news conference that he expected his supporters could win a "significant result" in the election.
"The traditional split between left and right has historic and symbolic value," he said, "but does not highlight the real alliance that Italy needs - one that focuses on Europe, and on reforms".
"I'm with Italians who want change," he later tweeted.
Reaction from Italy's centrist leaders was positive.
The head of the Future and Freedom (FLI) party, Gianfranco Fini tweeted that the Monti coalition opened up a "prospect of renewal" while Christian Democrat leader Pierferdinando Casini said it was not so much "a personal party but a hope for Italians".
A spokesman for Mr Berlusconi's party, Angelino Alfano, said Mr Monti's remarks were a clear attempt to hide plans for an alliance with the left.
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"He is more than ready," Mourinho said of the current Sunderland manager. "He is a good motivator and can create a good team spirit."
Ex-Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp told the BBC: "I was so bored watching the Euros. He'll get the players playing at a Premier League style and pace."
Allardyce's appointment is expected to be confirmed later this week.
The Football Association's three-man selection panel of Martin Glenn, David Gill and Dan Ashworth told Thursday's full FA board meeting of their decision, which was approved.
Negotiations are continuing on the 61-year-old's backroom staff, salary and a compensation package for Sunderland - where Allardyce has one year remaining on his contract.
Mourinho, speaking on United's pre-season tour of China, added: "I wish him the best. I promise to try and supply him players and try to make sure the English players are always available in good condition."
Redknapp, who was a contender for the England job before the appointment of Roy Hodgson in 2012, also spoke about Allardyce's style.
"He will get the ball in the box, he'll get crosses in, he'll get shots in. People get carried away with this image of Sam," said the 69-year-old.
Allardyce is second only to Redknapp as the most experienced English manager in the Premier League, in terms of games managed - Allardyce has overseen 467 matches to Redknapp's 641.
However, Redknapp, who last managed at club level with QPR in 2015, warned that the experience of being the national team boss would pose different challenges.
"You don't get much time with players. It doesn't give him a huge amount of time to get the lads playing the style he wants, so of course he'll have to do it quicker than he's done at club level," he added.
Meanwhile, Sven-Goran Eriksson, who led England to the quarter-finals of three major tournaments between 2001 and 2006, said: "Sam's been in English football for a long time. He's always been doing very well."
Allardyce was interviewed for the England job by the Football Association (FA) when Eriksson left after the 2006 World Cup.
"If the FA want an Englishman, he is one of several good names," said Eriksson. "I wish him the best of luck. I know he is very organised. He knows all the players and he wants the job."
Eriksson said that a result like England's Euro 2016 last-16 defeat by Iceland, which led to Roy Hodgson's resignation, "should not happen".
"What is successful for England? Is it quarter-final or semi-final? Winning?" asked the 68-year-old Swede, who now manages Shanghai SIPG in the Chinese Super League.
"I know the fans and the FA are dreaming about reaching semi-finals and finals and winning a big tournament," he said, adding that England's World Cup triumph in 1966 was "a long time ago".
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Fernandinho was dismissed towards the end of an even first half for a two-footed challenge on Johan Gudmundsson.
But the hosts improved after the break as Gael Clichy squeezed home a shot before Sergio Aguero, on as a substitute, fired home from a tight angle.
Ben Mee smashed home via the underside of the bar shortly after but Burnley could not force a leveller despite a fine chance for Andre Gray late on.
Beginning the day 10 points behind leaders Chelsea, anything less than victory would have prompted some to begin reading the last rites on City's title challenge.
As it is, Pep Guardiola's side will look at the league table with renewed optimism as they closed to within two points of second-place Liverpool with one and possibly both of Chelsea and Tottenham to drop points when they face each other on Wednesday.
However, Fernandinho's dismissal meant they had to fight harder than they might have expected for victory.
The City captain took some of the ball as he contested a 50:50 ball in midfield, but his reckless scissor-action style meant that referee Lee Mason's decision to show red could be easily justified.
It is not the first time City's discipline has hindered their title ambitions. Including Sergio Aguero's retrospective red against West Ham, they have been shown seven red cards in Guardiola's 30 games in charge.
Fernandinho's third red card in six games for City means he will be banned for four matches and not available again until 5 February.
Well before Fenandinho's lunging challenge, Guardiola's team selection seemed to have hampered rather than helped City's cause.
Aguero, who was spared the rigours of the festive fixture list after only making his comeback from a four-match ban in the New Year's Eve defeat by Liverpool, was left on the bench with Kelechi Iheanacho preferred up front.
Iheanacho missed the best of what little City created in the first half and Aguero brought a more threatening edge to the hosts' attack when he was introduced alongside David Silva at half-time.
The Argentine's dead-eyed finish from a tight angle, past two covering defenders, provided the winner and convincing evidence for an immediate recall.
Burnley have only won a single point away from Turf Moor this season, but they can count themselves unlucky not to follow their October draw at Old Trafford with similar on their return to Manchester.
While they confounded United with a stubborn rearguard action, Sean Dyche's side went toe-to-toe with City even before Fernandinho's red card gave them an extra man.
Mee's goal, awarded with help by the decision review system, exposed goalkeeper Claudio Bravo's uncertainty in the air, but Burnley created enough to take a point without City's errors.
The precision that Gray showed in scoring his hat-trick against Middlesbrough last time out deserted him in injury-time while Sam Vokes glanced just wide when well placed.
The Clarets remain 11th, eight points above the drop and well above par for the season so far.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola gave a series of short answers to BBC Sport's Damian Johnson after the match, a selection of which appears below:
Damian Johnson: "What was your view of the red card for Fernandinho?"
Pep Guardiola: "You are the journalist. Not me."
DJ: "You're the manager. I'm sure the fans would like to know.
PG: "Ask the referee - not me."
DJ: "You don't seem that happy that you've won."
PG: "More than you would believe. More than you would believe I am happy."
DJ: "You're not showing it."
PG: "I'm so happy believe me. I'm so happy. Happy new year."
DJ: "Are Manchester City in the title race?"
PG: "Yesterday no. Why today are we in the title race?"
Burnley manager Sean Dyche: "We gave away two poor goals, but the two players that they brought on at half-time are not bad players. I thought that they had an effect.
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"It is a missed opportunity. We lost our way a bit when they went down to 10 men. They came out really hard and fast after half-time. We made a game of it after that. There was no lack of effort, but we could not find a way through.
On Fernandinho's red card: "It was a red by modern standards. In years gone by, maybe not, but today I think it is."
Manchester City travel to West Ham in the third round of the FA Cup on Friday with Burnley taking on Sunderland the next day in the same competition.
Match ends, Manchester City 2, Burnley 1.
Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Burnley 1.
David Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by David Silva (Manchester City).
Ben Mee (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by George Boyd.
David Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Patrick Bamford (Burnley).
Andre Gray (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andre Gray (Burnley).
David Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ben Mee (Burnley).
Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Claudio Bravo.
Attempt saved. Michael Keane (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephen Ward with a cross.
Attempt missed. Andre Gray (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Substitution, Manchester City. John Stones replaces Raheem Sterling.
Substitution, Burnley. Patrick Bamford replaces Scott Arfield.
Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match David Silva (Manchester City) because of an injury.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Stephen Ward.
Michael Keane (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Michael Keane (Burnley).
Attempt missed. Sam Vokes (Burnley) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Scott Arfield with a cross.
Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
Stephen Ward (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Burnley. Matthew Lowton tries a through ball, but Scott Arfield is caught offside.
Foul by Sergio Agüero (Manchester City).
Ben Mee (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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It has suffered from a bad press internationally but is an official religion in the West African country of Benin.
In the voodoo heartland of Ouidah, the sound of drums fills the air, while men and women dressed mainly in white take turns to dance around a bowl of millet, a freshly slaughtered chicken and alcohol.
These are the day's offering at the Temple of Pythons.
They have an audience of about 60 people who have gathered from nearby towns for an annual cleansing ceremony.
Inside the temple, where more than 50 snakes are slithering around a custom-made pit, local devotees make amends for sins of the past year.
In voodoo, the python is a symbol of strength - the devotees explain they are relying on Dagbe, the spirit whose temple this is, to give them the power to change.
And to make that change happen, blood must be spilled.
The first offering is a chicken - some of the blood is spread across the tiles of the temple and the rest is mixed into a communal bowl of millet - which the devotees eat as it is passed around.
Voodoo is rooted in the worship of nature and ancestors - and the belief that the living and the dead exist side by side - a dual world that can be accessed through various deities.
Its followers believe in striving to live in peace and to always do good - that bad intentions will not go unpunished, a similar concept to Christians striving for "righteousness" and not "sinning".
Modest estimates put voodoo followers here at at least 40% of Benin's population. Some 27% classify themselves as Christians and 22% Muslims.
But expert on African religions and traditions Dodji Amouzouvi, a professor of sociology and anthropology, says many people practice "dual religion".
"There is a popular saying here: 'Christian during the day and voodoo at night'. It simply means that even those who follow other faiths always return to voodoo in some way," he tells me.
To illustrate the closeness of the two faiths, there is a Basilica opposite the Temple of Pythons in the town square.
"At the moment many people here in Benin feel let down by the establishment, there are no jobs," Mr Amouzouvi.
"People are turning to voodoo to pray for better times."
But how did voodoo get exported to places such as New Orleans and Haiti?
At the edge of the sea in Ouidah stands La Porte du Non-Retour "The Door of No Return" - a stone arch monument with carvings of men and women in chains walking in a procession towards a ship.
It was from this point that many thousands of African slaves were packed into ships and taken to the Americas - the only thing they took with them was voodoo, which they clung to as a reminder of home.
They continued to practise it, at times being beaten if caught by the slave masters.
This made some even more determined to keep it alive, according to reports.
Some practices in voodoo can appear threatening to the outsider - the slaughtering of animals have in part earned the faith its unflattering image, some say.
But Mr Amouzouvi says voodoo is not all that different to other faiths.
"Many religions recognise blood as a source of power, a sign of life. In Christianity it's taught that there is power in the blood of Jesus," he says.
"Voodoo teaches that there is power in blood, it can appease gods, give thanks. Animals are seen as an important part of the voodoo practice."
Regine Romaine, an academic with a keen interest in voodoo, agrees.
"The African experience is open for all to see - people are invited to witness the ceremonies, the slaughtering and that same openness has been judged whereas it isn't in other systems like the Islamic and Jewish faiths," she tells me.
"Slaughtering animals is not unique to voodoo. If you go to the kosher deli or buy halaal meat, it's been killed and allowed to bleed out before being shared.
"Ultimately, the gaze on voodoo over the years has not been one of love - that's why it's been given a bad image."
Ms Romaine is of Haitian and US heritage.
She first learned about voodoo from her aunt in Haiti - she travelled on a pilgrimage to retrace the "slave route" and her last stop was here in Benin where she has been living for more than a year.
According to Ms Romaine, voodoo's bad image abroad has a lot to do with what people have seen in Hollywood films.
"The image of voodoo went wrong from the first encounter - from the first visitors to the continent, the anthropologists who didn't understand what they were seeing and from that came a lot of xenophobic writing," she says.
"It was also worsened by the US invasion of Haiti much later, which gave rise to Hollywood's fascination with the horror stories that all had voodoo."
Back at the ceremony, the processing of devotees has now moved to the town square for the final stage of the rituals.
There is more drumming, singing, dancing and after four animals are killed and cooked inside three large flaming pots of clay, the meat inside is shared by all those who have attended the day's proceedings.
The Regional High Priest of Voodoo Daagbo Hounon is presiding over the day's rituals.
He is dressed in ceremonial robes, with a striking top hat, and holding a staff made from cowry shells.
He is a big man with a booming voice and speaks passionately about their belief system - he tells me that their faith is misunderstood.
"Voodoo is not evil. It's not the devil," he says.
"If you believe and someone thinks badly of you and tries to harm to you, voodoo will protect you. Some say it is the devil, we don't believe in the devil and even if he exists, he's not here," he tells me.
He is keen to welcome international visitors.
The small town offers an "initiation" from people from all over the world to come and learn about the practice - from how to use herbal medication, how to pray and meditate, how to perform rituals for the gods.
High Priest Hounon says the programme is popular with tourists from the US, Cuba and parts of Europe.
For many West Africans in the diaspora, voodoo has become a symbolic coming home.
Ms Romaine, who is also member of that diaspora, believes voodoo is successful because it provides a connection to a neglected identity.
She tells me that voodoo is gaining appeal in the US amongst young people.
"There is a shift especially in the Americas. The younger generation now want to proclaim their identity in a way that the previous generation was perhaps more intimidated to do and spiritual identity is a part of that. For some voodoo meets that need."
The government here in Benin is committed to upholding the practice.
In the mid 1990s it built a monument to voodoo in a place known as the sacred forest - an ancient place of worship on the edge of town.
Life-sized metal and wooden totems have pride of place amongst the towering trees - this place is meant to help teach young people here about their voodoo heritage.
With the government supporting it at home and the descendants of slaves embracing it abroad, the ancient voodoo tradition has found a place in the modern world, where other African belief systems are often struggling for relevance.
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Speaking to the BBC, the singer - whose last album, Aerial, came out in 2005 - said she had written new songs but did not know when they would be released.
"It's very frustrating the albums take as long as they do," the 52-year-old told Radio 4's Front Row. "I wish there weren't such big gaps between them."
An album of reworked songs, Director's Cut, is released later this month.
The collection features material from her Sensual World and Red Shoes albums, released in 1989 and 1993 respectively.
A new version of Deeper Understanding was released as a single in April, with a video starring Robbie Coltrane, Noel Fielding and Frances Barber.
Speaking to Radio Four's Front Row arts programme, the singer denied she was a perfectionist in the recording studio.
"I don't think I am," she said. "People have said this, but I don't think I really want anything to be perfect.
"I think it's important that things are flawed," she continued.
"That's what makes a piece of art interesting sometimes - the bit that's wrong or the mistake you've made that's led onto an idea you wouldn't have had otherwise."
Bush described her new material as "work in progress", but was unwilling to say when it might see the light of day.
"Even if I was able to talk about it now, it might completely change in a few weeks and so would no longer be relevant."
The star, whose hits include Wuthering Heights and Running Up That Hill, has been famously reclusive in recent years.
The full Kate Bush interview can be heard on Front Row on Radio 4 at 1915 BST on Wednesday.
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Tonga is a small island in the Pacific Ocean, east of Australia.
Experts from New Zealand's GNS Science agency said volcanic activity had been recorded for a few weeks.
It's thought the volcano may have started under the ocean but erupted out of the water, creating a tiny new island.
Airlines hope they can carry on sending planes to Tonga on Wednesday, as long as the ash has cleared.
The Conservative leader said she wanted the "best possible deal" for Wales and the whole of the UK.
Meanwhile, Mrs May said the issue over whether ex-UKIP AM Mark Reckless sits with the Conservatives in the Senedd was a matter for the assembly group.
Her comments came after Labour denounced her visit to the party's Welsh heartlands on Tuesday as a stunt.
Speaking to BBC Radio Wales' Good Morning Wales, Mrs May said: "I want not only to get the best possible deal for trading with the European single market for the future, for businesses, for farmers, for Wales and the whole of the United Kingdom.
"I also want to see us opening up new markets across the rest of the world for people here in Wales to be trading with.
"Every vote here in Wales and across the UK for me and the Conservatives will be a vote that strengthens my hand in those important negotiations," she told the programme.
Prior to the announcement of the 2017 general election, a row was sparked within the Conservative party when Mark Reckless left UKIP and joined the Welsh Conservative group as an independent.
Asked if she had confidence in Andrew RT Davies' leadership, Mrs May replied: "Andrew Davies is the leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Welsh Assembly."
Speaking for the first time about the row, she added: "Andrew Davies has been doing a good job in the Welsh Assembly. It's their decision as to who sits with them.
"Mark Reckless is an independent member of the Welsh Assembly."
On Tuesday, Welsh Labour leader and First Minister Carwyn Jones said Mrs May's decision to visit Labour heartlands in Wales was a "stunt".
He said what was important was that people "see the Tories for what they are, their idea of leadership is to say nothing and do nothing".
"What we want is to offer hope," he said, "to say to people it doesn't have to be this way".
Plaid Cymru MP Jonathan Edwards said: "You have to travel 1000km across Europe to find a poorer place than West Wales and the Valleys - that is the legacy of the Tories in government.
"The Conservatives have never, and will never, operate in the best interest of Wales, and with Labour too weak and divided to challenge them, it is left to Plaid Cymru to fight for the best possible Brexit deal for our country."
Consultant numbers are up significantly over six years during which nurse numbers have barely increased - and all in the face of surging patient demand.
First, those nurse staffing levels.
According to the Health and Social Care Information Centre, there was an increase of just 1.1% over the six years to September 2015 with a total of 281,000 full-time equivalent posts for nurses and health visitors in England.
Contrast that with the increase in demand on the NHS.
Analysis by Nuffield Trust shows that referrals by GPs to hospital appointments were up 16% between 2009-10 and 2014-15.
Emergency admissions through A&E units were up 18% over that period.
While nurse and health visitor posts increasing only marginally, and with a drive to raise patient safety standards since the Mid-Staffordshire care scandal, there has been a surge in spending on agency staff as hospitals struggled to fill rotas.
Candace Imison of Nuffield Trust points out that the latest figures do not include agency nurses.
"Using the private sector to hire nurses in this way is estimated to have cost the NHS almost £1bn last year alone," she says.
"The premium paid for getting these staff from agencies will have contributed significantly to the £2.8bn collective deficit that we expect trusts to have at the end of the financial year."
Dame Donna Kinnair, of the Royal College of Nursing, said the "meagre" increase in vital nursing staff was hard to understand and argued that it reflected recruitment failures in earlier years.
"The government must commit to train and retain more nurses to ensure patients receive the care they deserve."
For its part, the government argues that more nurse training places are being created, with an increase of more than 15% between 2013-14 and 2016-17.
Critics, however, point out that a new system requiring trainees to borrow for their fees may deter new recruits.
A Department of Health spokesman said: "We are intensively supporting challenged trusts to improve finances, while clamping down on rip-off staffing agencies and helping hospitals become more efficient by sharing best practice across the service."
Doctor numbers have risen faster than nurse staff numbers over the six years to 2015.
There are 4.2% more junior doctors and there has been an increase of 22.5% in the number of consultants.
This reflects a government decision more than a decade ago to recruit more senior clinicians.
The impact of this may now be tailing off with a small drop in junior doctor numbers in the year to September 2015.
And what of NHS managers?
Their number has fallen more than a fifth over the six-year period, reinforcing the argument of health service leaders that management away from the front line has become more efficient.
Curiously the management total did increase over the latest recorded year and the next set of figures will be scrutinised to see whether this was a blip or the start of a new upward trend.
On stage in San Jose, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged the prohibitive cost of the current Oculus Rift headset.
During the presentation he also demonstrated software for interacting with friends in virtual reality.
Missing, however, was the Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey.
The 23-year-old, normally a fixture of the company’s events, was recently revealed to be funding an online campaign in support of Presidential candidate Donald Trump. He later apologised.
A spokesman told the BBC Mr Luckey did not attend the event as he wanted to avoid being a “distraction” to the day's announcements.
Mr Luckey was not mentioned, nor did he appear in any of the promotion videos shown during the keynote presentation.
Technology analyst Ben Woods, from CCS Insight, said Mr Luckey’s role at the company may be limited in future.
“I think even without that distraction, which was unfortunate, he probably wouldn’t have had a big role here anyway.
"The company has moved on from someone jumping on stage in flip-flops and Hawaiian shirts saying crazy stuff - it has to professionalise if this is to be a cornerstone of Facebook’s future."
Holy grail
The event, Oculus’s third ever developer conference, comes as it faces fierce competition in the VR market.
Earlier this week Google showed the first version of Daydream VR, its headset which is powered by mobile phone.
And next week Sony is set to launch its PlayStation VR headset. It will work with the PlayStation 4 console, making it a considerably cheaper than the Oculus - though not as powerful.
At the higher-end of the VR market, HTC Vive has been well-received by gamers and has the backing of PC gaming giant Valve.
It leaves Facebook in need of a holy grail headset that offers high-end visuals and interaction at a price more akin to the lower end models currently on the market.
That’s being worked on now, Mr Zuckerberg said.
“We believe that there is a sweet spot - a standalone virtual reality product that is high quality, that is affordable, and you can bring with you out into the world.
"It’s still early, so I don’t want to get your hopes up too much."
The key innovation will be in using Computer Vision Software (CVS), Mr Zuckerberg said. This would enable the headset to see what’s around it and detect its own movements - allowing the wearer to walk around freely.
Currently, the Oculus Rift - and other high-end headsets - use a series of sensors to track the person’s movements around a set area.
Social interaction
As he has done in the past, Mr Zuckerberg referred to virtual reality as the next major computing platform.
On stage, he demonstrated a VR environment for interacting with friends.
Mr Zuckerberg was placed in a virtual environment with two colleagues. Each could see an avatar of each other - a cartoon-like figure designed to resemble the real person.
Using the Oculus Rift’s handheld touch controllers, each avatar could be controlled to show a range of emotions such as laughter and shock. Voice sentiment analysis was also used to convey emotions on the avatars.
In the same demo, the surrounding environment was changed to a 360-degree video of Mr Zuckerberg’s front room - along with his dog, Beast. Here, Mr Zuckerberg was able to take a real-world video call from his wife, Priscilla Chan.
It was a baffling array of technologies laid on top of each other, and an intriguing glimpse into what a social network like Facebook might become in the virtual world.
Product releases
It will take some time before this software is ready, and the Facebook founder will have a task on his hands to convince users that hanging out with friends virtually can be a comfortable experience.
“It’s more of a statement of intent then something consumers will be able to get their heads around today,” said Mr Wood from CCS Insight.
"Virtual social presence is really Mark Zuckerberg’s big commercial bet as a future chapter for Facebook.
"We’ll look back on today and see that it’s a pivotal moment in how Facebook envisions VR in its mass consumer offering.”
In the run up to Christmas, Oculus is putting out some long-awaited pieces of hardware.
Its handheld Touch controllers, first announced more than a year ago, will be released on 6 December, and will cost $199.
Additional motion sensors, which will allow “room scale” VR so players can move around more freely, will soon be able to be bought separately for $79 (£63).
There will be 35 new gaming titles available when Touch launches, Oculus said, a number which may rise.
Of the new offerings, it was Epic Games' Robot Recall, a comedic take on a robot revolution, that stood out.
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San Francisco's public works agency says it is testing a new urine-repellent paint in areas popular with people looking to relieve themselves.
Anyone choosing to use the treated walls as a toilet will see their urine "bounce back", according to a spokeswoman for the agency.
We have been finding out what you think of the idea and asking for your alternative solutions.
@Chrisbolton tweets: There is only one sane answer to this. More public toilets.
@NothappyMatt poses the question: What happens when they don't use the walls? It was a kind of courtesy.
While @MikayalaAmbrose raises an interesting point: You realise this paint won't work with women right?
@Mr_MuddyPuddle came up with another solution "A real life RoboCop".
@Jawhara333 had more ideas: big fines, strict rules, public teaching boards & more public toilets.
Jan van de Hoeven agreed with the idea via email: 'This is a good thing for sure, but at the same time a lot more public toilets should be placed throughout cities around the world. I'm an older man and my bladder doesn't have the holding power it used to have.'
@Jay_Worrell tweeted: I'd create "Parenting Skills" - I know it's pretty out there.
The idea could also be popular elsewhere in the world with @FreshtaKarim tweeting: We should also start similar campaign in Kabul where many men urinate on streets. While @Tamana_nainani adds: Haha - this should be introduced in India!
And @ShadesofIndia tweets: If this happens in Pakistan lots of men will be seen walking around in wall-repelled-pee-filled clothes.
And finally, @rosemleeds wants to address a different form of anti social behaviour: Concrete pavements that chewing gum won't stick to.
Thank you for all of your suggestions. We've had great fun reading them. You can see more via the replies to our tweet.
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The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) is recommending a basic universal income.
In a new report, the author calls the approach the best alternative "to help people improve their own lives".
The RSA estimates that its proposal would cost about an extra 1% of annual national income (GDP).
The idea is in principle fairly straightforward: a standard payment is made to every citizen. The report illustrates how it might work using data for taxes and benefits in 2012-2013.
The basic income for people aged between 25 and 65 would in this example be £3,692. There is a pension of about double that amount for those older than 65.
There would be a basic income for children too: for the first child it would be higher than the working age adult basic until they reach school age. Above that age, and for all children after the first, it would be below that level.
The proposal does involve some cost, but it does replace many existing benefits and it would eliminate the personal income tax allowance. The basic income would mean there would not be the need for the first slug of earnings to be tax-free.
It would clearly be a radical change - so why does the RSA think it necessary?
Anthony Painter, its director of policy and strategy and author of the report, says: "The welfare state has become incredibly complex whilst locking those it seeks to help in a vicious circle of low pay, insecurity and an intrusive state."
The RSA's plan picks up an idea that has gained popularity in recent years. Finland is undertaking a pilot scheme, although it will not report its results until 2019.
Some cities in the Netherlands are also looking at the idea. There is also a debate in Switzerland about introducing a basic income.
In the UK, the idea is being promoted by a group called the Citizen's Income Trust (CIT) and the RSA proposals are based on their ideas.
The potential advantages include simplicity of administration given that you only need to establish that the person receiving it is a citizen.
There is a nod in the RSA proposal to the political debate in the UK about European migrants and benefits. They would be eligible only after contributing for a number of years.
One of the aims of the proposal is to reduce the disincentive to work - or to work more - that comes with the withdrawal of means-tested benefits.
As a recipient's income rises, entitlement to most benefits declines and they can be left with only a very small amount of any additional income. It's known as the poverty trap or welfare trap.
If there is no means testing, the disincentive would come from income tax and national insurance.
The RSA does also include some means-testing in the basic idea. For people with incomes over £75,000, their entitlement would be gradually withdrawn, completely so for any with an income of more than £150,000.
There is also a complication in these proposals: the treatment of housing costs. They vary so much around the country that it is difficult to build them into a single national basic income.
The RSA proposal does not cover housing costs, and it suggests investigation of various possible reforms of housing benefits that are means tested.
The RSA suggests further work on three options for housing costs. Two of them would involve withdrawing the benefit with rising income, and one would not, although it would be linked to local housing market conditions.
Tim Blackwell, writing in the New Statesman, identified housing benefit and council tax as a major weakness when he looked at the CIT proposals. He said that the combined effect of tax, national insurance and the withdrawal of housing benefit and council tax support was to leave the individual with just over 10% of any additional income they might earn.
In terms of how wins and who loses, much depends on the precise of levels chosen, but is certainly possible that there will be groups who lose out. Under the CIT scheme, Mr Blackwell wrote that "lone parent tenants in need of childcare would do very badly".
This general approach has been supported by the Green Party in the UK. It is also advocated by Sam Bowman of the Adam Smith Institute, a think tank that is not party political but is vigorously pro-free market in its outlook.
But the approach does have its critics. Some argue that if there is a guaranteed basic income, some people will choose not to work. For many the idea of simply giving people cash is very unpalatable.
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With delicate features and an unkempt beard, Maxime Hauchard, 22, helped to carry out executions in the arid Syrian landscape.
He was once, according to his uncle, a calm and happy little boy. "He was never even naughty as a child," Pascal Hauchard said.
But this week, Maxime became the latest name in the roll-call of Western recruits fighting alongside Islamic State.
He had already given a Skype interview to French television, describing life in Syria and his desire to become a martyr.
It's an odd kind of celebrity for a French boy from rural Normandy who, according to local reports, converted to Islam at the age of 17.
But converts appear to make up a striking number of the French citizens attracted to the militants' cause, and generate a huge amount of interest back home, as shown by the case of the British militant nicknamed "Jihadi John".
The second Frenchman has been named by prosecutors as Mickael Dos Santos, 22, from a small town just south-east of Paris.
"They do it on purpose, of course they do," says Professor Jean-Pierre Filiu, from the School of International Affairs at Sciences-Po.
"Western recruits have no military value [to militant groups] at the moment; they have no training or expertise. Their value is in propaganda and recruitment. Militant leaders want to use European Muslims as hostages for their own propaganda, to generate fear of a fifth column back home. And it's working."
Responding to the latest video, President Francois Hollande said that more must be done to warn French families of the dangers of militant recruitment campaigns, which he said could touch people from every background, including converts.
Converts do appear to make up a substantial portion of those attracted to IS from France.
One recent survey by the French Institute, CPDSI, found that 90% of those who adopted radical Islamic beliefs had French grandparents, and that 80% came from atheist families.
Over half of all phone calls to a government helpline, set up to combat jihadist recruitment, concerned teenagers without any Muslim or Arab background. Those figures may not be representative of all French recruits in Syria, but they give some context to stories like Hauchard's.
Pierre N'Gahane, who is a member of a government de-radicalisation team working on the issue, says the profiles of those attracted to IS ideology are hugely varied.
"You have the young girl who got high grades at school, and went to dance lessons, who in the course of a single day rejected her friends, and changed her dress and diet," he explained.
"Or the serial delinquent, always in trouble with the law, who dropped out of the army. Or the young student who was already isolated, and tips into radicalism during one moment of fragility."
Prof Filiu believes that the reason these young people have such hugely diverse profiles is partly a reflection of the tactics used by IS.
"Any recruits that arrive are brutalised in a kind of initiation ceremony," he told the BBC, "and then they are forced to recruit four or five of their buddies through Facebook. That's why you have profiles that are so unpredictable, and why converts bring in more converts."
But, he says, it's also precisely because most of them don't come from a Muslim religious culture and aren't looking for religion at all.
Instead they are isolated teenagers, "fast-tracked" into an extreme ideology, "a cult", whose appeal is very different to the piety and purity promised by organised religion, Mr Filiu adds.
"If you look at the images sent home," he told me, " it's all pizza and guns and sunsets over the Euphrates. It's an offer to join 'the winners'. Anybody who wants to become famous knows that if he goes and kills a hostage, he'll become a star, and be splashed across the front page of the newspaper back home."
Pierre N'Gahane agrees. "Converts to radical Islam are very different to those converting to Islam," he says.
"They don't go through the mosque. They're fragile people who are drawn to a sectarian version of Islam, and really any other kind of sect would have done just as well. The attraction is a narrative that gives them an identity as victims of Western society, and as somehow special and chosen by God."
That has clear implications for how the government here should be tackling the problem.
Imams and mosques have little influence on recruitment drives which happen almost entirely on Facebook or via other internet sites. And there are few easy ways to tackle a network with such intimate connections and such disparate appeal.
Some have blamed France's social inequality or lack of integration, but surveys have suggested that many converts are from well-integrated, middle-class families.
But with more than 1,000 French citizens now either fighting with groups like IS, en route to join them, planning to do so, or returning to France, the government is under pressure to curb the flow of recruits.
It has launched several programmes designed to target those at risk. One of the most recent, says Mr N'Gahane, focuses on offering psychological support to those wanting to leave France to join the group.
The police now also have the power to confiscate the passports of anyone believed to be about to flee.
Prof Filiu says societies may always harbour a radical fringe, ripe for cults to tap into.
What makes this recruitment drive so effective, he believes, is the way it harnesses the internet for a simple but effective propaganda campaign. The only way to counter it, he says, is to ignore the European faces in its execution videos, and its use of Islamic symbols, and focus on the victims.
But so far, he says, "they're winning. And we're just following each red herring they throw at us".
Controllers on Monday emptied the satellite's fuel tanks and commanded the observatory to sever all communications.
The "passivated" spacecraft is now in a slow drift around the Sun, about 2.14 million km from Earth.
With its 3.5m mirror and three state-of-the-art instruments, Herschel was the most powerful observatory of its kind ever put in space.
In its four years of operations, it gathered pictures and other data at far-infrared wavelengths that have transformed our understanding of star formation and galaxy evolution.
The final command to turn off the communications transponder was sent from the European Space Operations Centre (Esoc) in Darmstadt, Germany, at 12:25 GMT.
The great distance to Herschel meant it took six seconds for the radio message to reach the observatory and a further six seconds for ground stations on Earth to confirm the loss of signal.
"It really was a beautiful spacecraft," said Micha Schmidt, the European Space Agency's (Esa) Herschel spacecraft operations manager.
"It never gave us too much trouble. And that allowed us to streamline things; to learn a lot about pointing the spacecraft, for example. This meant we could maximise the science," he told BBC News.
Decommissioning became necessary when Herschel used up the last of its superfluid helium coolant.
This had maintained the efficient working of the instruments and their detectors, which needed to be kept just fractions of a degree above absolute zero.
When the helium ran dry, Herschel was effectively blind to the objects it wanted to see on the sky.
End-of-life actions involved moving the satellite from its observation station, a gravitational "sweetspot" about 1.5 million km on the "nightside" of the Earth known as the second Lagrangian point (L2).
This will keep the 7m-long spacecraft well clear of other astronomy missions that want to use L2's very stable temperature and light conditions.
Controllers also emptied Herschel's hydrazine propellant tanks to reduce the risk of future explosion.
This involved commanding the satellite to fire its thrusters to exhaustion.
As Herschel drifts, probably in a slow tumble, it will continue to charge its batteries and provide power to the onboard computer.
"In normal circumstances, there is an automatic recovery function whereby Herschel would try to switch on the transponder, but we have overridden this," said Mr Schmidt.
"It will never contact Earth again. We could re-command it. This mode is hardwired and we can't overcome this. But we have no intention of doing that."
Although the spacecraft operation phase may be over, the huge amount of data acquired by Herschel means that the science phase is only now getting into its stride.
Astronomers will continue to scrutinise Herschel's pictures and make discoveries long into the future.
Many of its observations will also be followed up by other telescopes that are able to see some of the same wavelengths of lights. Among them is the giant new Alma radio network in Chile.
"Herschel has been so impressive and its scientific discoveries will continue for a decade at least, if not longer. When you have a cryogenic telescope like this, you almost have to rush because you know it will operate only for a finite time - you have to get all your observations done as fast as you can. But then you go through the data and we will be doing that for a very long time to come," said Prof Alvaro Gimenez, Esa's science director.
"Herschel has taught us so much about stars and planets in our own galaxy. It has shown us how many stars form along great filaments [of gas and dust]. That's something we simply didn't know before," he told BBC News here at the Paris Air Show.
Herschel was launched in 2009 with the Planck Surveyor, which was also stationed at L2.
This telescope, which has been studying the "oldest light" in the Universe, is expected to end its mission around October and will be passivated in the same way as its sibling.
Esa's next mission to the Lagrangian point will be Gaia. Scheduled to launch in September, this space telescope will make the most precise map yet of the stars in our Milky Way Galaxy.
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It is crucial for sex as it helps produce semen and is involved in ejaculation.
But it is also the leading cause of cancer in men, with 40,000 diagnosed each year, Prostate Cancer UK says.
A survey by the charity showed nearly one in five men did not even know they had a prostate and men were "blind" to the risk of cancer.
The gland, which is about the size of a walnut, sits below the bladder and in front of the rectum.
It produces the fluid that nourishes sperm.
The survey of 1,900 men found:
Prostate Cancer UK chief executive Angela Culhane, told the BBC News website: "Men are very ignorant about prostate cancer and it's dangerous because it is actually the most common cancer in men.
"The things it does affect - ejaculation and sexual function, urine flow and incontinence - are not regularly talked about over the dinner table or in the pub."
Nearly 11,000 men die from prostate cancer each year.
It can have few symptoms in the early stages, and because of its location most symptoms are linked to urination:
Ms Culhane said: "A man in his 30s with none of the risk factors shouldn't be overly worried - but for men at higher risk, they should have a conversation with their GP or one of our specialist nurses.
"If they have a family history, are black [black men are twice as likely to develop prostate cancer as the overall population] or are over 50, then, generally, they should be thinking about having a conversation.
"As a country, we need to wake up and stop men dying needlessly.
Ignoring prostate cancer won't beat it - only fighting it will."
Former England and Newcastle United footballer Les Ferdinand, who saw his grandfather suffer with the disease at the end of his life, said: "I'm not surprised so many men don't know what their prostate does - it's an easy gland to ignore.
"In fact, until prostate cancer affected my family, my knowledge of the prostate was pretty slim.
"Don't ignore the statistics and don't ignore your risk.
"Join the fight to beat the disease."
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Scientists working on a demonstration of its key measurement technologies say they have just beaten the sensitivity performance that will be required. Â
The European Space Agency (Esa), which will operate the billion-euro mission, is now expected to "select" the project, perhaps as early as June.
The LISA venture intends to emulate the success of ground-based detectors.
These have already witnessed the warping of space-time that occurs when black holes 10-20 times the mass of the Sun collide about a billion light-years from Earth.
LISA, however, aims to detect the coming together of truly gargantuan black holes, millions of times the mass of the Sun, all the way out to the edge of the observable Universe.
Researchers will use this information to trace the evolution of the cosmos, from its earliest structures to the complex web of galaxies we see around us today.
The performance success of the measurement demonstration was announced here in Boston at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
It occurred on Esa's LISA "Pathfinder" (LPF) spacecraft that has been flying for just over a year.
This probe is trialling parts of the laser interferometer that will eventually be used to detect passing gravitational waves.
When Pathfinder's instrumentation was set running it was hoped it would get within a factor of 10 of the sensitivity that would ultimately be needed by the LISA mission, proper.
In the event, LPF not only matched this mark, but went on to exceed it after 12 months of experimentation.
"You can do the full science of LISA just based on what LPF has got. And that's thrilling; it really is beyond our dreams," Prof Stefano Vitale, Pathfinder's principal investigator, told BBC News.
Gravitational waves - Ripples in the fabric of space-time
The first detection of gravitational waves at the US LIGO laboratories in late 2015 has been described as one of the most important physics breakthroughs in decades.
Being able to sense the subtle warping of space-time that occurs as a result of cataclysmic events offers a completely new way to study the Universe, one that does not depend on traditional telescope technology.
Rather than trying to see the light from far-off events, scientists would instead "listen" to the vibrations these events produce in the very fabric of the cosmos.
LIGO achieved its success by discerning the tiny perturbations in laser light that was bounced between super-still mirrors suspended in kilometres' long, vacuum tunnels.
LISA would do something very similar, except its lasers would bounce between free-floating gold-platinum blocks carried on three identical spacecraft separated by 2.5 million km.
Laser science: Lisa Pathfinder's technology demonstration
In both cases, the demand is to characterise fantastically small accelerations in the measurement apparatus as it is squeezed and stretched by the passing gravitational waves.
For LISA the projected standard is to characterise movements down below the femto-g level - a millionth of a billionth of the acceleration a falling apple experiences at Earth's surface; and to do that over periods of minutes to hours.
LISA Pathfinder has just succeeded in achieving sub-femto sensitivity over timescales of half a day. Getting stability at the lowest frequencies is very important.
"The lower the frequency to which you go, the bigger are the bodies that generate gravitational waves; the more intense are the gravitational waves; and the more far away are the bodies. So, the lower the frequencies, the deeper into the Universe you go," explained Prof Vitale, who is affiliated to Italian the Institute for Nuclear Physics and University of Trento.
To be clear, LPF cannot itself detect gravitational waves because the "arm length" of the system has been shrunk down from 2.5 million km to just 38 cm - to be able to fit inside a single demonstration spacecraft - but it augurs well for the full system.
Esa recently issued a call for proposals to fly a gravitational science mission in 2034. The BBC understands the agency received only one submission - from the LISA Consortium.
This is unusual. Normally such calls attract a number of submissions from several groups all with different ideas for a mission. But in this instance, it is maybe not so surprising given that the LISA concept has been investigated for more than two decades.
Prof Karsten Danzmann, co-PI on LPF and the lead proposer of LISA, hopes a way can be found to fly his consortium's three-spacecraft detection system earlier than 2034, perhaps as early as 2029. But that requires sufficient money being available.
"The launch date is only programatically dominated, not technically," Prof Danzmann told BBC News.
"And with all the interest in gravitational waves building up right now, ways will be found to fly almost simultaneously with Athena (Europe's next-generation X-ray telescope slated to launch in 2028).
"This would make perfect sense because we can tell the X-ray guys where to look, because we get the alert of any bright (black hole) merger immediately, and then we can tell them, 'look in the next hour and you'll see an X-ray flash'."
"That would be tremendously exciting to do multi-messenger astronomy with LISA and Athena at the same time."
LISA could be selected as a confirmed project at Esa's Science Programme Committee in June. There would then be a technical review followed by parallel industrial studies to assess the best, most cost-effective way to construct the mission.
Agreement will also be sought with the Americans to bring them onboard. They are likely to contribute about $300-400m of the overall cost in the form of components, such as the lasers that will be fired between LISA's trio of spacecraft.
The LPF demonstration experiments are due to end in May, or June at the latest.
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The company said the move was testament to their "continued efficiency".
However, about 500 non-domestic customers will see a 2.8% rise in trade effluent charges from April.
The news comes after water charges rose by 2.4% last year due to a big increase in Northern Ireland Water's own rates bill.
Northern Ireland Water reviews its tariffs for water and sewerage services annually and agrees them with the Utility Regulator.
Businesses and farms pay bills, with the majority, around 70,000, being metered for their water use and sewerage services.
The company's finance director Ronan Larkin said the upcoming freeze in prices was "excellent news for local businesses who continue to trade in difficult circumstances".
The Belgian, who previously led the team in 2003, replaces Milovan Rajevac, who was ousted by reported player power earlier this month.
Thursday's appointment came just 16 days before Algeria play Nigeria in a 2018 World Cup qualifier.
"This choice was unanimously approved by members of the federal bureau," said the Algerian federation in a statement.
"The commission, having consulted several coaches, had decided on a shortlist of five trainers."
Leekens is the third Algeria coach this year after Serbia's Rajevac replaced Frenchman Christian Gourcuff, who surprisingly stepped down in April with two years left on his contract.
The 67-year-old takes charge just two days after losing his job at Belgian side Lokeren, who have lost eight out of 12 games this season.
The bespectacled coach led Algeria for four months in 2003 before leaving for 'family reasons' just days after qualifying the team for the 2004 Nations Cup.
After the 12 November qualifier in Nigeria, the former Belgium coach will concentrate his efforts on January's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.
Algeria, currently ranked third in Africa after a long spell in first place, have been drawn in Group B where they will face Senegal, Tunisia and Zimbabwe.
Leekens led Tunisia at the last Nations Cup and was moments away from leading the Carthage Eagles to their first semi-finals since winning the tournament in 2004.
Yet a controversial penalty awarded to Equatorial Guinea allowed the host nation to equalise in stoppage time before winning in extra-time, prompting Leekens to call the result a 'shame for football.'
His predecessor Rajevac left the Algeria post after just three months and two unbeaten matches in the job.
This month's 1-1 World Cup qualifying draw at home to Cameroon reportedly prompted the players to complain about his methods.
Rajevac, who led Ghana to the 2010 World Cup quarter-finals, had started the match with leading names Yacine Brahimi and Sofiane Feghouli as substitutes.
Algeria are one of the favourites for January's Nations Cup and are seeking a first title since winning on home soil in 1990.
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The Team Sky rider hit his head on a telegraph pole and fell off the side of the road but was soon back on his bike.
Spain's Ruben Plaza held off green jersey leader Peter Sagan to win the stage in Gap as Britain's Chris Froome retained his overall lead.
Sagan finished second for the fifth time in this year's Tour.
After Tuesday's rest day, the Tour continues on Wednesday with a 161km stage starting in Digne-les-Bains.
There had been relatively few alarms during the 201km stage from Bourg-de-Peage to Gap until Thomas's dramatic crash.
Thomas was in a dwindling group of riders making their way down the descent from the category two Col de Manse when French rider Barguil got his line wrong on a corner and ran into the Welshman.
Barguil managed to stay on the road but Thomas was propelled towards some spectators standing on the outside of the bend.
The Welshman struck a telegraph pole heavily and was thrown over the edge of the road. After initial uncertainty over what had happened to him, it soon emerged that he had been able to rejoin the race and he eventually finished less than 40 seconds behind the remnants of the yellow jersey group.
Thomas, who retained sixth place in the general classification, said: "Everyone knows it's a dodgy descent, I just got taken out - 100% it was a mistake.
"I feel all right for now - I guess the doctor will ask me my name and date of birth soon.
"A nice Frenchman pulled me out - but I lost my glasses as well. They don't even make them any more."
Barguil argued that Tejay van Garderen had touched him with his shoulder going into the bend. Van Garderen said: "Warren was trying to come over the top of me. I was trying to keep my position and stay safe."
Team Sky had gone into the day with all nine of their riders but lost workhorse Peter Kennaugh earlier in the stage when he abandoned.
"Pete has been suffering from a respiratory illness for the last two days," said Team Sky doctor Richard Usher.
"He had been recovering and felt better ahead of the start, but the combination of the heat today and the fast start in the peloton made it extremely difficult."
It was a very sedate stage for the general classification contenders for most of the day but it exploded into life in the final half hour as they climbed up the Col de Manse before the fast descent into Gap.
Defending champion Vincenzo Nibali had already launched an attack and pulled clear of the yellow jersey group before Alberto Contador and Alejandro Valverde also attacked Froome.
Froome lost his able lieutenant when Thomas crashed but he still had team-mate Wouter Poels with him and was able to reach the finish without losing any time to any of his major rivals except Nibali, who is seven minutes 49 seconds behind.
Nairo Quintana remains second, three minutes 10 seconds behind Froome, with American Tejay van Garderen in third.
After a flurry of attacks early in the stage, a group of 23 riders eventually pulled clear and built a substantial lead over the peloton that at one point was more than 20 minutes.
Green jersey holder Sagan was in that group and seemed determined to claim his first stage win at the Tour since 2013 as he repeatedly chased down attacks off the front of the breakaway as they neared the finish in Gap.
Sagan is an excellent descender and obviously fancied his chances if he could reach the top of the category two Col de Manse close to the finish with the breakaway all together.
The Tinkoff-Saxo rider led the chase to reel back an attempt to pull clear by Adam Hansen and Marco Heller but Lampre-Merida rider Plaza got clear up the slopes of the day's final climb and held on during the descent to finish 30 seconds clear of the unfortunate Sagan.
"It's the most important win of my 15 years as a professional," said Plaza.
It was not all bad for Sagan, though, as he won the day's intermediate sprint and picked up more green jersey points for finishing second and now has an 89-point lead over Andre Greipel.
The second and final rest day of the Tour takes place on Tuesday before the race moves into the Alps with four potentially decisive stages culminating in a climb up Alpe d'Huez on Saturday.
After that all that remains will be the largely processional final stage into Paris, where the sprinters will get one more final shot at glory.
When action resumes on Wednesday the riders will go the 161km from Digne-les-Bains to Pra-Loup.
That takes us over the category one Col d'Allos as well as two category two climbs (including a summit finish at Pra-Loup) and two category three climbs.
"All the yellow jersey contenders will try to go as hard as they can on the final climb and into the finish," reckons Geraint Thomas.
1. Ruben Plaza (Spa) Lampre 4hrs 30mins 10secs
2. Peter Sagan (Slo) Tinkoff-Saxo +30 secs
3. Jarlinson Pantano (Col) IAM Cycling) +36secs
4. Simon Geschke (Ger) Giant +40secs
5. Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek same time
6. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R same time
7. Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Team MTN +53secs
8. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto +1min
9. Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis +1min 22secs
10. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Europcar same time
1. Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky 64hrs 47mins 16secs
2. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar +3mins 10secs
3. Tejay van Garderen (US) BMC Racing +3mins 32secs
4. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar +4mins 2secs
5. Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo +4mins 23secs
6. Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky +5mins 32secs
7. Robert Gesink (Ned) Lotto +6mins 23secs
8. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana +7mins 49secs
9. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek +8mins 53secs
10. Warren Barguil (Fra) Giant +11mins 3secs
Changes to student finance announced in the Budget will mean an initial £2bn annual saving for the government, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
But the IFS estimates only a quarter of these loans will be repaid and the long-term annual saving will be £270m.
The government says it is committed to "widening access in higher education".
More than half a million students from poorer backgrounds currently receive a maintenance grant, at a cost to the taxpayer of about £1.57bn a year.
From 2016, these will be replaced with loans, which they will be expected to repay in addition to loans for their tuition fees.
The IFS says the new loans will mean up to £550 more "cash in pocket" per year for those students, but they will graduate owing up to £53,000 in total, compared with £40,500 before maintenance grants were scrapped.
In the short term, government borrowing will fall by £2bn a year, because spending on grants counts towards the government's borrowing, while spending on loans does not count in the same way, the IFS says.
However in the longer term the IFS says savings will be much less than this, because it estimates that only a quarter of students borrowing an additional loan will be able to pay if off in their working lifetime, when they earn over £21,000.
Chancellor George Osborne is consulting on how much a graduate must earn before paying back their loans.
If repayments were fixed at the present level of £21,000 for five years, not rising with inflation, the IFS estimates overall graduate loan repayments would increase on average by a further £3,800 per student.
Middle income students are forecast to be hit the hardest, costing them an extra £6,000 over the repayment of their loan.
Jack Britton, research economist at the IFS said: "It is the freezing of the repayment threshold which will do more to raise loan repayments, and hence increase the cost of higher education."
University and College Union general secretary Sally Hunt said: "It is little more than a tax on aspiration and exposes this government as certainly not being on the side of the strivers."
A Department of Business, Innovation and Skills spokesman said: "Anyone with the ability to succeed should have the opportunity to participate, regardless of their background or ability to pay.
"The changes announced in the Budget provide students with more money in their pockets to help with living costs while studying.
"Lifting the cap on student numbers also means that more people will be able to benefit from higher education than ever before."
Stewie's owner, Robin Hendrickson, said the pet died on Monday evening after having cancer for a year.
The cat, of Reno, Nevada, was awarded the record, measured from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail, by the Guinness Book of Records in 2010.
Stewie was a certified therapy animal that frequently visited a local senior centre near his home.
Ms Hendrickson said: "Stewie was always very social and loved meeting new people. He has touched many lives, and for that I am grateful."
He was also the record-holder for world's longest cat tail.
The data showed there were over 382,000 patients waiting longer than the target timeframe in April out of a total of 3.78 million on the waiting list.
Problems also continued to be seen in waiting times for A&E and cancer.
The NHS England figures had been due out on Thursday, but were postponed to avoid being published on polling day.
Clare Marx, president of the Royal College of Surgeons, said she expected the situation to get worse given NHS England said earlier this year it was willing to see waiting times increase so it could prioritise A&E and cancer.
"Too many patients are waiting excessively long," she added.
The figures also showed the four-hour target to be seen in A&E and the 62-day goal for cancer patients to start their treatment were being missed.
NHS Providers chief executive Chris Hopson, said: "These figures show there has been no respite for the NHS. The concerns about the ability of the health service to respond to growing demand - which became so pressing during the winter - are still with us.
"It is clear that trusts are continuing to do all they can. But it is equally clear the situation is unsustainable.
"Despite political uncertainty, we need urgent decisions to ensure the NHS has the capacity to deal with the coming winter, and beyond that, to respond to longer term pressures."
A judiciary spokesman described the unidentified man as a "spy who had infiltrated the nuclear team".
The man was held for several days, Gholamhosein Mohseni Ejehi said, before being released on bail.
Last year's nuclear deal was widely celebrated in Iran and internationally, but some Iranian hardliners saw it as a capitulation to the US.
The deal with the US, UK, China, France, Germany and Russia resulted in the lifting of sanctions against Iran imposed over its nuclear programme.
No details have been given about the arrest and it remains unclear on whether it is the same case as the one reported on Wednesday by semi-official Iranian news agency Tabnak.
It said that Abdolrasoul Dorri Esfahani, a dual-national in charge of banking issues during the two-year negotiations, was arrested for "selling the country's economic details to foreigners".
But Mr Dorri Esfahani later gave an interview with Tabnak in which he dismissed the reports as "ridiculous".
He was a member of a parallel team working on lifting economic sanctions, under one of the main negotiators for the deal, Iranian media reported.
Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said last week that the suspect was "active in the field of the Iranian economy, and was linked to the British espionage service".
Unconfirmed reports in Iranian media linked the detained man with US and British intelligence.
The ample amphibian managed to get himself firmly wedged in a gap between the boards in a Norwich garden.
"He was the biggest, fattest toad I have ever seen," said RSPCA inspector Jason Finch, who had to saw around the boards to release it.
The tubby toad was unharmed after being safely released near the garden pond.
"Much like his literary counterpart, this Mr Toad had got himself in a spot of bother," Mr Finch said.
"I can only think he was after a nice fly or a juicy bug when he decided to stick his head down the gap."
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In fact, the toad was so firmly wedged, he could not be pulled out without the risk of injury.
The Coleburn Road homeowner allowed Mr Finch to saw the boards, however, the determined toad managed to squeeze his bottom through the gap and then became trapped under the decking.
After removing a section of the decking, the toad was lifted to safety and released.
Mr Finch said it was "really heart-warming that people are prepared to go the extra mile" by allowing him to cut up their decking to rescue the toad.
The Medway University Technical College will be open to students in Gravesham, Maidstone, Medway, Tonbridge and Mailling and Swale in September 2015.
Students at the school will have access to the Medway campus of the University of Greenwich Mid Kent college.
The school is part of a regeneration project at Chatham Docks.
Dr Karon Buck, principal of the new school, said: "This learning environment will reflect industry standards, and provide our students with the opportunity to work with and learn from leading professionals in their field of expertise."
The Senate adopted the bill by 196 votes to 146 on Tuesday evening. It must now be passed by the National Assembly, before becoming law.
Organisers of such pageants may face a jail term of up to two years and a fine of 30,000 euros (£25,000; $40,000).
The measure was prompted by a row over a photo shoot in Vogue magazine.
The photos published in December 2010 showed a girl of 10 with two others, all three in heavy make-up and wearing tight dresses, high heels and expensive jewellery.
Vogue defended the pictures, saying they merely portrayed a common fantasy among young girls - to dress like their mother.
Parliament heard a report entitled Against Hyper-Sexualisation: A New Fight For Equality, which called for the ban on beauty competitions for the under-16s. It also recommended other measures, not included in the bill, including a ban on child-size adult clothing such as padded bras and high-heeled shoes.
"Let us not make our girls believe from a very young age that their worth is only judged by their appearance," said the author of the report, former Sports Minister Chantal Jouanno.
Despite losing five wickets from their final 10 overs, Ben Slater's unbeaten 148 from 159 balls helped Derbyshire to reach 272-7 from their 50 overs.
Northants openers Josh Cobb (88) and Ben Duckett (70) batted well to ensure the hosts swiftly took control.
Their 116-run opening stand helped them to 278-3 - a seven-wicket win.
It is the first time Northamptonshire have qualified for the quarter-final stages of a domestic List A limited-overs competition since 2005.
Richard Gleeson (4-66) held Derbyshire back in their innings and took three quickfire wickets to reduce the visitors from 204-2 to 209-5 in just 12 balls.
The Red Hands face Cavan at Breffni Park with under-strength Donegal facing Ulster University also in Section C.
Derry and Armagh will have a mix of youth and experience in their Section A game where Down also face QUB.
In Section B, Monaghan host Fermanagh with Antrim up against St Mary's.
Niall Morgan, Peter Harte, Tiernan McCann, Connor McAliskey, Niall Sludden and Ronan O'Neill will all start for Tyrone against Cavan while Sean Cavanagh, Mattie Donnelly and Justin McMahon are named in the subs.
Michael Cassisy, Declan McClure and Cahir McCullagh all make their debuts for Harte's side as will Ronan McHugh and Harry Loughran if they are introduced.
Cathal McCarron is suspended for the Reds Hands following his sending off in last year's McKenna Cup Final
New Cavan manager Mattie McGleenan has named a largely experienced squad for the competition although David Givney is a notable absentee after pulling out of the squad following his appointment to a new job in London.
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With Donegal picking an under-21 squad for the Ulster competition, Ulster University will be favourites to earn an opening win at Ballybofey.
Martin McHugh's Jordanstown squad are likely to include Donegal regulars Paddy McBrearty, Ryan McHugh and Eoin McHugh as well as several Tyrone senior panelists.
Derry manager Damien Barton has named a very unfamiliar looking line-up for their tussle against Armagh at Owenbeg.
Experience will be provided by Niall Forester, Ryan Bell, Emmett McGuckin and Benny Herron but there are several debutants including Patrick Coney, Peter Hagan, Jack Doherty and Michael Warnock.
Armagh boss Kieran McGeeney has indicated he will pick his strongest possible side in the competition but James Morgan and Ciaran McKeever are among players being rested while at this stage, Jamie Clarke also looks unlikely to feature in the January games.
McGeeney has experienced campaigners Charlie Vernon, Mark Shields, Ethan Rafferty, Rory Grugan, Aidan Forker, Stephen Campbell, Gavin McParland and Aaron Findon all available but like all the other managers, the Armagh boss will be without several university-tied players.
Down are also a missing a large third-level contingent with Kilcoo's Aaron Morgan among 10 Mourne County men in James McCartan's QUB squad in line to face their own county at Downpatrick.
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The Queen's Down personnel includes Martin Clarke, who has opted out of Eamonn Burns' squad.
Kevin McKernan is set to feature for St Mary's in the competition while Burns is minus all of his Kilcoo contingent after their autumn club campaign in Ulster.
Newcomers called up by Burns for the competition include former Ballymena United soccer player Alan Davidson, who joins his Bredagh club-mates Conor Francis and Donal Hughes among the fresh faces.
Fermanagh's McKenna Cup absentees include Ruairi Corrigan, Sean Quigley and Ryan Jones who are all recovering from injury although Quigley could feature in the later stages of the competition.
On the plus side, Ryan McCluskey and Eddie Courtney are named in the panel after long periods out because of injury while squad newcomers include James Duffy and Tommy McCaffrey.
Fermanagh open their McKenna campaign at Clones against a Monaghan team which includes debutants James Mealiff and Michael Bannigan.
Conor Forde, Aaron Lynch, Stephen Mc Cabe, Stephen Finnegan, Niall Kearns and Mikey Murnaghan are also in line to make Monaghan debuts after being named in the subs.
Antrim managers Frank Fitzsimons and Gearoid Adams could give debuts to squad newcomers Stephen Tully, Sean Donnelly, Seamus McGarry, Pat Brannigan, Oisin Lenaghan and Eunan Walsh in the other Section B game against St Mary's at Glenavy.
Tyrone players Conall McCann, Kieran McGeary, Conor McShane and Conor Meyler could be in action for St Mary's along with Down's McKernan.
Tyrone: N Morgan; A McCrory, J Munroe, R McNabb; M Cassidy, T McCann, N Sludden, D McClure, P McNulty; D McCurry, P Harte, C McCullagh; L Brennan, C McAliskey, R O'Neill.
Derry: B McKinless; O Hegarty, O Duffin, P Hagan; P Coney, J Doherty, N Forester; G O'Neill, A McLaughlin; M Warnock, N Loughlin, C McWilliams; R Bell, E McGuckin, B Heron.
Monaghan: R Beggan; O Coyle, F Kelly, R Wylie; K Duffy, C Walshe, B Greenan; D Hughes, K Hughes; K O'Connell, J Mealiff, G Doogan; F McGeough, T Kerr, M Bannigan.
2017 Dr McKenna Cup
Round 1: Sunday, 8 January, 14:00 GMT
Section A
Down v QUB (Downpatrick)
Derry v Armagh (Owenbeg)
Section B
Antrim v St Mary's (Glenavy)
Monaghan V Fermanagh (Clones)
Section C
Cavan v Tyrone (Kingspan Breffni Park)
Donegal v Ulster University (Pairc MacCumhaill)
Round 2: Saturday 14 January (19:00 GMT)
Tyrone v Ulster University (Healy Park)
Sunday, 15 January
Section A
Down v Derry (Pairc Esler)
Armagh V QUB (Athletic Grounds)
Section B
Antrim v Monaghan (Corrigan Park)
Fermanagh v St Mary's (Brewster Park)
Section C
Donegal v Cavan (Pairc MacCumhaill)
Round 3: Wednesday, 18 January
Section A
Derry v QUB (Owenbeg)
Armagh v Down (Athletic Grounds)
Section B
Fermanagh v Antrim (Brewster Park)
Monaghan v St Mary's (Inniskeen)
Section C
Cavan v Ulster University (Kingspan Breffni Park)
Tyrone v Donegal (Healy Park)
Semi-finals: Sunday, 22 January
Section C Winner V Best Runner Up
Section B Winner V Section A Winner
Final: Saturday, 28 January
The Cryosat-2 radar spacecraft has transformed studies of the Arctic, the Antarctic and Greenland, but is now operating beyond its design lifetime.
A group of 179 researchers is concerned the ageing mission could die in orbit at any time.
They have urged the European Commission (EC) and the European Space Agency (Esa) to start planning a replacement.
"The mission is now central to international efforts to monitor the state of the cryosphere," they write in a letter to top officials at the EC and Esa.
Cryosat-2 was launched in 2010 on what was initially supposed to be just a one-off, three-and-half-year observation of marine and land ice - to get a snapshot of any gains and losses.
But the performance of the spacecraft's mapping instrument - its SAR/Interferometric Radar Altimeter (Siral) - has exceeded all expectations, and made for some compelling data-sets.
The satellite has delivered the first complete assessment of Arctic sea-ice thickness and volume, as well as the most precise measurements yet of the volume and mass of the great ice sheets covering Antarctica and Greenland.
It is a capability the scientists are loath to give up.
"Over recent years, the Esa Cryosat-2 satellite has significantly improved our understanding of how polar ice sheets - in particular, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) - are changing and contributing to current global sea-level rise," said letter signatory Prof David Vaughan, the director of science at the British Antarctic Survey.
"Many of the recent improvements in the models we use to predict the future of the WAIS were driven by the requirement to accurately simulate Cryosat's observations. So maintaining the record of ice-sheet change in future decades will be vital if we are to achieve the most rapid possible improvements in future projections of sea-level rise," he told BBC News.
How long Cryosat-2 can keep working is anyone's guess. It has enough fuel to sustain itself into the early 2020s but component failure in the harsh environment of its orbit, 720km above the Earth, is an ever-present risk.
If there is to be a Cryosat-3, it will not come directly out of the Esa stable. The agency's job is to develop new technologies; its remit does not extend to funding ongoing, repeat missions.
This means a successor would fit better within the Copernicus series of satellites - known as the Sentinels - which are currently being rolled out by the European Commission, paid for by EU member states; Esa participates only as the technical advisor.
One of these new platforms, Sentinel-3, can do some work in polar regions: it has a radar altimeter to sense ice surfaces, too. But the spacecraft's orbit does not reach the same heights, meaning its data contains a 1,860km-wide "hole" at northernmost and southernmost latitudes. This makes it blind to most Arctic sea-ice, for example.
Additionally, Sentinel-3's radar does not operate in a so-called interferometric mode. This is the capability that allows Cryosat to measure the slopes and ridges at the edges of the ice sheets, where losses in Antarctica and Greenland have been most pronounced.
"The Copernicus programme is a phenomenal achievement for Europe and Sentinel-3 will be doing vital work, especially over the oceans, but we'd really like to see Copernicus incorporate a proper polar Sentinel," said Prof Andy Shepherd, the principal scientific advisor to the Cryosat mission.
The EC has so far procured a total of six Sentinels. Sufficient numbers of satellites have been ordered to maintain continuous observations of a range of environmental indicators on Earth through to 2030.
The Commission had also initiated an "evolution" programme to consider how the initial fleet could be broadened, said Dr Josef Aschbacher, the head of programme planning and coordination in Esa's Earth observation directorate.
He is helping to shape the agency's response to the scientists' letter.
"We have been working with the Commission on defining an extension of the current family of Sentinels, beyond the first six missions - towards a Sentinel-7, 8 and 9, and so on," he told BBC News.
"On the Esa side, we have prepared a list of possible candidates and one of them is a continuation of Cryosat measurements. I should stress this is purely from an Esa perspective; it is the Commission that is in charge of prioritisation.
"At some point in time, which is not yet defined, they will make a decision on that list having consulted users and evaluated their policy priorities."
The scientists are hoping for a swift process with a positive outcome. They want to avoid the gap in observations that would arise if Cryosat-2 fails and a successor is not ready.
"A continuation assures a consistency in the estimates of the contribution of ice sheets to sea level change using altimetry," explained Prof Angelika Humbert from the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany.
"The highly sophisticated processing scheme and the error estimates are established already. In short, we know the sensor well; we've already got quite far with whatever we can squeeze out from its signals and the most benefit, with most efficiency, would come from continuing the mission."
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It is part of Small Business Saturday, which highlights the goods and services of smaller firms in the run up to Christmas.
The events take place on the first Saturday of December every year and organisers claim it has a lasting impact on small businesses.
But many claim competition from larger companies remains a challenge.
Aberdeen's city centre manger Geoff Cooper said nearly half of Aberdeen's high street was made up of independent retailers.
"I think there's room for everyone on the high street and I think the very fact that almost 50% of our retailers are independent shows that there's room for a thriving independent sector," he said.
"We've got lots of really good independent businesses who are expanding and are very sound financially."
He said small businesses cannot expect "special favours" but he encouraged them to work together.
"Small Business Saturday is a really good example of how businesses can come together and work together, so they can think big and help consumers think about the small independent retailers," he said.
It is also looking to use fists or even the way people grip their smartphone as alternative forms of biometric authentication.
Fingerprint scanners on mobile phones are increasingly popular, but expensive.
Yahoo is looking to use the phone's touchscreen as the image sensor, which would be far cheaper.
The system, developed at Yahoo Labs, is dubbed Bodyprint and has had initial trials with 12 participants.
"Due to their cost, capacitive fingerprint scanners have been limited to top-of-the-line phones, a result of the required resolution and quality of the sensor," the team said on its website.
While the input resolution of a touchscreen is relatively low, "the surface area is large, allowing the touch sensor to scan users' body parts, such as ears, fingers, fists and palms by pressing them against the display", the team said.
It identified body parts with 99.98% accuracy and users with 99.5% accuracy. Scanning ears achieved a 99.8% accuracy rate, according to the team.
Biometrics expert Prof Angela Sasse, from University College London's department of computer science, thinks that such a system could have a future as a way of opening mobile phones securely.
"Research into this has been going on for a few years, but it is new in terms of deployment," she said.
It was not the first time ears had been used as a method of identification, she said.
In Switzerland such methods are used at the scene of a robbery, to help identify the offender.
"Burglars tend to listen on the windowpane to see if anyone is home," said Prof Sasse.
Police then take a print of the ear, rather like a fingerprint.
One benefit of an ear-based identification system was that it offered greater privacy than facial recognition, she told the BBC.
Fingerprint scanners, popular on latest iPhone models and on some Android handsets, have proved to be vulnerable to hackers.
In April, security firm FireEye reported how hackers could take copies of fingerprints used to unlock the Samsung Galaxy S5 phone.
The latest research into biometrics is focused on behavioural biometrics, for example how you type a word, which can be extremely accurate, according to Prof Sasse.
Customers could pay for ads with young African children shouting out promotional messages in Chinese.
This quickly sparked concerns over taste, parental consent and what these children were being paid.
Alibaba, which owns Taobao, said it had taken action to remove these vendors.
"We have been made aware of these listings which are posted by third-party sellers on the Taobao marketplace, and we have taken action to remove them and will continue to do so in future, " it said in a statement to the BBC.
It is unclear if the backlash against the vendors, which was widely debated in mainstream and social media, is what lies behind their removal.
It was earlier suggested that Taobao was investigating some of the vendors, but for breaches of Chinese advertising description law.
The services being offered by these online vendors included videos, which could be bought for as little as 120 yuan (US$18; £14), and photos available for even less. It was mostly small businesses who used these services to promote their businesses online.
Pictures would typically feature children holding up a board saying: "Looking for car loans? Come to Brother Long. Save money, save trouble. It will bring you happiness."
Another reads: "Come to Red Star for bikes! Not cheap? Count on me and trust me!"
The BBC got in touch with one buyer, who wanted to be known only as Mr Zhang, who said he paid 200 yuan ($30) for a video featuring African children for his bike business. He justified it by saying the ad was a good marketing trick and had attracted more customers.
When asked about whether the money reached the children in the end he said: "Why should I care that much? I only care about the marketing effect."
Customers on Taobao appeared to be delighted with the services while they were on offer and there appeared to be to be little consideration by vendors and customers of the risk of cultural insensitivity or even an awareness of China's chequered history with regards to race and advertising.
Some Taobao vendors labelled these videos "charity activity" on their page, saying most of the money goes to the children. But the situation is clearly more complicated than that.
A photographer contacted by the Beijing Youth Daily said that the children only received snacks or a few dollars as reward.
William Nee, China researcher from Amnesty International, points to the risk of exploitation and child labour.
"There's a real risk those children might be exploited. You have children essentially working by posing for those sorts of pictures. From the human rights perspective, probably one of the biggest risks is child labour."
Last year an advertisement for a laundry detergent sparked uproar for depicting a black man apparently "cleaned" by the detergent and converted to a Chinese man. The owner of the detergent company Qiaobi said he hadn't realised it was racist until the controversy erupted.
And right up to the 1990s, the toothpaste brand Darlie was a household name in China, with its Chinese name being "black man toothpaste".
Mr Nee reinforces this point: "In a broader sense it shows some of the cultural insensitivities... especially when it comes to black people in Africa."
The defence ministry said the special forces soldier died in the far north of the West African nation after his vehicle hit a roadside bomb.
Six French soldiers have been killed since France launched an operation in Mali in January to drive Islamist rebels from the northern desert region.
France began withdrawing some of its 4,000 troops earlier this month.
But 1,000 will remain beyond the end of 2013 to pursue al-Qaeda-linked militants while other international forces concentrate on securing the main cities and roads.
Some towns and cities have been recaptured by French soldiers but a number of Islamist fighters are believed to remain in their desert hideouts in the north from where they launch isolated attacks against French and Malian forces.
The UN recently agreed to create a 12,000-strong peacekeeping force for Mali.
It will incorporate 6,000 West African soldiers already in the country.
The French defence ministry said the 32-year-old soldier was killed between Zaouaten and Boughessa near the border with Algeria.
Two more soldiers were seriously injured in the same attack, according to the ministry. A military spokesman said no militants were found in the area.
President Francois Hollande issued a statement extending his condolences to the relatives of the soldier killed and praising what he called the determination and courage of French forces in Mali.
The French intervention in Mali was prompted by Islamist rebels' increasing grip on the north and their advance further south towards the capital, Bamako.
The militants had taken advantage of weak central government after a coup in March 2012 and the inability of Malian forces to secure territory.
Major cities such as Gao, Kidal and Timbuktu fell and a strict form of Islamic law was imposed.
French forces, backed by fighter planes and Malian troops, retook major settlements in the weeks following the French intervention, including Timbuktu at the end of January.
Mr Brennan told a hearing the group remained "formidable" despite territorial losses.
He estimated that IS now has more fighters than al-Qaeda when that group was at its strongest.
As many as 22,000 IS fighters are operating in Iraq and Syria, he said.
Mr Brennan made the comments to the Senate intelligence committee in an update on the threat from extremists.
"Unfortunately, despite all our progress against Isil [Islamic State] on the battlefield and in the financial realm, our efforts have not reduced the group's terrorism capability and global reach," he said.
The CIA was particularly concerned about the growth of Libya as an IS base, he said.
While he said the US-led coalition had made progress against IS, the group has "a large cadre of Western fighters who could potentially serve as operatives for attacks in the West".
"To compensate for territorial losses, Isil will probably rely more on guerrilla tactics, including high-profile attacks outside territory it holds," he warned.
His appearance came days after the attack on a gay nightclub in Florida. The gunman, Omar Mateen, had pledged allegiance to IS.
But Mr Brennan told the hearing the CIA had not uncovered any direct link between Mateen and foreign militant groups.
With al-Qaeda, it was never about the numbers.
The group did not have many core members - only a few hundred, even at its peak. From a military perspective, this was meaningless.
Al-Qaeda had a stark set of principles, though, and a fierce determination to destroy their enemies. And they attracted a variety of supporters.
There were hundreds, or maybe a few thousand, supporters; men and women who helped at various times with the group's operations.
This made al-Qaeda powerful, at least for a while.
With IS, the situation is different: they have a compelling narrative, a rigid ideology and tens of thousands of soldiers, according to Mr Brennan. No wonder he is worried.
The London Array has been built in the Thames Estuary - 10 miles north of Ramsgate.
Its backers say the 175 turbines will produce enough electricity to power nearly 500,000 homes.
Mr Cameron said the wind farm development was a "big win for Britain" and proved the UK could deliver large-scale projects.
The last turbine was installed in December and the wind farm is now exporting all its power to the national grid.
It has been predicted that the wind farm will lead to a cut in CO2 emissions of more than 900,000 tonnes a year.
Mr Cameron said: "This project has been built by some of the bravest seaman, some of the most talented engineers, some of the hardest workers, and it's going to continue to bring benefits to people in Kent for many, many years to come.
"It's a very big win for Britain. Sometimes people wonder, 'Can we in the West do big projects any more? Can we do the big investments? Isn't that all happening somewhere else in the east and south of our world?'.
"I think this demonstrates Britain is a great place to invest."
The London Array was a joint project between wind farm developers Dong Energy, power and gas firm E.On and renewable energy firm Masdar.
Andy Atkins, who is Friends of the Earth's executive director, said the London Array was an energy scheme Britain could be "proud of".
He said: "The UK has some of the best renewable energy resources in Europe, but ministers aren't doing nearly enough to develop this huge potential and create thousands of new jobs."
Rashad Maliki, 29, who is originally from Iraq, admitted five charges between May and August last year.
Glasgow Sheriff Court heard these included making sexual gestures and physical and sexual assaults.
The new sentence will begin when his current jail-term ends. Maliki was also placed on the sex offenders' register.
Sheriff Paul Crozier told Maliki: "Your conduct whilst in custody has been deplorable."
The court heard that the first of the sexual assaults occurred in June last year when Maliki inappropriately touched a fellow prisoner while in a cell.
He carried out a similar attack the following month when a prison officer was in his cell.
In August, Maliki sexually assaulted another prison officer in the hallway of the jail and grabbed the man by the throat.
He also admitted making sexual gestures at a female nurse at the jail and physically pinning her to a chair.
Yusuf Sonko was found on Tagus Street, Toxteth in Liverpool at about 20:30 BST on Friday and later pronounced dead.
The 21-year-old local man is the second person held on suspicion of murder over Mr Sonko's death. A boy aged 17 who was arrested on Monday remains in custody.
A 16-year-old boy has also been arrested on suspicion of wounding.
Police are asking anyone who was driving in the Lodge Lane area at about 20:30 on 2 June, who may have dashcam footage, to contact them.
The force deployed extra patrols near schools in Tonbridge following reports people in clown or Halloween masks were trying to scare pupils.
Tunbridge Wells Ch Insp Dave Pate said fancy dress was not unusual but he warned people not to cause alarm, distress or fear to others.
The 18-year-old woman was still helping police with their inquiries, he added.
Mr Pate said: "We are continuing to make inquiries to establish whether any offences have been committed.
"Whilst it's not unusual for people to be wearing fancy dress, including masks, I would warn everyone to celebrate responsibly and not do anything which may cause alarm, distress of fear to others."
He said anyone found to be committing an offence would be dealt with appropriately.
Police have also been investigating reports of people approaching children in Tunbridge Wells in vans but Mr Pate said those reports were not linked to incidents in Tonbridge.
He said local schools and officers investigating the van incidents had ruled out any possible crimes.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs found the number was up by 200 million on 2013.
A reduction in the number of plastic bags handed out by retailers was found in Scotland and Northern Ireland, where levies have been introduced.
From October large shops in England will have to charge for plastic bags.
All retailers with 250 or more full-time equivalent employees will have to charge a minimum of 5p for the bags they provide for shopping in stores and for deliveries.
Resource Minister Rory Stewart said that countries with the charge had seen a "dramatic fall" in the number of plastic bags taken from supermarkets.
He said a "significant reduction" in the number of plastic bags used could be expected in England after the introduction of a charge.
In England, the number of single-use bags from supermarkets rose from 7.4 billion in 2013 to just over 7.6 billion, the statistics from waste reduction body Wrap revealed.
In Northern Ireland the number of bags handed out fell by 42.6% following a previous drop of 71%, after a carrier bag charge was introduced in April 2013.
There was a 5.2% increase in Wales last year, but the number of bags handed out has fallen by 78.2% since 2010. A charge was introduced in October 2011.
In Scotland, which brought in a levy last year, there was an 18.3% decrease in the number of plastic bags handed out by retailers.
"The more bags we take, the more plastic makes its way into our environment, blighting our high streets, spoiling our enjoyment of the countryside and damaging our wildlife and marine environments," Mr Stewart said.
"Simple changes to our shopping routines, such as taking our own bags with us or using more bags for life, can make a huge difference in reducing the amount of plastic in circulation, meaning we can all enjoy a cleaner, healthier country."
In Scotland, the number of "bags for life" handed out quadrupled last year but in England they accounted for just one in 20 taken from major retailers.
There have been more than 27,000 tweets using the hashtag #whatwouldyoucut since the campaign against the cuts started on Sunday.
The government insists school investment is at a record £40bn.
But the Association of School and College Leaders said this was only because pupil numbers are rising.
It argued that head teachers are having to make tough decisions about which services to cut.
The tweets included photographs of science experiments, school trips, sporting activities and performing arts events.
Lostock Hall Primary School in Stockport suggested its library could be a candidate for the chop.
The idea for #whatwouldyoucut came from a group head teachers in Cheshire East - one of the country's worst-funded areas in the country, which is set to loose out even more under the government's planned new funding formula.
ASCL interim general secretary Malcolm Trobe said: "This campaign shows what is at stake as a result of the education funding crisis.
"School leaders have to reduce their budgets significantly.
"Smaller budgets mean fewer staff and this impacts on every area of school activity. What would you cut? School concerts? Educational trips? GCSE courses? Mental health support? Sports events?"
Schools have been writing to parents warning them of tricky budget decisions to come, while groups of heads have been lobbying the Education Secretary setting out their difficulties.
The Department for Education said it was protecting per pupil funding so where pupil numbers rise, the amount of money schools receive will increase.
"The government has protected the core schools budget in real terms since 2010, but the system for distributing that funding across the country is unfair, opaque and outdated."
This was why it was bringing forward a new national funding formula, under which half of England's schools will receive a cash boost in 2018-19, it added.
One tweet suggested the length of school day could be shortened.
The Twitter campaign comes in the run-up to the Budget on Wednesday.
Currently, the level of funding per pupil is frozen and is expected to fall by 6.5% in real terms between 2015-16 and 2019-20 because of rising costs.
These funding pressures include increases to employer contributions to National Insurance and pensions, nationally agreed pay awards, and the new Apprenticeship Levy which comes into force next month and which many schools will have to pay.
Kevin Seaward, an Irish marathon runner and assistant head teacher, was part of the Ireland Olympics team in 2016.
He highlighted how extra-curricular sports activities had put him on a path to Rio.
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Two Frenchmen that have been spotted in Islamic State's latest execution video are reported to be recent converts to Islam, sparking fresh debate in France about what's driving the appeal of Islamic State, and how to tackle it.
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Northamptonshire sealed a place in the quarter-finals of the One-Day Cup as they beat Derbyshire by seven wickets at the County Ground, Northampton.
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Tyrone will be fancied to land a sixth straight Dr McKenna Cup after Mickey Harte, in contrast to a couple of the other managers, named a strong squad for the season-opening competition.
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European scientists are worried they could soon lose a vital tool for monitoring Earth's ice fields.
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Events are taking place across the country to promote Scotland's 350,000 small and medium sized firms.
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Chinese online shopping platform Taobao has removed controversial vendors offering personalised video and photo ads featuring African children, following an outcry about exploitation.
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A French paratrooper has been killed and two others were seriously injured in Mali, French officials say.
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The efforts of the US-led coalition fighting so-called Islamic State (IS) have failed to reduce its ability to carry out militant attacks, CIA Director John Brennan says.
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The world's largest offshore wind farm has been opened by Prime Minister David Cameron off the east Kent coast.
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A prisoner who sexually assaulted a fellow inmate and two members of staff at Glasgow's Barlinnie jail has had his sentence extended by 21 months.
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder over the shooting of an 18-year-old in what police said was a "cold-blooded, targeted attack".
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A woman who allegedly tried to frighten children by approaching them in a clown mask has been spoken to by Kent Police.
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The number of single-use plastic bags handed out by UK supermarkets has increased for the fifth year, rising to 8.5 billion.
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A "noxious substance" was thrown at the trio in Islington, north London, at 13:05 BST, Scotland Yard said.
The man suffered "potentially life-changing injuries", although his condition is not thought to be life-threatening. The woman and boy suffered minor injuries.
Officers have yet to identify the substance used.
No arrests have been made.
A Met spokesperson added that police were still working to "establish the full circumstances" of the attack, which happened at the junction of Copenhagen Street and Caledonian Road.
Jason Buxton, 46, has amassed his collection of action figures, costumes and other merchandise since he saw the original Star Wars film in 1978.
The hoard already fills the three-bedroom home he shares with his wife, two sons and dogs in Ixworth, Suffolk.
"I can't really fit much more in, so we're going to have to move," he said.
Mr Buxton said the release of The Force Awakens has seen his thirst for merchandise strike back, with a new range of tie-in products becoming available.
"The shops are full of the new range of toys, so it's paradise for me. You just walk in and buy loads of it," he said.
"The bigger the house, the more stuff I can have, so I'll buy a bigger house."
The Force fanatic said his obsession has grown stronger as he got older, with much of his valuable collection made up of more recent purchases.
"As I got older and was able to afford the collectables it just got out of hand and has grown and grown - some are worth nothing and some are worth thousands," he said.
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Star Wars items in Jason Buxtons collection
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He has a dog called Chewie???
And a stormtrooper tattoo on his arm
Mr Buxton saw the first film A New Hope at the long-gone Focus Cinema in Bury St Edmunds and planned on seeing The Force Awakens at its first midnight showing on Thursday.
The family regularly attend conventions and earlier this year went to Anaheim, California, for the Star Wars Celebration event where thousands of fans saw the premiere of the new movie's trailer.
"There were grown men crying and screaming," said Mr Buxton. "It was phenomenal."
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Maria Buxton, Jason's wife, said: "I enjoy the social side of the events we go to - who knows where it will take us next?
"If we can keep the collection in an annex in the new house, then it would be ideal because I can have my little space.
"But I do have my limits."
The three mopeds were travelling south on the bridge when they mounted the east pavement and hit the woman at about 00:40 BST.
City of London Police said they had tried to stop the group in Gracechurch Street but lost sight of them.
The woman was taken to hospital where she was treated for a leg injury.
A spokesperson for the force said officers were not pursuing the gang along the bridge at the time but had been monitoring them on CCTV.
"The City of London Police is investigating this incident and anyone with information is asked to contact 101," the force said.
Security barriers were installed alongside the pavements on London Bridge following June's terror attack.
Belfast City Council pulled funding of about £1,000, some of which was to be used for a children's fun day at Sandy Row on Tuesday.
One of the organisers said local people had been told the council had expressed concerns about the height of the nearby bonfire.
The council said discussions were ongoing in relation to the funding.
Sandy Row's children's fun day and bonfire celebrations have been taking place on the eve of the annual Twelfth of July commemorations, which mark the victory of William III at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.
The bonfire, that contains hundreds of wooden pallets, is in a car park near a hotel.
One of the organisers of the street party, John Cameron, said he believed the bonfire builders had complied with the council's policies.
He added that there was a lot of disappointment in the area that the council had pulled its support for a children's party at such short notice - but that the event had gone ahead with the support of local businesses.
"Children don't understand that, so the community has got together, along with local businesses, and they have managed to pull together a fun day," he said.
"It's a real tribute to the people of Sandy Row to make sure that it goes ahead."
An MLA for the area, Christopher Stalford, was among those who criticised the council's move and is seeking an explanation.
In a letter to council officials, the DUP MP said Sandy Row residents were "absolutely aghast at the decision that has been taken and feel very saddened and offended".
Mr Stalford asked: "If the issue is related to the bonfire in Sandy Row, why is the event which is held hundreds of yards away being penalised?"
Mr Cameron said the Sandy Row bonfire had been in the news for weeks and those responsible for building it had tried to abide by the advice of the council.
The police and the council are holding separate investigations into the alleged theft of hundreds of wooden pallets that had been placed in storage on council-controlled land in advance of Eleventh Night bonfires.
Mr Cameron said that after the pallets were removed, a number of tyres were "illegally dumped on the site".
He said community representatives contacted the council in order to "abide by the policies in place for the funding and the guidance that we were given".
"The council came, collected and disposed of the tyres in the right manner and then, with 24 hours' notice, the funding has been cut for this site for a community fun day.
"It's outrageous, it shouldn't have happened. The people of Sandy Row feel let down."
Mr Cameron said Sandy Row was not among the four Belfast bonfire sites subject to a High Court injunction.
The area's MP said je has asked council officials to explain the process they used in approving the decision to withdraw funding.
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Adam Owens, 17, was found dead in Newtownards, County Down, after taking so-called legal highs in April 2015.
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But the Scottish government said that for the inquiry to reach clear conclusions and recommendations it must focus on a set remit and time frame.
Survivors' organisations are demanding a rethink - even though the government says this would delay the process.
Victims have said the Education Secretary who announced the inquiry must act quickly to widen the remit.
The Labour party said the inquiry - which was announced by the Scottish government a year ago - would not be able to investigate many cases of abuse, unlike similar investigations in other countries.
It also called for a compensation scheme to be set up to help victims.
Alan Draper of the In Care Survivors' group said: "The government have discretion to change the remit so that's why we're seeking an urgent meeting with the education secretary - to attempt to get her to change the remit."
So far the inquiry has not taken any evidence, but already there are calls for major changes to be made in how it will operate.
Abuse carried out in boarding schools will be investigated; other cases, in parishes, in day schools, or youth organisations will not.
Andi Lavery, an abuse survivor who is now the spokesman for the White Flowers Alba group, said: "The feeling is it's a cover-up.
"The same paedophile priests abused children in primary schools and in boarding schools and in residential homes but the children who were abused by the same paedophiles are not covered - it was the child they harmed not the institution."
In the Scottish Parliament, Labour have been meeting survivors, and are calling for more to be done to help them while the inquiry goes on.
Graeme Pearson MSP, Labour's justice spokesman, said: "I have written to the cabinet secretary to indicate that the survivors seek redress and seek psychological support and other agency support too.
"The sooner that's delivered the better."
Survivors in Scotland point to the inquiry in Northern Ireland which has a wider remit - and also offers victims financial redress in some cases.
David Shaw, whose abuse will be examined by the inquiry, said: "There's still no redress. There's still no help or financial assistance for anything for the victims."
Mr Biden, who has Irish roots, arrived in Dublin with several members of his family on Tuesday evening for a trip that is both political and personal.
Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Enda Kenny greeted Mr Biden at a formal reception at Government Buildings.
He presented his guest with a gift used in Gaelic Athletic Association games.
Mr Kenny gave Mr Biden a hurl and a sliotar - the stick and ball used in the Irish sport of hurling.
He told the vice president: "This is for you, your name is on it - Joseph O'Biden.
"Number eight - you're playing midfield."
Accepting his present, Mr Biden said: "I've only witnessed one game and I've one regret - they don't have the sport in the United States.
"I've played American football and American baseball in high school and college but this would have been... this is a dangerous game."
Mr Biden also told reporters he had wanted to visit the land of his ancestors for years.
"Six years ago, I said 'the president has me going all around the world'. I've travelled over 1,200,000 miles as his vice president, visiting every part of the world.
"And I've told the taoiseach we would come so many times," Mr Biden said.
"We've had St Patrick's Day breakfast in my home, he's been coming over to the capital for the last five, six years.
"I said 'do me a favour taoiseach - Enda - tell the president you need me in Ireland'."
On Wednesday, Mr Biden met Irish President Michael D Higgins at his official residence, Áras an Uachtaráin (the president's house) in Dublin's Phoenix Park.
As the guest signed the visitors' book, he paraphrased another famous Irish-American, former US President John F Kennedy, who visited the Republic of Ireland 53 years ago this month.
Mr Biden's written entry made reference to a speech made to the Dáil (Irish Parliament) in June 1963, when Mr Kennedy said "our two nations, divided by distance, have been united by history".
Mr Higgins and Mr Biden then held a bilateral meeting during which they discussed "Irish, European and current global affairs".
In a statement, the Irish president said they talked about "the current issues facing the European Union and the current position in relation to the peace process in Northern Ireland".
Mr Higgins said he had also "commended Vice President Biden's work on the elimination of all forms of violence against women".
The American guest is due to arrive in County Mayo later on Wednesday, where some of his ancestors hailed from before they emigrated to the US.
The vice president is accompanied by his daughter, five grandchildren, his sister and his brother, according to state broadcaster RTÉ.
The Leyton Orient defender and a 31-year woman were arrested on 7 April.
Officers said the pair were advised on 10 April "no further action will be taken".
The 33-year-old Italian previously played for Liverpool, scoring against Manchester United and Real Madrid.
Dossena joined League One Leyton Orient in November last year.
After joining Liverpool for £7m in July 2008, he scored in the Reds' 4-0 win against Real Madrid in the Champions League in March 2009 and then again in the club's 4-1 away victory at Old Trafford against Manchester United.
Shops and 60 homes were evacuated after the 60m (197ft) jib landed on the vacant clothing shop in West Street on Saturday afternoon.
No-one was injured but the council provided accommodation for 49 people.
Berkshire Fire Service has stabilised the crane and it is upright again. The jib will be dismantled overnight, Thames Valley Police said.
BW Workplace Experts, which operates the crane, has declined to comment.
Earlier, police said experts from NMT Crane Hire in the Netherlands would assess the crane's jib, which is jammed, and that it could take several days to remove the crane from the scene.
Primark said it was liaising with the relevant authorities.
The building, which is still owned by Primark, previously housed one of its stores. Upstairs offices were in the process of being refurbished by BW Workplace Experts.
The Health and Safety Executive is aware of the "major incident" and is assisting the fire service and Thames Valley Police with their inquiries.
West Street has reopened to pedestrians, apart from the section between the affected building and Friar Street.
Supt Robert France apologised for the disruption to residents and said anyone requiring essential items from their homes should speak to officers at the cordon.
"A small number of properties in West Street… remain inaccessible due to ongoing work to recover the crane. We apologise for any inconvenience to residents, however our main priority is your safety."
Residents of Cheapside and Oxford Road, and some in West Street, have been allowed to return to their homes.
Brent Dyson, from Reading Borough Council, said: "We've been receiving evacuees at the cordon all night… so we've maintained a presence here, receiving those evacuees, transporting them to our evacuation centre which is a local hotel.
"We needed to give people shelter from the weather, which was pretty bad last night. There were some parents with children so we just needed to get them off the streets, which we did.
"Luckily the Greyfriars church over the road had opened their doors and helped us receive the evacuees in the very, very short term."
Huib Steenbergen, who lives in the McIlroys building on Oxford Road, said: "People at Greyfriars church gave us tea and we slept in a hotel. I can't stress how grateful we are."
A Primark spokesperson said: "The safety of all staff and members of the public present at the site is our first priority.
"Primark is liaising with the relevant authorities to understand the cause of the incident."
Zhu Weiqun, the head of the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee of the national political advisory body, said on Wednesday that the Dalai Lama had committed "dual betrayal" by commenting on reincarnation, reports the Xinhua News Agency.
The 80-year-old spiritual leader has suggested that he may not have a successor, saying it would be better to end on a popular Dalai Lama rather than be replaced by a poor one.
In parallel he has put in place a system for electing a political leader for the Tibetan community in exile.
China, meanwhile, insists it will choose the next Dalai Lama.
"Politically speaking, he has betrayed his homeland… The reincarnation of the Dalai Lama must be approved by the central government," Mr Zhu says, adding that the spiritual leader had also "betrayed Tibetan Buddhism".
Mr Zhu's remarks come after a top Tibetan official on Monday accused the Dalai Lama of "blasphemy".
Agreeing with Mr Zhu, Xiong Kunxin, an expert in ethnic policies at the Minzu University of China, says the central government "could still set out to search for his reincarnation according to Buddhist rules and foster him".
"It's not up to the Dalai Lama to decide whether or not he will have a successor," the pundit tells the Global Times.
Elsewhere, papers criticise Asean (Association of South East Asian Nations) Secretary-General Le Luong Minh after he accused China of "complicating situations" in the South China Sea.
In an interview with Philippine media outlets, Mr Le reportedly said that Asean rejects China's policy asserting its sovereignty in the region.
The Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam and Taiwan all have overlapping claims with China in the South China Sea.
China's foreign ministry said Mr Le's remarks were "highly inappropriate".
"One piece of advice for Mr Le is that he should do his job as the secretary-general and strictly abide by the neutral stance that the Asean takes on the South China Sea issue," says Hong Lei, the ministry's spokesperson.
A front-page commentary in the overseas edition of the People's Daily lashes out at Mr Le for being "unreasonable".
"As a secretary-general of an international organisation, he should speak only for the group… He should have some self-respect and abide by international regulations when he speaks," says the article.
"Secretary-General Le is being unreasonable. He is the one who is further complicating the situation in the South China Sea and that will affect the integration of the Asean," it adds.
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Samantha Baldwin, 40, and her sons were found at "secluded accommodation" near Ollerton in Nottinghamshire.
Their disappearance on 27 March sparked a Europe-wide police hunt involving more than 100 officers.
Two other women, aged 62 and 36, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, remain on bail.
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Nottinghamshire Police said Ms Baldwin's arrest was the result of information received through its nationwide appeal.
Police said the boys were found at a cabin at a small holiday business following a tip-off and had not been physically harmed.
They are now being looked after by childcare professionals.
More than 300 million people use it at least once a day, it added.
The service was bought by Facebook in 2012 for about $1bn (£677m), and has grown rapidly ever since.
According to the company, an average of 95 million photos and videos are posted each day. Co-founder Kevin Systrom told the BBC its success was the result of "a lot of hard work".
In its five and a half years, Instagram has rocketed past Twitter, thanks in part to its adoption by high-profile celebrities and sports stars.
Instagram's biggest competitor for youthful eyeballs, Snapchat, is understood to have surpassed 100 million users.
Instagram was launched in 2010, with 25,000 people downloading the app on its first day.
In growing to the 500 million milestone, the app has suffered its fair share of controversy.
In 2012, changes to its terms of service had users worried it was looking to sell their pictures to advertisers. The changes were rolled back - the service insisted the furore was due to a failure of communication, rather than a nefarious monetisation plan. Still, users were unnerved.
Unease about how a Facebook-owned company would seek to bring in profits has followed ever since.
One recent announcement - that photos would be ordered by an algorithm rather than shown in chronological order - was heavily criticised. There was speculation the move was made to cause more adverts to surface in people's feeds.
"I can say for a fact that's absolutely not what this is about," Mr Systrom told the BBC.
"Nothing about ads or how many ads we show is affected by what happens with the algorithm. This is all about making sure that you see the best stuff."
Also irking users of late has been Instagram's logo change.
Out went the nostalgia-tinged old camera icon, and in its place, a simpler rainbow-coloured replacement. It didn't go down well. But then again, logo changes never do.
"Before we launched it, I knew that it would be a tough time for Instagram," Mr Systrom disclosed.
"What separates companies that make transitions like that and they are successful and the ones that fail, are the ones that have resolve and do it for the right reasons.
"We wanted to create a mark that was universal. We did all these studies of companies and how their marks have evolved over time.
"What you see is they go from complex to simpler and simpler and more iconic. We skipped a few steps, and we went straight to iconic."
If seflie culture is some kind of new religion, Instagram is a digital Mecca.
But thought-provoking posts from stars, detailing the excruciating effort that goes into the perfect selfie, have made some question the impact apps like Instagram are having on our views of body image and lifestyle.
Mr Systrom likens selfie culture to art works he studied at school.
"People like to think selfies are new. But if you look at the history of art, what's one of the largest formats?" he asks.
"It's the portrait. Now everyone can be an artist.
"That sense of identity when you're growing up, remembering where you were and what you were doing, is nothing new. I think Instagram just makes it very easy.
"At the same time, we see lots of very impactful images being taken."
Those images range from users posting from within secretive North Korea, to small businesses using Instagram to get products and ideas moving.
But compared with Twitter and Facebook, it could be argued, Instagram lacks the same reputation for social disruption.
"I don't think our job is to wish we are part of any movement more than it happens organically," Mr Systrom said.
"[But] I actually think we are part of the global discourse around these moments, and I'm excited that takes place on Instagram."
With Instagram celebrating its milestone, and a growth in revenue, it's hard to pick holes in its co-founder's strategy.
Fears that Instagram would lose its identity once Facebook stepped in have proved to be unfounded, as were concerns that bringing advertising into the platform would send people away. It hasn't - at least not yet.
But in the dossier of impressive statistics dished out by Instagram ahead of Tuesday's announcement, there was little in there about the types of users they have. We know there are 500 million of them, and that 80% are outside the US.
But what Instagram is less open about is the profile of those users. The health and future potential of any social network rests with new users, and the perception of being a "cool" place to hang out in the digital world.
That makes it difficult to properly assess Instagram's standing against Snapchat and other rivals.
But Mr Systrom says he is not worried about running the coolest network.
"Of course, we have lots of people signing up who are coming of age and learning to use social media," he said.
"Our job is not to be the cool place to be, our job to is to be the most useful and interesting place to be."
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The Shrimps' staff have twice been paid late this season with a court case ongoing over the club's ownership.
However, on the pitch Morecambe lost just one of their eight League Two games in February to move up to 14th, within six points of the play-offs.
"We can enjoy what we've done in this month, because it's been nothing short of unbelievable," Bentley, 40, said.
A takeover by businessman Joseph Cala was delayed on 3 February after Diego Lemos, who owns a share in the club's owners, G50 Holdings, obtained a court order preventing a sale.
But following a 1-1 draw at promotion-chasing Portsmouth on Tuesday, Bentley believes Morecambe, who have a game in hand on many of their rivals, should maintain their focus on the league.
"At the start of the year we were a little bit concerned with budget cuts, squad size and transfer embargoes. It's not been easy managing this football club," he told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"Whether we've been paid on time or not over the last few months, the players deserve every credit because we are the smallest squad in the division.
"They've turned in performance after performance, stuck together through thick and thin, through all the adversity, all the problems off the field and come out fighting every match.
"The month of February has been absolutely brilliant. It's still all to play for and we can look forward to the run-in."
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British record holder Asher-Smith, 20, ran a season's best 22.37 seconds to win the 200m in Amsterdam.
Olympic and world champion Rutherford, 29, retained his European long jump title with a leap of 8.25m.
However, after missing out on the 800m final and picking up an injury, former world and European medallist Jenny Meadows, 35, said she will now retire.
Britain's defending 100m hurdles champion Tiffany Porter took bronze in a time of 12.76 seconds.
Asher-Smith is the first British woman to win the 200m at the European Championships, while Rutherford is the first man to retain the European long jump crown in 54 years.
Both athletes admitted there is work to do before they compete at the Olympic Games in Rio, which begin on 5 August.
"I'm absolutely over the moon - my first senior title," Asher-Smith told BBC Sport. "I've still got bits to work on, I got a bit tired in the last 30m.
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"Nothing really changes for me. I just want to go out there and run the fastest times when it really matters at the Olympic Games in August. My goals stay exactly the same for the summer."
Gold for Rutherford means he maintains the long jump grand slam, holding the Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth titles.
"Although 8.25 isn't very big, it's good to be the best of Europe again," he said.
"It's now about being the best of the world again. I now have five major titles and not many athletes can say that.
"If I win the Olympics in Rio, then I'll have each title in double."
Britain's Richard Kilty was disqualified from the 100m after a false start in the final, which had to be restarted.
GB team-mate James Ellington finished fifth, with the 30-year-old earlier setting a personal best 10.04 seconds to reach that stage.
Dutch veteran Churandy Martina, 32, edged French favourite Jimmy Vicaut to claim the gold medal.
There was also a memorable victory on the second day of action of the championships for Thomas van der Plaetsen, the Belgian decathlete just returning to competition after having suffered testicular cancer last year.
Hundreds of people rushed through a small gate into a factory compound before dawn to get the free garments, causing a crush.
Police have detained seven people, including the owner of the factory.
During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, wealthy Bangladeshis often donate clothing to the poor.
Police told AFP news agency that 1,500 people had gathered outside the chewing tobacco factory at about 04:45 local time (22:45 GMT Thursday) after the owners announced they would distribute free clothing, as zakat, or a charitable contribution.
The stampede began when people tried to force their way in.
Television pictures showed scenes of devastation, with hundreds of blood-spattered sandals lying at the factory gate.
"Most of the dead are poor and emaciated women," Mymensingh police chief Moinul Haque told AFP.
An injured woman told Reuters: "The moment the door opened, all the people all together rushed through the gate.
"Many fell on the ground and others ran over them, and they died."
Police officer Main Ul Haque said: "We have found 20 bodies, and the number will increase as many of the bodies were taken from the spot by their family members."
Atletico, trailing 3-0 from the first leg, stormed into an early 2-0 lead on the night through Saul Niguez's header and Antoine Griezmann's cheeky penalty.
But Real grabbed a vital away goal when Isco poked in a rebound after Toni Kroos' fierce shot - following a brilliant run by Karim Benzema - was saved.
It checked Atletico's momentum and left them needing three more goals to reach a third Champions League final in four seasons.
Chances were scarcer for both teams after the break, although home substitute Kevin Gameiro missed two presentable chances to give Atletico a glimmer of hope.
Ultimately, the damage from the first leg was irreversible as Real beat their neighbours in the competition for the fourth successive season.
Zinedine Zidane's team, attempting to become the first team to win the Champions League twice in a row, will meet Juventus at the Principality Stadium on Saturday, 3 June.
Most people thought this tie was a foregone conclusion after Atletico were outclassed at the Bernabeu eight days ago.
Los Rojiblancos, who managed just one shot on target in a limp away performance, had other ideas.
Knowing they needed at least three goals to stand any chance of progressing, Diego Simeone's side tore out of the blocks in the opening 20 minutes.
Atletico hassled and harried the visitors, creating gaps in a panicky away defence.
Real keeper Keylor Navas had already saved from Koke inside the opening five minutes before the Atletico midfielder swung in a right-wing corner which Saul met at the near post to powerfully head in.
The visitors had not conceded twice inside the opening 20 minutes of a Champions League match since 2004 - but Griezmann ended that record after Fernando Torres was bundled over by Raphael Varane's clumsy tackle.
Griezmann missed a penalty against Real in last year's Champions League final, as well as two more spot-kicks in La Liga this season, but his Paneka-style chip sneaked past the diving Navas.
La Liga leaders Real looked flustered as the noise was ramped up by the home supporters.
However, they knew one away goal would completely change the complexion of a compelling match - and Isco's opportunist strike did exactly that.
While the chances of Atletico thrashing their illustrious neighbours appeared slim, there was a recent precedent to which Simeone and his players looked for inspiration.
Simeone's side, then the defending La Liga champions, inflicted Real's heaviest league defeat in over four years when they produced a scintillating 4-0 home win in February 2015.
Their fans hoped they could replicate that score and provide what they thought would be a fitting farewell to the Calderon as it hosted a Champions League game for the final time.
Atletico moved into the bowl-like stadium in 1966, but will leave this summer for a state-of-the-art 76,000-seat stadium on the eastern outskirts of the Spanish capital.
The Calderon, famed for its atmosphere, was a cauldron of noise as the home supporters urged their team on.
For many years, the stadium hosted Atletico sides - including the one relegated in 2000 - who struggled to emerge from their shadows of their illustrious neighbours.
So, despite Atletico changing the dynamic in recent years under Simeone, it was perhaps quite apt their final meeting with Real there ended in pride but, ultimately, disappointment.
Eleven-time winners Real Madrid have been crowned European champions more than any other club, so it is perhaps not surprising it is they who are one match away from becoming the first team to retain the Champions League.
Real's progress to their second successive final has been relatively smooth, though they did need two controversial goals to overcome quarter-final opponents Bayern Munich in extra time.
That victory was sealed by a hat-trick from Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who then put Zidane's side on the verge of the final with another treble against Atletico.
The three-goal cushion gave a margin of error to Real and, after a wobbly opening 20 minutes, they regained control of the semi-final after Isco's strike.
Another giant of the European game stands in their way.
Italian champions Juventus, who progressed with a 4-1 aggregate win over Monaco, are attempting to win their first Champions League title in 21 years.
The final will be a replay of the 1998 showpiece, when Real were crowned European champions for the seventh time - after a 32-year wait - thanks to Predrag Mijatovic's goal.
And it means a reunion for Madrid manager Zidane, who played in that final for the Italian side, with his former club.
"It has been a very important club for me in my career and I keep it as a club that has given me everything. It is going to be something special," said the Frenchman, who played for Juve between 1996 and 2001.
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane:
"We are very happy, happy to reach the final again. It is all merited, especially for the players who have worked so far. It's deserved.
"We had difficulties at the beginning, we got two goals, but we did not have to worry. We knew we were going to have chances.
"We knew they would come out strong, with pressure. But after 25 minutes it changed completely. In the second part, we found our game."
Atletico Madrid captain Gabi: "The performance was the least we could do. I thought we were excellent in the first half. A moment of genius from Benzema took away from the dream but we never stopped fighting and I'm proud of everyone."
Match ends, Atlético de Madrid 2, Real Madrid 1.
Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 2, Real Madrid 1.
Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Saúl Ñíguez.
Attempt blocked. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Gabi tries a through ball, but Diego Godín is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Gabi (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Godín.
Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Álvaro Morata replaces Isco.
Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid).
Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Filipe Luis (Atlético de Madrid).
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid).
Marcelo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid).
Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isco.
Offside, Real Madrid. Marcelo tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Filipe Luis (Atlético de Madrid).
Attempt blocked. Gabi (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Karim Benzema.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Casemiro.
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Koke.
Attempt missed. Koke (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelo with a cross.
Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid).
Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).
Kevin Gameiro (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Keylor Navas (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid).
Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabi.
Offside, Real Madrid. Luka Modric tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
Amber Rudd said technology companies were not doing enough to beat “the enemy” on the internet.
Encryption tools used by messaging apps had become a “problem”, she added.
Ms Rudd is meeting with representatives from Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and others at a counter-terrorism forum in San Francisco.
Tuesday’s summit is the first gathering of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, an organisation set up by the major companies in the wake of recent terror attacks.
In a joint statement, the companies taking part said they were co-operating to “substantially disrupt terrorists' ability to use the internet in furthering their causes, while also respecting human rights”.
Ms Rudd is expected to tell companies that extremists should not be allowed to upload content at all.
"That’s what we’re really trying to achieve," she told the BBC.
"What [technology companies] have been saying to us is using artificial intelligence, they’re beginning to make progress in that way.”
Privacy rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation has expressed concern about the possibility of heavy-handed blocking of content.
It said such a move would have a significant impact on free speech online.
Encryption - a common feature of business and personal communications - was "the duct-tape that holds the internet together", said Ross Anderson, cryptography expert at the University of Cambridge.
He added that he was worried authorities and Silicon Valley firms were making an agreement behind closed doors that would ultimately undermine security.
End-to-end
In recent years, messaging services, including Facebook, Apple, and Google, have adopted end-to-end encryption, an added layer of complexity that makes it almost impossible for messages to be accessed without a user’s permission.
The measure has been heralded by the technology companies as a vital tool for privacy. But authorities around the world say end-to-end encryption has created unreachable parts of the internet.
Ms Rudd told the BBC that the UK government supported encryption, with caveats.
"We support its place in making sure that we have secure facilities in our daily lives,” the home secretary said.
"However, there is a problem in terms of the growth of end-to-end encryption.
"It’s a problem for the security services and for police who are not, under the normal way, under properly warranted paths, able to access that information.
“We want [technology companies] to work more closely with us on end-to-end encryption, so that where there is particular need, where there is targeted need, under warrant, they share more information with us so that we can access it.”
She said companies should give up more metadata about messages being sent via their services.
Metadata refers to information about a conversation - such as who took part, when and for how long - but not the contents itself.
When pressed on what kind of metadata she wanted, she replied: “I’m having those conversations in private.”
Technology companies are likely to resist any action that would result in them being seen to be sharing too much data with governments.
In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs programme, Facebook's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, warned about pushing criminals into even harder to reach parts of the internet.
"If people move off those encrypted services to go to encrypted services in countries that won't share the metadata, the government actually has less information, not more," she said.
Blocking uploads
Ms Rudd said if the companies did not take it upon themselves to clamp down on the spread of extremist content, new legislation could be introduced.
“None of this material should be online. They need to take ownership over making sure it isn’t,” Ms Rudd told the BBC.
"It’s governments that need to urge them to really take action so that we don’t have to go down the road of legislation - and get them to do it on a voluntary but urgent basis.
“Legislation is always an alternative.”
Specifically, the home secretary said, companies must seek to block material at source - building on efforts already put in place by companies such as Facebook.
“They have to make sure the material terrorists want to put up gets taken down,” she said, "or, even better, doesn’t go up in the first place."
David Greene, from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said rights campaigners were concerned this approach would lead to content being blocked incorrectly.
“We’re concerned that it’s going to lead to more takedowns,” he said, "not more terrorist content but more content that’s mistaken for terrorist content being taken down.”
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An extensive overnight air, sea and land search for Andrew Scott by police and coastguard crews began shortly after 21:00 BST on Monday.
The coastguard said the search has since resumed.
Mr Scott, 27, from Winterborne Whitechurch, failed to return home after leaving to go fishing at Ringstead Bay on Monday afternoon.
Police have appealed to anyone who saw Mr Scott - who was possibly wearing a full black wetsuit, blue flippers and a snorkel - to contact them.
His bright-orange dry bag containing his car keys, mobile phone and clothing were found at the White Nothe headland, while his car was parked at nearby Ringstead Bay.
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The Northern Ireland world number three, playing alongside Englishman Chris Wood, aced the par three 16th hole with a seven iron from 170 yards.
"It was a nice practice round and a bit of a highlight, and it ended the match as well," said Mcllroy.
"I played well. I feel like my game is in good shape."
McIlroy, who is looking to become only the sixth player to complete the career Grand Slam with victory this week, had singled out the 16th as a key hole but did not expect to begin his eighth Masters campaign with an ace.
"The 16th is not a pushover especially when the pin is over on the right, but then you have a decent chance when the pin is on the left," he said.
"The course is not very different at all from what we saw last year.
"I feel like the way the course is now, is probably the way the course played last year because it was soft and a little slow. I'm sure they are trying to get it faster and firmer as the week goes on."
The golfer arrived at Augusta on Sunday night, admitting he spent the first three days of last week as a 'couch potato' before hitting the Bears Club on Thursday in the company of his long-time coach Michael Bannon and fitness coach, Steve McGregor.
"I had three days off early last week and then Michael and Steve got into town on Thursday and started working then," he said.
"It was only two weeks in a row, but Austin felt like a long week so three days off was good, and besides the weather wasn't very good so I sat on the couch and caught up on some TV.
"I also played the one ball off the tees today and that gets me into a nice mindset of this is how I'm going to play, so I'm going to try to do the same tomorrow."
The Women's British Open at Kingsbarns is her last tournament before moving to America to study at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.
The Scot, who is on three under and is set to make the cut, now hopes to find more fulfilment in other areas of life.
"I'll miss the competition the most, but hopefully I'll find that in other ways," Watson told BBC Scotland.
"I've loved the travel - being able to go to Australia in my first year is amazing, going to the Middle East has been incredible, South Africa was amazing.
"I've loved my trips to India, so there has been certain aspects of the travel I've really enjoyed.
"Living in a hotel room, out of a suitcase, less so."
The Elie native shot a second-round 69, sits three-under-par for the tournament, and looks likely to be the only Scottish entrant to make the cut.
It is a fitting farewell for Watson, as she brings her professional career to a close in familiar Fife surroundings.
"I've devoted a lot of my time and energy to golf over the last 13 years," she said. "I'm looking forward to a little bit more normalcy.
"I think I will really enjoy having my own room, being a little bit more settled, being in once place, really being able to live a slightly more normal 26-year-old life."
The two-year-old girl sustained a fractured skull in an attack at her home in Bessbrook on 19 October.
Police in Newry and Mourne said on Friday they had been informed by her family that she had been moved into a normal ward.
A man has been charged in connection with her attempted murder.
Darren Eamon Fagan, 24, from Clonavon Avenue, Portadown, denies the charge.
He has claimed that the child was dropped while being carried up stairs by her mother.
In a post on Twitter, police said the toddler was off most of her medication and was making "fantastic progress".
During a bail application on Wednesday, the High Court heard that the toddler had not regained her sight.
Bail was refused.
Police officers discovered the toddler in a "lifeless" condition at the her family home on 19 October, after they responded to report that a child outside the house was not breathing.
She was then taken to hospital by ambulance.
Prince William said they felt "very lucky" to have introduced Prince George and Princess Charlotte to the Commonwealth country.
The royal children stole the limelight during a trip to an outdoor fun day as part of the eight-day engagement.
The visit was their first official overseas trip as a family of four.
In pictures: Royals on Canada tour
Prince William said he and Kate were "incredibly grateful" to the people of Canada for the warmth and hospitality they had experienced as a family.
He added: "We have loved our time in British Columbia and Yukon and will never forget the beautiful places we have seen and the many people who have been kind enough to come to welcome us in person.
"We feel very lucky to have been able to introduce George and Charlotte to Canada. This country will play a big part in the lives of our children and we have created such happy memories for our family during this visit.
"Canada is a country of optimism, generosity and unrivalled natural beauty. I hope we have helped all Canadians celebrate what makes this country great. We will see you again soon."
For eight days, an important aspect of Canada's future has been on display. It's a future the majority of Canadians appear happy to embrace, for now.
The Cambridges have only visited parts of the country where people have applauded them coming, not questioned their existence.
They know the monarchy needs to be seen and appreciated to survive.
The public presence, at strategic points during the tour, of Prince George and Princess Charlotte will have bolstered, at the very least temporarily, the survival of this ancient institution.
Of course, what has been left unsaid this week is that Prince William and Prince George are not next in line. Prince Charles is waiting in the wings and his appeal in Canada is not as great as that of his son or his grandson.
Monarchists argue that's down to the allure of youth. Those seeking an elected, Canadian-born head of state see a chink in the armoury of the House of Windsor.
The couple visited parts of the Yukon and British Columbia which included a trip to the archipelago of Haida Gwaii and the gold rush town of Whitehorse.
Prince George and Princess Charlotte made a rare joint appearance at an official event with a play day with children of the Canadian military on Thursday.
Charlotte, 16 months, was heard speaking in public for the first time - saying "pop" at the balloons that filled Government House in Victoria.
The residence was transformed into a children's paradise, which included a petting zoo and miniature ponies.
As part of the eight-day trip, the duke and duchess visited a charity in Vancouver which helps vulnerable mothers overcoming addiction and met refugees at an immigration centre.
The couple travelled in style, including taking a trip on a sea plane, and they also rowed a 25ft canoe.
They began their final day of the tour by visiting the Cridge Centre for the Family - one of Victoria's most well known charitable institutions.
The centre provides a range of services, including childcare, youth outreach and support for women who have experienced domestic violence.
Their royal trip has been marked with a 100,000 Canadian dollar (£60,000) donation to benefit indigenous communities and refugees from the Canadian government.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the money would be divided equally between the Prince's Charities Canada (PCC) and the Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia (ISSofBC).
Mr Trudeau said: "In keeping with tradition, I am honoured to mark the visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with a gift that will help both indigenous youth as well as newcomers to Canada realise their dreams.
"Canadians have a real affection for the Royal Family which was once again very much on display during this tour."
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The transfer, which is a record for an English player, has got everybody talking.
Many Liverpool fans are angry at the way Sterling forced through the deal and some City supporters are unsure about whether he's worth that much.
Newsround reporters Ricky and Martin went to meet children who follow both clubs to see what they think.
Find out why English players cost so much here.
Derek McAllister, 55, was found by police officers after being assaulted in Finchley on 30 December.
He was taken to hospital where he died on 13 January and a murder inquiry has begun, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.
Police said a 32-year-old man has already been charged with grievous bodily harm. A post-mortem examination is due to take place later.
The two vehicles burst into flames after the accident in the city of Yanan in the middle of the night, Xinhua news agency reports.
It quoted local police as saying that three people survived the collision, but suffered injuries.
The cause of the accident in Shaanxi province is being investigated.
The two vehicles collided at about 02:00 local time (18:00 GMT Saturday) on the Baotou-Maoming motorway.
"Soon after the collision, the bus was engulfed by flames," local police officer Yue Jiuxiang told the state-broadcaster CCTV.
"The front part of the bus was seriously damaged. Also most of the passengers were sleeping. This is why so many people died."
Chinese media later published photos, showing the burnt wreckage of the bus stuck against the back of the tanker.
Officials said the bus had been heading to Shaanxi's provincial capital of Xian from Inner Mongolia.
China's roads are highly dangerous, with traffic laws and safety widely flouted across the vast country.
In 2011, more than 62,000 died in traffic accidents, state media reported.
Police were called to the graveyard shortly after 15:00 BST on Friday.
Some of the graves date back to the 1870s and are in a walled off section of the cemetery, which is often locked.
Ch Insp Norman Haslett said it was "a particularly sickening incident, which we are treating as a hate crime".
"To disturb the sanctity of a cemetery in this way is completely unacceptable and I can assure the public that we will conduct a robust investigation," he said.
Alliance Party Councillor Michael Long said it appeared to have been a targeted and systematic attack.
"I would have great concerns about the thoughts of the people who have been involved in this," he said.
William Humphrey from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) said he was "disgusted and appalled".
"I understand that council staff reported that eight youths, supported by a larger crowd, caused the damage, using hammers and blocks," he said.
"A graveyard is a sacred place and should be respected as such," Mr Humphrey added.
The North Belfast MLA said he has been in contact with the Rabbi and members of the Jewish community to express his revulsion.
West Belfast MP Paul Maskey also condemned the incident.
"Visiting cemeteries can bring great comfort to grieving relatives and friends and it it would be very distressing for anyone to have the grave of a loved one desecrated in this way," he said.
The municipal cemetery on the Falls Road in the west of the city, is one of the oldest public graveyards in Belfast.
It is maintained by Belfast City Council.
Mohammed Al-Jeffery says he took Amina Al-Jeffery, 21, from Swansea to Jeddah in 2012 to "save her life".
The dual British and Saudi Arabian national wants to return to the UK and claims she is being held against her will and denied food and water.
Her lawyers are asking the High Court in London to come to her aid. Her father disputes the allegations.
The case has concluded with judgement reserved until Wednesday.
Her father has claimed she had become "reckless", taking drugs in her teenage years and accused the British government of "doing nothing".
Representing Mr Al-Jeffery, Marcus Scott-Manderson QC told the judge, Mr Justice Holman: "The father says today he does not want to discuss Amina's return.
"He does not want to speak to m'lord. He says that is because [of] what he has seen in the media.
"He wants to help Amina... he says he brought her to Saudi Arabia to help her."
During the hearing on Wednesday, barristers representing her said it had been difficult to receive instructions from her - but she had spoken to a member of staff at the British Consulate in Jeddah.
She told them there had been a practice of "locking her in her room", and her younger sister had been told she was an "evil girl".
She described "metal bars" on her bedroom and being a "locked-up girl with a shaved head", her lawyers said.
Mr Scott-Manderson said her father "says it's not true that he shaved Amina, he says Amina did that because she wanted to be shaved".
The judge is considering whether to make an order that she be brought back to the UK, or allowed to meet with the British Consulate without her father being present.
The judge said: "There are limits on the powers of enforcement - there are no reciprocal agreements between the UK and Saudi Arabia."
Mr Scott-Manderson added: "The father says Amina was at risk in Britain and the British government did nothing to help her.
"That's not a criticism of the British people, but he says Amina is reckless and cannot help herself and he has to help her.
"He says that the applicant's solicitor has been in contact throughout, he says, with the applicant."
Mr Justice Holman asked if Mr Scott-Manderson was able to elaborate on what she was at risk of in Britain.
Mr Scott-Manderson relayed his client's concerns, claiming she had not been focusing on school, had been taking drugs, "going to clubs and spending time with older men".
He said the Saudi government was paying Mr Al-Jeffery's legal bills, via the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The unidentified accuser spoke after opening arguments in a military trial at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, against Brig Gen Jeffrey Sinclair, 51.
Defence lawyers said the general was the victim of an infatuated woman and a prosecution under political pressure.
The Pentagon has been pledging to stamp out an epidemic of sexual misconduct.
In two other cases to emerge on Friday:
But the case of Gen Sinclair is believed to be the highest-ranking US military prosecution to date.
He already faces a sentence of up to 15 years after admitting on Thursday to adultery and other charges deemed illegal in the military.
The former deputy commander of the elite 82nd Airborne Division could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted of sexual assault.
In Friday's opening statements, Army prosecutor Col Robert Stelle said Gen Sinclair had used his authority to intimidate a female officer into sexual acts.
The female captain, who has been granted anonymity, testified that Gen Sinclair twice ended arguments about their relationship by forcing her to perform oral sex on him.
She said she "knew it was wrong" when they began their three-year affair. But she said she thought Gen Sinclair's wife knew about their relationship until he told her that she must never find out.
"He told me that if I ever told her or anyone else about he and I, he would kill me and then he would kill my family," she said, sobbing on the witness stand.
"And he would do it in a way no-one would ever know."
But Gen Sinclair's lawyer, Ellen Brotman, read excerpts from the captain's diary, in which she expressed desire for him even after he allegedly threatened violence against her loved ones.
"I'm so in love with him," Ms Brotman read from the diary. "I do know that I love him incredibly... I love him almost unconditionally."
The only fear she expressed, Ms Brotman said, was that he might still love his wife.
Gen Sinclair and his accuser also exchanged thousands of often sexually explicit text messages, even after he tried to end their relationship, said the defence.
On Thursday, a bill that would have stripped military commanders of the authority to decide whether to prosecute rapes and other serious crimes failed to progress in the US Senate.
Lawmakers instead voted to move forward a more moderate measure.
Ben Butler, 36, denies murdering his daughter Ellie by causing the "catastrophic" injuries.
She may have fallen and hit her head as she watched the popular children's cartoon, the Old Bailey heard.
The pathologist who carried out the post-mortem test said he had never seen someone die from similar injuries.
During his cross-examination of Prof Anthony Risdon, Mr Butler's defence counsel Icah Peart QC said Ellie had been a fan of the cartoon, and there were "Peppa Pig artefacts about her room".
He asked the pathologist if he knew a rhyme from the show, where Peppa jumps and falls from a bed.
"What I am talking about is someone jumping up and down on the bed and, as Peppa Pig does, jumps over backwards, falls down and hits her head on the concrete floor," he said.
Mr Peart QC then asked Prof Risdon if such momentum may have resulted in Ellie's injuries.
He replied: "I have seen a large number of head injuries in children.
"I have never come across a scenario like that and I have never come across a short distance fall that results in a similar injury."
He said Ellie died from a "considerable blunt impact to the head" and not from a short fall from a stool or chair.
There was a "strong possibility" that four marks on her jaw were caused by "gripping", he added.
Earlier, Prof Risdon told jurors he had not been influenced by a colleague who had suggested Ellie was killed by her parents.
Jurors have been told Mr Butler had previously been convicted of assaulting Ellie when she was a baby, but was cleared on appeal.
She was returned home 11 months before her death in October 2013.
The jury also heard from consultant neuroradiologist Neil Stoodley, who told Mr Butler's 2007 trial at Croydon Crown Court Ellie, then a baby, had suffered injuries as a result of being shaken.
He also reiterated his findings at the Court of Appeal in 2012, following which Ellie was returned to her parent's custody.
Challenging the doctor on his earlier evidence, Mr Peart asked whether Mr Stoodley thought his previous diagnosis was "incorrect".
The consultant replied: "No, not on the basis of the evidence as I understand it."
On Tuesday, jurors heard that Ellie had suffered four distinct periods of injuries.
Skeletal pathology expert Professor Anthony Freemont said a healed skull fracture could have dated back to the first allegation of assault by Mr Butler in 2007.
Three to five weeks before her death, Ellie suffered a broken shoulder bone.
Then she sustained "bruising" to the skull, two to three weeks before the fatal injury, the court heard.
Consultant orthopaedic surgeon Michael Uglow said Ellie would have been in "acute pain" which she would not have been able to hide for 10 days after her shoulder was broken.
Mr Butler, from Sutton, south-west London, also denies child cruelty.
Her mother Jennie Gray, 36, denies child cruelty but has admitted perverting the course of justice over allegations she destroyed evidence and lied to police to protect her partner.
The trial continues.
And so, this time the tidings are good and arrived over the weekend.
Monsoon hits Kerala, India ready to tap it , announced a relieved Business Standard on Saturday. The newspaper said the southwest monsoon, "the lifeline for millions of farmers across the country" had hit the southern state on its "usual onset date".
Even Bollywood's biggest star Amitabh Bachchan joined the celebrations.
"The monsoons have reached Kerala and the Lakshdweep islands... This is a good sign... A week later, traditionally, they should be over Mumbai... This is an indicator of a normal monsoon. We survive and depend on this rain phenomena and much of India's produce depends on its performance - the monsoons I mean," the actor wrote on his blog.
Monsoon rains are serious business in India.
Editorials are written on it, weather experts talk about it on prime time news television, and people send up prayers when it's delayed. Weather insurance policies with built in rainfall insurance are sold to farmers as a hedge against uncertain weather.
A good monsoon leads to bountiful crop which raises farm incomes, boosts rural consumption and drives the economy. A weak monsoon - and droughts, in extreme cases - hurts farm workers, raises food prices, encourages hoarders and generally creates havoc in the economy.
As early as in 1925, the Royal Commission On Agriculture In India described the Indian economy as a gamble on the monsoon.
Some three decades later, in 1953, the prestigious The Economic Weekly in a long editorial simply titled The Monsoon bemoaned the lack of proper meteorological tools to forecast monsoons and said: "Had the annual rainfall meant as much in the economic life of Europe as it does in this country, it is a permissible guess that some measure would have been found for it ere long".
More than half a century later, the Business Standard reported over the weekend: "The rains, from June to September, are vital for the 55% of farmland without irrigation in India, one of the world's largest producers and consumers of food."
Consider the facts and you realise why over a billion people are obsessed with monsoon rains.
India's farms are mainly rain-fed. The country receives 75% of its yearly rainfall between June and September. Some 70% of Indians depend directly or indirectly on farming.
Farming accounts for 14.5% of India's $1.83 trillion GDP, and though its share is declining, agriculture still accounts for a whopping 58% of the total employment in the country.
And then there's the spectre of drought.
Some 68% of India, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation, is prone to droughts in varying degrees - a third of this area is actually "chronically drought prone". Between 1801 and 2002, according to one estimate, India faced 42 severe droughts, many of them damaging crops and hurting growth.
To rely less on the vagaries of the monsoon rains, India, say experts, needs to develop varieties of rice, pulses and oilseeds which are drought resistant, evolve early drought warning systems and improve meteorological tools to provide sharper forecasts.
It also needs to ramp up its still scanty water conservation efforts. Too much water gets wasted. India also needs to manage its huge food stocks - over 60 million tonnes at the start of this year - much better. Too much food gets destroyed and damaged. That, many say, is a bigger tragedy than an imprecise monsoon forecast.
Danson, 32, will lead the side for this weekend's international matches against Argentina and Holland in London.
She will also skipper the team at July's Hockey World League in South Africa and the EuroHockey Championships in Holland the following month where England will be defending champions.
Danson won gold with Great Britain at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
"It is a huge honour to be handed this captaincy for the summer and to lead a fantastic squad in some very important tournaments," said Danson, who has 99 goals and 272 caps for England.
"We have a team full of very good leaders so in many ways I will be undertaking the exact same role as normal, and each and every one of us will give our all for the cause."
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McColgan, 28, finished fifth in her heat in 15 minutes 18.20 seconds in a race won by Ethiopia's 10,000m champion Almaz Ayana, who clocked 15:04.36.
The Scot only returned to training in February following a broken ankle.
"It's a huge achievement in itself," McColgan told BBC Scotland after sealing a place in Sunday's final.
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"I'm not going to medal, I'm not going to be anywhere near the medals but to make that actual final is beyond anything I could've dreamed of.
"It is literally like a dream come true. If someone said to me at the start of the year I would make the Olympic 5k final, I would've thought they were insane.
"I needed this today. I just wanted it so badly. It's been such a long time coming.
"To be in that final, that was the aim. It was an outside aim. To automatically qualify and not have to stress out - couldn't be happier."
McColgan's mother, Liz, won Olympic silver in Seoul 28 years ago and Eilish added: "It's actually been quite a challenge for myself and my mum because it's totally different to how she coached herself, how she coaches other athletes because of the problems that I had.
"She's always been the one keeping me focused. She knows exactly what I've been through. My family are going to be going crazy.
"Right up until January this year, I wasn't walking. I started back jogging again February/March. I was really, really unfit and struggling. Still had a lot of pain, actually not in my ankle that I originally broke but nerve pain going up into my leg.
"I still cross-train now, every single day. I can't run everyday or twice a day like everyone else.
"The hours and hours of just staring at a wall has made me a bit stronger. I know what I want now and I want to be here.
"It's been such a long process even to get to this line - to be pain free and to actually be able to run. Even to be in spikes as well, I didn't get into spikes until quite late on."
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The Russian leader told a regional forum that the IS fighters would pose a serious risk if they returned home.
Mr Putin also warned on Friday that violence in Afghanistan could spread to Central Asia.
The situation in Afghanistan was "close to critical" and Central Asian states should be "ready to react", he said.
"Terrorists of different stripes are gaining more influence and do not hide their plans for further expansion," Mr Putin told the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) meeting in Kazakhstan.
Leaders at the summit of former Soviet Union states have agreed to create a joint task force to defend their bloc in the event of a crisis.
Tajikistan, which has the longest border with Afghanistan out of all the former Soviet republics, is considered to the most at risk, the BBC's Moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg says.
Russia has a military base in the country and the agreement could lay the ground for Russian and other troops to be deployed along Tajikistan's border with Afghanistan.
US President Barack Obama announced on Thursday that US troops would stay in Afghanistan beyond 2016.
Mr Obama announced that 5,500 troops would remain in the country when he leaves office in 2017 to help local forces counter a growing Taliban threat.
Mr Putin also claimed that Russia's bombing campaign in aid of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had killed "hundreds of terrorists".
Mr Putin has dismissed the criticism of his bombing campaign and said on Friday that it would continue "for the period of the Syrian troops' offensive operations against terrorists".
He also said Russia was in a "negotiation process" with regional powers, including Saudi Arabia, and was "making attempts to build co-operation" with the US and Turkey.
Syrian rebels and Western governments say Russia has mainly been hitting non-IS targets. The US has accused Russia of running a "fundamentally flawed" campaign in Syria that risks further escalating the conflict there.
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Vladimir Putin has said that 5,000 to 7,000 people from Russia and other former Soviet states are fighting for so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria.
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Members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said the market might continue "flatlining" for a while.
New instructions in June fell for the 16th month in a row.
Most surveyors also saw further falls in the number of properties being sold.
The average number of homes on the books of estate agents fell to 42.5 - the lowest number since the survey started in January 1978.
"Political uncertainty" was given by 44% of surveyors as the main reason for the pessimism - nearly double the number who blamed Brexit.
Simon Rubinsohn, RICS' chief economist, said that uncertainty seemed to be "exerting itself on transaction levels, which are flat-lining, and may continue to do so for a while, particularly given the ongoing challenge presented by the low level of stock on the market".
Separately, the Bank of England's latest Credit Conditions Survey of banks and building societies has suggested that home buyers could find it trickier to find mortgage deals with low deposits in the months ahead.
The survey found lenders were likely to rein in lending as they become more cautious about the state of the economy.
Lenders expect a slight reduction in mortgage availability to house buyers with deposits of less than 25%, and "in particular" those with a deposit of below 10%.
The survey also found that unsecured lending - which includes credit cards - had fallen in the second quarter of the year, and was expected to drop further in the third quarter.
Last week, the Halifax, Britain's largest lender, reported that prices fell by 1% in June, with annual growth slipping to 2.6%.
The RICS survey suggests that property values actually rose during the month.
However, that hides an increasing regional divide in price growth.
Five years ago, prices in the south of the country were roaring ahead of prices in the north, but now there has been a reversal.
Prices in London are falling, while they are flat in East Anglia and the South East, according to the RICS survey.
By contrast, property values in the North West, Wales, Northern Ireland and the West Midlands are rising significantly.
"The latest results demonstrate the danger, however tempting, of talking about a single housing market across the country," said Mr Rubinsohn.
"RICS indicators, particularly regarding the price trend, are pointing towards an increasingly divergent picture."
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The UK housing market is in a state of lethargy, according to property surveyors, with estate agents reporting the lowest stock of properties for nearly 40 years.
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And he believes they will prove it against Progres Niederkorn on Tuesday night in Luxembourg, as they take a 1-0 lead into the second leg of the Europa League first round qualifier.
"We looked very much a team, a unit, after only three weeks together," Johansson said of the first leg.
"The manager's ideas were coming through in the game."
Kenny Miller scored the only goal as Rangers made a winning return to the European stage after a six-year absence.
The Ibrox side were expected to build a bigger lead in the first leg but Finn Johansson is relaxed about how the match went.
New signings Ryan Jack, Fabio Cardoso, and Dalcio started the match, with Alfredo Morelos and Daniel Candeias also making their debuts as second-half substitutes.
"The first game was always going to be a little bit tense, with the crowd and everything else, it was a fantastic occasion at Ibrox," Johansson added.
"We had them watched many times and we knew it was going to be hard. They are very well organised, they fight hard.
"We have been very positive, there were a lot of positives to take out of the game. We had a meeting and we all agreed that we are going in the right direction.
"We played well, especially in the first half. We didn't get the second goal but I am very confident we will go there and play well and score and go through.
"I don't think it's going to be easy away from home, it will be a tough game, we are not underestimating the task in any way. But I also feel very confident.
"It's good to play together and it will definitely have helped the guys for this game."
Johansson revealed that recent signings Eduardo Herrera and Carlos Pena are available for Tuesday's match, but are still getting up tot full fitness.
And he refused to be drawn on reports that Rangers are closing in on the signing of Graham Dorrans from Norwich City.
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Coach Jonatan Johansson reckons Rangers are moving in the right direction after a significant squad rebuild.
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Three boats set sail from Lesbos and Chios, two of the Greek islands most affected by irregular migration from Turkey. And while more than 200 migrants were set back on Monday, dozens more were still trying to cross the short distance to Lesbos to Greece.
BBC correspondents on Lesbos and in the Turkish port of Dikili watched the operation to send people back.
The deportations began at first light. Dozens of migrants were bussed to the port, where two small Turkish ferries were moored and waiting.
Riot police were deployed to the quayside and each person being sent back had an individual police escort.
But the migrants, mostly Pakistani men, did not resist. The Greek authorities say none had requested asylum.
Those who do request it are entitled to individual hearings. The UN refugee agency says more than 2,800 people have already applied: that is almost everyone held at the detention camp here.
How those requests are processed will be the first real test of this whole process.
Other EU countries have still only sent a handful of the asylum experts - even the interpreters - they have been asked for.
One woman I spoke to through the tall wire fence told me she was very worried.
A journalism student in Syria, Taqwa Hariri said she had risked the dangerous journey here to seek a life where she could "feel like a human, at least". Her sister made it to Belgium six months ago, she said, before the rules changed.
The EU wants its new rules to deter migrants from the risky sea crossing. It argues the arrangement with Turkey provides a safe alternative. But it is clearly about reducing numbers too. And people here fear the door to Europe is now slamming shut on them.
Migrants await fate on Lesbos
After the last-minute preparations, the first arrivals here appeared to run smoothly. The first group arrived on two boats at Dikili port, then a third came in. They were met by local officials and the Turkish Red Crescent.
They were registered in a small tent before being driven away on buses. Most today were from Pakistan and, with other non-Syrians, will be taken to deportation centres where their cases will be assessed.
Turkey has now signed readmission agreements with 14 countries. Syrians refused asylum in Greece will be taken to refugee camps in southern Turkey, where in time they will take the place of those Syrians directly resettled in the EU under the so-called "one-for-one plan".
The country that is already the largest host of refugees in the world now faces added pressures with these new arrivals.
There are fears over how they will be treated. Not even Greece was willing to designate Turkey a "safe country" for migrants, and Amnesty International has accused the Turkish authorities of forcibly returning a hundred Syrians a day back to Syria, violating international law. Ankara vehemently denies it but will face renewed scrutiny of its refugee policy as thousands more are returned here in the coming days.
Across the port at Dikili, around 50 Pakistanis were being held, picked up by the Turkish coastguard this morning as they tried to travel to Lesbos.
It was a stark illustration of the problem with this deal. The EU may have closed its doors, the expulsions have begun - but the desperate are still willing to try their luck.
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants.
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The first migrants deported from Greece have arrived in Turkey as part of a controversial EU plan aimed at easing mass migration to Europe.
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Michael Vance, 38, posted two Facebook videos after wounding two police officers on Sunday night.
He allegedly escaped in a patrol car and killed two relatives, nearly decapitating one of them.
Vance indicated he intends to target several people linked to a sexual assault case against him.
"Letting y'all know, look, this is real," the suspect, wearing a blood-soaked shirt, said in one of the videos, which police believe was filmed inside the stolen police car.
"If you want to know what's up next, stay tuned to your local news," said Vance.
He added that things are "going to get intense".
In one of the videos he showed off what he said was an AK-47 rifle in the front seat of a car.
The bloodshed began on Sunday night after two police officers responded to a report of shots fired in Wellston, 35 miles (56km) northeast of Oklahoma City.
Both officers were wounded during a subsequent gun battle with Vance, authorities said.
Wellston Officer Jim Hampton, who was shot in the foot, told Oklahoma City television station KOCO he shot the suspect twice.
"He fell to the ground again, laid there for a few minutes, got back up. The firefight was on again.
"At one time, we was actually standing up facing each other, shooting at each other."
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said Vance fled in a police car.
The construction worker is suspected of later shooting a woman and stealing her 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse at a mobile home park near Wellston.
He then allegedly drove about eight miles to the mobile home of two relatives and killed them.
In an affidavit, police say Vance attempted to decapitate Robert Everett Wilkson, 55, and cut off the arm of Valeri Kay Wilkson, 54, in a "rage killing".
Vance also is suspected of shooting a man in the leg in an attempted carjacking early on Monday at a convenience store in Sayre, about 30 miles from the Texas border.
He was recently released from Lincoln County Jail in Oklahoma, where he was being held on an allegation of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.
Vance, who has a Grim Reaper tattoo on one arm, according to the Oklahoman newspaper, had been scheduled to appear in court next month to face the felony charges.
There have been no sightings of him since Monday and Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel said he "could be anywhere from California to Mexico to Florida".
Vance is now also facing two counts of murder, one count of unauthorised use of a motor vehicle and possession of a firearm after conviction of a felony, according to court documents.
Police said Vance has a communicable disease that he "may attempt to spread".
The Oklahoma County Sheriff's office did not release his medical condition.
But officials told ABC News: "We would urge caution to anyone who comes in contact with this individual."
Vance has previously been convicted of a 2001 felony bogus cheque charge, a 2009 misdemeanor marijuana offence and a 1999 misdemeanor assault charge.
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Oklahoma police are hunting a double murder suspect who authorities say live-streamed his getaway after a shoot-out with officers.
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BBC Scotland revealed on Monday that an MSP had passed concerns about the practice to the UK government.
One oil worker said companies would not hire him because they believed he would quit if the oil price rose again.
William Dore of MJD and Sons said companies were tired of losing workers.
Mr Dore, managing director of the Irvine-based firm in Ayrshire, told the BBC Scotland news website: "I would imagine the real reason firms are reluctant to employ former offshore workers is because they are sick of employees leaving without providing any notice whatsoever, as soon as an opportunity offshore arises.
"I have been an employer in the construction industry for 34 years. During this time we have lost scores of workers to the oil rigs, many of whom we have spent thousands of pounds training from scratch.
"We cannot deny the right of anyone to increase their earnings, however the way these offshore companies work is unethical.
"They have cherry-picked workers from the mainland for years, with blatant disregard for the companies they were working for."
He added: "We have had employees leave us in the middle of the day because they have received a call to go offshore; they have been told they need to go immediately or lose the opportunity.
"These practices have had a profound effect on my business over the years; lost clients, profitability, job losses etc.
"I have zero sympathy for the offshore industry. They have vastly overpaid people for years, their issues are mainly self-inflicted, and finally the chickens are coming home to roost."
Discrimination against former oil and gas workers by employers outside the industry is tantamount to blacklisting, a union earlier said.
John Boland, from Unite, said such treatment of workers needed to be stopped.
Aberdeenshire East MSP Gillian Martin wrote to UK Employment Minister Damian Hinds about the issue and it was passed to Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
A BEIS spokesperson said: "The UK government is rightly proud of the oil and gas workers who have been on the frontline of an industry facing unprecedented challenges.
"Where jobs have been lost in the sector, we're determined to hold on to that talent.
"That's why we published the Oil and Gas workforce plan and expanded the Talent Retention website to give workers greater access to new opportunities in more than 1,000 engineering and manufacturing companies.
"Businesses should be in no doubt that the oil and gas industry in Scotland has one of the most highly-skilled workforces in the world."
Deirdre Michie, Oil & Gas UK's chief executive, said: "Our people are both skilled and experienced and have much to offer other sectors and employers across the UK.
"We continue to work together with the Scottish Energy Jobs Task Force and all relevant stakeholders to try and mitigate the negative impact of these really tough times which has resulted in jobs being lost to the industry."
Scotland's Employment Minister Jamie Hepburn, who was also contacted, said: "These claims are deeply concerning and it's absolutely right that Gillian Martin has raised this with the UK government, which has responsibility in this area."
Thousands of people have lost their jobs since the oil downturn began.
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The managing director of a scaffolding business who has lost workers to the oil and gas industry has hit back at claims former offshore workers are now being unfairly blacklisted.
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The ban on data roaming charges from 15 June 2017 has received a final green light in the European Parliament.
Roaming charges are added by mobile operators for calls, texts and internet browsing when phone users are abroad.
An interim cap on charges will take effect from 30 April next year, prior to the full ban across the EU.
That means 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 has said.
Some 665 MEPs voted in favour of the deal.
The aim of the ban, in part, is to prevent consumers being caught out by huge bills when downloading films or other data during their European holidays.
There have been a number of cases when mobile users have been landed with bills for hundreds of euros or pounds.
From 15 June 2017, users within the EU will be charged the same as they would in their home country.
Critics of the ban suggest the loss of revenue for mobile phone companies could push up prices in general, including prices for non-travellers.
There have been lengthy negotiations between EU officials and the mobile phone operators over the plans, which are also tied into proposals affecting how internet traffic is managed.
Yet there has been some opposition to the move in the European Parliament, partly for political reasons after the UK government used the proposals as evidence for supporting EU membership.
This was the final vote on the matter, as the majority of member states have already provisionally agreed to the plan.
They join already announced stars including Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Paloma Faith, Royal Blood and George Ezra.
There are online rumours that Madonna is set to perform new material from her new album Rebel Heart, but as yet there is no official confirmation.
The Brits will take place at London's O2 Arena February 25.
This will be the sixth time Take That have performed at the Brit Awards since 1994, but the first time as a threesome since the departure of Jason Orange.
This year's Brit Awards will be hosted by Ant and Dec, who are up for a number of National Television Awards, including best presenters - their 14th nomination in a row.
Take That have won a total of eight Brit Awards and still hold the crown as the UK's most successful live act.
Last week, at the nominations, Clean Bandit star Neil Amin-Smith said this year's list was dominated by "white boys".
In response, the British Phonographic Industry, who organise the Brits, said that the process of nomination is an "open and transparent process driven by a combination of market data and personal taste".
It's also been announced that Take That will headline the annual War Child Brits Award Show on 23 February at Shepherd's Bush Empire.
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Sawyers is a family business that transports things like frozen food throughout Ireland, the UK and Europe.
The company was set up in 1970 and has grown to a fleet of more than 300 trailers with sites across Counties Armagh, Tyrone and Dublin.
They have been bought by Agro Merchants Group.
This company was set up in 2013 and is based in Atlanta.
Agro has bought more than a dozen companies from all over the world including places like Spain, the Netherlands, California, Chile and Brazil.
The Sawyers team say they will continue to oversee all aspects of the company.
Managing director of Sawyers, Derek Sawyers, said: "We have interacted with the Agro management and portfolio companies for more than nine months and believe that their culture and platform, combined capabilities, and expansion plans for Ireland and the UK will add significant value to our customers."
In May 2014, Agro added an Irish logistics company called Castlecool, based in Castleblaney, to their portfolio.
Carlos Rodriguez, president of Agro Merchants Group Europe said: "Sawyers is a family-owned business with an impressive drive, outstanding culture and customer service focus.
"Sawyers will reinforce Agro's position in Ireland and the UK, combining their full distribution capabilities with Castlecool's current footprint."
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has agreed to approve the treatment, which is known as Prep.
Scientists have found that a daily dose of the drug can protect people at risk of contracting the virus.
It means Scotland will become the first place in the UK to routinely offer Prep to eligible patients.
Campaigners welcomed the SMC's decision, describing it as a "bold step" which could lead to a reduction in the spread of the virus.
They estimate that up to 1,900 people north of the border could benefit from the drug, which has the brand name Truvada and costs about £450 a month.
The anti-retroviral drug is already licensed for use by people diagnosed with HIV in Scotland.
However, the SMC's decision relates to its use on a preventative basis by people who do not have the virus.
The group said Prep was one aspect of a wider HIV prevention strategy and it should be used in combination with safe sex practices such as using condoms.
SMC chairman Dr Alan MacDonald said: "[Prep] when used together with safer sex practices may help to reduce the spread of HIV, which is an ongoing priority for the Scottish government."
It was one of series of drugs approved by the body, including Kadcyla, which is used to treat aggressive and advanced types of breast cancer.
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (or Prep for short) is a small, blue pill.
The pill works by protecting cells in the body and disabling the virus to stop it multiplying - should it enter the body.
Taking it once a day has been found to reduce the risk of HIV infection by 86%.
It is currently used in the US, Canada, Australia and France to help protect gay men at the highest risk of contracting HIV.
The decision on Prep was welcomed by a group of charities, including HIV Scotland and the Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland, which had campaigned as The Prep4Scotland Coalition.
In a statement, they said: "We applaud the SMC for taking this bold step to tackling HIV in Scotland.
"Prep provides opportunities to reinvigorate how people at higher risk of HIV exposure engage with testing and prevention opportunities, and it is a vital opportunity to make a real reduction in the number of new HIV transmissions.
"All NHS Boards in Scotland need to now follow the SMC's advice and ensure they're making Prep available to those who need it, so that no-one at risk is left behind."
Robert McKay, the national director for the Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland, said the move could save the health service thousands of pounds.
"Today, Scotland has made history in the fight against the HIV epidemic," he said.
"Prep can now be used as a vital tool - alongside condom use, regular testing and early treatment - to help bring an end to HIV transmission in Scotland.
"Not only will this make a life-changing difference to individuals by protecting them from a lifelong and stigmatised condition, but for every person who would have become HIV positive without Prep, NHS Scotland will save £360,000 in lifetime treatment costs."
Earlier, HIV Scotland's chief executive George Valiotis said that there was a growing demand for the treatment in Scotland.
He estimated that "a couple of dozen" Scots are already using variants of the drug after buying generic versions online.
Watty Gaffney is one of about "a couple of dozen" people in Scotland already thought to be buying generic versions of Prep online.
"I started taking it at the turn of the year. I'd been thinking about it for some time. I'd been reading up on Prep and what that means for people.
"It is essentially a preventative treatment for HIV. It seemed the natural way to move forward.
"You come into contact with people throughout your life. You don't know their history. You want to protect yourself and it seemed like the appropriate thing to do."
HIV Scotland believes the use of Prep has played a part in reducing the number of HIV infections in Scotland.
The latest figures from Health Protection Scotland show 285 new cases of HIV were reported in 2016, down from an annual average of 359 over the last five years.
The manufacturer of Truvada, Gilead, applied to the SMC after they were urged to do so by the Scottish government last year.
It followed a series of legal battles in England over whether the NHS or local authorities should pay for the medication.
The Court of Appeal eventually ruled that NHS England had the power to fund the drug,
The decision did not mean that NHS England had to fund Prep but in December it announced plans for a large scale clinical trial of the drug, expected to involve 10,000 participants over three years.
The cuts will be made to venues, the workforce and transport.
Delayed travel grants will now be paid to athletes, but 10 countries may struggle to get teams to Rio.
"Never before in the 56-year history of the Paralympic Games have we faced circumstances like this," said IPC president Sir Philip Craven.
With 19 days to the start of the Games, the IPC says Rio's organising committee has not raised enough money to fund the Paralympics.
This is due to Brazil's struggling economy and the fact that only 12% of available tickets have so far been sold for the Games, which start on 7 September.
It meant organisers were three weeks late in paying 8m euros (£7m) in travel grants to help athletes get to Rio.
But Rio's mayor Eduardo Paes has secured an additional £36m of funding and £24m in sponsorship from state-run companies after an injunction was lifted that had blocked further state aid for the Games.
However, security forces currently in place for the Olympics will remain for the Paralympics.
Craven added: "These cuts are on top of the ones we, together with the International Olympic Committee, have already made in the last 12 months and are likely to impact nearly every stakeholder attending the Games."
Organisers were meant to pay travel grants to all 165 participating countries by the end of July. The grants, paid to national Paralympic bodies, cover the travel costs for athletes and officials.
The first instalments will now be paid but the IPC is concerned that the delay could threaten some countries' participation.
"Currently we have around 10 countries who, even if the grants are paid, may struggle to cover the cost of their travel to the Games," said Craven.
The IPC also said only 290,000 tickets have been sold and it did not expect to see full venues in Rio.
Despite the problems Craven said the Games would "act as a catalyst to positive social change in Brazil and Latin America".
He added: "We are working desperately hard to protect athlete services, especially within the field of play.
"They have dedicated their lives to reaching these Games and we will do our utmost to try to maintain the service levels and scope that they expect at a Paralympic Games."
The British Paralympic Association says it is "worried" about the situation.
In a statement it said: "The news about the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games is worrying given the obviously constrained budgets and significant reductions in service levels for venues, transport, provision for the media and other stakeholders.
"London 2012 proudly showed the world what was possible and we want Rio to be the next stage of that positive journey. The IPC's announcement makes clear that there is major risk to that."
Richard Lane, from disability charity Scope, added: "It's incredibly disappointing to hear that disabled athletes are being short-changed and face competing in empty stadiums.
"With more than two weeks to go, we hope the organisers can address these issues and ensure the Games are a success."
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, who has won 11 Paralympic gold medals, on BBC Radio 5 live:
"As much as London was amazing, we really hoped Rio would be another step up. They have successful teams, media sponsorship, but when they bid for the Games they were in a different financial and political position.
"Part of me thinks the IPC has been quite bold in going public to put pressure on the government to step up and deliver the Games they want to deliver.
"But what really worries athletes is events running on time and transport to the venues.
"Those are the bits they need to concentrate on right now to make sure it happens.
"Where we are really lucky in the British team is having the resources and set-up to mitigate much of this. It's desperately disappointing for athletes who potentially can't get there. Maybe some of the better-off countries can step in and do whatever we can."
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The supermarket will test the service at three stores and plans to expand it to 30 outlets by Christmas.
Amazon recently raised the pressure on UK supermarkets with the launch of same-day deliveries in London.
The online retail giant signed a deal with Morrisons and now sells 130,000 products, including fresh goods.
Sainsbury's stores in London's Streatham Common, Richmond and Brookwood in Surrey will try out the service which will allow people who order their shopping by 12.00pm to receive their goods within six hours.
At present, customers have to order the day before to receive their shopping.
Britain's second largest supermarket group said: "Assuming the trials are successful, same-day online grocery delivery will be available in 30 stores by Christmas."
The UK retail sector has been under growing pressure to retain and build customer numbers as more shoppers have turned to discount supermarket chains Lidl and Aldi.
Recent figures from analysts Kantar Worldpanel showed that total supermarket sales fell in the three months to 19 June. The combined market share of Aldi and Lidl hit a record high of 10.5% with both reporting rising sales. In contrast, the big four - Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons - all reported falling sales during the period.
The online grocery business is forecast to be worth £9.8bn by the end of this year, according to market analyst Mintel, and could grow to £15bn by 2020.
Sainsbury's is hoping a new distribution centre in Bromley-by-Bow in east London will help "enable its customers to shop whenever and wherever they want and will cater for the growing demand in the capital for Sainsbury's online groceries service".
The company is looking to fill 470 jobs at the centre which will open in the autumn. It hopes to recruit a further 430 people by 2020.
Mel Evans, who runs Mid Wales Travel in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, said there was not enough detail about how firms like his would be compensated.
Announcing the plan, Economy Secretary Ken Skates said other bus operators would be reimbursed if their passenger numbers fell as a result.
But Mr Evans said there could be issues calculating the right amount.
"It's going to be interesting to find out how much, or how, they're going to work it out - if you work it out from a month ago and in a month's time when the [school] holidays start, there's going to be a big difference in the amount of people," he added.
The scheme, allowing free weekend travel to passengers across Wales, covers buses using the TrawsCymru network.
It began on Saturday and will run every weekend until May 2018, with up to £1m set aside to cover the costs.
The Welsh Government said it would act as a "catalyst for bus travel in Wales" and boost passenger numbers.
But Mr Evans said: "If passengers can get their service for free through one of these T routes, they're not going to put their hands in their pockets."
The pilot applies to all buses on the TrawsCymru network:
Alterations have been made to South Somerset District Council's local plan, which covers housing and business growth until 2028.
The local plan does not mean all the homes will be built but instead dictates where development is allowed.
Councillors now need to adopt the local plan so it can formally become policy.
Across the district, about 10,500 homes have already been approved and are in the pipeline.
The main changes the planning inspector has made are plans for 2,500 homes to the south west of Yeovil towards East Coker to be replaced with 800 homes and a similar number for the north east of Yeovil at Mudford.
Proposed homes in Mudford were previously dropped by the council in 2003, but the plan was resurrected during the inspector's review of the local plan over the past two years.
In Ilminster, homes will be built in Canal Road rather than Shudrick Valley because of the effect on the landscape.
Rob Drayton, from Save Shudrick Valley, said: "We've been fighting for three years and we are overjoyed at the decision."
The planning inspector scrapped the East Coker and North Coker Buffer Zone as fewer homes will now be built in the locality so it will not be needed.
South Somerset District Council will meet on 5 March where they will vote on whether to adopt the local plan.
But in his first comments since his arrest, Jose Lopez, who was a minister under Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, gave no further details.
The cash was found after nuns told police a man was throwing bags into their compound.
The story has enthralled Argentina, which has been gripped by several corruption scandals.
At the time of his arrest, Buenos Aires provincial security chief Cristian Ritondo said Mr Lopez "was caught red-handed with six bags, a suitcase and a weapon and he was later identified as a Public Works Minister Jose Lopez from the previous government".
Mr Lopez was found to be in a disorientated and emotional state and police have not been able to interview him since then.
He has been receiving psychiatric treatment while in prison.
Mr Lopez told the judge that when he had recovered his "psychiatric and physical strength" he would give evidence about how the millions of dollars had come to be kept in his home.
Mr Lopez is being investigated for "illegal enrichment" under the Kirchner administration.
The money, from conservation funding body Wren, will be used to help Fairy Glen Local Nature Reserve's leat flow once again.
Bat boxes and a new notice board will also be installed and work to control non-native species will be carried out.
The leat, next to the River Colwyn, originally fed a waterfall feature and a nearby mill pond in the 1900s.
Work will start in March and is expected to take four to six weeks.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission has given "priority one" status to the case of convicted killer David Morris.
He was jailed for life for the second time in 2006 for killing Mandy Power and her family in Clydach after a prior conviction was quashed.
His lawyers have compiled a dossier of new evidence to appeal his conviction.
Morris' trial heard he had a sexual relationship with Ms Power and was fuelled by drink and drugs when he went on a killing spree in June 1999.
Mrs Dawson, who was 80, was killed as she lay helpless in her bed, and the killer laid in wait for the others to return home.
Ms Power and her daughters were battered repeatedly with a fibreglass pole which the children used to play with, and Ms Power's body was sexually assaulted.
The scene was described as "carnage" in court, with the judge adding: "Words cannot convey the severity of the injuries inflicted upon them."
The killer lit fires around the house in an attempt to hide the crimes. Firefighters found the bodies of Ms Power and the girls laid out on the landing when they came to tackle the blaze.
Before Morris was arrested, suspicion had fallen on Ms Power's secret lover Alison Lewis, a former South Wales Police officer, and her husband Stephen Lewis, a serving officer.
They were arrested but never charged.
The Mail on Sunday previously reported that fresh evidence had emerged which was not heard at Morris's trial after a journalism lecturer took up the case.
Thomasina Bennett, from Belper, had Alzheimer's Disease and was staying at Milford House Care Home in April 2012.
Milford House Partnership had denied two health and safety at work charges, but were convicted of one relating to personal activity monitor alarms (PAM).
Derby Crown Court heard the monitors were "systematically unsafe".
Gerald Hudson, 72, from Ambergate, trading as Milford House Partnership, was found not guilty of the other charge, which related to the fastening of the wardrobe onto the wall.
Another hearing is taking place on Thursday which will seek to determine a sentencing date.
Mrs Bennett's daughter Margaret Calladine, said the last four years have been "an emotional rollercoaster".
"It seemed, on paper and from the people we spoke to, to be a place that we felt that she should have been safe in," Mrs Calladine said.
"I hope they've learned their lessons, and that legislation will be tightened up on how care homes have to care for these vulnerable people."
The court was told the monitors were supposed to alert staff if residents got up in the night - but Mrs Bennett's alarm had not gone off before she was found.
The PAMs were used in multiple rooms, but could only show one alarm at a time. In other instances, they would appear to be working when they were not.
A Milford House Partnership spokesman said the firm was "devastated" by Mrs Bennett's death and that their thoughts "continue to be with her family".
"No legislation or guidance currently exists in relation to the fastening of furniture in care homes or other healthcare settings," the spokesman said.
"However, we will continue to campaign for the Health and Safety Executive to review this and release guidance to the care industry to prevent the re-occurrence of such a tragedy."
The spokesman added the company told the jury the monitors were an "additional aid" and did not replace checks carried out on residents every two hours.
Amber Valley Borough Council, who investigated the care home, hoped the verdict will have "far-reaching consequences" for improved health and safety standards in care homes across the UK.
Jackie Downie parked his Lothian Bus before helping the man, who was using a walking stick, whom he feared might trip and fall on his untied laces.
A passenger on the bus took a picture of the driver crouching down at the man's shoes.
Lothian Buses praised their driver's "initiative".
Leah-ashley Brown posted the photograph on to the company's official Facebook page and it reshared the post, writing: "Well done Jackie."
Alongside the photograph, Leah wrote: "Kudos to the driver on bus service number three for getting off to tie this elderly gentleman's shoe lace."
Facebook user Jennie Brown said: "Good to see. Only takes two minutes but I bet this gentleman appreciated for rest of his day."
Ryan Mcglone wrote: "Now that's the type drivers I like to see on every bus."
Greta Tiffney said: "Good on you. Still some good people in this world."
And Stephanie Laptucha wrote: "Well done to driver. Such lovely thing to do."
Leah-ashley Brown said of the bus driver: "He is a lovely man and on the route a lot.
"Recently I was on crutches and Jackie would wait until I sat down until he moved off.
"Same with the elderly gentleman, he is always so nice and patient with passengers."
Lothian buses said Mr Downie had been working for the company for 41 years.
A spokeswoman for Lothian buses said: "We're very proud of Jackie for taking the initiative to help this gentleman, he is a true asset to our business and it's great to see that his act of kindness didn't go unnoticed."
Ari Harow, who was Benjamin Netanyahu's chief of staff, will turn state's witness under a plea bargain in a probe he is facing himself, reports say.
Mr Netanyahu has been questioned about the cases three times by police under caution.
The prime minister, who is serving his fourth term, denies any wrongdoing.
The BBC's Tom Bateman in Jerusalem says Mr Harow's reported agreement with prosecutors marks a significant development in the corruption investigations, whose twists have received near daily coverage in Israel's media.
One of the cases relates to claims that Mr Netanyahu and his family received gifts from wealthy businessmen.
The other centres around allegations that Mr Netanyahu offered to limit the circulation of a rival free newspaper in return for more favourable coverage from one of the country's most widely-read dailies.
The cases are known colloquially as "1,000" and "2,000" respectively.
Mr Harow agreed to confess to fraud and breach of trust in return for testifying against his former boss, Reuters news agency cited court papers as saying.
Mr Netanyahu has repeatedly described the investigations as a witch-hunt stirred up by political opponents.
"We completely reject the unfounded claims made against the prime minister. The campaign to change the government is under way, but it is destined to fail, for a simple reason: there won't be anything because there was nothing," a post on his Facebook page said.
Mr Harow, a former head of American friends of Likud (Mr Netanyahu's party), was the prime minister's chief of staff from 2009-10, and from 2013-15.
The 25-year-old Southend United footballer pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud by obtaining bank details and transferring the money.
He denied a second count of money laundering at Wood Green Crown Court.
Reanne Morgan, 18, and Aseany Duncan, 19, both from Enfield, north London, will face trial for the same charges.
The court heard Ranger conspired to use the bank details of Diane Bloss in February 2015 and move £2,090 from one account to another.
Mitigating, Angus Bunyan, said the footballer's last serious conviction was more than 10 years ago.
Ranger's case was adjourned for a pre-sentence report. The money laundering charge will lie on file.
Morgan and Duncan were warned by Judge Peter Ader of the consequences of not appearing for trial.
They were told it "could be the difference between going to prison or being free".
Their trial is set for 24 April at the same court. Ranger will be sentenced afterwards.
Ranger, from north London, played for Newcastle United, England Under-19s, Swindon Town and Blackpool, before moving to Southend United in August.
The report has projected a boost of nearly 10% in economic output, or £13bn at current prices, if Scotland takes the most ambitious choices and becomes a world leader.
And it said 99% of Scots could be using the internet by 2030.
The report was commissioned by the Scottish Futures Trust.
It also said:
With the Internet of Things being developed - allowing people to control homes, cars and workplaces through electronic communications - there could be as many as 130 million digital devices in Scotland - 26 for the average Scot.
Even without any initiative to make Scotland more ambitious in its digital connections, the Internet of Things is expected to mean 25 million connected devices by 2030.
The report, commissioned from Deloitte by the Scottish Futures Trust, an agency of the Scottish government, also details changes which a full embrace of digital technology could bring to public services.
It says:
The vision of digitally-skilled citizens also applies to education and schooling.
The aim would be to cut down the so-called "digital divide" between those with the computing hardware and skills to use it, and those who have neither.
The Deloitte authors also envisage a reduction of the split in digital access between rural and urban Scotland.
It notes that people living rurally use 20% less data on fixed landlines than those in cities, and 28% less on mobile connections.
While the European Union average for internet access is 81% of people, Scotland lags on 78%.
The report also highlights relatively low uptake by businesses of recent digital options.
It says about 95% of Scottish businesses have internet access, but only 25% use cloud computing technology.
Of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), only 17% use the Next Generation Access (NGA) which is common for large companies.
With a more digital society and economy, it is argued that productivity would rise, boosting total output, jobs and earnings, while making it easier for more businesses to start up.
The report's modelling suggests that a world-leading Scottish digital economy could help create 175,000 more jobs than if the current development rate is retained.
A less ambitious programme to become world class, rather than world-leading, is estimated to mean 120,000 more jobs.
Market data shows there are currently five million digital devices in Scotland, one million of them with mobile connections, yet usage is low by international comparison.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney welcomed the report "which shows the incredible potential of increased digitalisation to Scotland".
He said: "The report outlines that if Scotland were to become a world leader, the nation could not only see a significant increase in GDP, but also the creation of nearly 6,000 new small-medium sized enterprises and small office or home office enterprises."
The service was held at the Royal Marines Riding Stables at Bickleigh Barracks in Devon.
Five horses wore poppy garlands for the ceremony, including a horse named Rocky with the rank of sergeant major.
The service honoured not just the eight million horses which died in World War I, but the many others used in battles since.
A horse named Anoushka represented horses used in the Battle of the Somme, cobs horses were represented by a horse named Bob, a horse named Zabor represented Russian horses and a horse named Tango represented the officers' horses.
Stables chairwoman Cathie Gillespie said: "The service is one of a kind and it is the first time that anything like this has been held in the Royal Navy.
"Eight million horses and countless mules and donkeys died in the First World War.
"They were used to transport ammunition and supplies to the front and many died, not only from the horrors of shellfire but also in terrible weather and appalling conditions.
"We thought it only fitting that in this month of remembrance we remember the animals too and what better place to hold a memorial service but at the Royal Navy Stables."
The US Attorney for Manhattan, Preet Bharara, made the announcement in a letter to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
The ICIJ worked with media outlets including the BBC and the Guardian to report on the leaked documents from Panama law firm Mossack Foncesa.
The letter asks for help from the ICIJ.
Mr Bharara's letter stated: "The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has opened a criminal investigation regarding matters to which the Panama Papers are relevant.
"The Office would greatly appreciate to opportunity to speak as soon as possible with any ICIJ employee or representative involved in the Panama Papers project in order to discuss this matter further."
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The letter gave no information on the subject of the investigation and was not a subpoena that would force the ICIJ to hand over any of the 11.5 million documents that were leaked.
Access to the documents remains limited to a handful of media organisations.
The UK's financial watchdog said that it had not yet gained access to the papers.
Mark Steward, enforcement head at the Financial Conduct Authority, told a conference in London: "Most of us on the law enforcement side haven't seen what the media has seen."
Serious Fraud Office head David Green, who spoke at the same meeting, said the papers "are being and will be accessed" for evidence of misconduct such as fraud and illegal tax schemes.
He called the cache an "interesting source of information" that had yet to be fully analysed.
Thought to be the biggest data leak in history, the documents have lifted the lid on how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth.
The files have prompted the resignation Iceland's prime minister, the Spanish industry minister and created political headaches for David Cameron. The prime minister's late father had set up an offshore investment fund called Blairmore Holdings in the late 1980s.
Meanwhile, Panamanian president Juan Carlos Varela said that his country would join a global push for greater financial transparency in the wake of the papers.
Panama is hoping to avoid being designated as a tax haven that assists money laundering.
"Our goal is to cooperate actively and to lead the efforts of the international community on the topic of the global problem," Mr Varela said on a visit to Japan.
He claimed that Panama has been "wrongly" labelled a tax haven: "Panama is a country respectful of laws."
Carney, 28, was suspended for eight games by the Rugby Football League on 2 May after being found guilty of racially abusing Toronto Wolfpack player Ryan Bailey.
The player leaves by mutual consent following an internal investigation.
Meanwhile, Salford have signed 25-year-old Ireland forward James Hasson from Australian side Parramatta Eels.
"James is a player that adds some real competitiveness to our squad," said Salford head coach Ian Watson.
"We've had some injuries to our middles with Adam Walne and George Griffin, and James is exactly the kind of player that can step into that role. His NRL experience with Manly and Parramatta will be invaluable."
Baby Gear on Clarence Street, Leicester has provided refurbished baby equipment to low-income families and also trained adults with mental health issues.
Trustees said staff, users and their families would all lose out.
The city and council councils said they regretted the decision but were facing millions in budget cuts.
Set up in 1985, Baby Gear took in donations like pushchairs, cots and high chairs, refurbished them and sold them on.
Currently it has five staff and sees about 40 people each week in its workshop.
The chair of trustees at Baby Gear, Martin Wragg, said: "It will have huge impact.
"The staff will lose their jobs, the services users referred to us by the city council will lose their work and their families will lose their day of respite.
"And the families who came to the shop for equipment will lose out as well."
He said they had tried to find other sources of funding but there were no grants to cover day-to-day spending.
One of the people who used the workshop was Philip Moore, from Birstall. He said: "The work motivated me. I know about the cuts so it wasn't a complete shock.
"But it will leave a gap in my life and I don't know what I will do with my time."
The city council said millions in cuts and the introduction of personal care budgets meant its contracts with Baby Gear had to change. It said it would help users find other care providers.
Kerstin Vockert, 56, was director of Ark Aid Veterinary Centre and received a £620 fine for failing to meet animal welfare needs in May 2015.
RSPCA inspectors found cocker spaniel Millie and shih tzu Happy with matted fur "covered in urine and faeces".
Now the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has said she should never return to practicing as a vet.
Inspectors visited Vockert's home in Sopley, Hampshire, in September 2014 and found the dogs. When they returned the next day, Vockert had put Millie down.
Happy, who had to have an eye removed and is blind in his other eye, has since been rehomed.
In a report the RCVS said the coats of both dogs had been in "an appalling condition" for "a prolonged period of time".
It said: "[Vockert made] a conscious decision not to groom the animals because she considered that they found the grooming process unpleasant.
"The committee considers that it was not only wrong but wholly misconceived.
"The committee is very concerned that, as a veterinary surgeon, she allowed her clinical judgement to be so impaired."
The RCVS added there was "a potential risk to animal welfare" if Vockert was ever allowed to return to practicing.
Although it said it had taken into account her "long and unblemished career" prior to neglecting her two dogs.
About 100 centres have closed with 360 jobs cut in Wales in four years.
The union's Dominic MacAskill, called on councils to provide at least a "baseline" service.
But the Welsh Local Government Association said the lack of standard success measures made it a complex area for authorities.
Spending on youth work in Wales has dropped from £23m in 2013 to £19.3m in this financial year.
Full-time employees working in the sector have also fallen from 803 to 655, while numbers registered to a scheme are down from 102,700 to 93,400.
Across Wales, only 23% of eligible youngsters are engaged in youth schemes offered.
And a Welsh Assembly inquiry in December 2016 found an "alarming" decline in the number of services available.
Trade union Unison has called for fair funding and the involvement of youths in determining the future of provisions.
Its head of local government in Wales, Dominic MacAskill said: "At a crucial stage in their lives, young people desperately need the support well-qualified youth workers can provide."
He added cuts were "writing off the livelihoods and potential of so many Welsh youngsters" and called for a "baseline" or minimum standard of service across councils.
He believes supported youth workers alongside provisions in schools, open-access centres and on the streets is the "optimum solution".
"They [youth services] are not widely understood - most council tax payers don't use them," he said.
"So few voters protest [when they are changed or discontinued]."
The WLGA's Tim Opie believes that a lack of a universal measure of success of youth work could be a reason for the spending drop in such services.
He said often the results of youth work may not be seen until many years later - and so is not a priority for cash-strapped councils.
Mr Opie said: "You can never be sure if it's the [youth] work or something else has changed in people's lives. It is very difficult to link the intervention with the result."
He added that in addition to the lack of a success measure, councils also faced challenges in terms of the demographic area they served with a variation in the levels of affluence and poverty as well as the broad age range of the users of youth services going from 11 to 25.
It has led to a broad approach being adopted by Wales' councils.
Rural areas often employ more youth workers in order to reach as many young people as possible whereas urban areas need fewer staff as services are more accessible to young people.
Councils also use different measures of success according to the differing needs of areas. In Cardiff the focus is on the number of NEETs (Not in Employment, education or Training) whereas Gwynedd looks at the numbers attending youth clubs.
Other success measures are used across Wales including youth satisfaction surveys as well as how many of the youth population are reached.
Focuses also vary; in Pembrokeshire, workers visit an under-18s disco helping youngsters under the influence of drugs and alcohol get home, while in Merthyr Tydfil youth workers engage with young people in anti-social behaviour hotspots.
The Welsh Government called on local authorities to be "innovative" in their approach and look at different delivery methods, adding it intended to explore rollout of the provision across Wales.
Uefa have charged Celtic in connection with crowd trouble during Tuesday's 1-1 draw at Manchester City in the Champions League.
"The supporters talk about being the best in the world and they travel very well," Wilson told BBC Scotland.
"But it's pointless saying that if you continually let the club down. And it's the club that will be punished."
The visiting supporters are alleged to have set off fireworks and caused other crowd disturbances at the Etihad Stadium.
It is the 10th time in the past five years the club have been charged by European football's governing body regarding their fans' behaviour.
Uefa's disciplinary body will examine the case on 23 February.
Wilson says players seldom notice trouble in the stands, but argues it's logistically challenging for Celtic to take action against the perpetrators.
"You're too focused, too wrapped up in the game to be aware of it," he said. "But it's got to be highlighted - now, what more can the club do?
"Banning the culprits is the only way of going about it but spotting them in a crowd is very difficult. There's no doubt it's ruining the occasion for Celtic."
The 48-year-old finished in 49 days, 3 hours, 7 minutes and 38 seconds.
The previous record of 57 days 13hr 34min and 6sec was set by fellow Frenchman Francis Joyon, who took it from Britain's Ellen MacArthur in 2008.
Coville set off from Brest in France on 6 November and will rarely have slept for more than three hours at a time.
"Mentally I had my highs and my lows but I knew where I wanted to get to," Coville, who had made five previous attempts to break Joyon's record, told Le Parisien newspaper.
"Physically I could not have gone much further."
But there are few areas of crime, in my experience, where the police approach has changed so radically than in domestic abuse.
For me, it was always an area of crime that struck at the very heart of community safety - if you can't feel safe in your own home, where and when can you ever feel safe?
It was an area of huge complexity, where the response needed to be joined up and effective and it was a crime that affected so many people, not just the obvious victim, but the hidden victims too - children.
It was also an area that did not discriminate; anyone could be a victim and anyone could be a perpetrator.
So I jumped at the opportunity to make a television programme on a subject so close to my heart.
The focus of the documentary is on women as victims and survivors, but that is not to say that violence against men does not happen.
In a 40-minute documentary, it was impossible to cover every aspect of this complex and deeply personal crime.
Three remarkable women told me their stories in detail, and without their courage to appear on camera, the documentary would not have been possible.
I spoke to a perpetrator of domestic abuse who also chose to tell his story, without disclosing his identity.
He was undergoing a programme which sought to help him address his violent behaviour before the matter reached court. And I spoke to representatives from some of the agencies working directly with victims and perpetrators.
It is clear to me that while there has been huge progress, the journey of responding to domestic abuse is far from over. Official police figures show that more and more victims are coming forward.
There is now a domestic incident reported to the PSNI every 19 minutes.
Society and, importantly, professionals have learnt more about this phenomenon, and policy and laws have changed.
More and more victims are pointing to emotional abuse in the form of totally unreasonable and controlling behaviour by perpetrators, with some saying that the long term psychological effects of such abuse are as grave as physical assault.
However, unlike in England and Wales, the law in Northern Ireland has not yet specifically recognised coercive and controlling behaviour. The programme highlights other discrepancies in protections for victims here compared to other parts of the UK.
Much has been said about domestic abuse, but in my view there could never be enough said about a crime which has been hidden for generations, and the full extent of which we may never truly know.
I wanted to highlight that there are many avenues of help and support for those suffering domestic abuse, that our laws need to catch up with developments elsewhere, and finally that children need to know what healthy and appropriate relationships look like.
If this programme achieves nothing other than delivering these three messages, it will have been a success.
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The 19-year-old has spent two months at Tannadice on an amateur contract after leaving FC United of Manchester.
But the Englishman has secured a three-year contract after spending time with the Terrors' development squad.
"I would have had him involved with the first-team squad already, but we knew there were other clubs after him," said manager McNamara.
"And we wanted to make sure we had him signed up.
"We see great potential in Justin. He is fast, direct and entertaining.
"There is a lot of hard work ahead, but we now have a chance to develop him into a first-team player at Dundee United."
Johnson's previous experience is in England's National League North.
However, United hope they have similar success as they had in developing Andy Robertson, now with Hull City, Aidan Connolly and Blair Spittal after they were signed from Scotland's lower leagues.
"He is the type of player we want to develop and play at Tannadice," said McNamara.
"He's a crowd pleaser. It will now be our job to turn that potential into a player the fans will be entertained by."
Johnson added: "This club has a reputation for developing young players and I want to grow as a footballer and believe this is the place for me.
"It has been very enjoyable training and playing at Dundee United.
"Although other clubs showed interest in me, the way I have been treated and involved in my time here was an important factor in signing a contract here."
As EU citizens living in the UK and UK expats in other EU states continue to ponder their futures, Brexit negotiations have started in Brussels.
Over the past year, we have been inviting you to send in your questions about the whole process. We have already answered some questions...
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... but others are still awaiting definitive answers, which may only become clear at the every end of the negotiations. So, for now, here are your questions awaiting answers:
Many of the questions below are examples which were asked multiple times and in many ways, while others are specific to those who asked.
By the UGC and Social Media Team
Sir Keir Starmer said "as democrats" Labour should not block the start of the process but called for an end to "gloating" from Leave campaigners.
He was speaking as MPs began a two-day debate on legislation to authorise the triggering of formal negotiations.
The government wants to start the two years of talks by the end of March.
The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill would allow Prime Minister Theresa May to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, getting official talks between the UK and the EU started.
The Liberal Democrats and Scottish National Party are to vote against it, but Labour's leadership is backing it, meaning the government is expected to win.
Brexit Secretary David Davis said the draft legislation was about "implementing a decision already made" by voters in the EU referendum.
He added that people would view any attempt to halt the bill's progress "dimly".
With 99 MPs wanting to speak, the Commons' hours were extended to midnight on Tuesday to accommodate more speakers, with a vote to take place on Wednesday evening after further debate.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has ordered his MPs to vote with the government, but some are expected to defy him.
Sir Keir said two thirds of Labour MPs represented constituencies that voted to leave the EU, and one third where people voted to stay in.
"This is obviously a difficult decision," he said.
"I wish the result had gone the other way. I campaigned passionately for that. But as democrats our party has to accept that result and it follows that the prime minister should not be blocked from starting the Article 50 negotiations."
During the first part of the second reading debate, MPs on both sides of the EU debate set out their cases.
Former Conservative Chancellor Ken Clarke confirmed he would vote against the bill, saying it was in the national interest for the UK to stay in the EU.
Another Conservative Remain campaigner, Anna Soubry, said she did not want to block Article 50 but predicted "history will not be kind to this Parliament".
Former Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg attacked the government over its negotiation strategy, saying it had "decided to placate parts of the Conservative Party rather than serve the long-term strategic interests of this country".
But former Conservative minister John Redwood - who said he would have quit as an MP if Remain had won - predicted Parliament would be "made great by the people" after Brexit.
And fellow leading Conservative Leave campaigner Michael Gove predicted a "liberal, open, democratic" Brexit.
The size of the Labour rebellion will be closely scrutinised, with several of his MPs indicating they plan to defy Mr Corbyn.
Two shadow ministers have quit, saying they want to vote against it.
And Labour MPs Stephen Timms and Lyn Brown told the Commons they would also vote against the bill.
Although Labour's leadership ultimately backs the bill, the party will also attempt to amend the legislation, hoping to force the government into offering MPs a "meaningful vote" on the eventual Brexit deal reached after the negotiations.
If the vote goes the government's way, the bill will return to the Commons next week for the committee stage when opposition parties will try to push through a series of amendments.
The bill was published last week, after the Supreme Court decided Parliament must have a say.
The new political season has hardly begun and already Downing Street has made two quick concessions. It has agreed to the Electoral Commission's recommendation that voters should be asked if they want to remain in or leave the EU because a Yes/No question would unfairly favour the Yes campaign.
And now Number Ten has significantly rowed back over its plans to allow ministers to campaign officially for EU membership in the last four weeks of the referendum.
To some, this amounts to a huge fillip for the EU "out" campaign. No longer will the "in" campaign have the advantage of asking people to vote positively for yes.
And no longer will ministers be free - in theory - to use their full offices of state to campaign to stay in the EU. As one pro-EU Conservative MP put it to me: "This Number 10 "Neville Chamberlain approach" to Tory anti-EU hardliners will in the end encourage them, not pacify them. Most of us mainstream Tories are fed up with holding our tongue while the headbangers run riot."
Yet, this is to mistake the government's intention. Ministers accept that getting rid of the Yes/No vote and partially reintroducing so-called "purdah" might make it marginally harder for David Cameron to win a referendum.
But they think the risk is worth it if it makes it harder for Tory eurosceptics to claim - amid the wreckage of defeat - that the rules were rigged against them.
The great fear among ministers is that they win the referendum by a whisker and then struggle to reunite a bruised, divided Tory party. They don't want to give any pretext for defeated eurosceptics to cry foul and claim they were robbed by an unlevel playing field. Hence Downing Street conceding on process; it is looking to win the war and not just the battle.
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) refused to speculate on reports that Russian hackers were behind the attack.
It has observers in several of Europe's hot spots, including eastern Ukraine, where it monitors ceasefire violations.
"We became aware of an incident at the start of November," said a spokeswoman.
"I don't know how long it went on for but it was serious. The integrity of the ICT system was compromised and put in danger," the spokeswoman told the BBC from the group's headquarters in Vienna.
French newspaper Le Monde quoted an unnamed Western intelligence agency as saying the cyber attack was likely to be down to Russian hacking group APT28, also known as Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm or Sofacy.
APT28 has already been linked to an attack on French global network TV5 and the leaks of leading athletes' medical data, while senior US officials have also blamed Russian hackers for an attack on the Democratic Party's emails.
However there has been no independent confirmation of who carried out the latest attack.
The OSCE said while it knew how the attacker had got into its ICT system, "as for speculating on who it was, we don't, we cannot (say)".
Russia, the US and Ukraine are all members of the OSCE and the body has provided a means of dialogue during times of tension.
Some 1,000 OSCE staff are currently working in Ukraine, and the special monitoring mission has often been caught up in the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
In its most recent report, filed late on Tuesday, the monitors said they had had to evacuate a forward patrol base at Svitlodarsk because of heavy artillery fire, including one shell that came within 70m of the base.
A renewed ceasefire came into force on 24 December but there are still frequent violations.
It analysed 40 years of observations of six big ice streams draining into the Amundsen Bay and concluded that nothing now can stop them melting away.
Although these are abrupt changes, the timescales involved are likely measured in centuries, the researchers add.
If the glaciers really do disappear, they would add roughly 1.2m to global sea level rise.
The new study has been accepted for publication in Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, but Nasa held a teleconference on Monday to brief reporters on the findings.
Prof Eric Rignot said warm ocean water was relentlessly eating away at the glaciers' fronts and that the geometry of the sea bed in the area meant that this erosion had now entered a runaway process.
By David ShukmanScience editor, BBC News
West Antarctica is one of the least accessible parts of the planet and it takes a huge effort to research the changes under way there. Nearly a decade ago, I joined a flight on an old US Navy patrol plane that made a gruelling 11-hour round trip from the southern Chilean city of Punta Arenas to Pine Island Glacier, which lies among the glaciers featured in these latest studies.
There was no possibility of landing and, if the worst were to happen, there was no-one close enough to offer any kind of rescue. This is research at its most daring. On board was a team from Nasa whose instruments were measuring the elevation and thickness of the ice below us. Even at this stage, it was clear that the glacier, far larger than anything you might see in Europe or North America, was speeding up.
Now the scientists have the benefit of repeated flights, copious satellite images and data from field trips. There is still a lot they do not understand about the pace of change and therefore the speed with which the melt will contribute to sea level rise. But the more detailed the research, the sharper the picture of rapid change.
"We present observational evidence that a large section of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has gone into a state of irreversible retreat; it has passed the point of no return," the agency glaciologist explained.
"This retreat will have major consequences for sea level rise worldwide. It will raise sea levels by 1.2m, or 4ft, but its retreat will also influence adjacent sectors of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet which could triple this contribution to sea level."
The Amundsen Bay sector includes some of the biggest and fastest moving glaciers on Earth.
Pine Island Glacier (PIG), over which there has been intense research interest of late, covers about 160,000 sq km, or about two-thirds the area of the UK.
Like the Thwaites, Smith, Haynes, Pope, Smith and Kohler Glaciers in this region - the PIG has been thinning rapidly.
And its grounding line - the zone where the glacier enters the sea and lifts up and floats - has also reversed tens of km over recent decades.
What makes the group vulnerable is that their bulk actually sits below current sea level with the rock bed sloping inland towards the continent.
This is a geometry, say scientists, that invites further melting and further retreat.
The new study includes radar observations that map the underlying rock in the region, and this finds no ridge or significant elevation in topography that could act as a barrier to the glaciers' reverse.
"In our new study, we present additional data that the junction of the glaciers with the ocean - the grounding line - has been retreating at record speeds unmatched anywhere in the Antarctic," said Prof Rignot.
"We also present new evidence that there is no large hill at the back of these glaciers that could create a barrier and hold the retreat back. This is why we conclude that the disappearance of ice in this sector is unstoppable."
The researcher, who is also affiliated to the University of California, Irvine, attributed the underlying driver of these changes to global warming.
This, together with atmospheric behaviours influenced by a loss of ozone in the stratosphere, had created stronger winds in the Southern Ocean that were now drawing more warm water towards and under the glaciers.
Dr Tom Wagner, the cryosphere program scientist with Nasa, said it was clear that, in the case of these six glaciers, a threshold had been crossed.
"The results are not based on computer simulations or numerical models; they are based on the interpretation of observations," he told reporters.
"And I think this is an important point because this sometimes can get lost on the general public when they're trying to understand climate change and the implications."
Prof Rignot and colleagues put no real timescales on events, but a paper released by the journal Science to coincide with the Nasa media conference tries to do just this.
It does include computer modelling and was led by Dr Ian Joughin, a glaciologist at the University of Washington's Applied Physics Laboratory. The study considers the particular case of Thwaites Glacier.
In the model, Dr Joughin's team is able to reproduce very accurately the behaviour of the glacier over the past 20 years.
The group then runs the model forwards to try to forecast future trends.
This, likewise, indicates that a collapse of the glacier is inevitable, and suggests it will most likely occur in the next 200 to 500 years.
Prof Andy Shepherd, from Leeds University, UK, is connected with neither Rignot's nor Joughin's work.
He told BBC News: "[Joughin's] new simulations are a game changing result, as they shine a spotlight on Thwaites Glacier, which has until now played second fiddle to its neighbour Pine Island Glacier in terms of ice losses.
"There is now little doubt that this sector of West Antarctica is in a state of rapid retreat, and the burning question is whether and how soon this retreat might escalate into irreversible collapse. Thankfully, we now have an array of satellites capable of detecting the tell-tale signs, and their observations will allow us to monitor the progress and establish which particular scenario Thwaites Glacier will follow."
Prof Shepherd said the EU's newly launched Sentinel-1a radar satellite would have a unique capability to assess the glaciers' grounding lines.
"As soon as the satellite reaches its nominal orbit, we will turn its eye on Thwaites Glacier to see whether it has indeed changed as predicted."
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The party wants a central body to take control of the creation of money, which would require a major overhaul of the financial system.
You may be surprised to hear there is not already such a body.
There are two common misconceptions about how money currently works:
Neither of these is quite true.
The vast majority of money is created by private-sector banks - not the Bank of England.
Positive Money, a group that argues for reforming the monetary system, says 97% of money is created by banks.
Each time a bank makes a loan, it essentially creates money.
And it is basically up to banks to decide how many loans they create.
Money then disappears when the loans are paid back.
So the Bank of England actually does not have much control over how much money there is circulating around the UK economy.
Also, a bank's ability to lend is not really restricted by the amount of money held in its vaults.
Textbooks often refer to the reserve ratio, which says that for every loan a bank makes, the lender should set aside some cash, which it cannot lend out to other people.
This would require banks to actually remove money from circulation and keep it locked away in their vaults or the electronic equivalent.
But this has never really happened in the UK.
Instead, there is financial regulation governing how banks manage their balance sheets.
Banks need to maintain a buffer to cover losses arising from when borrowers default on their loans.
The size of the buffer depends partly on the riskiness of the banks' assets.
Under this system, the more profit a bank makes, the more it can afford to lend - even while maintaining a cash buffer.
These rules might restrict the amount banks lend when the economy is doing badly, but they do not affect how much banks can lend when the economy is doing well.
Advocates of reform say the fact the current system leaves it up to banks to decide how much money is in the system is problematic.
Too much money can lead to financial over-exuberance and pump up asset bubbles, while too little money can cause funding problems for individuals and companies.
Positive Money argues the current system can have numerous other negative impacts too, such as increasing levels of household debt and inflating property prices.
The Greens want a central body to take on the job of creating money: "a new monetary authority, independent of day-to-day government control".
This would mean commercial banks would become "no more than the custodians of publicly created money in current accounts".
In other words, the amount of money in the economy would no longer depend on banks' willingness to lend.
If the policy were to be implemented, it would mark a step-change in how money works.
Iceland is already considering introducing a similar system, but if the UK were to undertake such reform, it would be the first major financial centre to do so.
Aside from putting more controls on the amount of lending and debt in the economy, the Greens say this would allow banks to fail more safely.
As the Greens acknowledge, their policy would trigger a radical overhaul of how the monetary system works.
They would create a powerful new body, reform how commercial banks operate and change our understanding of money.
It would require years of debate, consultation and legislative wrangling.
Transitional arrangements would need to be put in place to ease the economy through the change.
And this is all predicated on the idea that Parliament would actually agree on both the need for change and the mechanics for implementing it.
While it looks unlikely such a policy would be implemented in the near future, it raises some interesting topics for debate.
What is the truth behind the politicians' claims on the campaign trail? Our experts investigate the facts, and wider stories, behind the soundbites.
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After suffering their first league defeat in four months at home to Bolton on Saturday, Cian Bolger's first-half header was enough to give the Cod Army three points.
The visitors also hit the woodwork through Ben Davies and Ashley Hunter.
It was a poor display from Walsall, who failed to get a shot on target.
Top scorer Erhun Oztumer's last-minute curling left-foot free-kick just wide of the left upright was the closest the Saddlers came to a goal, as they failed to add to their sequence of six straight home wins.
While Walsall are five points adrift of a play-off place, Fleetwood stayed second, in the table, still a point ahead of Bolton, who have a game in hand.
The only goal came on 22 minutes when Bolger headed home a left-wing corner from on-loan Liverpool youngster Cameron Brannagan, who was then denied by a great save to his left from home keeper Neil Etheridge.
From Bolger's initial far-post header, centre-half partner Ben Davies then headed against the bar and after the break, Ashley Hunter went close with an impudent angled lob, before his left-foot shot was touched onto the post.
Fleetwood's victory extended their unbeaten run away from home to 11 matches - but there were only 142 visiting fans there to see it.
Walsall manager Jon Whitney told BBC WM:
"A lot of effort but not a lot of quality. We knew it was going to be very tight. We knew it could be a one-goal game.
"It's always disappointing to concede from a set piece but Cian Bolger was the difference between the two sides.
"We lost Eoghan O'Connell, who broke his nose five minutes before he came off with some hamstring pain too. But now have to regroup before going down to sunny Southend on Saturday.
"We've got one game less now and you're laying on other people to slip up. But all we can do is control the controllables."
Fleetwood manager Uwe Rosler told BBC Radio Lancashire:
"It's an absolute delight for me, the club and the players that we bounced back against a team who have won six on the trot here and are knocking on the door.
"Especially when I saw who we had unavailable. We were another two players short and had people playing out of position.
"We carried on from Saturday, we played really first half and could have been more than one goal up at half time, we hit the bar and had one cleared off the line.
"In the second half, we were a little bit shaky but we did what we had to. And they did not have one shot on target."
Match ends, Walsall 0, Fleetwood Town 1.
Second Half ends, Walsall 0, Fleetwood Town 1.
Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Bobby Grant.
Scott Laird (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Markus Schwabl (Fleetwood Town).
Attempt missed. David Ball (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Erhun Oztumer (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Scott Laird (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Elohor Godswill Ekpolo (Fleetwood Town).
Substitution, Fleetwood Town. George Glendon replaces Kyle Dempsey.
Attempt missed. Matt Preston (Walsall) header from the right side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Conor McLaughlin.
Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Conor McLaughlin.
Attempt blocked. Joe Edwards (Walsall) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Joe Edwards (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Conor McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town).
Delay in match Ashley Hunter (Fleetwood Town) because of an injury.
Substitution, Walsall. Andreas Makris replaces George Dobson.
Substitution, Fleetwood Town. David Ball replaces Cameron Brannagan.
Scott Laird (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town).
Substitution, Walsall. Amadou Bakayoko replaces Simeon Jackson.
Attempt missed. Matt Preston (Walsall) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Cian Bolger.
Scott Laird (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town).
Hand ball by Simeon Jackson (Walsall).
Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Cian Bolger.
Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Elohor Godswill Ekpolo.
Attempt saved. Kyle Dempsey (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
Attempt saved. Ashley Hunter (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt missed. Ashley Hunter (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the right.
Erhun Oztumer (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Amari'i Bell (Fleetwood Town).
Attempt missed. Cameron Brannagan (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Foul by James O'Connor (Walsall).
Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Cameron Brannagan.
George Dobson (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Warren Gillespie, 41, carried out the attack at a house in Portlethen in September 2014.
Judge Kenneth Maciver QC told the High Court in Edinburgh it was a "nasty and serious" offence.
Police Scotland said: "Gillespie targeted a vulnerable young girl and has been held accountable for his actions."
Former supermarket worker Gillespie, of Bucksburn, Aberdeen, was also placed on the sex offenders register.
The judge said it was clear from an impact statement that the crime had significantly impacted on the victim and was likely to continue to do so for a long time.
He said: "It is inevitable that a lengthy custodial sentence requires to be imposed in this case in order to address the gravity of the issues involved."
The judge said he was prepared to deduct one year from the sentence he would have imposed because, although Gillespie had made a late guilty plea, the victim did not have to give evidence.
He also ordered that Gillespie should be kept under supervision for a further two-year period after his release.
Handcuffed Gillespie made a one-finger gesture to those in the public benches of the court as he was led from the dock.
Defence counsel David Moggach told the court: "For whatever reasons he allowed himself to act in the manner that he did and, of course, he knows that was wrong."
Det Sgt Barry Stewart said: "Gillespie's victim should be commended for having the courage to come forward and report his actions.
"Such actions are absolutely unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
"We hope that this sentence will bring some form of closure for his victim and that she can now move on with her life."
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One colleague of Theresa May's suggested she would need to be "peeled off the ceiling" in rage.
Another senior MP told me "he's used up all of his lives".
A former minister said: "He can't go on like this - it's getting very difficult."
Westminster tonight has even been able to engage in one of its favourite parlour games - guessing who'll be next, if, as some are suggesting sooner rather than later, a member of the Cabinet has to depart.
Johnson's Saudi comments 'not UK view'
In traditional terms, it is impossible for Boris Johnson to behave in the way he has been doing.
Criticising one of the UK's strategic allies when the PM has been investing personally in that relationship is the latest in a series of overly candid comments from the man who is meant to be the consummate diplomat.
Except - this is Boris Johnson, and it is 2016, when politics itself is not behaving in a way any of the traditional rules suggest.
First off, although it was a surprise, there are good reasons why Theresa May gave him the job in the first place.
As one foreign diplomat suggested, he is not someone who could ever be ignored - potentially useful at a time when the UK's profile could recede.
Then, as a magnet for attention, far better in theory to have him in her gang than causing trouble outside.
And, most importantly perhaps, in what he said about Saudi Arabia or indeed on other occasions when he has spoken loosely, few suggest that Boris Johnson is doing anything other than saying what he believes to be true and what others think too.
And in 2016, when the public has little appetite for being spun, what is the problem with a politician being a little blunt, if they are telling the truth?
Of course by doing that he is also breaking the conventions of diplomacy. And there are genuine concerns about the impact that will have on the UK's ability to deal with foreign countries.
If he is continually criticised by Downing Street, what is the point of having him in the job, if his word can't be taken as a true representation of the UK government's position?
But, just as there were legitimate political reasons to give him the job, so too there are legitimate reasons to preserve him.
One member of the cabinet suggested tonight it was more likely he'd get fed up with being criticised and resign than the prime minister get rid of him.
"She'll want to keep him," they said, as a prominent Brexiteer and a prominent member of the cabinet.
And it's also worth remembering that he is not the only member of the government who has been talking out of turn.
One feature of the May government is a focus on communicating very little. The challenges of Brexit mean Number 10 would prefer silence than endless political briefings.
Yet in the last week the chancellor, the Brexit secretary and, most dramatically, the foreign secretary have all variously made comments that went against the Number Ten hopes of avoiding drama.
And there is frustration in government among some ministers that they feel gagged by Downing Street.
There wasn't much evidence of it tonight, but there may be grudging sympathy for Mr Johnson after his public dressing down.
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In times gone by, the tight rules of collective responsibility would have made Boris Johnson's position already impossible.
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One former senior minister told me that was one of the biggest mistakes in the campaign that David Cameron made.
In their view, it was certainly a factor in losing the referendum.
But beyond that result, perhaps that decision will have consequences we are only just starting to see.
Yet another effect of the referendum that has changed British politics for good.
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The film, directed by first time feature-maker John Krokidas, had its world premiere this week at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
The 23-year-old actor plays a curly-haired, teenage Ginsberg as he goes to New York's Columbia university in 1943 and meets others who would give their name to the so-called Beat generation - Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs and Lucien Carr, who would later become an editor for United Press International.
Ginsberg, one of the most awarded of American poets, has popped up several times recently in films like Howl, where he was played by James Franco, and Walter Salles's movie adaptation of the Kerouac novel, On the Road.
"I was daunted by taking on such a great figure," Radcliffe admits, "but we're not copying anything that's gone before".
"This actually centres on a true story that happened before the Beat poets were even famous. So we're catching up with them when they're 18 or so and at college together."
The narrative focus of the film is the killing of David Kammerer in 1944, an English teacher who was on the fringes of the group.
Lucien Carr was jailed for two years after admitting manslaughter. He claimed he had acted in self-defence and was the victim of unwanted sexual advances. Kerouac and Burroughs were initially arrested as accessories to murder; but over the years, as their reputation grew, the scandal faded.
"It is about a killing, " says Radcliffe, "but for me the great challenge was Allen Ginsberg, where he starts at the beginning of the film, and where he ends up - exploring his sexuality, experimenting with drugs, and beginning his writing.
"I certainly understood a lot more about him and his poetry, particularly Howl, after being immersed in this period of his life."
The actor auditioned for the role four years ago. Krokidas says he succeeded because "Ginsberg is this shy seventeen year old kid who has to please everybody, but there was so much more to him inside. He was a poet, and he was a radical, and he felt he had something to prove. Somehow I just thought that would speak to Dan."
Radcliffe confirmed his suspicions, and admits it was "frustrating" that, after getting the role, he had to return to the UK and complete filming on the final Harry Potter films. Especially because, in his absence, funding for the film collapsed.
"Eventually they got it back off the ground," he says, "and John Krokidas came back to me and offered me the role again".
"I was tremendously flattered that he did that."
Audiences will see Radcliffe, as Ginsberg, falling for the charismatic Carr (played here by Lawless actor Dane De Haan) who started what became known as a literary "New Vision", which stated that "art excludes conventional morality".
The group of friends were also known, perhaps more aptly at this point, as "The Libertine Circle".
"The great thing about this film is that you see the Beat poets for who they are at this time," Radcliffe argues. "They're young, they're experimenting with everything, they're running around New York City tearing it up. It's not reverential in any way.
"Having said that, we are still living in a world inspired by them. I mean, everyone from Brooklyn to London is still living out their beliefs. They were the original hipsters and, to a certain extent, they created our popular culture."
Ginsberg and Carr's friendship faded in the years following Kammerer's death. And, although Ginsberg included Carr on the list of dedications for Howl, Carr subsequently asked for it to be removed from all further editions.
Radcliffe believes the relationship was typical "of that age group".
"You tend to form friendships which are intense and perhaps destructive, but you can't help it, you are drawn to each other."
With a tiny movie budget, he says the cast and crew grew very close during shooting in New York.
"We did everything wrong on this movie. You are not supposed to shoot a low budget film as a costume drama and with lots of lavish locations. Somehow we pulled it off, but that's because we were all united in making it happen.
"Honestly, I think this is the best filming experience I have ever had."
With explicit sexual content, Kill Your Darlings might not be suitable for Radcliffe's younger fans from his Potter days (although the ones who saw his stage role on Equus have seen it all before), but he stands by his work.
"I think this is the film where I have developed the most as an actor, " he says. " It's really special to me, and this is my best work so far - although I'll have to leave it to the critics to decide that."
At the Sundance festival, at least, Kill Your Darlings has been a hit, with The Guardian noting that it "hammers out a surprisingly complex and satisfying rhythm, with just the odd dud note".
But the best review comes from Radcliffe's director, who believes his star has what it takes to completely transform into a character actor - if that's what he wants.
"It's not easy turning away from being an icon and becoming a true actor. But Dan is managing to pull it off."
The Sundance Film Festival runs until the 27th January.
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He proved his post-Harry Potter mettle in the hit horror The Woman in Black, but now Daniel Radcliffe has moved even further away from the role that made him famous - playing poet Allen Ginsberg in the low-budget, independent thriller, Kill Your Darlings.
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Konta, who beat the Romanian in the last eight of Wimbledon, took an early lead in a first set that featured five breaks of serve before Halep triumphed.
The Romanian went 4-1 up in the second and, despite Konta saving five match points, took the match on a tie-break.
Nick Kyrgios beat Spaniard Rafael Nadal 6-2 7-5 in the last eight.
Nadal, 31, will return to world number one on Monday for the first time since July 2014, taking over from the injured Andy Murray, but he had little answer for his Australian opponent.
Kyrgios, 22, raced into a 4-0 lead with a double break and took the first set in 25 minutes, dropping only three points on his serve.
He served for the match at 5-4 up only for Nadal to break but it proved to only delayed his victory as he broke back and completed victory with his 10th ace.
Kyrgios will play Spain's David Ferrer, who beat Dominic Thiem 6-3 6-3 in the semi-finals, while the other last four match will see Grigor Dimitrov play John Isner.
Bulgarian Dimitrov eased past Japan's Yuichi Sugita 6-2 6-1, while Isner overcame fellow American Jared Donaldson 7-6 (7-4) 7-5.
The Briton had a break point in each of the Romanian's games in the opener but converted only two out of 10.
Konta then saved two match points at 5-3 down on her opponent's serve and three more from 0-40 down on her own serve when 6-5 behind.
But Halep easily claimed the tie-break to win a match that lasted one hour and 49 minutes and she will now face American Sloane Stephens in the semi-finals.
The other last four contest will see Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza face Karolina Pliskova.
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Britain's Johanna Konta was beaten 6-4 7-6 (7-1) by world number two Simona Halep to exit the Cincinnati Open in the quarter-finals.
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The 33-year-old previously spent three-and-a-half seasons at Forest Green, playing 144 consecutive league games.
He agreed to mutually terminate his Gateshead contract and has now signed a one-year deal.
"I'm absolutely delighted to be back. It's no secret I loved every minute here," Russell told the club website.
"I didn't want to leave in the first place, but that's football. As soon as the opportunity came up (to return) I jumped at the chance. I missed being at such a good club."
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Meaghan Sargeant nodded Blues ahead with their first effort on goal.
Drew Spence sent the game into extra-time, making it 1-1 with a fine right-footed shot into the top corner.
Blues keeper Ann-Katrin Berger made a string of saves in normal time and the shootout as Chelsea's hopes of a third successive trip to Wembley were ended.
Berger foiled Millie Bright from the spot after Eniola Aluko hit the post for the London club, who were beaten by Arsenal in last year's final, having lifted the trophy in 2015, in what was the first Women's FA Cup final hosted at the national stadium.
Birmingham, who beat Chelsea at Ashton Gate in their only previous final appearance in 2012, take on a Manchester City side that overcame Liverpool 1-0 to keep alive their bid for a fifth trophy in the space of nine months.
The final on 13 May will be the first time either side has played at Wembley.
Match ends, Birmingham City Ladies 1(4), Chelsea Ladies 1(2).
Penalty Shootout ends, Birmingham City Ladies 1(4), Chelsea Ladies 1(2).
Goal! Birmingham City Ladies 1(4), Chelsea Ladies 1(2). Ellen White (Birmingham City Ladies) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Penalty saved! Millie Bright (Chelsea Ladies) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
Goal! Birmingham City Ladies 1(3), Chelsea Ladies 1(2). Kerys Harrop (Birmingham City Ladies) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
Penalty saved! Eniola Aluko (Chelsea Ladies) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
Goal! Birmingham City Ladies 1(2), Chelsea Ladies 1(2). Sarah Mayling (Birmingham City Ladies) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Goal! Birmingham City Ladies 1(1), Chelsea Ladies 1(2). Hannah Blundell (Chelsea Ladies) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal! Birmingham City Ladies 1(1), Chelsea Ladies 1(1). Aoife Mannion (Birmingham City Ladies) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Goal! Birmingham City Ladies 1, Chelsea Ladies 1(1). Maren Mjelde (Chelsea Ladies) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Penalty Shootout begins Birmingham City Ladies 1, Chelsea Ladies 1.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Birmingham City Ladies 1, Chelsea Ladies 1.
Attempt saved. Katie Chapman (Chelsea Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Charlie Wellings (Birmingham City Ladies) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
(Birmingham City Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ramona Bachmann (Chelsea Ladies).
Attempt missed. Eniola Aluko (Chelsea Ladies) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Attempt saved. Katie Chapman (Chelsea Ladies) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Foul by Abbey-Leigh Stringer (Birmingham City Ladies).
Katie Chapman (Chelsea Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Ramona Bachmann (Chelsea Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Second Half Extra Time begins Birmingham City Ladies 1, Chelsea Ladies 1.
First Half Extra Time ends, Birmingham City Ladies 1, Chelsea Ladies 1.
Corner, Birmingham City Ladies. Conceded by Katie Chapman.
Attempt saved. Maren Mjelde (Chelsea Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Abbey-Leigh Stringer (Birmingham City Ladies).
Katie Chapman (Chelsea Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Paige Williams (Birmingham City Ladies).
Hannah Blundell (Chelsea Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First Half Extra Time begins Birmingham City Ladies 1, Chelsea Ladies 1.
Second Half ends, Birmingham City Ladies 1, Chelsea Ladies 1.
Corner, Birmingham City Ladies. Conceded by Maren Mjelde.
Jessica Carter (Birmingham City Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Drew Spence (Chelsea Ladies).
Substitution, Birmingham City Ladies. Charlie Wellings replaces Freda Ayisi.
Corner, Chelsea Ladies. Conceded by Sarah Mayling.
Aoife Mannion (Birmingham City Ladies) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Aoife Mannion (Birmingham City Ladies).
Katie Chapman (Chelsea Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Birmingham City Ladies 1, Chelsea Ladies 1. Drew Spence (Chelsea Ladies) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
Assembly members are due to debate the controversial bill brought by Social Development Minister Mervyn Storey next Tuesday.
In a statement, the first minister said the stakes could not be higher.
However, Sinn Féin has again accused the DUP of scaremongering with its budget forecasts.
Sinn Féin's Daithi McKay said Finance Minister Arlene Foster should appear before her Stormont committee to explain her prediction that the Stormont budget could be cut by £2.8bn.
The BBC has seen a document which Mrs Foster circulated to other executive ministers.
In it, she said no deal on welfare would mean the executive having to make cuts of £604m in order to balance its books.
Mrs Foster said health could lose £280m and education £114m.
Talks are continuing at Stormont about the welfare deadlock.
The SDLP is understood to be holding internal discussions over whether its MLAs should sign a petition of concern which could block the welfare reform bill.
The Northern Ireland parties had agreed a deal on Westminster's welfare reform in the Stormont House Agreement last December.
However, Sinn Féin withdrew its support for the bill in March.
The last print edition will be on 31 December, reflecting the trend for newspapers and magazines to move online as traditional advertising declines.
Newsweek merged with the internet news group the Daily Beast two years ago.
The Daily Beast's founder, Tina Brown, said its site now had more than 15 million unique visitors a month, a 70% increase on last year.
She said in a statement: "Exiting print is an extremely difficult moment for all of us who love the romance of print and the unique weekly camaraderie of those hectic hours before the close on Friday night.
By Ben ThompsonBusiness reporter, New York
In 1933, Newsweek hit the news stands - a weekly magazine covering global events.
But much like the world it's reported on over the last 80 years, much has changed in the publishing world too. Not least how consumers get their news.
The number of Newsweek subscribers has slumped from more than 3 million at its peak to 1.5 million today. Couple that with falling advertising revenues for traditional print media and it's led Newsweek to ditch its print edition altogether.
Newsweek Global, the digital only version, will be available via a subscription. It's a way of tapping into the 70 million consumers who now use tablet computers in the US, a figure that's soared from just 13 million two years ago.
But while it's a large market, there are also more competitors, and analysts say standing out in a digital world will be tough.
"But as we head for the 80th anniversary of Newsweek next year, we must sustain the journalism that gives the magazine its purpose - and embrace the all-digital future.
"This decision is not about the quality of the brand or the journalism - that is as powerful as ever. It is about the challenging economics of print publishing and distribution."
Newsweek rose to become the second largest US news weekly magazine, behind Time. But declining circulation and advertising saw it fall into losses.
It was sold by the Washington Post Company to Sidney Harman in August 2010, and was merged with the Daily Beast three months later.
Tina Brown, who became Lady Evans when her husband Harold Evans, the legendary journalist, was knighted, is a former editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker.
She teamed up with Barry Diller to launch The Daily Beast in 2008. The website's name comes from the fictional newspaper in Evelyn Waugh's 1938 novel Scoop.
He was arrested on Monday in Ainsworth Avenue. The drugs were found in a nearby vehicle.
Police have said it may be linked to the seizure of £200,000 worth of cannabis found in the Donegall Road area of south Belfast area on 2 March.
Follow-up searches have been carried out following Monday's find.
Charlie Heywood, from Great Barr, was walking along Birmingham Road near Barhill Close at about 03:35 BST when he was knocked down.
In tribute, his family described him as an "endlessly kind young man and a much loved son, brother and grandson".
A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence of drugs, West Midlands Police said.
Passers-by stopped to help Mr Heywood but, despite their efforts and the intervention of paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The University College London history undergraduate was the eldest of four brothers.
Sunayana Dumala, who flew to India after the shooting to be with her husband's family, told the BBC she was "devastated" by his death.
Srinivas Kuchibhotla was shot dead in a bar in Olathe, Kansas. His friend Alok Madasani and an American were injured.
Adam Purinton, 51, has been charged with premeditated first-degree murder.
Ms Dumala said that she had grown anxious about racial hatred after the election of Donald Trump, but she said her husband was "dedicated" to their life in the US and to his job as an engineer.
"Just last week we drove to Iowa to see our friends and their new baby," she said. "When we came back, he was working in the car while I was driving. That's how much he loved working... He personally wanted to do so much for this country."
Mr Kuchibhotla worked at the US technology company Garmin, alongside his friend Mr Madasani, who has now been released from hospital. The pair were regulars at Austin's Bar and Grill where they enjoyed sharing a drink after work.
But on Wednesday night another customer, Adam Purinton, was shouting racist slurs and told the two men they did not belong in America, witnesses said.
In a separate interview, Mr Madasani told the BBC: "This guy just randomly comes up and starts pointing fingers... We knew something was wrong... He said: 'Which country are you from? Are you here illegally?'"
Mr Purinton was thrown out but, according to police, he returned with a gun and opened fire, killing Mr Kuchibhotla. Mr Madasani was wounded, along with Ian Grillot, a 24-year-old American who attempted to intervene.
Ms Dumala last saw her husband early that morning, when he left for work. "I was still taking my shower as he was passing from the hall and he said goodbye," she said.
He had worked late two nights already that week and she texted him to ask if he would bring some work home so they could have tea together. He said yes and told her he'd be home at 19:00.
At 20:00 she began to get worried and started calling friends, including Mr Madasani's wife. She heard something about a shooting at the bar and she phoned her husband over and over again until a friend came to the house with news.
"The look in his face and the way he was looking at me... I asked him, 'Is Srini dead?', and he nodded his head."
Ms Dumala said she wanted to rush to the hospital but collapsed in the garage. She waited at the house until two policemen arrived.
"They asked my name, Srini's name, his date of birth," she said. "Then they told me those words and they just said it so simply. They said they were sorry."
Mr Kuchibhotla was from the Indian city of Hyderabad, where his parents still live. Ms Dumala described how her husband had recently bought a car for his father. "He was so happy and so proud about it," she said.
"There are three brothers. I always heard stories that they were the naughtiest kids."
Ms Dumala began to lose sleep after the election in November, fearful that the couple would suffer hate crimes in the country they called home.
"I was so worried I just couldn't sleep," she said. "I was talking to Srini and I was like, 'Will we be safe in this country?' He would say 'Nani, Nani, don't worry. We will be OK. We will be OK'."
They discussed whether they should return to India but, in the end, she decided that if they minded their own business, nobody would harm them.
The FBI is now investigating whether Mr Kuchibhotla and Mr Madasani were targeted because of their race. Mr Madasani has visited Ian Grillot, 24, the US man injured while attempting to stop the shooting, to thank him.
Ms Dumala plans to return to the US, but she said her husband would be "everywhere".
"His clothes, his side of the sink, the way he used to brush, shower. His daily prayers in that room, preparing his favourite food. It will be tough eating without him," she said.
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New legislation in the Queen's Speech will mean that the amount workers are allowed to earn before paying tax is likely to rise faster than inflation.
The national minimum wage for adults is due to rise by 3% in October, the largest real-terms rise in seven years.
Chancellor George Osborne has said it will rise from £6.50 to £8 by 2020.
The personal allowance is currently £10,600, but is due to rise to £12,500 by 2020.
As a result, the government is promising that no one working for 30 hours a week on the national minimum wage will pay tax.
At the moment, an adult working for 48 weeks a year at that rate earns £9,360, so is below the tax threshold.
However, the new law will prevent such workers having to pay tax when the national minimum wage rises at a faster rate than inflation, which is currently -0.1%.
It is also expected that the increases will feed through to the higher rate tax threshold, suggesting that the higher rate could also rise faster than inflation.
That will benefit workers who currently earn more than £42,385 a year.
Such taxpayers have been affected by so-called fiscal drag, under which more people were dragged into a higher tax bracket, as the allowance failed to be uprated in line with inflation.
Legislation being outlined will also prevent rises in income tax, VAT and national insurance during the current Parliament.
Patrick Kabele, 32, is accused of attempting to travel to Syria, contrary to the Terrorism Act, Scotland Yard said.
Mr Kabele, of Willesden, north-west London, will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday.
He was arrested on Wednesday in Brent, north London, by officers from the Met's counter-terrorism command.
Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) will be offered from 2018.
The decision by the Welsh Government follows moves in England to do the same.
Public Health Minister Rebecca Evans said ministers wanted to ensure every expectant mother in Wales receives the information and support they need.
The new blood test - while not offering a complete diagnosis - aims to better inform women of the risks of having a child with the genetic disorder.
It is more accurate than current antenatal screening, which estimates the chance that pregnant women have of having a baby with Down's syndrome.
If the risk is deemed high, women are offered an invasive test called amniocentesis - where a needle is used to extract amniotic fluid and which carries a risk of miscarriage.
It is expected one to two babies per year in Wales will be saved from miscarriage as a result of the introduction of NIPT, which will be offered as an additional option for women found to have a higher risk of having a child with Down's syndrome.
Only the invasive test can give a confirmed diagnosis, however. Women who are given a positive NIPT test would not be able to opt for a termination based on that result alone.
Public Health Minister, Rebecca Evans said a negative NIPT result will offer pregnant women reassurance without the need for a further invasive diagnostic test - "reducing the unnecessary harm from miscarriage that can be caused through the use of these tests".
"We want to ensure every expectant mother in Wales receives the information, advice and support they need throughout their pregnancy." she said.
Julian Hallett, of the Down's Syndrome Association in Wales, said it was essential midwives, screening co-ordinators and other health professionals were trained about the genetic condition before the new screening is rolled out.
"Those women who receive NIPT results will be placed in a position which may lead some to make a decision on whether they continue with their pregnancy. It's a life-changing decision," he said.
He said many parents of children with Down's syndrome reported the information they get from health professionals as "too negative".
"We want to be able to ensure they balance that by giving positive information about the condition and explain the increased opportunities for children and adults with Down's syndrome today," he added.
The roll-out of the test will be evaluated after three years in line with recommendations from the UK and Wales screening committees, Welsh Government said.
Stephen Gethins held the seat for the SNP by a margin of just two votes over Lib Dem challenger Elizabeth Riches.
There were three recounts before the result was declared, with the Lib Dems asking for a fourth amid dispute over the validity of one ballot paper.
The party said it had decided there was insufficient evidence to justify a "lengthy and expensive" legal case.
Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie said: "Many people have asked us to challenge the result in court.
"We have given this careful consideration and, despite legal advice that we would have grounds to challenge the result, it has been decided not to go to court.
"We have decided there is insufficient evidence to justify a lengthy and expensive legal challenge. It would be expensive for us, expensive to the taxpayer and an inconvenience to the voters, so we could not sanction that without sufficient evidence to warrant it."
Rhondda MP Chris Bryant said British journalists uncovered the scandal but US authorities were taking the lead.
Two British banks are reviewing whether corrupt payments to Fifa officials went through their branches.
Mr Bryant asked if British authorities were "lax" on tackling financial crime.
The MP has written to the prime minister asking him to call an urgent summit of British football associations, sponsors and broadcasters to agree a common approach to Fifa amid European-led calls for a boycott of the World Cup.
Sepp Blatter's re-election as Fifa president on Friday was overshadowed by the arrests on Wednesday of seven Fifa officials as part of an FBI investigation of corrupt payments.
He refused to step down despite appeals from figures including David Cameron and Michel Platini, head of European football's governing body UEFA.
Two UK banks named in FBI papers - Standard Chartered and Barclays - have launched internal reviews into whether they were used for corrupt payments by Fifa officials, the BBC understands.
But Mr Bryant told BBC Radio Wales on Monday that Mr Cameron needed to explain why UK authorities had not done more.
He said: "Some of the allegations are that it was British financial institutions that were involved in all of this, and financial institutions in British overseas territories - why on earth has there been no action in the UK?
"How many years have we known abut this for?"
Mr Bryant asked whether the British financial authorities had the resources they needed.
"So many of us are mystified why so little has been done to prosecute people in relation to Libor, in relation to banking malpractice, in relation to the economic crash and so on, and maybe we have prosecuting authorities in this country which are rather lax."
Only Bournemouth, Swansea and Arsenal have been found to be 100% compliant with Uefa recommendations for wheelchair spaces at their grounds.
Tottenham are bottom of the list with 28%, behind Watford (35%) and Aston Villa (41%).
The survey was carried out by charity Revitalise before the start of the new Premier League season.
It follows a BBC Sport investigation in March 2014 which highlighted the issue.
In June, top-flight clubs were threatened with legal action after the Equality and Human Rights Commission (ECHR) said it had received a number of complaints about clubs, including Manchester United removing walking aids from away fans.
Other examples received by the ECHR include disabled fans being prevented from obtaining season tickets, and problems such as families with young disabled children being unable to sit together at matches.
Guidelines on how football clubs in the UK should cater for disabled spectators have been in place since 2004, while European football governing body Uefa's recommendations were published in 2003. The number of wheelchair spaces a stadium should provide is based on its capacity.
Last month in the House of Lords during the second reading of the Accessible Sports Grounds Bill, Lord Holmes of Richmond, Britain's most successful Paralympic swimmer, called on Premier League sponsors and broadcasters to pull out of football unless progress was made in providing facilities for disabled fans.
If enacted into law, the bill would give local authorities the power to refuse to issue a safety certificate to a sports ground which does not comply with accessible stadia guidelines.
The party said the commissioner could "knock heads together" and improve co-ordination of services.
Lib Dem election candidate Roger Williams said people putting "their lives on the line" should be supported.
Meanwhile, Labour is continuing efforts to get supporters of other parties to vote tactically for Labour on 7 May.
A Veterans Commissioner for Scotland was appointed last year, and the Lib Dems now want to give greater backing to the armed forces across the whole of the UK.
Mr Williams said it was "only right" to give veterans support "for life, whether they remain in the armed services or after they leave".
"The Liberal Democrats want to serve those who have served and ensure they get the right help," he added.
Plaid Cymru has called for the establishment of special "veterans' courts" and more action to help service personnel in areas such as mental health, resettlement and welfare.
The Welsh Conservatives want to see a "veterans card" giving priority treatment for service-related conditions and free access to swimming pools and Cadw sites.
This election issue includes foreign policy and the role of UK’s defence forces at home and abroad.
Policy guide: Where the parties stand
After urging the "anti-Tory majority in Wales" to back Labour in the general election on Friday, First Minister Carwyn Jones said there were "seats right across Wales - particularly in north and west Wales - where a slight shift from Plaid Cymru, the greens and the liberals will give us a real chance of getting a vital handful more Labour MPs into Parliament.
"An extra two or three Welsh Labour MPs, with Welsh Labour values, could mean the difference between banning zero hours contracts or not, scrapping the bedroom tax or not, ending the war on Wales, or not."
Plaid Cymru is focusing on attracting first-time voters.
Party leader Leanne Wood said: "The likelihood of a hung parliament means that every vote counts in this election and it's more important than ever for first-time voters to use their votes.
"A vote for Plaid Cymru is a vote for better funding for Wales, a vote to protect our public services and a vote for ambition and prosperity."
Elsewhere on the campaign trail, the Conservatives are concentrating on the economy, arguing that a change of government would come "at the worst possible moment" for the Wales.
The 19-year-old, from Burntwood in Staffordshire, raised more than £3.2m ($5.36m) for charity after news of his plight spread on social media.
In a post announcing Stephen's death, Jane Sutton said he was a "courageous, selfless, inspirational son".
Stephen was diagnosed with terminal cancer aged 15.
Rather than dwell on his misfortune, the teenager drew up a "bucket list" of things he wanted to achieve before he died.
This led to him completing a skydive and playing drums in front of 90,000 people before the Uefa Champions League final at Wembley last May, among various achievements.
Ms Sutton said in her statement: "My heart is bursting with pride but breaking with pain for my courageous, selfless, inspirational son.
"The ongoing support and outpouring of love for Stephen will help greatly at this difficult time, in the same way as it helped Stephen throughout his journey.
"We all know he will never be forgotten, his spirit will live on, in all that he achieved and shared with so many."
The Facebook post announcing Stephen's death was shared more than 120,000 times within an hour of its publication.
Donations to his online fundraising page, set up in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust, began to climb once again as the news of the teenager's death spread.
Justgiving, which hosts Stephen's online fundraising page, said its engineers had to "work quickly" to boost server capacity after a sharp increase in visitors to the site.
It said the campaign total had risen by about £60,000 in just over two hours.
Stephen was readmitted to hospital on Sunday after developing breathing difficulties caused by the regrowth of tumours.
He had initially set out to raise just £10,000 ($16,800) for charity, but his fundraising campaign attracted huge attention last month after he posted a selfie online.
The image went viral and attracted the support of celebrities including Jason Manford, who championed Stephen's charity efforts.
Paying tribute, the comedian said Stephen "was the most inspiring person I've ever met and touched more lives than he will ever know".
"He was an incredibly positive young man and a credit to his family, to Burntwood and to humanity itself.
"The reason we took to him so passionately was because he was better than us, he did something that none of us could even imagine doing.
"In his darkest hour he selflessly dedicated his final moments to raising millions of pounds for teenagers with cancer."
As well as for his fundraising, Stephen became well known for his bucket list.
Along with skydiving and playing drums to a huge crowd, the list also included hugging an elephant and getting a tattoo.
Stephen, who was diagnosed with metastatic bowel cancer aged 15, was visited earlier this month at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital by Prime Minister David Cameron, who praised his "incredible" efforts to help others.
Mr Cameron said: "I can hardly think of anyone I've met with such a zest for life, and such a belief that you can get things done, and who wanted to live every minute.
"He was absolutely inspiring."
Labour leader Ed Miliband also paid tribute and wrote: "Tragic news that Stephen Sutton has passed away. His bravery & determination to live life to the full was an inspiration to us all."
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg wrote: "Very sad to hear about the death of Stephen Sutton. Such a brave, selfless and inspirational young man."
A number of celebrities and public figures have also paid tribute to Stephen.
Comedian Ricky Gervais tweeted: "RIP Stephen Sutton. A true hero & inspiration to us all."
TV presenter Clare Balding tweeted: "Desperately sad to hear that Stephen Sutton has died. I feel privileged to have met him and heard him speak."
The Teenage Cancer Trust, to which Stephen made the largest ever single donation in its history, said: "We are humbled and hugely grateful for what Stephen achieved and continues to achieve for us."
Deborah Alsina, chief executive of Bowel Cancer UK, said Stephen had "undoubtedly created greater awareness... that bowel cancer can affect younger people too and for this we owe him such gratitude".
Staff at his former school, Chase Terrace Technology College in Burntwood, paid tribute to the "model student".
Chair of governors Di Evans said he "made such a difference to people's lives - not just in Burntwood, not just in Birmingham, or England but worldwide".
"He never ever stopped smiling despite that awful illness," she said.
"He never, ever gave up and was fighting to the very end."
Up to 200 people had been expected to take part in the Nippy Dipper fundraising event in Aberdeen.
Organisers the Aberdeen Lions Club said they could not guarantee the safety of dippers due to rough seas.
The event is to be rescheduled for Saturday 2 January, weather permitting.
Several participants clad in fancy dress turned up for the cancelled event at 10:30 and took to the seas regardless, including members of the Grampian Haemophilia Group.
Coordinator Chris Southworth said cancelling the event was "the only sensible thing".
He said: "We saw the rough state of the sea, the onshore wind, and we felt that it was unsafe.
"There was too much of a risk, particularly with the strong wind, of hypothermia. I've been involved for 16 years and it's the first time it's been cancelled in that time."
People in the Welsh capital took to social media on Tuesday to question the cause of the stench.
Welsh Water said it "sent an inspector to investigate" and was satisfied the odour was not linked to its network.
A spokesman for Cardiff Council said it had "contacted partners to ascertain the cause of the smell".
The Met Office issued yellow and amber warnings which ended at 20:00 GMT on Thursday.
The UK's strongest gust of wind - 94mph (151km/h) - was recorded at Capel Curig in Snowdonia.
Arriva Trains Wales advised passengers not to travel on north and mid Wales routes - and many lines will remain closed on Friday.
Scottish Power said about 60,000 properties in Wales were without power at some point on Thursday and approximately 9,000 properties, most of them in north Wales, still had no electricity.
"Engineers will continue to work to fix faults, but is anticipated that some homes in north Wales will remain off power overnight," a spokesman said.
Western Power Distribution, which supplies south, west Wales and parts of mid Wales, said about 60 homes are still affected.
Western Power Distribution, which supplies south, west Wales and parts of mid Wales, said about 60 homes are still affected.
Many railway lines in north and mid Wales are closed and Arriva Trains Wales has warned the "extremely limited" rail replacement road transport may not reach some stations because of "local road conditions."
Rail passengers are advised "not to travel unless absolutely necessary."
North Wales Police received around 500 more calls than usual today as a result of Storm Doris.
"We would all like to thank the public for their patience and their timely reports," said Ch Insp Paul Jones.
Police warned motorists to drive safely as fallen trees and branches are "still causing issues on some minor roads."
Like most European countries, France is in a post-religious phase of its history. Few attend church, and politicians who speak of "Judaeo-Christian" values are often dismissed as right-wing throwbacks.
And yet what the reaction to the jihadi murder campaign of the last 18 months shows is that people are far more influenced by their cultural and religious inheritance than they care to realise.
Since the killings began, there have been no crowds on the streets of Nice or Paris chanting "Death to Islamic State". Instead of flaming torches carried in angry procession, there are candles of remembrance.
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No-one in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray turned their attention to the nearby mosque. In the last 18 months, there has been no significant increase in crimes that target Muslims.
Instead there was the Archbishop of Rouen, Dominique Lebrun, on Tuesday saying that in the church of St Etienne there were "three victims" - Father Jacques and the two killers.
"Forgive them - they know not what they do," were the words he later quoted from the gospel.
No-one in the country was shocked by the church's reaction to the murder of one of their own - no thirst for vengeance, no anathema against Islam; instead a plea for forbearance and understanding.
As the Archbishop of Paris, Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois, put it: "Our belief in Christ should make us now not fighters and militants, but men of peace, reconciliation and love."
Broadly - stripping out some of the religious language - this is the same message that the politicians are giving out.
From the Socialist government, but also from the centre-right opposition, comes the constant argument: the aim of IS is to make us hate each other; they want our Muslim population to be isolated; they want acts of vengeance. Never let us cede to that temptation.
To be sure, there are also heated exchanges about levels of security and whether laws should toughened to target potential miscreants. But the essential ethic of tolerance and vivre-ensemble is taken as a given.
Even the far-right - though some might not like to admit it - falls within the mainstream now. When a party commands the vote of a quarter of the population, it can hardly be dismissed as unrepresentative.
And yes, it does call for tough measures like the expulsion of foreign offenders and stringent limits on immigration.
But there has been no visible far-right backlash. No arm-banded march-pasts in the banlieues. The Front National gives voice to an angry and often inarticulate part of the French population, but it has not gone down the way of violence.
Of course this might change - and the great fear today is that fringe elements on the nationalist far-right decide to take the law into their own hands. That way lies civil conflict and nightmare.
But so far one is bound to observe that the country has reacted to this horrific succession of provocations with good sense and an eye on the higher values.
Most French people will argue that these values - tolerance, respect between peoples, forgiveness, eschewal of violence - are part of the country's enlightened secular tradition.
But of course before that they were something else. They were Christian.
The Finn was 0.215 seconds clear of Hamilton, fastest in the first session, and 0.265secs quicker than team-mate and title leader Sebastian Vettel.
Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas was fourth quickest, 0.11secs slower than Vettel.
Fernando Alonso, back after racing in the Indianapolis 500, was seventh after more Honda engine problems.
The top two teams appeared evenly matched, not only on their performance runs on the ultra-soft tyres, on which they set their fastest lap times, but also on the race-simulation runs later in the session.
Bottas and Raikkonen were the fastest of the drivers who did their long runs on the ultra-soft tyres and on their average times the Mercedes driver was quicker by a little less than 0.1secs.
Hamilton also ran on the ultra-soft tyre and was also 0.1secs slower than Bottas, although he had a disjointed run, featuring lots of slow laps, to the extent that it motivated Vettel, who was following him, to complain about his driving.
Vettel said: "I'm stuck behind Hamilton who is making mistakes and backing off."
But the four-time world champion played down the incident after practice, saying he knew Hamilton was just trying to get a clear lap.
Vettel said: "It was slippery and easy to do mistakes. I spun twice today. Mercedes looked good today but I think it will be very, very close, more or less like we all expect it, which is good."
Hamilton added: "The car is back to normal [after his struggles at the last race in Monaco] but it is still weak in a lot of areas and the Ferrari is still the quickest and with everything I am pushing currently, I can't beat the Ferrari's time."
Two-time world champion Alonso's engine suffered a hydraulic leak after just one timed lap in the first session and missed the first hour of the second while Honda fixed the problem.
He did get out in time to do 17 laps and a couple of runs at the end of the session.
Team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne had a relatively trouble-free day but was only 19th fastest, his fastest time set on the slowest 'soft' tyre after he spun on his run on the quickest ultra-soft.
During the first session, Alonso was told by his engineer to stop on track. He pointed out that was he already at the hairpin, the last corner before the pit entry and it was easier to come back to the pits, but was ordered to stop.
He flung the impact-protection foam out of his cockpit as he climbed out and was given a standing ovation and cheers by the crowd in the grandstands.
"We are used to it," he told reporters on the way back to the pits.
The failure came as McLaren executive director Zak Brown again said that Honda had to up their game if the partnership was to have a future.
Two days after saying he had "serious concerns" about Honda, and a day after Alonso indicated he could leave McLaren at the end of the year if they were not winning by September, Brown told BBC Sport: "The plan right now is to have the Honda in the back of the car (in 2018) but some things need to happen between now and then for us to have the confidence we can be at the front of the field next year.
"We need to get competitive and show regular signs that we are getting competitive.
"Right now, we're not racing well, not finishing races and that can't happen any more.
"We are starting to work on the 2018 car so we need to make any decisions that impact 2018 by the summer break. Something needs to change.
"If you keep doing the same thing, you are going to get the same result. Maybe take some risks, do things they wouldn't normally do. You can't keep doing the same thing and expect things to change."
Asked if they had been discussing a customer engine supply with Mercedes, Brown said: "We have a plan B, a Plan C. We have some plans."
It was also a difficult Friday for Red Bull. Max Verstappen's car stopped on track with a technical problem causing an eight-minute red flag delay with 20 minutes of the second session remaining and ended up fifth quickest.
Team-mate Daniel Ricciardo suffered an engine problem early in the second session and was only 14th fastest.
Earlier this year, Derbyshire police took the unusual step of releasing pictures of all 24 inmates who were missing from HMP Sudbury open prison.
It included 12 men who absconded between 1992 and 2006 and another 12 who disappeared since 2007.
Since the appeal in August three people have been arrested and have been returned to prison, the force said.
The remaining 19 men, including all 12 who absconded between 1992 and 2006, are still at large.
Until the appeal in August no pictures of these men had been released.
Gary Leitch, Martin Casey and Adam Yaroo were arrested and returned to prison following the earlier appeal.
The adventurer, who has reached the poles a record 20 times, has taken over the voluntary post from Lady Gooch.
High sheriffs are chosen annually by the Queen who "pricks" the name of the nominee from a list using a silver bodkin - a type of needle.
Mr Hempleman-Adams said he has given up climbing for a year to concentrate on his new role.
The explorer, who has climbed Everest by the north and the south routes, was sworn in at the civic offices in Swindon.
His duties will include overseeing attendance at royal visits and giving support and encouragement to the emergency services, local charities and voluntary organisations.
"It's quite a contrast to go from woolly thermals to tights and I have to say this is the first time I've ever worn tights in my life and it does feel a bit odd," he said.
"But I have been privileged to see all the four corners of the world and I still haven't seen a lot of Wiltshire which I am looking forward to doing during my year."
The office of high sheriff is the oldest in the country after the Crown, dating back over 1,000 years.
The post is unpaid and anyone appointed must carry out his or her duties without recourse to any public funds.
Norway international midfielder Hegerberg, 23, made her Blues debut in Wednesday's Women's Super League One goalless draw against Arsenal.
"At first I wasn't that interested," Hergerberg told BBC WM.
"But after talking to both David and Marcus and hearing their plans, they caught me."
Hegerberg became Birmingham's fourth foreign signing since April when she joined from Swedish side Kopparbergs/Gothenburg following the departures of Jo Potter, Jade Moore and Remi Allen.
With the club keen to return to the level that saw them reach the Champions League semi-finals two years ago, Hegerberg is looking forward to helping realise that ambition.
"To be a part of the football development here in England - which is fantastic - is something I want to contribute to," she said.
"The Champions League is something I want to be part of and hopefully we'll make it some day.
"It's been amazing so far - I've come to a really good club."
Blues' draw with the Gunners kept them third in the WSL 1 table, six points behind Chelsea Ladies in second place and eight adrift of leaders Manchester City.
Ian Brunner, of Byron Crescent, Bedford, is accused of killing John-Mark Duffy, 39, on Monday.
A post-mortem examination revealed Mr Duffy, who died in an ambulance in Byron Crescent, had suffered a stab wound to the chest.
Bedfordshire Police say they are looking for the weapon involved. Mr Brunner is due at court in Luton later.
In a statement, Mr Duffy's brother, Anthony, said: "John-Mark was one of the friendliest people you could ever meet; he'll be deeply missed by all of his family who loved him dearly."
Bedfordshire Police have appealed to residents, particularly those in Ashburnham Road, Alexandra Road and Conduit Road, not to touch a knife or any other sharp instrument if they find one discarded.
"There is still a party out there that wants to win and fight on and fight on we will."
Confirming your continued existence isn't on any political party's list of fun things to do, but former MP Mark Williams was performing a necessary public service when he uttered the words on BBC Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement a few days ago.
Mr Williams was the party's sole Welsh MP, but in June he lost Ceredigion by 104 votes to Plaid Cymru's Ben Lake.
The former teacher is one of Welsh politics' more jovial figures, but he could be forgiven for reflecting darkly that he might in fact have been one of the lucky ones - at least some people actually voted for him.
There are 40 constituencies in Wales and in 36 of them the Liberal Democrats lost their deposit. That means failing to secure 5% of the vote and thus giving up the £500 candidates have to stump up. The system is supposed to deter time-wasters - you can insert your own joke here, if you like.
In the four remaining seats the party was second in three - Ceredigion, Montgomeryshire and Brecon and Radnorshire - but only in the first was it anywhere near winning.
In its other target seat, Cardiff Central, which was Lib Dem until 2015, it slipped to third place.
There are more statistics available - vote share down to 4.5%, for instance - but going through them all seems a bit cruel.
So let's be a bit more constructive and ask what went wrong and what the Lib Dems might be able to do about it.
The Liberal Democrats were clearly hoping that running a campaign centred on a promise of a second EU referendum would be enough to attract a sizeable chunk of the 48% who voted Remain in 2016.
But it did not happen - there is increasing evidence those Remainers who remain motivated by the EU issued largely plumped for Labour this time around, despite the well-publicised ambiguities in that party's actual European policy.
Mr Williams blamed a "useless" national campaign and it is clear Tim Farron did not enthuse the electorate.
There may still be some residual anger among ex-Lib Dems over the 2010-15 coalition with the Conservatives and there are always the dull realities of declining representation for any political party - less cash (those lost deposits alone cost £18,000), fewer councillors to contribute time and money and the surprisingly quick onset of organisational atrophy.
When will there be good news?
Salvation may have to wait until the assembly elections in 2021. The Lib Dems have a sole AM, Kirsty Williams, but she is the education secretary and will at least give the party a record in office to campaign on.
It is also the case that the assembly electoral system is designed to support a four-party system, which is great until you slip from fourth to fifth place.
But with UKIP struggling both to define itself in the post-referendum era and to adapt to the daily realities of representing the people in the Senedd, it is likely the crucial fourth slot will be genuinely competitive again.
The Lib Dems may not need a huge surge to get back to, say, four or five AMs.
The continued fluidity of UK politics could help too - both the Conservatives and Labour may struggle over the coming years to remain united over Brexit and the Remain-focused may turn back to the Lib Dems.
New leader Sir Vince Cable already sounds open-minded about another big unknown - the emergence of a new party on the centre-left.
Mr Williams, though, suggests the answer really lies not on the national stage but on a pavement near you - grassroots campaigning on the things people care about in their own communities.
It seems like a good place to start.
The Duke of Edinburgh has decided to stand down from public engagements at the age of 95, with the full support of the Queen.
He carried out 110 days of engagements in 2016, making him the fifth busiest member of the Royal Family - despite his age.
Here other nonagenarians reveal why they are still working and whether they plan on reaching Prince Philip's milestone.
Ella Towell, 90, works two days a week at the Claire House Children's Hospice charity shop in Mold, north Wales.
Her previous jobs included working in an engineering firm, a canteen and as a factory supervisor.
"I decided to start volunteering because I had a look around the Claire House Children's Hospice and was impressed with the nursing staff and I thought, 'Gosh, I'd like to help.'
"I spoke to the manageress of the shop in Buckley and she said, 'Get here now and get your coat off.' I worked every day there for six years.
"My family started grumbling at me that I was always in the shop and wanted to take me out so I decided to retire at 86. I had only stopped two weeks when the area manageress asked me to do two days a week in the Mold shop so I did.
"I still want to do it because of when I went to the hospice. The nurses and volunteers there should have Victoria Crosses.
"It's not difficult getting up and getting into the shop. I'm downstairs before five o'clock in the morning. I don't go to bed early but I've never needed that much sleep.
"I'm still active. My usual routine is get up, first big mug of tea with a tablespoon of whisky in it. I've done it for years and I haven't got arthritis.
"I serve customers behind the counter and I'm on the till at the shop. People aren't surprised I'm working at 90, they know what I'm like.
"I don't have any plans to give it up for good. I still feel I'm able to help the community at large, especially places like Claire House.
"Children's welfare interests me. If someone comes into the shop with a kiddy in a pushchair, I'm there pulling faces.
"If I can carry on until 95 I will do. You can never predict what your health will be like, but I hope so."
Irene Astbury, 90, works full time at Pet Food Supplies in Macclesfield, Cheshire.
She set up the shop with her late husband, Les, 36 years ago.
"We opened the shop on 9 March 1981 and took £9 that day. We thought, 'What have we let ourselves in for?' as it was slow to begin with.
"I've been coming to the shop for the last 36 years and don't know any different. It's not hard working 40 hours a week as it's what I know.
"People can't believe and are quite surprised when they hear I'm 90.
"I still serve a few customers and will answer the phone occasionally.
"I enjoy making everyone a cup of tea and toast at brew time and my three great-grandchildren, Evie (six), Isabelle (three) and Harry (one), come to the shop most days. I enjoy seeing them and playing 'shops' with the older two girls.
"I still enjoy working, even at my age. I enjoy meeting people and customers and talking to them as I'm interested in what they're all up to.
"I don't have any plans at all to retire. As long as my legs will still bring me to the shop I have no plans to stop working.
"My gran was 102 when she died so I have a long way to go yet.
"The secret to a long and active life is to keep going, enjoy it, along with good health.
"I can still see myself working up until the age of 95 just like Prince Philip did. Longer if I can."
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Cliff Parker, 90, works for Focus Education, a company founded by his daughter, Linda, which provides educational support to primary schools and academies, in Saddleworth, Oldham.
He served in the army during the 1940s and went on to become a grocer, landlord and worked for Oldham Council.
"I choose to still work at the age 90 because it gives me something to get up for in the morning.
"I bind educational books in the mornings, and in the afternoon I deliver books and parcels to schools. I'm the errand boy in the afternoons.
"I like being busy and being around people, no-one can bind books as good as me.
"It's not difficult to get up for every morning for work. I am always up early.
"I could start later in a morning if I wanted to do, but I enjoy going to work and joining in with the staff and I love being with company.
"I don't want to retire, working is what keeps me going. I don't want to sit at home and do nothing.
"People can't believe I am still working at my age, they say it's brilliant.
"I love going to work every morning and it gives me a purpose in life.
"I can definitely see myself working until the age of 95. Unless I pop my clogs first."
Real set a Spanish record of 40 matches unbeaten in all competitions after a draw at Sevilla on Thursday to advance to the Copa del Rey last eight.
The La Liga leaders are away to second-placed Sevilla again on Sunday and face Napoli in the Champions League last-16 next month.
Real have not won La Liga since 2012.
It has taken 30 wins and 10 draws for Zidane's side to break the Spanish record Barcelona set in the 2015-16 campaign.
The 2016 Champions League winners have won eight of the past nine games in La Liga.
"Sunday will be yet another game where we will have to fight," said Zidane, whose side are four points clear at the top of the table with one game in hand.
"That is always going to be the case against Sevilla, who are tough opposition to face.
"It is no coincidence that they are second in La Liga, that is all down to their own hard work.
"I'm not sure what is going to happen on Sunday, but we will have to dig deep."
Steve Green from talent agency Artists International Management Inc confirmed to the BBC that he died at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Tuesday.
"He was one of my first acts, he was a terrific person and you don't find that in this business very often," said Green. "He was truly a standout."
Sledge had surgery for liver cancer in January 2014 but soon resumed touring.
Sledge's debut single When a Man Loves a Woman reached the top 10 twice in the UK and topped the US Billboard chart for two weeks in 1966, when it also got to number four in the UK chart.
During an interview for the the 2013 documentary Muscle Shoals, he recalled his first recording of it.
"When I came into the studio, I was shaking like a leaf. I was scared," he said, adding that it was the "same melody that I sang when I was out in the fields. I just wailed out in the woods and let the echo come back to me".
He told BBC Radio 6 Music's Craig Charles in a 2011 interview that he came up with the melody for When A Man Loves A Woman, but signed away the rights of the song to Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright, because "I didn't know any better".
"I had the melody in my mind so I gave that song to them," he said, adding they then created the lyrics.
Sledge did not contest the agreement, saying: "I felt like if God fixed it in my mouth to give it to them I won't change anything about it.
"I'm satisfied with what I wrote but I cut my kids out of so much because I gave it to someone else - I just wasn't thinking."
BBC Radio 2 DJ Tony Blackburn was among those paying tribute on Twitter, and said: "Sad to hear that Percy Sledge has died. I wonder how many times I've played When A Man Loves A Woman. RIP."
Musician Bootsy Collins paid tribute on his Facebook page with the words: "Just lost another legend funkateers, Mr Percy Sledge."
Paul Gambacini told the BBC that When a Man Loves a Woman was "one of the all time classic songs".
"This was the essence of soul, dripping with feeling. It never had a time, it was in a world of its own, so it was timeless," he added.
The track reached number two when it was re-released in the UK in 1987 after appearing in Oliver Stone's film Platoon, and was featured in several other films such as The Big Chill, The Crying Game and a 1994 Meg Ryan drama named after the song itself. It was also the soundtrack to a Levis advert in 1987.
It was the first US number one recorded at Alabama's Muscle Shoals studio, where Aretha Franklin and the Rolling Stones would later record.
The track also scored a first gold disc for Atlantic Records, whose executive Jerry Wexler called the song "a transcendent moment" and "a holy love hymn."
It remained Sledge's biggest hit and helped sustain a long touring career in the US, Europe and South Africa, averaging 100 performances a year. His other chart successes included Warm and Tender Love, It Tears Me Up and Take Time to Know Her.
The song found new life in 1991 when Michael Bolton's cover of the song topped the Billboard chart.
Before his music career, Sledge worked in the cotton fields around his hometown of Leighton in northwest Alabama, before taking a job as a hospital nurse in the early 1960s.
A patient heard him singing while he worked and recommended him to record producer Quin Ivy.
The singer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 and was a member of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
He is survived by his wife and children.
The Staggies have a League Cup final against Hibernian and a Scottish Cup tie with Dundee United on the horizon.
But McIntyre held a meeting with his players before Saturday's win over Hamilton Academical to make sure they did not lose focus in the Premiership.
"It was a huge result for us," said McIntyre of the 2-1 victory.
"We had a meeting during the week as we know the importance of the next seven games before the [Premiership] split.
"That is one out of the way with a victory we know we needed if we are going to make it to the top six post-split.
"Of course we still need a few more to consolidate our place in there as we have been there all season.
"It would be a disaster for us if we were to fall out of it at this late stage but we know we are going to have to earn it.
"We don't have any given right to think because we have been there for so long that it is just going to happen so we need another positive result at home to Dundee United [in the league] next week."
Goals from Alex Schalk and Ian McShane gave fourth-placed Ross County only a second win from their last six league games to move eight points clear of second-bottom Kilmarnock.
McIntyre admits he feared the worst when Jamie Reckord was sent off for denying Dougie Imrie a clear goalscoring opportunity early in the second half.
However, he was pleased with the way they coped with the dismissal and battled their way to victory courtesy of McShane's sublime free-kick 12 minutes from time.
"The sending off changed the whole game and made it very difficult for us," McIntyre explained. "Jamie was in a good position but he didn't get on to the ball quickly enough.
"We have no complaints as it was a definite red card but the players battled manfully for the rest of the game and showed great spirit to get a winner.
"We knew we would have to defend stoutly in the situation and that's what the boys did so they deserve credit for the way they hung in there."
The result just piled on the frustration for Hamilton Accies manager Martin Canning as his side failed to take advantage of their superior numbers.
Imrie's sixth goal of the season hauled them level but despite overwhelming possession they could not turn it into only a second win in 11 games.
And they face Celtic on Friday for the first time since their 8-1 hammering by the league leaders last month.
"It was a very frustrating afternoon as there wasn't much in the first half and we completely dominated the second half only to end up with nothing," said Canning.
"I can't fault the players though as they put in a great effort, defended well and made a lot of chances.
"The most frustrating thing is that the free-kick they get their winner from isn't one as far as I'm concerned but there's nothing we can do about that.
"I think to give it was a mistake but on another day we would have gone on to win the match comfortably but we are not putting the ball in the net as much as we should be.
"When you are in the position we are then sometimes these things go against you but we will keep working hard.
"On that second-half performance especially you can see that there's not a lot wrong and we have to show that in all our games.
"We need to dust ourselves down and show that same spirit to go again on Friday to get a positive result against Celtic."
The comments follow press reports that Her Majesty was concerned about the prospect of Scottish independence.
It also follows a statement from First Minister Alex Salmond, who said the Queen "will be proud" to be the monarch of an independent Scotland.
The Palace insisted the referendum was "a matter for the people of Scotland".
A spokesman said: "The sovereign's constitutional impartiality is an established principle of our democracy and one which the Queen has demonstrated throughout her reign.
"As such the monarch is above politics and those in political office have a duty to ensure that this remains the case.
"Any suggestion that the Queen would wish to influence the outcome of the current referendum campaign is categorically wrong.
"Her Majesty is firmly of the view that this is a matter for the people of Scotland."
The BBC's royal correspondent Peter Hunt said he understands that the comments were made in response to calls for the Queen to speak out in favour of the union and not in response to Mr Salmond's remarks.
SNP leader Mr Salmond said he had an audience with the Queen at Balmoral Castle two weeks ago but would not say what was discussed.
He dismissed press reports that Her Majesty was concerned about the prospect of Scottish independence.
"I want the Queen as head of state, as Queen of Scots of an independent Scotland, as her ancestors were," he said.
Mr Salmond was speaking at a photocall outside St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh.
He said: "I think Her Majesty the Queen, who has seen so many events in the course of her long reign, will be proud to be Queen of Scots, and indeed we would be proud to have her as monarch of this land."
The first minister said he thought the statement released by Buckingham Palace regarding the Queen's neutrality was "a perfectly satisfactory and perfectly sensible" response to the press rumours about her concern.
Under the plans for independence outlined in the Scottish government's white paper, the Queen would remain head of state.
It says: "On independence Scotland will be a constitutional monarchy, continuing the Union of the Crowns that dates back to 1603, pre-dating the Union of the Parliaments by over one hundred years. On independence in 2016, Her Majesty The Queen will be head of state."
In this year's Queen's Speech at the state opening of the Westminster Parliament in June, Her Majesty said her government would proceed with plans to enhance the financial powers of the Scottish Parliament and would continue to "make the case for Scotland to remain a part of the United Kingdom".
Though the speech is delivered by the Queen, the content is written by the UK government of the day.
However, there is a precedent for the Queen commenting on a major issue that has constitutional implications.
In 1977, on the occasion of her Silver Jubilee, she informed both Houses of Parliament: "I cannot forget that I was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland."
The comments were widely interpreted as a royal rebuff to proposals for devolution to Scotland which foundered in 1979.
An address to the Scottish Parliament in 2002 was seen as a move away from the 1977 position.
Her Majesty warmly praised the relatively new devolved settlement, noting that MSPs were helping, with their work, to "strengthen the bonds that link the nations and regions of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and Europe".
It follows an incident on the town's Croft Street on 10 September in which the pensioner was badly hurt.
Police Scotland said a 33-year-old man was expected to appear at Jedburgh Sheriff Court on Monday.
Insp Tony Hodges thanked the public for their assistance with the investigation and added that the elderly woman was recovering well.
Several websites offering fatwas have recently been blocked, following a decree by King Abdullah.
The decree was seen as an attempt to reduce controversial fatwas issued by minor or ultra-conservative clerics.
Some of these have been a serious embarrassment to the Saudi authorities.
The Saudi newspaper, Arab News, said Islam Today had closed its fatwa pages in order to avoid closure of the website by the authorities.
The decree restricts the right to issue fatwas - usually translated as religious edicts, but sometimes carrying the status merely of advice - to members of an officially approved council of Islamic scholars.
King Abdullah is known to favour reform, but he has faced opposition from conservative clerics and some members of the Saudi ruling family allied with the religious establishment.
Ultra-conservative clerics have sometimes used fatwas to publicly oppose what they see as attempts to Westernise their society.
There have also been a number of controversial fatwas that have embarrassed Saudi reformers.
In one such instance, clerics suggested that the Saudi prohibition on mixing of the sexes could be overcome if a man were symbolically to become a woman's child by sucking on her breast or drinking her breast milk.
In other cases, more liberal interpretations of Islam sparked counter-fatwas by conservatives, leading to what some commentators have described as fatwa chaos.
Islam Today gave no explanation for why it had closed its fatwa section. As of 1300 GMT on Thursday, the closure applied only to the website's more popular Arabic-language section and it was still possible to access the smaller fatwa archive in English.
Salman al-Awdah himself was once a controversial figure, a hardline cleric who was imprisoned in the 1990s for inciting opposition to the Saudi government.
He has since reinvented himself as a moderate figure and has become one of Saudi Arabia's most influential religious figures, with a wide following through the media although he has remained outside the government-backed religious establishment.
Structural engineers are trying to remove the vehicle following the incident on Thursday morning between Crick Road and Dinham Road in Caerwent.
While it was affecting traffic between Newport and Chepstow, minimal delays were reported at 07:00 BST.
Police said the road was likely to remain closed some time as the lorry is removed.
Bavuma scored 113 in a total of 354-5 after South Africa were put in to bat, with Quinton de Kock contributing 82.
Ireland were bowled out for a 148 in reply, with Kevin O'Brien scoring 41 and Paul Stirling 40. JP Duminy was the pick of the bowlers with 4-16.
Ireland will face Australia at the same venue on Tuesday.
South Africa will then face the Australians in five one-day internationals, starting at Centurion on Friday.
Ireland were without experienced batsman Niall O'Brien, who slipped in his hotel bathroom on Sunday morning and suffered a head injury.
The South African team included three new caps. Bavuma, established as a middle-order batsman in the Test side, was given his chance as an opener in the absence of Hashim Amla.
All-rounders Andile Phehlukwayo and Dwaine Pretorius were newcomers to international cricket.
Ireland captain William Porterfield's decision to put the South Africans in to bat did not pay off as Bavuma and de Kock put on an opening partnership of 159.
Bavuma, who was dropped on one when he edged Peter Chase to Kevin O'Brien at second slip, took advantage of the let-off with a composed innings, reaching his 50 off 54 balls and his century off 110 deliveries. He was out 13 balls later after hitting 13 fours and a six.
Later, JP Duminy and Farhaan Behardien both hit rapid half-centuries to take South Africa to a total that always looked likely to be well beyond Ireland's reach.
On a slow pitch, South Africa struggled to increase their scoring rate in the middle overs. Duminy (52 not out) and Behardien (50) gave the innings impetus with a fifth-wicket stand of 87 off 40 balls. Their partnership ended when Behardien was caught on the boundary off the last ball of the innings.
Porterfield was out to Kagiso Rabada without scoring in the second ball of the Ireland innings and the visitors crumbled despite some stubborn resistance from O'Brien and Stirling.
Off-spinner Duminy completed a good all-round day by taking career best bowling figures.
Prof Calvin Jones, of Cardiff Business School, said uncertainty around Brexit and the Metro project could force the motorway over budget.
Not considering tolls was "absolute madness", he told a Newport public inquiry into the plan.
The Welsh Government has said a toll would be "unfair" and "unworkable".
A 14-mile (22.5km), six-lane motorway would relieve congestion between the current M4 junction 23A at Magor and junction 29 near Castleton, according to the Welsh Government.
Earlier in the inquiry, the CBI said ministers' preferred route - the so-called black route - would boost the Welsh economy by £2-3bn.
On Wednesday, Prof Jones, objecting on behalf of Gwent Wildlife Trust, said it was unfair Welsh taxpayers were paying for a road when many in England were set to benefit.
Bristol, Somerset and south Gloucestershire, are among the areas set to gain from the building of the six-lane motorway.
"I do not see why the poorest region in the UK should pay for the south of England," he said, "Wales are paying for them to have an easier life".
"If this road is genuinely useful, if it is of genuine value, people will pay for it. If it is not, people will not pay," he said.
"Tolls have not been raised before - it is madness, it should at least be a possibility".
The combination of infrastructure projects, including the South Wales Metro, Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon and electrification work, would put "significant strain" on the region's construction industry, he said.
This could lead to Wales having to source materials from the rest of the UK or Europe - and Brexit must be considered, he added.
He also claimed the road could actually deter new businesses investment to Wales - saying it breached the Well-Being of Future Generations Act, legislation designed to improve the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of Wales.
"It may or may not be a bad road, but it is a decision made badly, and it seems we are being taken down a narrow path," he said.
Previously, the Welsh Government has said it had no plans to impose tolls on any roads.
A Welsh Government source said it was "an unworkable idea" and it "would be unfair for Wales to be expected to re-coup the money in this way".
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The small fortune comprising €3,500 in cash and 22 gold bars weighing a total of 1kg was found just outside a bank in the working class district of Neukölln.
"Amazing what you can find under a tree in Neukölln," the police said on Twitter.
They later tracked down the owner.
He had put the briefcase down as he locked his bicycle and then completely forgot about it, police said.
The person who handed the briefcase in will not go empty-handed however - German law stipulates a finder's fee of between 3% and 5% of the value of the items found, Spiegel magazine reported.
The lost and found office could also charge a fee of 10% for keeping the items safe, the magazine said.
Announcing his decision, Dane County District Attorney Ishmael Ozanne said police officer Matt Kenny had been attacked and feared for his life.
Nineteen-year-old Tony Robinson Jr, who was mixed race and unarmed, was shot on 6 March in a Madison apartment.
His death sparked protests in the state capitol building, one of a series of US police shootings to raise tensions.
More protesters with banners saying "Black lives matter" gathered in Madison after the attorney made his announcement on Tuesday.
Mr Robinson's mother, Andrea Irwin, vowed to continue the "fight" as she addressed a crowd of supporters outside Grace Episcopal Church.
Earlier, Mr Ozanne had said: "This tragic and unfortunate death was the result of a lawful use of deadly police force and no charges should be brought against Kenny."
Officer Kenny was responding to an emergency call about a man obstructing traffic who had allegedly been involved in an assault, when he confronted Robinson.
On the night of the shooting, Robinson had various illicit drugs in his system, according to autopsy reports.
His friends who made multiple 911 calls said he was "acting crazy" and tried to choke one of them. They said he attacked people on the sidewalk and was running in front of cars, Mr Ozanne said.
Mr Kenny drew his firearm before entering the apartment building Robinson was in and he claims he was attacked by Robinson at the top of the stairs.
He said he feared he would be knocked down the stairs and Robinson would take his gun, and he fired seven shots at him.
But Mr Robinson's relatives, and many of the Wisconsin protesters, insist he is a victim of police brutality.
"My decision won't bring him back, it will not end the racial disparities that exist in justice system," said Mr Ozanne.
"It is not based on emotion, rather the facts as they have been investigated and reported to me, guided by the rule of law."
The move is a response to sanctions put on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine.
BBC News website readers have been in touch regarding the foods they will miss, although many are confident Russia will prosper under the restrictions.
Almaz Nizamutdinov, Ufa, Russia
This will be a stimulus for our farmers to grow more and expand their production of food.
However, they are not able to organise the supply required by the market, so we will probably suffer from a deficit and high prices for some period of time.
I think people will start to grow their own vegetables, apples and animals for meat in their gardens, like back in the Soviet Union when there was nothing to buy in the supermarkets.
Eventually our farmers, with the help of foreign producers, will organise joint production in our country under these restrictions and everything will be OK.
Dmitry Konstantinov, Moscow, Russia, and London, UK
So far, it seems Russian sanctions are smarter than the Western ones.
For the last two decades Russian farmers have been complaining that they cannot hit their Western competitors.
It is quite obvious that Russia is able to produce apples, milk and meat. It does produce these items but Western food is simply cheaper, due to the outdated agricultural technologies Russia uses and the lack of the governmental support to farmers.
Now the latter have a chance of revenge. The only downside for Russia is a slight increase in food prices.
Damien Butters, Moscow, Russia
As a UK citizen who has lived and worked in Moscow for six years I feel it is about time Russia defended itself against the EU, USA and Nato.
There has been a constant flow of anti-Russian propaganda from the UK, US and EU as well as Nato.
I like to eat good food. I go to the local market every Saturday and buy Russian fruit and vegetables.
I don't have to pay for the artificial stuff that comes out of Holland which UK citizens buy. I like Italian meats and French cheese, but if I have to put up with having to buy them on my several trips to Italy a year then so be it.
My bread is less than fifty pence a loaf and very good quality, meat products I only eat rarely so they don't affect me.
Gennady Orlov, Saratov, Russia
I do not see a tragedy in the food embargo when Russia's state interests are at stake.
Even more, the embargo will be beneficial in the long run. It will give an impetus to revive Russia's own food production, will repress corruption connected with the food industry, and will diminish the threat of food overconsumption and related obesity epidemics.
The embargo will enhance Russia's psyche, national ideal, and will boost national pride.
Yuri Alexandrov, St Petersburg, Russia
I'd being living in the UK with my family for quite a while, but we decided to go back to Russia some time ago.
These sanctions mean not much at all. Most day-to-day food can be sourced locally and most of the time we buy locally produced meat and vegetables anyway.
I would probably miss milk products from Finland but it's not the end of the world. We used to have quality milk from local factories.
I really hope those sanctions show to Europe that Russia and Western Europe have much more in common rather than our overseas friend, the US.
Andrey Briouhan, Moscow, Russia
It seems the US and EU food embargo will not have big effect on Russian citizens, maybe some lack of specific kinds of goods.
There will be more reorientation toward customs unions, especially with Belarus. Now Poland can exchange apples for fish with Baltic countries instead.
As for me: I almost do not buy US and EU food. I will miss Czech beer, though, maybe some kind of meat.
Viktoria Ivanova, St Petersburg, Russia
We'll easily survive without fruits and vegetables from the EU. Russian dairy and meat products are better and tasty and cheaper.
We don't buy tasteless cucumbers and tomatoes from Spain and Holland. Vegetables and fruits we can buy from Belarus, Turkey, China, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and non-EU countries.
Dear citizens of Europe, we will survive without your products. Will you survive without Russian money?
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After a goalless first half, Gary Hooper struck on the rebound to put the hosts in front.
A mistake by Cardiff goalkeeper David Marshall led to an own goal from Lee Peltier, before Hooper scored his second in added time.
Sixth-placed Wednesday now have an unassailable seven-point lead over Cardiff in seventh with one game left.
Carlos Carvalhal's side will have to wait until the final weekend - when they are away at Wolves - to discover their play-off opponents.
They are guaranteed to finish at least sixth but could yet climb to fifth, with current occupants Derby at third-placed Brighton on Monday.
Wednesday only needed a draw against Cardiff to secure the final play-off spot but looked intent on claiming victory with a forceful start.
Roared on by a packed Hillsborough, the hosts were close to opening the scoring with Daniel Pudil shooting over and Hooper striking the post from 25 yards.
Cardiff dug in to keep the game goalless at the interval, threatening briefly as Peter Whittingham fired wide from the edge of the area.
Wednesday eventually broke their opponents' resistance after 64 minutes, as Hooper struck high into the net after Pudil's initial shot was saved.
Former Celtic and Norwich striker Hooper had a hand in the second goal 10 minutes later, pinching the ball from Marshall and forcing Peltier to put the ball into his own net.
Hooper scored his second with a neat finish in added time.
Sheffield Wednesday head coach Carlos Carvalhal: "I said from the beginning that we were outsiders this season.
"We achieved this place because we have a fantastic group of players, they're acting like a team, we are one as a team.
"We feel strong at the moment, like at the beginning of the season. We saw that today. We saw the reaction when we lost the ball - we were like dogs.
"Getting to the play-offs is the work of a lot of people; the players, the chairman and the fans who turn out home and away."
Cardiff manager Russell Slade told BBC Radio Wales: "It hurts. I'm just very disappointed with the second half and a couple of the goals we conceded.
"If you stay in the game, the pressure mounts on them but we were not able to apply that in the second period.
"We were not a great enough threat in that second half. It was not to be. I have to say we got beaten by the better side."
Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 3, Cardiff City 0.
Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 3, Cardiff City 0.
Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 3, Cardiff City 0. Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Atdhe Nuhiu with a headed pass.
Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu tries a through ball, but Gary Hooper is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Sammy Ameobi (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Malone.
Attempt missed. Marco Matias (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gary Hooper.
Attempt missed. Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Foul by Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday).
Stuart O'Keefe (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sammy Ameobi (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Lee Peltier.
Attempt blocked. Marco Matias (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Lee.
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Marco Matias replaces Lucas João because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Kieran Lee.
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jeremy Helan replaces Daniel Pudil.
Attempt missed. Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu tries a through ball, but Lucas João is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Sammy Ameobi (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kadeem Harris.
Own Goal by Lee Peltier, Cardiff City. Sheffield Wednesday 2, Cardiff City 0.
Scott Malone (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Kadeem Harris replaces Kagisho Dikgacoi.
Attempt saved. Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu replaces Fernando Forestieri.
Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City).
Attempt saved. Craig Noone (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sammy Ameobi.
Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Cardiff City 0. Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Lee.
Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
Substitution, Cardiff City. Bruno Ecuele Manga replaces Sean Morrison because of an injury.
Foul by Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sammy Ameobi (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Craig Noone (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kagisho Dikgacoi.
Foul by Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday).
Stuart O'Keefe (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
About 50 firefighters remain at the six-storey Wharfside block, on Heritage Way, after the blaze broke out on the top floor at about 04:00 BST on Sunday.
People living in 120 flats were evacuated, with many spending the night in a rescue centre or a local hotel.
All the residents were evacuated, with no injuries reported.
Flames and plumes of smoke could be seen from several miles away.
An investigation has begun into how the fire started.
Steve Sheridan, from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: "It's a total write-off for 50 or 60 flats, which is a sad state of affairs.
"This remains a difficult and complex fire and we do not yet have it surrounded or under control. We have worked immensely hard through the night in difficult conditions but we aren't on top of it yet."
He added: "It is desperately sad for the residents and our thoughts are with them as they watch their homes and all their belongings burn for such a prolonged period of time. We are really trying our best to bring this to a conclusion as soon as possible."
A rescue centre was opened at nearby arts centre The Mill at the Pier by Wigan Council.
Peter Layland, assistant director of housing at Wigan Council, said the affected properties were rented by private landlords.
He said: "We re-housed 50 people last night in a local hotel. We will be talking to them today about arrangements for tonight as well."
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The calculator allows you to find out which one of seven social classes you most closely match.
It is based on data from BBC Lab UK's Great British Class Survey, the largest ever study of class in the UK.
The calculator was produced by the BBC News Visual Journalism team in collaboration with BBC Knowledge and Learning. It won the "data-driven applications" category.
"The Visual Journalism team is absolutely delighted to win this award. We are proud of our family of calculators which put the user right at the heart of the story," said Amanda Farnsworth, editor of the BBC News Visual Journalism team.
"The class calculator was personal, shareable and also fun. They say the British have always been obsessed with class, perhaps the class calculator proves that's still true!"
The data from the Great British Class survey was analysed by Professors Mike Savage and Fiona Devine and their teams at the London School of Economics and the Universities of York and Manchester.
They identified a new model of class with seven social classes, ranging from the Elite at the top to a 'Precariat' at the bottom.
The MGM Grand in Las Vegas has a capacity of 16,500 but only about 1,000 seats can be bought by the public.
The rest will go to the fighters, the casino, sponsors and promoters.
The cheapest ticket for the 2 May bout will cost £1,000 ($1,500), rising to around £5,000 ($7,500).
The MGM also announced the sale of thousands of closed circuit seats at its various properties at £100 ($150) apiece.
With nine days to the fight, the sale of tickets had become a key issue.
Reports claimed they had been unavailable because the two sides were arguing over who got what tickets and where they were located.
MGM announced on Thursday that tickets would go on sale at 20:00 BST, with closed circuit seats sold three hours later.
Asked about the delay, Mayweather responded: "I don't worry about tickets, I worry about the guy in front of me. Manny Pacquiao that's my whole focus. Tickets is something I don't deal with."
American Mayweather has won all 47 of his fights, 26 by knockout, while Filipino Pacquiao has a record of 57 wins, five losses and two draws.
Mayweather used Wednesday's conference call to defend his claim that he is a superior fighter to Muhammad Ali, regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers in history.
"No disrespect to Muhammad Ali, but he did it in one division," said the 38-year-old Mayweather.
"There were some other fights he lost and he's still known as 'The Greatest' because that's what he put out there. It is what it is.
"He called himself 'The Greatest' and I call myself 'TBE' (The Best Ever). I'm pretty sure I'll get criticised for what I said, but I couldn't care less."
The party wanted to "shake up the Senedd", she said, at the start of a two-day campaign visit to Cardiff.
Ms Lucas said she was confident of seeing Green AMs elected via the regional lists due to proportional representation.
She said the party would speak for those who cared about social justice, the environment and jobs.
Wales was the one place in the whole of the UK where the Greens did not have any elected members or councillors, the Brighton Pavilion MP added.
"We really are on the cusp of getting elected this time around," she said.
"We're really confident that once we do get elected we can make a real difference to Wales."
Pte Gavin Williams, 22, of Hengoed, Caerphilly, was serving with the Second Battalion of the Royal Welsh Regiment at Lucknow Barracks in Wiltshire.
He was punished for the incidents and disobedience in July 2006.
Tests showed his body temperature was 41.7C, the normal temperature is 37C.
Tests also showed he had ecstasy in his body when he died.
Three non-commissioned officers who carried out the punishment - Sgt Russell Price, 45, Sgt Paul Blake, 37, and Cpl John Edwards, 42, were found not guilty of manslaughter by a jury at Winchester Crown Court in 2008.
An inquest into Pte Williams's death, being held at Wiltshire and Swindon Coroner's Court in Salisbury, heard he had been out drinking on the weekend before his death and is thought to have taken ecstasy in a nightclub, although none of his friends saw him take drugs.
When he returned to his barracks there was an incident with a fire extinguisher in which guests of an officer were sprayed with water, the inquest heard.
Later that morning Pte Matthews turned up unfit for guard duty and was incorrectly dressed and smelling of alcohol, so was sent away to sort himself out and told to report to his superiors on the Monday.
The following day, he was subjected to the beasting.
Pte Michael Matthews drove past Pte Williams and described him being "yakked" - a form of extreme physical exercise - by Cpl Edwards.
He said in a statement: "You could see he was draining out. Gavin obviously did something wrong which is why he was being marched but it did seem to be going on a little bit too much in the heat."
Earlier, the inquest heard from Pte Ledua Vasukiviwa, who saw Pte Williams after his night out said he was convinced he had taken drugs because of his behaviour.
"He was sweating all over profusely. The only thing that came into my mind was that they were taking drugs," his statement said.
"Gavin seemed very stressed and kept putting his fingertips to the side of his head and closing his eyes as if he was in deep thought."
The hearing continues.
Films will be nominated for outstanding British film or outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer only if they meet two of four criteria.
The "significant change" will bring in more people from minorities, women, people with disabilities and from lower socio-economic groups, Bafta said.
It aims to improve access on screen, behind the scenes and among audiences.
To be eligible for the two awards, films must prove they have worked to improve diversity in two of the four following areas:
The changes show Bafta's determination "in increasing the representation of under-represented groups in front of and behind the camera", a statement said.
Meanwhile, Bafta has also changed the rules for admitting new members to join the panel that votes for award winners.
From this year, those working in the film industry no longer have to be recommended by two existing members in order to join.
"This widens the pool of potential members and ensures that it's only talent, and not also who you know, that enables Bafta membership," the statement said.
Of the 375 members admitted in 2016, 43% were female, 18% were from a minority ethnic group and the average age was 44, Bafta said.
Before the new intake, a survey found that 41% of voters were female, 13% were from a minority ethnic group and that they had an average age of 52.
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Residents of Alresford, near Colchester, have reported a "persistent" problem of dog owners not picking up faeces.
The parish council will foot the £80-120 bill for DNA testing of excrement and swabbing of suspect dogs.
The Kennel Club has questioned whether it would work, as owners' consent for swabbing would not be compulsory.
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A register of DNA taken from swabs will be used to try and match the culprit via a sample from the faeces.
Frank Belgrove, chairman of the council, said a "minority of persistent offenders" were causing the problem.
"It's happening outside the primary school, both parades of shops and in the community garden," he said.
"We hope it's a deterrent, but we'll have to wait and see if it works."
Mr Belgrove said dog owners could refuse to let their animals be swabbed, but if there was other evidence it "could work against them in court".
In a statement, dog owners' group the Kennel Club said: "It would be difficult to make this compulsory and enforceable, which would likely mean only responsible owners, who already picked up after their dogs, would register.
"The irresponsible minority who do not pick up would simply continue to flout the law."
The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council has a pilot scheme to test dog poo for DNA, which could be matched against a database of owners.
Registering dogs is voluntary for owners but microchipping will be required by law from April.
The technology - carbon capture and storage (CCS) – involves pumping CO2 emissions from power stations into rock formations.
It is expensive, but parliamentary advisors say the costs can be halved.
Savings can be achieved if the system to deliver the London Olympics is copied, they tell ministers.
The climate change minister Nick Hurd told BBC News he would welcome new ideas for promoting CCS.
Will carbon capture ever happen in the UK?
The technology is regarded by many experts as an essential weapon in the battle against climate change as it allows the use of fossil fuels to continue until electricity storage for renewables improves.
But last November the government scrapped an industry competition to promote it, citing the £1bn cost.
Now the Parliamentary Advisory Group on CCS says a CO2 pipeline network created by the equivalent of a stand-alone Olympic delivery agency would solve the problem.
It says the publicly-owned network could reduce the UK’s bill for cutting CO2 emissions by billions of pounds a year – but only if the government takes a lead by creating the vast network of pipes that will be needed.
The report’s chairman, the geologist and former Shell chairman Lord Oxburgh, told BBC News: “There are some things that are best left to the private sector - but CCS on industry isn't one of them.
“The network of pipes taking CO2 from industrial plant into the North Sea would be far beyond the commercial reach of individual companies. This needs government action.”
CCS uses a chemical process to strip CO2 emissions from the exhaust gases of industrial plant and power stations. The gas is then pushed through pipes before being pumped under pressure into rocks - to be stored (hopefully) for ever. The North Sea is ideal with its many depleted gas fields.
In a report to Business Secretary Greg Clark, the group claims CCS is now ready to be deployed at £85/MWh over a 15-year period – that’s significantly below the cost for nuclear power, and comparable to many renewable options.
The report says by 2050, CCS could be responsible for curbing as much as 40% of emissions, saving up to £5bn annually compared with alternative strategies.
The group included experts from industry and finance as well as representatives from the Conservative, Labour, SNP and Liberal Democrat parties.
Lord Oxburgh warned that the UK would fail to meet its climate targets unless new gas power stations are fitted with CCS.
Critics will say that the huge cost of a CCS network will lock the UK into gas dependency for baseload power for decades while the bill is paid back.
Some academics point out that the key use of gas into the 2030s will be to back up intermittent renewables: CCS will not fit that purpose as the network will need to be used continuously.
The report also proposes the creation of a Heat Transformation Group to assess the options for decarbonising the UK’s heating systems - including the possible conversion of the country’s gas supply system from methane to hydrogen.
The government was criticised by MPs last week for slipping on renewable heat targets.
The new climate change minister Nick Hurd told BBC News: “We are looking forward to seeing the CCS report. We are keen to get new ideas on how to promote CCS.”
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The Premier League Two side are unbeaten in their last five games and are six points off Worcester Reds, who occupy the final play-off place and travel to Jersey on Sunday.
The club has won back-to-back promotions in the last two years.
"A move up to Premier League One, I'm not sure if it's sustainable," Devine told BBC Radio Jersey.
"It would be great, but we've got to think about the youth coming through, players going to university, things like that.
"It would be fantastic, but I'll bide my time with that one," Devine added.
Jersey began their first season in the second tier of English club netball with five losses in their first six games, but have seen a pronounced upturn in form since.
And Devine believes that poor start is one of the reasons for Jersey's upturn.
"You need to lose games to learn things," she said.
"We hadn't really had much experience of losing, we lost a couple last year but we found winning form quite quickly again.
"It was about pulling together and playing to our strengths, we'd never had to really draw upon it to that extent before.
"But it shows that we can do it, and once we got that win under our belts people were raising their eyebrows and saying 'how did they do that?'
"It was just that we were solid and it took that win for us to start believing in ourselves to turn it around, but it was a key turning point."
Kyles beat Glenurquhart 4-1 away while at Balmacara, Kinlochshiel defeated previous leaders Kingussie 2-0. This leaves the Badenoch now just two further goals behind in third place, but having played two more games.
Lovat thwarted Oban Camanachd's bid to join Kyles, Shiel and Kingussie on eight points when they prevailed 2-1 in Kiltarlity and Glasgow Mid Argyll secured their second win of the season 1-0 at home to Kilmallie.
Meanwhile, Lochaber still seek their first point of the season after four games following their 3-0 defeat at Newtonmore.
Caberfeidh served notice of intent in the first round of the Balliemore Cup with an 11-0 away win over Aberdeen University. The rest of the National Division also progressed against lower league clubs, apart from Strathglass, who were edged 3-1 in their all-National encounter on Skye.
Martin MacFadyen put Kyles ahead before James MacPherson drew Glenurquhart level just before half-time. Sandy MacKenzie, Gordon Whyte and Roddy MacDonald then all scored in the second half to put Kyles to the head of the table.
The game at Balmacara was into its second half and still goalless before John MacRae struck twice in as many minutes to knock Kingussie off the top, and almost put Kinlochshiel there instead.
Matt Rippon opened for Oban Camanachd in the first half and there it stayed for almost an hour of play, until Greg Matheson got two in a minute to snatch the points for Lovat.
Garry Luke scored the only goal for Mid Argyll after just six minutes of a game which Kilmallie finished with 10 men, after red cards for Aaron Sandison and Liam Cameron.
Rory Kennedy and Glen MacKintosh in the first half, and Iain Robinson in the second secured the points for Newtonmore against Lochaber. However, the champions, who had previously dropped three points, are still one point off the top despite having played an extra game.
In the Balliemore Cup - shinty's intermediate championship - Scotland's top international points scorer Kevin Bartlett, just returned to Caberfeidh from Lovat, grabbed five as the Cabers romped to an 11-0 triumph in Aberdeen.
Craig Morrison got four, as did Taynuilt's Willie Lafferty in a 5-2 scoreline against Ballachulish. Jack MacDonald scored a hat-trick as Beauly progressed 6-0 at home to Glenorchy, while Will Cowie matched this in Skye's 3-1 defeat of Strathglass.
Fort William survived the dismissal of Bryan Simpson to defeat Aberdour 2-1 at An Aird and Daniel Madej had a double for Oban Celtic as they eliminated Kilmory 3-0 away. There was also a brace for James Cameron of Inverness, with his side 5-1 away winners over Tayforth.
The assessment of more that 150 key food crops shows how agriculture and diets rely on crops from other regions.
The authors say the results highlight the interdependence of food systems and the need for a united effort to ensure its resilience to future threats.
The findings appear in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
The research by an international team of scientists assessed the diet and crop production of 177 counties, which accounted for 98% of the world's population.
"For probably a hundred years or so, scientists have been bringing together information to know where crops came from, where they were domesticated by diverse agricultural cultures," said co-author Colin Khoury, a crop diversity specialist from the Colombia-based International Center for Tropical Agriculture.
"It has taken a lot of information to come together, including linguistics, genetics and archaeological data, in order to reach this level of understanding."
Dr Khoury said a major figure in the understanding of where our food came from was a Russian scientist called Nikolai Vavilov, "a character that would make Indiana Jones look like a bit of a wimp". He was jailed on numerous occasions by warlords during his expeditions across five continents.
The information Vavilov gathered during his travels allowed him to record the diversity of a wide range of crops, and where the plants were growing alongside their wild relatives.
This led to him proposing "centres of origin" for food crops, which included Central America, South America, the Mediterranean and the Near East, explained Dr Khoury.
Since then, scientists have debated and built upon this body of work, with "centres of diversity" replacing Vavilov's "centres of origin" hypothesis.
"A century later, people are still arguing about where exactly the crops come from but we know pretty well the regions where the diversity is richest," he added.
"This is important now for agriculture because that diversity is still used to breed pest and disease resistance, climate change tolerance and all kinds of other things."
Dr Khoury said his team's study was the first to look at where all the crops came from and to ask which areas where important in terms of modern food systems.
The team identified 23 food-producing regions, all of which were deemed to be important, highlighting the global interdependence of the food crops.
"The connections between where people grow and eat food and where they come from are incredibly extensive, nations generally connect to so many different regions around the world."
Dr Khoury said the findings - as well as confirming the importance of regions, such as the Near East, which were long believed to be key hubs for the origins of food crops - also highlighted that other regions were equally important, such as North America and West Africa.
Another main finding was that no country's diet consisted wholly of native food crops.
As the global food system is projected to come under increasing pressure from a rising human population and climate change, the findings also pointed to the need for an interconnected effort to ensure food production's resilience to future threats.
"It is very clear in science that genetic diversity is the biological base for being able to survive and adapt," Dr Khoury observed.
"So if I am a plant breeder and I want potatoes to be resistant to a new pest in Europe, where do I find that diversity? The quick answer is where the diversity is most diverse, where there is the most variation.
"The argument is that where the potatoes have been the longest, where they have spent hundreds or thousands of years being in contact with different pests, diseases and climates - they are going to be the most diverse.
"These are areas we call primary regions of diversity. It is not just the crops; it is also their wild and weedy cousins.
"The reality is that the diversity is out there in the wild but it is not very well collected, especially when it comes to the wild relatives."
As for the origins of Italy's tomatoes and Thailand's chilli's?
"Both of those crops are from the new world, from the Americas. It was only after what is called the Columbian exchange," Dr Khoury explained.
This was the period following Christopher Columbus's 1492 arrival in South America that saw the transfer of animals, plants, culture and technology between Europe and southern America.
"They saw these crops and brought them back to Europe. It is surprising how quickly new foods were accepted and adopted as their own by cultures."
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A governing party lawmaker requested that the Supreme Court allow proceedings against her for allegedly committing "grave errors" in her role.
Ms Ortega was once a staunch ally of President Nicolás Maduro.
But in recent months she has become a harsh and public critic of the socialist government.
National Assembly member for the governing PSUV party Pedro Carreño asked the Supreme Court to rule on whether there was sufficient evidence for proceedings against Ms Ortega to go ahead.
The court, which critics say is stacked with government loyalists, ruled in his favour.
Mr Carreño has accused Ms Ortega of "threatening public ethics and administrative morals" and of "violating and threatening the fundamental principles of the constitution".
He wants her to be banned from leaving the country and for her assets to be frozen.
Ms Ortega told Venezuelan radio the move was not just an attack against her but against democracy.
"Hanging over the country is a bleak outlook that could destroy the state," she said.
Ms Ortega, 59, was appointed to the post of chief prosecutor by the National Assembly in December 2007, when the legislature was still controlled by the socialist PSUV.
She first broke rank with the government in March 2017 when she said that a Supreme Court ruling stripping the now opposition-controlled National Assembly of its powers was unlawful.
Earlier this month, she filed a challenge against President Maduro's plan to convene a constituent assembly.
The Supreme Court rejected it but her legal challenge prompted vitriol from socialist party officials who labelled her a "traitor" and even questioned her sanity.
Ms Ortega also publicly contradicted government ministers when she announced that 20-year old protester Juan Pablo Pernalete was killed by a tear gas canister fired by the National Guard.
Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez and Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said that evidence suggested he was shot with a bolt gun by fellow protesters.
The use of undue force by the security forces was in the spotlight again when a teenager was shot dead at an anti-government protest on Monday.
A number of National Guard members have been arrested on suspicion of firing guns at demonstrators at the march in Caracas.
On Tuesday, President Maduro fired the head of the National Guard saying Gen Antonio Benavides would move on to "new responsibilities and battles".
He also replaced the commanders of the army, air force and navy.
Cold Call Eliminations, based in Chichester, made calls to the elderly, including cancer sufferers. One was said to have been left "badly shaken".
They were registered on the Telephone Preference Service (TPS), so should have been exempt from such calls.
The company, which has been fined £75,000, refused to comment.
The Information Commissioner, which issued the fine, said the company was trying to sell subscriptions for a device which did exactly the same as the free service offered by the TPS.
Over a period of nearly two years, the commissioner's office and the TPS received 382 complaints from people who were registered on the TPS.
"This company clearly knew the law, but continued to break it by calling people on the TPS," said Steve Eckersley, the ICO's head of enforcement.
"It is clear some of the people called by this company were very distressed by the calls and, as some of the people receiving the calls were elderly or vulnerable, this was an aggravating factor."
"This company has 'conned' my mother out of £84.99 for an unnecessary service ... my parents are 87 and 86 respectively; my father is suffering from dementia."
"I am looking after my elderly mother who has terminal cancer. She initially answered and I could see I needed to intervene as I could hear the sales guy not giving up. Please do something and stop this blight on my mum's last days."
"My father is 85 years old and recently lost his wife of 60 years. He doesn't understand where companies like this get his personal information from to cold call him. They are also trying to extract £85 to allegedly block cold calls."
"I was unsure what the call was about and I am elderly. I don't understand technological talk but I ended up agreeing to a purchase I didn't need because the sales person was able to convince me to buy it. My daughter and a friend have been trying to resolve the problem for me."
Mr Eckersley said: "It is ironic that the products they were trying to sell should have blocked the very calls they were making."
When asked by the BBC News website, the company said it had no comment to make on the fine, and nobody was available to answer whether it would appeal against the decision.
It is not the first company to be fined after promising to block nuisance calls.
In August, Point One Marketing - trading as Stop the Calls - was fined £50,000 by the Information Commissioner. The company, based in Bournemouth, was said to have operated in a "bullying and aggressive way".
Mr Netanyahu insisted Adolf Hitler had only wanted to expel Jews from Europe, but that Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin al-Husseini told him: "Burn them."
However, the chief historian at Israel's memorial to the Holocaust said this account was factually incorrect.
Angela Merkel said Germany "abides by its responsibility for the Holocaust".
"We are very clear in our minds about the Nazis' responsibility for the break with civilisation that was the Shoah," the German chancellor said.
A senior Palestinian official meanwhile said it showed Mr Netanyahu hated Palestinians so much he was willing to absolve Hitler.
Speaking alongside Mrs Merkel in Berlin, Mr Netanyahu said "no one should deny that Hitler was responsible for the Holocaust".
But Mr Netanyahu insisted the Mufti of Jerusalem "told the Nazis to prevent Jews fleeing from Europe and supported the Final Solution".
Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians have been worsened since early October by a spate of stabbing and shooting attacks - several of them fatal - on Israelis by Palestinians, and one apparent revenge stabbing by an Israeli.
Israeli security forces have also clashed with rioting Palestinians, leading to deaths on the Palestinian side. The violence has also spread to the border with Gaza.
Husseini, who died in 1974, was a Palestinian nationalist leader who led violent campaigns against Jews and the British authorities in what was then British Mandate Palestine in the 1920s and 1930s.
He fled the territory in 1937, but continued his campaign to oppose British plans to partition it into a Jewish state and an Arab one, allying himself with the Nazis during World War Two.
Husseini met Hitler in Berlin in November 1941, when he tried to persuade the Nazi leader to declare his support for the creation of an Arab state, according to German press reports at the time.
But in a speech at the World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Mr Netanyahu gave a different account.
"Hitler didn't want to exterminate the Jews at the time - he wanted to expel the Jews," the Israeli prime minister said.
"And Haj Amin al-Husseini went to Hitler and said: 'If you expel them, they'll all come here.'
"'So what should I do with them?' he [Hitler] asked. He [Husseini] said: 'Burn them.'"
However, the chief historian of the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, Professor Dina Porat, said Mr Netanyahu's statement was factually incorrect.
"You cannot say that it was the mufti who gave Hitler the idea to kill or burn Jews," she told the newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth. "It's not true. Their meeting occurred after a series of events that point to this."
Opposition leader Isaac Herzog said the prime minister's remarks played into the hands of Holocaust deniers.
"This is a dangerous historical distortion and I demand Netanyahu correct it immediately as it minimises the Holocaust, Nazism and... Hitler's part in our people's terrible disaster," he wrote on his Facebook page.
Palestine Liberation Organisation's Secretary General Saeb Erekat said in a statement: "It is a sad day in history when the leader of the Israeli government hates his neighbour so much that he is willing to absolve the most notorious war criminal in history, Adolf Hitler, of the murder of six million Jews."
Husseini was sought for war crimes but never appeared at Nuremberg.
For the first time since 1977, the quarter-final line-up in Paris is devoid of any player to have won a major title.
Simona Halep, Karolina Pliskova and Caroline Wozniacki are the only players to have reached a Grand Slam final.
"It is wide open," said Davenport, a three-time major winner.
The women's draw is missing 30 Grand Slam titles with the absence of Serena Williams, awaiting the birth of her first child, Victoria Azarenka, who returns at Wimbledon following the birth of her son, and Maria Sharapova, who did not get a wildcard after her doping ban.
The likes of Svetlana Kuznetsova and Sam Stosur have fallen by the wayside just as people were talking up their chances in the first week.
Heading into the quarter-finals, which get under way on Tuesday, are just three top-10 players in second seed Pliskova, third seed Halep and fifth seed Elina Svitolina.
"From two through 18 [in the rankings] it seems like there's not that big a difference," added former world number one Davenport.
"It's a land of opportunity and we'll see who holds up under that pressure.
"It wouldn't surprise me if we had a different Grand Slam champion at Wimbledon and maybe even the US Open."
Romania's Halep began the tournament as favourite and remains so, having come through the draw without dropping a set.
Seeded third, a former finalist and with a stack of clay-court wins behind her this year, it would seem set up for her to finally land a Slam.
However, the 25-year-old suffered a pre-tournament scare with an ankle injury and questions remain around whether she can grab this chance.
"Three years ago it was like, 'she will win a major,'" said Davenport.
"She looked so good here, that brutal final against Maria Sharapova, such high quality.
"It seems like sometimes it got to her, the pressure and the opportunities."
Of the remaining seven contenders, Ukraine's Svitolina has the form, Timea Bacsinszky the recent Paris pedigree, Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia the home support.
Wozniacki might feel it's finally her time after missing out for so long, while Jelena Ostapenko is free of pressure at just 19, and Pliskova has surprised herself by lasting so long.
"I don't really feel like I am favourite on the clay," said the Czech, 25.
"Every match for me is tough."
It is little wonder that choosing a champion has had experts and spectators alike shaking their heads in bemusement.
"It's so hard to pick," said Davenport. "With opportunity comes pressure - who's going to hold up the best?"
There is growing excitement at the prospect of a first home winner since Mary Pierce in 2000 with the presence of both Mladenovic and Garcia in the last eight.
Mladenovic, 24, has captured headlines during the year with her form and outspoken nature - she boldly criticised Sharapova's wildcard in Stuttgart and then beat the Russian in the semi-finals.
She has also been blunt in her discussion of Garcia, until last year her doubles partner.
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"Now there's no more drama. She's doing her thing, I'm doing my thing, and that's it," Mladenovic told Sport360.
"I didn't see her, we're not speaking that much and we are all just sticking to our routines and jobs."
Bacsinszky might not be the highest-profile Swiss tennis player but she is becoming a force on the Paris clay, reaching the last eight for the third time in a row.
The 27-year-old almost quit tennis under the pressure of a "control freak" father.
"You can see on the court she loves to play, enjoys the creativity of the game. She has a lot of fans in the locker room too," said Davenport.
Perhaps the only player who could match Bacsinszky in terms of storyline would be Wozniacki.
The 26-year-old Dane ended the year as world number one in 2010 and 2011 and has reached two US Open finals without winning a major title.
"She's playing great, doesn't love clay but she's got a pretty good draw now," said Davenport.
"To win the whole thing would be tough against a player like Halep, but all these players are saying, why not?"
The north-south interconnector would connect the two power grids by 138km of overhead lines between Moy in County Tyrone and County Meath.
However, the inquiry will not examine significant issues until later in the year.
The one-day hearing in Armagh on Tuesday will deal solely with "legal and procedural issues".
The inquiry - run by the Planning Appeals Commission - is recommencing after a four-year delay.
It first opened in 2012 but was adjourned when it emerged the planning application and environmental statement had not been properly advertised.
Campaigners want the cables to be put underground for environmental and health reasons.
However, backers of the planning application have said this option would take too long and be "five times more expensive".
In the Republic of Ireland, the state-owned commercial energy company, EirGrid, has submitted plans for the southern half of the project.
In Northern Ireland, the lead is being taken by System Operator for Northern Ireland (SONI).
Its chief executive Robin McCormack said: "The project is an urgent necessity to ensure Northern Ireland has enough electricity to meet demand in the coming years.
"We welcome the recommencement of the public inquiry as we continue to work towards a planning decision for the project," he said.
A final decision on the Northern Ireland planning application will rest with the Minister for Infrastructure, Chris Hazzard.
Twelve weeks of hearings have already taken place in the Republic of Ireland, with a decision on its part of the project due from An Bord Pleanála (the Planning Board) ater this year.
SONI has released an image of how the pylons would look.
The victim was driving on Woodbridge Road East in Ipswich when a black Vauxhall Corsa drew alongside and threw something from the window, police said.
The substance, believed to be brown sauce, went on the door and dashboard.
Suffolk Police believes the incident was racially aggravated as the victim was wearing a headscarf at the time.
Witnesses into the incident, which happened on Saturday between 17:30 and 17:45 BST, are being sought.
The engine was taken from Larne fire station on Saturday morning before crashing at Glenarm Road in the town.
Ballymena Magistrates' Court was told on Thursday the alleged driver was Ross Clarke, of Fairway in Larne.
A defence barrister said Mr Clarke, 19, has a "severe learning disability".
Mr Clarke had never driven a vehicle before and that accounted for the severe damage caused to the fire station when he took the engine, the barrister added.
Eight cars and five houses were damaged by the fire engine before it was halted when it hit the front of a sixth property.
Mr Clarke is accused of accused of 14 offences.
He faces charges including burglary, aggravated vehicle taking, causing damage and various motoring offences.
Mr Clarke's barrister said his client knew his co-accused, Robert Duffin, because young people went to Mr Duffin's home to drink.
That was where Mr Clarke was on the night of the incident, he added.
Mr Duffin, a 66-year-old from Green Link in Larne, faces five charges linked to the incident.
A police officer told the court he believed Mr Clarke was driving the vehicle and that Mr Duffin had a "fascination for blue lights".
He objected to bail for both men, who appeared via videolink from prisons.
The officer said a "public outcry" over reduced fire service cover as a result of the theft of the engine left him with concerns for the defendants' safety if they were bailed.
A defence lawyer for Mr Duffin said the wreckage left in the fire engine's wake resembled a scene from the Hangover film series.
Mr Duffin was given bail to live at the Simon Community in Newry, County Down, prompting the judge to say he hoped the city's fire service locked up its engines.
Mr Clarke was given bail to live at address with a family member in Rathcoole in Newtownabbey, County Antrim.
Both men are banned from entering Larne, contacting each other or any witnesses.
The judge also imposed curfews on the men, who will be electronically tagged and must report to police stations several times a week.
The judge said the details outlined to the court were farcical but serious and he adjourned the case until next month.
Some 15 people were killed and hundreds injured when government troops charged a 60,000-strong crowd who were demanding political reform.
Leigh told Screen International the story had "personal resonance... as a native of Manchester and Salford".
The film is being touted as the Mr Turner director's biggest budget feature to date.
Mr Turner earned the British director four Oscar nominations, including one for cinematographer Dick Pope, with whom Leigh will be collaborating again on the new film.
Both Leigh and leading man Timothy Spall failed to pick up any hoped-for awards, but Mr Turner's commercial success has seen it take more than £6.4m in the UK alone.
Leigh hopes to shoot the Peterloo Massacre film in 2017, citing its "universal political significance".
The "historic event" is seen as a defining event in British political history, while its repercussions included the founding of the Guardian newspaper.
Leigh is currently rehearsing with the English National Opera. He will direct their production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance, which opens on 9 May.
The filmmaker previously directed 1999 film Topsy-Turvy about musical duo Gilbert and Sullivan.
The Range, Poundworld, Farmfoods and Greggs are to move into Marina Quay.
Talks are continuing with other firms to take up space in the second part of the project which has yet to get under way, developer Scarborough International Properties has said.
The funfair, which opened in the 1890s, was bulldozed in 2007.
The first phase of the development has been completed and construction on the next phase is due to start this winter.
Development director Paul Kelly said: "Completion of this first phase of Marina Quay is a significant event not just for Marina Quay, but for the town of Rhyl as a whole.
"This new retail and leisure development will play an important role in attracting further food and leisure operators, establishing Rhyl as a key shopping destination in Wales."
The developer believes in the region of 500 jobs could be created when the project is complete.
Rishan Pau was born at about 08:00 GMT on Sunday morning, while his parents were on their way to Watford General Hospital's maternity unit.
Mother Kanta Pau initially thought it was a false alarm because Rishan was not expected for another two weeks.
They had reached Junction 10 when she turned to her husband and said: "Hon, the baby's here."
As first reported by Luton Today, Mrs Pau began to experience pains at about 06:00 GMT, but initially thought they were Braxton Hicks (false contractions).
Her husband Amit said he started timing them and when he realised they were coming every 30 seconds decided to head to the hospital, which is about 20 minutes from their home in Watford.
Their plan was to drop off older daughters Radhika, aged two, and seven-year-old Radha, with their grandmother on their way, so the girls were also in the car.
Mr Pau said: "She said 'The baby's coming' I said, 'No, you're joking, just relax' and then she said, 'The baby's here'.
"I was in complete and utter shock and I pulled over on to the hard shoulder."
Mrs Pau said Rishan's umbilical cord was around his neck and he was "about to pull it" when I shouted "don't pull it".
Mr Pau rang the ambulance service who advised him to wrap up their son.
A crew arrived within about eight minutes, freed Rishan and soon Mr Pau was cutting the cord.
Mrs Pau said: "It was a scary moment and I'm so glad my husband was with me."
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It was a second tennis gold for the United States on Saturday, after
France's Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet won the bronze medal.
The pair beat Spaniards David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (7-4) 6-2.
After a closely fought first set, Benneteau and Gasquet broke twice in a row to take a comfortable lead in the second, before securing the win.
The 31-year-old will be replaced by Sale's Tom Brady from next season.
Camacho made his debut in the European Champions Cup in December, more than two years after joining, and has since played three Premiership games.
"He has had some horrendous bad luck, but it's right that we move in a different direction," Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill said.
"Tom is a young English qualified player we think that is better for us."
A shoulder injury limited Camacho to one game for his country and one pre-season match for Leicester in two years before the current campaign.
He signed a new one-year contract in September, but a thigh injury then sidelined him in October, delaying his debut further.
"He has been a fantastic guy, a fantastic person and for injury reasons, mainly, he's not had the chance to prove himself," Cockerill told BBC Radio Leicester.
Brady is the latest winger to commit to Tigers for the 2016-17 season, with South Africa international JP Pietersen also moving to the East Midlands side.
Meanwhile, fly-half Owen Williams is set to return for Sunday's home game against second-placed Exeter after eight weeks out with a broken jaw.
However, hooker England Tom Youngs faces a fitness test on an ongoing back problem ahead of the Chiefs' visit.
Sue Bruce, 55, previously worked in the same job for Aberdeen City Council, turning round the fortunes of the ailing local authority.
She replaces Tom Aitchison who retired at the end of December.
Mrs Bruce said: "It's exciting to be in this role at last. A lot of work has been going on behind the scenes to help ensure a smooth transition."
She added: "The council has many skilled, experienced and committed staff, and I look forward to working with them and our elected members in serving our great capital city."
Jenny Dawe, Edinburgh City Council leader, said: "I'm very pleased Sue is now in position and able to start bringing her outstanding knowledge, experience and leadership to the role.
"She will no doubt have a difficult, but rewarding, time ahead as we deal with budgetary and other challenges in coming months and years.
"I am looking forward to working with her in the interests of the city and the people of Edinburgh."
In June 2010 Mrs Bruce was the first public sector leader to receive the Prince's Ambassador in Scotland Award.
Four months later she received the Scottish Business Insider Public Sector Leader of the Year Award.
The first part of the long-awaited offensive has recaptured several villages, the Iraqi military has said.
The operation has been supported by air strikes from the US-led coalition, Kurdish Peshmerga troops and a Shia-dominated paramilitary force.
Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, has been under IS rule since June 2014.
An offensive to retake the city, where two million people lived before IS took over, has been in preparation for months.
Officials say the aim is to seize it within the year, but experts have questioned the ability of Iraqi forces to do so.
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"The first phase of the Fatah [Conquest] Operation has been launched at dawn to liberate Nineveh [province], raising the Iraqi flag in several villages," the military said in a statement read on Iraqi state TV.
The Iraqi army has scored important gains against IS recently, including retaking the western city of Ramadi, in Anbar province.
Mosul is the biggest city ruled by the militants, who control large swathes of territory in both Iraq and Syria.
Analysts say an offensive there would be the biggest counterattack ever mounted against the group, but they have warned the battle to retake it could be difficult, given the significant number of jihadists and civilians and the time IS has had to prepare itself.
The assault was launched early on Thursday from the Makhmour area, around 60km (40 miles) south of Mosul. Thousands of Iraqi forces personnel have been recently deployed there.
The goal is to secure this area and make it a safe point from where troops coming from the capital, Baghdad, will be able to launch incursions and encircle Mosul, along with the northern areas controlled by Kurdish Peshmerga forces, a senior security source said.
The army named the villages recaptured as Mahana, Kdailah , Krmurde and Khabandan.
The 62-year-old former Republican told the Democratic National Committee on Friday morning he was ending his candidacy for the 2016 election.
He has struggled to raise money and make any impact in the Democratic field, which is led by Hillary Clinton.
Mr Chafee has served as a Republican and an Independent but had never before run for office as a Democrat.
At a women's forum held by the Democratic National Committee, he said: "After much thought I have decided to end my campaign for president today.
"But I would like to take this opportunity one last time to advocate for a chance be given to peace."
Mr Chafee was, as he pointed out in the recent Democratic debate, the only Republican to vote against the Iraq War.
His departure means there are only three Democrats left - Mrs Clinton, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley.
He is part of a 10-member consortium who bought the club on Friday.
Dean Edwards, who represented the consortium during the negotiations, will become director of football.
It is expected the club will name a new manager by the end of the week after Chris Hargreaves and his coaching team were put on gardening leave on Sunday, having refused to take a pay cut.
The new board also plans to "water down" Torquay's youth academy as it aims to balance the books.
The National League club had been up for sale since January, when previous majority shareholder and chairman Thea Bristow appointed former Oxford United chairman Kelvin Thomas to help her find a buyer.
She resigned from her role as chairman in March and sold her 80% stake in the club to the remaining directors last month for £1, but pledged to help fund the club over the summer.
"We were in dire straits, and if something wasn't done pretty quickly there would have been chains around the doors at Plainmoor," Phillips told BBC Sport.
"This club has been leaking a lot of money and Thea Bristow has been contributing an amazing amount of money over the years, going on to lose about half a million a year and it could not continue.
"There's going to be a lot of harsh decisions to be made.
"We're confident that we will get our house in order and we'll have a new manager by the end of the week, new players will start coming in and the fans will get behind us."
Edwards said the club will now look at ways they can save money, with the academy likely to be one of the first areas to take a hit.
"We've really taken the club off the life-support machine and put it back on the operating table. Now we've got to cut out the pieces that are making us dysfunctional," he told BBC Sport.
"There will be more opportunity for lads to come along as a 16-18 year-olds than there will for kids coming into our academy from eight to 15 and then be discarded.
"I will be meeting all the youth team players and parents to explain with them.
"The problem over the last five years has been short-termism and knee-jerk reactions.
"I'm looking at the bigger picture here, I think the local coaches have got to step up and get their teams functioning at a better standard."
The 72-hour walkout is due to go on until Friday, despite the RMT advising members to sign new contracts.
Passenger group Transport Focus said commuters were fed up and wanted services to get back to normal.
The RMT said the strike was "rock solid", while Southern said it was running 61% of its normal timetable.
Fresh talks are to be held on Wednesday in a bid to end the dispute.
The RMT has held a series of walkouts since April over the role of conductors on Southern services.
But, Transport Focus spokesman Anthony Smith said passengers had "lost the plot as to what the original rights and wrongs of the dispute actually were".
"It has become so bitter and protracted," he said.
In a letter to RMT general secretary Mick Cash, Southern CEO Charles Horton said: "I'm prepared to free my diary from tomorrow morning onwards to meet and to show your serious intent, I would like the RMT to call off the rest of the strike action planned for this week."
Mr Cash said talks were a golden opportunity to break the deadlock. "The RMT will be at the talks," he said.
The RMT thinks having new on-board supervisors on the trains instead of conductors will lower safety standards.
Southern says they will be "safety trained", rather than "safety critical" and there is a grey area over the difference.
The two sides don't seem to be coming any closer together.
The row is getting increasingly bitter and it doesn't look as if there is any quick resolution to this.
Passengers have been venting their frustration on social media.
Martin Still tweeted: "I've forgotten what they are arguing about and bored with it all now - perhaps just sack everyone, managers and strikers and start again."
Liam Mustapha posted: "Cant get to school today because of @SouthernRailUK strike today. I don't think I or other commuters can take this any longer. #southernfail."
Earlier train services between Brighton and Gatwick Airport via Balcombe were disrupted because of over-running engineering work by Network Rail as a result of a broken down engineers' train.
Russell Woollen said: "@SouthernRailUK why risk doing engineering works before a day like this?? You can't make it up. Appalling."
Southern, which runs trains linking parts of Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire with London, is introducing driver-only operation and wants conductors to accept new on-board supervisor positions.
The RMT revealed it had received a legal challenge to the strike hours before the start of the walkout, but said it would go ahead while it examined the details.
The union previously advised conductors to accept new contracts to "protect their position" - but said it would seek to overturn them.
Mick Lynch, the assistant secretary general of the RMT, told the BBC: "We're sorry that people in London and the South East have got to put up with this.
"If the company gets round the table and we can hammer out a deal which we think is reasonable, then we can call off these strikes and get everyone back to work."
Mayor of Seaford Lindsay Freeman said the south coast town's summer tourist trade had dropped and some commuters had given up jobs in London because of the strikes.
Ms Freeman said she was very concerned about the impact of a strike planned for 5 November, when up to 40,000 people travel to bonfire celebrations in the East Sussex town of Lewes.
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Resurfacing work on the A353 from Preston to Osmington starts on Thursday, with road closures in place next week.
Business owners say they were told the road would not shut.
Ian Bruce, ward councillor for Preston, said two different letters had gone out, one about the restrictions this week, and one about closures next week.
"I'm sorry the businesses feel confused," he said.
"Dorset County Council let the ward councillors know a week ago and we've tried to warn people."
Bill Wolleston of Bay View Cars, White Horse Garage said he had received no notification of the closures.
The owner of neighbouring Top Gear Motors said he had received a letter warning him the road would be closed, but when he called the council he was assured it would stay open.
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the A353 will be closed to through traffic from 09:00 to 16:00 GMT.
Ruth Davidson will official launch the Scottish Conservatives campaign in Edinburgh while Kezia Dugdale will do likewise for Labour in Rutherglen.
Lib Dem leader Tim Farron will head north of the border to congratulate his party's newly-elected councillors.
The SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon will join candidates in Perthshire
The results of last week's council polls are expected to give added momentum to candidates looking for votes in the general election.
The SNP hailed the council elections as a victory after the party won 431 seats, more than any other single party.
But a surge in support for the Scottish Conservatives saw them end the day with a record 276 councillors, more than double the 115 they secured five years ago.
Ms Sturgeon will tell voters in Perth that Tory gains came from Labour rather than her party and warn that "the Tory mask" has slipped in recent days.
She is expected to say: "Theresa May's extraordinary attacks on our European partners demonstrate that an unchecked Tory government is prepared to pursue a chaotic hard Brexit if it is in the interests of the Tory Party, whatever the cost to Scotland."
Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson has challenged her party to redouble efforts over the next month.
She said: "Just as we doubled our numbers of MSPs last year, and doubled our number of councillors last week, we now we have to double our efforts over these next four-and-a-half weeks."
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale will tell voters in Rutherglen they can "send a message" to Ms Sturgeon by voting Labour
She said: "The council elections showed people are turning away from the SNP, because they are fed up with the Nationalists' attempt to force another divisive referendum.
"In seats like Rutherglen and Hamilton West, and in most areas across Scotland, it's a two horse race between Labour and the SNP. The only way to stop the nationalists is to vote Labour."
Lib Dem leader Tim Farron is bringing his campaign bus to Scotland as the party target constituencies such as East Dunbartonshire and Edinburgh West.
Mr Farron said: "In this election people have a straight choice. They can reward Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond by sending another SNP cheerleader for independence to Westminster.
"Or voters can opt for a local Lib Dem champion who will reject independence, oppose a damaging hard Brexit and advocate for investment in mental health and education."
Arrests between 06:00 and 08:00 rose from 350 in 2011 to 363 in 2012 - an increase of 4%, the data shows.
The figures from 22 of England and Wales' 45 police forces were obtained by a Freedom of Information Act and published by car insurers LV.
A separate survey by LV showed 46% of drivers did not realise how long it took for alcohol to leave the body.
One in five drivers surveyed thought they were "ok" to drive the morning after they had been drinking.
According to LV, "morning-after" drink-drivers are on average five hours away from being sober enough to drive when they get behind the wheel.
In the survey of 1,688 drivers:
It takes about an hour for the body to break down one unit of alcohol, NHS guidelines state. However this can vary depending on factors such as weight, age and sex.
With drink-driving arrests due to peak across the UK in the run up to Christmas, LV car insurance managing director John O'Roarke said: "It's easy to assume that after a good night's sleep you will be sober enough to drive the next day but, depending on how many units you've had, you may not be fit to drive.
"The key to enjoying the festive season is to plan ahead and don't drive if you are not within the legal alcohol limits."
The police data showed the most drunk person arrested so far this year was a motorist stopped by Bedfordshire police who was eight times over the limit.
It also showed that Thames Valley police made the highest number of arrests - 4,783 - for drink-driving between 2011 and 2012.
According to NHS figures, 230 people were killed as a result of drink-driving in 2011.
People convicted of drink-driving can be fined up to £5,000, be banned from driving for at least a year and even be given a prison sentence.
It has been three years since its 200,000 inhabitants, most of them members of the Wayuu indigenous group, have seen rain fall.
Rain used to fall seasonally here, but repeated El Nino weather systems have triggered a severe and long-lasting drought.
The earth where the Porshina reservoir used to be is cracked and dry.
It used to provide water for 300 to 400 Wayuu families and their animals.
Beniverto Fernandez, who lives near the reservoir with his family, says he has lost 80 sheep and 30 goats to the drought.
"There is nothing for the animals to eat," he explains. The story is the same in every household in Alta Guajira.
Animals are key to the Wayuu people. Their loss has a deep impact as they are used as bride tokens and to pay debts and settle scores.
But no rain means no crops.
And with little to harvest, the Wayuu are increasingly turning to their livestock into a food source.
"Sometimes we get bored of eating rice and we eat the animals," says Mr Fernandez.
In the shed where Mr Fernandez's water tanks are kept, cloth bags full of seeds await a more propitious time for planting.
The tanks are filled with water from a 1950s-built wind pump some 2km (1.2 miles) away.
For a long time, the wind pump had not been working, forcing locals to pump the water by hand.
Earlier this year, the British NGO Oxfam helped the local community fix it along with a number of other pumps and wells in the region.
But the situation remains serious.
Over a year ago, the provincial authorities declared a public calamity which has yet to be lifted.
Between January and August this year, there have been 11 cases of children under the age of five whose death was attributed to malnutrition.
And it is not a new problem.
America Gonzalez lost three of her children to malnutrition some five years ago.
Her two youngest recovered but are now at renewed risk.
"At night I sit down to think what I will do with my kids," she told the BBC.
Naindris Gonzalez teaches in a school which is little more than a roof made of branches held up by four wooden sticks.
"Sometimes the pupils fall asleep during the classes, I don't know if it is because they are anaemic or hungry," she says.
Drought and poor harvests are not the only factors contributing to the lack of food in the area.
Corruption, poor management and neglect are making an already bad situation worse.
Recently a local official was arrested for misappropriation of public funds.
Earlier this month, the ombudsman's office denounced irregularities in the school food programme of La Guajira province, revealing that in many cases the food provided was not sufficient.
Local teacher Alexander Fernandez says his school receives only three bags of rice a month, barely enough to last 18 days.
But Mr Fernandez would not just like to see more food sent to the local schools.
His school has a football pitch and a basketball court but no balls.
Wayuu leader Gustavo Valbuena thinks that too many of the government's resources are getting lost or diverted.
He wants them to go directly to the Wayuu, so they no longer have to rely on the local authorities to pass them on.
"A year ago we spoke to President Juan Manuel Santos and the cabinet to establish an autonomous region," he told the BBC.
Todd Howland of the United Nations office in Colombia thinks the move could be a first step towards solving the Wayuu's problems,
"The indigenous authorities themselves need to be given the resources and made responsible for overcoming the actual problems that exist," he told the BBC.
But this is unlikely to happen soon.
And with the strongest El Nino weather phenomenon in decades causing more hot and dry weather weather, prospects for this region look anything but promising.
The new labour market strategy was outlined by Employability Minister Jamie Hepburn.
He said improving workplace equality was key to boosting the economy and pledged ??820,000 to tackle the issue.
Earlier this week, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said growing the onshore economy was her priority.
Her comments came in response to official Scottish government statistics which showed Scotland's public spending deficit stood at ??14.8bn in the past financial year amid plummeting oil revenues.
Mr Hepburn launched the labour market strategy during a visit to the Scottish Gas training academy in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.
Commitments include:
Mr Hepburn said: "Creating a fairer society is not just a desirable goal in itself, but is essential to the sustained, long-term prosperity of the Scottish economy.
"We have consistently demonstrated our commitment to a different and more inclusive approach to our economy. An approach that is supported by a growing body of evidence which shows that countries with more equal societies typically enjoy stronger and more sustainable growth.
He said the Scottish government was focused on working with employers and unions to create "more, better paid, quality jobs".
Jane Wood, managing director of Business in the Community Scotland, said: "A strong and fair labour market is a critical pre-condition for the achievement of sustained and inclusive growth, which is a hallmark of a successful business.
"We are particularly pleased that the labour market strategy describes a commitment which is shared by our members and with Scottish government to create a Scottish national action plan for responsible business.
"This is a unique collaboration in which businesses will work together and with government to set the agenda for more inclusive growth for business and society."
The Scottish Conservatives said the aims of the new strategy were "very worthy" but that it "missed the point".
Murdo Fraser, the party's finance spokesman, added: "We have the Scottish economy under performing the UK economy as a whole.
"We have a productivity gap between Scottish performance and the rest of the UK.
"There's very little in this document that will help address these fundamental issues and in particular there's very little in this proposal to help businesses, at the heart of this, improve their performance and help deliver better conditions."
The Scottish Greens said too many people were "stuck in jobs that are badly paid and insecure".
Co-convenor Patrick Harvie added: "It's welcome to see the Scottish government talking about replacing the Work Programme and Work Choices schemes that will be devolved next year but it remains a concern that they have not committed to adopting our proposal to block the DWP from continuing to apply benefit sanctions, which cause hardship, harm people's health and set back their journey into employment."
Liz Cameron, chief executive of Scottish Chambers of Commerce, said more consultation was needed with businesses.
"The challenge now is for the education and skills sector to plan for and meet the needs of future business demand, and that is why a labour market strategy for Scotland is welcome," she said.
"However, our early impressions of this strategy are that it appears to marginalise the central role that business demand ought to have in any coherent plan for Scotland's future.
"We will be consulting with our network across Scotland to gain a detailed insight into how the new strategy is viewed by businesses. It is essential for our economy that the Scottish government gets this right and we will work to help them achieve that."
Gogol Bordello, Alice Russell and Alabama 3 will feature at the festival which runs from 8 to 11 June.
Last month organisers reaffirmed their commitment to their south of Scotland venue after announcing a "sister" event in Croatia.
Further act announcements for the festival, first held in 2009, are scheduled in the weeks to come.
The 24-year-old, on loan from Arsenal, played 45 minutes of Saturday's testimonial match against AC Milan.
But Howe admits he has had to manage the workload of the England midfielder, who only played three matches for the Gunners in the 2015-16 campaign after fracturing his leg last August.
"He has not completed all of the training," Howe told BBC Radio Solent.
"We have had to manage his training time on the pitch to make sure we get the balance right between getting him fitter and making sure he does not break down.
"There are certain players who have had serious injuries in their careers that we have to manage. We have to fine-tune the workload that they get."
Bournemouth are seeking their first Premier League win of the season as they host West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, with Wilshere expected to feature.
Howe said the midfielder had brought more to the club than his ability on the pitch.
"He's been really good in the dressing room and I'm really enthused to see him in a Bournemouth shirt," Howe added. "It's been a really good experience so far."
A criminal complaint said 60-year-old Candace Marie Claiborne received tens of thousands of dollars in gifts.
The employee has been charged with obstructing an official proceeding and making false statements to the FBI.
She was arrested on Tuesday. In court on Wednesday she pleaded not guilty.
Ms Claiborne started working for the state department in 1999 and served at a number of foreign missions, including Iraq, Sudan and China.
She had a top secret security clearance, and was required to report any contacts with persons suspected of affiliation with a foreign intelligence agency, the justice department said in a statement.
"Claiborne failed to report repeated contacts with two intelligence agents of the People's Republic of China (PRC), even though these agents provided tens of thousands of dollars in gifts and benefits to Claiborne and her family over five years," it said.
She was accused of receiving almost $2,500 (£2,010) from a Chinese agent in 2011 in exchange for information about US economic policy in relation to China.
"Claiborne, who allegedly confided to a co-conspirator that the PRC agents were 'spies,' wilfully misled state department background investigators and FBI investigators about her contacts with those agents," said the justice department statement.
It went on to say that she "instructed her co-conspirators to delete evidence connecting her to the [Chinese] agents" after being contacted by the state department and FBI.
She made her first appearance in the US district court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday. A preliminary hearing was set for 18 April.
The maximum prison penalty for a person convicted of obstructing an official proceeding is 20 years. For making false statements to the FBI, the maximum term is five years.
The state department has not commented on the case. The revelation comes ahead of the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping next week.
Paramedics informed police at 20:20 BST on Saturday after the "sudden death" of a 28-year-old in her home on Thomas Street.
A 35-year-old man has been held on suspicion of murder, and post-mortem tests are due to take place.
A Greater Manchester Police spokeswoman said: "The circumstances surrounding the woman's death raised suspicion."
Noah Serra-Morrison was 13-months-old when he died at his mother's home in Crawley Road, Luton, last November.
Prosecutors at Luton Crown Court claim the boy suffered a catalogue of injuries in the weeks before the massive head injury that killed him.
His mother Ronnie-Tayler Morrison and her partner Hardeep Hunjan deny murder.
The jury heard Ms Morrison, 21, had an iPhone with a photograph of Noah with a cannabis joint behind his ear.
And in a video clip on the same phone, the mother and Mr Hunjan were shown to the court smoking three cannabis joints at the same time through a home-made tube.
The baby died from a massive head injury inflicted on him at the flat in Crawley Road on the night of November 20/21 last year.
He was taken to the Luton and Dunstable Hospital, where he was pronounced dead in the early hours.
When he died it was found the child had suffered a series of fractures to his arms and legs, some new and some going back weeks.
The couple, said the prosecution, were to claim to that little Noah had injured himself by falling out of his crib.
That, said the crown, is impossible and the injuries found on the baby could not have been caused by an accident.
The case continues.
Nearly 68% of members of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association voted for strikes on a 44% turnout.
The Union has said its members had been subjected to "unprecedented" levels of abuse since ticket offices closed.
A survey for the TSSA found most staff felt less safe since moving from offices on to station concourses.
Tom Edwards, BBC London Transport Correspondent
The ticket office closures were one of the biggest changes on the tube for generations.
With the rise of automatic payments methods such as the Oyster card and contactless, the idea was to get staff from behind the glass screens and on to the ticket gate lines. But the unions have always opposed it and say the redeployment has led to more lone working and staff shortages.
The TSSA, which represents station staff, says it will decide, probably tomorrow, what industrial action it will take in the dispute.
Strikes aren't being ruled out, although it could be an overtime ban.
Other forms of industrial action were backed by nine to one.
The union said staff were being targeted by frustrated passengers if ticket machines do not work.
TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes said the vote was about "our members being prepared to take part in a strike to let the world know that the Tube they are using is not fit for safe purpose".
"Our customer service assistants are overwhelmingly trying to warn the public that the Tube they use is not safe. We no longer have enough staff," he said.
Steve Griffiths, London Underground's chief operating officer, said: "We urge the TSSA leadership to work with us constructively on the issues they have raised rather than threaten to disrupt our customers with strikes. "
The ticket offices were closed as part of the Fit for the Future programme introduced by former London mayor Boris Johnson.
His successor Sadiq Khan has ordered a review of the project.
Tube drivers are to stage 24-hour strikes on 6 and 7 December, coinciding with a walkout by Southern Rail guards.
Speaking in Islamabad after talks with Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, she also urged Pakistan to encourage the Taliban to enter talks "in good faith".
Ms Khar admitted Pakistan could do more to stop militants from operating within its borders.
Relations between the US and Pakistan are at their lowest point for a decade.
Mrs Clinton is delivering a blunt message that Pakistan must step up its counter-terror efforts.
After months of tension, she is heading a high-powered delegation that includes CIA chief David Petraeus and the new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen Martin Dempsey.
They are meeting senior military staff as well as top political leaders.
Speaking in Kabul on Thursday, Mrs Clinton called for a new partnership between the US, Afghanistan and Pakistan to fight militants, who she urged to pursue peace. She said Pakistan "must be part of the solution" to the Afghan conflict.
For years Washington has urged Islamabad to tackle militants in tribal areas along the Afghan border - especially the Haqqani network - who have been blamed for a series of recent attacks in Afghanistan.
The verbal and military assault waged by the US against the network has intensified in recent months. Accusations from US officials that Pakistan backs the Haqqani group have put further strain on ties between the US and Pakistan, which hotly denies the claims.
Relations nosedived after US troops killed Osama Bin Laden in a covert operation on Pakistani soil in May. Analysts now detect a desire on both sides to improve the relationship but say it is too early to tell how successful the efforts will be.
Mrs Clinton insisted the US remained committed to a long-term relationship with Pakistan, saying it "has a critical role in supporting Afghanistan reconciliation and ending the conflict".
But she called for action against militants "over the next days and weeks, not months and years".
Doing so, she said, was in the interests of Pakistan, where thousands have died in militant violence in recent years.
"You can't keep snakes in your backyard and expect them only to bite your neighbours," Mrs Clinton said.
"We asked very specifically for greater co-operation from the Pakistani side to squeeze the Haqqani network and other terrorists... trying to eliminate terrorists and safe havens on one side of the border is not going to work," Mrs Clinton told a joint news conference in Islamabad.
"It's not just military action. There is greater sharing of intelligence so we can prevent and intercept the efforts by the Haqqanis or the Taliban to try to cross the border or to plan an attack."
Pakistan's foreign minister appeared to commit to doing more.
"Do safe havens exist? Yes, they do exist both sides," Ms Khar said. "Do we need to co-operate? Yes. We can co-operate more and achieve better results."
However, it is not clear whether Pakistan's powerful military is ready to do more to help the Americans.
On Wednesday the country's army chief signalled again that Pakistani forces would not be rushed into any crackdown in North Waziristan.
Gen Ashfaq Kayani said Washington should focus on stabilising Afghanistan instead of pushing Pakistan to attack militant groups in the crucial border region.
The BBC's Orla Guerin in Islamabad says Pakistan sees the Haqqanis as old allies who could protect its interests in the future Afghanistan - and it will not take them on at a time when America prepares its exit from the region in 2014.
Both the US and Pakistani governments had close ties with the group's founder, Jalaluddin Haqqani, during the war against Soviet troops in Afghanistan in the 1980s.
Sarah Sands, 32, killed her 77-year-old neighbour Michael Pleasted weeks after finding out he allegedly abused three boys, the Old Bailey was told.
She told police that Mr Pleasted, who had been charged with sexual assaults on two children aged under 13, had been "asking for trouble".
He was killed in his Canning Town flat on 28 November. Ms Sands denies murder.
The court heard how Ms Sands armed herself with a knife after drinking two bottles of wine and a bottle of brandy.
The case's prosecutor Jonathan Ree said CCTV footage showed she was in his block of flats for 20 minutes.
Mr Pleasted, who was stabbed eight times, had been on bail awaiting trial. Police were also investigating an allegation he had abused a third boy.
Ms Sands had befriended the pensioner who was a familiar local figure and ran a bric-a-brac shop from a Mace convenience store, the court heard.
She used to visit him at his flat and bring him meals before she became aware of the abuse allegations.
After the stabbing, Ms Sands went to the Isle of Dogs, putting the knife and clothes she had been wearing in a carrier bag.
Before deciding to hand herself in, she told a family friend: "I stabbed him".
During a police interview, she said she had tried to help him, while all the while he was abusing young children.
She later said in a statement that she denied intending to kill Mr Pleasted or cause him serious bodily harm, claiming she went to confront him and took a knife for protection as she was scared.
The trial continues.
In a speech, he said the firm was a "terrible place to work". Labour claims 17,000 of its 20,000 UK employees are not guaranteed regular hours.
Mr Miliband promised to ban "the exploitation of zero-hours contracts".
Sports Direct, one of the UK's biggest employers, said it was continuing to review "core employment procedures".
Zero-hours contracts do not guarantee regular work for employees. Sick pay is often not included although holiday pay should be, in line with working time regulations.
The BBC's political correspondent Chris Mason said research conducted by Labour concluded that 17,000 of the company's 20,000 employees in the UK were hired on the controversial contracts.
Speaking to the West Midlands Labour Party conference in Coventry, Mr Miliband took aim at what he calls "a zero-zero economy - of zero-hours contracts and zero tax for those at the top".
Mr Miliband pledged that, under a Labour government, "if you work regular hours you will have a legal right to a regular contract".
Business and Enterprise Minister Matthew Hancock insisted that the government was already taking action.
"We're already tackling the abuse of zero-hours contracts - after 13 years of Labour doing absolutely nothing about it," Mr Hancock said.
He also accused some Labour councils of continuing to use the contracts.
Zero-hours contracts
Zero-hours contracts, or casual contracts, allow employers to hire staff with no guarantee of work.
They mean employees work only when they are needed by employers, often at short notice. Their pay depends on how often they work.
Some zero-hours contracts oblige workers to take the shifts they are offered; others do not.
Sick pay is often not included, although holiday pay should be, in line with working time regulations.
Focusing on the high street sports chain, the Labour leader said Sports Direct "has predictable turnover, it has big profits but, for too many of its employees, it is a terrible place to work".
"We cannot go on with an economy that allows businesses to use zero-hours contracts as the standard way of employing people month after month, year after year."
"These Victorian practices have no place in the 21st Century."
Sports Direct did not comment on Mr Miliband's remarks, but highlighted a recent statement in which the firm set out changes it was making.
A spokesman said: "The company will continue the process of reviewing, updating and improving our core employment documents and procedures across our entire business beyond its existing compliant framework."
Devin Nunes, head of the House of Representatives intelligence committee, made the remark on Fox News.
On Monday, FBI Director James Comey will testify before the committee.
The US intelligence community believes alleged Russian hacking during the presidential election was done to help Mr Trump defeat Hillary Clinton.
Mr Trump has branded suggestions that he or associates on his campaign had contact with Russian intelligence as "fake news".
But two senior officials in the Trump administration have been caught up in the affair: Attorney-General Jeff Sessions and Mr Trump's National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.
Mr Sessions has removed himself from the FBI inquiry after being accused by Democrats of lying under oath when he testified at a January confirmation hearing that he had "no communications with the Russians" before it emerged that he had met Moscow's ambassador to the US Sergei Kislyak during the campaign.
Mr Flynn was fired last month after he misled the White House about his conversations with the Moscow diplomat, allegedly regarding US sanctions.
Mr Nunes, a Republican, said the leaking of Mr Flynn's name was the only crime "that we know that's been committed".
Both the House and Senate intelligence committees are currently looking into the possibility of Russian interference during the election.
The White House has asked both committees to investigate Mr Trump's claims that his predecessor ordered a wiretap on his phones during the campaign.
Mr Trump has provided no evidence and senior Republican and Democratic officials have dismissed the claim.
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Mr Nunes also told Fox News on Sunday that a review of justice department documents provided on Friday indicated there was no such wiretap.
The painting, which had a top guide price of £500,000, was sold at Sotheby's in London.
The watercolour sketch over pencil is considered one of Turner's greatest Welsh landscapes, and captures the castle on the Dee Estuary in the 1830s.
It was sold by a private collector who did not want to be identified.
Emmeline Hallmark, director and head of British paintings and watercolours at Sotheby's, said: "We are delighted with the price achieved for this rare and important work by Turner, and it clearly demonstrates the strength of the Turner market."
Turner completed a second watercolour of the castle in 1835, which is owned by the National Museums and Galleries of Wales.
It is displayed at the National Museum Wales in Cardiff for about three months every year.
Flint Castle was completed in 1284 and its four towers still stand.
However, it was largely destroyed some time after 1646, following its fall to parliament during the Civil War.
Other Turner works featuring Welsh landscapes include Dolbadarn Castle, Ewenny Priory and Harlech Castle.
According to Sotheby's, Turner drew two watercolours of the ruin following his first visit to the castle in 1792.
He returned several times, and painted the auctioned landscape in the 1830s.
Sotheby's pre-sale catalogue said the "rays of the sun draw the viewer's eye outwards towards the edge of the image, mirroring the effect of peripheral vision, a device repeated in many of his later watercolours".
The catalogue also said the painting shows the "technical mastery" Turner had displayed by the 1830s, using a "sponge or a cloth to draw out the colour from the paper and create the sun, its rays across the sky and its reflection off the water".
The men, aged 23 and 24, were arrested in Manchester on Wednesday and are being brought back to Northern Ireland for questioning.
They have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply class B drugs and being concerned in the supply of class B drugs.
Seventeen people have already been charged as part of the investigation.
Det Insp Tom McClure said: "The arrests are part of an ongoing investigation into an organised crime group which has been involved in bringing controlled drugs into Northern Ireland.
"Over the past year we have made a number of major drugs seizures in Northern Ireland amounting to more than £2m."
Charles Gordon, 52, denies murdering Elizabeth Bowe by putting a dressing gown around her neck, compressing it and placing a bag over her head at her St Andrews home on 17 September 2016.
He also denies removing his 51-year-old sister's clothing and raping her.
At the High Court in Glasgow police officer Nicola Glover told how she was called to Ms Bowe's house at 21:00.
She told the court two other police officers were already there. One had taken Mr Gordon outside and the other was performing CPR on Ms Bowe, who was lying on the living room floor.
PC Glover was asked by prosecutor Iain McSporran: "At any time did you see signs of life," and she replied: "None. There was quite a lot of blood around her mouth on the right-hand side. I think there was also blood on her arm."
The police officer was asked what she noticed next to Ms Bowe and said: "There was a bloodstained blue towel above her head and a Morrisons bag torn into pieces. There was blood on them."
She added that the pieces of the bag were also above Ms Bowe's head.
Mr McSporran said: "What you have described as a towel could that be a dressing gown," and PC Glover replied: "It could have been."
The jury was told that Ms Bowe was unconscious when the police arrived and never regained consciousness. She died in Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.
PC Glover was asked if she had seen signs of a disturbance in the living room and replied: "Not so much. I saw a mug with the handle broken off on the living room floor and a pair of spectacles which were lying on the floor."
The jury was shown CCTV taken at Morrisons in St Andrews at 14:00 on 17 September 20016 which showed Mr Gordon and his sister walking around shopping .
Earlier Ms Bowe's son who is also called Charles Gordon, 31, gave evidence saying the accused, who he called Chick, was at his mother's because he was "a scrounger."
He added: "He was scrounging basically. The only way he was there was to use my mum for money,"
Mr Gordon said he received a call from his mother about 18:45 the night she died.
He said: "She had been in an argument with Chick. I think she put the phone down beside her so that I could hear what was going on.
"I assumed the two of them had been drinking. It was tit-for-tat, back-and-forth, stupid stuff."
He was asked if he had any concerns following the call and replied: "No more than usual."
Mr Gordon told the court he went to bed and was woken in the early hours of the morning by police who told him his mother was gravely ill in hospital.
The trial before Judge John Morris continues.
John Longworth told the business group's annual conference on Thursday that the UK's long-term prospects could be "brighter" outside the EU.
The London mayor, a Leave campaigner, said Mr Longworth had been "crushed by the agents of Project Fear".
Number 10 rejected any suggestion they put pressure on the BCC to suspend him.
British voters will be asked whether the UK should remain a member of the EU in a referendum on Thursday 23 June.
The BCC, which represents thousands of large, medium and small businesses, has said it will not campaign for either side in the referendum as its membership is split.
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Although he stressed that he was expressing his personal opinion, in his speech Mr Longworth said the very best place for the UK to be was in a reformed EU, but "I have come to the conclusion that the EU is incapable of meaningful reform, at least in the foreseeable future".
Members were later told Mr Longworth had been temporarily suspended for breaching the group's official position of neutrality, the paper added.
Many of those working to leave the European Union present themselves as campaigners at odds with an overbearing establishment.
They will now ask whether anyone at Downing Street had any contact with the BCC before Mr Longworth's suspension, a question Number 10 sources has not yet been able to answer.
Any proof that Mr Longworth had been silenced by powerful enemies would strengthen that narrative.
For now, no proof has been presented, and Mr Longworth - who has not commented - finds himself at the centre of an increasingly ill-tempered row.
Mr Johnson said it was "absolutely scandalous that John Longworth has been forced to step aside".
"This is a man who reached the conclusion - after long reflection and a lifetime's experience of business - that it would be better to Vote Leave.
"He speaks for the many small and medium sized businesses - the lifeblood of the economy - who cannot understand why they should comply with more and more regulation, over which this country has no democratic control."
He added that it was not right that "when someone has the guts to dissent from the establishment line, he or she is immediately crushed by the agents of project fear".
The term "project fear" has been used by Leave supporters who accuse those backing Remain of "scaremongering" about possible repercussions of the UK leaving the EU.
The Sunday Telegraph has also reported that a friend of Mr Longworth claimed Downing Street had "bullied" and were "putting pressure" on BCC board members to suspend their director-general.
But a Downing Street source told the BBC Number 10 were as surprised by the news that Mr Longworth had been suspended as anyone, and strenuously denied any involvement in the BCC's decision.
"This is simply not true. This is a matter for the BCC. No pressure was put on the BCC to suspend John Longworth," they said.
A source for the campaign group Stronger In said allegations from pro-Leave campaigners that it was using scare tactics were a smokescreen to avoid answering difficult questions.
The strength of the holders, who top Pool 3 on nine points, was evident in the first two tries - England prop Mako Vunipola dummying his way over and centre Nick Tompkins' fine solo effort.
Marcelo Bosch, Chris Wyles and Michael Rhodes secured Saracens' bonus point.
Flanker Aaron Shingler and Wales centre Jonathan Davies crossed for Scarlets, but too late to affect the result.
The visitors' Rhys Patchell had put the first points on the board with a third-minute penalty.
But when Vunipola picked up the ball out wide, the flamboyant forward threw a back-like dummy to slip one defender, and powered through another two to score the night's first try.
Both teams saw plenty of the ball, with Patchell and Farrell swapping penalties, but it was the home side who looked most dangerous.
And it was 21-year-old Tompkins who stretched the lead, beating defenders with exceptional footwork for a fine solo effort.
Two more Patchell penalties kept Scarlets within touching distance, but it was Saracens who again found the cutting edge at the start of the second half.
Both Vunipola brothers punched holes in the Welsh team's defence, before England fly-half Owen Farrell flung a loopy pass for Bosch to finish on the left wing.
Wyles put the bonus point within touching distance, finishing from 30 metres with aplomb after a Scarlets handling error.
Shingler scored the visitors' first try of the night just past the hour mark as both sides pursued the extra points.
Replacement eight Josh Macleod thundered off the base of the scrum to set up a second try for Scarlets, with Wales centre Davies powering over from close range.
But South African flanker Michael Rhodes swiftly struck back to secure the bonus point and extinguish any hopes the two tries had fanned of a Scarlets come back.
Saracens: Alex Goode; Sean Maitland, Marcelo Bosch, Nick Tompkins, Chris Wyles; Owen Farrell, Richard Wigglesworth; Mako Vunipola, Schalk Brits, Juan Figallo, Maro Itoje, Jim Hamilton, Michael Rhodes, Billy Vunipola, Schalk Burger
Replacements: Jamie George, Richard Barrington, Petrus du Plessis, Kelly Brown, Jackson Wray, Ben Spencer, Alex Lozowski, Mike Ellery
Scarlets: Liam Williams; DTH van der Merwe, Jonathan Davies, Hadleigh Parkes, Steff Evans; Rhys Patchell, Gareth Davies; Wyn Jones, Ken Owens, Samson Lee, Jake Ball, David Bulbring, Aaron Shingler, John Barclay, Will Boyde
Replacements: Ryan Elias, Luke Garrett, Werner Kruger, Lewis Rawlins, Josh Macleod, Jonathan Evans, Dan Jones, Steff Hughes
The 79-year-old Swiss was thought to have ended his 17-year reign on 2 June amid claims of corruption in world football's governing body.
A Fifa statement confirmed a report in Swiss newspaper Blick, which said Blatter told a party: "I did not resign, I put myself and my office in the hands of the Fifa congress."
Blatter is thought to be considering standing for re-election as president.
Two criminal investigations into alleged Fifa corruption began in the week that Blatter was elected for a fifth term in charge.
Four days after being voted president, Blatter - who is reportedly under investigation in the United States - said: "While I have a mandate from the membership of Fifa, I do not feel that I have a mandate from the entire world of football.
"Therefore, I have decided to lay down my mandate at an extraordinary elective congress. I will continue to exercise my functions as Fifa president until that election."
However, Blatter did not use the words 'resign' or 'resignation'. He did add, however, the election would be for his "successor" and said: "I shall not be a candidate."
The Fifa statement added the quotes in Blick were "fully in line with the speech of the president on 2 June".
Labour MP Chris Bryant, the shadow secretary of state for culture, said: "Sepp Blatter's antics remind me not so much of the hokey-cokey as Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction.
"It's time Fifa put an end to all this speculation, which is harming the sport, and give a final date for Blatter's departure."
Meanwhile, Blatter may not attend the final of the Women's World Cup in Canada because of the twin investigations into Fifa by American and Swiss authorities.
He would normally present the trophy to the winning team, but Fifa will not confirm whether Blatter or secretary general Jerome Valcke will attend.
A Fifa spokesperson said: "In terms of the Fifa president and the Fifa secretary general, their future travel plans will be confirmed in due course."
The airline told the BBC it was taking "precautionary measures" and "working on alternative routing plans for flights using Iraqi airspace".
The move follows the Malaysian Airlines' Flight MH17 disaster. MH17 was shot down while flying over Ukraine.
Emirates said it is already re-routing some flights.
It will take a few days for the re-routing to be completed, the airline added.
"We are closely monitoring the situation along with international agencies, and will never compromise the safety of our customers and crew," said Emirates.
By Richard WestcottBBC Transport Correspondent
Following MH17, there's been a debate over who should make the final call on whether it's safe to fly over a country.
Currently, airlines make the choice based on advice from the relevant local government, their home government and safety regulators.
Some are demanding that governments start taking the lead in deciding where it's safe to fly.
The issue is about to be discussed by world aviation chiefs in Canada. But don't expect big changes any time soon.
The airline industry is notoriously slow at this kind of thing, because it must forge an agreement between so many different countries.
Emirates' president Sir Tim Clark told The Times MH17 "changed everything" and it was "very nearly in European airspace".
Sir Tim said he thought other airlines would follow.
He predicted the airline industry would start to look at how it assessed the danger of flying over conflict zones.
Sir Tim said he was "not comfortable" with the situation in Iraq, as fighting in the country intensifies.
The MH17 disaster is largely attributed to a missile fired on the ground in Ukraine by pro-Russian rebels, although Russia has blamed the Ukranian government.
Emirates' president told The Times greater intelligence from the government about the safety of airspace would be welcome.
The 22-year-old, who can play at right-back, centre-half and in midfield, scored twice in 33 appearances in 2016-17 as the Magpies finished 16th.
Hewitt began his career at Macclesfield, and joined County in August 2015 after leaving Ipswich.
"I would like to say a big thank you to the manager and chairman for the faith they've shown in me," said Hewitt.
More than 70% of people in 18 countries polled by Globescan think that his election was a good thing.
Of the 19 countries surveyed, only the Russians had a negative view of him, with an approval rating of 18%.
Countries with strong pro-Obama sentiments included Kenya, South Korea, the UK, France and Australia.
The poll also asked whether the election of a female American president would change people's view of the US.
Nearly half said yes, but they did not specify whether this was negative or positive.
More than 18,000 people worldwide were surveyed between December 2015 and May 2016.
Last week, a global poll by Pew Research also indicated high approval ratings for Barack Obama around the world.
The 40-year-old scored 782 runs in the County Championship in 2016 and also took 37 wickets at an average of 30.56.
Stevens has played more than 500 games for Kent since his debut in 2005.
"Darren has given so much to Kent that all along we have wanted him to remain with us," Kent chairman of cricket Graham Johnson said.
Passengers said the 15:37 BST service was at a standstill at Port Talbot for almost an hour on Sunday evening.
Great Western Railway tweeted there were "passengers causing a disturbance on this service so police attention is required".
British Transport Police has been asked to comment.
Maria Derbyshire was so ill after having her son Joseph in 2009 she was placed in hospital under the mental health act.
On Tuesday, she joined health care professionals to lobby politicians at Stormont.
About 70 women a year in Northern Ireland require hospital admission.
But during treatment, as there is no mother and baby unit, the woman is separated from her baby.
In England and Scotland there are 17 specialist units.
Mrs Derbyshire said she decided to contact the BBC after hearing a report by health correspondent Marie Louise Connolly last week on perinatal mental health.
"After my first baby, life was very good for a few days. It just fell apart about ten days after my son was born," she said.
"I basically lost touch with reality - I ended up being sectioned.
"I remember going to hospital in the ambulance, I had all these delusions and hallucinations.
"I think I spent around three weeks in a general psychiatric hospital. When I came round I didn't remember I'd had a baby."
Last month the prime minister announced about £390m just for perinatal mental health care.
The way the money is divided across the regions means that Northern Ireland should also benefit.
Mrs Derbyshire joined health professionals at Stormont lobbying for the money to be spent entirely on perinatal care here.
Shona Hamilton from the Royal College of Midwives said she is frustrated by the current situation.
"We recognise that across the UK there has been significant investment in mental health services for women," she said.
"Some of that investment should come to Northern Ireland and we would really like to see that ring-fenced for services for women here and the development of very good services - both in the community and in a mother and baby unit "
The chair of the assembly health committee, Sinn Féin's Maeve McLaughlin, was among the politicians who met the group.
"It's very clear in terms of the research that to ignore the problem and to continue to treat the problem will cost five times more than actually putting intervention into place," she said.
"We need a regional approach to this - 20% of women will suffer some sort of mental health issue during pregnancy or within a year after birth. That needs to be tackled."
Mrs Derbyshire is now in good health and has had a second baby, a daughter called Lily.
She said her second pregnancy and post natal experience was entirely different and that it was due to the specialist care she received in the weeks before and immediately after Lily's birth.
North, 23, suffered four head blows in five months, the final one keeping him out between 27 March and 29 August.
"From my point of view that's behind me now, I'm over it," said North.
"Initially it was a bit worrying, everyone saying that's my career finished. My first game was Ireland away for Wales - as soon as the final whistle went I was happy to be back."
Speaking to BBC Radio Northampton, he added: "I'm feeling pretty good now. It's just nice to be back playing and not to be worrying about my head too much."
North, capped 55 times by Wales, signed a new contract to keep him at Franklin's Gardens beyond the summer, when his previous deal expired.
He has yet to register a try for his club this season, with Saints having recovered from a poor start to climb to fifth in the Premiership and sit second in their European Champions Cup group.
"It's a bit frustrating [not scoring] but something I'm not really worried about.
"Being how tough it was with Wales and going back to a different way of playing and re-learn everything, it's been tough to find my feet.
"The form of the club hasn't been particularly good, but they're performing well at the moment and hopefully we'll both start playing well together. "
The incident occurred in the 87th minute of Newcastle's 2-0 Championship defeat against Wolves on 17 September.
The Football Association says the misdemeanour was an "aggravated breach" of rules, and if found guilty the 24-year-old faces a minimum five-game ban.
He has until 16 November to respond.
Newcastle had Netherlands midfielder Vurnon Anita sent off in the same minute of the game.
If found guilty Shelvey will miss, at a minimum, a trip to Leeds on 20 November, a home match with Blackburn, the EFL Cup trip to Hull City, an away fixture at Nottingham Forest and Birmingham City's visit to St James' Park on 10 December.
In May 2013, the FA introduced new guidelines stating that any player found guilty of racially abusing an opponent or discriminating on religion, sexuality or disability, would be banned for at least five games.
Chelsea's John Terry was handed a four-match ban and a £220,000 fine for racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand, while Liverpool's Luis Suarez received an eight-match suspension and a £40,000 fine for his abuse of Manchester United's Patrice Evra - both in 2011.
Newcastle sit top of the Championship, three points clear of Brighton, and Shelvey has been one of their stand-out performers, as well as contributing three goals in 16 league appearances.
Shelvey, who has won six caps for England, joined Newcastle from Swansea in January, but could not prevent the club's relegation to the Championship.
Richard Merrett, 30, told a girl at Stratton Upper School in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, she had a "beautiful body" and discussed his personal life.
The head of year 13 told another pupil about a dream involving naked women.
A panel of the National College for Teaching and Leadership prohibited him from teaching indefinitely.
The school was alerted in January last year when the parents of one girl found message exchanges between Mr Merrett and their daughter on Facebook.
One message read: "A 9 men tent is huge!! How can they have sex knowing you guys are in the tent?"
It was then discovered he had emailed the girl and three others, and failed to report that one of them, "Pupil B", was self-harming.
He commented on her appearance, telling her she had "nice pins which many girls would die for", and a "beautiful body".
Referring to a dream he had the previous night, he told Pupil B: "Tell me if I end up pouncing on you in the middle of the night again : ) hopefully I won't be dreaming of any naked 40 year old women."
He sent Pupil C inappropriate emails about alcohol and asked Pupil D about her weekend plans, the panel heard.
Mr Merrett, who was also a sixth form coordinator, admitted sending the inappropriate emails, failing to maintain professional boundaries and failing to report a safeguarding issue.
He claimed there were no sexual motives in his words.
The correspondence was covert, with emails sent during the evening when his wife was out of the room, the panel said, and some of the pupils were vulnerable.
The panel said "significant factors" in reaching their decision were the excessive volume of emails to pupils' personal accounts and the clear sense of guilt felt by Mr Merrett when he deleted a file containing emails with "Pupil B".
He can apply for the order to be set aside in July 2019 at the earliest. He resigned in April last year and said he had no intention of teaching again.
He was initially investigated by police but the matter was not taken any further.
The US said if confirmed it would be "another provocative step".
International talks over Iran's nuclear programme are due to resume in Kazakhstan next week.
Western powers fear Tehran is seeking weapons technology, but Tehran says it is refining uranium only for peaceful energy purposes.
The Natanz facility, in central Iran, is at the heart of the country's dispute with the UN's watchdog.
By Bethany BellBBC News, Vienna
The IAEA says Iran has started to install about 180 advanced centrifuges at its Natanz nuclear plant - potentially a major upgrade in Iran's nuclear programme.
There is concern in the West that these new machines could significantly speed up Iran's production of material that could be used in a nuclear bomb.
Centrifuges are used to enrich uranium. Low-enriched uranium is used for civilian purposes. But higher-grade enriched uranium can be used as the material for an atomic bomb.
Iran says its nuclear work is purely peaceful, and that its enriched uranium will be used for reactor fuel and for medical and scientific purposes.
But this announcement by the IAEA could hurt the chances for the next round of talks between Iran and six world powers in Kazakhstan next week.
The US, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany, want Iran to cut back on enrichment - not expand it.
The IAEA released a report each quarter detailing its progress at monitoring Iran's nuclear development.
The BBC obtained a copy of the latest report, which has not yet been officially released.
It concludes: "The director general is unable to report any progress on the clarification of outstanding issues including those relating to possible military dimensions to Iran's nuclear programme."
It adds that despite intensified dialogue with Iran, no progress has been made on how to clear up the questions about Iran's nuclear work.
The IAEA has made similar complaints in previous quarterly reports, and Iran is under an array of sanctions as a result of its lack of co-operation.
Iran had informed the IAEA in a letter on 23 January that it planned to introduce a new model of centrifuge called the IR2m, which can enrich two or three times faster than current equipment.
Gas centrifuges are used to increase the proportion of fissile uranium-235 atoms within uranium.
For uranium to work in a nuclear reactor it must be enriched to contain 2-3% uranium-235 while weapons-grade uranium must contain 90% or more uranium-235.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the new centrifuges could cut by a third the time Iran, one of Israel's fiercest opponents in the Middle East, needed to create a nuclear bomb.
US state department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the report development at Natanz was "not surprising".
"The installation of new advanced centrifuges would be a further escalation, and a continuing violation of Iran's obligations under the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and IAEA board resolutions," she said.
But she added that Iran had the opportunity to allay the international community's concerns during talks in Kazakhstan next week.
Starting on 26 February, the talks will involve Iranian officials, the five permanent members the UN Security Council, and Germany.
The services are part of Swanage Railway Spring Steam Gala, which runs until Sunday, and mark the latest step in a bid to reconnect the seaside resort with the mainline.
Four journeys a day will run over the newly installed Norden Gates level crossing and on to the River Frome.
Diesel train trials are due to start running to Wareham early next year.
Swanage Railway general manager Matt Green said the services were "real history".
He said: "Our dedicated teams have worked very hard over the past 18 months restoring and upgrading the former Network Rail line.
"Half a mile of new track has been laid, almost 2,000 wooden track sleepers replaced, and six miles of embankments cut back, fences repaired and drains cleared."
Trials between Swanage and Wareham were originally expected to begin last year but were delayed by upgrade works needed on the diesel trains.
Jackson, 28, suffered the injury when he dived into a swimming pool.
Restart Rugby, the official charity of the Rugby Players' Association (RPA), says it will "assist Ed with the significant cost of the intensive rehabilitation that will be required".
Jackson is receiving treatment at the Royal United Hospital in Bath.
RPA chief executive Damian Hopley told BBC Wales Sport: "The trustees agreed to make a sizeable donation to look after the rehab and physiotherapy cost that Ed will undergo.
"Ed has made some very encouraging progress in the first month post his accident.
"Clearly you can see the huge support he has across the game and we're lucky in the rugby perspective that the game rallies around situations like this.
Jackson had emergency surgery at Southmead Hospital in Bristol after the accident at a friend's barbecue on 8 April.
The former Bath, Wasps, London Welsh and Doncaster Knights player has recovered some movement and is updating his friends and supporters on his progress on his Facebook page.
Hopley added: "It's important we're there to support Ed and his family and give them some peace of mind around what is to come because they are in uncharted territory.
"Recognising the humour and spirit that Ed is renowned for on his social media account, it's fantastic to chart his progress and it's important we help to pick up the pieces as much as we can."
Bath-born Jackson made 36 appearances for the Dragons after joining from Wasps in 2015 and signed a contract extension with the region in December, 2016.
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The striker, 28, has been out of action since being accused of failing to warm up in the Champions League defeat by Bayern Munich in September.
He has played two reserve games in recent weeks to build his fitness after apologising to the club and supporters.
City face Chelsea on Wednesday 21 March by which time they could be four points behind rivals Manchester United.
We are very disappointed for our supporters after Swansea because I saw on the TV one of our supporters cry. We want to win also for this guy and the other supporters
United play Wolves away on Sunday and City's next league match is the Chelsea game at Etihad Stadium.
Mancini, speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, also revealed that Gareth Barry, Vincent Kompany and Pablo Zabaleta were out of Thursday's Europa League tie against Sporting Lisbon through injury.
However, Joleon Lescott could be on the bench after recovering from a groin injury.
Tevez scored 44 goals in only 69 Premier League games during his first two seasons at City before the dispute in September.
He seemed certain to leave City during the January transfer window after returning to Argentina without the club's permission, but now looks set to figure in the title race.
Asked whether Tevez, who is ineligible for the Europa League, would play at Chelsea, Mancini said: "We will see in the next week. It depends on Carlos. Will he be OK? Probably but it depends on a lot of things."
City are second in the Premier League after losing to Swansea at the weekend, a defeat that knocked them off top spot for the first time in five months. They also failed to score in Thursday's Europa League loss to Sporting Lisbon.
Their home form has been exemplary, with 14 straight Premier League victories at the Etihad Stadium this season.
City have struggled on the road, though, winning won only two of their last eight Premier League away games and scoring just four goals.
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"In Portugal and against Swansea we didn't play a very good game," Mancini said. "We didn't play like the usual Manchester City. We probably didn't deserve to lose both games but we need to play better.
"Now is a time to be strong and keep going because we are a top team and have time to recover.
"We are very disappointed for our supporters after Swansea because I saw on the TV one of our supporters cry. We want to win also for this guy and the other supporters.
"We are positive. We think we will win the Premier League and the Europa League. If we think a different way it will be a mistake."
Mancini added that he hoped Manchester United beat Athletic Bilbao on Thursday to stay in the Europa League, or he fears their rivals could gain an advantage by having less games to play and one trophy to focus on.
If Mr McClarty had chosen to go back to the UUP, it would have had two seats in the incoming executive.
His decision means it will now have one with Alliance having one by right.
Mr McClarty said he had been contacted by hundreds of his voters urging him to remain independent and he wished to retain credibility with them.
'A loose amalgam'
"I know I was in a strong position and could have demanded almost anything, including maybe a ministry, but it was not about me or about personal gain," he added.
He also said he had concerns about the UUP party structures calling it "a loose amalgam of constituency associations" with "no central control".
BBC Northern Ireland political correspondent Gareth Gordon said Mr McClarty, who left the Ulster Unionists in January after being de-selected by his local party, had also denied that his decision was about revenge.
"There's no doubt this will be a bitter blow for his former party which will now be reduced to just one ministerial position in the new executive," our correspondent added.
UUP Lagan Valley MLA Basil McCrea said he was not surprised by Mr McClarty's decision but it would be "very disappointing" for the party.
He added: "It does seem unfair that the Alliance Party, which has half the number of seats, will end up with twice as many seats on the executive.
"But we will have to take it on the chin."
'Desperate act'
Alliance leader David Ford said his party was always entitled to the extra ministry.
"The people's votes have decided that we are entitled to this post," he said.
"The UUP's cheap move to steal our position has failed and failure is all that this desperate act from them deserved.
"David McClarty has made the right decision and shown his integrity. It clearly reflects the wish of the people of East Londonderry, who elected him as an independent and totally rebuffed the UUP."
Mr McClarty was one of the UUP's longest serving MLAs. He was elected to Coleraine Council in 1989 and the assembly in 1998.
The pool at Stratford Park Leisure Centre was closed on 19 January after a section of the "suspended ceiling" above the pool fell on to the poolside.
A spokesman for Stroud District Council said checks and repairs had be to made to the "entire structure".
"Now we are completely satisfied that the whole ceiling is secure and safe we have reopened the pool," he added.
"We're grateful to customers for the patience they have shown whilst this much-loved facility has been closed."
Public swimming between midday and 17:00 GMT is free of charge as a "thank you to customers for their support", the district council added.
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The flight from Paris to Cairo plunged into the Mediterranean Sea on 19 May, killing all 66 people on board.
Automated electronic messages sent by the plane had shown that smoke detectors went off in a toilet and in the avionics area below the cockpit, minutes before the plane disappeared.
The recorded data are consistent with those messages, investigators said.
The voice and flight data recorders, known as black boxes, were recovered from a depth of about 3,000m (9,800ft) in the Mediterranean.
The second black box, the cockpit recorder, is still being repaired in Paris.
The Egyptian investigation committee also said that part of the front section of the aircraft's wreckage "showed sign of high temperature damage" and soot.
No distress call was made from the plane prior to the crash. The cause remains unknown.
What do we know so far?
Who were the victims?
A parade through the streets of Manchester will be held on 17 October, and there will be another event in London the following day.
Wiggins' representatives said his absence was not unusual as he has not attended such an event since 2004.
The 36-year-old has also pulled out of a race in Abu Dhabi later this month.
Organisers of the Abu Dhabi Tour expressed their "surprise and disappointment" that the 2012 Tour de France winner would not be competing in the four-day race, which starts on 20 October.
Wiggins, Britain's most decorated Olympian, is at the centre of controversy surrounding the use of therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs).
The issue of TUEs, which allow athletes to use banned substances if they have genuine medical need, has been in the news since a number of Olympic athletes had their private data stolen from a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) database by a group of hackers calling themselves The Fancy Bears.
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Wiggins has denied any wrongdoing, insisting he was not trying to gain an "unfair advantage" from being allowed to used a banned steroid before major races.
The Briton was granted a TUE to take anti-inflammatory drug triamcinolone before the 2011 Tour de France, his 2012 Tour win and the 2013 Giro d'Italia.
UK Anti-Doping officials have visited British Cycling headquarters as part of an investigation into allegations of wrongdoing in the sport.
Wiggins plans to race next on the track, in the London Six Day, between 25 and 30 October, and the Ghent Six Day later next month.
Britain exceeded their Olympic medal target in Rio, finishing second in the medal table with 67 medals, including 27 golds.
In the Paralympics, Britain also finished second in the medal table with 147 medals, 64 of them gold.
The 28-year-old was jailed for six years in March 2016 after being convicted of sexual touching and grooming.
He was turned down leave to appeal his conviction and sentence last year but has now launched a second bid.
His case is due to be heard at the Court of Appeal on 28 February.
The former Sunderland midfielder will be asking the court for permission to appeal against his conviction and sentence.
His sister, Faye Johnson, who has led a campaign to have his conviction overturned, tweeted: "Pleased that we now have a date for Adam's appeal against conviction and sentence. I hope that justice can finally be done for my brother."
Johnson's trial at Bradford Crown Court heard that he had kissed and sexually touched the schoolgirl in his Range Rover, in a secluded spot in County Durham.
The ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) has won a huge majority in parliament following the 23 August election, according to official results, meaning he will succeed Jose Eduardo Dos Santos.
Under Mr Dos Santos, there was one golden rule for anyone who wanted to survive politically in Angola: Do not make your ambitions known.
President Dos Santos remained in charge by making sure that any potential challenger was quickly sidelined.
Joao Lourenco, 63, known as JLo, who was born to a family involved in anti-colonial politics, learnt that lesson the hard way.
In 1998, the liberation war veteran and Angolan Armed Forces general was elected MPLA secretary-general - a sign that his political fortunes were on the rise.
Three years later, when President Dos Santos hinted that he might be ready to resign the presidency, Mr Lourenco made known his interest in the top job.
But the MPLA victory, early in 2002, in a 27-year civil war against the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (Unita), served to relaunch Mr Dos Santos' presidency, and any talk of retirement was soon forgotten.
The following year at the 2003 MPLA party congress, Mr Lourenco was demoted.
In 2012, as Mr Dos Santos approached 70, the succession issue became more pressing.
When the president elevated his cousin, Manuel Vicente, to become vice-president, some foreign observers saw this as the anointing of Mr Vicente as a successor.
However, Mr Lourenco, would have known better - that the MPLA would never endorse a political outsider like Mr Vicente as president, and that a man with no military pedigree was a risky choice in a country where the security forces lurk in the shadows of politics.
Mr Lourenco, on the other hand, could be confident that he himself had both the party and the military credentials, and that this was enough to earn forgiveness for his lack of caution a decade earlier.
Sure enough, his appointment as defence minister in 2014 signalled his rehabilitation.
And his election in 2016 as MPLA party vice-president left no doubt that he would succeed the by now ailing Mr Dos Santos.
But Mr Dos Santos's long-held suspicion of potential rivals has made it nearly impossible for Mr Lourenco, or anyone else, to show initiative or cultivate a following.
This makes it difficult to know what to expect from the next president of one of Africa's biggest oil producers.
Is Angola's Dos Santos really giving up power?
While Mr Lourenco is only 12 years younger than President Dos Santos, he has been forced in the past few months to reinvent himself as a bringer of generational change.
The man born in 1954, schooled in the military and in the mysteries of the political culture of the old MPLA, has suddenly discovered social media.
He rarely looks entirely comfortable in his Facebook photos, even when relaxing at home with his wife, the former government minister and World Bank official Ana Dias Lourenco.
Although not naturally charismatic, Mr Lourenco's down-to-earth image is in sharp contrast to the affected manners of the equally uncharismatic Mr Dos Santos.
After the MPLA's final election rally, Mr Lourenco was filmed walking among the crowd, and showing young voters how to make their cross on a sample ballot paper.
Although the incident was choreographed for the TV cameras, Mr Lourenco displayed more of a common touch in one minute than his predecessor had managed in decades.
He looks set to take control of a state in which President Dos Santos' relatives and loyalists remain in key positions and Mr Dos Santos himself remains in the kingmaker role as MPLA chairman.
Mr Lourenco will, however, have the support of those who see the corruption of the Mr Dos Santos regime as a liability to the party's future.
The MPLA is under unprecedented pressure. During the post-2003 oil boom, the government did little to diversify the economy away from its reliance on oil.
Consequently the slump in the oil price since 2014 has led to a foreign currency squeeze, job losses and soaring food prices in a country where most people were already struggling to make ends meet.
Once he takes over as president, Mr Lourenco needs to consolidate an independent support base within the MPLA.
And the sooner Mr Dos Santos quits as party leader, the better for Mr Lourenco.
In the end, the health of Angola's long-time leader, who has been undergoing cancer treatment for at least a year, could prove crucial.
The business was its convenience store offshoot - known as M Local - before it was sold last September.
My Local has 1,650 staff in some 130 stores. New owner Greybull Capital lined up administrators on Tuesday.
Separately, Sir Philip Green plans to offer jobs to 1,000 workers who staff Arcadia concessions inside BHS, such as Dorothy Perkins and Wallis.
The news follows the collapse of BHS earlier this month, which put 11,000 jobs at risk.
Morrisons and Sir Philip have drawn up the separate plans to safeguard jobs after seeing their former businesses teeter towards closing.
Morrisons said in a statement: "If no buyer is found, and stores close, we will welcome our former colleagues back to a job at Morrisons."
A guaranteed job offer applies to those that worked at the chain when it was owned by Morrisons, although anyone hired in the interim will be considered.
The supermarket said it was "saddened and disappointed" by the news and said it wanted to "help our former colleagues who now work for My Local".
It was sold to investment firm Greybull for £25m in a deal fronted by retail veteran Mike Greene, who appeared on Channel 4 show The Secret Millionaire.
The chain has struggled to compete in the cut-throat grocery sector, which is embroiled in a bitter price war.
KPMG has been appointed as administrator for My Local. It will try to sell the company as a going concern, but if that is not feasible, it may sell the individual stores off in batches, or they may be closed down.
Sir Philip's plans for concession staff still leaves thousands of other BHS employees fearing for their jobs.
Last week, the billionaire apologised to BHS workers for the company's "sad" demise during a parliamentary hearing.
He has come in for criticism for the £400m in dividends taken out of the firm during his 15-year ownership, his management of the pension scheme, and the sale of BHS to former bankrupt Dominic Chappell, who had no retail experience.
The 163-store chain is in the process of being wound down by administrators.
Pushed for a Yes or No answer on whether they supported the benefits cap, Liz Kendall and Mary Creagh said yes - though the former acknowledged there would be problems in London where high property prices have lead to high spending on housing benefit.
Jeremy Corbyn was unequivocally against.
But to heckles both Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham declined to give a Yes or No response.
Mr Burnham said he agreed with the principle that you shouldn't be better off out of work than in it - but he would have to see how the policy was implemented.
Ms Cooper said there had to be changes to the cap to reflect areas of high rents.
Under Labour's new leadership individual trade unionists have to sign up as 'affiliated supporters' if they want a vote.
Unions have a target of signing up 250,000 members which would give them parity in the contest with fully paid up members and a new category of registered supporters who can join at a cut price rate.
So it wasn't surprising that even the Blairite Liz Kendall emphasised she was a GMB member who - like her colleagues - would reverse any new laws perceived as anti-union.
But the candidates didn't know the apprentice rate of the minimum wage. Jeremy Corbyn was closest by far -£2.75 to the actual rate of £2.73
Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham said less than £3.
On the EU, differences were tactical not strategic - with all candidates saying it was right to stay in. But only Mary Creagh said she would share a platform with David Cameron if he argued for a Yes vote.
Mr Burnham wanted to see a distinctly Labour 'Yes' campaign while Liz Kendall said she would take part in wider movements.
Asked by a GMB member if shadow cabinet members had been in the toilet when the last manifesto was agreed, Mr Burnham revealed he wasn't as involved as he wanted to be but still argued it was the best manifesto he had ever stood on.
Liz Kendall said the "painful truth" was Labour didn't have a compelling vision at this year's general election and if they stuck to the same approach they would lose again.
Ms Cooper emphasised her experience and authority but said her party would only win if it stuck to Labour values rather than swallowing the Conservative manifesto. She also said it was time to smash the final Labour glass ceiling and elect a leader who was a woman.
Mr Corbyn believed Labour should have been more avowedly anti-austerity and needed an alternative economic strategy.
Ms Creagh said she was a "fighter but recognised that while people trusted Labour to run schools and hospitals the party wasn't trusted to run the economy.
Councillors are being asked to approve Wholebake's plan for a second unit in Corwen, near to Ty'n Llidiart estate.
The company, which has a storage unit in Wrexham, makes natural food bakery products and already employs 120.
The planning committee report highlights concerns from Corwen residents about the site's suitability.
A planning meeting will decide whether to give the factory the go-ahead on Wednesday.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the alert at Triangle Business Park, in Pentrebach was raised just before 04:50 BST.
About 30 firefighters initially attended the blaze.
Five firefighters and two officers remained at the site using cooling jets to make the machinery safe, a fire service spokesman said.
The change in question is the introduction of goal-line technology (GLT), which was approved by world governing body Fifa and the International Football Association Board - the body that determines the laws of the game - back in the summer.
The aim of GLT is to tell whether the ball has crossed the goal-line in incidents where the referee and his assistants are unable to see for sure.
From a shortlist of 11 different companies and technologies, Fifa has given licences to two separate firms, the UK-based but Sony-owned Hawk-Eye, and Germany's GoalRef.
With Fifa yet to decide which system it will use for the 2014 World Cup, and national football leagues across the world also yet to choose between the two, the stakes are very high.
Especially when you consider the level of money involved. While the two companies are reluctant to provide exact figures, the cost of installing their systems in a football stadium have been estimated at about £250,000 for Hawk-Eye and £150,000 for GoalRef.
When you multiply those figures by the number of professional football teams around the world, you are reaching rather large amounts of money. And that is before you add the follow-on annual servicing costs.
This week GLT has been discussed at Soccerex, the global convention of football business and finance, which is being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
With the panel including senior figures from both Hawk-Eye and GoalRef, and senior Fifa official Christoph Schmidt, it was confirmed that Fifa would be testing both systems at the 2012 World Club Cup tournament, which starts next week in Japan.
Mr Schmidt said that after evaluating their performance in Japan, Fifa would then make its choice. Many national football authorities are then expected to follow its lead.
With the two firms said to be neck-and-neck, Japan will be their equivalent of a nerve-wracking penalty shoot-out.
But before exploring what was said at Soccerex, it is worth pausing to take a closer look at the two rival systems.
Hawk-Eye uses seven cameras focused on each goal. With the cameras fixed to the stadium roof, they give a 3D picture of the ball's exact location.
It is a system that has been used by both the sports of tennis and cricket for a number of years.
GoalRef by contrast, uses a system of electro-magnetism, with sensors both inside the goal posts and the match-day balls.
Each system connects to wrist bands worn by the match officials, and can alert them in under a second whether the ball crossed the goal-line.
It is important to stress that Fifa will not require any league around the world to install GLT - it will remain voluntary.
However, the top professional leagues in each country are all expected to bring in the technology, such has been the desire to eradicate incorrect goal decisions, both from fans, and clubs concerned by the potential financial implication of losing vital games - such as relegation deciders - because of refereeing mistakes.
Speaking at Soccerex, Hawk-Eye inventor Paul Hawkins said he relished the battle with GoalRef.
"Football is a great game because of the competition, and all businesses face competition," he said.
"We have different technological approaches, and both of us have been working slowly and steadily.
"If both of us keep our heels clean, it should be a fair fight."
Thomas Pellkofer, operational manager at GoalRef, also said that his company welcomed the healthy competition, and he highlighted the effective simplicity of its system.
"There is a sensor in the balls, but no electricity, it is completely passive," he said.
"The ball is exactly the same for the players, it is seamless integration."
Yet while GoalRef and Hawk-Eye have been chosen by Fifa from an initial short-list of 11, the remaining nine companies, and other competitors, could still have their systems approved by Fifa in the future, Mr Schmidt confirmed.
He said: "The market is open to any technical companies if others come to the market."
Mr Schmidt added that this would only be a good thing, because further competition would bring down prices.
So even with Fifa set to shortly choose either GoalRef or Hawk-Eye, it could end up then switching to a different provider of GLT in the future.
With each company only getting an initial licence for two years, this level of uncertainty is said to be putting off some football leagues from making their choice.
One official at the English Premier League told the BBC on condition of anonymity that it didn't want to be in a position where its clubs install one system at significant expense, only to then have to change it a number of years down the line.
The question of which company triumphs in the GLT marketplace could ultimately prove as controversial as the simple issue of whether the ball crossed the line has been until now.
The German tabloid Bild is serialising excerpts from Himmler's wartime diaries, recently discovered in Russia.
One day, Himmler wrote, he had a massage before ordering the execution of 10 Poles. And he says he enjoyed a snack at Buchenwald concentration camp.
He also told the SS to train dogs that could "rip people apart" at Auschwitz.
Historians will publish the diaries in a book next year, with background notes.
Himmler was in Adolf Hitler's elite circle, and had the official title "Reichsfuehrer SS". He commanded the death squads who murdered Jews, Poles, Soviet prisoners-of-war, Roma and others categorised as "racially inferior".
The diaries are being studied by the German Historical Institute Moscow. They cover the years 1938, 1943 and 1944 and were found at a Russian defence ministry archive in Podolsk, a town just south of Moscow.
Historians had earlier examined Himmler's diaries from the years 1941, 1942 and 1945 - but they were unaware of the missing ones until recently.
The find is seen as highly significant and has been compared with the diaries of Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels.
German researcher Matthias Uhl said he was struck by Himmler's enormous concern for his elite SS, family and friends - while meticulously implementing mass murder.
The government says it will take stronger measures to pursue people - including those living overseas - who are believed to be avoiding repayment.
Universities Minister Jo Johnson said: "As more loans are issued to new students each year, it is vital that the repayment process is robust."
The majority of borrowers met their repayment obligations, he acknowledged.
The crackdown comes after the National Audit Office, the Public Accounts Committee and the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee called for more action to improve the repayment process.
In a written statement to the Commons, Mr Johnson said: "We will do more to support borrowers who seek to meet their loan repayment obligations and, in the interests of fairness to both the taxpayer and to borrowers that meet their obligations, we will be tougher on those who do not.
"We will take stronger action to trace borrowers including those overseas, act to recover loan repayments where it is clear that borrowers are seeking to avoid repayment, consider the use of sanctions against borrowers who breach loan repayment terms and, if necessary, prosecute.
"This approach is fair for borrowers and good for the effective management of public money, providing value for the taxpayer and helping to ensure that the student finance system remains on a sustainable footing.
"We will keep the strategy under review to ensure that the repayment system continues to meet these objectives, and we will report annually on progress."
Universities in England and Wales can charge students up to £9,000 a year for tuition, and undergraduates can take out a loan from the Student Loans Company (SLC) to cover these fees.
The SLC tracks earnings and alerts employers once graduates are eligible to start repaying.
Employers then deduct the correct amount from salaries and pay the loan on behalf of employees. The self-employed though are responsible for paying the correct amount.
Students who took loans out after 2012 start repaying their loan when they earn £21,000 a year or more.
This sum was to increase in line with average earnings, but now the government has frozen the point at which graduates start repaying at £21,000.
"If China is not going to solve North Korea, we will. That is all I am telling you," he said in an interview with UK paper Financial Times.
Pressed on whether he thought he could succeed alone, he replied: "Totally."
Mr Trump was speaking ahead of a scheduled visit from Chinese President Xi Jinping this week.
"China has great influence over North Korea. And China will either decide to help us with North Korea, or they won't. And if they do that will be very good for China, and if they don't it won't be good for anyone," Mr Trump told the FT.
Asked if he meant "one-on-one" unilateral action, Mr Trump said: "I don't have to say any more. Totally."
He did not give any further details on what action he would take.
Mr Trump's brief comments, published just days before the key meeting with Mr Xi at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday, are the latest in a series of warnings over North Korea's nuclear development.
There are fears that Pyongyang could eventually develop the ability to launch long-range nuclear missiles capable of striking the mainland United States.
During a trip to Asia in March, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said pre-emptive military action was an option "on the table".
A month earlier, Defence Secretary James Mattis warned that any use of nuclear weapons would be met with an "overwhelming" response.
China - which is North Korea's only international ally - has taken action in light of the reclusive nation's latest missile tests.
In February, it banned coal imports from North Korea until the end of 2017, cutting a major source of cash income for Pyongyang.
But Mr Trump is expected to pressure China's president to do much more at their meeting this week - and he has implied that the issue of trade could be used as leverage.
The president told the Financial Times that "trade is the incentive. It is all about trade." But he said he did not plan to discuss tariffs during the meeting.
At the end of March, he signed two executive orders to deal with the US trade deficit, reviewing current rules and foreign trade abuses.
White House officials insisted China was not the focus of his orders - but it is the largest source of the US trade deficit, accounting for about $347bn (£276bn) a year, out of a total of $502bn (£400bn).
And Mr Trump himself tweeted that "the meeting next week with China will be a very difficult one in that we can no longer have massive trade deficits".
Mr Trump has not said how he will negotiate trade with China while also pressuring them to influence Pyongyang.
Analysts say China has maintained its support for Pyongyang as it fears a complete collapse of the North Korean regime could lead to Korean unification, with US soldiers based in a country with a land border with China.
It is thought that China is also concerned at the prospect of millions of North Korean refugees entering its borders.
But for every individual competing in a Grand Slam tournament, there are many more plying their trade at events that struggle to find space in local newspapers, let alone a global audience of millions.
Scott Clayton from Jersey is one of those players.
He is a and as a 14-year-old won the prestigious Road to Wimbledon tournament.
But the youthful promise shown by the current British number 106 does not guarantee anything in an ultra-competitive sport.
Now 20, he currently has a world ranking of 1,181 in singles, but has reached a career-high 568 in doubles after winning two Futures titles with fellow Briton Richie Gabb in Turkey earlier this month.
Despite that, the realities of the tennis circuit are all too harsh for him.
"Financially the sport is very tough, you're travelling the world paying for flights and hotels.
"Right now it's the bank of Mum and Dad that's helping me out a lot," said Clayton, who has played in Turkey, Canada, the United States, Qatar and Cyprus in the last 12 months.
"In tennis right now, the level where I'm at, the prize money is not great.
"It's nothing compared to what your expenses are, you're far from breaking even, but you have to go through those stages to get to the higher stages of professional tennis where the money is," he told BBC Radio Jersey.
Winning an International Tennis Federation circuit Futures doubles title brings prize money of just $620 (£382) to share, hardly enough for the flight, let alone the week-long hotel stay.
The money is better in singles, with a winner pocketing $1,440 (£888), but Clayton has never progressed past the last 16, and the $172 earned (£106) just about covered his taxi rides to and from the airport.
Despite the financial hardship, there is little time for Clayton to supplement his income in other ways.
"A standard day for me is training five to six hours including the gym and on court stuff - the last thing your body can handle after that is to do a job," he said.
"Right now this is my job, unfortunately the payment isn't great.
"If I do have some spare time I try and give hits to kids or lessons just for a bit of extra money."
So why bother?
Well, the money might be poor, but it is the ranking points that players travel all over the world for and points eventually equal prizes - the higher your ranking, the better level of tournament you can enter and the more points you win.
It is a virtuous circle for winners, but not if a player hits a run of bad form or injury.
Clayton which could not have come at a worse time.
He had just beaten his highest-ever ranked opponent, France's current world number 326 Enzo Couacaud, in a tournament on the Wirral before he had to take time out for surgery.
"It was a big setback that I wasn't playing," said Clayton.
"I had a good training block in January and then had a career-high singles ranking win when it started getting worse and I needed the operation.
"I returned in June for the grass court season and had a lot of close matches where I could have won and at least I was creating the chances."
But has his chance to make it big in tennis already passed?
Rafael Nadal turned 19 just days before winning his first French Open in 2005, Novak Djokovic was 20 when he won the Australian Open in 2008 and Roger Federer was 21 when he won Wimbledon for the first time in 2003.
"The average age of a player the top 100 is about 28, so I feel I've got a few years left," Clayton insisted.
"The players that have won big tournaments in their teenage years are the phenoms like Nadal.
"Nick Kyrgios, who's a year younger than me, made the quarter-finals of Wimbledon, which is an amazing achievement, but I don't think you'll see many more cases like that.
"The sport's getting very physical, you've got to be a serious athlete now to be competing with those top guys.
"My main focus is to keep pushing that ranking up, but ultimately just getting better. If I can get better on the court then the ranking will follow."
It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock n roll, said AC/DC. The same is true of tennis too.
The 18-year-old, who can play in defence or midfield, made his full debut last season for the U's.
Carroll started three league games towards the end of the campaign as Oxford finished eighth.
"I've loved my time at the club," he said. "The boss, coaches and players have been fantastic and I want to be part of what's happening here."
The blasts, near mosques, are thought to be the deadliest attack in Lebanon since the end of the civil war in 1990.
War in neighbouring Syria has raised sectarian tensions between the city's Sunni Muslim and Alawite communities.
The blasts came a week after a car bomb in a Shia district of the capital Beirut killed 27 people.
Prominent Sunni Muslim cleric Sheikh Salem Rafii could have been the intended target of the latest attacks, BBC Arabic reports from Beirut. He was unharmed.
By Yolande KnellBBC News, Beirut
Local television channels here are showing dramatic security camera footage from inside the al-Salam mosque. At 12:16, as worshippers were sitting quietly inside listening to the preacher, a powerful explosion shakes the building.
Since the uprising against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad began in 2011, there has been concern that violence could spill across the border and exacerbate Lebanon's sectarian divisions.
Now there is growing evidence that is happening.
The latest attacks will increase tensions in Tripoli between the Sunni Muslim majority, which supports opposition fighters in Syria, and its Alawite community that remains loyal to the Syrian president.
These blasts come exactly a week after a bombing in southern Beirut killed more than 20 people. The suburbs hit in that attack were a stronghold of the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah, that is also allied with the Syrian government.
These are worrying times for the Lebanese.
The cleric is opposed to Lebanon's militant Shia Hezbollah group and has previously urged young Lebanese men to join opposition fighters in Syria.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the attacks and called for calm and restraint. Meanwhile the UN Security Council called for "people to preserve national unity".
The first bomb hit the al-Taqwa mosque shortly after Friday prayers ended. Minutes later, the second blast struck the al-Salam mosque in the Mina area.
It is not clear if Sheikh Salem Rafii was at the al-Taqwa mosque, although some reports say he was giving a sermon.
In a TV interview after the blast he called for restraint. "We do not want to destroy the country. We want to safeguard the country and preserve Tripoli and its people," he said.
"We should not rush towards reacting. God willing, there is enough time to hold consultations, investigate the matter and know the results."
Ambulances rushed to the scene of the blasts and a pall of black smoke covered the area.
"It was as if there was an earthquake, the whole city seemed to be shaking," a local resident told Lebanon's Daily Star newspaper.
Television pictures showed cars on fire and people trying to carry the wounded to safety.
Bodies could be seen on the ground and windows were broken on surrounding apartment blocks.
The preacher at the al-Salam mosque - the site of the second explosion - is also an opponent of the Syrian government and its Lebanese ally, Hezbollah, Associated Press reports.
No group has said it carried out the latest attacks.
In a statement reported by Lebanon's National News Agency, Hezbollah strongly condemned the blasts.
The group said the attacks aimed to "sow seeds of strife among the Lebanese and drag them into bickering under a sectarian guise".
Outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and President Michel Suleiman also condemned the attacks, calling on citizens to unite against violence.
A spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said: "The secretary-general calls on all Lebanese to exercise restraint, to remain united, and to support their state institutions... in maintaining calm and order in Tripoli and throughout the country, and in preventing the recurrence of such destructive actions."
In a statement, the UN Security Council "appealed to all Lebanese people to preserve national unity in the face of attempts to undermine the country's stability".
The council "stressed the importance for all Lebanese parties to... refrain from any involvement in the Syrian crisis".
Tripoli, a city of nearly 200,000 people and Lebanon's second largest, is one of the country's most volatile sectarian fault lines, with a small Alawite population living in the midst of a Sunni majority.
The Alawite community tends to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, with Sunnis mostly backing the rebels fighting him.
The bombs come a week after a massive car bomb rocked a Shia district of Beirut, leaving 27 people dead. The area hit contained Hezbollah strongholds.
Timothy Storey, 35, formerly of Peckham, south London, groomed the girls at a religious summer camp where he was working, jurors were told.
He was found guilty of three counts of rape and one count of assault by penetration, following a trial at Woolwich Crown Court.
The former trainee vicar was remanded in custody to be sentenced at the same court on 15 April.
He was previously convicted in 2014 of grooming girls aged 10-16, but the offences for which he was most recently tried were committed in 2008 and 2009 and relate two women who are now in their 20s.
Storey befriended the girls "from an early age", the court heard, and sent them sexual texts and messages on social media. He sexually assaulted one girl on two separate occasions in 2008 and 2009 and assaulted the other girl at his home after taking her to a concert.
The victims contacted police about their ordeal following Storey's conviction in May 2014, for which he was ordered to serve three years in prison.
A spokeswoman for the Diocese of London said: "Timothy Storey has today been convicted of a series of appalling crimes and we are profoundly sorry for what his victims endured."
She said the diocese first received complaints about Storey in early 2009 and spoke to police before withdrawing him from ordination training.
Det Con Paul Hill, speaking after the conclusion of the trial on Thursday, said: "In his position as a youth leader he manipulated the victims and forced them to engage in sexual acts that they did not want to do.
"Storey thought he had got away with it, but the victims in this case were determined to see him brought to justice."
Police have urged any other victims of Storey to contact them with information.
It was organised by the Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) and comes ahead of Monday's key EU farm ministers summit on the crisis in the industry.
Ian Marshall, UFU, said the turnout was "testament to the fears" of people in the farming industry.
Referring to politicians at Stormont, he said: "For all their flaws we do have good representatives who care".
He told several hundred protesters that the UFU was "not political but it was practical" and he urged politicians to "do whatever it takes, we need you".
Stormont Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill said the range of people at the protest "shows the depth of concern right along the supply chain".
"This mobilisation sends a powerful message to the European Commission, and indeed the British government, that we are not prepared to stand by and watch our most important industry collapse," said the Sinn Féin assembly member.
The minister, who will attend a special European Agriculture Council meeting in Brussels on Monday, said: "We need effective action from Europe now to ensure we have a sustainable industry for the future.
"Europe cannot ignore the plight of farmers here. I will not let up in pressing the commission hard for swift and effective support for our most important industry."
Farmers have warned they will go out of business if they do not receive higher prices for milk.
They have held protests at supermarkets to show their frustration that they are currently paid less than the cost of production.
William Irwin, who is chair of the assembly's agriculture committee also raised the issue of supermarket margins. The DUP assembly member said a local vegetable farmer had told him he was getting 11p per kg for his carrots.
Mr Irwin said the same carrots were being sold for 65p a kg, and questioned if that was fair to the farmer.
The Vote Leave campaigner said with more countries looking to join the bloc, cuts to aid cash "look certain".
But Labour MP Stephen Doughty said no UK region benefits from the EU like Wales does and there was no reason that would change.
Wales is pegged to receive £1.8bn in EU structural funds over a scheme stretching from 2014 to 2020.
Structural funds are provided to poorer parts of the EU to boost economic growth - with the bulk in Wales going to the West Wales and Valleys region.
Prime Minister David Cameron previously said the UK government could not guarantee making up any shortfall in the EU aid Wales receives if Britain was to leave the union.
But writing on the Institute of Welsh Affairs website, Click on Wales, Ms Patel said there was "no guarantee that these EU branded funds will continue beyond 2020".
She said the government "cannot give any indication of what the funding levels will be and if they will exist at all".
The UK government employment minister added: "With high demands on resources from other parts of the EU and from countries like Turkey that are looking to join the EU, Wales and the UK look certain to see further reductions in these funds beyond 2020.
"EU planned deep cuts before and will do so again. The only way to prevent this from happening and to give the governments in Cardiff and Whitehall free choice how to spend this money is to vote to take back control and leave the EU."
She said the European Commission previously sought cuts on structural aid "in the region of 27%", and despite the UK government reallocating cash, the West Wales and the Valleys EU region "still faces a 16% cut".
Ms Patel, who was visiting Cardiff on Monday, said families and businesses in Wales have "nearly £650m a year to pay towards the UK's membership fee".
However pro-EU Labour MP Stephen Doughty said Wales' share of the UK's contribution to the EU was about £486m (€630m) a year, while Wales received between £504m and £577m (€653m and €747m) in EU investment.
"The fact is that no other part of the UK benefits as much from EU membership as Wales does and there is no real reason for us to believe that will change," he said.
"We have a veto on Turkey joining the EU - a prospect even Boris Johnson has admitted is not on the cards - so there is no prospect of that effecting the funding for Wales.
"Wales has guaranteed benefits of staying in Europe - you cannot say the same about Vote Leave's leap into the dark."
A spokesman for Britain Stronger in Europe said he did not recognise the 16% structural funds cut figure.
He said EU funding had remained constant between the 2007-2013 and 2014-2020 funding periods.
Meanwhile senior Labour figures - including former Home Secretary Alan Johnson - have been campaigning in Merthyr Tydfil in favour of remaining in the EU.
Welsh Labour leader Carwyn Jones stressed the benefits to people and businesses in Wales from free trade with European Union countries.
"Almost 600 firms export around £6bn worth of goods to the EU supporting 100,000 Welsh jobs," he said.
"Employers like Tata, Airbus and Ford are clear that Britain's role in the EU is important for them and their UK operations.
"The reality is that there are many different companies in Wales who are here because it's their European base. If we can't act as their European base they'll go elsewhere."
The Welsh Local Government Association - which represents local councils - has also voiced its support for support for continued membership of the EU, citing access to funding as one of the key benefits.
At 7mm (0.27 inches) long, Paedophryne amauensis may be the world's smallest vertebrate - the group that includes mammals, fish, birds and amphibians.
The researchers also found a slightly larger relative, Paedophryne swiftorum.
Presenting the new species in PLoS One journal, they suggest the frogs' tiny scale is linked to their habitat, in leaf litter on the forest floor.
Amphibians videos, news and facts: BBC Nature
Finding the frogs was not an easy assignment.
They are well camouflaged among leaves on the forest floor, and have evolved calls resembling those of insects, making them hard to spot.
"The New Guinea forests are incredibly loud at night; and we were trying to record frog calls in the forest, and we were curious as to what these other sounds were," said research leader Chris Austin from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, US.
"So we triangulated to where these calls were coming from, and looked through the leaf litter.
"It was night, these things are incredibly small; so what we did after several frustrating attempts was to grab a whole handful of leaf litter and throw it inside a clear plastic bag.
"When we did so, we saw these incredibly tiny frogs hopping around," he told BBC News.
The Paedophryne genus was identified only recently, and consists of a number of tiny species found at various points in the eastern forests of Papua New Guinea.
"They're occupying the relatively thick leaf litter of tropical forest in low-lying parts of the island, eating incredibly small insects that typically are much smaller than insects that frogs eat," said Professor Austin.
"And they're probably prey for a large number of relatively small invertebrates that don't usually prey on frogs."
Predators may well include scorpions.
Intriguingly, other places in the world that also feature dense, moist leaf litter tend to possess such small frog species, indicating that amphibians are well placed to occupy this ecological niche.
Before the Paedophrynes were found, the title of "world's smallest frog" was bestowed on the Brazilian gold frog (Brachycephalus didactylus) and its slightly larger Cuban relative, the Monte Iberia Eleuth (Eleutherodactylus iberia). They both measure less than 1cm long.
The smallest vertebrates have until now been fish.
Adult Paedocypris progenetica, which dwells in Indonesian swamps and streams, measure 7.9-10.3 mm long.
Male anglerfish of the species Photocorynus spiniceps are just over 6mm long. But they spend their lives fused to the much larger (50mm long) females, so whether they should count in this contest would be disputed.
Paedophryne amauensis adults average 7.7mm, which is why its discoverers believe it how holds the crown.
The remote expanses of Papua New Guinea rank alongside those of Madagascar as places where hitherto undiscovered amphibian species are expected to turn up, as they are largely undeveloped and not well explored.
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Robert Gordon University (RGU) has received the grant from Communities and Culture Network+ to map post-referendum social media activity.
Voters who were aged 16 to 19 at the time will be assessed.
It will look at any resulting broader engagement with politics.
The researchers will work in association with the Scottish Youth Parliament.
Lead researcher Dr Peter McLaverty, said: "Our interviews will cover topics such as their likelihood of voting in upcoming elections, their ongoing involvement in social media sites such as Twitter, and the political connections they make through these, as well as their involvement in equivalent offline political and civic activities.
"We will also conduct a series of interviews with campaign groups and political parties to determine their views on whether political engagement among young people, particular via social media, has been sustained in the post-referendum period.
"Combined with the outcomes of our social media mapping, the research will not only provide a broad understanding of how the referendum-related engagement has been sustained, but also a deeper understanding of the relationship between the referendum and ongoing engagement in political and civic activism."
It's perfectly understandable of course, given such an incredible achievement by such an iconic manager.
And although they are by no means alone in being quick to gloss over troubled times for the opportunity to reminisce, the latest discontent by the Trent means they are even more likely to bury themselves in the past.
The present feels all too raw.
"In many ways removing Billy Davies is not damaging because for many of us it feels better to have lost the baggage surrounding him. The way that the owner has managed it and communicated since is a worry. This feeling that Fawaz sees himself as a director of football with managerial experience could be a real problem.
"I am nervous about what happens next. I want a long-term view, I liked what Sean O'Driscoll was trying to achieve, but it feels at odds with what Fawaz wants. I think he wants to go up with himself central to it whereas I think he needs to step back and let better qualified people implement the strategy, with the key being building up areas like scouting, player development and team building."
Steve Wright
Owner of Forest fans website Mist Rolling in from the Trent
They are managerless, out of form and haemorrhaging money. And with growing concerns about the owners and their competence, those concerns have given way to anger and, lately, even apathy - such is the disillusion.
Perhaps it's fitting that the man who has a key role in bringing back the good times is steeped in Forest history.
John McGovern, who lifted those European Cups in 1979 and 1980, has ended his summarising role with BBC Radio Nottingham to become a club ambassador and has a specific role in advising the owner and chairman.
If Fawaz Al Hasawi needed to build bridges with fans and restore faith, then appointing a former player with a deep love of the club seems a sensible starting point.
McGovern, 64, is well aware of the need to regain some stability following Billy Davies's sacking and will have a big say in appointing his fellow Scot's successor.
"We want to get a new manager as quickly as possible," McGovern told BBC Sport. "Although we have slipped out of the play-offs, we are still in the frame and a couple of wins we could be back up there.
"But good managers who are available are scarce and, just like when it comes to signing players, we cannot panic buy.
"We have to be a little bit careful because we have to get the right manager regardless of the length of the contract. Getting someone in for just eight games may not be answer and that could be tricky anyway.
Gianfranco Zola, Malky Mackay, Glenn Hoddle, Steve Clarke, Martin O'Neill, Neil Warnock, Stuart Pearce, Roy Keane, Roberto Di Matteo, Nigel Clough.
"Some don't want a short-term deal and some are on gardening leave on good money and in no rush to get back in the game.
"We need to make sure we get the right man."
That man won't be Neil Warnock, who has already turned down a short-term deal because he is clearly fearful of interference from above, worried by the structure behind the scenes, and the lack of knowledge of the English game within the club.
And it won't be Reds legend Stuart Pearce, the former England Under-21 boss having rejected a City Ground return for family reasons.
From the outside the club looks a mess. On the pitch Davies was sacked following an eight-game winless run which has left their season in danger of imploding.
Poor form aside, there are big - and mounting - debts because of huge wages and the looming impact of Financial Fair Play.
There are wealthy, trigger-happy owners, who are already seeking their fifth permanent manager in less than two years, and whose grasp of the English game is seemingly at best naive and, at worst, clueless - depending on your viewpoint.
And all this set against a backdrop of an unsettled atmosphere, which has grown as large sections of the media became alienated under the Davies regime.
"It's not that I was completely in support of the manager, more that I am just not a fan of booting managers out. We were only two points outside the play-offs and had we won on Tuesday [against Charlton], we would be in the play-offs. I think he should have been given the time to see the task through until the end of the season, but the off-pitch antics were too much for some.
"It was inevitable Billy would be sacked in the end. He seemed to decide to have a certain mentality and approach with blocking the press and he was asking for trouble. We have had some great results this season but losing 5-0 to Derby was the final straw. He should have come out an addressed the fans after that."
Alan March
Sports broadcaster and Forest fan
Supporters were becoming increasingly angered by the off-field news dominating the playing side. And as results dropped off, the attention to the media ban and lack of information escalated. The tolerance stopped as the team teetered.
Just when the Reds needed a boost, they were battered 5-0 by Derby County - the result that ended Davies's second spell in charge.
They followed that up with a 1-0 home loss against lowly Charlton Athletic and are now looking an outside bet to make the play-offs.
European glories seem a very long way off.
Al Hasawi, whose love for Forest grew from the Clough sides of the late 70s and early 80s, has denied interfering in team matters and apologised for the turmoil.
But the apology has seemingly done little to appease and reassure the fans.
Forest supporters have been lining up to say recent results and the off-pitch problems meant it was time for Davies to go.
Steve Wright, owner of Forest fans website Mist Rolling in from the Trent, said: "In many ways removing Billy Davies is not damaging because, for many of us, it feels better to have lost the baggage surrounding him.
"I was delighted to see Davies go but nervous about what happens next. I want a long-term view."
"Many fans, for a while at least, argued that it didn't matter what was going on off the pitch; it was only results that mattered. In the short term this might have been true but it would only last as long as the unbeaten run. As it is, the structure of the club has been undone and we're now paying the price. The relationship with the press and the club's reputation are hugely important.
"There was a surreal sense of relief when Davies was sacked. Having expected him to be here until 2017, as he kept insisting, and acknowledged that, maybe despite everything, he might get us promoted. We played some great football at the start of the year but the same problems surfaced again. It's difficult to know where we turn - without any strong, experienced senior executives we have no serious drive or direction."
Pat Riddell
Owner of Forest fans blog Seat Pitch
Pat Riddell, owner of Forest fans blog Seat Pitch, agreed that sacking Davies was the right thing - even if the timing is far from ideal.
"Many fans, for a while at least, argued that it didn't matter what was going on off the pitch; it was only results that mattered.
"In the short term, while we were winning, this might have been true but it would only last as long as the unbeaten run.
"The structure of the club has been undone and we're now paying the price."
For some it seems to be a case of "be careful what you wish for". The irascible Scot was a man whom many supporters consistently called to be reinstated during the traumatic 2012-13 season.
Few have questioned Davies's managerial credentials, but there are misgivings about the "baggage" and disruption has grown.
Sports broadcaster and Forest fan Alan March still felt Davies deserved more time.
"I think he should have been given the time to see the task through until the end of the season, but the off-pitch antics were too much for some," March said.
"It was inevitable Billy would be sacked in the end. He seemed to decide to have a certain mentality and approach with blocking the press and he was asking for trouble.
"That upset many fans and when the results started to get worse the rumblings from supporters got louder."
Former England manager Glenn Hoddle, ex-Chelsea and Italy star and Watford boss Gianfranco Zola, and former Cardiff City boss Malky Mackay are just three of the names being considered, but the team remain rudderless for now.
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Whoever takes over will seem to have a big task to get things right off the pitch, as well as on it.
But the obvious doom and gloom aside, there are reasons to be cheerful.
Forest still have serious financial clout from owners who maintain they are unwavering in the dream of bringing Premier League football back to Nottingham for the first time since 1999.
And despite concerns about interference from above, there there will no doubt be an impressive list of candidates clamouring for the job.
Warnock believes Zola - given his previous experience working at Watford - would be a ideal man to work with Al Hasawi.
"I can see someone like Zola coming in," Warnock told BBC Radio Nottingham.
"I really think that Fawaz needs to install trusted high-level advisers to build a strategic level for the club - a CEO or similar who can dictate the future template for the club - the type of manager we want, the type of football we want to play, the type of players we want to recruit and develop.
"We need a long-term plan, and if we lose a manager we should be able to recruit a replacement without a wholesale shift in personnel on the pitch and among the coaching staff. I would much rather us limp home this season and get a structure to support Fawaz's vision of promotion then sustainability in the top flight than make a knee-jerk appointment and be in the same position as now in a year or less."
Alan Fisher
Writer at Forest fans website Lost That Loving Feeling
"At Watford he had a great first season when the owners brought loads of players in and Zola coached them. That might fit the bill that the chairman is looking for. But that isn't how I manage."
Former England, Chelsea and Tottenham manager Hoddle has the pedigree and vast knowledge, while Mackay has had considerable experience of working under a challenging chairman.
But whoever is appointed, he is unlikely to be given the luxury of time.
Al Hasawi talked about his desire to have Davies as his manager in a Sir Alex Ferguson-style, Manchester United-like dynasty. Davies only signed a new, extended contract in October.
That relationship broke down rapidly.
Money appears no object in seeking a new love. But patience could well be more of an issue - both in terms of backing the new manager during the rebuilding phase, and keeping faith with "project Premier League" and all the hassle that involves, while the criticism from a set of frustrated fans increases.
Additional reporting and interviews by Neil Heath.
Kinghorn, 19, has made 13 appearances for the club this season, scoring 24 points, and follows team-mate Magnus Bradbury in agreeing a new deal.
"I'm really looking forward to the next couple of years and contributing to the team," said Kinghorn.
"This club is a great place with a good bunch of guys involved and a great squad."
A product of Edinburgh Academy, the full-back - who can also play at stand-off - has made 28 appearances in black and red, and has scored 46 points, including three tries.
"I was delighted when I was offered a new deal, so I'm happy that I'm staying here and looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead," he said.
"The young lads are getting a good shot here and we're all coming up through the team.
"There's great depth in the squad and we're a close-knit group which adds to the enjoyment of it all - it's great to play with your mates.
"I'm looking forward to getting out there and kicking-on for another couple of seasons."
Acting head coach Duncan Hodge added: "We're delighted to have secured Blair - a young, Scottish talent - at the club for another two seasons.
"Blair is maturing and fully understands the work ethic needed on and off the field to succeed.
"There are many areas for Blair to keep progressing, but he is striving to better himself and we look forward to him benefitting the club in years to come."
A new exhibition called "How Cats Took Over The Internet" has opened at the Museum of Moving Images in New York.
The exhibition looks at the history of how they rose to internet fame, and why people like them so much.
Almost half of all original YouTube videos are of people's pets, and around 26 billion views are just for cats, making them the single most popular category.
Some cats have even become famous, and earn millions of pounds after their owners posted their pictures online.
So how did cats become so popular? We've been taking a closer look...
Since the internet became widely used in the 1990's people have been sharing pictures of their cats via email.
In 2005 one of YouTube's co-founders Steve Chen posted a video of his cat called Pyjamas playing with a rope, making him the first person to upload a cat video to YouTube.
However, it wasn't until the next year that the first cat video went viral.
"Puppy vs Cat" uploaded by a user called Sanchey, has now racked up more than 16 million views on YouTube.
In 2007 Eric Nakagawa and Kari Unebasami started a website sharing funny pictures of cats.
The site quickly became popular, with users being able to upload pictures of their cats, and turn them into LOLcat memes - pictures with writing over the top.
It now has over 100 million views a month and created a whole new form of internet speak.
A scientific study which came out earlier this year has proved that looking at videos of cats can improve your mood.
Assistant Professor Jessica Gall Myrick from Indiana University, America, asked 7,000 people how they felt before and after watching videos of cats.
The results found that people felt happier after watching videos of cats, and that they felt less anxious or sad.
The internet has also been responsible for creating a number of cat celebrities such as Grumpycat, Lil' Bub and Maru the cat.
These marvellous moggies became viral superstars after their owners posted their pictures online, and they were quickly shared by a lot of people.
Both Grumpycat and Lil Bub have a form of Dwarfism, which makes them smaller than regular cats, and more like a kitten.
The famous felines have now become minor celebrities and have appeared on lots of TV shows, adverts and film festivals, they even have their own brand of merchandise.
Lil' Bub even has her own charity, and has raised around £130,000 for pets with special needs.
The most infamous kitty on YouTube, with more than 123,000,000 views, is "Nyan cat".
The 8-bit cartoon cat was first designed by artist Chris Torres in 2011, and has a pop tart for a body, flies through space and has a rainbow trailing behind.
The name Nyan cat, comes from the Japanese sound "nya" which is similar to meow in English, and is considered cute.
There have been lots of remixes of the musical animation and it even has its own game and merchandise.
Bomb disposal experts were called to Sackers in Great Blakenham after staff found three devices at about 12:00 GMT.
Suffolk Police said the bombs, believed to be used for training exercises, did not contain explosives.
David Dodds, Sackers managing director, said he was "gobsmacked" as to why someone would take the bombs to a scrap metal site.
"It's thanks to the vigilance of the staff that they were spotted," he said. "As soon as they saw one everything was quarantined and the police were called.
"It was a bit daunting."
More bombs were discovered at about 15:00.
Police said the bombs posed no threat to members of the public.
Mr Dodds said: "We think they were tracer bombs which were used during World War Two for training purposes.
"They held a very small explosive, so on impact the bomb would let off a puff of smoke so the pilot could see where it landed."
Fly-half Alex Lozowski scored a try in either half, while Chris Wyles and Jamie George made sure of a bonus point with two more for Mark McCall's side.
England second row George Kruis added a fifth score before full-time on his return to action.
Bristol failed to put a point on the board and have now lost all five of their opening Premiership matches.
Saracens returned to the top of the Premiership with victory, following a shock 17-10 defeat by London neighbours Harlequins last weekend.
Last year's domestic and European champions were not at their best at Ashton Gate, but made their class tell against a Bristol side starved of possession.
Lozowski, called up to England's 45-man elite player squad on Friday, crossed for the only try of a scrappy first half and was able to touch down for a second after the break when he charged down Adrian Jarvis' attempted clearance.
United States international Wyles powered through a series of missed tackles for the third try before some forward power brought their last two scores of the night from George and Kruis.
Jordan Crane and Jack Wallace came closest to forcing any points on the board for Bristol, before a pass from three metres out floated out into touch in the corner.
Bristol director of rugby Andy Robinson:
"I am disappointed in the result. We started a lot better, but again, we haven't performed for 80 minutes.
"One of the things we talked about was to build pressure on the opposition, but we turned over possession in our first two attacks, and we are not going to be able to build pressure on the opposition if we do that.
"We made some courageous tackles and worked very hard, but Saracens kept their accuracy and throughout the game put us under massive pressure."
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall:
"I thought it was a really good professional performance by us. It wasn't perfect, but I thought we dominated the game and dominated field position.
"We put them under a lot of pressure, and 10-0 didn't feel a satisfactory lead at half-time, but I think all of that hard work paid off in the second half and we were able to get the bonus point that we wanted.
"I was pleased with our energy, and when we had to defend we defended with real intent. The pressure eventually told, and we got what we wanted from the game, which was pleasing."
Bristol: Williams; Edwards, Tovey, Hurrell, Amesbury; Pisi, Cliff; Traynor, McMillan, Perenise, Phillips, Sorenson, Fisher, Lam (capt), Crane.
Replacements: Crumpton, Bevington, Cortes, Joyce, Eadie, Williams, Jarvis, Wallace.
Saracens: Wyles; Ellery, Tompkins, Barritt (capt), Gallagher; Lozowski, Spencer; M. Vunipola, George, De Plessis, Itoje, Kruis, Wray, Burger, B. Vunipola.
Replacements: Spurling, Barrington, Figallo, Hamilton, Rhodes, Wigglesworth, Bosch, Perkins.
The crash happened at about 03:25 GMT near junction 16 northbound.
Northamptonshire Police, who had been investigating the theft of a vehicle, said the man stopped in the road and ran across the southbound carriageway when he was hit.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has been notified.
Live updates on the crash and other Northamptonshire stories at BBC Local Live.
The southbound carriageway remains shut between junctions 18 and 16, but two lanes have reopened northbound.
Queues southbound have been backed up to Lutterworth in Leicestershire, with knock-on effects also spreading to the nearby M6, A14, A5 and the M45.
One driver told the BBC he had been stuck in M1 queues for four hours.
Accident investigators were examining the closed section and oil was being cleared from a carriageway.
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Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Adam Simmonds, said: "I am aware of the tragic incident on the M1 this morning and await the results of the police investigation and the view of the IPCC."
BBC reporter Martin Heath, who was close to junction 16, said the motorway was completely empty and there was stationary traffic on local roads "as far as the eye can see".
He added there was no immediate sign of the situation changing, adding "everyone is being affected by this".
Two tries by Greg Inglis and further scores from Valentine Holmes, Darius Boyd and Boyd Cordner earned the Australians consecutive wins in their first two games under Mal Meninga.
Kevin Proctor claimed the Kiwis' try.
The Australians meet Scotland in the Four Nations' opening match in Hull on Friday, 28 October. England play New Zealand in Huddersfield the next day.
The 7 May match against Everton, which could see the Foxes become champions, sold out in 90 minutes on Monday.
But within hours, individual tickets were being advertised for more than £3,000 each and a pair for much more.
The club said it would "take action against any ticket touting" or attempts to "resell tickets above face value".
Leicester are seven points clear of nearest rivals Tottenham with five games left. They have already secured Champions League football and need three more wins to guarantee the Premier League title.
They face West Ham and Swansea at their King Power Stadium then Manchester United at Old Trafford, before the game against Everton next month, followed by the final match of the season away to last year's champions Chelsea on 15 May.
One fan who contacted BBC Sport said he had missed out on a ticket, despite having a membership package and having been to all but three home games this season.
"This season is something we never expected and will probably never happen again in our lifetimes," said the supporter, who wished to remain anonymous.
"Now I won't be there to potentially celebrate us winning the Premier League. It is a bit of a 'here's what you could have won' moment.
"The club have been brilliant with fans these past couple of seasons. But I think there will be a few questions for them to answer as to how this has happened. I can't see how ordinary fans could afford to pay £15,000 for two tickets - it's the price of a second-hand car."
Leicester posted on their own website that the Everton game had seen "unprecedented demand" and sold out in "record time", with the "vast majority" of higher-tier members able to get a ticket.
Membership does not guarantee a ticket, the club told the Leicester Mercury.
"The unauthorised sale of football tickets is a criminal offence under UK law," added a club spokesman.
A number of fans responded to the club's Facebook post with their complaints:
David Lea: "Very bad when they are on ticket sites at anything from £495 to £5,000. Who's giving the touts these tickets? What's the point of being a gold/silver member? I'd like to hear the club's views on this."
Ben Dunkley: "Absolute joke, what a waste of money spending £75 on a gold membership."
Peter Schoneveld: "I made 85 calls since 9am as I have to book by phone because I have a family membership and was unable to get through. The system is rubbish. I have only been able to get tickets to one match all season!! Why am I paying over £100 for a membership (plus however much on phone calls sitting through an automated message to then be cut off) to get priority on tickets and still unable to get any! I am gutted... and angry."
Emilia Woch: "The shameful fact of the matter is half these people who got tickets will go on to sell them off for thousands of pounds, whilst us TRUE fans (who find it hard enough to afford £50 a ticket, let alone thousands of pounds) miss out. If the club truly cares about its fans, it would void every resold ticket and sell them back to the fans who don't want to make money off Leicester's success and who actually want to go to their last home game of the season."
Adie Wheat: "Gutted. Been all season, 1968 my first game never miss a season. Silver member can't get a ticket for the most important game - winning the league."
Gemma Kott: "Gold membership! Was trying to get a ticket since 9am only to be told all sold out! Never had that problem before. People selling their tickets for a massive profit should be banned from buying tickets again."
Philip Goodchild: "Gutted. You would have thought paying £40 per season would get you a ticket. The club should have capped the memberships at the beginning of the season."
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The unnamed suspect was charged with extortion, internet luring, criminal harassment and child pornography, Canadian police say.
Suspected of numerous other abuse cases, he has entered no plea.
Ms Todd posted a video before her death where she told how she was blackmailed into exposing herself online.
After pictures were posted on Facebook, an online bullying campaign began and the 15-year-old from British Columbia eventually killed herself.
Her story made headlines worldwide and her video, which contains images of self-harm some readers may find distressing, has been watched millions of time.
On the basis of materials seized, the detainee is also suspected of dozens of cases of online abuse in the Netherlands, the UK and the US, the Dutch newspaper Omroep Brabant reports.
Carol Todd, Amanda's mother, thanked police at news of the arrest, saying: "This is truly a day we have been waiting for."
The suspect, who was arrested in January, made his first court appearance in Amsterdam on Wednesday, at which his detention was reportedly extended for three months.
"Today marks a major milestone in our investigation," said Inspector Paulette Friel of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. "A suspect has been identified, he has been arrested and he has been charged."
The suspect is said to have been living alone in a holiday home in the Netherlands town of Oisterwijk.
"The suspicions against the man are that he approached underage girls via the internet and then seduced them into performing sexual acts in front of a webcam,'' Dutch prosecutors said in a statement, quoted by AP.
"He is suspected of subsequently pressurising them to participate in making new material."
Suspected targets include men who were allegedly convinced the man was an underage boy and were persuaded into performing sexual acts on camera.
His lawyer, Christian van Dijk, said: "Prosecutors seem to think they have a big fish here, but if I see the evidence, it's not much. Lots of references to IP addresses and such."
He added: "He seems like a decent person, a young good-looking man who is easy to speak to."
Carol Todd told Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper she believed others were involved in the abuse too.
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University of Warwick scientists said the womb lining in recurrent miscarriage patients they studied was "already defective" before pregnancy.
The team studied tissue samples donated by 183 patients at the Implantation Research Clinic in Coventry.
Researchers believe the "major breakthrough" could help many women.
Updates on this story, plus more from Warwickshire
Scientists say one in 100 women trying to conceive suffered recurrent miscarriages, defined as the loss of three or more consecutive pregnancies.
Prof Jan Brosens said: "I can envisage that we will be able to correct these defects before the patient tries to achieve another pregnancy.
"In fact, this may be the only way to really prevent miscarriages in these cases."
The team found a shortfall of stem cells was the likely cause of accelerated ageing of the womb lining which resulted in the failure of some pregnancies.
The lining has to renew itself each cycle and this renewal capacity is dependent on the resident stem cell population.
Prof Brosens said: "Cultured cells from women who had had three or more consecutive miscarriages showed that ageing cells in the lining of the womb don't have the ability to prepare adequately for pregnancy."
Prof Siobhan Quenby, the study's co-author, has researched miscarriage for 20 years and believes the work is a "major breakthrough" which offers hope to patients.
"The real challenge now is to develop strategies to increase the function of stem cells in the womb lining," she said.
The team will soon start piloting new interventions to improve the womb lining, she said.
Their "two-fold" focus aimed to improve the screening of women at risk of repeat miscarriage, while a number of drugs and other interventions, such as the endometrial "scratch" procedure to help embryos implant, could potentially increase stem cell populations.
University of Warwick researchers will join a large miscarriage research centre, which will be funded by the charity Tommy's from April.
Mr Corbyn had imposed a three-line whip on his MPs to vote to back Brexit.
But 52 Labour MPs rebelled in Wednesday's vote, including 11 junior shadow ministers, and three whips whose job it is to impose party discipline.
Convention dictates that members of the leader's shadow team should resign or be sacked if they defy such an order.
Some did resign, including shadow business secretary Clive Lewis, who was replaced by Rebecca Long-Bailey.
But, after a meeting between Mr Corbyn and his chief whip Nick Brown, the remaining rebels will receive only a letter insisting that they must "comply with the whip" in the future.
When the government brought its Brexit Bill to the Commons, Mr Corbyn said Labour would not seek to obstruct the EU referendum result.
To ensure as many of his MPs supported him as possible, he imposed a three-line whip, the strictest instruction to vote with the party.
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BBC political correspondent Chris Mason says the formal warnings leave the prospect, unless they are moved, of three whips trying to persuade their colleagues to vote with a leader who himself rebelled against Labour more than 400 times in government - and when they themselves have also defied him.
There are still a "couple of vacancies" to be filled in Mr Corbyn's shadow team but it is not expected there will be any further announcements until next week.
It has been announced that Ian Lavery and Andrew Gwynne have been appointed joint national elections and campaign coordinators for Labour.
Jon Trickett has become shadow minister for the Cabinet Office and will remain shadow Lord President of the Council.
In Wednesday's vote, the draft legislation was approved by 494 votes to 122, and now moves to the House of Lords.
Prime Minister Theresa May wants to trigger formal Brexit talks by the end of March.
She will do this by invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty but requires Parliament's permission before doing so.
Jeff Hendrick's deflected effort gave the Republic the perfect start as they held out until half-time despite almost constant Serbian pressure.
Filip Kostic levelled on 62 minutes and Dusan Tadic scored a controversial penalty seven minutes later.
The Irish looked beaten but Murphy headed the equaliser on 81 minutes.
Murphy's goal ended his long drought for the Republic as the Newcastle striker, 33, finally broke his international duck in his 24th appearance.
The Republic failed to build on the ideal start of Hendrick's third-minute goal as his low shot deflected in off Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic. It was a first international goal for Burnley's recent record signing from Derby.
For the remainder of the contest, the Republic struggled to retain possession as Kostic and Southampton striker Tadic caused the visitors no end of problems.
Only poor Serbian finishing and a splendid save by West Ham keeper Darren Randolph from Kostic kept the Irish in front by the interval.
Serbia's deserved equaliser came on 62 minutes as Kostic slotted from close range after Tadic had outfoxed John O'Shea in the Republic penalty area.
With the home side continuing to run at the ragged Irish, they were awarded a highly-debatable penalty with Jonathan Walters' contact on a charging Kostic just inside the area looking minimal.
Tadic dispatched the penalty into the roof of the net and the Republic were fortunate not to go 3-1 in arrears three minutes later as substitute Andrija Pavlovic hammered against the crossbar after Randolph spilled a Filip Mladenovic shot.
But the Republic summoned up a response, with Walters having an effort ruled out for offside and James McClean going close before Murphy powered in a headed equaliser as he connected with a Brady corner.
Given the Republic's defensive nervousness all night, it was no surprise that they had further late scares with Seamus Coleman desperately having to clear off the line after Randolph had blocked an Ivanovic effort.
The West Ham keeper rode his luck at times but made a couple of vital saves during stages of the contest when the Serbian were threatening to over-run the visitors.
In truth, few of his outfield colleagues were particularly impressive in a display where the Republic were guilty of squandering possession and resorting to long balls on too many occasions.
After the first round of fixtures, the Republic sit behind leaders Wales and Austria, who won against Moldova and Georgia respectively.
Martin O'Neill's side return to World Cup qualifier action next month, hosting the Georgians on Thursday, 6 October before an away date in Moldova three days later.
The busy autumn qualifying schedule concludes away in Austria on 12 November with Ireland's Group D action resuming against Wales in Dublin on 24 March.
Match ends, Serbia 2, Republic of Ireland 2.
Second Half ends, Serbia 2, Republic of Ireland 2.
Foul by Dusko Tosic (Serbia).
Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Ciaran Clark replaces Shane Long because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Shane Long (Republic of Ireland) because of an injury.
Foul by Aleksandar Katai (Serbia).
Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Glenn Whelan (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Dusan Tadic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Glenn Whelan (Republic of Ireland).
Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Daryl Murphy.
Attempt saved. Branislav Ivanovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Dusan Tadic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dusko Tosic following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Dusko Tosic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nemanja Gudelj.
Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Richard Keogh.
Aleksandar Katai (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Aleksandar Katai (Serbia).
Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Dusko Tosic (Serbia).
Shane Long (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Serbia. Aleksandar Katai replaces Filip Kostic.
Goal! Serbia 2, Republic of Ireland 2. Daryl Murphy (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Antonio Rukavina.
Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Predrag Rajkovic.
Attempt saved. Shane Long (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daryl Murphy with a headed pass.
Attempt missed. James McClean (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross.
Attempt blocked. James McClean (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Seamus Coleman with a cross.
Substitution, Serbia. Dusko Tosic replaces Filip Mladenovic.
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Daryl Murphy replaces Jeff Hendrick.
Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Matija Nastasic.
Offside, Republic of Ireland. Jeff Hendrick tries a through ball, but Jonathan Walters is caught offside.
Matija Nastasic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Matija Nastasic (Serbia).
Shane Long (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Andrija Pavlovic (Serbia) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Attempt saved. Filip Mladenovic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Stephen Quinn replaces Stephen Ward.
Goal! Serbia 2, Republic of Ireland 1. Dusan Tadic (Serbia) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
The intention is spelled out in the airport's strategic plan, which has now been published.
The loss-making Ayrshire airport was bought by the Scottish government three years ago for £1.
The airport says passenger numbers have bottomed out and that its losses are less than predicted - but admits its turnaround will be challenging.
This plan has been produced by the airport's executive team, following the appointment of Ron Smith as chief executive officer in May last year.
The plan sets out a number of key objectives, which include:
The plan also highlights some of the airport's unique selling points which it believes could help it stand out from its rivals in Scotland and northern England.
These include having Scotland's longest commercial runway and parallel taxiway, and that it is the only airport in Scotland with a railway station on the site.
Mr Smith said: "The picture for Glasgow Prestwick Airport is a positive one.
"We believe our passenger numbers have bottomed out and are on the up again, cargo income is consistent in spite of a changes in the wider market, military income is growing, property occupancy are at an all-time high and early indications for the last financial year show that our losses are less than predicted.
"The turnaround will be challenging and take time but it has started and this plan will build upon this."
Andrew Miller, the airport's chairman, welcomed the launch of this plan.
He said: "There has been a significant amount of analysis and research in establishing a sustainable business plan that has been challenged and improved throughout its development, and as a result we now have something that is realistic and realisable.
"This is a plan that the board is able to get behind and support."
And he added: "Glasgow Prestwick Airport is a vital contributor to the Ayrshire, Scottish and UK economy, it provides valuable employment and is an important national infrastructure asset.
"This plan set out how we will also make it a profitable and sustainable airport for generations to come."
In its last full financial year, Prestwick handled 624,000 passengers and processed almost 11,500 tonnes of cargo.
However, 10 years ago - when budget airline Ryanair did not operate flights from Glasgow Airport - Prestwick handled about 2.5 million passengers a year.
The prime minister also told MPs that Parliament would get a "proper opportunity" to discuss her plans before negotiations with the EU start.
She "fully" expected that these talks would begin by the end of next March.
And, in testy exchanges with Labour MP Yvette Cooper, Mrs May defended the inclusion of overseas students in net migration figures.
The prime minister has pledged to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, getting leaving talks with the EU under way, by the end of March. These can take up to two years, unless an agreement is reached to prolong the process.
Appearing before the Liaison Committee - made up of chairmen and women of Commons select committees - she said: "We will meet that timetable and don't intend to extend the Article 50 process.
"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."
She added: "It's important that we understand the wider meaning of the referendum result and respond accordingly. It wasn't just a vote to leave the EU, but to change the way the country works and the people for whom it works forever."
Mrs May added: "I fully expect us to be able to operate on the timetable that has been set out in the treaty, obviously as we go into the negotiations that's a matter for the negotiations."
The Great Repeal Bill, which will transpose EU law into domestic law, would be in place when the UK left, she said, but she added: "When people voted they wanted us to be able to take control of our laws - when we are no longer a member of the European Union, laws will be determined here in the United Kingdom and will be subject to British courts."
The prime minister was repeatedly questioned on the future of immigration policy by Mrs Cooper, the Commons Home Affairs Committee chairwoman.
She asked whether it was "time to remove" foreign students from figures, but Mrs May responded that this was "in the international definition of migration figures".
Conservative MP Andrew Tyrie, chairman of the Liaison Committee, told Mrs May: "Most people think that students are a huge success story for this country - a great British export. Don't you think it might be a good idea to reconsider that decision?"
The PM replied: "We use the international system of definition. It's perfectly simple."
Rudy Bruynius and McKayla, from Morden in south London, had been fishing at Fistral beach in Newquay while on holiday with family on 19 August 2016.
A large wave knocked them off the rock and Mr Bruynius, 33, died that night and McKayla died four days later.
An inquest in Truro has concluded their deaths were accidental.
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The inquest heard the family had been fishing in the same location the day before too because Mr Bruynius had been recommended the spot by a local on a previous trip to Newquay.
Mrs Brunyius said how surprised she had been by the sudden change in weather conditions.
"We were fishing off the rocks and within a short time the waves became bigger and started to splash us."
When the first big wave struck Mr Bruynius was standing with his wife Lisinda on the rocks with their two sons, aged six and 10, and McKayla whom he had just removed from her pushchair.
Mr Bruynius was knocked into the sea with McKayla in his arms. Mrs Bruynius was also swept into the sea at the south end of Fistral beach, but was rescued with minor injuries.
Their sons managed to scramble up the rocks to safety, the inquest heard.
In a statement, Mrs Bruynius told the inquest the sea had appeared to rise by about 6ft (1.83m) within five minutes.
She described how "a mass of water came over the top of Rudy, McKayla and I. It came from absolutely nowhere."
They were in the process of moving up the rocks, when a second wave hit, knocking them into the water.
She said: "I could hear Rudy screaming for help and I could hear the boys screaming for help.
"I glanced across and could no longer see McKayla in Rudy's arms. Rudy appeared to be floating in an upright position with his head back.
"I swam over to Rudy but he was unconscious."
Onlookers immediately called emergency services and within minutes, the RNLI had launched two lifeboats, and jetskis from Fistral beach and located all three.
Mr Bruynius was declared dead just before midnight and McKayla was transferred to Bristol Children's Hospital but died on 23 August.
The family said they hoped others could learn from what had happened to them and a fundraising page to support the survivors has raised nearly £50,000.
Det Con Jarrod Yewen said the sea conditions had changed without warning: "That day it had been sunny but there was a developing weather front coming in.
"I don't think anyone could have foreseen the weather conditions were going to change so quickly. The swell effectively doubled in size where they were fishing," he said.
Cornwall Coroner, Dr Emma Carlyon, concluded: "All evidence suggests this was a tragic incident as they were washed into the sea when conditions changed dramatically."
She told the hearing they were in the sea for about 15 minutes, and had died from drowning.
Mr Bruynius and McKayla died during a weekend in which a total of six people were killed in tragedies around the coast.
She told the Institute for Government she had also taken over "in a political crisis" and, at first, there had been little comment about being a woman.
But "the gender stuff grew over time, as the government I led dealt with the hard issues and got into politically choppy waters", she added.
Mrs May is the UK's second female prime minister, following Margaret Thatcher.
Ms Gillard, who, as Australia's first woman PM, was in power from 2010 to 2013, said female leaders had to labour under the stereotype that they should appear "empathetic and nurturing". If they gained high office, it appeared they "must have given up on the nurturing".
She said Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton was "suffering a bit from that" in her race against Republican Donald Trump for the US presidency.
Ms Gillard, who has warned that many women in public life face "almost daily" rape threats, told the audience in London that, while she was in charge of Australia, opponents held up placards bearing the slogan "Ditch the witch".
She offered Mrs May - who took over from David Cameron in July amid the political disruption following the referendum vote for Brexit - advice based on her experience.
She said: "What I actually found was, when I came to the prime ministership in a political crisis moment, my gender wasn't the focus of the reaction.
"Rather the gender stuff grew over time, as the government I led dealt with hard issues and got into politically choppy waters.
"The harder it got, it became more likely that gendered insult would become the political weapon."
Ms Gillard, who, like Mrs May, does not have children, said a typical comment on her during her premiership would have been: "She doesn't have children, so she doesn't understand ordinary people and their lives. She was ruthless in getting to the top, so everything she does is about her political interests."
She criticised Australia's male business leaders for not doing more to speak out against sexism during her time in office.
Ms Gillard, who is a visiting professor at King's College London, said more needed to be done to ensure women could balance family life with a career without suffering a lack of promotion.
It is understood the arrest was linked to comments on a Facebook page that allegedly sought to justify the Manchester attack.
The man has been charged with the improper use of a public electronic communications network.
He is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates' Court on Monday 19 June.
The payments company is selecting 50 small companies in the US to receive $10,000 if they only use cards.
The companies have to bid for the money by explaining how going cashless would affect them, their staff and customers.
However, the idea has been criticised by consumer groups, who say cash is still vital for many people.
"It is easy to categorise it as a bribe, but ultimately they are incentivising companies to do away with cash, and that's not the job of people like Visa," said James Daley of consumer group Fairer Finance.
In any case, the offer could be of limited appeal to many retailers, who have to pay fees every time a customer uses a debit or credit card.
Even though interchange fees, as they are called, have been capped by the EU, retailers still pay an average of 16p on each credit card transaction, and 5.5p on each debit card.
In total UK retailers still paid £800m in such fees last year, charges that have been criticised by the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
Cards have already overtaken cash for retail payments, according to figures for last year from the BRC.
But banks and card companies should not be driving that move, Mr Daley said.
"In 50 years it seems unlikely that most of us will be using cash. But banks need to let evolution follow its natural course, rather than accelerating it," he told the BBC.
"As a responsible society we need to look after vulnerable customers who rely on cash."
Last month Victoria Cleland, the Bank of England's chief cashier, said that 2.7 million people in the UK rely almost entirely on cash - that's 5% of adults.
Nevertheless at least one cafe in London - Browns of Brockley -has already gone cashless.
In a statement, Visa said that following the launch of the scheme in the US, "we hope to bring similar cashless initiatives to other countries, including the UK".
"At this time, we do not have a firm plan on when such an initiative would be available in the UK."
In June this year, Visa chief executive Al Kelly told investors that the company was "focused on putting cash out of business".
"The number one growth lever [for the company] is the conversion of cheque and cash to digital and electronic payments."
It now ranks alongside the likes of Champagne, Parma ham and Greek feta cheese in having Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status under EU law.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the move would guarantee its heritage and be a major boost for Cumbria's butchers.
Other protected UK food and drink products include Cornish clotted cream and Stilton cheese.
To display the PGI mark, the sausage must be produced, processed and prepared in Cumbria and have a meat content of at least 80%.
Recipes vary from butcher to butcher, but must include seasoning and be sold in a long coil.
Food minister Jim Paice said: "We're justly proud of British food and I'm delighted to welcome traditional Cumberland sausage as the first of our many fine sausages to win protected status.
"This should be a significant boost to Cumbrian producers, who will now be able to prove that their product is the real thing."
He added: "Today's achievement is a tribute to all the hard work led by John Anderson, the force behind the Cumberland Sausage Association, who sadly died last year."
Peter Gott, of the Cumberland Sausage Association, said: "This is a great milestone for the county and a well deserved place in England's food history for a truly sensational, diverse food product."
Its report, which looked at women in England and Wales, showed roughly one in 14 women born in 1995 (7%) had at least one child before they were 20.
The Family Planning Association said the decline showed teenagers have "the skills to make positive choices".
But others criticised it as the result of pressure to use contraceptives.
Figures from the ONS report demonstrate there has been a "gradual decrease" in the rate of teenage motherhood, which is now comparable to the level seen in the generation of women born in the early 1920s.
The proportion of 7% is in comparison to a peak of one in five (20%) for women born in 1952.
The news follows a decline in the rate of teenage pregnancies, which the ONS said earlier this year had fallen to the lowest level since records began.
The latest data is measured differently to teenage pregnancy rates, which includes abortions.
The report also looked at family size in women from different generations, and showed the average family size for women born in 1970 by the time they were aged 45 was 1.91 children.
This was slightly lower than their mothers' generation, represented by women born in 1943, who had an average of 2.24 children by the time they were 45.
However, the ONS said this was not necessarily evidence that women were having less children, and it suggested the decrease was linked to women having children later in life.
Paul Casey, from sexual health charity the Family Planning Association, said the figures are "hopefully evidence of teenagers having easy access to contraception and support services, and the confidence to use them".
"A lot of hard work, particularly through the 10-year Teenage Pregnancy Strategy, has helped to bring about this change, and it's really important we don't lose momentum."
He added: "While we still do not have consistent, high quality sex and relationships education for all young people, and we see sexual and reproductive health services affected by recent public health spending cuts, we risk unravelling years of progress."
But Dr Ellie Lee, Director of the Centre for Parenting Culture Studies at the University of Kent, said the decline is not necessarily good news.
"Teenage births were already at historically low levels, and the trajectory before the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy was already in a downwards direction," she said.
The strategy "should be much more controversial than it is", she said, because "there was a push, through the strategy, of long-term contraceptives such as implants and injections".
"It was presented as improving the sexual and reproductive health of children" Dr Lee said, but "a teen needs to be able to have a choice-based discussion about what's right for her".
She added: "There are still negative attitudes towards teenage mothers and it is unwarranted. It is seen as a disaster, but there is no reason to suggest that they are any worse than any other mother."
A spokesman for the museum in Washington said that playing the game inside a memorial to victims of Nazism was "extremely inappropriate".
The Arlington National Cemetery, just three miles away from the museum, has also warned off Pokemon players.
Both locations feature in the new smartphone game, which has become a commercial and cultural phenomenon.
Pokemon Go allows players to search locations in the real world to find Pokemon creatures.
It topped the app store download chart on both iPhone's App Store and Google Play just days after its release in the US, Australia and New Zealand.
Like many other landmarks, both the museum in Washington and the military cemetery in Virginia are places where players can come across Pokemon creatures.
They are both reportedly also Pokestops, where players can collect virtual items like snacks and medicine for Pokemon, but officials at the museum are trying to get it removed from the game.
And the cemetery has also made its move to address the new craze.
"Playing games such as Pokemon Go on these hallowed grounds would not be deemed appropriate," cemetery officials said in a statement.
Spokesman Stephen Smith said they had not experienced any problems yet but wanted to act before they potentially arose.
It would be hard to know whether someone was playing the game on their phone or using the cemetery's own app to find their way round.
There has been no response yet from game developers Niantic Labs on whether it could stop Pokemon creatures from appearing inside the Holocaust Museum.
Officers stormed a second-floor flat above shops on Hagley Road in Ladywood at 23:00 GMT on Wednesday.
Seven arrests have been made in Birmingham with an eighth in London, the Met Police confirmed.
Police named the attacker as Khalid Masood, 52, who was born in Kent and believed to be most recently living in the West Midlands.
The Metropolitan Police said:
In a statement, the force said: "Overnight our colleagues from the Metropolitan Police have searched a number of addresses across the country and have made a number of arrests in connection with the [Westminster] incident, including addresses in Birmingham.
"The arrests and searches were intelligence led and there was no immediate risk to public safety."
For the latest updates on this story, see the Birmingham Live Page
Four people died when an attacker drove a car along a pavement in Westminster, stabbed a policeman, then was shot dead by police in the grounds of the Palace of Westminster.
A further 36 people have been treated in hospital, with seven remaining in a critical condition.
Witnesses to the Birmingham raid said they were locked out of their properties for more than an hour.
Farha Makanvand, the owner of the Hagley Road flat that was raided, said he did not know who the tenants were because they go through a letting agency.
Mr Makanvand, who also owns a restaurant next door, said as a British citizen and British Muslim, he wished to make it clear he was "appalled by this act of violence".
Stuart Bailey, who lives four doors down, was going for a drink with his friend when an armed officer shouted for him to "go left".
The 25-year-old said: "There were a load of armed police in the street and on the pavement and I could see three or four in front of me.
"They were all dressed in black and armed with what looked like MP5s and one of them had six ammunition magazines strapped to his leg."
Another witness, Mampreet Kaur, said she locked herself and her baby in their home as police raided the flat.
"It was really, really scary," she said.
Another man who lived in the neighbouring flats said he glanced out of the window and saw about a dozen armed police wearing helmets and body armour.
He said: "There were armed police and some important-looking guys in suits as well.
"They had tools and they were trying to break the doors down, trying to force themselves in.
"We were basically staying in our house. We didn't know what was happening.
"Somebody said it was to do with the attack on Parliament, and now we're very scared and frightened."
The man said he remembered two men living in the flat.
Meanwhile car hire company Enterprise confirmed a Hyundai vehicle from its Spring Hill depot, in Birmingham, was used in the attack.
A spokesperson said: "We can confirm that the car used in the tragic attack in London yesterday afternoon was one of ours.
"An employee identified the vehicle after seeing the licence plate in an image online. We ran another check to verify, and immediately contacted the authorities.
"We will provide any assistance that we can to the investigation."
The West Midlands force said it was increasing security in Birmingham over the next few days.
"We are keen to stress that this additional security is not based on any new or emerging intelligence," it said.
In a statement, the Birmingham Faith Leaders' Group condemned the attack and said: "We implore people to recognise that such actions are taken by individuals, not by whole communities.
"Every day in Birmingham we see examples of creative, productive and supportive relations across the faiths. We should unite in our condemnation and strive to create better, stronger relations with fellow citizens, especially in trying times."
Ross Workman, former head of Oldswinford C of E Primary School in Stourbridge, was sentenced to a three-year community order with supervision.
The 51-year-old, of Low Fold Close, Worcester, was also ordered to register as a sex offender for five years at a hearing at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
He had previously admitted six counts of making indecent images of children.
The offences happened between January and March 2011.
Workman was arrested in November 2014 and parents were informed about the investigation by letter.
Jenny Birchall, current head teacher at Oldswinford CE Primary School, said: "There is no suggestion or evidence that the school, its staff, or the pupils of our school are involved in any way.
"Our school continues as normal, and I hope this will be a fresh chapter for Oldswinford CE Primary."
The stars gathered on Sunday at a private party to celebrate the 50-year partnership between songwriters Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson.
During the gala, Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad performed the Abba song The Way Old Friends Do.
Ulvaeus and Andersson joined in at the end of the song, marking the band's first public performance in 30 years.
Footage of the performance has yet to surface, but images of the quartet have appeared on social media.
Since winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, Abba have sold almost 400 million singles and albums around the world. Mamma Mia!, the musical based on their hits and produced by Ulvaeus and Andersson, has been seen by more than 50 million people.
During their most successful period, the band survived marriage break-ups between Ulvaeus and Faltskog, and Lyngstad and Andersson, but they finally called it a day in 1983.
Their last public performance came three years later, on the Swedish version of TV show This Is Your Life, which was honouring their manager Stig Anderson.
Abba have resisted pressure to reunite ever since, including a reported $1bn (£689m) offer for the band to tour in 2000.
"They were talking about 120 gigs or something," Andersson said of the deal. "It would have taken 10 years out of my life. Just the stress. And leaving people disappointed all the time.
"It was easy to say no to it. And we all felt the same."
Speaking to the BBC in 2013, Faltskog said she preferred to leave the band in the past.
"It was such a long time ago, and we are getting older, and we have our different lives," she explained.
However, the band have appeared together for promotional events - at the premiere of Mamma Mia! in 2005 and, more recently, at the opening of an Abba-themed restaurant in Sweden.
Speaking after Sunday's celebration, Lyngstad told Swedish newspaper Expressen: "It was absolutely amazing. A lot of emotions.
"We've made this journey throughout our history. Benny and Bjorn in particular. Its been very nostalgic."
An earlier version of this story mistakenly identified the song Abba performed as Me and I, based on Swedish media reports. The first line of The Way Old Friends Do is "You and I".
Awais Ali Shah, a lawyer, was rescued early on Tuesday near Tank, a town close to Pakistan's tribal region bordering Afghanistan, a spokesman said.
He was found in a car with his legs and hands bound and wearing a burqa.
Three militants were said to be killed in a shootout before he was rescued.
A splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban was responsible for the kidnapping, the spokesman said.
They were moving Mr Shah at the time.
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The kidnappers had contacted the family of Sindh provincial Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, he added, but did not provide details of what they demanded.
It has been reported that police suspected the kidnappers wanted to use the judge's son as leverage in negotiations to free Islamist militants from jail.
Mr Shah was kidnapped on June 21 in an upscale Karachi neighbourhood.
This is the third high profile kidnapping to have ended on a happy note in four months and the fact that Mr Shah was recovered within less than a month is being used by the military's PR wing to enhance its image. The others were rescued after years in captivity.
Militant groups operating in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region have used kidnappings to boost revenues via ransoms or to secure the release of jailed comrades.
A vast network of inter-connected militant groups and their allied criminal gangs are involved. All three of the victims recently freed were seized in Pakistan's major cities and then shipped hundreds of kilometres on roads manned by security posts to the border region in the northwest. This shows the kidnappers possess considerable local support networks all along these routes.
Kidnappings for ransom was at its height during 2009-14 when hundreds of people - mostly industrialists and businessmen but also diplomats, aid workers, foreign tourists and politicians - were kidnapped each year.
But in recent years there's been a decline. This is partly due to increased military action in the border region that has eliminated previously safe militant havens, and also because of increase security along the connecting routes.
Pakistan has been fighting the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) since 2007.
Other high-profile kidnappings have been carried out by militant groups in the country in recent years.
Shahbaz Taseer, the son of murdered Punjab governor Salman Taseer, was finally released in March after four years in captivity.
In May, Ali Haider Gilani, the son of a former prime minister, was rescued after being kidnapped in 2013.
The Dumfries-born musician is worth an estimated £70m, putting him at number 30 on the UK list.
Despite his relative youth, the 31-year-old's fortune is said to be equal to that of Mark Knopfler, of Dire Straits, and The Who's Pete Townsend.
The chart is topped by former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney who, with his wife Nancy Shevell, has a fortune of £730m.
It is all a far cry from the superstar DJ's modest upbringing in Dumfries, where he was plain Adam Wiles.
He is said to have been a quiet pupil at Dumfries High School, where he was a keen student of music.
According to his former music teacher, Stewart Solley, he spent most of his spare time, during the lunch break and after school, using early computer software to compose music.
He said: "The kind of music he was putting out at the time, I just thought it was fairly repetitive and fairly monotone stuff. But obviously I am not his market."
The teacher added: "I would say he wasn't the best musician I taught, but he had a lot of creative ideas.
"I am very, very proud of him and proud to have taught him."
After leaving school, he began recording music under the name Calvin Harris and uploading his work to MySpace.
At the same time he worked at Marks and Spencer in Dumfries, where he became friends with another budding musician, Sean McCole.
Mr McCole, who now writes and records as Sean Vs The Robots, said: "I always loved his music and I had a feeling that it would do really well as there was nothing else that sounded like that at the time.
"He always worked really hard and he was constantly sending tracks to record labels and management companies, so I wasn't surprised when he told me that he had eventually secured a deal."
Mr McCole later toured with the star as part of his band, before returning to Dumfries.
Calvin Harris is now based in Los Angeles and he holds lucrative residencies at three Las Vegas venues.
But his friends insist his stratospheric success has not changed their relationship.
Mr McCole said: "I feel the same way towards him now as I did then. I'm still really impressed with every new track that he releases and I'm always excited to hear what he will come up with next.
"I try and make it to his gigs whenever he is in the UK. Last year we made it along to T in the Park for a catch-up and he also invited myself and my wife out to see him when he played in Puerto Rico at Halloween.
"This year we are going to catch up when he plays Bellahouston Park in Glasgow.
"I'm very proud that I was there in the beginning and I feel so lucky to have been part of his live band for over four years. We had some crazy, fun times playing music that we all loved all over the word. I will never forget the opportunity that he gave me."
David Allen Brutsche, 42, and Devon Campbell Newman, 67, told a Las Vegas judge they did not recognise his authority to keep them in jail.
The roommates were arrested earlier this week after a sting operation.
Police say an undercover officer spent four months with the pair monitoring their alleged "sovereign citizen" plot.
There are 300,000 followers of the sovereign citizen anti-government philosophy around the US, according to a non-profit civil rights group, the Southern Poverty Law Center.
The two suspects shopped for guns, found a vacant house and set it up to bind and interrogate captives, according to the authorities.
They also allegedly recorded videos to justify their murder plot against police officers.
The investigation began when an undercover officer befriended the two accused in April, said police.
Las Vegas police Lt James Seebock told reporters the plot had been a case of domestic terrorism.
"They were furthering their 'sovereign citizen' ideology by committing criminal acts toward law enforcement," Lt Seebock said.
"The suspects believed that once the first kidnapping and execution was accomplished, they would be compelled to keep repeating their actions, kidnapping and killing multiple officers."
The judge sent them back to jail pending a court hearing on 9 September.
The world number two won 6-1 6-3 in one hour 17 minutes to set up a last-eight tie with either Gael Monfils of France or Belgium's David Goffin.
Murray played aggressively, though he will want to improve on a 46% first-serve percentage.
"I was able to dictate a lot of points. It was a good match," said Murray.
The world number two began superbly, breaking his 22-year-old opponent in the second and fourth games, and concluded an impressive first set in 39 minutes with the Frenchman making 13 unforced errors.
"Those first two games were important," said the Scot.
"They were 17 minutes long - he had a chance in the first game, and in the second game I had a few break points before I got it.
"Once I got ahead I did feel like I played a good match. I felt I was able to dictate a lot of the points."
Thirteenth seed Pouille was broken immediately at the start of the second set and although he managed to hold his serve three times thereafter, he was unable to stop Murray from breaking again to seal victory.
Murray admitted he did not serve at his best, but still won 95% of points on his first serve.
"The second serve has improved a lot this year and that allows me to go for more on the first serves," said the 29-year-old Wimbledon champion.
World number one Novak Djokovic also progressed, but had to work for his 6-4 6-4 win over Canada's Vasek Pospisil.
The top seed will next play Germany's Mischa Zverev, who beat Spain's Marcel Granollers 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-1.
French ninth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga saw off Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 7-5 and will play Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in the last eight.
The southbound carriageway between junctions 4 and 3 near Coventry will be shut from 22:00 and 06:00 GMT.
There will also be a 50mph speed limit on a half-a-mile section of the northbound carriageway around the Meridien Road bridge
Diversions will be in place while the resurfacing work is done and drivers are urged to allow extra journey time.
Purnima Kaul, from the Highways Agency said: "We need to resurface a number of sections of the carriageway.
"As all lanes and the hard shoulder will be affected the only way to do this safely is under a full closure.
"Road users should therefore allow extra time for their journey and familiarise themselves with the diversion before setting off."
The UK-India relationship is strong, with a shared history going back centuries, and now a shared vision of the future.
Since 2010, UK Prime Minister David Cameron has visited India three times, and the UK diplomatic network in India is now the largest in the world.
Investment in each other's countries has grown, and there has been a renewed energy in collaborations.
The UK is the third largest source of foreign direct investment in India. And India is the third largest source of FDI (in terms of the number of projects) in the UK, after the US and France.
The UK imports more and more from India, though the level of its exports to the country has recently begun to stutter after several years of growth.
Indian companies are playing an increasingly important role in the UK economy.
Tata Group, for example, is one of the UK's largest manufacturing employers, with some 65,000 employees in the UK.
Remittances from the UK to India are high.
While it is difficult to know the exact level, a 2013 report in the Guardian, based on World Bank data, suggested remittances from the UK to India, including unrecorded transfers through formal and informal channels, could be worth up to $3.9bn (£2.6bn).
More than 21,000 students from India study in the UK and there has been an increase in Chevening and other scholarships for Indian students.
New initiatives in science and education such as the Newton-Bhabha Fund and an increase in research collaboration from £1m to £150m all add to a strengthening of the relationship and growth in trade.
Since India's government made a significant shift in the early 1990s to liberalise and internationalise its economy, which led to a period of growth that continues today, the UK has steadily faced increased international competition for its attention.
Fifteen years ago, the UK was India's third biggest trading partner; today it is its 12th.
Mr Modi has already travelled to 27 countries in his first 18 months in office, developing relationships and signing new agreements.
With its "Look East" policy, India's attention has also shifted to Japan, Korea and China, which is now India's biggest trading partner - Mr Modi's China visit this year yielded $22bn worth of deals.
And just last month, India hosted a major summit of 50 African leaders, as they look to improve ties and trade with that continent.
Meanwhile, young Indians are increasingly turning to the US, Australia and Germany for educational, employment and investment opportunities.
The UK and India have more than 200 years of shared history, strong democracies, connected cultural institutions and the English language.
The Indian diaspora, which totals about 1.5 million people and is the largest ethnic minority group in the UK, has a very important role to play in helping to strengthen the links between our two countries.
It is the seventh greatest Indian diaspora in the world and is well represented across all walks of life in the UK. The achievements cross everything from business to sport, and science and politics.
They act not only as a bridge between the UK and India, but help enrich the UK through Indian culture.
It is important the UK engages more with the diaspora to develop the relationship for mutual benefit.
A recently published British Council survey and report, India Matters, indicated young Indians still felt they had a good understanding of the UK, and were attracted to the country - especially its culture.
Young middle-class Indians were asked to rank the overall attractiveness of the 15 biggest economies, and the UK came second, behind the US.
And with the right opportunity, people in the UK are interested in India - the British Council launched the Generation UK-India programme last year for short-term study and work placements in India, and it has had more than 4,000 applications already from young people who want to go.
Therefore, the UK has to have a long-term, holistic approach to India, where it really pushes educational and cultural ties and uses them to future-proof the UK-India relationship.
He was president from 2003 until 2007, when his wife Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner succeeded him.
But his presidential career began inauspiciously when he came to power by default.
After winning 22% in the first round, he was due to face a run-off when his rival, former president Carlos Menem, withdrew from the race.
Once in office, he oversaw the stabilisation of Argentina's economy, at the time mired in crisis and was seen by many Argentines as tackling poverty and unemployment.
In 2005, he took the major step of renegotiationg terms on most of the country's $100bn (£63bn) privately held debt.
A year later, he paid off the $9.8bn debt to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which he blamed, along with many ordinary Argentines, for much of the country's financial woes.
The speed and determination with which he acted on the human rights front also surprised many in the country.
He persuaded Congress to repeal two amnesty laws which had protected military officers accused of abuses during the dictatorship of 1976-1983.
Mr Kirchner and his wife, both members of the Peronist party, the Justicialist Party, were often seen as a political team. She was his close adviser while he was president and he in turn was a key player in her administration.
His time in office, which came to be known as the K Era, continues to a great extent to this day, with President Fernandez pursuing a very similar economic agenda.
He was a member of the Argentine congress and secretary-general of the South American regional grouping, Unasur.
Mr Kirchner, who trained as a lawyer, had a long career in politics, and had been the governor of Santa Cruz, an oil-rich province in Patagonia.
There was widespread speculation that he was preparing to run for the presidency in 2011 in a bid to keep the Kirchners' grip on the presidency going.
But his ill-health had cast doubt on these reports.
He had undergone two operations this year for blocked arteries.
The 2010 US Open champion has watched his compatriots Padraig Harrington, Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy win the Irish Open over the last 10 years.
McDowell, 37, will hope to join the list of home winners in early July while Darren Clarke is also hoping to break his Irish Open duck.
"Winning the Irish Open is something I've always dreamed of," said McDowell.
"The Dubai Duty Free Irish Open is always a special week for me but this year it will be even more so, returning once again to the area where I grew up.
"Portstewart is a fantastic golf course and it's great to be going back to another classic links.
"The atmosphere is always something else when the Irish Open comes to Northern Ireland and I'm sure this year will be no different."
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This year's event will be third event of the European Tour's new Roles Series - a premium category of events each with a minimum prize fund of $7m.
McDowell grew up in nearby Portrush while Clarke, the 2011 Open Champion, now lives there.
Clarke, 48, says he is "always so proud" when the Irish Open comes to Northern Ireland as it did in 2012 at Royal Portrush and three years later at Royal County Down, when McIlroy's charity, the Rory Foundation, began to host the event.
The Portrush event was the first time the tournament has been held in Northern Ireland since the 1953 event at Belvoir Park.
"Portstewart is a spectacular links golf course and with this year's event being a part of the Rolex Series, with a new date on the calendar and boasting an increased prize fund, I'm sure we'll attract another great field," added Europe's 2016 Ryder Cup captain.
The Irish Open will begin three weeks of links golf in Europe, being followed by the Scottish Open at Dundonald Links and The Open at Royal Birkdale.
The club is just four miles from Royal Portrush, which will host the 2019 Open Championship.
Four-time major winner McIlroy donated his prize money from his K Club triumph last year to his foundation, which supports a number of children's causes.
The Catholic App is claimed to be the world's first interactive mass and confession finder app.
It has been developed in partnership with Scottish technology company Musemantik.
Archbishop Leo Cushley of St Andrews and Edinburgh unveiled the new app on a visit to the Vatican in Rome.
He said: "This is a little bit of smart technology that could make a big impact on how the Catholic Church brings the mercy of God and the joy of the Gospel to our contemporary world."
Musemantic, an Edinburgh-based company, has worked with Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh to develop the technology.
It now hopes other Catholic dioceses from around the world will purchase the app, with five other dioceses in Scotland already expressing an interest.
Dr Maciej Zurawski, chief executive of Musemantik, said: "Websites are losing popularity - what is needed to engage with the mobile generation is an app that is smart and personal, an app that is like a companion, a friend that takes the initiative to inspire you - that's the vision behind the Catholic App."
The Catholic Church in Scotland said the app was a "personal thank you to Pope Francis" in the Church's Jubilee Year of Mercy.
The launch in Rome was attended by Monsignor Dario Vigano, Prefect of the Vatican's newly created Secretariat for Communication.
He added: "I congratulate Archbishop Cushley, the Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh and the Catholic Church in Scotland for being so imaginative in responding to the Holy Father's call to bring the mercy of God to modern society by means of modern communications."
She said it was important that the 27 other member states asked themselves what kind of EU they wanted.
Mrs Merkel was speaking before it was confirmed that Theresa May is to become the UK's new prime minister.
Meanwhile Austria's finance minister, Hans Schelling, warned that "Great Britain will become Little Britain".
Speaking as he arrived in Brussels for talks, Mr Schelling predicted that Scotland and Northern Ireland would not leave the EU following the referendum. Both voted against so-called Brexit.
Other EU ministers welcomed the news that Theresa May is set to be appointed the UK's new prime minister, and said they were looking forward to negotiations on "Brexit" beginning.
"The sooner we can sort out this - how can I say it diplomatically - problematic situation, the better," said Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who is the Dutch finance minister and head of the Eurozone group.
"We should enter negotiations as quickly as possible because we need to limit uncertainty," said Pierre Moscovici, the European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs.
Mrs Merkel was addressing supporters in eastern Germany before it emerged that Mrs May's only rival to take over from David Cameron had dropped out of the contest.
The German leader has previously said that negotiations with the UK can only take place once Article 50 has been triggered by the UK government, the formal mechanism by which a country leaves the EU.
Mrs May for her part has made it clear that she would not be in a rush to trigger Article 50 - but that "Brexit means Brexit".
Britain is likely to push for good access to the EU's single market but many British politicians would also like to control immigration from the EU.
In a television interview on Sunday night, the German chancellor said Britain would not be able to "cherry-pick" the bits of the EU it wants, and leave out those it does not.
The blaze at Bucharest's Collectiv club on 30 October - sparked by fireworks, which ignited foam on the walls - left at least 45 dead.
Twelve victims have since been flown by Nato to hospitals in the UK and Norway.
One patient is in a stable condition at the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg Health Board said.
Some of those injured in the blaze arrived at RAF Brize Norton, in Oxfordshire, late on Sunday and were transferred to hospitals around the UK.
The man was taken to Swansea in a Welsh Ambulance Service emergency vehicle.
The fire led to mass protests and the resignation of Prime Minister Victor Ponta's government.
Three owners of the Romanian club have been arrested amid allegations the venue was overcrowded, lacked the required number of emergency exits, and may not have been authorised to hold such a concert.
Seam bowler Hepburn was one of three 19-year-olds in the home side.
They had Leicestershire 98-8 before Clint McKay (42 not out) and 18-year-old Zak Chappell (31) put on 74.
They were eventually all out for 172 and Worcestershire eased to 176-2, with Tom Fell (60no) and Joe Clarke (51no) sharing an unbroken stand of 98.
It was a dismal batting performance by Leicestershire's top order before McKay and debutant Chappell came together in the 29th over, with spinner Saeed Ajmal (3-33) providing the main support for Hepburn.
The result was never in doubt after Tom Kohler-Cadmore (31) and Daryl Mitchell (22) launched the reply with a stand of 56, and Fell sealed the win with a boundary off Rob Sayer with 18 overs to spare.
Leicestershire have only one group game left, against Somerset on Tuesday, to register their first win of the competition, while Worcestershire, who had lost their five previous matches, complete their involvement away at Derbyshire.
The former joiner crashed his motorbike in 1936 and says he was in a coma so deep that doctors ordered his body to be taken away.
He was being taken to the mortuary when a hospital porter noticed his "corpse" move and returned him to the ward.
Mr Ledward, of Flintshire, puts his long life down to "sheer luck" - as his fortune all those years ago suggests.
As he celebrated turning 106, he said: "I'll be all right for a while yet. You don't get rid of me like that."
He said: "I was riding on a 500cc Triumph. I hadn't had it more than two months. I bought it off a farmer. One of his sons had come to grief on it.
"I just tuned it up and put a new rear tyre on it. I thought the front tyre would be okay but it wasn't. It bust."
He was thrown into the road and his coma was such that doctors concluded that he had died. So they gave the order for the body to be taken away.
Mr Ledward said: "They put me on a trolley and this chap saw something move and took me back. I came to five days later.
"My first recollection of anything was seeing someone stood round the bed and me knocking something out of someone's hand.
"I had knocked a feeding cup out of a nurse's hand."
He was carried back to the ward where he stayed unconscious for another five days. His head and face injuries took six months to heal.
"I've had a good life since," he added.
Most days he catches a bus into town with his companion Millie Minshall, 90, the cousin of his late wife, from the house they share in Gwernaffield, near Mold.
Born and brought up in Cheshire, Mr Ledward and his late wife, Edith, lived in Blackpool. Mrs Ledward died in 1993 but not before telling her husband that her cousin would look after him.
He said: "She said 'go to our Millie,' I'm well treated every day.
"We're doing very well. We knock about together. We used to go abroad a lot but I think I'm too ancient for that now.
"But I'm not too bad for an old codger."
Mr Ledward celebrated his 106th birthday last Friday with Mrs Minshall and her daughter's family.
Mrs Minshall said: "He's not bad, not bad at all."
China's Feng 26, completed the double of winning the season-ending championship and the Order of Merit on the Ladies European Tour.
The world number six ended on 21 under and Thailand's Thidapa Suwannapura finished second on nine under.
England's Melissa Reid was a shot further back in third.
Derby-based Reid, 28, bogeyed the first hole, but after securing pars across the rest of the front nine, she rallied to sink four birdies on the back nine, for a final round of 69.
However, Feng was in superlative form and after starting the final day with a five-stroke lead after three successive rounds of 67, she extended her advantage when she hit three birdies in four holes from the second.
She managed back-to-back birdies on the 12th and 13th holes and sunk a three-foot putt for a birdie on the last, for a final round of 66.
The huge winning margin eclipsed the previous best for the event - a six-shot triumph by Sweden's Annika Sorenstam in 2006.
Elsewhere, England's Rebecca Hudson (71) and Georgia Hall (73) finished on three-under in joint 12th place.
Dame Laura Davies, (73), who was two shots off the lead at the halfway stage, fell away badly and had to settle for a share of 17th, one ahead of fellow Englishwomen Charley Hull (70) and Liz Young (70).
CTV News reports that Chris Lloyd resigned as the Conservative candidate for a seat in a liberal-leaning Montreal district on Tuesday, according to a Conservative party spokesperson.
Lloyd said he only became a candidate because he was the only applicant.
In interviews, he said he wanted to "mess" with the party.
Lloyd was considered an "interesting" but "unusual" candidate for the Tories. He was not projected to win this October, CTV News reports.
Lloyd has been sending letters to prime minister of Canada Stephen Harper since 2001, according to his "Dear PM" website. His Twitter feed has several photos of him with Stephen Harper.
In a "letter" to Harper on Tuesday, Lloyd wrote: "Though my candidacy with the Conservative Party was short-lived I remain hopeful that this experience provides fresh insights into the nature of, and the relationship between, the personal and the political in this, the age of social media. I hope the dialogue continues."
He wrote that with the "project" he wanted to test the limits of free speech and "explore the possibilities of voicing independent views," and that making art is an "inherently political act."
Mr Corbyn, who has faced calls to quit from 170 MPs, is the first Labour leader to attend the trade union gathering since Ed Miliband in 2012.
Rebel MPs were denied access to the gala platform, after organisers said they tried to "humiliate" Mr Corbyn.
During the speech, to a crowd of tens of thousands, Mr Corbyn said there was "no pressure" on him to stand down.
The gala or "Big Meeting", which is in its 132nd year, is one of the largest trade union gatherings in Europe.
Mr Corbyn was greeted by cheers as he waved and gave a thumbs up to crowds from the balcony of the city's County Hotel.
Organised by the Durham Miners' Association (DMA), it features a parade of union banners through the streets of Durham City before crowds gather at the nearby racecourse for a rally and speeches.
Other speakers at this year's event included veteran Labour MP Dennis Skinner and TUC leader Frances O'Grady.
Remaining defiant in the face of an impending leadership challenge from former Business Secretary Angela Eagle, Mr Corbyn told the crowd: "There is no pressure on me. The real pressure is when you don't have enough to feed your kids or have a roof over your head."
He added that his landslide win in last year's Labour leadership contest was "a victory for everyone who believes in a really just society, those that believe that socialist ideas and socialism is the way forward. It was people believing things together."
He added: "And I tell you this: I consider it the duty, whoever holds the office of leader of the Labour Party, to be at the Durham Miners' Gala.
"And so, we will all be here together when we have elected a Labour government in Britain."
He said the party was "making a lot of progress" but he remained "very disappointed" at those that resigned from his front bench, adding he had written to them thanking them for their contribution.
Some rebel MPs were barred from appearing on the main platform, which Mr Corbyn stressed was the DMA's decision.
DMA general secretary Dave Hopper said: "Labour MPs who refused to support Jeremy Corbyn in the recent vote of confidence have not been banned or barred from attending this year's gala. The gala is a public event which anyone can attend.
"However, the invitations to attend the official Durham Miners' Association events and functions, stand on the balcony of the County Hotel and grace the platform on the racecourse have been rescinded."
He said: "We will not allow those who have sought to humiliate him and undermine the democratic process in the Labour Party the honour of taking part in the aforementioned gala traditions."
The 30-year-old, who won the -70kg bronze medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and the 2014 Commonwealth Games, secured her best World Championships result in 2009 when she finished fifth.
Held in Budapest, this year's World Championships run from 28 August to 3 September.
Conway will first take to the mat on Friday, 1 September.
"This is one of our milestone events and we believe that the team selected can challenge for medals, but as long as everyone fights to their potential then the results will come," Nigel Donohue, British Judo Performance Director said.
"There's a good mix of experience and new blood in this team and they're up for the challenge. The likes of Sally Conway and Natalie Powell have been to multiple World Championships so they know what to expect."
They say the 800m (874 yards) tunnel was used to transport an "unprecedented cache" of cocaine and marijuana.
It was the 13th sophisticated secret tunnel found along California's border with Mexico since 2006.
But a local official described it as "ingenious" and unlike anything seen before.
Three have been found on the same short street in San Diego that runs parallel to a border fence with Mexico.
In the latest incident about 1,016kg (2,242lb) of cocaine and 6,350kg of marijuana suspected of being transported through the tunnel was seized, officials say.
"This is the largest cocaine seizure ever associated with a tunnel," Southern California District Attorney Laura Duffy said, and is the second "super tunnel" to be discovered in recent weeks,
In March, authorities uncovered a 380m tunnel that ran from a restaurant in Mexico to a house in California.
The latest tunnel ran at a depth of 14m (46ft) from the bottom of an elevator shaft built into a house in Tijuana to a hole in the ground on the American side enclosed within a fenced-in lot set up as a pallet business.
The hole was hidden under a trailer-sized rubbish bin that smugglers used to move the drugs from the lot, federal officials said.
"They put the drugs in the dumpster and then hauled the dumpster to another location to unload it," Ms Duffy said.
Federal agents followed a truck that took the bin to a central San Diego location about 40km (25 miles) north of the border and witnessed the cargo being loaded onto a box truck, which drove away.
San Diego County sheriff's deputies then stopped the truck and seized the drugs, arresting three men in the process.
Ms Duffy said that federal agents searching the pallet lot and the tunnel recovered additional supplies of marijuana and arrested three more suspects.
The tunnel used in the operation was sophisticated, The Los Angeles Times reported, and had a ventilation system and lighting. On the Tijuana side, the tunnel was connected to an elevator that ascended into the house.
"I think it fair to say that few would suspect that traffickers were moving multi-ton quantities of cocaine and marijuana in this very unassuming way, in full view of the world around them," the paper quoted Ms Duffy as saying.
"It's a rabbit hole,'' she said of the latest tunnel to be found.
"Just the whole way that it comes up right out into the open is a bit ingenious. It's something completely different than what we've seen before."
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Now he licences his name to luxury developments across the word and this week launched a tower in Mumbai - his first Indian venture.
At more than 75 storeys high and gold in colour - individual apartments will cost millions of dollars.
The tycoon tried something similar in India a few years ago - but pulled out of the deal.
He told Yogita Limaye in Mumbai why he was now so keen on India.
Peterborough-born Olver, 22, becomes Warriors' fifth pre-season signing ahead of the 2017-18 campaign.
He makes the same move as Saints prop Ethan Waller, who signed in January, while Wasps winger Tome Howe and Jersey forwards Pierce Phillips and Simon Kerrod agreed terms in February.
Olver will be competing for a place next season with Ryan Mills and Tom Heathcote, who have signed new deals.
But although he has largely played at stand-off, Mills has already indicated that his preferred position is at inside centre.
"Sam is a hungry young player who will provide further competition for the number 10 jersey," said Warriors director of rugby Gary Gold.
"He has experience of working alongside some top-class fly-halves and we're looking forward to seeing how he develops."
Olver, capped both at Under-18 and Under-20 level by England, first signed a professional contract at Franklin's Gardens in March 2013, since when he has made 13 first-team appearances.
He also spent time on dual registration at Moseley, for whom he played against Warriors in their Championship promotion-winning season.
Jones, 56, oversaw 13 successive Test wins, including a Six Nations Grand Slam and series whitewash of Australia.
He follows past winners including the late Jonah Lomu, Jonny Wilkinson, Martin Johnson and Dan Carter.
English coach Ben Ryan won the Special Award after coaching Fiji to their first Olympic gold medal at Rio 2016.
The award is not given out every year, only if "considered appropriate".
The 45-year-old follows previous winners including Wilkinson and Ireland's most-capped player, Brian O'Driscoll.
Through her writing and artwork, Stojka raised international awareness of the plight of Roma people under the Nazis.
Hundreds of thousands of Roma were rounded up and killed during World War II.
Then just a young girl, Stojka was interned in multiple concentration camps and only five members of her extended family of over 200 survived.
"I have survived on paper and pieces of leather when I was hungry," she later told one interviewer.
"I remember Auschwitz every waking moment of my life."
The Budapest-based European Roma Cultural Foundation described Stojka as an "outstanding Austrian Romani woman... and a key figure for the history, art and literature of Romani culture in Europe", reported Reuters news agency.
Ceija Stojka - pronounced "Chaya Stoyka" - was a Roma from the Lovari tribe, born in Austria in 1933 - the year Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany.
Her family lived as horse-traders, travelling through Austria before World War II, when they were deported to Nazi concentration camps, along with other Roma, Jews, Poles, homosexuals and political opponents of the Nazis.
Her father and brother were killed in Auschwitz, while she survived with her mother and four remaining siblings.
Only 12 when she was liberated from Bergen-Belsen, she bore the identification number from the concentration camp, tattooed on her arm in blue ink, for the rest of her life.
She returned to Austria with a brother and sister, and lived for many years selling carpets, before taking up painting at the age of 56 - reportedly often using her fingers or toothpicks as her painting implements.
Most of her work depicts the death camps, but there are also idyllic pictures of family life, in their painted wagon before the Holocaust, says the BBC's Central Europe correspondent Nick Thorpe.
Her 1988 autobiography, We Live in Seclusion, and a film made about her, drew international attention to the plight of the Roma in the past and present, our correspondent adds.
She will feature heavily in a film documentary, Forget Us Not, set for release later this year, which follows the stories of some of the five million non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
"I reached for the pen because I had to open myself, to scream," the activist said at an exhibition in Vienna's Jewish Museum in 2004.
Europe's Roma population of up to 12 million still faces widespread discrimination today, rights groups say.
After a goalless first half, Ryan Huddart's own-goal gave Dover the lead on 52 minutes, before Ross Lafayette doubled the advantage against his former club on the hour-mark.
Ryan Bird pulled one back for the Spitfires on 81 minutes, but that was just the start of the late action. Five minutes later, it looked like the hosts had rescued an unlikely point when Andy Drury poked home the rebound following Adam Dugdale's long-range effort.
Just a minute later the game turned again thanks to Jim Stevenson's strike, and there was still time for Dover striker Ricky Miller to make sure of the win.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Eastleigh 2, Dover Athletic 4.
Second Half ends, Eastleigh 2, Dover Athletic 4.
Goal! Eastleigh 2, Dover Athletic 4. Ricky Miller (Dover Athletic).
Goal! Eastleigh 2, Dover Athletic 3. Jim Stevenson (Dover Athletic).
Goal! Eastleigh 2, Dover Athletic 2. Andy Drury (Eastleigh).
Goal! Eastleigh 1, Dover Athletic 2. Ryan Bird (Eastleigh).
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Ricky Miller replaces Moses Emmanuel.
Substitution, Eastleigh. Ryan Bird replaces Jason Taylor.
Substitution, Eastleigh. Scott Wilson replaces Yemi Odubade.
Goal! Eastleigh 0, Dover Athletic 2. Ross Lafayette (Dover Athletic).
Own Goal by Ryan Huddart, Eastleigh. Eastleigh 0, Dover Athletic 1.
Substitution, Eastleigh. Jai Reason replaces David Pipe.
Second Half begins Eastleigh 0, Dover Athletic 0.
First Half ends, Eastleigh 0, Dover Athletic 0.
Adam Dugdale (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Middleweight champion Cummings takes on experienced Polish contender Robert Swierzbinksi at the SSE Arena in his first home fight in over a year.
He destroyed Austrian Gogi Knezevic in three rounds to claim his first professional title in March.
Frampton faces Mexican Andres Gutierrez in a world featherweight eliminator.
The former two-weight world champion has not fought since his loss to Leo Santa Cruz in their WBA title fight in Las Vegas in January.
Frampton initially expected to fight Santa Cruz for a third time this summer.
However that bout failed to materialise and he now fights Gutierrez, who has lost just one of his 35 fights, in a WBC world featherweight eliminator.
Cummings' former international amateur team mate Steven Ward is also set to feature on the Frampton undercard.
The 2010 Commonwealth Games silver medallist has been a professional for just over six months and will feature in a six-round light heavyweight contest, against an opponent yet to be named.
Rio bronze medallist Tai, 18, lowered the S9 100m backstroke record after touching in one minute 7.66 seconds to win gold in Sheffield.
She also took bronze in the 100m butterfly, with triple Olympic gold medallist Firth, 21, breaching the S14 mark in the same race (1:4.62).
Both swimmers were competing in mixed category races.
Tai, who took seven-tenths of a second off her best, said: "It seems so surreal.
"I've not been close to my PB in a while so to knock lots of time off it and get the world record is crazy."
The "smart ships" will use artificial intelligence to plot the safest, shortest, most fuel-efficient routes, and could be in service by 2025.
The AI will also be used to predict malfunctions and other problems, which could help reduce the number of maritime incidents.
The companies plan to build about 250 self-navigating ships.
Developing the technology is expected to cost tens of billions of yen (hundreds of millions of dollars).
Shipping firms Mitsui OSK Lines and Nippon Yusen are working with shipbuilders including Japan Marine United to share both costs and expertise, according to the Nikkei Asian Review.
Nippon Yusen has already been working on technology to enable ships to use data to assess collision risks. It is also working with Norwegian maritime company DNV GL to collect and analyse data on vessel condition and performance.
Japan Marine has been developing a similar data analysis system with the aim of diagnosing breakdowns before they happen.
The first ships will retain a small crew to oversee certain operations, but there are plans to develop completely autonomous vessels in the future.
In 2016, Rolls-Royce announced plans to develop unmanned cargo ships, starting with remote-controlled vessels that could be operational as soon as 2020.
"This is happening. It's not if, it's when," Rolls-Royce vice president of marine innovation Oskar Levander said at the time.
"We will see a remote-controlled ship in commercial use by the end of the decade."
Navigation and basic operations will be automated, while a human "captain" based on shore will continue to look after "critical decision-making".
A door had been damaged at Tesco in Aberdeen's Great Western Road, but officers were instead sent to Glasgow's Great Western Road Tesco store.
More than three hours after the initial call on 3 April, officers were sent to the correct store.
The closure of the Police Scotland control room and call centre in Aberdeen happened last month.
Non emergency calls are now handled at centres in Glasgow, Motherwell and Midlothian.
And emergency calls are passed via central service centre responders to the North Area Control Room in Dundee for dispatch.
Supt Matt Richards, of Police Scotland's Contact Command Control Division, said: "A call was received at around 5.30am in relation to damage caused to a door on Great Western Road which had taken place overnight.
"The call was graded appropriately based on the initial information provided and allocated to officers.
"After receiving further information about the location of the store, officers in Aberdeen were in attendance by 8.50am that morning.
"Enquiries into the incident are currently ongoing."
The Scottish Police Authority previously said Aberdeen's emergency control room would only be closed when it was safe to do so.
The move is part of Police Scotland's cost-cutting plan to centralise control rooms.
Abdullahi Hassan Abdullahi, 21, of Elthorne Road, Archway, admitted carrying an offensive weapon.
Highbury Magistrates' Court heard members of the public called police, who arrested him in Islington shortly after midnight on Thursday.
A district judge told him: "You can anticipate a sentence of imprisonment"
The court heard he was carrying the blade in a "bag for life" which he dumped - along with the mask - when he saw police.
Anthony McKen, defending, blamed his client's behaviour on peer pressure and fear of violence and Abdullahi said he was carrying the sword for self defence.
But District Judge Mary Connolly said: "If he is in fear of violence why is he out at night with a hockey mask and sword? You are at home behind closed doors.
"Peer pressure doesn't put you out on the street."
She added: "This is a really serious offence. You are found out at night wearing a hockey mask carrying a very large offensive weapon in dangerous circumstances because others were around.
"You can anticipate a sentence of imprisonment - that is what is going to happen to you. It is a question of length."
He was released on bail to appear at Blackfriars Crown Court for sentencing on 1 September.
Gregory Rivolet, 31, spent four hours looking around the site and said about 100 cars, which he thought dated back to the 1970s, were 19m underground.
Mr Rivolet, an "urban explorer", has not disclosed the exact location of the mine, which is in Gwynedd.
He said: "There was something so surreal about this exploration... and then you see the most unexpected thing, a mountain of old cars."
The IT engineer added: "The road is pretty dangerous in this area, especially when wet. It was probably too expensive to tow cars up and out into the nearest town.
"It was very dangerous as the mine is really unstable. Pieces of slate were falling from above our heads."
He said the mine opened in the 1830s and closed in about 1960.
One, he likes his home comforts - not that Air Force One is exactly slumming it - and two, he knew that all his critics were waiting for him to do something gauche or stupid in some faraway foreign clime.
But that simply hasn't happened. He has navigated his first foreign trip with aplomb.
Yes, there have been odd little moments that have caused eyebrows to arch and social media to fizz.
Melania batting his hand away when he tried to hold it. There was the moment that Bibi introduced them in Israel as "the President Donald Trump and the first wife".
Well, close. He could have either said the president and third wife; or the president and first lady.
Then there was the press release put out by the White House with a spelling mistake, which read: the purpose of Donald Trump's Israel trip is to lay the groundwork for a lasting peach.
And who can forget the Montenegrin manoeuvre in Brussels at the Nato summit? The poor prime minister of that country barged out of the way so that Donald Trump could get to the front of the pack for the cameras. I thought the best bit was after he'd muscled the poor man, the way the president pulled his jacket together, as if to say "job done".
But this is all froth. The more important take-out is that he walked tall and didn't fall over. The low bar that the naysayers had set he jumped over easily.
In Saudi he delivered a well thought-out, bold, and optimistic speech on how the fight against extremism and religious intolerance could be won. Yes, you might disagree with the policy of siding so closely with Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states - but he made a lot of friends, and generated a great deal of excitement about the possibilities ahead.
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The pope has one, Trump wants one too
In Israel there were no missteps either.
But let's just raise the bar a little higher. He had said before leaving Washington that peace between Israelis and Palestinians would not be that difficult. But did the president move the peace process on during his visit?
Well, in his speech at the Israel museum there was nothing about next steps, talks, confidence-building measures.
On that score, it's hard to see what has changed. Did he win the Pope over? Didn't much feel like it.
And for all that he gave his fellow Nato members as they stood beside him a tongue-lashing (it was so much like a headmaster lecturing an unruly class, I half expected him to turn to the French president who had an ironic smile on his face and say, "Macron, stop smirking you cheese eating surrender monkey"), did he get the pledges of extra cash that he wanted?
But one other striking thing about this trip. The president and his team stayed as far away from us - the press - as possible.
When I travelled with President Obama, there would be quite a lot of social interaction at each location - cocktail parties where you would have a chance to talk to some of the key policymakers. It may not have given you a news story, but you got context.
There has been no interaction this time round. And one other thing: he's barely tweeted.
We started wondering whether he didn't have data roaming on his mobile phone package. The only tweets have been to say how much he enjoyed meeting this one or that.
And the net effect? He hasn't fuelled any of the fires burning about Russia and the FBI, leaving the army of US correspondents travelling with him with nothing to do but report on the trip - the Pope, Saudi, the visit to the Western Wall. Exactly what the White House would have wanted.
The focus has been on his agenda. The takeaway, as Americans are fond of saying? Maybe tweet a good deal less and travel abroad a lot more. Imagine how boring that would be for us!
The 16 policy areas are based on those highlighted in Ispos Mori's Issues Index, which measures the issues that the public believe to be the most important facing the country. Members of the public are polled, with questions designed to elicit spontaneous answers, which means respondents are not prompted to choose from a list of pre-selected issues.
Where there is a crossover between some issues they have been grouped together for simplicity, eg "Inflation/prices" and "Unemployment" have been grouped under the headline issue of "Economy".
The most popular issues were then chosen based on their aggregate score over the 12 months of 2014. Some issues, such as "rural affairs" and "constitution" were added on editorial grounds to fulfil the BBC's public service commitments.
Issues have been ranked in the guide based on their aggregate score of importance during 2014, from most to least important.
Any party represented by at least one MP when the 2010 Parliament dissolves, is represented in the guide, at UK level. They are ordered by number of seats held (and then alphabetical order if tied), with those parties registered with the Electoral Commission to field candidates in more than one part of the UK coming above those that are registered to field candidates in one nation only.
At "nation" level, parties are included and ordered by number of seats held at Westminster, followed by parties that hold seats in the national assembly/parliament, where relevant. An exception is NI21 in Northern Ireland, which has told the BBC it does not intend to stand candidates in the May election. Larger political parties expected to field candidates in the nations are also included, as are parties for which there is evidence of significant political support.
This is an editorial process overseen by BBC journalists, with parties consulted where necessary. Although many parties have not unveiled their election manifestos by the start of the official election campaign, on 30 March, frequently they have made clear public statements about their policies.
Because of devolution, the UK parliament cannot rule on, or has limited powers over, some of the issues highlighted in the guide. For example, "health" is devolved to Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, so voters in these nations will not see the result of parties' Westminster health policies. Yet, some parties have been campaigning locally on these devolved issues in the run up to the election, and voters may still be influenced by these parties' views. In such cases, the guide makes a clear distinction between policies and "campaign points"
It is understood the man was from Northern Ireland.
The crash happened on the M1 southbound close to Junction 11 near Monasterboice in Drogheda, County Louth at 12:45 local time on Thursday.
The man died after the truck he was driving struck a van before overturning on the roadside embankment.
A section of the road remains closed while forensic investigations are carried out.
Police have appealed for witnesses.
The mayor of Drogheda, Kevin Callan, said about 50 emergency services personnel attended the scene to deal with the crash.
"Everybody in the town is quite shocked to hear the news," he said.
"Number one that there was a crash of this size, but also the fact that somebody has lost their life.
"I think I speak on behalf of everyone in Drogheda when we extend our sympathies, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family of that person."
There are now almost 300 confirmed cases, with the majority found in mature woodland sites, says the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
The disease caught the UK unaware, scientific adviser, Prof Ian Boyd, told a briefing.
Nature groups criticised the latest control plan as "too little too late".
Less than a month ago, the Environment Secretary Owen Paterson published the government's initial action plan on ash dieback and acknowledged that the disease was unlikely to be eradicated from the UK.
At that time the disease had been confirmed at 115 sites in England, Wales and Scotland.
Outlining their more detailed response to the outbreak on Thursday, officials from Defra now say that 291 cases have been found including several in Northern Ireland.
One hundred and fifty five cases are in mature woodland sites, with 119 in recently-planted areas and 17 in nurseries.
Defra's chief scientific adviser, Prof Ian Boyd, said the old system of biosecurity had failed to detect the arrival of the Chalara fraxinea fungus in the UK.
"It simply fell below the radar to be honest," he told journalists.
"It's a very difficult thing to identify."
The government also gave more details on how it will curb the spread of the infection. Mr Paterson said there would be money to fund an early warning system to spot tree disease staffed by volunteers.
"This includes funding for a pilot project to develop a tree health early warning system using volunteer groups like the Woodland Trust," he told the House of Commons.
"And the development of a plant health network of trained people to support official surveillance for Chalara and other pests - the Woodland Trust will play a really important role in this."
Despite Mr Paterson's praise, the Woodland Trust were critical of the control plan and in particular the lack of funding.
The Woodland Trust's chief executive Sue Holden said the ash crisis had exposed the government's lack of investment in trees.
"It has been forced to focus its attention on ash dieback and it is clear the government is playing scientific catch up, completely unprepared for the crisis our ash trees are now facing," she said.
The control plan was also criticised as "too little too late" by the National Trust. While welcoming the government's commitment to reduce the rate of the spread of the disease, it said it was "deeply concerned that this commitment is not backed up by strong actions".
The Trust is concerned by the government's focus on breeding resistance to the disease rather than laying the emphasis on techniques that could slow the spread.
"Through this action plan we are effectively surrendering the British landscape to this disease before we've fully investigated ways of reducing the rate of spread and buying time," the National Trust said in a statement.
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The government's plan was given a lukewarm welcome by the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) which said that while it was sceptical that control measures would have any material effect, it supported genetic research efforts.
According to HTA director of business development, Tim Briercliff, the plan didn't address the financial needs of nursery owners many of whom had been left in difficulties because of the outbreak.
"These are small, rural, family businesses," he said, "their demise would merely expose the UK to more imported material in the longer term."
Meanwhile, a group of independent experts called on the government to appoint a chief plant health officer to deal with tree disease.
The interim report from the tree health and plant bio security expert taskforce says that the UK's bio security should be strengthened to reduce risks at the border and within the UK.
It noted that plants can be imported into the UK and marked as originating from the EU if they transit through a member state, even if they were initially purchased outside the Union. The expert group saw this as an area for "significant improvement".
The taskforce argued that the government should appointment a Chief Plant Health Officer, equivalent to the Chief Veterinary Officer, to provide strategic and tactical leadership to manage the risks associated with outbreaks of disease like Chalara.
The advisory body also suggested the development of a UK risk register for trees and plants.
The hosts suffered a double injury blow early in the game when Frankie Kent and Lloyd Doyley were both forced off.
But they took an 18th-minute lead through Kurtis Guthrie, who netted with a low 25-yard drive after being found by Denny Johnstone.
Barnet goalkeeper Josh Vickers denied Craig Slater and Alex Wynter also went close, while at the other end Sam Walker produced a fine save to deny Curtis Weston from close range.
Colchester doubled their lead in the 42nd minute when Brennan Dickenson squeezed home his shot.
John Akinde headed home Mauro Vilhete's cross with four minutes remaining but it was too little, too late for the visitors.
Match report supplied by the Press Association
Match ends, Colchester United 2, Barnet 1.
Second Half ends, Colchester United 2, Barnet 1.
Corner, Barnet. Conceded by Kane Vincent-Young.
Corner, Barnet. Conceded by Matthew Briggs.
Corner, Barnet. Conceded by Brennan Dickenson.
Corner, Barnet. Conceded by Tom Lapslie.
Substitution, Colchester United. Tarique Fosu-Henry replaces Denny Johnstone.
Goal! Colchester United 2, Barnet 1. John Akinde (Barnet) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mauro Vilhete.
Corner, Barnet. Conceded by Brennan Dickenson.
Attempt missed. Craig Slater (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Kurtis Guthrie (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Bira Dembélé (Barnet).
Attempt missed. Mauro Vilhete (Barnet) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Barnet) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Craig Slater (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Craig Slater (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Barnet. Ruben Bover replaces Nana Kyei.
Attempt missed. John Akinde (Barnet) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
Alex Wynter (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by John Akinde (Barnet).
Attempt saved. Owen Garvan (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Barnet. Justin Amaluzor replaces Curtis Weston.
Foul by Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Barnet).
Tom Lapslie (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Mauro Vilhete (Barnet) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Kane Vincent-Young (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Mauro Vilhete (Barnet) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Mauro Vilhete (Barnet).
Denny Johnstone (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Denny Johnstone (Colchester United).
Tom Champion (Barnet) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay in match Bira Dembélé (Barnet) because of an injury.
Foul by Kurtis Guthrie (Colchester United).
Bira Dembélé (Barnet) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Denny Johnstone (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Elliot Johnson.
Second Half begins Colchester United 2, Barnet 0.
Substitution, Barnet. Jamal Campbell-Ryce replaces Luke Coulson.
First Half ends, Colchester United 2, Barnet 0.
Attempt missed. Brennan Dickenson (Colchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Breck Bednar, 14, from Surrey, was stabbed to death by Lewis Daynes, then 18, in his Essex flat in February 2014.
Weeks earlier, Breck's mother reported a change in his behaviour to police.
An Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) inquiry found her call should have alerted officers to the possibility he was being groomed.
In January, computer engineer Daynes was sentenced to life in prison and told he must serve at least 25 years.
Chelmsford Crown Court heard how he lured Breck to his flat in Grays, Essex, after months of talking online on gaming websites and social media.
Mrs Justice Cox, sentencing, said she was sure the murder was "driven by sadistic or sexual motivation".
The IPCC says it has written to the relevant National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) lead officers to urge them to share best practice nationally on the handling of grooming reports.
The investigation found the Surrey Police call handler - who spoke to Breck's mother, Lorin LaFave, in December 2013 - and their supervisor lacked knowledge of dealing with grooming concerns.
It also found Ms LaFave was not provided with information about specialist agencies, such as the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, which provides a reporting service and advises parents who suspect their child may be being groomed.
The IPCC added that a Police National Computer check should have been completed.
A record had existed on the national database for Daynes for a previous alleged rape of a minor in 2011 in Essex.
IPCC commissioner Jennifer Izekor said parents were increasingly aware that child abusers or extremists could use the internet to target victims online.
"Where they have concerns, parents must be able to turn to the police and expect those concerns to be taken seriously," she said.
Police call handlers needed to be properly trained to recognise the danger signs and to give the right support and information, she added.
"Sadly, in the case of Breck and his family, the support they needed was not given.
"Lessons must be learned; that is why I have written to the NPCC to ask them to consider current national guidance and to alert forces across England and Wales to our recommendations, so forces can satisfy themselves that they have the right training and procedures in place."
IPCC investigators previously served a misconduct notice on a staff member at Surrey Police contact centre. Another staff member, who took the call, resigned from the force last August.
The IPCC said that, had both of them stayed in the force, they would have had a case to answer for misconduct.
Surrey Police said it carried out a review of practices in its call handling centre and implemented changes to improve the way information was handled and shared.
The NHS has been accused of a "lack of leadership, stagnant activity and frustratingly slow progress" by AMs.
A report said a 2015 survey found a third of patients reported being given a meal that was unappetising.
The Welsh Government said it had already introduced healthy eating initiatives in the NHS.
In 2011, a previous report by the auditor general for Wales called for a computerised catering information system and standardised nursing documentation to ensure measures on screening patients for nutritional problems were followed.
But a report published by the assembly's Public Accounts Committee on Monday said there was still no progress on a computerised catering information system.
AMs said it was "intolerable" it would take another three years for the nursing documentation to be completed and no health boards had a named non-executive director responsible for patient nutrition.
The report said provision of appetising meals for patients appeared to fall short of the standards the committee expected.
AMs cited a 2015 national survey which said not all patients were offered a replacement meal when they missed one because they were off ward, nor were they all offered snacks even when advised to eat them.
"Hospital catering and patient nutrition is a key element in ensuring that people make a full and healthy recovery while in hospital," said Nick Ramsay, the committee's chairman.
"Although there are some positive results, key elements of the original report from 2011 have still not been implemented.
"It is entirely unacceptable that almost a decade will have passed before these matters are resolved and patients receive efficient and effective meal services that provide the basics of appetising and nutritious food and water to remain hydrated."
The report makes a number of recommendations, including that the Welsh Government tells health boards to name a director in charge of hospital catering and patient nutrition.
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "We have already introduced a range of initiatives aimed at patients, staff and visitors in relation to healthy eating - including mandatory food and fluid nutrition standards for patients, mandatory healthy food and drink vending standards and guidance for food and drink served to visitors and staff.
"We are currently considering ways to improve healthy food provision in hospitals even further, including an upcoming review of the mandatory standards."
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But not in one poor suburb on the outskirts of Delhi, where youngsters are sent to learn.
Sharing a few laptops between them, they're being taught some basic online skills - how to search for information, how to send money to their families in the villages and how to book train tickets.
None of the children have access to computers in school. Nor do they own one.
Children of migrant workers from Bihar, they study in a government school in the neighbourhood.
Like 16-year-old Priyanka Singh, who says getting online has changed her life.
"Earlier we had to pay agents a lot of money to book our train tickets or trust strangers to carry our money back home. Now I can help my father do everything online," she says.
In India, more than a billion people - that's the equivalent of the populations of Europe and the US combined - are still offline.
To try and bring the internet to the reaches of people like Priyanka Singh, a group of global companies have teamed up to try and bring down costs.
Internet.org is a consortium that aims to connect 'the next five billion'.
Perhaps the most high profile partner is Facebook, whose founder Mark Zuckerberg says connectivity is a fundamental right. He came to India this month for the launch.
The number of Indians using the internet jumped by about 25% last year from 2012, but the numbers are still small compared to the population.
And the biggest barrier to changing that is cost.
The next wave of potential internet users is lower skilled workers, like shop assistants, or street vendors.
But earning less than $200 a month, and often struggling to make ends meet, many question whether they can really afford internet access.
"The internet is something that we are uniquely suited to help spread," says Mr Zuckerberg.
"We are an information technology company and an internet company. We understand these dynamics well."
More than 80% of India's access is now via mobile phones.
But connections can be painfully slow, especially in crowded places. This does nothing to encourage new users.
Swedish equipment maker Ericsson is working on ways to improve connectivity without the need for expensive infrastructure - like technology to boost existing mobile signals indoors.
Called the Radio Dot System and the RBS6402 picocell, these are devices which can be fixed in places like shopping malls, sports arenas or even big office buildings.
Christian Hedelin, who heads the radio unit in Ericsson, says as smartphones get more affordable, the number of users is rising.
"To carry a large amount of voice traffic is one thing, but when people start using smartphones, everyone starts to want a good mobile broadband connectivity," he says.
"That's where you need to have dedicated hotspot coverage through small cells, to be able to cater for both capacity as well as performance."
According to Ericsson, smartphone prices are expected to fall by 40-50% over the next three years.
This means the number of subscribers able to afford smartphones and services is expected to reach more than 700m by 2020, up from 110m in 2013.
But telecom operators in India are already struggling, with overstretched networks creaking under pressure of data demand from subscribers.
Despite being one of the largest telecom markets in the world, with more than 900m mobile phone users, operators in India have far less spectrum than global companies.
So Ericsson says with a mix of small cells like theirs, wi-fi hot spots could complement networks to improve quality of performance for users.
Currently India is still largely a voice market, and data only contributes 10-12% of revenue. But this is expected to rise to 35-40% by 2020.
Ericsson also predicts that the mobile broadband subscriber base in India could grow to 600m by 2020, from around 100m now.
Telecoms operators seem to agree.
Like Norwegian firm Telenor, which currently owns a stake in its Indian venture Uninor, but is set to buy the company fully, after a government decision last July to remove restrictions on foreign ownership in local telecoms companies.
This will make Telenor only the second firm after Vodafone to have a 100% foreign-owned telecoms company in India.
Telenor's global chief executive Jon Fredrik Baksaas says the company will invest nearly $13m.
Uninor is still a small player, with just 40m mobile subscribers, operating in only six of the country's 22 telecom service areas.
This year it has extended networks by deploying 5,000 base stations and has seen 40% growth.
Mr Baksaas says the Indian government must try to make more spectrum available if it wants to realise its vision of Digital India.
"[It] has strong plans to grow the economy going forward under the vision of 'Digital India'. Telecom is an enabler of economic growth," he says.
The Narendra Modi-led administration's ambitious plan is to offer government services to all Indians online, including through smartphones by 2019.
So the company will be looking to bid for more spectrum soon.
Back at the slum, whether the push comes from government or business, the sooner they can get more regular internet access, the quicker these students can put their new-found skills to good use.
The newcomers to the online world say owning a smartphone one day is a far more likely ambition than having a computer.
But when we visited, the students had what they say is a regular occurrence - a power blackout.
Unless India finds solutions to some very basic problems, despite the government programmes and industry push, reliable and affordable internet access will remain a distant dream.
A further 56 people - including a pregnant woman - have been rescued.
Survivors said there were about 100 people on board the boat, which sank in the early hours on Friday morning.
Lampedusa, about 80 miles (120km) from Tunisia, is one of the nearest gateways to Europe for African migrants.
Officials have said the initial figure of about 100 people on board may be inflated.
The migrant boat, reported to be 10m (33ft) long, sank about 12 nautical miles off Lampedusa.
Nato ships pulled two survivors out of the water, while others were found on an uninhabited outcrop of land.
A coast guard spokesman quoted by the Associated Press news agency said 56 people had been accounted for, all of them believed to be Tunisian.
Prosecutors have opened an inquiry into whether there were people traffickers on board, the AFP news agency said.
But Laura Boldrini, spokeswoman for the UN refugee agency UNHCR, told AFP: "The idea of people smugglers is by now obsolete.
"Today it is the migrants themselves who take turns in sailing the boat. They are often people with no maritime experience."
On Thursday, 56 people drowned, about half of them said to be children, after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of western Turkey.
Another 45 of those on board - said to be Iraqis, Syrians and Palestinians heading for Europe - managed to swim to shore, officials said.
In 2011, at least 1,500 people drowned in the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe, Amnesty International reported.
Many of them were fleeing upheaval in Tunisia and Libya, in the wake of the Arab Spring uprisings.
The group included Abdul Haqq, who did not agree with men and women mixing, and gay housemate Fehran Khan.
The Daily Mail gave the programme zero stars and described the show as a "squalid, cheap game".
But the Telegraph gave it four stars and said it was a "wake-up call for Islamophobes everywhere."
The two-part show had come in for criticism even before the first episode aired because of the inclusion of Haqq, a former boxer who told filmmakers that if his passport - which had been confiscated by the British authorities - was returned to him, he would want to go to Syria.
The Mail said the programme was "an exercise in stoking up rows and controversy... the BBC launched this calculated attempt to set 10 Muslims at each other's throats".
The Times gave the programme four stars, noting that "including Abdul Haqq was a risky move for the BBC, but what's the point of showcasing a conversation if you don't hear all sides of it?".
It described the programme as "intelligent and sharply illuminating".
There was a varied reaction to the documentary on social media.
Khalad Hussein wrote that he had mixed feelings on the participants and there were not enough "characters" in the show.
Sarah tweeted it "just seems they wanted to add more confusion and conflict, they never make a show like this about any other religion."
Matt Tassel tweeted it was "brilliant television programming. Essential viewing that pulls no punches and opens new doors."
The BBC made no comment about the show, which concludes on Tuesday evening on BBC Two.
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A lawyer for some of the Hillsborough families suggested Stephen Chippendale "could" and "did" see fans more in need of treatment than the first he treated.
But Mr Chippendale said he did not see anybody who needed resuscitation until after that casualty had been seen.
Ninety-six people were fatally injured in the stadium tragedy in April 1989.
The jury at the new inquests heard the Liverpool versus Nottingham Forest FA Cup semi-final was Mr Chippendale's first match on duty at the stadium in Sheffield.
He was one of the most junior qualified ambulance officers based at Sheffield's Longley Ambulance Station.
He said he was not given a tour of the ground by the two senior officers who were also there, station officers Patrick Higgins and Paul Eason, and he did not know about an emergency plan for the stadium.
The officers' attention was drawn to the Leppings Lane end of the ground when fans started climbing off the terraces just after kick-off at about 15:00 BST.
Mr Chippendale said: "I thought it was just, well, the usual idiots trying to climb on to the pitch, get their five minutes of fame."
The jury heard Mr Chippendale and Mr Eason set off for the Leppings Lane end between 15:02 and 15:03.
Mr Chippendale added: "We looked around to see if anybody was injured. We saw the police. At that time they were pushing the crowd back... from over the fencing back in to the stadium again.
"They thought the same thing - they were trying to do a pitch invasion. We were looking around assessing if anybody injured themselves jumping on to the pitch."
The two ambulance men walked in front of the pens and found a man near the goal with a suspected broken leg.
Mr Chippendale said he was punched on the shoulder during that walk but was not concerned for his safety.
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He said it was only after he finished treating the man with the leg injury that he saw people giving heart massage and mouth-to-mouth to injured fans.
But Jo Delahunty QC, who represents a group of Hillsborough families, argued that he noticed fans injured in the pens earlier.
Ms Delahunty showed a picture timed at about 15:05 showing the two ambulance men walking in front of the pens.
Mr Chippendale confirmed he appeared to be looking towards the pens.
The barrister said that in the pens there were "images there of people who appear to be in need of significant help".
She said they were separated from Mr Chippendale by the mesh fence and were "clearly in difficulties".
Ms Delahunty said: "What I'm suggesting is not only could you see what was happening behind those pens, but you did see what was happening behind those pens because we can track your progress."
Mr Chippendale replied he was "assessing the whole area", not just the pens.
Ms Delahunty continued: "This is the closest you got to the pens that we can see over the course of the afternoon and therefore when you say you could see fans squashed against the fencing, that must be the period that you're meaning."
Mr Chippendale said he could see the logic of that statement.
Ms Delahunty then asked: "So, do you accept that you did see people in serious difficulty behind the pens at that point?"
Mr Chippendale said: "Looking at the photograph there, yes."
Asked why a major incident was not declared at about 15:05, he said: "I assumed Mr Eason had done it already."
The jury has previously heard how Mr Eason declared a major incident at 15:22 that day from an ambulance radio.
Jenni Richards QC, who represents the Yorkshire Ambulance Service, said in Mr Chippendale's 1989 statement he had said he only noticed people in distress after dealing with the suspected broken leg.
The inquests, in Warrington, continue.
The House of Lords voted to reject an amendment challenging government figures on the cost of registering younger voters, by 263 votes to 246.
The government overturned a previous change to the EU Referendum Bill on the voting age, saying it would cost £6m.
Its victory marks the end of the parliamentary row over the legislation.
David Cameron welcomed the news in a tweet, saying: "A key manifesto commitment delivered as the EU Referendum Bill clears Parliament. Voters will have an in/out choice before the end of 2017."
Last week, peers amended the EU Referendum Bill, which paves the way for the in-out referendum before the end of 2017, in order to lower the voting age.
But a Commons vote overturned the move by 303 votes to 253.
The government invoked financial privilege rules, estimating the changes would cost £6m to implement, which can be used by the Commons "as grounds for overruling any House of Lords proposal that has cost implications".
The government has also said it would be wrong to change the "tried and tested" election franchise for a single poll.
But Labour, the SNP and Lib Dems all favoured allowing 16 and 17-year-olds - who were allowed to take part in last year's referendum on Scottish independence - to vote on whether to remain in the EU.
Urging the Lords not to challenge the Commons again, in Monday's vote, Justice Minister Lord Faulks warned that to lower the voting age might be seen as an attempt to "engineer" the result of the poll.
"That perception would damage the public's confidence in the result of the vote," he said.
He added: "We don't believe it is appropriate to lower the voting age to 16. And even if it were, this bill wouldn't be the place to make such a change."
However, Labour's spokeswoman in the Lords, Baroness Morgan of Ely, said the vote would be a "once-in-a-generation opportunity" and young people should be allowed a say on the country's future relationship with the EU.
She also disputed the estimated cost of extending the franchise, saying savings could be made, and she challenged the criteria used to invoke financial privilege.
However, a majority of peers sided with the government in the vote, defeating Labour's proposal by a majority of 17.
Edgbaston's return to England's home Test match schedule helped the county turn in a profit of £2.266m.
In chief executive Colin Povey's final year in charge at Edgbaston, it surpassed the previous best record operating profit of £1.15m in 2009.
The county suffered a loss of £668,000 in their County Championship-winning year of 2012, but have now returned a profit in three straight years.
They made a small profit of £4,500 in 2013, then recorded a £230,000 profit for 2014 - the season in which the Bears won the T20 Blast.
New Warwickshire chief executive Neil Snowball, who took over on 6 January following Povey's farewell on 16 December, also points to an 86 per cent increase in attendances and a consequent 43 per cent increase in revenue.
"Whilst hosting an Ashes Test is a great opportunity, the club had to work very hard to maximise this opportunity," he said. "It is also very encouraging to be rewarded for the increased investment in T20 cricket.
"The regular opportunity to watch Birmingham Bears on a Friday night, allowing under-16s in for free has made T20 cricket at Edgbaston a very exciting proposition. We have ambitious plans to grow further in 2016."
Edgbaston is scheduled to host England's One-Day International against Sri Lanka on Friday, 24 June. The 25,000 capacity ground is also to host the second Test against Pakistan from 3-7 August. Warwickshire's home will also hosts T20 Blast Finals Day on Saturday, 20 August.
In the second year of their latest four-year agreement which goes up to 2018, it will be the eighth time the county have been chosen as hosts in the 14 seasons of domestic Twenty20 cricket.
Edgbaston, which hosted Finals Day in 2004, 2007, 2009 and 2011, has now hosted it consecutively since 2013. After a six-year run at Birmingham, Trent Bridge will have it in 2019.
From 2016 to 2019, Edgbaston is scheduled to host 35 days of big-match cricket: A Test match each year - including one of the Ashes Tests in 2019) - as well as five matches, including one of the semi-finals, in both the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy and the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2019.
Some of those leaving are students after the university was closed.
The attacks have been carried out by the radical Islamist group, Boko Haram, which opposes Western education and fights for Islamic rule.
The security forces have been accused of firing indiscriminately and killing civilians after the raids.
Boko Haram has carried out most of its attacks in Maiduguri but has also bombed targets in the capital, Abuja, in recent months.
The BBC's Bilkisu Babangida in Maiduguri says the city is gripped by fear with many people staying indoors.
Correspondents say bus stops are overcrowded as the exodus from the city grows.
Some people are leaving on foot with their belongings and livestock.
On Tuesday morning, a military patrol was targeted in Maiduguri and in the ensuing confusion, four people were shot dead and two soldiers wounded.
There has also been a blast at a church in the town of Suleja, near Abuja.
No casualties have been reported.
Our reporter says the university was closed following rumours that the group planned to attack the campus.
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University authorities said they had closed the campus because of the growing insecurity in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state.
Students were due to write end of term exams this week, but the authorities urged students to stay at home under the protection of their parents.
A student, Leke Oshubu, told the BBC the campus was tense.
"You can't read, you can't do anything in this kind of situation," he told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme.
Several residents told the BBC that following Tuesday's explosion, soldiers fired indiscriminately.
"They just came, shouting 'Hands up' and then started shooting. They think people like us - civilians - are hiding militants," a resident, who asked not be identified, said.
Legislators from Borno state held a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja to condemn the military strategy and to call for an amicable solution to the conflict with Boko Haram, correspondents say.
The head of the military task force in Maiduguri, Brigadier General Jack Okechukwu Nwaogbo, defended his men.
"Soldiers are not animals who will be killing people indiscriminately. Anybody shot or killed by soldiers must have attacked them or is armed, which means he is part of the group we are out to tackle," he is quoted by the AFP news agency as saying.
On Saturday, residents told the BBC that soldiers had dragged men out of their homes before setting their properties on fire following a Boko Haram attack.
Residents have also been ordered to walk with their hands raised as they approach military checkpoints in the city, correspondents say.
Last week, Maiduguri banned all motorbikes to prevent drive-by shootings by Boko Haram.
Its gunmen often use motorbikes to assassinate security officers and politicians.
The group's official name is Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad, which in Arabic means "People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad".
But residents of Maiduguri, where it was formed in 2002, dubbed it Boko Haram.
Loosely translated from the local Hausa language, this means Western education is forbidden.
Residents gave it the name because of its strong opposition to Western education, which it sees as corrupting Muslims.
Pep Guardiola's visitors were far from their free-flowing best en route to their 12th win of the season, but were nevertheless good value for a victory that keeps them seven points behind leaders Chelsea.
Yaya Toure's penalty, awarded after Andrew Robertson's clumsy challenge on Raheem Sterling, set the visitors on their way before Kelechi Iheanacho added a second from close range and Curtis Davies conceded an own goal in the last few seconds.
Hull have now conceded nine penalties so far in the league this season - four more than any other side.
The hosts played well in patches and saw Michael Dawson's second-half header cleared off the line by Bacary Sagna, but their return of one win in 16 matches is a damning statistic that points to only one outcome at the end of the season.
And it will not be lost on Tigers fans that the side bottom on Christmas Day have only stayed up three times in the 24 Premier League seasons to date.
Guardiola's players will not earn many style points for this latest win but the final result is all that matters as they bid to keep in touch with Antonio Conte's flying leaders.
After starting December with back-to-back losses to Chelsea and champions Leicester, Man City now appear to be comfortably back in the winning groove with nine points from nine.
Sergio Aguero was sitting out the final game of his four-match ban and his absence appeared to be felt in a first half of few chances.
Guardiola decided against employing out-and-out striker Iheanacho from the start in favour of a four-man forward line of Kevin de Bruyne, Sterling, David Silva and Nolito, and they did not click into gear until after the break.
And Sterling took centre stage with a probing run into the area which proved the turning point, drawing a needless foul from Robertson that presented Toure with a chance from 12 yards that he did not pass up.
Iheanacho, introduced from the bench in the 57th minute, added a simple second after good work by Silva, before more direct running from Sterling forced Davies to turn into his own net in the fourth minute of added time.
The only real scare for Guardiola during the match was the early withdrawal of England defender John Stones through injury, but his concerns were quickly allayed.
"We were a little bit worried about that but it is just a kick, not ligaments or something like that," said Guardiola.
Hull have conceded the first goal of the game a league-high 15 times this season, but the rate at which the Tigers are shipping penalties is an even more alarming statistic.
With nine conceded so far, Mike Phelan's men are giving away spot-kicks at the rate of one every two matches.
But they have committed just 186 fouls in 18 games so far - just four teams have conceded fewer - meaning they have given away one penalty for every 20.6 fouls committed.
A mixture of poor judgement and ill fortune lurk behind most of those spot-kicks - two things the Tigers could do without if they are to escape from trouble.
Should they continue to give up penalties at even half the present rate, they will comfortably eclipse the Premier League record of 11 penalties conceded in a season, held by the Blackburn team of 2006-07.
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Man City boss Pep Guardiola: "I enjoyed it because we won but like always had to work hard for it.
"In the first half we forgot where the goal was, in the second half, our strikers saw the goal a bit more and after the first goal it was easy.
"There is always pressure for us because the top of the league is tough and the other teams at the top had won today. Every game we play is like a final."
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Hull manager Mike Phelan: "The penalty was the major turning point. Andrew Robertson is heartbroken over it because he knows he has suffered a harsh lesson there - he has got to stay on his feet and shuffle the player across into an area where maybe his team-mate can do a little bit better at making an attempt to tackle.
"But he has learned from that, and he will learn a lot more at this level. He is a good young player, and a good kid to have around but he has made a basic, basic mistake that has cost us.
"Until then, we put everything together the best way we could. I thought we were very very solid and moved the ball around well. We got to their players quickly and definitely frustrated them. We caused them a few problems now and again."
Man City face a big away trip to Liverpool on New Year's Eve (17:30 GMT), while Hull are back in action on Friday, 30 December when Everton visit the KCOM Stadium (20:00).
Match ends, Hull City 0, Manchester City 3.
Second Half ends, Hull City 0, Manchester City 3.
Own Goal by Curtis Davies, Hull City. Hull City 0, Manchester City 3.
Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Yaya Touré.
Attempt saved. Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
Ryan Mason (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Fernando (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Markus Henriksen (Hull City).
Substitution, Manchester City. Fernando replaces David Silva.
Foul by David Silva (Manchester City).
Markus Henriksen (Hull City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. David Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bacary Sagna.
Ryan Mason (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ryan Mason (Hull City).
Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dieumerci Mbokani (Hull City).
Substitution, Hull City. Adama Diomande replaces Sam Clucas.
Goal! Hull City 0, Manchester City 2. Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Silva.
Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
Ryan Mason (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Michael Dawson.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ahmed Elmohamady.
Substitution, Hull City. Markus Henriksen replaces Jake Livermore.
Goal! Hull City 0, Manchester City 1. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty Manchester City. Raheem Sterling draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Andrew Robertson (Hull City) after a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dieumerci Mbokani (Hull City).
Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Silva.
Attempt missed. Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Gaël Clichy.
Substitution, Hull City. Ryan Mason replaces Tom Huddlestone.
Foul by Yaya Touré (Manchester City).
The bicycle ridden by teenager Femke van den Driessche in Saturday's cyclo-cross World Championships was allegedly found to contain a hidden motor.
The Belgian said she "would not cheat".
Froome said: "It's a concern I've had, something I brought up with the UCI. It would be my advice that the UCI starts checking bikes more regularly."
UCI president Brian Cookson said it was "absolutely clear" there had been a "technological fraud" during Saturday's under-23 race.
And Froome believes the governing body is "taking the threat seriously".
The Briton, who is preparing for the Herald Sun Tour in Victoria, made his physiological data public in December in an attempt to quash speculation about his performances.
"Knowing that I have nothing to hide, obviously I went and did the tests and offered that data up publicly to everyone and I'm really happy how that went down," he added.
Announcing Heathrow as his preferred choice for a new runway, Sir Howard Davies said: "At the moment Stansted is only carrying 20m passengers where it could take 35m, so the market is telling you that's not currently a preferred solution."
All airports around London, especially Essex's Stansted Airport, and to a lesser degree Luton and Southend, will get much busier, he added.
"Our modelling shows that in the period before the new runway comes into operation, which won't be for at least for another decade, there will have to be significant expansion at the airports which have got the capacity to expand at the moment, principally Stansted. It will be important that other airports around London take the strain."
Sir Howard's report accepts that another runway as well as the new one at Heathrow, may be needed in the UK by 2050 but to the surprise of many observers, he refuses to name a candidate.
"A wide range of options should be considered, for example, Stansted and Gatwick, and airports outside London and the South East, such as Birmingham and Manchester," he said in his report.
His report has been welcomed by MPs around Stansted, who are now convinced that after years of uncertainty, the idea of a second runway is now definitely off the table.
Sir Howard notes that the airport has begun an £80m terminal redevelopment. It is also trying to grow its mix of airlines and attract long-haul routes and he notes Stansted's strategic importance to the wider London airport system.
He clearly believes the airport has an important role to play, but not one big enough to warrant another runway.
He was very complimentary about the proposal for a new runway at Gatwick, which he ended up rejecting. Sir Howard said it was "do-able" and would bring economic benefits but this must surely mean that the airport is now in pole position when discussions begin about another runway.
It is also interesting that his report notes that there may be a case for reviewing the planning cap that currently limits Stansted to 35m air movements a year. It states that "the commission does not have any view as to the outcome of any such review".
Sir Howard also welcomes the recent decision to allow Luton to expand, and the recent success of Southend.
The problems of poor rail links to all our airports also came in for criticism and the report calls for improvements. He seems to suggest this could be holding airports back from realising their full potential.
So the conclusion for the east seems to be - no new runways but busier airports. It is news which will come as a relief to those living near our airports but the anticipated increase in traffic will also give rise to concern from environmental groups.
They will worry about noise and pollution levels and will fight any attempt by the airports to increase flights. The region's business community will be broadly happy with the report, in particular the appeal for better rail links.
But just one word of warning. The recommendation to build at Heathrow is just that - a recommendation.
The government will have to make the final decision, expected in the autumn and there are a host of political problems surrounding that decision. If ministers reject Sir Howard's report, everything will be back in the melting pot again.
Eliecer Garcia Torrealba, 42, is accused of using his post to allow a plane laden with the drug to take off from Barquisimeto in western Venezuela.
Dominican police searching the Cessna plane found three suitcases and two bags filled with cocaine.
Sixteen people are being held in connection with the case.
Prosecutors say Chief Detective Garcia Torrealba "co-ordinated the necessary actions inside the airport in Barquisimeto to allow the plane laden with cocaine to take off".
There was no immediate comment from Mr Garcia Torrealba himself.
Among the other people arrested are five members of the Venezuelan military and three airport security officials.
A Venezuelan businessman, Pablo Cardenas, has also been detained on suspicion of being the mastermind behind the cocaine shipment.
The US has long accused Venezuelan officials of not doing enough to stop drugs produced in neighbouring Colombia and other South American countries to transit through Venezuela.
They also allege that high-ranking members of the Venezuelan military and people close to government officials have been involved in smuggling drugs.
Two nephews of First Lady Cilia Flores are currently awaiting trial in New York on charges they conspired to import cocaine to the US.
Their hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.
The former Labour prime minister will suggest the Scottish government be given the power to set VAT rates and sign international treaties.
Control over agriculture, fisheries and environmental regulation could be transferred, he will argue in a speech.
It comes as Nicola Sturgeon is pressing for a second independence referendum.
The first minister set out her position five days ago, saying a fresh vote was necessary in the wake of last summer's Brexit vote.
She will tell the SNP conference later that the will of the Scottish Parliament "must and will prevail" over the issue.
Mr Brown will address the Festival of Ideas, in Kirkcaldy, Fife, where he will call for the repatriation to Scotland of £800m spent by the EU.
He will also propose that the Bank of England becomes the Bank of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with fully staffed representation in Scotland "to reinforce the fact that the pound is for everyone".
He was the main architect of the "Vow", a promise of more powers for Holyrood, which many believe boosted the No vote ahead of the Scottish independence referendum in September 2014.
Earlier this week, Ms Sturgeon said Scotland's interests would be harmed by losing access to the single market, and argued Scottish voters - who backed remaining in the EU by 62% to 38% - deserved a choice between a hard Brexit and becoming an independent country.
Prime Minister Theresa May has responded by saying "now is not the time" for such a vote, as her government focuses on securing a good Brexit deal for the whole of the UK.
In his speech, Mr Brown will argue a new form of federal home rule is needed to unite the country and avoid years of "bitter division".
He is expected to say: "The third option, a patriotic Scottish way and free from the absolutism of the SNP and the do-nothing-ism of the Tories, is now essential because post-Brexit realities make the status quo redundant and require us to break with the past.
"The status quo has been overtaken by events because unless powers now with the European Union are repatriated from Brussels to the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Assembly and the regions, Whitehall will have perpetrated one of the biggest power grabs by further centralising power. employment and energy.
"The patriotic way means that Scotland is not caught between a die-hard conservatism that denies the Scottish Parliament the powers it needs and a hard-line nationalism that throws away the resources we secure from being part of the Union."
Mr Brown has already pledged to join forces with Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale to campaign for a people's constitutional convention to look at how power is distributed across the nations and regions of the UK.
Ms Dugdale confirmed her party would vote against the SNP's demand for a fresh referendum when it is debated at the Scottish Parliament next week.
She said: "Our call for a reformed UK is about meeting the demand for change. One message from the independence and EU referendums was that people wanted more control over their lives.
"That's why Labour's plan for a people's constitutional convention and a federal UK will transform where political and economic power will lie in our country."
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Russia's Tetyana Dorovskikh took the 3,000m gold medal but tested positive for drug use in 1993.
Murray's husband, Tom Mooney, wrote to the IOC last year.
"Their view is that they can't prove that Dorovskikh was on drugs when competing at Seoul in 88 when she tested positive in 93," he said.
"Our view is that you don't start taking drugs after winning the numerous titles she had.
"It is quite sickening really and something that has to be addressed otherwise sport's going to die at the top end."
Having originally written to the IOC in June 2015, Murray's hopes of an upgrade increased when Russia was first accused by the World Anti-Doping Agency of "state-sponsored" doping in November.
"I thought, if we don't do something now, we never will and I decided to write to the IAAF, Sebastian Coe, the president, and Thomas Black, who's president of the International Olympic Committee," Mooney told BBC Scotland.
"Seb Coe got back to say it is really an IOC matter but he would raise it with them."
More than a year after his initial letter, Mooney has been left disappointed by the reply, which comes as Russia failed to overturn the ban imposed on its athletes competing at the forthcoming Olympics in Rio.
"Dorovskikh tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in 1993," he said. "Subsequent to that, she had won four world championship gold medals and three Olympic medals, including a gold medal in Yvonne's race in the 3,000m in 1988.
"It is something that has always been sore with Yvonne. She has always felt she should have been upgraded to at least a silver medal from the Games."
The rejection of Murray's appeal came in a letter from IOC director of legal affairs Howard Stupp.
"Over and above the issue of prescription (ie, the amount of time that has elapsed since the occurrence of the event in question), it is not acceptable to condemn someone for supposed behaviour in 1988 - which behaviour at that time has not been proven - based upon the behaviour of such person in 1992," he stated.
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"As a result, we do not feel we are in a position to proceed with any potential reallocation of the medal in question."
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Karen Betts becomes the first woman in the organisation's 105-year history to take on the role.
Currently stationed in Rabat, the St Andrews University alumni has spent the past 16 years working for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
She is due to take over the post in May after David Frost stepped down from the job in November 2016.
The organisation, which is currently taking legal action to halt the Scottish government's plans for a minimum alcohol price, claims the whisky industry contributes nearly £5bn a year to the UK economy.
Ms Betts said she was thrilled to be representing one of Scotland's most important industries, at home and overseas.
She added: "It's an exciting and challenging time for the Scotch Whisky industry, and I am looking forward immensely to helping ensure its success into the future.
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SWA chairman, Pierre Pringuet, said Ms Betts would bring "fresh leadership".
He added: "Her wide international experience will be particularly valuable as we work with government to grow the Scotch whisky industry globally and make a success of the UK's exit from the EU."
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The visitors collapsed to 89-7 before George Bailey (145 not out) and Kyle Abbott (56) shared a stand of 152, a List A record for the eighth wicket.
It helped Hampshire to reach 271-8 but the hosts made easy work of the chase.
Sangakkara hit his first hundred of the competition before rain halted Surrey's innings on 238-2 from 38 overs.
With both teams needing to win to keep alive their hopes of progressing to the knockout stages, Hampshire's decision to bat first looked a poor one as the Curran brothers - Sam and Tom - ran through the away side's top order.
Ben Foakes took a brilliant one-handed catch to have Rilee Rossouw caught behind off Tom Curran, before younger brother Sam dismissed Tom Alsop and James Vince (20).
West Indian bowler Ravi Rampaul then took 3-22 in seven overs, but Bailey remained calm and vigilant as his team-mates fell around him.
The 34-year-old former Australia one-day captain's record 152-run eighth-wicket stand was only ended when Rampaul - who finished with figures of 4-61 - bowled South African Abbott for 56.
Although Abbott dismissed Surrey opener Jason Roy for just one, the home side rarely looked troubled in their reply.
Sangakkara's 38th 50-over century of his career came off just 100 balls, with 12 fours and a six as he led his side to a dominant position before the rain began to fall.
Surrey still need to win their final group match, the day-nighter against Gloucestershire at Bristol on Wednesday, when Hampshire and Sussex meet at Southampton, also be vying for a third-place finish.
Surrey opener Mark Stoneman:
"We are very pleased to win, because it keeps us alive in the competition. But we were slightly disappointed to let them get that sort of total in the end.
"We should have kept them to 150-180 but George and Kyle batted very well so full credit to them.
"We got two partnerships going, myself with Sanga and then him and Rory Burns and that's the key to success in any cricket."
Hampshire batsman George Bailey:
"It was slow going for us at the start. The ball nibbled around a bit too. It was a bit of a grind. It's hard to get the balance right between trying to push on when you lose early wickets in a bid to get the 300 you think is par.
"Perhaps we played a few too many poor shots but Surrey also bowled very well early on. Kyle and I just wanted to see how far we could take it and by the end we were really enjoying ourselves and having a lot of fun.
"It was a half decent score but we still knew it was a bit under par. But, if we beat Sussex on Wednesday then we can still qualify, if Surrey lose their game."
The report, covering the last three months of 2013, was published by Ofcom.
The communications watchdog ranks the five biggest internet providers based on the number of complaints it receives about them adjusted according to the number of customers.
It marks the first time EE has not led the name-and-shame list in over a year.
Virgin Media had the lowest level of complaints, followed by Sky for the fourth quarter running. TalkTalk came third.
According to the figures, Ofcom received 32 complaints for every 100,000 BT fixed-broadband customers between October and December last year. They related to service faults and the way BT's staff had initially attempted to handle the reported problems.
The firm was also found to have generated the highest level of complaints about its subscription TV service: 31 per 100,000 customers. The category covers access to the facility and billing, but not the quality of its programmes.
"BT is disappointed with the results in broadband and TV, despite the fact that we've improved from last quarter," responded Libby Barr, managing director of BT customer service.
"BT is the fastest-growing business by far in the UK for both pay TV and broadband, and as we process more transactions we have unfortunately suffered more disruption than companies with static or declining customer bases."
In response to this claim, Virgin Media noted that it had increased both the number of its broadband and pay-TV customers over 2013.
The level of complaints about EE's broadband reported by the regulator was nearly 60% lower than for the same period a year earlier. But the firm said it still had room to improve after Ofcom reported receiving 29 complaints for every 100,000 subscribers over 2013's final quarter.
"We are of course disappointed by these latest results and will take on board the findings of the Ofcom report. We have an ongoing programme to improve service performance," said a spokeswoman.
Andrew Ferguson, editor of the Thinkbroadband news site, told the BBC there was plenty to be positive about.
"The general trend over time is that the average number of complaints is down, so broadband does seem to be a sector that is improving," he said.
"It may be a factor that people have become better at understanding the problems you can have with it and also the various regulations that have come out of Ofcom.
"For example, firms must now let customers walk away if they change prices."
Damian Kazimierczak, of Salt Hill Park, left his victim semi-naked and badly injured, Reading Crown Court was told.
Kazimierczak was caught on CCTV and blood was later found on his shoes. He will be sentenced at a later date.
Dep Supt Kevin Brown said the attack on 28 December left the woman "with severe injuries, as well as mental scars that cannot be healed."
Jones, 39, will lead Gloucestershire out against Surrey in the One-Day Cup final.
"To think this will be my last professional game in England, I must admit, I'm ready for it," Jones told BBC Radio Bristol.
"The fact it is a final at Lord's, is helping with that."
Jones, who was part of England's 2005 Ashes-winning side, says he is determined to end his career with a trophy for Gloucestershire - who he joined this year after more than 10 seasons at Kent.
His last domestic final was the Friends Provident Trophy final in 2008 when Kent were beaten by Essex, and he says the team are desperate to end the campaign with some silverware.
"When I spoke to Richard Dawson mid-season and said my plans and thoughts of retirement I would never have thought there was a chance of doing it this way," he added. "I'm going to make sure I enjoy it on Saturday.
"I'm not going to do any big Churchillian speech, because I don't need to. These lads grew up on a diet of watching Gloucester in One-Day finals at Lord's so they know the importance and meaning."
Jones admitted Saturday will be an emotional day for him and his family.
"I could be a blubbering mess," he said. "My family will be there, my two boys are coming up on the train to London.
"It will be a nice little honour but ultimately the day is not about me, it is about Gloucester, and I want to walk off that field lifting the trophy together."
A statement to the stock exchange on Friday morning said it was facing problems with the conditions attached to a contract in Bangladesh.
It is also facing challenges from the break-down of security in Yemen.
In North America, it has suffered the impact of the slump in the North American shale oil and gas sector.
It is now being hit by a slump in offshore power provision in the Gulf of Mexico.
Aggreko's statement profits this year are likely to be between £250m and £270m - at least 8% lower than previously forecast in a poll of business analysts. In response, the share price fell 12%.
Chris Weston, the chief executive, will issue results for the first half of this year, setting out his plans and priorities.
The under-shoot in financial performance could hit production at the Aggreko plant in Dumbarton, where its generators are assembled.
A statement in May said: "We anticipate fleet capital expenditure to be around £300m for the full year, with £140m now expected in the first half, reflecting planned investment in our gas fleet.
"As we have said in the past, our model allows us to flex this number up and down, and we will continue to do this based on the opportunities that we see in front of us."
The Wales and Swans captain moved to Everton to replace Man City-bound John Stones in a deal Swansea 'reluctantly accepted' for a fee around £12 million.
"We need just one more signing - a central defender," Guidolin explained.
The Italian is yet to decide on Williams' replacement as Swansea captain. "When Leon Britton plays he'll be captain. After that I don't know."
Replacing Williams, who departed after eight years with the Swans, is Guidolin's priority.
"I have something [in mind] and with the chairman we have a short list of players," he told BBC Radio Wales Sport.
"When a player decides to move for a new challenge then its best to let him go."
Swansea begin their Premier League campaign with a trip to Burnley on Saturday.
Real - who play Bayern Munich on Tuesday - rested Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema.
Duje Cop gave Sporting the lead from Mikel Vesga's flicked ball over the top but Isco levelled after good footwork.
Vesga then scored a looping header before Alvaro Morata levelled with his head and Isco got the 20-yard winner.
Madrid remain three points above Barcelona, who beat Real Sociedad by the same scoreline, although Zinedine Zidane's side have a game in hand.
Their next La Liga match is El Clasico next Sunday.
Zidane's team have now won 10 points this season from losing positions in the league, more than any other team.
Real's stars should be fresh for Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg match against Bayern at the Bernabeu.
Zidane made nine changes from the side that won the first leg 2-1, with keeper Keylor Navas, Ronaldo, Benzema and Bale - who is an injury doubt - not even named on the bench for the Sporting game.
And Isco - who has made only one Champions League start all season - may have played himself into contention with an excellent game.
His opener came after beating several defenders and his 90th-minute winner came from outside the box after he was picked out by substitute Marcelo.
Sporting remain five points adrift of safety.
Match ends, Sporting de Gijón 2, Real Madrid 3.
Second Half ends, Sporting de Gijón 2, Real Madrid 3.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Lillo.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Lillo.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Lillo.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) because of an injury.
Akram Afif (Sporting de Gijón) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Akram Afif (Sporting de Gijón).
Substitution, Sporting de Gijón. Akram Afif replaces Sergio Álvarez.
Goal! Sporting de Gijón 2, Real Madrid 3. Isco (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcelo.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Casemiro replaces Mateo Kovacic.
Álvaro Morata (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
Hand ball by Álvaro Morata (Real Madrid).
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Jean-Sylvain Babin.
Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Ramos with a headed pass.
Nacho Cases (Sporting de Gijón) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Isco (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Nacho Cases (Sporting de Gijón).
Attempt blocked. James Rodríguez (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Mateo Kovacic (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Dani Ndi (Sporting de Gijón).
Attempt missed. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Isco with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Fernando Amorebieta.
Attempt missed. Mariano (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Sergio Álvarez.
Substitution, Sporting de Gijón. Dani Ndi replaces Duje Cop.
Isma López (Sporting de Gijón) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Nacho (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Isma López (Sporting de Gijón).
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Fernando Amorebieta (Sporting de Gijón).
Corner, Sporting de Gijón. Conceded by Danilo.
Attempt missed. James Rodríguez (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Danilo.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Jean-Sylvain Babin.
Attempt blocked. Marcelo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danilo.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Mariano replaces Lucas Vázquez.
Foul by Nacho (Real Madrid).
Nacho Cases (Sporting de Gijón) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28 November 2016 Last updated at 11:23 GMT
It's one of the easiest times to spot baby seals.
However, it's also the time of year that many seal pups are rescued - often because they can't swim properly yet, or because humans wrongly think they are helping them by putting them in the water.
The British coastline is home to 38 percent of the world's population of grey seals and Ayshah travelled down to the south coast to find out more about them.
While she was in Cornwall, a baby pup called 'Orca' washed up and had to be rescued. Now he has recovered and has been released back into the wild.
Check out this video to see the moment he goes back to the sea...
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has raised a "particular concern" over a 60,000 sq ft office block, which is part of the proposal.
Officers said the application, which is due to be discussed at the authority's planning committee later this month, "will be recommended for refusal".
The Humber Bridge Board said it would be pursuing the plans at the meeting.
Under the proposed scheme, which also includes a hotel and a restaurant overlooking the water, visitors can travel under the bridge at Hessle in a glass gondola before changing to the lift, which raises them 510 ft (155m) to the top of the north tower.
In a letter to the board, Alan Menzies, director of planning and economic regeneration, said: "The advice of officers at the pre-application stage was clear in expressing concerns that it would be difficult to justify new large scale office development in the open countryside, contrary to the town centre first approach advocated by national planning policy."
Mr Menzies went on to suggest: "If the large office building was to be withdrawn from the application then officers would then be in a position to support (in principle) the remaining elements of the scheme."
Board chairman Rob Waltham said: "When it goes to the planning committee, we will be presenting the strongest possible case to say that the plans are right for the Humber Bridge and its development."
If approved the new centre could be open at the end of 2017.
Construction began in July 1972, taking eight years to complete
It is held up by 44,117 miles (71,000km) of steel wire, almost enough to travel twice around the world
The bridge is 7,283 ft (2,220 m) long from shore to shore
It weighs more than 500,000 tonnes
With a central span of 4,626 ft (1,410m), it is the seventh longest suspension bridge in the world
It was officially opened by HM the Queen on 17 July 1981
Source: Humber Bridge Board
Cody McDonald had given the Gills a half-time lead, but goals after the break from Freddie Ladapo and Flynn earned Oldham their first league win since August.
McDonald was the beneficiary of a superb inswinging corner by Bradley Dack and nodded in unmarked at the back post after 10 minutes.
He should have had his second in the 26th minute but his glancing header went straight into the arms of Connor Ripley.
Ladapo, on as a substitute on the hour-mark, scored with his first touch five minutes later, slamming a shot from 12 yards past Stuart Nelson.
But Oldham were not content to settle for just a point and former Liverpool player Flynn earned a much-needed win for manager Steve Robinson.
The midfielder pounced on a loose ball following a deflected Paul Green shot and slotted into an empty net.
The goal capped a remarkable comeback from the team who started the day bottom of the league.
Reports supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Gillingham 1, Oldham Athletic 2.
Second Half ends, Gillingham 1, Oldham Athletic 2.
Foul by Lee Croft (Oldham Athletic).
Josh Wright (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Paul Konchesky.
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Oliver Banks replaces Lee Erwin.
Foul by Josh Wright (Gillingham).
Lee Croft (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mark Byrne (Gillingham).
Jamie Reckord (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Stuart Nelson (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Gillingham 1, Oldham Athletic 2. Ryan Flynn (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Attempt saved. Emmanuel Osadebe (Gillingham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt saved. Paul Green (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Max Ehmer.
Attempt blocked. Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Emmanuel Osadebe (Gillingham).
Peter Clarke (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Peter Clarke.
Substitution, Gillingham. Mark Byrne replaces Scott Wagstaff.
Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Emmanuel Osadebe (Gillingham).
Attempt missed. Peter Clarke (Oldham Athletic) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Ryan Jackson.
Attempt blocked. Freddie Ladapo (Oldham Athletic) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Paul Konchesky.
Attempt saved. Ryan Flynn (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt blocked. Ryan Flynn (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Adedeji Oshilaja (Gillingham).
Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Stuart Nelson.
Attempt saved. Freddie Ladapo (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Scott Wagstaff (Gillingham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Ousmane Fane (Oldham Athletic).
Paul Konchesky (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Gillingham. Ryan Jackson replaces Chris Herd.
Frank Nouble (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Brian Wilson (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
The Jack Russell beat competition from other dogs that appeared in Hugo, Beginners, 50/50 and Young Adult.
Trainer Omar Von Muller accepted the award with Uggie, whose performance in Water For Elephants also made the shortlist, at the Los Angeles ceremony.
The inaugural awards recognise canine excellence in Hollywood on both the big and small screens.
Von Muller said the award was "overwhelming" adding: "He has been my buddy forever and is a great performer and great family member."
He also thanked award organisers DogNewsDaily.com saying: "This is very important for all the trainers in the movie industry, because we have never been recognised before, and people just don't understand that it takes hundreds and even thousands of hours to train a dog."
Ten-year-old Uggie has had a long career in film and television and retired following The Artist, for which he was also awarded the Palm Dog at the Cannes Film Festival.
The ceremony saw prizes awarded in five other categories, including best dog in a foreign film, best dog in a television series, best dog in a reality series and best dog in a direct-to-DVD film.
A special prize was also awarded to actress Charlize Theron - who was not present at the event - for her work on behalf of animal welfare.
Martin Scorsese also appeared at the ceremony by video.
The Hugo director wrote an editorial in the Los Angeles Times last month urging readers to begin a write-in campaign to recognise Blackie the Doberman, who starred in his film, in the main film category.
Although Blackie lost out to Uggie, the director thanked fans for their support and joked: "I remain shocked by the suggestion that Blackie was in any way augmented or enhanced by CGI and I can only hope this innuendo in no way affected the voting."
Other winners included French bulldog Brigitte, who plays Stella on US sitcom Modern Family, and Hercules of Animal Planet show Pit Boss who tied with Giggy of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for best dog in a reality television series.
The ceremony was broadcast online by the Hollywood Reporter, and Alan Siskind from DogDailyNews said he expected the ceremony to be televised next year.
Minister of State Simon Harris said funding allocated to local authorities to deal with the aftermath of the bad weather will have to be increased.
More than 260 homes have been flooded and more are at risk after heavy rain.
Irish President Michael D Higgins visited flood affected communities in Galway and Wexford on Monday.
More than 100 people had to leave their homes in Athlone, after the power supply was switched off after flooding.
The Bastion Quay apartment complex is one of the largest in the town.
RTÉ reports that the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) cut power after pillars connecting an electricity substation to the complex became submerged in flood water.
Water levels on the River Shannon are the highest on Lough Ree since records began in 1932.
The Irish Defence Forces have been operating pumps in a number of areas.
About 110 members have been deployed across the Republic to help with relief efforts, with more on standby.
Cork County Council has said it may take a number of days to clear flooding from the N25, the main Cork to Waterford road which is impassable between Killeagh and Castlemartyr in east Cork.
The road has been flooded since last Wednesday's storm and prolonged heavy rain. Flooding on the road is extensive and an industrial pump is being used take water away from the affected area.
Water is being pumped over a distance of a kilometre to try to relieve the flooding. However, about 50 acres of land on both sides of the road is also flooded, exacerbating the situation.
Mr Harris said the extent of the damage caused by the flooding is still not clear, but said the government would not be found wanting in providing extra funding.
He also said that the cabinet is due to approve the introduction of a new long-range weather forecasting system when it meets on Tuesday.
He said the system would ensure the government has the most accurate forecasts, but said it would take several months to put in place.
Mr Harris added that the government would look at the possibility of making grant aid available to individual householders to build flood protections for their homes or, in some cases, to assist them with leaving flood-prone areas altogether.
President Higgins called on people to "pull together" to help those affected by the flooding.
"While everybody was very tired and those who have had to leave their homes are anxious and distressed, there was a great sense of determination to overcome these recent events," he said.
"It is especially important that as a nation we pull together now to address the urgent challenge of managing these events and of putting in place the mechanisms needed to ensure better preparedness in the future, as the evidence points to these extreme events becoming more frequent, and accelerating, in the years to come."
Earlier, a racehorse trainer from County Westmeath described the impact the flooding has had on his business.
Thomas Cleary told BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster that the flooding began on 4 December and there was now about two feet of water in his stables.
He said that even if the water was to stop rising this week, it would take at least a month before it left his yard.
He said he had moved his horses to the Curragh in County Kildare and had to travel there every morning to attend to them.
"It is 60 miles each way of a journey," he added.
"It is quite expensive because we lost all the bedding and feeds that we have at home so that all has to be got in Kildare."
Mr Cleary said that following flooding in 2009 it cost in the region of 40,000 euros (£29,500) to restore his yard.
The centre-back, 29, appeared to be in tears after turning his left ankle after half-time at White Hart Lane.
Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino said the injury looked "very bad", after the 4-0 victory.
Vertonghen has played 20 of 21 league matches this season, forming part of a defence that has conceded just 14 goals - the best record in the league.
Costa, 28, was heavily linked with a move to the club in the January transfer window.
But Tianjin said: "We have no intention of becoming involved in any unhealthy competition and, consequently, paying a premium price."
Costa's 20 top-flight goals this season helped Chelsea win the league title.
Tianjin were promoted to the Super League last season and have Italian World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro as their manager.
The club's owner, Shu Yuhui, said in January that a bid to sign Costa had been scuppered by new rules in the Chinese Super League which mean only three foreign players can be fielded per game.
5 December 2016 Last updated at 17:52 GMT
"Ivy" - not her real name - said she believed others within the West Midlands force knew of the beatings she endured at the hands of her ex-husband, but never broached the subject with her.
She chose to speak out as the force launched its campaign to highlight an annual Christmas spike in domestic abuse.
It started with a surf report. On Monday Devon-based website Magicseaweed.com began to warn of swells of up to 40ft (12m).
Dubbed "Black Wednesday", as the storm approached it was identified as a explosive cyclogenesis, known as a "weather bomb".
Throughout Tuesday, Met Office alerts were issued, with amber warnings put in place for parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The swirling low pressure funnelled high winds across the North Atlantic, as wind modelling website earth.nullschool.net showed.
With the winds came gusts topping more than 80mph in some areas and huge waves crashing against the coast.
And meteorologists also recorded intense strikes of lightning across the west.
Despite ferry cancellations and a fishing boat rescue off the north coast, marinetraffic.com showed commercial traffic was still sailing.
Forecasters had plenty to keep across and warned of wintry and blustery conditions throughout "Black Wednesday" and on into Thursday.
Along with the wind and waves and rain comes the danger of flooding. So here's an interactive map of flood warnings.
Note: the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency display their flood alert data differently. While the Environment Agency highlights individual rivers only, in Scotland the entire region is coloured to indicate the level of alert.
And back to the bigger picture, the west of Scotland remains in the wake of a "weather bomb" producing the most intense waves on the planet.
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Dr Naomi Crouch, a leading adolescent gynaecologist, said she was concerned GPs were referring rising numbers of young girls who wanted an operation.
Labiaplasty, as the surgery is known, involves the lips of the vagina being shortened or reshaped.
The NHS says it should not be carried out on girls before they turn 18.
In 2015-16, more than 200 girls under 18 had labiaplasty on the NHS. More than 150 of the girls were under 15.
Some experts fear that pornography and images viewed through social media are leading young girls to have unrealistic perceptions of how their genitals should look.
Dr Crouch, who chairs the British Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology, said in her work for the NHS she was yet to see a girl who needed the operation.
"Girls will sometimes come out with comments like, 'I just hate it, I just want it removed,' and for a girl to feel that way about any part of her body - especially a part that's intimate - is very upsetting."
Anna - not her real name - considered having labiaplasty from the age of 14.
"I just picked up from somewhere that it wasn't neat enough or tidy enough and I think I wanted it to be smaller.
"People around me were watching porn and I just had this idea that it should be symmetrical and not sticking out.
"I thought that was what everyone else looked like, because I hadn't seen any normal everyday [images] before then.
"I remember thinking, 'If there's surgery for it, then clearly I'm not the only one who wants this done, and maybe it won't be that big a deal.'."
She later decided not to pursue having an operation.
"I'm totally glad I didn't get it done. I didn't need it. I look totally normal. Completely and utterly normal."
Paquita de Zulueta, a GP for more than 30 years, said it was only in the past few years that girls had started coming to her with concerns over the appearance of their labia.
"I'm seeing young girls around 11, 12, 13 thinking there's something wrong with their vulva - that they're the wrong shape, the wrong size, and really expressing almost disgust.
"Their perception is that the inner lips should be invisible, almost like a Barbie, but the reality is that there is a huge variation. It's very normal for the lips to protrude."
She blames the unrealistic images girls are being exposed to through pornography and social media.
"There isn't enough education and it should start really quite young, explaining that there is a range and that - just as we all look different in our faces - we all look different down there, and that's OK."
NHS England said it did not carry out the operation for cosmetic reasons, only for clinical conditions.
For the past few years clinical commissioning groups have been able to refer only patients who are experiencing physical pain or emotional distress.
But Dr De Zulueta says some girls know they need to overstate their physical symptoms to get the surgery.
"There is awareness that they're more likely to get the operation if they say it's interfering with sex, with sport, they feel that will tick that box."
Dr Crouch believes labiaplasty should be given only to girls who have a medical abnormality.
"I find it very hard to believe there are 150 girls with a medical abnormality which means they needed an operation on their labia," she said.
She added there were uncomfortable parallels between this surgery and female genital mutilation (FGM), which is illegal in the UK.
"The law says we shouldn't perform these operations on developing bodies for cultural reasons. Current Western culture is to have very small lips, tucked inside. I see this as the same thing".
Dr Gail Busby, lead adolescent gynaecologist at St Mary's Hospital, says it is important for girls and their parents to remember:
Body image advice
The majority of labiaplasties are done by private cosmetic surgeons on women over 18.
The industry has been criticised for normalising the procedure.
Plastic surgeon Miles Berry defended the surgery, saying it could improve women's lives.
"It can change people fundamentally, the feelings they have about themselves, their confidence and self-esteem.
"I have seen patients aged between 16 and 21 who have never had a boyfriend because they are so concerned about this."
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists said the operation should not be performed until a girl had finished developing, after the age of 18.
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A 14th successive Serie A win kept the champions two points behind leaders Napoli, who they play next week.
On-loan Chelsea winger Cuadrado drove home his third goal of the season after 74 minutes before top scorer Dybala secured the points in the final minute.
Dybala, who also hit a post, curled in his 16th goal of the season.
Napoli maintained their title challenge with an eighth successive league win as they secured a narrow 1-0 home victory over 10-man Carpi.
The leaders needed a 69th-minute penalty from Gonzalo Higuain to beat the relegation-threatened visitors, who had Raffaele Bianco sent off for a second booking 12 minutes into the second half.
Higuain, the leading scorer in Serie A, claimed his 26th goal of the season after Kalidou Koulibaly had been fouled by Fabio Daprela following a corner.
Elsewhere, fourth-placed Inter Milan fought back from 3-1 down but could only draw 3-3 at bottom club Verona as their stuttering run continued.
AC Milan extended their unbeaten run to eight games but were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Udinese, while Sassuolo and Palermo drew 2-2.
Chievo came from 1-0 down to win 2-1 at Torino.
The club have made one major signing this summer, buying Granit Xhaka from Borussia Monchengladbach for £35m.
"We can't afford to outgun competitors that have far more money. We have to be very careful, very selective," Gazidis told the New York Times.
The 51-year-old reiterated his support for manager Arsene Wenger, denying it is based on a "sense of nostalgia".
Wenger has overseen 20 consecutive top-four finishes in the Premier League, but the last of his three league titles came in 2004. Some supporters protested at the end of last season, calling for a change in manager.
The Frenchman insisted that the club would "add what we missed" during the transfer window to close the 10-point gap to champions Leicester, but his pursuit of France forward Alexandre Lacazette so far has been frustrated with Lyon turning down a £29.3m offer.
Arsenal were the only club in Europe's top five leagues not to buy an outfield player in last season's summer transfer window. Goalkeeper Petr Cech, signed for £10m, was the only arrival, despite the club having almost £200m in cash reserves.
But Gazidis - who spoke of "an escalation in our financial firepower" in 2013 - claims that the Premier League's large and relatively evenly-shared television deal means money is less decisive than it was.
"The constraints within the Premier League are less and less about pure finances. More relatively important become things like how well you identify players, how well you develop players, what kind of sports science you have, your analytics, your psychology," he added.
"All of these support areas around what we do increasingly become bigger differentiators."
Russia said the document infringed the council rule allowing countries 24 hours to consider the final wording.
The US dismissed this as a "made-up alibi", saying Russia wanted to preserve recent military gains by Syrian government troops in Aleppo.
The army are reported to have seized more parts of rebel-held east Aleppo.
If confirmed, that would mean the government had recaptured about 70% of the rebel-controlled area in just over a week.
More than 100,000 people may be under siege in districts still under rebel control, where food supplies are exhausted and there are no functioning hospitals.
On Monday, Russia and China - both veto-wielding council members - voted against the draft submitted jointly by Egypt, New Zealand and Spain.
Venezuela also voted "No", while Angola abstained.
The other 11 UN Security Council members backed the resolution.
The document called for the ceasefire to allow the unimpeded access of aid to Aleppo.
Russia's UN envoy Vitaly Churkin said the draft had not been given the traditional 24 hours for it to be analysed.
He added that the vote should have been postponed until a meeting of Russian and US experts on Tuesday or Wednesday in Geneva.
US deputy envoy to the UN, Michele Sison, accused Russia of using a "made-up alibi".
"We will not let Russia string along the Security Council," she added.
French envoy Francois Delattre accused Moscow of having "decided to take Aleppo regardless of the human cost" of a military victory,
The UK's representative Matthew Rycroft said that in vetoing the resolution Russia and its supporters "have also held to ransom the lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent men, women and children currently enduring hell in Aleppo".
This is the sixth time in five years that Russia has used its veto power to block a draft resolution on Syria.
Russia, a key ally of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, has been carrying out air strikes against rebels since September 2015.
Aleppo was once Syria's largest city and its commercial and industrial hub before the uprising against President Assad began in 2011.
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Swimmers currently face permanent bans only if they fail a second test after serving a suspension for an earlier, separate, offence.
Earlier this month, The Times alleged widespread doping programmes are in operation in Russia and China.
"It should be a life ban," Peaty told BBC Sport.
"It's a message to those people out there that it [cheating] shouldn't happen at all.
"If it happens any more, then people are going to be looking at the TV and saying 'he's a cheat'.
"I'm not a cheater, but if I win Olympic gold and people are looking at me and saying I am a cheat because I've won, it's hugely disrespectful given the hard work I've put in.
"I am going to go out there [at this year's Olympics] and hopefully be racing 100% clean athletes, not 50% athletes, 50% drugs.
"Hopefully it won't affect me as I'm going out there to win, but it's for those people who come fourth and miss out on a medal because someone doped - that's bad for those who believe in the sport."
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A lifetime ban from the sport is a possibility facing suspended Russian Olympic medallist Yuliya Efimova, who failed the second drug test of her career after meldonium was found in her in blood in January.
It was the latest in a series of doping cases to hit the Russian Swimming Federation, which had 27 athletes serve bans between 2010 and 2015.
The revelations saw leading British coach Jon Rudd call for an 'athletics-style' investigation into swimming programmes around the world.
Swimming's international governing body, Fina, said it would look into specific claims made against the Russian and Chinese Federations, but denied an in-depth investigation of the sport was required.
It will also review a decision by the Chinese Swimming Association to let two Chinese swimmers off with warnings for failing drug tests.
Fina recently announced that by working alongside the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada), it aimed to have all potential Rio Olympic swimming medallists tested between five and seven times before the Games.
Peaty believes Fina could have done more in the past, and states that after being tested three times in as many weeks, he would like to see other nations adopt similar strict anti-doping strategies.
"I think Wada have got it right and Fina have got it right sometimes," he said.
"Samples [of blood] are going to be kept for 10 years and those people will be caught and hopefully caught before the competition begins.
"It is bad for the young ones who look up to those [role models] in the sport, but Britain is one of the cleanest nations on the planet and hopefully we can keep it that way."
Learn more about Adam Peaty's attempt to become Great Britain's first male Olympic swimming champion since 1988 in BBC One's Saturday Sportsday programme at 12:50pm this weekend.
The incident happened in Boucher Crescent in south Belfast on Saturday, when a woman got out of the car and a man jumped in and drove off.
Members of the public managed to stop the car and the children were unharmed.
The man, who is 35, is expected to appear before Belfast Magistrates' Court on Monday morning.
He has also been charged with aggravated vehicle taking causing injury, common assault, and driving when unfit through drink or drugs.
The man is further accused of failing to provide a specimen of breath for preliminary test, failing to provide specimen when driving unfit and driving without a licence or insurance.
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At 35, one former Premier League star has been rolling back the years and showing he has most certainly still got it - and at a crucial time for his club.
Former England midfielder, and national team Player of the Year in 2011, Scott Parker helped Fulham beat Cardiff City with his first goal since 2014.
Parker's sweet left-footed strike, coupled with a dramatic, last-gasp goal for 20-year-old birthday-boy Emerson Hyndman, gave the west London club a vital third win in a row.
Fulham had won just three of their last 25 games before their recent revival, which has lifted them 10 points clear of the relegation zone.
That, together with wins for Bristol City and Rotherham, leaves the bottom three all at least nine points adrift of safety, with 23rd-placed Charlton - who lost to a 94th-minute goal at QPR, now looking doomed.
While Addicks fans will fear the worst, for some relegation is now already guaranteed.
For Bolton Wanderers and Crewe Alexandra fans, 9 April 2016 will not be a day they ever want to re-visit.
After a desperate season on and off the field, Wanderers' relegation to the third tier was assured as they lost 4-1 at Derby County.
"This has just confirmed the sort of season the club's had," Bolton Wanderers caretaker manager Jimmy Phillips said.
"The only positive thing we can say is that we still have a football club because, at one stage during the season, that was looking very doubtful."
For Crewe, a four-year stay in the third tier will end in May.
Since League One Swindon Town handed head coach Luke Williams a five-year deal on 9 March, it is fair to say it has been a month to forget for the club.
The Wiltshire outfit are yet to win in seven games since then - in stark contrast to their run of six wins from 10 while Williams was in interim charge.
After an "unacceptable" 6-0 loss to Scunthorpe, the club then had to deal with allegations that three players inhaled nitrous oxide on a live social media video.
Swindon suspended all three players - and despite apologies, the trio were not considered for selection for Saturday's 1-0 loss at Bradford City.
That defeat leaves the Robins six points above the relegation zone in 16th, with five matches remaining.
Wolves' 0-0 draw with Blackburn in the Championship was a third consecutive goalless match at Molineux - the first such barren run since 1899.
"That's frustrating. It's not what we want at home. We do want to create and we do want to go forward," Wolves boss Kenny Jackett said.
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"For us that's six games unbeaten - that's an achievement and a good thing. But we do want more going forward.
"The fans want to see people going past opponents. They want to see one-on-one situations being exploited. Our biggest threat today was James Henry.
"We want to reward a very good, patient crowd with more going forward than we've served up."
You don't top any table in April by luck, and all three league leaders in the Football League showed just why they are where they are on Saturday, extending impressive unbeaten runs.
For Burnley, it is now 18 Championship games without a loss.
Northampton Town, who won promotion to League One with a 2-2 draw against Bristol Rovers, have not lost in 19 League Two matches.
And Wigan Athletic are now without defeat in 20 consecutive League One games.
Lastly, a little further down the English football pyramid, one club has endured such bad luck with injuries that it has officially run out of recognised goalkeepers.
National League North side Bradford Park Avenue had to call upon 30-year-old former Football League journeyman striker Liam Dickinson today, to start in nets, as they faced Boston United.
Seemingly, he didn't do too badly, either....
But eventually, Dickinson and co. succumbed to a 3-0 defeat.
The club explained that stoppers Jon Stewart (injured), Ryan Jones and Matty Wright were all unavailable - and an emergency loan was not possible.
Mr Davis met with First Minister Arlene Foster and Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir separately on Thursday.
"There are other places in Europe that don't have hard borders with places outside the union," he said after speaking with Mrs Foster.
However, Mr Ó Muilleoir said he was determined that Northern Ireland would remain a part of Europe.
The Sinn Féin finance minister - who was standing in for Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness who is on leave - described his meeting with Mr Davis and Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire as a "frank exchange".
"It's my resolve and conviction that we will ensure that the Irish government and the British government get together to make sure that we are not dragged out of Europe," he said.
"That we remain at the heart of Europe and it is up to him (Mr Davis) to square that particular circle.
"But, the majority of people here voted to stay and that vote to remain should be respected."
In an article in today's newspapers, David Davis says he wants to see continuity when it comes to public funding, but Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir will probably be pressing him to go further.
David Davis is also quoted as saying the government does not want a hard border and wants a practical solution that will work in everyone's interest here.
David Davis and Secretary of State James Brokenshire both emphasise there was a common travel area between the Republic Ireland and the UK before either was a member of the European Union.
Speaking after his meeting with Mrs Foster, Mr Davis underlined the importance of controlling immigration and said "we have to take control of our borders".
He identified the single energy market, export markets and the skills base as "things which are important to making Brexit a success in Northern Ireland".
Mr Brokenshire said it was "important" to move on from the EU referendum and focus on getting "the best possible deal for the UK and the best possible deal for Northern Ireland".
Both Mr Davis and Mrs Foster campaigned for a leave vote in the EU referendum and believe Brexit offers excellent potential trade opportunities.
DUP sources described their meeting in Belfast on Thursday as "useful".
Mr Davis has been attending the first session of a business group set up to advise the Northern Ireland Office on local concerns about the forthcoming Brexit negotiations.
In Northern Ireland, the majority of voters (56%) opted for the UK to stay in the EU during June's referendum.
At a special meeting of the cabinet on Wednesday, Prime Minister Theresa May said there would be no second referendum on EU membership.
She said there would also be no question of the UK trying to remain inside the EU through some kind of back door.
Mr Davis has said he wants to reach out to the parts of the UK where people did not support Brexit, as well as those where big majorities voted to leave the EU.
In an article in Thursday's Belfast Telegraph, he wrote that Northern Ireland's voice will be heard loud and clear and Brexit should not mean the introduction of a hard border.
Wales has "lost a father figure", his successor Carwyn Jones said.
Mr Morgan was elected as an MP in 1987 and became an AM when the assembly was created in 1999.
He took the helm of the assembly nine months later, replacing Alun Michael who had stood down. He is widely credited with having brought stability to the fledgling institution after a turbulent start.
Mr Morgan served as first minister for nine years, from 2000 to 2009, before Mr Jones took over as first minister and Welsh Labour leader.
The former AM for Cardiff West is survived by his wife, Julie, two daughters and a son.
Following the news, a Welsh Labour spokeswoman said the party will suspend general election campaigning on Thursday.
Mr Jones said: "Wales hasn't just lost a great politician, we've lost a real father figure."
He said Mr Morgan was "funny, clever, engaging on almost any topic".
"I owe him a great deal, just as we all do in Wales," Mr Jones said.
"He did so much to fight for, and then establish devolution in the hearts and minds of the public in our country."
Jeremy Corbyn, UK Labour leader, said: "We've lost a good friend, a great man and, above all, a giant of the Welsh labour movement."
"I saw Rhodri just last month, campaigning in Cardiff North with Carwyn Jones," he said.
"Rhodri was an incredibly effective first minister for Wales. He stood up for Wales, its people's future and its public services."
Tony Blair, who was Labour prime minister when Mr Morgan was installed, said he "was an outstanding servant of Wales, the United Kingdom and the Labour Party".
He added: "He was great company, a fund of marvellous stories and a shrewd and immensely capable politician", adding he led the assembly with "with enormous skill and dedication".
Ex-Labour Welsh Secretary Lord Hain said: "As first minister Rhodri was both the father of devolution and the father of the nation.
"He did more than anyone to bed down and ensure the new Welsh Assembly gained widespread legitimacy."
Calling him a "unique populist intellectual", Lord Hain added he was a "towering figure in every sense whom we will all miss".
Alun Michael, now Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales, said he was "shocked by the sad news of Rhodri Morgan's death".
He said his commitment to Wales was "always absolute".
"He was the most popular politician of his generation and the absolute master of the one-liner," he added.
"While we had our disagreements, for instance over the Cardiff Bay Barrage, Rhodri was always a vigorous and colourful debater, but not personal."
Rhodri Morgan's time as first minister included two coalitions. In the first, with the Liberal Democrats between 2000 and 2003, Mike German served as deputy first minister.
Lord German called the former Welsh Labour leader a "strong opponent but a great friend".
"Wales has lost a great politician and stalwart tonight," he said.
Plaid Cymru's Ieuan Wyn Jones, who was deputy first minister to Mr Morgan under the One Wales coalition, said: "He was very easy to work with, and he was very likeable, extremely loyal and highly knowledgeable.
"It wasn't easy for him to deliver the coalition in sections of his party, but Rhodri stood firm and we agreed a very progressive programme of government."
Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns, himself a former AM who sparred with Mr Morgan in the Senedd chamber, said he was "a significant politician" and "great servant to Wales".
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood said the former first minister "was much respected across the political spectrum and led Wales with distinction during a crucial period in Welsh history".
Expressing her deepest sympathy on behalf of the members of the assembly and its staff, the institution's presiding officer Elin Jones said: "As First Minister of Wales, Rhodri's contribution in helping build our nation and its young democracy was immeasurable.
"Rhodri's ability to communicate with, and to understand, the diverse communities of Wales ultimately won hearts and minds, and was critical in giving the people of Wales the confidence to strengthen and develop the National Assembly."
'He spoke like no other politician'
By Tomos Livingstone, BBC Wales political correspondent
Rhodri Morgan stabilised Welsh devolution after its rocky first year, and spent nine years as first minister in his own idiosyncratic style.
At a time when sound bites were the norm, he spoke like no other politician - his response to being asked whether he wanted to lead the yet-to-be-created assembly was "do one-legged ducks swim in a circle?"
In office he pursued a strategy of differentiating his administration from Tony Blair's New Labour government, using the new devolved powers to opt-out from Blairite reforms to health and education.
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Cancer Research UK is sharing the funds across 13 locations with the the biggest grants of about £40m going to Manchester and Cambridge.
The charity aims to draw together cutting-edge research and medical expertise - resulting in more timely, life-saving treatments for patients.
It will provide "vital infrastructure", Dr Iain Foulkes, executive director of strategy and research funding said.
He said it would also boost research to develop smarter, kinder treatments for children and be particularly important for hard to treat cancers like pancreatic, oesophageal, lung and brain tumours.
Departments of health in the UK and the charity are also investing £36m over five years into experimental medicine centres for adult patients and a network of centres for children.
The centres are partnerships between Cancer Research UK, universities, hospital trusts and other organisations, which collaborate to improve cancer research and clinical practice.
Five of the 13 locations chosen to receive grants are in London - at the Institute for Cancer Research (ICR), Kings Health Partners, the Barts Centre, University College London, and Imperial College London.
Two are in Scotland - the Edinburgh and Glasgow centres.
The others are in Birmingham, Newcastle, Oxford, Southampton, Cambridge and Manchester.
About a third would take a pay cut to achieve a better work-life balance, the charity Working Families said.
Employers are not doing enough to help dads take a more active role in childcare, it added.
MPs are due to open an inquiry into whether fathers are losing out in the workplace.
Of the 2,750 parents surveyed, a third of fathers said they regularly felt burnt out, and one in five were working extra hours, according to the Modern Families Index report.
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"For many fathers the workplace is unsupportive of their aspirations for a better work-life fit," said the charity.
It runs the risk of creating a "fatherhood penalty", where fathers are willing to follow a career that is below their skill set and reduce their earnings, it added.
It would be similar to the "motherhood penalty", which gender equality charity, the Fawcett Society, identified as being one of the core causes of the disparity in pay between men and women.
"To prevent a 'fatherhood penalty' emerging in the UK - and to help tackle the motherhood penalty - employers need to ensure that work is designed in a way that helps women and men find a good work-life fit," said Sarah Jackson, chief executive of Working Families.
Employers' organisation, the Institute of Directors (IoD), agreed with the charity, saying bosses should design jobs that let both men and women work flexibly.
Seamus Nevin, head of employment and skills policy at the IoD, said government should also reform shared parental leave, which is "far from perfect and offers fathers no individual personal entitlement to time off with their baby".
"The benefits, to individual families as well as companies and the overall economy, of sharing parental responsibilities equally between mothers and fathers are clear," Mr Nevin said.
"The number of stay-at-home fathers has almost doubled since the mid-1990s. However, it's still the case that women are far more likely to take the lion's share of parental responsibilities.
"The willingness of more men to take an active role in parenting is very positive, but unfortunately government legislation and employment practices have not always kept up with evolving trends and needs," Mr Nevin added.
Adrienne Burgess, chief executive of the Fatherhood Institute, told the BBC there were a lot of problems with the current parental leave system.
"The new system was bigged up as a shared parental leave and it's nothing of the sort."
She explained that, in reality, it is transferable maternal leave, which fathers have no automatic right to, and few met the conditions.
"Only a minority of couples have this available - well under 50% qualify. The mothers often have their pay topped up by their employer but if this is transferred to the father their employer is much less likely to top it up. Everything works against it."
On Monday, MPs on the Women and Equalities Committee are launching a new inquiry into fathers in the workplace.
Committee chair Maria Miller said that investing in policies to let men and women share childcare "will reap financial benefits as well as reducing the gender pay gap".
"Many fathers want to take a more active role in caring for their children," she added.
"Clearly more needs to be done. We are keen to hear views from individuals as well as organisations about the changes which they would like to see."
Sir Elton, who has two sons with David Furnish through a surrogate, posted on Instagram that everyone should boycott Dolce and Gabbana following the comments.
It wasn't long until the #BoycottDolceGabbana hashtag was trending on Twitter.
While most of us can't afford their clothes in the first place, the very people who can are getting pretty heated.
It was in an interview with Italian magazine Panorama that the fashion designers said they didn't agree with the idea of gay families.
Domenico Dolce said: "You are born to a mother and a father - or at least that's how it should be.
"I call children of chemistry, synthetic children. Rented uterus, semen chosen from a catalogue."
Ricky Martin has six-year-old twins Matteo and Valentino born via a surrogate. The singer opened up about his sexuality after becoming a dad.
And it's not just the rich and famous making their voices heard. People with children born through IVF have been posting family pictures across social media.
Stefano Gabbana has now said "it was never our intention to judge other people's choice".
"We do believe in freedom and love," he added.
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Seven books were chosen from 210 nominations including writing from the journalist who died in Syria last year.
The prize is awarded annually to the book that comes closest to George Orwell's ambition "to make political writing into an art".
Prize director Jean Seaton said they were looking for "writing that was measured and calm not simply angry".
Colvin's book, On the Front Line, was published in April last year, two months after she died in the besieged Syrian city of Homs.
Originally from New York, Colvin was a distinguished foreign correspondent for the Sunday Times and had been based in London for many years.
Palestinian lawyer and writer Raja Shehadeh, won The Orwell Prize for Books in 2008 with Palestinian Walks, was also shortlisted.
Other authors that made the list include former Bishop of Edinburgh, Richard Holloway, for his memoir, Leaving Alexandria, Indian novelist Pankaj Mishra's From the Ruins of the Empire and British lawyer Clive Stafford Smith's Injustice.
The panel included Baroness Joan Bakewell, author Nikita Lalwani and the assistant books editor of The Independent, Arifa Akbar.
"This year's judges started from Orwell's injunction, 'My starting point is always a feeling of partisanship, a sense of injustice'," said Seaton.
Six journalists were also shortlisted for for the Orwell Journalism Prize including two writers from The Independent, Christina Patterson and Kim Sengupta.
Both categories attract a £3,000 prize, which will be handed out at an awards ceremony in London on 15 May.
In only seven days, he has seen corruption charges plague his organisation, has won an election and has stepped down from his role.
It is a scenario that few would have predicted a week ago. So how did events unfold over the last seven days?
A 47-count indictment against nine Fifa officials and five corporate executives is unsealed before a court in Brooklyn.
The US justice department says the men were under investigation worldwide for allegedly accepting bribes and kickbacks estimated at more than $150m (£97m) over a 24-year period.
A series of arrests are carried out at the luxury Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich, where Fifa officials are staying. Mr Blatter is not one of those detained. More arrests are expected, the journalist who broke the story tells the BBC.
The office of Switzerland's Attorney General confirms it has opened an investigation into suspected "criminal mismanagement and of money laundering in connection with the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 Football World Cups" in Russia and Qatar.
It says documents and electronic data have been seized from Fifa's headquarters in Zurich.
Fifa spokesman Walter De Gregorio says the election of Fifa's president will still take place two days later. "The stress factor is a bit higher today," he adds.
At a press conference, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch details the extent of alleged corruption by Fifa officials. She says: "They did this over and over, year after year, tournament after tournament."
When asked whether Mr Blatter was to be questioned, she says only that the investigation is ongoing. Mr Blatter faces growing calls to resign from leading sporting figures.
The Fifa president releases a statement saying he welcomes the investigations, that would "help to reinforce measures that Fifa has already taken to root out any wrongdoing in football".
Michel Platini, the head of the European football body Uefa, calls on Mr Blatter to resign - but he refuses.
Ignoring calls by the British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande to delay the next day's election, Mr Blatter says: "It must fall to me to uphold responsibility for the wellbeing of the organisation."
He condemns the "action of individuals" for bringing "shame and humiliation" on football. But, he says, he is not able to "monitor everyone all of the time".
Football sponsors start to express their concerns about the scandals surrounding Fifa.
Despite mounting pressure, Fifa's presidential election goes ahead.
Mr Blatter's only rival, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, withdraws from the race after winning 73 votes to Mr Blatter's 133 in the election's first round. The 79-year-old is re-elected.
Mr Blatter - who has vowed to make this the last of his five terms - says: "I am the president now, the president of everybody."
English Football Association chairman Greg Dyke again demands Mr Blatter stand down, and warns that the events of the last week "are not all over".
Football sponsors, including Coca-Cola, Adidas and McDonald's, all call for reform within Fifa.
Mr Blatter tells Swiss television: "Why would I step down? That would mean I recognise that I did wrong."
A day after his re-election, Mr Blatter downplays the US indictments, saying in an interview with the Swiss public broadcaster that there was a "hate campaign" against Fifa by European football nations.
Mr Blatter is also asked about another allegation made in the indictment. It states that a senior Fifa official authorised an alleged $10m (£6.5m) payment in exchange for votes in favour of South Africa hosting the 2010 World Cup.
"Definitely, that's not me," he says.
South Africa denies the payment it made was a bribe, insisting it went to pay for football development for the African diaspora in the Caribbean.
In a BBC interview, Mr Blatter's daughter says her father is the victim of a conspiracy "behind the scenes" of world football.
The New York Times alleges that Mr Blatter's most senior aide at Fifa, Jerome Valcke, was the man who authorised the $10m payment. Fifa and Mr Valcke deny it was a bribe.
Fifa again insists the $10m payment was legitimate.
By mid-afternoon, news emerges of a previously unscheduled Fifa press conference in Zurich.
Shortly before 19:00 Swiss time (17:00 GMT), Mr Blatter announces he is to stand down.
He does not address the corruption allegations directly, but calls for "deep-rooted structural change" within Fifa and admits: "I do not feel that I have a mandate from the entire world of football."
Sponsors, including Visa, Budweiser and Coca-Cola, welcome the news and call for swift reform and greater transparency from Fifa.
The Rhondda Tunnel Society was given the cash to carry out an initial "tapping survey" on the 3km (1.8 miles) tunnel.
Experts will tap the inside of the tunnel, which runs from Blaencwm to Blaengwynfi in Neath Port Talbot, with long poles to determine its condition.
The society has welcomed the grant.
The tunnel was closed during cutbacks of the UK railway network in the 1960s.
There are calls for the Welsh Government to take it over to move the project forward.
But a feasibility and structural survey needs to take place first, which could cost up to £140,000.
Campaigners and MEP Jill Evans will travel to Brussels in a few weeks to try to secure European funding, and the society will meet with the Heritage Lottery Fund on 19 January.
Chairman Steve Mackey said: "We are very grateful for the grant. We feel things are moving forward particularly with regard to the ownership issue of the tunnel.
"The Welsh Government are starting to show interest and seem supportive. We are very pleased."
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Attention has fallen on Seddique Mateen, who runs a Facebook page where he describes himself as the "Provincial Government of Afghanistan", and refers to some sections of the Taliban as "our brothers".
Seddique Mateen has also appeared on his own online Afghan nationalist TV programme. Last year, he declared himself a candidate for the presidency of Afghanistan - a year after the election took place.
His video posts are something of a laughing stock in Afghanistan, where he's viewed as somewhat odd and incoherent, BBC analysts say.
Mr Mateen's video message addressed to the people of Afghanistan mourns the death of his son, saying "I do not know what caused him [to carry out the attack] last night... I was not informed that he had a grudge. I am deeply saddened about what he has done".
"The issue of homosexuality and punishment for that is up to God alone, this is not in the hands of human beings," he adds.
Changing the subject somewhat, he finishes the message by saying he supports the Afghan armed forces in their recent border clash with Pakistani troops, saying "Death to Pakistan, which supports killing and terrorism".
The video was one of several posted on his Provincial Government of Afghanistan Facebook page, where it provoked a stream of abuse from other Facebook users.
BBC analysis of Mr Mateen's online presence shows him to be a proud Afghan nationalist, whose "Durand Jirga" TV programme calls for the Afghan people to rise up and unite.
Despite being of Pashtun descent, he always addresses the Afghan people in the Dari language rather than Pashto, presumably to reach a larger audience. However, his speeches can come across as incoherent and erratic.
In May 2015, a year after the Afghan presidential election, he took to YouTube to declare himself a presidential candidate. "Given the fact that the territorial integrity of Afghanistan is in danger... I declare myself as presidential candidate and founder of the National Salvation Movement of Afghanistan," he said.
However, his videos aren't taken seriously in Afghanistan, and his claim in a recent programme to be the "revolutionary president" of the country reinforces the impression that he is something of an outsider.
Although once describing himself during a TV phone-in as a friend of Afghan president Ashraf Ghani, he appears to have changed his stance now that Mr Ghani is in power.
A video last Friday accused Mr Ghani of implementing "Britain's plan" for bringing Islamic State to Afghanistan. Just two days later he posted a video to Facebook urging a "hero" to emerge from the Afghan people to "give him a slap, the lunatic... He's a traitor. He's a traitor!"
He's highly critical of the government of Pakistan, and has strong views on the Durand Line - the British-imposed border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, which has never been recognised by people living in the region whose tribal areas it divides.
"The problems of the Afghan people will not be resolved until the Durand issue is addressed. This problem will never go away. We need to unite to defend our homeland," he says in one video. His view is not popular among Pashtuns, and is seen as another example of his off-piste political views.
Controversially, he praises the Taliban for their stance on the Durand Line, referring to them as "our brothers".
He divides the Taliban group into two groups: "real" Taliban, who are against the Durand Line, and those he considers to be stooges of Pakistan, who kill Afghans.
"The Afghan brothers should not allow the mercenaries of ISI [Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence agency], who come to Afghanistan under the name of the Taliban and kill our Afghan sisters and brothers," he says.
"See the real Taliban and the Afghans who live in North and South Waziristan, they are the freedom fighters who want to liberate their land... The Pakistani government attacks them and kills their families and relatives," he continues.
In another clip, which he delivers in military fatigues and rounds off with a salute to camera, he shows little love for either Pakistan or Iran: "If we unite together we can go as far as Islamabad. We can solve all of Afghanistan's problems. If we unite, if Iran says anything we can sort it out."
It's likely that Mr Mateen's calls will fall on deaf ears.
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Samples taken from the 26-year-old Chester man were analysed by Randox Testing Services (RTS) in Manchester.
Two employees at RTS were previously arrested over claims data may have been manipulated.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said there was too little evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction.
RTS is used by police forces across the UK to analyse toxicology samples used in prosecutions.
According to police, 484 cases handled by the firm since November 2015 may have been affected.
A spokesman said: "We are working with the Home Office, police and the Office of the Forensic Science Regulator to assess the impact of the testing failure at Randox Testing Services.
"This includes establishing which cases have been affected by this issue and working with other agencies to decide what action should be taken in relation to those cases.‎"
The two arrested employees, aged 47 and 31, were quizzed on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and have been bailed, police said.
The company, based in Northern Ireland, said the investigation centres on the "manipulation of quality control data, which supports test results".
The allegations relate to drug tests analysed at the Manchester office.
Mr Lightman, not usually given to scaremongering, is warning about the shortage of that most vital ingredient in a school - the teachers.
Schools cannot recruit the teachers they need - and for some posts, such as a head of maths, he says they are as "rare as hen's teeth".
And as one unintended consequence, schools are having to spend their already stretched budgets on recruitment agencies and "finders' fees".
The National Association of Head Teachers says a survey of members shows some schools are having to pay £10,000 to fill a single vacancy.
It suggests 59% of schools advertising for staff had "struggled" to find someone - and a further 20% had failed completely.
Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has warned this is having a "significant impact" on schools.
The watchdog's own figures say 50% of heads in affluent areas could not recruit enough good staff and that rose to 77% in the "most challenging areas".
And this meant 61% of heads in these poorer areas had to rely on "temporary" arrangements to cover for maths or science.
But why is there such a recruitment problem?
John Howson, visiting professor at Oxford Brookes and fellow at Oxford University, has been monitoring the teachers' job market for more than 30 years.
He says this is the worst recruitment problem since 2001-02, when some pupils had to be sent home because of a lack of staff.
Like any storm, it's caused by a combination of factors all coming together.
The economy is picking up, so more companies are recruiting and that means more options for graduates.
Teaching is often seen as a safe haven in a recession. And when the economy improves, it becomes harder for schools to recruit and retain people
A study in the US this year suggested this pattern - and how teachers recruited in a recession were often better qualified and likely to get better results.
For the past three years, recruitment targets for initial teacher training have been missed. And Prof Howson says that with teachers facing further public-sector pay constraints, it is going to become even more difficult to attract new recruits.
And rather than more teachers in the training pipeline, fewer people entered initial teacher training in 2014 than in 2010.
Another complication is that a teaching shortage is not evenly spread.
There are particular subject areas that for many years have had difficulty - such as maths and science. And Prof Howson's analysis suggests that English teachers could also be in the "crisis" zone.
There are geographical pockets too. Prof Howson says Essex and Hertfordshire seem to have particular shortages.
There can be local deterrents in other parts of the country - whether it is over-expensive housing, poor transport links or an unattractive town. And tough schools can be a tough sell for staff who have a choice of jobs.
Prof Howson also warns of unintended consequences from teacher training initiatives.
The move to train more teachers in schools rather than university has created a supply of staff for those individual schools where trainees are learning their craft. These are often good schools and will hope to recruit from the ranks of their own trainee teachers.
There are also schools that benefit from the Teach First scheme to bring high-flying energetic young graduates into the teaching workforce.
But, says Prof Howson, such projects can leave other schools out in the cold, competing for what's left of a shrinking pool of teachers.
Ofsted says that 91% of head teachers in more challenging schools told them there was insufficient teacher training provision in their local area.
There have been warnings that the shortage is being exacerbated by so many teachers quitting the profession. Excessive workload, inadequate pay and complaints about endless political meddling have been among the reasons cited.
The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) has studied these trends. It found that in 2014 about 10% of the teaching workforce left the profession - about 49,000 people.
But this was not unusual for the past decade, when the "departure rate" has been about 9-10%.
Instead, the most substantial issue, according to the NFER, is that teaching numbers are failing to respond to the soaring numbers of pupils.
Cities such as London face a huge spike in the school-age population, creating a flurry of temporary classrooms and school expansions, with some primary schools having to almost double in size.
This all means schools will need more teachers than ever before.
So what's going to happen next?
Prof Howson says the problem is going to be even worse next year.
But Mr Lightman says he doesn't think any pupils will be sent home. Instead there will be a less public, but nonetheless corrosive impact.
There will be bigger classes and more lessons taught by people who are not qualified in that subject.
"The true situation will be masked. Even if you don't have a maths teacher, you put someone in front of the class. The vacancy is filled, but not with the right person," says the heads' leader.
So what should happen?
In the short term, it will mean more supply teachers. And there's a cost for relying on temporary staff. A survey from the National Union of Teachers suggested schools in England spent £733m last year on supply agencies.
It will also mean schools looking overseas for the staff they can't find in the UK.
Mr Lightman suggests it needs a strong offer to get more young graduates into teaching, such as paying off their tuition fee loans.
A former government insider said one of the difficulties for Education Secretary Nicky Morgan is that the current system, with much of the training delegated to individual schools rather than university education departments, makes it hard to push for a rapid increase in numbers.
It's now a very diffuse system, with lots of individual training projects, which makes it much harder to "turn on the tap" for new recruits, compared with when teacher training was based on large numbers going through universities.
The study from the NFER also highlights the pool of tens of thousands of qualified teachers leaving the classroom each year.
They are not going for extra money - as the research shows most who leave education take lower-paid jobs elsewhere. And large numbers disappear into non-teaching jobs within education.
But how do you persuade them to stay in the classroom?
The Department for Education says it recognises the challenges for schools but the overall teacher vacancy rate is 0.3% and has remained under 1% for the past 15 years.
It also points out the number of teachers is at an all-time high, with 13,100 more full-time equivalent teachers than in 2010.
In response to the question of getting enough good teachers into areas such as coastal towns, the government has announced a National Teaching Service.
This will recruit a pool of 1,500 high-achieving teachers over five years who would be deployed to schools in areas with weak results.
There is a television campaign to boost recruitment and a range of bursaries worth up to £30,000 to entice students, particularly in shortage subjects.
A Department for Education spokesman said: "With the economy improving, we have redoubled our efforts to attract top graduates to the profession, and we have over 1,000 more graduates training in secondary subjects - and record levels of trainees holding a first-class degree.
"The vast majority of teachers stay in their roles for more than five years, and more than half of those who qualified in 1996 were still in the profession 18 years later.
"The latest figures also show the number of former teachers coming back to the classroom has continued to rise year after year."
In her letter to the Education Select Committee, Nicky Morgan writes: "High-quality teachers are the single most important factor in determining how well pupils do in school."
But the big challenge is to make sure there are enough of them.
The victims, including 11 children, drowned when their boat capsized after setting off from Balikesir province.
About 400 people have died crossing into Europe in 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says.
Most were travelling to Greece on their way to northern Europe. Recent fighting in Syria has sent thousands of people fleeing towards the Turkish border.
The sea route from Turkey to Greece was the most popular way for migrants trying to enter Europe in 2015.
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In the latest incident, Turkish media quoted official as saying that 40 migrants set out for Lesbos from the Altinoluk area early on Monday. They say their boat capsized two miles (3.2km) into the crossing.
Hurriyet newspaper says the vessel was using a new route, because security forces have stepped up moves to deter migrants from taking their chances.
The paper also denied earlier media reports that another migrant boat had capsized further south off Izmir province.
News of the deaths came as Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel was in Turkey to discuss ways of reducing the number of migrants travelling to Europe.
After talks with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Mrs Merkel said they had agreed to seek help from Nato - both countries are members - in handling the migrant crisis.
She said they would use the next meeting of the alliance to consider "to what extent Nato can be helpful with the surveillance situation at sea'' and support the EU border agency Frontex.
The IOM says more than 68,000 migrants arrived on Greek shores in the first five weeks of 2016, despite often stormy conditions. This is a huge rise from last year, when the figure for the whole of January was less than 1,500.
Nearly half of those who have arrived in Greece this year are from Syria, the IOM says.
But thousands of Syrians seeking to flee a government offensive in Aleppo, backed by Russian air strikes, are being prevented from leaving their homeland.
Turkey has so far closed the border to most of the 30,000 migrants gathering at the Kilis border crossing, despite appeals by EU leaders to let them cross.
After her talks in Ankara, Mrs Merkel said: "In the past days we have been not only shocked but horrified by the human suffering of tens of thousands of people through bomb attacks predominantly carried out by the Russian side."
Mr Davutoglu said his country would accept the migrants "when necessary", and that it would reveal plans next week to slow the flow of arrivals.
Calls from EU leaders for Turkey to open its borders to Syrian refugees have been criticised by both pro-government and opposition commentators in Turkey.
The opposition daily Cumhuriyet says: "While the EU is increasing security measures and closing borders to immigrants, it is asking Turkey to let them in."
The pro-government Yeni Safak says the calls from EU leaders are redolent of "hypocrisy". The paper describes the treatment of immigrants in Europe as "inhumane".
A columnist for the centre-right paper Hurriyet, Fatih Cekirge, also expresses indignation. He says world powers have different agendas with regard to Syria, but they are all sending the same message: "Don't come to Europe as a refugee, but die far from us."
The Indian Twittersphere exploded after Sindhu beat Marin 21-19, 21-16 to take the India Open Super Series tournament in Delhi on Sunday night.
The hashtags #SindhuVsMarin and #Sindhu were trending on Sunday and Monday.
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan were among those who congratulated her.
Spain's Marin beat Sindhu to the gold medal in the Olympic badminton singles final in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
The celebration over Sindhu's victory is also significant as it shows the growing popularity of badminton in a country that famously worships cricket alone.
But Sindhu, and Saina Nehwal before her, have been instrumental in bringing badminton to the forefront of public consciousness.
Nehwal won a bronze medal at the London Olympics.
Most tweets on Sunday and Monday talked about Sindhu getting "revenge" for her Olympic defeat to Marin, while others praised her fierce game.
The player later took to Instagram to thank her fans and sponsors for her support. She also told the Times of India newspaper that she was happy with her performance as there were no "easy" points.
Ashley Keast, 26, was jailed for 32 months in March after he admitted breaking in to a property in Rotherham.
On Wednesday, he was jailed for a further four years after being found guilty of making threats to kill.
Keast, of Norfolk Court, Rotherham, was convicted after a trial at Sheffield Crown Court.
The court heard Keast had arranged for a threatening letter to be sent to the victim of the burglary after he was jailed.
He was also found guilty by a jury of witness intimidation and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Keast was arrested in connection with the burglary after he took a selfie on a stolen SIM card and sent it to his victim's colleagues.
PC Adam Broughton said: "Following the original conviction for burglary, the victim in this case felt that justice had been done. Unfortunately, this was not the end of the ordeal.
"The safety and wellbeing of any victim of crime is our main priority and this sentence reflects the seriousness of threats, intimidation and attempts by anyone to pervert the course of justice."
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The device, called the xPatch and produced by a US company, measures the size and angle of hits to the head.
"We don't want to meet our players in 20 years' time to find them suffering from dementia and reflect we suspected something was going on but didn't really know," said Edward Griffiths.
"We want to know - we want answers."
The Saracens chief executive added: "We feel obliged to ask these questions, however uncomfortable they may be."
Concussion is an issue of concern in rugby, with many retired players and medical experts warning that repeated impacts during a player's career may cause profound health issues later in life.
Former England players Shontayne Hape and Michael Lipman are among those who have been forced to retire because of the effects of concussion, with Hape complaining of "depression, constant migraines and memory loss".
The International Rugby Board introduced an enhanced Head Injury Assessment (HIA) protocol in June in an effort to improve player safety, and it has been in use in the Premiership this season.
Saracens players will wear the patches, made by Seattle-based X2 Biosystems, in matches and training sessions. The patches can then be removed and the data uploaded to a computer, where it will be logged.
Griffiths added: "We aspire to be a club that genuinely looks after its players, and nothing is more important than their medium and long term welfare.
"The findings will be reported in due course."
Helen Tye, 46, was given two sentences - of six months and a year - suspended for two years, at Winchester Crown Court.
She was convicted of two counts of fraud by abuse of position after a trial, but was cleared of a third count by the jury.
Ms Tye was suspended from the force's secretarial team when she was charged.
At the time, police said the offences related to a voluntary role she held with an organisation in the Godalming area.
The force has not yet commented on her sentence.
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The Coasters beat Boston 3-0 to secure promotion to the fifth tier and have scored 105 goals in the process, breaking Chester's record.
The club have reached the play-offs in the previous two seasons but missed out on promotion.
"It's a really emotional day," Challinor told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"I don't think things will sort of sink in, but we'll enjoy next week and enjoying walking out at our home ground as champions.
"It has been a tough season with things going on away from football.
"To get over the line and to achieve what we have is a very, very special day.
"It will be a special day as it is not often you get the chance to play with a freedom and not a great deal on the game - to walk out in front of our own fans will be fantastic."
It follows the release of an audio recording in which Mr Temer appears to encourage the payment of hush money to a jailed politician.
The charges have been delivered to a Supreme Court judge who must now decide if the case can be sent to the lower house of parliament.
The lower house would have to vote on whether President Temer can be tried.
After taking two in two balls to end Hampshire's first innings, Rushworth had Michael Carberry caught behind with his opening delivery in their second.
Durham had declared 304 ahead on 190-4, with spinner Mason Crane taking 4-72.
And Crane was there at the end to see Hampshire to 179-9, surviving 5.2 overs with Lewis McManus (53 not out).
The result did neither side any favours with the home side 18 points adrift at the foot of the Division One table, and although Durham moved up one place to third with their first draw of the season, they are 38 points behind leaders Yorkshire, who also have a game in hand.
Resuming on 61-1, the north-east county's initial task was to put enough runs on the board quickly to allow their bowlers time to win the match.
Mark Stoneman (88) and Scott Borthwick (39) added 71 before both fell to the promising Crane and Paul Collingwood weighed in with an unbeaten 29 off 22 balls before he decided it was time to call a halt.
Following the shock of losing Carberry, Hampshire slumped to 39-5, with James Vince and Will Smith also departing for ducks.
Joe Gatting made 32 before he was leg-before to off-spinner Ryan Pringle (5-63), but Gareth Berg (36) and McManus put on 53 for the seventh wicket.
Hampshire were 142-7 with 24 overs remaining when a rain shower took nine overs out of the game and although Pringle had Jackson Bird lbw at the resumption for his first five-wicket haul in county cricket, Durham could not separate Hampshire's youthful last-wicket pair.
Three additional overs were bowled as Durham had completed the scheduled number before 18:00 BST, and after Collingwood dropped Crane at slip, 20-year-old McManus hit the final ball for four to reach his maiden fifty and secure a dramatic draw.
Durham captain Paul Collingwood:
"We played some really good cricket this week and I was disappointed not to get that last wicket.
"We've lost about 30 overs in the match, which is pretty crucial.
"We can take a lot out of this match, we've done really well, but it's a shame not to have won the game."
Hampshire wicket-keeper Lewis McManus:
"It got a bit tight at the end. We lost a few wickets which put the game back into their hands slightly but I had faith in Mason and myself at the end.
"We have a big four games coming up and if we do the basics well then we are pretty confident."
Mr Strauss-Kahn stood alongside 13 co-defendants, most of whom were also acquitted of "aggravated pimping".
He has always denied knowing that some of the women who took part in orgies he attended were prostitutes.
Lurid details of the former French presidential hopeful's sex life emerged at hearings in Lille in February.
DSK profile: "He seduced with words"
Has trial changed French attitudes to sex?
Although using prostitutes is not illegal in France, assisting in supplying them is illegal and regarded as procuring. Mr Strauss-Kahn had been accused of playing a pivotal role in facilitating the orgies.
The verdict brings to a close four years of legal proceedings against Mr Strauss-Kahn, including charges of attempted rape which were later dropped in 2012.
Mr Strauss-Kahn gave little reaction while the verdict was being read out, but he was overheard saying to his daughter afterwards: "All that for this? What a waste".
His lawyer, Henri Leclerc, told journalists: "Everyone can see there was no legal basis in the case and all the noise that has surrounded this story has given us all something to think about."
The chief judge said Mr Strauss-Kahn behaved as a client and had not paid the sex workers he met. He only benefitted from others paying them to be present for group parties, the judge added.
Among the others acquitted was Belgian brothel owner Dominique Alderweireld, also known as Dodo la Saumure, who was accused of supplying prostitutes for the parties.
Passing through the brutalist architecture of Lille's courthouse this morning came the colourful parade of characters whose private behaviour has been pored over by the world's media. Having been subject to moral judgements for months now, they came to hear the legal ones.
In the courtroom, DSK sat, largely immobile, in a dark suit and tie, hands folded in his lap as the defendants walked one by one to the stand to hear their verdict.
When his time came, he stood stiffly at the stand, looking straight ahead as the charges were read aloud.
The man who had one day hoped to be president of France showed almost no response when his acquittal came.
Entering the courthouse before the verdict, Dodo said the trial "was meant to topple DSK". If it was, it didn't work. And today Dominique Strauss-Khan walked free.
The former public relations chief of Hotel Carlton in Lille, where some of the sex parties took place, was the only defendant found guilty.
Rene Kojfer was given a year's suspended sentence for his involvement in recruiting prostitutes and was fined €2,500 (£1,800).
Dominique Strauss-Khan would have faced a 10-year jail term if found guilty.
During the three weeks of hearings in February, sex workers described Mr Strauss-Kahn's rough behaviour at some of the parties. But he argued that he was not on trial for "deviant practices".
He told the court he participated in the parties because he needed "recreational sessions" amid one of the world's worst financial crises.
Friday's verdict was not a surprise as the state prosecutor Frederic Fevre had recommended Mr Strauss Kahn's acquittal, saying there was not enough evidence to back up the pimping charge. However, Mr Fevre had asked for his co-defendants to be convicted.
Five of the six plaintiffs - including four prostitutes - had also dropped their accusations against the 66-year-old because of a lack of evidence.
While Mr Strauss-Kahn has admitted to being present at the orgies, he has always maintained that he did not know that some of the women involved were being paid.
French media reaction
Several French commentators are unsurprised by the verdict and question whether the case should have come to trial at all.
"This shipwreck of an investigation had already been heralded by the prosecutor Frederic Fevre who... recommended several acquittals... noting that judges work 'with the penal code and not with the moral code'" - Pascale Robert-Diard's "Chroniques judiciaires" blog in Le Monde
"The unbridled libido of the key player may be a physiological peculiarity, but it falls more within the sphere of a medical publication than in works issued by Dalloz [French publisher specialising in legal reference books]" - Le Figaro
Chris Bakken, the project director for Hinkley Point C in Somerset, will take up a new role at US energy company Entergy in April.
EDF Energy said he had decided to return to his home country to pursue "new professional opportunities" and spend more time with his family.
He has been in charge of the £18bn Hinkley Point C project since 2011.
A final investment decision for the nuclear project was postponed by EDF Energy last month.
Hinkley is due to start generating power in 2025, and is expected to provide 7% of the UK's electricity once it is running.
Kerry Cabbin, the founder of Tough Cookies Education, which delivers workshops on sex and relationships to teenagers, says the digital age has created a culture where sexual bullying is considered a guide to whether boys like them and more targeted education is needed in the classrooms.
Sexual harassment has become a major issue in schools in the UK.
This report by the Commons Women and Equalities Committee does not surprise me as it highlights many of the problems that young people face on a daily basis.
All too often sexual harassment and bullying is dismissed as banter.
The behaviour is considered to be flirtatious or a laugh by pupils. Far too often, young people do not realise that their actions constitute sexual harassment.
There's something about secondary school aged children - they are not being educated that this type of behaviour is not right.
The MPs' report revealed 29% of 16-18 year old girls had said they have experienced unwanted sexual touching at school.
In 2015, a BBC Freedom of Information request found more than 5,500 alleged sex crimes in UK schools were reported to police in the past three years.
In 2010, a YouGov poll found 71% of girls had heard the terms "slut" or "slag" used towards them at school.
Through the workshops we deliver we have found that many young women see sexual harassment as an indication of whether a person likes them or not.
It is used as a guide to figure out if a boy fancies them. In the 1970s a boy would ask them out to the cinema, now girls think a boy likes them if they slap their bottom.
Young women are no longer feeling empowered. When we spoke to the teenage girls in our workshops, not one of them had been educated before on giving sexual consent.
Often, if someone wants to touch them sexually or kiss them they don't feel confident enough to say no. There are not enough girls that feel strong enough to stand up and say this is not acceptable.
The digital era has also played a part in this culture. Young people use their mobile phones to communicate so when it comes to verbal interaction it all gets a bit muddled.
We have found that young people have become desensitised to sexual language. In this day and age there is no watershed. Young people are exposed to sexual words and they are willing to use them in everyday settings.
Girls have become less offended so can hear words such as "slag" or "slut" and they don't think it is an issue. Often girls will even use these words themselves.
The Commons Women and Equalities Committee made recommendations to the government which included:
Young people need to realise that sexual harassment shouldn't be accepted but I wouldn't like to see all of this behaviour criminalised.
Pupils are often learning this behaviour from TV. In my day we watched Byker Grove but now children are watching Geordie Shore and Ex on the Beach.
They show this type of sexual harassment so teenagers begin to think that it is acceptable. They think "oh well, if they're showing it on TV then it must be OK".
I believe the majority of this inappropriate behaviour is not intended to damage or hurt the person it is targeted towards. It's seen as banter and a bit of fun.
Sexual harassment in schools needs to be treated as seriously as bullying. Many schools have moved forward and brought in specialist anti-bullying policies and sexual harassment needs to come under this umbrella.
Young people need to be educated and given the confidence to say that this behaviour is not acceptable. I believe that young people would listen to this education and would adapt and change the culture.
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Holt had said Football League clubs were like "a starving peasant begging for scraps" from the top flight.
The Premier League responded: "We will be writing to Mr Holt to ask him if he wishes the Premier League to continue the support we currently provide for his and other clubs in the EFL."
Holt said other chairmen supported him.
On Tuesday, Holt accused the Premier League of "destroying" the game and tweeted: "Hang your heads in shame. @premierleague you're an absolute disgrace to English football."
He posted a series of messages on Twitter after the Daily Mail revealed reported figures of wages and agent fees paid by Manchester United.
A book published in Germany this week - The Football Leaks: The Dirty Business of Football - includes what it says is a breakdown of the fee for Paul Pogba's move to United last summer, and alleges his agent Mino Raiola earned £41m from the deal.
Raiola has declined to comment and said the matter was in the hands of his lawyers.
In an interview with BBC Sport on Wednesday, Holt said lower-league clubs needed more financial help.
"Football is in crisis. The lower league is really struggling, and I'm not the only chairman who feels like this," he said.
He accused the Premier League of "losing all sense of scale" in what he called a "threatening, dark" response to his original comments.
"What they're saying is not only are they not bothered about it, anybody who complains about it, we'll take your money away and shut you down," he said.
"Other EFL clubs share my views, not all of them. I'm not trying to lead a rabble, I'm expressing an opinion but I'm not alone."
The Premier League says it intends to write to Holt and "to explain the many ways it has supported Accrington Stanley FC and all EFL clubs this season".
Holt said the club had an annual turnover of about £2.2m and any withdrawal of Premier League funding would threaten its future.
"They can do what they want," he added. "It would be a quarter of our revenue, and it would close Accrington down.
"I can't do anything about it. I don't like the agent's fee, I don't like the largesse of the Premier League and I won't like it in five years' time and I won't like it in 10 years' time. My opinion's the same, whatever they do."
The Premier League has provided £200m in "solidarity funding" to EFL clubs this season. Additional parachute payments to relegated clubs take its contribution to more than £400m.
It is understood the Premier League made a £430,000 payment to Accrington this season, in addition to a £340,000 grant towards its youth development programme
Accrington finished 13th in League Two this season with an average gate of 1,699 - the smallest in the Football League.
"I accept they do a bit for the community," said Holt. "I don't really have a problem with the Premier League, I have a problem with it being unsustainable."
Holt's views were supported by Darragh MacAnthony, chairman of League One side Peterborough United, who tweeted: "Andy is 100% correct in his comments & 99% of Football League owners would agree I'd think."
MacAnthony later told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire: "Andy has gone to the extreme; I'm not disagreeing with what he's saying. He's a frustrated man. I wouldn't have said starving peasant, I would compare it to being like a family member.
"We're meant to all be part of one family, the Premier League and the Football League. It's a bit like the poor member of the family that every time they go for a handout they're made to feel guilty instead of being family where they help you out."
The Premier League has previously said it is the only top-flight league in world football which funds the fourth tier of its football pyramid.
Speaking to the States Assembly, Senator Andrew Green said there was enough space in the island to accommodate people fleeing the war.
He told the States they should be prepared to welcome some people who were in desperate need.
Chief Minister, Senator Ian Gorst had previously confirmed the island could take up to 30 refugees.
He said talks were being held with the UK.
He said: "I am convinced that we in Jersey need to play our part, even though it is only a small part.
"We are talking a small number of families, probably five or six families or between 20 and 30 refugees."
In Guernsey, the States have made no further progress in negotiations with the UK over taking refugees.
Former housing minister Terry Le Main said the island was heavily populated with a housing shortage.
Jersey has about 2,100 people per square mile, compared to 660 to each square mile in the United Kingdom.
"We have a social housing shortage, and there is also a severe shortage of affordable homes for first time buyers. It's a huge problem," Mr Le Main said.
Mr Green said there was spare capacity and a number of people had already offered to house them. He said: "These are genuine refugees, people fleeing for their lives. We will house them.
"I wouldn't want to frighten local people by telling them they will be disadvantaged by helping a few helpless, homeless people fleeing from war."
Mr Gorst said any refugees would come directly from the camps, in line with the plans of UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
At the last census in 2011 half of Jersey residents were born in Jersey with about a third being born elsewhere in the British Isles.
Net income rose by 32% to 762m francs (£498m) in the third quarter, below analyst forecasts for 804m francs.
UBS is in talks with authorities to settle allegations that it colluded in manipulating key rates in the $5.3tn-a-day foreign exchange market.
However, it has yet to reach a deal.
Both UK and US regulators are also said to be investigating other lenders, including JPMorgan and Barclays.
"We are actively addressing litigation and regulatory matters," UBS chief executive Sergio Ermotti said in the bank's quarterly report.
UBS also said it expected legal and regulatory charges to remain "elevated for the foreseeable future" because of the "current regulatory and political climate affecting financial institutions".
The Swiss bank had warned last month it could face "material monetary penalties" because of the currency-rigging investigation.
It has already paid about $3.6bn in penalties since 2012. Among other things, it has been accused of helping wealthy clients avoid taxes.
UBS shares traded in Zurich have lost nearly 9% of their value this year.
Prezymyslaw Kaluzny admitted stripping naked at the Toys R Us store before grabbing the young boy and hitting his 67-year-old grandmother on the head.
The 41-year-old pleaded guilty to a series of charges including public indecency, assault and abduction.
He was detained in a secure hospital ahead of a review hearing in December.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard the Polish national has a lengthy criminal history, including previous convictions for robbery, hostage taking and burglary.
Prosecutors said the store CCTV of the incident at the Kingsway toy shop was "extremely distressing and sensitive".
Kaluzny entered the store carrying a baseball bat on 5 April this year before stripping naked. He walked down an aisle shouting and struggling with customers, placing them in a state of fear and alarm.
He then grabbed a six-year-old boy by the arm and dragged him along the ground, before picking him up in a bid to take him from the store against his will.
When the boy's 67-year-old grandmother tried to intervene, Kaluzny hit her on the head with a cricket bat, leaving her injured.
Although he was eventually subdued by other customers and police, Kaluzny then managed to snap the metal bar and plastic casing of a pair of handcuffs while in a police car.
His defence solicitor Nicola Brown said he had written "what is a letter of apology, in essence", which is to be translated for the court.
Sheriff Lorna Drummond imposed an interim compulsion order, meaning Kaluzny will be detained in a secure hospital to undergo treatment for a mental disorder ahead of a review hearing in December.
The 29-year-old was discovered in a Mercedes Vito parked near Low Leam Farm in West Woodburn, Northumberland, on Monday afternoon.
He was tied at the wrists and ankles and apparently unable to recall anything after 12:30 GMT on New Year's Day.
Northumbria Police described it as a "highly unusual case".
The purple vehicle, which was not damaged and had not been in a collision, had been spotted travelling northbound on the A1 at 06:15 GMT on Monday morning.
It was then seen parked near the farm at about 07:30 GMT.
The force is appealing for witnesses.
Giroud was making his first league start of the season and looped in an 86th minute header from a Mesut Ozil cross for his goal.
Until that moment the Gunners had enjoyed nearly 80% possession, but had struggled to find a way past inspired Baggies keeper Ben Foster.
He pulled off a number of key stops, including a double save when he parried an Alex Iwobi shot and blocked the rebound at the feet of Alexis Sanchez.
The 33-year-old former England keeper also tipped over a fizzing shot from Sanchez before West Brom nearly snatched a goal, with Claudio Yacob skying his shot over the bar after Arsenal keeper Petr Cech dropped a corner.
But Giroud finally broke the deadlock to keep Arsenal nine points behind leaders Chelsea, who beat Bournemouth.
Relive Arsenal v West Brom
Follow reaction to Saturday's games
Arsenal had buckled in defeats by Everton and Manchester City in their previous two games and the focus was on how they would respond against one of the more resolute teams to beat in the top flight.
It seemed like they were still feeling the impact of those losses as they had just one shot on target in the first half, but they managed 10 after the break as they increased their intensity and urgency.
Sanchez was their main threat as the Chile forward tried to drag the Gunners single-handedly to three points but, like his team, he found himself being continually frustrated.
Sanchez seemed set to score when he evaded a number of defenders in a run across the six-yard box only to strike his shot against the post, before Arsenal's persistence was eventually rewarded through Giroud.
"It has been a big relief," said the France striker. "We pushed to the end, kept believing in our game.
"We were very strong altogether and showed a good strong mentality. It was very important to win. We have shown a big mental strength."
West Brom keeper Foster said the defeat was "tough to take" for the Baggies as they were again undone by a late goal, having been beaten in their last away game at Chelsea by a 76th minute strike.
Arsenal's goal came even later, when the visitors were in sight of securing a point to show for their disciplined and determined defending.
Foster, who signed a new deal with the club just before Christmas, can feel the most hard done by as he made 10 saves but still ended up on the losing side.
"It is disappointing to lose any game, but to keep Arsenal at bay for so long and then lose with a few minutes left it is horrible," said Foster.
"You know you're going to come here and, as a keeper, you're going to to be busy. The lads in front of me were brilliant. But fair play to Olivier Giroud - it was a great header and a great goal."
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "In the end we had to be patient against a well organised West Brom side.
"We knew we had to win today after two disappointing defeats."
Wenger on Giroud: "It has been an interesting period for the player and it is important to see how he copes. It was a good reaction from him."
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West Brom manager Tony Pulis: "It is hard to take. The players worked so hard. Arsenal are a good team and had lots of chances but to concede so late is disappointing.
"Olivier Giroud just outmuscled Gareth McAuley out of the way.
"Gareth said Giroud grabbed his shirt before the ball came over - I'm not sure if he did."
The festive fixture programme sees West Brom travel to Southampton on New Year's Eve for a 15:00 kick-off in their next game, while Arsenal play a day later when they host Crystal Palace at 16:00 GMT.
Match ends, Arsenal 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
Attempt saved. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Pérez.
Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by James McClean (West Bromwich Albion).
Attempt saved. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Gareth McAuley.
Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
Attempt saved. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez with a headed pass.
Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion).
Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal! Arsenal 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
Offside, West Bromwich Albion. James McClean tries a through ball, but Hal Robson-Kanu is caught offside.
Ben Foster (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucas Pérez with a cross.
Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal).
Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Salomón Rondón.
Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Arsenal. Aaron Ramsey replaces Francis Coquelin.
Delay in match Jonny Evans (West Bromwich Albion) because of an injury.
Substitution, Arsenal. Lucas Pérez replaces Alex Iwobi.
Substitution, Arsenal. Nacho Monreal replaces Kieran Gibbs because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Olivier Giroud.
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Francis Coquelin.
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Delay in match Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal) because of an injury.
Foul by Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal).
Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. James McClean replaces Nacer Chadli.
Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
Attempt saved. Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
Photographer Eric Luke sometimes wonders about him.
He took this photo in 1977 when he travelled north from Dublin to cover the Queen's Silver Jubilee visit for the Irish Press.
There was trouble that culminated in a street battle between rioters and the Army. The boy stands, hemmed in by police and soldiers, in the shadow of machine guns.
His earnest face struck a chord with the photographer.
"That trip was my baptism of fire," said Luke. "There was a lock-down and there were a lot of protests.
"I was with (Irish Press photographer) Colman Doyle. I used to go to the north when I was off duty and cover events like the hunger strikes."
In later days, there were more positive pictures - he came to Northern Ireland to cover visits from US President Bill Clinton and U2.
Eric Luke had a ringside seat on history unfolding. He was present for the great highs and deep lows in modern Ireland.
But he also has that yearning to record the everyday wonder of Irish life.
He started off with the Irish Press and then moved to the Irish Times. In a career of more than 40 years, he won many awards for his work.
But at the end of this week, Luke will be zipping up his camera bag and closing the door on the Times newspaper office for the last time.
The world of photography has changed utterly since he began his trade in the old days of the newspaper dark room.
It was a room that no-one entered without knocking. Photography was a dark art. Walk into the dark room and taste the sting of chemicals.
Watch a photographer butterflying fingers across the developing paper as it lies in its bath of developer and wonder as ghostly faces and familiar places emerge from the shadows to make a print.
Luke, from south Dublin, got his first job with the Irish Press in 1973 when he was 19 years old.
But he had fallen in love with photography long before that. He set up a dark room in his home when he was just a schoolboy and would go off to concerts, taking pictures of rock stars like Phil Lynott and Rory Gallagher, sending his work off to the papers.
In newspapers back then, there were no fast-track schemes. Would-be photographers started off at the bottom.
"The Irish Press brought me in to the dark room and that was how my apprenticeship began," he said.
"But after a few months, it was straight in at the deep end. The Press had 17 staff photographers and 1,500 employees. There were three newspapers - morning, evening and Sunday - and there were six editions of the Evening Press.
"In ways, it was just like the internet now. We had strict time limits and deadlines to meet."
The young photographer's first big state diary marking was the inauguration of Irish President Patrick Hillery in 1976.
"A team of seven photographers were sent from the paper. As I was the most junior, I was basically put in what was deemed the poorest position, on a balcony facing a doorway.
"I would see the procession enter the courtyard before disappearing from view a few seconds later. In among all the dignitaries, I spotted his daughter, Vivienne. She popped her head out to see her dad, the new president of Ireland. I grabbed three frames and in the middle one, I got lucky.
"It was only for a fraction of a second, but it made for a really good picture. Back at the office, everyone was queuing up for the dark room. I went and pleaded to put my rolls in early and jump the queue. That was the picture of the day, the front page of the Evening Press."
Sometimes, a picture is about being in the right place at the right time.
For Luke, that was what happened with the death of the Irish writer Francis Stuart in 2000. He was husband to Iseult Gonne, daughter of Maud Gonne - the woman who was a muse to W B Yeats.
He later married Finola Graham. He was 97 years old when he died.
"I had travelled to Clare to photograph the artist, Finola Graham, who was Stuart's wife," said Eric.
"When she opened the door, she said: 'Francis has just died'.
"'I will leave you to it,' I said. But she said: 'No, you must come in.'
"I asked was there anything I could do to help her... and she said: 'We need to lay him out'."
Luke helped her prepare her husband's body, as she waited for family and friends to arrive. It would be a huge funeral. But Eric Luke had arrived in that little pause before the drama and the flurry of a funeral begins.
The scene was stark, sombre and compelling.
"There was a bare light bulb dangling from the ceiling. She had got out his books and his manuscripts. It looked like a backdrop from an Abbey Theatre set," he said.
"Amazingly, just by the way it happened, I was there to photograph it."
It was at another funeral, on a grander world stage, that Eric Luke took another picture to remember.
He travelled to India for Mother Teresa's funeral in Calcutta. There had been some dispute between the state and the nuns about where she would be buried. The state favoured a more public grave, he said, but the nuns had their own ideas.
"I was fortunate in that some children brought me to a place away from the media, on to a roof top," he said.
"The state was handing over her remains to the nuns. It was a very historic picture. The state wanted to put her in a big grave, but the nuns said she would be buried under the floor of the mother house."
His photograph won him a prestigious World Press Photo News award.
Regular markings are part of the cut and thrust of a daily newspaper.
But the old easygoing world of concerts and music has been hijacked by protocol.
"I have been to a lot of concerts. Rory Gallagher played every venue, everywhere. I remember him at the old Carleton cinema in Dublin. You could just walk in, go straight up to the stage and take the pictures. Rory was this guy strolling about in his jeans and denim jacket - what a fantastic experience," he said.
"Compare that to U2 who played at Belfast's Odyssey in 2015. You need accreditation, you are told certain song numbers when you can take pictures, it is all very controlled."
It's that control that makes the job of finding that unusual picture all the more difficult.
It is the spontaneous look sideways or hand gesture that makes the story. In a strictly controlled environment, that is more difficult to clinch.
As a photographer, Luke has also often been drawn to the pictures of a life that is fading fast.
He is a social historian - taking moody shots of an old-style barber's shop or capturing a saddle-maker's shop in the week before the builders moved in to sweep it away and make room for a fancy juice bar.
There are some things he shall not miss about life as a press photographer.
"I won't miss the paperwork or the doorsteps or the endless waiting about for hours for VIPs, followed by 30 seconds of taking pictures," he said.
When Luke closes the door on Friday, he has other adventures planned.
He has a love of the islands around Ireland and wants to photograph ordinary people getting on with their lives, miles away from the press pack and the PR control.
"I think us photographers are all outdoor people, we have spent our lives outside," he said.
He may have closed the door on the day job, but he will always be a photographer - just one with fewer deadlines and more time to gaze.
BBC Radio 5 live pundit Waddle believes Rooney, who is yet to score this season following United's 3-1 Champions League win over Club Brugge, is best suited to playing behind another forward.
Waddle said: "United are lacking a presence, someone up front who can control the game and score goals.
"They need a poacher in the box."
He added: "Rooney doesn't seem to have somebody he can play with and that is why they need to buy a top-class number nine for him to play behind."
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Memphis Depay, who played on the left wing, scored two of United's three goals against Brugge, with midfielder Marouane Fellaini, who came on for Rooney, adding a third.
Manager Louis van Gaal claimed last season that United had not challenged for the Premier League title because they lacked a 20-goal striker.
Since then, the Dutchman has allowed Robin van Persie and Radamel Falcao to leave and has not signed a replacement, although Javier Hernandez has returned from a loan spell at Real Madrid.
Captain Rooney has played as United's most advanced player in their first three games this season.
The England international, 29, stretched his goalless run for his club to nine matches before being replaced by Fellaini, who headed United's final goal in their play-off first-leg win over Brugge on Tuesday.
Waddle added: "At the moment Rooney is lacking confidence. He is isolated and doesn't look composed in front of goal.
"He is physical, he's got good pace and a great range of passes, which is why he's best played behind the striker.
"Van Gaal keeps saying he's got four centre-forwards and doesn't need another one. I think he's got four number 10s. I don't think he's got an out-and-out number nine."
As well as Hernandez, who came on against Brugge, teenager James Wilson is United's other striking option.
The attack happened in the Dhu Varren Park area of Portrush shortly before 03:00 GMT on Sunday morning.
It was reported that a group of men assaulted two others, smashed the windows of a car and damaged the windows of a house.
The other man, 69, was treated in hospital for cuts to his head.
The arrested men are being questioned in connection with grievous bodily harm with intent, criminal damage and possession of an offensive weapon.
The survey of 500 employers found 69% were concerned about not being able to find enough highly-skilled staff, compared with 55% last year.
The report showed that demand for low-skilled workers would continue to fall.
Tackling this skills gap has become a "top business priority", said CBI deputy director general Josh Hardie.
The survey says this could become even more difficult after the decision to leave the European Union.
"Not only will we have our existing UK skills shortages to address, but potentially reduced access to migrant skills will also impact businesses," says the CBI's report on the survey results.
Neil Carberry, the business group's director of employment and skills, said it was "absolutely critical" that businesses had clarity on the status of EU nationals currently working in the UK.
The CBI's education and skills survey examines the recruitment needs of firms employing more than three million staff between them.
The results show a changing jobs market, with employers saying they need to recruit more skilled staff, while cutting the number of low-skilled jobs.
But there are concerns about whether there is an adequate pool of such well-qualified staff, with more than two-thirds of firms not confident there will be enough staff to meet demand.
There are also problems with basic skills, with the survey showing almost a third of businesses had concerns about the literacy and numeracy levels of their new recruits.
But employers were more likely to rate "attitude to work" as more important than formal qualifications.
Rod Bristow, president of Pearson UK, and co-sponsor of the survey, said: "Employers don't just value what people know; they value what they can do. By far the most important 'skills factor' centres on attitudes and aptitudes such as ability to present well."
Improving careers advice was also seen as important and in a separate survey, the Baker Dearing Educational Trust, which supports University Technical Colleges, found that young people particularly benefited from direct contact with employers, such as work experience and talks from employers.
The CBI report reflects doubts about the government's proposed apprenticeship levy, which will take a levy from bigger employers to pay for targets for more apprenticeships.
The report warns that employers want "better quality training places" and do not want to pay extra for current training to be "rebadged".
Mr Hardie said the levy scheme "will need a genuine change of direction if it is to work" and he warned that employers still did not have enough practical information about the proposals.
"As it stands the levy system will work in Whitehall but it won't work in Walsall," he said.
But Petra Wilton, director of strategy at the Chartered Management Institute, said: "We need to stop knocking the apprenticeship levy and remember why it exists, we're failing to invest in the future and hurting our international competitiveness."
Mr Carberry said skills would be the key to the UK's competitiveness, regardless of what type of trading arrangements were concluded after the UK ends its EU membership.
"If you want a high skills, high pay UK, it's all based on skills."
A spokeswoman for the Department for Education said: "We are introducing the apprenticeship levy so that businesses have the talent they need to grow and thrive.
"We will continue to work closely with businesses of all sizes to design the levy around their needs and the need of their employees."
The campaign,on Change.org, follows reports of poor working conditions in factories that make Apple products.
A separateSumOfUs petition, with more than 43,000 signatories, calls for the iPhone 5 to be made "ethically".
Apple acknowledged the demands. Its chief executive earlier said it cared about every worker in its supply chain.
The Change petition was organised by Washington-based communications worker Mark Shields.
It calls on Apple to "release a worker protection strategy for new product releases", saying that injuries tend to spike at times when staff are under the most pressure.
It also praises Apple's commitment to allow the non-profit Fair Labor Association to monitor the suppliers, but urges the company to publish the results with details of where each identified violation occurred.
The SumOfUs movement focuses its efforts on the firm's next major smartphone update.
"Every time a Foxconn worker is killed or disabled making an Apple product, Mr Cook bears personal moral responsibility," wrote Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman, the campaign's executive director.
"Apple is going to have much bigger longer-term problems than paying a few extra dollars for its products if it loses its lustre with ethical consumers," she added.
The petitions follow a New York Times investigation into working conditions in Chinese factories used by Apple.
An anonymous Apple executive told the paper that the firm just had to say the word to bring about change.
"Suppliers would change everything tomorrow if Apple told them they didn't have another choice," he is quoted as saying.
It prompted acompany-wide email responsefrom Apple's chief executive, defending the firm's position.
"Any accident is deeply troubling, and any issue with working conditions is cause for concern," Tim Cook wrote.
"Every year we inspect more factories, raising the bar for our partners and going deeper into the supply chain. As we reported earlier this month, we've made a great deal of progress and improved conditions for hundreds of thousands of workers," he added.
The company also referred the BBC to its most recentSupplier Responsibility Progress Report.
The document says that Apple conducted 229 audits throughout its supply chain in 2011. It says that is an 80% increase on 2010, including more than 100 first-time audits.
The issue about overseas working conditions hit the headlines two years ago when 137 workers at Apple supplier Wintek in eastern China were injured after they used a poisonous chemical - n-hexane - to clean iPhone screens.
Last year four workers were killed in two separate explosions at factories manufacturing iPads.
Taiwanese factory owner Foxconn, which employs an estimated 1.2 million workers in China, has come in for some of the closest scrutiny, amid claims that at least 18 of its workers have attempted suicide over the past two years.
The New York Timesrecently reported workers' accountsof 20 people being "stuffed" in a three-room apartment and a riot set off by "a dispute over paychecks".
It also noted that Apple's previous audits had turned up cases of under-age workers and staff being paid less than the minimum wage at unspecified locations.
The paper said that Foxconn disputed the accounts of crowded living accommodations and the causes of the riot, and said that it had "never been cited by a customer or government for under-age or overworked employees or toxic exposures".
Apple tends to be singled out because of the huge profits it makes - and many of the other big tech firms outsource manufacturing to Foxconn and other Chinese suppliers.
Despite recent reports, workers in China do not appear to have been dissuaded from applying for jobs at the firms.
China'sCUTV station recently reportedthat Foxconn's efforts to recruit an additional 100,000 workers to its Zhengzhou campus attracted long queues of young jobseekers, including staff from one of its Shenzhen plants.
The Team Sky rider, one of race leader Chris Froome's key helpers in the mountains, came off on a descent.
Welshman Thomas, who was second overall at the start of the stage, suffered a broken collarbone after being brought down by Polish rider Rafal Majka.
"I'm just thinking of the devastation of leaving the Tour and another Grand Tour," Thomas told Team Sky's website.
Thomas also crashed out of the Giro d'Italia in May - caused by a police motorbike - on stage nine, when he was Team Sky's race leader.
His absence will be a blow to Froome, who is trying to win a third successive Tour de France and fourth title in five years.
"I crashed at the Giro on stage nine, and it's stage nine again here. I was lying second overall on both days as well. It's just so disappointing." Thomas continued.
"Everyone was nervous, everyone wanted to be at the front and a few people were battling to get between myself, Froomey and the rest of the boys.
"I let Majka in and then he came down right in front of me on a straight bit of road. I had nowhere to go, went over the top of him, and landed on my collarbone.
"Team doctor Jimmy [Juan Mercadel] said he thought it was broken but I got back on the bike and carried on down the descent, but when I got on the flat I knew something was wrong.
"Then the race doctor said exactly the same so I ended up stopping then, went for a scan, and it's broken."
Thomas won stage one of this year's race and wore the leader's yellow jersey until Froome took it after stage five.
The 31-year-old crashed on the damp descent of the Col de la Biche, just under halfway through the mountainous 181.5km stage from Nantua to Chambery.
It was Thomas's fourth crash of the Tour, having also gone down on the second, fourth and eighth stages.
He was not the only rider to crash out with Richie Porte, one of the race favourites, a notable casualty.
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The six adults who died included the head teacher of Sandy Hook Elementary School, Dawn Hochsprung.
Police in Connecticut have released a full list of the names of those who died.
Here is what we know so far about the victims of one of America's deadliest school shootings.
The head teacher of Sandy Hook Elementary viewed her school as a model, telling the Newtown Bee newspaper in 2010: "I don't think you could find a more positive place to bring students to every day."
In October she shared a picture of the school's evacuation drill with the message "Safety first."
Officials said she died while lunging at the gunman in an attempt to overtake him.
Dawn Hochsprung was married and was the mother of two daughters and three step-daughters. She became head teacher at Sandy Hook in 2010.
Friends talk of her infectious laughter.
Investigators told relatives that she was killed while shielding her pupils.
She hid some in a bathroom or closet, ensuring they were safe, and then told the gunman that her class was in the gym.
Her cousin Jim Wiltsie told ABC News: "She was trying to shield, get her children into a closet and protect them from harm. And by doing that, put herself between the gunman and the children."
He added: "She lost her life doing what she loved."
Victoria Soto grew up in Stratford, Connecticut and graduated from Eastern Connecticut State University. Her father worked for the state transport department and her mother is a nurse.
She was studying for a master's degree in special education.
When the shooting started, school psychologist Mary Sherlach ran toward the shooter along with Ms Hochsprung, according to superintendent of Newtown Public Schools Janet Robinson.
Those who knew her called her a wonderful neighbour and a dedicated educator.
Her husband, William, told US media: "She considered what she was doing as God's work - that's all you need to know about her".
Her son-in-law, Eric Schwartz, told the South Jersey Times that she relished helping children overcome their problems. She had planned to leave work early on Friday, he said. He told reporters the loss was devastating but that Sherlach was doing what she loved.
Mary Sherlach was the mother of two daughters, Maura, 28, and Katy, 25.
Lauren Rousseau's mother, Teresa, said Lauren had spent years working as a substitute teacher and was thrilled when she finally become a full-time teacher at Sandy Hook.
"It was the best year of her life," she told the Danbury News-Times, where she is a copy editor.
Lauren Rousseau had planned to see the film The Hobbit with her boyfriend on Friday and had baked cakes for a party they were to attend afterward. She was a graduate of the University of Connecticut and the University of Bridgeport.
Her father, Hugh McGowan, told US media that emergency officials had called Anne Marie Murphy a hero for her attempts to protect her charges.
The special education teacher, who had four children of her own, placed herself in front of her class. Her body was found covering children.
Anne Marie Murphy was born in New York State and was described by her mother as a "happy soul".
"She was a very good daughter, a good mother, a good wife. We loved being together."
Rachel D'Avino was a behavioural therapist, helping children with autism. She had only recently started working at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Her boyfriend had recently asked her parents for her hand in marriage, and was intending to propose to her on Christmas Eve, her obituary on a funeral home website said.
"Her presence and tremendous smile brightened any room she entered," it said. "Rachel loved animals, cooking, baking, photography, and karate. She was an adoring big sister who cherished her two younger siblings like they were her own children."
Her friend, Lissa Lovetere, first met D'Avino in 2005 when the therapist was assigned to help her autistic son in the town of Bethlehem.
"Her job didn't end when the school bell rang at 3 o'clock," Ms Lovetere said.
She said Ms D'Avino was so dedicated that she would make home visits and offer any advice she could.
"I think she taught me more about how to be a good mother to a special needs child than anyone else ever had."
Father Robbie Parker, 30, was one of the first parents to publicly talk about his loss. He said Emilie, the older of his three children, "could just light up a room".
He told reporters that she loved to try new things - except food.
"My wife and I don't understand how to process this and how to get our lives going. I don't know how to get through something like this," he said.
Ana is the daughter of jazz saxophonist Jimmy Greene, who had just started a new job at Western Connecticut State University.
"As much as she's needed here and missed by her mother, brother and me, Ana beats us all to paradise. I love you sweetie girl," her father wrote on Facebook.
The child's grandmother, Elba Marquez, said the family had moved to Connecticut from Canada earlier this year, drawn in part by Sandy Hook's glowing reputation.
"It was a beautiful place, just beautiful. What happened does not match up with the place where they live," she said.
Ms Marquez said Ana's nine-year-old brother was also at the school, but escaped safely.
Jimmy Greene named a composition after Ana, 'Ana Grace' on his 2009 album, 'Mission Statement'.
In an interview with local newspaper the Newtown Bee earlier this year, Dylan Hockley's mother Nicole said the family had moved to the US from England two years ago. Father Ian Hockley previously worked in Southampton.
Prayers were said on Sunday for Dylan and his family in the English town of Eastleigh, in Hampshire, where they used to life. Neighbours there spoke of Dylan as a lovely, intelligent boy who enjoyed school.
The Hockleys are reported to have lived in Yogananda Street and were neighbours of Adam and Nancy Lanza.
"We are overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from so many people," Grace's parents, Chris and Lynn, said in a statement to the Washington Post newspaper.
"Our daughter Grace was the love and light of our family. Words cannot adequately express our sense of loss."
Her grandmother, Mary Ann McDonnell, said Grace loved wearing pink and dressing up, and enjoyed art, gymnastics, football and her small spaniel Puddin'.
"She was a wonderful little girl. She was always smiling," Mary Ann McDonnell said.
He attended Sandy Hook school with his twin sister, Arielle, and an older sister, Sophia, 8. Arielle was in a different class and survived the attack, as did Sophia.
Noah had celebrated Hanukkah the Saturday before the shooting with his uncle, Arthur, in Brooklyn.
His uncle described him as very inquisitive and intelligent: "For a six-year-old, he was a very smart kid."
Olivia was a happy child, with a great sense of humour, who enjoyed school and was doing well, her family said in a statement.
Her uncle, John Engel, said she "lit up a room and the people around her". A friend of the family described her as a "wiggly, smiley six-year-old".
She loved art, drawing and designing, played tennis and football and took several dance classes.
"She was a great big sister and was always very patient with her three-year-old brother, Brayden," her family said.
Olivia had been cast to play an angel in a Nativity play in St Rose of Lima church on Saturday, the Reverend Robert Weiss told the Reuters news agency.
In a statement released to the media, her parents Matthew and Jennifer Hubbard said: "We are greatly saddened by the loss of our beautiful daughter, Catherine Violet, and our thoughts and prayers are with the other families who have been affected by this tragedy. We ask that you continue to pray for us and the other families who have experienced loss in this tragedy."
Charlotte was supposed to have kept her brand new pink dress and boots for the holidays, but had persuaded her mother to let her wear them to school on Friday, said her uncle John Hagen.
"She was going to go some places in this world," he told local media. "This little girl could light up the room for anyone".
Her older brother Guy also attended the school, but escaped the shooting.
The youngest of three children, Daniel was "fearless in the pursuit of happiness in life... earning his ripped jeans and missing two front teeth", the family said in a statement.
"Words really cannot express what a special boy Daniel was," they said. "Such a light. Always smiling, unfailingly polite, incredibly affectionate, fair and so thoughtful towards others, imaginative in play, both intelligent and articulate in conversation; in all a constant source of laughter and joy."
Jesse's father Neil Heslin described his son as a happy boy, who was doing well in school and "going to go places in life".
He particularly enjoyed playing at his mother's farm, and had "been on horses since he was a year-and-a-half old", Mr Heslin told the New York Post.
Mr Heslin said he had been planning to return to school later on Friday to help Jesse and the rest of his classmates make gingerbread houses.
Jessica was a "creative, beautiful little girl who loved playing with her little brothers, Travis and Shane", her family said.
She loved "everything about horses", enjoyed writing in her journals, and had become fascinated with killer whales after watching the movie Free Willy, they said.
The family described her as their "rock" and said they "cannot imagine our life without her".
"She had an answer for everything, she didn't miss a trick, and she outsmarted us every time. We called her our little CEO for the way she carefully thought out and planned everything," they said.
Jack Pinto was a huge fan of the New York Giants, and idolised one of the team's star players Victor Cruz.
The Giants paid tribute to all the victims of the shooting during its game on Sunday, but Victor Cruz wore Jack's name on his shoes and gloves in a personal tribute to his young fan.
Josephine is reported to have celebrated her seventh birthday on Tuesday, just three days before the massacre.
Chase was a boy who was always outside, playing in the garden or backyard, riding his bicycle.
A neighbour said that just last week he had been describing winning his first mini-triathlon.
"You couldn't think of a better child," Kevin Grimes said.
Described as a "numbers guy" by his family, six-year-old James loved maths and would often come up with insights beyond his years to explain the relationship between numbers.
He was born four weeks before his due date and his family often joked that he came into the world early because he was hungry.
In his obituary they described James' love of hamburgers with ketchup, his dad's omelettes with bacon and his mum's French toast. He often asked to stop at a popular sandwich shop and ask how old he needed to be to order a foot-long sandwich.
A thoughtful and considerate boy, they said he recently chose to give up a gift for himself and use the money instead to buy his grandfather a mug for Christmas.
Madeleine Hsu, 6; Caroline Previdi, 6; Avielle Richman, 6; Benjamin Wheeler, 6; Allison Wyatt, 6.
Nancy Lanza appears to have been the first victim of her son Adam, who shot her dead at their home before making his way to Sandy Hook school.
She has been described as a friendly, considerate and generous neighbour, who enjoyed games nights, gardening and craft beers.
She was also a gun enthusiast, and it was her weapons that Adam used in his rampage. She reportedly took her sons target shooting, although friends have described her as a responsible gun owner.
Nancy Lanza had home-schooled Adam for several years after she had "battled" with school system officials over how to educate her highly-intelligent but socially awkward son, her sister-in-law Marsha said.
She was left "very well off" after divorce from husband Peter in 2009, and was "always there for" Adam and his older brother Ryan, Marsha Lanza said.
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For years transport bosses insisted the New Routemaster buses did not need opening windows and for years the complaints about heat on the top deck kept on coming.
Now TfL will spend £2m resolving the problem, retro-fitting all the vehicles with opening windows on the top deck and two downstairs.
It said it had listened to passengers but it's not clear yet why it has had a change of heart.
TfL's director of buses, Mike Weston, said: "We don't think it will make the buses cooler on really hot days, but what it will do is it will create a bit of a breeze... so I think it will make customers feel a little bit more comfortable.
"I think it's the right design for London, we're just doing a bit of tweaking to make it even better."
Caroline Pidgeon, London Assembly leader of the Liberal Democrats, described the current buses as a "cauldron on wheels" and said "it simply beggars belief that such expensive buses were ever purchased by the mayor and TfL with such a basic design fault".
TfL had bought them for £350,000 each.
The introduction of the bus was used as a rallying call in Mayor Boris Johnson's 2008 election campaign, but his flagship transport project has had plenty of problems.
The batteries have sometimes failed, meaning they have had to rely on diesel, and some no longer have conductors meaning their unique selling point - the hop-on and hop-off aspect - is greatly restricted.
There are currently 550 on the streets of London and that is set to rise to 800.
Critics have called them a vanity project and said it would have been cheaper to buy hybrid buses off the peg.
Labour's London Assembly Transport Spokesperson, Val Shawcross, said: "With passengers enduring years of suffocating journeys on overheated buses, these upgrades will be welcomed.
"But the paying public has been left to fork out £2m for more upgrades to what was supposed to be a state-of-the-art vehicle."
This is the transport system that keeps having snags.
While some love them, it does remind me of one industry insider who said to me years ago - politics and transport projects rarely mix.
The players visited the memorial garden to pay their respects before rejoining their clubs.
The village was devastated in 1966 when a colliery waste tip collapsed, with slurry engulfing Pantglas Junior School on the last day before half term.
Manager Chris Coleman described the visit as "humbling".
"In a small way we wanted to show our respect and reflect on the tragedy of 50 years ago," he said.
"It puts everything into perspective."
Robin Garton, 69, from Devizes in Wiltshire, disappeared on 25 September on a hillwalking trip near Glen Coe.
Despite extensive searches involving helicopters, divers and search dogs, there has been no trace of him.
His son, Will Garton, said search teams were "baffled that they can't find him" but it was important for the family to "mark him and have a service".
Robin Garton was reported missing after he failed to meet up with friends as planned in Kinlochewe in Wester Ross.
He was last seen checking out of his accommodation near Glen Coe on his way to Aonach Eagach Ridge.
"He told the receptionist in the bed and breakfast that morning that's what he was going to do," said Will Garton.
"His car's parked in the right place to do that ridge and he's not the sort of person who changes his mind - so we're very confident that he is somewhere on that ridge."
But despite rescue teams spending more than 1,500 man hours searching the area, employing drones with cameras, helicopters and sniffer dogs as well as divers to search the loch - he has not been found.
"The team there say they're baffled. Normally they find people much more quickly then this but so far, for whatever reason, they've been unsuccessful," said Mr Garton.
"It's a living nightmare, the not knowing is the worst thing imaginable."
Described as in "really good health", Mr Garton said his father was a very experienced mountaineer and "well within his comfort zone" tackling the Aonach Eagach Ridge.
But he admitted it was "quite possible" he may have suffered a heart attack.
"It's a challenging walk but if he has had a heart attack we would expect him to be somewhere where he could be found," he said.
"That is what is so distressing for us - the lack of any news and it is bizarre that we have had no sightings as of yet."
With the family getting "increasingly desperate to have him returned home", Mr Garton said rescue teams had promised there would be "no cut off" and they would carry on combing the mountain until he was found.
"They're convinced he's there somewhere on that ridge and I think they will find him. I hope to God they find him," he said.
"It's really important to us that they are not giving up that search so we still expect him to come home to us in some form."
In the meantime Mr Garton said the family were "realistic about the chances" and were preparing "for the worst".
"You can't put your life on hold but it's important to us to mark him - to have a service to recognise the huge contribution he made as a family man, a businessman and as a campaigner on climate change," he said.
"We're obviously realistic and pragmatic but you can't quite extinguish the one in 10 million chance that he might come back."
The family has praised the local mountain rescue team and volunteers for the search effort, which they describe as "truly humbling".
A memorial service is due to be held at St Johns Church, Devizes in December.
Varney signed for the Tractor Boys on a short-term contract in August, with his deal due to expire on 12 January.
The 34-year-old could play in Burton's FA Cup tie at Watford on Saturday.
"He's a good, experienced Championship player," Brewers boss Nigel Clough told BBC Radio Derby.
"He's had a couple of knocks and injuries and things, but I don't think he's got anything to prove in the Championship."
Burton are 21st in the Championship table, one point above the relegation zone.
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The 27-year-old victim was on the delayed 22:24 GMT train from Sheffield to Leeds on Saturday.
British Transport Police said she was targeted prior to the train departing when sitting alone by the window.
Her partner had gone to the toilet and after he left, the offender sat down next to the woman and attempted to rape her.
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Her partner returned from the toilet unaware of what had happened and physically moved the offender from his seat.
Police said the incident happened on the delayed train, which left Sheffield at 22:40 GMT from platform 1B.
Det Con Ian Grice said the victim was being supported by specially-trained officers.
He appealed for information and said: "Sexual offences of this nature on the railway network are rare, but are understandably incredibly distressing for the victim."
The man is described as white, late 20s to early 30s, with brown hair and wearing a blue Puffa jacket.
He was with another man, also white, aged late 20s to early 30s, wearing a black Puffa jacket.
The victim and her partner got off the train at Swinton, but police said it is not known where the other men alighted.
Bayelsa state police say they learned of the ransom after capturing members of the criminal gang believed responsible.
Hyundai Heavy Industries has not commented on the reports.
The BBC's Habiba Adamu, in Abuja, says it is rare for anyone to acknowledge ransoms paid to kidnappers in Nigeria.
The kidnapping of foreigners and wealthy Nigerians is common in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, and has become a lucrative trade for criminals.
Gunmen kidnapped the four South Korean and two Nigerian workers after storming a passenger boat on 17 December.
They were released days later but South Korean officials declined to say whether they had paid a ransom.
Bayelsa state police commissioner Kingsley Omire said most of the suspected kidnappers were later arrested, including the leader.
He told the police that a payment of 30m naira ($190,000) had been made, with each gang member getting 3m, Mr Omire told BBC Hausa.
The man is said to have later escaped from custody.
"The police did not know a ransom was paid before the release," the state police chief said.
He said that paying ransoms would only encourage more kidnapping and urged people to instead contact the police, saying they have freed several hostages.
The mother of Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was kidnapped in December and held for five days before being freed.
It is not clear whether a ransom was paid, or whether the motive was criminal or political.
The rare medals badge of honour, which includes four grand crosses, belonged to Lieutenant-General Rowland Hill.
The commander of the British Army fought with the Duke of Wellington in 1815 and served in the Napoleonic Wars.
Auctioneers said the historical brooch, which was discovered in its original box in Derbyshire, "honoured and recognised his many acts of bravery".
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The medals include the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, the Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order, the Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and the Sword and the Peninsular Cross.
Charles Hanson, of Hanson's Auctioneers, said the badge was one of the "richest historical" military finds he has ever come across and was "worthy of a place in a museum".
"I am delighted to see this important historical item honouring a war hero and great leader of men sell for well above its estimate of £1,000 to £2,000," he said.
Mr Hanson added that General Hill was an "extraordinary man".
"He led armies of up to 30,000 men in some of the most important battles of the 1800s in Egypt, Spain, Portugal and France," he said.
"He inevitably had brushes with death. At the Battle of Waterloo, where Hill commanded the II Corps, he was lost in the melee and feared dead but escaped unscathed."
Source: Hanson's Auctioneers
Wang Ting-yu, chairman of the defence committee in Taiwan's parliament, said Chinese spies were masquerading as academics or business people.
He claimed Beijing was trying to sow chaos within Taiwanese society.
China considers the self-ruling island territory that must be reunited with the mainland - by force if necessary.
In an interview with the BBC, Mr Wang said intelligence reports suggest China spends millions of dollars on its Taiwan operations.
He said Chinese spies tried to recruit agents within Taiwan's corridors of power.
"Some get married into Taiwan, some pretend they are scholars, some pretend they are businessmen, and they immerse themselves into our society," he said.
"They seduce and lure our military personnel and government officers into becoming their agents."
Mr Wang said he could not disclose the source of his information.
Beijing has previously denied claims that it sends spies to Taiwan.
Earlier this week, a bodyguard for the former Vice-President Annette Lu was arrested and accused of spying.
Wang Hong-ju is accused of being paid by the Chinese to recruit an intelligence officer to gather information for Beijing in exchange for a large cash payment and safe relocation to mainland China if exposed.
He is alleged to have worked for China after leaving government service in Taiwan, but the episode is likely to unnerve the Taiwanese authorities.
"The realisation that even someone who worked that close to the top of the island's government hierarchy could become a spy for the nation's biggest enemy gives one cold shivers," read an editorial in the English-language Taiwan News.
Annette Lu said the bodyguard was one of about 50 who had been assigned to protect her.
"It's important that we check the security and loyalty of those who serve the president and vice-president," she told the BBC.
Just a few days before the bodyguard's detention, a Chinese student, Zhou Hongxu, was also arrested in Taiwan for breaching national security laws.
Some media outlets were reporting that there are around 5,000 Chinese spies in Taiwan, although the government later denied that was true.
China has spied on Taiwan for years, but Wang Ting-yu said the election of Ms Tsai, from the Democratic Progressive Party, appeared to have spurred Beijing into greater action.
He said China's aim was not simply to collect information, but also to spread unrest in Taiwan.
The island's commitment to an open society was allowing Beijing to stir up trouble under the cloak of free speech, said the committee chairman. "You cannot tell who your enemy is," he said.
Several new laws to tighten security are due to be introduced this year.
Taiwan plans to ban senior government and military officials from travelling to China for three years after they retire, to prevent them from being lured into handing over secret information.
If China has increased its secret activities in Taiwan this would fit into a broader pattern of antagonism towards the island since Ms Tsai's election.
China had warm ties with the previous Taiwanese President, Ma Ying-jeou, but it has cut all contact with Ms Tsai.
It has also reverted to its previous policy of trying to isolate Taiwan in the international arena.
A Taiwanese defence review published once every four years came out this week and said China now posed an even greater military threat to the island.
The charge is expected to take affect from the end of April when a new pick-up and drop-off point will open opposite the main terminal building.
A spokeswoman said the charge was being introduced after "all possible alternatives" to ease congestion at the airport had been exhausted.
A pick-up fee has been in place at the airport since 2010.
Construction work is currently under way to create the new pick-up and drop-off zone, where the £2 charge will entitle drivers to a 10-minute stay. Blue badge holders will be exempt.
The work will also see the traffic flow on St Andrew's Drive, where the Holiday Inn Express is located, reversed. This change is due to take affect in March.
Amanda McMillan, managing director of the airport, said the investment represented one of the most significant upgrades to the road network in more than 10 years.
She added: "It has been apparent for some time that our current drop-off area, which suffers from severe congestion on a daily basis, is simply no longer fit for purpose.
"It was implemented at a time when we were carrying 6.5 million passengers, however, we have since enjoyed sustained growth and are now fast approaching the 10 million mark."
Ms McMillan acknowledged that the new arrangement would be unpopular.
She added: "We have resisted introducing a drop-off charge despite most airports of our size having similar arrangements in place for many years, however, having exhausted all possible alternatives we have now reached a point whereby a chargeable facility is the only way to address congestion, discourage non-airport traffic and encourage best use of our road network."
Drivers will still be able to drop off people at the airport's long stay car park, which is a five-minute bus ride from the terminal building, free of charge.
The 67-year-old suffered a broken collarbone when he was knocked to the ground outside his Gateshead home in January.
An online appeal set up by beautician Katie Cutler raised £330,135.
Richard Gatiss, 25, from Gateshead, had pleaded guilty to assault with intent to rob at Newcastle Crown Court.
After the sentencing, Mr Barnes said it was "just about the right length of time" and he hoped prison would give Gatiss time to reflect on what he had done.
"I hope while he's in prison he'll do some thinking and when he comes out he'll do something useful," he said.
Gatiss, from Split Crow Road, was caught after police retrieved DNA evidence from a pocket on Mr Barnes' jacket.
He had been desperate for money to buy legal highs but ran off empty-handed when Mr Barnes shouted for help, the court heard.
Judge Paul Sloan QC described Gatiss' actions as "despicable and opportunistic" and said he had picked on Mr Barnes because he was vulnerable.
Mr Barnes has lived with disabilities from birth after his mother contracted German measles when she was pregnant. He is visually impaired and stands 4ft 6in (1.21m) tall.
After the hearing, Mr Barnes, who was joined by 21-year-old Miss Cutler, said: "I'm pleased he's been sentenced and I think the sentence of four years is just about the right length.
"I hope while he's in prison he'll do some thinking and when he comes out he'll do something useful. Maybe he might decide to help people, which I think would be a good idea for him.
"It's sad that he was brought to the stage of doing something like this - not necessarily just me, it could have been anybody and they might not have got over the incident.
"But I've moved on," he said.
Holding back tears, Miss Cutler added: "It's hard for me to talk about Richard as it wasn't me who was attacked, but I just hope he gets the help that he deserves.
"I'm just glad that that some good has come from this and we can move forward."
While on remand, Gatiss was kept in segregation for his own safety.
Jamie Adams, defending, said it was "an awful case" but publicity surrounding it made it difficult to "keep a proper outlook on what the sentence should be".
On the prison bus to court Gatiss had been "the subject of some pretty awful double-standard behaviour" from other inmates, Mr Adams said.
"Life is not easy for him. He is going to be in the public glare for a long time to come and he knows that."
His father, Karl Gatiss, refused to comment on the sentence outside court but called for legal highs to be banned.
Northumbria Police said the sentencing "should send a message out to those criminals who think it is acceptable to target the vulnerable".
Following the death of six cyclists on London's roads in two weeks, Mr Boardman asked the mayor to honour a "promise" he made by looking at similar schemes in operation abroad.
He said: "The longer we delay, the more lives will be lost."
Mr Johnson told BBC London 94.9 he was not convinced by the argument.
Nine of this year's 14 cyclist fatalities and five of last year's 14 deaths involved a heavy goods vehicle.
In the centre of Paris, where there are restrictions on lorries, there were no cyclist fatalities in 2011, according to the Prefecture of Police of Paris.
Boardman, British Cycling's policy adviser, said in an open letter to the mayor: "When I rode alongside you to help you launch your vision for cycling in March this year, you made a verbal promise to look at the successful experiences of Paris and many other cities in restricting the movements of heavy vehicles during peak hours.
"London has an opportunity to emulate and surpass Paris and to lead the way for the other ambitious cycling cities across Britain.
"Let's not waste this opportunity to do something now."
The House of Commons Transport Committee is to hold an oral evidence session on cycle safety on 2 December to "stimulate debate", said chairman Louise Ellman.
Speaking to Vanessa Feltz on BBC London 94.9, the mayor of London said safety must be improved.
He said he was getting on with the programme to invest the "thick end of £1bn" to make cycling in the capital safer.
Mr Johnson said there had to be a "much bigger conversation about HGVs" and the dangers they pose when they turn left.
But he said imposing a peak-time ban risked damaging London companies and creating a "serious influx as soon as the ban is over".
He said that examples from other European cities were being studied, but that he was "by no means satisfied" the idea was the solution.
Mr Johnson said the latest person to die was in a collision with a lorry at about midday, not during the rush hour.
2010: 10 deaths, four involving HGVs
2011: 16 deaths, 12 involving HGVs
2012: 14 deaths, five involving HGVs
2013 so far: 14 deaths, nine involving HGVs
Source: TfL
He added: "We are not dismissing any suggestion."
On new safety ideas being considered at Transport for London, he said the issue of people riding bikes and walking in the street using personal electronic devices was discussed frequently.
Mr Johnson said he thought headphones were an "absolute scourge" and that he would consider banning cyclists from wearing them.
"Call me illiberal, but it makes me absolutely terrified to see them bowling along unable to hear the traffic.
"You've got to be able to hear that car behind you or about to come out of the road in front of you," he said.
Mark Ames, editor of cycling blog ibikelondon, accused the mayor of taking attention away from his "inaction".
He wrote on Twitter that the mayor was "a clever man" who had "deflected all attention on his inaction and HGV ban and made a debate about Londoners wearing headphones".
The House of Commons Transport Committee chairman Ms Ellman said the deaths of cyclists this year had raised the issue of restricting lorries, and the behaviour of drivers and cyclists.
She said: "Many of these casualties involve large vehicles, especially HGVs, and there is now debate about whether they should be banned from city centres at peak times.
"This will have consequences for businesses, which need to be assessed."
Kate Gibbs, spokeswoman for the Road Haulage Association, said: "Lorries have to get in and out of construction sites. Shops have to have goods on their shelves. Even Halfords."
She said restricting lorries from entering the city between 10:00 and 18:00, for example, "would add to the congestion that London roads are already facing".
During the Olympics, deliveries were made to shops and businesses overnight with the usual restrictions preventing noise for residents removed.
But Ms Gibbs said that was not a "workable solution".
Victory completed a big-race double for the 7-1 chance, who won the Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown in February.
He finished two and three quarter lengths ahead of Minella Rocco (18-1) in the Cheltenham showpiece, with Native River (7-2) in third.
Lizzie Kelly, the first woman for 33 years to ride in the race, was unseated from Tea for Two at the second fence.
The 3-1 favourite Djakadam hit the second-last fence when leading and ended up finishing fourth, while the much-loved Cue Card again fell three fences from home.
Harrington and Power finished the Festival in style by winning the last race, the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase, with Rock the World (10-1).
The seven-year-old winner was a first Cheltenham Gold Cup entry for Harrington after moving to her yard from Henry de Bromhead's earlier in the season.
Harrington, the most successful female trainer ever at the Festival, had previously enjoyed big-race success with Moscow Flyer in the 2003 and 2005 Queen Mother Champion Chases, and with 2014 Champion Hurdle winner Jezki.
"It's amazing - he has gone from running two miles at Christmas to three miles here," she told BBC Radio 5 live.
Down to the last he absolutely pinged it
"He jumped like a buck and it was his jumping that got him there.
"I never seemed to have any stayers before for this race - I can't believe it."
Harrington is the third woman to train a Gold Cup winner, following Jenny Pitman, who guided Burrough Hill Lad (1984) and Garrison Savannah (1991), and Henrietta Knight with Best Mate (2002-2004).
Power, who won the Grand National on Silver Birch in 2007, said: "It's unbelievable. Jessica Harrington is a genius.
"I was only 25 when I won the National and I'm 35 now. When you're 25 you think you can win everything, so this is very special.
"Down to the last he absolutely pinged it and then it was just a case of seeing it out. It's what every jockey dreams of and I never thought I would until we got this lad.
"I had a bad injury before Christmas and I rushed back to ride him in the Irish Gold Cup"
Minella Rocco trainer Jonjo O'Neill: "It was his first run proper of the season. He has no miles on the clock and he'll improve a ton on that. I'm thrilled, he had a great spin round and finished as strongly as anything."
Native River owner Garth Broom: "I felt we were slightly robbed of second right on the line, but finishing third in a Gold Cup with a seven-year-old is something you can't complain about.
"He wears his heart on his sleeve and we are so proud of him. We had two dreams - to have a runner in the Gold Cup and to win one, and we've achieved the first.
Djakadam jockey Ruby Walsh: "The mistake at the second-last cost me second place but I don't believe I would have done better than that."
Cue Card assistant trainer Joe Tizzard: "He has come back safe and that is the main thing we were concerned about."
Cornelius Lysaght, BBC horse racing correspondent
The 2017 Gold Cup was billed as competitive, but not necessarily the greatest staging in the race's 90-plus-year history.
You probably can't say at this stage that Sizing John is all set to be a great champion, but given time, who knows?
He's got that certain something about him - racing purists would say 'class' - he's only seven years old, technically some way short of his prime, and the time of the race was decent.
There had been doubts about the horse's stamina lasting out the demanding three and a quarter miles, but he had plenty of reserves to positively bound up the final hill.
Paul Townend rode a 356-1 double for Willie Mullins after top weight Arctic Fire (20-1) took the County Hurdle after being off the track for 13 months, while Penhill then triumphed in the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle.
Penhill's win was Mullins' first in the race and gave him a sixth win of the meeting.
Gordon Elliott matched him with his sixth win when Champagne Classic (12-1) took the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle for JJ Slevin.
However, Elliott clinched the leading trainer award thanks to his three second places compared to two from Mullins.
A delighted Elliott said: "To win the trainer award is something special. Willie is an amazing man and a gentleman. We are absolutely thrilled.
"When we get home now, we will have a party with all the staff."
Champagne Classic's owner, airline boss Michael O'Leary, was somewhat surprised by the horse's achievement.
"I think that was a miraculous event. He is probably the worst horse we own!" said O'Leary
"We buy them in numbers and you get a few duds - he is one of the duds!"
Bryony Frost triumphed on Pacha Du Polder in the Foxhunters Chase, the same horse on whom former Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Victoria Pendleton finished fifth in last year's race,
Frost's win meant that for the first time all three races for amateur riders at the Festival were won by female jockeys.
She was also following in a family tradition - her father Jimmy rode Morley Street to victory in the 1991 Champion Hurdle, while brother Hadden won at the 2010 Festival.
The day's other race, the Triumph Hurdle, was won by the 5-2 favourite Defi Du Seuil, ridden by champion jockey Richard Johnson and trained by Philip Hobbs.
The home fans booed their side at half time as they trailed 30-0, with Lama Tasi the first of six different try scorers to go over in the first half.
Corey Thompson grabbed a Widnes try before Michael Dobson and Robert Lui added to the visitors' lead.
Australian half-back Carney then came off the bench to help set Gareth O'Brien up for Salford's ninth try.
Carney, an unused replacement in Salford's win against Castleford, made his eagerly anticipated debut after his career in the north west of England was delayed while his visa application was being processed.
Salford's fourth win from seven games this season leaves them fifth in the table, while Widnes' fifth Super League defeat this term leaves them second from bottom with the second worst defensive record in the competition.
The hosts showed their greatest resistance in the opening 14 minutes, but once Tasi went over for the opening try a torrent followed with Greg Johnson, George Griffin, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Kris Welham and Justin Carney crossing before the break.
Thompson and a late Rhys Hanbury try after the break were of little consequence in a match Salford dominated.
Salford head coach Ian Watson told BBC Radio Manchester: "It was a great start, something we spoke about. We felt we let ourselves down a bit with LWLW record and we wanted to change the mindset of that about backing games up. To get a 30-0 lead at half-time was tremendous.
"People talk about us saying we can't back up, so it's important for us to show them we can back up.
"Todd's got class, we see it in training, it's all about getting him in at the right time. When he first came on he chased the ball about. Later on his dropped into our shapes. He has some nice little touches to him."
Widnes Vikings: Hanbury; Thompson, Armstrong, Runciman, Marsh; Heremaia, Craven; Dudson, Johnstone, Buchanan, Olbison, Whitley, Houston.
Replacements: Bridge, Leuluai, J Chapelhow, T Chapelhow.
Salford Red Devils: O'Brien; Johnson, Welham, Sa'u, J Carney; Lui, Dobson; Tasi, Tomkins, Walne, Griffin, Murdoch-Masila, Flanagan.
Replacements: Kopczak, Krasniqi, Brinning, T Carney.
Referee: Chris Kendall
The goalkeeper had already stopped a Gavin Reilly spot-kick before Simon Murray's close-range opener for United.
Bell kept out penalties from Nicky Clark and Paul McMullan and Tony Andreu's drive extended the lead.
Michael Paton fired a reply before Paul Dixon's second yellow card, after which Andreu secured the 10 men's victory.
United's Frank van der Struijk was twice the culprit for the penalties, fouling Nicky Clark and then handling the ball in the box, for the second and third spot-kicks, the latter offence incurring a booking.
The win keeps United in fourth place in the Scottish Championship and leaves the Pars with only one win in their five games since promotion.
Match ends, Dunfermline Athletic 1, Dundee United 3.
Second Half ends, Dunfermline Athletic 1, Dundee United 3.
Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Lewis Toshney.
Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 1, Dundee United 3. Tony Andreu (Dundee United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cameron Smith.
Foul by Andrew Geggan (Dunfermline Athletic).
William Edjenguele (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lee Ashcroft (Dunfermline Athletic).
Charlie Telfer (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rhys McCabe (Dunfermline Athletic).
Cameron Smith (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Callum Fordyce (Dunfermline Athletic).
Cameron Smith (Dundee United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Joe Cardle replaces Lewis Martin.
Attempt saved. Farid El Alagui (Dunfermline Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Substitution, Dundee United. Coll Donaldson replaces Nick van der Velden.
Attempt missed. Callum Fordyce (Dunfermline Athletic) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
Nicky Clark (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Frank van der Struijk (Dundee United).
Attempt missed. Rhys McCabe (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Farid El Alagui replaces Ryan Williamson.
Lee Ashcroft (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cameron Smith (Dundee United).
Attempt missed. Andrew Geggan (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt blocked. Michael Paton (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Lewis Martin (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Tony Andreu (Dundee United).
Substitution, Dundee United. Cameron Smith replaces Simon Murray.
Attempt missed. Simon Murray (Dundee United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Lee Ashcroft (Dunfermline Athletic) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Lewis Toshney.
Substitution, Dundee United. Jamie Robson replaces Tope Obadeyi.
Second yellow card to Paul Dixon (Dundee United) for a bad foul.
Michael Paton (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Paul Dixon (Dundee United).
Lewis Martin (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Tope Obadeyi (Dundee United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Lewis Martin (Dunfermline Athletic).
Attempt missed. Andrew Geggan (Dunfermline Athletic) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high following a corner.
Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Charlie Telfer.
Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 1, Dundee United 2. Michael Paton (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul McMullan.
It happened on Thursday at a property in Dunluce Avenue, off the Lisburn Road.
The men, both aged 22, are also charged with aggravated burglary and stealing.
They are due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court on Monday.
The petition's organiser James O'Malley, said the capital was "a world city" which should "remain at the heart of Europe".
Nearly 60% of people in the capital backed the Remain campaign, in stark contrast to most of the country.
The LSE's director said the vote showed how "radically different" London is.
Prof Tony Travers said London's economy and politics "look so different" to the rest of the country and it was up to the mayor to decide whether to argue for more power.
"Maybe moving more decision making to cities and councils could be a solution to the differences within the country," he said.
Following the result, Sadiq Khan said it was "crucial that London has a voice at the table during those renegotiations" with the EU.
"We will continue to look outwards and trade and engage with the entire world, including the European Union," he said.
The petition, which suggests the mayor could become "President Sadiq", has already been signed by more than 27,000 people.
Mr O'Malley said he was a "big EU fan" and was "fed up watching the results" when he set up the page on change.org.
He said he was "astonished" the petition had taken off but suggested it showed he had "clearly touched a nerve" with others who "like me want to live in an international city".
One person who commented on the page said he felt "morally, culturally and historically closer to Paris, Brussels and Rome than I do to Sunderland".
Another wrote: "We need to break free of the dead weight."
A second petition calling for London to remain part of the EU has been signed by more 7,500 people.
The Belgian midfielder limped off half an hour into Tuesday's 0-0 draw at Scunthorpe with a calf strain.
He has played in the Saddlers' past 11 games, his longest run since his second spell on loan with Walsall in 2012.
"He's been so unlucky with injuries. But you're always at your most vulnerable when you're at your best," Walsall boss Jon Whitney told BBC WM.
"He's really down. It's a kick in the teeth but I'll help him get over it.
"We haven't had a chance to bring him over, as he lives in Sheffield, and we're trying to get him scanned to know what we're dealing with.
"It's still non-weight bearing," added the former Saddlers physio. "He's still on crutches. We'll know more by Monday. He got his studs caught in the grass. But, from the pain he's in, it's not going to be a short-term injury.
Cuvelier's run of fitness has coincided with Walsall's best run of results this season - a sequence of just two defeats in 11 games, which has lifted them to 12th in League One.
The first game which the influential Cuvelier will miss is Saturday's visit of Peterborough, when Amadou Bakayoko hopes to start, after being replaced in midweek by Simeon Jackson, along with Franck Moussa and Andreas Makris.
Reece Flanagan remains out with a dislocated shoulder which, on top of a serious knee injury, is expected to keep him out for the rest of the season.
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The Carter Centre, which was set up by former President Jimmy Carter, said that represented a 83% drop from the 126 cases reported last year.
Guinea worm isn't deadly, but it is extremely painful and stops people in some of the world's poorest areas from going to work or school for months.
The former president said he wants it eradicated "next year or sooner after".
Guinea worm is particularly nasty.
It's carried by tiny water flies which sit in stagnant water. When people drink that water the Guinea worm larvae enters the body and starts maturing into a worm.
After about a year, when it's grown to around a meter long, it starts burrowing through the body and eventually causes a painful blister on the skin's surface.
It can then take a few days or weeks to fully emerge from the body, usually through the victim's leg or foot.
The Carter Centre has led the international effort against the disease, and the end game is very much in sight.
"This is a very exciting, challenging and sometimes frustrating experience for us," he said.
The former president made it his mission to wipe out the disease back in 1986.
Since then he said the number of countries reporting cases have gone from 21, to just four: Chad, Ethiopia, Mali and South Sudan.
"We hope this year we won't have any new cases, but if we do we'll just have to concentrate on those communities," said Mr Carter.
The former president said across those countries still affected there were actually only 20 villages and communities in the world which have cases of Guinea worm, although teams are still monitoring around 4,500 communities to ensure the disease doesn't come back.
"One person who goes into the water with a Guinea worm emerging can start the whole epidemic all over again," he said.
If the campaign is successful, Guinea worm will become only the second disease to ever be completely wiped out.
Smallpox was officially eradicated in 1980. Polio is also on the verge of being made extinct.
The British government has pledged another £4.5 million to efforts to finally end Guinea worm.
UK International Development Minister Nick Hurd said: "Guinea worm is a truly horrendous disease.
"The fact that we are now so close to eradicating it is one of the great public health success stories of modern times."
Mr Carter said around 88 million cases have been avoided in the last 30 years, meaning it's cost around $3 (£2) to prevent each case.
"Once we get rid of it, we'll never have to spend another dollar on the disease," he said.
One of the biggest threats to Guinea worm eradication is conflict, which stops health workers being able to go in and help affected communities.
Mr Carter said another concern is dogs becoming infected and releasing larvae into water sources, which communities can then drink from, triggering a new cluster of cases.
The 39th president of the United States said achieving the eradication of Guinea worm would be his "most gratifying experience".
While emerging viruses such as Zika and before that Ebola have been causing a lot of concern, this is a timely reminder that complex and frightening diseases, can be beaten. The world is not there yet, but it is extremely close.
Mr Carter is already setting his sights on the next debilitating disease he wants to wipe out.
It's another neglected tropical disease called river blindness, spread by the bites of infected flies that breed in rapidly flowing rivers and can cause people to lose their sight.
He says eradication is possible. Watch this space.
The EU committee said the single market and cross-border travel were vital to the territory's economy, and warned the UK government not to let Spain use trade talks to claim sovereignty.
Gibraltar voted overwhelmingly for Remain in June's referendum.
The government says it will ensure the territory's priorities are understood.
Gibraltar has been a British territory since 1713, but Spain continues to claim sovereignty over the enclave, and the government in Madrid called for joint sovereignty in the aftermath of the Brexit vote.
The vote of 95.9% in favour of staying in the EU made Gibraltar by far the strongest pro-Remain area taking part in the referendum.
Peers said 40% of its workforce crossed the border from Spain every day, and its economy was "underpinned" by the single market.
The committee said it "strongly endorses" the UK government's promise never to enter into sovereignty discussions with Spain against the will of the Gibraltarian people, and called on ministers to engage "positively and pragmatically with Spain, emphasising the mutual importance of the economic relationship between the UK and Spain".
Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed the UK will not remain a member of the EU single market after Brexit, instead seeking a new free trade deal.
The peers said while it was unclear how withdrawal would affect the border, there were "serious potential economic implications for both Gibraltar and the surrounding area of Spain".
"Now set to leave the EU, the territory has placed its trust in the UK to secure a Brexit deal that meets Gibraltar's needs," they said.
"The committee stresses that the UK government has a moral responsibility to ensure Gibraltar's voice is heard, and its interests respected, throughout the negotiating process."
The committee also said Gibraltar should be made a priority in talks over security co-operation so its border cannot be used by criminals.
And it suggested existing rules governing the passport-free Schengen area could allow continued movement between Gibraltar and Spain.
Formal Brexit talks are set to begin once Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty has been invoked by the UK government before the end of March.
The committee added: "The UK government must remain alert to and resist any attempts by Spain to involve the sovereignty dispute in EU withdrawal and future trade negotiations, or to encroach upon Gibraltar's sovereignty through the medium of EU laws or policies when the UK is 'out of the room', after Brexit."
In the official document setting out its Brexit strategy, the UK government said a new joint ministerial council with the government of Gibraltar would help ensure its views were heard.
"We will continue to involve them fully in our work, respect their interests and engage with them as we enter negotiations, and strengthen the bonds between us as we forge a new relationship with the EU and look outward into the world," its White Paper adds.
Black pads, which formed part of the crossing, were taken from outside The Brewery Inn on High Street in Coalport, Telford, West Mercia Police said.
It is thought the theft took place between 22:00 and 23:00 BST on 12 June.
Officers want to speak to the driver of "an old Honda Civic" seen in the area at the time.
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West Mercia Police spokesman Kieren Bodill said the theft had put "lives at risk for both road users and pedestrians wishing to cross the road safely".
Fiona Hotchkiss, landlady of the pub, discovered the theft the following day.
"It was a level surface but once the black bits had gone there were these panels all over the place," she said.
Miss Hotchkiss said CCTV from the pub had captured a man taking the panels.
"We've no idea why he would want them. It's a bit bizarre," she added.
Sinn Féin has been accused of flip-flopping on whether the botched scheme should be subject to a full public inquiry or an independent investigation.
On Monday, Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney issued a press release and article to republican newspaper An Phoblacht calling for a "comprehensive, independent public inquiry".
Hours later, the statement was withdrawn and reissued with one change - the words "public inquiry" were replaced with "investigation".
Sinn Féin put the error down to a "typo" but, according to the News Letter, late on Tuesday night Mr Kearney re-released the initial statement from his personal email address with the words: "Please share this important information widely."
Meanwhile, Belfast City Council on Tuesday passed a motion calling for a full public inquiry.
A public inquiry could be called by Stormont under the Inquiries Act 2005.
The main reason opposition parties favour a full public inquiry is because, under law, it can compel witnesses to give evidence and documents to be released.
Also, as the name suggests, there is a presumption that hearings for a statutory inquiry will take place in public.
These types of inquiries are considered the most comprehensive and transparent available.
However, for non-statutory inquiries - such as the independent investigation proposed by Sinn Féin and the DUP - no such rules apply.
Any independent investigation will have to have its terms of reference and procedures agreed by Stormont.
That means the investigation could have no powers to compel witnesses and could be held in private, depending on what is agreed.
These types of inquiries are not uncommon. For instance, the Chilcot Report into the Iraq War was compiled on a non-statutory basis.
Since public inquires have to meet statutory conditions as outlined in the Inquiries Act, there is a belief by some that it could take too long and cost an enormous amount before answers are found.
For instance, a public inquiry into the death of Billy Wright published its findings in 2010, five years after the inquiry was announced. It cost £30.6m.
The inquiry into the death of Robert Hamill was announced in 2006 and published an interim report in 2010. Its full report has not been published because of legal proceedings. The inquiry has cost £33m to date.
DUP MP Gregory Campbell said such inquiries can last "10 to 12 years" and that the party favours a "time-bound investigation".
Likewise, Sinn Féin has said only an independent investigation with a time limit, led by a judicial figure from outside of Northern Ireland, would provide answers in a quick fashion.
"We think the public want the truth, but they also want the truth as quickly as possible," said Jim McVeigh, a Sinn Féin councillor in Belfast.
"They don't want to wait a year, or two years, like some of these public inquiries can take, so we think the best way to do this is a robust, transparent investigation that will get to the truth quickly."
That's an understatement.
Alliance Party leader Naomi Long said it was "nonsense" to suggest a public inquiry could take years while the SDLP's Patsy McGlone said the "public are wise to the Sinn Féin two-step".
TUV leader Jim Allister has insisted anything less than a full public inquiry would be a "whitewash".
Crucially, Sinn Féin say that any investigation should be on the basis that witnesses are compelled to give evidence - just like a public inquiry, but without the statutory basis.
Sinn Féin MLAs Declan Kearney, Michelle O'Neill and Conor Murphy have all said this condition must be included in the terms of reference for an investigation.
These terms of reference have to be agreed with the DUP - so whether they agree or not is unclear.
Also, it's not apparent how a non-statutory inquiry can make people give evidence in the same way as a public inquiry. A House of Commons briefing paper on non-statutory inquiries describes them as "essentially reliant on the co-operation of those involved".
Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said his party took legal advice over Christmas that "pointed to the need to address in clear terms the issue of compelling persons and papers in any investigation to make it effective".
They've already been asked and they've said no.
Naomi Long wrote to Secretary of State James Brokenshire to request they take steps to set up a full public inquiry.
But the government has said since the RHI was a Stormont matter, it was up to Stormont to investigate.
Meanwhile, the News Letter has also reported that Northern Ireland's Attorney General cannot set up an inquiry either, as suggested by Sinn Féin.
DUP and Sinn Féin have both said they are discussing terms of reference for a possible inquiry, although Sinn Féin has said nothing has yet been agreed.
Sinn Féin's Conor Murphy said proposals from the head of the civil service were "insufficient" and that the investigation should be "robust, transparent, time-framed and led by a senior judicial figure from outside the jurisdiction and with the power to compel witnesses".
It seems likely the next twists in the RHI story will centre on just how Stormont goes about investigating this £490m scandal.
However, the fallout following the failed test of the Trident nuclear deterrent is also covered by a number of newspapers.
The Scotsman reports that Theresa May is facing "calls to come clean" over the incident. It said she failed to answer direct questions about her knowledge of the test.
Nicola Sturgeon has challenged the prime minister to make a full disclosure about what she knew about the misfire, according to The National.
Under the headline "Do Ya Think I'm Tipsy", The Scottish Sun reports that Sir Rod Stewart appeared to have had a few drinks before taking part in a live TV Scottish Cup draw. He turned the draw into "comedy gold", the paper said.
The Herald reports that there have been a "catalogue of blunders" at the body which distributes £1bn to Scottish universities. It claims two universities were forced to shelve or scale back redevelopment plans as a result of the problem.
Theresa May has insisted she "won't be afraid" to tackle Donald Trump as she prepares to become the first foreign leader to visit the White House since his inauguration, according to The Times.
The Daily Record reports on a legal wrangle which has led to a murder victim lying in a mortuary for two months. It says that defence lawyers cannot find a pathologist to do a second post-mortem examination on the body of Stewart Rexter.
One in seven murders is carried out by a criminal who was spared prison in favour of community service, according to the Scottish Daily Mail.
The Lord Advocate has apologised to the family of five people who died in a Western Isles storm a decade ago for the "unacceptable" way they were treated after the tragedy, the Press and Journal reports.
The Scottish Daily Express leads with news that a move to outlaw cheap deals on junk food and fizzy drinks is to take a major step forward.
Celebrities who joined protests against Donald Trump make the front page of the Daily Star.
And The Courier reports that NHS Tayside paid more than £1,200 for an agency nurse to cover one shift.
The 38-year-old former Barcelona and Netherlands striker was named boss of the Caribbean island, where his mother is from, earlier this year.
They drew 1-1 with Cuba following a goalless first leg to progress on away goals in the North, Central America and Caribbean region.
Kluivert led his side past Montserrat in the first qualifying round.
Jamaica and Canada are potential third-round opponents for Curacao, who are ranked 144th in the world.
After that two-legged round, teams have to negotiate two group stages to qualify for Russia 2018.
In the other second qualifying round matches, St Vincent and Grenadines drew 4-4 with Guyana to progress on away goals after a 6-6 aggregate scoreline.
Antigua and Barbuda overturned a 3-1 deficit against St Lucia to progress 5-4 on aggregate.
Barbados added to their 2-0 first leg victory over Aruba by beating them 1-0 in the return tie to make it through.
Belize also eased into the next round with a 3-0 win over Dominican Republic, giving them a 5-1 aggregate score.
The Australian claimed he was bored during his straight-set defeat by Mischa Zverev at Wimbledon on 4 July.
A series of lacklustre displays has seen the 24-year-old drop from 17 in the world last year to 73.
"Tennis chose me. It's something I never fell in love with," Tomic told Australia's Channel Seven.
"Throughout my career I've given 100%. I've given also 30%. But if you balance it out, I think all my career's been around 50%.
"I haven't really tried, and still achieved all this. So it's just amazing what I've done."
Tomic has won three ATP Tour titles and has earned almost £4m in career prize money, including £35,000 for his defeat by Zverev.
However, he has not won a tour title since 2015 and has struggled for form this year, winning just nine matches overall and losing in the first rounds at the French Open and Wimbledon.
When asked what advice he would give to aspiring tennis players, Tomic said: "Don't play tennis.
"Do something you love and enjoy because it's a grind and it's a tough, tough, tough life. My position, I'm trapped. I have to do it."
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Tomic was criticised for ruling himself out of the Rio 2016 Olympics because of an "extremely busy" schedule, a year after he was dropped by Tennis Australia - for a second time - from their Davis Cup squad.
He was left out in 2015 after accusing the governing body of abandoning him following hip surgery in 2014, but has since returned to the team.
Further questions were raised about his attitude when he held his racquet by the strings when facing match point in a Madrid Open match last year.
Tomic's career has also been affected by off-court controversy.
In July 2015, he was charged with resisting arrest and trespassing by police in the United States after refusing to leave a hotel room.
His father John was sentenced to eight months in prison for assaulting his son's training partner before the 2013 Madrid Open.
The 23-year-old has been with the Robins since January 2016, having previously played for clubs including Notts County and Wolves.
He made 46 appearances in all competitions for Cheltenham in the 2016-17 season.
"He's got a lot of potential and is one of our best athletes," manager Gary Johnson told the club website.
The 28-year-old beat Lithuania's Simas Volosinas on points in Bingham on Saturday to take his record to 18 wins and just one defeat.
"It's like I'd never been gone," Wood told BBC Sport. "My shots and my timing were there.
"It'll definitely be a title fight next. I don't need to box eliminators."
Wood had already said he could challenge for a British or Commonwealth title by the end of the year.
He added: "Walking to the ring, I had a few more nerves than usual with the lay-off and everything that's happened, but after my shots started landing I just started to enjoy it again.
"We'll look around what's available, who's defending what, what titles are available and try to line something up about October time.
"I don't need to have a warm-up fight. I'm ready for a title."
The Scotstoun side take on Leicester Tigers in their opening Champions Cup Pool One match on Friday.
"It's a reality that we've never got to the quarter-finals as a club," said Townsend.
"We should have, given the rugby we've played - especially the last few seasons."
This time, the Pro12 side have been grouped with last season's runners-up Racing 92 as well as former champions of Europe; Munster and Leicester.
"We believe that we've not reached our potential and this year is another chance for us to do better," added Townsend, who will take over as Scotland head coach in the summer.
"We've shown not just in one-off games but in a few games how well we can play at that level," he said.
"It's very difficult - you're playing the best teams in Europe and the last two seasons we've won three of the six games. We need to win more than that."
Leicester, champions in 2001 and 2002, reached the semi-finals last season, losing to Racing 92.
"We're playing a famous club with an excellent reputation," said Townsend.
"They are a very well organised, physical team. That's always been in the Leicester DNA. Excellent set-piece, excellent line-out drive.
"In recent years they have certainly moved the ball more and they have signed some great attacking players. Telusa Veainu at full-back scored the try of the season last week.
"Matt Toomua was brought in to improve that attacking shape, to get a second receiver. He's played at 10 and 12 for Australia.
"We'll have our work cut out to look after these guys and we'll have to play really well to get in behind them."
Townsend rested several key squad members for last weekend's league win at Zebre, with only six players retained in the starting XV.
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Full-back Stuart Hogg is among those returning to action, having signed a new two-year deal this week.
"He's a great player and he's really developed off the field as well," explained Townsend. "He's one of our leaders. He cares a lot about the team and he loves playing.
"It's a good message to the rest of the players. We have a few that will be out of contract and discussions have already started.
"Dave Rennie [Townsend's appointed successor] is on board with the conversations we are having about who to retain and that's great."
"It's crazy," she sighs. "We opened this shop just a week ago and we had to do it without a single loan from a bank - no one will lend you money here after the bank crash."
Katla's clothes shop, Oxney, is a boutique in central Reykjavik and she's clearly proud of the beautiful, original collection she's created by blending Icelandic and French designs. But she's worried about the future of her business.
"We're buying in clothes from France and it costs us double now to get stuff into the country because the krona is so weak."
"We have to pass on that cost to the customer," she says quietly. "The government really has to do something about the situation with the krona - it's so hard for businesses."
Following the banking collapse of 2008, the value of Iceland's national currency plummeted by a half.
To stop it depreciating even further, the government imposed strict capital controls, restricting the flow of money in and out of the country. Even foreign currency for things like holidays abroad is now tightly rationed.
The move has certainly saved the national currency, but at what cost? The government, which promised the measures would only be temporary, still can't say when controls will be lifted.
"We're expecting 3.7% growth this year," insists Finance Minister Bjarni Benediktsson.
"All the economic indicators show we are bouncing back, slowly but surely. I honestly believe one of the lessons we have to learn from the past is that we should be happy with slow progress - we don't want to grab everything at once and have to give it all back as we had to do over the crisis year.
"We must be patient with the lifting of capital controls."
But not everyone is prepared to wait. In an internet cafe in the centre of town, computer engineering student Hilmar Jonsson is proud to pay for his surfing session with Auroracoin, the Icelandic version of the crypto currency Bitcoin.
It was launched at the beginning of this year by an unidentified person going by the name Baldur Friggjar Odinsson, with the aim of providing Icelanders with an alternative currency to the krona that is free from government and bank controls.
"At the moment, the second-hand market and things like cyber cafes are the only places that accept Auroracoin," says Hilmar. "But you know, I've managed to buy a boat with it for summer camp."
Baldur has promised that every Icelander will be given 30 Auroracoin - beginning an "air drop" or electronic distribution of the currency in March, with a second drop expected soon.
Hilmar reads out extracts from Baldur's manifesto: "Capital controls…mean the Iceland economy is slowly bleeding. The people of Iceland are being sacrificed at the altar of a flawed financial system… Auroracoin will be free from the meddling of the politicians and their cronies. The power must be taken back from the politicians and given back to the people."
Hilmar is confident that the principle behind the Auroracoin will keep the crypto currency buoyant.
"The banks lost the trust of the Icelandic people - and this means that we lost faith in the krona," he explains.
"So why not have an alternative that is not controlled by the government - it might be better than the krona. Aurorocoin hasn't got the flow the currency needs yet but I think it has the potential."
When the banks crashed, disposable income here fell by a quarter and 20,000 jobs were lost - a sizeable number in a country of only 320,000 people.
In Iceland, if you want to take the temperature of any situation, you head for the local swimming baths and hot tubs. Here, Jon, Svanna and Thor sink into the water, cowering from the wintry breeze swirling round their heads.
Svanna laughs at the notion that she is benefitting from an economic recovery.
"Recovery? We're broke! I don't buy anything except the essentials anymore and all holidays are inside Iceland - the krona doesn't travel!"
Jon agrees. "The krona sucks, ok? Give us the euro - or maybe the Canadian dollar, but the krona - it just does not work."
So should Iceland ditch its pride and call time on the national currency? That, says Mr Benediktsson, is simply out of the question.
"The krona is a viable solution for the future," he says, thumping his desk.
"Grabbing another currency to solve disciplinary problems is not a solution. I don't like the idea of importing discipline through a hard currency. I'd like to see Icelanders show discipline in running their own economy and that will benefit us greatly and stabilise the krona."
But the government does acknowledge that currency controls are hitting investment and spending power.
In a bid to encourage Icelanders to spend rather than save, it has just launched a mortgage debt relief scheme, financed largely through tax hikes on financial institutions and worth more than a billion dollars. The aim is to free up households from crippling repayment loans.
The obvious solution is to join the euro - after all, Iceland has pretty much been on a fast track scheme to join the European Union since 2009. But, following the government's and the Icelandic peoples' decision not to repay overseas investors who lost out in the banking crisis, a poisonous European diplomatic row ensued and the mood towards Brussels hardened.
Last year, the Icelandic coalition government announced it was halting EU accession talks. By default, it also renounced Iceland's claim on Euro membership.
Back in her shop in central Reykjavik, Katla stands at her cash register and raises her eyes to the heavens.
"This cannot go on," she warns. "The government has to do something about the krona - and quickly."
For more on this story, listen to the World At One on BBC Radio Four at 13:00 BST.
There were secret ballots for five positions, with Dai Lloyd of Plaid Cymru elected health committee chair.
Labour's Lynne Neagle will lead the education committee and Conservative Russell George the economy committee.
Conservative AM Nick Ramsay will chair the public accounts committee, scrutinising spending by public bodies.
AMs agreed on Tuesday which party the chairs for each committee would come from, with a Labour AM chairing six of the committees, Plaid Cymru three, the Conservatives two and UKIP one.
Only five of 13 of the assembly's committee chairs were contested. In seven other cases, only one AM was nominated and so there was no ballot.
Scrutiny of the First Minister Committee will be chaired by Ann Jones - the position comes with the job of being deputy presiding officer.
The results of the ballots were:
Those who have been appointed unopposed were:
The committees were divided among the parties based on the number of AMs they have.
R&B Distillers has proposed turning Borodale House, a derelict Victorian hotel, into a distillery and visitor centre which would open in January 2017.
The first batch of whisky could be produced by 2020.
It would be one of the tiny isle's largest employers, with 11 jobs on an island with a population of 170 people.
Victoria McRae donned a plastic crown and popped the question before surprising the prince with a kiss at a Sydney Opera House event.
He responded with a coy smile and told his admirer that he would have to think about it.
Prince Harry has spent the last month with army units in Perth and Sydney.
It is not the first marriage proposal he has received, but he has yet to accept any offers from his eager fans.
Speaking later at a function at Macquarie University in Sydney, the prince said he had had a "fantastic" time in Australia.
"I never expected that many people to turn out [at the Opera House] ... I got more than one kiss," he added.
The event was his last official engagement in the country.
Part of the prince's secondment was spent with the North-West Mobile Force (Norforce) - the mostly indigenous unit which patrols northern Australia.
"I consider myself incredibly fortunate to have worked with these guys," he told local media, referring to members of the Australian Defence Force.
Last month, he joined his father Prince Charles in Turkey for the centenary commemorations of the landing of Australian, New Zealand and other Allied troops at Gallipoli.
The Prince has said he is looking forward to a "new chapter" in his life after it was announced in March that he would be ending his 10-year UK military career in June.
He took up a staff officer role with the Army last year and has served twice in Afghanistan.
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31 October 2015 Last updated at 11:44 GMT
It has been nicknamed 'Spooky' and will come within 300,000 miles of our planet.
Astronomers are hoping to use the occasion to learn more about asteroids and their orbits.
Scientists say it doesn't pose any danger.
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An asteroid the size of four football pitches will make a rare, close pass, of the Earth later on today.
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Jack Cornwell died aged 16 after fighting in the Battle of Jutland. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery.
Memorials across the country are being protected ahead of the centenary of the naval battle.
A ceremony will take place at Manor Park Cemetery in London, where Jack's family will visit his grave.
The battle on 31 May 1916 saw 6,094 British and 2,551 German personnel lose their lives.
Jack was serving on the HMS Chester on 30 May 1916 when it came under heavy fire from four German ships. All of Jack's gun crew were fatally injured.
He remained at his post awaiting orders, despite severe shrapnel wounds, but died on 2 June.
Following a national campaign which hailed him as the "boy hero" of the battle, Jack was awarded the Victoria Cross and buried in a new grave with full military honours.
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David Evennett, World War One minister, said: "Jack Cornwell is one of the many brave sailors who lost their lives at the Battle of Jutland who we will honour at the centenary commemorations.
"It is important that their sacrifice is never forgotten. It is right that we list these important memorials to ensure they are protected for generations to come."
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The grave of a boy sailor hailed a World War One hero has been given Grade II listed status.
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The 120 documents were found at Ormesby Hall, Middlesbrough and had been sent to Mary Pennyman, whose family then owned the property.
She wrote back to the women, offering words of comfort and advice.
Teesside University has received a grant of £9,700 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to help make the letters available online to the public.
"Researching the lives of the women who wrote [the letters] is a wonderful opportunity to reflect upon the cost of war and to build a picture of the challenges faced at the time and the strength it took to survive.
"Many commemorative projects focus on the dead but this one will focus on those who had to live on," said Dr Roisin Higgins, senior history lecturer at Teesside University, who is leading the project.
One letter sent to Mrs Pennyman was sent by Bessie Walker, whose husband was killed six weeks after they got married.
"I try to be a comfort to his poor old dad and mother.
"Sometimes wish I could be old with them, as life feels rather empty at times," she wrote in the letter.
Ivor Crowther, head of Heritage Lottery Fund North East, said: "The Pennyman letters are an extraordinary discovery and provide an incredibly personal insight into the ultimate cost of the First World War."
The letters are being stored in Teesside Archives and the project to digitise and put the letters online for the public to see is expected to take three years.
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Letters sent from women whose loved ones died in World War One have been rediscovered and will be digitised.
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23 November 2015 Last updated at 23:09 GMT
She came to the UK as a refugee and was discovered by a modelling scout, despite the fact her dark skin and Dinka features were at odds with the more European look favoured for black models at the time.
Now based in New York, Wek is one of the most recognised fashion models in the world and a passionate campaigner for refugees.
As part of the BBC's 100 Women season she talks to Anne Soy about being a top model, about life as a refugee and about being a unique beauty by western standards. Listen and download the full interview here.
England have been hit by injuries in the back row, with James Haskell, Sam Jones and Mike Williams all ruled out, along with the versatile Maro Itoje.
Harrison, 24, lasted just half an hour in England's last Test match against Australia in Sydney.
"He's gone back and worked on his game very hard," Jones told BBC Sport.
"His last game against Castres was exceptional and he's probably our number one choice open-side flanker at the moment."
Meanwhile Jones says the recalled flanker Tom Wood has a "great chance" of being selected this autumn.
Wood was dropped following the Rugby World Cup, with Jones telling him his performances were "distinctly average".
"He's improved his work-rate, his impact as a ball carrier, and he's certainly above average now," Jones added.
"He's got very good lineout skills and his breakdown work has improved. So we are excited about him being in the squad.
"His [lineout work] gives him a great chance of being selected."
Jones has selected six uncapped players in his 33-man squad, but has played down their chances of being selected against the Springboks on 12 November.
"Making your debut against South Africa is probably not the right game to make your debut," Jones explained.
England travel to Portugal for a training camp on Sunday, hoping to avoid a repeat of the last gathering in Brighton which resulted in three players suffering serious injuries.
"We will be doing everything in our power to make sure we have an injury-free camp," Jones said.
"But having said that we need to prepare for international rugby and we will train with intensity."
In the urgent search for answers, relations between London and Cairo have taken a hit.
"We touched some raw nerves," admits a senior British government source present during tense talks this week which followed the UK's announcement that the plane "may well have been brought down by an explosive device".
That evoked a worst-case scenario that it may have been the work of the local jihadist group Sinai Province, which pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State a year ago.
Its claims to have downed the Airbus were initially treated with scepticism.
"They're jumping to conclusions," Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry angrily declared when I reached him by telephone shortly after the UK prime minister's office announced a suspension of all flights in and out of the popular tourist enclave on the southern edge of the Sinai which is meant to be highly protected.
But since then a number of other countries have followed suit in suspending flights or adjusting travel advice, as some new intelligence is shared and scrutinised.
Even Russia, which initially sprung to the defence of its close ally, soon took the decision to suspend all flights not just to Sinai, but across Egypt.
So far, US officials have been more cautious in their assessments of what is said to be still insufficient intelligence.
On Saturday, the Egyptian official leading the five-country investigation panel confirmed that a loud noise was heard in the last second of the cockpit voice recording.
But Ayman al-Muqqadam refused to be drawn into whether this suggested a technical fault or an act of terrorism.
For Egypt, what Mr Maqqadam obliquely referred to as "a certain scenario" has calamitous consequences: its tourism sector is vital to any hope of reviving a struggling economy and the reputation of its much vaunted security forces in the battle against an Islamist insurgency is at stake.
Earlier in the week, I had asked Egypt's President Abdul Fattah el- Sisi whether his forces were in complete control in Sinai.
The former army chief reacted immediately: "It is under our full control, of course."
"We will never accept," he insisted, "that we do not have full control over our country."
In extraordinarily awkward timing, the president had just landed in London for his first official visit when news broke about Britain's judgment about safety in Sinai.
British officials had hoped President Sisi and Prime Minister Cameron would emerge from their talks on Thursday with a "shoulder-to-shoulder" moment to send a very public symbol of their resolve.
But their proposal to announce a detailed "joint plan" was scuppered by Egypt.
"They tried to put us on the spot," one Egyptian official told me. "Our own teams need time to study the details."
Egyptian officials also said they wished their British counterparts would have done more to publicly acknowledge the catastrophic impact their move had on a sector which provides millions of jobs and is a key source of foreign currency at a time when reserves are running perilously low.
"It's wholly understandable Cairo was aggravated by London's decision to abruptly suspend flights," remarked Dr H A Hellyer, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and the Royal United Services Institute.
But he added: "If the Egyptian government doesn't learn from this episode, in terms of crisis management and showing that security really is being taken care of, there may be other uncomfortable situations in future."
Over the past week, co-operation has been stepped up on many levels.
A senior Egyptian official told me his government had responded to "every single British request", including an extra battalion of troops in and around the airport.
A British source acknowledged it had been a "very big ask" and their concern about continuing gaps had led to the decision to halt UK flights.
The focus now is on getting 20,000 stranded British tourists home on return flights which are gradually being resumed.
Egypt's airport security is now under a global microscope as the world's media converge on the Red Sea resort area.
Egypt must also confront growing disquiet that this local Islamic State affiliate may be growing in its resources and ambition.
A number of militant groups, drawn from Bedouin tribes resentful of years of official neglect, operate in the hardscrabble desert of northern Sinai.
Hundreds of soldiers and police have been killed in attacks. In recent weeks, Egyptian forces stepped up operations in what is a closed military zone after an assault in July killed, according to official figures, 21 soldiers.
Other accounts of the worst attack on the military since the 1973 war put that figure even higher.
Two major attacks in Cairo this summer - including the assassination in broad daylight of the public prosecutor, and a powerful bomb that ripped through the Italian consulate - raised more questions.
Egyptian officials blame the attacks on radicalised elements of the banned Muslim Brotherhood, while others posit it could have been the work of IS fighters who travelled from Syria, via Libya, to Egypt.
Western officials express concern that Egypt's harsh security laws and punitive strikes in Sinai are driving more Egyptians into the ranks of extremists.
There's also the threat posed by the 1,200 km (745-mile) long border with volatile Libya, where IS also has a stronghold. It was one of the main issues on President Sisi's agenda for his British visit before this crisis erupted.
"I warned two-and-a-half years ago that the fighters in Syria will pose a threat to all of us - but it took them a whole year to study the issue," he replied when I asked about the effectiveness of Western air strikes against IS in Iraq and Syria.
"We now say there is a threat in Libya, and I hope they will not take a long time to respond."
The issues are urgent. But they will take time and resources.
"We've got to get on with it," is how one senior British government official put it, with some characteristic understatement.
For Egypt, it is impossible to understate how serious this moment is.
The 25-year-old will be eligible to play for the Dons if they reach the League Two play-offs.
Former Arsenal trainee Murphy has scored three goals in 14 appearances for the Latics this season.
The ex-Dagenham & Redbridge front man also spent time on loan at Crawley Town earlier in the campaign, netting nine goals in 16 outings for the Reds.
"With Bayo Akinfenwa suspended and Tom Elliott struggling, we were down to two strikers," Wimbledon manager Neal Ardley told the club website.
"Rhys has had several clubs after him so we thought it was the right time to strike."
Meanwhile midfielder Christian Toonga, who featured five times for the Dons this season, has left the south-west London club by mutual consent.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
Astronomers working on the Gaia space telescope have released a first tranche of data recording the position and brightness of over a billion stars.
And for some two million of these objects, their distance and sideways motion across the heavens has also been accurately plotted.
Gaia's mapping effort is already unprecedented in scale, but it still has several years to run.
Remarkably, scientists say the store of information even now is too big for them to sift, and they are appealing for the public's help in making discoveries.
To give one simple example of the scope of Gaia: Of the 1.1 billion light sources in Wednesday's data release, something like 400 million of these objects have never been recorded in any previous catalogue.
"You're imaging the whole sky in basically [Hubble] space telescope quality and because you can now resolve all the stars that previously maybe looked as though they were merged as one star at low resolution - now we can see them," explained Anthony Brown from Leiden University, Netherlands.
Gerry Gilmore from Cambridge University, UK, was one of the mission's proposers. "Gaia is going to be a revolution," he said. "It's as if we as astronomers have been bluffing up until now. We're now going to see the truth."
A web portal has been opened where anyone can play with Gaia data and look for novel phenomena.
When a group of schoolchildren showed the BBC how to do it last week, they stumbled across a supernova - an exploded star.
The European Space Agency (Esa) launched its Gaia mission in 2013.
Its goal was to update and extend the work of a previous satellite from the 1980s/90s called Hipparcos.
This observatory made the go-to Milky Way catalogue for its time - an astonishing chart of our cosmic neighbourhood.
It mapped the precise position, brightness, distance and proper motion (that sideways movement on the sky) of 100,000 stars.
Gaia, with its first release of data, has just increased that haul 20-fold.
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It is a function of the leap in technology, of course.
The new mission actually carries two telescopes, which it scans across the Milky Way from a location about 1.5 million km from Earth.
The telescopes' mirrors throw their captured light on to a huge, one-billion-pixel camera detector connected to a trio of instruments.
It is this ultra-stable and supersensitive optical equipment that Gaia uses to pick out its sample of stars with extraordinary confidence.
The called-for specification was to get to know the brightest objects' coordinates down to an error of just seven micro-arcseconds.
This angle is equivalent to the size of a euro coin on the Moon as seen from Earth.
In addition to their position and proper motion, the stars are having their physical properties analysed by Gaia.
Its instruments are acquiring details such temperature and composition. These are markers needed to help determine the stars' ages.
Not all of this information can be gleaned at once. It will take repeat viewing, but by the end of five years of operations the 100,000 stars fully profiled by Hipparcos should become at least a billion in the Gaia catalogue. That is a conservative estimate, however.
If one thing is clear from the new data it is that Gaia is seeing many more fainter stars than anyone anticipated. Once the project is complete it could have plotted 2-3 billion light sources.
Gaia - The discovery machine
Astronomers around the world will have dived into the data the moment it went live on servers on Wednesday - and for all manner of reasons.
Some of the 1.1 billion light sources will not actually be stars; they will be the very bright centres of very distant galaxies - what are known as quasars.
The nature of their light can be used to calculate the mass of all the stuff between them and us - a means, in effect, to weigh the Universe.
A good number of other data-users will be planet-hunters. By studying the way Gaia's stars appear to wobble on the sky, it should be possible to infer the gravitational presence of orbiting worlds.
"Gaia is going to be extremely useful for exoplanets, and especially systems that have the Jupiter kind of planets," said Esa's Gaia project scientist, Timo Prusti.
"The numbers are going to be impressive; we expect 20,000. The thing is, you need patience because the exoplanets are something where you have to collect five years of data to see the deviation in the movements."
By way of comparison, in the past 20 years of planet-hunting, astronomers have confirmed 3,000 worlds beyond our Solar System.
One eagerly anticipated measurement is the radial velocity of stars. This describes the movement they make towards or away from Gaia as they turn around the galaxy.
If this measurement is combined with the stars' proper motion, it will lay bare the dynamics of the Milky Way.
It should be possible, for example, to make a kind of time-lapse movie - to run forwards to see how the galaxy might evolve into the future, or to run backwards to see how our cosmic neighbourhood came to be the shape it is today.
At the outset of the mission, scientists had hoped to get radial velocity data on about 150 million stars.
But this was thrown into doubt when it was realised soon after Gaia's launch that unexpected stray light was getting into the telescope. This made the observation of the faintest stars and their colours far more challenging.
Engineers think they understand the problem: in part it is caused by the way sunlight bends past the 10m-diameter shade that Gaia uses to keep its telescopes in shadow.
And the good news according to the scientists is that they think they can work around the difficulties.
The longer the mission runs, they believe, the closer Gaia will get to its target of 150 million radial velocity measurements - and that movie.
"Clearly, with the stray light we lost sensitivity. On the other hand, it happens to be that there are more stars than were thought before. So we're still talking about 100 million radial velocities," Timo Prusti told BBC News.
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Jamar Loza missed a chance to put the Shrimpers ahead when he hit the post from two yards before visiting keeper Daniel Bentley denied Brad Potts.
Blackpool went in front after the break when David Norris' shot fell to Mark Cullen and he headed in from six yards.
The hosts sealed it when Cullen's cut-back was slotted in by Jacob Blyth, as he grabbed his first goal for the club.
Francis Kelly, 35, repeatedly hit 30-year-old Kenneth Heron with a wooden pole, a golf club and a knife in Nimmo Street, Greenock, on 21 May 2015.
The victim was unable to flee as he had become attached to a gate in the street by belt loops on his jeans.
Both men were drunk at the time and had little recollection of the attack.
Jailing Kelly at the High Court in Edinburgh, judge Lord Boyd told him that a custodial disposal was "inevitable".
The court heard how the two men, from Greenock, had been friends from September 2014 but fell out in January last year.
On the day of the attack, Mr Heron went to Kelly's house to drink after the pair resumed contact.
Following the attack, Kelly shouted at Mr Heron: "That's what you get for tanning my house. That's what you deserve."
The court heard that Mr Heron could "vaguely recall" being stuck to a front gate while he was assaulted by "someone". His next recollection was waking up in hospital.
Neighbours of Kelly saw Mr Heron tied to the gate by the belt loops of his jeans but detectives were unable to establish how he came to be there.
Eye witnesses saw Kelly bare-chested and covered in blood repeatedly attacking the victim.
He struck Mr Heron several times with a wooden pole before walking back into his house for a golf club which he then used to repeatedly strike the victim.
Neighbours then phoned 999 when they saw Kelly attacking him with a knife.
Police arrived shortly afterwards and arrested Kelly but he was not immediately interviewed as he was too drunk.
The victim was rushed to Inverclyde Royal Hospital in Greenock for emergency treatment.
After admitting a charge of attempted murder, Kelly's defence advocate Niall McCluskey told the court that his client "profoundly" regretted his actions.
The charge relates to an incident in or around the 89th minute of the 2-1 defeat by Crewe on 14 February.
It was alleged the 43-year-old used abusive and/or insulting words towards a match official.
He will watch from the stand against Colchester on Tuesday, has been fined £500 and warned about future conduct.
The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said members will vote on whether to take action, citing a failure by the company to give assurances on the future use of guards on trains.
The union is involved in a row with Southern Rail on the same issue and also recently announced a ballot of its members on Merseyrail.
Northern called the move to ballot staff "extremely premature".
Arriva Rail North, which operates Northern trains, provides services between cities and towns across the north of England.
The union said its position on Driver Only Operated (DOO) vehicles, meaning the drivers would be in charge of opening and closing the carriage doors, was clear.
Mick Cash, RMT general secretary, said: "We will not agree to any extensions of DOO and will fight to retain the safety-critical role of the guard and to keep a guard on the train."
"This dispute, and the ballot for industrial action, were entirely preventable if the company had listened to the union's deep-seated safety concerns, had taken them seriously and had put passenger safety before profit."
Arriva North could not guarantee a conductor on all of its passenger services, he added.
A company spokesman said: "We are in the early stages of developing our modernisation plans to bring customers a better railway, so we believe the RMT is extremely premature in calling a ballot for strikes.
"We want to protect jobs and pay as we work together to provide safe, secure and accessible services for our customers."
Leading with an article about a 150,000 strong women's rights march, the Express accidentally used a male symbol instead of a female symbol.
Social media users were quick to spot the mistake.
The paper - a free daily newspaper published by the Washington Post - was quick to apologise on its Twitter account.
One commentator referred to the blunder as a "record for largest typo".
"We made a mistake on our cover this morning and we're very embarrassed," the statement from the Washington Post Express read.
"We erroneously used a male symbol instead of a female symbol."
It also released an image of how the cover should have appeared.
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A Match of the Day graphic showed Llorente sprinted less than 20 metres in Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Watford.
Clement revealed the Spaniard was not fully fit and said that, according to Swansea's data analysts, Llorente sprinted "zero metres" at Watford.
"He's not that kind of player," said Clement.
He continued: "If I want a player up there sprinting, running in behind all the time, it would not be Fernando.
"Having spoken to him after the game - it's too late after the game - but he didn't feel at his best and that's obviously had an impact on the way he played.
"They [Match of the Day] are taking their data from one source but our data is from the GPS unit - players wear them in the back of their shirts.
"It's very difficult to look at physical statistics in isolation. The most Fernando has done in a game since I've been here is 65 metres sprinting.
"He needs to be in the right place at the right time, he needs the right service, he needs to help us link play so we can build it up through the pitch and he is determined to do that."
Speaking on Match of the Day, former England midfielder Frank Lampard suggested Llorente's body language was negative at Watford.
The defeat was Swansea's fifth in six games, leaving them in the Premier League relegation zone and two points adrift of safety.
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The Spain international forward was returning from injury at Vicarage Road and, after confirming he would be fit to face Stoke on Saturday, Clement defended Llorente against the insinuation he does not care.
"People show their emotions in all different ways," said the former Bayern Munich assistant manager.
"That figure [sprinting] would not have been mentioned if we had won the game or played better. The figure he hit at Liverpool, when he scored two goals and he won away, was zero metres sprinting.
"People show their emotions in all different ways. There's no way people can know what's going on inside of me when I'm on the side of the pitch, how I'm feeling. It's the same for any of the players."
12 January 2016 Last updated at 12:33 GMT
The plane's engine failed in mid-air but landed safely, with no-one on the road or on-board injured.
A passerby filmed footage of the plane just after it landed.
Student pilot Danielle Lagree explain what happened.
Zambia forbids homosexuality and can pass a jail sentence of up to 15 years.
But Faz is undertaking a constitutional review aimed at upgrading its statutes to put them in line with football's world governing body Fifa.
Fifa prohibits discrimination against sexual orientation and can suspend or expel offenders from football.
A draft constitution circulated by Faz reads: "Discrimination of any kind against a country, private person or group of people on account of race, skin colour, ethnic, national or social origin, gender, language, religion, political opinion or any other opinion, wealth, birth or any other status, sexual orientation or any other reason is strictly prohibited and punishable by suspension or expulsion."
While that is precisely in line with the statutes of Fifa, should Faz's members adopt the sexual orientation clause it would put the association in conflict with the country's legal constitution.
According to human rights organisation Amnesty, Zambia is one of 35 African nations where homosexuality is illegal.
Faz general secretary Ponga Liwewe played down any potential issues with his association's proposals - despite a widely held conservative view in the country in line with the legal position on homosexuality.
"The draft constitution is in line with Fifa statutes and it is these that are up for discussion," Liwewe said.
"It is the prerogative of Faz members to agree or disagree with the statutes and to make recommendations that will be incorporated in the final document."
Fifa delegate Primo Corvaro conducted a workshop with Faz officials on the constitutional amendments in August whereupon several clauses pertaining to the Fifa statutes were proposed for the new Faz constitution.
But Fifa refused to provide more details when contacted by BBC Sport.
"Fifa is currently working with Faz on the revision of their statutes," said a Fifa spokesperson. "We have no further comment at this stage."
Bailey, 31, was treated last year at the Sporting Chance clinic, set up by former Arsenal footballer Tony Adams.
"You think it's weakness but that's the best thing I've ever done, asking for help," he told BBC Radio Merseyside.
"I never asked for help in my life for anything because it's like weakness especially in a manly sport like this."
The former Great Britain and England international had short spells with Hull KR and Castleford last season before agreeing a one-year deal with Warrington in November.
"I used Sporting Chance because I'd hit rock bottom and I got really bad depression. It was the toughest thing I've ever done but the most rewarding. I got a lot out of it and I wouldn't be here at Warrington if it wasn't for that," he said.
"Leaving Leeds, my hometown club and a lot of good teammates there, and having to just get my head round that, I think I rushed into things with going to Hull KR."
The prop forward still feels he can play for a few more years despite his age, but admitted he faced competition to break into the Warrington side.
"I'm getting older now but I've got four five years left in me feel fit and strong," he added. We've got a strong side so everyone's fighting for their spot this year."
At 36, Venus is the oldest quarter-finalist in the ladies' singles at SW19 for 22 years, while Serena, 34, found her form on Monday to reach the last eight.
They are in opposite sides of the draw so could only play each other if they were to reach the final.
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Her match against Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova will be defending champion Serena's third in as many days.
There were straight-set wins on Sunday and Monday and the top seed - who hit 43 winners and made just 14 unforced errors in beating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the last 16 - will be confident of more of the same on Tuesday.
Six-time champion Williams has beaten Russia's Pavlyuchenkova, the world number 23, in all five of their previous encounters and finished her match against two-time Grand Slam champion Kuznetsova in style, winning nine games on the trot.
The world number one, in her 12th Wimbledon quarter-final, will take on Pavlyuchenkova on Centre Court at about 15:00 BST.
At 3-0 down in the first set against Carla Suarez Navarro, Venus looked in trouble but the five-time champion dug deep to win in straight sets, reaching the last eight for the first time since 2010.
In beating Spain's Suarez Navarro Venus, at 36, also becomes the oldest quarter-finalist in the ladies' singles at Wimbledon for 22 years.
Blocking the eighth seed's path to the semi-finals is Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan - a player 88 places below her in the world rankings and one whom she has never played before.
When it was put to her that some people would not expect her to be at this stage at Wimbledon, Venus said: "I think the toughest critic is always yourself in any case. If anyone's hard on me, I'm harder than anyone out there.
"But I don't really care. How about that? I have a job to do on the court. There are very few people that can get out here and play at this level."
Williams and Shvedova start the day on Court One at 13:00 BST.
Dominika Cibulkova thrilled court three on Monday as she beat 2012 finalist Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3 5-7 9-7 in a brilliant duel which lasted three hours.
Has the 19th seed enough left in the tank to overcome Russia's Elena Vesnina?
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Should the Slovakian win she will have to postpone her wedding, which is due to take place the day of the Wimbledon final.
"If I would win then we will change it," said the 27-year-old, who is due to marry her fiance, Michal Navara, in Bratislava.
Cibulkova's wedding guests will be watching closely when she takes on Vesnina on Court One at about 15:00 BST.
Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber should be fresh after needing just 64 minutes to see off Japan's Misaki Doi 6-3 6-1 in the last 16.
Germany's Kerber, the fourth seed, has already won a Grand Slam this year, but has only beaten her last-eight opponent Simona Halep once in four attempts. The pair kick off proceedings on Centre Court at 13:00 BST.
Lindsay Davenport, the 1999 Wimbledon champion, believes Pavlyuchenkova will be up against it on Tuesday.
"If you had asked Serena before the tournament that to get to a Wimbledon final she'd have to beat Pavlyuchenkova, and then either Cibulkova or Vesnina, she would have said 'sign me up'," the American told BBC Sport.
"She knows she still has to play the matches but if you look at those players, and Serena's game on grass, they don't add up.
"Pavlyuchenkova doesn't move well enough to be able to get any balls back. You have to play a nice mix of offence and defence against Serena and defence is Pavlyuchenkova's biggest weakness.
"Simona Halep versus Angelique Kerber will be an amazing match. Neither one may be that comfortable on grass but they both play streetfighter tennis. Both get a lot of balls back into play and move well.
"Serve isn't a weapon for either player so both will have to work hard. Halep had to work much harder on Monday in beating Madison Keys, while Kerber spent an hour in her match. We'll see if that is a factor."
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The chief inspiration on that historic night, without any doubt, was Neymar, who capped a brilliant performance by scoring the first two of those late goals before assisting Sergi Roberto's winner with a perfectly placed chipped cross.
The following day, the high emotions of the unforgettable occasion were encapsulated by the publication of a dramatic image which quickly went viral: Lionel Messi in a Messiah-like pose, standing on the advertising boards to celebrate the victory as awestruck fans hailed his glory.
At that precise moment, Neymar decided enough was enough: he had just delivered the best performance of his career to inspire an amazing victory, and still everyone was talking about Messi.
That, at least, is an intriguing theory proposed by journalist Ramon Besa in Spanish newspaper El Pais, attempting to understand why Neymar is packing his bags from Barcelona for Paris.
Although Neymar and his entourage have not yet revealed their precise motives, the general belief is that he is no longer content to play second fiddle to Messi.
At the prime age of 25, with a potentially career-defining World Cup on the horizon, he has opted to join a club who will make him the centre of attention, both on and off the pitch.
And in doing so, he has left Barca on the brink of a full-blown crisis.
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Whatever the reasons for Neymar's departure, it is merely the latest in a long line of serious setbacks to have hit the Catalan club in recent years.
Neymar was also at the centre of the biggest, with allegations of tax evasion during the Brazilian's transfer from Santos eventually forcing the resignation of then president Sandro Rosell, who is now facing a long prison sentence in a separate money-laundering case.
After assuming office in 2014, Rosell's long-time associate and successor Josep Maria Bartomeu soon saw the club handed a transfer ban from Fifa after breaking regulations on the signing of youth players from overseas.
That's not all. Many fans believed that Barca's 'More Than A Club' motto was sacrificed for commercial reasons in a recently expired shirt sponsorship with Qatar Airways, and there is ongoing concern that the supply of youth talent from the famed 'La Masia' academy system has dried up.
Another cause for complaint has been a loss of the club's playing identity, with the departure of Xavi leading to the emphasis on midfield dominance being jettisoned for a more direct approach by manager Luis Enrique, who was consequently unpopular with many fans before his departure at the end of last season.
There has also been great sadness at the death of the club's most influential figure, Johan Cruyff, who fell victim to cancer last year - as did ex-manager Tito Vilanova, Pep Guardiola's former assistant, two years previously.
So it has been a rough ride for Barca fans, but throughout those travails they could always console themselves that their club remained untouchable in their position at the pinnacle of world football: scandals came and went, but Barca's power and influence remained undimmed and unmatched.
Now, though, they have suffered the rare shock of losing their second most important player entirely against their will, and the club's previously impregnable confidence has been shaken to the core.
From Barcelona's point of view, this summer was supposed to be about three things: extending Messi's contract (finally achieved last month), strengthening the midfield (ironically, PSG's Marco Verratti was the chief target), and easing in new manager Ernesto Valverde.
The prospect of Neymar leaving was never considered as a real possibility, and even when the initial reports of PSG's interest first surfaced they were dismissed as the usual silly season inconsequential rumours.
With the player himself remaining silent, it took a long time for anyone in Barcelona to actually believe that Neymar might go.
The uncertainty and confusion around his future was perhaps best illustrated by Gerard Pique's infamous "he stays" tweet - if even one of Neymar's most senior and influential team-mates didn't know what was going on, how on earth could anyone else?
Since it became clear that the Brazilian really does intend to leave, he has predictably become the target of much bitterness - on Monday, homemade signs denouncing him as a 'traitor' and 'mercenary' appeared on lampposts around the Nou Camp, and social media is full of similar smears from furious Barca fans.
Interestingly, the dressing room appears to have moved in a similar direction. A couple of weeks ago, Barca's players were reported to be pleading with him to stay and expressing those sentiments in news conferences.
But the last few days, perhaps accepting the inevitable, have been met with a deafening silence amid widespread reports in the Spanish media that senior players, including Messi, have been angry with the way Neymar has treated them and the club.
Considering Neymar's ability to influence a game and the on-pitch chemistry he enjoyed with Messi and Luis Suarez, replacing him will be a major task.
For the past three seasons Barca's 'MSN' forward line have enjoyed unprecedented success, scoring an outrageous combined total of 364 goals - enough to overcome the team's structural weaknesses and claim eight trophies, including a La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League treble in 2015.
On the plus side, Neymar's departure does open up the possibility for new boss Valverde to move away from the overwhelming reliance on just three players and instil a more team-focused approach.
But Neymar's contribution has been pivotal, scoring 105 goals and providing 59 assists during his time with the club, and the idea that somebody else - whoever it is - will be able to step into his shoes is unrealistic.
The most heavily touted potential signing is Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho, who continues to be linked with Barca despite Jurgen Klopp's repeated insistence that his star player is not for sale.
But in tactical terms Coutinho would not be the most obvious recruitment, because Neymar's departure leaves Barca in need of a player who can provide pace and penetration from the left wing - and the same argument counts against highly rated Juventus star Paulo Dybala.
In that context, Kylian Mbappe of Monaco, Chelsea ace Eden Hazard and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann would be better options, but they will all be very difficult to obtain with Mbappe likely to join Real Madrid while Hazard and Griezmann will be tough to prise away from their current clubs.
So perhaps Barca's best bet would be Borussia Dortmund's 20-year-old France international Ousmane Dembele, while a partial swap deal with PSG for Angel di Maria would also be intriguing.
One thing is for sure: after selling Neymar for 222m euros, Barca will not be short of funds.
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The loss of Neymar could prove to be highly significant off the pitch, with the controversial transfer set to contribute heavily to an ongoing battle in the Nou Camp's corridors of power which could well see Bartomeu voted out of office.
The current president's biggest critic is Agusti Benedito, who was among the losing candidates at the last elections in 2015 but has since continued his quest to unseat Bartomeu.
Speaking to BBC Sport, Benedito believes the current board bears a "very evident responsibility" for the loss of Neymar, explaining: "The player has the final word, but the board is responsible for creating the circumstances in which that decision is taken.
"Ultimately, what Bartomeu has achieved is earning 220 million euros. And if you look at it economically, we have made an extraordinary sale - nobody has ever sold a player for that much money.
"But I'm with [Barca captain] Andres Iniesta, who said last week that he'd prefer to have Neymar than the money."
Like many fans, Benedito is downcast at the prospect of losing Neymar, believing it will be impossible to replace him with a player of equal standing.
"I use the analogy of chess," he said. "At Barca, Messi is the king but Neymar was the queen, and in chess you are never interested in sacrificing your queen.
"If you sacrifice your queen for a knight or a bishop, it's always a bad deal. And that's what we're talking about here. We have sold our second most important piece and it is disastrous for the team."
Even before Neymar's departure, Benedito had already announced a motion of censure against Bartomeu in an ongoing bid to force early presidential elections.
With ex-president Rosell facing a long jail sentence and the club still haunted by all the controversies of recent years, Benedito was eager to emphasise that his unhappiness with the running of the club stems from much more than just football.
"Rosell and Bartomeu are two sides of the same coin," he claimed. "And we are in an extremely grave situation institutionally - I repeat, institutionally. Not only in sporting terms.
"There have never been so many reasons to introduce a motion of censure, and I think it's completely fair that the club's members should decide whether the board continues or not. It's a matter of democracy."
Neymar might finally be going, but the aftermath is only just beginning to unravel.
In a 1,800-word statement, "John Doe" reveals he has never worked for a spy agency or a government.
He starts the statement by citing "income equality" as a motive.
The Panama Papers have shown how some wealthy people use offshore firms to evade tax and avoid sanctions.
The papers belonged to the Mossack Fonseca law firm. It denies any wrongdoing and says it is the victim of a hack.
The papers were investigated by hundreds of investigative journalists, including from the BBC, who worked in secret with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) for months.
The documents have revealed the hidden assets of hundreds of politicians, officials, current and former national leaders, celebrities and sports stars.
They list more than 200,000 shell companies, foundations and trusts set up in tax havens around the world.
The John Doe statement came shortly before US President Barack Obama delivered an address on the economy, in which he cited the Panama Papers as highlighting the problem of corruption and tax evasion.
He said the US would require banks to identify those behind shell corporations. Mr Obama said his administration's actions would allow it to do a better job of making sure people paid taxes.
Although the name John Doe is used, the gender of the source has not been revealed.
In the statement, The Revolution will be Digitized, John Doe starts by saying: "Income equality is one of the defining issues of our time."
He adds: "Banks, financial regulators and tax authorities have failed. Decisions have been made that have spared the wealthy while focusing instead on reining in middle- and low-income citizens."
He goes on to say: "Thousands of prosecutions could stem from the Panama Papers, if only law enforcement could access and evaluate the actual documents.
"ICIJ and its partner publications have rightly stated that they will not provide them to law enforcement agencies.
"I, however, would be willing to co-operate with law enforcement to the extent that I am able."
But he adds: "Legitimate whistleblowers who expose unquestionable wrongdoing, whether insiders or outsiders, deserve immunity from government retribution."
Responding to speculation about his or her identity, John Doe's statement says: "For the record, I do not work for any government or intelligence agency, directly or as a contractor, and I never have.
"My viewpoint is entirely my own, as was my decision to share the documents with Suddeutsche Zeitung and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), not for any specific political purpose, but simply because I understood enough about their contents to realise the scale of the injustices they described."
John Doe says that global judicial systems have "utterly failed to address the metastasizing tax havens spotting Earth's surface".
He says: "I decided to expose Mossack Fonseca because I thought its founders, employees and clients should have to answer for their roles in these crimes, only some of which have come to light thus far.
"It will take years, possibly decades, for the full extent of the firm's sordid acts to become known."
Panama-based Mossack Fonseca says it was hacked by servers based abroad and has filed a complaint with the Panamanian attorney general's office.
It says it has not acted illegally and that information was being misrepresented.
Its shares fell by 7.95% after it said 2017 had got off to a slow start, citing "tepid economic growth".
The comments overshadowed news of record annual revenues of £14.4bn, which were helped by last year's fall in the value of sterling.
The FTSE 100 closed slightly lower at 7,374.26, a fall of 8 points or 0.11%.
On the FTSE 250, shares in WH Smith closed up 3.36% after Barclays upgraded its rating for the retailer to "overweight" from "equal weight".
Also on the FTSE 250, workwear and hygiene company Berendsen, which had earlier slumped by 17%, finished the day 11.4% lower, after it warned on its 2017 outlook.
The firm reported improved profits and sales for 2016, but said it would struggle with "legacy issues" this year.
On the currency markets, the pound fell after the survey of the UK's dominant service sector added to evidence that the economy has slowed since the start of the year.
The dollar was boosted by expectations of a rise in US interest rates.
Sterling was down 0.12% against the US dollar at $1.2251 and dropped 0.59% against the euro to 1.1606 euros.
Turing was convicted of gross indecency in 1952 after acknowledging a sexual relationship with a man.
Professor Stephen Hawking, Astronomer Royal Lord Rees and the Royal Society's Sir Paul Nurse are among 11 signatories to a letter in the Daily Telegraph.
They urge David Cameron to "formally forgive this British hero".
The scientists said: "We write in support of a posthumous pardon for Alan Turing, one of the most brilliant mathematicians of the modern era.
"He led the team of Enigma codebreakers at Bletchley Park, which most historians agree shortened the Second World War.
"Yet successive governments seem incapable of forgiving his conviction for the then crime of being a homosexual, which led to his suicide, aged 41."
Denying that it would set a precedent, they added: "It is time his reputation was unblemished."
The others who signed the letter are Lord Currie of Marylebone, Lord Grade of Yarmouth, Lord Faulkner of Worcester, Lord Sharkey, Lord Smith of Finsbury, Baroness Trumpington, Sir Timothy Gowers of Cambridge University and the Science Museum's Dr Douglas Gurr.
Homosexuality was illegal at the time of the mathematician's conviction.
Turing was part of the team at Bletchley Park that cracked the Nazi Enigma code, vital to the allied war effort. He is now widely recognised as a computing pioneer.
However, at the time of his death - which an inquest recorded as suicide - he was virtually unknown to the public. His work at Bletchley Park was kept secret until 1974.
The government rejected a call to pardon Turing in February, when it was presented with an online petition with more than 23,000 signatures.
Prosecutors said Muhammad Rizalman bin Ismail entered a woman's flat, removed his trousers and underwear, and went into her bedroom.
The two engaged in a struggle and the woman eventually called the police.
He had earlier pleaded not guilty to more serious charges including assault with intent to rape.
He faces a maximum of seven years in prison.
Mr Muhammad Rizalman's lawyers have said that he was mentally unwell at the time.
The incident occurred in May last year when Mr Rizalman was a staff assistant for defence at the Malaysia High Commission.
He was arrested and charged at the time, but returned to Malaysia less than two weeks later under diplomatic immunity protection.
His departure sparked anger in Wellington and a disagreement with Malaysia on how he was able to exercise diplomatic immunity for his exit. Mr Rizalman was eventually extradited back to New Zealand to face trial.
A government inquiry was conducted on the diplomatic incident and the results will be made public after the trial, reported New Zealand Herald.
The popular resort has been criticised previously for its water quality but is now among 68 beaches in England to have secured the status this year.
Cornwall and Devon claimed the most Blue Flag awards with eight each, followed by Thanet in Kent with seven.
Keep Britain Tidy said there were seven more Blue Flag beaches for 2016 compared to last year.
Across England, 111 beaches were also given the Seaside Award, which recognises resorts that meet the highest standards of beach management and mandatory standards for water quality.
Blackpool Council said it was a "remarkable turnaround" for the southern stretch of the town's beach, which is opposite the Pleasure Beach theme park.
In 2012, it failed to meet the Environment Agency's standards for clean water but became eligible for Blue Flag status after being classed as having "excellent" sea water quality last year.
The northern and central sections of the beach were considered at risk of failing to meet EU water quality standards in 2015 but have been given Seaside Awards this year.
Gillian Campbell, deputy leader of Blackpool Council, said: "Only four years ago every expert in the country was telling us we would fail the bathing water standards and have to put signs up advising people not to swim.
"That simply wasn't an option for us," she added.
Paul Todd, coastal award manager for Keep Britain Tidy, said: "It's great that we're able to award more beaches this year... Visitors can be sure that a Blue Flag or Seaside Award-winning beach is one of the best in the world."
The unexploded German 1,000lb (454kg) device was found in south-east London on Monday.
Bomb disposal experts from the British Army had built a protective "igloo" around the 5ft (1.5m) device to protect surrounding buildings.
Homes within a 200m exclusion zone were evacuated before the device was transported to Kent to be detonated.
The bomb was found by construction workers on the old site of the Southwark Irish Pensioners Centre in Bermondsey
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Scott has become the longest-serving American astronaut in space, after living on board the International Space Station for 340 days.
Kelly's mission will help Nasa to understand the long-term effects that living in space has on the body.
The results will help them with their long-term research, where they hope to send humans to live on Mars.
British Astronaut Tim Peake joined Kelly on board the ISS last year.
Scott Kelly will return back to Earth on Wednesday, landing in a remote part of Kazakhstan.
The 40-year-old, who has fronted three series of the programme since 2014, said she was "absolutely delighted to be back".
However, she will host the show on her own, as BBC co-presenter Marvin Humes will not return.
Last November ITV confirmed it had signed a three-year deal to broadcast The Voice, after outbidding the BBC.
Humes had co-hosted the singing competition with Willis since 2014 and said he would "miss working with Emma and the team".
"I've loved every minute of working on The Voice for the past three series," he told the BBC.
"It's one of the best shows on TV and I'll definitely be tuning in to see the new series. I wish the new team the best of luck and look forward to working more with ITV in the near future."
In a statement, ITV confirmed Humes departure from the show: "Marvin won't be appearing on next year's series, but remains very much a part of the ITV family, and we look forward to working with him on other projects in the near future."
ITV has yet to announce who the celebrity coaches will be on the new series, due to air in 2017.
Auditions are set to begin next week in Cardiff, with the eventual winner awarded a record contract with Polydor Records, home to music stars such as Take That and Ellie Goulding.
Former Liberty X singer Kevin Simm won the last edition of The Voice UK, which aired on BBC One earlier this year.
Male escort Michael Brennan, 24, was told he would serve at least 22 years for stabbing Paul Simons, 54, to death in Chelmsford in December 2013.
In November his conviction was reduced to manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility.
Court of Appeal judges agreed he was not a danger to the public and reduced his sentence to 15 years on Wednesday.
During his trial, Chelmsford Crown Court heard the body of Mr Simons, from Bushey in Hertfordshire, was found at a flat in Moulsham Street in the early hours of 4 May 2013.
Brennan, who was described as having a complex multiple personality disorder, had written a plan to kill Mr Simons, which police found on a laptop.
It described how he would stab his victim before fleeing to hide in the countryside.
Overturning his conviction for murder last year, Court of Appeal judges heard Brennan had previously been admitted to the Linden Centre mental health unit in Chelmsford.
At a re-sentencing hearing, psychiatrist Dr Gillian Mezey told the court his mental state had greatly improved since he underwent treatment in prison, and that he had shown "genuine remorse" for Mr Simons and his family.
She estimated that, with continued treatment, he would be free of his personality disorder in about five years.
"Provided he has a network of support, ongoing treatment, and monitoring, I would consider his risk to be low," she said.
Her views were supported by another psychiatrist.
Prosecution lawyers remained convinced Brennan did pose a risk to the public, however, judges disagreed.
"We have come to the conclusion that we cannot properly, on the evidence available, style the offender as dangerous, whatever the position may have been in 2013," Lord Justice Davis said.
The 15-year sentence "reflected the gravity someone has died", he added.
Contractors are being asked to limit lane closures, with one report suggesting they should only be between two and five miles long.
Highways England, which manages the roads, is looking at the request to shorten roadworks, the BBC understands.
The Department for Transport said "common sense decisions" were needed.
Motorists on some major roads are contending with speed restrictions running for more than 15 miles.
Areas of particular concern are understood to include the M1 and M3 motorways, where there are currently the longest stretches of roadworks in the country.
Among the longest stretches in England - according to traffic information company Inrix - are:
A DfT spokesman said: "Our road investment strategy will deliver the biggest upgrade to Britain's roads in a generation and secure our transport network for the long-term.
"But as it is delivered we've got to respect the drivers who use our roads every day.
"That means taking common sense decisions to minimise frustrations wherever possible."
Edmund King, president of the AA, said: "We'd like to see overnight working done where it's possible. We'd like to see stretches of motorways limited to 10 miles.
"We'd like to see more the variable speeds on, and also more incentives to get the roadworks finished on time."
A Highways England spokesman said: "We want to provide a better, safer experience for road users on England's motorways and major A roads, including throughout roadworks where major upgrades are being carried out.
"We are committed to minimising disruption from roadworks even further and are exploring managing work in different ways while ensuring good value for money for the public."
He added that the majority of roadworks were carried out overnight, with lanes also closed during the day on some projects like major improvement works.
BBC correspondent Danny Savage said that there was not yet a timescale on when, or if, the changes would come about.
Chemists at Britain's National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) plan to make the batteries using Sellafield's large store of waste plutonium.
The batteries could then be used as a power supply for the European Space Agency's (Esa) spacecraft.
As well as the new jobs, this project could accrue significant UK multi-million pound exports.
In 2009, Esa funded a pilot project to examine the cost and practicality of establishing a European source of material for Radioactive Power Sources (RPS).
RPSs are ultra-long life batteries for use in the Esa's deep space programme.
The RPS batteries are not to launch the spacecraft, but to keep instruments running over several decades.
Tim Tinsley, programme manager for NNL, said: "We're more than half way through the £1m pilot proving the viability of being able to extract the isotope [chemical element] from the civil plutonium stockpiles.
"We have a quantity of this plutonium at our labs at the Sellafield site and a team of highly experienced chemists are 'proving' the chemical flow-sheet for the process."
Currently, Esa uses an isotope called plutonium-238 for these batteries, but this is only available from Russia and America.
It is also only available from military reactors, and supplies could run out in about 2018.
This would mean the isotope being extracted at Sellafield - called americium-241 - could not only be used in Esa's projects, but would also open the door for an even greater multi-million pound export potential to countries currently reliant on plutonium-238.
Mr Tinsley said: "Technically, there are no barriers to the success of the project, it would be down to funding and politics within Europe and they are already tightly constrained.
"Esa needs this fuel source for their space 'road-map' - they cannot do it without it and we at NNL are doing everything we can to make that a success."
But deep space exploration is only one use for the isotope that is being explored.
"There'll always be domestic applications that require a power source for a 20 or 30-year duration in inaccessible locations such as deep sea or deep underground in oil wells," added Mr Tinsley.
In November, Esa will decide whether or not to continue the funding.
If funding is ratified, Mr Tinsley suggests that jobs could start being created steadily from 2014 to a point of full production around 2020.
It happened at the Penmaenbach tunnel eastbound between junction 16 and junction 17 at about 07:30 GMT.
Congestion has backed up to junction 15 Llanfairfechan causing an estimated one hour delay.
It comes as tunnel works have been causing frustration for motorists.
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Chinese New Year traditions include hanging red lanterns and banners in your home, dancing in traditional costume and watching fireworks.
Chinese New Year isn't just celebrated in China - it's a popular celebration all over the world.
We made Chinese lanterns for Art in school! It was really cool, we even put Chinese writing on them.
Ruth, Dundalk, Ireland
My school had a Chinese day where we dressed up in red and gold and we learnt Chinese dancing. I got to wear a Chinese dragon mask with a tail on it.
Suzy, Barsby, Leicestershire
Our school dressed up in red or in Chinese clothes and for lunch we had spring rolls, egg fried rice and sweet and sour chicken.
Charlotte, Croydon, England
I have an Auntie, Uncle and two cousins in China so I am going to visit them.
Jade, Shropshire, England
I am a horse in the Chinese zodiac and so are a lot of my family, that's why we are celebrating. We played mini games and let off a Chinese lantern, it was epic. Also my friends are coming round for traditional meals and dressing up in red and orange clothes.
Blaise, England
We ate Chinese food at school, and did Medieval China in history, and in Maths we did Chinese symbols! Tonight, we are having a feast- crispy duck, egg fried rice, spare ribs, noodles, and stir fry!
Emily, Sheffield, England
At school we celebrated Chinese New Year by having a chopstick race, getting red envelopes and having fortune cookies and sweets.
Maria, Birmingham, England
My cousin Tom is back home from China to celebrate the Chinese New year with us.
Cara, Preston, England
My family and I are celebrating Chinese New Year by having a big homemade Chinese meal of ribs, chicken wings and Fortune Cookies. :-)
Sophia, Bidford on Avon, England
We had a Chinese menu today at our school, where we ate traditional Chinese food with chopsticks!
Maryam, Coventry, England
I have made red envelopes for my Chinese neighbours. I get one off them too! They always invite us over for a delicious meal and everyone is happy and cheerful.
Sofiya, Bury, England
I didn't get to celebrate at all, however my sister went to a Chinese restaurant with school and had lunch there!
Monica, St Helens, England
My teacher is from China even though she speaks English. We did a play of how the rat got the first year named after him. Also we got Chinese sweets, a sticker with the year of the horse on it and we all greeted each other in Chinese in the morning. It was great fun!
Morgan, Cheltenham, England
I love Chinese New Year because there are plenty of things to be doing. My manna and granddad live in China so I go over sometimes for Chinese New Year and enjoy the fun.
Georgina, Manchester, England
Today we have been making Willow plates and we also made some origami cats. We dressed up in traditional Chinese clothes and we have learned some things about Chinese New Year. Did you know that Chinese New Year lasts for 15 days!?
Willow Class, Hoddesdon, England
We all dressed up in red clothes and traditional dress. We then had a huge celebration in our hall. We learned a Chinese dragon dance and tried lots of Chinese food. We really liked all the food especially the noodles, crackers and rice. We can't wait to celebrate again next year.
Class 1MJ, Wistaston Church Lane Primary School, Crewe, England
The Year 1 and 2 classes have celebrated by sampling Chinese food, making lanterns and beginning to make 3D animal masks. They have had lots of fun.
St Bega's Primary School, Hartlepool, England
I'm actually a horse in the Chinese zodiac so it's my year!
Olivia, Northern Ireland
I love celebrating Chinese New Year! It is a time where the family unites and spends time eating, drinking and having fun! I always love helping make the dumplings.
Jasmine, Birmingham, England
The 19-year-old attacking midfielder joined the League One club from Tottenham Hotspur's foundation college programme last May.
His eye-catching strike against Bury in November was voted the club's goal of the season in a debut campaign which included 12 starts in all competitions.
Irishman Osadebe's new deal at Priestfield Stadium includes the option of a further one-year extension.
Businessman Ted Malloch is believed to be the favourite for the role.
In a letter, the leaders of the main parliamentary groups say he supports the dissolution of the EU and that his views reveal "outrageous malevolence".
One of the leaders separately said that Mr Malloch, who has previously compared the bloc to the former Soviet Union, should be declared "persona non grata".
In an interview with the BBC last month, Mr Malloch said: "I had in a previous career a diplomatic post where I helped bring down the Soviet Union. So maybe there's another union that needs a little taming."
However, in another interview on Friday with the BBC's World at One he said that his comments at the time had been "tongue-in-cheek".
He characterised the EU as a "very important arrangement that was largely brought about by American contributions... for some long decades it's been absolutely critical to the trans-Atlantic alliance and to US-Europe relations".
But he added: "I do believe it has more and more become a supranational organisation with political ambitions that probably don't fit with all its member states' ambitions."
Mr Malloch has also been a vocal critic of the common currency and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
A letter, co-signed by the centre-right EPP and the liberal Alde group, said his appointment as US ambassador to could seriously undermine transatlantic relations.
"[Mr Malloch's] statements reveal outrageous malevolence regarding the values that define this European Union," it said.
"We are strongly convinced that persons seeing as their mission to disrupt or dissolve the European Union, should not be accredited as official representatives to the EU," it added.
Mr Malloch has worked at the United Nations in Geneva and been on the executive board of the World Economic Forum, a group of global political and business leaders.
He is currently a professor at Henley Business School at the UK's University of Reading.
Socialists and Democrats leader Gianni Pittella wrote a separate letter, voicing concern about his possible appointment, saying that it could "potentially contribute to the spread of populism and euroscepticism across Europe".
"Malloch should not be accepted as an official representative to the EU and should be declared 'persona non grata'," wrote Pittella.
EU Council President Donald Tusk has said he believes Mr Trump's presidency could be a threat to Europe.
The EPP is the biggest group in parliament, followed by the Socialists and Democrats group. The Alde liberals are the fourth-largest group.
The European Parliament is the only directly elected EU body. It represents the people of the EU in contrast to the Council of Ministers, which represents the governments of member countries.
The 32-year-old started just once in the Championship last season, and has made nine first-team appearances since joining the Seagulls in July 2015.
He will provide competition for Mathew Ryan, who Brighton bought for a club-record fee from Valencia last month.
"He has not played as many games as he would have liked, through no fault of his own," said manager Chris Hughton.
"But his attitude has been fantastic throughout that time and his contribution to the squad should not be underestimated."
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Should Roberts feature in the showpiece against Aberdeen, it will likely be his last appearance for Celtic, with his 18-month deal up in the summer.
"I want to go out the best way possible," Roberts told BBC Scotland.
"To win the Scottish Cup would be a huge honour, especially if it won us the treble."
As things stand, the winger will report to the Premier League side for pre-season training, but he remains unclear where his long-term future lies.
The England Under-20 international has thrived under Brendan Rodgers this season, scoring seven goals, including a fine individual effort against his parent club in the Champions League.
"I haven't decided what's going to happen," Roberts said. "My loan spell ends and I'll be at City for pre-season, but I'm going to play my future by ear and see where it takes me next year."
The 20-year-old has enjoyed his stay in Glasgow.
"It has been wonderful," he said. "I couldn't ask for anything more and it's been a huge achievement for me this year.
"Coming to a club like this, you've got a huge expectation to win trophies, play well and I feel I've done that this year and come on leaps and bounds.
"All I wanted to do was show these fans and show the world what I can do."
Celtic are unbeaten in domestic football this season, lifting the League Cup in November then wrapping up the Premiership title earlier this month.
The Parkhead side eased past rivals Rangers 2-0 in Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-final to leave them one game away from clinching a first treble since 2001.
"That was the aim at the start of the season - the League Cup, the league was done a few weeks ago and the last one was to get into the cup final," Roberts added.
"We did that quite comfortably, I felt.
"It was a well-played game from us and we deserve to be in the final."
All of the dead were reportedly members of a family whose house in Babka was hit early on Thursday.
A monitoring group also said at least 22 jihadists had been killed in air strikes in neighbouring Idlib province.
It was not clear who was behind the various attacks, which took place despite a week-old nationwide truce.
The truce covers government and rebel forces, but not members of so-called Islamic State (IS) or the rival jihadist group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, which was known as al-Nusra Front until it broke off formal ties with al-Qaeda in July.
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The pro-opposition Local Co-ordination Committees and Aleppo Media Centre reported that warplanes carried out several air strikes on Babka.
The AMC said nine people were killed, while LCC put the death toll at 10.
Both added that dozens of other civilians were wounded and that rescue workers were searching through the rubble of destroyed buildings for survivors.
Meanwhile, in the rebel stronghold of Idlib province, 24 hours of air strikes had left at least 22 jihadist fighters dead, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
Some of the attacks were carried out by government aircraft, others by those of the US-led multinational coalition against IS, the UK-based monitoring group said.
One coalition strike on a convoy killed 16 members of Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, including two of the group's commanders, it added.
However, the coalition said it had not targeted the area on Tuesday or Wednesday.
The nationwide truce, brokered by Turkey and Russia, has largely held since taking effect on 30 December. However, clashes have continued in some areas.
One of them is Wadi Barada, a rebel-held valley in the mountains north-west of Damascus, where the LCC reported that six civilians had been killed by government bombardment on Thursday.
On Wednesday, the governor of Damascus Countryside province told state media a deal had been agreed for the army to enter the valley and repair infrastructure at the Ain al-Fijeh spring, which supplies 70% of the capital's water.
Alaa Ibrahim added that some local rebel fighters would also hand over their weapons, while those not originally from the valley would be evacuated.
Opposition sources denied there was any such agreement, but dozens of men were photographed by state media apparently queuing to leave the valley.
On Thursday, UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura said five rebel-held villages in Wadi Barada had agreed to a truce, but that two others had not.
Some 5.5 million people living in and around Damascus have been deprived of running water since 22 December because of damage to the spring.
Rebels and activists have blamed government bombardment. The government has said rebels polluted the spring with diesel fuel, forcing it to cut supplies.
In a separate development, the US treasury imposed sanctions on 18 senior Syrian officials in response to findings by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and UN that the government had used the toxic chemical chlorine as a weapon against its own citizens in three attacks.
The state department also blacklisted a subsidiary of the Syrian defence ministry, Organisation for Technological Industries, which it said was boosting the Syrian government's ballistic missile programme.
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Emnes, 27, has not featured for Swansea in the Premier League this season and has been limited to one substitute's appearance in the Capital One Cup.
The Dutch forward's proposed move collapsed prior to the Swans' 1-0 League Cup defeat at Hull City.
"I only got told as I was walking into the ground," Monk said.
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Monk made 10 changes for the League Cup fourth round tie at Championship side Hull City, which was settled by David Meyler's close-range finish.
Eder and Wayne Routledge missed chances for the Swans and Monk blamed wasteful finishing for their defeat.
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"We showed a lack of composure which was disappointing because we were so far in control of that game.
"We were playing some excellent football and really creating those opportunities, carving them open and we couldn't manage to get that goal."
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They passed a resolution "not to give a single vote to (PM) Vladimir Putin" at next year's presidential elections.
Protest leader Alexei Navalny told the crowd to loud applause that Russians would no longer tolerate corruption.
"I see enough people here to take the Kremlin and [Government House] right now but we are peaceful people and won't do that just yet," he said.
Demonstrators say parliamentary elections on 4 December, which were won by Mr Putin's party, were rigged. The government denies the accusation.
A spokesman for Mr Putin, currently Russian prime minister, later said that "the majority of the population" supported him, describing the protesters as a minority.
In a BBC interview, spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he was confident that Mr Putin would win the presidential elections in March, saying he was "beyond the competition".
On Saturday, a sea of demonstrators stretched along Sakharov Avenue, a few miles from the Kremlin, in sub-zero temperatures.
Rallies were taking place across Russia, with the first big protest in the far eastern city of Vladivostok.
At least 28,000 people turned out in the capital, according to the Russian interior ministry, but rally organisers said the true number was around 120,000.
President Dmitry Medvedev announced political reforms this week, but many demonstrators say it is not enough.
They are demanding a re-run of the poll, which was won by Vladimir Putin's party - but with a much smaller share of the overall vote.
Mr Putin poured scorn on protesters during a recent live chat on Russian TV, calling them "Banderlog" after the lawless monkeys in The Jungle Book, and likening their protest symbol, a white ribbon, to a condom.
However he also said protesters had the right to demonstrate if they kept within the law.
In Moscow, many protesters clutched white balloons and banners with the slogan "For Free Elections" while some mocked Mr Putin with images of condoms, to the extent that the first speaker, music journalist Artyom Troitsky, dressed himself up as one.
By Daniel SandfordBBC News, Moscow
So the 24 December protesters have headed home again, after a day on the streets in which the temperature never got above zero. But they have promised to be back. There are already plans for another demonstration in the New Year.
The big question before today was whether they could maintain their momentum, and the answer this afternoon was a resounding "yes".
By the time everyone returns from the long Russian New Year and Christmas holidays it will be less than two months to the presidential elections.
Vladimir Putin is still the favourite, but his supporters around Russia will find it much harder to operate in the current political climate; and harder to cheat, if that is what they have done in the past.
We saw grandmothers and grandfathers, Moscow hipsters, and schoolchildren on the rally today. They do not speak for all of Russia, they may not even speak for the majority.
But they now know that they have some power, and many of them intend to go on using it to get fairer elections.
The resolution passed at Saturday's rally built on demands expressed at an earlier rally in Moscow on 10 December.
Another new point was a call for the creation of a new election monitoring body - the Moscow Voters' Association - to investigate ballot-rigging.
Mr Navalny, a prominent anti-corruption blogger who was jailed for 15 days over a street protest just after the elections, greeted the crowd with the words "Greetings to the Banderlog from the net hamsters [internet activists]".
Condemning Russia's leaders as "swindlers and thieves", he listed victims of injustice including imprisoned former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and anti-corruption lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in custody.
"Who's the power here?" he shouted to cries of "We are" from the crowd.
He promised that the next protest rally would be a "million strong".
Alexei Kudrin, who recently resigned after serving a decade as Mr Putin's finance minister, was booed when he took the microphone to call for early parliamentary elections and urge a dialogue between the Kremlin and the opposition.
"There needs to be a platform for dialogue, otherwise there will be a revolution and we lose the chance that we have today for a peaceful transformation," he said.
A total of 22 speakers were lined up for the Moscow rally, with rival opposition figures addressing a crowd which mixed liberals with nationalists.
Saturday's rally in Moscow ended peacefully, with the last speaker a Grandfather Frost (Russian Santa Claus) figure who wished citizens of a "free Russia" a Happy New Year.
"People were scared before the first big demonstration on 10 December," protester Andrei Luzhin told AFP news agency.
"Now they no longer have fear."
Some 50,000 people rallied on 10 December, in what was then the biggest anti-government protest since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
On Thursday, Mr Medvedev proposed to hold direct elections of regional governors and simplify the procedure for registering political parties, but protesters say the concessions do not go far enough, the BBC's Steve Rosenberg in Moscow says.
However, one of the main problems for the opposition is that there is no single leader able to unite it, our correspondent adds.
Rallies against ballot-rigging were reported across Russia's time zones, though none were on the same scale as that in Moscow.
And the Mercedes driver says he aims to go into the summer break, which follows Sunday's race in Hungary and the German GP a week later, leading the standings.
"I had a 43-point gap, which felt like an impossible mountain to climb and I have climbed it," Hamilton said.
"I don't want to fall back. I want to get ahead. That's the next big step."
Hamilton's season got off to a terrible start, with Rosberg winning the first four races as the Briton ran into a series of problems.
But after winning four of the last five races, Hamilton is now just one point behind Rosberg and is determined to continue that form this weekend at the Hungaroring, where he has won four times.
"We are at a place I am strong so I need to utilise that," Hamilton said. "I think I now how to do it, but time will tell whether I am able to.
"The last two years here were not so good so I want to get back on the top step here. I want to go into the break on a positive wave of strength."
It's like a holiday in Disneyland and I get to go on the best rollercoaster ride all weekend
Hamilton was on pole in Hungary last year but finished down in sixth after making a poor start and a couple of mistakes in the race.
In 2014, he started from the back after an engine fire in qualifying but recovered to finish third. He last won in Hungary in 2013, his first year with the Mercedes team.
"It definitely is one of my favourite tracks," Hamilton said. "I really like the older circuits. This is a real historic track with some real qualities.
"It is like old houses. They have that character and new houses have no character, but perfect dimensions. It is the same with these tracks.
"They built this in a beautiful landscape, it's got ups and downs, really wonderfully designed corners, after corner after corner, which I love, whereas now they don't do that.
"It's got history, its suits my driving style, the fans seem to like me here, so I have a lot of love. I love Budapest, it is one of the most beautiful cities we go to, stunning architecture.
"It's like a holiday in Disneyland and I get to go on the best rollercoaster ride all weekend."
However, Hamilton expressed some concern about the resurfacing of the track, which he believes could make the tyres overheat.
"They've just redone the track and it is black. It is the darkest track we have. I don't know why they would make it black in one of the hottest countries we go to but it is the same for everyone.
"I will try to find a technique that I am able to avoid (tyre) blistering if possible."
Rosberg, meanwhile, said he was not feeling any pressure despite his lead being cut to almost nothing.
"We can all agree up until now I have had the best season of all drivers and that is the fact I am focusing on," the German said.
"The best approach for me is to focus on the races at hand and try to get the best out of the weekend and go for the win.
"It doesn't feel any different to any previous weekend."
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The rescue by HMS Bulwark on Thursday was the first by a British ship since improved conditions allowed smugglers to begin operating again in March.
The migrants were transferred to an Italian coastguard vessel, Fiorillo, and the dinghy was sunk.
More than 1,800 migrants have died this year in the Mediterranean, a 20-fold increase on the same period in 2014.
A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: "HMS Bulwark, working with the Italian coastguard, today investigated a large rubber boat with approximately 110 individuals on board.
"The individuals were rescued using Bulwark's landing craft before being transferred onto the Italian coastguard's vessel and taken to land. Everyone was transferred safely and HMS Bulwark remains on task."
The Bulwark sailed to the region earlier this month to join the rescue force and was declared operational on Monday.
Based at Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily, the ship will work with three Royal Navy Merlin helicopters to provide a "wide ranging search and rescue capability", the Navy said.
The Italian navy's search and rescue mission, Mare Nostrum, was abandoned last year after some EU members - including the UK - said they could not afford to fund it.
The UN says 60,000 people have tried to cross the Mediterranean in 2015. Many more are expected to attempt the crossing in the coming weeks as smugglers take advantage of calmer weather.
Italian and French Navy vessels rescued more than 5,800 migrants and recovered 10 bodies over the weekend from 17 different boats.
Italian authorities have estimated that as many as 200,000 people will attempt the journey before the end of the year, 30,000 more than in 2014.
Republic fans now have a total ticket allocation of 32,502 for their games against Sweden, Italy and Belgium.
A further 3,087 tickets have been made available for the Sweden game, raising their allocation to more than 16,000.
More than 1,000 extra Irish fans can go to the Belgium game, with a further 2,320 able to watch the Italy match.
In all, 7,095 Republic fans will now have tickets for the Belgium contest in Bordeaux on 18 June with 9,320 supporters able to attend the Italy match in Lille four days later.
The Republic will open their Group E challenge against Sweden at the Stade de France in Paris on Monday, 13 June.
In total, Republic fans applied for more than 275,000 tickets and their increased allocation is still massively shy of the demand.
However, FAI chief executive John Delaney said that he was "very happy" at Tuesday's news.
"These tickets will go some way to satisfying the huge demand for Ireland matches at Euro 2016," said the FAI chief.
Uefa intends to contact each successful applicant by the end of February to tell them when payments for tickets will be taken.
All applicants will be told whether they have been successful by 29 February.
The 28-year-old Dutch rider finished second behind stage winner Esteban Chaves, 26, to open a 41-second lead over Astana's Vincenzo Nibali.
Colombian Chaves caught compatriot Darwin Atapuma to win on the line.
Movistar's Andrey Amador, the first Costa Rican to wear a Grand Tour leaders' jersey, led heading into the race from Alpago to Corvara.
Amador, who dispossessed Luxembourg's Bob Jungels after a first day in the mountains on Friday, and his team leader Alejandro Valverde finished nearly four minutes behind Orica rider Chaves.
Italian favourite Nibali, the 2013 champion, crossed 37 seconds behind to build a significant advantage on Valverde.
The Spanish rider is expected to be one of his main rivals for overall victory in the three-week race which concludes in Turin on 29 May.
Sunday's stage 15 time trial is a 10.8km route from Castelrotto to Alpe di Siusi.
Stage 14 results:
1. Esteban Chaves (Col/Orica) 6hrs 6mins 16secs
2. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/LottoNL) same time
3. Georg Preidler (Aut/Giant)
4. Darwin Atapuma (Col/BMC Racing) +6secs
5. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Astana) +37secs
6. Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr/Dimension Data) same time
Overall standings:
1. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/LottoNL) 60hrs 12mins 43secs
2. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Astana) +41secs
3. Esteban Chaves (Col/Orica) +1mins 32secs
4. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar) +3mins 6secs
5. Andrey Amador (Crc/Movistar) +3mins 15secs
6. Rafal Majka (Pol/Tinkoff) +3mins 29secs
The YMCA was granted permission to turn the former Two Bears Hotel in Great Yarmouth into 23 flats and a community centre in December.
But the charity has said the project was too much of a financial risk due to uncertainty over government funding.
It said it would instead look to create a smaller hostel in the town.
The YMCA said it was looking to build accomodation at the former GPO exchange building on Hall Quay after it was recently vacated by another charity.
Tim Sweeting from the association said: "We needed to take on a very long lease in order to make it work and unfortunately the financial risk, considering the uncertainty over welfare reform, was just too much for us.
"[The new centre] will have the accommodation, but we won't have the ability to create the community space that we wanted to."
Mike Younger, from James Aldridge Chartered Surveyors which worked on the Two Bears project, said it was likely the former hotel would have to be demolished due to its "deteriorating" state.
The trawler captain has been held since his ship hit two Japanese patrol boats a week ago near islands in the East China Sea claimed by China and Japan.
The Japanese authorities released the 14 crew members on Monday.
Meanwhile, Japan has turned back a boat of Taiwan activists who sailed to the islands to claim Taiwanese sovereignty.
Their return to Taipei prompted a protest outside the de facto Japanese embassy in Taipei, where demonstrators hurled fish and burned flags.
The vice chair of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Li Jianguo, had been expected to visit Japan at the invitation of the Japanese lower house of parliament.
But Beijing said it was delaying the trip "for various reasons", a Japanese official said.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku said the decision was "very regrettable", adding that "in times like these, lawmakers should be able to talk frankly".
Japanese prosecutors have until 19 September to decide whether to lay formal charges against the Chinese captain.
The Chinese fishing boat reportedly rammed Japanese coast guard patrol boats which had been trying to intercept it.
China has made repeated protests over the incident and warned that it could harm bilateral ties and has cancelled a series of diplomatic negotiations with Japan over oil and gas fields in the region in protest.
The area where the Chinese trawler was seized a week ago is close to uninhabited islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, which are controlled by Japan but also claimed by China and Taiwan.
A 46-year-old man from Windsor is in police custody. Thames Valley Police received a report of rape at a property overnight on Friday.
Three properties in Dedworth were searched as part of the investigation.
Det Sgt Jon Groenen, of the force, said: "Detectives are continuing to work to establish the circumstances of this serious incident."
The contenders fielded questions from a special BBC Question Time audience in Oldham, chaired by David Dimbleby.
Mr Corbyn insisted Labour would "come together" if he was re-elected leader but Mr Smith said the party would be in opposition "for a generation".
The head-to-head came just weeks before voting in the race closes, with the winner to be named on 24 September.
Mr Corbyn is being challenged for the leadership after many of his top team resigned and he lost a vote of confidence among Labour MPs.
He is still deemed to be the frontrunner among party members while his rival Mr Smith, a former shadow work and pensions spokesman, commands support among Labour MPs.
Responding to an audience member who suggested that the failure of the two candidates to unite the party meant Labour was "unelectable", Mr Corbyn said it would "come together" again after the contest if he were to win.
"You will see the wish of MPs to reflect the wishes of party members all over the country that there's a coming together in order to oppose this Tory government," he told the audience.
Mr Smith said he admired Mr Corbyn's "optimism" but added: "I don't think that's what we will see." He said Labour was going "backwards" under Mr Corbyn and at its "lowest ebb in the polls since 1982".
Setting out his stall, Mr Smith insisted he was the one to turn Labour in to a "credible opposition" that could "take on the Tories" - adding that he was "incredibly confident" he could win the leadership election.
On Brexit, Mr Corbyn - who campaigned for Remain but who has been accused by many Labour MPs of not making the case to stay in the EU forcefully enough - said he wanted to remain in the single market "if it's possible, and I think it probably is".
His comments come after his aides suggested on Wednesday that he might rule out full membership of the single market unless the UK could negotiate exemptions from key EU rules.
Meanwhile, Mr Smith restated his wish for a second EU referendum, and said he wanted Labour to promise at the 2020 general election to take Britain back into the EU.
Asked if that meant to ignore the Brexit vote, he replied: "Well, exactly."
The two leadership contenders also clashed over the party's record on tackling anti-Semitism and abuse within Labour, with Mr Smith questioning whether Mr Corbyn was "entirely committed" to it.
He claimed there was a "hard left infiltration" of Labour and that some were "bringing in to our party anti-Semitic attitudes".
"Jeremy has not been strong enough in speaking out against it," he said, saying many in the Jewish community felt that the review of anti-Semitism in Labour, conducted by former Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti, had been inadequate.
He said he would launch a new review "to look at the problem that we've got in Labour, and to deal with it" with a "zero tolerance approach".
But Mr Corbyn hit back, criticising Mr Smith's attacks as "unfair". "I have spent my life opposing racism in any form," he added.
He defended the anti-Semitism review and said "obviously it should be subject to review at a later stage to see how it is getting on".
And he insisted Labour "is a safe place to be" for people of all faiths and religions.
The Question Time special is available on BBC iPlayer.
Murders are rife. Robberies, thefts and riots are a daily occurrence at the hands of young gang members who hold the entire city in a fearful, bloody grip.
Police do their best to control the daily nightmare but are vastly outnumbered.
Welcome to Birmingham 1919.
Now - nearly a century later - a six-part drama series explores the lives of the members of the city's most notorious gang from a century ago - the Peaky Blinders.
Their chilling nickname was derived from the razor blades carefully stitched into the front of their caps which could be used to blind their victims.
But who were the gangs that inspired the BBC Two series, and why were they formed?
From as early as the 1870s, inner-city Birmingham streets were filled with overcrowded slums and extreme poverty - and the lure of crime was a pull for some.
It soon led to an eruption of gangs and violence across the city.
Battles to "own" areas such as Small Heath and Cheapside broke out. These saw hundreds of youths fighting - sometimes to the death - in mass brawls that lasted for hours.
The most prominent - and ruthless - of these early gangs were known as the Sloggers, or the Cheapside Slogging Gang.
For 30 years they ruled the city's streets with protection rackets and violence.
Led by John Adrian, and his trusted lieutenant James Grinrod, they began their reign of terror in about 1870.
Their weapon of choice was a heavy-buckled belt used to pummel male and female victims of all ages into submission.
An 1872 Birmingham Mail report records a typical example of the Sloggers' antics.
It states how "400 roughs brought indiscriminate violence to the Cheapside area, attacking and stealing".
"A small body of police were sent to deal with the Slogging Gang," the report continues.
"Officers made three arrests, including two very poor youths of no fixed home."
Notorious Sloggers included Aston's Simpson Brothers and George "Cloggy" Williams, whose notoriety grew quickly after the 1897 killing of PC George Snipe.
Many rival gangs formed, and one in particular soon became the most fearful force on the city's streets.
The Peaky Blinders as a gang were as deliberately stylish as they were violent.
Historian David Cross, of the West Midlands Police Museum in Sparkhill, is curator of the country's largest collection of prisoner photographs.
The collection contains court papers which document the exploits of the city's bygone gangs.
"If you think of your grandfather's cap in those days, then it would have had a very hard peak," said Mr Cross.
"They used their hats with razor blades sewn in to rob people. That's what a Peaky Blinder was.
"When they hit someone or headbutted someone on the nose while wearing one, it would cause their victim temporary blindness."
Victims were chosen indiscriminately, regardless of whether they were male or female, young or old, rich or poor, according to Mr Cross.
"They would target anybody who looked vulnerable, or who did not look strong or fit," he said.
"Anything that could be taken, they would take it."
Their carefully stylised image was an attempt to bring a touch of class to their actions, Mr Cross said, as well as making them stand out from their rivals.
Peaky Blinders would wear a silk scarf tied around their necks, bell-bottom trousers and a flat, bladed cap tilted to one side.
Children, in the same desperate situation as adults, were also recruited regularly into the ranks.
Prominent members included 13-year-old David Taylor, jailed for carrying a gun, and 12-year-old Charles Lambourne.
Older gang members ruled the roost, such as Stephen McHickie, Harry Fowler and Tom Gilbert.
Members were loyal - and local legends. It was often impossible to tell how many fighters in a gang were actually Peaky Blinders, and how many were claiming to be simply for the status it gave them.
As families began to move out of the city centre in the early 20th Century, the rule of the gangs started to decline.
As areas such as Small Heath grew, so did the physical distance between the rivals.
Most of the once-feared names of the gang members are now forgotten, but their reputations are cemented in Birmingham's folklore.
Peaky Blinders is on BBC Two at 2100 BST and will be available on the iPlayer after.
Vettel, who joined Ferrari this year as Fernando Alonso's replacement, won a strategic battle as Mercedes struggled with tyres in the tropical heat.
Hamilton's team-mate Nico Rosberg was third from Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, who fought back from an early puncture.
The McLarens of Alonso and Jenson Button both retired.
The performance of Ferrari and Vettel was a wake-up call for both Mercedes and Formula 1, the German manufacturer having dominated the sport since the start of last season.
It raises the possibility that Mercedes will face an unexpected fight for this year's world title, with Ferrari very much on the world champions' pace all weekend.
Vettel, who started second, took the lead when Mercedes chose to call in Hamilton for a pit stop during an early safety car period, while Ferrari left the German out on track.
Mercedes preferred to do the majority of the race on the slower hard tyre, finding it had greater resilience on their car.
But Vettel used the faster medium tyre for all but one stint and Hamilton was unable to get on terms.
Vettel was still eight seconds in the lead when he made his first pit stop on lap 17 - 13 laps after Hamilton had stopped under the safety car - and he closed on Hamilton and Rosberg after rejoining in third.
A second stop by Hamilton only seven laps after Vettel's first put him 24 seconds behind the Ferrari, with half the race and one further stop for each remaining.
Mercedes continued to believe they could win until Hamilton made his final stop on lap 38, one after Vettel.
The world champion rejoined 14 seconds behind and, although he was slightly faster than the Ferrari, he was unable to close at anything like the required rate, Vettel holding him at a distance of about 10 seconds.
Tensions within Mercedes were revealed under the pressure of the fight, as Hamilton questioned the team's choice of the hard tyre for the critical final stint, and his engineer told him their only other option was a well-worn set of mediums.
That stemmed from Mercedes' decision to use the faster tyre in the first part of qualifying, a decision based on their preference for the hard as a race tyre, but which meant they only had one set of new mediums remaining for the race.
Vettel's victory was the 40th of his career - only one short of Ayrton Senna, who is third in the all-time list - and the first time Mercedes had been beaten since last August's Belgian Grand Prix.
And it marks an amazing turnaround by Ferrari, who last year had their worst season for 21 years, managing only two podiums.
The Ferrari's pace in the difficult, tyre-melting conditions was underlined by Raikkonen's recovery to fourth.
He qualified in 11th, lost most of a lap with a puncture on lap two but, helped by the safety car closing up the field, drove well to regain lost ground and get the best possible result.
The Finn was followed by the Williams cars of Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa, the Finn passing the Brazilian in spectacular style around the outside of the fast Turn Five on the last lap.
Toro Rosso's 17-year-old Max Verstappen, racing impressively side by side with rivals through the frantic early stages, took seventh, just ahead of team-mate and fellow rookie Carlos Sainz Jr.
Both Red Bull junior team drivers beat the senior team's Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat into ninth and 10th.
McLaren's performance had been encouraging while it lasted, Alonso running strongly in ninth place and closing on Kvyat before he was called in to retire with overheating of his hybrid system on lap 21.
Button, who out-qualified Alonso after the Spaniard made a mistake on his final lap on Saturday, was not quite able to match his team-mate's pace in the race and retired from close to the back of the field at about two-thirds distance with turbo failure.
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It was seen by hundreds of people - some filmed it on their phones.
US defence officials have confirmed a rocket had been launched the day before.
The SL-4 rocket body booster burned up as it entered the Earth's atmosphere.
U.S. Strategic Command spokeswoman Julie Ziegenhorn refused to say what the rocket had been used for, but experts say it was launched as part of a project to bring materials to a space station.
"It's not something people need to worry about," said David Wright, a space-debris expert.
It now expects economic activity to increase 3.4% this year followed by 3.6% in 2017.
That means growth of 0.2% less each year than when the agency last published a forecast in October.
And there are warnings about the risks. The report says that if key challenges are not successfully managed, "global growth could be derailed".
In many respects, the picture is a familiar one. The recovery after the financial crisis continues. But in the rich countries, it is still "modest and uneven".
Only three large advanced economies are forecast to beat 2% growth this year: the US, the UK and one of the eurozone's crisis-hit nations, Spain, which has had its forecast upgraded.
The forecast for the UK is unchanged, at 2.2% for both years.
The report describes the picture for many emerging and developing economies as "challenging".
The largest downgrade for any individual economy is Brazil, where the IMF now predicts a contraction of 3.5% this year and no growth at all in 2017. That reflects the political uncertainty arising from the investigation into corruption at the oil company Petrobras.
Russia, hit by the decline in prices of its oil exports, is also likely to remain in recession this year before returning to modest growth next year.
Several other oil exporters are also looking at weaker performance than previously forecast.
Higher borrowing costs and lower commodity prices are weighing on several of the larger economies in sub-Saharan Africa - Nigeria and Angola, which are oil exporters, and South Africa.
Higher borrowing costs are linked to the actions of the US Federal Reserve. It raised US interest rates last month and it's expected to take further similar steps this year. That has led to higher borrowing costs for many borrowers in other countries.
China's widely reported economic slowdown is a central part of the unfolding economic story. It's reflected in the fall in commodity prices which have been affected by slowing Chinese demand.
In this report, however, there is no further change of the forecast for the country - growth this year of 6.3% and 6% in 2017. For Asia's other large emerging economy, India, there is also no change to the forecast with growth predicted at 7.5% over both years.
There are, inevitably, risks even to this decidedly lacklustre forecast. China is one of them, the possibility that the slowdown might be unexpectedly sharp.
The expected rise in interest rates in the United States could raise interest rates further for many other countries. It has already led to a stronger dollar, as investors take money back to the US to get the benefit of those higher rates. For those borrowers who have debts in dollars, they will be more expensive to repay.
There is also the danger of what the report calls "a sudden rise in global risk-aversion", where financial market investors become more inclined to sell assets seen as relatively risky and go instead for the safe ones - such as US, German, and British government bonds and gold.
There has been a hint of that already this year, as markets got 2016 off to a very stormy start.
Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Enda Kenny's language sounded more diplomatic than that of former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. Mr Ahern told the BBC any British exit from the EU would be "senseless" and set Northern Ireland back "light years". But given the close trading, social and cultural relations between Britain and Ireland, it is obvious any taoiseach will be worried about what would be a far reaching change to the status quo.
This week, a report from an Irish parliamentary committee spelled out Dublin's concerns in more detail. The Oireachtas (Irish Parliament) Joint Committee on European Union Affairs wants the Irish government to be "involved from the outset in all negotiations on the UK relationship with the EU, as UK's membership of the EU is an issue of vital national interest to Ireland".
When it comes to Northern Ireland the committee argues that - in the context of the Good Friday Agreement - "the Irish Government has a voice in relation to the future of Northern Ireland and must feature in EU negotiations with the UK".
In the event of a British withdrawal from the EU, the committee wants London and Dublin to make arrangements to replace any lost EU funding.
Perhaps even more difficult to achieve, the committee wants the Irish and UK Governments to negotiate "to have Northern Ireland recognised (in an EU context) as having 'a special position' in the UK, in view of the Good Friday Agreement". It also recommends that "special arrangements be negotiated at EU level in that context, to maintain North-South relations and Northern Irish EU citizenship rights".
Boiling that down, I assume the idea is that if someone is living in Northern Ireland, but carrying an Irish passport, they should continue to enjoy the benefits of EU membership, even if the UK has pulled out.
Some unionists are not impressed by the Irish Parliamentary Committee's intervention. Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MEP Diane Dodds regards the committee's view that Dublin must play a role in Mr Cameron's renegotiation as "unwelcome interference in the affairs of the UK".
Should Britain leave the EU, there is no doubt there will be practical consequences so far as the UK's only land border is concerned. But will it, as the Irish committee fears, "result in issues around freedom of movement in border areas, border controls and customs checking"?
On security grounds alone, it seems unlikely that a new network of fixed customs posts and immigration offices will be erected between Newry and Dundalk or Londonderry and Donegal.
Indeed, as the Irish Parliamentary Committee itself points out, arrangements like the British Irish "Common Travel Area" which allows the free movement of people pre-date UK or Irish membership of the EU, as does the special status of Irish people living in the UK as "non-foreign aliens" (a term I hadn't been aware of until reading the committee's report).
However, it is hard to argue with the committee's contention that "should the UK leave the EU, then the Northern Ireland border would become significant as it would become an external EU border".
"This would raise considerable challenges for the open borders policy between the UK and Ireland," the committee's report added.
If a UK outside the EU sought to tighten immigration controls at Dover and Heathrow, could it completely ignore a porous land border with a neighbouring EU state?
Back in the days of Tony Blair's ill fated "e-borders" initiative, unionists objected to the idea they might be asked to show passports when travelling on flights or ferries between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
The "e-borders" initiative was scrapped, but if the UK pulled out of the EU, would it ask Irish officials to carry out UK immigration checks, introduce more extensive mobile checks on the Northern Ireland border or flirt once again with the idea that operating checks on travel across the Irish Sea makes geographical, if not political sense?
Police stopped almost 19,000 drivers during a four-week campaign. A total of 625 - or one in 30 - were found to be over the limit.
This compares to the one in 36 caught drink-driving during the same period last year.
More than 9% tested between the old and new limits, up 4% on 2015-16.
The drink-drive limit was lowered in Scotland, from 80mg to 50mg in every 100ml of blood, in December 2014.
The Scottish government said that of the 625 detected, 46 were caught the morning after drinking the night before - up from 13 in 2015/16.
Police Scotland's campaign ran from 2 December 2015 to 2 January 2016.
Justice Secretary Michael Matheson said: "It is hugely disappointing to see a rise in the number of drivers who have flouted the law and put their lives, and the lives of others, at risk over the festive period.
"Of course people should be enjoying time with their loved ones over Christmas and new year but this isn't an excuse to ignore the law and get behind the wheel after drinking alcohol."
Mr Matheson said the best approach was not drinking at all if you were driving.
Assistant Chief Constable Bernard Higgins said: "It is an absolute disgrace that so many people were prepared to risk their own lives, as well as the lives of innocent people, by recklessly taking to the roads while in a drunken state.
"We were massively active over the festive season and while the number of tests we carried out was greater than last year, proportionately the number of people caught, particularly those the following morning, was greater still."
Both India and Pakistan have accused each other of starting the exchange of fire on the border in the disputed region of Kashmir.
India said eight civilians died after Pakistani troops fired shells into Indian-administered Kashmir; Pakistan said 11 civilians were killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in firing by Indian troops.
Indian papers have given front-page coverage to what they call India's "strong response" to Pakistan.
The Pioneer reports that the Indian government has given a "free hand" to its troops and that they are prepared for the "long haul".
A front-page story in the Deccan Herald reports that India has "resorted to massive firepower to silence Pakistani guns from across the border".
India will not negotiate for an end to the clashes "till shelling stops from across the border", the paper quotes Indian officials as saying.
The paper, in an editorial, says that "in the coming days, if Pakistani soldiers continue to violate the ceasefire agreement, they will be met with even stronger retaliation".
Hindi paper Dainik Jagran echoes this view, saying that India must "make it clear that Pakistan's uncivilised behaviour will not be tolerated".
However, some newspapers feel India needs a long-term strategy to deal with the neighbouring country.
An article in the Hindustan Times welcomes what it sees as a "befitting response to Pakistan", but goes on to ask: "What is the strategy behind such a demonstration of strength?"
"What is needed is a sober yet firm response by a united India. That alone will defeat the Pakistani strategy of targeting civilians to unleash public outrage on our side to make Delhi abandon restraint," the article advises.
The Times of India says "it's all very well for Delhi to talk tough… but it needs a long-term strategy to deal with the situation… No such plan has been forthcoming".
Delhi needs to "open direct channels of communication with the Pakistani army" because it plays an important role in shaping Pakistan's foreign policy, the paper adds.
Meanwhile, The Hindu cautions that the clashes may lead to the collapse of a ceasefire that has held since 2003, even though the two countries have often accused each other of violating it.
"There is imminent danger of regressing to the bad old days… when the two sides used to exchange artillery fire daily, causing casualties among both uniformed personnel and civilians," it says.
The paper adds that "both sides need to restart the dialogue process urgently, instead of routinely pronouncing the willingness to do so without taking the necessary steps forward".
Moving on to other news, a team of conservationists is trying to salvage priceless historical artefacts damaged in the recent floods in Indian-administered Kashmir, a report in The Times of India says.
Officials at the 116-year-old Shri Pratap Singh Museum say their collection of 6th-Century manuscripts, antique shawls and other objects are now "irretrievable". But conservationists in Delhi believe nothing should be written off and have launched a "rescue mission" for the objects, the report adds.
And finally, 95% of Indians who aspire to become schoolteachers have failed a nation-wide eligibility test, The Tribune reports.
Commenting on the "shocking results" of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test, the report questions the quality of education in India.
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Jemal Williams, of Berkeley Gardens, Enfield, must serve a minimum of 24 years for stabbing Shaquan Sammy-Plummer, 17, in the chest.
Williams was having a party when Shaquan arrived. He had been invited by the boyfriend of Williams's sister.
The defendant refused him entry but demanded drinks be handed over.
The Old Bailey heard that when Shaquan refused, Williams chased and stabbed him.
The victim, who was from Islington, died at the Royal London Hospital a few hours later.
Williams fled the scene but handed himself in to police on 9 February 2015.
Det Ch Insp Jamie Piscopo, from the Homicide and Major Crime Command unit, said: "The death of Shaquan was a meaningless tragedy.
"Even when he was turned away from the party, he made no fuss and was in the process of leaving when Williams decided he needed to teach him a lesson."
He described the investigation as being complex due to the "wall of silence" by people too scared to come forward.
Colby resident John Donald Collister left his estate to the Manx nation following his death aged 93 in 2007.
He worked as a painter after serving with the Manx Regiment in Crete and north Africa during World War II.
MNH Director Edmund Southworth said the suggestions about how to put the money to use were wide-ranging.
He added: "We are delighted with the breadth of feedback received from across the island with suggestions ranging from the display of Mr Collister's World War II memorabilia to supporting community projects, gardening projects, building conservation and wildlife projects, amongst many other things."
MNH first became aware it had been mentioned as a beneficiary in 2011.
Mr Southworth said it had first heard the news in July when the administrator issued a claim in the High Court seeking the assistance of the court in the interpretation of Mr Collister's will.
"In many ways he was an ordinary man but this is an extraordinary story," said Mr Southworth.
"History books are all about kings and queens and the ordinary man tends not to appear, but we now have an opportunity to change that, so that Mr Collister will be remembered for what he had done for this island."
Private George William Chafer, who was born in Bradford, delivered a message under bombardment after the original messenger was knocked unconscious.
The VC is the highest military decoration and awarded for valour in the face of the enemy.
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"For conspicuous bravery during a very heavy hostile bombardment and attack on our trenches, a man carrying an important written message to his company commander was half buried and rendered unconscious by a shell.
"Private Chafer, at once grasping the situation, on his own initiative, took the message from the man's pocket, and, although severely wounded in three places, ran along the ruined parapet under heavy shell and machine gun fire, and just succeeded in delivering it before he collapsed from the effects of his wounds.
"He displayed great initiative and a splendid devotion to duty at a critical moment."
Private Chafer was born in 1894 in Bradford but after his mother died he was raised by his aunt in Rotherham.
He joined the East Yorkshire Regiment in 1915 and was posted to Meaulte, near Albert, in France where he was awarded the VC on 3-4 June 1916.
He survived the conflict but had a false limb fitted after severe leg injuries. He died in Rotherham in 1966.
The stone being laid is part of a national scheme to recognise World War One recipients of the Victoria Cross.
Fearful that some remittances being sent to countries in eastern Africa, the Middle East and South Asia could be being used to fund terrorist activities, a number of smaller money transfer companies were shut down.
While completely understandable from a security point of view, the knock-on effect was that many innocent people in places such as Somalia suddenly found that it was much more difficult to receive vital funds from expat relatives living in the West.
This was money they needed to put food on the table, or clothe their children, or keep a roof above their heads.
One man who was increasingly aware of the problem was Ismail Ahmed. He was born and raised in Somaliland, the autonomous northern part of Somalia, before being educated in the UK after winning a World Bank scholarship.
In his early 30s at the time, Mr Ahmed was an expert in remittances and the money transfer industry, having focused on the subjects while doing a PhD in development economics at Imperial College in London.
Turning his expertise into a business opportunity, and wishing to help, he started to advise a number of smaller money transfer firms, both in the UK and overseas, on how they could best meet the more stringent security rules.
Such was his success in doing so that in 2004 the United Nations Development Programme - the UN agency which aims to improve conditions in the developing world - asked him to join their team which was trying to tackle the same problem.
Yet after an unhappy time at the UN, which saw him quit after becoming a whistleblower to fraud and corruption, Mr Ahmed determined to launch his own money transfer business.
He recognised that if he created such a firm that was as digitally-based as possible, he could both be as security conscious as possible, and keep costs down enough to enable him to offer substantially lower transaction fees than the industry leaders.
So the idea for his new company, WorldRemit, was born.
To understand how WorldRemit works, it is necessary to look at the long-established business model for sending remittances by money transfer firms.
Typically this involves person A in a rich country paying cash to an agent of the transfer firm, be it a bank branch or accredited corner shop.
The money is then transferred to a nation in the developing world, where person B goes to another agent of the transfer firm, again typically a bank or shop, or bureau de change, and then withdraws the money in cash. If the money is sent to a bank, it doesn't go directly into a person's account.
This is the model that global leaders Western Union and MoneyGram, and their hundreds of smaller rivals, have followed for decades.
The security concern in this post 9/11 world is whether this system of money transfer is at risk of abuse, such as people using false identification, or trying to launder money.
It is a concern which has cost the big players rather a lot of money in fines. In 2010 Western Union was fined $94m (£60m) by the state of Arizona for not doing enough to prevent money laundering by Mexican drugs gangs, while in 2012 MoneyGram had to pay a $100m penalty.
Then last year, UK bank Barclays announced that it was closing the accounts of all but 19 of its 165 clients in the remittance transfer business.
To mitigate such security concerns, on the sending side of remittance transfer WorldRemit only accepts funds electronically via its website or mobile phone app - it doesn't have any agents to whom you can turn up with a big bag of banknotes.
Mr Ahmed explains: "Being digital enables us to be as security stringent as possible.
"We screen all our transactions against sanction lists, and we can pick out suspicious or unusual behaviour almost immediately. For example, when someone tries a number of cards to get one of them to work - no legitimate customer would do that.
"And we aren't reliant upon a busy shopkeeper to do the security work for us."
Mr Ahmed adds that such a digital only approach also enables WorldRemit to charge fees that are less than half those of the big players, a statement which is confirmed when you check its prices against those of the likes of Western Union.
WorldRemit also says it is at the forefront of digitalising the receiving end of remittance exchanges, with cash pick-ups only accounting for one third of its transactions, compared with 95% for the market as a whole.
The other two thirds of WorldRemit transactions see people get paid the money directly to their bank account, or increasingly, to their mobile phone.
The latter has been made possible after WorldRemit signed agreements with mobile phone networks and payment systems such as Ecocash in Zimbabwe, which enable people to use their mobile phones as if they were cash cards.
And while the big players in the industry are now also increasingly offering digital transfers and pick-ups, Mr Ahmed says that none yet come close to WorldRemit's global reach.
For example, while Moneygram will only allow online transfers to bank accounts in nine countries, at WorldRemit it is more than 50.
Mr Ahmed says: "In many countries and cities you have to remember that people don't want to have to be walking around with cash for security reasons.
"Also it is often a very long walk to the nearest bank, which could be closed."
Mr Ahmed launched WorldRemit in 2010 after first doing a master of business administration (MBA) course at London Business School (LBS), as he said he needed to increase his skills at running a business.
While at LBS he successfully pitched his idea to some wealthy investors who bought a stake in the business.
An investment fund has subsequently also come on board.
WorldRemit has its headquarters in west London, and this year has seen its workforce triple to 110 people.
It currently helps people around the world make 200,000 transfers a month. This is a drop in the ocean compared with Western Union or MoneyGram, but Mr Ahmed says he has the ambition to grow strongly.
"I'm proud to be making a difference to people's lives," says Mr Ahmed.
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Eight Type 26 frigates are due to be built on the Clyde, but the UK government has not announced a timescale for the project.
Harriet Baldwin faced calls from SNP and Labour MPs to confirm a time-frame for cutting steel on the frigates.
But she said it would be "inappropriate" to do so as negotiations continue.
Work had originally been due to start this year, but SNP defence spokesman Brendan O'Hara predicted during a Commons debate on Tuesday that construction of the ships would not start until at least the summer of next year.
He also said the delays could be in part blamed on the economic impact of Brexit, as well as the government committing too much of its procurement budget to renewing the Trident nuclear deterrent.
Mr O'Hara told MPs: "It would be an unforgivable betrayal of the Clyde workers if they were the ones that had to pay the price of Brexit, but also the price of Trident."
In reply, Ms Baldwin told the Westminster Hall debate: "The timing of the award of the build contract and the build schedule itself are key components of the ongoing commercial negotiations between the Government and BAE Systems.
"We are negotiating a deal that aims to optimise the requirements of the Royal Navy in terms of the capability the ships will deliver, to achieve value for money for defence and the taxpayer, and to deliver a build schedule that drives performance.
"These negotiations are continuing, so I am not this afternoon in a position to give a specific date as to when an agreement will be reached.
"To protect the commercial interests of the Ministry of Defence, disclosing any such detail would be inappropriate at this time."
Under questioning from the SNP's Chris Stephens, Ms Baldwin confirmed the national ship building strategy will report by the time of the Autumn Statement on 23 November, which could reveal fresh information about plans for the Type 26 frigates.
Ms Baldwin also resisted calls to disclose further reasons behind delays and cuts to the project.
The project has already been cut from 13 to eight new ships, while a target to start cutting steel in May has been delayed indefinitely.
Tory MP Bob Stewart, a former British Army officer, said: "I don't think we need the minister to answer that - the answer is we had no money.
"That's why we had to cut down the number of Type 26 ships. We did not have the money, and we actually had to cut our means to suit our coat."
SNP MP Martin Docherty-Hughes said the delays left Scotland and the United Kingdom "dangerously under-defended", adding it was a "tale of under-investment and neglect".
Root, 24, hit an unbeaten 118 on day three of the second Test against West Indies in Grenada and is tipped as a future skipper of the national side.
But Swann said: "If they do it too soon, it will take that little edge away.
"If he tries to be too serious, he will be half the player."
Former England captain Michael Vaughan is also a big fan of Root, who has scored 1,874 Test runs at an average of 52.5, with a highest score of 200 not out.
"He is just becoming the energiser," said Vaughan.
"Whenever he gets to the crease, whatever the position, he seems to arrive with an energy that gets the batsman at the other end going.
"It was a brilliant innings and put England in a real strong position."
The tourists finished the third day on 373-6, 74 runs ahead of the home side's first-innings total.
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US President Barack Obama is to meet his national security team on Saturday to discuss possible next steps in Syria, the White House has announced.
Syrian activists claim the government carried out a deadly chemical weapons attack in Damascus on Wednesday.
State media on Saturday said chemical agents were found in rebel-held areas.
Syrian television said soldiers had "suffocated" as they tried to enter Jobar - one of the towns reportedly attacked on Wednesday.
Syria's opposition said hundreds of people died in a night-time government assault in the rebel-held Ghouta district of eastern Damascus on Wednesday.
Unverified footage shows civilians - many of them children - dead or suffering from what appeared to be horrific symptoms consistent with a chemical attack.
Earlier, Syria's main ally Russia said there was evidence rebels were behind the attack.
But France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Saturday that "all the information at our disposal converge to indicate that there was a chemical massacre near Damascus and that the [regime of Bashar al-Assad] is responsible".
Despite calls from many different countries, there is no sign yet that the Syrian authorities will allow a UN inspection team to visit to investigate the claims.
The UN's disarmament chief, Angela Kane, has arrived in Damascus to push for access to the site. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he is determined to "conduct a thorough, impartial and prompt investigation" into the events.
The US defence secretary said President Obama had asked the Pentagon for options on Syria, amid rising pressure on the US to intervene.
"The defence department has responsibility to provide the president with options for all contingencies," Chuck Hagel said.
"That requires positioning our forces, positioning our assets, to be able to carry out different options - whatever options the president might choose."
Mr Hagel was speaking to reporters travelling with him to Malaysia.
Earlier, US defence officials said navy commanders had decided to keep the USS Mahan - a destroyer armed with cruise missiles - in the eastern Mediterranean Sea even though it had ended its deployment and was due to be replaced. It means the US has four warships instead of three temporarily in the region.
The officials stressed that the US Navy had received no orders to prepare for military action.
In an interview broadcast on CNN on Friday, Mr Obama said Wednesday's attack was a "big event of grave concern", but added that the US was still seeking confirmation that chemical weapons had been used.
Last year, President Obama said the use of chemical weapons in Syria would cross a "red line" and force a tough US response.
The BBC has learnt that some in the White House are furious and regard Wednesday's attack as an outrage that breached international law and demands a response.
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Barack Obama says the attack is "a big event of grave concern" that is "going to require America's attention" if proved true.
But it is worth reading the whole interview with the president to get a sense of his extreme caution.
It is uncertain what action the US might take - curiously the state department has said that previously the red lines have been crossed and the US has taken action, but that they can't say what.
You might think a private punishment is not much of a deterrent and anything that happens now will have to be a lot more public.
But Mr Obama does not sound like a man gung ho for military action. It sounds like the pleading of man being dragged, pushed and pulled by allies and world opinion to do something but who wants to be certain it doesn't end up in a new war.
But Mr Obama warned in his interview: "Sometimes what we've seen is that folks will call for immediate action, jumping into stuff, that does not turn out well, gets us mired in very difficult situations, can result in us being drawn into very expensive, difficult, costly interventions that actually breed more resentment in the region."
Meanwhile, Russian foreign ministry spokesman Aleksandr Lukashevich said Moscow had urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to co-operate with UN inspectors, but also that questions remained about the willingness of the opposition to provide "secure, safe access of the [UN] mission to the location of the incident".
"More new evidence is starting to emerge that this criminal act was clearly provocative," the ministry added.
"On the internet, in particular, reports are circulating that news of the incident carrying accusations against government troops was published several hours before the so-called attack. So, this was a pre-planned action."
The ministry also described as "unacceptable" calls from various European capitals for the UN Security Council to authorise the use of force in Syria.
Damascus has described the allegations that it sanctioned the use of chemical weapons as "illogical and fabricated".
The UN says more than 100,000 people have been killed since the uprising against President Assad began more than two years ago.
Mary Ann Cotton, from West Auckland, County Durham, is widely believed to have killed three husbands, 10 children, a lover and her mother, collecting life insurance for each.
She was hanged in Durham Prison in 1873 for murdering her stepson with arsenic.
Beamish Museum is showing copies of her letters and a teapot in which Cotton is said to have brewed poisoned tea.
Some scenes from the ITV drama Dark Angel, based on the story of Cotton, were filmed at the museum last October.
Photographs of the television production will also be on display.
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The small, black Wedgwood teapot was donated to Beamish in 1972 but its provenance was unknown until 1989, when the museum received a letter from the daughter of the donor.
It revealed the GP who donated it had inherited it - via his step-mother - from his step-grandmother, who had reportedly been given the teapot by Cotton.
The County Durham museum said he had "never felt comfortable with ownership of the macabre relic and was persuaded by his family to send it to Beamish".
Also on show is a stool which is believed to have belonged to Cotton while she waited for her trial in Durham Jail.
A number of photocopies of letters have also been sent to the museum anonymously.
The museum said they had been sold to a dealer by a North Yorkshire auction house in 2013 and their present owner had bought them online, though it was unclear where they were in the intervening years.
Another batch of Cotton's letters found in her prison cell sold for £1,050 in September.
On 12 September 1980 General Evren launched a coup that overthrew the government. He went on to serve as president until 1989.
He was put on trial in his nineties and was handed a life sentence for the coup in 2014.
Some 600,000 people were detained and 50 executed by hanging in the coup. All political parties were banned, with left-wing activists heavily targeted.
The former president died at a hospital in Ankara.
He had been in ill health since 2012 and was unable to appear in court when convicted.
Kenan Evren has never expressed regret for his role in the most brutal military coup in modern Turkish history.
It was initially welcomed by some sections of society who believed the coup would bring stability. But it came to be loathed by people across the political spectrum.
His name is associated with repression in the minds of left wingers, Kurds, nationalists and Islamists.
A referendum to change the constitution to try the surviving leaders of the coup was strongly backed by Turkey's voters in 2010.
As a symbol of military rule Evren remained a significant figure until the end of his life but there are many who will not regret his passing.
The coup was the last and bloodiest of Turkey's coups and came to symbolise the military's long-standing dominance over Turkish politics.
Gen Evren believed that his actions saved the country from descending into anarchy after deadly fighting between political extremists.
"Should we feed them in prison for years instead of hanging them?" he said in a speech in 1984, defending the decision to execute political activists.
Despite allegations of deaths and torture it appeared unlikely that the former president would ever face trial.
However, a constitutional clause granting the general immunity from prosecution was overturned after a referendum in 2010, as part of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's attempts to rein in the power of the army.
In 2014 a Turkish court convicted him of crimes against the state for setting the stage for army intervention and conducting the coup.
Gen Evren's career's begin as an officer from a military academy, was made a general and rose to become chief of the general staff.
During the years leading up to the 1980 coup, there was widespread political violence on the streets involving far-right and far-left activists, which the military said the government was incapable of controlling.
After the coup, parliament was dissolved and Gen Evren ruled the country as the head of the National Security Council.
The council oversaw the drawing up of a new constitution, which was approved by a referendum and made him president for a seven-year term.
Parliamentary elections were held during this time and Turkey applied to join the European Economic Community, the precursor to the European Union.
During his retirement two plots to assassinate him were thwarted and he took up painting.
Eclipsed, written by The Walking Dead actress Danai Gurira, is set during the second Liberian civil war.
Nyong'o, who won the best supporting actress Oscar for 12 Years a Slave, plays the 15-year-old captive wife of a rebel warlord.
Trade paper Variety praised her "intelligent" performance.
The website Deadline said the actress "lights up" the stage.
It described the play - set in a rebel compound - as a "major achievement", with Nyong'o demonstrating "extraordinary" power.
Eclipsed, which opened at New York's Golden Theatre on Sunday, depicts the roles women played in the civil war, in which warlords conscripted child soldiers and performed human sacrifices.
The five-strong all-woman cast play characters that do not have names, with Nyong'o identified only as The Girl and the other women known as the "wives" of a commanding officer.
Eclipsed, directed by Liesl Tommy, is also a Broadway debut for Gurira, who plays samurai sword-wielding Michonne in the horror television series.
The New York Times was fulsome in its praise, describing Nyong'o as "one of the most radiant young actors to be seen on Broadway in recent seasons".
It says the play "shines with a compassion that makes us see beyond the suffering to the indomitable humanity of its characters", and that it "resonates powerfully today, as more than one African country continues to be plagued by atrocious violence".
Associated Press drama writer Mark Kennedy said Nyong'o "loses herself utterly in the searing and stunning play", with the production hailed as "an extraordinary work that shines and shines".
Nyong'o posted a message on Instagram saying it was "such a thrill" to make her Broadway debut, noting Eclipsed is "the first play on Broadway to be written, directed and performed by all women" and that they are "making history".
The 33-year-old added: "I first played my character as an understudy in drama school.
"I never went on, and I promised myself back then that I would play 'The Girl' some day, somehow, somewhere, so it's mind-blowing to get to do it on Broadway."
She added that it was an "emotionally intense" experience to be in the play - and that she knits backstage to calm her nerves.
Nyong'o has described herself as a "child of theatre", saying the medium "offers a chance to flex muscles that then only help to sustain cinematic work".
Nyong'o played the CGI character Maz Kanata in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and is due to reprise the role in one of the forthcoming sequels.
Posters were put up by Earith parish councillor Hazel Lambert after the ducks began disappearing at the rate of one per night.
Ms Lambert said she did not believe a fox was the culprit as there was no evidence, such as feathers.
She said if they had been "taken for the pot", the meat would be "very tough as they are plump but quite elderly".
The ducks, bought by the parish council, had been living on the pond for many years.
Ms Lambert looks after them, as well as the many wild ducks that visit, "as a labour of love".
"I put the posters up to make the community aware this is something that's actually happening and possibly shame the thief," she said.
"No fox I know takes one duck per night, and the last one to go was an elderly female duck with a hobble. She would certainly have been picked off first by a predator.
"It's very, very sad and our decision now is going to be, do we replace those ducks because you don't want to go on replacing ducks that I assume are going to be taken for the pot."
The parish council will discuss the ducks at a future meeting.
Gardaí (Irish police) supported by the Regional Armed Support Unit carried out a planned search on a house in the Crumlin area at about 19:00 local time.
The man is due in court on Wednesday morning.
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The Sukhoi SU-24 warplanes, in international waters in the Baltic Sea, had no visible weaponry and the ship took no action.
One official called the events on Monday and Tuesday "one of the most aggressive acts in recent memory".
The commander of the missile destroyer, the USS Donald Cook, described the flights as a "simulated attack".
The passes were "unsafe, potentially provocative" and "could have caused an accident," officials said in a release.
At one point the jets were so close, about 9m (30ft), that they created wakes in the water around the ship.
The actions may have violated a 1970s agreement meant to prevent dangerous incidents at sea, but it is not clear whether the US is going to protest.
A Russian helicopter taking pictures also passed by the ship seven times.
The Donald Cook was conducting deck landing drills with an Allied military helicopter when the jets made their passes, according to a statement from the United States European Command.
Flight operations were suspended until the jets left the area.
The next day, a Russian KA-27 helicopter did circles at low altitude around the ship, followed by more jet passes.
The aircraft did not respond to safety warnings in English or Russian.
These close encounters of a military kind between the US and its allies and Russia have escalated significantly over the past two years, ever since Russia's annexation of Crimea and the substantial break down of relations between East and West.
They take various forms. They can be violations of national airspace; narrowly avoided mid-air collisions, close encounters at sea and simulated attack runs.
The incidents have taken place over a wide area - in and around the Baltic states; in the Baltic sea; the Black Sea and even close to Stockholm, when the Swedish authorities believed a Russian submarine had violated its territorial waters in 2014.
They are regarded by defence analysts as a flexing of muscle - a reminder that Russia has military might and cannot be pushed around.
But the frequency of such situations means many fear that a full on confrontation - be-it deliberate or accidental - is just a matter of time between the world's two great military powers.
"We have deep concerns about the unsafe and unprofessional Russian flight manoeuvres," the statement read. "These actions have the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions between countries, and could result in a miscalculation or accident that could cause serious injury or death."
US officials are reviewing the incident.
A similar incident occurred last June, when Russian warplanes made close passes over a US destroyer in the Black Sea.
Russian media had reported at the time that the USS Ross was acting "aggressively" but the Department of Defense refuted that.
Jason Sheldon had claimed the singer did not "play fair" over the use of photos taken at her performances.
But after a blog, in which Mr Sheldon took issue with Swift's criticism of Apple Music's artist payment policy, went viral, the singer "backed down".
A new draft contract drawn up with her PR team has now been published.
Mr Sheldon's criticism of the star followed her own blast at Apple, in which she said a three-month free trial offer meant artists and producers wouldn't be paid for their material during that time.
In an open letter to Swift, Mr Sheldon, from Walsall, West Midlands, wrote: "How about making sure you're not guilty of the very same tactic before you have a pop at someone else?"
Mr Sheldon, who runs the Walsall-based Junction 10 agency, said he and other photographers had been called to hand over some rights to their images from Swift's live concerts.
His letter went viral which, he said, caught him by surprise.
"I thought about 30 people read my blog so when it started to go viral and I was getting calls from people in America, I was very surprised," he said.
He said he understood Swift had now changed her contract to allow photographers to re-license pictures.
On Tuesday, the US-based National Press Photographers Associations reported it had worked with Swift's PR team to draft and circulate a credential agreement that "addressed photographers' and publishers' concerns while at the same time being suitable to the concerns of Swift's representatives".
The NPPA said the draft was supported by 14 media groups, including the Associated Press.
"It's a start," Mr Sheldon said.
"It's certainly an improvement on the last contract. There's still a long way to go, but it's good to know her representatives are receptive to change."
He said there were "many worse" contracts than Swift's.
"She's come in for a lot of flak - it may be a little bit unfair," he said.
Swift has not yet responded to a request for a comment but her representatives have previously said their contract was "misrepresented".
"It clearly states that any photographer shooting The 1989 World Tour has the opportunity for further use of said photographs with management's approval," they said in June.
The incident happened at about 22:30 on Thursday. Two people were rescued from a burning fishing boat
About 25 firefighters were involved in tackling the flames aboard the Tranquility. No-one was injured.
Police Scotland said a 35-year-old was expected to appear at Peterhead Sheriff Court on Monday.
Animal tests, reported in the journal Nature Neuroscience, showed new structures linked to learning and memory began to grow soon after the drug was taken.
Mice with the most brain changes showed a greater preference for cocaine.
Experts described it as the brain "learning addiction".
The team at University of California, Berkeley and UC San Francisco looked for tiny protrusions from brain cells called dendritic spines. They are heavily implicated in memory formation.
The place or environment that drugs are taken plays an important role in addiction.
In the experiments, the mice were allowed to explore freely two very different chambers - each with a different smell and surface texture.
Once they had picked a favourite they were injected with cocaine in the other chamber.
A type of laser microscopy was used to look inside the brains of living mice to hunt for the dendritic spines.
More new spines were produced when the mice were injected with cocaine than with water, suggesting new memories being formed around drug use.
The difference could be detected two hours after the first dose.
Researcher Linda Wilbrecht, assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience at UC Berkeley, said: "Our images provide clear evidence that cocaine induces rapid gains in new spines, and the more spines the mice gain, the more they show they learned about the drug.
"This gives us a possible mechanism for how drug use fuels further drug-seeking behaviour.
"These drug-induced changes in the brain may explain how drug-related cues come to dominate decision making in a human drug user."
Commenting on the research, Dr Gerome Breen, from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London, told the BBC: "Dendritic spine development is particularly important in learning and memory.
"This study gives us a solid understanding of how addiction occurs - it shows us how addiction is learned by the brain.
"But it is not immediately apparent how useful this would be in developing a therapy."
The woman, in her 20s, suffered head injuries following the fall from the 11ft (3.3m) sculpture.
The London Air Ambulance was called on Saturday evening and she was treated for 30 minutes before being taken to hospital.
Her injuries are no longer life-threatening and police are not treating the incident as suspicious.
In past years, the Greater London Authority has called for people to be banned from climbing on the lion statues, to protect them from being damaged.
It said tourists had damaged the 148-year-old lions and this damage would worsen without intervention.
But English Heritage is against a ban and said it would prove "deeply unpopular".
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A joint Lancet and Imperial College London review found poor countries were being given devices they could not use or maintain.
It said richer nations should aim their efforts at lower-cost equipment tailored for the developing world.
Research has shown 40% of devices in poor countries are out of service, compared to 1% in the developed world.
Donated medical equipment is one of the key sources of supply for developing countries, with some nations relying on aid for up to 80% of their infrastructure.
But the researchers gave several examples of equipment being donated that was just not suitable.
A Gambian hospital was once handed oxygen concentrators, devices used to deliver high concentrations of oxygen to patients, that did not have a voltage compatible with local electricity supplies.
On another occasion a hospital in Nicaragua was given lights for an operating theatre, but they could not afford the bulbs.
The report said rich nations should focus their efforts on what they called "frugal technologies".
These include things such as the Jaipur foot, a rubber prosthetic for people who have lost their leg below the knee.
Its design allows users to walk on uneven surfaces without a shoe.
Another suggestion was single use needles to reduce infection rates through needle re-use.
Peter Howitt, one of the report's authors, said: "We need to remember that most health technology is designed for an environment with high spending on health, a reliable energy supply and large numbers of trained healthcare professionals.
"It is not always appropriate for the developing world."
But the report did urge rich nations to consider making more use of mobile telecommunications, pointing out that while basic services such as sanitation remained a problem, many people had access to phones.
It said things such as smoking cessation and disease surveillance could be done via mobiles.
The Bafta-winning star, known for his roles in Alien and The Elephant Man, had been treated for pancreatic cancer in 2015.
Sir John's wife said he had brought "joy and magic" and it would be a "strange world without him".
He recently starred as Father Richard McSorley in Jackie, the biopic of President John F Kennedy's wife.
Despite being given the all-clear from cancer, he last year pulled out of Sir Kenneth Branagh's production of The Entertainer on the advice of his doctors.
Lady Hurt confirmed Sir John had died on Wednesday at his home in Norfolk.
"John was the most sublime of actors and the most gentlemanly of gentlemen with the greatest of hearts and the most generosity of spirit," she said in a statement.
"He touched all our lives with joy and magic and it will be a strange world without him."
US director Mel Brooks described Sir John as "cinematic immortality", as tributes poured in for the star.
Brooks paid tribute to Sir John, who had starred in his comedy Spaceballs, saying on Twitter: "No one could have played The Elephant Man more memorably."
He added: "He carried that film into cinematic immortality. He will be sorely missed."
Sir John also played the part of wand-maker Mr Ollivander in the Harry Potter films.
Author of the books, JK Rowling, tweeted: "So very sad to hear that the immensely talented and deeply beloved John Hurt has died. My thoughts are with his family and friends."
By Nick Higham, BBC correspondent
John Hurt was an unusual actor, instantly recognisable, yet never typecast. He seemed to take every part he was offered and make a success of them all.
Other star actors enjoy a decade or two in the sun before their reputation fades. John Hurt continued entertaining new audiences to the end. It made compiling his television obituary difficult: what on earth to leave out, when it was all so good?
He was the deranged Caligula in I, Claudius and those two brave but ostracised outsiders, the gay Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant and the hideously disfigured John Merrick in The Elephant Man. To a younger generation he was the War Doctor in Doctor Who and the wand-maker Mr Ollivander in Harry Potter.
He was blessed with a distinctive voice, gravelly and honeyed, and a characterful face, which as the years passed grew increasingly lined and craggy - the legacy of his years as a hell-raiser.
He was good at complex characters - at once confident and vulnerable, or arrogant yet sympathetic.
And he lived life to the full: four times married, he lived at various times in Oxfordshire, Ireland, Kenya and Norfolk and (having briefly been to art school in his youth) took up painting again towards the end of his life though it's hard to know how he found the time.
Director Guillermo del Toro tweeted: "John Hurt was nothing if not movingly human. Loyal, loving and incredibly intelligent and kind. He was family."
Stephen Fry praised Sir John for being "great on the stage, small screen and big".
The veteran actor's last cinematic role was in That Good Night, in which he played a terminally ill playwright, Ralph.
Despite "his own personal battles with illness" during filming in Portugal last year, the producers said Sir John was "proud" and "keen" to work on the "extremely poignant" project.
Producers Alan Latham and Charles Savage said in a statement: "We watched John in awe during filming and feel privileged to have had this opportunity to work with him."
Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood said: "It was such an honor to have watched you work, sir."
British actor Alfred Molina said Sir John was "a gloriously talented actor, one of the best, of this or any era."
John Hurt was one of Britain's best-known and most versatile actors.
He was born on 22 January, 1940 in Chesterfield in Derbyshire. Over six decades, he appeared in more than 120 films as well as numerous stage and television roles.
He went to St Martin's School of Art in London, but dropped out. He then gained a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1960 but said he had been so hungry, he could hardly deliver his lines.
It was not until 1978 that Hurt was recognised as one of cinema's best character actors, gaining an Oscar nomination for his performance as a heroin addict in Alan Parker's Midnight Express.
In 1979, he then starred as Kane in Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror Alien. in The death of his character has often been voted as one of cinema's most memorable moments.
The film critic and historian Geoff Andrew once asked Hurt how he managed to regularly turn in such memorable performances.
"The only way I can describe it is that I put everything I can into the mulberry of my mind and hope that it is going to ferment and make a decent wine," he said.
"How that process happens, I'm sorry to tell you I can't describe."
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Sir John was also known for his off-screen antics, with his drinking splashed across newspapers.
He once even lunged at a pack of paparazzi at a Bafta awards ceremony.
But he said that age had mellowed him and he admitted to being happier sitting with his painting easels than being out on the town.
Sir John was married four times. His first marriage to actress Annette Robertson lasted two years in the 1960s. In 1968 he started a relationship with the "love of his life" Marie Lise Volpeliere-Porrot - it ended 15 years later when she was killed in a riding accident.
The following year he married US actress Donna Peacock but the couple divorced four years later, although they remained good friends. He married his third wife Jo Dalton in 1990 and they had two sons. They divorced in 1995.
In 2005, he wed Anwen Rees-Myers, a former actress and classical pianist, who was with him until his death.
Sir John was knighted in 2015 for his services to drama.
After his cancer diagnosis the same year, he told the Radio Times: "I can't say I worry about mortality, but it's impossible to get to my age and not have a little contemplation of it.
"We're all just passing time, and occupy our chair very briefly."
In 2013, he appeared in Doctor Who as the War Doctor, a hitherto unseen incarnation of the character.
He was still working up until his death, starring in Jackie Kennedy biopic Jackie, thriller Damascus Cover and the upcoming biopic of boxer Lenny McLean, My Name Is Lenny.
He was also filming Darkest Hour, in which he starred as Neville Chamberlain opposite Gary Oldman's Winston Churchill, scheduled to be released in December.
Khartoum will play in the Confederation Cup next year after finishing fourth in the Sudan Premier League this year.
Domestically, Appiah's challenge will be to break the dominance of Al Merreikh and Al Hilal, who between them have won every league title since 1970 except in 1992.
Appiah left his job in charge of Ghana by mutual consent in September.
He had been in charge of the Black Stars since 2012 and saw them qualify for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, where they finished fourth after losing to Burkina Faso in the semi-finals.
The 54-year-old then lead Ghana to the World Cup in Brazil this year, but his failed to make it past the group stages in a campaign beset with problems off the field.
He's set to make a cameo appearance in the seventh season of Game of Thrones.
What role he'll be playing is still under wraps, but let's hope it won't be as prominent as his album is in the charts or no other actors will get a look in.
It's not even Ed's first cameo appearance in a TV show - he previously appeared (and sang) in a 2015 episode of Home and Away.
Sheeran is far from the first to make a brief appearance in a film or TV show - here's some other pop star cameos you may not have spotted.
Cheryl in What to Expect When You're Expecting
Cheryl's experience as a judge on a talent show came in handy when she made a cameo appearance as a judge on a talent show.
The currently un-surnamed singer traded in The X Factor for the fictional Celebrity Dance Factor where she judged the performance of Cameron Diaz's character in 2012.
Cheryl may well have revisited the movie's subject matter more recently for research purposes.
Rihanna in Bring It On: All or Nothing
The Bring it On series of films has brought us many stone cold classics - such as Bring it On: In It to Win It and Bring it On: Fight to the Finish.
But it was the 2006 masterpiece Bring it On: All or Nothing, starring Hayden Panettiere and Solange Knowles, that gave us a delightful cameo appearance from Rihanna.
Four years before she turned to S&M, a younger and more innocent RiRi was in the film offering a prize to budding cheerleading squads.
Her cameo saw her announcing that the winners of a high school competition would win an appearance in her new music video.
Boy George in The A-Team
Boy George appeared in a 1986 episode of The A-Team called Cowboy George playing, you guessed it, the title role.
In the episode, Face comes up with a money-making scheme that involves booking bands for gigs, but not actually paying them to perform.
The star becomes furious Face is pocketing the profits from a Culture Club gig and turns up demanding what they're due.
Highlights of the episode include Boy George kicking down a door and Mr T dancing to Karma Chameleon.
Drake in Anchorman 2
To be honest, we could do an entire feature on all the cameo appearances in Anchorman 2.
Kanye West, Will Smith, Harrison Ford, Sacha Baron Cohen, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey all crop up in the 2012 film.
Many of them appear in the star-studded battle of the news crews at the end of the Will Ferrell movie.
But Drake's guest appearance is actually right at the beginning - when his character err... expresses his approval, shall we say, of Christina Applegate's looks.
Ian Brown and Jarvis Cocker in the Harry Potter films
Hidden deep inside the 19 hours and 40 minutes of Harry Potter films are cameo appearances from some of UK music's biggest stars.
Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown and Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker both appear in the big screen adaptations of the JK Rowling franchise.
Sadly not together.
Brown is briefly seen stirring a cup of tea in The Prisoner of Azkaban while Cocker portrayed Myron Wagtail, the lead singer of The Weird Sisters, in The Goblet of Fire.
Ariana Grande in Scream Queens
As a rule, cameos are generally short.
Ariana Grande's appearance in comedy-horror show Scream Queens certainly fell into this category, as she was so cruelly killed off at the end of her scene.
The singer appeared Side to Side with the likes of Lea Michele and Emma Roberts when she starred in the show's 2015 pilot episode.
But her foray into acting was short lived as she was murdered by a scary, masked knife-wielding devil.
However, Ariana brilliantly came back to life just long enough to send out a tweet to her followers to let them know she was being murdered.
Snoop Dogg in basically everything
This feature simply wouldn't be complete without Snoop Dogg. If there was an outstanding contribution to cameos award, he should win it.
He made a wonderful appearance as himself in 2015's Pitch Perfect 2 and has also cropped up in Bruno, Entourage, Bones and 2004's Starsky & Hutch.
His undisputed peak, however, is surely still to come.
The rapper has repeatedly said he'd love to appear in Coronation Street. He first mentioned it during a trip to Manchester in 2010.
We will simply not rest until we've seen him ordering a pint in The Rovers. Get to work, ITV.
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Janet Muller, 21, was found in Ifield, near Crawley, West Sussex, on 13 March - a day after she was reported missing from Mill View Hospital in Hove.
Sussex Police said their "thoughts and sympathy" were with her family ahead of the service in Berlin on Friday.
Christopher Jeffrey-Shaw, 26, of Lakeside, Beckenham, south London, is charged with murder.
The body of the 21-year-old, who was a University of Brighton student, was discovered in a Volkswagen Jetta.
Sussex Police said they were still keen to find out more about Ms Muller's last movements.
Flash Day, 46, of Rose Allen Avenue, Colchester, was angry about not being the sole inheritor of his 70-year-old stepfather John Sales' home.
Chelmsford Crown Court heard Day hired Ryan Hynes, 22, who stabbed Mr Sales 11 times in the face, head, neck, chest, shoulder and back.
Day denied conspiracy to commit murder.
The court heard Hynes, of Long Road, Lawford, went into the garden of Day's stepfather's house in Hythe Hill, Colchester, on 10 November 2015 and carried out the attack.
Police described it as "ferociousness" with the aim to kill.
The pensioner managed to dial 999 and officers arrived to find him critically injured on his doorstep.
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He was taken to hospital and placed in an induced coma. He needed five operations and requires continuing medical treatment.
In the month before the stabbing, Day had also requested a copy of the deeds to the house Mr Sales' house from the Land Registry, the court heard.
Day had tried to mislead officers during the course of their investigation by deleting mobile phone text messages, but detectives recovered several that implied his involvement in the attack.
Forensic evidence linked Hynes to the incident and in October he admitted attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
In May last year, a 17-year-old girl from Colchester, who had given Hynes an alibi, admitted perverting the course of justice.
Det Insp Al Pitcher said: "This was an horrific act born out of sheer greed and it was only good fortune and the efforts of emergency services and medical professionals that the victim survived."
Day - who changed his name from Ashley to Flash by deed poll - Hynes and the teenager will be sentenced in June.
Merlin Entertainments, which also runs the Legoland theme park, also warned that numbers could continue to fall.
Bosses said before the attacks foreign tourists had been flocking to the UK to take advantage of the weak pound.
The company's London Eye sits just next to Westminster Bridge - where the March attack took place.
Merlin said in a statement: "in the immediate aftermath of the Westminster attack on 22 March... the incident did result in a softer domestic, day-trip market.
"However, the subsequent attacks in Manchester and London over the past month have resulted in a further deterioration in domestic demand and, given the typical lag between holiday bookings and visitation, we are also cautious on trends in foreign visitation over the coming months".
In the aftermath of a terror attack, major attractions tend to not feel the impact for a few weeks or months because most foreign visitors tend to buy their tickets for Merlin sites such as Alton Towers or The London Dungeons, in advance.
Chief executive Nick Varney added: "The impact of recent terror attacks on our London attractions is unclear at this stage.
"What is clear however is that London has bounced back before, and will do again.
"London is very much open for business, welcoming visitors from the UK and from around the world to this exciting and vibrant city."
Investors heeded Merlin's warning, sending shares falling 2.8% to 489p.
Neil Wilson, senior market analyst at ETX Capital, said: "Merlin had already warned in March when it released its 2016 full-year preliminary results that the threat of terror attacks had hit its UK business, citing events in Paris and Brussels as having an impact.
"This was before the Westminster attack on March 22nd, meaning the impact on the UK business is likely to be significantly greater in 2017 than it was last year."
Merlin has seen visitors shun its attractions after major incidents before.
In 2015, the company saw a significant drop in visitors to its Alton Towers theme park after several thrill seekers were badly injured on one of the rides.
Bosses will face tough questions from shareholders on Tuesday at the company's annual general meeting at Legoland, where they will also be told about the opening of Legoland Japan and new sites across the US.
JCB chairman Sir Anthony Bamford said the donation recognised the important "deep roots and long links with manufacturing in Staffordshire".
The Art Fund said it had raised more than £2.3m after an "extraordinary tide" of recent donations.
It needs £2.74m to buy the collection by 30 November, before administrators sell it to the highest bidder.
The collection is being sold to help pay off some of the ceramics firm's pension bill.
The pension debt was inherited by the museum after Waterford Wedgwood Plc collapsed in 2009.
Its collection of more than 80,000 historical pieces, works of art, photographs and archival material from Wedgwood's 250-year history is valued at £15m.
The Art Fund director Stephen Deuchar said the appeal had received "exceptional" public support in addition to a pledge of £13m from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
JCB's donation, through the Bamford Charitable Foundation, has been match-funded by a private charitable trust, giving £200,000 to the appeal.
About 8,000 former workers were paid by the Pension Protection Fund, and in 2011 a judge ruled the collection could be sold to pay back the remaining debt.
Officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Kent Police are questioning seven men and a woman, aged between 24 and 58.
They were arrested in Cuxton Marina, Orpington and Swanley on Tuesday.
The NCA said a number of potentially workable firearms and ammunition were seized near the marina and sent for forensic tests.
In a game dominated by the hosts, Graham nodded in Liam Feeney's cross to put Rovers ahead on 81 minutes
But, after several near misses, Wells got it right in the 94th minute.
From a right-foot free-kick just outside the box, he bent his sixth goal of the season into the top left corner.
Although denied a first win since 26 November, Owen Coyle's Rovers did at least end the run of four straight defeats they had suffered since drawing 1-1 with Huddersfield at Ewood Park on 3 December.
They remain 22nd, two points adrift of safety, while Huddersfield edge a place up above West Yorkshire rivals Leeds United back into fourth.
The Terriers' run of four straight victories since the first Blackburn game came to an end, but they had enough chances to have maintained their winning run.
In the first minute, Rovers keeper Jason Steele made a double save from Rajiv van La Parra's volley and Kasey Palmer's bicycle kick from the rebound.
Eight shots rained in on the Blackburn goal inside the first half hour, while Wells twice shot over, But, although it looked like a classic hit and run when Rovers went ahead, David Wagner's men held their nerve,
Huddersfield head coach David Wagner: "Nahki is a natural goalscorer and if he stays in the game and works hard then we stay in the game."
"If the opposite of disappointed is happy, then I am happy with the result.
"Few teams would have come back after playing as well as we did and then conceding a late goal. For that reason I am happy.
"The players still trusted and believed in themselves and they kept going right to the end."
Blackburn boss Owen Coyle: "You have to say it was a fantastic point for us against a team that's going well, who I expect to be in the top six at the end of the season.
"But we had given ourselves a great position to win the game and from that point of view it's hard to take.
"We were very disciplined and kept our shape. They had a couple of wonderful chances in the first half and Jason Steele made a couple of good saves, but they had little in the second half.
"We have proved we are capable of scoring goals but we must now start keeping clean sheets and when we are in a good position we must do what it takes to get over the line."
Match ends, Huddersfield Town 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
Second Half ends, Huddersfield Town 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
Mark Hudson (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Wes Brown (Blackburn Rovers).
Goal! Huddersfield Town 1, Blackburn Rovers 1. Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Jack Payne (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Liam Feeney tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Elliott Bennett tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
Foul by Chris Löwe (Huddersfield Town).
Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Wes Brown replaces Danny Graham.
Attempt missed. Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
Foul by Mark Hudson (Huddersfield Town).
Gordon Greer (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Michael Hefele (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Mooy with a cross following a corner.
Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Mark Hudson replaces Dean Whitehead.
Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Ryan Nyambe.
Attempt blocked. Jack Payne (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Chris Löwe (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Tommy Smith (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Jason Steele.
Attempt saved. Jack Payne (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Chris Löwe.
Goal! Huddersfield Town 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liam Feeney with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Elias Kachunga (Huddersfield Town).
Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Christopher Schindler (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
Jack Payne (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers).
Attempt blocked. Harry Bunn (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Payne.
Foul by Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield Town).
Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Gordon Greer tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Elliott Bennett replaces Corry Evans because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Tommy Smith (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nahki Wells.
Attempt blocked. Harry Bunn (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elias Kachunga.
Foul by Harry Bunn (Huddersfield Town).
An opponent of the plans near Canonbie claimed a series of applications submitted between 2007 and 2009 should not have been considered individually.
She told the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) they should have been considered a "major development".
The ombudsman did not uphold the complaint against the council.
The complaint was made by a woman referred to as Mrs C in the report by the SPSO.
She claimed that planning officers were "not sufficiently expert" to deal with the applications, which included the formation of a gas compressor station.
Mrs C also said the council did not ensure appropriate public consultation.
However, the ombudsman ruled in the council's favour.
The report said: "There was no evidence to suggest that the developments constituted a major development or that officers were not sufficiently expert to deal with the applications.
"All the planning applications had been publicly advertised and requirements for neighbour notification fulfilled."
A council spokesman said: "It would be inappropriate for Dumfries and Galloway Council to comment through the media on an individual decision of the SPSO."
The nine items, including spoons and a pair of scissors, were found in their luggage during a routine check as they prepared to board a flight to Israel.
The couple admitted taking the items during a tour of the former concentration camp, now a museum.
They are expected to pay a contribution towards the preservation of the site.
More than a million people - most of them Jews - were murdered by the Nazis at Auschwitz during World War II.
The 60-year-old man and 57-year-old woman - whose names have not been released - were detained at Krakow airport in southern Poland on Friday as they prepared to board a return flight to Israel, officials said.
The couple told Polish police they had found the items at the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial site, officials said.
Police took them back there and the couple indicated an area where the Nazis used to keep prisoners' belongings, the chief spokesman for the memorial, Jaroslaw Mensfelt, told AP news agency.
"We can safely assume that the objects they stole were original, from that time," Mr Mensfelt was quoted as saying.
The couple were then charged with stealing culturally important items - an offence that carries a maximum 10-year jail sentence.
"They have voluntarily accepted a two-year suspended jail sentence and agreed to pay a mandatory contribution towards the preservation of monuments," Deputy District Prosecutor Mariusz Slomka was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency.
He did not specify the amount of the contribution.
The couple will be allowed to return to Israel once the formalities are dealt with, added the deputy district prosecutor.
In the seven weeks since he succeeded the sacked Sean O'Driscoll, the Saddlers have won six of their 10 League One games to stay in the race for promotion.
Tuesday night's ultimately nervy 2-1 home win over Shrewsbury Town guaranteed at least a play-off place, while narrowing the gap on second-placed Burton Albion to three points.
But, given how well the club were firing before Christmas under Dean Smith, prior to his departure to Brentford, that is still not considered enough for critics of Whitney's methods and forthright manner.
"We're very disappointed that a lot's been said in the press," the 45-year-old former Huddersfield Town, Lincoln City and Hull City defender told BBC WM.
"I've heard from some sources that we haven't got a cat in hell's chance in the play-offs.
"But that fuels me. It makes me slightly angry, but that's good, as it gives us the hunger to prove people wrong."
And as he waits to discover whether he has done enough to warrant being kept on as first-team boss at the end of the season, the footballer turned physiotherapist turned fitness coach can draw on the experience of one of his former professions to give him an added sense of life's proportions.
"I've been through a lot," said Whitney, who helped his undertaker father-in-law while training as a physio after his playing days ended.
"I dug graves for two and a half years. This is a doddle compared to digging clay graves at six o'clock in the morning.
"Win or lose, I always find life exciting. I always try to find positives. Some people still don't get me. They still try to pick at me. They keep trying to find chinks in the armour but they won't find one.
"This is something I'm revelling in and I'm not going to waste it."
Walsall's next step in their quest to claim the second automatic promotion place comes on Monday at home to Fleetwood, by which time second-placed Burton will have hosted play-off hopefuls Gillingham on Saturday.
And Whitney warned that Nigel Clough's Burton should not underestimate a Gillingham side who have slipped to seventh, having picked up just three points in a winless six-match run.
"They control it for Saturday," said Whitney. "But we've put a bit of pressure on them. Their week would have been a lot easier if we'd got beat.
"It's a real tough game for them on Saturday. Gillingham are a really good side. Bradley Dack's a very special player, and they have Cody McDonald up front. They have goals in their team.
"But let's keep upsetting them. Let's keep it going as long as we can.
"These players have got guts. I believe in them. They've showed why they're in the position they're in. Credit to the club and the fans for not losing that belief."
Jon Whitney was talking to BBC WM's Mike Taylor
Diane McGrail, 53, and 14-year-old Kira Elizabeth McGrail, from Market Drayton, died after a crash on the A5 near Weston Park on 6 July last year.
They were travelling as passengers in a black Seat Ibiza.
Vinod Dahiya, 46, from Telford, faces two counts of causing death and one count of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
He will appear at Cannock Magistrates' Court on 24 February.
The university is in turmoil amid separate investigations into the conduct of chairman William Taylor, and vice chancellor Wendy Purcell.
Confidential emails have emerged detailing longstanding fears that Mr Taylor was "destabilising the institution" and demanding he resign.
The university declined to comment.
A spokesman said: "These matters are part of the ongoing investigation, the board will not be commenting further."
The emails were written to deputy chairman Steve Pearce in April, by Barbara Bond, who then held the ambassadorial role of pro chancellor and is a former chair of governors.
The correspondence, in which she claims to represent the views of a number of senior staff, warns that Mr Taylor's refusal to engage with Prof Purcell to resolve the dispute between the pair has helped "provide a case for constructive dismissal".
It also claims Mr Pearce, a former assistant chief constable with Devon and Cornwall Police, could see "no way forward with mediation" between the pair.
Mrs Bond felt the situation was so serious she raised the matter with the university's chancellor, Lord Jonathan Kestenbaum.
The emails also reveal the row had left Prof Purcell in "such a dark place", claim that Mr Taylor "did not understand the role of chair of governors" and that he was "unwilling to learn about the role - especially from a woman".
Mrs Bond wrote: "Senior staff continue to approach me, unsolicited and uninvited, and share their concerns, some of what I pick up has caused me grave concern."
They conclude: "The bottom line is that Bill needs to stand down. The university is being destabilised.
"There needs to be an immediate resolution - this is debilitating and destabilising."
The revelations are the latest blow to the university after separate investigations were launched into the conduct of its two most powerful executives.
Mr Taylor agreed to "step aside" in August while an investigation into claims he sexually harassed staff and students is carried out.
Mr Taylor, a retired judge, categorically denies the allegations, which were submitted by Prof Purcell on behalf of a number of women.
Prof Purcell was suspended in June, the university has not revealed the reason.
A senior barrister has been appointed by the university to support its investigation into allegations against Mr Taylor.
Sources: HEFCE report and BBC News
An academic report said in February that at least 53 underage girls were abused in two towns in central Colombia.
US soldiers allegedly filmed the abuse and sold the tapes as pornography.
The Colombian Ombudsman said he had asked for an update on a US inquiry into the allegations.
The Colombian government welfare body, the ICBF, called for the girls and adolescents allegedly involved to be located and identified.
The allegations were published by a historian, Renan Vega, in a report on Colombia's long-running conflict between the government and FARC rebels .
It was part of a set of 12 reports on the conflict, by various historians, requested by negotiators at peace talks taking place in the Cuban capital, Havana.
Mr Vega alleges that the abuse happened in two towns, Melgar and Girardot in central Colombia near one of the country's largest military bases.
He also alleged that in Melgar, a US contractor and a US sergeant raped a 12-year-old girl in 2007.
The French news agency AFP quoted the US Embassy in Bogota as saying it "takes very seriously any allegation of sexual misconduct by one of its officials."
US military and contractors have been working in Colombia for more than a decade during a multi-billion-dollar military and diplomatic aid operation named "Plan Colombia" aimed at fighting drug trafficking and insurgencies.
Local councillor Alan Graham said he was fetching his tractor when he saw her and thought it was unacceptable.
The Rude Boy star was filming a new pop video in his Bangor field.
"I thought it was inappropriate. I requested them to stop and they did," he explained.
"I had my conversation with Rihanna and I hope she understands where I'm coming from. We shook hands," he said.
Mr Graham is a member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), the largest political party in Northern Ireland and one which is traditionally conservative in its views.
He admitted that he did not know who the 23-year-old sex symbol was when he got a phone call to ask for the use of his field in Bangor, County Down, for a pop video last week.
"I didn't know who was coming. If the name 'Rihanna' had been mentioned, well, no disrespect but it wouldn't have meant anything," he explained.
Rihanna, one of the most successful pop performers in the world, came to film in the alderman's Bangor grain field on Monday.
She pulled up in a white caravan on the A2 dual carriageway.
Traffic practically ground to a halt near Ballyrobert as drivers strained to get a glimpse of the singer and her cavalcade.
But the DUP man said it was still his field and he wasn't happy with what she was doing.
"From my point of view, it was my land, I have an ethos and I felt it was inappropriate.
"I wish no ill will against Rihanna and her friends. Perhaps they could acquaint themselves with a greater God," he said.
Hundreds of people also gathered by the roadside to watch the impromptu performance with many local school children using their camera phones to record the event for posterity.
The Barbadian first came to prominence in her homeland and the United States before achieving worldwide fame with her 2007 hit, Umbrella.
The pair, named as Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Alexandrov and alleged to be officers in Russia's GRU foreign military intelligence, were captured in May during fighting in east Ukraine.
Russia insists the men were not serving soldiers when they were detained.
Prosecutors called for life sentences. The hearing was adjourned.
The two men deny charges of terrorism.
The Ukrainian security service says the two men have admitted being members of the Russian military and helping pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
But Yevgeny Yerofeyev denied some of his earlier statements, saying that they had been given under duress. Alexander Alexandrov has not changed his testimony.
Moscow, which has long claimed there are no Russian servicemen in Ukraine, says the men had retired from the military intelligence service before going to Luhansk to join the separatists.
Some officials have spoken of the possibility of exchanging them for Ukrainian air force pilot Nadia Savchenko, 34, who was captured last year.
Tuesday's hearing coincided with the resumption of Nadia Savchenko's trial in southern Russia, where she is accused of planning the deaths of two Russian journalists in a mortar attack.
She told the court she was captured by rebels in eastern Ukraine before the journalists were killed, and then handed over a week later to Russian forces.
"I am a prisoner of war and a hostage who has been abducted," she said, rejecting Russia's claim that she crossed the border herself, posing as a refugee. "I was taken across the border against my will."
Ms Savchenko, who has become a Ukrainian MP during her detention in Russia, dismissed the case against her as a "piece of rubbish" when the trial began last week.
The court trying the two Russians in Kiev said the judicial system would look at a request by their defence lawyers for the trial to take place in Luhansk region, where the soldiers were captured.
Their detention last May was a major success for Ukrainian forces, which had long maintained that Russian special forces were playing a key role in the military campaign by pro-Russian rebels. One Ukrainian was killed during the fighting in which they were captured.
Ukraine's security chief told the BBC at the time that they had been part of a 220-strong GRU team deployed in Luhansk.
While Ukraine and the West have said there is clear evidence of Russian military help, the government in Moscow has argued that only volunteers have joined the separatists in the east.
One of the captured men was shown on an unverified video in May saying he was from the central Russian city of Togliatti, where an elite army intelligence unit is based.
The two had denied wrong-doing after discussing possible future work with Dispatches programme reporters posing as staff of a fake Chinese firm.
Parliament's standards commissioner said neither broke Commons rules.
Sir Malcolm said it was "shoddy journalism" that "fiddled the facts". Channel 4 stood by its programme.
In a statement it said: "Channel 4 Dispatches stands by its journalism; this was a fair and accurate account of what the two MPs said. This investigation was in the public interest and revealed matters which were of serious public concern."
The programme was a joint investigation with the Daily Telegraph. In a statement the newspaper said: "The Daily Telegraph conducted an investigation that was in the public interest and accurately revealed matters which were of concern to millions of voters.
"We raised a number of serious questions about the conduct of Members of Parliament. We suspect voters will find it remarkable that, despite the scandal of MPs' expenses, Parliament still sees fit for MPs to be both judge and jury on their own conduct."
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.
Parliament's 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".
She was critical of the sting carried out by Channel 4's Dispatches and the Daily Telegraph.
She wrote: "If in their coverage of this story, the reporters for Dispatches and the Daily Telegraph 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."
Kevin Barron, chairman of the standards committee of MPs, which oversees breaches of Commons rules, said: "Everything Jack Straw and Malcolm Rifkind said about their earnings was already published online in the register of members' interests.
"What was said in the interviews should have been reported accurately and measured against the rules of the House. Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind were presumed guilty before any authoritative investigation had taken place."
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.
"It has been for me, for my family and for my former parliamentary staff a painful period which we can now put behind us. My public life has continued over the last seven months with the support of colleagues. I am looking forward to the years ahead in very good spirits."
Mr Straw, who had been widely tipped to be elevated to the House of Lords before the programme was broadcast, 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.
"They say that I had been 'particularly at pains to keep his business work separate from his Parliamentary resources', and that I had 'made declarations even when such declarations were not technically required'.
"It has been very sad that the final chapter of my long period in the Commons has been overshadowed in this way. The whole episode has taken a huge toll on my family, my friends, and on me, but the commissioner's conclusions and the committee's findings will now enable me to get on with my life."
More than 640 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union plan to take industrial action between January and March, the RMT said.
DLR operator Keolis Amey said it was "disappointed" strike dates had been announced as talks were still ongoing.
One element of the dispute is about the operator's use of agency staff.
The union said it was against the "casualisation" of the workforce, but a Keolis Amey spokesman said the percentage of agency staff it employed was "very low".
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DLR workers went on strike for 48 hours last month, the first since the service began in 1987.
The first 24-hour strike is scheduled to start at 03.59 GMT on 11 January followed by further walkouts on 13 January, 8 and 11 February, and 7, 10, 21 and 29 of March.
The final two strikes are due to last for four days.
But you've probably never seen one of these...
Yep, that's right. Google Street View has evolved into "Camel Cam".
The trial in the United Arab Emirates' Liwa Desert has made it possible for each and every one of us to carry out a virtual tour of those sandy dunes from the comfort of our own homes.
The company says using using camels meant they could take "authentic imagery" with minimal disruption to the environment.
Street View now covers parts of around 230 countries.
But the project's had its fair share of controversies since it started in 2007.
When it launched in the UK, many people were appalled at what they saw as an invasion of their privacy by a Big Brother American business.
In the village of Broughton, near Milton Keynes, residents chased a Street View car away and accused Google of trying to peer through their windows.
In Germany, the reaction was much stronger, with entire streets blanked out as residents rebelled against the idea.
The company responded by saying "it's not like we are driving in one place at one time, it's not like a camera is pointing at you all the time".
In 2010 it also came out that some of the cars had been collecting data from unsecured wi-fi networks and that some emails and passwords were accidentally downloaded.
The company apologised and promised to learn from what had happened.
But at least one thing Google can rely on this time, surely there won't be any such complaints in the desert.
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Clement, who replaced Steve McClaren at the Championship side, said it was an "honour" to assist the Italian.
"He is a great man who gave me a lot of belief I could do this job," Clement, 43, said at his first news conference.
"I can't wait to get started. This is a fantastic opportunity."
Clement was assistant manager at Real Madrid from 2013 but left the Spanish side soon after former Chelsea boss Ancelotti was sacked at the end of the season.
The former Surrey PE teacher began his coaching career with Chelsea in the 1990s and returned to the club in 2007, working with the first team under Guus Hiddink in 2009 and becoming a prominent figure with Ancelotti at Chelsea, Paris St-German and Real.
"It is a big step but one I am excited about, one I think I have the skills to deliver; I wouldn't have done it otherwise," Clement added. "I have had a burning ambition to be a head coach for a long time.
"I thoroughly enjoyed my time as an assistant; I worked at some fantastic clubs with some great players. But over the years I thought I would like the opportunity to be a head coach."
Clement said he has spoken to other clubs but was impressed by what the Rams had to offer.
"Derby really did interest me," he said. "It's a club with tradition, with a very strong supporter base and infrastructure and having spoken to [chairman] Mel Morris and [chief executive] Sam Rush and seen their vision for moving this club forward, I am excited to be a part of it."
Police allowed only victims' relatives to visit the scene of the attack.
The bombing, blamed on jihadist group Islamic State (IS), targeted a peace rally involving large numbers of Kurdish activists.
Violence between Kurdish militants and Turkish forces has escalated dramatically in the past year.
A ceasefire broke down in July 2015 after an IS bomber killed dozens of young activists in the predominantly Kurdish south-east.
Although Turkey's main cities have seen Kurdish militant attacks in the past, the scale of the double bombing near Ankara station on 10 October 2015 was unprecedented.
No-one has so far been put on trial for planning the attack, in which almost 400 people were wounded. There have since been several attacks in Ankara and Istanbul, blamed on IS as well as Kurdish militant groups.
As dozens of activists headed to the scene of the double bombing, close to Ankara's main station, they were barred by police who used tear gas to hold them back.
A small crowd of relatives threw red carnations over photos of those who died. However, clashes between activists and police continued, and water cannon were used to disperse the protesters.
Officials said bottles and stones were thrown at police and Turkey's Anadolu news agency said 60 people were detained.
There were fears at the weekend that militants were planning an attack in the capital. Two bombers blew themselves up outside Ankara when approached by police.
Tensions are also high in Kurdish-dominated areas of Turkey.
A bomb attack at a checkpoint in the far south-eastern town of Durak on Sunday claimed the lives of 10 soldiers and eight civilians.
Turkey says more than 600 security forces have died since the ceasefire collapsed. The military said on Monday that 417 Kurdish militants had been killed and dozens more captured in the past six weeks alone.
Keith Jones's coach was taking a youth rugby team to a game in Burnham-on-Sea on 16 May last year when the child fell on to the M49, near Bristol.
Bristol Crown Court heard the emergency door the boy leaned on was "defective".
Recorder Malcolm Gibney warned Jones, of Bridgend, "he might consider a custodial sentence" on 25 June.
The driver of the coach, Tudor West, 63, also of Bridgend, was found guilty of dangerous driving on Friday.
During the trial he said he had inspected the door on the morning of the incident.
But inspectors found it would open with the lightest of touches and called repairs to the latch on the door "a bodge".
Jurors were also told an MOT test carried out a month earlier had found the wing mirror and panels on the coach were held on by masking tape, and a cupboard was held closed by a pen.
The 13-year-old boy, who cannot be named due to his age, suffered a broken wrist. His father said he "melted inside" when he saw his son lying in the road.
"He appeared to be unconscious - we thought because of the mess he was in he wasn't going to survive," he said.
The 20-year-old won three medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, including two golds. He was also shortlisted for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
Peaty opened the redeveloped centre on Oldfields Road, in his hometown of Uttoxeter on Saturday morning.
It features a 25m swimming pool, a gym, dance studio, sports hall and other facilities.
Named after the swimmer, the pool is also designed to host competitions, with seating for up to 140 spectators.
Waves of Yemenis are taking to the sea in packed yachts or wooden dhows meant to ferry fishermen or livestock, not a people fleeing for their lives.
The boats dock in Djibouti's main harbour or the miniature port of Obock further north, a jumble of rocks just 30km (19 miles) across the Red Sea from its neighbour torn by war.
"Schools are closed, colleges are closed, sometimes hospitals are shut because there's no electricity. It's so dangerous," laments 22-year-old Salma al-Shabib, who crouches by a wall as she waits to clear immigration at Djibouti port.
Like almost all the women seeking shelter from the searing heat, she's completely covered in black, except for a small slit that reveals anxious brown eyes.
But Selma hopes she has a powerful weapon in her battle to escape: her father has an American passport and he's coming to pick her up.
"I will be safe," she vows, "in the United States of America."
Many who made this hazardous 18-hour journey, just before a temporary ceasefire expired, came from the Yemeni city of Ibb and brought their American connection with them.
Jaber is still sporting his moss-green tracksuit emblazoned with the words Michigan State.
After surviving threats from Houthi rebels, who now control most of Yemen, he looks forward to more orderly business in the West.
"We have an appointment in a different country," he says cryptically about his next stop to take his family back to America.
"I put my life at risk to get my family out of Yemen, " he recounts with palpable relief. "It's extremely dangerous. The Houthis point their guns at you and check everyone, even the kids. But they're just kids with heavy-powered machine guns."
He glances across a crowd of hundreds of hopeful migrants.
"Thank God I have money and stuff to take me somewhere else."
A young man in jeans and a polo shirt also approaches, grateful to vent his frustration, but wary about disclosing his name.
"I've been sleeping for the past two nights in a hangar in this port with 100 other people," he moans. "The American Embassy won't give me back my passport until I find a hotel room."
The 18-year-old American left New York five months ago to meet his new Facebook friends in the land of his father's birth.
The modern magic of social media was no match for Yemen's age-old battles for power.
"I tried to leave three weeks ago, but the airport was bombed," he says, referring to the Saudi-led air strikes unleashed in March to confront the growing sway of the Houthis.
By the time we reach the hangar a short walk away, darkness has descended and a gravel yard is full of men of all ages sprawled across thin mattresses.
The relative stillness of the night brings out conversation and khat: bulging plastic bags of the green-leafed stimulant are ubiquitous in Yemen and beyond.
The scene inside, where high plastic sheets separate men from the women, is much the same.
One man lifts an arm to show a medical certificate attesting to his ill health.
Another, sounding delirious, holds out a sheath of photocopied passport pages and an email which confirms he was granted an appointment at the German consulate in the capital Sanaa. But war got in the way.
"I've been here for 20 days," another man announces as a crowd quickly grows. "I don't have my American passport with me and they can't find my name."
An anxious young man next to him interjects. "I have a Yemen passport," he declares. "For me, this port is a jail. I can't leave without a visa."
A few hours' drive north, a refugee camp taking shape in Obock is a signal that waiting may become a way of life.
Neat lines of dusty tents loom like an eerie ghost town in the desert.
Hundreds of refugees are hiding inside from a new enemy: the scorching heat.
But our arrival, along with a young UN official in her signature blue shirt, draws a crowd and, with it, a torrent of anguish.
"I totally understand," says the infinitely patient Marie-Claire Sowinetz, of the UN's refugee agency, the UNHCR.
She's bombarded with pleas: an elderly woman complains bitterly about the new food rations which are now replacing hot meals; young men beg to go anywhere but here; a well-spoken female lawyer loudly deplores "this miserable life".
"Weeks ago, many of these people lived in air conditioned apartments in Aden and now they find themselves in a refugee camp in a tent," Ms Sowinetz explains.
"For now, we're focusing on this emergency and passing on people's information to embassies."
My colleagues and I suddenly realise we already know a bit about one man in the crowd - Abdul Hussain, from Birmingham.
He crossed paths with a BBC team in the southern Yemeni city of Aden last month as he was desperately trying to get back to Britain with his wife.
A bear of a man, his strands of curly hair are frizzy with the heat, his nerves frazzled with the wait.
He tells us he spent 20 days at Aden port, 20 days at Djibouti port, and now ten days in this camp.
"Some days I lose hope," he sighs. "But on other days, I hope someone out there will help me."
In a tent which feels like a big oven, I meet his wife Zubaidah. Her Yemeni passport means their case is caught in Britain's restrictions on bringing in foreign spouses.
In this high-stakes lottery of war, the right passport is often the only winning ticket.
"Maybe we'll have to go back to Yemen," Abdul Hussain regrets.
"The war was killing us, but now we're dying from this heat."
Nottingham Crown Court heard James Stone, 24, of Upper Parliament Street, admitted seven offences including sexual activity with a child.
Stone was filmed by a group called Letzgo Hunting after members posed as a schoolgirl during web chats.
But police said the footage played no part in the case and they acted after the victim's mother contacted them.
Letzgo Hunting said they became involved after the 15-year-old girl's mother came to them over grooming concerns.
Posing as a 14 year old, the group swapped messages with Stone in which he admitted engaging in sexual activity with the girl.
Members then confronted Stone at the pub where he worked.
Police said he admitted posing as a 16-year-old boy in an online chat room in a bid to contact the girl.
When the conversation moved to instant messaging, he took her to his flat where she was manipulated into performing sexual acts.
Stone pleaded guilty in court to meeting a child following sexual grooming, two counts of sexual assault with a child, one count of sexual activity with a child, two counts of possession of indecent photographs of a child and one count of possessing an extreme pornographic image.
The CPS said that as he admitted his guilt early in the proceedings, no evidence from Letzgo Hunting was presented in court.
Prosecuting, Tina Dempster told the court Stone had asked the girl for sexual photos of herself and when they met in March had led her to believe they would be going to a cinema or restaurant.
She added: "They sat and watched films on his bed before he forced her to perform sexual acts on him.
"The girl said she was scared and too frightened to say too much."
In interviews the teenager told police: "He hadn't respected me or anything. I felt numb. I didn't know what to do. I was frightened. I just wanted my mum at the time."
In mitigation, Adrian Langdale said Stone had "suffered a trial by public jury in many ways" after video footage of him from Letzgo Hunting was put online.
He added: "Already his name has been made widely public.
"He has been pilloried from the beginning to the end and he has been incarcerated for his own protection because of threats from the group and other individuals."
Sentencing him, Judge Joan Butler QC said Stone had taken advantage of a girl lacking in self-esteem and "went about a campaign of grooming".
"I accept you didn't force her and you didn't use any violence but that wasn't necessary because you had groomed her so well," she said.
"An organisation became involved and got in contact with you and pretended to be young girls. You were grooming them in the same way as you had groomed the complainant in this case."
Speaking after sentencing, police cautioned against vigilante activity.
A spokesperson for Nottinghamshire Police said: "We're seeing a worrying increase in those who think they can take the law into their own hands when it comes to these types of internet grooming cases.
"Posting videos online of alleged offenders not only risks the safety of that person and their family, but can also compromise any subsequent criminal proceedings."
Det Insp Martin Hillier from Nottinghamshire Police, who led the case, said it was important for people to report offences such as Stone's to the police.
He added: "James Stone not only preyed upon his young victim under the guise of a schoolboy, he did it in the family home and during school time, under the noses of the adults in her life, because James Stone was hiding in her mobile phone.
"He groomed and manipulated her into doing things she would never do, before luring her to his home and taking advantage of her in the very worst way."
Letzgo Hunting previously denied any blame for the death of Gary Cleary, who was found hanged at his Leicestershire home on 13 May after the group gathered evidence he was a sex offender.
On Thursday, Letzgo Hunting put a statement on its Facebook page that it had "suspended all hunting activity" indefinitely.
An Inside Out documentary on Letzgo Hunting will be broadcast on BBC One in the Midlands on Monday 23 September at 19:30 BST.
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This time last year Samantha Simmons and her three sons from east London spent a precarious Christmas in a rented flat which their landlord was trying to sell.
Since summer 2013 the family had been bounced around a series of short lets and ended up camping in her mother's tiny living floor for five months after turning down "filthy" bed-and-breakfast accommodation, unsuitable for a young family.
"It was horrible. It was such a distressing and unsure time," Samantha remembers.
The only homes on offer then were in the midlands, hundreds of miles from extended family, support networks, jobs and schools.
Samantha turned them down.
"All my family support, my connections are here, everything," she told the council, which then offered her bed-and breakfast accommodation.
"The beds looked like they had been pulled off the street. It was vile. I didn't even want to breathe the air in there so I ran out of there with the baby," she recalls.
All this amounted to a refusal of accommodation, said the council and threatened to dismiss her case.
Samantha was distraught at no longer being able to provide for her family.
"I'd gone to work and we had a nice house. When we didn't have anything, it was devastating, it was horrible."
It was only after housing charity Shelter intervened that the council found her a short term let locally.
But it proved very short term, as the landlord decided to sell the property and Samantha and her family once again had to ask the council for help.
They were offered a housing association property in Tilbury, Essex and told they could take it or leave it - there was nothing else.
"I was crying my eyes out on the way there. It was such a long way away - but as soon as I arrived I loved it. I wanted to live there."
So the family are preparing for their first Christmas in what really is a permanent home.
The tree is up with presents underneath - a far cry from Christmas 2013 when they spent the day surrounded by boxes, ready for imminent eviction - and from last year when they were comfortable but uneasy.
The family are slowly putting down roots in Tilbury - though it has not been as smooth as they had hoped.
Living apart from extended family and friends has left Samantha in particular feeling isolated.
She would like to take a part time job or do a college course once her youngest son, Nester, now two, goes to nursery.
Nester is entitled to 15 hours a week free nursery care under a government scheme - but there are no places available at any local nurseries, says Samantha.
"It would open up my connections and social life, rather than sitting indoors and feeling a bit like a zombie."
Eldest son Boris, now 13, is still attending his original secondary school in London's Canning Town.
He tried commuting but the journey was "long and tiring", he says.
So he stays with his grandma, who lives near the school, during the week, coming home at weekends, in the school holidays and occasionally during the week when the family can afford the train fare.
This separation has proved stressful: "The boys have lost their bond and Nester is asking where Boris is," says Samantha.
But despite this, she is reluctant to move him as he is doing very well and the school is rated "good" by Ofsted.
She is hoping Alex, now 11, will follow him in September.
"I will pass on some of the child benefit to my mum. I would feel a failure for not getting them the best education".
Alex, who started at a Tilbury primary school half way through Year 6, is not so sure: "I would rather be where my mates are going."
But, with the family all together for Christmas and despite the complications, Samantha is "really happy living in this house - the first house I have ever had".
In the summer she says they grew tomatoes, potatoes, strawberries and flowers in the back garden and took trips to the seaside at Shoeburyness and Southend with her mother when they could afford it.
"I am so grateful for it. If I could pick it up and put it right next to my mum's I'd be totally happy," says Samantha.
Sussex Police said the arrests were made in London Road in connection with an anti-immigration demonstration in nearby Ship Street at 09:27 BST.
About 400 rival pro-refugee demonstrators met at Brighton station and marched to the seafront.
Anti-fascists also confronted a group attending a Great Skinhead Reunion.
BBC South East correspondent tweeted the march had ended back at the station, where all was calm.
Police said officers had enforced Section 60AA of the Public Order Act, which gives them the right to remove people's face masks if they are felt likely to be involved in criminal activity or violence and to be concealing their identity.
"We're confident that having made a number of arrests at such an early stage, we have significantly reduced the risk of disruption and disorder in the town centre," said Ch Supt Nev Kemp.
"Unfortunately, whilst the vast majority of demonstrators act peacefully, a small minority appear to have come with the intention to cause problems."
The 12 men were arrested on suspicion of breach of peace and remain in police custody.
Police said on Thursday they were aware of demonstrations being advertised on social media but no group had notified them of the event.
The 26-year-old, from Leeds, who won gold medals in both cycling and athletics in Rio last year, received the award at Buckingham Palace.
Cox had her UK Sport funding suspended in January while she took part in Channel 4 programme The Jump.
After receiving her award, she said: "Bonkers probably sums up my year. It has been crazy."
Posting on Twitter, the athlete said: "Always nice to have a chin wag with Prince William."
Ms Cox, who was presented with her MBE by the Duke of Cambridge, said: "Winning a gold medal [at the Paralympics] has been my aim for God knows how long, and then I win two plus a couple of others. This led to honours and I got to do loads of fun things like being on The Jump."
"It has been an amazing few months and now I am back at uni and training. I am now back to reality," she added.
Ms Cox, who had a stroke aged 23, and was later diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, became the first Briton since 1988 to win a medal in two sports at the same Paralympics.
She also took athletics silver in the 4x100m relay and bronze in the 100m, and she was picked to be Britain's flagbearer at the Rio closing ceremony.
Ms Cox said she is now aiming to compete in the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo.
She is also aiming to compete in the two-man bobsleigh at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing in 2022.
LifeScan Scotland makes products for the treatment of diabetes and currently employs 1,100 people in Inverness.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is supporting the company with an investment of £1.85m, which will support more than 600 jobs.
The products include meters and software so people can self-monitor their blood glucose levels.
Confirming the HIE contribution to the plans, Finance Secretary Derek Mackay said: "LifeScan is a global leader in diabetes research and a great example of an innovative company that is benefiting from what Scotland has to offer as an attractive location for global life sciences companies.
"The continued investment in Scotland by LifeScan and the contribution from HIE is testament to our thriving life sciences industry and its position as a key growth sector for the Scottish economy and proof of the skill and value of the Scottish workforce."
There are more than 70 life sciences organisations operating in the Highlands and Islands, with the sector worth an estimated £131.1m.
LifeScan Scotland is part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies.
More than 140 million tickets to live music events are sold each year, according to music listings site Pollstar, in an industry worth more than $10bn (£6.5bn).
And the vast majority of these will be physical print-outs, even if they are bought online.
But two UK start-ups are hoping to bring gigs screaming and kicking into the paperless age.
One of them, Dice, has developed a free app that allows users to browse upcoming gigs from a curated list. When you buy a ticket it is stored in a virtual wallet on your phone.
For smaller gigs, your name on an animated strip is enough to gain entrance. For larger gigs, you'll get a unique QR (Quick Response) code that can be scanned quickly by a reader.
Dice sends its own representatives with a bespoke app for reading the QR codes - and emergency phone chargers.
"If I was going to see the Rolling Stones at Hyde Park then maybe I'd want to keep the ticket, but not tonight," confides one dedicated live music fan before a Ghost Culture gig.
He got into the Corsica Studios venue in south London by simply flashing an app on his phone to the man on the door.
"Young people don't have printers, they don't have email addresses, to print a ticket is a huge hassle for them," shouts Jen Long, music editor at Dice, as the support act warms up behind her.
"Everyone just does everything on their phone."
Una, another music ticket start-up, is taking a different approach.
It provides users with a plastic membership card with embedded chips, to be scanned at venues. The card works in conjunction with a user's online account and can also be used for cashless payments.
"If you are selling tickets for a major event like Glastonbury or Wembley you can't expect everyone to have Android or iOS," says Amar Chauhan of Una Tickets, which will launch in November.
Una members pay a small membership charge, then a standard booking fee per ticket in return for the convenience of paperless, hassle-free gig-going.
Members can transfer tickets to other members, but only at their face value.
Dice is trying to win market share by selling tickets at face value with no booking fee on top. It hopes to make money from merchandising and "added value" services.
Dice and Una believe their digital ticketing systems can defeat the endemic - and perfectly legal - practice of ticket touting.
Traditionally this involves men with booming voices outside gigs offering to buy or sell tickets at more than their face value. Often, these tickets are fake.
There's also a thriving secondary market online, with sites like Stubhub (owned by eBay); Viagogo; Seatwave and GetMeIn (both owned by Ticketmaster), dominating the scene.
There are even software bots that "scrape" ticketing sites, snapping up tickets as soon as they are released.
This means many places at concerts are left unfilled - with true fans priced out.
The government is currently reviewing the secondary ticketing market, following this year's Consumer Rights Act.
These start-ups may have developed innovative technology, but can they get it past the door?
There is a huge obstacle in their way, and it's called Ticketmaster, the largest ticket seller in the world. It is owned by Live Nation, one of the world's biggest music concert and festival operators.
Many large venues have contracts with Ticketmaster, meaning they must sell an agreed allocation of tickets through the operator.
And these venues operate a barcode system owned by Ticketmaster.
Songkick - a successful digital start-up that began as an alert system for fans about upcoming gigs, but now sells tickets, too - works within the constraints of the Ticketmaster system.
Checking into a gig is not like checking into a flight, explains Songkick's co-founder, Ian Hogarth.
"I've worked on the door and it's a question of scale. You don't want people fiddling on their phones. When you've got thousands of people trying to get into a venue in the space of an hour, a paper ticket is crude but efficient.
"Any mobile technology needs to do at least as well."
There is an industry-standard technology for flight check-ins, he adds - something the live music industry lacks.
The BBC wanted to talk to Ticketmaster UK about its vision for smartphone ticketing, but the firm declined to contribute.
With such a powerful incumbent dominating the market, do Una and Dice really stand a chance?
Nearly 27 million tickets are sold annually for live music events in the UK, generating £1.3bn, according to the latest figures from UK Music and Oxford Economics.
So perhaps a tiny slice of a big pie is still worth having.
But some observers remain sceptical that mobile ticketing is about to sweep the industry. After all, just 28% of gig-goers used smartphones to purchase tickets last year, according to a poll by Mintel.
This might suggest relatively few of us are ready to switch to mobile-only tickets just yet.
"Nobody is brave enough to make mobile the only way to get into a gig so far," says Chris Cooke, business editor of industry newsletter, Complete Music Update.
"Companies like Dice and Una are primarily pitching to the grassroots and early adopters at the moment."
The paper ticket, it seems, still has a powerful hold over us.
"There is nothing that can evoke such a sense of nostalgia as the feel, the touch and even the smell of an aged ticket with its creases, tears, stains and fading," says music memorabilia connoisseur, Peter Ellis, who has been collecting paper tickets for most of his adult life.
"It is a fond and permanent memento of a special, intimate and shared memory."
Providers of digital gig tickets have their work cut out.
The Armada portrait, thought to have been painted in 1590, was being sold by descendants of Sir Francis Drake.
An Art Fund appeal generated £1.5m from 8,000 donations. The Heritage Lottery Fund gave £7.4m; the Art Fund and Royal Museums Greenwich were major donors.
The picture will go on show at the Queen's House in Greenwich, near the site of Elizabeth's birth, in October.
The painting, considered to be a masterpiece of the English Renaissance, commemorates one of the most famous moments of Elizabeth's reign, the failed invasion of England by the Spanish Armada in 1588.
Sir Francis was the vice admiral of the English fleet at the time and it is believed he may even have commissioned the painting, which is unusual for its large size - 3ft 7ins by 4ft 1in (1.1m by 1.25m) - and horizontal format.
The Art Fund donated £1m to the cost of the painting, while Royal Museums Greenwich supplied £400,000.
The remaining funds came from the Linbury Trust, the Garfield Weston Foundation and the Headley Trust.
Stephen Deuchar, director of The Art Fund, said the campaign to save the painting had been "a triumph of popular will".
"Record numbers of donors, large and small, stepped forward with determination and generosity, creating an irresistible momentum that has brought this great work into public ownership at last," he said.
HLF chairman Sir Peter Luff said the painting was "a compelling historic icon, illustrating as it does a decisive conflict, inspiring female leadership, maritime power and the emergence of the Elizabethan 'Golden Age'".
"This image has shaped our understanding of the Virgin Queen for over 400 years and I am delighted that it will now have such an appropriate permanent home in Greenwich," he added.
The painting will be the centrepiece for the reopening of the Queen's House on 11 October.
It will then undergo a conservation process to "restore its fragile painted surfaces" before becoming part of an exhibition and outreach programme, an Art Fund spokeswoman said.
Among those who donated to the appeal were a seven-year-old Wakefield girl, who sold Elizabeth I cupcakes whilst dressed in a costume inspired by the painting, and pupils at St Paul's Girl School in London, who held a bake sale to raise funds.
St Paul's history teacher Blanche Girouard said the girls "study the portrait when we teach Elizabeth I and the Armada, so [they were] very keen to help save it for the nation".
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The National Trust, owners of Attingham Park, outside Shrewsbury, said the roof of the picture gallery had leaked ever since it was built in 1807.
The "highly experimental" design came from architect John Nash, who was responsible for Buckingham Palace.
A new glass and steel roof has been built over Nash's original.
Saturday marks the first time the public will be able to see the completed work.
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The Through the Roof project has seen Attingham reach new heights with the installation of the "cutting-edge glass roof", the National Trust said.
Nash's original curved, cast iron and glass roof has been conserved, while plasterwork and gilding has been repaired inside the picture gallery.
A smaller, secondary roof has been constructed over the staircase.
Nash's use of cast iron in the roof was one of the first of its kind in a non-industrial building, the National Trust said.
Helen Royall, who managed the project, said the team were "thrilled" to be able to show off their work.
"There have been some unique moments, from the crane lifting the steel beams and glass panels, to visitors being able to climb up high and go on scaffolding tours," she said.
The new pill is a combination of three drugs used to treat tuberculosis, mixed in the right dosage, and is fruit-flavoured to appeal to children.
Until now, the global TB Alliance says pills designed for adults have been split to get the dosage for children.
Every year, about a million children fall ill with TB, which is the world's deadliest infectious disease.
In 2014, an estimated 140,000 children died of TB, according to global figures from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Kenya is the first country to roll out the new drug nationally, with more countries expected to follow over the next three years.
Experts say the new treatment will be more effective because the components have been measured accurately and the pill is not bitter-tasting.
What is it like to live in a TB hotspot? Anne Soy, BBC Africa health correspondent:
At Majengo slum in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, a dark corridor leads to Helen Chebet's one-roomed home, where she lives with her family of six.
The mud-walled building, reinforced with rusty iron sheets, has very few windows and the only source of natural light in the space she rents comes from a tiny transparent panel installed in the roof.
Living conditions like these, crowded and with poor ventilation, are cited as contributing factors to the transmission of tuberculosis.
This year, both Ms Chebet and her two youngest children were diagnosed with tuberculosis, after several failed attempts to treat for other possible infections. Her 15-month-old daughter Chepkoech was put on a six-month course of antibiotics, which required her to take six tablets a day.
Ms Chebet tried to hide the drug in the toddler's food, but her strategy did not work.
"One particular drug was difficult to split and dissolve in water... I had to grind it," Ms Chebet says adding that Chepkoech could only stand the bitter-tasting drugs for the first two months.
The new drug dissolves easily in water, making it easier to take every day for the six-month treatment period.
"Caregivers can easily give up knowing how difficult it is to give children such medicine," Kenya's head of TB programmes Dr Enos Masini told the BBC.
It is not only Kenya, which begins rolling out the drug for free from 1 October, where TB sufferers are expected to benefit.
More than 20 countries have expressed interest in introducing the pill, says Dr Cherise Scott from the TB Alliance, the global non-governmental organisation that spearheaded the production of the new drug.
"The new child-friendly pill will boost survival," Dr Scott adds.
Africa has the highest prevalence of TB of any continent.
The global TB death rate has dropped by almost a half between 1990 and 2015, the WHO says.
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The 25-year-old came home ahead of Finland's Lotta Lepisto and Olympic champion Marianne Vos.
There were several crashes on the 13-lap 89km course with Hosking's Wiggle High5 team-mate Dani King one of those involved.
British world champion Lizzie Armitstead withdrew before the start to concentrate on the Olympics.
Armitstead, who won silver in the London 2012 road race, has seven victories this year, including the prestigious Tour of Flanders.
However, the 27-year-old missed her defence of the British title and had to withdraw from the Giro Rosa through illness.
"Going into Rio, I want gold. I would be disappointed with anything else." the Yorkshire rider said on Wednesday. "Those are my ambitions, and they're very different to London."
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Armitstead's absence left the Wiggle High5 trio of King, Lucy Garner and Amy Roberts, along with national champion Hannah Barnes, as the remaining four British riders in Sunday's race - the curtain-raiser to the final stage of the Tour de France.
King and Barnes were involved in separate breakaways, but the peloton reeled both back in to set up the expected sprint finish with Hosking's power proving decisive.
"To cross the line first is crazy," she told ITV.
"I was like, 'are they coming, are they coming?', and they didn't."
Adebayor, 31, was available after being released by Tottenham in September and has scored 94 Premier League goals for Spurs, Arsenal and Manchester City.
Two weeks ago, Palace boss Alan Pardew confirmed his interest in signing the Togo international.
Adebayor's last appearance came on 3 May 2015, playing six minutes in Spurs's 1-0 home defeat by Man City.
Palace are the third-joint lowest scorers in the league with 24 goals in 23 games this season, and lie 11th in the table.
Strikers Fraizer Campbell, Dwight Gayle, Connor Wickham and Marouane Chamakh have managed just one league goal between them so far.
The Eagles have failed to win their past six games, losing their last four.
Pardew made a failed attempt to sign Adebayor in 2006 when he was in charge at West Ham.
The player joined Arsenal instead from French club Monaco and went on to play for Manchester City, followed by a loan spell at Real Madrid, before joining Spurs in 2012.
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The left-hander, who has played six Tests for England, is yet to learn the full extent of the cancerous tumour which tests revealed this week.
White told BBC Radio Solent: "He has got to wait for more tests to discover the severity of the condition.
"When he knows that, he might have a battle on his hands. I back him to pull through."
Carberry told team-mates of his condition before Hampshire's T20 Blast match against Glamorgan on Thursday.
"He sat with the team before tonight's game [against Glamorgan] and wanted to tell them in person," White said.
"It was quite an emotional changing room and I think everyone was in shock and our thoughts are with Michael and his family."
The 35-year-old missed eight months of cricket when diagnosed with blood clot on his lung in November 2010.
"Michael's a guy with immense character who has been in these situations before," White said. "He is quite a pragmatic chap."
There have been numerous messages of support from around the cricket world for Carberry, who has also played at county level for Surrey and Kent as well as for Perth Scorchers in Australia's Big Bash T20 competition.
The 81-year-old told police the haul was taken from his house at Blofield near Norwich between Wednesday evening and Friday morning.
The thefts included his 1964 FA Cup medal, 1965 European Cup Winners Cup medal from his West Ham days, and his 1985 League Cup medal when he managed Norwich.
"My wife and I feel violated," he said.
Norfolk Police said a set of Winston Churchill gold medals, cash and jewellery were also stolen.
"I had such a great time with both Norwich City and West Ham United and feel a huge amount of pride when I look back at my medals and to think that someone has entered my home and taken them hurts me a lot," said Mr Brown.
"I have grandchildren who play football and I love being able to show them the medals when they visit.
"They won't like to see their granddad upset but unfortunately that's how I feel at the moment."
He continued: "My wife and I feel violated that someone could take items of such personal significance and I can only hope those responsible for doing this can see how pointless it is to take something that has no value to them and such great value to us."
A Norwich City Football Club spokesman said: "Norwich City Football Club is shocked and saddened by the theft.
"Hopefully the publicity surrounding the case will tweak someone's conscience and lead to the recovery of the items."
Up to 50,000 people can fit into the 108-year-old stadium and it is often packed to the rafters with Boca Juniors fans dressed in their trademark blue and yellow colours, cheering the team they say is "the greatest club in America".
But during a recent match against Newell's of Rosario, the Bombonera also bore a reminder of the dark side of Argentine football.
A banner hanging from the stands carried a short but blunt message: "Murderer".
The sign was aimed at Rafael Di Zeo, a former leader of a group of hardcore Boca Juniors fans calling themselves La 12.
Some supporters blame him for the deaths of two men during a shootout in July, when hooligans fighting for control of La 12 opened fire on each other before a Boca away game.
Some 150 bullets were fired and the match had to be suspended. Many fans suspected Rafael Di Zeo was behind the incident and police are investigating the allegations.
Rafael Di Zeo has denied any involvement.
Two months on, the case still has not been solved and continues to create tension both inside and outside the Bombonera.
The head of Argentina's Federal Police, Roman di Santo, says he has received death threats for investigating some of the leaders of La 12 in connection with the shooting.
According to the Argentine NGO Save Football, July's shootout is just the latest in a series of football-related killings.
The group says more than 70 people have been killed since 2000, three of them during this winter season alone.
And the most recent clashes seem to indicate that football violence is no longer just about rival fan groups having a go at each other, but increasingly over control of the shady businesses these gangs run.
Police say the Barras Bravas, as the football gangs are called here, run illegal touting schemes, selling tickets with a face value of $5 (£3) for up to $100.
They are also suspected of handling counterfeit club merchandise and of extortion, demanding payment in exchange for cheering for their own team.
Their influence also extends to the political scene, where they provide support for local politicians and trade union leaders, rallying their supporters to vote for particular candidates.
Speaking a day after the shootout in July, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said club managers were not doing enough to stop the violence.
"Let's show a red card to certain sports authorities which still protect criminals and let this kind of thing happen," she said while waving a red card in front of a cheering crowd.
Boca Juniors President Daniel Angelici says he is doing the best he can. His club has already banned 146 supporters from the stands, the highest number to be blacklisted by any club in Argentina.
But he says that there is little he can do about fans who can prove they have a clean criminal record. Some well-known troublemakers still make it in.
"We will refuse them admission as soon as they violate any of our regulations," Mr Angelici tells the BBC.
He also advocates suspending matches when trouble starts. "No match is worth the life of a football fan," he says,
A new system to prevent those with a criminal record from getting into the stands is also now being tested.
Before buying their tickets, supporters planning to attend any of the matches now must get an identity card with their biometric data and criminal record.
"Even the Pope will need to be registered in the system if he plans to see San Lorenzo playing," says San Lorenzo President German Lerche referring to the team's most famous supporter.
And the new ID card is not the only measure Argentina's National Football Association (AFA) has imposed as part of its efforts to tackle football violence.
AFA has also banned away fans from attending matches across the country. The measure applies to all divisions of Argentine football.
It is a radical move which according to Security Minister Sergio Berni has proved a success, making for a "quieter tournament".
But AFA argues it punishes the majority of peaceful fans for the behaviour of a small minority, and says it will gradually lift the ban.
The ID card and the ban on away fans has received a mixed reaction from football supporters.
Carlos Gonzalez says it is a question of implementation rather than introducing extra checks.
"There are so many measures already, a club member card, police at the gates, security turnstiles, they should be able to stop the radicals already if they want to," he says as he is getting fingerprinted for the new ID card.
Liliana Suarez, whose 19-year old son Daniel was stabbed to death by Argentina fans during an international against Chile in 1995, also thinks a lack of political will is the problem.
"Without real political commitment this is not going to change," she says.
She is speaking from bitter experience. Eighteen years after Daniel's death, no-one has been convicted of the crime.
"At the end of the day, the Barras Bravas are only the weakest link in a powerful chain that includes the club authorities, who grant them protection, and complicit police and politicians," she says.
But Boca Juniors fan Esther Fernandez thinks the problem runs even deeper.
"For decades society allowed these people to become who they are now, in a position where being a Barra is something to be proud of, like being a football star," she says.
"Now we are paying the price."
Mikel signed for Tianjin TEDA and Oscar joined Shanghai SIPG in two huge January transfer deals as they both left Chelsea.
Chinese clubs have been investing heavily in foreign talent since former Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba became one of the first high-profile players to head east five years ago.
And with the transfer window open right through to the semi-finals of the Nations Cup, some of the players competing at the tournament may feel they have a chance to put themselves in the frame for a big-money move.
You will see many more make the move (to China)
"The important thing is to find a club where the football project is big, interesting and you really feel wanted," Burkina Faso striker Traore, who is on loan at Ajax from Chelsea, told BBC Sport.
"Jon and Oscar have found this and I am happy for them. It is interesting Drogba may now go to Brazil, too."
Traore announced himself as a precocious talent when he made his Stallions debut aged fifteen in 2012 and is now playing at his fourth Nations Cup, even though he is only 21.
The forward, known for his electric pace and clinical finishing, said he was "living a dream" when he signed for then Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho upon turning 18.
However, after scoring four goals in 16 appearances last term, he admitted to being demoralised when new Blues boss Antonio Conte sent him out on loan and he has a different perspective on his career now.
"I am always pleased when I am playing for Chelsea [but] you cannot always pick and choose which club to play for. Playing in different countries is always a good thing if you feel wanted because then you will feel happy," Traore said after his country's 1-1 draw with Cameroon on Saturday.
If Traore were to join Oscar in leaving Stamford Bridge without tasting Champions League success, or at least more years competing in the Premier League, some may consider it an unfulfilled career.
However, agent Guy-Michel Boli, brother of Ivory Coast-born Champions League winner Basil Boli, says prestigious prizes are just one consideration.
"African players often have extended families and there are pressures to support as many of them financially as possible," Boli said while taking in a Gabon training session at the national stadium.
Boli feels new rules curbing the amount of foreign players Chinese clubs can field ahead of the new season in March will not stem the flow.
"You will see many more make the move and there is interest from Japan as well as China," he said.
Every player has a different outlook, however, and Cameroon's Clinton N'Jie is one of many who remain committed to the allure of winning Europe's prestigious prizes.
"Oscar is very young to go to China and I hope he comes back to Europe in the future to show his talents," said the Tottenham striker, who is on loan at Marseilles.
"I am 23 and the players I know in my age category are focussed to play in Europe, for the pleasure of playing at the top level and competing for the top prizes.
"For players like Didier [Drogba] of course it is different; he is a player who has won everything you can win and once you do that you are free to play wherever you choose."
The items, found near Cove at about 12:20 on Monday, appear to belong to Benjamin Ludwig, a 34-year-old whose connections to the area are unknown.
The member of the public who found them also saw a man in a red waterproof jacket in the same area on Sunday.
Police said they were keen to establish if that was Mr Ludwig.
A search of the coastline was carried out by the coastguard and RNLI on Monday, but nothing was found.
Insp Mark Stephen said: "Personal belongings apparently relating to Benjamin Ludvig, a 34 year old German were recovered near the cliff top on the coastal path near Cove.
"We are keen to establish if he was the male wearing the red waterproof jacket and that he is safe and well. At this time we don't know what Mr Ludvig's connections are to the area.
"I would ask that anyone who has any knowledge of the current whereabouts of Mr Ludvig, where he has been staying or any other information about him, to get in touch with us on 101.
Similarly if you were the male wearing the red waterproof jacket in the area on Sunday 5 March and are unconnected to Mr Ludvig we would like to hear from you too".
The images were taken by the RAF in the 1950s and show locations in countries that were part of former Soviet Union or its allies, and also western Europe.
A powerful US-made camera was fitted to a Canberra B2 jet.
Declassified in 2004, the images have now only been released by the Ministry of Defence to the National Collection of Aerial Photography (NCAP).
Many of the photographs show locations in former East Germany, but also test shots of western Europe such as Luneburg in former West Germany, while others show Syria.
The spying sorties were first flown as part of the UK-US Project Robin.
The camera used was said to be so powerful that during a test flight over the English Channel off the coast of Dover, clear photographs were taken of St Paul's Cathedral 75 miles (120km) away in central London.
Project Robin's first sortie was flown in 1954 and the last in 1956 when the US switched to the higher flying U-2 aircraft.
The Canberra B2 jet continued to be used, however, by the RAF and was deployed during the Suez Crisis in the late 1950s.
Sarfraz Ahmed's battling unbeaten 46 from 52 balls helped Pakistan recover from 199-8 to post 236-9 in Dhaka.
"Their narrow loss in the final would have broken the hearts of thousands of Bangladeshi fans. But the Tigers, as they are known locally, showed their potential at last, knocking out India and Sri Lanka on their way to the final. The message from Bangladeshi fans in the last few weeks came across loud and clear - we are not minnows of international cricket anymore. We have arrived and others should treat us with respect."
Tamin Iqbal led Bangladesh's reply with 60, while Shakib Al Hasan made 68.
But Abdur Razzak fell to the penultimate ball of the game and Shahadat Hossain failed to score the boundary needed off the final delivery.
Hossain could only manage a leg bye and his contribution with the bat followed a painful final over with the ball as wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed plundered 19 runs to force the Pakistan total upwards.
While Iqbal and Al Hasan collected their runs at a decent rate in Bangladesh's reply, their momentum was checked by some laboured batting at the other end.
Opener Nazimuddin took 52 balls to make 16 before Nasir Hossain hit a sluggish 28 from 63 deliveries.
Bangladesh required nine runs off the final over and then four off the last two balls, but Aizaz Cheema crucially bowled Razzak to leave Hossain with too much to do.
The hosts led when Paul Mullin tucked away a penalty after Nicky Hunt had pulled down Kevin Ellison.
Tom Barkhuizen wasted a good chance to double the home side's advantage when he dragged wide, and Chris Clements capitalised by levelling from close in.
Substitute Yussuf then won it for Mansfield, prodding in from six yards after Lee Collins' shot was saved.
The Stags now move to ninth and within a point of the play-off places, albeit having played four more games than seventh-placed Accrington, while Morecambe stay 14th.
The portraits of David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg, Nigel Farage and Natalie Bennett have been drawn by Birmingham artist Annemarie Wright.
Miss Wright said she had used tweets that ranged from compliments to condemnation to create the works.
The portraits will feature in an exhibition at the Woolff Gallery in central London from 30 April to 15 May.
Miss Wright said: "Everybody has their own opinion on this general election and we live in a world made smaller by social media.
"Many of the party leaders themselves used social media so it was an ideal place to find people's thoughts."
She said the exhibition, called What do you think of?, was her attempt to take a snapshot of people's thoughts on what she said was an "exciting" election.
She collected the opinions by setting up a Twitter account for each subject and following relevant hashtags between November 2014 and February 2015.
She then drew portraits of the leaders before writing the opinions over the top of them.
She said the opinions, "range from vaguely complimentary to absolute condemnation".
Each work took her between 30 and 40 hours to produce.
The five party leaders will be joined by life-sized portraits of the Queen, Baroness Thatcher, Winston Churchill and Nelson Mandela, all composed from some of their most famous speeches.
Miss Wright, who studied at the University of Wolverhampton, has previously created a similar portrait of Sir Alex Ferguson made from the names of every player who played for him.
The singer Adele has also commissioned a portrait of herself, written in her own lyrics.
VW sold 5.04 million cars between January and June - slightly more than the 5.02 million sold by Toyota.
The Japanese company said on Tuesday its sales fell 1.5% compared with 2014, as growth in emerging markets slowed.
VW has long aimed to beat Toyota and has done so three years ahead of its 2018 target.
Toyota will announce first-half results on Tuesday next week, while VW releases its figures for the period on Wednesday.
Stefan Bratzel, head of Germany's Center of Automotive Management, said: "VW is snatching the sales crown in difficult times with major car markets in decline. They will need to withstand the slowdown in China if they want to keep the top spot."
VW's success has been propelled by soaring sales in China, a market that now accounts for a third of its total, as well as a recovery in Europe.
The company, which also owns Audi and Porsche, this year aims to "moderately" exceed the 10.1 million cars it sold in 2014.
Toyota sold 10.23 million vehicles in 2014, but expects the total to slip to 10.15 million this year.
General Motors held the global sales crown for more than seven decades until being surpassed by Toyota in 2008.
GM regained the top spot in 2011, when Toyota's production was hurt by the earthquake and tsunami in north-eastern Japan.
Toyota became number one again the following year and has held the title since.
In another development, Ford has announced that it sold 3.26 million vehicles globally in the first half of the year.
The US company reported a 10% rise in pre-tax profit to $2.9bn for the three months to 30 June, with revenue coming in about $2bn higher than expected at $37.3bn.
Wholesale sales in North America rose by 56,000 to 816,000 vehicles, where Ford generated the bulk - $2.6bn - of its profits. In Europe, losses were halved to $14m as sales rose by 13,000 to 389,000.
Mark Fields, Ford's chief executive, said: "We delivered an outstanding second quarter, a great first half of 2015, and we are confident the second half of the year will be even stronger."
Adrian Greenwood, 42, was discovered in the hallway of his four-storey house on Thursday. He had been repeatedly stabbed in the chest and neck.
Michael Danaher, of Hadrians Court, Peterborough, appeared at Banbury Magistrates' Court earlier.
The 50-year-old was remanded in custody and will appear at Oxford Crown Court on Friday.
A 26-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder on Thursday was released without charge.
Mr Greenwood was an Oxford graduate who had written two historical biographies and traded rare and antiquarian books as well as art.
In 2011, he spoke to the BBC ahead of an auction of Banksy artworks in Oxford, where he sold a locked 1970s safe stencilled by the artist.
Mr Greenwood was also in the news in 2010 when his limited first edition of a Harry Potter book was stolen from an art gallery in Woodstock.
Mrs Leonard, 51, was found dead in her home in Maguiresbridge on Monday, believed to have been stabbed by former partner Peadar Phair.
Phair's body was also found at the scene in Abbey Road.
Her son Conor, who is in his 30s and has Down's syndrome, was found with stab wounds to his stomach.
The family's priest said Conor is due to be discharged from hospital and he wants to carry his mother's coffin.
"He's said he wants to carry the coffin, so with the help of the family and the community I'm sure he'll be able to cope," Father Lawrence Dawson said.
The Courts Service said there was to have been a full hearing to confirm the non-molestation order, preventing contact with Mrs Leonard, in Enniskillen courthouse on Tuesday.
Police are treating the attack on Conor Leonard as attempted murder.
They are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.
Mrs Leonard was well-known from her involvement with the Irish music organisation Comhaltas.
Sonny McDermott, from the organisation, said its members had been left shocked by her death.
"You couldn't believe it could happen, but I suppose these things happen - you can do nothing about it, the loss of a talented person like that," he said.
"It's a big loss to Comhaltas because she was very much involved and she was treasurer of the Lisnaskea branch and has been involved at different levels over the years."
Fr Dawson, the priest in Ms Leonard's parish of Aghavea, said a "wave of shock and grief" had spread through the area.
"I knew Connie very well, she was an active member of the parish, a great musician, an all-Ireland champion and she shared her talents in church services," he said.
"It affects everyone when they see how fragile life is and how easily it can be snuffed out.
"But it's a tight-knit community here and they're rallying around the family, and they'll help them pull through it and help them to face the future with faith and courage.
Mrs Leonard ran a catering business in Lisnaskea in County Fermanagh.
It comes as a report is published into an outbreak of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) at Glan Clwyd hospital in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, this year.
It was one of a series of problems which resulted in the resignation of three senior Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) figures.
The new head of nursing said the board has "acted quickly" to make changes.
Between January and May this year there were 96 cases of C. diff infection at Glan Clwyd hospital.
At least seven patients who died were found to be carrying the bug.
The outbreak followed a period in which C. diff infection rates within the Betsi Cadwaladr board area were higher than in most other parts of Wales.
BCUHB runs NHS services in the six counties of north Wales with a budget of around £1.2bn.
In June three senior figures resigned after a damning report on its "significant management failings".
The chairman, chief executive and vice-chairman stepped down after health and audit watchdogs found a range of problems, including infection control.
An initial report prepared by Public Health Wales had highlighted that the systems to monitor and manage infection control issues within the health board were not operating "consistently and effectively".
As a result the health board asked Professor Brian Duerden, emeritus professor of medical microbiology at Cardiff University, to conduct an independent expert review of infection controls, and to recommend improvements.
His report published on Tuesday said more needed to be done to improve infection prevention and control "especially in terms of leadership and management".
Prof Duerden looked at all aspects of the way infection control issues were handled at the hospital from individual job responsibilities to the management hierarchy.
"It is well recognised that when there are weaknesses in a system, infections is one of the first challenges that will expose those weaknesses," the report said.
"The phrase 'infection prevention and control is everyone's responsibility' means exactly what it says," it added.
The health board said it has already acted on recommendations.
"First we must apologise to the people of North Wales that our infection control practices have not been as good as they should have been," said Angela Hopkins, recently appointed executive director of nursing, midwifery and patient services.
"We have made it clear that we have an attitude of 'zero-tolerance' to preventable infection across the organisation," she added.
"As an immediate step I have brought in a leading expert in infection prevention to work with us in north Wales as we improve our wider infection control services.
"We have also put in place a weekly monitoring system at board level and we now have infection control groups led by senior clinical staff in each acute hospital to make sure there are clear lines of reporting and accountability at a local level.
"We are also in the process of recruiting additional nurses to our infection control teams."
Mrs Hopkins said she hoped that by commissioning and publishing the report, and acting on its findings, BCUHB will be able to "demonstrate and assure patients of the health board's determination to make the necessary and urgent improvements".
Darren Millar AM, the Conservatives' shadow minister for health, said it was "unforgiveable that senior managers took their eyes off the ball and allowed standards to drop".
"This report must be swiftly digested by senior NHS staff and the Welsh Labour Government to ensure that lessons are learnt so patients are not put at risk again," he said.
Joseph Zulu, 23, stabbed Adam Watt, 38, outside his Hemel Hempstead home with such force the knife cut through bone in his upper chest.
St Albans Crown Court heard Mr Watt had been punished "for running off".
Another man, 18 year-old Nicholas Grant, was cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter and jailed for 11 years.
The jury heard that Mr Watt fled after meeting the two men to buy crack cocaine and heroin worth £10 on the evening of 7 January.
Zulu then called Grant and the two men confronted Mr Watt outside his home in Evans Wharf, Aspley Lock, where he was fatally stabbed at around 01:10 GMT.
He died in hospital five hours later.
Judge Andrew Bright QC said: "Adam Watt was a customer of yours. The motive was to punish him for running off. You could not be seen to allow a customer to run off with drugs without paying for them."
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The jury found Zulu, of no fixed address, guilty of murdering the former chef, as well as conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. He will serve a minimum of 25 years.
Grant, of Sunnyhill Road, Hemel, also admitted conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and was sentenced to a total of 11 years.
Jacqueline Brewin, 47, of Sacombe Road, Hemel, who drove the two men to and from the area of the killing, was cleared of all charges.
Zulu, who was born in Zimbabwe to a father from Lebanon and mother from the Congo, came to the UK when he was 11 years old.
Prosecutor Rosina Cottage told the court that Zulu could now face deportation, however Hertfordshire Police confirmed he will serve his sentence in the UK first.
In a statement read to the jury, Alexander Watt said his son had been in a constant battle with drugs.
"Although Adam's addiction ruled his life, it never erased his love for his family and his deep routed decency."
Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh were given the death penalty by a court in 2013.
Rejecting their appeal, Justice R Banumathi said the men committed "a barbaric crime" that had "shaken society's conscience".
The brutal gang rape led to nationwide outrage and new anti-rape laws.
The 23-year-old physiotherapy student was attacked on a bus that she had boarded with her male friend as they returned home from watching a film in December 2012. Her friend was also beaten up.
Jyoti Singh - whose name was publicly revealed by her mother only in 2015 - died from injuries in a hospital 13 days later.
Media reports said relatives of Ms Singh applauded as the judgement was read out in court.
"This is a historic message to all the people, the criminal mindset who wrong women, who inflict violence on women, to know that if you do something like this you will be also paying for it by the severest punishment that exists in our laws of the land," Ranjana Kumari, a women's rights activist, told news channel NDTV.
Legal experts say it could still be months or even years before the sentences are carried out.
The four men still have the right to file a review petition in the Supreme Court. Their last hope lies with a plea for clemency to the president.
Six men were arrested over the attack on Ms Singh. One suspect, Ram Singh, was found dead in jail in March 2013, having apparently taken his own life.
Another, who was aged 17 at the time, was released in 2015 after serving three years in a reform facility - the maximum term possible for a juvenile in India.
Convicting the four men in 2013, Judge Yogesh Khanna said the case fell into the "rarest of rare category" which justifies capital punishment in India.
16 December 2012: A 23-year-old physiotherapy student is gang-raped by six men on a bus in Delhi, her male friend is beaten up and the pair are thrown out after the brutal assault
17 December: Key accused Ram Singh, the bus driver, is arrested. Over the next few days, his brother Mukesh Singh, gym instructor Vinay Sharma, fruit seller Pawan Gupta, a helper on the bus Akshay Thakur, and the 17-year-old juvenile, who cannot be named, are arrested.
29 December: The victim dies in hospital in Singapore from injuries sustained during the assault; body flown back to Delhi
11 March 2013: Ram Singh dies in Tihar jail; police say he hanged himself, but defence lawyers and his family allege he was murdered
31 August: The juvenile is found guilty and sentenced to three years in a reform facility
13 September: The four adult defendants are convicted and given the death penalty by the trial court
13 March 2014: The Delhi high court confirms the death sentence
March - June: The convicts appeal in the Supreme Court and the death sentences are put on hold until the court takes a decision
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Norwegian authorities have allowed flights to resume if operators meet new safety conditions.
A crash involving the helicopter off the coast of Norway killed 13 people, including Iain Stewart from Aberdeenshire, in April 2016.
The Unite Union has expressed concern about the decision.
CAA head of airworthiness John McColl said: "This is not a decision we have taken lightly. It has only been made after receiving extensive information from the Norwegian accident investigators and being satisfied with the subsequent changes introduced by Airbus Helicopters through detailed assessment and analysis.
"The safety of those who travel on offshore helicopter flights is a key priority for both the UK and Norwegian aviation authorities.
"We would not have made this decision unless we were convinced that the changes to the helicopters and their maintenance restore the required airworthiness standards."
The CAA said that helicopters would not begin flying immediately. A plan of checks, modifications and inspections will be undertaken before any flights take place.
These include:
Mr McColl added: "We continue to work with the helicopter operators, the offshore industries, international regulators, unions and pilot representatives to enhance offshore safety standards still further and all these parties are actively involved in ongoing discussions."
The Unite Union has expressed concern at the decision, saying its members were "very nervous" about flying in the helicopter.
The union's regional organiser in Aberdeen, Tommy Campbell, said Unite was still waiting to see a full analysis of the April 2016 accident and its causes.
"The offshore work force have been surveyed, they've been surveyed by the unions, they've been surveyed by magazines in the industry and there is a lack of confidence," he told the BBC.
"There's a significant issue and it's very understandable. Offshore workers - or any workers - want to go to their work and come back home safely and there's been far, far too many deaths now as a result of helicopter accidents."
Les Linklater, executive director of the offshore industry safety group, Step Change in Safety, said: "At this time, there is an ongoing Airbus survey for pilots and passengers regarding these specific helicopters' flight safety and comfort, which was issued just one week ago. It's our understanding that this survey still has a further three weeks to run.
"Given the importance of the workforce's opinion regarding this highly emotive subject, we do not feel it's appropriate to make any further comment until Airbus has gathered, and shared, the survey's results and can demonstrate how they intend to address any concerns raised by the workforce.
"We would encourage all members of the workforce to participate and have their voices heard."
Even so, postgraduates tend to reminisce fondly about "the best days of our lives" spent in such conditions.
Cathays is Cardiff's heartland, with 70% of its 20,000 residents students at the time of the 2011 census.
But could a desire for better quality rooms be changing that?
Traditionally, students from Cardiff University, Cardiff Metropolitan and the University of South Wales have lived mainly in the terraced streets around Crwys Road and Albany Road in Roath.
In 2011, 64% of Cathays' 6,724 properties were being let.
Of the 18,693 residents aged 16-74, 48% were full-time students and a further 22% were students working part-time.
But a number of factors could see that figure reduce considerably over the coming years.
A students' union said students are increasingly looking for better standards of accommodation - in many cases elsewhere - while estate agents have lists of "hundreds" of professionals waiting to move into the area instead.
Cardiff council has also limited the number of houses of multiple occupancy (HMO) in the Cathays and Plasnewydd wards to tackle problems like anti-social behaviour associated with students.
Another reason for a shift in the type of people living there is a lack of houses for sale near the city centre, with those available too expensive for many families to buy, according to estate agent Ross Hooper-Nash.
"The only way to live close to the city centre is to rent," he said.
As a result, his Jeffrey Ross firm has a waiting list that "runs into the hundreds" of people wanting to rent in Roath and Cathays, describing the market as "very competitive and buoyant".
Currently, Mr Hooper-Nash said a three-bedroom house can bring in £400 per room per month, with two-bed properties more.
Prices will continue to rise, he believes, not just because of demand from professionals, but because of foreign students willing to pay more for quality accommodation.
Unless more is built near the city centre, Mr Hooper-Nash sees other areas such as Grangetown, which have not been as popular in the past, becoming more desirable.
Despite this competition for properties in Cathays and Roath, there is still enough to meet student demand, according to Cardiff University's students' union.
"What is more likely to be the issue is the availability of quality housing for students to rent," said vice president for welfare, Hollie Cooke.
"Changes in renting behaviour seem to suggest that students are more aware of their rights now, which results in them looking for higher-quality accommodation."
A glut of modern developments are in the pipeline - including a 42-storey tower and another featuring dinner party rooms, a cinema and sky lounge in the city centre.
She also believes new requirements from the Rent Smart scheme, which was set up to tackle bad landlords, is fuelling a desire for better standards.
HMO licenses - issued by law to ensure owners are competent and qualified to manage properties - are also believed to be having an effect.
To gain one in the Cathays and Plasnewydd ward, Cardiff council now has additional requirements for landlords that it says are to tackle issues such as waste and anti-social behaviour related to students.
Another problem this move is aimed at remedying is a finding from a 2005 survey that 8.9% of private houses in Cathays were "unfit".
Cardiff council's student liaison officer Emma Robson said the new HMO regulations should ensure there are not too many in one part of the city.
But financial advisor Jamie Allan said they will make it "very difficult" to convert existing residential properties in Cathays and Roath into student houses.
More significantly, he believes an extra 3% stamp duty on houses bought to rent should stop many investors entering the market.
Jack Mitchell of estate agent Taylors Countrywide believes the long-term intention is to reduce the number of students in Cathays and Roath.
"Landlords will need to apply and pay for these (HMO) licences, with less and less guarantee they will be approved," he said.
"Plus all the added improvements that come with HMO licensing (such as fire regulations, kitchen and bathroom standards).
"This should lead to less new student properties becoming available for rent in the next few years and will also have an effect on sales process for properties with a HMO licence already in place."
His company has a waiting list of about 80 people keen to rent in the area, with Mr Mitchell citing reasons such as proximity to the city centre and school catchment areas for the popularity.
In Roath, a two-bed house can bring in £900 per month and £1,200 for a three-bed, with Cathays able to command £700 and £1,000.
Despite student houses bringing in more money, he added: "Professionals will always be more attractive to landlords simply due to reputation and wear and tear with the property."
And the non-student demand will keep growing, he believes, because, unlike in Bristol and London, living near to Cardiff city centre is still affordable for most.
The 22-year-old Portuguese filled in for first-choice Jak Alnwick when he went off injured in Saturday's FA Cup third-round defeat at Huddersfield.
But three of the Terriers' four goals came after Alnwick's departure.
And that substitute appearance proved to be the last of Santos's three outings for Vale's first-team.
Santos was one of the string of signings made by Vale boss Bruno Ribeiro when he arrived in Burslem in the summer, prior to his abrupt departure on Boxing Day.
"Miguel actually asked to leave the day after Bruno went, so it wasn't a surprise," Vale chairman Norman Smurthwaite told BBC Radio Stoke. "You saw on Saturday when he came on that his heart wasn't really in it. He asked again, so I said 'let him go'. So he's gone."
Vale caretaker boss Michael Brown is still to determine the full extent of the injuries suffered on Saturday by Alnwick and key defender Remie Streete, who went off with a hamstring injury six minutes before half-time.
Alnwick resumed after suffering a suspected fractured cheekbone when he collided with a post, only to then suffer a further ankle injury with the tie still in the balance at 1-0.
That forced him to be substituted on 59 minutes, to be replaced by summer signing Santos, after which Vale conceded three more goals to lose 4-0.
"To lose Jak with a fractured cheekbone possibly, and a severe ankle injury which could keep him out longer than the cheekbone, it becomes very difficult," Brown told BBC Radio Stoke. "And Remie Streete has a hamstring, so these are the times that are testing for us."
Vale still have young keepers Ryan Boot and Harry Pickering to choose from, although Sam Johnson is out on loan at FC Halifax and not allowed to return under new loan regulations.
As for defender Ryan Taylor, whose short-term contract expires after the home game with Bury on 20 January, the former Newcastle United defender has told BBC Radio Stoke that he hopes to have his future sorted within the next 10 days.
Meanwhile, young midfielder Ryan Lloyd, who has just renewed his loan at National League side Chester, has been tipped as a Vale first-team contender next season by Chester boss Jon McCarthy.
"I hope Port Vale recognise what he's doing and they give him his chance next season," McCarthy told BBC Radio Merseyside. "I'd love nothing more than things to work out for the lad and for him to play at that level.
"There are a host of clubs interested in Ryan, but he chose to stay here," added former Vale winger McCarthy. "Southport offered him a two-and-a-half year contract. We just did our best to get as close as we could to what they offered."
The riders collided on the B4340 from Aberystwyth to New Cross at about 12:30 BST, on Sunday.
They were taken to Bronglais and Swansea's Morriston hospitals.
Dyfed-Powys Police said they suffered minor to serious injuries. None is believed to be life-threatening.
The UN says 430,000 people have been displaced so far this year, as Darfur deteriorates after a period of slight improvement.
Yet Darfur is not Sudan's only civil war. The government is also fighting rebels in South Kordofan and Blue Nile.
These areas were relatively calm after the 2005 deal with southern Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) rebels, which ultimately led to South Sudan's 2011 secession.
However fighters in South Kordofan and Blue Nile, known as SPLM-North, were left north of the border. In the lead-up to the split, conflict broke out again in these areas.
A quarter of a million people have now fled into neighbouring South Sudan and Ethiopia to escape fighting and aerial bombardments that many say are targeting civilians.
As the 2014 rainy season ends, many in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile are expecting the fighting in their areas to increase in intensity.
But a new approach to the several on-off peace processes that have been taking place for years may offer a way forward.
Negotiations about Darfur were in the Qatari capital, Doha - though many of the main Darfuri rebel groups refused to participate. Khartoum's talks with SPLM-North were in Addis Ababa.
But this seemed to the rebels to be a divide-and-rule tactic, employed by Khartoum, and endorsed by the international countries who follow Sudanese events closely.
In 2011, the Darfuris and SPLM-North formed a loose alliance, known as the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), and since then they have pleaded for a single negotiating platform.
They have almost achieved this aim.
Darfur rebel groups Sudan Liberation Army-Minni Minawi faction (SLA-MM) and the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) have reopened negotiations with the government.
Significantly, these talks are taking place in Addis Ababa - the same venue as the negotiations between the government and SPLM-North.
Many Sudan analysts have argued that a comprehensive dialogue involving all the problem areas - and including the underlying cause of poor governance in the capital - is the only way forward.
"Sudan's problem is that there has always been a piecemeal approach to settling conflicts that are actually similar," says Suliman Baldo of Sudan Democracy First Group.
"The conflict in Darfur and in Blue Nile and in South Kordofan have now merged because the armed movements have merged.
"The root causes are identical - it's marginalisation, lack of accommodation of diversity and lack of recognition of people from these regions as equal citizens."
The African Union's Peace and Security Council now insists that the government's talks with the Darfuris and SPLM-North "should be conducted in a synchronised manner".
And so both negotiations are in Addis Ababa with former South African President Thabo Mbeki mediating each of them.
The talks are meant to lead to a cessation of hostilities in all the conflict areas, and then to a national dialogue, perhaps linked to a constitutional reform process, and then free and fair elections.
However, this goal seems a long way off.
For the moment, Khartoum is not negotiating with the SRF as a whole.
The opening statements of the Darfur talks on 23 November also showed just how far apart the sides are.
The Sudanese government's Amin Hassan Omar repeatedly referred to the Doha peace process for Darfur, which has been rejected by the Darfur rebels still fighting the government.
Mr Omar said he hoped a ceasefire would "pave the way towards a final resolution of the conflict in Darfur on the basis of the Doha document".
In response, Mr Minawi said President Omar al-Bashir's National Congress Party (NCP) should take "the entire responsibility" for the war.
He also called for the International Criminal Court - which has indicted President Bashir for genocide and war crimes in Darfur, which he denies - to "step up its efforts to bring the criminals who committed crimes before justice".
These are not the statements of men who feel peace is near.
It is also clear that there were substantial differences in position at the "Two Areas" talks - as the negotiations between SPLM-North and the government are known.
There have been reports that SPLM-North representatives argued for autonomous rule for South Kordofan and Blue Nile, where most of SPLM-North's members come from.
President Bashir is extremely unlikely to agree to this. In general, Khartoum wants to keep each issue discussed at each negotiation local, while the rebels want unified talks on national governance issues.
This presents quite a challenge for Mr Mbeki.
If progress is made, and a cessation of hostilities is announced - and that is a very big if - a national dialogue involving the NCP, the rebels and unarmed opposition parties would be launched.
President Bashir's own national dialogue initiative, which started earlier this year, has made little progress.
Mr Baldo is sceptical about the motives behind it.
"They are using the national dialogue to bring over opposition parties and give a certain democratic legitimacy to the renewal in power of the National Congress Party."
He believes elections scheduled for next April will not solve Sudan's problems if they take place while wars continue in Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan.
Last month, the Sudanese government asked the joint AU-UN peacekeeping mission (Unamid) to prepare an exit strategy, and shut down its human rights office in Khartoum.
These signals suggest a dramatic breakthrough is needed if further conflict is to be avoided.
History suggests the odds are against this.
Yet a peace process involving all the rebel groups and a national conversation about how the country is to be governed, is exactly what the rebels have demanded.
Now the question is whether the rebels can be persuaded to stop fighting - and whether the government will make the necessary concessions to allow a genuine national dialogue to take place.
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The club, now owned by the Pompey Supporters' Trust (PST) had been in administration since 17 February 2012 and were close to being liquidated.
I would like to pay tribute to Portsmouth supporters for giving their financial backing to the Trust's rescue plan and for turning out in force throughout the administration as it has kept the club in business
But an out-of-court settlement between the former owners and administrators for ownership of Fratton Park allowed a takeover to be completed.
They had already been relegated from League One.
It was speculated Portsmouth's points deduction would be carried into next season but the Football League announced on Saturday the punishment would come into effect straight away.
As well as the 10-point deduction the league have also imposed a number of conditions on the club such as restrictions on playing budgets, future borrowing and loan repayments for the next five seasons.
"I would like to welcome the Pompey Supporters' Trust to the Football League and pay tribute to their efforts to save their club," said Football League chairman Greg Clarke.
"They have galvanised the Club's fans and the City of Portsmouth behind their cause and ensured that it continues to have a professional football club.
"However, the hard work is only just beginning and we will continue working with the new owners to help them establish a sustainable future for Portsmouth Football Club, so that it can put its long running financial troubles behind it for good.
"This has been an extremely challenging situation for the Football League, given the level of debt, the length of the administration and the issues surrounding the ownership of Fratton Park. I take my hat off to everyone involved, as it has taken significant amounts of hard work, clear thinking and resolve to achieve this outcome.
"Finally, I would like to pay tribute to Portsmouth supporters for giving their financial backing to the Trust's rescue plan and for turning out in force throughout the administration as it has kept the club in business. Hopefully, this marks the start of a better future."
In the time that Pompey have been in administration, every senior player has left the club.
For the club to exit administration, settlements had to be reached with secured creditors as well as former owners Portpin.
Potential buyers included former owner Sulaiman Al Fahim, disgraced former Watford owner Laurence Bassini and Keith Harris, former head of failed investment bank Seymour Pearce.
But, as prospective owners came and went, the bid from the supporter-led consortium remained throughout.
Backed by several wealthy investors, including local businessman Iain McInnes, ordinary fans pledged £1,000 each to be part of the Trust.
Together, they raised nearly £3m, which was added to by a £1.45m bridging loan, as well as investment from their property partner Stuart Robinson.
The Trust has now taken control of the club, along with Fratton Park and the land surrounding the ground.
"What a momentous day!" said Ashley Brown, the PST chairman. "Once again Pompey fans have shown why they are some of the best in the land. We now have a club owned by people who truly love it, its fans. That's how football is supposed to be."
Trevor Birch, joint administrator of Portsmouth Football Club (2010) Ltd and partner at BDO LLP, said: "We have cleared the final hurdle: all of the paperwork has now been signed and the sale concluded.
"It has taken more than 14 months of hard work from all concerned to get here and there were many times over that period when I didn't think we would make it; but we have, and Portsmouth Football Club can once again look forward to the future with optimism.
"The PST has shown what can be achieved when fans unite together for the good of their community. The club has been through considerable turmoil over the last few years, and I hope it can now enjoy a period of stability and the chance to build solid foundations for a sustainable future based on hard work and honest endeavour."
McInnes, chairman of Portsmouth Community Football Club, said: "It has been a very difficult journey to get to this point but in the end we have achieved the right result. Now is the time for Pompey fans to get behind the club and we are looking forward to celebrating becoming a community club at Fratton Park this Saturday afternoon."
Portsmouth, two points off the bottom of League One and eight points adrift of safety with only two games left prior to their 10-point deduction, will play in League Two next season.
They face Sheffield United on Saturday and will announce a new management team on Monday.
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A display at the existing gallery has attracted 3,400 visitors since it opened in October - a threefold increase on the same period last year.
The borough council wants to relocate the museum and art gallery to a new bigger building.
It says the show of local support will help with a Heritage Lottery fund bid.
Curator Sophie Cummings, said she was pleased with the number of visitors.
"Even if you're not the biggest fan of art, Turner is a name you recognise, and I had a feeling Turner in Swindon would get people excited.
"But we've been really, really pleased with the number of people who've come through our doors."
Earlier this year, Swindon Borough Council launched a project to relocate the town's museum and art gallery to a new building in the town centre.
A spokesman said it would allow more of the collections it owns to be put on display, and have better access and facilities.
A bid for £12m will be submitted to the Heritage Lottery Fund, which Swindon Borough Council has pledged to match with another £5m if successful.
The landscape painter JMW Turner is one of Britain's most celebrated artists.
The visiting exhibition, called Turner - Watercolours from the West, has been on display since 15 October.
Worle Community School in Weston-super-Mare told parents it would "reconsider" its policy with a view to "banning them completely during the school day".
On Monday, two teenagers were arrested after a 15-year-old boy was left with minor injuries.
They have been released on bail. The school said staff and pupils had been "shocked" and "saddened" by events.
Since April 2007, teachers have had the legal right to confiscate items from pupils but there is no UK government policy about mobile phone use in England with individual schools making their own policy.
In a letter to parents, Head Teacher Peter Binding said student safety was a "prime concern" and warned that in future they would "enforce the right" to search pupil's belongings and lockers.
He added: "As a consequence of the actions of a minority of students who filmed the incident and posted it online, the school will reconsider its policy towards mobile devices with a view to banning them completely during the school day."
A spokesman for the school said: "The school will be looking into our mobile phone policy and will be making a decision after a consultation with the school governors, senior leadership team and local authority."
Police have said the 15-year-old boy suffered a "slash injury" during an argument at the school on Monday afternoon.
He was treated by paramedics at the school and taken to hospital, but was discharged shortly after.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of GBH with intent and ABH and a 16-year-old boy for perverting the course of justice, possession of a bladed article and assisting an offender.
Both have been bailed until May.
Basically, as those vows acknowledge, marriage is tough and it takes two to make a partnership work. When it comes to company mergers it's no different.
At the moment there's lots of activity in this area. US drugs giant Pfizer is currently trying to buy AstraZeneca, while French engineering company Alstom is attracting interest from both Siemens and General Electric (GE).
So what's the secret to a successful merger?
When UK fund manager Newton bought its smaller rival Capital House from RBS in 1995, the experience was so bad it almost led to divorce.
Capital House had a different culture, a different way of investing and different views on how to add value for clients. All this led to clashes between the two firms.
While the deal was ultimately successful, the difficulty of assimilating it into the group made Newton determined that in the future it would focus on growing its existing operations, rather than making any further acquisitions.
"It was a good experience to learn that at that stage, and that we'd just rather go the slow, maybe slightly longer-term, route," says chief executive Helena Morrissey.
While Ms Morrissey admits she is "very one-sided" - and mergers in the fund management industry are particularly tricky because each firm typically has its own strong investment philosophy - her experience is not unusual.
Many mergers are not profitable, and corporate history is littered with high-profile failures.
In 2007, German carmaker Daimler had to sell off a majority stake in US firm Chrysler, which it had merged with almost 10 years earlier, after losses of billions of dollars.
Similarly, in 2005 eBay paid $2.6bn (£1.4bn at the time) for Skype, only to sell it four years later for around $2bn saying it had "limited synergies" with the internet phone firm.
"In deals and mergers, there's an 80-20 rule - 80% don't work, 20% are spectacular successes," says leadership expert Steve Tappin.
But when it comes to corporate marriage, there's more than one way to say "I do".
Stefano Pessina, executive chairman of giant pharmacy chain and drugs wholesaler Alliance Boots, has steered the firm through several deals.
He led the 2006 merger of Alliance Unichem with High Street chain Boots, and was at the helm in 2012 when US drug chain Walgreens bought a 45% stake in Alliance Boots.
Mr Pessina says successful mergers depend on a long courtship and not rushing the relationship.
For example, in 2015 Walgreens will have the right to buy the rest of Alliance Boots, three years after the initial deal was struck, giving the executives and employees from both firms time to get used to working together.
"A merger is always a shock for the companies. If you have some time, you have the time to develop certain synergies and show that the merger is the right thing to do. When you arrive at the final step the merger is already being consumed," he says.
Assuming a firm has found the right partner, which already shares similar values and is willing to give up its own individual culture to create a shared one, Mr Pessina believes that acquisitions or mergers will create more value than a stock exchange flotation.
Throughout his career, Mr Pessina has sought to grow by merging with larger firms.
Alliance Unichem itself was a result of a merger, between the pharmaceutical wholesale group he'd inherited from his father and rival firm Unichem.
"The other company which is bigger can leverage what we have done and so we create value. Having a wider platform we can see other opportunities, other services and so we start the cycle again."
But securing the right partner is just one part of the equation. Once a deal has been struck, a chief executive has to act decisively and quickly to ensure its success, says former Diageo chief executive Paul Walsh.
The global drinks firm has grown rapidly via acquisitions, including some big ones under his leadership such as wine and spirits brand Seagram, and Mr Walsh says the experience has taught him that in the corporate world there is no such thing as a honeymoon.
"When you acquire something, you take control. You've got a very clear view, because you've been analysing the assets on where the value drivers will be. Prosecute them with rigour."
Mr Walsh advises changing staff rapidly if they do not fit with the firm's aims on how to drive the business forward, and also believes the acquirer bringing in its own finance team always pays off.
But mergers are not always the right way for a company to grow. Mr Walsh says a lot of Diageo's acquisitions were driven by its desire to get particular brands, or access new distribution networks for its drinks. In cases where it felt it was better to build its own brand, it did so, despite it taking longer.
"It does take more patience, but as long as your investors understand the impact that's fine," he says.
As in marriage, it's best to know why you're getting together in the first place, and it lessens the risk of a high-profile divorce.
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Paul Brain dived into Hooe Lake in Plymouth, Devon, after the car came off the road on Thursday afternoon.
An elderly man and woman were pulled from the car by emergency services but were later pronounced dead.
Mr Brain said he was at his partner's house near the estuary when he saw a wave and heard a passerby "screaming".
He said he undressed and swam out to the car with a hammer he was given by a local security company.
"I couldn't get deep enough to get to the front of the car", he said.
"I couldn't open any doors and I tried to smash the windows. I didn't realise how deep it was."
Mr Brain said he struggled for 10 minutes until a policeman managed to pull the male driver out through the front window of the car, which had turned onto its roof.
The woman was only released from the car after fire crews arrived.
Mr Brain said both passengers were unconscious when they came out and he "didn't give them much hope".
"She'd been in there [the water] nearly half an hour," he said.
Police officers tried to resuscitate the man before he and the woman were taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.
Mr Brain said he initially worried he had not done enough but said the photograph of him had helped him realise "that's all I could have done".
Asked how he coped with the situation, Mr Brain said: "My 22 years in the Army prepared me to deal with unpleasant experiences. I just did what I felt I had to do."
Robert Smith, 67, attacked the boys, who were aged between nine and 12, while managing the team in the Easterhouse area between 1978 and 1987.
He was caught after one victim contacted police, who traced others.
At Glasgow Sheriff Court, Smith, from Maryhill, was ordered he be supervised for 11 months following his release.
He was also placed on the sex offenders' register for 10 years.
Jailing him, Sheriff John McCormick told Smith: "You involved yourself in a football team and used that opportunity to perpetrate a series of serious sexual offences against young boys over a number of years."
Smith was convicted of three charges of using lewd and libidinous practices towards the schoolboys on various occasions over the nine year period until 1987.
The court heard that one victim, who is now an adult, had told a friend about the abuse before losing touch with her.
In 2012 when they met again, she urged him to report his ordeal to police.
Their investigation uncovered two other victims.
The men, now aged between 43 and 47, each gave evidence at Smith's trial.
They recalled being abused in the school where the football team gathered, given special treatment and taken aside from the others.
Smith denied the charges and claimed the victims had colluded and given false evidence.
It later emerged that he had a previous lewd and libidinous practices conviction from 1968 - 10 years before becoming involved with the football team.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission examined how cases were handled by the West Midlands, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire forces.
It said the complaints, mostly of racial discrimination, were "poorly handled" from beginning to end.
Complaints about officers by the public were often not believed, the IPCC said.
None of the 170 such complaints looked at by the IPCC was upheld, although 94 were investigated.
By contrast, in the 32 cases where police officers made allegations of discrimination against their colleagues, half of the complaints were upheld.
Overall, the three forces upheld between 11% and 13% of complaint allegations from the public, the report said.
It found that too many complaints from the public were resolved locally, without a formal investigation, when it was not appropriate to do so.
IPCC chair Dame Anne Owers said: "Our findings are stark - generally complaints of discrimination made by members of the public are poorly handled from beginning to end.
"It is vital that police forces deal effectively with allegations of discrimination."
West Yorkshire Deputy Chief Constable Dee Collins said the force was "very disappointed with the suggestion that we are 'failing at every stage'."
But she added: "We recognise there are some improvements to be made and we are well advanced with that work, significant changes having taken place since the time this data was collected."
Greater Manchester's Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd said: "This is a hard-hitting report, but I welcome it because it is vital that there's confidence in the process.
"I've been concerned about this since before I was elected Police and Crime Commissioner and it has been a priority for me to make real changes."
Deputy Chief Constable Dave Thompson from West Midlands Police highlighted variations in practice across the three forces mentioned.
He added: "We are constantly striving to improve our service to the public and will review the report in detail. We take complaints very seriously and do not tolerate discriminatory behaviour."
The IPCC said 60% of local resolutions and 44% of investigations across the three forces did not meet basic standards.
In cases handled at local level rather than by professional standards procedures, this rose to two-thirds and a half respectively.
The report blamed many of the complaints on a lack of up-to-date training in diversity issues.
"The police in these force areas do not appear to have a good understanding of the diverse communities they serve," it said.
More than a million patient records were shared with DeepMind to build an app to alert doctors about patients at risk of acute kidney injury (AKI).
The authors said that it was "inexcusable" patients were not told how their data would be used.
Google's DeepMind said that the report contained "major errors".
It told the BBC that it was commissioning its own analysis and rebuttal, which the authors said they welcomed.
When the deal between London's Royal Free Hospital and DeepMind became public in February 2016, some three months after the data started to be collected, it caused controversy over the amount of patient information being shared and the lack of public consultation.
Hal Hodson, a former New Scientist journalist, and co-author Julia Powles, a Cambridge University academic, said there are still big questions to be answered about the tie-up.
"Why DeepMind, an artificial intelligence company wholly owned by data mining and advertising giant Google, was a good choice to build an app that functions primarily as a data-integrating user interface, has never been adequately explained by either DeepMind or Royal Free," they wrote.
The app contains no artificial intelligence although DeepMind has said that it was hoping to incorporate AI techniques to create smarter alerts in future.
The criticisms in the paper included:
In response, DeepMind and the Royal Free issued a joint statement: "This paper completely misrepresents the reality of how the NHS uses technology to process data.
"It makes a series of significant factual and analytical errors, assuming that this kind of data agreement is unprecedented.
"In fact, every trust in the country uses IT systems to help clinicians access current and historic information about patients, under the same legal and regulatory regime."
The authors invited both to respond in an "open forum", adding: "The obvious fact is that we care about Google and DeepMind getting into healthcare because it is a break from the norm.
"These companies are entirely different to specialised health IT and infrastructure providers, and the sweeping analogy does a disservice to the public."
The NHS does have information-sharing agreements with a range of third-party firms, but this is the first such deal with a major US tech firm.
DeepMind's initial assertion that the NHS had 1,500 other agreements with third-party organisations that process patient data has since been described by the NHS as "inaccurate". There is no central database on how many there are, the BBC was told.
The app is currently the subject of an investigation by the Information Commissioner's Office while the National Data Guardian, tasked with safeguarding health data, is also looking at it.
In a statement, the ICO told the BBC: "Our investigation into the sharing of patient information between the Royal Free NHS Trust and Deep Mind is close to conclusion.
"We continue to work with the National Data Guardian and have been in regular contact with the Royal Free and Deep Mind who have provided information about the development of the Streams app.
"This has been subject to detailed review as part of our investigation. It's the responsibility of businesses and organisations to comply with data protection law."
The National Data Guardian added: "Our consideration of this matter has required a thorough approach in which the NDG and her panel have kept patients' rightful expectations of both good care and confidentiality at the forefront of discussions.
"The NDG has provided a view on this matter to assist the ICO's investigation and looks forward to this being concluded as soon as practicable."
DeepMind has been at pains to make clear that none of the data collected for the app has been shared with parent company Google.
AKI is a serious condition, linked to 40,000 deaths a year in the UK and leading to a range of other health issues from minor kidney dysfunction to the need for dialysis and transplant.
In February, DeepMind published details about how the app was improving patient care.
It revealed that more than 26 doctors and nurses at the Royal Free are now using Streams and that each day it alerts them to 11 patients at risk of AKI.
Sarah Stanley, a consultant nurse who leads the patients at risk and resuscitation team, said: "Streams is saving us a substantial amount of time every day. The instant alerts about some of our most vulnerable patients mean we can get the right care to the right patients much more quickly."
DeepMind has acknowledged that it could have done better in the way it engaged with patients whose data was being used and, on the back of the criticism, agreed to set up patient forums.
It published a strategy on future patient engagement which opens by saying: "Outcomes are better when patients and clinicians make decisions together."
Pte Conor McPherson, 24, from Paisley, Renfrewshire, was shot during night live-firing training in Otterburn, Northumberland.
Berwick Conservative MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan said she was "deeply concerned" by the number of injuries.
Defence Minister Mark Lancaster said "reporting of injuries is improving".
More exercises were also taking place at the site, he said.
The 2015-16 figure is more than double each of the previous two year's totals, 54 and 58 respectively.
There were 18 injuries recorded in 2011-12.
Mr Lancaster admitted the latest figures "may not include all injuries, as some minor injuries may have been treated immediately and not reported".
Ms Trevelyan, who has Otterburn in her constituency, uncovered the figures via a written question to the department.
"Following the tragic death of a soldier during a live firing exercise last month, I was concerned to find out whether we are doing everything possible to ensure the safety of our armed forces when they are training on the Otterburn Ranges," she said.
Pte McPherson, from The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland, died from a "serious head wound".
Otterburn Training Area is the second largest live firing range in the country and has been used for military training since 1911.
In April the Unite union warned that firing ranges had become "death traps" since the role of lookout wardens, who prevent people walking into the line of fire, had been withdrawn.
The MoD said the Defence Safety Authority was investigating Pte McPherson's death.
The party has also held Chorley, Preston, Blackpool, Burnley, Hyndburn and Rossendale councils.
Their majority in Blackburn with Darwen was reduced from 32 to 30.
The Conservatives remain in charge at Ribble Valley and South Ribble, but no single party continues to have overall control in Pendle.
To find out your council election result, go to BBC Election 2015.
The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) decided not to hold the February event in Russia after more details emerged of alleged state-sponsored doping in the country.
Senior Russian politician Valentina Matviyenko says Sochi may have a claim for "material and moral damages".
"We could file a lawsuit on reimbursement of expenses," she added.
Matviyenko, who is speaker in the upper chamber in Russia's parliament, also echoed the Kremlin's claim that the decision was based on politics, rather than sport.
"One cannot agree with such a decision on the basis of any rules, norms of law. These are dirty political games against Russia," she said in comments reported by the Interfax news agency.
The IBSF said that it made the decision to move the event so to focus "on sport rather than the accusations and discussion - whether justified or not."
Russia is accused of running a doping programme that implicated more than 1,000 athletes at major international competitions between 2011 and 2015.
The claims are contained in a report by Canadian law professor and sports lawyer Dr Richard McLaren, which adds detail to his initial findings that were published in July.
According to McLaren, London 2012 was "corrupted on an unprecedented scale."
It is understood a number of German venues have offered to host the event, along with the Swiss town of St Moritz.
Additional reporting by BBC Monitoring
The 21-year-old, who began his career with Bastia in France, joined Europa Point in Gibraltar's second tier last summer.
Dumbarton manager Stevie Aitken told his club website: "Sebastian gives me another option in the striking department.
"I'm looking forward to seeing what he can do for us."
Osei-Obengo had impressed in a development league game against Greenock Morton in which he scored.
The Dutch rail operator will run ScotRail services from April after securing the franchise in October.
It will take over from Aberdeen-based FirstGroup, which has run most Scottish rail services for the past 10 years.
Representatives from Abellio met with members of Highlands and Islands transport body Hitrans in Inverness earlier.
A feasibility study into how best to upgrade the station is to be completed by March of next year.
The station was constructed and added to during the 1800s. The pitched iron and glass roof over the concourse was built in 1876.
Automatic ticket gates similar to those at stations in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, were installed last year.
Hitrans vice-chairman Thomas Prag welcomed Abellio's commitment to put "significant investment" into the station.
Until now, images shared via the site could only be uploaded in a square format.
Disney, maker of the new Star Wars film, has already taken advantage of yesterday's change to upload a landscape-orientated teaser video.
Instagram recently announced plans to carry more advertising.
"It turns out that nearly one in five photos or videos people post aren't in the square format, and we know that it hasn't been easy to share this type of content on Instagram," the firm said in a blog post..
"Friends get cut out of group shots, the subject of your video feels cramped and you can't capture the Golden Gate Bridge from end to end."
The move will also appeal to advertisers, said analyst Debra Aho Williamson.
"It boils down to giving advertisers and users more options," she told Reuters.
"You want people to be able to see more of your ad. It's something advertisers are definitely going to be interested in."
Instagram announced in June that it would be opening up its platform to all potential advertisers in the coming months, via its parent company Facebook.
"There are more than two million advertisers who actively use Facebook to market their business and we want to leverage the best of Facebook's infrastructure for buying, managing and measuring the success of ads on Instagram," the firm wrote on its business blog.
Jamie Allen put the hosts in front from the penalty spot in the 23rd minute, sending Elliot Justham the wrong way, but the lead was short-lived as three goals in eight minutes from the visitors turned the match around.
Jordan Maguire-Drew scored with a fine free-kick, Robbie Cundy diverted Fejiri Okenabirhie's cross into his own net three minutes later, before Okenabirhie got on the scoresheet.
Corey Whitely's penalty made the result even more emphatic in the 77th minute after Cundy handled the ball in the box , and was sent off, as Dagenham stretched their winning run to five games.
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Match ends, Southport 1, Dagenham and Redbridge 4.
Second Half ends, Southport 1, Dagenham and Redbridge 4.
Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Paul Benson replaces Corey Whitely.
Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Jake Howells replaces Jordan Maguire-Drew.
Substitution, Southport. Ross White replaces Ben McKenna.
Goal! Southport 1, Dagenham and Redbridge 4. Corey Whitely (Dagenham and Redbridge) converts the penalty with a.
Robbie Cundy (Southport) is shown the red card.
Second Half begins Southport 1, Dagenham and Redbridge 3.
First Half ends, Southport 1, Dagenham and Redbridge 3.
Goal! Southport 1, Dagenham and Redbridge 3. Fejiri Okenabirhie (Dagenham and Redbridge).
Fejiri Okenabirhie (Dagenham and Redbridge) is shown the yellow card.
Own Goal by Robbie Cundy, Southport. Southport 1, Dagenham and Redbridge 2.
Goal! Southport 1, Dagenham and Redbridge 1. Jordan Maguire-Drew (Dagenham and Redbridge).
Mason Springthorpe (Southport) is shown the yellow card.
Joe Widdowson (Dagenham and Redbridge) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Southport 1, Dagenham and Redbridge 0. Jamie Allen (Southport) converts the penalty with a.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Craig Stillwell and Carla Andrews, whose daughter Effie was taken into foster care, say they "just want to get on with their lives".
The court case was stopped after it emerged Effie has a rare medical condition which causes "easy bruising".
Buckinghamshire County Council said it cannot comment on individual cases.
The couple, both 23, from Aylesbury, said they have not received an apology after they lost their child for almost eight months and were taken to court charged with causing grievous bodily harm.
Mr Stillwell said council workers have twice been round their home since Effie was returned to them.
"I want to move on with Effie without having any more interference," Miss Andrews said.
"I want to shut the door and tell them to leave us alone to get on with our lives because we have proved our innocence."
She said she thought their ordeal was over, but "they are still trying to get involved and they want to continually come and assess us".
Mr Stillwell was arrested at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and accused of causing grievous bodily harm after Effie collapsed last August, aged five months.
Effie's parents were permitted to see her just three times a week for 90 minutes at a contact centre.
The county council took the case to the family court, seeking to put the little girl into local authority care.
However, the authority's case was withdrawn when it was discovered Effie had the rare medical condition Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV.
In a statement, the county council said it "cannot comment on individual cases", but added its decisions in social care cases "draw evidence from multiple sources" and are made following assessment.
It was Nadal's first title in almost a year and he became the first man in the Open era to win the same event 10 times.
The 30-year-old is aiming for a 10th French Open title as well next month.
He won eight Monte Carlo titles in a row from 2005 to 2012 but then lost to Novak Djokovic in the 2013 final.
He won the title again last year and then added the Barcelona crown a week later, yet had not lifted a trophy since.
He had lost three finals so far this year, including January's Australian Open against Roger Federer.
"It has been an amazing week on one of the most important events on the Tour. I played well here, which helps me a lot to start the claycourt season with confidence," Nadal said.
The ex-singer is accused of assaulting boys aged 14 to 16 between 1970 and 1986 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.
Mr King, 72, of Bayswater, west London, appeared at Southwark Crown Court for the hearing under his real name of Kenneth George King.
The Genesis producer was released on conditional bail until 22 January.
The allegations are linked to the Walton Hop Disco in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, and Mr King, who also produced songs for 10cc and the Bay City Rollers, must not contact any prosecution witnesses.
Mr King's trial date was set for 11 June 2018.
Comments ranged from anguish and shock to an outpouring of support and concern for the injured Liu.
The athlete, who won gold in Athens in 2004, crashed at the first hurdle but got up and hopped to the finish line.
For many, it was a tragic repeat of the 2008 Beijing Games when he pulled out with an Achilles injury.
"Ah Liu Xiang, my heart is broken," said one user of the Twitter-like Sina Weibo website.
News of Liu's fall dominated the front pages of many newspapers.
Many lauded him as a hero despite his failure to progress to the final - unlike the general reaction to his withdrawal in Beijing four years ago, which spawned a slew of criticism.
"Liu Xiang fell down, but he will be our hero for ever," said one netizen, echoing the feelings of many who watched his dramatic exit.
As Liu struggled down the track, he stopped at the last hurdle and kissed it, prompting the China Daily newspaper to dub that his ''last kiss''. He was then embraced by fellow competitors and helped off the track.
''He may not have cleared any of the hurdles, but he crossed the most difficult hurdle of his life,'' the official People's Daily newspaper wrote, paying tribute to Liu's persistence.
Liu Xiang left the track in a wheelchair, after an Olympic build-up that had also been overshadowed by injury.
He left London for Leverkusen after pulling out of the Diamond League London Grand Prix 110m hurdles final on 13 July - his 29th birthday - due to muscle pain.
Reports said that Liu's right heel was protected with tape when he entered the stadium on Tuesday. After the race, Feng Shuyong, the head of China's track team told a press conference that Liu had ruptured his Achilles tendon.
"What Liu Xiang did today reflected the true Olympics spirit," state media quoted him as saying. "Winning is not so important, participation is what matters."
Liu Yandong, a top Communist Party official, had called Liu to ''express sympathy and concern'', state media reported.
The official told Liu that ''his spirit, will and attitude have deeply moved and highly inspired the whole nation", said the Xinhua news agency.
Some netizens questioned why Liu, who is one of China's top sporting icons, was competing despite his injuries.
"Liu Xiang was carrying too heavy a burden. Chinese sports officials know nothing about the Olympic spirit. For them, athletes are just machines and pawns," one comment said.
Among the outpouring of support, there were a handful of negative comments and allegations against the athlete, who is easily one of China's best-known faces, with a slew of product endorsements.
Some lambasted him for failing to do his duty by his country.
But by and large, the Chinese people's reactions reflected a level of maturity and compassion within society, said a commentary in the Chinese edition of the Global Times newspaper.
''Thank you, Liu Xiang, for all that you've given us," it said.
The Scotsman says four teenage boys have been detained by police following the incident.
According to the Scottish Sun, the dead woman had been walking home from a shift at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
The Daily Record claims the car involved in the crash was being driven by a 15-year-old.
The vehicle, a Ford Ka, was being followed by police at the time, reports the Scottish Daily Mail.
The Herald leads with a claimed exclusive about a crackdown on money-laundering operations in Scotland.
A plan to "save" the Wellgate shopping centre features on the Dundee edition of the Courier.
The Press and Journal says that a North Sea helicopter which crashed in Norway suffered a failure which brought it down in just two seconds.
A campaign to raise the age at which children start school features on the front page of The National.
Finn McManus was presented with custom-made boxing gloves during RTÉ's The Late Late Show on Friday night.
The Dublin boy had written to the 24-year-old after he controversially lost a quarter-final bantamweight bout against Russia's Vladimir Nikitin.
As well as words of comfort, Finn also offered Conlan his school medal.
The message was sent direct to Conlan via Facebook and then shared widely when it was posted on Twitter by Finn's uncle.
At the time, Conlan responded on Twitter, describing it as a "very warming message" and promising a gift for his young fan.
The London 2012 bronze medallist and reigning world champion certainly came good on his promise and gave Finn boxing gloves bearing both their names.
After watching Conlon's defeat in Rio, Finn asked his mother if he could donate his medal to him, and got his big sister, nine-year-old Lily, to write the letter on his behalf.
Their mother then sent a photo of Finn's medal and Lily's handwritten letter by private message to Conlan on Facebook.
However, she said a "social media storm" began after her brother shared her message on Twitter.
Conlan made headlines himself at Rio 2016 after his expletive-ridden tirade against the judges who gave decided against him at the Olympics.
His controversial defeat completed a disappointing Games for Ireland's eight-strong boxing team.
The fighter was expected to turn professional after Rio and he confirmed this to Late Show host Ryan Tubridy. He said he was currently in negotiations with promoters.
Francesca Osowska is a Scottish government director currently on a secondment to the UK government's Scotland Office.
She will take up her new role at Inverness-headquartered SNH later this summer.
Ian Jardine, who has been the chief executive for 15 years is to take up a new role as adviser to the Scottish government on environment policy.
Iranian authorities said there was no longer hope of finding any of the country's missing pilgrims alive.
According to Saudi officials, 769 people died in the crush in Mina, near Mecca, and 934 were injured.
The Saudis have been criticised over their handling of security and for the slow publication of casualty figures.
Iranian officials allege that the overall number of deaths is now more than 1,000. Pakistan, India, and Indonesia have also suggested death toll may be higher than the 769 reported by Saudi Arabia.
Saudi authorities have not released a breakdown of victims by nationality, but a tally of the numbers of dead released by individual countries adds up to more than the official figure.
The crush occurred as two large groups of pilgrims converged at right angles on the way to taking part in one of the Hajj's major rites at the Jamarat pillars.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called on Saudi Arabia to apologise for the deadly stampede and warned of "harsh" measures if the kingdom fails to promptly repatriate the bodies of Iran's dead.
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir has accused Iran of "playing politics" with the disaster and called on the Islamic Republic to await the outcome of an investigation ordered by Saudi Arabia's King Salman.
But Saeed Ohadi, the head of Iran's Hajj department, told state television that Iranian officials are trying to return bodies of Iranian pilgrims "as soon as possible".
Mr Ohadi said Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed not to bury any of the dead in Saudi Arabia without prior permission by Iran or the families of the deceased.
Saudi officials have blamed pilgrims for the stampede, suggesting some had "moved without following instructions by the relevant authorities".
The disaster was the second to strike the region in two weeks, after a crane collapsed at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, killing 109 people.
Reported deaths by nationality so far - total of at least 906
Timeline: Deadliest stampedes
Saudi helplines: 00966 125458000 and 00966 125496000
The court ruled in favour of more than 1,300 relatives of the 241 Americans killed at a US Marine barracks.
The US government holds the Lebanese Shia Islamist movement Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran, responsible.
Both Hezbollah and Iran have denied any involvement.
Iran's central bank, Bank Markazi, tried to defy court orders demanding payment for losses.
It opposed a law that directs its US assets be turned over to the families.
The bombings of the US embassy and US Marine barracks, both in 1983, are believed to have been carried out by Lebanese Shia militias that went on to form Hezbollah two years later.
The militias were reportedly receiving considerable military training and organisational support from Iran at the time.
The next year, the US withdrew nearly all its troops from Lebanon.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion for the court rejecting Iran's efforts to avoid the payments.
The law "does not transgress restraints placed on Congress and the president by the Constitution", she wrote.
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, arguing that the 2012 law passed by Congress was an overreach.
More than 1,300 people will receive the money, relatives of victims of the Beirut bombings, a 1996 terrorist bombing in Saudi Arabia and other attacks. The lead plaintiff is the sister of a US Marine killed in Beirut.
Photographer Ed Gold has been documenting communities living off-grid for many years, and recently he visited the woodland community at Tinkers Bubble in Somerset and spoke to some of those living close to the land.
Ed Shaw, 29, has been living at the site for more than two years and has spent much of his life on the road, having found city life was not to his liking.
"Broadly I'd say that any change you make in your life, no matter how small the change, in living closer to nature, will make your life better and more worthwhile," he says.
"It could be the joy in your life, whatever that is, whether it's planting flowers or raising butterflies indigenous to your area or living like this, will make a difference.
"To be still, that's the joy of being settled.
"We have 300 volunteers who visit every year as they have realised how their lives have been and because of how they'd like their lives to be.
"There is a flow of people moving around who want to change their lives, and I think that will create a positive change in society."
In contrast Ed's partner, Sophia, who is training to be a Shiatsu practitioner, had not lived off-grid prior to moving to Tinkers Bubble, but had been doing an apprenticeship on a farm.
"It was a leap of faith to move here as I'd never really visited before, but it was an easy transition as I knew a few of the members already," she says.
"The interpersonal dynamics are the most rewarding but most challenging aspect of living in the community.
"It's unpredictable and button-pressing.
"It's a real blessing to feel connected to a group of people, it's a big family and that comes from bonded interpersonal relations.
"We get about 40 emails a day in the summer from people asking if they can volunteer and two or three every week from random people asking if they can live at Tinkers Bubble, so that's an indicator that people realise it's a better way to live, even if they romanticise the idea.
"It's not something that anyone can do, but it's better for mental health to live outside and getting away from the business and rush of day to day.
"The hardest thing is missing having a washing machine, because of the time.
"Washing my clothes by hand takes about three hours."
Laura Axe, 30, moved here a year ago, having previously lived in a house in Switzerland that did not have electricity.
"It's very real here because we are trying to live as sustainably as possible, we are producing our food, it's something that feels very wholesome about this lifestyle," she says.
"People tend to go towards what they are drawn to, I work with the horses, milk the cow, food production.
"If it's a big project like the round house, re-thatching it and putting in more windows, we all help out.
"This is the longest I've stayed in one place for any length of time.
"I like it here. It says to me it is the way forward - positive steps, positive futures.
"For me, it's a real encouragement to know this place exists, it feels really supportive that you're part of a network that is growing.
"I think people are seeing a lot more sense in living this way.
"People are kind of changing their opinion or at least getting their own opinion on what is really important.
"I think it is starting to become very real to people that we can't continue with the consumerism lifestyle that we've had."
Jen Joseph has spent most of her life on the move, both as a child and in recent years living in Europe and Africa, where she helped set up educational establishments for children.
"There's this window that is sensible to live within, you make things work within it," she says.
"The off-gridness fulfils my selfish need to have green around me.
"But if everybody wanted to have that space of green around them, it wouldn't be possible because there are too many people.
"I have more than my fair share, there aren't many people that can live like this.
"I feel absolutely privileged the fact that everywhere I look I have real diversity of landscape and am able to wander wherever I like.
"If you allowed people to live like this everywhere, it just wouldn't work."
"I have high hopes for the younger generation because I think they think more what it means to be part of this world.
"It's not about nationality or race or what you're entitled to, it's about compassion.
"Compassion in action, just giving up everything and doing the best you can."
It was 1994 when Michael Zair arrived at the site having worked in a number of jobs, including as a buyer for J Lyons.
"I don't think I miss anything from living in a house, but there will come a time when my hip joints will struggle with the uneven ground here," he says.
"And if I have an operation for a hip replacement, it will take a while to recover and I will be quite dependent on other people.
"I've been here 22 years so I've been saving the government a lot of money on housing benefit.
"I feel very privileged, I have no desire to go and get housebound and dependent on the grid.
"If I had been married, I would never have come here.
"This is my family here and it's been an exciting adventure.
"Nine babies have been born here.
"It's sometimes been suggested that this place should be a template for the imagination - to have your dreams here and then go and have the chance to fulfil them."
This is the first time Eden Evans, 22, has lived off-grid
"I'd heard lots of good things about Tinkers Bubble, and I'm doing a dissertation about eco villages, so I'm here to get first hand experience," she says.
"I'm interested in growing and gardening and being environmental.
"I'm studying social anthropology, and generally what I like to study is land attitude, which is the cosmology in how landscapes are used in general and affects people's lifestyle.
"The typical Western ideology is called naturalist cosmology, which has a tendency to view humans as an exception in their surroundings.
"It's a much less holistic view and more of a hierarchical view of doing things."
"Culturally, it's not easy to make a living whilst living in an off-grid community," says Jake.
"Living without fossil fuels is much more labour intensive and it's hard to find the balance.
"We do integrate with the local community, but there's an obvious distinction between living in the community and with the outside world.
"I won't deny that it's mentally and physically challenging, especially in winter.
"It's hard to live here as a musician, because of the way they are expected to live because of travelling around.
"If you want to be successful, you are expected to travel.
"I'm a live musician and you have to go to where the people are that want to see you.
"I don't know where I'm going to live next, probably in a city to teach English and play music.
"I'm a bit sad to leave. I've not come across another community like this in the UK. It's beautiful."
Natalie Huss originally came to Britain from Germany to work in Scotland in nature conservation, but it was only when she decided to quit that job that she became interested in living in communities such as this.
"When I was younger I wanted to save the world, I wanted to be one of those on the [Greenpeace ship] Rainbow Warrior," she says.
"Over the years, I became more and more unsatisfied about the fact that I wasn't able to work in conservation as well as living a much more sustainable life.
"I lived in an ordinary house, used a car and other machinery for work, bought most of my food.
"I felt it was time to to quit my job and focus on living sustainably and close to the land.
"People feel like they have to get a job and do what everyone else is doing.
"People don't necessarily have a longing to live off-grid, but many have a longing to change their lives.
"People have such a fear and worry about pensions - but in return for paying into one, in possibly a job that they do not like, they just give up so much for a major part of their lives for so little at the end."
Republican Senator John Thune has asked that if the allegations are true the company is misleading the public about the feature.
His letter asks Facebook to respond to questions quickly and prepare staff to brief members of Congress.
Facebook has denied the reports that it manipulates its trending section.
The Trending Topics column appears on a typical Facebook page, designed to highlight what subjects are being discussed heavily by Facebook users around the world.
The letter asks Facebook who is responsible for the content on Trending Topics, what steps it is taking to investigate the claims and how many stories with conservative viewpoints have been excluded from the module.
"Social networks such as Facebook are an increasingly important source of news for many Americans and people around the world," Mr Thune, who is chairman of the US Senate Commerce committee, writes in the letter.
The report, by technology news site Gizmodo, alleged that staff tampered with Trending Topic stories and were told to include stories published by the BBC, CNN and other mainstream sites ahead of smaller news sites.
It also alleges that staff would put topics that were not actually trending in the section.
Breitbart, a leading conservative news source in the US, said the reports confirmed what they had "long suspected", that "Facebook's trending news artificially mutes conservatives and amplifies progressives".
But the network's head of search Tom Stocky wrote that the site "found no evidence that the anonymous allegations are true".
"Facebook does not allow or advise our reviewers to systematically discriminate against sources of any ideological origin and we've designed our tools to make that technically not feasible," Mr Stocky said.
South Wales Police said a May Day rally organised by the South Wales Anarchists group on Saturday saw protestors enter the HSBC bank on Queen Street.
Officers said the incident caused "distress and concern to staff and customers".
The police said the rest of the protest passed off peacefully.
There will be "fewer than 50" forces deployed in the region to "train, advise and assist" vetted opposition forces, said officials.
This will be the first time US troops are working openly on the ground in Syria.
But there have been US special forces raids on IS militants there.
A senior administration official told the BBC this does not signal a change in US strategy but an "intensification" of the campaign.
"Our role fundamentally and the strategy is to enable local forces but does that put US forces in harm's way? It does, no question about it," Defence Secretary Ash Carter later told reporters.
However, Russia's foreign minister warned that the move increased the risk of a "proxy war" developing in the region and urged greater co-operation between the US and Russian militaries.
"I am convinced that neither the United States nor Russia of course want any kind of slide into a so-called proxy war," said Sergei Lavrov, speaking after talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry and UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura in Vienna.
For more than a year, the US and coalition forces have been carrying out air strikes against IS, which controls a large part of northern Syria and parts of neighbouring Iraq.
The US recently abandoned its Syria rebel training effort, opting to provide equipment and arms directly to rebel leaders instead.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said President Obama wanted to provide additional support for Syrian rebel fighters who had been having success on the battlefield.
"There are now moderate opposition forces that are 45 miles (72km) outside Raqqa," he said. "The president is prepared to intensify the elements that have shown promise."
He added: "This is an intensification of a strategy he discussed a year ago."
The numbers are small, nonetheless the US decision represents a notable shift in US policy. Their mission will be "to help co-ordinate local ground forces and coalition efforts" against IS in northern Syria. In all likelihood they may fight alongside Kurdish forces who have been the most effective of Washington's local allies.
"Co-ordination" could well mean forward air controllers; teams trained in the skills of linking up tactical air power with troops on the ground; designating targets and calling in strikes. The fact that the US now has specialised A-10 ground attack aircraft reasonably close by at the Turkish air base of Incirlik may also be significant.
This is a small step intended not least to reassure Washington's unsettled allies in the region. The drift in US policy has become even more apparent since Russia's muscular intervention from the air. But to be convincing the US may need to do a good deal more and that seems to be at variance with President Obama's basic instincts.
This week talks are being held in Vienna involving Iran, Syria's ally, for the first time.
The summit seeks to close the gap between the US and its allies, who support the rebels, and the key foreign allies of the Syrian government, Russia and Iran.
World leaders say progress has been made in the "historic" talks to resolve Syria's civil war, but they continue to differ on the fate of President Bashar al-Assad.
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US special operations forces have previously taken part in at least two raids in Syria.
In May, troops killed senior IS member Abu Sayyaf and captured his wife in eastern Syria.
And last summer, forces failed in an operation to rescue American hostages including journalist James Foley, who was later beheaded by IS fighters.
Last week, American forces assisted Kurdish troops in the rescue of dozens of hostages held by IS in Iraq. One American was killed in the raid.
France remembered that lesson on Tuesday as it celebrated Bastille Day - the anniversary of the storming of that notorious Paris prison 226 years ago, marking the start of a revolution against the elite.
And alongside celebration of France's historic past is a widespread sense of pride that its president, Francois Hollande, helped secure a Greek deal with its eurozone creditors.
Greece has a fondness for its own revolutionary history: its struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire in the early 19th Century lasted more than a decade.
It was a sentiment that former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt played on when he address his Greek counterpart in the European Parliament last week.
"Do you want to be remembered as an electoral accident?" he asked Alexis Tsipras, "Or a revolutionary reformer?"
President Hollande probably can't remember the last time he was called a revolutionary.
But his role at the heart of those dark and stormy crisis talks was clear. Photographs from the discussions show Mr Hollande and Germany's Angela Merkel huddled with Mr Tsipras, their faces a barometer of the tense triangular deadlock they were grappling with.
With the German chancellor beholden to rising anger at home over Greek debt, and with a German plan for a "Grexit" - or Greek departure from the eurozone - already circulating among representatives, it was the French president who seemingly smoothed the waters and found a compromise.
And after living through the worst opinion poll ratings of any modern French leader, he'll probably be content with the labels currently being bestowed on him by members of his Socialist Party.
There have been hymns of praise for his "political skill" and "tenacity". Many credit him with single-handedly keeping Greece in the eurozone.
"There are times when very few people hold in their hands a piece of history. Today Francois Hollande is one of them," the former Housing Minister, Cecile Duflot, was quoted as saying on Sunday night.
But then, as French journal Le Point points out, perhaps Mr Hollande's own party had forgotten just how good a negotiator he is.
His role in the Socialist Party, until he won the presidency, had been one of diplomat and technocrat - a skilled bringer-together of the fractious Socialist factions.
These are skills he was derided for as leader, but which allow him to shine in tight corners like the one the European Union found itself in last weekend.
That there was political mileage for Mr Hollande in refusing to give up on Greece is clear, as his critics on both the far left and the right point out.
His party is ideologically sympathetic to Greece's left-wing Syriza, brought to power on a protest vote against budget cuts.
And, of course, France has itself sometimes played fast and loose with EU rules on fiscal discipline itself.
But just as important in this battle may have been the display of France's weight in Europe.
German power - both economic and political - is a reality, but Berlin's vision is frequently different to the view here in Paris, and keeping the balance at the heart of the EU has not always been easy for the French leadership.
The leader of France's far-left bloc, Jean-Luc Melenchon, spoke of his sadness at the result of Sunday's talks, with a reference to the "brutality and omnipotence of the German government".
For now the critical voices ranged against Mr Hollande are relatively few, but will that change if France is forced to help bankroll Greece in the coming weeks?
Athens needs immediate help to avoid a banking collapse, while negotiations begin on a third bailout agreement.
And EU finance ministers have been looking at where a bridging loan might come from.
The European Commission wants to use joint EU money, although the UK has ruled that out and other non-eurozone governments also have concerns.
Talk of bilateral loans from individual eurozone countries is resurfacing again, although French sources have denied that is an option.
However, President Hollande should enjoy the celebrations now, because the price of keeping Greece in the euro may still prove higher than anyone wants to imagine.
Plans by the Commercial Estates Group for the development in Carlyon Bay were halted when a public inquiry rejected them last year.
The group said it had new proposals for the plans and that people had the chance to look at the development brief until 26 June and give their views.
The company said it would then submit a fresh planning application to Cornwall Council in the autumn.
Planning permission was first granted in 1991 for the project near St Austell - which includes more than 500 holiday apartments - and sea defences were originally built to protect the apartments and construction workers.
But when developers applied to upgrade the defences, opponents claimed they were too big, unsafe, and could damage the environment.
The company said it was now working with the council and using feedback from other consultations in the hope the plans would meet with local people's approval.
The Commercial Estates Group said the new plans included defences which would be set back about 27m (90ft) from the front line of the previously refused scheme.
Exhibitions of the plans are being held at the project's Information Centre at Crinnis Beach, Carlyon Bay, until Saturday, and at The Engine House, Fore Street, St Austell on Friday.
The party's leader published his tax return as part of a call for transparency from politicians.
The return appeared to show his MP salary, plus pension payments, but not the money he is entitled to as leader of the opposition.
However, the party said the allowance of £27,192 was included in the tax return and was taxed at source.
The return records Mr Corbyn's "pay from all employments" as £77,019 - mostly from his MP's salary of £74,000 - along with a pension of £36,045, £1,200 from self-employment and £78 in interest.
He paid income tax of £35,298 for the year 2015-16, after becoming Labour leader in September 2015.
A Labour source was initially unable to say why Mr Corbyn's leader's salary was missing from the return, which was prepared by accountants.
But later a Labour spokesman said it was "untrue" that the leadership payment had been omitted.
They said it was included in the full return under the heading of "public office".
"We are confident the total income of £114,342 in the tax return is correct, as is the income tax charge of £35,298. Nearly all the tax was paid at source.
"We welcome media and public scrutiny of the Labour leader's tax return. This is a matter of policy, not political point scoring.
"We believe in transparency. Those who seek the highest office, along with the very wealthy and powerful, should publish their tax returns."
The publication came after Chancellor Phillip Hammond declined a challenge to publish his own taxes, calling it "demonstration politics".
Speaking to The BBC's Andrew Marr Show, he said: "I have no intention of doing so. Just for the record my tax affairs are all perfectly regular and up to date.
"But I think this demonstration politics isn't helping the atmosphere in British politics."
The deaths are reported to have happened in an off-piste area as skiers made their way through fresh snow.
Officials said the injured skiers were hit by falling rocks and had been taken to hospital by helicopter.
There have been several skiing deaths in the Alps this winter.
Rescuers on Thursday said that skiers from Germany, Belgium, Sweden and Italy were caught up in the avalanche.
A second avalanche on Thursday was reported to have taken place in the same area soon after the first. Two off-piste skiers were caught up in it, but neither was reported to have been injured.
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The avalanche risk - in one of the busiest weeks of the year for skiing in the Alps - has been assessed by officials to be three out of five, because of recent heavy snowfalls and powerful winds which have caused drifting in some areas.
Courmayeur - on the slopes of Mont Blanc - is renowned for the high difficulty levels of its skiing.
Labour will set out its devolution offer for Wales, including giving 16 and 17 year olds the vote by May 2016.
Their plan also includes devolving fracking, and powers over transport such as the Wales and Border rail franchise, ports and speed limits.
Meanwhile, the Lib Dems want a guarantee that funding for Wales will not fall below an agreed level.
Shadow Welsh Secretary Owen Smith said Labour's proposals "map out a historic new chapter in Wales' devolution journey, creating a lasting settlement allowing us to advance social justice, improve equality of opportunity and create a fairer society for all".
The Liberal Democrats have said they would introduce a Barnett funding floor, set at a level which reflects Wales' needs.
They said they would also commission a study to update the Holtham Commission's analysis, which five years ago estimated a funding shortfall to Wales of £300m.
The party said it would then seek to increase the Welsh block grant to an equitable level.
Lib Dem parliamentary candidate Jenny Willot said: "The Liberal Democrats not only recognise that Wales is underfunded, but we will commit to putting in place practical measures to address this."
Labour also said it would deliver "fair funding for Wales" through introducing a Barnett funding floor.
But Plaid Cymru said it was "a smoke and mirrors solution".
The party's candidate in the Vale of Glamorgan, Ian Johnson, said: "A Barnett floor does not offer a lasting solution, and if austerity continues then a Barnett floor will not generate any additional resources for Wales at all.
"At best it will stop the situation getting worse, it will not make the situation any better. It will not give fair funding to Wales.
"Plaid Cymru will fight to deliver parity of funding and responsibility for Wales with Scotland."
The Conservatives have previously also proposed introducing a "floor", but said the exact level would be worked out later.
If it's not Chris Gayle heaving over the leg side, it's Brendon McCullum charging down the pitch and flat-batting through the covers. If it's not Kumar Sangakkara torturing fielders like a sadistic surgeon, it's AB de Villiers sweeping fast bowlers for six - with one hand.
The 2015 World Cup has been the most run-thirsty of all time: record scores, more sixes and more centuries than ever before. Fielders have become spectators and spectators have become fielders.
Why is the bat so dominant? Why are bowlers so powerless? And does a run-fest actually make good cricket?
In case you need proof, the statistics provide conclusive evidence that this World Cup in Australia and New Zealand has been all about the batsmen.
Much is made of the advantages given to batsmen - better bats, smaller boundaries, pitches that encourage dazzling strokeplay.
But the increase in runs is most often attributed to the 2012 change in ODI playing conditions. Whereas teams were once allowed five fielders outside the 30-yard circle, they can now have only four.
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"If you have one less man outside the ring, batters are targeting where the gap is," Ireland batsman Ed Joyce told BBC Sport.
"The skill level of the batters is exceptionally good and they are making bowlers bowl differently. When bowlers do something they don't want to do, they don't do it as well."
However, the change in regulations does not fully explain the heavy scoring, because batsmen are only just taking full advantage.
At the 2011 World Cup, the average runs per over was 5.03, while between 2013 and 2014 it was 5.20. In this tournament, that figure has jumped to 5.63.
With Twenty20 now more than 10 years old and fully embedded into a batsman's psyche, are we seeing the shortest form of the game finally impose a total influence on 50-over cricket?
"The batsmen have taken T20 cricket into the one-day game," said former Australia all-rounder Andrew McDonald.
"They have taken it to a new level with so many shots, the ability to score through 360 degrees. They have the confidence to play them in any game."
Have batsmen drunk the bar dry or is there an inexhaustible supply of runs to be lapped up? The facts provide no optimism for bowlers.
This is the third successive World Cup where the average runs per over and the number of totals in excess of 300 have both increased.
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The records for the fastest fifty, century and 150 have all been broken in 2015 and all five individual scores of 200 have come since 2010. Rohit Sharma's record score of 264, made against Sri Lanka last year, hinted that an ODI triple century is possible.
"At the moment, who knows? We are seeing so many different shots with so much power," said Australia captain Michael Clarke.
"Someone like David Warner, Chris Gayle or AB de Villiers - on a smaller ground they possibly could make 300."
The good news - if you can call it that - for bowlers is that the record for the highest team total in ODIs is yet to be threatened. Although this World Cup has seen three scores in excess of 400, Sri Lanka's record of 443-9, made against the Netherlands, has stood since 2006.
Still, there are those who believe 500 is within reach.
"There's a very good chance that a team could get 500, especially on a small ground," said Joyce. "The way batsmen play without fear, it's incredibly difficult to stop them scoring."
At the moment, not a great deal.
Even a rule change that was thought likely to help bowlers has gone the other way. Using two balls, one at each end, was supposed to offer more assistance, but instead keeps the balls harder for longer so they travel further and faster off the bat.
"It's always tough to be a bowler. All the rules are against us," said South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn.
"We're starting to realise if bowlers can go for between eight runs and 10 an over in the last 10, you're actually doing a pretty good job."
Those who have made the ball swing - the likes of Australia's Mitchell Starc and New Zealand pair Tim Southee and Trent Boult - have had success, but how do bowlers curb scoring when there is no assistance, particularly in the final overs of an innings?
"There are different theories - bowl short to use the square fielders - but I still feel the yorker is the best ball," said Pakistan coach Waqar Younis.
"I'm glad I'm not playing, because it is unfair to bowlers."
Seeing the ball constantly flayed to the boundary might be entertaining for some, but it makes for one-sided contests in more ways than one. Not only is the ball struggling to compete with the bat, but a huge first-innings total often means the game is over by the halfway stage.
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Of the 20 completed World Cup games in Australia, 14 have been won by the side batting first. On the 20 occasions across the whole tournament that a team have posted in excess of 300, the side batting second have won only three times.
"A massive first-innings score kills the game," said BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew. "The team batting second is under so much pressure that they feel they have to go hard all the way through. They lose early wickets, then the game is gone."
In contrast, some of the most thrilling matches have been low-scoring. New Zealand chased Australia's 151 to win by one wicket, the same for Afghanistan as they overhauled Scotland's 210.
"The world wants entertainment, fours and big sixes," said Waqar. "Weighting the game in favour of the batsmen is a crowd-pulling thing, but it should be an even contest."
The speed of Test run scoring has been increasing for some time. Of the seven completed Test innings with a run-rate above five per over, only three happened between 1902 and 2005, but four have come since 2012.
The very best batsmen - the likes of De Villiers and Sangakkara - are always best placed to have success across all forms of the game, but players like Australia's Warner, who made his name in limited-overs cricket, are transferring to the Test arena.
However, Tests will always provide a fairer battle between bat and ball: no boundary fielding restrictions, red leather more likely to swing, and pitches that deteriorate over five days.
"ODIs are so weighted in favour of the batters, but Test cricket is completely different," said Joyce.
"The Test mindset is different. There's been some increase in Test scoring, but I don't see any reason why it would get to the level of ODIs."
People in coastal areas, especially in Cardigan Bay, have been advised to be alert for flooding and to be prepared.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said the threat is due to a combination of high tides and a strong wind.
Eight flood alerts were in place on Thursday evening but no warnings.
Scott Squires, from NRW, warned "some large waves could splash over sea defences".
Meanwhile, heavy and persistent rain is expected to affect Wales over the weekend, particularly in the north.
People travelling over the next three days have been told to take extra care and allow more time for their journey.
NRW said it will issue flood alerts and warnings if rivers "reach trigger levels".
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Anton Duffy, 38, Martin Hughes, 35, Paul Sands, 31, and John Gorman, 57, are alleged to have planned to kill Johnny "Mad Dog" Adair and Sam McCrory.
Mr Duffy and Mr Gorman are also accused of planning to murder former Barlinnie Prison governor Derek McGill.
The four men deny all the charges. Their trial was set for April 2015.
Judge Lord Boyd set the date at the High Court in Glasgow after hearing that the trial is expected to last for 10 weeks.
Three other men - Craig Convery , 37, Gary Convery, 34, and Gordon Brown, 29, - will also go on trial accused of allegations linked to the terror plans.
It is alleged that Mr Duffy, Mr Hughes, Mr Sands and Mr Gorman, along with un-named individuals, plotted to kill Mr Adair and Mr McCrory between August 2010 and October last year.
All four also face another charge of joining others with the "intention of committing acts of terrorism".
This includes claims that contact was made with Republican movements, the Real IRA and the IRA.
The charge alleges there was a plan to identify individuals and premises "to be the target of action" causing serious harm.
Mr Hughes, Mr Sands and Mr Gorman further face a separate charge of intending to assist Mr Duffy in acts of terrorism.
Mr Craig and Gary Convery are accused of directing others to commit serious offences such as drug dealing, possession of firearms and those under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
This includes instructing individuals in the sale and transportation of a number of deadly weapons such as revolver guns and rifles.
Mr Brown is also charged with agreeing with the Converys to help in the "commission of serious organised crime".
One accusation states he met with Mr Duffy and handed money over to him.
The trio are also accused, along with Mr Duffy, of possessing an assault rifle at an address in Paisley, Renfrewshire.
Craig Convery faces a final charge under the Proceeds of Crime Act of having £5,660 in money on 12 September last year.
All seven accused deny all the charges against them.
The Polish site, now a museum and memorial, saw a 40 per cent increase in visits in the first three months of 2015, compared with the previous year.
Staff advise people wishing to visit to book in advance online.
More than a million people, mostly Jews, died at Auschwitz during World War Two.
"We already see that on particular hours, long waiting may be necessary in order to enter the former camp," said Andrzej Kacorzyk, the museum's deputy director.
"If the attendance continues to grow in such a dynamic way in the months to follow, it may result in the fact that not all persons willing to enter the former camp and learn about the history of Auschwitz in its authentic space will be able to do it."
This year the death camp marked 70 years since its liberation by Soviet soldiers, a possible explanation for the surge in visitors.
But attendances had already been growing, with a record 1.5m people visiting in 2014.
The news came as a former Nazi SS guard at the camp began the second day of his trial on charges of being an accessory to the murder of at least 300,000 Jews.
Oskar Groening, 93, has admitted he was "morally" guilty but said it was up to the court to decide whether he was guilty under criminal law.
His comment came after the Scottish Conservatives urged the Scottish government to implement a five-year rates freeze for businesses.
Mr Brown said such taxes would be reviewed in due course.
Tory MSP Murdo Fraser believed a "helping hand" could be given to businesses if rates were cut.
Mr Brown, who is cabinet secretary for infrastructure, investment and cities, said the decision by UK voters to end Britain's membership of the EU meant taking action "in a new situation".
He told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme that the Conservative's business rates cuts plan had been made prior to the referendum.
The SNP minister explained: "We are in a new situation just now post Brexit - there are huge uncertainties.
"The most effective way to make an economic impact, to provide certainty in terms of jobs and to businesses is to invest in infrastructure, not just because it employs people right away but because it improves productive capacity of the country.
"If you improve the infrastructure, your roads, your hospitals your colleges and so on you improve the potential capacity of the country and that is why we think it is right to focus on this."
He added: "We have a review of business taxation, as announced by the first minister."
Mr Brown was speaking the day after Nicola Sturgeon announced £100m of funding to boost Scotland's economy following the referendum which saw the UK vote by 52% to 48% to leave the EU. However, in Scotland 62% of voters wanted to retain membership.
The Scottish government will bring forward support for job-creating projects and arrangements to help businesses deal with uncertainty.
The £100m - which comes from underspend in previous budgets - will be made available in the current financial year to speed up delivery of health and other infrastructure projects which are currently in the pipeline, including £5m for expansion of services at the Golden Jubilee Hospital.
Mr Fraser said that while this announcement was welcome, the Scottish government needed to do two key things.
The first was to rule out a second independence referendum and the second was to "listen to the calls from the business community in Scotland to address the cost of doing business".
In an interview with Good Morning Scotland, Mr Fraser said: "Their [business community] primary concern is rates which have been hiked by 42% since the SNP came to power in 2007.
"Our answer would be to stimulate the Scottish economy and give a helping hand to business by freezing business rates for the next five years - that was in our manifesto for the parliamentary election this year, it is something widely supported in the business community and it would deliver a real helping hand to businesses of all sizes across Scotland.
"It is something absolutely essential that needed to be done before Brexit because the Scottish economy was, relatively speaking, underperforming to the rest of the UK.
"It is needed even more now and it is a pity the Scottish government are not being a bit more ambitious in their own thinking rather than just bringing forward spending money that should have been spent last year."
The Scottish Chambers of Commerce urged ministers at Holyrood to act now on business rates.
Its chief executive Liz Cameron explained: "Scotland Business Rates will be revalued in less than eight months' time but the values that will apply are based on the economy as it was on 1 April 2015 - over a year before the EU referendum and before the worst effects of persistent low oil prices became apparent.
"If the Scottish government chooses to do nothing about next year's rates bills, then businesses will be hit with valuations that bear no relevance to the economic conditions they will be facing next year."
On Wednesday, the Conservative government's Scottish Secretary David Mundell began holding talks in Scotland with leaders from the business and public sectors.
He continued those discussions on Thursday when he met representatives from Scottish local authority body Cosla.
Mr Mundell said he told the gathering that the UK government was doing all it could to make sure the UK government was "working hard to get the best deal for all parts of the UK".
He added: "Local authorities come together in Cosla to collaborate, despite their political differences, for the benefit of their communities.
"In the same way the UK government will work with the Scottish government and other partners as 'Team UK', to ensure that we maximise the opportunities for Scotland as we forge a new role for our country in the world."
Mr Correa, whose term ends in 2017, described himself as a "left-wing, humanist, Roman Catholic".
He said members of his own governing alliance have been pushing for the change.
"They can do whatever they want. I will never approve the decriminalisation of abortion," he said.
Mr Correa has accused many members of his governing bloc of betraying him and trying to push their own agenda by stealth.
"It has cost me more, the betrayals of my own supposed friends, than the acts of my enemies."
"If these acts of betrayal and disloyalty go on, I will tender my resignation," said Mr Correa.
Mr Correa, an economist trained in the United States, first came into power in 2007. He was elected to a third term in February.
He is part of a new wave of left-wing leaders that came into power in Latin America in the last 15 years, following the electoral success of the late Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez.
Mr Correa has criticised "American imperialism" in the region and in August 2012 offered political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is holed up at the Ecuadorean embassy in London.
More recently, Mr Correa has offered asylum to American whistleblower Edward Snowden, former contractor at the US National Security Agency.
The opposition has accused him of attempting to stifle debate and control the media.
A new media law was approved earlier this year by an overwhelming majority at the National Assembly, where Mr Correa's Alianza Pais party has nearly three-quarters of the 137 seats.
The Assembly is now on the second and final stage of debates into changes to the Penal Code.
Among the proposals being examined are tougher prison sentences, of up to 40 years, and specific legislation to deal with crimes against women.
Mr Correa said its members were fully aware of his personal and his party's pro-life stance.
"Where do we say we should decriminalise abortion? On the contrary, our constitution pledges to defend life from the moment of conception," Mr Correa said in an television interview broadcast on Thursday evening.
The death penalty and life sentences are also banned by the South American country's constitution.
Abortion is totally banned or highly restricted in most Latin American countries.
Councils in England took legal action against 985 people in 2014-15, the vast majority of them for using someone else's blue badge.
It compares with 535 the year before, data from the Department for Transport has shown.
Disability groups said they hoped legitimate holders of blue badges would be treated fairly by fellow motorists.
Thefts of badges have also risen with 2,056 cases, compared with 1,756 the year before.
Across England, all but 28 prosecutions were of non-badge holders using another person's permit.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council in London prosecuted the most people of any authority, with 190 cases in 2014-15.
Councillor Wesley Harcourt, Hammersmith and Fulham Council's cabinet member for transport, said fraudsters were using blue badges to park near shopping centres such as the Westfield development in west London.
"This abuse frustrates and is unfair on genuine badge holders," he said.
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535
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8,790 badges lost
2,056 badges stolen
2.45 million blue badges held in 2014
£1,000 fine for misuse of a badge
A spokesman said the original holder would not normally know of the fraudulent use and that repeat incidents with the same badge were "very rare".
Blue badge misuse attracts a fine of up to £1,000 plus any additional penalty for a related parking offence.
Islington saw the largest number of stolen badges in 2014-15, 122 in total and up from 103 the year before. A spokesman said it was a "callous and unacceptable crime" and the local authority takes the thefts very seriously.
Thefts of permits decreased between 2010 and 2013 but have risen again over the past two years.
More than two million disabled people have blue badges. They allow holders to park close to the places they need to visit, including on double yellow lines for up to three hours, provided there is no loading or unloading.
Elliot Dunster, head of policy at disability charity Scope, said: "We hope that this staggering rise in prosecutions is because councils are getting better at tackling abuse of the blue badge system, and weeding out those who are not disabled.
"Many disabled people rely on their blue badge to live independently, take part in the local community and contribute to their local economy."
Philip Connolly, the policy and development manager of Disability Rights UK, said the government had cut red tape to make it easier for local authorities to crack down on abuse of the blue badge scheme.
However, he warned people should not jump to conclusions about drivers who may appear mobile on a particular day.
"We need a different way of talking about disabled people and the way that they talk about the blue badge scheme is detrimental to that," he said.
"There is a narrative at work here that suggests that people are in some ways dishonest and should not have a right to their entitlements."
A US-backed rebel group in the divided northern city of Aleppo said the initiative had "practically failed".
The Syrian military said its seven-day "regime of calm" had expired and did not say if it would be renewed.
US Secretary of State John Kerry, however, described the cessation of hostilities as "holding but fragile".
He said US and Russian officials were meeting in Geneva on Monday to discuss developments.
Earlier, Russia's defence ministry said rebel violations had made it "pointless" for Syrian forces to uphold the truce.
"Considering that the conditions of the ceasefire are not being respected by the rebels, we consider it pointless for the Syrian government forces to respect it unilaterally," Lt Gen Sergei Rudskoi said in a televised statement.
The Syrian military said on Monday that rebel groups, which it referred to as "terrorists", had failed to commit to any provisions of the deal.
The army said last week that its "regime of calm" would last until midnight on Sunday and then possibly be renewed. But the latest statement made no mention of a renewal.
Mr Kerry denounced the Syrian declaration, saying: "It would be good if they didn't talk first to the press but if they talked to the people who are actually negotiating this."
The BBC's James Longman in Beirut says there were never high hopes for the cessation of hostilities, but after just one week it looks to be in serious trouble.
"I believe that practically it has failed and has ended," Zakaria Malahifji, head of the political office of the Aleppo-based rebel group Fastaqim, told Reuters news agency.
Asked whether he expected aid to be delivered to the 250,000 people living in the city's besieged rebel-held east - a key part of the truce deal - Mr Malahifji said: "There is no hope. It has been a number of days of procrastination. Every day there is a pretext."
The UN's aid chief, Stephen O'Brien, said on Monday that he was "pained and disappointed" that a 20-lorry aid convoy destined for eastern Aleppo was still stuck on the border with Turkey because it had not received necessary permissions and safety guarantees from the Syrian government.
A number of leading rebel factions also warned that if the government pressed ahead with its plan to evacuate more rebel fighters from the besieged Homs suburb of al-Wair, it would "have clearly ended its commitment to any proposed truce".
A pro-government Lebanese TV channel reported that the rebels and their families had left on Monday, but a local official later told Reuters that the evacuation had been postponed until Tuesday.
The truce was dealt another blow on Saturday when warplanes from the US-led coalition against so-called Islamic State (IS) accidentally bombed Syrian troops in the eastern city of Deir al-Zour.
Officials said the strikes killed more than 60 soldiers. President Bashar al-Assad called them the "latest example of flagrant American aggression against Syrian army positions in the interests of the terrorist organisation Daesh [IS]".
On Monday, the UK confirmed that British aircraft - believed to be unmanned, remotely-piloted Reaper drones - had been involved in the strike, along with jets from Australia and Denmark.
A statement said the UK was "fully co-operating with the coalition investigation" and stressed that it "would not intentionally target Syrian military units".
Syria government warplanes meanwhile bombed rebel positions in Hama province, killing dozens of jihadist fighters, state media reported.
In another development, Turkish-backed Syrian rebel forces might extend their zone of control in northern Syria and seek to capture the IS stronghold of al-Bab, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.
Mr Erdogan told a news conference in Istanbul that 900 sq km (350 sq miles) of IS territory had been cleared since last month, and that he envisaged the "safe zone" eventually extending up to 5,000 sq km.
In a Facebook post, Joao Soares said that he looked forward to landing "salutary blows" on two newspaper columnists.
The post attracted hundreds of critical comments from the public, opposition politicians and journalists.
Mr Soares, 66, resigned after Prime Minister Antonio Costa reprimanded him and issued a public apology.
"I won't relinquish my right to express an opinion," Mr Soares said in a statement.
He also said he did not want to create problems for the centre-left Socialist government, which took power in November.
Mr Soares, a former mayor of Lisbon and the son of a former Portuguese prime minister and president, has long been a polarising figure, the BBC's Alison Roberts in Lisbon says.
One of the articles in the Publico newspaper he was responding to in Thursday's controversial post (in Portuguese) accused him of incompetence, rudeness and cronyism.
He initially defended his comments as a response to an "insulting personal attack", but later apologised.
"I am a peaceful man," he said.
HRW says the government has discriminated against disabled children in its allocation of school places.
Children are excluded from mainstream schools and forced to wait years for places at special schools, it says.
The government said it was disappointed by the report, which "trivialised" efforts to help disabled children.
In a statement, South Africa's Department of Basic Education said that HRW had failed to include the ministry's submissions to the final report.
"It is almost as if there is an attempt to sensationalise the very real and very serious challenges faced by learners with special needs," it said.
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The department said it was " working at various levels of government to educationally enrich the lives of children with disabilities".
But campaigners say the government needs to admit that it is not providing quality education to all of its children.
"The job is not done until all children count just the same in the education system," said Elin Martinez, a children's rights researcher and author of the report.
Human Rights Watch researchers also found that inadequate teacher training and understanding of children's disabilities meant children with disabilities were not properly treated in classrooms.
In some cases, children suffered physical violence and neglect in schools, they added.
A mother of an eight-year-old boy with Down's syndrome told HRW that her child was denied admission because of his illness.
And parents of children with disabilities were often asked to pay additional fees, HRW said.
The 94-page report from the international pressure group found that many adolescents with disabilities lacked basic life skills that should be taught in school and were facing difficulties in getting employment.
In 2007, South Africa was one of the first countries to ratify the UN Disability Rights Treaty, which requires the government to promote an inclusive education system.
HRW said the government should adopt a new policy and legislation that would ensure equal learning opportunities for people with disabilities.
However, the education department said it was working hard to improve data-gathering and screening that would help children with disabilities to go to "neighbourhood schools and receive support in inclusive settings from an early age".
Staffordshire Police believe the murdered man, found near the banks of the River Trent in Staffordshire in 1971, could be John Henry Jones from Trevor.
The force said it was contacted by a member of Mr Jones' family following Tuesday's appeal.
DNA analysis will be carried out.
Mr Jones' name came to light after a dental expert reviewed missing person records. He has been missing since 1970.
The man's body was found in a shallow grave. He was naked with his hands and feet tied.
Staffordshire Police thanked the public for their support and asked for the privacy of Mr Jones' family to be respected as investigations continue.
The strikes were in response to the "cowardly and barbaric" bombing of Chad's capital, N'Djamena, on Monday, it added in a statement.
The group suffered heavy casualties and six of its bases were destroyed, the military said.
However, Nigeria's military has said the strikes were not on its territory.
In a statement, it said it had identified the targets but the raids probably hit Niger.
"The territory of Nigeria has not been violated," it said.
Both Chad and Niger have been helping Nigeria fight Boko Haram in recent months.
The BBC's Nathalie Magnien in N'Djamena says Chad has carried out airstrikes in Nigeria before, when it entered the conflict in January.
However, the strikes are the first since Monday's twin blasts which killed more than 20 people and wounded more than 100, she adds.
The attacks on the police headquarters and a police academy in N'Djamena were the first in the city, blamed on Boko Haram.
The group has not commented, but it had previously vowed to attack Chad because of its military support for Nigeria.
Chad will continue its "merciless" pursuit of the militants "so that no drop of Chadian blood spilt goes unpunished," the military said.
It did not mention where the raids took place.
Chad is to host a new regional force being set up to tackle Boko Haram.
It believes the group threatens the stability of the entire region.
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Why Boko Haram remains a threat
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Boko Haram is allied with Islamic State (IS), which is fighting for a global caliphate.
It launched its insurgency in north-eastern Nigeria's Borno state in 2009.
The insurgency then spread to other parts of Nigeria, and neighbouring countries.
Chadian troops have played a key role in helping Nigerian forces recapture territory from Boko Haram, especially in its Borno heartland.
On Tuesday, Chad banned people from wearing the full-face Islamic veil, saying militants used it as a "camouflage" to carry out Monday's attacks.
They believe it is the remains of sediments laid down in successive lakes that filled the deep bowl, probably over tens of millions of years.
Only later did winds dig out an encircling plain to expose the 5km-high peak we see today.
If true, this has major implications for past climates on the Red Planet.
It implies the world had to have been far warmer and wetter in its first two billion years than many people had previously recognised.
Ancient Mars, says the Curiosity team, must have enjoyed a vigorous global hydrological cycle, involving rains or snows, to maintain such humid conditions.
One tantalising consequence of this is the possibility that the planet may even have featured an ocean somewhere on its surface.
"If we have a long-standing lake for millions of years, the atmospheric humidity practically requires a standing body of water like an ocean to keep Gale from evaporating," said Dr Ashwin Vasavada, the Curiosity deputy project scientist.
For decades, researchers have speculated that the northern lowlands could have held a large sea in Mars' early history. The latest Curiosity results are sure to re-ignite interest in that idea.
Craters like Gale often feature central mounds that are created as the ground rebounds after a bowl-forming impact from an asteroid or comet.
But Mount Sharp is far too big to be explained in this way.
Curiosity's revelation follows from over a year's geological observations as it drove south towards the big peak from its 2012 landing site, out on the crater's plain.
In that time, the robot saw abundant banded sediments that were very obviously deposited by ancient rivers.
And the further south Curiosity rolled, the clearer it became that this fluvial activity ended in deltas and static lakes at the bowl's centre.
But the critical tell-tale was the inclination of these sediment beds, which the rover could see all dipped down towards the mountain, even as it climbed to higher and higher ground.
"We always see this same systematic pattern, which is quite intriguing," observed mission scientist Prof Sanjeev Gupta from Imperial College London, UK.
What this suggests is that water was running downhill from the crater rim towards Gale's centre where it would have pooled.
Over millions of years, the sediment raining out of this static body of water would have built the layers of rock - stack upon stack - that now make up Mount Sharp.
The peak stands proud today, says the team, because subsequent wind erosion has had many hundreds of millions of years to remove material between the crater perimeter and what is now the edge of the mountain.
Curiosity project scientist Prof John Grotzinger saluted the rover's careful field work.
The mystery of Mount Sharp, he argued, could only have been solved by a robot on the ground - not by satellite observations.
"There is no way to have recognised this from orbit," he told reporters.
"All that driving we did really paid off for science. It didn't just get us to Mount Sharp - it gave us the context to appreciate Mount Sharp."
There are still many outstanding questions.
The research team needs to understand better how persistent the water might have been through time; the activity that built the mountain could have been quite episodic.
And the notion that Mars was a lot warmer in the past is at odds with current climate models for that time.
"Even with a thicker atmosphere of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases like water, sulphur dioxide or hydrogen, it's difficult in models to raise global temperatures enough. But unless you do so, any liquid water would quickly freeze," explained Dr Vasavada.
The team hopes to answer some of these questions in the coming months and years as Curiosity climbs the mountain and studies its different rock layers.
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Properties were targeted in Marlor Court and the surrounding streets in Heywood, Greater Manchester, between Monday and Tuesday.
Greater Manchester Police said gluing locks was "extremely dangerous" and "caused a huge amount of distress to the victims".
The 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.
Insp Andrew Fern said those targeted "worry how they would escape their home in the event of a fire or other emergency".
The firm said it was looking for a range of staff including software developers and warehouse staff.
There will be jobs at Amazon's head office in London, as well as in the Edinburgh customer service centre and in three new warehouses.
The recruitment will take Amazon's workforce in the UK to more than 24,000.
Doug Gurr, the head of Amazon's UK business, said: "We are creating thousands of new UK jobs including hundreds of apprenticeship opportunities as we continue to innovate for our customers and provide them with even faster delivery, more selection and better value."
The company is opening three new warehouses, or what it calls "fulfilment centres", in Tilbury, Doncaster and Daventry.
The extra warehouse space will be used to cope with existing growth and to speed-up deliveries.
It will also handle deliveries for third-party retailers, who sell through Amazon's website and use Amazon for deliveries.
Growth in those third-party sellers has been particularly rapid.
The expansion reflects the importance of the UK market, which is Amazon's second biggest outside the US, behind Germany.
Services which are developed in the US are usually launched in the UK first, such as Amazon Fresh, the grocery service which was launched in parts of the UK last summer.
As well as expanding in groceries, Amazon is also pushing into fashion, says Natalie Berg, retail analyst at Planet Retail.
Clothes sales are already one of its fastest growing areas and it has been reported that Amazon is close to launching its own-brand fashion label.
That rumour has been fuelled by Amazon's creation of a fashion photography studio in London's Shoreditch.
"If you are a grocer or fashion retailer, Amazon is keeping you up at night," said Ms Berg.
Last year Amazon had to defend its employment practices after a BBC reporter, working undercover at an agency which was contracted by Amazon to deliver parcels, spoke to drivers who claimed they worked illegally long hours and were expected to deliver up to 200 parcels a day.
Amazon said it was committed to ensuring drivers drive safely and legally, and are "fairly compensated".
MP Jonathan Edwards said they could be illustrated with Welsh historical and sporting figures.
He also called for the Bank of England to be renamed the Sterling Central Bank and to be accountable to all four UK national parliaments or assemblies.
The Carmarthen East and Dinefwr MP said he would seek to amend a financial services bill being debated on Monday.
"For many years, people in Wales have been pleasantly surprised on visiting Scotland or Northern Ireland that they are perfectly able to issue and use their own sterling banknotes, only to be dismayed on returning to Wales to find that we are overlooked," he said.
"We are wedged together with England in this regard and denied an opportunity to be treated as an equal nation within the UK.
"Sterling Welsh banknotes underpinned by the central bank would put us on an equal footing with the other nations and normalise the situation."
A Welsh Conservative spokesman dismissed Plaid's suggestion, saying: "National identity and heritage are important but the Welsh economy needs more than just tokenistic gestures; it needs a new government."
Seven banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland are authorised to issue banknotes, as they were already doing so before the 1844 Bank Charter Act was passed preventing any new entrants from following suit.
A Treasury spokesperson said: "Under current legislation, no bank that does not currently have the right to issue their own commercial banknotes; whether they be in Wales, England, Scotland or Northern Ireland, are authorised to begin issuing banknotes."
Many Welsh towns and villages had their own banks producing notes in the 18th and 19th Century until closures, mergers and legislation ended the practice.
The last Welsh bank to issue notes - the North and South Wales Bank - merged with the Midland Bank (now HSBC) in 1908.
Prof Neil McKeganey, from the Centre for Drug Misuse Research, said "it is literally a black hole into which people are disappearing".
Data obtained by BBC Scotland shows pharmacists were paid £17.8m for dispensing nearly half a million doses of methadone in 2014.
While fees declined over a four-year period, a lack of data to measure the programme's impact has been criticised.
Prof McKeganey said: "We still don't know how many addicts are on the methadone programme, what progress they're making, and with what frequency they are managing to come off methadone.
"Successive inquiries have shown that the programme is in a sense out of control; it just sits there, delivering more methadone to more addicts, year in year out, with very little sense of the progress those individuals are making towards their recovery."
But David Liddell, director of the Scottish Drug Forum, disputed claims that addicts were parked on the methadone programme.
He said: "What we know is the level of methadone being dispensed continues at the same level, but it's not the same individuals.
"Our sense is that of the 20,000-plus people on methadone, it will be less than half who are on it for a very long period of time."
However Mr Liddell admitted that, unlike England, there is currently no data in Scotland on whether users are relying on the programme indefinitely.
In 2013, pharmacies claimed back more than £17.9m from the Scottish government for dispensing 470,256 doses of methadone - 22,980 doses more than in 2014.
But despite this overall decrease, new data - obtained from National Services Scotland through a freedom of information request - revealed the amount of methadone dispensed has increased in more than a third of Scottish local authorities over the last two years.
The Edinburgh council area saw the largest increase in doses (2,949), followed by Falkirk (421) and Argyll and Bute (405).
The largest decreases were found in Renfrewshire (5,842), Inverclyde (5,611) and East Ayrshire (5,598).
And while fees paid to pharmacies for dispensing methadone have declined over a four-year period, Prof McKeganey said the average annual outlay does suggest users are parked on the drug.
Prof McKeganey said: "The aspiration contained within the government's 'Road to Recovery' drug strategy explicitly said that the goal of treatment must be to enable people to become drug-free rather than remain on long-term methadone.
"These figures show you that we are not achieving that goal - we are not witnessing large numbers of people coming off the methadone programme."
Methadone has been at the heart of drug treatment strategies since the 1980s, but its use has been widely criticised by recovering addicts and drugs workers.
Methadone is by far the most widely used of the opioid replacement therapies (ORT), with an estimated 22,000 patients currently receiving it, but some users take it for years without being weaned off it altogether.
However a review commissioned by the Scottish government in 2013 concluded methadone should continue to be used to treat heroin addicts.
There are alternatives, including prescribing medical heroin, but many in the drugs field say the debate should move away from these to an examination of how the wider needs of drug users can be met.
Prof McKeganey said methadone does have a role to play in helping addicts wean themselves off heroin, but it should not be prescribed as widely as it is now.
He said he would like to see a two-year reassessment implemented so that if the "highly addictive" methadone does not seem to be working for an individual, they can then either try the more expensive suboxone, or enter a drug-free residential home.
"That seemed preferable to me than leaving people on a methadone prescription for years - and then the worry is that you've turned your heroin addicts into methadone addicts."
Figures released by the NHS in 2012 revealed that methadone-implicated deaths increased dramatically in cases where the individual had been prescribed the drug for more than a year.
Recent figures from the National Records of Scotland also reveal methadone was implicated in nearly the same number of deaths as heroin in 2013.
The methadone data obtained by BBC Scotland reveals how much each individual pharmacy claimed back in fees from the Scottish government.
Last year more than £102,000 was claimed by just one pharmacy on Glasgow's Saracen Street in Possilpark - an area ranked the third most-deprived in Scotland.
The largest claims were made by pharmacy giants Boots and Lloyds, who reclaimed £3.8m and £3.3m respectively from their hundreds of branches across the country.
The fees paid back to pharmacies are not only for the dispensing of methadone, but for oral hygiene services, and the services of a supervisor to ensure the dose is taken onsite and not sold on the street.
Pharmacies apply to enter into a contract with their health board to provide methadone services and must justify the need for such a service within that locality.
Pharmacists in Greater Glasgow are currently paid £2.16 for dispensing every dose of methadone and £1.34 for supervising addicts while they take it.
The fees are negotiated with individual health boards to suit local needs, and are lower than in England.
But a spokesman from Community Pharmacy Scotland dismissed the "methadone millionaire" tag placed on such pharmacies in the past by certain media outlets.
He said: "Methadone is an NHS prescription medicine and as such a community pharmacy is obliged to provide it when it has been prescribed for a patient by a GP.
"While community pharmacists are paid to administer the program, the income is far outweighed by the time, administration and difficulties that can often be encountered by taking on a role in this difficult area.
"The argument is not a financial one - but a health and social issue."
A statement by the Scottish government did not address the lack of data to prove the programme was enabling addicts to become drug-free.
But Community Safety Minister Paul Wheelhouse said: "Both the number of items and the number of defined daily doses of opioid treatment have dropped steadily over the past five years and the cost of methadone is down 19% since 2010-11.
"Fewer Scots are taking drugs - numbers are continuing to fall amongst the general adult population, and drug taking among young people is the lowest in a decade."
He added: "Independent experts advise that opioid replacement therapy is a crucial tool in treating opiate dependency. However, we believe it is important that there are a range of treatments available that suit the unique needs of individuals.
"Prescribing opioid replacement therapy is an independent decision for individual clinicians, in line with the current UK guidelines on the Clinical Management of Drug Misuse and Dependence."
Striker Fernando Torres watched from the stands, two days after being released from hospital following a head injury suffered during their last game.
Antoine Griezmann scored twice, including a fine opener from Koke's through ball.
Kevin Gameiro scored a deflected goal to double the lead before Griezmann's late second sealed the win.
Atletico are one point above fifth-placed Real Sociedad - but six points behind Sevilla in third.
These five new notifications complement Top Stories, which already send out breaking sport news and reaction to more than 400,000 subscribers.
The notifications are easy to add - head to the My Notifications section of the menu and then choose the topics you are interested in.
You can also add score notifications for your football, rugby and cricket teams as well as Formula 1.
As an example, you might be a fan of Manchester City, the English football team, Lancashire cricket and Salford Rugby League, while also enjoying tennis.
In the app, you could set score notifications for Man City, England football, Salford and Lancashire, while also setting news notifications for football, cricket and tennis.
Whether it's a try for Salford, the start of a key Andy Murray match, a major football signing or the latest England cricket squad announcement, the news that matters to you would arrive on your homescreen.
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Civilian workers represented by the Unite union have been taking part in an overtime ban and a series of staggered strikes.
The union has accused employer Babcock Marine of a "systematic campaign to undermine workers".
The company has rejected the claim and said previously it was "disappointed and perplexed by Unite's actions".
Talks have been held at the conciliation service Acas over two days but the union said they ended without resolution.
Faslane is home to Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent.
Unite regional officer Stephen Deans said: "Unite put forward a range of proposals that we believed would address our members' concerns and resolve this dispute.
"Unfortunately, Babcock Marine has chosen to disregard most of these and instead provided a set of counter-proposals which fail to address our concerns in any meaningful way."
He added: "No-one wants this dispute to drag on but we will not be daunted by the company's intransigence towards our members' concerns."
Babcock Marine has previously said it had offered "reasonable solutions" to all of the issues raised by Unite.
A spokesman added: "We absolutely refute the allegations that we are attempting to undermine our relationship with the trade union and wider workforce or that we are engaged in a wide-ranging plan to outsource services.
"Our workforce at HMNB Clyde do a magnificent job in support of the Ministry of Defence and the Royal Navy and it is disappointing that most will get no direct benefit from the issues raised with us.
"We are working closely with our customer and the 1,100 Babcock employees who are not involved in this industrial action to minimise any impact to the smooth running of HMNB Clyde."
A council community safety team is also carrying out checks around the clock at the Interfloor site at Heathhall.
It comes after a meeting of Dumfries and Galloway's local resilience partnership group at the weekend.
It warned young people who were still entering the building despite repeated warnings that it was an "extremely dangerous playground".
The resilience partnership is made up of bodies including Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue Services, Dumfries and Galloway Council, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the NHS.
It agreed that patrols of the perimeter of the building should be carried out "day and night".
Fencing has been added to fill in gaps and ground floor windows boarded up.
Children have been continuing to slip into the building despite repeated warnings of the dangers.
Talks are ongoing with the owners of the site to try to make it safe.
Insp Gordon McKnight said: "The site at Interfloor has been fenced off for very good reasons and is clearly a dangerous place to go into.
"I would urge parents to ensure that they highlight this to any children who might think of venturing into the area.
"Police and community safety teams are actively patrolling the area and anyone found in, or attempting to get into the site will be dealt with through the courts where appropriate."
Anyone who sees anything suspicious has been asked to contact police.
Cramlington Learning Village in Northumberland has failed its latest Ofsted inspection, the BBC has learned.
The school said the Ofsted report, which is not yet public, was "inaccurate" and that it had "serious concerns" about the inspection process.
The report is expected to be published later. Ofsted has not yet responded to a request for comment.
The school was given the highest rating, "outstanding", in 2013 and in its previous three reports.
The latest inspection gave the overall school the lowest "inadequate" ranking, with the sixth form ranked good, the BBC understands.
In a statement, the school said the report was "disappointing".
Staff and governors believed the report painted a "highly inaccurate" picture of life at the school, it said.
Inspectors had deemed the school had "fallen short" of outstanding status, "however, we have 70% of the same students, the same head teacher and largely the same senior leadership team and governing body as we had at our 2013 inspection", a spokesperson said.
NASUWT teaching union regional organiser Simon Kennedy said: "I think the leadership and the members of staff at Cramlington will be perplexed and baffled how they can go from consistently being an outstanding school to being one where Ofsted grades them as a 'four'."
The school challenged the report's findings but was unable to change the ranking, the BBC understands.
Academy schools are not controlled by the local authority but receive funding direct from government and sometimes through sponsors.
In a new report, the Trust says the UK is "ignoring known risks of flood and erosion at the coast".
In England, just one in three coastal local authorities has long-term, informed plans in place, it claims.
The Trust cites examples of adaptive "soft engineering" and innovation, such as creating flood banks and reed beds.
It even encourages the design and use of moveable buildings close to particularly vulnerable, quickly-eroding areas of the coast.
The main thrust of its report is a call to adapt to the diverse challenges at different coastal locations.
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Approaches like this should happen instead of continuing a tradition of building sea defences, which have perpetuated "a cycle of construct, fail and reconstruct", the Shifting Shores report says.
The National Trust is responsible for 700 miles of British coast and said: "As a nation we can no longer rely solely on building our way out of trouble."
The Environment Agency has previously estimated that 700 properties in England alone could be lost to coastal erosion by around 2030.
But building in at-risk areas has continued. In England in 2005 the number of buildings at medium to high risk from coastal change was 117,000 - by 2014 this had grown to 129,000.
Phil Dyke, coastal marine adviser at the National Trust, told BBC News that a lack of funding for local authorities had contributed to a situation whereby "there is no clear mechanism to help people whose properties are at risk".
"We should be thinking about adaptive responses," Mr Dyke told BBC News.
Reconstructing the coast
Andy Smith, chairman of the Local Government Association's coastal special interest group, said he welcomed the report, but he added that it was important "to look at the wider picture".
"Defence of the coast and adaptation to coastal change are equal partners and have to be looked at in every place subject to the place in question," he told BBC News.
Both the departments for environment and for local government have agreed spending cuts, but the National Trust urged the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) to put funding in place.
A Defra spokesman said that over the next six years the government planned to invest £1bn "to manage coastal flooding and erosion, so we can better protect 15,000 homes".
But the LGA's Mr Smith pointed out that funding from government was "very focused on protecting property and building defences".
He said that to move "away from having a coast defence perspective", local authorities needed a wider remit to apply to this central fund for their long-term plans.
"We welcome a greater focus on this issue," he told BBC News.
"But local authorities are very strapped for cash and we need the resources to do this topic justice."
Mr Dyke added: "Action is now needed by all coastal stakeholders to manage the threats to our beautiful and diverse coast to prevent us drifting into a future where our coast is a rim of concrete."
Mirroring its success Stateside, cinemagoers ignored critics who dismissed it as "boring and unfunny" and "the worst of the worst".
It took £11.2m over the weekend, knocking last week's number one, Finding Dory, into second place.
In the film, Will Smith and Margot Robbie team up with a gang of villains.
Jared Leto, Cara Delevingne, Karen Fukuhara and Viola Davis play other anti-heroes.
The latest Jason Bourne film also dropped a place to third in its second week of release.
Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Roald Dahl's BFG, starring Oscar winner Mark Rylance, took fourth spot, with Star Trek Beyond in fifth.
Suicide Squad was the only new film in the top 10.
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In a Twitter onslaught, Mr Trump called the country's top prosecutor "weak", a day after labelling him "beleaguered".
At the White House later, Mr Trump said he was "disappointed" with Mr Sessions.
The former Alabama senator should not have recused himself from an FBI inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the election, said the president.
Allies of Mr Sessions have indicated that he intends to stay in his post.
"Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a VERY weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes (where are E-mails & DNC server) & Intel leakers!" Mr Trump tweeted on Tuesday.
Anthony Scaramucci, the president's new communications director, fanned speculation on Tuesday that the attorney general's days could be numbered.
"We'll come to a resolution soon," he said when asked by reporters about the tensions between the Republican president and top prosecutor.
An interviewer put it to Mr Scaramucci that it was pretty clear Mr Trump wants Mr Sessions gone.
"If there's this level of tension in the relationship that's public, you're probably right," Mr Scaramucci said.
Mr Sessions was in the West Wing on Monday, but did not meet the president, according to deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
The attorney general has recently asked White House aides if he can see Mr Trump to patch things up, reports AP news agency.
But Mr Scaramucci said on Tuesday: "My guess is the president doesn't want to do that."
Anthony Zurcher, BBC North America reporter
Like some sort of medieval torture device, the political pain applied to Attorney General Jeff Sessions is steadily increasing - and Donald Trump is behind it all, turning the screws.
After months of hints in the media that he wasn't happy with his attorney general, the president said last week that he wished he had never appointed his close campaign confidant. He then tweeted that the man was "beleaguered" and finally called him out by name as "very weak" in a latest round of tweets.
Mr Trump is apparently unhappy that his attorney general allowed the Russia investigation to morph into the ever-expanding independent counsel probe. And with each new revelation of the investigation's growing reach, the president has reacted more aggressively.
Last week's Bloomberg story that Robert Mueller and his team of veteran prosecutors are looking into the president's business dealings have been followed by this week's presidential Twitter tirades.
The campaign to undermine the attorney general could come at a high price, however. Reports circulate of an administration constantly looking over its shoulder. If the president can turn on Mr Sessions, the thinking goes, no-one is safe.
Last week, Mr Trump expressed regret about appointing the former Alabama senator, telling the New York Times Mr Sessions "should have never recused himself".
Mr Sessions, known for his hardline anti-immigration stance, was one of then-candidate Mr Trump's earliest supporters in Washington.
But in March he recused himself from the Russia inquiry after failing during his confirmation hearing to disclose a meeting with the Kremlin's envoy.
The most powerful Republican on Capitol Hill, House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, has made clear he would have no problem if Mr Sessions is dismissed.
Mr Ryan told reporters on Tuesday: "He [President Trump] determines who is hired and fired in the executive branch - that's his prerogative."
But Republican South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham defended Mr Sessions.
"President Trump's tweet today suggesting Attorney General Sessions pursue prosecution of a former political rival is highly inappropriate," tweeted Mr Graham.
Some suspect Mr Trump's ultimate target is Robert Mueller, the special counsel who is leading the Russia investigation.
Representative Adam Schiff tweeted on Tuesday that Mr Trump "wants to force Sessions to resign so he can appoint someone to curb Mueller probe".
Mr Schiff is ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, one of several congressional panels investigating whether Trump election campaign officials colluded with Moscow.
It was reported on Monday that the president is considering former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani or Texas Senator Ted Cruz for the job.
But Mr Giuliani told CNN on Monday that Mr Sessions had "made the right decision under the rules of the justice department" in recusing himself from the inquiry.
If Mr Trump were to fire Mr Sessions, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein would be next in line to take over the job on an acting basis.
However, Mr Trump has been critical of Mr Rosenstein for his handling of the Russia inquiry.
During the election, Mr Trump suggested the Democratic candidate would be in jail if he were elected.
Chants of "lock her up" were routine at his rallies as he stoked voter mistrust over Mrs Clinton's use of a private email server while she was secretary of state.
But it was Mr Trump who dropped the issue once he was elected.
In an interview with the New York Times, he said: "I don't want to hurt the Clintons, I really don't.
"She went through a lot and suffered greatly in many different ways."
The programme will compare diabetes in both countries to determine common and specific problems.
The grant comes from the National Institute of Health Research Global Health programme.
The Dundee project is one of 33 research units and groups sharing over £120m of funding.
It will look at new ways of diabetes screening using smartphone technology and retinal scans.
The project will see Dundee's expertise in the use of medical records twinned with data from 400,000 Indian diabetic patients.
Diabetes affects one in 12 people in India, amounting to about 69m people.
Dundee University's chairman of pharmacogenomics Prof Colin Palmer, who will lead the new research unit, said: "With increasing economic development and lifestyle changes those numbers are rapidly increasing.
"We need to understand more about diabetes in different populations."
Captain Darwin Ceren will miss three games for a similar incident involving American defender Omar Gonzalez in the USA's 2-0 win in Arlington, Texas.
Governing body Concacaf says the bans for "anti-sporting behaviour" will only affect "official matches".
The United States beat Costa Rica 2-0 in Sunday's semi-final in Houston.
They will face either Mexico or Jamaica in Thursday's final.
El Salvador have already been eliminated from 2018 World Cup qualifying.
The Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia (UTEC) in Lima was described by Riba as "inspirational" and a "bold new addition to the city skyline".
The engineering university was chosen from a shortlist of six, including work by the late Dame Zaha Hadid.
The prize is open to any qualified architect in the world.
It was set up to "celebrate civil architecture that empowers people and societies to innovate and progress", Riba said.
The high-rise UTEC building, designed by Dublin-based Grafton Architects, was described by the Riba jury as "a series of landscaped terraces with clefts, overhangs and grottos" which resembles a "modern day Machu Picchu".
The panel, chaired by Lord Rogers, said it was "an exceptional example of civil architecture - a building designed with people at its heart".
The jury added: "Grafton Architects have created a new way to think about a university campus, with a distinctive 'vertical campus' structure responding to the temperate climatic conditions and referencing Peru's terrain and heritage."
The university is situated on the edge of a ravine in the Barranco district of Lima and is said to blend into its surroundings by "mirroring the organic curve of the landscape" while also "accommodating itself in the city".
Other buildings on the shortlist for the Riba International Prize were the Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku, Azerbaijan - an imposing curved conference centre designed by Iraqi-British architect Dame Zaha, who died earlier this year.
Stormen concert hall in Bodo, Norway, by London-based DRDH Architects, and the Arquipelago Contemporary Arts Centre in Ribeira Grande, Portugal, from Menos e Mais Arquitectos Associados, were also shortlisted.
Contenders also included the Museo Jumex in Mexico City from British architect David Chipperfield - a gallery to showcase the largest private art collection in Latin America.
The Ring of Remembrance International WWI Memorial of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, by the Agence d'Architecture Philippe Prost, was also a competitor.
The imposing design in Arras, France commemorates the thousands who died in the region during World War One.
Riba president Jane Duncan said UTEC was "an exceptional addition to the city of Lima" which would "inspire other architects and universities all over the world".
She said: "UTEC stood out from all other entries from around the world, clearly demonstrating its understanding, engagement with and concern for those who are lucky enough to live near, visit, teach and learn in it."
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, directors of Grafton Architects, said they were "honoured to be in this group with such esteemed colleagues", adding of the project: "We found that the educational aspirations of the client together with the unique climatic conditions of Lima gave us the opportunity to 'invent' a new vertical campus for their new University of Engineering."
They also thanked local partners Shell Arquitectos for playing an "important role" in the creation of the campus building.
UTEC's chief executive Carlos Heeren said: "Its open spaces push their ideas to new limits, its solid structure makes them feel safe to explore and take risks, and its elegant lines remind us all that beauty can be found even in concrete."
This year's Riba Stirling Prize, celebrating the best UK architecture, was won by Caruso St John last month for the Newport Street Gallery.
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Following a late sell-off, the FTSE 100 index closed 23 points, or 0.4%, lower at 5,877.
Leading the losers was Kingfisher, which slumped 6% after announcing a five-year plan that involved returning cash to shareholders but also hefty exceptional costs.
Shares in Lloyds Banking Group fell 5.6% after analysts at JP Morgan cut their target price for Lloyds' shares.
Other banks also fell, with Barclays down 4.7% and RBS down 4%.
"Fundamentally, the situation is no different to how it was a number of weeks ago," said Brenda Kelly, head analyst at London Capital Group.
"The FTSE, having initially started proceedings oscillating the 5,900 level has already begun to falter, with the materials sector providing what has become a fairly habitual drag on the UK benchmark," she said.
Oil prices fell again, with Brent crude dropping 4% to $30.86 a barrel, reversing some of Friday's surge.
Earlier in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 managed to stay positive, closing up 0.9% at 17,110.9.
On the currency markets, the pound was down by a fifth of a cent against the dollar at $1.4246, and it fell two fifths of a cent against the euro to €1.3173.
Damian Radcliffe, honorary research fellow at Cardiff University's School of Journalism, has launched a report into the state of the industry and the challenges it faces.
It highlights positive contributions hyperlocal offers, but there are concerns about sustainability.
The university is hosting the event.
Local publishers include the Port Talbot Magnet, Abergele Post, Abergavenny Now, Wrexham.com and MyWelshpool, along with a number of Welsh-language media predominantly in mid and north west Wales.
"We have the strongest indication yet of the civic and public value hyperlocal media creates in undertaking a range of journalistic and community outputs, from holding authority to account through to running campaigns and reporting on local events," Mr Radcliffe said.
"Yet, despite this increased recognition and understanding, the core issues that challenge the prosperity of UK hyperlocal media remain unchanged, meaning the sector has no degree of long-term certainty.
"For too many community publishers, their existence remains hand-to-mouth, which has an inevitable impact on both the sustainability and the appeal of the sector to new entrants."
The report found:
The report also recommends offering hyperlocal publishers the chance to sell credited content to the BBC, encouraging large technology firms like Google to making content more discoverable and providing recognition from the National Union of Journalists.
It also wants to ensure hyperlocal publishers are considered suppliers for statutory notices which amounts to about £45m advertising spend per year.
"There's a worry we'll be hearing the same concerns in three or five years time," Mr Radcliffe added.
"I'm keen to avoid a hyperlocal Groundhog Day, we need help for hyperlocal to move to the next level."
Community journalism expert Prof Dan Gillmor of Arizona State University said even not-for-profit sites had to act more like businesses while funding solutions had to be broad.
Ultimately it was about a conversation with communities where "my reader knows more than I do".
Healy's team enjoyed a superb run-in collecting 43 points out of a possible 45 to lift the Gibson Cup on Saturday for the first time since 2012.
Linfield won six matches in April and will now play Coleraine in the Irish Cup final on Saturday.
"It's all down to the players, they are the guys who win games," said Healy.
Winning the County Antrim Shield this season brought Healy his first piece of silverware as Linfield manager.
Last season, his first in charge, ended in disappointment finishing as runners-up to Crusaders in the Irish Premiership and an Irish Cup final defeat by Glenavon.
Healy says his players are determined to enjoy Saturday's showpiece finale to the season at Windsor Park, adding: "we have something to prove after last year's defeat".
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Scott Wiseman opened the scoring for the leaders three minutes before half-time, only for Tom Soares to claim a 58th-minute equaliser.
But Josh Morris fired in a superb winner in the 65th minute as Bury's five-match winning run in the league came to an end.
Bury had started well, with Zeli Ismail denied by visiting goalkeeper Luke Daniels before Tom Pope headed against the Scunthorpe crossbar.
The Iron replied with Stephen Dawson's cross being deflected against a Bury post, while Soares volleyed wide for the hosts.
But Neal Bishop and Dawson went close for Scunthorpe before they took the lead following a 42nd-minute free-kick.
The visitors worked the ball down the right for Duane Holmes to shoot and after his effort was blocked, Tom Hopper squared for Wiseman to convert.
Bury drew level shortly after the break as Scunthorpe failed to clear a corner and Ismail fired it back across goal for Soares to tap in.
But Morris soon restored the Iron's lead as he curled a 25-yard effort into the top corner - and he almost repeated the feat moments later as he struck the Bury bar.
Jacob Mellis and Soares went close as Bury pressed for another equaliser but their six-match winning run in all competitions came to a halt.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Bury 1, Scunthorpe United 2.
Second Half ends, Bury 1, Scunthorpe United 2.
Foul by Tom Walker (Bury).
Scott Wiseman (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Kean Bryan (Bury).
Tom Hopper (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Tom Pope (Bury) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Delay in match Neal Bishop (Scunthorpe United) because of an injury.
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Charlie Goode replaces Josh Morris.
Kelvin Etuhu (Bury) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Kelvin Etuhu (Bury).
Stephen Dawson (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Sam Mantom (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Kean Bryan.
Substitution, Bury. Kelvin Etuhu replaces Niall Maher.
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Sam Mantom replaces Richard Smallwood.
Antony Kay (Bury) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Antony Kay (Bury).
Stephen Dawson (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kevin van Veen (Scunthorpe United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Zeli Ismail (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kevin van Veen (Scunthorpe United).
Jacob Mellis (Bury) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Richard Smallwood (Scunthorpe United).
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Kevin van Veen replaces Duane Holmes.
Attempt saved. Tom Pope (Bury) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Jacob Mellis (Bury) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Bury. Conceded by Richard Smallwood.
Attempt missed. Tom Soares (Bury) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt blocked. Tom Walker (Bury) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Scott Wiseman (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Josh Morris (Scunthorpe United) hits the bar with a left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right following a corner.
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Antony Kay.
Attempt missed. Greg Leigh (Bury) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Bury. Conceded by Richard Smallwood.
Corner, Bury. Conceded by Scott Wiseman.
Antony Kay (Bury) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tom Hopper (Scunthorpe United).
Attempt blocked. Duane Holmes (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Bury. Anthony Dudley replaces Hallam Hope.
Defender Craig Sives headed the hosts in front from Jack Beaumont's cross shortly before the break.
Alan Cook nodded the Warriors level in the second half, meeting Jon Robertson's delivery.
Robertson turned the game around when he headed home Euan Murray's cross and Cook then struck his second to seal victory as Stenny moved up to seventh.
The video, which has since been taken off YouTube, shows a crowd shouting at a group of people who remain seated during the Indian anthem.
It is unclear where the incident occurred, although some reports said it took place in the city of Mumbai.
The controversy comes amid a debate on "growing intolerance" in India.
National anthem has been trending on Twitter India, with opinion sharply divided on the actions of the crowd.
Many have supported the theatre audience, calling the actions of the group "shameless" and "blasphemy".
However, some others have questioned the need to "wear patriotism on your sleeve" and the relevance of token gestures like simply standing for a national anthem.
Though not all cinemas in India play the national anthem before screening movies, it is mandatory in some states, including the western state of Maharashtra.
Cinemas in the state display messages asking audiences to stand before playing the anthem.
This is also not the first time that people have been targeted for not "respecting" the national song.
Last year, a man was beaten by a mob in Mumbai, after his South African friend refused to stand for the national anthem.
The man, identified as Mahek Vyas, also alleged that a policeman at a nearby station had refused to file a complaint against the six people who attacked him, and had also told him that he should have made his friend stand.
In the southern state of Kerala, a man was charged with sedition after he refused to stand for the anthem in a cinema.
Bollywood actress Preity Zinta was also mired in controversy, after she took it upon herself to throw a boy out of a theatre hall because he refused to stand for the national anthem.
Although there is no specific law that mandates standing for the anthem in India, the home ministry's rules, which carry the force of law, specify that it is compulsory to stand to attention when the anthem is played.
The debate about India's national anthem comes amid concerns over growing intolerance in the country.
Noye, 70, was convicted of murdering 21-year-old Stephen Cameron in an attack on the M25 in Kent in 1996.
He went on the run but was arrested in Spain two years on. He was sentenced to life, with a minimum of 16 years.
The recommendation comes after Noye won a High Court challenge in February against a decision refusing a move to open prison conditions.
A Parole Board spokesman said: "We can confirm that a three-member panel of the Parole Board has not directed the release of Kenneth Noye.
"However, they have recommended that he be transferred to open conditions.
"This is a recommendation only and the Ministry of Justice will now consider the advice and make the final decision."
Under current legislation, Noye will be eligible for a further review within two years, on a date set by the Ministry of Justice.
One of Britain's most notorious criminals, Noye was also convicted of conspiring to handle gold from the 1983 Brink's-Mat robbery and conspiring to evade VAT payments.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice said: "The independent Parole Board has made its recommendation.
"We will carefully consider this and make a decision in due course."
In 2015, the Parole Board recommended Noye be transferred to an open prison after it declined to order his release.
But the then Justice Secretary Michael Gove rejected the recommendation.
After a challenge by Noye in the High Court, Mr Justice Lavender quashed the refusal decision.
He said in February: "It will be for the current Secretary of State to take a fresh decision whether or not to transfer the claimant to an open prison."
The new Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh was due to open in autumn 2017.
However NHS Lothian now expects the date to be pushed back to spring 2018.
Dunne Group entered administration, followed by JB Brickwork going into provisional liquidation.
Both firms have temporarily stopped work at the site and the health board said further delays have been caused by "unfavourable winter weather and unavoidable technical construction problems".
The consortium building the hospital, IHS Lothian, has increased the workforce and working hours in order to offset delays and has also altered construction methods.
Jim Crombie, NHS Lothian acting chief executive, said: "We will continue to work closely with IHS Lothian Ltd to ensure that our state-of-the-art new hospital is delivered as soon as possible.
"Projects of this scale and of this nature are very rarely straightforward and bring with them many complex and sometimes unavoidable challenges.
"It is important to note that these alterations to the construction timetable will not result in any additional costs to NHS Lothian.
"Whilst this change is frustrating for our patients and staff, we must not forget that construction of this impressive new building is continuing and that much work has already been achieved.
"In addition, the project has already created a host of new entrant jobs for local people, including apprentices and graduate opportunities."
Work continues on the site while NHS Lothian awaits a revised building schedule.
The country's gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.1% in the first three months of the year after shrinking by 1.2% in the final quarter of 2016.
The figures come as Greek unions begin two days of industrial action against cuts to pensions and tax rises insisted on by creditors.
Greece is still struggling to secure a new bailout from international lenders.
Its government hopes the loan payment will be approved by a meeting of eurozone finance ministers on 22 May.
Howard Archer, chief economist at IHS Markit, said Greece's return to recession was largely due to uncertainty over the bailout.
"Encouragingly, agreement between Greece and its lenders on reforms was agreed in early May," he said.
"With EU creditors now expected to finally sign off on Greece's latest injection of rescue cash, the European Commission expects growth to bounce back to 2.6% this year."
Greek ferries and news services were being disrupted on Tuesday as part of two days of industrial action to protest against a new round of austerity measures.
A 24-hour general strike planned on Wednesday is expected to disrupt transport and public services.
Eurostat said the European Union as a whole continued to grow in the first quarter, expanding by 2% compared with the same period last year.
In the eurozone, annual growth came in at 1.7%, with a 0.5% rise for the quarter compared with the last three months of 2016.
The fastest-growing economies were Latvia, Lithuania and Portugal, which expanded by 1% in the quarter.
Germany, the EU's biggest economy, posted a 0.6% expansion.
The pier at Weston-super-Mare is among the 10 most endangered buildings on a list compiled by The Victorian Society.
Survey work is under way to determine how much it would cost to repair the main bridge and carry out structural reports for the other buildings.
Mr West said it was a "beautiful piece of engineering" and needed to be saved.
During a visit on Saturday, he said: "We lived in Bristol during world war two. We used to come to Weston for our holidays and I've kept links with this area ever since.
"I found myself living in places where we had wonderful piers, and this one particularly I was very fond of.
"Partly because of the Campbell [paddle] steamers which called here and went over to Cardiff and down to Ilfracombe, Lundy Island and so on.
"Long term I would like to see the whole pier and the island with the landing stage refurbished. It's a very long term project but it could happen."
The Grade II*-listed pier, which is the only one in Britain leading to an island, shut in 1994 and has since fallen into a state of disrepair.
Successive owners' restoration plans have come to nothing and storms earlier this year left one walkway on the verge of collapse.
Richard Griffin, project director for The Birnbeck Regeneration Trust, said they had the support of the owner who had agreed, in principle, to a lease for a minimum of 25 years "once we get funding and planning permission in place".
"If we let it fall into the sea and rot away that would be a travesty to history," he added.
At Bristol Crown Court last month Marcin Koscielniak, 28, of Westlea, Swindon, was found guilty of the manslaughter of the father of three.
The victim, Polish national Grzegorz Beyer, had recently moved to Swindon to start a new life, and was described by loved ones as a "wonderful family man".
Mr Beyer, 40, was attacked in the town on 2 May and died two days later.
Det Ch Insp Jeremy Carter, of the Brunel Major Crime Investigation Team, said the victim was out with friends when they were approached by another group of Polish nationals.
He said: "Koscielniak, who was part of this group, punched Grzegorz which, tragically, proved fatal.
"Although Koscielniak may not have intended to kill Grzegorz that night, it is clear that he died as a result of his actions.
"I am pleased with the conviction and I hope that it is of some comfort for Grzegorz's family and friends."
He added Wiltshire Police would be re-launching its "One Punch Can Kill" campaign to highlight how even a single punch could end with serious consequences.
"It is clear many still don't understand the impact of just one solitary punch and this should never be underestimated.
"Many lives can be ruined in a split second," said Mr Carter.
This will remain the case even if their course finishes after the UK's exit from the European Union, it added.
European students on undergraduate and master's courses are presently charged the same for tuition as UK students.
Ministers said attracting talent from across the globe was key to success and vice-chancellors welcomed the news.
There has been doubt about the status of EU students in the light of the UK's departure from the European Union.
The government has already guaranteed the financial support system to those beginning courses in 2017.
University UK's deputy chief executive Alistair Jarvis said: "Students from EU countries can now apply for places on undergraduate courses starting in autumn 2018 with the confidence that they will not have to pay up-front tuition fees and will remain eligible to receive government-backed loans to cover their tuition fee for the duration of their courses.
"This announcement also means that EU students commencing courses in autumn 2018 will continue to pay the same tuition fees as UK students for the full duration of their courses, even those years past the point the UK exits the EU.
"It is now vital that this announcement is communicated effectively to prospective students across Europe."
He added: "Moving forward, we need to see a new post-Brexit immigration policy that encourages all international students to choose to study in the UK coupled with welcoming messages from government, recognising their hugely positive social and economic impact on the UK."
Dr Tim Bradshaw, acting director of the Russell Group of top research universities, said: "This announcement gives EU students the certainty they need when considering studying in the UK as well as giving our universities clarity to plan ahead.
"EU students make a huge contribution to the dynamism and culture at Russell Group campuses and we look forward to welcoming future students.
"Our universities will always remain open to new ideas and talent from across the world."
Pam Tatlow, chief executive of MillionPlus, a think tank which represents more modern universities, welcomed the government's reassurance for students starting in courses in 2018-19
But she added: "With the Brexit negotiations scheduled to conclude in 2019 and a transition arrangement likely to be in place after that point, we would have liked to see the government give the same assurances to those students starting courses in 2019/20 as well."
Mumbai doesn't really do 'at a standstill' even when cricketing heroes are on television. But the city's eyeballs were largely trained elsewhere as the curtain went up on the second ranking event staged in the country where snooker was invented 140 years ago in a British Army officers' mess.
The number of rickshaws arriving at the Grand Hyatt hotel, the tournament venue, was slow for the early-morning session. But as India breezily knocked off the runs for an eight-wicket victory in Hamilton, the enthusiastic and the curious started to drift in for the snooker.
This is one of the sport's new frontiers, a country already boasting millions of players and one which governing body World Snooker hopes will play an integral part in snooker's ambition to "become a truly global sport".
With a strong history of cue-sports, an established ranking tournament and the emergence of Aditya Mehta as a ranking-event finalist, could India - with a population of 1.25 billion - live up to its billing as 'the new China' and become a real hot-bed for snooker?
India will always have its place in snooker history. The game, with its six coloured balls in addition to the 15 reds and white cue ball, is widely acknowledged to have been invented in 1875 in the city of Jabalpur, around 450 miles to the south-east of the capital Delhi.
According to author and essayist Compton MacKenzie, young British Army lieutenant Neville Chamberlain - not the former British Prime Minister - was casually experimenting with the game of 'Black Pool' using 15 reds and a black.
Having thrown on some extra coloured balls and recalling that rookie cadets at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich were called 'snookers', Chamberlain observed that all those present were snookers at this version. The name stuck. Chamberlain's Devonshire regiment, now known as the Rifles, remain fiercely proud of their role in snooker's conception.
In the 1880s, Chamberlain was based in the hill station of Ootacamund - or 'Snooty Ooty' as the exclusive mountain retreat was known - in the state of Tamil Nadu in south-east India. The young officer even named his horse 'Snooker' and the game was further nurtured in the colonial-style Ooty Club, a big part of the sport's folklore.
Perhaps as a hangover from its colonial origins, snooker was for a long time seen as an elitist and inaccessible game in India.
But the arrival of the exotically named 'snooker parlours' in big cities, combined with tables in social clubs, have helped transform the landscape. A recent survey by the Billiards and Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) suggested there are currently 2.5m players - with that figure set to rise dramatically.
Plans for a new national league and hundreds of tournaments were unveiled here at the Indian Open, with a series of televised, hour-long combined cue-sports events featuring snooker, pool and billiards.
Pankaj Advani, a multiple billiards world champion, has flirted with snooker in recent years, describing his agonised relationship between the two as "like having a wife and a mistress".
The 29-year-old became the first Indian to reach the quarter-finals of a world ranking snooker event at the Welsh Open in 2013, only to return to his 'wife' - billiards - last year. His popularity still secured him one of six wildcard spots reserved for local amateurs at this Indian Open, despite no longer being on tour. But his participation ended on Tuesday with a 4-3 loss to Scotsman Rhys Clark.
"Putting on the Indian Open is a great thing - but it needs to be followed up, and it will be," Advani says. "Right now we are at a crucial stage where it could really be opened out.
"Snooker has been, and still is to a lesser degree, perceived as an elitist sport in India; that's something that is different to the UK. The game is played mainly in the really big cities and it needs to get out to the smaller cities."
Srinivasan Balasubramaniam is secretary general of the BSFI, and one of the prime movers in spreading the gospel. "The big difference between India and China with snooker is the position and importance of billiards," he said.
"The trend is towards snooker though; it has grown tremendously and a lot of youngsters are taking to it. They seem to find snooker a more exciting game, have seen it on TV and follow it closely."
As India's only current tour professional and most successful snooker player after his ground-breaking run to the 2013 Indian Open final, Mehta has a considerable burden of pressure and expectation to shoulder. At times that appears to weigh heavily on him.
As India's only current tour professional and most successful snooker player after his ground-breaking run to the 2013 Indian Open final, Mehta has a considerable burden of pressure and expectation to shoulder. At times that load looks to weigh heavily on the 29-year-old.
A quieter character than showman Advani, Mehta felt huge relief at winning his qualifier to be certain of appearing in his home city of Mumbai. "I knew the importance of qualifying for this one, the extra pressure to have India's only snooker professional at the event," he said. "If anything it is more acute since Pankaj switched back to billiards."
Up to number 49 in the world rankings, Mehta is a fine ambassador for his sport and country but has struggled, as did Advani and other players such as China's Ding Junhui and Australian Neil Robertson before him, with uprooting himself from family to be based in the UK.
Now based in north London, he wants that path eased for those following behind him. "I want people to see it is possible and help our youngsters. I had to move homes about seven times in eight years in the UK and there is a big financial cost.
"India needs to do more than just hold one ranking event; it needs to support both the grassroots and its future professionals. We have to look after the professionals on tour also and do a lot more for them."
Snooker in India would appear to be in safe hands. For the last eight years the stewardship of the game has been entrusted to captain PVK Mohan, an understated presence at the helm but a man on a mission with a clear vision.
A former sea skipper of cargo and container ships for 14 years, the 57-year-old has more than a hint of 'Captain Phillips' about him.
Mohan was previously recruited by the Indian government to help ensure safe passage for their ships past the notorious Somalian pirates operating in the Indian Ocean.
"On my watch, not one Indian-flagged ship was hijacked by the Somalian pirates," he smiled, proudly. "But for the next challenge I took over the Indian federation eight years ago, which was a dormant organisation.
"I had this dream of having a ranking event here as a tool in bringing the game on. It was ambitious but we started in Delhi, we are in Mumbai this year and almost certainly Chennai next season."
Major Bollywood stars including actor Shah Rukh Khan have accepted invitations to come and watch the Indian Open this week - and those running the sport here are confident snooker will be a long-running franchise rather than a short feature.
Not everything has gone to plan at this year's second staging of the event. The tournament was originally postponed from last October because of political unrest over regional elections.
There are big-name absentees in Mumbai - notably Ronnie O'Sullivan, Mark Selby, Neil Robertson and Shaun Murphy, who chose not to enter in their build-up to next month's World Championships - while Ali Carter and Marco Fu suffered visa problems and did not take their place in the draw.
But in the big picture India has some huge ready-made advantages on which to base its snooker revolution that even China did not enjoy; notably a distinguished cue-sports tradition, and a large starting base of players - with the similarly vast potential market for recruits.
For now Mehta is India's snooker standard-bearer and Advani a national billiards treasure, dabbling when it suits. But a cricket-crazy nation is starting to get serious about snooker. And the next wave should not be long in arriving.
The former world amateur champion has won his first three super-bantamweight contests by knockout.
The 25-year-old's most recent victory was a third round stoppage of Australian Jarrett Owen at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on 2 July.
The Top Rank managed boxer is likely to return to fight in Belfast in December.
Conlan headlined his first two Top Rank cards in New York and Chicago, before featuring prominently on the undercard of Jeff Horn's shock win over Manny Pacquaio earlier this month.
Now it will be another world title undercard for the Los-Angeles-based professional.
WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto Ramirez defends his belt for the second time against Jessie Hart, while Conlan's stablemate under Manny Robles at The Rock Gym, Oscar Valdez will defend his WBO featherweight title for a third time against a to-be-confirmed opponent.
Conlan stopped Alfredo Chanez in Chicago in his second professional outing in late May, the referee calling a halt in the third round of the scheduled six.
He also stopped Tim Ibarra inside three rounds on his debut in the paid ranks at Madison Square Garden on St Patrick's Day.
The Bishop's Palace in Wells tweeted earlier that five cygnets had been counted following the first sightings.
Last month a "state-of-the-art" infra-red webcam was installed to follow progress while the female swan was building a new nest.
The medieval palace has been home to the Bishops of Bath and Wells for 800 years.
It is also home to the wells and ancient springs that give the city of Wells its name.
The mute swans ring a bell alongside the gatehouse when they want their food.
A rear passenger of the car lit the firework, which then flew into the garden in Montrose Drive, Bearsden.
The incident happened at about 18:30 on Sunday. Police said the boy was uninjured but "shaken and upset".
The car involved was a navy blue Volkswagen Golf and believed to be a 53 plate.
Officers said they believed the car had been driving around the wider Bearsden area before the incident.
There were four people in the car, which drove off in the direction of Stockiemuir Avenue after the firework was let off.
The driver was 18-20 years old with short dark hair. The rear passenger was also aged 18-20 with short, dirty blond hair and wearing a navy jacket or long-sleeved top.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the police.
Jones, 60, had seen his side pick up only 13 points from a possible 51.
Saturday's 2-0 home defeat by Barnet left them two points adrift in the bottom two, with two games remaining.
The decision came less than 48 hours after club president Jeff Stelling issued a message for Jones to leave during a live television broadcast.
Assistant managers Alex Armstrong and Kevin Cooper have also left, with defender Matthew Bates taking temporary charge of first-team affairs.
Striker Billy Paynter plus coaches Stuart Parnaby and Ian Gallagher will work as his assistants.
Jones returned to football to take on the Pools job after a three-year hiatus.
Trinity Mirror has acquired Local World in a £187.4m deal, creating the UK's largest regional group with 180 titles.
The deal also sees it take on weekly newspapers the Llanelli Star and Carmarthen Journal.
Trinity Mirror already publishes Wales on Sunday and dailies the South Wales Echo and north Wales' Daily Post.
Its flagship title is the Daily Mirror and Trinity Mirror already owned 20% of Local World, which was valued at £220m.
The 80% of the company it did not own was worth £154.4m, but the buyout cost is also made up of debts it has taken on and other fees.
Trinity Mirror will now have "a digital network of some 120 million monthly unique users", according to chief executive Simon Fox.
Local World was established at the end of 2012 following the acquisition of publishers Northcliffe and Iliffe.
Its chief executive David Montgomery said it was "full of energy and talent" and Trinity Mirror was taking on "a vibrant business".
The deal sees it acquire Wales' biggest-selling newspaper, the Swansea-based South Wales Evening Post, which sells 27,000 copies a day, according to industry figures.
Local World's weeklies the Carmarthen Journal and Llanelli Star will help push the number of titles that Trinity Mirror publishes in Wales to 18.
These include north Wales weeklies such as the Caernarfon Herald and Flintshire Chronicle and south Wales titles the Gwent Gazette and Merthyr Express.
Brothers Rob and Paul Forkan are only 26 and 24 respectively, but they've already seen more tragedies and triumphs than most people manage in a lifetime.
Nearly a decade after losing their parents in the Asian tsunami of 2004 and almost getting killed themselves, the pair are preparing to open a children's home in India, saying they want to help their fellow orphans.
In the meantime, their London-based brand of ethically sourced footwear, established in 2011, has begun to make tracks, with 150,000 pairs manufactured so far.
UK stores already selling their sandals include Selfridges, Liberty and Accessorize, as well as stockists in Germany and a number of other European markets.
"We give 10% of our profits back to charity and we've got our own foundation on the side as well, " says Paul. "We're all about making profit, but a profit with a purpose."
The Forkan brothers had an unconventional childhood, which they reckon has done much to fuel their current success. They were just 11 and 13 when their parents, Kevin and Sandra, took them out of the UK education system and moved the family to Goa in India.
Paul, who was hampered by dyslexia at school, welcomed the change. He remembers "living like hippies", with little formal learning but lots of voluntary work.
"We'd go to children's homes, play sports with the kids, help them out with cooking, teach them stuff, which was really cool," he says.
"We helped with fund-raising for the local charities as well. We learned some really good life skills. Our parents gave us this confidence that we could do anything, that nothing was hard to achieve."
The family were on holiday in Sri Lanka when the tsunami struck. The Forkans' parents died saving Rob and Paul's younger siblings, Matt and Rosie.
Although the disaster was a tough blow for the children, Paul says the way they were brought up made them strong enough to cope.
"Our parents gave us the attitude that if you get knocked off your bike, just get back on it. There's always people worse off than you," he says.
Fortunately, the children were then adopted by an older sister, Marie, who lives in Farnborough in Hampshire. Rob and Paul spent a couple of years living there before embarking on separate travels round the world.
By 2011, they were sharing living quarters in Brixton, south London, where they started their footwear business.
Paul says their inspiration came from the father of India's independence movement, Mahatma Gandhi.
"He was in all our schoolbooks as kids, he's on all the money over in India, he's famous for wearing his flip flops," he says.
"[And] there's a slang term in London. After a night out, you say that you've got a mouth as dry as Gandhi's flip flops. Rob was at a festival and woke up the next morning with a dry mouth.
"He told me about it and said, 'We're going to look to do a lot of social projects in India, Sri Lanka and then, eventually, open a children's home for the 10th anniversary of the tsunami.'
"That was what made me think, actually, this is a great business, doing good."
The brothers began the business with less than £10,000 in start-up capital, mainly from savings.
"We thought, 'That'll be enough to get us going,' not realising that you just burn through money straight away," says Paul. "It lasted six months."
To secure further funding, they decided to turn the Dragons' Den concept on its head, inviting several wealthy potential investors to a Brixton pub and asking them to compete for the chance to invest.
"We did this thing called Brothers' Den," Paul recalls. "These guys came down in their suits. We were in our shorts and flip flops."
Fortunately, it worked, and the pair were able to obtain the investment they needed.
But that wasn't the only setback the firm faced in the early days. Initial batches of Gandys flip flops were hand-made in India using jute, but Paul and Rob were unhappy with the results.
"If you brought in 100, you could only sell 10 of them, because of poor quality control," says Paul.
The sandals are now factory-made in China, and Rob visits the premises regularly to monitor production.
Gandys now has a full-time staff of 14, including a designer and a brand manager, as well as marketing, sales and press personnel. Its headquarters is in Southfields in south London, near Wimbledon, with a further office in Stoke.
About 70% of the firm's sales so far have been in the UK, but later this year, the brothers will launch the brand in Australia and the US.
"In five years' time, I'd like our flip flops to be seen in all the top shops in America," says Paul. "On the other side of the business, giving back, I'd like to have projects all over the world.
"In the long term, we'd like to have children's homes in every continent in the world."
He had an immune disorder that mean the weakened polio virus used to vaccinate him in childhood survived in his body.
Over time it has mutated into a form of the virus that can cause paralysis and he had no idea the jab had not worked.
Polio is only endemic in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria although Nigeria has now gone more than a year without a case.
The discovery was made by a team from the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire.
They now warn that similar cases could trigger new outbreaks and hamper efforts to eradicate the disease.
They wrote in the journal PLOS Pathogens: "While maintaining high immunisation coverage will likely confer protection against paralytic disease caused by these viruses, significant changes in immunisation strategies might be required to effectively stop their occurrence and potential widespread transmission."
The man had a full course of polio vaccinations, including three doses of weakened live virus at five, seven and 12 months old, followed by a booster when he was about seven.
He was later diagnosed with a condition that suppresses the immune system, affecting its ability to kill viruses in the gut.
His stool samples contained high levels of polio virus - the researchers estimated the man had been shedding live polio in his stools for as long as 28 years.
The virus had also mutated dramatically and were no longer the weakened, or "attenuated", versions of the virus which are used in the vaccinations.
The infection was neutralised by using blood plasma taken from people with healthy immune systems who had been immunised against polio.
According to the scientific team, several highly mutated polio strains, originating from vaccines, had recently been isolated from sewage samples in Slovakia, Finland, Estonia and Israel.
All bore the molecular fingerprints of "iVDPVs" - vaccine-derived polio viruses from immunodeficient individuals.
The researchers are calling for enhanced surveillance including sewage sampling and stool surveys to search for the presence of iVDPV strains.
They also suggest the development of efficient anti-viral treatments to interrupt virus replication in people who deficiencies in their immune system.
The Italy international was carried off on a stretcher after appearing to collide with a player following a corner and falling awkwardly.
A team-mate reportedly reacted to make sure Antonelli, 29, did not swallow his tongue.
Milan have yet to comment on Antonelli's condition.
The youths, aged 16 and 14, were arrested earlier on Sunday on suspicion of arson at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden.
The blaze at the mosque, said to be the largest in western Europe, was tackled by 70 firefighters.
An administration building was badly damaged but not the mosque, London Fire Brigade said.
A man was taken to hospital suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation and about 30 others left when the alarm was raised.
The brigade was called at just after 12:00 BST on Saturday to the mosque, which also has a community centre attached.
About 50% of the building's ground floor was damaged as well as part of the first floor and a section of the roof.
Station manager Philip Morton said: "This was a large fire and our crews worked hard in difficult conditions to confine it to the administrative buildings on the site and thanks to their efforts the mosque itself escaped completely unscathed.
"Throughout the incident we worked closely with the local community to ensure our damage control operations took into account the religious significance of the building's contents."
The 5.2 acre (2.1 hectare) mosque serves the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and there is space for at least 10,500 worshippers, according to its website.
Rafiq Hayat, national president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK, said: "By the Grace of God the mosque is safe and unaffected and there were no injuries and no loss of life.
"The fire was contained to the hall at the front of the building and some adjacent offices.
"We are extremely grateful for the support of the local community and leaders."
The two arrested teenagers remain in police custody at a south London police station.
Nutritionists discovered gluten in a supplier's shepherd's pie and beef bolognese, which are both used by schools across the county.
The county council said it has 20 pupils registered with gluten-intolerance or coeliac disease.
The council said no children had had an adverse reaction.
Councillor Andrew Grant said: "Our nutritionists regularly monitor the ingredients used by our suppliers in the food we provide and it was as a result of these checks that we picked up the discrepancy between the labelling and the actual ingredients.
"While the quantity of gluten a child may have consumed is quite small, it is nevertheless completely unacceptable for a child with allergies to be exposed to this risk.
"We've requested a full investigation into the circumstances of how this has happened and we're confident the problem is confined to these two particular meals."
The local authority said gluten, a wheat protein, was found in a gravy powder which was used in the two meals.
Gluten triggers an auto-immune response in those that are intolerant to the protein.
It leads to inflammation of the small intestine, which eventually damages the lining of the intestine, making it less able to absorb nutrients.
Liam Mansell spotted smoke at White Mere Community Primary School in Wardley, Gateshead.
He alerted a teacher and the school was evacuated.
Liam has been presented with his award by representatives of Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service.
He had been on his way to the toilet when he smelled smoke.
Headteacher Gail Howe said: "He's a very confident and friendly little boy.
"We are extremely proud of Liam. He was on his way to the toilet and thought he could smell smoke.
"He went straight back to the classroom and said, 'Miss, I think our school's on fire'."
The blaze was caused by something on a hob in the kitchen area of a nursery classroom and caused slight smoke damage.
Dave Eshott, the fire service's district manager for Gateshead, said: "He raised the alarm calmly enabling the school to be evacuated safely and quickly.
"If it were not for the bravery and grown-up way Liam acted, the incident could have easily escalated."
Lady Victoria Borwick will also ask whether the annual street party - Europe's largest Afro-Caribbean carnival - should finish before the Monday of the August Bank Holiday.
She said there were a number of ideas to try and make the event safer.
The Met commissioner has said current policing levels cannot continue.
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said he had a "lack of confidence at the moment in the quality of the organisation which is leading to policing having to fill the gap".
About 6,000 officers were deployed to the carnival on Saturday and 7,000 on Sunday on the August bank holiday weekend this year.
There were three major stabbings, including one involving a police officer, and 407 arrests - 57 of those for carrying weapons.
Lady Victoria said she would send out questionnaires to residents in January.
Among the options for consideration will be the use of more stewards for the event, which attracted more than a million people over two days this year.
She said: "There are a number of ideas around looking at how carnival can be made safer.
"In the end it will be down to to the council, the carnival organisers, the community, and the Greater London Authority.
"There are a whole range of stakeholders who need to come up with ideas on the future.
"We must have a fun carnival, not one where overseas gangs come over to fight."
The police would not confirm whether that was a specific security issue.
But a spokesman said: "There is a need for some change in the way Notting Hill Carnival is managed and policed."
Separately, Kensington and Chelsea Council is running a consultation until 15 January asking 58,000 residents living near the carnival route - mainly north of Notting Hill Gate - for their views.
Questions include whether residents attended the event, what they did and did not like about it and what impact noise, travel disruption and street urination had on them.
The council spends about £500,000 each year for the carnival.
Last year, the capital's main New Year's Eve event was ticketed.
For the first time, 100,000 people were charged £10 each to attend.
The leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) said Helen Zille's remarks undermined its reconciliation project.
The party is holding a disciplinary hearing on the case. The anti-Apartheid activist could face expulsion.
Her tweets led to a storm of criticism in March. It is feared they have affected the party's electoral chances.
Ms Zille, a major political figure in South Africa, has not yet commented on the decision.
She will retain her elected post as premier of Western Cape province, a DA stronghold and the only province not governed by the African National Congress.
DA leader Mmusi Maimane, who took over from Ms Zille in 2015, said that her suspension was pending the outcome of the disciplinary hearing.
"We live in a fragile democracy. Our public representatives must be sensitive to the legitimate anger that people still feel about our past and its legacy," he said in a series of tweets.
"I asked Helen Zille to tender an unreserved apology to both South Africa and the DA for damage she has done. Unfortunately, she declined."
However, after the criticism, she sent a tweet saying: "I apologise unreservedly for a tweet that may have come across as a defence of colonialism. It was not."
The DA had been under pressure to sanction Ms Zille for her comments.
It is desperate to dismiss the impression that it largely represents white interests in South Africa, BBC Africa editor James Copnall says.
Mr Maimane, a young and charismatic black leader, has sought to make the party more attractive to the black majority, our correspondent adds.
The DA won 22% of the vote in the 2014 general election, coming second to the governing ANC. It is hoping to build on its success in local polls in 2016 as it prepares for the presidential election due in 2019.
The victim, who wanted to remain anonymous, has criticised the "poor level of support" he received from the truth project - the arm of the inquiry for victims to share their experiences.
He said he experienced delays and that his support worker broke down in tears.
An inquiry spokesman apologised to the victim.
The IICSA has since put measures in place to prevent it happening again, the spokesman added.
The victim spoke to BBC Wales less than two months since IICSA opened its Wales office in Cardiff, on 26 October.
He should have been contacted two weeks before he was due to attend the office to tell them about the abuse he suffered as a child.
Instead, the victim said he was contacted 48 hours before his appointment and the support worker who phoned him broke down in tears and told him of her own experience of abuse.
"Crying, she kept saying 'I've let you down, I've let the whole truth project down' and the conversation continued and she got quite hysterical," the victim said.
"She said 'I know how you feel - I've experienced trauma in my life'.
"I ended up counselling her."
He also said that he had concerns about other people who had come forward.
"This affects people in different ways. I feel quite strong. You don't know who is out there, people coming forward - they could be suicidal by the outcome and there's no help for them," he said.
Prof Alexis Jay, the fourth chairwoman of the inquiry, told BBC Wales in October that the inquiry was not in crisis.
However, solicitor Charles Derham, head of the abuse team at Verisona Law, disagreed.
"I think it's doomed. I think it's gone beyond the reach of any successful or positive outcome and I think that's very sad because it's potentially yet again another negative outcome from the result of their disclosures," he said.
The inquiry has been beset by controversy - including the three previous chairwomen resigning.
Prime Minister Theresa May set it up in 2014, when she was home secretary, to investigate allegations made against local authorities, religious organisations, the armed forces and public and private institutions in England and Wales, as well as people in the public eye.
The victim who has spoken to BBC Wales said he was abused by a youth worker in the late 1970s while attending a summer camp in Porthcawl.
BBC Wales has since learned that the alleged abuser worked as a teacher, employed by Cardiff council, and understands that a fourth person has come forward with more allegations about him.
South Wales Police has investigated but did not pursue the case because of the poor health of the accused, who is now in his 80s.
Three of the four men are pursuing a civil claim for damages against Cardiff council.
In response, Cardiff council said: "The local authority takes all allegations of historical abuse extremely seriously and they are thoroughly investigated.
"The council is unable to comment on specific cases whilst matters are ongoing."
A spokesman for the inquiry said: "We were very sad to hear about [the victim's] experience with us and we offer an unreserved apology.
"We thoroughly investigated his case and we have put measures in place to prevent this happening again.
"We carried out a clinical review across the inquiry, which highlighted exactly what went wrong in his case and we have offered to meet with him to explain what steps we have taken."
The 20-year-old Commonwealth champion finished with a score of 535.45 but Russia's Victor Minibaev managed 586.10 to take the gold.
"I'd have loved to retain my title, but I'm really pleased with the way I dived," said Daley, who won gold at the last championships in 2012.
"It was a good fight until the end."
Daley just missed out on a medal earlier in the week when he came fourth with new partner James Denny in the 10m synchronised event.
"A very long season has come to an end and I'm happy to have been able to maintain my level all the way through," said Daley.
"Out of all three majors, that was the highest score I got out of all of them".
Delany played 26 Premiership games for the Falcons in two seasons, having joined them from French club Clermont in February 2015.
The 35-year-old told the Newcastle website: "It's the right time to come back to New Zealand.
"I'm excited and motivated to return to play for the Bay, where I started"
Joe Smith, 35, launched a Facebook appeal after seeing himself on the shoulders of his rescuer while watching a BBC Two documentary.
Mr Smith said the response had been "absolutely phenomenal" and "beyond anything I could have imagined" after the post was shared 145,000 times.
The pair have since been in contact and are now arranging to meet.
Mr Smith, from Kirkby in Merseyside, said: "He's a guy I've always had in my thoughts and I've always spoken about when people ask me about my experiences.
He said the man, who wishes to stay anonymous, "couldn't get his head round the fact I said he was a hero".
"He said he was just a normal fellow, and I said 'well you are mate get used to it'," he added.
Mr Smith had travelled with his stepfather and brother to watch Liverpool play Nottingham Forest in the FA cup semi-final on 15 April 1989.
Inquests last month concluded 96 fans who died in the crush were unlawfully killed.
Mr Smith said his legs were being crushed as he stood at the Leppings Lane end of Sheffield Wednesday's stadium, and his stepfather lifted him to get him out.
He was passed over people's heads and taken to the other end where fans looked after him.
Owen Jenkins' body was found in the River Trent near Beeston Marina and Beeston Weir following a major search on 10 July.
On Sunday, a ride to the weir and a minute's silence was organised by Nottz Bikerz, whose founder Kieron Thomas knew Owen.
Hundreds of people also joined the procession on foot.
At the event Owen's mother, Nicola Jenkins, thanked everyone who had joined the search for her son, but also warned people about the dangers of going into the water.
"All your support has helped him live on in our hearts and you've all just been so amazing.
"Stay out of that water," she told the crowd. "I'll be down here watching."
Malakai Thomas, one of the ride's organisers, said: "Although it's not going to bring [Owen] back, it's the least we could do...
"It's about coming together as one to pay their respects... I knew there was going to be a lot [of bikers] but I didn't expect that many.
"It was an emotional but beautiful day, Owen was looking down on us."
Owen's great aunt, Liz Ryan, said her nephew was a "hero" as he had gone into the water to save a girl.
He had played rugby for Nottingham Casuals RFC since he was seven and was a pupil at Chilwell School.
Head teacher Ian Brierly described him as an "enthusiastic and gregarious young man".
He said the community was "heartbroken" by his death.
Who can forget Margaret Thatcher's speech in the House of Commons, with her: "No, no, no" to European integration and a single currency?
It's never been a marriage of conviction. More assumed convenience. Sometimes fruitful; often fraught.
Now, viewed from Brussels, EU-UK relations have changed fundamentally again with what's seen here as Britain's audacious demand for reforms that Europe has taken seriously.
This is the first time in EU history that one country has stood up in front of the rest, threatening to leave if the EU doesn't dance to its reformist tune.
And then got what it asked for. To a certain extent. In draft form. Well, at least in the minds of EU institution bigwigs.
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But now it's over to the other 27 EU countries to have their say. All have to agree to the text of the deal before it can be passed.
Dismissed by David Cameron's critics at home as weak and meaningless, this draft new EU-UK "settlement" as it is known here is - predictably - ruffling some continental feathers among those who believe it goes far too far.
Central and Eastern Europe grumble about the plan to cut EU migrant benefits.
They say it goes against the founding EU principle of the freedom to live and work anywhere across the bloc.
Expect them to bargain hard over the next few days to water down that proposal.
A high-level EU source told the BBC that France and its concerns kept UK and EU negotiators up late Monday night, as the draft deal was being finalised.
The Hollande government is grinding its collective teeth at the very notion that the UK and other non-euro nations could stall Eurozone decisions.
They say a definite "Non!" to a full veto for the UK, though anything less is dismissed as pointless by Mr Cameron's critics.
Over the next couple of weeks leading up to the EU leaders' summit, expect Germany to play the role of the behind-the-scenes mediator. It's determined that everything must be done to keep the UK in the bloc.
A close ally to Chancellor Angela Merkel, German MEP David McAllister, told us today: "These are hard and tough negotiations.
"Nothing will be agreed until everything is agreed. But in general I would say, we are on the right way. We want the UK to stay an active and strong partner in an active and strong EU."
The man who represents all EU countries here in Brussels is the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk.
Accompanying his tweets releasing the draft UK deal, Mr Tusk cryptically added the words: To be, or not to be.
And it won't necessarily be.
David Cameron is banking on a grand finale at the EU leaders' summit, where his reforms will be applauded by peers in Europe, then presented to the British people, allowing the prime minister to set a date for the UK's referendum on EU membership as early as this June.
But EU leaders are an unpredictable lot and they need to sell the deal to their voters back home too.
No surprise, then, that Mr Cameron is off to Poland this Friday. For tea and a schmooze on migrant benefits, one might assume.
It is not inconceivable that some EU countries could try to use the next two weeks of bickering and bartering over the UK deal to score their own political points.
The European Union is beset by crisis at the moment: terror/security, ongoing malaise in the eurozone and, of course, mass migration.
What's to stop Greece, for example, refusing to sign off on the UK deal unless it receives better support from EU colleagues with the boats filled with asylum seekers landing on its shores or with the international loan repayments it's struggling to meet?
It's not likely to play that hand. But it could.
Mr Cameron's Eurosceptic adversaries will be vying for his attention back home now.
He'd be well advised to keep an eye on his European colleagues too until his EU deal is signed and sealed.
Expect the bickering and bartering to continue well into the summit on 18 and 19 February.
The outcome is not - altogether - a foregone conclusion.
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Emergency services were called to a site near the Stonebyres Power Station at New Lanark at about 20:00 on Tuesday.
A fire service rope rescue team pulled the woman from the water.
She was taken to Wishaw Hospital and was later transferred to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Inquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances of the incident.
Stanley Wightman, 51, had sustained injuries to his neck and arm and died in hospital on Friday afternoon.
Colin 'Bap' Lindsay, 51, a well-known member of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), died at the scene.
Forty-six-year-old Albert Armstrong appeared in court earlier on Friday charged in connection with the attack.
A samurai-type sword is believed to have been used in the attack, police have said.
Police officers found the two men seriously injured in the living room of a house at Kirkistown Walk in the Belvoir housing estate.
The ambulance service was called but Mr Lindsay was pronounced dead a short time later.
Mr Wightman was taken to hospital and had surgery on his injuries.
Mr Armstrong had been charged with the murder of Mr Lindsay and the attempted murder of Mr Wightman.
It is understood that police will now have the second charge against Mr Armstrong amended after Mr Wightman's death.
The BCC said Mr Longworth had accepted his support for leaving the EU was "likely to create confusion".
He revealed his support for "Brexit" at the BCC annual conference on Thursday.
The BCC said Mr Longworth had breached the group's official position of neutrality on the referendum.
At the conference, Mr Longworth said the EU referendum was a choice between the "devil and the deep blue sea".
He added that voters faced "undoubtedly a tough choice".
One option was staying in an "essentially unreformed EU", with the other being the uncertainty of leaving.
He later said his comments had been made in a personal capacity.
His remarks and his subsequent suspension prompted a political outcry, with London mayor Boris Johnson and former defence secretary Liam Fox, both prominent campaigners for the UK to leave the EU, weighing in on his behalf.
Mr Johnson called Mr Longworth's treatment "scandalous", while Mr Fox said ministers should clarify "if they were involved in any way in putting pressure on" the BCC to suspend Mr Longworth.
Downing Street denied any pressure was put on the BBC to suspend its director general.
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The 31-year-old, who signed a four-year contract with the club last July, has impressed again this season.
He made his England debut in April and believes staying with the Clarets can help his international chances.
"It is about playing Premier League football and continuing to work at the international set-up," he said.
"I'm delighted to be involved in that and have a taste for it and now I've got a hunger for more. I want to continue improving every day and I'm more than happy where I am at the moment."
Defender Michael Keane has also been heavily linked with a summer move from Burnley, but Heaton is not concerned by the prospect of the club selling players.
"It is the nature of the beast, especially at this level, that when players do well they will get talked about," added Heaton, who joined Burnley from Manchester United in 2013.
"Our biggest strength is our team ethic and our unity. Whatever happens we will deal with it and we'll keep moving forward."
A 12-year-old girl was also injured and was airlifted to hospital in Oban.
Emergency services were called to the scene near the village of Benderloch, north of Oban, at about 14:40 BST on Sunday.
Police Scotland said inquiries were ongoing but the incident was not being treated as suspicious. A report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.
The Health and Safety Executive has been informed about the incident.
The 12-year-old was taken to Lorn and Islands Hospital.
The area where the incident happened is part of the Barcaldine Forest, where there has been logging activity recently.
Margaret Adams, convenor of the local community council, told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that the tragedy would have a "massive" impact on the community.
"Even if people don't know the child they will know the family, in a small community," she said.
"It really will have quite an affect on the locals."
Ms Adams said logging had been going on in the area for several months, with signs up warning of the dangers.
She added: "The signs make it very clear that they don't want people to go up because there will be heavy machinery and logs stacked."
Local resident Elaine Walton told BBC Scotland there had been plenty of warnings about forestry operations but it was possible to access the area by avoiding the fenced-off tracks.
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Saracens took the honours on the pitch, returning to the top of the table with a 26-16 victory over struggling London Irish, but did the decision to schedule a game on the other side of the Atlantic pay off?
Premiership Rugby chief executive Mark McCafferty says the planning for next year's return visit has already started with the aim of selling-out a regular season game at the 25,000 stadium by 2018.
McCafferty, one of many driving forces behind taking England's top-flight competition to north America, believes they now have a template for future growth.
"It's always a challenge to get through the first one, but I think we've made a really good start," he told BBC Sport after the full-time whistle.
But, on a weekend when the Six Nations took a pivotal twist, the inaugural game was battling for recognition in its own country, let alone trying to break into the American sporting consciousness.
"I don't imagine it changing for next year (from a Six Nations weekend)," McCafferty said. "But, I do imagine a point in future when that would be the case.
"We have to plan around winter. Early March is a good time of year with not competing too much with the other US sports, which are obviously huge."
Despite a week of publicity events and both sets of players meeting the local community, it was hard to find any column inches or much radio or TV time devoted to publicising the game to the US audience.
The main talk on the New York sporting agenda in the build-up to Saturday's game centred around who local NFL sides the Jets and the Giants will try to snap up as free agents, and college basketball's Big East series coming to town at Madison Square Garden.
Saturday's crowd of 14,800, which is around average for a domestic Premiership fixture was labelled "a good starting position" by the organisers.
"We've got to make sure we have a date in the calendar that gives us the best possible chance at it being successful," McCafferty added.
"I guess our message is 'Premiership rugby's in town'," he added. "We want to get as many Americans out there as possible watching it."
Saracens' Alex Goode, who scored 19 points in the game: "Anywhere we can grow the game and get more fans on board is brilliant. It's a huge role for the game to keep expanding, keep bringing the popularity of the game to new places.
"Maybe we've done it today, we don't know. But's it's been great for the fans and the players to have a different scenery and we've really enjoyed ourselves and the American people have been great."
London Irish winger Alex Lewington, a first-half try-scorer: "I'd love to play here every week to be honest.
"The size and quality of the pitch were unbelievable. It was amazing and I'd love to do it again next year."
London Irish scrum-half Scott Steele: "It's not very often that you get the chance to go to New York with your usual job. The training facilities that we used during the week with the New York Jets were amazing.
"When I first heard about the idea of taking a game away, factors like jetlag came to mind. But, we got looked after really well by everybody and it's been a really good occasion."
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall: "An occasion like this deserves us to be able to come here with our full squad. That wasn't to be because it's in the middle of the Six Nations.
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"We had a lot who played very well for England against Wales. I think America would love to see the likes of Maro Itoje, George Kruis and Billy Vunipola.
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"But, it felt like something different. Not like a run-of-the-mill Premiership match, which is an important thing."
London Irish head coach Tom Coventry: "Spending some time together on a tour in the middle of a Premiership season is very unusual.
"There's been plenty of positives, the only negative (for us) has been the result really.
"I think it's a progression of growing the game of rugby union in general. For Premiership Rugby, I think it's a positive step forward."
A meeting of top v bottom might have been viewed as something of a mis-match before kick-off, but the actual result reflected a hard-fought contest.
'Home side' London Irish, eight points adrift of safety, gave an encouraging account of themselves in their must-win scenario, particularly in the first-half.
Curious locals among the crowd were treated to two well-taken tries in the opening 40 minutes from Saracens and England full-back Alex Goode and Exiles winger Alex Lewington as Irish took a well-deserved six-point lead into the break.
But Irish were once again not clinical enough in the second half, when Saracens turned the screw to score 20 points to their three.
The scrappy nature of centre Nick Tompkins' match-winning try late on summed up the Exiles' lack of good fortune in their struggle at the Premiership's basement.
End result: Saracens get a big result in the Big Apple by going back above Exeter at the summit, Irish remain deep in the mire with the threat of relegation increasingly looming with just six games to play.
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The negatives of the 69 photographs, which were taken by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, were recently found in their archives.
They show the effects of the explosion near the Arndale Centre on 15 June 1996.
No-one died, but many were injured and buildings were severely damaged.
The bomb was the second biggest to have exploded on mainland Britain, weighing 3,300lb.
It went off on the same day that England played Scotland at Wembley in the Euro 96 football tournament.
The events of the day were the inspiration for the recent BBC One drama From There To Here, which featured a recreation of the explosion and its aftermath.
The Republican-led Congress sent the bill to the president on Tuesday.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama vetoed the bill "without any drama or fanfare or delay".
The 875-mile (1,400km) pipeline would carry tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada, to the US state of Nebraska where it joins pipes running to Texas.
The project has pitted Republicans and other supporters, who say it will create much needed jobs, against many Democrats and environmentalists, who warn the pipeline will add to carbon emissions and contribute to global warming.
The Keystone bill is Mr Obama's third veto as president and his first since Republicans won full control of Congress in November.
More vetoes are expected in the coming months as Republicans in Congress craft legislation to reverse Mr Obama's action on health care, immigration and financial regulation.
The Keystone XL pipeline project was first proposed more than six years ago, but has languished, awaiting a permit required by the federal government because it would cross an international boundary.
The White House has said the bill passed by Congress interfered with the normal permitting process.
Without a veto-busting majority in Congress, Republicans are considering inserting Keystone into other critical legislation dealing with energy, spending or infrastructure in the hope that Obama would be less likely to veto those priorities.
Primary six and seven pupils at Bunscoil an Lúir have been learning meditation and breathing exercises on a regular basis.
The depression charity, Aware, is behind the initiative.
They say meditation can help children develop emotional resilience and fight the effects of stress.
In the lesson in Bunscoil an Luir, pupils are taught to relax, moderate their breathing, and concentrate, by taking things a little more slowly.
An external mindfulness tutor appointed by Aware leads the lessons, which seem to be having an impact both inside and outside the classroom.
11-year-old Brídín Ni Mhurchú said she had learned how to relax and not become anxious about things like homework.
"I take a deep breath in and then out and just don't think about anything else," she said.
10-year-old Lonan Mac Domhnaill said mindfulness helps him keep his temper in difficult situations.
"I learn how to calm down whenever I'm stressed and don't get into a tantrum and get angry," he said.
11-year-old Amber McGinnis Mallon uses the techniques she has learned in class to relax at home.
"Say if I'm angry at my brothers I would go to my room," she said.
"Then I hear the birds outside instead."
Even their initially sceptical teacher, Ciarán Catney, has been won over by the classes.
"We're giving the children the tools to deal with stress," he said.
"When we started I thought I was getting time to correct some books or get some plans ready."
"But when I was sitting doing different activities and things with the children, I was learning that I didn't realise how stressed out I could be at times as well."
"So I was de-stressing myself."
The chief executive of Aware, Siobhan Donaghy, said she hoped to be able to offer similar classes in other schools across Northern Ireland.
"It would help children to reduce stress, and to cope with things that happen in life," she said.
"Younger and younger children nowadays are suffering from stress, many from anxiety and some from depression."
But what about those who say it is not a school's role to teach mindfulness?
"We believe that emotional education for young people is so incredibly important as they try to make their way through life," Ms Donaghy said.
"These children are going to move into secondary school soon, where they're going to face all sorts of pressures.
"They need the techniques and tools to deal with that."
They say the bulk carriers' heavy chains are destroying crab pots worth thousands of pounds and parts of the sea bed in Mounts Bay.
It is legal for the vessels to anchor free of charge in the bay, which is sheltered from the weather.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said there were "ongoing efforts" to address the problem.
Cargo ships from as far away as Hong Kong and Liberia have anchored off the coast in between jobs.
The rest periods can be more frequent if global trade is down.
Jeremy Rowe, a Mounts Bay fisherman, said it "hurts that pristine fishing grounds are being wrecked".
He said: "It does put a massive question mark over inshore fishing - a historic way of fishing - in this part of the world."
Paul Trebilcock from the Cornish Fish Producers Organisation said there was "genuine conflict" and it was a "serious concern" for some inshore fishermen.
In a joint statement, the MCA and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), said they "both recognise that there is an ongoing situation in relation to use of this space, and are both keen to participate in ongoing efforts to identify any further steps that can be taken".
Its introduction has so far been blocked by the veto power despite attracting the support of a narrow majority of MLAs.
However, no-one should leap to the assumption that the Stormont parties will drop the controversial petition system in isolation, without revisiting all of the rest of the Good Friday Agreement's "ugly scaffolding".
Back in 2014, a Stormont committee reviewed the petition of concern system and concluded that there was no consensus for reform.
The committee considered whether the use of such petitions should be restricted to certain key areas.
It also discussed whether petitions should be triggered by weighted majorities of 65%. Again it could not achieve consensus.
Then last year the Alliance party tried to stipulate reforms to the petition of concern system as a precondition for taking the justice department again in a DUP and Sinn Féin led coalition.
The former Alliance leader David Ford claimed Arlene Foster thumped the table in exasperation at this suggestion.
The cross-community voting system, which is triggered by petitions of concern, was introduced as a guarantee against majority rule in Northern Ireland.
Nationalists had long argued that the border was an effective gerrymander in order to guarantee a unionist majority. So they were never going to be prepared to participate in an assembly which might look like a recreation of the old pre-Troubles Stormont parliament.
If the petitions of concern were dropped in isolation, then same-sex marriage might progress. But equally there would be nothing to stop, for example, a unionist majority changing, say, the definition of a victim.
Some argue that the system should be changed so cross-community voting can only apply to constitutional or Troubles related matters.
But some politicians will baulk at any attempt to tightly define what they might regard as a "key area".
As the DUP leader put it, she thinks her critics want to keep the veto power for what they think is important but prevent her party deploying it in relation to its priorities.
If the current cross-community system of "parallel consent" (a majority of both unionists and nationalists) is dropped that would logically mean there is no need to get MLAs to sign in as Unionists, Nationalists, or Others when they take their seats.
One argument in favour of this is that it might enable Stormont politics to evolve, with a vote for smaller parties or others appearing less of a "wasted vote".
But there is still the problem of "majority rule" - which means most commentators have talked about requiring weighted majorities in order to ensure some level of cross-community backing for controversial policies.
However, this in turn could lead to dilemmas. The TUV, for example, has suggested a weighted majority of 60%. This threshold would have blocked the November 2015 vote in favour of same-sex marriage just as assuredly as the old petition of concern. Moreover a coalition of unionists and others could, theoretically, have outvoted the nationalists who made up just 37% of the seats in the old assembly.
The Stormont committee's 65% suggestion would - using the old assembly break down - require some nationalist buy-in, but not the assent of Sinn Féin. However, at this threshold the old DUP team would have still been able to block initiatives they opposed.
The arch critic of the Stormont system, Bob McCartney, once told me that the working of the assembly was like a Heath Robinson contraption and that any attempt to alter it only added an extra layer of bizarre complexity.
So it's not just about abolishing the petition of concern, but working out what might replace it.
Certainly the post-election talks are unlikely to achieve any breakthrough on these basic building blocks of the Good Friday Agreement in a matter of weeks.
The PM has made welfare reform one of his key EU demands.
One option under consideration would see all claimants denied in-work benefits unless received unemployment benefit in the previous year.
No 10 said it would "not give a running commentary" on negotiations.
But UKIP leader Nigel Farage, who is campaigning for the UK to leave the European Union, said the idea was "appalling".
Legal restrictions preventing EU citizens from being discriminated against mean ministers are increasingly focusing on ideas that would also prevent thousands of Britons from getting benefits.
Ministers have admitted an EU treaty change will be required to make any major welfare changes.
A document seen by BBC News in the summer from government lawyers to ministers said "imposing additional requirements on EU workers that do not apply to a member state's own workers constitutes direct discrimination which is prohibited under current EU law".
The legal opinion came several months after a speech by David Cameron last November in which he first announced his intention to stop EU migrants from claiming in-work benefits - typically housing benefit and working tax credits - for four years.
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David Cameron says he has a mandate to pursue EU reform following the Conservatives' general election victory.
The PM wants to renegotiate the terms of the UK's membership ahead of an in/out referendum by the end of 2017. He has said he will campaign for Britain to remain in the EU if he gets the reforms he wants.
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The legal problems that have emerged are forcing ministers and officials to focus on indirect discrimination - options that disproportionately affect EU migrants but would also impact UK citizens.
One option would see in-work benefits banned from anyone who had not received out-of-work benefits in the previous 12 months.
The proposal could see someone who has worked for many years failing to qualify for support if their income fell because, for example, their employer cut their hours.
While some exemptions would be introduced, for those leaving education for instance, the scheme would "create an incentive for people to give up work for a little while in order to subsequently qualify for in-work help", said an official.
This option appeals to some ministers as changes already introduced as part of Universal Credit stop EU migrants from claiming out-of-work benefits.
An option BBC News revealed in the summer - a four-year residency test for all benefit claimants - has now been fully costed and is being considered by Treasury officials.
It would mean Britons, even if they had lived in the UK all their lives, would be ineligible for in-work benefits for four years from their 18th birthday.
If implemented, some unemployed British families who failed the test could be thousands of pounds worse off if one of them found a job.
"They would be much better off staying on out-of-work benefits," said a Whitehall official familiar with the proposals.
The legality of the proposals is being considered in Whitehall, as are the politics - officials say ministers are wary as both options will affect tens of thousands of British people and could undermine one of the government's central messages, that people should always be better off in work.
A third proposal, which has been floated by the Minister for Government Policy Oliver Letwin, would see in-work benefits denied to people who had not paid enough National Insurance contributions for three years.
That option was seen as being problematic however, said one official, as it would change the nature of Universal Credit and may conversely make EU migrants eligible for out-of-work benefits.
The prime minister remains insistent about getting welfare reform from his EU negotiations, despite officials believing the changes already introduced have tightened the system considerably.
"New EU migrants now face one of the toughest in-work benefit systems in Europe when they come here," said one official.
"We have made benefit tourism a thing of the past," they added.
But Mr Farage said the prime minister's renegotiation strategy was unravelling.
"Even the one area where he was going to go to the European Council and try to get a rule change, actually we've surrendered already by saying we will change the British social security system," he told Radio 4's Today.
"So young couples in this country, aged 21, who work and have got children, will, if this goes ahead, be better off not working than being in work. I think it's appalling."
The museum aims to raise $500,000 (??320,000) on Kickstarter to help safeguard the suit and build a climate-controlled display case.
Conservators say the suits were built for short-term use with materials that break down over time.
They also plan to digitise the suit using 3D scanning.
The suit used by Armstrong on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 is deteriorating and hasn't been displayed for nine years.
"In 2006, we decided to give it a rest, to take it off display and put it in our state-of-the-art storage, which is at a low temperature and low humidity, to preserve it and figure out how to get those climate-controlled conditions from storage into a display case," said Cathy Lewis, spacesuit curator at the Washington DC-based museum.
She added: "The suit itself is a very complex machine. It's made of many different materials - about 12 different types of textiles and fabrics that have been combined together in one.
"To preserve or conserve any single one of those textiles would be very easy, but then we would have to take the suit apart and we're not going to do that."
The museum plans to display it for the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing.
Later, it hopes the suit will be the centerpiece in Destination Moon, a new gallery set to open in 2020.
Khabi Abrey, 30, was one of seven people taken to hospital after the fire on the ninth floor of the Balmoral Road flats in Westcliff-on-Sea on Saturday.
Lillo Troisi, 47, of Balmoral Road, has been charged with murder and two counts of arson.
Mr Troisi, who is unemployed, is due before Southend Magistrates' Court later.
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The other two charges in full are arson with intent to endanger life and arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered.
Ms Abrey and her unborn baby died in hospital on Monday night.
A post mortem examination gave the cause of death as complications arising following breathing in fumes.
Her unborn baby died of cardiac arrest due to Mrs Abrey's inhalation of fire fumes.
Essex Police are continuing to appeal for anyone who had any more information about the fire.
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The defending champions include 15 of the squad that beat Canada to win the last World Cup in 2014.
Rachael Burford, Rochelle Clark, Tamara Taylor and Danielle Waterman will play in their fourth consecutive World Cup.
Bristol's Sarah Hunter, who led the world number ones to the Six Nations title in March, captains a squad with a combined total of 1,207 caps.
Six players also represented Great Britain in the rugby sevens at the Rio Olympics last summer.
England are in Pool B and open their tournament against Spain on 9 August, before facing Italy on 13 August and USA on 17 August.
Simon Middleton's side go into the World Cup after beating Australia, Canada and New Zealand in the International Women's Rugby Series earlier this month.
"We are confident we have an incredibly strong squad, made up of hugely experienced players who have featured in previous Women's Rugby World Cups and other major tournaments such as the Olympics," said Middleton.
"At the same time, we have younger players who have been involved in a Grand Slam-winning side and a successful three-Test series against some of the best teams in the world earlier this month."
He added: "Our focus has always been on going to Ireland to win the Women's Rugby World Cup. To do that, we are going to have to give more than in any competition we've played over the past year."
Forwards: Zoe Aldcroft (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks), Sarah Bern (Bristol), Rochelle Clark (Worcester Valkyries), Amy Cokayne (Lichfield), Vickii Cornborough (Harlequins), Vicky Fleetwood (Saracens), Sarah Hunter (Bristol), Heather Kerr (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks), Justine Lucas (Lichfield), Alex Matthews (Richmond), Harriet Millar-Mills (Lichfield), Izzy Noel-Smith (Bristol), Marlie Packer (Bristol), Abbie Scott (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks), Tamara Taylor (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks).
Backs: Rachael Burford (Harlequins), Natasha Hunt (Lichfield), Megan Jones (Bristol), La Toya Mason (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks), Katy Mclean (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks), Amber Reed (Bristol), Leanne Riley (Harlequins), Emily Scarratt (Lichfield), Emily Scott (Saracens), Lydia Thompson (Worcester Valkyries), Danielle Waterman (Bristol), Kay Wilson (Richmond), Amy Wilson Hardy (Bristol).
The Australian-born Green Party leader told activists in a speech on immigration she rejected "those who try and divide us by our country of birth."
She accused politicians of attempting to "sound tough... to stave off the perceived threat from UKIP".
Conservatives want to tighten immigration controls. Labour has pledged prompt action on the issue.
UKIP wants to use an Australian-style points system to select migrants with skills and attributes needed in the UK, claiming annual net migration could be brought back to a "normal level" of about 50,000.
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Ms Bennett made her speech at the Kurdish Community Centre in Haringey, north London, accompanied by Green MEP Jean Lambert.
"Elections should be about discussion and disagreement - but on the topic of immigration we've seen the entire political establishment attempting to sound 'tough' in an attempt to stave off the perceived threat from UKIP," said Ms Bennett.
"As a migrant, and someone who loves this country for the tolerance it has shown those arriving on its shores, I've watched in horror as politicians line up to blame those not born here for failures in government policy.
"And as a migrant I utterly reject those who try and divide us by our country of birth."
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She added: "I may have been born on the other side of the world, but that doesn't mean that I don't love this country."
The Conservatives say they plan to "control immigration and build a system that puts the British people first".
"We will regain control of EU migration by reforming welfare rules, tackle criminality and abuse of free movement and cut immigration from outside the EU," a spokesman said.
Labour leader Ed Miliband said his party would set out a "credible" set of measures on immigration within 100 days of taking office.
He has pledged to recruit an extra 1,000 border staff, introduce full exit checks and stop serious criminals coming to the UK.
He also challenged David Cameron to match his pledges, accusing him of "abandoning the issue to UKIP".
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In an interview with the BBC, Nolan Bushnell said the Japanese firm was left in a "very difficult position".
To take the title fight to the final race, Hamilton must stop team-mate Nico Rosberg winning the race on Sunday.
Hamilton was 0.230 seconds quicker than the German, who was only third, the two separated by Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
Hamilton was 0.096secs quicker than the Dutchman, whose team-mate Daniel Ricciardo was fourth fastest.
Hamilton was faster on both the medium tyres that the Mercedes drivers ran early in the session - by 0.05secs - and on the softs later on.
Second practice is live on the Sport website and 5 live sports extra 16:00 GMT.
The session was held in hot and sunny conditions in Sao Paulo, but rain is expected later in the day and the weekend is forecasted to be cool and showery.
Wet conditions are likely to bring Red Bull into the mix for victory, which could play into Hamilton's hands.
McLaren driver Jenson Button, Hamilton's former team-mate, said: "If it's wet, it mixes things up. Lewis knows he's really good in the wet and can make a big points score. Nico knows there's a lot more to lose. I'm sure Nico wants it to be dry. But everyone watching wants it to be wet."
Rosberg has a 19-point advantage over Hamilton, who has won the last two races in the USA and Mexico.
A victory would extend Rosberg's advantage to at least 26 points, which means Hamilton could not overtake him in Abu Dhabi in two weeks' time.
Ricciardo said Mercedes were likely to finish one-two if the race is dry and if Rosberg is second behind Hamilton, then he would need only a third place in Abu Dhabi in two weeks' time to secure his first world title.
Rosberg says he is focusing only on trying to win in Brazil.
"It's awesome to be fighting for the world championship with two races to go and so, yeah, excited about the weekend, looking forward to it and of course going to try to go for the win," he said.
Behind the Mercedes and Red Bulls, Williams driver Valtteri Bottas was fifth fastest, split from team-mate Felipe Massa - in his last Brazilian Grand Prix - by the Force Indias of Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg.
Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen were only ninth and 10th, Vettel 1.672secs behind Hamilton and 0.002secs quicker than the Finn, but did not run on the soft tyre.
Ferrari ran only the medium, which is in the region of 0.7secs slower than the soft tyre used by all ahead of them to set their best times.
Vettel had a spin late in the session at the fast downhill left-hander called Mergulho, the penultimate corner on the track.
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Jenson Button, two races from the likely end of his F1 career, was 13th, one place and 0.044secs ahead of McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso.
Jolyon Palmer, confirmed as staying at Renault next season, was 19th fastest, his team-mate Kevin Magnussen sitting out the session as Russian GP2 driver Sergey Sirotkin was given a chance, ending up slowest of all.
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The exhibition, which will open at SeaCity Museum in 2018, will chart the club's history from 1885, when it was St Mary's Young Men's Association FC.
Other highlights will include items linked to the Saints' highest top-flight finish, second place in 1983-84.
Fans are being asked to donate their memorabilia for display.
The club's FA Cup final win in 1976, when a Bobby Stokes goal clinched a 1-0 win over strong favourites Manchester United, Southampton's long-standing rivalry with south coast neighbours Portsmouth, and the birth of the Premier League will all feature in the exhibition, which is being put together by the club, in partnership with the city council and the museum.
Gareth Rogers, chief executive of Southampton Football Club, said: "It is fantastic that fans will be able to contribute to the celebration of our history as they have played such a pivotal role in that journey.
"I cannot wait to see the variety of memorabilia they come forward with".
Councillor Satvir Kaur said: "Since Southampton Football Club's birth as a church football team back in 1885, the Saints have grown to become an integral part of the fabric of our city and its identity.
"It is a club that is not only much loved and cherished by locals, but one that is now recognised and respected around the world."
A series of "memorabilia roadshows" are planned for members of the public to showcase their collections - which it is suggested could include programmes, tickets, commemorative items, photographs and signed shirts.
The first roadshow will be held at St Mary's Stadium on 21 May, with more dates to be announced, the council said.
The Environment Agency has put warnings in place around rivers in Cambridgeshire, Essex and Suffolk.
The agency gives warnings when flooding is expected and "immediate action" is required.
In Norfolk some trains have been cancelled between Norwich and Sheringham due to flooding on the line near Worstead.
In Cambridgeshire, flood warnings are in place along the River Granta from Linton to Babraham. In Essex, warnings are in place along the River Wid from Ingatestone to Writtle and the River Stort at Clavering and Manuden.
In Suffolk, warnings have been issued for the Chediston watercourse at Halesworth, the Rattlesden River from Rattlesden to Combs Ford, Stour Brook at Haverhill and Sturmer and the Bumpstead Brook from Steeple Bumpstead to New England.
There is also a flood warning on the River Kennett from Ousden to Freckenham.
Some MPs, including shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt, have suggested the next leader must seek re-election or re-endorsement before 2020.
But interim Labour leader Ms Harman said whoever was elected should get on with the job for the next five years.
A "truth and reconciliation" probe will examine Labour's defeat, she added.
In an interview with the Observer, Ms Harman said that once a leader was elected it was "for them to be getting on and doing that job" until the next election, in 2020.
It comes as Mr Hunt - who has ruled out standing in the leadership context - said the party should hold another leadership campaign in three years to make sure it had made the right choice as leader.
Ms Harman said she had also warned leadership contenders at a recent shadow cabinet meeting that they should demonstrate their effectiveness as opposition politicians.
She had told them "the eyes of the party" were on them, she said.
Yvette Cooper, Andy Burnham, Liz Kendall and Mary Creagh have announced they will stand for the Labour leadership.
Candidates must get the support of 35 of the party's MPs in order to stand in the contest, which will be decided in September.
Ms Harman said ex-deputy leader Margaret Beckett would also lead a commission to examine "in a forensic way" the reasons behind Labour's election defeat.
"We want at the end of this truth and reconciliation commission to have a better and honest understanding of why we ended up in this situation, but we need to be united and coherent in order to be attacking the government and also to make sure we are in a united position to go forward," she told the newspaper.
Ms Harman said she believed voters had only made their minds up late on in the campaign not to back the party.
There were "a large number" of undecided voters who had made up their minds at the last minute and "stuck with the devil they knew", she told the Observer.
"There is some anecdotal information about people hovering outside the polling stations thinking 'Should I do this or that?' It is down to us to find out why we couldn't convince people to trust us," she added.
Goalkeeper Parkin 17, has been an unused Spireites substitute this term.
Midfielder Brownell and defender Smith are both yet to play a first-team game.
"We feel as though there is more development in these kids and I'm pleased to see them progress," Chesterfield academy manager Mark Smith told the club website.
Shahid Ramzan claimed he was wrongly convicted of cheating the taxman out of more than £5m.
The 42 year old was jailed for nine years in 2012 after he was convicted of crimes including hiding criminal property worth more than £20m.
His appeal was rejected at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh.
Lawyers acting for Ramzan said mistakes had been made during the judge's final speech to the jury during his original trial, which dealt with a complex series of financial transactions.
However, judges ruled that the trial judge had not misdirected the jury, and that Ramzan's conviction was safe.
A full written judgement will be issued later this year.
Ramzan began trading from the bedroom of his Broughty Ferry home with only a telephone, a computer and a fax machine before building up a global financial network. Prosecutors claimed his international dealing was a cover for his real business, exploiting loopholes in VAT regulations.
He was found guilty of five charges including evading, either alone or with others, VAT payments of £5,611,839 between October 2002 and July 2004, and transferring or hiding "criminal property" of £20,610,213.
Sussex, who lost to Northants on Wednesday, are currently eighth in Division One with four games remaining.
"They have got to deal with this disappointment and do it quickly," Adams, 45, told BBC Sussex.
"They need to clear it out of their system and plan for what has to be done to keep Division One status."
David Willey hit a 40-ball century as Northants defeated Sussex by seven wickets in their T20 quarter-final.
Sussex have gone seven Championship games without a win and Adams wants the side to rediscover their early season form, when they beat Hampshire and Worcestershire.
"You only need to think back to the way it started - they came out the traps absolutely flying, won two in a row and everything at that point was going fantastic," he said.
"It looks hard work at the moment and there is a bit of negativity coming into the squad and the environment. That is not the fault of anyone - it is just what happens.
"They can turn it around and say they will be a different side in the next four or five weeks, by being aggressive and attacking sides."
Adams, who captained Sussex to the Championship title in 2003, 2006 and 2007, believes two wins from their last four matches should be enough for the county to clinch survival.
"They need to construct how they will go about it - they will have to do it in a positive way and take a few risks," he added.
"I'd like to see the younger players given more of a go as well, as with youth you get that real desire to make a difference.
"There is a big task ahead for Mark Robinson, Ed Joyce and the team, but the talent is there. It is just a case of making sure the focus and mentality is right."
The Portishead branch line shut in 1964 but is now part of the MetroWest Phase 1 project which aims to reopen the line to passenger services by 2019.
Work will involve opening a new station in Portishead, reopening Pill station, building new footbridges and doubling part of the track.
A six week consultation will run until 3 August.
When complete the line will link Portishead with Bristol Temple Meads and the Severn Beach Line.
Nigel Ashton, leader of North Somerset Council, said it was a "fantastic opportunity".
"I've been hearing about [the plans] for 25 years... but now I really do think that we're there, and we've got the plans for the station so it's getting quite exciting.
"It'll make a huge difference to businesses and work travel, and to social life in Portishead."
The reopening the Portishead branch line is part of a wider £100m scheme investing in local rail projects by West of England councils.
It is not yet known which company will run trains on the line. First Great Western's current franchise is due to end in 2019.
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He now holds the record for the 'longest distance travelled whilst juggling a football'.
Dan walked 200 miles from Wembley Stadium to Old Trafford while keeping a ball in the air - and raising bags of cash for kids' charity Unicef.
It's estimated he did half a million keepy-uppys over his 10-day journey!
Joe was there to meet Dan at Old Trafford as he finished his amazing challenge.
The FCA said it was concerned that many retail investors buying "contract for difference" products did not understand them adequately.
It also noted that 82% of clients lost money on the products.
In the FTSE 250, shares in both CMC Markets and IG Group Holdings sank by more than 30%.
Meanwhile Israel-based Plus 500 saw its shares drop 35% after it said the FCA proposals would "have a material operational and financial impact" on its UK regulated subsidiary, which accounts for about 20% of the group's revenues.
The benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 13.86 points at 6,760.69.
Banking shares helped to lift the index, with shares in HSBC climbing 3.2% after Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating on the company to "equal-weight" from "underweight".
Shares in Drax Group jumped 15% after the power producer said it planned to buy energy supplier Opus Energy for £340m. Drax also announced it would buy four gas turbine projects.
On the currency markets, the pound edged up 0.1% against the dollar to $1.2737, and rose 0.5% against the euro to €1.1883.
After missing a penalty, Hogan grabbed a late equaliser against the Robins.
"I'm really pleased for him. He got a well-deserved round of applause in the dressing room," said Smith.
The 24-year-old striker suffered a cruciate ligament injury on only his second appearance for the Bees in August 2014, requiring two operations.
Hogan returned from 19 months on the sidelines for the west London club last month, having re-ruptured his cruciate ligament last year when close to his first comeback.
In his fourth match back, Hogan was initially denied his first Bees goal when City goalkeeper Richard O'Donnell saved his spot-kick with four minutes remaining.
However, the former Rochdale frontman notched from close range in the first minute of stoppage time.
"He could easily have been distraught after that but he wasn't," Smith told BBC Radio London.
"He snapped up a chance right at the death. That is one for him, his family and all the medical team who have nursed him back to full fitness."
Hogan's goal was his first since hitting a hat-trick for Rochdale against Oxford United in March 2014, prior to his move to Brentford later that summer on a three-year contract.
Peter Willett called Americans a "baying mob of imbeciles" in a piece written for a golf magazine.
Danny, who apologised on Wednesday and said his brother had said sorry to him, admitted it had been "tricky to focus".
"I have to be relatively selfish about it - I appreciate it is his career, but it's my career too," he added.
"Peter's a writer, and unfortunately that's not quite panned out great the last few days that he's associated with me.
"If his last name wasn't Willett, nobody would really be making that much of a fuss about it. It was just an unfortunate circumstance."
Willett, 28, is hopeful that the incident will fade away when play gets under way with Friday's opening foursomes at 13:35 BST.
One American fan was clearly heard shouting "want any cookie dough" in reference to the offending article during practice on Thursday but Yorkshireman Willett said: "The fans have been great. There's a few shouts out there but you can expect that.
"There are some pretty rowdy US fans at every Ryder Cup, that's the nature of the beast. We don't mind a bit of heckling - we hope it doesn't go too far.
"Hopefully everyone can kind of draw a line under it and we can just come out here and play some golf.
"I'm not saying it will be completely forgotten but hopefully it's died down a bit more."
American Patrick Reed, who top-scored on his Ryder Cup debut with 3½ points at Gleneagles in 2014 and made shushing gestures to the home crowd in an attempt to fire up the US challenge, has asked fans to "forgive and forget".
The 26-year-old said: "The first Ryder Cup is such a special and awesome moment, so to have something distract you from enjoying it is unfortunate.
"I heard that his family was embarrassed, that they were thinking about flying home, and that's something that just can't happen.
"I'm hoping the fans can put it aside and allow the rookies, not only on our side but their side, to enjoy it and allow Danny to enjoy the week.
"It hasn't affected us in any way. I hope that our fans don't just completely annihilate them."
Ben Millar, 22, said he was waiting on a man called Jeffery on Saturday when they began discussing Ireland.
Jeffery said he often visited Ireland and Mr Millar said he wished he could see his family more often.
A note on the dinner receipt read: "Hopefully, this can get you back to Ireland for the holidays."
Mr Millar had served Jeffery and his family for the rest of the evening after their conversation and only discovered the tip after they left.
Mr Millar told ABC News he was shocked by the gesture and that he had never been tipped so well.
His girlfriend, Taryn Kieth, is pregnant and he plans to save the money until his son Killian is born, and then introduce his new family to his Irish relatives in Belfast.
"I also hope I can reach out to Jeffrey so he knows how much I appreciate it," Mr Millar said.
"It means a lot to me, but more to my family back home who will benefit from seeing me again since almost two years."
He said would "love it if Jeffrey could come over when I go back, so I can show him the true Northern Ireland, not just the tourist aspect".
According to a report in the Daily Mirror, five players from Crewe United have been suspended.
The match in question is Crewe's Irish Cup sixth round tie at Warrenpoint Town which they lost 5-0.
It is alleged there were attempts to bet large sums on more than four goals being scored in the game.
Crewe, who play in the Mid-Ulster League, said they suspended the five players as soon as the IFA informed them of the investigation.
Reaching the sixth round of the senior competition was seen as a significant achievement for the club from Glenavy near Lisburn.
The team, managed by former Northern Ireland international Peter Kennedy, won five matches to get to the last 16 stage of Northern Ireland's premier cup event.
There has been no suggestion that anyone from Warrenpoint was involved in any wrongdoing.
The IFA said on Wednesday: "Following allegations of inappropriate betting by registered players of Crewe United around the club's Irish Cup sixth round match against Warrenpoint Town, an investigation was carried out by the Irish FA's Security and Integrity Department.
"A case report has been prepared and has now been submitted to the Association's Disciplinary Committee who will consider it at their next meeting on Wednesday, 8 March. "
The acquisition comes just days after Google launched its new Pixel phone which also puts a strong focus on an AI digital assistance function.
Amazon and Microsoft are also making a push into getting computers to learn and respond like human beings.
Samsung has recently seen its image battered by the global Note 7 recall.
The company plans to use Viv in its phones, televisions and a wide range of other devices.
The deal showed Samsung's "commitment to virtual personal assistants and is part of the company's broader vision to deliver an AI-based open ecosystem across all of its devices and services," the South Korean tech giant said in a statement.
"With the rise of AI, consumers now desire an interaction with technology that is conversational, personalised and contextual - an experience that fits seamlessly within their everyday lives," the firm added.
According to Viv Labs chief executive Dag Kittlaus, the new AI assistant's mission is to "breathe life into inanimate objects".
Mr Kittlaus was behind developing Siri, the digital assistant bought by Apple in 2010. He remained with Apple until he left in 2012 when he began working on Viv.
"We see a future that is decidedly beyond apps, where you can get what you need quickly and easily no matter where you are, or what device you are near," he said.
Earlier this week, Google launched a number of new devices that also place a virtual assistant at the heart of their functionality.
The AI technology in the Google smartphones and voice-activated speakers is one step ahead of Apple's Siri in that they can hold a conversation, in which one question or command builds on the last, rather than dealing with each request in isolation.
Retail and technology giant Amazon's also has an AI-driven device on the market.
The company's Echo speaker can answer questions, control other internet-connected devices, build shopping lists and link in to dozens of third-party services like Spotify, Uber or BBC News.
Stephen Ackerman is accused of defrauding the ex-West Ham boss and players by selling them hampers that never arrived.
The 48-year-old, of Loughton, Essex, denies 19 fraud charges with the proceeds totalling more than £60,000.
Snaresbrook Crown Court heard £13,270 was taken from Mr Allardyce.
Speaking via videolink, Mr Allardyce - who is now Sunderland manager but in talks with the Football Association to be the next England coach - said: "I went and chatted away with, obviously, Stephen and... talked about champagne and wine which he said he could get.
"I said he could then deal with Anita, my PA, for the payment of those goods. Then I went off training with the lads."
He bought six bottles of Laurent Perrier rose champagne and six bottles of Sancerre wine totalling £270, jurors were told. He then became aware of unauthorised fraudulent activity totalling £13,000 over the next few days.
The hampers were promised to contain discounted champagne, Belgian chocolates and Yorkshire crisps. The players bought them as Christmas presents.
Describing the man he met, Mr Allardyce said: "He was extremely smart, very well spoken and he set his stall up exceptionally well.
"There was a very good array of good quality products for sale.
"A good salesman, smart, excellent in terms of how he would sell his goods and how good the value was and obviously they would get delivered to you at a later date."
The court earlier heard West Ham player liaison officer Tim De'Ath had invited a so-called Mark Kingston to sell hampers to the players at the club's training ground on 12 December 2014. He had been given his number by former team captain Kevin Nolan.
Mr De'Ath picked Mr Ackerman out in an identity parade but the defence claim he was not the man purporting to be Mr Kingston.
Prosecutor Richard Milne said Mr Ackerman arrived at the club "with all the trappings of a successful businessman", driving a black Range Rover and sporting a silver watch, before tempting staff and players.
He then used a chip and pin machine to obtain the details of several of those who paid by card and access their accounts, Mr Milne said.
Mr De'Ath said he was told the goods would be delivered three days later.
When he phoned on 15 December to chase the goods' whereabouts, he was told the delivery had been delayed because of "the amount of orders".
Mr De'Ath said when he contacted Mr Kingston about the delivery, he was given a number to track the orders, but when he searched for it online "there was no such number".
The website had disappeared from the internet by the time he checked it again on 20 December, the court heard.
Mr De'Ath said he tried to contact Mr Kingston again but by then "his phone had then gone as well - there was no dialling tone to the phone... I couldn't get in contact with him at all".
The trial continues.
Long queues snaked around Revolution Square in the capital Havana, where mourners filed past a picture of the late leader holding a rifle.
It is the first public commemorative event during the nine days of mourning declared after his death.
The mourning period will end after his ashes are laid to rest on Sunday.
Castro's ashes were expected to be on display at Revolution Square but have instead been kept elsewhere.
Some Cubans joined the queue before dawn to ensure they would be among the first to pay their respects.
Fifty-three year old Tania Jimenez, a mathematician, told the Associated Press news agency that "Fidel is everything to us, the soul of this country who gave everything, all his life".
Castro came to power in 1959 and ushered in a Communist revolution.
Supporters say he returned Cuba to the people and praise him for some of his social programmes, such as public health and education.
But critics call him a dictator, who led a government that did not tolerate opposition and dissent, accused of numerous human rights abuses.
A nine-storey-tall portrait of Castro towered above those queuing to pay their respects, many of whom carried their own favourite photographs of the late leader.
Simultaneous 21-gun salutes were fired to mark the beginning of the public commemoration in Havana and the south-eastern city of Santiago de Cuba, from where Castro launched the revolution in 1953.
It contrasted with the subdued atmosphere which had prevailed after the announcement of Castro's death.
With concerts and sports events cancelled, some Cubans gathered to discuss the news but they were muted and reflective, the BBC's Cuba correspondent Will Grant said.
With the public mourning now under way, thousands are expected to attend the memorial event on Monday and on Tuesday in Havana.
The place chosen is the memorial to Cuban independence hero Jose Marti located in the imposing Revolution Square.
Cuban officials said that mourners would sign "a solemn oath to comply with the concept of the Revolution expressed by our historic leader".
Revolution Square will also be the venue for a mass commemorative event expected to be attended by world leaders on Tuesday evening.
Bolivian President Evo Morales and Ecuadorean leader Rafael Correa, close allies of Cuba, have already confirmed their attendance and North Korea said it would send a delegation to the Caribbean island.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who praised Fidel Castro as a "true and loyal friend of Russia", will not attend.
US President-elect Donald Trump, who has called Castro "a brutal dictator", will not be attending either.
He threatened on Monday to "terminate" the US-Cuba thaw seen under Barack Obama if the Cuban government did not improve the "deal" on offer.
On Wednesday, the ashes will begin a 1,000km-long journey to Santiago de Cuba, retracing the route Castro took during the Cuban revolution, only in reverse.
His ashes will be laid to rest on Sunday in the city's Santa Ifigenia cemetery, which is also the resting place of Jose Marti.
The SDLP's Shauna Cusack said the operation, targeting late-night drivers gathering in car parks at Strand Road, had been scheduled for the "coming weeks".
But she said that was now under review after Sinn Féin councillor Michael Cooper shared details of the "surprise operation" with local residents.
"Not surprisingly, this leaflet was handed to one of the car park users and was immediately uploaded onto their Facebook page as a warning," she said.
However, Mr Cooper said he fully expected the joint PSNI and Driver and Vehicle Agency operation to go ahead, adding: "A date has yet to be finalised."
A PSNI spokeswoman said police, in partnership with the Driver and Vehicle Agency, have a number of planned operations scheduled for the "coming weeks and months to address issues concerning public safety".
Resuming on 59-3, the 19-year-old opener made a patient 124, supported by a quickfire 65 from Adam Rossington.
Josh Cobb (96) also piled on the runs before falling to Paul Coughlin (5-49) as Northants were bowled out for 338, a lead of 172.
Durham then lost Keaton Jennings shortly before stumps as they closed 94 runs behind on 78-1.
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Newspaper L'Equipe said on Thursday that the Racing Metro fly-half had been banned from playing until 14 February by French Rugby's medical commission.
Sexton has yet to recover from a bang to the head he suffered in Ireland's win over Australia last month.
"He will not play a match until he's 100%," said Racing coach Laurent Labit.
Sexton has not played since Ireland's Australia game on 22 November and has again been left out of the Racing squad for Saturday's Top 14 game against La Rochelle.
The Irish Rugby Football Union's medical staff are expected to assess Sexton's fitness either later this month or early in the New Year.
Ireland's second Six Nations match will see them taking on France at Dublin's Aviva Stadium on 14 February.
If the reports are accurate, Sexton would be available for Ireland's France game but would be in danger of being ruled out of the Rome contest a week earlier.
Sexton's exceptional performances during Ireland's impressive autumn series emphasised his importance to coach Joe Schmidt's plans ahead of next year's World Cup.
The fly-half is in his second year with the French club but will rejoin Leinster at the end of this season.
Sexton will be replaced at Racing Metro by New Zealand star Dan Carter who will join the club on a three-year contract and become the sport's highest-paid player.
Jacques Gounon said last week's vote gave migrants a clear signal the border would become "almost impossible to overcome".
The firm has unveiled two new drones to boost security on the French side.
Mr Gounon said he feared increased migrant pressure this summer.
"I'm afraid that any Brexit consequences could give a threat to migrants that they could be prevented from going to the UK - definitively going to the UK - in the years to come," he said.
"This could generate an additional new migrant pressure, in order for such people, desperately, to reach the UK before Brexit is enforced.
"So I do think and I'm afraid that we could have an increased migrant pressure during this summer, as a Brexit consequence."
Mr Gounon said Eurotunnel did not support the idea of moving the UK border from the current locations.
Eurotunnel and cross-Channel ferry services operate at different sites, and the rights for British Border Force officials to carry out checks at Coquelles and the Port of Calais were established under different treaties.
He said Eurotunnel had worked very efficiently with the UK Border Force to protect the site for 25 years and added: "I don't see what could be done more."
He said the new drones would increase the speed of response, but added: "There is no interest at all, from the shuttle point of view, to have an additional border control in Folkestone, at the end of the tunnel."
After Thursday's referendum, the mayor of Calais called for changes to how the Anglo-French border is run.
Currently, Britain can carry out checks in Calais to stop migrants trying to reach the UK, but Ms Bouchart said the French were in a strong position to request a review.
The French authorities had warned before the referendum that a vote for leaving the EU could see a camp with thousands of migrants being moved from Calais to British soil.
But many residents are concerned it could create too much pressure on the town's infrastructure and lead to major traffic problems.
The town, which has a population of 31,000, was previously notable for the former US Air Force base in nearby Upper Heyford but in recent years it has grown rapidly.
Commuters are attracted by its location just off junction nine of the M40 and good train links to London, Birmingham and Oxford.
Bicester Village - a retail outlet - is also a major draw and last week police warned motorists to avoid the area as its roads had become gridlocked with Black Friday shoppers.
Carla Thomas, who lives in the town, said: "Providing they build the infrastructure first and get the new shopping facilities in, the new schools, they sort the roads out around Bicester, if they do that first I have absolutely no problem.
"But if they don't, it's already chaos - look at what happened on Black Friday with Bicester Village. That isn't a singular occurrence, it was just the worst day.
"That happens every weekend, and if you go and shove 13,000 new homes here you just make it worse.
"People have got to live somewhere, I don't want to see people without homes. It's a nice place to live, but I don't want it to reach the point where we can't get out."
Helen Bramley, who was born in Bicester, said she was also concerned about more traffic.
"Before they consider this, they've got to improve the infrastructure because the roads at the moment can't even cope with the current traffic.
"It was a small market town with a lot of character.
"It's growing too fast, but I like the prospect of bringing more employment into the town."
The garden city planning concept, by Sir Ebenezer Howard, was first used to create Letchworth Garden City at the start of the 20th century and Welwyn Garden City in the 1920s.
The concept was adopted again when the New Towns Act resulted in the development of new communities following World War Two.
The new communities were created to deal with an accommodation shortage caused by bomb damage, stagnation in the construction industry, returning service personnel and a baby boom.
They were called Garden Cities because their layouts included large amounts of green space.
Two years ago the government commissioned a report on the possibility of using Garden Cities to help deal with the housing shortage.
Chancellor George Osborne announced funding earlier this year to create Ebbsfleet Garden City in Kent.
Helen Marshall, of the Oxfordshire branch of the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England, said many people in the area would have mixed feelings.
"It may bring relief for some of the infrastructure problems and it might be good for the local economy but, at the same time, they don't want to lose the character of the town as it stands or the fact that it is in a rural setting surrounded by very lovely rural villages - so it's going to be a balance," she said.
Lynne Pratt, Mayor of Bicester, said she hoped a larger town would result in more jobs.
"A lot of people commute out of Bicester these days for work," she said.
"Let's try and get some more jobs here, perhaps more high spec jobs, so that people can stay in the town that they live in."
Edward Aimsworth, who lives in the town, echoed the mayor's hopes.
He said: "I've nothing against it as long as they bring employment with it.
"We don't want all the new houses there and nowhere for people to work. They've got to go hand in glove haven't they?"
Bicester resident Manpreet Singh said he thought the homes should go on the Calvert or Fringford side of town.
He said: "I think there's going to be more problems for the traffic. There are international people coming here for Bicester Village, so if they keep extending the town like that it will get worse.
"Garden cities, green cities, they're alright, but extending into the villages makes them more like cities so that's not very good because I like 'old England'.
"It is a booming town. There loads of things happening and people are getting more into entertainment. There are media students here who see it as a happening, lively town."
Source: Oxfordshire County Council
In the dim, starlit courtyard, they make out the figures of a man and a woman lying in two separate charpoy cots, sleeping. About 15 minutes later, they walk out through the main door, leaving the couple in pools of blood.
This description of the scene in Akora Khatak forms the backdrop to allegations of a so-called "honour killing", one of the great unspoken stories of the Pakistan-Afghanistan region where it widely prevails. Nowhere is it pursued as doggedly as in Kohistan, a remote and mountainous region in northern Pakistan.
The code is simple: Any contact, even just communication between a man and a woman outside of customary wedlock is considered a breach of the honour of the woman's family, and gives it the right to seek bloody revenge.
The woman's family must first kill her and then go after the man.
The mere expression of suspicion by the woman's family is enough evidence and the community demands no further proof.
Once such a suspicion has been expressed, local custom prevents the family of the man killed in this way from avenging his death or reporting it to the police.
By their very nature, "honour killings" are particularly difficult to prove or to prosecute. There are frequently no witnesses to the crime and little motivation for the police to pursue any suspects, irrespective of the evidence.
One person who hopes to change that is Rukhsana Bibi, now a widow, who claims that she survived an "honour killing" in a village near Akora Khatak and has taken the unusual step of publicly speaking out, trying to seek justice through the legal system.
Ms Bibi suffered horrific chest and leg injuries when she and husband, Mohammad Yunus, were victims of a brutal attack while they lay sleeping in the courtyard in Akora Khatak. Her husband was murdered, but Ms Bibi survived with seven bullets in her body: two in the chest, three in the left leg and two in the left hip.
She still suffers bouts of weakness because of her injuries. She was so badly hurt that she needs a walking frame to move around.
Ms Bibi was 18, and her lover, Mohammad Yunus, 22 when they decided to elope on 22 May last year. "I had no choice," she explains to me as we sit in a small, cramped room somewhere in northern Pakistan where she is hiding. "I either had to kill myself, or run away."
Ms Bibi tells me that she met Mr Yunus - a student of medical technology - at a village wedding in the summer of 2011. They fell in love with each other at first sight.
Although their meetings were rare, they frequently spoke to each other on their mobile phones.
She describes how their relationship went on like this until April, when her family arranged her marriage to a distant relative, an uneducated cattle tender in her village.
Unhappy and frustrated, she and Mr Yunus decided to run away.
They married in the north-west before going into hiding in the Akora Khatak area.
But Ms Bibi now strongly believes that the brutal attack which killed her husband in August was undertaken by various relatives seeking to avenge the disgrace which they believe she had brought upon her family honour.
She has given her account of the evening when she was attacked to the BBC.
"I must have heard the footsteps in my sleep," she says, recalling the incident.
Tears roll down her cheeks as she narrates her story, but her face is expressionless, and her voice does not tremble.
"I opened my eyes.
"All of them were armed. I knew our end had come, so I shouted to my sleeping husband."
The intruders shot her first, apparently in compliance with the custom, and then turned on her husband, pulling him off the bed and pumping bullets into his body.
"They continued to fire shots at us for a long time. Sparks flew in our house like the flashes from a big explosion. I was screaming at first, but then I pretended I was dead."
Regaining consciousness after the attack, Ms Bibi discovered that she had fallen over and that her left leg was lying limply on the ground.
"It felt so heavy, I couldn't lift it to the bed," she says, her voice steady.
She witnessed her husband dying in a pool of blood on the ground next to her.
She thought she saw him breathe.
"He was alive for a minute or two after they left. I couldn't move, so I called his name. He turned his eyes to look at me for a brief moment. Then his head sank to the ground."
Neighbours who heard the firing and her screams arrived at the scene some 15 minutes later and took her to hospital. Unquestionably they saved her life.
Her determination to stay alive has meant that she was able to identify those who she claimed had carried out the attack. Police have issued arrest warrants for some of those who Ms Bibi has claimed were amongst her attackers.
Whether this was actually an "honour killing" as Ms Bibi claims, and whether any case can be proven in court remains uncertain.
One of those she has named as a suspected attacker has a strong alibi. When contacted by the BBC, he denied that he was one of Ms Bibi's relatives or had any involvement in the attack, stressing that his colleagues had vouched for him on the evening of the attack when he was working many miles away. He also claimed that another of the accused had been falsely implicated by Ms Bibi.
He alleged that Ms Bibi had done so in order to protect herself against those who had sought to kill her and husband. Another of the suspects also denied any involvement in the murder. He claimed that the allegations were a "misunderstanding" and alleged that as Mr Yunus had previously been involved in an unrelated murder allegation, the attack on him and Ms Bibi was likely to be the result of somebody "avenging" a previous incident.
Whether Ms Bibi's case will ever come to court is therefore unclear. Her allegations are unproven, and although arrest warrants have been issued for some of those suspects who she has identified to police, any actual arrests and interviews by the police are not thought to be imminent.
These interviews are necessary before a police investigation can determine whether there is sufficient evidence behind Ms Bibi's allegations to charge any suspects. Until then, the motive for the attack on her and the actual identity of her attackers remains undetermined.
"Fighting such a case in the court is tough, but when I go for hearings, I don't feel any pain in my body," she says.
"I am a dead person anyway, but I have to get justice for myself and my husband. We did no wrong."
For centuries, Kohistan's "honour" killings have remained as little reported as the region itself.
But in recent years there has been greater scrutiny, and deaths have been more frequently reported to the police.
One reason appears to be the growth of mobile telephone technology, which has sparked differences over what constitutes an "honour" killing.
The first big challenge to this unwritten code came in May 2012 when someone in the area circulated a mobile phone video showing some women and men dancing and clapping at a wedding.
It is alleged that some men from the families of the women decided they had been shamed and reportedly killed four women shown in the video, as well as a fifth girl for acting as a messenger. They are also accused of killing three brothers from the men's family.
But a dispute apparently arose when the family of the brothers complained that relatives of the women had the right only to kill the two men who had appeared in the video.
The women's family are said to have argued that since they had killed five of their women, the custom also allowed them to kill five men.
The case was picked up by the Supreme Court and human rights groups, but it was left unresolved due to local complications.
However, the publicity it attracted probably did save some lives and encourage other affected families to report such killings to the police.
Since April, police in Kohistan have registered at least seven reports in which 10 people have been killed, allegedly for "honour", seven of them women.
While these figures suggest that the police have become more active in registering complaints, few people named in them have actually been arrested. That may be because many of those accused wield considerable influence.
There are then the difficulties of the terrain to contend with.
"Each police station covers a 70- to 80-square kilometre area, all of it mountains and deep valleys that take a police team days to reach," says Ali Akbar, Kohistan's district police chief.
"Hours before the police can reach a village, the villagers have advance information of their arrival and send the wanted men into forests and caves to hide."
Furthermore, there appears to be an enigmatic bond between the prospective killers and their likely victims which the police have no clue how to break.
There is considerable evidence that women declared tainted by their families have chosen to die rather than seek outside help, even when this is easily available.
But for Rukhsana Bibi, the mere fact that more people are willing to consider reporting "honour"-related killings to the police is a sign of change.
"I am not alone," she says. "All girls are treated like this in Kohistan, and since most of them are uneducated, they can't fight.
"But the new generation is changing, God willing. They just need a little help from the courts and the government."
The siege began at Ellison Close on Monday morning when police tried to arrest a man on suspicion of burglary.
Cambridgeshire Police said he made threats to harm himself or anybody who tried to enter the house.
Officers confirmed the siege had reached a "peaceful conclusion" at about 18:00 GMT and the man was taken in for questioning.
The National Records of Scotland (NRS) said Olivia became the top girl's name for the first time, replacing Emily - which came a close second this year.
Jack is the most popular boys' name for the ninth consecutive year. James came in at number two.
The births of 26,408 boys and 24,489 girls were registered in the period covered by the NRS figures.
The statistics are based on the births registered up to 3 December 2016.
Source: National Records of Scotland
The NRS figures show that Olivia only just made it to the number one slot with 492 births registered - beating Emily by two places.
Sophie was down from second to third, having previously been the top name from 2005 to 2013. Isla remained fourth, Ava rose one place to fifth and Amelia was up one place to sixth.
Charlotte was the only new entrant to the girls' top 10 and Lily was the only name to drop out.
Sophia was the fastest climber within the girls' top 20, up three places to 16th. There were also three new names in the girls' top 20: Charlotte, Aria and Evie.
Jack remains the most popular boys' name by a long way, with 465 births registered compared to the 402 babies called James.
Oliver was knocked into third place by James, while Lewis remains fourth in the boys' top 10 table. Logan rose three places to fifth, Harry climbed 10 places to sixth and Noah jumped eight places to seventh.
Harry, Noah and Leo were the new names to arrive in the boys' top 10. Lucas, Harris and Daniel all dropped out.
The fastest climbers in the boys' top 20 were Harry, Noah and Leo. Ethan was the only entrant to the top 20, up six places to 17th.
In the top 50 tables these were the biggest climbers of 2016:
According to the NRS, the top 50 boys' first names accounted for 40% of all those registered and the top 50 girls' first names accounted for 38% of registrations.
A full list of all names registered during 2016 will be published in March 2017.
The report, based on more than 300 witness interviews, said IS was using "extreme violence" against civilians.
Men caught smoking have had their fingers amputated, while a female dentist who treated men was publicly beheaded, the report said.
The group has seized large parts of Syria and Iraq since June.
The report by UN human rights investigators, entitled Rule of Terror: Living under Isis in Syria, is the first in which the UN closely examines tactics by IS, which is also known as Isis or Isil.
In addition to interviews with men, women and children who had fled or are living in IS-held areas in Syria, the report also examined photographs and videos distributed by the group.
Public executions by the group were common, with bodies frequently left on public display "as a warning to local residents", the report said.
It added that the international community had underestimated the threat the group posed to regional stability, and that the failure to find a political solution to the Syrian crisis had "left a dangerous vacuum" that was filled by the group.
The report also described:
The report was written by the UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic.
The commission was established in August 2011 by the UN's Human Rights Council with a mandate to investigate all alleged human rights violations in Syria.
The report said that other parties in the Syrian conflict, including the Syrian government, were also responsible for human rights violations against civilians and captured fighters.
However, it added that those groups were more likely to hide their activity, while IS "actively promotes abuses and crimes" to try to enforce its authority.
Islamic State's brutal tactics have sparked fear and outrage across the world, including from Muslim groups.
In February, al-Qaeda disavowed IS for its actions in Syria.
A US-led military campaign has been attacking IS targets since August.
In Washington on Thursday, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said that "steady and sustainable progress" had been made against IS.
The US-led air strikes had helped in "degrading and destroying Isil's [IS] war fighting capacity and in denying safe haven to its fighters", he said.
Meanwhile, on Friday, Iraqi officials said their forces had driven out IS fighters from the oil refinery town of Baiji, 200km (130 miles) north of Baghdad.
Around 200,000 people live in the town, and the refinery accounts for around a quarter of Iraq's oil production.
The town lies on the main road to Iraq's second-largest city, Mosul, which is under the control of IS.
IT services firm Atos was contracted in 2012 to design, build and operate the 'Get me there' scheme.
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said it was "clear that Atos cannot deliver" the system and ended the deal.
Smart ticketing was introduced in October on Metrolink, but only to those with concessionary travel passes.
It was set to be rolled out to tram and bus passengers this year, with hopes to extend it further to rail travel.
In a joint statement, the transport body and Atos said the development and launch of the 'Get me there' system will continue, but with alternative suppliers.
A TfGM spokesman said: "Today's smart card already looks destined to be overtaken by contactless payments and mobile apps on smart phones.
"Given TfGM's commitment to deliver an integrated smart ticketing scheme, and with the opportunities afforded to us by the forthcoming Buses Bill, it is only right that TfGM re-thinks its approach to the 'Get me there' scheme to ensure that it is flexible and fit for the future."
Kevin Fitzpatrick, BBC Radio Manchester political reporter
Atos began developing the Oyster Card-style system in 2012, but there has been criticism of its slow roll-out.
It's currently only available for 500,000 concessionary card holders and TfGM have now said it's clear the company cannot complete the deal.
It's clearly a blow to Chancellor George Osborne's hope of an Oyster Card for the north as part of his northern powerhouse plans.
The travel body insists the existing service will be maintained as it looks for a new partner for the scheme.
The chain owns the European trademark use for the name, which Icelandic officials claim the firm defends "aggressively".
Businesses in the Nordic country say it means they find it difficult to use the term to describe goods and services from their own homeland.
The store said it is sending a team to Iceland this week for talks.
"We registered Iceland as our company name in 1970 and we have coexisted with the country called Iceland very happily ever since," insisted company founder and chief executive Malcolm Walker.
"We have no desire whatsoever to stand in the way of Iceland the country making use of their own name to promote their own products, so long as it does not conflict or cause confusion with our own business.
"I am sure that there is ample scope for an agreement that will allow both parties to continue to live and work amicably alongside each other."
The Icelandic government mounted a legal challenge against the food store at the European Union Intellectual Property Office last week.
It described the current situation as "untenable" and had "caused harm to Icelandic businesses, especially its small and growing companies".
The supermarket chain, which has its head office in Deeside, Flintshire, said the outbreak of "legal and verbal hostilities" last week was regrettable.
The company has has more than 800 stores across the UK and employs more than 23,000 staff.
Officials at the store stated they had "a long history of close and friendly involvement" with the country, including seven years being run by Icelandic investors until a £1.5bn management buyout in 2012.
The store said the relationship with its namesake country continued to be reflected through the ownership of three Iceland stores there, export sales of Iceland products to other retailers throughout the country, and sponsorship of the Icelandic national team in this year's European football championships.
Mr Walker added: "A high level delegation from Iceland - the company - is preparing to fly to Reykjavik this week to begin negotiations, and we very much hope for a positive response and an early resolution of this issue."
The all-night service begins on the Victoria and Central lines on Friday. It will spread to the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines this autumn.
Supt Chris Horton, of British Transport Police (BTP), said about 100 officers would be on patrol.
He added: "There should be no reason why people can't be as safe at night as they are in the day."
The service will run on Friday and Saturday evenings. Tube services usually end at about 00:30 on many lines.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has given £3.4m towards the cost of providing a visible police presence.
Ch Supt Horton said policing the Night Tube would be no different to tackling the weekend rush and the main policing challenge would be dealing with people who were "a bit worse for wear" after drinking alcohol.
He said: "Making sure that we look after people, which is our main purpose, but also making sure that people behave themselves and don't cause other people to fear crime.
"That is the main challenge for us but it's the same issue we have on a Friday and Saturday at the moment."
BTP officers are "determined to make sure it's a safe environment" and will focus on known "hotspots" in central London and at the far ends of the network.
Eight new 24-hour buses will also start service this Friday, the mayor said.
Mr Khan said: "The routes will go hand-in-hand with the Night Tube to help Londoners get to and from their front door throughout the night.
"It's another key step in helping everyone travel quickly and safely at night, and another boost to unlocking the full potential of our night-time economy."
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said most died when checkpoints around the city were hit.
It also reported the families of IS leaders had started leaving Raqqa for another of the jihadist group's strongholds, the Iraqi city of Mosul.
An IS-linked news agency has reported no casualties from the air strikes.
The Amaq agency said on Monday and Tuesday that French warplanes had only targeted "empty locations".
The Syrian Observatory, which has a network of informants on the ground, said more than 33 militants were believed to have been killed in the strikes, but their bodies were so severely dismembered that it could not give an exact figure.
The IS installations struck - including ammunition dumps and command centres - had been stripped of personnel apart from guards on the gates, it added.
Some of the air and missile strikes may have been carried out by the Russians as well as the French, who began their bombing campaign on Sunday night, two days after IS claimed responsibility for the killing of 129 people in Paris, reports the BBC's Jim Muir in northern Iraq.
The Syrian Observatory also said that IS members and dozens of the families of senior members had begun leaving Raqqa for Mosul because of security concerns.
However, our correspondent says the journey has been made more difficult by the capture by Kurdish forces last week of the town of Sinjar in north-western Iraq, cutting off the last main direct route.
Former residents of Raqqa told the Associated Press that IS had also been strengthening its defences in the city in anticipation of a ground assault by US-backed Kurdish militia and Syrian rebel fighters advancing from the north and east.
A Turkey-based activist called Khaled said civilians had also been banned from leaving the city, leading to fears that IS intended to use them as human shields.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that he was convinced that in the course of the next few weeks IS would "feel even greater pressure", with the international community stepping up efforts to "hit them at the core".
But on Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Western countries that if they wanted to mobilise a "genuinely global coalition" against IS they would have to drop their demand that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad step down.
As Russia intensifies its air campaign in Syria it is similarly stepping up its diplomatic offensive.
In the wake of the downing of its airliner, Russia has belatedly joined the anti-IS struggle. The French, who have similarly suffered IS attacks, seem to have shifted their ground too and are now pushing for greater co-operation with Moscow.
On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Western countries that if they wanted to mobilise a "genuinely global coalition" against IS they would have to drop their demand that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad step down.
Sergei Lavrov clearly wants to turn this coincidence of interests into a more formal coalition. Moscow has always insisted that the US-led coalition's demand that President Assad stand down before there can be any practical progress towards peace in Syria is wrong-headed.
Whatever Russia's view about the Syrian President's long-term future such "pre-conditions" are seen as prohibiting progress.
But while Western nations weigh up the priority that should be given to an all-out campaign against IS, it is hard to see how the removal of such "pre-conditions" will encourage Syrian opposition groups to the negotiating table.
After meeting his Lebanese counterpart in Moscow, Mr Lavrov told a news conference that he had detected "a change in position of our Western colleagues" since the Paris attacks and the bombing of a Russian passenger plane flying over Egypt, also claimed by IS.
"In my opinion, there can now be no doubts that it is simply unacceptable to put forward any preconditions in order to unite in the battle against so-called Islamic State terrorists," he added.
Western powers backing Syria's opposition have previously insisted that Mr Assad stand aside as part of any political solution to the conflict in Syria.
Nigel Farage pledged: "You've not heard the last of us," calling the result the most extraordinary for a century.
His party came first in six of the 10 regions to declare, with its strongest performance in the East Midlands.
The electoral "earthquake" Mr Farage had predicted came as radical, anti-EU parties on the right and left topped polls across Europe.
UKIP is on course to win its first seat in Scotland, although the confirmed result is not due until later.
But it finished third in London where it polled almost 10% lower than in the country as a whole.
Mr Farage put the party's success down to voters' "very strong desire" to have a "different relationship with Europe".
He told reporters: "The message is people have had enough of not being told the truth and not being given the opportunity to express their opinion.
"Five years ago the Conservatives won, giving us a cast-iron guarantee of a referendum they didn't deliver."
Giving his victory speech in Southampton the UKIP leader said the party's "people's army" would now move on to Newark where it is locked in a by-election battle with the Conservatives.
Voters in the Nottinghamshire constituency are set to decide who will replace disgraced Tory MP Patrick Mercer on 5 June.
UKIP's candidate in the poll and re-elected MEP Roger Helmer said he had an "excellent chance" of causing an upset.
"It depends on the voters of Newark," said Mr Helmer, who came first in the East Midlands region.
"They have to make their choice but I think we have set out tonight reasons why they should make this statement on behalf of Britain."
Mr Farage admitted the party's hopes were limited but added: "I am not writing it off."
In Thursday's European election his anti-EU party beat the Conservatives into second place in the Newark and Sherwood District Council area.
"We will go on next year to the general election with a targeting strategy," Mr Farage told jubilant supporters at the count in Southampton.
"And I promise you this - you haven't heard the last of us."
In Scotland, where UKIP looks like it will secure the party's first seat, would-be MEP David Coburn said: "With this level of support, UKIP would win significant representation at Holyrood and at Westminster."
People cast their votes across the UK on Thursday to elect 73 MEPs in 12 separate regional constituencies.
UKIP led Labour in some opinion polls ahead of polling day, but by margins too close to call.
The Conservatives topped the poll five years ago and UKIP, with 16.5%, came just ahead of Labour on 15.7%.
But with only Scotland left to declare UKIP is set to go one better this year, topping the poll with a projected 24 MEPs and 28% of the vote.
In other developments:
UKIP gained 161 council seats in the English local elections but its vote share was down on the previous year.
Its spin doctor Patrick O'Flynn, an ex-newspaper correspondent, was elected as an MEP in the Eastern region.
He hit back at the press for its attacks on the party during the campaign.
"We have a right to claim we are somewhat closer to their readers than some of those newspapers," he said.
Gerald Martin McConnell, from Iniscairn Court in Creggan, admitted the assaults in the emergency department on 18 September 2016.
McConnell had been taken to the hospital to be detoxed after a three-day drinking spree.
He was sentenced on 16 June.
The judge described his actions as "nasty, serious and terrible".
The judge said McConnell had carried out a series of assaults on people who were simply trying to help him.
In the hospital, McConnell first assaulted a ward cleaner by splashing an alcohol-based cleaning gel in her face, causing stinging to her eyes.
A ward sister then tried to calm McConnell down but he punched her in the face and on the arm. A psychiatric nurse also tried to calm McConnell down but he swung a punch at her, narrowly missing her.
Two hospital porters came to the assistance of the nursing staff. McConnell punched one of them in the mouth causing a split lip and he then kneed the other porter in the face.
The police were called and McConnell was arrested and taken to Omagh police station. There he admitted the offences and told the police he remembered nothing.
The police then decided to drive McConnell back to his home in Derry but on the journey he punched the police driver in the face and then spat on her.
He bit a second officer on the arm with such force that the officer had to punch McConnell in the face in order to break free from the bite.
The judge said McConnell's hospital victims were public servants who worked sometimes in a difficult environment during which they witnessed some awful things.
"They were treated with contempt by you as they were trying to treat you," said the judge.
"Assaults on public servants while carrying out their duty are totally unacceptable and there are too many of these in Altnagelvin Hospital."
The certificate states the cause of death was "cardiac arrest/deferred."
The "deferred" reference means more investigation is needed by the coroner to find out what caused the cardiac arrest.
Toxicology tests are likely to be carried out, which can take several weeks to complete.
Fisher's daughter Billie Lourd is listed as the notifying party and the certificate lists "writer" as Fisher's main occupation.
Although best known for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, Fisher wrote several novels and screenplays.
She also worked as a script doctor, revising and polishing screenplays by other writers.
Among the films she is listed as having worked on are Hook, Sister Act and Lethal Weapon 3.
Fisher had been on tour promoting her book The Princess Diarist when she was taken ill on a flight from London to Los Angeles on 23 December.
She never regained consciousness and died on 27 December at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Centre.
Her mother Debbie Reynolds died the following day.
Fisher, who had been open about her experience of mental health issues, was laid to rest alongside her mother at a private service on Saturday, with her ashes carried in an urn in the shape of a Prozac pill.
Family and friends of the actresses paid their respects to the mother and daughter at a private memorial service the day before the funeral.
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Ospreys won 10-0, but coach Steve Tandy was unhappy the match went ahead.
Dragons share their Rodney Parade ground with Newport County AFC, who have had three games abandoned or postponed this season.
"The referee [was] in a difficult position. I would have respected his decision either way," said Jones.
"I don't think there's ever been a case of a rugby player drowning on a rugby field. I was just glad to get the game on.
"First and foremost is player safety but I don't think there was any danger of anyone getting hurt."
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The match was in doubt until until referee Davies gave the go-ahead an hour before the 17:00 GMT kick-off, however, Tandy was scathing in his criticism of the pitch.
"Conditions were horrific. We had concerns and were pretty unhappy with the state of the field," he said.
"It doesn't make a difference to us if there's water but there were definitely concerns for players' safety. We weren't particularly happy [the game went ahead]."
The pitch at Rodney Parade is used by three teams - the Dragons and Newport RFC rugby teams, and Newport County who play in League Two of the Football League (EFL).
The Exiles have now had two games - against Morecambe and Barnet - abandoned at half-time this season and the League Two encounter with Stevenage was also postponed on 1 October.
The EFL have conducted a survey of the ground with a view to offering advice on improvements.
The ground's owners - Rodney Parade Limited - carried out emergency drainage work in October and plan to install a new drainage system in the summer of 2017.
Prosecutors accuse Ronaldo, reported to be the world's highest paid athlete, of evading €14.7m ($17.3m; £13.1m) in tax.
He had been expected to make a statement after the pre-trial hearing, but left without saying a word.
The Real Madrid star, 32, has previously denied the allegations, saying his "conscience is clear".
Ronaldo is the latest in a string of footballers to be pursued by the Spanish tax authorities.
Argentina's Lionel Messi, who plays for Barcelona, was handed a 21-month prison sentence after being found guilty of the same charge last year.
Earlier this month, the court ruled he could pay €252,000 in place of jail time.
However, Messi was only accused of evading €4.1m in tax, €10.6m less than Ronaldo.
Ronaldo spent an hour-and-a-half giving evidence to judges at a court in the Madrid suburb of Pozuelo de Alarcón on Monday, dodging the media camped outside by arriving and leaving via an underground garage.
The stage was set for Ronaldo, in more ways than one.
Around 40 TV crews and over 100 journalists had gathered at the small court in the Madrid suburb of Pozeulo.
But Ronaldo dodged them on arrival - choosing to enter the court by a side door.
By then, a lectern and a sound system arrived. Ronaldo would, we were told, speak to the world's media once he had finished giving his testimony.
With the crowd of journalists poised to hear from the world's best paid player there was then disappointment. Ronaldo had gone home having decided against saying anything.
His case continues. So too will the huge interest in it and him.
According to prosecutors, Ronaldo allegedly took "advantage of a company structure created in 2010 to hide income generated in Spain from his image rights from tax authorities", which was a "voluntary and conscious breach of his fiscal obligations in Spain".
Ronaldo's management has also denied the allegations.
But if the case is sent to trial and he is found guilty, the Portuguese forward could face a fine of "at least €28m" and a prison sentence of three-and-a-half years, the Gestha union of experts at Spain's Inland Revenue says.
The painted plaster heads, weighing as much as 15kg (33lb), were taken on Monday after the festival had closed.
South-east London-based creators Sam Wyer and Laura Drake Chambers said they were "gutted" and appealed for their return.
Suffolk Police confirmed they were investigating the theft.
The heads, worth about £5,000, were part of a group of 21 installed in the Faraway Forest at the Southwold festival as part of an exhibition entitled "For Richer, For Poorer, For Better, For Worse".
The theft was discovered when the two artists arrived to disassemble the work.
"We worked really hard to create this, and everything was secure and really respected throughout the weekend," Mr Wyer said.
The disappearance happened after the public had left the site, he said.
"Whoever took them methodically removed them with an electric screwdriver.
"They were staked into the ground and screwed and bolted."
He said he and his Brockley-based co-creator "just want to get them back" as they are intended to be displayed elsewhere.
Ms Drake Chambers said: "Latitude looked after our installations brilliantly all the way through the festival and their support was impeccable."
Suffolk Police said they had received a report of a group of people loading heads into a van.
"We've also had witnesses saying they had seen some of our heads being cradled in people's arms on a train from Ipswich to London," Mr Wyer said.
"If that's the case we're hopeful that people took them because they thought they were beautiful and will find it in their hearts to return them to us."
The pair have started a #GoldenHeadHunt campaign on social media to raise awareness of the hunt for the missing heads.
Sir Martin argued that companies such as Google and Starbucks pay tax more out of a sense of corporate social responsibility, than because the law forces them to.
"Doing good is good business," he said.
WPP has just moved its headquarters back to London from Dublin, reversing a move it made for tax reasons in 2008.
Sir Martin moved WPP's tax domicile to Ireland in protest at the potential "double taxation" of corporate profits proposed by the then Labour government.
When the new coalition government dropped the plans, Sir Martin agreed to relocate the group back to London.
Sir Martin's comments, made in an interview with BBC News, come after a public outcry was sparked by revelations that multinational companies such as Starbucks, Google and Amazon paid little or no UK corporation tax.
Starbucks subsequently said it would pay "a significant amount" of extra tax in 2013 and 2014, possibly as much as £20m, "regardless of whether the company is profitable".
In response, HM Revenue and Customs said corporation tax "is not a voluntary tax".
As companies only pay corporation tax on profits made in this country, there were accusations that multinationals moved parts of their operations abroad in order to try to reduce the amount of tax they pay in the UK.
Sir Martin argued that in a globally inter-dependent world, where some companies operate in hundreds of countries, firms interested in building long-term brands would not "do things that will upset consumers".
He pointed out that Starbucks had negotiated the additional corporation tax payment with HMRC. "They didn't do anything underhand at all," he told the BBC.
When asked what the right model should be on corporation tax, he replied, "The right model is you make a contribution.
"All contributions you make to your stakeholders are a question of judgement.
"There are the rules," he said. "If then companies choose... in terms of building their long-term brands to make a contribution to all the stakeholders, all credit to them."
Late last year, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander said paying tax was an obligation: "It is not something you can just chose to do willy nilly because you think it will please your customers."
In a wide-ranging interview, Sir Martin forecast that WPP would see 2%-3% global growth in 2013, with "significant double-digit growth" coming from China.
But he warned that the environment would remain hostile for businesses everywhere.
"It's been a very gruelling year and next year is going to be more of the same. You're in the trenches and it's hand-to-hand combat. Corporates are not happy bunnies at the moment."
Corporate balance sheets were generally healthy, he said, but bosses were reluctant to invest because of uncertainty over a number of issues, namely:
These "known unknowns" he dubbed "grey swans", in a reference to Nicholas Nassim Taleb's book "The Black Swan", about the nature of unpredictability.
WPP's investment in 2013 would be directed mostly towards high-growth economies, such as Colombia, South Korea, and Vietnam, he said.
"We'll go where the growth is," he said.
On the subject of corporate pay, Sir Martin admitted that consultation over his proposed £6.8m pay deal had been badly handled in 2012, but he argued: "If we want world leaders... we have to be competitive. Pay levels within our company have to be competitive with our competition."
WPP operates in 110 countries, has 163,000 employees and is the largest marketing communications group in the world.
Its well-known brands include Young & Rubicam, Hill & Knowlton, and Ogilvy.
The claim: The increase in women working in their 70s is because some of them can't afford to retire.
Reality Check verdict: Although some women keep working out of choice, it is also likely that others are doing so because increased life expectancy and an inadequate pension pot means they don't have enough money to retire on.
That works out as about 150,000 women still working into their mid-70s.
Although the growth has been strong, there is still a higher proportion of men working into their 70s, at 15.5%.
But are some women continuing to work later in life because they want to, or because they cannot afford to retire?
Life expectancy has been steadily climbing in the UK, and a woman who was 65 in 2015 could expect to live a further 20.9 years, on average, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
A longer life expectancy is, of course, good news, but also means this generation requires a higher level of savings to cover living expenses, not to mention possible care costs.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation puts the minimum income standard for pensioners at £186.77 a week - the equivalent of £9,712 a year.
But a pensioner retiring after April 6 this year and relying purely on their state pension will have an income of £8,300 per year - £1,400 less than the Joseph Rowntree estimate.
This means retirees also need to have built up their own pension pot.
A survey from the pension provider Aegon suggests the average woman has less than half of the retirement savings an average man has.
It also indicated the average woman hoped to retire at 64, compared with 65 for men.
There are a number of factors behind this disparity.
Women have a higher life expectancy than men, and on average earn less over the course of their working lifetimes as they are more likely to have taken time out from work for caring responsibilities.
What's more, one in three women currently earns less than £10,000, which is the threshold at which they are eligible for automatic enrolment into a private pension scheme.
Changes to the state pension age have also played a part.
Until 1995, women expected to draw their state pensions at 60; men at 65.
But changes made by the 1995 Pensions Act meant the pension ages of both men and women would be 65 by 2020.
In 2011, this changed again, meaning some women born between April 1951 and 1960 are now facing a pension age of 66.
The Cridland Report on the state pension age is due out on Thursday.
Action group Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) was set up to campaign for transitional arrangements for women born in the 1950s who have been negatively affected by changes in state pension law.
The group says hundreds of thousands of women are suffering from financial hardship as a result of the changes, with not enough time to re-plan for their retirement.
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The 2013 champion plays world number 58 Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan in round one on Tuesday.
And the Scot has been boosted by his first titles on clay in Munich and Madrid, followed by his fourth on the grass of Queen's Club.
"I think in any sport, winning gives you confidence," said the 28-year-old, seeded third.
"This year I've won a lot of matches, more than I ever have in my career to this point in a season."
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Murray fell at the quarter-final stage against Grigor Dimitrov when defending his Wimbledon title last year but is widely tipped to challenge again with 41 match wins already in 2015.
"I'm certainly not getting carried away," he added. "I know how difficult these events are to win.
"I just concentrate on the first match and try my best to get through that one.
"I enjoy playing in the high pressure situations. You know, that's really what I play for now. I enjoy these events. I prepare extremely hard for them.
"I feel like I'm coming into the event as best prepared as I can be."
Two-time champion Rafael Nadal is a potential quarter-final opponent for Murray and the Spaniard feels better placed to challenge than in recent years.
Nadal, 29, has lost in the fourth, first and second round over the last three years, but showed he is in good form this year with victory on grass in Stuttgart two weeks ago.
"I feel good," he said. "Winning a tournament on grass after five years is a good moment for me and a special one.
"I am practising well this week. Let's see if I am able to compete well. I'm just happy to be here healthy, that's the most important thing.
"Last year I was better, in 2012 and 2013 I couldn't play well here. I had too many problems with the knees."
Seven-time champion and second seed Roger Federer is in the same half of the draw, and says he is benefiting from the introduction of an extra week of grass-court tennis between the French Open and Wimbledon.
"It's probably been the best preparation I've ever had for Wimbledon, for obvious reasons, because we have a week more on the grass," said the 33-year-old Swiss, who won the Halle Open in Germany for an eighth time last week.
"I'm sure I'm not the only one saying that this year. I'm sure everybody will say the same.
"Winning Halle has given me the extra confidence I guess it's going to take me to win this title here."
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Independent research says 2.8 million women aged 14 to 40 who recognise the campaign say they have done some or more activity as a result.
And 1.6 million of those women say they have started exercising.
The snapshot survey asked a sample of 1,000 women in November 2015 about the physical activity they did and their awareness of the campaign.
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The initiative aims to inspire women of all ages to participate in physical activity and exercise.
"I'm very encouraged by these new figures," said Sport England chief executive Jennie Price.
"They show This Girl Can is not just being talked about, but is also changing behaviour."
However, she added that there is still work to do.
"With a gender gap of 1.73 million fewer women playing sport compared to men, we need to keep getting the message out there that women come in all shapes and sizes and levels of ability," said Price.
"They should all feel able to exercise and play sport."
The 43-year-old victim, who has not yet been identified, was found seriously injured in Gibb Street, Chapelhall, near Airdrie, at about 17:40 on Thursday.
Emergency services attended but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The arrested man is expected to appear at Airdrie Sheriff Court on Tuesday.
The legislation is designed to give members of the public the right to access information which is held by public authorities.
A government spokesman said it would be phased in, starting with two departments.
Chief Minister Allan Bell said it marked a "significant enhancement of democracy" in the Isle of Man.
FOI requests can only be made by Isle of Man residents and advice on how to do so has been made available on the government's website.
To begin with, only the cabinet office and the department of the environment, food and agriculture will be subject to FOI requests.
Other departments and local authorities will follow over the next two years with the act fully in force by 2018.
A government spokesman said it is being phased in to "manage the impact on public resources".
Initially there will be no charge for requests but this policy will be reviewed periodically, said the government.
The group behind the project is currently adapting the pods for use on the roads.
It has yet to unveil the exact design but confirmed that the adapted vehicles will not run on dedicated tracks.
Greenwich is one of four places in the UK where driverless pods and public reaction to them are being tested.
Trials will also take place in Bristol, Coventry and Milton Keynes. The £8m project is jointly funded by government agency Innovate UK and industry.
The Greenwich Automated Transport Environment project - or Gateway - will see seven driverless pods tested on the pavements around the Greenwich Peninsula, where the O2 Arena is based, from July.
Routes are still being worked out but are likely to include residential areas, the North Greenwich underground station and businesses around the arena.
The so-called UltraPods currently in service at Heathrow carry passengers between the car park and Terminal 5. In the five years they have been in use, they have carried 1.5 million passengers and travelled 1.8 million miles (three million kilometres).
Westfield Sportscars, a British carmaker, will be responsible for manufacturing and testing of the pods. Heathrow Enterprise will design the software while a third British firm, Oxbotica, will provide mapping and other sensors to ensure the vehicles are safe.
The pods will have three months of testing, first with invited users and then with the general public. Each pod can carry six passengers but will require a steward to be present at all times to press the emergency button in the case of a problem.
The trial of the pods will reveal a wealth of data, Prof Nick Reed, academy director at Transport Research Laboratory which is leading the project, told the BBC.
"It will tell us whether people trust and accept these vehicles and how they would work as part of the urban landscape," he said.
"This vehicle has millions of miles under its belt and now we have to take it outside of the track and modify it for use on pavements."
The pods will differ from an earlier demonstration where a shuttle designed by autonomous vehicle firm Phoenix Wings was on display.
"That was perfect for the demonstration and we did consider using it but we had a procurement process and chose the design we have now," Prof Nick Reed said.
Athletes compete in cross-country skiing and periodically shoot targets. They receive time-penalties, dependent on their shooting accuracy.
The 33-year-old from Stockton-on-Tees joined the British Army in 1999, and took up biathlon 18 months later thanks to
He then made his Olympic debut at the Vancouver Games four years ago.
"It's a different feeling because there isn't the same excitement as in 2010. But I'm more experienced, and probably more focused as a result," he said.
Unless a sponsor provides £50k, biathlon is over in Britain
Jackson finished outside 50th position in his three biathlon disciplines at his debut Olympics.
Since then, he has secured a top-20 placing in three world cup relay events, and an individual high of 49th.
As in Vancouver, at Sochi he will compete in the 20-kilometre race and 10-kilometre sprint.
A top-60 finish in the sprint would also secure a spot in the 12.5-kilometre 'pursuit' event.
"I've had a long, four-year cycle to build and now I feel better ready to cope with the pressures of such a big event," he explained.
"My preparation's been good and I feel I'm in the best physical shape I've ever been in."
After once being incorrectly entered as Lee-Steve Jackson, he is now often in results under that name. Some biathletes now call him 'Stevo'.
Sochi could be the last Winter Olympics in which Team GB has any biathletes as after the 2014 season the event's funding runs out.
Currently, the Army helps fund the British Biathlon Union but it has now withdrawn that support.
"Obviously I'm just concentrating on Sochi and this season, whilst being optimistic about the future," added Jackson.
"But the reality is, unless a sponsor steps in with £50k, we won't be able to continue with the sport in Britain."
A Warriors win would all but guarantee them a first Champions Cup last-eight place while Tigers' loss to Racing 92 last week put them out of contention.
"We were all embarrassed and frustrated by the performance in Paris," said Mauger ahead of Saturday's match.
"Everyone has to look in the mirror and ask if they are giving it everything."
Leicester sit fifth in the Premiership but have lost three of their five matches in Europe this term, including a 42-13 reverse at Glasgow's Scotstoun Stadium.
"If we can put Glasgow under a bit of pressure, hopefully it will be good enough to swing a result," Mauger said.
"We'll be excited about getting back down to Welford Road. We've shown in fits and bursts that we can be a quality side."
Mauger highlighted his team's failure to "front up" in Paris and their sluggishness off the line as key failures in a match in which he felt Tigers "were not at the races".
But the New Zealander told BBC Radio Leicester that there was a determination to make up for it against Gregor Townsend's side, with fly-half Owen Williams and lock Dom Barrow likely to be available for the hosts and his "front row stocks coming back to life".
"The guys care," he added. "It's not through a lack of effort. We can make it easier on ourselves. Once we start executing the details, hopefully our game will click. We owe it to ourselves and to our loyal supporters."
The New Zealander also revealed that, with Matt Toomua and Manu Tuilagi injured, he is looking at France international centre Maxime Mermoz to strengthen his team.
The five-time Ashes winner, 33, who has played 118 Tests, has not scored a century in 23 innings.
Batsmen Nick Compton and Gary Ballance are recalled, uncapped pace bowler Mark Footitt and spinner Samit Patel are included and Adil Rashid is left out.
Bell, 33, said he was "absolutely gutted" to miss out, but is "determined" to win his place back.
The tour begins on 15 December, with the first Test on 26 December.
England, who start with a warm-up game against a South African Invitational XI, will play four Tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20s.
South Africa are the top-ranked Test side in the world.
Only two England players in history have won more Test caps than Bell, who is eighth on their all-time run-scoring list.
Although he was the third highest run scorer in the recent 2-0 Test series defeat by Pakistan, he averages 25.95 in 13 matches in 2015, compared to a career average of 42.69.
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew said: "Given South Africa's status it's a big call to drop Ian Bell, but he's scored only two hundreds in his last 28 Tests.
"He confirmed to England managing director Andrew Strauss yesterday that he wishes to fight for his place, but at 33 it seems more likely that his career is now over."
Bell said: "I certainly feel I could have contributed out there and have been working tirelessly to get into the best possible condition for the tour.
"I'm going to enjoy a winter break with my family for the first time in 11 years."
National selector James Whitaker said: "It was clearly a difficult decision but he has struggled for runs in recent series and we felt that it was the right time for him to take a break and spend time working on his game out of the spotlight."
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Middlesex's Compton, 32, who scored two centuries in nine Tests before being dropped in 2013, has been named in a 16-man squad alongside Yorkshire left-hander Ballance.
Ballance, 25, averages 47.76 in 15 Tests but was dropped during this summer's Ashes win over Australia.
All-rounder Ben Stokes has been passed fit following a collarbone injury sustained in the final Test against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates this month.
However, pace bowlers Mark Wood and Steven Finn are unavailable with ankle and foot injuries respectively.
New Surrey signing Footitt, 29, who featured in England's Ashes squad this summer, has been called up, while Chris Woakes replaces fellow seamer Liam Plunkett.
"I'm over the moon I've been picked," Footitt told BBC Radio 5 live.
"It's a massive honour to be selected. Hopefully if I do get the nod I can do my country proud."
Uncapped opening batsman Alex Hales, an unused member of the Test squad against Pakistan, keeps his place alongside left-arm spinner Patel.
Patel, 30, is preferred to 27-year-old leg-spinner Rashid, who is instead likely to play in the Big Bash League, Australia's domestic Twenty20 competition.
Whitaker said: "Adil Rashid showed plenty of promise in the UAE but the conditions in South Africa make the likelihood of playing two spinners extremely remote."
England Test squad: Alastair Cook (Essex, capt), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire, wk), Gary Ballance (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire, wk), Nick Compton (Middlesex), Mark Footitt (Surrey), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), James Taylor (Nottinghamshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).
The Ogston Music School at St Edward's School includes a 120-capacity hall that will showcase touring musicians and community performances.
The development has 20 practice rooms, seven ensemble rooms, a recording studio and a music library.
Warden Stephen Jones said it had the potential to strongly impact the area.
He added: "With The North Wall Arts Centre just across the road from the new Ogston Music School, we have in South Parade the makings of North Oxford's own cultural quarter."
More than 450 lessons are expected to take place at the new facility each week.
It takes the place of the Ferguson Music School, which opened in 1962.
Alex Tester, director of music, said: "Music at St Edward's has always been at a high level, but the new Ogston Music School gives us the chance to scale even greater heights.
"We now have a real opportunity to gain a national reputation for music."
Upper sixth pupil and cellist Aaron Gruen said having the "fantastic, large new recital room is such a plus".
"The spacious practice rooms also add to the experience because, as a musician, you need space to think and you need the sound you produce to really resonate," he added.
St Edward's School was founded in 1863 and has about 700 pupils.
The school's musical alumni includes indie band Glass Animals.
All-rounder Alex Hughes agreed terms on Tuesday and batsman Slater, 25, has followed suit in signing until 2018.
Slater is the club's 2016 Royal London One-Day Cup Player of the Year after scoring 328 runs at an average of 82, including a top score of 148 not out.
"Ben is a talented lad who is cementing his place at the top of the order," said director of cricket Kim Barnett.
"He continues to work hard on his game and has reaped the rewards, particularly in the one-day competition, and we hope he can continue to produce consistent performances across both red and white-ball cricket."
Two-month-old Daisy Mae Burrill died three days after 31-year-old John Burrill fractured her skull in Fleetwood, Lancashire, on 11 March.
Her injuries were consistent with being gripped by the legs and swung against a hard surface, his trial heard.
Mr Justice James Goss ordered Burrill to serve a minimum of 18 years in jail.
Sentencing, the judge at Preston Crown Court described Daisy Mae's murder as the "grossest breach of trust".
Burrill had "carried out a vicious assault upon a defenceless baby" after smoking cannabis throughout the early hours of the morning while tending to his daughter who would not settle, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
Burrill was found guilty by jury on Tuesday.
He had initially told medical staff and police the infant became limp but he could not explain why.
The court heard the child's mother, Ashlee Cox, described her then-partner as "moody" when he got up to feed the baby at their home in Gordon Road on the morning of 11 March.
Burrill, who admitted manslaughter but denied murder, told the court the baby had initially gone back to sleep but began to cry again.
He told jurors during his trial: "I think the tiredness just took over and I really lost my rag and I threw her down on to the couch."
The baby was taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital and later transferred to Manchester Children's Hospital, where her life support was switched off on 14 March.
Following sentencing, Ms Cox said: "She was a beautiful baby girl and much loved new addition to the family... who will be forever in their hearts."
She said her family's suffering had been made worse by Burrill's refusal to admit that he alone was responsible for her death.
Ms Cox added: "Although justice has been served it will never bring her back."
Noel Moss, 68, was hurt when a tractor rolled over him at his farm. There was no nearby ambulance available.
An ambulance had to be sent from 34 miles away in Ballyshannon, County Donegal.
The incident happened on Tuesday 28 July but details have just emerged.
John McPoland of the Ambulance Service said: "We got a call about an incident involving a tractor and we are extremely sorry that it took so long.
"We apologise to Mr Moss and his family.
"A rapid response paramedic was there within 23 minutes providing treatment and pain relief to Mr Moss.
"We were trying to get an available ambulance. The paramedic who was on site did say to the team that an ambulance was urgent.
"It is an unacceptable time for us to get to a scene.
"This is a man who had internal injuries. We feel like we let Mr Moss down."
Mr McPoland explained that all the ambulances were involved in other emergency calls.
"We have serious challenges when it comes to rural communities. I wouldn't want to see this happen again," he said.
"Every part of the health service will tell you today that they could be doing with more resources."
Mr McPoland said the ambulance service would like to meet Mr Moss and his family to explain what happened.
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Captain Dara Fitzpatrick died after the Irish Coastguard Rescue 116 helicopter crashed on Tuesday.
Hundreds of mourners gathered for her funeral at St Patrick's Church in Glencullen, Co Dublin.
Captain Fitpatrick's parents, four siblings, her son Fionn, and other family members accompanied the coffin into the church.
The Coastguard helicopter did a fly past at the funeral.
Parish Priest Fr Andrew O'Sullivan said St Patrick's church had seen many sad and tragic funerals but few as sad and sorrowful as this one.
He paid tribute to the Fitzpatrick family and said they and the community had lost a "loved and valued member".
He said their thoughts were with Captain Fitzpatrick's three crew members who are still missing.
Dara Fitzpatrick's sister told the funeral mass that "God owes us, he owes us to bring home Dara's three colleagues who are still missing".
Mourners included members of the Coast Guard who formed an honour guard before the 11:00 funeral Mass.
The President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins was in attendance, along with Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Enda Kenny.
Also present were members of the RNLI, Civil Defence, mountain rescue and many other groups.
A signal from the helicopter's black box had been located close by but poor weather conditions have hampered efforts to find the device.
The main focus of the search operation is to locate three missing crew.
Agencies involved in the operation say it may be some time before they can try to access the area where they believe the wreckage of the aircraft is located.
The sides drew 2-2, with Kane Hemmings levelling from the spot after Well's Chris Cadden had competed with Kevin Holt for possession.
Both players' feet seemed high but Beaton penalised Cadden, who had scored the Steelmen's opener.
"I feel absolutely aggrieved at the decision" McGhee told BBC Scotland.
The result leaves Motherwell ninth, just two points above second-bottom Kilmarnock - a source of real frustration for McGhee.
Dundee's second equaliser prevented McGhee's men moving to within a point of both the Dens Park side and Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
"These decisions are so important as we are in a dogfight to avoid the play-offs or worse, to avoid relegation," said the Fir Park manager.
"Every point counts and to be almost over the line after a heroic defensive performance in the second half, after getting our strategy right, I felt we deserved to win the game.
"The referee has made a terrible call really and that has cost us two points.
"Young Cadden scored a great goal early in the game and he shouldn't be embarrassed by what happened later on as there is no doubt it wasn't a penalty.
"He hasn't got to worry about that because the referee made a bad call and the I think the referee will realise that when he looks at it."
The draw did move Motherwell a point clear of Partick Thistle ahead of their meeting at Firhill on Tuesday night.
McGhee was pleased with his team's performance on Tayside but believes they still have a lot of hard work to do before they can pull clear of relegation trouble.
"We have taken one point from the last three games and that is relegation form as far as I'm concerned, certainly in terms of points return," he added.
"That's why we have to keep ourselves firmly anchored by looking at teams below us and make sure we get enough points.
"Every point counts, even the one today will count at the end toward safety, hopefully, and that is the only way we can think at the moment."
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Bolt, who won the 100m title on Sunday, jogged home in the final 50 metres to win the ninth of 10 heats.
Britain's Adam Gemili, Danny Talbot and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake qualified, as did Justin Gatlin of the United States.
"I hate the mornings so I am happy to have this out the way. It's a good start and I'm happy," 29-year-old Bolt told BBC Sport.
Gemili ran 20.20 in finishing second in his heat while Gatlin, the 100m silver medallist, clocked 20.42 to win heat five.
Talbot equalled his personal best in running 20.27 in heat one and Mitchell-Blake clocked 20.24 in the final heat.
The semi-finals take place at 02:00 BST on Thursday.
Elsewhere in Tuesday's morning session, American Christian Taylor retained the men's triple jump title, while Croatia's Sandra Perkovic took gold in the women's discus.
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Eilish McColgan qualified for the women's 5,000m final but fellow Britons Steph Twell and Laura Whittle missed out.
McColgan finished fifth in her heat in 15 minutes 18.20 seconds in a race won by Ethiopia's 10,000m champion Almaz Ayana, who clocked 15:04.36.
Twell's 15:25.90 was not enough to earn qualification as a fastest loser, while Whittle ran 15:31.30 in heat one.
"I'm over the moon, I wanted it so badly," said McColgan. "There is no pressure on me now, I couldn't be happier."
British pole vaulter Holly Bradshaw, who finished sixth at London 2012, qualified automatically for Saturday's final, clearing 4.60m.
"I'm 24 and in my second Olympic final. I am so excited and I can't wait," she told BBC Sport.
Charlie Grice is through to the men's 1500m semi-finals following an appeal. The Briton had been pushed by Norway's European champion Filip Ingebrigtsen in the closing stages of their heat.
Grice faltered badly when he was bumped, crossing the line 11th in 3:48.51, but was reinstated after a protest by the British team and Ingebrigtsen was disqualified.
Team-mate Chris O'Hare qualified automatically after finishing fourth in his heat in 3:39.26.
In the women's 100m hurdles, United States-born Briton Cindy Ofili won her heat in 12.75 seconds to reach Wednesday's semi-finals.
Ofili's sister, Tiffany Porter, also progressed, running 12.86 to finish second behind Germany's Cindy Roleder.
American Brianna Rollins, the 2013 world champion, was the fastest qualifier in 12.54.
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Eduards Koleda is alleged to have held the woman against her will at an address in Arbroath in February.
It is alleged he chased and grabbed her before punching her on the body. He is then alleged to have thrown a snake at her and seized her and held her down.
Mr Koleda denied a charge of abduction and assault to injury on indictment at Dundee Sheriff Court.
Sheriff Alastair Brown continued the case until January.
The mayor will have responsibility for Hartlepool, Stockton, Redcar and Cleveland, Middlesbrough and Darlington.
The Tees Valley Combined Authority has agreed a deal with government to transfer £15m a year from central to local decision making.
The Mayor will make decisions on areas such as transport, jobs, education, housing and investment.
Ahead of the election, BBC Tees will be finding out what you want to ask about the new mayor.
Do you want to know how the role will fit into the existing structure, how decisions made will affect your lives and what powers the mayor will have?
You can get in touch on Twitter or Facebook or by using the form below to ask your questions.
The BBC bus will be travelling around the area next week and you can go along and ask any questions about the Tees Valley Mayor.
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Cyclone Mora, which brought high winds and torrential rain, killed seven people and destroyed thousands of homes when it hit on Tuesday.
The areas around Cox's Bazar and Chittagong, along the border with Myanmar, bore the brunt of the storm.
Camps on the border housing thousands of Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar were badly damaged.
Fishing vessels were ordered back to port as the storm approached, but a local fishing industry representative said about 150 people were missing.
The Bangladeshi navy said it had sent 15 ships to search for survivors and had so far rescued at least 20 fishermen.
The Indian navy picked up 33 survivors on Wednesday but Indian officials said it was not clear whether they came from vessels that had sunk or from huts washed into the sea.
The Bangladeshi fishing industry representative, Mushtaq Ahmed, told Agence France-Presse news agency that if these survivors were rescued fishermen, then some 90 would still be missing.
"They could be moored on an island or adrift at sea," he said. "In the past we have seen that most of the fishermen return to their fishing ports within a week or two. We hope this time they will also be back in good health."
He said many of the boats that did return to port had been damaged by the storm.
Around 350,000 people were evacuated from low-lying areas ahead of Cyclone Mora's arrival. A local official said 50,000 homes had been destroyed or damaged by the storm in Cox's Bazar.
The area is home to camps for hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya refugees who have fled violence in neighbouring Myanmar.
"Housing for undocumented Myanmar nationals near Cox's Bazar was severely damaged," the Office of the UN Resident Co-ordinator for Bangladesh said. "Rohingya refugees are currently without reliable shelter, food and fuel."
Sanjukta Sahany, local head of the International Organisation for Migration, told AFP that more than 16,000 homes in the camps had been destroyed or damaged.
The cyclone blew in from Sri Lanka, where it caused flooding and landslides that killed 202 people. Another 96 people are listed as missing.
The number of offences for the 2014-15 financial year fell by 24%, or 1,324 incidents, compared to 2013-14.
But police said there was often a spike in thefts around Diwali - the five-day Hindu festival of light - which begins this year on 11 November.
A spokesman advised people to consider storing jewellery in safes and avoid travelling alone.
Bobby Kanda, owner of jewellers The Gold Factory, said families often invested in the highest quality gold available and were targeted because of its value.
He said he takes measures to prevent being duped by those trying to sell stolen items.
"We've had a couple of times when someone has brought in a chain and you can see that the catch has been stretched as it's been snatched off someone's neck and we get those trying to sell jewellery at a much lower price because they want money quickly," he said.
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"We won't buy anything without identification and if it's over £500 we try our best to use a cheque or bank transfer because if there's an issue we can help the police."
The Metropolitan Police said an annual rise in burglary and robbery as the nights draw in made Asian communities particularly vulnerable at a time when they would be travelling across the city to attend events.
Det Ch Insp Jane Corrigan said: "Gold will continue to be highly desired by criminals due to the speed and anonymity with which it can be exchanged for large sums of cash.
"These pieces of gold and jewellery are not just valuable possessions - they are also of great sentimental worth and, if stolen, would have a huge impact on owners."
It comes after the A7 Action Group presented its vision for the route to Transport Minister Humza Yousaf.
The Scottish government said some of their ideas fell "outside the scope" of the current work programme.
However, it said Transport Scotland was due to start work on a study of transport needs in the Borders.
It will examine the case for extending the Borders Railway along with improvements to the A1, A7 and A68 and will then be used as input to the strategic transport projects review.
Mr Yousaf said: "A comprehensive review of the A7 action plan has been completed by Transport Scotland and we are updating campaigners as to how we can make timely improvements to the safety and operation of the route.
"The programme of work being put forward in the coming months will address many of the issues brought forward by the A7 Action Group and our commitment to the A7 is on-going.
"Our annual maintenance programme, which has seen investment of more than £23 million since 2007, continues and the A7 is reviewed annually to establish where safety improvements can be made."
He said Transport Scotland would be holding further discussions with the A7 Action Group on progress to make sure that they were kept "fully up to date" on progress.
The protesters have blamed widespread corruption for the deaths of 32 people in a nightclub fire and want widespread political reform.
President Klaus Iohannis has said he will hold further talks before making a final decision on a new prime minister.
He said he would consult civil society groups as well as political leaders.
"I will, for Friday afternoon, call a group that represents both the civil society and what we call the street. It is important to me to know their views and options," he announced.
Mr Cimpeanu will take over the role of prime minister until a new leader is nominated and approved by parliament. Without parliamentary approval, early elections will have to be called.
Mr Ponta, who is facing trial on corruption charges, had earlier gone on national TV to say he hoped his resignation would "satisfy the people who came out in the streets".
But tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Bucharest and other cities on Wednesday, for the second night running, demanding change.
The protesters' initial anger was directed at the authorities because they said the Colectiv nightclub, where Friday night's fire took place, had only been able to open because of bribery.
More than 100 people are still being treated for their injuries and there are fears the number of fatalities could rise.
Liam Watts put Hull ahead early on, Carlos Tuimavave scoring their second try midway through the first half.
Albert Kelly ran in just before the end of the first half while Tuimavave crossed for his second after the break.
Leigh scored twice late on, with Liam Hood and Ryan Hampshire both crossing but they could not chase down the visitors' four-try advantage.
While Hull ended a two-game losing run, during which they conceded over 50 points in home defeats by Salford and Leeds, Leigh's winless run continues, having not won in five games since beating Warrington 22-8 on 16 March.
Hull remain fifth in Super League as fourth-placed Wigan beat sixth-place Wakefield, while Leigh slip a place to 10th thanks to Warrington's third straight win, a tight 26-24 victory against Huddersfield.
Hull FC head coach Lee Radford:
"I thought we did a really good job today. We defended well when Leigh had sustained spells of pressure and the win gives us something to build on.
"Our away support was phenomenal throughout the game and gave us lifts when we needed it. That has a huge knock-on effect on the performance. The tempo and decision making was better than it has been over the last three or four weeks.
"I was really pleased with how we performed. My confidence as a coach has not been dented one bit in the last few weeks but as a team we looked like we were enjoying defending again."
Leigh Centurions coach Neil Jukes:
"We had a 12 or 13 minute blip in that first half but I though we were always in the game. I thought we created enough chances but couldn't get the ball down.
"We need to get a little bit better across the board. It has been a tough few games and we lost Micky Higham with a hamstring injury, which didn't help.
"We are probably at our peak in terms of being busted but I still fancied us with the side we got out there. We are not a million miles away but we lacked quality as and when we needed it."
Leigh: McNally, Hampshire, Crooks, Dawson, Thompson, Reynolds, Drinkwater, Green, Hood, Hopkins, Vea, Stewart, Hansen.
Replacements: Higham, Weston, Tickle, Burr.
Hull FC: Shaul, Fonua, Connor, Tuimavave, Michaeals, Kelly, Sneyd, Taylor, Washbrook, Watts, Manu, Minichiello, Thompson.
Replacements: Ellis, Fash, Litten, Turgut.
Attendance: 6,296.
Referee: Gareth Hewer (RFL).
If the area is still all-blue after 7 May, David Cameron will be well on the way to another five years in No 10.
Worcester may see the closest battle, with Conservative Robin Walker trying to hang on to a slender majority of 2,982 votes.
The seat was Labour-held from 1997 until 2010 and has gone the same way as the rest of the country since the 1970s. So the party that wins in Worcester may well be the party that wins at Westminster yet again.
The tightest marginal is Hereford and South Herefordshire where a rich vein of independence runs through the county.
Most of Herefordshire's councillors are drawn from outside of the big three parties. If Conservative Jesse Norman is to win a second term, he'll have to convince those independent-minded voters to stick with him.
The golden rule for the Wyre Forest is "expect the unexpected".
It's swung three ways since 1997, including back to back election wins for health campaigner Richard Taylor. He's taking another tilt at electoral success this time around, at the ripe old age of 80. He'll be hoping the health issue continues to hold enough relevance to help him unseat Conservative Mark Garnier.
Health certainly is a major issue in Redditch where arguments over the future of the town's Alexandra Hospital could decide the seat. Conservative Karen Lumley took it off Jacqui Smith last time - she'll need to convince voters on the issue of health if she's to retain it.
Elsewhere, Sajid Javid will be looking to hold the safe seat of Bromsgrove and secure a second term. In Mid Worcestershire, the veteran MP Peter Luff is standing down.
Bill Wiggin will be expecting to hold on to one of the area's safest seats in North Herefordshire and Harriett Baldwin will be defending West Worcestershire. She faced a tough challenge from the Liberal Democrats in 2010, but her junior coalition partners will have to buck the national trend if they're to put in a similar challenge this time around.
Shakers goalkeeper Rob Lainton denied Colchester's Joe Edwards and George Moncur in the first half, while Bury's Chris Hussey struck the bar.
Lainton continued to keep out United after the break before Clarke headed in a Joe Riley cross to win the game.
The victory sees Bury extend their winning run to five games and their unbeaten away record to 17 games.
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Bury manager David Flitcroft told BBC Radio Manchester:
"Every point we've got we've had to dig deep, it's part of football, it's something that we try and set a team up to give us everything and that's what they have done.
"The goal deserved to win the game. Did we deserve three points? The work we did out of possession and what the authorities have given us to deal with this week, in Peterborough on Tuesday night then there is Colchester, 80 miles apart.
"There's not many teams that will cover that distance over the last four days. That took its toll and took into account. But I'm absolutely delighted with the shift my players have put in."
Matthew Sargant, 22, ploughed into a lamppost and a tree in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire, early on 25 September.
He pleaded guilty at Southampton Crown Court to two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
He also admitted drink and drug-driving and possessing cannabis with intent to supply.
The court heard how the group of four friends had been out drinking in Eastleigh before Sargant offered them a lift home.
The crash in Templars Way left his front-seat passenger, a man aged 19, in a critical condition and subsequently unable to walk.
Another 19-year-old man suffered nerve damage to his arm, while Sargant and a third passenger escaped with minor injuries.
PC James Fibben said: "A young man faces the rest of his life in a wheelchair. It is only sheer luck that nobody died that night."
Sargant, of High Street, Eastleigh, was banned from driving for six years and four months.
It comes two weeks after NI's most senior judge called for urgent action.
Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan said there is a legal obligation on the government to ensure the inquests are heard.
NI Secretary James Brokenshire said responsibility is with the executive.
Relatives of more than 30 people people killed during the Troubles staged a protest at the lack of progress on the issue at Stormont on Thursday morning.
They have called for the government to release £10m of funding requested by the Lord Chief Justice for a five-year plan to hear all of the legacy inquests.
Sir Declan Morgan wanted the money released before an overall agreement is reached on how to deal with the past.
But the request was blocked by First Minister Arlene Foster.
This month, Sir Declan Morgan said he was hugely disappointed, and said there is a legal obligation on the UK government and the Stormont Executive to ensure that the inquests are heard.
A lawyer for the families, Padraig Ó Muirigh, said Westminster had ignored Sir Declan's warning and were in breach of their legal obligations.
"I believe the British government are ignoring a warning from the Council of Europe and also from the Lord Chief Justice," he said.
"Very clearly, they are in breach of their human rights application on this issue."
Mr Ó Muirigh later handed a letter to an official representing the secretary of state warning that legal action will be launched if funding for the inquests is not released within 14 days.
The Stormont Executive and Department of Justice received similar letters.
But in a statement issued a short time later, a spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) made it clear that the secretary of state still believes it is up to Stormont to resolve the issue.
"Reform of the inquest system has been part of the secretary of state's intensive discussions over recent weeks with victims' and survivors' groups on implementing the Stormont House Agreement legacy institutions and making available £150m of UK government money to fund the bodies to deal with the past," the statement said.
"It is clear that the current system is not equipped to deal with the number and complexity of cases.
"The NI Executive, which has responsibility for inquests in Northern Ireland, is rightly considering how the legacy inquest system can be improved."
The two launches on Thursday came after a similar test on 15 April.
Observers say all the tests appear to have failed, but a UN spokesman said such actions, which violate sanctions, were "deeply troubling".
It comes amid a recent ramp-up in weapons activity as the North prepares for a rare party congress.
There are also indications it is planning to carry out its fifth nuclear test, despite condemnation of its last test in January.
In a rare comment on the situation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said China - North Korea's closest ally - was committed to ensuring stability.
He told a meeting of regional foreign ministers in Beijing on Thursday: "As a close neighbour to the (Korean) peninsula, China will never allow war to erupt on the peninsula. Once such a situation occurs, it will do nobody any good."
South Korean officials said the first mid-range missile launch on Thursday took place in the morning near the eastern coastal city of Wonsan but the missile "crashed a few seconds later" in the coastal area, Yonhap news agency reported.
A second test was detected in the evening, but South Korean officials said that too had failed.
Both tests, like the earlier one, are thought to have been of a mid-range missile which has been given the nickname Musudan by observers.
The missile is thought to have a range of about 3,000km (1,800 miles), meaning it could reach Japan or the US territory of Guam.
Japan's ambassador to the UN, Motohide Yoshikawa, said the missile was "a threat to Japan's national security".
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told a news briefing that such actions by North Korea "are extremely troubling" and said the UN urged Pyongyang to "cease any further provocative actions and return to full compliance of its international obligations".
Strengthened international sanctions were placed on North Korea after it tested what it claimed was a hydrogen bomb and launched a long-range missile.
It also recently claimed to have fired a submarine ballistic missile.
Observers have speculated that Pyongyang is boosting the development of its weapons programs ahead of the Workers Party Congress in May, the first in nearly 40 years.
The North announced this week that the congress would take place on 6 May.
It is aimed at solidifying the power of its leader Kim Jong-un, and will be watched closely for indications of political change and comments on the North's nuclear ambitions.
Scientists say that is vital to partially drain Lake Imja to stop it from bursting its banks with potentially devastating consequences.
Imja is one of thousands of lakes in the Himalayas formed by the melting of glaciers. But last year's earthquake may further have destabilised it.
It is the highest drainage project of its kind, the military says.
The altitude at which the work is being completed has posed logistical challenges for the army.
Rising temperatures are accelerating glacial meltdown and rapidly filling such lakes, threatening communities and infrastructure downstream.
With UN funding, Nepalese army personnel and villagers are working to reduce Lake Imja's level by three metres (9.8ft) in the next few months. Weather conditions are harsh, with workers facing the added risk of altitude sickness.
Lt Col Bharat Lal Shrestha of the Nepalese Army told the BBC that about 40 army staff were working alongside Sherpa and other highland community members.
The plan is to construct an outlet through a diversion channel and gradually release water over 45 days.
"We can work for only two to three hours in a day as most of the time it snows making it very cold in addition to the fog and wind," Col Shrestha said.
"Our personnel get headaches and altitude sickness from time to time and we make them descend to our lower camp where they can recover and eventually come back to work."
While troops were acclimatising, heavy equipment was airlifted to the site by helicopter.
Officials say the army was called in after two rounds of international bidding to complete the work failed to produce a contractor.
"This is the highest altitude disaster risk mitigation work ever performed by any army in the world," Col Shrestha said.
The draining of the lake is a part of a UN project to help Nepal deal with the impact of climate change.
Glacial lakes have broken their banks in Nepal more than 20 times in recent decades. Three of those incidents have been in and around the Everest region.
Nepal lowered the level of another dangerous glacial lake, the Tsho Rolpa, in the Rolwaling valley west of the Everest region, in 2000.
Many lakes in parts of the Himalayas are feared to have been weakened by a powerful earthquake which killed 18 climbers, as well as thousands of Nepalis, in 2015.
Such re-enactments are standard police procedure in Thailand.
Earlier police said one of the men, named as Adem Karadag, was suspected of planting the bomb in the attack on 17 August, contradicting what they had previously said.
The motive for the bombing, which killed 20 people, remains unclear.
Fourteen foreigners were among those killed.
The other suspect who appeared in the re-enactment was identified as Yusufu Mieraili. Authorities now say they have enough evidence to prosecute the two men and say that Mr Karadag has confessed.
This contradicts earlier statements from police that neither of two men were the main suspects for the attack.
Mr Karadag, who has also been named as Bilal Mohammed, was arrested in late August in a raid on a flat on the eastern outskirts of Bangkok. His lawyer says he was not in Thailand at the time of the attack.
Police have released warrants for a total of 17 people over charges stemming from the attack.
The suspects are believed to carrying Chinese, Thai, Turkish and Pakistani passports, though their exact origins are unclear as some are thought to be using fake documents.
Many of the suspects named by Thai police have Muslim-sounding names, prompting speculation that they may be linked to jihadist networks or to Uighur separatist militants from China.
However, the police have not suggested that the attack was politically motivated.
The Erawan shrine - with its four-faced golden statue of the Hindu god Brahma - is considered sacred by Thai Buddhists, and attracts many foreign visitors.
The wings for the plane are made at the Canadian firm's Belfast factory.
The Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the negotiations", reports that Delta is due to make a final decision by the end of April.
The newspaper says the dealunder discussion is for 75 firm orders and options for 50 more.
The Bloomberg financial news agency has also reported that Delta and Bombardier are "nearing an agreement."
A Bombardier spokesperson said the company did not comment on speculation "nor on the the potential discussions we may or may not be having with specific customers".
"Bombardier Commercial Aircraft will announce material agreements if or when any are finalised," they added.
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Delta is the second biggest US airline by passenger traffic and is seeking to replace a fleet of McDonnell Douglas planes.
The order would be a major boost for the C Series programme which has suffered delays and huge cost over runs.
It has received a $1bn (£700m) bail-out from the state government in Quebec where Bombardier is based.
A deal of the reported size would make Delta by far the largest C Series customer.
Currently, the largest firm order is for 40 planes with Republic Airways, a US carrier which is involved in bankruptcy proceedings.
In February, Bombardier announced that it was to cut 7,000 jobs worldwide, including more than 1,000 in Northern Ireland.
Mr Turnbull has confirmed that Australian warplanes were involved in Sunday's mistaken attack.
Russia called an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the strike.
The US has also expressed "regret" for the "unintentional loss of life".
It has said the attack was "halted immediately when coalition officials were informed by Russian officials that it was possible the personnel and vehicles targeted were part of the Syrian military".
Russia says the attack killed at least 62 Syrian troops fighting Islamic State and wounded 100 more.
The attack caused a bitter row between the US and Russia at the United Nations Security Council.
Speaking in New York, Mr Turnbull expressed "regret" for the deaths, confirming that "Australian aircraft were involved in the sortie that's been the subject of the recent news reporting".
"I can say that as soon as the coalition commanders were advised by the Russian command in the region that Syrian forces had been affected, that sortie was discontinued."
But he said there was "obviously a lot of politics" behind Russia's complaint at the UN, citing "contradictions" with its own actions in Syria, including the reported bombing of hospitals.
US envoy Samantha Power has accused Russia of "pulling a stunt" by calling an emergency meeting of the Security Council.
Her Russian counterpart Vitaliy Churkin said he had never seen "such an extraordinary display of American heavy-handedness".
A ceasefire deal agreed by the US and Russia went into effect in Syria last Monday, but important terms of the deal, such as the safe passage of aid, have still not been fulfilled.
The cessation of hostilities does not include attacks by the US on IS or other jihadist groups.
Russian has said the ceasefire is now in danger of collapse, and that the US would be to blame.
Net profits for the three months to 30 September were $1.43bn (£927m), down more than a third on a year earlier. Revenue fell almost 20% to $6.9bn.
The results contrasted sharply with those of rival Citigroup, which posted a 50% jump in profits, to $4.29bn.
The bank said it was able to offset a fall in revenue by cutting costs.
Goldman's investment banking division saw revenues increase, but other divisions, particularly market making and bond trading, saw revenues drop.
"We experienced lower levels of activity and declining asset prices during the quarter, reflecting renewed concerns about global economic growth," said the bank's chief executive, Lloyd Blankfein.
Earlier this week, other big US banks also reported a drop-off in trading during the quarter.
US stock markets fell sharply in August, sparked by fears of a slowdown in the Chinese economy.
Revenues at Citi fell by 5% to $18.69bn, but the bank was able to cut costs dramatically.
"Despite revenue headwinds, we once again proved our ability to manage our risk, our expenses and our capital," said chief executive Michael Corbat.
Direct peace talks are due to resume in Jerusalem hours after they are taken to crossings in Gaza and the West Bank.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said he spoke to Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, about the decision to approve 1,200 settlement homes.
Mr Kerry said the Palestinians were committed to pursuing peace talks.
Speaking during a trip to Brazil, Secretary of State Kerry, described his discussions with Mr Netanyahu on the settlement issue as "frank and open".
Mr Kerry said he planned to speak with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, later on Tuesday. He said he believed the Palestinian leader was "committed to continue" peace talks with Israel.
Palestinian negotiators have accused Israel's government of trying to sabotage the talks, by deciding to issue tenders for building homes in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
By Kevin ConnollyBBC News, Jerusalem
It ought to feel like a moment of optimism in the long and tortured history of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, but somehow it does not.
It is almost exactly 20 years since the then US President Bill Clinton brought the Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin together with the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to sign an agreement based on extraordinary secret negotiations in the Norwegian capital Oslo.
The truth is that today's negotiators are taking a few steps down a road along which their predecessors travelled rather further.
Back then, the prisoner releases were larger too.
In the heady days of the mid-1990s Israel released, in stages, 4,000 Palestinian prisoners.
This time around it proposes to release 104 over a nine-month period with the first 26 set free in the middle of this week.
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Israel has rejected criticism, saying every peace initiative so far has proposed that the settlements affected become Israeli territory.
Mr Kerry, on a visit to Colombia, stressed that Washington considered settlements "illegitimate" but added that the issue "underscores the importance of getting to the table quickly".
The 26 long-term prisoners set for release are the first of 104 Palestinian and Israeli Arab inmates to be freed over the next few months as part of the agreement to restart US-brokered direct peace talks after a three-year hiatus.
According to Israeli media, they were taken to Ayalon prison in Ramle overnight ahead of medical checks and a meeting with Red Cross representatives on Tuesday morning.
The inmates, all convicted of murder or accessory to murder, were named by Israel's prisons service shortly after midnight on Sunday, giving victims' families 48 hours to submit legal challenges to the High Court.
On Tuesday, the court rejected an appeal by Israeli victims' rights group Almagor, which objected to the release of prisoners.
Almagor's lawyer Naftali Wertzberger said Wednesday's scheduled release was unprecedented because it involved prisoners "with blood on their hands".
Some time after midnight on Tuesday, 14 of the prisoners are expected to be driven to the Erez border crossing into the Gaza Strip and the remaining 12 to the Betunia checkpoint near Ramallah in the West Bank.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is said to have told officials to prepare receptions for the prisoners arriving in the West Bank.
In a separate development, Israeli police said a missile fired towards the Red Sea resort of Eilat had been successfully intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defence system.
Residents had reported hearing a loud explosion and a siren. Analysts said it was the first time Iron Dome had intercepted a rocket fired at Eilat.
An Egyptian al-Qaeda-linked group, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, said it was behind the attack.
In further comments on the implications of the Israel's decision on Sunday to issue tenders for 793 housing units in East Jerusalem and 394 in the West Bank, Mr Kerry said he did not expect the announcement to become a "speed bump" that would derail talks.
Wednesday's direct Israeli-Palestinian talks in Jerusalem follow a preparatory round in Washington a fortnight ago.
On Tuesday, it emerged that the municipality of Jerusalem had approved some 900 homes close to the Jewish settlement of Gilo in east Jerusalem. A city councillor was quoted as saying that construction would not begin for years.
About 500,000 Jews live in more than 100 settlements built since Israel's 1967 occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The settlements are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this.
Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev told the BBC: "The construction decided upon in Jerusalem and in the settlement blocs is in areas that will remain part of Israel in any possible peace agreement."
The Palestinians have previously agreed in principle to minor land swaps.
But senior Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said the Israeli government's steps were "simply destroying the two states solution".
The 32-year-old made 42 appearances last season, but could not save the Latics from relegation to League One.
He was only 12 months into a three-year contract but wanted to be closer to his family in Nottinghamshire.
"He's a great professional who gave 100% to the cause while with us and we respect the fact he has been honest," boss Paul Cook told the club website.
In some ways the opposition leader, who is in a neck-and-neck race with incumbent Ma Ying-jeou, has already done so.
The 55-year-old former law professor has been credited with cleaning up the image of her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in recent years.
Campaigning in the southern city of Tainan, she pledged to engage Mr Ma's Kuomintang (KMT) and other opponents in policy making, if elected.
Cruising down the streets in a jeep, she was greeted by supporters chanting her nickname, ''Little Ing''.
She has strong support in the island's south, including the cities of Kaohsiung and Chaiyi.
''We will meet the people's expectations for political tolerance, understanding and cooperation,'' she said.
Her pragmatic approach and analytical style is a marked departure from the often fiery rhetoric of her predecessor, Chen Shui-bian.
Ms Tsai joined the DPP in 2004 but rose quickly to become its chairwoman four years later, when the party suffered a heavy defeat in the presidential elections.
Mr Chen lost to Mr Ma at the polls, and was later jailed for corruption.
Despite splits and factionalism in the party, Ms Tsai was able to rally the support she needed to rejuvenate the DPP. Under her leadership, it has performed much better in local elections.
On policy matters, Ms Tsai has criticised the pro-China stance of Mr Ma, opposing the landmark free trade agreement signed between Beijing and Taipei under his rule.
Her party favours Taiwan's formal independence from China, which claims Taiwan as a province.
During his term as president, Mr Chen angered China with his declarations that Taiwan was ''an independent nation''.
Ms Tsai says she is not against negotiating with China on economic and other matters, as long as it does not affect Taiwan's sovereignty.
She has also often cast cross-straits relations as a bigger, global discussion, rather than one of bilateral relations.
This represents a more moderate position than the party's previous stance on the hot-button issue.
However, the Chinese remain suspicious of her and the DPP, and favour Mr Ma.
A law graduate of the National Taiwan University, she said recently that she believed relations with China would ''move forward, not backward'' if she were to be elected.
Ms Tsai, who is single, completed her master's degree at Cornell University Law School in 1980 and went on to earn a doctorate degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1984.
Her style and bearing sets her apart from the rest of the DPP ''old guard'', something that has worked to her advantage in attracting younger voters.
Born in a coastal village in the south of Taiwan, she moved to Taipei when she was 11. Her mixed ethnicity - Hakka father and Taiwanese mother - has been cited as one of the traits that helped her connect to supporters.
She also has a grandmother who is from one of the non-Chinese indigenous groups in Taiwan.
In the 1990s, she was a negotiator for Taiwan's accession to the World Trade Organization. She was then asked to serve on the National Security Council as an advisor to former President Lee Teng-hui.
During the DPP administration from 2000 to 2008, she served as minister of the China policy body, the Mainland Affairs Council, and vice premier.
China, she said in an interview with the BBC in June 2011, needs to acknowledge ''the new leadership'' in ''a more sophisticated DPP''.
''Whatever is in the past, is in the past,'' she said. ''I think China will have to look at the matter from a fresh perspective and a new perspective.''
France's highest military honour was meant to be posted to former soldier Joseph Carter, who was part of the Normandy landings in 1944.
But no postcode on the package meant it was delivered to Costco in Waterloo Road, Liverpool 3, instead of to Mr Carter at Waterloo Road, L22.
Costco passed it to the Royal British Legion who found Mr Carter on Friday.
On being told about the attempts to find him, Mr Carter quipped: "I bet you thought I was dead, didn't you."
The French embassy, who posted the medal, has apologised for the error.
A spokesman said: "The embassy uses the addresses which are given by the veterans themselves when they send their application."
Prior to Mr Carter being found, Bill Sergeant, from the Royal British Legion, told BBC Radio Merseyside he wanted to hand over the medal in time for Remembrance Sunday.
He said it was found by staff at the store in their mail last month.
Mr Sergeant added: "It has been lingering around in Costco for a couple of weeks now, waiting for the French consulate to collect it.
"I was selling poppies there last week when one of the managers asked if I could help.
"I've tried hard and failed miserably, I've used up one pair of shoes tramping around trying to find this address without success."
A few hours after Mr Sergeant said he was "throwing it open" to see if anyone could help, the veteran was found.
A worker at the Costco branch said they had kept the medal for about four weeks and contacted the French embassy.
In 2014, French President François Hollande announced the honour would be awarded to all British veterans who took part in military operations in France between 1944 and 1945.
The outdoor service began with a two-minute silence at 11:00 GMT.
The congregation then laid wreaths at the Armed Forces Memorial, which is a tribute to the 16,000 service men and women who have died since 1948.
Organisers said the crowds were the biggest seen at a Remembrance Sunday Service at the Arboretum.
They had expected "large numbers" of people to attend the service to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One.
A bugler from West Midlands Police Band played the opening notes of the Last Post.
Among those who attended was Barry Smith, 67, from Werrington near Stoke-on-Trent.
In nine years, Mr Barry saw service in Kenya, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Aden, Libya, Cyprus, East Germany and even Honduras and Guatemala in Central America.
He said it was important to remember those who had "paid the ultimate sacrifice".
"I have been around places like Tobruk and El Alamein, and when you see those graves out there, literally thousands of men, it just brings a tear to your eye," he said.
"We should never forget what they sacrificed - and we're here today, because they've done it."
Sarah Montgomery, managing director of the National Memorial Arboretum, said: "It was an honour to have a huge turnout for our Remembrance Sunday service.
"The attendance reinforces the importance of remembrance and the resonance it has had with the British public in this significant centenary year.
"We thank all those who came today to pay their respects."
The 22-year-old has made 56 appearances for Hibs since his debut in February 2012, all but three of them starts.
He has played just once this season, in the Scottish League Cup in July, having been hampered by a hamstring injury.
Having come up through Celtic's youth academy, Forster has also had loan spells at Berwick Rangers and East Fife, but never played in England.
He could be eligible for Tuesday's game with Northampton Town in League Two if Argyle receive international clearance in time.
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Justin Brown says key mobile phone data used to convict Syed of killing his ex-girlfriend in 2000 was unreliable.
Syed, 35, is serving a life sentence for the murder of Hae Min Lee in 1999.
His defence team is trying to reopen the case based on some of the questions raised in the Serial podcast over whether Syed had received a fair trial.
Serial, which was released in weekly instalments at the end of last year, became a global hit, breaking records as the fastest podcast to reach five million downloads on iTunes.
In the 2000 trial, prosecutors weighed heavily on mobile phone records that allegedly placed Syed at a park in Baltimore where Lee's body was buried. Syed, who was 17 at the time, has always maintained his innocence.
But a motion filed in court on Monday by Mr Brown said a newly recovered mobile phone document showed "the cell tower evidence was misleading and should have never been admitted at trial".
In it, Mr Brown says mobile phone carrier AT&T had issued a warning about the accuracy of mobile tower data, which he argues would have made the phone records inadmissible as evidence.
"Outgoing calls only are reliable for location status. Any incoming calls will NOT be considered reliable information for location," reads a note on a cover sheet from AT&T for Syed's phone records.
But Mr Brown says prosecutors presented incoming calls as evidence to determine Syed's location.
It "is an extremely important piece of evidence, and we are bringing it to the court's attention as quickly as possible," Mr Brown told The Baltimore Sun.
Syed's lawyer is also seeking to reopen court proceedings to allow testimony from a key witness who may be able to provide Syed with an alibi in the case.
Asia McClain, a friend of Syed's who was not heard in the original trial, claims to have seen him in a library at the time of the suspected killing.
The fact that Syed's first lawyer, Cristina Gutierrez, failed to submit this evidence in the original trial was one of the arguments used to win him the right to appeal in February.
Syed's lawyer has since filed a motion for appeal, though the court in Maryland has yet to respond.
Major Hamza al-Mustapha was sentenced last year to hang for ordering the killing of Kudirat Abiola.
She was shot dead in 1996, three years after the elections her husband is believed to have won.
Those elections were annulled and Abacha seized power.
He went on to become one of Nigeria's most notorious military rulers, accused of stealing billions of dollars from the oil-rich nation.
Abacha and Abiola both died in 1998, paving the way for the end of decades of military rule the following year.
The BBC's Tomi Oladipo in Lagos say that a huge crowd of Maj Mustapha's supporters cheered outside the courtroom following the news of his acquittal.
The appeal court ruled that the charges of murder and conspiracy had been politically motivated.
The lower court "did not evaluate the evidence placed before it as the court was out to convict the appellant [Mustapha] at all costs," Judge Rita Pemu said, according to the AFP news agency.
"There is no evidence linking the appellant with the offence. Therefore, the appellant is discharged and acquitted," she added.
Maj Mustapha's lawyers appealed in December 2012, condemning as an "injustice" the many years he had spent in detention during the much-delayed case.
The prosecution, however, plan to appeal to the Supreme Court.
One of Abacha's sons, Mohammed, was also accused of links to Mrs Abiola's killing but was cleared in 2002 after three years in detention.
After Abacha seized power, Abiola declared himself president and was charged with treason.
He died in detention after a visit by US and UN officials - a month after Abacha died from a heart attack.
Video footage appears to show the 32-year-old licking his finger and shining the ball while eating a sweet.
Du Plessis was charged for breaching level two of the International Cricket Council code of conduct relating to "changing the condition of the ball" using an artificial substance.
He has pleaded not guilty.
South Africa completed an innings-and-80-run victory on Tuesday to win the three Test series with a game to spare, with Du Plessis deputising as skipper for the injured AB de Villiers,
In 2013, Du Plessis was fined 50% of his match fee for ball tampering in the second Test against Pakistan.
He was caught on camera rubbing the ball against a zip on his pocket on the third day of the match in Dubai, leading umpires to penalise South Africa five runs and change the ball.
On that occasion Du Plessis did not contest the charge.
Former South Africa captain Hashim Amla, who also played against Australia in the week, said that he thought the charge against Du Plessis "was actually a joke".
"It's not April, but the allegation against Faf was a really ridiculous thing. As a team, we're standing strong, we've done nothing wrong," he added.
"I chew bubblegum while I'm on the field - you want me to brush my teeth after lunch? We're standing out on the field for two hours... there was no malicious intent whatsoever.
"I've had sweets in my mouth, bubblegum in my mouth, butong, nuts. I'm not sure what the big deal is. To a lot of people, it's sounding more like sour sweets."
ICC chief executive David Richardson said the matter will now be heard by Andy Pycroft of the Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees.
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A village centre, relocated playing pitches and a research and development park also formed part of the proposal.
Outline planning permission was rejected by the council committee on Monday night.
Ulster University said it was unhappy at the decision.
"The university is extremely disappointed at the refusal of its outline planning application by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council especially given the many months of constructive engagement with the planners that preceded this application," a university spokesperson added.
"The university will now review its options on the most appropriate way forward for the development."
In refusing the planning application, the council "considered that a quality housing layout had not been demonstrated with the proposed development of 600 houses, failing to respect the context of the site, and its specific features and constraints".
It said it thought "the development as proposed would have a negative impact on the parkland setting at the university site, would reduce the level of planned open space and result in the loss of a significant number of protected trees at the site".
It added that it was determined "that all of these factors would adversely affect the character, amenity value and biodiversity of the site".
The council said the proposed development "was also considered to adversely impact the setting of the listed Dalriada House and the nearby listed gate lodge".
Concern was also expressed regarding the reduced parking at the existing student accommodation and the FireSERT/Research centre which it said had been retained in the plan.
"With parking reduced, overspill parking could occur in proposed residential areas within the scheme causing problems for any residents," the council spokesperson added
"In addition, insufficient information was provided on several issues that could impact on the principle of development on parts of the site."
Alliance Party councillor Tom Campbell said the university had failed to properly consult with local residents about its plans.
"This is a message to any applicant that under the new planning regime if an applicant with a development of this size wants to seriously consider getting a planning application through, then they have to meaningfully consult with local residents," he said.
"What this university did in this particular case was a lamentable exercise in consultation."
Bob Gunnell said Ali's doctors hoped to discharge him soon.
He added that "the Ali family continues to request privacy and appreciates all of the prayers and well wishes".
The 72-year-old former three-time heavyweight champion, who has Parkinson's disease, was taken to hospital on Saturday.
Mr Gunnell provided no further details.
Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1984, three years after his retirement from boxing.
He appeared in public at a ceremony in September in his hometown of Louisville for the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards.
Mayo County Council's road safety officer said he hoped the complimentary confectionary would act as "gobstoppers" for late night revellers.
"If they're sucking lollipops, they can't be shouting," Noel Gibbons said.
He said the lollies had a dual purpose as the wrappers are printed with the message: "Get home safely."
The scheme is being supported by the police and local nightclub owners, and the lollies will be distributed by nightclub security staff at closing time over the Christmas period.
Mr Gibbons told the Irish state broadcaster, RTÉ it was a "sucker punch" tactic to "placate aggressive, drunken men at the end of a night out".
"Like giving candy to a grumpy baby, lollipops are said to have similar effects on grown men and women. Moreover, arguments fuelled by drunken bravado and macho attitudes often escalate following verbal exchanges, but stick a lollipop in their mouth, and it becomes a lot harder to shout," he said.
The road safety officer said the scheme had been successful in other countries, including Canada and the UK, and cited nightclubs in London and Devon that had tried to soothe drunks by giving them a mouthful at the end of the night.
Lollipops are a familiar symbol in road safety, but the council's use of the edible variety is aimed at drawing drinkers' attention to the dangers they face on night out.
Mr Gibbons said many pedestrians have been killed walking home from clubs in the county and there is also a risk posed by drivers who drink.
He said he hoped the novel campaign would "start a conversation" among Christmas party goers about the need to arrange transport home in advance.
As for the cost to the public purse, the lollies cost 2 cents (1 pence) each and Mr Gibbons has bought "hundreds" of them to deliver to Mayo nightclubs over the coming weeks.
He told the BBC that the attention the lollipops have attracted so far means it had been a "very cheap" road safety campaign.
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The trio are alleged to have used an elaborate scheme involving text messages and computer software to help beat opponents at Khanty-Mansiysk.
Federation head Laurent Verat said it was the first case of its kind.
The players - Sebastien Feller, Cyril Marzolo and captain Arnaud Hauchard - all deny cheating at the tournament.
"There have already been suspicions of cheating in chess, even involving strong players in the past, but there has never been proof of cheating," Mr Verat told AFP news agency.
According to the French federation, while international grand master Sebastien Feller, 19, was involved in a game, Cyril Marzolo followed developments over the internet and used computer software to establish the best next move. The answer was then sent by means of a coded text message to the third member of the team, Arnaud Hauchard.
The third member would then sit himself at a particular table in the competition hall. Each table represented an agreed square on the chess board. This, according to French media reports, was the most delicate part of the operation.
The alleged strategy was discovered by French chess federation Vice President Joanna Pomian, who spotted a text message on the mobile phone of one of the three players while the French team was involved in a game.
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Caton-Brown ran in an early score and Reece Lyne crossed twice as the visitors made a terrific start before Jake Bibby touched down for the hosts.
Craig Kopzcak and Bibby's second put the hosts in front but Caton-Brown restored Trinity's lead.
Lama Tasi crashed over to put Salford back on top but late tries from Cason-Brown and James Batchelor won it.
Defeat for Salford ended a seven-match winning run and left them four points behind leaders Castleford, who beat St Helens 16-12 at The Jungle.
Wakefield looked to be sauntering to a sixth successive win when they took a 16-0 lead at the AJ Bell Stadium, but Bibby's first score in the final minute of the first half gave the Red Devils hope.
The hosts rallied through Tasi before former Salford man Caton-Brown took a pass from Liam Finn to cross and Batchelor touched down from a Sam Williams kick in the final minute.
Victory for Trinity lifted them up to fourth in the table.
Salford coach Ian Watson:
"In the first half we dominated field position which seems a strange thing to say when you go in 16-6 down. We didn't give Wakefield a sniff of our goal line apart from our errors and invited them to score.
"Little bits of our attack were probably off in certain areas - whether that's a build up of fatigue I don't know.
"Wakefield took their opportunities and we didn't. We haven't defended as we should have. It's up to us now to recover."
Wakefield coach Chris Chester:
"There is plenty of character in this side and I thought it was a really good team performance in tough circumstances.
"We played for the full 80 minutes - even with five minutes to go we still had that belief that we could get over the top of them.
"On the whole we probably edged it. We completed really high in the first half and then gave them a bit of a leg-up at the end of the first half which gave them a big lift going in at half-time. There was some great character shown and some good individual performances.
"Caton-Brown has got pace to burn and he's had to wait for his opportunity. He is an outstanding young British talent and I'm pleased that he's playing some good footy."
Salford: O'Brien; Evalds, Welham, Sa'u, Bibby; Lui, Dobson; Tasi, Tomkins, Hasson, Murdoch-Masila, Hauraki, Krasniqi.
Replacements: Brinning, Kopczak, T Carney, Griffin.
Wakefield: Jowitt; Jones-Bishop, Lyne, Gibson, Caton-Brown; Williams, Finn; England, Wood, Hirst, Ashurst, Batchelor, Sio.
Replacements: Arundel, Fifita, Huby, Annakin.
Referee: Robert Hicks (RFL).
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She was told by the captain of the Hanjin Geneva that its South Korean owners had gone bankrupt, so the ship was barred from international ports.
The 25-year-old is taking part in an artist in residency programme, which was meant to be "23 Days at Sea".
She and the 25 sailors on board were due to return to dock on 15 September, but for now there's no word on when they will get to go home.
The Geneva is one of dozens of Hanjin vessels stranded around the world since the firm, South Korea's largest shipping company, filed for bankruptcy protection.
Ports, fearing they will not get paid, are refusing to let Hanjin boats dock or unload.
So far, Hanjin ships in the US have been granted protection, which will allow American-bound vessels to unload their cargo.
But for the Geneva, it might be days or weeks of floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, near the coast of Japan, as it waits for a solution.
Rebecca figured it would just be a hiccup when she first heard the news.
She thought their ship would be redirected to a different port, or that a boat would be sent to fetch the passengers.
That was 13 days ago.
"I have found the indefinite duration the most difficult aspect to deal with as an artist," she said. "Formulating a strategy to make work becomes impossible when things could change at any minute".
Her daily life on board she says, is structured around meals. There is enough food and drink on board to last them a few weeks.
The 23 days she was meant to spend at sea as part of the residency programme, run by Access Gallery in Vancouver, are now up.
The programme, which started last year, sends artists across the Pacific Ocean each year between Vancouver and Shanghai and is meant to spark their creativity. Its inaugural trip saw more than 800 responses for four vacancies.
Rebecca was one of four artists selected this year.
"I was, and am, excited about the trip as it chimed with a lot of my interests as an artist," she said.
She is currently an MA student at the Royal College of Art in London, specialising in absurdist film-making.
Her proposal for the trip was to explore how comedy arises in the tension between a mechanical system imposed into nature.
"The situation is completely ironic," she said. "It is bizarre how much it suits my interests."
The chairman of Hanjin Group has given a 40bn won ($36m; £27m) bailout to Hanjin Shipping, but regulators warned that securing funds could still take "considerable time".
Yet how much time exactly remains unknown.
"I want to be informed of a definite plan for how the passengers are going to be able to disembark. I can work with a plan," Rebecca said.
The first thing she wants to do when she gets on land, she says, is meet up with other artists "in whatever place that ends up being".
But as of now, no-one knows where that place is, or when the Hanjin Geneva will get to shore.
"Every day I hope will bring news that we will get into a port," says Rebecca. "(But) nothing has changed."
A Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary review in December 2014 found issues, including delays in investigating some cases.
Following a post-inspection review in August 2015, improvements were found such as more officers assigned.
However, concerns still existed over children still being unnecessarily detained overnight.
There were also worries over the timeliness of forensic medical examinations in child sexual abuse cases and children involved in online grooming allocated untrained staff.
Inspector Wendy Williams said that while she is "encouraged" by improvements, the force will continue to be monitored.
An NSPCC Cymru spokesman said: "It is clear there is more work to do and we remain extremely concerned at some of the inspectors' findings."
Det Chf Supt Andy John said the force continues to make progress against the recommendations made.
The numbers beat market expectations, but would mark a fall of more than 30% in profit from a year earlier.
The world's biggest maker of mobile phones and TVs said it expects sales of 47 trillion won for the period.
The company will publish full financial results later this month.
Samsung's mobile division, its biggest business, has been struggling to maintain its dominance against rivals such as Apple and Chinese smartphone-makers including Xiaomi.
Bryan Ma from consultancy IDC Asia Pacific told the BBC that the numbers were encouraging and fell in line with some of the firm's most recent reviews, which had been positive.
"It's not clear that they're out of the woods yet," he said, "but there are some encouraging signs."
"The thing to remember about Samsung is that it's not just a smartphone company ... so if they're not strong enough in that sector they can make up for it elsewhere."
The 22-year-old was hurt colliding with Terriers goalkeeper Joe Murphy as Billy Sharp scored a late winner for the visitors on Saturday.
He was taken to hospital by air ambulance and kept in overnight for observation.
"Tommy Smith has been discharged and is now home," his club said.
"Huddersfield Town is looking forward to seeing him back in action once he gets the full all-clear!"
Following the collision Smith was treated for nine minutes before being given oxygen and leaving the field on a stretcher.
A Yorkshire Air Ambulance helicopter landed on the John Smith's Stadium pitch after the game to take Smith to Leeds General Infirmary.
After the match Huddersfield manager Chris Powell told BBC Radio Leeds he was "shocked" by the incident.
"He was in and out of consciousness for at least 10 minutes," he said.
Blues lost 38-53 against Worcester in a thrilling match which saw 13 tries and 91 points scored at Cardiff Arms Park.
The defeat means Cardiff Blues have lost all four of their Anglo-Welsh Cup games this season.
Meanwhile the Dragons were defeated 24-13 by Gloucester with neither side able to progress in the competition.
The move to start charging follows the introduction of a new national policy on policing commercial events.
The cost has still to be worked out but Police Scotland deny claims it will be as much as £250,000.
Edinburgh city council wants the charges delayed until after 2015.
Singer Lily Allen is to headline this year's Edinburgh's Hogmanay Concert in the Gardens.
The 29-year-old will play West Princes Street Gardens.
The Hogmanay celebrations are produced by two companies - Unique Events and Underbelly.
When Edinburgh council set the current budget in 2012, policing costs were not factored in.
Last year, more than 300 officers from across the east of Scotland policed the Princes Street event.
Chief Supt Mark Williams, this year's Police Gold Commander, said "We have been working with the City of Edinburgh Council and event organisers for some months to plan and deliver this year's Hogmanay celebrations.
"Part of that dialogue includes the charging arrangements.
"Planning is at an advanced stage and I am certain that all the agencies involved will work together to deliver a fantastic event."
The force told BBC Scotland the bill would be "far less" than the £250,000 figure being quoted by critics, but that the total had still to be worked out.
The new national force, Police Scotland, has introduced a single policy on charging for policing commercial events.
Previously, the old regional police forces had different approaches.
Police Scotland say they cannot absorb the costs of policing commercial events at the expense of the public purse.
In general, organisers should expect to be charged for the full policing costs.
Police say they will work with event organisers to find ways of minimising the costs - for instance, where private security firms are also being used by the organisers.
The number of officers deployed to the Princes Street party has reduced over time.
But with 85,000 party-goers likely to turn out, a considerable number would still be required to police the event.
Councillor Steve Cardownie, Edinburgh's festivals and events champion, said the council was working "hand in hand with both the local police and the event organisers".
He added: "Any decision on charging is for the Scottish Police Authority to take."
"I advise everyone to make sure they buy their tickets for this year's Hogmanay celebrations before the discount for residents runs out on 28 November.
"It is going to be the place to bring in the bells for 2015."
Developed over 15 years for rescue or military use, the $14m (£11m) Cormorant (formerly AirMule) can carry 500kg (1,100lb) at 185km/h (115mph).
Urban Aeronautics says internal rotors make it safer than a helicopter.
And as well as taking off and landing vertically, it can fly between buildings and below power lines.
"It paves the way forward for the evolution of Cormorant from prototype to near-term production and ultimately commercialisation of this groundbreaking technology - for broad applications and markets," said Urban Aeronautics chief executive Rafi Yoeli.
Commercial drones are becoming big business, with Amazon announcing Prime Air, a delivery-by-drone service, in the summer.
In June, another passenger drone - 184 and made by Chinese company Ehang - was given approval for test flights in Nevada.
Dr Mirko Kovac, director of the Aerial Robotics Lab at Imperial College London, said: "The proposed vehicle shows that there is a real potential for personal drones, not just for delivery and environmental sensing but also for transport.
"There still is a lot of technological work that needs to be developed to make such vehicles safe and easy to use, but if the project comes to the market it can disrupt the way humans move in cities and make fast travel through the air accessible to the masses."
Drone expert Ravi Vaidyanathan, from Imperial's department of mechanical engineering, added that the recent flight of the Israeli drone could be a "landmark" moment in low altitude navigation and initially targeting it for humanitarian rescue and military use is the right move.
"Finding a niche application and establishing a safety record is a good idea," he told the BBC.
But while drones for civilian use were likely to follow, not least because such vehicles could help solve issues such as lack of infrastructure and congestion, the timescale remained uncertain.
"There are are lot of regulatory hurdles such as where do you take off? Where do you land? What altitude do you fly at?" he said.
Twelve of the 20 two-bedroom flats in Ninehams Gardens are privately owned by leaseholders, with the other eight owned by Tandridge District Council.
The council said it would try to buy out the leaseholders and replace the flats - built in 1946 - with 35 homes.
The authority said structural surveys had shown that rebuilding was the "most cost-effective option".
Photographs and film footage of the national park will then be showcased online.
Spokesman Andrew Mitchell said he was "intrigued" to see how people had recorded their experiences.
Mr Mitchell said the material would complement the park's library, which includes photographs depicting school visits and bicycle racing.
"It's fun to review the images, but they also provide a fascinating record of how the natural landscape and how we interact with it has changed and stayed the same over the 60 years."
All images featured will be credited to the contributor.
Attractions within the park include the Cheviot Hills, Kielder Forest and Hadrian's Wall.
Material can be emailed to [email protected] or posted on Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag #NNP60.
The victim, in his 30s, was shot in Swancote Green, Bracknell after answering the door to two men in May.
Following an earlier trial at Reading Crown Court, Robert Connor, 37, of Victoria Avenue, Camberley was jailed for 18 years for attempted murder.
Michael Crook, 64 and Scott Kennedy, 29 were jailed for nine and seven years for their part in the attack.
Crook and Kennedy, both of Sturdee Close, Frimley had been found guilty of wounding and possession of a firearm.
The victim was treated in hospital after being shot and later released.
The discovery was made at about 15:30 local time on Saturday in Ardclough, a village south of Celbridge.
People walking along the Grand Canal spotted a suitcase in the water. When they looked closer at it they discovered there was a body in it.
The man is believed to have suffered a violent death and a murder investigation is under way.
Police believe the body was not there for more than a few days, and are appealing for witnesses who saw anything in the area between last Thursday and Saturday to come forward with information.
The area was cordoned off overnight ahead of the arrival of the state pathologist and the Garda (Irish police) Forensic Bureau.
The Garda underwater unit was also due at the scene on Sunday.
Prince William placed the wreath at the police memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
A hand-written note attached to the floral tribute read: "For PC Keith Palmer and all those who have served our community so valiantly; your legacy is our way of life. William."
He was at the site to officially open its £15.7m new Remembrance Centre.
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Prince William is a patron of the National Memorial Arboretum Appeal, which funded the construction of the centre, which opened in October 2016.
During his visit he met with veterans, volunteers and school pupils and also unveiled a commemorative plaque.
He also visited the centre's Landscapes of Life exhibition, which includes interactive activities and an audio guide for use around many of the site's memorials.
In the programme for the event, he wrote: "This is a place for special memories, many of them sad, but hopefully, many of them happy too.
"We all have an important job to do in keeping these memories alive for future generations and this new Remembrance Centre will play a significant role in that duty."
The 150-acre (61 hectare) site contains more than 330 memorials dedicated to all the armed forces, emergency services and civilians.
Large parts of health board and council budgets are being merged in a bid to cut bed-blocking and aid the transition to nursing home care or home care.
People with long-term conditions, disabilities and the elderly are expected to see the greatest benefit.
The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act has been described as the most substantial reform to the NHS in a generation.
It forces councils and the NHS to work together to provide more streamlined services.
The two organisations have to decide which one of them is going to take the lead in decision-making, or delegate those decisions to a separate body.
There is some evidence that co-ordinating care can have a significant effect on the quality of life of frail older people and people with long-term conditions.
It is also associated with lower costs.
The Scottish government hopes it will ease the pressure on hospitals by speeding up the journey of patients.
In order to drive improvements, a new target is being set for delayed discharges.
From 1 April, no-one should wait more than 14 days to be discharged from hospital into more appropriate care. The current target is four weeks.
In March it was announced that health and social care partnerships would be piloted in 29 areas in England, although so far only Greater Manchester has gone as far pooling its entire health and care budget.
In Scotland, it is estimated that at least 60% of health board budgets and 72% of local authority social care budgets will be handed over to the new "integration authorities".
In Wales an "integrated care framework" was published by the government last year, promising closer working between local government, health, housing and the voluntary sector.
Northern Ireland has had an integrated health and social care system since the early 1970s with its five health and social care trusts.
The Highlands of Scotland have had merged health and social care budgets since 2012.
The NHS became the lead agency for adult care, while the council took over responsibility for children's services.
However, it has not proved a magic bullet. NHS Highland experienced difficulties with blocked beds this winter, which was blamed on a lack of care home places and support packages for elderly patients to return home.
Last year, just under 150, 000 people received some form of social care at home.
In addition there are 35,000 long-stay residents in care homes in Scotland and thousands of other people who use social care services because they have a disability.
SNP MP Alison Thewliss has written to the governor of Hawaii urging him not to scrap the Falls of Clyde.
Launched by Russell and Co, in 1878, it is thought to be the only surviving iron-hulled four-masted ship.
After it finished commercial service, Hawaii's maritime community saved it and opened it as a museum in 1971.
In 2008, after receiving an estimate of at least $30m (£24m) to restore the ship, the Bishop Museum issued a contract to remove all valuable items from the ship and to prepare it to be towed out to sea for scuttling.
Since then discussions between campaigners and the Bishop Museum have been ongoing on how to save the vessel.
Hawaii's department of transportation now wants the ship to be moved out of the port.
During service, the Falls of Clyde sailed under British, Hawaiian and United States flags and visited every continent except Antarctica.
Campaigners Friends of Falls of Clyde are trying to raise $1.5m (£1.2m) to dry dock the ship.
Ms Thewliss told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that tens of millions of pounds would be needed to refurbish the ship and to transport it to the UK.
She said: "I understand there has been interest from international shipping companies who might want to contribute to that.
"There's lots of opportunities for using the ship.
"We've seen with the Waverley and the Glenlee what interest there is with ships from the Clyde and the history of that."
She said it could also be used as a training venue.
Leader of the Opposition - Jeremy Corbyn
Deputy leader, party chair and shadow Cabinet Office minister - Tom Watson
Shadow first secretary of state, shadow business, innovation and skills secretary - Angela Eagle
Shadow chancellor - John McDonnell
Shadow chief Treasury secretary - Seema Malhotra
Shadow home secretary - Andy Burnham
Shadow foreign secretary - Hilary Benn
Opposition chief whip - Rosie Winterton
Shadow health secretary - Heidi Alexander
Shadow education secretary - Lucy Powell
Shadow work and pensions secretary - Owen Smith
Shadow defence secretary - Emily Thornberry
Shadow lord chancellor, shadow justice secretary - Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Shadow communities and local government secretary - Jon Trickett
Shadow energy and climate change secretary - Lisa Nandy
Shadow Commons leader - Chris Bryant
Shadow transport secretary - Lilian Greenwood
Shadow Northern Ireland secretary - Vernon Coaker
Shadow international development secretary - Diane Abbott
Shadow Scotland secretary - Ian Murray
Shadow Wales secretary - Nia Griffith
Shadow environment, food and rural affairs secretary - Kerry McCarthy
Shadow women and equalities minister - Kate Green
Shadow culture, media and sport secretary - Maria Eagle
Shadow young people and voter registration minister - Gloria De Piero
Shadow mental health minister - Luciana Berger
Shadow Lords leader - Baroness Smith of Basildon
Lords chief whip - Lord Bassam of Brighton
Shadow attorney general - Catherine McKinnell
Shadow minister without portfolio - Jonathan Ashworth
Shadow housing and planning minister - John Healey
Dr Stephen Monaghan of the British Medical Association (BMA) told the health committee that existing guidance on hospital food should be set in law.
He added that the Well-Being of Future Generations Bill was a "potential platform" for joint work on health.
But he warned that "many of the levers" on obesity, such as food advertising, were outside the assembly's control.
The health committee was taking evidence on Thursday on the re-introduced Public Health Bill, which includes plans to extend the smoking ban to some open-air public places, and tighten regulation on tattooists and piercing parlours.
Dr Monaghan said many people saw obesity as "the new smoking" as a determinant of health and "probably one of the biggest challenges we face".
Saying the BMA wanted to focus on things within the assembly's power, he highlighted the "early years setting" and care homes where healthy eating standards could be enforced.
"We've also suggested that the hospital in-patient nutritional standards could be placed on a statutory footing, not simply as guidance as they currently are," he added.
The Well-Being of Future Generations bill was a "potential platform" for public organisations to work together on obesity, Dr Monaghan said, "which individually might be small but collectively might amount to something meaningful".
"Many of the determinants of the big issue about carbon and climate change are very similar to the issues about obesity," he said.
"Things like public transport ... some of the things that would help with obesity are the same things that would help with reducing carbon."
Dr Rebecca Payne of the Royal College of General Practitioners said she would support the idea of measures to tackle obesity.
But she warned against adding more amendments to the bill, mindful of the row over e-cigarettes which led to the collapse of a previous public health bill in March.
"We want to see the bill go through this time, and are more concerned to get this bill on the statute books than have an absolutely perfect one which is then put at risk," she said.
The law requires people to use public toilets that correspond to the sex listed on their birth certificate.
It also invalidated several local anti-discrimination measures that protected gay and transgender people.
North Carolina announced on Monday it would sue the Justice Department over its attempt to nullify the law.
"What this law does is inflict further indignity on a population that has suffered far more than its fair share," Attorney General Loretta Lynch said of transgender people. "We see you, we stand with you, and we will do everything we can to protect you."
The law puts North Carolina in direct conflict with federal laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex and gender identity, said Ms Lynch.
"State-sanctioned discrimination never works and never looks good in hindsight."
The justice department is seeking a court order declaring the legislation, House Bill 2, "impermissibly discriminatory".
If the justice department wins the lawsuit, it would expand protections to transgender individuals under the federal Civil Rights Act.
North Carolina could lose funding for state universities if it upholds the legislation.
"I do not agree with their interpretation of federal law. That is why this morning I have asked a federal court to clarify what the law actually is,'' North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory said at a news conference on Monday.
He was responding to a letter from the Department of Justice asking that the state repeal or agree not to enforce the law.
"This is not a North Carolina issue. It is now a national issue," Mr McCrory said.
He said he hopes other states will join in to fight the justice department's argument that the Civil Rights Act ensures that transgender people may use toilet facilities matching their gender identities.
Supporters of the law say policies that allow transgender people to use toilets according to their gender identity increases the threat of sexual assault.
The Latics' hopes of remaining in the Championship are out of their hands and they will go down if Birmingham City avoid defeat by Aston Villa on Sunday.
In a quiet first half, Wigan almost broke the deadlock when Craig Morgan fired over the bar from close range.
Nick Powell could have given the hosts a vital three points but Rickie Lambert was on hand to block his shot.
The result leaves Wigan six points adrift of safety with two games still to play, but they will be relegated if 21st-placed Birmingham draw or beat city rivals Villa in their game in hand on Sunday.
Cardiff, on the other hand, remain in 13th place thanks to the draw, but their winless run on the road stretched to six league games.
Both sides struggled to gain a foothold in a tepid affair, with the first shot on target not coming until well after the hour mark.
Powell had scored five goals in his last three games but could not find the net on a day where Wigan desperately needed to win to have any chance of avoiding the drop.
Relegation for Wigan would see them drop down to League One after only one season in the Championship.
The Latics have been unable to recover from a poor start to the season which saw them take only five points from their first nine games.
Their form resulted in the departure of manager Gary Caldwell just five months after their promotion, but Warren Joyce's appointment failed to produce a turnaround, and he too was sacked in March, replaced on an interim basis by Graham Barrow.
Regardless of who has been in charge, Wigan have been unable to provide a consistent threat going forward, with Nick Powell their leading scorer with only six goals in an injury-hit campaign.
Northern Ireland international Will Grigg, League One's top scorer last season, has scored only five goals this term, while Omar Bogle has found the net just three times since his winter deadline day move from Grimsby.
Those struggles have contributed to the Latics having the second-worst goalscoring record in the division, managing a meagre 39 goals in 43 games.
Wigan interim manager Graham Barrow: "To be honest, the only thing I'm disappointed about is the result. That's probably as good a 90 minutes as we've played for quite a while. I think we've played well in spells, both since I've been in charge and all season. But certainly from start to finish, it was as good as we've played.
"If I'm being brutally honest, I thought we missed our opportunity in the first 20-25 minutes by not being that little bit more ruthless, That's the only thing I can fault about the performance.
"I've said all along I'd like to take it all the way. If we get the right result tomorrow we can take it to the second-last game of the season, which I think would be an achievement. I'm not trying to escape anything but, since I've been in charge, we've never been in charge of our own destiny. I wanted to get in control of that, but we haven't managed to do that."
Cardiff manager Neil Warnock: "It's incredible what they've done since I've been here [to climb above Wigan and away from trouble]. The lads have really knuckled down really well. It wasn't a pretty game but you can see the spine of the team is very good.
"If we can add a few goals and a bit more quality in certain areas I'm looking forward to a good season next year.
"I don't think anyone needs to be asking me what I'd like to get out of the next two games. Huddersfield are my old club and Newcastle are a team I'd love to beat, if I'm honest. Two wins out of two would be nice and we'll definitely be looking to finish like that."
Match ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Cardiff City 0.
Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Cardiff City 0.
Foul by Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic).
Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic).
Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Matthew Connolly.
Greg Halford (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ryan Tunnicliffe (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Greg Halford (Cardiff City).
Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Greg Halford replaces Kadeem Harris.
Attempt saved. Ryan Colclough (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reece Burke.
Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
Attempt blocked. Rickie Lambert (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Meite.
Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Alex Bruce replaces David Perkins.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Ibrahim Meite replaces Craig Noone.
Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Craig Noone (Cardiff City).
Attempt blocked. Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Matthew Connolly (Cardiff City).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) because of an injury.
Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Noone.
Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Matthew Connolly.
David Perkins (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Shaun MacDonald.
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Craig Morgan.
Offside, Cardiff City. Sean Morrison tries a through ball, but Craig Noone is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Jacobs with a cross.
Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Ryan Colclough replaces Jamie Hanson.
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Nick Powell replaces Gabriel Obertan.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
At least 26 bodies have so far been recovered from the village of El Cambray Dos, rescue services say.
Heavy rains swept a torrent of boulders and mud on to houses on Thursday, 15km (nine miles) east of Guatemala City.
Relatives have been receiving calls and texts from people trapped under the rubble, reporters at the scene say.
Survivors have been taken to makeshift shelters. Rescuers temporarily called off the search late on Friday because of heavy rains, AP news agency reports.
Julio Sanchez, a spokesman for Guatemala's volunteer firefighters, said 26 people had died, including a number of children, and another 36 people were taken to hospitals.
One man was pulled alive from the rubble more than 15 hours after the mudslide hit.
But Alejandro Maldonado, the head of the Guatemalan disaster agency, has warned that as many as 600 people could still be missing.
He said that a number of people were believed to be asleep in their homes when the mudslide occurred.
El Cambray is surrounded by steep hills that tower over the houses, which are mostly set in the valley bottom.
Mr Maldonado said in a radio interview that the forested hills had been weakening for some time and had collapsed largely because of recent heavy rain.
Team Sky's Thomas, second at the start of the day, finished over five minutes behind new race leader Quintana.
Fellow Brit Adam Yates, who started in third, was also involved in the crash.
"It's ridiculous and shouldn't happen," said Thomas, who will continue to race.
"It could have been a lot worse," added the 30-year-old. "We lost five minutes but I felt like I lost three or four of those on the side of the road.
"There are still stages to go for and we might still be able to move up into the top 10 or better."
The Welshman revealed his shoulder had "popped out" but later added: "I've had worse crashes. My shoulder is sore but it's nothing I can't deal with. There's a lot more racing to be had so we'll get stuck in."
Thomas will have an X-ray on Monday to "tick all the boxes" and make sure "everything is alright and then just rest up".
Colombian Quintana now leads the overall standings after a dominant display.
The Movistar rider finished 24 seconds ahead of Frenchman Thibaut Pinot and Dutchman Tom Dumoulin, to take the race lead from Luxembourg's Bob Jungels.
The 2014 winner attacked with six kilometres to go as the stage approached the summit of the steep Blockhaus climb and looked in a class of his own as he raced clear.
The police motorbike was stopped at the side of the road and Dutchman Wilco Kelderman was unable to avoid it, hitting the officer with his shoulder.
That caused him to swerve to his right into the Sky riders, who were in a line in the peloton, and resulted in the majority of the British team being brought down.
"I'm a bit angry at the minute," said Thomas, who has dropped to 17th in the standings, five minutes and 14 seconds behind Quintana.
"The bike had just stopped on the side of the road, we were all racing for position and someone in front of me hit it and we had nowhere to go, we all went straight down.
"I had felt good and then I crashed and my race was over, it is very disappointing."
Team Sky principal Sir Dave Brailsford told Eurosport: "A motorbike shouldn't have been there. I'm sure the guy who was riding the motorbike realises that too.
"We fight on. That's it."
Team Orica-Scott rider Yates, from Yorkshire, is now in 16th place, four minutes and 49 seconds off the leader.
There is a rest day on Monday, before Tuesday's stage 10, a 39.8km individual time trial from Foligno to Montefalco.
1. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) 3hrs 44mins 51secs
2. Thibaut Pinot (Fra/FDJ) +24secs
3. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Sunweb) same time
4. Bauke Mollema (Neds/Trek) +41secs
5. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Bahrain) +59secs
6. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita/AG2R) +1min 16secs
7. Tanel Kangert (Est/Astana) +2mins 01secs
8. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus/Katusha) +2mins 20secs
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2. Thibaut Pinot (Fra/FDJ) +28secs
3. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Sunweb) +30secs
4. Bauke Mollema (Ned/Trek) +51secs
5. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Bahrain) +1min 10secs
6. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita/AG2R) +1min 28secs
7. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus/Katusha) +2mins 28secs
8. Davide Formolo (Ita/Cannondale) +2mins 45secs
9. Andrey Amador (Crc/Movistar) +2mins 53secs
10. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/LottoNL) +3mins 06secs
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The Wales flanker has not played since sustaining the injury against Ulster in the Pro12 on 7 April.
"Today [Monday] I trained fully," Warburton said, adding: "That's all the boxes ticked, and now I can crack on."
Meanwhile, head coach Warren Gatland said he expects to lose between six and 10 players to injury on the tour.
The tourists have already lost England number eight Billy Vunipola because of a shoulder injury, while fellow countryman and scrum-half Ben Youngs withdrew from the Lions squad at the start of May after his brother's wife learned that she is terminally ill.
Wales hooker Ken Owens will miss Scarlets' Pro12 final against Munster on Saturday because of an ankle injury.
Ireland prop Jack McGrath is also a concern because of an arm injury, as are Wales scrum-half Rhys Webb (groin) and Ireland back-row Sean O'Brien (calf).
Despite the casualty list, Gatland seemed confident the injured players will be fit for the tour.
"I think we are pretty good," Gatland said. "The guys are making good progress."
However, with Lions players involved in end-of-season knock-out games and finals over the coming weekend, Gatland has planned for more injury blows before and during the tour.
"There could be a couple more next weekend as well and given the history of the Lions, we've planned to lose anywhere between six and 10 players," he said.
"I mean, that's just the attrition of past tours."
England back-rower James Haskell has replaced Vunipola and Cardiff Blues Warburton said: "Billy was one of the guys I was really looking forward to playing with who I hadn't played alongside before.
"He has been a massive player for Saracens. It is a big loss for us, but James [Haskell] coming in - I think only Rory Best and Alun Wyn Jones have got more caps [for their countries] than him in the squad - means we are very lucky."
Rocío Cortés Núñez, 25, had just given birth by Caesarian section in Seville's Our Lady of Valme hospital when the incident occurred on Sunday.
Her hospital trolley was being wheeled out of the lift when it began to rise with its doors open, leaving part of her body hanging outside.
Firefighters were called to rescue her but she could not be saved.
Some reports say her head was severed.
Ms Núñez had two other children, aged four and five, and her newborn daughter - who was with her at the time - was not harmed.
Her brother-in-law David Gaspar said that the family wanted to know why safety systems appeared to have failed. He added the accident was hard to believe.
Ms Núñez's husband, José Gaspar, said he was devastated by what had happened.
"This can't be so. Today it was Rocío but tomorrow it could be someone else," he told ABC Sevilla.
Regional health minister Marina Alvarez has opened an investigation but told reporters that the lift had passed safety tests earlier this month.
She called it a "rapid, unusual and tragic" accident.
A porter was reportedly moving Ms Núñez to a maternity ward when the doors on the lift they were in opened and closed a few times.
But as he attempted to wheel her out of the lift to try another one, it began to rise, trapping her.
Mr Rouhani and a former President, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, lead the race for the 88-member Assembly of Experts, which appoints Iran's Supreme Leader.
In parliament, reformists are on course to win almost all of Tehran's 30 seats, a major boost for the president.
The election was the first since a nuclear deal with world powers.
The outcome could affect Mr Rouhani's chances of re-election in 2017.
The twin vote was to elect the 290-seat parliament as well as the Assembly of Experts. The assembly might end up choosing a successor to Ayatollah Khamenei, who is 76 and has suffered ill-health.
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Early results gave Mr Rafsanjani, a moderate Conservative, and Mr Rouhani respectively the most votes for the assembly, which is composed of mostly elder and senior clerics.
By contrast, the leading candidate of Islamic hardliners, Ayatollah Taghi Mesbah Yazdi, was hovering near the bottom of the list.
For parliament, former Vice-President Mohammad Reza Araf was topping the list for the capital with almost half the votes counted there. The only conservative so far was former parliament speaker Gholamali Haddad-Adel, in seventh place.
The result is significant because lawmakers from the capital usually determine the political direction of the house, analysts say.
However they add that the picture may be more mixed in smaller towns across the country.
Mr Rouhani said the election gave the government more credibility and clout.
"The competition is over. It's time to open a new chapter in Iran's economic development based on domestic abilities and international opportunities," the official Irna news agency quoted him as saying.
"The people showed their power once again and gave more credibility and strength to their elected government."
Voting was extended three times on Friday as crowds reportedly flocked to polling stations. Turnout was more than 60%.
Reformists, who want better relations with the outside world and more freedoms at home, are hoping to gain influence in the conservative-dominated bodies.
But of 12,000 people who registered as candidates, only half were allowed to stand, including just 200 moderates.
The results of the parliamentary election could take longer to emerge than for the Assembly of Experts and the parliamentary vote is likely to go to a second round in April.
Candidates need 25% of the vote to win outright and there is an average of 17 candidates per seat. Elected MPs will serve four-year terms.
This was the first election to be held since last year's deal between Iran and world powers over the country's nuclear programme and the lifting of sanctions.
BBC Persian's Ali Hamedani says the economy was a key issue in the process.
With sanctions lifted and Western investors beginning to return to Iran, there are high hopes for an improvement in daily life, he says.
Reformists and moderates say they are targeting greater foreign investment which, our correspondent says, will create jobs for young people.
More than half of Iranians are under 35 but the youth unemployment rate is 25% - more than two and a half times the national average.
However, conservatives say strong economic growth is more likely to come from domestic production in what they describe as a "resistance economy" that draws on the ideals of the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution.
A new report by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has found that automation in the next generation could transform the shape of the Australian workforce.
The tide of technological change can't be resisted, but should be seen as a boon for the economy, it is argued.
Robots and automation could eventually replace everything from some nursing and surgical jobs to meal preparation, driving and washing elderly patients.
In some parts of rural and regional Australia more than 60% of jobs could be lost, said CEDA Chief Executive Professor Stephen Martin.
"The pace of technological advancement in the last 20 years has been unprecedented and that pace is likely to continue for the next 20 years," he said.
A more radical suggestion proffered in the report is the idea that robots could "offer support for lonely people".
If that seems hard to believe, just 10 years ago no-one thought there would be a car that drove itself.
Google has now designed such a car, which has driven around California without any accidents - except when a human driving another car rear-ended the robotic vehicle.
That development alone could dramatically change the Australian workforce where about 25% of all jobs involve driving a car, van, or truck.
Other jobs that could disappear include cytologists who screen calls from patients for signs of cancer and any job that requires routine measurement or pattern recognition.
We might even start growing trees in particular shapes so that robots can pick the fruit.
Machine-learning algorithms are already taking a larger share of skilled jobs such as legal clerks, market research and sales, and credit-risk assessments.
It is vision of the future that isn't all shiny and bright.
The report concludes that while Australia is "uniquely placed" to benefit from digital disruption because of the strength of its service industry and education system, and its proximity to Asia's growing digital markets, Australia will only be able to successfully deal with the disruption technology will bring to the workplace if it is "embedded in the DNA of society".
The National Trust has asked for help to raise £300,000 towards the £500,000 needed to restore Powis Castle's eastern front.
It has been hidden behind locked gates since the trust took it over in 1952.
It is now closed off because it is unsafe and to prevent further damage.
The trust said repair work was urgently needed because damp was eroding the wall holding up the high terrace, which could soon affect the structural stability of the castle's east side.
Work is scheduled to begin in summer and it is hoped the necessary funds will be in place by 27 February.
With the score at 1-1, Inverness midfielder Ross Draper went down under defender Sviatchenko's challenge just outside Celtic's penalty area.
However, referee Don Robertson took no action against either player.
"The referees have got to be brave," Foran said. "It's quite blatant, it's there for everyone to see."
Celtic went 2-1 up shortly after the incident but Caley Thistle drew level again late on through Alex Fisher.
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"It was an obvious free-kick and then it's an obvious sending off," Foran told BBC Scotland.
"Ross has pushed the ball in front of the lad, he's got his body in the way, the player's took him down. I'm very disappointed with the decision, very, very disappointed."
Celtic counterpart Brendan Rodgers said: "I haven't seen it. Some people have said they've seen it seven or eight times and they're not sure."
The visitors took the lead through Tom Rogic's volley but Billy King's impressive strike levelled before Scott Sinclair continued his record of scoring in each of Celtic's Scottish Premiership matches so far this season.
Celtic - who beat Rangers 5-1 last week and then lost 7-0 to Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday - dominated the second half but could not get a third goal and eventually dropped league points for the first time this season.
"We should win that game fairly comfortably," said Rodgers. "It was on the back of a tough week, coming to a tough place. If we can't take the three points then one will have to do.
"Some of our movement, the tempo and the speed in which we attacked was brilliant, and I think you've got to credit the goalkeeper.
"The important thing was we were creating the opportunities and on another day we could have had another four or five goals."
Inverness keeper Owain Fon Williams made several impressive saves and Celtic also hit the goal frame on three occasions.
Fisher came off the bench to head in Greg Tansey's cross and secure the point that took Inverness off the bottom of the table.
"I told the boys at half-time we will get one more chance, believe it, we will get one more chance and we did," added Foran.
"The desire is there, the hunger is there, and there's still more to come from us, still more quality. When we do peak we're really going to punish some team, I really believe that."
The Scottish first minister joined her Welsh and Northern Irish counterparts in Downing Street for the talks with Theresa May.
But Ms Sturgeon said the discussions had left her no clearer about the UK government's thinking.
Downing Street has warned the leaders of the devolved administrations against "undermining" Brexit negotiations.
The prime minister's official spokesman 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."
Asked about calls for different parts of the UK to be able to opt in or out of the European single market, Downing Street said a united UK negotiating position was "vital to protect the UK's interest as a whole".
Ms Sturgeon and the Scottish government's Brexit minister, Michael Russell, spent about two hours inside Downing Street before emerging to answer questions from the media.
She told BBC Scotland: "We discussed the UK's negotiating position in general, but it is safe to say we got no more information or detail on that than we had before we went into the meeting, and I got the strong sense the UK government itself doesn't know what it is trying to achieve.
"That is why many parts of the meeting were deeply frustrating, because we felt as if we weren't getting any greater insight into the thinking of the UK government."
Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU in the referendum in June, while Wales, like England, voted to leave.
Ms Sturgeon and Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones have both called for votes on the Brexit strategy, saying Article 50 should not be triggered until there is an agreed approach.
The two first ministers have stressed their desire to see continued participation in the single market - a situation that could be at risk if the UK pursued a so-called "hard" approach to Brexit.
Ms Sturgeon has said she will bring forward specific proposals for a so-called flexible Brexit that would keep the nation in the single market even if the rest of the UK was not part of the trading agreement, in the next few weeks.
Downing Street is proposing that Brexit Secretary David Davis chair a new forum bringing together representatives from the devolved nations before the prime minister triggers Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, formally starting the two-year Brexit process, by the end of March next year.
Ms Sturgeon said discussions on Scotland being given a say in the Brexit negotiations were "slightly further forward".
She added: "We have still got a lot of work to do, and I think it is incumbent on the UK government to inform that work by being much more open about what they are trying to achieve.
"I am determined, for my part, to do everything I can to work within this process as far as I can to protect Scotland's interests.
"My frustration is that I am hearing warm words from the UK government, but not yet seeing those warm words backed up by substance or action."
Ms Sturgeon also said she was not prepared to sit back and "watch Scotland being driven off a hard Brexit cliff edge", because the implications for jobs, the economy and living standards were too serious.
She insisted she was determined to find a way of the EU referendum results in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland being respected.
And she said she was not "bluffing" about the possibility of a second independence referendum, adding: "If all we get from the UK government is the door getting closed in our face, then I am absolutely determined that Scotland shouldn't be taken off that hard Brexit cliff edge without at least having the opportunity to choose a better future."
Witnesses say some are now being used to terrorise other captives, and are even carrying out killings themselves.
The testimony cannot be verified but Amnesty International says other girls kidnapped by Boko Haram have been forced to fight.
Boko Haram has killed some 5,500 civilians in Nigeria since 2014.
Two-hundred-and-nineteen schoolgirls from Chibok, are still missing, more than a year after they were kidnapped from their school in northern Nigeria. Many of those seized are Christians.
Three women who claim they were held in the same camps as some of the Chibok girls have told the BBC's Panorama programme that some of them have been brainwashed and are now carrying out punishments on behalf of the militants.
Seventeen-year-old Miriam (not her real name) fled Boko Haram after being held for six months. She was forced to marry a militant, and is now pregnant with his child.
Recounting her first days in the camp she said: "They told to us get ready, that they were going to marry us off."
She and four others refused.
Human cost of Boko Haram
219 of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok by Boko Haram in April 2014 are still missing.
They are among at least 2,000 women and girls abducted by Boko Haram since the start of 2014 (Amnesty figures)
Since the start of 2014 Boko Haram has killed an estimated 5,500 civilians in north-east Nigeria (Amnesty figures)
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"They came back with four men, they slit their throats in front of us. They then said that this will happen to any girl that refuses to get married,"
Faced with that choice, she agreed to marry, and was then repeatedly raped.
"There was so much pain," she said. "I was only there in body… I couldn't do anything about it."
While in captivity, Miriam described meeting some of the Chibok schoolgirls. She said they were kept in a separate house to the other captives.
"They told us: 'You women should learn from your husbands because they are giving their blood for the cause. We must also go to war for Allah.'"
She said the girls had been "brainwashed" and that she had witnessed some of them kill several men in her village.
"They were Christian men. They [the Boko Haram fighters] forced the Christians to lie down. Then the girls cut their throats."
It is not possible to independently verify Miriam's claims. But human rights group Amnesty International said their research also shows that some girls abducted by Boko Haram have been trained to fight.
"The abduction and brutalisation of young women and girls seems to be part of the modus operandi of Boko Haram," said Netsanet Belay, Africa director, research and advocacy at Amnesty International.
The Chibok schoolgirls have not been seen since last May when Boko Haram released a video of around 130 of them gathered together reciting the Koran. They looked terrified.
Amnesty International estimates more than 2,000 girls have been taken since the start of 2014. But it was the attack on the school in Chibok that sparked international outrage.
Michelle Obama made a rousing speech a few weeks after their abduction, demanding the girls' return.
Millions of people showed their support for the #bringbackourgirls campaign. The hashtag was shared more than five million times.
Boko Haram has been trying to establish an Islamic State in the region, but it has recently been pushed back by a military force from Nigeria and its neighbours. Hundreds of women and girls have managed to escape during these raids.
Anna, aged 60, is one of them. She fled a camp in the Sambisa forest in December where she was held for five months. She now sits beneath a tree close to the cathedral in the Adamawa state capital of Yola. Her only possessions are the clothes she ran away in.
She said she saw some of the Chibok schoolgirls just before she fled the forest.
"They had guns," she said.
When pressed on how she could be sure that it is was the Chibok schoolgirls that she'd seen, Anna said: "They [Boko Haram] didn't hide them. They told us: 'These are your teachers from Chibok.'
"They shared the girls out as teachers to teach different groups of women and girls to recite the Koran," Anna recalled.
"Young girls who couldn't recite were being flogged by the Chibok girls."
Like Miriam, Anna also said she had seen some of the Chibok schoolgirls commit murder.
"People were tied and laid down and the girls took it from there… The Chibok girls slit their throats," said Anna.
Anna said she felt no malice towards the girls she had seen taking part in the violence, only pity.
"It's not their fault they were forced to do it." she added. "Anyone who sees the Chibok girls has to feel sorry for them."
Exposing women to extreme violence seemed to be a strategy used by Boko Haram to strip them of their identity and humanity, so they could be forced to accept the militants' ideology.
Faith (not her real name) aged 16, who is Christian, described how Boko Haram fighters tried to force her to convert to their version of Islam.
"Every day at dawn they would come and throw water over us and order us to wake up and start praying."
"Then one day they brought in a man wearing uniform. They made us all line up and then said to me: 'Because you are always crying, you will must kill this man.'
"I was given the knife and ordered to cut his neck. I said I couldn't do it.
"They cut his throat in front of me. That's when I passed out."
Faith said she had seen at least one Chibok schoolgirl who had been married off to a Boko Haram militant during her four months in captivity.
"She was just like any of the Boko Haram wives," she explained. "We are more scared of the wives than the husbands."
With hundreds of women and children recently rescued from Boko Haram strongholds in the Sambisa forest, the Nigerian government has set up a programme to help escapees.
Many fled captivity, only to discover that some or all of their family members had been killed by Boko Haram. Others have been cast out from their communities, who now consider them "Boko Haram wives".
Dr Fatima Akilu is in charge of Nigeria's counter-violence and extremism programme. She is currently looking after around 300 of the recently rescued women and children.
"We have not seen signs of radicalisation," she told us. "But if it did occur we would not be surprised."
And she added: "In situations where people have been held, there have been lots of stories where they have identified with their captors."
Dr Akilu said beatings, torture, rape, forced marriages and pregnancies were common in Boko Haram camps.
"We have a team of imams… that are trained to look out for radical ideas and ideology.
"Recovery is going to be slow, it's going to be long… It's going to be bumpy."
As the hunt for the Chibok schoolgirls continues, and questions are raised about what state they will be in if they ever return home, those who have managed to escape are beginning the mammoth task of coming to terms with their experiences.
"I can't get the images out of my head," said Anna, breaking down in tears. "I see people being slaughtered. I just pray that the nightmares don't return."
For others, the nightmare is continuing every day. Miriam is expecting her baby any day now.
"I hope that the baby is a girl," she said. "I would love her more than any boy. I'm scared of having a boy."
Miriam's future is bleak. She is terrified her "husband" will find her and kill her for running away. Her community has also rejected her.
"People consider me an outcast," she said.
"They remind me that I have Boko Haram inside me."
Panorama: The Missing Stolen School Children is on BBC One at 20:30 BST on Monday 29 June and available later via iPlayer.
The 29-year-old all-rounder took over the captaincy from Glen Chapple this season but has only been able to play one County Championship match.
Last summer, Smith took more than 50 wickets in the Championship for the first time and hit 773 runs.
"This is a huge blow for Tom and for the club," said cricket director and head coach Ashley Giles.
"As club captain, Tom remains a very important part of the team and our season, and we look forward to him being able to start the journey to play after the operation."
England's director of cricket Andrew Strauss suggested there would be no impact on future selections for players who chose not to tour. I think that was a mistake because you cannot give guarantees in sport - who could possibly say what is going to happen?
But how can England even think of replacing Morgan as captain because of this decision, having said positions would not be compromised?
Morgan has followed his own course, with the assurance ringing in his ears that nothing is going to happen, and I don't see how they can now sack him.
There has been a lot of knee-jerk stuff about players not respecting the captain anymore but I don't think that is true.
All-rounder Ben Stokes has publicly backed him, and the players all know each other well and understand that different people have different views on things.
The England and Wales Cricket Board must have received assurances from at least 25 people - the whole Test squad, some one-day specialists, management, coaches, medical staff - and only two people have said 'no' to a tour that six weeks ago looked likely to be off because of that awful terrorist attack in Dhaka in July.
To get all those people on the plane is a pretty good effort.
There has been a lot written about Morgan that has been rather unpleasant. He's a quiet, insular fellow, not one of these gregarious types. He's quite calculating - as he is when batting - but the thought that he doesn't care about the team is just nonsense.
Two weeks ago he was being hailed from the rooftops when England won seven out of eight ODIs this summer and made the highest total in ODI history.
England have 14 scheduled ODIs before they begin their Champions Trophy campaign against Bangladesh at The Oval on 1 June. Are they going to ditch the captain who has just led them on one of their best runs?
In my 25 years with the BBC we have been on lots of tours that all start off like this - are they going to be on or off? We happen to go to some parts of the world that can be dangerous.
I understand the modern brand of terrorism is different but I also think the security is much more organised than it was.
England's security expert Reg Dickason has got a massive responsibility - not just to the players but to the media and the supporters. If you make a decision about somewhere being safe to travel, that is a go-ahead for everybody, but Dickason is very well connected, and a very, very thorough individual.
I trust him and am bound by what he says. I had a good chat with him before the last ODI at Cardiff where we went through it all and he told me what his information was, briefing me just as he would have briefed the players.
He was very keen that I hand his phone number round to my BBC colleagues - your partners can ring me, he said, if they want reassurance.
I listened to his information and felt comfortable. The broadcasting rights for the tour have still to be finalised but I am booked to fly there in time for the first Test match. My plans haven't changed.
It will be a strange experience no doubt. There will be armed personnel outside our hotel rooms, but that's the way it is done these days.
Alex Hales has given his Test place away. There were obviously no guarantees whether he would be picked after only one score above 24 against Pakistan and an average of 27 from his 11 Tests, but he is the one that stands to lose the most and I am surprised by his decision.
He has fought hard for his place and I've seen how hard he works.
There is always an outside chance that Hales could get his Test place back in India, depending on how his replacement fares in Bangladesh, but I think it is most unlikely.
Lancashire's 19-year-old opener Haseeb Hameed is the one everyone is talking about to replace him in Bangladesh. He's scored four Championship centuries this summer and has got a lot of promise - and Bangladesh is not a bad place to make your debut.
I think Jos Buttler will do very well as captain of the one-day team out there. I've had it in my mind for some time that he was potential captain material.
He's a very innovative cricketer who thinks a lot about the game, he's a decent bloke, the players like and respect him and he's obviously got a nous for one-day cricket.
The most important thing about one-day cricket is momentum and the object of this tour for England will be to keep that going.
Jonathan Agnew was speaking to BBC Sport's Jamie Lillywhite
The bosses of FTSE 100 companies now make on average £4.5m a year, down 17% from £5.4m in 2015, according to the High Pay Centre's research.
The think tank said the fall was welcome but "limited and very late".
It would take the average UK full-time worker on a salary of £28,000 160 years to earn the same amount, it added.
Stefan Stern, director of the High Pay Centre, said: "We have finally seen a fall in executive pay this year, in the context of political pressure and in the spotlight of hostile public opinion."
However, he added it was "so far, a one-off".
"We need to see continued efforts to restrain and reverse excess at the top."
The report said the pay ratio between FTSE 100 bosses and the average pay package of their employees had also fallen to 129:1 - meaning that for every £1 the average employee is paid, their chief executive gets £129.
In 2015 the ratio was 148:1.
The study also found that, "in contrast to the generous pay packages awarded at the higher levels", just over a quarter of top companies signed up to the voluntary living wage, which is higher than the minimum wage.
The research, which was carried out with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), also showed there were just six women in the top 100 chief executives, and they were paid on average £2.6m last year.
CIPD chief executive Peter Cheese said: "Our analysis also shows a clear gender pay disparity at the top, with female CEOs receiving less than their male peers.
"Quite rightly this issue of fairness is increasingly being called out and this needs to be addressed at all levels of businesses."
The report said one explanation for the fall in top bosses' pay was that "it has become hard for organisations to justify further growth in [chief executive] pay while the wage progression for the typical British worker has been so subdued".
Another was that politicians had become more interested in executive pay, with Theresa May criticising the "growing gap between rewards for those at the top and those who were just about managing".
The report also questioned whether the government would now "devote all its energy on Brexit".
"Our concern is that if the government vacates this space [chief executive] remuneration will accelerate once more," it said.
"Therefore we want to see Theresa May stick to her guns and introduce a bill to reform executive pay before the year end."
But whatever the government does, the report advises firms to adopt the use of pay ratios showing the difference in earnings between the chief executive and average employees.
It said these "should not be seen as a threat or punishment but rather as a mechanism to bring about greater fairness and transparency at work, and avoid the demotivating effects of unjustified wage gaps".
The employers' organisation, the CBI, said: "Where pay does not match performance, business leaders can appear detached from society and not committed to fairness.
"Recent changes in executive pay growth show the vast majority of firms have taken this message on board."
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British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton has declared himself fully fit for the tour to New Zealand after recovering from a knee injury.
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The crumbling former main entrance of a mid Wales castle that once welcomed King George V could be reopened to the public for the first time in half a century.
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They raided 35 addresses in the Newport area and recovered what is believed to be Class A drugs and money.
A total of 27 people were convicted following a major operation in February.
Ch Supt Marc Budden said: "We have now acted on further community intelligence to continue our robust action against these crimes."
Boys aged 13, 15 and 16 were among those arrested along with a 60-year-old woman.
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Serum made from the blood of recovered Ebola patients could be available within weeks in Liberia, one of the countries worst hit by the virus, says the WHO.
And the US Homeland Security Department says all visitors arriving from Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone must undergo enhanced screening at one of five airports.
Here is the latest Ebola news for Wednesday 22 October - in 15 seconds.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed the fine, accusing the firm of breaching rules by sending a corrosive drain cleaner by air.
Nine UPS employees complained of burns after handling the package after the substance leaked, the authority said.
Amazon said it would work with the FAA to improve its processes.
According to the authority, Amazon sent a package containing a one-gallon container of the corrosive drain cleaner "Amazing! LIQUID FIRE" from Kentucky to Colorado via UPS in October 2014.
"While being transported, some of the Liquid Fire leaked through the fibreboard box. Nine UPS employees who came into contact with the box reported feeling a burning sensation and were treated with a chemical wash," the FAA said.
It accused Amazon of failing to package the shipment properly and said the box did not have the correct labelling or documentation and said the firm's staff who handled it were not properly trained.
"Amazon has a history of violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations. From February 2013 to September 2015 alone, Amazon was found to have violated the Hazardous Materials Regulations 24 times. The FAA is continuing to investigate Amazon's compliance with the Hazardous Materials Regulations applicable to air transportation," it said.
The Reuters news agency reported that the FAA has sought a total of nearly $1.3m in fines as a result of those instances. In at least 15, hazardous material leaked, the FAA said in its notice of violation.
It was not clear how many times Amazon had paid fines or admitted responsibility because the FAA does not announce fines of less than $50,000, a spokesman for the authority told Reuters. The company did pay $91,000 in April 2014 for an incident the previous year in which its employees improperly shipped flammable liquid adhesive.
FedEx employees in Boulder discovered a gallon container of adhesive was leaking, not properly labelled and without proper shipping papers, the FAA said.
An Amazon spokesperson said: "We ship tens of millions of products every day and have developed sophisticated technologies to detect potential shipping hazards and use any defects as an opportunity for continuous improvement. We will continue to partner with the FAA in this area."
The firm has 30 days to respond to the FAA.
The proposed additions to the Gogerddan campus will allow research into food, nutrition and energy security, renewable energies and biotechnologies.
It comes after a public consultation on the proposals.
Aberystwyth University said it would provide "world-leading facilities".
A decision on the new campus - which would be built next to the IBERS institute on its current Gogerddan site - is expected in spring 2017.
The development will be funded by the European Regional Development Fund via the Welsh Government, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and Aberystwyth University.
It will include a bio-refining centre, a future food centre, laboratories and a seed-processing and biobank facility.
It is hoped it will help create solutions for the agri-tech industry and will support more than 100 jobs once fully operational.
Project director Huw Watkins said feedback from the public consultation had been "extremely positive".
"It allowed us to progress community benefits such as solutions to address highway concerns. We will be working closely with Ceredigion County Council during the next few months to facilitate a series of improvements that work for all stakeholders," he added.
If planning permission is granted, construction is planned to start in mid-2017 and is expected to take two years to complete.
Campaigners have set up a GoFundMe page to raise money to help the girl and her family have had to flee their home "for fear of being ostracised".
She remains in hospital a month after the rape by six teenage boys took place in Galdogob, near the Ethiopian border.
The area commissioner told the BBC the rapists would be brought to justice.
District Commissioner Ayanle Farah Mohamed said the girl was being treated by doctors in Puntland province and the authorities were "very much saddened by the incident".
Activists on social media are pushing for the rapists to be properly punished.
Some have spoken out against the Somali traditional practice of "heer", which often deals with rape cases. Under the tradition, clan elders can intervene to organise for compensation to be paid, which means perpetrators can escape jail.
The heer system "shouldn't be an option for serious offences like rape", one woman tweeted.
Survivors of rape and their families are sometimes shunned by their community and the victim is often considered unmarriageable.
Somali Faces, an online platform set up to share stories of Somali people from around the world, is behind the GoFundMe page published on Monday.
It said "social media has been ablaze with fury after horrifying pictures" emerged of the brutal rape.
The group said that it although it was not a charity it had decided to raise funds after receiving "numerous messages from around the world asking whether Somali Faces can help the victim and her family".
It has already raised £4,475 ($5,516) of a £5,000 goal.
Images of the witnesses have been published by the team investigating the stadium crush in Sheffield, which led to the deaths of 96 football fans.
They show four people but no image is available for a fifth witness, believed to have been an off-duty nurse.
She is thought to have helped victims in the back of an ambulance.
The vehicle is pictured in front of the Leppings Lane terraces - where the crush happened during an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest - at 15.36 BST on 15 April 1989.
The woman, believed to be from the Nottingham area, is thought to have travelled in the back of the ambulance from Hillsborough to the Northern General Hospital.
Images of more than 100 people have already been released during several appeals.
The photographs of those who have yet to be traced can be seen on the Operation Resolve website.
New inquests into the disaster are being held in Warrington, Cheshire.
Prof Alice Sullivan challenges the party's statement that selective schools have proportionately more pupils from "ordinary working class families" than non-selective schools.
She says families in the bottom third for income have been excluded from the calculation supporting this data.
The Tories stand by their manifesto.
The party argues that increasing the number of grammar schools will improve social mobility as more poor bright children will be taught by them.
It says that is because the achievement gap between rich and poor children closes to near zero in grammars.
However, Prof Sullivan, professor of sociology at University College London, said the main reason grammar schools were an "unlikely tool for promoting social mobility" is that working class children were far less likely than richer children to attend them.
The party's manifesto says: "Contrary to what some people allege, official research shows that slightly more children from ordinary, working class families attend selective schools as a percentage of the school intake as compared to non-selective schools."
Prof Sullivan disagrees with this statement, which is based on a piece of Department for Education research which sought to define the government's term "ordinary working families".
It described a new group of families existing on below average income, but not on the pupil premium or free school meals
According to the research 36% of pupils in grammar schools are from this group, compared to the 35% of pupils in non-selective schools.
The research also shows that in grammar schools 9% of pupils are either on free school meals or the pupil premium and 32% of pupils in these groups in non-selective schools.
These categories are usually a shorthand for disadvantaged children, many of whose parents will be on low pay or on benefits, or at least will have been in the past six years.
But these pupils, the poorest group of children, appear to be excluded from the Conservative Party figures used in their manifesto.
The research says: "The percentage of children at selective schools from below median income families, who are not considered disadvantaged, (36%) is almost the same as the percentage for non-selective schools (35%)."
Prof Sullivan said: "They are flying in the face of all the evidence that we have and using a clear sleight of hand to represent the evidence to claim that grammar schools are taking their share of ordinary working class kids.
"It does seem that unless they've actually tricked themselves that they believe that the bottom third of families aren't working class, or either they are stupid enough to think that they're not, that they are actually using a bit of statistical jiggery-pokery."
She adds: "The DfE figures in fact show clearly that pupils from families on below average incomes are far less strongly represented in grammar schools than non-selective schools."
Prof Sullivan believes that there was no evidence that grammar schools would tackle educational inequality and increase social mobility.
Out of all manifesto plans, she suggests this policy is the one as least likely to achieve its stated aim.
The Conservative Party said: "As our manifesto says, official research shows that slightly more children from ordinary, working class families attend selective schools as a percentage of the school intake compared to non-selective schools.
"As well as improving our schools for the most disadvantaged children, we also want to improve education for children from ordinary working families."
Rowe, 27, joined Rovers on loan for the end of the 2015-16 season after finding opportunities limited at Molineux and scored three times in 10 appearances.
Rover boss Darren Ferguson previously took Rowe to Peterborough from Stockport when the player was aged 19.
"I've played under Darren for quite a long time, we work very well together on and off the field," Rowe said.
Speaking to the club's website, Rowe continued, "When I first signed on loan my aim was to come here and do well, impress the fans and learn again as a player.
"I really enjoyed my time and I've signed permanently because of the ambition this club has."
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It left Mountain View, California, at dawn on Monday and landed 16 hours later in Goodyear, a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona.
It was the 10th leg of its round the world quest.
Swiss adventurer Andre Borschberg was at the controls, having taken over from Bertrand Piccard.
Piccard flew Solar Impulse to the West Coast of the US from Hawaii just over a week ago.
The latest stint was relatively short - 1,113 km.
Take-off from the famous Moffett Airfield occurred at 05:03 PDT (12:03 GMT) and the plane landed in Phoenix at 20:55 PDT.
The team has traversed America before, in 2013. That crossing was undertaken in the prototype predecessor to the current aircraft. But it does mean the weather conditions the Solar Impulse is likely to encounter will be well understood.
Piccard and Borschberg are aiming to get to New York by the start of June, to begin preparations for the big Atlantic crossing.
Solar Impulse started its circumnavigation of the globe in March of last year in Abu Dhabi.
It flew over Oman, India, Myanmar and China before flying to Japan, from where it made a 8,924km (5,545-mile) passage to Hawaii.
That five-day, five-night journey set a record for the longest duration, non-stop, solo aeroplane flight.
But it also resulted in damage to the plane's batteries, forcing the team into some lengthy repairs.
And only when the days started stretching out again in the Northern Hemisphere could the team think about getting back in the air.
With 17,000 photovoltaic cells on its top surfaces, the plane gets all its energy from the sun.
These power the craft's propellers during the day but also charge batteries that the vehicle's motors can then call on during the night.
Solar Impulse is not intended to be a vision of the future of aviation. Rather, it is supposed to be a demonstration of the current capabilities of solar power in general.
The team's campaign is called "the future is clean".
Mr Piccard and Mr Borschberg have been working on the Solar Impulse project for more than a decade.
A plane that is wider than a 747 jumbo jet but weighs just 2.3 tonnes poses some unique challenges:
LEG 1: 9 March. Abu Dhabi (UAE) to Muscat (Oman) - 772km; 13 Hours 1 Minute
LEG 2: 10 March. Muscat (Oman) to Ahmedabad (India) - 1,593km; 15 Hours 20 Minutes
LEG 3: 18 March. Ahmedabad (India) to Varanasi (India) - 1,170km; 13 Hours 15 Minutes
LEG 4: 18 March. Varanasi (India) to Mandalay (Myanmar) - 1,536km; 13 Hours 29 Minutes
LEG 5: 29 March. Mandalay (Myanmar) to Chongqing (China) - 1,636km; 20 Hours 29 Minutes
LEG 6: 21 April. Chongqing (China) to Nanjing (China) - 1,384km; 17 Hours 22 Minutes
LEG 7: 30 May. Nanjing (China) to Nagoya (Japan) - 2,942km; 1 Day 20 Hours 9 Minutes
LEG 8: 28 June. Nagoya (Japan) to Kalaeloa, Hawaii (US) - 8,924km; 4 Days 21 Hours 52 Minutes
LEG 9: 21 April. Kalaeloa, Hawaii (US) to Mountain View, California (US) - 4,523km; 2 Days 17 Hours 29 Minutes
LEG 10: 2 May. Mountain View, California (US) to Phoenix, Arizona (US) - 1,199km; 15 Hours 52 Minutes
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It said the biggest waves were expected to hit the coasts of Denbighshire, Conwy and Anglesey at high tide between 10:30 GMT and 14:00 on Tuesday.
It added the waves could cause some localised flooding.
In total, there are three flood warnings in place for north east, north west and south west Wales.
Prosecutors seized documents from the office and Jean Gachassin's house.
The investigation relates to alleged corruption over ticket sales for the French Open and a deal to extend the Roland Garros stadium where it is held.
The FFT confirmed its headquarters had been searched and said it was fully co-operating with investigators.
France's financial prosecutors office said in a statement it was investigating "misappropriation of property and influence trafficking", "an illicit system of reselling tickets for the French Open tournament", and the "awarding of the contract for the renovation and enlargement of Roland Garros".
A travel agency in Tarbes, southern France was also searched as part of the investigation, according to reports.
The world of tennis was rocked earlier this year after a joint BBC and Buzzfeed investigation revealed suspected widespread match fixing in professional tennis.
The French Open starts on 22 May.
The five-time European champions' £100m project can go ahead after they completed the purchase of the final house which will need to be cleared in order to make way for the expansion.
The first phase of the work will begin on the Main Stand, which will feature a new third tier, adding 8,300 seats.
The Anfield Road Stand will then be expanded to add a further 4,800 seats.
The work is expected to be completed in time for the 2016-17 season, and will significantly enhance the club's revenues.
The project will also include additional conference and banqueting facilities, a new club shop and more car parking.
The expansion is part of a wider £260m regeneration of the Anfield area of the city.
According to the planning application approved by Liverpool City Council, the redevelopment will allow the club to host international fixtures and European finals.
It said there are parts of the stadium that currently "fall below current Uefa and Premier League standards, which restrict the club's ability" to host major games.
Uefa insists upon at least a 50,000-capacity stadium, corporate accommodation and a minimum standard for players and match officials' changing rooms.
A memorial to the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster will be moved to form part of the Hillsborough Memorial Garden.
Source: Liverpool FC
Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre said that while the expansion project had posed "big challenges", it was preferable to building a completely new stadium in nearby Stanley Park.
"It's great news for the football club," he said. "We've been trying to find a solution to stay at Anfield.
"In many ways it was the hardest solution. If you build somewhere else, you move there when it's finished and there's no disruption.
"But this solution was one that the owners and everybody felt was the right one. Staying at the historical home of Liverpool Football Club and finding a solution that was economically viable was at the heart of that."
Professor Tom Cannon, a football finance expert from the University of Liverpool, said the Reds' long wait for a larger stadium had been holding the club back.
"They are one of the biggest sports franchises in the world, with a global reputation," he said.
"The lack of a ground comparable with [Arsenal's] Emirates, comparable with [Manchester City's] Etihad, comparable with [Manchester United's] Old Trafford, has hurt the club deeply."
Alex Miller, of football industry magazine FC Business, said the expansion could generate an extra £25m per year for the club.
"It's seriously big money and it will allow them to close the gap on the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal," he said.
However, some Anfield residents have objected to the plans, fearing problems with light pollution, car parking and traffic congestion.
And some businesses and hoteliers argued closing Anfield Road to redevelop the stadium could affect their custom and clog Walton Breck Road.
John Page's barber's shop will be among the buildings knocked down to make way for the expansion.
He said: "I want to see this go ahead and the area come up again because it's gone down, down, down in the last 20 years. But the shop will go. My business has gone."
Mr Page said he was happy with the situation but would like more support from the club, and is still discussing how much compensation he will receive.
Liverpool CEO Mr Ayre said he understood that there had been "some push-back" to the project from residents, but praised them for their cooperation.
"They consulted with us and gave us their views and that will continue, " he said.
"As much as we've got a great announcement to make today we're also going to be building a huge construction project for the best part of two years in this area.
"For residents that's a tough time and we have to be responsible and respectful of that."
The wider plans to regenerate the Anfield area also include proposals to build 250 new homes and a 100-bed hotel, and to demolish 296 homes.
Last year, a consultation with residents in the area showed more than 80% supported the plans, which were drawn up by a consortium made up of Liverpool City Council, housing providers and Liverpool FC.
North was knocked unconscious in the act of scoring his second try.
Nathan Hughes caught North late with a knee to the head and was sent off, while the 22-year-old received several minutes of treatment before being carried off on a stretcher.
Christian Wade's hat-trick of tries proved to be vain for Wasps.
Northampton are 14 points clear at the top of the table but their main concern will be over North, who was reported to be awake in the dressing room as the second half commenced.
Afterwards, director of rugby Jim Mallinder said North may be available to play in their Champions Cup match at Clermont next weekend, telling BT Sport: "He clearly took a bang straight to the head but he came round and he sat up in the changing room and managed to have a little sing-song.
"We'll look after him and hopefully he'll be okay next weekend."
However, after sustaining two head blows in Wales' Six Nations defeat by England in February and missing the subsequent match against Scotland, there are sure to be more questions about the player's welfare and the current protocols regarding those who suffer concussions.
Prior to the incident that led to North's premature exit, Wasps had been in control and looked certain to take a lead into half-time, but forward Hughes's dismissal turned the match in Northampton's favour.
Wade's counter-attacking opener from distance and a second superbly created by fly-half Alex Lozowski sandwiched North's first, which came courtesy of Stephen Myler's excellent cross-field kick.
The sides swapped penalties to leave Wasps 12 points clear at 20-8, but Hughes's red card changed the game.
A powerful rolling maul earned the hosts a penalty try and prop Alex Corbisiero barged his way over to secure a bonus point for Saints before the interval.
Mallinder's men struggled to make the advantage of an extra man count, with Wade's hat-trick try out wide bringing Wasps to within three points, before a Ken Pisi score and two more from replacement Ahsee Tuala in the final 10 minutes made the game safe for the Saints.
Myler's tally of 17 points took the fly-half ahead of Paul Grayson as Northampton's all-time leading scorer of points in the Premiership.
Wasps director of rugby Dai Young:
"First of all I hope George is okay, Nathan has gone looking for him to make sure he is okay - he is not that type of person.
"When you slow anything down it looks worse than it actually is and when the crowd get on the referee's back - a young referee - there is only going to be one decision.
"We felt it was a bit harsh.
"That eight minutes before half-time killed us, and the last eight minutes made the scoreline look a lot worse. It was a little bit cruel we didn't come away with a bonus point."
Northampton Saints: Wilson; K. Pisi, G. Pisi, Stephenson, North; Myler, L. Dickson; Corbisiero, Hartley, Ma'afu, Lawes, C. Day, Wood, Clark, Manoa.
Replacements: Haywood, A. Waller, Denman, S. Dickinson, Fisher, Fotuali'i, Waldouck, Tuala.
Wasps: Miller; Wade, Daly, Downey, Tagicakibau; Lozowski, Simpson; Mullan, Shervington, Cittadini, Cannon, Myall, Johnson, Young, N. Hughes.
Replacements: McIntyre, Swainston, Gaskell, E. Jackson, Thompson, Weepu, G. Hughes, W. Helu.
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Plans are in place to build a new stand across one side of the ground and floodlights will also be installed.
"We're trying to take the club forward - there's lots of ground redevelopment work," he told BBC Radio Leicester.
"We've brought someone in to put a three to five-year grand development plan in place, so that we've got a number of options that we can pursue."
Khan continued: "Floodlights are an absolute must for us - we're one of only two or three counties that don't have them."
Leicestershire, who sit bottom of County Championship Division Two this season, have made significant financial losses for the past three years, totalling over £500,000 up to September 2014.
"We want to strengthen the squad and we're forecasting a profit this year," Khan added.
"My view has always been that the excess money that we make, we need to be ploughing back into the playing side, because that's going to be the health check of any cricket club."
Listen to BBC Radio Leicester's interview with Wasim Khan.
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Mandron had earlier given the hosts the lead with a close-range finish.
Jordan Sinnott's deflected shot put Halifax level, before Scott Garner headed in the visitors' second.
Richard Peniket slotted in to make it 3-1, but Scott Wilson fired home to reduce Eastleigh's deficit and Mandron bundled in his second in added time.
Halifax will be the second lowest-ranked side in the draw for the third round, which takes place on Monday at 19:00 GMT, with Northern Premier League side Stourbridge also in the hat after their game with Peterborough was postponed because of a frozen pitch.
Match ends, Eastleigh 3, FC Halifax Town 3.
Second Half ends, Eastleigh 3, FC Halifax Town 3.
Corner, FC Halifax Town. Conceded by Ryan Huddart.
Attempt saved. Tom Denton (FC Halifax Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Dangerous play by Joe Partington (Eastleigh).
Josh Wilde (FC Halifax Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Scott Wilson (Eastleigh).
Nathan Hotte (FC Halifax Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Joe Partington (Eastleigh) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Goal! Eastleigh 3, FC Halifax Town 3. Mikael Mandron (Eastleigh) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
Corner, Eastleigh. Conceded by Tom Denton.
Attempt saved. Scott Wilson (Eastleigh) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Richard Peniket (FC Halifax Town) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high.
Connor Essam (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Connor Essam (Eastleigh).
Richard Peniket (FC Halifax Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jake Hibbs (FC Halifax Town) is shown the yellow card.
Ryan Bird (Eastleigh) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Cliff Moyo (FC Halifax Town).
Luke Coulson (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Luke Coulson (Eastleigh).
Jordan Sinnott (FC Halifax Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Scott Wilson (Eastleigh) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Eastleigh. Conceded by Tom Denton.
Attempt saved. Ryan Bird (Eastleigh) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Luke Coulson (Eastleigh) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Jai Reason (Eastleigh) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Liam King (FC Halifax Town).
Substitution, Eastleigh. Ryan Bird replaces Alefe Santos because of an injury.
Goal! Eastleigh 2, FC Halifax Town 3. Scott Wilson (Eastleigh) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikael Mandron.
Attempt saved. Mikael Mandron (Eastleigh) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
David Pipe (Eastleigh) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Richard Peniket (FC Halifax Town).
Richard Peniket (FC Halifax Town) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal! Eastleigh 1, FC Halifax Town 3. Richard Peniket (FC Halifax Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Jordan Sinnott (FC Halifax Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution, FC Halifax Town. Jake Hibbs replaces Josh MacDonald.
Goal! Eastleigh 1, FC Halifax Town 2. Scott Garner (FC Halifax Town) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Richard Peniket.
Substitution, Eastleigh. Scott Wilson replaces James Constable.
Jordan Sinnott (FC Halifax Town) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
The prime minister said the UK had a "moral responsibility" to those living in camps bordering Syria while doing all it can to end the conflict there.
Vulnerable children and orphans would be prioritised in what would be a "national effort", Mr Cameron said.
But Labour said the 20,000 figure was inadequate and secured an emergency Commons debate on Tuesday.
Commons Speaker John Bercow agreed to a Labour request for a three-hour debate about the wider crisis in Europe, with shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper urging the prime minister to reconsider his response.
Ms Cooper insisted Britain must also help refugees who have made it to Europe as well as Mr Cameron's current proposal to take more from camps surrounding Syria.
In his two hour statement to Parliament, Mr Cameron also revealed that two British-born nationals believed to planning terrorist attacks on the UK were killed in an RAF drone strike in Syria last month.
Earlier on Monday, France announced that it would take in 24,000 refugees over the next two years.
Mr Cameron told MPs that the suffering of the Syrian people and others trying to make it to Europe in recent weeks was "heartbreaking" and that the UK was stepping up its effort to help those displaced by the conflict.
He told MPs that the existing Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme, in place since early 2014, would be expanded, with an additional 20,000 people currently living in camps in Syria, Turkey and Jordan being resettled in the UK by 2020.
20,000
more refugees will be resettled in the UK by 2020
4,980
Syrian asylum seekers have been allowed to stay since 2011
25,771 people applied for asylum in the UK in the year to end June 2015
2,204 were from Syria
87% of Syrian requests for asylum were granted
145 Syrian asylum seekers have been removed from the UK since 2011
People brought to Britain under VPR have been granted Humanitarian Protection, a status normally used for people who "don't qualify for asylum" but would be at "real risk of suffering serious harm" in their home country.
They can stay for five years, have the right to work and access public funds. After five years they can apply to settle in the UK.
Mr Cameron told MPs many of those to be given sanctuary would be children, describing it as the "modern equivalent of the Kinder transport" during World War Two.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees would be responsible for identifying those most in need, with all those considered for resettlement to be subject to security checks.
The government, he said, would work with the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and councils in England to ensure the maximum capacity was available and the commitment could be "properly delivered on the ground".
"We will continue to show the world that this country is a country of extra compassion, always standing up for our values and helping those in need," Mr Cameron said.
It sounds like a big number but the 20,000 will be spread over five years. Compare that to France, which is taking 24,000 refugees over the next two years or Germany, where about 18,000 people arrived over the weekend alone.
The Green Party's Caroline Lucas said Mr Cameron's commitment "falls pitifully short of what's needed" and the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby called it a "very slim response".
Given the public reaction over the past few days, I suspect the criticism won't stop there.
Coverage of refugee numbers is likely to be crowded out by Mr Cameron's other big announcement - that two British fighters with so-called Islamic State were killed by an RAF drone in Syria in an act of "self-defence."
With MPs returning today from their summer recess, this was the first chance the prime minister had to update Parliament on military action in Syria.
But Downing Street will have been well aware that it could shift media focus from the refugee and migrant crisis.
The scheme will be paid for in the first year from the overseas aid budget. After that, Mr Cameron said the government would have consider, in co-operation with local councils, how it would be financed.
The PM defended his response to the migrant crisis - which has been criticised in recent days - insisting the UK was giving £1bn in humanitarian aid to Syria and that by accepting refugees directly from camps it was discouraging people from taking the "potentially lethal" crossing across the Mediterranean.
Tory MPs welcomed the move and although Labour leader Harriet Harman said the government was doing the "right thing" she said there was an urgent need for action now and questioned whether there was scope to accept more than 4,000 this year.
"Is being British to be narrow, inward looking, fearful of the outside world, or is it about being strong and confident and proud to reach out to those seeking refuge on our shores? It must be the latter."
She also called on the government to reconsider its refusal to accept any refugees currently in southern and central Europe.
The SNP's Westminster leader Angus Robertson said it was "appalling" that only 216 refugees had been given sanctuary so far under the VPR scheme while veteran Labour MP Sir Gerald Kaufman said the UK's efforts stood in stark contrast to that of Germany, which had effectively accepted 10,000 refugees in a single day.
Save The Children urged the government to come to the aid of the 3,000 or so unaccompanied children who had travelled to Europe, saying it would continue "a proud British tradition of giving lone children a second chance in Britain".
But UKIP leader Nigel Farage said Syrian refugees should be considered as part of the UK's annual asylum process and he would be seeking assurances that no-one given refuge posed any threat to UK security.
Gavin Gray advertised his business on websites and forums dedicated to the illegal practice known as card sharing.
It was the first conviction of its type in Scotland, and followed an operation involving Police Scotland, Sky, Virgin Media and others in 2014.
At Hamilton Sheriff Court, Gray was given 300 hours of community service.
He was also given a 12-month restriction of liberty order, which requires a person to remain within their home at times specified by the court.
When officers searched his home in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, they seized £44,500 hidden in a safe in the loft.
Police later seized £80,000 from his bank account.
Investigations revealed that Gray was running a large-scale card sharing business, with clients across the UK and internationally.
Gray admitted four charges of fraud and offences under the Copyright Designs Patents Act 1988.
Ch Insp Mark Leonard said: "This activity allows people to electronically purchase command lines to data held on computer servers that provides them with access to premium digital broadcast channels.
"Although people may think that this will have little impact on major broadcasters, make no mistake, the amount of money being lost is on a large scale."
He urged people to think twice before buying a "so-called bargain".
Police Scotland worked with FACT during the operation, which specialises in protecting physical and digital content.
Kieron Sharp, of FACT, said: "Whether it's card sharing or IPTV set-top boxes, allowing access to premium pay-for TV without the proper licence is illegal.
"FACT takes this criminality very seriously and will continue to work with Police Scotland and our members including BT Sport, the Premier League, Sky and Virgin Media to ensure that this illegal activity is disrupted."
The first release of Android Wear is designed for smartwatches and helps them follow voice commands.
Google said it was also working with electronics firms, chip makers and fashion labels on wearable gadgets running Android.
One of the first Android Wear devices will be Motorola's Moto 360 smart watch that will go on sale in the summer.
The search giant's work on Android Wear builds on its experiences with Google Glass augmented spectacles.
Android Wear was announced via the official Google blog and marks a significant move for the company into the wearables sector.
In a blogpost Sundar Pichai, head of Android at Google, said the software would prove useful for gadgets that monitor key health parameters or which people use when they go running or cycling.
It could also lead to a class of devices that respond quickly to spoken commands including answering short questions, booking a taxi or sending a text without having to tap anything on a smartphone touchscreen.
Google said it was working on a new user interface for Android that reacted quickly, was driven by a person's voice and which drew on contextual information, such as a user's location, to be useful.
Software development kits which application developers can play with have also been released.
"We're always seeking new ways for technology to help people live their lives and this is just another step in that journey," wrote Mr Pichai.
The decision to move into wearables would pitch Google into more intense competition with arch-rival Apple, said Stuart Miles, founder of tech news site Pocket-lint.
"It's a threat to Apple because the Android ecosystem is growing so fast," he said.
Some of the early designs for Android Wear smart watches looked great, he added, and if that were combined with a good second-screen notification system it could win people over and get them to defect from Apple,
However, he said, his experiences of living with a Pebble smart watch for the last four months showed that people had yet to adapt to the appearance of such devices.
"The social element that is against it is that people think you are bored of them when you are looking at your smart watch," he said.
In Poland, 11 November is a public holiday and is called Independence Day, as the end of the First World War allowed Polish people to regain the freedom and unity of their country.
The tree was planted at Woodthorpe Grange Park on Saturday.
The idea for the planting came from a Polish journalist who moved to England to live with her English husband.
Barbara Zaliwska-Moreton, who has lived in England for 11 years, has given the Japanese maple to Nottingham on behalf of the Polish community.
The tree planting is also intended to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
The event was organised by the Signpost to Polish Success (SPS), a Nottingham-based charity which helps Eastern European migrants become integrated members of British society.
Beata Polanowska, SPS project co-ordinator, said: "We, the Polish community want to join our British hosts in their celebrations, reflect on our own important historical moments and make a positive contribution to the society where we now live."
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Teresa MacTavish, 67, died in the blaze in Kinninmonth Street, Kirkcaldy. Emergency services were called to the fire at 01:51.
They said the flat was heavily smoke-logged when they arrived at the scene. At least 15 firefighters tackled the blaze, which was extinguished at 02:17.
Inquiries into the fire are continuing, but there appear to be no suspicious circumstances.
Alex Smart, of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, said: "The loss of life through fire in the home is utterly devastating and the thoughts of everyone are with those in this tragedy.
"This tragic loss of life must always bring home the importance of working together to prevent fires and raise awareness of how to be safer from the risk of fire in the home."
The air campaign began a week ago, with Moscow declaring it was targeting positions of so-called Islamic State (IS) and other Islamists.
But Turkey and other Nato allies fear the principal targets are Syrian opposition groups fighting President Bashar al-Assad.
Russia's Muslims tend to fall into three camps: those who support the Kremlin campaign, those who condemn President Assad and his allies but back actions against IS, and those who support IS.
More than 11 million Russians are Muslim, according to official figures that date back to 2011. But experts believe the true figure could be as high as 20 million - nearly 14% of the population.
Russia has more than 80 muftis who lead its Muslim community, but their influence and attitudes vary significantly.
Almost 6,400 of Russia's 7,000 mosques are controlled by muftis who are more or less loyal to state officials.
They supported President Vladimir Putin's decision to start air strikes on Syria - though in their statements pro-Kremlin muftis did not comment on Western allegations that many of the operations targeted moderate opposition groups.
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But some religious leaders in Russia do question Mr Putin's decision to strike.
"We don't know exactly where the bombs landed, so we can't be sure of anything," mufti Nafigulla Ashirov told the BBC. "However if Russian planes were targeting one of the sides of the civil conflict rather than IS positions - this can't be justified."
"IS is a force which came to Syria from abroad and people should resist it. However others shouldn't interfere in the civil war between pro-government troops and the opposition. This is an internal matter for the Syrian people.
"And this conflict should not be mixed up with resistance to IS," Mr Ashirov explains.
Most of Syria's opposition fighters are Sunni Muslims - like most of the Muslims who live in Russia.
Meanwhile, the forces supported by Moscow consist either of Alawites, who dominate the Syrian army, or Shias, who include Hezbollah forces from neighbouring Lebanon.
These are uncomfortable truths for some within the Russian Muslim community.
"Bashar al-Assad is well known for his actions against the Muslims of Syria," complains Muslim activist Ali Charinsky. "All Muslims are one community, one body - that is why we can't be happy about Russia's decision. None of my friends or the Muslims I know are happy about it."
But the idea of anyone openly protesting against Russia's action is highly unlikely, according to religious activist Ayrat Vakhitov, because of the fear of prosecution by the authorities.
He was himself arrested on several occasions by Russian security services in response to allegations of extremism.
However, the court ruled in his favour and the Russian security service, the FSB, even sent him an apology. Mr Vakhitov has since emigrated and supports the Syrian opposition while opposing IS.
According to the security services, nearly 2,500 Russians are currently fighting for IS and thousands more have gone to join IS from other former Soviet states.
But Mr Vakhitov insists few Russian Muslims support IS and their number is declining.
"Those whose friends or relatives have already joined IS support the radicals. They prefer to share their friends' positions," Mr Vakhitov explains.
"However, overall IS is losing support in Russia."
He believes the country's Muslims have begun to understand the reality of the Islamic State militant group. "The beautiful stories they tell are fake."
And with a look of slight trepidation, she added: "It's my first time to China as well."
But this journey is much more than Theresa May's first trip to that country and much more than a getting-to know-you session for her and the leaders of the world's most powerful countries.
She wants to project a message that Britain is very much a diplomatic friend worth having, despite our upcoming withdrawal from the European Union.
Remember, nearly all of Britain's allies cautioned the public against voting to leave, so part of the prime minister's task, unusually perhaps, is one of reassurance to the country's diplomatic friends around the world.
She warned on the plane, as she did in an interview with the BBC, that there could be "difficult times" to come in terms of the economy.
All sorts of issues will be discussed, though, not just Brexit - concerns in the global economy, climate change, and security, among others.
And like at any gathering, it might be wise not to offend the host.
Arriving in China, Theresa May will have to tiptoe very carefully to avoid doing that.
Because the trickiest immediate issue on this visit for the PM is arguably not leaving the EU, but her delay to the decision on Hinkley Point, the nuclear power station the Chinese plan to spend billions on.
The delay alone has infuriated the Chinese, who want to invest at Hinkley and then use their own technology to build another nuclear power station at Bradwell, on the Essex coast.
But the prime minister's responses overnight to questions about her delay to the decision could raise Chinese eyebrows even further.
When asked if she was concerned about causing offence by delaying the decision, she said: "This is the way I operate", explaining she wants to "weigh up the evidence" herself before making a decision later this month.
But when asked if she trusts the Chinese, she bristled, merely responding, "of course we have a relationship, we are working with them", quickly going on to emphasise that she wanted to build a relationship with other countries, too.
The famously cautious prime minister tends to choose her words very carefully.
Welcoming the British delegation, the Chinese leader, who she'll meet one-on-one at the summit, might wonder precisely what she meant.
At the very least the signals from Downing Street suggests a much less eager approach to the Chinese than the former administration, certainly a cooling off after the former Chancellor George Osborne's love in with the Far East's biggest power.
Second-tier Northants have lost England all-rounder David Willey to county champions Yorkshire from next year.
"There is a little bit of a divide developing between the Division One and Two clubs and that gap is hard to bridge," Ripley told BBC Look East.
"Worcestershire have come straight back down, as ourselves and Lancashire did last year. You can't hide behind that."
Ripley's side lost to fellow Division Two side Lancashire in the T20 Blast final this year.
"There's a bit of 'haves and have-nots', but it's quite an even spread. When the Division Two teams have their chance to go into Division One they'll be really up for giving a good account of themselves," Ripley added.
"If we can't generate outside finance or have a benefactor we have to live within our means. But we can still be competitive, certainly in one-day cricket, it's a bit more of a leveller, anybody can beat anybody. It's a bit harder."
Last week, the England and Wales Cricket Board decided that there will be no major structural changes to next summer's programme of domestic cricket.
New ECB chief executive Tom Harrison had told BBC Test Match Special in August that they were considering a reduction in the County Championship from the current 16 matches to 14 matches.
And Ripley says the English game needs to be open to doing things differently.
"I think we have to be realistic and look at change. There's 18 county cricket clubs and everyone of those is striving to produce England cricket players," he said.
"We need a good England team to all be surviving - that's our main role, that produces finance in the game, which comes back to the county clubs.
"After that, we need a vibrant county game - we haven't got a lot of members here but we've got a hardcore of supporters and if you look at some of the bigger clubs the membership is very high.
"So providing good county cricket for those members is very important in terms of value for money they get."
Hospitality Ulster, formerly known as Pubs of Ulster, said growth could take job numbers to 50,000 in the sector.
The organisation represents pubs, restaurants and hotels.
It is setting up an advisory panel "to work with government" to develop the industry in Northern Ireland.
"Despite the loss of jobs during the downturn and sluggish growth recently, we have the opportunity to improve upon a sector which has promise," its chief executive Colin Neill said.
Research conducted by Oxford Economics in May said the hospitality sector makes a £1.2bn annual contribution to the Northern Ireland economy.
Microbeads are tiny pieces of plastic found in things like toothpaste and body washes.
The environment secretary Michael Gove said that the tiny beads have 'a devastating effect on marine life".
The government have said that companies have to stop uses the beads in products they make by January 1st 2018, and by June it will be against the law to sell products with microbeads.
Manufacturers use them because they can help make products abrasive - meaning, for example, they help wash off dry skin. However, a single shower can result in 100,000 beads entering the ocean.
Water pipes have filters in them to catch waste that shouldn't go into the ocean, but microbeads are too small to be caught by them. This means they end up in the sea.
Professor Richard Thompson from the University of Plymouth explained to the BBC in 2016 how big a problem microbeads are.
"Over 680 tonnes of microbeads are used in the UK alone every year," he said.
In the worst affected areas, greenfinch populations have fallen by an estimated 35% and in 2007 about 500,000 birds of all species were killed, they say.
The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has blamed a fatal infection caused by the parasite Trichomonas gallinae.
It said the number of deaths from such an emerging disease was unprecedented.
Findings about the "disease" are reported in the journal PLoS One.
The impact on birds has been estimated from a "citizen science" project in which more than 700 people have been monitoring bird numbers in their gardens since 2003.
The "Garden Bird Health Initiative" involved scientists from the BTO and other conservation organisations analysing population trends of several common garden birds.
Mike Toms, who is from the BTO and a co-author of the study, told BBC News: "It's really the first time we've seen this level of mortality from a new and emerging disease within birds in Britain."
The disease has caused a decline in the populations of both chaffinches and greenfinches, but it seems to impact particularly upon the greenfinches.
"Something makes [greenfinches] more susceptible," Mr Toms said.
"It could be because there are more of these birds gathering together. They tend to be seen in groups around bird tables, so there could be greater transmission."
He said the trichomonad parasite harbouring the disease was probably transmitted via birds' saliva.
"If a bird regurgitates something it can't swallow [or] if it takes a drink at a bird bath, that is a potential route of transmission," Mr Toms explained.
"Keeping things clean" could effectively break this cycle, so the researchers are urging bird-lovers to clean bird feeders and bird baths in their gardens at least once a week.
"People will be able to notice [signs of the disease]," Mr Toms said. "They might see birds in their gardens that are fluffed up, lethargic and they might look a bit wet around the bill."
The researchers do not yet know the original source of the infection but its emergence and spread has coincided with an increase in the population of wood pigeons.
Mr Toms said: "It's possible that it came into British gardens through wood pigeons and jumped across species into the finches."
Veterinary researchers involved in the initiative are currently studying the DNA of the disease to find out where exactly it came from.
"You find with new diseases... at the beginning you get a large number of the birds dying off then you get the development of some resistance," said Mr Toms.
"We will be able to look over the next two to three years and see if populations start to recover."
The 27-year-old former Aberdeen and Chievo player joined the Gulls in February and has made 14 appearances.
He also scored both goals in 2-0 win on the final day against North Ferriby to guarantee the club's survival.
"He did a great job for us under pressure last season, whilst playing slightly out of position," said boss Kevin Nicholson.
MP Elfyn Llwyd said his party, working with the SNP, could win concessions from a minority Labour government.
The party's parliamentary leader said key demands would include more funding and further powers for the assembly.
Polls indicate a strong possibility of a hung parliament after May's general election, given UKIP and SNP support.
The rise of UKIP and the SNP means it appears it may be more difficult for the Conservatives or Labour to win a majority, and the Liberal Democrats could lack sufficient seats to hold the balance of power on their own.
Mr Llwyd, who is stepping down as MP for Dwyfor Meirionnydd at the election, told Sunday Politics Wales that a hung parliament was "inevitable".
"It's an interesting situation and I believe that we will be players in it," he said.
"Greater powers to the Welsh assembly, clearly; moving on taxation without a referendum, ensuring that we address the Barnett [funding formula] problem now without any further ado.
"There are many things that we could be talking about, but I think, potentially, it's an important situation and potentially we could do a lot of good for Wales by entering into an issue-by-issue understanding with a Labour government and I for one would fully endorse that."
Plaid leader Leanne Wood, new SNP leader and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Green Party leader Natalie Bennett will hold talks on Monday in London to discuss their strategy for the coming months.
Sunday Politics Wales can be seen on BBC One Wales at 11:00 GMT on Sunday 14 December
The Office for National Statistics show an improvement on the third quarter figure of 0.4%.
But the 2.2% annual growth in 2015 was down compared with 2.9% in 2014.
Output in the three months to December was 1.9% higher than a year earlier, down from 2.1% in the third quarter and the smallest increase since early 2013.
Despite the annual pace of growth being the slowest for three years, it still means the UK economy is one of the fastest growing developed nations.
The figure is in line with a recent forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which said the UK's economy would grow by 2.2% in 2015, and for the next two years.
But the IMF also suggested that the robust growth of the past two years would not return until the global economy regained strength.
Chancellor George Osborne closed his 2011 Budget speech by setting out his aspiration for "a Britain carried aloft by the march of the makers".
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Chris Williamson from research firm Markit said: "Uncertainty over 'Brexit', weak overseas growth and financial market volatility are all creating an unsettling business environment and point to downside risks to the economy in 2016.
"The coming year could easily see the pace of economic growth slow further from last year's 2.2% expansion, and the chances are growing that we will see yet another year in which interest rates are left at their record low of 0.5%."
Earlier this month, figures for November showed that UK industrial output had suffered its sharpest decline since 2013.
The Chancellor, George Osborne, recently warned that the UK was facing a "cocktail" of serious threats from a slowing global economy.
On Thursday, while on a visit to the Airbus plant in Filton, Bristol, the chancellor said: "These GDP numbers show the British economy continues to grow steadily and despite turbulence in the world economy Britain is pushing ahead."
Ben Brettell, senior economist at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "The bigger picture is that growth remains lacklustre, but reasonably resilient.
"Weaker construction and production output are the primary reasons for the slowdown, which could prompt concerns that the UK economy's reliance on the services sector is increasing further.
"Production output declined 0.2% in the fourth quarter and construction was down by 0.1%, whereas the dominant services sector grew by 0.7%."
Last week, the Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, said that he wanted to see above-average growth in the economy and a pick-up in wages before raising interest rates.
Many economists do not expect the central bank to increase rates until the tail end of this year.
Creigh Deeds' condition was upgraded to "good" a day after he was taken to hospital with multiple, critical stab wounds to his head and torso.
Police suspect Mr Deed's son, Gus, was responsible for the stabbing, before turning a gun on himself.
The 24-year-old is understood to have suffered from mental health issues.
He was found at the family home on Tuesday, dead from a gunshot wound.
A post-mortem examination on Wednesday confirmed the wound was self-inflicted and fired from a rifle, according to media reports.
Police have said they are not looking for any suspects.
Virginia state police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said investigators were still trying to figure out the motive and the sequence of events but said the two men had been involved in an "altercation".
Ms Geller said that "based on the evidence we have right now we are looking into this as an attempted murder and suicide".
Sheriff's deputies reportedly responded to a "non-emergency call for assistance" at the Deeds home on Monday, a day prior to the attack.
Authorities made no arrests and no charges were filed, according to media reports.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper reported that Gus Deeds underwent a mental-health evaluation at a hospital on Monday but was released due to a lack of psychiatric beds in the area.
Police said that despite his injuries Mr Deeds, 55, was able to walk from his home in rural Bath County, western Virginia, to a nearby road. A cousin who was driving by saw him and picked him up, making a call to emergency services.
Mr Deeds was flown to the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville.
The state senator, a Democrat elected in 2001, represents Bath County.
He ran unsuccessfully in 2009 against current Republican Governor Bob McDonnell. Four years earlier he lost to Mr McDonnell in a tight race for state attorney general.
Video showed Biles, the US flag bearer in the ceremony, repeatedly being stopped by fellow athletes.
The winner of four gold medals was swamped by demands for pictures next to the famous "Biles smile".
The ceremony was the culmination of a whirlwind two weeks for the gymnast.
And "America's new golden girl" rose to the occasion - wearing a big grin for every picture.
She was one of the most successful athletes in the Games, leading the American team to a second consecutive team gold medal by an eye-catching eight points before winning the all-round title and gold medals on vault and floor exercises.
The parade of athletes was dubbed "Simone Selfie Central" by NBC's Mary Carillo, who described a "conga line of people" asking for a #simoneselfie.
"Simone Biles, in all of her petite, air-defying athleticism, was the ultimate breakout star of the 2016 Olympics," the New York Times Magazine said. "And on Sunday night, during the closing ceremony, it seemed every top athlete from around the world wanted a selfie with her."
"Athletes from various countries kept stopping Biles during the ceremony to take the perfect selfie with her." the magazine reported.
Such was the demand, it reported, the closing ceremony itself was delayed.
The athlete, who stands at 4ft 8in (1.42m), was widely reported to be a little nervous about carrying a flag that was about twice her size.
"I'm afraid the flag is going to be too heavy for me," she was quoted as telling reporters ahead of the closing ceremony.
"Because Michael Phelps is so much taller and he seemed to carry it so easily and I'm very short so I'm a little worried about that part but I think they'll guide me through it."
Biles' medal tally equals those of Nastia Liukin in 2008, Shannon Miller in 1992 and Mary Lou Retton in 1984 with American newspapers over the weekend describing her as the best gymnast of her time.
The leader of Tamil Nadu state and former actress who played a powerful goddess on screen was all too human and yet her followers deified her as a divine being.
She inspired a cult following, and adoring followers often called her "Adi parashakti" - which means the ultimate powerful goddess in Tamil.
She was one of India's most charismatic and enigmatic personalities, single-handedly holding her own in the masculine world of Tamil politics and effectively breaking a more than 30-year-old culture of male dominance.
While there have been several female leaders across Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, Jayalalitha came from a different background.
Other female premiers, like Indira Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto, Sheikh Hasina and Sirimavo Bandaranaike, all came from political families.
Jayalalitha, on the other hand, came from a middle-class family, where her mother was a small-time actress.
On various occasions she described herself as a prim, convent-bred girl who had dreamt of a world of academic and legal studies with an interest in English theatre.
She topped her state in her school-leaving exams and was awarded a scholarship to college studies. However, to tide over her family's financial crisis, she began to act instead.
Actor and late Tamil Nadu chief minister MG Ramachandran was Jayalalitha's mentor, and inducted her into the movies.
She acted in more than 140 films from the 1960s. She was a successful actress of her time, paired with the top heroes of all south Indian languages.
Her ability to speak English, considered a social marker, and ability to sing marked her skills in the movie business.
And, even in her acting career, Jayalalitha was not afraid to challenge established norms.
A common trope in films of the time was that of the "spoilt shrew tamed by the hero". But Jayalalitha soon tired of that stereotype - and eventually started playing independent women who resisted traditional roles for women.
Fame and success came at a cost, though - there was intense tabloid interest in her private life, while her heartbreaks were fodder for local Tamil magazines.
She came under similar scrutiny when she became a politician.
After a lull in her career she was inducted into the regional AIADMK party as its propaganda secretary. Her maiden public address in 1982 on the power of women struck a chord with many.
Jayalalitha's estrangement with her brother and family, and the fact that a companion, the wife of a small time video shop businessman, was arrested for alleged involvement in corruption scandals, added more fodder to the media and rivals hungry for her downfall.
Her loneliness and lack of family were often held up as a personality flaws by her rivals.
Critics also accused her of corruption, suppressing political rivals ruthlessly, and establishing a corrupt inner circle.
The midnight arrest of her political rivals, and her withdrawal of support to the ruling federal BJP government led by Prime Minister Vajpayee in 1999, earned her enemies among political parties across India, including her own party leaders, and the media.
Jayalalitha even earned the nickname "Imelda Marcos of India" thanks to her cult of personality and the excesses she exhibited in her first term of office as chief minister of Tamil Nadu in the 1990s.
And eyebrows were raised when she arranged a controversial wedding for her foster son, featuring 10 dining halls and extravagant decorations, in 1995 while she was chief minister. She disowned her foster son a year later.
Her supporters defended her from corruption allegations, saying she was no more corrupt than the male politicians of her time and was only playing a game they were all too familiar with.
While her rivals showcased their party's ideologies and fostered their dynastic brand of politics, Jayalalitha's lone persona as a single woman was held up for ridicule.
Jayalalitha was outspoken, saying she was proud to be a woman, an upper-caste Brahmin and a Hindu - in a state where politicians espoused the rationalistic credo of their parties and decried Brahminism and religion.
But the last decade of her tenure as chief minister was marked by efforts to reshape her image into that of a benign and benevolent mother figure.
Gone were the personal excesses of silks and diamonds.
They were replaced with a sober dress code: given to belief in astrology too she began to wear dark colours, especially plain green and blue and maroon.
She successfully built up a near-indelible personality cult through welfare schemes - and the inexpensive food and water products, branded "Amma" after her nickname, mother, that were provided to the poor.
Subsidies made up more than a third of Tamil Nadu's revenue spending, and the policies endeared her to women and children.
Tamil Nadu also became the first state in India to allow government hospitals to perform medical procedures on transgender people to help them fight infections.
Jayaalalitha spent a lot of time in court, facing multiple corruption allegations.
But, following each arrest, she eventually emerged unscathed.
Jayalalitha's passing leaves her party, one of the oldest regional parties in India, in a shambles.
But she will also be remembered as a woman who stood up and created her own narrative - both in the film world, and in politics.
Sudha G Tilak is an independent Delhi-based journalist
PC Alex Rush, based in Brighton, was instantly dismissed at a disciplinary hearing at Sussex Police HQ, which he also failed to attend.
Chief Constable Giles York, who chaired it, said PC Rush's failure to continue working was also gross misconduct.
He said it showed "a clear disregard for his sworn duty to the public".
PC Rush, 38, was being investigated following an allegation of assault but informed Sussex Police that he intended to resign.
A force spokesman said he was advised that this was not permitted under police regulations but he gave notice that he would resign regardless.
A "fast-track" gross misconduct investigation was convened on 28 July after he stopped attending work.
In a statement, Sussex Police said: "He chose not to attend, and Insp Matt Webb, chairman of the Sussex Police Federation, representing him, said that PC Rush had taken a 'pragmatic view', and had admitted to the allegation. He was dismissed with immediate effect."
Mr York said in the statement: "The regulations were clearly changed to prevent officers escaping the responsibility of holding public office and being held to account for their actions in that office.
"I believe that the point-blank [refusal] PC Rush has taken to his duty as a serving police officer to be available for work and attend work, while he is still being paid by the public purse, falls well below the standards expected in Sussex Police and across policing nationally.
"This shows a clear disregard for his sworn duty to the public and his moral duty to his colleagues during such challenging times for policing nationally and in Sussex.
Police did not give details of the assault allegation.
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A policeman accused of gross misconduct has been sacked for refusing to continue reporting for duty after he knew he was under investigation.
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Honey-Mae Lyons, 19, waived her right to anonymity in a bid to encourage other rape victims to speak out.
Muhammed Ekici, 24, and Serham Ozkebapci, 25, were jailed after admitting what they had done.
Ms Lyons said she now knows that no-one has "the right to take advantage" and urged others to come forward.
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"From the moment I realised I had been sexually assaulted, I was convinced it was my fault and I felt embarrassed to tell people what happened.
"I expected them to wave a disapproving finger at me and assume that it was my fault because I had been drinking," she said.
"Now I know that no matter how drunk someone is, no matter what state they are in, nobody has the right to take advantage of them.
"I would urge anyone who finds themselves in my situation to report it.
"What those men did to me has had such an impact on my personal life that I cannot find any words to describe how horrific the last eight months have been.
"Reporting it allowed me to accept that I was a victim of sexual assault and rape and knowing these men are receiving justice has helped me slowly let go of the past and begin to move on with my life."
At Norwich Crown Court, Ekici was jailed for seven years for rape and Ozkebapci was jailed for three years, six months, for sexual assault at their flat in Parkside Place.
Ms Lyons was out with friends in Cambridge in the early hours of 30 July when the attack took place.
CCTV images show Ekici and Ozkebapci carrying her across Parker's Piece to their flat.
The teenager, who was 18 at the time, said she had no memory of what had happened when she woke up there the next morning.
When she realised some of her clothes were on inside out, Ms Lyons knew something was wrong, so she reported the incident to the police.
A police investigation discovered photographs of her on the men's mobile phones, with messages boasting about what they had done.
DNA samples matched those of Ekici and Ozkebapci. Det Con Becky Cohen said the men had "preyed on a defenceless and vulnerable young woman".
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Rabbatts was critical of the FA's handling of former Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro, who left the club after criticism from manager Jose Mourinho.
Two members of the FA's council have called for an investigation into Rabbatts' comments.
Women in Football said they were "staggered" by the developments.
If any wrongdoing is found, Rabbatts could be removed from the FA board.
A statement from Women in Football - a professional network for women in the sport - added: "Rather than seeking sanctions against Rabbatts, we would like to see the FA Council supporting her mission to shore up football's moral compass.
"The fact that Rabbatts, as the only female and only ethnic minority member of the FA board, was alone in posing those important questions further underlines the case for why greater diversity is so very necessary across every level of the game.
"That Rabbatts is willing to use her platform and speak out against injustice in the game should be welcomed by her colleagues, not condemned."
FA chairman Greg Dyke is reported to have told the FA Council in a letter that he had supported previous strong statements by Rabbatts on the Carneiro case, and that he believed Mourinho was guilty of "a failure of his personal judgement and public behaviour".
Lord Herman Ouseley, the chairman of anti-racism group Kick It Out who himself resigned from the FA Council three years ago, has called the decision to investigate "bizarre" and feels Rabbatts should be backed.
"It shows what an antiquated body the FA Council is," said Ouseley. "As the only female independent board member, she is in an exposed position but she is there to provide a different voice and serve as a figurehead for people in the game who feel the whole system is against them."
Under FA rules, only two members of the 121-person council are required for a formal investigation to be launched.
Life vice-president Ron Barston and law lecturer Richard Tur are reported to have made the complaint.
At the time of Carneiro's departure, Rabbatts was vocal in her support of the doctor, whom she said acted "properly".
"Her departure raises a serious question on how players are safeguarded if their medical support is compromised," she said at the time.
"The footage of the abuse she has endured in silence from the stands during her career is something we should all be ashamed of."
Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn and Hope Solo say they are paid less than half of what the male USA players receive.
"The numbers speak for themselves," said goalkeeper Solo in a statement.
The US Soccer Federation said it was disappointed, given the work it had done in building the women's game.
American women's football has dominated the international game in recent decades, with a string of titles.
"We are the best in the world, have three World Cup Championships, four Olympic Championships, and the USMNT [men's team] get paid more just to show up than we get paid to win major championships," said Solo.
Her team-mate Lloyd, who was named the best player at last year's World Cup, said they had been patient over the years in waiting for action to deliver fair pay.
Former Everton and LA Galaxy winger Landon Donovan - who won 157 caps for the US men's team - tweeted his support for the women's team's cause.
"#USWNT absolutely deserve to be treated fairly in all ways," he said.
"Important to remember that these issues are/can be collectively bargained."
US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said: "Wouldn't want to face these women on the field or in the courtroom. Every woman deserves equal pay."
The complaint against the US Soccer Federation was filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Thursday morning.
One of the lawyers representing the players, Jeffrey Kessler, said the women's game generated more income for US Soccer than the men's and it was time to address the "discriminatory and unfair treatment'' they have endured for years.
The five players were acting on behalf of all the players, he said.
There has been an ongoing legal battle between the federation and the players' union over collective bargaining.
A statement from US Soccer said it had not yet seen the complaint.
But it added: "We have been a world leader in women's soccer and are proud of the commitment we have made to building the women's game in the United States over the past 30 years."
Clarification: An earlier version of this story said the women players filed a lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation. They have actually filed a wage-discrimination action against USSF with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery made headlines around the world after being diagnosed with terminal Neuroblastoma.
Cleveland Police said the 24-year-old woman from Hartlepool was arrested on suspicion of offences under the Malicious Communications Act.
She is also being quizzed in connection with abstracting electricity.
Bradley, from Blackhall Colliery near Hartlepool, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in 2013.
Last week his mother Gemma revealed his cancer had grown and treatment would only give him more time.
A Christmas card campaign was started on Bradley's behalf and more than 200,000 cards and gifts from well-wishers have been sent to his home over the past few weeks.
And last week he was invited to the Stadium of Light to be a mascot for Sunderland and scored a penalty during the warm up before the Black Cats' match against Chelsea.
A Twitter hashtag #BradleyLoweryForGoaloftheMonth has been set up by fans calling for him to be given the Premier League goal of the month award.
A Cleveland Police spokeswoman said the woman had been bailed until the end of January pending further inquiries.
Tesco announced it had agreed to buy Booker in January and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) started an initial review in late May.
The firms now want the CMA to move "more quickly" to probing the merger through an in-depth "Phase 2" process.
They expect the CMA to issue a decision to refer to Phase 2 within two weeks.
The CMA is assessing whether the proposed grocery tie-up could reduce choice for shoppers and for small stores supplied by Booker.
The first phase of its CMA investigation had been due to run until 25 July, but that could now be wound up within 10 working days in advance of instigating the more detailed investigation.
The statutory timetable for a Phase 2 inquiry would be 24 weeks, the CMA said.
The fast-track process has been used in a number of CMA merger investigations previously, including that of telecoms firms BT-EE and also during the tie-up of bookmaking firms Ladbrokes and Coral.
Booker is the UK's largest food wholesaler and also owns the Premier, Budgens and Londis store brands.
Despite rising competition from the likes of Aldi and Lidl, Tesco remains Britain's biggest supermarket.
The CMA could force Tesco to sell stores if it believes the deal will harm competition within the industry.
When the merger was announced, Tesco and Booker said they did not expect it to be completed until late 2017 or early 2018, suggesting both companies expected closer scrutiny from the watchdog.
In March, one of Tesco's biggest investors, Schroders, warned about the cost of the deal, telling the BBC that the supermarket giant was paying a "premium" and it had "major concerns" about the deal.
The 33-year-old takes on Italian Michele Di Rocco for the vacant WBA super-lightweight title at Glasgow's SSE Hydro on Saturday.
The Coatbridge fighter has not been in front of a Scottish crowd since losing to Dejan Zlaticanin in June 2014.
"It's always good to come home," said Burns.
"I've been on the road for the last couple of years fighting down in England a lot and over in Texas as well."
Burns is a former WBO super-featherweight and lightweight champion and took the WBO inter-continental lightweight title in November.
That 11th-round stoppage of Josh King in Liverpool came after he had lost three of his previous four fights.
"I know this is a big opportunity for me," said Burns of his match-up with Di Rocco, the 34-year-old who has lost only once in 42 bouts.
"You're not going to get a bigger fight than a third world title at a third weight, so I need to make sure I go out there and win.
"We know it's going to be a hard fight but it's a winnable fight for me.
"But I'm just treating it as any other fight. If I win, only then will I sit down and think what an achievement it is."
Burns, who will compete in the 10-stone division for the first time at the weekend, said: He said: "Training has gone spot on. I've made the weight comfortably.
"I tried to stay big in camp and obviously the week before the fight start cutting down.
"But my weight has started dropping a lot quicker than I planned it to, so things couldn't go any better."
They'll now be tested to see how they'll cope on the red planet, before the final 40 are chosen.
Maggie Lieu, a 24-year-old from Coventry is one of the finalists.
"I'm overwhelmed with the excitement. Now that I've actually got there I'm even more determined to be the first person on Mars," she told Newsbeat.
The mission aims to send teams of four to the red planet every two years from 2025, until 40 people are living there.
The Dutch project is privately funded and needs to raise around £4bn to send up the first group. So far it's raised around £500,000 (so it's 1/8000th of the way there).
It's one of several projects aiming to put the first humans on Mars, but this one plans to let a reality TV show decide who goes and broadcast life on Mars.
"If we were to come back it would cost a lot more money.
"You'd have to transport a lot more fuel and there's nowhere to launch rockets from on Mars.
"There are also health risks with coming back to earth because the long term effects of the low gravity on Mars will affect our bone density and muscles.
"Astronauts who go to the International Space Station are pretty much disabled when they come back, they have to learn to walk again.
"It might be that our bones are so brittle, that just the impact of landing on earth would crush our bodies."
"It's true I'll never be able to see my family and friends ever again in person, but I'll be able to see their pictures, I'll still have access to the internet.
"I can write emails home and talk as humans do all over the world.
"That'll be good enough for me because the people I'd go to Mars with I'd have spent 10 years with.
"That's pretty much half my life so far so they'll pretty much be my new family and friends."
"At first they thought I was crazy and didn't really believe it was true.
"Now they're a little bit scared. Everyone keeps telling me "don't go getting selected".
"My mum still doesn't think it's real, she keeps joking with me saying: "When are you going to move out? When you go can I have all your money?"
"If I really did go I think my mum would be quite upset.
"She's only got one daughter, but I did go away to university for a whole year and it wasn't that bad because I called home every day."
"I do feel a little bit guilty because if I get selected I'll have the choice of whether to leave everything behind or not.
"That is kind of scary for me just having the choice.
"In some ways I think at least I've tried to go to Mars and if they don't select me at least I don't have to make the choice."
"That would be horrible.
"I won't be able to contact home or have any communications with earth, but hopefully we'd be able to repair it because we'll be trained up in every skill we need.
"We'll be trained electricians, doctors, plumbers, anything we need on earth."
"I'm very open to having a baby on Mars. I think it would be really exciting to be the mother of the first ever baby born there.
"My baby could be the first ever Martian, we'd be the Adam and Eve of Mars.
"But I'm also pretty aware there are a lot of risks involved because you don't know what the gravitational effects are."
"One-in-three missions to Mars fail, so it's pretty likely the rocket would explode before we got there.
"Then there's no technology at the moment to vent the oxygen on Mars.
"So if we're producing loads of oxygen we have to maintain it to a suitable level, similar to earth.
"If we make too much we'll cause a huge hazard of fire."
"On the International Space Station they wear disposable clothes because there's no washing machine.
"When we leave we'll have to wear special masked suits that are pressurised and suitable for the temperatures (-60C).
"We'll spend our lives in inflatable domes with a bedroom, a living room, a workspace and a plant room where we'll grow our food.
"When we get to Mars there will be showers. We'll produce our own water from the soil.
"But the journey there is anything between six and nine months and during that time there are no showers. There's only very limited water so we'll have to use wet wipes for six to nine months. It's kind of gross."
"We're going to grow our own food so it's going to be pretty much a vegan diet. Lettuce has been experimented on and grown on Mars.
"Potentially we could be eating insects because they've got high protein so we could take an ant farm or something and eat ants. I don't really crave much."
"The project isn't fully funded yet. I think Mars One will definitely generate a lot of interest in humans going to Mars.
"Nasa and the European Space Agency have shown an interest in getting humans to go to Mars since this project started.
"So I think eventually someone will do it - whether it's Mars One is another question."
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Cubeyda Hassan Jama, 19, a London-based Finnish national, was arrested as he tried to fly from Stansted Airport to Romania on February 5.
Appearing at London's Old Bailey, he pleaded guilty to one charge of preparing an act of terrorism by gathering equipment and making travel arrangements to go to Syria or Iraq.
He will be sentenced on 28 July.
Jeff Lynne's ELO will step into Lionel Richie's shoes during Glastonbury's "legends" slot on Sunday, 26 June.
Dolly Parton's stint in the slot drew Glastonbury's biggest ever crowd in 2014, while Richie's appearance last year sent him to the top of the charts.
The main headliners for this year's festival have yet to be announced.
However, Muse, Adele, Coldplay and Rihanna have all been rumoured to top the bill on the Pyramid Stage.
Formerly known as Electric Light Orchestra, ELO was formed by Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood in 1970.
They had an 18-year run of hits, such as Roll Over Beethoven, Telephone Line, Sweet Talkin' Woman and The Diary of Horace Wimp.
Known for their lavish stage shows, they sold 50 million records before Lynne called time in 1988.
He tried to revive the band in 2001 with a new album, Zoom, but ticket sales for a comeback tour were so dismal it was cancelled.
But an on-air campaign by BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans pressured the band into reuniting in 2013 for a one-off show in Hyde Park.
The response was so overwhelming, Lynne returned to the studio and began work on a new album, Alone in the Universe, under the moniker Jeff Lynne's ELO.
The album has since gone platinum in the UK, while the band stole the show at last year's Grammy Awards.
Confirming the news, Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis tweeted: "Yes! ELO are playing this year's Glastonbury Sunday teatime slot. Can't wait!"
But she might be tempting fate by booking a band best known for the song Mr Blue Sky to play during the notoriously rainy festival.
Steve Hilton, who was one of the PM's closest aides, attacked Brussels' "statism, corporatism and bureaucracy".
In an article for the Daily Mail, he said the PM's "relatively modest" reform demands had received "arrogant and dismissive treatment".
Mr Cameron said evidence was more important than people's opinions.
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The PM was asked about Mr Hilton's comments as he unveiled a new Treasury report warning a vote to leave the EU could trigger a recession.
He said "everyone is entitled to their opinion" but added that the "evidence" he was presenting was "far more important than the view of one person or another person".
The Treasury report marks the latest in a series of warnings about the economic consequences of leaving, including from the Bank of England and the IMF.
In his article, Mr Hilton said "establishment stooges" were being "wheeled out to attempt to persuade us to stay".
He said "no-one really knows" what the economic impact would be, adding: "It's clearly ridiculous to claim that it's settled in either direction; there are risks whatever we do."
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Mr Hilton, who left Downing Street in 2012 for a post at Stanford University in the US, was one of the driving forces behind Mr Cameron's flagship "Big Society" project.
He said the EU had "become so complicated, so secretive, so impenetrable that it's way beyond the ability of any British government to make it work to our advantage".
After a "pragmatic, non-ideological assessment", he said he had decided: "Membership of the EU makes Britain literally ungovernable, in the sense that no administration elected by the people can govern the country."
Leaving the EU would allow the UK to "regain control over our country's destiny" he said, claiming the EU was not interested in anything other than "superficial change".
In other EU referendum news, a prominent Conservative MP and EU exit backer accused her fellow Leave campaigners of handing out "deliberately misleading leaflets about the NHS".
Sarah Wollaston, who chairs the Commons Health Select Committee, said the "current preoccupation with exploiting the NHS" was a "cynical distortion which undermines the credibility of their other arguments".
Vote Leave has said it is standing by its claim that leaving the European Union could save Britain £350m a week, money is says could instead be pumped into the NHS.
The UK Statistics Authority has called the £350m figure "potentially misleading".
George Hamilton said he expected an 18 to 24 month timeframe for legislation to create the Historical Investigations Unit (HIU) to run its course.
The unit was proposed as part of the Stormont House Agreement in December.
Mr Hamilton said in the meantime the PSNI's new Legacy Investigations Branch (LIB) would pursue cases.
He said the LIB would investigate the cases in a professional and determined manner and would not repeat the mistakes of its predecessor, the Historical Enquiries Team (HET).
The HIU will take on the criminal justice element of investigating the past while a separate truth recovery mechanism will offer bereaved relatives the chance to learn more about the circumstances of their loved ones' deaths without the prospect of conviction.
"It's probably 18 months to two years away before the creation of the HIU, in the meantime our statutory responsibilities don't change," the chief constable said.
The LIB started work at the start of the year after the HET was closed down. Mr Hamilton pledged that the LIB would:
The LIB currently has 50 officers, with 20 more due to start at the end of March.
"We think it is a smaller but much more professionalised and more agile department with greater accountability and transparency [than the HET]," Mr Hamilton said.
The chief constable rejected any suggestion the LIB would simply mark time until the HIU was set up.
"At the moment, with the pressure and push on resources and the reconfiguration we are needing to do just to try and maintain service delivery at current levels on normal everyday policing, I wouldn't be deploying 70 people to the Legacy Investigations Branch just to mark time," he said.
"It is a genuine effort based on professional judgment and volume of work to fulfil our legal responsibilities to investigate these things."
In 2013 HM Inspectorate of Constabulary claimed the HET's approach to investigations was inconsistent and had serious shortcomings.
The HMIC report was commissioned after the HET was criticised in an academic report that claimed it afforded former soldiers preferential treatment during interview and did not properly investigate deaths involving the Army.
"All the standards that HMIC said were lacking have now been fixed, we would argue," said Mr Hamilton.
"And we have invited HMIC back to do a health check against the recommendations - have we done what they recommended, both in the spirit and letter of it? We are pretty confident that's going to show we have."
At present the LIB is prioritising three major investigations -
Suraj, the director of her new film Kathi Sandai (The Sword Fight), said "audiences pay money to see heroines in full glamour" and he didn't like to see them "fully clad in a sari".
Bhatia replied that actresses "are here to act" and they "should not at any point be objectified as commodities".
The director has apologised for his remarks about Bhatia.
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He had said that people "should expect Tamannaah to look glamorous" because they are "paying money to watch a film".
"Whenever my costume designer presents my heroine in a knee-length outfit, I'd ask him to cut it short. If my heroine gets angry, I'd tell her the audience haven't paid so much for nothing," he said.
Bhatia, who acts both in Bollywood films and regional Tamil cinema, immediately issued a public statement and demanded an apology from the director.
"I have been working in the south industry for over 11 years and have worn costumes which I have been comfortable with. It is sad that women in our country are spoken about so frivolously," she said.
Fellow actress Nayanthara also criticised the director.
"How can a responsible person from the film industry make such a crass and cheap comment? At a time when films like Pink and Dangal speak about women empowerment and respect to women, in which era does Suraj belong to?" she said.
Many people have praised the actresses' decision to speak up against such a well-known director.
Popular film actresses frequently face sexism, and often on public platforms.
India's leading Times of India newspaper was criticised in 2014 after it published a photo and tweet about actress Deepika Padukone's cleavage.
"YES! I am a Woman. I have breasts AND a cleavage! You got a problem!!??" she had tweeted in response.
Other actresses have also been subjected to sexist comments and questions in the past.
Parineeti Chopra clashed with a reporter during a film promotion tour in 2014 when he asked her why "when girls are young, they like 'it' and when they get old, they start shouting and screaming that the boy exploited them".
A visibly annoyed Chopra asked the reporter what he meant by "it".
"I think this is ridiculous and disrespectful to say to a girl," Chopra told him.
Police said the man had been reported over 15 offences in the Stobswell, Maryfield and Douglas areas of the city.
The thefts took place between the end of April and the first week in May.
It is understood that a 100-year-old woman was among those targeted in the incidents.
The 25-year-old arrives at Vicarage Road from Italian club Udinese, which is also owned by the Pozzo family.
Ighalo spent most of the last two seasons playing in Spain for Granada on loan, scoring seven goals in 44 games.
He is the ninth new recruit by Watford this summer, following Heurelho Gomes, Gabriel Tamas, Lloyd Dyer, Craig Cathcart, Matej Vydra, Daniel Toszer, Juan Carlos Paredes and Keith Andrews.
They begin the new Championship campaign with a home game against Bolton on Saturday, 9 August, having finished 13th last term, 12 points outside the play-off places.
A feature on Nicola Sturgeon appeared in the publication's October edition.
She spoke at length to writer Susie Rushton and had pictures taken by fashion photographer Benjamin McMahon.
Ms Sturgeon told journalists she did "sometimes suffer from a bit of internal conflict" about whether she should take part in such photo shoots.
She said comments about her appearance were often "written in the most hideous and quite cruel way".
The SNP leader added: "I have the dilemma of knowing whatever I do people are going to talk about what I wear and what my hair looks like, and I could and, maybe should, just decide that I'm not going to engage with that on any level.
"Or I can decide, as I sometimes do, that I'll try to turn it into a positive in some way."
Ms Sturgeon went on to explain that she was keen to promote Scottish designers by wearing their clothes.
"But you will find people with different opinion, sometimes I'm a bit internally conflicted by it," she added.
Ms Sturgeon quipped that since Jeremy Corbyn's election as Labour leader, "male politicians are getting talked about for what they wear just as much as female politicians".
She added: "His dress sense has been subject to as much commentary over the past couple of weeks as mine has been."
Replacing the old police authorities, they were elected in November 2012 to hold the police to account and to set the budget for their force area.
In a survey for the BBC over a third of people said they did not know they had a PCC.
Despite this commissioners in Wales say they feel they have made a difference.
The findings of the BBC poll, published a year after the first PCC elections were held, indicate that 35% do not know if they have one, while 3% think - incorrectly - that they do not.
Christopher Salmon says a PCC should be "constantly in his (chief constable's) ear saying 'what are you doing to make my life better and my community safer'?".
The businessman told the BBC's Sarah Moore there will never be enough officers but the priority will always be to make sure money goes to the "front line".
Police and Crime Commissioners are here to stay and are already making a difference, says Ian Johnston.
Mr Johnston served Gwent Police for 33 years and then was vice-president and president of the Police Superintendents' Association.
He faced controversy after it emerged he had ordered his then chief constable to "retire or be removed" in June.
Mr Johnston said he has had an "eventful" year but says morale within the force is "off the richter scale" and he had been out and about talking and listening to what people want.
He told Jordan Davies his role has changed the shape and direction of the Gwent Police force in 12 months.
Reducing crime and preventing reoffending is at the heart of everything he does, says Alun Michael.
The former home office minister and MP said he was working hard on "good partnerships" between police and a variety of other agencies as a way to "add value" to what he is doing.
Public recognition of his job is not important but a reduction in crime will be a "tick in the box" at the end of his term, he told BBC Wales' Stephen Fairclough.
Complaints from the farming community about inadequate policing of rural areas have been dealt with by setting up a rural crime team, said Winston Roddick.
He said it was one of the things which he had been able to push through and whilst it had been a success it is still early days for most people to know what the role of a PCC entails.
Mr Roddick, a leading barrister, told BBC Wales' Chris Dearden that despite financial cut-backs being a burden it also means better use is being made of available resources.
'One in three' unaware of local PCC
Their concerns had stopped them either using online banking or shopping or posting on social media, the survey by a Department of Commerce agency said.
The study asked 41,000 households about their activity in the past 12 months.
A US official said mistrust about privacy was causing "chilling effects".
The agency that carried out the study, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), called for encryption and security to be improved.
The report, based on data collected by the US Census Bureau in July 2015, said 45% of online households had refrained from at least one of the activities identified in the survey, and 30% had refrained from at least two.
Asked about the activities individually, 29% of households responding said they had avoided conducting financial transactions online; 26% avoided buying goods or services; 26% avoided posting to social networks and 19% said they had stopped themselves expressing a controversial opinion on social media because of privacy concerns.
When respondents were asked what concerned them the most about online privacy and security, 63% said identity theft.
The respondents, who were allowed to give multiple answers, also cited credit card or banking fraud (45%), data collection by online services (23%), loss of control over personal data (22%) and data collection by the government (18%); 13% also said they were concerned about threats to personal safety.
The data suggested 19% of US online households had been affected by an online security breach in the previous year. The NTIA said this represented about 19 million American households.
The survey also suggested that households with more internet-connected devices were more likely to suffer a security breach online - 31% of those using at least five different internet-enabled devices were hit by a breach, it said.
"For the internet to grow and thrive, users must continue to trust that their personal information will be secure and their privacy protected," NTIA policy analyst Rafi Goldberg said in a post accompanying the report.
"[Our] initial analysis only scratches the surface of this important area, but it is clear that policymakers need to develop a better understanding of mistrust in the privacy and security of the internet and the resulting chilling effects."
Andy Mulcahy, editor at UK-based online retail association IMRG, said transparency was the key to increasing participation online.
"Businesses often avoid drawing attention to the fact they track data on people, which isn't as underhand as it sounds," he said.
"The nature of how this technology works is that we leave a trail of data whenever we interact with sites, but being more transparent about what they have, how it is used, and why, could actually... build trust."
McHugh's dramatic strike in the 92nd minute saw Falkirk beat Hibernian 5-4 on aggregate to set up a Premiership play-off final against Kilmarnock.
"It would be a dream come true getting back to the Premiership," said McHugh.
"Going up the way we would do if we beat Kilmarnock would be unbelievable for the club and the fans."
Just one defeat in their last 13 Championship matches helped Falkirk clinch second place on goal difference ahead of Hibs to avoid a two-legged play-off quarter-final, where Hibs beat Raith Rovers.
The Bairns' subsequent victory over Alan Stubbs' side - 3-2 on Friday after a 2-2 draw in the first leg at Easter Road - brings a showdown with Lee Clark's Kilmarnock, who will finish 11th in the Premiership.
The first leg will take place at the Falkirk Stadium on Thursday, with the return at Rugby Park next Sunday, 22 May.
McHugh, 24, admitted he had a relatively sleepless night after his late heroics on Friday.
"I was lying in bed still wide awake at four o'clock in the morning," he told BBC Radio Scotland. "I'm not sure what time I got to sleep but I only had a couple of hours."
The former Motherwell forward, who had loan spells at Queen of the South and Airdrie in the past two seasons before joining Falkirk last summer, believes the Bairns - who were relegated from the Premiership in 2010 - are well placed to maintain their form in the final.
"I think it is quite an even balance because Kilmarnock and Hibs are probably at a similar level," he said.
"But we are going into the game with a bit of momentum so let's hope that can get us over the line. We will prepare right this week and hopefully get it done."
McHugh has scored 10 goals this season and six of them have been in the final 10 minutes of matches, with four coming in the 90th minute or beyond.
Three of his strikes have come against Hibs, including a last-minute equaliser in their league game at Easter Road last month, and an 80th-minute leveller in the first leg of their semi-final.
"I mentioned to the coaches a couple of weeks back that most of the goals in my career have been in the second half, and most of them have been late on," he added.
"It is something I have a good habit of doing in my career and it gives you that belief late into the game that you can pop up and get a goal."
The Second City derby, Aston Villa v Birmingham City, is more than matched in competitiveness and intensity by the Black Country derby, between Wolves and West Bromwich Albion.
And, from Witton to West Bromwich, supporters of a certain age, given the greater number of top-flight meetings between the two clubs down the years, will still maintain that Villa v Albion is the biggest of them all.
But emotions also get pretty stirred up when there is a clash of the two clubs who take their names from the two main cities of the West Midlands.
And, as if the stakes were not high enough already, Blues' current plight and last week's sacking of Lee Clark mean that new City boss Gary Rowett will be taking charge for the first time in Saturday's lunchtime derby at Molineux (12:15 GMT).
In 132 derby games between the two clubs since they first met in the FA Cup in 1890, Wolves have won 63 to Blues' 39.
Wolves, promoted just five months ago, lie third in the Championship, level on points with the two sides above them, knowing that even a draw would take them temporarily top.
Blues lie second from bottom, coming off the back of last Saturday's 8-0 St Andrew's thrashing by Bournemouth - their record home defeat.
But form, they say, goes out of the window in a derby game.
To whet the appetite, seven BBC reporters recall their most memorable Wolves-Blues derby.
"When attending Blues matches along with my dad back then, we'd stand in the corner of the Tilton terracing. But, as a pre-Christmas treat on a cold, crisp, sunny day, he paid for us to sit in the main stand paddock.
"Wolves were riding high in what was then Division Two, looking odds-on favourites for promotion. They had players like Ron Flowers, Mike Bailey, a superb captain and leader, future manager Graham Hawkins, Ernie Hunt, Peter Knowles, (what a talent!) and Dave Wagstaffe.
"As for Blues, with a forward line that contained Trevor Hockey, Johnny Vincent, Geoff Vowden and Barry Bridges, goals were never in short supply but, with a defence that liked to be generous to the opposition, elevation to the top flight was less certain.
"For the opening 45 minutes, Wolves were a class apart and well worth a 2-0 lead. What happened next left the Blues fans wide-eyed in amazement as, in a superb attacking display, goals from young Mickey Bullock, Vowden and Bridges secured victory.
"There was also humour during a crazy second half when, as a player received treatment for an injury, Hockey even ate a bar of chocolate thrown to him from the terraces while he waited to take a corner. You don't get moments like that these days, do you?"
Blues fan John Platt (BBC WM)
"There was not just local pride at stake - there was a war of words to be won between managers Mark McGhee and Barry Fry, who had been sniping at each other about which team would finish higher in Division One, with Blues two points ahead of Wolves going into the Molineux showdown.
"The atmosphere was also cranked up by this being the fourth meeting between the sides inside three months, Wolves having won an FA Cup third round tie after a replay before Birmingham triumphed 2-0 in the first league encounter at St Andrew's just 18 days earlier.
"They looked on course for a league double after Paul Devlin, who had given Blues an early lead which was cancelled out by Don Goodman, put his side back in front from the penalty spot with six minutes left after Kevin Francis tumbled in the box.
"But there was to be a late twist as Andy Thompson levelled from the spot before Steve Bull outpaced the Birmingham defence to fire an angled shot past Bart Griemink for Wolves' winner before running in front of the stunned visiting fans in celebration.
"McGhee might have won this battle but it was Fry who won the war. Blues finished the season in 15th, three points and five places above Wolves."
Steve Marshall (BBC Sport Online - Birmingham)
"Both Birmingham and Wolves were fighting for Division One play-off spots in the final weeks of the 1998-99 season.
"Wolves were on a wonderful run of form under Colin Lee, who had replaced Mark McGhee as manager a few months earlier, and they further boosted their promotion chances with a 1-0 victory at St Andrew's.
"Australian midfielder Steve Corica, whose time at Molineux was blighted by injury after injury, scored the only goal with a low shot from the edge of the box that flew past Kevin Poole at his near post.
"At full-time, a smiling Lee and his assistant John Ward raced towards the travelling Wolves fans, hand in hand and arms aloft.
"But the celebrations would not last. Wolves failed to win again that season and finished seventh, while Trevor Francis's Blues made the top six but lost to Watford on penalties in their play-off semi-final."
Phil Cartwright (BBC Sport Online - Birmingham)
"With Andy Mutch ruled out through injury, Wolves manager Graham Turner handed a surprise debut to young Darren Roberts.
"He'd only been signed a few weeks before from non-league Burton Albion but what an impact he made on his full league debut.
"It was real Roy of the Rovers stuff, as 'Super Daz' etched his name in Wolves folklore by netting a first-half hat-trick.
"In front of the TV cameras, Kevin Keen got the other as the boys in gold and black romped to a memorable 4-0 victory.
"To rub salt in the wounds of the Bluenoses, Roberts then went on to reveal that he was actually a lifelong Villa fan."
Wolves fan Daz Hale (BBC WM)
"I don't remember too much very clearly from the first local derby I described for radio on this patch, other than trying so hard not to offend listeners supporting either team that I hardly said anything at all.
"Dougie Freedman scored an early goal, but Blues were the better side, at the start of a late-season surge which would end with them missing the play-offs on a technicality - one of the hard-luck tales that seemed to befall Blues every spring under Trevor Francis.
"I vaguely recall Peter Ndlovu strolling up to roll in a penalty almost as if there were no goalkeeper there, for the goal that settled the match.
"However I mainly remember catching up his fellow goalscorer Dele Adebola for an interview just as the doors of the lift he was in were closing. We filled the small elevator between us, Dele and I.
"And, as it was a slow-moving lift and the big man chose his words carefully, I didn't have to jam the doors shut for too long to get the interview finished."
Reporter Mike Taylor (BBC WM)
"This game was a humdinger. Wolves and Blues were chasing promotion and, with just three matches left, it was massive for both teams.
"It was goalless at half-time - but the second half was breathless. Andy Cole put Blues in front but two goals in four minutes from Michael McIndoe put Wolves ahead.
"But Blues responded with an equaliser from Nicklas Bendtner and, with just two minutes left, Cameron Jerome slipped the off-side trap to put them 3-2 up. What drama! But this game still wasn't done. Wolves won a late, late penalty, only for McIndoe's spot-kick to be saved by Colin Doyle.
"When interviewed post-match for BBC Midlands Today, Wolves boss Mick McCarthy just walked away mid question, unable to speak. He knew the ramifications.
"Blues went on to finish second and gain automatic promotion. Wolves finished fifth and had to suffer the extra agony of a play-off defeat by Black Country rivals West Bromwich Albion."
Reporter Dan Pallett(BBC Midlands Today)
"At full time, Dean Saunders walked off to the loud acclaim of those of us in the away end at St Andrew's after a result that gave disbelieving and increasingly furious Wolves fans further hope.
"It was a game best remembered for a nerve-jangling second-half fightback from Blues, an excellent midfield performance from David Davis and two goals from Sylvan Ebanks-Blake - as well as the injury that ended his Wolves career.
"Just 12 months earlier, we had played Chelsea. Now, in stark danger of welcoming Carlisle and Crawley to Molineux, this lifted us four places clear of the Championship's bottom three with a safety net of only a point.
"Yet, just 36 days later, Saunders was sacked, our humiliation complete - relegation from Premier League to League One in successive seasons.
"A pathetic decline that shamed those involved - but at least it led us to Kenny Jackett, and the wonderful restoration of Old Gold hope and pride. And a bit of glory."
Wolves fan John Bray (BBC Midlands Today)
Compiled by BBC Sport's Ged Scott.
Mike Parker said he was "younger and angrier" when he wrote in 2001 that parts of Wales were inhabited by "gun-toting Final Solution crackpots".
Plaid said he now recognised the language he used was "inappropriate".
Labour said Mr Parker was "not fit" to represent Ceredigion.
Following press reports about the article written for Planet magazine, Mr Parker defended his actions in a statement on Facebook.
He said he had been writing about a minority of people he had met who said they had moved to rural Wales from England to "escape multicultural communities in more urban areas".
"My anger at these racist attitudes fuelled some high-octane language that I wouldn't use to express myself now - however, I maintain the view that racism should never be ignored nor accepted, and should always be challenged and tackled," he said.
A Plaid Cymru spokesman said: "He was reacting to some very negative and belittling comments he heard at that time as someone who had moved to Ceredigion from Kidderminster himself.
"Plaid Cymru has always worked against those divisive forces and we're very proud of our record in doing so."
Labour's candidate for Ceredigion, Huw Thomas, called on Plaid Cymru to replace Mr Parker, saying: "There should be no place in our politics or our society for such divisive and hateful language."
The area's Conservative candidate, Henrietta Hensher, said: "What he's actually done is tarnish a section of the population within Wales as a whole, suggesting that they are racist."
Welsh Liberal Democrat AM Peter Black called on Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood to "show some leadership" and demand a "full public apology" from Mr Parker.
"Either he withdraws these remarks or else she needs to explain whether he is representing Plaid Cymru policy," said Mr Black.
"His offensive views shouldn't just be swept under the carpet."
Meanwhile, UKIP's candidate for Ceredigion, Gethin James, said: "If a UKIP candidate had written an article in such a derogatory manner, even though it was some time ago, they would be asked to consider their position as a parliamentary candidate."
The candidates so far declared to be standing in Ceredigion are: Henrietta Hensher (Conservative), Jack Huggins (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition), Gethin James (UKIP), Mike Parker (Plaid Cymru), Huw Thomas (Labour), Daniel Thompson (Green Party), and Mark Williams (Liberal Democrats).
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The Murrays saved six match points, and wasted five set points, in an epic second-set tie-break before Bellucci and Sa eventually completed the win.
Earlier, defending champion Andy Murray won his opening singles match, beating Serbia's Viktor Troicki 6-3 6-2.
British women's number one Johanna Konta beat Stephanie Vogt 6-3 6-1.
The 25-year-old 10th seed had to see off two break points in the first set before taking control against the world number 290 from Liechtenstein.
Men's world number one Novak Djokovic was beaten 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-2) by Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro.
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After losing his serve in the first game against Troicki, second seed Murray, 29, went on to control the tempo of the match and says he is not feeling any pressure to win the singles title he claimed at London 2012.
"I will always keep my gold medal," he said. "That will always be there. You don't have to give it away.
"So, it's more trying to win another medal. That builds the pressure, and wanting to do something here. It's sort of the pressure I am putting on myself. I'm not thinking about four years ago.
"Having the Olympics come so soon after Wimbledon for me, it may have been easy to have a bit of a lull, but that's not going to happen with the Olympics."
Konta is hoping to cap a remarkable year - in which she has earned a career-high world ranking of 13, won a first WTA title and reached the Australian Open semi-finals - with an Olympic medal.
"It was a very tough match. She was playing inspired tennis and had nothing to lose," Konta said after winning on her Olympic debut.
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Defending women's champion Serena Williams started her title defence with a 6-4 6-2 victory over Australia's Daria Gavrilova.
German second seed Angelique Kerber, who was beaten by American Williams in last month's Wimbledon final, won 6-3 7-5 in her opener against Colombia's Mariana Duque-Marino.
Rafael Nadal, the men's singles champion at Beijing 2008, is also through after beating Argentina's Federico Delbonis 6-2 6-1 on his comeback from injury.
The Spaniard had not played for two months after pulling out of the French Open with a wrist injury.
"The wrist needs little bit more time to be 100%," the 14-time Grand Slam winner said. "If this was not the Olympic Games, I would not be here competing."
The discovery was made during a planned police search of a residence at Carnreagh Bend, Newtownabbey, on Friday.
A sum of money was also recovered during the operation.
The 42-year-old man who was arrested has since been released on police bail pending further enquiries.
Bydd Yws yn perfformio Sebona Fi - hoff gân gwrandawyr Radio Cymru yn siart #40Mawr 2016 - mewn cyngerdd arbennig ar Ddiwrnod Santes Dwynwen i ddathlu 40 mlynedd ers sefydlu'r orsaf.
"Dwi wedi bod yn ddigon lwcus i gael cyfleon gwych gan Radio Cymru dros y blynyddoedd ac mae rôl yr orsaf yn hybu bandiau ac artistiaid ifanc yn holl bwysig," meddai Yws.
"Heb gerddoriaeth gyfoes a pherthnasol, does dim posib i'r iaith Gymraeg ffynnu."
Yn saer coed wrth grefft ac yn bêl-droediwr dawnus, mae'n abl iawn mewn sawl maes. Ond pan ddaw hi i gerddoriaeth, mae'n credu nad ydy cyfraniad y diwydiant i ddiwylliant Cymraeg yn cael ei lwyr werthfawrogi.
"Dwi ddim yn meddwl bod o'n cal cweit gymaint o barch ag y dylai o," meddai Ywain.
"Mae'r sin yn cael ei edrych ar fel peth chwerthinllyd gan rai pobl.
"Ella bod rhai pobl yn sbio lawr eu trwyna' arno fo dipyn bach. Ond dwi'n coelio'n gryf heb y sin miwsig Gymraeg, heb y petha' 'ma pobl ifanc yn dewis gwrando ar eu hunain, 'sgen ti ddim yr iaith yn datblygu'n naturiol ac yn cael ei gweld fel wbath 'cŵl'.
"Mae'n bwysicach na petha' sy'n cael eu stwffio lawr eu gyddfa' nhw yn yr ysgol."
Wrth siarad am y band a ddaeth ag o i enwogrwydd dros ddegawd yn ôl, dywedodd Ywain fod aelodau Frizbee ar y pryd yn trin y band fel "busnes".
"Oeddan ni'n llawn amsar am dair blynadd a hannar allan o bump. Oedd o'n gyflog iawn a ddaru ni erioed gael nawdd yn uniongyrchol - 'aru bob dim gael ei 'neud ar ein cefna' ni'n hunain."
Roedd y band yn gwneud arian drwy werthu CDs a breindaliadau (royalties).
Ond yn 2008 - ar ddechrau cyfnod hir o anghydfod rhwng cerddorion Cymraeg a'r corff oedd yn dosbarthu taliadau i'r artistiaid - daeth Frizbee i ben.
Ac er bod pryderon wedi codi yn ddiweddar am ddyfodol y diwydiant cyhoeddi a llenyddiaeth yng Nghymru, mae Ywain o'r farn bod mwy o fri yn perthyn i'r diwydiant hwnnw na sydd i fiwsig Cymraeg.
"Ella bod hi'n amsar rhoi'r sin miwsig Gymraeg ar fwy o bedestal," meddai Yws, sy'n rhyddhau ei albym nesaf ym mis Ebrill ac sy'n edrych ymlaen i fod yn dad am yr ail waith.
"Ella bod llyfra' wedi dod yn bell yn ddiweddar, ond y gwir ydy mae'r sin miwsig Gymraeg yn cynnig lot mwy na ma' pobl yn ei feddwl.
"Dwi'm yn coelio mewn sybsydeiddio'r celfyddyda' - dydy o ddim yn compiwtio efo fi."
"Proffesiynoli'r sin sydd ei angan," meddai, "ac i fod yn deg mae hynny wedi digwydd fwy yn y pum mlynedd ddiwetha' nag oedd wedi digwydd yn y 30 mlynadd cyn hynny.
"Ond mae'n saethu ei hun yn ei droed weithia' hefyd.
"I lot o fandia' ifanc mae ganddyn nhw betha' maen nhw isio'i gyflawni, ond i rai erill jysd laff ydi o - fel dylia fo fod. Ond mae lot o'r rheiny yn cael gymaint o sylw â'r rhai sy' ddim yn ei gymryd o gymaint o ddifri' ac, yn y pen draw, ma' bandia' sy'n trio g'neud wbath ohoni yn cael eu tynnu i lawr gan y lleill a wedyn ella ei fod o'n edrych o'r tu allan fel bod y sin yn amhroffesiynol.
"Wedyn ti'n sdyc yn y paradocs 'ma o wbath sy'n eitha' safonol ond sydd ddim yn cael ei weld fel 'na o'r tu allan."
Mae'n anodd cymharu cerddoriaeth Gymraeg gyda barddoniaeth a llenyddiaeth, achos maen nhw'n draddodiadau gwahanol. Yn sicr, mae cerddoriaeth wedi bod yn llai amlwg ar adegau na llên a barddoniaeth, ac mae mwy o glod i'r bobl sy'n ennill y Gadair yn yr Eisteddfod na sydd i'r rhai sy'n ennill Tlws y Cerddor.
Ond ar ei lefel bach ei hunan, mae cerddoriaeth Gymraeg wedi'i hadnabod fel elfen bwysig yn yr ymgyrch iaith dros y blynyddoedd, felly mae'r clod wedi bod yno. Ond os y'n ni'n sôn am gerdd bop anwleidyddol, sydd yn bodoli er mwyn mwynhâd pur - falle y math o beth mae pobl ifanc yn gwrando arno y dyddiau yma - does dim dealltwriaeth am ei rôl yn y gymdeithas, dyw hi ddim yn cario Neges Fawr, ac felly dydy hi ddim yn cael cymaint o sylw o ddifri' oherwydd hynny.
Ond mae'r un peth yn wir am gerdd bop Saesneg i ryw raddau, felly dyw hynny ddim yn broblem i bop Cymru yn unig. Y ffaith bod pobl ifanc yn gwrando ar gerddoriaeth Gymraeg sy'n bwysig, nid 'y neges' sydd yn rhan ohono.
Os oes 'na bobl ifanc sydd eisiau chwarae cerddoriaeth Gymraeg eu hunain, mynd i gigs Cymraeg, prynu CDs neu downloads neu beth bynnag achos mae'r gerddoriaeth Gymraeg yn werth gwrando arni, dyna sy'n bwysig, a dyna fydd yn cadw'r iaith yn fyw i'r bobl ifanc.
Mewn unrhyw sin bydd rhai pobl yn edrych lawr eu trwynau ar rai pethau, bydd rhai pobl yn cymharu rhai stwff gyda stwff arall; mae hynny'n hollol naturiol. Mae'r ffaith mod i'n clywed cerddoriaeth Gymraeg pob dydd ar BBC 6 Music - hynny yw, ar raglenni DJs Saesneg, ar orsaf radio Saesneg - yn arwydd bod y sin yn iach a bod pobl yn dal i greu cerddoriaeth ddiddorol a chyfoes, ac felly 'pwysig'. Ac mae'n croesi lot mwy o ffiniau heb ei gyfieithu na gall llenyddiaeth neu farddoniaeth Cymraeg…
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Mae mynediad i'r cyngerdd am ddim a bydd hefyd yn cael ei ddarlledu'n fyw ar Radio Cymru rhwng 10am a 5pm.
O'Halloran, 24, scored in the 2-1 win over Kilmarnock early last month and contributed to Saints' victory over Dundee United and draw with Dundee.
The Scotland Under-21 cap joined Tommy Wright's side from Bolton Wanderers in January 2014.
Saints are unbeaten in their last six outings, while O'Halloran has four goals in 18 appearances this season.
McCollum, from Dungannon, County Tyrone, and Scot Melissa Reid were caught with 11kg (24lb) of cocaine in August 2013.
They were searched at Lima's international airport and cocaine was found hidden inside packages of food.
The women initially claimed they had been kidnapped and forced to carry drugs, but later admitted the charges.
The pair admitted trying to smuggle cocaine worth £1.5m from Peru to Spain and were jailed for six years and eight months.
Kevin Winters, McCollum's solicitor, said she was released effectively on parole on Thursday night and he was waiting to hear the terms of her release.
"I can confirm Michaella has been released from jail and I'm waiting to hear the outcome of the judicial process," he said.
Melissa Reid from Lenzie, near Glasgow, who was also convicted for trying to smuggle cocaine, remains in prison in Peru.
A transfer request for her was approved by the Scottish Prison Service in January 2015.
But it says any transfer would ultimately be for the Peruvian prison service to determine.
Irish-American Archbishop Sean Walsh, of the Eastern Catholic Church, visited McCollum in prison earlier this week and said he did not expect "parole to happen this early".
"As it's at the discretion of the judges, it could have been delayed for some more years, but thank God, they are allowing her parole now.
"One reason perhaps is, in addition to her seriousness, she's young."
Fr Walsh said that during her parole, McCollum would be volunteering at the Eastern Catholic Church with Irish priest Fr Cathal Gallagher, who works with patients who have HIV.
The self-styled guru is wanted in connection with a 2006 murder case and for contempt of court.
He was arrested a day after his supporters fought a pitched battle with the police at his ashram.
At least six people died during the stand-off, police said.
The bodies of four women and a child were found at the site on Wednesday.
A fifth woman, aged 20, died at a local hospital after leaving the ashram. The causes of their deaths are being investigated. Police say the bodies did not "bear any injuries".
The 63-year-old guru, who is facing charges of waging war against the nation, told reporters on Thursday that he "regretted" the deaths, but denied police allegations that he had used his followers as human shields during clashes.
"I did not use them (as shields). They were acting on their own," he said.
The guru also denied all the charges against him saying "I am innocent, all the charges against me are baseless".
After being led out of his fortress-like complex in an ambulance late on Wednesday, the guru was taken for a medical examination.
Before arresting Rampal, the police managed to evacuate more than 16,000 followers from the ashram and sent them home in buses and trains.
"There could still be between 3,000 and 4,000 people inside the complex," local police official Satender Kumar Gupta told reporters after the guru's arrest.
Police accused his armed devotees of holding people hostage, and using women and children as human shields.
One man said the private securitymen - who were known as "commandos" - had threatened the people inside the ashram and refused to let them leave during Tuesday's bloody clashes.
"We were separated from our families so that we couldn't leave. They also used coercion to make us attack the [police] forces and said they would shoot us if we didn't throw stones to protect the guru," Ram Kumar, a follower, told The Indian Express newspaper.
More than 200 people were injured in the clashes - police fired tear gas and water cannon, and used bulldozers to try to break into the sprawling complex, while ashram members threw stones and other missiles and opened fire.
At least 270 people have been arrested in connection with the violence and charged with rioting, illegal detention, attempt to murder and waging war against the state.
Rampal is accused of involvement in a murder case dating from 2006 in which a man died in a clash at another of his ashrams.
He denied the allegations and was released on bail. The authorities ordered his arrest on contempt charges after he repeatedly failed to appear in court.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court had set a final deadline for Rampal to appear in court on Monday in the contempt case.
Rampal ignored the summons and his lawyers said he was too ill to make the 250km (155-mile) journey to the court in Chandigarh, which serves as the capital of both states.
The judges criticised the government, saying they "lacked the will" to arrest the guru and said he must be in court by Friday.
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Matthew Kershaw, East Kent Hospitals NHS Chief Executive said NHS chiefs had no final plan but "haven't ruled out, haven't ruled in" the proposal.
East Kent Hospitals currently has two A&E departments in Ashford and Margate.
The trust is rated as requiring improvement and is forecast to have a £37m deficit at the end of the year.
Last May, campaigners and the public sector Unison raised concerns that East Kent NHS could have one A&E but the trust said no decision had been made.
When asked about plans for A&E, Mr Kershaw said the trust was looking at accessibility and providing high-quality care.
He said: "I wouldn't want to confirm at this point any plans because we don't have those. We're in a conversation with commissioners and we will be in a conversation with the public about a range of options."
In August, the trust revealed it faced a £37m deficit this financial year and Mr Kershaw said that was still the case.
He said the deficit was significantly driven by staffing costs and the trust was working to cut costs by reducing agency workers and employing its own staff.
When the trust was placed in special measures, health regulator Monitor identified issues with safety, leadership and a bullying culture.
The trust was later upgraded to requiring improvement.
Mr Kershaw said a cultural change programme was in place and safety was being tackled by having the right number of staff in the right departments.
He said the trust expected a re-inspection by the Care Quality Commission later this year.
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Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered fell 1.9% after analysts at Barclays cut their rating of the shares. Consumer finance firm Provident Financial and insurer Standard Life were both down almost 2%.
Shares in house builder Berkeley remained the top performer on the FTSE 100 with a 3% gain.
Investors were encouraged by its full-year results.
Berkeley said there had been a rise in customers cancelling reservations for new homes after the Brexit vote, but that had now returned to normal.
It added that property prices remained "resilient".
Meanwhile Redrow, Wales' biggest house builder, said pre-tax profits had risen 23% to £250m.
Redrow shares were up nearly 7% by noon.
Overall the FTSE 100 was down 17 points lower at 6,861.
On the currency markets, the pound was up 0.2% against the dollar, at $1.3333. Against the euro, it just a touch higher at €1.1938.
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The shinty/hurling fixture is reverting to a one-off clash, which head coach Ronald Ross believes offers his men a chance to retain the winner's quaich.
"The first game we tend to do better because they've got to adjust as catching a ball is a big part of their game, kicking the ball too," he said.
"But Ireland get used to the rules, so it's more competitive in the second."
The Scots claimed a 24-14 victory in the first outing in Inverness last year, but late points at Croke Park four weeks later saw them lose the second leg while still winning on aggregate.
"Last year at home, we played really well at the Bught Park" explained the former Kingussie forward, who said confidence was key to them losing by such a narrow margin.
"It was really pleasing because normally, when it's a two-legged affair, the second leg we've really struggled."
He added: "We got the goals, we got the points and we had a good lead going into the second half but kind of tailed off a wee bit.
"These things tend to happen, you build up all that momentum and the second half is an anti-climax."
Ross believes his squad this year boasts a good mix and gives him plenty of options when it comes to team selection.
"There's competition for places up there, so if guys aren't performing and playing to their capabilities, we can make changes and that's important in shinty/hurling, because those 80 minutes are intense."
Some of the freshness will come from the new additions - including Newtonmore's Andy Mackintosh, Thomas Borthwick from Kingussie and Lorne Dickie, a Camanachd Cup finalist with Oban.
It is not often two sports can be combined so smoothly.
For this hybrid meeting, each team has 14 players and it is played for 40 minutes each half. You throw in, not up. Scoring varies from three points for a goal, two scoring off the ground from a free or sideline hit and a point for over the bar. And, for hurlers, there is no handling and no kicking the ball.
"The way they play, they attack the ball as they've got like a tennis racquet, so any balls played up they go and win in the air where normally a defender stands behind a forward on a Saturday, so our forwards have to adjust slightly," said Ross.
"We know it's going to be a difficult challenge."
Just as well they are coached by the man nicknamed "Ronaldo of the Glens".
Scotland's senior women's team will this year take the Bught Park field against Dublin's camogie team - the hurling equivalent played by women.
Head coach Stuart Reid explains this will be their biggest test to date "by a mile".
"Every year, we've played we've gone up the levels; we started off played Dublin's junior A team, year after that Down premier/junior, last year Kildare, who are intermediate and this year Dublin are bringing a mixture of their junior A team and their senior team, which is the top level," Glenurquhart player Reid said.
"The ultimate aim is to get an Ireland team to get over, but if we can prove ourselves at a senior level, that's all we can do.
"It'll be a massive test for them, it'll be the highest level they can face, but I'm pretty confident if we prepare them well, they'll be alright."
Kathleen "Missy" Cameron will lead the side in her third appearance for Scotland. The Lochaber stalwart admits it will be tough, but the continued growth of the women's game means they have more strength in depth this year.
"We're expecting a hard, fast and physical game, as always with the Irish," she said.
"We played Dublin a couple of years ago and had a good start then they adapted to the game back and came back against us, so we'll be watching for that happening again."
Having put in a lot of work in training on their fitness, Cameron says their speed should work in their favour when it comes to the game, although she admits their Celtic counterparts will not make it easy for them.
"The defenders are going to have a hard time keeping up with their forwards, but we've got banks and banks of defence, so we should do alright," she added.
Scotland's men's under-21 side will also take on Ireland in a Shinty/Hurling International.
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The 2.2bn euro (£1.9bn) sale of General Motors to the PSA Group has also raised job fears at Vauxhall's Luton factory.
The two plants employ 4,500 workers.
BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said government sources were "cautiously optimistic" about the future of car production at Vauxhall.
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It is understood Business Secretary Greg Clarke received assurances there will be no change to pensions, jobs or production at Vauxhall up to 2020-21 and the chairman of PSA Group's managing board, Carlos Tavares, said he was not interested in closing plants.
The Unite union said the workers at Ellesmere Port and Luton have been through a "nerve-wracking fortnight" and its priority was to safeguard their jobs.
One of the workers arriving at Ellesmere Port - which employs more than 2,000 staff - said earlier: "Everybody is in the dark at the moment.
"Job-wise we just don't know what will happen."
He added: "Hopefully, we'll find out more today."
Another said they had been told "it was fine until 2021", but the future of the site was uncertain after then.
He said: "I think the deal is a good deal for GM and Vauxhall employees themselves... but is there a future for young ones after 2021?"
He also raised concerns about pensions, adding: "Are they going to takeover GM pensions that we've all been paying into for 32 years? Is the money still there? We don't know."
Justin Madders, Labour MP for Ellesmere Port and Neston, vowed to fight to keep the plant open.
He said: "There is no doubt if it was shut down there would be a significant devastating effect on the economy, not just in Ellesmere Port but in the wider region.
"We have got to make sure we fight every step of the way to keep the place open."
The MP for the Luton plant, which produces Vivaro vans, said the government needs to strike a Brexit deal that will reduce uncertainty around the future of Vauxhall in the UK.
Labour MP Gavin Shuker welcomed the takeover, but said assurances needed to be made around the "very profitable, very efficient" plant which has eight years of production left.
The Luton South MP said freedom of movement is "hugely helpful", suggesting the government be prepared to bail out Vauxhall in a Nissan-style deal if Brexit negotiations do not go to plan.
The Ellesmere Port car plant was "close to closing" in 2012 when General Motors restructured its European operations.
An agreement to build new Astra cars safeguarded the future of the plant until 2020. It now produces almost 150,000 Astras every year.
Alison McGovern, Labour MP for Wirral South, tweeted she was working with Mr Madders and Unite for clarity on the future.
Labour councillor Phil Davies, leader of Wirral Council, said he has urged to government to keep the Ellesmere Port car plant open "for years to come".
He said it was "absolutely crucial" to the economy and if it closed it would have "devastating effects... in terms of families and their ability to make ends meet and quality of life".
The boss of a supply chain consultants company said there was "clearly concern" the Ellesmere Port plant could close, because 75% of Astra components are sourced from the EU and the vast majority of the vehicles made at Ellesmere Port are sold outside the UK".
Richard Gane, from Vendigital, said: "Building cars requires a web of suppliers all feeding parts to assembly plants.
"If rumours are correct and PSA Group is planning to combine platforms with Peugeot's next new model, there would be a strong reason to exit the UK."
The gunmen approached Thomaz Alckmin's car in what police say may have been an attempted robbery or kidnapping.
Mr Alckmin's bodyguards and the gunmen exchanged fire in Morumbi, in the south of the city of Sao Paulo.
Sao Paulo, Brazil's richest city, has one of the country's worst crime rates.
Police said gunmen stopped the car of Mr Alckmin, 30, and his 9-year-old daughter as they were leaving a social club in Morumbi.
Mr Alckmin's guards opened fire, forcing the attackers to flee. The gunmen's car was later found with blood stains, police said.
Mr Alckmin and his daughter escaped unscathed.
This is not the first time Thomaz Alckmin's guards have been involved in a shootout.
In 2002, one of his security guards died after a gunfight with armed robbers outside the home of Mr Alckmin's girlfriend.
His father, Sao Paulo state Governor Geraldo Alckmin, has received death threats from a powerful criminal gang calling itself First Command of the Capital (PCC).
The 32-year-old former Warwickshire seamer's last first-team appearance for the Hove side came in June 2014.
The right-armer took 199 wickets at an average of 32.38 in 63 first-class appearances for Sussex.
"It's been a frustrating 18 months. On the advice of the club's medical staff, I have decided not to pursue my first-class cricketing career," he said.
Anyon joined Sussex ahead of the 2010 campaign and became a consistent performer for their Championship side.
He took 55 first-class wickets at an average of 32.45 in 2011 and a further 50 at 28.64 in 2013.
Anyon also made 1,086 first-class runs during his spell with Sussex.
"I'm very fortunate to have played my best cricket at Sussex," he added.
"I'd like to make a special thank you to the medical staff and the Professional Cricketers' Association for all their help over the past 12 months. I wish the club success going forward."
Officers received a report from the ambulance service in the early hours expressing concern for the teenager who was lying at the back of George Road in Wallsend.
She was taken to hospital and later died, Northumbria Police confirmed.
A spokeswoman for the force said the death was currently being treated as unexplained.
Omar Shishani, a Georgian whose real name is Tarkhan Batirashvili, may have "limped away" from the bombing, a US spokesman said.
Twelve of 13 people targeted in the attack are known to have died, the spokesman said.
There has so far been no comment from IS over Shishani's fate.
Last year, the US offered a $5m (£3.5m) reward for Shishani who, it said, had held numerous top military positions within the group, including "minister of war".
Late on Wednesday, a UK-based Syrian opposition news service, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said its sources had confirmed that an air strike had targeted Shishani's convoy on Friday.
Several of his bodyguards were killed, the sources said, but the commander himself was badly wounded.
"He's not dead," the Syrian Observatory's director, Rami Abdul Rahman, told AFP news agency.
"He was taken from the province of Hassakeh to a hospital in Raqqa province, where he was treated by a jihadist doctor of European origin."
US officials have said they believe Shishani was sent to the Shaddadi area to reinforce IS militants following a series of military defeats.
Shaddadi was captured last month by the Syrian Arab Coalition, an alliance of Arab rebel groups which joined forces with the Kurdish YPG militia to battle IS.
However, a senior US general said the US-led fight against IS was "not quite yet at an inflection point" despite recent successes, including the reported capture of a top IS chemical weapons expert in Iraq.
General Paul Selva, vice chairman of the joints chiefs of staff, told a conference in Washington that IS was an "incredibly flexible opponent" that was "highly decentralised and incredibly resilient".
Plans, backed by councillors in December, call for exclusion zones.
In a report to be discussed on Thursday, head of legal services Gary Williams says: "Merely passing a resolution banning drones would have no legal effect."
The UK Government is currently consulting on the safe use of drones.
Council officers have been examining what legal powers they might have.
Mr Williams said an order introduced in 2016 under the Civil Aviation Act dealt with drones and contained strict controls over their use.
"It does not seem possible to further govern drones in flight (but) it may be possible to regulate the take-off or landing of drones from council-owned property," he added.
"There is a risk that any byelaw created in respect of this issue is, to all intents and purposes, practically unenforceable."
Mr Williams said Welsh Government guidance states councils should not all adopt byelaws over the matter.
A report says officials could not cope with the thousands who arrived at Folkestone and Dover over the summer.
Peter Clarke, the chief inspector of prisons, said it was "unacceptable" that officials did not work out more quickly how to manage the crisis.
Immigration minister James Brokenshire said the shed would not be used again.
The prisons watchdog, which also inspects immigration detention facilities, investigated conditions at Channel facilities last October following the summer's rise in attempts to enter the UK via the Channel Tunnel.
The first nine months of 2014 saw 2,118 detentions - a figure that more than doubled to 4,785 in the same period the following year.
More than 3,500 people were held over the summer months, including 370 children who had arrived without adults. Many of the arrivals were from Eritrea, Sudan and Syria.
Mr Clarke said immigration officials and Tascor, the company running the Channel's holding facilities, came under "considerable pressure" and they resorted to detaining some people, including children, at Longport Freight Shed in Folkestone.
Inspectors found the conditions fundamentally lacked decency. Migrants were sleeping on concrete floors in unhygienic conditions with no clean or dry clothes and no food or hot drinks.
Many had not eaten for long periods and were dehydrated. Some had scabies, headaches or were suffering from diarrhoea.
Another facility, Frontier House in Folkestone, had nowhere suitable to sleep and a third at Dover Seaport was "crowded, poorly ventilated and smelled badly".
"There is no doubt that the increases in migration initially overwhelmed the existing facilities and an emergency response was required," said Mr Clarke.
"This inspection took place some months after that emergency response was initiated and it was unacceptable that arrangements were still not in place to process detainees quickly, efficiently and decently, while ensuring that the most vulnerable, such as children, were safe and that the basic physical needs of all detainees for food, rest and clothing were met."
Inspectors did, however, welcome plans to refurbish the Dover Seaport holding room and praised a project that helped charities and other organisations support detained migrants.
Mr Brokenshire said the Home Office had already accepted most of Mr Clarke's recommendations.
"Last summer we saw unprecedented numbers of migrants trying to reach the UK illegally, particularly through Kent," he said.
"For a short time the Longport freight shed was temporarily used to accommodate migrants on their arrival and ease exceptional pressures on our existing screening centres. This was not acceptable and we are clear it will not be used in this way again."
The clip, captured on a passenger's mobile phone on Wednesday, was sent to the Evening Standard newspaper.
The video was recorded three stops from the site of the 9 November derailment in Croydon that left seven people dead and 51 injured.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said he was "absolutely furious" about the footage.
In the 20-second clip, a driver - who is not the one involved in last year's fatal crash - appears to be sleeping while the tram is waiting at lights.
When the lights changed, he failed to move off.
A commuter told the Evening Standard the driver was asleep for several minutes and people resorted to banging on the window to wake him up.
He is seen bent over and breathing heavily with his hands still on the controls.
Mr Khan said he was sure Londoners would be "as shocked as he was" about the incident, and called for an immediate investigation.
"I have spoken to the chief executive of First Group, who operate the trams, to make my feelings crystal clear.
"This comes just six months after the tragic incident in Croydon which left seven people dead and more than 50 injured.
"Bereaved families and survivors will be appalled by this video."
A Transport for London spokesman said it had asked operators First Group to take all necessary action to ensure they are dealing with driver tiredness.
First Group said in a statement: "We have commenced a full investigation into this incident and will take all appropriate action.
"The driver in question has been suspended from duty pending the outcome of this investigation."
Following the 2016 derailment, four drivers told the BBC that they had fallen asleep while operating trams in Croydon.
An interim crash report found the crashed tram had been travelling at 43.5mph in a 12mph zone and found no evidence of any track defects or obstructions.
The driver was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and is currently on bail.
Colum Marks was shot 26 years ago in Downpatrick, County Down.
A new investigation was to be launched into his killing in June 2016 after a new eyewitness account emerged.
Ian Paisley said the man who fired the shot would be "traumatised" by another investigation, the Press Association reports.
He added the British government should be honouring the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officer and his team for "taking out one of Ulster's worst terrorist criminals" rather than "dragging them through the process of constantly going over what they did".
The police officer who fired the shots previously said he believed Marks was armed at the time, and claimed he refused to stop when an attempt was made to arrest him.
No gun was ever found, and his family claimed Marks was shot after being arrested.
Mr Paisley also told Kris Hopkins, a junior minister at the Northern Ireland Office in the Commons: "In this particular case, the officer who dispatched Marks has now been through three individual inquests. I know the chap personally, he's a friend of mine growing up.
"He has gone through an ombudsman's inquest and now hanging over him is a second ombudsman's inquest.
"His wife and his family will be traumatised by it and that's why I said he and his team should have been given a medal that night.
"That should be the honour our state should be giving to these people, not dragging them through the process of constantly going over what they did."
Mr Hopkins said he understood the passion shown by Mr Paisley, adding: "I just think it's important there is balance and it is proportionate in our response and the state's response to this."
The 18-year-old midfielder came on as a second-half substitute before Paul Anderson's goal earned Dale a point.
McWilliams graduated from the club's academy and signed a two-year professional deal last summer.
Asked if it was a dream come true, McWilliams told BBC Radio Northampton: "Yes. This is what I aimed to do."
Last year McWilliams joined Southern League Premier side Kings Lynn on loan, and he believes it was a good move for his development.
"I've been recalled and it's helped my game; I think it's improved my game and I'm ready to show it here," he added.
Justin Edinburgh's Northampton side are 15th in League One, eight points clear of the relegation zone with five games to play.
An unlikely star of the 46th series, the Cambridge economics student attracted a loyal following for his animated - and very meme-able - facial expressions, his trusty blue jumper and an impressive intellect.
The 29-year-old became a social media phenomenon when he first appeared on the series back in September.
In a highly anticipated final of the show on Monday, Oxford's Balliol College beat Wolfson College, Cambridge.
Monkman's team might have lost when it came to minds, but the Canadian certainly won plenty of hearts.
Twitter went into overdrive during the final showdown as #Monkmania started to trend across the UK.
But in the end, not even Monkman was enough to outsmart Oxford, who won by 190 to 140.
"Oh captain, my captain," lamented one Twitter user.
As a tribute to his work, Monday should be renamed Monkday, said another.
And viewers were quick to praise the the grace with which Monkman accepted defeat, as he heartily applauded the winning team.
"He even lost with enthusiasm. What a pro," said Adrian Andrews.
Monkman - who scored 120 of his team's 170 points in a previous round - said it had been "a pleasure to play against such great quizzers".
Seemingly unfazed by his new-found fame, he thanked viewers for their support, saying he "never expected such a response".
Host Jeremy Paxman told Wolfson that they had been "entertaining".
And there was a consolation prize for Monkman as he got to meet his "hero" - Professor Stephen Hawking - who presented the winner's trophy.
As you might imagine, Monkman was pretty delighted at this encounter. Cue more Twitter frenzy...
Watch the final again on iPlayer.
Scarborough Borough Council announced Flamingo Land was the proposed bidder for the town's Futurist theatre.
If successful, the developers will demolish the sea-front theatre to build a rollercoaster, botanical gardens and cave-themed attraction on the site.
But the Scarborough Town Action Group said it was appealing against the plans.
The council decided to close the theatre late last year following a report published in June 2013, which said the site was "beyond the point" of refurbishment. The final curtain came down on the building in January this year.
Campaigners, who wanted to retain the 1920s-built Futurist as a theatre and cinema, said they were disappointed by the decision.
Flamingo Land, previously only known publicly as 'Bidder B', is a large visitor attraction in Malton, North Yorkshire.
'Flamingo Land Coast' is the working title of the proposed re-development of the Futurist site.
Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Regeneration, councillor Derek Bastiman, said the plans were "in their infancy" and there were still many months of negotiations to be had.
Wales voted to leave the EU and yet most politicians called on the public to support the Remain campaign.
For those on the losing side, it was an eye-opening experience.
For the winners, it was vindication they were representing public opinion.
There is an early but growing sense of relief that many of the dire warnings about the economy from those on the Remain side have so far failed to materialise, but all agree it is early days.
Attention is now turning to the negotiations.
First Minister Carwyn Jones and Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns are in agreement the result was a strong message from the public that the free movement of people within the EU has to change.
But the two have different views on the dangers to the Welsh economy related to access to the single market.
The first minister believes no longer having tariff-free trade of goods and services poses major problems to prospects for attracting foreign firms to invest in Wales.
The Welsh secretary is keener to stress the potential opportunities, such as being unshackled of the burden of EU regulations, which he believes has held Wales back.
Mr Cairns believes there has never been a more important time for the UK and Welsh governments to work together.
Many will agree on that now, but I suspect it will be pushed to the limit as the full implications of Brexit are worked through.
The Welsh Government will now have to deal with the potential loss of big chunks of its budgets, particularly in areas including apprenticeships and in-work training.
Chancellor Philip Hammond has given some reassurance that pre-planned EU-funded projects would be honoured, but all eyes will now be on the Autumn Statement, which will be the UK government's first major indication of how the nation's finances are likely to be affected.
In the longer term, the debate will get under way in earnest about how to replace EU structural funding in economically deprived communities such as the south Wales valleys.
It is still one of the most striking features of the referendum result in Wales that the communities which received the most EU funding often voted in the greatest numbers to leave.
Top of the agenda for any successor system will be to become more valued by the people it will be designed to help.
The Scottish FA's decision came after a rule change from the International Federation for Cerebral Palsy Football.
UK passport holders can now choose which home nation to represent and the SFA fear it could set a precedent for all levels of the international game.
"It's really disappointing," said Scotland skipper Jonny Paterson.
"Especially because it's midway through our training cycle and we're just starting to up the ante to get into our top condition to get to the World Championships."
SFA chief executive Stuart Regan said: "Despite our appeals, the IFCPF has chosen to enforce this rule change, which we believe would have a detrimental effect on Scotland's status as an independent football nation.
"The new rule leaves us with no option other than to withdraw from all IFCPF competitions, including the World Championships, with immediate effect."
And Disability Sport Scotland believe the IFCPF policy may be changed.
The Scots finished ninth at the last World Championships in Canada in 2015 and Paterson was selected for the Great Britain squad at the 2016 Paralympics but did not play.
And it has been reported David Porcher, who previously represented Scotland and Team GB, has elected to play for England.
"We're desperate to go and prove people wrong, especially being people who grew up with disabilities and that's all we've ever wanted to do and that choice has now been taken away from us," Paterson told BBC Scotland.
"I know there's been a lot of politics involved with Team Great Britain when we got involved with the Paralympics. It's caused a lot of trouble between the SFA and Scottish Disability Sport. I just concentrate on the football side of it and that's all we ever want to do. The politics in sport have overtaken that and it's now interrupted the sport and it shouldn't do that.
"Everybody is just in utter shock. Most people don't do anything outwith the team, so that's all they've got to look forward to and that's why they train.
"I don't think we should be disadvantaged because of this rule. We got over the disappointment of losing David to go to England.
"We put that to one side and we just focused on everybody that is there and who's willing to commit to the programme and it's a shame that the boys are left with nothing at the moment.
"The SFA have been great over the years for us, they've given us the kit, we've travelled the world, we're treated professionally but this just feels like we're treated like second class citizens because it would not happen [with] the first team, it wouldn't happen, even the under-21s.
"I look at the women's squad, they've been funded full-time to go to the European Championships and they fully deserve it but we've never had that support.
"Can we go further? Can we kick on? Can we get better? That's something that's been really disappointing for me because I can see us getting to that level, but we need everything else in the pipeline to make it work."
Gavin Macleod, of Scottish Disability Sport, shares Paterson's disappointment that Scotland will not, as things stand, feature at the World Championships but believes the IFCPF may change their stance.
"We're already in dialogue with the International Federation," said Macleod. "They are showing a willingness to address the policy and to look at it from a UK perspective and to protect the interests of the home nations, including Scotland so we have had a positive response.
"Early days, hopefully that will go in the correct direction.
"It's definitely not the end for the [Scotland] cerebral palsy football team. We're already making arrangements to ensure that they continue with their regular training sessions, the coaches are on board.
"We're working with the International Federation to try and ensure that we can get them back on the international calendar as soon as possible."
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Winning delegates, the people who endorse a candidate at the party conventions in July, is key to securing the nomination.
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Wales beat Slovakia 2-1 in their first Group B game and authorities praised the behaviour of travelling Welsh fans.
But in Saturday's other Group B game, the end of England's draw against Russia was marred by violence.
Coleman blamed a "mindless minority" for the incidents that have affected the tournament so far.
"The aggression starts on the pitch and it should remain on the pitch. Off the pitch there should not be any aggression," Coleman said.
Uefa has threatened to disqualify England and Russia from the tournament if there is any further violence by their fans. French prosecutors said 150 Russians were behind the most serious clashes before the 1-1 draw in Marseille.
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England manager Roy Hodgson and captain Wayne Rooney have appealed directly to fans to "stay out of trouble".
Coleman understands there will be a lot of interest in the game from Wales' travelling supporters and has not advised them to stay away from Lens.
"It's difficult to say to the Welsh public don't come and sample the atmosphere," he added. "It's the Euros - they have been waiting for a major tournament for goodness knows how long.
"They deserve to enjoy this experience as much as anybody else."
About 24,000 Welsh fans had tickets to watch Wales beat Slovakia in their opening match and first major tournament in 58 years.
Welsh police officers, who are part of the police operation in France, praised the "great behaviour from thousands of fans around Bordeaux city centre" following Saturday's victory.
However, the Football Association of Wales fears there is the potential for trouble in Lens and nearby Lille - especially with Russia meeting Slovakia in Lille the previous day.
It has warned fans without tickets not to travel there for Thursday's game.
Chris Whitehead, 12, was angered by rules at Impington Village College, near Cambridge, that do not allow boys to wear shorts in hot weather.
The year 8 pupil said he researched the policy, found a loophole in the rules and turned up to school in a skirt.
Following his demonstration, the school has pledged to review the policy later in the year.
Chris said: "There has been a bit of teasing but I don't mind if people laugh at me, if I feel I am doing something that is good.
"I think people agree with me and I hope something will change."
He added: "I looked up the uniform policy, it doesn't say girls have to be the ones wearing skirts, so I used this to my advantage. It was a peaceful protest."
Some of his friends at the school said it was an unusual thing to see but a brave thing to do.
A school spokeswoman praised his "independence" and "individuality".
Chris' father Brian Whitehead said: "We are proud of him. We did ask if he was sure it was what he wanted to do.
"But he's the sort of lad who will just shrug his shoulders and get on with it."
Chris told the BBC he wanted to go in to politics in the future, starting with the House of Commons.
Since hitting the national press Chris has generated a huge amount of interest on the social networking site Twitter.
TV presenter Phillip Schofield tweeted: "Well done 12-year-old Chris Whitehead. Protesting that at his school, in the summer, girls can wear skirts, but boys can't wear shorts.
"He's decided to protest by taking advantage of a loophole in the school rules... and wear a skirt!
"Very brave and a point well made. Apparently he wants to be a politician! We will benefit from his brains, I think."
Play did not start at Derby until 13:00 BST, with the home side resuming on 45-1, and they were bowled out for 227.
Ben Slater (44) and Billy Godleman (47) put on 96, but seamer Brett Hutton took 5-74 for 10 match wickets.
Chris Read set a new Nottinghamshire wicketkeeping record with three catches to take his dismissals total to 969.
The game finally came to an end with 12.1 overs remaining when Hutton bowled Tony Palladino to return match figures of 10-126.
Medium-pacer Hutton reaped the benefit for bowling straight, with four of his victims in the day either bowled or lbw, and he also took a diving catch as skipper Godleman fell to spinner Samit Patel.
The victory was Nottinghamshire's sixth of the season, and they remain unbeaten after 10 games, and 50 points clear of third-placed Northants, who have a game in hand, with two promotion places available.
The Athletic Stores building on Queen Street has been bought by a joint venture between Welsh firm Watkin Jones and Holywood's Lacuna Developments.
They are converting the former Belfast Metropolitan College building at College Square East into student flats.
The development will represent an investment of around £15m.
The Athletic Stores project will involve linking it to the former Parson & Parsons shop on Wellington Place.
Detailed plans have yet to be produced but the development will mean retaining the buildings rather than demolishing them.
The scheme is likely to deliver around 300 accommodation places.
The developers have begun pre-planning application discussions and are holding a public engagement event at the former Parson & Parsons premises on 22 June.
Heritage campaigners had fought to prevent the demolition of the Athletic Stores building after plans to replace it with an apartment block were drawn up in 2009.
The Ulster Architectural Heritage Society brought successful judicial review proceedings in 2010 and 2014.
The 19th century building, originally called Swanston's linen warehouse, sits in a conservation area but is not listed.
There are currently plans for almost 4,000 student 'beds' to be developed in Belfast over the next few years, but it is not certain that will all be delivered.
The first of the new purpose built student flats, a small scheme at Mark Royal House on Donegall Street, is due to completed by August.
Sophie Taylor, 22, from Llandaff, died when her car crashed into a block of flats at the junction of Meteor Street and Moira Street in Adamsdown on Monday.
A 21-year-old man, who was a passenger in the car, remains in a critical condition.
Police are appealing for witnesses.
They are keen to hear from anyone who may have seen three cars - a black BMW 1 Series, a white BMW 1 Series and a black Vauxhall Corsa - travelling together around Cardiff late on Sunday and the early hours of Monday.
American Diaz, 30, forced the Irishman to submit in the second round - his first defeat since 2010.
McGregor, 27, said: "I'll face it like a man, like a champion. I'll come back and do it again."
In another surprise, women's bantamweight champion Holly Holm lost in the fifth round to Miesha Tate.
Holm, 34, stunned the mixed martial arts world by knocking out the previously undefeated Ronda Rousey to take the title in November.
But the former boxer, who had won all 10 of her previous UFC fights, was choked unconscious by fellow American Tate, 29.
"She went out like a champion," said Tate, who has won her past five bouts. "I have so much respect for this woman."
McGregor, meanwhile, had been denied the chance to become the first UFC fighter to hold two world titles at the same time when Brazilian Rafael dos Anjos pulled out of a fight because of injury last month.
The Irishman landed heavy shots in round one, opening up a cut over Diaz's right eye.
He tried to finish the contest, only for Diaz to catch him with a punch in the second round after which he never regained the initiative.
Diaz eventually got behind McGregor to apply a choke hold that forced him to submit.
McGregor said: "I'm humble in victory or defeat. I took a chance to move up a weight and it didn't work.
"I have a lot of respect for Nate. He came in at short notice. He was efficient. I was not."
The Exmoor National Park cash is on top of £17,000 given to the project in 2013.
Porlock village volunteers will now be able to test the feasibility of growing the oysters in deep water, to stop them being at risk of storm damage.
The parish council's Alan Wright said it has not been tried in the UK before.
"The [Shellfish Association of Great Britain] think we really ought to take steps to try and reduce the risk of the project from a bad storm coming up the Bristol Channel," he said.
"If it comes from a particular direction they think that we're vulnerable to stock and equipment loss."
Porlock Bay used to be home to oyster and mussel beds but the tradition died out in the 19th Century.
New beds were installed into the sea in 2014 as part of the project, and, in March this year, the oysters achieved the Food Standards Agency's top hygiene rating.
If the two-year trial is successful, the group intends to set up a commercial business.
Mr Wright added: "The key thing is we've got a category A on the water quality, which is only the second site in England and Wales that's got that.
"The only other one is down in Kent.
"It doesn't have a huge practical impact for us but what it says is that you won't get an oyster from better quality water than you'll get from Porlock."
Leipzig insist the 22-year-old Guinea international will not be sold this summer after they qualified for this season's Champions League.
Keita has been touted as having a £70m price tag, although he has a £48m release clause in his contract that can be unlocked next summer.
Liverpool are yet to bid for Keita, who scored eight league goals last season.
However, manager Jurgen Klopp is a huge admirer and the Anfield hierarchy look certain to test Leipzig's determination to keep someone who has been a central figure in their success with a firm offer.
It also remains to be seen whether Keita himself is attracted by a move to the Premier League.
If Klopp, who returns to the club's Melwood training headquarters to start pre-season preparations next week, and Liverpool do make their interest concrete, the fee involved will have to be well in excess of the £34m (39 euros) recently paid to Roma for Mohamed Salah and the £35m it took to sign Andy Carroll from Newcastle United in January 2011.
Liverpool's owner Fenway Sports Group is determined to back Klopp in the market after he took them back into the Champions League - although they have to get past a play-off first.
Expert paramedic David Whitmore also said St John Ambulance volunteers "behaved better" than their counterparts in the ambulance service.
He added that the decision to treat a fan with a suspected broken leg as a "priority" was a "serious failure".
Ninety-six Liverpool fans died in a fatal crush on the terraces at the FA Cup semi-final on 15 April 1989.
Mr Whitmore is an expert in pre-hospital emergency care who has been instructed by the coroner to give his professional opinion on how medics responded to the disaster at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough ground.
He worked as an ambulance officer in the 1980s and applied the standards of 1989 to how South Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service (SYMAS) responded.
The jury heard that in a report submitted to the coroner, Mr Whitmore wrote: "This disaster could have been predicted and it could have been planned for."
Asked by a barrister representing bereaved families if that was "still your position", Mr Whitmore said: "Yes, it is."
Jenni Richards QC, who represents the Yorkshire Ambulance Service, said it had not been suggested to ambulance personnel "that they could have predicted this disaster".
Mr Whitmore said: "As I said in that paragraph [of my report], that South Yorkshire Ambulance Service should have been better involved in the planning for events such as these matters.
"I then make the point that [Chief Ambulance Officer Albert] Page had indeed tried to engage with Sheffield Wednesday about that, so it's not a criticism of SYMAS."
Mr Whitmore also gave his opinion of how SYMAS officers dealt with the immediate aftermath of the disaster.
At 15:12 BST, six minutes after the match was stopped by police, a senior ambulance officer ordered two junior officers to treat a man with a suspected broken leg, who he believed was a "priority".
Mr Whitmore said that decision was a "serious failure".
Judy Khan QC, who represents 75 of the bereaved families, said at that time there were fans who had been trapped in pens on the terraces for a "very long time" and "were in urgent need".
Ms Khan added: "The man with the fractured leg did not fit into that category."
Mr Whitmore said he would have deployed all the available resources to "help those most in need at that point in time".
He also criticised the lack of "command and control" from the ambulance service at the disaster, and that more casualties were sent to one Sheffield hospital than another.
Terry Munyard, who represents three of the families, said that in his report Mr Whitmore commented "an unfortunate amount of time was allowed to slip by before any realisation occurred of the enormity of what was happening".
But, Mr Munyard said, St John Ambulance volunteers in the stadium that day "did not allow time to slip by, they started immediately".
He asked if Mr Whitmore agreed that the amateur medics "behaved better in the immediate unfolding of the disaster than the professionals".
Mr Whitmore replied: "Yes, I would agree with that."
Mr Munyard added that St John Ambulance personnel "including teenagers" were, in the immediate response to the disaster, "the heroes of Hillsborough".
Mr Whitmore said: "In the immediate response, yes, I would use those terms, yes."
The inquests continue on Monday.
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The public service audit - announced over the weekend - is easy to dismiss as a gimmick; yet this is the same politician who, as home secretary, ordered the police to reduce the use of stop and search, which across England and Wales had seen black people seven times more likely to be stopped than white people.
Mrs May recognised that the use of this power had a corrosive effect on confidence in the police, particularly when, according to the Home Office's most recent figures, for 2013-14, only 12% of what are known as "Section 1 stops" lead to an arrest.
Yet the audit - which is not just about race but will also pull together statistics on issues such as the under-achievement of white boys in education, especially those from poorer backgrounds, relative to other groups - raises some important concerns Mrs May's team will need to answer if it is to become a catalyst for change.
Take the case of deaths in or following police custody. Last year, there were 14 deaths, according to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
"We believe sometimes when the police come into contact with a black person who is of reasonable size, they say, 'We're going to have to take this one down heavy,' and the facts are, at the end of the day, if you're black, you're three times more likely to be Tasered than anybody else," Desmond Jaddoo, a community activist in Birmingham, told me, adding: "The figures speak for themselves."
The Taser statistics may do, but other figures need more clarity. For example, deaths after contact with police can include being hit by a patrol car on its way to an incident; few would argue that there could be a racial bias in who gets knocked down.
If the audit is going to tell us something of value, it needs to drill down into the figures and ensure different departments, councils and agencies are recording the same thing in the same way.
Figures can be made to look better or worse depending on over how many years you measure them, a tactic often deployed by politicians trying to put the best gloss on a policy.
Sam Gyimah, a junior minister at the Ministry of Justice, told BBC Radio 4's The World This Weekend programme the change of policy initiated by Mrs May at the Home Office meant black people were now four times more likely to be stopped than white people.
Yet this improvement could have been achieved by searching more white people rather than fewer black people. So, the audit needs to be qualitative as well as about numbers.
I asked Cdr Mak Chishty, who speaks for police chiefs in England and Wales on issues of race, religion and faith, whether, since crime did not appear to have increased as a result of fewer stop and searches, they had been a damaging waste of effort.
"You can say actually were they necessary in the first place, but the main important thing is our drive, principles, our values", he told me as he prepared for duty at the Notting Hill Carnival in London.
"We're not there to harass the public. We were doing them where we thought there was a risk."
Mr Gyimah said: "Government can act where there is evidence."
Yet, since much of the evidence that will appear in the audit already exists, the test will be whether it is acted upon.
Mr Gyimah is confident it will "drive real change in our public services"
"It will also empower the citizens," he said.
"Everyone in this country will be able to look at these data sets, and you hold public services to account."
Kedisha Brown-Burrell has been attempting to do that since 31 March 2011, the day her brother's life support machine was switched off. Kingsley Burrell died after an incident involving West Midlands Police.
"We didn't get any information until the inquest, which was four years later," she told me when we met in Birmingham.
"We started to realise how long Kingsley was under restraint, how long he was sedated, the use of force."
Ms Brown-Burrell is now waiting for a decision by the Crown Prosecution Service over whether or not anyone should be charged in connection with his death. Last week, the family and other campaigners held a demonstration outside the local office of the CPS.
Delays are frustrating, but she told me the worst thing had been the lack of information.
Her anger would have been lessened, she said, if someone in authority had sat down with the family soon after Kingsley's death to explain what was known and what questions still needed to be answered.
"In our culture, we see if anything's going to be prolonged for a long period of time, in our eyes it's being covered up," she said.
Her last remark reveals the challenge Mrs May faces in restoring confidence, particularly within the criminal justice system.
The information in the audit may shine a light on how our public services treat certain groups, but evidence will need to be followed by action.
Shaun Ley presents The World This Weekend during the summer, at 13:00 BST on Sundays, and afterwards available on the BBC Radio 4 website.
Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern said the negotiations were "no more than fiction" and "Europe needs a new path".
Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Omer Celik said his comments were "disturbing" and "similar to far-right rhetoric".
Turkey's crackdown since a failed coup on 15 July has fuelled alarm in the EU. Mr Kern said democratic standards in Turkey were far from EU requirements.
Austrian Defence Minister Hans Peter Doskozil has criticised "signs of a dictatorship" in Turkey, and called for an end to its EU accession talks.
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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed that "Turkey cannot become a European Union member in its current state".
But he rejected the Austrian position. "I don't think it would be helpful if we were to tell Turkey unilaterally that the negotiations are over," he told German ARD news.
In 2005 Turkey began negotiations to join the EU, but progress has been extremely slow. Many European politicians are against Turkey joining, although it is an official candidate.
Turkey has urged the EU to grant visa-free travel to Turks wishing to visit the Schengen zone, covering most of Europe.
The EU offered visa liberalisation as part of its March deal with Turkey, aimed at curbing the flow of migrants from Turkey to Greece.
But the EU attached stringent conditions to the travel offer - and so far, the EU says, Turkey has only fulfilled some of them.
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More than 50,000 Turks have been detained or sacked over suspected links with the alleged mastermind of the coup plot, Fethullah Gulen. The US-based cleric denies any role in the attempted overthrow of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Turkey has been accused of abusing anti-terrorism laws to silence critics of Mr Erdogan.
According to Mr Celik, Turkey still holds EU "core values" as its benchmark.
He said "criticism is a democratic right but there must be a distance between criticising Turkey and an anti-Turkey attitude".
He's been talking with advisers and revising a speech about Islam he's planning to give.
Some describe it as the "anti-Cairo speech", referring to President Barack Obama's address at Cairo University in 2009.
People I spoke to who know the president - when asked what they're most looking forward to about the trip - fall silent.
They mumble things about the way he's a homebody and doesn't like to be on the road.
Some were wondering aloud in the days beforehand whether the trip would even take place, given all the issues the president has been facing.
They make jokes about colleagues being investigated by a special counsel, while others laugh - sort of.
Mostly, though, they were acting as though neither the Russia investigations nor the controversy over his firing of the FBI director has happened.
"Watching this from the outside, it's pretty scary," said a former White House official who helped to arrange foreign trips for President Obama.
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"I can't fathom the chain of decision-making - or trying to be an advocate for what's going on."
For those who work in the White House, a foreign trip - even to one country - is one of the most challenging assignments they're given.
Mr Trump has an ambitious itinerary, and he's undertaking the journey with a skeleton staff, a group of people who have little or no experience in diplomacy.
The president and his aides will be trying to manage political developments in Washington and in cities abroad, and they'll be meeting people who are deeply suspicious of him and his "America First" foreign policy.
Aside from giving a speech in Riyadh, Mr Trump will visit Israel and try to smooth things over (some people in Jerusalem are upset about his reported disclosures to the Russians).
He'll go to the Vatican, and spend time in Brussels for a Nato meeting and in Sicily for discussions with G7 leaders.
"This is a nine-day minefield," said Dartmouth College's Daniel Benjamin, formerly the US State Department's top counterterrorism official.
"I just find it very hard to imagine how they pull this off without all kinds of trauma."
Former military officials agree.
"The administration is pretty unsettled - with scandal after scandal," said Pete Mansoor, an Ohio State University professor who knows several White House officials and used to work for General David Petraeus.
"My guess is it's been pretty difficult for the president to focus."
What matters, said Tom Karako, of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, is US policy towards the Middle East and Europe.
"There's a lot of noise right now," he said. "But the hard formulation of policy is what we need to judge."
Still, the flurry of activities at the White House has attracted attention - and has occasionally assumed a surreal quality.
Mansoor said that it reminded him of a YouTube video about a boy who's gone to the dentist and "is coming off the laughing gas, and he's saying: 'Is this real life?'"
Many of those working inside the White House, whether as aides, staffers or reporters, are wondering the same.
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The new United manager added: "I think it is a job everyone wants and not many have a chance to have and I have it."
Former Chelsea boss Mourinho succeeds Dutchman Louis van Gaal, who was sacked after United's FA Cup success in May.
The Portuguese said he was "frustrated" United are not in the Champions League next season but insisted he was at Old Trafford to win trophies.
Mourinho also said that:
United, the 20-time English champions, finished fifth in the Premier League last season, 15 points adrift of shock champions Leicester City.
United won the FA Cup, but the campaign was generally viewed as another disappointment, prompting the sacking of Van Gaal in May.
"It would be quite pragmatic to say let's work and let's try to be back to the Champions League, be back to the top four," said Mourinho.
"I am not good on that and I didn't want to be good on that. I am more aggressive. We want to win.
"For many years, success was just routine and in this moment the last three years are to forget. I want the players to forget. I don't want the players to think we have to do better and finish fourth. Finishing fourth is not the aim.
"I want everything. I want to win matches, I want to play well, I don't want to concede goals. I want the fans to be behind us.
"Of course, we're not going to get everything, but we want to."
Asked if he had a point to prove after his second stint at Chelsea ended in the sack, Mourinho responded: "There are some managers who haven't won titles for 10 years. Some of them never. The last time I won was a year ago."
Mourinho, who led the Blues to the Premier League title in 2015, added: "If I have something to prove, imagine the others. That's my feeling.
"I feel that I have to prove not to the others but to myself. I would never be able to work without success. That is my nature."
Mourinho said he had targeted four signings and had secured three of them.
"I am very clear in my approach and model to play and I need specialists in that," said the former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Inter Milan boss. "I like one or two multi-functional because you need them when you are in a bit of trouble."
Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ivory Coast defender Eric Bailly are already at the club, while Henrikh Mkhitaryan looks like being the third recruit after United's bid for the midfielder was accepted by Borussia Dortmund.
France and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, 23, has also been heavily linked with a return to the club he left in 2011.
"We decided four targets," said Mourinho, 53. "Until we have the fourth, we are still working hard. The third player will be official soon."
Mourinho has been accused of putting his faith in proven, older talent at his previous clubs rather than investing in youth.
But the former Porto boss was quick to reject such allegations when he faced the media on Tuesday.
"You know how many young players I promoted to the first team from academies?" he asked. "Forty nine. Some of them are big names, they are Champions League winners in the Euros, playing for national teams.
"One lie repeated many times sometimes looks true, but it will never be true."
Giggs, who made a record 963 appearances for the Red Devils, ended his 29-year association with the club last week.
The Welshman was assistant to Van Gaal and had been tipped by some to succeed the Dutchman.
"It is not my responsibility Ryan is not in the club," said Mourinho. "The job Ryan wanted is the job the club decided to give me. If, one day, he wants to be back to the club while I am here, I would never stop him."
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Rooney has played the bulk of his career in attack and is only four goals short of Sir Bobby Charlton's club record of 249.
But he spent the end of last season in midfield, and played in the same position for England at Euro 2016.
"Maybe he is not a striker any more, maybe he is not a number nine any more, but with me he will never be a number six or somebody who plays 50 metres away from the goal," said Mourinho.
"Yes, his pass is amazing, but my pass is also amazing without pressure. To put the ball in the net is the most difficult thing you have to find."
A survey for the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) suggests fewer than half of young men would contact police if they found such images online.
And 38% admitted they'd never tell their family if they stumbled across images or videos of child sexual abuse.
The IWF has an online facility to report illegal CSA images anonymously.
The Comres survey of 1,035 UK males aged 16-24 found that 44% of respondents would contact police if they inadvertently found images of child sex abuse online.
Some 54% said accidentally clicking on child sexual abuse (CSA) images and grooming was their main online worry.
Susie Hargreaves, chief executive of the IWF, said while it was encouraging that a large proportion of young men would contact the authorities, the rest needed to be told how to report images of abused children.
"We need to get that message out to more young people - and let them know that they can report these disturbing illegal images to our hotline, anonymously," she said.
Since its launch almost 21 years ago, the IWF has identified and removed more than a quarter of a million web pages showing children being sexually abused.
Three-quarters of British men aged 16-24 (75%) told the pollsters that they had not experienced any of the online incidents tested in the IWF survey in the last 12 months.
These include sexting, cyber bullying, identity theft, online grooming, exposure to images showing sexual abuse of children online, or being a victim of online shaming or revenge pornography.
President Ho Chi Minh, the communist leader of North Vietnam at that time, made it clear that women were expected to mobilise and fight to unify their country.
Many enlisted into the Vietnamese People's Army and took up roles in frontline nursing and combat while those who joined the Viet Cong worked behind enemy lines in South Vietnam, on sabotage missions and underground in tunnels.
Stow's pictures capture both the military heroines and bereaved mothers created during the American war in Vietnam.
Born in 1918 and living in a district of Ho Chi Minh city in the south, Nguyen Thi Nghi was a resistance worker in the war against the occupying French who were defeated in 1954. Her duties were to supply food and provide shelter to those fighting for the country's freedom from French rule.
Later in the conflict against America she lost two sons. She is one of 50,000 women awarded the honorary title Heroic Mothers of Vietnam for their losses.
Another Heroic Mother of Vietnam, Do Thi Net sits with her daughters Nguyen Thi Ten and Nguyen Thi Sen in a district of Ho Chi Minh city.
Do Thi Net survived both the wars with the French and the US, although her husband and one of her sons died in 1968 during one of the worst years of the Vietnam War. Her other son was 16 and wanted to join the fight, but she refused to let him.
Ngo Thi Loan was a primary school teacher when she volunteered in 1971 to serve in the Vietnam People's Army, eventually joining Brigade 559 as a nurse.
She said "Everyone was expected to join the army to fight the US. Sometimes too many solders got injured and that affected my mind."
However, she feels lucky because her son was not affected by the US's use of chemical defoliants, as many of her friends had children with birth defects from Agent Orange.
Nguyen Thi Van, seen here with husband Pham, was encouraged by her father to join up and served in Brigade 559 in 1971, working on the Ho Chi Minh trail which was used by the North to move supplies to its units in the south of the country.
Her duties were to maintain the communication line and undertake telephone repairs.
"We were not afraid as we were too busy," she said. "We were not afraid of anything, even death. On duty alone at midnight in the jungle we were not afraid."
Nguyen Thi Tien is seen here with her husband Ong The Thin, also a veteran. She was still in secondary school when she joined the 592 Pipelaying Regiment, spurred to do so by the bombing of her village.
"They hit the farmers and the villagers died," she said. "I saw the bombs drop. It made me so angry."
She was responsible for moving fuel through pipelines amongst the inhospitable jungle of the Truong Son Mountains.
"We always had some threat: enemy, disease, dangerous animals. Our hair fell out from malaria and we did not have enough to eat. But the strength of the mind became a physical strength. We would never give up."
Ha Thi Mac, now in her 60s, and also a veteran soldier of Brigade 559 worked in the jungle supplying troops.
"We grew cassava to eat the leaf as we had a lack of green vegetables and vitamins and sometimes felt very weak. Many died of malaria from going out to collect the rice and I think we were exposed to Agent Orange as we lived in the contaminated areas."
After the war, she returned to her studies and now works in the international relations department of the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) in Hanoi.
''I saw many friends die and I know I am lucky to be alive. I came back from the war to my studies. But my friends had problems because of Agent Orange.
"So many children are living in a vegetative state, they lie in bed all day and have many diseases. We don't want war to happen again. That's why we must tell everyone in the world to join together and protest war, any war, especially chemical war.''
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But on 27 November that year their 10-year-old son Damilola was stabbed on his way home from school in Peckham by youths armed with a broken bottle.
He bled to death in a stairwell.
On the 10th anniversary of his death, Mr Taylor recalls the moment he received the news of his son's shocking killing.
"The day I got the call was a Tuesday.
"From the other end it was my son's voice, Tunde, saying 'Dami went to school yesterday and he didn't come back home.'
"I said, 'he didn't come back home? What happened?'
"He said that he died and at that point I collapsed. It was a real shock because I didn't expect death.
"All I expected was he was beaten up by his classmates. I never knew that there were young people of his age after killing him."
Brothers Danny and Rickie Preddie, of Peckham, were convicted in 2006 of the manslaughter of Damilola. Both received eight-year jail sentences.
The circumstances around Damilola's death brought the issue of youth violence on inner city estates to the forefront of the nation's consciousness.
However, for Samuel Eubuomwan, 20, who was in the same class as Damilola at Oliver Goldsmith Primary School in Camberwell, the incident left a deeply personal memory.
"I remember running up the stairs because I was running late for class, and then running into the classroom and everyone was just quiet," he recalls.
"Someone told me how Damilola died.
"I remember being absolutely shocked and confused. I just didn't assume it to be real… I just didn't think that could ever happen."
Mr Eubuomwan remembers Damilola as "really bubbly and really outgoing" and said the death had affected him deeply.
For many years afterwards he replayed the events of Damilola's killing over and over again in an attempt to make sense of what had happened.
In the process, Mr Eubuomwan developed a dark fascination with death.
"Damilola's death made me see the world in a different way.
"It did make me wonder about death… I wanted to know how it works, what it involved and Damilola's death replayed in my mind and I guess that it played a significant role in the person I am today."
Mr Eubuomwan believes that his preoccupation with death has even had an influence on his chosen career of medicine.
Damilola had also dreamt of being a doctor to help cure his sister's epilepsy.
Cisco Augusto, now 18, was a couple of years below Damilola Taylor at their primary school.
He still remembers Damilola coming to his rescue on one occasion when some boys were bullying him.
The youth volunteer and A-level student said he had struggled to come to terms with Damilola's death.
In the aftermath of the killing, Mr Augusto's life would change dramatically. His father left the family home and his behaviour deteriorated.
"I turned into a person that I didn't really like in the sense that I always misbehaved continuously in school… I got excluded in the first week of year seven and then I got arrested in year eight."
In his own words, the teenager had chosen "the wrong path".
Damilola's death also focused political minds.
The Damilola Taylor Trust was set up on the first anniversary of his death to give "life, opportunity and hope" to Britain's "downtrodden and underprivileged youth".
And there was an investment of £290m in Peckham to help rebuild the area.
The tower block where Damilola was killed was torn down and 2,000 new homes built.
Southwark Council's youth offending services also introduced one of the UK's first early intervention teams.
Despite these efforts, youth unemployment and take up of education and training opportunities in Southwark remains among the worst in London.
Knife crime and youth violence is perhaps an even bigger problem now than in 2000.
The latest figures show that 10 young people in Peckham have been killed in the past three years.
Mr Taylor said: "There was sincerity in the minds of those politicians that were giving out statements and promising to look into the area.
"The main issues have not been addressed up to today because there is still violence going on, there is still stabbing and shootings going on in Peckham."
Damilola's Friends is on Monday 29 November, 7.30pm, on BBC One in the London region only.
The programme will also be available on BBC iPlayer.
Speaking in Alaska, he said countries including his own were not doing enough to stop global warming.
World powers meet in Paris in December with the aim of agreeing to curb global temperature rises.
Mr Obama said now was the time "to protect the one planet we've got while we still can".
"On this issue - of all issues - there is such a thing as being too late,'' he told a meeting of foreign ministers from
countries with Arctic interests soon after arriving in Alaska. "That moment is almost upon us."
While the Paris meeting will seek a deal to limit the rise in global temperatures to 2°C, there have been warnings that the goal is unlikely to be achieved.
During his three-day tour of Alaska, Mr Obama will become the first sitting US president to visit the area above the Arctic Circle.
He will also hike on the Exit Glacier, that has suffered significant melts in recent years, and will appear in a television show with adventurer Bear Grylls.
President Obama has made the fight against climate change one of the cornerstones of his second term. Last month, he unveiled plans to cut US greenhouse gas emissions by almost a third over the next 15 years.
Some state governors said they would ignore the plan, while parts of the energy industry said they would fight it.
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The former Bishop of Derry died on Monday, aged 82.
Bishop Donal McKeown told the congregation at St Eugene's Cathedral in Londonderry that the retired bishop was an "an apostle of mercy".
An image of the then Father Daly waving a blood-stained white handkerchief on Bloody Sunday in Derry in 1972 became an enduring image of the Troubles.
"His moral courage was evident in his passionate struggle against violence and injustice," Bishop McKeown said.
"It takes enormous courage to be a peacemaker, and he was an apostle for mercy, whether as a curate, as a bishop, or as a chaplain in the Foyle Hospice."
On Bloody Sunday, Fr Daly waved a bloodied handkerchief as he led a group of people who were carrying the dying body of Jack Duddy, one of 13 people were killed when British paratroopers opened fire on a civil rights march through Derry.
Bishop McKeown told thousands of mourners that love had transformed Dr Daly's "blood-stained piece of cloth" into an "unforgettable symbol of divine compassion".
"Today, we are grateful for Edward Daly and thousands of others across our community and churches who took risks and paid the price that peace might take roots in our hearts and communities," Bishop McKeown added.
A message from Pope Francis was read at the beginning of the service.
It said: "Recalling Bishop Daly's generous and dedicated episcopal ministry in the service of peace and justice, His Holiness joins you in prayerful thanksgiving for his life and in commending his soul to the merciful love of God our father."
Irish President Michael D Higgins attended the funeral and said Dr Daly was a "very fine, decent man who made his way into the hearts of the people of this city".
"I'm so pleased to have had the privilege as president of Ireland to come and recognise a great Irishman, a great human being and a such great, compassionate person in difficult times," he added.
Dr Daly was a curate at the Londonderry cathedral on Bloody Sunday, having been a priest in the city since 1962.
He was appointed Bishop of Derry in 1974.
He was forced into full retirement in 1994 after he suffered a stroke, but he continued in the role of chaplain to Derry's Foyle Hospice until February this year.
A number of political and church leaders from across the island of Ireland attended Thursday's service, including Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and former Social Democratic and Labour Party leaders John Hume and Mark Durkan.
The Derry musician Phil Coulter was also present.
Bishop Daly made headlines in 2011 when he said there needed to be a place in the modern Catholic Church for married priests
He addressed the controversial issue in A Troubled See, his book about his life in the church.
Allowing clergymen to marry would ease the church's problems, he said.
The bishop received the Freedom of the City of Derry in 2015.
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They partied outside Wrigley Field stadium after the Curse of the Billy Goat - supposedly placed on the Cubs by a disgruntled fan - was finally lifted.
The team's decades in the wilderness had become the stuff of legend.
In the 1989 film Back to the Future II, a 2015 World Series win for the Chicago team was dubbed a "long shot".
That long shot came one step closer on Saturday when the Cubs beat the Dodgers in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series.
They will now meet the American League champions, the Cleveland Indians, for the first game of the World Series on Tuesday.
Most of the fans celebrated peacefully, with many taking selfies in front of the stadium, but one person was arrested after climbing a traffic pole, and several others were detained after letting off fireworks.
The win is a boost for a city with a more sombre reputation in recent years, overtaking Los Angeles and New York in terms of gang murders.
"My grandpa's been alive for so long, and he's never experienced this," Adam Lewickas, 31, told AFP news agency.
"You've seen tears here tonight," said fellow Chicagoan Anthony Madrano, 43. "You've seen people just so emotional about it."
On social media, people jokingly thanked President Barack Obama, a former Illinois senator who lived and worked in Chicago, for gifting the city a Cubs breakthrough "on his watch".
The Cubs had not won a World Series since 1908 but had some near-misses up until 1945.
In that fateful year, tavern owner William Sianis and his pet goat were turned away from Game 4 of the World Series because other fans had complained about the smell.
Sianis is said to have cursed the Cubs, so that they would never win a World Series game again, or even reach the World Series again (different versions of the story exist).
As the city celebrated this weekend, Chicago Tribune columnist David Haugh wrote: "The weight is lifted. The wait is over, at last."
The ex-Rangers manager is the 10th appointment made by owner Fawaz Al Hasawi in less than five years.
Forest are just two points clear of the Championship relegation zone.
"The size, quality, expectation and tradition of the club must excite you," Warburton told BBC Nottingham Sport.
"I know there is a job to be done but there is no doubt about the potential here. Our job is to add some stability."
Warburton, 54, who has been out of work since leaving Rangers on 10 February, insisted he was "comfortable" with the assurances he has been given by the owners at the City Ground despite the ongoing upheaval.
Al Hasawi has twice tried to sell the club since last summer, but Warburton said he was not put off by the uncertainty and owner's reputation for sacking managers.
"You take everything into consideration," he added. "It's a pleasure and privilege to be here.
"You have to take risks; you can't always play safe - far from it. I'm confident we are moving forward and we have the support from the board we need to have."
Warburton is eager to see Gary Brazil, who had been in interim charge, remain at the club.
Academy director Brazil and academy coach Jack Lester have both mulling over offers to revert to their roles with the youth set-up, which has seen players like Ben Brereton, Matty Cash, Ben Osborn, Joe Worrall and Oliver Burke progress into the first team.
Warburton met Brazil and Lester on Thursday morning and was "hopeful" they would stay on.
"They have done tremendous work in the academy," Warburton added. "Academies exist to get players into the first-team squad and you look at the first-team squad and they have done a very good job. There is no doubt about that.
"They stepped into a difficult role and I am full of respect for the work they did.
"I had a good chat with them this morning after meeting them for the first time. I look forward to them hopefully continuing the work in the academy. I was delighted with the chat. The quality of the work was there for all to see."
The future of Brazil and Lester will be handled by Forest's new director of football Frank McParland, who Mark Warburton has worked with at both Brentford and Rangers
Warburton was thrilled to have a familiar face in such an "important" role.
"I have known Frank very well over a number of years," Warburton said. "I have watched him work, have watched the quality of his work, the quality of his recruitment, his eye for a player and his knowledge of football clubs so I am full of respect for him.
"He is an outstanding individual - one of the best in the business.
"Frank coming in early gave us a real insight into where the club was, the players and the staff. That really helped us. It was a very swift decision, but was helped by the fact Frank was here first."
Forest are 19th in the Championship, having lost five of their past seven matches, and face fierce local rivals Derby County at home on Saturday.
The Rams also have a new manager in charge, meaning it will be the fifth consecutive East Midlands derby with a different manager in charge of both clubs.
Warburton said: "These are the games players must relish and understand the emotions and passion that is involved. We know exactly what it means to supporters. It is a huge game for a number of reasons.
"I understand the significance of this game, what it means to people in the area. It is important for the players to get the balance right.
"You have to go out and perform and enjoy the pressure. But they must understand what the game means to people."
Warburton said his immediate priority was ensuring survival in the second tier of English football. But he is already thinking further afield.
"We have to get the club back to where it needs to be in the short, medium and long term," he said.
"We need to stay in the division. We have to steady the ship, get the performances in and the points we require on the board then then we need a solid pre-season to try to fine-tune the squad and add quality in key areas.
"The Premier League is the promised land and that is where we have to get to. A club of this stature has to be in the Premier League. That has to be a very clear and realistic ambition."
BBC Scotland sport reporter Alasdair Lamont
Warburton brings a very specific ethos about football and how it should be played. To some extent that was welcomed at Rangers especially as he won the Championship in his first season - the second tier in Scotland. He won that at a canter playing some very attractive football.
Rangers played this short passing game and scored a lot of goals. It was very effective and he made a lot of good signings at that level and they were promoted without any fuss whatsoever.
The downside of that particular brand of football was that Warburton always said Plan B for me is to do Plan A better.
What happened then was when their opponents began to learn how to combat that style of play he wouldn't then knock it long and try a more direct style, which is commendable in some respects.
Mark Warburton wouldn't compromise his ethos but ultimately that began to cost him results, especially when he moved up to the the Premiership when they were were coming up against better teams and better organised defences and Rangers found it much more difficult to score this season. I guess that is one of the factors that ultimately cost him his job.
The players will, by and large, buy into what he is trying to achieve because it is an exciting brand of football he wants to play and is pleasant on the eye
Ultimately it will come down to results and can he keep Nottingham Forest up? It did seem initially he was on to a good thing and Rangers fans really bought into what he was trying to achieve.
But things turned sour and some fans turned things like always making substitutions on the hour mark. He has his own way of doing things and will not relish being moved away from that.
The 33-year-old Iraq-born stopper spent the 2015-16 season with the Silkmen and made 38 appearances, but moved to the Dragons last summer.
Since a spell at Tottenham's academy he has played for nine different clubs including Bournemouth, Peterborough, Morecambe and Bury.
He joins recent signings Jared Hodgkiss and Scott Wilson at Moss Rose.
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The girl band was due to play an afternoon and evening show at the SSE Arena on Thursday.
The cancellation announcement came just minutes after the doors opened for the afternoon performance.
Fans were later informed by text message that the show would not be going ahead as planned.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, colloquially known as Paddy's Wigwam, will mark its golden jubilee with celebrations starting in May.
Events include an anniversary Mass on 4 June celebrated by Crosby-born Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the leader of Roman Catholics in England and Wales.
More than 350,000 visitors visit the cathedral each year.
Other events include a floral tribute, a golden jubilee dinner, and the first performance of a musical piece which was commissioned but not finished in time for the cathedral's consecration in 1967.
The long-awaited Liverpool Mass - by electronic music pioneer Pierre Henry - will finally be performed at the Bluecoat arts centre.
Canon Anthony O'Brien, Dean of the Cathedral, said: "This will be a very special year in the life of our cathedral as we mark this golden milestone of our history in a building that means so much to so many people."
The All Blacks - who have won the last two World Cups - are keenly aware of their whakapapa, the genealogy and lineage linking them back to a century of excellence.
But more practical behaviours - from the team cleaning changing rooms to its 'no egos' policy - also underpin the greatest winning machine on the planet.
New Zealand were stunned by last Saturday's 24-21 defeat in the second Test, despite the mitigating factor of being down to 14 men for nearly an hour. So what are the qualities the All Blacks will rely on to ensure they confirm their status as the greatest rugby team in the world on Saturday?
The All Blacks - New Zealand's national pride and joy - are arguably the most successful sports team in history. It's a grandiose claim, but one their record supports.
Over the century since the 1905 Originals first dazzled the British Isles, New Zealand have won an extraordinary 77% of all encounters. Ranked world number one for twice as long as the rest of the world combined, they have only ever been as low as number two.
Of the home nations, Scotland have never beaten the All Blacks while Wales last beat them in 1953 - 64 long years ago. They have won the Rugby World Cup three times - and twice in a row - the only team to do so.
They currently hold all the silverware it is possible to own in their sport. They are, by any measure, a phenomenon. But last Saturday, they lost.
Before Saturday's defeat, the All Blacks had not lost to the Lions since the second Test of 1993. After that match, captain Sean Fitzpatrick shut the locker room door and had his team absorb what "defeat feels like, to really feel it", so that they would do all they could to avoid experiencing it again.
Fear of failure, says Fitzpatrick, is a key driver for the All Blacks. After all, the team represent the expectations of the most informed and critical rugby public in the world. They are a nation, as an All Blacks doctor once put it, of "five million selectors".
Committed to being the best team in the world and to winning every game, the All Blacks don't have the luxury of losing. In 1993, this fear seemed to work. The All Blacks crushed the Lions 30-13 in the third and deciding Test of the series.
Fear of failure, though, is yesterday's sports science. The team's mental skills coach, Gilbert Enoka, is part shrink, part 'stretch', part cultural custodian, and plays an instrumental role in shaping the culture of this team. Rather than the fear of failure, he talks more about "embracing expectations", "walking towards the pressure", and developing "gratitude" for the opportunity.
Tests, in the lingua franca of the All Blacks, are opportunities for the players to "express themselves". For the team, it is about creating a positive atmosphere that encourages endeavour and initiative.
It wasn't always this emotionally intelligent. In 2004, a disastrous end-of-series team drinking session prompted Graham Henry and his coaching team to reboot the world's most successful sporting culture.
Central to that was the phrase, 'Better People Make Better All Blacks' as they sought to develop the character and leadership of the players on the field so that they would make better decisions. There was an emphasis on personal character, initiative and the idea of the team.
"It's not just about winning," coach Steve Hansen told the Guardian, "It's about maximising the talent and making sure that in the rest of his life, he has the tools to be a decent person." It worked.
From 2004 to 2014, the All Blacks went from a 75% win ratio - already the world's best in any sport - to an extraordinary victory rate of almost 95%. Better people, it seems, finish first.
Enoka, as mental skills coach, places special emphasis on building belief and belonging. The team are considered a whanau - the Maori word for family - with an ethos that focuses on connection, contribution, candid communication and clarity of action.
Most importantly, players are encouraged to take 'ownership'. In assistant coach Wayne Smith's words, "people will rise to a challenge if it is their challenge".
Rather than an autocratic coaching style, this coaching group seek to become a 'resource' for the players. After all, in the end it is the team who must play. Former head coach Henry even had to give up his stirring team talks. By that point, it is the team's team.
The emphasis is on creating the environment - physical and psychological - for high performance to happen, which is captured by the equation 'Performance = Capability x Behaviour'.
That is, the level of the team's performance is equivalent to their talent, which is multiplied by the way they behave: the way they prepare, the way they connect, the way they communicate, commit, and contribute.
Top teams focus on creating the right culture to shape winning behaviours. The All Blacks just seem to do it better than anyone else.
Former England boss Sir Clive Woodward talks of T-Cup: Thinking Correctly Under Pressure. The All Blacks talk about Red Heads and Blue Heads.
After New Zealand were bundled out by France in the quarter-final of the 2007 World Cup, the team brought in Ceri Evans, a forensic psychologist, who introduced a simple strategy for dealing with pressure: Red Head/Blue Head.
Simply put, Red Head is choking. It is a future-focused panic - "we have to score, we have to score!" - which leads to overreaching, poor decision-making, poor task focus. The opposite is Blue Head; being clear and accurate, on task, and in the moment - making sure the mind is in the game.
To shift from Red to Blue, players use simple anchors or triggers. All Blacks captain Kieran Read - who will play his 100th Test on Saturday - looks at all four corners of the stadium to regain the 'big picture'. Players are taught to stay in the moment and trust the process.
To see the result of that approach, watch their last-minute 24-22 win over Ireland in 2013, when they went nearly the length of the field in a sustained attack after the end of normal time to score the decisive try.
There is no room for disruptive influences in the All Blacks set-up. "No egos" is the polite way of putting it. The New Zealand team use a rather more blunt phrase, borrowed from Australian rules football team Sydney Swans - one that cannot be repeated here. Such bluntness does the trick.
Head coach Steve Hansen once said: "Take a bucket of water, put your hand in it, now take it out. That's how long it takes to replace you." Disruptive influences do not last long in this environment. As they say: "No one is bigger than the jersey."
Maori have a fabulous concept, whakapapa. It is the genealogy, the lineage of a person, a family, a tribe, a team. Deep within the All Blacks' famous haka is the phrase, "this is your time, this is your moment". Every All Black understands he is part of a long lineage and that this is his time to shine, his chance to make his contribution.
Every player's fundamental purpose is to "leave the jersey in a better place", on the field and off, and in doing so, to achieve mana - greatness. Protecting and enhancing the legacy of the jersey is the simple idea at the heart of this remarkable outfit.
That is why Saturday matters. It will always matter in the history of this team, the whakapapa of this people.
James Kerr is the author of Legacy: What The All Blacks Can Teach Us About The Business Of Life.
The Grammy-winning rapper has admitted it's her most personal album yet, littered with references to her break-up from boyfriend Safaree Samuels.
Now Samuels has broken his silence on their 11-year relationship, revealing he was the one who "walked away".
"It got to the point where I was being treated like an employee, instead of like her man," he said.
In an interview with Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club he told listeners Minaj was his "soul mate" despite the rapper saying she was single on Twitter last May.
The pair are understood to have got together when they were in a group called Hoodstars in the early noughties.
"We were friends at first and then it turned into a relationship," said Samuels.
"The group thing didn't work out and she had the drive to do things herself. I was just there to support her and do what I could."
But as Minaj's success rocketed, Samuels says the relationship started to change.
"Everyone around her works for her, you know?
"So it got to the point where it was like, 'I'm your man. I'm who you go to sleep with every night. I'm who you wake up with every morning.' And it got to the point where I was being treated like an employee, instead of like her man."
Then in late December the pair got involved in an argument on Twitter.
"I would never do anything publicly to try to pull her down," said Samuels.
"I could be out here telling a million stories, but I'm not gonna do that and I never plan on doing that.
"Don't say, 'Oh, I don't have no talent' because every time it came to writing raps and doing music, it was me, her and a beat.
"She doesn't do it by herself. It was me and her. Don't discredit me on what I've done for you, that's weak.
"I would never do that for her."
Since the split Minaj has been photographed with hip-hop artist Meek Mill.
"If that's who she decides to move on with, it is what it is," said Samuels.
"I'm not mad, I'm not bitter because if I wanted to make it work, I could've made it work.
"I walked away. I'm not going to say I broke up, but I'm the one who walked away."
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A new survey found that 90 fewer full-time family doctors were working in Scotland in 2015, compared to 2013.
Labour accused the Scottish government of creating the "biggest crisis in family doctors for a generation".
Health Minister Shona Robison announced £2m worth of funding to improve GP recruitment and retention.
The main findings of the The Primary Care Workforce Survey were:
The Royal College of General Practioners (RCGP Scotland) said the results showed that 830 extra GPs were now required to bring nationwide coverage levels up to 2009 standards.
And Dr Alan McDevitt, chairman of the British Medical Association's (BMA) Scottish GP committee, said the survey "illustrates the extent of the problem currently facing primary care".
He warned: "Without commitment to substantial new funding and staff, the general practice we all need and value, may not survive."
Dr McDevitt, a GP in Clydebank, said: "General practice is facing some of its toughest challenges, with workload and patient demand at unprecedented levels.
"Our members across the country are telling us of the rising pressure they are facing and the difficulties they are having trying to recruit to vacant posts. This is simply not sustainable."
Anas Sarwar, Scottish Labour's health spokesman, said the survey showed that Scotland's GP crisis was worsening.
"All across Scotland families are losing out because there aren't enough doctors available," he said. "That's simply not good enough.
"We can't just have another promise to train more GPs at some point in the future. We have a crisis in GP services now that the SNP health secretary must recognise and address.
"This failure is adding further pressure to primary care and also acute services like A&E."
The Scottish Conservative's shadow health secretary, Donald Cameron, said: "The Scottish government has been told for many years about the dwindling number of GPs. Yet this report shows these warnings have been ignored.
"As a result, patients are paying the price, appointments are hard to come by and those GPs left are feeling overstretched."
Health Secretary Shona Robison admitted that there "remain challenges" in recruiting and retaining doctors to general practice.
She announced a £2m investment for a series of "innovative" initiatives to tackle the problem.
They include the development of a locum pool of retired GPs in Lothian and a recruitment programme led by RCGP Scotland.
Ms Robison said: "As the Primary Care Workforce Survey published today shows, there still remain challenges in recruiting and retaining doctors to work in general practice.
"While Scotland continues to have the highest number of GPs per patient in the UK, we still need to act now to redesign the way care is provided in the community to ensure these services are sustainable in the future.
"That means transforming primary care and GP services - increasing the role that other health professionals play in delivering care and making it much more of a team approach, allowing GPs to focus on those patients specifically in need of their expertise."
The military will take "all necessary action" to "put an end to the impunity of insurgents and terrorists" in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe, he said.
Mr Jonathan also ordered more troops to be sent to the north-eastern states.
Militants from Boko Haram have been blamed for most of the violence, which has left 2,000 people dead since 2010.
The Islamist group, whose name means "Western education is forbidden" in the local Hausa language, is fighting to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state in the north.
By Will RossBBC News, Lagos
President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency across an already heavily militarised area of northern Nigeria.
This is not the first time he has taken such action following an upsurge in attacks by Islamist militants. The question is whether more troops on the ground will make any difference. Many analysts say the military has been losing the battle for hearts and minds and abuse allegations have helped boost Boko Haram.
Attacks have largely been hit-and-run or even suicide missions, but by saying areas have been "taken over by groups whose allegiance was to different flags and ideologies", the president has made the somewhat embarrassing admission that the state no longer controls the entire territory of Nigeria.
Mr Jonathan also urged politicians in the affected states to co-operate with the armed forces and the police. This raises the question of what they have been doing. After all, some northern politicians have been accused of backing Boko Haram.
Nigeria - a multiethnic nation of more than 160 million people - is also affected by a spate of conflicts over land, religion and oil.
In the latest violence, 53 people were killed and 13 villages burnt in central Nigeria's Benue state on Tuesday.
The conflict, which started last week, is said to have been caused by a dispute over land ownership between cattle herders and farmers.
In a pre-recorded address broadcast on Tuesday, President Jonathan said: "What we are facing is not just militancy or criminality, but a rebellion and insurgency by terrorist groups which pose a very serious threat to national unity and territorial integrity."
Referring to recent attacks on government buildings and killings of officials and other civilians, he said that "these actions amount to a declaration of war".
"We will hunt them down, we will fish them out, and we will bring them to justice," the president said.
"The chief of defence staff has been directed to immediately deploy more troops to these states for more effective internal security operations.
"The troops and other security agencies involved in these operations have orders to take all necessary action... to put an end to the impunity of insurgents and terrorists."
At the same time, he stressed that - despite the state of emergency - politicians in the three states would remain in their posts.
The president has the power to sack local politicians and install a caretaker government in emergency circumstances.
"Already, some northern parts of Borno state have been taken over by groups whose allegiance are to different flags than Nigeria's," he said.
Later, a spokesman for the president, Doyin Okupe, said the governors of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa had been "very well briefed" and were "in full support" of the decision to declare a state of emergency.
"There's a need for the government to step in and do the necessary to once and for all find a way out of this quagmire," he told the BBC.
On Monday, the Nigeria Governors' Forum, which represents the leaders of the country's 36 states, warned Mr Jonathan against imposing emergency rule.
It is not the first time that the president has declared a state of emergency, but this is a clear admission that far from being weakened by the army offensive, the threat of the Islamist militants is growing, says the BBC's Will Ross in Lagos.
And it is the first time that Mr Jonathan has admitted that parts of the country are no longer under central government control, says our correspondent.
Last week, Mr Jonathan had to cut short a trip to South Africa to deal with the growing violence.
A number of measures are to be brought in to protect the park environment from anti-social behaviour.
The plans drew criticism from hillwalkers during a consultation, which drew more than 300 responses.
Having won approval from the park board, the plans will now go before Scottish government ministers.
The proposals would see four "camping management" areas set up on the busiest loch shores, covering 3.7% of the park's total area, with investment in new official camping facilities, including 300 new camping places.
Similar measures were previously put in place at parts of east Loch Lomond, which were described as a "wide-ranging success".
Bosses said parts of the park were becoming "severely degraded" by high volumes of campers, with some irresponsible visitors littering, starting fires, cutting down trees and abandoning caravans and campsites.
During the consultation, the Mountaineering Council of Scotland and ramblers Scotland voiced "serious concerns", saying the plans would "create immense public confusion".
Linda McKay, convener of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority board, said there had been "tremendous support" for the plans.
She said: "We appreciate the range of views from many different interests.
"However, we believe our duty, first and foremost, is to conserve the environment of this special place for the enjoyment of this, and future, generations.
"Conscious of our responsibility to promote access and recreation in the park, the board has sought to take a proportionate approach; introducing a range of measures designed to protect the special characteristics of this designated area of Scotland, while also striving to enhance provision for those who will continue to want to camp."
Having won the backing of the board, the proposal is to be sent on to the Scottish ministers for approval. A further opportunity for interested parties to make representations or objections directly to the Scottish government will follow.
Police Scotland, the Forestry Commission Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage all responded positively during the consultation.
Iain Rennick, area manger for Scottish Natural Heritage, said the group had worked closely with the park board on the proposals.
He said: "Together, we're keen to protect the interests and rights of those who wish to exercise responsible access in the park as well as those who live and work there.
"We particularly welcome the intention to invest in new camping facilities, as this will ensure that the high demand at peak periods is catered for and a better overall visitor experience is provided."
The second-placed Serie A side trailed 5-2 on aggregate when Mouctar Diakhaby headed the French side into the lead on the night.
But Kevin Strootman prodded home an immediate equaliser and a Lucas Tousart own goal narrowed the gap but Roma could not find a late strike to take them through on away goals.
Edin Dzeko fired a late chance over.
Schalke came from 2-0 down, and 3-1 on aggregate, to beat Bundesliga rivals Borussia Monchengladbach on away goals.
Andreas Christensen and Mahmoud Dahoud had put Gladbach in control before Leon Goretzka's strike and Nabil Bentaleb's penalty.
Ryan Babel scored his first two European goals since 2010 as 10-man Besiktas beat Olympiakos 4-1 in Istanbul, 5-2 on aggregate.
Celta Vigo, Spain's only representatives left in the tournament, beat FK Krasnodar 2-0 in Russia to progress 4-1 overall.
Bertrand Traore and Kasper Dolberg scored as Ajax beat FC Copenhagen 2-0 to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit to progress.
Anderlecht beat Apoel Nicosia 1-0 (2-0 on aggregate), while Genk beat fellow Belgians Gent 6-3 on aggregate after a 1-1 second-leg draw.
Manchester United beat FC Rostov 1-0 to go through 2-1 overall.
Match ends, Roma 2, Lyon 1.
Second Half ends, Roma 2, Lyon 1.
Offside, Lyon. Anthony Lopes tries a through ball, but Nabil Fekir is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Francesco Totti.
Corner, Roma. Conceded by Lucas Tousart.
Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy with a cross.
Antonio Rüdiger (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Kevin Strootman.
Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Alisson.
Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christophe Jallet.
Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Roma) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diego Perotti with a cross.
Substitution, Lyon. Rafael replaces Mathieu Valbuena.
Kevin Strootman (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
Diego Perotti (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Roma).
Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
Corner, Roma. Conceded by Christophe Jallet.
Anthony Lopes (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma).
Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Radja Nainggolan (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Maxime Gonalons (Lyon).
Corner, Roma. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
Substitution, Lyon. Nabil Fekir replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
Substitution, Roma. Francesco Totti replaces Daniele De Rossi.
Corner, Roma. Conceded by Christophe Jallet.
Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy.
Kevin Strootman (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
Federico Fazio (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
Foul by Kevin Strootman (Roma).
Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Lyon. Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa replaces Emanuel Mammana because of an injury.
Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Alisson.
Blair, Scotland's former captain and most-capped scrum-half, will join the coaching team ahead of the summer tour.
He will be joined by assistant coaches Matt Taylor and Dan McFarland, who also work with Townsend at Warriors.
"I'm delighted to take on this role with Scotland at an exciting time in the team's development," Blair said.
"Being a young coach, I feel very lucky to work with coaches of the calibre of Gregor [Townsend] and Dave [Rennie, the incoming Glasgow Warriors head coach] and hope I can contribute to further successes for both Scotland and Glasgow on the pitch."
Townsend takes charge of the Warriors for the final time at Scotstoun against Edinburgh in the last Pro12 game of the season and the second leg of the 1872 Cup.
He will then immediately succeed Vern Cotter as Scotland head coach, before naming his squad for the summer tour to Italy, Australia, and Fiji.
Blair, who earned 85 caps for his country and toured with the British and Irish Lions in 2009, will join the touring party while retaining his duties and responsibilities to the Warriors outwith the test-match windows.
"Mike [Blair] has thrived as a coach since his retirement from playing at the end of last season," said Townsend.
"He's proven to be an excellent addition to the Warriors' backroom staff and I'm delighted to bring that expertise into the Scotland set-up.
"He will perform a similar role with the national team, which will be focused on three areas: assisting with our attack, improving our skills and also working closely with our group of scrum-halves."
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Islam Slimani ran onto a long ball to flick in the first and a Rafick Halliche header put Algeria 2-0 up.
Abdelmoumene Djabou sidefooted in a third, before Song Heung-min's low shot pulled one back as South Korea rallied.
Yacine Brahimi added Algeria's fourth and, despite Koo Ja-cheol scoring a second for Korea, Algeria held on for their first World Cup win since 1982.
"South Korea were absolutely woeful in the first half. That kind of performance is not acceptable at this level of football and they paid the price. In the second half they freshened it up and looked better but Algeria definitely deserved to win.
"In the first half Algeria came out with a really high tempo, they played some nice football and the fourth goal was a really good team goal."
Algeria, narrowly beaten by group leaders Belgium in their opening game, knew a second defeat would end their hopes of getting out of the group stage for the first time. They responded in emphatic fashion, becoming the first African team to score four goals in a World Cup game.
A win for the Desert Foxes against Russia will now secure a last-16 spot, and a draw could be enough if South Korea fail to beat Belgium.
Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodzic made five changes from the opening defeat by Belgium and his reshuffle had the desired impact.
Sofiane Feghouli had a strong shout for a penalty turned down when he appeared to have been tripped by Kim Young-gwon before the ball fell for Brahimi to hook over.
Slimani then found space at the far post only to head wide and also badly mistimed a first-time shot from six yards as he met an inviting cross from Aissa Mandi.
But the Portugal-based striker, who was his side's top scorer in qualifying, did not take long to atone as he outpaced two defenders to get to a long Carl Medjani pass and flick the ball past on-rushing keeper Jung Sung-ryong.
Defender Halliche extended the lead two minutes later with his second goal for his country, a thumping header from an Djabou corner.
And Djabou turned from provider to goalscorer when Slimani slipped a ball across for him to sidefoot home.
South Korea had not managed a shot on target in the first half but pulled a goal back shortly after the break - a mistake from Madjid Bougherra allowing Song to send a shot through the legs of keeper Rais Mbohli.
It was now Algeria's turn to be penned back and they survived a further scare when Ki Sung-yueng had a long range shot palmed over by Mbohli.
However, Brahimi restored his side's three-goal advantage when he played a one-two with Feghouli before slotting past Jung.
But a much-improved South Korea were not finished, and after the Desert Foxes failed to clear their lines, Lee Keun-ho played the ball across the box for Koo to slot in, before a tiring Algeria managed to regroup and close out the win.
Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodzic:
"We played an almost perfect first period.
"We played very well, very effectively and then it went down a little bit - maybe it was psychological, maybe it was physical - we will have to talk about this.
"But I think that this was a real feat this afternoon and I would like to congratulate my players."
South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo:
"In the stadium, there were a lot of Korean fans and I would like to apologise to them.
"We have one game left and I would just like to promise that we will do our best for the next match."
Match ends, South Korea 2, Algeria 4.
Second Half ends, South Korea 2, Algeria 4.
Foul by Ji Dong-Won (South Korea).
Aissa Mandi (Algeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, South Korea. Conceded by Essaïd Belkalem.
Foul by Ji Dong-Won (South Korea).
Carl Medjani (Algeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Algeria. Essaïd Belkalem replaces Madjid Bougherra.
Attempt missed. Ji Dong-Won (South Korea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kim Shin-Wook with a headed pass.
Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (South Korea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Kim Shin-Wook (South Korea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Carl Medjani (Algeria).
Attempt missed. Lee Keun-Ho (South Korea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Islam Slimani (Algeria) because of an injury.
Foul by Nabil Bentaleb (Algeria).
Koo Ja-Cheol (South Korea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, South Korea. Conceded by Nabil Ghilas.
Lee Keun-Ho (South Korea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Mehdi Lacen (Algeria).
Foul by Son Heung-Min (South Korea).
Djamel Mesbah (Algeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Nabil Ghilas (Algeria) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Djamel Mesbah with a cross.
Substitution, South Korea. Ji Dong-Won replaces Han Kook-Young.
Substitution, Algeria. Mehdi Lacen replaces Yacine Brahimi.
Attempt missed. Kim Shin-Wook (South Korea) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.
Corner, South Korea. Conceded by Rais M'Bolhi.
Substitution, Algeria. Nabil Ghilas replaces Abdelmoumene Djabou.
Goal! South Korea 2, Algeria 4. Koo Ja-Cheol (South Korea) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Keun-Ho.
Foul by Aissa Mandi (Algeria).
Son Heung-Min (South Korea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Islam Slimani (Algeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Kim Young-Gwon (South Korea).
Foul by Yacine Brahimi (Algeria).
Lee Yong (South Korea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Han Kook-Young (South Korea) is shown the yellow card.
Madjid Bougherra (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Madjid Bougherra (Algeria).
Son Heung-Min (South Korea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, South Korea. Lee Keun-Ho replaces Lee Chung-Yong.
The system, set up in 1984, is ending so EU dairy businesses can compete with international rivals in supplying fast-growing markets in Asia and Africa.
The Irish Republic, the Netherlands and Germany are all expected to increase production sharply.
But UK farmers have said it could lead to further falls in the price they receive for their milk.
The European Commission believes the changes will not bring back butter mountains and milk lakes and says China and other international markets are hungry for European farmers' produce.
EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan said the ending of quotas was both a challenge and an opportunity for the EU.
"It is a challenge because an entire generation of dairy farmers will have to live under completely new circumstances and volatility will surely accompany them along the road," he said.
"But it certainly is an opportunity in terms of growth and jobs."
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) urged all countries to "act responsibly and collectively" and said the lifting of quotas could mean fresh price falls for English and Welsh farmers, who have operated within the system for the past 15 years.
NFU dairy board chairman Rob Harrison said: "With milk prices yet to show any strong signs of recovery, this could push farm gate milk prices down further in the EU and stall any recovery in the dairy markets.
"It's vital that expansion in any member state is planned in accordance with available market opportunities."
Somerset dairy farmer James Hole said: "All they are going to end up doing is create huge milk pools coming out of Europe.
"Long term there will probably have to be another form of capping. I can't see how they can just make it a free-for-all."
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill said dairy farmers there faced a "difficult time" but she was "optimistic about the longer-term prospects... [if] the local dairy industry continues to pursue a market-led strategy with future decisions being taken in the context of input costs and market returns".
The EU milk quota system was set up after subsidised European milk production persistently outstripped consumer demand.
This led to the so-called milk lakes and butter mountains. From 1984, member states were fined heavily if they produced too much milk.
Quotas have been raised steadily in the past seven years in preparation for being lifted altogether.
Dairy farmers often struggle with price volatility, and the European Commission says quotas have not made their lives easier in that respect.
The prices paid to dairy farmers rose 13% in the first half of 2014, yet the corresponding consumer prices rose 8.4% in Germany, 1.6% in the UK and 0.8% in France.
It has taken years of tough negotiations to get to this point - and the Commission says there will still be a safety net for dairy farmers.
An EU Milk Market Observatory has been set up to help producers adjust to price fluctuations.
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The abolition of the system affects farmers in all 28 EU member states.
Belgian and other EU dairy farmers staged a protest in Brussels on Tuesday, fearing the lifting of quotas will drive small farms out of business.
They have argued the lifting of quotas helps only big food companies and the largest milk producers, whose efficiency allows them to operate with slim margins.
"We're really scared that production is going to explode and we won't be able to pay our costs any more," said Belgian dairy farmer Yvan Deknudt.
He said the wholesale price of milk was already 30% lower than the level he needed to break even.
German dairy industry association president Karl-Heinz Engel said he was happy quotas were being scrapped.
"We're prepared... export-orientated and competitive," he said.
Paul Brennan said he held 18-year-old Gary Jones' hand and shouted his name as he was being treated on the pitch.
An ex-firefighter also described how a girl, aged "three or four", begged him not to leave her badly injured father.
Mr Jones and the girl's father were among the 96 football fans who were fatally injured in the 1989 disaster.
Liverpool supporters were caught in the crush after arriving to watch their team play Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup semi-final at Sheffield's Hillsborough stadium.
Mr Jones, a student who was described as a "very clever young man", travelled to Sheffield on a minibus with 11 others, including Mr Brennan, the jury heard.
After police stopped the match, Mr Brennan left his seat in the North Stand and went to look for Mr Jones on the pitch.
The jury saw how Mr Jones was lifted out of the Leppings Lane terraces at about 15:26 BST - almost half an hour after the match kicked off.
Anthony Hunter, a firefighter who helped carry him, said that he was "limp, but his face was not in agony".
He added: "He looked quite peaceful. We laid him on the ground and someone else proceeded to do CPR."
Mr Hunter said that he spent "three to four minutes" at the most with Mr Jones, giving him mouth to mouth resuscitation, while somebody else did chest compressions.
Another firefighter, David Sweetman, worked on Mr Jones with a man who said he was a doctor, the court heard.
Mr Sweetman said they "tried for a long time" but "didn't see any signs of life".
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Mr Brennan was seen in footage walking up to Mr Jones and those giving him first aid at 15:35 BST.
He told the court: "I bent down and grabbed hold of his hand, shouted his name.
"He seemed to respond with eye movement every time I shouted his name."
Mr Brennan said that Mr Jones' eyes were closed but that he could see them moving under the eyelids. He appeared to be unconscious.
He helped lift him into an ambulance but said he was not allowed to travel with his cousin to hospital.
The court also heard about a second casualty that Mr Hunter treated.
He said the man had a "daughter of three or four years with him".
He added: "As I stopped doing some work on him, this young girl who was there, was there tugging on my pant legs.
"[She said] 'you can't leave my dad, you can't leave my dad, why isn't he moving?'."
Mr Hunter also said an ambulance drove over one of the man's feet and the casualty "didn't flinch at all" and "was obviously dead".
The ambulance eventually moved after people, shouted, he said.
"It's something that stuck in my mind - of all places to park an ambulance."
The inquests, sitting in Warrington, Cheshire, continue.
At the end of August IS said Adnani had been killed in Aleppo province.
Russia's claim came after the US admitted targeting Adnani but stopped short of confirming his death.
Adnani was one of the IS group's most high-profile figures, with a $5m (£3.8m) bounty on his head.
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"The strike near al Bab, Syria, removes from the battlefield ISIL's chief propagandist, recruiter and architect of external terrorist operations," Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said, using an alternative name for IS.
"It is one in a series of successful strikes against ISIL leaders, including those responsible for finances and military planning, that make it harder for the group to operate."
The August 30 air strike was conducted by a drone, which fired a missile at the car Adnani was travelling in, he said.
It is not clear why it has taken the US almost two weeks to confirm Adnani's death.
Russia had previously said Adnani was one of up to 40 militants killed in a Su-34 bomber raid on the village of Umm Hawsh, north of Aleppo - a claim Pentagon officials dismissed as a "joke".
Adnani - who was also the group's spokesman - was "martyred while surveying the operations to repel the military campaigns against Aleppo", IS-linked Amaq news agency said, without giving details about how he died.
One of the group's founder members, Adnani was born Taha Sobhi Falaha in the northern Syrian town of Banash in 1977.
In June 2014, he formally declared the establishment of the IS caliphate stretching across parts of Syria and Iraq under the leadership of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
The US said he had "co-ordinated the movement of Isil [IS] fighters, directly encouraged lone-wolf attacks on civilians and members of the military and actively recruited" new members.
Earlier this year, he called for attacks during Ramadan, with followers carrying out the Orlando nightclub shooting, the truck attack in the French city of Nice and a massive suicide bombing in Baghdad.
Police said the lead rider in the group of nine dodged the carcass but other cyclists clipped it, then hit an oncoming vehicle.
A man, reportedly in his 50s, was freed from beneath the vehicle.
He was flown to Melbourne's Alfred Hospital where he remains in a critical but stable condition.
The crash happened near Shepparton, which is located about 200km from Melbourne.
Shepparton police told local media their inquiries would consider whether the rising sun made the kangaroo carcass difficult to see.
Butland was due to feature for the Potters' Under-23 side in Friday's Premier League Cup tie at Reading.
But he pulled out after feeling pain in the warm-up and was sent for a new MRI scan on Saturday.
"It's a little bit of a concern, I have to say," said Hughes.
Speaking after Saturday's 2-0 Premier League home win over Burnley, Hughes added: "I haven't had an update in terms of where we think he is with it but he's gone for scans.
"He got to the warm-up and felt discomfort in the ankle, the same situation that we found ourselves before the beginning of the season, unfortunately.
"Not to the same extent, but in the same area, so we need to get to the bottom of it. Hopefully we can settle it down again.
"If that's not the case then we'll have to try and do something more radical, maybe, but we'll try and avoid that if we can."
The 23-year-old, capped four times by his country, missed Euro 2016 after being injured in England's 3-2 win over Germany in Berlin in March. He was then kept sidelined for two further months after more surgery in September.
It is more than three months before England's next fixture - a friendly against Germany in Dortmund on 22 March. But Hughes has already hinted that Butland could face a battle just to get back in the Stoke team.
On-loan Derby County goalkeeper Lee Grant has so far conceded just five goals in eight matches since replacing Shay Given in September to help the rejuvenated Potters climb to ninth in the Premiership table.
Debjani Bora, a javelin thrower who has won several gold medals, fears her injuries may prevent her representing India in a forthcoming Asian contest.
One woman has been arrested for inciting a crowd to attack Ms Bora.
Witch hunts targeting women are common in parts of India and a number of those accused are killed every year.
Experts say superstitious beliefs are behind some of these attacks, but there are occasions when people - especially widows - are targeted for their land and property.
The latest incident took place earlier this week in Ms Bora's home village in the remote hill district of Karbi Anglong, where she also makes a living as a farm worker and lives with her husband and three children.
She was blamed in the wake of the the deaths of four people in the village, including one man who took his own life.
Police said villagers dragged her to a community prayer hall to face a "public trial on charges of being a witch".
Ms Bora recounted her experience to journalists on Wednesday.
"Instead of finding out why all the deaths occurred, some village elders suspected a witch was driving the people to death and organised a prayer. As the villagers were chanting hymns, one elderly woman identified me as the witch and shouted that I should be punished," she said.
"I was blamed for all these deaths in the village, wrapped up in fishing nets and beaten up severely."
She was taken to a local clinic, where she regained consciousness on Wednesday.
Karbi Anglong police chief Mugdha Jyoti Mahanta said one woman was arrested on Thursday after Ms Bora's family filed a complaint with the police.
"We suspect that she may have targeted Ms Bora for personal reasons," Mr Mahanta said.
Branding women as witches is particularly prevalent among tribal communities and tea plantation workers in Assam.
Nearly 90 people, mostly women, have been beheaded, burnt alive or stabbed to death after such accusations over the last five years, police say.
The inquiry was announced by Attorney General Eric Holder after a grand jury decided against charging the officer.
That decision prompted street protests in New York. Activists have called for a march in Washington next week.
President Barack Obama said the case spoke to "larger issues".
Mr Garner, 43, was stopped on a street in New York on 17 July on suspicion of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes.
After a confrontation with police he was wrestled to the ground and restrained by force. He became unresponsive and later died.
America saw a wave of race-related unrest only last week over the decision not to indict another white police officer who had shot dead a young black man in Ferguson, Missouri.
Announcing "an independent, thorough, fair and expeditious" investigation into potential civil rights violations in the chokehold case, Mr Holder said he was continuing a review of how to heal a "breakdown in trust" between police and communities.
The justice department, he said, would conduct a "complete review" of material gathered in the local investigation. "All lives must be valued - all lives," he added.
In isolation, the decision of the grand jury in Staten Island not to indict the white NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo would have sparked anger.
The fact that it came less than 10 days after a grand jury in Missouri decided that the white officer involved in the shooting of Michael Brown should not face criminal charges has amplified the sense of racial injustice felt by those who believe the decision is inexplicable.
In contrast to Ferguson, there is video evidence showing what happened in Staten Island. New York's medical examiner had already ruled that the death of Eric Garner was a homicide, and that the chokehold contributed to it.
Even though America has a black president and a black attorney general, Eric Holder, this will reinforce the widespread feeling in poor African-American communities that the criminal justice system is weighted against them, and that the law is not colour-blind.
The confrontation between Eric Garner and police officer Daniel Pantaleo was captured on a mobile phone.
The footage shows Mr Pantaleo and other officers arresting him after a lengthy exchange during which he verbally refuses to be handcuffed.
Several officers move to restrain Mr Garner, with Mr Pantaleo holding him by the neck. The detainee, who is asthmatic, can be heard shouting repeatedly, "I can't breathe!".
City officials found Mr Garner's death was caused by "the compression of his chest and prone positioning during physical restraint by police".
Asthma and heart disease also contributed to his death, they said.
When the grand jury decided not to bring charges against Mr Pantaleo, the announcement perplexed legal experts.
Ekow Yankah, a professor at Cardozo School of Law, told the Associated Press it was "hard to understand" how the jury failed to see probable cause of a crime.
James Cohen of Fordham University Law School added: "Logic doesn't play a role in this process."
On the streets protesters marched through New York and other cities in the US late on Wednesday, occasionally disrupting traffic, chanting "I can't breathe!" and "Hands up - don't choke!"
After the grand jury decision President Obama said: "When anybody in this country is not being treated equally under the law, that is a problem, and it's my job as president to help solve it."
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called the outcome "one that many in our city did not want" and appealed for a "peaceful, constructive" response.
Garner family lawyer Jonathon Moore said he was "astonished" by it, and Eric Garner's widow, Esaw Garner, said her husband's death would "not be in vain".
"I'm determined to get justice for my husband, because he shouldn't have been killed in that way," she said.
Mr Garner's daughter, Erica Snipes, told the BBC she was outraged: "On that video you can see the most cruel horrible thing that someone could do to someone. It's just not right."
Civil rights activists Al Sharpton called for a march in Washington on 13 December, saying that state prosecutors worked "hand in hand with the local police".
Mr Pantaleo issued a statement in which he said it had never been his "intention to harm anyone" and that he was praying for Garner and his family.
Mr Pantaleo's lawyer argued he had used a move taught by the police department, not a chokehold which is banned under New York Police Department policy.
Since Mr Garner's death, officers at the largest police department in the US have been ordered to undergo retraining on restraint.
These online courses promised to enable universities to reach would-be students in the most inaccessible and deprived parts of the planet.
But the sustainability of Moocs has come under question - and a new generation of more carefully targeted distance learning courses have entered the arena.
These post-Mooc courses are typically not as "massive" as Moocs, nor quite as "open".
And they are not only coming from the elite academic institutions of the West, but from ambitious tech-savvy operators in emerging economies.
For example, last month the Massachusetts Institute of Technology launched a 12-week course in Future Commerce, with more than a thousand students paying $2,300 (£1,730). Another 600 students are already in the queue for the next run of this course in August.
They've signed up to an MIT course, they'll get an MIT-branded certificate. But it's possible they might never realise that the course has been designed, built and managed by MIT in collaboration with a company thousands of miles from the US.
The company is GetSmarter, based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Founders, brothers Rob and Sam Paddock, are part of a new breed of academic entrepreneur.
The company grew out of a project to help their father, a property lawyer who lectured at the University of Cape Town, to extend his teaching to professionals who had no chance of attending lectures.
They were aware of a massive hunger among African professionals for expert, high-quality "up-skilling" - especially in fast-changing fields of IT, commerce, law and accounting.
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"We talked to UCT [University of Cape Town]. It was hard work convincing them but eventually they agreed to run a trial," said Rob Paddock.
The pilot short courses they developed were marketed under the UCT banner, and provided successful students with a certificate from one of Africa's top higher education institution.
The results for those first students were "so good that the UCT people said, let's do more".
GetSmarter now has 350 employees and wants to expand into international markets.
"There's a South African mentality, that makes me quite sad," Rob Paddock said. "It's that we need to learn from the world... that all the innovation needs to come from the outside, in."
"I believe we undervalue ourselves".
But the lower value of the South African economy, with its weak currency and lower cost of living, has actually worked to the advantage of these educational technology start-ups.
"We have a real competitive advantage," Rob Paddock said. Cape Town is much cheaper. "We can attract the right world class talent. But we get the same skills five to seven times cheaper than in the UK or US."
It means they can offer courses at a much lower cost than the big business schools, and yet still make a profit for themselves and the partnering institutions.
As well as working with MIT. GetSmarter is developing short online courses with the University of Chicago, and, according to Rob Paddock, is close to reaching an agreement with a "top tier university in the UK".
The courses developed with MIT are being closely monitored by Professor Alex "Sandy" Pentland, founding faculty director of the MIT Connection Science Research Initiative.
Prof Pentland was enthusiastic about an approach which he felt added the human-to-human interaction missing from many online courses.
"In many Moocs, you're by yourself," he said. "With the GetSmarter model there's a teaching support person for every 25 or 30 students."
These are the "course coaches", typically recruited from counselling or psychology backgrounds. Based at the HQ in Cape Town, they track each of their assigned students' progress via a "dashboard", and intervene to praise or encourage whenever necessary.
As important, from Prof Pentland's point of view, was the ability to foster peer-to-peer interaction.
"If you look at executive education at any leading business school, you have lectures, but you also have these things they call table exercises, which are the students talking with each other, asking each other 'what does this mean?', bringing their own experience into play, getting to know each other.
"All this makes it a much richer experience," Prof Pentland said. That means "the same material works a lot better, they have a much higher retention rate, and deeper understanding".
They have a high course completion rate for online study - well over 90% across all their courses.
The courses generate massive amounts of data - every mouse-click, every student or tutor interaction, is recorded, everything is assessed. MIT, as the client, also gets this data, and Prof Pentland is excited at the prospect ultimately of publishing the findings.
"Once we really understand this, everyone will be able to pick it up. There will be different models, for profit and not," he said. "The idea is to go beyond the Mooc, to a model where people work together and learn. And then to implement it in open source."
He was not surprised that the impetus should be coming from South Africa or Asia rather than the US or Europe.
"It's in countries like South Africa where you have the biggest distance problems. There are smart people all over, and they tend to respond to the problem at hand."
Exactly what will emerge in five years time from these developments - and whether, as some predict, artificial intelligence will play a key role, is anyone's guess. Rob Paddock and Prof Pentland suggest real live humans will always have a place.
The team, from Plymouth and Oxford universities, have been based on the research ship James Cook for the last six weeks.
They say the genetic fingerprints of marine life could suggest how to identify areas which are most in need.
The research project called Deep Links found amazing sea life amongst a lot of manmade rubbish.
Deep Links researchers used a remotely-operated submarine to explore depths below 200m (656ft) around the North Atlantic and collect corals, sea urchins and sea cucumbers.
They also found trawl marks, fishing line, trawling gear, tin cans and plastic cups.
Dr Kerry Howell, marine biologist from Plymouth University's School of Marine Science, said: "The sea provides lots of services to us, regulating climate and recycling nutrients and supporting our fisheries, so it's important that we manage this area well."
The 28-year-old, who previously played in the Premiership for Leeds Carnegie, joined Leinster in 2012 and has made 10 appearances for the club this term.
Denton has been part of a Leinster side that finished top of the Pro12 at the end of the regular campaign this year.
"His arrival only makes us stronger as a unit," said Gloucester director of rugby David Humphreys.
"We're looking forward to welcoming Tom into our environment. During his time in the Aviva Premiership with Leeds, he proved to be a quality operator, and he has matured and improved whilst with Leinster.
"I know first hand from my time with Ulster what a quality opponent he is and he will be a welcome addition to our second row ranks."
Lily Grist, from At the Well, is a massive fan of the show and has been making every one of the show's challenges and show-stoppers.
"You don't know what you're going to get every week, so I watch it with a bit of trepidation," she said.
But, she added her bakes were "going down really well" with customers.
The cafe and launderette was set up by Ms Grist and her two sisters in 2012.
Offering tea, coffee and snacks while people wait for their washing, it now also serves up all the "technical challenges" featured each week on the Great British Bake Off.
"They are horrendously difficult - my Jaffa cakes were a bit of a disaster, the jelly didn't set for hours and hours," said Ms Grist.
"All the things that could go wrong, did go wrong but they sold out - so that was a success."
But being "bound by whatever they do" on the show has also meant taking on showstopper challenges, such as the glazed mirror cake.
"Watching the show first really helps, you get to see all their mistakes and know not to do the same thing," she said.
"But cake week was a real, real challenge - the mirror glaze was a bit of a nightmare - I'll be honest - it just ran off my cake."
With several bakes down - including a drizzle cake, Viennese whirls, iced shortbread knickers and lacy pancakes - Ms Grist said it was "so far, so good" but she "might be on the floor" by the end of series seven.
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This included an AK47 assault rifle, two .22 rifles, and a loaded pump action shotgun.
Silencers and telescopic sights were also found.
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Councillor Jackie Burns, 52, who represents the Larkhall ward, has also been suspended by the Labour Party.
Police said a 52-year-old man has been reported to prosecutors. The Crown Office said it was considering a report concerning an alleged incident on 18 September involving a 52-year-old man.
The council confirmed that Mr Burns had been suspended by his party.
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said: "We can confirm that a 52-year-old man has been reported to the procurator fiscal in connection with an incident."
A spokesman for the Crown Office said: "The procurator fiscal has received a report concerning a 52-year-old man in connection with an alleged incident said to have occurred on 18 September 2016.
"The report remains under consideration."
A spokesman for South Lanarkshire Council said: "The council has been informed that Councillor Burns has been suspended by his party, and the council leader has advised that Councillor Burns will cease to represent the Labour Party on the council while he is suspended."
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The Royal Navy said the exercise on a surface ship triggered a fire suppression system.
Emergency services were called to the naval base just after 05:30.
They were taken to the Royal Alexandria Hospital as a precaution. Their families have been informed, and an investigation has been launched.
A Royal Navy spokesman said: "We can confirm that there has been an incident on a surface ship alongside HM Naval Base Clyde this morning.
"A routine fire exercise triggered the fire suppression system, which resulted in a number of personnel inhaling a gas.
"Six personnel were taken to hospital as a precaution; all others were declared fit at the naval base's sick bay."
The Faslane base on the Clyde is home to the UK's fleet of Trident nuclear submarines.
US consumer spending jumped by 1% in April, the largest month-on-month gain since August 2009.
Consumer spending makes up two-thirds of US economic activity.
But in May, the consumer confidence index dipped to 92.6 from 94.7 in April, as Americans worried about the long-term outlook of the job market.
"Consumers remain cautious about the outlook for business and labour market conditions. Thus, they continue to expect little change in economic activity in the months ahead," said Lynn Franco, director of economic indicators at the Conference Board.
The rise in spending, though, has solidified many investors' belief that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates when it meets in June.
Consumer spending was flat in March and rose by just 0.2% in February.
The positive news from April also included gains in wages, which rose 0.5%.
Spending on durable goods, which includes items such as cars, increased by 2.3%, while spending on non-durable goods, including clothing and food, climbed 1.4%.
Core inflation - which excludes food and energy prices - rose by 1.6%. The Fed has been closely monitoring inflation to determine when to raise interest rates and said it is targeting a goal of 2% inflation over the next few years.
At a speech on Friday, US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said she expected the central bank would raise interest rates in the coming months.
The old adversaries squared up in an ugly first-half moment when Wenger shoved Mourinho in the chest in Chelsea's technical area after Gary Cahill's challenge on Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez.
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A semblance of order was restored although the tension still resurfaced - but as so often, it was Mourinho who had the last word with a win that puts the Blues five points ahead of second-placed Manchester City.
Eden Hazard's first-half penalty put them on their way after he was fouled by Laurent Koscielny, while Diego Costa's ninth goal in seven games since his £32m summer move from Atletico Madrid wrapped up the win.
This never threatened to be a repeat of Chelsea's 6-0 thrashing of Arsenal in March that marred Wenger's 1,000th match in charge of the Gunners, but there was rarely a moment when his side threatened to end his dismal sequence against Mourinho as they suffered their first league loss of the season.
The home side may not have produced the flamboyant football that has featured in some of their play this season, but the old steel at the back is still in evidence and, in Costa and former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas, they have acquired a potent partnership.
Costa's goalscoring has caught the eye but the wonderful raking pass from Fabregas that set up the second goal silenced the taunts aimed from the visiting fans and was his seventh Premier League assist of the season.
It was the crowning moment of a Chelsea performance that was ruthlessly efficient and sounded an ominous note to those hoping to stop Mourinho reclaiming the Premier League title this season.
Chelsea even survived the early loss of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who was taken off before half-time and replaced by Petr Cech after taking a bang on the head in a collision with Sanchez, with the Belgian taken to hospital as a precaution.
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Courtois's problems started when he raced out to beat Sanchez to a through ball and there was an accidental clash between the pair - the young goalkeeper recovered after being flat out but was unable to complete the half, the Chelsea medical team eventually signalling to Mourinho that he need to be replaced.
If the action on the pitch took time to get going, there was no time-wasting between Mourinho and Wenger as their obvious personal animosity quickly boiled over.
Wenger took exception to Mourinho giving his view on Cahill's tackle on Sanchez, marching menacingly into the Chelsea technical area before giving his counterpart a very clear two-handed shove in the chest.
Mourinho, not surprisingly, was unimpressed and it took the intervention of fourth official Jon Moss to at least restore a small measure of calm between the pair.
Arsenal had acquitted themselves well without putting Chelsea under serious pressure, but were unlocked by the pace and trickery of Hazard to go behind after 27 minutes. Koscielny had no other answer to the Belgian's run into the area than to stick his leg out and bring him down, with Hazard recovering his poise to score from the spot.
Chelsea, while not being at their best, had restricted Arsenal to the extent that the visiting attacking threat was non-existent, but the Gunners had a genuine grievance when Fabregas stopped Jack Wilshere's shot from the edge of the area with raised arms just after the hour, only for referee Martin Atkinson to remain unmoved.
And while Chelsea were resolute in defence, there remained the ever-present threat of Costa. He had barely been in the game but pounced to put the match out of Arsenal's reach with 12 minutes left.
Fabregas, as he has been so often this season since joining Chelsea from Barcelona in the summer, was the creator, as a long pass sent Costa beyond Arsenal's defence to lift a finish over Wojciech Szczesny.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho:
"The start of the season is good, but it's just seven matches and beginning of October.
"'I'm even more pleased to win because we played against a good Arsenal. They played a good game and gave us a difficult game.
"We were able to deal with it without problems, which is fantastic. When we were 1-0 up the game was almost in the pocket."
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger:
"It was a very intense game and very tight as well.
"It was about not making a mistake and not giving the first goal away. After that we were 1-0 down.
"We had good opportunities in the first half and we have to turn these into dangerous situations and finish them.
"After that in the second half it was all us and we were a bit unlucky. We made a mistake on the second goal, and the second goal killed the game off."
Match ends, Chelsea 2, Arsenal 0.
Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Arsenal 0.
Offside, Chelsea. Branislav Ivanovic tries a through ball, but Diego Costa is caught offside.
Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Danny Welbeck (Arsenal).
Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Calum Chambers (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs.
Attempt blocked. Lukas Podolski (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Oscar.
Oscar (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Tomas Rosicky (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Oscar (Chelsea).
Attempt missed. Lukas Podolski (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by John Obi Mikel.
Substitution, Arsenal. Tomas Rosicky replaces Jack Wilshere.
Attempt missed. Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
Substitution, Arsenal. Lukas Podolski replaces Alexis Sánchez.
Goal! Chelsea 2, Arsenal 0. Diego Costa (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas with a through ball.
Mathieu Flamini (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Diego Costa (Chelsea).
Attempt missed. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diego Costa.
Attempt missed. Calum Chambers (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by John Obi Mikel (Chelsea).
Foul by Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal).
Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Chelsea. John Obi Mikel replaces André Schürrle.
Substitution, Arsenal. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Santiago Cazorla.
Attempt blocked. Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
André Schürrle (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
Delay in match Oscar (Chelsea) because of an injury.
Attempt blocked. Mathieu Flamini (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Cesc Fàbregas.
Attempt blocked. Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Eden Hazard (Chelsea).
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea).
Vern Cotter's side came from 13-6 down to beat the Welsh 29-13 in their Six Nations encounter at Murrayfield.
Victory means they move above Wales, who drop to seventh, South Africa and France in the rankings, which were introduced in October 2003.
Scotland will target a first win at Twickenham since 1983 on 11 March.
Their home victories over Ireland and Wales allows them to aim for a first Triple Crown since 1990 when they face England, an indication of the progress made under head coach Vern Cotter.
"He has been great," Scotland's record cap holder and points-scorer Chris Paterson told BBC Scotland. "The players are playing for him and the team have a real identity in what they are trying to do.
"We have scored seven tries so far in the tournament and I think six of them have come from the outside channels, and other one was Tim Swinson's under the posts in Paris, which was created in the outside channels.
"So there is an identity in how they are trying to play which suits Scotland, and will suit the players moving ahead. Gregor Townsend [who replaces Cotter this summer] likes to play in a similar way. We are so fortunate to have excellent coaches preparing the players at the moment and in the years ahead."
Scotland's rise to fifth, from eighth, in the rankings boosts their hopes of being among at least the second group of seeds when the draw is made later this year for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Finishing outside the top eight means a country will face two other leading nations in their World Cup pool.
Meanwhile, Scottish Rugby has announced their side's final home game against Italy on 18 March will be played in front of a full house of 67,144 for the first time in the Six Nations era. The previous best crowd for Italy's visit to Edinburgh was 62,188 in 2015.
"Reaching fifth in the world is excellent and selling out the stadium three times in a row shows there is a product on the field that people are proud to watch and be associated with," Paterson added.
"But there is a lot of hard work still to be done and there is a huge challenge ahead of the players in two weeks against England. The fallow week comes at a good time and there is a good vibe at the moment, but as all players know, that can easily disappear without concentration and focus on your performance.
"The lads deserve a day or two off but they will be right back into it and plotting what they can come up with to beat England."
Uefa also charged Leigh Griffiths with "provoking spectators" but Rodgers will await the decision of the Uefa hearing on Thursday before commenting.
"One or two weren't bookings, but I don't think you need to worry about the discipline of Celtic," Rodgers said.
"It's not an issue, the discipline."
And the Celtic manager added: "We always try to win any game of football in the most sporting and best way that we can."
Striker Griffiths was charged after he tied a scarf to the goal following Friday's 2-0 win at Windsor Park in the second round of Champions League qualifying.
Play had been held up during the match when a bottle was thrown at Griffiths while he was taking a corner. The striker was shown a yellow card by referee Alejandro Hernandez as he picked up the bottle.
Rodgers remains surprised at that decision, but did not wish to dwell on the incident after the final whistle.
"The hearing is on Thursday so we'll see what comes back from that," Rodgers said.
"The booking seemed really strange at the time, everyone in the stadium would have recognised that.
"It's a situation I don't really want to go overboard on, it happened, it's not something we want to see at Windsor Park or any football ground.
"I was surprised like most people when he got the booking for it. It could have been a little exuberance towards the end, but we're a team that's very disciplined in how we work and that's what we'll remain being.
"If you put yourself up to the things that Leigh did after the game, there's the possibility of what sanctions can be brought the against you. We accept where it's at and we'll wait to see what the hearing says."
Griffiths is a doubt for Wednesday's second leg at Celtic Park due to a calf injury, although Rodgers insisted "it's not serious".
The manager expects another game in which the onus will be on his side to break down opponents who will sit deep and compact, and he wants his players to be "more clinical".
When asked if he hopes that the aftermath of the second leg is not spent discussing off-field incidents, Rodgers said that his only focus will be on the game itself.
"We really enjoyed the trip to Northern Ireland, it's a great country and Belfast's a great sporting city," he said.
"I've been very fortunate to have been in the Bernabeu as a manager, the Nou Camp, Anfield, Old Trafford, and managing at Windsor Park was always something that I wanted to do.
"What's important for me is that Northern Ireland moves on, the stuff you see is the dark ages really. We need to move on as a country. [But] all the players and coaches involved in the game will only ever be talking about the football.
"It's not a game I'm overly worried about in terms of behaviour. In my time up here the Celtic supporters have been amazing, travelled the world, support the team passionately and create a great atmosphere.
"The ones who travelled to Windsor Park last week behaved themselves and there was no drama. If there's any message [to fans], it's enjoy the game and behave yourself."
Linfield were also charged by Uefa for the "throwing of objects" and for a "field invasion".
It means 28% of secondary physics lessons are taught by teachers with no more than an A-level in the subject, the National Audit Office report says.
Ministers have a "weak understanding" of local teacher shortages, it adds.
The government said overall teacher numbers had risen and blamed unions for "talking down" the profession.
While the overall number of teachers has kept pace with rising pupil numbers, teacher shortages are growing, particularly in poorer areas and at secondary level, according to the authors.
More than half (54%) of head teachers in schools with large proportions of disadvantaged pupils find attracting and keeping good teachers is "a major problem", compared with a third (33%) of those in other schools, they found.
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The Department for Education "has a weak understanding of the extent of local teacher supply shortages and whether they are being resolved", the report said.
"The department takes a national approach to recruitment but has more to do to understand important local and regional issues."
The teacher shortage is acute, and the government needs to accept this.
I am head teacher of a large, oversubscribed, high attaining primary school and I cannot get staff. I am not getting a single applicant for jobs - not one.
I have several agency staff working in my school, all of whom are very expensive and many of whom only wish to work part time so I have classes with job share teachers.
I am not able to pick and choose my own staff at interview, because there are no interviews, so I am reliant on agencies to supply teachers of a reasonable quality. For my last two jobs they have been unable to do this.
The situation is dire and getting worse. Ultimately it is the children who suffer as we do not have the quality of teachers they deserve.
It is totally infuriating and demoralising to hear the government keep repeating that there is no crisis.
Come and visit my school, and the others in the local area, and see what it's really like.
In secondary schools, more classes are being taught by teachers without a relevant post-A-level qualification in the subject, it added.
Across all secondary subjects, 14 out of 17 had unfilled training places this year, compared with just two subjects five years ago.
Government policy to broaden the range of training routes has proved "confusing" for both training providers and applicants and could "discourage potential applicants," the report warned.
It added that the government spends £700m a year on recruiting and training new teachers but has missed its own targets by an increasing margin every year since 2012.
"Until the department meets its targets and can show how its approach is improving trainee recruitment, quality and retention, we cannot conclude that the arrangements for training new teachers are value for money," said NAO head Amyas Morse.
National Union of Teachers general secretary Christine Blower called the figures "a sad indictment" of government education policy.
"Unless government radically tackles the pay, workload and excessive accountability that teachers currently suffer, this is a situation that will get increasingly worse," said Ms Blower.
Head teachers' unions said the report echoed their own research.
"The acute difficulties recruiting in maths, English, science and languages are now extending to most other areas of the curriculum," said Malcolm Trobe, interim general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders.
National Association of Head Teachers general secretary Russell Hobby warned of "a significant difference between official statistics and the perceptions of those in schools.
"We'd welcome the opportunity to sit down formally with the DfE... but as yet, they're not willing to acknowledge the scale of the problem."
Labour's shadow education secretary Lucy Powell called the report "a further wake-up call for the Tory government who have been in denial and neglectful about teacher shortages".
A Department for Education spokeswoman said the report made clear "that despite rising pupil numbers and the challenge of a competitive jobs market, more people are entering the teaching profession than leaving it, there are more teachers overall and the number of teachers per pupil hasn't suffered".
"Indeed the biggest threat to teacher recruitment is that the teaching unions and others, use every opportunity to talk down teaching as a profession, continually painting a negative picture of England's schools.
"The reality on the ground couldn't be more different, with the quality of education in this country having been transformed by the most highly qualified teaching workforce in history, resulting in 1.4 million more pupils being taught in good and outstanding schools compared with five years ago.
"But we refuse to be complacent," said the spokeswoman, who said the government was "investing hundreds of millions in teacher recruitment".
And, as per normal, I am suffering from mild altitude sickness.
Here is a typical (and true) conversation with a random stranger sitting in the partners' lounge of the Davos congress centre.
"Where are you from? Your badge says India."
"Well, I sit on the board of a big Indian institution, but I am a former minister of a Eurasian state, and I now have US citizenship, but I manage my money from a family office in London."
Yikes. I didn't ask the size of the fortune, but the phrase "family office" speaks to non-trivial sums: the turmoil and wealth-creating opportunities of the globalised world, since the collapse of communism, captured in a social introduction.
And before you ask, I inserted the catch-all "Eurasian" to protect the anonymity of said member of the global plutocracy (them is the rules of the World Economic Forum).
As for the rest of my day so far, I have nattered to a FTSE 100 chairman, two FTSE 100 chief executives, two heads of big City institutions, a Middle Eastern philanthropist, a hedge-fund superstar and a government head.
And all meetings were serendipitous.
So, amidst the hand-wringing about what they all see as the UK's growing isolation from the EU (Davos person is genetically pro-European) and bullishness about the UK's economic recovery, in just four hours I have gathered enough story leads to keep me occupied for some time.
For a journalist of my eccentric interests, Davos is like being let loose in the sweetshop.
What is on the minds of these eminences?
Well, the most interesting conversation so far was an (unusual) on-the-record briefing for a few hacks by Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe.
Why was this gripping (and a bit scary)?
Well, he volunteered that Japan's current bad relations with China are redolent of the relationship between Britain and Germany 100 years ago, or shortly before World War 1.
Which is the sort of thing you would expect clever-clogs commentators to say (in fact they do say this), but it has more impact (ahem) when said by Japan's leader.
And, indeed, he elaborated.
He recognises that - just like Britain and Germany in 1914 - Japan and China are inter-dependent economies, trading partners with huge mutual interests.
Peace would therefore be the bulwark of their prosperity and that of the region.
But he was explicit that he saw the 10% per annum increase in China's defence budget as a provocation.
As for his controversial visit to the Yasukuni shrine, there was explanation, but no hint of regret or apology. Mr Abe simply insisted that China was wrong to see him as honouring a small number of "war criminals". Instead, he was paying respect to the "souls" of millions of other genuine Japanese war heroes.
And, by the way, Japan's title to the Senkaku Islands, which China disputes, is unimpeachable (or so Mr Abe said).
Given that Mr Abe says he wants peace with China and fears there could be "accidents" that shatter it, I asked him if he had a road map or plan to de-escalate the tension
Not while China pursues its military build-up, he said.
Which left me with a hollow feeling that is somewhat characteristic of encounters in this rarefied place.
The controversial decision to shut the centre was approved by the Scottish Police Authority last week.
Emergency calls will now be passed via central service centre responders to the North Area Control Room in Dundee for dispatch.
Non emergency calls will be handed handled at centres in Glasgow, Motherwell and Midlothian.
The Aberdeen transition is due to be completed this week.
The timing of the closure was disclosed to elected members.
Ass Ch Con John Hawkins said in a statement on Tuesday evening: "The public will see no change to the way they contact Police Scotland and should contact us in the same way as before; 999 in an emergency and 101 for non emergency situations.
"At the Scottish Police Authority Board on 22 March, the decision to transition calls from Aberdeen was publicly discussed and it was agreed that Police Scotland could do this when operationally appropriate.
"We can confirm that call transition started today (Tuesday) and will continue over the next few days."
The Scottish Police Authority previously said Aberdeen's emergency control room would only be closed when it was safe to do so.
The move is part of Police Scotland's cost-cutting plan to centralise control rooms.
The £2.5m funicular cable car connects Ebbw Vale's town square with The Works - the regenerated site of the former steel works.
The system took a year to build and was only opened last Wednesday.
Door controls were attacked on one occasion, while security sensors were trigged in another incident.
"To date there have been two separate occasions where user behaviour has caused the cableway to shut down," confirmed an official for Blaenau Gwent council, which is responsible for operating the funicular cableway.
"The first occasion triggered the peripheral security sensors of the site, and the second occasion disrupted the cabin door controls.
"The shutdowns have all been rectified within a short timescale; it usually takes one to two hours to safely put the cableway back into service."
The council said its teams in the area were carrying out regular patrols of the cableway, and the area was also under round-the-clock CCTV monitoring.
The service was in full operation on Friday.
The cable car, which is capable of carrying 22 people, is unmanned and operated by the users themselves.
It travels 140ft (43m) between two stations, dropping 75ft (23m) as it descends.
Four pupils died in the fire in the London tower block in June, 50 were made homeless and the whole school has had to relocate.
"It's been tough for people," says Kai Chappell, the school's 17-year-old head boy.
He was among about 100 Kensington Aldridge students picking up their results from a classroom in a nearby primary school.
But after the trauma of the past few months, results day was a good day, according to head David Benson.
Overall, 62% received A-C grades and 42% were given As or Bs and the school was in the top 10% for its value added score.
The academy opened just under three years ago and its state of the art buildings are inside the emergency cordon around the tower.
A temporary school is being built to house them from mid-September on Wormwood Scrubs, an open space a couple of miles away.
But for the last few weeks of the summer term, pupils were allocated classrooms in other local secondary schools - Burlington Danes Academy and Latymer Upper School.
As a new school, Kensington Aldridge was not yet full - there were only pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9, plus those in Year 12, who were doing AS-levels.
This was their first set of exam results.
On the morning of 14 June, Mr Benson was among a small group of Kensington Aldridge staff standing outside, watching the tower burn.
Alongside trying to find out what had happened to students and their families who lived there, an immediate concern had been to find exam rooms for pupils to take AS-levels scheduled for that morning.
He says the school was closed for only two days while staff rewrote the timetable and organised the relocation.
"We tried to bring as much order and as much discipline to the situation as we could," Mr Benson remembers.
"I am not going to lie to you and say it was smooth. It was very, very difficult and very, very challenging
"There was the emotion of the situation and the deep concern that we had for members of our school community, but there were also a whole load of practical challenges.
"Children have one chance in life at an education. These were important exams. We had to keep going."
The school was given a lot of advice and support from educational psychologists and trauma management specialists.
"We also had our instincts," said Mr Benson.
"My team and I said we've got to reopen. We've got to bring the children together into one place."
"It was so difficult that half-term after Grenfell and so sad in so many ways, but there were moments when we were inspired."
One student, who escaped with injuries, continued to email her homework from hospital.
"The overwhelming majority of students in the aftermath of the fire were eager to come to school, they were eager to see their friends, they were eager to carry on with their learning."
Kai got A grades in all four of his subjects.
"It's definitely good news. I was quite anxious," he said. "Our teachers have done so much for us."
Amin, 16, got two As and a C - but he said he was thinking of one of his closest friends who died in the fire, along with her family, as he opened the envelope.
"I will never forget them," he said. "They were people who I saw every day after school. That could have been me. That could have been my own family."
Jade, 17, said her results of three As and a B were a "huge surprise - it shows how strong we are as a school".
Daniel was one of those who had an exam on the very morning of the fire.
"The building was still burning. You're worrying about people in the tower, but you are also worrying about your future because the exam can decide your future.
"Really ambitious people, really talented people lost everything.
"It should give us strength to achieve the best in our life to make sure we don't waste our lives.
"The fact that we can walk in here and get our results and have smiles on our faces, it's part of remembering and it's part of celebrating the people who lived in Grenfell."
Mr Benson says he expects the school to be in its temporary buildings for about a year.
"We need to continue to tread carefully and to continue to have support in place for pupils, staff and parents who have been affected."
He says his pupils have been "incredible".
"They had the bravery and the courage to come back in, feeling very confused and uneasy about what had to happen.
"They had the maturity to listen to us about what was important and then they supported each other through it."
In the Wollaston and Stourbridge Town ward, the party lost to the Conservatives by three votes.
But Labour retained control of councils in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Sandwell.
An administrative error led to two Tory candidates being named on the ballot paper in Wolverhampton, splitting the Conservative vote.
Sandwell remained a Labour stronghold, where all contested seats went to the party. The council is now made up of 71 Labour councillors and one UKIP member.
Labour also increased its majority on Birmingham City Council, while in Solihull the Conservatives retained control.
Local council election results in the West Midlands
Pete Lowe, Dudley Labour group leader, said: "On the whole we are disappointed that we lost the crucial last seat, and just by three votes.
Conservative Patrick Harley aid: "To take four gains, three from Labour, I would say is exceptional."
In Walsall, Labour had a net gain of one seat, leaving them with 28 on the 60-seat council, and the Liberal Democrats held their two wards in Short Heath and Willenhall North.
The Conservatives remained on their original total of 25 seats, having had support from three UKIP and two independent councillors to run an administration since last June.
Walsall's Labour group leader, Sean Coughlan, said he would be meeting with the Liberal Democrats.
"There is a positive chance that we'll be running this council with their support," he added.
A Trooping the Colour ceremony and parade traditionally mark the day with honours given out in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
These pictures recall the Queen's visits to Scotland over the years.
The owners of the Cereal Killer Cafe said staff were "absolutely terrified" when protesters targeted the shop on Saturday night.
Police said the disorder, which spread into Brick Lane, began at about 20:00 BST and lasted for several hours.
One man was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage.
Alan Keery, who runs the Cereal Killer cafe with his twin brother Gary, told the Evening Standard newspaper: "There were children there - they were terrified.
"The staff were absolutely terrified. It was an angry mob throwing paint at the windows. They had torches and pigs' heads."
He added: "We're being targeted as the poster boys of gentrification and that's not our fault."
One witness told the BBC: "We don't know why they did it but they were wearing Cameron masks. They've written Class War on their banners.
"And later threw paint on the cafe. The staff and employees barricaded themselves inside."
The brothers from Belfast, who opened the cafe in December 2014, were forced to defend their prices after a Channel 4 interviewer asked whether local people could afford £3.20 for a bowl of cereal.
On Sunday they tweeted: "The mob won't win, wearing masks with pitch forks and torches, it's 2015. #hatecrime"
The pre-planned demonstration was advertised on Facebook, with organisers saying: "We don't want luxury flats that no-one can afford, we want genuinely affordable housing.
"We don't want pop-up gin bars or brioche buns - we want community.
"Soon this City will be an unrecognisable, bland, yuppie infested wasteland with no room for normal (and not so normal) people like us.
"London is our home and worth defending against this onslaught of dog-eat-dog economics.
"Working class people are being forced out of our homes but we won't go out without a fight."
Wukan, in southern Guangdong province, has come to symbolise the anger felt over land seizures by rural officials.
It ousted local officials three months ago and won the right to elections as part of a deal to end unrest there.
Respected elder Lin Zuluan was voted in as village chief, with Yang Semao his deputy.
After his landslide victory, with 6,205 votes on an 80% turnout, Mr Lin said: "With this kind of recognition from the villagers, I'll work doubly hard for them."
Some 6,800 residents had turned up at a local school to cast their ballots.
Five other seats on the village committee will be filled in a run-off vote on Sunday.
Activists from other parts of the country had travelled to Wukan to observe the polls and to try to highlight their own grievances.
"Wukan is an example for us," Hua Youjuan, a village chief from Huangshan in eastern China where residents have also protested against corruption, told Reuters.
"What Wukan has achieved through its solidarity is something we can also learn from," he added.
Protests had been simmering in Wukan since September.
Villagers said officials had sold off their land to developers and failed to compensate them properly.
The unrest escalated after the death of a village negotiator in police custody in December.
Police say he died of a "sudden illness", but his family say he was beaten to death.
The granting of elections was seen as a surprising concession from the Guangdong authorities, led by ambitious Communist Party head Wang Yang.
The poll found parents spent an average of one hour and 26 minutes a week reading with their children in 2011, up from one hour 18 minutes in 2009.
For the majority (71%) reading with their child is one of the highlights of their day.
But the poll of over 1,000 parents found 18% felt too stressed to do so.
Two-fifths (41%) said that a child's tiredness stopped reading together being fun, while 30% cited their own tiredness as a problem.
More than a third (36%) of the 1,011 survey participants said they were too tired to spend longer reading.
The research found 60% of parents and carers of children aged four to six read daily with their child for fun, getting through an average of 46 books per child per year.
While 51% said they also read daily for school or educational purposes.
The research also highlighted how parents valued being read to when they were a child, with 64% saying this was a treasured childhood memory.
The poll suggests that daily reading rates have increased rather than decreased over the generations.
Just 23% of today's parents said they were read to on a daily basis as a child, compared to the 60% who say they now read for pleasure with their child every day.
The book remains the main reading "device", with 86% of respondents saying their child prefers to be read to from a book rather than other media such as e-readers or laptops.
The researchers also canvassed the opinions of 207 teachers of four to six-year-olds in England and Northern Ireland.
They found teachers saw a difference between those children who are read to at home and those who are not.
Nearly three-quarters of those surveyed (72% ) attributed developed language skills and more advanced reading levels to those children who regularly enjoyed a shared book time with parents at home.
And 30% found these pupils tended to be the first to answer questions in class.
Some 98% of teachers questioned said they are either very or quite concerned that reading for pleasure does not take place often enough in some homes.
The survey, carried out by pollsters Opinion Matters, was commissioned by the publishers Pearson and the reading charity Booktrust who sponsor the Booktime programme.
This year the scheme will see 1.38 million free books given to reception-age children in England.
Viv Bird, chief executive of Booktrust, said: "It is good news that parents are spending more time reading to their children.
"But I think that parents are pretty busy people and the stress of daily life can get in the way of reading with a child. So we've got to keep reinforcing the message."
Peter Hughes, head of corporate responsibility at Pearson, said: "A passion for reading is one of the greatest gifts we can give. Good reading skills are the basic cornerstone that helps all of us progress throughout our lives.
"Books inform, educate, but also inspire. Good reading starts early."
Police said the anaesthetic gas was taken from Crawley Hospital after three people were seen entering the back of the building in Ifield Road.
The gas is also commonly used is as a recreational drug to achieve a short-term high.
A Sussex Police spokesman warned it was not an offence to possess nitrous oxide but it was not necessarily safe to use.
"Anyone considering using this substance in this way should think again," he said.
"The effect of asphyxia through inhalation could happen on the first occasion it is used or after repeated use."
A member of the public reported seeing the intruders get out of a black Audi A3 before going into the hospital at 01:00 BST on Friday.
Officers have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
"I want to write a James Bond theme tune," he says.
"I've got this half a song that me and Noel Gallagher worked on and I think it would be great for a Bond theme. There's a bit of minor key going on. That would be an ambition definitely."
The Modfather will be 59 later this month and the ground-breaking debut album by his old band The Jam turns 40 next week.
While many acts would settle for a re-mastered re-issue on white vinyl to mark the anniversary (other colours are available), this ever-changingman is looking forward to the release of his 13th solo studio album on Friday.
Oh - and the birth of his eighth child, "the littlest Weller".
He jokes: "Me and the wife are waiting for a summer release!"
But are there parallels between knocking out another great record and fathering another child into your 60th year?
"Well, every child is different, but you treat them the same. And it's the same with records really. You have to love all of them.
"You can't tell how you feel about it until months later really, until you've had time to really absorb it... I'm talking about records now - not children!"
He adds: "My wife always says after each one, 'Are you going to take some time off now?' And I always intend to, then I start writing again, then all of a sudden these songs come and I have very little control over it.
"I can't imagine my life not writing. It's ongoing to me and I don't think it's ever going to run out until I drop down dead.
"I still think I can fly high and I never want to be grounded."
Weller's forthcoming musical offspring has been christened A Kind Revolution. But it's definitely "not a political record", he says.
The title remains a provocative one, though, especially given it arrives just weeks before a general election. Coincidence?
"Yeah, I was in deep conversation with Theresa May saying, 'When you next having an election, love?'" the ex-Red Wedge member says with a grin.
"No - pure coincidence. My record is nothing to do with politics. It's about people.
"I think it's a scary time for all of us, we just don't know how it's going to go. It seems the whole world is catching alight, almost like a prelude to a world war."
What would the slogan on a Paul Weller campaign poster say?
"Love one another, man, and try and be kind and be good to each other and the world would be a better place. Incredibly simplistic, I know, but that's the bottom line."
Weller goes on: "More compassion, more solidarity with our fellow human beings - a lot of those things are missing for me in society and in the world in general really.
"I don't think any of the answers to the current state of the world lie in politics. I think it's time for people to not put their faith and judgement into theories or politics, or even philosophies, and to look inside ourselves.
"Whatever happened to our own responsibility to our society and our country and the world?
"We should be changing ourselves and it's unfair to expect one person is going to change everything for us."
Is that easier said than done though?
"Often I think about peace in the world and then I have to look inside myself and think am I at peace? Can I live up to all the things I believe in or spout?
"I'm kind of intent on changing myself to get rid of thoughts or negative feelings. Until you can feel that within yourself it's hard to project that on to the world."
It's clear on the new record that Weller has been doing some serious soul searching and digging deep inside his vast record collection for musical inspiration from the likes of David Bowie, The Beatles, Curtis Mayfield, Miles Davis, northern soul, funk and beyond.
He confesses: "These influences are just inside me. I've soaked them up down the years and they always come out one way or another."
He's also been flicking through his phone contacts to secure the vocal talents of Boy George and soul sirens PP Arnold and Madeline Bell, plus the bluesy guitar playing of Strypes youngster Josh McClorey and Robert Wyatt's jazz trumpet.
Track two Nova channels the avant garde spirit of late Bowie, while next song Long Long Road, Paul's favourite, finds him back at the bar-room piano belting out a big romantic McCartney-esque ballad.
Album closer The Impossible Idea even has a Broadway musical quality to it or, as Weller puts it, "it's like a German beer hall song but with a sort of French chanson feel to it too".
More on that one shortly...
As fans of The Style Council will tell you, Weller has never been afraid of failure, and in the last six months alone he's taken a plethora of new challenges on.
He's produced a remix for his good pals Syd Arthur, a film score to the boxing film Jawbone, and has even found time to make his acting debut as a rather convincing dead Viking alongside mate Martin Freeman in the final episode of Sherlock.
So what else could possibly be left on this man's bucket list?
"I want to see the UK win the Eurovision Song Contest," says Weller. "And I think they need The Impossible Idea as their tune."
Is he serious? Would he be there in Kiev?
"Yeah, they could have it absolutely. I could be there, possibly. If it was my song then I would definitely, yeah."
If you're reading this, Team UK, it's still not too late. To achieve the impossible on Saturday night, better call Paul.
A Kind Revolution is out on Friday 12 May.
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Tony Walsh's poem became a symbol of defiance when he read it before a crowd of thousands at a vigil for the Manchester attack victims on Tuesday.
Endorsed by the poet, 61 people will take a line of the poem and respond to it as they like.
Organiser James Torry said: "We want this book to mark a moment, but to look ahead with real hope for the city."
In a Twitter video, he said he felt the poem "gave language to a city that was struggling to articulate how it was feeling".
"I just felt there was a response that could be made from us," he added.
Contributors already confirmed include Peter Saville, who designed Factory Records' graphics, and Malcolm Garrett who designed for Buzzcocks, Duran Duran and Simple Minds.
Proceeds will go to help those affected by the Manchester Arena attack and the mayor's fund for the city's homeless.
Former Butlin's Redcoat Ted McDermott, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2013, spent decades entertaining people.
Decca Records signed him up after videos of his carpool karaoke were watched 40 million times on YouTube.
His son Simon McDermott, 40, said it was "a dream come true".
His father has recorded "You Make Me Feel So Young", with "Quando Quando Quando" on the B-side, and proceeds of its sale will go to the Alzheimer's Society and the McDermott family.
Mr McDermott has difficulty recognising his son, but the two tracks are among several songs he remembers the words for.
His son found that singing the songs, while driving around Blackburn, helped his father cope with his Alzheimer's disease.
Simon posted the videos online to increase awareness for the Alzheimer's Society and raised £114,000 for the charity, but they did not expect the deal.
"This is a dream come true not only for dad, but for the entire family," he said.
"There have been some really tough days in the last few years - especially for mum.
"We threw an 80th birthday party last month and thought that would be his last time singing solo for people, so it's amazing to think he now has a single coming out!"
The single, to be released next Friday, was recorded in London with the Guy Barker Big Band and mixed at the Abbey Road Studios.
Decca executive producer Alexander Van Ingen said: "Teddy's voice is truly remarkable for any singer, let alone one 80 years of age."
He said it is "full of character and experience" and is "perfect for the classic 1946 Sinatra hit".
It is believed Jason McGovern, 19, of Tydavnet, was punched at a pub on John Street on Sunday.
He was hit a short time later at Cunningham Terrace car park and later died.
Detectives from the PSNI's Serious Crime branch arrested a 21-year-old man on Friday.
A 19-year-old man from the Omagh area was arrested on Thursday evening. Hours earlier, police detained a 17-year-old boy from town.
Two others were arrested on Wednesday.
The men, aged 18 and 21, were also detained in Omagh and the teenager is still being questioned.
The 21-year-old arrested on Wednesday has since been released on bail.
After being attacked, Mr McGovern made his way to a friend's house in Mullan village near Emyvale in County Monaghan where he was found dead on Monday.
The investigation is being led by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and supported by the Garda Siochana.
A post mortem examination showed the teenager's death had been due to a head injury he suffered during the initial assault.
CYBG, which demerged from former owner National Australia Bank in February, posted pre-tax profits of £77m for the 12 months to 30 September.
This compared with a loss of £285m the previous year.
On an underlying basis, pre-tax profits for the Glasgow-based group rose by 39% to £221m.
CYBG described it as a "landmark year" for the bank.
Analysis by Douglas Fraser, BBC Scotland business and economy editor
The first full-year results from the newly-independent CYBG are mercifully short on the 'noise' that has been afflicting its larger rivals, as they set aside colossal amounts for legacy costs and litigation.
The Clydesdale left that burden behind in Melbourne, before being floated by National Australia Bank. So it should have more management headspace to look ahead and act nimbly, to establish itself as a significant challenger to the dominant players.
The talks on buying the Williams & Glyn division of RBS - carved out and put on the market to meet a European Commission requirement - remain shrouded in legal secrecy.
If it gets to a deal, that could be a game-changer. There's a question of price, of course, but also the conditions CYBG can place on RBS for continuing IT glitches and costs (already eye-watering) and whether the Glasgow-based bank can carve out only the bits it wants.
The only clear public message about it is that any deal will have to meet strict strategic criteria, as would other acquisitions. "We're very calm and totally strategic," says the chief executive. "We're not into anything ad hoc."
CYBG already has a footprint in Scotland and Yorkshire. There are opportunities to push into other parts of England, with new flagship branches planned for Manchester and Birmingham.
Chief executive David Duffy reels off impressive statistics on improved customer satisfaction and employee engagement. A lot is pinned on the 'B' app, launched in May, which uses artificial intelligence to offer reactive advice on the customer's spending profile. We're told it has got off to a very strong start with customer satisfaction.
It's a modest start though, having 30,000 users so far. Such technology is expensive. A ratio of costs to income of 74% is expensive by industry standards.
The share price since February tells us that CYBG has got off to a good start. To make sense of its ambitions, it also has to build scale.
CYBG grew its mortgage lending by 6.5% over the year. CYBG also saw growth in loans to small businesses for the first time in four years, with more than £2.2bn of new loans and facilities made available.
The group said it had seen a "limited" impact on its business from the Brexit vote.
But it added that prolonged lower interest rates - following the cut to 0.25% in August - would put pressure on its interest margins, which would be only partially offset by the Bank of England's low-cost funding scheme for lenders.
The bank reported it had not increased cash set aside for payment protection insurance (PPI) compensation, despite the recent move to put back the deadline for claims by a year.
Last month the group confirmed it had made an offer to buy Royal Bank of Scotland's 300-strong Williams & Glyn branch business, after Santander pulled out of talks.
However, CYBG is also cutting jobs and shutting branches as part of a drive to cut costs by an extra £100m.
It said in September that it would trim its branch network further, from 248 to less than 200 over the next three years.
Alongside the cost savings, it is investing more than £350m over the next two years on improving its online banking offering and boosting technology platforms.
CYBG chairman Jim Pettigrew said it had been a "landmark year" in the long history of the bank.
He added: "Our ambition is straightforward: to become the credible alternative to the big UK banks."
Shares in CYBG were down by about 4% in early trading, although the stock has risen by nearly two-thirds since its demerger in February.
The birds, usually found in southern Europe, were first spotted at the quarry, in East Leake, Nottinghamshire, on Sunday.
Tim Sexton, of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, said nest disturbance was a "constant worry" for conservationists.
Up to 2,000 people are expected to try and see the birds at the weekend.
The RSPB, which has set up a safe viewing area and a car-park to accommodate visitors, said trespassers would be reported to police.
Round-the-clock security has been brought in to prevent any nesting attempts by the birds being disturbed.
The charity tweeted: "... no need to trespass, risks everything. Keep out of quarry - simple!"
Mr Sexton said now the "incredible" birds have settled he is expecting a few thousand people over the weekend, but encouraged visitors to view them from the designated watch point.
The quarry, owned by minerals firm Cemex, is still active and protected by fencing and CCTV.
The RSPB and the wildlife trust are also providing volunteers to not only give out information and help to birdwatchers, but also report trespassers.
The birds, which feast on bees and other flying insects, are likely to nest at the site and have probably travelled northwards because of climate change, the RSPB have said.
Springwatch presenter Chris Packham said: "It's an exciting bird, they're made of a patchwork quilt of colours which make them very exotic.
"They're head of a vanguard of birds that are moving northwards thanks to climate change... we've had increasing numbers of these birds remaining into summer [in the UK] and breeding."
The birds, which burrow into sandy banks, nested in Cumbria in 2015, and on the Isle of Wight in 2014.
Bee-eaters
Source: RSPB
The 31-year-old was released from his contract with National Rugby League (NRL) side New Zealand Warriors in order to join the Super League club.
Vatuvei has scored 152 tries in 226 appearances for the Warriors and is rated one of the world's top wingers.
"Manu is a winner and has experience of high-pressure, big-game situations," Red Devils head coach Ian Watson said.
"He will be able to bring that experience into our existing playing group, which will be a massive benefit for our young squad.
"Just the fact a player of Manu's stature and experience wants to come over and play for Salford shows how far we have come as a team and as a club."
Meanwhile, Salford have banned a supporter for life after an incident involving referee James Child at the end of their defeat by Leeds Rhinos on Sunday.
A club statement said: "Seeing your team lose a game is not a justifiable reason to attempt to intimidate a match official or opponent.
"It is time that attitudes in stands and on terraces change and as a club, we will now strive to be at the forefront of ensuring that that level of respect becomes the norm."
A text number, which fans can anonymously use if they feel "intimidated or uncomfortable", will be introduced for the club's next home game.
The Rugby Football League said it was reviewing the incident.
The victim was 21-year-old Joseph Deacy, from St Albans, Hertfordshire.
A passer-by called the emergency services after finding Mr Deacy with head injuries outside the house in Gortnasillagh, Swinford, on Saturday.
He was taken to hospital in Mayo and later transferred to Dublin's Beaumont Hospital, where he died on Sunday.
The state pathologist carried out a post-mortem examination and on Tuesday, Gardaà (Irish police) said the death was being treated as murder.
Investigators have carried out a forensic examination of the scene and an incident room has been set up at Claremorris Garda Station.
Mr Deacy was understood to be visiting a friend in the Republic of Ireland at the time of his death.
At his home in Hertfordshire, he was heavily involved in Gaelic football and was a senior player for his local club, St Colmcilles.
His fellow players paid a warm tribute on the club's website, describing Mr Deacy as a teammate and a friend.
"He has been a key member of the squad in recent years and has been very important to the success that the team has achieved recently", the website said.
"It is difficult to say goodbye to anyone at any age but when it happens to someone so young it is especially difficult.
"He will be sorely missed by us all."
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Rigino Cicilia fired the hosts ahead from close range, before Jake Carroll put the ball into his own net under pressure from Alex Jones.
Jones then latched on to Paulo Tavares' through ball and placed a shot into the far corner to extend the lead further.
And Ryan Taylor completed the scoring from the penalty spot after Nathan Smith was tripped inside the box.
Match ends, Port Vale 4, Hartlepool United 0.
Second Half ends, Port Vale 4, Hartlepool United 0.
Lewis Hawkins (Hartlepool United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Chris Mbamba (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lewis Hawkins (Hartlepool United).
Nathan Smith (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Michael Woods (Hartlepool United).
Padraig Amond (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nathan Smith (Port Vale).
Attempt saved. Padraig Amond (Hartlepool United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by James Gibbons (Port Vale).
Josh Laurent (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Port Vale. Chris Mbamba replaces Sam Kelly.
Nathan Smith (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Billy Paynter (Hartlepool United).
Rigino Cicilia (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Rigino Cicilia (Port Vale).
Aristote Nsiala (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Sebastien Amoros (Port Vale).
Nicky Deverdics (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Trevor Carson.
Attempt saved. Gezim Shalaj (Port Vale) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Substitution, Port Vale. Gezim Shalaj replaces Alex Jones.
Attempt missed. Anthony de Freitas (Port Vale) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Kiko (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Jordan Richards replaces Rob Jones because of an injury.
Sam Kelly (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nicky Deverdics (Hartlepool United).
Attempt saved. Alex Jones (Port Vale) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Attempt saved. Billy Paynter (Hartlepool United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Port Vale. James Gibbons replaces Paulo Tavares.
Attempt missed. Alex Jones (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Josh Laurent (Hartlepool United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Goal! Port Vale 4, Hartlepool United 0. Ryan Taylor (Port Vale) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty Port Vale. Nathan Smith draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Jake Carroll (Hartlepool United) after a foul in the penalty area.
Foul by Billy Paynter (Hartlepool United).
Nathan Smith (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Lewis Hawkins replaces Nicky Featherstone.
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Billy Paynter replaces Lewis Alessandra.
Marcus Bignot's side celebrated without having to play a game as third-placed rivals North Ferriby United lost 2-0 on Tuesday at Stalybridge Celtic.
That secured the National League North title, ensuring their rise to English football's fifth division for the first time - nine years after forming.
"You can't underestimate just how big an achievement this is," said Bignot.
"It's a great feeling. It's a bit strange to do it without kicking a ball, but it just shows how good we've been this season that we've won the title with three games to spare," the former Birmingham City youth player told BBC WM's Adrian Goldberg.
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"It's a special place and we've achieved something special. It has given us a platform to visit a lot of former Football League grounds, but we now want to become an established National League side.
"We have good people here. Not just the players, but throughout the whole infrastructure of the club, people who put in endless hours free of charge who go above and beyond, like our chairman Trevor Stevens.
"He has given his life not only to this club but also to non-league football over the last decade. What he's achieved is remarkable. And there are others who have been key to this success. Geoff Hood, our club president, who died earlier this year, wasn't here to see it, but I know he was looking down."
The club was formed by Solihull Borough's 2007 merger with Moor Green. If, as expected, the Moors swap places with Kidderminster Harriers - who must win their last three National League matches to stand any chance of staying up - it would now make Bignot's side the highest-ranked non-league club in the Midlands.
A silver Renault Clio and a silver Honda Civic crashed on the town's West Road at about 14:30.
The woman, who is believed to have been driving one of the cars, has been airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
A man, thought to be the other driver, was described as "walking wounded".
Scientists writing in the Royal Society Open Science journal suggest dogs copy each other's expressions, just like people do, showing basic signs of empathy.
But Dr John Bradshaw from the University of Bristol School of Veterinary Science says more research is needed to establish if dogs are really able to sense what emotions are uppermost in the minds of other dogs.
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The Investment Guaranteed Growth Bond (IGGB) was promised by the chancellor in last year's Autumn Statement.
Savers will be able to invest between £100 and £3,000 at any time over the next 12 months.
The return exceeds the best three-year bond advertised on the Moneyfacts website, which is currently 2%.
Anyone depositing £1,000 can expect to earn about £67 in interest, if they make no withdrawals over the three-year period. Those investing the full amount of £3,000 can expect to make about £202.
At the time of the Autumn Statement, the chancellor said that two million people were likely to benefit from the new bond.
However, critics have described the interest rate as "underwhelming".
"The chance to earn 2.2% in today's depressed savings market may look appealing at first glance, but it's not that generous in the scheme of things," said personal finance expert Andrew Hagger of Moneycomms.
"With the maximum balance set at just £3,000 and having to lock your cash away for three years, it's scant reward for savers who have had to endure rock-bottom rates at the expense of borrowers for far too long."
Two years ago, so-called pensioner bonds offered a return of up to 4%.
The interest will be subject to income tax, although basic rate taxpayers can earn £1,000 a year in savings interest without paying tax. Higher rate taxpayers have a £500 allowance.
The new bond is only available online, from the National Savings and Investments (NS&I) website.
Anyone over the age of 16 can apply.
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Coquelin, 24, was injured during his side's 2-1 defeat by West Brom at The Hawthorns on Saturday.
Arsenal are also without midfielders Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mikel Arteta and Jack Wilshere, as well as forwards Theo Walcott and Danny Welbeck.
The Gunners are fourth in the Premier League table, two points behind surprise leaders Leicester City.
"We have players that play in Coquelin's position like Mathieu Flamini and others that can play in his position like Calum Chambers," said Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.
"Sometimes it is an opportunity for others to show they can do the job."
Arsenal play Dinamo Zagreb at home in a Champions League tie on Tuesday that they must win to maintain their hopes in the competition, before an away game in the Premier League at Norwich City on Sunday.
Coquelin will also miss vital league matches against Manchester City on 21 December and away at Liverpool on 13 January.
If found guilty of the incident, which occurred in the 25th minute of Sunday's European Champions Cup game, Wilson, 26, could face a minimum 12-week ban.
Wilson's disciplinary hearing will take place on Wednesday, with any ban likely to rule him out of the Six Nations.
Glasgow lock Tim Swinson has also been cited after a yellow card for punching.
Swinson was sin-binned in the 74th minute, but his offence could bring further punishment after being highlighted by match citing commissioner Jeff Mark.
Wilson has won 15 Scotland caps since his debut against Wales in 2013, and featured in four games at last year's Rugby World Cup.
He is likely to be included in head coach Vern Cotter's squad for the forthcoming Six Nations, which will be announced on Tuesday, pending any disciplinary proceedings.
Under World Rugby guidelines, the offence of 'testicle grabbing or twisting or squeezing' carries a suggested punishment of 12 weeks at the low end of the scale, to 18 weeks for a mid-range offence, and anything from 24 to 208 weeks (four years) at the top end of the scale.
Wilson missed last year's tournament after being suspended for three months without pay by Scottish Rugby following a conviction for assaulting a fellow rugby player on a night out.
Gross mortgage lending hit £25.7bn last month, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said. This was 59% higher than in the previous March.
A 3% stamp duty surcharge was introduced on 1 April for purchases of homes that are not the buyer's main residence.
The CML said it now expected sales to drop off after the extra tax came in.
The stamp duty surcharge, announced in Chancellor George Osborne's Autumn Statement, relates to second homes and buy-to-let properties in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
In Scotland, the equivalent tax - the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) - has also been up-rated.
The result of the 1 April start date was a surge in purchases from landlords in March, according to the CML. This potentially had a knock-on to other buyers who might have found mortgage brokers and solicitors were busier than usual, slowing the buying process.
Gross mortgage lending was 43% higher than February, the CML said.
"The distortion caused by this stamp duty change appears to be larger than any previous stamp duty change we have seen," said CML economist Mohammad Jamei.
"As a result, we expect there will be about 10,000 fewer mortgaged transactions each month in the second quarter of 2016 than would otherwise have been the case, offsetting the increase in activity seen in March."
The surge was also recorded in property sales data from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
There were 161,990 properties sold in the UK during the month, the highest monthly number since June 2006, and up from 92,690 sales in February.
A Treasury spokesman said: "The new higher rate of stamp duty on additional properties will help double the affordable housing budget and support even more first-time buyers fulfil their ambition of owning their own home.
"House purchases vary widely across the seasons and we always expected some buyers to bring forward their purchases - indeed this was factored into our costing when the policy was announced. We expect this to level out in the coming months."
The Bank of England has announced plans to subject landlords to a series of new affordability tests.
Their personal income and expenditure could be scrutinised by lenders before they decide to give them a mortgage.
Landlords may also have to prove that they can afford a rise in borrowing costs.
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Former Culture Minister Marcelo Calero said Mr Temer asked him to help another minister in a personal business deal.
He said he was asked to allow construction of luxury apartments in a historic district of Salvador.
Mr Calero, who resigned last week, had previously blocked the plans. President Temer has denied the allegations.
However, he admitted talking to Mr Calero about the project.
A spokeswoman for Brazil's public prosecutor told Reuters an investigation into Mr Temer may be launched.
Brazil's 'scandalous' corruption deal
The president has vowed to clean up corruption in Brazil, but has lost three ministers to corruption allegations.
The scandal involves government secretary Geddel Vieira Lima, who had bought a property in Salvador in Bahia state.
Barely six months after coming to power, and still with his legitimacy being questioned by many, this is the second major corruption scandal to rock Michel Temer's government.
This time the president himself is implicated in allegations.
Marcelo Calero, who is making these allegations, is a career diplomat and an outsider to mainstream politics.
The government said Mr Calero misunderstood some of the conversations and that no pressure was meant in any of them.
But critics ask: why would the Brazilian president bring up a personal business deal of one of his key allies in the first place?
Brazil's opposition - still bitter about the demise of President Dilma Rousseff in an impeachment process fuelled by Mr Temer's allies - is already calling for the new president to be removed from power.
Mr Calero's ministry vetoed the construction, on the grounds that the proposed building was on a heritage site.
He told the police both the president and the minister had pressured him to overturn the decision.
Earlier this week, an ethics panel decided to open an investigation into Mr Lima over the allegations, before the president's alleged involvement came to light.
Despite pressures to sack Mr Lima, Mr Temer said the minister will keep his job.
Mr Temer came to power earlier this year, after former President Dilma Rousseff was impeached during a lengthy political crisis that gripped the country.
She was accused of manipulating the budget, but maintained her innocence and said that her political opponents has carried out a "parliamentary coup".
Mr Temer has since tried to maintain a stable government, but has been plagued with corruption allegations against his own party.
The items were found in a burial cist, a stone chest containing the ashes and belongings of a dead person.
Senior conservator, Helen Williams, said: "We have a real opportunity to research these finds and potentially discover more about the individual buried there."
The items, which include a woven bag, will be scanned at the spinal unit.
The burial cist was excavated from Whitehorse Hill in August 2011.
Archaeologists found cremated human bone, burnt textile, and a delicate woven bag inside.
The bag contained shale disc beads, amber spherical beads and a circular textile band.
Senior archaeologist for Dartmoor National Park Authority and Whitehorse Hill project manager, Jane Marchand, said: "This is a most unusual and fascinating glimpse into what an early Bronze Age grave goods assemblage on Dartmoor might have looked like as it was buried, including the personal possessions of people living on the Moor around 4,000 years ago."
Once the X-ray work is complete, further analysis will be made of the peat surrounding the cist.
Archaeologists believe this will give an insight into evidence of the vegetation and climate at the time of the burial.
Wiltshire Conservation Service will also be on hand to consult with the archaeology team on the x-ray results.
The financial regulator wants the rule for setting the deadline to come into force by the middle of 2017 alongside a public awareness campaign.
The FCA will listen to feedback on this and other proposed changes before its consultation closes on 11 October.
Banks have so far paid out £24bn in compensation.
The five biggest banks in the UK have set aside £32.6bn to deal with the total compensation bill.
Andrew Bailey, FCA chief executive, said: "Putting a deadline on PPI complaints will bring the issue to an orderly conclusion in a way that protects both consumers and market integrity.
"We have listened to all the feedback we have received and believe that the steps we are taking are the right ones.
"We will ensure that our communications campaign will engage with all those who could be affected, particularly vulnerable consumers."
PPI was designed to cover loan repayments if the policyholder fell ill or lost their job.
About 45 million policies were sold over the course of 20 years from 1990.
But it became clear that it was mis-sold on an industrial scale to people who didn't want or need it - or would not be eligible to claim on it.
One consumer group said that the compensation scheme had not been sufficient.
Alex Neill, director of policy and campaigns at Which?, said: "The PPI scandal has been one disaster followed by another, it is the country's biggest financial scandal with a wholly inadequate redress scheme.
"If a PPI deadline is to be introduced, when millions of pounds are still being set aside for payouts, the FCA must work with banks to ensure that customers who might not know they were mis-sold PPI get back the money they are owed. The process for making a claim must be much more straightforward."
A spokesman for the British Bankers' Association (BBA), which represents the major banks, said: "The FCA's announcement provides further clarity for consumers on the proposed timeframe for making PPI complaints. An awareness campaign will also help to ensure everyone who deserves compensation gets it.
"The easiest way for anyone who suspects they are owed compensation, is to talk directly to their bank. We will continue to work constructively with the FCA as they consult on these proposals."
The FCA is also looking at changes to the proposed rules and guidance concerning the handling of PPI complaints after the Supreme Court judgment in November 2014 in the Plevin case, which extended the definition of mis-selling.
The ruling dealt with the case of a financial company's client not being made aware of a commission being paid when they were sold PPI.
The Court agreed that the company's failure to tell its client that it was receiving a large commission for the sale was unfair and the FCA has been working on how to apply this ruling to other cases.
It wants to take profit share into account when calculating how much consumers are due from previous rebates.
Seventeen others, among them eight police officers, were injured during the clashes at Las Bambas mine project.
The project is owned by a consortium led by MMG, a subsidiary of the Chinese state-owned Minmetals Corporation.
Its backers say that once completed, Las Bambas will be one of the top three copper mines in the world.
The MMG-led consortium bought the project from mining giant Glencore Xstrata in 2014.
Locals fear the $7.4bn (£4.9bn) project will cause environmental damage to the Andean area.
They also want more locals to be hired to work at the mine.
An estimated 15,000 people took part in the protests, which started on Friday.
Peruvian authorities sent 1,500 police officers and 150 soldiers to the area.
MMG officials said that many of the protesters were not from the area, but anti-mining activists who had travelled there.
In a statement, MMG said it remained open to dialogue: "Las Bambas has demonstrated through the years its vast capacity for working with communities in the area of influence."
Eyewitnesses said police had opened fire on the protesters as they tried to enter the mine.
Interior Minister Jose Luis Perez defended the officers' actions.
"Police used non-lethal weapons at the start, and then, to defend themselves, had to use lethal weapons," he told Peruvian television.
Peru is currently the third biggest producer of copper after Chile and China.
It is seeking to overtake China but has been hampered and delayed in its ambition by local opposition to the projects.
In May, troops were deployed to the Tia Maria mine in Peru's southern Arequipa region after a protester and a policeman died in violent clashes.
Faris Al-Khori, 62, was arrested after searches in the city's Muirhouse and Leith areas earlier this year.
He faces a charge under the Explosive Substances Act which runs from December 2007 until April 2014.
Al-Khori appeared at the High Court in Glasgow on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty.
Chemicals listed in the charge include various types of acid, acetone and fuel tablets.
Al-Khori is also accused of a separate charge of culpable and reckless conduct.
It is claimed that with "utter disregard" for the safety of residents, he possessed a quantity of substances and rocket motors knowing they were either "explosive or flammable".
The charge alleges he exposed residents at the flats to the "risk of serious injury".
His QC Brian McConnachie entered not guilty pleas on his behalf.
Judge Lord Turnbull set a trial due to begin in April in Edinburgh.
One of those killed was a girl aged 12, they say.
Witnesses say the explosion was caused by a bomb in a car in the mainly Christian area of Sabon Gari.
The area has previously been targeted by Boko Haram Islamist militants but it is the first attack on Nigeria's second biggest city for several months.
More than 1,000 people have been killed in Boko Haram attacks this year but the government has said it has pushed the militants back into their strongholds in the north-eastern Borno state.
This is where they seized more than 200 girls last month, in a case which shocked the world and prompted foreign powers to send military advisors to assist Nigeria's army tackle the insurgency.
The street in Sabon Gari was full of revellers and street hawkers when a car exploded.
The BBC's Will Ross in Nigeria says that Sunday's blast was so powerful that all that remains of the car is its engine. The blast could be heard from several miles away.
"At about 22:00 [21:00 GMT], we heard an explosion and immediately mobilised to the scene where we discovered a suicide bomber... Five people, including the bomber, were killed," Kano Police Commissioner Adelere Shinaba said.
He said that the victims were "three men and a girl of about 12".
Kano is the largest city in the mainly Muslim north of Nigeria.
The bars and alcohol-sellers in its Sabon Gari area have been targeted on numerous other occasions.
In January 2012, about 150 people died there in a series of co-ordinated attacks by Boko Haram.
The group is fighting to overthrow the Nigeria government and create an Islamic state.
But it has often attacked Muslims, including preachers who disagree with its interpretation of Islam.
The Nigerian authorities are continuing the search for the kidnapped schoolgirls kidnapped.
The abducted schoolgirls, who include Christians and Muslims, were seized on 14 April.
Boko Haram released a video last week showing more than 100 of the girls and offering an exchange for prisoners.
African leaders meeting in Paris at the weekend agreed to wage "war" on Boko Haram, pledging to share intelligence and co-ordinate action against the group.
French President Francois Hollande called Boko Haram a "major threat to West and Central Africa", and said it had links with al-Qaeda's North-African arm and "other terrorist organisations".
The unrest in Nigeria has not just been confined to the north.
Earlier this month a car bomb in the capital Abuja killed at least 19 people and injured 60 more.
The explosion happened close to a bus station where at least 70 people died in a bomb blast on 14 April.
Bishop Juan Vicente Cordoba said that homosexuality was not a sin and that gays were welcomed by the church.
He then wondered whether any of Jesus's 12 apostles might have been gay or Mary Magdalene a lesbian.
Conservatives in the audience condemned his musings, but gays were also upset at Bishop Cordoba's use of a pejorative Spanish term for homosexual men.
Bishop Cordoba later apologised for his remarks and said the church should show respect for the gay community.
But he said the Catholic Church would not recognise same-sex marriages as a family and stressed that it believed sexual relationships between same-sex couples went against natural law.
Gay marriage and adoption are issues being hotly debated in Colombia after the country's constitutional court last year ruled that same-sex couples could only adopt a child if it was the offspring of one of the partners.
Two years earlier the country's Congress had voted against allowing gay marriages.
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The Australian Open champions fought back from two sets down but lost the quarter-final 6-4 6-4 6-7 (11-13) 6-7 (1-7) 10-8 in four and a half hours.
Briton Murray and his Brazilian partner, seeded third, had saved three match points in the third set.
They had won their last-16 tie 16-14 in the fifth and final set.
Murray lost in the final last year with then partner John Peers.
Three-time champions Bob and Mike Bryan, seeded second, were beaten 7-6 (7-2) 6-1 7-6 (7-4) by Raven Klassem and Rajeev Ram, who face Benneteau and Roger-Vasselin in the semi-finals.
Briton Jonathan Marray, who won the Wimbledon men's doubles in 2012, and Canadian partner Adil Shamasdin lost 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 to 12th seeds Max Mirnyi and Treat Huey.
They will play top seeds Pierre Hugues-Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in the last four after the Frenchmen overcame Henri Kontinen and Peers 6-4 6-7 (6-8) 6-4 7-6 (10-8).
The funeral of Mr McGuinness, a former IRA leader turned politician, who served as deputy first minister in Northern Ireland was held on Thursday.
Bernie McGuinness also thanked the medical staff who looked after the Sinn Féin representative during his illness.
Mr McGuinness died on Tuesday aged 66.
Mrs McGuinness said the family wanted to express their "deep appreciation of the many thousands of people who attended vigils in the course of the week in many parts of Ireland and overseas".
She said they had been "touched by the efforts of so many to provide solace and comfort".
"From Martin's return home on Tuesday, and until we left for the funeral service on Thursday, long queues of people visited our home.
"The family took great comfort from their presence.
"I want to especially acknowledge the many thousands who attended the funeral. Words cannot express our appreciation at the outpouring of love and solidarity, which embraced us throughout Thursday."
Former US President Bill Clinton was among those who attended the funeral of Mr McGuinness in Londonderry.
The last two series between teams made up of Irish gaelic footballers and Australian Rules stars were played as one-off Tests in 2014 and 2015.
But this year will see the series revert to a two-Test competition.
The First Test was originally planned for 11 November but has now been rescheduled for the following day at the Adelaide Oval.
The Second Test will take place the following Saturday night, 18 November, at the Domain Stadium in Perth in what will be the final game held in that venue.
Joe Kernan will again be Ireland manager while Geelong coach Chris Scott, assistant to Alastair Clarkson in the 2015 series, will be their head coach this year.
The two-match series will see the aggregate scores determining the overall winners of the Cormac McAnallen Trophy as Ireland go in as holders after earning a 56-52 win in the 2015 Test.
After this year's series, Ireland will host two games in 2019.
Kenyan authorities deported the Congolese rumba star on Saturday after video footage of him appearing to kick one of his female dancers went viral.
The Agriculture and Commercial society of Zambia said the "disappointing" incident was behind its decision.
Olomide has denied assault, though he has since apologised for his behaviour.
In a post on his official Facebook page on Sunday, the singer apologised to his fans, especially "women and children", asking for forgiveness.
"I profoundly regret what happened... it was a moment of madness," Olomide told Congolese national broadcaster RTNC, in an interview attached to the same Facebook post.
The star apologised directly to the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo who may have felt "dishonoured by this behaviour".
The footage of Friday's incident at Nairobi's international airport sparked outrage on social media.
Kenyan authorities deported Olomide, 60, and three of his dancers on Saturday to DR Congo's capital Kinshasa, following a public outcry over the incident.
Speaking to BBC Afrique on Friday, he denied kicking anyone and said he had tried to "stop" a "girl who wanted to fight the dancers I came with".
The video shown on Kenya's KTN News shows police intervening to stop the apparent attack on the woman.
Kenyan Youth and Gender Minister Sicily Kariuki had called for the singer's deportation.
"His conduct was an insult to Kenyans and our constitution," she said. "Violence against women and girls cannot be accepted in any shape, form or manner."
The star has been in similar trouble in the past:
Police said they received reports shortly after 22:00 GMT that youths were blocking roads with burning debris in Glencaw Park and Leafair Gardens.
When officers went to the scene they were attacked with stones, bricks and bottles.
Two of those arrested, boys aged 14 and 16, have been released pending reports to the Public Prosecution Service.
Another 16-year-old boy is still being questioned.
SDLP councillor Brian Tierney appealed to those involved in such incidents to "allow residents to live in peace".
"I am a resident here in Glencaw Park and I know that most of the young people here last night causing the trouble were not from this area," he said.
"People are coming here to cause trouble and get the place a bad name for residents. That is unacceptable.
"Stones, bricks, bottles and other objects were thrown at police and residents' cars with no care or thought for anyone's property.
"The residents here just want to live in peace. We have put a lot of work into this area to try and reduce the levels of anti-social behaviour and we made great progress. The actions of a few last night won't hold us back."
The money will be used to extend the project at the Nerve Centre in the city.
It will also assist the development of a mobile facility in the north-west region to "increase outreach".
Culture minister Carál Ní Chuilín said she was pleased to be able to confirm that she had secured capital funding.
John Peto of the Nerve Centre outlined the benefits the mobile facility would bring to the community as part of the City of Culture legacy.
"The legacy is now to reach out to Strabane, to Coleraine, to Limavady," he added.
"The mobile lab will allow us to go out and deliver day sessions in places.
"But also it has the capacity where it can stay in an area potentially for a week, a fortnight, a month and start to embed these skills and build digitally enabled community resilience."
The Nerve Centre says a Fab Lab is a digital fabrication workshop which allows anyone "to make practically anything".
Users have "an unprecedented opportunity to access state of the art digital tools within a community setting".
The Fab Lab at the Nerve Centre is partnered with one at the Ashton Centre in north Belfast.
Mr Swinney said he wanted to protect the council tax freeze, invest in social care and maintain the pupil-teacher ratio in Scotland's schools.
Scotland's 32 councils now have until 2 February to respond to the plan.
Many councillors had voiced concerns about this year's funding offer from the Scottish government.
The original deadline for councils to accept the deal had to be delayed.
Mr Swinney said: "I am absolutely committed to continuing a positive, collaborative relationship with Scotland's local authorities, and I have engaged in open discussions with Cosla on what is a challenging but fair settlement for local government in Scotland.
"This settlement is an opportunity to transform the provision of social care in Scotland with a £250m investment in integrating health and social care services - helping to make our services fit for the challenges of the 21st century."
He added: "We recognise that there are pressures on budgets being felt across the whole of the public sector, as well as in households throughout Scotland.
"That's why it is important to maintain the Council Tax freeze while we consider ways to replace it - as well as reimbursing local authorities to ensure they can continue to provide essential services."
Councils get the bulk of their money from direct Scottish government funding plus business rates.
This year they are set to receive less in total while many say they will get less than they had originally forecast. This has left some looking for fresh cuts and savings urgently.
A few councils are actively considering the possibility of ending the council tax freeze.
Any council which does increase tax rates would have to give up money allocated to them by the Scottish government to compensate them for the freeze - this means any rise would have to be significant.
Moray Council is the only one so far to make a firm proposal - it says council tax bills would have to rise by 18% to protect services.
Cosla, which represents most Scottish councils, had said the package of measures for local government within Mr Swinney's budget, including the council tax freeze, was "totally unacceptable".
A spokesman added: "We are still in active negotiations with the Scottish government around the 2016/17 settlement."
So far, only Edinburgh Council has set a budget which, implicitly, means they are accepting the government offer.
Timi Ariyo spoke out after a video about him containing abusive singing and monkey noises was sent on Snapchat.
Tami Sotire said she had initially been scared to report abuse directed at her on social media for fear the group would "become more angry".
They will now meet Bristol University and will also be "alerting police".
The university said it was "shocked and saddened" and would have "investigated immediately" had staff been informed. It urged students to report abuse.
Ms Sotire said: "From the public support, I know that these people are in the minority and should really be brought to justice for the stuff they've put us through."
Mr Ariyo said: "In light of the response we've had from friends and family, and people that we don't even know, a lot of people have urged us to go to the police.
"And speaking to my family we've said it's probably the best thing to do to get it on record, just for safety as well."
The video, posted in December, showed a group of white men singing an abusive song about Mr Ariyo.
The third year law student said: "It was quite shocking when I first saw the video, obviously they are people that I know.
"And it was weird to see that it was happening in such a public place - they were so passionately chanting such a racist thing.
"So many of my friends saw the video and were like 'wow I've never seen anything like that, I didn't know it still happened in 2017' - and it does," he said.
The pair, from Essex, said their abusers were mainly from their old school back home, but also included a fellow university student.
Mr Ariyo, 21, said that the abuse was carried out with a "pack mentality", in the belief no one member could be singled out for taking part.
He added: "I think it got to a point where it was becoming malicious and offensive and that's when I realised it wasn't my friends making a joke, it was people targeting and being nasty."
Ms Sotire, 21, said she could not escape the abuse - which started in April - on social media.
"Me and Timi made the effort to... block them, delete them off everything. But they continued to target us with Snapchat, add me to Whatsapp groups.
"People have taken it upon themselves to bully me and Timi based on our skin colour. They don't even know us."
The second year psychology student added the abusive video was recorded at a pub and she feared bumping into the group.
"It's about 10 to 15 boys that we can bump into at any time.
"I just fear that this group of white boys will become more angry at black people, more angry at me - especially if I take it to the police."
"I'm not with Amanda any more," Freeman told the Financial Times, describing the split as "very, very amicable".
Abbington also gave an interview to The Sunday Telegraph's Stella magazine, in which she said she and Freeman had "realised we'd come to the end of our time together".
The couple, who met on a film set in 2000, have two children together.
"Martin and I remain best friends and love each other, and it was entirely amicable," Abbington said.
"There was no hostility, really, we just said that we couldn't live together anymore, so we put everything in place, he moved out to a flat in north London, I stayed at home and we've started a new chapter.
"It is sad and it is upsetting, because you think you're going to be with someone forever, but you either do that or you break up, and we both came to the decision that splitting was best for us. We've been really lucky to make it such a clean break, especially for the kids."
On Friday morning, Abbington tweeted: "Thanks for the beautiful and supportive messages. We are all ok! But thanks."
The couple will shortly be seen reprising their roles as John Watson and his wife Mary in Sherlock's latest series.
In his interview with the FT, Freeman said: "I'll always love Amanda."
The new series sees their characters with a baby daughter, named Rosamund Mary Watson.
Freeman and Abbington appeared with other cast members at an event this week to promote the first episode, to be broadcast on New Year's Day.
Abbington also appeared on Wednesday's edition of Christmas Kitchen, during which she said she would be spending Christmas with her children.
A spokesman for the BBC said it does not comment on the personal lives of its stars.
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The Hallaton Bottle Kicking contest pits teams from two Leicestershire villages who try to take control of a keg of beer.
The "ferocious rugby scrum" takes five hours to complete and is believed to have started before the Christian era.
A hare pie was also distributed to villagers during the event.
Hallaton's Bottle-Kicking chairman Phil Allan said: "It is something that has gone on from time immemorial - it is a very ancient custom."
He said a large traditional hare pie was paraded to the church gates and later taken to a hillside where it was "scrambled" or thrown into the crowd.
He said the bottle kicking - which involves teams from Hallaton and nearby Medbourne trying to move a keg of beer over the hills back to their respective village in a rugby-like scrum - is rough and tumble.
"The rules are very simple - there aren't any rules.
"We do add… that there is no murder, no gouging or no riding on horseback with the bottle allowed… it is actually like a very ferocious rugby scrum."
There is no limit to the number of people who can join in the event, but he estimated about 7,000 people were involved this year.
The first team to move two of the three kegs over the stream in their village is declared the winner.
The bottles or kegs are often moved over fences, hedges and ditches but the competitors simply "go straight through and there are some repairs to do the next day", he added.
Mr Allan, who has been Hallaton chairman for 30 years, said the event has only been cancelled once - in 2001 because of the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
Some members of the victorious side are allowed to climb to the top of the Buttercross monument in Hallaton and drink the beer from the kegs after the event is finished.
This year's event was won by Hallaton.
After Trevor Gray was jailed in May 2012, his wife traced a witness whose evidence led to his conviction being quashed on appeal in 2013.
When he returned to work, Mr Gray was suspended and then sacked following a Nottinghamshire Police investigation - a decision upheld by a tribunal.
The review will take place on a date to be fixed between 25 April and 27 May.
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An Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) report into the original investigation by Nottinghamshire Police - seen by the BBC - had initially recommended two senior detectives with the force, who looked into the case, face misconduct proceedings.
But the IPCC and the force agreed the pair would face no formal sanctions, and instead were "given management action relating to performance development".
IPCC lead investigator Stephen Webb also said one of the two detectives did not have the necessary qualification to lead the investigation, as the officer had not achieved a level 2 PIP accreditation.
Mr Gray, who had 25 years' experience with Nottinghamshire Police, said he still felt "an element of bitterness" over spending 14 months in prison.
"It shouldn't have happened," he said. "I look forward to having the perverse decision of the force in dismissing me overturned."
He added he would be making a claim for compensation, but said that was currently on hold pending the outcome of the review.
Mr Gray, of Watnall, Nottinghamshire, was retried and acquitted in February 2014.
A Nottinghamshire Police spokeswoman said: "The force acknowledges the IPCC report from July 2015... and has recognised there is some learning for the force."
An IPCC spokesman said it was "considering" making the report public.
This followed a three-day standoff between the soldiers and militants near the town of Pampore on Wednesday.
An army spokesman said the building was searched and weapons were recovered.
Indian-administered Kashmir has seen a wave of deadly unrest since a popular separatist leader was killed by the security forces in July.
On Monday, militants had entered an empty government building near Pampore town on the outskirts of the main city of Srinagar.
Troops, paramilitary soldiers and police surrounded the building while firing rockets, flame throwers and grenades, reports said. The militants fired back with automatic weapons and hurled grenades.
Major-General Ashok Narula of the Indian army described the operation as "tricky" and said the fighting was protracted because "the building was huge and we didn't want collateral damage".
Another building in the same compound was targeted by militants in February when the resulting gun battle left nine people dead.
The latest fighting comes after an attack on an Indian army base killed 18 soldiers last month. India blamed the attack on Pakistan, which denied the claim.
The nuclear-armed neighbours have accused each other of increasing hostilities along their de-facto border in Kashmir since last month's attack.
Later in September, India said it had retaliated by carrying out "surgical strikes" against suspected militants along the de-facto border.
Pakistan denied that India had carried out any strikes and said two of its soldiers were killed in unprovoked cross-border shelling.
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UK Athletics says he will leave when his contract expires in December.
Dutchman Van Commenee, 54, set a target of at least eight medals at London 2012, including one gold, but the team fell two short.
In a statement, he said his job needed "new energy and approach" through to the World Championships in 2017.
UKA chief executive Niels de Vos said: "Charles has done an excellent job preparing British Athletics for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Born: Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1958
2000: Coaches GB's Denise Lewis to Olympic heptathlon gold
2001: Becomes UK Athletics (UKA) multi-events & jumps performance director
2004: Coaches GB's Kelly Sotherton to Olympic heptathlon bronze before criticising her for not winning silver
2004: Becomes performance director for the Dutch Olympic committee & steers them to 12th in the 2008 Olympic medal table
2009: Rejoins UKA as head coach
"There is no doubt Charles has helped to transform our culture and we can now look forward to further success under the leadership of a new team."
That new team will be announced at a press conference in Birmingham on Thursday.
Van Commenee added: "Niels and I have worked hard to implement accountability as it is vital to the culture of elite sport. My decision has the interests of British athletics at it's heart in sustaining this culture."
Van Commenee was appointed head coach in 2009, his second stint in British athletics, following a disappointing showing at the 2008 Games, in which the team fell short of their target and won just one gold medal.
With his direct and tough-talking manner, he was charged with reviving British athletics and ensuring athletes thrived at a home Games.
He had a proven track record, having coached Britain's 2000 Olympic heptathlon champion Denise Lewis to gold in Sydney and heptathlete Kelly Sotherton to Olympic bronze in Athens in 2004.
Despite Britain failing to achieve his London 2012 target, Van Commenee guided the team to four gold medals and took fourth place in the track and field medals table, their best since 1964.
But there were disappointments, with 400m hurdles medal contender Dai Greene finishing outside the medals, as did Lisa Dobriskey in the 1500m. The 4x100m men's relay team was disqualified for a poor changeover.
"I think he has done a fantastic job. Love him or hate him he has come in and was given a remit to change the mentality of British athletics, which he has done and it's disappointing for me to hear that he has decided to step down. Fair play to him because he asked his athletes to go out there and not rely on funding without achieving success. He gave them a target which they had to achieve at the Olympics, they didn't reach that target so now he has stepped down."
Some GB athletes have defended Van Commenee in the wake of London 2012, although he often cut an outspoken figure on the need for athletes to raise their expectations and goals.
This caused some public disagreements, most notably with leading triple jumper Philips Idowu, who demanded an apology from the head coach when he criticised the athlete's use of social media website Twitter in July last year. The pair have not spoken since.
For others, Van Commenee's leadership produced an environment for success and improvement, as Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford told BBC Radio 5 live.
"In the build-up, Charles did everything he could have done to get us where we needed to be," he said. "It's not just down to Charles, it's down to the athletes to perform."
Tasha Danvers, who won 400m hurdles bronze in Beijing, was positive on the legacy Van Commenee will leave behind.
"You've got to look at the results," she said. "He's been successful. We got one gold medal in Beijing and this time around, four."
Primary education for all children.
This basic gap was going to be fixed within 15 years, so that by April 2015, the unacceptable position of millions of children never even beginning school would be consigned to history.
This was one of six Education for All pledges, which included targets such as girls having equal access to learning, and a halving of adult illiteracy.
Kofi Annan, UN secretary-general at the time, said that getting this completed by 2015 would be the "test of all of us who call ourselves the international community".
Well, here were are in their future.
How many of the pledges were fulfilled? None of them.
Unesco's Global Monitoring Report, which painstakingly tracked the progress, saw an initial surge of improvement.
But the optimism of the window that opened at the end of the Cold War gave way to the anxiety of 9/11 and then the austerity of the financial crash.
The final evaluation shows substantial progress, particularly in parts of Asia, but there are still 58 million children missing primary school, 100 million who do not complete primary school and 250 million who have schools of such poor quality that they leave unable to read a single sentence.
The obstacles that have confounded countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, have been lack of funding, lack of political will, a willingness to tolerate extreme poverty alongside extreme wealth, a rising population and the relentless destabilisation of conflict and war.
The six Education for All targets were:
On a more practical level, it's hard to run a school system without a reliable way of training and paying teachers, and when schools lack basic services such as electricity and sanitation.
The lack of access to education is not evenly spread. Poor girls, rural families and children from groups who are discriminated against, all end up more likely to miss out on school.
A lack of fairness within countries has been a barrier, as well as the differences between high and low-income countries.
All the evidence shows that for individuals, as for entire countries, the quality of education is often the key factor deciding the places in the global economic food chain.
And millions of youngsters never get a chance to get off the bottom.
There is going to be another milestone world gathering next month to decide another set of targets for 2030.
And the choice of location in South Korea is a signpost to how much a country can improve its education system in a short space of time.
It shows what can be possible. And it's perhaps worth thinking about what else has arrived since the education pledges were made in April 2000.
YouTube, the iPhone, Facebook, hybrid cars, 3D printing, Twitter, the Mars rover, Wikipedia, China's and India's space programmes, mobile broadband, Skype and mapping the human genome.
Unlike building primary schools, somehow these all proved possible.
Karen Robson was confirmed as Conservative candidate for the constituency on Tuesday evening.
South West Wales Tory chairman Alex Williams said Bridgend members felt "aggrieved" that a local candidate had not been added to the shortlist.
Labour MP Madeleine Moon will defend a 1,927 majority over the Tories in June.
Ms Robson said: "I am honoured to have been selected to be the Conservative Party candidate for Bridgend."
Mr Williams and another party figure told BBC Wales that Conservative Party headquarters initially shortlisted Ms Robson, who has previously stood for Westminster and assembly seats in Cardiff, and Dan Boucher, a regional Tory candidate for South Wales West in the 2016 assembly poll.
This prompted the Bridgend branch to ask for a "local" candidate to be added to the shortlist, but party headquarters then decided to select Ms Robson without a branch vote.
Mr Williams, who is also on the board of the Welsh Conservatives, said: "I'm personally very disappointed, it's highly undemocratic and has caused significant problems.
"Many members are aggrieved and many are thinking of leaving the party as a result.
"It appears the motive is to ensure more Welsh Conservative female MPs.
"We mustn't ensure gender balance in the parliamentary party by enforcing female candidates on local branches.
"This has given Labour ammunition to say the Conservatives don't have a local candidate - the decision could cost us the seat."
Ken Watts, the only Conservative on Bridgend council, said he was "angry and disillusioned" members were not given a chance to select a "local" member.
He believes members should have been able to select Mr Williams, who is also the agent for Tory candidates standing in Bridgend in Thursday's local election.
"I will find it extremely difficult to campaign for her," he said of Ms Robson.
"It's a point of principle - nothing personal.
"It's been a four-year struggle to get Bridgend as a target seat and we've finally achieved that. Alex fought really hard to help make that happen.
"I'm very disappointed in the approach from CCHQ [Conservative Campaign Headquarters] - I'm angry and disillusioned, some senior members feel it could cost us the seat."
Plaid Cymru has selected Rhys Watkins as its candidate for Bridgend.
BBC Wales understands a Conservative candidate was also imposed in Newport West, where Angela Jones-Evans has been selected, despite local activists wanting to have a choice.
Sources in the city said that there had been only one candidate available for the Newport West conservative association to choose from.
Activists told the BBC that they liked Mrs Jones-Evans as a candidate, but believed it would have helped her if members could have voted for her from a shortlist of more than one.
There had been hopes the party would change its mind, but at a selection meeting on Sunday only one candidate was put forward.
There was known to be some limited opposition to the imposition of a candidate at the meeting, but the association in the end endorsed Mrs Jones-Evans.
Nick Webb, a local Tory activist and the candidate for Newport West in 2015, was understood to have wanted to have run and is known to have been upset that his proposed candidacy was not put to a vote of activists.
The Plaid Cymru candidate in Newport West is Lewis Greenaway.
Labour MP Paul Flynn will be defending a Labour majority in Newport West of 3,510 over the Conservatives.
A full list of candidates will be available following the close of nominations on 11 May.
Mr Cameron hosted Mr Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan at his official country retreat in Buckinghamshire.
In a joint statement earlier, the leaders praised the trip as opening a "golden era" in UK-China relations.
On Thursday evening, the pair visited a pub near Princes Risborough for fish and chips and a pint.
Earlier, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh bid farewell to Mr Xi on the penultimate day of his UK state visit.
Mr Xi said goodbye to the Queen at Buckingham Palace before joining the Duke of York for a series of visits.
The Queen has hailed the president's "milestone" trip, but there have also been demonstrations over China's record on human rights during the four-day visit.
On Wednesday, a deal to build the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant was announced by Mr Xi and Mr Cameron.
Ministers expect more than £30bn of deals to have been agreed during the four days, but critics have accused the UK government of "kowtowing" to Beijing.
Mr Cameron and Mr Xi took a walk around the grounds at Chequers on Thursday before holding an hour-long discussion.
In a statement, Downing Street said the pair "held talks on domestic priorities and foreign policy issues".
"Key foreign policy discussion topics included [Islamic State], Ukraine and regional security in Asia," it said.
The prime minister was expected to raise concerns over Hong Kong directly with the president, but there was no mention of this in the statement.
Mr Xi has been accused by pro-democracy campaigners there of increasing interference in the running of the former British colony.
The Downing Street statement added: "The prime minister and president agreed early and open dialogue between the UK and China could bring about opportunities for important diplomatic solutions on a range of global and regional security challenges."
Later, the pair visited The Plough at Cadsden - where Mr Cameron once famously left daughter Nancy.
"I've been in here a few times," the PM joked. "I'm not leaving my family here today."
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On Thursday morning, Mr Xi and the Duke Of York visited UK satellite communications company Inmarsat.
The pair also attended a conference of the Confucius Institute, the Chinese equivalent of the British Council, hosted by University College London's (UCL) Institute of Education, at the Mandarin Oriental hotel.
Free Tibet campaigners and students from UCL and the London School of Economics gathered to demonstrate outside the event.
Among their concerns is the treatment of activists, who campaigners say get harassed, imprisoned and tortured.
But there were also pro-China supporters with Chinese flags and union jacks who had gathered to greet the Chinese president.
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Mr Xi's trip has been hailed by officials from both countries as the start of a "golden era" of relations.
A 1,500-word statement agreed by Mr Xi and Mr Cameron following their discussions on Wednesday pledged to "enhance bilateral trade and investment" and co-operation on major initiatives, such as Britain's national infrastructure plan and high-speed rail.
The document also said there were agreements for the countries to refrain from cyber-espionage and to liberalise visa regimes.
It called for the "swift" launch of a feasibility study for a China/EU free trade agreement as well as increased opportunities for cultural and sporting links, study and tourism.
The agreement over Hinkley Point is part of a wider UK partnership intended also to develop new nuclear power stations at Sizewell and Bradwell.
Hinkley Point will create 25,000 jobs and enough energy to power six million homes, the government has said.
Mr Xi said he believed his visit would lift UK-China relations to a "new height".
Ms Alaoui was taken to hospital but suffered a heart attack, human rights group Amnesty International said.
She was carrying out work "focusing on women's rights" for the group.
The assault at a hotel in the capital, Ouagadougou, was claimed by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
In a statement. Amnesty said Ms Alaoui had been shot twice in the attack, in the leg and thorax, and was believed to have been in a stable condition following an operation in hospital.
Mahamadi Ouedraogo, a driver working for Amnesty, was also killed in Friday's attack.
Both were parked outside the Cappucino cafe, opposite the luxury Splendid Hotel, one of the militants' targets, the group said.
Many of the victims of the assault were foreigners. Among those known to have died are:
At least three attackers died in the assaults, officials say.
It was AQIM's first attack in Burkina Faso. The group is based in the Sahara Desert between Mali, Niger and Algeria.
After 46 years of production it was switched off about noon.
Its owner, Scottish Power, said the high cost of connecting to the grid was to blame.
Friends of the Earth Scotland said the move showed the positive steps taken in the fight against climate change.
During its lifetime, more than 177 million tonnes of coal was used along with 2.7 million tonnes of heavy fuel oil and 2.4 million cubic metres of natural gas.
More than 60 billion cubic metres of cooling water from the Firth of Forth has also passed through the power station.
It was the largest power station in Europe when it went online in 1970, capable of producing 2,400MW of electricity for the national grid and powering over two million homes each year.
It was only meant to be operational for 25 years but even through its last winter Longannet remained a key energy provider, the operator said.
Alex Pollock, who worked at the station for 29 years before retiring in 1998, said he felt "sorrow" at it closing down.
He said: "When I started in 1968 they were still building the place.
"It was exciting because we knew this was going to be the largest power station in Europe at the time when it was built. For me it was good to start and grow with the building.
"There will be a lot of sadness in the community because people, local shops, local businesses, contractors have made a good livelihood at Longannet.
"There's a lot of people just like ourselves who have had a good standard of living, a lot of families probably in exactly the same position."
Alex's son, Ronnie Pollock, said: "I'm going to leave a lot of good memories behind.
"It's going to be a devastating loss, it's been a huge chapter in my life.
"I've been here 21 years, started in 1995, and it's been a huge part of the family between myself, my dad and my brother - we've got over 74 years' service at Longannet power station, and a great loss to be leaving Team Longannet.
"They've been a great bunch of guys to work for and it's been a great place to work as well."
Hugh Finlay, the generation director at ScottishPower, said: "Coal has long been the dominant force in Scotland's electricity generation fleet but the closure of Longannet signals the end of an era.
"For the first time in more than a century no power produced in Scotland will come from burning coal.
"The highly-skilled team at Longannet have worked hard in difficult circumstances over the last six months to ensure that the station continued to operate at a high level over the winter.
"Originally designed to run for 25 years, the success of Longannet has been driven by substantial investment over the years and by the dedication of the men and women overseeing the station's operations."
The 236 staff will leave the plant for the final time on Thursday, with many moving to work elsewhere for ScottishPower or taking retirement.
The company said it is still working to help around 5% of workers find alternative employment.
Friends of the Earth Scotland said it would be an emotional day for workers at the site but believed the closure was necessary.
Director Dr Richard Dixon said: "For the first time in at least 115 years there will be no coal being burned to make electricity anywhere in Scotland.
"For a country which virtually invented the industrial revolution, this is a hugely significant step, marking the end of coal and the beginning of the end for fossil fuels in Scotland."
WWF Scotland director Lang Banks said: "The closure of Longannet marks an historic and inevitable step in our energy transition as Scotland becomes one of the first nations to end its use of coal for power.
"While the power station has served the nation for many years, the world is moving forward to cleaner, cheaper forms of renewable energy generation."
The incident took place in Cables Wynd at about 23:00 on Friday 26 August.
A 25-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to his leg and was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Police said it was an "isolated incident".
A firearm, which officers believe was the same one used in the incident, was recovered close to Cables Wynd on Sunday.
Det Insp Alan O'Brien said: "Police Scotland treats all reports of incidents involving a firearm with the utmost seriousness.
"Thanks to the co-operation of the local community and extensive policing inquiries, an arrest has now been made.
"I want to reassure the public that our inquiries so far suggest that this was an isolated incident."
The 30-year-old is expected to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
In a strongly worded statement, Tata said Mr Mistry presided over falling income, rising costs and "dismantled" the company's structure.
His sudden removal last month shocked the business world, and no explanation was given at the time.
Sources close to Mr Mistry said Tata's latest claims used "selective data" and showed "desperation".
Tata Sons, is the holding company for Tata Conglomerate, a group of 100 companies whose interests include steel, Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea.
Tata's statement said that in the four years of Mr Mistry's chairmanship, the three main problem companies - which include Tata Steel Europe, owner of Port Talbot - had not improved.
The two others singled out as problem groups are Tata Teleservices/Docomo and the Indian operations of Tata Motors.
Tata's statement said the group's figures as a whole looked good because of the "excellent performance" of two companies, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and the UK subsidiary of Tata Motors, Jaguar Land Rover.
It also accused Cyrus Mistry of changing the culture at the 150 year old group,
"Insiders in Bombay House [Tata's Headquarters] who have been with the group for many years silently and helplessly watched the conscious departure from old, proven and successful structures within the group and the induction of very senior executives from outside the group with little or no experience of running large companies and being paid [large] amounts... for purely functional positions at the very top".
Mr Mistry had led Tata since late December 2012, and was the first chairman in nearly 80 years to come from outside the Tata family.
Shortly after his ousting, he sent a highly-critical letter to the company's board, saying he had become a "lame duck" chairman and alleging constant interference, including being asked to sign off on deals he knew little about.
Mr Mistry's camp said late on Thursday that Tata's statement to justify his removal had used "not much but selective data, unsubstantiated claims and half truths without a word of explanation as to why it became necessary to remove him summarily violating natural justice and without explanation".
Separately, TCS on Thursday removed Cyrus Mistry as chairman. As the former chairman of the conglomerate's holding company, Mr Mistry holds that same role in a number of Tata subsidiaries.
Tata Consultancy Services is the biggest software services firm in India and its income is central to the whole Tata empire.
Tata Sons wrote to TCS nominating Ishaat Hussain as chairman: "In view of this, Mistry has ceased to be the chairman of the board of directors of the company, and Hussain is the new chairman of the company."
Tata Sons holds more than 70% in TCS, but its control is weaker over other companies.
Despite the outpouring of criticism by Tata Sons, some of these businesses may wish to retain his services.
Indian Hotels, which owns the Taj chain, has called an extraordinary general meeting to consider a resolution to remove Mr Mistry as director.
He received unanimous support as chairman from Indian Hotels' independent directors at a board meeting last week, where he was praised for providing strategic direction and leadership.
Mr Mistry is also chairman of Tata Steel, Tata Motors and Tata Chemicals.
People at the Moria camp told the BBC that one of a group of Syrians, who had been told they would be sent back to Turkey, had tried to hang himself but was prevented by police.
Migrants later demonstrated, demanding better treatment and to stay in Europe.
The Pope is due to address refugees at the Moria detention centre on Saturday.
His visit to Lesbos aims to draw attention to what the Vatican has described as the "front line" of the migrant crisis.
The Greek authorities have not yet commented on the suicide attempt, which was confirmed by non-governmental organisations on the island.
The man was among four Syrians who have now appealed against their deportation orders.
However, some Syrians on Lesbos say they are terrified by the thought of returning to Turkey because of reports that hundreds of Syrians have been forcibly returned from Turkey to Syria.
Turkey has denied sending back any refugees against their will.
Refugees and migrants also complain of overcrowded conditions and a lack of food in the Moria detention centre.
Of about 4,000 people being held at the facility, 2,000 are due to be deported.
Under the EU deal with Turkey, migrants arriving illegally in Greece after 20 March are expected to be sent back to Turkey if they do not apply for asylum or if their claim is rejected.
For each Syrian migrant returned to Turkey, the EU is due to take in another Syrian who has made a legitimate request.
Those Syrians refused asylum in Greece will be taken to refugee camps in southern Turkey, where in time they will take the place of those Syrians directly resettled in the EU under the so-called "one-for-one plan".
Most of those returned to Turkey so far have been from countries such as Pakistan and Afghanistan, which are not considered to be at war. However some Syrians have also been deported.
The plan is controversial because many countries including Greece do not consider Turkey to be a safe place for migrants. Turkey has signed readmission agreements with more than 10 countries.
The Vatican insists the pontiff's five-hour visit is purely humanitarian and religious in nature and should not be seen as a criticism of the deportations.
Pope Francis will be greeted by 150 children at the detention centre before addressing about 250 of the people being held there.
He will be joined by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of the world's 300m Orthodox Christians, and the head of the Orthodox Church of Greece, Athens Archbishop Ieronymos II.
The Turkey-EU statement in full
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants.
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An England record crowd of 45,619 watched the national team's first standalone game at the home of English football.
But the hosts were given a lesson by the reigning European champions, who England have never beaten in 20 attempts.
Germany - well organised, efficient passers of the ball and clinical finishers - sealed the victory before half-time, striker Celia Sasic scoring two after an own goal by England defender Alex Scott had sent them on their way.
The friendly was organised as a test ahead of next year's Fifa Women's World Cup to gauge where England were against one of the best teams in the world.
And, on this evidence, there will need to be a lot of improvements if Mark Sampson's side are to advance beyond the quarter-finals, which is the furthest they have reached on three previous occasions.
The teams had last met in the 2009 European Championship final, with Germany trouncing England 6-2, but both teams arrived at Wembley having won all 10 matches in World Cup qualifying.
Birmingham striker Karen Carney celebrated her 100th cap for England and there was a frenetic opening with the home side dispossessing Germany from the kick-off, leading to Jordan Nobbs rattling the crossbar after eight seconds.
But, within six minutes, Germany were ahead, the ball coming off Scott at an acute angle and into the net after pressure from Simone Laudehr, who was initially credited with the goal
They doubled their lead four minutes later after an England mix-up on the halfway line which let in Frankfurt striker Sasic. After a solo run she finished coolly for her 55th international goal.
England had a period of pressure during the closing stages of the first half with goalkeeper Almuth Schult, a Champions League winner with Wolfsburg, holding onto a half-volley from England's most capped player Fara Williams.
But they were ripped apart again just before half-time when Sasic scored a simple header from Tabea Kemme's cross.
England played better in the second half but they rarely troubled Schult, their best chance coming in injury time when substitute Jill Scott fired into the side netting.
England are setting up another home friendly - against world number-one ranked team the United States - before the World Cup in Canada begins in June.
England manager Mark Sampson told BBC Two: "It was obviously a disappointing result.
"I think we learned some very valuable lessons today in terms of the clinical German finishing and speed of the counter attack.
"I have to applaud the team, the spirit and character they showed in the second half. You have to remember we have six months before the World Cup."
England captain Karen Carney, on her 100th cap, told BBC Two: "It was not what we wanted, but we have six months to get it right now. If someone said get it right now or in six months we would take it in six months. They are a strong team.
"We were a bit naive in the first half, mainly in the first 20 minutes. We have to be better, go away and come back, fitter, faster and stronger."
Match ends, England 0, Germany 3.
Second Half ends, England 0, Germany 3.
Offside, Germany. Verena Faißt tries a through ball, but Babett Peter is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Jordan Nobbs (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Toni Duggan.
Corner, England. Conceded by Josephine Henning.
Substitution, England. Laura Bassett replaces Lucy Bronze.
Attempt missed. Jill Scott (England) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jodie Taylor.
Lucy Bronze (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Babett Peter (Germany).
Substitution, Germany. Babett Peter replaces Jennifer Cramer.
Substitution, Germany. Verena Faißt replaces Celia Sasic.
Karen Carney (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Luisa Wensing (Germany).
Substitution, England. Alex Greenwood replaces Demi Stokes.
Substitution, England. Jo Potter replaces Alex Scott.
Attempt missed. Jodie Taylor (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stephanie Houghton with a through ball.
Substitution, England. Jodie Taylor replaces Lianne Sanderson.
Corner, England. Conceded by Josephine Henning.
Substitution, Germany. Pauline Bremer replaces Simone Laudehr.
Foul by Alex Scott (England).
Anja Mittag (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Karen Bardsley (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alexandra Popp (Germany).
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Demi Stokes.
Substitution, England. Jill Scott replaces Fara Williams.
Foul by Karen Carney (England).
Celia Sasic (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Celia Sasic (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Anja Mittag with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Dzsenifer Marozsan (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandra Popp.
Substitution, England. Francesca Kirby replaces Eniola Aluko.
Offside, England. Alex Scott tries a through ball, but Jordan Nobbs is caught offside.
Anja Mittag (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Karen Carney (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Anja Mittag (Germany).
Karen Carney (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Anja Mittag (Germany).
Attempt missed. Lucy Bronze (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Karen Carney with a cross following a set piece situation.
Lianne Sanderson (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jennifer Cramer (Germany).
Offside, Germany. Jennifer Cramer tries a through ball, but Dzsenifer Marozsan is caught offside.
The thieves, who wore dark hooded tops with scarves pulled over their faces, broke into the house in the Morningside area at about 23:30 on Friday.
The man was robbed of money and electronic items and left with injuries to his head and hand.
Police said the suspects spoke with local accents and looked about 18.
Det Ch Insp Martin Maclean said: "Although the homeowner in this case escaped serious injury, this was an extremely frightening experience for him to endure.
"An extensive investigation is under way in an effort to trace the two suspects responsible and I am today urging anyone who may have seen them or anybody acting suspiciously in the Morningside area either before or after this incident to come forward.
"There will be an increased police presence in and around Morningside Drive while officers search the area and carry out door-to-door inquiries."
Home favourite Dean Burmester carded a 65 to win his first European Tour Title on 18-under.
Scotland's Jamieson shared the lead with Sweden's Alexander Bjork after rounds two and three at Pretoria Country Club.
But his hopes evaporated early when he bogeyed three of his first four holes.
The 33-year-old ran up a double bogey on the eighth on his way to a front nine of 39 and he double-bogeyed the 12th and 13th, eventually finishing in a tie for 22nd.
Bjork carded a 71 to end the tournament in fifth spot.
Burmester began the day one shot behind Jamieson and Bjork but his second successive 65 ensured he finished three clear of both Finland's Mikko Korhonen and Spain's Jorge Campillo.
"I can't believe it," Burmester, 27, said. "I sharpened my teeth as a youngster on the Big Easy Tour here at home and I think I had five seconds in one year and then two years later I had four wins on the Sunshine Tour.
"It's gone from strength to strength and now I'm a European Tour winner and that sounds great."
Ireland's Paul Dunne carded a final round 66 to finish in a share of sixth on 12 under, with England's James Morrison also finishing in sixth after a 69.
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The 11-year-old girl's dog was attacked on the King George V playing fields in Brickfields Road, Worcester.
Police appealed for information following the incident between 14:30 and 15:00 BST on 23 September.
They are trying to trace the owner, who is in his 30s, tall, with a large build and bald head.
Hook joined veteran scrum-half Mike Phillips and experienced hooker Richard Hibbard in being among the first eight players to be omitted.
Seven more will go when coach Warren Gatland finalises his squad on 31 August.
"I don't think Anscombe has proven enough at that level," said Davies.
Hook's versatility has counted against him according to former dual-code international Davies.
But the former Neath, Llanelli and Cardiff rugby union fly-half says 78-times capped Hook has also been guilty of "trying too hard" when given chances to impress in his favoured 10 jersey.
Davies wonders if Gloucester's Hook will have the "appetite" to continue battling to win Gatland's vote.
"It will be a call for James because he knows that he's maybe not what they want to play in that structural game," Davies told BBC Radio Wales sport.
The decision to add Phillips and Hibbard to those omitted amounted to "a bit of a shock" to Davies "because very rarely does Gatland make huge changes".
He added: "There's young scrum-halves coming up.
"Rhys Webb has taken his opportunity, Rhodri Williams [not a squad member], Lloyd Williams, Gareth Davies - there's enough strength there now.
"Are they looking for a sharper game away from that area because none of them has the physicality of Mike, but maybe they're a bit sharper than Mike around the base?"
And Davies felt Hibbard playing for Gloucester may have had an influence as Gatland pondered his hookers.
"Hibbard… he's gone to Gloucester, Scott Baldwin's done well, Ken Owens is back [from injury] so I suppose it's just a preference call for them."
Former Wales centre Tom Shanklin believes Gatland should have held on to the British and Irish Lions trio, whose combined total caps is 218.
Shanklin said: "They all offer a lot to the squad. You look at the experience that Mike Phillips brings, it way outweighs the other scrum-halves that are there.
"James Hook's utility could benefit the squad, he can play centre, ten or 15.
"And you look at Richard Hibbard and the physical edge that he brings.
"[These are] three big calls by Warren Gatland. We know he's not afraid of big calls but it took me by surprise."
Ex-Wales hooker Mefin Davies - like Shanklin, a 2005 Grand Slam winner - says after the initial shock over Hibbard, came a less worried realisation over that position.
"After reflecting on the reaction you've just got to realise, really, that Ken Owens and Scott Baldwin are still in the camp and they are very good hookers and have done well for Wales.
"Kristian Dacey is there as a youngster, very inexperienced, but he played a lot for Cardiff Blues last season."
The DUP leader said: "More and more people in Northern Ireland want to maintain the status quo."
Sinn Féin Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said the United Kingdom would "never be the same again".
He said a similar debate to the "exciting and enthralling" one in Scotland was possible.
"I think we could do the same here, and we can do it without opening up divisions that would be detrimental to the institutions which we are part of at the moment," he said.
However, Mr Robinson said: "The law requires the secretary of state to be convinced there is the possibility of change - every opinion poll is going in the opposite direction."
He added: "I don't run away from any ballot that allows the people of Northern Ireland to determine what's best for them - I have no doubt what the outcome would be."
Mr McGuinness said "things have changed utterly", and Stormont politicians "need to have a united voice in entering into future discussions" on taxation and government spending.
"What we need to do is find a large measure of agreement on what extra powers we think can benefit the people that we represent, including fiscal powers," he said.
Mr McGuinness added: "From our perspective, we would want to enter that debate, recognising that there will be in all probability a commonality of approach between the Scots, the Welsh and ourselves.
"Our job here is that we have to have a united approach - can we get that? I think it is absolutely achievable."
However, Mr Robinson said: "I would always be more impressed when people ask for the transfer of full fiscal powers if they had shown a competence in dealing with the powers that we have.
"There is no point in giving to an executive more powers to manage their finances if they are not capable of taking difficult decisions with the powers they have."
The issue of implementing welfare reform in Northern Ireland has divided the parties in recent months.
Mr McGuinness said: "I'm not fighting with Peter Robinson and the DUP over welfare cuts - my argument is with David Cameron and the decision that his government took to bring that hammer blow down on us after we negotiated a programme for government."
Mr Robinson said the pledges made by the three Westminster party leaders in the days before the referendum would not change the issue.
"What is likely to be the limit of anything that would happen in Scotland in the issue of welfare reform is that they would have the same power as we have and the same ability that we have to top up any arrangements that have been agreed at a UK level," he said.
"That means that you have to find the money yourself.
"I'm happy to look at powers but that has to go alongside a mechanism to deal with those powers in an effective and efficient manner.
"If you have those kind of powers, you can't have deadlock in your executive."
Mr Robinson discussed the implications of the Scottish vote with his Welsh counterpart Carwyn Jones on Friday
Prime Minister David Cameron said he was "delighted" by the outcome of the vote, and the UK must now work to ensure Northern Ireland's devolved institutions function effectively.
"Just as Scotland will vote separately in the Scottish parliament on their issues of tax, spending and welfare, so too England, as well as Wales and Northern Ireland, should be able to vote on these issues and all this must take place in tandem with and at the same pace as the settlement for Scotland."
BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback and Evening Extra will be live from Scotland on Friday.
BBC Newsline's Tara Mills will be joined in Edinburgh by BBC NI's political correspondent Gareth Gordon to report on the reaction in Scotland to the referendum result on Newsline at 13:30 BST and 18:30 BST on Friday.
Many walk for days in sweltering conditions to reach El Rocio, normally home to fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. Others ride horses or travel in carts pulled by oxen or mules.
They are all brought together by the collective desire to worship a 13th Century effigy known as the Virgin of Rocio.
At first glance, it looks like a ritual that has gone unchanged for centuries.
But in recent years - behind the flamenco dresses, religious fervour and cold beer - there has been a cloud of controversy concerning the welfare of the animals taking part.
Since 2000, more than 230 horses, mules and oxen have perished during the week-long festivities, and many more have suffered non-fatal injuries.
In 2008 the number of equine deaths peaked at 25, causing an outcry among animal welfare charities which continue to highlight the fatalities.
The pilgrimage to El Rocio takes place in the late spring Andalusian sunshine, with temperatures already reaching more than 35C.
Between 12,000 and 15,000 horses, mules and donkeys and their charges pick their way across the region in large religious groups called "hermandades", pitching camp along route.
These extreme conditions and long days directly contribute to the equine deaths. Horses are most vulnerable because of a more sensitive disposition and as they are susceptible to colic, which can prove fatal.
"It's unavoidable that some animals die during the pilgrimage, despite the best efforts of their owners," says Lt Jose Alfaro, the head of Seprona, the wildlife and environmental protection arm of the Civil Guard in the province of Huelva.
He does, however, acknowledge that animals rented out are most at risk of mistreatment.
"The rented horses are often very old, injured or lame and their owners less concerned about their care," he says.
"Just last year pilgrims called Seprona to report an unidentified horse cadaver left abandoned en route.
"Our officers tracked down the horse's owner via its chip and discovered that it had been lent to an acquaintance, who failed to report its death when it had died along the way, which in itself is an offence."
Despite the continuing problems, this year's pilgrimage saw a significant drop in fatalities.
The eight deaths were the lowest since 2002.
That could in part be due to the cooler temperatures this year, but it could also be down to police and local authorities cooperating with animal welfare charities, which set up an onsite veterinary hospital for the first time.
The Refugio del Burrito charity and the UK's Donkey Sanctuary sent a 30-strong team of vets and animal welfare specialists, who treated almost 200 animals affected by injuries, exhaustion and dehydration.
Many of the animals had suffered neglect and cruelty, and several considered to be in danger were taken away.
Lt Alfaro said the "Romeros" (the Spanish name for pilgrims to El Rocio) had previously been suspicious of the charity volunteers "wearing blue t-shirts".
"This year most of them welcomed their presence and voluntarily brought their injured animals to the hospital for treatment," he said.
But there was still a significantly high number of cases of cruelty among rented horses and mules.
In one of the worst cases, two hired mules collapsed after 16 hours of carrying around revellers without rest.
The animals were treated by the charity vets and, with the assistance of the local authorities, were confiscated from their owner, who is now facing a fine.
But Lt Alfaro is buoyed by this year's "successes".
"I think it's wrong to focus on the deaths during El Rocio," he says.
"One should concentrate on the general impression of the animals' welfare, which this year has been much better.
"This year we've had no criminal offences for animal cruelty where an animal's life has been in danger, but 29 individuals have been reported for lesser cases of ill treatment or neglect.
"Next year we hope to bring that figure down even further."
Details of last Friday's incident have only just emerged.
Work at the site was halted this Friday afternoon to give all workers a refresher on health and safety.
Construction firm Morgan Sindall said it was conducting an internal investigation into the circumstances of the accident.
A spokesman for Aberdeen City Council added: "The responsibility for the site and the construction programme, as well as for reporting and investigating incidents, sits with the contractor Morgan Sindall Group.
"The health, safety and wellbeing of all those working on projects associated with Aberdeen City Council is of paramount importance to us and we will be kept informed by the contractor."
The £107m office, leisure and hotel development is due for completion in the summer.
Earlier this week, BBC Scotland revealed that only 10% of office space had been taken up for lease.
Witnesses said a motorcyclist placed a device on an embassy car in Delhi, causing a blast that hurt four people - one seriously. A bomb underneath a diplomat's car in Tbilisi was defused.
Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran was behind both incidents.
But Iranian officials denied the claims as "sheer lies".
One of the victims of the Delhi bombing, the wife of a defence ministry official, was in a "critical but stable" condition, according to AFP news agency. It quoted a doctor as saying she had undergone spinal surgery.
Who is behind Israel's embassy attacks?
Mr Netanyahu told a meeting of his Likud party MPs that there had been "two attempts of terrorism against innocent civilians".
"Iran is behind these attacks and it is the largest terror exporter in the world," he said.
He also blamed Iran for recent plots to attack Israeli targets in Thailand and Azerbaijan that were prevented.
And he suggested that the militant Islamist Hezbollah movement was also involved.
Israel's foreign ministry said the country had the ability to track down those who carried out the attacks.
But Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast rejected Mr Netanyahu's accusation, calling it "psychological warfare against Iran".
"We condemn any terrorist action and the world knows that Iran is the biggest victim of terrorism," he was quoted as saying by the official Irna news agency.
Earlier, the state's ambassador to India Mehdi Nabizadeh had told Irna: "These accusations are untrue and sheer lies, like previous times."
In a statement, India's Foreign Minister SM Krishna pledged a full investigation, adding: "The culprits will be brought to justice at the earliest."
By Sanjoy MajumderBBC News, Delhi
The attack took place in a high security zone in the Indian capital, a kilometre from the heavily fortified Israeli embassy, and just down the road from the Indian prime minister's official residence.
Eyewitnesses say a man on a motorcycle drove up to the Israeli embassy minivan, sporting distinct blue diplomatic plates, and appeared to attach something to the back. Minutes later it exploded. The vehicle itself has been badly damaged - the back of it blown out. Police and emergency services cordoned off the site almost immediately. Forensic experts in white jackets and members of the bomb disposal squad examined the debris - trying to find traces of the explosive. They were joined by Israeli embassy staff.
Tonight Delhi has been placed on high alert with extra security outside Western embassies including that of the United States. India has not experienced this kind of an attack before and it's going to be a while before they make sense of what happened here.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned the attacks, saying the US "stands ready to assist with any investigations of these cowardly actions". UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said he was "shocked and appalled" by the bombings.
The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, in Jerusalem, says security at Israeli embassies has been tightened in recent months following warnings of potential attacks, after Iran accused Israel of a series of attacks on its nuclear scientists.
BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera said one of them, Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, died last month when motorcyclists placed a "sticky bomb" on his car - a technique similar to that used in previous attacks attributed to the work of Israel's Mossad.
Similarities seen in the Delhi blast could be an indication of the aggressors sending a message that attacks in Tehran will be repaid in kind, he added.
After the explosion in Delhi, Indian TV showed pictures of a burning car near the embassy.
The area around the vehicle was later cordoned off and forensic experts and the bomb squad were examining the burnt out remains.
The embassy is guarded by several layers of security and is in a well-defended area of central Delhi, close to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's official residence.
David Goldfarb, the spokesman for Israel's Delhi embassy, said the diplomat's car was close to the building on Aurangzeb Road when the explosion went off.
He said they had no details as to who was behind the attack.
Officials in Georgia said an explosive device was attached to the bottom of a diplomat's car in the capital, Tbilisi, but was found and defused before it detonated.
Israeli embassy driver Roman Khachaturyan said he had just driven his child to school when he spotted the bomb.
"When I was driving I heard a noise. I got out of the car and saw something stuck to it."
The UK Home Office wants to build a 51-bed "short-term holding facility" on Abbotsinch Road to house those awaiting removal from the country.
It follows the announcement in September that the controversial Dungavel removal centre in Lanarkshire is to close in 2017.
The plans for the new centre were rejected by Renfrewshire Council.
Councillors said the new building, which was planned for construction on the site of a former British Airways social club, would be "detrimental to the economic development of the Glasgow Airport Investment Area".
The holding centre was to feature 20 bedrooms and ancillary accommodation over two floors.
The plans said the building would have to be "robust in order to hold and safeguard individuals detained by Home Office Immigration enforcement".
The Home Office said the "vast majority" of stays there would be for less than a week.
The decision to reject the holding centre was made by Renfrewshire Council's planning and property policy board.
The council's planning officers had recommended the application be granted with conditions.
Councillor Terry Kelly, convener of the planning board, said: "Members were unanimously of the view that the proposed facility would be contrary to the Adopted Renfrewshire Local Development Plan.
"There was clear concern it would be detrimental to the economic development of the Glasgow Airport Investment Area - one of the key economic drivers for the city region.
"Members agreed that there was no established identifiable functional link between the proposal and Glasgow Airport's operations.
"The proposed facility's location in a commercial and industrial area would also introduce an inappropriate use through the attendant noise, activity and disturbance."
Dungavel, which opened near Strathaven in 2001, has been the subject of numerous protests, which branded the site "racist and inhumane"
Much of the criticism concentrated on the detention of children at the facility, before the practice was ended in 2010.
More recently it has focused on the length of time detainees were held at the facility and the conditions inside.
Last year, the BBC revealed that dozens of failed asylum seekers had been held at Dungavel for months and in some cases more than a year.
SNP MP Gavin Newlands said Renfrewshire Council should be "congratulated for rejecting" the new immigration detention centre near Glasgow Airport.
He said: "It was clear that the local community didn't want any part in the UK government's inhumane and ineffective approach towards immigration detention.
"The prime minister should take note of this decision and rethink her government's approach towards immigration detention - a system which detains pregnant women and allows the indefinite detention of some of the most vulnerable people in our society."
Green MSP Ross Greer, who was at a demonstration outside Renfrewshire Council's headquarters before the vote, said: "This must be an opportunity for Westminster to begin treating these vulnerable people with some dignity and respect.
"We're not holding our breath however, given that this is the same Home Office which paid for disgusting billboards telling refugees and immigrants to 'go home' and which regularly deports people back to situations where they are in clear danger."
Janet and John Stocker, aged 63 and 74, were killed in Sousse on Friday their family confirmed.
The couple, who had five children and 10 grandchildren, "tragically lost their lives as a result of Friday's atrocities" a statement said.
A minute's silence will be held on Friday to remember all the victims.
The family statement said: "Mum and dad were the happiest, most loving couple who enjoyed life's simple pleasures as well as the pleasures and love of their extensive family and their many friends.
"But most of all they were still very much in love with each other."
It said they were "both young at heart" and enjoyed "travelling to new places, exploring and appreciating local cultures, and they died together doing what they enjoyed most; sunbathing side by side".
Mr Stocker was a retired printer "born and bred in Peckham" while his wife came from Fulham and was a "fun-loving and devoted mother".
The family said: "They made a huge impact on our lives, and touched the hearts of so many people and they will both be sorely missed and never forgotten."
Britons killed by the gunman have started being repatriated to RAF Brize Norton ahead of a joint inquest being opened by the West London coroner.
One Belgian and one German are also thought to be among the dead.
Tunisian authorities have arrested several people on suspicion of helping the gunman Seifeddine Rezgui, who had links to the jihadist group Islamic State (IS). Rezgui was shot dead by police.
Aaron Carriere, 21, and Josiah Manful, 20, were both repeatedly stabbed after their car was stopped in Montague Road, Leytonstone, last Saturday.
A gang of hooded attackers surrounded the car leaving Mr Carriere with fatal knife wounds to his neck.
Mr Manful died from fatal stab wounds to the chest.
In total, 11 people have been arrested over the murders.
Five men, aged 18 to 22, were arrested on suspicion of murder on Wednesday while a woman, 46, was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. They have been bailed pending further inquiries, police said.
Detectives are still trying to establish the motive for the double murder which happened at about 01:00 GMT, and why the Ford Fiesta stopped in Montague Road.
Another four cars were believed to be nearby at the time of the attack and police say they are keen to identify the vehicles and their occupants.
Det Ch Insp Neil Attewell said: "Someone knows the reason why these two young men were murdered and I am urging those who hold the information not to remain silent but to come forward."
Post-mortem examinations revealed Mr Carriere died as a result of the stab wounds to his neck, while the cause of death for Mr Manful was given as shock and haemorrhaging, as well as stab wounds to the chest.
Operators at Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua temple, known as the "Tiger Temple", are accused of wildlife trafficking and animal abuse. They deny the charges.
On Wednesday, wildlife officials found the bodies of 40 dead tiger cubs at the temple complex.
The discovery came during a week-long effort to relocate 137 tigers from the tourist site in Kanchanaburi province.
The temple operators had resisted previous attempts to remove the tigers.
Tiger Temple's long history of controversy
BBC visit to the Tiger Temple in 2012
Police intercepted the monk, and two other men, in a lorry leaving the temple in western Thailand on Thursday.
The authorities confiscated two full-length tiger skins, about 700 amulets made from tiger parts, and 10 tiger fangs, Teunchai Noochdumrong, director of of the Wildlife Conservation Office, told the BBC.
"This confiscation shows that the temple is likely involved in illegal tiger trade. They are clearly violating the law in selling, distributing of transferring the protected animals or their parts," she said.
Wildlife authorities in Thailand have said they will press charges against the temple.
On Wednesday, tiger cub corpses were found in a freezer at the complex, along with body parts from other animals.
Police Col Bandith Meungsukhum told the Agence France-Presse news agency the cubs would have been one or two days old, but it was not clear how long they had been dead.
They will be DNA tested to see whether they were related to other tigers at the site.
Officials say the temple operators could be charged with keeping the carcasses without permission.
The temple previously said it had decided in 2010 to stop cremating cubs which died soon after birth. It has always denied trafficking allegations.
Authorities started the operation to remove all 137 living tigers from the temple on Monday. Dozens have already been removed, and taken to animal refuges.
The site, west of Bangkok, is a popular tourist attraction, with visitors able to pose for photos with the animals for a fee.
It has been closed to the public since the raid.
Animal activists and former workers have claimed the tigers are mistreated and kept in small concrete cages.
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After Martinez spoke to the media first following his side's 3-1 victory, Mourinho interrupted the Spaniard as he addressed another group of journalists.
The Portuguese felt his interviews should have taken place first.
"Roberto, next time tell me to go before you because we have to travel," said Mourinho, who swore as he left.
Martinez replied: "I don't control that, Jose. I don't control that."
After Mourinho left abruptly, Martinez said to the journalists, including a Liverpool Echo reporter: "When he beat us 6-3 last season he was such a nice man. I prefer him like that."
He also walked out of a pre-match interview with BT Sport's Ray Stubbs when asked about the club's failed summer-long pursuit of Toffees defender John Stones, 21.
"Before the game this is too long," said Mourinho.
Defending champions Chelsea are 17th in the table, 11 points behind leaders Manchester City, having lost three of their past four games.
Mourinho said after Saturday's game: "I am the man for the job. I don't think there is a better man who could come and do my job."
Earlier this season, he was criticised for his treatment of the Blues' medical staff, having downgraded team doctor Eva Carneiro's role.
Mourinho said Carneiro and head physio Jon Fearn were "impulsive and naive" and did not "understand the game" after they went on the pitch to treat Eden Hazard during the 2-2 home draw with Swansea on 8 August.
It has already got government backing although any final decision on the issue is unlikely before the summer of 2015 at the earliest.
It is understood Labour wants any move to a system of civil penalties to be piloted before being implemented.
The BBC has said a "proper review" of future options must be carried out.
At the moment, people can be sent to jail in connection with not paying the annual licence fee, which is used to fund BBC programmes and other output.
A TV licence, which is required if a user watches or records live broadcasts on any device in the UK, costs £145.50 per year.
Those who refuse to pay face a £1,000 fine and a criminal record, as well as the prospect of jail if fines are not paid.
The BBC's political correspondent Gary O'Donoghue outlined a possible timeline:
Labour has signalled its likely support for the move.
By Dominic CascianiHome affairs correspondent, BBC News
The difference between a criminal and civil offence is that one leads to a criminal punishment because it is an offence against all of society, while the other seeks to redress a wrong committed by one person against another.
In practice, magistrates don't jail people for criminal failure to pay a TV licence unless they have refused to pay a previous fine. That's because prisons are a last resort - reserved for the worst offenders.
If someone commits a civil wrong, there will be a finding against them in court that can include an order to make amends, including damages. If that person fails to comply with that order, that could amount to a contempt of court - and they can end up in jail.
In English law, civil damages are more limited than myth would have it - so a future civil penalty could be no more than the price of a licence fee plus legal costs.
"We are strong supporters of the BBC but it is very difficult to justify sending someone to prison for not paying the licence fee," party sources said.
Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen, who has led calls for decriminalisation, welcomed Labour's backing, saying at least 150 backbenchers also supported the idea, in addition to ministers.
He said "it was not a question of whether it would be decriminalised but how and when".
Under the MP's plan, ministers would be able to replace existing sanctions with "civil monetary penalties" under "statutory instrument" - meaning no further Act of Parliament was needed.
This power could be used only during a two-year period, starting from the completion of the proposed review. After that it would require approval by both Houses of Parliament.
The Ministry of Justice has said that 164,932 people were found guilty of TV licence evasion in 2012 and 51 went to prison for not paying subsequent fines.
Mr Bridgen said this amounted to one in nine cases before magistrates' courts.
Chancellor George Osborne said the idea of decriminalisation was "very interesting" and would be looked at "closely".
"It is getting more and more support across the parties and you can see it's all heading in a particular direction," he told Sky News.
The BBC's strategy director James Purnell said the impact on magistrates' courts of the current arrangement was less than feared.
"The last fact we saw was that it took up 0.3% of [court] time because most of these cases are processed pretty quickly - about three minutes on average," he told BBC Radio 4's PM.
He said the present system "works pretty well", but added: "We are happy to work with government to see if it can be improved or whether there is an alternative that could be better."
The BBC's royal charter, which sets out the corporation's purposes and the way it is run, is reviewed every 10 years and the current one runs until the end of 2016.
Earlier this month, Mr Purnell had warned BBC channels could close if non-payment of the licence fee was decriminalised.
He said it would be a "huge risk" which would increase non-payment and cost the BBC £200m a year in lost licence fee revenue.
One-year-old Mastiff, Chico, was given the bone as a treat by his owner, Craig Anderson, from Newlands, Glasgow.
But the 41-year-old said he was forced to act after Chico "literally swallowed it in one mouthful".
Vets at the PDSA's Glasgow Shamrock Street Pet Hospital X-rayed Chico and removed the bone before it could cause any internal damage.
Susie Hermit, senior vet at the PDSA's Glasgow hospital, said: "I've never seen an X-ray like it before. The position of the bone really did look like Chico had an extra rib.
"Amazingly he'd managed to swallow the bone whole but didn't seem to be in any pain.
"However, we knew we had to carry out emergency surgery to remove it because it could have caused a life-threatening tear to his stomach or intestines."
Mr Anderson said Chico had gone on to make a full recovery but bones were now off the menu.
"I was so worried while he was in the operating theatre," he said.
"It's a miracle the bone didn't cause any damage.
"It goes without saying but I don't give bones to him anymore after this."
The census reveals 48% of the resident population are either Protestant or brought up Protestant, a drop of 5% from the 2001 census.
45% of the resident population are either Catholic or brought up Catholic, an increase of 1%.
7% say they either belong to another religion or none.
The highest proportions of people who neither belong to, nor have been brought up in a religion are in North Down (12%), Carrickfergus (10%) and Ards (9.4%).
One of the reasons for the decline in the Protestant population is that it is an older community with higher mortality.
Other factors include migration and the increase in the number of those who define themselves as not having any religion.
For the first time, statisticians have asked a question has been asked about national identity.
Two-fifths (40%) had a British only national identity, a quarter (25%) had Irish only and just over a fifth (21%) had a Northern Irish only national identity.
It is significant that while 45% of the population are Catholic, just 25% regard themselves as Irish only.
These figures illustrate the danger of trying to equate someone's religion with their political identity.
The population of Northern Ireland, on the day the census was carried out in March 2011, had increased by 125,600 to 1.811m, between 2001 and 2011. It represents a rise of 7.5%.
In 2011, 24% (338,544) of residents aged 16 years and over had achieved Level 4 or higher qualifications, while 29% (416,851) had no qualifications.
Almost three-fifths (59%) of people usually resident in Northern Ireland held a UK passport, just over a fifth (21%) held an Irish passport, while 19% held no passport.
The rate of population growth was greatest in Dungannon local government district (21%).
The proportion of the usually resident population born outside Northern Ireland rose from 9% (151,000) in 2001 to 11% (202,000) in 2011.
The local government district with the highest proportion of people born in European Union accession countries was Dungannon (6.8%).
English was not the main language for 3.1% (54,500) of usual residents aged three years and over, almost one quarter of whom (24%) lived in Belfast local government district.
The most prevalent main language other than English was Polish at 1% (17,700 people).
Among usual residents aged three years and over, 11% had some ability in Irish in 2011 (compared to 10% in 2001), while 8.1% of people had some ability in Ulster-Scots.
The 44-year-old, who left Siena to replace Luigi Delneri in May 2011, led Juventus to their third successive Serie A title this term.
In winning their latest title, the Turin-based club achieved a record points haul of 102.
There had been doubts over Conte's future but Juventus tweeted: "Season 2014/15: manager Antonio Conte."
The former Juventus player led the club to their 30th league title with two games to spare, but in recent weeks had been linked with a move away from Serie A.
Newspaper reports suggested he would move to French league side Monaco, but it appears he will stay in Italy.
Juve made it to the Champions League quarter-finals in 2012-13, when they were eliminated by eventual champions Bayern Munich, but failed to get past the group stages this season.
Most MEPs are convinced that the Brussels-Strasbourg shuttle is a huge waste of time and money.
The costs and CO2 emissions have grown as the parliament has got bigger and more powerful over the years, they say.
Unanimity is required for a treaty change, so France can still block it.
Only EU governments - jointly called the Council - currently have the power to change a treaty.
Most of the EU's business takes place in Brussels and that is where EU summits - official meetings of the European Council - are held.
The current Strasbourg shuttle requires 766 MEPs and more than 3,000 members of staff to move their offices entirely to the French city on the Rhine for a few days every month.
The border city symbolised European reconciliation after World War 2, with Germany on the opposite bank. Businesses in Strasbourg thrive on the monthly influx of MEPs, lobbyists and others involved in the parliament's work.
MEPs overwhelmingly backed a report by the UK Conservative MEP Ashley Fox and a German Green MEP, Gerald Haefner, which calls for a treaty change to "allow parliament to decide on the location of its seat and its internal organisation".
As the EU body which most directly represents European citizens, the report says, parliament "should be granted the prerogative of determining its own working arrangements, including the right to decide where and when it holds its meetings".
The report was adopted with 483 votes for and 141 against. There were 34 abstentions.
Last year the French government took legal action when MEPs tried to cut the number of sessions they hold in Strasbourg every year. And it would veto a proposal to move parliament out of the city for good, the BBC's Chris Morris reports.
Luxembourg hosts the parliament's secretariat and in the past it has sided with France in opposing the "single seat" campaign.
British MEPs are in the vanguard of the campaign to stop what they call the "travelling circus".
The Single Seat campaign website says that every year the Strasbourg shuttle wastes at least 180m euros (£150m; $243m) and generates 19,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
The campaigners point out that more than one million EU citizens have signed a petition calling for the parliament to have a single seat - Brussels.
The EU can already introduce legislation if at least one million citizens request it, through the Citizen's Initiative procedure.
The Fox-Haefner report says the monthly migration to Strasbourg is detrimental to the EU's reputation, "especially at a time when the financial crisis has led to serious and painful expenditure cuts in the member states".
But in a debate on the issue on Tuesday evening French MEPs defended Strasbourg's role.
French centre-right MEP Constance Le Grip told the campaigners: "You are turning your backs on the history and the founding principles of the European Union".
And Bruno Gollnisch from the far-right French National Front (FN) blamed "newcomers to the club wanting to change the rules" for the numbers wanting to scrap the Strasbourg shuttle.
The former Leicester player's father Patrick passed away last month.
"It is still a bit tough for me but I am trying my best to be back at my level as soon as possible," 25-year-old Knockaert told BBC Sussex.
"The last two games I started weren't my best, but that is a normal thing. It was physically and mentally hard."
Knockaert missed the trip to Bristol City on 5 November following his father's death, aged 63, and Brighton players held up a shirt in support of the Frenchman during the celebrations after their first goal in their 2-0 win.
Several first-team players and Seagulls manager Chris Hughton then travelled to northern France to attend Patrick's funeral in a further show of support.
"The team have been great to me and brought me the best support they could. I'd like to thank them for what they did," Knockaert said.
"It has been the best thing I have seen in football, to come all the way from England to the funeral. It means a lot for me and my family and I will never forget it."
Knockaert has scored six goals in 18 appearances for Brighton this season, but was on the bench for Saturday's trip to Cardiff in what was his third match back for the Championship club.
He accepts he must work hard during challenging personal circumstances to return to his best.
"Some mornings are really hard as you think about it - I won't see my dad any more," he said.
"Obviously I need to get back to business and the best way to do it is work hard on the pitch and the gym to get my fitness back.
"I didn't do anything for three weeks in a row because I was in the hospital every day with my dad.
"I just need to keep working hard and make my dad even prouder than what he was."
Recent headlines have suggested Britain's decision to leave the EU is the cause of job losses in many parts of the UK, price rises for technology companies, the world's largest uncut diamond failing to sell at auction and even a major media group cancelling its staff party.
But is Brexit being blamed for a slew of bad news that was going to be released anyway?
That's the view of many Vote Leave supporters - a suggestion that is heavily disputed by leading figures in the Remain campaign.
Making the case for Brexit being an easy thing to blame for wider problems is the former director of the big business lobby group, the CBI, Digby Jones.
Lord Jones, who was Gordon Brown's trade minister, is himself a Brexit supporter.
He believes the real impact of Brexit will be tiny: "There's not going to be any economic pain. If there are job losses, they will be very few.
"One of our customers was thinking last week that they might not do a certain deal. Today they've said they won't and the reason is Brexit.
"It's got nothing to do with Brexit - but it's a very convenient thing to blame."
That view leaves the people who ran the unsuccessful campaign to persuade Britain to stay in the European Union shaking their heads in despair.
Roland Rudd runs one of the UK's most influential PR companies, Finsbury, and was heavily involved in the Remain campaign. He says there is very little truth in the "Brexit as an excuse" theory.
"Of course, if a company has got a bad news story, and part of the reason is to do with Brexit, and part of it is to do with its own problems, they'll try and shift some of it onto Brexit.
"But the analysts aren't fools, the market can't be deluded like this. And so most companies will not do that, because it simply isn't credible."
Lucy Thomas, who was the deputy director of the Remain campaign, agrees and argues that the business implications of Brexit are obvious.
"Businesses hate uncertainty. That is exactly what we have now, we are going to have at least two years of uncertainty while a deal is negotiated."
Because businesses do not know what the UK's terms of trade will be with the EU once it eventually leaves, investment is being frozen, she says.
"Businesses are reconsidering all of their decisions - to dismiss that is frankly dishonest."
The financial markets are still making up their minds as to which side to believe. The pound fell heavily against the US dollar immediately after the vote, before making up some ground.
Yet the UK's main share index, the FTSE 100, has reached levels not seen so far this year.
Meanwhile there has been a dramatic fall in economic activity, not seen since the aftermath of the financial crisis.
Both manufacturing and service sectors saw a decline in output and orders, though exports picked up, driven by the weaker pound.
Digby Jones says the big drop in the value of the pound should be taken with a pinch of salt.
"It wasn't a signpost to the British economy at all. It was a signpost of an immediate reaction to a decision."
He wants to focus on real economic data: "What's it going to do to the European economy, including us?
"It's not in the interests of 520 million people to indulge in the 'Great Remain Sulk'," he says.
This view is supported by seasoned market commentator, David Buik of Panmure Gordon.
He says the market gyrations that follow some headlines can often lead traders towards buying opportunities.
"As long as they're on the right side of the trade, whoopee! There is money to be made whichever way the market is going.
"It's a little harder than it used to be a few years ago. It requires tremendous resolve, great character and quite a lot of guts," he says.
It will be some time before we know for sure which side is right when it comes to Britain's post-Brexit performance.
Which means that until a clear pattern emerges, we can expect each new set of data to be argued over by both sides for what it may say about the UK economy.
The Palestinian Authority's Al-Hayat-al-Jadida also denied that the drawing - of a robed figure standing over the Earth - represented the Prophet.
Most Muslims view any depictions of the Prophet as forbidden - and offensive.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has ordered an inquiry into the publication of the cartoon.
The official Palestinian news agency, Wafa, said Mr Abbas had called for "deterrent action against those responsible for this terrible mistake".
Mr Abbas was among the world leaders who attended a rally in Paris last month to condemn a deadly gun attack on the offices of a satirical magazine that had caricatured Muhammad.
The gunmen - both of whom had links to jihadist militants - killed prominent journalists at the Charlie Hebdo magazine, in apparent retaliation for the caricatures.
The attack sparked a global debate over freedom of expression and its limits.
Al-Hayat-al-Jadida published a drawing in its 1 February edition that featured a robed figure standing over the Earth, scattering seeds from a heart-shaped bag. The caption to the drawing said, "Our Prophet Muhammad".
The cartoonist, Mohammed Sabanneh, later wrote on his Facebook page that he had not meant any harm by the drawing, Reuters news agency reported.
Mr Sabanneh said the robed figure did not represent the Prophet but was "a symbol of humanity enlightened by what the Prophet Muhammad brought".
Along with its apology, the West Bank-based newspaper announced that it had launched an inquiry into "the published drawing that led to the misunderstanding".
The paper emphasised that the "the intention behind the publication of the image was to defend religions and to spread love and peace".
Mr Corbyn told the Sunday Times his critics should not "obsess" about him and urged MPs to recognise the support that swept him to the leadership.
But shadow minister Angela Eagle refused to say he was the best person to lead Labour up to the 2020 vote.
Mr Corbyn also said he was "appalled" at MPs who applauded Hilary Benn's speech backing air strikes in Syria.
He said Parliament was no place for "jingoistic cheering".
Mr Corbyn was elected Labour leader in September with almost 60% of 400,000 votes cast. He will celebrate 100 days as leader on Monday.
But he has faced questions over his leadership and criticism from sections of the parliamentary party.
He did, however, receive a boost when Labour won the Oldham West and Royton by-election earlier this month with a higher vote share than at the general election.
Asked if he expected to lead the party in the 2020 general election campaign, Mr Corbyn said: "Absolutely. I'm not going anywhere."
He urged MPs to recognise the support that swept him to to the leadership and dismissed suggestions his supporters were attempting to intimidate his opponents.
"They should recognise that I was elected with a very large mandate from a very wide variety of people from all parts of the movement," he told the newspaper.
"There is no imposition of any mob. What there is is a development of participatory democracy. The parliamentary party is a part of the party, a very important part, but it is not the totality of the Labour party."
Of his critics, Mr Corbyn added: "I would encourage them to share their talents with all of us, not keep it to themselves. Some people are more difficult to reach than others. They shouldn't obsess about me."
But speaking to the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, shadow business secretary Ms Eagle refused to say Mr Corbyn should definitely still be in place in 2020.
Asked directly if she would like to see him remain leader for the rest of the Parliament, Ms Eagle said: "We have our leader."
She added: "It is my job to work with the leader that we've got to try to get the party positioned so that we can have a go at being the opposition to the Tories and demonstrate some of the mistakes that they are making but also get ourselves sorted so that we can put a compelling case to the British people in 2020 to give us a chance at government again."
Ms Eagle, who stood in for Mr Corbyn two weeks ago at prime minister's questions, also contested the Labour leader's criticism of the reaction to Hilary Benn's speech on Syria.
She said: "I think it was genuine admiration for the case that had been made."
The authority's chief executive, Phil Halsall, was suspended in August on full pay pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation.
It followed an independent review of the tender process for a contract to run the council's fleet services.
Tim Kerr QC, a local government law specialist, is overseeing the probe.
He is examining council documents and interviewing members of staff and councillors.
Mr Halsall has denied any wrongdoing in the tendering process of the fleet contract.
The deal to run the council's fleet services was agreed in April by the former Conservative administration.
It was awarded to BT and One Connect Ltd, a partnership between BT and the council.
However, the decision to award the contract to BT in April was called in by county councillors and it was put on hold and the council's in-house provider continued to provide the services.
The contract was revoked on 15 August with immediate effect by the current leader of Lancashire County Council Jennifer Mein.
Waldouck, 28, left London Irish in April to move to the Pro League having made just five appearances for the Exiles after a move from Northampton.
He spent six years at Wasps, playing 77 top flight games before the move to Saints, where he played 30 matches.
The three-quarter will arrive at Falcons in late July.
Director of rugby Dean Richards said: "He has now played two or three seasons without significant injury and seems to be back into the groove."
The charity Mind asked 12,000 UK employees about their mental health.
It found 48% in the public sector took time off for their well-being, compared with 32% in the private sector.
Paul Farmer, Mind's chief executive, called on organisations to combat a "culture of fear and silence in the workplace" towards mental issues.
He said the next government should make mental health in the workplace a "key priority".
Mind found 15% of public sector workers - of which there are 5.4 million in the UK - said their mental health was poor, compared with 9% in private sector.
Among public sector workers, 53% said they have felt anxious at work on several occasions over the last month, compared with 43% of their private sector counterparts.
But the research suggested public sector workers were more likely to speak up if they were suffering mental health problems.
Of those with a mental health problem, 90% of public sector staff disclosed it to their employer, compared with 80% in the private sector.
Alan Phillips, a former Essex Police officer, suffered flashbacks of old incidents when he was at work - but lacked the confidence to confide in his colleagues.
"I joined Essex Police in 1986 and after many experiences, my mental health started to decline in 2013," he said.
"I was working very hard and at an intense level. Every now and again I would get flashbacks to certain incidents.
"I would feel sick as the memories flooded back. Other times, I'd feel overwhelming despair, that life was just not worth it - but I'd tell people I was OK."
He said his behaviour at work became erratic and on several occasions he was spoken to by supervisors, but felt like he could not tell them how he felt.
Mr Phillips, 50, was later diagnosed with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Now retired, he said he finally began to feel better after he confided in his wife and sought help from a doctor.
"I feared people would judge me and no longer talk to me," he said.
"The reverse is true and I have been treated positively and realise I am not weak at all."
According to the Mental Health Foundation, 70 million working days are lost each year to poor mental health.
The public sector workers surveyed said they had taken an average of three sick days in the past year for a mental health issue, compared with an average of one sick day for those in the private sector.
However, only 49% said they felt supported after disclosing mental health issues, compared with 61% in the private sector.
Mind's chief executive said the public sector was "making progress" as more people tend to open up about what they are experiencing.
"But it's also vital that when people do speak out they get the right help and support at the right time," Mr Farmer added.
"It's clear there is still a long way to go in both the public and private sector to address the gap between people asking for support and actually getting what they need."
Currently, police, fire, ambulance and search-and-rescue teams in England and Wales get government-funded mental health support.
Through a £1.5m grant, Mind provides emergency staff and volunteers with access to help under a project known as Blue Light, which is now being extended to Wales.
It encourages staff to open up about their well-being and to feel like they can seek support if they need it.
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Joshua Williams, 18, was part of a group which attacked Alan Cartwright as he rode along Caledonian Road, Islington, in February.
In sentencing at the Old Bailey, Judge Rebecca Poulet QC described the crime as "gratuitous and senseless" and "motivated by acquisitive greed".
Williams was told he would serve a minimum of 21 years.
He had denied murder, but was found to have lashed out at Alan, delivering a single stab wound.
He had claimed to be at a youth club at the time of the attack, but jurors rejected his explanation.
Judge Poulet said the killing "rightly horrified and dismayed the public" and acknowledged a statement from Alan's mother, Michelle Watson, in which she had laid bare the "heartbreak" felt by the whole family.
During the trial, it emerged he had been on police bail on suspicion of possessing a 4in (10cm) lock knife, although he was never charged.
Shaquille Roberts, 18, and a 16-year-old - who cannot be identified because of their age - have already pleaded guilty to the bicycle robbery but have yet to be sentenced.
Alan was cycling with five friends on the evening of the attack when the trio intercepted them, the court heard.
They stepped out in front of the cyclists and managed to take two bikes, before Williams approached Alan and swung a knife at his chest in a "deliberate and gratuitous" stabbing.
Alan managed to cycle on for a short distance before collapsing. He was pronounced dead a short time later.
Williams was identified in a YouTube comment on CCTV footage after police posted it online, jurors heard during the trial.
Hope Not Hate says the two main groups - the BNP and EDL - are splintered and directionless amid a loss of leadership.
The results mirror academic analysis which has found the far right split in the UK despite its growth elsewhere.
The report says online far-right activity appears to remain strong - but new groups have failed to translate this into action on British streets.
The annual survey by the anti-racism monitoring group says that 2014 saw a string of events that would have been previously used by far-right groups to seek recruits - including the Rotherham sexual grooming scandal, new terrorism threats and a rise in immigration.
But Hope Not Hate said that no far-right group had shown itself capable of building significant new numbers of active supporters as the two main organisations have faltered.
The British National Party was electorally all but wiped out at the May 2014 elections, including party leader Nick Griffin losing his European Parliament seat. In October the party threw him out after 15 years in charge.
Meanwhile, the English Defence League, which once attracted thousands to its largest and most confrontational marches, has fragmented after its former leader Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, quit in October 2013.
Although a string of new groups have emerged in the wake of BNP and EDL in-fighting, Hope Not Hate said none had built significant momentum offline.
"One of the problems facing the British far right is over its own identity," says the report. "The British far right enters 2015 as a divided and weak movement but, while this is likely to remain the case over the next year, the conditions exist for this to change very quickly."
Germany has seen the rise of the "anti-Islamisation" Pegida movement, capable of mobilising thousands onto the streets, but there has been a fragmentation of far-right movements in the UK.
Some former BNP voters have drifted to UKIP - although Nigel Farage's party has banned former members of extremist organisations from joining it.
Matthew Goodwin, associate professor of politics at the University of Nottingham and an expert on political extremism, said events in the UK have been moving differently to those in Europe.
"The rise of UKIP has created a dilemma for activists in the far-right," he said. "Do these far-right activists give up and go into political apathy, or do they go back to their confrontational roots?"
Hope Not Hate warned that individuals obsessed with right-wing ideology could still pose terror threats as "lone wolves".
Last year Ryan McGee, a serving soldier, was jailed for two years for making a nail bomb at his family home.
Sinn Féin has increased its vote in the poll and has 27 seats.
Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt announced he is to resign after poor results for his party.
Four former Stormont ministers - two from the DUP, one from the SDLP and one from the Ulster Unionist Party - lost their seats.
All 90 seats have now been confirmed.
The turnout for the election is the highest since the vote which followed the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
A total of 64.8% of the electorate voted - up 10 points on last year - beating the 2003 figure by 0.8%.
Mr Nesbitt said the electorate had rejected his message and he had to take responsibility for what happened.
This election has produced more than its fair share of storylines. Having lost a number of prominent figures including former deputy leader Danny Kennedy and Jo-Anne Dobson, UUP leader Mike Nesbitt said it would be the height of hypocrisy if he did not take full responsibility. He leaves his party facing an uncertain future.
It has also been a difficult election for the DUP. Party Chairman Lord Morrow and former minister Nelson McCausland are among those who lost their posts.
But it has been a great election for Sinn Féin. Their vote is up almost 4% and they are breathing down the DUP's neck.
Alliance looks like coming back with its eight seats. For the SDLP, the high points include the come back of its former deputy leader Dolores Kelly in Upper Bann and the surprise success of Pat Catney in Lagan Valley thanks to Ulster Unionist transfers.
The Ulster Unionist leader is among seven party leaders to be returned.
The others are First Minister and DUP leader Arlene Foster; Sinn Féin's northern leader Michelle O'Neill; Alliance Party leader Naomi Long; SDLP leader Colum Eastwood; TUV leader Jim Allister and Green Party leader Steven Agnew.
DUP leader Arlene Foster declined several interview requests from the BBC. However, in her acceptance speech, she said the run-up to the election had been "challenging", but the focus was the future.
"Let us move forward with hope that the common good will be able to prevail over narrow divides of interest; hope that civility can return to our politics; hope that a functioning assembly can be restored and hope that a Northern Ireland with so many overlapping cultural identities can be home to all of us," she said.
Four former ministers - two from the DUP, one from the SDLP and one from the Ulster Unionist party - lost their seats.
The first big shock of the day came when Alex Attwood, SDLP, lost his seat in Belfast West. The second was when Danny Kennedy, UUP, was eliminated in Newry & Armagh - he had been an assembly member since 1998.
Later, DUP stalwart Nelson McCausland lost his seat in Belfast North and his party chairman Lord Morrow lost his seat in Fermanagh and South Tyrone.
The SDLP suffered a body blow in Foyle - the traditional heartland of the party and former seat of its founder John Hume.
Sinn Féin came home first and second in the count, leaving the SDLP leader Colum Eastwood and Mark H Durkan trailing in their wake.
The party, which once held sway in west Belfast, no longer has a presence there after Mr Attwood's defeat.
The election - the second in 10 months - was called after the collapse of a coalition led by Arlene Foster's DUP and Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness.
Mr McGuinness resigned over Mrs Foster's refusal to step aside as first minister pending an inquiry into the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme, which could cost the Northern Ireland tax payer £490m.
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said Sinn Féin were the "net beneficiaries" of a huge nationalist turnout intent on punishing Mrs Foster.
Former DUP Minister Jonathan Bell who was suspended from the party for allegedly speaking to the press without permission over the RHI scandal, has also lost his seat.
Under Northern Ireland's power-sharing agreement, the government must be run by Irish nationalists and unionists together.
A total of 1,254,709 people were eligible to vote for 228 candidates competing for 90 seats in 18 constituencies. The turnout was up across the board.
Among the smaller parties, Gerry Carroll, People Before Profit Alliance, kept his Belfast West seat. However, his running mate Michael Collins was eliminated on the first count.
The largest unionist and nationalist parties after the election will have three weeks to form a power-sharing government to avoid devolved power returning to the British parliament at Westminster for the first time in a decade.
The BBC News NI website will carry the latest election results and analysis on Friday and throughout the weekend.
Pro-government lawmakers walked out of the chamber, failing to cast any votes, later blaming it on a fellow lawmaker who was ill and had asked for a 15-minute break.
Twenty-eight legislators voted against the controversial proposals. Eight others voted in favour.
"Pro-establishment [lawmakers] say they walked out because they were waiting for Lau Wong Fat to turn up to vote," tweeted Steve Dunthorne, a journalist in Hong Kong.
"Three minutes left, where is Lau Wong Fat?" asked another.
Representing the New Territories, veteran Hong Kong lawmaker Lau Wong Fat has been formally identified with the pro-Beijing camp.
He has recently begun to wind down political activities.
"I tried to rush back. I feel bad in my heart. I'm sorry," Mr Lau told reporters after Thursday's vote.
He also said that he had been feeling unwell earlier in the morning.
But social media users in the territory did not buy this excuse and took to Twitter to express their views.
"[The] establishment would choose waiting for Lau Wong Fat as an excuse when he has the worst attendance record," said Twitter user Larry Au.
Another user Isabella Steger also shared this meme, explaining how Mr Lau had taken the fall.
A Facebook page titled "The Wait for Uncle Fat" attracted at least 3,000 likes in the first two hours.
The parody page, which also shared several memes, videos and jokes about the politician, drew a stream of commentary from Hong Kong users.
"Don't worry Uncle Fat, you actually drove away the rest of your Chinese loyalists! Thumbs up for Hong Kong," said one user.
Another remarked: "Let's not pick on Uncle Fat today. His absence today was totally excusable!"
"I wonder how much Uncle Fat's vote would have meant even if he showed up on time," wondered another user.
It is the executive's response to the recommendations of an independent panel's report published last month.
Ministers have agreed to a range of educational and community schemes aimed at deterring young people who are at risk of involvement in paramilitarism.
They also accepted proposals to help ex-paramilitary prisoners applying to travel, to adopt and to access loans.
Ministers agreed to the panel's recommendation that they should contact authorities in the United States to speed up ex-prisoners visa applications.
The action plan said: "The executive will make representations to the US secretary of state to seek an expedited procedure for visa applications from ex-prisoners affiliated with groups on ceasefire."
However, there is no immediate action planned on the panel's recommendation for the British and Irish governments to consider setting up a new paramilitary decommissioning scheme.
The executive's response said: "If there is a need identified for a decommissioning mechanism, both the government of Ireland and the United Kingdom have advised that they will consult to consider this recommendation."
In June, the panel made a total of 43 recommendations on how politicians, police and criminal justice agencies could tackle paramilitarism.
Ministers have now agreed to their suggestion that police resources and operations should be reviewed in "those communities most vulnerable to criminal control".
The panel had also asked Stormont's Department of Justice to ensure that the director of public prosecutions has the power to refer sentences that "he believes to be unduly lenient".
The executive's response said the Department of Justice will "consider" and "prioritise" this recommendation, within the scope of the recently announced Sentencing Policy Review.
It added that the department would "seek to bring proposals for consultation as soon as possible".
The executive also agreed to work on several of the panel's recommendations aimed at speeding up the criminal justice process, including the abolition of some preliminary court hearings.
It said committal proceedings "in respect of those offences most frequently linked to paramilitary groups will be abolished".
The plan said the Police Service of Northern Ireland is seeking to appoint an experienced senior officer to work on developing "more effective criminal justice processes" in paramilitary and organised crime cases.
In a joint statement, First Minister, Arlene Foster, Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness and Justice Minister Claire Sugden described the plan as a "challenging and ambitious programme".
They said they were "determined to provide the leadership necessary to address this challenge and bring about a peaceful and prosperous future for our community".
The £50m will be spent on the initiative during the next five years, with half the money coming from Stormont and the rest from Westminster.
An independent review commission will be established by the British and Irish governments to monitor progress.
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However, new Scotland captain Grant Gilchrist was one of five Edinburgh players injured in the first half.
Jack Cuthbert's try helped the home side establish an early lead and Tom Heathcote knocked over five first-half penalties for a 22-7 lead at the break.
A converted Didier Tison try set up a tense finale but Edinburgh held on.
The Scottish capital side have eight points from their brace of wins against Top 14 sides.
Bordeaux recovered from their loss to Edinburgh by registering a 52-20 win over London Welsh on Thursday evening and now sit on six points, with Lyon third on five and London Welsh still searching for their first points.
Heathcote's 20-point Murrayfield haul was central to the outcome of the match as his kicking ability steadied the ship when his team was losing players at an alarming rate.
Phil Burleigh, Sam Beard, Hamish Watson, Roddy Grant and lock Gilchrist all left the field with injuries within 28 minutes, the latter going to hospital for a scan on his arm.
Even before that, Edinburgh head coach Alan Solomons had to contend with three late injuries prior to kick-off, with wing Dougie Fife, Andries Strauss at centre and prop Alasdair Dickinson dropping out.
Solomons brought in Cuthbert, who had not been listed in the match squad, and promoted Heathcote and Allan Dell from the bench, with Rory Sutherland and Joaquin Dominguez also called up as replacements.
Edinburgh were never behind in the match and the home fans celebrated Cuthbert's fifth-minute try which built on Heathcote's early penalty.
The fly-half knocked over the conversion and scored the second of his six penalties after 11 minutes to make it 13-0.
Masi Matadigo crossed the whitewash and Jerome Porical added the extras as Lyon fought back but Heathcote's trio of penalties ensured a healthy lead at half-time.
Having only three more players on the bench, Edinburgh needed to avoid further injuries.
But the further damage was inflicted on the scoreboard rather than the players as, first, Porical hit home a penalty and then Tison scored a try, with Mathieu Loree converting, to move Lyon to within five points with 19 minutes remaining.
Edinburgh's defence worked hard to guard that lead and Heathcote's last-gasp penalty meant the margin of victory was greater than seven points, thereby denying Lyon a losing bonus point.
Edinburgh: Tonks, Cuthbert, Beard, Burleigh, Visser, Heathcote, Hidalgo-Clyne; Dell, Ford, Nel, Bresler, Gilchrist (capt), Grant, Watson, Leonardi. Replacements: Hilterbrand, Sutherland, Andress, Toolis, Denton, Kennedy, Dominguez, McLennan.
Lyon: Porical, Romanet, Bonnefond, Sukanaveita, Regard, Loursac, Loree; Mavinga, Fitzpatrick, Tui, De Marco, Basson (capt), Puricelli, Derrien, Matadigo. Replacements: Colliat, Felsina, Pungea, Tuineau, Cerqueira, Bau, Tison, Martin.
Attendance: 4,651
Referee: Matthew Carley
Councillors will vote on whether to suspend right-to-buy for five years on 16 February.
The city's social housing stock has dropped from 23,000 homes in 1985 to 13,807, mostly due to right to buy sales.
The Welsh Government would then need to accept the vote.
Cardiff needs 10,120 affordable homes over the next five years and there are 8,300 applicants on the housing waiting list.
Currently, most social housing tenants in Wales have the right to buy their home after five years and receive a discount of £8,000 on the value.
A Cardiff council poll showed more than half of respondents agreed social housing should no longer be for sale.
But with 4,600 people in the capital with "significant housing need", the council said it was "keen to prevent losing any more social housing".
Flintshire, Denbighshire and Anglesey are among several Welsh councils to have already stopped to right to buy.
The UK's services would be particularly vulnerable, while manufacturers would face "appalling complexity", Peter Sutherland told BBC Radio 5 Live.
Vote Leave campaigners argue the UK can rely on WTO rules in a Brexit vote.
A high-profile campaigner said Mr Sutherland's fears were misplaced.
Economists for Brexit group member Gerard Lyons, told the BBC Mr Sutherland was just "drawing his own conclusions".
"The reality is that the UK can leave the European Union and trade freely under World Trade Organisation rules," said Mr Lyons.
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As a European Commissioner during the 1980s, Mr Sutherland helped lay the groundwork for the EU Single Market free trade area in goods and services.
He was director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) between 1993-1995.
Mr Sutherland told Wake Up to Money the WTO could not be depended upon by those who favoured leaving the EU.
"The WTO would not give the right to provide services," he warned.
"At the moment the banking system of Britain provides services all over Europe because by being part of the European Union they have what's called a single passport and they can operate everywhere.
"If Britain left the European Union it would not have a single passport and many financial services companies might say 'we can't have our headquarters in a country that is outside the European Union' and they might well move.
"This would be a huge blow to the British economy," he told Wake Up to Money.
How trade and the UK's economy are affected by membership of the EU.
The World Trade Organisation told the BBC: "the WTO does have financial services agreements but not all members are party to it and it is not a case of uniform commitments."
But Mr Lyons, former chief economist at Standard Chartered and a member of Economists for Brexit, a group of eight independent economists that favour leaving the EU, said Mr Sutherland needed to "look at the reality."
"Some people fear, and it's a misplaced fear, that if London were outside the European Union the City would somehow be affected," said Mr Lyons.
"London has continued to adapt and change and so too has the financial sector. Increasingly financial regulation is set at a global level."
'Appalling complexity'
Mr Sutherland has also warned that manufacturers could be hit if the UK votes to leave the EU, saying they will face more regulation than currently.
"If you sell manufactured goods into the European Union under WTO rules, you have to be able to prove - and this means inspections at borders - that the component parts are from Britain.
"If, for example, you are exporting cars and the engines are made in another country, that will all have to be checked and different tariff rates might be applicable to some of the components.
"You're in a new ball game of appalling complexity and the prospect of that should be extremely worrying to everyone in Britain."
'Under EU regulations, goods imported from outside the EU may be subject to tariffs.
However, Mr Lyons says the prospect should not fill UK exporters with dread.
"There are countries from all over the globe who are not in the Single Market who export into the EU.
"And the other 85% of the UK economy which is domestically focused won't need those rules and regulations."
'Destabilising effect'
Mr Sutherland also warned that a vote to leave the EU could be dangerous for the global economy and for European politics.
"I think it would have a traumatic effect which would roll way beyond Britain's shores.
"One of those consequences could be a destabilising effect on the European Union itself.
"If Britain leaves it will provide oxygen for the nationalism the European Union was created to compete with."
But Mr Lyons dismissed the concerns.
"There is considerable uncertainty for the UK if we tie ourselves to this slow growth region of the world economy and to the instability of the eurozone.
"The problems in the European Union are self made."
Now, more than 18 years after being gunned down on a rooftop in the city of Medellin, everybody in Colombia is once again talking about Pablo Escobar.
The country's biggest television network, Caracol, is currently showing a 63-episode drama series about the life of the boss of the Medellin drug cartel.
The fierce debate about the series, which began even before it started, shows how controversial a figure Escobar remains.
Colombian television has dealt with the world of drug trafficking many times before.
But Escobar: The Boss of Evil is not your run-of-the-mill soap opera.
With a cast of some 1,300, and filmed in more than 450 different locations, it is one of Caracol's most ambitious productions.
The series was produced by relatives of two of Escobar's most high-profile victims: Luis Carlos Galan, a presidential candidate who made the fight against drugs the cornerstone of his campaign, and Guillermo Cano, the publisher of the daily newspaper El Espectador.
The producers say their aim was historical accuracy.
The show is also the first to openly use the name of the man who once was the world's biggest drug trafficker and Colombia's public enemy number one.
"It was like something really bad happened within the family and we needed to wait for time to pass before we could address the issue," series director Carlos Moreno told the BBC.
Mr Moreno says he wanted the series to be as much about Escobar as his many victims, who included rival drug traffickers, policemen, politicians, and journalists.
Many innocent civilians were also caught up in his war against the Colombian state as he resisted efforts to extradite him to the US.
In the 1980s and early 1990s, Escobar and his cartel turned Medellin into a byword for violence, and the most conservative estimates hold him responsible for some 4,000 deaths.
But Escobar was not universally despised.
His memory is still cherished in some of Medellin's poorest neighbourhoods, where he used to build houses and football pitches and was regarded by some as a local Robin Hood.
"There still are people who hate him and people who love him dearly," Andres Parra, the actor who plays Escobar in the series, told the BBC.
"He was a very complex character: a great son, a great husband, a great father, a great friend, who also had the capacity to inflict a great deal of pain and terror.
"He claimed to be a defender of human rights who was also able to order the bombing of a commercial plane."
For Mr Parra, Escobar's contradictory personality is what makes him such a compelling character to play.
And it can also explain why the first episode of the series, broadcast on 28 May, attracted a record 11 million viewers.
Many Colombians also seem to have adjusted their routines in order to not miss the programme, which is on every weekday night.
But in a country that is still waging a painful and bloody war against the cocaine trade, not everybody approves of giving a drug lord such top billing.
Colombia has tried hard to overcome the association with drugs and violence it earned during the Escobar era.
There are fears his rags-to-riches story could inspire a new generation of drug traffickers.
Indeed, as a self-made man who made it to Forbes magazine ranking of the world's 10 wealthiest men, Escobar embodied the ambitions and dreams of many poor Colombians.
And, by doing so, he also offered them a rationale to justify the cocaine trade.
"Drug trafficking has been the promise of social change," said Mr Moreno.
For the director of The Boss of Evil, that is precisely why it is also important to make sure younger Colombians fully understand the pain caused by the biggest drug lord of them all.
"I know who Escobar was, but what I know about him I know because of my family," Marcela Mendez, a 18-year-old student, told the BBC.
"I was only three years old (when Pablo Escobar died) but those things are never forgotten, because of what our families had to go through, bombs exploded when they were on the streets," said Antonio Pinillos.
"I think in Colombia everybody knows who Escobar was, although I'm not so sure my generation knows all the truth."
Mr Pinillos said he believed Caracol Television's main aim in dramatising such a painful period of the country's recent history was big ratings.
But he also feels the show can help to fill in some gaps.
For director Carlos Moreno, the silence about some parts of the Escobar story is explained by the close ties the drug lord had with many politicians and businessmen.
"And there still are many (uncovered) links: political, economic, social," Mr Moreno said.
That might be why the series has proved so controversial. But it may also be the reason why it was necessary.
As part of BBC Scotland's coverage, party leader Willie Rennie will take part in a half-hour webcast in which he will answer your questions.
If you have something to ask Mr Rennie, email [email protected]
Please put "webchat questions" in the message field of your email.
You will be able to watch the one-to-one interview, hosted by BBC Scotland political editor Brian Taylor, via BBC Scotland's politics website.
Jon Allen, 27, had pleaded guilty to jointly causing suffering to the dog called Shandy by hanging.
Shandy's owner, Veronica Reid, 42, had pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the hanging at her home in Trowbridge.
Paul Brown, 52, who had pleaded guilty to the joint charge did not show up at Salisbury Magistrates' Court and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
The court previously heard Allen and Brown hanged the Collie-type dog because Reid did not want to pay to have it put down.
Allen was sentenced to 23 weeks in prison suspended for 18 months and 300 hours community service.
Reid was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison suspended for 18 months and put on a curfew for six months.
Both were banned from keeping animals for 10 years.
At an earlier hearing, the court heard Reid, of Woolpack Meadows, had inherited the dog from an ex-boyfriend.
Allen, also of Woolpack Meadows, and Brown, of Okehampton Road, Exeter, visited a vet in Trowbridge on 17 January to ask about having the dog put down because of its behaviour.
The vet told them they would need to bring the dog in to be assessed the next day, but noted they appeared concerned at the financial cost.
Sarah Wood, prosecuting on behalf of the RSPCA, said: "Instead, the three defendants took matters into their own hands. And, the prosecution say, at the instigation and encouragement of Miss Reid, decided to hang the dog the next day."
She said the dog was hoisted by a noose around its neck from a rope hanging from the attic and took five to 10 minutes to die.
Brown, she said, checked to see if the dog was dead and punched and kicked the animal to the head to be sure.
Nick Redhead, defending Reid, said the dog had bitten visitors to Reid's home and had to be kept in a cage a lot of the time.
He said the cost of having the dog put down had swayed their decision as Reid felt it was "beyond her finances".
RSPCA Inspector Miranda Albinson said: "I've never dealt with dog hanging before - why anyone would ever think this is appropriate is beyond me.
"If people need to have a dog euthanised for whatever reason we would urge them to speak to a vet and get a payment plan or contact a charity who may be able to help them.
"To cause an animal to suffer in such a horrendous way is unacceptable."
Actor Don Cheadle called the measures "a step in the right direction".
Oscar nominee Matt Damon also praised the initiatives, but added the industry had "a long, long, long way to go".
Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced the changes following a backlash over the lack of diversity in this year's Oscar nominations.
The all-white line-up in the four acting categories prompted director Spike Lee, actress Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband Will Smith to announce they would not be attending next month's awards.
Three new seats will be added to the Academy's board of governors to improve diversity in leadership, while voting rights will be stripped from those who have not been active in the industry for the past decade.
"The Academy is going to lead and not wait for the industry to catch up," Cheryl Boone Isaacs said in a statement.
"These new measures regarding governance and voting will have an immediate impact and begin the process of significantly changing our membership composition."
Speaking at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, Cheadle said he applauded the Academy's attempts to do something about an issue that has threatened to overshadow this year's ceremony.
"But people really have to have access to tell the stories they want to tell," he continued.
"So what we really need is people in positions to greenlight those stories, not a hunk of metal."
Writing on Twitter, Selma director Ava DuVernay - whose omission from last year's best director shortlist was the source of some controversy - said "shame [was] a helluva motivator".
"Marginalised artists have advocated for Academy change for DECADES," she continued, claiming their calls had been met with "deaf ears [and] closed minds".
The film-maker said the new measures represented "one good step in a long, complicated journey for people of colour [and] women artists".
Spike Lee also expressed qualified support for the new measures, describing them as "a start".
"I commend the Academy for what they've done," he continued, while reiterating his own pledge that he would not be attending on 28 February.
Damon, who is up for best actor for his role in The Martian, said the moves were "a wonderful first step" but said Hollywood must do "much, much, much more'' to more accurately reflect society.
Meanwhile, the producer of this year's Academy Awards telecast has confirmed that Chris Rock will host the 28 February ceremony as planned.
The comedian had faced calls to relinquish the role in protest against the lack of diversity in this year's nominees.
Rock, said producer Reginald Hudlin, was hard at work rewriting material for next month's show to reflect the fact that "things [had] got a little provocative".
Hudlin, who was Oscar-nominated as producer of 2012's Django Unchained, said he was confident Rock would "deliver something that people will be talking about for weeks".
Dustin Hoffman, Sir Michael Caine and Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling are among those to have offered opinions in recent days on the Oscars diversity row.
Their ranks have been joined by Dame Joan Collins, who has turned to Twitter to express her displeasure at Lee's description of the Oscars as a "lilly white" [sic] event.
"I'm a voting Oscar member [and] I nominated Idris Elba for [his] great performance in Beasts [of No Nation]," she told her followers on Saturday.
"So I resent members being called Lilywhite#wrong."
Nelson Mandela's daughter Maki, meanwhile, has called the protests about the lack of black actors in this year's nominees "very significant".
"You have to understand that the struggle of oppressed people anywhere in the world is a struggle of oppressed people around the world," she told John Pienaar on BBC Radio 5 live's Pienaar's Politics.
"You can't say that I am only concerned about my own backyard."
US Congress should "bring clarity" to current anti-discrimination laws, said Governor Pat McCrory.
The justice department had given the state a Monday deadline to respond to a letter demanding it abandon the controversial law.
The law violates federal civil rights protections, the department has said.
North Carolina could lose funding for state universities if it upholds the legislation.
The law invalidated several local anti-discrimination measures that protected gay and transgender people.
It also requires people to use public toilets that correspond to the sex listed on their birth certificates.
"I do not agree with their interpretation of federal law. That is why this morning I have asked a federal court to clarify what the law actually is,'' Mr McCrory said at a news conference. "This is not a North Carolina issue. It is now a national issue."
He said he hopes other states will join in to fight the justice department's argument that the Civil Rights Act ensures that transgender people may use toilet facilities matching their gender identities.
The lawsuit seeks to keep the law upheld, calling the law a "common sense privacy policy" and accuses the federal government of "baseless and blatant overreach".
"This is an attempt to unilaterally rewrite long-established federal civil rights laws in a manner that is wholly inconsistent with the intent of Congress and disregards decades of statutory interpretation by the courts,'' the lawsuit said.
Supporters of the law say policies that allow transgender people to use toilets according to their gender identity increases the threat of sexual assault.
"The Obama administration is bypassing Congress by attempting to rewrite the law and set restroom policies for public and private employers across the country, not just North Carolina," said Governor Pat McCrory.
"They are now telling every government agency and every company that employs more than 15 people that men should be allowed to use a women's locker room, restroom or shower facility."
Gay rights advocates have said the law places a stigma on the transgender community and spreads dubious claims about increased risk of sexual assault. The law will deny the LGBT community basic protections, the groups said.
Faz is in the middle of a constitutional review process aimed at aligning its statutes with world governing body Fifa.
A draft constitution circulated by Faz to its members reads: "Discrimination of any kind against a country, private person or group of people on account of race, skin colour, ethnic, national or social origin, gender, language, religion, political opinion or any other opinion, wealth, birth or any other status, sexual orientation or any other reason is strictly prohibited and punishable by suspension or expulsion."
Passing this constitutional change would seemingly put the football association at odds with the country's laws regarding homosexuality.
But that is exactly what Fifa wants as its own statutes prohibit discrimination against sexual orientation and can suspend or expel offenders from football.
Predictably, the exercise has stirred a hornets' nest in Zambia - one of 35 African nations where homosexuality is illegal, according to human rights organisation Amnesty.
The overwhelmingly conservative population in Zambia continues to regard homosexuality as a 'sin', shameful and deserving of punishment.
But Landilani Banda, a lecturer at the University of Zambia, has told the BBC that there is no cause for alarm.
"The position is that the law in Zambia does not criminalise homosexuality. What the law criminalises is sodomy which is termed as 'offences against the order of nature.'
"Sodomy is when a person has sexual intercourse with a person of the same sex.
"In light of the above, it's perfectly alright for Faz to include a clause which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity," said Banda.
"The Fifa position is in line with international human rights standards which prohibit discrimination on the basis on sexual orientation. Zambia should also be bound by these same standards."
Marcelo Odebrecht is accused of paying millions of dollars in bribes to senior officials at the state oil company Petrobras to secure lucrative building contracts.
He denies the allegations. Mr Odebrecht is the third-generation heir of a company founded by his grandfather.
Twelve other people have been charged with corruption involving Petrobras.
Mr Odebrecht has been under preventive arrest since June.
His habit of systematically taking notes of everything he did may have turned against him, providing what investigators have considered important evidence, says the BBC's Julia Carneiro in Rio de Janeiro.
The company issued a statement on Friday complaining about the way prosecutors had handled the case.
"The allegations presented by the Prosecutor's Office do not justify the arbitrary and illegal detention of the president of the Odebrecht Group, Marcelo Odebrecht, and four of the company's executives," it said.
President Dilma Rousseff was head of Petrobras for many years - but she is not implicated in the scandal.
Her approval rating have plunged, however, since allegations emerged that senior politicians had benefitted from the corruption scheme.
The investigation began in 2013, but last year it unveiled evidence of a huge corruption scheme at the heart of Petrobras - Brazil's largest company.
The corruption probe is going beyond the oil company.
On Tuesday, police carried out arrests and search warrants to investigate a similar scheme within Brazil's state-controlled electric company Eletrobras.
Wetherspoon fell out with the Dutch brewing giant over supplying beer to one pub, and will now not be serving Heineken lager or Murphy's stout in the UK at all.
The pub chain takes £60m of Heineken products a year in the UK.
A dispute with Diageo means Wetherspoon does not serve Guinness in Ireland.
JD Wetherspoon said that Heineken had refused to supply its lager - Ireland's biggest-selling draught beer - and Murphy's stout to Wetherspoon's second pub in Ireland, which is due to open in Dun Laoghaire.
The spat means Strongbow cider, John Smith's bitter and Foster's lager are also off Wetherspoon's UK menu.
Wetherspoon has been selling pints of Heineken lager and Murphy's at prices around 40% below the competition at its first Irish pub in Blackrock, Dublin.
The row in Ireland came to a head when Heineken requested Wetherspoon chief executive John Hutson give personal guarantees to pay all Heineken bills if Wetherspoon did not pay them, according to the pub chain.
Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin said: "We have been trading with Heineken for 35 years and they have never requested personal guarantees before.
"It's obstructive to do so now, especially when we made record profits of around £80m last year.
"The refusal to supply Heineken lager and Murphy's just before the opening of our new pub in Dun Laoghaire, which represents an investment by us of nearly four million euros, is unacceptable and hard to understand."
Heineken UK declined to comment in detail, but said: "We are aware of the comments made by JD Wetherspoon (JDW) and its chairman this morning.
"Heineken UK has had a long standing and successful relationship with JDW in the UK market over a 35-year period, and it is unfortunate that commercial issues in Ireland between Heineken Ireland and JD Wetherspoon have led to the current situation.
"We are seeking a resolution as soon as possible."
The pub chain last year outlined plans for around 30 pubs in the Republic of Ireland.
The Spaniard, 21, led from pole and crossed the line 4.124secs ahead despite breaking a leg two months ago.
Marquez said: "The start was very good and after that my lead was such that the race was a bit boring."
He now leads by 14 points after two rounds of MotoGP 2014 after winning the season's opener in Qatar last month.
The Honda bikes finished over 20 seconds in front of the field and it was the battle for third that proved most exciting for spectators, with Italy's Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) finishing ahead of Stefan Bradl (Honda) and Britain's Bradley Smith (Yamaha).
The Austin track is certainly to Marquez's liking after he claimed his maiden win in last year's race on his way to becoming the youngest MotoGP champion.
Marquez, who fractured his right fibula during a dirt-track training session in Lleida, near Barcelona in February, was never headed in qualifying or the race.
Second-placed Pedrosa said: "Marc was a little too fast for me. He was three-tenths of a second faster per lap and there was no part of the track I could close him up."
It is the first time a rider has won the first two MotoGP races of the season from pole since Australian Mick Doohan in 1995.
Britain's Cal Crutchlow was stretchered from the track after coming off his Ducati on lap 12 and his manager later said that he may have broken his right hand.
Spain's Maverick Vinales took the Moto2 race from Pons Kalex team-mate Esteve Rabat, with Australia's Jack Miller on a KTM winning his second successive Moto3 race of the season.
Grand Prix of the Americas MotoGP results:
1. Marc Marquez (Spain) Honda 43mins 33.430secs,
2. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda at 4.124secs,
3. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Ducati 20.976,
4. Stefan Bradl (Germany) Honda 22.790,
5. Bradley Smith (Britain) Yamaha 22.963,
6. Pol Espargaro (Spain) Yamaha 26.567,
7. Andrea Iannone (Italy) Ducati 28.257,
8. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 45.519,
9. Aleix Espargaro (Spain) Yamaha 47.605,
10. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 49.111
The text, from Party Treasurer Philip Higginson to another senior party figure, said it would be a "huge win" to "negotiate the removal of Credlin".
The leak to ABC follows criticism last month of Ms Credlin by Mr Higginson.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has backed Ms Credlin and called for unity.
In the message published by ABC, Mr Higginson said Ms Credlin had harmed the party through her "non understanding of team harmony".
Mr Higginson said he anticipated a "hatchet job" against him for criticising Ms Credlin, adding that he thought he was "watching the party committing suicide".
Ms Credlin is Mr Abbott's closest and most senior adviser and is seen as a huge influence on the prime minister.
Dubbed "the boss" by some Liberal MPs, she has been accused by some of heavy-handed and centralised party control.
A leadership challenge and poor polling have led Liberal Party backbenchers unsympathetic to the prime minister to call for her resignation.
Ms Bishop called the leaked text "deeply unfortunate".
"It's very colourful language," she told Sky News. "It's deeply unfortunate it has been said and been made public. The less the internal workings of the Liberal Party are made public, the better off for everybody."
The message is a further embarrassment for the Liberal Party following a leaked letter from Mr Higginson to the party's federal executive in February, in which he criticised the party over the positions held by Ms Credlin and her husband, party director Brian Loughnane.
He wrote: "How this party ever let a husband-and-wife team into those two key roles, where collegiate competitive tension is mandatory and private consultations between colleagues to see that each side is served well, is a complete mystery," the letter said.
One officer fired at rioters who threw rocks at police.
The unrest in the Rinkeby suburb on Monday night came after police tried to arrest a suspect on drugs charges.
It also comes after US President Donald Trump referred to Sweden in a speech on immigration problems, baffling Swedes about a non-existent incident.
Rioters, some of them wearing masks, threw rocks, set vehicles on fire and looted shops from about 20:00 (19:00 GMT) on Monday in Rinkeby, which has a history of unrest.
Warning shots were fired, but police later said one officer had also fired at least one shot at stone-throwers, a rare occurrence in Sweden.
No gunshot wounds were reported.
A number of other injuries were reported, including a shopkeeper.
A photographer from Dagens Nyheter said he was assaulted by a group of people when arriving to report on the unrest and spent the night in hospital.
The unrest subsided at about midnight.
Police spokesman Lars Bystrom said: "This kind of situation doesn't happen that often but it is always regrettable when it happens."
Sweden has seen urban unrest in some areas with large immigrant populations, where there have been job and integration issues.
At a rally in Florida on Saturday, Mr Trump suggested Sweden could face the kind of terrorist attacks that have hit France, Belgium and Germany.
He said: "You look at what's happening in Germany, you look at what's happening last night in Sweden. Sweden, who would believe this. Sweden. They took in large numbers. They're having problems like they never thought possible."
The statement about a particular incident on Friday night baffled Swedes, including former Prime Minister Carl Bildt, who tweeted: "Sweden? Terror attack? What has he been smoking?"
The hashtag #lastnightinSweden was soon trending on Twitter, and the Swedish embassy in Washington asked the state department for clarification.
Mr Trump later tweeted that his statement "was in reference to a story that was broadcast on FoxNews concerning immigrants & Sweden".
Some people suggest Mr Trump might have been referring to a clip aired on Fox News on Friday night of a documentary about alleged violence committed by refugees in Sweden.
Mr Trump continued with a tweet on Monday, saying: "The FAKE NEWS media is trying to say that large-scale immigration in Sweden is working out just beautifully. NOT!"
Sweden, with a population of about 9.5 million, saw a sharp increase in asylum seekers in 2015, with more than 162,000 people claiming asylum. Almost a third came from Syria.
With the influx, tensions also rose with some isolated attacks on immigrants, as well as pro- and anti-migrant demonstrations.
Sweden had been offering permanent residence to all Syrians but the high number of arrivals prompted a change in the rules.
The number of asylum applications dropped to 29,000 in 2016 after Sweden introduced new border checks incurring longer processing times, as well as financial incentives for migrants who voluntarily returned to their country of origin.
The killing of a 22-year-old woman in January 2016 by an asylum seeker based at the centre where she worked put further pressure on the government to reassess its approach.
Sweden has generally low crime rates.
Preliminary statistics from the Swedish Crime Survey (in Swedish) show only a marginal increase in 2016 from the year before. Fraud and crimes against individuals were up, but drugs crimes and theft had decreased.
The number of reported rapes increased by 13%, although that is still lower than the number reported in 2014 (6,700), as Sweden's The Local reports.
There have been no terror attacks in Sweden since the country's open-door policy on migration began in 2013.
In 2010, two bombs detonated in central Stockholm, killing the attacker - an Iraq-born Swedish man - and injuring two others, in what police described as a terrorist attack.
In October 2015, a masked man who was believed to have far-right sympathies killed a teacher and pupil in a sword attack.
And in Malmo last October, a fire at a Muslim community centre was claimed by the Islamic State group - the incident was cited by the White House in the list of incidents it deemed "under-reported" by the media.
Separately, Sweden is believed to have the highest number of Islamic State fighters per capita in Europe. About 140 of the 300 who went to Syria and Iraq have since returned, leaving the authorities to grapple with how best to reintegrate them into society.
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Moshin Amin, 30, from Broomer Street, Dewsbury, has been charged with firearms offences related to a loaded semi-automatic handgun.
Yassar Yaqub, 28, from Huddersfield, was shot when police stopped a car near junction 24 of the M62 on Monday.
Mr Amin has been detained in custody and will appear before Leeds magistrates on Friday morning.
He was charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause of fear of violence, possession of a sound moderator and possession of ammunition, said West Yorkshire Police.
Mr Yaqub was in the front seat of a white Audi stopped by police. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has said a gun was found in the car.
Earlier, the IPCC said post-mortem tests showed Mr Yaqub died of gunshot wounds
Five men were arrested in total during the police operation in West Yorkshire on Monday.
Two other men aged 37 and 26 have been released on police bail pending further inquiries.
Two men, aged 26 and 30, have already been released on bail.
The police operation is being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
Prosecutors said the men were in constant contact with IS in Syria through Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the leader of the attacks in Paris last November.
He was killed in a shootout in Paris days after the attacks in which 130 people were murdered.
The Verviers cell was planning an attack in Belgium, prosecutors said.
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"The cell in Verviers aimed for the bloodiest possible attacks using bombs and automatic weapons," Judge Pierre Hendrickx said.
"For Abaaoud and the Verviers cell, the airport at Zaventem constituted a target," he added.
The airport was eventually targeted in March by militants who were also connected to Abaaoud. Two men detonated suicide vests, killing 17 people.
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Marouane El Bali, Souhaib El Abdi and Mohamed Arshad were charged with forming a terror organisation and given 16 years. Omar Damache was jailed for eight years on the same charge.
The men had returned from fighting with IS in Syria and a cache of explosives and weapons was found in the building where they lived, prosecutors said.
Paris and Brussels bombers' links uncovered
Two other men, Sofiane Amghar and Khalid Ben Larbi - who were killed in the Verviers raid - had also travelled to Syria.
A total of 16 suspects were charged in connection with the raid last January, but nine remain on the run.
The raid came a week after jihadists attacked the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, killing 12 people.
The airport's operators said its preferred options would see 25,000 fewer people being directly under approach and take-off routes.
More than 5,000 people responded to the first round of consultation which ended in September 2016.
Any change to flight paths around the airport would have to be approved by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
Local campaign group Edinburgh Airport Watch said the flight path changes would have "a negative affect on the health and well being of hundreds of thousands of people across West Lothian, Falkirk and Fife".
Edinburgh, which is Scotland's busiest airport, said modernising its use of airspace was needed to handle "strong levels of growth" in traffic.
Chief executive Gordon Dewar said: "Edinburgh Airport and the aviation sector in general are strongly growing parts of a still sluggish Scottish economy - and we have to get this right for the sake of jobs in Scotland and environmental considerations.
"At the very heart of our proposals are the findings of the initial consultation - we have listened to the public in finding a solution.
"The bottom line is that our proposed changes would mean a reduction in noise for nearly 25,000 people."
He added: "In this second stage of public consultation we will be reaching out again to our neighbouring communities.
"Our community engagement campaign will be backed up by media advertising and a locally-targeted social media campaign to provide information relating to drop-in sessions and links to the feedback pages of the website."
Mr Dewar said he had written to more than 640,000 households across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Falkirk and Fife outlining the design of the flight paths and seeking the public's views on the proposals.
Plans to allow for further expansion of traffic at Edinburgh Airport have attracted criticism from environment campaigners.
Transform Scotland, the campaign for sustainable transport, voiced its opposition during the first phase of consultation.
Director Colin Howden said: "Aviation is the most polluting form of transport and one that threatens Scotland's ability to meet its climate change commitments."
A spokeswoman for Edinburgh Airport Watch said: "We encourage people to read the airport's document carefully and to respond before the 30th April. Even if you already responded to the first consultation, we urge people to respond again.
"The cost of unfettered aviation expansion is poorer air quality, traffic chaos on the roads around the airport, more noise misery for neighbours - some of them now 20 miles or more from the runway - and a worsening of Scotland's already enormous tourism deficit as people take their money out of our economy and spend it elsewhere.
"It is difficult to see what sustainable benefit there can be to Scotland or the local area from allowing this airport to expand any further."
Subject to CAA approval, the proposed flight path changes could come into effect from spring 2018.
However, Hilton will continue to operate the hotel "for the next 100 years", including renovating the property in the coming months.
Shares in Hilton jumped 3% on news of the sale, before later declining.
Hilton said it would use the proceeds from the sale to invest in other hotels and assets in the United States.
The Waldorf purchase by Anbang is the most ever paid for a US building by a Chinese buyer, according to Bloomberg.
The Beijing-based firm has more than 700bn Chinese yuan ($114.03: £72bn) in assets. Some analysts believe it may look to convert some of the hotel rooms on the higher floors into private residences.
"This relationship represents a unique opportunity for our organisations to work together to finally maximise the full value of this iconic asset on a full city block in midtown Manhattan," said Christopher J Nassetta, president and chief executive officer of Hilton Worldwide, in a statement.
The Hilton hotel chain, which went public last year, is majority-owned by private equity giant Blackstone.
Asian investors have been buying into top New York properties in recent years, helped by record low interest rates.
Hong Kong billionaire Cheng Yu-tung bought The Carlyle hotel in 2011 while disgraced Indian businessman Subrata Roy owns The Plaza on the corner of Central Park.
Last year, real estate firm Soho China bought a 40% stake in Manhattan's General Motors Building in a $1.4bn deal.
Chinese conglomerate Fosun International also put its money into US property, buying the 60-storey 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza for $725m.
Conrad Hilton, the eponymous founder of the hotel firm, bought the Waldorf in 1949, 18 years after it opened.
It has been the scene of many films, such as "Weekend at the Waldorf", and was briefly the residence of Marilyn Monroe after she left Hollywood.
The historic luxury hotel has more than 1,400 rooms, some of which can cost more than $2,000 a night.
The 43-year-old actor has been widely tipped by bookmakers to take over the role when Daniel Craig leaves the film series.
Elba, who is currently on the big screen in Star Trek Beyond, told ABC's Good Morning America: "I think I'm too old for that.
"Running around in cars and ladies and martinis, who wants to do that? Sounds terrible."
The oldest actor in the film's history to have taken on the role of James Bond was Roger Moore, who was 45 when he appeared in his first film - 1973's Live and Let Die.
Elba, famous for his roles in Luther and The Wire, said he has not been contacted by the James Bond team about the possibility of joining the franchise.
"I keep saying if it were to happen it would be the will of a nation because there haven't been any talks between me and the studio about any of that," he said.
"But everywhere I go people want that to happen."
Elba is one of the favourites to step into Craig's shoes, with bookmakers naming him, Tom Hiddleston, Aidan Turner and James Norton as the frontrunners.
Bond producer Barbara Broccoli is currently working on other projects - including Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, which will star Jamie Bell and Annette Bening.
It is not yet known when the next James Bond film - the 25th in the franchise - will begin production.
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The unnamed suspect was charged with extortion, internet luring, criminal harassment and child pornography, Canadian police say.
Suspected of numerous other abuse cases, he has entered no plea.
Ms Todd posted a video before her death where she told how she was blackmailed into exposing herself online.
After pictures were posted on Facebook, an online bullying campaign began and the 15-year-old from British Columbia eventually killed herself.
Her story made headlines worldwide and her video, which contains images of self-harm some readers may find distressing, has been watched millions of time.
On the basis of materials seized, the detainee is also suspected of dozens of cases of online abuse in the Netherlands, the UK and the US, the Dutch newspaper Omroep Brabant reports.
Carol Todd, Amanda's mother, thanked police at news of the arrest, saying: "This is truly a day we have been waiting for."
The suspect, who was arrested in January, made his first court appearance in Amsterdam on Wednesday, at which his detention was reportedly extended for three months.
"Today marks a major milestone in our investigation," said Inspector Paulette Friel of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. "A suspect has been identified, he has been arrested and he has been charged."
The suspect is said to have been living alone in a holiday home in the Netherlands town of Oisterwijk.
"The suspicions against the man are that he approached underage girls via the internet and then seduced them into performing sexual acts in front of a webcam,'' Dutch prosecutors said in a statement, quoted by AP.
"He is suspected of subsequently pressurising them to participate in making new material."
Suspected targets include men who were allegedly convinced the man was an underage boy and were persuaded into performing sexual acts on camera.
His lawyer, Christian van Dijk, said: "Prosecutors seem to think they have a big fish here, but if I see the evidence, it's not much. Lots of references to IP addresses and such."
He added: "He seems like a decent person, a young good-looking man who is easy to speak to."
Carol Todd told Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper she believed others were involved in the abuse too.
"I don't want everyone to get so hyped up that this is it, that this is the end," she said. "I don't think in my heart that this is the end. It's the start of it. There's more than one person in those chat rooms. There are more people responsible for extorting [Amanda]."
The 24-year-old, signed for a reported £32m from Lille in 2012, has scored 13 times in 36 appearances this season.
"Since I came here in 2012, I have always felt good and the club has been very supportive to me," Hazard said.
"He is already a top player and his evolution has been fantastic," manager Jose Mourinho said. "He is still very young and he can become the best."
Hazard, who helped Belgium reach the World Cup quarter-finals last year, has made a total 147 appearances for the Blues, scoring 43 goals.
"The manager has helped me improve a lot, the fans have been fantastic and I have an amazing understanding with my team-mates," he added.
"I always try to give pleasure to the supporters with my style of play and it is nice to know they appreciate my work."
Willem Holleeder is already in jail, pending trial in a number of cases involving the Amsterdam underworld.
The sisters, who testified against him in a murder case last year, say they are "bewildered but not surprised".
The suspect is also accused of plotting to murder crime reporter Peter de Vries. He denies all charges.
Dubbed "The Nose", 55-year-old Holleeder was already in custody facing murder and attempted murder charges, as well as belonging to a criminal organisation.
He was arrested in his cell in April over the alleged plot to kill his sisters after a tip-off from a fellow prisoner, prosecutors said.
"Holleeder allegedly already paid money and promised more, should his plans indeed be carried out," they added.
Appearing in court on Tuesday, Holleeder denied he had plans to kill his sisters and Mr de Vries.
"It's absolutely not in my interest that anything happens to them," he said.
When his sisters testified against him in a murder case last year, one of them said she was signing her death warrant.
Astrid Holleeder told the Dutch newspaper NRC she had hoped she would be safe after his arrest in 2014. But instinctively she knew he would not leave them alone.
"He doesn't tolerate opposition", she told the paper. "Willem wants revenge."
Crime journalist Peter de Vries, who wrote a best-selling book about the Heineken kidnapping, also suspects revenge as the motive: "He's let it be known several times that he's after me," he said.
Holleeder became a household name in the Netherlands for his role in the abduction of beer magnate Freddy Heineken and his driver more than three decades ago.
The two were released unharmed after a large ransom was paid.
Holleeder was sentenced to 11 years for the kidnapping, which became one of the country's best-known crime sagas and was turned into a movie last year.
He was arrested again in 2006 for extortion against two men who were later found dead, and released in 2012 after serving two thirds of his sentence.
He became a minor celebrity until he was re-arrested in December 2014, even appearing on TV and posing for pictures with fans on Amsterdam's beer terraces.
Hunter Lain and Co has submitted a planning application to develop a new malt whisky distillery at Ardnahoe in the north-east of the island.
If the plans go ahead construction could start in May with the first whisky flowing by the end of 2017.
Distiller Jean Donnay is also hoping to start work on a new distillery west of Bowmore later this year.
Hunter Laing is a family-owned business, formed in 2013, which now distributes to 65 markets in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Australasia.
Director Scott Laing said: "The opportunity to bring fresh investment to the island and provide a new chapter in Islay's illustrious whisky-making history is tremendously exciting all of us."
"The distillery could drive Islay's economy by creating several full-time jobs on the island as well as many seasonal positions."
If Hunter Laing is given permission for the project, land owned by Islay Estates will be transferred to the bottler.
Lord Margadale, chairman of Islay Estates, said: "Islay is a beautiful island that is famed for its distinctive whisky; this is an exciting opportunity to build on this reputation and to help secure a strong economic future for the island."
There will be a 21-day public consultation period before Argyll and Bute Council makes a decision on the application.
Jean Donnay, owner and designer of Glann ar Mor distillery in Brittany, also has plans for a new distillery, on Loch Indaal, just west of Bowmore.
The Gartbreck project was delayed by a problem "from a missing plot of land" but Ms Donnay has said she hopes work will start this spring.
Palestinian officials said two people were hurt as sites belonging to Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine were hit.
Shells also reportedly damaged a water tower in the town of Beit Hanoun.
Earlier, a rocket launched in Gaza landed near a house in the Israeli town of Sderot without causing any injuries.
Israel and militants in Gaza led by Hamas, which dominates the coastal territory, fought a 50-day war in the summer of 2014.
Since then, a ceasefire has largely held, but some small jihadist groups have defied the agreement and periodically fired rockets at Israel.
A senior Israeli military official told the Haaretz newspaper that "dozens" of strikes on Sunday night had targeted Hamas "infrastructure".
"The attacks were out of the ordinary, but there is no intention to escalate the situation," the official added.
Military spokesman Lt Col Peter Lerner said it remained "committed to the stability of the region and operated in order to bring quiet to the people of southern Israel".
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said: "We hold [Israel] responsible for the escalation in the Gaza Strip and we stress that its aggression will not succeed in breaking the will of our people and dictate terms to the resistance."
Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahhar later blamed "a group not committed to the principles of the resistance of the occupation" for firing the rocket at Sderot.
Haaretz identified the group as Ahfad al-Sahaba-Aknaf Bayt al-Maqdis, which it said was affiliated with Salafist groups that identify with so-called Islamic State (IS).
The world number one, 21, had planned to appeal after Lutalo Muhammad was chosen instead for the -80kg category.
But Cook has given up on the High Court challenge and declined the offer of being first reserve for the Games.
"Leaving aside emotion and the rights and wrongs, selection policy must be more objective. Athletes have to be absolutely clear what the selection criteria are, and have the opportunity to obtain clarification when excluded.
"Governing bodies who are recipients of public funding have a responsibility to act transparently, and be prepared to explain themselves. UK Sport is promising tighter controls on sports governance and, in the future, some funding for individual sports will depend on standards being met."
"The financial implications for me, and, more importantly, for my parents, of doing so are too prohibitive," he said in a statement.
Cook, from Dorchester in Dorset, broke down in tears when he learned of his omission from the London Games.
In a statement on Friday, he said it would be "hugely difficult" to work with Team GB coaches after the controversy.
"I wish all of the athletes the very best of luck - that includes Lutalo Muhammad," he said.
"I love my country. I love my sport. I don't think that I could have done any more in terms of my performance. I will sit down with my team though and consider my best way forward in the coming months.
"The Olympics, and especially a home Olympics, would have been the pinnacle of my career. I feel totally devastated."
His team say they have evidence which supports their view that GB Taekwondo was planning to overlook him for Olympic selection as early as August 2011.
He quit the GB academy programme two months earlier, but officials have denied the Olympic selection was pre-determined.
The British Olympic Association (BOA) declined to meet Cook's legal team to discuss the omission at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
"I am really disappointed that the BOA did not agree to my case being heard at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. It is the specialist forum for sports-related matters," he said.
"The High Court is significantly more expensive, time-consuming and does not have the experience or expertise in dealing with sports-related disputes."
The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) is currently conducting an investigation into GB Taekwondo's selection procedure, but Cook said the results would not be known before the Olympics.
"It has already publicly stated that the selection process has brought the sport into disrepute due to a perceived lack of transparency," said Cook.
"I welcome this investigation but I am hugely disappointed that the WTF has now indicated that it will not finalise the review and findings in time for London 2012. This is particularly disappointing as the BOA had reserved the right to reconsider its decision to ratify Great Britain Taekwondo's nomination in light of the WTF's findings."
Cook called for the introduction of a new worldwide automatic selection criteria, which would guarantee the top 10 in the world in each weight category a place at future Olympics and World Championships.
GB Taekwondo has said it believes Muhammad's fighting style to be more tactically beneficial for London 2012, with a greater ability to score and concedes fewer head kicks than Cook.
In a statement reacting to Cook dropping his appeal, it said: "This has been a difficult and unsettling period for both athletes concerned, as well as for the GB team as whole.
"However, Aaron is a world-class athlete who still has a very bright future in the sport and we would hope that he continues to be available to represent Great Britain in the future.
"With just four weeks before the opening ceremony, the focus must now be to ensure that the Great Britain team has the best prepared athletes at London 2012."
But Jamie Cunningham, chief executive officer of the Professional Sports Group which represents Cook, said: "I am sure that the complete story will emerge in time.
"Many individuals within the sport of taekwondo know the true story but ultimately could not speak out for fear of damaging their own careers."
A first win over New Zealand in Chicago was followed by Saturday's battling 27-24 victory over Australia.
All four semi-finalists at the 2015 Rugby World Cup came from the southern hemisphere but Ireland also secured a maiden win in South Africa in June.
"We feel that as a team on our day we can compete with anyone," said Best.
"After the Rugby World Cup there was all the talk about a big void between the northern and southern hemisphere.
"We didn't think there was a gap 12 months ago but we've simply got to keep improving. It's a good sign for us with the depth that we are now building."
Ireland's success over the Wallabies saw them become the first European side to defeat all three of the big southern hemisphere sides in a calendar year since England achieved the feat in 2003.
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Schmidt described seeing his injury-ravaged team beat Australia as "one of his proudest days" after a performance which showed "immense character".
The New Zealand-born coach signed a contract extension through to the 2019 Rugby World Cup before their successful November series, which began by ending the All Blacks' 18-match unbeaten run in Chicago.
Their resultant rise to fourth place in the world rankings could prove crucial to their seeding for the World Cup draw on 10 May, with Ireland still having the chance to improve their position with a good performance in the 2017 Six Nations.
By contrast, third-placed Australia only have this Saturday's Test against England at Twickenham to consolidate their standing.
Schmidt handed out 18 debuts in his team's 12 Tests during 2016, demonstrating the strength in depth at his disposal.
The emergence of the likes of Garry Ringrose, Joey Carbery and Josh van der Flier as quality performers on the international stage have been major plusses from the autumn internationals and the 'feelgood' factor is returning to Irish rugby after a disappointing World Cup quarter-final exit and an indifferent Six Nations campaign.
Having only beaten Italy and Scotland, and drawn with Wales, in the 2016 Six Nations, Ireland will be hopeful that home advantage will prove enough to help them overhaul France and Grand Slam winners England at the Aviva Stadium in February and March of next year.
By that stage, the battle for British & Irish Lions places will have been brought into much sharper focus, with tight-head prop Tadhg Furlong among those already emerging as a contender to be on the plane to New Zealand.
"It's kind of daunting in a way, to be honest with you," said prop Furlong of links to next summer's Lions squad.
"Because you know in your own head that 'jeez, my scrum wasn't great there' or 'my entry wasn't great here, and if I do this against a really great scrummaging pack, I'm going to be torn apart here'.
"That is your thought process and, with people throwing that out, you get kind of embarrassed.
"The Lions is synonymous with such a big brand and so many great players have played there. Do I see myself there at the minute? No.
"I think I have a long journey to go and, as I said, I've only started four games for Ireland, two Heineken Cup games for Leinster and it is a big, big step to be making those shouts."
About 1.7 million cars rolled off production lines in 2016, a rise of 8.5% on the year before.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) added that exports rose 10.3% to 1.35 million vehicles, a record for the second consecutive year.
But SMMT head Mike Hawes repeated fears that investment would suffer without a suitable post-Brexit EU trade deal.
Mr Hawes said that car production was on course to reach an all-time high before 2020. But the SMMT's statement sounded a note of caution after revealing that investment by the industry fell to £1.66bn last year, compared with about £2.5bn in recent years.
On Tuesday, Mr Hawes told MPs on the Treasury Committee that many carmakers are putting off investment until there is more clarity over the UK's trade relations with the EU.
Mr Hawes said: "Significant investment in new plants and products over the past few years has driven this growth, not a post-Brexit bounce.
"We want trade deals but they must be the right deals, not rushed deals. Failure to do so could damage UK automotive manufacturing beyond repair."
The imposition of tariffs would be "a red line for the industry," he said. "There would be an impact on demand and jobs - that's a cliff edge we want to avoid."
However, Business Secretary Greg Clark insisted the car industry would thrive, saying: "Our modern industrial strategy will make the UK one of the most competitive places in the world to grow a business and these figures show why the UK automotive sector has such a vital role to play as we build on our strengths and extend excellence into the future."
UK car exports to EU countries increased by 7.5% to 758,680 last year, accounting for half of all exports, the SMMT said.
There was also a big rise in car exports to the US, where demand jumped by almost half, accounting for around 14% of all UK car exports.
Increases were also seen in Turkey, Japan and Canada, with a modest 3% rise in China, the SMMT reported.
The UK has 15 car plants, directly employing 169,000 workers and 814,000 across the sector.
Jaguar Land Rover increased production by 11% last year to 544,000, Nissan's rose by 6.5% to 507,000, the Mini by 4.9% to 210,000, and Honda by 12% to 134,000. Production of Toyota models fell by 5% to 180,000.
The top 10 British best-sellers worldwide last year were the Nissan Qashqai, Toyota Auris, Mini, Vauxhall Astra, Range Rover Sport and Evoque, Land Rover Discovery Sport, Honda Civic, Jaguar F-Pace and Jaguar XE.
The bodies of a Spanish man and a Polish woman were found on Saturday at the Dome du Gouter peak, at an altitude of 4,400m.
The pair were found on the slopes of the mountain between Italy and France, near the Gouter refuge.
Their deaths come just days after nine climbers were found killed during an avalanche on the nearby slopes of Mont Maudit.
According to Italian news sources, the pair were part of a larger group of eight climbers who set out to climb the mountain earlier on Saturday and got caught in a storm. Their six fellow climbers were rescued by Italian alpine rescue teams.
All are currently being treated for exposure in hospital in the Italian mountain town of Aosta.
The bodies of the pair who died on Saturday were found on the French side of the border.
In Thursday's incident, which local authorities said was the deadliest avalanche in recent memory, nine climbers died on Mont Maudit.
Mont Maudit is the massif's third-highest peak, rising to 4,465m (14,650ft) and is considered one of the more difficult, though popular, paths to the summit of Mont Blanc, western Europe's highest peak.
Three of those killed were from the UK, three from Germany, two from Spain and one from Switzerland. Twelve other climbers were injured.
Among those who died was 55-year-old Roger Payne, was one of Britain's most respected climbers and a former general-secretary of the British Mountaineering Council (BMC)..
The Oak Leafers dominated the first half as they led 0-12 to 0-3 at the interval and held on to win comfortably despite Antrim's second-half revival.
Early points from Peter Hagan, Niall Loughlin and Niall Toner helped Derry lead 0-6 to 0-1 at Celtic Park.
Ronan Hanna saved a Derry penalty before the Oak Leafers were restricted to four second-half points.
Derry hit the first two second-half points to extend their lead to 0-14 to 0-3 as Loughlin pointed his fourth 45 of the contest.
Antrim hit five unanswered points to cut the lead to six as Oisin Lenaghan, Ryan McNulty and Odhran Eastwood (two) were among the scorers.
However, the nearest the Saffrons could get was the five-point margin at the finish.
Fergal McCusker's Derry side will face Donegal at Ballybofey next week.
They said there had been seven injury accidents at the site since improvements were carried out in 2011.
The two organisations have written to the Scottish government asking it to help resolve the issue.
Transport Scotland is investigating the problems and hopes to have completed its studies by the end of March.
NHS chairman John Raine and SBC leader David Parker are behind the calls for action on the junction from the hospital to the Melrose bypass - the A6091 road.
"I have received considerable representation from staff and patients at the BGH about concerns at the road junction and the regular accidents that take place there," Mr Raine said.
"There are very real worries about the entrance to the BGH and it is completely unacceptable that the region's only hospital should have an accident blackspot at its entrance."
Mr Parker said "minor tweaks" had been made in 2012 but it was time for "something more substantial" to be done.
"The road junction at the BGH is in my ward, and as well as my own constituents who regularly raise concerns, a great many people from communities across the Borders have made representations to me about the unacceptable nature of the junction and the many accidents which happen there," he said.
As well as writing to Transport Minister Derek Mackay, the council and the health board have contacted local MPs and MSPs to raise the issue.
A Transport Scotland spokesperson said: "Road safety is a key priority and we can confirm the Borders General Hospital junction has been identified for investigation.
"Our operating company for the south east unit, Amey, are due to complete this road safety investigation by the end of March and we will consider any recommendations made once the report has been received."
Sharon Edwards, 42, is charged with murdering David Edwards at their home in Chorley, Lancashire, in August.
Pictures of Mr Edwards showed him with a black eye and burst lip while his face was described as black and blue.
Mrs Edwards told Manchester Crown Court she had been "protective" of Mr Edwards and the stab wound was accidental.
Solicitor Mr Edwards, 51, was found dead in bed with a chest wound two months after the couple married in Las Vegas
Prosecutors said Mrs Edwards' claim her husband had walked into a kitchen knife was "fictional".
Mrs Edwards previously admitted holding the knife that killed him but denies deliberately pushing it into him.
During cross examination, prosecutor Anne Whyte QC challenged Mrs Edwards' version of events.
She said: "It is a wound caused by a knife that has gone 8cm into his chest and you hadn't realised that had happened?"
The defendant said: "I hadn't realised."
Ms Whyte QC suggested to Ms Edwards she was "making it up as you are going along".
She said the defendant fully appreciated "the supreme gravity of what happened".
"You were busy worrying about yourself," she said.
Mrs Edwards replied: "That is not true."
The prosecutor said: "I'm going to suggest you knew perfectly well you needed an explanation of why you were holding the knife at the time of your husband's fatal injury.
"You were thinking of number one."
Ms Whyte suggested Mrs Edwards had told her husband to "rewrite history" and lie about injuries she had inflicted on him.
The court heard he had told a doctor and a nurse that his wife regularly assaulted him.
In a recording of a conversation Mr Edwards had with his wife, he was heard to say "we are going to have to refine the excuse for my eye, you know the garage door that we made up, that doesn't wash".
Mrs Edwards said she had only ever slapped her husband but claimed he had not been frightened of her.
She told the court: "I was a loving wife and I was protective of him."
Ms Edwards denies the murder charge.
The trial continues.
The 24-year-old, who made six appearances during one season at the Valley, has signed a two-year deal with the League One side.
Bees manager Uwe Rosler told the club website: "With Simon Moore going out the door, there is an opportunity for someone to come in.
"We decided David was the perfect choice for us."
He added: "He is at the right age and he is very hungry to make the number one spot his own.
"David will face strong competition for the goalkeeper spot from Jack Bonham and Richard Lee, when Richard is fit again."
"Goalkeeper is a crucial position and David is a very good player."
Former England Under-20 international Button came through the youth ranks at Tottenham but only made one senior appearance for the Premier League club before joining Charlton last summer.
Since turning pro in 2005, Button has had loan spells at 11 different clubs.
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Princess Cristina, the 50-year-old elder sister of King Felipe VI and sixth in line to the Spanish throne, was accused of tax fraud, after a lengthy inquiry into her husband's business activities.
She has been stripped of her title as duchess, and if convicted could face eight years in jail.
In 2014, an investigating magistrate on the Balearic island of Majorca made Princess Cristina an official suspect in a major corruption case involving her husband, former Olympic handball player Inaki Urdangarin.
She was questioned in court and denied all knowledge of criminal activity, telling the magistrate she trusted her husband.
But the magistrate, Jose Castro, wrote in an indictment in 2015 that there were indications the princess had profited "through silent collaboration and a 50% stake" in her husband's business.
In a sign of how far the princess has fallen, the princess will sit at the back of the courtroom alongside the press.
Between 2004 and 2006, a supposedly not-for-profit organisation called Noos, of which Inaki Urdangarin was president, organised a series of sporting events for the regional governments of the Balearic Islands and Valencia.
The central allegation is that Mr Urdangarin, along with business partner Diego Torres, hugely overcharged the two regional governments.
Allegedly, Noos received more than €6m (£4.4m; $6.5m) of public money.
Both men deny any wrongdoing. Both are charged with tax fraud and money laundering. Mr Urdangarin could face 19 years in prison.
Another 15 people are accused, including the former Balearic Islands leader, Jaume Matas.
Princess Cristina is accused of collaborating in her husband's crimes but she has not been charged by a state prosecutor.
She is on trial because of a private prosecution brought by anti-corruption group Clean Hands (Manos Limpias).
The princess and her husband co-owned a company called Aizoon. The central allegation is that Aizoon received more than €1m from Mr Urdangarin's Noos foundation, and that the princess and her husband used some of that money for personal expenses.
Before the investigating magistrate looked into the case and said the princess had a case to answer, an anti-corruption prosecutor decided there was no evidence that she had committed crimes.
Her defence lawyer, Miquel Roca, has said she is innocent and asked the three judges to apply the "Botin doctrine", under which a private tax prosecution can be rejected if the case has not been filed by state prosecutors or tax authorities.
But like a previous attempt by her lawyers in another court in Palma in November 2014, the appeal failed and the judges ruled in January 2016 that the princess must stand trial.
Spain's royal family has in effect washed its hands of Princess Cristina.
After the scandal broke, in late 2011, the couple were excluded from any official royal events or duties, as the then King, Juan Carlos, tried to protect the royal reputation.
In 2013, the couple moved to Geneva with their four children, in an attempt to spare the royal family further embarrassment. But even that move was poorly judged, as the Spanish taxpayer had to pay for their private security.
Juan Carlos's reputation did suffer from the scandal, and took a further hit when it emerged that he had broken a hip on a lavish elephant-hunting trip. At the time Spain was in the grip of the eurozone debt crisis.
A German princess had been with the king in Botswana - so there were rumours of an affair. On his return, the king's wife, Queen Sofia, visited him in hospital only briefly.
In June 2014, Juan Carlos abdicated and was succeeded by King Felipe VI.
A year later, by royal decree of the new king, the Duke and Duchess of Palma de Mallorca were stripped of the titles given to them when they married in 1997.
Days later the couple sold their mansion in Barcelona, removing one of their few remaining links with Spain.
The princess was now referred to in court documents as Cristina de Borbon y Grecia.
King Felipe is far more popular than his father was in his final years on the throne.
His decision to strip his elder sister of her title helped separate the royal family from the long-running corruption scandal.
And he is seen as more in touch with modern Spain than his father. He married TV news presenter Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano in 2004.
After a year on the throne, he was given the thumbs-up by 81% of Spaniards, according to one opinion poll. Queen Letizia had ratings almost as high.
But he also faces a constitutional crisis, with pro-independence parties in Catalonia spearheading a move to separate the region from Spain.
A Catalan speaker himself, Felipe visited the region last year and called for "respect, understanding and co-existence". His Christmas message in 2015 made a direct appeal for "national cohesion".
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The 20-year-old centre-back has come through the youth system at the Clarets.
Whitmore spent time on loan in the National League last season at Chester and Gateshead.
"He's played at a good level last season and hopefully he can continue his progression," boss Jim Bentley told the club website.
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The Conservative-Liberal Democrat run administration confirmed the increase includes 2% specifically to fund adult social care.
Chris Steward said it was the best option to protect frontline services but the Labour group said the proposals required further scrutiny.
The rise does not include the police and fire service charges.
The council said it planned savings of £6.5m in 2016/17 with a total budget of £117.9m.
It said its principal support grant from central government had dropped by £8.0m or 17% compared with 2015/2016.
Chris Steward, the council's leader, said: "We have been clear that we wish to protect the most vulnerable and focus on frontline services.
"We have therefore decided to take the adult social care precept as in this directorate we want to ensure people get well looked after."
The social care precept was announced as an option for councils in the comprehensive spending review in November.
Mr Steward has previously criticised the Labour group, who ran the council until May 2015, for increasing council tax, but said circumstances were different.
Neil Barnes, Labour spokesperson for finance and performance, said: "It is clear the coalition has benefited through Labour's sensible management of the council's finances until last year, evidenced in the relatively low level of savings it is having to make."
He said despite raising taxes the council was still planning to cut services people relied on.
A 3% rise on a typical Band D property in the city will amount to an increase of around £35.00 a year from April.
A final decision on the budget will be taken by the full council on 25 February.
The man, aged in his 30s, was taken to hospital after he was stabbed twice in the back on Friday morning.
The assault, which took place on the Antrim Road close to Duncairn Avenue, was reported to police at about 08:30 BST.
Two men, aged 19 and 20, and an 18-year-old woman were arrested a short time later.
Only 27% of interviewees thought growth would improve, against 37% in 2015, the report by consultants PwC showed.
Business leaders are increasingly worried about geopolitical risks, as well as China's economic slowdown and the falling oil price.
The findings chime with a report by International Monetary Fund report that downgraded global growth forecasts.
The IMF said on Tuesday that it now predicts economic activity to expand by 3.4% this year, down from an estimate of 3.6% in October.
PwC's survey, released ahead of the annual World Economic Forum, held at Davos, in the Swiss Alps, interviewed more than 1,400 chief executives across 83 countries.
"There's no question that business leaders' confidence in both the global economy and their own company growth prospects has taken a knock," said Dennis Nally, global chairman of PwC.
"No matter what the business size, the threats it faces are becoming more complex, crossing the borders of geopolitical, regulation, cyber security, societal developments, people and reputation," he said.
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In recent weeks, stock markets across the world have gone into reverse, fuelled in part by concerns about the economic damage that lower oil prices might do.
Last week, energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie estimated that energy companies have shelved almost $400bn of spending on new oil and gas projects since the price of oil began tumbling about 18 months.
There are also worries about the impact falling oil revenues for many emerging markets.
And the continued slowdown in China's economy, underlined on Tuesday with publication of new data, has heightened fears that a key engine of global growth is stalling.
However, business leaders remained relatively confident that they would continue to hire staff, particularly in the UK, where two-thirds expected to expand their workforce this year.
Indeed, it is the ability to find skilled workers that is pre-occupying British bosses, the survey said.
Those in charge of American companies were the least optimistic about growth, while those in India were most likely to be optimistic. This was put down to the positive business mood surrounding India's new prime minister, Narendra Modi.
The other concern uniting leaders was the lack of trust in business, a much-discussed topic in Davos, with more than half citing it as a concern, compared to 37% just three years ago.
"Re-shaping companies built on profit alone into ones where profit and purpose combine, is not going to happen quickly or easily, but it's a transformation that is already starting and that business need to keep pace with," said Mr Nally.
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The Boeing 777 disappeared while flying to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur with 239 people on board in March 2014.
Despite an extensive search no trace of the plane's fuselage has been found.
But the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said analysis of two recovered wing flaps showed they were not in the landing position when the plane went down in the Indian Ocean.
Satellite data also indicated a "high and increasing rate of descent", said the report.
"You can draw your own conclusions as to whether that means someone was in control or not," the ATSB's search director Peter Foley told reporters.
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The release of the report comes as a team of international aviation and communications experts gather in Canberra to discuss the next stage of the search for the plane.
A 120,000 sq km area of seabed has already been scoured by China, Australia and Malaysia. Barring a major new discovery, the search is due to end early next year.
So far only seven of the 20 pieces of recovered debris have been identified as definitely or highly likely to be from the missing plane.
The new report says a wing flap which carried MH370's unique numbers was "most likely in the retracted position at the time it separated from the wing", meaning it had not been readied for landing.
The report also used mathematical models and replica parts to work out how the confirmed debris might have moved through the water, and so where the plane most likely came down.
It said all the analysis indicated the debris came from "within the current search area or further north", indicating the bureau could be considering the growing calls to extend the zone.
But Mr Foley stressed that the bureau was "very reluctant to express absolute certainty".
"You can never be 100%," he said.
Australia's Transport Minister Darren Chester said the Canberra meeting would "inform the remainder of the search effort, and develop guidance for any future search operations".
De Paul, who represented the UK in the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Rock Bottom, had five top 20 UK chart hits, including 1972's Sugar Me.
She became the first woman to win an Ivor Novello award for songwriting.
"Although she was small in stature, she was very big in positive personality," said her agent Michael Joyce. "She was always so positive about everything."
"Sad news of Lynsey De Paul, beautiful and talented singer/songwriter," tweeted actor John Challis, best known as Boycie in Only Fools and Horses. "Storm in a Teacup, one of my favourite songs."
Broadcaster and writer Gyles Brandeth called de Paul "gifted, funny, sparky, charming". "A lovely talent & person," he wrote on Twitter.
Her sense of humour informed her close friendship with Spike Milligan, who reportedly nicknamed the diminutive star 'Looney De Small'.
De Paul, who broke into the music scene in 1971, followed up her Sugar Me hit with Getting a Drag, reaching number 18 in the charts.
Her 1973 hit Won't Somebody Dance With Me won her her first Ivor Novello award.
A second Ivor Novello Award followed a year later for No Honestly, which was also the theme tune to the ITV comedy of the same name, starring Pauline Collins and John Alderton.
She also wrote the theme to Esther Rantzen's BBC One series Hearts Of Gold.
Paying tribute, Rantzen, who fronted the show, called her "a renaissance woman".
"She could do everything - she could sing, she could compose, she was an immensely talented artist," she said.
"She became a huge star but she was also a loyal and generous friend. It's an absolutely tragic loss."
De Paul never married but was romantically linked to a string of well-known men including Sean Connery, Dudley Moore and Ringo Starr.
An interview with the Mail in 2007 revealed she had five offers of marriage, including one from James Coburn and another from Chas Chandler, bassist with The Animals.
She reached the height of her popularity in the mid-1970s, with number one hits in Switzerland, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands - although never the UK.
However, her popularity waned in the late 1970s although she continued to compose and perform, famously singing her own song at the Conservative Party conference in 1983.
She also starred in celebrity quiz shows such as Blankety Blank and more recently, reality shows including Cash in the Attic and Come Dine With Me.
In 1992, De Paul presented a documentary about women's self-defence, called Eve Fights Back, which won a Royal Television Society award.
The singer had spoken previously of her abusive childhood, and her history of violent relationships.
Her niece, Olivia Rubin, told the Times her death was "completely unexpected".
"She was a vegetarian, she didn't smoke, she didn't drink - she was amazing, in fact."
"Am in utter shock at sudden death of my friend Lynsey de Paul," echoed broadcaster Russell Kane, on Twitter. "We were chatting in the post office just two weeks ago. Can't believe it."
Gareth Southgate's side led when Harry Kane lifted a clever finish past home keeper Alphonse Areola, then tapped in a second from Tom Ince's cross-shot.
But Arsenal's Yaya Sanogo scored two tap-ins for France to level by half-time and substitute Kingsley Coman struck a winner into the top corner.
Danny Ings headed wide as England suffered a first defeat in over a year.
That previous defeat was a 1-0 loss to Israel at the European Under-21 Championships in 2013, and Southgate now only has two matches to work out his best line-up before taking part in the same competition next June.
He opted to shuffle his pack for this latest test at Stade Francis-Le Ble in Brittany, making five changes from the 3-1 win over Portugal on Thursday.
It would prove costly as France, with Marseille youngster Florian Thauvin influential in midfield, looked as impressive as they had in European Championship qualifying - prior to their surprise play-off defeat by Sweden.
Spurs forward Kane filled in ably for top scorer in qualifying Saido Berahino, elevated to the senior squad, and lifted the opener over the on-rushing French keeper from Ince's smart pass before profiting again within two minutes when Ince swivelled in the box to create a tap-in.
But the lead looked harsh on France and they responded when Sanogo got a faint touch on Antoine Conte's volley.
Tauvin burst through England's defensive line to force a brave block from Middlesbrough's Ben Gibson - who later went off injured - but the equaliser arrived when Sanogo, who is yet to score for Arsenal, converted Paul-Georges Ntep's cut-back.
France sealed a deserved win over Southgate's side when Coman produced a confident side-foot finish into the top corner on 74 minutes.
Burnley's Ings headed wide from a corner late on but England did not threaten meaningfully again.
The World Food Programme (WFP) had hoped to take a first shipment of food and medicine to the 40,000 people trapped in Madaya, a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border.
People there are reported to have been starving to death, and eating pets and grass to survive.
The convoy, with its month of supplies, is now due to arrive on Monday.
It is not clear what caused the delay but the BBC's Jim Muir in Beirut says negotiating access across battlefronts in a siege situation has always been a tricky business.
It involves agreement at the top political level on both sides of the conflict, as well as individual fighters on the ground.
A similar operation for two government-held villages in the north - Kefraya and Foah - is also due on Monday.
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Blockades have been a feature of Syria's civil war but the plight of Madaya has drawn international attention, partly due to images emerging of severely malnourished residents.
Up to 4.5 million people in Syria live in hard-to-reach areas, including nearly 400,000 people in 15 besieged locations who do not have access to life-saving aid.
Madaya has been besieged since early July by government forces and their allies in Lebanon's Shia Islamist Hezbollah movement.
The situation in Foah and Kefraya, under siege from rebels, is also reported to be worsening, with an estimated 30,000 people trapped.
Meanwhile the UN's mediator in the Syrian conflict, Staffan de Mistura, is in Damascus trying to lay the groundwork for peace talks planned later this month.
Opposition leaders have made the lifting of sieges a condition of taking part in the talks.
In a separate development Russian air strikes in support of government forces are reported in north-western Idlib province.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said there were heavy casualties when they hit a prison complex run by al-Nusra Front, al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, on Saturday.
At least 57 people - civilians, militants and detainees - were killed and 30 others were wounded, it said.
What's happening in Syria?
More than 250,000 Syrians have lost their lives in almost five years of conflict, which began with anti-government protests before escalating into a brutal civil war. More than 11 million others have been forced from their homes as forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and rebels opposed to his rule battle each other - as well as jihadist militants from Islamic State.
Why are civilians under siege?
All parties to the conflict are using siege warfare, encircling populated areas, preventing civilians from leaving and blocking humanitarian access in an attempt to force opponents to surrender. Shortages of food, water, medicine, electricity and fuel have led to malnutrition and deaths among vulnerable groups.
Where are the sieges?
Government forces are besieging various locations in the eastern Ghouta area, outside Damascus, as well as the capital's western suburb of Darayya and the nearby mountain towns of Zabadani and Madaya. Rebel forces have encircled the villages of Foah and Kefraya in the northern province of Idlib, while IS militants are besieging government-held areas in the eastern city of Deir al-Zour.
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The world champion, who lost out to the German by just 0.078 seconds, is keen to win in Brazil for the first time.
"My main job is done this year, so it's not the most important thing but that's the target," said Hamilton.
"Last year I was strong in the race. I hope to be able to carry that through and see if I can make the difference."
Rosberg's pole was his fifth in a row and he appears to have turned around the qualifying deficit he had to Hamilton in the first part of the season, which saw the Englishman take 11 poles from 12 races, the foundation of his championship-winning campaign.
But Rosberg has turned only one of those pole positions into victory - at the last race in Mexico two weeks ago.
"If there are any cracks anywhere I will try to find them," said Hamilton, who also started second in Brazil last year and spun while trying to make up time to pass his team-mate at the pit stops.
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Hamilton added that he did not believe the change was a result of his relaxing, having tied up the title, saying: "I don't believe there has been a drop in intensity."
Rosberg could not give a reason for the turnaround in qualifying form.
"It was an area I had to work on so I have been working on it through the season, but I don't have a direct explanation of any precise thing that's now different. I'm just happy it's going that way. It's better this way, but I don't know why," he said.
Before the race, following Friday's attacks in Paris, governing body the FIA has organised for the drivers to wear black armbands on their parade lap "as a sign of mourning and tribute to the victims of the Paris tragedy and as a gesture of solidarity with their families and loved ones".
The FIA added in a statement: "A French flag decorated with a black ribbon will be carried on the truck used during the drivers' parade.
"The same flag will be displayed on the world television feed, as will 13/11/2015, the date of the tragedy."
A capacity crowd is expected at the Interlagos track in Sao Paulo, one of F1's most historic venues.
The Brazilian Grand Prix is live across the BBC, with coverage starting on BBC One at 15:20 GMT and the race starting at 16:00.
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Five guards, four of them Nepali, were among those killed in the gun and bomb attack, which came early on Tuesday.
The Kabul police chief told the BBC the four insurgents, who were all killed, had a truck full of explosives.
This is the latest in a series of attacks on targets in the Afghan capital in recent months.
Last week, Afghan security forces put down a militant gun and bomb attack near the presidential palace, in one of the most secure areas of Kabul.
The Taliban say they carried out that attack, in which four insurgents and three security guards died.
On Monday, the Afghan intelligence agency said a would-be suicide bomber had been shot dead in central Kabul.
In the latest incident, smoke was seen rising above the scene of the attack in the north of the city.
Reports suggested the bomber's vehicle was stopped outside the facility by guards.
When the explosives were detonated, gunmen began shooting at guards in a 30-minute battle, officials said.
As well as the Nepali guards, two Afghan truck drivers who were waiting to enter the compound were killed and an Afghan guard.
All four attackers were killed, Kabul police chief Gen Ayub Salangi said. The blast from the truck left a large crater in the ground, police said.
Last month, Afghan forces assumed security responsibility for the whole of the country for the first time since the Taliban government was ousted in 2001.
International troops will remain in Afghanistan until the end of 2014, providing military back-up when needed.
The US and its Nato allies want the Afghan government to begin dialogue with the Taliban with a view to opening peace negotiations.
But when the Taliban opened a representative office in Qatar - seen as a possible venue for talks - last month, it prompted an angry reaction from the Afghan government, which said the office had the appearance of a rival administration.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai also says any dialogue process must be "Afghan-led".
The home of an al-Qaeda leader in the Yashbum valley, southern Shabwa province, was among the locations hit.
On Thursday, the Pentagon said it had carried out more than 20 strikes in Shabwa, Abyan and Baida provinces.
It comes a month after a controversial US raid that was reported to have left as many as 25 Yemeni civilians dead.
A US Navy Seal commando also died in the incident, which was the first military action authorised by President Donald Trump since he took office.
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Local residents, quoted by AFP news agency, said military forces believed to be US descended on Wadi Yashbum village early on Friday, backed by drones and Apache helicopters, and fought al-Qaeda militants for nearly an hour.
They said there were a number of casualties, including children.
The home of al-Qaeda provincial commander Saad Atef was among three houses hit by air strikes, tribal sources said.
The Pentagon has not yet confirmed the latest strikes, but it did say it had carried out more than 20 strikes on Thursday in three separate areas: Shabwa, Abyan and Baida.
Yemeni officials said at least 12 suspected militants were killed in those strikes.
Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis said they had targeted al-Qaeda militants, equipment and infrastructure. Another US official said they had involved both fighter jets and drones.
The US was criticised last month over a raid on a village in central Yemen, in which a number of civilians died - many of them children - as well as one US Navy Seal. Its target was the house of a suspected leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
At the time, US military central command acknowledged that a number of civilians had been "likely killed in the midst of a firefight".
The US military later denied allegations reported by the New York Times that the mission had been compromised, and that the commandos knew about this.
The raid was approved just six days after President Trump took office, however, the planning for it began under the Obama administration.
So, the last-minute rehearsal by the Centotaph guard was an important chance for both groups to be put through their paces in the village of Guillemont in France.
The British and Irish armies don't often find themselves as joint participants in ceremonial occasions.
But, here in the small rural village on the Somme, they have come together to remember the sacrifice of their military forebears a century ago.
On 3 September 1916, soldiers from the 16th Irish division of the British army fought a bitter battle to capture Guillemont from the Germans.
The men came from all over Ireland and were attached to several famous Irish regiments.
There were volunteers from the Bogside in Derry, Falls Road in west Belfast and others from the far-flung regions of Ireland.
Also in the ranks were members of the national volunteers, formed to support Home Rule, who had answered John Redmond's call for Irishmen to fight in the Great War.
Some fought for King and country, some fought for Ireland and the promise of Home Rule and the regular soldiers fought because it was their job.
All of that history was likely going through the mind of the young Irish and British soldiers as they rehearsed the ceremony on Friday.
They marched outside the village's Catholic Church, beside where the granite Celtic cross memorial is located.
Those I spoke to acknowledged the uniqueness of the occasion and also the fact that it could happen.
So much has changed in Ireland since 1916. So much has changed in relations between the Republic and the UK in more recent years.
The two armies will be as one for a time on Saturday while their respective politicians pay tribute at the 16th Irish Division's cross of commemoration.
The Republic's representatives will lay laurel wreaths, the British will lay poppies.
Whatever shape the tribute, the sentiment is the same - remembering those young men from the island of Ireland who died fighting on the muddy, pockmarked battlefields of France.
For now, the range is limited to some pretty basic models, but that should change when Android-powered smartphones and tablets are added soon.
It's thanks to a deal with a small team based at a business park on the fringes of Helsinki, who are engaged in what will seem to many a foolhardy mission.
They call themselves HMD Global - and they believe they can make Nokia a big name in mobile phones once again.
I met Arto Nummela, Pekka Rantala and Florian Seiche in a cafe on what is still the Nokia campus.
That very day Arto and Pekka had stopped working for the Nokia Windows mobile phone business owned by Microsoft - because they had acquired both it and the Nokia brand to start their new business.
Yes, it is complicated, but so is the recent history of what was just a few years back Europe's technology superpower and the biggest force in mobile phones.
After the launch of the iPhone in 2007, Nokia faltered and by 2011 was on what its first American chief executive, Stephen Elop, called a burning platform.
Then, the phone business was sold to Microsoft, which soon found it had made a disastrous purchase as the Nokia Windows combination failed to claim a significant slice of a market dominated by Apple's iOS and Android.
Now, the Finnish business - which remained a big force in telecoms infrastructure after the sale of the mobile unit - has licensed the Nokia brand to HMD Global, which aims to take it back to the future.
What have the trio in charge got going for them?
Well, they have taken over from Microsoft the declining but still sizeable feature-phone business, which still means something to millions of customers across the developing world.
"It's declining roughly 15% a year, but it's still a very healthy business and it's global," says chief executive Arto Nummela.
That gives them cash flow and access to retail partners.
But the real aim is to launch a range of Android smartphones, starting in the first half of 2017.
HMD Global will not manufacture the phones - they have a deal with Foxconn, which will build them in China and Vietnam - so its focus will be on the design and the marketing.
They told me they had been hand-picking the best designers in the industry, who had been "lining up" to sign up.
They are a mix of former Nokia people and other industry veterans such as Florian Seiche who came from HTC, and then "young hungry talented millennials".
But they are entering a fiercely competitive Android market, where all sorts of companies are failing to make any kind of profit. Why should they be any different?
In one word, it's all about one word - Nokia.
"The Nokia brand is a true brand with 150 years of history," Mr Seiche says.
"In all corners of the world it's recognised as the true industrial mobile phone brand."
The trio told me that as they toured the world setting up partnerships, they were met with huge affection - "people are coming to hug us, there is a magical love of Nokia".
Pekka says every other new entrant to the Android system has to fight to find a place in the market, whereas they come as a trusted player.
We chatted about great Nokia phones we had owned in the past - or that elderly relatives still used - and there was a warm nostalgic glow in the room.
But as I stepped outside into the cold, I couldn't help remembering my first visit to Nokia, in 2000, when it was undisputed champion of the mobile world.
Back then, the chief executive of Nokia Mobile phones, Matti Alahuta, told me that Europe had led the world in mobile technology while the US had been the driver in the internet.
"Our mission at Nokia is to be the key driver to make the mobile information society happen," he said.
Eventually that dream failed, and it was American technology giants who led the world into the mobile internet era.
Now, HMD has a much less ambitious mission - simply to make Nokia a mobile player again, but it may be just as difficult to realise.
However much affection there may be for this great name in the modern history of communications, consumers will not buy phones for sentimental reasons - the new Nokia will have to show it has got new ideas to shape the future of phones.
The benchmark index bounced off lows to close down 42 points at 5,918,
The sell-off followed big falls in US and Asian markets overnight as worries about prospects for the global economy continued and with oil prices remaining weak.
Tesco was a rare bright spot as its Christmas sales beat forecasts.
Shares in Tesco ended 6% higher after it said UK sales rose 1.3% on a like-for-like basis over the six weeks to 9 January, with chief executive Dave Lewis describing its performance as "strong".
In the wider market, investors continued to be rattled by falling commodity prices, with oil hitting fresh 12-year lows.
The price of Brent crude dropped to $29.73 a barrel at one point, but closed 0.7% higher at $30.48 a barrel.
Copper prices were also under pressure, with the price touching $4,330 a tonne - the lowest since May 2009.
In the FTSE 250, shares in Argos owner Home Retail Group rose 2.2%. In a trading update released on Thursday, Home Retail said its full-year profit was now set to be at the bottom end of expectations.
Late on Wednesday, the company had said it was in advanced talks to sell its Homebase DIY chain to Australia's Wesfarmers for £340m.
Shares in Restaurant Group, which operates chains such as Chiquito and Frankie & Benny's, dived nearly 18% after it said a tougher trading environment meant it was "more cautious than previously on the outlook for 2016".
On the currency markets, the pound was little changed against the dollar at $1.441, and was up a fifth of a euro centt against the euro at €1.3264.
Jack and Lorraine Sweeney and their 18-year-old granddaughter Erin McQuade died while Christmas shopping.
Their relatives' QC, Mark Stewart, said they were "devastated" by their deaths and expressed "great concern" over how the tragedy was investigated.
He raised the issue at the inquiry into the six deaths on December 22 2014.
The fatal accident inquiry (FAI), which is drawing to a close at Glasgow Sheriff Court, is looking at the health of bin lorry driver Harry Clarke, 58, the bin lorry and its route.
It has already heard that Mr Clarke was unconscious at the wheel when the Glasgow City Council bin lorry veered out of control in Queen Street on 22 December last year.
Before it crashed into the side of the Millennium Hotel in George Square, the lorry had killed six people and injured 15 others.
The FAI has heard that Mr Clarke had suffered blackouts before.
One of these - at the wheel of a stationary bus in 2010 - was not fully disclosed to his own doctors, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) or on application forms or medical declarations for council jobs.
In his closing submission on Thursday, Mr Stewart said the Sweeney and McQuade families did not agree that it should have been treated as a road traffic accident and believe there should have been more involvement from the Health and Safety Executive.
Concerns were also raised over the fact that driver Harry Clarke was never interviewed by police after the crash.
Mr Stewart said: "This was an investigation conducted with remarkable haste.
"The conclusion of the Crown Office, announced nine weeks after the tragedy, that no basis in criminal law could be established to bring criminal proceedings is one with which the family profoundly disagree."
The Crown Office said in February that no charges would be brought against Mr Clarke and the relevant information had been taken into account regarding a decision not to prosecute.
Earlier, Mr Stewart said the families of Mr and Mrs Sweeney and their granddaughter Erin had been "close" and left "devastated" by tragedy.
Mr Stewart said that the crash could have been avoided if Mr Clarke had been "clear, consistent and truthful" with doctors about his 2010 blackout.
He said these "catastrophic" events could also have been avoided had Mr Clarke revealed full details of his 2010 blackout in a DVLA medical in 2011.
Mr Stewart also said there were "deficiencies" in Glasgow City Council's risk assessment process for bin collection and the lorry should never have been in a busy area that day.
The QC said the fact that Mr Clarke's false declaration in a DVLA medical in 2011 was not discovered was a "defect in the system" which contributed to the bin lorry crash.
He said drivers needed to be held accountable for lying to the DVLA and a specific offence of failing to properly disclose health issues could be created.
The inquiry also heard from Alistair Forsyth, the advocate for the bereaved Ewing family, who said Mr Clarke's 2010 blackout was of central importance.
The advocate said Mr Clarke was "somewhat manipulative" over the 2010 episode in that he mentioned different things to different doctors.
Mr Forsyth said that if Mr Clarke had "told the truth" about this incident "he would not have been driving that day".
He also backed submissions by other families' representatives that doctors who examined Mr Clarke in 2010 should have investigated more his claims over the blackout.
The advocate also criticised evidence related to a First Bus reference for Mr Clarke over his application to join Glasgow City Council.
He said that if this had been accurate, Mr Clarke would never have been driving for the council.
Mr Forsyth said that by lying over the incident, Mr Clarke could have committed a "host of offences" under the Road Traffic Act and common law fraud.
Rhoderick McIlvride, QC for the DVLA, told the inquiry that between 2011 and the crash, neither Mr Clarke nor any doctor had provided any information about him to the DVLA.
The QC said that given this, it had not been established that any reasonable precaution could have been taken by the DVLA to avoid the crash.
Making his submission on behalf of Glasgow City Council, Peter Gray QC said the crash had happened, not because of anything the council did not do, but because the driver lost consciousness.
He said there were no reasonable precautions the council could have taken to avoid the "appalling tragedy".
This included Mr Clarke's reference from First Bus, risk assessment of the bin lorry route, training for crew members and the fitting of safety systems to vehicles.
In his submission, Liam Ewing, representing bin lorry crew members Matthew Telford and Henry Toal, said there were no reasonable precautions that could have been taken by the crewmen to prevent the accident and this had been backed up by expert witnesses.
The lawyer concluded by referring to Mr Telford's response when asked if there was anything he could have done differently.
Mr Ewing said: "He didn't think he could have done anything differently but said he will always ask himself that question. That remains the position of both Mr Telford and Mr Toal."
The inquiry continues.
The cities are linked by the A6, long stretches of which are not dual carriageway
Stormont's 2016/17 budget made money available for improvements, as part of its infrastructure priorities.
On Sunday, the Transport Minister Michelle McIlveen said work would begin this year on dualling the section between Randalstown and Castledawson.
She said: "This is a major investment for the north west and will be very welcome news to the local construction industry.
"The A6 dualling scheme is a significant project that will help to remove a major bottleneck and so improve safety and journey times on this strategically important route."
A Graham/Farrans joint venture has already been awarded the contract for the work and the minister said the scheme is "shovel ready".
Bulgaria midfielder Slavchev, 23, has returned to Sporting Lisbon, while defender Afonso, 23, has rejoined Angolan side Recreativo do Libolo.
Blues manager Harry Redknapp has made clear his desire to bolster his squad ahead of the new season on Saturday.
But both players failed to secure contracts following pre-season matches against Kidderminster and Oxford.
Birmingham, who have signed goalkeeper David Stockdale, defender Marc Roberts and midfielder Cheikh N'Doye this summer, begin their Championship campaign against Ipswich at Portman Road on 5 August.
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Last year an NSPCC report revealed that children are becoming increasingly anxious about world wide issues.
Many of those who contacted Childline told counsellors they were concerned about the EU referendum, the US presidential election and troubles in the Middle East.
Is it possible to discuss distressing news stories with children without adding to their worries?
Psychologist Emma Kenny and Nicky Cox, the editor of children's newspaper First News, spoke about the issue on BBC Radio Scotland.
Even if children are shielded from distressing news stories at home, they are likely hear about it from friends in the playground or on social media.
In fact, parents who think they are protecting their offspring may be doing them a disservice, according to Nicky Cox.
The editor said: "If you think as a parent you've done a really good job in shielding your child, you're doing them a disservice because they're going to go into school, they're going to be talking about in the playground, in the lunch hall, and they're going to be getting information second, third and fourth hand.
"It's so important that parents do not think that they are in control of how their children access information because they are not.
"They need to be sure that they make sure that children get accurate information and they are empowered to know the truth when they are talking to their friends."
As editor-in-chief of First News, Nicky Cox said her team of reporters are careful to present the facts to their readership.
She said it was important children are taught how to identify reliable news sources over so-called "fake news".
"We tell the truth," she added.
"I think there's absolutely no reason not to tell them the truth because they are going to hear all sorts of misinformation if they're on the internet or they're just talking at school.
"There is so much fake news out there, there is so much misinformation out there and it is important that they are educated to recognise where to go to get proper information.
"I think kids are more savvy than most adults give them credit for."
Psychologist Emma Kenny said very young children are likely to be put at ease with reassurance from their parents.
But older children may not tell their parents they have heard about a distressing news story or spotted graphic images on social media.
Ms Kenny said it was important that parents start an open conversation.
"Ask them if they've heard the news and allow them to have that conversation," she said. "That's how they can start to ask you the questions that really most people want to ask each other."
Ms Kenny told BBC Radio Scotland that her eldest son told her he didn't really want to go back to London, following the Westminster attack.
"I said to him, we're going to London in April because the reality is you're more likely to die by falling out of bed than in a terrorist attack," she said.
She told him that the few "bad or sick people" were in the minority and "the UK is full of good people".
"When you look at what happened yesterday, it was full of people running towards that attack to help, not people running away to save themselves," she added.
She advised parents to use their children's parents as props for their conservation, then use statistical analysis to give them some reassurance.
"Ask you child, in all the years you've been here, how many times has that occurred for you, how many times have you been involved in it?"
It dealt with 1,389 complaints - up more than 100 on the previous year.
Cases included a puppy being thrown in a river with a head wound in Rhondda, a rabbit with severely overgrown teeth, hunting wild mammals with dogs in north Wales and animals with skin conditions in Haverfordwest.
But the number of people convicted was down from 79 in 2013 to 47 last year.
The charity added it had a 100% conviction rate.
RSPCA Cymru superintendent Martyn Hubbard said: "It is extremely concerning that we are still receiving more than 1,300 complaints about animals being deliberately caused to suffer.
"Most of the complaints we receive involve animals being neglected or not receiving the right care and often we can put that right by offering welfare advice.
"However, it is shocking that in 2014 people are still being deliberately cruel."
The council found that both countries had failed to reduce their deficits to below 3% of GDP and had not tried hard enough to do so.
However, Portugal's prime minister said imposing fines would be "counterproductive" for the eurozone.
Both nations have 10 days to submit new deficit reduction plans.
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"I am sure that we will have a smart, intelligent result at the end," said Council President Peter Kazimir, Slovakia's finance minister.
The EU has brought in stricter public finance rules following the debt crisis in eurozone countries that saw four countries - Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Cyprus - require a bailout.
Spain and Portugal have come a long way since then but have recently "veered off track", European Commissioner for the Euro and Social Dialogue Valdis Dombrovskis said.
Spain's 2015 deficit was 5.1% of GDP and it is unlikely to reach its 2016 target of 2.8%.
Portugal's 2015 deficit was 4.4% of GDP, some way off its target of 2.5% but sharply down from about 10% in 2010.
EU finance ministers also found that both countries' efforts to follow the rules fell "significantly short" of recommendations.
Although all EU countries are required to set out policies to bring their budget deficits below 3% of GDP, only the 19 countries that use the euro as currency can be fined.
Spain and Portugal now have 10 days to submit "reasoned requests" to have their fines reduced.
But Mr Costa said imposing a fine of up to 0.2% of GDP - roughly €360m ($400m; £310m) - on his nation risked undermining confidence as well as contradicting recent praise for Portugal from German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble.
"To propose now that Portugal should be punished because its previous government didn't take the rights steps would diminish Mr Schaeuble's credibility and would not strengthen the public's trust in the running of the eurozone," he said.
John Lowe made the comments in a police van and cell after shooting Christine Lee, 66, and Lucy Lee, 40, at his dog breeding farm in February, Guildford Crown Court was told.
He has denied two counts of murder and a firearms charge.
Prosecuting, Mark Dennis QC said Mr Lowe also told police he was not sorry.
Mr Dennis said Mr Lowe told police he had intended to put down his four dogs but instead turned his weapon on the women before going on to kill the dogs as well.
PC Richard McEwan, who took over responsibility for detaining Mr Lowe after his arrest, told the court Mr Lowe said: "They had to be put down, there was nothing else I could do.
"I have had terrible problems with Christine. They wouldn't let me eat."
He told the court the pensioner made further comments in a holding cell at Guildford police station, including: "I only got the gun this morning to put the dogs down.
"Came in and Lucy shouted 'What are you doing? You are not going to put my mother down'.
"They barracked me and I pulled the trigger. I do not even know if I meant to."
PC Christopher Fairclough said he heard Mr Lowe say: "I am not sorry. I am out of the problem. They are causing me problems every day."
Lucy Lee's sister, Stacey Banner, who spent part of 2013 living in a caravan with her partner in the grounds of Mr Lowe's farm, left the court in tears after Det Con David Jones gave an account of comments he said Mr Lowe made about her.
He told the court Mr Lowe said: "She had two young kids otherwise I would have sorted her out."
And Mr Jones repeated another comment allegedly made by Mr Lowe in which he said: "I know it's a terrible thing to say but I am glad those two people are out of my life. They have been giving me a terrible time."
A fourth officer, PC Philip Potter, said Mr Lowe told him he would rather have put the women down than the dogs.
He told the court the defendant said: "It was funny how she got shot. I had loaded the gun to put down four dogs. The gun went off completely by accident."
He added Mr Lowe told him he had never had an accident with a shotgun before, and if one of the women had not pushed through the door it would not have happened.
"I have been around shotguns all my life and that's the first mistake I have made. I was carrying the gun and must have cocked it," the officer said Mr Lowe told him.
Jurors saw video from the holding cell Mr Lowe was in and heard him asking the custody sergeant to contact the RSPCA about four killed dogs, as well as four chihuahuas, and a number of tame cats that remained in the house.
The trial continues.
Open Air Laboratories (Opal), with a grant from the Big Lottery Fund, is now being rolled out across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
To date, Opal projects have gathered data on a range of issues, including air quality, urban spaces and pests.
The data-collecting programme is led by a team at Imperial College London.
The scheme, launched in 2007, aims to:
Bigger picture
Opal Director David Slawson said the expansion had allowed the network to include studies organised by researchers outside of England.
"We have a new activity on New Zealand flat worm," he told BBC News.
The species was introduced into the UK in the 1960s and has been causing concern because it feeds on earthworms, which are vital for soil health.
"It is more prevalent in Northern Ireland and Scotland than it is in England and Wales," Dr Slawson observed.
"Generally, most of the pests and diseases tend to come into South-East England and spread northwards. Here's one that might be moving in the opposite direction."
The study, co-ordinated by a team in Scotland, is looking for the public to help it understand how far the worm has spread, as well as what effect it is having on earthworms and other animals, such as moles that eat earthworms and beetles that predate on flatworms.
Opal's expanded geographical coverage will also benefit ongoing studies, the organisers hope.
"What is new is the ability to get new data from the new countries," explained Dr Slawson.
"Things like the horse chestnut leaf-mining moth (survey) and finding out whether it might be in Scotland and Northern Ireland now."
Caterpillars of the non-native moth, which was first recorded in South-East England in 2002, tunnel through leaves of infested trees, causing them to turn autumnal brown, even in the middle of summer.
A scientific paper published in 2014 found that the pest had been recorded in most areas south of Newcastle.
Extra eyes
To date, almost 23,000 sites have been surveyed by citizen scientists as part of Opal.
"This really does increase the number of observations that experts alone would not be able to make," said Dr Slawson.
He added that the contribution made by citizen scientists was generally welcomed by professional researchers.
"We designed the surveys very carefully, and we did not ask people to do anything that was too complicated.
"For example, when it came to the tree health survey, we asked people to identify insect pests (not fungal infections) which are easy to identify.
"This offers reassurance about data accuracy."
The new trilogy is called The Book of Dust and the first novel will come out in October, 17 years after the last instalment.
He says the books are an "equel", rather than a prequel or sequel.
The His Dark Materials trilogy sold more than 17.5 million copies and was translated into 40 languages.
The series will return to the story of Lyra Belacqua, and will begin when the heroine is a baby, and move on to when she is 20 years old.
"People say, 'Is it prequel? Is it a sequel?' Well, it is neither," said Mr Pullman, speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today Programme.
"It's an 'equel'. It's a different story which begins roughly 10 years before His Dark Materials and ends roughly 10 years after."
In a separate interview Mr Pullman said: "I know from their letters and tweets that my readers have been waiting patiently (mostly) for The Book of Dust for a long time.
"It gives me great pleasure and some excitement at last to satisfy their curiosity (and mine) about this book.
"At the centre of The Book Of Dust is the struggle between a despotic and totalitarian organisation, which wants to stifle speculation and inquiry, and those who believe thought and speech should be free."
The writer is not giving away any plot details, but has dropped some hints about what the new books could contain, saying that "an ordinary boy" featured in an early part of the story would return as a key character.
Mr Pullman's last His Dark Materials book was published in October 2000, and the first volume of the new series will come out on Thursday 19 October.
The original trilogy - Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass - is currently being adapted by the BBC.
There was also a 2004 National Theatre adaptation and a 2007 film, The Golden Compass, which was adapted from first book Northern Lights, and starred Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig.
The first book was retitled The Golden Compass in North America.
Her body was found on the ground floor of the house in Hog Lane, Amberley, after the alarm was raised at 16:23 BST on Friday.
The initial call came from an automatic alarm, followed by 999 calls from neighbours, West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said.
A cause of the blaze has yet to be established.
Politicians were asked about a series of issues on The Good Friday Agreement Generation in the televised debate.
The DUP, Sinn Féin, Ulster Unionists, SDLP, and Alliance were on the panel.
The hashtag #GFAGen trended on Twitter acro9ss the UK on Wednesday night as viewers gave their opinions on the debate.
There were several thousand tweets per hour using the hashtag.
Among those expressing their opinions was veteran political commentator Eamonn Mallie and it's fair to say he was more impressed with those asking the questions than he was with those answering them.
Indeed the performance of the young audience members drew lots of praise from Twitter users.
Others were unimpressed with some of the politicians taking part.
A number of those who took part in the debate also took to Twitter to describe their experiences:
The DUP, Sinn Féin, Ulster Unionists, SDLP, and Alliance were represented by Alastair Ross, Chris Hazzard, Doug Beattie, Daniel McCrossan and Naomi Long on the debate.
Jordan Armstrong of the TUV, Ellen Murray of the Green Party and David Jones of UKIP also featured on the programme.
Whether the first-time voters now know who they will be voting for on 5 May, remains to be seen.
The next major televised election debate will be the BBC leaders debate on 3 May.
Halfpenny, 27, scored 49 points in the Lions' 2-1 series win against Australia in 2013.
There had been doubts whether Halfpenny would be released by Toulon.
But Halfpenny has said the French club will allow him to miss the Top 14 finals to join up with the Lions should he be selected.
Halfpenny, who won the Heineken Cup with Toulon in 2015, has scored 508 points in 62 Tests, and was man of the series on the Lions' tour of Australia in 2013.
The former Cardiff Blues player suffered a serious knee injury during Wales' friendly win over Italy in September 2015 and subsequently missed the Rugby World Cup.
Having also missed this year's Six Nations he had been expected to return in April after having an operation on his knee,
But he suffered a setback which meant he was not considered for Wales' summer tour of New Zealand and remained with Toulon.
Halfpenny made his comeback from injury in Toulon's Top 14 semi-final win over Montpellier in June.
The 24-year-old was found at about 21:30 GMT on Monday and pronounced dead after shots were reportedly fired near restaurants on Walham Grove in Fulham.
Police believe the victim, who was with a friend, had stopped for something to eat at a fast food restaurant.
The Met said "it would appear that the gunman had been lying in wait" for the pair to return to their car.
The victim was shot as he was getting into the front passenger seat of the silver and black Renault Captur.
The man has not been formally identified and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course, police said.
Detectives from the homicide and major crime command are investigating, but no arrests have been made.
Scott McNeill was injured in the collision on the Ballynahinch Road, which happened at about 21:00 BST on Wednesday.
He died in hospital on Thursday.
Police are continuing to appeal for anyone who was travelling on the Ballynahinch Road on Wednesday night and who witnessed the collision to contact them.
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Vern Cotter's men led until the last four minutes of their opening autumn Test before Tevita Kuridrani's try snatched victory for Australia.
The Scots play Argentina on Saturday and then Georgia a week later before a Six Nations opener against Ireland.
"We will take a lot of positives from the weekend," said Russell, 23.
"It was a good game against a very good team and we were ahead for a lot of the game.
"But there is a lot to learn about how to close out games with 10 minutes to go. The play-makers and decision-makers will learn from that.
"If we get into the same situation against Argentina, we will do things differently, and hopefully with a different outcome.
"We have still got another two games before the Six Nations. But having such a tight game against Australia that we potentially should have won, we will definitely learn from that and we will be a better team come the Six Nations."
While Saturday's denouement at Murrayfield brought back painful memories of another one-point loss to the Wallabies at last year's World Cup, Russell does not believe there is any psychological barrier impeding the Scots
"Even when they scored the try I was still confident we could go down the other end and get a penalty or drop-goal or something," he said.
"Everyone is still gutted about it but the boys are generally pretty good at moving on. You have got a game next weekend so you can't dwell on it too much. That is the good thing about sport. You can make it right the next week.
"The boys are all smart enough rugby players to learn from it. We all know what we needed to do. We will look back over it, chat as a group and learn from it as a team. But I don't think we need the psychologists in."
Forwards coach Jonathan Humphreys was happy to highlight the many positive aspects of Scotland's display, including the "phenomenal" performances of second-row siblings Richie and Jonny Gray, and the first Test starts for props Allan Dell and Zander Ferguson.
"It is the best I have seen Richie play for a considerable period of time. And it isn't a one-off performance from Jonny - it is every single week, it is incredible," said the former Wales hooker.
"I thought the props stood out really well, and some of the stuff they did outside the set-piece was excellent. They really made a contribution."
But Humphreys acknowledged that most of Scotland's post-match debrief will focus on their failure to close out victory.
"It is not about learning to close a 20-point gap, but trying to close a one-point gap," he noted. "You are up against a very good team who have been together for a long period.
"We need to close out one of these tough games. Once we do that, the cloud lifts and everything becomes a little easier. But the players are working very hard on that.
"Every time we come together we seem to be growing and becoming more confident in what we are trying to do.
"It is about trying to keep on that journey and hopefully by the time the Six Nations comes around, we are making significant steps to mounting a really good campaign."
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Last year, Oxford University genetics professor Bryan Sykes revealed the results of DNA tests on hairs said to be from the Abominable Snowman.
The tests matched the samples with the DNA of an ancient polar bear.
But two other scientists have said re-analysis of the same data shows the hairs belong to the Himalayan bear, a sub-species of the brown bear.
The results of the new research by Ceiridwen Edwards and Ross Barnett have been published in the Royal Society journal, Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Among Dr Edwards' previous work was an attempt to carry out DNA analysis of a sample taken from bones of a polar bear washed into caves in north west Scotland 18,000 years ago.
According to legend, the yeti is a large and elusive ape-like beast.
For many years experts have been seeking a scientific explanation for the Abominable Snowman.
Prof Sykes, along with other genetics experts, conducted DNA tests on hairs from two unidentified animals, one from Ladakh - in northern India on the west of the Himalayas - and the other from Bhutan, 800 miles (1,285km) further east.
The results were then compared with the genomes of other animals stored on a database of all published DNA sequences.
The scientists found that he had a 100% match with a sample from an ancient polar bear jawbone found in Svalbard, Norway, that dates back to between 40,000 and 120,000 years ago - a time when the polar bear and closely-related brown bear were separating as different species.
The species are closely related and are known to interbreed where their territories overlap.
The sample from Ladakh came from the mummified remains of a creature shot by a hunter around 40 years ago, while the second sample was in the form of a single hair, found in a bamboo forest by an expedition of filmmakers about 10 years ago.
The samples were subjected to the most advanced tests available.
Prof Sykes said the most likely explanation for the myth was that the animal was a hybrid of polar bears and brown bears.
The research was reported widely by the media last year and, in July this year, published by the Royal Society.
However, following re-analysis of the same data, Dr Edwards and Dr Barnett argue that the hybrid bear does not exist in the Himalayas.
They said the previous research mistakenly matched DNA to an ancient Pleistocene polar bear, instead of a modern polar bear.
In their paper, Dr Edwards and Dr Barnett said their tests identified the hairs as being from a rare type of brown bear.
The scientists said: "The Himalayan bear is a sub-species of the brown bear that lives in the higher reaches of the Himalayas, in remote, mountainous areas of Pakistan, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and India.
"Its populations are small and isolated, and it is extremely rare in many parts of its range.
"The common name for these bears in the region is Dzu-teh, a Nepalese term meaning 'cattle bear', and they have long been associated with the myth of the yeti."
The yeti, also known as the Abominable Snowman, is said to be a large ape-like beast that roams the Himalayas in Nepal and Tibet.
Bigfoot, or Sasquatch (above), is the legendary beast of North America. Explanations to sightings include hoaxers using a gorilla suit.
The Big Grey Man of Ben Macdui is said to haunt the UK's second highest mountain. Scientific explanations for this Scottish creature include a meteorological phenomenon known as the brocken spectre, which causes a person's shadow to be cast on low cloud.
Prof Sykes and the other members of the team behind the earlier yeti hairs analysis have acknowledged that there was an error caused by an incomplete search of the DNA database used.
However, they said in a statement: "Importantly, for the thrust of the paper as a whole, the conclusion that these Himalayan 'yeti' samples were certainly not from a hitherto unknown primate is unaffected."
The response added: "We stressed in the original paper that the true identity of this intriguing animal needs to be refined, preferably by sequence data from fresh tissue samples derived from a living specimen where DNA degradation is no longer a concern."
Other hair samples said to belong to the yeti have been scrutinised by experts before.
In 2008, scientists in the US examined hairs given to the BBC which some had claimed were from a yeti.
The scientists concluded that the hairs - obtained from the north-east Indian state of Meghalaya - actually belonged to a species of Himalayan goat known as a Himalayan goral.
In 2007, Dr Edwards began a process to extract DNA from what are believed to be the only polar bear remains to be found in Britain.
The skull, of which only a part survives, was discovered at the Bone Caves in Inchnadamph, in Assynt, Sutherland, in 1927.
Prehistoric remains of animals - including an almost complete skeleton of a brown bear - and humans have been uncovered in the caves.
Dr Edwards hoped to shed light on what the polar bear was doing in Assynt 18,000 years ago.
However, DNA had not survived in the bone fragment.
Dr Edwards was also involved in a DNA study of ancient brown bear bones that suggested the maternal ancestors of modern polar bears were from Ireland.
Previously, it was believed that today's polar bears were most closely related to brown bears living on islands off the coast of Alaska.
James Fairweather, 17, was found guilty following a two-week trial.
He had admitted the manslaughter of James Attfield and Nahid Almanea in Colchester, but denied murder on grounds of diminished responsibility.
He said he was suffering from psychosis, but the court heard a psychiatrist cast doubt on the claims.
Fairweather, of Colchester, was aged 15 when he committed both murders.
The schoolboy killer
Live reaction: Teen convicted of double murder
Guildford Crown Court heard he had material at his home on Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, as well as on Ipswich serial killer Steve Wright and US murderer Ted Bundy.
Mr Attfield, 33, was stabbed more than 100 times. His body was found on the Riverside Path in Castle Park on 29 March.
Ms Almanea, a 31-year-old student at the University of Essex, was stabbed on the Salary Brook Trail footpath on 17 June as she walked to the Wivenhoe campus from her accommodation in Woodrow Way.
Mr Attfield's mother Julie Finch described the killer as a "monster".
"Our lives were changed forever when my kind and brave son Jim was brutally killed," she said.
"He had been through so much already, having fought hard to overcome the effects of brain damage suffered when he was struck by a car.
"At the time, we had no idea the killer was so young - a fact that makes my son's death feel all the more cruel and unnecessary."
Ms Almanea's family issued a tribute a month after her murder.
It read: "We have been left devastated by the terrible murder of Nahid.
"Publicly, Nahid was a quiet and dignified lady who chose to pursue her academic studies in order to work towards her PHD and whilst in England she made a decision that she would respect her heritage and traditions in the way that she dressed and conducted herself.
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"When she was with her family, Nahid was a warm and loving person who enjoyed laughter and the company of her parents, siblings and extended family."
The court heard Fairweather, a pupil at Colchester Academy, had been bullied at school since he was 11 and his defence argued a combination of autism, paranoia and voices in his head made him kill.
He had been questioned and released by police in the weeks after the Saudi student's death as one of 70 people with a known history of knife crime to be interviewed.
He had been convicted of a knifepoint robbery at a shop in January 2014 and was sentenced to 12 months of youth supervision.
Essex County Council confirmed he was the subject of a referral order.
An Essex County Council spokesman said: "During that time he had contact with the Youth Offending Team at least once a week and complied with all actions and appointments required of him.
"A referral order does not warrant constant supervision.
"A review of the case has since been carried out and did not identify any issues or actions which could have prevented these tragic events."
When Fairweather was arrested in May 2015, he was found hiding in bushes near the same spot he had attacked his second victim.
He was wearing latex gloves and carrying a knife.
The court heard he told police he was "going to get my third victim, but there was no-one about".
Steve Worron, Assistant Chief Constable of Essex Police, said: "Fairweather admitted killing James and Nahid, but denied their murder was calculated and pre-planned.
"He then forced their families to endure the pain and grief of a trial rather than admitting he had murdered them.
"Today's verdict will never heal the pain of losing their loved ones in such horrific circumstances.
"Hopefully they now have some answers and can be reassured their killer will face a long time behind bars."
Fairweather showed no reaction as the jury delivered its unanimous verdicts after deliberating for eight hours and 33 minutes.
The judge, Mr Justice Robin Spencer QC, warned the teenager he faced a lengthy prison sentence, adding the starting point for two murders for someone under 18 was 12 years.
Fairweather was remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced at the Old Bailey in London on Friday, 29 April.
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Monfils, who had been eliminated anyway, has struggled after hurting his ribs in Stockholm in October.
"I tried to make it, but I couldn't," said Monfils, who has lost to Dominic Thiem and Milos Raonic at the O2.
Djokovic, who is already into the semi-finals, can earn 200 ranking points by beating first alternate Goffin.
The Serb is attempting to win a fifth straight World Tour Finals - a result which would ensure he reclaims the world number one spot from Britain's Andy Murray.
Murray leapfrogged Djokovic to reach the top of the rankings for the first time in his career on 7 November.
World number 11 Goffin, 25, has lost all four of his previous meetings with Djokovic - most recently in the semi-finals of the Miami Masters in March.
Industrial production rose by 10.1% in November, compared with a year earlier, according to the official data from the National Bureau of Statistics.
This was better than expected, and the strongest performance since March.
At the same time, China's retail sales increased by 14.9%. This was also the best showing for eight months.
The official economic data are the first to be released since the Communist Party appointed its new leaders last month.
The figures will be good news for them, but also for the world economy, as China's factory output is indicative of global demand for the country's consumer products.
Until the end of September, China had seen seven consecutive quarters of a slowing economic growth rate, due to both falling exports and weak domestic demand.
The data for the current three months from October to December will be released in the new year. For July to September, the rate of growth was 7.4%, down from 7.6% in the first quarter the year, and 9.2% for 2011 as a whole.
Other data released on Sunday showed that Chinese inflation rose slightly to 3% in November - from 2.7% in October.
"The Chinese economy is in the sweet spot now with rebounding GDP growth, rebounding earning growth and low inflation," said Lu Ting, China economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Tonnes of earth and rubble have been excavated by hand from the bunker at Les Landes Common by the Channel Islands Occupation Society (CIOS).
The former anti-aircraft gun station still has German artwork inside.
It could feature as part of a guided history walk planned for 9 May, to mark Jersey's Liberation Day.
The Channel Islands were the only part of the British Isles to be occupied during the war, remaining under German control for five years until they were liberated in May 1945.
The CIOS was given permission to carry out the work by the States of Jersey Environment Department.
The group said the islands were fortified "out of all proportion to their strategic value" because Hitler believed the Allies might attempt to regain the islands.
It resulted in hundreds of concrete, reinforced bunkers, gun stations, anti-tank walls and tunnels being constructed for an invasion that never came.
The bunker at Les Landes Common would have been manned 24 hours a day.
Volunteers have removed about 15 tonnes of earth and rubble from the bunker, which Tony Pike from the CIOS says was filled in by the government "partly for safety reasons and partly to have it buried and forgotten".
"After the war the States tried to destroy the fortifications," he said. "They were considered a nuisance and not regarded as of historical importance, but it was too expensive, so bunkers were filled with rubble and waste."
Mr Pike said he hopes the excavation will be completed in time for it to feature in the history walk he is planning next month.
The PPM data showed 89.7% of trains arrived within five minutes of schedule in the four weeks to 7 January.
This was a 6% rise on the previous four weeks, and a 2.8% improvement on the same period last year.
But ScotRail's annual performance remains below the 91.3% target set in Abellio's contract for the franchise.
The measure currently stands at 90%, which ScotRail said made it the second best performing large operator in the UK.
The improvement plan, which was drawn up in response to widespread criticism of ScotRail's reliability since Abellio took over the contract in April 2015, was published in full on 29 November.
It came after Transport Minister Humza Yousaf told MSPs that ScotRail had "learned lessons" following a series of problems with delayed and cancelled services.
Mr Yousaf had previously apologised to passengers and suggested train services could be taken into the public sector in future.
ScotRail said the latest figures were the third period in a row in which its train performance had improved.
And it said the latest improvement came despite overhead line issues at Hyndland on Hogmanay and again on 6 January, and disruption caused when a child's scooter was thrown onto overhead lines at Airdrie.
Collectively, it said these events led to a 0.7% reduction in the monthly PPM score - the key performance measure for the UK's rail operators.
The overall PPM for operators in England and Wales for the four weeks to 7 January was 87.1% - almost three percentage points lower than the ScotRail figure.
ScotRail handled 6.7 million passenger journeys on about 57,000 train services over the period.
A traditionally busy time of year, three of the busiest five days of 2016 were recorded in December - on the 12th, 16th and 17th of the month - as passengers started to enjoy the festive season.
ScotRail Alliance managing director Phil Verster said the latest figures showed that its Performance Improvement Plan was starting to produce results, which were being achieved in the middle of the "biggest upgrade to our railway since Victorian times".
But he said the operator was committed to "doing more and going higher".
Mr Verster added: "The sheer scale of the work we are doing to improve the railway has resulted in more disruption than normal. This means that our customers have had to put up with a lot over the past few months.
"We have done everything we can to keep people moving during this unprecedented period. I hope our customers can take some encouragement from the continued improvement."
Modernisation work being done by ScotRail includes the introduction of new faster, longer, greener trains, which it has said will dramatically increase the number of seats available and help to reduce journey times.
Responding to the latest figures, Mr Yousaf said the improvement was "encouraging" and remained "much higher" than the England and Wales average.
He added: "I expect to see further improvements over the coming months, although I accept some disruption during the winter weather will be inevitable.
"When problems do happen, measures must be taken swiftly to rectify the situation and, crucially, passengers must be kept informed."
Opposition parties insisted that too many commuters were still suffering from delays and cancellations.
Scottish Conservative MSP Liam Kerr said: "It's all fine and well publishing these figures, but commuters know that they are still not receiving a good enough service.
"Every day they are forced to put up with delayed and overcrowded trains, and many have simply had enough."
And Scottish Labour transport spokesman Neil Bibby said: "Humza Yousaf said he expected ScotRail to hit their performance targets by the end of March, yet here we have another set of figures showing contractual targets are still being missed.
"The clock is ticking for Humza Yousaf and ScotRail."
In a BBC interview, he said the migration crisis was putting the entire EU project at risk, not only the EU's passport-free Schengen zone.
He said the EU must urgently expand reception centres for migrants in Greece and other countries on the EU's external borders.
Failure to do so could lead EU states to reimpose more border controls inside Schengen, he warned. That would seriously undermine freedom of movement, one of the EU's greatest achievements, he said.
Most of the estimated 1.1 million migrants who reached the EU last year - a record influx - fled the fighting in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Mr Valls described the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, as "courageous" for her open door policy on migrants, but stressed that Europe as a whole could not welcome all refugees.
Exeter could have taken the lead after five minutes but Jayden Stockley nodded Jamie McAllister's cross just wide.
Joel Grant nearly put the visitors in front against his former club but Ryan Allsop saved and Stockley fired wide.
Wycombe took all three points when McGinn curled a fine effort into the top corner from 25 yards out.
Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth told BBC Three Counties Radio:
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"It is a home win and a home goal, which is more important.
"We deserved it. Those people here today will have seen us grow as a club and as a team, the way we played and the way we set up today against one of the best footballing teams in the division.
"Some of the work rate today was phenomenal. And to mix that with some of the good football we played we've got a nice end to the first win of 2016 at home.
"For a team that was written off at the start of last season, then not meant to recreate what we did last season, we're doing okay."
The flight data recorder, retrieved along with the cockpit voice recorder earlier this month, showed Frenchman Remi Plesel was at the controls.
Officials said it was common practice for the co-pilot to take charge.
The plane was carrying 162 people from Surabaya to Singapore when it crashed. So far, 73 bodies have been recovered.
Mardjono Siswosuwarno, head investigator of Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSB), said the flight data recorder had provided a "pretty clear picture" of what happened in the flight's last moments.
Capt Plesel was in charge from take-off until the cockpit voice recording ends, he said, adding that this was common practice.
Investigators said the plane ascended sharply before dropping, rising from 32,000ft (9,750m) to 37,400ft within 30 seconds, then dipping back to 32,000ft. The process took about three minutes.
Mr Mardjono said the plane was "flying before the incident within the limits of its weight and balance envelope" and that the flight crew all had correct licences and medical certificates.
A preliminary report has been submitted to the International Civil Aviation Organization, but has not been made public. The full report is likely to take about seven months, said the committee's chief Tatang Kurniadi.
Earlier this week, the military announced it was stopping attempts to retrieve the fuselage from the seabed. Authorities had believed earlier that most of the missing bodies were still in the wreckage but now believe it is empty and too fragile to move.
The civilian National Search and Rescue Agency said on Wednesday that it would continue search operations but their efforts could also end by next week if no more bodies are found.
AirAsia announced on Thursday that a total of 73 bodies have been recovered from the sea. In the past two days, local fishermen found the remains of three bodies believed to be from the crashed airliner.
BBC Indonesian reported that the remains were found some 1,000km from where the plane was last in contact.
A surprise inspection found "serious weaknesses" in the resettlement of prisoners and said many were discharged without undergoing rehabilitation work.
The prison was "making progress", his report added.
The National Offender Management Service (Noms) said the governor was working to address the concerns raised.
Inspectors, who visited in February, said during the previous six months 126 prisoners had been released from Stafford Prison, which became a sex offender-only jail in 2014.
"We were not confident these releases were co-ordinated and safe given the risk level posed by the men and their outstanding resettlement needs," they wrote.
Inspectors said despite "considerable efforts" to move more than 100 "high-risk" men to resettlement prisons, which provide more support to help prepare for life outside, they were released.
The report said there was no assistance in helping prisoners find accommodation and more than 10% of those released were homeless.
"We found one particularly worrying case of a high-risk sex offender, who had done nothing to reduce his risk of reoffending, being released without an address," inspectors said.
Peter Clarke, Chief Inspector of Prisons, said: "HMP Stafford has grasped the challenge presented by its change of role and has made considerable progress."
He added there was "still much work to be done", particularly in the areas of health care and resettlement.
Michael Spurr, head of Noms, said: "This is a positive report which shows the progress Stafford has made.
"There are low levels of violence and self-harm, good staff-prisoner relationships and high levels of prisoners taking part in work and education - which is a credit to the governor and his staff.
"The governor is now working with partners, including NHS England, to address the concerns around resettlement provision and health care".
The Ministry of Justice added that since the inspection, Stafford had strengthened ties with the local probation services and started working with HMP North Sea Camp so risk-assessed prisoners can progress to open prisons.
"These measures have resulted in 98.5% of prisoners being successfully resettled over the last five months," a spokeswoman said.
She said the service would "always work to ensure prisoners have suitable accommodation upon release".
Officers have warned people not to approach David Chadwick, 58, who is described as a "risk to children".
Chadwick, from Weymouth, was released from prison about a month ago but breached his licence conditions on Wednesday.
Police said he caught a train from Wareham to Brockenhurst in Hampshire and could be sleeping in outbuildings.
A spokesman said he then boarded a further train on Thursday with the intention of travelling to Norwich.
Anyone who sees him is urged to dial 999.
When last seen, he was wearing a dark Barbour-style jacket and glasses. He was also carrying A4 paperwork, believed to be an Ordnance Survey map.
Police said they had established Chadwick had got off a London-bound train at Moreton, east of Dorchester, on Wednesday at 12:40 GMT.
He is then believed to have hitched a lift to Briantspuddle from "an unsuspecting member of the public".
Det Insp Joe Williams said: "We also understand Chadwick has with him a rucksack, sleeping bag and Ordnance Survey map and so it is possible that he is sleeping in outbuildings within the area.
"We would like to reassure the public that local neighbourhood policing teams have stepped up patrols in the area and we are doing everything we can to find him."
Chadwick, who was convicted of child sex offences in 2013, is described as white, of medium build, about 5ft 10in (1.7m) tall, with short grey hair and a small scar on his left cheek.
Police said there could be "various reasons" why Chadwick had not complied with his licence conditions and appealed to him to get in touch.
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway in Shropshire was honoured with a Red Wheel plaque by the Transport Trust, a national charity that promotes the preservation of transport heritage.
The railway's owners described the plaque as "an honour and a privilege".
The trust said only ten such awards were made each year.
Dr Malvern Tipping, chairman of the railway, said it had opened in 1892 and provided a "vital transport link" between the high town and the low town.
He said it had also become a "major tourist attraction".
Dr Tipping and his family bought the railway in 2011.
He said he had only recently discovered he was related to the railway's founder, George Croydon Marks.
Lord Marks, the hydraulic engineer who started the railway, was Dr Tipping's great grandfather's third cousin but he only discovered this through research he did after the purchase.
"We had no idea about that when we bought the railway," he said. "It was just one of those quirky, historical things that caught our imagination, little realising we already had a link to it."
Peter Stone, from the Transport Trust, said the railway was only the 78th site to be awarded one of the plaques.
Sir William McAlpine, president of the Transport Trust, said he was pleased Bridgnorth Cliff Railway was owned by a family concern.
He added it was also pleasing it was back in the hands of relations of the original founders.
Constable Kerr, 25, died when a booby-trap bomb exploded under his car in Omagh, County Tyrone on 2 April 2011.
Dissident republican paramilitaries have been blamed for the killing.
On Monday, a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) spokesperson said the searches are taking place in both Omagh and Cumbria.
In a statement, they said: "Detectives from the PSNI's Serious Crime Branch, with assistance from officers in Cumbria Constabulary and the North West Counter Terrorism Unit, are conducting a number of searches in Northern Ireland and north west England.
"The search activity is in connection with the wider investigation into the murder of PSNI Constable Ronan Kerr in April 2011 and linked incidents."
Officers from the three police forces are involved in the operation. In Cumbria, searches are being carried out in the Penrith area.
Mr Kerr, who was a Catholic and an active member of the GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association), was seen by many as a symbol of Northern Ireland's new police service.
In the aftermath of his death, his mother, Nuala Kerr, urged Catholics not to be deterred from joining the PSNI.
He was the second officer to have been murdered by paramilitaries since the formation of the police service in 2001.
In March 2009, PSNI Constable Stephen Carroll was shot dead as he answered a distress call in Craigavon, County Armagh.
Dissident republican group, the Continuity IRA, claimed responsibility for the attack on the 48-year-old married officer.
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Kelmendi, 25, overpowered Italy's Odette Giuffrida with a yuko to claim victory at her second Games, having represented Albania at London 2012.
There was a surprise in the men's -66kg as Fabio Basile of Italy beat South Korea's An Baul in emphatic fashion.
The unseeded Basile dominated his opponent to win Italy's first gold medal of these Games.
Japan's Misato Nakamura and Russia's Natalia Kuziutina won bronze in the women's event, while Masashi Ebinuma of Japan and Uzbekistan's Rishod Sobirov also secured bronze in the men's.
Kosovo's Olympic Committee was established in 1992 but only recognised by the International Olympic Committee in 2014. The disputed territory declared independence from Serbia in 2008.
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Ampadu, 16, who is sitting his GCSE exams, has been included in the squad for the training camp in Portugal.
"He's not missing any school but his priority at the moment is his exams," Tisdale said.
"He probably couldn't go away with Wales unless it happened to coincide with half-term week, which it does."
Ampadu has represented Wales up to Under-19 level, but is also eligible for England, the Republic of Ireland and Ghana.
Tisdale described the defensive player as a "remarkably gifted but grounded young man".
The Exeter-born teenager made his professional debut for the Grecians in August 2016 and was named Wales' young player of the year in November.
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He did not feature in the League Two play-offs, including Sunday's final defeat against Blackpool, with Tisdale saying his exams took priority.
"He's got a long career ahead of him and I think he'll do very well for himself," Tisdale added.
"He's played some really good games for us this year and is one of our better players.
"But it's very hard for a young chap at that age to play this level of football when he's at school every day, especially play-off games.
"The Welsh training squad has come at a very good time for him.
"He's a grounded young man and I don't think he'll change his attitude one little bit.
"He wants to do very well for himself and I'm sure he will."
These schemes can leave students out of work, according to responses to a consultation on plans to give apprenticeships legal protection.
A planned government crackdown will include powers to prosecute trainers who misuse the term "apprenticeship".
Apprenticeships need similar controls to university degrees, say ministers.
"Everyone knows what a university degree means," said Skills Minister Nick Boles.
"It's an official title. Young people doing apprenticeships should get the same level of distinction."
The government response follows the introduction of the Enterprise Bill, which includes a clause on prosecuting providers who claim to be offering apprenticeships but in fact offer only low-level training.
The word "apprenticeship" would be defined in law "to ensure people get the best training and opportunities", said Mr Boles.
Too many young people are entering industry only part qualified and without adequate learning, work based experience and practical skills, says the government.
Some have to find new employers to achieve complete a full apprenticeship.
Anyone offering fake or low-quality apprenticeship training could face a fine and prosecution in a magistrates' court if the bill becomes law as it stands.
The government's consultation on protecting the term "apprenticeship" ran in August and received more than 90 responses from employers, private training providers, colleges, universities and schools as well as from apprentices themselves.
Two-fifths said they were aware of the term being misused, among them the building company Balfour Beatty and a family firm of electricians from Milton Keynes.
Ruth Devine, director of SJD Electrical, said a number of applicants to the firm who thought they had completed apprenticeships, had been surprised to find they had not been fully qualified.
"Protecting the term 'apprenticeship' will help us attract the most able individuals and offer a guarantee to apprentices that they will receive world-class training," said Ms Devine.
"Low quality training courses contribute to the many instances of poor workmanship we come across."
Leo Quinn, Balfour Beatty Group chief executive, said he hoped the change would encourage businesses to invest in apprenticeships.
"Our industry needs talent and skills, therefore it is crucial that apprenticeships remain world-class so that we can continue to attract the best and brightest individuals," he said.
David Corke, director of education and skills policy at the Association of Colleges, backed moves to "protect the apprenticeship brand" and maintain quality "so that young people receive the education and training they need to play a significant role in the workplace".
He added: "Colleges work closely with employers to make sure apprentices have a good experience and that the employer receives an employee who is well qualified for the role."
They say the Gozi virus was used to access personal bank information and steal millions of dollars in 2005-11.
The suspects - a Russian, a Latvian and a Romanian - ran a "modern-day bank robbery ring, that required neither a gun or a mask", the prosecutors say.
The three men - all in their 20s - have already been arrested.
Nikita Kuzmin, a 25-year-old Russian national, pleaded guilty to the charges in May 2011, US Attorney Preet Bharara revealed at a news conference in New York on Wednesday.
Extradition proceedings against the other two men - Romania's Mihai Ionut Paunescu, 28, and 27-year-old Deniss Calovskis from Latvia - are now under way.
The ongoing US government investigation alleges that the scheme began in Europe and later spread to the US, where at one stage more than 190 computers belonging to America's Nasa space agency were infected.
They say that Mr Kuzmin and his co-defenders - nicknamed Virus and Miami - have managed to produce at least $50m (£32m) in illegal profits using the virus.
"This case should serve as a wake-up call to banks and consumers alike because cybercrime remains one of the greatest threats we face, and it is not going away anytime soon," Mr Bharara said.
He said that the FBI had worked with a number of European countries, including Britain, in tracking down the scheme - one of the most financially destructive yet seen.
The Deli Food snacks are marked with the date 23/07/17 rather than 23/06/17.
It is thought the error could pose a food risk to anyone who eats one of the sandwiches.
The varieties being recalled are Egg Mayo, Ham & Cheese, Ham & Cheese Savoury, Chicken Mayo, Cheese & Red Onion and Ham & Egg.
Food Standards Scotland said customers should return the sandwiches to the shop where they were bought to receive a full refund.
The 20-year-old spent 18 months on loan at Celtic Park, winning the treble last season, and is expected to leave City permanently ahead of the new season.
Nice, Porto and clubs from England and Germany are also keen on signing the England Under-20 international.
Celtic's latest offer is believed to be well below City's valuation of Roberts.
The winger joined the Glasgow club on loan in January 2016 under Ronny Deila, winning the Scottish Premiership during his first season at the club.
Roberts then featured regularly under Brendan Rodgers last term, as Celtic went through the domestic season unbeaten and reached the group stages of the Champions League.
He scored 11 goals and created 19 more in his 41 appearances under Rodgers, and was a candidate for the SPFL Young Player of the Year award.
Roberts chose to remain at Celtic for the final weeks of last season, including the Scottish Cup final against Aberdeen that Celtic won 2-1, rather than be called up for the Under-20 World Cup, which England went on to win.
Warnock, 67, succeeded Paul Trollope as Bluebirds manager in October.
He held talks with Nottingham Forest and Blackburn but chose Cardiff after speaking to his wife Sharon, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last year.
"She's had her chemotherapy and her hair's growing back, and she said: 'Look, another club will do me - you can have one more'," said Warnock.
"I did talk to Forest and Blackburn and one or two others and for whatever reason they never came to fruition.
"Cardiff has always been my kind of club. It just seemed right.
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"I just thought it's my cup of tea. The fans like blood and thunder and I thought what another great opportunity for me."
Before joining Cardiff, Warnock had been out of work since the end of the 2015-16 season after helping Rotherham avoid relegation from the Championship.
The former Sheffield United and QPR manager believes he can win promotion with Cardiff, even though they are second from bottom in the table.
Warnock has made former QPR winger Junior Hoilett his first signing at Cardiff, and he hopes to make further additions to the squad.
Striker Marouane Chamakh and centre-back Sol Bamba - both free agents - have had medicals with the Bluebirds.
Former Aston Villa and Manchester United winger-come-defender Kieran Richardson has also been linked with the club.
Warnock told BBC Radio Wales Sport: "I wouldn't write off two or three players [as well as Hoilett] joining us."
Wolfgang Niersbach quit as president of the German football federation (DFB) amid claims payments were made to officials at world football's governing body Fifa during the bidding process for the 2006 World Cup.
Germany beat England, South Africa and Morocco to host the 2006 event.
"It is like The Archers. Every week something is happening," said Dyke.
"You begin to be convinced almost no World Cups have been allocated without a pile of bungs," Dyke added.
The Germans beat South Africa by one vote after New Zealand delegate Charles Dempsey abstained.
Niersbach denies any wrongdoing but said he had taken the decision to quit in order to "protect the DFB". He remains a member of Uefa and Fifa executive committees.
In October, the head of Germany's organising committee, Franz Beckenbauer, said he made a "mistake" in the bidding process to host the 2006 World Cup, but denied that votes were bought.
The 70-year-old denied sending "money to anyone in order to buy votes" in a statement on 18 October, but gave further details after being questioned by a law firm hired by the DFB to investigate the claims.
"In order to get a subsidy from Fifa [for the organisation of the 2006 World Cup] those involved went ahead with a proposal from the Fifa finance commission that in today's eyes should have been rejected," he said.
Beckenbauer has also recently been investigated by Fifa as he was one of 22 men to vote on the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. He was provisionally banned by Fifa for "failing to co-operate" with its ongoing inquiry into the bidding process.
Dyke's comments come after a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) commission report recommended Russia should be banned from athletics competition.
Wada's independent commission examined allegations of doping, cover-ups, and extortion in Russian athletics.
Dick Pound, author of the damning report, has said Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko - who is also on Fifa's executive committee - must have been aware of the level of cheating.
Mutko has denied knowledge of any wrongdoing, but Dyke questioned whether he should stay on the board of world football's governing body.
"I don't know where it ends," said Dyke. "You need a completely reformed organisation because you can't carry on like this.
"Whether someone who is involved in all that can stay on the board of Fifa is something Fifa needs to address very quickly. There has to be a question mark."
Two weeks ago, suspended Fifa president Sepp Blatter suggested there was an agreement in place for Russia to host the 2018 World Cup - before the vote took place.
And now England, the Netherlands and Belgium are seeking legal advice over whether to claim compensation for the cost of their respective failed bids.
The Dutch and Belgian bid, which cost 10m euros (£7m), went up against another joint venture from Portugal and Spain, as well as individual entries from England and Russia.
England were eliminated after the first round of voting, while the Dutch-Belgian bid finished third in the second round, and Russia went on to be declared winners.
Belgian FA president Francois de Keersmaecker said: "In agreement with our Dutch colleagues we have asked a legal firm to see if we can claim for compensation.
"It was unethical to allow us to incur unnecessary costs while the outcome of the bidding process had already been determined."
The films are adaptations of a book by Compton MacKenzie, whose story was inspired by the sinking of the cargo ship SS Politician off Eriskay in 1941.
The cargo included more than 250,000 bottles of whisky, hundreds of cases of which were hidden by islanders.
The remake, starring Eddie Izzard, was filmed across Scotland.
Tourism body VisitScotland has now created a map of the filming locations, from the Aberdeenshire villages of Portsoy and Pennan; to St Abb's Head in the Borders; Loch Thom in Greenock; St Monans in the East Neuk of Fife; and the Central Bar in Renton, West Dunbartonshire.
The original film was shot entirely in the Outer Hebrides.
Jenni Steele, film and creative industries manager at VisitScotland, said: "Since the novel by Compton Mackenzie was published back in 1947, Whisky Galore has been raising laughs for 70 years.
"Celebrating not only this nation's love for the 'Water of Life' but also demonstrating the warmth, humour and spirit of our people, this new film shows off Scotland at its dazzling best.
"Our handy map will allow visitors to explore the Whisky Galore locations and enjoy a set-jetting holiday around Scotland."
Gregor Fisher, who plays the postmaster, said: "I've been in this business for 40 years and I can honestly say this was one of the nicest, if not the nicest, job I've ever had.
"There were no negatives about it. On a seven-and-a-half-week shoot in Portsoy, it rained for half a day max, and even then it was very light drizzle.
"Normally when you take over a town, which we more or less did at Portsoy, there's a bit of aggro because you're closing roads and so on, but there was none of that."
"We were welcomed with open arms to the point that when I expressed an interest in buying some lobster, four lobsters were delivered to my door the next day, free of charge.
"I couldn't believe it. Half the community is in the film. It was a joy."
Tourism Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: "Scotland is widely recognised as an excellent location for film and TV productions.
"Whisky Galore has been added to the growing list of films shot here. This map allows visitors from home and abroad to walk in the footsteps of the actors and actresses that appeared in the film, and they can also enjoy the spectacular scenery that Scotland has to offer."
The film is released in Scottish cinemas on Friday.
The SS Politician was headed for Jamaica when it ran aground on the northern side of Eriskay, in the Western Isles, in bad weather.
Scottish author Mackenzie published the novel Whisky Galore in 1947. It was adapted for cinema in a 1949 Ealing comedy.
The two shows, while panned by critics, are seen as an iconic and enduring part of American popular culture.
Gilligan's Island, which ran from 1964 to 1967, was about seven travellers marooned on a Pacific island.
The Brady Bunch (1969 to 1974) was about a clean-cut, attractive family formed by the marriage of a widow and widower and their six children.
Analysts say the shows were hit in part because they presented a wholesome image of America during a time of social upheaval.
Both programmes have endured on countless television repeats, influencing generations of children in America and beyond who never saw them on the original run.
Mr Schwartz conceived of the idea for The Brady Bunch in 1965 after reading that one-third of American households at the time included a child from a previous marriage.
"I realized there was a sociological change going on in this country, and it prompted me to sit down to write a script about it," Mr Schwartz told the Los Angeles Times in 2000.
He later said the show resonated with Americans because "it dealt with real emotional problems: the difficulty of being the middle girl; a boy being too short when he wants to be taller; going to the prom with zits on your face".
Mr Schwartz also said he planned Gilligan's Island, about a sea captain and his assistant, a science professor, a farm girl, a buxom movie star and a posh couple, as a social statement.
"It's one world, and we all have to learn to live with each other," he said in 1996.
Mr Schwartz was born in 1916 in New Jersey and grew up in Brooklyn, New York.
After earning a degree in biological science, he began writing jokes for comedian Bob Hope, and eventually turned to television.
"I was faced with a major decision - writing comedy or starving to death while I cured those diseases. I made a quick career change," he said in 2008, when he was awarded a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
The ship, which featured in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, is undergoing a 13-year, £35m conservation project.
Measurements taken over 40 years show the structure in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is slowly bulging outwards. It is also suffering from water damage.
More than 130 metal supports are due to be fitted in the vessel's dry dock to stop the structure from buckling.
Andrew Baines, head of historic ships at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, insisted the ship could "absolutely be saved".
"As the upper deck moves down, the ship's sides bulge out. She's falling very slowly away from the bows at the front end of the ship," he said.
A 3D scan of the ship had helped experts "understand what had been causing the ship to collapse" and 136 metal props would be inserted to stop the problem, Mr Baines said.
"The most important thing is to work on the ship's structure to stop us losing any valuable historic material in the ship," he added.
HMS Victory was first floated out from Chatham in 1765. Lord Nelson was injured during the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and later died aboard the vessel.
Visitors are still able to access the ship and Lord Nelson's cabin was recently opened as part of the renovation project.
With about one-third of Europe's gas coming from Russia and about half of that gas flowing through Ukraine, these are tense times.
Most worried are the four EU member states which get literally all of their gas from Russia - but another 12 rely on Russia for more than half their supply.
Conversations in recent days - mostly off-the-record - with pipeline operators, energy executives and government officials reveal a series of concerns.
And one phrase keeps coming up to describe what is at stake as energy emerges as a potential weapon: oil is money but gas is power.
If progressively tougher sanctions are imposed on Russia, would President Putin retaliate by closing off the gas taps? Or would that cost Russia too much?
If Ukraine continues to stall on settling gas bills which it regards as unfairly hiked, would Russia starve it of gas?
Talks in Warsaw on Friday between Ukraine, Russia and the EU will attempt to find a settlement.
And if the conflict intensifies to the point where heavy weapons might conceivably be deployed, would pipelines laden with gas have to be shut down for safety? Ukraine is, after all, the world's largest transit country for gas supplies.
These are among the scenarios - some more plausible than others - seizing minds as the rhetoric between the Western powers and Russia becomes more strident.
One line of thought is that both sides have far too much to lose to involve something so vital as energy in the dispute making so all these fears overblown.
After all, gas is one of Russia's most valuable exports and western Europe enjoyed smooth flows of it even in the worst of the Cold War years when the East-West conflict was far more fundamental.
But, even though it is only late spring, a surprising number of figures in the field have cast an anxious eye ahead to the danger of gas stocks running low this winter.
So why are western countries not immediately trying to wean themselves off Russia's gas?
The short answer is that they are trying to - and will discuss ideas at a meeting of G7 energy ministers this weekend.
For Ukraine itself, the quickest option is to buy gas from western suppliers rather than from Russia - and several pipelines have been modified for so-called "reverse flows".
For example, gas owned by the German energy giant RWE is being sold to Ukraine via pipelines running through Poland and Hungary, and Slovakia has just agreed to join this trade. But the quantities involved could never match Ukraine's needs.
Beyond that, the hope for many countries is to open up to new sources of gas - especially liquefied natural gas (LNG) which is delivered by ship.
Lithuania is rushing to build an LNG terminal at the port of Klaipeda on the Baltic coast which would allow it to receive gas from anywhere in the world.
As one of the handful of countries totally dependent on Russian gas, Lithuania was prompted by a series of price rises and political uncertainties to decide, back in 2010, to create a new pathway for gas. Events in Ukraine have added more urgency.
To speed up the process, the equipment which will turn the LNG into gas is being installed on a specially-constructed ship, named Independence, being built in South Korea and due to be delivered in November.
To meet a deadline of achieving the first delivery before the end of the year, work on the terminal is going on around the clock, the size of the workforce has been trebled and Lithuania's president regards the project as a national priority.
LNG is also being eyed as an option by Poland, Estonia and Ukraine.
However, because LNG is bought and sold on a global market, shipments from places like Trinidad or Qatar must be competed for - and prices shot up in 2011 when Japan closed its nuclear power stations after the Fukushima disaster.
So the process of switching from Russian gas to LNG will bring a greater sense of security but may come at a higher cost.
Expectations are high that the US will soon add its shale gas to the global market in the form of LNG - but not before next year at the earliest when the first export terminal opens in Louisiana.
Other terminals will not be ready till later in the decade.
So despite pleas from several European leaders, the US gas cavalry will not be able to come to the rescue for quite a while.
A longer-term option is for Europe to develop more gas supplies of its own.
Norway, Britain and the Netherlands - all long-standing producers - may try to do this but it is unlikely that flow rates can be increased by much.
Beyond that, another plan is to develop shale gas in the hope of copying America's shale gas revolution.
But several European countries have come out against fracking because of fears about its environmental impact so progress is slow.
So each idea has drawbacks or involves delays or added costs. But the worse the situation in Ukraine, the greater the chance of energy becoming a target for sanctions or reprisals for sanctions.
And that is bound to accelerate the search for ways to end Russia's dominance of a crucial resource.
The dog's owner and her young daughter - who was the dog's "best friend" - had to jump in a lake to escape.
The mother and daughter suffered minor injuries but their one-year-old dog Larry died at the scene.
Nottinghamshire Police seized four dogs and is investigating the attack at Vicar Water Country Park, Clipstone, on Wednesday morning.
Larry's family said in a statement: "We are heartbroken over what has happened.
"Larry was loved and cherished by all who met him, especially our three-year-old daughter who referred to him as her best friend."
Police were called to the park at about 11:00 BST on Wednesday and the 23-year-old mother was taken to hospital.
The four dogs were seized under the Dangerous Dogs Act, and police said they would be "kept in a safe and secure environment whilst the investigation is conducted".
If the dogs are considered to be dangerous, an order for their destruction could be made. The dogs' owner or owners could also be prosecuted.
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Dynamo, Gary and Frosty, the South American animals, attend Millgate School.
Student Keenan said: "When you're angry, you can just come and calm down and feed them, get your emotions out."
Staff said the alpacas have "definitely" had a "noticeable affect" on the pupils.
The residential school, which is home to 72 boys, said it was the children's idea and there are plans to get donkeys in the future.
Ricky Preddie was jailed for eight years in 2006 with his brother Danny after being convicted of the 10-year-old's manslaughter in south London.
He was released in September 2010 on licence but was returned to Pentonville prison in north London last year.
Damilola, 10, was returning home when he was stabbed in the thigh with a broken beer bottle in Peckham in 2000.
He was found on a stairwell by workmen who tried to save his life.
Ricky Preddie, who was 13 when Damilola died, was returned to jail after being seen in Southwark, south London, and associating with gang members - both against the terms of his release.
Danny Preddie was released early in September last year after serving five years of his sentence.
Both were convicted in 2005 when forensic evidence, which was missed at the time, revealed tiny blood spots and fibres linking the brothers with Damilola.
Gary Trowsdale, managing director of the Damilola Taylor Trust, said: "We hope that this time Ricky Preddie can keep himself out of trouble and the Probation Service can deliver the support he requires to do so.
"There is, of course, absolutely zero evidence that he has been reformed and, like his brother, he has never shown remorse.
"On this basis, as with every other victims organisation in the country, we do not understand why he was released in the first place.
"What can we do, though? The system is the system, and the system is flawed."
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said the decision to release recalled offenders was made by the independent parole board.
"Serious offenders released on licence are subject to a strict set of conditions and controls," he said.
"Examples include a strict curfew and other restrictions on their movements, as well as frequent meetings with their offender manager. If they fail to comply with their licence conditions, they are liable to be returned to custody."
The spokesman added that offenders were also monitored by the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA).
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Electricity firm EDF temporarily closed down two of its nuclear power stations in Lancashire and Hartlepool in August.
The problem was detected at Heysham 1 during a routine boiler inspection. EDF shut all four reactors at the two stations as a "precautionary measure".
The plant is expected to be back up and running at full capacity next year.
The main growth drivers were backing for wind farms in China and rooftop solar panels in Europe, it said.
It also found that developing nations invested more in green power than rich nations for the first time last year.
The Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2011 report was prepared for the UN by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
"The continuing growth in this core segment of the green economy is not happening by chance," said Achim Steiner, executive director of the UN Environment Programme.
"The combination of government target-setting, policy support and stimulus funding is underpinning the renewable industry's rise and bringing the much needed transformation of our global energy system within reach."
In 2010, developing economies spent more on "financial new investment", pumping $72bn into renewable projects compared with the $70bn outlay by developed economies.
China topped the table of investors again, spending $48.9bn - up 28% from 2009. There were also sizeable increases in investment from other developing or emerging economies:
However, the report stated, there was not growth in all sectors. There was a 22% decline in the investment in large-scale projects - such as windfarms - within Europe, where the funding fell to $35bn.
But there was a surge in small-scale projects, such as photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, especially within Germany, where investment in a "micro-solar boom" had increased by 132% to $34bn compared with 2009 figures.
As the renewable technologies continued to mature, the report added, the cost per megawatt (MW) continued to fall. It said that the cost of PV modules had fallen on a per-MW basis by 60% since 2008.
The authors forecasted: "Further improvements in the... cost of energy for solar, wind and other technologies lie ahead, posing a bigger and bigger threat to the dominance of fossil-fuel generation sources in the next few years."
Mr Steiner said that there was a number of key gatherings coming up over the coming 12 months that would help maintain the momentum towards renewables.
He said: "The UN climate convention meeting in Durban, South Africa, later in the year, followed by the Rio+20 summit in Brazil in 2012, offer key opportunities to accelerate and scale-up this positive transition to a low-carbon, resource-efficient green economy."
It now looks certain a 48-hour strike on Thursday and Friday on seven Shell-operated platforms will go ahead.
Unite and the RMT union are representing about 350 workers involved in a dispute over pay and conditions with oil services company Wood Group.
Some workers claim they are facing cuts of up to 30%. Wood Group denies this.
The Aberdeen-based firm provides maintenance and construction to Shell and signed a three-year extension to its contract earlier this year.
Unite said the unions offered to suspend industrial action if Wood Group removed the current proposal for changes to pay and conditions in full, to allow further talks.
The union said the offer was rejected and industrial action will continue as planned.
Wood Group said it was "hugely disappointed" that the action was progressing "despite the significant movements we had made".
Dave Stewart, CEO for Wood Group's eastern region business unit, said: "We were willing to suspend the implementation of the terms and conditions currently proposed to enable further detailed discussions with our employees and the unions.
"We urge the unions to show willingness to reengage with us with a clear objective of reaching a resolution that safeguards employment opportunities for our employees, their members, both now and in the future.
"The safety and wellbeing of our employees remains our top priority and our commitment is to ensuring this is not compromised by this extended period of industrial action."
A 24-hour strike held a week ago was the first industrial action of its kind in the North Sea in nearly 30 years.
The industrial action, which affects the Shearwater, Gannet, Nelson, Curlew, Brent Alpha, Brent Bravo and Brent Charlie platforms, has also included an overtime ban and a series of shorter stoppages.
Production on the installations involved, all owned by Shell, has so far not been affected.
In February, Wood Group announced it was cutting rates paid to about a third of its UK contractor workforce.
It blamed the "continuing cost and efficiency challenges affecting the UK North Sea oil and gas sector".
Workers are also disgruntled that a two-week working cycle has been changed to a three-week cycle, leaving many away from their families for a longer time.
The announcement was made at a scientific workshop in Brussels that focused on the most effective ways to tackle Xylella fastidiosa.
First recorded in southern Italy in 2013, the disease has since been detected in southern France.
Experts describe it as one of the "most dangerous plant pathogens worldwide".
The funding, which comes from the EU's Horizon 2020 programme, is part of the effort to tackle the agent before it spreads more widely to other key olive-producing regions within Europe.
Globally, the EU is the largest producer and consumer of olive oil. According to the European Commission, the 28-nation bloc produces 73% and consumes 66% of the the world's olive oil.
Closing the gaps
The workshop, convened by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on behalf of the Commission, was designed to bring together the world's leading experts on the disease in order to help identify where further research was needed.
"The outcomes from this workshop could help steer where the money should go in terms of the most pressing aspects of the issue," a EFSA spokesman told BBC News.
Speaking after the two-day workshop, one of the scientists - Stephen Parnell from the University of Salford, UK - said that there had been a particular focus on surveillance and improving ways to detect new outbreaks.
"This is a key area for researchers; how do we monitor the epidemic?" he told BBC News.
"What research do we need for more advanced methods of detection and how do we improve our ability to detect the pathogen, because it is very good at hiding from us so we need very good detection methods.
"We also discussed how we targeted our inspections on a larger scale so we are looking in the right place."
Since it was first detected in olive trees in Puglia, in southern Italy, in October 2013, it has since been recorded in a number of other locations, including southern France. To date, it has yet to be recorded in Spain, the world's largest olive oil producer.
Experts warn that should the disease, which has numerous hosts and vectors, spread more widely then it has the potential to devastate the EU olive harvest.
The EFSA Panel on Plant Health produced a report in January warning that the disease was known to affect other commercially important crops, including citrus, grapevine and stone-fruit.
The Xylella fastidiosa bacterium invades a plant's vessels that it uses to transport water and nutrients, causing the infected plant to display symptoms such as scorching and wilting of its foliage, eventually followed by the death of the plant.
Dr Parnell, who was a member of a working group that contributed to the EFSA report, said the disease posed a threat to the whole EU.
But he added: "The good thing about this workshop was that it was bringing in experts from places such as Brazil and the US who have a lot of experience of working with the pathogen.
"Getting them onboard means that we can learn what worked for them and how we can apply it in our own context."
The disease has plagued citrus farmers in North and South America for decades. It remained confined on these continents until the mid-1990s when it was recorded on pear trees in Taiwan.
According to the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO), the pathogen had been detected by member nations on imported coffee plants from South America. However, these plants were controlled and the bacterium did not make it into the wider environment.
Tony Little said "pretty graphic" sex education was now necessary at age nine because of growing social pressures.
But teaching girls and boys separately meant they could "be themselves" until a later stage.
He is to be chief education officer of the Gems Education network of schools in Europe, the US and Africa, after 13 years as the boys' school head.
Speaking at the Global Education and Skills Forum, organised by the Varkey Foundation, the charitable arm of Gems, in Dubai, Mr Little said he was not a particular advocate for single-sex or co-educational schools, adding that there were other, more important things than this.
"What does strike me is that in a single-sex environment, particularly at the age of 13, 14, 15, there is an opportunity for both boys and girls to be themselves for longer. To be 'boyish' for longer, to be young girls," he said.
"One of the real challenges we face as parents and particularly in schools, and this has accelerated in the last few years, is the growing apparent sophistication of children at a younger age. The need even at the age of nine now, for pretty graphic sex education because of the pressures that are being put on girls particularly, from the age 11 and upwards."
He added that the "sad thing" is that detailed sex education is now needed.
"I guess what I'm saying is in a single-sex environment, you can allow innocence to last a little longer," Mr Little said.
The headmaster also said that single-sex schools "remove some of the pressures" adding "there are ways of talking about emotional development and about sexuality with single-gender groups, that oddly, and perhaps perversely, can get you further than in co-ed groups."
Mr Little went on to say that he does have a "strong sense" that schools should either be single-sex or co-educational all the way through, adding there is a "strange habit" in the UK of having hybrid schools that teach boys, for example, up to a certain point and then have girls join in the sixth-form.
"I don't think, for a variety of reasons, that really works," he said.
"You're creating tensions that don't need to be there."
While for some students it is fine, "the casualty rate is pretty high", Mr Little said as "people find it very difficult to adjust to the new situation".
The Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer (QLTR) announced the find would be allocated to them.
It comes with the condition that NMS will have to make an ex gratia payment of nearly £2m to the finder.
Dumfries and Galloway Council had hoped to secure Scotland's most significant treasure trove find in over a century for a new art gallery in Kirkcudbright.
A local authority spokesman said they were "clearly disappointed" with the decision.
The hoard, containing over 100 items, was discovered by metal detectorist Derek McLennan, from Ayrshire, in a field in south west Scotland in August 2014.
The QLTR, David Harvie, said: "This Viking hoard is one of the most important finds ever discovered in Scotland and is of international significance.
"I am pleased to announce that I am minded to accept the recommendation of the Scottish Archaeological Finds Allocation Panel (SAFAP) that these wonderful items be allocated to NMS, subject to it meeting the ex gratia award which would then be payable to the finder."
Evelyn Silber, who chairs SAFAP, said: "The panel is grateful to the finder for reporting these stunning artefacts which include decorative glass beads, silver bracelets and brooches, a gold ring, a bird-shaped gold pin and a highly-decorated gilt vessel recognised as being one of only three known examples.
"These will now be preserved and put on display for the people of Scotland, and the world, to enjoy.
"The mysterious circumstances of their deposition and unique quality will attract researchers and enthusiasts alike."
NMS director Dr Gordon Rintoul said it was "absolutely delighted" with the allocation decision.
"We now have six months to raise £1.98m to acquire this unique treasure for the nation and ensure it can be enjoyed by future generations both at home and abroad," he said.
NMS added that it believed that it was important there was a display of the hoard in Dumfries and Galloway.
It said it intended to "seek a dialogue" with the council to ensure a "representative portion" of the artefacts could go on long-term display in Kirkcudbright.
Dumfries and Galloway Council had hoped to make the hoard a major attraction at an art gallery being built in Kirkcudbright.
That move had also been backed by a local Galloway Viking Hoard (GVH) campaign.
Cathy Agnew, who chairs the group, described the decision as "deeply disappointing".
"This is a most unfortunate decision for the region and for Scotland," she said.
"It is doubly disappointing that a more enlightened approach has not been taken, especially as 2017 is Scotland's Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology."
She said the council bid was "outstanding" and said she hoped that even at this late stage a "fair compromise" could be reached.
A local authority spokesman said: "Our council is clearly disappointed with the decision.
"This does not mean our enthusiasm to bring the Viking hoard home has been dampened though.
"We remain open to working with NMS to secure elements of the Galloway Viking hoard in the Kirkcudbright art gallery, on both long and short-term loan."
It stops, sniffs to the left, then turns to the right and slithers behind the ribcage.
This is a medical robot, guided by a skilled surgeon and designed to get to places doctors are unable to reach without opening a patient up.
It is still only a prototype and has not yet been used on real patients - only in the lab.
But its designers, from OC Robotics in Bristol, are convinced that once ready and approved, it could help find and remove tumours.
The mechanical snake is one of several groundbreaking cancer technologies showcased at this week's International Conference on Oncological Engineering at the University of Leeds.
Most of the devices are in very early trial stages, but Safia Danovi from Cancer Research UK says that innovation and research are extremely important in tackling the disease.
"Surgery is a cornerstone treatment for cancer so new technologies making it even more precise and effective are crucial," she says.
"Thanks to research, innovations such as keyhole surgery and robotics are transforming the treatment landscape for cancer patients and this trend needs to continue."
Cancer accounts for about 13% of worldwide deaths every year, according to the World Health Organization.
Although some cancer treatments involve non-invasive methods, surgeons often need to get inside the body - a procedure that is often risky.
Snake robots could be as minimally invasive as possible with today's technology - they would use body orifices or local incisions as points of entry, says Rob Buckingham, managing director at OC Robotics.
They would allow a surgeon to look and "feel" inside the body - by using cameras and extremely sensitive equipment to provide feedback.
Snake robots could complement a robotic surgical system that has been used for the past decade - the Da Vinci machine, developed by US company Intuitive Surgical.
This mechanism looks like a human-size robot with four "arms" equipped with pincers.
Although it cannot perform surgery autonomously, it has allowed doctors to make complex operations less invasive and more precise.
The Da Vinci is controlled by a surgeon sitting in a nearby chair and looking at a screen displaying the area of the body where the surgery is taking place. The surgeon manipulates the robot by pressing pedals and moving levers.
Many hospitals around the world have opted for the Da Vinci, despite the cost of about £1.4m ($2.2m).
Another option is a thin, long mechanical "arm" called Mirosurge, developed by German aerospace centre DLR.
It is also only a prototype, but a DLR engineer who described the technology at the conference says that in the long run, the robot is more versatile than the Da Vinci machine.
"You can attach different tools to it and it can be used either as a one-arm application or as four arms on a surgical table to assist a surgeon controlling them from a workstation," says Sophie Lantermann.
"Also, it has sensors in all the joints, allowing it to detect collisions. For instance, when there's a patient between two arms of the Da Vinci, one arm can hit the other, but our robotic arm detects another arm working next to it.
"It can be a lot cheaper for a hospital because you can use it all day long for different applications."
One of the challenges with cutting away a tumour is making sure that all of it is removed.
For this, the surgeon needs to understand where the tumour stops, which can be tricky.
At the University of Bern in Switzerland, scientists inject a drug into the patient's body and once attached to the tumour, it starts glowing when light is shone on it.
This imaging technology is also applied to instruments as they navigate inside the body, the same way a GPS helps us find our way home.
"It is about tracking surgical instruments, so that a surgeon sees on a computer screen as a medical tool moves through the body, overlaying it with CT scan data - just like an augmented reality application," says Stefan Weber from the ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research at the University of Bern.
"If you look at the liver, for example, it's a homogeneous, reddish-brownish organ, but you would like to see where the tumours are.
"We scan the patient, derive a 3D model of the liver with the vessels, and in that model we see the tumours so we can tell the surgeon where to cut.
"Detection of vessels, aligning the model with the patient's anatomy, and doing it precisely - even five years ago computers weren't able to do this."
At Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, scientists are developing a similar technique.
But one of the main topics of discussions at the conference has been about making new technologies work together.
"If we start to combine, for instance, our snake-like robot that can nose-follow to avoid or reach behind organs within the body, with sensors that can identify and lock in on the target that has been marked in some special way, then there may be clinical benefit," says Rob Buckingham.
"Part of the challenge is to think about that benefit. Typically we start travelling in a specific direction, assuming a benefit, and then realise that the goal isn't quite where we expected.
"The important thing is to start moving, to learn."
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The 26-year-old scored 29 goals last term as the Lambs finished ninth in National League North.
A statement on the Stevenage website said he "had been linked with a number of EFL clubs over the past few months".
Newton is the club's fourth summer signing following the arrival of Harry Beautyman, James Ferry and Alex Samuel.
He recently spent time at Jamie Vardy's V9 Academy.
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ABN Amro said the outcry over the allowance, which was partly to compensate for tougher laws on bankers' bonuses, was "detrimental" to clients, employees and public trust.
"We understand and regret the turbulence that has arisen," it said.
ABN Amro was nationalised in 2008 during the financial crisis.
The statement from the bank continued: "Now that our remuneration is the subject of discussion and threatens to affect the future of ABN Amro, we are putting the interests of the bank and the public first - as we always do - and have decided to renounce the allowance.
"We hope this will bring the bank in calmer waters."
The Dutch government had been planning to take the bank public this year, but that was put on hold after news emerged of the extra pay.
The Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem welcomed the latest move and said that the government would now go ahead and discuss the stock market listing.
ABN Amro's latest earning report showed the bank made an underlying profit of €1.5bn ($1.6bn; £1.1bn) in 2014.
In 2007, it was acquired by the Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander and Fortis and, in effect, broken up.
But when the financial crisis hit the industry, the Dutch government had to bail out the remaining parts of ABN and Fortis to the tune of €30bn.
The 32-year-old England bowler, who joined Yorkshire in 2012, has taken 41 wickets in 13 Tests for his country.
The former Durham man has also taken 73 wickets in 49 one-day internationals and 13 in 11 T20 internationals.
"I love Yorkshire, the surrounding area and the passion the people here have for cricket," he told the club's official website.
"I've got a bit of a niggle at the moment, but hopefully I'll be back fighting fit in the next couple of weeks and I'm very much looking forward to putting the whites back on and getting back out there for Yorkshire."
Yorkshire, who won the County Championship title in 2014 and 2015, finished third in Division One last season and lost their opening game of the 2017 campaign at home to Hampshire on Sunday.
Founded in Australia in 1969 but now based in California, the company operates in 100 countries.
It said in a statement however that its operations outside the US are not part of the Chapter 11 filing.
It listed in the US in 1986 but earlier this year its share price fell so low, it was threatened with delisting.
Quiksilver said the global investment lender, Oaktree Capital Management will provide the company with the $175m (£113.73m) it needs to restructure "and fund its ongoing operations in the US and abroad".
The deal is still subject to court approval.
Quiksilver chief executive Pierre Agnes said in a statement that the firm had taken the "difficult but necessary step to secure a bright future for [the firm]".
"With the protections afforded by the Bankruptcy Code and the financing provided by Oaktree, we will not only be able to satisfy our ongoing obligations to customers, vendors and employees, but we will also have the flexibility needed to complete the turnaround of our US operations and re-establish Quiksilver as the leader in the action sports industry," he said.
The company's brands include Roxy clothing and DC shoes and boots.
Its board shorts pioneered the surf board fashion trend in 1970 and were regarded as somewhat revolutionary at the time. They were the first to include a Velcro fastening and were made with hardwearing quick-drying cotton.
Cardiff Crown Court heard that Dr Joanne Rudling, 46, told Ryan Morse's mother Carol, that his condition was due to hormonal changes.
She said he should see a male doctor the following Monday.
Dr Rudling, from Cardiff, and Dr Lindsey Thomas, from Tredegar, deny manslaughter.
Ryan, from Brynithel, Blaenau Gwent died on 8 December 2012 from Addison's Disease, a rare disorder affecting the adrenal glands.
He weighed just 4st 11lb.
He had first fallen ill in July of that year but his symptoms had previously been attributed to a virus by three doctors, including Dr Rudling.
The court heard that Mrs Morse phoned Abernant Surgery in Abertillery on Friday 7 December 2012 after she noticed Ryan's genitals were "completely black" and he was suffering from sickness and diarrhoea.
Earlier that day he had become very disorientated, hearing voices, and had been unable to walk downstairs unaided because his head "felt funny", she said.
Despite Dr Rudling seeing Ryan on two occasions in the previous month due to his fatigue, bouts of projectile vomiting and discoloured skin, no mention was made of his case history in that phone call.
Earlier that day - at 08.55 GMT - Mrs Morse had received a requested call back from Dr Thomas.
She told Dr Thomas about Ryan's sickness and diarrhoea, as well as the fact he had at one point been hearing voices and was unable to make it downstairs unaided.
Dr Thomas asked Mrs Morse to bring Ryan to the surgery for an examination.
Mrs Morse said in a police interview: "She said 'fetch him up' and I said that I couldn't because he couldn't walk and I was on my own and I couldn't carry him to the car.
"I was surprised at her insistence that I bring him up. I explained that he couldn't walk and I couldn't carry him to her three or four times.
"I thought she would offer to come up and see him."
Mrs Morse said Dr Thomas had advised her to give Ryan paracetamol and see how he was later.
The case continues.
Make a mistake on your homemade banner!
A 1D fan had made a sign saying: "Hi Harry, your so nice".
Harry noticed the grammar mistake and corrected it himself!
It happened at the band's gig in Philadelphia.
The poster with the words written in thick black pen, complete with Harry's autograph, is now hanging on the fan's bedroom wall.
Willie Maughan and Anastasija Varslavane were last seen in Gormanston, County Meath, on 14 April 2015.
At the time of their disappearance, one line of inquiry was that they had been murdered by a criminal gang.
Following the search, police said the investigation was ongoing.
Hampshire captain Bailey batted through the entire first session with Sean Ervine (83), putting on 167 before the Zimbabwean dragged on Conor McKerr.
Ian Holland (58 not out) and Gareth Berg's rapid 35 saw the away side post their fifth-highest first-class score.
Mark Stoneman (56) then fell with three overs left, leaving Surrey 113-1 at stumps, trailing by 535 runs.
Ervine pushed the score on comfortably alongside Bailey, punishing the bad balls, before he inside-edged McKerr on to his stumps to depart at 528-5.
Bailey brought up his 150 with a six off Scott Borthwick, but was caught by Mark Footitt on the boundary from the leg-spinner soon afterwards.
Holland's maiden County Championship half-century continued the momentum, while Berg's aggressive 16-ball stay saw him smash three sixes and two fours before being caught on the boundary to prompt the declaration.
Hopes of Hampshire pressing home their advantage appeared to be fading as Stoneman and Rory Burns (45 not out) put on 103 for the first wicket, but Stoneman edged Ervine to Rilee Rossouw at first slip to bring in nightwatchman McKerr to reach the close.
Officers were called to Mowhan Road in the village on Thursday night and found one of the kittens, which had sustained a broken shoulder as a result.
They posted a photo of the injured kitten on the PSNI Armagh Facebook page, and brought it back to their station where it was examined by a vet.
They could not find the other kitten and have appealed for information.
"If anyone happens to come across a kitten in the area that they think doesn't belong there please contact us and help us reunite it with its sibling," the officers wrote.
"Before you ask, we had a vet attend after we brought the kitten back to the station, and no, we do not need to find it a home."
Newry and Armagh MLA Danny Kennedy tweeted that the incident was "absolutely disgusting- anyone with information should report it to the PSNI".
The first egg of 2014 was spotted on a live webcam feed from a specialist platform on the spire 75m (246ft) above the ground at 15:04 GMT.
An expert from the Hawk and Owl Trust said the mother was a "healthy bird" and could lay up to three more eggs.
Hatching is expected at the end of April or early May.
Live nest-cam images can be viewed via the internet on computers and mobiles and last year had more than a million hits, said the trust.
Volunteer Lin Murray said: "Based on the last couple of years we weren't anticipating eggs until the weekend, but we've had some very good weather.
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"You can tell they are experienced parents now by the way the male has settled straight on the egg and the female is confident to leave him on the nest while she goes off to feed."
Over the winter months the male peregrine fiercely protected the pair's penthouse perch in the city's desirable cathedral quarter.
"The male has been around most of the year as to stake a claim on his des res territory," said Ms Murray.
"There have been several intruders over the winter but he's seen off all incomers looking for a nesting site."
Four chicks hatched in 2013, the second brood in the city since 2011 and among the first in 200 years, but one died from a "massive trauma to the brain" after "colliding with something solid while at speed", while another died in a suspected flying accident.
Peregrine falcon numbers declined during the 19th and 20th Centuries due to illegal shooting and use of certain pesticides on farms.
The first permanent recording of a breeding pair in Norfolk for hundreds of years happened in 2010 at a granary site in North Lynn.
There are currently fewer than 1,400 breeding pairs in the UK.
Although they usually favour rocky cliff tops to make their nests, pairs have bred successfully in places as diverse as a disused nuclear reactor, and on top of a building belonging to Nottingham Trent University, as well as cathedrals in both Norwich and Derby.
A viewing area at Norwich Cathedral, set up by the Hawk and Owl Trust, will be open to the public from 1 April.
Mr Sullivan, 53, was discovered on Abbey Green on Wednesday afternoon and was taken to hospital with serious bruising and internal injuries.
A post mortem proved inconclusive and police say his death is being treated as unexplained.
Three men, aged 44, 60 and 63, have been arrested in connection with his death and remain in custody.
Kim Jong-un, the youngest son, has been unveiled as the nation's heir apparent, appearing alongside his father at a series of recent high-profile events.
His elder brother, Kim Jong-nam, 39, lives overseas in China and Macau.
His comments are highly unusual in the secretive North. But he is not thought to have influence inside the country.
He was once thought to be his father's likely successor, but fell out of favour when he was caught trying to sneak into Japan in 2001 using a false passport.
"Personally, I am against third-generation dynastic succession," Kim Jong-nam was quoted as saying by Japanese TV station Asahi.
"But I think there were internal factors. I think we should adhere to it if there were internal factors involved."
He added that, "For my part, I am prepared to help my younger brother whenever necessary while I stay abroad."
By Chris HoggBBC News, Beijing
These comments are not an attempt to challenge the succession. Kim Jong-nam's careful to offer his younger brother his full support, while admitting he feels uncomfortable with the idea of a dynastic transfer of power.
In Pyongyang there is a sense that this succession process is well under way now.
Last weekend may have been the first chance many North Koreans have had to see the man they call the young general, Kim Jong-un, the current leader's youngest son.
But observers there believe the country's leader Kim Jong-il did a deal with the military to try to ensure a smooth transition several months ago.
He's clearly not a well man. But the longer he can last, the more chance he has of securing the succession for Kim Jong-un.
Kim Jong-nam lives in China and in the gaming resort of Macau, near Hong Kong. Although a member of the ruling family, he is thought to be no longer part of the inner circle that runs the country.
In a rare interview last year in China, he said he had "no interest" in taking power.
North Korea's ailing leader Kim Jong-il took over the reins of the country after the death of his father Kim Il-sung in 1994.
In recent weeks he appears to have designated his youngest son Kim Jong-un his successor.
The youngest Kim, who is thought to be about 27, was made a four-star general and promoted to a key position in the ruling Workers' Party last month.
He was unveiled to an invited audience of the world's media last weekend during celebrations to mark the 65th anniversary of the ruling party.
He would take the Kim dynasty rule over the nation of 24 million into a third generation.
He would also inherit a weighty legacy. North Korea is locked in a dispute with the West over its nuclear weapons programme and is struggling to revive its crumbling economy.
MAHERSHALA ALI
Age: 42
Nominated for: Moonlight
The character: Juan, a Miami drug dealer who befriends the troubled Chiron as a young boy.
Oscar record: No previous nominations.
The critics said: "At first glance, Juan's gold front teeth and slow-moving menace project a kind of intimidating power, but Mr Ali imbues him with an uncommon tenderness, and he becomes an unlikely mentor whom Chiron later emulates." [New York Times]
JEFF BRIDGES
Age: 67
Nominated for: Hell or High Water
The character: Marcus Hamilton, a Texas Ranger on the trail of two bank robbers.
Oscar record: Won best actor for Crazy Heart in 2010. Has been nominated for best actor twice more - for Starman (1985) and True Grit (2011). And he has been up for best supporting actor three times - for The Last Picture Show (1971), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1975), and The Contender (2001).
The critics said: "What's there to say about a man who makes it look so easy, and who - in one breathless, pivotal scene - runs through a range of emotion like a wild pony running across the land. Genius, any way you look at it." [Philadelphia Inquirer]
LUCAS HEDGES
Age: 20
Nominated for: Manchester by the Sea
The character: Patrick Chandler, a headstrong teenager who is forced to live with his brooding uncle after his father dies.
Oscar record: None
The critics said: "Hedges, as a temperamental teenager working through loss in his own authentically teenage way, is a real discovery." [Entertainment Weekly]
DEV PATEL
Age: 26
Nominated for: Lion
The character: Saroo Brierley, who was adopted by an Australian family as a child, and who embarks on a journey to trace his Indian roots.
Oscar record: None
The critics said: "Dev Patel doesn't appear until nearly an hour into Lion - but when he does his strong, soulful, Oscar-buzzed performance cuts deep." [Rolling Stone]
MICHAEL SHANNON
Age: 42
Nominated for: Nocturnal Animals
The character: A wizened sheriff who goes on the trail of a gang who attacked a family on a deserted desert road.
Oscar record: Nominated for best supporting actor in 2009 for Revolutionary Road.
The critics said: "A classic, laconic, Stetson-wearing Texas lawman, terrifically played by Michael Shannon." [The Guardian]
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An anonymous artist from Carmarthenshire has installed 170 hoax notices on roads across Wales and the UK over the last two years.
The project aims to raise awareness of signposts left empty because they are too costly to remove.
The artist said the empty posts were a "very tangible symbol of neglect".
The fake signs have featured slogans saying "be kind", a warning worms may be "slippery and wriggly" as well as a birdbox in Swansea, which was disguised as a speed camera.
Despite the light-hearted messages of the signs, the artist said there is a serious issue behind the project, which he calls "Lonely Signpost".
He said: "The art works' intention is not to cause problems but merely to highlight the issue of 'empty signposts'.
"We almost do not see them until we start looking, then we see how widespread and obvious they are.
"Standing everywhere doing nothing, littering our beautiful countryside, a very tangible symbol of neglect."
He had refused a vote on the bill, which was passed by Republicans and Democrats in the Senate last Saturday.
Correspondents say the move amounts to a cave-in by House Republicans, and victory for President Barack Obama.
The tax break is due to expire on 31 December, and would hit the pay slips of some 160 million American workers.
The measure saves about $1,000 (£638) each year for an average US income.
It was a rare retreat for Republicans, who since gaining control of the House in 2010's mid-term elections have wrung a string of concessions from the White House.
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Conservatives were initially sceptical about extending the payroll tax break, which economists say would aid US economic recovery.
But as Republicans demurred over the $120bn (£76bn) cost of the plan, Democrats had accused them of backing tax cuts only for the wealthiest Americans.
Correspondents say Mr Boehner's climbdown reflects a realisation in his party that it would have faced blame for an effective tax rise on US workers in a general election year.
Under the compromise, House Republicans came away with face-saving language on making the package more friendly to small businesses.
And Senate Democrats will appoint negotiators to work out the year-long deal that was demanded by House Republicans and originally by Mr Obama.
Key elements of the two-month Senate bill include extending the tax cut and unemployment benefits.
A Republican-backed clause also remains, forcing Mr Obama to make a politically awkward decision on the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline within 60 days.
The new deal is expected to be put to the Senate and House on Friday. The House plans to hold a voice vote, which requires only a few members to be present.
Mr Boehner told Republican rank-and-file members about Thursday's agreement in a muted conference call, where they could not ask questions.
A similar call last weekend prompted a revolt from Tea Party opponents of the bipartisan deal, prompting this week's political showdown.
"We were here fighting for the right thing," Mr Boehner told a news conference, when asked if he had caved. "It may have not been politically the smartest thing to do."
President Obama, who with his Democratic allies has kept up relentless pressure on Republicans this week, welcomed the breakthrough.
"This is good news, just in time for the holidays," he said in a written statement. "This is the right thing to do to strengthen our families, grow our economy and create new jobs."
Earlier in the day, the president read out messages at a news conference from voters who said the package would help them pay their heating bills, visit elderly relatives and treat their families to pizza dinners.
Mr Obama has postponed a family vacation in Hawaii due to the impasse.
Unlike other budget stand-offs this year, this one has exposed Republican divisions.
"An 'all or nothing' attitude is not what my constituents need now," Representative Rick Crawford, from Arkansas, wrote to Mr Boehner on Thursday.
The lawmaker's letter came two days after he published a statement against the two-month extension.
Also on Thursday, Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell broke his silence on the issue to urge his House colleagues to pass the measure.
Other Republican senators have spoken out this week against their counterparts, too.
The Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial on Wednesday labelled the episode a "fiasco" that could end up re-electing Mr Obama.
The president's approval ratings have risen in several recent polls to nearly 50%, up from the low 40s in previous months.
The Very Reverend Martin Thrower, 56, rector of Hadleigh, Suffolk, held his mobile phone over the top of a toilet cubicle, Norwich Crown Court heard.
Thrower was arrested at a shopping centre in Ipswich in August 2016.
He admitted two counts of voyeurism at a previous hearing and his sentence was suspended for 24 months.
Thrower was ordered to complete a 60-day course to address sex offending behaviour, and must attend a further 30-day rehabilitation course.
William Carter, prosecuting, said the rector was caught when a 17-year-old heard a noise above him as he sat on the toilet at the Buttermarket shopping centre.
The teenager saw someone's hand holding a mobile phone that was filming him over the cubicle partition. He grabbed the phone and Thrower was arrested.
Passing sentence earlier, judge Katharine Moore told Thrower he had been "well-regarded" by those he had helped, adding he had been a listening ear "in times of great sadness and some in happier times".
She told him: "It seems to me that there has been a tendency throughout to attribute this persistent behaviour over a two-year period to a breakdown in your mental health.
"I accept without reservation that you were working very hard.
"I do not accept that your actions here though were anything other than an exercise of free choice repeated again and again when you thought you could get away with it in public lavatories."
When Thrower was arrested, officers found three further videos recorded on the phone that day, including of two men who had not noticed they were being filmed.
Thrower, of Church Street, Hadleigh, Suffolk, is rector of Hadleigh, Layham and Shelley.
He has been suspended from all roles by the Diocese of St Edmundsbury in Ipswich.
Stephen Nelson, mitigating, said Thrower was of previous good character and "deeply remorseful".
The body of Elizabeth Mackay, or Muir, was discovered at her home in the city's Hilton area on Thursday 31 March.
Michael Taylor, from Inverness, appeared in private before Sheriff Margaret Neilson.
He made no plea or declaration and will appear again within seven days.
Ms Mackay was originally from Nairn and had lived in Inverness for eight years.
The house in Kintail Court where her body was found is the same terraced bungalow where the body of hairdresser Ilene O'Connor, 39, was found in 2006.
Brian Grant, 50, was jailed in 2007 for beating Ms O'Connor to death and burying her body in the garden.
Data watchdogs across the world have drawn attention to the Russian-based site, which broadcasts footage from systems using either default passwords or no log-in codes at all.
The site lists streams from more than 250 countries and other territories.
It currently provides 500 feeds from the UK alone.
They include what appear to be images from:
The site's database shows listings for 4,591 cameras in the US, 2,059 in France and 1,576 in the Netherlands.
Smaller numbers of feeds are also identified as being available from developing economies including Nicaragua, Pakistan, Kenya, Paraguay and Zimbabwe.
Some of the feeds showed a static image but did not otherwise appear to be working.
The privacy watchdogs have provided the name of the site to the media, however the BBC has opted not to publish it.
The administrator of the site told the BBC via email that he was not Russian. He added that he did not consider himself a hacker as the cameras featured on the site had extremely weak password protection.
As well as setting hard-to-guess passwords instead of the default one that came with the device, camera owners are also being advised to check their equipment and turn off remote access if they do not need it.
One wireless camera maker, Foscam, reiterated this advice pointing out that it has altered the software it uses to force customers to choose a new password in place of the default one.
The company condemned what it called "a gross violation of people's privacy."
"An analogy best describing this would be just because someone leaves their window open it does not give permission for an unauthorized individual to set up a camera outside their window and broadcast the feed worldwide," said chief operating officer, Chase Rhymes in a statement.
UK Information Commissioner Christopher Graham said he wanted to "sound a general alert", warning "there are people out there who are snooping".
He told BBC Breakfast: "It's got more than 500 UK webcams where there is a facility for remote access to check what's going on in the shop, what's going on at home, how's the baby."
If the site was actually trying to alert people to the security breach - as it claims - then "now we all know and please will they take it down," he added.
When asked about a feed that appeared to show a child in its bedroom, Mr Graham said: "It is spooky. But after all, it is the responsibility of the parents to set a proper password if you want remote access."
He said he would work with the Russian authorities and others to have the website shut down, adding that such a site would be illegal in the UK.
Those whose webcams and baby monitors had been breached cannot be contacted due to the Data Protection Act and the Computer Misuse Act, said the commissioner.
The ICO acknowledged that some parts of the press might now identify the site, driving traffic to it.
"The bigger risk for ourselves is that people continue to use unsecure passwords," an ICO spokesman added.
The site in question lists the feeds both by country and by device manufacturer.
The kit has not been "hacked", rather software and search tools have been used to scan the net for feeds that can be accessed using the cameras' default settings.
China-based Foscam was the most commonly listed brand, followed by Linksys and then Panasonic.
"We are still trying to determine which Linksys IP cameras are referenced on the site," said a spokeswoman from the US firm.
"We believe they are older Linksys IP cameras which are no longer being manufactured.
"For these cameras we do not have a way to force customers to change their default passwords. We will continue to educate consumers that changing default passwords is extremely important to protect themselves from unwanted intruders.
"Our newer cameras display a warning to users who have not changed the default password; users receive this warning whenever they log into the camera, until they set a new password."
Panasonic added that its CCTV kit was also designed to encourage users to set their own log-in credentials.
"Every time a user logs on to our system, they are prompted to change their default password," said Sean Taylor, a security executive aT the firm.
"We would urge all users to change passwords regularly, in order to maintain the integrity of the system."
Foscam added that its current range of products also requested owners set their own passwords.
This is not the first time problems with Foscam cameras have been highlighted. In 2013, a family based in Houston, Texas revealed that they had heard a voice shouting lewd comments at their two-year old child coming out of their Foscam baby monitor.
The company provided a software fix the same year that prompted owners to revise default login credentials, but many owners are unlikely to have installed it.
For now, the ICO said it was unable to halt the Russian website or others like it beyond the UK's borders.
"If a website in the UK did this we would take action against it because firstly it's a breach of the Data Protection Act because you are accessing people's information and you shouldn't be, and secondly there are also issues around the Computer Misuse Act as well," the spokesman added.
The University of Surrey's Prof Alan Woodward is among security experts who have suggested internet users should now update their login details.
He suggests the following rules should be observed when picking a new password.
Don't choose one obviously associated with you
Hackers can find out a lot about you from social media so if they are targeting you specifically and you choose, say, your pet's name you're in trouble.
Choose words that don't appear in a dictionary
Hackers can precalculate the encrypted forms of whole dictionaries and easily reverse engineer your password.
Use a mixture of unusual characters
You can use a word or phrase that you can easily remember but where characters are substituted, eg Myd0gha2B1g3ars!
Have different passwords for different sites and systems
If hackers compromise one system you do not want them having the key to unlock all your other accounts.
Keep them safely
With multiple passwords it is tempting to write them down and carry them around with you. Better to use some form of secure password vault on your phone.
The NI Affairs Committee has been examining the local banking system.
The committee said that despite greater transparency from the banks, it was still not possibly to identify exactly how much new money they are lending.
The British Bankers Association (BBA) said banks in Northern Ireland "want to be transparent".
It said it would soon give a breakdown of lending by postcode area.
The committee has recommended that either the banks or the Treasury introduce a standard definition of new lending.
Northern Ireland's main banks have closed more than 20% of their branches in the last few years in a response to changing consumer behaviour and to cut costs.
The committee concluded: "We regret that Northern Ireland's banks have shown such little thought towards its customers by seeking to either concentrate its branches in the major centres of population, or to close branches in favour of online banking."
The committee also raised a concern that the banks' response to the financial crisis meant their business lending polices had now become too conservative.
"From the reckless high-risk attitude of many banks pre-financial crisis, the pendulum appears to have swung too far back in the opposite direction," it said.
It concludes that while recent statistics show an increase in business lending, many companies have been "dissuaded" from pursuing opportunities that need bank finance.
The report makes specific criticism of Danske Bank and First Trust for not participating in the government's Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS).
The scheme allows banks to borrow cheaply from the Bank of England in order for them to pass this on in the form of cheap loans to firms.
The committee said it was "regrettable" that the two banks had decided not to use the scheme.
Danske Bank told the BBC that it did not need to use FLS as it had sufficient capital available for lending.
A spokesperson for First Trust Bank said: "First Trust Bank has just received the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee report and will now take time to consider the details of the report and the implications of the clear market developments that have taken place since the inquiry began in July 2013."
There is also specific criticism of Ulster Bank for its response to a BBC Spotlight programme that examined allegations that it forced viable businesses into insolvency.
The committee said Ulster Bank's "refusal to take part in the programme... could not fail to give the impression that the bank may have had something to hide".
The report also touches on the sale of Nama's Northern Ireland property loan portfolio to Cerberus, a US investment fund.
That £1.3bn deal was described by First Minister Peter Robinson as "excellent news for the Northern Ireland economy".
However, the committee said it was "still to early" to say whether it "was indeed excellent news," adding that it had heard "disquieting stories" from some businesses.
Vinagre, 18, was part of the Portugal Under-17 squad which beat Spain to win the European Championships last summer.
The former Sporting left-back, who is yet to make a senior appearance for Monaco, will be involved with Wolves' first-team and Under-23 squads.
"I like English football and the Championship and this is the perfect chance for me to get some experience," Vinagre told the club website.
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The 41-year-old was attacked before holding a constituency surgery in Birstall, West Yorkshire on Thursday.
Among those who honoured Mrs Cox was Hillary Clinton, the US Democratic Party's presidential hopeful, who said: "It is cruel and terrible that her life was cut short."
Mrs Cox's husband said the mother of two had fought for "a better world".
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Her attacker is reported to have shouted "put Britain first" at least twice. A 52-year-old man, named locally as Tommy Mair, has been arrested.
Vote Leave and Remain have both suspended campaigning in the EU referendum in light of the attack.
Witness Ben Abdullah, who was working at a café next to the scene of the attack, said he saw "a river of people" coming down the street "screaming and shouting".
"I wasn't frightened... I don't know what I was. I thought, 'it's like a warzone'", he said.
Mr Abdullah said he heard several shots and saw Mrs Cox on the floor "in a very bad state".
Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour leader Jeremy Corby plan to visit Mrs Cox's constituency together later.
Mrs Clinton said it was "critical" Britain and the United States "stand together against hatred and violence".
Another US politician, Gabrielle Giffords, who was the victim of an assassination attempt in 2011, wrote on Twitter that she was "absolutely sickened" by the killing, praising Mrs Cox as "young, courageous, and hardworking. A rising star, mother, and wife".
Tributes have been paid from across Europe to Mrs Cox, who had campaigned for Britain to remain in the EU.
Rachel Reeves, Labour MP for Leeds West, said: "Jo was so loved in her community she was part of it and MPs, if they are going to do their job, need to be part of their community to do these advice surgeries.
"We can't let the behaviour of one man destroy that link between MPs and their constituencies."
Politicians have been warned to review their security in the wake of the attack and a reminder of safety guidance has been sent out to MPs, said a government spokesman.
Most MPs are continuing with constituency surgeries.
On Thursday, hundreds of people of all faiths packed into Saint Peter's Church in Birstall for a service of remembrance while a vigil was also held outside Parliament.
Churches in the parish of Batley have announced they are to remain open on Friday for those wishing to pay their respects.
The Rt Rev Dr Jonathan Gibbs, The Bishop of Huddersfield, said: "All of us held Jo in enormous affection and respect. The sadness is seeping into us more deeply."
"I was privileged to know Jo, it's going to be a really tough day we'll be drawing deep on the resources of our faith."
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was among several British politicians to attend an impromptu vigil in Parliament Square in central London on Thursday evening.
Mr Corbyn had earlier paid tribute to Mrs Cox, saying the country would be "in shock" and describing the MP as a "much-loved colleague".
Prime Minister David Cameron said: "The death of Jo Cox is a tragedy. She was a committed and caring MP."
I'm standing in the market square at the top of Market Street about 100 yards from the blue and white police tape lines where Jo was stabbed and shot.
The aroma of flowers is quite overpowering, people here have been leaving tributes here last night and this morning.
There's a note that says, "RIP Jo Cox, a friend and a fantastic campaigner. A bright, shining star has gone out tonight".
Tributes have also come in from around the world, reflecting the international profile she had before she became an MP in Westminster.
Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell, who together with Mrs Cox set up the All Party Parliamentary Working Group on Syria, described her as a "force of nature".
Writing in the Daily Telegraph, he said she had been a "five foot bundle of Yorkshire grit and determination absolutely committed to helping other people".
Mrs Cox is the first sitting MP to be killed since 1990, when Ian Gow was the last in a string of politicians to die at the hands of Northern Irish terror groups.
West Yorkshire Police have so far refused to discuss the possible motive behind the killing despite reports that Mr Mair had sympathy for far-right groups.
Political party Britain First, which boasts of its hatred of white left-wing politicians, issued a video statement condemning the attack and said that it had no connection with the incident.
Mrs Cox was married to campaigner Brendan Cox, and she had two young children, with the family dividing its time between its constituency home and a river boat on the Thames.
He said in a statement: "Jo would have no regrets about her life, she lived every day of it to the full.
"Jo believed in a better world and she fought for it every day of her life with an energy and a zest for life that would exhaust most people."
A Buckingham Palace spokesman has said the Queen would write privately to Mrs Cox's husband.
Iain Turner, Adam Mekki, Erico Sousa, Sam Ilesanmi, Darren Askew and Tolani Omotola are all leaving the club.
Cole Stockton, Jake Kirby, Mitch Duggan, Luke Pilling and Evan Gumbs have been offered contracts, while Steve McNulty has a new 12-month deal.
Tranmere lost 3-1 to Forest Green Rovers in the National League play-off final at Wembley on 14 May.
After extending 33-year-old defender McNulty's contract by a further year, Rovers, who were relegated out of the Football League at the end of the 2014-15 season, also plan to offer new terms to Lee Vaughan, Liam Ridehalgh, Michael Ihiekwe, Lois Maynard and Adam Buxton.
Corrie Mckeague disappeared after a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, on 24 September.
Nicola Urquhart said an area opposite where he was last seen on CCTV had not been searched.
Suffolk Police said "extensive" searches had been made.
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Mrs Urquhart, from Dunfermline, said she appreciated police are doing an "incredibly difficult" job.
But why they would not search an area a stone's throw from where he vanished "does not make sense", she said.
"There's a huge amount of buildings and shops there which he could be in," she said.
The camera which spotted him walking into the "horseshoe" area - a loading bay - rotates on a three-minute timer.
Mrs Urquhart said her son could have walked across to the back of shops off Short Brackland without being seen by this camera.
Had he walked in any other direction he would have been picked up by one of the other cameras which are fixed, she added.
Mr Mckeague, a gunner at RAF Honington, was last seen on CCTV at about 03:25 BST.
He had been on a night out in the town with friends from the airbase.
When asked if the buildings had been searched, Suffolk Police told the BBC: "Police and partners have carried out extensive searches to locate Corrie.
"Since the start of the inquiry officers have visited homes, businesses and other properties in Bury St Edmunds to search and carry out inquiries to try to find him.
"This has included door-to-door visits, searches and the distribution of leaflets."
A freedom of information request revealed that more than £26,000 had been spent on the investigation so far.
Sheffield City Council said the checks by the fire service were "precautionary" and designed to reassure residents.
The council said these would be in addition to daily inspections carried out in all buildings by housing staff.
Sheffield is the latest local authority to respond to the Grenfell Tower fire.
Fire safety advice to residents of high-rise buildings has already been issued by councils across England.
Leeds City Council has also said it is reviewing fire safety at all the 116 multi-storey buildings it manages.
In Manchester, the council has begun checks on its fire safety procedures and the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, is due to hold a meeting this week between landlords of high rises and the fire service.
Councillor Jayne Dunn, cabinet member at Sheffield City Council, said she knew people might be concerned following the terrible fire in London.
"I think it would reassure residents to know that the fire service will be conducting a risk assessment of all our tower blocks.
"This is purely precautionary," she said.
"Once we know the reasons for the disaster, if we need to change any arrangements to keep tenants safe then we will," she added.
The council said 21 of its tower blocks had metal cladding which is fire proof as the insulation used is mineral and rock wool, with fire breaks at the floor and party walls.
That creates a fire-proof box around each flat to prevent the spread of fire to other flats.
The other three are brickwork-clad and designed to operate in the same way as the other 21 but have a separate metal fire barrier installed.
The checks are due to begin on Monday.
London's mayor looks set to spend nearly all the campaign in the capital, dividing his time between target seats, City Hall and the constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip where he is standing to be the next MP.
That is contrary to reports he will be playing a major role across the country and comes after criticism he has been spending too much time already in recent months helping candidates in marginal seats outside London.
His involvement at the heart of the campaign also looks like being in contrast to what some saw as his detached role in the 2010 election.
Details of his schedule are yet to be finalised, but he is expected to make at least two visits each to battlegrounds such as Brentford, Croydon Central, Ealing and Acton and Enfield North, where polling suggests the incumbent Conservatives are struggling.
He will also be deployed in seats which the Tories believe they can gain, such as Hampstead and Kilburn from Labour, and Sutton and Cheam, and Twickenham from the Liberal Democrats.
Campaign visits will happen mainly in the morning before he resumes mayoral duties at City Hall during the afternoons.
Visits to Uxbridge are likely to be confined to Saturdays, Friday evenings and Monday mornings.
There has been some criticism that he recently opted out of a hustings in the constituency but City Hall said it clashed with a mayoral question time event in north London.
It is apparent the Conservatives are hoping to derive maximum benefit from the mayor's popular appeal, integrating him fully into their London campaign.
Some observers say the Tory campaign in 2010 suffered from a lack of cohesion between Conservative headquarters and Johnson's own team.
The mayor was one of three likely potential successors named by Prime Minister David Cameron this week.
This was seen as a further attempt to bind in a figure inclined to independent thought and action in the past - always potentially perilous during an election campaign.
For several months Johnson has been paying pre-election campaign visits to Conservative target seats around the country including in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, Yorkshire and Lancashire.
He recently flew to Devon for a pub lunch with one MP. Last week he was in Cheshire. On Thursday he is due to be in the Midlands.
There's been some criticism that the mayor has not visited several key London seats so far this year, but paid visits to the US and Kurdistan as well as these visits to support candidates around the UK.
The Evening Standard published a column with a headline accusing him of leaving Tory MPs "high and dry".
A City Hall source said the claim was "palpable nonsense".
A spokesman for the mayor said: "He will be continuing with a range of mayoral duties given his responsibilities for running the capital.
"During the campaign he will be in London for the vast majority of time."
The swans suffered fatal injuries when they were shot with what is believed to be an airgun at Haverfordwest's Withybush Woods.
An unharmed cygnet was also recovered and put in the care of the RSPCA.
Insp Tim Davies, of Dyfed-Powys Police, said: "This was a distressing incident, and we are aware of the impact in the local community."
He added: "We are thoroughly investigating this serious wildlife crime."
He also appealed for anyone with information about the shootings, which were reported to the police on Saturday, to contact the force.
The RSPCA said it was "very shocked and saddened" to hear about the deaths.
The swan is a protected species in the UK and it is a criminal offence to harm one.
Bouna Traore, 15, and Zyed Benna, 17, were electrocuted in the Paris suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois in October 2005.
Police had chased the boys as they made their way home from a football match.
Almost 10 years on, a court in Rennes will decide whether Sebastien Gaillemin and Stephanie Klein knew the boys were in danger but did nothing to help.
The case has dragged through the courts for years, with France's highest court overturning in 2012 a ruling that dropped a "failure to help" charge against them.
Police were called when a neighbour saw a group of boys crossing a building site. Three of the youths entered the EDF power facility and one survived with severe burns.
Clichy is one of France's most notorious immigrant "banlieues" (suburbs).
The 21 days of rioting that followed in communities across France led to the first state of emergency for more than 20 years.
The banlieues have long been seen as breeding grounds for political and religious extremists and Prime Minister Manuel Valls spoke of a "territorial, social and ethnic apartheid" in France's ghettoes in January, days after the Paris attacks that left 17 people killed.
Mr Gaillemin, 41, is said to have radioed to colleagues for help at the time, saying he expected the boys to leave the substation but adding: "If they enter the site there's not much hope they'll make it alive".
His radio contact is expected to form part of the five-day trial, to be attended by relatives of the two boys who died as well as Muhittin Altun, who survived.
The police officers' lawyer, Daniel Merchat, told French TV that Mr Gaillemin had spoken hypothetically about the teenagers entering the substation, which was very different from seeing them going in.
Bouna Traore's elder brother Siyakha told French media that the family had waited for the trial for so long. "According to the day and my mood, I'm either optimistic... or not."
If found guilty of failing to help individuals in danger, the two officers could face up to five years in prison and up to €75,000 (£53,000) in fines.
The giant aircraft carrier was released from a dry dock at about 03:00 on Thursday.
The ship is the largest warship ever built for the Royal Navy and was formally named by the Queen in a ceremony earlier this month.
It will remain in Rosyth until it is handed over to the Ministry of Defence in 2016 ahead of being put into service in 2020.
Six shipyards from across the UK and more than 10,000 people were involved in building parts of the vessel.
The estimated cost of the ship and its sister ship, the HMS Prince of Wales. is £6.2bn, well over the initial projected cost of £3.65bn.
The warship is as long as 25 buses and can carry 40 jets and helicopters at a time. It will have a permanent crew of almost 1,600.
Once the carrier has been fitted out with equipment, it will make way for the assembly of its sister ship which is set to start later this year at Rosyth.
The BBC's Helen Bushby is in the Swedish capital Stockholm, to bring you the latest from behind the scenes and give you a taste of the Eurovision experience.
And don't forget to check out the BBC Entertainment News team's Twitter feed and on Instagram. For videos of all the entrants, visit the Eurovision website and you can see all the BBC goings-on here.
Well I'm here now at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm - a kind of giant golf ball which just happens to be the world's largest spherical building. It's truly impressive and makes for a very curvaceous skyline, which seems somehow appropriate for Eurovision.
The press room is also cavernous, located next door to the Globe in another arena-like building called the Hovet. It is full of desks and huge screens so we can watch the show, and we've seen and heard the rehearsal for tonight's semi-final. My lips are sealed.
The Swedish think of everything, so our welcome pack includes a water bottle, rain poncho, pen and some hairspray. I can stay hydrated, dry and coiffured - what more could a girl want?
Everyone working here has been incredibly efficient and helpful, and they even have life-affirming messages posted around the press centre, such as this one:
So far this is a very welcoming, friendly event, resulting in a happy band of hacks swapping tips and business cards.
Leslie Skipper, a journalist working with the Maltese entrant, Ira Losco, has offered a nugget of happy news about her. She's expecting a baby, which has meant that her dress had to be "let out a bit".
He says: "Since her song is Walk On Water it's not hard to guess the jokes the commentators will make about breaking waters.
"There are only six people maximum allowed on stage (she has a dancer and backing singers) so we will bill her bump as her Seventh Wonder. That's the song she was runner-up with in Eurovision 2002."
I've been speaking to John Kennedy O'Connor, broadcaster and author of The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official Celebration, who begs to differ with Simon about the frontrunner.
"For months now, everyone seems to be thinking that all Russia has to do is show up and the victory is theirs.
"Yet now rehearsals have begun, the extremely elaborate staging for You Are The Only One and the weak singing voice of Sergey Lazarev has put the assumed victory in doubt.
"The fans following the rehearsals seem to be moving towards France for the win now with J'ai Cherche from Amir.
"Personally, the French song sounds far, far too similar to Sweden's 2013 entry that crashed and burned.
"My own instinct all along has been that Italy has the song most likely to challenge the Russians this year and I'd love to see Francesa Michielin triumph with No Degree Of Separation."
He adds that the "Marmite entry" this year is San Marino's I Didn't Know by Turkish superstar Serhat.
"Although nobody expects him to win, he has won over the fans who were dismissing his chances of even qualifying for months," he adds.
"With Turkey remaining absent from the contest, it's very likely the Turkish diaspora will support tiny San Marino's entry."
And what about the UK?
"The UK has been well thought of and the likable Joe and Jake are clearly engaging with the fans and the audience," he says.
"But You're Not Alone is certainly not strong enough to win and unfortunately, Denmark has submitted an almost identical track, Soldiers Of Love.
"Both nations are going to have to work very hard to differentiate themselves should Denmark reach the final. Ireland's song is pretty similar too.
"I'm not sure how far Westlife's enormous popularity spread beyond Ireland and the UK, but I am sure Nicky Byrne has many fans outside the British Isles. However, that's rarely enough on its own to claim a victory.
"I'm sure Nicky will be happy enough just to reach the final and get off the bottom rung, something Ireland has not achieved since 2012."
Kennedy O'Connor adds that other countries creating a buzz in rehearsals are Ukraine, Serbia, Norway and not forgetting Sweden.
With the big night just three days away, speculation is hotting up as to who will win.
So what do some of the Eurovision experts think?
Simon Bennett is secretary of the OGAE UK, part of a network of 42 Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs across Europe and beyond. He is optimistic about the Joe and Jake's chances, saying: "The UK has its best chance of a good finish in years. We have a catchy song performed by two enthusiastic and instantly likeable guys.
"However, the competition is really tough this year with several very strong songs.
"Russia are the front runners with an upbeat song performed with great style. It's very "Eurovision" but could play well with TV voters.
"After years in the doldrums France has a very strong entry, sung partly in English, much to the chagrin of the French government minister responsible for defending the Gallic tongue from Anglo-Saxon encroachments. France hasn't won for 40 years so they are due a good finish."
He describes Australia as "serious contenders with a classy power ballad" and says Cyprus, the Netherlands, Austria and Poland are also worth watching.
"Ireland is looking to Westlife veteran Nicky Byrne but the song may struggle to make its mark in its semi-final, and a famous name may not be enough to carry it through. I think it's unlikely to be at the top of the scoreboard cone Saturday," he adds.
Hello from sunny Stockholm - I've just landed on a plane from London bursting with Eurovision fans.
One of my fellow passengers, Owen Brigstock-Barron, is meeting five friends in the Swedish capital.
"We've hired an Air B&B with a Swedish cat," he tells me, adding they're all going to tonight's semi-final (except the cat, which has better things to do, obviously).
"On Saturday night, we're having a house party to watch the final," he says, although he's sad at the prospect of missing out on Graham Norton's distinctive BBC commentary.
Owen's got all his Eurovision paraphernalia packed in his suitcase - inflatable union flag lips, an inflatable electric guitar and of course, a giant British flag to wave. But he did whip out a cheeky pair of sunglasses from his hand luggage to get him in the mood.
He's not keen on the hot favourite Russia, Sergey Lazarev's special-effects laden You Are the Only One. Owen's money is on the Netherlands winning, with Douwe Bob singing the tuneful, folk-tinged Slow Down.
And he's also placed a bet on the UK's Joe and Jake, with their upbeat pop song You're Not Alone. Their odds shortened recently from 50/1 to 25/1.
Time is ticking and I need to check into my accommodation and get my Eurovision accreditation organised.
Wood returns after missing the winter tour of India following ankle surgery, while Liam Plunkett, who has yet to play this season for Yorkshire after injuring his calf, is also included.
The Champions Trophy is being held in England and Wales from 1-18 June.
Northamptonshire's Ben Duckett is in a separate squad to face Ireland in May.
The 23-year-old batsman scored 2,706 runs in all forms of cricket last season and made a one-day double-hundred for the England Lions.
Middlesex fast bowler Steven Finn also makes the 14-man squad that will play two one-day internationals against Ireland on 5 and 7 May.
Wood is joined, among others, by Yorkshire all-rounder David Willey and Nottinghamshire bowler Jake Ball in both squads.
"We have made encouraging progress in white ball cricket and the squads selected reflects consistency and gives options across all disciplines," national selector James Whitaker said.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes, bowler Chris Woakes and wicketkeeper Jos Buttler, who are all playing in the Indian Premier League, will return for the three-match series against South Africa, starting on 24 May, before the Champions Trophy begins.
The hosts open the eight-team tournament on 1 June against Bangladesh and will also face Australia and New Zealand in Group A.
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England have never won a 50-over international competition and have won just one global trophy - the World Twenty20 in 2010 - but reached the final of the 2013 Champions Trophy, where they lost to India by five runs at Edgbaston.
Wood, 27, has struggled with injury throughout his international career and was only able to make four one-day appearances for England last year.
He has not played international cricket since September 2016 and made his return to competitive action in March this year.
All-rounder Willey, who made his return from a shoulder injury for Yorkshire in last week's second round of County Championship games, has also not played one-day cricket for England since 2016.
The 27-year-old has scored 1,256 runs in domestic one-day cricket and taken 98 wickets.
"Mark Wood and David Willey add variety and quality to our bowling strengths and David's ability as an attacking batsman is also an important element for us," Whitaker added.
Kent's Sam Billings will keep wicket against Ireland in Buttler's absence.
Jonathan Agnew, BBC cricket correspondent
England have high hopes of winning the Champions Trophy on their home soil and with Mark Wood back in their squad they look to have every base covered. The fast bowler will always be an injury risk but his ability to bowl faster than 90mph gives Eoin Morgan the firepower to change a match.
Steven Finn will be disappointed to miss out but Jake Ball continues to improve and is now probably the more consistent of the two. Interestingly, in Buttler's absence it is Sam Billings who will keep wicket against Ireland, allowing Jonny Bairstow to concentrate on his batting.
New Test captain Joe Root attended his old primary school in Sheffield on Tuesday, and he was asked if this is England's best ever crop of limited-overs players.
"The squad's very talented, there are a lot of bases covered but it's about performing under pressure," the 26-year-old told BBC Sport. "The important thing is that we put in the performances against Ireland and South Africa first.
"The Champions Trophy is going to be very exciting. We're playing a block of white-ball cricket and we're got a great opportunity to get things right."
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), David Willey (Yorkshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham)
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Ben Duckett (Northamptonshire), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), David Willey (Yorkshire), Mark Wood (Durham)
Defender Sol Bamba opened the scoring with a superb 25-yard volley yards after Wolves failed to clear a cross.
Toumani Diagouraga doubled the lead from 15 yards before George Saville gave the visitors hope with a low effort from the edge of the area.
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Jordan Botaka then hit the crossbar for Leeds, while Marco Silvestri denied Wolves substitute Joe Mason late on.
Earlier, Chris Wood had four first-half chances to score for the home side, coming closest when he hit the post with a shot from 18 yards.
It is the second time this season that Steve Evans' Leeds have registered three consecutive Championship victories, while Wolves have won only three of their past 17 league games.
Leeds United head coach Steve Evans:
"I thought the second half was quite stunning. This is a Wolves team that are very well organised under a top manager. They don't concede chances let alone goals, yet if we'd scored seven in the second half it might have been deserved.
"But Leeds being Leeds we concede late and have to rely on a big save from our goalkeeper, the one thing he's possibly had to do all evening.
"I'm delighted. It's three good wins against quality clubs."
North Korea fired a shell at a South Korean military unit on Thursday, prompting the south to retaliate with several artillery rounds, the South's defence ministry said.
South Korea's National Security Council is due to hold an emergency session.
The western sea border has long been a flashpoint between the two Koreas.
North Korea fired a projectile towards Yeoncheon, a town north-west of Seoul, at 15:52 local time (06:52 GMT), the defence ministry said.
Reports suggest the target could have been a loudspeaker broadcasting anti-Pyongyang messages.
The South then fired "dozens of rounds of 155mm shells" towards where they thought the rocket was launched from, the ministry added in a statement.
There were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage on either side.
The two Koreas remain technically at war, because the 1950-1953 war ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty.
The two sides have exchanged cross-border fire several times in recent years.
A local official told AP news agency that about 80 residents in Yeoncheon had been evacuated, with other residents in the area also urged to take shelter.
The latest incident comes amid heightened tensions between the North and South.
Seoul has blamed the North for planting a landmine that injured two South Korea soldiers earlier this month.
Since then, the sides have begun blasting propaganda broadcasts from loudspeakers along the border - restarting a practice both had suspended back in 2004.
South Korea and the US also began annual joint military exercises on Monday - they describe the drills as defensive, but North Korea calls them a rehearsal for invasion.
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The world champion was second to team-mate Nico Rosberg after disputing a decision to stop for fresh tyres, feeling it denied him a chance to win.
Hamilton said: "I didn't agree with the decision but the team make decisions and I abide by them most of the time.
"We'll have a chat when I get back. I have full confidence in those guys."
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Hamilton's race engineer Peter Bonnington told Hamilton over the radio that the decision to make an extra pit stop was made on "safety" grounds because of tyre wear.
But Hamilton said: "There was no risk, there was nothing for me to lose. We have won the constructors' championship, the team have won, so let me take a risk, let's go for it. But we did what we did and we still got the one-two."
Hamilton had trailed Rosberg for much of the race, unable to get close enough to try a passing move.
He questioned the decision to go into the pits because staying out would have meant he retained the lead, with Rosberg needing to close an 18-second gap in 24 laps to catch and then overtake him to win the race.
The team made the call because it is standard practice to do so in the circumstances.
The two Mercedes drivers had enough time to stop for fresh tyres and rejoin still in first and second places, thus reducing the risk if there was a late-race safety car - as indeed there was six laps after Rosberg's stop when Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel crashed.
Team boss Toto Wolff said: "We had the margin for a safety stop and Lewis's tyres were more marginal than Nico's so we decided to do those.
"It was clear he was questioning it because he saw an advantage. If he didn't do that, he wouldn't be a racing driver.
"Finally it is clear the team knows what is happening out there on track and everything is cool."
Wolff added: "We would not have risked a team result."
Bryony Hollands, 19, from Berkshire, died after being struck by Thomas Burney's car on Woodthorpe Road in Nottingham last month.
Burney, 26, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to two charges when he appeared at Nottingham Crown Court.
He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 23 October.
Miss Hollands was a music student at the University of Sheffield, but was visiting Nottingham with her 20-year-old boyfriend Ben Evans when she died.
Speaking after her death, her father Mark Hollands said she was "prodigious in the arts" and could play the French horn, trumpet and piano.
"[Bryony] lit up the lives of those she met. Our loss is their loss too and the loss of those who will never know her," he said.
During her time in Sheffield she helped provide soup and sandwiches to the homeless.
She was also part of a group of students which helped decorate a remote village school in India.
"Bryony's life was touched by the love and affection of young children with so little materially, but full of joy and laughter," her father said.
"She longed to return there again."
Passenger numbers on the network almost doubled between 2014 and 2015 to 5.3 million, but the services have the potential to carry 21 million people per year.
Each tram has a capacity of 250 and the vehicles make a total of 85,000 journeys per year.
It means, on average, three-quarters of the space on the network was unfilled.
The trams were originally designed to run for 15 miles from Edinburgh Airport to Leith by 2011, at a cost of £375m.
But a truncated nine-mile service, stopping in the city centre, opened in 2014, at a cost of £776m - with interest charges expected to push the final bill to about £1bn.
A public inquiry has been set up to investigate the problems for the project, which went over budget and was completed five years later than planned with a reduced network, having caused major disruption for residents and visitors through years of works.
Scottish Conservative MSP for Lothian Miles Briggs said: "The one saving grace people in Edinburgh thought they could take from the trams was that they would be worth the wait eventually.
"However, with three-quarters of spaces unfilled every year, it seems even that consolation hasn't come to pass.
"This was a hideously disruptive and expensive project but, having been operational for a while, millions of spaces on these trams are going spare.
"Passengers are complaining that they continue to be slower than the bus, and some residents are so furious with the inconvenience they caused they refuse to get on them.
"It's clear there is still significant work to do to make this project a success, and I hope bosses use these numbers as a catalyst for doing exactly that."
The figures were revealed by Edinburgh Trams finance manager Tom Neil in response to a freedom of information request, which said during peak times some trams "operate at 100% capacity" and enhanced provision has been made to cope with the demand.
An Edinburgh Trams spokesman said: "It's disappointing that the Conservatives have issued a figure that misrepresents both the success of the trams to date and how public transport in general operates.
"We've already had to introduce extra services at peak times and there will be good news early in the new year on further service improvements.
"Although a relatively recent form of transport for the city, the tram continues to go from strength to strength and is clearly proving its value for the people and economy of Edinburgh."
The firm said the figures were based on 2015 passenger levels and it expected 2016 to show a significant increase.
It highlighted that two-thirds of a capacity of a tram is standing, and based on available seats usage levels are about 80%.
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Nick Lyon and the others are accused of failing to alert the public to an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease.
However, the state governor backed Mr Lyon, calling him a "strong leader".
The outbreak involved about 100 cases and led to 12 deaths, and was thought to have been linked to poor water quality in Flint city in 2014-15.
Thousands of residents were also found to have drunk water poisoned with lead.
Flint: Life in a poisoned city
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette brought the charge of involuntary manslaughter against Mr Lyon, as well as Michigan water chiefs Liane Shekter-Smith and Stephen Busch, and Flint water managers Darnell Earley and Howard Croft.
Michigan's chief medical executive, Dr Eden Wells, is also facing a charge of obstruction of justice and lying to a police officer. She is alleged to have "attempted to withhold funding for programmes designed to help the victims of the crisis, and then lied to an investigator about material facts related to the investigation".
In a statement, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder said he had "full faith and confidence" in Mr Lyon and Dr Wells and that they would remain in post.
The charges relate to the death of 85-year-old Robert Skidmore from Legionnaires' disease in December 2015. The attorney general's office said "the charges allege failure to notify and lack of action to stop the outbreak allowed the disease to continue its spread through Flint's water system".
Mr Lyon is alleged to have known for nearly a year of the deadly outbreak and had "deliberately failed to inform the public" which resulted in Mr Skidmore's death.
The health chief is also accused of "repeatedly attempting to prevent an independent researcher from looking into the cause of the outbreak".
The other four are already facing other, lesser, charges in connection to the water crisis. If found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, the officials could face up to 15 years in prison.
Some experts believe the Legionnaires' outbreak in 2014-15 was linked to the water problems that hit Flint that same year, after the city switched its water supply.
The water from the Flint River, from where it began drawing its supply, was more corrosive than its previous source and lead began leaching from the pipes.
Nearly 100,000 residents of the poor, mostly black city, were exposed to high levels of lead, and the ensuing outcry became as much about failed governance and accountability as clean water and concerns about health.
More than a dozen people have now been charged since Attorney General Schuette opened an investigation into the crisis in January 2016.
Sam Davies came off the bench to kick 15 unanswered points as the Welsh side recovered from seven points down to win 21-13 in the Champions Cup on Friday.
The win puts Ospreys two points clear of Clermont at the top of Pool Two with an away game against Exeter to follow.
"It was an amazing effort. There haven't been too many days when I've been prouder of this team," said Tandy.
"When you put it in context of how youthful the squad is and when you look at the finances of the French and English teams it's got to be up there with one of our best.
"But ultimately, we still haven't achieved what we want to do. Before we played Exeter in the first game, the one thing we had was belief in ourselves.
"We've still got one more game to go otherwise it will be all for nothing."
Victory and a quarter-final place seemed to be slipping away as Clermont dominated the first half in Swansea.
The Ospreys pack was completely outplayed, and the backs seemed desperately short of inspiration and imagination.
The cause looked lost when fly-half Dan Biggar hobbled off early in the first half with a dead leg, but replacement Davies proved to be the match winner as he took full advantage of the French side's indiscipline.
"Nothing flusters him, doesn't matter who he's up against," said Tandy of the 22-year-old, whose 79th-minute penalty also denied Clermont a losing bonus point.
"It's not going to worry him. He truly believes he can do it on any stage, which is a real positive.
"But it's making sure we get that consistent performance from Sam week-in-week-out."
Ospreys will now head to Exeter on 24 January with their destiny in their own hands, hoping to reach the last of Europe's premier cup competition for the first time in six years.
And Tandy added: "It's no good us getting carried away even though it's an amazing win and probably one of our finest but ultimately it will count for nothing if we don't go an finish off the job in Exeter, which will be tough.
"It's a job half done."
The 17 linocut prints are on display from Saturday at a free exhibition at the town's Cooper Gallery.
The valuable prints are out on loan from the British Museum and were previously on display at the Lady Lever Art Gallery near Liverpool.
Barnsley-born Ian Macmillan has written a poem about a previous visit by the artist to South Yorkshire.
Mr Macmillan was inspired by Picasso's visit to Sheffield in 1950 for an international peace conference.
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The Spanish artist is acknowledged to be one of the most important artists of the 20th Century.
He experimented with a wide range of styles and themes in his long career, most notably inspiring Cubism.
The artworks at the gallery include prints showing the development of key Picasso prints including Jacqueline Reading that depicts the artist's wife, Jacqueline Roque.
Mr Macmillan said: "It shows the dynamic cultural times we're living through round here and that the town is becoming even more of an artistic and creative hub."
The Picasso prints are on show until 29 April.
The Marrakech Action Proclamation calls for the highest political commitment to fight global warming
It is being seen as the united response of countries to the threat of president-elect Donald Trump to pull the US out of the landmark agreement.
Campaigners say it shows the strength of the global consensus on the issue.
The promise by Mr Trump to "cancel" the Paris Agreement and end financial support for international climate action has galvanised the countries meeting here in Morocco.
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The Marrakech Action Proclamation sees 197 parties assert their belief that the world is warming at an unprecedented rate.
Every country, it says, has an "urgent duty to respond".
"This year, we have seen extraordinary momentum on climate change worldwide, and in many multilateral fora," the document says.
"This momentum is irreversible."
"It is being driven not only by governments, but by science, business and global action of all types at all levels.
"Our task now is to rapidly build on that momentum, together, moving forward purposefully to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to foster adaptation efforts."
Aware that current plans submitted by countries are not enough to keep the world from dangerous levels of warming, the proclamation calls for an urgent increase of ambitions on cutting carbon.
"It's rare that so many heads of state unite to make a public declaration on any policy subject," said Mohammed Adow from campaign group Christian Aid.
"This demonstrates just what a global consensus there now is around climate change and underlines the determination of world leaders that they will not let the election of Donald Trump hijack the important work being done to secure the safe future of our planet."
While the document doesn't mention the US or Mr Trump by name there is no doubting the clarity of the message.
Getting so many countries to agree rapidly on a common position in such a short period of time is a measure of the concern that the international community feels in relation to the US president-elect.
But whether it will give him pause for thought, or embolden his actions on climate change, remains to be seen.
"It just goes to show how serious countries are about getting on with their climate action plans in order to protect their economies and their people," said Liz Gallagher from the E3G climate think-tank.
"It was a touching moment of solidarity after a bruising week."
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Their most popular priority was safety on the net, followed by protecting freedom of speech and privacy.
The public can now vote online for the clauses they suggested, in a project organised by the British Library.
The vote marks the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta and the 25th birthday of the world wide web.
The top 10 most popular clauses will be revealed on Monday 15 June.
The Magna Carta was granted by King John of England on 15 June 1215, establishing that the king was subject to the law rather than being above it.
According to analysts ComRes, 29% of people aged 10-18 opted specifically for safety while 17% chose freedom of speech as a clause they wanted to support.
"Nearly half of the clauses talked about students wanting to feel safe and protected online," project manager Sarah Shaw told the BBC.
"We thought there would be more talk about freedom online, and not so much talk on more of a conservative manner."
She said the 3,000 young people who took part in the workshops viewed the internet and the real world in a similar way.
"Several clauses talked about wanting cyber-police," she said.
At time of writing the most popular clause is for the web to be "a digital utopia; the perfect digital world where enjoyment and fulfilment will be accessible from the reach of our fingertips".
Seven of the existing top 10 clauses mention freedom.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, has voiced his support for the project.
"It's important for young people to think about the future now, when we are deciding what sort of a future it will be.
"It's going to be a future they will have to live in," he said.
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It had to be destroyed after part of the bridge collapsed a few weeks ago.
Norway's Public Roads Administration said the demolition was challenging but went to plan.
The move had been expected and comes after the small Baltic state met the required financial criteria.
Latvia suffered a deep recession in the wake of the financial crisis that saw it receive an international bailout.
PM Valdis Dombrovskis imposed big public spending cuts that helped the recovery. Latvia is now one of the fastest-growing economies in the EU.
The European Commission and the European Central Bank are likely to decide on the request in June.
Latvia says it has met the five requirements needed to gain entry into the eurozone, which relate to levels of debt, deficit, inflation, long-term interest rates and having a stable peg to the euro.
Latvia's currency, the lat, has been pegged to the euro since 2005 and Mr Dombrovskis argues that joining is the next natural step.
However, opinion polls in the country suggest that nearly two-thirds of the population are against joining the single currency.
Ministers feared protests might be so "widespread and powerful" that they could stop US cruise missiles from being based at RAF Greenham Common.
Newly-released files also show they were prepared for clashes between armed troops and objectors outside the base.
But they feared a public backlash if a protester was shot by US military.
To prevent that, Mrs Thatcher's ministers ordered British troops to be ready to tackle protesters as the American nuclear warheads were delivered in November 1983, documents released to the National Archives in Kew, west London, show.
The government worried it was losing the propaganda battle over nuclear weapons - particularly as 1983 was an election year.
At one point Foreign Secretary Francis Pym warned there was a risk of a mass movement and civil disobedience "so widespread and powerful that deployment of cruise would actually become difficult or impossible".
Ahead of a massive demonstration planned for Easter Monday, Mrs Thatcher's press secretary Bernard Ingham drew up a list of suggestions for getting media coverage and stealing some of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament's thunder, files reveal.
They included photographs of Michael Heseltine visiting the Berlin Wall, and research on the many bank holiday activities which Mr Ingham thought were likely to be more popular than going on a CND demo.
Ideas included "motoring, watching football, racing, fishing... pigeon or whippet or tortoise racing".
There was also another suggestion which is redacted in the main copy of his memo in the file - a note says it has been "temporarily retained".
However, an unredacted copy of the same page appears elsewhere in the folder, from which it seems Mr Ingham's propaganda masterstroke was to release pictures of Prince William, then aged 10 months and on his first visit to Australia.
Mr Ingham's suggestion was acted on. When Prince Charles and Princess Diana landed at Alice Springs, a rather grumpy-looking William was duly brought down the aircraft steps by his nanny to be displayed to the cameras, before being quickly taken back on board.
The files also reveal the government was concerned about what would happen when the first US nuclear warheads were delivered by plane to RAF Greenham Common at the start of November 1983 - at what was one of the tensest periods of the Cold War.
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A permanent "peace camp" had been set up outside the Berkshire base by a group of about 250 women in 1982, who made regular attempts to cut the perimeter wire and get into the base.
In a memo to the prime minister marked "secret", Michael Heseltine, the defence secretary at the time, outlined the government's plans.
To avoid alerting demonstrators to the imminent arrival of the warheads, extra security was to be drafted in only at the very last minute, he said.
On the evening before the arrival of the warheads, "RAF personnel should be inserted covertly into the base to be reinforced by substantial numbers of Ministry of Defence police who would arrive very shortly before the first aircraft landed", he wrote.
Up to four infantry battalions would be held in reserve.
The greatest risk, Mr Heseltine wrote, was when the warheads were being transferred between the aircraft and the bunker in which they would be permanently stored.
During the transfer they would be protected by US armed guards "with rules of engagement exactly the same as our own".
"The political implications of a demonstrator being shot by an American guard would, at this stage of initial deployment, be very grave," he wrote.
His answer was to insert a small number of armed RAF servicemen among the Americans, so that any determined demonstrator who managed to penetrate the perimeter fence and get past a screen of unarmed police "would finally confront an armed British serviceman rather than an armed American."
Nuclear weapons began to be removed from RAF Greenham Common after the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty between the US and the USSR was signed in 1987.
The last of the missiles left the site in 1991, and the campaigners left the site when the last perimeter fences were taken down in 2000.
The women left the camp 19 years to the day after the original protesters arrived.
The 22-year-old pleaded guilty to tackling Alex Goode in the air and unsportsmanlike conduct in his club's 30-10 defeat on 1 April.
Watson admitted to using offensive, inappropriate and unprofessional language towards the fourth official.
He will miss home and away Premiership games against Sale Sharks.
But he will be available to face Northampton Saints on 30 April.
Ginnelly claims the incident happened as he was substituted in the latter stages of their 3-2 defeat.
"It's not acceptable in the game - and it's not acceptable to be spoken to in that way by anyone," said Tolson.
The Football Association are conducting an investigation after match officials reported the 18-year-old's complaint.
"The biggest concern for me as a manager - how is Josh and how is it affecting him?" Tolson told BBC Sport.
"It's unacceptable to anyone, not just our player. That is across the board."
Ginnelly, who joined the club on loan from Burnley in January, reported the incident to fourth official Natalie Aspinall and later made a statement in the presence of representatives from Altrincham and the police.
Barrow chief executive Austin Straker said the club was also carrying out a review of available video footage.
"The club have no recent history of such behaviour and are appalled by the possibility that it may have occurred," he added.
"There can be no place in any community for any form of discrimination, and every effort is made at the ground and in the local affiliations to educate fans to this end.
"The club have an excellent record of working with the authorities in dealing swiftly and firmly with any unacceptable behaviour in, or indeed around, the stadium."
Avon and Somerset police officers turned off the music at around 11:00 GMT on Sunday to close down the party.
Although there was a heavy police presence for some time, the illegal event was described as peaceful.
People from Chepstow and Newport in Wales posted complaints about the noise on the social media site Twitter.
Ex-miner Tommy Ward was found badly injured at his home in Salisbury Road in Maltby, Rotherham, on 1 October.
About £30,000 was thought to have been taken.
Mr Ward had 15 great-grandchildren. He died on Tuesday night in Rotherham Hospital where he had been receiving treatment since the attack.
He suffered a "significant neurological injury" in the raid.
South Yorkshire Police said a post-mortem examination would be carried out to determine the cause of Mr Ward's death.
A safety deposit box was taken in the break-in, and a similar one was found in the Kilnhurst area two weeks after the attack, police said.
Det Ch Insp Vicky Short said the police investigation was ongoing, and appealed for witnesses to the attack.
She said: "Officers would still like to speak to witnesses, or anyone who has information about what happened.
"I urge anyone who has even the slightest piece of information to come forward and tell us what you know."
Two 19-year-old men previously arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and burglary have been released with no further action.
A teenage boy arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods, and a 23-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder have also been released without further action.
After the raid, Mr Ward's daughter Jackie Perry, 52, described his attackers as "animals" and said they had "no conscience".
"They've walked away and shut that door knowing how seriously ill my dad was and they left him for dead, for the sake of money," she said.
South Yorkshire Police released a graphic picture, showing some of the injuries suffered by the great-grandfather, as part of their appeal.
Despite his efforts, Congress wouldn't pass tougher legislation so now - via executive action - the president is trying to go it alone. But he knows how closely scrutinised his efforts will be.
So for much of Monday afternoon, the president was holed up with Attorney General Loretta Lynch to ensure that his plans were legally watertight and housed in a Kevlar, bullet-proof container. Because as sure as night follows day, the plans will come under attack, scrutiny and high-velocity fire.
Part of it is that the issue of guns is a live rail in American politics - something that is hard to grasp if you don't live in the United States. But the right to bear arms is enshrined in the US constitution. It is part of the national psyche. It is an important constituent of national identity.
Just as you can band around words like freedom and liberty - for many Americans the right to own a gun for self-defence is an essential, integral part of that.
You might call this the philosophical objection to any assault on what the pro-gun lobby sees as the sanctity of the Second Amendment - which sets out that controversial (and for many who live outside the US, incomprehensible) right.
And then there is the practical. The pro-gun lobby will deploy statistics which they say show that tightening background checks would not have stopped any of the recent mass shootings, and that in cities where people are allowed to carry guns concealed, there is less crime.
To which those backing the president will ask why is it that in America tens of thousands die each year from guns (and before I get caught in the cross hairs of this battle - yes, I know that a huge numbers of those deaths are suicides).
They will ask why last year there was, on average, a mass shooting (four or more people hurt) about once a day.
I think I'm correct in saying there were 27 gun death homicides in the US on Christmas Day. That's about the total for a whole year in the UK.
I recently visited a gun show at Chantilly, Virginia.
The overwhelming majority of weapons on sale were from registered dealers. But there were unregistered dealers as well.
One charming man I spoke to had a stall of fine old pieces, including a Remington rifle from the 1970s. Because he wasn't registered, all I had to do was show him a driver's licence - and answer this question: am I a felon or mad?
Say no to that, and all I had to do was hand over the cash and the gun was mine with as much ammunition as I could carry. And as he pointed out to me, if I lied, how would he know?
There were also individuals walking around the show carrying rifles and revolvers, with flags coming out of the muzzle saying "for sale" - again no restrictions at all for people who just wanted to flog their old firearm.
These are some of the issues that the president wants to address with his executive action.
The issue will be fought over as if it is a massive change - it probably suits both sides in this battle to portray the battle as bigger than it is. But these are tiny changes in the grand scheme of things.
And allow me to apply and amend something I learnt about politics and polling a long time ago. It is this - don't look at the polls, look at the betting markets.
And though I wouldn't dream of being so crude as to suggest that our stock markets are akin to casinos, I couldn't help but notice a market report from the Associated Press - despite a "severe sell-off" across all major markets on Monday, "shares of companies that make guns surged as new data pointed to strong sales at the close of 2015".
The report also mentioned recently released numbers from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System - requests for checks jumped about 38% last month compared with December 2014.
"It's the biggest growth of the year," an analyst told the AP. "Probably safe to say gun sales were up a lot in the month of December."
As they say in All the President's Men - follow the money. The gun industry is in rude health, and little that Barack Obama is going to do is going to change that.
Which also probably means there is going to be little change in the extraordinary number of gun deaths here in the United States.
The schools watchdog is challenging a High Court ruling last year clearing an Islamic mixed-sex faith school of unlawfully segregating the pupils.
Birmingham's Al-Hijrah school separates boys and girls from the age of 10.
Three appeal judges reserved their judgment after a two-day hearing.
In a report last summer, Ofsted ruled that the mixed-sex school was inadequate, saying that its policy of separating the sexes was discrimination under the 2010 Equality Act.
But in November, High Court judge Mr Justice Jay overruled the inspectors, saying that they had taken an "erroneous" view on an issue "of considerable public importance".
Amanda Spielman, England's chief inspector of schools, who appeared in court in person, is appealing over the segregation ruling.
Ofsted says that Al-Hijrah admits boys and girls aged four to 16 but completely separates them from Year 5 for lessons, breaks, school trips and school clubs.
This amounts to direct sex discrimination which particularly impacts on girls and leaves them "unprepared for life in modern Britain", says the watchdog.
Peter Oldham QC, appearing for the school's interim executive board, asked the judges to dismiss the appeal.
Mr Oldham said boys and girls at Al-Hijrah, which is maintained by Birmingham City Council, were "treated entirely equally while segregated" and that was lawful.
He said Ofsted did not claim that separation was discrimination until 2016 and its actions were "the antithesis of proper public decision making".
Helen Mountfield QC, appearing for Ofsted, offered an apology to the court for previous inspections.
Ms Mountfield said: "Ofsted recognises this was not picked up earlier, or at other schools. This is the first case where it has been picked up."
The QC told the judges that if the appeal was allowed, Ofsted would reinspect all mixed-sex schools with segregation policies which might be breaching equality laws.
She said the total number of mixed-sex faith schools which had been inspected amounted to 677 maintained schools and 55 independent schools.
"Ofsted has identified two which definitely segregate on grounds of gender and 16 which may do," she added.
A judgement is expected at a later date.
Ian Ruddock repeatedly shook baby Olivia at their home in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, in 2011, causing her to suffer fatal injuries.
He was accused of murdering the infant but a jury convicted him of a reduced charge of culpable homicide.
The 34-year-old was also found guilty of the attempted murder of a baby boy in Glasgow in 2013.
Jailing Ruddock at the High Court in Glasgow, judge Lord Bannatyne told him: "The offences which you have been convicted of are of very significant gravity.
"You committed both these offences when both children were babies. It is difficult to think of more a vulnerable victim than a baby."
The judge then told Ruddock: "You had all the advantages of a good happy upbringing. You were someone who was materially comfortable. You are not someone who had an unhappy upbringing nor were you someone who had significant problems."
As the sentence was imposed, members of Ruddock's family sat weeping in the public benches. He showed no emotion as he was led away to begin his sentence.
Ruddock, from the Shawlands area of Glasgow, had denied the charges against him during a seven-week trial at the High Court in Edinburgh but was convicted by a majority verdict.
The court heard that on various occasions between January and March 2011, Ruddock repeatedly shook his daughter, causing her to suffer extensive rib and head injuries.
Foul play was not suspected when she died at Glasgow's Yorkhill Hospital on 6 March 2011 and Ruddock went on to carry out attacks another child at an address in Glasgow in 2013.
He caused the boy to suffer a fractured skull and fractured ribs during attacks which prosecutors treated as attempted murder.
Ruddock was finally caught after police, tipped off by medics, launched an investigation shortly after the second infant's injuries were discovered.
Police looked back through Ruddock's past and discovered medical evidence about what happened to Olivia.
During the trial, the court heard that Ruddock had got up from bed in the early hours of 6 March 2011 to feed Olivia, who had become unwell.
The infant was taken to Glasgow's Victoria Infirmary and later transferred to Yorkhill Hospital where she died.
Doctors at that time concluded that Olivia died from bronchial pneumonia.
Ruddock told the court that he shouted for his wife Wendy, 37, when he discovered his daughter was unwell.
He said that he held Olivia and shook her as he tried to wake her before feeling "sheer panic".
Asked whether he believed he had harmed his daughter, Ruddock replied: "I don't believe for a minute that I've caused her death. It's not even remotely possible."
Ruddock's claim of innocence was supported by his sister, Susan Drennan, 35, and his wife, who both gave evidence.
Mrs Ruddock told the court: "I don't believe he would hurt children - never, no way."
Ruddock's defence team highlighted that some medics still did not share Dr Irwin's views about Olivia's injuries.
The evidence, however, was enough to persuade a majority of jurors of his guilt.
The Belfast man became the first fighter from Northern Ireland to win a world title in two weight divisions after beating Leo Santa Cruz in New York in the the early hours of Sunday.
He met some of his fans in a packed Annie Moore's pub on Sunday.
"Win, lose or draw I was always going to do something for them," he said.
Before meeting his followers, he said it would be "nice for them to get a couple of pints and maybe get a few pictures as well" as a thanks for making the trip to Brooklyn for the fight.
Thousands of people, including golfer Rory McIlroy, watched the Jackal defeat his Mexican opponent, with many of them making the trip across the Atlantic from Northern Ireland.
Frampton said their support was "amazing".
"I thanked them straight away after the fight," the 29-year-old said.
"It's hard for people to [travel to fights] and people aren't flush with cash at the minute, so to come out and support me is great.
"I'd say most of the guys who were at the fight had a trip to the [Euro 2016 football tournament] as well.
"Obviously McIlroy's alright for a few quid, but its great to have [his] support to!"
Frampton said he hopes to reward his followers with a fight in his home city before the end of the year.
"I don't want the people to have to pay top money to come out and support me in the States all the time," he added.
"I'd like to fight in Belfast at least once a year.
"I love fighting at home and I feel like I haven't done it enough, but it's just because of the fights - I'm chasing titles.
"But I'm in the driving seat now and I want to bring [fighters] to Belfast."
Mr Scalia flashed anger, railing against an elitist majority on the Supreme Court who were imposing their values on "320 million Americans coast-to-coast".
"They are willing to say that any citizen who does not agree with that, who adheres to what was, until 15 years ago, the unanimous judgment of all generations and all societies, stands against the Constitution," he writes.
He called the decision a "judicial Putsch" and "a threat to democracy", in which the majority discovered a right to marriage that all the US legal minds before them had overlooked.
By broadening its interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment equal protection of the law guarantee to include a universal right of same-sex marriage, he argued, the Court has given itself unlimited power. "It stands for nothing whatever, except those freedoms and entitlements this Court really likes," he writes.
Mr Roberts's dissent was more restrained, akin to a resigned shake of the head. He cloaked his opinion in warm words for the gay rights activists he knew would cheer the court's action.
"Many people will rejoice at this decision, and I begrudge none their celebration," he writes. "But for those who believe in a government of laws, not of men, the majority's approach is deeply disheartening."
He warns, however, that there is a dark side to achieving their objective by judicial fiat.
"However heartened the proponents of same-sex marriage might be on this day, it is worth acknowledging what they have lost, and lost forever: the opportunity to win the true acceptance that comes from persuading their fellow citizens of the justice of their cause," he writes.
It is the role of legislatures to determine social policy, he concluded, not judges.
Outside the court chambers, conservative commentators echoed these feelings of both anger and foreboding in their response to the decision.
The chief justice's opinion "blows the majority's opinion out of the water", say the editors of the Federalist.
"The majority opinion, as one might expect given the scant evidence that the plain text of the Constitution explicitly guarantees a right to gay marriage, is a total mess," they write. "It's tough to make a solid legal argument when you start with a conclusion - X is a good idea, therefore X is constitutional; Y is a bad idea, therefore Y is unconstitutional - and then reason backwards."
The Heritage Foundation's Ryan T Anderson tweets that the court's decision is a "significant setback for all Americans who believe in the Constitution, the rule of law, democratic self-government".
The National Review's David French leans more toward Mr Scalia's logic, as he contends that by making the case for marriage equality in terms of dignity and personal fulfilment, the court endorses a "secular theology of self-actualisation" that is incompatible with Christian faith.
"This is the era of sexual liberty - the marriage of hedonism to meaning - and the establishment of a new civic religion," he writes. "The black-robed priesthood has spoken. Will the church bow before their new masters?"
"Gay marriage isn't a game or a mere wedge issue," tweets Breitbart's John Nolte. "It's the camel nose in the tent in the left's ultimate goal of destroying the church."
Much of the media and corporate world hailed court's decision on Friday. Websites like the Huffington Post, Buzzfeed and Mediate added rainbow colours to their logos, as did companies like American Airlines and Chipotle.
Many conservatives are vowing to push back against the tide, however. According to RedState's Niel Stevens, conservatives need to take action.
"It's time to defy the court on this," he writes. "It's time to fight back. Nonviolent civil disobedience is the only option we have been left under this terrible ruling."
The stake in Safaricom is being sold by Vodafone as part of its drive to streamline its African businesses.
The deal will extend the South African firm's influence in Kenya.
It will also help increase the use of Safaricom's popular M-Pesa money transfer service across Africa.
M-Pesa, launched 10 years ago in Kenya by Safaricom, lets people without bank accounts use their mobile phones to transfer money.
However the tie-up comes just a year after Vodacom dropped M-Pesa in South Africa after it failed to prove popular with consumers.
That failure was largely attributed to the fact that possessing a conventional bank account is much more common there than in the rest of the continent.
M-Pesa is now available in Albania and Romania, as well as Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ghana, India, Lesotho, Mozambique and Tanzania.
By Matthew Davies, editor, BBC Africa Business Report
It's a family affair. While, at $2.59bn, this is a significant deal, the money actually stays in the Vodafone family. Vodacom of South Africa will buy up 87.5% of Vodafone Kenya, which means it gets 35% of Safaricom.
Vodafone International gets 226.8 million new ordinary shares in Vodacom, which will increase Vodafone's stake in Vodacom from 65% to 70%. The ultimate aim is to spread Safaricom's highly successful M-Pesa financial payment platform beyond Kenya.
Even though 10-year old M-Pesa has 26m customers, most are in Kenya. It was scrapped in South Africa last year, because of poor uptake figures. But that was because M-Pesa does better in markets that are less developed in terms of formal banking. So, Vodacom will be planning to introduce it to many of its 66.8m African subscribers.
But it won't be all done and dusted behind closed doors at the Vodafone family mansion. The deal still has to be approved by regulators and minority shareholders in South Africa and Kenya.
The South African government owns a 14% slice of Vodacom and Kenya's regulators could decide that the deal breaches an ownership threshold that would make it compulsory for Vodacom to make a bid for Safaricom as a whole.
The deal represents a big reshuffle of its African interests for the UK-based international phone company Vodafone, which owns 40% of Safaricom and also 65% of Vodacom.
The deal will be effected by Vodafone transferring a 35% stake in Safaricom to Vodacom, in exchange for Vodafone being given new shares in Vodacom worth $2.6bn.
All this will leave Vodafone with a raised 70% stake in Vodacom, and a much reduced 5% stake in Safaricom. The Kenyan government will retain its 35% stake in Safaricom.
Sibonginkosi Nyanga, an analyst at Momentum S.P. Reid, said the deal was likely to create value for Vodacom shareholders.
"Kenya is one of the leading countries when it comes to technology growth, so it presents quite a number of opportunities for a company like Vodacom."
Safaricom is Kenya's biggest and most profitable company and last week reported an 18% rise in annual profit to $470m.
Its chief executive, Bob Collymore, said it would continue to have a strong Kenyan representation at its board and management levels.
Stephanie Shevlin had been to the Box nightclub in Crewe on Saturday when she became ill. She died later in hospital.
Cheshire Police believe Ms Shevlin, from Liverpool, had taken MDMA and are investigating the cause of her death.
Her mother Michelle said her daughter was due to start college in September and had her whole life in front of her.
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"To have her life cruelly taken away in this manner is soul destroying and all I want is for my little baby to come home."
She appealed for anyone with information about who supplied the drugs to come forward and contact police.
In May, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction warned that Ecstasy and MDMA was getting stronger, with dangerously "pure" pills and crystals in circulation.
Ms Yingluck is one of more than 100 political figures summoned by the army.
The army has banned 155 prominent politicians and activists from leaving the country without permission.
On Thursday the military suspended the constitution, banned gatherings and detained politicians, saying order was needed after months of turmoil.
On Friday afternoon it appeared Ms Yingluck had left the facility where she had been summoned and was going to another military location, the BBC's Jonah Fisher reports from Bangkok.
It was not clear if she was still being detained, our correspondent says.
The leaders of both her Pheu Thai party and the opposition Democrats were released from military detention overnight, he adds.
However, protest leaders are thought to still be in detention and some pro-government MPs have now gone into hiding.
The coup, which followed months of anti-government protests, has drawn widespread international criticism.
It came two days after the army declared martial law.
It is not clear how long the army intends to stay in power.
Military leader Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha is seen as a strong royalist and may be concerned over the royal succession after the ailing King Bhumibol.
Correspondents say it would not be a surprise to see the generals holding on to power until the next monarch is on the throne.
Analysis from the BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok
After seven months the tents, stages and all the paraphernalia of protest are coming down in Bangkok's old quarter. With their goal of a military coup achieved, the weary anti-government movement can declare victory and go home. Armed soldiers now patrol their rally sites, next to the monument that commemorates the birth of Thai democracy 82 years ago.
That democracy is now in ruins. When the army mounted a coup eight years ago it did so almost apologetically and promised a speedy return to democratic rule. This coup wears a grimmer face, and there have been no such promises. Instead, land border crossings are being scrutinised to prevent potential resistance leaders escaping. Those the military fears most have been ordered to give themselves up or face arrest. Dozens are being held incommunicado.
No one knows yet what General Prayuth's real intentions are. He has good reason to worry about resistance. The pro-government Red-Shirt movement is far better organised than eight years ago, and could still be financed by former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's deep pockets.
Thais spent Thursday night under a curfew which ran from 22:00 to 05:00. Bangkok was reported to be largely peaceful.
A small anti-coup protest on Friday afternoon prompted a brief standoff before protesters succeeded in driving the soldiers away.
How Thai media has been affected - from BBC Monitoring
In the first 16 hours of junta rule, military authorities have issued two orders and 19 announcements. Each is read several times over radio and TV stations, which otherwise are blacked out, and playing only traditional music used for junta takeovers. Periodically, army spokesmen appear in short segments reading out official announcements.
No Thai television stations are broadcasting any regular programming. International news channels including CNN and the BBC are also blocked. Other communications, including print media, the internet, landline and mobile phones, have not been affected so far.
Press fearful after Thai coup
Gen Prayuth - who has appointed himself the new prime minister - said troops were taking power "in order for the country to return to normal quickly".
"All Thais must remain calm and government officials must work as normal," he said in a televised address.
Thailand's armed forces, which have staged at least 12 coups since the end of the absolute monarchy in 1932, acted after months of political deadlock.
Thailand has faced a power struggle since Ms Yingluck's brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, was ousted by the military as PM in 2006.
Mr Thaksin and Ms Yingluck have strong support in rural areas but are opposed by many in the middle class and urban elite.
The latest unrest began last year, when anti-government protesters embarked on a campaign to oust Ms Yingluck's government.
A court ordered her removal for alleged abuse of power this month.
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Hughes says a draw was just about fair after they came back from a goal down at Easter Road.
"I felt we were the better team for the opening 25 minutes but Hibs' goal came when they were on top," said Hughes.
"I felt we were lacking a little bit up top but we have great team spirit and effort and I can't ask for anymore."
The holders will welcome Hibs to Inverness for a replay on 16 March and the winner will face Dundee United at the semi-final stage, which will take place over the weekend of 16 and 17 April.
Hibernian head coach Alan Stubbs, meanwhile, believes his side's display was encouraging after a three-match losing run, particularly with Sunday's League Cup final against Ross County beckoning.
"We're disappointed we haven't gone through," said Stubbs. "If anything, we maybe just shaded it but I thought it was a close game.
"Inverness are not just a big, strong team, they play football, and it was a tough game. There weren't a lot of chances but I thought we had the better chances. But the most pleasing thing for me was the performance was much better, much more like us."
Hibernian striker James Keatings said he was disappointed his team were unable to hold on for a win.
Keatings scored the home side's only early in the second half only for Caley Thistle substitute Andrea Mbuyi-Mutombo to fire home an equaliser with 13 minutes left.
"We are disappointed not to hold on," said Keatings. "We should have seen it out. It was a real battle, very stop-start but plenty of chances for both sides.
"We take confidence from this game though and will hope to do it in the replay."
Mbuyi-Mutombo said he was delighted to come on as a substitute and repay the faith shown in him by Hughes.
"The gaffer asked me to go and get into the box," he said. "It was a superb pass by Jordan Roberts and I pushed the ball out left before shooting and finding the net."
A review in May 2014 highlighted "serious concerns" over how elderly patients with dementia were treated at the Princess of Wales, Bridgend, and Neath Port Talbot hospitals.
A report on Wednesday said the public should be "significantly reassured", but some areas required more work.
The health board said it was pleased and heartened by the findings.
The original Trusted to Care report gave 14 recommendations, of which eight still need attention. It prompted Health Minister Mark Drakeford to instigate a series of unannounced spot checks at district general hospitals in Wales.
The Trusted to Care 2015 review by Professor June Andrews and Mark Butler that followed, pointed to more work needed in the following areas:
It said a clear deadline for delivery must now be set.
However it praised Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board (ABMU) for its "excellent" progress in addressing issues with making sure elderly patients are well fed, given water and have opportunities to be mobile.
The board has also made progress on making sure enough staff work on elderly care wards, and was praised for "exemplary action" in relation to tackling the improper administration of sedation and medicines.
Overall the report concluded the two hospitals "continued to be exemplary in part" and improvements have been made in the areas where previous serious failings occurred.
However the authors warned: "There remains variation in the patient experience between wards and services, especially at the Princess of Wales hospital", and "more needs to be done" to improve standards and professional practices.
ABMU chief executive Paul Roberts said: "We hope that patients, their families and the public are now assured about the care we are providing.
"It would be a foolish health organisation that claimed the care it provided was always perfect. But we hope that not only are we now providing better care, but our improved systems will help us pick up issues much sooner, deal with them quickly, and better help us learn from mistakes."
Mark Drakeford said he was pleased the report had found progress had been made, and he expected the board to continue the work.
Conservative shadow health minister Darren Millar said the progress was welcome but similar reassurances were also required at other sites, such as the Tawel Fan ward at Glan Clwyd Hospital in north Wales, where an investigation found poor patient care amounted to institutional abuse.
Jane Collins, who represents Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, claimed the MPs knew about child exploitation in the town but did not intervene.
The MPs - Sir Kevin Barron, John Healey and Sarah Champion - sued for libel.
But the High Court was told Ms Collins has applied to the European Parliament for immunity from prosecution.
Mr Justice Warby said on Tuesday he was obliged to grant a "stay" on the proceedings at London's High Court pending the European Parliament's decision.
Ms Collins has been sued for slander and libel by Sir Kevin, MP for Rother Valley, Mr Healey, who represents Wentworth and Dearne, and Ms Champion, MP for Rotherham.
They have complained about a speech she gave at UKIP's conference in September 2014 - a month after a report found that about 1,400 children in the area had been abused between 1997 and 2013.
Lawyers for Ms Collins argued it was a political speech that did not contain any allegation of fact, but expressed an opinion to the effect that the MPs were likely to have known sexual exploitation was a serious problem in the area.
A year ago, Ms Collins made an offer of amends that was accepted.
However, the amount of compensation could not be agreed so the case came back to court this week for the assessment of damages, which the MPs have said should be about £150,000 each.
Ms Collins, who is representing herself in court, has now applied to set the agreement aside, claiming she did not give informed consent.
Gavin Millar, QC for the MPs, said: "It is simply an attempt to get out of the bargain she made and yet another example of her inability to accept the consequences of her own actions."
The four people - three Iranians and one Rohingya - were the only people to volunteer for the controversial scheme.
Last year, Cambodia agreed to take in refugees rejected by Australia in return for A$40m ($31m; £20m) in aid.
Rights groups have accused Australia of shirking international responsibility by not taking in refugees.
Australia does not allow asylum seekers or refugees onto its shores, instead detaining them at facilities on the island nation of Nauru and Manus Island in Papua New Guinea.
Rights group estimate that about 677 detainees are being held on Nauru, sometimes in unsanitary and unsafe conditions.
A "fact sheet" on life in Cambodia given out on Nauru, serves to act as an inducement.
It paints an implausibly rosy picture of life, describing the country as "rapidly developing" with "all the freedoms of a democratic society", as well as "a high standard of health care with multiple hospitals", and no "violent crime or stray dogs".
What Australia tells its own citizens about Cambodia is rather different.
"Health and medical services in Cambodia are generally of a very poor quality and very limited in the services they can provide," Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs says on its website.
What Australia isn't telling refugees
The four refugees arrived on a commercial flight and were received by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
They have asked for their privacy to be protected and did not speak to media.
"The group has transferred to temporary accommodation in Phnom Penh, where the IOM will begin to provide essential support, including language training, cultural and social orientation, education services, health services and employment services," the organisation said in a statement.
Australia is also providing funds to the IOM as part of the deal.
The UN has spoken out against the resettlement agreement and Cambodia has, in previous years, been criticised for its own record on helping refugees.
"Cambodia clearly has no will or capacity to integrate refugees permanently into Cambodian society," said Phil Robertson, from Human Rights Watch on Thursday.
"These four refugees are essentially human guinea pigs in an Australian experiment that ignores the fact that Cambodia has not integrated other refugees and has already sent Montagnards and Uighur asylum seekers back into harm's way in Vietnam and China."
Australia's Immigration Minister Peter Dutton would not be commenting on the refugee transfer, a spokesperson said.
Australia asylum: Why is it controversial?
About 100 homes were evacuated while 80 firefighters tackled the blaze at Maple Mill in Oldham on 15 December. No-one was injured in the incident.
Witnesses reported seeing flames leap into the air up to 200ft (60m). The heat from from the fire could be felt 550 yards (500m) away.
Greater Manchester Police is seeking any information about the blaze, which took fire crews seven hours to control.
The front of the building collapsed during the fire.
The Section A game is one of six matches which will decide Sunday's semi-finals line-up in the competition.
Tyrone will secure a last-four berth if they avoid defeat against Antrim.
Section B leaders Fermanagh will face a Donegal side shocked by St Mary's on Sunday with already-out Down taking on the Ranch outfit at Newry.
Cavan will be guaranteed a semi-final spot if they hand a third straight Section C defeat to Monaghan with Armagh meeting Ulster University in the same group at the Athletic Grounds.
As it stands, Derry are the best second-placed team in the three groups after their high-scoring defeat by Tyrone and a victory of any margin against the students in Derry city may be enough to secure a semi-final berth.
Emmett McGuckin will be available despite his sending off against the Red Hands as his controversial dismissal was for two yellow cards.
However, there is no guarantee that McGuckin will be involved as manager Damian Barton has said that he plans to make a number of changes for Wednesday's game.
Mattie Donnelly is named in the Tyrone team after his 25th-minute introduction helped Tyrone fight back from nine points down to beat the Oak Leafers while Cathal McCarron will also make his first start of 2016.
The side show nine changes from the Derry game with Niall Morgan, Hugh Pat McGeary, Barry Tierney, Harry Og Conlon, Cathal McShane, Lee Brennan and Ronan O'Neill all returning.
Donegal will head into their game with Fermanagh boosted by the news that Rory Kavanagh has returned to the squad after opting out following the 2014 All-Ireland Final defeat by Kerry.
Gallagher's side will need a big win over Fermanagh to move ahead of the Ernemen on scoring average but St Mary's can also still top Section B after their surprise victory in Letterkenny on Sunday.
Ryan Johnston's late goal ensured the Ranch win over Donegal after the home side had squandered a host of scoring chance.
Johnston is likely to be one of several Down panellists who will line out against the Mourne County at Newry with his brother Jerome, Kevin McKernan and Niall McPartland also part of the St Mary's squad.
Down were decidedly second best in their 0-14 to 0-8 defeat by Fermanagh at Newry on Sunday when Sean Quigley hit seven of the Erne points - including three from play.
St Mary's will fancy their chances of achieving another scalp against an under-strength Down line-up, who cannot reach the last four.
Cavan are the only team with a maximum four points in Section C but while Monaghan's semi-final hopes are already over, it will be a surprise if the Farney men don't summon up a big effort at Breffni Park.
Monaghan somehow contrived to lose against Armagh on Sunday despite controlling much of the game.
However, Cavan's healthy scoring average of 1.850 at the moment means that even defeat may not be enough to deny them top spot in Section C.
Both the Armagh (0.931) and Ulster University (0.885) scoring averages are comparatively paltry at the moment so they may need to achieve a comprehensive win at the Athletic Grounds to maintain their hopes of topping Section C.
Brendan Donaghy could return for an injury-hit Orchard squad at the moment after being unavailable for the Monaghan game following his red card in the opener against Cavan.
BANK OF IRELAND DR MCKENNA CUP FIXTURES
Wednesday - 20:00 GMT
Section A
Derry v Queen's, Celtic Park
Tyrone v Antrim, Healy Park
Section B
Fermanagh v Donegal, Brewster Park
Down v St Mary's College, Pairc Esler
Section C
Cavan v Monaghan, Breffni Park
Armagh v Ulster University, Athletic Grounds
Tyrone: N Morgan; A McCrory, C McCarron, HP McGeary; B Tierney, Justin McMahon, P Harte; H Og Conlan, C Clarke; M Donnelly, M Bradley, C McShane; L Brennan, P McNulty, R O'Neill.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 1.69% to 15,695.33 in mid-morning trade, as a slightly weaker yen gave a boost to exporters' shares.
On Thursday, the yen soared after the Bank of Japan announced it would not add to its current stimulus programme.
Worried investors have also been drawn to the safe-haven yen in the lead up to the UK's upcoming EU referendum.
There has been global concern around the vote and impact it could have on global markets.
The possibility of a Brexit was one of the factors that led the US Federal Reserve to keep interest rates on hold earlier this week.
Japanese officials from the ministry of finance and the central bank, among others, are set to meet later to discuss worries around the equity and currency markets.
"Stability in currencies is extremely important," said Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Friday. "We'll closely coordinate with other countries on this issue," he added.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 index was up 0.21% to 5,157. The index would need to close at 5,312 to avoid a third straight week of losses.
Chris Weston of IG Markets in Melbourne said, however, that the index was unlikely to end the week on a positive note.
"It's hard to see traders buying with any conviction given next week's event risk, but we could see some brave souls who see a 'remain' vote in the UK referendum tempted by adding selective risk to portfolios," he said.
In China, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was up 0.88% to 20,212.33, while the Shanghai Composite was up 0.86% to 2,897.57.
Stocks in South Korea were also in positive territory, up 0.52% to 1,961.4.
Oliver Parsons, 31, admitted murdering Joe Lewis, 24, from Rustington, West Sussex, who died at the scene in Montague Street at about 01:00 GMT.
A post-mortem examination revealed Mr Lewis died from a stab wound to the heart at the flat in Warwick Mount.
Parsons, of no fixed address, was remanded in custody by Lewes Crown Court for sentencing on Tuesday.
He pleaded guilty at the start of a trial which had been expected to last five or six days.
Part of Marine Parade in Saltburn was closed after debris fell onto the street below and crashed onto parked cars on nearby Amber Street.
People living on the parade said they had to evacuate their homes after being woken by the noise at about 02:00 GMT.
Resident Stephen Dowd said he was "absolutely shocked" at the "unbelievable" damage.
"It woke me up in the middle of the night, great big crashing sounds," he said.
"I can't believe that it's lifted those roofs off like it has."
It is believed the Sea View Nursing Home on the street was evacuated. There are no reported injuries.
Steve Owen said his daughter heard a noise which turned out to be a telegraph pole coming down.
Police said they could not go into their homes to assess the damage until it was deemed safe, he said.
It is not clear when people will be allowed back into the buildings.
Guled Adan Abdi, from the northern town of Buhodle, taught himself how to make plastic toys from bits of discarded objects, and then worked out how to motorise them by studying real cars.
"I started making toys when I was younger," he told the BBC Somali Service.
"I used to play with them without any motor. But later I said to myself: 'Why don't you make them into a moving machine?'
"So I looked at the cars in the town and invented my toys with the same design."
So far, he has constructed four electronic toys, including a truck and a plane, mainly using plastic from old cooking oil containers.
He has also invented a fan that can be used as a light at night.
Guled lives at home with his mother and older brother and sister, and goes to a school in Buhodle that is supported by Somalis in the diaspora.
But he has missed out on a lot of his education and is only in the third year at primary school - a class usually for eight year olds.
This is because his father disappeared in 2002 and is presumed dead.
Teenage inventor Guled Adan Abdi
"I have never seen anyone make such things... I investigated and found out how a car's tyres turn"
His mother struggles to support the family by selling anjeera - Somali pancakes - so when things get tough financially, the family sometimes has to stay with relatives in a remote area where Guled cannot go to school.
But they have spent the last year in Buhodle and Guled has dedicated hours to his inventions after school, which finishes at midday.
"From noon to late in the evening I usually work on my cars.
"I have never seen anyone make such things and I was not trained by anyone. I investigated and found out for example how a car's tyres turn."
To get the toys to move, he connects them to a battery-powered control box, which is marked with a plus and minus sign.
"If it is switched to minus, the car will move backwards, if you move the switch to the plus it will go forwards," he said.
The toys are fashioned from rubbish, so the only things he has to pay for are the batteries, which cost $0.25 (£0.17) for a pair.
It is his teacher, Asha Ahmed Omar, who has been the real driving force behind Guled, encouraging him to continue with his experimenting and buying him the first batteries.
As his reputation has grown, people now come along in the afternoon to give him encouragement and watch him at work.
This has won over his mother, Maryan Hassan, who has not always been keen on his obsession and sometimes threw away out his model cars that cluttered up their home.
She is now proud of her son and believes he is a genius.
Guled's blossoming has been very positive for the family, who are recovering from being caught up in clan fighting a year ago when Mrs Hassan was injured by a bullet which shattered her shoulder.
Now his fame has spread beyond Buhodle after his teacher told the local authorities about her pupil, and earlier this month he was asked to travel 270km (170 miles) to Garowe, the main town of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region.
Dressed up in a suit, Guled showed his inventions to Puntland President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali at state house.
President Ali promised that the Puntland government would now fund his education.
But for Guled there is another problem - getting funds to buy new parts for his toys, which he would like to be able to sell.
Eyeing his future, the teenager said his ambitions are not limited to models.
"I would like to gradually learn how to become a producer of cars."
The visitors, who began the match five points behind Division One leaders Middlesex, only progressed to 143-2, with their lead standing at 202 runs.
Opener Adam Lyth (56) reached his half-century in a truncated morning session and was the only wicket to fall.
Lyth edged Brad Wheal (2-52) to slip, while Gary Ballance is 46 not out.
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Bayley - born with arthrogryposis - won gold 2011 and silver in 2013, but has since become the World champion and 'class seven' world number one player.
Victory in the event which runs from 12-17 October would also secure him a place at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.
"Rio is in my mind every single day," Bayley told BBC Sport.
He is part of a 15-strong British squad for the Europeans in Denmark, which also features defending champion Rob Davies.
"Losing in the final of London 2012 in front of my friends and family was one of the toughest things in my life, but I bounced back and am focused on putting that right in Brazil," said Bayley.
"I feel like I have a point to prove now and I really want to stamp my authority on the sport."
Davies has been plagued by an on-going back injury since winning two gold medals at the last European Championships in 2013, but hopes he is now in a physically stronger position.
"It's about managing my body and how much I train at the moment," said the 31 year old former rugby player,
"The last few weeks have been really positive and I'm playing some good table tennis."
The GB team also includes World championship silver medalist Sue Gilroy, London 2012 Paralympic bronze medallists Jane Campbell, Sara Head, Ross Wilson and Aaron McKibbin and talented teenagers Megan Shackleton and Billy Shilton.
16-year-old Shilton, who will be making his major championship debut, will play with Bayley in the men's class 7 team event in Denmark.
The partnership has already proved successful - beating World champions Spain to win gold in Slovenia earlier this year.
"Playing team with Will in a major will be an amazing experience for me," said Shilton, "he always performs his best at major competitions."
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He's the first player in NBA history to score a three-point shot in 128 consecutive games, passing a mark set by Atlanta's Kyle Korver.
That comes just a few days after helping the Oakland-based Warriors - the defending NBA champions - become the fastest-ever side to 50 wins in a season. They beat a record set by Michael Jordan's all-conquering Chicago Bulls 20 years ago.
The thing is, Curry, 27 - more popularly known as Steph - just keeps on getting better. But could he take something else from Jordan - his status as the game's greatest ever player?
READ MORE: Curry sets new three-point record.
Curry was voted last season's Most Valuable Player after becoming the talisman who turned around an unfancied side and made them champions.
That's largely down to his shooting skills. He's the three-point master with 1,457 three-pointers in his seven-year career to date. It means he's on track to smash the record for most made in a career, held by Ray Allen, with 2,973.
Don't take it from us. This is what the President of the United States, Barack Obama, thinks: "Curry's the best shooter I've ever seen. In terms of being able to get his shot off from anywhere, that fast - the best I've ever seen."
Kobe Bryant, who will retire at the end of the season as one of the all-time greats, hates playing against him. When asked earlier this week who was the toughest player to guard against, there was only one answer: "It has to be Steph Curry, has to be."
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Well here's Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd: "He's this generation's Jordan. We all wanted to be like Mike, and children today will grow up seeing Steph."
And this is what Vasu Kulkarni, the self-proclaimed "world's biggest Michael Jordan fan," thinks: "I never really believed that someone could be better than Jordan. I'm not saying it with conviction yet, but through the years… Kobe, LeBron, (Tim) Duncan…. I never once even bothered to entertain the possibility that any of them could be better than Mike. Jordan was, is, and always will be the greatest of all time. I always believed that I would go to my grave, knowing that to be the truth.
"Until today. What Steph Curry is doing is not normal. It's not human."
You mean The Greatest Of All Time? A brief roll of honour includes: 1985 Rookie of the Year, five-time NBA Most Valuable Player, six-time NBA championship winner, holds the NBA All-Star Game career record for highest scoring average, holds the NBA record for most seasons leading scorer (10).... you get the picture.
Curry certainly has his fans, but there are still plenty who say the retiring Kobe Bryant or LeBron James are better players. While others still insist Jordan remains incomparable.
Here's Bernie Lincicome, writing in the Chicago Tribune: "Jordan is the standard, the mark, the obsession, I suppose, and will remain so until LeBron James changes minds. The irony is that Jordan is not the best basketball player ever, which is the working definition and consuming ambition of those who would be great.
"The best basketball player ever was Oscar Robertson. The greatest basketball force was Wilt Chamberlain, and the greatest winner was Bill Russell.
"James is the current NBA standard and clearly in front of Curry by any measurement that can be applied, save three-point shots, and, really, isn't that a gimmick more than basketball?"
It's not just the points scoring and style of play that are seeing Curry mentioned in the same breath as the game's greats. Off court, he's a role model.
There's the background story too. From being overlooked for NBA draft as a college kid, to the league's Most Valuable Player, Curry's tale is that of the classic underdog.
And he's not the arrogant superstar changed by fame: "He's one of the most humble superstars there is, by far," says Warriors veteran Shaun Livingston. His faith, his beliefs and his value system is unprecedented.
"On the court it's his style of play, for one. He's a showman, but at the same time he doesn't show people up. That's hard to do in this league, because there's a line that you can cross by playing that way. His humility kind of resonates throughout the locker room."
It's why America loves him: more shirts are sold with his name on than any other athlete in more than 40 US states.
The "faith" Livingston spoke of helps his reputation too. Even the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is lauding his achievements.
Curry admitted TV executives were desperate to sign up daughter Riley - then aged just two - after she took over a post-game press conference last year.
Then last year along came a second super-cute daughter, Ryan. Together with childhood sweetheart wife Ayesha - they met at church as teenagers - the image of the perfect family unit is being lapped up by fans on social media. Ayesha, 26, has more than 2.5m followers on Instagram.
Jordan had Nike - Curry has the world at his feet.
As well as the skills on the court, it's Curry's marketability that is seeing him morph into a megastar.
One of the brands he supports, sportswear firm Under Armour, wants to build a $1bn empire around him.
OK, so doing a flat comparison doesn't tell the whole story - Jordan missed 64 games in his second season because he was injured. They might have different roles in their teams too.
And physically he's different to the to the other players who would succeed Jordan - LeBron is a 6ft 8ins, 250lb machine, for example.
But this is how they looked after seven seasons - though Curry is yet to complete his seventh year.
Who says you have to be the next Michael Jordan anyway? What's wrong with being the first Steph Curry? He plays in a different way, for one thing: "Curry is standing at the forefront of a new era of playmaker," says ESPN's David Fleming.
So much so that game developers are struggling to keep their virtual Curry in step with the real thing. Mike Wang, gameplay director of NBA 2K, the biggest basketball game in the US, told Forbes magazine: "To be completely honest, we are still looking for ways to better translate his game into NBA 2K."
The final word goes to Minnesota Timberwolves' veteran Kevin Garnett, who played at the same time as Jordan. He had this to say after his side was taken apart by Curry's magic in November: "Like Michael Jordan was a whole other thing, this guy is his own thing. It's beautiful for basketball."
More than 50 people are still missing from Friday's incident in Jemblung village on the island of Java.
Hundreds of rescuers have been digging through mud and wreckage, searching for survivors.
The operation was halted on Monday as more rain prompted fears of another landslide. It is due to resume again on Tuesday.
Officials say hopes of finding anyone alive are fading.
"We hope and pray that we can rescue some of the missing but the chances are slim," a local search and rescue chief Agus Haryono told AFP.
The Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, visited the scene at the weekend and urged authorities to speed up rescue efforts.
The search has been hampered by heavy rain and difficulty accessing the disaster site.
At least 11 people were seriously injured and hundreds of others evacuated.
Flash floods and fatal landslides triggered by seasonal downpours are common in Indonesia.
Many of the inhabitants of the chain of 17,000 islands that make up Indonesia live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains.
Authorities say around half the population - about 125 million - is at risk from landslides.
Bert Williams, 71, from Prenton, Wirral, caught the 93lb fish in the sea off Norway.
Mr Williams told the BBC he initially thought he had caught a dolphin and it took two anglers more than 25 minutes to land the fish off Soroya, Norway.
The catch is about 10lb off the world record for cod.
Shortly before, he had snagged his fishing line on the boat's engine and thought he'd done that again or "landed a dolphin" as a pod had just passed the boat.
Mr Williams, who began fishing when he was six years old, said: "To get the thing out of the water, I had to pace myself. I wouldn't have been able to lift it in on my own."
He said: "Two of the guides on the fishing trip helped lift it into the boat and it took 25 minutes."
Despite its size, Mr Williams said: "I have caught a marlin bigger - it was 180lb."
As well as being the biggest cod landed by a British angler, it is the biggest for a disabled angler - Mr Williams has a heart condition.
The world cod record, of about 104lbs, is held by a Swedish angler.
Paul Stevens, a guide who organised the trip with Sportquest holidays, said: "The previous day, I caught an 84lb cod," he said. "I held the British record for 24 hours!"
Mr Stevens described the atmosphere on the boat as "electric". "Everyone was buzzing it didn't matter who had caught it - it was just amazing to see such a big fish."
The record-breaking fish, which died after it was reeled in, will be moulded into a fibreglass replica and mounted at the firm's offices in Norfolk.
Shaul scored a try as his team beat Catalan Dragons 38-10 in Perpignan.
The Super League side tweeted: "Special mention to @jamieshaul and partner, Chloe, who have had their first child tonight! Daddy missed the birth to play! #congratulations".
Shaul, 23, said it had been a "special moment" to come home to his son Teddy.
Hull chartered their own plane to Perpignan and arrived back at Leeds/Bradford Airport just before midnight on Saturday.
Hull FC coach Lee Radford said Shaul had put in a performance worthy of missing the birth of his first child as the Black and Whites' scored seven tries to grab their first win in France for six years.
"I said to him prior to the game that he would have to have an absolute blinder because he will show this game back to his son for the rest of his life," Radford told BBC Radio Humberside.
"I said make sure it is a performance that you can look back on with pride, and he did that."
The company's Openreach division is expected to connect thousands of premises in the city during 2017.
It follows a trial of the technology in May last year.
Swansea council said it would enable businesses to grow but the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Wales stressed connections in rural areas also need to improve.
Ultrafast broadband provides download speeds of up to 330Mbps - more than 10 times the UK national average.
The city is one of 17 areas across the UK to be chosen as a pilot location for the new technology.
Council leader Rob Stewart said: "This is fantastic news for Swansea and supports our drive to make sure the city and the region has a first rate digital infrastructure to enable businesses to grow rapidly.
"It will also complement our plans to introduce a city digital district as part of the City Deal Internet Coast proposals."
Wales' Skills and Science Minister Julie James added: "As we continue to compete on a global scale, ultrafast broadband has the potential to deliver even more benefits to Wales so it is good to see this continued investment and innovation in the industry."
Concerns have previously been raised about the "digital divide" between rural Wales and the rest of the country.
And in November, Welsh assembly members criticised the roll out of Superfast Cymru, saying it had "failed to deliver".
Ben Cottam, FSB Wales' head of external affairs, said ultrafast broadband in Swansea would "allow businesses to grow and look at operations to trade online".
But he added: "While we would welcome the work that has been done, to roll out this next level of broadband speed is at a time when there are parts of Wales where there aren't basic levels of broadband speeds. There's an element of us needing to walk before we run.
"Swansea city and the bay area may be well connected but we need to make sure that this vital infrastructure is available in the surrounding rural areas, and right throughout Wales."
The other pilot areas include Balham in London, Sheffield, Swindon, and St Austell, Cornwall.
Caroline Bagshaw said a "horrible" dead adult spider and about 10 live babies fell out of the fruit in her kitchen.
Geoff Grewcock, of Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary, thought they were Brazilian Wandering Spiders whose "bite could kill you".
Lidl told the BBC it was investigating and would compensate Ms Bagshaw for the cost of fumigating her home.
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A spokeswoman for Lidl said the supermarket needed a statement from a wildlife expert confirming the species of spider and a quote from fumigators to cover the cost.
Ms Bagshaw bought the bananas from Lidl's Nuneaton branch.
Mr Grewcock said the curled up spider was larger than a 50p but would have been at least double the size when alive with its legs outstretched.
He said: "[Ms Bagshaw] had put the bananas in a bag and tied it shut. When I looked inside I saw about 10 spiderlings running around. I put the bag in the freezer.
"The babies were too small to do any harm but you don't want them trying to find somewhere warm enough to survive.
"If it is the Wandering Spider it's very dangerous. It's one of the worst spiders out there."
A vet is now examining the adult spider and spiderlings to determine the species, he said.
Last year a Wandering Spider, known as the most venomous in the world, was found in a Staffordshire warehouse.
Ms Bagshaw said: "[The spider] looked horrible. You could see its little eyes on it head and these massive black things at the front of its mouth.
"Even though the babies are not necessarily going to survive, there's that possibly that they could, and I can't take that risk having a two-year-old and a five-year-old."
She said she had paid £150 to fumigate her home to ensure her house was "free from deadly creatures".
She made her first official public appearance in more than a week at the Marlborough House reception in London.
Earlier, the Queen was forced to pull out of the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey, for only the second time since becoming monarch.
Buckingham Palace said she was still recovering from the symptoms of gastroenteritis.
The Commonwealth, which accounts for 30% of the world's population, has for the first time drawn up a charter that details 16 core beliefs, which was adopted by all 54 member states in December.
By Peter HuntRoyal correspondent
Pulling out of the Westminster Abbey service is a decision the Queen will not have taken lightly.
She has an attachment to the Commonwealth which has not always been shared by her government of the day.
The association of countries - almost all of which were once under British rule - has afforded the Queen a continued global role long after the empire that her ancestors once ruled had gone.
But given that her illness is still lingering, her doctor will have advised the 86-year-old monarch to avoid sitting through a lengthy service in an ancient, draughty abbey.
She may well miss more public engagements later this week.
But officials insist the Queen is not bedridden and her failure to shake off the virus is not something to "fret about".
These include upholding democracy and opposing "all forms of discrimination" although it does not explicitly include discrimination against gay people. In some Commonwealth countries, homosexual acts are illegal.
The charter states: "We are implacably opposed to all forms of discrimination, whether rooted in gender, race, colour, creed, political belief or other grounds."
Guests at Marlborough House including Commonwealth high commissioners heard the Queen say the charter "represents a significant milestone as the Commonwealth continues its journey of development and renewal".
She told them: "We have now, for the first time, a single document that captures the core values and aspirations of the Commonwealth and all its members."
Last week the Queen, 86, was admitted to hospital for the first time in 10 years, suffering from the symptoms of gastroenteritis.
The monarch saw a doctor on Monday morning and the decision was taken that it would be best if she did not sit through an hour-long church service, said BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt.
Officials insist the Queen's health problems are "nothing serious " and "nothing to fret about".
A palace spokeswoman said: "This time last week she was in hospital, but she's in great spirits and apart from this is in good health and will be going to the reception in the evening.
"It's just the tail end of the symptoms, her condition has not worsened at all."
The Queen hopes to undertake some of her official engagements planned for the rest of this week, the palace said.
The Duke of Edinburgh attended the service as planned which was also attended by Commonwealth ambassadors and featured an address from tycoon Richard Branson.
The only other time the Queen withdrew from the same event was in 1993 when she was suffering from flu.
In her annual pre-recorded message, which formed part of the service, the Queen spoke about the benefits of the Commonwealth.
She said: "Our shared values of peace, democracy, development, justice and human rights - which are found in our new Commonwealth Charter - mean that we can place special emphasis on including everyone in this goal, especially those who are vulnerable."
Our correspondent said that to its critics the Commonwealth was ineffective, but its supporters remember the moral authority it brought to the campaign against apartheid.
For the Queen, it has been an important dimension of her reign.
All official engagements last week, including a visit to Rome, were either cancelled or postponed after the Queen was treated at London's King Edward VII's Hospital.
An estimated 500 tonnes of wood caught fire at ABC Demolitions in Mill Road, Colmworth at about 13:00 BST on Tuesday.
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was now "under control" and it was letting the fire "burn down".
An investigation will take place when it has been extinguished, a spokesman said.
"Because of the nature of the fire and the size of the wood pile, it is likely this will be a protracted incident that could last for days," he said.
People in adjacent properties were evacuated.
The service could not confirm how many residents had been affected but said there were only a couple of properties next to the site.
Thermal imaging cameras are being used to ensure any radiant heat does not affect adjacent buildings.
Max Gradel scored the goal that gave the Elephants the only victory in the six matches in the group, and saved them from having to draw lots.
He smashed in a drive from 20 yards to set up a last eight match with Group C runners-up Algeria on Sunday.
Edgar Salli missed two good chances to equalise, hesitating when clean through and also blazing over from in the box.
Those glaring misses left Cameroon bottom of the group - their worst finish at a Nations Cup finals - and it also means lots will need to be drawn on Thursday to decide whether Mali or Guinea, who played out the fifth 1-1 stalemate of Group D, take the other quarter-final place.
Ivory Coast will be relieved to have avoided that lottery, having gone out in 1988 by that method, as they did just enough to earn the win that guaranteed them passage to the knock-out stages for the sixth successive time.
They had the better of the early exchanges, Serge Aurier crossing for Wilfried Bony, whose effort via his hip was pushed round the post by keeper Fabrice Ondoa, before right-back Aurier was himself denied as the Cameroon stopper dived low to keep out a header.
But neither side was brimming with confidence and the first half-hour lacked fluency and decisiveness.
It was a moment of uncertainty from Cameroon defender Jerome Guihoata that cost his side dear when he lost the ball to Gradel 25 yards out and the forward sent a rasping drive into the left corner to open the scoring.
Cameroon had a chance to restore parity three minutes later, but Salli took too long to get his shot away when clean though and Sylvain Gbohouo rushed out to save with his legs.
Salli was guilty of a worse miss when he blazed high and wide from the edge of the box with the last kick of the half - and it proved to be his final touch as he was replaced by Vincent Aboubakar at the start of the second period.
It was a change that was destined not to work for Cameroon as Aboubakar could do no better than Salli, spurning his side's only clear second-half chance, scuffing a shot from eight yards out.
Cameroon were simply unable to find a spark to ignite their play and in the end the Indomitable Lions limped out of the tournament.
Ivory Coast will hope that Yaya Toure has not done the same, as the Manchester City midfielder looked to be carrying an injury when he was substituted on 82 minutes.
Match ends, Cameroon 0, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
Second Half ends, Cameroon 0, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Serey Die (Côte d'Ivoire) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Henri Bedimo (Cameroon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Wilfried Bony (Côte d'Ivoire).
Sylvain Gbohouo (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon).
Cheick Doukoure (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Eric Choupo-Moting (Cameroon).
Serey Die (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Dangerous play by Wilfried Kanon (Côte d'Ivoire).
Foul by Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon).
Siaka Tiéné (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Junior Tallo (Côte d'Ivoire).
Attempt saved. Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Stéphane Mbia (Cameroon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Max Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire).
Aurélien Chedjou (Cameroon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Cheick Doukoure (Côte d'Ivoire).
Nicolas N'Koulou (Cameroon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Wilfried Bony (Côte d'Ivoire).
Stéphane Mbia (Cameroon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Serey Die (Côte d'Ivoire).
Foul by Clinton N'Jie (Cameroon).
Serge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Henri Bedimo (Cameroon).
Wilfried Bony (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Cheick Doukoure replaces Yaya Touré.
Foul by Stéphane Mbia (Cameroon).
Serey Die (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eric Choupo-Moting.
Attempt missed. Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leonard Kweuke with a cross.
Offside, Cameroon. Vincent Aboubakar tries a through ball, but Clinton N'Jie is caught offside.
Foul by Stéphane Mbia (Cameroon).
Wilfried Bony (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stéphane Mbia (Cameroon).
Kolo Touré (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
The death happened at Hamerton Zoo Park, near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, at about 11:15 BST.
Cambridgeshire Police said: "A tiger had entered an enclosure with a keeper. Sadly the female zoo keeper died at the scene."
Visitors were led away from the zoo. At no time did the animal escape from the enclosure, said police.
Officers investigating the death said it "is not believed to be suspicious".
Hamerton Zoo Park said in a statement: "This appears to have been a freak accident.
"At no point during the incident did any animals escape their enclosures and at no point was public safety affected in any way.
"All our thoughts and sympathies are with our colleagues, friends and families at this dreadful time.
"The park will be closed from tomorrow 30th May, and we will give more information as soon as we can."
An investigation is under way, the zoo said.
A visitor to the zoo, who does not wish to be named, told the BBC: "We got to the zoo at opening time, around 11:45.
"We were close to the tiger enclosure when a member of staff shouted for everyone to leave the park quickly and immediately."
The wildlife park opened in June 1990 and covers some 25 acres.
It includes enclosures for Malaysian tigers, Bengal tigers, cheetahs, wolves, corsac foxes, kangaroos as well as a variety of birds, reptiles and domestic animals.
The zoo opened a new enclosure for its Malaysian tigers in July last year.
In October 2008 a cheetah which escaped from the park was found by a nine-year-old boy in the back garden of his family home.
Another visitor said: "I was taking pictures of the leopards. The parrots were flying and squeaking and going berserk.
"Then staff were running towards the tigers and lions area. We were all told to leave the park. But after 20 minutes everyone was allowed back in.
"Staff asked us to leave again. They're not saying what happened. However, they were great. They were calm, just doing their job."
Visitor Jeff Knott, 32, from Cambridgeshire, said staff had been "a real credit" to the zoo during the evacuation.
"Staff were very calm and professional," he said.
"All visitors around us were leaving in a very calm manner - no running, shouting or anything similar."
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No-one was hurt in the incident, which police said happened in the Little Eden area of Peterlee on Tuesday afternoon.
A 26-year-old local man was later arrested after a five-hour stand-off with officers at an empty house in the town's Barsloan Grove.
Durham Police said the property had suffered "significant damage".
A force spokesman said a forensic examination of the house was being carried out.
Boucher, who played 147 Tests and holds the record for most dismissals by a wicketkeeper with 555, revealed Bairstow has approached him for advice.
The 26-year-old is playing his 24th Test, but has made several errors behind the stumps in Centurion.
Boucher said: "It shows a good character who understands he is still learning, which is a fantastic trait."
Bairstow struck his maiden Test century in the second Test in South Africa, has a Test batting average of 33 and claimed nine catches in the series-clinching victory in Johannesburg.
But he has been criticised over his glovework since displacing Jos Buttler as keeper in the third Test against Pakistan in November.
In this game at Centurion, he has spurned chances to dismiss Stephen Cook, Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock, all of whom made centuries.
Boucher, who retired because of an eye injury in 2012 and is a summariser for BBC Test Match Special during the final Test, added: "He said he needed to learn the art of his trade and hence the chat with me.
"The signs are there, stick with him, a little bit of nurturing and he could be one of the greats."
South Africa notified the UN of its intention to leave last October, saying the ICC pursued "regime change".
The court ruled in favour of the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), which argued that the government had to first seek parliamentary approval.
The court ordered the government to revoke its notice of withdrawal.
In his response, Justice Minister Michael Masutha said the government still intended to quit the ICC, Reuters news agency reports.
The government would consider its options, including a possible appeal, after studying the full judgement, he is quoted as saying.
The decision to pull out came after a dispute over Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's visit to the country in 2015.
South African authorities refused to arrest Mr Bashir despite him facing an ICC arrest warrant over alleged war crimes.
Mr Bashir was attending an African Union summit in Johannesburg, when the government ignored an ICC request to arrest him.
The DA welcomed the judgement.
"South Africa does not want to be lumped together with pariah states who have no respect for human rights and who do not subscribe to accountability for those guilty of the most heinous human rights violations," the party said in a statement.
"Instead, we should recommit our country to the human rights-based foreign policy spearheaded by the late President Nelson Mandela," the statement added.
The High Court's decision marks a pause, rather than a full stop, for the South African government and its plan to withdraw from the International Criminal Court.
The government may choose to appeal the judgment, or it may simply do as the judges ordered and take the proposal to parliament where the governing African National Congress (ANC) continues to enjoy a comfortable majority.
But today's emphatic judgment against the government is, nonetheless, another uncomfortable defeat for President Jacob Zuma's team, which has now lost three times in a row in legal challenges related to the ICC.
Some ANC officials have frequently criticized the judiciary for "interfering" in what they argue are political matters, and attacked opposition parties and NGOs for using the courts to thwart their popular mandate.
Although there are signs that many African governments are beginning to lose faith in an ICC that they believe is targeting their continent unfairly and disproportionately, there is no clear consensus on the issue - let alone any signs of significant public concern.
The court ruling in South Africa is a reminder that the slow, exhaustive process of signing up to the Rome Statute, which set up the ICC, cannot simply be reversed at the stroke of a pen.
South Africa, Burundi and Namibia are among African states that have said they will withdraw from the ICC. They accuse the court of bias against Africans.
The Gambia, which had also announced its withdrawal, has now said that it will remain in the ICC.
This follows a change of government in the West African state.
England, who have failed to win their past eight Tests, start the five-match series at Trent Bridge on Wednesday.
Former captain Vaughan believes Cook, 29, should remain in his role.
But he told BBC Radio 5 live: "The key is winning. That's what will define Alastair Cook over the next five Test matches. Can he beat India at home?"
Cook is England's fifth-highest Test run-scorer, with 8,125 runs, and has made 25 centuries in 104 matches since his debut in India in 2006.
But his form is under scrutiny after 24 Test innings without a century, while Australia legend Shane Warne is among those to have criticised his captaincy.
Speaking on his Tuffers and Vaughan Cricket Show, Vaughan added: "I don't feel it's the right time to change the England captain. Alastair Cook's the man. He's certainly the one who can change the way England are playing."
Cook replaced Andrew Strauss as Test captain after England's 2-0 defeat by South Africa in 2012 and led them to their first series victory in India for 27 years.
There were also home series wins over New Zealand and Australia in 2013 before the 5-0 Ashes whitewash in Australia in the winter, and a first home series loss to Sri Lanka last month.
Warne described Cook's performance on the penultimate day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Headingley as "the worst day of captaincy" he had seen at international level in almost 25 years.
Vaughan, who captained England from 2003 to 2008, dismissed that criticism, but acknowledged Cook is under pressure.
He said: "If you're the England captain, you're a punchbag. You've got to take the punches for the team, and at the moment, he is taking a lot.
"I think the best thing that's happened is that he's had three or four days away. You can almost start afresh.
"I think the first innings of the series is massive. He will feel that is one where he has to score runs."
Vaughan says Cook has the "perfect opportunity" to find his form against an India seam attack he believes "looks average".
The former Yorkshire batsman added: "If you look at his most successful time as an England captain, it was in India.
"He averaged 80, scored three centuries and England won the series. He led from the front by scoring big, big runs. That is what he has to do again."
Vaughan later told the BBC: "He's got to go back to the old Alastair Cook - the old-fashioned way of playing, the old school, Geoffrey Boycott-style. Bat for time, bat as long as you can.
"Make the bowlers come to him. If he starts chasing it and pushing at the ball like he has done for a while now, Ishant Sharma and Varun Aaron could cause him a few problems."
Vaughan was also positive regarding England's own bowling attack and the general health of a team in transition.
"English cricket's fine," he said. "Yes, they need to find a spinner but with four good seam bowlers and a batting line-up that is probably going to be as deep as England have ever had, I see there is a lot of light at the end of the tunnel."
However, former England captain Kevin Pietersen predicted that Cook and his team would struggle against India, particularly following the loss of off-spinner Graeme Swann, who retired from international and first-class cricket in December.
Swann, who took four wickets against India in Chennai on his Test debut in 2008, became the sixth-highest wicket-taker for his country.
Writing in his column for the Daily Telegraph, Pietersen said it was the "genius" of Swann, rather than the tactics of the captain, that made the difference in previous Test series against India.
The Surrey batsman, who in February was informed he was no longer part of England's plans, wrote: "The Indians respect Swann hugely - they think he is a fantastic bowler and I know they are licking their lips about facing any other English spinner who bowls to them."
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust was rated as "requires improvement" by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The watchdog raised concerns about the quality of risk assessments, staff training and long waiting lists for some services.
But it rated 10 of the trust's 15 core services good and one as outstanding.
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A trust spokesman said the sewage smell had been a "teething problem" with the new Whiteleaf Centre in Aylesbury.
He added: "It was clearly unacceptable and we have apologised to the patient affected."
The report highlighted other improvements needed for services to be "consistently safe and effective".
These included a lack of basic life support training for administrative and reception staff.
But it also praised the trust's "very effective out of hours provision for young people who may be in crisis" and its work with other agencies.
Trust chief executive Stuart Bell said there were some "very positive messages" in the report.
He added: "The vast majority of the areas for improvement were things we recognised and had plans in place to address."
The trust provides health and social care to people in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
The claim: Britain's contribution to the EU will have to increase because the EU is "living beyond its means" and the European Parliament has asked for more money to spend on dealing with the migrant crisis. The UK will also be liable for additional payments to bail out eurozone countries.
Reality Check verdict: The UK has a veto on the overall size of the EU budget and it's already been agreed that non-eurozone countries won't have to pay for future eurozone bailouts.
Firstly, Vote Leave says the EU has not "paid its bills" and the unpaid sum reached 24.7bn euros in 2014. It argues that when this does happen, the UK's portion of it will be £2.4 bn.
This is not how the EU works. The EU has a so-called "ceiling" on its spending. It cannot go over this upper limit.
The last time this ceiling was agreed was in 2013, for the long-term EU budget for the period from 2014 to 2020. On David Cameron's insistence, the ceiling in 2014-2020 was for the first time in the EU's history reduced in comparison to the previous period (2007-2013).
The finer detail of the EU's annual budget is agreed by qualified majority voting every year by the Council, where the finance ministers from each EU member state meet. At least 16 countries, representing 65% of the population, have to agree on the final figure, but it has to stay within the ceiling.
The European Parliament also has to agree on the annual budget and give its own proposals, which are always higher than what the member states want it to be. But what the Council agrees to always trumps against the Parliament's proposals. 'If the EU doesn't "pay the bills" - and that's the money it gives to countries for the projects such as development of poorer areas, for example - this rolls over to the next year. It's a backlog of projects the EU has committed to financing, rather than "unpaid bills".
"Rolling over to the next year" means that the EU has to adjust its spending on the future projects in order to pay for the ones to which it is already committed. The EU can never borrow in order to "pay the bills" - it leaves part of the money it has as contingency and the only other option it has is to adjust future spending, which has to be within the ceiling.
It is correct to say there will be a review of the long-term 2014-2020 EU budget some time in 2016, but the Commission has already said that there will be no changes to the ceiling. If the upper limit were to change - it would require unanimous agreement of all 28 member states.
We don't know what will happen beyond 2020. But crucially, the UK will have a veto on any decisions, including the ceiling, which affects the long-term budget plans.
It's true that the European Parliament would like to spend money on the migrant crisis. For instance, the EU and Turkey signed a deal in November 2015 to support Syrian refugees in Turkey with 3bn euros coming from reallocating money from the EU budget and another 1bn euros from the EU budget, with the rest from contributions from member states according to the size of their economies.
The UK will pay £250m - money that contributes to the UK's aid target. But unless the EU governments which gather at the European Council agree to that, this is not going to go ahead. Spending on refugees cannot raise the long-term budget ceiling.
The UK will not pay for future eurozone bailouts. This has already been agreed by EU leaders.
The UK-EU deal from February, which will be implemented if the UK votes to stay in the EU, reinforces this and states that the UK would be reimbursed if the general EU budget is used for the cost of the eurozone crisis.
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Celtic's 2-1 win over Internazionale 50 years ago established the team as "pioneers of doing the impossible," Ferguson insisted.
"They set the pattern for a period, particularly when Manchester United the next year did it," the Scot said.
"From '65 to '67, if someone had written a book about it they would call it fiction. It was amazing."
Ferguson was speaking at an event at Glasgow's SSE Hydro to celebrate the achievement of Jock Stein's Celtic side on 25 May 1967.
The former Manchester United manager said the European Cup win paved the way for other British sides to follow.
"They were [pioneers] for British football, there's no doubt about that," Ferguson said.
"Sir Matt [Busby] at Manchester United was rebuilding the team after the Munich air disaster, but they got to a semi-final, which was a great achievement for a very young side.
"For Celtic to do it with 11 players from within 25 miles of each other is astonishing. This [event] will recognise the achievement, but [also] applaud the players and management staff who achieved it. It will never be done again."
Ferguson arrived in Glasgow after watching Manchester United's 2-0 win over Ajax in Stockholm to win the Europa League. He said the victory "gave the city a lift" after the bomb blast at the end of an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena last Monday night that killed 22 people and injured 116 more.
"Manchester is a city like Glasgow, it's working class, they've got fantastic people there and they'll get together," Ferguson added.
"They've been through some difficult times in the past, the bombing in the Arndale Centre in 1996, they recovered from that, and they will get together because they have the working class ethic about them and there's a great unity now in the city.
"We're all proud of the [United side], it was a great achievement."
Former Celtic captain Roy Aitken also attended the event at the Hydro, and he talked of the Lisbon Lions setting the standards that others had to follow at the club.
"They've been the benchmark for all the teams since 1967," Aitken said.
"It's never going to be achieved again, it's iconic considering the group of players who were there at that time. Celtic demand success and these guys showed what it took to be winners, they were top quality and top guys. Everything that you need in a footballer, they had.
"When I came into the team at 16, 17, I was from Ardrossan, Bobby [Lennox] was from Saltcoats, he was my mentor throughout my early years. He showed what it took to be a Celtic player and gave me the guidelines and tools required.
"I owe a lot to him and it's great to be here tonight to celebrate with the fans and the team. They were the ones we all looked up to."
Ibrahimovic landed awkwardly when challenging for the ball during the Europa League quarter-final second-leg win over Anderlecht.
The ex-Sweden international is United's top scorer this season, with 28 goals.
Rojo was replaced on 23 minutes after colliding with a visiting player.
Ibrahimovic, 35, joined the club on a free transfer from Paris St-Germain last summer but is yet to agree an extension to his one-year United deal.
Rojo's injury leaves United manager Jose Mourinho short of options at centre-back with England internationals Phil Jones and Chris Smalling already on the sidelines.
Eric Bailly and Daley Blind are United's only fit senior centre-backs heading into Sunday's game at Burnley (kick-off 14:15 BST), with the Manchester derby at Etihad Stadium to follow on Thursday.
Police said a 23-year-old man from the Glasgow area was charged in connection with sectarian singing and offensive behaviour.
A further four men aged 20, 26, 27 and 28 from the Aberdeen area were charged with "minor public disorder offences".
Police Scotland said damage to seats in the away support area and toilet area was also being investigated.
Rangers won the game 0-3.
Supt George MacDonald, the match commander, said: "The vast majority of fans followed the advice given and conducted themselves appropriately."
Needing to juggle studies with bringing up three young children, she was accepted for an interview to study medicine in London - but that's as far as she got.
"There were no grade issues with me," she tells us.
"I had the required grades. When they looked at my personal statement they just said, 'Oh, you're a mother'.
"I'm sorry to say the British system had a very narrow perception of what I was capable of."
Zahara says it was her commitment to last the distance in medicine that was questioned in the UK.
Disappointed but determined to cling to her dream, she decided to turn her sights abroad, to Bulgaria.
Now she is in her third year and has four children back in Barking who are looked after by her husband and parents who give her "amazing support" to fulfil her dream.
Zahara is not alone. She is one of a growing number of British students now studying in Eastern Europe.
The Medical University of Varna has 250 more like her, studying medicine and dentistry. In this holiday resort on the Black Sea, the slightly cheaper tuition fees at 8,000 euros a year, and substantially cheaper living costs, have made coming here an attractive proposition.
At Varna's St Marina University hospital we are shown, with pride, around several departments.
The building needs a lick of paint outside, but inside the wards are spotlessly clean. We meet second-year medics hoping to specialise in neurosurgery.
Shahswar Arif, from Hounslow, and Zarina Brady, from Dublin, are deep in discussion with their tutor about a patient with a brain tumour.
Their professor, Yavor Enchev, is the head of neurosurgery and a member of the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in the UK.
Both students came after initially taking a degree in the UK in a different subject. Neither was successful with their medical school applications in the UK because of the fierce competition for the limited places. So do they feel let down?
"No, I can understand that the standard has to be high to get into medicine," Shahswar says. "But now 18-year-olds are competing with PhD students, and even several A*s are not enough to get into medical school in the UK."
Zarina says she hasn't struggled with the hard work expected of them, but having to learn to speak Bulgarian to treat patients is more of a challenge.
Varna's vice-rector of student affairs, Prof Albena Kerekovska, says There has been a big increase in the number of UK students coming to study medicine in the last 10 years because they offer their courses in English and the standard of education is high.
But what about the concerns that her British students come here because their A-levels are not good enough to get them into medical universities at home?
"The young people we get are highly motivated. We have an admissions procedure regulated by the state and all applicants have to sit and pass entry tests in biology and chemistry to study here," she tells us.
Varna's medical school is far from the only place attracting British students. We've discovered that there are dozens of English-language universities all over Central and Eastern Europe trying to attract British medics - and not all of them have admissions tests.
Romania, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic are among the destinations for substantial numbers of students over the last few years. Agencies have also sprung up to encourage this migration.
Many charge thousands of pounds to help settle students.
Aris Grigoriou, head of student recruitment at Study Medicine Europe, says his agency sent 1,500 students from the UK and Ireland to Bulgaria and Romania last year alone - and the numbers are expected to grow, thanks to the cheaper fees overseas and the limited numbers of places available in the UK to do medicine.
"All the universities have to meet EU standards. Many of the students have A and B grades. Some universities are more flexible and accept lower grades, like Cs, but those students have to do extra entrance exams in biology and chemistry," he says.
The agency charges to help students with accommodation and offers translation services. Mr Grigoriou says the level of training means their qualifications will be regarded as equal to those of their British-trained colleagues.
But will all the trained medics returning to the UK find work in the NHS despite the shortages of doctors - and does it matter that they are being trained abroad?
The General Medical Council, which sets the standards for medical students' education and registers all newly trained UK doctors, told us that current EU legislation embedded in UK law meant doctors who qualified in Europe could not be asked to sit clinical exams to check their competence.
However, things might change with Brexit.
Chief executive Charlie Massey admits there is a weakness in the system.
"For some years now we have argued that we should have the right to test the competence of European doctors with assessments of their knowledge and clinical skills, just as we do for doctors with international medical qualifications.
"Brexit provides an opportunity to improve the checks we can carry out to ensure all doctors practising in the UK meet the same standards."
For now Shahswar and Zarina are focusing on finishing their training.
"We know how lucky we are to have this chance to become doctors. Ultimately we'll be coming home to work in the NHS."
Previously, the cache of documents, press cuttings and letters had been kept by Robert Schifreen, who hacked BT's Prestel system in 1984.
He and Steve Gold took control of Prestel and penetrated the email inbox belonging to the Duke of Edinburgh.
The legal case around the hack helped define computer misuse laws in the UK and around the world.
The archive contains detailed information about how the hack was carried out and the two-year legal wrangle it began.
Robert Schifreen said the whole saga had begun by accident.
"I was testing a modem and was typing in random numbers to see if they worked or not," Mr Schifreen told the BBC. "And one of them did."
The number gave access to Prestel - a basic, text-based computer system developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s that gave people an early taste of online information services.
Customers dialled up and browsed thousands of pages that held information about everything from stocks and shares to weather forecasts and news headlines. In 1983, it was expanded to include a crude form of email.
Purely by accident, Mr Schifreen had stumbled across a live Prestel account that had the number 2222222222 and a password of 1234.
Even better, it was not a customer account.
"It was only supposed to be for Prestel staff," he said.
A quick scan of the pages available via this account revealed a phone number for a test mainframe used by administrators maintaining the service.
"I tried that on and off for a good few months," said Mr Schifreen. "One day, after months of trying, I dialled up this test computer, and it showed a page saying, 'This is the system manager password'."
"I logged in with it, and it said, 'Welcome to Prestel. You are now system manager'."
Initially, this gave Mr Schifreen and Mr Gold access to only the test system. However, the Prestel system administrators had made another security blunder.
"The golden rule they broke was that in this test computer they used live data," Mr Schifreen said.
"They used live passwords on that test machine."
Those live passwords let the pair get access to the working system.
The hack was aided by the fact that the two men were dialling up after 18:00, when phone calls got a lot cheaper.
This had proved useful, Mr Schifreen said, because by then the Prestel security team had gone home for the day.
As a responsible hacker, Mr Schifreen was open about his findings and informed Prestel owner BT about his high-level access and his ability to change any page on Prestel.
Initially, BT dismissed his claim that he could edit any page and brushed him off.
"I changed [the main login page] and then called them back and said, 'Now tell me it cannot be done,'" he said. "They got straight on the phone to Scotland Yard."
But there was just one problem with calling in the cyber-cops - at the time there, was no law under which the men could prosecuted.
"There were no specific laws," said John Austen, former head of the Scotland Yard computer crime unit, who arrested Mr Schifreen and Mr Gold.
"But that was not just in the UK. There were no laws anywhere in the world other than prosecutions undertaken by the FBI into wire fraud."
"I'd never arrested computer hackers before then," he said.
Initially, the pair were charged with offences under the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act as this was the law that seemed to capture the essence of what they had done in reusing the internal passwords.
The charges stuck, and the two hackers were found guilty.
They appealed, and the conviction was overturned.
The prosecution sought to get this decision undone, which led to the case being referred to the House of Lords.
But the Lords upheld the original appeal, and the two men were acquitted in 1986.
At the time, Lord Justice Lane said it had been inappropriate to use the forgery law to prosecute the two hackers.
"The police were quite happy that I was acquitted as it demonstrated the need for a computer hacking act of some sort," Mr Schifreen said.
"The Computer Misuse Act of 1990 resulted."
Reality Check says: The government defines "ordinary working families" as those that are not eligible for pupil premium but have below average incomes. It believes that accounts for about one third of all pupils in England, but this calculation is a work in progress.
There is no official definition of an "ordinary working family" but Ms Greening said on the Today Programme: "They don't perhaps qualify for free school meals - for pupil premium - but actually they are growing up in families that are below median incomes."
The household earning the median income is the one for which half of families have a higher income and half have lower.
The Pupil Premium is a pot of money set aside for children who are in care, eligible for free school meals or have had free school meals at any point in the last six years.
Pupils are eligible for free school meals if their family is on one of a range of benefits or has a household income of less than £16,190.
So, if earning above £16,190 puts you at the bottom end of the "ordinary working families" definition, how is the government defining the top end of the range?
The paper published on Wednesday included the first attempt by government statisticians to come up with figures that set out how many children from different income brackets go to grammar schools.
In the past, the only figures to help with this have been those covering how many children eligible for pupil premium go to particular schools, so expanding these statistics is an ambitious project.
What the statisticians have done is to attempt to match individual pupils in schools with their families' income through looking at tax payments and tax credits details.
These figures have then been adjusted to take into account things like household size, because if there are two families with identical household incomes, one of which has one child and the other has four children, their standards of living will not be the same.
Taking all these adjustments into account, the median household income comes out as £20,000. However, some families earning more than £20,000 in total will still fall within the definition of an ordinary working family.
For example, a single parent's income would be adjusted upwards, so it could be compared directly with the standard of living for a couple.
For a two-parent family with two children, the government considers median income to be £33,000.
The government says 35% of all pupils in England, which is 2.5 million children fall into its definition of coming from ordinary working families, because they fall below the median income but are not eligible for pupil premium.
The government is consulting on how to improve the methodology because, for example, the income figures do not currently include households' earnings from self-employment. They also plan to adjust for housing costs in different parts of England. The consultation closes on 30 June.
This new analysis has been welcomed as providing more detail, although there have been warnings from some education groups that the new work on ordinary working families will reduce the focus on the disadvantaged families who are eligible for pupil premium.
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Evans, 28, last played for the Blades in 2012 before he was found guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman in 2011 and sentenced to five years in prison.
That conviction was quashed and, following a re-trial in October 2016, Evans was found not guilty.
"I still feel I have plenty to prove in football both at club and international level," said the Wales striker.
"I believe I can achieve those goals at United, playing in front of the terrific fans whose support I have always appreciated."
Evans joined Chesterfield last summer and scored seven goals in 29 games for the relegated League One side this season.
Evans scored 48 times in 113 games in all competitions in his first spell with Sheffield United, who will play in the Championship in 2017-18 after winning the third-tier title.
He last won an international cap in March 2011, coming on as a substitute against England.
BBC Radio Sheffield reported on 24 April that the deal could be worth about £500,000.
Having first joined Sheffield United from Manchester City for £3m in 2009, Evans was prolific in his final season with the club, scoring 35 times in 42 appearances.
Following his release in October 2014, having served two and a half years of his prison sentence, the Blades revoked an initial offer to allow him to use their training facilities after 170,000 people signed an online petition against the move.
United's main shirt sponsor threatened to end their association with the club if they re-signed Evans, three club patrons resigned, while Olympic heptathlon champion Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill wanted her name removed from a stand named after her if the striker was offered a contract.
Evans has rejoined the Blades after their six-year stint in League One came to an end with promotion in April.
"The signing is just one element of the plans we have drawn up for next season," Blades boss Chris Wilder told the club website.
"We have done our homework on the player. We pride ourselves on team spirit - as the fans have seen this season - and plan to bring in players who can be part of that.
"Ched comes to us with targets to achieve along the way. With a full pre-season with us, we believe he can provide us with options up front and score goals."
Chesterfield offered Evans a return to professional football in June 2016, two months after his conviction was quashed, saying "a great deal of thought" had gone into the signing.
"I am very grateful to Chesterfield, the board and football management for giving me an opportunity to return to the game," added Evans, who nearly joined Oldham Athletic in January 2015 before the League One club pulled out of the deal following threats to their staff and pressure from sponsors.
"It is just disappointing that it has come in a season which has seen the club suffer relegation. I would like to thank the Chesterfield fans who made me feel so welcome."
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Patrick Curran killed 74-year-old neighbour Joan Roddam at her home in Delabole, Cornwall, in November 2003 when aged 27, Truro Crown Court heard.
In the days before the killing, he had been to the doctor and reported a raised libido.
Mr Curran was arrested in 2014 when the case was re-examined. He denies murder.
The jury heard that Mrs Roddam's body was discovered in a field behind her bungalow in West Down Road on 8 November 2003 after a friend was unable to contact her.
Mr Curran, now aged 38, had lived with his parents at the time of the killing, the jury heard.
The court heard that in the days before Mrs Roddam was killed, Mr Curran had been suffering from a form of mental illness and had visited a doctor and reported a raised libido.
The prosecution said the defendant had a sexual interest in woman in their 70s and older and had visited pornographic websites that featured women very much older than him.
The court heard Mr Curran had not planned to kill Mrs Roddam when he visited her bungalow but attacked her when she rebuffed his sexual advances.
The defendant, of West Down Road, was arrested last year after new forensic evidence was produced, the court was told.
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Gerard Quinn, 24, was assaulted at Milldale Crescent in Currynierin on Saturday night. He was taken to Altnagelvin hospital but later died.
On Monday, police were granted an extra 24 hours to question a 16-year-old boy in connection with the murder.
Paul Sharkey ran out with towels as Mr Quinn was slumped by a wall.
"I was holding his neck, keeping pressure on. I still had a pulse," he said.
"We rolled him over, lost the pulse straight away and I started CPR.
"I managed to get a small pulse back again and then the ambulance turned up and took over from there.
"He went up to the hospital with a pulse and he was fighting for his life.... I'm really glad that he did not die on the street."
Mr Sharkey said that when he arrived at the scene, there were crowds of people screaming.
"I haven't slept, every time I close my eyes I can just see the young fella. This is something I'm never going to get over," he said.
A post-mortem examination is due to take place later on Mr Quinn's body. His twin brother, Michael, was also treated for injuries sustained in the attack.
Mr Quinn has been described by those who knew him as "fun loving".
Jimmy McAlister is the manager of Nierin football club, for whom Gerard played.
"He was fun loving, he played football with a smile on his face you know? He was one of the characters in the changing room that everybody liked.
"It's devastating, heartbreaking, he's got a young kid of his own and it's just a complete shock to everybody.
"Everybody round here knows everybody else so the whole estate will be feeling it today and for a long time to come," Mr McAlister said.
Fr Michael Canny from Waterside parish visited the Quinn family on Sunday.
"It's another tragedy in the city. I was horrified to hear of the murder and yesterday afternoon I went to visit the family and I have to say it's a scene of complete and total devastation," he said.
"The parents and the extended family are really struggling to come to terms with the enormity of actually what has happened.
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Dermot Chambers knew Gerard from a young age through Ardmore Gaelic club.
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The British production was announced last week by Gary Lloyd, who directed the West End production of the Michael Jackson musical Thriller Live.
Billed as "a live music and dance celebration of Prince," it will feature hits like Kiss, Purple Rain and Little Red Corvette, played by a live band.
But Prince's estate said it had not authorised the show.
The producers of Purple Rain said there was no intention to deceive anyone.
"Neither Prince's family or the estate have given permission to use his name, likeness, or music catalogue for this event," Troy Carter, entertainment adviser to the estate, told the BBC in a statement.
"This is a blatant attempt to deceive fans into thinking they're seeing a Purple Rain musical on the West End, when it's only a cover band playing Prince's songs.
"We're currently weighing our legal options and look forward to bringing the real Purple Rain to the stage in the near future."
Purple Rain On Stage was conceived as a tribute to the star, who died suddenly last April following an overdose of painkillers.
It's being produced by Adam Spiegel and Mark Goucher with Claire-Bridget Kenwright, who said: "We have long been fans of Prince and his music and are excited to be able to bring it to audiences throughout the UK in 2018.
"There is no intention to deceive fans. The production will be a live music and dance celebration of an iconic artist's work."
When he announced the production, which will tour the UK next year, Gary Lloyd said it was his "dream" to bring Prince's music to the stage.
"Prince was a consummate, theatrical artist, but in our show his music is the star," he said in a press release.
"There will be so much for audiences to enjoy whether they're fans of musical theatre, Prince, or both. Purple Rain is a fast-paced, music lover's night out that will tease, surprise and excite audiences in the same way he did."
The tour is due to commence in Bromley's Churchill Theatre on 1 February, 2018 with other venues including the Manchester Opera House, the Edinburgh Playhouse and Belfast's Grand Opera House.
Promotional material for the show said these dates would be followed by a West End run.
In his lifetime, Prince - who would have turned 59 on 7 June - was fiercely protective of his copyright, going to war with his record label over the ownership of his music, and keeping his biggest hits off major streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music.
However, it is perfectly legitimate for a show to feature cover versions of his hits without seeking permission, as long as the rights holders receive performance royalties.
Several Prince tribute acts perform regularly in the UK while the star's former band The Revolution are currently touring the US with a set based on the hits they recorded together.
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Gillespie, who is a vegan, made the comments in an interview with the Yorkshire Post.
Wensleydale Creamery signed a two-year extension to its sponsorship of the Headingley side in April.
"I hope one day the dairy industry can be shut down. I think it's disgusting and wrong on so many levels," he said.
The former Australia pace bowler added: "It's out of my control, just like the fact that cricket balls are made of leather.
"I'll have it out with people, I don't care. There's nothing wrong with standing up for what you believe in."
A spokesman for the sponsor said it would seek more clarity on Gillespie's comments.
"That's a very bold statement, and I need to understand a bit more about what he's actually trying to say there," he said.
"We are very proud sponsors. Our milk comes from over 40 local farms with very high standards of welfare."
The EU will provide more than €8m (£6m; $9m) in aid, tents and experts to fingerprint migrants, process asylum requests and help with expulsions.
Until recently most of the migrants came from Kosovo, but now many are from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq.
More than 65,000 have entered Hungary illegally from Serbia this year.
The EU Commissioner for Migration, Dimitris Avramopoulos, discussed the crisis with Hungarian officials in Budapest on Tuesday.
"Hungary is under pressure. We were talking so far about Italy and Greece. Now we added Hungary.
"And all these proposals made to the Hungarian government today have to do exactly with the same way we approach and are facing the situation in the Mediterranean," he said.
The interior ministers of Hungary, Austria and Serbia signed an agreement on Tuesday to boost joint police patrols on Serbia's borders with Hungary and Macedonia.
Last month tensions rose between Austria and Hungary after Budapest decided to suspend participation in the EU's Dublin Regulation. That rule says the EU country where a migrant first arrives has prime responsibility for handling the migrant's asylum claim.
Many enter Greece first, then travel north through the Balkans, reaching Hungary. But many of those from Kosovo or Albania first enter the EU by crossing into Hungary.
Hungary has announced plans to build a fence stretching the length of its 175km (109-mile) border with Serbia.
Greece and Bulgaria have already built fences to block illegal entry from Turkey.
Fences also surround Spain's coastal cities of Ceuta and Melilla in Morocco.
In 2014 the number of asylum applicants in Hungary rose by 126% compared with 2013 - the second biggest increase in the EU after Italy (143%).
The total of applicants in Hungary in 2014 was 43,000, of whom 21,000 were Kosovans, the EU's Eurostat statistics agency reports.
In 2014 Germany had by far the highest number of asylum seekers in the EU - 203,000. Next came Sweden (81,000), Italy (65,000), France (64,000) and Hungary.
Cowan-Hall, 25, left Adams Park a year ago, but has played just 11 games in total for the Lions, 10 from the bench.
He had a month with Bristol Rovers at the end of last year, making three appearances without scoring.
"We're delighted to have Paris back with us. We all know what he brings to the team," Chairboys manager Gareth Ainsworth told the club website.
"He's the type of player to get the fans on their feet, running at defenders and creating chances, and I've no doubt that he can recapture the form that he showed us during his first spell."
The London-born forward began his career at Portsmouth and moved to Wycombe after stints with Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Rushden & Diamonds, Woking and Plymouth.
Derry's Nursery in Cossington, Leicestershire, lost £4,500 of plants in the early hours of Sunday.
Despite CCTV and police being alerted, a gang spent about 90 minutes loading a vehicle with plants.
Leicestershire Police said the call they received did not mention a burglary.
Nursery owner Alan Dayman said it was the biggest raid in his 42 years as boss and items were even taken from his father's grave which is in the grounds.
Mr Dayman said a gate had been knocked down and high-value ornamental trees and plants taken.
"A lady in the village rang the police at the time but they said they had no one to send out, which is obviously very annoying," he added.
"When I spoke to police on Sunday morning they said they would try to get out in the next three to four days.
"So many people from the village have helped me keep going but it's gut-wrenching really that they can come and take what they want.
"People around have been brilliant but I don't seem to be getting any help from the authorities."
A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said they were "aware this premises has been burgled a number of times and previous calls to this location where we have had information to suggest and offence is in progress resulted in an immediate attendance".
"We are sorry if the victims feel the service they have received from the force fall short of what they may expect and we are addressing any concerns they have raised with us," they added.
Tom Wagg, 17, a student at Newcastle-under-Lyme School, said he was "hugely excited" by his discovery.
He was 15 years old when he spotted the planet while doing work experience at Keele University and it took two years to prove its existence.
The planet does not have a name yet and a competition has been launched to find one.
Keele University's Professor Coel Hellier said Tom looked through an archive of data for "good planet candidates".
He searched through images of the night sky looking for tiny dips in light caused by a planet passing in front of its star.
"It was just my third day when I spotted what looked a good candidate, but I had already gone through more than 1,000 sets of data by then," Tom said.
"It looks boring, but when you think about what you're actually doing it's amazing really."
While Tom hunted for planets, he said many of his friends had been completing very different work experience placements.
"They've all been really excited for me," he said.
Prof Hellier said follow-up observations had to be carried out by telescopes in Chile to confirm Tom's results.
It was then studied by astronomers at the University of Geneva and the University of Liege, to prove that it had the right size and mass to be a planet.
Keele University is part of a nationwide collaboration of observatories called the Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP) and the planet has been given the designation WASP-142b, being the 142nd planet discovered by the group.
A competition is now on to name it and Tom said he planned to come up with a suggestion.
Dr David Gregory-Kumar, BBC Midlands Today
Tom hasn't seen his planet directly through a telescope. Instead he combed through the data generated by WASP.
WASP is a swarm of telescopes that scan the sky several times a night. They build up a picture of how bright each star usually is. But sometimes that brightness dips slightly when a planet passes in between us and the star it is orbiting.
What astronomers using WASP then do is comb through the huge amounts of data the telescopes create looking for this tiny change in the brightness of a star.
This planet is relatively big, about the size of Jupiter, but astronomers are working hard to find much smaller, more earth-sized planets.
One day it may even be possible to find planets and then analyse the composition of their atmosphere.
Evidence of water or methane could suggest signs of life, while hydrocarbons might be a sign of pollution and even indicate advanced, industrial, alien life.
It is believed the Tourist Board's budget for supporting events could be cut by more than 50% next year.
Events such as the North West 200 and the Belfast Festival at Queens attract grants from the public purse.
The aid was administered by the NI Events Company at the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure but is now the Tourist Board's responsibility.
By the end of this year, events across Northern Ireland will have received £1.6m in grant funding.
According to the Tourist Board, however, the amount it will have available for grants next year will fall to £700,000 - a cut of 56%.
The Tourist Board would like more but will have to await the outcome of the spending review.
The cut has prompted fears among some that grant-aiding cultural and sporting events will no longer be seen as a priority as public spending cuts begin to take hold.
Police say the men, both 28, found the trolley and were riding it down a steep hill in the eastern suburb of Randwick just after midnight when they hit a car coming the other way.
The man who survived had just arrived in Australia - he remains in hospital and police said he could face charges.
The trolley had reached speeds of up to 80km/h (50mph), said police.
"The male that was in the shopping trolley was catapulted out landing in a kerb," Det Supt Gavin Dengate told local media.
"Unfortunately we all know what shopping trolleys are like, and they are very difficult to control [it's] very very tragic."
He said riding in a shopping trolley "must be one of the most dangerous things you can do".
The 45-year-old driver of the car, who was not injured, tested negative for drugs and alcohol.
In November, the smartphone firm said it would exit the country after it received an official demand for access to the data.
Pakistan's telecoms regulator had said it wanted the messages to help it fight terrorism and crime.
Now, the Pakistani authorities have dropped their demand.
The original request to see emails and other messages sent via Blackberry phones was made in July. Pakistan wanted access to encryption systems that scramble the messages making them hard to read.
It gave Blackberry until the end of November to comply, warning the firm that it would no longer be allowed to operate in the country if it declined.
That deadline was subsequently extended until 30 December by Pakistan's Telecommunication Authority.
Now, said Blackberry boss Marty Beard in a blog, the demand for access has been dropped entirely.
"After productive discussions, the government of Pakistan has rescinded its shutdown order, and Blackberry has decided to remain in the Pakistan market," wrote Mr Beard.
He said the company was "grateful" to the government and telecoms regulator for accepting Blackberry's assertion that it could not read the messages people sent nor give access to the servers behind its messaging system.
In an earlier blog setting out his position, Mr Beard said the company was happy to work with the police on specific cases but it would not give blanket access.
Industry figures gathered by analyst company IDC suggest that, in early 2015, Blackberry had a 0.5% share of the global smartphone market.
In 2014, Blackberry shipped about 5.8 million handsets - 70% fewer than in 2013.
It comes after the Department for Work and Pensions said it made "no apology" for attempting to make work pay.
In a letter to newspapers, Tam Baillie claimed the proposals would impact life expectancy, educational attainment and mental health.
He was also critical of the decision to change the definition of child poverty.
The UK government said child poverty levels were at their lowest in Scotland for 30 years and that eradicating it completely remained an "absolute priority".
Earlier this week, the children's commissioners for Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland warned in a report to the United Nations that government austerity measures had failed to protect the most vulnerable children.
The report said the £12bn of planned cuts, further details of which are expected to be set out by the Chancellor in next week's budget, would impact disproportionally on the 2.3 million children in the UK estimated to be living in poverty, and urged a halt to the policy.
In response, a spokesman for the Department for Work and Pensions said the UK government believed that the best route out of poverty was work, and that it "makes no apology for its efforts to raise incomes by expanding employment opportunities".
In his letter, Mr Baillie criticised the government's comments.
He wrote: "When the UK government says 'no apology', to me it means no apology for more children being plunged into poverty, no apology for them dying younger, no apology for their educational attainment being badly affected, and no apology for their poor mental health."
He said action was needed to make child poverty a "key focus" for the UK and devolved governments "as a matter of urgency".
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith announced on Wednesday that the way child poverty was classified would be changed to reflect the "root causes" of poverty rather than simply the income of the family.
Currently, a child is defined as as being poor when it lives in a household with an income below 60% of the UK's average.
Responding to Mr Baillie's letter, a spokesman for the UK government said the number of children living in relative poverty in Scotland was at its lowest since the 1980s.
He added: "Eradicating child poverty is an absolute priority for this government.
''The current child poverty measure is a poor test of whether children's lives are genuinely improving.
"Our new approach will focus attention on making meaningful change to children's life-chances that reflect our conviction that work is the best route out of poverty.
"With substantial tax-raising powers on the way to the Scottish Parliament, there will be scope to make greater decisions on spending in Scotland, whilst continuing to benefit from sharing the risks and resources with the rest of the UK."
The Scottish government has also called on the UK government rethink its plan to cut £12bn in welfare payments.
A spokesman said: "The shocking reality of the UK government's austerity agenda has led to unacceptable levels of child poverty in Scotland with 210,000 children now living in relative poverty after housing costs were paid.
"These figures are completely inexcusable."
Lincoln Crown Court was told Fiona Manson, 25, now called Kyran Lee, had pretended to be a "muscular young man".
In a statement to the court, the 24-year-old victim, who cannot be named, said: "Finding out that Kyran Lee was a female shocked me to my core."
Lee admitted assault by penetration carried out in 2012.
She had called herself Joey G-Star Crislow on the internet and backed-up her claims by sending photographs to the victim.
Lee, 25, of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, started seeing the victim after a relationship developed online.
The pair ended up in bed together and had sex, with the defendant remaining fully clothed and using a sex toy, the court heard.
Prosecuting, Sarah Knight said Lee - who is awaiting gender reassignment surgery - told the victim "all the things she wanted to hear" including "how much he loved her".
Lee's true identity was only revealed when she was found to be working at a fast food restaurant, under her birth name Fiona Manson.
The victim then complained to police and Lee was charged.
For the defence, David Stanton said the victim had wanted to consummate the relationship and had given Lee an ultimatum.
He said: "The option was no relationship or obtain a prosthetic. The act of sexual intimacy was not motivated by an attempt to gain pleasure but to avoid rejection and relationship breakdown."
He added Lee had been "tormented within herself for many years" about gender and has always had a "tomboyish streak in her".
Sentencing Lee to two years in jail, suspended for two years, Judge Michael Heath said: "The defendant sent pictures of a good-looking, muscular, young man, he sent toys to her children, said he loved her and understandably she wanted to meet him.
"She only had that intimacy with him because she thought that he was a man."
The victim had suffered "immeasurable emotional harm" from the "sustained deceit", he added.
However, he said: "I accept the whole motivation - however selfish and though it was dreadful and deceitful - was to have a relationship. Not a physical one, but a relationship with a woman as a man."
The visitors' winning goal came on 12 minutes when Noe Baba fired home from long range on his debut.
Wrexham, who fielded seven of their 13 summer signings, came closest to an equaliser when Paul Rutherford headed over in the second half and they had a late penalty claim turned down.
Tyrone Marsh's effort for the visitors was also ruled out for offside in front of a crowd of more than 6,000.
Wrexham manager Dean Keates told BBC Radio Wales Sport:
"It wasn't the result we wanted... but I thought we were a lot better second half, played on the front foot and put them under a lot more pressure.
"We're at home and you want to create chances; the couple that we had we didn't really take and the kid [Baba] has hit a top shot from 30 yards out and it's gone in.
"It's small margins, but ultimately there's no point me standing here moaning [about the disallowed penalty]. I've watched it back and it's obvious what the decision is, the referee [Neil Hair] was in the right position but he's not given it to us."
Match ends, Wrexham 0, Macclesfield Town 1.
Second Half ends, Wrexham 0, Macclesfield Town 1.
Substitution, Wrexham. Akil Wright replaces Mark Carrington.
Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Scott Wilson replaces Tyrone Marsh.
Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Courtney Richards replaces Elliott Durrell.
Substitution, Wrexham. Jack Mackreth replaces Paul Rutherford.
Sam Wedgbury (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
Second Half begins Wrexham 0, Macclesfield Town 1.
First Half ends, Wrexham 0, Macclesfield Town 1.
Substitution, Wrexham. Ntumba Massanka replaces Chris Holroyd.
Goal! Wrexham 0, Macclesfield Town 1. Noe Baba (Macclesfield Town).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
25 January 2017 Last updated at 12:01 GMT
The wild animal, nicknamed Basil by his new friends on the team, has become a regular visitor to RNLI Spurn Point.
The 23-time Grand Slam winner posted a picture on the social media app, posing in a mirror with the message: "20 weeks", before deleting it, with her publicist later confirming the news.
Williams, 35, said she took photographs every week to track the pregnancy.
"I was just saving them [for myself]" she said. "I've been so good about it, but this was the one time it slipped."
The world number one, who is due to give birth in the autumn, said she discovered she was pregnant just two days before the Australian Open in January.
The American went on to beat sister Venus in the final and win her an Open-era record 23rd Grand Slam singles title.
"It wasn't very easy," she said. "You hear all these stories about people when they're pregnant - they get sick, they get really tired, really stressed out.
"I had to really take all that energy and put it in a paper bag, so to say, and throw it away.
"Pregnant or not, no-one knew and I was supposed to win that tournament. Every time I play, I'm expected to win. If I don't win, it's actually much bigger news."
Williams, who is taking maternity leave for the rest of the 2017 season, said there was no change to her plan to return to the tour as a mother next year.
"I definitely plan on coming back. I'm not done yet," said Williams, who credited 36-year-old sister Venus for inspiration.
"If she's still playing, I know I can play. This [motherhood] is just a new part of my life. My baby's going to be in the stands and hopefully cheering for me."
On Tuesday, Williams called Ilie Nastase's comments about her unborn child "racist".
Nastase, a former world number one and two-time Grand Slam winner, was heard speculating whether Williams' child would be "chocolate with milk?" at a news conference before Romania's Fed Cup tie with Great Britain last week.
Party leaders are addressing the chamber ahead of the vote.
Some MPs tried to disrupt the session as it got under way. Several thousand rival protesters are gathered outside the Congress building.
Ms Rousseff, 68, denies the charge and accuses opponents of mounting a "coup".
A two-thirds majority - 342 out of 513 votes - is needed to send the motion to the upper house, the Senate, which will consider the allegations of unlawful activity against her.
If the Senate finds her guilty, she can be removed from office permanently. She has two opportunities to appeal during the whole process.
Impeachment vote: Live updates
Voting is due to start after statements from MPs and party leaders - the whole session, which is expected to last several hours, is being broadcast live on television as well as on large screens in city centres.
Defending Ms Rousseff, Afonso Florence, of her governing Workers' Party, urged MPs to have a "democratic conscience", and attacked her opponents who are facing their own charges of corruption.
Pro-impeachment MP, Antonio Imbassahy of the PSDB party, told lawmakers to "choose the country that we want from now on", and said Brazil needed "moral reconstruction."
Hundreds of thousands of protesters were gathering in cities across the country as the session got under way.
A 2m (6.5ft) high wall, stretching 1km (0.6 miles), has been built along the esplanade in front of Congress to separate the rival supporters, with TV screens on either side.
Brazil's three main newspapers predict a narrow vote in favour of impeaching Ms Rousseff.
The president has vigorously denied any wrongdoing, and on Saturday wrote in one newspaper her opponents "want to convict an innocent woman and save the corrupt".
The BBC's Wyre Davis in Brazil says Ms Rousseff is an unpopular leader in a country facing a severe economic crisis.
She is accused of juggling the accounts to make her government's economic performance appear better than it was, ahead of her election campaign two years ago - charges she vigorously denies.
But her supporters say many of the congressmen who are sitting in judgement have been accused of far more serious crimes.
If she is impeached, Vice-President Michel Temer would take over as interim president, but he is also facing impeachment proceedings over the same allegations as Ms Rousseff.
Ms Rousseff accused him this week of being one of the ringleaders of the "coup" attempt against her.
She has also indicated lower house speaker Eduardo Cunha - who would be second in line to replace her - is among those trying to oust her. He is being investigated over allegations of taking multi-million-dollar bribes.
Next in line to replace her is Renan Calheiros, head of the Senate. But he, too, is under investigation in connection with a massive corruption scandal at state-oil company Petrobras.
All three are from the PMDB - the largest party in the coalition, which abandoned Ms Rousseff in recent weeks to support the impeachment. They deny the allegations against them.
513 members of the lower house of Congress
342 votes needed to move process to the Senate
41 senators out of 81 must vote in favour to begin impeachment trial
180 days she could be suspended for during the hearings
Lower house vote: An impeachment vote is due in the lower house on Sunday. A two-thirds majority is required for it to go forward to the Senate.
Senate vote on trial: If Ms Rousseff case is sent to the Senate, a simple majority is enough to suspend her for up to 180 days while she is put on trial. Vice-President Michel Temer would step in during this period.
Impeachment vote: For Ms Rousseff to be removed from office permanently, two-thirds of the Senate would have to vote in favour. Mr Temer would remain president for an interim period should this happen.
Warnock signed his extension before Saturday's 2-2 draw with Fulham, which kept the Bluebirds 12th in the Championship table.
Having already ruled out the play-offs this season, the 68-year-old has his eye on a promotion challenge in the next campaign.
"I've been planning for weeks," said Warnock.
"We've got opportunities now to pit our wits against a lot of good teams between now and the end of the season, and I want to see how we react now.
"I'm still looking at one or two players - can I get better than them or not? Certain players are playing for their places at the minute. That's how it should be."
Cardiff were second from bottom when Warnock succeeded Paul Trollope in October, and his arrival has transformed the Welsh club's fortunes.
No team in the Championship has won more points than Cardiff in 2017 and, prior to Saturday's enthralling draw with Fulham, Warnock's men had won three games in a row.
With 12 games to play this season and a gap of 12 points between his side and the top six, the former Sheffield United and Crystal Palace manager has dismissed the notion of reaching the play-offs this term.
The next campaign, however, could be different, with chairman Mehmet Dalman saying he and owner Vincent Tan will give Warnock the financial backing to mount a promotion challenge.
"We talked about a budget for the summer and the FFP [Financial Fair Play regulations] which I've got to help contribute to, which I've told them I can do certain amounts to help out," said Warnock.
"Together we thought, if we all do our jobs right, it will give us a chance.
"You can't say you're going to get promotion - all you can say is we'll have a good try at having a good season."
Investigators are trying to find the cause of the blaze, which took place months after the aircraft was grounded worldwide over a battery problem.
Heathrow's runways were closed for 90 minutes on Friday, and some evening flights delayed by more than six hours.
Ethiopian Airlines took delivery of four Dreamliners in 2012.
The company said its plane had been parked at Heathrow for eight hours before smoke was spotted.
"We have not grounded any of our aircraft," the carrier said in a statement.
"The incident at Heathrow happened while the plane was on the ground... and was not related to flight safety."
The Dreamliner has been moved to a special hangar away from the terminals to allow the investigation to take place.
The UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch of the Department for Transport is expected to lead the inquiry, with Boeing, the US Federal Aviation Administration, the US-based National Transportation Safety Board and Ethiopian Airlines also taking part.
No time frame has been given for the probe.
Investigators will hope it is not a recurrence of the problems with its lithium-ion batteries that grounded the entire global fleet of 787s for three months earlier this year, said BBC News correspondent Richard Lister.
Several aviation experts have suggested that the fire appears to have broken out some distance from the two batteries.
Fire-retardant foam was sprayed at the airliner and an area on top of the fuselage in front of the tail appeared to be scorched.
Passengers flying from Heathrow are being advised to call their airlines.
But most flights are expected to leave as planned, with airport operator BAA reporting "negligible" delays of around 10 minutes to some services.
Forty-two short-haul flights were cancelled, with most passengers put on alternative flights or carriers to their chosen destinations, a spokesman said.
Heathrow said no passengers had been on board the parked aircraft, named the Queen of Sheba, at the time of the fire.
Thomson Airways became the first British carrier to operate the aircraft earlier this week and is taking delivery of eight of the planes.
But Thomson said one of its Dreamliners travelling to Florida returned to Manchester Airport on Friday as a precautionary measure after the plane "experienced a technical issue".
British Airways also recently took delivery of the first two of its 24 Dreamliners.
Virgin Atlantic said it "remains committed" to taking on the first of its 16 Dreamliners in September 2014.
Other Dreamliner operators include United Continental, Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airlines, Air India and Poland's LOT.
The Dreamliner was marketed as a quiet, fuel-efficient aircraft carrying between 201 and 290 passengers on medium-range routes.
It was due to enter passenger service in 2008 but it was not until October 2011 that the first commercial flight was operated by Japan's All Nippon Airways.
All 50 Dreamliners in service worldwide were grounded at the start of the year following two separate incidents concerning its batteries.
On 7 January, a battery overheated and started a fire on a Japan Airlines 787 at Boston's Logan International Airport. Nine days later, an All Nippon Airways 787 had to make an emergency landing in Japan after a battery started to give off smoke.
Boeing modified the jets with new batteries and flights resumed in April.
The batteries are not used when the 787 is in flight.
They are operational when the plane is on the ground and its engines are not turned on and are used to power the aircraft's brakes and lights.
Boeing said in April it may not been able to identify the root cause of the battery issues but said its modifications would prevent the problems reoccurring.
It has been announced by the Varkey Gems Foundation and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, United Arab Emirates vice-president and ruler of Dubai.
The foundation is the charitable arm of an international chain of private schools, which recently published a report into teacher status.
Teachers are the "real agents of change" said Sheikh Al Maktoum.
Details of the competition are expected to be announced early next year - with nominations to be opened at the Global Education and Skills Forum to be held in Dubai in March.
There will be nominations from individual countries and then an international judging process.
The panel of judges will include "former leaders from around the world and prominent members of the community" along with education experts and students.
Former US president Bill Clinton is honorary chairman of the foundation.
The prize, funded by the Varkey Gems Foundation, is intended to recognise the importance of the teaching profession in the same way as the Nobel prize recognises achievement in other fields.
A research project commissioned by the foundation found wide variations in the amount of respect accorded to teachers in different countries.
This index of teacher status found that China held teachers in the highest esteem.
The prize will be intended to raise the profile and public appreciation of teaching.
"We want to promote teachers as stars and to support the quality of education to highlight the enormous impact teachers have on our lives," said Sunny Varkey, founder of the Varkey GEMS Foundation.
"To support education is to support human progress and valuing teachers is to value the real agents of change in society," said Sheikh Al Maktoum.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said being able to advance at work and in learning was a "vital ingredient" of the UK's economic success.
Wasted talent was a "crime" which hurt society, he added.
But Labour said life chances were going "backwards" under the coalition.
Campaigners claim that social mobility in the UK has reduced since the 1960s. The government has commissioned former Labour Health Secretary Alan Milburn to investigate the issue.
Foundation years
School years
Transition years
Adulthood
Source: Cabinet Office
At a conference organised by the Sutton Trust, which promotes educational opportunities for young people from underprivileged backgrounds, Mr Clegg called for "a more dynamic society: one where what matters most is the person you become, not the person you were born".
He dismissed as a "myth" the idea that social mobility can increase only during times of economic prosperity, saying: "I strongly believe that opening up our society is a vital ingredient in our future productivity. Wasted talent is always a moral crime, but it is increasingly an economic crime too.
"The Sutton Trust's own work has suggested that boosting poor educational attainment up to the UK average would increase GDP by £140bn by 2050, and increase long-run trend growth by 0.4 percentage points. Social mobility is a long-term growth strategy."
He announced the annual publication of a set of 17 indicators to monitor "how well the government is doing in making society fairer".
These include the proportion of children under five on free school meals achieving a "good level of development" compared with other children, attainment at age 16 of those eligible for free school meals and higher education enrolment by social background.
Birth weight will also be measured. Babies from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to be underweight and this has been associated with "a wide range of poor educational and health outcomes later in life", the government says.
It adds that this will be the first time such information has been published by any government in the world.
Mr Clegg argued that life chances could not be evened out simply by reducing inequality, pointing to Australia and Canada as examples of countries with a similar gap between the rich and the poor as the UK but much better levels of social mobility.
By Robin BrantPolitical Correspondent, BBC News
For evidence of successive governments' failure to tackle a lack of social mobility, Nick Clegg recommends watching ITV's 56 Up.
The septennial documentary series is proof of a distinctly British disease, he argues.
His plan to assess the impact of government policy on mobility may not set the world on fire now, but he insists it is for the long term.
Early years support is part of the coalition's plan, but the focus for the Lib Dem leader appears to be universities.
He wants the best to consider taking students from poorer backgrounds who may not achieve grades as high as those of their richer contemporaries.
This was not about "dumbing down", he said, but recruiting on potential, not just attainment.
He described suggestions that the government was trying to "socially engineer" as "nonsense".
Mr Clegg, who attended a top public school, added: "I know some people will say I should keep quiet about social mobility, that my birth, my education, and my opportunities mean I have no right to speak up. I couldn't disagree more.
"If people like me who have benefited from the system don't speak up, we will never get anywhere."
But Labour's deputy leader Harriet Harman said Mr Clegg would have more credibility on the issue if the government wasn't pursuing policies that damage the prospects of young people and increase inequality.
She said: "He's part of a Tory-led government which is closing children's centres and has scrapped the Education Maintenance Allowance and the Future Jobs Fund, while more than a million young people are out of work.
"Cutting taxes for millionaires while millions pay more makes inequality worse, not better," she added.
Economic growth in the world's seventh-largest economy has fallen sharply in recent months.
This was due partly to low commodity prices and sluggish global growth.
But political paralysis has hampered Brazil's efforts to tackle its economic problems, including a budget deficit that has reached 10.8% of GDP.
President Dilma Rousseff is trying to head off the opposition's efforts to impeach her over alleged accounting irregularities, which means she cannot afford to alienate supporters in her Workers' Party by cutting spending or raising taxes.
Investigations are also continuing into a high-level bribery and corruption scandal involving major construction projects. Ms Rousseff's predecessor as president, fellow Workers' Party politician Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is one of the people under investigation.
What a contrast with the optimism of the 2000s. That was when the term Brics was coined, covering the largest emerging economies, including Brazil, which were seen as major contributors to global economic growth.
Among the group today, India is still performing strongly, but China has slowed - and many economists say by much more than the official figures suggest.
Russia's economy contracted by a similar amount to that of Brazil last year, and South Africa - a later addition to this group - managed a very lacklustre 1.3% growth last year.
These figures do pose the question: is this dip in emerging economies' performance just that - a temporary dip. Or is it a longer-term transition to slower growth?
Some factors, such as Brazil's political crisis, may pass, but on the wider question for the emerging economies, the jury is still out.
Brazil's economic performance last year vies with that of Russia as the worst in a major economy for 2015. Official figures for Russia's GDP last year have not yet been released.
It was also Brazil's worst set of figures since 1990.
Analysts say Brazil is now caught in a classic case of stagflation - a combination of high inflation and a recession.
On Wednesday, policymakers at the country's central bank voted to keep the benchmark Selic interest rate at its current level of 14.25%.
High interest rates have traditionally been used in Brazil as a policy tool to keep inflation in check. But inflation has surged in any case, now standing at 11%, while high rates are hurting businesses.
"While we don't think Brazil is on the cusp of a fiscal crisis, the position is fragile," said emerging markets economist Edward Glossop at Capital Economics.
"If nothing else, it is facing an extended period of budget austerity - and the longer the government fudges or delays the necessary adjustment, the more painful it will be."
Officers were called to the Coral bookmakers in Grange Road, Jarrow, at 17:46 GMT and the fourth person was released after three hours at 20:44.
A 39-year-old man has been arrested and a firearm was seized by officers.
Northumbria Police said shots that were heard during the incident were from a police-issue "less lethal weapon" that was used but no one was injured.
Dame Vera Baird, PCC for Northumbria, tweeted: "All hostages free as Jarrow siege ends.
"Told: he had loaded sawn-off, but arrested without police use of firearms. Well done and glad all safe."
Ronaldo, the Champions League's record goalscorer, scored twice in the second half to end an 11-hour wait for a goal and put the 11-times winners in charge.
Arturo Vidal had headed Bayern ahead but then wasted a chance to double their lead when he blasted a penalty over the crossbar.
And Ronaldo then twice clinically converted from crosses either side of Javi Martinez's red card to move to 97 Champions League goals.
Bayern were kept in the game after going down to 10 men by goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who saved brilliantly from Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Ronaldo.
But the Germany international will feel he should have done better for Ronaldo's winner as the Portuguese stabbed a shot through his legs from close range.
Real may also leave with regrets, as they could have taken a commanding lead into next week's second leg at the Bernabeu.
As well as Neuer's string of saves, captain Sergio Ramos had a last-minute header correctly ruled out for offside before Ronaldo lost his footing when seemingly well placed to meet a cross when unmarked four yards out.
Ronaldo was anonymous in a first half which was controlled by Bayern but the former Manchester United man dominated after the break to carry his side into a strong position.
The forward had not scored in the Champions League since a draw with Borussia Dortmund in late September but found space brilliantly 97 seconds into the second half to steer Dani Carvajal's precise cross into the bottom corner.
Real have now scored in each of their 53 games in all competitions this season.
Ronaldo was then the key figure as Martinez picked up two bookings in three minutes, both for needless fouls around the halfway line on the Real number seven.
Bayern, who had won their last 16 Champions League games at the Allianz, were forced into survival mode by the red card and only Neuer's excellence prevented the Spanish side from forging ahead.
But Ronaldo found the winner Real deserved when he poked substitute Marco Asensio's cross through Neuer's legs with the studs of his right boot.
Without injured striker Robert Lewandowski, who has scored 38 goals in 40 appearances this season, Bayern were reliant on midfielder Vidal to carry a goal threat as they edged a scrappy first half.
The Chilean powered in a header to open the scoring and was on the end of Arjen Robben's clever cross to head their next best chance over the top.
But perhaps the key moment of the night came right at the end of the half. Referee Nicola Rizzoli awarded a penalty when Franck Ribery's shot hit Carvajal at the top of his arm, but after a lengthy wait Vidal fired it well over the top.
Carlo Ancelotti's side barely registered after the break, managing just two attempts on goal in contrast to their 11 in the first half, and they must hope that Poland goal-machine Lewandowski can recover from a shoulder problem to lead the line in Madrid next week.
Ronaldo's double turned the game on its head but without Neuer's show of defiance Real would already be assured of a place in their 28th European Cup semi-final.
In the first half he touched a Benzema header onto the underside of the crossbar before, in a matter of minutes, turning Bale's header over from just four yards out, saving from Benzema with his legs and then making a superb one-handed save to keep out Ronaldo's drive from eight yards out.
Four superb saves - but then he was beaten by Ronaldo's second from close range.
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane: "It's a big result, it isn't easy to come here and win.
"It always comes down to small margins, you have to believe until the end and we did that. When they went down to 10 men we created plenty of chances and it was a shame that we didn't get the third. Their keeper was in top form.
"A third goal would have been a bonus."
Bayern Munich boss Carlo Ancelotti: "It will be difficult in 90 minutes in Madrid but we are still alive. We missed the penalty which would have put us 2-0 up and then within three minutes it was 1-1."
Match ends, FC Bayern München 1, Real Madrid 2.
Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 1, Real Madrid 2.
Offside, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos tries a through ball, but Sergio Ramos is caught offside.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Mateo Kovacic replaces Luka Modric.
Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
James Rodríguez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München).
Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by James Rodríguez.
Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marcelo (Real Madrid).
Substitution, Real Madrid. James Rodríguez replaces Karim Benzema.
Offside, Real Madrid. Marcelo tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Marcelo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luka Modric.
Attempt saved. Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kingsley Coman.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Kingsley Coman replaces Thomas Müller.
Attempt missed. Marcelo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Casemiro.
Goal! FC Bayern München 1, Real Madrid 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Attempt saved. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Modric.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Manuel Neuer.
Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Carvajal.
Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo.
Attempt missed. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Douglas Costa replaces Franck Ribéry.
Hand ball by Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München).
Attempt blocked. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Ribéry.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Juan Bernat replaces Xabi Alonso.
Second yellow card to Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München) for a bad foul.
Foul by Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München).
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Offside, Real Madrid. Marcelo tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Gareth Bale.
Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München).
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
The slowdown comes in the wake of more than 50% growth last year.
Ticket sales in the three months to June fell by 10%, marking the first drop in as many as five years, box office tracker EntGroup said.
Average ticket prices have also fallen to the lowest level in more than five years.
Box office numbers are regarded as an alternative indicator of consumer mood and economic growth in China. The downturn suggested that Chinese consumers may be feeling the pinch and thus cutting back on discretionary spending.
The tourism sector is also seen as providing a similar insight and outbound tourist numbers have been flat this year.
Matthew Hassan, senior economist at Westpac, said: "If you can rule out other drivers then you'd have to say it's a sign that consumers are becoming more cautious."
Taking at Wanda Cinema Line - China's biggest cinema owner - rose 12.8% in the second quarter - far below the 61.4% growth in the first three months.
The world's second-largest economy is trying to reduce reliance on manufacturing and exports and expand consumption and the services sector.
China's growth data is thought to be manipulated to meet official targets, meaning alternative measures such as energy consumption or box office takings are also watched by economists.
Box office takings in China had been expected to soon overtake the US, which remains the world's biggest movie market.
Rich Gelfond, chief executive of Imax, the big screen cinema group, said in December he expected China to have more screens and higher ticket revenues than the US by 2017.
China has more than 31,627 screens, while the US total is about 39,000.
The box office slowdown this year could well delay that milestone.
Chinese investors have been on a buying spree over the past years, taking stakes in a number of western cinema operators and movie companies.
Dalian Wanda - the world's biggest cinema operator - owns both AMC Entertainment and the Carmike cinema chains in the US.
Last month AMC bought the Odeon & UCI Cinema Group, bringing it under Dalian control.
The Chinese company, led by China's richest man Wang Jianlin, earlier this year also took over Legendary Entertainment, the US maker of blockbuster hits such as Jurassic World, the Dark Knight Batman trilogy and Godzilla.
Kenny Rogers debuted the song in 2013; and Dolly Parton featured it in her record-breaking set a year later.
Now Barry Gibb, who wrote the song, has made it the centrepiece of his performance at the festival's coveted "legend slot".
It was one of a dozen or more classics from his, and the Bee Gees', catalogue that made it impossible to stand still.
There was a sense of euphoria as he ran through the likes of Tragedy, Jive Talkin' and Night Fever, his falsetto never wavering in the bright afternoon sun.
As has now become tradition in the legend slot, Glastonbury's security team joined the performance, with a choreographed routine to Stayin' Alive that brought a huge smile to Gibb's face.
His triumphant set came a year after Gibb joined Coldplay on the Pyramid Stage for two Bee Gee covers: To Love Somebody and what Chris Martin called "the greatest song of all time", Stayin' Alive.
Gibb had been meant to play the festival that year, but pulled out when a family member fell ill.
The star recently revealed he struggled with appearing on stage by himself, following the death of his brothers Maurice and Robin.
"I don't like being on stage on my own. I miss my brothers. I get nerves being on stage on my own because it is so new to me," he told the Sunday Mirror.
"We would all lean on each other. I'd lean on Maurice and Robin and they would lean on me and somehow we'd get through every show.
"We knew how each other felt. I knew what their opinions were. We were three brothers and it was a democracy.
"We were three brothers who had to agree. If one of them did not like something we did not do it."
Gibb put a picture of his brothers on stage as he performed Nights on Broadway, eliciting a swell of support from the audience.
Several were wearing Barry Gibb masks and one fan passed a gold jacket up to the stage, which Gibb gamely wore for the last 15 minutes of his 75-minute set.
By that point, the crowd was chanting his name - "Barry! Barry! Barry!" - between songs and the star, who is more than 50 years into his career, was visibly touched by their enthusiasm.
"You guys have been the best. Thank you for the experience of a lifetime," he said. "I hope to see you again."
Gibb was followed onto the Pyramid stage by fellow disco legends Chic.
If anything, they drew a larger crowd than Gibb. The hills were full to bursting with flag-waving fans as Nile Rodgers served up a feast of funk.
The set spanned his entire career as a producer and writer, with Chic's Le Freak joined by Sister Sledge's We Are Family and the Diana Ross classic Upside Down.
Rodgers even threw in Daft Punk's Get Lucky (on which he played guitar) and a verse of The Sugar Hill Gang's Rappers' Delight - which sampled Chic's Good Times - for good measure.
As one audience member near us noted, "Chic have just won Glastonbury".
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President Clinton, who was central to the Good Friday Agreement peace negotiations, told mourners he "came to treasure every encounter" with Mr McGuinness.
Speaking after the funeral President Clinton told BBC News NI why it was so important for him to be at the funeral.
Sheikh Abid Gulzar, who bought the pier in October, said: "The pier is coming up beautifully. I'm very happy and busy working seven days [a week]."
About one third of the 1870 Grade II listed structure was destroyed in the blaze on 30 July 2014.
Sussex Police said they had "no clear picture" of what caused the fire.
A spokesman said the blaze had "destroyed the scene and recoverable evidence" and investigation was closed in July 2015.
Temporary pop-up shops were opened for traders in August 2014.
Ian Donald, who runs Gifts at the Pier said: "If it hadn't been for the council putting up a little pop-up shop near the end of the pier I don't know how we would have survived."
He said the return of the amusements to the pier had proved to be successful in attracting families and children on to the pier.
In August 2014, Stephen Penrice, from Cumbria died while working on the fire-damaged pier after falling on to the beach.
Sheikh Gulzar, said he had initially intended to turn the original theatre into a casino.
"I think the church is objecting to a casino so I may try and make it into a dance hall. It's massive.
"I want to go ahead where the general public is supportive and everyone is happy."
In May he told the Eastbourne Herald the theatre was in a "shocking state of disrepair" and had been left untouched since being badly damaged by fire in 1970.
"I think people used to ask my why I took on such a tremendous task. I'm very happy and busy working seven days [a week]," Sheikh Gulzar told BBC Sussex.
Humber NHS Foundation Trust said it wanted to connect the 11-bed unit with its children's centre on Walker Street.
It comes after a long campaign by Sally Burke whose daughter Maisie, 15, had to travel 60 miles for treatment because there are no beds for children locally.
The trust expects the facility to open in July if it is approved.
Chief operating officer Teresa Cope said the inpatient unit for youngsters aged between 13 and 18 would "not only significantly reduce the number of out-of-area placements, which currently see children treated far from home, but reduce hospital admissions and lengths of stay".
"The submission of the planning application is another important step forward in our ambition to provide outstanding services for children and young people from Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire and North and North-East Lincolnshire," she added.
"Our exciting proposals are in line with local, regional and national NHS objectives and, most importantly of all, will meet the requirements of our young patients and their families, who have been calling for specialist facilities of this type for so long."
Under the proposals, the facility will include activity, gaming and sensory rooms as well as a lounge, dining area, kitchen, laundry, treatment and quiet rooms.
The trust, which was awarded a 10-year contract to develop the service, will be able to treat patients with depression, psychoses, eating disorders, anxiety and emerging personality disorders.
Campaigners have been fighting for a 24-hour service after a residential unit in Hessle, that Maisie used to attend, closed four years ago.
Paul Wilson, 38, suffered a severe anaphylactic shock in January 2014 after eating a takeaway from the Indian Garden in Easingwold, North Yorkshire.
Mohammed Zaman, 52, of Aylesham Court, Huntington, denies manslaughter.
Teesside Crown Court heard Mr Zaman was not on the premises when the curry was ordered and did not know what happened.
Mr Wilson died at his home in Helperby, North Yorkshire, weeks after another customer with a nut allergy bought a meal from one of Mr Zaman's six restaurants, then had a reaction and required hospital treatment, the court heard.
Mr Zaman told the court he employed managers to run his outlets and their duties included ordering ingredients and hiring staff.
The restaurateur is accused of cutting corners with ingredients by using cheaper groundnut powder, containing peanuts, rather than almond powder.
He said it was not his decision to change the supply order from almond powder to groundnut powder and when he found out, he demanded the supplier take back the stock.
Richard Wright QC, prosecuting, asked: "You choose to blame other people, Mr Zaman, rather than taking any responsibility yourself, and that is your approach to the case, isn't it?"
The Bangladeshi-born businessman replied: "Yes, that is the reality."
When questioned by Alistair Webster QC, Mr Zaman said he was aware the groundnut powder had been switched before Mr Wilson's death and he had told his manager not to use it because it might change the taste of his curries.
The father-of-four denied his business was based on making quick savings on ingredients.
He claimed he never used groundnut powder since 1981 and believed his businesses served up 3,000 meals on an average week. He said he had no previous reports of customers suffering an allergic reaction.
The jury was told Mr Zaman's restaurants won local business honours and acclaim from Trip Advisor, the British Catering Association, the British Curry Awards.
Mr Zaman also denies perverting the course of justice and six food safety offences.
The trial continues.
Charlie Simpson, Matt Willis and James Bourne found fame and legions of young fans as Busted in the early 2000s, thanks to hits like What I Go To School For, Crashed the Wedding and Year 3000. But once a punk rock boy band, not always a punk rock boy band, apparently.
"Yeah we have a past," admitted Busted at the recent press launch of their first new album in more than a decade, Night Driver. "But we have a future too."
After an acrimonious split in 2005, when Simpson left to concentrate on his other band Fightstar, the band patched things up last year to announce 2016's Pigs Might Fly reunion tour. But they also decamped to LA to try and write a new album, channelling 'grown up' influences like Skrillex and the 1980s movies they watched as kids.
""I'm very glad we did," Charlie Simpson told the BBC. "It was the first time we'd really just been together without any pressure from anyone and I think we're just really proud of the result."
The influence of Daft Punk's collaborations with Nile Rodgers is also clear to hear on new single On What You're On, while the video (and the album's name and artwork) owes plenty to Nicolas Winding Refn's stylish Ryan Gosling movie Drive.
"Back in the day, we made the music that we made because that's what we were into at the time," added Matt Willis.
"We made this record because that's what we wanted to make right now. We didn't aim it at anybody, we just kind of made it."
Charlie: That was it - we were all so happy just to be in a room. I mean that was a big step for a start, just for us to be in the room together with some guitars. It was all just very natural, just a free flowing process, we didn't really stop to think about it.
James: If we liked the way it sounded we just kept going. If we weren't feeling it in the moment we didn't finish it.
Charlie: We were getting in the studio at 10am, coming out at 8,9 pm and these songs were really being recorded on day-by-day basis.
Charlie: I think it's the old fans I'm most apprehensive of - seeing if they're going to come with us on this new journey. I've got a feeling that they are. The people I've shown that were Busted fans back in the day absolutely love it. It's always nerve-wracking releasing any music, regardless of what it is. But you can't make music for other people, you have to be happy with yourself.
Matt: This is the exact album that I want to be on. Sometimes I listen to bands and I'm like, 'man, I want to be in that band!' And now I can hear my album and I'm like 'I want to be in that band'. And it's the coolest thing, it's like 'that's me!'.
Charlie: We have ten years of experience and this album is who we are now. I don't feel it's like we're 'trying to do' anything. People's perception of what Busted is and was - obviously people have to get over that initially, because this is a very different thing.
But the music is our weapon, the music is what's going to do the talking and people either will come with us or they won't, but I believe in this music enough to believe that it will change people's perceptions.
James: They will come or they won't, but you know what? The door's always open.
Charlie: That is an interesting question. We never actually thought about that.
James: No. For all of us, being in a band that wasn't Busted would be weird. The whole point of a band name is so that people know who you are, and we are Busted. The three of us together are Busted, so that's the label - it's just a label.
Charlie: If you think of any bands that change their sound, they didn't change their name because of their sound. Many bands have gone on huge musical journeys.
I'm not comparing us to Coldplay in any way whatsoever, but if you listen to their album now and you listen to Yellow, they are effectively a different band. I guess the difference with them is they've evolved over time.
James: We weren't there to evolve in front of people's faces. You didn't see a transition.
Charlie: But we still evolved as people though - we evolved hugely.
Charlie: Good question! We should have thought that through earlier!
Matt: That's going to be a real sticky point - how do we make these two bands co-exist?
Charlie: That's going to be the hardest part of this whole process, but with the old songs we are going to reinvent them a bit. We did for the [reunion] tour, the songs sounded different on the tour.
James: Songs are songs and they can be done so many different ways. People cover songs every day, but the songs exist always. So maybe there's a way that we can make some of them not feel like they're completely alien to what we're doing now.
Charlie: We will always play some of the old songs. We're not just going to not play old songs. But there will be a transition period as we move on.
We're going to start writing our new record soon.... in the next six months. And before long, there's going to be two albums, and then you've got the same amount of albums that are new and old. And then you do a third one and suddenly your new stuff outweighs your old stuff, so you end up just becoming that band anyway.
Charlie: We are in a way, because we finished this album six months ago and we're going on to think about new songs.
Matt: If you listen to this record there's a progression. We were discovering new things as we were making it. So the next record's going to be even more fun again because we get to explore a few other avenues which we kind of touched on.
We can't wait to go back into the studio, we had such an amazing time. This is the most excited I've been about anything I've done creatively ever, so I can't wait to do more.
Busted's album Night Driver is out on 11 November. On What You're On is out now.
Matthew Boyle, 42, stabbed John and Sylvia Gallagher and their 30-year-old daughter Charlie outside the Broadsword Bar in Tillydrone in August last year.
At the High Court in Edinburgh, judge Lord Burns told Boyle he had no option but to impose a lengthy custodial sentence.
Boyle swore as he was led away.
The trial at the High Court in Aberdeen had heard Mr Gallagher had been defending his daughter from a comment made by Boyle's friend Kevin Deans.
Deans was acquitted of attempted murder but was found guilty of threatening and abusive behaviour. The Crown decided not to move for sentence and he was freed.
Mr and Mrs Gallagher had travelled from their home in the Highlands to visit their daughter.
Mrs Gallagher had arranged to meet friends at a reunion night held at the city pub.
But they were assaulted by Boyle in the car park as they were making their way home from the charity fundraiser in the early hours of the morning.
Mr Gallagher was knifed in the side and ear by Boyle and left with a punctured lung. His wife and daughter were also stabbed.
Boyle, who lodged a special defence of self defence, was cleared of making an indecent comment towards Miss Gallagher. Drug charges against the two men were also withdrawn.
Defence advocate David Moggach told the court that Boyle still maintained he was acting in self defence.
He said: "It is Mr Boyle's position that he was attacked."
Lord Burns said: "I accept that you did not go out on that evening looking for trouble.
"However, you found a weapon and you inflicted terrible injuries upon your victims. Given the circumstances of this offence, I must impose an extended sentence."
Lord Burns ordered Boyle to be supervised by the authorities following his release from custody for four years.
As he was being led away, Boyle shouted he was not a threat to anyone and was defending himself.
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Newsbeat will track her over the next few weeks. She will also be the focus of a documentary for BBC Radio 1 Stories, due to be broadcast later in 2015.
Here Claira tells us why she is having the surgery.
My name is Claira Hermet. I'm a presenter on BBC Radio 1Xtra and BT Sport. I'm also the carrier of the BRCA 1 gene which gives me an 85% life chance of getting breast cancer.
So, on 15 January, I'm having my boobs removed and reconstructed.
I've chosen to share my story and my journey with as many people as I possibly can and the beginning seems like a good place to start.
When I was nine years old my mummy died of breast cancer leaving a big hole in mine and my families lives. I know her death changed the course of our lives forever.
That's not where my story with breast cancer ends because my big sister, who was my best friend, was diagnosed with breast cancer at 25 and died six-and-a-half years later after a gruelling battle with the disease.
Sadly, my mum hadn't been tested for the BRCA gene mutation which is a recognised hereditary gene mutation that gives the carrier an 85-87% life chance of getting the disease.
However my sister, once she had cancer, could be tested for the gene and when her test came back positive for BRCA 2 I was then asked if I wanted to have the test.
I honestly thought I would never have the gene. Even my sister said she doubted I would because I took after my dad's side of the family and she took after mums.
I had the test and a few weeks later went back for the results. I was so confident I wouldn't have it that despite offers from people to come with me I went on my own.
When I was told I had the gene I said I was fine.
As I sat there listening (I say 'listening'...to be honest, I didn't hear a word!) to the lady tell me about my choices I was just focused on holding back tears.
I left that day wondering how, with my sister so ill, I would tell her and my family.
I did tell them. I attended a BRCA clinic where I met a surgeon and other gene carriers. I found out a double mastectomy was pretty much the only preventive measure.
Armed with this information I went and got on with my life.
I always said to myself I would be in a steady, stable and loving relationship when I did this. That way no matter how I looked afterwards that person would still love me.
But instead I'm single. I don't have kids, in fact, I won't have kids until this has been done. My worse fear is having children and having to leave them.
Removing my breast tissue will reduce my chances of getting breast cancer from 85% to around 4%.
I want to share the journey with as many people as possible.
I'm making this into a documentary with BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra. It's due out in March.
As the operation draws closer I have had doubts and fears. I felt confused and scared but mostly I have felt overwhelmingly that this is the right choice for me.
I worry about the petty things like, 'How they'll look?' or 'Will I still feel sexy?' and then I smile.
I smile because in comparison to being alive these kinds of thoughts really aren't a big deal. I love those thoughts. They remind me exactly why I'm doing this and how very important it is for me to share my story with other people in the hope they too can rationalise their fears and feel empowered, in control and confident.
One thing I have learnt is that we get this life once. I've spent a lot of it feeling sad and unhappy.
My sister's death was a turning point. She doesn't have her life but I have mine. I have and will continue to strive to make my life one of happiness, positivity and purpose.
Peace, love and positivity.
For more info on BRCA 1 and how to be breast aware please visit Breast Cancer Campaign.
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But already tech firms great and small are firing out press releases and YouTube videos.
For smaller firms, announcing a product now represents an opportunity to beat the crush.
Start-ups that exhibited at CES's Eureka Park zone over the past four shows have collectively attracted more than $1bn (£680m) in investment since 2012, according to the event's organiser, so it's about more than just titillating the public.
But for the larger companies, revealing a product in advance might reflect the fact that it didn't quite make the cut to be spotlighted in one of the tightly-timed press conferences.
Either way, below are a few of the early announcements that caught our eye.
Fitness tech looks like being one of the show's big themes, and Technogym is looking to update its range of high-end gear with a treadmill that plays a "personalised music soundtrack" based on the speed the user is running at.
The firm says its system works by matching the rhythm of a song to the number of steps per minute it detects the person is jogging at. Spotify already does something similar with its app for street runners, but Technogym says it's the first to bring the idea to a treadmill.
Meanwhile, iFit has announced a treadmill of its own fitted with a 60in (1.52m) curved OLED screen. The company says it can use data from Google Maps to create the sensation of running in "exotic locations". Haters of vertical video better look away.
Adding big displays to appliances that seemed to do well enough without them looks like it will be another trend.
Samsung's latest fridge features a 21.5in high definition touchscreen that it says can be used to check its "temperature, humidity and operation mode" as well as to look at the food inside via a camera.
It will be interesting to find out which niche of the market Samsung thinks will take it as a preferable solution to simply opening the door.
The other big South Korean firm in attendance - LG - has released a deluge of early details.
Among them is news of a new line of smartphones called the K series.
The firm says they have been designed to look "far more expensive and exclusive than they really are" - which, you would have thought, as a marketing campaign might undermine their appeal.
Elsewhere, Acton - the maker of one of last year's most talked about products, RocketSkates - has revealed its latest product: an electronic skateboard.
The Blink is controlled via a small handheld device, although a smartphone app can be used as an alternative, and travels at up to 12mph (19 km/h).
With hoverboards banned from use on the CES showfloors, could this prove an acceptable alternative - or just fuel future safety fears?
For those who prefer to keep their feet on the ground, Digitsole wants to pitch you its smartshoe.
The footwear contains a toe-warming system, can count your steps and features a built-in torch lamp.
The French start-up describes its $450 (£305) shoes as being "trendy". We'll leave that to you to decide, but can't help wonder if people really want to have to recharge their clothing.
In drone-news, China's DJI has revealed a modest change to its line-up.
Its high-end Inspire 1 Pro now comes in black - great for those who like their unmanned aircraft to look that bit more menacing.
It also has a new version of the Phantom 3 that incorporates a 4K camera but has a less powerful data transmission system than the "professional" version of the drone.
As a consequence it can only be flown from up to 1.2km (0.75 miles) away instead of 5km (3.1 miles) - which from a safety point-of-view doesn't sound like a bad thing.
On the roads, Toyota has thrown in its lot with Ford and committed itself to adopting the SmartDeviceLink platform.
The system allows smartphones to connect to a vehicle's dashboard and represents an effort by the automakers to pursue their own technology rather than fitting Google or Apple's in-car alternatives.
Ford said Peugeot, Honda, Subaru and Mazda are also considering supporting SDL.
It's curious timing bearing in mind Ford is soon expected to announce a separate tie-up with Google to build driverless cars.
There's are also been a couple of wearables announcements.
Gymwatch has announced that its weightlifting-tracking wristband can now communicate with the Apple Watch - so, now you have an excuse to have glowing tech on both arms and not just one.
And just in case you thought smart glasses had gone away, Massachusetts-based Kopin has announced what it says is the world's smallest display for eyewear.
Whether that means many of us would need a pair of glasses to be able to look at our glasses remains to be seen.
Finally, for now, just in case you were worried Mr Tiddles was being left out, Petnet has unveiled the SmartBowl.
The firm says animal owners just need to input the weight, age and activity level of their cat or dog, and the bowl will tell them when they have poured in the right amount of food.
Just be prepared to put up with your newly food-limited pet begging for extra treats as a consequence.
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Police said an initial post-mortem examination had been completed on 34-year-old Matthew Symonds and a file was being prepared for the coroner.
The case has also been referred to the Health and Safety Executive.
The family of Mr Symonds, who came from Swindon, said they remained "distressed" about the circumstances in which he died.
Mr Symonds' remains were found at a Biffa depot in Avonmouth on 1 August.
It has been established that his body was transported with commercial recycling waste from a site in the centre of Swindon.
In a statement, his grandmother, Susan Symonds, and aunt, Rachel Symonds, said: "The whole family are shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Matthew in such circumstances.
"We remain distressed about the way it happened - it is a tragedy and appears to have been a terrible accident. He will never be forgotten.
"Despite his hard life and upbringing, he was a good lad who was kind and polite.
"He loved to talk and would continue until in the end you had to tell him to be quiet.
"The loss of his mum had a massive impact on him. As an only child he was devoted to his mum Madeline who sadly died in September last year.
"Due to the post-mortem and police investigation, it has not been possible to make any funeral arrangements yet."
Wiltshire Police said further tests would be carried out on Mr Symonds' remains but it was no longer a criminal investigation. An inquest would be held at a later date.
Bournemouth Borough Council shut East Overcliff Drive on 26 April while engineers assessed the area for signs of further movement.
Rubble came tumbling down from the 30m-high (100ft) cliff close to the Jon Egging Memorial in the early hours, two days earlier.
The council said a cordon along the promenade at either side of the site would remain in place.
The authority said surveys had revealed no further movement had occurred.
The landslip partially submerged the East Cliff Lift, an Edwardian funicular railway. A public toilet block at the foot of the cliffs was also destroyed.
A memorial to Red Arrows pilot Jon Egging has also moved close to the cliff's edge.
Cracks had started appearing on the promenade the day before the fall, leading the council to close the area.
The council said close monitoring of the cliff was ongoing and work to clear the debris would get underway shortly.
Further road closures along East Overcliff Drive will be necessary during this period.
Len McCluskey told the BBC that Mr Murphy had used him as a "bogeyman".
And he said some Unite members in Scotland wanted the union to end its affiliation with Labour.
Meanwhile, a UK Labour leadership candidate has said there was a case for the Scottish party to run its affairs entirely separately from London.
Andy Burnham, who is seen as being the frontrunner, said he would look at the issue if he wins the contest to succeed Ed Miliband.
Scottish Labour's only remaining MP, Ian Murray, has distanced himself from suggestions he could stand for the Scottish leadership by saying he believed the job should go to an MSP.
Mr Murray said the best person for the role would be deputy leader Kezia Dugdale, who will become acting leader when Mr Murphy stands down.
He told the BBC's Sunday Politics Scotland programme that Ms Dugdale could inspire both the party and the country, but said Scottish Labour's problems were far deeper than just Mr Murphy or Mr McCluskey.
Some of those who had called for Mr Murphy to step down in the wake of Labour's crushing defeat at the hands of the SNP also want to see the Scottish party given more autonomy from central control.
Mr Murphy announced on Saturday that he would resign next month despite narrowly surviving a vote of no confidence at a meeting of the party's national executive in Glasgow.
He has said he will submit proposals for reforming Scottish Labour before he steps down.
Mr Murphy also delivered a strongly-worded attack on the "destructive behaviour" of Mr McCluskey, who opposed his appointment in December and had been a vocal critic of his leadership since.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Pienaar's Politics, Mr McCluskey said he understood Mr Murphy was "hurting" but claimed his "arrogance" was part of why Labour had failed in Scotland.
He said: "He represented the ideology that has completely alienated (voters) ... not just in the election, not just in the (independence) referendum, but for years.
"Since 2008 the SNP have been gaining ground and Scottish Labour have displayed an arrogance that unfortunately led us to where we were at the general election.
"The majority of my members in Scotland voted SNP. What I predicted would happen with Jim Murphy unfortunately came to pass."
Mr McCluskey issued a warning that Unite's affiliation to Labour could be reconsidered unless it showed it was the "voice of ordinary working people, that they are the voice of organised labour".
"It is up to them. If they don't, if they kind of inject more disillusionment in the party then the pressure will grow from our members to rethink. It is certainly already growing in Scotland.
"We have a rules conference in my union in July and there's already a number of resolutions from Scotland seeking to release them from the rule that kind of limits us just to the Labour Party."
The Unite boss denied that Mr Burnham was his favoured candidate for the UK leadership, and appeared to go further than Mr Cameron on the EU issue by suggesting free movement of labour had to be questioned.
Saying the Left needed to "challenge" UKIP, he said: "That means in my opinion we need to seriously debate the free movement of labour."
The Singapore-listed firm lost as much as 9.3% on Thursday after Muddy Waters alleged Noble "seems to exist solely to borrow and burn cash".
The attack come on the heels of a series of critical reports by anonymous "whistleblower" Iceberg Research.
Noble said in a statement it "completely rejects the allegations".
"Muddy Waters Research has publicly stated that it has taken a short position in Noble Group's shares," the company said.
Short-sellers look to profit by selling stock borrowed from shareholders on the expectation the price will fall. They then repurchase the securities at the lower price and return them.
Noble, which is Asia's biggest commodity trader by sales, added that it is "studying the report in detail".
The company has also started taking steps to address its debt levels. On Wednesday it announced a new $2.25bn (£1.5bn) unsecured revolving loan facility to refinance existing debt.
Muddy Waters' 14-page report questions Noble's cash flow and management.
"With a company as complex and opaque as Noble, there is no way for investors to definitively answer certain key questions," it wrote.
Analysts' reaction to the new report were mixed.
Nicholas Teo from CMC Markets told the BBC that the "allegations are pretty consistent with Iceberg's earlier reports".
But "Muddy Waters has or may have a commercial interest here in seeing lower stock prices," he said.
"I feel that the biggest consequence to all these allegations may not be the falling stock price, but instead the risk of repercussions that may arise from the creditors to Noble's business."
"The allegations should not detract from the fundamental value of this vast and diverse company," said Nirgunan Tiruchelvam from Religare Capital Markets in Singapore.
Noble has been embroiled with Iceberg Research, a previously unknown firm which has released three critical reports against the company.
Noble's share price has lost as much as 29% its value since the first report from Iceberg Research was published on the blogging service Wordpress in mid-February.
Two weeks ago, Noble sued Iceberg Research for "conspiracy to injure" the company by "anonymously spreading false and misleading information".
In a lawsuit filed in Hong Kong, Noble is seeking damages and if successful, will want an injunction preventing the publication of any further criticism.
They also named a former employee, Arnaud Vagner, as the person they believe to be behind Iceberg Research.
Mr Vagner used to work as a credit analyst at Noble, but was fired in June 2013.
Iceberg has repeatedly refused to identify those behind it, but maintains it is a "whistleblower", since it makes no money from its allegations.
In an email to the BBC, Iceberg said there was "no concern at all" over the legal action it is facing.
"The only thing that matters is whether our arguments are correct or not."
Olam attack
Muddy Waters, and its founder Carson Block, became well-known several years ago for shorting Chinese companies over their accounting practices.
It made a high-profile attack against Chinese plantation firm Sino-Forest in 2011, which after an inquiry, resulted in the company filing for bankruptcy.
In late 2012, Muddy Waters targeted Singapore-based agricultural commodities trader Olam International, claiming it was "close to financial failure".
The allegations caused Olam, one of the world's biggest traders of rice, coffee and cocoa, to lose more than a quarter of its market value in a month.
Olam denied all the claims and later took legal action against Mr Block. However, the firm also undertook a strategic review and looked to shore up its balance sheet.
Olam received a boost after a group of shareholders led by Singapore state investment fund Temasek paid more than $2bn in cash for remaining shares in the company.
The "sixth generation" Core family promises improved performance, battery life and graphics-power thanks to a new microarchitecture.
The chips have also been optimised to handle 4K videos better.
But the US company may find it hard to convince users they need new devices.
Microsoft is offering its latest operating system - Windows 10 - as a free upgrade to consumers and suggests its software should not be more taxing on processors than Windows 7 or Windows 8.
In the past, many households bought new PCs when they wanted to upgrade the operating systems, but they might not do so this time round.
In addition, a slowdown in China's economy and the continued weakness of many European markets could cause companies and governments to delay upgrading their kit.
Even so, Intel noted that there are more than 500 million computers in use that are four years old or older.
And one analyst agreed that Skylake presents the firm with new opportunities.
"A pretty large number of people who have an older PC and who will upgrade to Windows 10 will do so on a new computer," tech industry analyst Jack Gold explained.
"The biggest thing that's going to be attractive will be the fact that power-requirements have gone down quite substantially.
"That will allow new form-factors - thinner, lighter, smaller devices that don't need a fan. And the less power you draw the more likely you'll get 10 to 12 hours of life without adding a lot of extra weight in batteries."
Intel timed its launch to coincide with Berlin's Ifa tech show.
"Versus the fifth generation core, you're talking about a 60% active-power reduction and at the same time a 60% performance increase," Intel executive Gregory Bryant told the BBC ahead of the event.
This is in part thanks to a technology called Speed Shift, he explained, which allows the processors to "shift gears" faster than before in order to reduce the amount of time they are kept running at their most power-hungry frequencies when not required.
Although this may only shorten each period by tens of milliseconds, the savings add up.
"On top of that we have been on a multi-year march to dramatically improve the graphics performance, and we're saying there's up to an increase of 40% generation-on-generation," Mr Bryant added.
He noted the chips had been optimised to handle the new H.265 video codec - a new compression standard that lets 4K video files be streamed using less data without sacrificing picture quality.
4K videos are four times the resolution of 1080p high definition ones.
H.265's adoption has been held back until now because some processors struggle to handle it.
One company-watcher said Intel's latest chip design reflected current habits.
"We're in an era of consumption - people are increasingly watching video streams, playing [simple] video games and doing other things that involve lots of graphics but don't require lots of compute resources because the content has already been created," commented Sergis Mushell from the tech consultancy Gartner.
Intel has, however, targeted one specific niche of consumers who enjoy pushing their processors to the limit.
For the first time it is supporting the "overclocking" of some of its mobile device chips.
The practice involves pushing processors to perform calculations at a faster rate than they were set to, causing them to give off more heat. In the past, Intel had locked its mobile chips to prevent this.
"Intel claims something like 10% of the PC market is extreme gamers, and that's who it's for," said Jack Gold.
"For those guys and girls who want to cool their laptops with liquid nitrogen [and other substances] and get the maximum they can out of them."
Over the coming months, Intel says it plans to release about 50 different variants of Skylake processors.
However, it has indicated that manufacturers should promote their new computers by talking about add-on facilities rather than relying on the chips' new specs.
Suggestions include:
These innovations can, in fact, be added to computers powered by older chips.
But since they are likely to become more commonplace alongside the rollout of Skylake, one analyst agreed that it made sense to focus on them.
"Consumers are looking for what they can do differently on their systems compared to what they can't do today," said Patrick Moorhead, founder of Moor Insights & Strategy.
"So, the strategy of promoting what you can actually do with the computers as opposed to the chips' speeds and feeds is smart."
Intel's next challenge is to try to ensure that production of the chips goes smoothly.
Problems making its earlier Broadwell chips caused several variants to be released later than planned, and led some shoppers to decide to wait instead for Skylake.
Intel says the first of the new PCs should be on sale late this year.
A 51-year-old man died after he was shot in the head at a motorcycle club in Mountfune, a rural area outside the village of Murroe.
It is believed a number of people were at the club when a man approached the victim and fired at least one shot.
The man was rushed to hospital, but was later pronounced dead.
It is understood the victim was from the area.
Police said it was too early to say what the motive was, and they are investigating a number of lines of inquiry, however, they do not believe it was gang-related.
The three men who were arrested were detained in the Limerick area late on Saturday night.
Two are in their late 40s and the other in his 20s.
While some papers praise the country for refusing unacceptable bailout conditions, others fear for what comes next.
The leftist, pro-government I Avyi paper praises the "sovereign people" (in Greek) for being "so determined not to bow to brutal asphyxiation".
The left-leaning I Efimerida ton Syntakton says the Greek people have sent a clear message to the world.
"The partners need to understand the Greeks' historic decision and to stop treating the government of Athens as a pariah," the paper says.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras comes in for praise from Ethnos, which is normally critical of the government.
"The government initiative was vindicated," it says.
"The result impressively confirmed the prime minister's leading position in Greek political life, and at the same time the Greek people's firm demand for the best deal possible within the context of the eurozone and the euro."
Ta Nea says "little Greece's contribution to the European cause has been tremendous at this historic juncture".
But it says the government faces the dilemma of committing to a programme of reform or heading for an exit from the eurozone.
"Brussels and Berlin await proposals from Athens, while tomorrow's eurozone summit will judge everything."
The conservative Kathimerini is worried about what comes next, saying: "The messages from European capitals, ahead of the summit of eurozone leaders expected to be held tomorrow, are alarming.
"The government will probably be faced with the dilemma of agreeing to profound reforms, or assuming the responsibility of an exit from the eurozone.''
The paper says that having achieved victory in the referendum, Mr Tsipras faces the challenge of "picking up the thread of negotiation again, as the mandate he received does not constitute a passport to exit from the euro".
Dimokratia appeals for unity after the conclusion of the "crazy initiative to hold a referendum".
It says: "There are only Greece and the Greeks, who must continue to live in unity and strive together for the best."
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Private investors will be asked to match the amount.
The money will be aimed at fibre broadband providers who are looking to expand.
Mr Hammond will also commit £740m to the development of 5G and the further rollout of fibre connections.
There is no launch date for the 5G service yet.
The UK must move towards providing "fibre-to-the-property" broadband, rather than fibre to the roadside cabinet, the Chancellor will say.
Currently only 2% of the UK has access to this "full-fibre" connection, offering download speeds of up to one gigabit per second, according to government figures,
That is 35 times faster than the 28.9Mbps average UK speed internet connection according to Ofcom.
Full-fibre provision is already offered by some independent broadband providers such as Hyperoptic, Gigaclear and B4rn, but to thousands rather than millions of customers.
BT chairman Sir Mike Rake said the firm had developed an interim technology to get more full-fibre broadband to the property.
"We are committed to getting fibre to the premise ultimately, which is the long-term game, because it's much more reliable," he told the Today programme.
Until that is rolled out, BT will "substantially enhance" speeds for 95% of the country, he said.
Twelve million homes would also have broadband speeds in excess of 300Mbps by 2020 as part of a £6bn investment package, he added.
Dan Howdle, consumer telecoms expert from the website cable.co.uk said the government's funding of superfast broadband was "absurd" at a time when so many people struggle to get reasonable speeds.
"The government should be spending this money where it matters most, along with putting in place firm restrictions as to exactly where this new network provision can be applied - prioritising those who need it most," he said.
Fibre infrastructure provider CityFibre said it welcomed the announcement.
"Britain's industrial strategy needs a digital backbone, and it is essential that we move quickly to plug the UK's 'fibre gap' and empower our service-based economy," said chief executive Greg Mesch.
You've heard of superfast, and maybe ultrafast but now the government has come up with a new term - gold standard full-fibre broadband.
What is interesting about this announcement - which by the way was first trailed in last year's Autumn Statement - is an acknowledgement that the UK's broadband strategy may have been on the wrong track.
So far most of the public money invested in broadband infrastructure has gone to BT, whose strategy has been to roll out fibre to the roadside cabinet, not to the home.
As the Treasury says in its press release, that has made the UK look good in terms of "superfast" coverage - although some would quibble at the definition of superfast.
But as for that gold standard full-fibre broadband piped right into the home - well, the government admits we're falling behind, with only 2% of premises currently having access to it.
The new money the government is promising will go to small operators rather than BT - and even if it does get to two million homes and businesses as promised, the UK is likely to remain a laggard in the full-fibre race.
It will still be mainly up to BT to give the country the future-proof infrastructure it needs - and the government will be hoping that increased competition makes it up its game.
Eric Boateng top-scored with 18 points for GB, while Ben Gordon notched 17 and Andrew Lawrence added 16.
GB led by just nine points after three quarters but had greater momentum and won comfortably against the top seeds in Group F.
GB's next game is on Wednesday against Luxembourg, also in London.
Coach Joe Prunty said: "We had 21 assists on 30 field goals so guys were doing multiple things on the floor and that's what we need to win games.
"Ben [Gordon] played very well - he played 30 minutes but he's getting more comfortable - nine rebounds and five assists was a very good game for him."
Macedonia edged a high-scoring first quarter 30-28 but Gordon's nine points and three assists, signalled his contribution was going to be greater than in the opening qualifying defeat by Hungary three days earlier.
GB went on to lead 50-43 at half-time as the visitors struggled with foul trouble and the loss of guard Damjan Stojanovski with a knee injury.
Three-point baskets from Gordon and Kieron Achara put GB into a 12-point lead towards the end of the third quarter and when the pair repeated that, with another from Dan Clark, GB led 83-66.
Victory was secured with two Boateng baskets that saw him record his highest score for his country.
Christopher Keays, from Glasgow, turned whistleblower shortly after starting a new job on board the Caribbean Princess in 2013.
He discovered that a so-called "magic pipe" was being used to illegally pump oily waste into British waters.
His evidence led to US courts imposing a $40m penalty on Princess Cruise Liners.
The US Department of Justice said it was the largest ever fine for a crime involving deliberate vessel pollution.
Court papers reveal that Mr Keays was 27 when he took a post as a junior engineer onboard the 3,140-passenger Caribbean Princess.
It was his first job since graduating from City of Glasgow College.
When he became aware of pollution issues, he secretly used his mobile phone to take photographs and record video footage of key equipment.
"His concern and fear throughout the video recordings is palpable", the court papers note.
Mr Keays walked off the ship at the next port - Southampton - and immediately reported his findings to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
In a letter to US District Judge Patricia A Seitz, Mr Keays told her that his job with Princess Cruise Lines was the "chance of a lifetime".
But he left the ship feeling "hugely disappointed" that there was a "blatant disregard for the protection of the seas and in defiance of the law".
"Thinking back, I had not considered the implications of my response and that my career may be over before it barely started," he said.
"My actions were an automatic response to wrong, when so many others clearly turned a blind eye," he added.
"I genuinely hope that this will be a wake up call for the industry, that my actions will be replicated and empower those with knowledge of these practices to do the right thing, and finally deliberate pollution will become a past shame rather than a continued illegal practice that is unspoken of by many ships crew."
Mr Keays, who is now working in Spain, told The Times that he felt vindicated by the decision of the court.
He said the $1m (£870,000) reward would give him financial security.
The Caribbean Princess had been making illegal discharges since 2005, according to the US Department of Justice.
It said the case against Princess Cruise Lines included illegal practices which were found to take place five of its ships.
Rear Admiral Scott Buschman, commander of the US Coast Guard seventh district, praised the actions of Mr Keays.
He said: "Without the courageous act of a junior crewmember to alert authorities to these criminal behaviours of deliberately dumping oil at sea, the global environmental damage caused by the Princess fleet could have been much worse.
"The selflessness of this individual exposed five different ships that embraced a culture of shortcuts and I am pleased at this outcome."
Part of Princess Cruise Lines' $40m (£31.2m) fine will be split between environmental projects in the UK and Florida.
In a statement, the firm said: "We are extremely disappointed about the inexcusable actions of our employees who violated our policies and environmental law when they bypassed our bilge water treatment system and discharged untreated bilge water into the ocean."
It added that management cooperated with the authorities and they launched their own internal investigation.
"Although we had policies and procedures in place, it became apparent they were not fully effective," the statement continued.
"We are very sorry that this happened and have taken additional steps to ensure we meet or exceed all environmental requirements."
Mr Trump tweeted: "Great move on delay - I always knew he was very smart!"
Moscow denies any involvement in election-related hacking.
But in one of the last moves of the Obama presidency, Washington demanded Russian 35 diplomats leave the country by Sunday afternoon.
Mr Putin ruled out an immediate tit-for-tat response.
The row follows allegations that Russia directed hacks against the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, releasing embarrassing information through Wikileaks and other outlets to help Mr Trump win the election.
Several US agencies including the FBI and the CIA say this is the case, but Mr Trump initially dismissed the claims as "ridiculous". He has since said he will meet US intelligence chiefs to be "updated on the facts of this situation".
The Obama administration announced retaliatory measures on Thursday:
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After the US announced it would expel diplomats, Russia's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, had vowed Russia would respond to the "manifestation of unpredictable and aggressive foreign policy". But he hinted it might delay its action until Mr Trump became president.
Russia's foreign ministry suggested expelling 31 US diplomats from Moscow and four from St Petersburg.
But Mr Putin said his country would not stoop to "irresponsible diplomacy", and invited the children of US diplomats there to spend New Year's Eve at the Kremlin.
In a statement on the Kremlin website (in Russian), the Russian president wished President Barack Obama and his family a happy New Year, as well as Mr Trump and "the whole American people".
The contrast between the words of the president and those of the president-elect could not be more stark.
Siding with a foreign adversary instead of the sitting president is a dramatic departure from normal diplomatic practice during this transition phase.
And Donald Trump may find himself alone in his admiration. President Obama has broad bipartisan support for his actions and a full hearing to discuss the hacking allegations has been scheduled in Congress next week.
There has been no response yet to Mr Putin's move from the Obama administration.
However, Senator John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, described the Russian hacking as an "act of war".
"And so we have to make sure that there is a price to pay, so that we can perhaps persuade the Russians to stop these kind of attacks on our very fundamentals of democracy."
He said a lot more needed to be done in response to the hacking, with many sanctions possible.
She told People magazine: "I have confirmed that the second verse is Warren", but she said the other verses refer to two other men.
The 70-year-old star, who is releasing her autobiography, said she doubts she will ever name the other men.
"I don't think so, at least until they know it's about them."
Asked if Beatty knew about his role in the song, she said "Warren thinks the whole thing is about him!".
The song about a self assured man who has women falling at his feet was a hit around the world when it was released in 1972.
The lyrics in the chorus accuse him of being "so vain I bet you think this song is about you".
But the mystery of who the man the song was based on has been the subject of speculation ever since.
They included Simon's first husband James Taylor, or one of her ex-boyfriends, such as Warren Beatty, Cat Stevens or Kris Kristofferson.
In 2010 there was speculation it was about record company boss David Geffen after she re-recorded the song for her album Never Been Gone and fans thought they heard her whisper David in the song.
However, she denied it was about David Geffen, saying she had whispered Ovid - because the album was a metamorphosis for her most famous songs.
She has also denied the song was about Mick Jagger in the past.
Over the years she has admitted she has told a few people, including DJ Howard Stern.
With results elsewhere going their way, City seemed safe when Craig Gardner equalised after substitute Pavlyuchenko had given Tottenham the lead.
But Wolves' second goal in their 3-2 defeat by Blackburn put Alex McLeish's side back in the bottom three.
And Pavlyuchenko's last-minute strike confirmed the Blues' fate.
It was a crushing end to what has been a rollercoaster season for Birmingham, who won their first trophy for 48 years with a last-gasp 2-1 win over Arsenal in the Carling Cup final at Wembley in February, but have been battling relegation for most of the campaign.
They went into the game knowing a win would likely keep them up, but defeat, coupled with events elsewhere - particularly Wigan's 1-0 win at Stoke and Wolves' second goal against Blackburn - proved their undoing.
For Tottenham, qualification for the Europa League is a consolation prize after their failure to secure a second successive season of Champions League football.
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However, qualifying for the lesser European competition via a fifth-place finish was preferable to Spurs achieving it through Uefa's Fair Play league, which would have meant the team having to play in the early rounds in only five weeks' time.
This was a victory born out of Spurs' commitment to attack, which may not have helped them achieve their ultimate aim, but ensures it has been a good, if not great season.
The reasons behind Birmingham's plight are simple: scoring too few goals and conceding too many.
They are the division's lowest scorers with 37, which by itself is not a recipe for disaster as their impressive ninth place finish last season off the back of 38 goals scored demonstrated.
However, in the absence of regular centre-back Scott Dann for much of the season through injury, the solid defence on which City built their success in 2009-10 has looked shaky and, crucially, they conceded 11 more goals than last term.
Knowing the threat Tottenham pose going forward, even without injured attacking midfield duo Gareth Bale and Rafael van der Vaart, McLeish sent out a team focused on frustrating Spurs and hoping to snatch a goal on the break.
For the first half, they performed the first part of this superbly, with a back four - led by the towering Curtis Davies, who marked the lofty Peter Crouch out of the game before the striker went off with a head injury after 39 minutes - holding firm behind an industrious and committed five-man midfield, that included Jean Beausejour tracking back from his striking position.
They frustrated the home side, who found themselves allowed plenty of possession in 70% of the pitch, but were harried out of it in the remaining 30% closest to the Birmingham goal.
Unfortunately, this nullified City's threat at the other end, where Cameron Jerome found himself isolated up front and too often running without support down blind alleys, where packs of Spurs defenders lurked to rob him of possession.
All the first-half chances were Tottenham's. Sandro twice drew good saves from Ben Foster, first with a shot from a tight angle, which the keeper put behind with his foot, and then with a 20-yard drive that was tipped over.
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Foster was also called on to claw away a cross-come-shot from Younes Kaboul late in the half and save a long-range strike from Luka Modric.
The danger for Birmingham in adopting such a containing approach was whether they would be able to then switch instantly to a more progressive style should it be required.
This was put to the test four minutes into the second half when Pavlyuchenko, on for Crouch, curled a superb shot past Foster from 20 yards to put Spurs ahead.
The visitors initially struggled to impose themselves on the game, but were given a lifeline when the ball fell to Gardner after a corner and the midfielder connected superbly to give Carlo Cudicini no chance from the edge of the box.
Gardner then curled a free-kick just over as a buoyant, and at this stage safe, City pushed for a second goal.
But their failure to do so suddenly became crucial when Wigan took the lead at Stoke to move out of the relegation zone, soon to be followed by Wolves via their second goal against Blackburn - putting Birmingham back below the safety line.
Any lingering hope of escape for the Blues was extinguished when Pavlyuchenko rifled in his second from 16 yards with the last kick of the game.
Homeowners in St Dogmaels claim a small housing development is being built on a higher level than planning permitted.
They said the River Teifi would now flood towards their homes in severe weather and have called for the council to take action.
A Pembrokeshire council spokesman said the developer had accepted remedial works need to be carried out.
Residents set up St Dogmaels Environmental Action Group to work "constructively" with relevant agencies after serious flooding last November but feel more needs to be done.
Chairwoman Lenka Janiurek, 56, said the situation had become "much worse" since work began on the development, with people's homes and gardens flooded with water and sewage.
Member Jake Elster-Jones, 43, said: "We are sitting here waiting for the rain, wondering what's going to happen.
"It's clearly a very serious issue and there is good evidence that when it rains, it will be worse flooding than there's been before."
He added: "We are angry and worried about this and feel something needs to be done about it."
A Pembrokeshire council spokesman confirmed ground levels on the flood plain have been raised above the levels shown in the site's original plans.
The spokesman said a representative for the developer had accepted "remedial works were necessary" and the council was "awaiting written conformation" of a course of action.
Bell Designs, the developer's agent, declined to comment.
Ben Needham, from Sheffield, went missing during a family holiday on the island of Kos in 1991 when he was 21 months old.
Kerry Needham has always maintained her son is alive and was probably abducted.
She described writing the book as "very traumatic" but said she hoped it would help raise the profile of her case.
Ms Needham added: "It was heart-wrenching to live the last 21 years of my life day by day and put it into perspective.
"You're reliving it and that was really difficult to do but I think it will be worth it and it will raise the publicity about Ben."
In October, police began a a major new search for Ben's remains near the family's former farmhouse on Kos but nothing was found.
Ms Needham said flying out to the island for the search was "one of the hardest things I've ever done".
"Just the thought of being on that island while digging up that ground was so traumatic that even now I'm not over it." she said.
"It knocked me back really bad but it had a positive outcome so I'm grateful for that."
Ms Needham said they were now working on a new lead of a photo of a mystery boy who resembles Ben.
She was making an appeal on a Greek TV programme when a viewer contacted the show with the photo.
The picture is said to have been taken in the Corinthia area of Greece sometime in 1995 when Ben would have been five or six.
She said: "We're working all day and night trying to follow up lines of inquiry on that."
Ms Needham added: "We don't want to raise our hopes too much because it's devastating if it turns out not to be Ben and I'm crucified all over again."
The book is due to be released next year.
The acquisition gives the Chinese firm control of the unit's Moto and Droid-branded handsets as well as its 3,500 employees, 2,800 of whom are based in the US.
Lenovo said the deal made it the world's third bestselling smartphone-maker after Apple and Samsung.
That knocks its country-mate Xiaomi back down into fourth spot, based on data from two market research reports.
Lenovo stated that a total of 100 million mobile devices were on course to be shipped from its existing mobile phone business combined with that of Motorola's over the current fiscal year, which ends in March.
Motorola has found recent success with its "budget" Moto G models. The original version, released last year was the bestselling phone in the business's history.
More recently it has also entered the wearables sector with the Moto 360 smartwatch, and announced its first Nexus device - a 6in (15.2cm) "phablet" marketed by Google, which will be one of the first phones to offer the Android 5.0 operating system.
Lenovo is the world's bestselling PC maker, a position it attained after the takeover of IBM's personal computer business in 2005.
Its smartphones are already big sellers in Asia and the Middle East, but they have not been sold in North America and Western Europe.
While Lenovo and Motorola handsets do compete for sales in India, there is little overlap elsewhere between the two divisions at this point.
"We're now planning to introduce Motorola-branded products back into China," Aymar de Lencquesaing, Lenovo's president of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, told the BBC.
"But right now what we intend to do is leverage the stronger brand in each particular market.
"For the most part, think of the developed mature world - that's going to be Motorola-driven. Emerging markets will be Lenovo-driven.
"Some markets will overlap and over time nothing says that in any given market we couldn't have a dual brand strategy. But, let's put it this way, it's probably smarter for us right now to walk before we run."
He ruled out cutting jobs at Motorola and confirmed that the division would remain headquartered in Chicago.
Lenovo had previously stated that one of the reasons it bought the division for $2.9bn (£1.8bn) was to take advantage of Motorola's existing relationships with network operators in North America and Europe.
One analyst said that this could offer a way to launch Lenovo-branded handsets in those regions if the company later decided to make the move.
"Lenovo has proven it can manufacture quality phones and it is already well known as a PC brand in Europe and the US," said Ronan de Renesse from the telecoms consultancy Ovum.
"So, it doesn't have the cheap aspect to its brand that some of the other Chinese manufacturers have to deal with."
Mr de Lencquesaing added that a nearer-term advantage to the tie-up was that Motorola would benefit from his company's supply-line efficiencies.
The takeover does not include Motorola Solutions, which makes communications equipment for utility and emergency workers. The two Motorola businesses formally split in 2011.
Google paid $12.5bn to acquire Motorola Mobility in 2012. It said the key motivation for the deal was the firm's patents, which it is keeping hold of.
Portsmouth City Council announced on Friday the Spinnaker Tower would be sponsored by airline Emirates.
The £3.5m deal would see the tower painted red and white, the colours of nearby Southampton's football club - Portsmouth's major rivals.
Alex Judd, who started the petition, said the branding "flies in the face of the values of the city".
He said Portsmouth has a "deep, footballing heritage".
In less than 24 hours the petition has gained 5,000 signatures.
The tower is to be renamed the Emirates Spinnaker Tower. The branding is expected to be in place in time for the America's Cup World Series sailing event in July and remain in place for five years.
The airline's name will be displayed on the exterior of the tower and large portions will be turned red.
The city council's leader Donna Jones said: "One of the caveats in any deal that we considered is that the name Spinnaker must remain.
"We didn't want the tower to lose its own identity so any branding or painting are things I have the final say on so that we can ensure it will not be detrimental to the iconic tower."
The petition against the changes said: "To allow the colours of Southampton to stand tall on one of our city's most prominent landmarks shows an incredible lack of empathy for the residents. It must be stopped."
Paul Andrews, who describes himself as a Southampton FC supporter on his profile, wrote on Twitter: "All it needs now is the #SaintsFC badge at the top."
The colours of Portsmouth Football Club are blue and white.
The 560ft (170m) tower opened in 2005. It is owned by the council but run by a private company.
But if you look at the underlying data, the margins between the top five - Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and Finland - are so small that any of them could have come out on top.
The Nordic countries in particular (Sweden crept in at number 10) consistently top surveys of well-being.
So why aren't we copying them?
To begin with, you need to understand what we're measuring.
The World Happiness Report, which compiles the rankings, is completely subjective. It asks people from every nation how happy they feel - there's no solid science to it.
The authors then try and analyse other data - like life expectancy and the economy - to figure out how much each factor contributes to being happy.
That might sound a little fluffy for a UN agency report but it's a deliberate attempt to get away from hard numbers.
For decades, we've measured prosperity and success through economic measures like gross domestic product. But that doesn't mean the people in those countries feel happy.
In the United States, for example, income has gone up since the 1960s, but happiness has not. In recent years, GDP has grown - but how happy people are is actually falling.
A job is essential for happiness, but wealth has diminishing returns.
A 2010 American study, analysing surveys of 450,000 people between 2008 and 2009, came to the remarkable conclusion that money does make you happier - but only up to a salary of $75,000. After that, extra income makes no difference to your day-to-day happiness (although it can make people feel they're achieving a lot in life).
The authors - who have both separately won the Nobel Prize in economics - suggested: "Perhaps $75,000 is a threshold beyond which further increases in income no longer improve individuals' ability to do what matters most, such as spending time with people they like, avoiding pain and disease, and enjoying leisure."
But if it's nothing to do with economic power, just what are those Nords doing so much better than the UK or US?
Unfortunately, it's not as simple as a policy change. The factors behind Nordic happiness are complex - and some experts doubt it even exists at all.
The economic factors are taken care of - all five Nordic nations are in the top 20 countries in terms of GDP per capita, and have good life expectancy.
What they do with their spending power might have an impact, however.
Danes, for example, pay very high rates of tax - anything up to 51.5% of their income for a high earner.
But that cash is reinvested in society through a range of social programmes - such as free university education, free healthcare, generous maternity leave and unemployment benefits.
"We are not paying taxes. We are investing in our society. We are purchasing quality of life," wrote Meik Wiking, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute, in 2016.
The re-investment of oil revenue in Norway - an "emphasis on the future over the present" was singled out in the announcement that it had taken the top spot in the World Happiness Report.
But such a high rate of tax and can't simply be introduced overnight - and it's only one piece of the complicated cultural puzzle.
The constant success of Denmark in happiness surveys, dating back to the 1970s, has helped to popularise their cultural concept of hygge (that's pronounced "hoo-ga").
In a nutshell, it is the concept of self-care through small, comfortable indulgences, which helps to stave off the long winter evenings.
Advocates say that small acts of self-care are a key part of what makes the Danes - and other cultures with similar practices (like Swedish mys or Norwegian kos) - so happy.
But not everyone is convinced.
Researchers at the University of Warwick think that all the mystery surrounding Nordic - specifically Danish - happiness has less to do with socialism and cosy candlelight and more to do with good hard science.
Andrew Oswald and Eugenio Proto think they have found the answer in Denmark's DNA: that "the closer a nation is to the genetic makeup of Denmark, the happier that country is."
The research is far from certain, but the pair found that Denmark has a particularly high prevalence of one gene variant which is associated with good mood, and a resistance to depression.
But then again, there are some who think the question favours the content.
Michael Booth, author of "The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia" thinks that Danes might simply have low expectations.
"Over the years I have asked many Danes about these happiness surveys - whether they really believe that they are the global happiness champions - and I have yet to meet a single one of them who seriously believes it's true," he wrote in The Atlantic.
"Danes do typically expect less than the rest of us, and when their low expectations are fulfilled, so are they."
It's the same conclusion reached by a tongue-in-cheek paper in the British Medical Journal back in 2006, which noticed the existence of European statistical data on low Danish expectations.
So, although no-one is quite sure what the key to Nordic happiness is, citizens of other nations can content themselves with the knowledge that it's possibly cultural, genetic, or just made-up nonsense.
That kind of dismissal is unlikely to bother the people there - they're rather happy with how things are, after all.
The Mean Girls star will appear in the second series, with the first due to air this autumn.
The comedy follows Daniel Glass (Grint) as an insurance rep who is wrongly told he has a terminal illness but decides to keep his misdiagnosis to himself.
Lohan will play Katerina West, the daughter of Glass's boss (Johnson).
The actress tweeted about her "jokes" with the cast.
The second series, starring Frost as Glass's incompetent oncologist, is expected to be broadcast next year.
Sky's head of comedy, Jon Mountague, said: "One lie leads to the next in this unsettlingly brilliant comedy that will hook viewers in and have them on the very edge of their seats.
"Filming for series two is already under way and we're delighted to confirm Lindsay Lohan will be joining Rupert and Nick in this stellar comedy cast."
David Walliams and Miranda Hart's production company King Bert is making Sick Note for Sky.
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The three-storey detached house in Green Road was ablaze when fire crews arrived at the property at about 21:00 GMT on Tuesday.
The family inside fled to safety but a woman needed to have oxygen administered by firefighters.
Station manager Steve Beard said: "The family were incredibly lucky to escape without serious injuries."
The fir tree had been in the living room and was decorated with lit candles.
After a candle fell off and set the tree alight the fire quickly spread throughout the house, destroying the ground and first floors.
Mr Beard, from Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: "We all like to decorate our homes to make them look festive at this time of year but it is essential to remember that, although they look pretty, candles are still naked flames and must be used with caution.
"Once they have been cut down, Christmas trees become very dry and therefore can catch fire extremely easily.
"Candles and Christmas trees do not mix - as this incident shows, fire can spread incredibly quickly and cause devastating damage."
Mr Mugabe, 89, won 61% of the vote, against Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's 34%.
Mr Tsvangirai earlier said the elections for parliament and president were fraudulent and promised to take legal action.
He said his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) would no longer work with Mr Mugabe's Zanu-PF party.
The two parties have been in a coalition since 2009, after the last election sparked widespread violence.
Results from this week's parliamentary election showed the MDC had been trounced, winning just 49 seats compared with Zanu-PF's 158.
In a news conference before the presidential result was announced, Mr Tsvangirai said Zimbabwe was "in mourning".
"The fraudulent and stolen election has launched Zimbabwe into a constitutional, political and economic crisis," he said.
He said he would produce a dossier of the alleged electoral fraud and he called on the southern African regional bloc, Sadc, to investigate.
His MDC colleagues had earlier called for a campaign of civil disobedience to isolate Zanu-PF.
The European Union, which maintains sanctions on Mr Mugabe and his senior aides, said it was concerned about "alleged irregularities and reports of incomplete participation" in Wednesday's election.
Former colonial power the UK said it had grave concerns about the conduct of the election, and urged a thorough investigation of all allegations of violations.
The US state department also called for an investigation and said the results were not a "credible expression of the will of the Zimbabwean people".
Monitoring groups disagreed over the conduct of the election.
The most critical account came from the largest group of monitors, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN), which had 7,000 workers observing the vote.
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The organisation said problems with voter registration had left up to one million people unable to cast their ballots, mostly in urban areas regarded as MDC strongholds.
On Saturday, one of the nine members of the election commission resigned over the way the election was conducted.
Commissioner Mkhululi Nyathi said in his resignation letter: "While throughout the whole process I retained some measure of hope that the integrity of the whole process could be salvaged along the way, this was not to be."
However, the African Union, which had 70 observers, said its initial report suggested the election was "free and credible".
The AU's mission chief Olusegun Obasanjo said there had been "incidents that could have been avoided" and asked Zimbabwe's election authorities to investigate claims that voters had been turned away from polling stations.
Sadc, with 600 observers, broadly endorsed the election as "free and peaceful", but said it would reserve judgement on the fairness of the process.
Major Western groups were not invited to send observer missions.
Mr Mugabe has been president since 1987. He became prime minister when Zimbabwe won independence from the UK in 1980.
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Lomu, who scored 37 tries in 63 matches for New Zealand between 1994 and 2002, had been diagnosed with a rare and serious kidney condition in 1995.
It forced him to quit the game and he had a kidney transplant in 2004, but the organ stopped functioning in 2011.
"Jonah was a legend of our game and loved by his many fans both here and around the world," said New Zealand Rugby chief executive Steve Tew.
"We're lost for words and our heartfelt sympathies go out to Jonah's family."
Family spokesman John Mayhew told New Zealand television that Lomu's death was "totally unexpected" and that he had only arrived back from the UK on Tuesday, after spending time there for the Rugby World Cup.
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said: "The thoughts of the entire country are with his family."
Speaking to the BBC, New Zealand Sports Minister Jonathan Coleman said Lomu "was the first global rugby superstar".
He was a "huge inspiration to Polynesian men and actually in later years with his battles against kidney disease, very inspirational to people suffering from chronic diseases as well", he said.
Lomu is survived by his wife Nadene and two sons.
The son of Tongan immigrants, Lomu made his Test debut in 1994 against France in Christchurch.
As well as playing for several domestic teams in his homeland, he made 10 appearances for Cardiff Blues in Wales between 2005 and 2006, shortly before his retirement.
Despite never winning the World Cup, he is the joint top try-scorer in its history - alongside South Africa wing Bryan Habana, scoring 15 tries in 11 games.
He was at his best at the 1995 and 1999 World Cups, terrifying defensive lines with his speed and size - 192 cm tall (6 feet 4 inches) and weighing about 119 kilograms (18 stone 10 pounds).
In a memorable match against England in the 1995 semi-final, he bulldozed several players and ran straight over the top of full-back Mike Catt on his way to a try.
His performance in that tournament has been widely credited with helping attract the major commercial deals that enabled the sport to enter the professional era.
But a rare kidney condition, nephrotic syndrome, hampered his career. A later transplant was rejected by his body in 2011.
After news of his death broke, former New Zealand captain Sean Fitzpatrick tweeted: "Our thoughts are with the Jonah Lomu family tonight. A very special person."
All Blacks World Cup winner Dan Carter tweeted: "I still can't believe the sad news. Love and thoughts go out to Jonah's family."
And former Wales fly-half Jonathan Davies said: "Can't believe that Jonah Lomu has passed away. Was with him and his wife and family for an evening last month.
"So sad, life is so cruel. RIP Jonah you were a true legend and a gentleman. You changed the game of rugby and will be sorely missed. My thoughts are with your family."
BBC Radio 5 live's rugby union reporter Chris Jones:
No-one transcended the sport of rugby union quite like Jonah Lomu. Bursting onto the scene of the 1995 World Cup, Lomu was a force of nature, the player of the tournament by some distance. His blend of pace, power and size never before seen.
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Despite his health problems, he had been working in the UK during the recent Rugby World Cup, which makes his death all the more shocking.
Quite simply, Lomu was a giant of world rugby. The man who changed the game forever.
BBC Radio 5 live will have a special programme tonight - Jonah Lomu: The Man Who Changed Rugby, which can be heard from 21:00-22:30 GMT.
Mr Farron is MP for the Cumbrian seat of Westmorland and Lonsdale and a former president of the Lib Dems.
He is one of eight Lib Dem MPs left in the Commons after heavy losses at last week's general election which saw Mr Clegg stand down as party leader.
Mr Farron said he has not yet decided whether to stand for the leadership.
In a joint statement with Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie, Mrs Williams said he is the right person to "inspire" and lead the party into next year's Welsh assembly election campaign.
She said the party needed a "fresh start" and urged Mr Farron to "step up and lead our party to recovery".
He was attacked by another man, while walking in Old Rutherglen Road, near Oregon Street, in the city's Gorbals area, at about 18:40 on Thursday.
The victim is being treated for his injuries at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
The suspect is described as white, mid 20s, about 5ft 6in tall, of stocky build and with shaved hair. He wore a white top with a black Nike logo.
Det Sgt Martin Smith said: "From our CCTV inquiries so far we can see that the surrounding area was busy with members of the public at the time of the incident.
"Somebody must have seen something and I would urge anyone who witnessed what happened to get in touch."
Researchers found that elevated levels of CO2, which make the waters more acidic, saw significantly lower levels of spawning.
However, other mating behaviours of the same species were unaffected by the souring of the oceans.
The scientists say the changes are "subtle but ecologically important".
The study examined the complicated mating behaviours of ocellated wrasse, a common Mediterranean fish.
There are three different types of male who compete to father the offspring of this species.
Dominant males build nests and provide defence, while satellite males aid the dominants in return for a share of the eggs. "Sneaker" males hover around the nests and try and take advantage when the dominants are distracted.
The researchers filmed and studied the complex interactions of these creatures in areas near underwater volcanic vents which seep CO2 into the water.
The higher levels of CO2 make the sea much more acidic in this area off the coast of southern Italy, equivalent to what is expected more widely around the world by the end of this century.
The scientists found that many mating behaviours were unaffected but that dominant male spawning with females was reduced by almost two thirds in areas of high CO2.
The researchers argue that the increased CO2 may be impacting the abilities of the dominant males to make rapid decisions.
"The dominant males have to find a trade off in chasing off sneakers and at the same time inviting females to pair spawn," said Prof Marco Milazzo from the University of Palermo who led the study.
"They are not more stupid but they are slower in taking their decisions."
But while the number of pair spawnings for the dominant males declined, genetic testing showed that that the dominants increased their chance of fathering the offspring from 38% in the areas with lower levels of CO2 up to 58% in the higher areas.
Prof Milazzo believes the changes in acidification may be impacting the sperm quality of the other competing male wrasse.
"What we are trying to assess is the different sperm mobility and sperm quality - the sneaker male is genetically different so it could be that the sperm quality could be affected in a different way."
The new study adds to the body of evidence that changes to the pH levels of the oceans are likely to have significant impacts on sea creatures especially molluscs who's ability to build their shells will be impaired by increased acidity.
Other researchers in the field have praised the new work for carrying out the research in the natural environment, but are wary of drawing too many conclusions from one paper.
"As the authors correctly point out, we currently have almost no measurements and thus almost no idea, how high CO2 conditions in the future ocean will affect fish reproduction," said Dr Hannes Baumann from the University of Connecticut, who was not involved in the study.
"It is important to continue working on these questions, while being careful not to overstate the importance of any single observation."
Scientists involved with the paper agree that the study raises questions that will need further, targeted research. They argue that what they have found may well be a subtle effect, but it is significant.
"It's the first time anyone has looked at mating systems which are very delicate biological systems," said another author, Dr Andrew Foggo from the University of Plymouth.
"It is part of a jigsaw that we are building up piece by piece and as we add more pieces we start to see a probability of really quite considerable change in response to acidification."
The study has been published in the journal Royal Society Proceedings B.
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A statement issued by the Egyptian military said the migrants were with people smugglers who opened fire on the border guards when they attempted to arrest the group.
Earlier this month the bodies of 15 African migrants were found on the border in the same area, near Rafah.
They appeared to have been shot dead.
The circumstances of those deaths have not been fully explained.
In addition to the five Sudanese shot dead in the incident on Monday morning, six were injured and a further five arrested by security forces.
There is constant tension in the area, which borders Israel and Gaza to the east, and where the Egyptian army is trying to crush an insurgency by militants linked to so-called Islamic State (IS).
Jihadists based in the North Sinai region stepped up their attacks after the military overthrew Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in July 2013.
A state of emergency has been in force in the area since October 2014, following an attack by the IS-linked group Sinai Province.
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The state witnessed a 49% turnout amid calls for a boycott by separatist leaders, papers say.
The percentage was marginally higher than the last polls in 2008, but lower than the first three phases of the ongoing elections, papers reported.
The average turnout was 71% in the first two phases and 59% in the third phase.
Results will be announced on 23 December after the completion of all five phases.
"Braving the cold, Kashmiris came out to vote in large numbers in the fourth phase of assembly elections on Sunday," the Hindustan Times reports.
Kashmir usually sees low voter turnout as separatists urge people to boycott polls, but many voters have "defied" the calls this year, reports say.
"Defying separatists' boycott call, the polling in the four districts - Srinagar, Anantnag, Shopian and Samba (Jammu region) - was 4% higher than that in the 2008 assembly elections," The Indian Express reports.
The NDTV website says an "unprecedented number of first time voters came to polling booths. They said they are voting for change".
Some papers, however, feel the reason for the higher turnout could be to stop the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from gaining foothold in the region's politics.
Senior BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have promised to develop the region in their poll campaigns.
"In Habbakadal, a traditional boycott stronghold, the turnout of Sunday was twice that from last time... And many of those who voted said they did so to keep the BJP out," The Indian Express reports.
In some international news, papers are highlighting an agreement on how countries should tackle climate change following UN members' two-week talks in Lima, Peru.
Environmental groups said the deal was an ineffectual compromise, but the EU said it was a step towards achieving a global climate deal next year in Paris.
India's Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said "this is not the best text that we could have had but certainly the best that we could have secured in the circumstance", The Indian Express reports.
Differences between rich and poor countries over how to spread the burden of pledges to cut carbon emissions have been the reason for failure to reach a global environmental deal.
The Financial Express says "most of what Lima was supposed to deliver on has been put off for the time being with the hope that they would get decided in the run-up to and during the next climate change conference, in Paris in 2015".
And finally, in a tragic road accident, a drunk driver ran over three policemen in Delhi on Sunday, killing two of them, The Times of India reports.
"Two cops were crushed to death and another critically injured when they tried to stop a speeding cabbie near Kalindi Kunj area early on Sunday," the paper reports.
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The Belfast advertising agency AV Browne is bringing the case after missing a deadline in a bid for work.
The contract is for advertising and design work for a period of two to four years.
It should have been awarded earlier this year, but the legal action has stalled the selection process.
The court was told AV Browne's problem arose with the Department of Finance-run procurement website on Wednesday 14th October 2015.
The agency's lawyer said just before a 3pm deadline "the portal froze" and "a figure could not be entered into a box".
It resulted in AV Browne's tender not being accepted.
The agency has worked for Tourism NI for several years, including on its major 2012 campaign, 'Our Time, Our Place'.
Three other companies are vying to take over, but AV Browne is fighting in court to remain in contention.
Belfast High Court heard the agency had complied with the initial tender deadline of September 18 and that the issue arose with additional information being provided at a second stage.
An AV Browne employee was using an Apple computer to submit the information.
The agency's lawyer said: "The instructions on the tender website only dealt with Windows users on PCs.
"Apple computers were disadvantaged.
"When the box on the website was clicked it just froze at zero."
He argued that regardless, AV Browne had complied to the only deadline stated in the tender documentation, which was 18 September, and that discretion could be exercised.
The case is due to last two days.
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The Scot was in the stands, serving a one-match suspension, as he watched his 10 men win 2-1 at Bournemouth.
"This is for the manager and fans, who are unbelievable," said Defoe who scored the winner from the spot.
Anichebe added: "He's the one who has been getting the blame, even though we are the ones on the pitch."
The striker, who played under Moyes at Everton, said: "You could see by the reaction at the final whistle, we have wanted this result for so long. It was a must-win game and even when we were down to 10 men, we didn't sulk we grinded it out."
The Nigerian forward equalised in the first half after Dan Gosling had give the Cherries an early lead. However, the Wearsiders found themselves down to 10 men when midfielder Steven Pienaar was shown a second yellow card in the 59th minute.
Sunderland continued to press after the break and won a penalty when Anichebe was fouled by Adam Smith. Defoe fired in against his former club in the 74th minute and the visitors survived late pressure to secure a valuable three points.
They remain bottom of the table but are now only five points shy of 17th place West Brom.
"It is a big relief - I never had any questions over the support of the owner or board," said Moyes.
Julian Glew, 45, has not been seen since he failed to turn up for sentencing at Beverley Magistrates' Court on 14 October.
Humberside Police believe Glew, of Princes Avenue, Hull, may be sleeping rough in the woods near Pocklington and have appealed for help to trace him.
Glew admitted three counts of criminal damage in Pocklington last month.
A force representative said: "He is not thought to pose a threat but we are seeking help from members of the public in locating him."
Glew is described as white, 5ft 7in (173cm) tall, of slim build with receding hairline and usually has a beard and moustache.
French rail operators say modernisation work on the French Riviera network is desperately necessary.
But in an open letter, the luxury brand said it would be a disaster for its "artisanal activities" in Grasse.
The company says it takes about 1,000 jasmine flowers to make a 30ml bottle of its famous No 5 perfume.
The iconic perfume was created by Coco Chanel when she met local perfumer Ernest Beaux in Grasse during a summer holiday on the Cote d'Azur in 1920.
Part of Chanel's perfume production has been located in the region for decades and the town near the Cote d'Azure is often considered the world capital of perfume.
But French state-owned railway company SNCF has said its whole network in the region is in dire need of investment and wants to route a TGV line through the area.
According to the rail operator, the route from Marseilles to Nice is the most congested in the country outside of Paris.
The 6.7bn euro ($7bn; £5.5bn) investment is expected to cut an entire hour off the trip between the two towns.
But Chanel said "the construction of a viaduct and the regular passage of high-speed trains over these fields of flowers" would force the company "to cease supporting its artisanal activities in the region".
The firm describes the quality of the flowers in the region as "unique and exceptional" and "indispensable for the creation of Chanel perfumes."
The 30-year-old made 16 appearances for the English League One club last season after leaving Blackpool.
St Mirren manager Alex Rae said: "I worked with him a couple of years ago at Blackpool in the Championship - we have a quality player on our hands.
"It was just an opportunity really that presented itself. I knew Gary was looking to get back up the road."
MacKenzie began his career with Rangers, has also had spells with Dundee, Milton Keynes Dons and Bradford City and was called up to Scotland squads in 2011 and 2012 without winning a cap.
"He's experienced, he brings physicality," Rae told St Mirren's website. "You want to have a physicality throughout your team, but he's also a very good footballer."
MacKenzie, who also played four times on loan to Notts County in League Two last season, explained his desire to move back to Scotland.
"I've been in England for six years and I had moved the family back up to Scotland three years ago, but it hasn't been ideal," he said.
"When I spoke to Alex, he told me there was a possibility that I could come here, get back to playing and enjoying my football and going home to my family, it was very appealing.
"I obviously respect Alex and I've worked under him before - he's a good coach."
Athletics' governing body first imposed the ban in November following allegations of widespread state-sponsored doping in the country.
The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and its athletes last week appealed against the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).
A final decision is due by 21 July.
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has said a handful of Russian athletes could compete in Rio as "neutral athletes".
To do so, they must meet a number of criteria, including being repeatedly tested outside their homeland.
Russian doping whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova has been cleared to run and was described as a "symbol" for clean competitors.
The All-Russian Athletics Federation (Araf) on Tuesday published a list of the 68 athletes it said had met its criteria for taking part in the Olympics, which start on 5 August.
Two-time Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva and London 2012 high jump gold medallist Ivan Ukhov are included.
Araf said each of its athletes has "sent an individual request to the Olympic Games" to be checked by the IAAF, as "Araf is not now a member".
It said it had also appealed about the "overall legality of adding extra criteria for the participation of sportsmen competing at the Olympics".
The International Olympic Committee's deadline to achieve qualifying criteria for the Games is 11 July, though the ROC says that would be extended should Cas rule in favour of its athletes.
The 36-year-old, capped 129 times by England, has won eight league titles, nine FA Cups and one Uefa Women's Cup since her Gunners debut at the age of 16.
She made nine league appearances as Arsenal finished third in Women's Super League One last season.
The length of her contract has not been announced by the club.
Yankey was not included in Mark Sampson's squad for the SheBelieves Cup in the United States.
James Fox, 43, was hit five times as he opened the door to his flat in Picardy House, Enfield in August 2015.
The shooting happened hours after Mr Fox had threatened to kill his father and pointed a gun at a child's head.
Jurors at North London Coroner's Court found officers believed they needed to use force to defend themselves.
But Mr Fox's father said he was not happy with the verdict, describing his son's death as needless.
He said: "I am disappointed. I am not happy with it... I never in my life felt threatened by him or in any way at risk.
"Had I known [about the planned armed response] I would have been straight over to speak with James and I believe without question he would be alive today.
"Being told that he had been shot dead was like waking up in a nightmare. I still cannot believe it.
The inquest heard Mr Fox's stepmother told police he had left their home with a gun.
Following the call to police, officers began a search for an "emotionally or mentally distressed" Mr Fox and armed officers were deployed.
The court heard that the two officers, who cannot be named for legal reasons, shot Mr Fox as he raised a weapon towards them. He died at the scene.
It also heard that there would have been "no time for Mr Fox to react," between the moment officers announced their presence and before they opened fire.
Mr Fox had previously been sectioned under the Mental Health Act and was known to own an airgun, which he used to "shoot pigeons".
An air pistol was found when his flat was searched.
The police officers who shot Mr Fox were also cleared by an Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigation, a report released after jurors reached their decision showed.
It found "both officers were entitled to believe there was an immediate threat to life and were justified in their decision to fire their weapons".
The report concluded that Mr Fox's decision "to come to the door of his address with the weapon in his hand was the primary reason he was shot".
IPCC commissioner Cindy Butts said: "This was a tragic case for all concerned but our investigation has found that neither the officers' actions nor the tactics of the Metropolitan Police were at fault.
"This case is also notable for the positive use of body worn video which resulted in the incident being captured from two perspectives, capturing the officers' efforts to save Mr Fox's life and providing an impartial account that corroborated the officers' accounts of what happened that night."
Harpreet Aujla, the family's solicitor, outlined her hope that the case would help in future police training.
She said: "The family's case has been that the police could have handled this incident better and possibly prevented James' death.
"It is hoped that issues surrounding protective equipment and police firearms training can be addressed."
Mohammed Ali Ahmed and Zakaria Boufassil, both 26, are accused of giving £3,000 to Mohamed Abrini.
They face one count of arranging the availability of money for use in terrorism on or before 7 July 2015.
Mr Ahmed is also charged with the preparation of terrorist acts, with a third defendant, Soumaya Boufassil, 29.
The two men are accused of meeting Mr Abrini - referred to by Belgian police as "the man in the hat" - at Small Heath Park in Birmingham last year between 9 and 16 July, when it is alleged they gave him the money.
Mr Ahmed and Ms Boufassil are charged with the preparation of terrorist acts between 1 January 2015 and 8 April 2016.
Mr Ahmed is a British national, while both Mr Boufassil and his sister, Ms Boufassil, are Belgian-Moroccans. They have all been living in Birmingham and were arrested on 14 and 15 April.
The two men appeared at the Old Bailey on Thursday via video link from Wandsworth prison.
Ms Boufassil was excused from attending the hearing.
The defendants were remanded in custody and ordered to appear at the Old Bailey on 4 October for a plea and case management hearing.
Mr Abrini, who is in custody over the attack at Brussels airport in March which killed 16 people, is also a suspect in last year's attacks on Paris which killed 130.
The West Ham United defender injured his hamstring in their 1-0 Premier League win over Tottenham on Wednesday.
"The first information is that we should be happy if he only misses three games," said Hammers manager Slaven Bilic.
Wales play Northern Ireland at the Cardiff City Stadium on 24 March, and Ukraine in Kiev four days later.
Chris Coleman's Wales team are already likely to be without Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, who is poised to return to action this weekend after a six-week lay-off with a calf injury.
Bale has not played since injuring his calf in Real Madrid's 5-1 win against Sporting Gijon on 17 January.
Wolves midfielder Dave Edwards says it will be difficult for him to secure a place in Wales' Euro 2016 squad following his foot injury.
The March warm-up games are seen as key fixtures as Wales prepare for the Euro 2016 finals in France.
Collins will miss West Ham's Premier League games against Everton and Chelsea, and the FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester United at Old Trafford this month.
Ian Church, 40, was attacked outside the former Bricklayers Arms in Great Yarmouth in 2012 and died two days later.
Stuart Layden, 33, formerly of South Quay in the town, was found guilty at Norwich Crown Court.
He was told he will have to serve almost nine years in prison before being considered for parole.
Four other defendants were convicted of murder at an earlier trial.
One of them, Roy Smith, 35, of Ranelagh Road in Sheerness, Kent, had his conviction quashed at the Court of Appeal in London last year.
Mario Kreft claimed the industry faced chronic underfunding, issues surrounding staff pay increases and a rise in the number of elderly people.
According to Public Health Wales, the number of aged 85 or over will reach 184,000 by 2036 - up 145% since 2011.
The Welsh Government said the sector was neither "dysfunctional or failing".
Mr Kreft said the ageing population, a lack of funding and resources and a major recruitment problem meant the profession was facing a "crisis" unlike any he has seen before.
Giving staff a pay increase to account for the living wage would also have "a knock-on effect", he said, adding social care was at "a tipping point".
Mr Kreft said the care sector "underpinned" the NHS and as winter pressures loomed, he feared the system did not have the staff or resources to cope.
"Currently we feel the system isn't working," he told BBC's Good Morning Wales programme.
"The figures are not adding up. We have seen over the last few winters huge pressures on the NHS - that's no criticism on anybody, it's simply a matter of fact.
"We have seen huge queues here in Wrexham, across north Wales, across south Wales, of people waiting to be discharged [from hospital].
"What we're saying is, without the 12,000 nursing beds, without the 12,000 residential care beds, without all of the domiciliary care providers who enable people to remain in their own homes where would we be?
"The system has to be considered as a system of national strategic importance."
Tina Donnelly, director of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in Wales, described the care sector as an "essential part" of the NHS.
She said robust planning was needed to help deal with increased pressures from an aging population and that recruitment challenges needed to be tackled.
"With an ageing population, that has increasingly diverse care needs and comorbidities, independent living is not always guaranteed," she said.
"When this is the case we must ensure that the resources are in place to support vulnerable individuals, protecting their care needs and dignity as they grow older."
In response, the Welsh Government highlighted a chief inspector's report from 2014-15 - the most recent - which showed more than 84% of adult care homes raised no concerns in the year.
A spokesman said: "Our inspectors and the people who receive care tell us that most care is good, with dedicated carers providing skilled and high-quality services."
There were "undoubtedly challenges facing the sector", he said, but added the Welsh Government was "investing in both our health and social care services".
"Our focus over the next five years will be to complete the biggest transformation of care in Wales for generations by successfully implementing the major pieces of social care legislation that were passed during the previous assembly," the spokesman added.
The show in Aberystwyth also looks at the social role of women over time.
It concentrates on fashion worn from 1850 to 1970 and how clothing was "dictated by the upper and middle class in society".
Collections officer Andrea De Rome said: "Now we accept that different styles and interpretations are normal, but that has not always been the case."
She said for many years, a woman's style was also defined by whether she was a wife, a widow or single.
"At the French court in the 17th Century women painted on beauty spots in different places depending on their marital status," Ms De Rome said.
"Today, fashion can be whatever you want it to be. Women's shapes and clothing have endured so many changes.
"Today, femininity comes down to personal preference."
Documents from NHS trusts and financial regulator Monitor show the average income per trust went up by 58% from £1.7m in 2009/10 to £2.7m in 2013/14.
But it said cancelled operations and A&E waits had increased for NHS patients over that period.
The Conservatives said private patient income was falling as a proportion of hospital budgets.
Both of the coalition parties argue private health provision within the NHS accelerated under Labour and only went up from 4% of total NHS spending in England to 6% while they have been in power.
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The coalition government's Health and Social Care Act, which took effect in England in 2013, allowed foundation trusts - which look after their own finances - to earn up to 49% of their total income from private services.
Before that, there was a capping mechanism which restricted how much private work these trusts could carry out.
The figures quoted by Labour were derived from House of Commons written answers listing total private patient income, divided by the number of foundation trusts.
The party is now proposing a cap of 2% on work for private patients as a proportion of total income, unless key performance benchmarks are achieved.
This issue includes NHS funding, GP access and social care, particularly of older people.
Policy guide: Where the parties stand
Health spokesman Andy Burnham said: "Following the Tories' decision to allow hospitals to turn over up to half of their beds to private patients, the growing financial crisis in the NHS has seen many hospitals forced to treat more private patients in NHS beds too - while waiting times get worse for everyone else.
A senior source in the hospital trust sector told the BBC that most private work was concentrated in major teaching hospitals and specialist centres, including income from wealthy foreign patients.
This revenue helped these trusts balance their books and so secure the treatment of their NHS patients.
The source pointed out that Labour's figures showed average private patient income, although up more than half, still only amounted to £2.7m - or about 1% or less of an average trust's total income.
Labour also highlighted again the issue of NHS contracts awarded to private providers. It said its own analysis, based on Freedom of Information requests, showed that 40% of such contracts went to private companies, though the party admitted it did not have full data on the value of those deals.
A Conservative spokesman said: "This is a gimmick from Labour - official figures show that outsourcing accounts for just 6p in each NHS pound, and private patient income is actually falling as a proportion of hospital budgets."
He said Labour were "fixating" on the issue of "privatisation", claiming experts said this was a "myth".
The real debate should be "good care against poor", he added.
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The former French finance minister was the only nominee for the directorship. Commentators had said there were no obvious challengers for the job.
Ms Lagarde, 60, received support from the UK, Germany, China, and France, among other countries.
She has led the IMF since 2011 and is its first female director.
"The period for submitting nominations for the position of the next managing director of the International Monetary Fund closed on Wednesday, February 10," said Aleksei Mozhin, dean of the IMF's executive board.
"One candidate, current managing director Christine Lagarde, has been nominated," he added, before saying the board's goal was to complete the selection process as soon as possible.
Ms Lagarde's current term in office expires on 5 July. She had said she would seek a second mandate in January.
Her nomination comes amid a demand for her to stand trial in France for alleged negligence around a 2008 compensation payment to a top businessman, Bernard Tapie.
Ms Lagarde's lawyer has said the decision to make her stand trial was "incomprehensible" and that the IMF boss would appeal.
The IMF is an organisation of 188 countries. Its main job is to ensure the stability of the world's monetary system, which it describes as the system of exchange rates and international payments that allows countries to transact with each other.
The company had warned customers in Derbyshire and Leicestershire on Friday after finding high levels of the chemical at Castle Donington reservoir.
The 3,700 households, which were told not to drink, prepare food or bathe in the water, will get £50 each.
The supply had returned by Sunday despite discolouration in some cases.
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Leah Fry who is head of customer experience at Severn Trent, said: "We do have set standards that we have to adhere to and we have compensation that we pay out according to that.
"It's about £50 per household, then business customers, it's £100, obviously there might be some individual cases that we might need to look at."
The BBC understands the level of chlorine found in the supply at Castle Donington was higher than that of a swimming pool.
Drinking water is usually between 0.2mg and 0.6mg per litre, while a pool can be about 3mg per litre.
Severn Trent said the highest levels of chlorine would not have necessarily reached homes and businesses and the warning had been a precautionary measure.
The company handed out free bottles of water to affected customers at Sainsbury's in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, and Tesco in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.
Carl Barratt, from Woodville, said the whole of Swadlincote was "solid with traffic and there was no water on the shelves".
When the supply returned customers were told to run taps at full flow for five minutes before using.
Severn Trent warned until the network got back to normal there could be interruptions or discolorations in the supply.
An investigation has begun into what caused the problem.
Enduring nightmares, changes in personality, and suicidal thoughts have been attributed to the drug.
As well as civilians, it has been prescribed to thousands of army personnel.
Here, two ex-servicemen describe what happened to them after they took Lariam.
In 2000, I was sent to Sierra Leone at hours' notice.
After 10 days there, I was given Lariam and told to take a tablet once a week.
I thought it was a bit late, as I was already eaten alive by the mosquitoes and that the damage would have already been done.
Pretty much the next day, I felt something wasn't right - I didn't sleep and I felt dizzy.
As time went on, the feelings got worse.
I didn't get much sleep - but, when I did, I had these weird dreams that felt real.
In one of them, I was speaking to my granddad at the foot of my sleeping bag, even though he was dead.
I felt anxious and nauseous, and was sweating.
I put it down to being frightened because of the situation I was in.
I went to a doctor and had tests for malaria[, which] came back negative.
But I still wasn't feeling OK, so I made another appointment and told the doctor about the strange thoughts I had.
He told me it wasn't PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder] and to get on with it. I felt stupid.
When I got home, things got worse.
I felt depressed and threw myself into work.
Then, I felt suicidal and wondered when were these feelings going to stop.
In March 2004, a voice in my head told me: "Go on, do it, just kill yourself."
In a split-second, I tried to hang myself.
I was lucky to be found.
I felt guilt and shame.
It wasn't until last year [that] I talked to my wife about how I was feeling.
In April, I got help though the veterans' mental health charity Combat Stress.
I felt I could talk openly, it gave me a fresh way of thinking, and I did CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy).
I understood where the root cause of how I was feeling came from - I didn't have any mental health issues before I took Lariam.
I now know why I attempted suicide, and it wasn't me being weak.
It was good to finally put a label on what was wrong with me.
I am on anti-depressants and the effects of my illness are less.
But I fear there are more soldiers out there who have taken Lariam and won't come forward.
I served 30 years in the Army, and most of my active service was in Africa, so I understand the need to take anti-malaria drugs.
We were taking Paludrine for a while.
In 1995, I was in Angola working with the United Nations in Operation Chantress.
We were deployed at short notice and were given Lariam tablets to take.
After about four to six weeks, I saw myself change and my mental state was different.
I had very bad dreams.
I noticed my interpersonal skills deteriorating
I was confrontational and difficult to be around.
I was hard to communicate with, and I wasn't willing to do anything.
I became the complete opposite of what I am normally.
I spoke to others who took Lariam, and they were feeling the same - there was a lot us.
I decided to come off it as soon as I could.
I saw a medic who said there are side-effects from taking Lariam.
I went back to using Paludrine, and, within days, I was back to normal.
I don't think I have suffered any long-term effects from using Lariam, but I do have to declare that I have used it in the past.
Interviews by Andree Massiah
A Customs spokesman said officials found 400g of gold, worth about 2m Sri Lankan rupees (£9,351; $13,932), inside the suspect's rectal cavity.
Officers at Bandaranaike International Airport had noticed he was "walking suspiciously", the spokesman said.
The man, 42, said he worked for a Sri Lankan government ministry, though this has not been confirmed.
Spokesman Leslie Gamini told the BBC's Azzam Ameen in Colombo the man had been "finding it hard to walk".
More than 70 people have been arrested this year for smuggling gold in Sri Lanka, officials said.
Typically smugglers in the region buy gold in places like Dubai and Singapore, where the precious metal is relatively cheap, aiming to sell it on in India.
The player-coach scored the first of City's two goals against Perth in the grand final on Sunday as they became the first side to retain the title.
Fishlock, 30, took over as head coach last month.
"It's very mentally and physically draining, but it's equally very rewarding," she told BBC Wales Sport.
Fishlock says the satisfaction of victory was enhanced by also coaching the side.
"Obviously when the final whistle went on the weekend it was worth every second of the season," said the midfielder, who also represents Seattle Reign.
"It's a very difficult thing to do and you have to have a very good group and a very good group of coaching staff for it to work. Thankfully and luckily we did have that. The group made it so much easier and made it successful."
Fishlock, who is in the Wales squad for the Cyprus Cup in March, says her experience as a player-coach will help her international playing career.
"I want to learn how to coach and how to develop as a coach and I believe I'm in the best place for that, but equally I'm not anywhere near retiring right now," she said.
"Of course it educates me as a player as much as me learning as a coach and pushes me out of my comfort zone and to keep learning."
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In November 1914, a group of footballers from Heart of Midlothian FC signed up to join the new 16th Royal Scots Battalion.
At the time the club were on track to win the Scottish League, but the move took them from the playing field to the battlefield.
The Hearts footballers were soon joined by players from other clubs, including Raith Rovers, Falkirk, Dunfermline, East Fife and Hibernian.
Hundreds of supporters also followed them in the fight against the Germans.
Their bravery has never been forgotten and Martin's been finding out more about the players who put their lives on the line.
The portrait features President Putin combing the hair of Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev.
Its artist, Konstantin Altunin, has since left the country to seek asylum in France, according to the director of St Petersburg's Museum of Power.
Police said four paintings that were seized broke unspecified legislation.
Two of the other pictures removed from the gallery poked fun at conservative Russian politicians who led a campaign to introduce controversial anti-gay laws.
Gallery owner Aleksander Donskoi claimed he had been given no formal warrant or explanation for the removal of the paintings, which were included in Altunin's exhibition entitled Rulers.
The gallery's director, Tatiana Titova, said Altunin had fled the country following the confiscation of the paintings.
One of the pictures seized features Mr Putin in a nightgown, standing behind Mr Medvedev and stroking his hair, while the prime minister is depicted with a woman's body and wearing lingerie.
Another shows St Petersburg legislative assembly member Vitaly Milonov - one of the architects of Russia's anti-gay laws - against the background of a rainbow, the symbol of gay pride.
A fourth painting depicting the head of the Russian Orthodox Church adorned with tattoos was also confiscated from the Museum of the Authorities.
St Petersburg, which hosts the G20 summit next week, was one of the first Russian cities to introduce a law against what it terms 'gay propaganda'.
Ashley Hawkins, 32, from Barry in Vale of Glamorgan, was found dead in a flat in Scotland Street on Friday at 05:30.
Kieran Davies, 28, was charged with murder at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday.
Mr Hawkins' family said: "Our beautiful boy Ashley, we can't believe he is gone. He was a loving son, brother and uncle. Our hearts are now in pieces."
The family added: "He was helpful to everyone and was loved in his hometown of Barry. He will never be forgotten."
Det Insp Stuart Alexander, of Police Scotland, said: "This is a tragic incident and our thoughts are with Ashley's family at this time.
"We are still conducting inquiries in connection with Ashley's death.
"I would urge anyone with information which may be able to help, or who was in the Scotland Street area early on the morning of Friday, 2 December, to come forward."
The hospital was one of several across the country that declared major incidents throughout Tuesday.
Moves to ease the situation included taking clinical staff off non-urgent work to help, and arranging additional transport for those being discharged.
The hospital trust said there remained "a lot of pressure" on its services.
A spokeswoman said its major incident status was de-escalated at 20:00 GMT on Tuesday, but non-urgent surgery on Wednesday would be rescheduled.
On Tuesday, 53 people in the hospital's A&E department were seeking treatment at 13:00 GMT - 15 of whom were waiting for a bed.
Some patients faced almost a 12-hour wait for a bed after the decision to admit them.
"Any occurrence that presents serious threat to the health of the community, disruption to the service or causes (or is likely to cause) such numbers or types of casualties as to require special arrangements to be implemented by hospitals, ambulance trusts or other acute or community provider organisations."
Source: NHS England Commissioning Board
Mr Soros has been vilified in a campaign costing the right-wing Fidesz government an estimated 5.7bn forints (£16.3m; $21m).
Many Hungarian Jews fear that open or concealed anti-Semitism lies behind the campaign, which the government denies.
This is the first time US-based Mr Soros, 86, has echoed that fear.
However, he also thanked those who had made it their mission to tear the posters down.
The most recent series of posters - many of which have had anti-Semitic graffiti scrawled on them - show a grinning Mr Soros beside the words, "Don't let Soros have the last laugh".
The slogan is a reference to the government's claim the philanthropist is working to settle a million migrants in the EU.
In a statement, Hungarian-born Mr Soros said: "I am distressed by the current Hungarian regime's use of anti-Semitic imagery as part of its deliberate disinformation campaign.
"Equally, I am heartened that together with countless fellow citizens the leadership of the Hungarian Jewish community has spoken out against the campaign."
Mr Soros has spent $12bn, mostly through his Open Society Foundations, on civil initiatives to reduce poverty and increase transparency, and on scholarships and universities around the world, especially in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, since the 1980s.
It has seen him come up against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has declared war on liberalism.
Most recently, the university Mr Soros founded has come under attack after MPs passed a bill which could force it out of Hungary.
The posters have also drawn anger from outside the country.
Guy Verhofstadt, the chief Brexit negotiator at the European Parliament and leader of the Parliament's liberals, wrote on Facebook: "The Hungarian regime's xenophobia and demonization of refugees are anti-European. The claim that Soros is promoting a scheme to import a million illegal immigrants into Europe is Victor Orban's fantasy. Darkness falls in Hungary. We cannot let this happen."
World number one Mark Selby was beaten 5-4 by Zhou Yuelong, despite being 4-3 up, while number two John Higgins suffered a 5-2 defeat by Tom Ford.
Judd Trump lost 5-3 to Graeme Dott, Alan McManus thrashed Ding Junhui 5-0, Luca Brecel saw off Marco Fu 5-2 and Mark Davis beat Barry Hawkins 5-3.
Five-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Dave Gilbert 5-3.
O'Sullivan had fallen 2-0 down, but a brilliant 130 break set him on his way to victory.
Scotland's Higgins won the invitational event last year, but the tournament has been upgraded to ranking status this year.
A doctor who treated Pte Gavin Williams said she was not told he was dehydrated after a so-called "beasting".
Pte Williams, 22, from Hengoed, Caerphilly county, was made to do intense exercise as punishment at for a series of drunken incidents in 2006.
He later died from heart failure in hospital as a result of heatstroke.
The drug ecstasy was in his blood at the time of his death at Lucknow Barracks in Tidworth, Wiltshire, on 3 July 2006, the inquest in Salisbury was told.
Dr Rowena French helped treat Pte Williams in the medical centre at the barracks when he felt unwell, and said she had been aware "beasting" took the form of physical training on camp.
Dr French said Pte Williams had claimed to be passing blood in his urine, but she had not been informed about him collapsing or complaining of stomach pain - so she did not have heat injury in mind.
"It wasn't portrayed to me at the time as being any great emergency… it was standard," she said.
The coroner, Judge Alan Large, said: "I think it's fair to say that if everyone had been told everything that day then medical staff would have been much better equipped to deal with what was going on."
The inquest was told Dr French was advised Pte Williams may be aggressive and she should have someone else with her while treating him.
Asked if she felt her colleagues thought Pte Williams was exaggerating his illness, Dr French said she could not remember.
A nurse previously told police she heard the duty doctor, Mark Derbyshire, say Pte Williams was faking it.
Dr Derbyshire told the hearing it was "quite clear" in his mind he did not say Pte Williams was faking his illness.
He said to his knowledge no "lessons learned" exercise was carried out at the camp after the incident, and there were no discussions with the family after Pte Williams's death.
The MoD has said it has carried out several reviews of the incident since Sgt Paul Blake, Sgt Russell Price and Cpl John Edwards, who were involved in the beasting, were cleared of manslaughter charges in 2008.
The hearing continues.
The Trussell Trust says its food banks provided more than 145,000 packages to people in crisis in 2016-17.
It marks a 9% increase on the previous year - a trend the charity blamed on benefit payment problems and low incomes.
The UK government said the reasons for food bank use were "complex".
"It's misleading to link them to any one issue," a spokesman for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) added.
The new report by The Trussell Trust examines the activity of its network of 52 food banks north of the border.
It reveals that 47,955 children in Scotland were among those it helped with three-day emergency food supplies last year.
And it found that low income was the single biggest reason for referral to a Scottish food bank - affecting a quarter of those referred.
Problems with benefits were also a major factor.
Around 24% of those referred to the charity had suffered benefit delays, while 18% encountered difficulties with benefit changes.
But its own statistics also reveal that the growth of food banks has slowed since 2014/15, when food bank use increased by two-thirds in 12 months.
Meanwhile a UK-wide report by the charity found that food banks in areas where the Universal Credit system has been rolled out are reporting increased demand.
The research, which includes some areas of Scotland, found that there has been a 16.85% average increase in referrals, compared to a nationwide average of 6.64%.
The number of food parcels handed out in Scotland last year was enough to feed the entire population of Dundee for three days, according to the charity's Scotland network manager Ewan Gurr.
He said: "Despite nine Scottish local authorities showing a decrease in food bank use six months ago, it is clear that a cold Christmas, the rollout of Universal Credit and the ever-increasing pressure on the pockets of low-income individuals and families is yielding bitter outcomes.
"Worrying stories emanating from food banks highlight the reality that a record 12-month inflation rate of 2.3% and benefit delays attributed to the rollout of Universal Credit are leaving men, women and children up and down the country sitting at the dinner table with no food in front of them.
"With both council elections and a general election on the horizon, it is absolutely critical for confirmed as well as prospective candidates to put tackling hunger and food poverty front and centre of the policy agenda."
Speaking at the STUC congress in Aviemore, film director Ken Loach accused the UK government of "conscious cruelty" by imposing benefit sanctions which he claims have led to an increase in the use of food banks.
His I, Daniel Blake film told the fictional story of a man denied employment and support allowance.
Mr Loach said: "When the sanctions increased, the use of foodbanks increased. If your money stops and you are dependent on social security, you haven't got a large bank account like Tory cabinet ministers - you have got nothing.
"And very shortly people have to take very tough choices - how do they survive? Often they don't eat.
"Last year there were figures that nearly half a million children eat because people put extra tins in a collecting bag - that cannot be right."
Alex told The Trussell Trust's You Tube channel that he hit difficulties when he returned to Scotland from New Zealand after his marriage broke up.
He said: "I'm a former Olympic athlete, I'm a former British champion, I've had my own businesses, I've had several businesses, and then all of a sudden everything came crashing down.
"If it hadn't have been for the food bank I'd have been in real big trouble [and] I wouldn't have been eating. I was on the brink. I was in a bad way."
He added: "All the people in the food bank were fantastic, they were really nice, they were really helpful and that was one of the reasons I wanted to give my time as a volunteer.
"It's a great feeling knowing that you're helping people [and] if we didn't have the food bank people would have nowhere to go, nowhere to eat. If it wasn't for the food bank I probably wouldn't be here."
A spokesman for the DWP defended the Universal Credit system, which collapses all benefits into one and is being rolled out across the UK.
He said: "Employment is the best route out of poverty, and there are now near record numbers of people in work in Scotland.
"Under Universal Credit, people are moving into work faster and staying in work longer than under the old system.
"Universal Credit is designed to mirror the world of work and give people control over their own finances.
"The majority of UC claimants are confident in managing their money and we work closely with local authorities to support those who need extra help.
"Budgeting support, benefit advances, and direct rent payments to landlords are available to those who need them."
The Scottish government said it was working to help people affected by welfare cuts and low incomes.
A spokesman said: "A range of actions are needed to stop people having to rely on emergency food provision.
"The Scottish government has taken such action through our £1 million a year Fair Food Fund and more than £100 million a year to mitigate against welfare cuts, including our Scottish Welfare Fund.
"We have also made significant investments in a range of services to support people on low income and to tackle the underlying causes of poverty including investing in affordable housing, increasing free childcare, promoting and paying the real living wage."
The unusual bug, in Microsoft anti-malware software such as Windows Defender, could be exploited without the recipient even opening the message.
Researchers working for Google's Project Zero cyber-security outfit discovered the flaw at the weekend.
The fix has been specially pushed out hours before the software giant's monthly Tuesday security update.
Hackers could exploit the flaw simply by sending an infected email, instant message or getting the user to click on a web browser link.
Windows 8, 8.1, 10 and Windows Server operating systems are affected by the bug.
Anti-virus software such as Windows Defender would merely have to scan the malicious content for the exploit to be triggered.
On some computers, scans are set up to occur almost instantly - "real-time protection" - or to take place at a scheduled time.
"Anti-virus normally tries to intercept these things before you get to them," said cyber-security expert Graham Cluley.
He added it was "tremendous" that Microsoft had released the patch so quickly.
The bug was discovered by Google Project Zero researchers Tavis Ormandy and Natalie Silvanovich.
And Mr Ormandy later tweeted he had been "blown away" at the speedy response.
The vulnerability allows for remote code execution: "the thing all the malicious attackers are aiming for", Mr Cluley told the BBC.
"It means they can install code on to your computer without your permission - it means they can hijack your computer."
Mr Cluley did add, however, that he thought the Project Zero protocol for announcing the vulnerability had been risky, because it included information that malicious hackers might have found useful.
"That can help the bad guys," he said.
Windows users can check that they are running the latest Windows Defender engine version (1.1.13704.0), which should download automatically, to make sure they are not at risk - or hit the update button.
The peer, who backed Britain's membership in the 1975 referendum, said he had been wrong to think the "common market" would "leave the NHS alone".
He warned a planned trade deal between the EU and US would harm the NHS.
But Labour's Rachel Reeves said EU membership had helped the NHS fund research and recruit skilled workers.
And she suggested the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) he is concerned about was being "manipulated" by Leave backers, many of whom did not support the NHS.
The NHS has become the latest battleground for arguments over whether the UK is better off inside or outside the EU ahead of the referendum on 23 June.
Earlier this week, four former Labour health secretaries said a vote to leave the EU would seriously undermine the NHS and its founding principle of care free at the point of use.
The Leave campaign retaliated with claims about the cost to the taxpayer of treating EU nationals using the NHS.
Now Lord Owen - a former GP who has campaigned against government health reforms in recent years - has said the NHS needs to be "protected" from EU interference, which he believes its threatening its heritage and independence.
In a speech in London in support of the Vote Leave campaign group, Lord Owen - who served as Labour foreign secretary in the late 1970s before defecting to the SDP and is now a crossbench peer - said the dream of European co-operation once supported by many on the centre-left of politics had turned sour.
In the past 20 years, he said the EU had "crept into every nook and cranny" of British life, including the NHS, and had to stop.
The European Commission, he said, had become "obsessed with proposing market solutions to social policy" and, in respect of health legislation emanating from Brussels, patients were being treated as consumers.
"In truth, since 2002 the Labour government, the coalition government and now the Conservative government have accepted an EU market in health," he said.
He said the application of EU competition law to the NHS would be exacerbated by the passing of TTIP, a set of free trade and regulatory agreements which he said had "no regard for the social purpose of healthcare" and would erode member states control over healthcare policy and spending.
Leaving the EU would prevent any future UK government from ratifying TTIP, he said. "We all need to respect and value, whatever political parties we support, those elements which bind the citizens of the UK together and the NHS is one of those.
"Now is the time to take back control from the EU and protect our NHS for future generations."
Several trade unions, while backing EU membership, are opposed to TTIP, saying it would allow private firms running NHS services to sue the government if it chose to return the services to the public sector - a claim rejected by the government.
Unison, the main union for NHS workers, say it is a threat to public services and should be rejected unless changes are made.
Ms Reeves, who backs continued EU membership, said she understood concerns on the left that TTIP would be a "Trojan Horse for further privatisation of the health service" but believed they were unfounded.
In an article for Labour List, the former Labour frontbencher said the issue was being exploited by those backing EU exit "many of them right-wingers with no love for the NHS".
"Let me be clear. I would not support TTIP if I believed in any way that it would allow American health providers to sue our government into breaking open the NHS, as some claim it would.
"Thankfully, anyone who studies both the detail and the political intention of this deal can see that it poses no threat at all to our health service.
"What it will do is open up the American market to British companies, creating opportunities for business that will boost jobs and growth here at home."
At a time of acute challenge for the NHS, she said the "last thing" it needed was the "shock" of EU exit.
"The EU has made the NHS stronger, providing it with research funding, skilled workers and the economic stability needed to plan future spending. Exit would put all this in peril."
He said he understood from Wikileaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson he would be "leaving the embassy" after two years' refuge but gave no more details.
Mr Assange is wanted for questioning over alleged sex assaults in Sweden and faces arrest if he leaves the embassy.
Mr Hrafnsson later said the plan "as always" was for Mr Assange to depart when the UK "calls off the siege".
"The world is not coming to an end," Mr Hrafnsson told reporters inside the embassy.
"The plan, as always, is to leave as soon as the UK government decides to honour its obligations in relation to international agreements."
Mr Assange, 43, faces questioning by prosecutors in Stockholm over claims made by two women in 2010. He denies the allegations and sought refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in June 2012 shortly after the UK's Supreme Court dismissed his efforts to block his extradition.
Since then police have maintained a round-the-clock presence outside the building, in London's Knightsbridge, at a cost of £6.4m.
Clive Coleman, the BBC's legal correspondent, said that nothing had changed since 2012 and Mr Assange would be arrested and extradited if he left the embassy.
Speaking at the news conference, Mr Assange said: "I understand that Kristinn Hrafnsson has said that he can confirm I am leaving the embassy soon".
But he added it was not because he needed medical treatment, as had been reported in some of the UK press.
'Mixed messages'
Vanessa Buschschluter, at the Ecuadorean embassy
This was certainly a news conference of mixed messages. Expectations of a news-making announcement were high as a group of a dozen journalists filed into the Ecuadorean embassy.
They were further fuelled by the fact that we were asked to hand over our mobile phones before entering the embassy, something which had not been the case during a similar news conference held in June to mark the second anniversary of Julian Assange first seeking refuge.
Mr Assange used this occasion to dispel "misinformation" and to make the point that he has never been charged with any offence either here or in Sweden.
But challenged by journalists to confirm or deny rumours he would leave the embassy soon, he gave a cryptic answer, quoting Wikileaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson.
Asked by journalists to clarify his answer, he just said: "I think I've said enough".
Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino on the other hand seemed to suggest Mr Assange would be in the embassy for a long time. He asked how long the Swedish judiciary could allow this situation to continue: "Five more years? Ten more years?" and lamented that there had been "no movement" since Mr Assange entered the embassy in June 2012.
Mr Assange says he fears he could eventually be handed over to the US because Wikileaks published classified US military documents on the Afghan and Iraq wars.
But UK courts have repeatedly ruled that he should be sent to Sweden to face questioning.
The UK first ordered his extradition in February 2011. Mr Assange launched a number of appeals, which culminated in the Supreme Court saying the extradition was lawful in 2012.
After that decision, Mr Assange, who had been on conditional bail, sought refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy.
He was then granted asylum by Ecuador in August 2012 and the country's foreign minister Ricardo Patino said he would continue to be offered "protection".
Sitting next to Mr Patino at a news conference on Monday, Mr Assange said his health had suffered during his time inside the embassy.
Reports in UK newspapers at the weekend said Mr Assange had developed a heart defect and a chronic lung condition during his confinement.
The Australian said the reasons for him leaving were not those "reported by the Murdoch press" - but did not elaborate further.
Our correspondent added that any argument Mr Assange could not be extradited because of his health was "almost certainly bound to fail" because Sweden has a good healthcare system.
Mr Patino said the Ecuadorean government would attempt to meet Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond to discuss the case.
He said changes to the UK's extradition laws had created a better climate for reaching a deal over Mr Assange.
"It is time to free Julian Assange. It is time for his human rights to be finally respected," Mr Patino added.
A UK Foreign Office spokesman called on the Ecuadorean government to help "bring this difficult and costly situation to an end".
"We remain as committed as ever to reaching a diplomatic solution to this situation.
"We are clear that our laws must be followed and Mr Assange should be extradited to Sweden," the spokesman added.
Police said a man approached the 21-year-old before pushing her to the ground on Beaumont Street, Toxteth, and sexually assaulting her in the early hours of 19 July.
The suspect was not known to the woman, Merseyside Police said.
The arrested 25-year-old, from Birmingham, is also being held on suspicion of money laundering.
The case featured on the BBC's Crimewatch programme last month.
Huw Lewis will give his response to a review by Prof Graham Donaldson, which called for major curriculum changes.
A plan to boost children's computing skills has already been announced.
Earlier in June, Mr Lewis said he accepted the Donaldson review, saying the changes that would result could take eight years to implement.
Among the recommendations were:
However, schools in Wales will still be expected to follow a central curriculum rather than be given the wider freedom granted to academies in England.
Mr Lewis will give his official response to the review in a statement to the assembly on Tuesday.
Mr Kerry said he and Mohammad Javad Zarif needed to "take stock" ahead of a new round of negotiations on Thursday.
Six world powers want Iran to curb its nuclear programme in return for the lifting of sanctions.
An interim deal was struck in November 2013 but deadlines for a comprehensive deal have since been missed.
The aim now is to reach a high-level political agreement by 1 March and confirm the full technical details of the agreement by 1 July.
Iran is subject to UN economic sanctions amid fears that it is trying to develop a nuclear weapon.
There is strong disagreement between the US and Iran over the latter's nuclear programme, which Tehran says is exclusively for peaceful purposes.
Asked whether he felt a deal could be struck by 1 July, Mr Zarif said, "that's why we're here, we'll see."
Mr Zarif said his meeting with the US secretary of state was important in order to speed up the process of establishing common ground between the two parties.
Serious dialogue about longstanding differences, he said, would reveal that "what binds us together is far greater than what divides us".
Speaking earlier, Mr Kerry said: "We are at a juncture where most of the issues are now getting fleshed out and understood."
A fresh round of talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council - China, France, Russia, the UK and the US - plus Germany (P5+1) is to begin in Geneva on Thursday.
Major sticking-points are the future extent of Iran's uranium enrichment and how quickly sanctions can be lifted.
Escalating violence and insecurity across the Middle East and North Africa may have hastened the desire to resolve the Iranian nuclear question, both in Washington and in Tehran, the BBC's Imogen Foulkes reports from Geneva.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has publicly suggested a reduction in uranium enrichment need not compromise Iran's principles.
Mr Zarif suggested on Monday that giving Russia a more active role in the talks could be one way to speed things up.
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